Step into the Renaissance Faire and you’ll be greeted with a scene out of time — dueling knights, vendors hawking their wares and royal proclamations.

 

Today, we'll take you to a faire and bring you voices from a realm filled with magic and whimsy. We'll also hear from the organizers of the Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire and the Connecticut Renaissance Faire.

 

We learn what goes into organizing these festivals, what it is like to perform there, and what keeps people coming back year after year.

 

GUESTS:


Isaac Moss: Summer intern at Connecticut Public and recent graduate of Wesleyan University


Coco Cooley: Summer intern at Connecticut Public and student at Wesleyan University


Eric Tetreault: Co-Founder and Marketing Director at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire


Daniel Greenwolf: Co-Owner of the Connecticut Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Fair

This episode originally aired on July 29, 2025.

 

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Step into the Renaissance Faire and you&rsquo;ll be greeted with a scene out of time &mdash; dueling knights, vendors hawking their wares and royal proclamations.
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Today, we'll take you to a faire and bring you voices from a realm filled with magic and whimsy. We'll also hear from the organizers of the <a href="https://www.mfrenfaire.com/">Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire</a> and the <a href="https://ctfaire.com/">Connecticut Renaissance Faire.</a>
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We learn what goes into organizing these festivals, what it is like to perform there, and what keeps people coming back year after year.
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GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Isaac Moss:&nbsp;Summer intern at Connecticut Public and recent graduate of Wesleyan University
</li>
<li>
Coco Cooley:&nbsp;Summer intern at Connecticut Public and student at Wesleyan University
</li>
<li>
Eric Tetreault:&nbsp;Co-Founder and Marketing Director at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire
</li>
<li>
Daniel Greenwolf:&nbsp;Co-Owner of the Connecticut Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Fair
</li>
</ul>
This episode originally aired on July 29, 2025.
&nbsp;
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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.