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Author Spencer Schneider calls in to discuss his book that details his time as a cult member in NYC.

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Lisa is joined by Kathy Braun to discussed proposed changes to the Fairfield Town Charter.

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1. A Connecticut mother shared her story of losing her newborn to a horrific illness called parechovirus. Kat Delancy told us about her son Ronan and what doctors found out too late. ((00:00))

2. And continuing the conversation about parechovirus, Dr. Andrew Wong, a primary care physician with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group in Westport, informed us about the illness. What is it? How do you contract it? Can you test for it? How common is it? ((13:11))

3. Republican candidate for governor, Bob Stefanowski, answered listener questions about his run for office and what he would do when it comes to hot-button topics. ((23:54))

4. The Power to B jewelry collection was created to empower people with inspirational phrases. Now the founding sisters of the popular jewelry line have put those words into action by donating nearly $3,000 to charities that help families and children. ((36:22))

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Lisa chats with The Amazing Kreskin about his gifts and his upcoming show in CT this weekend!

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1. A 15-year-old Bridgeport boy is dead and a female victim is wounded following a shooting at a large party in Fairfield. Lt. Michael Paris gave us the latest on the investigation. ((00:10))

2. Brad Pitt recently shared that he has undiagnosed facial blindness. What is that and how do you cope with it? Dr. Zara Kahn is a neurologist and gave us the details on this. ((08:14))

3. A new program is pairing musicians with The Greater Bridgeport Symphony and city students. GBS Executive Director, Mark Halstead, shared the big news. ((15:40))

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"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli spoke to State Senate GOP leader Kevin Kelly of Stratford about proposed health insurance rate hikes that could hit policy holders who bought coverage from the Access Heath CT exchange (0:34). University of New Haven Political Science Professor Dr. Matthew Schmidt talked about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (13:03). Paul also had a few thoughts on the continued debate over abortion rights in the U.S. (24:19).

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1. Mix 16oz of sour cream and 16oz of cream cheese (at room temp) together.

2. Squeeze juice from one lemon over the mix

3. Add a dash of garlic salt, dress mixture with Worcestershire sauce

4. Add 16oz of crab sticks -- chop into 1/4 inch pieces

5. Once everything is mixed together, add some shredded cheese and shaved almonds on top.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or until bubbling. 

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1. We took questions from listeners and asked Governor Lamont for answers. We talked about state parks, oil and electricity prices, police policies, the mental help crisis line and so much more. ((00:10))

2. Following tragedies, how much support do police get for their emotions? Gary MacNamara serves on a committee that tackles this for Connecticut officers. He shares why it's working. ((15:06))

3. Well hot dog! Rawley's Hot Dogs in Fairfield is being featured on national television! Owner, AJ Ruberti has the details. ((24:34))

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"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli welcomed Yankee Institute for Public Policy correspondent Marc Fitch to talk about Connecticut's new online unemployment system (0:24). Paul also talked about WNBA star Brittney Griner's continued detention in Russia (11:42).

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New research from Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare shows those who practice intermittent fasting have a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 complications. Is there any truth to this? And we took some listener questions about covid boosters. Dr. Browne covered it all. 

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