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Senator Chris Murphy on the ‘Crisis of the Common Good’

File photo May 11, 2026: United States Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy joins Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean for a conversation about what it was like growing up in Wethersfield, combating the loneliness epidemic and his new book, 'Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.'
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United States Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy's new book is 'Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.'

In 2012, Connecticut voters chose Chris Murphy as a replacement for retiring senator Joe Lieberman. He was the youngest U.S. senator serving at the time. And in the years since, his national profile has grown. He's been a vocal advocate for gun reform and become a high-profile critic of the Trump administration. But most recently he’s been talking about a different kind of crisis. It's the subject of his new book Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America.

'Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America, Authored by United States Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy.
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'Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America,' by United States Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy.

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This episode was also produced by our intern Amanda Adams.

Special thanks to our intern Katie Servas.

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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.
Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on Connecticut Public.
Erica McIntosh is Senior Regional Editor for Southern Connecticut. Erica was born and raised in Connecticut.
Robyn Doyon-Aitken is the Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk Shows
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming.

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The Connecticut Office of Film, Television and Digital Media