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Long Story Short
Hosted by Ebong Udoma
,
CT Mirror

A collaboration between WSHU Public Radio and the CT Mirror, “Long Story Short” goes behind the scenes of public policy journalism in Connecticut. Each week, WSHU’s award-winning senior political reporter Ebong Udoma interviews the journalists and newsmakers presented in the Mirror’s long-form Sunday feature. It’s smart conversation about thoughtful journalism.

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  • Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket.
    CT residents are losing SNAP benefits faster than expected
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith M. Phaneuf to discuss his article, “Report: SNAP benefits vanishing faster than CT officials expected,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Recovery Specialist Kevin Laymon walks past the unit during a tour of Community Health Resources’ mobile methadone unit at the company’s Pathways Putnam location on Friday, July 17, 2026.
    Methadone access expands in CT
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Calista Oetama to discuss her article, “CT’s first state-funded methadone vans expand access to treatment,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • An emergency room entrance
    Two CT hospitals repeatedly cited for patient safety issues
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Katy Golvala to discuss her article, “Trinity Health cited most among CT hospitals for patient safety,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Governor Ned Lamont.
    How Lamont has benefited from his predecessors' fiscal policies
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf to discuss his article, “Lamont’s fiscal success rests on foundation laid by Malloy, others,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • From left, Jillian Gilchrest, Luke Bronin, Ruth Fortune and John Larson sat together to take questions from the Winchester Democratic town committee in February.
    How ads are shaping the primary race in CT’s First Congressional District
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Lisa Hagen to discuss her article, “Larson, Bronin waging an ad war in waning weeks before primary,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Sherill Baldwin holds a photo of reunited family members of Anna Horan next to her headstone in Blake Street Cemetery in New Haven on July 2, 2026.
    In New Haven, a push to identify unmarked graves
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s John Moritz to discuss his article, “The story behind rows of unmarked stones at New Haven cemetery,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • State Representative Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford)
    How Jillian Gilchrest is fighting through a crowded primary
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Lisa Hagen to discuss her article, “Jillian Gilchrest tries to break through in primary, one door at a time,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Bridgeport City Hall
    How this CT reporter is taking a different approach to journalism
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Reginald David to discuss his role as the CT Mirror’s Community Engagement Reporter focused on Bridgeport as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Artist Pamela Sztybel poses for a portrait outside of her home in Bridgewater. Sztybel is a political cartoonist and is known for her flower bouquet drawings and watercolors for Billy Collins' poetry book, "Dog Show."
    How a CT artist chronicles the news through cartoons
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “A CT artist takes on COVID (and the world) one drawing at a time,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • QuantumCT interim CEO Vivek Ramakrishnan (center right) joined a group of observers as dae student Emeka Oguagha (left) discussed his quantum project on April 9, 2026.
    Could New Haven be the next Silicon Valley?
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s P.R. Lockhart to discuss her article, “The state is pouring millions into the emerging quantum industry in the hopes of unlocking new economic growth — and becoming a global leader,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.