Where We Live

Connecticut Public has a new podcast: "Generation: Baby-Sitter’s Club." It explores the beloved middle-grade series by Ann M. Martin, about four friends who start their own babysitting business. Since its debut in the 1980s, The Baby-Sitter’s Club has grown into a publishing phenomenon, inspiring spinoffs, TV adaptations and a hugely popular series of graphic novels. This hour, we explore how the series has evolved for new generations of readers, and why graphic novels are having such a moment. We’ll talk with a children’s librarian and a graphic novelist about how these books are made, why young readers love them, and what they can teach us. Guests: Daniela Doncel: Connecticut Public's Latino Communities Reporter and host of the podcast, "Generation: Baby-Sitter's Club" Kym Powe: Children and Young Adult Consultant, Connecticut State Library Maria Scrivan: Connecticut-based NYTimes best-selling author and cartoonist, author of the "Nat Enough" series Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can the things we leave behind tell us about who we are? At Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, students are learning archaeology by digging into their school’s history. Meanwhile, researchers are uncovering stories buried beneath the backyard of Two Wrasslin’ Cats Cafe in East Haddam. And those discoveries helped inspire artist Jac Lahav’s mural, You Never Walk Alone, which brings generations of local history together – from the region’s Indigenous past to figures whose stories have too often been overlooked. This hour, we explore how digging into the past can change the way we see the places we call home, and the people who helped shape them. Guests: Kim Harris-Thacker: humanitarian faculty and archivist, The Ethel Walker School Sarah Sportman: Connecticut State Archaeologist, Office of State Archaeology & Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Mark Thiede: owner of Two Wrasslin’ Cats Coffee House & Cafe Jac Lahav: artist based in Lyme, Connecticut. Their painting has been featured in over ten solo museum exhibitions and Lahav’s recent collaboration with Samsung brings funny cat drawings to the Frame TV. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Gilmore Girls" premiered in October 2000 on The WB network. The series filled a niche at the time: female leads, three generations of women, and witty, fast-paced dialogue. But success was not immediate. This hour, we listen to "Oy, with the Gilmores already!" It's an episode of Connecticut Public's new podcast "Generation Gilmore Girls." This episode originally aired on December 8, 2025. Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Halloween week, which means we’re summoning Connecticut’s most chilling stories.   From ghostly apparitions to mysterious happenings that defy explanation, this hour will make you think twice about what lurks in the dark.   Historians, tour guides and a psychic join us to share their strangest encounters. Tune in for a haunting hour of history, folklore and a few goosebumps.   GUESTS: Christine Jewell: Director for The Ancient Burying Ground Mallory Howard: Assistant Curator for The Mark Twain House & Museum Chrystyne McGrath: Psychic, founder and owner of CM Paranormal Services and The Guilford Ghost Tours Courtney McInvale: Author, historian and founder ofSeaside Shadows Haunted History Tours  Wesley Broulik: producing artistic director, Time’s Fool Company   This episode was originally aired on Oct. 27, 2025.   Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI tools might be able to write a decent email, but can it write a book? Today, we hear how AI is shaking up the book world for publishers, writers and readers alike.   One local rare and vintage bookseller joins us to talk about what this has meant for her company. One author shares her experience after her work was allegedly stolen by AI research company, Anthropic.   Guests: Colleen Lynch: Owner of No Other Book Like This, a bookstore in Mystic Sarah Darer Littman: Young-Adult author based in Connecticut Anna Silman: Power and Culture reporter at the Wall Street Journal   This episode originally aired on Sep. 3, 2026.   Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.