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Slowing the Scourge of Poverty, and a Talk With David McCullough

David McCullough is an iconic two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian whose work encompasses notable people from John Adams to his latest work on the Wright Brothers. We spend a few minutes with him this morning in anticipation of his appearance with author Stacy Schiff at The Connecticut Forum, this Saturday, May 9, at 8:00 pm at the Bushnell.

But first, we talk about a Connecticut program that helps families learn to develop resilience in the face of overwhelming adversity -- known as “toxic stress” -- that is often associated with poverty, and is particularly hard on kids.

Continue the conversation with CPTV during an advance screening of the PBS documentary “The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation” and an accompanying town hall meeting at CPTV’s Hartford studios on 1049 Asylum Avenue. CPTV will broadcast and livestream the town hall meeting.

GUESTS:

  • Myra Jones-Taylor - Commissioner, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
  • Darcy Lowell - Founder and CEO, Child First and Associate Clinical Professor at Yale Medical School in Pediatrics and Yale Child Study Center
  • Flora Murphy - Mental health clinician for Child First
  • Cynthia Gentry - Beneficiary of Child First and an employee at Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

John Dankosky, Tucker Ives, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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