Elm City Lowdown

On this episode, host Marcia Chambers talks to Dr. Howard Zonana, Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Law at Yale-New Haven Hospital, about weighing the insanity defense in legal cases, and bringing together the complicated worlds of medicine, psychiatry, and law.

Host Shafiq Abdussabur welcomes Shayna Kendall, detective with the New Haven Police Department and a semi-professional bodybuilder, to talk about the changing face of law enforcement. The two discuss Kendall's choice to enter law enforcement after the murder of her brother, how she has dealt with being a woman of color on the force, and why she makes time for bodybuilding each day.

On this episode, host Alisa Bowens welcomes back relationship expert Tonisha LaVonne and first-time guest Christopher Cournoo, Jr. to talk about his book "Financial Swagger" and how people can make economically savvy decisions around the holidays.