Talk of the Commonwealth

Senator Ryan Fattman joins the show to bring us up to date on everything going on in the Senate since the allegations of sexual harassment and assault by former Senate President Stan Rosenberg's husband.

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Walter chats with acting Senate President Harriette Chandler about all that's gone on at Beacon Hill following the allegations of sexual harassment and assault by former Senate President Stan Rosenberg's husband.

TOTC: 6-10am

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Jason Eastty, the founder of Escape Games Worcester, stopped by the studio to talk about his upcoming games like 'Smash the Room', 'Find the Secret Agent', and more.

We chat with Jason about how he sees the Worcester renaissance and how the arts and culture fit into that picture.

Jason's escape the room game in Worcester has been a huge hit at 108 Grove St for the past few years and he has lots more in the works. Don't miss out.

Former White House Press Secretary and Entrepreneur Anthony Scaramucci joined the show to talk about his issues with Tufts and respond to a scathing Op-Ed that was written by a grad student in the Tufts Daily

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George Pillsbury of Nonprofit Vote (http://www.nonprofitvote.org) joined the show today to talk about voter turnout and why it's so abysmal in local elections and what we can do to increase engagement and participation rates.

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Worcester Mayor Joe Petty joins us for the triumphant return of #WorcesterWednesday. 

Every Wednesday we have the Mayor on to talk about what's going on in the city from his perspective.

Today: The Tax Rate Vote, Pot Shops, Tree Lighting Ceremony, and More

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There has been a debate recently over if the name and mascot 'Crusader' from Holy Cross is appropriate or offensive. There has been an open discussion in the Holy Cross community about the the moniker and we wanted to get our information straight from the horse's mouth.

So we brought in Director of Media Relations for Holy Cross John Hill to tell us what was really going on. Here is our conversation with him from Wednesday's 'Talk of the Commonwealth'

Worcester NAACP President Pat Yancey calls into the show to talk about a monument to Veterans of Color in Worcester that went missing / was stolen years ago and how they are looking to replace it and honor the service of those so overlooked.

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Today's podcast was from a week ago. Last Tuesday we did live election night coverage for Unity Radio using Backbone. Ernie Floyd, George Capalbo, and Hank talk about what Unity Radio is all about and the origin story of how this all got started.

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Worcester's finest are lending a hand in Puerto Rico. The island was devastated by Hurricane Maria and it is clear now that it will take years to recover. Worcester P.D. has joined with MEMA to send officers to help patrol the island.​​

Hank and Walter bird look at the Worcester Election results.