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WPKN is a nonprofit, freeform, community radio station (arts organization) that is more than 50 years old. The vision of WPKN is to build community, a loyal and growing audience, and an engaged and educated citizenry by providing the highest quality of free-form programming that broadcasts entertainment, music, news, thoughts, sounds, ideas and event listings that support free speech, diversity, and the interests of the local and global communities WPKN serves. Our radio frequency of 89.5-FM ...
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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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Often live, unique, remote, out-in-the-wild WPKN broadcasts. WPKN, cited as “the greatest radio station in the world” by The New Yorker, founded in 1963 as a 100-watt campus outlet, WPKN is today a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM 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 New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunte ...
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A monthly podcast that aims to entertain and educate listeners about music and causes that enrich your life - a delicious mix of talking and music we call “Fun-philanthropy” or “Fun-lanthropy” - where the desire to improve the welfare of others is combined with fun and music! My mission is to produce music and content that inspires people to feel safe enough to be generous to nonprofits in our Connecticut community. Generosity spreads love and growth. Each 55 minute episode features musician ...
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I'm Rob Fried, host of Band Central Radio on WPKN 89.5FM in Connecticut. Band Central Radio aims to entertain and educate you about music and causes that enrich your life. Today you will meet Tommy Weeks, saxophonist extraordinaire from The Funky Dawgs and nonprofit leader Tracy Flood from CLASP. Our community benefits hugely from the contributions…
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* Israel’s Series of Assassinations, Lebanon Invasion Puts Middle East on Brink of Regional War; John Feffer Director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris. * As Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly, Americans Protest Israel’s Genocide in Gaza; Gregory Daly a participant in a NYC protest against B…
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-Hurricane Helene Devastation-Vienna reduced impact of flooding caused by Storm Boris-Italy and Switzerland have redrawn their shared border -Germany embraces "balkonkraftwerk", or balcony solar-Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative was launched--How much warmer is the Earth going to get?By WPKN Community Radio
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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, 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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On the September 29, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is in conversation with Barbara Fair, LCSW, a community activist and founding member of Stop Solitary CT.Stop Solitary CT will be holding a press conference TOMORROW, September 30, 2024, at 9am at the Legislative Office Building - Room 1-B (300 Capitol Avenue in Hartford). This press c…
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Dave Chapman, co-director of The Real Organic Project (realorganic project.org) discusses the Sept. 28 conference in Hudson NY, Real Organic; A World Movement which will feature a roster of speakers on the major issues confronting the organic movement today.Hosted by: Richard Hill, Diane Lauricella and Steve Munno…
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Friday September 27, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Peggy NelsonPart 1: Hot Spots – events in our area.Part 2: Deborah Burke, Creative Director of the Town Players of New Canaan, discussing the 2024-2025 Season of Plays.Part 3: Charles Rosenay discussing The Haunted Trolley presentation of “Final Stop: Murder On the Rails.”Part 4: Hami…
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Hosts: Andrew Ross and Bonna Sue BurttWednesday, September 25, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgGuest Julia DiCola the Executive Director of Our TransLifeA discussion about the climate of what it is to be a political target during the 2024 campaign especially when candidates are making spurious comments about trans people and how organizations…
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My guests this show are Lindley Dixon of the Real Organic Project. Linley serves as a Farmer representative and Co-Director of the Real Organic Project. Then Louise Washer a founder of the Pollinator Pathway joins me to tell us the latest news on the neonicotinoid pesticides problem Finally Gloria Frazee of Rewild Long Island makes her monthly visi…
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-Record 2024 Central European floods-Multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal -North Carolina saw historic rainfall-Vast areas of the Brazil on fire-Atlantic hurricane season poses increased risks-California’s closes plastic bag waste loophole-In Norway electric vehicles surpass gas automobiles-Gen Z & millennial workers back sustainabili…
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-Typhoon Yagi most powerful typhoon to hit Asia this year.-Severe drought in Cuba-Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average-The lead ammunition poisonous to scavenging animals-Critical shortfall in pollination affecting world’s food crops,-EPA gives $4B in funding for clean energy projects-EV sales have not fallen, cooled, or slowed -N…
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* Escalating Cross-Border Attacks Between Israel and Hezbollah Could Erupt into All-Out War; Jennifer Loewenstein fmr Assoc. Dir. Middle East Studies & Snr Lecturer at Univ of Wisconsin; Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump's Abortion Ban is Now Literally Killing Women; Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine's abortion access correspondent; Producer: Scot…
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Neil Meyer, contributing writer to Jacobin Magazine, discusses his recent article spelling out a strategy for progressives to steer a Harris-Walz administration to the left should they win on Nov. 5 (https://jacobin.com/2024/09/harris-sanders-labor-dsa-strategy).Neil also co-edits The Left Noes Newsletter (https://www.left-notes.com/).Panel: Scott …
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Friday September 20, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Peggy NelsonPart 1: Suzanne Kachmar, Iyabu Ibo Mandingo, and Carlos Biernay discussing their artists' trip to Venice and Portugal, Iyabu's show "Arwe Journey: Twentieth Century Afri-Caribbean Migration" and Carlos's show "Latinissimo".Part 2: Director Jim Andreassi discussing "Dracula…
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Host: Duo DickinsonWednesday September 18, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgThere’s a long history of young architects who design their parents’ home, or their own home—something, anything, to make their bones as a designer outside the grinding path of apprenticeship and licensing. Robert Venturi did a house for his mother, Vanna. Frank Gehry …
