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Paying Attention with Tom Duggan, a look at local news in the great New England area.
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Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Tom Duggan is solo today. Tom welcomes Brian Jakimczyk from Your CBD Store.
Brian and Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:
- Tom details a partial list of the scandals in Methuen in the last couple years
- Tom goes through the list of candidates for Mayor in Methuen
- How many employees in the Methuen public schools are not certified?
- Is brush guy related to Tom?
- Is Joe Biden going to pay off Tom’s student loans?
- Brian owns CBD stores in Reading and North Andover
- They only sell the SunMed brand of products
- Your CBD Store gives free samples of products
- The CBD they sell comes from industrial hemp and have no THC
- Brian lists many medical conditions that CBD has been shown to help
- Consistency is important for CBD products – they are for daily use
- Are there different types of CBD products?
- You need to be sure that you are buying high quality products – they are not all the same
- CBD products are unregulated, so you need to choose carefully
- What did Brian have to do to open a CBD store?
- Does CBD work for everybody?
- Does CBD interact with other drugs?
- Have there been any long term studies on the side effects of CBD?
- The website can be found at yourcbdstorema.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Tom and Paul hit the national political news. They cover a wide range of topics, from CNN to political parties to abortion.
Paul Murano joins our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot to discuss:
- Does Don Lemon hate America?
- Is it best not to be a member of a political party?
- Paul was vacationing in Virginia Beach
- Is Tom really a Republican?
- Who are the Democrats that Tom likes?
- What does Roe v Wade actually say?
- Does Elizabeth Warren believe anything she’s saying?
- Are Facebook and YouTube out of control with censorship?
- Is MSNBC entertaining?
- Should Donald Trump have gone to Vietnam?
- Is it too early to make predictions for the 2020 Presidential race?
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
Tom and Paul talk about local news stories. They also move to the national front to offer opinions on stories.
Paul Murano joins our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot to discuss:
- Tom gives a recap of The Valley Patriot 15th Anniversary Bash
- Tom is back after a month off and he’s ready to go
- Are most young people a lost cause?
- Is it OK to publish photos of dying people?
- Wouldn’t it be nice if people thought before speaking?
- Tom loves to get hate mail – please send more
- Order your Valley Patriot T-Shirt
- Why can’t the Democrats see that they’re digging their own graves?
- Is Donald Trump a lying liar who lies?
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Paul Murano joins our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot to discuss:
- Lawtown the movie trailer gets its Paying Attention debut. The movie is out officially click this link to buy your online copy right now! https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lawtown
- Drugs are not just in Lawrence they are coming to your town and possibly next!
- What is Lawrence doing to combat the drug issue? Is it working? What else can be done?
- Has Donald Trump helped with the drug problem in Lawrence?
- Is there a Dominican connection that is funneling drugs into the city?
- How would building Trump’s wall change things if at all?
- Tickets for the Valley Patriot’s 15th anniversary Bash are $35 and on sale now featuring the band Prospect Hill, comedian Johnny Joyce, and Salvatore’s Restaurant is catering. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/valley-patriot-15th-anniversary-bash-scholarship-award-night-tickets-54688333277?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing
- Paul’s article on Robert Craft
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Paul Murano is back to discuss the latest happenings around the country. Quianna covers the local news stories.
Quianna and Paul Murano join our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:
- Quianna covers the news in the Merrimack Valley
- What’s better Taco Bell or Popeyes?
- They talk about the situation with The Movement Family in Lawrence
- Does Mayor Rivera care more about the image of Lawrence or the reality?
- Will Dan Rivera be at The Valley Patriot bash?
- Why does Lawrence need to encrypt their police communications?
- What’s going on in Methuen these days?
- Who’s to blame for the Methuen Police contract?
- Is the Lawrence Eagle Tribune evil?
- The Valley Patriot 15th Anniversary Bash is on April 5th
- How did Trump do with his State of the Union address?
- What’s the situation with the Governor of Virginia?
- Is Paul the Paying Attention abortion correspondent?
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Saturday Jan 19, 2019
Saturday Jan 19, 2019
Tom welcomes two guest to the studio this week. He talks to Carrie Wieland from House of Mercy and from Dave Yasenka Isaiah 58.
Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses the issues facing the homeless with his guests:
- What is Isaiah 58?
- Who are the hidden homeless?
- What does House of Mercy do?
- Carrie is a founding board member of Isaiah 58
- House of Mercy has two church services a day
- House of Mercy provides resume assistance and job placement
- The biggest thing they offer is hope
- Tom shares some of his experiences with the homeless
- Most of Isaiah 58’s clients work
- Isaiah 58 is a secular non-profit
- Dave discusses the approach at Isaiah 58
- What are the differences between servicing the homeless in MA and NH
- The only homeless shelter in Lawrence is Day Break
- Dan and Carrie share some people’s stories
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Tom and Quianna welcome Uncle Turtleboy to Paying Attention. They cover some of Turtleboy’s stories as well as the news.
Quianna joins and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:
- Who is Turtleboy?
- Turtleboy’s website can be found at turtleboysports.com
- Do people who lean toward the right get attacked more?
- What’s the difference between boycotts and harassment?
- What is the Turtleboy graveyard?
- What is Uncle Turtleboy’s real name?
- What do Tom and Uncle Turtleboy disagree about?
- Turtle Boy talks about Facebook algorithms
- How do you get stories to Turtleboy?
- His book is available on Amazon
- What’s next for Turtleboy?
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Tom and Quianna talk about local news stories. They cover marijuana in Haverhill, shootings on 495 and more.
Quianna joins and our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discuss:
- Quianna covers the news in the Merrimack Valley
- Will Haverhill be the next city with a recreational marijuana facility?
- Tom hates people in general
- Is decriminalization of marijuana a better approach than legalization?
- What’s going on with the shootings on 495
- Why is NFL attendance down?
- What is the priority of the Democratic legislature in New Hampshire?
- Columbia Gas is starting to send bills to their customers
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Dec 27, 2018
Thursday Dec 27, 2018
Today is a special 2-hour anniversary show. Tom talks with Nick DiZoglio of the Methuen School Committee as well as other special guests.
Host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses:
- Blaze girl makes a brief appearance
- The return of the news girl – Quianna is back
- Why did the Methuen city council cut the police budget when the schools overspent?
- Why is the Lawrence police scanner encrypted?
- Is the ACLU useless?
- Is Lawrence becoming a police state?
- Nick DiZoglio from the Methuen School Committee joins to announce that he will be running for reelection
- How did a superintendent without a license end up in charge of Methuen’s schools?
- How did the school budget deficit happen?
- Why should the voters reelect Nick DiZoglio?
- Johnnie Mags from Pit Life BBQ joins Tom
- Tom talks to Craig Dufton from the Success in the 603 podcast
- John Cuddy the veteran writer for The Valley Patriot chats with Tom
- Former producer Mr. Jonathan makes an appearance
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Tom talks to Attorney Patrick Haines from Napoli Shkolnik about the Columbia Gas explosions.
Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses:
- Patrick discusses his background and experience
- They are not taking a class action approach
- Columbia Gas is only reimbursing about 10 cents on the dollar
- Columbia Gas has never said that it’s not their fault
- Why doesn’t Columbia Gas have better safety measures in place?
- How much should Columbia Gas be reimbursing people?
- Columbia has $800M in liability insurance
- What can be done about the sub-standard repairs that Columbia Gas has done?
- Do I have to have been injured or suffered property damage to file a claim?
- Patrick talks about the process to become a client
- If Columbia Gas closes my claim, can I still file a lawsuit?
- Is there something I should prepare before meeting?
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.