Apr

23

Marathon Bombing Podcast

April 23, 2013 | Leave a Comment

We’re here in Boston and went at last week’s bombings and the manhunt that followed. We hit the civil rights and political ramifications.
As background for those who are in denial about the U.S. being immune from domestic or foreign terrorist attacks, check the embedded Maddow clip below for a catalog and a reality check.
While […]

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Feb

26

Pits and Pots: Consalvo Podcast

February 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment

We got to two hot topics with Boston City Councilor Rob Consalvo — zoning of medical-marijuana dispensaries and breed-specific dog regulation. Those are two big ones and the District Councilor is ahead on both.
Mild Disclaimer: Mike knows Rob and is in his district. Hyde Park was the default neighborhood example in this show.
He separated any […]

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Feb

20

Consalvo on Vicious Dogs, Pot Stores and More

February 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment

One of Boston City Council’s most innovative and prolific legislators joins us. District 5 Councilor Rob Consalvo will update us on a few of his big projects.
If you can listen live, click here Tuesday, February 26th, at 2:30 PM Eastern. Afterward, you can listen to or download the show there, back here at Left Ahead […]

Jan

15

Gun Decisions Podcast

January 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment

A day before President Obama reveals the gun-violence-reduction proposals from VP Biden’s panel, we surmised. Atypically, Mike was more optimistic than Ryan, specifically in thinking that an assault-weapon ban was possible. Ryan noted that the House Republicans could block anything they wanted to and that they would here.
We talked about gun registration and tracking and […]

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