WPKN Community Radio
1,870 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 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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Episodes
Mic Check -- Sept. 9, 2018: Ban the Bag!
September 17, 2018 04:32 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBLiz Milwe and Meg Kilgore, spearheads of their respective campaigns in Westport and Branford, CT, to ban the use of single-use plastic bags, talk about their strategies to reduce plastic pollution in our communities. Interview by Richard Hill.
Organic Farm Stand -- Sept. 6, 2018
September 13, 2018 21:27 - 58 minutesThe Farm Stand panel interviews Jeff Cordulack, executive director of CT NOFA, about the memorial for Bill Duesing held on Sept. 8 at Common Ground High School in New Haven, CT. Andy Wight, a founding teacher at Common Ground, calls in to relate stories about his work with Bill Duesing to start the school. Alice Bell, a naturopathic physician, discusses the holistic approach to human digestion. Guy Beardsley provides the Small Farms Report. Panel: Guy Beardsley, Chris Ferrio and Richard Hill
Spotlight on Arts & Culture- Why Symphonies Matter
September 13, 2018 14:15 - 59 minutesWhy Symphonies Matter In our September Spotlight on Arts & Culture interview program on WPKN 89.5 FM, hear two new leaders of local symphony orchestras discuss the importance of symphony orchestras to the local culture and economy as their new seasons begin. What will these new leaders bring to their orchestras and their communities? Russell Jones took over the reins last year at the Stamford Orchestra from Barbara Smith-Soroca, after her phenomenal career as CEO and President for 39 years....
Interview: Bishop John Selders of Moral Monday CT
September 13, 2018 03:43 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBBishop John Selders, co-founder of Moral Mondays CT, talks about the prospects for real political change in the lead-up to the fall elections. Bishop Selders describes the 1000s of Doors for Justice campaign to register and energize disenfranchised voters in CT. Interview by Richard Hill.
Resistance Roundtable -- Sept. 9, 2018
September 13, 2018 03:35 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThe Roundtable panel discusses the NY Times decision to publish an anonymous op-ed by a disaffected White House officia and then interviews Code Pink's co-director Ariel Gold about her civil disobedience at confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's pick for the Supreme Court. Zack Cambell, media and outreach coordinator for the Working Families Organization, calls in to talk about the 1000s of Doors for Justice action that kicked of on Sept. 8. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott H...
Live Culture Episode 42: Powerful Women
September 10, 2018 23:59 - 48 minutes - 84.4 MBThis month's show features two guests and begins with a conversation with Stephanie Wiles, the new Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, a post she began this summer, on July 1st. We will talk about the future she envisages for the art gallery, and find out what might be in store for us under her tenure, as well as the challenges that lie ahead for museums and arts venues in this current social and economic climate. YUAG has a rich and encyclopedic colle...
Between The Lines - 9/5/18 @2018 Squeaky Wheel Productions. All Rights Reserved.
September 05, 2018 14:26 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBBETWEEN THE LINES Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Disregards International Law Marjorie Cohn, Professor Emerita, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Producer: Scott Harris September 5, 2018 BETWEEN THE LINES Hair Products Used by Black Women Contain Mix of Toxic Chemicals Jessica Helm, a research fellow at Silent Spring Institute Producer: Melinda Tuhus September 5, 2018 BETWEEN THE LINES U.S. Labor Movement Confronts Historic Challenges and Opportunities Jackie DiSalvo, an associa...
Bill Persky Interview - Writer, producer, Director, Comedian - Dick Van Dyke Show & That Girl
September 04, 2018 19:02 - 1 hourYou may not know of Bill Persky, but If you watched any television over the last four decades you have surely watched some of Bill's work. Bill worked with all the great comedians and with all with his great collaborators had a profound influence on the path Television sitcom shows took over the years. If your a fan of The Dick Van Dyke show, That Girl and Kate and Allie and many more, this is a must listen for you. This is definitely one of my favorite interviews dug back up from my perso...
BPT Talks with Dayna Lindo | BPT Gen Now
August 30, 2018 18:53 - 56 minutesOn episode 3 of the BPT Talks, quarterly series, show host Dayna Lindo, interviews community members Tiana Krause, and Callie Heilmann, on Bridgeport Generation Now's voter engagement campaign, BPTVotes! (https://bptgennow.org/democratic-empowerment/). In an LGBTQ+ round table discussion, Farron Harvey, and Joe Sicilia, touch on the reality of living queer in the Bridgeport community. Lastly, special guest hosts from Bull and Bunny Podcast, discuss the unique nature of an unconventional rel...
Between The Lines - 8/29/18 @2018 Squeaky Wheel Productions. All Rights Reserved.
