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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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Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #4 -- Dec. 2023
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Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discusses the nexus between capitalism and fascism and in the process provides a more cogent definition of the F word than is now in common use in the corporate media. Interview by Richard Hill, Nov. 27, 2023By WPKN Community Radio
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Between The Lines - 11/29/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* After Gaza Humanitarian Pause, Hostage/Prisoner Release, Activists Push for Permanent Ceasefire; Hassan El-Tayyab, leg. dir. Middle East Policy, Advocacy Organizer w Friends Committee on National Legislation; Producer: Scott Harris. * Federal Appeals Court Ruling Further Erodes 1965 Voting Rights Act and US Democracy; Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kir…
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A conversation with artist Kim Weston about her project "Sweetgrass: Dancing with My Ancestors"
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Valerie Richardson is joined in the studio by photographer Kim Weston and Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, director of the Housatonic Museum of Art. Kim's exhibition Sweetgrass: Dancing with My Ancestors opens at the Museum on November 29, 2023By WPKN Community Radio
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Band Central Podcast w/JD Seem - Nov. 2023
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JD Seem interview at WPKN RadioBy WPKN Community Radio
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Host: Rob Fried, Band Central Radio🎶Plans for lunch today? Tune in at NOON to WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special Band Central Radio show featuring host Rob Fried and special guests JD Seem (guitarist) and Eric DiBerardino (bassist). Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music! Tune in Monday! 🎶…
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GaiaGram # 183 - Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-COP28 Meets to discuss mitigating climate change -70% of Americans support making Big Oil pay for climate damages-World's largest iceberg is on the move -Dominican Republic after heavy rain faces destruction -Snowfall is declining globally as temperatures warm-The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia groves…
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Carl Safina Author - Alfie & Me: What owls know, What humans believe.
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Returning for the third time to “Digging in the Dirt” is my guest Dr. Carl Safina the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University and a MacArthur “genius fellowship" award winning ecologist and founder of the Safina Center and now author of a wonderful new book called "Alfie and me" - What owls know, what humans believe.…
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Between The Lines - 11/22/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Ralph Nader on Israel's War in Gaza and the Shocking loss of 13,000+ Palestinian Lives; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israel's US Spy Network Aims to 'Smash' Student Activists who Support Palestinian Rights; James Bamford, bestselling author, journali…
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GaiaGram #182 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-The planet briefly exceeded key warming threshold for the first time-The planet has shattered heat records in recent months,-Brazil has recorded its hottest ever temperature-Fossil fuel-producing nations expanding coal, oil and gas production -European Union will finalize rules to reduce methane pollution-Forests in Indonesia could be converted ba…
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Resistance Roundtable -- Nov. 11, 2023 -- Gaza Catastrophe Intensifies
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Two special guests: 1. Nancy Mansour, executive director of Eye Witness Palestine (www.eyewitnesspalestine.org) reports on the latest developments in the ethnic cleansing occurring in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces; 2. John Nichols, Nation Magazine national correspondent, discusses the effect of the bombing and invasion of Gaza on …
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Organic Farm Stand -- Nov. 16, 2023 -- Food to the Folks!
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Special guest: Sean Fitzpatrick, founder of Real Food CT, talks about his network which distributes surplus fresh organic food from regional farms to local food banks and pantries in Connecticut. Panel: Steve Munno, Chris Ferrio, Laura Modlin and Richard HillBy WPKN Community Radio
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Israel's War on Palestinian Hospitals, And A Brief History Of Zionism
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{This episode of Mic Check was recorded on November 17, 2023 and broadcast on November 19, 2023}Before the program begins, host Mike Merli pays tribute to 10 loved ones of a family from the Bridgeport Muslim community who were massacred several days ago by an Israeli airstrike at Al-Mahdi Hospital in Gaza.The victims include:Two doctors, Dr. Basil …
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Between The Lines - 11/15/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, War Crimes and U.S. Complicity; Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN); Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Jewish Voice for Peace Protests Demand Biden, Congress Pressure Israel to Accept Gaza Ceasefire; Liv Kunins-Berkowitz, Media Coordinator with Jewish Voi…
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GaiaGram # 181 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-US. and China have agreed to jointly tackle global warming -Global warming causes $1 billion dollar disaster every 3 weeks-Top oil producing countries will drill for more oil and gas in 2024 than in history.-Oil giant Shell has launched lawsuit against Greenpeace -EPA orders limits farm pollution from livestock and crop production-The Netherlands …
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Spotlight on Art's & Culture Podcast: Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye
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Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye will discuss her role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initia…
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Spotlight on Arts & Culture | Podcast November 2023
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Our November "Spotlight on Arts & Culture" features hostJennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport. In this episode, Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer will discuss her ro…
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Monique Bosch Soil Health Technician CT. NOFA
