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January 19, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 487-488: January 19, 2021

Episode 487 – Cambridge InsideOut: Jan 19, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Jan 19, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Inauguration & Insurrection; Apr 1971 vs. Jan 2021 in DC; I Beg your Pardon; Starting up the Biden Administration; avoiding civil war; Covid-19 Status and vaccination roll-out; Schools, Superintendent resignation, between a rock and a hard place. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 488 – Cambridge InsideOut: Jan 19, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Jan 19, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Public Safety and Populist Politics; hostile architecture, the MBTA and ADA; public discourse vs. political theater; civics vs. politics; the paradox of liberalism; municipal election candidates and wild cards. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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January 5, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 485-486: January 5, 2021

Episode 485 – Cambridge InsideOut: Jan 5, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Jan 5, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Post-War America 2021; Georgia on our Minds; municipal election candidates and prospects; Covid update. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 486 – Cambridge InsideOut: Jan 5, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Jan 5, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Green Ribbon Open Space Report and political forgetfulness; $18.5 million open space acquisition; Executive Session mysteries and the $1.4 million question; Vail Court and lost opportunities; future mobility realities; Riverbend Park on hiatus; shared streets; sour grapes and Rep. DeLeo; and CCTV congratulations. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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December 16, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 483-484: December 15, 2020

Episode 483 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 15, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 15, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: electoral college; first Covid vaccinations, testing, transmission; neighborhood groups; Dec 7 and Dec 14 City Council highlights; local history – sanitized or real; who speaks for “the community?” Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 484 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 15, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 15, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: 2021 municipal candidates; OCPF; advocates vs. representatives; Covid-19 changes the issues; good intentions vs. reality; housing non-policies; renter’s market; ABC war against single-family homes; Starlight Square updates. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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December 2, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 481-482: December 1, 2020

Episode 481 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 1, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 1, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Frank Duehay; COVID rates still up – shutdowns averted for now; Council committee priorities in the time of COVID. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 482 – Cambridge InsideOut: Dec 1, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Dec 1, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Neighborhood associations; controversies; MCNA, ECPT, NAEC, NCSC, ANC, CSNC, PSNA, FPRA, HSNA, CNA, A4NC, WHNA, etc.; history; priorities; the gold standard of neighborhood associations; the value of archives for history and introduction; listserv vs. website vs. Facebook; reputation – not “standing”; community school program and neighborhood councils. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 17, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 479-480: November 17, 2020

Episode 479 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 17, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 17, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Presidential Election Results and Reflections; coming to terms with those who voted for the other guy; mandates and conflict; Blue vs. Grey or Red vs. Blue; social media and the importance of journalism you can trust – both nationally and locally; The Grifter as Anti-President. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 480 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 17, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 17, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: RCV fails; COVID – more than just an “uptick”, causes, COVID fatigue, MIT & Harvard, controversy over Late Order calling for shutdown; City Council Aides discussion – history, suggestions, political patronage, and pushing limits of Plan E. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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November 4, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 477-478: November 3, 2020

Episode 477 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 3, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 3, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: Election Day – Judgment Day; deaths of Rich McKinnon, Rick Jarvis; Covid updates; Nov 2 City Council Agenda – Resident Permit Parking Fee increase shot down; early signs of the 2021 municipal election; patio heaters and greenhouse gases. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 478 – Cambridge InsideOut: Nov 3, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Nov 3, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Competing proposals to limit campaign donations, candidates loaning to their own campaigns; wealthy friends vs. developers; proposal to ban tear gas and some history; the morphing of boards & commissions. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 20, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 475-476: October 20, 2020

Episode 475 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 20, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:00pm. Topics: T Minus 14 Days and Counting; Ballot Questions – especially Question 2 and RCV; Neighborhood Conservation Districts and civic mendacity. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 476 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 20, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 20, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Municipal Broadband; Tree Ordinance; Fresh Pond Golf Course off limits until the golfers leave; Participatory Budgeting and miniature golf; Vacant Storefronts; zoning – changes to the Table of Uses and Home Occupations. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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October 6, 2020

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 473-474: October 6, 2020

Episode 473 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 6, 2020 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 6, 2020 at 6:10pm. Topics: Topics from Oct 5 City Council meeting; AHO; Cycling Safety Ordinance; Cambridge Bicycle Plan; Bus-Only Lanes; Shared Streets; Blowfish; Coronagendas; bar/restaurant closures. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]


Episode 474 – Cambridge InsideOut: Oct 6, 2020 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Oct 6, 2020 at 6:30pm. Topics: Topics from Oct 5 City Council meeting; police alternatives; “Defund Police” vs. promote best practices; Charter Review; 80-year track record for Plan E; City Councillor job description. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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