Cat Shen has been hosting Where We Live long enough for the show to use a fork, and yet very little is known about her. In this hour, technical producer and partner-in-mischief Dylan Reyes sits down with Cat to get the inside scoop on the reporter turned host.

The pair discuss some of their favorite songs, defining life moments and what it means to be the face of a show that's celebrating 20 years on Connecticut Public Radio in 2026.

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):


Milk Tea — Yuji Ohno (ft. Akari Dritschler


Happy Happy Christmas — Drax (commonly known as it is a mystery)


Complicated — Avril Lavigne


Magpie — Peach Pit


The Moon Represents My Heart — Teresa Teng (鄧麗君 — Deng Lee Jun)


Uprising — Muse


Mr. Resetti — insaneintherainmusic


Ganja Smugglin — The Expendables


Goofy Goober Rock — Tom Rothrock


I'm Yours — Jason Mraz


Sparkle (movie version) — RADWIMPS

Or, find it all in this playlist!

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Cat Shen has been hosting Where We Live long enough for the show to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/milestones/3-years.html">use a fork</a>, and yet very little is known about her. In this hour, technical producer and partner-in-mischief Dylan Reyes sits down with Cat to get the inside scoop on the reporter turned host.
The pair discuss some of their favorite songs, defining life moments and what it means to be the face of a show that's celebrating 20 years on Connecticut Public Radio in 2026.
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/5B3DgK88YJw">Milk Tea</a> &mdash; Yuji Ohno (ft. Akari Dritschler
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/HR41nFMREBE">Happy Happy Christmas</a> &mdash; Drax (commonly known as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq3abPnEEGE">it is a mystery</a>)
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE">Complicated</a> &mdash; Avril Lavigne
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKyWzW9WXic">Magpie</a> &mdash; Peach Pit
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_cEeDlop0">The Moon Represents My Heart</a> &mdash; Teresa Teng (鄧麗君 &mdash; Deng Lee Jun)
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog">Uprising</a> &mdash; Muse
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-J3yjvZ60U">Mr. Resetti</a> &mdash; insaneintherainmusic
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCGD_tXAX4">Ganja Smugglin</a> &mdash; The Expendables
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCPDVVLUw-4">Goofy Goober Rock</a> &mdash; Tom Rothrock
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A">I'm Yours</a> &mdash; Jason Mraz
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pHfPJGatgE">Sparkle (movie version)</a> &mdash; RADWIMPS
</li>
</ul>
Or, find it all in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc3X27YI7uvCBfICRmOzmVwzyT1uqx0BC">this playlist</a>!
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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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