The Square Podcast

Cheektowaga Councilmember Brian Nowak brings his cattle prod and talks with us about the 2021 election results. You can find Brian here-->Twitter: @BrianNowakCKTWFB: https://www.facebook.com/NowakForCheektowaga=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffIG: SquarePodcastJim: @JamesTamolRyan: @darealryansteelRiy: @GFY-We have shirts! If you're Buffalo Rad,...

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Buffalo News food editor Andrew Galarneau joins us to talk about the hidden jewels in the Buffalo food scene. He really wants you to support immigrant and refuge owned businesses and sustainably run food operations. Find him in the News and on Twitter @BuffaloFood=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffIG: SquarePodcastJim: @JamesTamolRyan: @darealrya...

Get ready for election day!!! In this episode Jim and Ryan discuss the India Walton GOTV rally at Town Ballroom last Saturday, the downright dirty Lynn Dixon mailer, BURA/Byron badness, Stefan's bullshit, Lancaster's DICKMAN and the 5 initiatives you'll see on the ballot.=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffIG: SquarePodcastJim: @JamesTamolRyan: @d...

We're very honored to have India Walton in the Snakepit this week! Donate to her campaign and/or volunteer and check out the GOTV event this Saturday at 11AM at Town Ballroom with AOC!https://www.indiawalton.com/=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffIG: SquarePodcastJim: @JamesTamolRyan: @darealryansteelRiy: @GFY-We have shirts! If you're Buffalo Ra...

Wow! It's been a year of The Square episodes enriching our lives! We're back this year with a barrel full of haterade. And we have a special guest for this gala event, Buffalo Twitter's own, the incredible, the one and only @seltzermom! Check out her substack at https://midnightaudible.substack.com/And Twitter nerds: do not be a creep and engage with her IRL in public, you weirdos.================...

**Episode image is a block from Rusty's kid's toy chest***Square MVPs Drs. Jason Knight and Rusty Weaver join us again to talk-->-Mayors Race-City Land Trusts-Fundraising numbers for top local races-Florida Gov. DeSantis sneakin' into town-CWA strike-Brian Higgins drama-And more! Rusty's on Twitter @RustBeltGeoJason's on Twitter @JasonKnightPhD and would like you to support local Afghan refugees:h...

===This week===-The fellas get real about smoking and the morality of having children-Updates on the Buffalo mayoral race-We're no supporters of the police state, but is India Walton's stance on police reform, as discussed on Chapo, the right approach?-More stadium talk-Mark Hamister's kids say get vaccinated-Was Rachel Bush vaccinated at this week's Bills game? A doppelganger perhaps?-The labor b...

Dave Weigel of the Washington Post came to town this weekend to cover the Buffalo Mayoral race, so we lured him to the Snakepit with Bocce pizza for a talk about some of the discussions he's had around town, the national implications of the race and the future of the left around the country as progressives and socialists keep challenging the status quo. And, yes, we also ended up at the old Pink....

==THIS WEEK==We're joined by Assemblymember(and all around good fella) Jon Rivera of NY's 149th District. We talk about what it's like being part of the WNY delegation in the Assembly, the mayoral race, what's special about the 149th and more. Jon's hosting a paper goods and household supplies drive! It's Oct 9th at the Irish Housing Corp building, 4150 Sowles Rd in HamburgYou can find Jon here-->...

Investigative Post's Geoff Kelly joins us to talk about Byron Brown's shenanigans, the eviction moratorium extension, Stefan's tweets and more! Geoff's Twitter: @ghkelly1969Investigative Post's Twitter and website. Donate to them!!!@ipostnewshttps://www.investigativepost.org/=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffIG: SquarePodcastJim: @JamesTamolRyan...

===THIS WEEK===We have former Buffalo News Arts Critic and current teacher Colin Dabkowski on to discuss the news of the week and the state of TBN today. You can find Colin on Twitter here: @colindabkowskiIn news of the week:-It's been a good week for India Walton. She got some key endorsements from ECDC and Jon Rivera.-It's been a rough week for Byron Brown. He lost his Buffalo Party petition dri...

