508: A Show About Worcester
508: A Show About Worcester
508
508 #120: Under a Tree
1 seconds Posted Jul 17, 2010 at 1:25 am.
] We speculate about Saturday’s Worcester Peace Festival.
] The Transgender Emergency Fund is raising money with a calendar.
] Brian Goslow walks by.
] Disclosure: Brendan’s working on Steve Grossman’s state treasurer campaign.
] The Brazilian cop who murdered Brendan’s friend Joe Martin was himself shot to death.
] A city girl had her leg cut off while hopping a train. Chris gives guarded advice to Worcester hoboes. (On a lighter note, you may enjoy John Hodgman’s recitation of hobo nicknames.)
] We claim that Chris will tell the first-hand story of Mike’s bike being seized by Canadian police during the G-20 conference, but he doesn’t get to that part.
] We talk about Pharmasphere. Here’s a a reasonably skeptical and detailed WoMag article (from 2009?)
] Brendan and Chris talk about the anarchist approach to economic development.
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508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Chris Warren, Bruce Russell, Jesse Pack, and Brendan Melican.
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0:25] We speculate about Saturday’s Worcester Peace Festival.
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1:30] The Transgender Emergency Fund is raising money with a calendar.
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6:35] The Brazilian cop who murdered Brendan’s friend Joe Martin was himself shot to death.
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8:10] A city girl had her leg cut off while hopping a train. Chris gives guarded advice to Worcester hoboes. (On a lighter note, you may enjoy John Hodgman’s recitation of hobo nicknames.)
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22:55] We talk about Pharmasphere. Here’s a a reasonably skeptical and detailed WoMag article (from 2009?)
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