最高の CodCAST ポッドキャスト (2025)

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Beyond the MCAS with Ed. Secretary Tutwiler 33:12

5d ago33:12

33:12

On this week’s episode of the Codcast, Michael Jonas, executive editor of CommonWealth Beacon, sits down with Patrick Tutwiler, Massachusetts’ Secretary of Education. Tutwiler co-chairs a graduation council tasked with proposing new educational standards and assessments to replace the MCAS. Take a look behind the scenes.…

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ROSTERMANIA ALREADY? ALLUKA IS NEXT UP! 2:14:20

11d ago2:14:20

2:14:20

Nameless and BenJ talk the landscape of challengers, interview OMiT Rafi and discuss the state of some CDL teams headed into the break. 8:34 Show Start/Rafi Interview/Alluka Talk34:26 Telluride Bush41:25 Faze Rumor?48:47 LAT 1:01:29 Falcons1:12:00 GA Discussion1:16:40 Surge1:18:29 Faze1:25:40 STOCK UP/STOCK DOWN1:50:34 ZOOMA JOINS!2:09:00 Q/A…

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The political and the personal of who learns classical music (ft. Élider DiPaula) 30:41

12d ago30:41

30:41

On this week’s episode of The Codcast, what it means when political forces come for the arts. CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Élider DiPaula, the new executive director of Project STEP — a 12-year music program focused on bringing students from underrepresented or marginalized backgrounds into the world of classical string mu…

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CDL LAUNCH WEEK! 1:42:06

18d ago1:42:06

1:42:06

Nameless and Ben discuss all teams opening weekend performance. Welcome back!

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Showdown over Boston tax rates, ft Greg Maynard 34:34

19d ago34:34

34:34

How much of Boston’s tax needs should fall on residents? The question is splitting City Hall and the business community, as dropping commercial property values and rising home values threaten a 13 percent residential tax hike in 2026. This week on the Codcast, Greg Maynard, executive director of the Boston Policy Institute, joins CommonWealth Beaco…

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The Legislature breaks for the holidays and ballot questions heat up 31:00

26d ago31:00

31:00

On this week’s episode of The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Chris Lisinski check in as Beacon Hill heads into its winter break. Chris looks back at the end of year lawmaking hustle, and what was left for 2026, then turns to a possibly record-smashing number of ballot questions that could land before voters next November.…

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Restoring civic discourse in an age of polarization (with Jim Peyser) 35:57

1M ago35:57

35:57

On this week’s episode of The Codcast, Jim Peyser, who served as secretary of education under Gov. Charlie Baker, talks with executive editor Michael Jonas about the yearlong series of essays he wrote for CommonWealth Beacon on the need for civil discussion of often controversial issues in an era of polarized debate. Peyser says a healthy democracy…

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When medical access is a legal puzzle (with Matt Selig) 35:26

1M ago35:26

35:26

On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk Matt Selig, the executive director of Health Law Advocates (HLA). They discuss the blur between medical and legal access issues, the group’s history and capacity, and their current li…

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Municipal budgets at the breaking point (with Adam Chapdelaine, Mayor Kassandra Gove, and Paul Craney) 32:14

2M ago32:14

32:14

Massachusetts Municipal Association Executive Director Adam Chapdelaine, Amesbury Mayor Kassandra Gove, and Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Executive Director Paul Craney join The Codcast to dive deep on the world of municipal finances in a panel discussion moderated by CommonWealth Beacon reporter Chris Lisinski. Guests unpack the various dynamics p…

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A year after Steward closures, lost trust and betrayal 31:51

2M ago31:51

31:51

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Hallie Claflin talk about Claflin’s deep dive into the fallout from Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy. Two communities – the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester and the rural Nashoba Valley – lost their community health centers. Just over a year later, the local emergency healt…

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The government shutdown's effects on the Mass. Health Connector (with Audrey Gasteier) 34:45

2M ago34:45

34:45

This week on The Codcast: Health or Consequences, John McDonough and Paul Hattis are joined by Audrey Gasteier, executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Gasteier discusses the current crisis facing residents of the commonwealth should the federal government fail to renew premium tax credits.…

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Who you gonna call? (with Salem Mayor, Dominick Pangallo) 30:21

2M ago30:21

30:21

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Hallie Claflin talks with Dominick Pangallo, Mayor of Salem. Every year in October, Salem experiences a massive tourism boom as more than a million visitors flock to the site of the Salem Witch Trials for the spooky season. How does a small city of 45,000 manage the influx of tourists? How do S…

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Could the shutdown push Mass. toward recession? (with Mark Williams) 24:30

3M ago24:30

24:30

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Mark Williams, finance lecturer at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Now two weeks into the federal shutdown, Williams reviews an already bleak estimate of Massachusetts’s financial health if officials continue on their current spending path. Facing…

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Health care challenges in the Berkshires (with Michael Leary) 30:09

3M ago30:09

30:09

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Michael Leary, director of media relations for Berkshire Health Systems. They dive into what makes Berkshire County such a complicated place for health care access – with rural towns, busier cities, college students, and of course the seasonal visitors looking to peep …

