Meg Dalton
Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsMeg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows at Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
She previously worked for The Takeaway from WNYC, in collaboration with GBH and PRX, and Mobituaries with Mo Rocca. She's also reported and edited for the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, Slate, MediaShift, Hearst Connecticut newspapers, and more. Her audio work has appeared on NPR, WNYC, WSHU, Marketplace, and WBAI.
Meg earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, where she specialized in audio storytelling and narrative writing, and has taught audio storytelling at Columbia Journalism School, UnionDocs, and public libraries.
Off the clock, she enjoys making horrible puns, attempting to hike every National Park, and hanging out with her cat, Nora Ephron. She also works with Empowerment Avenue’s Writer’s Cohort, a one-on-one volunteer model in which outside editors work with incarcerated writers to workshop and publish their work.
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The singing dinosaur show wouldn’t have made it to PBS airwaves, or gone on to shape a generation of kids, if it weren’t for a fateful day at a video store in Prospect, Connecticut. -
On this episode, Audacious takes the show to Third Place by Half Full Brewery in Stamford! Hear stories about special doilies, passports, and even a jar of cat whiskers! -
Crystal Wilkinson on how food can connect us to the past. She'll discuss her family's holiday traditions and her ancestors' interracial marriage in the time of slavery. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet people who are wholeheartedly committed to loving and sharing the good word about Costco and Trader Joe's. -
Anna Deavere Smith hopes her one-woman shows inspire people to take action. She discusses courage, doubt and her new play 'This Ghost of Slavery.' -
On this episode of Audacious, meet people who help healthcare leaders do the right thing: A medical ethicist, and the Chief of Ethics for the American Psychological Association. -
New Haven’s official historian, Michael Morand, doesn’t sugarcoat the past. This hour on Disrupted, we explore the histories of New Haven and Yale, including their roles in slavery. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet two animal communicators telling stories from their sessions. Plus, get tips on how you can connect more deeply with your pet. -
We talk to the director and producer of the new documentary, "The Body Politic," featuring Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott. Plus, how Future Caucus brings young lawmakers together to create bipartisan solutions. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet two people who discovered that they were born as a result of incest. Hear how they found compassion and meaning in helping others.
