Episode 9 -- What's the Matter with Massachusetts? -- with Jonathan Cohn of Progressive Mass.
We sit down with Jonathan Cohn, chair of the Issues and Elections committees of Progressive Mass, and talk about PM's fight for more progressive bills...
Mass of Contradictions
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Two crotchety Massachusetts residents (one under-employed historian and one over-employed software engineer) comment on national and state politics -- the sort of issues that local media would have forty years ago -- just with more swearing. Please support this podcast! -- https://www.patreon.com/massofcontradictions
Episode 8 -- Holiday Update
Our December holiday update covering MA politicians, Nathaniel MulCahey's bid for Congress, Mandaeans (a small gnostic religious group from Iraq) movi...
Episode 7 -- Emily Gallagher for NY State Assembly in Brooklyn
We go on the road and talk with the diplomatic and hypnotic Emily Gallagher, NYC activist and resident running for New Yor'sk 50th District State Asse...
Episode 6 -- Ricky Canavan-Wagner for State Rep
Ricky Canavan-Wagner, a progressive running for State Representative in Beverly, Mass., brings out our sincerity (to a degree). We discuss foster care...
Episode 5 -- Democratic Convention of Contradictions; and, What the HellI Is Going On, Britain?
Would you rather take an explicit selfie with Elizabeth Warren, or the Queen? This month we discuss the liberal orgy that was the Massachusetts State ...
Episode 4 -- Who Jacked Up the Rent? And Why Do We Need Landlords Anyway?
We all know that the rent is too damn high – but what can we do about it? We take apart the disingenuous arguments against rent control and public hou...
Episode 3 -- The Massachusetts Constitution of Contradictions
We pose the question: is it possible to impose democracy on a society like Massachusetts? We discuss the strange, labyrinthine process of getting laws...
Episode 2 -- Mass of Congestion
The show gets derailed by the hot topic of traffic congestion. Mike and Sam provide the only analysis on the traffic policy suggestions put forward by...
Episode 1 -- Scrutinizing the Massachusetts Citizens Commission -- campaign finance and social class
Money in politics, Question 2, and the efforts to overturn Citizens United. Mike and Sam provide the only queer analysis (or any sort of analysis) out...
Introduction to the Mass of Contradictions
The basics: two whiny people try to justify their claim on your time. It's about Massachusetts, so it involves Native American history, Harvard, and a...