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For the People
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The award-winning 'For the People', produced by John Voket, focuses on issues related to aging, veterans, youth, education, health and human services, public safety, workforce and consumer issues and the environment. Broadcast segments and guests explore concerns facing communities we serve, and detail how individuals and communities may respond to address and/or mitigate those concerns.
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Women Farmers In Focus Pt. 7 at Castle Hill Farm - Rock the Walls Foundation - cARTie's New Home
1w ago00:56:50Tap to summarizeFor the People opens with the next segment of our monthly series celebrating 2026 - The International Year of the Woman Farmer. We'll be visiting with the mother / daughter team of Diana Paproski and Stephanie Paproski-Kearns, who help support the thriving agritourism and innovative diversity of services provided by Castle Hill Farm. Then we're introducing a new community partner - the Rock the Walls Foundation. This nonprofit is creating one of the nation’s most comprehensive resource hubs for survivors of domestic abuse by uniting critical education, support, and healing in one safe, welcoming community — powered by music and advocacy. And we'll close catching up with cARTie - and it will be so much easier now that they've expanded from their rolling gallery and activity bus to their very own brick and mortar location in Westville Village. We'll hear about, and invite you to be part of the entire new line-up of activities cARTie will be offering, so stick around and check it out!
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CT Agricultural Experiment Station's 116th Plant Science Day
2w ago00:15:54Tap to summarizeFor the People is sewing seeds of excitement as we help celebrate our state's 116th Plant Science Day. We'll chat with the Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to find out why this long-running free public activity is so popular, along with a few other important environmental and health related projects being conducted by Experiment Station scientists.
Transcribe →Low Vision / Adaptive BMX Racing
2w ago00:14:44Tap to summarizeIn this report, For the People is talking with a stuntman at @TrumbullBMX who is seeing a whole new world of opportunity for alternately abled, neurodivergent, and sight compromised young people, by introducing them to the world of BMX racing.
Transcribe →Thrive Wellness Center
2w ago00:22:13Tap to summarizeWe're hitting the road to Trumbull to meet a trio of representatives at the Thrive Wellness Center to discuss how this nonprofit is taking an amazingly holistic approach to anyone facing cancer - as well as providing guidance and support for their loved ones.
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Thrive Wellness Center - Low Vision / Adaptive BMX Racing - CT Agricultural Experiment Station's 116th Plant Science Day
2w ago00:55:41Tap to summarizeWe're hitting the road to Trumbull for our first segment to meet a trio of representatives at the Thrive Wellness Center to discuss how this nonprofit is taking an amazingly holistic approach to anyone facing cancer - as well as providing guidance and support for their loved ones.Then we'll hang around Trumbull and talk with a stuntman who is seeing a whole new world of opportunity for alternately abled, neurodivergent, and sight compromised young people, by introducing them to the world of BMX racing.And we'll wrap things up sewing seeds of excitement as we help celebrate our state's 116th Plant Science Day. We'll chat with the Director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station to find out why this long-running free public activity is so popular, along with a few other important environmental and health related projects being conducted by Experiment Station scientists.
Transcribe →Mental Health CT / Bear With Us Music Fest
3w ago00:16:24Tap to summarizeAs stats involving gun suicides escalates to disturbing new heights, we are re-engaging around the subject of mental health, crises, and suicide. Our guest from Mental Health Connecticut is ready to join our chorus of voices promoting hope and the fact that you are not alone. And we'll invite you to support suicide prevention at the 'Bear With Us Music Fest' - a very special musical event coming soon to Bethel.
Transcribe →EnergizeCT Community Energy Boost Grants
3w ago00:15:58Tap to summarizeMeet a rep from EnergizeCT, who called in to explain the organization's Community Energy Boost Grant, a new funding initiative designed to support communities in their efforts to promote cost-saving energy efficiency programs and solutions. Check it out and see if your home or business qualifies.
Transcribe →AARP Community Challenge Projects
3w ago00:19:33Tap to summarizeAs far as AARP Connecticut is concerned, 13 is a really lucky number because it represents the number of community-building projects that will be funded by more than $100,000 in grants aiming to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods. So, tune in and learn whether one or more of these projects are coming to your community!
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AARP Community Challenge Projects - EnergizeCT Community Energy Boost Grants - Mental Health CT / Bear With Us Music Fest
3w ago00:56:04Tap to summarizeAs far as AARP Connecticut is concerned, 13 is a really lucky number because it represents the number of community-building projects that will be funded by more than $100,000 in grants aiming to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods.And while we're on the subject of grants, we'll introduce a rep from EnergizeCT to explain the organization's Community Energy Boost Grant, a new funding initiative designed to support communities in their efforts to promote cost-saving energy efficiency programs and solutions.And we'll close re-engaging around the subject of mental health, crises, and suicide. Our guest from Mental Health Connecticut is ready to join our chorus of voices promoting hope and the fact that you are not alone. And we'll invite you to support suicide prevention at the 'Bear With Us Music Fest' - a very special musical event coming soon to Bethel.
Transcribe →Beardsley Zoo Summer Fun
Jun 2900:11:58Tap to summarizeDive into a chat with the Curator of Education at Beardsley Zoo and discover all the incredible things happening at Connecticut's only zoo all summer long. There's more than one day trip worth of excitement happening, and we want you to know all about it so you can dive into all the fun at the zoo, too!
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