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Diane Orson

Diane Orson

Reporter/Producer/Host at WNPR-FM

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  • English
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Amid mist and music: A Native American reverence for water, celebrated on the banks of the CT River

A Connecticut singer is taking Native art and culture to new places. He invited Indigenous musicians — as well as one of the world’s most famous cello players — to perform at sunrise on the banks of the Connecticut River. The performance highlights Native peoples’ deep connection to nature and water.
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New Haven fine arts teachers hit a high note with GRAMMY Museum col...

New Haven Public Schools work with GRAMMY Museum and community partners to support arts teachers this academic year.
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Sit! Stay! Meet the 'Cary Grant of dogs,' a movie star thanks to a ...

Bing, a Great Dane, is getting a lot of attention for his performance in "The Friend." Bing is a star thanks to a Connecticut-based animal trainer, Bill Berloni. For decades, Berloni has tracked down dogs and other animals and trained them humanely to perform in film, TV and theatre.
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Stray to superstar: A CT man rescues shelter dogs, turning them int...

Connecticut is home to many famous actors — including four-legged ones. They have names like Sandy from the show "Annie" and Bruiser from the musical "Legally Blonde." Most are rescues from animal shelters. Their trainer is Bill Berloni, who's helped them become showbiz stars.
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Indigenous and Black people tell their own stories at the Mystic Se...

Indigenous and Black people tell their own seafaring stories at Mystique Seaport Museum
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Listening back to "Unforgetting – Restoring and Reclaiming Connecti...

Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut. Today on Where We Live, we listen back to a panel discussion about that hidden history featuring Connecticut Public’s Diane Orson. Diane is the host of the podcast, “Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery.”
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A CT museum exhibit aims to tell stories of the sea through Indigen...

For decades, most Black and Indigenous maritime histories were missing at Mystic Seaport, the country’s largest maritime museum. “Entwined” aims to change that – by presenting those histories through Native American and Black perspectives.
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Episode 3: Keeping Venture Smith’s story alive

Venture Smith's story is the first published narrative by an enslaved person in the U.S. It’s also one of the few published narratives of slavery in New England. He describes his capture in Africa and life in Connecticut.
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Unforgotten: Connecticut's Hidden History of Slavery

In this hour, we’re airing the first and second episodes of Connecticut Public’s new podcast ‘Unforgotten,’ a deep dive into the hidden history of slavery in our state.
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Episode 1: Slavery has deep roots in New England

There’s a deeply-rooted perception that the North was home to the “good guys,” the abolitionists. The truth is far different. Hear from people who are shedding light on this history and why it matters.
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'This is my country': A family learns their ancestors were enslaved...

A phone call from a stranger would link a Connecticut woman with ancestors enslaved before the American Revolution — and reshape her view of patriotism.