SK 55 - Live Episode 6 (May 29, 2007)

05.29.2007 | Category Podcasts

We welcome Massachusetts State Representative Jamie Eldridge to Saint Kermit, to discuss his current campaign for the US Congress, including his views on health care and the Iraq war.

SK 54 - Live Episode 5 (May 22, 2007)

05.22.2007 | Category Podcasts

We begin the show with a quick look at the green-ing of New York taxis and the presidential candidacies of current and former New York mayors. We are then joined by Ann Eldridge Malone, Executive Director of the Alliance to Defend Health Care, to discuss the shortcomings of the current Massachusetts health insurance law and how the “medical-industrial complex” is hindering efforts to move toward universal single-payer health care.

SK 53 - Live Episode 4 (May 15, 2007)

05.15.2007 | Category Podcasts

Our thoughts about the significant losses in the honeybee population (it’s more important than you might have thought) and about the use of humor in campaign ads aired by Bill Richardson lead off the program. We then interview Shannon Senior, who has been spearheading efforts to hold up the construction of a new Wal-Mart in Worcester.

SK 52 - Live Episode 3 (May 8, 2007)

05.08.2007 | Category Podcasts

We begin with a discussion about the possible arrival of Wal-Mart in Worcester and the efforts being made to stall, or even prevent, construction. Then we speak with Andy Wasif, co-author of How to Talk to a Yankee Fan, and founder of Sox Fan University.

SK 51 - Live Episode 2 (April 24, 2007)

04.24.2007 | Category Podcasts

After discussing some of the chilling characteristics of the Bush Administration, we discuss the current politics of sex education and abortion with Angus McQuilken, Director of Public Relations and Government Affairs of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.

SK 50 - Live Episode 1 (April 17, 2007)

04.17.2007 | Category Podcasts

Saint Kermit returns after a four-month hiatus, with its first live episode on Talkshoe. Grace Ross joins Jim, Tony, Janine and Mike to discuss the early months of the Deval Patrick administration and her own efforts in Worcester and around the state.

SK 49 - The Spirit of the Season (enhanced)

12.18.2006 | Category Podcasts


While Jim is off Welcoming the Yule at the Christmas Revels, Mary Hess joins Tony to discuss Mitt Romney’s flip-flops on a number of issues including gay marriage. We also ponder the messages of hope coming from politicians such as Deval Patrick and Barak Obama.		Mary and Tony interview liturgical musician Marty Haugen. Haugen is best known for a 25-year career composing over 400 pieces for Christian congregations, but his latest release, In the Days to Come, is a collaboration with percussionist Marc Anderson in which they offer songs of peace, the compositions based in musical styles from around the world and from the world’s major religious traditions.

This week’s musical selection is a track from Haugen’s In the Days to Come. It’s a song built around a Buddhist chant, entitled “Gate, Gate” (pronounced Gah-tay, Gah-tay).		The sports crew discusses the holiday gift list of the Boston sports teams.

SK 49 - The Spirit of the Season

12.18.2006 | Category Podcasts


While Jim is off Welcoming the Yule at the Christmas Revels, Mary Hess joins Tony to discuss Mitt Romney’s flip-flops on a number of issues including gay marriage. We also ponder the messages of hope coming from politicians such as Deval Patrick and Barak Obama.		Mary and Tony interview liturgical musician Marty Haugen. Haugen is best known for a 25-year career composing over 400 pieces for Christian congregations, but his latest release, In the Days to Come, is a collaboration with percussionist Marc Anderson in which they offer songs of peace, the compositions based in musical styles from around the world and from the world’s major religious traditions.

This week’s musical selection is a track from Haugen’s In the Days to Come. It’s a song built around a Buddhist chant, entitled “Gate, Gate” (pronounced Gah-tay, Gah-tay).		The sports crew discusses the holiday gift list of the Boston sports teams.

SK 48 - And the Third Shall Be First

12.04.2006 | Category Podcasts

Inspired (if you want to call it that) by the early beginning of the 2008 Presidential campaign, Tony and Jim take a look at this weekend’s (Canadian) Liberal Party leadership convention, where neither of the top two candidates came home with the prize, and how this relates to continuing efforts to enact instant runoff voting in Massachusetts and elsewhere.

We interview Kate Forsythe and Malcolm Littlefield, two members of the Homeschoolers’ UN Club. They discuss their participation in the Bentley College Model United Nations program, the place of youth in activism, and their specific goal, US ratifaction of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

For more information about the group, contact lirilanu@charter.net.

SK 47 - Hot Stuff (enhanced)

11.20.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike discuss the results of the Massachusetts elections as they concern the candidates of the Green-Rainbow and Working Families Parties, and what’s in store for those candidates and parties.They then discuss the importance of community media, as exemplified by the 20th anniversary of WCCA in Worcester (for local community) and the birth of Al Jazeera International in English (for the global community).		Ann Hancock is the Executive Director of the Climate Protection Campaign, a California-based organization that is working to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases generated in and around Sonoma County. Its mission is “to create a positive future for our children and all life by inspiring action in response to the climate crisis.”The organization’s current fundraising effort is the ecobabes calendar. It’s good way to have some fun with a serious topic. Perhaps it’s a good holiday present, too.

Nothing this week but a shameless plug…		The sports crew discusses this past weekend’s real National Championship game - between Michigan and Ohio State - and the state of the Red Sox hot stove season.

SK 47 - Hot Stuff

11.20.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike discuss the results of the Massachusetts elections as they concern the candidates of the Green-Rainbow and Working Families Parties, and what’s in store for those candidates and parties.They then discuss the importance of community media, as exemplified by the 20th anniversary of WCCA in Worcester (for local community) and the birth of Al Jazeera International in English (for the global community).		Ann Hancock is the Executive Director of the Climate Protection Campaign, a California-based organization that is working to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases generated in and around Sonoma County. Its mission is “to create a positive future for our children and all life by inspiring action in response to the climate crisis.”The organization’s current fundraising effort is the ecobabes calendar. It’s good way to have some fun with a serious topic. Perhaps it’s a good holiday present, too.

Nothing this week but a shameless plug…		The sports crew discusses this past weekend’s real National Championship game - between Michigan and Ohio State - and the state of the Red Sox hot stove season.

SK 46 - Democrats, Democrats Everywhere (enhanced)

11.06.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike explore the possibility of a Democrat-controlled Congress in Washington, what we might expect from the White House in response, and how the Democrat-controlled Massachusetts legislature of recent years might be offered as a useful illustration.		We interview Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union and author of A Country That Works, and Anna Burger, the chair of the Change to Win Coalition, about the role of 21st century unions in the global economy, American politics and in the lives of unions members and non-union members alike.

We welcome Worcester’s Mauro DePasquale, with his composition “In Your Hands”. In addition to his own work, Mauro performs with several other performers, including the Johnny Dollar Experiment.		The sports crew ventures down to Foxboro to talk about tailgating and why it is better than the game itself.

SK 46 - Democrats, Democrats Everywhere

11.06.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike explore the possibility of a Democrat-controlled Congress in Washington, what we might expect from the White House in response, and how the Democrat-controlled Massachusetts legislature of recent years might be offered as a useful illustration.		We interview Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union and author of A Country That Works, and Anna Burger, the chair of the Change to Win Coalition, about the role of 21st century unions in the global economy, American politics and in the lives of unions members and non-union members alike.

