Congressman Jim Himes returns to The Lisa Wexler Show to talk about local airport noise pollution, why CT is experiencing more of it and what we can do about it.
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Why Your Brain Tricks You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse
Experimental Psychologist/journalist, Dr. Adam Mastroianni, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the scientific studies behind his The New York Times guest essay, Your Brain Has Tricked You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse.
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Never Too Old For Basketball
CT Women’s Senior Basketball Club coach and player, Brenda Westberry, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Connecticut’s winning senior women’s basketball teams heading to Nationals, with the oldest player age 86, and Brenda, 59, the youngest. For more information visit: https://www.ctsrwomensbasketball.com
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CT Humane Society Pet of the Week
Today I want to introduce Sunny, a 2 year old American pitbull mix. Sunny came to us from one of our animal control partners. Sunny was with them for a good part of a year. We often try to see if we are able to help our partners by offering medical services or taking animals into our shelter. The shelter manager and I went to go visit this animal control one day and fell in love with Sunny’s personality. He can go to any size home, but he needs LOTS of exercise and enrichment. He maybe able to go to a home with another dog but we do not recommend a cat friend for Sunny. We have not seen him interact with children but we would also recommend kids 12 and up due to his size and energy.
If you think Sunny is the one for you, please visit our website at cthumane.org to read more about Sunny and all of our available pets. If you are interested in adopting we are now doing in person adoptions from 12- 4pm.
Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Two More Big SCOTUS Decisions
Host Paul Pacelli wrapped up a very busy week on “Connecticut Today” with news of two more U.S. Supreme Court rulings (0:32) that we also got additional analysis on from Supreme Court pundit Mike O’Neill (12:09). We welcomed Leon Wagener, author of, “The Hunter Elite: Inside America’s Secret Force Against Terror” (21:25), as well as former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso with his weekly update (33:38).
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Melissa in the Morning: Meet Captain Jim
Captain James Morgia of Stratford, a 100-year-old WWII veteran and Silver and Bronze star winner, will ride in the Barnum Festival Great Street Parade, July 2nd as the Honorary Grand Marshal. We found out how Captain Jim earned his military honors and even heard his beautiful singing voice on air. ((00:00))
The death of a prominent local woman has Fairfield residents calling for safety improvements on Redding Road. Meghan Raveis died last week after being struck while walking on Redding Road June 23rd, and she’s not the only person to die on the road. A woman from Pennsylvania was hit and killed by a car while walking her dog on Redding Road in July of 2020. We asked First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick about town safety improvements. ((17:08))
For summer safety week, we did a deep dive into boating and swimming safety. Bridgeport’s Emergency Management director, Scott Appleby, shared why rivers, lakes and Long Island Sound bring just as much risk to people as the ocean. ((29:57))
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Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Affirmative Action in College Admissions is Struck Down
Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured news about a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions (0:30). We welcomed Aaron Withe, author of, “Freedom is the Foundation: How We are Defeating Woke Crazies, Teachers’ Unions, and Progressive Tyranny by Taking on the Government Unions” (16:12) and “Only in Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi with his weekly update (27:32).
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The Lisa Wexler Show – State Rep. Dominique Johnson
143rd district State Representative, Dominique Johnson, serving Norwalk and Westport, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss today’s Supreme Court ruling to end Affirmative Action and her insights on her first legislative session.
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Melissa in the Morning: A Check-in with Governor Lamont
Governor Lamont stopped by to catch up following the wrap up of the legislative session. We talked about a lot of topics including the baby bonds program, pot plants in homes and whether an NHL team is returning to Connecticut. ((00:00))
Ticks are getting more bang for their buck this summer following a mild winter and we want to make sure you are protected from them. Tick expert, Jessica Snajder, talked about prepping your gear and clothing before going outside and ways to prevent a tick bite. ((17:58))
A Hartford Healthcare doctor just performed her 1500th robotics surgery. We learn all about robotic surgeries and who is a good candidate for this procedure. ((32:11))
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Melissa in the Morning: Malaria in the Area
The CDC is warning that malaria is spreading locally in the United States. Cases have been seen in Florida and Texas, the first documented cases of local transmission in 20 years. The disease is most commonly spread by mosquitoes but can also be spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, needle-sharing and from mother to fetus. While rare in the U.S., there are more than 240 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, the vast majority in Africa. Symptoms can include fevers, chills, headache and fatigue.
We asked Dr. Browne about the possibilities of it spreading to the Northeast and what treatments are used for people infected. He talked about the potential impacts of climate change and the fear of a massive outbreak and having medication readily available.
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