Disrupted
Fridays 9 AM & 8 PM, Sundays 2:00 PM, available as a podcast
Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Political scientist and host Khalilah Brown-Dean brings together changemakers to help us see the world differently and challenge us to grow together.
Funding provided by:
The Connecticut Office of Film, Television and Digital Media
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Featured Playlist
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Disrupted has been highlighting changes and changemakers with over 200 episodes. With so many hours of conversations, it might be hard to know where to start. We made a playlist to help listeners get a feel for the kinds of conversations and the range of topics that Khalilah has with our guests.
Latest Episodes
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Stowe Prize Winner Ruha Benjamin talks about 'Viral Justice.' We put the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington in context with historian Adriane Lentz-Smith. -
We look at anti-Chinese racism, anti-Asian racism and how government policy has played a role in both. Guests include Mott Street author Ava Chin and Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founder Russell Jeung. -
This hour, we look at how dance has excluded people based on race and ability and how some people are fighting to change that. -
We discuss the decisions that the Supreme Court made on affirmative action earlier this year, including an interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. -
Innovation is changing our food system. This hour, we talk about meat that comes from a single cell, turning food waste into energy and addressing food insecurity. -
We take a look at representation in the cycling world, from the discrimination that women of color have faced to what it means to be a role model as a paracyclist for Team USA. -
Comedian and writer Roy Wood Jr. has been entertaining audiences with political satire for more than 25 years. In this hour, Wood opens up to Disrupted host Khalilah Brown-Dean about his upbringing in the South, his rise in comedy and his future on The Daily Show. -
For NautiWeek, we listen back to a panel titled “Oceans, Our Global Watchdog.” Topics include climate change and how some communities are disproportionately affected by it. -
This hour, we explore issues around equity, race and the environment. We talk to Leah Penniman, whose new book is 'Black Earth Wisdom,' and Dr. Dorceta Taylor of the Yale School of the Environment. -
This hour on Disrupted, we talk about the ways the film industry is changing— including the recent strikes. We’ll also hear some takes on the summer’s biggest films, including 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'.
Funding provided by:
The Connecticut Office of Film, Television and Digital Media
