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.

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April 26, 2024 42 mins

This may just be the last episode on sidewalks, but can we discuss it just once last time? Also, why do we always discuss gardening each episode? Also, want the eight cutest towns in Connecticut? We have this and, well, not that much more. It's a short episode this week on the Connecticut Show. 

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Travis and Terrence were stood up again, but this time we didn't have a backup plan. Every wonder what it's like to be in a car with Travis and Terrence for an hour? This is that episode. Come hang out with us in an apropos throwback to shows past with this our 40th episode of The Connecticut Show. 

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This week we're talking to Chapal Bhavsar about how to get around in New England. Should you fly into JFK or Logan airport? Which train, bridge, or highway should you take from Boston to Manhattan. Moving to New England and want to pick the perfect location? Chapal has the answers as well as an idyllic New England vacation route by way of public transportation.

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March 15, 2024 27 mins

We often keep chatting after an episode, on the car ride home or while we wait to upload files, and sometimes we think, "We probably should've brought this up as well." So, this week, we kept the mic live and captured that conversation for this, our first ever Connecticut Show Addendum. 

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Tour business extraordinaire, Darran Ganter, joins us all the way from Dublin to give us the what's what concerning a proper St. Patrick's Day. We chat the day Travis and Darran became friends, Irish stereotypes in American celebrations, and the sad demise of one of Boston's legendary Irish pubs. All that and something about narrow roads on this week's the Connecticut Show.  

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February 27, 2024 53 mins

Felix and Hillary are in studio this week to discuss mushrooms and quarantine life. We also explore where to go to med school and of course, when you should or should not hike up Mt. Washington. 

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Travis takes Terrence down a rabbit hole of colleges, films festivals, and income disparity here in Connecticut on this, the 36th episode of the Connecticut Show. Can school districts with fewer resources compete with the Greenwiches of the world? We'd love your feedback on this one. Please hit us up at info@connecticut.show to tell us what you think.

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January 25, 2024 60 mins

Welcome to season 4! On this episode, we're back from the holidays and if you've been wondering what Martin Luther King Jr., Maryam al-Khawaja, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe have to do with the state of Connecticut, well you're in luck. We cover that, and some Snoop Dog lyrics in this, the 35th episode of the Connecticut Show. 

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In this, our 34th episode, we talk religion and politics (kind of) while we explore some of Connecticut's most famous failures... (kind of). Back in the 1960s, Connecticut gave the world Highway 11 and a religious theme park called The Holy Land? What happened next? We eventually find out before Bon Bon Vivant plays us out. 

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Did you know there's an unofficial list of state drinks? Neither did Travis. In this 33rd episode, Travis and Terrence are back in studio and this time, we talk state beverages and the most historic cities of the US. Spoiler: Drinks means any drink -- even milk. 

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December 2, 2023 43 mins

I'm going to be honest, I have no idea what this episode is about! Terrence is in studio at WHUS while I am down and out. I'll be listening along with the rest of you, and am just as excited. 

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Terrence and Hillary are in studio this week to discuss New England celebrities, lake winnipesaukee, and the dire effects of Daylight savings. 

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October 28, 2023 54 mins

Hillary Fanelli is back and ready to co-host. While Terrence is traveling the globe, Hillary and Travis spend some more time in Jersey, talk supernatural New England, and discuss the importance of the word "water."

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We start south and head north in this episode, as special guest Hillary guides us from the Garden State to the lakes of Maine. We get expert advice on how to accurately split New Jersey, NY's real Tri-state, where to stop on your way to Maine and Hillary offers a proper motto for the state of Connecticut. 

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October 13, 2023 56 mins

Here we are with our second Halloween in New England episode where we talk about Halloween in Southern California... we get a little off track. But also, we discuss the Vampires of New England Scare, including the story of Mercy Brown. With special guest Ethan Poppleton, this is the 28th episode of the Connecticut Show.

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In this, our 27th episode of the Connecticut Show, we have the brilliant Jennifer Isadoro on call to settle once and for all, is Mt. Washington too dangerous to climb? We also learn about hard rime, North Conway, and about your odds of getting a Mr. Washington internship. 

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You're not really supposed to say, "And stuff," but there's really no other way to describe this episode. We talk a little about Boston College Football, Fall festivals in New England and... stuff. It's pretty sporadic this time around. Get some caffeine and a sandwich and join us for this the 26th episode of The Connecticut Show. 

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September 14, 2023 54 mins

It is the quadranscentennial episode of the Connecticut Show and we're going back to basics. Ever wonder how the Connecticut Show got its beginning? So did we actually. We do our best to piece together the truth of our origin story and all the while, Terrence has a set of drumsticks. 

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In this, our 24th episode, we have a few retractions, apologies and social situations to explore before discussing what a ren faire is and how to get there. Also, Terrence strikes a nerve by voluntarily promoting New England beaches. 

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September 2, 2023 57 mins

Terrence and Travis recently visited the Hartford Yardgoats, Connecticut's MiLB team and they've a few stories to tell. Learn more about the team, several Connecticut places to see, and how to noun a verb as a parent. 

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