Every time I watch the show Shark Tank it makes me crazy because I always think “why couldn’t I have invented THIS?!” Maybe someday I will have my big moment.
Like Kevin and Laurie a couple from New Milford, CT. Who recently got an offer from one of Shark Tank’s billionaire investors Kendra Scott. She committed to investing $350,000 in their product and business.
So you’re saying “well, what is it?!” Pretty unique actually. They developed a new way to build sand castles and snow sculptures using a molding material to shape the sand and snow. They started the business in 2017 and now 4 years later were on the show and got the big offer. They even had a viewing party on New Milford’s town green last week when the episode aired.
Good luck to them on the future of their business… that I wish I had thought of!
You might have enjoyed a nice bowl of cereal this morning for breakfast. If so, you probably poured it out of a big rectangle box. Why does cereal come in boxes?
The plastic bag within the box is to preserve the freshness of the cereal. The reason for the cardboard box and that specific shape has to do with making it easy to pack within the truck and also to display on the shelves at the store.
What a blast at this year’s Pinktober 💕 Thanks to everyone who came out and supported Nuvance Health’s breast cancer programs! Great night and a truly great cause 🙏
Anna & Raven had fifth grade teacher Ms. Tanya Ayotte quiz them to see if either are smarter than a fifth grader! Who do you think won and would you have gotten these questions right?
It’s been coming for a few years, but now Anna thinks that it has finally happened. Black Friday is dead! (:30)
Anna has three crazy news stories and Raven gets to pick one of them! Today, all three of her stories are about fire trucks! (3:19)
Getting your Christmas shopping done early is nice, but if you can’t stop bragging about it, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:29)
Jeffery Dahmer is one of the most popular costumes this Halloween season, but just in case you’re looking for something a little less creepy, Anna invited costume expert Laura Feist-Roche to give you some alternatives! (9:46)
Murder podcasts are extremely popular, but one of them has actually resulted in an innocent man being freed! (13:20)
Did you or your kids watch Barney? Odds are the answer is yes, but a new documentary gives a dark behind the scenes look at the dinosaur from our imagination! (17:20)
Are Anna and Raven smarter than 5th graders? They definitely are not, but they invited 5th grade teacher Miss Ayette to figure out which one of them is smarter! (20:56)
What’s the right age to show your children certain movies? Producer Sean showed his girlfriend’s son Hellraiser, and it got Anna wondering how young is too young! (27:56)
Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including the reason one of the biggest stars in the world got thrown out of a club! (31:55)
Brian and Mary are retired. Brian would love to get a pilot’s license and learn to fly small aircrafts. Mary thinks it’s unsafe and he’s too old to take up such a dangerous hobby this late in life. Brian says she’s overreacting, retirement is supposed to be for trying new things and chasing dreams you never achieved! What do you think? (35:54)
Amanda has got a shot at $1200! Can she beat Raven in pop culture trivia and claim the prize? (42:29)
Every Wednesday Kevin is joined by Nick Johnston, TV and Film writer for Vanyaland.com. This week Nick has a little bit of everything for the Halloween season. The finale installment of a famous horror movie franchise, a family friendly Halloween movie, and a new documentary that takes a disturbing look at one of TV’s most beloved TV characters.
With Florida still recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Ian there were a lot of dogs that were rescued from the area who now are without homes.
Today around lunchtime a plane with 22 of those dogs arrived at Bradley International Airport up in Hartford. Organized by the Connecticut Humane Society, these dogs will now hopefully be getting the care they need and maybe even a new home.
If you are heading to the movies, a concert, or maybe show on Broadway you most likely bought your tickets from the box office. Even though most people now just buy them online there are some diehards who like to go up to the Box Office window and purchase a real ticket.
So why is it called a Box Office?
Back in the 18th century when the term started being used in newspapers to advertise where people could purchase “box seats” at the theater. These were usually the expensive seats in those little balcony “boxes” you see in some theaters. Regular tickets were purchased by a ticket taker as you walked into the venue.
As time went on they started selling all tickets from the box office.
