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For the People

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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20:28

CT DOT Active Transportation Plan

For the People ·

2025/04/08

Meet a 20-year CT Dept. of Transportation staffer engaged in an outreach effort to help educate state residents about the agency's Active Transportation Plan. If you thought you could never have a say about how Connecticut handles transportation matters, listen in and learn how to lend your voice to improving things on our roadways.

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20:56

Meet the New GBS Music Director

For the People ·

2025/04/08

The wait is over. After two years and a number of interviews on For the People, the Greater Bridgeport Symphony has selected its new Music Director - so stick with us as we pick up the conversation with Eduardo Leandro, to let you know what he has in store for the upcoming GBS season.

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56:00

Meet the New GBS Music Director - CT DOT Active...

For the People ·

2025/04/06

The wait is over. After two years and a number of interviews on For the People, the Greater Bridgeport Symphony has selected its new Music Director - so stick with us as we pick up the conversation with Eduardo Leandro, to let you know what he has in store for the upcoming GBS season.Then we'll steer ourselves toward a CT Dept. of Transportation staffer engaged in an outreach effort to help educate state residents about the agency's Active Transportation Plan. If you thought you could never have a

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67:35

Special Report: CT Ag Day 2025 LIVE from the State...

For the People ·

2025/03/30

The annual celebration of CT Ag Day was held recently at the State capitol in Hartford, and For the People was invited back to humbly receive an award from the CT Agricultural Information Council, and to grab an opportunity to chat with a number of the participants including the CT Nursery and Landscape Assoc., the Farmer Veteran Coalition, the CT Farm Bureau, the UConn Extension, the School Nutrition Assoc. Of CT, Very Alive, the Dean of UConn's College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural

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18:03

CT Council on Problem Gambling

For the People ·

2025/03/25

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, so we're taking the opportunity to bring back representatives of the CT Council on Problem Gambling to talk about the latest trends they are seeing here in the state, as well as reaching out to those to offer help and hope if they are trapped in the spiral of problem gambling.

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22:08

Greenwich Historical Society

For the People ·

2025/03/25

Catch up with representatives from the Greenwich Historical Society to learn more about "Rediscover Greenwich," a new series of interactive programs created in partnership with Untapped New York that will showcase the unique history of Greenwich's neighborhoods, architectural landmarks and more.

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14:37

CT Dept. of Consumer Protection Pt. 2

For the People ·

2025/03/25

If you missed the first part of our interview with Bryan Caferelli - the CT Consumer Protection Commissioner, you can catch up by hitting the Podcast Tab for our last show on any of our radio station websites. In the meantime - we're bringing you Part 2 of that chat, which will give you even more insight on the many ways this agency touches our lives, and protects us all from scammers and bad actors.

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58:54

CT Dept. of Consumer Protection Pt. 2 - Greenwich...

For the People ·

2025/03/23

If you missed the first part of our interview with Bryan Caferelli - the CT Consumer Protection Commissioner, you can catch up by hitting the Podcast Tab for our last show on any of our radio station websites. In the meantime - we're bringing you Part 2 of that chat, which will give you even more insight on the many ways this agency touches our lives, and protects us all from scammers and bad actors.Then we'll catch up with representatives from the Greenwich Historical Society to learn more about

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14:37

CT Dept. of Consumer Protection - Pt. 1

For the People ·

2025/03/19

Check out some important news and solid advice in the first of a two-part chat with the Commissioner of the state's Dept. of Consumer Protection on the heels of Consumer Protection Week. You'll probably be surprised how many ways this agency touches our lives, and protects us all from scammers and bad actors.

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21:06

ARI 19th Annual Walk for Independence

For the People ·

2025/03/19

We're catching up with our friends at ARI, to invite you to participate in or sponsor their 19th Annual Walk for Independence. We'll also bring in a member of the Stamford Police Dept. to discuss how officers in that community are training to work more successfully and effectively with alternately abled and neurodivergent individuals they may encounter in the line of duty or elsewhere.

