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With Roe v Wade overturned, and abortion becoming less available, will we see more children placed in foster care and parents seeking adoption?

Today on Where We Live, we speak with experts and learn whether or not we should expect to see an increase in adoption. We hear from Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes.

Later, we hear from Doris Houston, Director of the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies at Illinois State University.

What questions do you have about the future of adoption and foster care?

GUESTS:
Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes - Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services
Doris Houston - Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Social Work and the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies at Illinois State University.
Molly Rampe Thomas - Founder and CEO of Choice Network, a national recognized pro choice and LGBTQ adoption agency

Where We Live is dedicated to exploring the issues and impact of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe. We wanted to create a space to make it easy for our listeners to find all of this content with one click. Visit ctpublic.org/PostRoeWorld for easy access to our ongoing coverage.

With Roe v Wade overturned, and abortion becoming less available, will we see more children placed in foster care and parents seeking adoption?
Today on Where We Live, we speak with experts and learn whether or not we should expect to see an increase in adoption. We hear from Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes.
Later, we hear from Doris Houston, Director of the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies at Illinois State University.
What questions do you have about the future of adoption and foster care?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes - Connecticut Department of Children and Family Services</li>
<li>Doris Houston - Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Social Work and the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies at Illinois State University.</li>
<li>Molly Rampe Thomas - Founder and CEO of Choice Network, a national recognized pro choice and LGBTQ adoption agency</li>
</ul>
Where We Live is dedicated to exploring the issues and impact of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe. We wanted to create a space to make it easy for our listeners to find all of this content with one click. Visit <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-07-22/post-roe-world">ctpublic.org/PostRoeWorld</a> for easy access to our ongoing coverage.

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 looks at the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. From the doctor’s office to our personal data online, find all of Where We Live's coverage on the issues and effects of a post-Roe world here.

Connecticut Public’s Where We Live looks at the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. From the doctor’s office to our personal data online, find all of Where We Live's coverage on the issues and effects of a post-Roe world here.

Host Lucy Nalpathanchil looks at the Dobbs decision and its effects on our lives, from the doctor’s office to our personal data online.

Where We Live: A Post-Roe World

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.

The future of adoption in a post Roe v. Wade world

“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>

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

What does it mean to take a break?

Going on a walk or doodling during a meeting? Maybe turning off your phone and reading a book?

For author Melissa Febos, years of destructive relationships left her in need of a different kind of break — giving up sex.

She embarked on a year-long journey of abstinence from romantic and sexual relationships, documenting what she discovered about herself in “The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex.”

Guests:
Melissa Febos: author of five books, including "The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex"

What does it mean to take a break?
Going on a walk or doodling during a meeting? Maybe turning off your phone and reading a book?
For author Melissa Febos, years of destructive relationships left her in need of a different kind of break &mdash; giving up sex.
She embarked on a year-long journey of abstinence from romantic and sexual relationships, documenting what she discovered about herself in &ldquo;The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex.&rdquo;
Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.melissafebos.com/">Melissa Febos:</a>&nbsp;author of five books, including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725681/the-dry-season-by-melissa-febos/">"The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex"</a></li>
</ul>

Author Melissa Febos explores sex, celibacy and healing in 'The Dry Season'

This show either exists or doesn't exist. It's possible you won't know until you listen to it.

Today, we're getting quarky, exploring the weird — and mind-boggingly small — world of quantum mechanics. What is it? Should we be excited? Scared? Some superposition of both?

We’ll also hear about new state and federal investments into quantum technology, and learn how Connecticut colleges are making quantum more accessible.

Guests:
Chad Orzel: chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College and author of the book “How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog.”
Christine Broadbridge: founding director of CSCU’s Center for Quantum and Nanotechnology and the executive director of research and innovation at SCSU.
Emily Edwards: associate research professor at Duke University and co-leader of the National Q-12 Education Partnership.

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This show either exists or doesn't exist. It's possible you won't know until you listen to it.
Today, we're getting quarky, exploring the weird &mdash; and mind-boggingly small &mdash; world of quantum mechanics. What is it? Should we be excited? Scared? Some superposition of both?
We&rsquo;ll also hear about new state and federal investments into quantum technology, and learn how Connecticut colleges are making quantum more accessible.
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Chad Orzel:&nbsp;chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College and author of the book &ldquo;<a href="https://dogphysics.com/">How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog</a>.&rdquo;</li>
<li>Christine Broadbridge:&nbsp;founding director of CSCU&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://nano.southernct.edu/">Center for Quantum and Nanotechnology</a>&nbsp;and the executive director of research and innovation at SCSU.</li>
<li>Emily Edwards:&nbsp;associate research professor at Duke University and co-leader of the&nbsp;<a href="https://q12education.org/">National Q-12 Education Partnership</a>.</li>
</ul>
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