This hour on Disrupted, we talk to three members of the theater community in Connecticut about how the industry moves forward, and what lessons they’ve learned over the last year.

This hour on Disrupted, we talk to three members of the theater community in Connecticut about how the industry moves forward, and what lessons they&rsquo;ve learned over the last year.

Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.

Visit ctpublic.org/disrupted for more! 

Disrupted is about the changes we all encounter and the forces driving those changes. Some disruptions spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. But the show isn't just about those disruptions; it’s about embracing them, exploring new perspectives, and feeling more connected to ourselves and our communities. Host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean creates a place where changemakers come together to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.
Visit <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">ctpublic.org/disrupted</a> for more!

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Rethinking Theater In A Post-Pandemic World

Giving birth can have a serious impact on a person’s physical and mental health. Postpartum psychosis has been in the news recently due to the Lindsay Clancy case, but that is just one of many challenges that people can face during and after childbirth. 1 in 8 people who give birth experience postpartum depression. That’s according to the CDC.

There are also disparities in the way childbirth affects people— the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black people was three times higher than the rate for non-Hispnaic white people in 2023 and 2024.

This hour, we discuss childbirth and postpartum health.

GUESTS:


Emily Fields: resident of Norwalk, CT.


Sujata Srinivasan: Senior Health Reporter for Connecticut Public.


Tiffany Donelson: President and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:


ACCESS Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms


Postpartum Support International


Maternal health equity: A blueprint for Connecticut

Special thanks to our interns Julian Clarke-Dixon and Cooper Formica.

Giving birth can have a serious impact on a person&rsquo;s physical and mental health. Postpartum psychosis has been in the news recently due to the Lindsay Clancy case, but that is just one of many challenges that people can face during and after childbirth. 1 in 8 people who give birth experience postpartum depression. That&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/depression/index.html">according to the CDC</a>.
There are also disparities in the way childbirth affects people&mdash; the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black people was three times <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/hestat113.htm">higher</a> than the rate for non-Hispnaic white people in 2023 and 2024.
This hour, we discuss childbirth and postpartum health.
GUESTS:
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Emily Fields: resident of Norwalk, CT.
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/sujata-srinivasan">Sujata Srinivasan</a>: Senior Health Reporter for Connecticut Public.
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Tiffany Donelson: President and CEO of the <a href="https://www.cthealth.org/">Connecticut Health Foundation</a>.
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</ul>
Resources Discussed in this Episode:
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<li>
<a href="https://www.accessmhct.com/moms/">ACCESS Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms</a>
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<a href="https://postpartum.net/">Postpartum Support International</a>
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<a href="https://www.cthealth.org/publication/maternal-health-equity-blueprint-ct/">Maternal health equity: A blueprint for Connecticut</a>
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</ul>
Special thanks to our interns Julian Clarke-Dixon and Cooper Formica.

Childbirth and postpartum health, from a firsthand account to a look at disparities

A lot of conversation around AI focuses on it as an existential threat. But if AI has destructive potential, does it also have the capacity to do good? This hour, we're talking about AI and the choice we can make about how we use it. Our guest is Beth Simone Noveck, Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy.

GUEST:


Beth Simone Noveck: Professor and Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University. She is also former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy.

A lot of conversation around AI focuses on it as an existential threat. But if AI has destructive potential, does it also have the capacity to do good? This hour, we're talking about AI and the choice we can make about how we use it. Our guest is <a href="https://rebootdemocracy.ai/bio/">Beth Simone Noveck</a>, Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is <a href="https://rebootdemocracy.ai/book/">Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy</a>.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://rebootdemocracy.ai/bio/">Beth Simone Noveck</a>: Professor and Director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University. She is also former Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House. Her new book is <a href="https://rebootdemocracy.ai/book/">Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy</a>.
</li>
</ul>

Beth Simone Noveck says AI can change democracy for the better— if we choose to use it that way

In the United States, we talk a lot about discrimination. But one form of discrimination that we don’t talk about enough is discrimination based on body weight. It affects everything from our employment prospects to our medical care. But it actually remains legal in almost every state in the U.S.

This hour, we’re talking about the stigma around body weight. We’ll learn about the research on how people are impacted by weight stigma, and we'll talk about how weight discrimination intersects with other forms of discrimination.

GUESTS:


Rebecca Puhl: Deputy Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut.


Da'Shaun Harrison: Co-Executive Director of Scalawag Magazine and author of Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness.

In the United States, we talk a lot about discrimination. But one form of discrimination that we don&rsquo;t talk about enough is discrimination based on body weight. It affects everything from our employment prospects to our medical care. But it actually remains legal in almost every state in the U.S.
This hour, we&rsquo;re talking about the stigma around body weight. We&rsquo;ll learn about the research on how people are impacted by weight stigma, and we'll talk about how weight discrimination intersects with other forms of discrimination.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://hdfs.uconn.edu/person/rebecca-puhl/">Rebecca Puhl</a>: Deputy Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy &amp; Health and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://dashaunharrison.com/">Da'Shaun Harrison</a>: Co-Executive Director of <a href="https://scalawagmagazine.org/">Scalawag Magazine</a> and author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/">Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness</a>.
</li>
</ul>

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