We all love an underdog story. But why? This hour, we take a look at underdogs from David and Goliath to Rocky to The World Cup.

Even the most religious among us know relatively little about the real life of the Virgin Mary. This hour, get to know the mother of Jesus. Plus, we explore Black Madonnas and depictions of Mary in art and culture.

88-year-old José Buscaglia Guillermety is working with the University of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative to catalog his art for the next generation.

This hour, the conversation winds around to ticks, the electoral college, nursing, bird doulas, and ambidextrous presidencies … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

The concert in Hartford will take place tomorrow evening, Saturday, July 10 at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.Hartford marks the first stop on the Blacknificently Divine tour, which is a collaborative effort between HBCU Arts and Castle of our Skins, defined as a Black art institution, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

This hour, a look at Stevie Wonder as musical icon, as important civil rights figure, as utterly timeless songsmith. Plus: some in-studio performances of Stevie Wonder classics.

This hour we take a look at the psychology of boredom to learn what's happening in our minds when we're bored, and if there's any benefit to it. Plus, a look at boredom through history and literature. And, what makes a movie boring?

The event, organized by The 203 Standard and LYPHr Promotions, featured more than 20 local performers competing for prizes including a radio interview with WPKN, a Bridgeport based non-profit community radio station. The winner also receives future performance opportunities.Throughout the evening, audience members crowded around the stage to record performances on their phones and applaud as underground artists from across Connecticut performed their original music.

This hour, we discuss the search for immortality, from ancient philosophers to the elixir of life. Plus, a look at immortalizing public figures through obituaries.

This hour we take a look at what "classical music" really means. We celebrate the form and help you figure out how to start listening to the genre.

This hour, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about.

The room where readers stood in the Connecticut Old State House was the same room where captives from the slave ship Amistad were tried in 1840.