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ctpublic.org | Kevin J Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald
By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published June 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM EDT Peniel E. Joseph's new book 'Freedom Season' takes us through 1963, a watershed year in the civil rights movement. He explains not only the history of the year, but also how decisions made back then still impact us today. 1963 changed the course of U.S. history.
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ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published June 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM EDT Remember how fun roller skating was as a kid?
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2 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published June 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM EDT It was part birthday party, part storytelling spectacle, and 100% Audacious!We threw a live Show & Tell at Dead Language Beer Project in Hartford, and invited public radio fans to bring an object they love, and the story that makes it matter.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published June 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM EDT To celebrate five years of Audacious, we reconnect with a few unforgettable guests. Ari Cobb, now 13, reflects on how his relationship with stuttering has evolved since we first met him at age 8. Toby Dorr shares how the death of her former partner, whom she once broke out of prison, reshaped her purpose.
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4 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald
By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM EDT Tyler Russell / Connecticut PublicOluwaseyi Oluborode is part of a youth-led campaign that advocates for SB 12243, a bill that would provide fare-free bus public transportation services for high school students and veterans.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald
By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM EDT Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images North AmericaCrews use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators as they continue to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published May 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM EDT When you hear “philanthropy,” you might think of millionaires, black-tie galas, or buildings named after donors. But what if you could be a philanthropist without being wealthy? In this episode, you’ll meet people who donate small amounts to hundreds of places, hand out cash on city streets, and send money directly to people in poverty, no strings attached.
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ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published May 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM EDT Some rituals are spiritual. Some are silly. Some are inherited, and some are self-made. Casper ter Kuile, author of The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices, walks us through how we create all sorts of meaningful, grounding rituals.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Megan Fitzgerald
By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Megan Fitzgerald Published May 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM EDT April 30th marked 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. The war looms large in U.S. culture— it’s been the subject of countless books and movies. These works have often focused on American soldiers, but not so much on the experiences of everyday Vietnamese people living through the war.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Chion Wolf
By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Chion Wolf Published May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM EDT What if it wasn’t spiders, heights, or flying… but grass, buttons, or your own reflection that made your hands clammy and your heart race? Meet Bettina, a romantic comedy author who avoids lawns at all costs; Marcos, who dreads reflections and shaves in the shower to escape the mirror; and Mark, who hasn’t worn a shirt with buttons since he was a kid.
