The Codcast
Hosted by Jennifer Smith and Paul Hattis and John McDonough and Chris Lisinski and Hallie Claflin and Jordan Wolman · CommonWealth Beacon
4.6from 52 ratings
- 548
- Episodes
- 146
- Transcribed
- 52
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About The Codcast
Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the half-hour policy podcast delves into the heart of Massachusetts’s most pressing and intriguing topics. Hear newsmakers, historians, and policy experts tackle statewide housing struggles, immigration policies, little-known histories, surprising political fights, and even take to the sea to visit rising offshore wind turbines.
- Publisher
- CommonWealth Beacon
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 May 2016
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
146 of 548 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Mass. abortion shield law heads to court
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And they're protected in a number of ways. They're protected in terms of The state will not initiate disciplinary action against their license. The state will not take criminal action against them. And we can talk about the interplay of those two if you like. And also the state will not honor requests from anti-abortion states that have banned abortion to seek either civil or criminal actions against the providers in the abortion protective states when they are engaging in telemedicine. So this is probably the most important part of S.H.I.E.L.D. Laws. Telehealth has become a key feature of this landscape after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe and Casey. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nicole Huberfeld
- Mike Minogue
- Sharon Scott-Chandler
- Nick Juravich
- Chrissy Lynch
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 38 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 89
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Questions about The Codcast
Who hosts The Codcast?
Jennifer Smith and Paul Hattis and John McDonough and Chris Lisinski and Hallie Claflin and Jordan Wolman host the show. Published by CommonWealth Beacon.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Codcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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