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Tuesday March 26, 2024: Lights Out; Ask Your Mom; The Anna and Raven Road Show

An authentic Mozart signature is going on sale for an incredible amount of money, so Anna decided to look up the most expensive autograph of all time!

Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including the chain restaurant frequented by one of the most famous people in the world!

Messing up a holiday can be embarrassing, and if you still criticize the person who did it years later, that’s all I need to know about you!

Everyone is talking about Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis, so Anna and Raven invited Dr. Jennifer Wider on to get a medical perspective!

Are you ever too old to ask your parents for something? Raven made a request of his mother recently and was met with a flat refusal!

Anna and Raven’s Road Show returns! Ryan Brechlin, a Professional Antiques Appraiser, is in the studio to determine if the old junk in your house is actually worth anything!

Have you ever bene in a room when the lights suddenly go out? It happened to Raven recently, in an extremely uncomfortable environment…

Ian’s buddy has been crashing at their home for a few weeks now. He hit a rough patch with his health, lost his job, and they were happy to welcome him. Now, he’d like to stay longer and offered to pay rent. Roslyn has a problem with that since she knows that he’ll be using the money from a GoFundMe that he started to pay them. She feels icky about taking money that he didn’t work for, but instead was donated to him for health reasons. What do you think of the whole situation?

Juan has got a shot at $1900! All he has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!

Anna & Raven’s Weekend Wrap Up!

What did you do over the weekend? Here is what everyone on the show had going on!

The Temu Update

Is Temu a scam? Is it a dream come true for those that want to save money? Everyone says something different, so an order was put in… where is it after two weeks? Find out in the podcast.

Monday March 25, 2024: Shush; Barefoot; The Road Show Rides Again

What are the 10 most common birthdays in the country? Anna found a list of the common, and most of them are all in the same month!

Did you have a dumb argument this weekend? Anna walked into her bedroom and couldn’t figure out why it felt like something was missing…

Kids can get messy, but if you don’t make any effort to clean up after them, that’s all I need to know about you!

Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on what’s trending, including why so many media personalities have egg on their face…

Is it ever ok to shush somebody as an adult? Producer Jon was hosting an event and as he was speaking, one of the audience members started screaming!

Have you bought anything from Temu? Anna ordered something off the service recently and she hasn’t had a great experience so far…

How often are you barefoot? Lots of people find bare feet distasteful, but some experts are saying we should do it more often!

Anna and Raven’s Road Show returns! Ryan Brechlin, a Professional Antiques Appraiser, is in the studio to determine if the old junk in your house is actually worth anything!

Rebecca is having an on-going issue with her stepson. He doesn’t listen to a thing she asks him to do, he’s 15, and a freshman in high school. He’s constantly leaving their home a mess and will constantly throw in her face that his “real mom” doesn’t make him clean the bathrooms, sweep, and he shouldn’t have to do it at their house either. Rebecca’s husband, Josh, says his son is just a moody teen, just let him be. She’s upset and thinks that if he wants to continue living there three days a week, he needs to do his part to clean. What do you think?

Matt has got a shot at $1800! All he has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!

THE FEED: March Madness For Huskies, March Sadness For Bulldogs

Every Monday in The Feed Kevin and Jenna talk to The Ump Vin Sarullo about everything going on in Connecticut sports. This week we get Vin’s March Madness thoughts on the opening rounds of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments, how all the Connecticut teams did, and we also preview spring sports on the high school level.

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THE FEED: Easter Bunny Dropping Eggs All Over CT

Every Friday in The Feed Kevin and Jenna talk to Megan from @CampByMama about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. This week the Easter Bunny is dropping eggs all over Connecticut with puppet shows, train rides, and egg hunts.

MEGAN’S PICKS

1. Easter Bunny Trail at Mill River Park Saturday, March 23 at 10 AM, 30 W. Broad Street in Stamford, FREE and Registration Required located the Park’s West Side! This event includes a bunny trail with 12 egg stations and a photo-op with spring-time inflatables. The Carousel will also be open with easter-themed treats and rides both available for purchase. Bring your own basket!

