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Broadband access is not just a convenience, it’s essential for life under COVID-19. 

This hour, we take a look at Connecticut’s digital divide. We talk with a researcher whose report highlights the stark racial and economic disparities in internet access in our state.

Governor Lamont has proposed universal broadband by September 2022. But is the state taking strong enough steps to put all residents on an equal footing when it comes to internet access?

GUESTS:

• Dr. John Horrigan - Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute; he was the author of a report released in September 2020 that looked at Connecticut’s digital divide during the pandemic. It was commissioned by Dalio Education
• State Rep Bobby Sanchez- Representing New Britain in the Connecticut General Assembly; Co-Chair of the Education Committee
• Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee - Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 2, 2021.

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Broadband access is not just a convenience, it’s essential for life under COVID-19. 

This hour, we take a look at Connecticut’s digital divide. We talk with a researcher whose report highlights the stark racial and economic disparities in internet access in our state.

Governor Lamont has proposed universal broadband by September 2022. But is the state taking strong enough steps to put all residents on an equal footing when it comes to internet access?

GUESTS:

Dr. John Horrigan - Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute; he was the author of a report released in September 2020 that looked at Connecticut’s digital divide during the pandemic. It was commissioned by Dalio Education

State Rep Bobby Sanchez- Representing New Britain in the Connecticut General Assembly; Co-Chair of the Education Committee

Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee - Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired February 2, 2021.

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Astronaut Kayla Barron was one of the first women commissioned as a submarine warfare officer in the US Navy. Now, she’s part of another groundbreaking group, NASA’s Artemis Team.

This hour, we talk with Barron about her training for the next set of missions to return to the moon.  The Artemis Program aims to put the first woman on the moon in coming years.

Later, we hear from an author about the history of a meteorite that crashed in Connecticut in 1807 and helped spark the birth of American science.

GUESTS:

• NASA Astronaut Kayla Barron - Member of NASA’s Artemis team; she’s also a Navy Lieutenant Commander and Submarine Warfare Officer 
• Cathryn Prince - Visiting assistant professor of journalism at SUNY Purchase and author of the nonfiction book A Professor, A President, and A Meteor: The Birth of American Science

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired January 8, 2021. 

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Astronaut Kayla Barron was one of the first women commissioned as a submarine warfare officer in the US Navy. Now, she’s part of another groundbreaking group, NASA’s Artemis Team.

This hour, we talk with Barron about her training for the next set of missions to return to the moon.  The Artemis Program aims to put the first woman on the moon in coming years.

Later, we hear from an author about the history of a meteorite that crashed in Connecticut in 1807 and helped spark the birth of American science.

GUESTS:

NASA Astronaut Kayla Barron - Member of NASA’s Artemis team; she’s also a Navy Lieutenant Commander and Submarine Warfare Officer 

Cathryn Prince - Visiting assistant professor of journalism at SUNY Purchase and author of the nonfiction book A Professor, A President, and A Meteor: The Birth of American Science

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired January 8, 2021. 

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If you feel like you might have tipped the scale a bit during this pandemic, you’re not alone. A recent study by the American Psychological Association says more than 61% of U.S. adults reported an undesired weight change in the pandemic.

According to the CDC, 42% of adults in the United States are obese and that number is still climbing. 

This hour, how can physicians have better conversations around obesity and help patients lose weight? Weight is a very sensitive subject, but it needs to be addressed. 

Weight loss can be a frustrating battle. If you are struggling with your weight, we want to hear from you.

GUESTS:

• Dr. Lynn Bufka - Senior Director of Practice Transformation and Quality at American Psychlogical Association
• Dr. Varalakshmi Niranjan - Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut, and Primary Care Physician and Obesity Medicine Specialist with UConn Health 
• Sherry Pagoto, PhD -  licensed clinical psychologist and a professor of the allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut

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If you feel like you might have tipped the scale a bit during this pandemic, you’re not alone. A recent study by the American Psychological Association says more than 61% of U.S. adults reported an undesired weight change in the pandemic.

According to the CDC, 42% of adults in the United States are obese and that number is still climbing. 

This hour, how can physicians have better conversations around obesity and help patients lose weight? Weight is a very sensitive subject, but it needs to be addressed. 

Weight loss can be a frustrating battle. If you are struggling with your weight, we want to hear from you.

GUESTS:

Dr. Lynn Bufka - Senior Director of Practice Transformation and Quality at American Psychlogical Association

Dr. Varalakshmi Niranjan - Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut, and Primary Care Physician and Obesity Medicine Specialist with UConn Health 

Sherry Pagoto, PhD -  licensed clinical psychologist and a professor of the allied health sciences at the University of Connecticut

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This hour, we speak with Congressman Joe Courtney for the latest on political maneuvers in Washington, as the president seeks passage of a broad infrastructure bill. Should there be changes to security at the US Capitol, after another violent incident claimed the life of a capitol police officer?  And we get an update on the future of submarine work at Electric Boat in Groton.

 Guests: 

• Joe Courtney -- US Representative from Eastern Connecticut’s Second Congressional District 
• Julia Bergman -- Politics reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media

 We want to hear from you. 

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This hour, we speak with Congressman Joe Courtney for the latest on political maneuvers in Washington, as the president seeks passage of a broad infrastructure bill. Should there be changes to security at the US Capitol, after another violent incident claimed the life of a capitol police officer?  And we get an update on the future of submarine work at Electric Boat in Groton.

 Guests: 

Joe Courtney -- US Representative from Eastern Connecticut’s Second Congressional District 

Julia Bergman -- Politics reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media

 We want to hear from you. 

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Connecticut has been among the states leading the pack nationally on vaccinating its residents overall, but deep disparities remain. This hour, we get the latest from Connecticut Public Radio reporters about what’s driving the state’s racial inequities in vaccination rates.

And later, some teaching programs are seeing drops in enrollment. After a challenging year for educators, will the profession struggle to recruit young people to become teachers?

GUESTS:

• Nicole Leonard - Health Reporter for Connecticut Public Radio
• Frankie Graziano - Reporter for Connecticut Public Radio
• Jeff Leake - President of the Connecticut Education Association (CEA), the largest teacher’s union in Connecticut

Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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Connecticut has been among the states leading the pack nationally on vaccinating its residents overall, but deep disparities remain. This hour, we get the latest from Connecticut Public Radio reporters about what’s driving the state’s racial inequities in vaccination rates.

And later, some teaching programs are seeing drops in enrollment. After a challenging year for educators, will the profession struggle to recruit young people to become teachers?

GUESTS:

Nicole Leonard - Health Reporter for Connecticut Public Radio

Frankie Graziano - Reporter for Connecticut Public Radio

Jeff Leake - President of the Connecticut Education Association (CEA), the largest teacher’s union in Connecticut

Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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