Moynagh's Tavern Barback's Podcast

Our friend Juke Box Dan returns to the program to answer the burning questions the biys have about being in the big house. Dan is a former corrections officer who has seen it all and now lives the peaceful life as a Juke Box maintenance man. The guys inquire about the jailhouse cuisine and the culture of respect between the imprisoned. Mike is particularly interest in booking some time in solitary confinement for a short vacation. ...

The boys are playing with a man down as Zak is mysteriously missing. The crew speculates on his absence but he does show up for the last couple of minutes. The rest of the guys have decided to add sports betting to the list of reasons why they are broke. Specifically football. There's a lot of NFL and patriots theories, especially from John. Large tells the tale of the toughest golfer in history. Q smelts his way through the cities...

More trash talk than usual in this episode with a man dedicated to cleaning up Worcester, "The Worcester Litter Guy". He goes by Paul but wants to remain semi-anonymous for some mysterious reason. He started out picking up trash around town just on his own and documenting it on his instagram(@ipickupworcesterlitterverywell) and in a few years it has developed into a volunteer movement that works with the city and other community or...

Before Mike Hsu achieved the zenith of his career producing the Moynagh's Barback's Podcast he worked in Radio for over 30 years. Starting out in Pittsfield, Mass, working a couple of stations in Richmond, VA, 20 years at the legendary WAAF in Boston and currently doing mornings at 100 FM The Pike in Worcester, Mass. The boys grill him about former co-workers, debauched moments and finally get him to confess that he still owes mone...

Despite being an almost 2 billion dollar industry the cannabis business in Massachusetts is unfairly taxed and regulated. Now there's an effort from out of state agents to repeal legalization. Gary Baldyga runs Cannabis Of Worcester and Webster Lake Cannabis. Two of the few truly local dispensaries in the state. The Boys ask him about the ins and outs of the biz as well as his thoughts on the question 8 repeal efforts. The boys als...

The boys are joined and schooled by the organizers of the George Street Bike Challenge. Seth Popinchalk, Bryon Sweeney and Dale Wickenheiser talk about how Worcester's own World Champion cyclist, Major Taylor inspired the challenge and what it atkes to climb the steepest city street in downtown on a Bicycle. They also touch on how much cycling technology has changed since Taylor's time, how the city is doing with bike lanes and sho...

After an article in the Holy Cross student newspaper acknowledged in an article that some of the student body referred to Worcester residents as "Woo Rats" the boys at Moynagh's wanted to get to the bottom of this derogatory comment. The author of that article, Bryce Maloney, is a Worcester resident and stood up for the city and criticized the classist culture on campus. He talks to the boys about solutions to this disconnect betwe...

All the action you see on big time television wrestling all started somewhere. Usually it was someone's backyard of a local VFW Hall. Drew Cordeiro runs the Independent Beyond Wrestling League and he has seen it all. He pulls back the curtain for the boys and gets into the real nitty gritty in and out of the ring. You can catch Beyond Wrestling: Wrestling Open every Thursday night(even holidays) at The White Eagle in Worcester, Mas...

Worcester comedian Shaun Connolly is the first return guest for the podcast(everybody else said they'd never come back) This time he's here to talk about The 15th Worcester Hot Dog Safari on August 15. This event has become part of the city's identity and supports the Worcester County Foodbank every year. It's become such a powerhouse event that it has sprouted up in a few other cities! Connoly gives the boys all the details and ta...

It's no surprise that the boys at Moynagh's know their way around a beer. But when it comes to making the magic elixir they leave it up to the experts like Ben Roesch. Ben started brewing at home which led to a couple of brewery jobs and eventually founding Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, Mass. The brewery's beers came to be identified as one of the many great things that the city is known for. He eventually left Wormtown to start M...

Nate Vault has a dream of playing professional Hockey. But there are about 30 million other guys with the same dream. Like all the others he has to put in the work, pay his dues and literally slug it out the get to his goal. Nate is in his last season as a Junior Worcester Railer and lives with 30 other teammates in a house that probably smells like ass and hockey pads. He sits with the boys to talk about battling for position, his...

Ron Waddell is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Legendary Legacies. Legendary Legacies (LL) was founded by Ron due to the need he identified in his hometown of Worcester, MA based on years of service in the community. LL offers young men ages 17-24 the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to become productive citizens and maximize their God given potential by providing positive male adult role models through programm...

This is episode 69 because Q paid for the naming rights. If you would like to choose the episode number or name contact us at we'll make sure that money gets to The Special Olympics Of Massachusetts. Our guests today are on a mission to make sure everyone in the world knows who Worcester native Robert Goddard is. He is the Father Of Modern Rocketry and launched the first liquid fueled rocket from Auburn, Mass. Phil Nidree and Charl...

Paul Giorgio has been a Diplomat for the United States, worked for the Clinton and Obama administrations, traveled the world and met Prime Ministers, Dictators and Sultans. But the boy from Grafton Hill decided to bring it back home to Worcester and help the city improve during it's renaissance. He's a alumni of North High School, Assumption College and Clark University. He is also the president of Pagio Inc and a great supporter o...