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Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.

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Black Lives Matter: Where do we go from here? 22.06.2020 30:34

Black Lives Matter: Where do we go from here? by CommonWealth Beacon

Childcare provider: 'I'm scared for my business' 15.06.2020 23:10

Childcare provider: 'I'm scared for my business' by CommonWealth Beacon

Holmes, Idowu on George Floyd and where we go from here 05.06.2020 36:29

6/7/20-- Rep. Russell Holmes and Segun Idowu, the Executive Director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, discuss the impact of George Floyd's death and racial justice reform. Holmes is a sponsor of several bills, including one that would allow for decertification of officers for misconduct. Idowu addresses misconceptions about recent protests in Boston.

Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science 01.06.2020 25:59

Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science by CommonWealth Beacon

Mayor Marty Walsh takes stock of COVID-19 crisis 25.05.2020 34:20

Mayor Marty Walsh takes stock of COVID-19 crisis by CommonWealth Beacon

Senator says nursing home industry collapsing 18.05.2020 32:20

Senator says nursing home industry collapsing by CommonWealth Beacon

Poftak wary of taking hard policy stances at T 11.05.2020 22:47

Poftak wary of taking hard policy stances at T by CommonWealth Beacon

Sweden's coronavirus gamble 04.05.2020 32:42

Sweden's coronavirus gamble by CommonWealth Beacon

Coronavirus and our unease with end of life questions 27.04.2020 23:10

Coronavirus and our unease with end of life questions by CommonWealth Beacon

Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities 20.04.2020 24:20

Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities by CommonWealth Beacon

We have a problem in aisle 5 13.04.2020 28:28

EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those stores running. On the Codcast, Boston-based Stop and Shop employee Jose Lopes and Whole Foods worker Dan offered their assessment of the risks they face these days working at grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic. (Dan has aske...

Is transportation still a priority? 06.04.2020 26:47

Joined by Rep. William Straus, cochair of the legislature's Transportation Committee and Jim Aloisi, TransitMatters board member and formed Secretary of Transportation

Healing spirits in the coronavirus era 30.03.2020 23:04

Healing spirits in the coronavirus era by CommonWealth Beacon

Those on the margins will bear brunt of virus toll 23.03.2020 24:41

The Codcast ft. Sandro Galea

A report from the frontlines at MGH 16.03.2020 20:12

A report from the frontlines at MGH by CommonWealth Beacon

The Codcast feat. Anthony Amore and Amy Carnevale 09.03.2020 23:40

The Codcast feat. Anthony Amore and Amy Carnevale by CommonWealth Beacon

Straus lays out rationale for transpo revenues 02.03.2020 25:50

Straus lays out rationale for transpo revenues by CommonWealth Beacon

Evan Horowitz & the Center for State Policy Analysis 24.02.2020 23:21

Evan Horowitz & the Center for State Policy Analysis by CommonWealth Beacon

One year in, Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins take stock 18.02.2020 36:35

One year in, Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins take stock by CommonWealth Beacon

Steve Walsh raises concerns about urgent care clinics 10.02.2020 30:39

Steve Walsh raises concerns about urgent care clinics by CommonWealth Beacon

TransitMatters feat. State Sen. Brendan Crighton 03.02.2020 32:07

TransitMatters feat. State Sen. Brendan Crighton by CommonWealth Beacon

The Codcast feat. Developer Tom O'Brien 27.01.2020 25:05

The Codcast feat. Developer Tom O'Brien by CommonWealth Beacon

Anita Walker betting culture is good for your health 20.01.2020 28:24

With a portion of the state’s casino revenues, the Massachusetts Cultural Council is testing whether arts and culture can be prescribed just like medicine. The organization is running three pilot projects where health providers, counselors, and social workers prescribe cultural activities for those with whom they work. The goal is to see whether going to the zoo, visiting a museum, or attending th...

TransitMatters 2019 Retrospective 06.01.2020 34:55

SOME OF THE STATE’S leading transit advocates are calling for extending the life of the existing MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board for six months to a year and making buses free across the state. On the TransitMatters Codcast hosted by CommonWealth magazine, Jim Aloisi, the former transportation secretary and TransitMatters board member; Josh Fairchild, the co-founder and president of Trans...

Partners vowing to end surprise billing 30.12.2019 28:42

Partners vowing to end surprise billing by CommonWealth Beacon