State Senator, Ryan Fazio, joins Lisa Wexler right after announcing his run for Governor of CT with the goal of restoring a political balance that benefits all CT residents. Image Credit: Amy Sparwasser / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Melissa in the Morning: Spinal Stenosis
Filling in for Melissa, host Paul Pacelli chatted with Dr. Traci Marquis-Eydman, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Director of the Medical Student Home (MeSH) Program at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, about recent news that Connecticut Third District Congresswoman Rose DeLauro underwent a procedure to treat a case…
Connecticut’s Next Generation Of Innovators Win At Nationals!
Student inventors, Ian and Evelyn Klimowicz, and their mom, Elizabeth Long, join Lisa Wexler to talk about how they thought of and developed their winning inventions. Image Credit: Peshkova /iStock / Getty Images Plus
CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Another Surprise In A General Assembly Bill?
Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio to Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” to discuss a little-known regulation in a recently-passed education bill in Hartford (00:32). CBS News reporter Linda Kenyon (07:47), Landmark Legal Foundation Vice-President of Legal Affairs Mike O’Neill (12:39), and Paul (19:12) all gave their takes on the Trump White House law…
The Lisa Wexler Show – What Is The Secret For Better Self-Control?
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Decision Sciences Collaborative at The Ohio State University, Kentaro Fujita, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what self-control is and why willpower is not the answer. Image Credit: yuriz / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Melissa in the Morning: Senator Saud Anwar
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…
Melissa in the Morning: Year-Long School
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…
Melissa in the Morning: Misconceptions about Housatonic River
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. Image Credit: Getty Images
CT Today With Paul Pacelli – A Trump White House Overreach?
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…
The Lisa Wexler SHow – NYT Bestselling Connecticut Author, Martha Hall Kelly
Martha Hall Kelly joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her latest novel, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club, surprises during research for the book, and living in CT. Image Credit: Canetti / iStock / Getty Images Plus