Robyn Doyon-Aitken

New Haven

Senior Producer at Connecticut Public

Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk Shows at Disrupted

I make radio about food for @WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio. On one of those “see food” diets, but lamb and goat cheese are deal-breakers.

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Articles

Peniel E. Joseph on the legacy and impact of 1963

1 week ago | 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.
Roller skating as community, competition, and transformation

1 week ago | 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?
The past and present of beach segregation in Connecticut

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Frankie Graziano |Meg Dalton |Chloe Wynne |Robyn Doyon-Aitken

By Frankie Graziano, Meg Dalton, Chloe Wynne, Robyn Doyon-Aitken Published June 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM EDT Bob Adelman / Republished with permission from Adelman Images Activist Ned Coll, in striped shirt, talks with a police officer and community members as part of his campaign to enable Black, inner-city residents to access Connecticut's beaches in the 1960s and 1970s.
Audacious Live! Show & Tell birthday bash in Hartford

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.
Five years of Audacious: Where are they now?

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.
Birdwatching legend Peter Kaestner's journey to 10,000 birds

4 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Megan Fitzgerald |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Meg Dalton |Chion Wolf

By Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Chion Wolf Published May 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM EDT You know how sometimes you look outside, see a bird, and think, “Oh, hey! A cardinal! A blue jay! A robin!“Happens all the time. Now imagine what your life would be like if you traveled the world as part of a lifelong quest to become the first person to see 10,000 bird species. Get to know Peter Kaestner.
How high school student activists push for change, from present to past

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.
The protests of 2020 were historic, but how much has actually changed?

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.
It all adds up: The joy of micro-philanthropy

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 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.
Often undervalued, student journalists play a vital role in our communities

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Kevin Chang Barnum |Khalilah L. Brown-Dean |Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Meg Dalton

By Kevin Chang Barnum, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Megan Fitzgerald Published May 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM EDT Student journalists have been in the spotlight in recent years. In 2024, amidst massive on-campus protests, people turned to student outlets like Columbia University’s WKCR for the most up to date reporting. But practicing journalism as a student comes with risks. Those risks have become even more clear in recent weeks.