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: How You Can File Taxes For FREE
January 27, 2020 14:24 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill On Money, welcomes us to tax season, which is about to begin, and explains how you can file for free. Jill On Money is brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday With East Granby's James Hayden
January 27, 2020 14:23 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBJames M. Hayden, First Selectman of the Town of East Granby, joins us for Mayor Monday.
Ray and Joe D: What Happened (and What's Next) With the Impeachment?
January 24, 2020 14:38 - 8 minutes - 8.23 MBDavid Lightman is a National political correspondent and veteran congressional reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, and he's covering the impeachment trial. He shares an update from the proceedings, and answers who this trial is truly for.
Ray and Joe D: Baskets Are Going Missing
January 24, 2020 14:34 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MBWayne Pesxe, president of the Connecticut Food Association, discusses the state retail stores are losing their hand-held shopping baskets as the plastic bag tax takes effect.
Ray and Joe D: Energy Options
January 24, 2020 14:33 - 16 minutes - 15 MBHeather March Takle, President and CEO of PowerOptions, is looking to ease the state’s procurement rules to allow municipalities to avoid having to conduct their own formal solicitations to buy energy.
Ray and Joe D: Employment Numbers
January 24, 2020 14:32 - 8 minutes - 7.77 MBJoe Brennan, President and CEO of CBIA (CT Business and Industry Association), talks employment numbers. The state added 3,600 total net jobs (0.2%) last year, while private sector employment increased by 5,500 positions or 0.4%.
Ray and Joe D: What You Need To Know About Caronavirus
January 22, 2020 13:52 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MBDr. Virginia Bieluch, the Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, explains the testing and lookout taking place at airports concerning the Caronavirus. According to Dr. Bieluch, the Caronavirus is not exactly SARS, but it's similar.
CT Business Now: Small Business Competing Against the World (With Allen's Plumbing)
January 22, 2020 13:50 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBCT Business Now features Johnny Allen from family-owned and -operated Allen’s Plumbing in Seymour, CT. John represents the third generation of Allen's Plumbing, and is very aware of the major changes to the challenges a small business faces in the digital age. BIGCT.BIZ's directory has helped Allen's Plumbing to network and unify with other local businesses to become stronger. Register your business with BIGCT.BIZ here.
Ray and Joe D: Are We Doomed?
January 21, 2020 16:19 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBMaureen D. Long, Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University, along with scientists at Rutgers University, has discovered a massive body of magma rising underneath part of New England. What does it all mean?...
Ray and Joe D: Feeling Bad For Ex-Cons
January 21, 2020 16:18 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBChris Powell, Columnist with the Journal inquirer, explains why the bleeding-heart approach won't do much to help ex-cons.
Ray and Joe D: Age Discrimination
January 21, 2020 16:17 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBSenator Derek Slap discusses and explains his Age Discrimination Bill.
Ray and Joe D: Golden Gloves Boxing For Charity
January 21, 2020 16:16 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBBobby Russo, President of Golden Gloves, explains the weekly bouts taking place every Thursday night from now until March 5th, and the ways Golden Gloves gives back to charity. Golden Gloves is a non-profit ("Champions Helping Charities"), and they stand as a real story about local New England talent, tradition, and charity. Learn about their nine fight events, right from the source.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday With Bristol's Ellen Zoppo-Sassu
January 20, 2020 16:08 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBMayor of Bristol Ellen Zoppo-Sassu joins us to discuss the city for Mayor Monday.
Ray and Joe D: Impeachment Begins Again
January 20, 2020 16:07 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBDavid Alistair Yalof, Professor and Department Head Department of Political Science at The University of Connecticut, weighs in on what to expect as the impeachment picks up.
Ray and Joe D: Kids Baking Championships
January 17, 2020 14:54 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBSam Occhiogrosso is a sixth grader from West Hartford who is competing on The Food Network's Kids Baking Championship!
Ray and Joe D: UConn's Athletic Increase
January 17, 2020 14:53 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBAlex Putterman, Sports Reporter for the Hartford Courant, talks UConn's reported athletic department deficit increased slightly, to $42.3 million, in the 2019 fiscal year.
Ray and Joe D: How Will Mitch McConnell Handle the Impeachment?
