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Where We Live
Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us 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 personally and here at home.
Episodes
Where We LiveKraken The Code... Of Squid
Have you ever looked closely at a squid? No, the calamari on your plate doesn’t count. A live squid? Sure, it might seem to have come from the pages of a…
Where We LiveA Conversation With Connecticut Holocaust Survivor Rabbi Philip Lazowski
When Rabbi Philip Lazowski was just eleven years old, the Nazis invaded his hometown and began the mass slaughter of Jewish residents. This hour we sit down…
Where We LiveFred Rogers: The Simple Lessons Of A Complex Man
For interview highlights from this show, click here. It’s been fifteen years since the death of Fred Rogers -- a man who, for decades, served as the…
Where We LiveBest Of 2018: Samite Mulondo And Nekita Waller
Samite Mulondo went from a refugee camp in Kenya to collaborating with Paul Simon. This year, the musician and Uganda native joined us in the studio to share…
Where We LiveBest Of 2018: Lynsey Addario And Lhakpa Sherpa
This hour, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario joins us. We talk about her career and her new book, Of Love & War, and learn about her…
Where We LiveBest Of 2018: Andrew Kahrl And Gary Ford Jr.
Each summer, Connecticut residents flock to the shoreline, raising umbrellas and spreading towels along the state's beaches. Yet, behind this sunny imagery…
Where We LiveOne-On-One With Criminalist Dr. Henry C. Lee
Forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee has been a well-known figure in Connecticut courtrooms for decades. His expertise led to high-profile work investigating…
Where We LiveResolution 2019: Embrace Your Inner Naturalist
With each new year come the same old resolutions. Go on a diet. Join a gym... But what if, for 2019, we vowed to try something different? Unplug from…
Where We LiveNPR's Adrian Florido On More Than A Year On The Ground In Puerto Rico
It began as a six-month assignment covering the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. But NPR reporter Adrian Florido has been on the ground in Puerto Rico for more…
Where We LiveWhat's Next For Elizabeth Esty?
After six years on the job, Connecticut’s 5th District Representative Elizabeth Esty is leaving Congress. This hour we sit down with the outgoing congresswoman…
Where We LiveWomen On Wheels: How Bicycles Paved A Road To Social Change
Bicycles helped inspire modern cars, paved roads...even airplanes! But did you know they were also an inspiration for the women's movement? This hour we take a…
Where We LiveRifling Through America's Hunting Culture
Whether for sport or sustenance; by rifle or crossbow, hunting has long been a part of the human experience. This hour, we look back on our relationship with…
Where We LiveAre Doctors Making The Obesity Stigma Worse?
In the office; on the scale. To what extent have physicians and other medical professionals contributed to the stigmatization of obesity? This hour, we take an…
Where We LiveState Attorneys General A Force To Be Reckoned With, Just Ask The President
When it comes to being a check on the president's power, many say Congress has fallen down on the job. But another force has risen up to take over that role…
Where We LiveOnline Ads Are No Longer Paying The Bills For Journalism. So What Do We Now?
Today, it’s more common to go online for news than subscribe to a physical newspaper, but with so much content freely available on the web, how are news…
Where We LiveSpeaking Up About Miscarriages
Many women who become pregnant miscarry without knowing it. Yet miscarriage is not something we, as a society, often talk about. Why? This hour, we take an…
Where We LiveThe Emotional Impact Of Losing A Pet
The death of a pet can be devastating --yet when you lose an animal companion--you’re sometimes expected to “just get over it.” This hour, we talk about human…
Where We LiveBig Changes At UTC; Goodwin's Mobile Trailer Takes Manufacturing On The Road
United Technologies, headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, has announced it will break into three companies by 2020. What will this mean for jobs and…
Where We LiveRemembering A Time When Polio Paralyzed America
It was a plague that came every summer and left thousands of American children paralyzed -- or dead -- in its wake. This hour we take a look at the legacy of…
Where We LiveExploring Surrealism's Connections To War, Connecticut
Salvador Dali and Max Ernst are among the Surrealist artists whose works are on view in Monsters & Myths, an exhibit at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford…
Where We LiveAre Connecticut Inmates Receiving Adequate Medical Care?
