Todd Feinburg
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Todd Feinburg: The Weekly Recap with Michael Harrison (08/14/20)
August 14, 2020 22:05 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBMichael Harrison mentions that time moves at a different speed in satellites, and software must be written to adjust for the difference in gravity. Which leads to time travel and other quantum physics conversations. When they do get around to current events, the discussion turns to voting by USPS, Kamala Harris and very little Covid. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Len Suzio Talks PURA (08/13/20)
August 13, 2020 22:24 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBLen Suzio is here to explain what's wrong with the regulation of Eversource and how mismanagement, unchecked by PURA, leads to messes like last week's outages. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: RANTS! (08/13/20)
August 13, 2020 22:20 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBOur RANT LINE calls focus on Kamala Harris and Eversource, as does our conversation with callers. And, we're joined by former state senator and senate candidate Len Suzio, who answers some questions about shenanigans on the part of the politicians who regulate Eversouce. Need to get something off your chest? Call the Rant Line, anytime! 860-751-4698 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: State Rep Candidate Pam Salamone (08/13/20)
August 13, 2020 22:19 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBPam Salamone, candidate for state rep in Cheshire, has a good idea. Instead of having commissioners appointed by the governor who make $150,000 a year on PURA, the state board that regulates utilities, why not make those positions elected ones? And make their pay way lower? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Talking Racism with Michael Liebowitz (08/13/20)
August 13, 2020 22:18 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWe discuss racism with prisoner Michael Liebowitz, who says his 23 years in prison put him in a strong position of knowledge regarding race relations. Plus, he's an avid reader on the issue. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Isaias Response with Stan McCauley (08/12/20)
August 12, 2020 22:48 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBHartford businessman and former candidate for mayor Stan McCauley visits to discuss the power outage blame game and the failures of Ned. Stan writes a nice little speech for the Jolly One. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line Time! (08/12/20)
August 12, 2020 22:47 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBA mix of Rant Line calls focused on the Eversource issue and live calls on a mix of topics - including one from Michael Liebowitz - make up our rant segment. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: "Natural Born Citizens" and Joe Markley (08/12/20)
August 12, 2020 22:46 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIs Kamala Harris qualified to be president, or does she fail the "Natural Born Citizen" test based on her parents having been immigrants? Callers raise the question, and a lively conversation ensues. Even constitution loving Joe Markley joins in. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Tom Shattuck on VP Candidate Kamala Harris (08/12/20)
August 12, 2020 22:39 - 37 minutes - 34 MBTom Shattuck argues that Democrats are in a difficult position with the choice of Kamala Harris as VP because she takes positions that she later can't defend. Todd counters that if the media doesn't cover the contradictions, they don't exist. A lively conversation ensues with Tom, Senior Editor of the Lowell Sun newspaper and an old radio friend of Todd's. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Tom Scott Discusses Primaries and Rants (8/11/2020)
August 11, 2020 22:55 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBTom Scott goes remote from the Mary Griswold Elementary School in Berlin as he encourages everyone to vote, and comments on Eversource, Jolly Ned and Kamala Harris as VP. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line and Live Calls (8/11/2020)
August 11, 2020 22:55 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIt's Rant Line Time. We mix rants with calls on Eversource and Kamala Harris. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Eversource and Jolly Ned Scheme (8/11/2020)
August 11, 2020 22:55 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWho do you blame, Eversource or the Jolly Ned Regulatory Scheme that makes energy policy? Why should anyone be "blamed" before we know where the systemic breakdowns occurred? Todd has lots of questions, you've got answers. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Sen. Blumenthal wants Eversource CEO Out?
