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The Weed Out Podcast
by theweedout
working class abolitionist podcast. based in western massachusetts. discussing local issues and identifying systemic oppression by the owner class. anticapitalists, anti carceral pro human beings. no human is illegal. food, water, housing, education and health care should not be paywalled and hierarchical.we love y’all. do the right thing.www.theweedout.com
Episodes
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EP84: Easthampton Tenant Union- 11252025
Hey hey hey, long time no pod. Joanna and Spencer host Mona Shadi of the easthampton tenants union. Mona shares her and others experiences with their landlord situation in easthampton MA. its a local landlord so you cant even pin this ghoulery on a big corporation. just old fashioned gouging.…
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EP83: worcester ICE raids and fallout w/ David Webb - 06092025
ICE ICE BABY todays episode was recorded on 06/09/2025 ICE created havoc in Worcester in May 2025 detaining women and children while creating an environment where local folk felt they had to intervene. The fallout: a counselor charged with assault and a local "instigative journalist" David Webb…
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EP82: creeping fascism in Pittsfield, MA w/ Michael Hitchcock
hey hey hey thanks for tuning into the weedout where we weed out the bull shit going on in our backyard. this episode Michael Hitchcock, organizer from Roots and Dreams and Mustard Seeds in Pittsfield MA joins us to discuss the town and the mayors attempt to curb free speech and harm...
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EP81: during emergencies cops are expensive traffic cones
Currently on the federal level, "DOGE" is defunding contracts, institutions, so on and so forth the un-fun way: the fascist way. Defunding can be a wonderful thing when done with the proletariat in mind, but when left in the hands of Neo_badguys, defunding is never helpful. They will destroy and...
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EP80: ICE in schools: holyoke and massachusetts edition
Hey y'all. 2025 is mask off fash, so we figured we would update and add our thoughts on recent news regarding ICE and other Federal agencies invading our communities. Our guiding principle remains simple: we keep us safe. keep weeding out the bullshit. get to know your neighbors and please don't...
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EP79: ghoulery, no tomfoolery: ofc reyes(and every cop) lawsuits defund us
Joanna and Spence hop in to break down the shoestring's reporting of the victim of Officer Reyes potentially getting a settlement due to the allegations brought against Ofc Reyes in a court of law. We do not want to focus on Ofc. Reyes, but use this as an example of how these systems and...
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EP 78: Northampton PD and others sweep Moose Camp by surprise
On Friday Oct 11, 2024, Northampton PD and other local law enforcement forcibly swept Moose Camp from their Fitzgerald Lake camp in Northampton, MA. Please reach out to those organizing around Moose Camp if you can help. At the very least, call the Northampton Mayors and Police offices to demand...
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EP77: Holyoke to settle with victim of Ofc. Reyes
Laura Saylor and Spence react to the news from www.theshoestring.com reporting on documents pertaining to possible settlement payments for the former police officer who was alleged to have been harassed and abused by Officer Reyes (technically a Captain but we don't respect rank here) link to…
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EP 76: UPDATE Northampton MA - Moose Camp Sweep Fails - 10072024
UPDATE on the camp for unhoused in Northampton, known as Moose Camp, was set to be swept and cleared today 10/07/2024 but that did not happen. Solidarity to the community who showed up in numbers when the Northampton PD, HHS and Mayor's Office arrived. Reports from the ground said that no arrests...
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EP75: weird (comma) fascists
Akil Vicks of On One joins us again to discuss the presidential ticket and the importance a comma makes. The fascists are weird but the liberals normalize it and help move the goal posts. ghoulery & tomfoolery: Mass State Trooper trainee dead at Academy "training" www.theweedout.com
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EP74: Officer Farwell Indicted for the murder of Sandra Birchmore
Laura Saylor joins us to update on sandra birchmore and the accused murderer, officer matthew farwell this is far from over. this isn’t true crime. this is the weed out. www.theweedout.com
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EP 73: Deadly Police Exchange: IOF and USA policing
This week, Laura Saylor joins us and we discuss the deadly police exchange of the IOF and USA policing. Have you heard of #copcity? Yeah, that's our DNC liberals wet dream of "training" and the program is built on an exchange of "ideas" between USA policing and IOF occupation. GHOULERY AND...
