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The Anna & Raven Show: Credit Due, Voting and Christmas Music

Monday November 2nd, 2020

Every Monday we check in and give you credit for something you did over the weekend that went unrecognized. What did Anna & Raven do this weekend that they did not get credit for? Find out! (0:00)

People were shocked this week to find out Shaquille O’Neal has never voted before. Hear what he had to say about it in his podcast, and we check around our office to see if people knew what swing states and electoral votes were. (6:58)

It’s time for All I need to know about you. If you steal someone’s cat while handing out election pamphlets or you steal someone’s Halloween candy, that’s all I need to know about you! (9:46)

Should Election Day be a national/federal Holiday? Some people claim they don’t vote because they are too busy and have to work, which impedes the time they have to get in their vote. (12:57)

Twitter has declared a War between Christmas and Thanksgiving! Which should we be celebrating right now? And do we really need this kind of argument during such a stressful year? (20:19)

Don’t you love Christmas music? Would it blow your mind if you knew that some of your favorite Xmas songs were originally Thanksgiving songs? Anna and Raven talk about what songs were originally written about Turkey Day! (23:20)

Can you do accents? Anna’s pretty good at them, but Raven is terrible. So, of course, Anna had him read a sentence in 3 different languages! (26:42)

Couples Court: Joy has been working from home throughout the pandemic. She has complained to HR about the lack of performance from her coworkers. She is obsessed with reporting her co-worker’s Zoom behaviors, their lack of professional dress, and has complained that they are using their children as an excuse to get out of meetings. Her husband Darrell says she is going too far and all it will do is making her look insensitive to her management team. Whose side are you on? (30:41)

Can’t Beat Raven: Does Michele have what it takes to finally beat Raven and win the largest jackpot ever? Hopefully she knows her Full House trivia… (37:49)

Michele Plays Can’t Beat Raven

Raven seems to be unstoppable right now! Michele had a shot at the Can’t Beat Raven jackpot today. Would you have answered all five of these pop culture trivia questions correctly? Tune in tomorrow at 8:10am for your shot at a $2,900 jackpot and bragging rights for taking down Raven!

SHOOTING STARS COUNTDOWN Friday October 30th: Ariana Tries To Take Down All The Boys

Here’s the top 5 biggest songs in Connecticut this week. You can vote anytime by texting your song pick to 800-330-9999

5 Surf Mesa featuring Emilee – ily (i love you, baby)

4 Ariana Grande – positions

3 Justin Bieber & benny blanco – Lonely

2 BTS – Dynamite

1 Shawn Mendes – Wonder

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Tell Me Something Good: Pandemic Leads To Classic Toys Making A Big Comeback

If you have kids this is one thing you’ll be happy about in 2020.

As a result of the pandemic classic toys are making a huge comeback this year. Barbie Dolls, Hot Wheels, and Legos are all WAY up in sales. Even Tonka trucks have jumped 250% from last year. The reason for this seems to be that people miss the simpler times of when these toys were popular. Also because parents are sick of seeing their kids stare into screens for hours and hours.

I say good! Bring back all the real toys. Less screens, more Legos.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Is Halloween On The 31st?

I’ve always wondered this. You might have too. As we head into Halloween weekend why is it on the 31st?

Way back in the eighth century the Catholic Church made November 1st All Saints Day to honor saints and martyrs. The night before (October 31st) was knowns as All Hallows’ Eve. If you say that really quickly you’ll see why it turned into “Halloween”. Fun!

Happy Halloween Eve!

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The Anna & Raven Show: Mischief Night, Ghosts and Strange Parties

Friday October 30^th, 2020

Tonight is mischief night! Was it named mischief night when you were a kid? Have you ever participated in a mischief night? Anna & Raven tell a story about their mischief night adventures. (0:00)

Do you think your house is haunted? Anna & Raven talk to medium Anna Raimondi about telling good ghosts apart from the bad ones. Do you think you have a ghost within your residence? (9:51)

If you give your wife a hologram of her deceased father for your significant others birthday, that’s all I need to know about you! (13:51)

Anna was asked to attend a Zoom Ugly Christmas Sweater theme party with a strange theme; it made Anna & Raven curious about parties with wacky or strange themes. We ask you what strange theme party you have attended. (17:19)

It’s the last day of Candy Autopsy and the last day Anna gets to use her famed witch voice. Can Danielle guess the correct candy today? Find out! (24:28)

It’s the final day of Anna & Ravens Crocktober! This last meal caused a lot of drama at Anna’s house because of a surprise visit from her father! Find out what happened and why Anna had to rush to hide her crock pot. (27:35)

Every week we check in with Ravens wife Alicia to see how he behaved as a husband for the week. What grade will Raven get this week?! (31:45))

Couples Court: Every year Ben and Claire set up an outdoor bar for the neighbors to stop and grab a beer or glass of wine on Halloween. It’s become a tradition! Ben says this year will be business as usual, Claire says it’s too risky because of Covid. He says the neighborhood needs the bar more than ever in 2020! (35:58)

Lauren has a shot at $2,700 IN TODAY’S Can’t Beat Raven! Can she pull a victory out and walk away with the total jackpot, or will we add another $100 to the jackpot for Monday! (41:55)

Crocktober: Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs!

Watch Anna whip up some spaghetti squash with meatballs!

Here raven’s thoughts on the meal!

Here is the recipe!

Spaghetti squash with meatballs (or chicken)
-Place frozen meatballs (store bought or pre-homemade) or chicken in bottom.
-Top with crushed tomatoes or your favorite tomato sauce.
-Add seasoning/garlic/onion as desired.
-Cut a spaghetti squash in half and scoop out seeds.
-Place squash halves flesh side down on top of meat and sauce.
-Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
-When done, take out squash and with a fork; scoop out the ‘noodles’ into the meat and sauce.
– Season as needed.
Thank you to Laura Alston for sending in this recipe!

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Out Of Work Mom Mowing Lawns For Free In Her Spare Time

There’s a lot of people out of work this year because of the pandemic. Some are using their free time to help others in their community.

Lauren Laborde is an our of work mom who lost her job right at the start of the pandemic this year. Since then she has been mowing lawns for seniors and veterans free of charge. She says she wanted to use her free time to help people. There’s even a website she’s doing it through with a fun name… IWantToMowYourLawn.com.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where does Trick or Treating come from?

Every year you dress up with the kids and go knock on doors, ring doorbells, and say “Trick or treat”. But why do we even do this? Where did it all come from?

It all started back in the 1930s. When young boys would spend Halloween going around pranking local farmers. Not a very nice thing to do by the way. In order to try and stop them from pulling these pranks the farmers started to make deals with the boys and offer them “a treat” in exchange for not getting a” trick” pulled on them. It worked!

Hopefully this weekend you don’t get tricked or pranked. I would advise giving out as many treats as you can to avoid all the tricks.

Trick or Treat?! Always treat.

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Want To Learn How To Cast A Spell?

Anna took a trip to Salem recently and met a real witch! She learned a lot from her about potions, the origins of witches and even how to cast certain spells. Now, armed with that knowledge, Anna wants to teach you how to cast a spell!