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Y CT Matters — 116 episodes

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Ep. 116: CT Artist Sculpts National Monument

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Ep. 115: The 2024 Connecticut Election Results

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Ep. 114: How Presidential Polling Works with Gary Rose

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Ep. 113: What is Ranked Choice Voting?

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Ep. 112: The Case for CT's Fiscal Guardrails

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Ep. 111: First in Flight: An Interview with the First Female Pilot for a Major Airline

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Ep. 110: Getting a Handle on Affordable Housing with Francis Pickering and David Flemming

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Ep. 109: The State of Connecticut Sports with Joe D'Ambrosio

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Ep. 108: Defending Freedom through Venture Capitalism with Colin Greenspon

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Ep. 107: Race and Meritocracy with Andrew Quinio

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Ep. 106: What Happened in the 2024 Session with Andy Markowski

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Ep. 105: Why Paying Striking Workers is Absurd with Frank Ricci

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Ep. 104: Building a Life of Success with Larry Janesky Part 2

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Ep. 103: How CT Could Have Cut State Income Tax in Half with Themis Klarides and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

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Ep. 102: Building a Life of Success with Larry Janesky Part 1

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Ep. 101: How to Make Energy More Affordable with Paul Bachman

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Ep. 100: Fighting for Free Speech With Humor with Seth Dillon

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Ep. 99: Who is Carol Platt Liebau? Hosted by Andy Fowler

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Ep. 98: How Scholarships Benefit Students with Tricia Tucker

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Ep. 97: Solar and Wind Batteries' "Fatal Flaw" with Nick Pope

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Ep. 96: How Tax-Credit Scholarships Will Help Low-Income Students Thrive with Carolanne Marquis

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Ep. 95: Identifying Key Issues with New Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding

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Ep. 94: The Positives & Challenges of Working in CT with Chris Ulbrich

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Ep. 93: George Washington's Legacy with Prof. Kevin Gutzman

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Ep. 92: One Week Into Session with Bryce Chinault & Meghan Portfolio

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Ep. 91: FAQs about the Electrical Grid & Energy Infrastructure with Portia Conant

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Ep. 90: Why the Fiscal Guardrails Were Established, and Why They Still Matter with Suzanne Bates

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Ep. 89: How Going “Green” Hurt California…And How It’ll Hurt CT with Edward Ring

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Ep. 88: The Presidential Primaries with Prof. Gary Rose

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Ep. 87: The Problems of EV Mandates with Sen. Jeff Gordon

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Ep. 86: Forecasting the 2024 Legislative Session with Eric Gjede

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Ep. 85: How CT Laws Hurt Local Restaurants

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Ep. 84: Christmas Movies in CT with Tricia Ennis

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Ep. 83: Antisemitism and Free Speech on College Campuses with Lauren Noble

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Ep. 82: What Hannukah Means with Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld

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Ep. 81: Fighting Against Ballot Fraud in Bridgeport with Cameron Atkinson

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Ep. 80: The Woman Behind Thanksgiving Becoming a National Holiday with Mike Allegra

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Ep. 79: How Nonprofits Can Innovate for Social Change with Leah Kral

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Ep. 78: How the Tax Foundation Ranked CT with Jared Walczak

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Ep. 77: The True Costs of Electric Vehicles with Brent Bennett

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Ep. 76: How 8-30g Has Failed in CT with David Flemming & Meghan Portfolio

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Ep. 75: Avoiding Over-Regulating Earned Wage Access with Justin Hosie

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Ep. 74: A Shelter is Failing Teen Girls with Michael Criss

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Ep. 73: How a Teacher Beat the Labor Union with John Grande

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Ep. 72: Hurdles to Build a Small Business in CT

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Ep. 71: Why CT’s Investments are Underperforming with Jeff Sonnenfeld & Steven Tian

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Ep. 70: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe with Historian Kevin Gutzman

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Ep. 69: Exploring Connecticut’s Hidden History with Andy Fowler

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Ep. 68: How We Can Reform CT’s Healthcare After COVID with Dr. Robert Graboyes

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Ep. 67: Union Release Time on Taxpayers’ Dime & Attacks on Free Speech with Ben Weingarten

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Ep. 66: CT’s Not So Clean Election Program with Katherine Revello

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Ep. 65: Writing Horror Novels with Marc Fitch

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Ep. 64: The Livability of Connecticut Towns with Dr. Jonathan Wharton

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Ep. 63: How to Leave the Teachers' Union with Mike Costanza

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Ep. 62: How to Reform the Criminal Justice System in CT with John Santa

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Ep. 61: The Impact of Janus 5 Years Later w/Bill Messenger

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Ep. 60: Why Corporations Dominated the 20th Century with Richard Langlois

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Ep. 59: Roger Sherman — Connecticut's Founding Father with Mark David Hall

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Ep. 58: How to have ‘Command Presence’ w/ Frank Ricci

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Ep. 57: Recapping the Legislative Session with Sen. Ryan Fazio

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Ep. 56: Is Domestic Abuse Being Enabled by the Courts?