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A Super PAC longshot (with Prof. Larry Lessig) 36:54

3M ago36:54

36:54

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Harvard professor Larry Lessig about the ill-fated attempt to restrict Super PAC contributions in Massachusetts and the successful effort in Maine that was struck down by the lower court. The Maine coalition thinks it has a shot at convincing higher courts, not to over…

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What health care workers are feeling on the ground 27:39

3M ago27:39

27:39

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith continues health care month coverage in a conversation with 1199SEIU executive vice president Cari Medina and Anestine Bentick, lead medical assistant at South Boston Community Health. They discuss existing pressures on stretched workforces, the impacts of recent closures, and ho…

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Bracing for impact with Health and Human Services Secretary Kiame Mahaniah 31:58

3M ago31:58

31:58

This week on the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Massachusetts secretary of Health and Human Services, about looming Medicaid cuts, the primary care crisis, and how to make sure the vulnerable can…

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Blocking and tackling with Massport CEO Rich Davey 34:05

4M ago34:05

34:05

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Rich Davey, who just finished his first year as CEO of Massport. They talk about his long history of ground transportation work, plans to improve air travel, and whether Boston actually could have handled the 2024 Olympics.…

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Elyse Cherry talks BlueHub predatory lending lawsuit 39:20

4M ago39:20

39:20

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith sits down with Elyse Cherry, CEO of BlueHub Capital, to discuss the recent court decision that BlueHub violated consumer protection statutes around lending. Where does the case go next, and why did lawmakers push for new rules tailored to BlueHub’s controversial lending practices…

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Restoring blighted properties is easier said than done in Western Mass. 32:23

4M ago32:23

32:23

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon editor Laura Colarusso sits down with Gateway Cities reporter Hallie Claflin to talk about her recent reporting in Holyoke – where city leaders and housing developers have struggled to restore vacant mills and blighted industrial buildings. They discuss the costly environmental hazards associated with t…

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Can Mass. turn the health care crisis around? (with Eric Dickson) 33:44

5M ago33:44

33:44

The Bay State is already struggling with a primary care provider crisis, and the head of the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts sees an increasingly grim road ahead if current trends persist. This week on the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public…

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Trump tax bill: the good, the mixed, and the still uncertain 26:10

5M ago26:10

26:10

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon executive editor Michael Jonas talks with reporter Jennifer Smith about a series of stories, parsing the sprawling Trump tax and spending bill. They discuss why it’s so hard to know if Opportunity Zones have been effective, and why affordable housing advocates are mixed on the administration’s approach …

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Navigating the new broker’s fee law in Mass. (with Todd Kaplan) 27:49

5M ago27:49

27:49

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith and Todd Kaplan, senior attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, set the stage for a new law changing the way broker’s fees in Massachusetts have been handled for the past decade. Starting August 1, the balance is meant to shift away from the renters and towards landlords when …

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Massachusetts leans into artificial intelligence (with AI Hub director Sabrina Mansur) 28:37

5M ago28:37

28:37

This week on The Codcast, it’s the state angle on artificial intelligence. CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Sabrina Mansur, director of the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub. Mansur explains how she uses AI in her daily life and why keeping Massachusetts competitive means a $100 million taxpayer-funded effort to g…

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Reconsidering school receivership 28:00

6M ago28:00

28:00

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon executive editor Michael Jonas joins reporter Jennifer Smith to trace the last decade in state takeovers of local school districts. The results, as Jonas has reported, are a far cry from a silver bullet to fix struggling schools.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Keeping time with MBTA's Phil Eng 25:03

6M ago25:03

25:03

More than 800,000 people ride the T everyday. This week on the Codcast, reporter Gin Dumcias is joined by Phil Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or "the T" to talk about the state of the system and what lies down the track.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Michelle Wu | The introvert’s guide to being mayor 33:47

6M ago33:47

33:47

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Gintautas Dumcius interviews Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about her start in politics and being both an introvert and a politician, why she’s a Democrat, the super PACs crowding into this year’s election, and her media diet.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Why a quasi-independent state agency needed a quick $240 million 28:58

6M ago28:58

28:58

John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk to Matt Veno, executive director of the Group Insurance Commission, which handles health insurance for 460,000 public employees. They talk about the quasi-independent public entity, which recently received a last-minute $240 million infusion fro…

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Decoding the state budget with Doug Howgate 26:59

6M ago26:59

26:59

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jenn Smith talks to Doug Howgate president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) about the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget. They break down differences between the House and Senate plans, discuss why some parts of the process always happen behind closed doors, and consider the future of…

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Chief Justice Kimberly Budd makes the case for the state courts 32:02

7M ago32:02

32:02

This week on the Codcast, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Kimberly Budd sits down for a wide-ranging interview with CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith. They discuss trust in the judiciary, the role of the trial courts and the SJC, and if independence feels more achievable for state courts than the federal bench.…

