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WPKN Community Radio
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 (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.
Trump-Musk Attack on Social Security Could Shatter the Progam Serving the Nation’s Most Vulnerable; Justin Glawe, an independent journalist, frequent contributor to Rolling Stone magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.Public Citizen Pushing Back Against Trump Regime’s Onslaught of Lawlessness; Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.*Trump Suppression of Free Speech an Unconstitutional Pretext to Deport Palestinian Student Activist; Sam Carliner a journalist and editor at Left Voice; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump-GOP Plan to Slash $880 Billion from Medicaid Healthcare; Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris. * Civil Resistance Strategies and Tactics to Effectively Resist the Trump-Musk Coup; Maria J. Stephan, Co-Lead and Chief Organizer with the Horizons Project; Producer: Scott Harris. * As NYC’s Congestion Pricing Program Generates Funds for Mass Transit, Trump Wants it Shut Down; Michael Gerrard, Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change law at Columbia Law School; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Back in the White House Trump Launches Vicious White Supremacist Policy Agenda Steve Phillips, columnist, host of the Democracy in Color podcast, and bestselling author Producer: Scott Harris * After Gaza Ceasefire, Israel’s Military Launches New Deadly Offensive in the Occupied West Bank Mazin Qumsiyeh, Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability at Bethlehem University Producer: Melinda Tuhus * RFK Jr. Poses Grave Danger to US Public if Senate Confirms him as HHS Secretary Stephanie Woolhandler, Dist. Prof. of public health, CUNY School of PH at Hunter College Producer: Scott Harris
Laura Modlin talks with Christine Cummings of A Place Called Hope about a bill in Hartford to help stem the poisoning of wildlife by rodenticides.
- Protests in Washington D.C., and Nationwide Pledge Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda Speeches and Interviews from the Washington D.C. People’s March, Jan. 18, 2025 Producer: Scott Harris * Youth Climate Group Protests Nomination of Fracking CEO to be Trump’s Energy Secretary Alejandro Sobrera Barboza, an activist with the Sunrise Movement and US Rep Delia Ramirez of IL. Producer: Melinda Tuhus * The Israel-Hamas Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold But Fails to Address Future of Palestinians in Crisis Jennifer Loewenstein, fmr Ass Dir of Middle Eastern Studies & senior lecturer Univ Wisconsin-Madison Producer: Scott Harris
Israel’s Brutal Gaza War has Exacted Severe Psychological Trauma on Children; Kieran King, Global Head of Humanitarianism with the group War Child Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law; Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Co-Director of Public Citizen’s Democracy Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris. *Catastrophic Los Angeles Wildfires, the Climate Crisis and the Future of Public Policy; Michael Richardson an activist with Third Act; Producer: Scott Harris.
Laura Modlin interviews Olivia DiPalermo from Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition on the negative impacts of excessive road salt and what you can do about it.Aired January 5, 2025.
- Trump's Frighteningly Bizarre Cabinet Nominees May Get Free Ride From Frightened GOP Senators; Heather Digby Parton, a contributing writer to Salon.com; Producer: Scott Harris. * Ralph Nader Assesses Election Outcome, Democrats' Multiple Failures; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate; Producer: Scott Harris. * Human Rights, Religious Groups Call on Biden to Clear Federal Death Row Before Trump Takes Office; Robin Maher, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- 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. * Activists Demand NY Gov. Hochul Sign Law to Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay for Climate Costs; Sheldon Pollock, Retired Professor at Columbia University and Activist with Third Act; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
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.
- 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 Disrupt FERC Hearing Highlighting the Climate Crisis Before Trump Dismantles Climate Regulations; Teagan Blackburn and Teya Blackburn-Baker, Climate Activists; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 disappeared from the eastern Bering Sea-Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, works against climate agreement
- 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’s Brutal Gaza War Continues US Labor Movement Stands in Solidarity with the Palestinian People; Sultana Hossain, Recording Secretary Amazon Labor Union, Co-chair New York Labor for Palestine; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
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
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 and devastating situation.Barbara Fair can be reached at:barbfair848@gmail.com.More info on Stop Solitary CT at:www.stopsolitaryct.org/x.com/stopsolitaryctwww.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/More info on the death of J'Allen Jones at:https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/jallen-jones-ct-garner-prison-death-video-lawsuit-19813830.phphttps://www.wfsb.com/2024/10/18/frustration-growing-over-death-inmate-activists-call-video-incident-be-released/#:~:text=for%20video%20of-,incident,-to%20be%20releasedhttps://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/activist-gather-at-department-of-corrections-in-wethersfield-to-protest-2018-death-of-an-inmate/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/activists-justice-death-prisoner-j-allen-jones-doc-19845959.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmhyZWdpc3Rlci5jb20vbmV3cy9hcnRpY2xlL2FjdGl2aXN0cy1qdXN0aWNlLWRlYXRoLXByaXNvbmVyLWotYWxsZW4tam9uZXMtZG9jLTE5ODQ1OTU5LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTcyOTMwMDQ0ODM5MA%3D%3D&rid=YmJiNzM1NmMtYTkyNi00MDdiLWJhMmEtMjk3YjljODM1NTc2&sharecount=MA%3D%3D
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, 2024
-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 Adjustment Mechanism tariffs-12% of Rep’s, and 59% of Dem’s, say must address climate change
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 democratization, where popularity trumps insights (good or bad) – our world is becoming unending popularity contests and beauty pageants, where everyone is the judge and the contestant – “the most eyeballs wins”. So much so that the remaining organizations are trying to ban Tik Tok, control Artificial Intelligence and social media and limit access based on age. But the cow has left the barn.As a result, in architecture, the Starchitect, the image of the Power of Style has left the building.All media is losing its editorial guardrails as the internet’s overwhelming universal, free and open access to exposing every and any aspect of everyone’s life becomes the basis of cultural evolution. The elitist sensibility of anointing “important work” in controlled, highly exclusive journalistic exposure of architecture is collapsing.Popular culture critic Kate Wagner voiced the power of democratic revolution in media: “We all live in the world. We all deserve to participate in it. We all also deserve to see our own lives reflected in architectural media, not just the spaces of the rich and famous. That requires reshaping everything, even vernacular or popular design media culture.”Today we have two people who know the past, present and perhaps can see a future for architecture. Martin Pedersen is a New Orleans based writer, critic and editor, and is the executive director of the Common Edge Collaborative. John Connell is the co – founder of Yestermorrow, an Architect and Urbanist.
- 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 Harris * If Completed the East African Oil Pipeline Will be a Destructive ‘Carbon Bomb’ Nico Udu-Gama, US Partnerships Coordinator at 350.org Producer: Melinda Tuhus
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 experiencing.
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)
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.
- 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 Hurricanes Ravage the Southeast US, Fossil Fuel’s Destructive Infrastructure Impacts Rural Communities; Sydney Collins, climate activist, speaking at a Stop Project Maple rally in Hartford, in CT late Sept; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 first human case of new tick-borne disease
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 Creel
- 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 Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 26th; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Condemned for Advocating Reckless Action in Ukraine War; Joe Lauria, Editor-in-Chief of Consortium News; Producer: Scott Harris.
-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?
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 conference will be addressing ongoing violations of the PROTECT Act, prison reform legislation which Stop Solitary CT led the fight to get passed.More info on Stop Solitary CT at:https://stopsolitaryct.org/ https://x.com/stopsolitaryct https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/
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
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: Hamish Lutris discussing his book “Earth Ascendant: Awakening” and his upcoming talk at the Stratford Library on Sunday, October 6.
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 like Our TransLife help the trans and non-binary community locally.
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 visit to talk about….Rewilds fall programs and how long Islanders can get involved in community composting and planting pollinator friendly native plants.
-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 sustainability priorities
-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 -New solar-charging Truck bed Power System
- 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: Scott Harris. * Gulf Coast Residents and Climate Activists Oppose FERC Approval of New LNG Export Terminals; Lisa Finn, an organizer with Third Act Virginia; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
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 Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard HillSept. 14, 2024
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 – A Comedy of Terrors" at The Legacy Theatre in Branford.Part 3: Theater Reviews with Tom Holehan
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 renovated a house for his family before anyone hired him. Even Alvar Aalto and Walter Gropius honed their design skills on residences for themselves.Forty years ago, we awoke in our own home: its subsequent recognition and huge resonance over these decades was completely unexpected, but fulfilled a 29 year old architect’s hopes, but more became a family home that evolved overe 4 construction reinventions.Directly connecting home design to home use is daunting, empowering and just a bit terrifying: many architects never finish the homes they start, many have great hopes for validation go unfulfilled: On Home Page this week we have three other architects who built homes for themselves or family, sometimes multiple times. Mark Simon FAIA is a partner in Centerbrook Architects. Louis Mackall is a craftsman and architect who created Breakfast Woodworks with Ken Field, and built his own home. Jennifer Lee of Obra Architects created a home for her mother in her words “…in the grand tradition of building houses for their parents.”
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 Tuhus. *Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg Reflects on his 40 years of Political Activism and the Power of Music; Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter; Producer: Scott Harris.
-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 solar-charging Truck bed Power System
-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 reduce plastic waste
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 (CARE) he strives to create anglers and environmental stewards through hands-on science based lessons and fishing trips. They recruit, train, and manage volunteers to accomplish this goal. Since 1986 The program FISH WITH CARE has offered classes and events designed to engage people in the outdoors by showing how fun and easy fishing can be
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 Truthout and also engages in a daytime fast which he says gives him the clarity of mind to concoct new ways to organize resistance to the US colonial project. See: www.bankillerdrones.org; merchantsofdeath.org.
Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discusses the latest developments on the labor front with host Richard HillInterview conducted on September 3, 2024
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 Journalist Bikes to Washington Building Opposition to Israel’s Gaza War; Bob Sanders a retired Jewish journalist from New Hampshire; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 reduce plastic waste
-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.-
-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 developing alternative energy
- 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 Defiance and Planet Over Profit; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Coalition Demands US News Media Aggressively Cover Election Campaign Threats to Democracy; Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at FreePress.net; Producer: Scott Harris.
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 recently retired in May. Before that, he worked for CT Audubon for 10 years.Aired September 1, 2024.
- 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 in the U.S. Declines, but Racial Disparities Persist; Joshua Rovner, Director of Youth Justice with The Sentencing Project; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 30% on clean energy products
- 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; Producer: Scott Harris. * Toxic Hair Products Marketed to Women of Color Cause Cancer and other Health Dangers; Micaela Martinez,PhD,Director of Environmental Health, WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- 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; Producer: Scott Harris. * Toxic Hair Products Marketed to Women of Color Cause Cancer and other Health Dangers; Micaela Martinez,PhD,Director of Environmental Health, WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Catastrophic flooding hits southwestern CT-North Carolina beachfront 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 and wellbeing at serious risk-Greece is facing a severe water shortage problem-IRS is offering rebates up to a 30% on clean energy products
-Tropical Storm Debby swamped Florida’s sewage systems-Climate warms Artic permafrost releasing ancient Mercury-U.S. DoE awards $147 million for world’s storage facility in Maine-Ebron Solar will invests $942 million in New Mexico’s solar -U.S. Government to fund $1.45 billion to solar manufacturer -Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world-China to accelerate cutting greenhouse gasses by 2035
Tune into this episode to hear Sabrina Godeski, Director of Business Development & Tourism for the City of Norwalk and staff to the Norwalk Arts and Cultural Commission, and Brian Kaspr, a Norwalk artist, who will discuss Norwalk’s art scene and how the city is driving their local economy through the arts and culture!
Gloria Frazee joins me as a regular monthly guest on Digging in the Dirt. Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and its Summer Program for high school students. She is also the founder of ReWild/East Hampton Compost…. in collaboration with the Town of East Hampton.
- Kamala Harris Can Politically Neutralize Dangerous SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling; Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School; Producer: Scott Harris. * Can Gov. Tim Walz's Minnesota Progressive Legislative Victories be Replicated Nationally?; Branko Marcetic, staff writer with Jacobin magazine; Producer: Scott Harris. * In NYC Climate Protest Citibank Orders Arrest of Activist Classical Cellist Performing Bach; John Mark Rozendaal an activist with Extinction Rebellion NYC; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Debby rains bring New Jersey flooding-Law suit win on mass spraying insecticides -Record-breaking heat wave in Antarctica-Glacial lake outburst floods Juneau Alaska-Glaciers supplying water disappearing -Jane Goodall says It’s Not Too Late to Save the World
Light pollution is worse than the dark.Laura Modlin interviews Leo Smith, Chair of the CT chapter of Dark Sky International, on what light pollution is, how it harms animals, our ecosystem, human health - and what fixes there are to this issue.Originally aired August 11, 2024
I speak with Sarah Taylor, founder and executive director of the Huneebee Project, and Alex, a youth worker in the project, which, according to its website, brings "bee hives to community gardens and vacant green spaces, equitable employment opportunities to local youth, and raw honey & beeswax products to you." I first learned about this inspiring effort on a bike tour, and wanted to learn more, so I interviewed Sarah and Alex at one of the community gardens.
Laura Modlin talked to Annie Hornish, CT state director and lobbyist for the Humane Society of the United States, about the effect of fireworks on animal habitats and public safety and how we can advocate for animals.Aired June 2, 2024
Laura Modlin interviewed Dr. Ramani Durvasula. author of "It's Not You," a NY Times bestselling book on identifying and healing from narcissistic abuse.They discussed what happens when do-gooder groups are targets for narcissists who want to use the cause to advance themselves. And what can be done about it.Aired July 7, 2024
-Tropical storm Debby-Philippines capital flooded from Typhoon-Dragonflies swarm beachgoers in Rhode Island-Oil-well blowout in Kazakhstan spews methane-New rules for methane emissions at landfills-First US solar-covered canal coming-Brazil’s proposal for a 2% wealth tax on billionaires
Chuck Collins of climatecriminals.org is my guest on this "Digging in the Dirt". Chuck is here to talk about why he believes It’s time to name the names of the individuals delaying climate action and financing the climate crisis, so they can be held accountable.Chuck Collins is an American author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. His latest book is a novel, “Altar to an Erupting Sun,” an eco-fiction exploration of the causes of climate disruption.
- Israel’s High-Level Assassinations Provoke Retaliation and Risks a Wider Middle East War; Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Producer: Scott Harris. * Democratic Party Isolation from Working Families Examined in Ralph Nader's New Book; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate; Producer: Scott Harris. * Pres. Biden Pressured to Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency, Likely His Last Chance to Gain Freedom; Justin Mazzola, Deputy Director of Research with Amnesty International USA; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Sephra Alexandra, The Seed Huntress, is an ethnobotanist on a mission to restore the biodiversity of our environment by finding, saving and replanting our legacy seeds (www.seedhunress.com). Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella
-Florida prepares for powerful Hurricane-Philippines capital underwater after deadly Typhoon-Thousands of dragonflies swarm Rhode Island Beach. -Kazakhstan record accidental methane leak-New EPA rules for methane emissions from landfills,-America gets its very first solar-covered canal-Brazil’s proposes for a 2% wealth tax on Billionaires
-Earth has warmest two days on record globally since 1940,-US will miss emission reduction goals-Twenty-five states ask Supreme Court to stay coal pollution rules -South Africa enacts Climate Change Bill -Key Largo tree cactus goes extinct in US -Atlantic sturgeon back in Swedish Rivers due to conservation-Federal government to phase out plastics
Organic farmer Kaitlyn Kimball is my guest on this show.Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. with her husband Lawrence Passeck. Sunset is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable and flower farm focused on sustainability and community. Kaitlyn is also Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven. CitySeed has a mission to "create a healthy, sustainable, and just food system for all.”
Trump's Depraved Embrace of Nuclear Weapons Endangers the World; Lawrence S. Wittner, Professor of History Emeritus at the State University of New York at Albany; Producer: Scott Harris. * 'Project 2025' Envisions the Imposition of an Authoritarian Christian Nationalist Theocracy; Andra Watkins, a New York Times bestselling author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Coalition Campaigns to Stop Private Jet Expansion, Asserting it’s a Luxury our Climate Can’t Afford; Alex Chatfield of the Coalition to Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
I am pleased to have Kaitlyn Kimball as my guest this show,Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. with her husband Lawrence Passeck. Sunset is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable and flower farm focused on sustainability and community. She is also Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven.
- World Court Rules Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land Violates International Law Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada Producer: Scott Harris * After Biden Pressured to End Campaign, Vice President Harris Defacto Democratic Party Nominee Aaron Regunberg a member of the group Pass the Torch steering committee Producer: Scott Harris * New Haven City Government Moves to Shutdown Catholic Worker Shelter for Unhoused Joel Nieves, an occupant of a shelter built for the unhoused at the Amistad Catholic Worker House Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-June 2024 was the warmest June since 1850.-Climate change drought affecting worlds crops negatively -Seven out off ten people want to switch to clean energy-Puerto Rico filed suit against fossil fuel companies-EPA is weighing controversial geoengineering ocean experiment-Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative to plant 100 million Mangrove trees
Special guest John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation Magazine, analyzes the current state and fate of our democracy as the 2024 presidential election fast approaches. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill Interview conducted on July 13, 2024
The campaign to clean up dog poop pollution at Johnson Beach in the Short Beach district of Branford, CT. Ann Davis, citizen scientist, and Amy Scholtz, Deputy Director of the East Shore District Health Department, discuss the project to remediate the extremely high bacteria levels measured at this small beach on the Connecticut shoreline. Interview by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella, July 18, 2024
- GOP Uses Assassination Attempt to Shut Down Condemnation of Trump's Authoritarian Agenda; Michael Podhorzer, former Political Dir. & Assistant to the President of the AFL-CIO for strategic research; Producer: Scott Harris. * Poll Finds Americans Reject and Fear Trump's Rightwing Extremist 'Project 2025' Agenda Bryan Bennett, Senior Director Polling & Analytics at the Hub Project Producer: Scott Harris * Activists Working to Reverse NY Gov. Hochul’s “Pause” on NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Michael Gerrard, an attorney working to see the congestion pricing plan program revived and implemented Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-Over a million homes and businesses remained without power in Texas -California ties or breaks heat records this week - heatwave is forecast to continue across Europe -Melting of North America’s largest icefields has accelerated-Bridgeport’s Seaside Beach closed due to bacteria levels -Shell documents point to company knowledge of Climate change-UK’s new Labour Government increasing solar power deployment.
I want you to welcome back Gloria Frazee of ReWild Long Island. At ReWild, Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and now is a regular contributor to this program. Gloria will be joining me every 2nd Thursday of the month during the 12 noon hour.
I'd like to welcome back Dr. Carl Safina from the Safina Center to Digging in the dirt. Carl has taken the story of his previous book "Alfie and Me" to another level and created a picture book for children called "Owls in our yard" !Carl is a good friend of Digging in the Dirt and WPKN radio. Dr. Safina is the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University. A MacArthur “genius fellowship" winning ecologist and founder of the Safina Center.
I'd like to welcome to Digging in the Dirt, Kaitlyn Kimball Director of agriculture for CitySeed up in New Haven. CitySeed has a mission to create a healthy, sustainable, and just food system for all.” We will be talking about CitySeed's fabulous Farmers Markets. Kaitlyn is also Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. with Lawrence Passeck . Sunset is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable and flower farm focused on sustainability and community.
On the July 2024 episode of Spotlight on Arts and Culture, we discuss arts equity, philanthropy, and community impact. We are joined by Fairfield County's Community Foundation's Julian Pierce, the Director of Economic Opportunity, and Lutonya Russell-Humes, the VP of Grants and Programs. We announce the 2024 Arts in the Service of Equity grantees, the power of arts and culture as an anchor to where we live and how we live, art as a driver of the local economy.
- Shocking Supreme Court Ruling Granting Presidential Immunity Enables Future Autocrats; Marge Baker, Executive VP for Policy and Program with the group People For the American Way; Producer: Scott Harris. * Supreme Court Chevron Doctrine Ruling Jeopardizes Countless Federal Regulations; David Doniger, Senior Attorney, Strategist for Climate & Energy with the Natural Resources Defense Council; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Democrats Balk at Going Public with Rising Concern that Joe Biden Unable to Defeat Donald Trump; Stewart Lawrence, a long-time Washington, DC-based policy consultant; Producer: Scott Harris.
Economist Michael Zweig and labor activist Bill Fletcher Jr. analyze two momentous recent Supreme Court rulings that effectively curtail Federal regulation of corporate activity and place the president of the United States above the law.Interview by Richard Hill, July 2, 2024
-Hurricane Beryl Hits Mexico headed to U.S.-Scorching temperature fry U.S. west-52% rise in days when temperature is 95 degrees-Temps are below zero overnight in many places in Australia-63 coastal communities in Panama to relocate-Native American tribe removes of 2 ecosystem-disrupting dams. -The EU has passed a law to restore 1/5th of its land and sea -13 young Hawaiian plaintiffs groundbreaking settlement
- After Disastrous Debate Urgent Calls for Joe Biden to Step Aside & Find a New Candidate; Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the online activist group RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris. * Julian is Free, but his Prosecution Threatens Press Freedom; Kevin Gosztola, publisher of the Dissenter Newsletter and author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Civil Disobedience Protest at Citibank's NYC HQ Demands End to Fossil Fuel Financing; Alec Connon, Juan Mancias, Dr. Sandra Steingraber; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Supreme Court overturns Chevron rule-Exxon, Suncor lawsuit upheld-Costly Beach nourishment projects, -Mississippi River “Cancer Alley-one in four households in the U S has high soil lead levels -Suffolk County Long Island Planning Commission rejects yacht storage
Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CTSpecial Guest: Richard Meyers of Park City Harvest (www.parkcityharvest.com) talks about his urban farming project and discusses growing micro-green which he hopes will inject super nutrition into urban communities.Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauracella
- US Provocatively Permits Ukraine to Use American Weapons to Attack Targets Inside Russia Lawrence B. Wilkerson, retired US Army Colonel, former chief of staff to U.S. Sec. of State Colin Powell Producer: Scott Harris * Active Duty US Soldiers ‘Appeal for Redress’ to Voice Opposition to America's Role in Israel's War in Gaza Juan Bettancourt Senior Airman, on active duty while seeking conscientious objector separation Producer: Scott Harris * Two years after Roe was Overturned New Play Tells the Stories of Women Who Had Abortions Before it was Legal Martha Boesing and Victoria Rule, who created “Voices from the Silenced” Producer: Melinda Tuhus
On this episode of “Spotlight on Arts and Culture,” founders of ‘The Hive’ Frederic Chui and Jeanine Esposito talk about how they engage community through the arts and engaging community conversations. Tune in!
-A large dome of high pressure causing excessive heat-1,000 pilgrims on Hajj lose lives due to heat-India touches new highs at 127.22 F-Greek tourists dying due to excessive heat-Capri halts the arrival of tourists due to no water-3 States have sued U.S, to protect Oil and Gas industry-The Plastic Recycling Deception-The American Climate Corps deploys 9,000 workers
Luisa Maria Gonzalez, Prensa Latina's Vice President of the News Division, speaks about the Cuba-based global news outlet and its role in providing alternative coverage to the Global South.Interview by Richard Hill on June 4, 2024
- Israel's New Air War in the West Bank Kills Rising Number of Palestinian Children; Catherine Cartier, a journalist pursuing an MA in Global Journalism & Near Eastern Studies at NYU; Producer: Scott Harris. * Fossil Fuel Industry Working to Further Criminalize Climate Protests Against Oil and Gas Projects; Emily Sanders, Senior Reporter with ExxonKnews.org; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * SCOTUS Scandals and Blatant Corruption Demand Urgent Reform; John Bonifaz, Co-founder and President of the group Free Speech For People; Producer: Scott Harris.
Thursday, September 20, 2022, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Duo DickinsonWhat is “Good Architecture?” Morally? Ethically? Aesthetic? Every person has a sense of “Good” – in life and its outcomes – and architecture synthesizes humanity’s values – both universal and fully idiosyncratic.ArchDaily is the preeminent architectural website, with 3 million visits a week, often 1 million in a day: They ask me to write once a month for them on their monthly Site Topic: This week’s topic is What Makes Architectural Beauty?” Here is my piece out THIS MORNING: https://www.archdaily.com/989288/is-good-architecture-synonymous-with-beautyFor fifty years architect and scientist Christopher Alexander spent his life defining what is “Good Architecture.” He wrote that “Good Architecture” has an essential truth: “The quality is objective and precise but cannot be named.” His (and many others) pursuit of “Wholeness” in architecture was fully “objective and precise” but in the end came to have the result of “Beauty” without any other definition.When lifetimes are spent in architecture to an end that “cannot be named”, the acceptance of the fact that we cannot define, let alone control “Beauty” is daunting. Leonardo da Vinci offered a prescription that defies any control by the creator: “Life is pretty simple. You do some stuff. Most Fails. Some works. You do more of what works.” Beyond building, what works to make architecture, is “Beauty.” Humanity wants to define and control and reproduce success – but if success in making “Good Architecture” is facilitating the uncontrollable responses that are manifest in our genetics, then “Beauty” is out of our control.The exquisitely subjective reality of our humanity has a universality of truth in architecture. I think finding what is already there within each of us and listening to that essential reality, “without a name”, is the hardest and most natural way to define “Good Architecture.The measure of “Good Architecture” is found in every human, much to the frustration of those who seek to validate their worth in judgments born of rationalization. As the writer Henry James said, “I don’t care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.”A group of people join HOME PAGE – architects, real estate brokers, editors – to give their life-long realizations on what they find to be “Good” in architecture. Architects Turner Brooks,Steve Mouzon, Clay Chapman, Realtor Leigh Whiteman, Editor Martin Pedersen, Architecture Dean Jim Fuller, Builder Keith Knickerbocker give us their thoughts! JOIN US!