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My guest today on Digging in the Dirt is Monique Bosch. Monique has designed and built over 40 edible school and community gardens and farms throughout New England, including a 2-acre urban farm in Bridgeport CT. She works with CT. NOFA as a Soil Health Technician as well. She has founded and run… for profit and non-profit entities, including Green…
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I’d like to welcome musician Rod MacDonald to the WPKN airwaves. A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, MacDonald was a constant presence at many of New York’s most prestigious folk clubs, including Gerdes Folk City and the Bottom Line, and he still tours extensively. Rod is currently living in Delray Florida. Rod teaches an ongoing series …
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Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #3 -- November 2, 2023)
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Professor Michael Zweig discusses the tentative contract negotiated with the Big 3 auto makers by the UAW, now awaiting approval by the union membership. Zweig also analyzes the concept of surplus as a natural by-product of labor. Who owns this surplus and who deserves it?Interview by Richard Hill -- Nov. 2. 2023…
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Between The Lines - 11/8/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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Arab American Institute co-founder and President James J. Zogby: As Israeli Bombs Kill 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, Worldwide Protests Demand Humanitarian CeasefireEmpire State College Assistant Professor of labor studies Jeff Schuhrke: UAW Strike Ends Winning Historic Agreements with Big 3 AutomakersConcerned Health Professionals of New York co-fo…
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GaiaGram #180 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-House Republicans approved legislation to slash the EPA budget by 40 percent-Crete has unusual November heatwave and extreme weather-Three Basins Summit to discusses collaboration ending deforestation -plastic waste leads to a bears demise-Cattle play a colossal role in climate change-World Energy Outlook 2023” declares that the fossil fuel era is…
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Between The Lines - 11/1/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe; Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and History at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris. * GOP's New Speaker of the House is a Christian Right Extremist; Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter with Huffington …
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GaiaGram #179 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-Category 5 Hurricane Otis wrought destruction in Acapulco-U.S. is averaging eight major $1 billion weather events per year -Depletion of the world's resources is creating a chain of interconnected risks-200 health journals ask world leaders to recognize that climate - change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis-New data highlights the …
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Michael E. Mann Author "Our Fragile Moment"
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My guest today on DITD is Michael E. Mann. Arguably the foremost living paleoclimatologist and geophysicist. He is the director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. Mann has contributed to the scientific understanding of historic climate change based on the temperature record of the past thousan…
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GaiaGram #178 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-130 companies, signed a letter calling on governments phase out fossil fuels -The Gulf Stream is almost certainly weakening-The melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves to substantially accelerate-Bloomberg has a $50 million initiative to help cities with climate change,-A colossal aspen stand in Utah appears to be fragmenting as a result of overg…
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Organic Farm Stand -- Oct. 5, 2023 -- Patti's Pumpkin Patch
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Solar/Lunar ReportSmall Farms ReportThe Pumpkin Patch with Patti PoppPanel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve MunnoBy WPKN Community Radio
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Bill Haas on Band Central Radio Podcast Oct. '23
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Host: Rob Fried from Band Central Guest: Bill Haas, The Center for Nonprofits at Sacred Heart UniversityBy WPKN Community Radio
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Tracey Marble PODCAST Band Central Radio Oct. '23
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Host: Rob FriedRob's guest is Tracey Marble- a singer/songwriter, vocal coach and actress and on the Music faculty at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford.By WPKN Community Radio
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Host: Rob FriedMonday 10/23 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special Band Central Radio show featuring host Rob Fried and special guests Tracey Marble (vocalist) and Bill Hass (Center For Nonprofits at Sacred Heart University). Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music! Tune in Monday! 🎶…
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Organic Farm Stand -- Oct. 19, 2023 -- The Monarchs are Heading South
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Dr. Kelsey Fisher, entomologist with the CT Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses the role, the life cycle and the benefits of monarch butterflies which are about to migrate south to Mexico.Panel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin, Steve Munno and Chris Ferrio.By WPKN Community Radio
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Between The Lines - 10/25/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Gaza Humanitarian Disaster: 5,000+ Civilians Killed as Water, Food, Fuel & Medical Supplies Blocked; Zeiad Shamrouch, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance; Producer: Scott Harris * Israel's Planned Gaza Ground Offensive Could Trigger Wider Middle East War Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, fo…
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Congratulations to Suzanne Kachmar on her 15th Annual Bridgeport Art Trail.By WPKN Community Radio
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Lynn Stoddard - Executive Director Sustainable CT
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My guest this afternoon on “Digging in the Dirt Is the Executive Director of Sustainable CT Lynn Stoddard. Sustainable CT is a free, dynamic voluntary certification program that inspires, supports, and accelerates actions to help Connecticut communities thrive. Lynn has more than 20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainability …
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GaiaGram # 177 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-Miami-Dade area residents may face displacement due to sea level rise-Amazon’s Negro River, reached its lowest level in 121 years ago.- Exxon Mobil $60 billion deal says oil here to stay-World Bank has calls into question the subsidizing fossil fuels.-Rivian, to buy renewable energy to reach net-zero emissions commitment. -Boston has been turned i…
