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PODCAST – Friday, September 2: Labor Day Weekend Check Points; Man Gets 20,000 Bee Stings; Boss Keith’s Mad Summer Is Over

It’s a long holiday weekend, and the Connecticut State Police will be out there to keep the roads safe. Sgt. Jeltema called in to talk about the DUI check points. (0:00)

A man in Ohio woke up recently from a coma, after being stung by bees an estimated 20,000 times. Chaz and AJ spoke with Dr. Gale Ridge about the details, she was a little skeptical of the story, and took calls from the Tribe about their worst bee stings and encounters. (9:54)

Boss Keith is already mad the summer is over. His Top 5 was a rage-fueled manic episode about vape pens, Harry Styles and pumpkin decorations. (29:15)

AJ made up a few words this week, and they were highlighted in the weekly Flubble Montage. (40:03)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Friday, September 2

6:00. There will be so many travelers this weekend!

6:20. Some of AJ’s best flubbles ever recorded… and they are all from this week.

6:30. We finally found out what AJ is better than anyone else at.

6:40. Who has had the most surgeries for the same thing? Call it in… 877-764-2535

7:00. Where will the DUI check points be and how many will the be? Hello? Sgt. Christine Jeltema on the phone. Also, Marty Juliano will be riding in the “Closer to Free Ride” on September 10. He’s on the phone now.

7:20. Dumb Ass News. Cuckoo Parent Week continues. Mom arrested after duck taping kid to chair.

7:30. Scot Haney love from P town. And Caitlin Francis is also calling in!

8:00. Serena, Mets Yankees, The NFL and Tom Brady’s marriage. Jason Page on the phone. Also – Jill with the Bluefish tournament.

8:20. A guy from Ohio was stung by bees 20,000 times. Comedian Jimmy Rap in studio.

8:30. Call in your bee sting stories.. 877-764-2535!

8:40. Dr. Gale Ridge, Associate Scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, on the phone.

9:00. What’s it like working at a 9-1-1 call center? Charline Polk from Oxygen True Crime’s show, “911 Crisis Center”

9:20. Dumb Ass News. Some of AJ’s best Flubbles ever recorded… and they are all from this week.

9:30. Boss Keith’s Top 5

Photos: Van Morrison at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

It’s a marvelous night for a moondance! We had a great time seeing everyone at the sold out Van Morrison show at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater.

Check out our photos!

The Local Bands Show 09/04/22

Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR!

Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

The Bargain – The Road Ahead
Tracy Walton – I Don’t Mind
Ben Mikula – Again and Again
Goodnight Moonshine – Harder Than It Should Be
Stephen Peter Rodgrs – Speck On A Clover
Frank Viele – Time Is A Theif

Support your Local Bands!

Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…

New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire

PODCAST – Thursday, September 1: The Greenwich School Administrator Viral Video; School Bus Driver Shortage In Durham; Dumb Ass Steals Cub From Lion’s Den

The big story this morning was out of Greenwich, Chaz and AJ talked about a viral video on social media which seems to show a Greenwich school administrator clearly admitting to discrimination during the hiring process. Fred Camillo, the First Selectman of Greenwich was on to address the story and how the town has responded. (0:00)

More back to school talk, including a school bus driver shortage in Durham, and then an on-air debate about the salary teachers make in Connecticut. (6:25)

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on to take questions from the Tribe, including the Sound on Sound Music Festival. Jimmy also admitted that a caller’s uncle was “poached” from another venue to work with Jimmy and Shelley Finkel. (17:53)

Joe Meyers addressed the internet’s realization about Leo DICaprio, who apparently refuses to date anyone over the age of 25. (26:13)

Dumb Ass News – What happens when you try to steal a cub from a lion’s den? You can probably guess, and we should all already know. (39:34)

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Congrats to the Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth unofficial winner!

Congratulations to our unofficial grand prize winner, Robert Andersen! He caught a bluefish weighing in at 15.39 pounds, weighed in at Miller Place Bait & Tackle in Miller Place, NY. Here he is pictured with Thomas Smith who also placed in the Top 20. Image courtesy of Miller Place Bait & Tackle.

