508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Jeff Barnard and Brendan Melican.[display_podcast]Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feedVideo: Downloads and other formatsContact info.[0:10] Jeff has now battled cancer for six months.[3:41] The animal circus is in town; some are protesting it.[4:07] As expected, CitySquare has bought Notre Dame church.[[5:02] There’s an energy barnraising Sunday as part of the international day of climate action.[6:12] The Globe profiled Worcester’s Mandaeans.[7:09] The PIP Shelter is still open; Paulie doesn’t like how Councilor Haller is handling the end game.[[9:54] The next Blogger Coffee is October 17.[11:20] It’s a good month to adopt a dog.[11:24] We must, of course, complain about newspaper paywalls.[13:13] There’s now a Worcester edition of the street newspaper Spare Change.[15:05] We talk about the whole 4rilla/Kate Toomey/CSX trash thing because we can’t get Neil on the phone himself.[23:50] Numerous small controversies whirling around the InCity Times this week. Tony Hmura demands PILOT credit, Tirella creeped out by Evangelidis, more police stops, Janice Harvey column dissing ICT “spiked.”