Katie Pellico

This hour, Connecticut social worker and author Tracy Livecchi discusses the importance of folding mental health into a more "holistic" approach to congenital heart disease treatment. Plus, we hear from one of fifty accredited programs for adults in the country, right here in Connecticut.

With backlogs reported around the rollout of the latest COVID-19 booster, what are some tips for booking your pharmacy or doctor's appointment? This hour, we get the latest from Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani. Plus, an update on school staffing shortages.

The Anti-Eugenics Collective at Yale University is researching the university's role in the harrowing history of eugenics and its many lingering "afterlives." This hour, Dan HoSang joins us, plus psychiatrists and public schools who are incorporating this history in their curriculum.

This hour, we hear from Ashley Hamel, a singer-songwriter from Connecticut living in Indonesia. She dives into her new single, "New England Baby." Plus, Senator Richard Blumenthal has the latest on the ticket seller-focused bill he recently introduced.

This hour, we hear about a new endometriosis working group where we live, and their hopes to improve diagnostic delays. Plus, Shannon Cohn is the filmmaker behind Below the Belt, a new documentary all about this painful disease.

This hour, acclaimed Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago discusses her new novel, "Las Madres." Plus, Dr. Charles Venator Santiago gives an update on his work to establish more permanent relief resources in the state.

Federal relief funding for early childhood educators is set to expire at the end of the month, posing another short-term hurdle, or "cliff." What are the long-term solutions? This hour, we hear from Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, and members of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Child Care.

This hour, we hear about efforts where we live to address loneliness and isolation after the "epidemic" was highlighted by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a recent advisory.

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.

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.