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Thursday’s programs delve into public funding of New Haven’s mayoral elections, track trans rights, squabble over sanctuary city status, check out a new documentary, and pose the question: Should we give Donald Trump a chance?
“All Of Us” host Greg Grinberg (Hanifa Washington is out this week) talks to Aly Heimer, staffer for New Haven’s Democracy Fund, about what the fund is, how it has changed elections in New Haven, and what the community can do politically after the election of Donald Trump. To listen, click on or download the audio above.
“Out & About” host Melissa Loucks talks to Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, about how trans rights have evolved in the U.S., and what they might look like going forward. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out WNHH’s “Elm City Lowdown” podcast.
On “Dateline New Haven,” Rev. Boise Kimber challenges New Haven’s “sanctuary city” policies and calls for a crackdown on “loosies.” To listen, click on or download the audio above or check out WNHH’s “Dateline New Haven” podcast.
“Deep Focus” host Tom Breen jumps into the world of I Am Shakespeare, a new documentary from New Haven filmmaker Stephen Dest that tells the story of Henry Green, a young man from Newhallville struggling to reconcile the many different sides of himself in a city painfully divided by class, race, education, and violence. For the second segment of the show, Tom brings in Inner City News CT Editor Babz Rawls-Ivy and New Haven Independent reporter Markeshia Ricks for a review of Moonlight, a new film from director Barry Jenkins. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out “Deep Focus” on iTunes.
“Culture Cocktail” host host Alisa Bowens-Mercado and show regulars Dallas Davis and Tonisha LaVonne argue for conciliation and civil discourse in the wake of Donald J. Trump’s election, and talk about why they think 4 years isn’t so bad after all. Bowens-Mercado also brings on Coby Zeifman of the New Haven Bike Party to talk about its upcoming Plaid Ride. To listen, click on or download the audio above.
