Sunday, November 30, 2025

Flopcast 708: Amanda Runs This Town

Before we plunge into weeks of holiday silliness, here's something different for you! Five years ago, our friend Amanda decided to run at least one mile in each of the 351 towns and cities that make up Massachusetts. A month ago, she finished. And she's here to tell us all about the whole project. Including: Covered bridges, waterfalls, murder roads, World War II bunkers, Jaws filming sites, an alleged UFO encounter site, Myles Standish's legs, a chicken with a backpack, sweaty women on a bus, and much more. It all wrapped up in the geographic center of the state with dozens of friends, special Running Massachusetts t-shirts, and beer. But even if you weren't there, you can still help Amanda support Voices Against Violence; we'll have a link for you. Next week we'll be back to our usual festive shenanigans. Please bring eight gallons of egg nog.

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Show Notes

Amanda wrote about her project in Worcester Magazine. You can donate to Voices Against Violence here; enter "Voices Against Violence" or "VAV" as the program you wish to support.

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Felicity was on The 42cast once again, discussing sexism in Doctor Who. Meanwhile, Kevin talked about MAD Magazine on The Best Stuff in the World.