# Inside Revere with Mayor Patrick Keefe | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 70

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Published: 2026-05-27T08:00:00+00:00
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Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! More Pat Keefe Facebook @mayorkeefe @KeefeForRevere https://x.com/KeefeForRevere https://www.instagram.com/mayorkeefe/ Chapters 01:30 Where is modern day Revere like? 09:15 G.H.O.S.T. program to capture predators 14:30 How did you get to running for Mayor? 20:00 Values that stuck from playing team sports 24:00 Making changes as mayor when having connections to the city vs no connections 26:00 Relationships with City Council 28:25 Issues that were weaponized in Revere, building a highschool 33:36 The effects of social media 36:15 Thoughts on owning guns 37:55 National politics and Revere’s political stance 44:30 Immigration thoughts 49:20 Tariff policies 51:08 What are you looking to develop in Revere? 53:10 Expanding the Hotel & Airbnb business 55:40 Amazon as the biggest economic growth for Revere 59:25 What has this job done for you? 1:02:15 Sean’s experience with COVID and vaccination 1:03:15 Mayor’s story about Haitian critics on vaccination 1:05:10 If you could have lunch with anybody alive who would it be? Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

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