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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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  • 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 host Randye Kaye with 2nd Grade teacher Stephanie Pilla (left) and High School English and Theater teacher Heather DeLude (center).
    More than a calling: teaching in today’s classrooms
    Teaching is often called a calling, but it’s also increasingly challenging. In this episode of Good at Heart, host Randye Kaye speaks with two Connecticut educators about what it takes to teach students in today’s world.
  • '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.

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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