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22:56

Master's Manna

For the People ·

2025/03/19

If you live in or near the Meriden / Wallingford area, we want to introduce you to the fine folks at Master's Manna, a very busy nonprofit working to tackle hunger insecurity and supporting individuals and families facing financial challenges.

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59:20

Master's Manna - ARI 19th Annual Walk for...

For the People ·

2025/03/16

If you live in or near the Meriden / Wallingford area, we want to introduce you to the fine folks at Master's Manna, a very busy nonprofit working to tackle hunger insecurity and supporting individuals and families facing financial challenges. Then we'll catch up with our friends at ARI, to invite you to participate in or sponsor their 19th Annual Walk for Independence. We'll also bring in a member of the Stamford Police Dept. to discuss how officers in that community are training to work more

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59:10

Special Report: Live from CT NOFA's 43rd Winter...

For the People ·

2025/03/09

Connecticut's Northeast Organic Farming Association - or CT NOFA - held their 43rd Winter Conference last weekend at Eastern CT State University, and For the People was there to put together a live Special Report that digs into everything from worms and bugs to a proposed state Constitutional Amendment and making agriculture more sustainable and equitable - especially for veterans, minority community members, and new Connecticut farmers. So stay tuned and hear from participants including She Worms

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15:54

CT Data Collaborative

For the People ·

2025/03/04

The CT Data Collaborative just released an important report on "How New Federal DOT Policy Would Disadvantage Connecticut, Especially Our Urban Centers.” So, we'll unpack that as well as examining highlights from CTData's latest annual report. Data was never so timely and important - find out why!

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19:11

Impact Fairfield County

For the People ·

2025/03/04

Meet the entire leadership team from Impact Fairfield County. We'll talk about their 2nd Impactful Conversation of the 2024-2025 grant year on the topic of “Gaining Space for Mental Wellness,” exploring how peer pressure, isolation and attachment to technology are shaping children, families and local communities, and let you know how to get involved in - or support future activities.

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18:37

Greenwich Library

For the People ·

2025/03/04

Thanks to an amazing $5 million endowment announced just days ago, the transformation of Greenwich Library from a traditional library into a comprehensive cultural and educational center will pick up where Connecticut's most visited library left off with its recent "Reimagine" renovation project. So we'll call on the Library Director to expand on this news - and to let patrons and the public know what's in store for the future.

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14:38

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Annual Youth Symposium

For the People ·

2025/02/24

We want to introduce a couple of members from the Chi Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. This local chapter is dedicated to giving back, and they're hosting a FREE Annual Youth Symposium March 8 to empower and inspire youth ages 8-18 through engaging workshops, music, and community connection. So tune in and we'll let you in on how to get involved.

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22:00

Big News from reSET

For the People ·

2025/02/24

We're circling back with a couple of folks from reSET - which is providing coworking space, accelerator, and mentoring programs, while supporting entrepreneurs responding to community challenges. reSET just acquired New Haven based Collab, so we'll find out why, and how this newly fortified nonprofit is going to work advancing Connecticut’s future.

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17:52

PreservationCT 50th Anniversary kickoff

For the People ·

2025/02/24

PreservationCT - formerly the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is turning 50 this year, so we'll kick off a series of interviews with its representatives to learn more about how this agency is going to continue sustaining and preserving critical buildings, sites, even social and cultural practices that helped shape the state we live in.

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58:11

PreservationCT 50th Anniversary kickoff - reSET -...

For the People ·

2025/02/23

PreservationCT - formerly the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is turning 50 this year, so we'll kick off a series of interviews with representatives to learn more about how they're going to continue sustaining and preserving critical buildings, sites, even social and cultural practices that helped shape the state we live in.Then we're circling back with a couple of folks from reSET - providing coworking space, accelerator, and mentoring programs, while supporting entrepreneurs

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