Moynagh's Tavern Barback's Podcast

WARNING: This might be the most educational episode of all time. The boys talk to Beekeeper David Wade about how the planet needs bees to survive, the difference between real honey and the crap you buy qat the supermarket and why you should take part in No Mow May. The guys also figure out a new way to gamble using Queen Bees. They also talk about giant rideable penises. So, it's not that educ...

Our friend Juke Box Dan returns to the program to answer the burning questions the biys have about being in the big house. Dan is a former corrections officer who has seen it all and now lives the peaceful life as a Juke Box maintenance man. The guys inquire about the jailhouse cuisine and the culture of respect between the imprisoned. Mike is particularly interest in booking some time in solitary...

The boys are playing with a man down as Zak is mysteriously missing. The crew speculates on his absence but he does show up for the last couple of minutes. The rest of the guys have decided to add sports betting to the list of reasons why they are broke. Specifically football. There's a lot of NFL and patriots theories, especially from John. Large tells the tale of the toughest golfer in histo...

More trash talk than usual in this episode with a man dedicated to cleaning up Worcester, "The Worcester Litter Guy". He goes by Paul but wants to remain semi-anonymous for some mysterious reason. He started out picking up trash around town just on his own and documenting it on his instagram(@ipickupworcesterlitterverywell) and in a few years it has developed into a volunteer movement th...

Before Mike Hsu achieved the zenith of his career producing the Moynagh's Barback's Podcast he worked in Radio for over 30 years. Starting out in Pittsfield, Mass, working a couple of stations in Richmond, VA, 20 years at the legendary WAAF in Boston and currently doing mornings at 100 FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass. The boys grill him about former co-workers, debauched moments and finally...

Despite being an almost 2 billion dollar industry the cannabis business in Massachusetts is unfairly taxed and regulated. Now there's an effort from out of state agents to repeal legalization. Gary Baldyga runs Cannabis Of Worcester and Webster Lake Cannabis. Two of the few truly local dispensaries in the state. The Boys ask him about the ins and outs of the biz as well as his thoughts on the...

The boys are joined and schooled by the organizers of the George Street Bike Challenge. Seth Popinchalk, Bryon Sweeney and Dale Wickenheiser talk about how Worcester's own World Champion cyclist, Major Taylor inspired the challenge and what it atkes to climb the steepest city street in downtown on a Bicycle. They also touch on how much cycling technology has changed since Taylor's time, ho...

After an article in the Holy Cross student newspaper acknowledged in an article that some of the student body referred to Worcester residents as "Woo Rats" the boys at Moynagh's wanted to get to the bottom of this derogatory comment. The author of that article, Bryce Maloney, is a Worcester resident and stood up for the city and criticized the classist culture on campus. He talks to...

All the action you see on big time television wrestling all started somewhere. Usually it was someone's backyard of a local VFW Hall. Drew Cordeiro runs the Independent Beyond Wrestling League and he has seen it all. He pulls back the curtain for the boys and gets into the real nitty gritty in and out of the ring. You can catch Beyond Wrestling: Wrestling Open every Thursday night(even holiday...

Worcester comedian Shaun Connolly is the first return guest for the podcast(everybody else said they'd never come back) This time he's here to talk about The 15th Worcester Hot Dog Safari on August 15. This event has become part of the city's identity and supports the Worcester County Foodbank every year. It's become such a powerhouse event that it has sprouted up in a few other ci...

Greg Whelan from the Worcester Men's Rugby Club gets us all hopped up on red meat and then tells of his adventures in the Worldwide Rugby scene. There are crazy Welshman, Italians and South Africans. Incorrect uses of toothbrushes and sleeping in convenience store isles. He also played in the Mecca of Rugby, New Zealand and met some of the sports biggest stars. Pretty good for a kid from Worce...

It's no surprise that the boys at Moynagh's know their way around a beer. But when it comes to making the magic elixir they leave it up to the experts like Ben Roesch. Ben started brewing at home which led to a couple of brewery jobs and eventually founding Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, Mass. The brewery's beers came to be identified as one of the many great things that the city is kn...

