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Y CT Matters — 116 episodes
Ep. 116: CT Artist Sculpts National Monument
Ep. 115: The 2024 Connecticut Election Results
Ep. 114: How Presidential Polling Works with Gary Rose
Ep. 113: What is Ranked Choice Voting?
Ep. 112: The Case for CT's Fiscal Guardrails
Ep. 111: First in Flight: An Interview with the First Female Pilot for a Major Airline
Ep. 110: Getting a Handle on Affordable Housing with Francis Pickering and David Flemming
Ep. 109: The State of Connecticut Sports with Joe D'Ambrosio
Ep. 108: Defending Freedom through Venture Capitalism with Colin Greenspon
Ep. 107: Race and Meritocracy with Andrew Quinio
Ep. 106: What Happened in the 2024 Session with Andy Markowski
Ep. 105: Why Paying Striking Workers is Absurd with Frank Ricci
Ep. 104: Building a Life of Success with Larry Janesky Part 2
Ep. 103: How CT Could Have Cut State Income Tax in Half with Themis Klarides and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Ep. 102: Building a Life of Success with Larry Janesky Part 1
Ep. 101: How to Make Energy More Affordable with Paul Bachman
Ep. 100: Fighting for Free Speech With Humor with Seth Dillon
Ep. 99: Who is Carol Platt Liebau? Hosted by Andy Fowler
Ep. 98: How Scholarships Benefit Students with Tricia Tucker
Ep. 97: Solar and Wind Batteries' "Fatal Flaw" with Nick Pope
Ep. 96: How Tax-Credit Scholarships Will Help Low-Income Students Thrive with Carolanne Marquis
Ep. 95: Identifying Key Issues with New Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding
Ep. 94: The Positives & Challenges of Working in CT with Chris Ulbrich
Ep. 93: George Washington's Legacy with Prof. Kevin Gutzman
Ep. 92: One Week Into Session with Bryce Chinault & Meghan Portfolio
Ep. 91: FAQs about the Electrical Grid & Energy Infrastructure with Portia Conant
Ep. 90: Why the Fiscal Guardrails Were Established, and Why They Still Matter with Suzanne Bates
Ep. 89: How Going “Green” Hurt California…And How It’ll Hurt CT with Edward Ring
Ep. 88: The Presidential Primaries with Prof. Gary Rose
Ep. 87: The Problems of EV Mandates with Sen. Jeff Gordon
Ep. 86: Forecasting the 2024 Legislative Session with Eric Gjede
Ep. 85: How CT Laws Hurt Local Restaurants
Ep. 84: Christmas Movies in CT with Tricia Ennis
Ep. 83: Antisemitism and Free Speech on College Campuses with Lauren Noble
Ep. 82: What Hannukah Means with Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld
Ep. 81: Fighting Against Ballot Fraud in Bridgeport with Cameron Atkinson
Ep. 80: The Woman Behind Thanksgiving Becoming a National Holiday with Mike Allegra
Ep. 79: How Nonprofits Can Innovate for Social Change with Leah Kral
Ep. 78: How the Tax Foundation Ranked CT with Jared Walczak
Ep. 77: The True Costs of Electric Vehicles with Brent Bennett
Ep. 76: How 8-30g Has Failed in CT with David Flemming & Meghan Portfolio
Ep. 75: Avoiding Over-Regulating Earned Wage Access with Justin Hosie
Ep. 74: A Shelter is Failing Teen Girls with Michael Criss
Ep. 73: How a Teacher Beat the Labor Union with John Grande
Ep. 72: Hurdles to Build a Small Business in CT
Ep. 71: Why CT’s Investments are Underperforming with Jeff Sonnenfeld & Steven Tian
Ep. 70: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe with Historian Kevin Gutzman
Ep. 69: Exploring Connecticut’s Hidden History with Andy Fowler
Ep. 68: How We Can Reform CT’s Healthcare After COVID with Dr. Robert Graboyes
Ep. 67: Union Release Time on Taxpayers’ Dime & Attacks on Free Speech with Ben Weingarten
Ep. 66: CT’s Not So Clean Election Program with Katherine Revello
Ep. 65: Writing Horror Novels with Marc Fitch
Ep. 64: The Livability of Connecticut Towns with Dr. Jonathan Wharton
Ep. 63: How to Leave the Teachers' Union with Mike Costanza
Ep. 62: How to Reform the Criminal Justice System in CT with John Santa
Ep. 61: The Impact of Janus 5 Years Later w/Bill Messenger
Ep. 60: Why Corporations Dominated the 20th Century with Richard Langlois
Ep. 59: Roger Sherman — Connecticut's Founding Father with Mark David Hall
Ep. 58: How to have ‘Command Presence’ w/ Frank Ricci
Ep. 57: Recapping the Legislative Session with Sen. Ryan Fazio
Ep. 56: Is Domestic Abuse Being Enabled by the Courts?
