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On today's show, Amy Bourdon from Take Back CT talked about the growing Muslim population around the world, and here in the US. We are on pace to be a Muslim dominated country by 2060. Then Red Jahncke made his return to the show, and talked about the protests around the country in support of Palestine. Finally, J Michael Waller, author of Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went From Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villians. talked to Gary about how we got to this point.

The next round of stimulus checks are coming, and with unemployment benefits ending, Patrick Gourley from the University of New Haven jumped on with Gary to break down the impact on the economy from both of these events.

Gary talked to CBIA President & CEO Chris Depentima about the The Economy Conference, which is coming up on Wednesday, September 4. During the conference, CBIA will release its annual Survey of Connecticut Businesses.

Chris will  preview some of the insights that came out of the survey surrounding cost of doing business, workforce, and the overall economy. He also talked about the conference, which this year will explore the state’s economic challenges and the opportunities for unlocking Connecticut’s enormous potential.