WPKN Community Radio
1,870 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWPKN 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 (Bridgeport)includes a coverage map of 1.5 million people in Farfield, New Haven and Litchfield counties in Connecticut and Suffolk county (The North Fork and Hamptons) in New York. WPKN also maintains an on-demand streaming and archive of WPKN programming as well as our WPKN PODCASTS that focus on 22+ 'talk-oriented' community, cultural and news programs. We also feature an expanding list of interviews with music personalities and artists from all over the world.
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Between The Lines - 5/1/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
May 01, 2024 13:28 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Weaponizing Antisemitism Fuels Dishonest Repression of Students Protesting Israel's Vicious Gaza War; Arun Kundnani, author of "The End of Tolerance;" Producer: Scott Harris. * Protest at Citibank NYC HQ Kicks of ‘Summer of Heat’ Actions targeting Wall St Fossil Fuel Financiers; Alice Hu, Senior Climate Campaigner at New York Communities for Change; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Haiti Crisis Draws International Intervention for Third Time in 30 Years; Kim Ives, an editor with the Haiti Liber...
Bill Weir - CNN Anchor Author of "Life as We Know It (Can Be)"
April 29, 2024 21:41 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBMy guest is Bill Weir. Bill is a CNN anchor and Chief Climate Correspondent and he is host and executive producer of the acclaimed CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir." Now Bill is the author of a wonderful new Book entitled "Life as We Know It (Can Be) Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World."
Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Into Space
April 29, 2024 04:16 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MBAlan Stern has been involved in more than 20 NASA Mission. Dr Stern discusses his Virgin Galactic flight into space, the future of space communications, & the latest findings of the New Horizons mission to Pluto & beyond End Music, 2001 Funk is a Larry Benigno Production
Hazel Kahan, host of North Fork Works on WPKN
April 26, 2024 03:33 - 25 minutes - 18.4 MBHazel Kahan, long-time interview host, discusses her shows Tidings and North Fork Works and describes her journey from a successful publicist in the corporate world to a talk show host on WPKN. Interview by Richard Hill
Organic Farm Stand -- April 18, 2024 -- The Oak That Could Save the Planet
April 26, 2024 03:15 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBSmall Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT. Entomologist and ecologist Doug Tallamy is professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug discusses the ways we can create sustainable ecosystems by supporting "keystone" and native plants in our back yards that link together with forests and protected parklands. Interview by Richard Hill
GaiaGram # 204 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
April 24, 2024 20:40 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB-Dubai recorded a year’s worth of rain in just 12 hours -Hurricane season expected to be the worst on record -(EPA) finalizes rules on “forever chemicals” in drinking water -Corporations urgently need to halve their emissions before 2030 -US DOE to speed up the connection of clean energy to the grid. -Peak wildfire season is heating up the Garden State,
Between The Lines - 4/24/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
April 24, 2024 14:45 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB*In a First, Biden Administration Poised to Sanction Israeli Military Unit for Human Rights Abuses Richard Silverstein, publisher of Tikun Olam, a blog addressing Israeli national security issues; Producer: Scott Harris. *Student Hunger Strikers Call for Yale Divestment from Companies Providing Weapons to Israel Yale Hunger Striker, Interviews and megaphone street announcements Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Victory in European Climate Crisis Lawsuit Could Influence Parallel Efforts in the US & ...
Omar Antar Discusses The Work of The CT Palestine Alliance
April 22, 2024 02:13 - 18 minutes - 18.5 MBOn the April 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Omar Antar, the Founder of the CT Palestine Alliance, a confederation of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other citizen groups, working to move the state of Connecticut and the nation toward peace & justice, in particular in Palestine. Omar discusses the Alliance's work, which includes organizing to shift municipal and state-level elected officials to support an immediate and permanent Ceasefire in Gaza. For more on the ...
GaiaGram # 203 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
April 20, 2024 14:16 - 4 minutes - 4.12 MB- Bogota Colombia is rationing water due to drought - Morocco's second-largest reservoir drying up -new scientific method pinpoints microplastic pollution 'hotspots' -Court finds climate crisis involves human rights violations. -7 countries generate 100% of electricity from renewable energy -The EU’s Green Claims Directive rules -Sea otters help kelp forest ecosystems
GaiaGram #202 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
April 20, 2024 12:13 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MB-March was the Earth’s 10th consecutive month of record-breaking heat -57 companies responsible for 80% of the world’s global CO2 emissions -An "extremely active" hurricane season is likely in 2024. -The rate of carbon emissions cuts in the United States has doubled -Billionaire Australian to invest in green projects -China is the most polluting nation and doing most for renewable energy.
