We Need Some Milk
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings@illbabbu and @ScamwellTarly talk about the issues of the week. Opinions are generally very bad. Sorry if this offends.
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2020 Vision Zero w/ David Goodwin & Jim Aloisi
January 13, 2020 22:19 - 1 hour - 109 MBBabbu & Scam have returned from holiday break and not much has changed. Your rents still sky high, public transportation still dysfunctional, and capitalism is what will ruin us all. But at least the bhoys let their two "uncles" David Goodwin & Jim Aloisi come back and provide a few predictions on what they see as the growing issues of Jersey City, New Jersey and Boston, Massachusetts respectively. AirBNBs, public parks becoming golf courses, free public transportation, and a Gateway Projec...
Austerity Measures w/ Neema Avashia
December 18, 2019 22:32 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBThe bhoys had one more left in 2019 and had to go back to basics. So they gave Neema Avashia, your local Boston Public School teacher, a chance to give them some knowledge on daily life as one and what makes BPS great. But it also has it's problems, so you know Babbu & Scam want a piece of that. Biggest budgets ever (when they never go down), the McCormack Fieldhouse saving the school itself, bathrooms in disarray, and BuildBPS... so many things, so little time. They're just doing it for...
Project 50
December 13, 2019 15:32 - 1 hour - 112 MBThe bhoys have done 50 episodes and they assume they've grown a bit since 2018. Here is a supercut of the high notes, the low notes, and the laughs to get through everything that doesn't work in our fair cities (we think.) Happy holidays and enjoy that new year.
2019? No, 2021 w/ Mohammed Missouri
November 25, 2019 23:09 - 1 hour - 116 MBMohammed Missouri (13:08) got the slot and the bhoys put the North London rivalry aside for the greater good to have a few laughs about New Jersey not delivering the goods to Phil Murphy, why everything on Beacon Hill is broken, & how we have moved into the next phase of the election cycle: 2021. Babbu & Scam trying to get back into the swing of things. Mohammed can be found here! https://twitter.com/hammodimissouri
Another Round in District 9 w/ Liz Breadon
October 21, 2019 21:46 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBBabbu & Scam recorded this last Friday, 10/18 so they are certainly not in the positive moods they presented. But they are reaching the end of this #darkhorse series before Election Day on 11/5 so they had Liz Breadon running for District 9, Allston/Brighton. She reminds Scam of his mother, Babbu was supremely impressed with her environmentalism, and they came away nodding at everything she was saying. Babbu almost sold the house in Jersey ready to get gouged by a realtor. Another great c...
"Okay, Let's Go" w/ Julia Mejia
October 18, 2019 22:29 - 50 minutes - 46 MBThe bhoys got a real one here running for Boston City Council At-Large. First, they rant about housing, because who doesn't anymore. And then Julia (12:55) brought the laughs about her time at MTV, the reasons she's running for local office, the issues she's most passionate about, and what she hopes this race turns out to be on November 5th. Authenticity. And Julia's got it. Be sure to check out her campaign website and don't forget to vote on 11/5 www.juliaforboston.com/about-julia
Buffalo to Boston
October 07, 2019 09:13 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBScam spent a weekend in Buffalo. He ate all the wings, he consumed the Molson Canadians, and lived off of Tim Hortons. It's a different way of life for the Bills Mafia. And then Babbu & Scam got into the Boston City Council Preliminary Election. It shook out as you expected for the top 3, but that 4th spot.. let them fight. Election Day is November 5th. Let's be better than the 11% turnout.
Halbert Hour w/ David Halbert
September 19, 2019 09:14 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe bhoys continue their #DarkHorse series but the Globe must have been listening in since they went and endorsed the guy. Can't blame them. David Halbert is running for At-Large and poured some milk out about his campaign and the platform, his idea of collaborative government, and having the opportunity to represent black men on the City Council since Tito Jackson. They enjoyed having him on and hope you will too. Don't forget to vote Tuesday, 9/24. David's Campaign Website www.davidforb...
