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A sharp, snarky look at Connecticut politics and the decisions that hit us where it hurts: our wallets, our communities, and our patience.Hosted by Jeff, the show digs into the debates, scandals, policies, and questionable promises...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<b>What the Nutmeg?</b><br /><b></b><br />A sharp, snarky look at Connecticut politics and the decisions that hit us where it hurts: our wallets, our communities, and our patience.Hosted by Jeff, the show digs into the debates, scandals, policies, and questionable promises coming out of Hartford and towns across the state. With dark humor, bipartisan frustration, and plenty of questions for anyone in power, we’re here to make sense of the mess—and maybe laugh before the next electric bill arrives.<br /><br />Connecticut politics. No free passes.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="Politics"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>a91c54b5-8f9e-5bca-a56d-1b441f0efccf</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Lamont vs. Fazio: Round Two… The House Always Wins</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lamont-vs-fazio-round-two-the-house-always-wins--76088922</link><description><![CDATA[On this episode of <b>What the Nutmeg?</b>,<br /><br />Jeff Testanero digs into the candidates’ plans for electric rates, taxes, housing, health care, and more. Can Fazio deliver the relief he’s promising? Has Lamont’s financial progress reached your kitchen table? And what happens when either plan meets an actual calculator?Two candidates. Plenty of promises. No free passes.Warning: Explicit language and questionable jokes about your electric bill.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76088922</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:43:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/76088922/lamont_vs_fazio_rd_2.mp3" length="16740465" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b/2ca00a1b-b371-46f1-9894-d7d49e830a2b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Jeff Testanero</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On this episode of What the Nutmeg?,

Jeff Testanero digs into the candidates’ plans for electric rates, taxes, housing, health care, and more. Can Fazio deliver the relief he’s promising? Has Lamont’s financial progress reached your kitchen table?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of <b>What the Nutmeg?</b>,<br /><br />Jeff Testanero digs into the candidates’ plans for electric rates, taxes, housing, health care, and more. Can Fazio deliver the relief he’s promising? Has Lamont’s financial progress reached your kitchen table? And what happens when either plan meets an actual calculator?Two candidates. Plenty of promises. No free passes.Warning: Explicit language and questionable jokes about your electric bill.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1047</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>connecticut,eversource,fazio,lamont,ryan</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/73c7ebd5c58e80d3729ae4509fe6b735.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lamont vs. Fazio; Round 1… Two Men Enter, Your Money Leaves</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lamont-vs-fazio-round-1-two-men-enter-your-money-leaves--76036629</link><description><![CDATA[Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and challenger Ryan Fazio have stepped into the debate ring, and the biggest fight is over a familiar question: Why does it cost so damn much to live here?<br /><br />On this episode of What the Nutmeg?, Jeff Testanerobreaks down their first debate, from electric bills and property taxes to housing, government accountability, and the promises both candidates want you to believe. We’re asking the questions the sound bites leave behind: Who’s paying for these plans, what do they actually change, and when will Connecticut residents feel the difference?<br /><br />No party cheerleading. No free passes. Just Connecticut politics, dark humor, and a healthy suspicion of anyone who says they’ve got it all figured out.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/76036629</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:32:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/76036629/utf_8_q_lamont_vs_fazio_round_1_e2_80_a6_two_m_utf_8_q_en_enter_your_money_leaves_m4a.mp3" length="24682145" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9/44c73592-6eec-4b1b-9719-2718a1fe06b9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Jeff Testanero</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and challenger Ryan Fazio have stepped into the debate ring, and the biggest fight is over a familiar question: Why does it cost so damn much to live here?

On this episode of What the Nutmeg?, Jeff Testanerobreaks down...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and challenger Ryan Fazio have stepped into the debate ring, and the biggest fight is over a familiar question: Why does it cost so damn much to live here?<br /><br />On this episode of What the Nutmeg?, Jeff Testanerobreaks down their first debate, from electric bills and property taxes to housing, government accountability, and the promises both candidates want you to believe. We’re asking the questions the sound bites leave behind: Who’s paying for these plans, what do they actually change, and when will Connecticut residents feel the difference?<br /><br />No party cheerleading. No free passes. Just Connecticut politics, dark humor, and a healthy suspicion of anyone who says they’ve got it all figured out.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1543</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bipartisan,connecticut,corruption,local,newengland,nihilistic,politics,reason</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/73c7ebd5c58e80d3729ae4509fe6b735.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>56</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
