In 2023, employment in retail increased by nearly 500,000 people from October to December.

Additionally, there is an increased demand for healthcare services during the holiday season. Vehicular accidents, fires and decorating injuries are all too common. That’s according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

If you’ve recently spent any time shopping, or at a doctor’s office, odds are you’ve met someone who will be working through the holiday season.

Today, we hear from retail and healthcare workers and learn about their experiences working during the holidays.

If you'll be working through this holiday season, we want to hear from you.

GUESTS:
Lucy Sciarretto: Seafood Clerk at Stop & Shop in Southbury, CT
Audrey Silver: Senior Clinical Operations Manager at Hartford Healthcare
Ellen Benson: Associate Director of Procedural Services and Manager of the Sterile Processing Department UConn Health

In 2023, employment in retail increased by <a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/retail-trade-holiday-employment-buildup-and-layoff-2017-2024.htm">nearly 500,000 people from October to December.</a>
Additionally, there is an increased demand for healthcare services during the holiday season. Vehicular accidents, fires and decorating injuries are all too common. That&rsquo;s according to the <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2014/CPSC-Estimates-More-Than-15000-Holiday-Decorating-Injuries-During-November-and-December">Consumer Product Safety Commission.</a>
If you&rsquo;ve recently spent any time shopping, or at a doctor&rsquo;s office, odds are you&rsquo;ve met someone who will be working through the holiday season.
Today, we hear from retail and <a href="https://blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observations/index.php/reflections-on-working-in-the-hospital-during-the-holidays/2024/01/02/">healthcare workers and learn about their experiences working during the holidays.</a>
If you'll be working through this holiday season, we want to hear from you.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Lucy Sciarretto: Seafood Clerk at Stop &amp; Shop in Southbury, CT</li>
<li>Audrey Silver: Senior Clinical Operations Manager at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li>Ellen Benson: Associate Director of Procedural Services and Manager of the Sterile Processing Department UConn Health</li>
</ul>

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.

Another day on the job: Working over the holidays

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Our opinions and ideas, thoughts and feelings, and how our senses are taken in are unique to each of us.

 

So when the founding scientists of neuroscience first started illustrating and studying the brain, they came to some very different conclusions on how it works.

 

How we think, how the brain works, and the history of neuroscience is the subject of the Yale Peabody Musuem’s new exhibit, “Mind/Matter: The Neuroscience of Perception, Attention and Memory Launched.”

 

We hear from the curators of this exhibit. Later, we hear from one arts organization working to empower artists with disabilities.

 

GUESTS:


Daniel Colón Ramos: Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale University and Associate Director of the Wu Tsai Institute


David Skelly: Director of the Yale Peabody Museum


Rebecca Maloney: Senior Art Program Manager at Inspire Arts, Connecticut based program supporting artists with disabilities.

 

Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

Our opinions and ideas, thoughts and feelings, and how our senses are taken in are unique to each of us.
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So when the <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1906/speedread/">founding scientists of neuroscience</a> first started illustrating and studying the brain, they came to some very different conclusions on how it works.
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How we think, how the brain works, and the history of neuroscience is the subject of the Yale Peabody Musuem&rsquo;s new exhibit, <a href="https://peabody.yale.edu/news/mind-matter-exhibition">&ldquo;Mind/Matter: The Neuroscience of Perception, Attention and Memory Launched.&rdquo;</a>
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We hear from the curators of this exhibit. Later, we hear from one arts organization working to empower artists with disabilities.
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GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Daniel Col&oacute;n Ramos: Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale University and Associate Director of the Wu Tsai Institute
</li>
<li>
David Skelly: Director of the <a href="https://peabody.yale.edu/">Yale Peabody Museum</a>
</li>
<li>
Rebecca Maloney: Senior Art Program Manager at <a href="https://www.inspireartsct.com/">Inspire Arts</a>, Connecticut based program supporting artists with disabilities.
</li>
</ul>
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How our brains think: Exploring the world of neuroscience at the Yale Peabody Museum 

Breaking, also known as breakdancing, made its debut at the Olympics this summer. But the sport has an illustrious history. This hour, we take you from the streets of the Bronx to the global stage.

Breaking, also known as breakdancing, made its debut at the Olympics this summer. But the sport has an illustrious history. This hour, we take you from the streets of the Bronx to the global stage.

From the Bronx to Paris: How breakdancing went global

Korean Dramas, or “K-Dramas,” are gaining popularity internationally. Netflix recently poured billions of dollars into Korean content to meet the rising demand.

So what sets K-Dramas apart from other TV genres? And why do viewers say that watching K-Dramas has helped them heal, grieve, and even feel less lonely?

This hour, we’re joined by Jeanie Y. Chang, licensed marriage and family therapist and author of “How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness, Healing, and Mental Health.”

And later, we hear from members of a local K-Drama meetup group, whose shared passion for K-Dramas has taken them all over the globe.

GUESTS:
Jeanie Y. Chang: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of “How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness, Healing, and Mental Health“
Sheena Williams: Organizer of the South Windsor K-Drama Meetup Group
Evelyn Angry-Smith: Founder and co-organizer of the South Windsor K-Drama Meetup Group

Korean Dramas, or &ldquo;K-Dramas,&rdquo; are gaining popularity internationally. <a href="https://about.netflix.com/ko/news/netflixkoreainvestment">Netflix</a> recently poured billions of dollars into Korean content to meet the rising demand.
So what sets K-Dramas apart from other TV genres? And why do viewers say that watching K-Dramas has helped them heal, grieve, and even feel less lonely?
This hour, we&rsquo;re joined by Jeanie Y. Chang, licensed marriage and family therapist and author of &ldquo;How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness, Healing, and Mental Health.&rdquo;
And later, we hear from members of a local K-Drama meetup group, whose shared passion for K-Dramas has taken them all over the globe.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jeanie Y. Chang: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of <a href="https://noonasnoonchi.com/book/">&ldquo;How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness, Healing, and Mental Health&ldquo;</a></li>
<li>Sheena Williams: Organizer of the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/south-windsor-k-drama-meetup/">South Windsor K-Drama Meetup Group</a></li>
<li>Evelyn Angry-Smith: Founder and co-organizer of the <a href="https://www.meetup.com/south-windsor-k-drama-meetup/">South Windsor K-Drama Meetup Group</a></li>
</ul>

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