Disrupted

Recapping the wins, losses, and surprises of the Conn. primary election

By James Szkobel-Wolff,

J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Catie Talarski

Published August 17, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT

Dorothy Johnson casts her vote at the Ann Molloy School in West Haven, Conn., during the 2022 Connecticut primary.

Democratic and Republican voters cast their ballots last Tuesday during Connecticut's primary elections. On this week's episode of Disrupted, we take a look at the outcomes of local, state, and federal races. We also learn more about how shifting demographics, class, and low voter turnout could impact state politics in the coming years.

GUESTS:

Dan Haar: Columnist and Associate Editor at Hearst Connecticut Media
Steven T. Moore: Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University
Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter for the Connecticut Mirror and Connecticut Public

Thanks to our summer interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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Disrupted

James Szkobel-Wolff

James Szkobel-Wolff is a producer for the Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show 'Disrupted,' hosted by Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean.

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J. Carlisle Larsen

J. Carlisle Larsen is a producer for Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show 'Disrupted' with Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean. JC has a background in production, reporting and hosting and previously worked for Wisconsin Public Radio and WDET-FM (Detroit’s NPR Station). Her work has appeared on National Public Radio, the CBC, and other outlets.

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Kevin Chang Barnum

Kevin 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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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on Connecticut Public.

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Catie Talarski

Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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