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WWL: The Wounds of War
Photo by The U.S. Army, Flickr Creative Commons
A shooting yesterday at Fort Hood in Texas has left 13 people dead - and it has America thinking about the effects of war
Broadcast on: 11/06/2009
Artist, vocabularian, radio listener - 11/06/2009
It seems as though our interview with author Ammon Shea about his book Reading the OED – One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages inspired artist Stacey Dyer to create a new "designerly" experiment.
Here's her description of the blog Triple Frog Creative Space:
As a long time vocabularian, c... read more
Making some sense of the nonsensical - 11/04/2009
On July 29, 2005 at 7:38 am I was right in the middle of my commute to work. And I was on foot.
That summer, I was working as an editor at National Public Radio in Washington, and I was riding the DC Metro from Clarendon, Virginia into town. At that precise moment, I was walking qui... read more
Moving, eating, staying healthy - 10/28/2009
Author Mary Collins talked about her new book "American Idle" on Where We Live recently, and now she's the subject of a big article on the front page of the Courant's "Life" section. She's also been featured recently in the New Britain Herald and the Bristol Press.
It's the sort of mes... read more
Future Episodes
WWL: The Satire Show - 11/13/2009
David Javerbaum has produced for The Daily Show, and has written headlines for “The Onion”. Coming up, he joins us to talk about his career, the role of satire, and his new book “What to Expect When You’re Expected: A Fetus’ Guide to the First Three Trimesters”. Also, we’ll check in with... read more
WWL: Historic Preservation - 11/12/2009
CPTV’s Diane Smith joins us in studio to talk about her upcoming documentary “Living Modern in Connecticut” – exploring the iconic buildings of modern architecture in the state. Also – we’ll look at other historical landmarks in the state and what is being done to make sure they’re here f... read more
WWL: What Are You So Happy About? - 11/11/2009
It’s guaranteed in our Declaration of Independence: the unalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. But that doesn’t make it mandatory, does it?
Coming up, Where We Live, a conversation with Barbara Ehrenreich, whose new book is called, Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of... read more
WWL: Rating Our Towns - 11/10/2009
Coming up, we’ll dissect the latest Connecticut Magazine town ratings with editor Charlie Monagan. We’ll look at how your town adds up when it comes to education, crime, and cost of living. Join the conversation!... read more
WWL: Brave Thinkers - 11/09/2009
This month, the Editors of The Atlantic published a special issue of the magazine. They chose 27 leaders from diverse fields who "commit acts of moral and intellectual bravery by espousing unpopular or controversial positions." Coming up, Where We Live, we'll celebrate brave thinking by... read more
Past Guests
These are just some of the interesting people we've had on our show...
Bryan Kirschner, Microsoft
Howard Reiter, University of Connecticut
Peter Gammons, ESPN
Paul Starobin, After America
Jamey Bell, Connecticut Voices for Children
Jim Amann, Former Speaker of the House
Martin Fletcher, NBC
Dan Ariely, Duke University
Imad Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador to the United States
Alex Ross, The New Yorker
Blog - Archive
2009
November (2)
Artist, vocabularian, radio listener - 11/06/2009
Making some sense of the nonsensical - 11/04/2009
October (9)
Moving, eating, staying healthy - 10/28/2009
mapping Main Street - 10/27/2009
Update: Racial Profiling - 10/27/2009
wwl @ raw - 10/22/2009
Comfort food, "hormonal soup" and deep belly fat - 10/21/2009
The Columbus Dilemma - 10/12/2009
What's a Person To Do? - 10/09/2009
Sometimes you look at the news, and it is you - 10/09/2009
On the road to nowhere - 10/02/2009
September (4)
a little bit of housing - 09/29/2009
World drops in on the 'burgh - 09/23/2009
Outside the "Gender Binary" - 09/11/2009
Yelling and Screaming - 09/03/2009
August (5)
Calm? Reasonable? Are you serious? - 08/31/2009
Revisiting Punishment - 08/24/2009
Communication breakdown - 08/19/2009
taxing the sinners - 08/12/2009
A Dangerous Driving Dilemma - 08/04/2009
July (7)
Jazz takes over the hills - 07/31/2009
thank you! - 07/29/2009
Catie Talarski's Radio Adventure Theater - 07/24/2009
The Last Word on TV News - 07/17/2009
"Forgive Me" for not blogging more... - 07/16/2009
Goodbye to WNPR's "Community Builder" - 07/10/2009
John Orman: Pundit, Professor, Party-crasher - 07/07/2009
June (7)
Listener Supported Music - 06/30/2009
Stanback, Double X and Twain - 06/18/2009
Further Reading on Choosing Single Motherhood - 06/17/2009
indie cinema on WWL - 06/15/2009
rotfl. - 06/09/2009
Happy Birthday to us! - 06/05/2009
"Keno is crazy..." - 06/01/2009
May (9)
Two conversations about Hartford - 05/28/2009
a whole new (robot) world - 05/26/2009
Where We Live...LIVE @ Real Art Ways - 05/20/2009