GaiaGram #201 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
April 20, 2024 12:05 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB-The Antarctic Circumpolar Current getting faster -California temporarily shuts down Highway 1 due to coastal erosion -Solar panels are so cheap that they are being used to build garden fences -Global heating is causing problems for a variety of crops -Hong Kong’s records highest Temp for March in 140 years, -Half of the tap water in the U S contaminated with forever“ chemicals,” -Amount of plastic packaging waste created by Amazon has increased
Living With Native Pollinators
April 18, 2024 17:07 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBLaura Modlin hosts a discussion with Louise Washer, president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and co-founder of the Pollinator Pathway. Native pollinators are vital to our communities and they discuss why. As well as bills being proposed to protect native pollinators against the deadly effects of neonic pesticides; and what you can do to encourage their proliferation in your yards and beyond. Originally aired April 7, 2024.
Between The Lines - 4/17/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
April 17, 2024 15:41 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBBoston University professor Assaf Kfoury: After Iran Retaliation Against Israel’s Bombing of Embassy in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens Counterattack Independent journalist Julie Dermansky: Media Coverage Lapse of 2023 Marathon Petroleum Refinery Fire Leaves Residents Vulnerable Mother Jones fellow Katie Herchenroeder: Arizona Supreme Court Revives ‘Zombie’ 1864 Abortion Ban Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Tension between China and the Philippines heating up • Why did the US Navy kil...
Resistance Roundtable -- April 13, 2024 -- Gaza: Eye-witness Report
April 17, 2024 04:49 - 49 minutes - 50.9 MBNancy Mansour, executive director of Eye Witness Palestine (www.eyewitnesspalestine.org) gives a first-hand report from Gaza where she led a recent tour of 10 doctors treating injured and sick Palestinians in Rafa. Miranda Rector-Cohen, co-director of the CT chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, discusses the results from the "uncommitted" campaign in the Democratic presidential primary and the strategy to pressure the Biden administration to call for an immediate cease fire in Gaza and to ...
Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #8 --Bezos and Musk are gunning for the NLRB: Game On!
April 12, 2024 01:38 - 27 minutes - 27 MBEconomist Michael Zweig and Labor attorney Arthur Schwartz analyze the attack by Amazon, Tesla and Starbucks on the National Labor Relations Board in a case that could wind up before the Supreme Court of the United States. Interview by Richard Hill, April 2, 2024
Between The Lines - 4/10/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
April 10, 2024 14:05 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Israel's Attack on Iran's Syrian Embassy Could Trigger a Perilous Regional War; Melvin Goodman, a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, Former CIA Analyst; Producer: Scott Harris. * The Supreme Court May be Poised to Weaken Federal Anti-Corruption Laws, Legalize Bribery; Katya Schwenk, a journalist reporting for The Lever; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Trump, GOP, Rightwing Media Weaponize Disinformation on Immigration; Phillip HoSang, FAIR intern, Master’s student NYU’s Medi...
Spotlight on Arts and Cuture — April 2024 — Poetry Month
April 09, 2024 23:56 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis episode of Spotlight on Arts and Culture is a celebration of National Poetry month featuring a conversation with poet, artist, and archivist Shanna Melton. Shanna Melton runs the Writer's Group in Bridgeport, a monthly creative writing workshop.
