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Things to Know: Tuesday December 8th

East Haven mayor hospitalized with COVID; expects to be released CT Post

Lamont: Mental health services critical as CT daily COVID rate hits 8.6% CT Post

Trumbull library adjusts as readers’ habits change amid pandemic CT Post

A historic gem’- Restaurant planned for former downtown Milford funeral home CT Post

Mass. to move back to Phase 3, Step 1 starting Sunday WFSB

Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis contracts coronavirus, source says WFSB

Army punishes 14 senior officers after murder and other deaths at Fort Hood WFSB

Norwalk LA Fitness reopens following closure from Health Department The Hour

Norwalk Common Council member considering mayoral run The Hour

Attorney: Co-defendant implicates Dulos, Troconis in ‘jailhouse informant’ interview with police Stamford Advocate

Break it Down

Say “Goodbye” to radio and “hello” to break dancing! Do Anna & Raven have what it takes to be the Olympic Gold Medal winning Break Dance Team for the USA?!

The Anna & Raven Show: How to Trim The Tree; Break Dancing; Too Old

Monday December 7th, 2020

Is there a right way to hang Christmas lights? Yes, there is, and Anna and Raven have been doing it wrong. Find out the right way to decorate the tree in the podcast! (0:00)

Santa Tipline – The Santa Tip Line is back! Leave Santa a voicemail at 833-431-0905, and tell him who has been naughty or nice! Anna and Raven play the funniest messages in the podcast! (3:21)

It takes years of training to compete in the Olympics. So if you considered leaving your career to compete in THIS new Olympic event, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:51)

Do you have a specific way you hang your ornaments? Raven’s wife says that he decorates the tree incorrectly. And Anna agrees! Find out what Raven has been doing wrong, and hear Anna’s rules for trimming the tree in the podcast! (10:50)

What gets you into the holiday spirit? Anna has two holiday traditions that never fail to get her into the Christmas spirit! Find out what they are in the podcast!(14:25)

How has the pandemic changed your workplace? Anna’s husband is going back to his office for the first time since March, and Anna thinks that he’s unprepared for how post-covid workplaces operate! Anna and Raven give advice on how to navigate your office in 2020! Check out the podcast for Raven’s #1 piece of advice! (21:13)

With so many people shopping online, are you worried about your packages arriving on time? Amy from the USPS gives her tips on how to make sure your gifts arrive before Christmas! Find out what to do in the podcast! (24:48)

What are you too old for? Snowboarding and staying out late at the bar are definitely tougher as you get older, but Anna’s husband says he’s too old to eat THIS food! Do you agree? Find out what it is in the podcast! (28:48)

Melissa’s husband knew that her parents had purchased a home in Florida and are planning on moving next month. She is furious he didn’t tell her, but Brad claims her father asked him to not tell her! She says that doesn’t matter, being his wife trumps everything else and his loyalty should lie with her. Brad says he was just trying to do the right thing by her father. Whose side are you on? (35:20)

Rob has a chance to win $500 if he can beat Raven in pop culture trivia! Will he succeed or will the jackpot rise to $600? (41:41)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Monday December 7: Shopping For Scents

Every afternoon at 4:30pm you’re playing to win a $50 gift card to another store at Stamford Town Center so you can get some holiday shopping done.

Here was today’s question if you missed it. Another chance tomorrow afternoon.

Q: On average women will buy 220 of these over the course of their life

A: Candles

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: FedEx Driver Goes Above And Beyond To Make A Kid Happy

This story would be cool anytime, but especially this year with everything we’re going through and kids not having a lot to do when they’re not online doing school.

A FedEx driver in Indiana recently noticed an 11-year-old kid on one of the houses on his route playing basketball outside the house with an old, rusty basketball hoop that was broken and bent. So she decided to buy him a brand new hook and leave it for him the next time she went to the house as a surprise. When the boy’s mom found out what happened she was blown away and said he cried when he saw the new hoop.

Such a great story.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What exactly is a Sugar Plum?

It’s that time of year, the only time of year, that you hear about Sugar Plums. From the Nutcracker to a new flavored drink at Dunkin’ this year. But what exactly is a Sugar Plum anyway?

As explained by The Atlantic:

The sugar plums English-speakers ate from the 17th to the 19th century contained mostly sugar and no plums. They were made by pouring liquid sugar over a seed (usually a cardamom or caraway seed) or almond, allowing it to harden, and repeating the process. This candy-making technique was called panning, and it created layers of hard sugar shells. The final product was roughly the size and shape of a plum, which is how it came to be associated with the real fruit.

So there’s not even plums involved at all! Who knew?! Just a delicious ball of candy sugar. How food and treats during the holidays should be. Yum.

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Cleansing 2020!

With the help of some tools from a shaman, Anna & Raven try to cleanse 2020 and all the negative things that can with it.

The Anna & Raven Show: Holiday Shopping Protocol; Public Bathrooms; 2020 Cleanse

Monday December 7th, 2020

What did you do this weekend that you didn’t get credit for? Anna does THIS every year during the holidays, and she NEVER gets any credit for it! Find out what it is in the podcast!

Spreading holiday cheer is all well and good, but if you go Christmas caroling like THIS, that’s all I need to know about you! (10:29)

Raven is getting on Anna’s nerves. Again. This time, it’s because he refused to answer a question that everybody gets asked during the holidays! Does this get on your nerves too? Get the full story in the podcast! (13:51)

One thing’s for sure, 2020 has some bad energy! Anna and Raven talk to Shaman and Reiki practitioner Carly Sensenbrenner about how they can cleanse the bad energy of 2020! Hint: it involves something called Dragon’s Blood! Find out more in the podcast! (16:44)

Everyone is very health conscious this year. Everyone, that is, except for Anna’s two-year-old. You’ll never believe what Anna’s daughter has started doing in public restrooms! Anna and Raven talk about it and take calls in the podcast! (20:39)

What’s your holiday shopping protocol? Believe it or not, the way you shop during the holidays says a lot about you! Are a last minute shopper? Do you buy everything months in advance? Do you spend the same on everyone, or do you pick favorites? Find out what your shopping habits say about you in the podcast! (28:21)

Tom wants to turn on “location services” on Riley’s phone just in case something was to ever happen to her, he would be able to track her. Riley says no way! It’s weird and an invasion of privacy. Tom thinks she is being dramatic, most people have theirs on! Whose side are you on? (35:42)

John takes a shot at the $400 jackpot in Can’t Beat Raven! Does he have what it takes, or will the jackpot rise another $100? (41:07)

Things to Know Monday December 7th

Trump lawyer Giuliani in hospital after positive COVID test CT Post

‘Hemorrhaging personal savings’: Milford bar owner first to take COVID appeal to Supreme Court CT Post

Charli D’Amelio incident highlights social media’s dark side for youth CT Post

Hospitals stretched thin as COVID cases surge in CT and across the country WFSB

Foxwoods, DraftKings team up ahead of online sports betting launch in CT WFSB

Employers start preparing for the coronavirus vaccine with a question: Can we require it? The Hour

Norwalk honors local lives lost in Pearl Harbor attack The Hour

Lamont’s deputy communications director tests positive for COVID-19 Stamford Advocate

When will a COVID vaccine be available in CT? Here’s the timeline New Haven Register

UConn men’s basketball team pauses all activities after member of the program tests positive for COVID WTNH

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SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN: Mendes & Bieber Try To Take Down The Mood

Here are the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week.

5 Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby – Levitating

4 Harry Styles Golden

3 Billie Eilish – Therefore I Am

2 Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber – Monster

1 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior – Mood

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