CTInsideOut

On this episode, we return to the world of CT local politics and find that it is still a thing. As the great poet Aaron Staind once said, "It's been a while"

Will the twenties roar? Can we maybe try whimpering first?

Is there such a thing as too much screen time during a pandemic? Is a grand reassessment of our judgement on others coming to end given the tendency to throw your hands up lately and say "hey nothing else in this goddamned country works so why should I care about all this minor crap?" Am I just unloading a lot on you right now?

Even if, god willing, Trump is removed from the presidency, will he ever be removed from public life? Will his cronies wither?

Yeah, sorry for the repeat subject material, but school is back in session. How has it been going?

Q: What do you call a power outage after a tornado two weeks after a power outage after a tropical storm,all taking place two weeks before back to school during mass unemployment during civil unrest related to mass-scale police overreach during massive electoral fraud during a housing crisis the worst plague in 100 years? A: Thursday!

We attempt to solve the crisis of education backwards and in heels and during a pandemic and in which everyone wants different things and in which the federal government essentially stopped doing anything constructive. We are mildly successful

On this episode, we talk about whether we can actually expect things in the hell world to get better. Can the polls that weren't to be trust lasted time to be trusted this time?

Just checkin' In

This week, we discussed the recent rally in support of black lives that took place in North Haven, the backlash it received, and the urgency of this moment with the first-time organizers who planned the whole thing

On this episode, we discuss Dave Yaccarino's run for East Haven representative, being related to Dave Yaccarino, and winning the 99th for the 99%. daveforeasthaven.com https://www.facebook.com/daveforeasthaven

On this episode we interview April Capone, former mayor of East Haven, and candidate for the 34th State Senate District on her roots, her experience, and her future. visit Aprilforct.com to support April's campaign

We interview Alex Taubes, insurgent State Senate candidate for the 11th district (New Haven, Hamden, North Haven) about criminal justice, climate change, education equity, and more. You can support Alex at https://alexforctsenate.com/

We interview Justin Farmer, running for State Senate District 17 www.justinforct.com https://www.facebook.com/JustinforCT/

We were way ahead of the game with kids and dogs in the backdrop of our podcast

Recorded prior to the apocalypse, we've conveniently given you a giant list of things you should, or could be watching

We chime in on whether Connecticut Man has something on Florida Man, particularly as it pertains to Congressional wannabee/potential Trump co-conspirator Robert Hyde. We examine the local meme wars and pontificate what exact is going on in the CT GOP and the Bridgeport BOE. We hopefully avoid being put on any lists.

Who gets to be electable, in federal politics, in state politics, in local politics? Are local boards and commissions more rigorous than the office of the President? Why are we still talking about electability? Join us for, god willing, the last word on the subject.

We prep for what may be impending doom and think about the possibilities for the collapse of Western society (unwelcome version), go-bags for surviving various types of zombies, securing a resilient grid, and the inevitable fight between predators and twilight vampires.

On this episode, we look at the idea of selling investors on the idea of profitability instead of being an actual functioning business? Who could say which is riskier? We examine the case studies of Amazon, Theranos, Facebook, and The Edison Patent co. How does this apply to a run-through of mid-aughts basic cable crime dramas? Only wise early investors in this radical social talking experiment will find out.

An episode exploring the various unsavory impressions and stereotypes of towns from within CT's border. What towns have deadly rivalries? Would you live any place with Haven in it? Will anybody in CT still want to listen to this podcast after this episode?

Here we discuss the user experience of local news journalism and why is it broken, wither paywalls, should news and advertisements be delivered directly to your door. Amanda enjoys the surveillance state if it's smart enough. Who wants a cookie?

On this episode, we professionally roast the baby boomer generation and wonder why this generation gap feels so pronounced. Is calling this tension out akin to a hate crime? Why can't older folks recognize we're no longer in "boom" times? Will we ever be rid of the wallpaper and carpeted floors?

