Exit 43

The nation’s fourth postmaster general, a Connecticut native, encouraged Congress to prevent Black people from carrying the mail, out of fear of rebellion. It's a true story.

Brenton Graveley is one of 500 scientists working on taking the next step toward eradicating congenital disease. On this episode of Exit 43, Graveley discusses the ENCODE project, and his work in understanding how damaged human genes might be repaired in the not-so-distant future.

Three hundred dogs. That’s how many pitbulls Anya Kopchinsky has fostered in her five years rescuing them from dog-fighting rings. These are criminal cases, she explained on the latest episode of the Exit 43 podcast, even though most of the time the perpetrators get light sentences for unrelated crimes like drugs or money laundering. “It's a lot of work for little payoff for sure,” Kopchinsky said. On the latest episode of Exit 43, Kopchinsky details the conditions in which these animals are forced to live, and what it’s like to foster them, to help them recover enough to become family dogs, with a happy future. Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

There are too many parallels between the summers of 1919 and 2020 to ignore. There are inferences to make and parallels to draw, but it’s important, according to historian and author Kenneth C. Davis, to remember that history doesn’t repeat itself. In both cases, racially charged civil unrest followed a global pandemic. In both cases, conservatism was on the rise. In both cases there was economic fear and ongoing cultural shifts. And, in both cases, blame for the civil unrest — or “race riots” as they were called in 1919 — fell on anarchists and communists. On this week's episode of Exit 43, we conclude our mini-series in an attempt to examine solutions to the overarching issues of racist inequity. Are there economic solutions? Is political upheaval the only way forward? Or does it come down to community-level, kitchen-table solutions? Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

COVID-19 is killing three times more black people than their white neighbors, as protests against police brutality continue across the nation. On this week's episode of Exit 43, we conclude our mini-series in an attempt to examine solutions to the overarching issues of racist inequity. Are there economic solutions? Is political upheaval the only way forward? Or does it come down to community-level, kitchen-table solutions? Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

Can trauma be passed down from generation to generation? Where do environmental factors and public policy fit in? COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting communities of color, but the factors that make that true have been around for hundreds of years. On this week's episode of Exit 43, we connect the coronavirus to the police brutality that sparked nationwide protests.

Black people are catching and dying of coronavirus at a faster rate than people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The question is … why? On this week’s episode of Exit 43 we begin a multi-episode arc looking at the subject of inequity, and how COVID-19 has both solidified and exposed longstanding issues of inequity, resulting in more death among minority communities. Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

Drones are taking our temperatures, apps are checking in with our emotions, doctors are already making use of our health data, much in the same way advertisers do. On this week’s episode of Exit 43 we look at data collection for both public and personal health. That drone above Westport that was supposed to take your temperature? That was just the beginning. But what about vulnerable populations, those patients who either aren’t comfortable with or don’t have access to technology? Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

We are all dependent on our screens for interpersonal communication. But what damage is that dependence doing to our brains, and why is it important to shut all your screens off once in a while? On ths week’s episode of Exit 43 we speak with an assortment of people with perspectives on the subject — an epidemiologist, an author, a Buddhist lama and an observant Jewish rabbi — about what it’s like to really log off, and why it might be a good idea, especially now.

Back in the day milkmen delivered directly to your doorstep. What does the future of grocery shopping look like? Robots, possibly, but also a focus on fresh food and what analysts call “grocery experiences.” On ths week’s episode of Exit 43 we look at the past, present and future of grocery stores, and how the coronavirus pandemic may — and may not — affect food for decades to come. Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

If you have two patients and one ventilator, who lives and who dies? Does it matter who they know or what they do? This is the horrible calculus doctors and nurses have to face every day during the pandemic. In this week's episode of Exit 43 we speak with a military medical historian about the history and practice of triage, and with three healthcare providers in the field about the challenges they and their colleagues face. Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

Will we all be replaced by robots? Will the role of teachers be forever changed? How will coronavirus forever alter our society 20 years down the line, when the current health crisis is just a distant memory? In this week's episode of Exit 43 we speak with a futurist, a demographer, a Civil Rights advocate and a teacher about what effects COVID-19 may have on the decades to come. Why is the podcast called Exit 43? As anyone who drives the Merritt Parkway knows, there is no exit 43, and the reasons why touch on issues of privilege, access and the history of the state itself. Each week we’ll dive into a local news issue, examining an aspect of life in and around Connecticut you probably didn’t know about.

It's easier to plan for and mitigate a pandemic when more people have the disease. More sick people means more data about the pathogen. But with every single sick person is a tragedy, and it's important to keep both in mind — both the huge, impersonal numbers and every individual's stories. In this week's episode of Exit 43 we speak with a pair of Yale epidemiologists about maintaining the balance between the data and people behind that data, and a rabbi who has comforted people at the graveside.

Most of us have been isolating for weeks now, and there's little chance it will be over soon. We look at what that means for the majority of us, and take a closer look at what you do at a state-run in-patient mental health facility during a pandemic. Each week take an in-depth look at local news and issues, focusing on things in and around Connecticut that you probably didn’t know about.