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This hour, we’re celebrating some of the most memorable moments with Katie Pellico as she begins another chapter of her career. She'll soon start a new position managing development and communication at Common Ground High School, Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center in New Haven, but we won't soon forget coverage she helped to lead on...

Connecticut's slate of new social studies initiatives and standards:


'Think like a historian': State approves new social studies standardsNovember 13, 2023


'Teaching with truth and complexity': Checking in on the state's Black and Latino Studies electiveAugust 17, 2023


Meet the teaching cohort modeling culturally-responsive AAPI education in ConnecticutMay 19, 2023


Connecticut tribes co-create state social studies curriculum, centering 'our culture and our ways'January 26, 2023

How scholars are rethinking how history is taught:


Rewriting the Thanksgiving story, while centering Indigenous voicesNovember 30, 2023


Examining the history and legacy of 'sundown towns' in ConnecticutNovember 27, 2023


Uncovering the history of eugenics at Yale University, and its 'afterlives'October 2, 2023

How museums in the state are doing the same:


Taking a tour of the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of ConnecticutMay 6, 2024


Artist Pablo Delano's 'Museum of the Old Colony' lands at Venice BiennaleApril 29, 2024


Exploring the 'new' Yale Peabody MuseumApril 1, 2024


Mohamad Hafez installs 'Eternal Cities' at the new Yale Peabody MuseumDecember 4, 2023


Healing and humanizing through artifact: Visiting the Museum of Jewish CivilizationNovember 16, 2023


Healing and humanizing through art: Visiting Palestine Museum US in WoodbridgeNovember 9, 2023

Grassroots legislative efforts, including those led by disability groups:


A look at efforts to improve accessible parking regulation in ConnecticutMay 9, 2024


Connecticut disability advocates push for legislation to improve medical accessFebruary 15, 2024


Wheelchair repairs can take months: What local advocates are doing to change thatJuly 17, 2023


Amazon responds to proposed bill aimed at warehouse 'quotas'May 15, 2023


Connecticut may continue 'incremental' expansion of HUSKY Health coverageMay 4, 2023


Lawmakers call for nurse protections amid 'patient care crisis'January 24, 2023

Environmental coverage:


How new federal limits on 'forever chemicals' will affect ConnecticutApril 22, 2024


An update on efforts to address flooding in Hartford's North End, plus a look at how farms are faringJanuary 22, 2024


Connecticut coral could play a key role in climate resilienceJuly 31, 2023


Seeding the next generation of farmers in ConnecticutJuly 13, 2023 


A look at environmental justice efforts in Connecticut: 'It's everybody's problem'February 28, 2023

And...


Efforts to clean litter are lifesaving for wildlife July 8, 2024


'We need a moonshot for long COVID': What we know (and don't know) about the illnessApril 18, 2024


There's no singularity when it comes to honoring Lunar New Year, including in ConnecticutApril 11, 2024 


Bigfoot gets all the glory, but Connecticut has its own cast of cryptidsMarch 29, 2024


Author Rebecca F. Kuang on 'Babel,' revolution and students as visionariesMarch 26, 2024


'Kinks in the movement': Staging a curly hair revolution in New HavenMarch 25, 2024


Book ban requests still 'soaring' in Connecticut. Plus, vigil held at Capitol for Nex BenedictMarch 4, 2024


The 'wild rumpus' continues: Maurice Sendak's legacy lives on at Ridgefield FoundationFebruary 12, 2024


Connecticut is the land of steady habits, but no steady identityJanuary 25, 2024


'Before there was Salem, there was Connecticut': State formally pardons accused witchesOctober 19, 2023


Cups, discs, wands and swords: Tarot and 'divination' in ConnecticutAugust 11, 2023


Efforts to protect transgender care in ConnecticutJune 29, 2023 


The delicate art of obituary-writingMay 22, 2023


Students lead push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendarsApril 20, 2023


'A Scientist's Warning': Dr. Peter Hotez on the dangers of 'anti-science'April 10, 2023


In 'Reciprocity Project,' Indigenous voices reframe our relationship to the EarthFebruary 10, 2023


'RuPaul’s Drag Race' spotlights Connecticut’s 'thriving' drag sceneJanuary 27, 2023 


