2024 was a big weird year for Worcester. A long strange trip, you could say. Chris and I go over the big story lines to figure out who won and who lost—and what that means for 2025, which is sure to be longer and stranger. Then we talk music for a bit! Speaking of:

Outro music is “Nation” by Home Front.

And the Clairo video shot at White Eagle featuring Beyond Wrestling

Some other useful links: D2 candidate Rob Bilotta’s campaign site (he needs cash and volunteers!!), Brad Petrishen’s personal page on the Telegram website (a better bookmark than the site itself IMO)

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—Music: “Roaming The Cosmic Winds” by Mystic Realm, Worcester-based dungeon synth project by Kevin Fitzgerald. Check out the full album, Forsaken Kingdom, on the Mystic Realm Bandcamp.

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