Comedian Jim Florentine, of "That Metal Show," is appearing with Don Jamieson 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at the River Rock Tavern, 5 Main St. in Derby.

In this interview, Florentine talks about the fate of "That Metal Show," his guest spot on "Louie," the appeal of Donald Trump, his big break on The Howard Stern Show, and whether he knew Opie and Anthony hated each other off the air.

This interview was posted as a podcast on ValleyIndy.org and was heard on WNHH, 103.5 FM in the City of New Haven, Connecticut.

Valley Indy reporter Eugene Driscoll and intern Marco Rumbin review the total awesomeness of "The Great Give," an event that recently raised some $1 million for greater New Haven nonprofits.

Recorded May 6, 2016.

Shelton's Casey Quake talks about the 2016 Naugatuck Valley Relay for Life. Quake, a paramedic, is this year's event chairman.

Veteran Valley sports scribe Bill Pucci talks about growing up in Derby and covering generations of Derby football teams.

In April 2016, Pucci received a special service award from the new Derby High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Jerome Bloom talks about a federal lawsuit he filed in March 2016 against the City of Shelton, Conn.

Rick Dunne, a Derby resident and executive director of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, stops by to talk about the sale of the Healey For in Ansonia and the latest on O'Sullivan's Island, a contaminated property in Derby.

In between, reporters Ethan Fry and Eugene Driscoll talk about The Great Give, the most read stories of the week, and this week in Valley history.

Former Derby Fire Department Chief Gary Parker talks with the Valley Indy about his volunteer service in Derby. Parker is scheduled to be inducted into the Connecticut Firefighters Hall of Fame in April 2016.

Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti updates the public on various happenings in city government.