Business entrepreneurs Jason Sobocinski, founder and owner of Black Hog Brewing Company, and Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, founder and owner of BLOOM, New Haven’s newest lifestyle hub, unite for a seminar on how to build a brand and connect with community.  This talk is moderated by Erik Clemons, CEO of ConnCORP. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe on YouTube!

Minneapolis city council president Andrea Jenkins made national headlines in 2017 after becoming the country’s first out Black trans person elected to public office.  In 2022 she created history again when voted council president. The writer, performance artist, poet and transgender activist talks about her experiences in activism and the importance of centering love as a motivating force in social justice work. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe on YouTube!

Critically acclaimed author, chef, and food justice activist Bryant Terry discusses his 2022 James Beard nominated books Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora and Vegetable Kingdom.  Bryant is in conversation with New Haven food justice activist and podcast host Tagan Engel.  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe on YouTube!

In this episode Paul Greenberg talks about the future of our oceans and how we can make changes to help the environment. Greenberg’s writings on oceans, climate change, and the environment appears regularly in The New York Times and other publications. He is the recipient of a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship and many other grants and awards. Paul is joined in conversation with John...

Introducing Great Art, Big Ideas Podcast from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, CT.   This series delves into the most pressing topics in our local community and around the world.     All of this season's episodes were recorded as part of our 2022 Ideas Events and were all programmed around the theme of: CONNECT.  Throughout this season we will explore all of the different ways that we connect -through art, through politics, as individuals and as part of a...