Medford Bytes
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMedford Bytes is made using the input of the Medford community. In each episode we will focus on local issues, updates in city government and happenings around the city. I will also discuss some of folx favorite spots in Medford to get a drink or a ‘bite’ to eat. I hope you enjoy!
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Episodes
A Dialogue about Gaza
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBToday's episode includes a dialogue about Gaza and with Barry Ingber, Munir Jiramus and Steve Schnapp. Below are a list of resources discussed in their conversation: Peter Beinart, The Beinart Notebook * Interview with Naomi Klein * Jonathan Kuttab - pacifist co-founder of Nonviolence International, the Palestinian human rights organization Al Haq (banned for “terrorism” under ex-PM Naftali Bennett), and the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Renowned international human rights lawyer and ...
2023 Recap
January 01, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBToday's episode includes and conversation with co-hosts, Danielle Balocca and Chelli Keshavan recaping this year for the podcast. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Community Preservation Act with Roberta Cameron
December 11, 2023 12:07 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Roberta Cameron about the Community Preservation Act, a fund used for capital improvements for the City of Medford. For more information, you can also visit http://preservemedford.org/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so muc...
Medford Teacher Equity Scholarship
November 27, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Joel Menasha and Sarah Fard about the Medford Teacher Equity Scholarship. For more information or to donate, please visit https://www.medfordteacherequityscholarship.org/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listeni...
Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender
November 13, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Sharon Hays and Melanie Perkins McLaughlin about their motion for Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender. This motion will go for its second reading during the School Committee's meeting on November 20th, 2023. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on...
Forsooth with Jimmy Matejek-Morris
October 30, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Jimmy Matejek-Morris, Medford-based young adult author about his newest book, "Forsooth", set to be released on November 7th. "Forsooth" and Jimmy's first book "My Ex-Imaginary Friend" can be found wherever books are sold, or online Forsooth: https://bookshop.org/p/books/forsooth-jimmy-matejek-morris/20148680?ean=9781728457598 My Ex-Imaginary Friend: https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-ex-imaginary-friend-jimmy-matejek-morris/14458002?ean=97815415...
MPL Podcast Class!
October 27, 2023 14:51 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBPlease enjoy the podcast trailers made by participants in the How to Podcast class at the Medford Public Library. Their podcasts were titled "K Dramarama", "I Agree.." and "Disgruntled Tales" For more Episodes of Disgruntled Tales, check them out at https://spotify.link/vfBIpkbM9Db For more information about MPL events, visit https://medfordlibrary.org/events/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Insta...
Len Glionna (Candidate for City Council)
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Len Glionna about his campaign for City Councilor. For more information about Len's campaign, visit https://www.glionnamedford.com/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Justin Tseng (Incumbent for City Council)
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Justin Tseng about his campaign for re-election to the City Council. For more information about Justin's campaign, visit https://www.justin4medford.com/en/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Zac Bears (Incumbent City Council)
October 20, 2023 01:44 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBToday’s episode includes a conversation with City Councilor Zac Bears about his work in the council and his campaign for re-election. Check out https://zacbears.com/ for more information about his campaign. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Rick Caraviello (Candidate for Mayor)
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Rick Caraviello, candidate for Mayor. More information about his campaign can be found at https://www.rickformedford.com. As mentioned in this episode, Caraviello stated that he voted in favor of raising salaries for City Hall employees. Here is a link to those meting minutes that show he voted no on the proposal to approve cost of living raises for City Hall staff. https://library.municode.com/ma/medford/munidocs/munidocs?nodeId=5bfaf98ee9673&...
Patrick Clerkin (City Council)
October 02, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Patrick Clerkin, candidate for City Council. More information about his campaign can be found at https://clerkin4medford.com/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Erika Reinfeld (Candidate for School Committee)
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Erika Reinfeld, candidate for School Committee. More information about his campaign can be found at https://www.erika02155.com/. You can also reach out to Erika by email at [email protected] Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcas...
John Intoppa (Candidate for School Committee)
September 18, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with John Intoppa, candidate for School Committee. More information about his campaign can be found at https://www.intoppa4medford.com. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Community Control Over Public Surveillance (w Jean Zotter and Kit Collins)
September 11, 2023 08:14 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Jean Zotter from Medford People Power and City Councilor Kit Collins. For more information about Medford People Power, visit their website at https://medfordpeoplepower.org/ or email them
Breanna Lungo-Koehn (Incumbent Candidate for Mayor)
September 04, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Breanna Lungo-Koehn about her campaign for a 3rd term as Mayor of Medford. More information about her campaign can be found at https://www.breanna4mayor.com/. You can reach Mayor Lungo-Koehn by email at [email protected] Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the ...
