Multimedia

Still Feeling the Violence

By Justin Katz | December 6, 2008 |

Anybody who missed last night’s Violent Roundtable on the Matt Allen Show — or who would like to listen to it again — can download it here. I’ll tell you that, from the other side of the microphone, that hour just flies by. By habit, I keep out a notebook during such discussions and jot…

Relieving Rhode Island of Providence’s Pension Burden

By Justin Katz | December 4, 2008 |

On last night’s Matt Allen show, Monique presented her proposal that the state of Rhode Island deduct the unreasonable excess of Providence’s pension system from its state aid. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Thankful for… Bankruptcy

By Justin Katz | November 27, 2008 |

On last night’s Matt Allen show, Don explained why bankruptcy isn’t such a frightening thing — and far preferable to business restructuring as performed by congressional Democrats. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Not the Way to Arrive at a Salary

By Justin Katz | November 26, 2008 |

By far the most interesting audio from last night’s Tiverton School Committee meeting, in my opinion, was Vice Chairwoman Sally Black’s reasoning for voting to approve the teachers’ contract (stream, download) because the thought processes are indicative of the flawed way in which Rhode Islanders have conducted their public business. Mrs. Black cycled through a…

The Sinking Ship

By Justin Katz | November 25, 2008 |

From the masked Flash movie director who brought you the pre-election history lesson comes: RItanic!

The Straight Ticket Conversation

By Justin Katz | November 20, 2008 |

Marc took the air with Matt Allen, last night and talked straight ticket voting. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Out of the Hole

By Justin Katz | November 20, 2008 |

I’m a little delayed in posting it, but during last week’s Anchor Rising spot on the Matt Allen Show, Andrew explained just how daunting is the problem of bringing the Rhode Island government within its budget. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

An Ear on the “Controlled Environment,” or Why Regular Townsfolk Don’t Participate

By Justin Katz | November 12, 2008 |

Now that I’ve discovered that I already had the technology to record audio at these events, I’ll be able to let Anchor Rising readers better appreciate the experience of sitting in an auditorium surrounded by people with a financial interest in the proceedings. (I apologize for the sound of me typing; I’ll get better at…

The Sounds of Victory, Part 1

By Justin Katz | November 7, 2008 |

As a supplement to our liveblogging of election night, I thought I might as well release significant audio from my evening at the RI Democrats’ Providence Biltmore. Here’s the first batch: Providence Mayor David Cicilline (Dem. Chair Bill Lynch intro): stream, download Representative Patrick Kennedy: stream, download Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: stream, download As I’ve cropped…

A New Hat Called Optimism

By Justin Katz | November 6, 2008 |

It’s been a strange twist — believe me — that’s made of me an optimist, but such was the tenor of my somewhat tranquil conversation with Matt Allen, last night, in which we touched on Obama, conservatism, and local politics, à la Tiverton Citizens for Change. Stream by clicking here, or download it.