-Record heat will effect 22 million people in the US this week-Powerful storms flood much of South Florida -Millions of septic tanks are turning a public health concern. -NA ’s largest farmed salmon producer may have defrauded U.S. -Dozens of climate activists at Citibank HQ in NYC-Birth of a rare white buffalo fulfills a Lakota prophecy
My guest this episode of Digging in the Dirt is Gloria Frazee. Gloria is Secretary of the East Hampton Energy & Sustainability Committee. At ReWild, she is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and its Summer Program for high school students. She is also the founder of ReWild/East Hampton Compost…. in collaboration with the Town of East Hampton. You can find her talking with folks about turning food scraps into soil food at the ReWild table at Springs Farmers Market in East Hampton most Saturdays. ReWild Long Island is dedicated to collaborating with local communities across Long Island to protect and improve the biodiversity, resilience and health of regional ecosystems.
Diego Osses is an Agricultural engineer with an MBA and a Masters degree in Finance who has extensive experience in farm management, international business development, and diplomacy. He brings over 25 years of experience developed in both his home country of Chile and abroad in countries such as China and Thailand. During his first year working with GVI, Diego was responsible for coordinating the 3 main GVI programs: Reservoir Community Farm, Community Gardens, and Youth Leadership; contributing to the GVI mission of creating a more just food system in Bridgeport. Currently, Diego is actively planning the extension of GVI programs throughout 2024 and exploring innovative methods of community engagement through urban gardening and farming.
I'd like you to welcome to Digging in the Dirt Brad Kurtz Vineyard Director of Gloria Ferrer vineyards. Brad has led his winery into becoming a leader in sustainable and regenerative practices within the California sparkling market. Brad focuses on sustainable agricultural programs and technology to advance wine quality across a broad range of varietals and vineyard sites. Brad is here to talk about all that….. as well the fact that Gloria Ferrer recently was named winner of the California Green medal.
June is always one of the most exciting times of the year in New Haven with the arrival of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. Spanning three weekends, the Festival presents free concerts, innovative plays, provocative discussions, and multiple ways to celebrate New Haven. The Festival's Executive Director, Shelley Quiala, describes what is in store for New Haven's audiences.
- International Criminal Court Targets Both Israeli & Hamas Leaders for War Crimes; Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres. National Lawyers Guild; Producer: Scott Harris. * People’s Tribunal Convened to Expose Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Violation of the Rights of Nature; Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck, convener of the People’s Tribunal and her husband Jason Crazy Bear Keck; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Historic Election as Mexico's First Female President; Laura Carlsen, Coordinator of Global Solidarity & Learning, with Just Associates in Mexico City; Producer: Scott Harris
-Planet Earth has 12 consecutive months of temp. record highs-Searing record temperatures across U.S,-Nine tornadoes struck the state of Maryland-6th house collapse on Outer Banks of N C -St. Petersburg Fl. rising water is constant threat. -Great Pacific Garbage Patch-Spanish Graveyard solar
Steve Munno's Small Farm Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CTVincent Kaye's Honey Bee UpdateDan Wood, manager of Whitegate Farm in East Lyme describes his operation. Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauracella
Waldingfield Farm: history and mission.Steve Munno, exec. director of Massaro Farm, Small Farm ReportHost: Richard Hill and Diane Lauracella
Prof. Michael Zweig, economist and Labor historian discusses: --UAW's defeat at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama --75 Anniversary of Operation Dixie, the CIO's campaign to organize textile workers in the South; --The Poor Peoples' Campaign and organized labor gather in DC on June 29 to demand economic justice and an end to war and militarism. Host: Richard Hill
Prof. Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, discusses: --UAW's defeat at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama; --Operation Dixie, labor's failed 1946 campaign to organize textile workers in the Sough, observes its 75th Anniversary; --The Poor Peoples' Campaign will gather in Washington, DC on June 29 to demand economic justice for poor and working people. Host: Richard Hill
An interview with Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Jason Crazy Bear Keck about the tribunal in North Carolina that found the Mountain Valley Pipeline in violation of the rights of nature and people, plus Eric Fine explains his work with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
On the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.The fourth interview was with Michael Watson.Michael Watson, a longtime Bridgeport resident and community member, speaks about his grassroots harm reduction and addiction recovery work in the city of Bridgeport.During the program, Michael mentions services and resources that can be found locally at: CCAR430 State StreetBridgeport203-332-3303www.ccar.usRecovery Network of Programswww.recovery-programs.orgIf you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, Michael can be reached directly for resources and help by calling 203-908-2383.
On the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.The third interview was with Stanley Heller.Stanley Heller, Administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, speaks about his groups' work, and offers analysis on Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza, and local Gaza solidarity work.More information on Promoting Enduring Peace can be found at:www.pepeace.orgMore information on Middle East Crisis Committee can be found at:www.thestruggle.org
On the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews.The second interview was with Joan Cavanagh.Joan Cavanagh, a New Haven resident and co-founder of the New Haven Sunday Vigil for Peace and Justice, speaks about her life of peace activism, and the weekly vigil against war and militarism taking place every Sunday in downtown New Haven.More information on the New Haven Sunday Vigil for Peace and Justice can be found at:https://www.newhavensundayvigil.wordpress.comAnd by emailing:Joan.Cavanagh@gmail.com
On the June 3, 2024 episode of Counterpoint, Mike Merli filled in for Scott Harris. The show featured four interviews. The first interview was with Jason A. Coombs.Jason A. Coombs, Bridgeport native and founder of the Bridgeport Film Festival, discusses his journey and his work with the Steering Committee for this year’s upcoming Greater Bridgeport Pride, taking place June 22nd.More information on Greater Bridgeport Pride can be found at:www.bridgeportpride.comwww.instagram.com/Bridgeport_PrideMore information on the Bridgeport Pride Center can be found at:www.instagram.com/BridgeportPrideCenterAnd by emailing:Info@BridgeportPrideCenter.org
- Trump's Fascist Threat to Democracy Downplayed by US Media; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris. * New Edition of “Compendium on Fracking” Finds Health Hazards Linked to Home Use of Natural Gas; Dr. Sandra Steingraber co-founder of Concerned Health Professionals of New York; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Group Challenging America's Undemocratic Electoral College System Gaining Support; Christopher Pearson, Secretary of the group National Popular Vote, former Vermont legislator; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Mexico City is just weeks away from Day Zero of no water-New Delhi soared to a record high of 126.1 degrees -Worst flood in the history of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Marathon, Texas, fell more than 50 degrees from 105 degrees-Alaska's brooks and streams have been turning a dirty orange-USA today has the 2nd annual America's Climate Leaders list.-Vermont enacts a law for fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damage - New England’s largest fossil fuel-fired plant powers down -Utah institutes curbside zero waste program
-A giant iceberg, has broken free in Antarctica. -Mexico and Colombia running low on water- that 80 percent of Americans tested positive to harmful chemical -N,Y, State considers “packaging reduction and recycling plan,”-End Polluter Welfare Act, could save Billions -Pope Francis says the climate crisis has "gotten to the point of no return"
My guest on this show of “Digging in the Dirt” has been Chairman of the Westport Community Gardens for 20 years. He also has been Director of Long Lots Preserve for the last 2 years and a Sixth grade science teacher for 20 years. In the past he has run programs in New York City for recycling and alternative fuels for transit buses The first time Lou was here we discussed the existential threat to the Westport Community Garden and apparently the situation has gone from bad to worse. The garden has been targeted by the towns politicians for destruction.
- Rightwing extremist network financed Moms For Liberty; Maurice T. Cunningham, author of "Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization”; Producer: Scott Harris. * Green Workers Alliance Fights for a Livable Wage, Safe Working Conditions for those in the Renewable Energy Industry; Matthew Mayers, Executive Director with Green Workers Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * EPA Issues New Standards for PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water; Mary Grant, Public Water for All campaign director at Food & Water Watch; Producer: Scott Harris.
Up next on Digging in the Dirt is a local, guy Joe Gloria. Joe works for one of the gardening establishments just about everybody in the area has been to one time or another and that's Gilbertie's. They've always been at the forefront of organic from the beginning. Joe Gloria is a garden guru of plants, shrubs, and perennials alike. Joe Gloria has a passion for caring for plants and the people who love them! We going to learn about vermicompost teas.
My next guest is Alice Ely. Alice is a UConn Advanced Master Gardener & Master Composter, and the creator of multiple public and private butterfly gardens in Fairfield County. She speaks frequently on the importance of gardening for habitat, food and not least of all, joy. In addition to promoting native plants through the Pollinator Pathway, and educating on sustainable gardening at Westport’s Wakeman Town Farm, and Weston’s Town Farm, when she's not out digging in the dirt of her own garden, she coaches homeowners on how to garden sustainably, through her business, Gardenwithalice.com
-Northern India, reeling under a fierce heatwave -Scorching heat hit Texas, Gulf Coast, South Florida-Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting rapidly -Panama Canal faces a water crisis amid drought -Tree ring data confirms it's never been hotter-One in eight Europeans lives in an area”at risk area”
Host: Andrew S. RossCo-Host and Programming Coordinator: Bonna Sue BurttA conversation with author Jeffrey L. Richards about his book "We Are Only Ghosts."Author website: www.jeffreylrichards.com
Description: On this episode, Victoria McCraven, curator and art historian, chats about her current exhibition “It Will Go On” at MoCA Westport. We also discuss her experiences curating culturally competent exhibits as well as her journey as a doctoral scholar.
On the Sunday May 19, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Susan Bramhall, an organizer with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) New Haven, and a Board Member of Eyewitness Palestine.Susan discusses her life of activism, and the upcoming Walk for Gaza CT, taking place this Thursday thru Saturday, May 23 - 25, 2024.For more on the upcoming Walk for Gaza CT:linktr.ee/walkforgazactTo register for the Walk:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0arMVj25nD9lQUiQlmy2joldt56h8zwUc7vDzX4cU4cPVyA/viewformFor more on JVP New Haven:jvpnh.orgFor more on Eyewitness Palestine:www.eyewitnesspalestine.org
In the first half a conversation with artist and scientist Nicholas Milkovich who is giving a talk on his work at the Yale Franke Program and in the second half a conversation with Andres Versoza about his collection of baskets currently the subject of an exhibition at the Unionville Museum!
Guests: --Irene Mulvy, president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), discusses the organization's protect of free speech by students and teaching staff on campuses; --Jeff Cohen, media critic, journalist and founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), assesses the performance of the corporate media in covering the Israeli assault on Gaza and the campus protests that have swept the US. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
-Arizona's heat officer plans to prevent related deaths-Historic floods in Brazil-Deadly flooding in Kenya has displaced over 280,000-More tornadoes are now concentrated in fewer days,-Rising sea levels negatively impacting coastal communities -World using more plastic packaging and bags than before-Climate change” are removed from Florida state law, -US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations
- Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials; Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Producer: Scott Harris. * State Dept Report Presents Contradictory Findings re: Israel’s Illegal Use of US Weapons in Gaza; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director at DAWN; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Trump's Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to his Misogynist Policies; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
Economist Michael Zweig and UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla analyze the vote to unionize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN, the first win for auto workers in the South. Professor Zweig discusses the huge Labor Notes Conference held in Chicago which he attended April 19-21.Host: Richard Hill
My conversation with Lori Brown, executive director of the CT League of Conservation Voters, about the just-completed 2024 short session of the CT General Assembly.
-Trump offers to gut climate initiatives for $1 Billion -Europe is the fastest warming continent-U.S. 2024 summer, will see record-breaking days of heat.-Cost of climate disasters in Texas could exceed $100 Billion-Jakarta is the world’s fastest sinking metropolis.- Europe's cities using nature-based solutions to fight Global warming
A talk with Curator nico w okoro about her new project the Orchid Gallery up now at the ConnCorp building. more at https://www.nicowheadon.com/ and https://conncorp.org/ Maxim Schmidt and Martha Willette Lewis host a monthly discussion about Art and Culture. originally aired on wpkn 89,5 fm
- The Criminalization of Pro-Palestinian, Anti-War Student Protesters; Helen Benedict, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Biden Expands ACA Health Insurance Program to DACA Recipients; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Biased Cable News Gaza War Coverage Skews American Public Opinion; Ryan Grim, The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Asia has been hit with a massive 2 week long heat wave-Oil companies knowingly suppressed link between fossil fuels - and climate -States to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages-Five companies are responsible 1/4 of all plastic waste -Microplastics are infiltrating our food supply -Drought in Mexico affecting farming, especially avocados
- 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 Liberté newspaper; Producer: Scott Harris.
My 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 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 & beyondEnd Music, 2001 Funk is a Larry Benigno Production
Hazel 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
Small 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
-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,
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 & Around the World Kiley Price, a reporter with the online publication Inside Climate News Producer: Scott Harris.
On 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 CT Palestine Alliance:www.palestinect.comTo access the Palestine Voter Pledge:www.bit.ly/palestinepledge
- 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
-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.
-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
Laura 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.
Boston University professor Assaf Kfoury: After Iran Retaliation Against Israel’s Bombing of Embassy in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens CounterattackIndependent journalist Julie Dermansky: Media Coverage Lapse of 2023 Marathon Petroleum Refinery Fire Leaves Residents VulnerableMother Jones fellow Katie Herchenroeder: Arizona Supreme Court Revives ‘Zombie’ 1864 Abortion BanBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• Tension between China and the Philippines heating up• Why did the US Navy kill Arizona’s housing bill?• Florida slates referendum on constitutional amendment to overturn 6-week abortion ban
Nancy 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 stop supplying Israel with deadly military support. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Economist 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
- 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 Media, Culture & Communications Program; Producer: Scott Harris.
This 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.
- 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
- 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
My 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, urban sprawl, habitat destruction, and invasive species.
For 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 Connecticut to pass a Ceasefire Resolution. This inspiring achievement made national news, and inspired other cities to organize Ceasefire Resolution campaigns as well.To connect with Bridgeport for Ceasefire:www.instagram.com/bpt4ceasefire
Melinda Tuhus, independent journalist, talks about her long-running environmentally-focused show The Forest and the Trees with hostRichard Hill. (March, 2024)
Show features: --Small Farms Report with Steve Munno --Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye --Spring Farmers Markets Open with Kaitlyn Kimbell Hosted by Richard Hill
-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
- 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; Karen Dolan, Project Director of Criminalization of Race and Poverty at the Institute for Policy Studies. Producer: Scott Harris.
Eclipse 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 safelyEnd Music, "2001 Funk" , by Larry Benigno
- 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; Karen “River” Bixler, an 81-year-old Vermont climate activist; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Oceans has 365 straight days of record-breaking global sea surface temperaturesVietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses do to saltwater seepageIn 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 arrivedColorado has instituted sets limits on water for urban landscapingUSDA just updated their plant hardiness zone map
The 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 Soulemane was an entrepreneur, studying business. A teenager, with a heart of gold who would literally give the shirt off his back to help someone. And he did exactly that, on multiple occasions. His kindness and generosity are reflected in the many friends he had that mourn his loss. He had dreams of traveling the world. He had a family that loved him so much.And now all of that is gone for Mubarak.In a rare instance, Trooper Brian North was actually indicted on criminal charges for taking Mubarak’s life.However, on Friday, a jury consisting of mostly older white men, rendered a NOT GUILTY verdict on all counts North was charged with.To stay updated on (and support) Mubarak's family's continued journey for justice:www.instagram.com/justiceformubarak/
On 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
Michael 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
My 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 Climate Leaders. There are links below.https://www.dabaden.com/habitat-man/https://habitatpress.com/no-more-fairy-tales/linkedin.com/in/denise-baden-3742793https://www.dabaden.com/https://twitter.com/DABadenauthorGreen Stories linkshttps://www.greenstories.org.uk/https://habitatpress.com/https://twitter.com/GreenstoriesUKhttps://instagram.com/greenstoriessotonhttps://www.youtube.com/@greenstoriesuk
John 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 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!
- 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 Riven by Journalistic Malpractice; Rick Perlstein, journalist, historian, and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
-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
MY 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.
Exxon CEO argued oil industry is not primarily to blame for climate breakdownCargo ship was sunk by rebels could cause ecological damage to the Red Sea.The biggest blaze ever recorded in Texas due to climate changeNorth Atlantic ocean is, on average, warmer than any other time on record,Hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon dieMexico City metropolitan area has endured weeks of water shortages Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal “virtually unlimited” geothermal power may become available
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; Thomas G. Moukawsher, a former Connecticut complex litigation judge; Producer: Scott Harris.
-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
- 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. Joseph's University; Producer: Scott Harris
Economist Michael Zweig discusses the various union organizing efforts that are moving forward nationally. Interview by Richard Hill, Feb. 6, 2024
VETERAN 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 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-w-brandon-taz-niederauer-friends-tickets-809332183347
My 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.
- As Ukraine War Enters 3rd Year, It’s Time to Stop the Killing Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA analyst Producer: Scott Harris * Veterans for Peace Demands Biden Stop Sending Weapons to Israel, Investigate Violation of US Law Mike Ferner, national director, Veterans for Peace; Matthew Hoh, associate director, Eisenhower Media Network Producer: Scott Harris * Coalition Proposes Federal Legislation to Clean Up Zombie Coal Mines’ Environmental Hazards Chelsea Barnes, director of Government Affairs and Strategy for Appalachian Voices Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-New Zealand has ruled in favor of indigenous leaders lawsuit against polluters-Local governments are banning green energy projects faster than building them-Lake Powell still in danger of new “deadpool” low levels-National Academy of Sciences,wants a new hurricane category 6 storm rating-Horse shoe Crabs are in jeopardy due to recent human activities-17 million pounds of plastic trash removed from the Pacific Ocean
Special Guest Miranda Gould, who owns the New Petal Flower Farm (https://newpetalflowerfarm.com) in Monroe, CT, talks about how she grows organic tulips during the winter by "forcing" them in her basement.Hosts: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno.
James Sirch, Education Director at the Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT, discusses the numerous pros of native plants and urges us to grow them from seeds and avoid mistaking them for pesky weeds.Hosts: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno
Henry Lowendorf, chair of the New Haven Peace Council and longtime peace and social justice activist, speaks about the continuing brutal Israeli massacre taking place in Gaza. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill.
Biden's Ineffectual Response to Israel's Ongoing Carnage in Gaza War Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies Producer: Scott Harris. * One Year After East Palestine Toxic Train Derailment Residents Still Seeking Help on Heath Impacts Hilary Flint co-founder of the group, Unity Council for the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Producer: Melinda Tuhus. SCOTUS Hearing on Colorado's Removal of Trump from State Ballot Ignores His Role as Insurrectionist Amira Mattar, Counsel with the group Free Speech For People Producer: Scott Harris.
-Climate scientist Michael E. Mann wins more than $1mn in damages in defamation case -20% of the world’s migrating animals could be extinct due to human activities -The EU on rejects a plan to cut back reliance on pesticides in agriculture-The Oil Industry Knew About Its Role in Climate Change since 1954-Devastating wildfires tear across large parts of Chile leaving widespread destruction-The U.S. announces new funding for electric vehicle charging stations-Louisiana Govenor fills state environmental posts with fossil fuel executives-The world surpassed a key warming threshold for the first time on record.
I speak with Roishetta Ozane, one of the leaders of the effort to stop the build-out of LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminals in Louisiana and Texas.
Growing "climate crisis" is fundamentally a human behavioral crisis European countries technological advances, won't limit global heating to 1.5°.Greenlandic mainland is rising faster than sea levelsUnited States’ planet-overheating gas emissions dropped by 1.9% in 2023Saudi Aramco call off plans to expand its oil output,First-ever white rhinoceros pregnancy using in vitro fertilization.United States Postal Service to install electric vehicle charging stations nationwide
- Preventing a Wider Middle East War linked to Ending Israel's Brutal War in Gaza; Medea Benjamin, Co-founder Code Pink Women For Peace; Producer: Scott Harris. * Biden Pause on Approving LNG Export Terminals, Won’t Solve Frontline Communities’ Health Hazards; Roishetta Ozane is the founder and CEO of the Vessel Project in southwestern Louisiana; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.* GOP and Far Right Forces Provoking National Emergency at Southern Border; Justin Akers Chacón, author and Professor of U.S. History and Chicano Studies San Diego City College; Producer: Scott Harris.
On the February 4, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Jose Sandoz, Board Member and 4.5-year resident of Success Village Apartments.Jose discusses the heating crisis at Success Village currently affecting 924 families in Bridgeport and Stratford, and the ways in which he and others have been organizing to try to bring heat back to residents.
I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connection. Jeff, worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. He has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. On Monday Jan 22nd , a relatively weak atmospheric river, along with favorable winds in the mid-to-upper atmosphere, combined to deliver a deluge to San Diego, with the city seeing 2.73 inches of rainfall in a very short amount of time causing major flooding and destruction of property. Now California is being slammed up and down the coast in the same manner. What's going on?
-Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state Nightmare weather events-Maine record-breaking weather extremes bring disruption, destruction -San Diego has record rains and flash flooding caused by an atmospheric river -Climate change is having a “catastrophic impact” on migratory species,-The courts halt spraying of streptomycin on citrus crops across the US-New Jersey Plans two new offshore wind farms -White House halts all new licenses for LNG export terminals
- International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Acts of Genocide in Gaza War; Robert L. Herbst, is a civil rights lawyer in New York; Producer: Scott Harris. * Fighting to Reform U.S. Mass Incarceration from Inside the System; Nneka Jones Tapia, managing dir. of justice initiatives at Chicago Beyond, former warden of Chicago’s Cook County Jail; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Argentina’s Unions Respond to President Milei’s Extremist Program with General Strike; Pablo Pryluka, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of History at Princeton University; Producer: Scott Harris.
Erika K. Wesley, the Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, sits down for a conversation with Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim. They discuss Bridgeport's numerous cultural initiatives and growing status as a city where many artists and other creative professionals choose to live. This interview marks the beginning of a 2024 series in which Erika plans to connect with the mayors of Fairfield's urban communities.
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Duo DickinsonWe are in the time of Tear Downs, Again. And yet feel good, virtue signalling, of 8,000 square foot “Green” homes and $80,000 electric cars simultaneously tell us we are being good stewards of our world. The oxymoron of a new millennium’s religion of “sustainability” and the never ending growth in size and cost of the American Home has always been part of our culture.It is so basic as to be be cliche: “It if ain’t broke don’t fix it.” But we tear down endless viable buildings, throwing away all the energy in them, toxic waste and spending the carbon to make all the parts and build the new building. This is nuts, and people have devoted their lives to offering an alternative to our throw away culture.Joe DeRisi created Urbanminers, Klass Armster has created Armster Reclaimed Lumber and John Hiden is part of Mongers Market: they are walking the talk where others cynically market “Green” as a vehicle for profitting from our hubris and guilt. JOIN US ON HOME PAGE TO SEE A FUTURE IN THE PAST.
Jason Stanley: If Re-Elected, Trump Vows Fascist Regime from Day OneMorgan Fox: Although Federal Agencies Recommend Changes to Marijuana Classification, Major Reforms UnlikelyCarrie Baker: U.S. Courts Uphold States’ Extremist Abortion Laws Endangering LivesBob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary• Somalia attempts to nullify Ethiopia’s Red Sea port plan• Most states don't warn about "forever chemicals" in fish• Los Angeles landlords forcing rent-stabilized dwellers out
Former UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk: Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Now Killed 25,000 PalestiniansClimate Defiance organizer Maxwell Downing: Direct Action Climate Group Targets Retiring Sen, Joe Manchin as “Climate Super Villain”Stand Up America's Tishan Weerasooriya: Supreme Court Poised to Decimate Federal Regulations on Pollution, Climate, Public HealthBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• 4 ways to ease Cuba's humanitarian crisis• NYPD faces backlash as it plans to encrypt radio communications• Labor law violations federal investigations fall to record low
Former UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk: Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Now Killed 25,000 PalestiniansClimate Defiance organizer Maxwell Downing: Direct Action Climate Group Targets Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin as “Climate Super Villain”Stand Up America's Tishan Weerasooriya: Supreme Court Poised to Decimate Federal Regulations on Pollution, Climate, Public HealthBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• 4 ways to ease Cuba's humanitarian crisis• NYPD faces backlash as it plans to encrypt radio communications• Labor law violations federal investigations fall to record low
My guest now is Raju Rajan. Raju describes himself as a technologist with a strong communitarian ethic. Raju is one of the founders of ReWild Long Island and currently serves as Board President. Raju is an avid gardener and amateur tree-enthusiast, he also owns and manages a small agroforest in India dedicated to rewilding and permaculture.ReWild Long Island is accepting applications from community groups to join their ReWild LI Gardens program.
