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: Data Center in New Britain
October 02, 2019 15:26 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBMark Wick is part of the development group, EIP LLC, proposing to build a $1 billion data-center project in New Britain, at the site of a former Stanley Works manufacturing plant. Mayor Erin Stewart from New Britain weighs in on the development.
Ray and Joe D: WeHa Whiskey Festival
October 02, 2019 15:19 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBMatthew Whitney is with Maximum Beverage, which puts on the WeHa Whiskey Festival each year to benefit Hartford’s Camp Courant. Learn about this year's event coming up on Saturday October 5th at the Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford.
Ray and Joe D: Medical Marijuana Vaping
October 02, 2019 15:18 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBDr. Andrew Salner, Medical Director of the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital, explains why we can't forget about medical marijuana patients in the vaping investigations.
CT Business Now: BIGCT.BIZ
October 02, 2019 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBIn 2020, BIGCT.BIZ will launch a Communications and Technology Solutions Platform giving the estimated, collective 340,000 Businesses, Industry Associations, Nonprofit and Community Organization Leaders and the Government Department Directors in Connecticut A VOICE, A VOTE and a "CT FIRST" directory. Their combined technologies are being brought to CT with a nonprofit, self-sustaining business model. Kathleen Crispino, Sr. Team Leader with BIGCT.BIZ Business Innovation Gateway shares more d...
Ray and Joe D: EEE Virus in Connecticut
October 01, 2019 13:31 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBSen. Paul Formica, Deputy Senate Republican Leader, has a response to the threat of EEE. In light of continuing concerns over the spread of the virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a coalition of legislators led by Formica (R-East Lyme) addressed a letter to Gov. Lamont, requesting for his administration to review and consider selective use of mosquito pesticides in areas with high EEE activity.
Ray and Joe D: New England Air Museum Appreciation Day
October 01, 2019 13:29 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBRon Katz, Director of Advancement & External Relations New England Air Museum, shares a preview of the New England Air Museum Appreciation Day, per the proclamation signed by Governor Lamont. The event on Thursday October 3rd will commemorate the museum’s rebound after near total destruction by an F-4 tornado here in Windsor Locks on October 3, 1979.
Ray and Joe D: Institutionalized Corruption in CT Politics
October 01, 2019 13:28 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MBChris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, says win or lose, career civil rights provocateur Michael Picard's federal lawsuit against the Connecticut state police, which a judge has just approved for trial, will at least demonstrate the corruption that now extends to the top of the organization and has been institutionalized by Governor Lamont and the General Assembly.
Ray and Joe D: Release of Immunization Data
October 01, 2019 13:27 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBChristine Stuart, CTNewsJunkie, talks the judge who yesterday dismissed the challenge to the release of immunization data.
Ray and Joe D: College Grants, Scholarships and Loans
September 30, 2019 13:24 - 7 minutes - 6.91 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill On Money, looks at College financing season, which is about to begin. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA, which determines how much students and their families will receive in college grants, scholarships and loans is available on October 1st. Jill On Money is brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon.
Ray and Joe D: Flu Season is Around the Corner
September 30, 2019 13:19 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBJenna Bartley, Ph.D., Geriatrics Researcher at UConn Health, asks could a supplement to a flu shot help give older adults better protection against infection? Like many things as we age, our immune system doesn’t work as well as it did during our younger years. When it comes to influenza, that’s a double-whammy for older adults. Not only can the flu lead to more complications when we’re older, but we’re also more susceptible to it, even with a flu shot.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday with Litchfield's Leo Paul
September 30, 2019 13:17 - 8 minutes - 7.55 MBLeo Paul, First Selectman of the Town of Litchfield, joins us for Mayor Monday. Fall folliage season is coming... what does it mean for his town?
Ray and Joe D: Drones and Cruise Missiles Attacking Saudi Oil Sites
September 27, 2019 13:22 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBSebastien Robloin writes on the technical and historical aspects of international security and conflict for publications including the The National Interest and War is Boring. He explains why U.S. Patriot missiles failed to stop drones and cruise missiles attacking Saudi oil sites. The U.S. is having trouble defending against low-flying drones and missiles after years of the Pentagon focusing on longer-range threats.
Ray and Joe D: Tax Changes are Coming!
September 27, 2019 13:20 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBChris Buno, a manager in the Tax Department at blumshapiro, talks the tax changes coming October 1st.
Ray and Joe D: Latest News Out of Washington DC
September 27, 2019 13:19 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBDavid Lightman, National political correspondent and veteran congressional reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, has the latest news out of Washington D.C.
Ray and Joe D: Is The New iPhone Worth The Hype?
September 26, 2019 13:43 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBLon Seidman, technology reviews at lon.tv asks, is the latest iPhone worth the hype?
Ray and Joe D: Voter Fraud Allegations
September 26, 2019 13:42 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBConnecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill discusses the latest on the Bridgeport voter fraud allegations.
Ray and Joe D: Special Session for Restaurant Wages?
September 26, 2019 13:41 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBMark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Capitol Chief, talks the restaurant wage fight... could it lead to a special session?
Ray and Joe D: Impeachment Inquiry
September 25, 2019 13:58 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBCongressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) called for the House of Representatives to move forward with an impeachment inquiry related to President Trump and his actions.
Ray and Joe D: Is Impeachment on the Horizon?
September 25, 2019 13:56 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBAna Radelat, Washington DC Correspondent for ctmirror.org, discusses Connecticut lawmakers backing Nancy Pelosi’s plan for an impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump.
