Episode 669 – Cambridge InsideOut: June 16, 2026 (Part 1)
This episode was broadcast on June 16, 2026 at 6:00pm. Topics: The Last Supper at the S&S Restaurant, looking back while the steamrollers do their thing, some local and personal history (1978-present), Inman Square Men’s Bar (Ladies Invited!), Mass. Army & Navy, 25¢ subway and 20¢ buses, Ridin’ the Dog, Math & Frisbees, F&T Diner and Restaurant, learning to drive in Boston, journey from $70 tenant to landlord, “Antique Row”, from drug dealers to gentrification, notable neighbors, gentrification and stockade fences. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]
Episode 670 – Cambridge InsideOut: June 16, 2026 (Part 2)
This episode was broadcast on June 16, 2026 at 6:30pm. Topics: June 1 and June 8 City Council meetings; FY2027 Budget Adoption, social media post-Twitter, ShotSpotter controversy, unprecedented cutting off of discussion, misrepresentation of residents, public safety vs. virtue signaling, changing Council Rules to limit public comment and Council discussion, mayor cutting off councillors with a timer, limited work and expanded privileges of councillors, self-reporting and giving yourself an A+, turf vs. grass at Ahern Field, preserving the Old Stone Wall in Harvard Square, proposals to modify multi-family zoning and a new zoning petition, same standards for all housing; 2026 contested elections. Host: Robert Winters [On YouTube] [audio]