Meet Me In District 9 w/ Lee Nave Jr.
September 09, 2019 23:35 - 56 minutes - 76.9 MB(Recorded on 9/4/19) Babbu & Scam keep the #DarkHorse series going. This time it's with Lee Nave, a candidate for District 9. An outsider taking a risk so the bhoys wanted to pick Lee's brain about being a Democratic Socialist, his campaign, and the issues that seem to be where everyone's focus is. (Shocker, it's housing.) They also harp on the similarities of where he grew up to Boston regarding race and the Straight Pride Parade. A lot of milk to be poured with another candidate risking ...
Thinkin' & Doin' w/ Brandon McKoy (Part 2)
September 05, 2019 22:25 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBA continuation with Brandon McKoy. A richer milk here about the tax incentive program, NJ's chances for a millionaire's tax/legal marijuana, and a closing statement on what makes New Jersey cool no matter what Jim Alosi says lol #mathisreal
Thinkin' & Doin' w/ Brandon McKoy (Part 1)
September 03, 2019 09:50 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBBabbu & Scam wanted to talk about taxes. So they asked Brandon McKoy, President of the New Jersey Policy Perspective to pour a cold one and make some mustaches. A dive into how New Jersey got to where it is fiscally, life in Trenton, and answering Jim Aloisi's question of why it exists. #MathIsReal Follow Brandon! https://twitter.com/Brandon_McKoy New Jersey Policy Perspective https://www.njpp.org/about
Rolling Dice For District 8 w/ Hélène Vincent
August 21, 2019 09:45 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBThe bhoys aren't sure if this will be a reoccuring thing, but there's a preliminary election in Boston on Tuesday 9/24. Lotta candidates running, and so little coverage. So they invited Hélène Vincent running for Boston City Council's District 8 where she poured a few bottles out on being a first time candidate, the issues that matter to her, and breaking through to voters in all kinds of ways. Elections are about risk takers. Hélène is one.
Suburbia
August 18, 2019 12:12 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBLotta confessions in this episode. Babbu has a secret and it's the suburban life for him now. Yuck. But we also get into the highs and lows as a first time homeowner, a little GOP bashin', and Scam's own confession about why Operation Clean Sweep was personal. He's pretty pissed about it.
House Cleaning w/ State Rep. Tommy Vitolo (Part 2)
August 08, 2019 09:45 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBLeft you on a cliffhanger like a Netflix episode. So binge. - RTAs, roadz, & boatz - Revenue, Revenue, Revenue. - Tommy Vitolo: Big Iced Tea Guy
House Cleaning w/ State Rep. Tommy Vitolo (Part 1)
August 06, 2019 08:57 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBSo Babbu & Scam wanted to keep the politician train going. Lotta steam, so Tommy Vitolo took the slot. - Why he ran for the 15th Norfolk, who he be about, and Brookline's "democratic principles." - Getting a budget done - Crisis everywhere with transit, education, and housing - The work of a legislator vs a pay raise he didn't vote for - The Ding Dong Cart Bill: a case study on the process of Beacon Hill ... Part 2 soon with more ...
The Rat Pack: Milky Edition (Part 2)
July 24, 2019 08:56 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MBIt’s Part Deux with Jim Aloisi & Kyle Clauss - The Rachael Rollins Media Blitzkrieg and how we’re sick of it - Your Boston City Council at Large Hunger Games - 2021 and Michelle Wu: A Match Made in Heaven - Kyle’s beef with loud convos on the MBTA Drink it up!
The Rat Pack: Milky Edition (Part 1)
July 22, 2019 09:00 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBPart 1 Babbu & Scam had to face the realities of life: that life always includes Jim Aloisi & Kyle Clauss. - It's funny, most of us met through social media so why not harp on it - Jim's pissed about the MBTA Right of Way sale near Chelsea Creek (that the FMCB is finally taking a gander at) - The Democratic Nomination - Babbu's on The Ropes for New Jersey
Dichotomy of a District w/ State Senator Eric Lesser
July 15, 2019 08:43 - 1 hour - 103 MBBabbu & Scam enjoyed a nice Independence Day together in New Jersey and concocted an idea to get someone on who cares about transit, but has the ability to move it forward (or get in the way.) So they asked someone who can move it forward: it's Eric Lesser of the 1st Hampden & Hampshire district. He came on and gave the rundown on the East-West High Speed Rail/the transportation crisis we're in, representing a district on different ends of the economic spectrum, & flashing around 10,000 doll...
