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After All Things

Pantries and politics

By Sabrina Garone
Published October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM EDT
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A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

WSHU’s Off the Path takes to New York Harbor for an annual midnight cruise of the undead. But first, our region reacts to the end of SNAP benefits for millions of Americans tomorrow. Plus, Connecticut’s U.S. senators co-sponsor a bill to protect kids from AI chatbots. 

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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