Things to Know Thursday October 29th

Things to Know Thursday October 29th

What you need to know about the remnants of Zeta and other wild weather heading to CT CT Post

Bridgeport DMV office closed for ‘deep cleaning’ due to COVID case CT Post

Shelton developer proposes 80 apartments, retail on Canal Street CT Post

Fairfield’s state candidates face off on jobs, finances and tolls CT Post

Several busted for running illegal club in Waterbury WFSB

Get a look at your town’s ballot WFSB

Norwalk school, All Saints class go remote due to COVID cases The Hour

More than 500K early CT votes are in. We break down what it means. The Hour

Need help parenting in a pandemic? Darien mom provides TikTok hacks WTNH

Gov. Lamont in talks with Massachusetts governor to get Bay State off CT COVID-19 Travel Advisory list WTNH

The Anna & Raven Show: Daylight Savings Time, Monsters, and Witchcraft

The Anna & Raven Show: Daylight Savings Time, Monsters, and Witchcraft

Thursday October 29th, 2020

Saturday night into Sunday morning, we fall back! Daylight savings time has returned! But did you know that some people who want to get rid of it? Would you be ok with it if there was no more daylight savings? (0:00)

Bigfoot, the lock ness monster, a yeti; Are monsters real?! We talk to author & cryptozoologist David Weatherly to find some answers to these burning questions. (2:49)

If you come up with an elaborate plane to scam Amazon out of $165,000, that’s all I need to know about you! (10:37)

Curious about witchcraft? Anna visited Salem to talk with a pirate witch to find out a bit about witches, spells and potions. What did she learn? How did it go? Find out right here! (13:27)

Crocktober continues with a Mississippi Roast. How was cooking and prepping? Did Anna’s family love it and will raven love how Anna cooked it over his wife Alicia? (18:15)

Candy Autopsy continues! Anna does her best witch impression and reads out a list of ingredients and you guess what candy she is describing based off what it’s made out of. (22:04)

Anna found three pounds of candy corn from Halloween the previous year and asked people what she should do with it-with wrong answers only. What did people suggest? Catch up with us and find out. (24:52)

Couple’s Court: Taylor and Ryan’s 16-year-old daughter and her friends are dressing as M & M’s for Halloween. They didn’t think there was any issues until the saw the costume and realized its sexy M & Ms!  Mom says it’s too risqué and inappropriate for a girl her age, Dad says along as she wears shorts over the unitard, then its fine! Mom thinks the entire premise is inappropriate. Whose side are you on? (30:20)

Danielle has a chance at our highest Can’t Beat Raven jackpot yet! Will she walk away with $2,600 or will we go into Friday adding another $100 into the total jackpot?! (38:01)

Danielle VS Raven In Can’t Beat Raven!

Danielle VS Raven In Can’t Beat Raven!

Today’s questions were pretty difficult! Danielle treid her luck in pop culture trivia against Raven, hoping to win that $2,600 jackpot. Would you have gotten any of these five questions right?!

Crocktober: Mississippi Roast!

Crocktober: Mississippi Roast!

Anna’s step by step instructions on making a Mississippi Roast.

Raven tries Anna’s Mississippi Roast.

Want to make it yourself?

Ingredients:
-1 (4 pound) beef chuck roast
-¼ cup butter
-5 pepperoncini pepper
-1 (1 ounce) packet ranch dressing mix
-1 (1 ounce) packet dry au jus mix
Directions:
– Place roast in a slow cooker. Form a pocket in the top of roast and place butter, pepperoncini peppers, ranch dressing mix, and au jus mix in the pocket.
– Cook on Low for 8 hours.
-Enjoy!

Thank you to everyone who submitted this recipe, including Raven’s wife Alicia!

Things to Know Wednesday October 28th

Things to Know Wednesday October 28th

CT COVID deaths top 4,600 as state records 490 new cases CT Post

Trumbull expands reopening of elementary schools CT Post

UConn suspends free tuition program for low-income families CT Post

Early Warning Weather Alert: Rain begins Thursday, ends as snow for some Friday WFSB

AHL delays start of 2020-2021 season to February WFSB

Police: Westport on pace for record number of car thefts The Hour

Westport selectmen approve new downtown crosswalks The Hour

College students in Fairfield told to avoid travel, Halloween gatherings The Hour

Massachusetts added to Connecticut COVID-19 Travel Advisory list WTNH

2021 Boston Marathon postponed, ‘at least’ until the fall due to pandemic WTNH

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Passionate Customers Help Save Famous New York Book Store

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Passionate Customers Help Save Famous New York Book Store

A lot of business are struggling this year because of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on everything. Some are worse off than others. As you can imagine the book store industry isn’t exactly one that is thriving right now.

