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The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of ...
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Expatriarch Radio is a deconstruction of gender and genre, a paperless music magazine entrenched in pop and politics, made with limp wrists and clenched fists. The monthly show—broadcast since 2010 with host Joey Hansom, and since 2015 with host Bella Cuts—is a counterpart to Expatriarch’s concerts and parties, likewise balancing local love and international perspectives.
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Jason Kao Hwang (Composer, Violinist, Improvisor), interviewed by WPKN’S Joseph Celli
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Jason Kao Hwang discusses his early training and eventual emergence in New York’s improv loft scene. He discusses the Asian American music movement, his mentors, and the use of the electric violin. Jason has worked as a violinist with innumerable new music legends including Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Henry Threadgill, Tomeka Reid, Wadada Leo …
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Exene Cervenka, singer and artist in X, interviewed by WPKN's Rich Kaminsky
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WPKN's Rich Kaminsky, host of Off-Beat! airing Saturdays, 2 a.m. – 6 a.m., interviews singer and artist, Exene Cervenka ahead of X's last national tour and new album, Smoke and Fiction.By WPKN
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The Courettes with WPKN's Howard Thompson
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The Courettes join WPKN's Howard Thompson (PURE) discussing their fourth tour of the US in conjunction with the release of their new album THE SOUL OF THE FABULOUS COURETTES...By Howard Thompson, WPKN
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Jim Reid of the Jesus and Mary Chain with WPKN's Herman Olivera
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Jim Reid, singer/songwriter, lead singer, and co-founder (with brother William Reid) for The Jesus and Mary Chain, chats with WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) ahead of the group's WPKN Presents performance at College Street Music Hall on Tuesday, October 1st at 7PM. In partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Presents.…
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Tim Butler of the Psychedelic Furs with WPKN's Herman Olivera
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Tim Butler, bassist, and co-founder of the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, chats with WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) ahead of the group's WPKN Presents performance at College Street Music Hall on Tuesday, October 1st at 7PM. In partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Presents.…
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Artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo interviewed by WPKN General Manager, Valerie Richardson
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WPKN programmer Valerie Richardson speaks with artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo about his exhibition Arwe Journey: Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration, which will be on view at the Housatonic Museum of Art from Weds. Sept. 18, 2024, through Feb. 21, 2025. In the 61 paintings in this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the 2…
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Amina Figerova interviewed by WPKN's Richard Epstein of "Sometimes Classical"
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Azerbaijani jazz pianist, Amina Figerova, is interviewed by WPKN's Richard Epstein of "Sometimes Classical" ahead of her "Jazz At The Post" appearance on Thursday, June 6th at 7:30pm in Westport, CT.By WPKN
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Bryan Munar of Hadestown with WPKN's Valerie Richardson
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Bryan Munar, Orpheus in the upcoming touring production of Hadestown, talks with WPKN's Valerie Richardson ahead of the Hadestown theatrical debut at the Waterbury Palace Theater, October 3-6.By WPKN
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Bridgeport Film Festival 2024 Preview with Artistic Director / Founder Jason Coombs, and Filmmakers Nilsa Laine and Brian A. Russell
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WPKN Director of Operations and New Initiatives (and filmmaker) Brendan Toller sits down with Artistic Director / Founder Jason Coombs of the Bridgeport Film Festival, and Filmmakers Nilsa Laine and Brian A. Russell for a preview of the 2024 festival. Nilsa Laine is the Director of "Undergraduate Experiences of Black Women at PWI Campuses" [14.57] …
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Michael Pillot, Festival Organizer of the Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr's Quantum Leap Festival, Nola2Nofo with WPKN's Kevin Gallager (Digging in the Dirt, GaiaGram)
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Kevin Gallagher talks with Michael Pillot, Festival Organizer of the Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr's Quantum Leap Festival, Nola2Nofo, happening Friday 9/13 through Sunday 9/15 at Borghese Vineyard, 17150 Middle Road Cutchogue, NY 11935 Funk, blues, jazz, hip-hop, zydeco, swampadelic guitar - the music and culture of New Orleans hits Long Island win…
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Amy Rigby interviewed by WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis (The Flux Capacitor)
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Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby details her new album "Hang In There With Me" and following US tour with WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis.By Martha Willette Lewis, WPKN
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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli
