CT Mirror State Policy Editor Erica E. Phillips sat down with Bill Shufelt and John Walker of Milford’s Athletic Brewing Company on March 19, 2025 at Stamford’s Ferguson Library.

Driven by a mission to make non-alcoholic beer mainstream, Bill and John first began test-brewing in a garage in Connecticut. One hundred home-brewed batches later, they had perfected their process and refined their flavors. Then they built an entire business around it; within a few short years it’s become the world’s largest dedicated non-alcoholic brewery.

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Join CT Mirror Policy Editor Erica E. Phillips as she sits down with Connecticut’s most successful entrepreneurs to explore their origin stories, how they turned their first dollar, and why Connecticut was the place to make it happen.

UConn graduate and serial entrepreneur André Swanston achieved a historic nine-figure exit with the sale of his data company, Tru Optik, to TransUnion—making him one of the few Black Americans to reach such a milestone. Now, he’s channeling that success into groundbreaking ventures that transform the way content creators, brands, distributors, and consumers engage across advertising and entertainment.

This show was recorded live at Stamford's Ferguson Library on Jan 14, 2025.

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In The Room is an in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials and political experts. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the people behind the policy.

In this episode Dankosky interviews former Supreme Court Reporter Linda Greenhouse.

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In The Room is an in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the people behind the policy.

In the fourth event of the series, Dankosky interviews State Treasurer Erick Russell at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas.

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In The Room is an in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the people behind the policy.

In the third event of the series, Dankosky interviews Attorney General William Tong, at UConn Stamford.

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In The Room is a new, in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the people behind the policy.

In the second event of the series, Dankosky interviews Gov. Ned Lamont at Mohegan Sun.

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In The Room is a monthly, in-person interview series with top elected officials at locations throughout the state. In this series, host John Dankosky bring a new approach to political interviews — exploring both the policy and the people behind the policy.

This episode, Senator Chris Murphy spoke with John at the Mark Twain House & Museum.

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Community Editorial Board Editor Mercy Quaye hosts an in-depth conversation on probation, parole and commutations with State Sen. Heather Somers, Community Editorial Board member Marisol Garcia and victims advocate Audrey Carlson.

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