Civil rights icons like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Justice Thurgood Marshall have become household names. But the historic work of New Haven native Constance Baker Motley is still unknown to many Americans. This week, a look into the life and legacy of the first Black woman appointed to a federal court in American history.

Guests:
Connie Royster: retired New Haven attorney, former director of development at the Yale Divinity School, and niece of Constance Baker Motley
Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Dean of theRadcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and professor of Constitutional Law and History. She’s also the author of the book Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Michayla Savitt and Sara Gasparotto.

Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting ctpublic.org/donate.

Civil rights icons like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Justice Thurgood Marshall have become household names. But the historic work of New Haven native Constance Baker Motley is still unknown to many Americans. This week, a look into the life and legacy of the first Black woman appointed to a federal court in American history.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Connie Royster: retired New Haven attorney, former director of development at the Yale Divinity School, and niece of Constance Baker Motley</li>
<li>Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and professor of Constitutional Law and History. She&rsquo;s also the author of the book <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/563298/civil-rights-queen/">Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality</a></li>
</ul>
Disrupted is produced by James Szkobel-Wolff, Zshekinah Collier and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Michayla Savitt and Sara Gasparotto.
Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://ctpublic.org/donate" data-stringify-link="http://ctpublic.org/donate" data-sk="tooltip_parent">ctpublic.org/donate</a>.

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">Disrupted</a>, host and political scientist <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/khalilah-brown-dean">Khalilah Brown-Dean</a> unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

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Constance Baker Motley is a civil rights icon. Why don't more people know her name?

In its early stages, Miss America was mostly about physical beauty. Today, pageants have placed more emphasis on interviewing skills, social platform and inclusiveness.

Shavana Clarke is the first openly queer and lesbian woman to win Miss Connecticut USA. She shares her pageant journey and her mental health experience through her personal blog.

We also hear from Sally-Ann Fawcett, one of the judges in the first ever Miss AI Beauty Pageant. It’s a competition where teams from around the world digitally create the contestants.



GUESTS:


Shavana Clarke: 2024 Miss Connecticut USA.


Sally-Ann Fawcett:Miss AI Pageant judge. Head judge, Miss Great Britain.

In its early stages, Miss America was mostly about physical beauty. Today, pageants have placed more emphasis on interviewing skills, social platform and inclusiveness.
Shavana Clarke is the first openly queer and lesbian woman to win <a href="https://www.missconnecticutusa.com/">Miss Connecticut USA</a>. She shares her pageant journey and her mental health experience through her <a href="https://yourmentalhealthbestie.substack.com/">personal blog</a>.
We also hear from Sally-Ann Fawcett, one of the judges in the first ever <a href="https://www.waicas.com/">Miss AI Beauty Pageant</a>. It’s a competition where teams from around the world digitally create the contestants.
 
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Shavana Clarke: 2024 Miss Connecticut USA.
</li>
<li>
Sally-Ann Fawcett: <a href="https://www.waicas.com/">Miss AI Pageant</a> judge. Head judge, Miss Great Britain.
</li>
</ul>

Beauty pageants are changing: 'It's about the whole person'

This hour, we prepare for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. We'll hear from competitors, including a Connecticut native who lost part of her leg in a shark attack one year ago. She will now swim for Team USA in the Paralympics. We'll also check in on the geopolitical implications of this year's Olympics and talk to Logan "Logistx" Edra, who is competing in breaking— a style of dance rooted in hip-hop culture. It is the first time that breaking will be an Olympic sport.

GUESTS:


Ali Truwit: swimmer from Connecticut who will be competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games


Les Carpenter: Olympics writer for The Washington Post


Logan Edra aka "Logistx": one of the four breakers competing for Team USA in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

This hour, we prepare for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games. We'll hear from competitors, including a Connecticut native who lost part of her leg in a shark attack one year ago. She will now swim for Team USA in the Paralympics. We'll also check in on the geopolitical implications of this year's Olympics and talk to <a href="https://loganedra.com/">Logan "Logistx" Edra</a>, who is competing in breaking— a style of dance rooted in hip-hop culture. It is the first time that breaking will be an Olympic sport.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Ali Truwit: swimmer from Connecticut who will be competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games
</li>
<li>
Les Carpenter: Olympics writer for The Washington Post
</li>
<li>
Logan Edra aka "Logistx": one of the four breakers competing for Team USA in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games
</li>
</ul>

Preview Paris 2024, from a Paralympic shark attack survivor to an Olympic sport rooted in hip-hop

It's time for our second annual summer movie panel! This time we are talking about the possible end of the summer blockbuster (as we know it) and the end of the world in film. The panelists discuss the lack of hype around any specific movie(s) this year as compared to what we saw with last year's Barbie/Oppenheimer pairing and the trend in post-apocalyptic imagery in films like Dune: Part Two and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. We also hear about movies for kids like Inside Out 2 and talk about what made Challengers so successful.

GUESTS:


Alissa Wilkinson: Movie Critic at the New York Times. She is also an author who co-wrote the book 'How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World.'


Nadira Goffe: Associate Culture Writer at Slate


James Hanley: one of the founders of Cinestudio in Hartford

A few of the films discussed in this episode:


'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' (2024)


'Inside Out 2' (2024)


'Dune: Part Two' (2024)


'Challengers' (2024)


'Anyone but You' (2023)


'Poor Things' (2023)


'This is Cinerama' (1952)


'Evil Does Not Exist' (2023)


'The Idea of You' (2024)


'Exhuma' (2024)

You can listen to last year's Disrupted summer movie panel on our website.

It's time for our second annual summer movie panel! This time we are talking about the possible end of the summer blockbuster (as we know it) and the end of the world in film. The panelists discuss the lack of hype around any specific movie(s) this year as compared to what we saw with last year's Barbie/Oppenheimer pairing and the trend in post-apocalyptic imagery in films like Dune: Part Two and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. We also hear about movies for kids like Inside Out 2 and talk about what made Challengers so successful.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Alissa Wilkinson: <a href="https://www.alissawilkinson.com/">Movie Critic at the New York Times</a>. She is also an author who co-wrote the book '<a href="https://www.alissawilkinson.com/books">How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World</a>.'
</li>
<li>
Nadira Goffe: <a href="https://slate.com/author/nadira-goffe">Associate Culture Writer at Slate</a>
</li>
<li>
James Hanley: one of the founders of <a href="https://cinestudio.org/">Cinestudio</a> in Hartford
</li>
</ul>
A few of the films discussed in this episode:
<ul>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/">Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga</a>' (2024)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22022452/">Inside Out 2</a>' (2024)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/">Dune: Part Two</a>' (2024)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16426418/">Challengers</a>' (2024)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26047818/">Anyone but You</a>' (2023)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458/">Poor Things</a>' (2023)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045231/">This is Cinerama</a>' (1952)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28490044/">Evil Does Not Exist</a>' (2023)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9466114/">The Idea of You</a>' (2024)
</li>
<li>
'<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27802490/">Exhuma</a>' (2024)
</li>
</ul>
You can listen to last year's Disrupted summer movie panel <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted/2023-07-19/a-look-at-the-film-industry-from-strikes-to-summer-blockbusters">on our website</a>.

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