Flipside

Lynne SimondsTake a current issue and the general opinion of it and flip it with local host and community activist Lynne Simonds. Past topics have included “9/11" and “Being Young in Worcester."

The schedule:

  • Episode premieres: Monday, 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, 11 am
  • Wednesday, 9:30pm
  • Thursday, 1:30pm


Flipside 216: Ali Bombz

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A conversation between Lynne Simonds and Ali Bombz at the Hotel Vernon.

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Flipside #213 "Worcester Love"

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Flipside with guests Andrea and Kaz from WorcesterLove.com.

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Flipside 201: Celebrating 200 episodes

Celebrate 4 years of the Flipside with Lynne Simonds and her friends. Nat Needle performs a song he wrote for the show. Matt Feinstein and Lucelia de Jesus perform "Cooking up a better Worcester" at the Stone Soup Community Center. PLUS...Lynne talks with Perpetual Hayfron and Xzavion Youngblood about being young people in Worcester and what would have to change for them to choose to live in Worcester after college. When you see Lynne on the street congratulate her on a job well done!

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Clip: A Song

Clip: A Poem

Clip: Nat Needle

Clip: Another Song

Coming up on Flipside

May 1-May 3 Mindy Craver's program helps parents better communicate with their kids. The programs are free (some of them actually pay you to participate). For more information check out Let's Be Honest Workshops.

May 7- May 10 Loa Niumeitolu, a graduate student at Clark University, talks about students' roles in the community, International Development, EPOCA, and globalization. She also reads an original poem.

May 14- May 17 Ryan and Cody, students from WPI's social justice group -The Justice League- talk about activism and preparing to graduate from WPI.

See Flipside's site for showtimes and more.

Ideas for the 200th Episode of Flipside

Lynne Simonds has filmed nearly 200 shows of Flipside! The two-hundreth episode will be filmed sometime in May.

If you have any ideas for guests or performers for the 200th show please comment here or email Lynne at: sevendewey [at] aol.com.

Thanks for watching!

Flipside #192: Claire Schaeffer-Duffy


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Host Lynne Simonds talks with Claire Schaeffer-Duffy of the Saints Francis & Therese Catholic Worker community.

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Upcoming Flipside Episodes

Feb 19 - 22 --- Learn about the Earned Income Tax Credit. You might be eligible for tax refunds and not even know it. Find out about free tax preparation services available in Worcester.

Feb 26 - March 1 --- Grace Ross - Discusses her 2006 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidacy and living in Worcester.
Download or watch the episode here: http://www.wccatv.com/node/821

March 5 - 8 --- Edward Rivera - Recently elected to Worcester's Human Rights Commission , Edward talks about that process and efforts to increase voter registration for the 2007 Worcester City Election.

March 12 - 15 --- Pep from Great Brook Valley Health Center and HOPE Coalition talks with Paul Hernandez and James Fuccione from the Office of Senator Augustus about efforts to decrease teen tobacco use in Massachusetts.

Flipside airs on WCCA Channel 13 in Worcester

  • Mondays at 7:30pm
  • Tuesdays at 11am
  • Wednesdays at 9:30pm
  • Thursday at 1:30pm

Flipside: Grace Ross

Lynne Simonds interviews recent gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross. February 9, 2007. Download the mp4 video (75MB) or see other formats. You can subscribe via Democracy and see all WCCA videos as they are posted.

Flipside #176: Winslow Street Park

A chat with Luz Gonzales and Mary Keefe about the Winslow Street Park project. Download the mp4 video (74MB) or see other formats. You can subscribe via Democracy and see all WCCA videos as they are posted.

What's on Flipside

Upcoming episodes of Flipside, with host Lynne Simonds.

Jan 1-Jan 4 Women Together members Luz Gozalez and Mary Keefe talk about the playground being built on the corner of Pleasant Street and Winslow Street in Worcester. They also talk about the continuing community projects at the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center

Jan 8-Jan 11 Khedeja Al-Iman speaks about her family's experiences after September 11, 2001, as Muslim-Americans in Worcester. She recently reenrolled her children in the Worcester Public Schools after several years in private school and shares her story.

Jan 15-Jan 18 Learn about the Earned Income Tax Credit. You might be eligible for tax refunds and not even know it. Find out about free tax preparation services available in Worcester.

Jan 22- Feb 1 Real Solutions members talk about their dedication to changing the climate of hostility towards the poor in Worcester. Learn more about these ongoing efforts at their website rsworcester.org and tune in.

Flipside air on WCCA Channel 13 in Worcester

  • Mondays at 7:30pm
  • Tuesdays at 11am
  • Wednesdays at 9:30pm
  • Thursday at 1:30pm

You can also watch the stream on our website wccatv.com

Real Solutions: schedule change for Flipside

The June 12/13/14/15 and 19/20/21/22 Flipside features Mike Benedetti and Sarah Loy of Real Solutions.

Upcoming Flipside shows

Check out new episiodes of Flipside.

  1. In the second episode of the ongoing "H FACTOR of the FLIPSIDE", two young women from Worcester's HOPE Coalition talk about the issue of stereotypes, their roots, and their effects. It airs:
    • Monday May 23 7:30 pm
    • Tuesday May 24 11 am
    • Wednesday May 25 9:30 pm
    • Thursday May 26 1:30 pm
  2. Joseph Vancelette, a parent in Worcester, talks about the realities of being a parent today. He shares ideas for greater parent involvement in schools and the realities of ADHD. It airs:
    • Monday May 29 7:30 pm
    • Tuesday May 30 11 am
    • Wednesday May 31 9:30 pm
    • Thursday June 1 1:30 pm
  3. Kledia Spiro, a community organizer in Worcester, talks about her involvement in organizing several marches in the city. She discusses her motivation for becoming an organizer, her future projects, and how this involvment in community has affected her life. You don't want to miss this show!
    It airs:
    • Monday June 5 7:30 pm
    • Tuesday June 6 11 am
    • Wednesday June 7 9:30 pm
    • Thursday June 8 1:30 pm
  4. WCCA's Nicole Belanger talks with Lynne about the media, it's potential, and some of the threats to Public Access TV and internet net neutrality. Tune in to learn how you can help save public access tvand the open internet. It airs:
    • Monday June 12 7:30 pm
    • Tuesday June 13 11 am
    • Wednesday June 14 9:30 pm
    • Thursday June 15 1:30 pm

If you have a topic you'd like to dicuss on the Flipside contact WCCA @ 508.755.1880

Farrah Bastien guest hosts

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Lynne Simonds and Farrah Bastien of the HOPE Coalition chat on the set, May 19, 2006. Ms. Bastien was a guest host today.

Shooting tomorrow

Production of the Flipside will take place on April 14 in the afternoon.

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