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Between The Lines - 10/18/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Only a Ceasefire and De-escalation can stop the rising civilian death toll in Gaza and Israel; Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israeli’s United in Response to Hamas Attack, But Many Blame Netanyahu for his Failure to Protect the Nation; Ofer Neiman, a Jewish Israeli anti-apartheid activist l…
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Eric March, artist and organizer, discusses the Erector Square's 100th anniversary Open Studios
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Erector Square, which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2023, has always had a special place in the creative life of New Haven, Connecticut. Until 1967, it was the home of A.C. Gilbert's factory that produced Erector Sets and dozens of other toys and science kits that challenged kids' creativity and ingenuity. In recent decades, it has become studio…
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Resistance Roundtable -- Oct. 14, 2023 -- Gaza in Flames
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Shelly Altman, president of the New Haven, Connecticut chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, addresses the dire crisis in Israel/Palestine focusing on the history of this conflict, the horrific attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas, and the catastrophic situation resulting from the Israeli assault Gaza.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Rich…
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On the October 15, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli was joined by Basel Alnajjar, a Palestinian/Syrian American residing in Connecticut. Basel organizes with American Muslims for Palestine - Connecticut, and was an avid member of Students for Justice in Palestine as well, still aiding in their efforts.During the discussion, Basel speaks a…
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The Courettes on WPKN Radio with Howard Thompson
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The Courettes paid a visit to the WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT. The garage/punk/pop band is based in Denmark. The duo consist of Brazilian born lead singer and guitarist Flavia Couri and Danish drummer, Martin Couri.By WPKN Community Radio
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Between The Lines - 10/11/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Hamas' Brutal Attack on Israel Provokes New Cycle of Bloodshed and Vengeance; John Nichols, The Nation magazine's National Affairs correspondent; Producer: Scott Harris. * Azerbaijani Military Operation Succeeds in the Ethnic Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh; Dr. Sharon Chekijian, MPH, associate professor of Emergency Medicine at Yale New Haven Hosp…
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GaiaGram # 176 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-September heat records 'gobsmackingly bananas'- Glaciers in Switzerland lost a record amount of ice last year-Hottest days of the year hit Southern California last week-Floridians are relocating to the center of the state to avoid hurricanes -Arizona moves to “protect water future from excessive pumping- Ohio Green Bank seeks $250 million for low-…
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Michael Zweig, labor historian and economist, discusses the latest developments in the auto workers' strike against The Big Three and places this current labor militancy in the historical trajectory from the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act to date.Interview by Richard Hill, Oct. 3, 2023By WPKN Community Radio
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The Latest War Between Israel & Hamas/Palestine
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This is a special edition of What's Your Point with host Garnett Ankle. The host takes you through the seventy-five year history of violence between the state of Israel and the territory of Palestine. You may ask why should people in the United States care about this latest outbreak of violence? All tax payers in the United States must care because…
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GaiaGram # 175 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
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-Storm Ophelia shows up climate resiliency deficiencies of big cities-Amazon rainforest in Brazil is in the grips of a severe drought -The Mississippi River's flow is the weakest it's been in 35 year-Lingering drought affecting more than 80% of Texas-Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree temperature target is failing-New York City's new mandatory composting…
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Paul Winter interview with WPKN's Kevin Gallagher Podcast
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WPKN's Kevin Gallagher talks with Paul Winter in the run-up to WPKN's 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration at the SHU Community Theatre on Saturday November 4, 2023.WPKN, called by the New Yorker Magazine “The Greatest Radio Station in the World”, announces a special collaboration with seven-time Grammy Award musician Paul Winter and his Consort to ce…
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Between The Lines - 10/4/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Biden Effort to Normalize Israel - Saudi Relations Provides Support to Repressive Governments; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director with the group Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN); Scott Harris. * California Leads Nation with Climate Legislation and Launches Lawsuit Targeting Big Oil; Laura Deehan State Director with Environment California; Prod…
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Host: Rob Fried, Band CentralGuest: Tracy Flood, President CLASP Our Mission: We create and support family environments for people with autism and intellectual disabilities by attracting and retaining a nurturing and dedicated staff.Our Vision: To be the premier provider of information and services helping the people we serve live full and meaningf…
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Band Central Interview with Jeff Keith PODCAST
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Host: Rob FriedGuest: Jeff Keith, the inspiration for the Connecticut Challenge as well as its Co-Founder and President. As a cancer survivor and philanthropist, Jeff has focused on leading initiatives through development and fundraising in the cancer arena that range from discovery research to state-of-the-art cancer survivor programs at instituti…
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Band Central PODCAST Interview with Amy Barnouw
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Host: Rob FriedGuest: Amy Barnouw, Director of the Fairfield Region, The Connecticut Audubon SocietyBy WPKN Community Radio
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