January 17, 2020 14:36 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MBDavid Lightman from McClatchy Newspapers shares his weekly update from Washington DC. The real fireworks in the impeachment trial will begin next Tuesday, but the stage is set after every Senator was sworn in yesterday. Mitch McConnell previously said he would not be a fair and impartial participant in the impeachment process, but he now took an oath that he would, and the Senate Majority Leader has a number of vulnerable Senators up for reelection... so what will he do during this impeachme...
Ray and Joe D: The Health Exchange's Drop in Enrollment
January 17, 2020 14:34 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBChristine Stuart from CTNews Junkie explains the reason for the health exchange's decreased enrollment, a call for tax transparency, and more.
Ray and Joe D: The Timeline of the Fotis Dulos Trial
January 17, 2020 14:33 - 7 minutes - 7 MBJames Bergenn, partner at Shipman and Goodwin shares the latest on the Fotis Dulos case, including what he believes will happen next in the legal process. Bergenn and also talks about the Colchester man who murdered his family in Florida.
Ray and Joe D: Food Allergy Treatments
January 16, 2020 14:35 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBJeffrey M. Factor, M.D. is the Medical Director at New England Food Allergy Treatment Centers in West Hartford, and discusses food allergy treatments.
Ray and Joe D: Robert Hyde's Ukraine Surveillance
January 16, 2020 14:34 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBDaniela Altimari, Statehouse reporter at The Courant, talks about the records which indicate Connecticut congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde had U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch under "physical surveillance."
Ray and Joe D: Tax System Solutions
January 16, 2020 14:32 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MBEmily Byrne, Connecticut Voices for Children Executive Director, looks at yesterday's release of its annual budget report entitled "Reforming Connecticut's Tax System: A Program to Strengthen Working and Middle-Class Families." In order to identify solutions to address in Connecticut's regressive tax system, the report traces the rise of income and wealth inequality, and the adverse impact on working- and middle-class families.
Ray and Joe D: Happenings in Congress
January 16, 2020 14:30 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBCongressman Joe Courtney shares a preview of the public forum he and Congressman John Larson will hold in Glastonbury from 5:30-7:30pm, to discuss everything that has been happening in Congress.
Ray and Joe D: Feeding Wild Animals
January 15, 2020 16:28 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MBJenny Dickson, Director of CT DEEP's Wildlife Division, discusses the ongoing issue of feeding wild animals.
CT Business Now: A Delivery Service For Business Owners
January 15, 2020 16:27 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MBBill Violette, the former owner of Creative Dimensions, represents the doers in Connecticut, and understands the difficulties of being a business owner or launching a startup. Bill is developing the GO4ER app, that will help small-medium businesses compete against same day delivery services such as Amazon.
Ray and Joe D: Getting CT's Cities More Populated
January 15, 2020 16:26 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBKenneth Gosselin, Hartford Courant Business Columnist, asks whether the state should work on getting more population into cities.
Ray and Joe D: Toll Update From Sen. Len Fasano
January 15, 2020 16:25 - 7 minutes - 7.34 MBSen. Len Fasano, Senate Republican Leader, shares the latest update on tolls.
Ray and Joe D: The Settlement in Sheff v O'Neill
January 14, 2020 15:27 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBChris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, looks at the "settlement" of the 30-year-old Connecticut school integration case, Sheff v. O'Neill, which was announced last week, since previous settlements have produced so little integration. The state government has now agreed to add a thousand seats at the 39 magnet schools in the Hartford area. This is no big deal, as Powell explains.
Ray and Joe D: Special Elections
January 14, 2020 15:25 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBConnecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill discusses the two special elections taking place today: the 40th District and the 132nd Assembly District. Merrill describes these elections, and explains how dates are selected for special elections such as these or another upcoming election next week.
Ray and Joe D: Commercial Truck GPS Upgrades
January 14, 2020 15:16 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBSenator Richard Blumenthal is demanding a big tech upgrade to apps such as Waze, Google, and Apple Maps, which he says should direct trucks away from highways where they hit bridges and cause massive traffic delays. One bridge has been struck 150 times over the decade. Blumenthal elaborates on his proposal.
Ray and Joe D: The Toll Town Hall
January 13, 2020 14:44 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBSen. Will Haskell, Deputy President Pro Tempore, discusses last night's toll town hall in Westport, and the latest on Gov. Ned Lamont's transportation plan.
