508 is a show about Worcester. This week we talk about ska and the WPS photo studio with Matt Caranci, Mike Hendrickson, and Manda Rose. [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:25] Wormtown Ska is a new show on WCUW (91.3FM) Fridays at midnight. There’s a big ska show coming up August 17 at the Raven . [5:07] Worcester’s new anti- panhandling plan will be unveiled July 17. [5:22] Pallad...
Jul 13, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Jen Burt. Jen opens a bee hive, Mike rants about panhandling/John Lurie/Occupy, and Brendan demonstrates patience. [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] Bees. [25:20] John Lurie anecdote....
Jul 05, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and (almost) Jose Canseco . [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:27] A PSA from Brendan. [1:30] Brendan reads an e-mail. [2:33] Will the Worcester Courthouse be demolished to discourage a “bad element” from congregating downtown? Probably not. [3:12] Will the Palladium be demolished because the owner’s taxes are goin...
Jun 15, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Gabe Rollins, power player Tina Zlody , and Brendan Melican , with brief appearances from Asa Needle and a boomerang. NOTE: stART postponed to June 10 . [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:27] Canseco . [1:00] CitySquare/Front Street breakthrough . [1:45] stART on the Street is JUNE 10 on Green Street. [9:09] WCUW show: Wormtown Sk...
Jun 01, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk macho nonsense about government transparency, unionization efforts, homeless services , friendship, wrecking bars, and Jose Canseco . [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
May 24, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Lucas Glenn, Eric L’Esperance, and Joy Murrieta talk about The Woo , and Mike and Brendan talk friendship. [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:49] PSA from Brendan. [1:14] We talk about The Woo church and being a “Jesus-centered community.” [11:55] Canseco . [13:36] All of the Sunshine Week petitions have made it out of committee, and the Ci...
May 11, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Brendan Melican, Tracy Novick, and David Dae An Rynick Roshi talk about Zen and school. [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] David Rynick talks about being a Zen priest in Worcester and about his forthcoming book, This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons . [15:30] We talk about the possibility of an exam school in Worcester , ...
Apr 29, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week we talk a lot about the Worcester VegFest and the local competitive beer pong scene, too much about the Tea Party and the Forts kid, and just the right amount about the police chief’s Twitter account. [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:33] The Forts kid . [2:24] Sweater Polyathlon . [3:18] Pro beer pong . [5:08] 300 people at Tea Party event...
Apr 20, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Paula Harrison, Coqui Negron , and Doug Slinn . [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Video: Downloads and other formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:23] Beloved musician Scott Ricciuti has died . [1:06] Occupy Worcester is planning a 24-hr presence at City Hall between Tax Day and Earth Day, and a big Earth Day . [6:00] Worcester’s ban on outdoor tobacco ads ...
Apr 06, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and the man the T&G called “Worcesterâ€s most-traveled, most-jailed, and most notorious political radical since Abbie Hoffman,†Scott Schaeffer-Duffy . [display_podcast] Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Video: Downloads and other formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] Scott talks about the Foley 5K and the Worcester Marathon. [10:35] Worcester Sun...
Mar 23, 2012
This week’s 508 is a panel discussion about Sunshine Week and government transparency. The panelists are Mike Benedetti, Thomas Caywood, Jeremy Shulkin, Kevin Ksen, and Mauro DePasquale. [display_podcast] Mentioned: Sunshine Week petitions to the City Council , Bootleg 2008 Worcester City Council video archives Audio: Download the mp3 or see more formats . Video: Downloads and other formats . Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Mar 15, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Tracy Novick . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Video : Downloads and other formats Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:36] Q: If the Mac Daddy returns to the Daddy Mac, what does the Daddy Mac return to? A: The Mac Daddy . [1:54] Whiskerite coming up. [3:06] Stone Soup is planning groundbreaking on their fire renovation for early April. [7:35] Tempers flared a...
Mar 01, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about the HX Library and transparency in Worcester government with Michael Morisy , Jen Burt, Nicole Apostola , Jeremy Shulkin , and Kevin Ksen. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . We talk a bit about the posting of public meetings. This info is available at this link . [0:58] Matt Feinstein won a Young Leader award from the T&G....
