Renters Radio Podcast
1) 10/19/2020: State Senator Jamie Eldridge
We interviewed longtime progressive state senator Jamie Eldridge, from Lauren's hometown of Acton-Boxboro, talking about his new Housing and Environment Revenue Opportunities (HERO) Coalition Bill, Un...Show More
2) 10/5/2020: State Rep Mike Connolly on the COVID19 Housing Stability Act
Lauren and Evan take a call from State Rep Mike Connolly, friend of the show, sponsor of the COVID19 Housing Stability Act here in the MA state house. We discuss the eviction moratorium (soon to expir...Show More
3) Renters Radio 9/14/2020 - Police Budget Hearings
Evan does a deep dive into the latest Boston City Council Police Budget Hearings
4) Renters Radio 9/14/2020 - Harm Reduction
We sit down and have a call with harm reduction specialist Angie Nà Mháille to talk about Operation Clean Sweep, Methadone Mile and how our city is failing when it comes to the opiate crisis in Boston...Show More
5) 8/5/2020: State of the State House Special
We catch up with hot-take master, super canvasser Jonathan Cohn to bring us up to speed on the state of the state house in Massachusetts. We go through the recent police reform and housing votes, and ...Show More
6) 7/13/2020: Special Guest Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu was brave enough to dawn her mask and join Lauren and Evan in-studio for a detailed discussion on her latest op-ed, the city council budget, abolishing the BPDA and d...Show More
7) 6/26/2020: Post-Apocalyptic Budget
Lauren and Evan, after a long, apocalyptic hiatus, come together again, united by one issue...rage at the Boston City Councils failure to seize the moment and reject Mayor Marty Walsh's budget. We go ...Show More
8) 3/9/20: Sexy Taxes and the End of the World
Evan George brings us a hearty portion of sexy taxes this week, diving into the transportation bill and the gas tax. Lauren gives us a few more Suffolk Downs updates, and Rod Webber makes it into the ...Show More
9) 2/24/20: Debunking Jon Gruber and catching up with Rod Webber
Evan George takes us to rent-control school, taking down MIT Economist Jon Gruber’s arguments against rent control point by point. Lauren Pespisa chimes in with a deep dive into why no one should be g...Show More
10) Renters Radio 2/17: Gabriela Cartagena from P.U.E.B.L.O, Suffolk Downs, and Souza-Baranowski Prison Violence
Lauren and Evan are back with a Suffolk Downs Update from our caller Gabriela Cartagena of P.U.E.B.L.O. She fills us in on the fight for affordable housing in East Boston, go to https://www.reclaimbos...Show More