Meg Dalton
Deputy Director, StorytellingMeg Dalton is the deputy director of storytelling for Connecticut Public where she provides editorial support for the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
She previously worked for The Takeaway from WNYC, in collaboration with GBH and PRX, and Mobituaries with Mo Rocca. She's also reported and edited for the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, Slate, MediaShift, Hearst Connecticut newspapers, and more. Her audio work has appeared on NPR, WNYC, WSHU, Marketplace, and WBAI.
Meg earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, where she specialized in audio storytelling and narrative writing, and has taught audio storytelling at Columbia Journalism School, UnionDocs, and public libraries.
Off the clock, she enjoys making horrible puns, attempting to hike every National Park, and hanging out with her cat, Nora Ephron. She also works with Empowerment Avenue’s Writer’s Cohort, a one-on-one volunteer model in which outside editors work with incarcerated writers to workshop and publish their work.
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On this episode of Audacious, meet superfans of Beyonce and Taylor Swift, and hear the lengths they go to to experience - and share the love - of their favorite performer. -
Horticulturist Renée Giroux talks about her approach to farming and the role small family farms play in offsetting climate change. And, author Susan Spungen gets you excited about spring cooking. Plus, Karyn Bigelow is building a community for Black beekeepers. -
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. talks about his new book 'We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For.' We'll discuss the origins of the book and his thoughts on the 2024 election. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet people who have uncommon emotional support animals, including a pigeon, a sugar glider, and a pig! -
We talk to chart-topping country songwriter Alice Randall about her career and the often-ignored tradition of Black country artists that Beyoncé is now a part of. -
On this episode of Audacious, hear from the directors of "Bad Trip" and "Jury Duty" on making prank shows that celebrate the goodness in people! -
Meet the co-owners of the coffee shop at the Hartford Public Library. Pair books with wine, and learn about the Durham Public Library's Cookbook Club and Teen Test Kitchen. Plus, surprising things cooks might find in the Library of Things. -
This hour on Disrupted, we hear from people who think a lot about religion —their own experiences and how it impacts society. -
On this episode of Audacious, Dean Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Kelly talk about how they develop their craft of doing impressions of famous people. -
Angela Garbes talks about her book 'Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change.' UConn professor Kari Adamsons breaks down stereotypes around the idea of a “traditional” family.
