In this episode, Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau is joined by former Connecticut teacher Jennifer Tafuto who made national headlines last year after she walked away from the classroom over concerns about Critical Race Theory. Jennifer talks about her experiences with CRT creeping into the curriculum, how she saw it starting to impact her students and what drove her to speak out.

In this episode, Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau is joined by Chris Herb, President of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association to talk gas prices. As the cost at the pump seemingly reaches a new all-time records daily, Carol and Chris will look at the factors driving the increasing prices and what special factors play a role here in Connecticut. They will also look ahead towards the costs of other forms of energy and what the market may look like this winter when it comes time to heat your home this winter.

In this episode, Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau is joined by YI Director of Policy and Research Ken Girardin to talk about he recent policy paper CT’s Growing Problem: Population Trends in the Constitution State. Ken blows up the myth that Connecticut's population problem has to do with moving vans leaving the state.

Ken also talks about the recent SEBAC negotiations and how the deal will impact state finances going forward.

In this episode, Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau is joined by Carolanne Marquis from Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation of Connecticut. They talk about the work Children's Educational Opportunity does in providing scholarships to low-income families in Connecticut so more kids can get the benefit of a private-school education.

Carolanne talks about the application process and shares some of the heartwarming stories of some of the program's biggest success stories.

In this episode, Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau is joined by Dan Haar from Hearst Media. They talk about Connecticut's financial outlook and look back at how the state got to be where it is now. 

Dan also talks about his writing process and how he gets some of his ideas.

Plus the story of how Dan nearly accidentally knocked Larry Bird out of the 1987 NBA finals.

Carol Platt Liebau talks to Marc Fitch about the launch of Connecticut Inside Investigator and his work as an investigative journalist. 

 They also delve into some of Marc’s other writing including his non-fiction books and horror novels. 

 Marc also tells the story about how he got his start at Yankee Institute and the role muttonchop sideburns played in his hiring.