The Scrum

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An Upset In District 4 Sep 10, 2015

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Boston's preliminary city council elections were pretty quiet...except in District 4. Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar, and Valerie Linson, executive producer of Basic Black and Open Studio, explain political newcomer Andrea Joy Campbell's surprise defeat of incumbent Charles Yancey.

The Summer of Disruption Aug 28, 2015

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Trump’s still in full swing, Clinton’s under fire, and Biden might jump in. Let Peter Kadzis be your guide through the presidential race’s summer of disruption. Featuring pollster David Paleologos of Suffolk University, Joan Vennochi of The Boston Globe, and Politico’s Ben Schreckinger.

The Scrum Goes For A Ride Aug 11, 2015

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Reporter Adam Reilly sat down with Pete Stidman, the outgoing leader of the Boston Cyclists Union, to talk about the politics of getting around on two wheels in the city.

Scrumming The GOP Debate Aug 07, 2015

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Peter Kadzis and Adam Reilly sit down over doughnuts to debrief last night's GOP debate. Which candidate should get to graduate from the children's table? Which one revealed himself to have the intellectual heft of an empty pair of underpants?

#NachoScrum: The Olympics Postmortem Aug 04, 2015

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Boston's bid for Olympic glory is officially dead (R.I.P.) So WGBH State House News reporter Mike Deehan gathered a mountain of nachos and a crack panel at the Banshee Pub in Dorchester to ask: where did it all go wrong? Kelley Gossett of No Boston Olympics, Shirley Leung of the Boston Globe, and Lauren Dezenski of the Dorchester Reporter break it down, with The Scrum's own Adam Reilly moderating.

The Scrum Goes Into Labor Jul 16, 2015

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The Scrum sits down with Massachusetts AFL-CIO president Steve Tolman to talk about the Pacheco Law and the MBTA, the Olympics, and how to meet the love of your life on the commuter rail.

Welcome To The Olympics-Free Zone Jul 02, 2015

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This week, The Scrum has Olympics fatigue. So host Peter Kadzis turns his eye to the national scene, and asks David Bernstein and WGBH contributor Mara Dolan: how on Earth are Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump doing so well in the polls in New Hampshire right now?

Scrum, Interrupted Jun 18, 2015

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The Scrum gets booted from the Boston Public Library when Adam Reilly, Peter Kadzis, and The Boston Globe's Joan Vennochi try to discuss the dysfunction plaguing the institution in the Central Branch's courtyard.

#Mapoli Plays Nice, For Once Jun 03, 2015

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The Scrum marvels at the remarkable civility in the State House over the proposed MBTA fiscal control board, and chats with Congressman Seth Moulton about his first few months on the job.

PEOPLE v. TSARNAEV: The Exit Interview May 21, 2015

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How does a kid from Cambridge who went to good schools and had friends and teachers who loved him go on to commit the Boston Marathon bombings? Now that the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is over, reporter Adam Reilly sat down once again with WBZ's Jim Armstrong and Boston.com's Hilary Sargent to talk about their reflections on the case and the questions that remain unanswered.

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