Love in practice is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about housing, transit, and digital activism with Holmes Wilson of Fight for the Future.
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A: As Lent approaches, I am both grateful that Facebook remains the *perfect* thing to “give up,” as well as a bit concerned that what with recent Facebook timeline tweaks making it more boring, the time may soon come when giving up Facebook is as blah as giving up LinkedIn. Maybe we didn’t know how good we had it…
B: Resources. Do I want to waste either of our time pointing you to some good resources? If there’s one thing our cup overfloweth with in 2018, it is resources.
C: Elizabeth Bruenig at Harvard Feb 20: “Religion, Politics, and the Left.” The last time both Bruenigs spoke at Harvard it was not only a great lecture it drew a really fun crowd. Let’s rideshare to this Liz-only talk Worcester buds. (In her last talk she did say of the Catholic Worker movement, “While it was flourishing, it was pretty impressive.” We will overlook that.)
D: Discouraging pope news of the season. Part 1: “Despite denial, Pope Francis got Chilean abuse victim’s letter.” (But see also “Reactions after Pope Francis’s decision to send a top prosecutor to Chile.”) Part 2: “Vatican Sells Out Chinese Catacombers.” (But see also “Why the Vatican’s potential deal with China is a good thing” and John Allen’s “Explaining why the Vatican seems so eager for a deal with China.”)
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about municipal commissions, gambling, cryptocurrency, and education with Christian Holden of The Hotelier.
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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about affordable housing, cryptocurrency, Brent Crude, and the USS Flagg with Chad Julian of That’s Entertainment.
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Continue reading “The Power of the Force (508 #284 w/Chad Julian)”
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about the City Council agenda, the Dream Van, and economic development.
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Continue reading “The Dream Van (508 #283)”
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with Tony Scavone of Disc Jam, Electric Haze, and the Palladium about music, economic development, and stonecutting.
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Continue reading “Economic Development, How Does It Work? (508 #282 w/ Tony Scavone)”
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we have lots of audio and video trouble, including losing most of the first half of the show. On the plus side, pop culture journalist Kayti Burt joins them to talk about the pros and cons of life in Worcester and the stories we tell about it.
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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Brendan and Mike discuss the stories we tell about Worcester, which ones are helpful, and which ones we should reexamine in 2018. This show was taped in the studios of Unity Radio, broadcasting with 0.0000001 gigawatts of power on 102.9FM in Worcester. It’s possible this setup was too much for Mike to manage…
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508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Joyce Mandell talks with Julius Jones about the ins and outs of busking in Worcester.
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Joyce Mandell: A San Francisco/East Bay wake-up call — will Worcester’s renaissance benefit all?
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk with people at the weekly peace vigil in Lincoln Square, a demonstration that’s been going on for nearly 30 years.
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