We welcome Worcester’s Mauro DePasquale, with his composition “In Your Hands”. In addition to his own work, Mauro performs with several other performers, including the Johnny Dollar Experiment.		The sports crew ventures down to Foxboro to talk about tailgating and why it is better than the game itself.

SK 45 - The WCCA Roundtable (enhanced)

10.29.2006 | Category Podcasts


Recorded live at WCCA in Worcester, Saint Kermit hosted its second political roundtable discussion. Joining Jim were: Ryan Adams, from Ryan’s Take Michael Ball, from Marry in Massachusetts Luc Schuster, the newly elected Co-chair of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party We discuss the state of the gubernatorial campaign, and what we expect to happen after November 7 (including the November 9 constitutional convention).

Elizabeth Butters, a student at Wellesley College, joins us with her rendition of “Wildwood Flower” on the dulcimer.		The sports crew couldn’t avoid talking about some baseball with the Cards winning the series and how the Tigers basically did themselves in, reviewed the concept of “the grass is always greener” as it pertains to perceptions and exeptions with backup quarterbacks, i.e., Bledsoe/Romo contrasted with Bledsoe/Brady.

SK 45 - The WCCA Roundtable

10.29.2006 | Category Podcasts


Recorded live at WCCA in Worcester, Saint Kermit hosted its second political roundtable discussion. Joining Jim were: Ryan Adams, from Ryan’s Take Michael Ball, from Marry in Massachusetts Luc Schuster, the newly elected Co-chair of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party We discuss the state of the gubernatorial campaign, and what we expect to happen after November 7 (including the November 9 constitutional convention).

Elizabeth Butters, a student at Wellesley College, joins us with her rendition of “Wildwood Flower” on the dulcimer.		The sports crew couldn’t avoid talking about some baseball with the Cards winning the series and how the Tigers basically did themselves in, reviewed the concept of “the grass is always greener” as it pertains to perceptions and exeptions with backup quarterbacks, i.e., Bledsoe/Romo contrasted with Bledsoe/Brady.

SK 44 - Music To Our Ears (enhanced)

10.21.2006 | Category Podcasts


To begin, Mike interviews Rand Wilson about his current run for State Auditor under the banner of the Working Families Party and the prospects for Ballot Question 2.Mike and Jim then discuss the good and the bad of cross-endorsement, as well as Thursday’s gubernatorial debate.		The sports crew discusses the re-emergence of Lou Pinella as manager for the Cubs and discuss the upcoming World Series and why, or why not, the Tigers will win it!

Before his recent performance in Framingham, we spoke with John McCutcheon, one of America’s most talented musicians and folk singers. We had a chance to discuss his music and his interest in the labor movement, political causes (although not necessarily politics) and baseball.For this week’s musical offering, we are playing “It’s the Economy, Stupid” from his most recent album Mightier Than the Sword., which was inspired by Wendell Berry’s book, Jayber Crow. (Because John has made so much great music, it was hard to pick one song to play, so we went thematic.) John will be back in Massachusetts in Friday, December 1, at the Firehouse Coffeehouse in Littleton. If you have never heard him play (and we simply can’t do him justice on a 45 minute podcast), you should make every effort to attend.

SK 44 - Music To Our Ears

10.21.2006 | Category Podcasts


To begin, Mike interviews Rand Wilson about his current run for State Auditor under the banner of the Working Families Party and the prospects for Ballot Question 2.Mike and Jim then discuss the good and the bad of cross-endorsement, as well as Thursday’s gubernatorial debate.		The sports crew discusses the re-emergence of Lou Pinella as manager for the Cubs and discuss the upcoming World Series and why, or why not, the Tigers will win it!

Before his recent performance in Framingham, we spoke with John McCutcheon, one of America’s most talented musicians and folk singers. We had a chance to discuss his music and his interest in the labor movement, political causes (although not necessarily politics) and baseball.For this week’s musical offering, we are playing “It’s the Economy, Stupid” from his most recent album Mightier Than the Sword., which was inspired by Wendell Berry’s book, Jayber Crow. (Because John has made so much great music, it was hard to pick one song to play, so we went thematic.) John will be back in Massachusetts in Friday, December 1, at the Firehouse Coffeehouse in Littleton. If you have never heard him play (and we simply can’t do him justice on a 45 minute podcast), you should make every effort to attend.

SK 43 - Frank Talk (enhanced)

10.16.2006 | Category Podcasts


Mike and Jim review the increase in mudslinging in the Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign, and consider the challenges that the Green-Rainbow and Working Families parties obtain “official party” status as a result of the November 7 elections.		Barney Frank is currently seeking his 14th term as a Member of Congress from Massachusetts. In this week’s interview, he discusses the challenges of partisan politics, the possibility of running for the Senate in 2008, and his push for more affordable housing.(To hear the full interview, including Congressman Frank’s view on the war on terrorism and the possible impeachment of President Bush, go to Saint Kermit Interviews.)

We’re lucky here at Saint Kermit this week to feature a yet-to-be-released song, “Her Blue Eyes,” from the popular western Massachusetts band National Carpet.Since taking the stage for the first time in October of 2004, National Carpet has been honing its lauded ragged rock attack for audiences by sharing the stage with many prominent regional and national acts including the Ware River Club, New Radiant Storm King, Mark Mulcahy, Tizzy, The Silver Lining, The Molenes, The Damnwells and Elf Power. “Her Blue Eyes” is scheduled to appear on National Carpet’s upcoming EP.		The sports crew, including guest ranter Colin Zick, discuss the need (?) for weeknight televised college football games, the Red Sox house cleaning of coaches, and the firing of Steve “Psycho” Lyons by Fox for making insensitive comments on the air.

SK 43 - Frank Talk

10.16.2006 | Category Podcasts


Mike and Jim review the increase in mudslinging in the Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign, and consider the challenges that the Green-Rainbow and Working Families parties obtain “official party” status as a result of the November 7 elections.		Barney Frank is currently seeking his 14th term as a Member of Congress from Massachusetts. In this week’s interview, he discusses the challenges of partisan politics, the possibility of running for the Senate in 2008, and his push for more affordable housing.(To hear the full interview, including Congressman Frank’s view on the war on terrorism and the possible impeachment of President Bush, go to Saint Kermit Interviews.)

We’re lucky here at Saint Kermit this week to feature a yet-to-be-released song, “Her Blue Eyes,” from the popular western Massachusetts band National Carpet.Since taking the stage for the first time in October of 2004, National Carpet has been honing its lauded ragged rock attack for audiences by sharing the stage with many prominent regional and national acts including the Ware River Club, New Radiant Storm King, Mark Mulcahy, Tizzy, The Silver Lining, The Molenes, The Damnwells and Elf Power. “Her Blue Eyes” is scheduled to appear on National Carpet’s upcoming EP.		The sports crew, including guest ranter Colin Zick, discuss the need (?) for weeknight televised college football games, the Red Sox house cleaning of coaches, and the firing of Steve “Psycho” Lyons by Fox for making insensitive comments on the air.

SK 42 - Gubernatorial Interviews (enhanced)

10.09.2006 | Category Podcasts


With four weeks to go before Election Day, we offer the political insight of Christy Mihos and Grace Ross, two of the four candidates for Governor of Massachusetts. We think their opinions have been grossly overlooked by many in the mainstream media, so here is your opportunity to hear what they have to say on taxes, education, how they would really make a difference as governor, and our “anti-wonk” question.

