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 local programming at Connecticut Public Radio - including Where We Live, Colin McEnroe Show, The Wheelhouse, NEXT, Audacious, Seasoned, and Disrupted.
She has produced stories for NPR and other national programs, and produced nationally-distrubuted audio documentaries with the Public Radio Exchange.
Catie has taught storytelling and journalism classes to college and high school students, including teaching assistant for the Transom Story Workshop. She studied documentary radio at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine.
Her foray into magazine writing includes an article about her Polish heritage published in SilverKris, the in-flight magazine of Singapore Airlines.
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This hour on Disrupted, we speak with three young leaders whose faith plays a big role in their lives and communities. And a conversation on how classical music's is becoming more inclusive. -
This hour on Disrupted: As summer heats up, people across New England are flocking to the beach. But there’s been a long battle in CT, for access to the shoreline. We'll learn about the history of exclusion on the Long Island sound. And we'll hear from descendants of the historically Black communities of Oak Bluffs and Sag Harbor.
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This hour on Disrupted, Chase W. Dillon talks about his life in Connecticut, his career, and how he’s giving back to his community. And you may know actor Michael Jai White from his roles in "The Dark Knight," "Spawn," or "Black Dynamite." He grew up in Bridgeport and is now returning to the state to open a movie studio in New Haven.
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This hour on Disrupted, we listen to a conversation featured last month as part of Connecticut Public's CUTLINE: Health Equity in the Wake of COVID.
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When you have Cystic Fibrosis - a genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections - a lung transplant can be a life-saving surgery. But what if…
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This hour on Disrupted, we delve into the world of young adult literature and why it is important to see representation and diversity in books. We’ll hear from Chandra Prasad about writing multi-racial characters and a young author about protesting. We’ll also hear from a local bookstore on what they are doing to bring more representation and inclusion to their community.
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This hour on Disrupted, we talk about vaccine access and hesitancy as the roll-out continues in Connecticut. And we discuss how educational institutions are examining issues of equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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This hour on Disrupted, CNN anchor Don Lemon talks about his new book This is the Fire: What I say to my friends about Racism -- he started writing it in response to George Floyd’s death.
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This hour on Disrupted, we talk to three members of the theater community in Connecticut about how the industry moves forward, and what lessons they’ve learned over the last year.
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This hour on Disrupted, meet three young Connecticut disruptors. These activists are all in their early 20s and they’re finding their voices and power to speak out for issues that are important to them - from racial justice, to transportation, and environmentalism.
