WNHH Community Radio

Host Cyd Oppenheimer talks with author Robin Sloan about unlearning how to write for the Internet ("I still catch myself rushing, hurrying, getting nervous that a section’s going to go on too long”), reading with Google open on the side ("it makes my brain light up and makes my heart glow, what an amazing, wonderful way to read"), and about why books still matter in the post-election world. Guest readers Tui Sutherland and Alfie Guy join Oppenheimer to discuss technology and tradition, fantasy and friendship, names and nighttime.

Host Mubarakah Ibrahim talks about the struggle black women face with pay inequality.

On this episode, host Shafiq Abdussabur talks about his new venture Eco-Urban Pioneers and how to get small businesses involved in the $44 million construction of the Strong School with Vincent Giordano Jr., vice president of Giordano Construction, and Lil Snyder, head of the Small Contractor Development program. For more, read the New Haven Independent's article here: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/strong_school_/

Access Health Connecticut CEO Jim Wadleigh talks about efforts to remain sustainable in the face of possible federal cuts, and why Connecticut has been Obamacare's shining example of how federally subsidized health insurance can work well. Today's episode was made possible in part thanks to support from Yale-New Haven Hospital.

On this episode, host Michelle Turner speaks with Delores Greenlee, director of the Hill Health Center, about how treatment of HIV/AIDS in New Haven has changed in the past 40 or so years. The episode comes after Turner's participation in a citywide effort to celebrate Worlds AIDS Day, and the lives of men and women living with HIV and AIDS.

Host Kica Matos discusses community policing with Asst. Chief Cassanova.

WNHH's Paul Bass and Harry Droz look behind the latest headlines, from Alexion's sudden scandal to black-Hispanic tensions in town and the new "Give Change to Make Change campaign, against a backdrop of local music.

Host Greg Grinberg interviews Holly Tucker and her mother Barbara Fair about their ongoing dispute with the New Haven Police Department over Tucker's arrest, alleged abuse at the hands of police, and pending court case.

Mayor Toni Harp updates listeners on state legislative goals, her political future, controversies at the police department, and small-business development efforts.

Liquored-up and ready to go. With Joel at a Bar Mitzvah, Vinnie and Adam were joined by liquor entrepreneur Damian Cashman and legal counsel Ben Gettinger to (briefly) discuss sports and New Haven nightlife.