Brian & Company
3,887 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrian Shactman wakes Connecticut up with all the information you need to start your day. News, weather, traffic and sports plus, interviews with the people making the news each day. It’s the perfect way to start your day informed and entertained – Mornings with Brian & Company 5:30am-9am!
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Ray and Joe D w Dr. Danyal Ibrahim 4/13/20
April 13, 2020 18:13 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBDr. Danyal Ibrahim, Regional Chief Quality Officer, Trinity Health Of New England. Re: Trinity Health approved for COVID-19 antibody trial.
Ray and Joe D w Jill Schlesinger 4/13/20
April 13, 2020 18:13 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst. Brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon. Re: The deepest recession “of our lifetimes” could be on the horizon, according to the World Trade Organization; coronavirus has delivered “unprecedented shocks to economies and labor markets.”
Ray and Joe D: Primary Voting
April 10, 2020 14:44 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBCT Secretary of State Denis Merrill calls in and lays out the options for voting.
Ray and Joe D: Recovering Addicts During The Pandemic
April 10, 2020 14:43 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBShelley Halligan is The Director of Clinical Services Aware Recovery Care-In Home Withdrawal Management. Individuals currently dependent on alcohol, opiate, and or benzodiazepines are likely to require detox overseen by a medical professional. Aware now offers that service in the privacy of our clients’ homes.
Ray and Joe D: Virtual Church Services
April 10, 2020 14:42 - 8 minutes - 8 MBJack Pott from Asylum Hill Congregational Church explains how churches have been dealing with the pandemic and how services have been going.
Ray and Joe D: How Are Senior Communities Adapting?
April 10, 2020 14:40 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBMag Morelli calls in representing CT Non Profit nursing homes and explains that they have adapted well during the pandemic.
Ray and Joe D: UCONN Health
April 10, 2020 14:39 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBDr. Andrew Agwunobi is the CEO of UCONN Health and he gives us an update from his facilities.
Ray and Joe D: Rebuilding Hartford
April 09, 2020 14:07 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBSarah Thrall is The New Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Hartford. She discusses the focus on safe and healthy homes during National Rebuilding month in April.
Ray and Joe D: Covid-19 Update
April 09, 2020 14:06 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBGovernor Ned Lamont joins Ray and Joe to update the plan going forward to stop the spread of Covid-19
Ray and Joe D: Boris Johnson Has Covid-19
April 08, 2020 15:55 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBPhil Goduti, an adjunct professor of history at Quinnipiac University discusses Boris Johnson and what provisions that the UK may have in place while he is sick
Ray and Joe D: CT BIG BIZ
April 08, 2020 15:48 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBDr. Frank Cucolo is a practicing chiropractic and nutritional expert with over 40+ years experience combining therapeutic nutrition with holistic therapies
Ray and Joe D: Impact Of Covid-19
April 08, 2020 15:48 - 9 minutes - 8.53 MBMichael Freimuth, Executive Director, Capital Region Development Authority talks about the Impact of the pandemic on Hartford
Ray and Joe D: Tele-Town Hall
April 08, 2020 15:46 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MBCongressman John Larson will host a tele-town hall on the COVID-19 pandemic. He will be joined by the Connecticut Hospital Association
Ray and Joe D: Masks For Heroes
April 07, 2020 15:20 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBVincent Candelora is the Deputy Republican Leader and He as well as Bob Stefanowski are leading an effort to raise money for emergency certified equiptment. Vincent explains how you can help!
Ray and Joe D: Governor Lamont's Response
April 07, 2020 15:13 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBChristine Stuart from CT NEWS JUNKIE and NBC CT weighs in on the latest from Gov Lamont's press conference.
Ray and Joe D: Is The Worst Yet To Come?
April 07, 2020 15:12 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBThe President and CEO of Hartford HealthCare Jeff Flaks explains how healthcare facilities are preparing for what may be the worst weeks yet during this pandemic.
Ray and Joe D: Economic Impact
April 06, 2020 14:02 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBState Comptroller Kevin Lembo discusses the budget during this time.
Ray and Joe D: Quarantine With Alzheimer's
April 06, 2020 14:02 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MBKristen Cusato is The Director of Communications for The Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter. She discusses how caregivers cope during this pandemic.
Ray and Joe D: Pet Adoptions
April 04, 2020 13:21 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBSteve Parker joins Ray to talk about The CT Humane Society and how you can have a new furry friend soon!
Ray and Joe D: Healthcare During The Pandemic
April 04, 2020 13:14 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBKen Ferrucci, Interim Executive Director for the Connecticut State Medical Society joins Ray to discuss Telemedicine
Ray and Joe D: School Staff Getting Paid
April 03, 2020 13:47 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBJeff Leake is with The Connecticut Education Association. The education community supports Governor Lamont's critical actions in Executive Order 7R, which will, among other things, allow public school staff to continue working and receiving paychecks.
Ray and Joe D: Simplifying Covid-19
April 03, 2020 13:44 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBTed Doolittle is A Healthcare Advocate for The State of Connecticut. There are so many fast moving components of healthcare today in light of Covid 19 so Ted tries to simplify.
Ray and Joe D: How is Covid-19 Different?
April 02, 2020 15:43 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBDr Doreen Szollosi is the Associate Professor of Pharmacy at The University of St. Joes. She explains how novel viruses can lead to a pandemic and how this virus is different from seasonal influenza
Ray and Joe D: Protecting Military
April 02, 2020 15:42 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBCongressman Joe Courtney Is Leading Bipartisan Coalition Pressing Navy Officials for Plan to Protect Deployed Sailors and Marines from Spread of COVID-19. He discusses that with the guys
Ray and Joe D: Easter Dinner
April 02, 2020 15:41 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBCal Miller from Miller Foods explains how we can still have a great Easter Dinner in this time of social distance
Ray and Joe D: Virtual Mentoring
April 01, 2020 13:13 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MBRay and Joe talk to The President and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Andy Fleischmann about how they are going about keeping kids engaged and involved with their Big Brothers and Sisters.
