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Surviving Coronavirus; Guns And Fear; The Backyard Chicken Boom

A few weeks ago on this show, . This hour, you'll meet one of them. After being hospitalized for 7 weeks, 42 year-old West Haven resident Anthony Spina came home last week.

Next, since the pandemic started. Sure, maybe some people want long guns to hunt for food so they don’t have to rely on navigating the grocery store aisles, but as you’ll hear, many people are buying guns for home defense. Hear what a general manager of a gun store and shooting range has been seeing and hearing from his customers.

Then, we'll talk more about the "culture of fear" caused by this pandemic.  You'll hear from a risk perception psychologist about how he’s seen our fears evolve and morph since the beginning of the pandemic’s life in our country.

For our "Comfort" segment, we'll take a look at the backyard chicken boom! , “Hatcheries are reporting record-setting sales.”  Find out why with a popular Suffied chickeneer.

As always, our show ends with the perspective of a kid. Meet a 10 year-old who has a lot to say about appreciating essential workers.

Enjoy this extended interview with "The Chicken Chick," Kathy Shea Mormino:

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GUESTS:

  • Anthony Spina is a West Haven resident who recovered from Coronavirus after being hospitalized for seven weeks
  • Kyle Overturf is the General Manager of
  • is a risk perception psychologist and author of
  • Kathy Shea Mormino is better known as “”. She’s the author of
  • Kendall is a 10 year-old Windsor resident

Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ǻ, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.

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