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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, Universal Basic Income, Criminal Justice Refor
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 expire), the importance of the Housing Stability
Evan does a deep dive into the latest Boston City Council Police Budget Hearings
We sit down and have a call with harm reduction specialist Angie Ní Mháille to talk about Operation Clean Sweep, Methadone Mile and how our city is failing when it comes to the opiate crisis in Boston.
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 the failures of Mass Democrats to pass real
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 defunding the police!
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 into each city councilors statement about wh
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 studio to give us stories from the campaign
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 giving Jon Gruber a platform in the first pla
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.reclaimboston.org/mayor_walsh_suffolk_downs_petition t
Lauren and Evan change it up and go national! Covering live results from the Iowa Caucus, before it turned into a dumpster fire. We have a special guest caller Warren Lynch, with insight and intel as the results come in! Lauren finally decides
Lauren and Evan AKA "The Affordables" release the hounds with a call in show, and get some great callers. We hear from Stephen Mahood about the gentrification situation in East Boston and we talk about Tom OBrien, the developer in charge of the
Lauren and Evan have special guest Jordan Meehan in studio discussing his run for Mass State rep for Suffolks 17th district (Allston-Brighton!) He just dropped a sweet housing bill of rights that aims to protect renters like never before! We al
We're back of a second dose of Renters Radio, because it's Rent Control Week! We have special guest Cambridge City Councilor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler in studio talking about rent control, affordable housing and what's in store for Cambridge now t
Lauren, Evan, Herb and Ben Simon are back from vacation bringing in the new year with our favorite topic: Rent Control! We have a super informative caller, Michael Kane from the Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants (www.maht.org) and we are talking abo
We are celebrating the holidays with friends of the show Ben Simon and Sophia Belle. Lauren celebrates "EMF-mas" talking about the issues that started getting us all activated to fight for Rent Control - the loss of our special artist space, EM
Last episode of the decade! And what a decade it was! We go through Laurens top 10 Boston protests of the decade, remember the legacy of the late Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, review the new Cats movie, and Evan goes off on the MBTA one l
Lauren and Evan bring in our first in-studio guest, the one and only Lee Nave Jr! Known for his city council campaign, the #NaveWave is now the policy director for newly elected city councilor Liz Breadon. We talk about all things Allston-Brigh
Redlining is headlining! This episode of Renters Radio has Evan and Lauren getting into the history of the racial segregation that defined Bostons neighborhoods. We also talk about a recent Pyrrhic victory in Cambridge, the landmarking of the E
On a snowy day in Boston, Lauren and Evan still brave the elements to bring you the latest in local activist news. We talk to special guest Professor Nathan Phillips about the toxic Weymouth Compressor project. Support the fight against polluti
Lauren and Evan share renters horror stories, mourn the loss of Rugg Road with Mikey Maker from madeinbostonbrand.com, sexy taxes and mock the Pro-ICE rally.
Lauren and Evan break down some interviews with the original writers of the rent control ban, discuss Elizabeth Warrens new housing plan for America, and do a deep dive with AOC and Taylor Swift into the evils of private equity firms like The C
Welcome to Renters Radio! In this pilot episode! Hosted by Lauren Pespisa of The Young Jurks and Evan George of Boston DSA! In this episode, we discuss our plans for the show, figure out tech stuff and talk about DSA and Rent Control. Find us o
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