Gassin' Up w/ Nathan Phillips
July 01, 2019 15:14 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBRemember when Babbu & Scam had Andrea Honore on to talk about the Weymouth Gas Compressor and life as a mom/activist? Well recently, it cleared a big hurdle and while we recorded before the news broke, the boys invited Nathan Phillips on to discuss the climate we're living in politically, the relevancy of moving off gas, and even how the MBTA plays a role in our climate efforts. Make the damn MBTA free already. Update on the Weymouth Gas Compressor: https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2019/06/...
Stuck Between the Holland & Lady Liberty w/ Councilman James Solomon
June 25, 2019 23:30 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBBabbu & Scam started this podcast because believe it or not, Boston and Jersey City have a lot in common: transit's awful, rents are too high, wages haven't gone up, but everything's economically boomin' So they invited James Solomon, Councilman for Ward E on the Jersey City Council to come on. A progressive at heart and in mind he opened our eyes to what's happening within it with gentrification on the rise, his start in politics, and even the connection he lived working in Boston City Hall...
A Royal Man of Jersey City w/ Duquann Sweeney
June 17, 2019 22:41 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBBabbu & Scam needed a bloodborne of Jersey City to explain what it was then to what it was now. So they invited Duquann Sweeney of the Royal Men Foundation to come on and explain what we're all missing. Photographer, introspective tweeter, and creator of the Royal Men Foundation he provide insights ranging from the purpose of his organization, the borders between black and white of Jersey City, and a fine assessment of some local foods in town. Scamwell also noticed that when it comes down...
Graffiti Murals w/ Patrick Verel
June 07, 2019 00:26 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBBabbu is a big fan of art, in particular the stuff that's on our public transportation, back alleys, and abandoned areas of our fair cities. The rebel, angsty kind. So he invited the author of Patrick Verel, the author of Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impacts of Street Art to come on and talk about some of the case studies from it and how the most random of places can be a better landscape. Check out Patrick's website! http://www.patrickverel.com And the book! https://www.amazon.com/Graf...
Wild Wild West(tern MA)w/ Matt Szafranski
May 29, 2019 21:30 - 1 hour - 117 MBA lot of people know Scam grew up in Western Massachusetts. So why not have Babbu and him peek their heads behind that Interstate 91 curtain with Matt Szafranski, Editor-in-Chief of Western Massachusetts Politics & Insight. What's Domenic Sarno's deal as a closet republican? How is the MGM Springfield working out as the Wynn deal collapsed during the live recording? How does Charlie Baker and the MassGOP play out there and can Marty Walsh make a swing in 2022 for the highest office in the C...
Corruption For $1,000 Alex w/ Terrence McDonald
May 14, 2019 22:17 - 1 hour - 106 MBBabbu & Scam harp a lot on local political machines, boss politics, and the will of the party. So Terrence McDonald of the Journey Journal came on to tell us all about it and more. A dive into the status of the Jersey Journal's unionization efforts and the paper's future existence, how covering the Mayor's office in Jersey City can have trials and tribulations, bats**t crazy stories about funding local schools to local councilmen in DUIs, and Terrence's Jeopardy! addiction. It's all here.
Weymouth We Ruin The Planet w/ Andrea Honore
April 22, 2019 08:44 - 1 hour - 104 MBIt's Earth Day (or #MAEarthWeek dependent on who you ask) so Babbu & Scam had @grumpygrumpyowl on. A mom and activist from Weymouth, she's been trying to put a stop to a gas compressor station being built in town and currently sacrificing lunch hours for 130 days silently protesting outside Charlie Baker's corner office to stop it. Why must we ruin the planet when we don't have to? What does this mean for Weymouth? We had questions, Andrea had answers. Happy Earth Day Andrea's website ht...
