Catie Talarski
Senior Director, Storytelling and Radio ProgrammingCatie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.
Catie has been instrumental in growing the slate of original award-winning local programming at Connecticut Public Radio - including Where We Live, Colin McEnroe Show, Audacious, Seasoned, and Disrupted.
Along with her many years as a talk show producer, her stories and audio documentaries have been heard on NPR and other national programs.
Catie has taught storytelling and journalism classes to college and high school students, including as teaching assistant for the Transom Story Workshop. She studied documentary radio at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine.
For years, she hosted *the ear cave* - a listening session led by a rotating cast of local radio professionals held at a coffeehouse in Hartford. And her Radio Adventure Theater was an experimental variety show that combined live music, theater, poetry and documentary radio.
Catie’s foray into magazine writing includes an article about her Polish heritage published in SilverKris, the in-flight magazine of Singapore Airlines. She’ll take any opportunity to dig into her ancestry.
She lives with her husband and two kiddos in West Hartford. You can follow her on Twitter.
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During the pandemic, many people turned to art to process their feelings. Art has the unique ability to get us through difficult times. This hour on Disrupted, three New Haven artists talk about the ways they are using art to affect change. -
As more people confront the realities of climate change, our society’s relationship with food is changing. And some are turning to dumpster diving and foraging. This week on Disrupted, a look at the ways we access our food.
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America is home to many spiritual practices that were once considered evil - like Brujeria or Hoodoo. But today, more people are looking to reclaim these ancestral traditions. This week on Disrupted, the rise of alternative spiritual beliefs and their connection to our past. Plus a look at one of Tarot's most important figures.
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This week on Disrupted, how TikTok is changing our relationship with media. A look at TikTok's impact on childhood development to its stronghold on the music industry.
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Capitalism is a major driving force in American society. This hour on Disrupted, a conversation with political scientist Margaret Levi on the future of our economy. And economist Janelle Jones on the importance of the Black female workforce.
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Disrupted takes a look at the immigration process for refugees and housing advocate Sara Bronin breaks down how Connecticut's zoning policy is making housing more expensive.
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Gun sales remain sky high during the pandemic and the largest increase in purchases came from African Americans. This hour of Disrupted, the president of a Connecticut Black Gun Association shares what he’s seeing locally. We'll also hear about the unequal enforcement of our 2nd Amendment rights.
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Over the last 51 episodes, Disrupted has taken a critical look at our country, our democracy, and our culture. This week we celebrate our one-year anniversary by talking to our first guest, Eddie Glaude Jr.
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Actress and comedian Phoebe Robinson talks about her new book, 'Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes.' And Ms. Foundation for Women CEO and President Teresa Younger shares how she's transformed the organization and the legacy of Women's Rights.
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Once seen as a niche technology, the cryptocurrency market is now valued at over 2 trillion dollars. This week on Disrupted, we hear how policymakers are pushing cryptocurrency to be more equitable and look at El Salvador’s rocky adoption of Bitcoin.
