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Smith and Ficklin.
Monday’s programs on WNHH Radio explore a centuries-old manuscript about the origins of mass incarceration and misuse of the 13th Amendment, dissect the city’s news with Mayor Toni Harp, check in on a new movie, and explore sports programs in the Naugatuck Valley.
On “The Tom Ficklin Show,” host Tom Ficklin speaks to Yale Professor Caleb Smith about his new book The Life and the Adventures of a Haunted Convict and his writings and research on the history of prisons and mass incarceration more broadly. The book, which originates from an 1858 narrative by black Auburn State Prison inmate Austin Reed, is out from Random House this year. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out WNHH’s “Elm City Lowdown” podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.
It’s a Halloween “Mayor Monday!” Mayor Toni Harp speaks out on prostitution stings, the FBI director’s October Surprise, and the drought and the holiday tree. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out WNHH’s “Dateline New Haven” podcast on Soundcloud or iTunes.
On “Valley Navel Gazing,” hosts Eugene Driscoll and Ethan Fry talk to Ansonia’s Sean Morse and Derby’s Mike Cannici, who teamed to make “The Game,” a documentary on the rivalry between the Ansonia and Derby
football programs. The movie premiers Nov 1 at 8 p.m. on Comcast local access. To listen, click on or download the audio above, or check out “Valley Navel Gazing” on iTunes.
Derby teacher and coach Jenny Ames and star Derby High School runner Kiley Rodriguez talk with host Mike Cannici about Derby’s revived track and cross country programs. To listen, click on or download the audio above. To read an accompanying article, click here.