This week, we feature Boston’s Rich Schroder, with “Never Happen Again” from his new recording Your Kind Words. According to his website, “Schroder demonstrates a flair for evocative entertainment as he makes his way through a generous handful of literate and colorful stories. It is this flair and his enthusiasm for songwriting that have served as two critical building blocks of his burgeoning career.”		Jim and Jon explore what happens when bad people happen to good sporting events, and compare the responses of the local sports teams to in-stand incidents.

SK 42 - Gubernatorial Interviews

10.09.2006 | Category Podcasts


With four weeks to go before Election Day, we offer the political insight of Christy Mihos and Grace Ross, two of the four candidates for Governor of Massachusetts. We think their opinions have been grossly overlooked by many in the mainstream media, so here is your opportunity to hear what they have to say on taxes, education, how they would really make a difference as governor, and our “anti-wonk” question.

This week, we feature Boston’s Rich Schroder, with “Never Happen Again” from his new recording Your Kind Words. According to his website, “Schroder demonstrates a flair for evocative entertainment as he makes his way through a generous handful of literate and colorful stories. It is this flair and his enthusiasm for songwriting that have served as two critical building blocks of his burgeoning career.”		Jim and Jon explore what happens when bad people happen to good sporting events, and compare the responses of the local sports teams to in-stand incidents.

SK 41 - Healthy Activism (enhanced)

10.02.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike review some summertime victories for community activists in Worcester, outside of the usual political process. We also take a brief look at the Boston Globe’s editorial against multi-party debates.		Michael and Jim welcome Pat LaMarche back to Saint Kermit to discuss the status of her campaign for governor of Maine, including (Dr. Blackman’s) in-depth review of Pat’s proposal for statewide universal health care.(The full interview is available at Saint Kermit Interviews.)

For this week’s song, we have former Massachusetts resident and current Asheville, NC Musician (under the nom de plume My Brother Zebulon) and 6;14 Films principal Rod Murphy. His song, “01550″ laments his hometown, Southbridge, MA, which was the focus of his directorial debut, “Greater Southbridge“. The film, very soon to be available on DVD, has received high praise for its empathetic and humorous look at marginalized people. His music meanwhile has landed him a few spots opening for the likes of Bobby Bare Jr. and local Cambridge standouts Josh Lederman y Los Diablos.		The sports crew revisit with San Diego Padre sports therapist, Kelly Calabrese, and discuss the upcoming baseball playoffs, which the Padres begin Tuesday against St. Louis.

SK 41 - Healthy Activism

10.02.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike review some summertime victories for community activists in Worcester, outside of the usual political process. We also take a brief look at the Boston Globe’s editorial against multi-party debates.		Michael and Jim welcome Pat LaMarche back to Saint Kermit to discuss the status of her campaign for governor of Maine, including (Dr. Blackman’s) in-depth review of Pat’s proposal for statewide universal health care.(The full interview is available at Saint Kermit Interviews.)

For this week’s song, we have former Massachusetts resident and current Asheville, NC Musician (under the nom de plume My Brother Zebulon) and 6;14 Films principal Rod Murphy. His song, “01550″ laments his hometown, Southbridge, MA, which was the focus of his directorial debut, “Greater Southbridge“. The film, very soon to be available on DVD, has received high praise for its empathetic and humorous look at marginalized people. His music meanwhile has landed him a few spots opening for the likes of Bobby Bare Jr. and local Cambridge standouts Josh Lederman y Los Diablos.		The sports crew revisit with San Diego Padre sports therapist, Kelly Calabrese, and discuss the upcoming baseball playoffs, which the Padres begin Tuesday against St. Louis.

SK 40 - Energize (enhanced)

09.25.2006 | Category Podcasts


Three events of the week - one personal, one political and one religious - provide the basis of the opening rant: Jim talks about the recent energy audit on his house, and why everyone should get one. Mike and Jim discuss “power” politics, and why doing the “manly” thing is not necessarily the right thing. Then Mike gives his opinion on the Pope’s recent speech - all of it, not just the parts you heard about this week.		Janine and Jim interview Charlot Lucien, a Haitian-born storyteller, artist and social commentator, who has been active in Boston’s Haitian community for many years. Charlot discusses his new soon-to-be released recording celebrating women in Haiti, his community and Haitian and Massachusetts politics.(An expanded version of the interview is available at Saint Kermit Interviews.)

Emeline Michael is known as “La Reine de la Chanson Creole”. From her most recent recording Rasin Kreyol, we present “Nasyon Soléy”, in which Emeline tells of the desire of many Haitians to return to their home country.Ms. Michel will be in Boston on October 14 for a fundraiser for the Association of Haitian Women in Boston, at John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley Street, from 7pm to Midnight.		The sports crew discusses David Ortiz’s 51st and 52nd homeruns and the disappointment of the Red Sox 2006 season and looking forward to the 2007 season.

SK 40 - Energize

09.25.2006 | Category Podcasts


Three events of the week - one personal, one political and one religious - provide the basis of the opening rant: Jim talks about the recent energy audit on his house, and why everyone should get one. Mike and Jim discuss “power” politics, and why doing the “manly” thing is not necessarily the right thing. Then Mike gives his opinion on the Pope’s recent speech - all of it, not just the parts you heard about this week.		Janine and Jim interview Charlot Lucien, a Haitian-born storyteller, artist and social commentator, who has been active in Boston’s Haitian community for many years. Charlot discusses his new soon-to-be released recording celebrating women in Haiti, his community and Haitian and Massachusetts politics.(An expanded version of the interview is available at Saint Kermit Interviews.)

Emeline Michael is known as “La Reine de la Chanson Creole”. From her most recent recording Rasin Kreyol, we present “Nasyon Soléy”, in which Emeline tells of the desire of many Haitians to return to their home country.Ms. Michel will be in Boston on October 14 for a fundraiser for the Association of Haitian Women in Boston, at John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley Street, from 7pm to Midnight.		The sports crew discusses David Ortiz’s 51st and 52nd homeruns and the disappointment of the Red Sox 2006 season and looking forward to the 2007 season.

SK 39 - Democrat-cy in Action (enhanced)

09.18.2006 | Category Podcasts


Bringing the blogosphere to Saint Kermit, we feature a special roundtable discussion regarding the upcoming statewide Democratic primary on Tuesday. Joining Jim on the discussion about the races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State are: Charley from Blue Mass Group Ryan from Ryan’s Take Steve from .08 Acres Mike from Marry in Massachusetts

This week we feature “Linear” by the Boston-based band, Plumerai, from their recently-released EP, Res Cogitans. Equally influenced by 80’s punk/postpunk, early 90’s british alternative, & modern art-rock; the results are shoegazing guitars, Patti Smith style vocals, tight drumming, & driving bass lines.		The sports crew discusses this week’s Pat’s win against the NY Jets, the Reggie Bush fiasco, and the Red Sox double-headers against the Yankees and the surprise turnaround of Julian Tavarez.

SK 39 - Democrat-cy in Action

09.18.2006 | Category Podcasts


Bringing the blogosphere to Saint Kermit, we feature a special roundtable discussion regarding the upcoming statewide Democratic primary on Tuesday. Joining Jim on the discussion about the races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State are: Charley from Blue Mass Group Ryan from Ryan’s Take Steve from .08 Acres Mike from Marry in Massachusetts

This week we feature “Linear” by the Boston-based band, Plumerai, from their recently-released EP, Res Cogitans. Equally influenced by 80’s punk/postpunk, early 90’s british alternative, & modern art-rock; the results are shoegazing guitars, Patti Smith style vocals, tight drumming, & driving bass lines.		The sports crew discusses this week’s Pat’s win against the NY Jets, the Reggie Bush fiasco, and the Red Sox double-headers against the Yankees and the surprise turnaround of Julian Tavarez.

