The Wheelhouse
Wednesdays at 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM, available as a podcast
Local and national politics, but with the noise turned down and the perspective turned up. The Wheelhouse works to make Connecticut politics more understandable…and more accessible.
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Latest Episodes
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Young men helped Donald Trump get back into the White House in 2024. What did the podcasts they listen to have to do with it – and ahead of the midterms – is this voting bloc up for grabs again?
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Federal immigration enforcement efforts have ramped up, adults have protested, and now, the children are responding.
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If a GOP plan to overhaul federal voting laws passes through Congress, how would it impact the 2026 midterms and voter turnout?
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A panel of civic-minded individuals answer questions at the University of Connecticut’s Hartford campus about engagement and the connective tissue of politics.
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Inside the legislative effort to keep cell phones out of Connecticut classrooms – a ban Gov. Ned Lamont wants to see happen from “bell-to-bell.”
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Speaker of the House Matt Ritter and House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora preview how state lawmakers will work together to address federal funding cuts in the 2026 Connecticut legislative session.
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“Suffs,” the Tony-Award winning Broadway play celebrating the American women who fought for voting rights, runs in Hartford Jan. 27 through Feb. 1.
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As Americans and ICE agents clash, government accountability and transparency might be harder to come by.
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As America marks 40 years of observing Martin Luther King Day, the Wheelhouse looks at how the current Republican administration in Washington is marking the holiday and what that means for Black history.
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2026 grads seeking professional degrees face capped loans due to funding cuts in the federal Republican tax and spending plan.