This week is the best time to sign up for dating apps! Producer Jon is single… again, so he’ll evaluate the top new apps of 2023 and pick one to use. What dating app has worked for you? Check out the podcast.
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Monday January 9, 2023: Vegan-uary; The Internet Told Me To Do It; Chat GPT
How can you tell if you’re getting old? Aside from the obvious physical signs, if you’ve ever said these four words, you’re officially old! (:30)
Are you participating in Dry-uary? Anna and Raven invited Dry-uary specialist Mary Reid on to the show to explain the phenomenon! (3:06)
It’s nice to include vegan options at your party, but if you get mad at someone for not doing it, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:56)
The new year is one of the busiest times for dating apps! Producer Jon is once again single, and Anna wants to get him started on a new app! (9:26)
Dry-uary is one thing, but would you ever take part in Vegan-uary? Anna and Raven spoke to Dietician Taylor Wolfram about how to incorporate some vegan options into your diet this month! (13:21)
Does your office have any weird policies? Last week, Anna and Raven got three different emails about odd new policies being introduced in their office! (17:21)
Would you let an AI solve all your problems for you? A new form of AI technology is now trending and it may change the way everyone gets their work done! (24:31)
Has the internet ever convinced you of something ridiculous? Raven is convinced that he can change his own brakes and Producer Jon has become convinced he can do something that may cause him bodily harm! (28:12)
During Alyssa and TJ’s wedding last month, TJ’s sister announced her pregnancy. Everyone was so excited about the first grandchild that would be born into the family that Alyssa felt that it took attention away from her. She would like TJ to address it with his sister, but he thinks that she was just excited, has always been a bit self-centered, and to just let it go. What would you do? (35:22)
Jessie has got a shot at $1900! All she has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia! (44:24)
THE FEED: Winter Fun For The First Weekend of 2023
Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. It’s the first weekend of 2023 and there is plenty to do outside, inside and on the slopes.
MEGAN’S PICKS:
1. New Canaan Nature Center, Owl Moon Night Hike, Saturday January 7th 6:30-8pm. Let the full moon be your guide as they explore magic in the woods. Register online.
2. Powder Ridge Mountain Park in Middlefield skiing and snow tubing. Ski season has begun!
3. CT Children’s Westport Specialty Care Center 1-3pm Saturday January 7th. Face Painting, Scavenger Hunt, Craft Stations and more! Drop in event!
4. Norwalk Art Space: Runnin’ Down a Dream. January 7th Saturday and 8th Sunday @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm free music program.
5. Wilton Historical Society Great Trains Show. Saturday January 8 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
Megan’s Mom Quote of the Week: “Wish I was as brave as my kid who just ate zero bites of dinner and then asked for a snack 6 minutes after the table was clear.“
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Â 37% of drivers say they have never used this part of their car
You never know what kind of prize I’m going to pull out during this game every week. Sometimes its tickets, other times its gift cards, or like this week… an Herb Indoor Garden Kit! That’s right, the gift you wished you got over the holidays and I have them for you.
Play trivia at 4pm every day to win. If you get the question right first you win. Here was today’s if you missed it:
Q: 37% of drivers say they have never used this part of their car
A: Honked the horn
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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Johnathon Law Quarterback Gets Rewarded For Amazing Season
Connecticut High School sports have been on fire lately. Especially the 2022 football season last year. One of the standout players was John Neider, Quarterback for Johnathon Law in Milford. He was selected as the Gatorade Connecticut Football Player of the Year! With good reason too. John racked up 4,000 yards of offense and 54 touchdowns last season.
The cool thing about the award is that it also recognizes accomplishments off the field as well. John does a lot of the community such as volunteering at a car wash to raise money for cancer research and when he’s not throwing TD’s he spent time reading to children at the elementary school that HE went to. All while maintaining a 4.18 GPA.
Congrats John!
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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Which ice cream flavor came first chocolate or vanilla?
I don’t know why in my head that vanilla was the first ever flavor of ice cream then everything else was just vanilla but adding flavors and ingredients. That’s not the case at all! Chocolate actually came BEFORE vanilla.
This is because the earliest version of frozen desserts started in Naples, Italy, in 1693. Chocolate came first for ice cream because they would take their common drinks such as hot chocolate, coffee, and tea and turn them into frozen desserts.
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Trends Making A Comeback This Year…
What trends do you think will make a full comeback in 2023!? Here are our predictions…
Raven’s Report Card: The Blinds
Every week Raven’s wife gives him a grade on how he has been behaving as a husband, and this week an interesting question was raised…What’s your blinds protocol in your bedroom? Catch up with the podcast.
Friday January 6, 2023: Raven’s Report Card; 2023 Predictions; Helluva Story
Anna has never understood why Americans are so obsessed with British royalty. Of course, she’s completely obsessed too, but why? (:45)
Do you have a hell of a story? If you want to be the storyteller and share your experience with Anna and Raven, go to AnnaAndRaven.com and click on Helluva Story! (4:23)
Ancestry.com is a cool way to find out about your lineage, but if you refuse to do it because of a conspiracy theory, that’s all I need to know about you! (8:15)
Damar Hamlin has started the road to recovery, but the entire incident has raised a lot of questions about the risks of cardiac arrest in sports! Anna and Raven invited Dr. Hal Skopicki onto the show to talk about the potential dangers of sports for your kids. (12:05)
What are your predictions for 2023? Anna found a list of predictions made 100 years ago and she decided to add some of her own! (16:05)
Have you ever met someone who won a lotto jackpot? It happened to a friend of Raven’s recently and he won a small fortune! (19:58)
Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to the show to give him a grade on how he did as a husband that week! This week, Raven and Alicia have been having a disagreement over their blinds and it made Anna wonder how other people handle it in their homes! (23:57)
It’s time for Mommy’s Margarita Friday: Father’s Day Edition! Moms (and Dads) share all the crazy things that their kids have put them through this week that have definitely earned them a margarita! (31:47)
Jon and Nina’s 13-year-old son received a PS5 for Christmas from his uncle. Nina thinks that Jon’s brother is shady and the PS5 “fell off the truck” at his job. She wants Jon to ask him directly and tell him not to give their son anything that was illegally obtained. Jon says a gift is a gift and it’s insulting to ask something like that. What would you do? (35:21)
Michelle thinks she’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia! Can she succeed and win the $1800 jackpot? (43:55)
SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN January 5th: Bebe & Guetta Try To Stay Good at Number 1
These are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week, voted by you! Listen to the Shooting Stars Countdown every weeknight at 8pm.
5 Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You
4 Meghan Trainor – Made You Look
3 BeyoncĂ© – Cuff It
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy
1 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
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