Like many Americans, our newsroom was glued to the eight or so hours of testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey-Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh during last week's Senate Judiciary Hearings, including the dramatic committee vote on Friday that led to a limited FBI investigation.

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 learn about the influence she hopes to have over the state’s arts and culture scene.

Former University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie has been charged by the NCAA with multiple violations including unethical conduct. Those findings could validate UConn’s March dismissal of Ollie.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s account of what she says Judge Brett Kavanaugh did to her in the early 1980’s is acting as a trigger for many of the millions who watched on television. It’s forcing survivors to relive abuse they’ve suffered.

It's been... quite a week. It kinda seems like nothing happened in pop culture at all this week, doesn't it? Regardless, The Nose has a mandate to satisfy. Slow Burn is Slate 's scripted, narrative impeachment podcast. The first season covered Watergate and President Nixon. The second (and current) season is covering Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton. It has a strong, willful woman at its center. It has some sexual malfeasance. It has some questionable testimony. Serial is This American Life

Our nation’s border with Canada has become increasingly tightened. But because this is the longest international boundary in the world there are a lot of wild places and big gaps where it’s easy to still walk across, undisturbed. The northern border and the unique landscape of the northern United States that surrounds the border is the subject of Porter Fox’s new book: Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America’s Forgotten Border . In it, Fox details his own travels along our northern border,

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. This hour, the world record holder stops by our studios to share her remarkable journey as a climber, an immigrant, and a single mother.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, just hours after the judge and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified. Joining us now to discuss Thursday's hearings is Adrienne Fulco -- she's an associate professor of legal and policy studies at Trinity College in Hartford.

Mystic Seaport Museum has received two federal grants that will rehabilitate an ailing schooner, and save thousands of photographic negatives from further deterioration. The grants were part of the National Parks Service's Save America's Treasures Program. The Museum was given a grant of $491,770 to restore the 1921 Fishing Schooner called the L.A. Dunton. Mystic Seaport Museum's Dan McFadden said the 123 foot vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the Grand Banks fishing schooners,

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 question and consider its implications for Connecticut. Later, we discuss the role of crowdfunding platforms in helping alleviate the burden of medical expenses. Have you ever turned to GoFundMe or a similar site to finance the cost of treatment? We want to hear from you.