A state senator wants to be incarcerated in solitary confinement for 72 hours. That was the opening lines of a recent Hartford Courant article. It’s talking about Senator and Doctor Saud Anwar and we welcomed him to the show for the first time to talk about this and his thoughts about Governor Lamont potentially running for a third term.
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We are just weeks away from the start of the new school year. But did you know that one Connecticut town has actually been in session this summer? Apparently, New London set out to challenge the typical summer vacation model and is currently offering classroom instruction all year long with shorter, more frequent breaks. We got feedback about this from Joslyn DeLancey, Vice President of the Connecticut Education Association.
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In wake of recent water-related deaths in the Housatonic River, some residents are calling for better signage around the shores. But we’ve also heard people compare Long Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean and how it’s ‘nowhere near as dangerous.’ We tackled these misconceptions with DEEP Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble.
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Host Paul Pacelli kicked off a new week on “Connecticut Today” talking – from a strategy point of view – about a proposed Trump White House takeover of policing in Washington, D.C. (00:45). Former FBI agent and current University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about that White House order regarding law enforcement in the U.S. Capitol and how it could be implemented (17:07). Former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of political science at St. Peter’s University Alain Sanders shared his thoughts on this Friday’s upcoming meeting in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (24:46)
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Cecil the seagull has become the talk of the town in Waterford, mostly because he’s ruffling feathers for beach goers. We asked Waterford Recreation and Parks Program Coordinator, Tim Cieplik, about this pesky bird now making national headlines.
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A new alarming report shows Americans on average get more than 50% of their calories from ultra-processed foods. We spoke with Dr. Brian Wojeck, an Assistant Professor at Yale University in the Section of Endocrinology, about the findings and what exactly are ultra-processed foods?
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Meriden is shutting down its volunteer fire department in December. The city announced a shortage of workers and money to fund the program led to the decision to shut down the department after more than 100 years of service. Is this the beginning of a horrible trend: mass closures of volunteer departments in the state? If so, what is the state doing about this problem? We asked Comptroller Sean Scanlon.
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Recently, Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Protection Act to better protect online consumers like you and me, and to hold big tech more accountable. We spoke to our cybersecurity and AI expert on the show, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, who also directs an AI safety research lab at the University of New Haven and is the co-founder of the Connecticut AI Alliance. We also talked about calls to shutdown location sharing on major social media platforms.
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