2. Join the team at Stew Leonard’s for a special Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 9 a.m., hosted by the Easter Bunny and his friends! Stew Leonard’s chefs will offer a buffet-style selection of your favorite breakfast treats. Each child will receive Easter coloring sheets and will be able to take a photo with the Easter Bunny.

3. The Easter Bunny Express Saturday March 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am in Thomasten. Climb aboard for a 1 hour and 20 minute train ride through the beautiful Litchfield Hills. Passengers on these trains enjoy a stop at the Bunny Patch where children will have the chance to help rescue the Easter Bunny’s rubber duck friends! All children will have the opportunity to meet the Easter Bunny himself, as well as receive a chocolate-filled egg from his very own collection.

4. Puppet Show & Tour Saturday March 23 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm at the Housatonic Valley Waldorf School in Newtown. Puppet show features hand-sewn puppets, and a simple, age-appropriate performance style suited to young children’s attention spans and level of awareness. Appropriate for 3-8 year-olds

5. YWL of New Canaan 50th Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Saturday, March 23rd 9 – 11 AM Egg Hunt Begins at 10:15 AM Saxe Middle School.

Megan’s Mom Quote of the Week: “Easter Egg hunts are proof that your children can find things when they really want too.”

Raven the Baker: Lemon Cake

Every week, Raven will be making a cake of our choosing, so we can test to see if he is as good a baker as he claims to be. Today, it was Anna’s choice of Lemon cake!

March Sauceness: Carbonara

March Sauceness continues with Chef Plum! Every week, a new easy, fast, sauce that you can make during the week. Today, carbonara sauce always seems intimidating because it involves eggs… but it’s a LOT easier than you think! Add it to your weekly dinner routine and get learn how to make it in the podcast.

Friday March 22, 2024: Cool Camps; March Mammal Madness; Raven The Baker

What was the best birthday you’ve ever had? Anna’s teenage daughter asked her for a very specific meal this year and Anna was hesitant to grant her request…

March is here and it’s time for March Sauce-ness! Chef Plum is in the studio with Anna and Raven showing off an easy sauce you can make at home!

Work problems come up all the time, but if all you do is complain about it and not actually do anything to help, that’s all I need to know about you!

Did you go to a cool camp growing up? Anna is looking into summer camp for her kids, and she is shocked at the variety of different activities they can do!

Raven has taken up baking and Anna wants to see just how good he is! Every Friday, Raven will be making a new cake, picked by a different member of the show!

It’s time for March Mammal Madness! While the rest of the world is watching basketball, Anna and Raven are determining the coolest mammal of all time! Today’s Matchup; Orangutans vs. Guinea Pigs!

Every Friday, Raven’s wife Alicia calls in to the show to give him a grade on how he did as a husband that week! This week, Raven and Alicia have been enjoying life as new grandparents, but Alicia has some strict rules about the new baby!

It’s time for Mommy’s Margarita Friday! Moms (and Dads) share all the crazy things that their kids have put them through this week that have definitely earned them a margarita!

Lilliana and her husband Axel have a son that is a senior in high school. He has not asked anyone to the prom and doesn’t know who to ask. Their next door neighbor (that they’ve been friends with for years), their daughter is also a senior with no one to go with to the prom. Mom would like to encourage her son to take the neighbor, even as friends, so that they can both go. Axel says she needs to mind her own business, he already said that he didn’t like her “like that” and wasn’t keen to the idea. She wants to push it and doesn’t see why he wouldn’t. Should she continue to push it?

Jocelyn has got a shot at $1700! All she has to do is beat Raven in pop culture trivia!

THE FEED: Healthy Hearts For All

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin and Jenna chat about all things health and wellness with Registered Dietician Nutritionist Yanissa Marte, you can find her on IG… @yanissamarterd. March is women’s history month and one of the most important things a woman can do is take care of her heart health. This week Yanissa has some excellent tips and ways to make sure your heart is as healthy as possible.

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