Talk of the Commonwealth

Talk of the Commonwealth

By Hank Stolz
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Talk of the Commonwealth episodes

  • Helen Brady, Republican running for State Auditor
    Give 'em Helen is the slogan of self-proclaimed political outsider Helen Brady who is running for State Auditor. She told us she wants to ensure that tax money is being used efficiently and that she would be a watchdog for the people.
    She said she would open up the books on any and every state agency, including the state auditor itself. She believes she can bring back more money than the current Auditor, Democrat Suzanne Bump, who Brady says has brought back just 1% on average.
    22 min
  • Peter Tedeschi, Republican running for Congress in MA9 (South Shore and The Cape)
    Peter Tedeschi (R) is looking to unseat incumbent Bill Keating (D) as the representative for Massachusetts 9th Congressional District on the South Shore and The Cape.
    Peter is the CEO of the famous Tedeschi Food Shops and bills himself as a hands-across-the-aisle Republican who wants to get things done for his district and its constituents. He is running on term limits, infrastructure, coastal preservation, education, government transparency and accountability, and more
    22 min
  • Ben Gubits, National Director of the American Promise Initiative (Yes on 2)
    Ben Gubits is the National Director of the 'American Promise Initiative' and 'People Govern, Not Money' and they are dedicated to overturning Citizens United and getting corporate and big money out of politics.
    They are pushing for a 'Yes' vote on Question 2 with would create a citizens commission that would propose amendments to the Constitution to overturn Citizens United.
    www.americanpromise.net
    peoplegovernnotmoney.org
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    20 min
  • Rahsaan Hall, Director of the Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts
    Rahsaan Hall is the Director of the Racial Justice Program for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. The ACLU was one of the main sponsor for the one and only Worcester County DA Debate that Hank moderated on Monday between Joe Early Jr. (incumbent) and Blake Rubin (challenger).
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    24 min
  • Anne Gobi, Democratic State Senator from Spencer
    Massachusetts Democratic State Senator Anne Gobi of Spencer joined us this morning to talk about the issues facing her district and her re-election efforts.
    She represent a good portion of Central Mass and is has the 2nd largest Senate District in the Commonwealth. She tells us about representing such a wide range of people and places.
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    [Photo Cred MassLive and Mary Serreze]
    25 min
  • Atty Blake Rubin and DA Joe Early Jr. react to DA Debate
    Challenger, Atty Blake Rubin and Incumbent, DA Joe Early Jr. squared off in the one and only Worcester County DA Debate at Worcester State University on Monday, October 22nd.
    The event was moderated by Hank and was sponsored in part by 102.9 FM. The day after the debate (Tuesday, October 23rd) we had both candidates on the show to talk about and react to how the debate went
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    [Photo Credit to Allan Jung and The Telegram (T&G)]
    36 min
  • Katherine Clark, Democratic Congresswoman for Massachusetts 5th
    Katherine Clark is the Democratic Congresswoman from Massachusetts 5th Congressional District (which extend from Framingham to Woburn to Melrose to Cambridge). She is running for re-election in November and if elected looks to continue her work fighting the opioid crisis and student loan debt among other things.
    We talked to her this morning about everything going on in the 5th District, The Commonwealth, and The Country.
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    21 min
  • Lori Trahan, Democratic Candidate for Congress (MA-3)
    Lori Trahan is the Democratic Candidate for Congress in Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District (covering from the Merrimack Valley, Lunenburg, Fitchburg, to Gardner and more.)
    We talk about local issues facing the district, like the gas explosions in the Merrimack Valley, and national issues facing the Country as a whole like civility and Jamal Khashoggi.
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    loritrahan.com
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    [Photo Credit to The Boston Globe]
    20 min
  • Joanne Powell, Candidate for Clerk of Courts
    Joanne Powell joined the show this morning to talk about her run for Clerk of Courts, a position that almost always goes uncontested. She explains what the job is, why she's qualified and why she wants your vote on November 6th.
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    17 min

About Talk of the Commonwealth

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Hank Stolz has been the most trusted voice on the radio in Worcester for over 20 years, and now he's bringing you a daily podcast that highlights the latest news and stories from Central Mass that are…