A parent and child's perspectives on the need for trans and nonbinary allyshipDecember 29, 2022


Honoring Native American veteransNovember 10, 2022

This hour, we’re celebrating some of the most memorable moments <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/katie-pellico">with Katie Pellico</a> as she begins another chapter of her career. She'll soon start a new position managing development and communication at Common Ground High School, Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center in New Haven, but we won't soon forget coverage she helped to lead on...
Connecticut's slate of new social studies initiatives and standards:
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-11-13/think-like-a-historian-state-approves-new-social-studies-standards">'Think like a historian': State approves new social studies standards</a> November 13, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-08-17/teaching-with-truth-and-complexity-checking-in-on-the-states-black-and-latino-studies-elective">'Teaching with truth and complexity': Checking in on the state's Black and Latino Studies elective</a> August 17, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-05-19/meet-the-teaching-cohort-modeling-culturally-responsive-aapi-education-in-connecticut">Meet the teaching cohort modeling culturally-responsive AAPI education in Connecticut</a> May 19, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-01-26/connecticut-tribes-co-create-state-social-studies-curriculum-centering-our-culture-and-our-ways">Connecticut tribes co-create state social studies curriculum, centering 'our culture and our ways'</a> January 26, 2023
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</ul>
How scholars are rethinking how history is taught:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-11-30/rewriting-the-thanksgiving-story-while-centering-indigenous-voices">Rewriting the Thanksgiving story, while centering Indigenous voices</a> November 30, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-11-27/examining-the-history-and-legacy-of-sundown-towns-in-connecticut">Examining the history and legacy of 'sundown towns' in Connecticut</a> November 27, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-10-02/uncovering-the-history-of-eugenics-at-yale-university-and-its-afterlives">Uncovering the history of eugenics at Yale University, and its 'afterlives'</a> October 2, 2023
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How museums in the state are doing the same:
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-05-06/taking-a-tour-of-the-vintage-radio-and-communications-museum-of-connecticut">Taking a tour of the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut</a> May 6, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-04-29/artist-pablo-delanos-museum-of-the-old-colony-lands-at-2024-venice-biennale">Artist Pablo Delano's 'Museum of the Old Colony' lands at Venice Biennale</a> April 29, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-04-01/exploring-the-new-yale-peabody-museum">Exploring the 'new' Yale Peabody Museum</a> April 1, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-12-04/mohamad-hafez-installs-eternal-cities-at-the-new-yale-peabody-museum">Mohamad Hafez installs 'Eternal Cities' at the new Yale Peabody Museum</a> December 4, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-11-16/healing-and-humanizing-through-artifact-visiting-the-museum-of-jewish-civilization">Healing and humanizing through artifact: Visiting the Museum of Jewish Civilization</a> November 16, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-11-09/healing-and-humanizing-through-art-visiting-palestine-museum-us-in-woodbridge">Healing and humanizing through art: Visiting Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge</a> November 9, 2023
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</ul>
Grassroots legislative efforts, including those led by disability groups:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-05-09/a-look-at-efforts-to-improve-accessible-parking-regulation-in-connecticut">A look at efforts to improve accessible parking regulation in Connecticut</a> May 9, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-02-15/connecticut-disability-advocates-push-for-legislation-to-improve-medical-access">Connecticut disability advocates push for legislation to improve medical access</a> February 15, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-07-17/wheelchair-repairs-can-take-months-what-local-advocates-are-doing-to-correct-that">Wheelchair repairs can take months: What local advocates are doing to change that</a> July 17, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-05-15/amazon-responds-to-proposed-bill-aimed-at-warehouse-quotas">Amazon responds to proposed bill aimed at warehouse 'quotas'</a> May 15, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-05-04/connecticut-may-continue-incremental-expansion-of-husky-health-coverage">Connecticut may continue 'incremental' expansion of HUSKY Health coverage</a> May 4, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-01-24/lawmakers-call-for-nurse-protections-amid-patient-care-crisis">Lawmakers call for nurse protections amid 'patient care crisis'</a> January 24, 2023
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</ul>
