We Need Some Milk

Scam's last rent check ever has been paid. Celebrate life. The bhoys got shocked that Amy DeGise still hasn't resigned after doing a hit and run. That's Jersey City for you. And then they have to discuss the Mass State Auditor race where everyone's promising accountability but the powers never allow for it and one candidate's coziness with the establishment but the Progressive Left tells us to look away, Like wut?

It happened. The bhoys have become suburbanites. Babbu's lived it, Scam's a kid in a candy store across state borders having a ball. #Glamwell The MBTA burns, the rents keep getting higher, home ownership is simply inaccessible, and that big purple wave of politics became status quo. They reflect on this pod project and where it will go since cities are going down the tubes due to a lack of accountability from those big Twitter fingers and electeds alike. Girl, dog, house, job still, Tottenham transfer window. In that order.

WNSM moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss 100 episodes at least. David Goodwin opens the "season" with a reflection of our cities and what's changed for the better and hopefully not the worst. Whether it's NJ political redistricting to the failed #NightmareonBlueHillAve "town hall" in Roxbury, there's a few positives we can take away from our urban cores when it comes to transit, housing, and everything in between. He's also writing another book on HP Lovecraft & his time in New York City. David explains why our historical figures & their records deserve scrutiny no matter the the era. Follow David! https://twitter.com/DavidJHudsonJC

New year, new election season, new milk. The bhoys discuss life during the holidays that seemed to be more about testing for COVID than presents, the new election cycles in respective attics/basements of Massachusetts & New Jersey, why a new City Council doesn't mean much until budget season, and more. Hobbies, hold on to them if you got them.

Is Charlie Baker running and what does a "Baker Republican" do if he doesn't? Maureen McInerney, one of Scam's besties, got the slot to hash out the deeper parts of being a Republican in not one but three states as a woman trying to "diversify" it, Charlie Baker being Charlie Baker, and why Geoff Diehl should be taken kind of seriously this time in a very non-weird MAGA way. We can't always agree on everything but one thing's for sure, both parties are deeply in trouble. Follow Maureen https://twitter.com/mcinerney_mg

Who else would get the slot after election day? Of course it's Uncle Jim. First the bhoys catch up after a long hiatus. Babbu's still playing dad, Scam's soft launched the partner. Then the good stuff when Jim helps the bhoys run down why Michelle Wu winning is so good and cool for transit, the differences of opinion on who is best for First Suffolk & Middlesex, State Auditor, and finding common ground on a gubernatorial candidate for 2022 with a bold prediction. And of course why Jim is an aged Stanley Tucci. Jim's the best. The bhoys love him.

Scam's neighborhood is changing before his eyes. The luxury building towering over the bike lane and the park. The bus lane that looks exactly like the MBTA 1 bus between Sullivan Square and Davis. The same stories told city to city, town to town. So Scam said why not have Will Mbah (Chelsea [Football Team], yuck) come on and talk about why he's running for mayor of Somerville, his Chelsea fandom, the housing crisis that's happening on our respective streets, and why policing should look different and Somerville's a perfect place to start. Will's impressed with Scam's eating and drinking hangouts. Scam and Babbu are impressed with his laugh and joy. A match made for Broadway. Don't forget to vote Tues 11/2. Follow Will https://twitter.com/MbahCouncilor Volunteer/Donate/Tweet Hard For The Guy https://www.willmbah.com/wills-story

Two polls have come out trying to size up the mayoral, at-large, and ballot questions. Two debates don't seem to shift much either. And They all seem to say the same thing: one candidate is running away with it. Rich Parr (West Ham United) of MassInc Polling Group got the slot to parse the details in the crosstabs and toplines in their & Suffolk U's polls about how Michelle Wu is doing this, why the At-Large City Council race for 4th place will come down to the wire, and Boston ready to elect a school committee for once. The numbers are real and we still have to vote, but the only poll isn't election day. Follow Rich https://twitter.com/richparr79 Song: Brela by Suburban ft T-Choppa https://open.spotify.com/track/7zgZEof1vqsg2NkEWA20lc?si=2fb7835218cb4416

