Connecticut Show

Connecticut Show

A new look at New England, as hosts Travis Poppleton and Terrance Abney discuss what it’s like to experience moving to the Northeast. Whether you’re planning to visit or relocate to this bucolic part of the world, the Connecticut Show will help you navigate the in’s and out’s.

Episodes

September 11, 2025 54 mins

We're counting down to our final episode. We think the Connecticut Show will end at episode 100 and we want to know how you think it should end. Also, we touch on Maine towns and landlocked sushi. 

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It starts with Mormons, moves to tar and feathers, and then the New England connection to loyalists. It does too make sense! Just listen to this, the 80th episode of the Connecticut Show. 

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Terrence travels to Boston to meet with Erica Stanley-Dottin and Matt Taylor of Team Tracksmith, where they discuss 4-hour marathons, copyrighting the red, white, and blue, and give a final answer to that always important question, who are the grey boys? Or is it, what are the grey boys? It will make sense when you listen. 

 

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July 18, 2025 57 mins

Just a quiet conversation about sleeping in an airport and old timey watering holes. 

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June 26, 2025 56 mins

Almost 80 episodes into the Connecticut Show, we realize that maybe we lean heavy on the sports. So, we do what any good hosts of a New England show would do with such a realization, we talk BYU Football, how NIL is impacting college sports, and when to invite your parents to a Juneteenth party. 

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In this our 76th episode of the Connecticut Show we're chatting New England running shoes, chess tips, and those New York signs claiming Connecticut has the best pizza. We call the number on the billboard and find out who's behind them. 

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We're chatting famous singers by New England state and graduating from Harvard. Also, in this our 75th episode, we've got the history of magic stones and where the term Brass Monkey came from. 

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In this episode of The Connecticut Show, hosts Terrence and Travis break down a shocking incident at Yale University where a track mom was mowed over during a meet, raising urgent questions about safety and oversight in elite track and field events. The conversation heats up as they turn to Harvard politics, discussing the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s move to strip billions in funding from the Ivy League institution and w...

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April 30, 2025 57 mins

So much to talk about on this half-way-to-halloween episode. Terrence returns from an unusual family history tour, we can't let go of the Wildquack Duck Festival, and Travis and Terrence watch the UConn women bring home another championship. That and so much more on this 73rd episode of the Connecticut Show.  

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Marianne and Meghan have hit episode 72! On this week's episode they're back to chat about cider houses and Irish Rap -- as you do in New England! Also, there are a lot of great music festivals coming our way in 2025. Want to know where? This is the episode for you. 

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On this our 71st episode of the Connecticut Show, Terrance and Travis break down the New England styles of running shoes and also what it takes to own a basketball franchise. Also, we're asking you what it takes to be the greatest of all time. We want you to answer that question for us. 

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On this our 70th episode of the Connecticut Show, we finally get that casino heist story from Urugay. Also, wondering what spring festivals to visit while in New England this year, we've got that list which includes a rubber ducky river race we may just need to attend. 

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In this, the most heated episode of the Connecticut Show, Travis and Terrence roll up their sleeves and battle it out concerning predatory education spending. Just kidding, we mostly agree, but it's a bit of a detour from our usual happy New England episodes. 

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On this, our 68th episode of the Connecticut Show, Travis and Terrence discuss some old found footage, the best hiking trails in New England, and a high schooler Travis is pretty sure is taking something to jump as far as he’s jumping. 

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February 21, 2025 57 mins

It's cold here in New England and we're wondering if it's time for us to change the name of the Long Island Sound to the Connecticut Sound. We also discuss a little about the gambling culture here, the Mohegan Tribe, and the Foxwood Casino.

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January 31, 2025 52 mins

We're back at WHUS for season 6 and couldn't be happier. In this very breezy episode, we chat about where we've been, where we are, and where we're going. Mostly we just chat though. Catching up and kicking off a new season here at the Connecticut Show. 

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December 17, 2024 44 mins

In this episode we discuss the delta academy, BOS Nation -- Boston's women's soccer team, Terrence's most loved music of 2024, and why we don't talk politics. 

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Not ones to normally dive into politics, this is a bit of a left turn for us as we discuss Trump, Harris, and what's next for the country. With a new president in place, Terrence and Travis try to unpack the results of the election as well as make sense of the divide in our country today. Pretty sure we figured it all out, so you're welcome New England.

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We have all the Rhode Island spooky tales this Halloween episode of the Connecticut Show, including a vampire named Mercy, Houdini from beyond the grave, and ghostly soldiers at Brown University. 

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October 17, 2024 42 mins

Terrence and Travis have completed the much-discussed Race for Catherine. A huge thank you to everyone who donated to the team and showed up to run with us. We also discuss super moons, 80,000 year-old comets, and how to stay undercover as a police officer. We have all the tips here on this 61st episode of the Connecticut Show.

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