We suspend our usual Friday fun for an intriguing conversation with Stan McCauley, a Democrat running for Mayor of Hartford who isn't worried about next week's primary because McCauley is already in the general election as the GOP nominee. He's just waiting to see which of the three Democrats he'll be running against.

A Yale Med School doctor is advocating for eating a plant based diet, but taking the message a step further. Shouldn't we have warning labels on red meat? Shouldn't we discourage their consumption by taxing these beef carcinogens? We discuss.

We actually talk politics with Michael Harrison, not our normal M.O. on Friday, but it's a philosophical look at exactly what's happening in national politics. A fun hour.

Todd is joined first hour by Kevin Brookman of WeThePeopleHartford.com. They discuss Hartford politics, local government, and blogging.

David Stemerman sent five children Back to School this week, so education is personal. The former GOP candidate for governor comments on public education and how to fix it.

The media machine keeps telling us something's broken - American politics, or maybe it's capitalism? We put the magic wand in your hand and ask, what would you change to Make America Great Again? State Representative Liz Linehan joins in and offers a defense of state politics.

With a wicked storm rolling thru the region, former State Senator Joe Markley returns from his vacation to talk with Todd about EAS Tests, the role of Government, CT politics, and saying "Yes" to "the Party of No."

We had state Senator Rob Sampson in for the first hour to talk about the second amendment and guns. Rob, a strong constitutionalist and also an avid gun owner, was here to clarify misconceptions of folks who are anti-gun but often get basic facts wrong.

Should prisons be eliminated? Yes,according to Baz Dreisinger, author of "Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World," who shares her thoughts. Dreisinger is a pforfessor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The Lamont Administration is launching a revamped campaign to extract another billion dollars a year from the pockets of taxpayers, and Tom Scott joins us to issue a warning - that the entire machinery of the Democratic Party and state government will be working in secret to make tolls happen.