August 10, 2020 22:49 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBAs Sen Blumenthal calls for the resignation of the Eversource CEO, Todd reminds that it is the governor and the Government which makes the rules by which Eversouce plays. Therefore, he wonders, why isn't Blumie demanding Jolly Ned's head? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Bob Stefanowski (08/10/20)
August 10, 2020 22:49 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBBob Stefanwoski visits and we talk to the businessman and 2018 gubernatorial candidate about the weeklong power outage. Bob reminds us that Eversource is controlled by PURA, a state agency, that is supposed to protect customers from bad decisions and price gouging. So why are government officials blaming Eversource for bad decisions and price gouging? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line and Live Calls (8/10/2020/
August 10, 2020 22:49 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBA blend of Rant Line calls and live calls focus on Storm Failure! See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Best of Friday (8/7/2020)
August 08, 2020 18:17 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBRepairs to the power grid, ravaged by Tuesday's storm, continue to go slowly. We discuss the state's tradition of failure with big storms in a highly regulated environment, as well as changes that might be needed to better protect the state moving forward. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Michael Harrison (8/7/2020)
August 08, 2020 16:37 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThe conversation with Michael Harrison isn't particularly political this week, focusing more on humans and how we process life. But we do discuss Covid - will there be a period of plague-like disease hitting us repeatedly, or is this a one off? Could we have made better decisions this time? Should kids be going back to school. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line and Live Calls (8/6/2020)
August 06, 2020 22:51 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBWe follow Ned's press conference with sound cuts from the governor, a few Rant Line calls, and lots of phone calls from listeners unhappy over the slow return of power after Tuesday's storm. One Ned cut is him on Tuesday saying there's no need for declaration of a state of emergency, and another is him blaming the electric utilities, which are completely regulated by the state. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Pastor Jim Townsley (8/5/2020)
August 05, 2020 22:49 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBAs the Speaker of the Tolls prepares to retire from his Berlin/Southington based seat, Pastor Jim Townsley joins us for our first conversation on his campaign to win that open seat. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Len Suzio (8/5/2020)
August 05, 2020 22:48 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBAs scandal envelopes the legislature over their deliberate increase of electric rates with green energy policy, another storm arrives that brings disproportionate damage to the state. We talk to Len Suzio, now mounting a campaign for a return to the state senate, about why things are so bad. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Bob Stefanowski Interview (8/3/2020)
August 03, 2020 22:46 - 10 minutes - 9.4 MBWe discuss, with Bob Stefanoski, how it is that Democrats can act shocked by hikes in electric rates that are happening, in large part, because of their minimum requirements for the purchase of "Clean Energy." See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Ned on Eversource Rate Hikes and Len Suzio (8/3/2020)
August 03, 2020 22:30 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWe listen to Jolly Ned mislead the public on the cause of the big Eversource rate hikes, then get details on the nature of the deception from former state senator Len Suzio, who is running again for the senate. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Fauci Goggles (8/3/2020)
August 03, 2020 22:30 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBAnthony Fauci says you should consider wearing goggles to suppliment your mask! We take a poll to find out how many people are ordering goggles today. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: COVID Schooling with Stan McCauley (07/31/20)
July 31, 2020 22:16 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBHartford businessman and politician Stan McCauley says he's going to educate his two school age daughters at home this year. This launches Stan and Todd into a conversation on how to turn the American education system into one that is vibrant and successful and student oriented instead of one that takes care of adults and holds the country back. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Len Suzio on the Eversource Energy Rate Hikes (07/31/20)
July 31, 2020 22:15 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBJolly Ned says the reason electric bills are skyrocketing is because you're using too much air conditioning. Len Suzio tells us that Eversource admits they've been given a rate increase by the state to make up for reduced consumption of electricity. Who should we believe? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Project Labor Agreements with Chris Fryxell (07/31/20)
July 31, 2020 22:15 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBThere are many ways Democrats rig elections, none as destructive as their devotion to special interests known as unions. Chris Fryxell, President of Associated Builders and Contractors of CT, talks about Project Labor Agreements, and how they force taxpayers to overpay for infrastructure in return for big money for construction unions. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: The Weekly Recap with Michael Harrison (07/31/20)
July 31, 2020 22:09 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBOur hour with Michael Harrison is always eclectic and fun, and today is no exception. Included are ideas on the virus, alternate planes of reality, baseball in front of cardboard fans, and the meltdown this week over a group of doctors claiming that the data show Hydroxychloroquine to be a highly effective treatment for Covid-19. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Time To Rant! (07/30/20)
July 30, 2020 22:21 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBLet's Rant. It's RANT LINE time, and we mix recorded calls at 860-751-4698 with live calls. And we take a call from Michael Liebowitz, our regular guest who joins us from prison. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Special Session Talk with Rob Sampson (07/30/20)
July 30, 2020 22:19 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBState senator Rob Sampson of Wolcott, the strongest voice supporting the constitution in Hartford and in the CT GOP, joins us to talk about this week's special session. Then, Todd does commentary on a clip from today's Obama speech in tribute to Congressman John Lewis. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: The Efficacy of University Education with Michael Petrilli (07/29/20)
July 29, 2020 22:29 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBDoes success depend on what college you go to? Or where you college is located? Michael Petrilli, President of the Thomas Fordham Institute, says where you live plays a big role as well. We have a great discussion regarding the efficacy of a college education. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line Calls (07/29/20)
July 29, 2020 22:28 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBTodd mixes Rant Line calls with live calls from people answering his question about whether sending kids back to school is a good idea or a bad one. And, what does our answer say about our politics. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Joe Markley Talks Conspiracy and Special Session (07/29/20)