SK 38 - September 11 - No Title Necessary (enhanced)

09.11.2006 | Category Podcasts


Bothered by the politics surrounding ABC’s “Path to 9/11″, Michael and Jim lament the fact that we are cynical (we think justifiably) about the motivations and intentions of the President and his administration (and his party) since that fateful day.		We interview Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown, minister at the First Church, Unitarian Universalist, in Leominster, and president of the Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Ministry. She is also the fire department chaplain in Leominster. She was a first responder to the World Trade Center site five years ago, where she counseled many of the other rescuers at the site.

We pay tribute to the impending end of summer with this week’s song, “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” by Boston collective Copacetic Breeze Ensemble. Started in 2002 by the Boston and Worcester rock scene veteran known now only as Charles, and with fluctuating membership by many Boston area rockers, CBE has composed music for radio, TV, and independent films. The group’s varied work has drawn comparisons to everyone from New Order to Broken Social Scene to Burt Bachrach.		The sports crew discusses the beginning of the NFL season, the wins and losses at the 2006 US Open, the exit of Andre Agassi, and the demise of the 2006 Red Sox season and who’s to blame.

SK 38 - September 11 - No Title Necessary

09.11.2006 | Category Podcasts


Bothered by the politics surrounding ABC’s “Path to 9/11″, Michael and Jim lament the fact that we are cynical (we think justifiably) about the motivations and intentions of the President and his administration (and his party) since that fateful day.		We interview Rev. Dr. Susan Suchocki Brown, minister at the First Church, Unitarian Universalist, in Leominster, and president of the Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Ministry. She is also the fire department chaplain in Leominster. She was a first responder to the World Trade Center site five years ago, where she counseled many of the other rescuers at the site.

We pay tribute to the impending end of summer with this week’s song, “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” by Boston collective Copacetic Breeze Ensemble. Started in 2002 by the Boston and Worcester rock scene veteran known now only as Charles, and with fluctuating membership by many Boston area rockers, CBE has composed music for radio, TV, and independent films. The group’s varied work has drawn comparisons to everyone from New Order to Broken Social Scene to Burt Bachrach.		The sports crew discusses the beginning of the NFL season, the wins and losses at the 2006 US Open, the exit of Andre Agassi, and the demise of the 2006 Red Sox season and who’s to blame.

SK 37 - Race(s) (enhanced)

09.05.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike take a look at high poverty rates across America, particularly in the African-American and Hispanic communities, and the fact that, in Massachusetts, wages across the population are going down. We consider whether this is simply an issue of racism, or whether there are other issues to consider.		We interview Jean Hay Bright, 2006 Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine. She is challenging incumbent Olympia Snowe, focusing on the anti-war sentiment recently harnessed by Ned Lamont.

This week’s song is brought to us courtesy of Somerville’s contribution to the world of charismatic rock-star/singer-songwriterdom, Ad Frank. Along with his band, the Fast Easy Women, Ad contributes the title track to his 4th and most recent album, Ad Frank is the World’s Best Ex-Boyfriend, which debuted as the #16 most-added record on college radio upon its release. Stuff at Night has said, Ad’s “loquacious croon evokes early David Bowie or late Jarvis Cocker, with maybe a smidgen of Bryan Ferry’s I’m-world-weary- but-I-look-fabulous cynicism,” while Boston’s *Weekly Dig* proclaims, “He has a knack for elevating simple annoyances into elegant significance.”		The sports crew talks with Seth Mnookin, author of Feeding the Monster, regarding the sale of the Red Sox in 2000-2001, Mnookin’s year with the Red Sox, the 2006 Sox season and the business of baseball.

SK 37 - Race(s)

09.05.2006 | Category Podcasts


Jim and Mike take a look at high poverty rates across America, particularly in the African-American and Hispanic communities, and the fact that, in Massachusetts, wages across the population are going down. We consider whether this is simply an issue of racism, or whether there are other issues to consider.		We interview Jean Hay Bright, 2006 Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine. She is challenging incumbent Olympia Snowe, focusing on the anti-war sentiment recently harnessed by Ned Lamont.

This week’s song is brought to us courtesy of Somerville’s contribution to the world of charismatic rock-star/singer-songwriterdom, Ad Frank. Along with his band, the Fast Easy Women, Ad contributes the title track to his 4th and most recent album, Ad Frank is the World’s Best Ex-Boyfriend, which debuted as the #16 most-added record on college radio upon its release. Stuff at Night has said, Ad’s “loquacious croon evokes early David Bowie or late Jarvis Cocker, with maybe a smidgen of Bryan Ferry’s I’m-world-weary- but-I-look-fabulous cynicism,” while Boston’s *Weekly Dig* proclaims, “He has a knack for elevating simple annoyances into elegant significance.”		The sports crew talks with Seth Mnookin, author of Feeding the Monster, regarding the sale of the Red Sox in 2000-2001, Mnookin’s year with the Red Sox, the 2006 Sox season and the business of baseball.

SK 36 - Oldtime Baseball (enhanced)

08.27.2006 | Category Podcasts


We feature a visit to the Oldtime Baseball Classic, held in Cambridge on August 24 to benefit the C² Mission. Nick and Jim interview Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald and co-founder of the Classic, Jon Goode of the Lowell Spinners and the C² Mission, Jeffrey Maier and Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky. Enjoy the sounds (and if you go to our webpage, the sights) of a great night of baseball.		Jim talks with Cliff Thornton, the Green Party (and first African-American) candidate for Governor in Connecticut, about his candidacy and the most important issue facing his state and the nation - the failure of the “war on drugs”.

This week’s featured song is “Teen Sensation” by the Austin, TX band Fivehead, from their most recent album, Guests of the Nation. Started in Austin by former Fitchburg (MA) State College students John Hunt and Davis Comeau, Fivehead plays melodic indie rock that Magnet magazine once managed to compare to the bands Sloan, Guided By Voices, Sebadoh, REM and Dinosaur Jr. all in one review.		Our new team member, Mike Benedetti, joins Tony and Jim to discuss the unspoken truth about the ongoing AIDS epidemic. Then, as Tony begins a six-month hiatus from Saint Kermit, we hear about his plans for the next six months and his thoughts about the first year of our podcast.

SK 36 - Oldtime Baseball

08.27.2006 | Category Podcasts


We feature a visit to the Oldtime Baseball Classic, held in Cambridge on August 24 to benefit the C² Mission. Nick and Jim interview Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald and co-founder of the Classic, Jon Goode of the Lowell Spinners and the C² Mission, Jeffrey Maier and Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky. Enjoy the sounds (and if you go to our webpage, the sights) of a great night of baseball.		Jim talks with Cliff Thornton, the Green Party (and first African-American) candidate for Governor in Connecticut, about his candidacy and the most important issue facing his state and the nation - the failure of the “war on drugs”.

This week’s featured song is “Teen Sensation” by the Austin, TX band Fivehead, from their most recent album, Guests of the Nation. Started in Austin by former Fitchburg (MA) State College students John Hunt and Davis Comeau, Fivehead plays melodic indie rock that Magnet magazine once managed to compare to the bands Sloan, Guided By Voices, Sebadoh, REM and Dinosaur Jr. all in one review.		Our new team member, Mike Benedetti, joins Tony and Jim to discuss the unspoken truth about the ongoing AIDS epidemic. Then, as Tony begins a six-month hiatus from Saint Kermit, we hear about his plans for the next six months and his thoughts about the first year of our podcast.

