Moynagh's Tavern Barback's Podcast

Just to be clear, Jessica Walsh doesn't hate parades but Zack sure does. Jessica talks him down later in the episode. Jessica loves parades and Worcester! So much she started a business that fully focuses on the city and it's rich character. There's also some discussion of the challenges small business owners face and copyright law. But they also talk about edible scratch tickets and Mike's missioin to go to jail just to get away from his family.

WARNING: This might be the most educational episode of all time. The boys talk to Beekeeper David Wade about how the planet needs bees to survive, the difference between real honey and the crap you buy qat the supermarket and why you should take part in No Mow May. The guys also figure out a new way to gamble using Queen Bees. They also talk about giant rideable penises. So, it's not that educational.

Our friend Juke Box Dan returns to the program to answer the burning questions the biys have about being in the big house. Dan is a former corrections officer who has seen it all and now lives the peaceful life as a Juke Box maintenance man. The guys inquire about the jailhouse cuisine and the culture of respect between the imprisoned. Mike is particularly interest in booking some time in solitary confinement for a short vacation. The fellas also place their football bets and do a taste test of the new Mountain Dew "Hard".

The boys are playing with a man down as Zak is mysteriously missing. The crew speculates on his absence but he does show up for the last couple of minutes. The rest of the guys have decided to add sports betting to the list of reasons why they are broke. Specifically football. There's a lot of NFL and patriots theories, especially from John. Large tells the tale of the toughest golfer in history. Q smelts his way through the cities industrial history and Mike takes the Jerry Springer approach to ending the show.

More trash talk than usual in this episode with a man dedicated to cleaning up Worcester, "The Worcester Litter Guy". He goes by Paul but wants to remain semi-anonymous for some mysterious reason. He started out picking up trash around town just on his own and documenting it on his instagram(@ipickupworcesterlitterverywell) and in a few years it has developed into a volunteer movement that works with the city and other community organizations. The boys talk to him about his weirdest finds, biggest trash hauls and also put him through "The Lightning Round". The boys also pay tribute to the late great Dolly Parton and touch on bare knuckle boxing.

Before Mike Hsu achieved the zenith of his career producing the Moynagh's Barback's Podcast he worked in Radio for over 30 years. Starting out in Pittsfield, Mass, working a couple of stations in Richmond, VA, 20 years at the legendary WAAF in Boston and currently doing mornings at 100 FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass. The boys grill him about former co-workers, debauched moments and finally get him to confess that he still owes money to the Columbia Record And Tape Club. There's also a special appearance by Joe from Joe's Albums in Worcester.

Despite being an almost 2 billion dollar industry the cannabis business in Massachusetts is unfairly taxed and regulated. Now there's an effort from out of state agents to repeal legalization. Gary Baldyga runs Cannabis Of Worcester and Webster Lake Cannabis. Two of the few truly local dispensaries in the state. The Boys ask him about the ins and outs of the biz as well as his thoughts on the question 8 repeal efforts. The boys also talk about the mystery of Frenet and death penalty last meals. And Q still doesn't talk into the mic.

The boys are joined and schooled by the organizers of the George Street Bike Challenge. Seth Popinchalk, Bryon Sweeney and Dale Wickenheiser talk about how Worcester's own World Champion cyclist, Major Taylor inspired the challenge and what it atkes to climb the steepest city street in downtown on a Bicycle. They also touch on how much cycling technology has changed since Taylor's time, how the city is doing with bike lanes and should cyclists have to get a license and pay excise tax. They also discuss non-cycling subjects like vaping, cannabis conspiracy theories and paying out your ass for drinks in Boston.

After an article in the Holy Cross student newspaper acknowledged in an article that some of the student body referred to Worcester residents as "Woo Rats" the boys at Moynagh's wanted to get to the bottom of this derogatory comment. The author of that article, Bryce Maloney, is a Worcester resident and stood up for the city and criticized the classist culture on campus. He talks to the boys about solutions to this disconnect between the college and it's host city. The boys also talk about the World Cup, our Scottish visitors and a slur the Mexican Team fans got in trouble for using.

All the action you see on big time television wrestling all started somewhere. Usually it was someone's backyard of a local VFW Hall. Drew Cordeiro runs the Independent Beyond Wrestling League and he has seen it all. He pulls back the curtain for the boys and gets into the real nitty gritty in and out of the ring. You can catch Beyond Wrestling: Wrestling Open every Thursday night(even holidays) at The White Eagle in Worcester, Mass.