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*Donald Trump's Repeated Stochastic Terrorism Now Endangers Haitian Immigrants in Ohio; Wajahat Ali, author and creator of The Left Hook Substack; Producer: Scott Harris. *13-Week ‘Summer of Heat’ Climate Protest Building Movement to End Fossil Fuel Financing; Alec Connon, Executive Director of the group Stop the Money Pipeline; Producer: Melinda T…
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-Typhoon Yagi most powerful typhoon to hit Asia this year.-Severe drought in Cuba-Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average-Lead ammunition poisonous to scavenging animals-Critical shortfall in pollination affecting world’s food crops,-EPA gives $4B in funding for clean energy projects-EV sales have not fallen, cooled, or slowed -New s…
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-A surge in giant sinkholes in Turkey.-Alaskan land would be protected from mining interests-Missouri to ban most exports of water from the state.-Drones used to fire "seed missiles" to grow trees-Replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen and electricity not enough-U.S. voters support legal action against plastics/fossil fuels -McDonald’s is set to redu…
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Victor De Masi is a citizen scientist and an extremely active member of The Pollinator Pathway. He was a wetland conservation officer in his hometown of Redding for 20 years and is presently a curatorial affiliate at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven.Justin Wiggins works with the Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education Program…
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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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In this interview with host Richard Hill, Nick Mottern describes his journey from Navy enlistee during the Vietnam war to full-time peace activist in western Massachusetts today. Nick's activities include picketing arms producers, civil disobedience leading to multiple arrests, and lobbying Jim McGovern, his congressman. He has written articles for…
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*New Book Warns Voters of Fascist Threat Posed by Trump in 2024 Election; Mark Green, former New York City public advocate and author; Producer: Scott Harris. *Portland, Maine City Council Votes for Israel Divestment Resolution Over Gaza War; Abigail Fuller, Co-Chair of Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights; Producer: Scott Harris. *Retired Journalis…
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On August 18, in the middle of the day, residents of the Naugatuck Valley and surrounding areas received weather advisory warnings on their cell phones. Within hours, many found themselves standing inside their homes in several feet of water, forced to move to higher ground. Those on the roads were trapped, unable to drive, as floodwaters from surr…
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-A surge in giant sinkholes in Turkey.-Alaskan land would be protected from mining interests-Missouri to ban most exports of water from the state.-Drones used to fire "seed missiles" to grow trees-Replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen and electricity not enough-U.S. voters support legal action against plastics/fossil fuels -McDonald’s is set to redu…
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-Weedkiller Dacthal serious health risks to unborn babies, banned.-Record-setting heat wave in the west-221 thousand pounds of dead fish in Greek port-Worst droughts sweeping across southern Africa-Multimillion-dollar estates sliding into Pacific Ocean-Legos, changing its plastics formula to be environmentally friendly.-…
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-The Atlantic Ocean is cooling at a record speed -The inevitability of rising temperatures due to climate change-Farmer-first’ successful agrivoltaics projects-Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a manufacturing boom-New solar utility-scale operations are largest source of electricity-Electric car sales growing fastest -Americans want to prioritize…
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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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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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* Gaza War Continues to Kill as Massive Israeli Protests Blame Netanyahu for Latest Hostage Deaths; James J. Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute; Producer: Scott Harris. * Activists Protesting Federal Reserve Climate Policy Block Road to Wyoming Annual Symposium; Ethan Wright a climate activist working with Climate Defian…
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Migrating birds need our help, but they give to us in return. Learn about the world of our feathered friends who summer and winter in separate locations and what you can do in your own backyard to assist them.Join Laura Modlin as she interviews Jim Sirch, who worked as a naturalist and educator at the Yale Peabody Museum for 23 years - and just rec…
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Band Central founder, music director and radio host Rob Fried welcomes John Torres singer/guitarist extraordinaire from Wild & Co and Park City Music Hall and local nonprofit leader Kevin Peraino from Stamford Partnership for a discussion about programs they are each involved with for improving the well being of people in our cities of Bridgeport a…
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* US Doctor Shares His Eyewitness Account of Gaza War Horrors; Ahmad Javed Yousaf, MD, an internist and pediatrician practicing in Benton, Arkansas; Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump's Racism is the Primary Driver of his Voter Support; James Risen, a best-selling author and former New York Times reporter; Producer: Scott Harris. * Youth Incarceration…
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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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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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-Catastrophic flooding hits southwestern CT-North Carolina beachfront home falls into the Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea reaches highest recorded temperature-Phoenix has been over 100 degrees F for 77 straight days-Current and future human health are at serious risk-Greece is facing a severe water shortage problem-IRS is offering rebates up to a …
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* As Slaughter of Palestinians Continues Gaza Ceasefire Talks Could be at Critical Juncture; Jennifer Loewenstein fmr Asst. Dir. Middle Eastern Studies & Senior Lecturer at the Univ of Wisconsin; Producer: Scott Harris. * Assessing Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris' Economic Policy Proposals; Matt Bruenig, president of People’s Policy Project; P…
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