October 09, 2009

508 #87: Feedback

29 minutes

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel includes Drew Wilson and Brendan Melican.

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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 outside McDonald’s on Main Street; see also Futuristic Brunch. Annie loaned us a Worcester Bicentennial coloring book. You can reportedly get injera on Lincoln Street; we will follow up.

Update: WCCA has posted videos of the mayoral debate

Huge amounts of viewer feedback!

Sometime guest panelist Jack Stewart is looking for paid poll workers

Journalist Brian Goslow tells us what Worcester’s bloggers need to do if they want to do journalism

Joe O’Brien apologizes for spamming Mike

Another Joe says that “I feel podcasting can teach our [youth] members communication skills, job skills, leadership skills as well as help them to realize that someone who grows up in Main South, Great Brook Valley or Plumley Village can have a voice.” We definitely want to help any aspiring digital media creators learn the ropes.

Among other things, Nicole points out this complaint from “Members of the Commission on Disabilities, the Human Rights Commission and the Community Coalition on Bias and Hate” about this article in the InCity Times.

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