Best WPKN Community Radio Podcasts (2024)

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* Eight Ways to Respond to Trump Election Victory Over the Next 4 Years; David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party & Author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump Voters Should Try to Understand Americans Who Oppose Their Convicted Felon President; Wajahat Ali, author and creator of The Left Hook Substack; Producer: Scott Harris. * Activist…

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Susan Vogel board member of the Norwalk River watershed Association working to restore and expand native habitats along the waterways in her area. She has lived in Connecticut for almost 30 years and currently ... 20:50

2d ago20:50

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Today's guest on "Digging in the Dirt" is Susan Vogel. Susan is a board member of the Norwalk River Watershed Association working to restore and expand native habitats along the waterways in her area known as "riparian buffers". She has lived in Connecticut for almost 30 years and currently calls Norwalk home.…

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A town with four reservoirs 28:16

4d ago28:16

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Laura Modlin interviews Andrew Kupinse about preserving zoning in Easton, CT to protect the water supply in the town’s four reservoirs. They serve 100s of thousands of customers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Originally aired December 1, 2024.By WPKN Community Radio

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* How To Explain Voter’s Contradictory Support for Abortion and Trump?; Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine's abortion access correspondent; Producer: Scott Harris. * Women's March Organizing first major Protest Jan 18th to Challenge Trump Regime 2.0; Tamika Middleton, Managing Director of Women's March; Producer: Scott Harris. * Protesters Disrup…

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Band Central Radio 112524 Podcast with Bill Carbone (Max Creek, TeachRock) and Clare Murray (cARTie) 55:23

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My mission is to produce music and content that inspires people to be generous to nonprofits in our community. Today you will meet Bill Carbone from the band Max Creek and nonprofit TeachRock, and Clare Murray from cARTie. We discuss creativity in daily life and music/arts education in our schools. We also provide an update on Band Central, play Hi…

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GaiaGram #236 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:25

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-Delhi’ India’s air quality the equivalent of 49 cigarettes daily-Storm Bert wreaks havoc on Ireland, flooding, downed trees, power outages nationwide.-U S Northwest battered by storms-Mexico’s Vanilla producers estimate they lost about 80 percent of this year's crop.-Greece, expecting 90% reduction in Chestnut crop yield-10 billion snow crabs disa…

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* How Democrats' Failures Helped Traitor Trump Win Four More Years; Rachel Bitecofer, political strategist, analyst and author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Merrick Garland's Delay in Prosecuting Trump Paved the Way to Establish His Mafia Regime; Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast; Producer: Scott Harris. * As Israel…

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Peter Byck Director, producer and writer of the Film "Roots so deep you can see the devil down there". Plus, Gloria Frazee of RewildLongIsland.org on their community gardens grant program. 55:32

8d ago55:32

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My guest on Digging in is Peter Byck director, producer and writer of a 4 part documentary series called Roots so deep, you can see the devil down there. He’s also currently producing an on-going series of short films called Carbon Cowboys. The film documents a $10 million research project comparing Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing with convent…

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Molly Tuttle (vocalist, flatpicker, and songwriter) interviewed by WPKN's Bob Anderson 9:12

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Molly Tuttle joins WPKN's Bob Anderson (A Little Bit of Everything) for an interview ahead of her Tuesday, November 19th appearance at Fairfield Theater Company in the Warehouse.By WPKN

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Discussion of Artist Julie Buffalohead 36:41

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Valerie Richardson sits down with Lilia Uribe and Dr. Royce K. Young Wolf, the inaugural Assistant Curator of Native American Art at the Yale University Art Gallery and Collection Manager of the Native North American and Indigenous Collection at the Yale Peabody Museum, to discuss the powerful work of Native American artist Julie Buffalohead. In ho…

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Goodnight Moonshine In-Studio Performance and interview with WPKN's Mike Horyczun 38:29

7d ago38:29

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Goodnight Moonshine join WPKN's Mike Horyczun for a beautiful in-studio and performance ahead of their myriad of appearances in the Northeast.By WPKN

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Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, Nuggets compiler, writer, composer) interviewed by WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis (The Flux Capacitor) 18:49

8d ago18:49

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Lenny Kaye talks with WPKN's Martha Willette Lewis on The Flux Capacitor ahead of Lenny's November 8, 2024 appearance at Small Batch Cellars in North Haven.By WPKN

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Band Central Radio 102824 with Marcy Rende/Brian Kelahan (Hope Counseling) and Luisa Viladas (Literacy Volunteers) 56:36

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My mission is to produce music and content that inspires people to be generous to nonprofits in our community. Today you will meet local nonprofit leaders Luisa Viladas from Literacy Volunteers and Marcy Rende/Brian Kelahan from Hope Counseling. Our guests represent the causes of 1) mental health in our community and 2) the importance of helping pe…