Babbu still likes to keep an eye on big city politics no matter how much the suburbs, the third co-host, or the Bluetick Coonhound keep him busy. So he checked in on his friend James Solomon of Ward E in Jersey City (7:10) to compare the past four years to now, why this campaign is way hotter than his first go around, and his race being a microcosm of what's happening in the city as a whole as a councilperson, a dad, and a husband. Be sure to follow, volunteer, donate, etc. www.solomonforjc.com Follow James! https://twitter.com/SolomonforJC Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/7zgZEof1vqsg2NkEWA20lc?si=8056e02cfa0140a7

All three black candidates lost and the takes from everyone were endless. I guess some must continue that. Alejandra & Malikai, co-hosts of Insert Name Here, took the slot while Babbu keeps grinding in real life as a good dad. All three of us are younger people of color (under 40) who have a different perspective of being a voter, identity politics, the monolithic vote that can range from God fearing/going and cop loving to breaking the entire system down brick by brick, and why we love Michelle Wu. It's beyond Ricardo Arroyo, Tito Jackson, Wakanda II, the academics, and the professional activists. Coalitions matter, all folk actually are folk. Follow Alejandra https://twitter.com/atejeda97 Follow Malikai https://twitter.com/MalikaiUnique Always consider ObviousNonsense https://obviousnonsense.com

Scam wanted to hear more about the South Shore and Cape Cod. So he asked Adam Bass of The Cod Cabin to come on and teach him a thing or two. The hijinks of last year's #MA04 primary and what Auchincloss has become, Jesse Brown ruining his one shot at credibility in #MA09, and the state of local news in the eyes of an up and coming journalist. A charming lad that will be reporting the big stories in no time. With no opinion of who is running. Follow Adam: https://twitter.com/AdamBassOfMass Enjoy The Cod Cabin https://twitter.com/TheCodCabin

This time last year everyone was ablaze over what your cities, towns, and Commonwealths will cook up for budgets. It's another year and everyone pretty much kept doing the same thing behind the closed curtains & doors of our city hall and state legislatures. Crumbs, no real shazam. Status quo. And Massachusetts and New Jersey have become one in the same when it comes to three people making the decision. All the same color and only one woman to boot. So Brandon McKoy of New Jersey Policy Perspective came on to hash out the details from where we were to now, avoiding the personal to the policy in how we make decisions, and facing the reality that his job is easier with a president like Biden. Both states are complicated. But the bhoys know enough's enough. And we'll keep taking it I guess. Follow Brandon https://twitter.com/Brandon_McKoy New Jersey Policy Perspective https://www.njpp.org

Scam reached out to Tami Gouveia (8;50) weeks ago to come on and talk about life at the State House when she wasn't running for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Well now she is so the bois have to discuss that too. Still representing the 14th Middlesex, she talks about why she's running for the second place job, how she can make it more meaningful, & why her personal story as a single mom (through two economic crises) drives the beliefs she carries with support of her own district. Unsure how Scam's mom feels about her not going to Sullivan Farms for delicious ice cream but here we are. Follow Tami https://twitter.com/TamiGouveiaMA Volunteer/Donate/Inquire https://www.tamigouveia.com/

The MassDems field isn't set but there's only one candidate who can speak to both ends of the state. And no, it's not Scam. Ben Downing got the slot to hash out why he's running for Governor, the geographical inequities of the Commonwealth, how he'll have to earn every vote no matter who runs, and being an Evertonian in a Liverpool saturated world. It is a big Commonwealth. It deserves more than inside I-95. Follow Ben! Donate! Get to know! https://twitter.com/BenDowningMA https://benformass.com/

We were supposed to record this on Earth Day but stuff happens. The Weymouth gas compressor station was a hot issue two years back. Surprisingly, it still is because of all the back and forth between Enbridge and the neighborhoods this thing can ruin. So Andrea Honore got the slot again to update us on: - Why it's still dangerous (since it's had multiple shut downs since going operational) - Why it's still a political issue for Charlie Baker and anyone wanting the corner office - Why Senator Patrick O'Connor (a REPUBLICAN)has been the best ally on this climate issue - And how she manages the relationships between having folks in both parties. Wonky, climate ready, and good lo-fi tunes. That should do it.

