Brendan O'Connell interviews guest William Goodman (Full Time Volunteer & Prisoner of Conscience, Red Rose Rescue) about how he got involved with the Pro Life movement, being pardoned by President Trump after being imprisoned for violating the FACE Act, & more.

Today on "Words On Film", Dan Burke reviews "Fight or Flight", "Clown in a Cornfield", "The Alto Knights", and "Better Man". Mr. Burke also gives a spoken-word preview of movies subject to being released into theaters for the week of May 11th - 16th, 2025.

Host & former WNBA star Rhonda Banchero invites NBC Boston journalist Kwani Lunis to the podcast to share her basketball & journalism background, how she ended up in Boston, all the shows she hosts & works for, how she manages such a busy career, the evolution of media & reporting, & much more!

With the opening of a new apartment building in Dorchester, Heading Home helps families move from shelters into permanent apartments. The Oak Square YMCA hosts a community conversation on ending the isolation epidemic. The Berklee Popular Music Institute (BPMI) hosts its 23rd annual artist showcase at Brighton Music Hall, with words from bands Park National and Glasshouse. Hear an interview with Donald Haynesworth, career coach at MassHire and JVS Boston, about how these programs help people who have faced incarceration, homelessness, and substance abuse with reentering the workforce.

Willie P. invites Dawn Simmons, 2023 Elliot Norton Award winning director, to the show to discuss working for Stage Source, her 2nd theater company The Front Porch Arts Collective, learning to be a director & her influences, the importance of working as a team, plays that she has written & produced, advice for those wanting to become directors, becoming Artistic Dir. of SpeakEasy Stage company, & more!

Cuban Mic speaks to Rosa María Payá, a Cuban human rights and democracy activist. They discuss Night Is Not Eternal (2024), a documentary following her activism, as well as her father Oswaldo Payá, a political activist who opposed the Cuban Communist Party and is believed to have been killed by the Cuban government. They also discuss recent protests in Cuba, the reason for Cuban-Americans' increasing support for the Republican Party, as well as Cuba Decide, an initiative to change the nation's political system.

Join Dale and Cheryl for a tasty, freezer friendly chicken noodle casserole bake!

Ep.#307 PSA Free!

This week on Talk of the Neighborhoods, former Dist. 7 City Councilor and Mayoral Candidate Tito Jackson joins us to talk about his successful business and his thoughts on the upcoming Dist. 7 Council race. Then, journalist Yawu Miller joins us to talk about the launch of his new online news publication The Flipside and its Boston political coverage.

Host Brendan O'Connell interviews Dave C. Reardon Ph.D. (Founder & Director, The Elliot Institute) about the negative mental effects of abortion, dishonesty of pro-abortion studies, USAID as policy to encourage abortion & depopulation in developing countries, the dangers of mail-ordered abortion pills, & more.

Project Bread Walk for Hunger at Boston Common, Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain, Student Visa problems, Ben & Jerry's & Autism Eats Ice Cream Giveaway for Autism Awareness Month.