Robyn Doyon-Aitken
Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsRobyn is the Deputy Director of Storytelling. Previously, she was the host and senior producer of Seasoned, a radio show and podcast celebrating food and farms. Seasoned won first place in the 2023 Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism contest for the story, The Gift of the Buffalo Creek Squash. She’s filled in as a producer for several of our local shows, most notably, Where We Live. In 2021, she was part of the team that received first place in the Interview category from the Public Media Journalists Association for the episode “Who Owns History? Connecticut Woman Sues Harvard For Family Photos.” She produced The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze® from November 2015 until the broadcast ended. Before that, she ate her way through the previous seven years of Fine Cooking magazine while its web producer.
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![The Holy Family', circa 1888, (1914). The Virgin Mary breastfeeds the infant Jesus, as Joseph works at his carpentry bench. Painting in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. From "Bibby's Annual 1914", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1914]. Artist Willy Martens.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f82b71e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+109/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Fba%2F1b88b9514b8eb867600063264220%2Fgettyimages-1129816804xx.jpg)
Even the most religious among us know relatively little about the real life of the Virgin Mary. This hour, get to know the mother of Jesus. Plus, we explore Black Madonnas and depictions of Mary in art and culture. -
This hour, the conversation winds around to ticks, the electoral college, nursing, bird doulas, and ambidextrous presidencies … Anything. (Seemingly) everything. -
Comedians take the mic in unlikely places: an office where no one’s allowed to laugh, a jail, and nursing homes where the audience has no idea what they're in for. -
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy thinks Americans need to change their values. He makes the argument in his new book, 'Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.' -
This hour, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about. -
We head to Lake Compounce in Bristol to watch a dozen hopefuls try to qualify for the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. Plus, learn from pros like “Katina Eats Kilos” what it’s like to eat your way to success. -
The conversation winds around to baby Muppets, the far side of the moon, frogs, primary elections, reusable bags, new words about reusable bags... -
Joe Stone became paralyzed after trying to protect his daughter in a car crash. Then he discovered wheelchair rugby, a full-contact sport built around collision. -
Karen Walrond describes how trying new things—even if we're not good at them—can expand our definition of self. Plus, we visit Baila Con Gusto CT, where dabblers dance in community. -
We talk to people spreading Black joy. Hear from the founders of a Black Joy summer camp and the owner of a local woodworking business called Black Joy Creations.
![The Holy Family', circa 1888, (1914). The Virgin Mary breastfeeds the infant Jesus, as Joseph works at his carpentry bench. Painting in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. From "Bibby's Annual 1914", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, London, 1914]. Artist Willy Martens.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6976ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+109/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Fba%2F1b88b9514b8eb867600063264220%2Fgettyimages-1129816804xx.jpg)
