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Parents in Granby, Connecticut, are deeply divided over a 45-second video shown to students. The short video featured kids talking about Pride Month. Today, we unpack this conversation and what LGBTQ studies at the secondary and elementary scho
You’re never too young to learn about climate change. Younger Americans are more likely to engage with the issue, according to research on Gen Z and Millennials from Pew.This hour, we hear from the authors of three children’s books about clima
This week, reporters from the New England News Collaborative are recognizing Earth Day and focusing their reporting on the intersection of climate change and housing.34% of the housing stock across New England is rented. Many solutions to maki
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first-ever federal limits on a class of chemicalled known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in drinking water.This hour, we discuss what these enforceable limits mean for how Connecticut mon
During the last fiscal year, the army alone missed their recruiting goal by 25%. All branches of the military are struggling to recruit new cadets.With an all-volunteer service, the military relies on recruitment efforts to get more people to
Nearly one in four adults who contracted COVID-19 have developed long COVID symptoms, according to the latest Census report.This hour, Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunobiology expert at Yale who is focused on researching long COVID, joins us to sha
Nearly one in four adults who contracted COVID-19 have developed long COVID symptoms, according to the latest Census report.This hour, Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, an immunobiology expert at Yale who is focused on researching long COVID, joins us to sha
Although church attendance has dwindled across all faiths, 39% of Catholics say they attend services at least once a week.The Archdiocese of Hartford includes over 400,000 Catholics across the state of Connecticut, and is now being overseen by
Throughout history, our state has made some big contributions to aviation technology. Today, we’re talking about the history and future of aviation in our state. We hear from some aviation enthusiasts who’s love of all things plane is going to
For adults on the autism spectrum, getting services can be a challenging task to navigate.A new bill passed last year means that more autistic adults could receive services from the state from the Connecticut Autism Waiver.But services still
In Connecticut, the Asian American and Pacific Islander community is vast and varied, with more than 170,000 AAPI people in the state.And with a diversity of AAPI cultures, there is also a diversity of New Year traditions and celebrations that
Starting with the class of 2027, all Connecticut high school students are now required to take a financial literacy course.April is National Financial Literacy Month, and today, we hear from those that advocated to get this course work in scho
Today, Connecticut is expected to enjoy a partial solar eclipse, the most intense since 1924. That’s according to local astronomer and Wesleyan professor Dr. Meredith Hughes. Still, the Federal Highway Administration says 5 million Americans co
Five percent of bridges in Connecticut are in “poor condition.”Today, we talk about what needs to be done to update the bridges and roads in our state, and we talk about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. We hear from T
Author Garrard Conley published his first book in 2016, "Boy Erased". The bestselling memoir, relaying Conley's experience undergoing conversion therapy at 19, inspired a major motion picture two years later.This hour, Conley discuss his newes
Beloved Muppet Elmo recently asked social media a simple question, "How is everybody doing?" The answers ranged from incredulous to raging. The trauma-dumping on Elmo begged the question: Are we burnt out?Burnout has been reported in many indu
In a 2022 survey from CT Humanities, only 26% of Connecticut residents had said they had visited a museum in-person in the last two years. Some 83% of those museum-goers identified as white.There are many museums where we live working to open
You’ve heard of Bigfoot and Nessie, but did you know Connecticut is home to a host of creatures, or "cryptids"?Cryptozoology is the study of animals whose existence is a matter of debate. While Bigfoot sightings have been reported where we liv
Longtime U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman has died at 82. His family said he died due to complications from a fall. His wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him when he passed.Lieberman represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate fo
"An act of translation is always an act of betrayal."This idea, and the questions it inspires, are central to author Rebecca or RF Kuang’s 2022 novel, Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
The curly hair movement – and market – is growing, as more people learn to style and to celebrate their natural hair.This hour, we hear from one salon that’s just for natural curls in Connecticut. Luvena Leslie opened The Curly Hair Salon in 2
Today, we're airing the first and second episode of the new podcast Unforgotten.It’s a history lesson many of us didn’t get in school: Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut and across New England. Enslaved people helped build the foundation of
In 2023, more than 6 million animals entered shelters and rescues in the U.S., according to a recent report from Shelter Animals Count. Believe it or not, those numbers are down from pre-pandemic reports.Over the summer, Connecticut news outle
A multi-year investigative report has shown that High Road Schools, a group of eight publicly funded, privately run schools for children in special education, must make improvements. The report cites several incidents of teachers without prope
This hour, we preview several historical exhibits spotlighting local artists, many of whom were touched by the Pop Art Movement percolating just over the border in New York. This includes prolific artist couple Leo Jensen and Dalia Ramanauskas.
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