The Lisa Wexler Show

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Comptroller Sean Scanlon joins Lisa Wexler to talk about combating the stigma of mental health, especially among first responders who are most affected by suicide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning American-Israeli journalist joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the new Israeli Supreme Court decision and an on-the-ground, real-time picture of the war and Israeli politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler on the role of a conservator in paying for care, and how escrow accounts work. She also discusses the ethical vs. legal duties of fiduciaries. #beneficiaryvswill #escrowtaxes #roleofconservator #ethicsvslegalconservatorconcerns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Alexandra Estrella, Superintendent of Norwalk Schools, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the current state of Norwalk Public Schools, dual-language programs for multi-language students, and cell phones in schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State Senator Stephen Harding, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the upcoming special session, the new CT social media bill, paid sick-leave changes, and tax law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler covers top daily news and interviews Senator Richard Blumenthal on Russia's rising threat to democracies. Lisa catches you up on the news you might have missed during the week. Plus KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to discuss why he and Senator Lindsey Graham are co-sponsoring a bill to designate Russia a state sponsor of terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Founder, President and Chief Science Officer of the Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) Foundation, Dr. Aubrey de Grey joins Lisa Wexler to discuss life extension research around the world and how far off we are from achieving significant steps forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neal Barnard, MD joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his new book: The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan that Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shavana Clarke, crowned Miss CT USA April, 2024, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about doing pageants since age 2, being the first openly gay Miss CT USA winner, being a mental health advocate after her own struggles, and moving on to the Miss USA contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grammy winning Sophie B. Hawkins joins Lisa Wexler to talk about Westport and her upcoming performance at The Westport Country Playhouse of her new musical “Birds of New York” 6/25 at 7pm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WABC's real estate maven and podcaster, Suzanne Miller, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about being trapped by an intimidating mob protesting outside the Nova Exhibition. As the daughter of Holocaust survivors herself, Suzanne feels like this was a nightmare that came to real life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Wildlife Federation lead climate and energy policy advisor, Shannon Heyck-Williams, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how CT's move to renewables affects our wildlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author, essayist, cultural critic,Ruth Whippman, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her The New York Times guest essay Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Having. Guess what that is? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Immacula Cann joins Lisa Wexler and Wayne Winston to talk about being named Grand Marshall of Bridgeport's 2024 Juneteenth parade and how she is helping her community with this opportunity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler speaks out against the NYC subway hate-chanting mob and the downtown Manhattan mob outside an October 7th museum exhibit where a mob also intimidatingly called for the removal of Zionists. Isn't the slogan, If You See Something, Say Something?. It's time for all of us to speak out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ron Rubano, Medicare Consulting and Sales Representative, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the Medicare and Medicaid benefits people are not aware they can get at all or more of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SaveATree arborist and Master Gardner, Vicky McCarthy, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what is currently attacking our trees, how to save them and some great gardening tips! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling author, Bianca Bosker, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her latest book: GET THE PICTURE ahead of her Westport Library event, 6/11/24 at 7pm. Lisa and Bianca debate if a "butt influencer" Bianca encounters should be called an artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How many kidneys does a human actually need to live? Dr. Mark Nogueira, a minimally invasive urologic oncology specialist at Northern Westchester Hospital, joins Lisa Wexler for THE DR. IS IN. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressman Jim HImes joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the ongoing crisis at Success Village, remembering D-Day and world politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind The Wheel, Lisa tells you what happened this week when her beloved bichon, Shaina, jumped the fence. Freedom vs. Security: the age- old question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Executive Director of Israel Friends, Kyle Blank, joins Lisa Wexler to explain how IsraelFriends.us began, what the nonprofit's missions are, and key programs after 9 months of war to help Israelis through crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State Senator Kevin Kelly joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the Aging in Place bills CT just passed after 13 years of work and The Success Village crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.