I'd like to welcome in here to digging in the dirt, my friend Joe Magazzi, president of Green Earth Ag And Turf a company that is a leader in wholesale distribution of organic products for plants, trees and turf with thirteen years of experience and expertise in the green industries. Their motto is All we do are organics. He's here to talk about his First annual Green Earth Ag & Turf Webinar dedicated to teaching more natural and organic application programs and promoting sustainability.
-EPA will have 1 Billion to clean-up the Great Lakes-U.S. plans to conserve and steward old-growth forests on national forests -Miami septic tanks leaking Nutrients and fecal bacteria -California to enforce laws on over-pumping of groundwater-The Bering snow crab season will be closed for 2023-2024-Egyptian government approves incentives for green hydrogen projects -It's official 2023 was Earth’s warmest year in a century and a half
-Blinken says Healthy soil is increasingly an issue of national security-Federal rule will force crack down on methane gas emissions-One of the largest coal plants to be be replaced by the nation’s biggest solar farm-Kashmir India’s mountains having snowless winter-India to achieve 65 percent of its power capacity from non- fossil-fuel sources -US Department of Defense will install rooftop solar on the Pentagon
The January 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check was a re-broadcast of host Mike Merli's January 1 interview with Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian activist based right here in Connecticut. Mahmoud shares his story, and speaks as an organizer with Bridgeport for Ceasefire, a diverse and inclusive grassroots campaign, led by local Palestinians and Muslims, that organized for a Ceasefire Resolution at the municipal level here in Bridgeport.The resolution was conceived by, and put forth by, City Council Member Jazmarie Melendez, whose community organizing and activism began six years ago, when she and her family suffered a very personal tragedy and injustice. On May 9, 2017, her 15 year-old brother Jayson Negron was shot and killed by Bridgeport Police.Having that first-hand experience of being directly impacted by state violence, Jazmarie powerfully decided she wanted her first official act as a Bridgeport City Council Member to be putting forth a Ceasefire Resolution in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and calling upon the City Council to take a stand against the ongoing genocide being committed by Israel.In this conversation, Mahmoud speaks about the important historical context, and the everyday conditions that Palestinians face, in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank.The night after this conversation took place, Bridgeport made history by becoming the first city in Connecticut to pass a Ceasefire Resolution.For more information on the successful Bridgeport for Ceasefire campaign:www.instagram.com/bpt4ceasefirehttps://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/10/headlines/san_francisco_bridgeport_ct_albany_are_latest_us_municipalities_to_pass_ceasefire_resolutionshttps://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-01-03/bridgeport-becomes-first-city-in-ct-to-adopt-gaza-ceasefire-resolutionhttps://www.ctpost.com/news/article/bridgeport-council-gaza-peace-jewish-muslim-18586339.phphttps://pequonnock.blogspot.com/2024/01/bridgeport-passes-gaza-ceasefire.htmlhttps://www.fox61.com/video/news/politics/bridgeport-city-council-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-the-real-story/520-b9a4cbab-243c-4d60-85d5-f264a52fd1c0
Michael Zweig, economist, labor historian and author of the just released book "Race, Class and Gender -- Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism," discusses the momentous labor action in 2023 and offers his forecast for labor in 2024.Interview by Richard Hill
The Resistance panel interviews India Walton, the Black woman who rocked the political establishment in Buffalo, NY, when she beat the centrist mayor in that city's primary. She is currently an activist and writer with Roots Action (www.rootsaction.org), a progressive advocacy and action group.Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Special guests, Louise Lasher and Lisa Shanahan, discuss how they successfully passed an ordinance restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Norwalk, CT. Panel: Steve Munno, Laura Modlin and Richard Hill
-Storm brings record coastal flooding in Maine-Reduced snowpack in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere-Iranians accusing its Neighbor Turkey Of Stealing Rain Clouds,-A quarter of humanity living under drought in 2022 and 2023-Bottled water has 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than - previously estimated-A battery system has replaced Hawaii’s very last coal power plant.
- South Africa Files International Court of Justice Case Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza Robert L. Herbst, is a human rights lawyer in New York Producer: Scott Harris * Protest at US Holocaust Museum Demands Response to Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza Michael Beer, Director of Nonviolence International Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Two States Rule Insurrectionist Donald Trump Ineligible to Appear on 2024 Ballot Nikhel Sus, Senior Counsel, Dir. Strategic Litigation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Producer: Scott Harris
My guests today are all doing great things for the Long Island sound. Dr. Sarah Crosby, who is a marine ecologist trained in conservation science with extensive experience in coastal and marine ecosystems. Kat Cuzco of the Lobster trap team has worked as a marine science educator at Project Oceanology since 2019. At Project O. She also works on the Lobster Trap Recovery and Assessment Partnership (L-TRAP). Also Bill Lucey, a sound keeper for Save The Sound. We are here to discuss the problem of 10’s of thousands of Abandoned lobster traps in Long Island Sound.
- Physician Relates the Horror Palestinians Face in Gaza as Israel-Hamas War Continues into 2024; Dr. Dana Elborno, MD, OBGYN, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology physician practicing in Illinois; Producer: Scott Harris. * Group Challenging America's Undemocratic Electoral College System Gaining Support; Christopher Pearson, Secretary of the group National Popular Vote, former Vermont legislator; Producer: Scott Harris. * CT’s Clean Slate Law Seals Criminal Records of People Convicted of Misdemeanors & Some Felonies; Rodney Moore, Phil Kent and Helen Caraballo Speakers at Clean Slate Law Press Conference; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-EXIM approved nearly $1 billion in fossil fuel lending-New York just became the first state to restrict seeds coated with bee-killing pesticides.-a declaration signed to boost health-related climate finance-San Mateo sea-level rise planners propose building an off-shore tidal lagoon-Chile believed to have a tree that survived for more than 5,000 years
Dr. Irene Mulvey, president of the American Association of University Professors, discusses the onslaught against freedom of speech and inquiry in Florida and academia, in general. Luke Savage, staff reporter with Jacobin Magazine, offers his perspective on how the corporate media is—and should be—covering the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
-The electric vehicle market is in good health, with record sales-Colorado River’s water supply drops substantially due to low snow -The Northeast and N. California, risk of extreme flash rainstorms - 60% of insects struggling to keep up with the plants they rely on -half” of the whales and dolphins over the past five years contained PCBs,-Stanford Natural Capital Project, answering questions Ct about nature friendly development.
- If Re-elected Trump Vows to Impose a Fascist Regime, But Are Americans Listening?; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author; Producer: Scott Harris. * A Bipartisan ‘Fiscal Commission,’ The GOP's Latest Threat to Cut Social Security, Medicare Benefits Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris. * After 30 Years of Organizing Yale Grad Student Union Local 33 Wins First Contract; Sasha Tabachnikova, PhD candidate in immunobiology, & member of the union bargaining committee; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Recorded at the 2023 Northeast Astro Forum, the first woman to command & pilot a U.S. Space Shuttle, Eileen Collins & Author Jonathan Ward discuss their book “Through The Glass Ceiling To The Stars” with many of Eileen’s experiences as a Test & Space Shuttle Pilot… and the future of space exploration.
Dr MIchelle Thaller, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Astronomer Discusses how stars are born & die ...And mysteries of the Universe including Dark Matter, Dark Energy, & Space Time
- Biden Has The Power to Stop Israel's Carnage in Gaza; Samer Badawi is a Palestinian-American writer and a contributor to +972 Magazine; Producer: Scott Harris. * COP 28 Showcase for False Solutions Fails to Make Urgently Needed Progress Addressing Climate Crisis; Fletcher Harper, executive director of the multi-faith international climate organization GreenFaith; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * New Book Examines the Issues of Class, Race, Gender and the Injuries of Capitalism; Michael Zweig, Professor of Economics emeritus at Stony Brook University and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year directly harms nature -Rising sea levels threaten to drown Pacific island nations,-Greek village Metamorfosi relocating their entire community due to flood waters -Canary Islands, El Hierro is the first yo function for 28 days using only wind and water power.-More than 1,000 abandoned lobster traps have been removed from Long Island Sound-General Mills, Walmart, and Sam’s Club collaborate on adoption of regenerative agriculture practices
My guest on DITD today is Ralph Baskin. Ralph is a Retired IT cost consultant turned photographer who moved to CT from NY over 40 years ago where he lives in, and has improved, a small 1890's Victorian farmhouse.Ralph and I have found common ground with our views on the environment and have had many conversations about solar which I have dabbled with and Ralph has had a lot of experience, having adding a solar system to his own home. Besides my intention to always feature local guests and listeners of WPKN, I thought we all could learn more about going solar by hearing about Ralph's experiences.
-200 countries make global pact for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” 200 researchers, sounds the alarm on climate tipping points—- rising ocean temperatures are causing hurricanes to gain strength -N Y’s South Fork Wind first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US
- Protecting Free Speech on Campus as Israel-Hamas War Stokes Antisemitism, Islamophobia; Will Creeley, Legal Director with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE); Producer: Scott Harris. * Republicans Tie Support for Israel, Ukraine Aid to Imposing New Draconian Immigration Laws; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Too Little Too Late at the UN COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai; Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and climate activist; Producer: Scott Harris.
The Farm Stand speaks with Frank Pagliaro, an historian and researcher, who describes the first documented meteor to strike North America on Dec. 14, 1807. Hosted by Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno.
I recorded several speakers from the 54th National Day of Mourning at Plymouth, MA on Thanksgiving Day, 2023, including the co-chair of United American Indians of New England, a Palestinian, and an 82-year-old survivor of Canada's Indian residential schools (prisons)
-COP28 president says "no science" for a phase out of fossil fuels.-Gore says oil industry is way more effective at capturing politicians than emissions. -4 out of 5 people agree that it’s essential to do “whatever it takes” to limit climate change-Solar capacity has grown faster in US electrical generation than all other energy sources-Airbus will have fleet of ocean vessels with wind-assisted propulsion-coal-producing West Virginia school system is going solar,
- Biden Pays High Price for Embrace of Israel's Deadly Gaza Attack; Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Producer: Scott Harris. * The Struggle for Palestinian Rights & Self Determination Embraced by Indigenous Activists; Salma Abu Ayyash, a Palestinian American engineer, educator, and social justice activist Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The Dark, Violent Legacy of Henry Kissinger; Peter Kornbluh, Dir. Cuba & Chile Documentation Projects at the National Security Archive Greg Grandin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Professor of History at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.
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, 2023
- 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, Kirkland & Ellis professor of Law at Harvard University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Canadian Indian School Survivor Shares her story at Annual ‘National Day of Mourning’ Rally; Harriet Prince, a survivor of the Canadian Indian residential school system; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
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, 2023
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! 🎶
-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
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.
- 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, journalist and documentary producer; Producer: Scott Harris. * Mother of ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist Slain by Atlanta Police Brings her Healing Message to Mid- November Protest; Belkis Teran, Mother of Slain ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 back to tree canopy.-14 animal species have been officially declared extinct as of 2023.
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 Joseph Biden's re-election prospects. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
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 Hill
{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 Mahdi, and Dr. Read Mahdi; Dr. Read's wife Iman; their daughter Sameera (a 24 year-old dentist who was about to get married later this month); their sons Yousif, Ahmad, and Amer (college students, age 22, 21, and 19); sons AbdelRahman and Muhammad (ages 17 and 15); and daughter Mira (age 13).On this episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Stanley Heller, of Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, and The Struggle Video News.During the conversation, Stanley speaks about Israel's attacks on Palestinian hospitals, and gives a brief overview of the history of Zionism. He also discusses the new revision of his book Zionist Betrayal of Jews: From Herzl to Netanyahu.For more on The Struggle Video News:https://thestrugglevideo.org/For more on Promoting Enduring Peace:https://pepeace.orgFor more on Middle East Crisis Committee:https://www.facebook.com/people/Middle-East-Crisis-Committee-MECC/100069308163951/For more on Stanley's book:https://stanleyheller.com/
- 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 Voice for Peace; Producer: Scott Harris. * Ohio Voters Overcome GOP Obstacles to Approve Abortion Access Constitutional Amendment; David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party & Author; Producer: Scott Harris.
-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 has inaugurated an awe-inspiring 1.5-gigawatt wind farm-50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act celebration
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 initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community.
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 role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community. Tune into WPKN 89.5 FM Live on Monday, TODAY November 13 at NOON. LISTEN LIVE: https://wpkn.org/listen-live/?
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 Village Initiative (GVI) and Wiggle Room LLC. Monique teaches ‘How to Grow Your Own Food’ classes and speaks on healthy soil and community gardening, sharing her knowledge of regenerative agriculture practices, and community building. I invited her here today to talk about what we can do now… here in the fall, to better our soil so we can have successful results next spring and summer.
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 of master classes at Florida Atlantic U where he lectures on popular music. He has a fine new album out called Rants and Romance that WPKN’S own Robin Batteau turned me on too and I’m so glad he did. That’s why I invited Rod here today.
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
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-founder Dr. Sandra Steingraber: New Edition of ‘Compendium on Fracking’ Finds Health Hazards Linked to Home Use of Natural GasBob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary• Argentine Economy Minister Sérgio Massa heads to runoff election against libertarian Javier Milei• Billion of dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells a drop in the bucket• Voters in 10 states trying to protect abortion rights as GOP sets up roadblocks
-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 now in decline
- 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 Post; Producer: Scott Harris. * New Haven Activists Address Housing Crisis by Building Tiny Houses in Their Backyard; Mark Colville, co-founder Amistad Catholic Worker House of Hospitality, New Haven, CT; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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 top 10 greenhouse gas emitting companies
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 thousand years. His latest book is “Our Fragile Moment”. How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help us survive the Climate Crisis.
-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 overgrazing. -Flaring, or burning off, natural gas in Texas continues despite restrictions-Department of Energy to funnel 3.5 billion dollars toward upgrading the country’s aging electric grid
Solar/Lunar ReportSmall Farms ReportThe Pumpkin Patch with Patti PoppPanel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno
Host: Rob Fried from Band Central Guest: Bill Haas, The Center for Nonprofits at Sacred Heart University
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.
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! 🎶
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.
- 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, former CIA Analyst Producer: Scott Harris * California Food Safety Act Banning Use of Four Chemical Food Additives Likely to Impact the Nation Susan Little, Senior Advocate, California Government Affairs with the Environmental Working Group Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
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 programs. Her Expertise is in climate change and energy, energy efficiency, environmental land use planning, recycling, waste management, sustainable farming and local food systems, and environmental policy. I invited Lynn here today because I saw that Sustainable CT. has announced the Sustainable CT 2023 Awards and Celebration.
-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 into a quarter-acre "food forest.-21 more species declared extinct.
- 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 living in Jerusalem; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The UAW Strike: What's at stake for the U.S. Labor Movement; Nelson Lichtenstein, Research Professor, the University of California, Santa Barbara; Producer: Scott Harris.
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 space for over 100 artists as well as theater companies, yoga and jujitsu studios, and other creative disciplines.In celebration of these 100 years, the artists of Erector Square are opening their studios on October 21 and 22, 2023, from noon to five.Open Studios organizer Eric March spoke with WPKN's Valerie Richardson.https://erectorsquarestudios.com/
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 Richard Hill
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 about his family's roots in the West Bank; the first Nakba in 1948; Israel's brutal slaughter of over 2,300 Palestinians in the past eight days; the Second Nakba unfolding right now on Gaza, with Israel's forced migration of 1.2 million people; and his experiences on the front-lines organizing for Palestine as a university student here in Connecticut.Basel shared the following demands, towards the end of the interview:1. Urge elected officials to condemn Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip and pressure Israel to call off the ground invasion.2. Give Palestinians support (access to basic resources and ending the Gaza blockade).3. Support HR 2590 (which condemns the imprisonment and illegal interrogation of Palestinian children).For more on American Muslims for Palestine:https://www.ampalestine.org/https://www.facebook.com/ampalestinehttps://www.instagram.com/ampalestine/https://twitter.com/ampalestineFor more on Students for Justice in Palestine:https://nationalsjp.org/https://www.facebook.com/nationalsjp/https://www.instagram.com/nationalsjp/Ways to take action:https://ajpaction.org/call-on-congress-to-demand-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza/https://ajpaction.org/emergency-take-action-for-gaza-now/
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.
- 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 Hospital; Producer: Scott Harris. * Major ‘Stop Cop City’ Protest Action Planned for November 10-13; Jamie Peck, a Stop Cop City organizer; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-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-income residents to access solar power.-California becomes 10th state to crack down on bee-killing pesticides.
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, 2023
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 Israel gets over three billion dollars (US $3, 000, 000, 000) in aid annually from the United States. The latest war which was started by Hamas on Saturday, October 7, 2023 is a reminder that people who are oppressed and suppressed will turn to violence and innocent people usually pay the price. The government of the United States must be seen by the rest of the world to play a neutral role in ending this war and to advance equity and justice for both sides involved.
-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 law
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 celebrate our 60th Anniversary, recognizing the breadth of music, culture, and environmental awareness we present.One of the earliest promoters of world music, the Paul Winter Consort pioneered a new genre of “earth music” --described as “ecological jazz” --interweaving classical, jazz, and world music elements with voices from what Paul Winter calls “the greatest symphony of the earth”.
- 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; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Mexico Poised to Make History by Electing First Woman President in June 2024 Election; Laura Carlsen, Coordinator of Global Solidarity & Learning, with Just Associates in Mexico City; Producer: Scott Harris.
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 meaningful lives.
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 institutions like the Yale Cancer Center.
Host: Rob FriedGuest: Amy Barnouw, Director of the Fairfield Region, The Connecticut Audubon Society
HOST: Rob Fried, Band CentralGuests:Amy Barnouw, Director of the Fairfield Region, The Connecticut Audubon SocietyOur Vision: To be the premier provider of information and services helping the people we serve live full and meaningful lives.Core ValuesTo be the premier provider of information and services helping the people we serve live full and meaningful lives.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 institutions like the Yale Cancer Center.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.
- Cult Expert Concerned Trump Supporters Will Respond with Violence if he Loses 2024 Election; Steven Hassan, Author and Director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center; Producer: Scott Harris. * Climate Activists Target Govt Officials Who Aren’t Using Their Power to Address the Climate Crisis; Betty Moose, a 20-year-old college student from Maryland active with the group Climate Defiance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Nation’s Rise: Shaping a New Global Economy no Longer Dominated by the US and its Allies; Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts; Producer: Scott Harris.
Catastrophic flooding occurs in ten countries simultaneously.Climate change causes fall in insurance industry profitsFrance sends military forces to distribute water on territory of Mayotte,Venice may become protected world heritage siteWestern states in the US trying to negotiate future water cutsElectric cars are smashing all kinds of records in the USThe Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act bill, passes California Senate Los Angeles installs, “trash interceptor,” a device to collect trash before reaching the ocean.
Northern Hemisphere saw its hottest summer on recordHong Kong issued the highest "black" rainstorm warning after torrential rainsBangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on recordAlaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populationsOregon, is in a state of emergency over droughtTrump's border wall attempt negatively affected cultural and natural resourcesParis to fight climate change agreement working, but more to be doneThe rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has continued to decline significantly.
U.S. Climate Alliance pledges to quadruple the use of heat pumps by 2030Drought threatens the Panama Canal Zero emissions vehicles to attain market share between 62-86 percent by 2030Germany to generate more than half of its electricity from renewables this year.Florida Gov. DeSantis said humans are “safer than ever” from the threat of climate changeThe U.S. to fight climate change with the American Climate Corps.
- UAW Strike Demands Fairness for Workers, as US Automakers Spend Billions on Stock Buybacks; Lucy Dean Stockton, editor and reporter with The Lever; Producer: Scott Harris. * GOP Attacks Wisconsin's Democratic Institutions to Maintain Grip on Minority Rule; Ruth Conniff, Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Examiner; Producer: Scott Harris. * Supporters of Leonard Peltier Call on Pres. Biden to Release America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner; Holly Cook Macarro, NDN Collective & Fawn Sharp, Pres. National Congress of American Indians; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
On the September 17, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by journalist and activist Melinda Tuhus.Melinda speaks about her involvement in Stop Cop City solidarity work here in Connecticut.On September 30 at 4pm, the Stop Copy City CT group will be holding an event at The People's Center (37 Howe Street in New Haven).For updates from the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta:https://twitter.com/defendATLforesthttps://twitter.com/CommunityMvthttps://twitter.com/micahinATLTo connect with the Stop Cop City CT organizing group:https://www.instagram.com/stopcopcityct/stopcopcityct@gmail.com
Guests Jeet Geer, National Magazine National Correspondent, discusses the long history of extreme right wing influence on the Republican Party. Morris “Rippy” Patton, a community activist in Bristol, CT, talks about the disturbing flare-up of white supremacist activity in that very diverse community. Hosted by Scott Harris, Laura Modlin and Richard Hill
Organic Farm Stand Line-up: --Laura Modlin's Solar/Lunar Report --Steve Munno's Small Farm Report --Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee Update --Farm Labor Reports from Brea Church and Megan Fountain Hosted by: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Chris Ferrio
- 22 Years After 9/11 It’s time to Reassess the US War on Terror; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Scientist Believes Climate Activists are Doing the Most Important Work on Planet Earth Right Now; Peter Kalmus, Ph.D., a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and climate activist; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- RICO Indictment of 61 ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Criminalizes Dissent, Sets Dangerous Precedent; Paul Glaze, a spokesperson for the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition; Producer: Scott Harris.
My guest today on DITD is Louise Harrison who is Long Island Natural Areas Manager for Save the sound. Louise is a conservation biologist who has served on Long Island in federal, New York State, and Suffolk County agencies as well as in leadership and consulting positions for not-for-profit environmental organizations. She has extensive field experience working in Long Island’s coastal communities and natural ecosystems, from the boroughs of New York City to Montauk and Orient Points and has received numerous awards for open space preservation efforts. She currently is working on behalf of Save the Sound, in an advisory capacity with the local community group Save Mattituck Inlet. This group is opposed to the plans for the inlet proposed by the North fork business Strong's Yacht Center.
Host: David Green This is David's final show and WPKN will miss him for sure. He will be passing the baton to incoming ED Erika Wesley
Cultural Alliance Executive Director, David Green sits behind the WPKN microphone one last time to share clips from some of his favorite Spotlight broadcasts over the years. He will discuss his choices with the incoming CAFC executive director, Erika Wesley. It's six years of highlight interviews with arts organizations, creatives, and cultural institutions. Celebrate the past, sit in the present, and get ready for the future of arts and culture in Fairfield County.
Voices include: Adger Cowans, Phil Kuchma, Steve di Constanzo, Wes Haynes, Chris Wigren, Robin Panovka, Jane Davila, Maisa Tisdale, Ramin Ganeshram, and Debra Mecky.
Clips were from these shows, in order: December 2017, December 2021, April 2018, May 2023, July 2018, September 2021, April 2022
WPKN's Labor Report featuring economist and labor historian Michael Zweig with an update on current and pending labor actions as well as negotiations and policy developments that will have an impact on working people. Host: Richard Hill
- Oxfam's "Best States to Work" Report Highlights State Policies Helping and Hurting American Workers Dr. Kaitlyn Henderson, Senior Research Adviser with Oxfam America Producer: Scott Harris * New Report Finds Climate Change-Driven Higher Temperatures in Prisons Leads to Increased Deaths Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist with the Prison Policy Initiative Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Japan's Dumping Fukushima's Radioactive Water in Pacific Linked to Long Term Health Hazards Cindy Folkers, Radiation and Health Hazard Specialist with the group Beyond Nuclear Producer: Scott Harris
Exxon Mobil, humanity will fail at halting a global temperature riseEU wants global deal on phasing out fossil fuels at the new COP28 A tiny Caribbean island is sinking due to sea level riseFlorida governor DeSantis rejected millions in climate fundingA judge overturns Trump-era rule change allowing logging of old-growth forestsPanasonic is testing "power-generating glass" for buildings.
