Where We Live
Connecticut Public Radio
Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines. We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.
Radio: WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio)
Categories: News & Politics
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James White entered the Connecticut school system at age 7. Although he would go on to graduate high school and run a small business, he found himself struggling. He had to ask friends and family members for help with paperwork. Writing and reading was a challenge. But then he found the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford and started taking classes.
Many adults struggle with reading comprehension, and writing. There are approximately 48 million adults in the United States that cannot read above a third grade level. Today, we take a look at literacy education in Connecticut and beyond.
There are many areas of literacy, including media literacy. If you hear the term media literacy, you might think of news, social media, or even yes, election ads and political messaging. But media literacy is starting to encompass a lot of other mediums including artificial intelligence. We learn about expanding media literacy education.
GUESTS:
- James White: Student taking courses at the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
- Steve Morris: Executive Director for the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford
- Michelle Ciulla Lipkin: Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education
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Previous episodes
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3797 - Low literacy skills are more common than you think: One student shares his story Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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3796 - The evolution of the political ad Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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3795 - A look at early voting across Connecticut Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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3794 - The Lebanese diaspora in Connecticut responds to the war abroad Tue, 15 Oct 2024
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3793 - How stories preserve the Mohegan way of life with Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel Mon, 14 Oct 2024
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3792 - What does being ‘bear aware’ mean for Connecticut? Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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3791 - It's time to change the way we talk about menopause Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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3790 - One year of war: A look at the humanitarian crisis in Gaza Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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3789 - Apple of our eye: The history and future of a beloved fruit Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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3788 - Two Connecticut authors on navigating publishing as Latinas Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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3787 - From the Bronx to Paris: How breakdancing went global Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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3786 - Voters with disabilities continue to face barriers at the ballot box Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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3785 - How zoning shapes our world with Sara Bronin Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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3784 - 'But you don’t look sick:' The struggles of living with an invisible illness Mon, 23 Sep 2024
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3783 - Love has no age: Dating as an older adult Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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3782 - In Connecticut, colleges and universities are rethinking rules around campus protests and activism this academic year Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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3781 - Local author and pilot on diversity in aviation and her path to flight Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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3780 - How illustrators bring fantastical worlds to life Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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3779 - Black, brown, and Indigenous communities are reclaiming wine culture Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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3778 - Protecting yourself from EEE and COVID, plus an update on Long COVID Thu, 12 Sep 2024
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3777 - Teachers say cellphones are "an unending loop of distraction," but are bans the answer? Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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3776 - Summer camps are closed for the season, but the need for childcare remains Mon, 09 Sep 2024
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3775 - It’s not “pizza” - it’s abeetz! How Connecticut became the pizza state Fri, 06 Sep 2024
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3774 - Birthing center closures underscore need for maternal health reforms Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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3773 - Dating While Gray: Love Across the Divide Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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3772 - CT DOT commissioner talks recent flooding -- plus transit, travel, and traffic Fri, 30 Aug 2024
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3771 - How to get your garden flood resilient and fall ready Tue, 27 Aug 2024
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3770 - The evolution of the political ad Mon, 26 Aug 2024
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3769 - The doctor is ‘out:’ Accessing health care in Connecticut prisons Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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3768 - How Connecticut can prepare for extreme flooding in the future Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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3767 - The four-day work week might be here sooner than you think Tue, 20 Aug 2024
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3766 - Puzzling over crosswords with the editors of NYT Games Mon, 19 Aug 2024
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3765 - The politics of offshore wind and what that means for its future Fri, 16 Aug 2024
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3764 - CT state and city poet laureates have their 'boots on the ground' in poetry Tue, 13 Aug 2024
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3763 - Social connection as the foundation of our health Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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3762 - 1 in 6 people are affected by infertility; this is one CT couple's story Fri, 09 Aug 2024
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3761 - Comics still have humor, but they are tackling the hard stuff Thu, 08 Aug 2024
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3760 - Black, brown, and Indigenous communities are reclaiming wine culture Tue, 06 Aug 2024
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3759 - Looking beyond the Killing Fields: Unpacking the Cambodian Genocide Mon, 05 Aug 2024
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3758 - Coming together through music: A conversation with Music Director Carolyn Kuan Fri, 02 Aug 2024
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3757 - Tanning dependence, skin cancer, SPF, misinformation—a deep dive into sunscreen Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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3756 - Learn to cook with Sohla El-Waylly’s ‘Start Here,’ plus the healing power of soup Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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3755 - Listening back to "Unforgetting – Restoring and Reclaiming Connecticut’s Hidden Histories" Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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3754 - Call To Mind: Birth & Depression - The Unspoken Conversation Fri, 26 Jul 2024
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3753 - Call To Mind: Schizophrenia - Finding Hope on a Hard Road Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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3752 - Call To Mind: Incarcerated with Mental Illness Wed, 24 Jul 2024
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3751 - Call To Mind: The Burden of Being Tue, 23 Jul 2024
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3750 - Call To Mind: The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health Mon, 22 Jul 2024
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3749 - NHPR 'By Degrees' Climate Summit: Rising Tide of Solutions Based Climate Reporting Fri, 19 Jul 2024
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3748 - NHPR 'By Degrees' Climate Summit: How local communities are planning for the futre Thu, 18 Jul 2024