Positively Beech Street - Episode 5 05 - 03 - 2019 by Belmont Media Podcast Network

Belmont MA weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring 5G coming to town center, limebikes go electric and pricey, Belmont Savings Bank foundation clock clicks on, three new businesses in Cushing Square, bikes not bombs, and more.

CBSBostonSports.com producer Matt Geagan stops by the TODDcast again to talk about the incredible playoff run of the Bruins and the incredible offseason that lies ahead for the Celtics (and if you're a fan of classic SNL there's even a little nugget waiting for you near the end of the show).

04-23-19 Robert Whitaker, prize-winning author of Anatomy of an Epidemic, Mad in America, and co-author of Psychiatry Under the Influence. Founder of the resource/info organization Mad in America.com

More than one in five Americans now takes a psychiatric medication. Yet, as our use of these medications has soared, so too has the burden of mental disorders in our society. Why would this be so?

04-09-19. Andrew Knoll, Ph.D., Harvard University. The causes of the previous five extinctions on Earth --all caused by natural factors. The very real possibility of a sixth extinction is due to human negligence that could have been avoided. The key issue now is how well evolutionary mechanisms can adapt to this type of destruction.

03/18/28. Amala Mahadevan, Ph.D. Woods Hole Oceanograhic Institution.

The vital relationship between oceans and atmosphere is necessary for sustaining life on Planet Earth. Here is a description of that relationship and how excess CO2, ocean warming and acidification all threaten that balance.

03/26/19. Gautam Dantas, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Discussion of the innovative technical and biological approaches of the Dantas Lab toward a solution to antibiotic resistance. This includes a possible cure for MRSA, a particularly deadly staph infection.

Red Sox beat writer Chris Mason from the Eagle Tribune returns to the TODDcast to discuss the club's recent resurgence, the latest injury updates and a look at some young talent (really!) down on the farm.

Positively Beech Street - Episode 4 03 - 29 - 2019 by Belmont Media Podcast Network

Belmont Ma weekly news program produced by Belmont Media Center featuring reports on Town Meeting, defibrillator installed in park, safe routes to Winnbrook, community calendar, lacrosse and more.