Connecticut talk with sharp civic instincts.
The Lisa Wexler Show mixes pointed interviews with quick personal commentary, moving from a Supreme Court apology to tulip farms without losing its local grip. It suits listeners who like civic stakes, plainspoken questions, and guests pushed toward practical answers.
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The Lisa Wexler Show is a brisk, interview-led talk show with one foot in Connecticut civic life and the other in national argument. It does not stay in one lane for long. Recent episodes move from Sonia Sotomayor's apology to Brett Kavanaugh, to academic boycotts after October 7, to pick-your-own tulips in Preston, to beluga whale research at Mystic Aquarium. That range is not random so much as restless. The show keeps asking what a story means for ordinary people, local institutions, and public trust. Legal and political subjects get plenty of oxygen, especially when state power, immigration policy, courts, or Connecticut elections are on the table. The interviews tend to be direct. A guest may get space to explain, but follow-ups arrive quickly when a claim needs clarification or a practical consequence is missing. The show is also comfortable with reaction. Surprise, skepticism, admiration, and moral judgment all surface in real time. That gives the episodes a live-wire quality, even when the topic is a farm, a book, or a community event. The local grounding matters. Westport, Fairfield County, Mystic Aquarium, the Merritt Parkway, the Cribari Bridge, and Connecticut's attorney general race are treated as public-life stories rather than filler. At the same time, the program reaches outward into Israel, Yale, immigration enforcement, human rights, and the Supreme Court. Its best moments come when a specialized subject becomes understandable without being flattened. Beluga conservation turns into a discussion of breath testing and public education. A commencement speech becomes a conversation about legacy. A bridge dispute becomes a question about bureaucracy and citizen power. The show is opinionated, sometimes blunt, and often warmly amused. It suits listeners who want a host-driven current-affairs format that can be serious without becoming stiff. It also rewards people who like local radio's immediacy, including its pivots, interruptions, and unsanded edges.
Made for: For listeners who want local talk radio that moves easily between politics, law, community life, science, and culture. It especially fits people who like interviews with clear questions and visible stakes.
What sets it apart: The show turns broad public issues into Connecticut-sized consequences without giving up national range. Its interview style is more engaged than neutral, pressing guests while keeping the conversation accessible.
Are you looking for information you can rely on? Gracie-Award Winner Lisa Wexler interviews newsmakers, celebrities (including her sister, RHONY Jill Zarin) and all kinds of extraordinary people doing the most extraordinary things. Based in CT, but still carrying that NY accent, Lisa is a suburban wife & mom who is passionate about justice, our planet, animal welfare and innovation. Lisa is also the Probate Judge of Westport, CT, having been elected both as a Republican & as a Democrat. Savvy, curious, and full of common sense, Lisa promises that you will learn something new in every podcast. If you like what you hear, we would appreciate your support. For less than the cost of a cup of coff…
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Lisa Wexler connects policy, public health, and civic advocacy through interviews that press guests for practical consequences and clear positions.
Lisa Wexler moves from state politics to public health and civic advocacy through direct, question-led interviews. With a Connecticut attorney general candidate, she asks about his background and concrete disagreements with the incumbent, including immigration enforcement and…
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A local case for spay-and-neuter access as the upstream answer to shelter overload.
Nicole Brook, founder of Animals Are Family, makes a clear case for free spay and neuter days, especially for pit bulls, as a practical way to reduce shelter overload.
A Connecticut AG race interview that becomes a direct case for the rule of law.
John Bolton's run for Connecticut attorney general gives Lisa Wexler room to push the conversation beyond biography and into the state's immigration fight, the Trust Act, and the Trump administration's lawsuit against Connecticut and New Haven.
A sober look at how easy sports betting can make professional sports feel like a test of trust.
Sports gambling lands here as a crisis of trust, with Danny Fund arguing that easy betting makes every strange play or questionable call feel newly suspicious before anyone can prove wrongdoing.
A practical conversation about Parkinson's diagnosis, monitoring, treatment options, and the value of specialized care.
Lisa Wexler's conversation with Dr. Anna Hohler keeps Parkinson's disease in practical focus, moving from diagnosis into the long work of monitoring and daily management.
Ben Rhodes and Tommy Vietor track the US-Iran war and Trump's foreign policy moves.
Tanya Beckett and BBC World Service guests unpack one global question each week.
National security through consequences, not noise.
Muslim politics with no soft edges.
Books, media, memory, and public evidence.
This episode discusses Connecticut's housing policy, focusing on HB 8002 and its implications for local zoning control, multifamily development, and environmental concerns in a state with declining population and births.
Lisa Wexler interviews Dr.
This episode discusses the first detransition lawsuit and explores the polarized cultural and political debates around gender transitioning, particularly for minors, with concerns about permissive medical practices.
Lisa Wexler interviews Danny Funt, author of 'Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling,' about the negative impacts of legalized sports betting.
Alex Simard of Inside Investigator discusses Fairfield school residency investigations involving DeeDee, a Black teenage student, and R.V., a student with disabilities.
The Lisa Wexler Show features Westport resident and nurse practitioner Louis D'Onofrio discussing the town's Flock automated license plate reader cameras.
Julie Deschamps says Waste Free Greenwich has diverted over 780,000 pounds, or nearly 400 tons, of food scraps since launching in 2020.
A flash flood carved a four- to five-foot channel through West Haven beach and carried sand into Long Island Sound.
David Friedman pairs 13 curriculum songs with a 10,000-square-foot school courtyard for children to practice emotional skills.
A Yale professor and colleagues visit Israel to oppose academic boycotts and support those affected by the October 7 tragedy, featuring guest discussions.
This episode discusses Justice Sonia Sotomayor's apology to Brett Kavanaugh and explores the broader societal issue of leaders avoiding apologies due to perceptions of weakness in the social media era.
This episode features an interview with the owners of Wicked Tulips flower farm in Connecticut, discussing their journey from hand-planting 60,000 bulbs to running a successful tulip-picking business.
Lisa Wexler interviews Brad Meltzer about his History Channel show 'Decoded' and how it connects to living a meaningful legacy, particularly in the context of aging gracefully.
Lisa Wexler opens in her personal, conversational style and welcomes John Bolton to discuss his run against William Tong for Connecticut attorney general.
Nicole Brook joins the host in studio to talk about a free spay and neuter day, with many of the appointments for pit bulls.
This episode examines the controversy over a new bridge proposed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, highlighting the agency's power and its impact on communities through examples like the Merritt Parkway and historic cherry trees.
Rob Blanchard discusses his campaign for the 28th state senatorial district, covering towns like Fairfield, Newtown, Bethel, and Easton, while also touching on his running hobby.
This episode features an interview with Parkinson's disease specialist Dr.
This episode features an interview with Lucy Dathan, a state representative running for the 26th District state senate seat, discussing her campaign and political career.