SK 35 - Across the Pond (enhanced)

08.20.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we approach Saint Kermit’s first anniversary, we thought we would expand our horizons beyond the Atlantic coast. So:

In response to the thousands of dollars in unused vacation time being paid to retirees from the Turnpike Authority, Tony and Jim discuss the benefits of vacation and why employers should encourage their employees to take vacation time, instead of just being paid for it.
We interview Larry Sanders, an Oxfordshire County Councillor and member of the Green Party of England and Wales. Larry is a native New Yorker who has lived in Oxford for overr 35 years. He is also the brother of Vermont congressman, Bernie Sanders.
The sports crew takes a look at the upcoming English Premier League (that’s soccer, folks!) season.

Larry Sanders

Hello Dragon Music: We feature “Dirt and the Body” by Hello Dragon. Hello Dragon is Chris Zerby, joined by Julie Chadwick and Josh Pickering. Hello Dragon is interested in quantum mechanics, El Chupacabra, vacuum tubes and cheap sounding synthesizers. Hello Dragon is fun. Chris and Julie formerly fronted Helicopter helicopter, somehow forgot all the songs and started again.

SK 35 - Across the Pond

08.20.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we approach Saint Kermit’s first anniversary, we thought we would expand our horizons beyond the Atlantic coast. So:

In response to the thousands of dollars in unused vacation time being paid to retirees from the Turnpike Authority, Tony and Jim discuss the benefits of vacation and why employers should encourage their employees to take vacation time, instead of just being paid for it.
We interview Larry Sanders, an Oxfordshire County Councillor and member of the Green Party of England and Wales. Larry is a native New Yorker who has lived in Oxford for overr 35 years. He is also the brother of Vermont congressman, Bernie Sanders.
The sports crew takes a look at the upcoming English Premier League (that’s soccer, folks!) season.

Larry Sanders

SK 34 - What I Did on My Summer Vacation (enhanced)

08.12.2006 | Category Podcasts

Remember writing essays about your summer when school started? Well, this week we feature the following summer stories:

	An exclusive interview with Medea Benjamin, recorded early Saturday morning from Beirut, Lebanon, from where she and other members of CodePink were leaving on a humanitarian aid convoy to southern Lebanon. Tony tells Jim all about his summer vacation in Canada, and some of the opinions of America coming from our neighbor to the north.
Medea Benjamin	We interview Denise Leclair, the executive director of the Waltham-based International Foundation for Gender Education. (Thanks to Orion Anderson for his editing assistance.) The sports crew talks with Robin Wallace, the General Manager of the Nashua Pride and star pitcher in the North American Women’s Baseball League.	Robin Wallace

SK 34 - What I Did on My Summer Vacation

08.12.2006 | Category Podcasts

Remember writing essays about your summer when school started? Well, this week we feature the following summer stories:

	An exclusive interview with Medea Benjamin, recorded early Saturday morning from Beirut, Lebanon, from where she and other members of CodePink were leaving on a humanitarian aid convoy to southern Lebanon. Tony tells Jim all about his summer vacation in Canada, and some of the opinions of America coming from our neighbor to the north.
Medea Benjamin	We interview Denise Leclair, the executive director of the Waltham-based International Foundation for Gender Education. (Thanks to Orion Anderson for his editing assistance.) The sports crew talks with Robin Wallace, the General Manager of the Nashua Pride and star pitcher in the North American Women’s Baseball League.	Robin Wallace

SK 33 - Something’s Missing from the Ads (enhanced)

08.06.2006 | Category Podcasts

The Heat Wave of 2006 has thankfully passed, but the Red Sox are in the middle of Injury Wave 2006. Although we don’t know who’ll be doing it, here’s something worth catching:

Michael and Jim take a look an issue that most Massachusetts politicians seem to be avoiding - the increased homicide rate in Boston this year.
We interview Phil Dunkelbarger, a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District. Mr. Dunkelbarger is challenging 5-year incumbent, Stephen Lynch, in the upcoming September primary.
The sports crew has the Red Sox and Floyd Landis Blues.

Phil Dunkelbarger

Music: We welcome Kevin Griffin, with his song “Mary Dyer”, from his recently released recording Live in an empty room with Pete Shaman.

SK 33 - Something’s Missing from the Ads

08.06.2006 | Category Podcasts

The Heat Wave of 2006 has thankfully passed, but the Red Sox are in the middle of Injury Wave 2006. Although we don’t know who’ll be doing it, here’s something worth catching:

Michael and Jim take a look an issue that most Massachusetts politicians seem to be avoiding - the increased homicide rate in Boston this year.
We interview Phil Dunkelbarger, a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th Congressional District. Mr. Dunkelbarger is challenging 5-year incumbent, Stephen Lynch, in the upcoming September primary.
The sports crew has the Red Sox and Floyd Landis Blues.

Phil Dunkelbarger

Music: We welcome Kevin Griffin, with his song “Mary Dyer”, from his recently released recording Live in an empty room with Pete Shaman.

SK 32 - Trying to Understand (enhanced)

07.31.2006 | Category Podcasts

While Summer is not the only thing boiling over, we give you some things to think about:

Michael and Jim try to make some sense out of the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East.
We interview Adam Sacks, the Executive Director of the Center for Democracy and the Constitution. Adam discusses some of the problems facing our democracy that stem from the “human” rights afforded corporations, and how Democracy School may lead to solutions.
The sports crew analyzes the baseball trading deadline, the star that is David Ortiz, and some afterthoughts on the Tour de France.

Adam Sacks

Music: Saint Kermit is thrilled to present a new offering from the Los Angeles band Banquet Hall, called “Nothing’s Ever Free”. The group consists of two popular, and now re-located, Boston rock scene veterans - Singer/Guitarist Rick Shaw (Krebstar, The Meltaways, Miranda Warning, Navy Blue Nuns) and Multi-instrumentalist/Vocalist Paula Kelley (Boy Wonder & The Drop Nineteens, along with her other current band The Paula Kelley Orchestra). Together with drummer Randy Sattz (BrainGarden, Primitive Machines) they create an eclectic & energetic sound that runs the gamut from ballads to jangly tasty boy/girl vocal pop, to punk rock.

SK 32 - Trying to Understand

07.30.2006 | Category Podcasts

While Summer is not the only thing boiling over, we give you some things to think about:

Michael and Jim try to make some sense out of the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East.
We interview Adam Sacks, the Executive Director of the Center for Democracy and the Constitution. Adam discusses some of the problems facing our democracy that stem from the “human” rights afforded corporations, and how Democracy School may lead to solutions.
The sports crew analyzes the baseball trading deadline, the star that is David Ortiz, and some afterthoughts on the Tour de France.

Adam Sacks

SK 31 - Important Things (enhanced)

07.23.2006 | Category Podcasts

Saint Kermit ponders some important things as we melt our way through July:

Jim and Tony discuss the reasons behind President Bush’s first veto in almost 6 years and our concern about where this precedent suggests the conservatives may be headed
We interview Ana Maria Harkins, the Chief Operating Officer of Kadmus Arts, “The Destination for Dance, Music, and Theatre Festivals”.
The sports crew has a special discussion with Shonda Schilling, founder of The SHADE Foundation (and wife of Red Sox pitcher, Curt Schilling). In connection with this interview, Saint Kermit encourages everyone to cast a vote in the SunWise® with SHADE® 2006 Poster Contest.