Scam's from Western MA and compounded in a gaming attic in Eastern MA. He has to visit family across the state time to time. How many times can he before he asks what Central Massachusetts is all about? So the bhoys asked Lance Harris (@CMassPolitics) to talk about the political nature of the region, the idea of "progressive" around there and how they do it, WOOSOX, & the frustrations MassDems and Charlie Baker causes all of them. A fellow Tottenham fan, better than Ed Lyons on the thoughts, and always a good laugh or two. Liverpool stinks. Follow Lance: https://twitter.com/CMassPolitics

Some say first time's an accident, second time's a habit. David Halbert's running again for Boston City Council @ Large so another episode pouring milk; this time going beyond the wonk. He's raising two kids as a BPS parent, green schools, a clever philosophy about why policing in Boston fails starting at the academy, and entertained who he would be in The Wire. It's David time. Second time's the charm. You know David but here's the links: https://david4boston.com/ Stay up to date with David https://twitter.com/votehalbert

It was 4/20 and Scam needed a co-host. Anthony Collins said yes. He's uninspired by the mayoral candidates, Scam is walking a plank by supporting Michelle most likely. The only way to calm down is to burn down so that's what they did grinding out the details about the money, whether Kim is "doing, not acting", and that dark horse that is Annissa Essiabi-George, Mayor No. God help us all. Follow Anthony: https://twitter.com/antamcollins Here's the mapz https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1zQmaFeWwHpsq1UOMVjbvULF2nauMOSJe&ll=42.295734247925296%2C-71.1383986040435&z=13 Here's Calla Walsh's Greater Boston spreadsheetz: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17sgXGSZ52tYpXZLODfW4jr8lBl1PK0d74kLqb8vNboQ/edit?usp=sharing

There is this habit with #bospoli podcasts (on Fridays) where they ask candidates hypotheticals about what will happen, how will they vote, and what you will do explicitly for the hosts. Quid pro quos as they enable a moderate level of municipal leadership. We have to get beyond the "You owe me's" and get to actually know these candidates because a policy is only as good as the conviction to see it through. So Joel Richards got the slot. A teacher at the Blackstone, a father of two, and a candidate for District 4 as Andrea Campbell runs for mayor. Scam got to hear his personal stories of being in the district, the need to run, if Jesus was a socialist, our public schools and to policing in America. A very chill guy and a great convo on what makes Joel tick. Scam loved him so you should to. Follow Joel! https://twitter.com/MoreForD4 Donate/Volunteer/The Policy! https://www.moreford4.com/ Joel's article on Building (not SELLING) BPS Property https://joelrichardsforchange.weebly.com/updatesvlog/build-bps-or-sell-bps

Jim Aloisi gets an annual slot. It's time again. We all have to return to work. But what does that look like? And how will we get there? Jim can't walk right now so he came up with the idea of "subsidy equity." See if that catches on. MBTA's reliance on fares, decarbonization, and a quick review of the mayoral state of play. Three dudes going off about the never ending austerity and McKinsey determining it. You know Jim. Follow him anyway I guess. https://twitter.com/JimAloisi

Calla Walsh asked if we could do an oral history of the most epic primary we may ever see. So the bhoys obliged. A year in review where lessons must be taught to the activists, to the media, and to the Establishment. We can't forget what was accomplished. Let this be the story passed down to your children's children. And may campaigns learn the kids are alright. And they're not going anywhere.

