Katie Pellico

This hour, we hear from some of the educators and experts behind the recently-approved standards for teaching social studies where we live.

How do museums act as places of discovery, dialogue and healing? This hour, we visit Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge, the first museum in the country centering Palestinian arts and culture, and next week, we'll visit the Jewish Museum of Civilization at the University of Hartford. Plus, Dr. Macushla Robinson discusses the power of the arts and curation.

Does alarm or concern around climate change drive action? How can public messengers address feelings of "fatalism"? This hour, we hear from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, NBC Connecticut meteorologist Rachael Jay and New Haven Climate Movement youth organizer Adrian Huq.

This hour we're spotlighting some of the Gen Z movers and shakers where we live. Eric George Lopez, or ericdoa, is a singer, songwriter and producer who grew up in Connecticut. Plus, we hear from a K-pop dance crew from UConn, and New Haven-based designer of MINIPNG, Eiress Hammond.

Hamden Hall's Dr. Lisa Beth Hill and UConn's Dr. David Embrick are helping develop a brand-new AP African American studies class. While two states have already rejected the pilot, and changes are ongoing, the national course rollout is planned for next fall. This hour, we hear from those educators. Plus, we preview recently-approved standards for teaching social studies where we live.

This hour, we discuss food insecurity in Connecticut, and some of the solutions, with local advocates and experts. Plus, an in-school pantry just opened at Hartford High School. Principal Flora Padro describes the "new normal" she envisions.

This hour, we explore the industry showdown over baking powder, and Connecticut's central role. Food historian Linda Civitello is the author of "Baking Powder Wars." Plus, Darien recently purchased a 63-acre island once linked to baking powder tycoon William Ziegler.

Connecticut recently cleared the names of some of the earliest-known victims of colonial witch trials. This hour, we hear from local descendants and historians.

This hour on Where We Live, we hear from the state and national Library Associations about the rise in graphic novel "challenges" and learn more about this important and often-undervalued medium.

This hour, we discuss winemaking in New England with two journalists and local wineries. Plus, the state Department of Agriculture helps to oversee the Passport to Connecticut Wine Country program.