Katie Pellico

This hour, we hear from one salon that’s just for natural curls in Connecticut, and a local student who wrote about how stylists there help to untangle "hair trauma." Plus, curators at the Wadsworth Atheneum preview a new exhibit, Styling Identities: Hair’s Tangled Histories.

Local animal shelters say they are struggling to keep up with calls from people trying to surrender pets. This hour, we check in with those shelters. Plus, we hear from farm animal and wildlife rescues in the state.

There are several historical exhibits celebrating local avant garde artists currently on view or in the works in the state. This hour, we learn about these artists and their legacies, exploring the influence of New York-based art movements on Connecticut art-makers, Pop Art in particular.

At the Maurice Sendak Foundation in Ridgefield, the late artist's legacy is kept alive and "wild" by a team of experts. This hour, we hear from them just after the posthumous release of the picture book, "Ten Little Rabbits."

This hour on Where We Live, a roundtable of Connecticut Public hosts a debate over what makes Connecticut Connecticut and what stereotypes we think we can shake off. We asked listeners, "How would you rebrand the state?"

This hour, we discuss the local ceasefire resolutions being proposed in city and town councils in Connecticut, plus, the significance of Vice President Kamala Harris’ call for an immediate, six-week ceasefire.

This hour, the state and national Library Associations give us the latest on the rise in book challenge requests, and how they're supporting local librarians. Plus, we hear about a vigil at the State Capitol, held last week to honor Nex Benedict, the teen who died after an altercation in the school bathroom in Oklahoma.

"Burnout" is more than just a buzzword. So, how do we combat it? This hour, we hear from Emily Ballesteros, author of the new book "The Cure for Burnout."

This hour, we sit down with Connecticut State Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani to answer your questions about COVID-19, Long Covid, and more.

This hour, we discuss food insecurity in Connecticut, and some of the solutions, with local advocates and experts. Plus, an in-school pantry just opened at Hartford High School. Principal Flora Padro describes the "new normal" she envisions.