The Lisa Wexler Show
News & Politics Podcasts
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 coffee per month, you can get the whole show without any commercials, whenever you want. Plus you'll be invited to exclusive events to meet Lisa, have lunch and tour the studio. Please consider becoming a subscriber.
Lisa Wexler is the co-author of "Secrets of a Jewish Mother" with her sister Jill Zarin & mom Gloria Kamen. She has won many broadcasting awards, including the prestigious Gracie Award and the National Women's Press Award. A more complete bio is at lisawexler.com.
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Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
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 coffee per month, you can get the whole show without any commercials, whenever you want. Plus you'll be invited to exclusive events to meet Lisa, have lunch and tour the studio. Please consider becoming a subscriber. Lisa Wexler is the co-author of "Secrets of a Jewish Mother" with her sister Jill Zarin & mom Gloria Kamen. She has won many broadcasting awards, including the prestigious Gracie Award and the National Women's Press Award. A more complete bio is at lisawexler.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Twitter:
@lisawex
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.lisawexler.com/
Episodes
What The DCF/Homeschool Bill Is Actually Addressing
3/6/2026
State Senator Ceci Maher joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the very specific reason for her bill that calls for flagging students pulled from public schools in a DCF file no matter if the case is open or closed.
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Duration:00:22:36
2X Olympian, Christina Illum Scherwin COO of the Westport YMCA!
3/6/2026
2-time Olympian in the javelin for her native Denmark and current COO at the Westport/Weston Family YMCA joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her time competing and the YMCA's commitment to community.
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Duration:00:10:47
Toni Boucher's Post-War Cinderella Story
3/5/2026
Former State Senator, current Wilton 1st Selectwoman, philanthropist and author, Toni Boucher, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her memoir: Stone Doll: An Immigrant’s Memoir from War-Torn Italy to the American Dream.
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Duration:00:24:12
Precedent Setting Social Media Lawsuit Going All The Way
3/5/2026
Matthew P. Bergman, Founding attorney of the The Social Media Victims Law Center, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the ongoing lawsuit that aims to hold social media corporations accountable for the carnage inflicted on our young people from addictive platforms.
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Duration:00:15:07
IT'S NOT JUST BLACK & WHITE Henrietta Lacks & DEI
3/4/2026
Activist Wayne Winston joins Lisa Wexler for IT'S NOT JUST BLACK & WHITE to discuss the Henrietta Lacks estate settlement, other little known black historical figures who should be well known, and DEI; was it successful? Will it be back?
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Duration:00:23:15
Creative Force, Isaac Mizrahi!
3/4/2026
Actor, host, writer, designer, producer and acclaimed concert performer, Isaac Mizrahi, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his multifaceted creative career and his return to the Westport Country Playhouse for his fun-loving, one-man show, Hooray!
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Duration:00:20:34
How Homeschool Students Are "Seen"
3/4/2026
Attorney Deborah Stevenson joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her testimony against changing the current homeschooling regulations with a new bill that would share information about children who leave CT public schools.
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Duration:00:23:38
HUNGER GAMES Screenwriter's Page-Turner Debut Novel!
3/3/2026
Oscar nominated screenwriter, best known for HUNGER GAMES, Billy Ray joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his debut novel BURN THE WATER, a searing reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, set in a drowned London ravaged by climate change and centuries of war that you won't be able to put it down.
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Duration:00:21:07
CT Iranians' War Thoughts
3/2/2026
Hearst Senior Editor, Dan Haar joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his interviews with Iranian Americans in CT who are anxious and hopeful for regime change due to the war.
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Duration:00:11:22
Gambling Takes All, Humans Get Nothing
3/2/2026
Author and journalist, Danny Funt, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his book: Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling. The heartbreaking consequences of legalizing sports betting that effects everyone from spectators to professional athletes.
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Duration:00:17:44
Iran War Updates From Israel
3/2/2026
Alex Traiman, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Jewish News Syndicate, joins Lisa Wexler from Israel to update on the ongoing war with Iran, what to expect, and how protective safe rooms and bomb shelters really are?
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Duration:00:12:46
Sweeping Effects Of Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
2/20/2026
CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the Supreme Court tariff ruling that President Trump overstepped his authority to these largely unpopular policies, producing hundreds of lawsuits that continue to be filed. Plus thoughts on Trump's Board of Peace.
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Duration:00:10:24
CT's Regeneron Top 40 Finalist!
2/20/2026
King School senior Leon Wang joins Lisa Wexler to talk about being the only 2026 top 40 finalist from Connecticut in the prestigious Regeneron national science competition for his research on Alzheimer's Disease.
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Duration:00:17:50
Social Media Is Big Tobacco Again
2/20/2026
Law Professor and CBS legal correspondent, Thane Rosenbaum, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss the social media addiction case, likening it to taking down Big Tobacco and focusing on the core argument, parental responsibility vs. creating addiction through algorithms.
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Duration:00:12:55
Former Prince Andrew Arrest, Friendless & Lonely
2/20/2026
CBS reporter in London, Vicki Barker, joins Lisa Wexler to give the latest updates on the first British royal family arrest in 400 years.
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Duration:00:05:15
The New Density Housing Bill To Citify CT
2/18/2026
Maria Weingarten, founding members of CT169Strong, and Attorney Kathy Braun join Lisa Wexler to talk about new Housing Bill 151 taken from a bill raised in Maryland, but without a key provision, that is written to bring density development to CT.
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Duration:00:22:01
A Bill SO EVERYBODY CAN MOVE
2/18/2026
Herb Kolodney, Co-Founder, Connecticut Amputee Network, and David Mahler, Owner of AFI Orthotics and Prosthetics and Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist, join Lisa Wexler to discuss a proposed bill that would allow amputees to get insurance coverage for quality of life prosthetics that would only add a penny to insurance premiums.
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Duration:00:15:12
'Disfigured for life' The 1st Detransition Lawsuit
2/17/2026
Independent reporter Benjamin Ryan joins Lisa Wexler to talk about attending and reporting on the full trial of the first of it's kind detransitioner malpractice lawsuit, won by the plaintiff from Westchester, NY who was 15 when undergoing female to male transition surgery.
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Duration:00:21:47
Hamlet Is Dead
2/17/2026
Dara Lamb, founder of the grassroots organization, the Westport Alliance for Saugatuck, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about successfully spearheading an effort to thwart a project that threatened to over-develop a very sensitive area of Westport, CT.
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Duration:00:12:44
Welcome To Bermuda!
2/13/2026
Strategic Hospitality Leader, Development-Driven Manager, Creative Experience Curator for the Rosewood Hotel Group, Ashjuana Thomas, joins Lisa Wexler, live from Bermuda, to talk about growing up in Bermuda, her 20 years in hospitality and why the Rosewood Hotel is such a beloved, historic part of the Bermudian community.
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Duration:00:09:30