July 29, 2020 22:26 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBJoe Markley talks conspiracy theories, Cloward-Piven, and the police reform bill. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Tom Shattuck on Hydroxychloroquine (07/29/20)
July 29, 2020 22:25 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBRenigade doctors argue that Hydroxychloroquine is a remarkably effective Covid treatment, while social media companies pull their video statements and the media calls the drug "discredited." The world looks so rigged to Todd, Tom Shattuck, and Producer Mike that they think they're hearing Twilight Zone sound effects. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Tom Scott Talking Special Session (07/28/20)
July 28, 2020 22:49 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat could be worse than the huge police reform bill being jammed through Hartford? Not much, according to former state senator and political pundit Tom Scott. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Sen. Rob Sampson and Rant Line Calls (07/28/20)
July 28, 2020 22:47 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBSen. Rob Sampson calls between votes in Hartford to explain what's happening with the bad legislation that Democrats want to force on the state. Then, we play our Rant Line Calls. Have a rant you need to get off your chest? Call the Rant Line, 24/7, at 860-751-4698. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Len Suzio Explains New Electric Rate Hikes (07/28/20)
July 28, 2020 22:43 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBLen Suzio watched the utility companies like a hawk when he was in the state senate, and as he runs for a return to the senate, he explains why the huge new electric rate hikes were predictable and how they came to be. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: The Legitimacy of Hydroxychloroquine (07/28/20)
July 28, 2020 22:41 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBWe've been had when it comes to the treatment of Covid-19. Dr. Harvey Risch, professor of epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health talks about the the key to defeating the virus - Hydroxchloroquine - and why it's being blocked - inappropriately. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Brent McCall on Police Immunity (Part 11) (07/27/20)
July 27, 2020 22:31 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBWhat principles underlie the debate on whether police should continue to receive immunity from prosecution for their on the job performance? We discuss with Brent McCall, one of our regular guests who is a prisoner in the state prison system who also happens to have been Michael Liebowitz's cellmate for 11 years. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Bob Stefanowski Talking Energy Bills (07/27/20)
July 27, 2020 22:22 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWhy have electric rates skyrocketed? Why does Ned talk exclusively about Covid while ignoring the state's fiscal emergency? Bob Stefanowski is here to talk. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line Time (07/27/20)
July 27, 2020 22:21 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWe hear Rant Line calls on topics like the police immunity bill, electric rates, and whether Todd has the right to talk back to Rant Line calls. Have a rant? Call the Rant Line! 860-751-4698. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: In Defense of Police with Elliot Spector (07/27/20)
July 27, 2020 22:20 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBElliot Spector is a former Hartford Police Officer and an attorney at Simsbury law firm Hassett & George. He appears in response to the bill being considered in Hartford that would remove liability protections for police, and challenges the need for any adjustments to the laws surrounding policing, arguing that police in Connecticut have a stellar record with regard to respecting the civil rights of citizens. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Insight from a Local Expert in Police Training (07/24/20)
July 24, 2020 22:23 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBGreg from West Hartford, a regular listener and caller, comes on as a guest to talk about his experiences as a former trainer of DOC and State Police officers. He explains how unions and bureaucratic realities hinder the process. talking Unions influence in training and budget impact on training. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: CT's Police Reform Bill (07/24/20)
July 24, 2020 22:21 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBHouse Democrats in Hartford voted to take away police protections from liability lawsuits in Connecticut. The measure goes to the senate Tuesday, where it is likely to be passed by Democrats there as well. We discuss why Democrats are waging this attack on a critical base - public sector union workers - with an election just over 3 months away. GOP Representative Gale Mastrofrancesco joins us to explain how the vote went down. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Michael Harrison's Weekly Review (07/24/20)
July 24, 2020 22:20 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBMichael Harrison joins Todd for an hour that includes comparing virus life in Florida (where Michael is) versus how Connecticut life is going now. In Palm Beach County, Michael explains, there are many closed up - boarded up - stores and shut-down restaurants. There's some entertainment industry talk too, then we're back to wondering about what is causing the southern states to be so Covid inflamed. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: UConn Student Leadership (07/23/20)
July 23, 2020 22:22 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWe welcome Glenn Prushinski, VP of the UConn College Republicans, for his first visit to the show. He explains how the President and VP of the UConn student government quit their posts - just after taking office - for being white. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Rant Line Calls (07/23/20)
July 23, 2020 22:19 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBAnnette is the star of today's Rant Line, a teacher who argues that the way the public schools teach our children to hate America could be the undoing of the nation. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Stan McCauley on Qualified Immunity (07/23/20)
July 23, 2020 22:18 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWe continue the discussion on qualified immunity and then talk with Hartford businessman, and sometime mayoral candidate, Stan McCauley, who argues that citizens should have the right to sue police for poor or dangerous job performance. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Discussing Qualified Immunity with Tom Shattuck (07/23/20)
July 23, 2020 22:12 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBNewspaper editor and radio talker Tom Shattuck joins us to talk issues such as the controversy over federal marshals being deployed to cities around the country, as well as qualified immunity for police. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: Bob Stefanowski Talks CT's COVID Economy (07/22/20)
July 22, 2020 22:24 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBWhy does the governor seem so unconcerned over the slowed Connecticut economy and the huge new un-payable Covid debt piling up on top of the old un-payable Union debt? We discuss with Bob Stefanowski. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Todd Feinburg: RANT LINE TIME! (07/22/20)
July 22, 2020 22:20 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIt's a wacky Rant Line day, with strange calls, hidden meanings, and Todd being told by the same caller that he's a great interviewer and an awful human being! See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.