Environmental coverage:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-04-22/how-new-federal-limits-on-forever-chemicals-will-affect-connecticut">How new federal limits on 'forever chemicals' will affect Connecticut</a> April 22, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-01-22/flooding-relief-check-in-hartfords-north-end-and-connecticut-farms">An update on efforts to address flooding in Hartford's North End, plus a look at how farms are faring</a> January 22, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-07-31/connecticut-coral-could-play-a-key-role-in-climate-resilience">Connecticut coral could play a key role in climate resilience</a> July 31, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-07-13/seeding-the-next-generation-of-farmers-in-connecticut">Seeding the next generation of farmers in Connecticut</a> July 13, 2023 
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-02-28/a-look-at-environmental-justice-efforts-in-connecticut-its-everybodys-problem">A look at environmental justice efforts in Connecticut: 'It's everybody's problem'</a> February 28, 2023
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</ul>
And...
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<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-07-08/efforts-to-clean-litter-are-lifesaving-for-wildlife">Efforts to clean litter are lifesaving for wildlife</a> July 8, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-04-18/we-need-a-moonshot-for-long-covid-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-illness">'We need a moonshot for long COVID': What we know (and don't know) about the illness</a> April 18, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-04-11/theres-no-singularity-when-it-comes-to-honoring-lunar-new-year-including-in-connecticut">There's no singularity when it comes to honoring Lunar New Year, including in Connecticut</a> April 11, 2024 
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-03-29/bigfoot-gets-all-the-glory-but-connecticut-has-its-own-cast-of-cryptids">Bigfoot gets all the glory, but Connecticut has its own cast of cryptids</a> March 29, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-03-26/author-rebecca-f-kuang-on-babel-revolution-and-students-as-visionaries">Author Rebecca F. Kuang on 'Babel,' revolution and students as visionaries</a> March 26, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-03-25/kinks-in-the-movement-staging-a-curly-hair-revolution-in-new-haven">'Kinks in the movement': Staging a curly hair revolution in New Haven</a> March 25, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-03-04/book-ban-requests-still-soaring-in-connecticut-plus-vigil-held-at-capitol-for-nex-benedict">Book ban requests still 'soaring' in Connecticut. Plus, vigil held at Capitol for Nex Benedict</a> March 4, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-02-12/the-wild-rumpus-continues-maurice-sendaks-legacy-lives-on-at-ridgefield-foundation">The 'wild rumpus' continues: Maurice Sendak's legacy lives on at Ridgefield Foundation</a> February 12, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-01-25/connecticut-is-the-land-of-steady-habits-but-no-steady-identity">Connecticut is the land of steady habits, but no steady identity</a> January 25, 2024
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-10-19/before-there-was-salem-there-was-connecticut-state-formally-pardons-accused-witches">'Before there was Salem, there was Connecticut': State formally pardons accused witches</a> October 19, 2023
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-08-11/cups-discs-wands-and-swords-tarot-and-divination-in-connecticut">Cups, discs, wands and swords: Tarot and 'divination' in Connecticut</a> August 11, 2023
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-06-29/protecting-transgender-rights-in-connecticut">Efforts to protect transgender care in Connecticut</a> June 29, 2023 
</li>
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-05-22/the-delicate-art-of-obituary-writing">The delicate art of obituary-writing</a> May 22, 2023
</li>
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-04-20/students-lead-push-to-observe-muslim-holidays-in-school-calendars">Students lead push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars</a> April 20, 2023
</li>
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-04-10/a-scientists-warning-dr-peter-hotez-on-the-dangers-of-anti-science">'A Scientist's Warning': Dr. Peter Hotez on the dangers of 'anti-science'</a> April 10, 2023
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-05-25/in-reciprocity-project-indigenous-voices-reframe-our-relationship-to-the-earth">In 'Reciprocity Project,' Indigenous voices reframe our relationship to the Earth</a> February 10, 2023
</li>
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-01-27/rupauls-drag-race-spotlights-connecticuts-thriving-drag-scene">'RuPaul’s Drag Race' spotlights Connecticut’s 'thriving' drag scene</a> January 27, 2023 
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-12-29/a-parent-and-childs-perspectives-on-the-need-for-trans-and-nonbinary-allyship">A parent and child's perspectives on the need for trans and nonbinary allyship</a> December 29, 2022
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<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-11-10/honoring-native-american-veterans">Honoring Native American veterans</a> November 10, 2022
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</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.

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