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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On this episode of Audacious, hear the story of intersex activist, Pidgeon Pagonis. They successfully changed one hospital's policies on surgeries for intersex children. -
This hour, we revisit segments that teach us about the LGBTQ+ rights movement. We learn about history, present-day policies and trans joy. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet people who love farts! Including animal researchers, a hand-farter, and a man born without an anus who now farts on-command. -
We’re celebrating Pride with a drag dinner at The Port of Call in Mystic. Guests include chef Renee Touponce, Jade Ayala, and performer Dro Lopez-Fierce. We also report from a community dinner at the New Haven Pride Center. Plus, meet Chantal Tafari, the baker behind Likkle Patty Shop in Windsor. -
Janusz Domagala, from The Great British Baking Show, talks about his very personal cookbook, 'Baking with Pride,' and school's out, ice cream's in; a Middletown teacher gives Mr. Softee a run for his money. -
On this episode of Audacious, hear from Jayson Greene, author of “Once More We Saw Stars“. On the 9th anniversary of her death, he talks about life after losing his two-year-old, Greta. -
Chef Chrissy Tracey shares stories and recipes from her book, 'Forage & Feast' and "The Chicken Chick" Kathy Shea Mormino explains exactly what chickens need—and don't—to be safe, happy, healthy backyard pets. -
Food reporter Priya Krishna joins to discuss her new cookbook and preview an event at The CT Forum. Samad Gardens Initiative teaches newbie gardeners how to grow food, and Mercado Popular is a CSA grocery improving access to fresh food in Hartford. -
This hour on Seasoned, we talk about the best ice cream shops in the state with people obsessed with local ice cream. Plus, meet the owner of Sweet Claude's and learn about the cows that produce the milk for UConn Dairy Bar. -
This April, I wrote a poem for National Poetry Month.
