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508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Clifford Reiss and Brendan Melican. NOTE: There is more profanity than usual near the end of this week’s show. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13. [0:35] It’s … Continue reading "508 #150: Stone Soup, ctd."

508 is a show about Worcester. Today’s panel is Brendan Melican and Tracy Novick. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13. [1:00] Brendan can send you an invite to the Facebook alternative Diaspora. [2:48] No word from Marty … Continue reading "508 #149: Oh no, the schools"

508 is a show about Worcester. Today’s guests are Brendan Melican, Anne Lewenberg, and Rod Witkos. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13. [0:32] Teacher’s union has “no confidence” in School Committee or Superintendant. Update: Worcester Magazine has … Conti...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:00] Brendan has a copy of the city’s new pit bull registration packet. [6:17] Mike reads from Seth Godin’s new book, Poke the Box, and we say nice things … Continue reading "508 #147: Phantom Critics"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican, Paul Ropp, Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, and Michael True. Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [1:00] Michael, Claire, and Paul talk about Worcester’s Center for Nonviolent Solutions. [6:40] Is there anything to say about the bouncer video? [7:30] … Continue reading "5...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:00] Mike won some red shoes in a Fairbridge Project raffle. [3:52] We are excited about the City’s giant snowblower. [6:15] You can fill out your city census online. … Continue reading "508 #145: The Red Sh...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Joe Scully and Brendan Melican. They are joined by Ian Anderson, Drew Wilson, Jeremy Shulkin, and some Clark University students. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [1:00] The School Committee decided, narrowly, not to do additional investigation … Continue reading "...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is TED Fellow Jessica Colaço, Brendan Melican, and Holmes Wilson of the Participatory Culture Foundation. The show was taped at the iHub in Nairobi, and in a snow cave in Worcester. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. There … Continue reading "508 #143: Co-working"

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Tracy Novick and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. There’s an MCAS cheating/testing irregularities scandal in the Worcester schools. PharmaSphere’s parent company had some negative financial news. The Telegram & Gazette is outsourcing hom...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican. We talk about The Pulse’s “Ones to Watch” list; last year we did an in-depth analysis. We revisit the “travel spending scandals” of city employees. Today is Orthodox Christmas. The weather in Nairobi is better than the weather in Worcester. There’s a Worcester … Continue reading "50...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Nicole Apostola, Kevin Ksen, and Dee Wells. We talk about the dual tax rate, the T&G blog article, the Crompton Park skating rink, the lack of bidders on the old courthouse, city employee travel expense controversies and government transparency, and good stuff in Worcester. [display_podcast] … Continue reading "508 #140: Tax rate...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week: Christmas. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. Thanks to: Nicole, Sarah, Gerald, Rebecca, Jon, Jim, Bruce, and DeJongh. “Pathe News Christmas with Their Cameramen and Crews ‘Round the World (1950)” by Warner Pathe News is in the public domain. … Continue reading "50...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan offer some predictions for 2011. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [2:14] Mike, despite being contradicted by yesterday’s news, thinks Barbara Haller won’t run for re-election in 2011, but an anointed successor will take her place. … Continue reading "5...

This week’s show is a “highlight reel” of the late Jeff Barnard’s appearances on the show. Produced by Mike Benedetti and Nicole. Co-hosted by Brendan Melican. Featuring Jacob Berendes, Kevin Ksen, Anne Lewenberg, Nat Needle, Bruce Russell, and Scott Zoback. Like the episodes from which it was compiled, this show has a tremendous amount of … Continue reading "508 #137...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Matt Feinstein, Sergio Castillo, Stephanie Richardson, and Brendan Melican.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:42] The East Coast premiere of Matt’s documentary “Ciclovida” is tonight. [10:55] Re-elected US Rep Jim McGovern had surgery for cancer. [11;2...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:08] Brendan’s candidate, Steve Grossman, won the race for MA Treasurer. [4:36] On Monday there was a Tea Party rally, and a counter-rally, in Worcester. [15:30] Mike reads feedback. [17:20] … Continue readin...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Chris Warren. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:45] Worcester Planning Board wants to restrict campaign lawn signs. [5:19] Telegram & Gazette circulation falling fast. [11:30] There’s a new newspaper called “CMP: Central Mass. &#823...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, some fat cats talk about banking reform. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:00] Music. [3:30] Three “fat cats” discuss banking reform and their support for US Rep candidate Marty Lamb. For a contrasting policy view, see A New … Continue reading "508 #133: A sober look...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel includes Jen Burt, the Venerable Man Shing, and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:00] The first few of more than 1000 Buddhist relics are installed at Worcester’s Linh Son Temple, 16 Ruthven Avenue. They will … Continue reading "508 #132: Reli...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Jeff Barnard and Brendan Melican.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:10] Jeff has now battled cancer for six months. [3:41] The animal circus is in town; some are protesting it. [4:07] As expected, CitySquare has bought Notre … Continue reading "508 #131: Six month...

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 Contact info. [0:29] There is an “earthy smell.” [2:03] Mike reviews this year’s Mystery Band concert. Here’s a video from an older one. [5:22] City Councilor Joff Smith accused of being soul-less, … Con...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Peter Sulski, Tracy Kraus, Krista Buckland Reisner, David Russell, Ian Watson, and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:00] Rachmaninoff’s Trio elegiaque No. 2. [5:13] The Worcester Chamber Music Society is starting their fifth season … Contin...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Nicole, Tina Zlody, and Brendan Melican.[display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:32] Demolition of the downtown mall began this Monday, with the jackhammering of a hole in the parking garage. [1:38] We talk about the election results … Continue reading "508 #128: Demoli...

508 is a show about Worcester. Today’s panel is Ken Peterson and Brendan Melican. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:30] The podchraoladh endorses wheredoivotema.com, your source of Massachusetts voting info. [1:45] Ken is teaching Irish in Webster. A new class starts Thursday. There are also Irish … Continue readi...

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Mike Benedetti. [display_podcast] Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed Video: Downloads and other formats Contact info. [0:17] The only drug paraphernalia this week is from alcohol. [1:09] Disclaimers. Brendan is working for the Steve Grossman for Treasurer campaign; Mike is considering not … Continue reading "508...