The Lisa Wexler Show

Aspetuck Land Trust Director, Landowner Engagement, Mary Ellen Lemay, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about an exciting planting project in Bridgeport to achieve a mature forest in a fraction of the time with dense planting. 6000 plants and trees! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norwalk's Mayor-elect, Barbara Smyth, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why a beloved oak tree is being taken down instead of finding another solution to save it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning author Tim McGrath joins Lisa Wexler to talk about fascinating and little told Civil War stories in his latest book: THREE ROADS TO GETTYSBURG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State Representative Jonathan Steinberg joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the new Housing Bill that passed in CT's special session, and his thoughts on the PURA controversy and resulting legal actions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed Author, journalist, lawyer Adam Cohen joined Lisa Wexler to talk about his fascinating new book, CAPTAIN'S DINNER set in 1884 when the necessity of murder defense could no longer be justified. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler takes questions on benefactor recourse if there are issues with estate accounting, how to compel a final accounting, or a status conference, and what will be on an estate inventory? If divorced, how can you request payment from a QDRO account and why do we have statues of limitations? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Rafter, University of South Florida chemical oceanographer, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his research on global warming and our oceans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Startup Westport's Peter Propp and Shobana Mani join Lisa Wexler to talk about the finalists for their first-ever PITCH competition event on November 20th, 2025. Who will win? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, UCSF School of Medicine Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the food industry's "Better for You" strategy that is designed to profit off consumers, not to promote and elevate health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behavioral Health Consultant – Women’s Health Nuvance Women’s Wellness Center, Carolyn Antonion, MSW, LCSW, CTTP, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the importance of paid and unpaid caregivers, the vast majority who are women, in our community in honor of National Caregiver Recognition month. @nuvancehealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Magner, head of Mozaic Senior Life's Early Memory Loss Program, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about mild cognitive impairment, dementia, memory loss therapies, and getting tested. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Middlebury 1st Selectman, Jennifer Mahr, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about winning as a petitioning candidate and the greatest issues facing her town. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walter Schuppe, founder of the Faces of Freedom project joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his mission: to capture veteran recollections the U.S. Armed Forces and some of the new stories he collected in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning global #1 bestselling author, David Baldacci joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the first book in his brand-new series Nash Falls ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning author and historian Mark Lee Gardner joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his latest book: BROTHERS OF THE GUN | A dual biography of legendary gunslingers Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler takes questions about how beneficiaries can reach out to the court regarding mismanagement of an estate, how financial streamlining works on a final accounting, how to request a hearing, when executors should dispearce assets, and reserving estate money in case the IRS can make claims after closing out an estate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Founder of CT169Strong, Maria Weingarten, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the new housing bill which remains an unfunded mandate for all towns and still contains as of right with no public hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State Senator Dr. Jeff Gordon joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what is in the new 99 page housing bill that will be discussed in a special session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author, Dr. Chloe Carmichael, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what happens to humanity the longer cancel culture dissuades open disagreement, and takes the focus away from learning and respect in our shared communication spaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News8 Reporter, Mike Cerulli, calls into the show to discuss the breaking news of Governor Lamont formally running for a third term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State Representative, Josh Elliott, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss if government agencies are skirting Connecticut's Lights Out law and why he wants to primary Ned Lamont. Plus the housing bill controversy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New 1st & 2nd Westport Selectmen, Kevin Christie and Amy Wistreich join Lisa Wexler to talk about how the economy could have an impact on Westporters, tackling the Hamlet controversy, and other goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fairfield University Associate Professor, Jie Tao, DSc, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his work creating an AI model to detect suicidal ideation, and his mission that focuses on AI FOR THE GREATER GOOD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Mayor of Milford, Rich Smith, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how he retook his seat in office and what comes next for Milford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Norwalk's new Mayor, Barbara Smyth, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her win and goals for her city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.