Recently the owners of the the famous Strand Bookstore in New York said it might have to close down after the pandemic cut sales by 70%.  Once customers who love the store caught wind of this they immediately sprung into action to help out. Within 24 hours, thousands of orders had been placed online, and people were lined up outside to buy books. Truly incredible.

I may have to go read a book now to celebrate.

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do baseballs have red stitching?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why do baseballs have red stitching?

If you were watching the World Series last night (Congrats Dodgers! Sorry to all the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox fans here in CT) you may have wondered why the stitching on the baseballs is red?

Way back before the 1900s baseballs used to have more of a cowhide color on the stitching. But around 1934 the MLB decided to implement the red stitching on all the balls in the league. to this day each ball now has 108 double-stitches of waxed red thread. The reason for the color red is mostly so the batter can see the ball better when at bat. Makes sense!

 

Photo credit: Getty Images

 

The Anna & Raven Show: Ouija Boards, Strange Fears and Vampires

The Anna & Raven Show: Ouija Boards, Strange Fears and Vampires

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

Have you ever used a Ouija board before? You might think twice before using one once you hear some stories from Barry Pirro! (0:00)

Crocktober continues and Anna is already tired of cooking with her crock-pot. She wishes Raven cooked some of the dishes, but he claims it’s his job to just eat what she cooks. Anna also explains the stress she goes through shopping for the ingredients of these crock-pot recipes. Raven tries today’s Crocktober recipe. (3:57)

Using your cars dashboard as a shelf for your junk or using Facebook to contact strangers, urging them to unfriend people? That’s all I need to know about you! (10:16)

One of Anna’s biggest fears came true for a New York man. A sink hole on the sidewalk he was standing on!  Not only did he fall through the sinkhole, but he encountered another one of Anna’s biggest fears! Anna is very open about her stranger fears, but what are Raven’s strange fears? (13:40)

Candy Autopsy continues with another lucky person who has a shot at a %50 Amazon gift card! All they have to do is guess what candy Anna describes with the list of ingredients she gives. Would you have known the answer to today’s autopsy? (21:34)

It’s Wellness Wednesday! Today, Anna & Raven test the theory of cuddling something soft for 60 seconds. Apparently, if you are in a bad mood, cuddling something soft for one minute helps instantly relieve stress! Does it work though?! (24:24)

Want to learn a bit about Vampires? Professor of Religious Studies, Joe Laycock gives us some inside info about Vampires! (27:45)

Couple’s Court: George and Megan have plans to eat out with friends this weekend, but the other couple only eats outside at restaurants. Now that temperatures are down, Megan says they’re done dining out for the year and they should cancel if the couple refuses to move inside. George says the steakhouse and friends are worth toughing it out, she’s being a baby! Bring a blanket; they haven’t seen these friends since February! Whose side are you on?  (31:34)

It’s Emily’s turn at the $2,500 Jackpot! Can she win it all or will we continue to add to that (already) huge jackpot?! (35:52)

Can’t Beat Raven: Emily Is Up!

Can’t Beat Raven: Emily Is Up!

It is our largest ‘Can’t Beat Raven’ jackpot ever, and Emily was incredibly close to winning it all! Could you have gotten all five of these questions right today during Can’t Beat Raven?! Another shot at a now $2,600 jackpot happens tomorrow morning at 8:10am!

Crocktober: Dr. Pepper Ribs

Crocktober: Dr. Pepper Ribs

Anna cooks up some Dr. Pepper Ribs!

Raven gives them a try below in our podcast!

Wanna make them yourself? The recipe is below. Thank you to everyone who submitted this recipe!

Dr. Pepper Ribs
Ingredients:
-Boneless country style pork ribs
-Dr. Pepper soda (cherry Dr. Pepper is good, too!)
-Barbeque Sauce
Directions:
-Place the ribs in your slow cooker, and pour a can of Dr. Pepper over the top.
-The lid goes on, and you can either cook them on low all day, or you can cook them on high in half the time.
-When they are nice and tender, carefully remove them from the crock pot and place them on a wire rack over a foil covered cooking sheet.
-Combine your favorite BBQ sauce with some Dr. Pepper
-Brush BBQ sauce on them and bake them for 15 minutes. Flip them and do the same to the other side.
Enjoy!