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Things to Know Friday January 8th

Police officer’s death intensifies Capitol siege questions CT Post

Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant CT Post

Attorney: DC ban ‘a little extreme’ for CT woman charged in Capitol protest CT Post

Yes, you can still get infected with Covid-19 after being vaccinated. Here’s why WFSB

Weekly food bank distributions starting in Norwalk The Hour

Norwalk schools expand in-person learning, require teachers to be in classrooms The Hour

New jobless claims rise in CT just before vaccines, federal aid Stamford Advocate

‘Very challenging,’ New Haven police 2020 stats show most violent year since 2013 New Haven Register

8 Things To Do This Weekend: Outdoor Mystery Game, Bluff Point Hiking & Axe Throwing WTNH

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I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT: Thursday January 7: Hard Boiled

Welcome to an all new year of “I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT!”. To kick off 2021 I have these really cool LARQ water bottles for you to win this week. If you haven’t heard of them yet the LARQ Bottle is the world’s first self-cleaning water bottle and water purification system. It uses UV-C LED light to eliminate up to 99.9999% of bio-contaminants from your water and bottle. They’re awesome.

Play every day at 4:30pm to try and win. Here was today’s questions if you missed it:

Q: 26% of 18-24 year old’s say they have no idea how to make this common food item?

A: Boil an egg

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Group Of Kids Step Up To Help Restaurant Staff Who Was Robbed

Robbery is never good. Any time, any place. But ESPECIALLY during a pandemic when so many businesses and restaurants are struggling.

Some idiots in Minnesota recently stole an envelope from a local restaurant which had about $300 in tips inside belonging to the staff. Here’s where the “good” comes in. A group of five kids in the town stepped up to help. They had made some money over the summer by helping on their family’s farm. So they decided to pool it together (about $200) and give the restaurant staff. How awesome is that?!

More of this in 2021 please. Oh, and stop robbing people.

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Child Psychologist Dr. Joe Schippa on Addressing Yesterday’s New with Your Kids

Child psychologist Dr. Joe Schippa discusses how to appropriately address yesterday’s protests with your children. If you missed it, catch up with our podcast.

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does seeing food you like make your mouth water?

You’ve felt that feeling before. You see, think, or smell a juicy burger or delicious slice of pizza and your mouth instantly starts watering. It might be happening to you right now just reading this. But why?

It’s all because of our reflex system which is essentially preparing our bodies for the food we are about to eat. Nerve signals are sent to our salivary glands to essentially start preparing saliva to assist with chewing, tasting and digestion of the food. Wow. Science! Our bodies are so cool.

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Check Out The New Shirts!

We got some brand new Can’t Beat raven shirts! What do you think? Play Can’t Beat raven every weekday at 8:10am for your shot at a cash prize! You will win a sweet Can’t Beat Raven shirt just for playing!

The Anna & Raven Show: DC Riots; Getting Stuck; Dry-uary

Thursday Jan 7th, 2021

Yesterday was…a lot. Rioting in the capitol over the Presidential election complicated things, but our elected officials eventually got the job done. At 3am. How do you think they stayed up that late? Anna and Raven have some ideas, find out what they are in the podcast!

Are you taking part in Dry-uary? Going booze free for the first month of the year? Anna and Raven have some…feelings about it. Find out in the podcast! (3:29)

Performance art is one thing, but if you do THIS to your face, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:00)

They’re definitely not reporters, but Anna and Raven have three things you need to know about yesterdays news. Find out what they are in the podcast! (9:36)

Have you ever gotten stuck? Car stuck on a snow bank? Fall down a well? Anna get’s stuck frequently in THIS piece of clothing, and you won’t believe the reason why! Get the full story in the podcast. (13:36)

Do you let your kids know what’s going on in the news? With all the drama these days, Anna doesn’t know what the right thing to do with her pre-teen is. Anna and Raven weigh the pro’s and con’s in the podcast! (25:07)

Child psychologist Dr. Joe Schippa discusses how to appropriately address yesterday’s protests with your children. If you missed it, catch up with our podcast. (28:36)

We pretended to “like” a lot of things during 2020, but does anyone REALLY want to have a Zoom cocktail hour with friends? Do we REALLY like working out at home? Can we stop pretending we liked these things about the worst year ever? Anna and Raven discuss it in the podcast. (32:37)

Ryan watches horror films with their six-year-old son as part of their “family bonding time”. Lyla (aka Mom) had no idea they were watching R rated films until their son’s teacher called home to address it. Ryan says it’s no big deal, he’s mature, and loves it! She says it’s humiliating and it has to end. Whose side are you on? (39:01)

Gloria thinks she has what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia! Can she do it, or will Raven’s winning streak continue? (46:14)

Things to Know Thursday January 7th

Trump says his term is ending, transition will be orderly CT Post

Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election WFSB

Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran CT Post

Lawmakers vow to investigate police after Capitol breach WTNH

Report: Macy’s to close two CT mall stores in February CT Post

Mulvaney joins others in resigning as special envoy to Northern Ireland WFSB

Another 787,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week WFSB

Police: Darien man, 20, had BB gun in Woodland Park The Hour

Stamford police seek help identifying suspect in purse-snatching Stamford Advocate

West Haven PD: Officers hospitalized after being struck by stolen cruiser New Haven Register

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Wednesday January 6: Please Pass The Ketchup

Play every day at 4:30pm to try and win. Here was today’s questions if you missed it:

Q: The average American consumes 3 bottles of this each year.

A: Ketchup

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: A Pandemic Love Story That Ended In Marraige

2020 was bad for everyone. Some people even found love!

This is a great pandemic love story. An ex-couple in Canada who were high school sweethearts got back in touch with each other last year after more than 60 YEARS! He’s 84, and she’s 81. She called him last February on Valentine’s Day, and they started talking on the phone keeping in touch all year though the pandemic. They finally met up in person over the summer, and now they’re married. So sweet. Congrats to the happy couple!

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