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Bach & the Hyphen, aka The Pod Squad, are back with a look at the latest local happenings and outside the box stories on this spooktacular show! 

UMass President 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐧 stops by to update a couple of recent developments on the UMass Lowell campus, before the focus turns to his 14+ years as a United States Congressman and an era when civility and working across party lines were not foreign concepts; #insidelowell

Just five days before the election, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬 welcome GOP Gubernatorial candidate 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 to the show, as he lays out his platform for job creation, reduced energy costs and cleaning up what he calls corruption on Beacon Hill; #insidelowell

𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 helps recap a city council meeting that addressed Flock camera use, tax relief for seniors and police/fire spending, while offering a sneak peek at next year's budget battle; #insidelowell

Chamber President Linsey Former is joined by Meredith Church from David Allen Capital to highlight her organization's work to provide working capital for businesses of all sizes.

Chelmsford's 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 visits today's show to talk about the town's recent No Kings Day of Action and last week's Town Meeting, along with news out of Lowell that Flock cameras are back in use; #insidelowell

One-time Lowell Sun scribe 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐬 makes his inaugural 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 appearance, sharing a few inside stories on his days in the Mill City, filling us in on what he's been up to since leaving, and providing insight into the difference between the Massachusetts and New Hampshire political scenes, both of which he's been heavily involved in; #insidelowell

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫 headlines today's 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞, as we review another busy week of news and outside the box stories, including: Bears in Chicago and Chelmsford, drones over Lowell, and the science around take-out containers changing yet again. 

Unfortunately, due to technical issues, today's show is not our sit-down interview with Jeff Markley. Instead, we explain why you'll have to wait to hear that discussion, while also offering yet another mea culpa over a segment from yesterday's show; #insidelowell

Former Lowell Mayor 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 is today's special guest, helping recap a City Council meeting that finally saw the Senior Center dispute come to a conclusion; #insidelowell

 This week's 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬 podcast looks at the immigration investigation surrounding Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the hotly contested Michigan Senate race, and how the dynamics of Massachusetts' gubernatorial election have changed following the DUI arrest of the GOP's Lt. Governor candidate. 

𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 helps preview a Lowell City Council Agenda that is expected to publicly settle a lengthy dispute that played out largely outside the public eye, along with zoning changes that would eliminate competition for a controversial business; #insidelowell

𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 and 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐬, the committee tasked with helping Lowell celebrate its Bicentennial in 2026, join today's show to highlight the effort, how it came together, the events still to come, and what the city means to them; #insidelowell

Bach & the Hyphen, aka The Pod Squad, are back with a look at the latest local happenings and outside the box stories, including a game of Would You Rather? #insidelowell

𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐧 and 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢, the three candidates vying for two Lowell seats on the 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 School Committee, debate the issues relevant to the school and vocational education in general; #insidelowell

𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬 helps us recap a quick and painless Lowell city council meeting, but one with some interesting underlying issues regarding putting more cameras on the roadways, well-intentioned efforts that might actually drive up the cost of housing, and ongoing efforts to find efficiencies in the fire department budget; #insidelowell

𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢 and 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 break down the Healey-Minogue and Deaton-Markey debates, the Justice Department's raid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home and the negative effects of the ongoing war in Iran; #insidelowell

With the 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 Annual Breakfast coming up October 20, Executive Director 𝐋𝐙 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐧 joins us to highlight the organization's historic efforts in shaping Lowell, the current endeavors it's undertaking and what the future holds in store as she offers a sneak peak at their new 3-Year Strategic Plan; #insidelowell

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡 and 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐊. dive into the troubling case of a son murdering his mother in Reading, renewed interest in the Unabomber, and Bach's newfound freedom since Flock's local demise; #insidelowell 

 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫 and the infamous 𝐘𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 co-host today's 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞, as we review a busy week in election news, a bear sighting in Chelmsford and Leslie's latest adventures in subbing; 

The truth about banning Markley - One candidate drops out, another steps in, for Lowell City Council - Antifa's currency - and a bit of Flock Feedback; #insidelowell

