Public Hearing

About Public Hearing

Public Hearing is a show about Worcester, MA, the 2nd largest city in New England, and it’s time we start acting like it! Join creator and host, Joshua Croke (Queer For Cities, Love Your Labels), as they have interesting and timely conversations about issues that impact our community. Airs on WICN 90.5FM (https://www.wicn.org/), Worcester’s only NPR affiliate station, on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm. Learn more and follow at QueerForCities.com/PublicHearing (http://queerforcities.com/PublicHearing) Created & Hosted by Joshua Croke (https://www.joshuacroke.com/). Our Audio Producer is Giuliano D'Orazio (https://musicbygiuliano.com/). Available anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Publisher

Queer For Cities

Category

arts · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Sept 2020

Latest episode

25 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Feb 2025

   Article 4: Worcester’s School Committee & Accountability in Local Government

   Host Joshua Croke examines Worcester's city charter Article 4, explaining recent structural changes to the school committee and its impact on local education accountability in this episode.

2. 

   11 Dec 2024

   Article 3: The City Manager's Role in Worcester’s Governance

   Host Joshua Croke examines the significant influence of Worcester's city manager, who oversees daily operations and financial priorities, on the city's governance.

3. 

   4 Dec 2024

   Community is Medicine: Public Health, Engagement, and Trust-Building with Domenica Perrone

   Domenica Perrone, Director of Community Engagement, examines health equity and institutional accountability through community engagement strategies in an interview on public health.

Who has been a guest on Public Hearing

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Domenica Perrone
• Julie Orozco
• Jennifer Davis Carey
• Julie Bowditch
• Jennifer J Gaskin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.