Babbu & Scam needed a bloodborne of Jersey City to explain what it was then to what it was now.

So they invited Duquann Sweeney of the Royal Men Foundation to come on and explain what we're all missing.

Photographer, introspective tweeter, and creator of the Royal Men Foundation he provide insights ranging from the purpose of his organization, the borders between black and white of Jersey City, and a fine assessment of some local foods in town.

Scamwell also noticed that when it comes down to even craft beer, it'd be hard to find another brother or sister around. As much as he loves it, he's just blending in as slings the classic tropes about the Seaport (which are true.)

Follow Duquann!

https://twitter.com/DuquannSweeney

Here's his website!

https://www.duquannsweeney.com

The Royal Men Foundation

https://theroyalmen.com/about-us/

Babbu is a big fan of art, in particular the stuff that's on our public transportation, back alleys, and abandoned areas of our fair cities. The rebel, angsty kind.

So he invited the author of Patrick Verel, the author of Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impacts of Street Art to come on and talk about some of the case studies from it and how the most random of places can be a better landscape.

Check out Patrick's website!

http://www.patrickverel.com

And the book!

https://www.amazon.com/Graffiti-Murals-Exploring-Impacts-Street/dp/076434899X

A lot of people know Scam grew up in Western Massachusetts. So why not have Babbu and him peek their heads behind that Interstate 91 curtain with Matt Szafranski, Editor-in-Chief of Western Massachusetts Politics & Insight.

What's Domenic Sarno's deal as a closet republican? How is the MGM Springfield working out as the Wynn deal collapsed during the live recording? How does Charlie Baker and the MassGOP play out there and can Marty Walsh make a swing in 2022 for the highest office in the Commonwealth?

The milk this episode is very rich.

Be sure to stay up to date on Western Massachusetts political news by checking out his website and give him a follow

Western Massachusetts Politics & Insight

https://www.wmasspi.com

Follow Matt & WMassPI

https://twitter.com/MSzafranski413

https://twitter.com/WMassPI

As an update since recording, there have been several candidates announcing their run for mayor against Sarno, find that here!

https://www.wmasspi.com/2019/05/briefings-sudden-springfield-aspirant-surge-ensures-mayoral-preliminary.html

Babbu & Scam harp a lot on local political machines, boss politics, and the will of the party. So Terrence McDonald of the Journey Journal came on to tell us all about it and more.

A dive into the status of the Jersey Journal's unionization efforts and the paper's future existence, how covering the Mayor's office in Jersey City can have trials and tribulations, bats**t crazy stories about funding local schools to local councilmen in DUIs, and Terrence's Jeopardy! addiction. It's all here.

It's Earth Day (or #MAEarthWeek dependent on who you ask) so Babbu & Scam had @grumpygrumpyowl on.

A mom and activist from Weymouth, she's been trying to put a stop to a gas compressor station being built in town and currently sacrificing lunch hours for 130 days silently protesting outside Charlie Baker's corner office to stop it.

Why must we ruin the planet when we don't have to? What does this mean for Weymouth? We had questions, Andrea had answers.

Happy Earth Day

Andrea's website

https://sitwithandrea.wordpress.com

Follow Andrea

https://twitter.com/grumpygrumpyowl

Babbu & Scam have been talking about Opportunity Zones, the trojan horse of development talk in recent months.

So they had "Captain" come on. A real estate junkie, Captain went to a conference that laid out an "ends justify the means" approach to the O-Zones and gave us the low-down on what to expect and what they all mean.

They're policy driven on this one everybody.

Babbu & Scam needed a vacation from Massachusetts & New Jersey and Matt Goletz, local pod friend and singer/songwriter tried to convince us to come to Austin.

It's the Wild Wild West, or the live music capital of the world dependent on who you ask.

End Song: "Moby Dick" by Matt Goletz

Check Matt's music across all platforms!

matthewgoletz.bandcamp.com

Babbu & Scam were stuck on what the hell is going on in local/state/national politics and needed help to flesh it out.

So Stephanie Murray from POLITICO Playbook Massachusetts came on and broke up the fight.

A heavy talk on recent weed legislation in New Jersey, the state of news in our respective borders, and the stories we're all keeping an eye on whether they're the congressional delegation or the state GOP. It's all here.

Stephanie's got Milk credentials.

Babbu & Scam continue their raucous journey on urban planning, cities, and everything in between with @theurbanologist.

Join them. And be sure your milk is ice cold!

Babbu & Scam wanted @theurbanologist on, so he accepted the invitation.

Imagine if you could make a city like SimCity or Cities: Skylines?And then you inject steroids into it?

Here's the appetizer. Max is pretty brave.