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- Would 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 of relief that one of the capital’s largest employers isn’t ditching the state.
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41 min - Would 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 of relief that one of the capital’s largest employers isn’t ditching the state. But is having a major insurance company join with one of the country’s largest “Pharmacy Benefit Managers” a good thing for those of us using the health care system? We talk with Connecticut Public Radio’s business reporter Harriet Jones about the acquisition’s41 min
- A 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 also complex social creatures who share much in common with humans.
This hour we talk with paleontologist Nick Pyenson about why he has dedicated his life to studying whales, or as he puts it, “Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures.” Pyenson’s new book, Spying on Whales, takes readers on a scientific quest to understand the evolutionary journey of whales from dog-sized land mammals to the ocean giants of today.
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42 min - A Paleontologist Digs Into The Science Of WhalesThey 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 also complex social creatures who share much in common with humans. This hour we talk with paleontologist Nick Pyenson about why he has dedicated his life to studying whales, or as he puts it, “Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures.” Pyenson’s new book, Spying on Whales , takes readers on a scientific quest to understand the evolutionary journey42 min
- Are 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, or coal-powered electricity in your houses.
But what about the food you eat?
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43 min - Are 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, or coal-powered electricity in your houses. But what about the food you eat?43 min
- Are 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 in-depth look.
We also discuss the effects of obesity and weight stigma on children. What responsibilities do parents, pediatricians, and educators share in keeping kids healthy and safe?
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42 min - Are 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 in-depth look. We also discuss the effects of obesity and weight stigma on children. What responsibilities do parents, pediatricians, and educators share in keeping kids healthy and safe?42 min
- Women 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 look back in time at the origins of the bicycle, including innovation that happened right here in Connecticut. We find out the history of how this vehicle spurred social change and helped empower women to break through gender barriers a little more than a century ago.
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42 min - Women On Wheels: How Bicycles Paved A Road To Social ChangeBicycles 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 look back in time at the origins of the bicycle, including innovation that happened right here in Connecticut. We find out the history of how this vehicle spurred social change and helped empower women to break through gender barriers a little more than a century ago.42 min
About Where We Live
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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.
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