Today's show features tries to answer some of the more pressing local political questions, including why it's a good idea to build parking garages, who is responsible for fire station closures and who should pay to keep them open, and why was the decision made to buy a senior center rather than rent it; #insidelowell

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬 welcome 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬, longtime State House Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe, who shares some interesting anecdotes over a nearly five decade career in Journalism that began with the Lowell Sun; #insidelowell

Today's show finds 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐚, Independent State Senate candidate in the 1st Middlesex District, talking about his campaign and the issues he's focusing on on the trail; #insidelowell

𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐬 and 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, the candidates vying for the 16th Middlesex State Representative seat, debate the issues affecting the district and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; #insidelowell #mapoli

Bach & the Hyphen, aka The Pod Squad, are back with a look at the latest local happenings and outside the box stories, including a busy couple of weeks in local politics, a Tennessee execution gone horribly wrong, and what the media is trying to avoid telling you about a FlyDubai stabbing in the sky; #insidelowell

𝐉𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲 joins Tewksbury Selectman 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐈𝐈 to breakdown his two Town Meeting Articles addressing Automated License Plate Readers, what those articles would do and what they wouldn't; #insidelowell

One week after resigning from the Lowell City Council, 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞 joins the 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 to talk about his decision to step away and his time on the council, which featured a number of monumental issues and votes; #insidelowell

𝐉𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐢 & 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 return with a look at the latest developments from Capital Hill to Beacon Hill, including a scathing Boston Globe report on the deterioration of nursing home care in the Bay State, support for Governor Healey's gas tax proposal running on empty, and the Governor herself running away from the media; #insidelowell

Lowell Elections Director 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 joins us to answer the how, what, where, when and why of voting in the upcoming November election, along with providing more detailed information about the special election that needs to be held to replace Danny Rourke on the city council; #insidelowell

Kicking off the new week with 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬, GOP candidate in the 1st Middlesex State Senate District, delving into the issues he's focusing on and how this election is different than the Special Election the same three candidates participated in last March; #insidelowell #mapoli

The latest 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬 podcast runs down nine Ballot Questions, Donald Trump's deal with Greenland, and the one-time Bay State resident making national news while the Massachusetts media ignores him; #insidelowell

Today's show follows two paths; the surprise resignation of Danny Rourke from the Lowell City Council and the already developing race to replace him, along with Lowell Police Superintendent 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐧 discussing the vote to pause Lowell's use of flock cameras and the impact it will have; #insidelowell

The Sun's 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 and our own 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 join today's show, which hits on a number of hot button political issues at the federal, state and local level. Donald Trump vs. the press, Melanie's visit to the "Death Star" and tonight's busy Lowell City Council agenda are just a few of the area's covered; #insidelowell

 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫 co-hosts today's 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 to help us review the latest happenings and outside the box stories, including: That "thing" that never happens happening again (and again, and again) - Travis Kelce is a dolt (and so, too, are California taxpayers) - and "Weekend at Mitch's." #insidelowell

Today's show is a split edition, kicking off with longtime 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 Editor 𝐌𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 previewing his September 24th "talk" as part of the 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 in Lowell. Following that, we delve into the idea of a 32-hour work week and the Macklemore-Ed Sheeran-Bob Kraft controversy; #insidelowell

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 visits today's 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 to talk about her first six months in the chamber, the issues she's been working on, and her upcoming re-election race in November against the same candidates she faced in last winter's special election.

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, Republican candidate in the 6th Congressional District, sits down with 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬 to highlight the issues he's focusing on in his race against Democratic nominee Dan Koh; #insidelowell

With the Massachusetts Voters Information Guide now arriving in mailboxes, today's show takes a look at some pros and cons of each of the nine ballot questions Massachusetts residents will be voting on November 3rd; #insidelowell

A new week of shows kicks off with 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬, long-time Chelmsford School Committeeman who became an even more visible local political presence during the recent Democratic primaries. From his "No Kings" involvement to the future of AI in the schools, it's a wide ranging discussion that surprisingly (disappointingly?) finds much common ground; #insidelowell