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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: , , , , , , , , — 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Filed under: 2020 Election,Cambridge,Cambridge government,Cambridge InsideOut,City Council,elections — Tags: , , , , , , , — Robert Winters @ 11:32 pm

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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