This episode tackles some tough questions: Is it ok to watch porn at a drive in with a car full of guys? How can you tell when a shark does cocaine? How is Zach still alive? How long does your hearing last after you are decapitated? Don't worry. The guys have answers.

Nate Vault has a dream of playing professional Hockey. But there are about 30 million other guys with the same dream. Like all the others he has to put in the work, pay his dues and literally slug it out the get to his goal. Nate is in his last season as a Junior Worcester Railer and lives with 30 other teammates in a house that probably smells like ass and hockey pads. He sits with the boys to ta...

Ron Waddell is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Legendary Legacies . Legendary Legacies (LL) was founded by Ron due to the need he identified in his hometown of Worcester, MA based on years of service in the community. LL offers young men ages 17-24 the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to become productive citizens and maximize their God given potential by providing positive mal...

This is episode 69 because Q paid for the naming rights. If you would like to choose the episode number or name contact us at we'll make sure that money gets to The Special Olympics Of Massachusetts. Our guests today are on a mission to make sure everyone in the world knows who Worcester native Robert Goddard is. He is the Father Of Modern Rocketry and launched the first liquid fueled rocket f...

Happy New Year! The first episode of 2026 features radio legend Frank Foley. With decades of experience Frank regales the boys with stories from the dangerous days of radio, his foray into stand-up comedy, and fact checks some incidents we've heard only as rumors. You can currently hear Frank Foley with his partner Jen Carter on the WXLO morning show out of Worcester, Mass.

It's a special Holiday episode with the Festivus tradition of the airing of the grievances! Plus there's New Year's resolutions, the first instalment of "Q's Movie Reviews", and the boys figure out how to gamble and make money off of "Zach Gets Fucked Up" It's a feel good holiday special like Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer...if he was turned into venison jer...

After a chaotic Keno segment and Zack telling us another 9 stories about his accident prone life, Masslive writer Nick O'Malley talks about being the food and travel writer. He's trying to eat it all so you don't have to. He talks about his annual ranking of all the Oreo flavors, his near death experiences at The Big E and where to get the best pizza in Worcester.

Paul Giorgio has been a Diplomat for the United States, worked for the Clinton and Obama administrations, traveled the world and met Prime Ministers, Dictators and Sultans. But the boy from Grafton Hill decided to bring it back home to Worcester and help the city improve during it's renaissance. He's a alumni of North High School, Assumption College and Clark University. He is also the pre...

Veteran attorney Mike Hussey has been litigating cases for years. He was, at one time, head of the Public Defender's Office. The boys grill him on pleading the 5th, DUI 101 and what court movie is the best.

Worcester has been invaded by Zombies over the past year and there is no end in sight! It's Halloween appropriate episode with Worcester's own Brian O'Donnell, Assistant Location Manager for the show about what the job entails and the best way to sneak into the catering line. He also talks about the other shows and locations he's worked on as well as his involvement with the comedy...

The boys get into the world of film this week with Worcester native, actor, filmmaker, writer, Tommy Jay Dwyer. Tommy grew up in Webster Square and is leading an effort to make Worcester more of a film industry hub. He talks to the crew about his background, films he's been in and his current projects. One of which is called "Burning Down The House", a documentary about the poor cond...

This weeks episode is a real eye opener. Our special guest is Dan "Jukebox Dan" Flynn. He's the guy that comes into the Tavern and collects the jukebox money. Before his current job Dan was a Corrections Officer in one of the toughest prisons in Massachusetts. He gives the boys the real deal about what happens inside the gates and the toll it takes on the CO's and other employees. He's had to deal...

Colleen McKay has been a Pro Bass Angler for over 25 years. She competes all over North America and has blazed a trail for women in a male dominated sport. In this episode, the Assumption College grad explains to a bunch of guys who thought fishing was just throwing in a line a cracking open a beer, some of the complexities of the competitive bass fishing and what she tells people who don't co...