Ray and Joe D: Housing Numbers In The State
January 13, 2020 14:44 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBJeffrey Bodeau, Bodeau Realty Group at William Raveis Real Estate, talks housing numbers in the state of Connecticut.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday With New Milford's Pete Bass
January 13, 2020 14:43 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBPete Bass, Mayor of the Town of New Milford, joins us for Mayor Monday to talk about his town and more.
Ray and Joe D: What You Should Know On Wall Street
January 13, 2020 14:42 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill On Money, explains why the biggest rush of 2020 is you. Jill On Money is brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon.
Ray and Joe D: Washington D.C. Update
January 10, 2020 14:41 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBDavid Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers Capital Bureau Chief, discusses the latest developments out of Washington D.C.
Ray and Joe D: Cancer Death Rates Are Down
January 10, 2020 14:40 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBAndrew Salner, MD Medical Director, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital, looks at the cancer death rate, which posted biggest one-year drop ever. The 2.2 percent decline in 2017 is part of a long-term decrease in mortality rates.
Ray and Joe D: Yard Goats News
January 10, 2020 14:39 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MBChris Denorfia grew up in Southington,CT and played in the Majors and is now the New Manager of The Hartford Yard Goats.
Ray and Joe D: Yard Goats' New Manager
January 10, 2020 14:39 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MBThe Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced that Chris Denorfia has been named manager for the 2020 season. Denorfia, who grew up in Southington and played in the Majors, talks his vision for the team, the 2020 season, and beyond.
Ray and Joe D: Tolls, Transportation, and More
January 09, 2020 15:42 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBGovernor Lamont today took callers' questions on topics ranging from taxes to tolls. On tolls, Lamont said the GOP plan to borrow to pay for transportation equals "taxes plus interest."
Ray and Joe D: Russia's Relationship With Iran
January 09, 2020 15:41 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBMatthew J. Schmidt, PhD Associate Professor National Security | Political Science University of New Haven, talks about Russia’s relationship to Iran.
Ray and Joe D: The High Cost of Health Care
January 08, 2020 16:51 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBJill B. Zorn, Senior Policy Officer with Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, applauds the release of Altarum’s Healthcare Affordability State Policy Scorecard as a useful tool to help states address the high cost of health care. The scorecard ranks Connecticut 10th out of the 42 states and DC that were included in the study.
Ray and Joe D: CES 2020 Preview
January 08, 2020 16:45 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MBRiya V. Anandwala, Consumer Technology Association, producer of CES®, looks at what's new this year in technology at the show.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Luke Bronin Talks Term Two
January 08, 2020 16:44 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBMayor Luke Bronin was sworn in Monday night for his second term as Mayor of Hartford. He discusses his plans for Term Two.
Ray and Joe D: Murder Charges Against Fotis Dulos
January 08, 2020 16:44 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBJames Bergenn, Partner at Shipman and Goodwin, discusses the latest on the case of Fotis Dulos, who was arrested yesterday for the murder of his estranged wife, missing New Canaan mom Jennifer Dulos.
CT Business Now: Close Harbor Seafood and Multi-Generational Businesses
January 08, 2020 16:43 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MBLisa Onofri, second generation owner of Close Harbor Seafood in Southington, discusses the unique challenges that legacy businesses and local, generational companies face in Connecticut.
Ray and Joe D: U.S. Troops Expelled From Iraq
January 07, 2020 15:21 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBGil Barndollar, a fellow at Defense Priorities and the Military Fellow-in-Residence at the Catholic University of America’s Center for the Study of Statesmanship, discusses the Iraqi parliament's vote to expel U.S. troops in the wake of the Soleimani killing.
Ray and Joe D: Signs of Decline For Connecticut
January 07, 2020 15:20 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBChris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, discusses the state's decline as well as the happenings in the Middle East, and how questioning by Connecticut's delegation fell short.
Ray and Joe D: A Secret Toll Meeting?
January 06, 2020 16:23 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBRepublican House Minority Leader Themis Klarides calls to discuss an email sent around about a Town Hall Meeting on tolls.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday with Ansonia's David Cassetti
January 06, 2020 16:21 - 8 minutes - 8.18 MBDavid Cassetti, Mayor of Ansonia, joins us for Mayor Monday, and talks about his town and the legacy of high school football in Ansonia.
Ray and Joe D: The Impact of Iran On The Markets
January 06, 2020 16:21 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill On Money, shares financial do's for 2020, and talks about stock performance for 2019... including the impact of Iran on the markets. Jill On Money is brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon.