Todd plays a nasty voice mail left for Enfield Mayor Ken Nelson, in response to the passage last week of a first-ever standard for regulating flags flown on town property and wonders about the state of mind of someone who would record and leave such a message. Then, Chris Powell joins us for his weekly visit. www.ChrisPowellColumn.com

Tonight is the first vote of the 2024 presidential cycle - Todd discusses and takes calls. Then, podcaster Michael Liebowitz joins the conversation. He's host of the Rational Egoist podcast. We cover self-improvement.

We start off with RANTS because it's Friday. Some oldies mixed in, plus a Jolly Ned's Comedy Club from Steve in NBC Haddam.

We play some RANTS, take some calls, and talk the silliness of New Years with Reese on the Radio! 

Are the rich out to get us? Or is it the government? We discuss. Plus, the deep state in Washington looks to crush the idea of contract workers. Wayne Winegarden, an economist with the Pacific Research Institute in California, explains.

Todd talks Elon Musk. Why does he love Musk? Then, Red Jahncke is here to discuss the meaning of $34 trillion in debt for American taxpayers.

Let's RANT. Then, Todd plays parts of an interview with former state rep Chris Caruso from Bridgeport, a Democrat who explains how he was cheated - using absentee ballots - in two runs for mayor. We also discuss Chris Christie's announcement that he is leaving the race for president.

We discuss the flag policy in Enfield as Fred offers a reading of America the Beautiful, and we talk to Joe Markley about a proposal for a government funded minor league soccer team for Bridgeport.

Podcaster Jim Watkins (Jim Watkins is Speaking Out) explains how he thinks we are being fed anti-Trump propaganda on January 6. Then, Enfield Mayor Ken Nelson tells us about a vote Monday night creating a uniform flag policy for the town that only allows federal, state and POW flags to be flown.