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‘Forewarned is forearmed’ on housing voucher cuts 19:56

7M ago19:56

19:56

This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Kenzie Bok, head of the Boston Housing Authority, to discuss the threat of President Trump’s budget on rental assistance spending.CommonWealth Beacon による

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How does public media survive threats from inside and out? 23:24

7M ago23:24

23:24

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Margaret Low, CEO of WBUR, to discuss the role of NPR in the news ecosystem, defending journalistic institutions and values while upholding rigorous standards, and the upcoming WBUR Festival.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Mike Kennealy on why he's running for governor 29:14

7M ago29:14

29:14

This week, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy joins Gin Dumcius of CommonWealth Beacon to discuss why he's running for governor of Massachusetts, his time as secretary of housing and economic development under Charlie Baker, his thoughts on housing and immigration policy, and more.CommonWealth Beacon による

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How race and immigration status limit health care access 35:07

8M ago35:07

35:07

John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute are joined by Tiffany Joseph, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Northeastern University, to discuss her new book, 'Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Healthcare Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare.'…

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No man is an island: The collective climate challenge of coastal Massachusetts 59:50

8M ago59:50

59:50

This episode of the Codcast is a recording of a live event that took place April 30 in Provincetown, Mass., co-moderated by CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith and Eve Zuckoff of CAI (the Cape and Islands NPR station). Together with a panel of conservation, planning, and community development experts, they discussed what it means to live an…

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UMass Pres. Meehan on higher ed crisis response 33:50

8M ago33:50

33:50

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Marty Meehan, president of the University of Massachusetts system, to discuss UMass's work in climate technology and its response to the federal government's attacks on higher education.CommonWealth Beacon による

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The stakes of Western Mass. transit gaps 32:47

8M ago32:47

32:47

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by state Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa of the First Hampshire district and Laura Sylvester, public policy manager at the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, to discuss transportation challenges in Western Massachusetts and how they connect with other policy areas.…

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Managed retreat: not if, but when? 31:03

9M ago31:03

31:03

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Kristin Uiterwyk, director of the Urban Harbors Institute at UMass Boston, and Chris Krahforst, Director of Climate Adaptation and Conservation for the town of Hull, to discuss managed retreat in Massachusetts coastal communities threatened by rising waters and shrinking sands.…

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Sec. Santiago on improving veterans services 28:15

9M ago28:15

28:15

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Jon Santiago, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services, to discuss how the now two-year-old office is progressing, advances at the Commonwealth's Veterans Homes, how it is responding to threats from Washington, and what work he's excited about for the future.…

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Primary care physicians organizing union at Mass General Brigham 27:25

9M ago27:25

27:25

This week on the Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute talk to Michael Barnett, who is both a primary care physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of health policy at the T.H. Chan School, about the ongoing effort to unionize PCPs across the Mass General Brig…

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Sec. Augustus on housing policy base hits 31:25

9M ago31:25

31:25

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith sits down with Ed Augustus, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, to discuss how federal policy changes threaten state housing goals, the Commonwealth's response, the tools it is using to meet those goals, and much more.…

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The data purge domino effect 27:32

10M ago27:32

27:32

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith is joined by Ariel Beccia, an instructor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to discuss the Trump administration's purges of health-related government data, how these and other data purges ripple through society, and researchers' efforts to respond.…

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The front lines of immigration policy fights 27:54

10M ago27:54

27:54

CommonWealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith is joined by Sarang Sekhavat, Chief of Staff at the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), to discuss threats to immigration policies such as Temporary Protected Status and sanctuary cities, and how officials in Massachusetts and nationally are responding.…

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Sen. Ed Markey and the chainsaw to democracy 29:03

10M ago29:03

29:03

CommonWealth Beacon's Jennifer Smith interviews US Senator Ed Markey on the fight against Trump's actions, his stance on running again, and the future of the Democratic party.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Tackling the primary care crisis in Massachusetts 33:55

10M ago33:55

33:55

John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute sit down with Dr. Wayne Altman, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, to discuss the growing primary care crisis in Massachusetts. They explore the causes behind the physician shortage, and the 'Primary Care for You' bill aime…

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The case for banning smart phones in schools 27:16

10M ago27:16

27:16

CommonWealth Beacon editor Laura Colarusso sits down with state Senator John Velis to discuss the growing issue of smart phone addiction among youth, its impact on mental health, and a new bill aimed at addressing these concerns.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Josh Kraft enters Boston mayoral race 20:24

11M ago20:24

20:24

CommonWealth Beacon editor Laura Colarusso is joined by fellow reporter Gin Dumcius to discuss Josh Kraft's candidacy, Mayor Wu's response, and top issues in this race.CommonWealth Beacon による

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Legislating care and cost: the health insurers' perspective 26:40

11M ago26:40

26:40

John McDonough of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute interview Lora Pellegrini, president of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, to discuss healthcare affordability, regulation, and legislative efforts in Massachusetts. They cover prescription drug pricing, hospital accountability, and the future …

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