Between the Lines for 4/3/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
April 03, 2024 14:43 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Abortion and Reproductive Rights are on the 2024 Election Ballot Dr. Kristyn Brandi, previous board chair of the group Physicians for Reproductive Health Producer: Scott Harris * Activists at Groton Submarine Base Protest the Ongoing Threat of Nuclear War Jackie Allen Doucot of the Hartford Catholic Worker Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Israeli Propagandists Target US Journalists, Skewing (Slanting) Coverage of Gaza War Arvind Dilawar, Independent Journalist Producer: Scott Harris
Between the Lines for April 3, 2024
April 03, 2024 14:43 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Abortion and Reproductive Rights are on the 2024 Election Ballot Dr. Kristyn Brandi, previous board chair of the group Physicians for Reproductive Health Producer: Scott Harris * Activists at Groton Submarine Base Protest the Ongoing Threat of Nuclear War Jackie Allen Doucot of the Hartford Catholic Worker Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Israeli Propagandists Target US Journalists, Skewing (Slanting) Coverage of Gaza War Arvind Dilawar, Independent Journalist Producer: Scott Harris
Between The Lines - 4/3/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
April 03, 2024 13:26 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Abortion and Reproductive Rights are on the 2024 Election Ballot Dr. Kristyn Brandi, previous board chair of the group Physicians for Reproductive Health Producer: Scott Harris * Activists at Groton Submarine Base Protest the Ongoing Threat of Nuclear War Jackie Allen Doucot of the Hartford Catholic Worker Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Israeli Propagandists Target US Journalists, Skewing (Slanting) Coverage of Gaza War Arvind Dilawar, Independent Journalist Producer: Scott Harris
Hardy Kern American Bird Conservancy "Neonic - The new pesticide"
April 02, 2024 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBMy guest is E. Hardy Kern lll, The Director of Government relations pesticides and Birds Campaign for the American Bird Conservancy. Hardy will address “Neonics” Neonicotinoids, the New DDT pesticide and it’s threat to birds. The American Bird Conservancy is a non-profit membership organization with the mission of conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Its focus is on threats to birds in the Western Hemisphere – threats which include overuse of pesticides, urba...
James Shaham Shares His Story
April 01, 2024 04:46 - 27 minutes - 29.4 MBFor the Sunday March 31, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with James Shaham, live in the studio. James Shaham is an American-Palestinian community member and organizer with Bridgeport for Ceasefire. James speaks about his unique journey, as well as experiences and injustices his family has suffered, the conditions in the Occupied West Bank, and why the Ceasefire Resolution in Bridgeport matters. On January 2, Bridgeport made history by becoming the first city in Connecti...
Melinda Tuhus: The Forest and the Trees
March 29, 2024 23:57 - 24 minutes - 16.4 MBMelinda Tuhus, independent journalist, talks about her long-running environmentally-focused show The Forest and the Trees with host Richard Hill. (March, 2024)
Organic Farm Stand -- March 21, 2024 -- Spring Farm Markets Open!
March 29, 2024 23:16 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBShow features: --Small Farms Report with Steve Munno --Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye --Spring Farmers Markets Open with Kaitlyn Kimbell Hosted by Richard Hill
GaiaGram #200 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
March 28, 2024 15:12 - 4 minutes - 4.23 MB-Fossil fuel industry says abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas -IEA, projects that oil and gas demand peaks by 2030 -Philadelphia county is suing the oil industry, saying oil producers deceived the public about global warming. -Historic and significant climate regulations issued for U.S. -Sea ice in arctic regions of the planet continued its decline in 2024 -Insurance rates going up for coastal properties
Between The Lines - 3/27/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
March 27, 2024 13:08 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* After 5 Months of Palestinian Carnage US Finally Allows Passage of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution; Josh Ruebner, Adjunct Lecturer in the Justice and Peace Program at Georgetown University; Producer: Scott Harris. * ‘Stop Cop City’ Opponents Fight to have Atlanta Voters Decide Fate of Militarized Police Training Facility; Rev. Keyanna Jones, co-pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church, Atlanta; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Assessing Biden's Domestic Policy Agenda as 2024 Election Campaign Heats Up...
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March 27, 2024 13:08 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* After 5 Months of Palestinian Carnage US Finally Allows Passage of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution; Josh Ruebner, Adjunct Lecturer in the Justice and Peace Program at Georgetown University; Producer: Scott Harris. * ‘Stop Cop City’ Opponents Fight to have Atlanta Voters Decide Fate of Militarized Police Training Facility; Rev. Keyanna Jones, co-pastor of Park Avenue Baptist Church, Atlanta; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Assessing Biden's Domestic Policy Agenda as 2024 Election Campaign Heats Up...
Eclipse 2024 - Interview with Meteorologist Joe Rao
March 24, 2024 15:10 - 44 minutes - 50.8 MBEclipse 2024 Interview with Joe Rao. Meteorologist Joe Rao discusses the upcoming April 8th Solar Eclipse that will cover the entire contiguous U.S & parts of Mexico & Canada...and how to view it safely End Music, "2001 Funk" , by Larry Benigno
Between The Lines - 3/20/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
March 20, 2024 13:37 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Biden's Contradictory, Deadly Gaza Policies Prioritizes Rhetoric Over Action; Jack Mirkinson, a Senior Editor at The Nation magazine and cofounder of Discourse Blog; Producer: Scott Harris. * US and Other Nations Intervene Once Again in Haiti to Address a Crisis They Helped Create; Jake Johnston, Senior Research Associate with the Center for Economic and Policy Research; Producer: Scott Harris. * Elder Climate Activist Risks her Freedom and Health in Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest; Ka...