On the September 3, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Ameya Krishnan.Ameya grew up in New Haven and is currently based in Hamden, Connecticut. Professionally, she is a nurse practitioner in child psychiatry.And for The Art of Living foundation, she has been a meditation instructor for 8 years, and a volunteer for 15. Through The Art of Living foundation, Ameya is involved with the upcoming World Culture Festival, which will be taking place from September 29 through October 1 at the National Mall in Washington, DC.Ameya shares what community means to her, what folks can expect at the World Culture Festival, and some important work she's doing within the recovery community here in Connecticut.For more on the World Culture Festival:http://wcf.artofliving.orgFor more on the World Culture Festival Guitar Ensemble:http://wcfguitar.orgAnd to connect with Ameya about her local work here in Connecticut:ameya.krishnan@artofliving.org
- Confronting Link Between GOP's Racist Rhetoric and Rising Terrorist Hate Crimes Peter Montgomery, managing director of People For The American Way's Right Wing Watch Producer: Scott Harris
- New Pennsylvania Study Links Fracking Extraction Operations to Childhood Cancer & Asthma Dr. Ned Ketyer, retired pediatrician, Pres Board of PA Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Guatemalans Elect New President who Pledges to Restore Democracy Allan Nairn, award-winning investigative journalist Producer: Scott Harris
- Idalia makes landfall in Florida
- UN strengthening treaty on Rights of the Child.
- GOP Candidate calls Climate change a hoax -The Dirty Dozen Invasive plants -California is for now, out of drought conditions
- U.S. imposes a hefty penalty against polluting Shipping Company -German energy giant dismantles wind farm to produce more coal -Sustainability Standards Board & the G 20 will set worldwide sustainability reporting requirements
- Nature getting legal rights
Host: Rob Fried
A monthly show that talks with nonprofits, musicians and other guests. This week Andy Kadison returns to the show for a special cameo appearance
Journalist, Jim Clash discusses his personal experiences & experiences as a journalist with the Manhattan Project Trinity site & the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Including his interviews wit a Nagasaki Survivor & Manhattan Project Physicist & Father of the H Bomb, Edward Teller.
My guest this afternoon is Samuel Goldenberg. Samuel is a Grandfather, Gardener and most importantly for me a tomato grower. For 20 years, he has saved the seeds and grown them every year. They are very big Roma tomatoes and are tremendous. He even supplies some Italian restaurants in New Haven (Skappo, L'Orcio) with plants to grow ever season.
My guest on this segment of “Digging in the Dirt” is Chairman of the Westport Community Gardens for 20 years. He has been Director of Long Lots Preserve for the last 18 months. A Sixth grade science teacher for 20 years, has run programs in New York City for recycling and alternative fuels for transit buses. He is here to discuss the apparent existential threat to the Westport Community Garden.
Organic Farm Stand line-up: --Laura Modlin's Solar/Lunar Report --Steve Munno's Small Farms Report --Dr. Roy Beckford, Dean of the U. of Vermont's Agricultural Extension reports on the impact of the catastrophic flooding on the farms in Vermont. Host: Richard Hill and Laura Munno
We discussed the efforts to create a constitutional amendment guaranteeing environmental rights in CT with Dr. Kimberly Stoner, currently the Advocacy Director for the Connecticut chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (CT-NOFA).
To sign up for more information, go to Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ctera
Artists Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez and Briana Williams discuss an event for artists who want to create a new creative movement in New Haven.
Organic Farm Stand line up: --Small Farms Report with Steve Munno from Massaro Farm --Report on effects of climate change in Australia with a sheep farmer from Coonambal in New South Wales --Report on Organic Land Care with Michael Nadeau
-Tropical Storm Hilary hurricane remnants still causing issues -the wealthiest Americans cause half of planet-heating pollution in the US -weather extremes in South West Pacific caused four times more economic damage - severe drought in Panama is creating shipping disruptions -Austin Texas announces water restrictions due to drought -New York will pave the way for four-wheeled electric cargo delivery bikes, -The first cargo ship powered by 'green methanol' has begun its maiden voyage.
- Campaign to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Election Ballot Gains Traction; Donald Sherman, CREW’s executive vice president and chief counsel; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Georgia's RICO Indictment Seeks to Tell the Full Story of Trump-GOP Election Subversion; Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Co-Director of Public Citizen’s Democracy Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris.
- The Impact of Israeli Occupation and Colonialism on the Palestinian West Bank’s Biodiverse Ecosystemp; Mazin Qumsiyeh, professor, director of Cytogenetics Services at Bethlehem University & Dir. PIBS; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
On the August 20, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Stanley Heller. Stanley Heller is Administrator of Promoting Enduring Peace, and is also involved with Middle East Crisis Committee, and is the host and producer of The Struggle Video News.
Stanley joins Mike to discuss the 10 Year Anniversary of the Ghouta Massacre in Syria, at the hands of the Assad regime. Marking the occasion are rallies and vigils around the US and around the world, including tomorrow, Monday August 21 at 12 noon at 1 Market Street in Hartford, Connecticut.
For more info on tomorrow's events: https://pepeace.org/changing
For more on Syria, the sources Stanley recommends at the end of the interview:
www.thestruggle.org www.thestrugglevideo.org www.pepeace.org www.countervortex.org www.hummusforthought.com www.newlinesmag.com www.whitehelmets.org
The Resistance Roundtable speaks with two guests: -Eric Draitser, an independent journalist and host of the Counterpunch podcast (www.counterpunch.org)who addresses the threat of fascism in the US today; and -David Dayen, editor of the American Prospect Magazine (www.prospect.org), who talks about the indictment of Donald Trump and the rising progressive pushback against the radical rightwing. Hosts: Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner
-Montana court rules in favor of the youngs right to a “clean and healthful environment” -Climate & development has pushed Hawaii into a fiery new age -Pacific Northwest gets second major heat wave of the summer -Morocco temperature record tops 120 Fahrenheit -Spain declares a drought emergency -Wind and solar power and renewables are breaking records, -India's greenhouse emissions dropped by 33 per cent in 14 yr’s -New Jersey to get the nation's biggest offshore wind farm
- US Media Repeating Same Mistakes Covering Trump 24' (Presidential) Campaign; Chris Lehmann is the D.C. Bureau chief with The Nation magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Civil Disobedience Actions at a European Air Base Links Threat of Nuclear Weapons with the Climate Crisis; Jackie Allen Doucot of the Hartford, CT, Catholic Worker Community; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Report Charges US Pressured Pakistan to Oust the Nation’s Prime Minister Imran Khan; Abdul Jabbar, Emeritus Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, City College of San Francisco; Producer: Scott Harris.
Host: David Green
We focused our August "Spotlight" on RiseUP for Arts, a member organization that, though based in Hartford, is active in organizing mural projects around Connecticut, including in our region of Fairfield County. We speak with executive director Matt Conway about how this organization trains artists, negotiates with municipalities and building owners, raises funds and coordinates the completion of amazing murals, often working with young people. Other guests include three artists involved in RiseUP projects: Alissa Siegal, Lauren Clayton and John Paul O'Grodnick as well as with building owner Mitchell Kidd, with The Wellbuilt Company, that has sponsored murals in Stamford, and Marc Alan, with the Norwalk Arts & Culture Commission. Check out this program and learn about the impact this organization, and the murals it coordinates, are making in our region.
A conversation with Rylee Haupt, co-founder of Climate Defiance, a youth-led organization that has generated lots of buzz with its aggressive nonviolent direct action campaign against politicians and companies that are sending the planet into climate scorching territory.
-Polls show Americans want next president to aggressively address climate crisis -Texas electricity prices briefly spiked over 800% in cost -Heavy Rains pummel Beijing causing flooding -Iran announces a nationwide two-day holiday due to excessive heat -Fossil fuel industry spends big time on advertising and lobbying -The EPA closes loopholes allowing companies to emit toxic air pollution -Los Angeles is painting roads with a gray coating called “cool pavement” -Florida is becoming "uninsurable."
State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell joined WPKN's Valerie Richardson to talk about her work and her tenure as the state's Poet Laureate.
She also spoke about an upcoming event where she will be joined by poets Marilyn Nelson, Kate Rushin, and Rhonda Ward. The four poets partnered with the Witness Stones Old Lyme Project and created a verse cycle to capture the forgotten voices of the enslaved in Lyme, Connecticut.
The poets will talk about their creative process including their work with historian, Carolyn Wakeman, to uncover the stories of the long ago enslaved including Cato, Humphrey, Temperance, and Arabella.
My guest this afternoon is Save the sounds Soundkeeper Bill Lucey. Bill is a fish and wildlife biologist with more than two decades of experience studying and conserving marine life. He is also an experienced commercial fisherman and environmental educator. As your on-the-water watchdog, Bill upholds Save the Sound’s mission to protect and restore Long Island Sound. Bill is backed by Save the Sound’s expert legal team and water monitoring program to help identify polluters and hold them accountable. The Soundkeeper is your eyes and ears on Long Island Sound.
- US Democracy Hangs in the Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Federal Indictment; Sasha Abramsky, Nation Magazine contributor; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Pen America & Penguin-Random House Sue a Florida County School District Over Book Bans; Nadine Farid Johnson, managing director of PEN America Washington and Free Expression Programs; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Affordable Housing Crisis in the Adirondacks, Echo of a Pervasive Trend Across the U.S.; Tim Rowland, a freelance reporter based in New York State; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
On the August 6, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Evan Fritz of 350 CT to discuss the upcoming March to End Fossil Fuels, happening on September 17, 2023 in New York City.
For more on the March to End Fossil Fuels: https://www.endfossilfuels.us/
For more on 350 CT: https://350ct.org/
To register to join 350 CT for the bus trip to the March: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-to-end-fossil-fuels-bus-tickets-to-nyc-tickets-691002967477?aff=oddtdtcreator
Nick Ferrauolo is the Project Coordinator of Osprey Nation, a project of the Connecticut Audubon Society.
Osprey Nation is Connecticut Audubon Society’s citizen science partnership, launched in the summer of 2014, to monitor the health of our state’s Ospreys. During the course of this effort, the numbers of successful osprey nests and human participants has continued to grow, showing the return of these magnificent "fish hawks" from near extinction in Connecticut.
The goal of Osprey Nation is to create a long-term record of data that will give the conservation community a better understanding of the health of Connecticut’s Osprey population.
This special WPKN public affairs program discusses former President Donald Trump’s most recent indictment on federal charges related to his attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and subvert the will of the nation’s voters.
This panel discussion includes: WPKN’s public affairs director Richard Hill, longtime WPKN producers Ebong Udoma, Denise Manzari and John Lugo, Michael Zweig, professor of economics emeritus at Stony Brook University in New York, and host Scott Harris.
As most of our listeners are aware, disgraced former President Trump was indicted by Special Counsel Jack Smith on new criminal charges on Aug. 1, based on his alleged role leading a multi-pronged attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, that included the Jan. 6 insurrection and coup attempt that killed five people and injured hundreds of Capitol police officers.
On Tuesday, Trump was indicted on four charges: conspiracy to defraud the US government, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of – and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to violate civil rights.
Donald Trump has now been the target of three indictments in just four months that include the earlier adult film star hush money case and the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case that will go to trial next year.
These cases are in addition to a series of civil lawsuits relating to irregularities in his business conduct and his conviction for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll.
It’s expected that later this month Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis will indict Trump on additional charges related to his alleged criminal meddling in the state of Georgia’s 2020 election vote count.
Despite all these serious charges and one conviction for sexual assault, Donald Trump remains popular with Republican voters, and is the front runner to become the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential candidate.
The Westport Library’s Open Book radio show today, co-hosted by Jennifer Bangser (Director of Community Partnership) and Alex Giannini (Associate Director of Programs) provided an overview of all the amazing events and programs happening at the Library, including new Verso University initiative and 6th Annual StoryFest, CT’s largest Literary festival.
Guests included: Clay Chapman, author, podcaster, and screenwriter. Clay is the author of the horror novel Ghosteater and creator of the podcast Fearmongers. He is a multi-year participant at Storyfest.
Second guest are Ali Silva and Gus Rodriguez, creators and performers for Fireside Mystery Theatre, an award-winning podcast/theatre company that produces, live old-time radio inspired audio drama and variety shows with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility!
Final Guest: Eric LaRocca, a Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales.
- Fossil Fuel Industry Must Pay for the Climate Crisis They've Profited From; Jamie Henn, climate activist, strategist and director of Fossil Free Media; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Predictions of a Future Collapse of a Vital Atlantic Ocean Current Linked to the Climate Crisis; Dr. Robert Marsh, a professor of oceanography and climate at the University of Southampton in the UK ; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- 'Step Aside Joe' Campaign Underscores Risks for Democracy as Joe Biden Runs for Reelection; Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the online activist group RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris
- Fossil Fuel Industry Must Pay for the Climate Crisis They've Profited From; Jamie Henn, climate activist, strategist, and director of Fossil Free Media; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Predictions of a Future Collapse of a Vital Atlantic Ocean Current Linked to the Climate Crisis; Dr. Robert Marsh, a professor of oceanography and climate at the University of Southampton in the UK ; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- 'Step Aside Joe' Campaign Underscores Risks for Democracy as Joe Biden Runs for Reelection; Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the online activist group RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris
-United Nations Says this is the era of Global boiling -Nevada “fire whirls” inundate Las Vegas with smoke -Surface ocean temperature around the Florida Keys soared to 101.1F -Antarctica's sea ice had hit its lowest summer level -Himalayan Mountains ice is melting rapidly -Warning of disasters that could occur as the climate crisis worsens -New Zealand becomes the first nation to ban plastic shopping bags -Automotive companies are teaming up for EV charging joint venture
On the July 30, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks to George McGaffin about his advocacy work around Agoraphobia and panic attacks.
To watch George's short film, The Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k6wfMAPcxg
To watch George's podcast, Beyond the Walls: https://www.youtube.com/@anxiousdudeproductions
To learn more about Bowlmates and George's work on that platform: https://bowlmates.cheechandchong.com/membership-options
My guest this episode of DITD is Vice-President of Novamont N.A. Dan Martens. Not only are Dan and Novamont great friends of WPKN Novamont is a leader in the world of bioplastics and a long time supporter of WPKN radio. Novamont promotes a new model of bioeconomy in the logic of the circular economy, not only based on efficiency and sustainable use of renewable resources, but also as a factor for territorial regeneration.
-Temperatures across the globe predicted to break records -Arizona under excessive heat warning -Washington State officials declare a drought emergency -100% coral mortality" found in coral reef restoration site off Florida -honeybees just had their second-worst year on record -Biden to reverse recent changes to the 1973 Endangered Species Act. -Fish Near Fukushima have Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan's Limit. -New Zealand first nation to ban both plastic shopping and produce bags
- Israeli Pro-Democracy Activists Detached from Palestinian Struggle for Basic Human Rights; Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Indigenous Tribes and Conservationists Oppose Nevada Lithium Mine on Sacred Site; Will Falk is an activist and an attorney who organized a protest camp at Thacker Pass; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Youth Activists Protest Regressive SCOTUS Rulings and Larger Attack on US Multi-Racial Democracy; Nicole Carty, Executive Director of the activist group Get Free; Producer: Scott Harris.
I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connection. Jeff Masters, worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. He has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. He also was creator of the Category 6 blog, one of the Internet's most popular and widely quoted sources of extreme weather and climate change. What with all this worrisome heat and rain and extreme weather we’ve been experiencing, I thought it would be a good time to check in with Jeff.
WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring Carla Miklos (Executive Director of Operation Hope of Fairfield), Matt McNulty (Guitarist), and Marc Donald (Executive Director of RYASAP (Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership)). Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried.✨
An in-depth interview with virtuoso guitarist Jeff Pevar, who has played with Ray Charles, David Crosby, Laura Nyro, Joe Cocker, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Phil Lesh, Donald Fagen, and many more. He is a sought after session musician and composer for tv and movies, and has co-written many songs that have appeared on recordings of David Crosby, Graham Nash and other artists. Jeff is a great storyteller and shares exceptional musical moments and tales of collaborations.
Today I have a little something different for DITD. Most who follow me know me as a hardcore environmentalist, but something you may not know is I’m also a big Sci-fi reader. That is why I have author Ray Nayler here today . He has written the critically acclaimed novel THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA, that covers a lot bases with me. Winner of the LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA was A FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK AWARDS', THE RAY BRADBURY PRIZE AND THE NEBULA AWARD.
-Heat waves everywhere -Iran airport reported a heat index of 152 degrees Fahrenheit. -Extreme Atlantic hurricane season may be in the offing -Texas city is under the highest level of water emergency possible -Right whale population is in worse shape than previously thought. -Sixty-four percent of Iowa's energy production now comes from wind -world’s largest shipping company, first container ship to run on methanol
- Ohio GOP’s August 8th ‘Issue One’ Referendum Would Impose Minority Rule David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party & Author Producer: Scott Harris
- Teamsters Union Prepares for Historic Strike Against UPS Alex N. Press, staff writer at Jacobin Magazine Producer: Scott Harris
- Long COVID Patients Band Together to Share Data on Effective Treatment Yochai Re’em, a psychiatrist in private practice in New York Producer: Melinda Tuhus
PODCAST: Vita West Muir is the founder and executive/artistic director of Litchfield Jazz Festival (July 28-30, Washington, CT at Frederick Gunn School);
PODCAST Suzanne Katchmar, director of City Lights Gallery and the Bridgeport Art Trail. Lauren Coakley Vincent | President + CEO, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services and Jason Coombes- Greater Bridgeport Pride (Bridgeport July 29-30), Bridgeport Film Fest and WPKN show ‘Jay in the City’.
PODCAST with Lauren Coakley Vincent | President + CEO, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services
WPKN’s GM Steve di Costanzo hosts his July ‘GM REPORT TO THE LISTENERS’ today at 12noon to 12:55.
His guests include: Suzanne Katchmar, director of City Lights Gallery and the Bridgeport Art Trail. Lauren Coakley Vincent | President + CEO, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services and Jason Coombes- Greater Bridgeport Pride (Bridgeport July 29-30), Bridgeport Film Fest and WPKN show ‘Jay in the City’.; Mike Roer, Director of Entrepreneur Foundation Inc. Owner of The Emporium; Vita Muir, Vita West Muir is the founder and executive/artistic director of Litchfield Jazz Festival (July 28-30, Washington, CT at Frederick Gunn School); Jim Faith, a founding member of the Long Island Hall of Fame and producer of the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue (July 20-23)
In this episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Luis Lopez, a visual artist and leader in the newly formed Steering Committee for Greater Bridgeport Pride.
Luis provides an overview of the upcoming Greater Bridgeport Pride 2023, and offers deep, personal reflections on why Pride matters.
For more on Luis' art: www.instagram.com/luis_lopez_art
For more on Greater Bridgeport Pride (taking place July 29 and 30): https://www.bridgeportpride.com https://www.facebook.com/GreaterBridgeportPrideCT https://www.instagram.com/bridgeport_pride
The Resistance panel interviews Horace Campbell, professor or African American Studies and Political Science at the U. of Syracuse, about his recent Counterpunch article: US Military, White Supremacy and Affirmative Action, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action in college admissions.
Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
-Devastating Flooding slams United States’ Northeast -Spain ravaged by raging flash floods -Deadly flooding ravaged parts of Europe -The world must preserve 79% of remaining terrestrial vegetation -The climate crisis has changed weather patterns -Brazil's Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6 percent -US has a new industry called "agri-solar." -Chinese solar + salt + shrimp farm solar power station
Host: David Green
Our July "Spotlight" shined a light on 9 quite different organizations in our region who received the highly competitive "Good to Great" grant, jointly administered by the CT Office of the Arts and CT Humanities, designed to help transform the visitor experience at their institutions. The grant is awarded to "organizations of all sizes who demonstrate deep thinking about who they are as organizations, and what they could be if granted access to capital funding." We thought this was a great opportunity to spotlight these organizations, the work they do, and how they will be using their grants to transform their organizations. Our guests were: • Cybele Maylone, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield • Peter Gistelinck, Avon Theatre Film Center, Stamford • Kathy Maher, Barnum Museum, Bridgeport • Tracy Kay, Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford • Howard Lasser, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield • Hilary Wittmann, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan • Clare Murray, cARTie, Shelton • Maggie Dimock, Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich • Steve di Costanzo, WPKN, Bridgeport
- House Progressives Propose Measure to Block Biden's Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Ukraine; Daryl Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Biden Believes Right Wing Extremist Supreme Court 'Not Normal,' But Resists Calls for Reform; Ben Burgis, Adjunct Philosophy Professor at Rutgers University and Jacobin magazine columnist; Producer: Scott Harris.
- After Supreme Court Rejects Biden Student Debt Relief Plan, Public Service Workers Have Another Option; Christina Ceballos, founder of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Support website; Producer: Scott Harris.
A discussion with Kim Stoner and Maya van Rossum, leaders, respectively, of the CT Environmental Rights Amendment and the national effort to get states to pass a Green Amendment, which would guarantee residents' right to clean air, water, soil and a safe climate. Kim is director of advocacy for the CT chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association and a leader of the CT Climate Crisis Mobilization. Maya is leader of For the Generations and author of The Green Amendment
A discussion with Kim Stoner and Maya van Rossum, leaders, respectively, in CT and nationally to get state legislatures to pass so-called Green Amendments, which guarantee residents the right to clean air, clean water, clean soil and climate protection. Kim is a leader of the CT Climate Crisis Mobilization and is director of advocacy for the CT Chapter of NOFA, the Northeast Organic Farming Association, working on the CT Environmental Rights Amendment. Maya is founder of For the Generations, a clearinghouse for the many state efforts, and author of the book, "The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment."
Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally U.S. is experiencing Extreme heat that exceeds the historical average China’s experiencing severe flooding from extreme weather rising temperatures are shifting snow to rain in the mountains Iraq is experiencing reduced access to water. Blue Ocean foods are vulnerable. Biden earmarks Biden $7 billion grant for residential solar energy Detroit to achieve 100% solar power for municipal buildings. Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes EV’s
• American Association of University Professors General Counsel Risa Lieberwitz: Extremist Supreme Court Majority Ignores Decades of Precedent and Systemic U.S. Racism to Overturn Affirmative Action • Young Invincibles' Executive Director Kristin McGuire: After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Relief Plan, Advocates Continue to Push for Debt Cancellation •Independent filmmaker Josh Fox: New Documentary Film ‘The Welcome Table’ Brings Attention to the Global Climate Migration Crisis
Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Rice feeds 3 billion people—but also fuels climate change • Corn, soy, wheat may not be harvested due to Midwest drought •Will other racial, ethnic groups support California Black reparations?
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Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.
The Solar/Lunar Report with Laura Modlin Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm Special guest Dave Chapman, co-director of the Real Organic Project speaks about a new initiative pushing back against hydroponics. Hosts: Richard Hill and Laura Modlin
The Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm The Farm Bill 2023 with special guest Alice Runde of the National Organic Coalition. Host: Richard Hill
The Solar/Lunar Report The Small Farms Report The Honey Bee Update Master Gardners with special guest Sandy Wilson
- A Nation Transformed: One Year After the Demise of Roe v. Wade; Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine's abortion access corresponden;t Producer: Scott Harris.
- Israel’s Far-Right Government’s Expansion of Illegal Settlements Incites Escalating Violence; Shelly Altman, chair of the New Haven chapter of the group Jewish Voice for Peace; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Billionaire Paul Singer's Lavish Gifts to Justice Alito Further Erodes Public Confidence in Supreme Court; Greg Palast investigative reporter and best-selling author; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Parts of Texas have been roasting with temperatures of 119 degrees -Microplastics are now ubiquitous. -Australia allows destruction of a main koala bear habitat -Desantis signs bill to study about sea-level rise -The world’s oceans are heating up at an alarming rate -Californians reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washing ashore -Nearly 50% of US bee colonies died off last year -Tens of thousands of Mormon crickets invade northern Nevada -Lake Oroville California has rebounded and is filled to capacity
Monday 6/26 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring Jennifer Bangser of The Westport Library and Barry Blumenfield of Bone Dry Band! Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried.✨
My guest today joins me for a 2nd time here on “DITD”. He is filmmaker John Feldman. I first met John when I discovered his film Symbiotic Earth about the renowned , unknown to the public, scientist Lynn Margulis. A wonderful film. Now he is out with his latest film. “Regenerating Life”. A three part documentary that highlights the importance of biodiversity and natural ecosystems in regulating the climate. The poem, "Mama Nature," that follows is written and performed by Naima Penniman
--Trillions of dollar subsidies for fossil fuels cause “environmental havoc -Climate tech has been a fast-growing sector for venture capital -Cork Ireland announces no new oil and gas leases will be issued -New Mexico to ban new oil and gas leases near protected areas -Austin, Texas company, is plugging old oil and gas wells -Florida Insurance premiums are skyrocketing -Swiss voters approve a global minimum tax on businesses. -The UN adopts a Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty
- Opponents Gear up to Fight GOP's Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medicare; Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris.
- As Climate Crisis Worsens, Environmental Regulations Sacrificed to Reach Debt Ceiling Deal; Elizabeth Yeampierre, Exec Dir of Uprose, & Board co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Ensuring Juneteenth Federal Holiday Remains Radical and Relevant to Today's Civil Rights Struggle; Robert Greene II, Asst Prof of History at Claflin University and Senior Editor, Black Perspectives; Producer: Scott Harris.
{This episode was first broadcast live on June 18, 2023 on WPKN}
Host Mike Merli sits down with Ramon Garcia, a New Britain resident and Parent Advocate with ConnCAN engaged in education equity work here in Connecticut.
