The Cheshire (Pod)Cast

We talk with Michelle Boss Catucci, Chair of the Cheshire High School Counseling Department, about the role of today's school counselor in the lives of young adults.  We explore how high school students are coping from home, focusing a portion of the conversation on what high school seniors may be feeling & experiencing.  If you've got teens in Connecticut, this show is for you. 

Continuing our Quarantine Conversation Series we connect with Dr Kimberly Citron. Dr Citron is a licensed psychologist with a PhD is clinical psychology and a specialty in forensics. We discuss living with the changes thrust upon us due to Covid-19, some tips on what to do to help prevent issues and generally have a little fun, at Corey's expense of course.

We continue the “Quarantine Conversations” with this weekʼs guest, Pete Debisschop of Popʼs Pizza on West Main Street in Cheshire, CT. Popʼs Pizza is celebrating their 34th year in business, having started back in 1986. We learn a little about Peteʼs history, his love of our community and of course, Pizza!

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More from the "Quarantine Conversations" Series. On this week's episode we talk with Tony Perugini & Adam Grippo from Cheshire's Board of Education. The BOE has been a hot topic here in town for awhile, with new buildings, online classrooms and much more to discuss. This will be a multi-part episode since there is so much ground to cover. If you have questions for future episodes with members of the Board of Education, please send them to [email protected]

More from the "Quarantine Conversations" Series. On this week's episode we are speaking with Mr. Dan Ford. President of the Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes. We discuss how Dan and his funeral homes are making adjustments during this pandemic and the changes being made to support their provided services. Mr. Ford has been very active in many aspects of our community, and also serves as assistant Chief of the Fire Department. Dan is always leaving his house to provide a hand to his "neighbors". Listen in as we have an educational conversation with one of Cheshire's community leaders.

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On this week's Episode of the Cheshire Cast, we talk with Lezlye Zupkus. Lezlye Zupkus is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 89. We are still doing our podcast over ZOOM while we practice responsible "Physical Distancing". We discuss getting into Politics, COVID-19 and Wine.

Continuing our series of "Physical Distancing" during this Covid-19 Pandemic, we connect online to discuss Small Business Affairs with Small World Language proprietor Matthew Colhour. We discuss the current impact the pandemic is having on Small Businesses and also what the future may hold. We hope you enjoy these episodes, we continue to adjust to bring you new episodes! Remember if you are enjoying these episodes, make sure to leave a positive review!

In our first "Social Distancing" episode recorded using Zoom: Video Conferencing, we hang out with Matt Lucarelli. Matt is the founder and administrator of Cheshire's "Unplugged" Forum. Join in as we discuss the social media trend of community forums, and the folks who use (and sometimes abuse) them. We apologize for the sound quality.

Sorry for the delay in releasing this episode, we have been busy working on managing the show during this Pandemic. In this episode recorded March 11, before our State went into "Quarantine" we welcomed Dr Renee Kurtz to the studio. Dr Kurtz has a successful practice in Cheshire as well her family has some deep roots here. We learn how she got started in dentistry, her journey to the west coast and back to Connecticut and we talk about a new technology at her office in the form of a laser. Listen in to find out more and discover why Renee is such a popular dentist.

We welcome owners of Sweet Claude's Ice Cream shop, Kelly Anne Pearce and Stephanie Clason, to the studio. It's another fun conversation about Ice Cream, Dating and the general Info/Fun you have become accustomed to. For over 30 years Sweet Claude’s of Cheshire has been serving the area’s best homemade ice cream. Family owned and operated. All of their ice cream, frozen yogurt, ices, tofutti and sorbet along with the hot fudge (an old family recipe) are made on the premises. Enjoy the show and stop by for some of their awesome flavors!