Audacious with Chion Wolf

Speech disfluencies are mysterious. They are defined as breaks or disruptions that occur in the flow of speech. For over 10 years, I was the midday host at Connecticut Public Radio, telling you the weather, the time, what show was coming up next — And at the top of every hour, the call letters. Our listeners had opinions - lots of opinions - about the way I said the letter “W”, which I had to say...

This hour, we talk about the role white people play in anti-racist work, and how we can all talk with young people about anti-racism. You’ll hear from John Biewen, audio program director at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University . He’s also the host and producer of Scene On Radio , a podcast that tells stories exploring human experience and American society. The second season of tha...

This hour, we’re starting at the end: Death. Knowledge of our mortality affects almost everything about us. And lately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, death is on our phones, in the headlines, and in the air. Today, you’ll hear from funeral director Howard K. Hill , on how he’s had to adapt his practices to be safe AND to serve...

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