For more on ConnCAN: https://conncan.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ConnCAN/ https://twitter.com/conncan
As we celebrate our ACE Awardees (see details here), we interviewed them on our June show about the role that community plays in their work. At our June 21 awards breakfast we will focus on how the arts and culture is the glue for our communities, highlighting the significant role that artists and arts and cultural institutions play in connecting communities across government, businesses, nonprofit agencies, educational institutions and municipalities. This connection activates communities, offers common ground, and creates a sense of place that leads to economically and socially thriving communities. Our guests were: • Cris Dam, Artist Award • Vic Mulaire, The NEST Arts Factory, Citizen Award • David Genovese, Baywater Properties, Corporate Award • Jenny Nelson, Westport Country Playhouse, Educator Award • Michael Jehle, Fairfield Museum & History Centre, Nonprofit Award
- Speculation Surrounds FBI Raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Residence; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics, author and writer at Salon; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Protesting Deal to Build Mountain Valley Pipeline, Rep. Tlaib Says Corporate Greed is Killing Us; Rashida Tlaib, democratic congresswoman of Michigan; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- The Urgent Need to Reduce Rising US-China Tensions and Avert Future Conflict; Mel Gurtov, prof. emeritus of Political Science, at Portland State University; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Record heat wave in Mexico Affects Texas and parts of Louisiana. -Puerto Rico gets temperatures as hot as 125 degrees Fahrenheit -Thousands of dead fish washing up along the Gulf Coast -It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice -The U.K. is cracking down on greenwashing by fossil fuel giants. -Global carbon dioxide emissions rose under 1% in 2022 -Texas may restrict the generation of wind and solar energy -Europe has lost over half a billion birds in 40 years -Global warming is causing sea levels to rise in Miami
My guest today is Harry Hansen. Mr. Hansen is Director of Winemaking for Gloria Ferrer Winery. He has worked 30 plus years in the California wine industry, making many fine sparkling and still wines. Gloria Ferrer was the first Sparkling Winery in Carneros, Sonoma. We talk about organic and regenerative wine making practices amongst other subjects.
Giving Trees: On being an artist. How creatives are asked consistently to work for free, donate art, and otherwise give away ones talents....and how to survive and thrive when the culture at large doesn't perceive creative capitol as labor.
Lori Martin, co-founder and executive director of Haven's Harvest, shares the history and current work of this organization whose goal is to reduce food waste, while also feeding people in greater New Haven.
Labor historian and economist Michael Zweig places the current struggle by working people for a fair deal in the context of the history of the labor movement from the late 19th Century to date. Interview by Richard Hill, June 8, 2023
- Nation’s Poor, Students & Climate Lose in Deal to End GOP Federal Debt Ceiling Extortion; Will Rice, Policy Consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Supreme Court Weakens EPA Enforcement of Clean Water Act Endangering Wetlands; Tarah Heinzen, Legal Director with Food & Water Watch; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Historic Cold War-era Peace Boat Sails Again to Demand Nuclear Abolition Atomic; Hank Bolden, Vet, Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa, Golden Rule Captain, and Bill Good, crew member; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Hazy pollution from forest fires blankets US. -Arizona halts all new housing construction due to lack of water -U.S. Supreme Court reigns back Clean water act -Low-lying Pacific island nation of Tuvalu fights sea level rise -Worldwide species population declines more rapidly -Utah is now offering residents cash for their unused lawn -Global investment in energy slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023 -$500 Billion to go to saving Amazon Trees
Host Rob SilberI have a conversation with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash. We'll discuss the 50th anniversary of the band's classic albums Argus and Live Dates as well as their upcoming concert on June 14th at Ridgefield Playhouse.
Host: Rob Silber I chat with Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers. He'll talk about their new album Heart Is The Hero as well as their upcoming show at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on June 13th as well as their co-headling gig at Green River Festival in Massachusetts on June 24th.
{This interview originally aired on Sunday June 4, 2023.}
Host Mike Merli speaks with Joe Grits, Bridgeport-based music artist and community activist, about his project Mothers After Death, which amplifies the voices and stories of mothers who have lost children to gun violence.
-State Farm insurance no longer accepting homeowner insurance applications in California -Acceleration of melting Antarctic ice effects Currents circulations-Plastics Recycling Is Far Worse Than We Thought.-Sea level rise produces the isolation threat.-Carbon offsets are likely "worthless greenwashing-sustainable “no-till” or “low-till” practices, could halve Ag erosion-Experts make first quantification of the climate boundaries for a safe and just planet
- Candidate Ron DeSantis Poses Unique Threat to Democracy; Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Massive Pentagon Budget Increased Under Proposed Debt Ceiling Deal; Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project; Producer: Scott Harris. * Food Rescue Group Feeds The Hungry, Protects the Environment; Lori Martin, Haven’s Harvest co-founder and executive director; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host: Rob FriedWOOFGANGTeam Woofgang & Co is a non-profit organization committed to empowering adults with disabilities through vocation skill training, life-long learning, and social opportunities. Our team members participate in two unique curriculums that include producing, packaging, marketing, and selling handmade dog treats and pet toys. Team Woofgang & Co. is committed to offering our services at no charge to team members or their families.
Host: Rob Fried Guest: Ben Jaffe - Artistic Director, Preservation Hall Band (New Orleans)
HOST: Rob FriedWPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring John Torres - Owner of Park City Music Hall, Amiee Turner - Executive Director of Woofgang & Co., and Ben Jaffe - Artistic Director for Preservation Hall Jazz Band! Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried (Recorded 5/22 WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT)
-Chicago sees a “pneumonia front” is a rare weather event -Stifling heat wave enveloping the Pacific Northwest-A deluge of rain in the Denver metro area broke a record-Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave-Spain is running out of water due to Drought-Florida and regions of the Caribbean see influxes of Sargassum-Treaty regulating hazardous pollutants agrees to add three new chemicals-Avian flu is devastating the poultry industry in the US, Europe.-Oregon the 10th state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam food containers
- Can Chinese Diplomacy Help End the Ukraine War?; Lawrence B. Wilkerson, retired US Army Colonel, former chief of staff to U.S. Sec. of State Colin Powell; Producer: Scott Harris. * DOJ Ignores Trump Scheme to Steal 2020 Election Software; Susan Greenhalgh, Senior Advisor on Election Security with Free Speech For People; Producer: Scott Harris. * 23 More Stop Cop City Activists Charged with Domestic Terrorism; Ayla King, activist arrested at Stop Cop City action; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-The Colorado River States reach an agreement on water use-Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s capital will be moved-Alaskan ice jams and snowmelt lead to significant flooding-Historic 2023 California snowpack is also melting-Heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian-Human activities cause many of the world's largest lakes to shrink-Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 year-France prepares for a warming planet
{This program originally aired live on Sunday May 21, 2023.}Since April 15, there has been violent conflict between Sudan’s military, and a rival paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Reports from the country have the current death toll at 850 people. Joining host Mike Merli to speak about this urgent humanitarian crisis is Dr. Fawatih Mohamed Abouh, Assistant Professor at UConn Health, Epidemiologist with Yale New Haven Health System, and member of Connecticut's large and vibrant Sudanese-American community.Organizations engaged in direct response work include:Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA)https://sapa-usa.org/sudan-war-crisis-emergency-relief/ https://www.facebook.com/SAPAinUS/Sudanese American Womens Doctors Association (SAWDA)https://www.sawda-us.org/Community Medical Response Team (CMRT) is a team engaged in crisis intervention work on the ground in Sudan. It was created amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and continues to provide critical services to people in need. It is a branch of the American non-profit Sustainable Development Response Organization (SUDRO).https://sudro.org/For important background on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/16/women-speak-out-online-about-reports-of-sexual-violence-in-sudanhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/16/sudan-reports-of-women-being-raped-in-khartoum-by-armed-menhttps://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230517-sudan-increased-instances-of-rape-lead-doctor-to-post-details-of-measures-to-take/https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/sudan
Rock Therapy with Rob Silber | Interview with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull by WPKN Community Radio
HOST: David GreenThe arts bring renewed vitality, energy, engagement and economic stimulus to our communities. The arts especially can breathe new life into old buildings when they are smartly and sensitively restored. This month we look at the journey that two groups took in finding the right space for their arts organization, how they redeveloped the buildings they found, and what the impact has been. The Norwalk Art Space opened in June 2021 and greeted 14,000 visitors in its first year. Metro Art Studios in Bridgeport opened in November 2021. Both buildings won Awards of Merit from PreservationCT in 2022. In addition, we look at a building that is currently being restored and renovated for use as an art space: The Granite Church in Redding. Guests:Jane Davila, Executive Director, Metro Art StudiosRobin Panovka, The Norwalk Art SpaceRichard Wenning, Executive Director, Be Foundation, Co-founder at SpreadMusicNow & Granite ChurchChristopher Wigren, Deputy Director, Preservation Connecticut
Bridgeport is a city rich with cultural diversity, as witnessed by Professor Anjali Wason, who teaches English is a second language at Housatonic Community College. Each month Anjali invites one of her students to WPKN to talk about their country of origin, their new life in the United States, and to share a some of the music from their homeland. In this inaugural episode of Homelands, Anjali speaks with Bettie Volcy from Haiti. [All music has been clipped to conform to copyright laws.]
- Biden's Invocation of 14th Amendment Would Neutralize GOP Debt Ceiling Threat; Robert C. Hockett, Edward Cornell Professor of Law AT Cornell Law School; Producer: Scott Harris. * After Title 42 Biden’s New Immigration Policies Make it More Difficult for People Seeking Asylum in the US; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The Fascist Republican Party Declares War on US Democracy, While Imposing Minority Rule; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.
The Resistance Roundtable panel speaks with Paul Street (www.paulstreet.org), independent progressive policy researcher, award-winning journalist, historian and author of many books including This Happened Here and They Rule: the 1% v. Democracy. Paul deconstructs the threat posed by Trump, the Republican Party and a craven corporate media as the nation staggers forward toward the 2024 election. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill, May 13, 2023.
My guest today on DITD is Professor Naomi Oreskes who along with her colleague Erik Conway are bestselling authors of the book Merchants of Doubt…about the machinations of the fossil fuel industry,,, and now they have a new tome called the “The Big Myth” which is a startling history of one of America's most tenacious--and destructive--false ideas: the myth of the "free market."
Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm. She is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years.Leah returns to DITD to talk to me about her new book that is calledBlack Earth Wisdom - soulful conversations with black environmentalists. It’s been said that Leah weaves together the lessons from today’s most respected Black environmentalists, those who have cultivated the skill of listening to the lessons that Earth has whispered to them.
My next guest Joe Magazzi small business man here in CT would be helpful to everyone looking to do the right thing by our gardens organically. Joe is a good friend of mine and WPKN. Joe owns and operates Green earth Ag and turf up in Branford Ct. and he’s on line at Grow it naturally. Com. Where his company sells Proven & Easy Organic Products for Plants, Turf & Trees. I personally rely on Green earth to get quality products for my own garden.
A conversation with three members of the Steering Committee of the Six Lakes Coalition, working to create public open space on 102 acres of Olin Company property in southern Hamden
A conversation with three members of the Six Lakes Steering Committee, working to preserve the Olin property in southern Hamden as open space
Two guests discuss the current situation in Cuba: -- Sandra Levine, executive director of the Center for Cuban Studies based in Brooklyn, NY (www.centerforcubanstudies.org); and -- Jose Oro, a retired geologist, Cuban immigrant and community organizer based in Wallingford, CTInterview by Richard Hill, May 10, 2023
-Wildfires rage in Alberta and floods threaten British Columbia-Beach erosion closes rail line near San Diego-East Coast of the US may get a foot of sea-level rise by 2050-Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records-The world is experiencing massive species die-offs-11 chemical plants in China and one in the US emit a potent climate -pollutant-South Carolina to get “mega-flex” lithium factory -Mexican congress tries to limit harmful practices of mining industry-New York, first state to ban fossil fuel combustion in new buildings?
- MoveOn Targets Fox News' Corporate Advertisers for Funding Dangerous Lies and Disinformation; Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn.org; Producer: Scott Harris. * Census Bureau Prison Gerrymandering Policy Distorts Political Representation; Mike Wessler, communications director, Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Rightwing Billionaire-Funded 'No Labels' Group Financing 2024 Third Party Spoiler Presidential Bid; Andrew Perez, senior editor and reporter at The Lever; Producer: Scott Harris.
Emotion Roadmap & challenges e.g., gender, pronouns, resilience, politics, relationships, death with dignity
{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on May 7, 2023 live on WPKN radio}In this episode, host Mike Merli is joined by:Mattie Abraham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, with Untreated Citizens&Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, who was worked with Full Citizens Coalition, Stop Solitary CT, and Yale's Access to Law School Program.In this conversation, Mattie and Michael take a look at mercy, second chances, and the state of Prison Sentence Commutations in Connecticut.Stop Solitary CT is holding a gathering in appreciation of Former Parole and Pardon Chair Carleton Giles: Wednesday May 17, 20239:30 to 10:30amLegislative Office Building (LOB)Room 1 B300 Capitol AveHartford, CTMore information available at:https://stopsolitaryct.org/https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct
- Right-Wing Push for Article V Constitutional Convention Threatens Basic Liberties; Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & the Protect Dissent Program at Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris. * Despite Drop in Coal Production, Destructive Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Continues; Allen Johnson, co-founder and coordinator of the group Christians for the Mountains; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * ‘In These Times’ Director Ponders the Future of Progressive Media; Alex Han, newly appointed Executive Director of In These Times magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Supreme Court rules against Big Oil-A new strain of bird flu is spreading across the US. -Spain facing unprecedented hot April temperature-Extreme heat puts 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger. -Egyptians facing "absolute" water scarcity.-Deutsche Bank commits $500 billion to sustainable investment. -Climate Change report.. Our children's world will be different from ours.
My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is Paul Greenberg. Paul writes at the intersection of the environment and technology, seeking to help his readers escape screens and find emotional and ecological balance with their planet. He is the author of the James Beard Award-winning bestseller Four Fish and the books American Catch and The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times and currently hosts the podcast Fish Talk.
Eric Bibbs music finds its way into my program more often than not. I love what he does. He speaks to my concerns about what's happening in the world today and does it with great songs. We'll talk about his follow-up to his multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed 2021 album, Dear America, Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb's artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour.
Host Mike Merli is joined by Eric Goodman, a socialist organizer and Union trades person. They have been organizing with the group socialist revolution since 2016 and started the New Haven branch in 2021. Eric and socialist revolution are part of the coalition of groups putting on tomorrow’s May Day rally and march in New Haven.For more info on socialist revolution and the Connecticut / New Haven branch:www.socialistrevolution.orgwww.facebook.com/SocRevCTFor more info on International Marxist Tendency:www.instagram.com/newhavenimtFor more info on tomorrow's May Day rally and march in New Haven:www.facebook.com/events/s/may-day-people-planet-over-pro/220219150697478Eric's reading recommendations as mentioned during the program:- TEAMSTER REBELLION by Farrell Dobbs- DEATH IN THE HAYMARKET by James Green- THE STATE AND REVOLUTION by Vladimir Lenin- A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn- HAMMER AND HOE by Robin D.G. Kelley- SOCIALIST REVOLUTION magazine{This interview was conducted and broadcast live on April 30, 2023 on WPKN independent community radio.}
HOST: Rob FriedGuests include: Rob Somerville, Sax PlayerJohn Reid, Artistic DirectorSteve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN 89.5-FM Community Radio
- Dominion Lawsuit Wasn’t Launched to Protect Democracy from Fox News Propaganda; Peter Maass, a senior editor with The Intercept; Producer: Scott Harris. * Willow Project Climate Bomb is Gateway to Open More Oil and Gas Development in Western Arctic; Bridget Psarianos, Senior Attorney with Trustees for Alaska; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Supreme Court Justice Thomas' Ethics Violations Demands Congressional Action; Brett Edkins, Managing Director of Policy & Political Affairs with Stand Up America; Producer: Scott Harris.
Multiweek heat wave impacting southeastern AsiaLargest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River returnsUtah’s Great Salt Lake bounces backAntarctica has reached its lowest level since modern records Report on Colorado River crisis paints a dire pictureEPA has rules aimed to reduce toxic emissions from chemical plants The Ocean Cleanup removes over 220 tons of trash from the seaCalifornia's superbloom phenomenon is very big and bright this year
- Texas Judge’s Ruling Banning a Widely Used Abortion Drug Based on Ideology Not Science; Pema Levy, a reporter with Mother Jones magazine; Producer: Scott Harris. * Amid the Deepening Climate Crisis Banks Invested a Staggering $673 Billion in Fossil Fuel Projects in 2022; April Merleaux, research manager with Rainforest Action Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Climate Defiance Activists Plan Blockade of White House Correspondents Dinner April 29th; Rylee Haught, action organizer with Climate Defiance; Producer: Scott Harris.
On January 4th, Cambridge, Massachusetts police officers shot and killed 20 year-old Sayed Arif Faisal, who was a UMass Boston student majoring in Engineering. The Justice for Faisal movement was born, bringing together a coalition of groups to demand justice and organize for a better future.One of the groups at the heart of the Justice for Faisal movement, is Muslim Justice League (or MJL). Host Mike Merli speaks to Fatema Ahmad, executive director of MJL and an active organizer within the Justice for Faisal movement.For more on the Justice for Faisal movement:https://muslimjusticeleague.org/justice-for-faisal/For more on Muslim Justice League:https://muslimjusticeleague.org/https://www.facebook.com/MuslimJusticeLeaguehttps://twitter.com/MuslimJustice{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on Sunday April 16, 2023}
-Hudson nuclear waste water dump on hold-More than 2 feet of rain in 6 hours, floods Fort Lauderdale-“Climate change is a threat to human well-being & planetary health”-Spring has sprung unusually early in the eastern United States-sea waters are rising by large, measurable amounts-Homes constructed in risky areas overvalued billions of dollars-Salmon fishing off the California coast is facing a spring ban
Im very pleased to welcome to Digging in the Dirt Isabella Rossellini. In addition to a very successful modeling career, Isabella has starred in some extraordinary films, Like “Blue Velvet”. I Invited her here today not to talk about films but to talk to me about her wonderful organic farm in Brookhaven Long Island, called Mama Farm …..where Ms. Rossellini has a popular CSA and raises endangered breeds of farm animals.
Host: Steve di CostanzoDoug Holcomb the CEO of Greater Bridgeport Transit and Matt Pentz the CEO of Norwalk Transit Department talk bus transportation, diesel vs. Electric, Effects of Covid on ridership and plans for celebrating this year's Earth Day.
Today WPKN’s General Manager Steve di Costanzo welcomes:LifeBridge Community Services a nonprofit based in Bridgeport serving the community for over 170 years. Mission: Partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter futureLifeBridge provides a combination of behavioral health services, youth development, and asset-building resources for families, our impact strengthens our community as a whole.Steve speaks with Edith Boyle, the President & CEO as well honorees of Creating from the Heart (upcoming FREE event April 27 at The Knowlton) Shanika Rucker and Razul Branch. He will also talk with Key Note Speaker Cey Adams- visionary graphic designer, visual artist, teacher and founding creative director of DEF JAM Recordings.
Today WPKN’s General Manager Steve di Costanzo welcomes the following to his April GM Report to the Listeners: John Bastone from RecordRiots to talk with Steve about WPKN’s Music Mash Record Fair coming up this Saturday at Read’s ArtSpace- It’s a sold out show with dealers!LifeBridge Community Services a nonprofit based in Bridgeport serving the community for over 170 years. Mission: Partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter futureLifeBridge provides a combination of behavioral health services, youth development, and asset-building resources for families, our impact strengthens our community as a whole.Steve speaks with Edith Boyle, the President & CEO as well honorees of Creating from the Heart (upcoming FREE event April 27 at The Knowlton) Shanika Rucker and Razul Branch. He will also talk with Key Note Speaker Cey Adams- visionary graphic designer, visual artist, teacher and founding creative director of DEF JAM Recordings. Steve will also be talking with Doug Holcomb, CEO of the Greater Bridgeport Transit and Matt Pentz the CEO of Norwalk Transit
Host: David Green If you are interested in your health and well-being (who isn't?) then spend your lunch hour with us at NOON by tuning into @wpkn89.5 for our monthly live interview series Spotlight On Arts and Culture: "The Arts and Healing." We will examine the power of creative expression as a means of coping, healing, and restoration. We will hear about how the arts can be a bridge to mindfulness, reflection and transformation, particularly in the context of the current state of our world.Our guests are Dianne Niklaus, a Creative Wellness Coach; Darcy Hicks, visual artist and Co-director of Education at The Norwalk Art Space; Felicity Kostakis, artist and art teacher; Tatiana Mori, Director of the Greenwich Arts Council; and Patricia Spugani, Community Outreach & Lighting Designer at Town Players of New Canaan which recently produced Ordinary People to contribute to the conversation around mental health.Tune in and enjoy! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ey5-VTpxConnecting. Informing. Promoting. Advocating. Together.CAFC supports the Arts and Culture landscape of #fairfieldcountyct#artsandhealth #artsandwellbeing #healthandwellness #wellbeing #healthandwellbeing #artsmatter #listenandlearn #reachhigh #bettertogether #newperspective
I'm here with the winner of the 5th annual Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth Award, Michael Nadeau. Michael is one of the leading authorities in the field of sustainable organic and ethical land care strategies in the United States. He is sought after for creating attractive sustainable and restorative environments using organic practices that respect the ecology of the property and reflect the philosophy of the client. Michael’s organic and sustainable holistic land care approach carefully maximizes wildlife habitat with specific plantings and techniques, improving the overall health of land, water, and wildlife. He is a co-founder of CT NOFA’s Organic Land Care program and owner of a organic land care consulting business.https://www.michaelnadeau.org/
- Father of School Shooting Victim Calls for National Education Strike to Demand Acton on Gun Violence; Manuel “Manny” Oliver, co-founder of Change the Ref, a group advocating for gun safety measures; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * New Tactics Are Required to Resist and Defeat GOP Authoritarianism; Bill Fletcher Jr., labor and racial justice activist & author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Massive Protests in France Continue to Oppose Increase in Pension Retirement Age; Jeffrey Mackler, National Secretary of Socialist Action, a staff writer for their publication; Producer: Scott Harris.
Laura Modlin's Solar/Lunar ReportSteve Munno's Small Farms ReportVincent Kaye with his Honey Bee UpdatePatrick Comins -- Executive Director of the Connecticut Audubon Society (CAS) will discuss legislation and strategies to protect bird migration in Connecticut.Hosted by Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Chris Ferrio
Okwe Osadebe, son of the renown Nigerian Highlife king Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, shares his newest tracks and talks about his music and his Igbo culture.Interview by Richard Hill, April 4, 2023
This GaiaGram marks the 150th edition in the series. A lot has changed over the four years of airing these environmental headlines. I started producing them to alert us to the increasing amount of negative events that are inexorably changing planet earth and to hopefully get those of you who hear these stories to collectively get off your rear ends and do something about it. This is the time of year we celebrate Earth Day. I would hope that we all may make every day Earth day and in whatever small way change the way we conduct our individual lives to save the planet, as we have known it, for future generations to enjoy. I produce GaiaGram for my children and grandchildren. Please share if you care.
Prof. Jon Shelton, author of The Education Myth -- How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy, discusses his theory that neo liberalism has fused competition and meritocracy with education in the US economy.Christopher Viles, professor of English and American Studies at UCONN - Storrs, analyzes the rising threat of fascism emerging from a multitude of sources across the US.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
A conversation with Stan Heller about efforts to reduce impacts of gas-powered leaf blowers and other small engines; plus good news on efforts to stop the Mountain Valley fracked gas pipeline through WV and VA.
My guest now is Craig Floyd. Craig has been here on DITD several times before. I always like talking with Craig, because of his incredible knowledge of regenerative and organic growing, his work ethic and empathy for those who have less than the rest of us. Craig is retiring from running the Giving Garden in Stonington CT., which grows tons of wholesome food and gives it away.
My guests this show are two local Bridgeport residents doing good things on their Urban farm called Park City Harvest. Richard Myers & Shawn Joseph just self published a new book entitled "Grow to Eat" - A vegetable Growing Guide and Cookbook.