Ana Maria Harkins		Shonda Schilling

Music: “Everything Will Fall Apart” by Age Rings, one of Boston’s up-and-coming bands.

SK 31 - Important Things

07.23.2006 | Category Podcasts

Saint Kermit ponders some important things as we melt our way through July:

Jim and Tony discuss the reasons behind President Bush’s first veto in almost 6 years and our concern about where this precedent suggests the conservatives may be headed
We interview Ana Maria Harkins, the Chief Operating Officer of Kadmus Arts, “The Destination for Dance, Music, and Theatre Festivals”.
The sports crew has a special discussion with Shonda Schilling, founder of The SHADE Foundation (and wife of Red Sox pitcher, Curt Schilling). In connection with this interview, Saint Kermit encourages everyone to cast a vote in the SunWise® with SHADE® 2006 Poster Contest.


Ana Maria Harkins		Shonda Schilling

Music: “Everything Will Fall Apart” by Age Rings, one of Boston’s up-and-coming bands.

SK 30 - Blue and Green: A Roundtable Discussion (enhanced)

07.17.2006 | Category Podcasts

In the hope that folks here in Massachusetts - and elsewhere - have a chance to cool off, we offer the following in our 30th episode:

Jim and Tony are joined by Bruce Taub, board member and Massachusetts coordinator of Progressive Democrats of America, and Ron Francis, co-chair of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, to discuss the similarities and differences between “blue” progressive Democrats and Greens.
We interview Bill Black, community organizer for Metropolitan Interfaith Congregations Acting for Hope (MICAH).
The sports crew previews the second half of the Red Sox season, and reviews the profound effect of the Head Butt at the World Cup.

Music: “Poetry Revolution” by Christopher D. Sims, aka UniverSouLove.

SK 30 - Blue and Green: A Roundtable Discussion

07.17.2006 | Category Podcasts

In the hope that folks here in Massachusetts - and elsewhere - have a chance to cool off, we offer the following in our 30th episode:

Jim and Tony are joined by Bruce Taub, board member and Massachusetts coordinator of Progressive Democrats of America, and Ron Francis, co-chair of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party, to discuss the similarities and differences between “blue” progressive Democrats and Greens.
We interview Bill Black, community organizer for Metropolitan Interfaith Congregations Acting for Hope (MICAH).
The sports crew previews the second half of the Red Sox season, and reviews the profound effect of the Head Butt at the World Cup.

Music: “Poetry Revolution” by Christopher D. Sims, aka UniverSouLove.

SK 29 - Promoting Your Party or Your Policies (enhanced)

07.11.2006 | Category Podcasts

Just likes the rains in the western desert this week, some things are not as you might expect. This week:

Martina Jackson

Jim and Tony examine the upcoming Senate primary in Connecticut between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont, and whether it is better to be loyal to your policies or to your party.
We interview Martina Jackson, the executive director of Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, about the status of the death penalty in the United States and its effect on politics in Massachusetts.
The sports crew take a look at the dating scene of Red Sox fans, talking with Timothy Lampa from Matching Sox.

Music: Sorry, but we don’t have any this week. If you or your friends play good music, please let us know and we will do our best to get it on the program!

SK 29 - Promoting Your Party or Your Policies

07.11.2006 | Category Podcasts

Just likes the rains in the western desert this week, some things are not as you might expect. This week:

Martina Jackson

Jim and Tony examine the upcoming Senate primary in Connecticut between Joe Lieberman and Ned Lamont, and whether it is better to be loyal to your policies or to your party.
We interview Martina Jackson, the executive director of Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty, about the status of the death penalty in the United States and its effect on politics in Massachusetts.
The sports crew take a look at the dating scene of Red Sox fans, talking with Timothy Lampa from Matching Sox.

Music: Sorry, but we don’t have any this week. If you or your friends play good music, please let us know and we will do our best to get it on the program!

SK 28 - Good Grief! Not Again?! (enhanced)

06.28.2006 | Category Podcasts

Just like the rains to seem to keep falling here in Massachusetts, some things just shouldn’t surprise us. This week:

Paula Palmer

Jim and Tony analyze recent statements by Philip Johnston (MA Democratic Party Chair) about the Secretary of State’s race, as well as the Supreme Court decision to overturn Vermont’s campaign finance law.
We interview Paula Palmer, the executive director of Global Response, an “Environmental Action and Education Network”. At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response organizes urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction, and regularly involves young people in these campaigns to develop in them the values and skills for global citizen cooperation and earth stewardship.
The sports crew opines on the youth movement in the Red Sox bullpen, as well as the US departure from the World Cup and the end of the NBA Finals.

Music: “Butterfly” by Jackie Landry. Jackie is creator of Minizicians, a Leominster-based program to encourage young children to explore the playing of music.

SK 28 - Good Grief! Not Again?!

06.28.2006 | Category Podcasts

Just like the rains to seem to keep falling here in Massachusetts, some things just shouldn’t surprise us. This week:

Paula Palmer

Jim and Tony analyze recent statements by Philip Johnston (MA Democratic Party Chair) about the Secretary of State’s race, as well as the Supreme Court decision to overturn Vermont’s campaign finance law.
We interview Paula Palmer, the executive director of Global Response, an “Environmental Action and Education Network”. At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response organizes urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction, and regularly involves young people in these campaigns to develop in them the values and skills for global citizen cooperation and earth stewardship.
The sports crew opines on the youth movement in the Red Sox bullpen, as well as the US departure from the World Cup and the end of the NBA Finals.

Music: “Butterfly” by Jackie Landry. Jackie is creator of Minizicians, a Leominster-based program to encourage young children to explore the playing of music.

SK 27 - Valuing Our Priorities (enhanced)

06.20.2006 | Category Podcasts

This week, as summer begins (and our fans are working overtime):

Jim and Tony examine the automatic pay raise given members of Congress and discuss whether they should forgo such increases when they cannot manage to increase the minimum wage.
Tony and guest host Mary Hess interview Michael Dowd, who, along with his wife Connie Barlow, travel around the country talking about “The Great Story” - the story of evolution from a spiritual perspective.
The new and improved sports crew - Janine Duffy, Jon Atwood and Nick Lorenzen - discuss the continuing trials and tribulations of the Red Sox pitching staff.

Music: From this weekend’s Summer Revels (in which Jim is performing), Janice Allen and the Revels Chorus perform “Didn’t It Rain”

SK 27 - Valuing Our Priorities

06.20.2006 | Category Podcasts

This week, as summer begins (and our fans are working overtime):

Jim and Tony examine the automatic pay raise given members of Congress and discuss whether they should forgo such increases when they cannot manage to increase the minimum wage.
Tony and guest host Mary Hess interview Michael Dowd, who, along with his wife Connie Barlow, travel around the country talking about “The Great Story” - the story of evolution from a spiritual perspective.
The new and improved sports crew - Janine Duffy, Jon Atwood and Nick Lorenzen - discuss the continuing trials and tribulations of the Red Sox pitching staff.

