Joe Markley recalls what his experience was like, a few decades back, attending left leaning colleges, and how there was an intellectual compulsion to share, celebrate and debate conflicting opinions, rather than crush them. How times have changed. Markley is a former Republican state senator.

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It turns out that a big part of those shocking electric bills was $124 million in OVERCHARGES! We talk to Len Suzio, who recalls that in his last term in the state senate he discovered a similar overcharge. He says it wasn't easy to get that one fixed, but this one will be easier because of the huge focus on the company after so much controversy.

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What's it like being a college student during the Covid era? During the Woke era? We ask Kevin Catapano a senior at UConn Hartford, who, it turns out, is a very savvy conservative. Yup, Just turning 21, Kevin believes in the American system of government. Who would have thought it possible?

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Tom Scott liked the first night of the Republican convention. He and Todd discuss what made it good and why they were surprised.

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Today's Rant Line calls are mixed in with live phone calls on the Jerry Falwell Sex Scandal.

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We discuss the Jerry Falwell scandal, and Todd wonders after the all the changing societal attitudes and policies regarding sexual proclivities, how we feel about men who like to watch their wives have sex with their boyfriends, as is alleged.

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Tom Shattuck is here for the hour as we discuss night one of the GOP convention.

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Amy Stefanowski fills-in for Bob to explain the latest MasksForCT.org back to school giveaways Wednesday and Thursday in Hartford and Torrington.

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In our Rant Line segment, we have a mix of calls covering topics like why Covid hasn't infected customers at grocery and box stores, racism and Eversource, but we also launch a conversation with live callers on why Propane is so expensive.

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Keith Burris, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and former writer for the Journal Inquirer, joins us to discuss his op-ed in the Courant called, "What’s the biggest existential threat: Trump, Biden or our unwillingness to believe in the country?" Then, callers wonder if revolution is on the horizon. What's your take?

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