OA On Air

This week Cosmo and Cayenne sit down to discuss the bid to rename a corner of Boston 'Uptown', the dark side of calling people out on social media, and Starbucks delivery. Then, Ann talks with Courtney Hurst, president of the board of the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum to tell everyone about the big things coming up for the monument and the museum. Finally, Tom and Cayenne on the government shutdown.

This week we do lightning round hot-takes with a panel of our in-house experts on Facebook's push to invest in local journalism, Gillette's new anti-toxic masculinity ad, and how much more expensive it is to eat out than it used to be. PLUS, Cayenne travels to Pittsfield for the launch of recreational marijuana dispensary Temescal Wellness (https://temescalwellness.com/) to talk to their CEO Ted Rebholz about the grand opening and Temescal's philosophy. Finally, community relations expert Chris Tracy fills in for Tom and talks about Mayor Marty Walsh's recent 'State of the City' address.

This week on OA on Air Chef Daniel Bruce of the Boston Harbor Hotel sits down with Hugh to talk about the Boston Wine Festival, which he started 30 years ago. And, Cosmo sits down with Dennis Charles, author of "Word of Mouth: Networking to Take Your Business into the Stratosphere", about the three most important things you can do when you network. PLUS, Cosmo and Cayenne talk about how you might be oversharing on Venmo, and the dilemma news stations faced over Trump's immigration speech. Finally, Tom talks about the government shutdown.

Welcome back to OA on Air and the first episode of 2019 (woah)! We've got a great inaugural episode for you! Cosmo and Cayenne talk about 5 workplace predictions for 2019, and we know Elizabeth Warren is running for President, but is Mitt Romney? Cosmo, Laura, and Ben discuss the tentative agreement between National Grid and the locked out gas workers. Cosmo sits down with former high school classmate Jeffrey Michael Tinkham to talk about his new book, "Talk Show" (https://www.talkshowthebook.com/). And finally, Tom reports back from the swearing in of the 116th Congress of the United States of America. Check it out!

In the last episode of 2018, we talk to Kathy LaFlash, a gasworker who helped organize Christmas parties for the members of USW who have been locked out by National Grid for almost 6 months. Then, Ann Murphy sits down with Noelle Lambert, founder of the Born to Run foundation. Noelle, an avid athlete, lost her leg in a moped accident but has since learned to run with a prosthetic. Now, she and the Born to Run Foundation are helping other kids get the prosthetics they need. Plus: Cayenne and Cosmo on UPS offering to SHRED YOUR KID'S LETTERS TO SANTA (really, UPS?), and 4-day work-weeks? It's a plan so crazy it just might work. Finally, Tom on charitable giving this holiday season. Happy Holidays! See you next year!

As we near Christmas, we turn our podcasting gaze on those who are Doing the Most Good: The Salvation Army. We'll talk about their great programs, speak with Maj. George of their Kroc Center in Dorchester, and Tom shares his thoughts on being this years recipient of the Massachusetts Chapter's prestigious Others Award. PLUS: Cayenne and Connecticut expert Ben Josephson on what kind of changes to expect there in January, and Cosmo and Cayenne talk Trumps very bad, terrible, no good meeting with Chuck and Nancy.

This week Cayenne, Cosmo and Hugh talk presidential funerals, the double standard of what Congressional women wear, and Rudy Giuliani's ridiculous twitter meltdown. Then, Cayenne sits down with Andrea Silbert, president of the EOS Foundation, for a discussion on the women's power gap in higher education in the Commonwealth. Then, Tom's fondest memories of the late George H.W. Bush.

OA on Air is back! This week Cosmo sits down with NYT best-selling author Dave Wedge to talk about his new book "12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Fight for Redemption", the state of the media, and why Freddie Mercury is the best front-man of all time. PLUS: Cosmo and Cayenne on legal weed mayhem, and are Christmas trees bad for the environment? AND Tom gives his recommendation for the best book of 2018.

This week Cosmo and Cayenne discuss why someone needs to smash Trump's iPhone (which he definitely doesn't call world leaders on), AirBnB vs The City of Boston, and the MBTA Boylston T Stop vs. everyone's ears. Then, Ann sits down with Linda DeMarco of Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Jessi Miller-Bradely of WBZ-TV to talk about Blink! Finally, Tom on why it's OK Amazon decided to pass on Boston.

This week on the pod Cosmo and Cayenne talk unexpected bankruptcies (Papa Gino, we're looking at you), the Midterms, and the customary freak-out over the War on Christmas. PLUS, Chase sits down with Jayson Gilberti of MVPVets to discuss how his organization is helping returning veterans succeed in our economy. FINALLY, CEO Tom O'Neill's takeaways from the Midterms (you'll want to here them).