- Antarctica melting ice to affect global deep ocean current by 2050-Exxon's low carbon business to generate billions of dollars -Six tornadoes hit the Northeast-Niño climate event is responsible for raising global temperatures -Congress to try to overturn protections for the nation's waterways-New rules for coal- and oil-fired power plants -Deforestation threatens “orangutan capital of the world”-Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the China-Duke Energy now has largest solar power plant ever
What is it like to be a queer religious leader in Ron DeSantis' Florida? What are the implications for the rest of the nation? Come to the Sunshine Cathedral, #myqueerchurch, in Fort Lauderdale Florida to find out. More info on Sunshine Cathedral at:https://sunshinecathedral.org/{This story was produced by Mic Check host Isabelle Barbour, and it originally aired on March 5, 2023. More info on Isabelle's work can be found at: https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/}
Changes in federal policy around the child tax credit and school lunches are poised to exacerbate already rising levels of hunger and food insecurity. Come hear how FRESH New London, a small but mighty organization, is working to take care of people, build power, and change systems in New London, Connecticut.More info on FRESH New London at:https://freshnewlondon.org/{This story was produced by Mic Check host Isabelle Barbour, and it originally aired on February 5, 2023. More info on Isabelle's work can be found at: https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/}
This podcast focuses on the Witness Stones project occurring in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It’s an opportunity to think about what it means to take a look at the history of enslaved people in a community that is mainly white. We’ll take a look at the successes and the challenges.More info on the Witness Stones Project at:https://www.witnessstonesoldlyme.org/{This story was produced by Mic Check host Isabelle Barbour, and it originally aired on January 1, 2023. More info on Isabelle's work can be found at: https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/}
The Southeastern Connecticut Organization for Racial Equity (SCORE) is a nonpartisan organization committed to anti-racist action with the ultimate goal of making people of color feel heard, safe, and welcome in southeastern CT. This podcast explores how SCORE came together to forward racial equity in East Lyme.More info on SCORE at:https://sites.google.com/view/scorect/home?authuser=1{This story was produced by Mic Check host Isabelle Barbour, and it originally aired on December 4, 2022. More info on Isabelle's work can be found at: https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/}
Step Up New London is a Black and Brown parent led organization that fights for equitable solutions that address injustices that New London, Connecticut community members experience in accessing quality education and housing. This podcast tells the story of how and why Step Up was developed. It includes content about the group’s campaign to address problems in New London Public Schools.More info on Step Up New London at:https://www.stepupnewlondon.com/{This story was produced by Mic Check host Isabelle Barbour, and it originally aired on November 6, 2022. More info on Isabelle's work can be found at: https://www.truthtellerconsulting.com/}
- As Trump is Indicted Threats of Political Violence From his Supporters Surge; Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israelis Protest Netanyahu's Threat to Democracy, but Ignore Rising Violence Targeting Palestinians; Josh Ruebner, Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University's Justice and Peace Studies program; Producer: Scott Harris. * From Slavery to Fossil Fuels Banks Have Been an ‘Industry of Injustice’; Lennox Yearwood,Rev, President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host: Rob Fried:Susan Schnitzer and Carolyn Pech (Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants.
Carole is a classical trained pop/jazz singer, vocal arranger songwriter, and educator. She is a teaching artist and artist in residence for Young Audiences New York. She teaches Broadway, Pop, Jazz singing as well as Glee Club and Musical Theater. She began singing in church and at the home of Count Basie. At age 16, she opened up for James Brown at Yankee Stadium. She began her career as a classical singer attending Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Julliard School of Music. Ms. Sylvan’s classical performances include the role of Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Adele in Der Fledermaus and Bess in Porgy and Bess at Brooklyn College Opera. During, Carole’s junior year in college she went on the road with a Show band for 44 weeks. Carole started writing songs with the Fatback band and performed lead vocals on the bands first hit song Money which became their first gold record. She also won the Ed Sullivan award for outstanding artists. In 2019 she sang on Charlie Karp's final studio album, "Back To You". In 2020 she was a Teaching Artist Honoree. In 2021 Carole released a 10 song album that debuted at #9 on Relix.
PODCASTHost: Rob FriedWPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring:Carole Sylvan (singer extraordinaire)Susan Schnitzer and Carolyn Pech (Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants.An hour of conversation, music, and community-oriented fun
Two tornadoes part of wild weather events across California. Billions suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygienelivestock producers may collectively see profits fall Some 80% of German trees suffer from crown diebackThe EU countries will end to the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035Biden administration strengthens a clampdown on methane pollutionBattery Park City Authority will tear down Wagner Park to raise it 10ft
- Trump & GOP Embrace of Political Violence Threatens to Extinguish Democracy; Rachel Bitecofer, political strategist, analyst and author; Producer: Scott Harris. * After 51 Years Campaign Continues to Ratify Equal Rights Amendment; Bettina Hager, Washington, D.C. Director of the ERA Coalition; Producer: Scott Harris. * Senior Climate Activists Protest ‘Dirty Banks’ Financing of Fossil Fuel Projects; Ebony Martin co-Executive Director of Greenpeace USA & Rose Abramoff of Scientist Rebellion; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Up Now in the archives! https://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/377818This month's episode features guest co-host and artist Maxim Schmidt as we celebrate Women's History Month with a discussion with artists George Corsillo, Clymenza Hawkins and Amy Wachtel about their involvement with the art exhibit Sound & Vision II: For the Record... a visual and musical celebration of feminism involving over 40 artists in a gallery exhibit featuring imaginary record covers, real covers form private collections and the wpkn archive and musical memorabilia from women musicians at many stages of their careers.The show is up until May 6th at the Institute Library 847 Chapel St. new Haven.More about the show can be found at: Institutelibrary.orgLive Culture is a monthly conversation about Visual Art- a full set of podcasts is available here on the WPKN Soundcloud pagehttps://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/sets/live-culture-with-marthaThe full list of Exhibition Participants:Amanda BouquetAmelia MaurerAmy WachtelAngelica SistrunkAnn KennedyCarol SnyderChristine OhlmanClaudia Doring BaezCorinthia SaezDika KuljisDylan StrazarEmily HerberichEva GeertzEve HarsGeorge CorsilloJahmal HendersonJeff SokolowskiJoanne ConnonJody ClouseJohn KeeferJulia CummingJulie Bowers MurphyKathleen DeMeoLinda LindrothMartha Willette LewisMatt FeinerMichelle Beaulieu-MorganMohan Maharaj, SrPatrick Carroll, Linda Lindroth,Sally Hill & Tim NighswanderRegan AverySadie Grey MurphySue CzarkT.M. StewartTammy Faye StarliteTina SarnoV.V. Aldebaran McEvoyThe Collection of Alec CummingThe Collection of Eva GeertzThe Collection of Del La PietroThe Collection of Steve DiCostanzoThe Collection of WPKNCurated byMartha Willette LewisWith Special Thanks to:Café 9, Alec Cumming, Steve DiConstanzo, Eva Geertz, Del La Pietro, Mohan Maharaj Sr, Ann Marlowe, Michelle Beaulieu-Morgan, Rick Omante/Shaki Presents, Valerie Richardson, Scott Schuldt, WPKN radio, and the board and volunteers of The Institute Library
The Farm Stand celebrates Women's History Month by focusing on a key figure in the birth of the environmental movement: Rachel Carson. Our guest , discusses Carson's life before the publication of her book Silent Spring and shares the way in which Rachel Carson inspired her to go on to found the Pollinator Pathway project.Panel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Chris Ferrio
-California braces for its 12th significant atmospheric river storm this year-U.N. says an urgent course correction needed to tackle the climate emergency, -Biden administration approves the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, -Minnesota monitoring cleanup of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water-The world is facing an imminent water crisis-Department of Energy puts $315 million toward modernizing nations electrical grids-Significant rise in CO2 emissions from the global power sector unlikely-North America’s first zero-emission train will start running
- Recent Bank Failures Underscore Need to Toughen Federal Regulation; James S. Henry, economist, attorney, investigative journalist, Global Justice Fellow at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris. * 20 Years Later, Echoes of US Iraq Invasion in Russia's Ukraine War; Medea Benjamin co-founder Code Pink & Nicolas Davies, author and Code Pink researcher; Producer: Scott Harris. * Elder ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Target Contractor building Atlanta’s Militarized Police Training Facility; Kendall Hale, a member of the group Rocking Chair Rebellion; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
GM- Steve di CostanzoGoddess Tymani Rain is a CT artist, activist and poet. She currently holds the title of 17th ranked International Poet of 2021, and 3rd place in the New Haven MLK Poetry Slam 2023. She slams, and features across the US and on international platforms, She also curates and assists writing workshops, offers mentorship for youth and adults. Every 1st and 4th Wednesday of each month she hosts “Poetz Realm Open Mic” at BPT CREATES in Bridgeport, CT.She reads a poem as part of our WPKN 'Women's History Month'
Ed Pitaro who has been involved with non-profit legacy giving at Planned Parenthood and Consumer Reports
GM Host: Steve di CostanzoDr. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye the director of the Housatonic Museum of Art will talk about their Spring series lecture. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye most recently served as a consultant at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and as an Art History lecturer at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut. She held previous positions at a variety of museums and organizations, including the Yale Center for British Art and the Yale University Art Gallery. She received her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Southern California, and participated in the Getty Leadership Institute NextGen program, among others.
Today at 12noon WPKN’s General Manager Steve di Costanzo does his monthly GM REPORT TO THE LISTENERS. Today he will be talking about the recent WPKN event at The Quick Center for the Arts with the modern dance company Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company. Steve will also talk with curator Martha Willette Lewis about the Sound & Vision II gallery show at the Institute Library in New Haven. Steve introduces a new volunteer, Ed Pitaro who has been involved with non-profit legacy giving; Dr. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye the director of the Housatonic Museum of Art will talk about their Spring series lecture; also Tymani Rain CT artist, poet and activist. She slams, curates, and acts as a mentor for youth. We will also talk with Brendan Toller, the Marketing Manager of Verso Studios at The Westport Library. He will talk about the upcoming VERSOFEST that WPKN is a media partner for.
Thank you to WPKN 89.5 FM for hosting today's discussion - "The Arts and Social Justice." CFJ's President and CEO Debra Greenwood, left in the photo, joined Edith Boyle, President and CEO of LifeBridge, to discuss how the arts can help organizations such as ours in the work we do. On the right is David Green, Executive Director, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County.
My guest is Lorena Venegas, a resident of East Haven, CT. and a community member of both “10,000 Hawks' ' and “Keep Tweed Small” will tell us about her group's efforts to educate the public about the cumulative environmental impacts of the airport expansion proposed by Tweed Airport in East Haven.
My guests on “Digging in the Dirt" Monday afternoon are two committed environmentalists, renowned American landscape Artist April Gornik and McArthur fellow Carl Safina. Their respective organizations, The Church and the Safina Center are doing wonderful work in their own creative ways. They are coming aboard to talk about the April 1st Creativity Conference to be held at the Church. which is located in Sag Harbor long Island.
Host Mike Merli speaks with Attorney Alex Taubes and Bridgeport resident Clifford Holly. The discussion examines the Commutations Process in Connecticut: what it is, how it works, and the recent history of Commutations as an avenue for clemency for people incarcerated in Connecticut. A recent press conference organized by Republican lawmakers on March 7th called for the state of Connecticut to "slow down" the commutations of prison sentences.In response, many are speaking out in support of incarcerated people having a second chance at freedom and life, and speaking out in support of Carlton Giles and Connecticut's current Commutations Policy and Process.Tomorrow, 10am on Monday March 20, 2023, there will be a hearing in Room 2-C at the Legislative Office Building (300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford) regarding the re-appointment of Carlton Giles as the Chair of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.Written Testimonies are being accepted until Tuesday March 21, 2023 regarding Connecticut Senate Bill 952 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00952&which_year=2023). Testimonies may be submitted at https://www.cga.ct.gov/aspx/CGATestimonySub/CGAtestimonysubmission.aspx?comm_code=jud.The Public Hearing for SB 952 will be taking place at 10am also in Room 2-C on Wednesday March 22, 2023.
Lorena Venegas, a member of the environmental group 10,000 Hawks (www.10000hawks.org), discusses the movement to generate public comments about the proposed Tweed Airport expansion at the FAA-monitored meeting scheduled for April 1 at East Haven High School.Interested people can consult www.tweedmasterplan.com or Save Our Shoreline on Face Book.Interview by Richard Hill, March 17, 2023
-Cherry blossoms Bloom earliest yet-A 5,000-mile-wide swarm of seaweed threatens Florida-100 trillion untracked pieces of old satellites circling the planet-The world's first honeybee vaccine has been approved -The global food system and the agriculture cause global warming -Big Oil makes record profits, urged to embrace Green Tech-China’s emissions rose by 2.2 percent in 2022-agrivoltaic’ technology- combining solar panels with agriculture-(EPA) proposes mandatory limits on PFAS levels in water
Today's show feature a focus on two potentially cataclysmic issues: the War in Ukraine; and the continuing war against womens' reproductive rights at home. Mel Goodman, foreign policy and national security expert discusses the escalating dangers posed by the war in Ukraine. Amanda Skinner, president of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England talks about the latest rightwing assault on women, targeting the abortion medication pill in many Republican-controlled states.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
Peace Corps volunteers create Pathways Togo to empower girls and women. Harvard Professor and world class expert on empathy shares how to grow our empathic skills.
- GOP Pushes Repressive Laws Targeting LGBTQ Community, Trans Youth & Drag Shows; Tori Cooper Dir Comm. Engagement, Lindsey Clark, Senior Regional Field Organizer w Human Rights Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris. * Republicans Working to Outlaw Medication Abortion in All 50 States; Steph Black, a feminist, abortion activist and writer based in Washington, D.C.; Producer: Scott Harris. * Stop Cop City Protests Today’s Frontline on Issues of Police Violence and Environmental Justice Activist; Fiona Mac and Independent journalist Kat Morris; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Gary Leupp, professor of History at Tufts University, talks about the causes of the war in Ukraine and how it could escalate into a nuclear confrontation between Russia and the US.Interview by Richard Hill
Two interviews with locals about the effort to Stop Cop City in Atlanta, plus a conversation with Bill McKibben, founder of Third Act for those over 60 working on democracy and climate, about the Spring Equinox actions focused on the four banks funding the most fossil fuel development.
-California faces new round of extreme weather-Despite the heavy rainfall and snow California has a drought-Home insurance companies are leaving California-Mysterious dust fell over parts of the Virginias-Nasa’s new instrument to track Dust storms-Link found between deforestation and rainfall decline -Ocean floating turbine commences operation-Historic agreement on a High Seas Treaty
- Fox News’ Republican Propaganda Machine Tests the Limits of Free Speech Victor Pickard, prof. of Media Policy & Pol. Economy, Univ of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication Producer: Scott Harris * After Ohio Train Derailment Biden, Congress Must Implement New Safety Standards, Worker Protections Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network Producer: Melinda Tuhus * ‘Scrap the Cap:’ How to Save Social Security Without Cutting Benefits Sarah Rawlins, Program Associate with the Center for Economic and Policy Research Producer: Scott Harris
My guest today is Louise Washer returning to Digging in the Dirt because she is doing great work for us here in the state of CT. and for our planet. Louise Washer serves on the board of the Pollinator Pathway, a grassroots movement she helped create in 2017, in Wilton, CT and which has since spread to over 325 communities across 11 states. The PP helps give pollinators of all kinds habitats to thrive in. She also serves as president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association, as a member of the Norwalk Mayor’s Water Quality Committee, and on the steering committee of the Hudson-to-Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership known as (H2H).
The Farm Stand lineup: --Steve Munno's Small Farm Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT --Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee update --Annie Hornish, CT director of the National Humane Society, talks about pending legislation that would change the protocols for bear management in the state. Hosts: Richard Hill and Laura Modlin
TOMORROW, Monday 2/28 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio on 89.5 for a special solo show with our founder, Rob Fried! This month’s show will talk about how we can each be caretakers for our special state, including the vital shoreline and our waterways!✨
New lithium reserves discovered in IndiaImpressive growth in wind and solar energy in 2022.Colorado River Compact to share water is in disputeheat waves in Middle-East predicted to increase 600% Super-pig crossbreeds threatening to invade the northern U.S.Climate change and the savannization of the Brazilian Amazon New material paves the way for ultra-efficient solar panels?
- Putin’s Suspension of New START Treaty Endangers Last Remaining US-Russia Nuclear Arms Pact; Jon Rainwater, executive director of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund; Producer: Scott Harris. * Toxic Ohio Railroad Derailment Underscores Urgent Need for Tough Government Regulation; Mel Buer, an associate editor and labor reporter with The Real News Network; Producer: Scott Harris. * Third Act, Organizing People Over 60 to Defend Democracy and Address the Climate Crisis; Bill McKibben, writer, activist, and co-founder Third Act; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
While you may not totally overcome trauma you can learn to manage it. And rejection is always possible, but it need not hold you back.
My guests on DITD today are Robert Peck and students Kimberly and DJ. Robert manages Green Village Initiatives Youth Leadership Program, which has a summer employment program in which they employ Bridgeport High School students to work and learn about how to operate an urban farm. Participants spend 8 weeks through the summer at Reservoir Community Farm learning in workshops and thru hands-on experience on the farm. , Kimberly, and Dejhanae are 2 students who are in the program under Robert. Green Village Initiative’s mission is to grow food, knowledge, leadership and community, through urban gardening and farming, and to create a more just food system.
Defunct Indian Point nuclear facility to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive water into Hudson River.The Thwaites Glacier ice shelf is melting slower and faster.Sea ice around Antarctica has hits a record lowUN Secretary-General warns the world's cities are at risk of flooding drought in Italy dries up canals of its watery city Venice The Dept. of Energy offers $74 million to geothermal pilot projectsElectrify America breaks ground on the site called “Solar Glow 1Global investment in low-carbon energy technology reaches $1.1 trillion
- Professor Vows to Resist Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Censorship of Black History; Marvin Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Fox News Exposed for Consciously Spewing Toxic Propaganda to Their Audience; Sergio Muñoz, Media Matters For America's Vice President of Research and Policy; Producer: Scott Harris. * Reflecting on Progress Made Since the American Indian Movement’s Occupation of Wounded Knee Madonna Thunder Hawk, Cheyenne River Organizer with the Lakota Law Project Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Sheena Graham is an educator, songwriter and poet – she’s also a member of our WPKN Black History Advisory Committee. She's a retired teacher who worked at Harding High School and Central High School, Bridgeport CT. She has worked with students across grade levels throughout her career and continues to be energized by her students and colleagues. Sheena has been featured in the book “Notable Valley African Americans.” She has received the Beard Excellence in Teaching Award, Teacher Of the Year Awards from the NANBP, NAACP, and Bridgeport and is the 2019 CT Teacher of the Year.*Rhythm of Power – event Sheena and the Bridgeport Group GANG POETRY will perform at The Bijou for Juneteenth in Bridgeport
Host: Steve di Costanzo Gm, of WPKNGuest: Carolyn Vermont - CEO Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield. An individual who has really given back to the many communities she has served: Urban Family Development (21 years); President of the Bridgeport NAACP (6 years); she's sat on boards such as CT Against Gun Violence (8 Years); St Vincents Hospital (5 years); Board of Trustees Fairfield University (6 years)
Host: Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKNGuest: Pierre F. D’haiti- founder of Haitian Awareness Inc., a civic leader, immigration advocate and currently the Assistant Academic Affairs Community Engagement Housatonic Community College
Host: Steve di CostanzoGM Report to the Listeners February 2023WPKN’s General Manager does his monthly ‘Report’ today from 12noon to 12:55pm. Today his guests include: Pierre F. D’haiti- founder of Haitian Awareness Inc., a civic leader, immigration advocate and currently the Assistant Academic Affairs Community Engagement Housatonic Community College; other guests include Carolyn Vermont, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County and Josue Jorge, Director of Communications; the final guest will be Assistant Academic Affairs Community Engagement Housatonic Community College; our final guest Sheena Graham is an educator, songwriter and poet who teaches at Harding High School and Central High School, Bridgeport CT. She has worked with students across grade levels throughout her career and continues to be energized by her students and colleagues. Sheena has been featured in the book “Notable Valley African Americans.” She has received the Beard Excellence in Teaching Award, Teacher Of the Year Awards from the NANBP, NAACP, and Bridgeport and is the 2019 CT Teacher of the Year.
The February 19, 2023 Episode of Mic Check was In Memory of Donny Simmons and Sade Billie, who both tragically passed away early this year.This program revisits host Mike Merli's December 16, 2018 conversation with Donny and Sade about their work with the Housing Not Jails Collective in New Haven. The version of that conversation here is lightly edited, and includes the introduction from last night (Sunday February 19, 2023).Housing Not Jails was an initiative under the Connecticut Bail Fund that was led by homeless / unhoused folks in the community. They organized, strategized, mobilized, and drafted policy proposals. They held rallies and press conferences, spoke out, and fought for their rights and the rights of everyone experiencing homelessness.Donny and Sade were two of the lead organizers with Housing Not Jails. They loved each other, and they loved their people. They fought hard against criminalization, profiling, and constant police harassment, while organizing for the homeless community in New Haven to be treated with dignity, respect, and equal access to housing, healthcare, and the right to vote.Sade passed away on January 27, and Donny passed away several days ago.Sade's mother has a GoFundMe page still active, where donations can be made to her family:https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-sade-billieIt was an honor to be in conversation with Sade and Donny that night on the radio, and to hold space for them to share their stories as they spoke powerfully about their lives, experiences, and the organizing work they were engaged in as unhoused community members in New Haven. Below are links to articles from 2018 that touched on the work that Sade, Donny, and the rest of the Housing Not Jails Collective were engaged in:https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Anti-homelessness-advocates-demand-New-Haven-take-13473396.phphttps://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/homeless_rightshttps://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/housing_activists_demand_task_force_listen_upBelow is a link to a WNPR / CT Public radio interview with Sade and Donny from 2020 about the impact of loitering laws on unhoused folks in our communities in Connecticut:https://www.ctpublic.org/politics/2020-03-06/pmja-2020-loitering-laws-hit-connecticuts-most-vulnerable-residentsThe original interview can be found here:https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/mic-check-12-16-18-donny-and-sade-housing-not-jails-collective
The Farm Stand presents: --Laura Modlin's report on Harriot Tubman --Steve Munno talks about National CSA Week coming up soon --Hector Geraldo aka Freedom shares the story of how he and his wife started the SEAmarron Farmstead in Danbury, CT and how his project will empower young people of color trying to get into farming as a livelihood. Freedom gives a short course in hemp in all its many forms and uses.Panel: Richard Hill, Chris Ferrio and Laura Modlin
In the wake of the Memphis police murder of Tyre Nicols, Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston, discusses the history and evolution of policing in America, from the militias to the slave patrols to the era of modern militarized police forces that pray upon working class communities of color.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard HillP
-L.A.’s halts plan to chop down 13,000 shade trees citywide-Health and environmental concerns from Ohio derailed train cars -36.3 million trees died in California in 2022-Half of plastic pollution in existence was produced in the last 20 years-Sri Lanka will ban single-use plastics-January had "the most extreme heat wave in European history."-The U.S. government fails to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales -Switzerland’s longest dam now wears nearly 5,000 solar panels.
- Chinese "Spy Balloon," New US Philippines Military Bases Inflame US-China Tensions; David Vine, Professor of Anthropology at American University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Ohio “Bomb Train” Derailment Releases Dangerous Toxic Chemicals; Amanda Kiger Director of River Valley Organizing; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * US Corporate Media Ignores Report Concluding US Sabotaged Russia's Nord Stream Pipeline; Bryce Greene, a regular contributor to Extra! The newsletter of the media watch group FAIR.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
A CT state rep from Waterbury and a Bridgeport community advocate discuss the issue of environmental racism and efforts in this year's General Assembly to strengthen the state's environmental justice law.
Laura Modlin's report on the Snow Moon, the return of daylight and more;Steve Munno's Winter Farm ReportVincent Kaye: the Honey Bees in WinterKimberly Stoner on the new Green Amendment to the CT ConstitutionHosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
First-ever satellite to detect greenhouse emitters launchesHigher-than-normal rainfall fills Lake Shasta to nearly normalNew “water barons” are buying up water rights all over the world2 Nigerian communities file claims against Shell in London High Court The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance committed to net-zero by 2050Google has updated its Maps to show stops to charge EV cars. New Windows could cut the energy costs of buildings by 40 percent54% of new electric-generating capacity in the U.S. to come from solar energymonarch butterflies in California have rebounded for a second year in a row
- GOP Removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Comm. Driven by Bigotry and Hate Svante Myrick, incoming President of People for the American Way Producer: Scott Harris * Police Killing of Forest Protector Activist, Won’t Deter Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ Campaign Shaheen Rana, an Activist with Atlanta’s Stop Cop City Campaign Producer: Melinda Tuhus * National Debate on Policies to Address Police Violence Must Include Local Community Control Max Rameau, Pan-African theorist and author Producer: Scott Harris
My guest this afternoon is Mark Ridsdill Smith who wrote The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening on Chelsea Green Press. Mark has a website and Facebook page that inspires and supports people to grow food in small urban spaces. He has appear on many television shows and written for the Guardian’s Live better campaign. I'm pleased to have him here today to help us grow more food ourselves even in the tiny cramped spaces of the city.
This month it's two conversations. one with Artist Rita Valley about her show with fellow artist Lydia Viscardi at Camp Gallery, and secondly, arts organizer Elinor Slomba of ArtsWest Ct, which is amplifying and supporting the arts communities in West Haven through events, increased information and coverage and creating venues.
Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor emeritus in Economics at St. Mary's College, gives his assessment of the US economy in 2022 and offers his predictions for 2023. Dr. Rasmus' analysis differs from that of mainstream economists: he identifies the main cause of inflation as a "supply side" problem as opposed to a problem of too much demand. He argues that the single-minded strategy of Fed interest rate hikes will not solve the root causes of inflation and will certainly lead to a recession in 2023. Interview by Richard Hill
Two callers discuss personal challenges. Scotty is dealing with alcoholism and maintaining sobriety with help from the Emotion Roadmap and psylocibin. Norman has a request for a neighbor and he is struggling with his fear of rejection.
Six of seven Colorado River basin states sign agreementRecent California flooding and severe weather led to about $7 billionEmirates heavy rains, might be due to cloud seedingExtreme heat events are increasingly far outside the historical record The state of our oceans can measure the world's healthRising sea levels could cover twice as much land Deforestation pushes Amazon rainforest toward a tipping point Abu Dhabi-based company are producing fresh water from seawaterCost of electricity from new solar power plants fell 89%
- Threat of Nuclear War and Climate Crisis Moves 'Doomsday Clock' 90 sec. to 'Midnight'; Robert Socolow, theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at Princeton University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Rising Israeli-Palestinian Violence Amid the Oppressive Daily Reality of an Occupied People; Issa Amro, Founder, Youth Against Settlements in Hebron & Executive Director of Friends of Hebron; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Long Running Race and Class Divide in Peru Provokes Protest and Escalating Violence; Francesca Emanuele, a Peruvian sociologist, and columnist; Producer: Scott Harris.
{January 29, 2023 episode of Mic Check}Host Mike Merli checks in with Lela Florel, founder of Preserve Remington Woods.Lela shares her story, and speaks about the environmental justice movement she's been leading for the past several years.For more information on Preserve Remington Woods, and ways to take action:www.preserveremingtonwoods.com/
Host: Rob Fried, DirectorGuests: Joe Bouchard from Blue Oyster Cult and Joan Levy-HepburnAlso Stephanie Campbell and Amy Dingwall from the non-profit Kennedy Collective.
My guest on this show is Linley Dixon back to DITD. Linley serves as a Farmer representative and Co-Director of the Real Organic Project. Linley owns a vegetable farm (marketing through a CSA, farm to school, and at farmers markets) in Durango, Colorado, with her husband and daughter. She holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Florida.
-Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona water supply shut off -Desert west of Phoenix not enough groundwater to build -Western States must plan to safeguard the Colorado River-seabirds in Hawaii to be moved due to rising ocean waters-Two Minnesota farmers are accused of fraud-battle that will define the US oil market is EV’s vs Plastic.-Greenpeace accused the billionaires at Davos of “ecological hypocrisy”.-The European Commission, focus investment on strategic green -Los Angeles Sanitation rolls out its new composting program
- New Oxfam Report on Rising Inequality Calls for 5% Tax on Super-Rich Nabil Ahmed, director of economic justice with Oxfam America Producer: Scott Harris * US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Projects that Generate Equivalent of 76 Coal Plants Andy Hinz, a member of the group Beyond Extreme Energy Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Crisis on Southern Border Underscores Urgent Need for Reform of US Immigration & Asylum System Nancy Treviño, Associate Director for Network Power with Alianza Americas Producer: Scott Harris
Steve Munno provides the Small Farm Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT.Laura Modlin talks about strategies for protecting our water supply.Host: Richard Hill
Steve Munno provides his Small Farms Report.Laura Modlin updates the effort to advance legislation restricting herbicide use on public land in CT.Listener Jeff from Easton talks enviro issues.Hosted by Richard Hill with Chris Ferrio and Laura Modlin
California snowpack largest in over two decades,The earths “stabilizing feedback” mechanism for climate warmingThe oceans in 2022 were "the hottest ever recorded by humans." 2022 is third-highest number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.SExxonMobil, predicted the effects of climate change 40 years ago, Kariba reservoir curtailing power supply to Zambia and ZimbabweEU to pass a new law to fine companies profiting from deforestation
- GOP Extremists Are Burning Down the House; Wajahat Ali, a Daily Beast columnist and author; Producer: Scott Harris.* GOP Votes to Repeal IRS Funding to Protect Rich Donors, Tax Cheats; Will Rice, Policy Consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness; Producer: Scott Harris. * After 30 Years of Organizing Local 33 Wins Yale Grad Student Union; Paul Seltzer Co-President Local 33; Arita Acharya Local 33 Coordinating Committee; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
A House in Lahore -- Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan, is a just-released memoire by Hazel Kahan, WPKN's host of Tidings and North Fork Works.Hazel discusses the many facets of her remarkable story with her colleagues Richard Hill and Kevin Gallagher. Hazel remembers how as a young girl, world events impacted her families lives and her perception of the history of the countries she grew up in.
Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recoverSeries of pounding storms in California 12 finance institutions accelerating use of fossil fuelsWorld’s smaller glaciers are in even greater jeopardyEurope experiencing unseasonably warm weather conditionsHealth officials focusing on the source of E. coli water streamsGreece to tap into geothermal energyEnglish government to outlaw single-use products
The panel interviews John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation Magazine, to discuss the bizarre new political landscape with the Republican take-over of the House of Representatives.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Richard Hill and Scott Harris
A conversation with Brenda Watson, Executive Director of Operation Fuel, and Kathy Fay, Director of Community Sustainability at Neighborhood Housing Services, about the huge jump in electricity bills in CT and how ratepayers can save money or get assistance
- Two Years After January 6th Insurrection GOP Continues to Pose Threat to Democracy; Brett Edkins, Managing Director, Policy & Political Affairs with Stand Up America; Producer: Scott Harris. * Groups Organize to Fight Repressive Culture War Book Banning Across America; Jonathan Friedman, Director of Free Expression and Education with PEN America; Producer: Scott Harris. * Opponents of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Training Center Accused of ‘Domestic Terrorism’; Kei, a long-time Atlanta resident and organizer in the ‘Stop Cop City’ campaign; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
MY Guest this afternoon on DITD is Mark Haubner. Mark is currently president of the North Fork Environmental Council. With a few other thoughtful people he has started a Food Waste to Compost and a Zero Waste Initiative for the eastern communities of Long Island and that's why I asked him to be here today. The Food waste to compost pilot program has been deemed a success in 2022 and now there is a community effort to expand the project with the goal of turning 100% of the table scraps on the East end of Long Island into compost.Mark also serves as co-chairperson of the Riverhead Town Environmental Advisory Committee And he is on the Steering Committee of Drawdown East End. Mark has been environmentally conscious his whole life and over the last 15 years has been immersed in implementing sets of solutions to our problem of Planetary Overheating.
Bassist, composer and band leader Jeff Fuller talks about his new CD release, Keep Hope Alive with host Richard Hill.
The year 2022 had many devastating flooding and stormsCalifornia’s Sierra expects the second-largest snowpackwestern US states face powerful storm systemRains help Arizona farmerslargest saltwater lake in US at its lowest level in history California’s rural areas may be classified as “very high” fire hazard zonesFrances parking lots to be covered with solar panels.
GaiaGram year end messageFinancial nonprofits turn climate action dreams into realities.European Union governments carbon border tax3M, will stop use of "forever chemicals" by 2025.France to ban short haul domestic flightsA Fully-recyclable 3D printed house unveiled carbon capture power station wins permissionBarcelona's bike bus, or 'bicibus' getting popularClimate Change studies will be mandatory in CT.Green Renewables to produce more energy than coal
- International BDS Movement Challenges Israel’s New Extremist Ultranationalist Far Right Government; Ofer Neiman, a member of the Israeli group Boycott from Within; Producer: Melinda Tuhus * What Motivates Far Right Voters and How to Win Them Back; John Feffer is director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris * As US Pursues Julian Assange Extradition, Press Freedom Groups Demand Charges be Dropped; Chip Gibbons, Policy Director with Defending Rights and Dissent; Producer: Scott Harri
- Will January 6th House Committee Criminal Referrals Result in Trump Accountability? Svante Myrick, incoming President of People for the American Way Producer: Scott Harris * United American Indians of New England Leader Reflects on Current State of Indigenous Americas Mahtowin Munro, Co-leader, United American Indians of New England Producer: Melinda Tuhus * New Biden Administration Policy Aims to Reduce the Homeless Population 25% in Next Three Years Donald Whitehead, Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless Producer: Scott Harris
My guests today on Digging in the Dirt are a little different from other guests I've had. I have never had a philosopher here. Today I have two. They are Michael Paul Nelson Professor of Environmental Ethics & Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Oregon State University Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D.. Together they have penned an article entitled "Did Western philosophy ruin Earth"? A philosopher's letter of apology to the world.
-Climate Change studies will be mandatory in Connecticut -The Arctic transforming from snowfall- to rainfall-dominant climates-Sea levels have risen over 8 inches since 1880-COP15 conference faced “corporate capture” by lobbyists-EU to impose ‘carbon tariff’ on environmentally damaging imports-France to greenlight a ban on short haul domestic flights. -Nearly all houses in Tokyo to install solar panels after April 2025
-Small Farm Report with Steve Munno from Massaro Farm-Special guest Sal Gilbertie from Gilbertie's Organic Farm in Easton. CTHosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
Jon Weiss, a New York-based Jazz pianist, talks about his new CD release, Buddha of the Rain Forest. The interview includes airingseveral tracks from the release along with Weiss' musical commentary.Interview by Richard Hill
- Threatens to Hold Federal Debt Limit Hostage to Force Social Security, Medicare Cuts Alex Lawson, Executive Director of the group Social Security Works Producer: Scott Harris * Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Connecticut’s Trans-Inclusive Student Athletics Policy Dan Barrett, Legal Director, ACLU of Connecticut Producer: Melinda Tuhus* 10 Years After Sandy Hook School Massacre, Campaign to End Gun Violence Continues Zeenat Yahya, Director of Policy with the group March For Our Lives. Producer: Scott Harris
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | December 19, 2022 | Symphonic ChangesHosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.In our December broadcast, we talked to the leaders of four of the prestigious orchestras in our region about the changes happening with the orchestras. Meet Mark Halstead, Executive Director of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Russell Jones, President & CEO of Orchestra Lumos, Stuart Malina, Music Director of The Greenwich Symphony, and Jonathan Yates, Music Director of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. The Greater Bridgeport Symphony is auditioning conductors for its new Music Director; Orchestra Lumos, formerly the Stamford Symphony found its new Music Director, Michael Stern in 2019, and the Greenwich Symphony recently selected Stuart Malina as its new Music Director. Jonathan Yates, on the other hand, has been Music Director at the Norwalk Symphony and the Norwalk Youth Symphony since 2011. Hear how these orchestras found creative ways to respond to the COVID challenge to keep audiences connected, and how they continue to plan new ways of expanding their audiences and attracting new sponsors through increasingly creative and innovative programs.
{December 18, 2022 Episode of Mic Check}In addition to being Pastor of both Woodbury United Methodist Church and Watertown United Methodist Church in Connecticut, Reverend J Michael Cobb is an organizer with Justice Southbury, a community activist group that formed in 2020.For more on Justice Southbury:https://www.justicesouthbury.comhttps://www.facebook.com/JusticeSouthburyReverend Cobb can be reached at:PastorMichael@woodburyumc.netMore info on the Watertown United Methodist Church at:https://www.wumcct.orgMore info on the Woodbury United Methodist Church at:https://www.WoodburyUMC.netFor more on the 85th Anniversary of Southbury Saying No to the Nazis:https://southbury-ct.org/1937https://connecticuthistory.org/southbury-takes-on-the-nazis/https://teachitct.org/lessons/no-to-nazis-in-connecticut-southbury-takes-a-stand/
The Panel interviews Adam Eichen, ex. director of Equal Citizens, a non-profit, non-partisan organisation, about the continuing threats to democracy after the mid-term elections with specific focus on the Moore v. Harper case now being considered by SCOTUS.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Richard Hill and Scott Harris
-European Union to impose a carbon tax on imports -Accelerating pace of species loss threatens ecosystem breakdown. -Rising sea levels threaten existence a Pacific Island nation-Keystone pipeline has 588,000-gallon oil spill-Drought-stricken Oregon sees historic die-off of fir trees-Oil producers still spending billions of dollars on fossil fuel projects-UK universities ban fossil fuel companies from recruiting on campus-Americans are climate migrating
- Georgia GOP Voter Suppression the Media Missed, Likely to Spread Across the U.S. Greg Palast, investigative reporter and author Producer: Scott Harris. * Starbucks Continues Use of Anti-Union Tactics to Stop Worker’s Success in Gaining Union Recognition Aleah Bacetti, Starbucks Workers United union organizer Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Nursing Homes Unprepared for Ongoing Deadly COVID Pandemic Jennifer Nuzzo, Prof. of Epidemiology & Dir. of Pandemic Center, Brown University's School of Public Health Producer: Scott Harris
Excerpts from the 2022 Day of Mourning, held every year since 1970 (except 2020) by the United American Indians of New England on Cole's Hill, in Plymouth, MA. It is a day when only indigenous people speak, from all over Turtle Island (North America) and beyond.
Michael Zweig, author, organizer and professor emeritus at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, discusses the rail workers' double cross by Congress and the president in their effort to secure a fair contract.Interview by Richard Hill
A House in Lahore -- Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan, is a just-released memoire by Hazel Kahan, WPKN's host of Tidings and North Fork Works.She discusses the many facets of her remarkable story with host Richard Hill.
-Sea levels are likely rising faster than previously thought-Nine of 10 U.S. counties experienced climate disasters-UN: climate change is affecting the world’s water resources.- largest landfill solar project in North America goes online-Puerto Rico may $3 billion dollars for rooftop solar energy and storage-$50 million in funding made available to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells-Indonesia to pay fisherman $10 per week, to collect plastic from ocean-Denmark building two energy islands to accelerate Europe's green transition.
- Israel's Dangerous New Ultranationalist Government Likely to Trigger Crisis; Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst; Producer: Scott Harris. * Climate Activists Mobilize Support for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder, Executive Director, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The Wider Impact of Elon Musk's Devolution of Twitter; Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at FreePress.net; Producer: Scott Harris.
MY next guest here on DITD is Ellie Coffey who, like me has been interested in gardening since she was a child. She has been a master gardener since 2010 and currently she is on the board of directors at the Westerly Armory in Westerly, Rhode Island. The organization was looking for new ideas and Ellie suggested a get-together for farmers and people who are interested in gardening and farming and healthy eating. Hence… there is now the upcoming event in January called the Regenerative Agriculture Weekend. There is a great line-up of speakers, many who have been guests here on DITD. She is here today to talk about the event she is organize called The regen Ag Weekend
My guest today is Tianna Kennedy. She has been farming in the Northern Catskills for over a decade. She is the executive director of Catskills Agrarian Alliance, a multi-stakeholder food sovereignty project working on many food related issues in the NY Catskills foodshed. Tianna, Amanda Wong and Walter Riesen also own and operate Star Route Farm, LLC, a diversified vegetable and small grain farm growing exclusively for mutual aid. The CAA evolved from The 607 CSA, an 800+ person multi-farm Community Supported Agriculture Project supporting 45 farms and food businesses in Otsego, Schoharie, and Delaware counties. Tianna is a member of the Watershed Ag Economic Viability Committee and is Treasurer for Draft Animal Power Network. In 2022, she was awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Rep. Antonio Delgado. She started the Catskills Chapter of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition. She is also a founding member of Delhi’s Bushel Collective and the Schooner Apollonia, a Hudson Valley Sail Freight venture.
Puerto Rican cities sue fossil fuel giants under the RICO Act. 2 million Houston residents need to boil water to cook and clean Mississippi River backs up 3,000 barges due to low water levels The Irish Constitution may change to protect biodiversity. Fuel prices having ‘catastrophic consequences’ on EU fisheries, The Global Plastics Treaty coming? Protections for shark species, turtles, lizards and frogs enacted Hemp major absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- The Republican Party’s Devolution into a Violent, White Supremacist Threat to Democracy; John Nichols, The Nation magazine's national affairs correspondent; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Republicans Blame Single Women for their Midterm Election Losses; Amanda Marcotte, author and Senior Politics Writer with Salon.com; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Letter from US political prisoner Leonard Peltier; Herbie Waters, Herbie Waters, student at Boston University; Herbie Waters reads at “Thanksgiving,” Day of Mourning Event Peltier’s letter.
COP27 - no progress towards the equitable phase-out of fossil fuels Fossil-fuel companies fight for natural gas at COP27 climate summit Parts of nine cities most likely to be underwater by 2030 wealthiest nations spend 30 times more on military power than tackling climate crisis Climate change is killing more elephants in Kenya than poaching Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona will run out of water by year's end The world's lakes are drying up due to climate change. California releases World’s first plan to achieve net zero carbon pollution
On June 15, a pickup truck hit two teenagers riding a scooter on Kossuth Street here in Bridgeport. 17 year-old AJ DeJesus died days later from the incident.
On June 25th, there was a memorial rideout for AJ through Bridgeport led by AJ’s family and friends.
Raymond Soler joins host Mike Merli on this episode of Mic Check to share memories and celebrate AJ's life.
Please consider donating to (and sharing) the GoFundMe for AJ's family: https://gofund.me/258497c3
- Embrace of Violence Endangers U.S. Democracy Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Italian and History at New York University Producer: Scott Harris
- Assessing the Good, Bad and Ugly at the UN’s COP-27 Climate Summit Jamie Henn, a climate activist, strategist and director of Fossil Free Media Producer: Scott Harris
- Project Brings Vegan Food to Palestinians in Gaza Suffering Under the Israeli Blockade Laura Schleifer is Co-Founder and Co-Director of Plant the Land Team. Producer: Melinda Tuhus
My guest on this show is Rana Foroohar an American author, associate editor at the Financial Times and CNN's global economic analyst. We will be discussing her newest book Homecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World and her short film of the same title. Ms. Foroohar contends that unregulated globalization has produced serious negative consequences for society. That While globalization has made the planet wealthier as a whole, that wealth has been concentrated largely at the very top, among financial and managerial elites who own the most assets.
WPKN's News and Public Affairs team interviews ten journalists, policy experts and commentators about some of the critical issues confronting our nation and the world. Guests include: Sam Rosenthal (Roots Action), economist Richard Wolff, Dr. Eve Shapiro (Physicians for a National Health Plan), Kayla Mohammad (Friends of the Earth), Dr. Liz Theoharis (Poor Peoples Campaign), Melvin Goodman (foreign policy expert), et al. Panel: Scott Harris, Richard Hill, Bob Johnson, Aacia Hussain and Emma Primes.
Reports from the field on Election Day by Long Island reporter Hazel Kahan and WPKN News Director John Ianuzzi.
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | November 14, 2022 | Giving Thanks for Arts Support in Connectcut
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
In our November "Spotlight on Arts & Culture” we took advantage of the season, and of the recent election results, to give thanks - for the support that the arts and culture sector receives from our state legislature, as well as from individual donors, our local businesses and family foundations.
Guests included two recently re-elected legislators, Lucy Dathan, representing Norwalk and New Canaan, and David Michel representing Stamford. They were joined by Brett Thompson, Executive DIrector of the CT Arts Alliance, the main advocacy body for the arts in Connecticut, and Scott Wands, in Director of Grants & Programs at CT Humanities.
Guests reviewed how arts, culture and tourism (ACT) are currently funded in CT, what the impact was of recent post-COVID windfall funding, and how together we can create a plan, or Roadmap, to put ACT funding on a more equitable, sustainable and predictable footing in the future.
WPKN's News and Public Affairs team interviews ten journalists, policy experts and commentators about some of the critical issues confronting our nation and the world. Guests include: Sam Rosenthal (Roots Action), economist Richard Wolff, Dr. Eve Shapiro (Physicians for a National Health Plan), Kayla Mohammad (Friends of the Earth), Dr. Liz Theoharis (Poor Peoples Campaign), Melvin Goodman (foreign policy expert), et al. Panel: Scott Harris, Richard Hill, Bob Johnson, Aacia Hussain and Emma Primes.
-Ninety per cent of US counties suffered a weather disaster -European temperatures higher than normal this winter -Brazilian President-elect will crack down on illegal deforestation -6 companies to plant 15,000 square miles of trees in Brazil -Michigan State University will host research cooperative for conservation efforts -Canada and the U.S to tighten regulations on methane emissions -construction and operation of buildings generate 38% of global greenhouse gas emissions -N.J.’s statewide ban on single-use paper and plastic bags reduces waste by 8 billion bags,
- Midterm Election: A Major Battle in America's Political Cold War; Bill Fletcher Jr., racial justice and labor activist & author; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Gen Z Vote was Critical in Blocking GOP’s Predicted “Red Wave”; Marianna Pecora, Deputy Communications Director with the group Voters of Tomorrow; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Supreme Court Challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act Threatens Native Culture and Survival; Chase Iron Eyes, lead attorney with the Lakota People’s Law Project; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Wife and husband Stephanie Fitzgerald and Frank Cochran have been living in an urban neighborhood on the west side of New Haven, CT, for decades, caring for their local park and the trees, river and people who frequent it. They say it's a great way to build community.
An interview with Drew Hudson about stopping Sen. Joe Manchin's dirty deal to turbocharge fossil fuel production, including the Mountain Valley pipeline, and and interview with Leif Taranta, a staffer for the Climate Disobedience Center and a coordinator with the campaign No Coal No Gas about their New England-wide effort to shut down fossil fuel plants.
Steve Munno, manager of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT, and Vincent Kaye, owner of Swords into Ploughshares Honey, talk about managing their respective operations in this warmer than normal November. Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
-Climate change in the US is “far-reaching” and getting worse, but - hope if we act now. -There is an escalating climate crisis in California. -Indonesia’s sinking capital of Jakarta is moving -Population of the world to hit eight billion this month -Exxon Mobil, records record profits -Switzerland's new transparent solar cells for windows -Climate Trace interactive App of greenhouse gas emissions polluters
- State Legislatures Are Ground Zero for GOP Assault on Democracy David Pepper, an attorney, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party Producer: Scott Harris
- New Book Recounts the Origins of GOP Extremism & White Supremacy David Corn, Mother Jones Magazine's Washington bureau chief Producer: Scott Harris
- Faith Groups Taking Action on the Climate Crisis Tyler Mark Nelson, climate activist and a second-year students at Yale Divinity School Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-Earth’s vital signs have worsened -Keeping global warming below 1.5C requires major transformations. -Brazil's presidential election a crucial victory for global climate -Gas-fired power plants have likely reached their peak -Future of the world’s energy may be Geothermal -Global carbon dioxide emissions are on track to increase -Major climate disasters with losses exceeding $1bn in 2022 -Propeller, a new climate-tech investor with a focus on the ocean -75% of Americans would like a well-paying, secure job in greenTech
What A Story! with Ina Chadwick is a mostly spoken word program, integrating previous live recordings of themed short true tales, writings, poetry and plays from the event arm of MouseMuse Productions. Original readings from new plays, original songs, offbeat show music etc., interspersed into this one-hour eclectic lifestyle magazine show. It’s a new edition every month; which airs from 12-1 PM, on the last Saturday of the month. What a Story! is truly a Live Magazine. And the show has its own original song- “You’ve got to have a story/you have to entertain us after all.”
- In Midterm Election Progressives Can Play a Pivotal Role to Defeat Fascist Republicans; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Jails Filled with People Not Yet Convicted of a Felony, Are Eligible to Vote; Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist with the Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Corporate Media's Horse Race Coverage Ignores Critical Issues Important to Voters; Andrew Lawrence, Senior Researcher at Media Matters for America; Producer: Scott Harris.
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | October 10, 2022 | Double Header: Americans for the Arts & The Bridgeport Art Trail
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
In our double-header show in October, we first introduced Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts, and the main force behind the influential Arts & Economic Prosperity Study. This measures the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry on our towns, regions and states, and the Cultural Alliance is leading the study by conducting audience surveys at cultural events through April 2023. Hear from Randy why this is such a big deal.
Then we invite several of the organizers and presenters of the Bridgeport Art Trail to talk about some of the highlights of the upcoming 14th Art Trail, slated for Nov. 10-13. Hear founder and chief organizer, Suzanne Kachmar, and other key participants, including artist and gallerist Cris Dam, artist Richard Killeaney, and Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District President & CEO, Lauren Coakley Vincent, talk to what’s special about the BAT and why this one promises to be the “best ever.”
Faisal Saleh, the Director and Founder of Palestine Museum US, speaks about the Museum's Collateral Event Exhibition at The 59th Venice Biennale, "From Palestine With Art."