Whose Opportunity Zone Is It Anyway w/ "Captain"
April 16, 2019 10:36 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBBabbu & Scam have been talking about Opportunity Zones, the trojan horse of development talk in recent months. So they had "Captain" come on. A real estate junkie, Captain went to a conference that laid out an "ends justify the means" approach to the O-Zones and gave us the low-down on what to expect and what they all mean. They're policy driven on this one everybody.
Everything's Bigger In Texas w/ Matt Goletz
April 08, 2019 00:41 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBBabbu & Scam needed a vacation from Massachusetts & New Jersey and Matt Goletz, local pod friend and singer/songwriter tried to convince us to come to Austin. It's the Wild Wild West, or the live music capital of the world dependent on who you ask. End Song: "Moby Dick" by Matt Goletz Check Matt's music across all platforms! matthewgoletz.bandcamp.com
Punchlines, Politics, & Playbooks w/ Stephanie Murray
April 01, 2019 08:54 - 1 hour - 107 MBBabbu & Scam were stuck on what the hell is going on in local/state/national politics and needed help to flesh it out. So Stephanie Murray from POLITICO Playbook Massachusetts came on and broke up the fight. A heavy talk on recent weed legislation in New Jersey, the state of news in our respective borders, and the stories we're all keeping an eye on whether they're the congressional delegation or the state GOP. It's all here. Stephanie's got Milk credentials.
PART 2 - Is This Thing On? w/ @theurbanologist
March 21, 2019 23:43 - 1 hour - 109 MBBabbu & Scam continue their raucous journey on urban planning, cities, and everything in between with @theurbanologist. Join them. And be sure your milk is ice cold!
PART 1 - Is This Thing On? w/ @theurbanologist
March 18, 2019 09:04 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBBabbu & Scam wanted @theurbanologist on, so he accepted the invitation. Imagine if you could make a city like SimCity or Cities: Skylines?And then you inject steroids into it? Here's the appetizer. Max is pretty brave.
Poll Thunderdome w/ Steve Koczela
March 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBFirst, Babbu & Scam report back after enjoying a long Presidents Day weekend in Jersey City. Fact finding mission. Also, Babbu & Scam read polls. They wanted to understand them. They asked Steve Koczela to come on to explain them. He also holds off everyone who wants him in a guillotine for a very early Massachusetts 7th primary poll. You know, the one that had Capuano up 13 points. He entered the Poll Thunderdome. Only one can come out, he was it.
The Devil is in the Details w/ "Fidel"
February 24, 2019 15:13 - 1 hour - 111 MBBabbu & Scam had "Fidel" on, one of Babbu's old college friends and a admitted capitalist/auditor of the corporations. He explains the plot of the Big Short, how New Jersey is a great place to live but you're nickel and dimed for everything, his latin heritage/growing up then and now, and how Scam could never move there because of a fear of crowds. Capitalism is hard. It doesn't get easier.
BLACK Mass w/ "Desmond Guyle"
February 05, 2019 22:21 - 1 hour - 110 MBBabbu & Scam realized it's Black History Month so they better get into the thiccness of blackness with "Desmond Guyle", a hard nosed real brother they have known since Nat Turner revolted. What originally meant to be a discussion of race in Boston turned into race in America. And how Scamwell looks like Edward Brooke, R-Massachusetts. Good grief. Also, African Americans are still worth only eight dollars in Boston. That needle hasn't changed for a year.
Bak 2 Skool w/ Kristin Johnson
January 22, 2019 00:36 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBScamwell & Babbu remember when school was important but didn't care how it was funded during recess or Field Days. That's changed a bit at their older ages. They invited Kristin Johnson, a local BPS parent and advocate to give them the heads up on schools in Boston and Jersey City, what a Foundational Budget is all about, and providing voice for the voiceless. Bak to school the boys go, and came away with a lot more than they thought.
