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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Woman uses tech-savvy idea to reunite families with their lost dogs

If you have a dog you know how crushing it can be to lose them or if they were wonder off from your house. Luckily some people are using technology to make it easier to find lost pets now. Like 33-year-old Erica Hart.

Erica lives in England and recently just discovered a way to look for lost pets from a birdseye view, using her drone! Recently a pretty bad thunderstorm ripped through their neighborhood and one family had their dog run away after being startled by the thunder. Erica fired up the drone and was able to track down the pup within 20 minutes after the family told her the last place the dog was seen.

She directed the family to the nearby residential road she spotted their 2 year old dog and the family went to that spot and found her.

I feel like this could be turned into a business all over for people who lose their pets.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do tennis players grunt when they hit a shot?

The U.S. Open just wrapped up last week in New York. If you watched any of the matches you no doubt heard a lot of grunting. But is there a reason they do that? Yes, in fact there is.

According to experts If you grunt when you hit a tennis ball, your shot will be approximately 3.8% faster. So there is an element of strategy to it. There not just doing it to sound tough.

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Raven Gets A Smell Test

We put Raven’s sense of smell to the test and tried to see if he could identify these items by smell alone. Was he able to do it!?

Sleepwalking Stories

Anna watched her teenage daughter walk out the front door, and down the driveway, in the middle of the night- then she realized she was sleep walking! That was nothing compared to the times you were sleep walking. Check out these hilarious stories in the podcast.

Monday September 19, 2022: The Mystery Smell; Sleep Walker; Your Old Room

Would you be more likely to get a tattoo if it was painless? A team of scientists just created a painless, permanent tattoo, but does that defeat the purpose? (:30)

Even when there isn’t a stop sign, pedestrians should always have the right of way, and if you ignore that rule that’s all I need to know about you! (3:20)

Have you ever had a gross smell that you couldn’t get rid of? Anna has had a smell coming from her car for weeks now and she just discovered where it was coming from! (6:41)

After discovering where the mystery smell in her car was coming from, Anna decided to play a game with Raven! He’s going to have to smell a bunch of random objects blindfolded and see if he can identify them! (17:35)

Do you sleep walk? Anna’s daughter had a sleep-walking episode over the weekend and Anna almost didn’t realize it was happening! (21:35)

What happened to your old room after you moved out of your parents house? Raven’s son has been out of the house for a few years, but his wife refuses to move any of his old stuff! (29:20)

Bobby and Rachel are vegan and Rachel thinks it only makes sense to have a vegan wedding. It’s their lifestyle and she thinks it’ll be fun to share with their guests. Bobby disagrees and thinks you have to offer at least a chicken option otherwise people will be upset. What do you think? (35:53)

Vanessa has got a shot at $2100! All she has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia! (42:57)

THE FEED: Food Trucks, Turkey Legs, and Fencing

Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. The first day of fall is TECHNICALLY September 22nd, but you know fall is here when you start to see events with turkey legs, apple cider, and Medieval Marketplaces. There’s even an event where you can learn fencing this weekend!

KEVIN’S PICKS

Hang with Anna Zap from Anna and Raven at the City of Bridgeport Touch-A-Truck Emergency Preparedness Day: Saturday September 17th from 10am till Noon at the Casino Bath Area of Seaside Park.

FREE event for the whole family. Police K9 Unit, Bridgeport Fire Department Extrication unit, Bridgeport Fire Department Zodiac, Hydrant Dig, Eagle 1 Helicopter. Learn CPR, Stop the Bleed, Get a COVID Vaccination and more!

MEGAN’S PICKS

1. Honey Harvest Festival at the Bartlett in Stamford. Sunday September 18th 11am-3pm. Honey tastings, crafts, food trucks, face painting, and live music.

2. Olympian Fencing Studio in Wilton Open House, Saturday Sept 17th and Sunday Sept 18th both 9:30-11:30am. Learn about fencing and take a lesson. All ages welcome.

3. Sound Waters beach clean up, Saturday Sept 17 1-3pm, Cummings Park in Stamford. Gloves and buckets provided, all ages welcome.

4. The Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Lebanon, Sunday September 18 @ 10:30 am – 6:00 pm. An enchanted recreation of the 16th-century harvest festival. Here you can feast like a king on turkey legs and local craft brews for the parents, shop like a queen in New England’s largest Medieval Marketplace. Costumes are encouraged, but not required.

5. Blue Sunday, Westport Library, Sunday September 18 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. A new monthly series of blues shows featuring musicians from Fairfield County and Beyond!

Megan’s Mom Quote of The Week: “We can’t all look good at the same time. It’s either me, the kids, or the house.”

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! The average person buys 6 of these a year for their home

All this week I have super cool prize. Tickets to an Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes Saturday, September 26. Watch a screening of The Princess Bride and join the movie’s star Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film.

Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. Would you have got today’s question?

Q: The average person buys 6 of these a year for their home

A: Lightbulbs

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Dog Helps Lost Owner Find Her Way Home

You always hear the phrase “Dogs are a man’s best friend” but it’s more accurate that dogs are everyone’s best friend.

Like this story of an 84-year-old woman in Houston who managed to wander off from her home and was missing for 48 hours. Luckily is is back home safe and okay now. Incredibly the dog she had adopted just about a week earlier named Maximus, followed her out of the house and stayed by her side the entire time. What a good boy!

Dog lovers are crying right now, and even if you’re not a dog lover you have to admit this story warms your heart a little. Dogs are just the best.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the word “emoji” come from?

You’ve no doubt used them thousands of times when texting. Emojis. But where did that term come from anyway?

The actually word emoji is actually a combo of a few Japanese characters 絵 (“e,” meaning picture), 文 (“mo,” means write) and 字 (“ji,” character). Super interesting how we now communicate with pictures just like they did back in ancient times.

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Pumpkin Spice Everything!

Pumpkin Spice is back, which gave Anna the idea to try three new pumpkin spice themed meals! Even better, we have a professional chef in to tell her if they are worth it or not!