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Americana/folk duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams chat with Jim Motavalli ahead of their 2024 CT Folk Fest appearance Saturday, September 7th, at New Haven's Edgerton Park.By WPKN
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Author Erica Gies & Jazz Bassist Stephan Crump interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli
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This interview features Erica Gies author of Water Always Wins, Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge (winner of the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism) and jazz bassist Stephan Crump who was inspired by the book to write an 18-part suite called Slow Water. The two are joined by WPKN's Jim Motavalli.…
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Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli
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WPKN's Jim Motavalli interviews Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers ahead of their 2024 Rhythm and Roots appearance in Rhode Island and amidst their Southern Rock Opera Revisited Tour.By WPKN
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Cory Younts of Old Crow Medicine Show interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli
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Cory Younts of Old Crow Medicine Show is interviewed by WPKN's Jim Motavalli ahead of the group's 2024 Rhythm and Roots, Rhode Island appearance and a 2024 tour.By WPKN
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Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) interviewed by Mike Cooper (The Defcon Five, The Hymans)
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Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü) talks with artist/musician Mike Cooper (The Defcon Five, The Hymans) ahead of Bob's solo electric date Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 7:30 PM at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.By WPKN
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Saxophonist/Composer James Brandon Lewis interviewed by WPKN's "Musicians Speak" Joseph Celli
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WPKN and Musician's Speak host and DJ Joseph Celli interviews composer and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis during amidst a 2024 tour with the Messethics featuring members of DC DIY pioneers, Fugazi. “James Brandon Lewis, a jazz saxophonist in his 30s, raw-toned but measured, doesn’t sound steeped in current jazz-academy values and isn’t really comi…
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Jon Auer (Posies, Big Star, Big Star Quintet) with Richard Epstein of WPKN's Sometimes Classical and Brendan Toller
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Singer/Songwriter/Producer, Jon Auer (Posies, Big Star, Big Star Quintet), joins Richard Epstein of Sometimes Classical and WPKN's Director of Operations & New Initiatives, Brendan Toller, in the WPKN studios for an interview and performance. Auer discusses his musical origins, "power-pop," Big Star, Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, his intruiging musi…
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Andy Zax, Music Reissue Producer on Woodstock '69 Festival interviewed by Brendan Toller
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Andy Zax is an American music historian and a producer of music reissues. As a producer of boxed sets and archival music reissues, Zax has been responsible for restoring and remastering the catalogues of Talking Heads, Rod Stewart, Echo & The Bunnymen, Television, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The…
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The Bloomington community gets creative as it tries to save the Alexander Memorial in Courthouse Square.By Culture – Arts and Music
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For the past 40 years, Indiana Heritage Arts (IHA) has promoted the tradition of this painting style as it was practiced by T.C. Steele and others in Brown County.By Culture – Arts and Music
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"A free performance featuring a wide variety of dance styles and a Q&A on stage, immediately afterward. It's a perfect opportunity to explore one of the country's finest arts..."By Culture – Arts and Music
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New Collaborations Take Bloomington Early Music Festival To Next Level
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The 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival reaches new heights through collaborations with both local and national organizations.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Early Music Festival Adds A “New” Kind Of Old Music
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Local musicians Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen bring "new" Old-time music to the 2018 Bloomington Early Music Festival.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Greeting The Granfalloon with a Raucous Reqiuem
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Local chamber choir Voces Novae premieres a movement from The Vonnegut Reqiuem as part of the Granfalloon.By Culture – Arts and Music
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#96 - Admina, Big Freedia, Elysia Crampton, Nakhane, Auth, Chicks on Speed, Oshun, Rebeca Lane
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This month in Berlin, Admina (pictured) is smashing the patriarchy with techno, Big Freedia is here to make you shake, Oshun showcase their bittersweet debut album, The Guilt want you to dance to the revolution, and Chicks on Speed are celebrating 20 years of making music. Tune in for all that plus tunes by Elysia Crampton, Nakhane, Rebeca Lane, Bi…
