508 #109: Tea Party aftermath
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508 is a show about Worcester. This week we mostly talk about the Worcester Tea Party.[display_podcast]
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[0:30] Turns out the skull found in the woods near the city likely was a black woman who “appears to have suffered a brain aneurism.” Update: Skull identified as “Tyra Wilkerson, 36, of Norwood,” missing since 2006.
[2:15] Clark cafeteria workers and their supporters are celebrating a victory in the union drive there.
[3:30] We both went to yesterday’s Tea Party, either to observe or counter-protest. The T&G thinks there were more than 2000 attendees. Jeff Barnard notes that the T&G liveblogged it. Mike remembers Father Bafaro’s remarks at a 2009 antiwar rally. Didn’t see any racist or misspelled signs.
[17:10] Worcester Magazine asked local small businessmen about Walmart and found they are not really concerned. Mike would like to see some “Jim Collins-style pseudoscience” in the coming years on the impact of the Worcester Walmart. Mike talks about how part of the reason there was not more substantial opposition to Walmart was that the opposition began very, very late into the process.
[23:50] “The Heist of Lion Bank” premieres Monday. The VegFest is Saturday, 12-5pm, at the Worcester State College Student Center.
[25:40] Some Tatnuck residents are worried about trouble in the neighborhood.
[27:55] Brendan and Gary Rosen are maybe going to do a radio show.
Also: Mike likes the video below.