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EP 72: VEEP reality stranger than fiction
Join Akil Vicks of On One and Spencer Fox discuss Akil's piece on the VEEP sweepstakes in the 2024 Federal elections. Find his article here published to In These Times We skipped Ghoulery and Tomfoolery™️ this week but we will bring it back next time. Too much ghoulishness in the main story with...
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EP 71: Andrew Quemere talks about James Carver and the Justice System
Andrew Quemere of The Mass Dump: A massive dump of Massachusetts public records joins theweedout to share his investigation of public records in regards to the conviction of James Carver and the aftermath of a fire, multiple trials and ultimately 15 deceased in a fire. It's the same ol stuff, as...
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EP 70: Demilitarize Western MA update - summer 2024
this episode we welcome back former guests, Demilitarize Western Mass, to discuss their recent direct actions and what its like to be in the organizing spaces locally. Joey and Clara are just two of many in their collective and we are so happy to have them on to discuss action at L3Harris in...
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EP 69: Colluding Landlords using RealPage
Join us as Akil Vicks (On One on substack) and Spencer discuss recent news that Real Page has been colluding with landlords to artificially raise the prices of rent to the detriment of tenants. Links referenced in the show…
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EP68: Neighbor to Neighbor Holyoke with José Maldonado-Velez - 06122024
the weedout is happy to have Neighbor to Neighbor in #holyoke José Maldonado-Velez join us to update what's happening with holyoke's police commission, office of tenant protections, organizing and more! please get connected with Neighbor to Neighbor to organize better communities! links mentioned...
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EP67: Justice for Sandra Birchmore/Karen Read case with Laura Saylor
Laura Saylor guest cohosts with Spencer, in this episode, and they get into the Karen Read cause out East along with the tragic case of Sandra Birchmore. Come for the true crime updates and stay for the ghoulery and tomfoolery! Thanks for your support. xoxo theweedout.com
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EP66: Congressman McGovern
Listen in to Spence and co-host Akil Vicks discuss all things local along with some difficult topics near and far! Thanks for the support :) xoxo theweedout.com
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EP65: Morgan Peterson - Blown Away Season 4 winner
Morgan Peterson the winner of Season 4 of Blown Away on Netflix joins us to chat about art and the experience on Blown away as well as how life and the political cannot be left out of Morgan's work. Please visit her website and see for yourself if you haven't already at www.themorganpeterson.com...
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EP64: Smith College SJP Occupy
Some members of the SJP at Smith College join Spence for a conversation about what they are doing and more. Please listen in and support the students across WMA that are protesting peacefully in hopes to end a genocide.
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EP63: Bill Shaner of Worcester sucks and I love it.
Bill Shaner of Worcester Sucks and I love it joins us to talk all things Worcester, city politics, and more! www.theweedout.com
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EP62: Meet the candidates of the Workers Party of Massachusetts
Join us to meet the four candidates running in Massachusetts in 2024 from the Workers Party! This third party is a socialist principled political group with activist and leaders across the state. They need assistance in gathering signatures in order to get on the ballot at the Federal Level, even...
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EP61: Akil Vicks from On One
Akil Vicks is a local writer and activist. Akil is from Philadelphia and has a background in research. He is currently working on multiple writing projects including contributing to Jacobin. Join us for a discussion about the election year, local politics, and more! theweedout.com
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EP60: Michael Hitchcock joins us!
For episode 60, we get an update on the Berkshires biggest town - Pittsfield (they have a new Mayor) and are facing a housing crisis. Michael weighs in on this and gives us all an update on what he and his wife are doing with their organization Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds Inc. Many of us...
