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Phyllis Zlotnick, Disability Rights Activist
Season 3 Episode 190
July 1990 marked the passing of a landmark piece of federal legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, known as the ADA. To recognize this ev…
1 year, 10 months ago
Sherlock Holmes and William Gillette's Castle
Season 3 Episode 189
We love a Sherlock Holmes "who done it" whether it's Basil Rathbone from the 1940s, Benedict Cumberbacth from the 2000s, or Millie Bobby Brown as …
1 year, 10 months ago
Revealing Queer Lives: Connecticut's LGBTQ History
Season 3 Episode 188
June is PRIDE month and we're celebrating by bringing you an episode about efforts to bring LGBTQ+ history to light. As one guest, historian William…
1 year, 11 months ago
Derby's Charlton Comics: "No Other Place Like It"
Season 3 Episode 187
Did you know that comic books were invented in Connecticut? Well, sort of. There are lots of precedents for printing texts with images. But the or…
2 years ago
New Haven's Pioneering Grove Street Cemetery
Season 3 Episode 186
It's Spring in Connecticut and this episode is part of our celebration of May as Historic Preservation Month. Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven i…
2 years ago
Connecticut Industries Unite for WWII Victory: Pratt, Read & Co Gliders
Season 3 Episode 185
In this episode, we uncover a Connecticut World War II story that features airplanes without engines. Sound crazy? You'll learn how these enginele…
2 years ago
The Borinqueneers: Puerto Rico's Men of the 65th Regiment
Season 3 Episode 184
In this episode, we celebrate and commemorate National Borinqueneers Day coming up on April 13th. It recognizes the bravery, service, and sacrific…
2 years, 1 month ago
Margaret Rudkin of Pepperidge Farm
Season 3 Episode 183
One of the most recognizable food brands in the world got started in a kitchen in Fairfield, Connecticut. In this episode, Natalie Belanger chats …
2 years, 1 month ago
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Season 3 Episode 182
Are they pirates, profiteers or legitimately authorized extensions of George Washington's almost non-existent American Navy? We'll find out with gue…
2 years, 2 months ago
Hartford and the Great Migration, 1914-1950
Season 3 Episode 181
181. Hartford and the Great Migration, 1914-1950
In the February 4, 2024 issue of the New York Times, journalist Adam Mahoney describes the Grea…
2 years, 3 months ago