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Ifeanyi Awachie.
Elizabeth Larkin.
WNHH radio’s shows todays featured discussions about federal drug and corruption investigations, how New Haveners are using poetry as a platform for social change, and a new book club suggestion.
Hold onto your hats — and your pens! Poet-activists Ifeanyi Awachie and Elizabeth Larkin joined Salwa Abdussabur for a “Sass Talking Talking Takeover” of “Mornings with Mubarakah.” Reading poems in the studio and over the airwaves, the three discussed the power of language, why the differences between “page poet” and “slam poet” are more semantic and superficial than they’re given credit for, and how poetry can be a persuasive social platform. To listen to the full episode, click on or download the above audio.
U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly and Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Markle joined host Paul Bass on “Dateline New Haven.” They discussed the effect of anti-violence programs on New Haven’s annual homicide rate, attempts to tackle human sex trafficking in Connecticut, dealing with difficult cases, and more. To listen to the full episode, click on or download the above audio.
On “Book Talk,” host Cyd Oppenheimer welcomed author Liz Moore and guests Brad Ridky and Deborah Cantrell to discuss Moore’s 2012 novel Heft. In two separate parts of the episode, they explored the twists and turns that the book, narrated by adolescent boy Kel Keller, offers its readers. To listen to the full episode, which also includes a young adult pick of the week, click on or download the above audio.
We’re still digging into Thanksgiving dinner on “This Day in New Haven History” … or something like that. Tune in for episode three of Allan Appel’s “Revolt of the Turkeys,” in which Terence enjoys his surprisingly successful role as a presidential candidate until he encounters the mother of all roadblocks: Farmer Ed, recruited by the slime throwing opposition, outs him as a turkey. To listen to the full episode, click on or download the above audio.