Music: From this weekend’s Summer Revels (in which Jim is performing), Janice Allen and the Revels Chorus perform “Didn’t It Rain”

SK 26 - Distinguishing Discourse (enhanced)

06.12.2006 | Category Podcasts

The Sun has returned, and so has Saint Kermit. This week:

Michael Berg

Kelly Calabrese

Jim and Tony take a look at the state of political discourse in America by critiquing recent statements by Ann Coulter and the announced plans by Chris Gabrieli to “cap” his gubernatorial campaign spending at over $15 million.
Janine and Jim interview Michael Berg, the Green Party candidate for Congress from Delaware.
The sports crew chats with Kelly Calabrese, the massage and physical therapist for the San Diego Padres, who is the only female on-field staff member in all of major league baseball.

Music: “Echo of a Lamentation” by the bluegrass and folk quartet, Jaded Mandolin.

SK 26 - Distinguishing Discourse

06.12.2006 | Category Podcasts

The Sun has returned, and so has Saint Kermit. This week:

Michael Berg

Kelly Calabrese

Jim and Tony take a look at the state of political discourse in America by critiquing recent statements by Ann Coulter and the announced plans by Chris Gabrieli to “cap” his gubernatorial campaign spending at over $15 million.
Janine and Jim interview Michael Berg, the Green Party candidate for Congress from Delaware.
The sports crew chats with Kelly Calabrese, the massage and physical therapist for the San Diego Padres, who is the only female on-field staff member in all of major league baseball.

Music: “Echo of a Lamentation” by the bluegrass and folk quartet, Jaded Mandolin.

SK 25 - Themes for a Better World (enhanced)

06.05.2006 | Category Podcasts

With many thanks to Johnny Girouard, we debut our new theme song this week. While you are humming along with the tune:

Joe Bodanza

Jim and Michael discuss two topics of great wealth and power: the proposed (again) repeal of the federal estate tax, which is currently being reviewed in the Senate, and Measure T, a California-based proposal to keep large corporations out of local elections.
We interview Joe Bodanza, a retired teacher from Leominster, who turned a random act of kindness on vacation into a life’s calling. Since 1996, “Mr Joe” has brought almost 100 children from Vietnam to U.S. to receive specialized medical treatment for polio, burns and other conditions.
With guests David Duffy (from England) and Paulo Costa (from Portugal), the sports crew offers its preview of the upcoming World Cup.

Music: “Bakin’ in the Heat” by Greenhouse Effect, off of its recent CD Smokin’.

Saint Kermit has been recently featured in two local newspapers: the Leominster Champion and the Wellesley Townsman. Take a look at what they are saying about us.

SK 25 - Themes for a Better World

06.05.2006 | Category Podcasts

With many thanks to Johnny Girouard, we debut our new theme song this week. While you are humming along with the tune:

Joe Bodanza

Jim and Michael discuss two topics of great wealth and power: the proposed (again) repeal of the federal estate tax, which is currently being reviewed in the Senate, and Measure T, a California-based proposal to keep large corporations out of local elections.
We interview Joe Bodanza, a retired teacher from Leominster, who turned a random act of kindness on vacation into a life’s calling. Since 1996, “Mr Joe” has brought almost 100 children from Vietnam to U.S. to receive specialized medical treatment for polio, burns and other conditions.
With guests David Duffy (from England) and Paulo Costa (from Portugal), the sports crew offers its preview of the upcoming World Cup.

Music: “Bakin’ in the Heat” by Greenhouse Effect, off of its recent CD Smokin’.

Saint Kermit has been recently featured in two local newspapers: the Leominster Champion and the Wellesley Townsman. Take a look at what they are saying about us.

SK 24 - Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been . . . (enhanced)

05.29.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we take a break from digging in the garden:

Grace Ross

Wendy Van Horne

Jim and Tony examine how certain Massachusetts Democrats are trying to exclude from their upcoming convention persons who do not blindly tow the party line.
Janine and Michael interview the four candidates for statewide office of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party: Grace Ross (Governor), Wendy Van Horne (Lieutenant Governor), Jill Stein (Secretary of the Commonwealth) and James O’Keefe (State Treasurer).
Tony discusses competitive body building and power lifting with John Eastman of Pep’s Gym in Leominster.

Jill Stein

James O’Keefe

Music: “Mattapoisett” by Tony Lorenzen himself, off of the album For Generations by the The Allain Family Singers.

SK 24 - Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been . . .

05.29.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we take a break from digging in the garden:

Grace Ross

Wendy Van Horne

Jim and Tony examine how certain Massachusetts Democrats are trying to exclude from their upcoming convention persons who do not blindly tow the party line.
Janine and Michael interview the four candidates for statewide office of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party: Grace Ross (Governor), Wendy Van Horne (Lieutenant Governor), Jill Stein (Secretary of the Commonwealth) and James O’Keefe (State Treasurer).
Tony discusses competitive body building and power lifting with John Eastman of Pep’s Gym in Leominster.

Jill Stein

James O’Keefe

Music: “Mattapoisett” by Tony Lorenzen himself, off of the album For Generations by the The Allain Family Singers.

SK 23 - Massachusetts Politics and the Fine Art of Political Exclusion (enhanced)

05.22.2006 | Category Podcasts

Continuing in our efforts to bring new ideas to the fine art of podcasting:

In a joint podcast with Frank Bruno and Matt Manski, the co-hosts of the Seattle-based Bruno and the Professor, Jim and Tony help Frank and Matt understand Democratic politics in Massachusetts and its connection to Democrats across the county. We also take a look at ongoing Democratic and Republican (and media) efforts to exclude third party candidates from political debate. (If you like B&P, you can find them on iTunes here.)
Jim interviews members of the Voyagers Shakespeare Company, who are part of the Voyagers Homeschooling Cooperative in Acton, about their recent production of Twelfth Night.
The sports crew throws in their thoughts about the weekend brawl between the Cubs and the White Sox.

Music: “Carolina Country Mile” by BoBoDenk.

SK 23 - Massachusetts Politics and the Fine Art of Political Exclusion

05.22.2006 | Category Podcasts

Continuing in our efforts to bring new ideas to the fine art of podcasting:

In a joint podcast with Frank Bruno and Matt Manski, the co-hosts of the Seattle-based Bruno and the Professor, Jim and Tony help Frank and Matt understand Democratic politics in Massachusetts and its connection to Democrats across the county. We also take a look at ongoing Democratic and Republican (and media) efforts to exclude third party candidates from political debate. (If you like B&P, you can find them on iTunes here.)
Jim interviews members of the Voyagers Shakespeare Company, who are part of the Voyagers Homeschooling Cooperative in Acton, about their recent production of Twelfth Night.
The sports crew throws in their thoughts about the weekend brawl between the Cubs and the White Sox.

Music: “Carolina Country Mile” by BoBoDenk.

SK Special Edition - Good Vibrations Interviews

05.14.2006 | Category Podcasts

The full Saint Kermit interviews with Theresa Sparks (Chief Financial Officer) and Carol Queen (Chief Cultural Officer) of Good Vibrations.

NOTE: These interviews contain frank language about sex, but they are not explicit.


Theresa Sparks	Carol Queen

SK Special Edition - Good Vibrations Interviews (mp3 feed)

05.14.2006 | Category Podcasts

The full Saint Kermit interviews with Theresa Sparks (Chief Financial Officer) and Carol Queen (Chief Cultural Officer) of Good Vibrations.

NOTE: These interviews contain frank language about sex, but they are not explicit.