August 29, 2018 13:42 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBBETWEEN THE LINES Fear of Russian ‘Fake News’, Provokes Facebook Censorship of Legitimate Websites Left and Right Max Blumenthal, journalist, author and editor of the GrayZoneProject.com Producer: Scott Harris March 8, 2017 BETWEEN THE LINES Elise Gerhart, daughter of Ellen Gerhart imprisoned pipeline opponent Homeowner, Grandmother & Retired teacher: Jailed for Opposition to Pennsylvania’s Mariner East Gas Pipeline Producer: Melinda Tuhus August 29, 2018 Elise Gerhart, who recounts the arr...
Loudon Wainwright lll Interview/Retrospective With Kevin Gallagher
August 28, 2018 00:49 - 1 hourBar none, Loudon Wainwright lll is one of favorite artists. A one of a kind chronicler of the american condition. Funny, serious, poignant and just plain great. Listen in to what I consider one of my best interviews ever.
Brewer & Shipley Interview with Kevin Gallagher
August 27, 2018 19:47 - 35 minutesAnother timeless blast from my past archives. An aural look at one of my favorite folk duos. Definitely a big part of the soundtrack of my life. Brewer and Shipley. They are way more than "One toke over the line". Note: Due to a glitch a truncated version of this program has been up for sometime. Now the entire Track is here for your listening pleasure.
Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers Interview w/ Kevin Gallagher
August 27, 2018 19:30 - 24 minutes - 27.6 MBI have been looking over my archive s and found some interviews that I will now make available. This one, with the gracious Dick Smothers is still funny and poignant. We talked way back during the Bush administration regime about the escalation of the Iraqi war, Pete Seeger's performance of "The Big Muddy" and reminisced about just how funny and political these to Brothers were.
Nobel Laureate Dr John Mather
August 26, 2018 02:09 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBDr John Mather - Nobel Laureate - Discusses the Expansion of the Universe, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer, NASA's James Webb Telescope Missions, and how we & everything around us are recycled material.
"Epic Tomatoes" Craig LeHoullier - Author
August 24, 2018 00:47 - 44 minutesI was very pleased to have Craig LeHoullier as my guest here on "Digging in the Dirt". Craig is one of the best tomato growers and seed savers in the country, having gone so far as to give the heirloom tomato, Cherokee Purple it's name and write a couple of books, one of which is the fabulous “Epic Tomatoes” It's a great resource book for any level grower. Join two tomato fanatics as we talk about summers culinary delight, HOME GROWN, Tomatoes.
Between The Lines - 8/22/18 @2018 Squeaky Wheel Productions. All Rights Reserved.
August 22, 2018 14:48 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBDemocratic Socialism on the Rise Across the U.S. Kate Aronoff, a contributor to The Intercept and a writing fellow at In These Times Producer: Scott Harris August 22, 2018 Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents Employ Direct Action to Block Construction Anne White Hat, a Lakota woman from the Pine Ridge reservation Producer: Melinda Tuhus August 22, 2018 Rise for Climate Global Day of Action, Sept. 8th, Demands New Era of 100% Renewable Energy Lindsay Meiman, US Communications Coordinator wit...
Voter Suppression 2018
August 21, 2018 05:30 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBThe Resistance Round Table panel reviews the events of the past weeks and interviews Stephen Spaulding, chief of strategy with Common Cause (www.commoncause.org) about the campaign of voter suppression being waged by Republicans leading up to the fall elections.
Kathy's Corner: Dr. Leslee Goldstein - TM technique for Single Mothers in Uganda.
August 20, 2018 20:51 - 50 minutesKathy interviews Dr. Leslee Goldstein on her pioneering research on the effects of the TM technique for single mothers in Uganda. To access the published research, you can go to: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07399332.2018.1445254?scroll=top&needAccess=true The article may not be available after awhile but you can see the abstract at this link or contact Dr. Goldstein and she is happy to send you a copy of the published article: [email protected]
Bobby Sanabria Interview West Side Story Reimagined with Kevin Gallagher WPKN
August 20, 2018 15:33 - 47 minutesMY special guest on this segment, Bobby Sanabria, has been here a few times before and it's always great to hear his voice on Wpkn. Multiverse Big Band leader, percussionist, Professor, musicologist (he's forgotten more about music than I have ever known) and most of all, a Lord of the Bronx, is here to talk about his fabulous new double CD "West Side Story reimagined" a tribute to the great Musical and Movie under the hand of the genius composer and musician Leonard Bernstein. This radio ...
Bees - Herman Olivera Connecticut Bee Keeper
August 15, 2018 23:02 - 28 minutesLocal Connecticut beekeeper Herman Olivera III joins me to talk everything bee’s . What it takes to have your own Hives, getting stung, pesticides, Hive collapse and the joy of Selling your own honey.