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Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri., at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM, also available as a podcast
Where We Live is a place to hear fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines. We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us here at home.
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Where We Live producer Tess Terrible sat down with Catherine Shen to learn more about her background and what she’s most excited about in her new role as the show's host.
Latest Episodes
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This hour, we hear about a new endometriosis working group where we live, and their hopes to improve diagnostic delays. Plus, Shannon Cohn is the filmmaker behind Below the Belt, a new documentary all about this painful disease.
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This hour, acclaimed Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago discusses her new novel, "Las Madres." Plus, Dr. Charles Venator Santiago gives an update on his work to establish more permanent relief resources in the state.
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This hour on Where We Live, horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi returns to talk with us about fall vegetables, putting your garden “to bed,” and the best time to rake leaves.
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Federal relief funding for early childhood educators is set to expire at the end of the month, posing another short-term hurdle, or "cliff." What are the long-term solutions? This hour, we hear from Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, and members of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Child Care.
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Journalist Elise Hu spent several years in South Korea, and in her new book “Flawless” she talks about the rise of K-beauty. Today, on Where We Live, we talk about the pursuit and pain of keeping up with today’s beauty standards.
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This hour, we hear about efforts where we live to address loneliness and isolation after the "epidemic" was highlighted by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a recent advisory.
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Some educators have voiced concerns about artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT being used in the classroom, while others are leaning into the AI revolution. Today on Where We Live, we talk to teachers around the state and hear how they are actually utilizing AI in the classroom.
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This hour, we explore the industry showdown over baking powder, and Connecticut's central role. Food historian Linda Civitello is the author of "Baking Powder Wars." Plus, Darien recently purchased a 63-acre island once linked to baking powder tycoon William Ziegler.
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This hour on Where We Live, as we approach the year's local primary and elections, we talk to Connecticut social studies teachers to understand how they talk about elections in their classrooms.
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Does alarm or concern around climate change drive action? How can public messengers address feelings of "fatalism"? This hour, we hear from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, NBC Connecticut meteorologist Rachael Jay and New Haven Climate Movement youth organizer Adrian Huq.