"Very Fine People", every member of the Trump Family using a private email server, selling weapons used to bomb Yemeni schoolbuses, seeking ways to attack legal immigrants, launching a career based on refusing to rent to black tenants, abandoning Kurdish allies, deleting climate change data from the EPA website, Scott Pruitt's mystery mattress, ending FBI's targeting of white nationalists prior to an unprecedented spike in hate crimes, and a litany of sexual predators and abuser in appointed positions like Roy Moore, Steve Bannon, Corey Lewandowski,Rob Porter, Andrew Puzder and more. These are some of the issues we did not have time to discuss in this supersized rapid-fire discussion of Trump's many crimes

We start a few new blood feuds and total destroy the Institute For Moving Vans and Denny's-based Tallahassee Economic Development's studies on why people are leaving the state. We explore if sports teams are integral to having some sense of state pride and whether our flag should redesigned into something resembling white guilt. We wonder aloud what state pride might even look like and how we missed out on it in the first place.

A spectre is haunting Connecticut and the past is a strange, foreign land, full of tons of gun manufacturers, video rental places, interchanges to nowhere, and shopping centers to be. Why, in Soviet Hamden, asphalt even drove on cars! Some of these ghosts linger into the present, leaving chemical traces to clean up along the way. Other things we've attempted to clean up in not-so-savory ways, while nature keeps finding a way to reassert itself despite our best efforts to dominate. Join us on a spooktacular Halloween adventure

What are McMansions and why should you know about them as a Connecticutian (sorry, Steve)? Would you like to learn about when a butler is supposed to greet you at the door or many turrets is too many turrets? Is inciting a factional class war between different segment of the rich worthwhile?

On this very special episode, we attempt to stay positive and use good vibes only to talk what we love about death, which naturally leads us to immediately talk about death, but then there's some chatter about pumpkins, autumn's sensory delight, halloween, and the culture shock of places without a New England autumn.

On this episode, we explore the concept of basicness through the lens of CT's static image of steady-habits and conformity, which we unpack into the need for revolutionary class struggle. No, seriously. Enjoy whatever this was.

On this episode, we play a game of Connecticut would you rather that finds us going into our late period self-referential and pretentious period. We discuss baller-ass vacations, tankers vs zombies, and whether Chris Murphy would smell after his walk across the state. We make sacrifices, "wrestle" with local politics, try on some shorts, and get cancelled by CT treasures.

On this episode, we tackle the military-industrial complex and explore why defense gets so deeply embedded in supposedly liberal peacenik states like CT and how easy it is to get not one, but two nuclear submarines. Our contribution to the nuclear arms race even has a tourist site in CT. We also take a look at whether muskets are the best line of home defense, whether the future is more steampunk than previously imagined, and who should be the soldiers of the future.

On this episode, we controversially make CT Inside Out's first ever official political endorsement. We answer burning questions like why would anyone want to run for president if they're not just a shameless charlatan? Who has more direct influence on people's lives, a mayor or a president? Will New Haven get 2 tickets to the trolley or a visit from the feds? How many corrupt Bridgeport officials does it take to fill a ballot? Will Christmas in East Haven come early this year?

On this brief episode, we discuss the arguments for and also in favor of impeachment of the President of the United States, who we understand does many crimes. On the one hand, it's the right thing to do, on the other there's no foreseeable downside. Questions? Comments? Start your own podcast. End communication.

We lighten things up to talk impending apocalypse, mention how climate change is fueling civil war, evicting DJs, and causing Insurance companies, who usually thrive on radical change, to rethink their thrill-seeking tendencies. Can the market be incentivized to be a force for good or can we not afford to wait for it to do the right thing? Co-host Debbie Downer joins us for this discussion

We break down the first democratic debate parts A and B, including the benefits of speaking Spanish, why tech may want UBI, who has the D, whether we can salvage things from the comments section, the candidate missing the humor module, and whether we'll get to one stage next time.

This time around we discuss the ramifications POPE ENDORSES ICE IN RARE FIVE STAR YELP REVIEW of Russian bots and other online misinformation permeating 7 SIMPLE LIFEHACKS TO GET YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER TO TURN DOWN THE RAP MUSIC AND RESPECT POLICE OFFICERS throughout social media channels. How are we influenced by our social groups NOBODY EVER DIED IN A MASS SHOOTING- THEY'RE ALL DOING SOCIALISM AT COMET PING PONG PIZZA USING SNAP CHECKS! and how do we cut through all the noise RT IF YOU THINK CT INSIDE OUT SHOULD BE PODCASTING ABOUT JESUS INSTEAD OF MAKING ME GET GAY-MARRIED IN A TRANSGENDER BATHROOM

We do a brief check in on national electoral politics because nobody else has been covering it. Are there too many candidates? Too few? When will the Hamburglar through his striped hat into the ring (he is against a federal $15 wage)? Who are these people? Do you even need to know?

