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Good at Heart
Hosted by Randye Kaye

Hosted by Randye Kaye, Good at Heart shares conversations with people who quietly make the world better through acts of kindness, service, and community.

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  • 'Cookie for a Cause': Greenwich teen bakes cookies to help kids
    Greenwich High School student Vihaan Kamath started Cookies for a Cause to support families with children who are blind, need prosthetics, or are fighting cancer. He spoke with Good at Heart’s Randye Kaye about baking cookies in his home kitchen and donating 100% of the proceeds to help kids.
  • Class is in session at the Gorgeous by Glam Beauty Academy
    A Bridgeport beauty academy nurtures students into financial independence
    Gorgeous by Glam Beauty Academy in Bridgeport, Connecticut, nurtures students to become financially independent and viable entrepreneurs. Founder Marelne Correa worked her way out of an abusive marriage and economic uncertainty to help others. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye spoke with Marlene and her daughter, Lily Chavez, to find out how they transform lives.
  • A bike co-op in New Haven brings people together through repairs
    The Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op in New Haven has two main goals: to bring people together by rehabbing bicycles and matching bicycles to the people who need them. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye speaks with the co-op's General Manager, Kyle Anthony, about how they boost their community with bikes.
  • Monroe Symphony Orchestra
    The Monroe Summer Orchestra brings music to everyone
    The Monroe Summer Orchestra brings musicians together to share the joy of music with their community. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye speaks with the co-founders and identical twins, Anand and Avinash Veeraraghav, about their mission.
  • Through Our Eyes Program 2023
    'In The Moment': Easing memory loss at the Long Island Museum
    The Long Island Museum helps people with memory loss and their caregivers creatively connect with art. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye speaks with the museum's education director, Lisa Unander, about their In The Moment program.
  • Healing loneliness through the arts
    Nearly half of Americans report feeling lonely. Project UnLonely uses the arts to foster connection and healing. WSHU's Randye Kaye speaks with the foundation’s president and founder, Dr. Jeremy Nobel, about healing the crisis of loneliness.
  • How a stroke survivor found purpose helping others heal
    A stroke left Garrett Mendez paralyzed at 19. After recovering at Gaylord Hospital, he returned 20 years later as a rehab aide. WSHU's Randye Kaye spoke to Garrett about his journey in this episode of Good at Heart.
  • Building better futures with Kids Paradise
    Support that sustains. Support that endures. Kids Paradise Foundation helps children and families affected by poverty and conflict. Board President Dylan Connor speaks with Good at Heart host Randye Kaye about advocating for children in crisis.
  • From left to right: Erin Dummeyer, the Library Director at the Mark Twain Library in Redding, Scott R. Brill, Library Director of the Milford Public Library and Good at Heart host Randye Kaye.
    Neighborhood libraries transform local communities
    Libraries are more than books — they’re community hubs for learning, connection and support. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye talks with two local librarians about their impact, challenges and current reads.
  • Alpha Jalloh with his diploma from the University of New Haven.
    How the Yale Prison Education Initiative helps incarcerated students dream big
    Good at Heart host Randye Kaye speaks with Yale Prison Education Initiative founder Zelda Roland about reimagining what’s possible for incarcerated people, along with alumni Kyle Gonzalez and Alpha Jalloh.

Good at Heart explores the best of humanity: the folks who volunteer their time or choose low-pay/high-service jobs…the organizations that believe in and foster the good in all of us…and works of kindness, caring and service in our community.

Created by WSHU’s All Things Considered Host Randye Kaye, Good at Heart airs:

  • Broadcast: every other Tuesday during All Things Considered and every other Wednesday during Morning Edition. On 91.1FM, 89.9FM & wshu.org.
  • Podcast: wherever podcasts are available.

Each episode, Randye Kaye speaks to community members who are making a difference and asks: What do you do? Who encourages you? Why do you think we’re here? Their answers may inspire you.

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