Theresa Sparks	Carol Queen

My Odeo Channel (odeo/3bb4075a3a82b6d8)

SK 22 - Making the Grade: New Bedford puts Students before State Mandate (enhanced)

05.14.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we wait for the neighborhood ark to come floating down the street:

Theresa Sparks

Carol Queen

New Bedford School Committee member Dr. John J. Fletcher joins Tony and Jim to discuss the recent decision by the New Bedford School Committee to issue city diplomas to high school students who have passed their courses but have not the MCAS test. In the mix: Does the MCAS requirement increase the dropout rate and punish students who stay in school and fail the test?
Jim and Janine interview Theresa Sparks and Carol Queen of Good Vibrations, a retailer of sexuality products that recently opened its first east coast store in Brookline, Massachusetts. “Good Vibrations … offers goods … in a safe, clean, and comfortable shopping environment. It also provides its customers with expert information and education to promote positive attitudes regarding sexuality.” Our full interviews, which are unedited and contain additional material, are available as a separate podcast to our iTunes subscribers.
NOTE: These interviews contain frank language about sex, but they are not explicit.
The sports crew discusses the recent Sox-Yankees series and the return of interleague play.

Music: With an invitation to their performance of the Mozart Requiem on May 20, we feature the Brookline Chorus, with “Hanaq Pachap”, the oldest piece of vocal polyphony published in the Americas. This was performed at their most recent concert in March.

SK 22 - Making the Grade: New Bedford puts Students before State Mandate

05.14.2006 | Category Podcasts

As we wait for the neighborhood ark to come floating down the street:

Theresa Sparks

Carol Queen

New Bedford School Committee member Dr. John J. Fletcher joins Tony and Jim to discuss the recent decision by the New Bedford School Committee to issue city diplomas to high school students who have passed their courses but have not the MCAS test. In the mix: Does the MCAS requirement increase the dropout rate and punish students who stay in school and fail the test?
Jim and Janine interview Theresa Sparks and Carol Queen of Good Vibrations, a retailer of sexuality products that recently opened its first east coast store in Brookline, Massachusetts. “Good Vibrations … offers goods … in a safe, clean, and comfortable shopping environment. It also provides its customers with expert information and education to promote positive attitudes regarding sexuality.” Our full interviews, which are unedited and contain additional material, are available as a separate podcast to our iTunes subscribers.
NOTE: These interviews contain frank language about sex, but they are not explicit.
The sports crew discusses the recent Sox-Yankees series and the return of interleague play.

SK 21 - Big Prices at the Pump, and Little Solutions (enhanced)

05.07.2006 | Category Podcasts

It’s finally time to mow our lawns (hopefully with our push- or battery-powered mowers!), so here’s something to pass that time away:

Christy Mihos

Tony and Jim give their thoughts on the problems - real and perceived - caused by the rise of gasoline prices to nearly $3 a gallon, and offer some small solutions to the issues that face us every day. Our listeners are invited to call in to tell us what they are doing, whether it’s something big or something small, to make their communities or environment a better place to live.
We interview Christy Mihos, independent candidate for Governor in Massachusetts. Mr. Mihos is broadly known, first, for the chain of convenience stores that bears his name, once throughout the state and now primarily on Cape Cod. In the late 1990s, Mr. Mihos was appointed to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, where he served as Vice Chairman and thereafter Director. Acting Governor Jane Swift later tried to fire him from this position, but a decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supported his remaining in that role.
The sports crew discusses some problems and possibilities in middle relief, then looks forward to the Sox’ return to the Bronx.

Music: “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos”, written by Woody Guthrie and performed by Johnny Girouard, from his 1995 CD This Modern World.

SK 21 - Big Prices at the Pump, and Little Solutions

05.07.2006 | Category Podcasts

It’s finally time to mow our lawns (hopefully with our push- or battery-powered mowers!), so here’s something to pass that time away:

Christy Mihos

Tony and Jim give their thoughts on the problems - real and perceived - caused by the rise of gasoline prices to nearly $3 a gallon, and offer some small solutions to the issues that face us every day. Our listeners are invited to call in to tell us what they are doing, whether it’s something big or something small, to make their communities or environment a better place to live.
We interview Christy Mihos, independent candidate for Governor in Massachusetts. Mr. Mihos is broadly known, first, for the chain of convenience stores that bears his name, once throughout the state and now primarily on Cape Cod. In the late 1990s, Mr. Mihos was appointed to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, where he served as Vice Chairman and thereafter Director. Acting Governor Jane Swift later tried to fire him from this position, but a decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court supported his remaining in that role.
The sports crew discusses some problems and possibilities in middle relief, then looks forward to the Sox’ return to the Bronx.

Music: “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos”, written by Woody Guthrie and performed by Johnny Girouard, from his 1995 CD This Modern World.

SK 20 - What Would Woody Sing? (enhanced)

04.30.2006 | Category Podcasts

It’s May Day 2006, and Saint Kermit is 20 episodes young. On this momentous occasion:

Tony and Jim give their views on the recent uproar about a Spanish-language version of the “Star Spangled Banner” (”Nuestro Himno”), and whether Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” should be given some reconsideration.
We interview State Senator Jarrett Barrios, of the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district, who will be seeking his third term in the Senate this fall.
The sports crew, with guest analyst Jack Lynch (proud owner of The Floyd united), take a look at this past weekend’s NFL Draft and how the Patriots fared in this annual gala.

Music: “The War of Heart and Reason” by Mark Helfrick of Lancaster, from his self produced CD Sitting on the Edge of My Bed.

SK 20 - What Would Woody Sing?

04.30.2006 | Category Podcasts

It’s May Day 2006, and Saint Kermit is 20 episodes young. On this momentous occasion:

Tony and Jim give their views on the recent uproar about a Spanish-language version of the “Star Spangled Banner” (”Nuestro Himno”), and whether Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” should be given some reconsideration.
We interview State Senator Jarrett Barrios, of the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district, who will be seeking his third term in the Senate this fall.
The sports crew, with guest analyst Jack Lynch (proud owner of The Floyd united), take a look at this past weekend’s NFL Draft and how the Patriots fared in this annual gala.

Music: “The War of Heart and Reason” by Mark Helfrick of Lancaster, from his self produced CD Sitting on the Edge of My Bed.

SK 19 - Virtual Debate: Lieutenant Governor (enhanced)

04.23.2006 | Category Podcasts

This week, Saint Kermit features its first Virtual Debate. Participating in this Debate are three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor:


Dr. Sam Kelley	Tim Murray (Mayor of Worcester)	Andrea Silbert

Each candidate was asked the same seven questions, ranging from health care to education to tax policy. We hope you find this informative and, as always, we welcome your thoughts and commentary.To conclude this week’s program, the sports crew ruminates about Papelbon’s horrible haircut and not-so-horrible performance on the mound, as well as upcoming return to Fenway of Janine’s favorite player.

SK 19 - Virtual Debate: Lieutenant Governor

04.23.2006 | Category Podcasts

This week, Saint Kermit features its first Virtual Debate. Participating in this Debate are three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor:


Dr. Sam Kelley	Tim Murray (Mayor of Worcester)	Andrea Silbert

SK 18 - Health Care for All? Nice Try, But . . . (enhanced)

04.17.2006 | Category Podcasts

While the runners wind from Hopkinton to Boston, Saint Kermit presents the following:

Michael and Jim are joined by Dr. Jill Stein in a discussion about the recently-enacted Massachusetts health care law. While the law has been exalted in the mainstream media, our two doctors explain why this new law does not really move us toward universal health care.

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