Aaron Olapade (Candidate for School Committee)
August 21, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Aaron Olapade, candidate for Medford School Committee. Visit https://electaaronolapade.com/ for more information about Aaron's campaign. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Emily Lazzaro (Candidate for City Council)
August 07, 2023 10:30 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Emily Lazzaro, candidate for Medford City Council. More information about Emily's campaign can be found at https://www.emilyformedford.com/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Anna Callahan (Candidate for City Council)
July 24, 2023 10:30 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Anna Callahan about her campaign for Medford City Council. Learn more about Anna at her website https://www.annacallahan.com/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Matt Leming (City Council Candidate)
July 10, 2023 09:56 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThis episode includes a conversation with Matt Leming about his run for Medford City Council. Find out more about his campaign at https://www.mattleming.com/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Jaclyn Torres Roth (Candidate for City Council)
June 26, 2023 10:28 - 19 minutes - 18 MBThis episode includes a conversation with Jaclyn Torres Roth about their campaign for City Council. More information about their campaign can be found at https://jaclynroth.org/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Golden Girls the Laughs Continue with Brittany Balocca
June 22, 2023 02:03 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MBThis bonus episode includes a conversation about the shoe The Golden Girls the Laughs Continue, now showing at the Chevalier Theater in Medford. More info can be found at https://chevaliertheatre.com/artist/golden-girls/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for l...
West Medford Open Studios
June 12, 2023 10:20 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBToday's episode includes a conversation about West Medford Open Studios. For more info visit http://www.wmos.org/. To sign up to volunteer, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4dadaa2da4f5ce9-west/51388955#/ . You can also follow them on instagram at @west.medford.open.studios. Stay tuned after the interview for some sounds from Medford's first Porch Fest! Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagra...
Pride 2023! Bonus Content from Rev. Wendy
May 29, 2023 10:38 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with members of the Pride Planning Committee as well as Rev Wendy from Sanctuary UCC about her summer youth program. For more information about Pride events, see the following links: Medford City Events Calendar - June: https://www.medfordma.org/about/events-calendar?cal_date=2023-06-01 Medford Library Calendar - June: https://medfordlibrary.org/events/month/2023-06/ Chevalier Calendar - June: https://chevaliertheatre.com/calendar/?date=168773760...
Brooks Elementary CCSR
May 15, 2023 10:27 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with students from the Brook's Elementary School CCSR. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
EventThem Studios
May 01, 2023 10:37 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Bryan from Event Them Studios. Event Them Studios is located at 344 Salem Street and they will be celebrating their Grand Opening on Saturday, May 6th from 12-6pm. Make sure to stop by to see their space and visit with local vendors and musicians. Medford Bytes will be there doing live podcasting demonstrations! For more information you can visit their website at https://eventthem.com/ as well as their accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Thanks s...
Event Them Studios
May 01, 2023 10:37 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Brian from Event Them Studios. Event Them Studios is located at 344 Salem Street and they will be celebrating their Grand Opening on Saturday, May 6th from 12-6pm. Make sure to stop by to see their space and visit with local vendors and musicians. Medford Bytes will be there doing live podcasting demonstrations! For more information you can visit their website at https://eventthem.com/ as well as their accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Thanks so...
Colleen's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop
April 17, 2023 11:08 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBToday's episode includes and conversation with Kolin and Vicki, owners of Colleen's Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop. Listen to hear more about the history of Colleen's and the work that they are doing to engage and connect the community of Medford. They plan to re-open on Tuesday, April 18th. Make sure to swing! Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Plea...
Housing Medford and Abundant Housing Massachusetts
April 03, 2023 10:21 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Alex Lussenhop and Roberta Camerson from Housing Medford as well as Kassie Infante from Abundant Housing Massachusetts. For more information about Housing Medford, you can follow their group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HousingMedford/. More information about Abundant Housing Massachusetts can be found at https://abundanthousingma.org/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at medfor...
Trivia On Air
March 29, 2023 15:59 - 10 minutes - 9.5 MBThis podcast was made by participants of the Medford Public Library Podcast Workshop. Hope you enjoy!
The Stupid Siblings Show
March 29, 2023 15:49 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis podcast was made by participants of the Medford Public Library Podcast Workshop. Hope you enjoy!
Freaking out on Science
March 29, 2023 15:31 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBThis podcast was made by participants of the Medford Public Library Podcast Workshop. Hope you enjoy!
Announcement! Bonus Content!!
March 29, 2023 15:29 - 38 seconds - 306 KBPlease enjoy these next three episodes--original content from the Medford Public Library's Podcast Workshop.
Nicole Morell, City Council President
March 20, 2023 10:41 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Medford City Council President, Nicole Morell. More information about Nicole can be found at https://www.nicolemorell.com/ The City Council meets biweekly on Tuesdays at 7pm with more information about these meetings at https://www.medfordma.org/elected-officials Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please...
Wendy Pfaffenbach "The Fells Fairies"
March 06, 2023 03:35 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Wendy Pfaffenbach, local mom, teacher and author of "The Fells Fairies". Her book can be found at Book Ends in Winchester. You can also find Wendy pouring beers at Medford Brewing! Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for...
