Paying Attention

11-20-25
* The Attorney General Spanks Lawrence City Attorney Tim Houten for giving terrible legal advice to the Lawrence City Council as they have now been found guilty of violating the open meeting law.
* The Lawrence City Council puts the cart before the horse and abandons the homeless in Lawrence with a new no tent ordinance.
* Revelations about bogus complaints against Methuen Councilor Patricia Valley Show collusion and dirty politics and we have the emails!
* The crying in Lawrence over Brian DePena's election win continues
* Debo Brown about to go on trial for beating his wife
* The State refuses to relinquish control of the Lawrence Schools
* Kelsie Shibilia still crying because we exposed her book banning plot and grooming pornographic material in the classroom
* MORE!! 

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Intern Girl returns! As Tom goes over some of the lessons of the Lawrence and Methuen Massachusetts elections, guest Kristen Maxwell from the Methuen School Committee talks about how the perverted academics are pushing porn to kids in the classroom, the role of teachers and the unions and more.  

11-6-25 The Election  wrap up show as Tom goes over the numbers for Lawrence and Methuen candidates, who won, who lost and why. Then Methuen City Councilor Patricia Valley talks about the corruption during the Methuen elections, Lawrence cop Mike Simard's dirty political tricks and more. 

Methuen Mayor Beauregard defends transgenders and sexually descriptive material being read out loud in Methuen Classrooms as well as books calling black people the N WORD. An explosive interview with charges and allegations across the table over corruption and sexual grooming of kids in the Methuen schools. Then Juan Manny Gonzalez talks about his campaign for Mayor of Lawrence. 

Candidates for the Methuen City Council At-Large (city wide) debated on the Paying Attention Podcast with Tom Duggan. Candidates Jana Zanni Pesce (I), Frank Surilllo (I), Ryan Dizoglio, James Sarcione, Wanda Santos, and John Drew talk about the failing Methuen schools, economic development, charter changes etc.

(10-23-25) Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena issues cease and desist letter to several local critics, Methuen's white teachers using the N-WORD in class and encouraging their white school kids to do the same! Voter fraud in METHUEN and Then Methuen West End Councilor Patricia Valley Joins us to talk about Methuen's future,

The Boston Dad Daryl Silva joins us to promote fundraiser for homeless veterans, then we talk about the fake book banning scandal in the Methuen Schools and then Methuen School Committee candidate Alejandro Baez joins Tom to talk about the state of Methuen Schools.

What's being called our funniest podcast ever, The Sexiest woman alive Methuen Councilor Jana Zanni Pesce and Intern Girl gang up on Tom for a full two hours! Education, Methuen politics, the former Methuen Police Chief, howie carr and MORE!!

Today Tom interviewed Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante about his Lawrence Square Project to honor local veterans, a little on the Methuen elections and then he interviews Kristen Maxwell of the Methuen School Committee about her campaign and the Methuen School Audit Report.

Methuen City Council Candidate Yanilda Santos joined Tom and Carlota to talk about her race for city council. Lawrence Mayoral candidate Manny Gonzalez gets endorsements from Methuen Mayor DJ Beauregard and Haverhill Mayor Melinda Barret, how does this play in the election, Methuen Superintendent Kwong has an illegal campaign rally in her central office, Lawrence City Council cancels mail in ballots but never says WHY because of fellow councilor Fidelina sitting in prison for stealing ballots and committing voter fraud.