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Where We Live episodes

  • Who's Messing With Our Elections?

    Russian hacking, fake news--if the last election  taught us anything, it’s that your vote is a valuable commodity.

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    42 min
  • The Story Of Waterbury's "Radium Girls"

    During the 1920’s, some Connecticut women took jobs painting watch dials with radium-laced paint. At the time, they didn’t know it was toxic. As these so-called “Radium Girls” began to die, their stories became part of a rallying cry for industrial regulation.

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    41 min
  • Responding To The Mass Shooting In Las Vegas
    More than 50 are dead and more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. On Sunday night, a gunman in a Las Vegas high rise hotel fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition on thousands of concertgoers.
    41 min
  • Responding To The Mass Shooting In Las Vegas

    More than 50 are dead and more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. On Sunday night, a gunman in a Las Vegas high rise hotel fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition on thousands of  concertgoers.

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    41 min
  • A New Nuclear Arms Race?

    With the threat of nuclear weapons from North Korea, questions about the future of the Iran nuclear deal, and more aggressive, nationalistic rhetoric coming from the U.S president -- could we see nukes being used again?

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    50 min
  • Making Her Story: Carolyn Kuan

    Six years ago she became the first female to lead the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. This hour, Carolyn Kuan talks about her intricate journey to the Connecticut stage.

    It's the latest in WNPR's "Making Her Story" series, recorded live at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, Connecticut. 

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    50 min
  • What About Mom? An Exploration Of Maternal Health And Death In America
    Pregnancy and childbirth bring on a range of emotions -- from excitement, to exhaustion, to the stress of physical pain. Few, however, expect these experiences to result in human tragedy -- especially not in the death of a new or soon-to-be mother . This hour: the realities of maternal health and mortality. We check in with a team of doctors and reporters, and we also hear from you.
    50 min
  • Mary And Eliza Freeman: A Tale Of Bridgeport's "Little Liberia"

    Within the shadow of P.T. Barnum lies a much quieter tale of Bridgeport prosperity -- a tale involving two nineteenth-century sisters, Mary and Eliza Freeman.

    While neither achieved the same level of recognition as Barnum, both established a significant place within the history of Connecticut’s Park City. 

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    50 min

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