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Visual poet Monica Ong grew up as an art school kid. She had a deep interest in photography and print artistry, but she also had a deep love for language.

Mixing these two mediums has resulted in something she calls visual poetry: an alchemy of text and image where the elements of an image, also make up a poem.

She joins us this hour to talk about her work and her new book Planetariawhere she explores astronomy, motherhood and the diaspora identity.

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Visual poet Monica Ong grew up as an art school kid. She had a deep interest in photography and print artistry, but she also had a deep love for language.
Mixing these two mediums has resulted in something she calls visual poetry: an alchemy of text and image where the elements of an image, also make up a poem.
She joins us this hour to talk about her work and her new book <a href="https://www.proximavera.com/books/p/planetaria">Planetaria</a> where she explores astronomy, motherhood and the diaspora identity.
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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.

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Connecticut Public's 'Where We Live' has curated a list of conversations featuring talks with your favorite authors and deep dives into literary themes and news from across Connecticut Public's talk shows.  

Connecticut Public's 'Where We Live' has curated a list of conversations featuring talks with your favorite authors and deep dives into literary themes and news from across Connecticut Public's talk shows.&nbsp;&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.

Monica Ong on art of visual poetry

Millions of people in our country live with a chronic condition.

From syndromes affecting our hearts and brains, to pain and inflammation, chronic illnesses can be hidden to the world, but are all too real for patients.

Today, we dive deep into how culture and politics affect our bodies. We explore perceptions of what illness looks like (or doesn’t look like). And we'll ask what it takes for a patient to become an advocate, both for themself and for others.

Are you or someone you love living with a chronic condition? We want to hear from you.

Guests

Eshani Surya: Author of Ravishing, a novel that explores the intersection of the beauty industry and chronic illness

Jennifer Lunden: Author of American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life – An Illuminating Investigation into Chronic Illness and Environmental Ecosystems

Lauren Stiles: Founder, Dysautonomia International

Millions of people in our country live with a chronic condition.
From syndromes affecting our hearts and brains, to pain and inflammation, chronic illnesses can be hidden to the world, but are all too real for patients.
Today, we dive deep into how culture and politics affect our bodies. We explore perceptions of what illness looks like (or doesn&rsquo;t look like). And we'll ask what it takes for a patient to become an advocate, both for themself and for others.
Are you or someone you love living with a chronic condition? We want to hear from you.
Guests
<a href="https://www.eshani-surya.com/">Eshani Surya</a>: Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/ravishing/">Ravishing</a>, a novel that explores the intersection of the beauty industry and chronic illness
<a href="https://jenniferlunden.substack.com/p/now-i-live-in-france">Jennifer Lunden</a>: Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/american-breakdown-jennifer-lunden?variant=43710085070882">American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body&rsquo;s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life &ndash; An Illuminating Investigation into Chronic Illness and Environmental Ecosystems</a>
<a href="https://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/page.php?ID=18">Lauren Stiles</a>: Founder,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/index.php">Dysautonomia International</a>

What's it like to live with a chronic illness?

Changing federal guidance on vaccines has Connecticut health officials in an uproar.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine committee recently altered long-standing guidance on how newborns are vaccinated.

Meanwhile, doctors say more patients fear vaccine side effects, which doctors are addressing on a case-by-case basis during consultations. Public health experts are concerned that fear and confusion could bring back diseases that the U.S. had forgotten.

We’ll dig into the history of vaccines in America, check in with Connecticut doctors and ask the state's top public health official what's next.

Guests:
Jason L Schwartz: associate professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health; associate Professor in the History of Medicine, Yale University.
Dr. Manisha Juthani: commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health
Dr. David Banach: head of infection prevention at UConn Health

Changing federal guidance on vaccines has Connecticut health officials in an uproar.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-12-05/outlandish-and-disturbing-ct-doctors-condemn-federal-hepatitis-b-vaccine-guidance-for-babies">vaccine committee recently altered long-standing guidance on how newborns are vaccinated</a>.
Meanwhile, doctors say more patients fear vaccine side effects, which doctors are addressing on a case-by-case basis during consultations. Public health experts are concerned that fear and confusion could bring back diseases that the U.S. had forgotten.
We&rsquo;ll dig into the history of vaccines in America, check in with Connecticut doctors and ask the state's top public health official what's next.
Guests:
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<li><a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/jschwartz/">Jason L Schwartz</a>: associate professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Yale School of Public Health; associate Professor in the History of Medicine, Yale University.</li>
<li><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/dph/about-the-commissioner?language=en_US">Dr. Manisha Juthani</a>: commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health</li>
<li><a href="https://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=banach-david">Dr. David Banach</a>: head of infection prevention at UConn Health</li>
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CT doctors react to CDC's changing pediatric vaccine recommendations 

"Gilmore Girls" premiered in October 2000 on The WB network. The series filled a niche at the time: female leads, three generations of women, and witty, fast-paced dialogue. But success was not immediate.

This hour, we listen to "Oy, with the Gilmores already!" an episode of Connecticut Public's new podcast, "Generation Gilmore Girls."

Later, we’re joined by the host of the podcast, Chloe Wynne, who reflects on the show's staying power 25 years after its premiere.

Guest:
Chloe Wynne: Producer for "Where We Live" and "The Wheelhouse", host of "Generation Gilmore Girls". 

"Gilmore Girls"&nbsp;premiered in October 2000&nbsp;on The WB network. The series filled a niche at the time: female leads, three generations of women, and witty, fast-paced dialogue. But success was not immediate.
This hour, we listen to "Oy, with the Gilmores already!" an episode of Connecticut Public's new podcast, "<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/podcast/generation-gilmore-girls">Generation Gilmore Girls.</a>"
Later, we&rsquo;re joined by the host of the podcast, Chloe Wynne, who reflects on the show's staying power 25 years after its premiere.
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<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/chloe-wynne">Chloe Wynne:</a> Producer for "Where We Live" and "The Wheelhouse", host of "<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/podcast/generation-gilmore-girls">Generation Gilmore Girls".&nbsp;</a></li>
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