Outdoor Cats Podcast
Outdoor Cats Podcast
Podcast Description
Weekly broadcasts from a city that punishes you for caring. Join Bill and Chris for leftist perspectives from Worcester, MA, an urban knife’s edge of gentrification and vulture capital. We discuss local current events, analyzing the ways in which these stories ripple outward from the city we call home. We’ll even talk some about what you can do to fight back! www.worcestersucks.email
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The podcast covers themes related to gentrification, labor rights, community resilience, and social justice. Episodes touch on specific local events, such as the resignation of controversial hospital administrators, city council debates on bigotry, and grassroots organizing efforts in response to policing issues. Recent topics also include the effects of real estate speculation on the city and critical discussions surrounding mutual aid.
Weekly broadcasts from a city that punishes you for caring. Join Bill and Chris for leftist perspectives from Worcester, MA, an urban knife’s edge of gentrification and vulture capital. We discuss local current events, analyzing the ways in which these stories ripple outward from the city we call home. We’ll even talk some about what you can do to fight back!
We catch up on some council funnies, talk about how the only way to handle this incoming council is as a long ongoing bit. Like the Moe Bergman pipes moment from the last council… it’s all ROFL from here on out, baby. Like so…
This Westerling guy is all right.
We revisit our winners and losers of 2024 to see how the proverbial tables have turned, we again turn to Ray Mariano for three stooges style physical comedy: trotting around with pie on his face going ‘it’s not pie’ over and over and over.
Our winners and losers of 2024. Our predictions were a…mixed bag!83% of “assaults” at WPS were committed by elementary schoolers
Ray Mariano- WPS “manipulated the numbers” by uhhhh…reporting them.
Then we talk music!
Please buy an outdoor cat shirt if you enjoy this program!!
Oooo ahhhhh you’d look great in it! And just $20? In a post-Brandon world?
We did 50 episodes! Look at us. Would you just look at us. Couldn’t have done it without you fine folks out there listening. Think about someone else who might like the show and give it a share will ya? Word of mouth is really the only way this newsletter gets around and it’s done us perfectly well so far.
Also we couldn’t do this if I (Bill) was working another job because hooo boy it actually takes a lot of back-end work to get these episodes out, on top of all the other writing and editing that goes into this outlet in general. Subscriptions or tips would be appreciated!
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Chris’ favorite albums of 2025: For each of these, I’m going to link to one of my favorite tracks from the album. You can find the entire album if you want because you are smart. Cannibal Ox, “Aireplane”Viagra Boys, “viagr aboys”Nate Smith, “LIVE-ACTION”
(Bonus Nate Smith, “Red Arrow” drum solo live at the Blue Note for the recording of Fearless Flyers IV. I have this and all of the Fearless Flyers catalog on vinyl and I will play it real loud for anyone who asks nicely)clipping. “Dead Channel Sky”Anna Buchegger, “Soiz”Ohhhh I forgot the new De La Soul album!
Bill’s: Gelli Haha, “Switcheroo.” S.G. Goodman, “Planting By The Signs.” Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, “New Threats From The Soul.”
Neither’s: Geese, “Getting Killed”
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∿Intro music by yours truly (Bill)
∿Outro: “King Harvest” by The Band
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