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EP59:RiverValleyPSL returns after DC visit to report back
RiverValleyPSL joins us again after visiting DC on JAN. 13th to protest the genocide in Gaza. There were reports of 400,000 thousand people that gathered together with this common demand for the President and the leaders of the West who are engaging in these actions. Tune in to hear about the...
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EP58: Sierra Dickey discusses local journalism, police accountability, & more!
Sierra Dickey is a writer, educator, and organizer Sierra's writings on abolition, immigration, education, gender, labor, and nature have been featured in publications like Shadowproof, Modern Farmer, Documented, Talk Poverty, and Library Journal. She currently covers police and prisons for The...
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EP57: RiverValleyPSL is on the mic!
On January 13th, the RiverValleyPSL is heading to DC to come together with other like minded people to "deliver a powerful message" that is asking for ceasefire and the US to disengage with the genocide in Gaza. Over 100 people from Western Ma will ride from Amherst, Northampton, and Springfield…
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EP 56 Copaganda parades and more!
Join us as we discuss the fascist parades in the wake of a waltham, ma police officer and national grid worker killed in a motor vehicle accident. cops parade as a show of force, collect OT, whitewash their image with the deceased body of a coworker. we discuss the role this plays in…
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EP55: Beware of the inner ableist
We are talking ableism and how it is baked into our language and so many things that it is something we all have to work on pushing back on the norm. If you are not someone who is disabled, we discuss how someday we will all face some kind of disability. The word disability is another term that…
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EP54: All cats are beautiful!
Spencer and Joanna will be talking all things CATS! The cute little fur balls are often used as a symbol of antifascists movements, they are the assigned pet of "witches", and they really bring the joy and the are only a few of the things we discuss. We could not resist a chance to chat about our...
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EP53: Demilitarize Western MA joins us
Clara and Fergus, from Demilitarize Western MA, join us to discuss recent direct actions taken against L3 Harris in Northampton, MA. We talk about the group, their goals, and how the group ended up taking these direct actions. Please listen in to hear more and to get involved if you'd be…
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EP52: Holyoke PD’s Captain Reyes retires
Spencer and Joanna will discuss the allegations against Captain Reyes and what the Holyoke administration/PD did in order to investigate and handle the allegations. Captain Reyes handled any internal affairs issues and so people reporting concerns would have to go to him. He was eventually…
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EP51: Owen Broadhurst talks Holyoke Police & Worker’s Party MA
Owen Broadhurst is a local organizer and friend of The Weed Out. He joins us to discuss recent sweeps of certain neighborhoods in Holyoke that have impacted not only Owen's close connections but neighbors to all of us in the Western Ma Community. The police arrested some for not having ID on them...
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EP50 Laura Saylor back to discuss Justice for Sandra Birchmore and more
Laura Saylor joins us to give us some updates on what is going on in her part of the state (Eastern, MA). She gives us an update on Ron Sellon and the protesting her and her organizers are doing regarding this Police Chief being able to keep his position. Further, she talks about why she is still...
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EP49: Decarcerate Western MA speaks on No Long 3/5 Coalition
Danielle and Tamik (who is a person who remains incarcerated in Hampden County) join Spence and Joanna to ask the Western Ma Community for your help. We discuss the No Longer 3/5ths Coalition and what that means for those that remain incarcerated here in MA. The ability for those people to have…
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EP48: Defund 413 joins us
Listen in to hear from Defund 413! We ask them who they are and what they are all about. Spence chats to one of the members Birdy about what is happening in Amherst, MA right now along with the CRESS program and the local elections that are coming up on Tuesday, November 7th. Please share with...