==THIS WEEK==We're joined by Ed Grabianowski of Spacelord to talk news of the week and the band's new single "Midnight Shadow".Ed's Twitter: @robotvikingSpacelord's Bandcamp: https://spacelordband.bandcamp.com/Spacelord's IG: spacelordbandSpacelord's Twitter: @SpacelordBandSpacelord's FB: https://www.facebook.com/spacelordbandIn news of the week-->-Conservative nonsense bastards at the US Chamber...

THIS WEEK: Riy, for some reason, can't stop talking like Donald Trump. But! Our numbers guy, Dr. Rusty Weaver, joins us anyway to break down the Buffalo Mayoral race polling, the Bills stadium drama, Erie County's population increase, soon-to-be Gov. Hochul and more~Rusty is @RustBeltGeo on Twitter. Here's his website: https://linktr.ee/rcweaverCensus data: https://blogs.cornell.edu/highroadpolicy...

***News broke of Governor Cuomo's resignation after we recorded, so we'll cover that next week.***This week we talk with NY Assemblyman Pat Burke about the impending impeachment process, the potential new Bills stadium, and other projects he has brewing. That and other news of the week! Here's the link to the John Fetterman fundraiser coming up-->https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fetterman-buffalo...

In our feature, we interview Randy Hoak, candidate for Hamburg Town Supervisor. He talks to us about the community he helping to build, his vision for Hamburg as supervisor and about the timeline to get that darn water tower painted like a hamburger. You can find and/or donate to Randy here-->Website: https://www.randyhoakforsupervisor.com/FB: https://www.facebook.com/Hoak4Supervisor/Twitter: @Hoa...

In our feature, we interview Roger Bryan of Roger Bryan and the Orphans. He gets into the band's history, how the local music scene has changed, and what's coming up for him and the band. Here's the FB event info for the 18+ show on Saturday, 8/14-->https://www.facebook.com/events/144058591139504/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7DYou can find Roger Brya...

This week the great Rob "Robcat" Galbraith joins us for the news of the week! We go over India Walton outraising Byron Brown, the periodic reemergence of Tony Massiello, Canada opening the bullshit border, the Buffalo Snooze cuts and some more rubbish from Stefan. Rob can be found on Twitter @RobGalbraithLS=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffJim:...

In our feature, we interview Erie County Sheriff candidate Kim Beaty. She discusses her platform and outlook for her term as sheriff, should she be elected (which we hope she does!).If you'd like to donate to her campaign or find out more, her info is below:Website: https://kimberlybeatyforsheriff.com/FB: https://www.facebook.com/kimberlybeatyforsheriffTwitter: @ForBeatyIG: kbeaty4sheriff=========...

Sorry #radpack. We're out of town this week. See you next Thursday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the great Adam Bojak is lured to the Snakepit by delicious smoked brisket to join in on our in-depth post-primary analysis. Adam is a volunteer on the India Walton campaign and would like you to pump up donations and/or volunteer!https://indiawalton.com/Twitter: @AdamBojak=================Find us at:Facebook: www.facebook.com/squarepodTwitter: @squarepodbuffJim: @JamesTamolRyan: @darealr...

The episode kicks off in our time machine where we record some hot takes of the primary results. We're obviously over the moon about India Walton. The Square got the endorsement sweep. RECORDED ON MONDAY: We get into Byron Brown's last minute billionaire campaign contributions, WNY's penchant for right wing extremism, the county's new RENEW plan and what Brian Higgin's considers BULLSHIT. We also...

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The great Mitch Nowakowski of the Buffalo Common Council joins us to talk city politics, Pride month memories and about his journey from coming out to being elected to the Common Council. He also tells us dummies how to be better allies to the LGBTQ community. You can find Mitch here:Twitter: @mitch4fillmoreIG: mitch4fillmoreFB: https://www.facebook.com/Mitch4Fillmore/https://www.mitch4fillmore.co...

Jen Page (aka Queen City Feminist) joins us in the muggy Snakepit for the news of the week and to update us on the current state of abortion rights in the state and country. She discusses some of her experiences needing healthcare in this country, and experiences with the looney tunes anti-choice crowd as an abortion rights advocate. She even tells us how us dumb guys on this podcast can help ensu...