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Ep. 55: Fighting for Charter Schools with Rep. Rachel Chaleski

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Ep. 54: How the U.S. Postal Service Gave Your Personal Info to Big Labor Unions with Elisabeth Kines Messenger

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Ep. 53: Keeping Fiscal Guardrails in the State Budget with Reps. Holly Cheeseman & Tammy Nuccio

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Ep. 52: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Bills to Take Action On with Bryce Chinault

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Ep. 51: The Progressive Assault on Separation of Powers with Todd Gaziano

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Ep. 50: Why This 4th Grade Teacher Left the Union

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Ep. 49: A Look Back at CT Inside Investigator's First Year

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Ep. 48: Yankee Institute’s New Policy Director with David Flemming

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Ep. 47: How UConn Won the National Championship with Joe D’Ambrosio

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Ep. 46: The Return of the TCI Gas Tax with Chris Herb

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Ep. 45: Preserving Small Government and Small Business with Susan Zabohonski

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Ep. 44: Fighting for Local Control of Housing with CT 169 Strong

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Ep. 43: Abraham Lincoln’s Trip to Connecticut with Joe Markley

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Ep. 42: How Ranked Choice Voting is Misleading & Undemocratic with Jason Snead

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Ep. 41: What Bills Would Hurt Small Towns in CT with Betsy Gara

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Ep. 40: Faith Ham: Why There is Distrust in Education (Pt. 2)

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Ep. 39: Faith Ham: Why There is Distrust in Education (Pt. 1)

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Ep. 38: Steve Noxon: The Bad Bills CT Legislators Want to Pass

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Ep. 37: John Yoo: What to Expect from Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions

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Ep. 36: Peggy Little: Fighting for Free Speech Against Deep State Censorship

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Ep. 35: Bob Scinto: From Plumber to Philanthropist and Real Estate Mogul

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Ep. 34: What Being a CT Legislator is Like with Terrie Wood

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Ep. 33: A Preview of the Legislative Session with Andy Markowski

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Ep. 32: Why Philanthropy is Free Speech with Lukas Dwelly

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Ep. 31: Who Watches the Watchmen? — YI’s Meghan Portfolio Does!

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Ep. 30: CT Inside Investigator’s Most Impactful Stories of 2022 with Marc Fitch

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Ep. 29: Establishing Trust between Parents and Educators with Dr. Scott Nicol

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Ep. 28: How will Election Day Impact CT Going Forward? with Don Pesci

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Ep. 27: What Happened on Election Day with Themis Klarides

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Ep. 26: Escaping from Socialist Venezuela with Daniel Di Martino

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Ep. 25: What is the American Dream Today? with Dan Miressi

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Ep. 24: Advocating for Religious Freedom and School Choice with Chris Healy

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Ep. 23: The Impact of CT Inside Investigator with Conner Drigotas

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Ep. 22: Strengthening Civil Society through Nonprofits with Jack Horak Pt. 2

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Ep. 21: Strengthening Civil Society through Nonprofits with Jack Horak Pt. 1

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Ep. 20: The Importance of Local Journalism with CT Examiner’s Gregory Stroud

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Ep. 19: The Road Ahead for CT Truckers with Joe Sculley

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Ep. 18: Dissecting the CT Healthcare System & Policy with Jeff Hogan Pt 2

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Ep. 17: How Journalism has Become More Partisan with Chris Powell

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Ep. 16: Dissecting the CT Healthcare System & Policy with Jeff Hogan Pt 1

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Ep. 15: One Farmer’s Activism Against Alleged Corruption with Kevin Blacker

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Ep. 14: Holding the Powerful Accountable on the Airwaves with Radio Talk Show Host Lee Elci

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Ep. 13: Greg Dillon, author of "The Thin Blue Lie: An Honest Cop vs the FBI"

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Ep. 12: Unions in the Classroom — a Teacher's Perspective with Mike Costanza

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Ep 11: The Man Behind the Mic with WTIC’s Todd Feinburg

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Ep 10: Reducing Hospital Infections with former NY Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey

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Ep 9: Why Entrepreneurship Matters with Dr. Gerald Gunderson [PART 2]

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Ep 8: From the Founding of YI to Econ 101 with Dr. Gerald Gunderson [PART 1]

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Ep 7: Inside the Capitol with Andrew Markowski

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Ep 6: Walking Away From the Classroom w/ Jennifer Tafuto

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Ep 5: Connecticut Gas Prices w/ Chris Herb

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Ep 4: Connecticut's Growing Problem w/ Ken Girardin

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Ep 3: Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation w/ Carolanne Marquis

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Ep 2: A Discussion on Connecticut's Finances w/ Dan Haar

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Ep 1: The Launch of CT Inside Investigator w/ Marc Fitch