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Where We Live episodes

  • Tim Parrish On Being A Recovering Racist
    From Charleston to Charlottesville, white supremacy still has roots in some communities. What draws some Americans to embrace extreme, hateful racist ideologies? We talk with Tim Parrish, a Connecticut resident with firsthand perspective. Now a college professor, Tim joined an extremely violent and racist crowd as a high school student in Louisiana.
    50 min
  • Eleanor In Love: An Intimate Portrait Of The 'First Lady Of The World'

    Eleanor Roosevelt was a woman with a huge historical footprint -- First Lady, first U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. She was dubbed “The First Lady of the World” by Harry Truman. 

    But how much is known about Eleanor’s personal life beyond the politics and activism? This hour, we sit down with Connecticut author Amy Bloom. Her new book, White Houses, is a fictional novel that explores Roosevelt’s real-life romantic relationship with female journalist Lorena Hickok.

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    50 min
  • Eleanor In Love: An Intimate Portrait Of The 'First Lady Of The World'
    Eleanor Roosevelt was a woman with a huge historical footprint -- First Lady, first U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly. She was dubbed “The First Lady of the World” by Harry Truman. But how much is known about Eleanor’s personal life beyond the politics and activism? This hour, we sit down with Connecticut author Amy Bloom. Her new book, White Houses , is a fictional novel that explores Roosevelt’s real-life romantic relationship with female journalist Lorena Hickok.
    50 min
  • Fred Rogers: The Simple Lessons Of A Complex Man

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    It’s been fifteen years since the death of Fred Rogers -- a man who, for decades, served as the cardigan-donning host and creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

    Rogers’ life is now the focus of a new Maxwell King biography -- aptly titled The Good Neighbor. This hour, we sit down with King for a special preview of the book. 

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    50 min
  • Fred Rogers: The Simple Lessons Of A Complex Man
    It’s been fifteen years since the death of Fred Rogers -- a man who, for decades, served as the cardigan-donning host and creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood . Rogers’ life is now the focus of a new Maxwell King biography -- aptly titled The Good Neighbor . This hour, we sit down with King for a special preview of the book. We hear details of Rogers’ upbringing in western Pennsylvania and talk about his legacy as a trailblazer in early children’s television. Do you have memories of watching
    50 min
  • America's Eviction Epidemic

    Each year, millions of Americans are evicted from their homes.

    This hour we talk with Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City started a national conversation about America’s eviction crisis.

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    50 min
  • America's Eviction Epidemic
    Each year, millions of Americans are evicted from their homes. This hour we talk with Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City started a national conversation about America’s eviction crisis.
    50 min
  • Climate Change And The Future Of Connecticut's Coastline

    With climate change come looming questions about the future of Connecticut's shoreline. Among them: How will sea level rise and extreme weather events alter the shape of the state's coast? And what will happen to the residents -- the people and native species -- who live there?

    Coming up, local experts join us to offer some insight and talk about the ways municipalities are planning for the challenges that lie ahead. 

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    50 min
  • Climate Change And The Future Of Connecticut's Coastline
    With climate change come looming questions about the future of Connecticut's shoreline. Among them: How will sea level rise and extreme weather events alter the shape of the state's coast? And what will happen to the residents -- the people and native species -- who live there? Coming up, local experts join us to offer some insight and talk about the ways municipalities are planning for the challenges that lie ahead.
    50 min

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