508: A Show About Worcester

508 is a show about Worcester. This weeks panelists are Greg Opperman, Tracy Novick, Brendan Melican, and Mike Benedetti. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Tracy, a School Committee Member, talks about fundraising efforts for the vandalized Belmont Street Community School. You can help. We spend … Continue reading "508...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panelist is Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info There was a big rally for (now-Senator) Brown at Mechanics Hall; the City’s considering banning plastic bags, though Mike has long advocated non-governmental action on this issue. Vegetarian … Continue r...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Drew Wilson. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info We talk about a Brazilian policeman charged with the killing of a Worcester man, Salvation Army people denigrating the Worcester schools, and Planned Parenthood ads … Continue reading "508 #97: Su...

This week: the 508 Christmas Spectacular! The panel is Julius Jones and Mr. Brendan Melican. Theme song: “If I Had One Christmas Wish.” Words by Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell, music by Mike Benedetti. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Buddha Hut buffet Saturday; Stone Soup party … Continue reading "...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Scott Guzman, Heather Mackenzie, Drew Wilson, and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info This week is the 10th anniversary of the Cold Storage Fire (photos). Brendan explains the city maintaining its current tax structure. … Continue reading "508 #95:...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with legendary Telegram & Gazette columnist Jim Dempsey and his WPI class about the state of Worcester journalism and whether bloggers can help. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Two possible inspirations for Worcester amateurs: the … Continue reading "508 #94: Jour...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan discuss a skateboarding accident. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info This week’s top story: US Rep. Jim McGovern skateboarded with Stephen Colbert. Mike compares his falling off the board to former Worcester Mayor Tim Murray’s … Continue reading "508...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week Brendan Melican and Drew Wilson talk about a bald eagle. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Also: Buddha Hut’s vegan meatballs a top 10, Saturday is a VegWorcester buffet, Stone Soup porch burned, Rosen’s Roundtable talks taxes, and … Continue reading "508 #92: Bald ea...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Kevin Ksen, Brendan Melican, and Tracy Novick. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info We talk about the City Council election. We talk about the School Committee election. We talk about a new Worcester video site Mike’s … Continue reading "508 #91: Fox Cops"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Gabe Rollins. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info We talk about Gabe’s attempts to send his own survey to the City Council candidates; the “performance oval” behind City Hall; the Worcester energy barnraising; and the pros … Continue reading "508...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Aria DiSalvo and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Aria DiSalvo tells us about the “Stop Spewing Carbon” anti-biomass incinerator campaign. Election molehills: Mayor Lukes’s husband has cars registered outside Worcester! Candidate O&#...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Drew Wilson. This week, we are snowed upon. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Fresh injera is available at Fresh Farm Deli, 560 Lincoln St, Worcester, Massachusetts. Big Y is carrying conspicuous amounts … Continue reading "508 #88: First Snow...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel includes Drew Wilson and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact info Brendan describes the recent city election debates. Drew talks about Worcester residents opposing cruelty to circus animals, another Buddha Hut buffet, and an upcoming event … Continue readi...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Worcester Magazine News Editor Scott Zoback leaving, what it would take to beef up accountability journalism in Worcester (inspired by a Clay Shirky lecture), and legalizing medical marijuana in Massachusetts. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats 508 contact … Continue reading "508 #8...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Brendan Melican and I talk with Grace Ross, candidate for District 4 City Councilor. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Also: Mike reads a great letter in Worcester Magazine and begins a Clay-Shirky-inspired rant he doesn’t have time to finish. The … Continue reading "508 #85: Grace Ross"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel includes Brendan Melican, Tina Zlody, and Worcester City Council candidate Mary Keefe. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed, lo-fi versions for slow connections Video: Downloads and other formats Gary Rosen plans to run for State Rep; Bill Coleman plans to run for U.S. Senate. Tina … Continue reading "508 #84: Mary Keef...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Brendan Melican and Bruce Russell talk with Kate Toomey about running for mayor of Worcester.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed, lo-fi versions for slow connections Video: Downloads and other formats Also: no new info on political sign thefts; discussion of the pools issue and a curious … Continue reading "508 #82: Kate Toomey"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panelists are Brendan Melican and Worcester School Committee candidate Tracy Novick.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed, lo-fi versions for slow connections Video: Downloads and other formats This week begins a series introducing Worcester election challengers. We mostly talk about the School Committee and the elections. Other &#8...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Brendan and Mike mourn that Gary Rosen is not running for re-election. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed, lo-fi versions for slow connections Video: Downloads and other formats Also: the first issue of Blank Canvas in 2 years is out; Derek Ring took photos of some … Continue reading "508 #80: Heartbroken"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan read the papers and cover some of the basics of Worcester’s upcoming election, scarcely 3 months away. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed, lo-fi versions for slow connections Video: Downloads and other formats Note: Not long after this podcast was recorded, Gary Rosen … Continue reading "508 #79: Worcester e...

508 is a show about Worcester. This weeks panelists are Brenna Cussen and Brendan Melican. It’s been a rough week in the area. So we explore the public art exhibit in Elm Park, study invasive water plants, note the upcoming Christianity and Anarchism conference, and look forward to another Creative Laundry event. Audio listeners are … Continue reading "508 #78: Elm Park art"