Multiple lawsuits allege Connecticut’s prison system failed to properly diagnose and treat prisoners with serious illnesses. This hour we hear from a mother…
Where We LiveWhat Is The Future Of Hospitals?
Amid reports of consolidations and staffing crises, we ask: What is the future of the U.S. hospital industry? A team of experts joins us as we weigh this…
Where We LiveGreat Expectations: Are Middle And High School Students Being Over-Pressured?
Being a high school student isn't easy. There's pressure to get the grade, pile on the extracurriculars, and sleep enough to function. It's rare young people…
Where We LiveIs Corporate Welfare The New Normal?
Amazon’s getting billions of dollars in tax breaks and other incentives from New York and Virginia to build its two East Coast headquarters. This hour: has…
Where We LiveMaking Her Story: Carolyn Miles
This hour, Save the Children U.S. President and CEO Carolyn Miles joins us. We talk about her decades-long career and learn about the unconventional journey…
Where We LiveAre 'Megafires' Our New Reality?
Massive wildfires are devastating California, with dozens dead and hundreds of thousands of residents evacuated. This hour we talk with author and…
Where We LiveFamily Matters: Stories And Realities Of Adoption
The National Council for Adoption has reported a decline in U.S. intercountry adoptions since the year 2004. This hour, we discuss the factors driving this…
Where We LiveLooking Back On A Decade Of Marriage Equality In Connecticut
This month marks 10 years since Connecticut first granted marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. This hour we talk about the work that led up to a…
Where We LiveWhat Is The Future Of Primary Care?
What are the short- and long-term benefits of receiving continuous health care? This hour, we talk with the medical director of the Washington, D.C.-based…
Where We LiveConnecticut Democrats Ride A 'Blue Wave' In Midterm Elections
A record number of residents voted on Tuesday -- electing, among others, Connecticut’s first African American woman to Congress. This hour we talk with Jahana…
Where We LivePolls Are Open, Voters Are Voting: Election Day 2018
It's November 6, which means the wait for Election Day is finally over. As Connecticut voters head to the polls, we sit down with reporters and election…
Where We LiveConnecticut Native Lynsey Addario On Photojournalism, 'Of Love & War'
This hour, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario. We talk about her career and her new book, Of Love & War, and learn about…
Where We LiveExploring The Jewish Klezmer Tradition
It's as somber as it is blissful; as old as it is contemporary. And it's more than just the Horah! This hour: the music of the Jewish klezmer tradition. We…
Where We LiveFred Rogers: The Simple Lessons Of A Complex Man
For interview highlights from this show, click here. It’s been fifteen years since the death of Fred Rogers -- a man who, for decades, served as the…
Where We LiveRace For Governor 2018: Mark Stewart
This hour, we sit down with AMiGo Constitution Party candidate Mark Stewart. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Where We LiveAnother Mass Shooting: Responding To The Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre
Eleven are dead and six others injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday inside a Pittsburgh synagogue. What drove this violent act? And how have members of…
Where We LiveRace For Governor 2018: Ned Lamont
This hour, we sit down with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont. What is Lamont's strategy for reaching Connecticut voters ahead of the November 6…
Where We LiveRace For Governor 2018: Bob Stefanowski
For this hour, we had booked Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski for an interview where he could take questions from us and listeners. But his…
Where We LiveWith Sheff Back in Court, A Look At School Integration In Hartford
In the 1996 landmark Sheff v. O’Neill case, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that minority students in Hartford's public schools “suffered daily” due to…
Where We LiveLive From MGM Springfield
It's been two months since MGM opened its doors in downtown Springfield. So far, what has business been like for the $960 million casino? How are its…
Where We LiveRace For Governor 2018: Oz Griebel
He was at the head of the Hartford-area economic development group, MetroHartford Alliance, from 2001 to last year. Now, he wants to be governor of…
Where We LiveRace For Governor 2018: Rod Hanscomb
This hour, we sit down with Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rod Hanscomb. What drove the Stamford, Connecticut resident to enter the race? And what issues…
Where We LiveRemembering A Time When Polio Paralyzed America
It was a plague that came every summer and left thousands of American children paralyzed -- or dead -- in its wake. This hour we take a look at the legacy of…
Where We LiveEngaging Voters At An Earlier Age; Who Is Ebenezer Bassett?
