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Saint Kermit #44:”Music to Our Ears”

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Yes, another Saint Kermit podcast.

Mike interviews Rand Wilson about the Working Families Party and Question 2.
Jim and Mike talk about the gubernatorial debates.
Jim interviews John McCutcheon about music, labor, and baseball. Featuring John’s song “It’s the Economy, Stupid.”
More baseball from the sports gang.

Saint Kermit #43: Frank Talk

It’s been a depressing couple of weeks in Massachusetts politics, but Jim and I wade into the muck anyway. Then we point out that this election will determine if the Green-Rainbow Party and Working Families Party are official parties.

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We rant about:

Kerry Healey calling Deval Patrick soft on crime
Somebody revealing the skeleton in Patrick’s sister’s closet
Rand Wilson, who is polling double-digits as “Working Families” candate for State Auditor
Jill Stein, polling double-digits as “Green-Rainbow” candidate for Secretary of State

Interview: Barney Frank.
Music: National Carpet.
Sports: Sport.

Warcast #4: Conscientious objection, Marinus, and the sword

Another installment of the Catholic Peace Fellowship’s Warcast.

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Patrick McGowan talks about Matthew 10:34. “Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.”
Mike Griffin and conscientious objector Joshua Casteel discuss some of the issues to consider when applying for CO status.
Mike Schorsch talks about the soldier-martyr Marinus.

Saint Kermit #41: Healthy Activism

Netcasting from my friends’ home office

Another week, another amazing episode of Saint Kermit.

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Rant topics:

Worcester Public Library changes lending policy
Kevin Ksen arrested, “COPS” kicked out of Worcester
Globe calls for two-party debates. “Voters will definitely be best served if the next debate is for contenders only.”

Guest: Maine governor candidate Pat LaMarche.

Music: Rod Murphy.

Sports: Sports.

Pat LaMarche accepts the Green Party nomination for Vice President, 2004. Photo by Mike Benedetti.

Saint Kermit #40: Energize

I make an appearance on this week’s Saint Kermit podcast, speaking from my parents’ basement (like all the real podcasters do). I manage to talk politics with Jim for a few minutes, and then start ranting about the pope’s Regensburg speech.

More show notes.

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Warcast for Catholics #3

The Catholic Peace Fellowship has (finally) posted their third podcast in the “Warcast for Catholics” series.

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Mike Griffin continues his interview with Joshua Casteel, an honorably-discarged conscientious objector to the Iraq War, and Mike Schorsch offers more thoughts on issues of war and peace in the early Church.

(I’m posting this because I’m proud of the small role I played in getting this podcast on-line.)

Saint Kermit #37: Race(s)

Some links to things mentioned in the most recent Saint Kermit podcast.

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First, Jim Henderson and Mike Benedetti discuss poverty and race:

Interview: Jean Hay Bright, running for Senate against incumbent Olympia Snowe in Maine. Jean Hay Bright has a diary at DailyKos. TIME on Olympia Snowe: “. . . she is also known as one of the most effective advocates for her constituents.”

Music: Ad Frank, “World’s Best Ex-Boyfriend”

Sports: The crew talks with Seth Mnookin about his book Feeding the Monster and the Sox.

Note: No, I am not going to blog every St Kermit from now on.