Check out the leaderboard below

Port Prize winners

Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Thursday, September 1

5:30. Chaz and AJ Window Nation Top 10. Top 10 Sylvester Stallone movies. Number 1 was Rocky.

6:00. What’s the deal with Greenwich? No old teachers allowed?

6:20. Today is #TBT…remember 1983?

7:00. Greenwich school administrator on leave after viral video. RC Maxwell is with Project Veritas is on the phone. His organization received and released the video.

7:20. Dumb Ass News. Cuckoo parent week continues. Mom arrested over dads haircut.

7:30. Leo’s Girlfriends, House of Dragons, and 3 dollar movies. Movie Guy Joe Meyers on the phone. You can follow Joe on Instagram and Twitter @joesview

7:40. Joe’s Top 5 movies that are better than we remember.

8:00. Gadget Guy Steve Greenberg on the phone. The iPhone 14 …should we care? And back to school gadgets.

8:20. Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik. The set times and food vendors for Sound On Sound announced.

8:40. This day in “Koplik Concert History.”

9:00. How do they know what winter will be like 2 years in advance? Peter Geiger from The Farmers Almanac is on the phone.

9:20. Dumb Ass News. What happens when you try to steal a cub from a lion.

9:30. The 21^st Annual CT United Ride is almost here. What do we need to know? Fred Garrity is on the phone.

PODCAST – Wednesday, August 31: Have School Lunches Gotten Better?; AJ Attempts Math; Crazy Vacation Stories

Time to go back to school, where the school lunches are noticeably better than everyone remembers. Erica Biagetti was on to talk about the menu process, and which items have been kept from when Chaz and AJ were in school. (0:00)

More back to school calls, from local custodians in Milford, and AJ attempts to do math live on the air and gets lost immediately. (15:07)

John the tech teacher was on to talk about some of the cool things they do in class now. John remembers a class of students making a prosthetic hand with a 3D printer for another student halfway around the world. (30:56)

Since the trip to Punta Cana is right in front of them, Chaz and AJ asked the Tribe to call in their crazy vacation stories. (39:55)

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Chaz and AJ Show Rundown: Wednesday, August 31

6:00. How are the school lunches this year and what’s on the menu? Erica Biagetti, Director of Food & Nutrition for Cheshire Public Schools on the phone.

6:20. What was your favorite school lunch? Call in.. 877-764-2535

7:00. Do we have enough bus drivers? Are parents even letting their kids ride the bus? Steve Gardner, General Manager for All-Star Transportation, on the phone. You can apply to be a bus driver HERE! Also, John Schumacher, a really cool high school technology teacher with an amazing story on the phone.

7:20. Dumb Ass News. Cuckoo parent week continues. A battle over dog poop goes to the next level.

7:30. How does the Farmers’ Almanac predict the weather years in advance? Peter Geiger on the phone to explain.

7:40. Our Farmers almanac guy once did something that ironically we were making fun of yesterday.

8:00. Airplane captain threatens to turn the plane around if the nude pictures don’t stop.

Comedian Dave Reilly in studio. Call in your vacation story! 877-764-2535

9:00. Naugatuck Police Cruiser Struck by Stolen Vehicle.

9:20. Dumb Ass News. Why a drunk driver put coins in his mouth.

PODCAST – Tuesday, August 30: Why It’s Harder For Kids To Go Back To School This Year; Cuckoo Parent Week In Dumb Ass News; What’s Up With The Artemis Launch

Dr. Patty Ann was on to explain why it so much harder for students to go back to school this year. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – Cuckoo parent week continues with the father that set a world record, floating over 40 miles in his own pumpkin. (15:39)

Nick the Science Guy was bummed out the moon rocket launch was scrubbed, and rescheduled. Why is it so important to go back to the moon? (24:25)

Dumb Ass News – Police officers already have a lot to worry about, and apparently cops in Alabama now have to add goats eating their paperwork to the list. (39:55)

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