Scam got intolerant of the city and needed an escape. He can't visit Babbu because of the pandemic and can't necessarily go anywhere else. So why not ask someone who lives there to come chat with the bhoys? Jess Bradley Rushing of Pembroke got the slot. An Emerge alum, Pembroke Selectwoman, mom of 4. She does it all and even Babbu had to ask "How do you work?" A COVID-19 vaccine rollout, schools reopening, the basics of an open town meeting vs. your Strong Mayor/Council system. Also a cool story about being a Chelsea fan (across the pond.) It's all here. You know the deal. Follow Jess: https://twitter.com/jbradleyrushing?s=20 Her pro-views on Free, Universal Child Care as a "The Argument' in the Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/27/metro/should-federal-government-provide-free-universal-child-care/

There's a special election for the Suffolk 19th district. It got spicy the past 24 hours so if you're looking for that content here: go somewhere else. The bhoys wanted to get to know Juan, tell HIS story about his neighborhood and the chaos of a campaign in 60 days. His parents drive his soul, progressive ideas (and realistic perspectives) are what guide him. MassPort, a fandom for the Colombia national team, and freeing the T. You know the stump. Honest, heartfelt hombre. Vota por Juan Jaramillo el martes 2 de marzo. Viva el Juan. Donate/volunteer @ a phonebank/door knock https://www.juanforrep.com/ Follow Juan! https://twitter.com/juanforrep?lang=en

What is a Civil Complaint Review Board? Why are our police officers allowed so much freedom to protect their private lives? How does one get any accountability from those who can kill us? The bhoys had to get to the bottom of this so Babbu asked CJ Griffin of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden and Karen Thompson of the ACLU NJ to help navigate why police accountability is critical in New Jersey as its' legislature debates a police reform bill. CJ's bio: https://www.pashmanstein.com/attorney/cj-griffin Follow CJ! https://twitter.com/CJGriffinEsq Karen's bio: https://www.aclu-nj.org/about/leadership/karen-thompson Follow Karen! https://twitter.com/amazonatty

The bhoys continue the discussions with David's perspectives on the state of Jersey City's mayoral race and Babbu's eyes on what Phil Murphy will (or won't) face for another run as NJ Gov. Also an update on David's new book on H.P. Lovecraft and his time in New York City! Follow David! twitter.com/DavidJHudsonJC David's blog/info! anothertownonthehudson.com

The bhoys are back after a refreshing holiday break where vaccine rollouts are still a mess and you can do coups. Third year in a row where David J. Goodwin got the opening slot to help get the pod back to it's core. What do cities look like in a post COVID-19 world? Can we do transit now? Should we underestimate the idea of "innovation" in urban planning? And what did we learn from after this pandemic hell? Gonna be an even crazier year everybody. Buckle up. Follow David! https://twitter.com/DavidJHudsonJC David's blog/info! https://anothertownonthehudson.com/

The bhoys are reaching the end of the year so that means your elected leaders are probably playing a game or two with police reform, budgets, and everything in between before it closes out. Babbu's extremely pissed about the Hudson County Freeholders and their decision to extend an ICE contract for 10 years. Tom DeGise brings out the worst in him. And then Marie-Frances Rivera of MassBudget got the slot to try and explain why public policy in Massachusetts is difficult, the challenges she deals with trying to have leaders focus in an anti-racism lens, and relates to Scam on how lucky people can have it and life is still a pain in the ass. She rocks. Give her a follow: https://twitter.com/MarieFrances_MA?s=20 Donate to MassBudget if you can: https://massbudget.org/

Okay so Matt O'Malley isn't trying to re-apply for the new job. And she dropped her policy platform on release day. Kendra Hicks, a candidate for Boston's District 6 got the slot and talked with the bhoys about being a first time candidate during a pandemic, why she's running, and reminding us that participatory democracy is only as good as those willing to provide it. The bhoys learned a lot about her and hope you do too. Donate, volunteer, and check Kendra out: https://www.hicksfordistrictsix.com/ Smash the follow button: https://twitter.com/hicks4district6?s=20