Ray and Joe D: Businesses Are Figuring It Out. (4/1/20)
April 01, 2020 13:10 - 7 minutes - 7.34 MBBryn Tindall is the CEO and Owner of Rebel Interactive Group. He joins the morning show again to explain how businesses are adapting to life with the pandemic.
Ray and Joe D: State Aid For Businesses
April 01, 2020 13:07 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBThe Republican Minority Leader in the Connecticut House of Representatives Themis Klarides answers what the state is doing to aid businesses in the state during this pandemic
Ray and Joe D: New Yorkers Still Coming Over?
March 31, 2020 14:47 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MB4th District Congressman Jim Himes weighes in with an update on his district closest to NY City.
Ray and Joe D: Census Update
March 31, 2020 14:45 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBLt. Gov. Susan Bysewicz is holding a statewide virtual town hall to provide updates on the 2020 census and also what scams to look out for.
Ray and Joe D: Grocery Store Recovery
March 31, 2020 14:42 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBStew Leonard checks in to tell the guys how his stores are taking precautions and how they keep their stores stocked during this time.
Ray and Joe D: New Britain Update
March 30, 2020 13:46 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBThe Mayor of New Britain Erin Stewart updates us on what she is doing to protect the citizens against the virus.
Ray and Joe D: Is Anyone Flying?
March 30, 2020 13:44 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBKevin Dillon is The Executive Director of Connecticut Airport Authority. He talks about the traffic at the Airport and the precautions they are taking during this time.
Ray and Joe D: Learning A Different Way
March 27, 2020 14:49 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBMark Scheinberg is The President of Goodwin College. When the world gets into a crisis, you look at the people that are going toward the problems to help solve them. At Goodwin, they are training the future helpers. Medical supplies drive pulled together by the Goodwin community. He also talks about the process of classes online right now.
Ray and Joe D: Covid-19 And Your Animals
March 27, 2020 14:46 - 8 minutes - 7.81 MBDr Andrea Dennis from The Bloomfield Animal Hospital and host of Pet Talk explains if there are any dangers of your pet getting the virus
Ray and Joe D: Dental Health
March 26, 2020 13:47 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBDr. Abbas Mohammadi is The Owner of Columbia Dental. He explains how dental care is important to your immune system and urges people not to run to the emergency room with a dental emergency.
Ray and Joe D: Delay In The Session
March 26, 2020 13:46 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MBCT News Junkie's Christine Stuart checks in to talk all things CT
Ray and Joe D: A New Way Of Learning
March 26, 2020 13:45 - 8 minutes - 8.08 MBPatrice McCarthy is The Deputy Director and General Counsel for The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. She talks about how distance learning is working, or in some cases not working in our state.
Ray and Joe D: Virus And Relief
March 26, 2020 13:43 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBCongressman Joe Courtney has hosted 3 telephone town halls with over 10k constituents in the last 14 days. People are worried and want answers. He joins us to give those answers.
Ray and Joe D: Filing Unemployment
March 25, 2020 14:48 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBDeputy Commissioner of The Department of Labor Daryle Dudzinski calls in to explain how to go about filing and who qualifies to file for unemployment
Ray and Joe D: State Response To Covid-19
March 25, 2020 14:46 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBGovernor Ned Lamont joins the guys to explain what is next as more results come in.
Ray and Joe D: What Is An Essential Business?
March 25, 2020 14:45 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBBonnie Stewart, Executive Director Connecticut Society of CPAs explains in accordance with Governor Ned Lamont’s Executive Order NO.7H, Connecticut Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms are deemed “Essential Businesses” and can still be visited in person by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ray and Joe D: Updating Travel
March 24, 2020 13:22 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBPeter Greenberg is The Travel Editor for CBS News. He calls in to update the Coronavirus Crisis and Travel. The airlines were already in trouble before so what will this do to them now?
Ray and Joe D: Towns Adopting Budgets
March 24, 2020 13:20 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBBetsy Gara, Executive Director of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, talks how Lamont is empowering town leaders to adopt budgets without going before voters
Ray and Joe D: Primary Date Change
March 24, 2020 13:18 - 7 minutes - 7.26 MBCT Secretary of The State Denise Merrill joins Ray and Joe to discuss the election year and a possible alternative to voting.
Ray and Joe D: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
March 24, 2020 13:17 - 6 minutes - 6.44 MBCongressman Jim Himes from the 4th District calls in to comment on House Bill HR6201 that ensures free coronavirus testing for those in need as well as other important information.
Ray and Joe D: Covid-19 Update
March 23, 2020 14:22 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBHartford Mayor Luke Bronin checks in to talk about everything that the capitol city is doing to stay safe and healthy.
Ray and Joe D: Market In The Tank
March 23, 2020 14:20 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBJill Schlesinger joins Ray and Joe to talk about the grim economy with the pandemic going on
Ray and Joe D: Restocking The Stores
March 23, 2020 14:19 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBJoe Sculley is The President of Motor Transport Association of Connecticut. He talks about how truck drivers are facing issues restocking stores with supplies and also working hard to get testing kits and healthcare necessities to their locations.
Ray and Joe D: Grocery Store Update
March 19, 2020 13:47 - 6 minutes - 5.89 MBMolly Devaney from Highland Park Markets calls in to discuss the grocery business and what to do and not to do during this time.