Left Bank of The Hudson w/ David J. Goodwin
January 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBBabbu & Scam are back everyone and invited David J. Goodwin of Jersey City on to discuss his book Left Bank of The Hudson: Jersey City & The Artists of 111 1st Street. A great discussion on the subject of gentrification, development, urban planning, and the political powers that be in our respective metropolitan areas; this is finally when #bospoli and #JerseyCity complete it's convergence. Buy the book below: https://www.amazon.com/Left-Bank-Hudson-Jersey-Artists/dp/0823278034 Follow Dav...
We Need The Egg Nog
December 17, 2018 22:58 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBBabbu & Scam run down some of the final stories of 2018 they look forward to following up on in 2019. Time for a season break for the boys, they needed some egg nog on payroll taxes, opportunity zones, the MBTA... and Scam's arch nemesis Geoff Diehl. See you in 2019 everybody. Happy HOLIDAYS.
Mo Dorms, Mo Problems w/ "Ice"
December 06, 2018 22:24 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBOh what, you thought Babbu & Scam were done with housing? Yeah well, they're not finished yet. We all had to use a rental agent in Boston to find an apartment so Scam knew the perfect one to bring on and give the scoop on what the market will always be about, why colleges/universities are partly to blame, harping on old times like getting drunk at Rednecks in Allston, and how Craigslist became the housing database for the region. Everyone welcome Ice. Let's do this.
PART 2 - She Need Some Milk w/ @hollley
November 29, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBSPECIAL TWO PART EPISODE PART 2 Recorded Tuesday 11/20/18 Grace, Babbu, and Scamwell deep dive even more on the dangers Amazon was gonna bring to Boston and what it will bring to Crystal City/Long Island City, our general disappointments with the Democrats, how important Roxbury is in general, and China Delight being one of the best Chinese restaurants in all of Malden. Let us ease the pain a bit. We're feeling it too.
PART 1 - She Need Some Milk w/ @hollley
November 27, 2018 22:44 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBSPECIAL TWO PART EPISODE PART 1 Recorded Tuesday, 11/20/18 Babbu & Scam realized that in Jersey City and Boston, once again the rents are too damn high. So we called Grace Holley, your local housing activist, where we called out all the haters and losers of our current domicile crisis. A breath of fresh air from all the policy wonk talk Marty Walsh will give you, there are real problems here so we aired them all out. Three housing musketeers coming to your rescue before rent is due Satur...
A Democratic Blue Trickle w/ Jim Aloisi
November 12, 2018 10:07 - 1 hour - 110 MBFormer Secretary of Transportation and current TransitMatters board member Jim Aloisi came by to set some things straight about Election Day, Massachusetts & New Jersey politics, and of course what this could mean for public transportation short/long term. More often than not, we laughed at Geoff Diehl. It was fun while it lasted!
These Were Not Lincoln-Douglas Debates
October 28, 2018 22:52 - 1 hour - 108 MBScamwell and Babbu do the rundowns of the New Jersey and Massachusetts Senate Debates in anticipation of the final showdowns where we won't learn anything new. We got the clips. #mapoli #NJSenate Debate
Labour & Immigration w/ "Deppo"
October 15, 2018 22:39 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBBabbu & Scam decided to come back to Earth and look back on the old days when they had to work two jobs to get by and then a special guest named Deppo came to mind who made Scam laugh more than one should handle. A man behind the line making your food he gave the boys a rundown of what life is like back there, how the current immigration debate plays out amongst his staff, minimum wage hikes, and sick time. A real laborer's laborer, memes included
Babbu's Back and the Country is a Sh*tshow
October 10, 2018 00:10 - 51 minutes - 71 MBThe honeymoon's over and after a nice time in Greece and France, Babbu's not exactly sure what country or state he's come back to. New Jersey Senate's a mess, #masen is bananas, and then the Kavanaugh train came rolling in. And surprise, we called it before Saturday, because people are spineless. Scam's mad, Babbu's uncertain. We're back baby.
