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April 20, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 499-500: April 20, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,School Committee — Tags: boards and commissions, Cambridge, City Council, City Manager, compost, digital equity, Judy Nathans, Plan E, recycling, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools, Susana Segat, vaccination, VW Bus — Robert Winters @ 11:23 pm

Episode 499 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: compost collection returns, digital equity study released, on vaccinations and VW Buses, School Superintendent pseudosearch, City Manager selection, the shortcomings of remote government, web pages for City Council committees, staff for committees vs. personal aides, micromanagement vs. policy-making. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 500 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 20, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 20, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: 500th milestone; City Boards & Commissions and public participation; obsolete info on City web pages; legal counsel for City Council?; updates on municipal election candidates. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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April 7, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 497-498: April 6, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,covid — Tags: Cambridge, City Council, COVID-19, elections, housing, Housing Choice, Judy Nathans, Plan E, recycling, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools, zoning — Robert Winters @ 12:04 am

Episode 497 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 6, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Covid forecast, school reopening, Superintendent decision; remote possibilities; Day of Reckoning for colleges; appointments to Boards & Commissions and City Council meddling; Housing Choice and voting thresholds, one-way zoning. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 498 – Cambridge InsideOut: Apr 6, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Apr 6, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Housing Choice and legalities; composting, recycling realities, City purchase of rubbish toters; City Council micromanagement; worst outcomes of Charter change; political patronage; emerging candidates and 2021 Municipal Election Calendar. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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March 16, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 495-496: March 16, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,Central Square,City Council,covid,schools — Tags: Cambridge, Cambridge government, Central Square, City Council, City Manager, COVID-19, Patrick Barrett, Plan E, Robert Winters, School Committee, Schools — Robert Winters @ 10:47 pm

Episode 495 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 16, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 16, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Heros of Central Square through the pandemic; flexibility w/City agencies as a philosphy; Arts & Music, busk stops, and what is to come. Hosts: Patrick Barrett, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 496 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 16, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Popportunity and its progeny; Starlight Square; city manager search; charter change and the lust for power; Covid-19 updates and the misreading of data; real human services; Cambridge schools during Covid; School Superintendent search. Hosts: Patrick Barrett, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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March 2, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 493-494: March 2, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,campaign finance,City Council,covid — Tags: Alewife, Cambridge, campaign finance, City Council, COVID-19, Envision Cambridge, Judy Nathans, Robert Winters, zoning — Robert Winters @ 11:59 pm

Episode 493 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 2, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 2, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Tree protection and reasonable latitude; Mayor Joe Curtatone of Somerville won’t seek reelection; campaign finance limits at the Ordinance Committee; legal issues with early/no-excuse absentee voting; roughing up the Voting Rights Act. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 494 – Cambridge InsideOut: Mar 2, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Mar 2, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Alterations to single-family zoning up for discussion; Cambridge as a sandbox for national organizations and movements; factual vs. fictional history of Cambridge zoning; questioning support/guidelines for “neighborhood groups”; distinguishing neighborhood groups vs. advocacy groups vs. political groups; community schools program and neighborhood councils; Covid-19 update; Alewife zoning and a brief mention of the “land bank” proposal from 1990. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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February 16, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 491-492: February 16, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: Cambridge, City Council, COVID-19, density, eduspeak, elections, housing, impeachment, Judy Nathans, Missing Middle, Red Sox, Robert Winters, robots, School Committee, School Superintendent, Schools, socialists, SRO, zoning — Robert Winters @ 11:57 pm

Episode 491 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 16, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 16, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Impeachment and acquittal; redefinition of major parties; Red Sox; Covid update; observations on density and the “missing middle” petition; loosening of single-family zoning. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 492 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 16, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 16, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: In search of a Superintendent of Schools and the mythical visionary; eduspeak; young socialist robots invade public comment; democracy by the pound; SROs – an idea whose time may have come again; organically grown local politics. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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February 3, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 489-490: February 2, 2021

Filed under: Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,City Council,covid — Tags: Alewife, Alewife Quadrangle, Alewife Triangle, Cambridge, City Council, hallucinogens, housing, Judy Nathans, Kendall Square, Lisa Peterson, Liza Paden, Missing Middle, recycling, Robert Winters, Susan Fleischman, transportation, zoning — Robert Winters @ 12:19 am

Episode 489 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 2, 2021 (Part 1)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 2, 2021 at 6:00pm. Topics: Covid-19 status and vaccination roll-out; challenges of non-congregate housing; Kendall Square Urban Redevelopment Plan; Alewife Quadrangle/Triangle planning and transportation for real; Jerry’s Pond optimism; significant retirements. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

Episode 490 – Cambridge InsideOut: Feb 2, 2021 (Part 2)

This episode was broadcast on Feb 2, 2021 at 6:30pm. Topics: Early days of Cambridge Recycling; Retirements of Lisa Peterson, Susan Fleischman, and Liza Paden; false advertising and the “Missing Middle Housing” zoning petition; how dense is dense enough?; hostile architecture – or not?; Cambridge City Council on hallucinogens. Hosts: Judy Nathans, Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]

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January 19, 2021

Cambridge InsideOut Episodes 487-488: January 19, 2021

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut — Tags: Cambridge, Central Square, COVID-19, elections, Inauguration, insurrection, Joe Biden, Judy Nathans, political theater, populism, Robert Winters, Schools, vaccination — Robert Winters @ 11:37 pm

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

Filed under: 2021 election,Cambridge,Cambridge InsideOut,Central Square — Tags: Cambridge, Central Square, City Council, COVID-19, elections, Georgia, Green Ribbon Open Space Report, Judy Nathans, Riverbend Park, Robert Winters, Vail Court — Robert Winters @ 11:26 pm

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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March 16, 2021

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March 2, 2021

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February 16, 2021

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February 3, 2021

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January 19, 2021

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January 5, 2021

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