The Codcast

Hallie Claflin, Chris Lisinski, John McDonough, Paul Hattis

general@massinc.org

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Booking Overview

A weekly regional public-policy interview show focused on Massachusetts issues, featuring policy advocates, senior executives, newsmakers, historians, and subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch public officials, policy researchers, nonprofit leaders, executives in regulated sectors, and experts with direct Massachusetts or state-policy relevance; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong subject expertise or organizational authority.

Metrics

Episodes: 463

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

general@massinc.org

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Host

Hallie Claflin - Reporter for CommonWealth Beacon covering Massachusetts news and public policy.

Chris Lisinski - Senior reporter at CommonWealth Beacon covering Massachusetts public policy and government.

John McDonough - Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and health policy expert.

Paul Hattis - Health policy expert affiliated with the Lown Institute.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Policy leaders, nonprofit and advocacy organization executives, public officials, senior executives in regulated industries, historians, and subject-matter experts with direct relevance to Massachusetts or state policy.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a policy, nonprofit, healthcare, or other regulated organization, Direct involvement in significant legislation, public-policy campaigns, or statewide issues, Recognized expertise in a Massachusetts or broader state-policy subject

Recent Guest Discussions

Jacob Vigil - Universal Child Care, Child Care Funding, Grassroots Policy Advocacy, And Lessons For Massachusetts.

Patrick Gilligan - Health Insurance Affordability, Cost-cutting, Market Consolidation, Competition, And Health Policy.

Recent Topics

Massachusetts, Public Policy, Politics, Housing, Healthcare

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Codcast
:

Navigating news deserts

July 20, 2026

Across Massachusetts and the country, the number of journalists is declining rapidly. Unsurprisingly, so is the number of local news publications. This trend is leaving many residents of the Bay State without a reliable source of information about the communities in which they live. To help unpack this trend and explore what can be done about it, CommonWealth Beacon's editor, Laura Colarusso, sat down with Javier Marin, executive chairman of El Planeta; Sophie Culpepper, staff writer for ...

Why gas companies are spending big in 'fossil fuel free' communities

July 13, 2026

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Hallie Claflin and Jordan Wolman discuss Wolman’s latest piece on how utilities are spending millions on natural gas infrastructure in 10 communities that have gone “fossil fuel free.” They zero in on the state’s Gas System Enhancement Plan, which is now under heavy scrutiny for ballooning spending that has delivered few additional benefits at a time when Massachusetts residents are confronting soaring gas and electric bills. Host:Hallie...

What can Mass. learn from New Mexico's universal free child care?

July 06, 2026

New Mexico is making waves, and generating questions from curious onlookers, by offering universal child care to all families. How is it funded? Is it truly universal? Are there enough caretakers to keep up with demand? And with our astronomically high child care costs, could Massachusetts achieve something similar? Jacob Vigil, the chief legislative officer of New Mexico Voices for Children, joins CommonWealth Beacon's Chris Lisinski to dive into the policy, the grassroots campaign behin...

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