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The Codcast

Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.

  1. AG Campbell readies for Trump return

    4 DAYS AGO

    AG Campbell readies for Trump return

    This week on the Codcast, Commonwealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith sits down with Attorney General of Massachusetts Andrea Campbell to discuss the hurdles and opportunities that lay ahead under a second Trump term.

    19 min
  2. Latino voters lead rightward shift in Mass.

    6 DAYS AGO

    Latino voters lead rightward shift in Mass.

    This week on the Codcast, Commonwealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith is joined by Mayor of Holyoke Joshua Garcia to reflect on the rightward trend of Latino voters in the 2024 presidential election. They discuss potential mechanisms behind the shift, and lessons learned for both political parties.

    31 min
  3. The workforce ripple effects of Mass. ballot questions

    3 NOV

    The workforce ripple effects of Mass. ballot questions

    This week on the Codcast, Commonwealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith and Gintautas Dumcius sit down with CWB editor Bruce Mohl, executive editor Michael Jonas, and reporter Bhaamati Borkhetaria, to discuss how the five questions on the Massachusetts ballot may impact the workforce. They also summarize arguments for and against the questions and reveal key financers of both sides.

    38 min
  4. Balancing profit and care in Massachusetts health reform

    28 OCT

    Balancing profit and care in Massachusetts health reform

    This week on The Codcast, John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute sit down with Sen. Cindy Friedman of Middlesex to discuss how the state Legislature is tackling health care reform. They unpack the fragility of Massachusetts' health care following Steward hospital closures, holding insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and private equity accountable, and maintaining transparency in the legislative process.

    26 min
  5. Striving for fairness in spending the fair share funds

    21 OCT

    Striving for fairness in spending the fair share funds

    This week on the Codcast, Commonwealth Beacon's editor Bruce Mohl sits down with Phineas Baxandall, Policy Director for the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, and Pete Wilson, Senior Policy Director for Transportation for Massachusetts. They discuss the recent controversy between the Healey-Driscoll administration and state Legislature over distributing surplus revenue collected by the millionaire's tax.

    25 min
  6. Milton's dilemma in the face of housing reform

    14 OCT

    Milton's dilemma in the face of housing reform

    This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon’s Jennifer Smith is joined by state Sen. Brendan Crighton of Lynn, along with zoning expert and consultant Amy Dain. They discuss the MBTA Communities Act in light of recent arguments before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Milton's failure to comply. This episode examines the necessity of multi-family zoning to tackle the growing housing crisis, how the bill was designed, and understanding its role in a larger economic development package.

    30 min
  7. Rising waters: navigating flooding in Mass.

    7 OCT

    Rising waters: navigating flooding in Mass.

    This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon’s Jennifer Smith sits down with Katherine Antos, Undersecretary of Decarbonization and Resilience, to share how the state plans to tackle sea level rise, coastal storms, and flooding exacerbated by climate change. They discuss long vs. short-term mitigation, financing climate resiliency, and the ResilientMass Plan.

    30 min
  8. A new leader is changing Merrimack Valley health care

    30 SEPT

    A new leader is changing Merrimack Valley health care

    This week on The Codcast, John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute are joined by Dr. Abha Agrawal, CEO of Lawrence General Hospital. They discuss her vision for a community-based health system, barriers to advancing equity in Merrimack Valley health care, and the hospital 'safety net' amidst a transition to 3 hospitals.

    34 min
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Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.

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  • Creator
    CommonWealth Beacon
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    442
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