Feb 23, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Susan Gately, Jim Kersten, and Brendan Melican . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] Sue and Jim talk about the library and being on the Worcester Public Library Board . [16:40] Pullup challenge: Mike vs. Brendan. [18:40] Mike talks about the debut of GoLocalWorcester , like the Pulse but newsier. [21:00] Worcester free pape...
Feb 16, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Chris Robarge of the Citizens Advisory Council (and ACLU ) talks about Worcester Boards and Commissions . Also: sharpening a Ka Bar Fighting Knife with a Spyderco Sharpmaker and a Chef’s Choice 130 . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . Also: FYC closing , Occupy/Tea Party protest against the NDAA . (Amazon affiliate links in this post help f...
Feb 09, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, School Committee Vice-Chair Tracy Novick gives Mike an intro to the School Committee. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Jan 25, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan talk about newspapers, SOPA , and Pulse’s “ones to watch” list . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Jan 20, 2012
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan recap the week’s news and finish up their 2011 season on a series of depressing notes. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Dec 16, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican , Luna, and Hannah Converse. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:43] Quick mention of the Arlington Street Fire . [1:30] Dog. [4:05] Little Occupy Worcester update. [5:37] Marty Lamb hasn’t called us back. [6:00] Murder in front of City Hall . [7:30] Womag Hometown Heroes 2011 . [11:30] Problems with our 2011 ele...
Dec 09, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [1:04] We summarize the SMOC/PIP thing and offer a few comments. [12:40] Some talk about Occupy Worcester . Next occupation plan: pontoon city on Lake Quinsig. [18:48] Beard coverage in Womag and Happiness Pony, upcoming charity beard competition ....
Dec 02, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and Bill Coleman. We discuss Occupy Worcester and the election. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:29] Occupy Worcester update. [10:45] Election summary, opinions, and anecdotes. [19:00] Bill Coleman. In case you haven’t seen it, the Sarai Rivera theme song:...
Nov 09, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican and a drunken Matt Fox . We discuss the upcoming election and who you might vote for. Then Matt tells the tale of touring the country while the Occupy movement grew. PARENTAL WARNING: Matt swears a lot, and this is a rambling, unfocused episode. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [1:26] Matt forms an opinion of the...
Nov 05, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Cook, Matthew Lavergne , and Brendan Melican . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] At Occupy Worcester ‘s Lake Park camp. Many tents, some snow, no people. [1:57] At Occupy Clark, a clue. [2:13] Cook talks about Occupy Worcester. [8:15] Matthew talks about Occupy Worcester. Brendan talks about the Nov 5 Bank Transfer Day. [1...
Oct 28, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. Today, a quick checkin about Occupy Worcester occupiers Brian and Nym. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. medic tent photo from Joe Scully via Facebook...
Oct 20, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk about Occupy Worcester with Cha-Cha Connor, Kevin Ksen, and occupier Scott Guzman. [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Contact info. Worcester Magazine report on the second night....
Oct 18, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, it’s also a show about Occupy Boston . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Video : mp4 download link , other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . [0:00] The people’s microphone . “Occupy Worcester” is called to order. [1:06] “Barf Bag” Marty Lamb: has not called us back. [1:59] Brendan thinks that years of uninspiring City Councilors are to blame for poor preliminary tu...
Oct 02, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week: a conversation with District 4 City Council challenger Sarai Rivera . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Video : mp4 download link , other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Sep 17, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week: a conversation with School Committee member Tracy Novick . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Video : mp4 download link , other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Sep 15, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan interview District 1 City Council candidate Virginia Ryan . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Video : mp4 download link , other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 ....
Sep 04, 2011
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Mike and Brendan interview At-Large City Council candidate Jim Kersten . [display_podcast] Audio : mp3 download link , other formats , feed Subscribe with iTunes Video : mp4 download link , other formats Contact info. You can watch 508 Fridays at 7pm on WCCA TV13 . This week, Brendan talks a lot about taxation, and Mike talks about why Brendan Walsh of Viva House Catholic Worker is his favorite character on “The Wire.” You might also like to know that th...
Aug 27, 2011