Ep. 55: Fighting for Charter Schools with Rep. Rachel Chaleski
Ep. 54: How the U.S. Postal Service Gave Your Personal Info to Big Labor Unions with Elisabeth Kines Messenger
Ep. 53: Keeping Fiscal Guardrails in the State Budget with Reps. Holly Cheeseman & Tammy Nuccio
Ep. 52: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Bills to Take Action On with Bryce Chinault
Ep. 51: The Progressive Assault on Separation of Powers with Todd Gaziano
Ep. 50: Why This 4th Grade Teacher Left the Union
Ep. 49: A Look Back at CT Inside Investigator's First Year
Ep. 48: Yankee Institute’s New Policy Director with David Flemming
Ep. 47: How UConn Won the National Championship with Joe D’Ambrosio
Ep. 46: The Return of the TCI Gas Tax with Chris Herb
Ep. 45: Preserving Small Government and Small Business with Susan Zabohonski
Ep. 44: Fighting for Local Control of Housing with CT 169 Strong
Ep. 43: Abraham Lincoln’s Trip to Connecticut with Joe Markley
Ep. 42: How Ranked Choice Voting is Misleading & Undemocratic with Jason Snead
Ep. 41: What Bills Would Hurt Small Towns in CT with Betsy Gara
Ep. 40: Faith Ham: Why There is Distrust in Education (Pt. 2)
Ep. 39: Faith Ham: Why There is Distrust in Education (Pt. 1)
Ep. 38: Steve Noxon: The Bad Bills CT Legislators Want to Pass
Ep. 37: John Yoo: What to Expect from Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions
Ep. 36: Peggy Little: Fighting for Free Speech Against Deep State Censorship
Ep. 35: Bob Scinto: From Plumber to Philanthropist and Real Estate Mogul
Ep. 34: What Being a CT Legislator is Like with Terrie Wood
Ep. 33: A Preview of the Legislative Session with Andy Markowski
Ep. 32: Why Philanthropy is Free Speech with Lukas Dwelly
Ep. 31: Who Watches the Watchmen? — YI’s Meghan Portfolio Does!
Ep. 30: CT Inside Investigator’s Most Impactful Stories of 2022 with Marc Fitch
Ep. 29: Establishing Trust between Parents and Educators with Dr. Scott Nicol
Ep. 28: How will Election Day Impact CT Going Forward? with Don Pesci
Ep. 27: What Happened on Election Day with Themis Klarides
Ep. 26: Escaping from Socialist Venezuela with Daniel Di Martino
Ep. 25: What is the American Dream Today? with Dan Miressi
Ep. 24: Advocating for Religious Freedom and School Choice with Chris Healy
Ep. 23: The Impact of CT Inside Investigator with Conner Drigotas
Ep. 22: Strengthening Civil Society through Nonprofits with Jack Horak Pt. 2
Ep. 21: Strengthening Civil Society through Nonprofits with Jack Horak Pt. 1
Ep. 20: The Importance of Local Journalism with CT Examiner’s Gregory Stroud
Ep. 19: The Road Ahead for CT Truckers with Joe Sculley
Ep. 18: Dissecting the CT Healthcare System & Policy with Jeff Hogan Pt 2
Ep. 17: How Journalism has Become More Partisan with Chris Powell
Ep. 16: Dissecting the CT Healthcare System & Policy with Jeff Hogan Pt 1
Ep. 15: One Farmer’s Activism Against Alleged Corruption with Kevin Blacker
Ep. 14: Holding the Powerful Accountable on the Airwaves with Radio Talk Show Host Lee Elci
Ep. 13: Greg Dillon, author of "The Thin Blue Lie: An Honest Cop vs the FBI"
Ep. 12: Unions in the Classroom — a Teacher's Perspective with Mike Costanza
Ep 11: The Man Behind the Mic with WTIC’s Todd Feinburg
Ep 10: Reducing Hospital Infections with former NY Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey
Ep 9: Why Entrepreneurship Matters with Dr. Gerald Gunderson [PART 2]
Ep 8: From the Founding of YI to Econ 101 with Dr. Gerald Gunderson [PART 1]
Ep 7: Inside the Capitol with Andrew Markowski
Ep 6: Walking Away From the Classroom w/ Jennifer Tafuto
Ep 5: Connecticut Gas Prices w/ Chris Herb
Ep 4: Connecticut's Growing Problem w/ Ken Girardin
Ep 3: Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation w/ Carolanne Marquis
Ep 2: A Discussion on Connecticut's Finances w/ Dan Haar
Ep 1: The Launch of CT Inside Investigator w/ Marc Fitch