We live in an age of convenience. From one device, millions of books can be accessed and stored. E-readers have become so ubiquitous that even if you don't personally own one, you probably know someone who does.

But, have you ever stopped to think about how we get our e-books? And once you do get it, do you actually own it?

Today, we will be digging through these questions as we explore e-books and the technology that supports them.

Guests:


Deborah Schander: Connecticut State Librarian


Nicholas Engert: public librarian of over 20 years


Lon Seidman: Connecticut resident and tech reporter at Lon.TV

Connecticut Public's Megan Rodriguez-Hawkins contributed to this show.

We live in an age of convenience. From one device, millions of books can be accessed and stored. E-readers have become so ubiquitous that even if you don't personally own one, you probably know someone who does.
But, have you ever stopped to think about how we get our e-books? And once you do get it, do you actually own it?
Today, we will be digging through these questions as we explore e-books and the technology that supports them.
Guests:
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Deborah Schander: Connecticut State Librarian
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Nicholas Engert: public librarian of over 20 years
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Lon Seidman: Connecticut resident and tech reporter at <a href="http://lon.tv">Lon.TV</a>
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Connecticut Public's Megan Rodriguez-Hawkins contributed to this show.

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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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Every year, the Westport Library hosts a series of author conversations bringing the community together to bond over a book and a shared love of reading.

This year, Where We Live host Catherine Shen hosted one of these conversations and spoke to award-winning author Eiren Caffall. Today, we will listen back to that conversation.

Caffall is the author of “All the Water in the World.” It's the story of one family living in a nearly deserted New York City in the years after the glaciers melt.

Guest:


Eiren Caffall: author of the memoir "The Mourner’s Bestiary" and the novel "All the Water in the World"

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Every year, the <a href="https://westportlibrary.org/">Westport Library</a> hosts a series of author conversations bringing the community together to bond over a book and a shared love of reading.
This year, Where We Live host Catherine Shen hosted one of these conversations and spoke to award-winning author Eiren Caffall. Today, <a href="https://westportlibrary.org/event/westportreads-keynote-conversation-eiren-caffall-on-all-the-water-in-the-world/">we will listen back to that conversation.</a>
Caffall is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-water-in-the-world-a-novel-eiren-caffall/62b620c4ee354ed9?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content={adgroupname}&amp;utm_term=aud-1885352274184:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld43D21UZEyQ6MLRK4aokYhJgL&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwv-LOBhCdARIsAM5hdKfkSoIkl_uR98p78D69V3Yvw_gfQh529Z5AqZG-N2x2ki5ggMBKY5waArlEEALw_wcB">&ldquo;All the Water in the World.&rdquo;</a> It's the story of one family living in a nearly deserted New York City in the years after the glaciers melt.
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<a href="https://www.eirencaffall.com/">Eiren Caffall:</a> author of the memoir "The Mourner&rsquo;s Bestiary" and the novel "All the Water in the World"
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Author Eiren Caffal on finding love and hope in difficult times

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:
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<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>
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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>

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