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Sparks Of Inspiration Fly At Jacobs School’s String Instrument Laboratory
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Jacobs School of Music students learn how to build and repair stringed instruments from Professor Tom Sparks, who is retiring at the end of this semester.By Culture – Arts and Music
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#95 - FRIIIDAY, serpentwithfeet, SXTN, Ipek, Sonae, Adi Amati, zdrada pałki, Candice Gordon
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This month FRIIIDAY (pictured) bring their squad to Berlin, and Bella Cuts is back on the air to tell you all about the Heartbeatz Solifest, the launch of Otter Lieffe’s new book, and a bunch of other things happening in April. Tune for new music by Adi Amati, Candice Gordon, Sonae, serpentwithfeet, and more, plus a guest mix by the one and only DJ…
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#94 Terre Thaemlitz, Linn da Quebrada, Flohio, Chynna, Smerz, Lyzza, Akkamiau
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The most feminist month of the year is here and Expatriarch Radio keeps on featuring gender rebels! In this episode you will hear music from Terre Thaemlitz, Linn da Quebrada, Flohio (pictured), Chynna, Smerz, Lyzza, Akkamiau and many more!Tracklisting: www.expatriarch.com/radio94Expatriarch Radio is broadcast on reboot.fm (88.4 in Berlin, 90.7 in …
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Documenting MLK’s “Beloved Community” in BloomingtonBy Culture – Arts and Music
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Jumpstart’s 2018 Innovation Competition Winner
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"El Capitane is an opera project that explores identity politics and focuses on creating a diverse and sustainable audience for the art form. " Alejandra MartinezBy Culture – Arts and Music
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John Cleese Discusses The Serious Business of Comedy
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And now for something completely different........By Culture – Arts and Music
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‘Tis The Season For Dining At The County Fair
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Monroe County Fair is not a place for those with a timid appetiteBy Culture – Arts and Music
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George Pinney: A Look Back At 30 Years At IU
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This spring, George Pinney retired from his position as head of the Musical Theater Department at IU's Theater School. He reflects on 30 years of teaching.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Trashion Refashion Show Celebrates Diversity, Sustainability
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"Anything goes" in fasion show dedicated to the reused and recycled. The only prohibition: Nothing new!By Culture – Arts and Music
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One Million Stars To End Violence Wraps Up in Bloomington
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Reflections on how One Million Stars to End Violence Project made its mark on Bloomington this year through the Lotus Blossoms Education and Outreach Program.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Quilts of China: From Practical Craft to Valued Art
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Finding A Missing Piece In The Local Arts Scene
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"My first puzzles, the back side of the puzzle could actually be a hand-painted set piece that you might’ve seen onstage at a Cardinal performance."By Culture – Arts and Music
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Play on Words: A Seventh Grader Puzzles the World
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Daniel Larsen, the youngest person to have a crossword published in the New York Times, explains how perseverance and Elmer Fudd helped him achieve his goal.By Culture – Arts and Music
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This doctor's career, avocation and family life combined to build a generations-long legacy.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Above Ground: Taking Shots Against Gender Discrimination
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A photography exhibition showcases a new generation of feminist activism in China.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Coming Soon, To A Theater (Or An Architecture Tour) Near You
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Donna Sasse's dream is for all residents of Columbus, not just visitors, to take the architecture tour.By Culture – Arts and Music
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From Outlaw To Upright: Getting Inked In Indiana
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An exhibit at the Grunwald Gallery of Art explores the power of tattoos to delight, rebel and heal.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Pussyhats Galore: Taking Washington By Knit And Purl
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Knitting hats to wear to the Women's March on Washington, Bloomington women join thousands nationwide who are taking up needles to stand up for their rights.By Culture – Arts and Music
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Open Your Mind With Comedian Stewart Huff
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Comedian Stewart Huff addresses the history of close-mindedness in his new comedy special.By Culture – Arts and Music
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While Stan Has Another Go At Evil, Gould Hits The Road
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The comic, writer and actor on growing up an outcast and why the role of the comedian just got more important.By Culture – Arts and Music
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