National election is over. There were winners and there were losers. So the bhoys must discuss all of it. - The general feelings after it all (like how 1 in 4 nonwhites voted for President Trump. HUH?) - What does this all mean with a Democratic President-Elect in reality (Train Daddy and SALT-bae all over the Jersey tax meat) - What does this all mean with a Democratic President-Elect when you throw poop at the wall (Walsh vs. Wu vs. Campbell is still on, look deeper) - Are your State GOPs walking corpses? There is a very weak pulse. Someone have the defibrillator on standby. We made it. Enjoy a cold glass of milk.

Babbu had a child, a female child, a beautiful third co-host. So he's adapting to life as a new father during a pandemic laughing at how Donald Trump had it, Jeffrey Toobin going zoom hambone, legal weed in his neck of the woods, why Scam voted for Joe Biden after all, and more. Literally this child needs some milk all the time. Can you believe that?

Babbu's on break and Scam needed a co-host so why not the host of another podcast that discusses the same thing Milk does. Evan George of Renters Radio got the slot where he hashes out the DSA and it's role with the past primary season, a housing crisis we're looking at without an eviction moratorium, and mayoral races where two candidates are officially in who know how to play both sides of the game. Follow Evan: https://twitter.com/bostopianews Take a listen to Renters Radio https://anchor.fm/renters-radio

Bhoys had nothing to do. They asked Jim to come on, he said sure. Because of course he did. Twitter wars don't bother him. The spice of life like a negroni. Malinowski/Kean & the New Jersey 7th, fashion, public transit, Michelle Wu. You put a mic in Jim's face; you strap in and enjoy the ride. That's all.

Everyone's come down from Markey/Kennedy. The Joe Kennedy supporters are still screaming about gateway cities and fauxgressives in the wealthier parts of Massachusetts during the highest turnout since 1990 as Ed Markey supporters move onto a general with all gas, no brakes on defunding the police and watching the West Coast burn while a Green New Deal waits in wings. And on top of that, Marty had to ruin Michelle's party. Does it ever end? So the bhoys asked Mitch Gayns of "Those People" podcast to explain what everyone may (or may not have) missed in a Massachusetts Senate primary that Joe Kennedy took for granted at the last possible second. Jacquetta Van Zandt needs to grow up and take the L already. Follow Mitch: www.twitter.com/mitchgayns Enjoy some of Mitch's other works www.MitchGayns.com

One episode before the showdown. Matt Szafranski of Western Mass Politics & Insight got the slot. The bhoys and Matt hash out why everyone's all of a sudden paying attention to Western Mass, the granular stuff about Morse/Neal, and how Kennedy/Markey could look since it's all of a sudden in play. A true enthusiast of the milk and always fun to have a laugh with; enjoy and breathe before one more sleep. Only one poll matters. So vote. Enjoy some WMPI www.wmasspi.com/about-us Follow Matt twitter.com/MSzafranski413

Well, this one was bound to happen at some point right. Michelle got the slot and talked with the bhoys about schools restarting, managing being a mom and an elected official, giving Babbu some tips on parenting, Marty Walsh always being mean to her in the press, and what Boston could look like in a post-COVID19 recovery. A chill pod.

Friend of the pod Brandon McKoy wanted to have some fun with the bhoys about anti-racism budgeting ad the process needed to do it. The big boss/expert on the economics and progressive tax policy at New Jersey Policy Perspective, he's also dabbling in the podcast game. Check out his pod "We Hate Politics" and remember #MathIsReal https://anchor.fm/whppodcast

You all know Jordan Meehan. He's that guy running for the Suffolk 17th against Kevin Honan. The bhoys said come on, tell us about campaign life against an establishment candidate, the reasons why, the difficulties of voting against your own interests and if he would for a Green New Deal in Massachusetts. A nice boy trying to be on the right side of history. Can't go wrong. Jordan's campaign website, etc. You know the drill. https://www.jordanforma.com/