One Part Milk, One Part Buswell Street w/ Kyle Clauss
September 18, 2018 22:44 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBBabbu is on his honeymoon so Scam had to find a celebrity host. Kyle Clauss was free. Two #mapoli bulls in a china shop; they pick up where they never left off: the MBTA, Boston media/journalism, Marty Walsh, Reimer, and more Reimer. One part Milk, one part Buswell Street, you get a pretty bold #mapoli Americano.
Bridging The Gap w/ Andy Goodrich of JobsFirstPACMA
September 11, 2018 22:27 - 1 hour - 103 MBBabbu & Scam have recovered from Babbu's wedding and they brought on their first non-aliased guest: the one and only Andy Goodrich of JobsFirstPAC right here in Massachusetts. A rundown of what happened in the Massachusetts Primaries (Ayanna had one of the best ads of all time), a deep dive into Term Limits (do em', what happens afterward tho), and what makes JobsFirstPAC & MassFiscal different with the Mass Supreme Judicial Court ruling against orgs like them (Hint: Andy's actually a decent...
#mapoli Dragon's Breath w/ "Sperry"
August 29, 2018 00:58 - 1 hour - 92 MBBabbu & Scam do the run downs of the some key races they have an eye on for the September 4th Primary. Geoff Diehl, Greg Henning, and Michael Capuano... hope you're flame retardant because you got scorched. 6:46 - #MASen 29:30 - #SuffolkDA 43:30 - #MA7 Scam's Endorsements: Rachel Rollins and Ayanna Pressley Bobby Constantino's Perfect DA Scorecard (@bobbytweetz) https://bobbyconstantino.com/scorecard1/ Jobs First PAC Podcast https://soundcloud.com/jobs-first-pac/professor-mo-cunningham h...
Bu·reauc·ra·cy with "Phildo"
August 14, 2018 23:02 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBBabbu & Scam invite "Phildo" on. A veteran of our country, a bureaucrat in one of the larger agencies our fair government has: Veterans Affairs, and a Jets fan. Exactly what the MilkPod needed. 2:00 - Phildo Intro 6:45 - Intro to Bureaucracy and the Basics of the VA 13:20 - Willie Mays' "But There's More!" 18:12 - The Rules: Do They Have Teeth And Do They Bite? 21:48 - A Deep Dive Into VA Accountability 24:23 - How The VA Keeps It In House and How You Can't 30:49 - "Bureaucracy, It's Big As...
The Last Supper in the Rocky Mountains
August 06, 2018 22:13 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBBabbu & Scam report back after their "fact-finding mission" aka Babbu's Bachelor Party what legal marijuana is like in Denver, Colorado and what it could look like for Boston and Jersey City. A four course meal infused with Marijuana, the experiences in a dispensary, and what our favorites were. The greatest hits of their journey for those Rocky Mountain highs. The one thing they took away from the experience: it's gonna be awesome and the facts they did find... they can't even believe the...
Journalism with a Capital J w/ "Summer"
July 26, 2018 01:56 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBBabbu & Scam got sick of the local journalism in Boston and New Jersey and asked for a journalist to come on and tell us what they're missing. "Summer" relates to the boys on traffic in New Jersey to Boston, an interesting story on taking down the man, and defends her fellow reporters as they think journalists ease on criticism for the sake of access. (Looking at you Boston Globe!) And yeah, a sneak preview of the upcoming episode. The boys are going to find Rocky Mountain highs.
A Retired, Conservative, Baby Boomers' Deep Thoughts w/ "MB"
July 12, 2018 22:35 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBBabbu & Scam invited a special guest they're calling MB to come on and do a long form conversation/rant. He gave them the rundown on a simple question: why did he vote for Trump? Surprisingly, they learned a few things on the way like what a conservative's idea of a balanced budget is, why Obama is to blame for why we got here, and that Hannity really doesn't talk about the pee tape, (We're serious, MB didn't even know about it.) -Apologies for our sound issues, we're working on that. Pract...