The Lisa Wexler Show

Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to discuss Holocaust Remembrance Day and what could happen in America if we allow hate to grow. He tells us how and why his own father escaped Germany before the war, ultimately rescuing some members, and losing others to the Holocaust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Wexler answers a question as to why the sports car driver from the I-95 crash isn't in jail, can political figures delete critical comments on social media & what the new marijuana laws mean regarding drug testing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prof. Patty Szczys, Eastern CT State University Executive Director for the Institute for Sustainability, joins Lisa Wexler to explain how ECSU is able to recycle the entire building they are demolishing on campus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diane Cece of East Norwalk Neighborhood Association joins Lisa Wexler to talk about zoning issues and a particular controversial parcel of land subject to industrial development in spite of changes that rescinded objectionable industrial use regulations. For more information goto eastnorwalk.org and look for petition information and how to attend a public hearing 6p Wednesday at City Hall or onlin...

Behind The Wheel, Lisa ponders the fact that some young Jewish students march with pro- Hamas protesters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CT160Strong's Maria Weingarten & Kathy Braun join Lisa Wexler to discuss the current zoning bills that are threatening CT's environmental protections. Oneprevents environmental groups from intervening in case of pollution. Others allow real estate developers to build "as of right" without requiring any public hearings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

College protests get violent and Lisa Wexler has a lot to say about it. So do the callers. I95 is closed due to a horrific fuel oil tanker crash and the Dept of Transportation's Josh Morgan reports live. Lisa interviews software expert Rob Jellinghaus, Microsoft, on AI. This "whole show" is available to the public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Jellinghaus, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the present and future of Artificial Intelligence. He assesses the pros and cons of current technology and the protections we will need to ensure that our own creativity is protected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aarti Khosla, Founder, Le Rouge Handmade Chocolates, Westport, CT joins Lisa Wexler to talk about being a self-taught chocolatier and why she stays a labor of love small boutique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Joyce Oen-Hsiao, Yale Medicine cardiologist, associate professor at Yale School of Medicine, and medical director of the cardiac telemetry unit at the Yale New Haven Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Center, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss how stress affects your health and how you can manage it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lori Brown, Executive Director, CT League of Conservation Voters, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss current housing zoning bills that threaten to gut CT's environmental protections with an urgent message to call your representative. Ms. Brown is concerned that proposed "compromises" are not sufficient to protect our land, water and air. Read the transcript HERE: https://livewithlisaradio.wordpress.com/...

Award-winning ABC News journalist and author, Deborah Roberts, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her new book: Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life - a collection of essays and musings from celebrity friends and colleagues who share how teachers changed them, imparted life lessons, and helped them get to where they are today. Lots of celebrity anecdotes. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Callers ask Lisa Wexler- What happens to your burial wishes if you have no family or very close friends? What do you do when your elderly parent refuses to face her mortality? #involuntaryconservatorship #agentforremains #recognizedasnextofkin #stubbornseniors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning actress, Michelle Azar, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her one-woman show ALL THINGS EQUAL The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsberg at The Westport Playhouse, MAY 3 - 5, 2024, 8PM! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Erlingheuser, Senior Advocacy Director AARP CT, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss how AARP advocates for seniors to save money, enjoy benefits, and encourage people to stay in CT! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger Reynolds, Senior Legal Director, Save the Sound, joins Lisa Wexler to implore CT residents to take action against a bill that would allow all real estate development, not just affordable housing as suggested, to erase decades of environmental work that brought our lakes, rivers & ocean back to life, improved air quality, and protects our wildlife to only make developers rich by granting...

Westchester County Executive, George Latimer joins Lisa Wexler to talk about why he is running to unseat Congressman Jamaal Bowman in the Democrat primary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Skelly, Director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History & Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the newly reopened Yale Peabody Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Camille Aubray, bestselling author, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her upcoming novel THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attorney Diana Samson joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how her brief overturned Harvey Weinstein's conviction in the NY court of appeals. For legal eagles interested in the rules of evidence- this one's for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this show excerpt, Lisa discovers that Columbia University is going hybrid for the rest of the semester due to its stated inability to control unrest. Lisa rails at their strategy of "appeasement". She is joined in this podcast by Black activist Wayne Winston and a bunch of callers, including Hip Hop icon Tony Crush. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sid Rosenberg, host of WABC's Sid & Friends in the Morning,.joins Lisa Wexler after leading a rally to protect the Jewish Students at Columbia University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair, Marissa Gillett, joins Lisa Wexler for her monthly update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind The Wheel, Lisa catches you up on what’s been going on in her personal life these past few weeks . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comptroller Sean Scanlon joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the ArrayRX progress, state medical plans, the health enhancement program, obesity, and diaper drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.