Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Radio Program and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:

• Shocking number of people having sex at work. Survey says the number is 14% and 1 in 5 has been caught. 44% of people have had an office romance. 60% of work romances end inside of 12 months

• How does this relate to the #MeToo “movement?”

• Why would someone alienate half of the country?

Maddie Ryan is not in this week, so Tom rolled the news segment into the show’s discussion.

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Radio Program and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:

• Bill Clinton appears to have lost his Teflon coating and is finally under investigation

Maddie Ryan does the news and the topics are:

• The Body of drowned man found in a lake in Lawrence after multi day search

• Unidentified

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast is out this week. Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot sits down with Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque to discuss:

• Born and raised in Lawrence

• Implemented an officer dedicated to business relationships

• Is it storing the plates read during that shift and being added to a data base?

• Is there a reason for this?

Maddie Ryan is not on the show this week, so Tom does the news and the topics are:

• Juana Matias wants to do away with ICE

• Was she being a racist?

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:

• What happens to people who become destitute that live in surrounding towns? They go to Lawrence. Other towns do not appear to be spending money to create a safety net for people in their own community. They let it land squarely on the back of the Lawrence programs like the Day Break Shelter.

Maddie Ryan is away this week, so Tom does the news with Paul’s commentary and the topics are:

• Tom Duggan is involved in a new project and its “Lawtown” the movie due out soon

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:

• The North Korean situation

• Should the reporter intervein?

Maddi Ryan has the news including:

• Tom’s latest viral video of “Bottle Lady” at over 155,000 views

 All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast is out sick this week so our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot brings in the big guns in Maddi Ryan. Topics are all over the place and include: How long should someone stay in prison for a life sentence? Tom’s sharing of a video of a live shooting and what made this one unique. Has violent crime gone down in Lawrence, Ma nearly 45% because of laws or law enforcement? What does the Valley Patriot and The Paying Attention Podcast do to keep law enforcement safe that almost none of the other news programs do? Iran bombed Israel and Israel has retaliated. Tom shares his thoughts on Trump pulling out of the Iranian Nuclear Deal? Are we heading toward another holocaust? All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss relationships. Does marriage change a person for the better? What is the trick to breaking up and remaining friendly or at least civil? The Greeks interpret love in three forms Eros, Philia, and Agape. Paul believes that a relationship must transition through all three to be healthy and Tom is not sure what to do with this information. Why get your heart involved with someone who isn’t ready to go as deep into the relationship with you? All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath the Surface Podcast is off again this week so Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot is flying solo with Essex County Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger and discusses the opioid epidemic. Prevention, intervention, and treatment/rehab are the three phases he believes that needs to be accomplished to curb this epidemic. He lays out several of his strategies for achieving success in stemming off this issue. Substance abuse does not discriminate and is so wide spread that nearly everyone is affected directly or indirectly by the opioid crisis. From detox facilities to mental health support the sheriff’s department is going well beyond just typical sheriff’s work of years past. All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

Paul Murano of the Beneath The Surface Podcast is off this week so Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot is flying solo with Joe Espinola to discuss his campaign for State Senate. Joe believes that the difference between a Democrat and a Republican is a conversation. Also homeless veteran Ricker White, Tom’s white whale of homeless veterans, has been found and has been helped by Veterans North East who believes, like we do, that there should be no such thing as a homeless veteran. All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.

In this week's show, Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot and his cohost, Paul Murano, of the Beneath The Surface radio show discus whether or not the US government should look at the “Just War” theory? Should we only go to war if we can prove that the outcome will be better than staying out of the conflict? How can the press argue that ALL genders are equal and at the same time point out that “incent women and children” have been bombed or hurt in some way? Was the war in the middle east worth the cost? Should a federal judge be allowing the legislation to outlaw “assault weapons?” Is the second amendment antiquated, does it need reform, or is it perfect as it is? At what point has the government gone too far by raiding Trump’s attorney? All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.