Senator Ed Markey (11:30)called the bhoys on his way back from DC to chat about the campaign, the negativity he's had to face by his primary opponent, the Green New Deal, road trip snacks, and of course ice cream. Eddie Markey from Malden. Endearing meme lord. Don't forget to vote on September 1st and mail in your application to vote from the comfort of your couch either

Firstly Babbu & Scam do the rundowns of life. It's been a while, time for the self-care check ins an announcement that a third co-host is coming soon. And then Scam remembers where he was on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 watching what was supposed to be the most progressive city council in Boston's history say "nah, not this year" and do it under the guise of city charter changes, alternative budget presentations, and the simple risk of layoffs taking place across the city anyway. To the leftists, the progressives, and the people who are just sick of politics as usual, of course Kenzie and Lydia let us down. Let me explain why. Change only comes if you're willing to be creative to circumvent the system, and they couldn't even risk that. For Liz Breadon, I don't even know what to believe anymore. Oh well. Politics is hard. Milkpod learned that the hard way I guess.

Scam was watching last Tuesday's Boston City Council Ways & Means hearing because he knew it'd be spicy. Everyone finally activated, ready to start defunding some cops and putting that money back into the communities where it belongs. And then @Khudaaaaa got her turn to speak and she went full scorch #bospoli policy on why we need to fully defund the Boston police, why Mike Flaherty and Annissa Essaibi-George are accomplices to how we got here, and how adults only listen when it's prepackaged and polite. Scam & Babbu don't care for prepackaged and polite so they gave her the slot and came away with a reality that the future is very bright. The youth just need to mobilize every election and make it count. The bhoys were inspired by her. You should be too. Let's go. Follow Marwa: https://twitter.com/khudaaaaa

America is burning. And in Massachusetts, the power of your vote will be amplified by a lot of folks. Pundits, pols, observers all saying the same thing: this is the most important election in your lifetime. The question is, when you vote, are you really voting for the candidate that deserves it? There's a Massachusetts DEMOCRATIC Senate Debate tonight. Did you even know that? The bhoys invited Jonathan Cohn, your local supervolunteer and progressive advocate about the Kennedy/Markey trench wars: how this election could define the next 50 years, the differences between the two, why a candidates long term evolution on issues matters more than within two years of a progressive shift, and the nerve of activists endorsing candidates for the sake of access to the establishment. #BlackLivesMatter You know Jonathan already. Here's the link anyway. https://twitter.com/JonathanCohn?s=20

A pandemic started two months ago and now COVID-19 is magically over. Babbu & Scam cannot compute this logic. While Phil Murphy & Charlie Baker keep figuring out how many political mouths to feed, the bhoys are horrified at what society has become during a public health crisis. Political leaders across state and local governments are willing to risk lives for the very few who made sure all the relief benefited them as food bank lines become the norm and debt snowballs are an individual mandate. Babbu's disgusted with those who refuse to wear masks, Scam's infuriated at how "equity" is a buzzword that doesn't mean anything to those in power. It's a hot and emotional ride.

Babbu had to get Hector Oseguera running for New Jersey's 8th district so Scam asked Ihssane Leckey to come on because he was keeping an eye on the Massachusetts 4th district. Out of all the candidates, she seemed to be the one talking issues that actually affect people (of the poor kind) beyond Newton/Brookline. Why is she doing this? Why is our healthcare attached to our employment? Will you ever get your 1,200 dollars? So many fun questions, so many compassionate answers. Authenticity, it comes a long way. Check out her website. Donate, volunteer, all that good stuff: https://ihssane.org/ Follow Ihssane: https://twitter.com/ihssaneleckey?s=20

