Israeli AI expert, Anne Moss, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the Israel war and what AI is good at, not so good at and her driving-buddy preference.
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Melissa In The Morning: Is It A Good Idea To Show Support?
“We Stand with Israel” is a sign that is popping up in more and more business windows. Is it a good idea for businesses to share their stance or opinion on social and political matters? We asked Dan Onofrio of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council to share professional input about that. (0:00)
October 12 is National Farmers Day and we have over 5,000 farms here in Connecticut to celebrate! We spoke with fourth-generation female farmer, Erica Hermonot, about her family’s 103-year-old farm in Woodstock. She shared the history of the farm, what it is today and how people can support it and other local farms. (11:41)
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. We did a check-in with our cybersecurity and AI expert, Dr. Vahid Behzadan, about recent news impacting Connecticut residents. (23:33)
New studies show older people doing exercise lowers their risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s and stroke. We spoke with health and fitness coach, Amy Llinas, about the findings and what exercises work on Workout Wednesday. (36:27)
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CT Humane Society Pet of the Week
Good Morning! Today we have Kensington! He is about 3.5 years old. Kensington was found outside by veterinarian staff and they neutered and vaccinated him to prepare him to go back out and live with a colony. While under their care they noted how social he was and how he loves attention. They thought maybe he was a cat left behind rather than a feral so they gave us a call to see if we can help place him . Now here he is! Just yesterday one of our cat volunteers left his cat space and could not stop gloating about how wonderful he is. He was meowing for what she thought was food, once given to him he ran over to her instead and being soliciting attention. Rubbing, kneading, giving kisses, she was in love. “I could have sat with him my entire shift if the other cats weren’t ringing the dinner bell” She laughed.
That is just a peace of what Kensington is about. He does seem bothered by other cats so we would like him to be the only cat. He has not met a dog so we would have to do an introduction to see how he feels and the same goes with children.
If you’re interested in Sir Kensington or any of our available pets visit us online at cthumane.org to view our pet bios. If you find someone that seems to match what you are looking for come on down and fill out our adoption application. We hope to see you there!
CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The White House Makes It Clear
Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured live coverage of President Biden’s remarks concerning on the current Middle East violence (00:21). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio also checked in with her weekly update (10:27)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Sen. Blumenthal On Current State Of Israel’s War
Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the Israel solidarity events in CT, the current status surrounding the war, and how Washington is reacting to it.
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Melissa In The Morning: Take Care Of Yourself
For women who know they’re pregnant, about 10 to 20 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. And data shows in the US, among married women aged 15 to 49 years with no prior births, about 20% are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and we wanted to talk to a fertility specialist about why pregnancy is hard in 2023 and options for couples wanting to start a family. (0:00)
Today, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. We spoke with Rawle Andrews, Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. Find out about their new campaign tackling the stigma around mental health and how to encourage people to seek treatment. (11:48)
Married in life and at work. Abby and Ryan are local filmmakers and created a new movie called ‘Blow Up my Life’ that was shot in Connecticut. The couple shared the film’s purpose and where you can see if this month! (23:25).
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – War in the Middle East
On Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli, we chatted with University of New Haven Associate Professor of National Security Robert Sanders on the current Middle East violence involving Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah (00:23). CT NewsJunkie columnist and Substack blogger Terry Cowgill also stopped by for his weekly visit (14:31)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – The Significance of Selling The South Park Property To Aspetuck Land Trust
Easton First Selectman David Bindelglass, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss a 19-acre sale of land to Aspetuck Land Trust, assuring an environmentally fragile property will be forever be preserved as open land.
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Melissa In The Morning: A Harsh Reality
A bomb shell announcement was just dropped just weeks ahead of open enrollment for health insurance. We spoke with a local broker about the changes with Connecticare and what it means for thousands of residents. (0:00)
One week ago today, New York was celebrating the discovery of a 9-year-old girl abducted during a family camping trip. But most kidnapping cases don’t end that well and quickly. We spoke with Gary MacNamara about tools to keep your kids safe. (15:50)
Shelton is getting two million dollars for the Canal Street reconstruction project. What is it and why does it matter? We get the details from State Representative Jason Perillo. (30:24)
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Does Another Bridgeport Primary Make Any Sense?
Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli opened with Paul wondering what the next step should be in Bridgeport’s controversial mayoral election (00:41). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso weighed-in with his weekly political update (14:55). CT State Sen. GOP leader Kevin Kelly talked about heating assistance for the needy this winter (27:01), while author Luke Nichter chatted about his new book, “The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968” (38:41)
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