Ray and Joe D: Free Event and Free Knowledge
September 25, 2019 13:51 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBJoel Johnson, host of Johnson Brunetti's Money Wisdom, shares a preview of Money Wisdom LIVE. Ray Dunaway and Joel Johnson will host a live, unscripted conversation about Joel’s newest book, The People’s Retirement Handbook. Attend to get your FREE copy! The event takes place on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 6:30PM at The Red Lion Hotel, 100 Berlin Drive, Cromwell, CT.
Ray and Joe D: Hartford HealthCare In The House!
September 25, 2019 13:49 - 10 minutes - 9.66 MBJeff Flacks, CEO of Hartford HealthCare, explains why there's never been a better time in the history of healthcare.
Ray and Joe D: Lost Words Resurrected
September 24, 2019 13:25 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBJoe Gillard, author of “The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting” and shares some of those lost words.
Ray and Joe D: Voter Fraud
September 24, 2019 13:22 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MBChris Powell, columnist for the Journal Inquirer, looks at voter fraud in Connecticut. According to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Connecticut has too little voter fraud to worry about. But she doesn't really know, because until last week, few people had ever seriously looked. Merrill's assurances have been just part of the Democratic Party's campaign to facilitate illegal immigration, proletarianize the country, and increase dependence on government.
Ray and Joe D: Check of Wall Street
September 23, 2019 15:51 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBJill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst and host of Jill On Money, explains that, for the first time ever, the U.S. index (passive) mutual funds have more money invested in them than active, stock picking funds. Jill On Money is brought to you by Asset Strategies in Avon.
Ray and Joe D: Mayor Monday with South Windsor Michael Maniscalco
September 23, 2019 15:49 - 7 minutes - 7.36 MBOn this week's Mayor Monday, Michael Maniscalco, MPA, Town Manager of South Windsor, discusses town economic development strategy and things they are doing to make South Windsor a great community.
Ray and Joe D: What In, What's Out with the Prepared Food Tax?
September 23, 2019 15:46 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBChris Keating, Courant's Capitol Bureau Chief, shares an update on the prepared foods tax at grocery stores. The tax was significantly scaled back... here’s what’s in and what’s out.
Ray and Joe D: Another Feasible Study?!
September 23, 2019 15:44 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MBJoe Cooper, Web Editor of Hartford Business Journal, looks at the feasibility study of Hartford’s XL Center which was recently okayed.
Ray and Joe D: Finding 'One City, One Hartford'
September 20, 2019 17:58 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBRebecca Lurye covers the city of Hartford for The Hartford Courant. After a divisive mayoral race, Luke Bronin calls for "one city, one Hartford." Now how do we get there?
Ray and Joe D: Defining 'School Shooting'
September 20, 2019 17:57 - 7 minutes - 6.59 MBRep. Jahana Hayes, U.S. Representative for the Fifth Congressional District, supports H.R. 4301, the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act. The bill, which is cosponsored by Congresswomen Hayes, Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), and Lucy McBath (GA-06), would create a federal definition for “school shooting” and instructs the Department of Education, in consultation with the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services, to annually report uniform data on school shootings.
Ray and Joe D: Back To School Credit Cards
September 20, 2019 17:57 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBLuke Frey, Associate Director of Communication at Better Business Bureau Serving Connecticut, talks credit cards and college students. As students head back to school or even on to college, it may seem like the ideal time for them to have their own credit card.
Ray and Joe D: Simsbury Fly-In Preview
September 20, 2019 17:56 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBBill Thomas, a member of the Simsbury Flying Club’s board of directors, shares a preview of the 33rd Annual Simsbury Fly-In, Car Show, and Food Truck Festival, taking place on Sunday, September 22nd at Simsbury Airport.
Ray and Joe D: Hartford Symphony Orchestra 2019-20 Season Preview
September 20, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBCarolyn Kuan shares a preview of the 2019-2020 Season at the HSO, featuring Rhapsody in Blue (October 11-13), Brahms and Haydn (November 15-17), Raiders of the Lost Ark (November 2), and Holiday Cirque Spectacular (December 21).
Ray and Joe D: The Grocery Store Tax
September 19, 2019 14:09 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBWayne Pesce, President of the Connecticut Food Association, explains how the new DRS guidance has also sent grocery stores into a frenzy to update their systems for the new tax. Hundreds of items at each grocery store need to be changed by October 1st.
Ray and Joe D: The New Britain Bee Hive Bridge
September 19, 2019 14:09 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBNew Britain Mayor Erin Stewart and Sign Pro owner Pete Rappoccio share the dedication and opening of the Bee Hive Bridge in New Britain.
Ray and Joe D: Hiring Veterans and Assisting Them
September 19, 2019 14:07 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBThomas J. Saadi, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, says military veterans will be offered workforce assistance, including employment and training guidance, from the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Veteran Services staff during Stand Down 2019 on September 20th at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs main campus. More than 30 government agencies and social service organizations will take part in Stand Down 2019, to be held from 8am to 2pm at the Rocky Hill campu...
Ray and Joe D: The Dangers of Vaping
September 19, 2019 14:06 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MBSen. Richard Blumenthal is leading a group of six Senators demanding eBay, Alibaba, and Craigslist crack down on sales of illegal vaping products. Blumenthal also discusses a new policy restricting teen access to "detox tea" ads hawked by celebrity influencers.
Ray and Joe D: Playing for the Cure: Brainstormin'
September 18, 2019 15:51 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBChris Cusano, the Executive Director of the CT Brain Tumor Alliance, and Kim and Melissa Crowley-- whose mom died from a brain tumor last December-- talk Playing for the Cure: Brainstormin'. The CT Brain Tumor Alliance and the Cusano Family are pleased to present the sixth annual Playing for the Cure: Brainstormin' on Friday, September 20th at Stony Creek Brewery in Branford, featuring music by Blanket Statement!