Robyn Doyon-Aitken
Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsRobyn is the Deputy Director of Storytelling. Previously, she was the host and senior producer of Seasoned, a radio show and podcast celebrating food and farms. Seasoned won first place in the 2023 Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism contest for the story, The Gift of the Buffalo Creek Squash. She’s filled in as a producer for several of our local shows, most notably, Where We Live. In 2021, she was part of the team that received first place in the Interview category from the Public Media Journalists Association for the episode “Who Owns History? Connecticut Woman Sues Harvard For Family Photos.” She produced The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze® from November 2015 until the broadcast ended. Before that, she ate her way through the previous seven years of Fine Cooking magazine while its web producer.
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We learn how craft can be a part of activism, and we hear from a local potter whose indigenous Wangunk ancestry informs the way he understands his work. -
A funny, moving obituary for a mother, a heartfelt goodbye to one very good dog, and a professional obituary writer on making those last words reverberate. -
This hour, we took your calls … about whatever you wanted to talk about. -
One guest can sell you a plot on the moon, the other ran a marathon with zero training and a third bought a chance to conduct the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. -
This hour, we take a look at strikes, when they work, and when they don’t. We also investigate calls for economic blackouts, and discuss what power consumers have with these economic strikes. -
The President and CEO of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation talks about some big changes at the organization. He also reflects on serving as mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. -
From lifelong skier to adaptive sports leader, Karen Smith shares how staying in motion reshaped her identity, her purpose, and the lives of those around her. -
Come for the kilts and clangs at CT’s Highland Games; stay for the Witches of Scotland, fighting justice for the accused and warning us: patterns repeat. -
Krystal Marquis talks about her bestselling book series 'The Davenports.' The Davenports are based on a real family, and the book offers a portrait of Black wealth that is often left out of history. -
What happens after an unexpected death? Three forensic specialists explain how bodies, DNA, and evidence become answers, and why truth can bring peace.
