Kevin Chang Barnum
Producer, DisruptedKevin Chang Barnum is a producer for Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in Connecticut and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
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Journalist Elizabeth Bruenig has spent years reporting on the death penalty. In 2020, she started witnessing the executions she'd write about. This week on 'Disrupted,' we examine the human impact of capital punishment. -
While #MeToo went viral in 2017, the Me Too movement has been around for 20 years. This hour, we explore the role social media can play for survivors and what, if anything, has changed. -
In this hour, we talk about what it's like to be a student journalist today with the Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center and a panel of student journalists. -
We discuss the book 'Bad Company' this hour on Disrupted, and the omnipresence of private equity firms—their impact on media, retail, politics, healthcare and housing. -
We discuss a new picture book about inventor Jim West and hear from Angeline Boulley, bestselling author of young adult novels like 'Firekeeper's Daughter' and 'Sisters in the Wind'. -
Two Connecticut biologists tell us about the changing environment, what inspired them to study science and the impact of funding cuts on research. -
We talk about student finances, including loan debt, and hear from John Maduko, Interim Chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system. -
We're talking to disruptors breaking barriers. We hear from Hamden's historic Fire Chief, someone fighting for inclusive economic growth in New Haven and CT State Gateway's new Campus President. -
Former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith joins us to talk about the power of poetry to create connection. -
Vanessa Priya Daniel has spent years working in social justice movements. She joins us to talk about the leadership lessons she thinks we need in our political moment.
