“An Arcane Inheritance," the latest novel of author Kamilah Cole, weaves dark academia with occult secrets at a fictional Ivy League school based in Hartford.

The story follows the ambitious, determined Ellory Morgan, a Jamaican immigrant and first-generation college student pursuing a degree in political science. A lavish scholarship allows her to begin her college education at Warren University, but soon after arriving on campus, things start to unravel into the paranormal.

We'll explore Cole's latest book, ask what drew her to Hartford and explain "dark academia" — a popular genre where brooding and blazers meet ivory towers and sinister secrets.

GUEST:
Kamilah Cole: author of several books including “An Arcane Inheritance"

&ldquo;<a href="https://www.kamilah-cole.com/anarcaneinheritance">An Arcane Inheritance</a>," the latest novel of author Kamilah Cole, weaves dark academia with occult secrets at a fictional Ivy League school based in Hartford.
The story follows the ambitious, determined Ellory Morgan, a Jamaican immigrant and first-generation college student pursuing a degree in political science. A lavish scholarship allows her to begin her college education at Warren University, but soon after arriving on campus, things start to unravel into the paranormal.
We'll explore Cole's latest book, ask what drew her to Hartford and explain "dark academia" &mdash; a popular genre where brooding and blazers meet ivory towers and sinister secrets.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Kamilah Cole:&nbsp;author of several books including &ldquo;An Arcane Inheritance"</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.

Author Kamilah Cole explores Hartford and Jamaican-American experience in latest novel

Death is not something that a lot of us like to think about. But making plans about end-of-life doesn’t need to be scary. Our experts today say it could be empowering.

Today, we hear from the Connecticut Death Collective, and hear new approaches to end-of-life care, and memorialization.

Later this month, the Mattatuck Museum and Riverside Cemetery, will host the first ever CT Death and Dying Symposium. We hear more.

Guests:
Sarah Sparen: registered nurse offering death education and guidance in Waterford area
Chris Grosso: writer, speaker, musician, and the author of four books, including "Indie Spiritualist" and "Necessary Death." He also hosts The Indie Spiritualist Podcast
Becca Allen: a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in end-of-life planning and end of life doula
Cheryl Guertin: vice president sexton and funeral director at Riverside Cemetery

Death is not something that a lot of us like to think about. But making plans about end-of-life doesn&rsquo;t need to be scary. Our experts today say it could be empowering.
Today, we hear from the&nbsp;<a href="https://ctdeathcollective.weebly.com/#/">Connecticut Death Collective,</a>&nbsp;and hear new approaches to end-of-life care, and memorialization.
Later this month, the Mattatuck Museum and Riverside Cemetery, will host the first ever <a href="https://www.mattmuseum.org/symposium/">CT Death and Dying Symposium.</a>&nbsp;We hear more.
Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/good_death_nurse/">Sarah Sparen</a>:&nbsp;registered nurse offering death education and guidance in Waterford area</li>
<li><a href="https://www.actioncreateschange.com/chrisgrossocoaching">Chris Grosso:</a>&nbsp;writer, speaker, musician, and the author of four books, including "Indie Spiritualist" and "Necessary Death." He also hosts The Indie Spiritualist Podcast</li>
<li><a href="https://www.beccaallen.net/">Becca Allen:</a>&nbsp;a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in end-of-life planning and end of life doula</li>
<li>Cheryl Guertin: vice president sexton and funeral director at <a href="https://riversidecemeteryct.org/">Riverside Cemetery</a></li>
</ul>

Having a "good death" is possible; we learn what this means

Data centers come in all shapes and sizes,from a few shelves in the basement of a university building, to a warehouse the size of nearly two hundred football fields.

But what do data centers actually do? Do we have any here in Connecticut? Towns across the state have expressed their trepidation about what a large data center might mean for the quality of life of their residents, with others looking to data centers as a way to create new jobs.

Today, we’ll be covering data centers: from how they work, to their impacts on energy and water infrastructure.

Guests:
Reid Blackman: founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consulting business, and the author of the upcoming “The Ethical Nightmare Challenge”
Jordan Fenster: Reporter for Hearst Connecticut covering artificial intelligence
John Moritz: Reporter for CTMirror covering energy and the environment

Data centers come in all shapes and sizes,from a few shelves in the basement of a university building, to a warehouse the size of nearly two hundred football fields.
But what do data centers actually&nbsp;do? Do we have any here in Connecticut?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-data-centers-hyperscale-water-power-energy-21894397.php">Towns across the state have expressed their trepidation about what a large data center might mean for the quality of life of their residents, with others looking to data centers as a way to create new jobs.</a>
Today, we&rsquo;ll be covering data centers: from how they work, to their impacts on energy and water infrastructure.
Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.reidblackman.com/">Reid Blackman</a>:&nbsp;founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consulting business, and the author of the upcoming &ldquo;The Ethical Nightmare Challenge&rdquo;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/author/jordan-fenster/">Jordan Fenster</a>:&nbsp;Reporter for Hearst Connecticut covering artificial intelligence</li>
<li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/author/jmoritz/">John Moritz</a>:&nbsp;Reporter for CTMirror covering energy and the environment</li>
</ul>

The demand for data centers is growing: Are they coming to CT?

Breathe deep and think: What do you smell right now? The sweetness of the spring air? The smoky smells of the highway?

Our noses give us key clues about the environment and provide a critical daily link to some of our most cherished memories.

But smell, and its control over culture and politics, is often undervalued and misunderstood.

Today, we take a nose dive into the olfactory, exploring how humanity has used smell to communicate and control.

Guests:
Ally Louks: Supervisor at the University of Cambridge and author of "Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose"
Alexandra Segal: Wesleyan University anthropology graduate and winner of the school's "GLASS Prize in Queer Studies" for her 2025 paper, "On the Nose: What to Learn from Funk and Fragheads"
Brittany Koziara: Owner of Forêline Parfumerie
Hsuan Hsu: Professor of English at UC Davis, and author of "The Smell of Risk" and "Olfactory Worldmaking"

Breathe deep and think: What do you smell right now? The sweetness of the spring air? The smoky smells of the highway?
Our noses give us key clues about the environment and provide a critical daily link to some of our most cherished memories.
But smell, and its control over culture and politics, is often undervalued and misunderstood.
Today, we take a nose dive into the olfactory, exploring how humanity has used smell to communicate and control.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Ally Louks:&nbsp;Supervisor at the University of Cambridge and author of "<a href="https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/528f479f-fd3c-43fd-9463-7c2923560573">Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose</a>"</li>
<li>Alexandra Segal:&nbsp;Wesleyan University anthropology graduate and winner of the school's "<a href="https://www.wesleyan.edu/queerstudies/glass.html">GLASS Prize in Queer Studies</a>" for her 2025 paper,&nbsp;<a href="https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/turnstile-challenge?destination=%2Fislandora%2Fnose-what-learn-funk-and-fragheads">"On the Nose: What to Learn from Funk and Fragheads"</a></li>
<li>Brittany Koziara:&nbsp;Owner of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/forelineparfumerie/">For&ecirc;line Parfumerie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://english.ucdavis.edu/people/hsuan-l-hsu-xuxuan">Hsuan Hsu:</a>&nbsp;Professor of English at UC Davis, and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479810093/the-smell-of-risk/">"The Smell of Risk"</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921231/olfactory-worldmaking/">"Olfactory Worldmaking"</a></li>
</ul>

Author Kamilah Cole explores Hartford and Jamaican-American experience in latest novel

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