Activists Andy Rubinson (Arlington Rainbow Commission) & Valerie Overton (LexPride) summarize MA laws that provide protections for LGBTQ+ people, where gaps exist, and what some cities and towns offer in
Trans activist Noah Stang-Osborne & LexPride Co-Chair Valerie Overton discuss the distinct likelihood that we interact with LGBTQ+ people often, sometimes without knowing. They explain basic good practices for inclusivity
Anne Westcott, a clinical social worker who focuses on helping children and adults deal with trauma, describes the issues and tensions that can arise from being confined together for a
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan addresses a number of important topics in a wide-ranging interview. She warns of COVID-19-related scams targeting people (especially elders) around bogus cures and CARES
Lois Ahrens, Founding Director of The Real Cost of Prisons Project, takes us behind the walls of our state penal institutions to focus on the particular risks faced by prisoners,
Suffolk University Sociology professor Susan Sered studies populations that are particularly vulnerable in “normal” circumstances, and particularly so under current conditions. In this episode of Justice in the Balance, Professor
In this time of universal physical isolation, it’s notable that some folks and organizations are busier than ever. Arlington’s Council on Aging, and its Executive Director Kristine Shah, are great
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State Senator Cindy Friedman visits Talk of the Town for her regular legislative update in these highly irregular times. She talks about how her work as a legislator is affected
Join host James Milan as he interviews Dario Fiorentini; Thompson school’s new music teacher! Learn all about Dario as he lights on various topics such as “what makes a teacher
Stratton Elementary schoolers demonstrate how you can live green and say why they think it’s important as part of the Arlington, MA public schools Green Team. Produced by Brenda Mahoney,
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Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine visits Talk of the Town for a look back on 2019, a year of consequence and controversy in Arlington. Chapdelaine walks us through a number of
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In this episode of Justice in the Balance, Neil Osborne from the Mystic Valley branch of the NAACP dissects the historical roots and contemporary effects of voter suppression among populations
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