Democratic and Republican voters cast their ballots last Tuesday during Connecticut's primary elections. On this week's episode of Disrupted, we take a look at the outcomes of local, state, and federal races. We also learn more about how shifting demographics, class, and low voter turnout could impact state politics in the coming years.

GUESTS:

Dan Haar: Columnist and Associate Editor at Hearst Connecticut Media

Steven T. Moore: Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University

Lisa Hagen: Federal Policy Reporter for the Connecticut Mirror and Connecticut Public

This program was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum, and Catie Talarski.

Thanks to our summer interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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This week on Disrupted, we look at how technology influences us and how we influence technology. We speak with journalist Karen Hao about the ways artificial intelligence is mirroring historical European colonial practices. Policy expert Dr. Nicol Turner Lee joins us to talk about the state of digital privacy in post-Roe America. And, PC Mag's Sascha Segan talks about what the T-Mobile/Sprint merger means for consumers. 

GUESTS:

• Karen Hao: China Tech Reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the former Senior AI Editor at MIT Technology Review.
• Dr. Nicol Turner Lee: Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and the Director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution. She’s author of the new book Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass.
• Sascha Segan: Lead Mobile Analyst at PC Mag

This program was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum, and Catie Talarski.

Thanks to our interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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This week on Disrupted, we hear from two Black Americans who helped pave the way for the next generation of NASA astronauts and administrators. We’ll speak to NASA director Greg Robinson about the revolutionary James Webb space telescope. And a conversation with Astronaut Leland Melvin, which recently won an award from the Public Media Journalists Association.

GUESTS:

• Leland Melvin - Engineer, former NFL Wide Receiver, and retired NASA Astronaut. He’s also the author of Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
• Greg Robinson - Director for the James Webb Space Telescope Program in the NASA Science Mission Directorate

This program was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum, and Catie Talarski

Thanks to our interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

This episode originally aired on December 8th, 2021

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The First Lady of the United States is not an elected position. But even so, the office plays an important role in our government. This week on Disrupted, an Art Historian talks about the powerful First Ladies of American history who don't get the recognition they deserve. Also, how gender quotas are changing politics in Latin America.

GUESTS:

• Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw: Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was the Senior Historian and Director of History, Research, and Scholarly Programs at the National Portrait Gallery
• Jennifer Piscopo: Associate Professor of Politics and Affiliate Faculty of Latin American and Latino/Latina Studies at Occidental College

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Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen and Kevin Chang Barnum, and Catie Talarski

Special thanks to our summer interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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Vanessa Roberts Avery became the U.S. Attorney for the district of Connecticut just two months ago. But she’s already changing the way her office connects with the public. This week, we talk with Avery about what it's like being the first African American woman in the role and her goals for her tenure. And we hear from the executive director of a new Yale program that is making law school more accessible to historically marginalized students.

GUESTS:

• Vanessa Roberts Avery: U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut
• Kayla Vinson: Executive Director of the Law and Racial Justice Center at Yale Law School and co-leads the ‘Access to Law School’ program
• Akia Callum: Fellow in Yale's ‘Access to Law School’ program and an incoming student at the University of Connecticut School of Law

This program was produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen, Kevin Chang Barnum and Catie Talarski.

Thanks to our summer interns, Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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For decades, the American sports betting industry was only accessible via seedy back rooms and offshore banking accounts. But after a 2018 supreme court ruling, betting on your favorite team is as easy as pressing a button on your phone.

This hour, an exploration of the bustling legal world of sports betting. We’ll speak to a gambling researcher on the impact of sport betting on problem gaming. And later, Indian casinos are major players in the gambling market. How are tribes responding to the introduction of sports betting?

GUESTS:

• Doug Kezirian: Sports Betting Analyst for ESPN, and host of the sports betting show “Daily Wager”
• Lia Nower: Professor and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University. She’s also a co-director of the University’s Addiction Counselor Training Program
• Derrick Beetso: Director of Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance Programs at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. He is also a member of the Navajo nation.

This program was also produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, J. Carlisle Larsen, and Catie Talarski. Our interns  are Anya Grondalski and Mira Raju.

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As summer heats up, people across New England are flocking to the beach. But there’s been a long battle in CT, for access to the shoreline. This week on Disrupted, we look back at an episode about the history of exclusion on the Long Island sound. And we hear from descendants of the historically Black communities of Oak Bluffs and Sag Harbor.

GUESTS:

• Andrew Kahrl: Professor of African-American Studies and History at The Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia and author of Free the Beaches: The Story of Ned Coll and the Battle for America's Most Exclusive Shoreline
• Lee Jackson Van Allen: Innkeeper at The Inn at Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
• Erica Stanley-Dottin: 3rd generation resident of the Azurest Neighborhood in Sag Harbor.

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff and Catie Talarski.This episode originally aired on June 21st, 2021.

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In a year dominated by gun control debates and the midterm elections, the climate crisis has taken a back seat. But we’re seeing its impact across the country and here in Connecticut. This week, we look at the ways climate change has impacted our state, from an explosion of ticks to flooding on our shorelines.

GUESTS:

• Kirby C. Stafford: Chief Entomologist for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES)
• Jim O’Donnell: Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut and Executive Director of Connecticut Institute of Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)
• J.D. Allen: Assistant news director and reporter for WSHU

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff and Catie Talarski.

This episode originally aired on June 16th, 2021.

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This week, we talk about how teachers, parents, and students are holding up after a year of violence, COVID-19 and mental health struggles. And later, we'll hear from a political scientist who’s leading a new research center at UCONN, looking at solutions to gun violence.

GUESTS:

• Fran Rabinowitz: Executive Director of Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
• Edward Singleton: Interim Principal of the Roton Middle School in Norwalk, Connecticut
• Jennifer Dineen: Assistant Professor in Residence of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. She's also the associate director of the UCONN ARMS center

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff and Catie Talarski.

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Podcasting used to be a niche hobby for internet bloggers. Now, companies like Spotify, Amazon and Sirius XM dominate the industry. This week, we look at the rapid growth and commercialization of podcasting and how it’s shaping our culture.

We’ll hear about a podcast studio that centers its work on diverse and undeserved communities. And a look at the role podcasters played in spreading fake news ahead of the January 6th insurrection.

GUESTS:

• Nick Quah: Podcast Critic for Vulture and New York Magazine. He's also the founder of Hot Pod, a trade publication about the industry
• Paulina Velasco: Managing Producer at LWC Studios
• Valerie Wirtschafter: Senior data analyst in the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Initiative at the Brookings Institution

 

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff and Catie Talarski

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