All Pieces for Connecticut Public (WNPR)

 
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Rebecca Carroll’s new memoir details her experiences as a Black child raised by adoptive white parents in rural New Hampshire. This week on NEXT, C...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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Millions of people in the U.S. left the workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A majority of them were women. This week on NEXT, we hear f...

  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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Alison Bechdel’s new graphic novel depicts her life through fitness. This week on NEXT, we talk with Bechdel about ‘The Secret to Superhuman Streng...

  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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When Professor Laurie Santos first offered a course about psychology and happiness at Yale University, over a thousand students signed up. This wee...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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By the time today’s teenagers are fifty, they’ll be living in a very different New England. This week on NEXT, we hear from young climate activists...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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Erin French’s ascent to rock star chef almost didn’t happen. Before becoming the owner of The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, she lost nearly every...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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A few years ago, Hallel came out as a “boy-girl” to their parents. This week on NEXT, 9-year-old Hallel and their family explore gender identity. ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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After a year of online school, high school senior Bridget Donovan is back in the building and feeling like “a freshman again.” This week on NEXT, w...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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This week on NEXT, in the aftermath of the killings of six Asian women in Atlanta, we hear about the inextricable link between racism and sexism. P...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 49:58
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Through fresh eyes, there’s a lot that’s unusual about American life and culture — from bloated wallets and giant cars to the emphasis on self. Thi...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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NASA plans to land the first woman on the moon in 2024. This week on NEXT, we talk to a Maine astronaut who is part of the Artemis mission about wh...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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The Biden administration and state leaders are pushing to get more students into “in-person” classes again. This week on NEXT, the politics of maki...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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A new report shows that millions of homes across the country are at risk of flooding — and insurance companies aren’t keeping up. This week on NEXT...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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This week on NEXT, we hear about the enduring impacts of The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people in 2003. Plus, the myste...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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This week on NEXT, we’ll hear the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout across our region — including concerns over inequities in distribution — a...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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This week on NEXT, why one New England state is vaccinating young researchers before older adults. Plus, a look at ropeless fishing and the hope to...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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This week on NEXT, what student loan forgiveness under the Biden administration would mean for borrowers in Maine. Plus, an interview with Shalanda...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are the first of their kind to use mRNA. This week on NEXT, how this new experimental technology could hel...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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Severe storms. Heat waves. Rising seas. New England is already seeing the impacts of climate change, and scientists project they will become more d...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
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Public school enrollment in New England is down during the pandemic. But even when kids are enrolled, it can be a struggle to get some to show up. ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 50:00