GaiaGram #199 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
March 19, 2024 14:54 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBOceans has 365 straight days of record-breaking global sea surface temperatures Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses do to saltwater seepage In 2023, the U.S. added more solar capacity than ever before. South Korea to finance projects to help reduce carbon emissions, U.S. eastern states stay curiously cool possibly due to reforestation Port of San Diego’s first fully-electric tugboat just arrived Colorado has instituted sets limits on water for urban landscaping USDA just u...
Justice Denied For Mubarak Soulemane
March 18, 2024 06:03 - 29 minutes - 32.5 MBThe March 17, 2024 episode of Mic Check features an interview from 2020, when host Mike Merli was in conversation with Mariyann Soulemane, sister of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year-old Black Muslim teenager who was murdered by CT State Police (in collaboration with West Haven Police) on January 15, 2020. Mubarak Soulemane was 19 years old. Mubarak Soulemane was a student at Gateway Community College in New Haven. Mubarak Soulemane was an athlete, who loved playing basketball. Mubarak Soul...
Justice For Mubarak Soulemane
March 18, 2024 06:03 - 29 minutes - 32.5 MBThe March 17, 2024 episode of Mic Check features an interview from 2020, when host Mike Merli was in conversation with Mariyann Soulemane, sister of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year-old Black Muslim teenager who was murdered by CT State Police (in collaboration with West Haven Police) on January 15, 2020. Mubarak Soulemane was 19 years old. Mubarak Soulemane was a student at Gateway Community College in New Haven. Mubarak Soulemane was an athlete, who loved playing basketball. Mubarak Soul...
Organic Farm Stand -- March 7, 2024 -- A Family Farm in the Mississippi Delta
March 16, 2024 02:09 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBOn today's show: --Dana Jackson from CT NOFA reports on the upcoming Winter Conference Scheduled for March 23 at Eastern CT State U., in Willimantic, CT. --Steve Munno's Small Farms Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT --The Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye --Special Guest: Esther Armmand tells the story of her family's farm in the Mississippi Delta. Host: Richard Hill
Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #7 -- Labor Demands a Gaza Cease Fire
March 16, 2024 01:43 - 49 minutes - 49.9 MBMichael Zweig, economist and labor historian, is joined by special guest Carl Rosen, president of the United Electrical Workers Union (UE), to discuss the nation-wide campaign by organized labor to demand an immediate and permanent cease fire in the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians by Israel in Gaza. Interview by Richard Hill on March 5, 2024
Denise Baden - Author "Habitat Man" The power of positive climate narratives.
March 15, 2024 14:21 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBMy guest is Denise Baden, a Professor of Sustainable Business within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton in Britain. Denise set up the Green Stories Project which includes free writing competitions that encourage storytellers to embed climate solutions into stories aimed at mainstream readers across a variety of formats. She believes that solution-focused stories were more likely to inspire pro-environmental behavior. Prof. Baden is also on the Forbes list of Clima...
Resistance Roundtable -- March 9, 2024 -- Biden's SOTU, Gaza, and the 2024 Election
March 15, 2024 05:13 - 50 minutes - 53 MBJohn Nichols, The Nation Magazine's national affairs correspondent, analyzes President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and discusses his re-election prospects in light of his domestic and foreign policy agendas. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
The twin crises of climate disruption and biodiversity loss
March 14, 2024 14:45 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBMelinda Tuhus interviews Denise Savageau, president of the Connecticut Association of Conservation Districts, who explains how the climate crisis is exacerbating the biodiversity crisis.
March 2024 — Conversation with the Stamford Arts Association
March 13, 2024 16:45 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThe March Spotlight on Arts and Culture features Emily Derr, Christine Irvine, and Tania Hoppe from the Stamford Arts Association. In this conversation, The Stamford Arts Association discusses their approach to establishing a welcoming, inclusive space for artists to begin or nurture their career through workshops, exhibitions, and community!
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March 13, 2024 12:49 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Humanitarian Crisis & Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate Ceasefire; Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's Pres. & CEO, Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle a member of Doctors Against Genocide; Producer: Scott Harris. * Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank; Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor, Director of Cytogenetics Services at Bethlehem University & Dir. PIBS; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Corporate Media Coverage of Election 2024 is ...