There's a pandemic going on and the political campaign season hasn't ended. Sure, Bernie's dropped out, your candidates can't get their signatures without fear of contracting Coronavirus, and they have reached market saturation with the virtual check-ins, zoom town halls, and community Q&As with the same experts in infectious diseases. So Babbu reached out to Hector Oseguera, running for US House in the New Jersey 8th district. Hector explained what drives him to run against Albio Sires in a minority majority district, the need for cancelling rent & mortgages in the bigger picture, and trying to get over the campaign cash hump against a political machine that isn't having it Check out his campaign, donate if you can https://www.oseguera2020.com/ Give him a follow too https://twitter.com/Oseguera2020

The bhoys have gone a bit stir crazy and goofed off with their friends Goletz & Sperry. Nothing serious. Just laughs. Follow Goletz https://twitter.com/matthewgoletz?s=20 Follow Sperry https://twitter.com/bitesperry?s=20

While everything seems to stop in a time of Coronavirus, the bhoys wanted to continue their discussion about immigration during it. Sarah Betancourt of Commonwealth Magazine got the slot. Everyone hunkers down while she continues reporting on what's going on for immigrants and policy with courts closing, those in ICE custody a the bottom of a testing priority list, and Tom Hodgson still mouthing off. At least we will always have cheese. Follow Sarah https://twitter.com/sweetadelinevt?s=20

Everyone is doing social distance but not Babbu & Scam. Julia Mejia's been planning some public hearings on sanctuary safe spaces (on hold because of COVID-19) and the bhoys wanted to get some background on the legal aspects of immigration here in Boston. Who better than Matt Cameron, a local immigration attorney (and new ward committee member for East Boston) to harp with them about ICE, immigration policy, and what he hopes to achieve with new ward committees in our midst. It's the indica.

Babbu talks a lot about the Gateway Project. It's basically the MBTA getting a massive overhaul, but for millions more people. It's a lifeline to New York and New Jersey that can keep him up at night if something goes wrong. So he invited Brian Fritsch of the Regional Plan Association (7:48) to coach the bhoys on a few things about it. No, it won't collapse soon, but how many bodies will it take for it to finally matter? Who knows. Here's a video explaining Gateway Project's Hudson Tunnel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJi2-I18kW4&frags=pl%2Cwn And one on the Gateway Project's Portal Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty7F3bOjkZU

Babbu has fond memories of Liberty State Park and always wondered what efforts it took to protect it. So he invited Sam Pesin, President of the Friends of Liberty State Park (8:40) to explain the decades long fight to preserve it, the battles he's had to fight, & the stories going back to when the park was first founded to now. The current battle is protecting Caven Point, a bird sanctuary that is being considered for three golf holes for Liberty National; something that benefits few under the presumption of many. Sam's just like the bhoys... he's just seen it longer. The fight goes on. Find The Friends of Liberty State Park's website below and consider your own conservation efforts in your cities: http://www.folsp.org/preservation/protection_laws.html Also find Morris Pesin's (Sam's dad) obituary that speaks to the heart of who he is: http://www.folsp.org/history/father_print.pdf

Marty Walsh had his State of the City, Charlie Baker had his State of the Commonwealth, it is time for the State of Dire Straits. Mike Leyba got the slot to speak of his personal experiences and helped hash out the details about rent control, Airbnb, Suffolk Downs & other tidbits as we endure this displacement/housing/neo-liberal crisis. We can't wait to see Swampscott step up and be true missionaries to fix it all.

Babbu & Scam have returned from holiday break and not much has changed. Your rents still sky high, public transportation still dysfunctional, and capitalism is what will ruin us all. But at least the bhoys let their two "uncles" David Goodwin & Jim Aloisi come back and provide a few predictions on what they see as the growing issues of Jersey City, New Jersey and Boston, Massachusetts respectively. AirBNBs, public parks becoming golf courses, free public transportation, and a Gateway Project that will never get started. 2020 with that zero vision. They love to see it. "Uncle" Dave https://twitter.com/DavidJHudsonJC "Uncle" Jim https://twitter.com/JimAloisi