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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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  • Sophia Tobias (Left) and members of the My Friend Abby Club from Trumbull High School in Connecticut.
    My Friend Abby: Helping young people find connection and hope
    My Friend Abby, founder Gillian Anderson, and student advocate Sophia Tobias join WSHU’s Good at Heart to discuss youth mental health, suicide prevention and the power of peer-to-peer connections.
  • The Connecticut Music Therapy Team
    At CT Music Therapy, music is a co-therapist
    On Good at Heart, host Randye Kaye speaks with Jennifer Sokria, founder of Connecticut Music Therapy, about how music therapy can support emotional well-being and people with developmental and mental health needs.
  • Kennedy Collective member at work
    The Kennedy Collective elevates the lives of people with disabilities
    Challenge the status quo, build community, create purpose, and ensure inclusion. Those are the four core values of The Kennedy Collective. For the past 75 years, it has created communities that empower and employ people with disabilities in Connecticut.
  • The Dance of the MOMbies®
    The MOMbies® are coming!
    On All Hallows' Eve, the MOMbies® will swarm the Connecticut streets and dance! They don't crave your brains; they want your cash. MOMbies® raise money to fight breast cancer. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye sat down with a Mombie to find out more.
  • Improving mental health in schools with Climate Signs
    Can screens bring us closer together? WSHU's Randye Kaye speaks with educator Furahi Achebe about Climate Signs, an initiative helping students feel seen, heard and understood.
  • NAMI program helps families facing mental health challenges
    How can families better support a loved one with a mental health condition? On Good at Heart, Randye Kaye talks with Family-to-Family instructor John Pendleton about a free eight-week program that offers education, support and connection.
  • Greenwich High School students Teddy Aaron and Brynn Forlizzi, the creators of the Soothe Note app.
    An app built for cancer patients and caregivers
    When cancer touched their lives, two Connecticut teens created an app that helps patients and caregivers manage symptoms, medications and appointments. Good at Heart host Randye Kaye spoke with Teddy Aaron about the inspiration behind Soothe Note and how it helps people now.
  • Community policing in New Haven
    New Haven police are trained in crisis prevention to better respond to mental health emergencies. Good at Heart explores how the program is helping officers and the community.
  • Advocating for children in foster care
    Children in foster care need consistency and support. Good at Heart speaks with Connecticut CASA leaders and a foster family about making a difference.
  • Plebeian Helpers in action.
    Plebeian Helpers bring hope to the people of Ukraine
    Tim and Gretchen Teran found purpose through Plebeian Helpers, a volunteer group delivering humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by the ongoing war.

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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