Between The Lines - 3/13/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
March 13, 2024 12:49 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Humanitarian Crisis & Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate Ceasefire; Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's Pres. & CEO, Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle a member of Doctors Against Genocide; Producer: Scott Harris. * Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank; Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor, Director of Cytogenetics Services at Bethlehem University & Dir. PIBS; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Corporate Media Coverage of Election 2024 is ...
GaiaGram #198 Master Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
March 12, 2024 19:24 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MB-A record number of fires threat the Amazon this year -MethaneSAT, built to detect methane from . -2.5 million Americans left their homes because of Extreme Weather -World's largest coral reef ecosystems threatened -Texas increased its solar capacity by 3,700% ranks 3rd in U.S. -Heinz creates a new version of its plastic bottle cap that's recyclable -Groundbreaking discovery, of a novel paint technology for insulation
Louise Washer "The new DDT Conference"
March 06, 2024 17:42 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBMY guest on Digging in the Dirt is Louise Washer. Louise serves on the Board of the Pollinator Pathway and is also President of the Norwalk River Watershed Association. Louise is a regular on DITD because she is tirelessly working on issues that affect you and I and our planet. She is here to tell us about an upcoming conference on pesticides, that she is part of, that is taking place next week.
GaiaGram #197 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
March 06, 2024 17:21 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MBExxon CEO argued oil industry is not primarily to blame for climate breakdown Cargo ship was sunk by rebels could cause ecological damage to the Red Sea. The biggest blaze ever recorded in Texas due to climate change North Atlantic ocean is, on average, warmer than any other time on record, Hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon die Mexico City metropolitan area has endured weeks of water shortages Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal “virtually unl...
Between The Lines - 3/6/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
March 06, 2024 16:17 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB*Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message; James J. Zogby Ph.D., co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute; Producer: Scott Harris. *The World and Americans Must Hold all Israeli Institutions Accountable for Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide; Ofer Neiman, a Jewish Israeli anti-apartheid activist living in Jerusalem; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Review of Trump's Total Immunity Claim, Effectively Delays Jan 6 Trial Until After Election; Th...
GaiaGram #196 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
February 28, 2024 17:04 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MB-Unseasonable warmth means winter is probably over -World’s oceans reached the hottest temperatures ever recorded early in 2024 -Amazon rainforest faces ecosystem collapse as soon as 2050 -Climate change warming threatens the Lake Geneva’s biodiversity -Pregnant women in Indiana show increased amounts of weedkiller in their urine, -New $24 million funding to support clean energy workforce training -44,000 of the world's species are on the brink of extinction
Between The Lines - 2/28/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
February 28, 2024 14:59 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB* Julian Assange Fights Last Battle to Stop UK Extradition to US; Kevin Gosztola, publisher of the Dissenter Newsletter and author; Producer: Scott Harris * Worldwide Protests Demand Insurance Companies Stop Fueling the Climate Crisis; James Hiatt, a native of Southwest Louisiana, and founder of For a Better Bayou; Producer: Melinda Tuhus * New Information Emerges in the Assassination of Malcolm X Implicating the FBI; Theodore Hamm, Assoc Prof & Chair of Journalism, New Media Studies at St...
Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #6 -- Feb., 2024
February 27, 2024 03:31 - 32 minutes - 33.4 MBEconomist Michael Zweig discusses the various union organizing efforts that are moving forward nationally. Interview by Richard Hill, Feb. 6, 2024
INTERVIEW WITH FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT & ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN : BLACK HISTORY
February 26, 2024 05:55 - 41 minutes - 47.2 MBVETERAN OF 4 SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS & FORMER NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AS A YOUTH IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH, & HIS AND OTHER BLACK ASTRONAUTS EXPERIENCES WITH & CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer Speaks with WPKN's Ebong Udoma
February 21, 2024 19:49 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBBrandon "Taz" Niederauer is a prodigious guitarist. He was an original cast member of the Broadway musical "School of Rock" and has played on stage with everyone from Buddy Guy to Gregg Allman to Tedeschi Trucks. Taz is bringing his talents to Bridgeport on Saturday, February 24, 2024, as part of WPKN's celebration of Black History Month. He is performing at the Bijou Theatre, and tickets are available here through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wpkn-celebrates-black-history-month...
Ellen Montgomery - Director at Environment America
February 21, 2024 15:58 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBMy guest this episode on DITD will be Ellen Montgomery the Director of the Public Lands Campaign for Environment America. Environment America is Working together with many organizations on a myriad of environmental issues . We be talking about EA's efforts to preserve the U.S ‘s old growth forests from logging because they are one of our best defenses against the warming of the planet.