Moynagh's Tavern Barback's Podcast

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...

If you've ever listened to Joe Cocker's hits, "Up Where We Belong", "You Can Leave Your Hat On" or Robert Palmer's, "Bad Case Of Loving You" the man playing guitar is Worcester's own Cliff Goodwin. After playing around Central Mass in local bands in the 60's and 70's his band, American Standard Band, landed a gig as the backing band for Rock N...

This week's guests are Chris Besaw and Dan Jordan who are involved in running The Worcester Palladium, Off The Rails, Dan's Rockin' Cafe and the new Pedal To The Metal Tattoo Shop which are all located on the northern end of Main Street in Worcester, Mass. That part of town used to be the entertainment section of the city but has become quiet in recent years. The boys talk about how to...

Mike kicks off the episode with some fond and profane memories of his friend and former co-worker, legendary Boston Bruins tough guy, Lyndon Byers, who passed away on July 4th. Their firs guest, John Guertin, has been working and running his family owned business Guertin Graphics but also is the percussionist and road manager for platinum recording artist Orleans("Still The One" #5 on th...

The two special guests on this episode both worked hard to realize their dreams. Tom Daley is at retired Worcester Cop who has been coaching the Jesse Burkett Little League in Worcester for 30 years. He helped bring the team to the Little League World Series in 2002. The second guess is the owner of Joe's Albums, Joe Demers. He had a successful corporate job and gave it all up to follow his dr...

After a week off we return with a special and important message from John "Keno" Kennaway. We usually don't get serious about anything on this podcast and this is no exception. What started as a plea for self-care turns into comparing penises and elephant trunks. But we're glad glad John is back with us. Our special guest is Worcester native, comedian, and Worcester Hot Dog Safar...

Their guest cancelled at the last minute so the boys go off on tangents: Zach tells the gruesome tale of why his head looks like the state of Indiana. There's an argument about what the 7 hills of Worcester are. Thankfully our random guest, Steve(from Independent Fence Company of Worcester, no job is too big or too small. Give them a call for a free estimate at, 774-242-3299) sets them straigh...

It's the podcast that's more Worcester than being closed on Tuesdays. Yes! Episode 11! According to Zack we've entered the double digits!(he also said 10 is not a double digit. But who's coming here for the math?) While we were arguing about integers, a kind patron bought us a round of drinks which gives you access to the guest mic(even if you don't buy us drinks it's still...