11,000 miles away from Connecticut in Beijing the 2022 Winter Olympics are happening with a number of local athletes competing. And now Team U.S.A.’s first medal of these winter games was won by one of our own here in CT!
24-year-old Julia Marino from Westport won the silver medal in the women’s slopestyle snowboarding event. It’s also the first medal for the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Said she was “over the moon” about the whole experience.
You may have seen R.O.C. listed in the medal count and when watching the events. Everyone is confused. But it’s Russia. This same confusion just happened during the Summer Olympics last year. Russia got banned for doping, so all the Russian athletes are now competing under the banner, “Russian Olympic Committee” Instead of the actual country.
Need to get your loved one a gift for Valentine’s Day? How about the gift of a free song! Producer Jon will write a love song for your special someone every day this week! You can listen to today’s song on the podcast and get ready to tell us about your significant other tomorrow!
Do you use car air fresheners? Anna had a gross experience with on over the weekend and it made her realize she’s been using them wrong this whole time! (:30)
Are you up to date on this week’s trending stories? Anna and Raven get you up to date on the biggest news stories from over the weekend, including what you might not have heard about the U.S’s Olympic performance! (3:16)
What’s the worst rental you’ve ever lived in? Anna once had an apartment in NYC that was surprisingly affordable! Until she realized the reason she was getting such a good deal… (7:15)
You may have coupon skills, but are you as good as Raven’s wife Alicia? Raven and his wife have gotten their coupon game so dialed in that at this point it’s basically robbery! (17:48)
After hearing Alicia give her go-to advice on saving money, Anna wanted to compare her skills to the experts! Josh Elledge from SavingsAngel.com gives his tips to save money on all your shopping! (21:14)
The Winter Olympic’s are here! Anna and Raven are giving you the news you might not have heard on TV, including the reason that Anna might be the newest member of the Italian curling team! (25:09)
Are you looking for a truly unique gift for your significant other on Valentine’s Day? Anna and Raven have just the thing! Call the show this week, tell Producer Jon about your Valentine and he may write a song about them! (29:07)
Caitlyn and Jack are looking to buy a used car and would like to put $5000 down towards the purchase price. Caitlyn says they should just use a credit card check and deposit it into their account. Jack wants to borrow the money from their son’s savings account and pay him back. Caitlyn feels that’s wrong, but Jack says putting themselves into debt and then having to pay a high APR is ridiculous. Whose side are you on? (33:25)
Herbie and Lilly are teaming up to take on Raven in pop culture trivia! Can they beat him and win the $400 jackpot? (41:45)
The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are off to a big start for Connecticut. Even though the opening ceremony was today (Friday 2/4) the first night of figure skating was an exciting one for one Connecticut native.
Zachary Donahue who is from Madison, CT put down an epic performance Thursday night during the rhythm dance portion of the team skating event. He and his partner finished a near perfect routine to the music of Janet Jackson. The judges rewarded them with a score of 86.56!
If you missed it you can see on of their best moves here
You’ve probably said the word “zoom” out loud more in the last two years than ever in your life. But why did they decide to name the app/website we all video chat through “Zoom” anyway?
The company was originally called Saasbee, Inc. Then in May 2012, the company changed its name to Zoom. They got the word from a children’s book written by Thacher hurd named Zoom City.
So if you’re trying to get your kids off the screens, maybe you can buy them that book instead.
One of the co-founders Jim Schienman said a quote “I loved this fun little book as much as my kids, and hoped to use the name someday for the perfect company that embodied the same values of creativity, exploration, happiness, and trust. And the name works perfectly with a product that connects us visually to one another and that always works so fast and seamless”