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin -Director of Multisolving Institute. 45:28

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Dr. Sawin is an expert on multisolving, actions that address equity, climate change health, well-being, and economic vitality as integrated issues. She developed the concept after studying bright spots around the world where people created systems change by building connections across silos. In 2021, Beth founded Multisolving Institute to share thi…

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Jonathan Yates (Music Director of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra), and Alexander Markov (violinist) interviewed by WPKN's Richard Epstein (Sometimes Classical) 22:32

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WPKN's Richard Epstein (Sometimes Classical) chats with Jonathan Yates, Music Director of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (norwalksymphony.org), and violin soloist for the first concert of the season Alexander Markov (alexandermarkov.com). The pair discusses the 85th season of the Norwalk Symphony and Markov's innovative playing at his recent Carneg…

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Mark Haubner the President of the North Fork Environmental Council, Kris Liem, master gardener Eastern Long Island Surfriders, Ocean Friendly Gardens Committee, Rewild Long Islands Gloria Frazee, The ... 54:10

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This episode of "Digging in the Dirt". my guests will be Mark Haubner the President of the North Fork Environmental Council on Long Island who is working closely now with Biodiversity for a Livable Climate. Mark talks to me about several projects and events coming up on the North Fork of Long Island. Then, I speak with Kris Liem, master gardener wh…

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WPKN Live from New Haven Open Studios at Erector Square 2024 2:16:24

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WPKN's Valerie Richardson, Martha Willette Lewis, and Brendan Toller lead a special live broadcast from New Haven's Erector Square Open Studios featuring interviews with Eric March, Oi Fortin, Lesley Finn, Janet Warner, Adrian Martinez, Paul Theriault and more.By WPKN

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Jacobin Mag's Branko Marcetic: Will Biden's Gaza Policy Tank Kamala's Election Chances? 48:49

23d ago48:49

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The Resistance Roundtable show interviews Branko Marcetic who discusses his recent Jacobin Magazine articles on Biden's horrific Gaza policy; and the apparent decision by the Harris campaign to keep Tim Walz off the campaign trail.Interview by Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner, Oct. 12, 2024…

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Barbara Fair On The Fight For Justice For J'Allen Jones 25:54

26d ago25:54

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On the October 20, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is in conversation with Barbara Fair, LCSW, a community organizer and founding member of Stop Solitary CT.Barbara and Stop Solitary CT are currently calling for justice for J’Allen Jones, a 32 year-old community member who died in Department of Correction custody in 2018, in a horrifying…

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Nate Hilts of the Dead South interviewed by WPKN's Martha Nachman 8:21

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Nate Hilts of the Dead South checks in with WPKN's Martha Nachman (The Music Never Stopped) ahead of the Dead South's 10/24 performance at College Street Music Hall.By WPKN

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Monthly Labor Report #13 (Oct. 1, 2024) -- The Texas AFL-CIO is Going Strong 26:38

27d ago26:38

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Leonard Aguilar, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO talks about the strategies and prospects for this massive organized labor body.Hosted by Michael Zweig and Richard Hill, Oct. 1, 2024By WPKN Community Radio

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GaiaGram #230 - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:35

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-Hurricane Milton destroys 500,000 homes at $85 billion cost-“2024 State of the Climate Report warns of Climate emergency-Antarctica's glaciers are in serious trouble-Pesticides aren't always necessary-United States continues to emit more planet-warming methane -Utah’s Great Salt Lake days may be numbered.-India unhappy with EU Carbon Border Adjust…

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Home Page Radio - Wither Starchitects 51:00

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Host: Duo DickinsonWednesday October 16, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgA century of top-down architectural determination is over. Regimes of conferring worth via station and prestige have been replaced with the number of “likes” and “followers” accruing as if the entire world is one polling station. We have reached intellectual democratizat…

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Between The Lines - 10/16/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc. 29:00

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* Trump, GOP Preparing to Undermine Presidential Election Results if They Lose Justin Glawe, an independent journalist, frequent contributor to Rolling Stone magazine Producer: Scott Harris * Under Trump Project 2025 Would Sabotage Federal Storm Forecasting and Disaster Relief Andra Watkins, a New York Times bestselling author Producer: Scott Harri…

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Digging in the Dirt - Kaitlyn Kimball Cityseed - Storms Effects On Small Farmers 19:27

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Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven which we talked about on a previous segment which you can hear in our podcasts section if you missed it. Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. she is back to talk to me now about some of the issues farmers are facing due to some of this extraordinary weather many of us are experien…

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Digging in the dirt - Stormy Weather 54:50