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EP47: Trader Joe’s United joins us
This episode is an update from the Trader Joe's United Union here in Hadley, MA. Listen in for some updates on what's going on, how we as a community can help, and how the National Union campaign is going for Trader Joe's! www.theweedout.com
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EP46: Katie Talbot from N2N joins us with some updates
Katie Talbot is back with some good news and some updates from Neighbor to Neighbor. There are some local elections, housing organizing and dates that are coming up to watch out for, and some initiatives at the state level that we can all take action on. Listen in to here more about how you can…
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EP45: 9/11 and Copaganda - Special Episode
It's 9/11 and how could anyone ever forget with the way the media and government have used this tragedy. Listen in as we discuss 9/11, the aftermath, and why it's important to have discussions about this date that reflects on more than the narratives assigned to it. Ghoulery and TomFoolery…
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EP44: Laura Saylor with updates on Sandra Birchmore
Laura Saylor is an activist, abolitionist and organizer in Mansfield, MA. She is dedicated to finding the truth about what happened to Sandra Birchmore on in Eastern Mass (Canton/Stoughton area). She was a young woman who lost her life too young and deserves the truth to come out about what…
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EP43: Special Report: Protest Against Police Brutality - Northampton, MA
On Sunday (August 13th), a group of people (around 100 people) gathered outside of City Hall in Northampton, MA. This group was demanding action for the police brutality that was recently brought to light by theshoestring.org. The incident from this report took place on April 4th but it should be...
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EP42: Police Brutality in Northampton, MA
Content Warning: This episode discusses police brutality and violence against civilians. Please be advised. ****** On April 4th, Holyoke resident Marisol Driouech was stopped for a headlight out on her vehicle. Driouech was picking up a delivery for an online food ordering service when they were...
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EP41:New surveillance in Easthampton & other local news
Recently, our friends at theshoestring.org covered some technology that the Easthampton police will soon be using to monitor the citizens in their region. As we know, these technologies typically cost the taxpayers money and do not work accurately and are used for reasons other than "safety"....
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EP40: Mass Transparency Project with Jeff Raymond
Jeff Raymond of the Mass Transparency Project joins us for our 40th episode. Jeff talks about why having access to public records is important to accessing how money is being used and allocated in a community. It can be a way for the community to tell what is happening with individual municipal...
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EP39: Local Headlines with Spencer and Joanna
This time we are breaking out some fresh local headlines to talk about and share with y'all. Some have to do with beekeeping, the Trader Joe's Union, others are about local town budgets, and along the way we discuss the importance of the DPW and how the police are really the ones defunding their...
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EP38: Andrew Quemere joins to discuss NW-DA lawsuit for Public Records
One of our favorite journalists, Andrew Quemere joins us to discuss the Northwestern DA here in MA withholding public records. Andrew was persistent in asking for records and had to put in multiple appeals. These are requests that Andrew has made to multiple DA's throughout the state. The NW DA…
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EP37: Holyoke Memes on the scene
In this episode, one of the admins from the IG account Holyoke Memes joins us to discuss local politics, shit posting and how it can be cathartic and also bring awareness and how important it is to laugh! Please join us for a fun and informative discussion. theweedout.com
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EP36: Solidarity Economy Festival & Gathering in Pittsfield, MA
On June 10th, The Weed Out and our street team (shout out to Bridget, Caleb and Jay Jay!) went to the Common Park in Pittsfield, MA to join with other like minded people for the Solidarity Economy Festival & Gathering. We spoke to a number of people at the gathering both organizers and attendees...
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EP35:Draven Dolores joins us.
This episode we speak with Draven Dolores a Springfield resident who is a native and has faced being an unhoused youth. Draven has founds resources in the community that helped and made it possible for them to find housing, get a degree and find work. Draven is an activist who focuses on local...
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working class abolitionist podcast. based in western massachusetts. discussing local issues and identifying systemic oppression by the owner class. anticapitalists, anti carceral pro human beings. no human is illegal. food, water, housing, education and health care should not be paywalled and hierarchical.we love y’all. do the right thing.www.theweedout.com
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