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Brian & Company

Brian Shactman wakes Connecticut up with all the information you need to start your day. News, weather, traffic and sports plus, interviews with the people making the news each day. It’s the perfect way to start your day informed and entertained – Mornings with Brian & Company 5:30am-9am!
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Episodes

A Jurassic Time!

Dino Dan from the Dinosaur Place discusses all the things they have for a great family day out!

May 23, 20258 min

What About Breakfast at Diana's?

Diana Harley is the owner at Breakfast at Diana's in Montville CT. She was nice enough to host Darting Across CT this morning.

May 23, 20258 min

Moving to Division One

University of New Haven is moving to Division I in sports. The Athletic Director Devin Crosby and the Head Football Coach Mark Powell join us to talk about the move and to preview the schedule for football and basketball.

May 22, 202521 min

A.I. & Aviation

Sheldon Jacobson is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois. He launched the research field of aviation security analytics, demonstrating how probabilistic models, optimization, and artificial intelligence can be used to improve the performance of aviation security systems.

May 22, 20254 min

A Great Introduction

We talk with the New Managing Editor of CT News Junkie Donald Eng.

May 22, 20256 min

Beer and Education

Jenn Pascal is an Associate Professor at UConn. She talks to us about The UConn Brewing Innovation Initiative. They have a Beer Tasting Showdown..... WHAAAAT?!

May 22, 20258 min

Journalism 101

The Great Chris Keating from the Hartford Courant spends the hour with us to discuss his lengthy career and gives us an inside look in the Capital.

May 21, 202527 min

Entrepreneurs Unite

The Yale Innovation Summit is coming up and Frank Milone who is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Yale and co-founder of FML CPAs talks about it.

May 21, 20258 min

Hartford Taste

Marc Sherer from Hartford Taste describes all the good food and drinks you can experience at this great event!

May 21, 202510 min

Tech Tuesday

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk With TAB talks about how Microsoft is now going to charge Non-Profits more for its M365 Software. He also discusses the Charter / Cox cable merger

May 20, 202510 min

Spreading Positivity

Lindsay Rickis is the owner and operator of Zunararocks. She paints rocks and puts butterflies on them to help comfort those that may need a pick-me-up. She discusses how it started and how you can do your part to keep this beautiful idea going!

May 20, 20259 min

The Mystery Continues

Lori Riley from the Courant joined us to discuss thebody of a woman who went hiking in Japan back in 2023 was finally discovered.... But what happened to her still remains a mystery.

May 20, 20259 min

TV Buyout

Greg Bordonaro from the Hartford Business Journal talks all things CT Business including a big-time TV Cable Merger.

May 19, 20256 min

Check on The Market

Jill Schlesinger gives us the latest in regards to your investments. Are we back from the deficit?

May 19, 20255 min

Update on A Big Case

Michael Coyne is the Dean of the MA School of Law. He discusses the latest on the Karen Read case and also talks about the birthright citizenship issue at hand.

May 19, 20259 min

DC Check-In

David Lightman checks in and gives us the latest from the Nation's Capitol.

May 16, 202510 min

Home Schooling Stays Put

Sen Stephen Harding discusses the home schooling legislation not advancing. How vindicating is this?

May 16, 202511 min

Budget Talk

Speaker of the House Matt Ritter discusses the latest on the budget and the session.

May 16, 20258 min

Session Crunch Time

Senator Ryan Fazio discusses the latest with the session in Hartford

May 15, 20258 min

Art two Ways

Kelly Green is a Tattoo Artist but she will be one of twenty artists that will be at Urban Lodge Brewing in Manchester on Saturday painting and spray painting for a great cause.

May 15, 202510 min

Cooperstown or Bust

The Courant's Dom Amore discusses the ban being lifted on Pete Rose and Joe Jackson. Also will the CT Sun be moving out of Connecticut?

May 15, 20259 min

Take A Ride On My Tractor

William Dellacamera from Cecarellis Harrison Hill Farm took his tractor all the way to Washington DC in hopes to get some farmer's aid from past storms in CT.

May 15, 20257 min

Ringing The Bell

It is Salvation Army Week and Michael Baldelli stops by to discuss their latest initiative and how you can help.

May 14, 20259 min

Competitive Pricing on Houses

Alexander Soule is a business writer with Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He discusses how Connecticut homebuyers will face fierce competition in some towns as prices, listings surge in spring.

May 14, 20259 min

Going to Division One

The University of New Haven just announced that they are going to Division I for all sports. Their Athletic Director Devin Crosby discusses the change and amps us up like nobody ever has!

May 13, 20258 min

A.I. Relationships

Ella Napack of Hearst CT Media did a story on teens that are now having actual love relationships with A.I. Bots. Yes, it is a real thing.... but why?

May 13, 20259 min

CT Business

Hartford Business Journal's Greg Bordonaro checks in to discuss a new preferred location for the federal courthouse in Hartford, federal funding cuts to the arts and culture industry, and the latest on the Pratt & Whitney strike, including Pratt's recent "commitment to CT”.

May 12, 20257 min

Repping the 88th

Josh Elliot represents the 88th District in CT. He discusses the upcoming session and possible special session.

May 12, 202518 min
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