The Lisa Wexler Show

Paul Burger, Founder and Chairman of Shoah Memorial Fairfield University Project Board and artist & educator, Victoria Milstein join Lisa Wexler to talk about her sculpture, She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots, the centerpiece of a landmark project coming to Fairfield at the Shoah Memorial, that seeks to honor the Holocaust history while actively stemming the tide of hate.

Nolan Francis, a 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his winning research on the cellular impact of vitamin D3 on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using a microscopic worm (C. elegans), frequently used as a model for human biological systems. Regeneron STS is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school students. Nolan Francis is a senior at Staples High School in Westport, CT.

Wendell Potter, former health insurance exec turned whistleblower/policy expert, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what must change in our healthcare policy, ahead of his testimony at the 1/22 Washington D.C. hearings.

Susan Newman, PhD, a social psychologist specializing in parenting concerns, family dynamics and trends, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her latest book: Just One The New Science, Secrets, and Joy of Parenting an Only Child

Abilis CEO and President, Amy Montimurro, and Jennie Miklautsh, director of Therapeutic Services with The Therapy Center at Abilis, join Lisa Wexler to talk about what services Abilis offers for children with disabilities and Abilis' free Parent Workshop on Sunday, March 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00p!

Lisa Wexler answers questions about what percentage a trustee can keep for fiduciary fees per state, dividing estates between kids and grandkids, how to avoid probate with trusts since CT isn't a lady bird deed state, what is a pour over will, why are powers of attorney implemented, revocable vs. irrevocable trusts, and are there homeowners insurance conflicts with trusts?

Black activist Wayne Winston joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what MLK Day means today.

Lisa Wexler recounts finding her perfect wedding dress 44 years ago on her anniversary.

Yale Professor/Chair of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Maureen Long joins Lisa Wexler to explain how CT's old faults get reactivated, a CT village named after the noises of earthquakes, and why study small earthquakes if they don't cause any issues?