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Jeff Masters (Hurricane Expert, Yale Climate Connection), Kaitlyn Kimball (Director of Agriculture for Cityseed, New Haven), James Blanchfield (Wilton, Connecticut Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director)By WPKN Community Radio

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Rebel Music In-Studio Concert & Live Broadcast with Gold Eris 37:47

2M ago37:47

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WPKN's debut in-studio live concert broadcast with Black Rock, Bridgeport musician, Gold Eris! http://www.golderismusic.com Gold Eris was formed by singer/songwriter Thomas Oliverio in 2017. Indie/Alt/Artrock, with influences including David Bowie, St. Vincent, and notes of 90's grunge, Gold Eris recorded and self-released their debut album, Born A…

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Rebel Music In-Studio Concert & Live Broadcast with Lys Guillorn 49:33

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WPKN's first live in-studio broadcast concert with CT avant-twanger, Lys Guillorn! https://www.lysguillorn.com/ Lys Guillorn is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and multi-disciplinary artist based in Shelton, Connecticut. They are of the same musical school as Laura Veirs, and Kristin Hersh, with a little Emmylou Harris thrown in: dreamy…

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Mysterious world of eels 30:00

1M ago30:00

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Laura Modlin interviews Bill Lucey, Soundkeeper for the Long Island Sound with Save the Sound, about eels migrating out to the North Atlantic after decades spent in Connecticut's rivers and streams and what they encounter here.Aired October 6, 2024.By WPKN Community Radio

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Jason Kao Hwang (Composer, Violinist, Improvisor), interviewed by WPKN’S Joseph Celli 1:00:49

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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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Between The Lines - 10/9/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc. 29:00

2M ago29:00

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* US Media Sanitizes US Role in Israel's Savage War in Gaza and Lebanon; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris. * Corporate Media is 'Sanewashing' Trump's Obvious Cognitive Decline; Parker Malloy, publisher of the Present Age newsletter, fmr editor-at-large w Media Matters 4 America; Producer: Scott Harris. * As Hurr…

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Jeff Masters (Hurricane Expert, Yale Climate Connection), Kaitlyn Kimball (Director of Agriculture for Cityseed, New Haven), James Blanchfield (Wilton, Connecticut Fire Chief and Emergency Management ... 54:51

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This week on Digging in the Dirt, it's all about heavy weather. The first of Kevin Gallaghers three guests will be Yale Climate Connection meteorologist, and hurricane expert, Jeff Masters who will review how hurricane Helene became so devastating. Next up is farmer Kaitlyn Kimball Director of agriculture for Cityseed in New Haven. She weighs in on…

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Shawn Taylor (singer/songwriter) interview and performance with WPKN's Mike Horyczun 38:15

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WPKN's Mike Horyczun hosts an interview and performance with singer/songwriter, Shawn Taylor ahead of his show at the Black Bear Americana Music Fest, October 11-13, in Goshen, CT, and, November show at Best Video in Hamden, CT.By Mike Horyczun, WPKN

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GaiaGram # 229 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:31

1M ago4:31

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-UK set to stop producing any electricity from burning coal-90% of the planet’s soil is being degraded-Extinction of hundreds of bird species Threatens other systems-24 percent of plastic waste comes from just five companies: -Africa’s ecosystem threatened by climate change-Home insurance companies pulling out of risky states.-Connecticut sees firs…

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Exene Cervenka, singer and artist in X, interviewed by WPKN's Rich Kaminsky 21:26

2M ago21:26

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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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Band Central Radio 092324 with Tommy Weeks and Tracy Flood 54:59

1M ago54:59

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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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State Of The Arts October 4 2024 48:49

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Friday October 4, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Peggy NelsonPart 1: Hot Spots – events in our area.Part 2: Director and actor Mike Boland discussing his film “Yo, Andrea”.Part 3: A conversation with Bridgeport artist Julia ContacessiPart 4: A tribute to Gavin CreelBy WPKN Community Radio

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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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GaiaGram #228 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:29

2M ago4:29

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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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The Courettes with WPKN's Howard Thompson 1:11:18

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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 24:02

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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 36:27

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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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Barbara Fair Discusses Her Work With Stop Solitary CT 28:13

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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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Organic Farm Stand - Sept. 19, 2024 -- Real Organic Goes Global 59:59

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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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State Of The Arts September 27 2024 51:22

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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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The LGBTQ Community Show September 25 2024 52:07

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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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Digging in the Dirt The Real Organic Project, The Pollinator Pathway and Rewild Long Island 55:12

3M ago55:12

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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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Gloria Frazee Rewild Long Island #3 17:27

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Gloria Frazee Rewild Long Island #3 by WPKN Community RadioBy WPKN Community Radio

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GaiaGram # 227 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:34

2M ago4:34

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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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