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has announced she will resign from the post by year's end, raising questions and speculation as to who will fill the high-ranking…
Where We LiveThe Future Of Philanthropy
What does effective philanthropy look like in the 21st century? This hour, we sit down with Jay Williams, the President of the Hartford Foundation for Public…
Where We LiveRifling Through America's Hunting Culture
Whether for sport or sustenance; by rifle or crossbow, hunting has long been a part of the human experience. This hour, we look back on our relationship with…
Where We LiveWould A CVS Acquisition Of Aetna Be Good For Consumers?
When CVS agreed to acquire Aetna, they halted a plan to move the Hartford-based company’s headquarters to New York City. Connecticut has been breathing a sigh…
Where We LiveA Paleontologist Digs Into The Science Of Whales
They can weigh over a hundred tons, live their entire lives underwater, and some even hunt using sound through a method known as echolocation. Yet, whales are…
Where We LiveAre Livestock Beefing Up Our Carbon Emissions?
Do you worry about how you’re everyday actions contribute to climate change? You may think about the carbon gas-burning cars are putting into the atmosphere…
Where We LiveAre Doctors Making The Obesity Stigma Worse?
In the office; on the scale. To what extent have physicians and other medical professionals contributed to the stigmatization of obesity? This hour, we take an…
Where We LiveWomen On Wheels: How Bicycles Paved A Road To Social Change
Bicycles helped inspire modern cars, paved roads...even airplanes! But did you know they were also an inspiration for the women's movement? This hour we take a…
Where We LiveMeet Connecticut's New State Troubadour, Nekita Waller
Nekita Waller was recently named Connecticut's 17th State Troubadour. This hour, she joins us in our studios. We talk about her background as a performer and…
Where We LiveReaching New Heights: Journeys To Everest And Beyond
A dishwasher at Whole Foods in West Hartford, Lhakpa Sherpa is also the only woman to complete nine... yes, nine... expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest…
Where We LiveWhat Is The Future Of Hospitals?
Amid reports of consolidations and staffing crises, we ask: What is the future of the U.S. hospital industry? A team of experts joins us as we weigh this…
Where We LiveWhen It Comes To Trauma, Who Helps The Helpers?
From veterans returning from Iraq, to survivors of mass shootings, to those putting together the pieces after a hurricane--we know that the emotional and…
Where We LiveWhat's Next For Brett Kavanaugh?
Christine Blasey Ford says she will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday over allegations that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…
Where We LiveAn Hour With Hartford Police Chief David Rosado
David Rosado is a Hartford native who spent two decades with the Connecticut state police. In February he became Hartford’s new Police Chief. This hour, Chief…
Where We LiveDefining The American Dream In 2018
It’s been ten years since the Great Recession reared its ugly head, lurching the country into a state of economic crisis. This hour, we look back and ask: What…
Where We LiveIs Climate Change Causing More Dangerous Hurricanes?
The country watched Hurricane Florence pummel communities across the Carolinas this week, leaving flooding, destruction, and death in its path. This hour we…
Where We LiveAfter Massachusetts Explosions, Questions About Connecticut's Gas Infrastructure
Three Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts neighborhoods were marred by natural gas explosions Thursday, in an incident that left one dead and several others…