Breanna Lungo-Koehn
February 20, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThis episode includes a conversation with Breanna Lungo-Keohn, Mayor of Medford. For more updates from her office, visit https://www.medfordma.org/mayors-office. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow us on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Jenny Graham
February 06, 2023 11:54 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThis episode includes a conversation with Jenny Graham, Vice-Chair of the School Committee. For more information about Jenny, her work, and how to sign up for her email list, visit https://www.electjenny.org/. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Ms Whalen
January 23, 2023 12:17 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Amelia Whalen, 8th grade ELA teacher at the Andrew's Middle School. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Judi Harrington (Judi 411)
January 09, 2023 13:21 - 30 minutes - 28 MBToday's episode includes an interview with Judi Harrington, local author and parent. Judi will be doing a reading from her book, Fuckery, on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 7-8 pm at the Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, Medford, MA. To hear more from Judi, you can visit her website https://www.judi411.com/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast...
Wrapping up 2022
December 26, 2022 12:03 - 27 minutes - 25 MBToday's episode includes a brief reflection from hosts Danielle and Chelli, followed by compilation of highlights from 2022 and hopes for 2023 from members of the Medford Bytes community. Happy New Years! Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Medford Teacher's Association
December 12, 2022 10:54 - 54 minutes - 50 MBToday's episode features a conversation with Charlene Douglas and Joanne McKay of the Medford Teacher's Association. They discuss the current teacher contract negotiations. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Kit Collins and ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act)
November 28, 2022 11:05 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with City Councilor Kit Collins about the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and its uses in Medford. More information about ARPA in Medford can be found here: https://medfordma.org/arpa/ and for more general ARPA information, here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/SLFRP-Quick-Reference-Guide-FINAL-508a.pdf The slides that Councilor Collins references can be found here: https://medfordma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Community-Meeting-ARPA-Upd...
Frances Nwajei, DEI Director
November 14, 2022 12:41 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBToday's interview includes a conversation with Frances Nwajei, DEI Director for the City of Medford. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
State Rep Christine Barber on Ballot Question 4
October 31, 2022 09:55 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with State Representative Christine Barber about Question 4. For more information about the campaign in support of Yes on 4, visit: https://saferroadsma.com/ as well as https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/16/opinion/yes-question-4/?link_id=5&can_id=905ceac2a072b57e50c9ef9390d983e6&source=email-boston-globe-endorses-yes-on-4&email_referrer=email_1703660&email_subject=boston-globe-endorses-yes-on-4 ...
Xtreme Ninja Martial Arts and Fitness
October 17, 2022 09:55 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBToday's episode included a conversation with Ninja and Anna Nguyen from Extreme Ninja Martial Arts and Fitness. For more information about their services, you can visit https://www.xtremeninja.com/ You can purchase Ninja's book, Step on the Mat at by visiting https://www.steponthemat.com/ Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. You can reach out to us by email at [email protected] or follow is on instagram @medfordpod or Facebook at MedfordBytes Podcast. Please take a moment ...
Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence with Erin Dowd
October 03, 2022 10:35 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Erin Dowd from Moms Demand Action. More information about the organization and the Be Smart initiative can be found at https://momsdemandaction.org and https://besmartforkids.org The next Medford Moms Demand Action local team membership meeting is on October 16th at 3:30 PM in Medford. Please feel free to reach out to Erin at [email protected] for details and can join moms by texting the word JOIN to the number 64433. On September 12th the Me...
Adaptive Sports with Kate Quinn of Medford Recreation
September 19, 2022 09:53 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBToday's episode includes a conversation with Kate Quinn from Medford Recreations about the Adaptive Sports Program. Kate can be reached at [email protected] and more information about Medford Recreation can be found on their website at www.MedfordRecreation.org. The Inclusion Request form that Kate mentions can be found here 5968_medford_rec_inclusion_services_request.pdf (myrec.com) More information about how to volunteer for these programs can be found here Medford Recreation: Adaptiv...
Voter Guide with City Council VP, Zac Bears
September 05, 2022 11:01 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome to Season 3! Today we discuss this Fall's local and state elections with City Council Vice President, Zac Bears. Thanks so much for listening today’s episode and as always, if you have feedback about this episode or ideas for future episodes, you can email [email protected]. You can also subscribe, rate and review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.
Nichole Mossalam for State Rep
August 08, 2022 10:26 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBToday's interview includes a conversation with Nicole Mossalam, canditate for state representative of Massachusett's 35th district. Fofr more information about her campaign, you can visit https://votemossalam.com/ Thanks so much for listening today’s episode and as always, if you have feedback about this episode or ideas for future episodes, you can email [email protected]. You can also subscribe, rate and review the podcast on spotify and apple podcasts. Thanks so much for listening.