Where We Live Wins Major Award!!! - 05/13/2009
Bernie back in the news - 05/13/2009
"Gotta feed the people!" - 05/08/2009
Guns, guns, guns - 05/04/2009
Swine Flu, '70s Style - 05/01/2009
April (8)
WNPR News Wins Nine Awards - 04/29/2009
endless war against death? - 04/28/2009
discussions on race - 04/24/2009
The New Haven 20 and the Supreme Court - 04/21/2009
Superheroes of the literary world unite - 04/17/2009
As you may have heard... - 04/15/2009
Internet and Free Speech - 04/07/2009
Things keep happening... - 04/02/2009
March (14)
debating the blue laws - 03/30/2009
Notes from the real world - 03/26/2009
Paying for the news - 03/18/2009
a difficult topic - 03/17/2009
Talkin' about Title IX and "equity" - 03/14/2009
The Climate Changer - 03/13/2009
Got milk? - 03/12/2009
Kids Today - 03/10/2009
Where are the watchdogs? - 03/09/2009
Tagged - 03/07/2009
Further Reading on Anger - 03/06/2009
tackling feminism - 03/05/2009
Continuing the commuter rail discussion - 03/05/2009
Sunday morning...coffee and news - 03/01/2009
February (13)
Okay, now we Tweet - 02/28/2009
More sad news about newspapers - 02/25/2009
Martin Hayes provides a wakeup call - 02/23/2009
Looking at the "Blueprint" - 02/20/2009
The Future of Publishing - 02/18/2009
Envisioning a new future for the book - 02/18/2009
On the leading edge of environmental reporting - 02/16/2009
More conversation about "The Job Search" - 02/11/2009
Environmental A-Team - 02/10/2009
More budget bits & pieces - 02/06/2009
The Job Search - 02/06/2009
Not quite balancing the budget - 02/05/2009
"Only thing standing between us and primatism..." - 02/02/2009
January (14)
Bloggin' & beggin... - 01/31/2009
Feelin' the burn - 01/27/2009
"The Vision Thing" - 01/25/2009
"My name's Christopher..." - 01/23/2009
HSA discussion gets a bit derailed - 01/22/2009
Change is in the air - 01/20/2009
Intellectual Property and MLK Day - 01/19/2009
New forum for political talk - 01/16/2009
Rescues in the river - 01/16/2009
What do we mean by "qualified" teachers? - 01/15/2009
Newspapers, corruption, and other notes - 01/13/2009
Notes from a very full week - 01/09/2009
Mayors head to Hartford; Session starts under cloud - 01/06/2009
Urban renewal, and some goodbyes - 01/02/2009
2008
December (16)
Commercial radio down the drain - 12/30/2008
Time Again for Resolutions - 12/30/2008
Picking up pieces, post-holiday style - 12/26/2008
Reading up on gambling - 12/22/2008
love transcending religion - 12/18/2008
Blogs "heart" Where We Live - 12/17/2008
Jim Himes gets ready for Washington - 12/16/2008
Le Stress - 12/12/2008
Getting "Shovel-ready" - 12/11/2008
holiday retail madness - 12/10/2008
Obama infrastructure plan - what does it mean here? - 12/06/2008
Heritage, Happiness... - 12/05/2008
Still talking about race... - 12/02/2008
Interacting with NPR - 12/01/2008
Back to Blogging - 12/01/2008
November (12)
Water Under the Bridge? - 11/20/2008
Forest for the trees - 11/17/2008
Things I like: Friday edition - 11/14/2008
Talkin' about "Aftermath" - 11/13/2008
Generally Confused about Semantics... - 11/10/2008
Memories of Joe - 11/10/2008
Election Photo Blog: Shays Says Goodbye - 11/08/2008
Memories of dry cleaning, hot irons, etc. - 11/07/2008
Lieberman meets with Reid, calls for unity - 11/06/2008
A War Correspondent and a Community Organizer - 11/06/2008
Election night emotion all around - 11/05/2008
90 percent turnout! Really? - 11/04/2008
October (31)
Political Futures Markets - 10/31/2008
"Swingin'" in Suffield - 10/30/2008
Blogging about "Blogging Around the World" - 10/28/2008
Getting the Skinny on Health Care with Julie Rovner - 10/28/2008
The economic crisis hits home - 10/28/2008
Political analyst Bill Curry on trial - 10/27/2008
The Countdown Begins... - 10/25/2008
Human stories, and a blessed break from politics - 10/23/2008
Getting politicians "on the record" part 2 - 10/22/2008
Shays answers (some) questions on economy - 10/22/2008
More than just debates... - 10/21/2008
Happy Birthday Webster! - 10/20/2008
Shays, Himes debate…and read aloud with the audience - 10/17/2008
Debate reactions? - 10/15/2008
Speaking of angry... - 10/15/2008
"Bad Money" indeed, says Kevin Phillips - 10/15/2008
First District race flies under radar - 10/14/2008
Shays, Himes take off gloves in first debate - 10/14/2008
First District race flies under radar - 10/14/2008
Welcome! - 10/13/2008
Election 2008: Run by the polls - 10/13/2008
How cool is this? "Where We Blog" Live! - 10/13/2008
Murphy, Cappiello spar on bailout, fundraising - 10/10/2008
Nader energizes high school crowd, jaded host - 10/09/2008
Politics becomes a grind - 10/07/2008
$700 Billion...what to do? - 10/06/2008
Courtney still not sure on bailout package - 10/03/2008
Talking immigration with Joe Visconti - 10/02/2008
Shout out from Courant's "Capitol Watch" - 10/01/2008
September (3)
Anger over the "bailout" - 09/29/2008
Debut of "Where We Blog" - 09/29/2008
January (2)
Where We Live Listener Photos: Winter in Connecticut - 01/15/2008
Senior Poets Discuss their Art - 01/14/2008