We're back and we're breaking down the legislative session that just wrapped up. We achieved some great things- some of which you didn't even hear about. CT will be better in many ways. Is it sour grapes to wonder why more things won't be even better? Is Ned Lamont a crisis actor distracting the 1% with symbolic gestures? Where was all the epic fighting this year?

On this episode, we discuss the landmark case filed by the Sandy Hook families allowing them to sue gun manufacturers who advertised their weaponry's capability to inflict damage. We explore the ways this is specific to this case and ways it could be applied broader, go into the absurdities of gun culture with our resident combat vet, and determine the actual best security system for scared suburbanites.

On this episode, we dive into current events regarding the great American admissions swindle and discuss how meritocracy is a scam, job interviews are a scam, jobs training is a scam, legacy admissions are a scam, networking is a scam, and sports scholarships are a scam. Also, you're all a bunch of phonies and Holden Caulfield was right. Is this how you do episode descriptions? Guys, I'm tired but i finally finished editing the podcast so give me a break.

On this episode, we take the radical and brave stance that keeping children alive is good. We talk about herd immunity, Paid Family Medical Leave and the cultural pressures/gender-affiliated pressures that accompany taking time off, and why no one will notice a payroll tax.

On this episode, we discuss the mysterious transgressive allure of Netflix/Lifetime's You, Mahershala Ali's treatise of the curse of aging, the educational capability of historical drama, the utopian potentials within the expanded cinematic universe of Phineas and Ferb, and Superstore's precision in instigating a class critique. Nah, just kidding. We mostly just bullshit about TV for a half hour to take our minds off politics and the hard touring ethic of Steve's new wave band Living in a World of Snippets.

On this premium episode, we discuss how roads and bridges and stuff cost money, where that money currently comes from, and where we should put that money. We talk about prescriptive diets, progressive vs regressive taxes, the great tradition of immediately breaking campaign promises, and celebrate the return of the shunpike. Please don't make us die in a bridge collapse.

In this episode, we discuss how AOC has broken the conservative brain, conquered the internet, and asked for things people actually want rather than compromising ahead of the ask

On this episode, we talk about whether schools should be designed in the shape of court districts, why CT doesn't know how to county right, how people pushing for less administrators will likely wind up with more, and why the education gap can't be closed by clipping a couple spending coupons.

On this brave and entrepreneurial podcast, several travelers aboard Spaceship earth depart from the future to warn the people of 2019 about lazy robots, the perils of password gridlock, living in bubbles, and the relativity of technological achievement. We ponder how AI can gain omnipotence when its programmers have so many blindpsots and how the lack of monoculture is truly "disrupting" collective enjoyment of any cool advancements or rad new TV shows. We make plans on how to automate judgment and offer advice for our future bot overlords.

We talk about what happened in 2018 that will carry over into 2019 and what new things we can expect from the new session. We discuss who should be paying for crumbling foundations, what games they'll make you play to see if you're high, and whether Lamont might strike the balance needed in the perception olympics, among other items.

Since we're inbetween episodes for the holidays, here's a bonus episode featuring the kiddos that was recorded earlier in 2018 that covers all manner of subject matter- whether animals are better than people, what kind of food we would all be, quantitative easing, and Alice's radical realignment of the work week. #notallwolves

In this episode, we talk about good places to eat around the state, particularly in New Haven County. We discuss overall faves, good places to take the kids, finer dining/date night, and even sneak in some Disney talk.

In this brief episode, we talk way too early about 2020 and who the good candidates may be. This likely says more about us than about anything that will actually happen.

On this episode, we prove definitively that the state is in tip-top shop because we heard someone was happy here. We talk about people who've moved into the state, people who complain about leaving and don't ever do it, and people who've found other states far too expensive to live in. We examine the relative threats of snakes, bears, alligators, killer frost, Florida Man, and Spanish moss.