508: A Show About Worcester

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and a drunken Matt Fox. We discuss the upcoming election and who you might vote for. Then Matt tells the tale of touring the country while the Occupy movement grew. PARENTAL WARNING: Matt swears a lot, and this is a rambling, unfocused episode.

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[1:26] Matt forms an opinion of the District 5 race.

[2:00] Mike and Brendan attempt to endorse candidates.

[14:00] Election prediction contest announced.

[15:00] The district races.

[22:49] Brendan’s election predictions.

[23:35] Mike’s numerical voodoo.

[23:58] Does it matter who’s elected mayor? Does it matter if you vote?

[34:00] Matt Fox talks Occupy America.

[48:22] Matt’s impression of America.

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Cook, Matthew Lavergne, and Brendan Melican.

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[0:00] At Occupy Worcester‘s Lake Park camp. Many tents, some snow, no people.

[1:57] At Occupy Clark, a clue.

[2:13] Cook talks about Occupy Worcester.

[8:15] Matthew talks about Occupy Worcester. Brendan talks about the Nov 5 Bank Transfer Day.

[13:57] Apparently there is a city election coming up.

[14:55] Upcoming events regarding Stone Soup and Occupy Worcester.

[16:25] Brendan explains why “Barf Bag” Marty Lamb will likely never be on 508.

[16:44] Clark University is #28 for “Best Values in Private Colleges.” Also: higher education bubble.

[19:45] Worcester’s teachers’ union reportedly declines to endorse incumbent School Committee member John Monfredo “because he writes a column for InCity Times, a newspaper that publishes profanity”.

[24:24] Mike attempts to recap the Isack Changa story and mentions a PIP connection. See: Police Shoot Man During Crime Spree, Update on Police Involved Shooting, Driver who allegedly threatened to run over officers held on bail.

508 is a show about Worcester. Today, a quick checkin about Occupy Worcester occupiers Brian and Nym.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Occupy Worcester with Cha-Cha Connor, Kevin Ksen, and occupier Scott Guzman.

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Worcester Magazine report on the second night.

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, it’s also a show about Occupy Boston.

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[0:00] The people’s microphone. “Occupy Worcester” is called to order.

[1:06] “Barf Bag” Marty Lamb: has not called us back.

[1:59] Brendan thinks that years of uninspiring City Councilors are to blame for poor preliminary turnout. In District Four, 6% of voters were under-30, and 26% over-70. (Only one 19-year-old voted.)

[8:18] Brendan talks about his experiences at Occupy Boston.

[19:05] Worcester buses centrally tracked soon, new hub in a couple years.

[21:17] “Groundbreaking” for Worcester’s first pro football stadium.

[21:45] FYC reopened this week.

[22:10] Want free ebooks? Get them from the Worcester Public Library via Overdrive Media Console.

[23:12] Ben Franklin gave away their post-fire books this week.

[23:39] Downing Street temporarily closed in preparation for permanent closure.

[25:03] Worcester Housing Authority wants to require residents to work or learn.

508 is a show about Worcester. This week: a conversation with District 4 City Council challenger Sarai Rivera.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week: a conversation with School Committee member Tracy Novick.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan interview District 1 City Council candidate Virginia Ryan.

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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan interview At-Large City Council candidate Jim Kersten.

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This week, Brendan talks a lot about taxation, and Mike talks about why Brendan Walsh of Viva House Catholic Worker is his favorite character on “The Wire.” You might also like to know that the woman who inspired the main character on “The Corner” and the guy who inspired Omar got married.

508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with Worcester At-Large City Council candidate Devin Coleman.

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