For more information on "From Palestine With Art": https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/CT-Palestine-Museum-Venice-Biennale-17067349.php https://www.palestinemuseum.us/books/from-palestine-with-art-the-book-of-the-venice-biennale-collateral-exhibition
For more on Palestine Museum US: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/ https://www.facebook.com/PalestineMuseum.US/ https://www.instagram.com/palestinemuseum.us/ https://twitter.com/palmuseumus?lang=en
- Amid Haiti Crisis Civil Society Groups Oppose Foreign Intervention; Jemima Pierre, co-coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace team on Haiti; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Big Oil Stock Buy Backs Must be Stopped; William Lazonick, professor emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Biden Urged to Restart Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Health Study Halted by Trump; Michael Hendryx, professor emeritus at the University of Indiana’s School of Public Health; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
My guest today is a highly successful insurance agent Maureen Gallagher. I wanted to get Maureen's perspective on the the rise in Extreme weather events and the effects they have on the Insurance industry covering the losses incurred. Maureen Gallagher is the Risk Management Group Agency President. Gallagher specializes in insurance placement, risk management consulting and expert opinions. She began her career almost 50 years ago and has held the titles of insurance underwriter, broker, claims consultant, expert witness, keynote speaker, historian, and teacher. She has been featured and profiled in numerous publications and was named by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the “Best and Brightest” and as one of “Detroit’s Most Influential Women.” Risk and Insurance recognized Gallagher as a Workers Compensation and 2020 At Large “Power Broker” which identifies the best brokers in the country.
-U.S. water bodies drying up -Great Salt Lake shrinks to historic lows -Amazon River reaches new low level due to drought -Countries of the worlds Global South are furious -Scientists want limits on fishing in Antarctica's Southern Ocean -4 out of 5 cities had “significant climate hazards” this year. -growth in hydrocarbons far exceeded the growth of wind and solar -carbon dioxide emissions to rise by just under 1% this year
Gretl Gallicchio, a member of the environmental stewardship group 10,000 Hawks, talks about the threats to the CT shoreline posed by the proposed Tweed Airport expansion. Interview by Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
My guest here today on DITD is Vincent Kay a lifelong resident of Connecticut. Vincent happens to be one of Connecticut's top garlic growers. So I contacted him to buy seed and come to find out he worked for Pacifica Network News as well as NPR and as News Director at WPKN radio in Bridgeport From 1996-98. Now after 38 years he operates the State's largest commercial beekeeping business and is the sole proprietor of Swords into Plowshares Honey, producing Connecticut's finest wildflower honey, and providing crop and orchard pollination services and in addition to all this grows a whole lot of garlic.
-Horn of Africa declaration of famine is imminent -Widespread flooding caused by extreme rainfall in Nigeria -Hurricane Ian is the 15th largest extreme weather event -New Jersey sues ExxonMobil, Chevron over global warming lies -Alaska cancels the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest -Experts call for renewed efforts protect the world's oceans -Global wildlife populations plummet by 69 per cent -First-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast
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After Last January 6th House Committee Hearing Trump Continues to Escape Accountability; Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast; Producer: Scott Harris.
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Republicans Propose Policies That Would Weaken or End Social Security and Medicare; Linda Benesch, Communications Director with Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris.
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Volunteers Provide Assistance to Asylum Seekers Used as Political Props by GOP Governors; Kate Sugarman, MD, is a family physician in Washington, DC; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Old Cars in the Driveway hosts Peter Bush and Jim Motavalli interview Tom Cotter, author and star of Hagerty's Barn Find Hunter series on YouTube. We also talk about Cotter's latest book, Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter.
-Hurricane Ian water could stay above flood stage through Thanksgiving -shrinking Mississippi River causes logjam due to low water -Heatwaves will cause human life in certain world regions to be unsustainable - Coalinga, Calif. Projected to run out of water by end of 2022 - 65,000 salmon have died before they could spawn - company is "growing" water that's suitable for drinking & agriculture -World Bank urged to expand investments in clean energy
- Meet Italy's neo-Fascist Prime Minister-Elect Giorgia Meloni; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Supreme Court Poised to Legalize Election Theft, Further Erode Democracy; Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres. National Lawyers Guild; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Amid Rising Temperatures Caused by Climate Change Farm Workers Union Fights for Safety Regulations; Edgar Franks, political director of Familias Unidas por la Justicia; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Florida homeowners losses estimates as much as $47 billion megadrought causing heavy pumping depleting underground aquifers China is sweltering through a record-breaking heatwave Global carbon emissions from power plants headed for a record high Natural gas’s dominance as power-plant fuel in the US is fading Planet-warming methane estimated 80 million metric tons a year 50% of world population emitted 12% of global emissions top 10% emitted 48% of total three most prevalent myths about tackling climate change are false
My guest today is a young woman who is very concerned about climate change and the water crisis in the west, in particular and elsewhere generally and it appears so are many others, because she has over 45,000 Followers. Teal Lehto who posts TikToks about serious stuff, in a surprisingly hip and engaging manner in rapid fire delivery to get all the facts in … in just minutes . Using humor and a bit of salty language to reach her young viewers.
My guests on this segment are Thomas Iezin Marketing Communications, and Assistant Operations Manager of the Park City Compost Initiative And Andrew Tyrrell, the Operations Manager for Park City Compost Initiative where they want to create a non-profit commercial composting site for Bridgeport and the surrounding cities and towns. Andrew Is a Master's Composter.
Park City Compost started composting their neighbor's food scraps in 2019 and it now has over 100 participants from which they collect weekly food scraps, create compost with it and give it back to the community. They have diverted more than 30,000 pounds of food waste and spread 15 cubic yards of compost throughout Bridgeport.
-Hurricane Ian wrecks havoc -Historic heat waves that roasted the U.S. and Europe warms oceans -U.N. secretary general urges tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms, -Supreme Court to rule on EPA’s power to enforce the Clean Water Act -Amazon Reaching tipping point for transition to degraded savanna -Forever chemicals found in all water -Air Force drone first-of-a-kind test flight with a new kind of fuel -Walmart fortune earmarks Billion dollars to sustainable mission-related investments
Members pf S.O.S. -- Save our Shoreline -- discuss their push-back against the proposed Tweed Airport expansion (E. Haven, CT). Participating are Gretl Gallicchio, Shirley McCarthy and Matt Leiber. Interview by Richard Hill
- As Ukraine War intensifies, New Poll Finds Americans Want US to Pursue Talks to End the Conflict; George Beebe, Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Polls Get it Wrong in Brazil’s First Round Presidential Election; Maria Luisa Mendonça, Director of the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Climate Groups Defeat Joe Manchin's Fossil Fuel Friendly "Dirty Deal" Legislation; Drew Hudson, political consultant with several grassroots climate organizations; Producer: Scott Harris.
- After the Arrest and Death of Mahsa Amini, Iran Explodes in Protest; Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Lawsuit Filed Against Florida Governor DeSantis for Using Asylum Seekers as Political Props; Jake Love, a staff attorney with Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in Boston; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Young Activists Take Action Demanding City Government Implement Proactive Climate Policies; Patricia Joseph an activist with the New Haven Climate Movement; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
This month Live Culture offers a discussion with members of the exhibition Undue Burden: Privacy, Protection and Politics, a project and sale to benefit Planned Parenthood of Southern New England including artist and exhibit organizer Linda Lindroth, and exhibiting artist Scott Schuldt, along with Planned Parenthood of Southern New England President & CEO, Amanda Skinner to discuss what the local impact of the overturning of Roe Vs Wade is having on the organization and how artists and others can get involved.
Undue Burden: Privacy, Protection and Politics takes place October 4 – 30, 2022 The Da Silva Gallery, 899 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, CT.
There will be Two public reception events featuring the artists will be held on Sunday October 16 from 3-5 pm and Saturday, October 29 from 3-5pm, as a part of Artspace New Haven's Open Source Festival.
Posters have played a role in America’s political landscape since 1824 when John Quincy Adams used one to announce his presidency. Each of the 20 artists in Undue Burden: Privacy, Protection and Politics have used their considerable talents to weigh in on the Dobbs Decision which essentially has overturned the 50 year precedent of Roe v Wade. This exhibition features original poster-sized works on paper, which are each for sale for $250 with all of the proceeds going to Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.
The exhibition is curated by Linda Lindroth and Sally Hill.
Featuring the work of : A. Kimberlin Blackburn Patrick Carroll Colleen Coleman George Corsillo Jeanne Criscola Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Alex Girard Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez Elena Grossman Luke Hanscom Sally Hill Beth Klingher Shirley Parker Levine MD Martha Willette Lewis Diane & Tim Nighswander Scott Schuldt Kevin Van Aelst Brenda Zlamany
Scott Schuldt is a self-taught multimedia artist. His work has been collected by the Museum of Art and Design and several public collections. His focus for the last 3 years has been sewing large bead embroidery pieces. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Linda Lindroth is an artist and educator. Her work is in the collections of a dozen museums including MoMA and The Met. She received her MFA in Art from the MGSA at Rutgers.
Amanda N. Skinner, is President & Chief Executive Officer of Planned Parenthood of Southern new England. Skinner, a nurse midwife, is a graduate of Rice University with a BA in philosophy and managerial studies. She holds an MSN from the Yale School of Nursing and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. Skinner spent ten years in clinical practice as a nurse midwife, serving for four years as the Chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives. During her tenure, she led a major legislative effort that ensured increased access to care for women in Connecticut, expanded the scope of practice for nurse midwives, and provided liability protection for collaborating physicians.
First, a conversation with Adriane Jefferson, New Haven's Cultural Affairs Director and Slay Washington of The Breed Entertainment about The Black Wall Street Festival minutes before it starts, and then Martha talks with Artspace New Haven's Visual Culture Director Gabriel Sacco and Director Lisa Dent about this year's Open Source Festival (formerly CWOS) !
My guest on this show is Ned Sublette. Ned is an American composer, musician, record producer, musicologist, historian, and author. Sublette studied Spanish Classical Guitar with Hector Garcia at the University of New Mexico and with Emilio Pujol in Spain. He has written many critically acclaimed books. Most notably Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo. This book and The American Slave coast has given me a much deeper understanding of the influence of the great sin, Slavery, on our musical heritage.
My guest is Bobby Sanabria, percussionist, teacher, musician, multi Grammy nominee and leader of many talented Latin big bands and other configurations over the years. His album West Side Story Reimagined won the Jazz Journalists Award for Best Jazz Album of 2019. Besides his band leader duties Bobby is the host of the Latin Jazz Cruise on WBGO radio. He's here to talk with me about the influence of the Spanish speaking communities on our culture and especially our music. Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a look at Bobby's musical life, his influences and his take on the history of Latin music.
-Transitioning to renewable energy saves world "at least $12 trillion", -Tropical forest lose forests due to mining -Southern Ocean warming as it absorbs carbn -Hanging glacier breaks off at Chile's Patagonia national park -Nanoplastics in plants, soil animals and human lungs and blood -States act against Frivolous eco lawsuits -Chinese Dugongs “functionally extinct” -Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is giving away the company
-Rubberstamping fossil fuel permitting IRA side deal -Greenland’s melting “zombie ice” could boost sea levels nearly a foot. -Planet earth on the cusp of three years of La Nina. -Shrinking Dead Sea is producing 1,000 sinkholes -Harmful chemicals in ozone layer have declined just over 50% -Microscopic aerosol particles could be used to refreeze arctic -Air Canada to buy electric planes -Californians can choose human composting as burial option
- Threat to Democracy Looms as Supreme Court Set to Hear Moore v. Harper Case; Dan Vicuña, National Redistricting Manger with Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Massive Investment in Public Transit Needed to Achieve Racial Equity and Climate Justice; Libero Della Piana, Leader of the National Campaign for Transit Justice; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- 17 States Criminalize Protests Targeting Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Projects; Emma Fisher, Deputy Director with the group Climate Cabinet; Producer: Scott Harris.
Laura Schleifer speaks about her work as Program Chair at Connecticut-based human rights organization, Promoting Enduring Peace, and her work as Co-Founder and Organizer with Plant The Land Team Gaza.
Earlier today (Sunday 9/18/22), Promoting Enduring Peace held a Palestine solidarity rally in Middletown in coalition with several other local groups.
Promoting Enduring Peace was created in 1952 and has the slogan, "Peace On Earth, Peace With Earth."
Plant The Land Team Gaza was created in 2000 as a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza.
To learn more about Promoting Enduring Peace: https://pepeace.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PromotingEnduringPeace/
To learn more about Plant The Land Team Gaza: http://www.planttheland.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza/
Resistance Roundtable panel interviews Adam Eichen, executive director of Equal Citizens, about his recent article in In These Times, "The Right Wing Is Going All Out to Unravel Our Democracy." Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Richard Hill and Scott Harris
- Brazil's October Election Could Make or Break the Amazon Rainforest Mel Gurtov, Prof. Emeritus of Political Science, at Hatfield School of Govt, Portland State University Producer: Scott Harris
- Opponents Rally to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline and “Manchin’s Dirty Deal” Mary Crow and Naadiya Hutchinson, Speakers at Sept. 8th Stop MVP Washington DC Rally Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Reduced US Life Expectancy Tied with For-Profit Health Insurance System Failure Dr. James G. Kahn, Professor at the Inst. for Health Policy Studies at the Univ. of Calif., San Francisco Producer: Scott Harris
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | September 12, 2022 | What Paier College Is Bringing To Bridgeport Arts & Culture
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Our September “Spotlight on Art & Culture” interview is with President Joseph Bierbaum, President of Paier College, that last year took over the Arnold Bernhard Center for Arts & Humanities, formerly owned by the University of Bridgeport.
We will also talk with Khanlar Gasimov, an Azerbaijani sculptor with an international reputation, who is the new director of the Schelfhaudt Gallery, one of the largest in the region, founded in 1968, and to Ian McDonald, Technical Director & Event Coordinator at the Mertens Theater. Both the Schelfhaudt and Mertens are part of the Arnold Bernhard Center.
Discover what Paier College is bringing to Bridgeport Arts & Culture
An interview with Leticia Colon de Mejias, an entrepreneur, social justice activist, educator, landscape designer, parent and more.
-Mega Flash floods and winds in California -Antarctica's Thwaite glacier rapidly melting -US Army climate change strategy -Arizona water cuts to local Municipalities -Panet’s ecosystems threatened by tree losses -Great Pacific Garbage Patch is offshore fishing plastics -San Francisco has harmful algae bloom killing fish -Climate-related risk disclosures from companies is smart capitalism.
My guests on this segment are Anne Biklé and David R. Montgomery Authors of a new book entitled "What Your Food ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health. Far too many of us remain poorly nourished despite eating more than enough food. It's your premise that the soil health is so poor that the food is not nutritious. Something that modern nutritional analysis overlooks are things like phytochemicals, micro minerals and other nutrients. My guests explain why and what we should do to address the problem.
My guest on this segment of DITD today is Edwina Von Gal. In 2013 she founded the Perfect Earth Project. Promoting toxic-free lawns and landscapes for the health of people, their pets, and the planet. Edwina is here today to talk to me about her latest project. “ 2/3s for the birds.” Its an initiative launched by this environmental activist her nonprofit to help us move toward Healthy Landscapes, Healthy Birds, Healthy Us.
-The weather is baking large swaths of China -Dangerous late-summer heat wave in Western USA -Massachusetts town bans all outdoor water use -Greenland Ice Sheet is melting -Severe storms swept through west and south -Pakistan monster monsoon of the decade -Thousands of fish were killed in the Polish River Oder. -Arizona "Winter Salad Bowl” Capital feels the drought -Europe using Fog collectors for watering
- Pursuing a Negotiated End to the Ukraine War; Branko Marcetic, staff writer with Jacobin magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
- After 18 Months Biden Finally Responds to Trump and GOP Threat to Democracy; Christopher Vials Professor of English and Director of American Studies at the University of Connecticut; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Alaska’s First-Time Use of Ranked Choice Voting Demonstrates a Sound Option for Electoral Reform; Rob Ritchie, Founding President and CEO of Fair Vote; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
The first in a series of podcasts on classic cars, hosted by Jim Motavalli and Peter Bush. The guest is Craig Jackson, CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company.
- Biden Student Debt Forgiveness Plan a Good Start, But More Must be Done; Cody Hounanian, executive director of the Student Debt Crisis Center; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Big Oil Donates Over $1 Million to GOP Seditionists; Jenna Grande, press secretary with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Adirondack Mountain Research Center Tracks Industrial Pollution and Climate Change; Paul Casson, operations manager, Whiteface Mountain Atmospheric Sciences Research Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
The blog is hosted by Jim Motavalli and Don Gibson, and the guest on this second show is Tom Moloughney, senior editor at InsideEVs.com and the president of Charging Ahead Consulting Services.
My guest Woody Tasch makes his 2nd visit . I recommend going to the WPKN archives to hear our 1st conversation to get a more detailed look at what Woody is up to. Today he is here to talk about The Slow money Institute and Beetcoin's upcoming Zoom roundtable about their project .. Entitled “Call to farms” . Woody will be joined by a group of leading farmers and financiers for a roundtable discussion celebrating the print release of a Call To Farms: sub titled Some Thoughts on Food, Money and Nonviolence in Honor of Wendell Berry, in tandem with the launch of the Beetcoin 2.0 website.
Call to Farms - A Conversation About Localism, Nonviolence, and Creating a Peaceable Economy Sunday, September 11, 2022 | 12-1:30 p.m. ET / 9-10:30 a.m. PT Registration is free
My next guest here on Digging in the Dirt is making his 2nd visit to talk to us about an upcoming event he is participating in on August 27th in Sag harbor. A Lifelong Conversation with the Living World in Words and Birds and Music where the urgency of life on Earth will be Expressed through various art forms. With a very intriguing group of guest speakers I believe the program is led by The performance artist Laurie Anderson, Grammy-winner Paul Winter a friend of ours here at WPKN will be there, noted nature writer and poet J. Drew Lanham (Sparrow Envy), and my guest Carl Safina.
https://www.thechurchsagharbor.org/event/a-conversation-with-the-living-world-in-words-and-birds-and-music
-Record rains cause record flooding across the U.S. -Floods and landslides killed at least 50 people in India -Summer of 2022 one of the driest in recent history -France's river Loire drying up -Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast eroding -The common lawn is the single largest irrigated "crop" in America -1 million square feet of L.A. roads covered with solar-reflective paint -9 whales swimming in New York harbor
- Investigation Exposes New Georgia GOP Voter Suppression Scheme; Greg Palast investigative reporter and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Starbucks Engages in Lawless National Anti-Union Campaign; Jeff Schuhrke, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at Empire State College in New York City; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Governor Ned Lamont Touts State’s Healthcare Program and Climate Policies; Ned Lamont, CT Governor; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Sunday August 21, 2022 marks 9 years since authoritarian dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons to kill over 1,400 Syrians, including many children.
Coinciding with in-person events happening in New York City and Washington DC, Connecticut-based organization Promoting Enduring Peace held a candle-lighting Zoom event, in honor of the victims of the 2013 Ghouta massacre.
Dr. Zaki Lababidi, MD was born in Homs, Syria, graduated from medical school in Damascus in 1985, and has been working as an interventional cardiologist in Arizona. He is involved with the Syrian American Council and is engaged in lots of different work related to Syria.
Dr. Lababidi, MD shares his story and work, and he contextualizes the Syrian Revolution and the significance of remembering the 9 Year Anniversary of the Ghouta Massacre.
To learn more about the Syrian Revolution, and to support Dr. Lababidi's work:
https://www.sacouncil.com/
https://pepeace.org/changing
https://arcsyria.org
Books:
https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/sam-dagher/assad-or-we-burn-the-country/9780316556705/
Films:
https://www.forsamafilm.com/
https://www.kinolorber.com/film/view/id/3405
-First time, scientists have named a heat wave -"Extreme heat belt” expected for the Lower 48 states -California announces water supply actions -Centuries-old “Hunger Stones” warnings emerge in Europe's rivers -Yangtze river basin drought Crisis -Climate change is killing giant sequoia -Landfills are releasing far more planet-warming methane -BP Oil is seeking to get rid of its oil assets in Mexico -Wind and solar provide 67% of new US electricity -No-till farming increases agricultural land values
Host: Steve di Costanzo GM of WPKN
(separate podcasts for each guest listed below for copy and past to download)
Luis Luna- WPKN’s Chair of Hispanic Heritage Planning Committee https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/gm-report-talks-with-luis-luna-podcast
Christina Smith-Groundwork Bridgeport Executive Director https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/groundwork-bridgeport-podcast-wpkn-gm-report
Joanne Hudson Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/riffpodcast
Susan Clark- Founder and Publisher of Redding Sentinal https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/susan-clark-publisher-founder-and-publisher-of-the-redding-sentinel-on-wpkn-podcast
Host: Steve di Costanzo
Guest: WPKN's Luis Luna WPKN Chair of Hispanic Heritage Planning Committee
Host: Steve di Costanzo
Susan Clark, Publisher Founder and Publisher of The Redding Sentinel
Host: Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN
Guest: Joanne Hudson Founder/Festiaval and Board Chair Ridgefield Independent Film Festival (RIFF) Sunday August 21st,2022 The Ridgefield Playhouse
Host: Steve di Costanzo GM of WPKN Radio
Guest: Christina Smith President & CEO Groundwork Bridgeport
What a Story! hosted by Ina Chadwick | Saturday, July 30, 2022
Post Independence Day First jobs
Bill Bosch A young man takes an easy job as a lifeguard in Holiday Inn only to wind up trying to get a crowd of skiers out of the pool.
Richard Epstein Drops out of the door-to- door encyclopedia sales force and joins a carnival.
Susan Jacobson Rounding out her actress resume Susan takes the role of welcoming customers on the sidewalk in front of a store dressed as a strawberry Daiquiri .
Ina Chadwick When confronted with adulting money woes Ina takes a bookkeepers job for which she is ill-prepared, but the perks become a slippery slope.
- Rising Tensions Between US & China Over Taiwan Risks Miscalculation or Accident; Joseph Gerson, President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Donald Trump and Republican Party's Dangerous Embrace of Political Violence; Bandy X. Lee, M.D, president of the World Mental Health Coalition and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Activist Group Launches Campaign to Educate Voters on NY Rep. Stefanik’s Extremist Voting Record; Phyllis Sinclair of Adirondack Voters for Change; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Interviews with Janice Rotchstein about protecting town trees from aggressive cutting by Eversource, and with Stan Heller about his proposal that the State of CT ban the use of gas-powered lawn equipment on state property
10 financial institutions own nearly half of the unburned fossil fuels Possible sea level rise 10-12 inches by the year 2050 North America's fifth-longest river went dry Nebraska to siphon water off the South Platte River in Colorado Utah calls for repairing plumbing in the Glen Canyon Dam Water levels in the River Rhine have fallen to their lowest levels Heavy downpours flood The capital of Seoul, Korea. Rapid 20th century warming in the Gulf of Maine reported Record numbers of Americans growing fresh food in backyards
Salon.com's Senior Politics Writer Amanda Marcotte: Speculation Surrounds FBI Raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Residence
Ohio Democratic Party former Chairman David Pepper: State Legislatures are Ground Zero for GOP Assault on Democracy
Protect Our Water, Heritage and Rights Co-Chairman Russell Chisholm: Inflation Reduction Act Passes Senate Trades Climate Provisions for Completion of Gas Pipeline
Australian government commits to address climate change US The Inflation Reduction Act passes Widespread pressure on the rainwater available to plants The Colorado River is dying Arctic permafrost is melting at an accelerated rate Algae growth in Lake Tahoe increased by 300% Humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for 2022 Suitcase-sized portable desalination unit invented
Daphne Dixon is Co-founder and Executive Director at Live Green Network in Ct. Daphne along with Alyssa Murphy went on a coast to coast EV road trip, going from one United States coast to another in a Ford Mustang Mach-E all-wheel drive EV. In the middle of this trip Daphne came on Digging in the Dirt to fill us in on what was going on and now she is back to give her final report and assessment of what happened on this unique trip and talk about the future of electric vehicles.
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | August 8, 2022 | The Levitt Pavilion + Other Great Free Concert Venues This Summer
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
For our August show we turned our attention to some of the great free concert series in our region. Our main focus was on The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Westport. For almost 50 years, this community-based, magical performance space has welcomed performing artists from all genres and from the local to the internationally known. With a few fundraising concerts, it otherwise offers mostly free concerts. We interview Freda and Carleigh Welsh, the driving forces behind The Pavilion and its commitment to creating a strong community through music and the other performing arts. We also hear from Bennie Wallace, renowned saxophonist with BackCountry Jazz, who created the Greenwich Jazz Festival, and from Paul Frucht, Artistic Director of the Charles Ives Music Festival.
- Proposed Senate Bill Requires Medicare to Negotiate a Short list of Drug Prices; Steve Knievel, Advocate with Public Citizen’s Access to Medicines Program; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Senate Bill Proposes New 15% Corporate Minimum Tax, Closes Carried Interest Tax Loophole; Maura Quint, Wealth Tax Campaign Director with Americans For Tax Fairness; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Roanoke’s Once Vibrant African American Community Remembered; Jordan Bell African American History Guide, Roanoke, Virginia; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
The Native Americans are the First People of the United States, yet they are forced to live on reservations on their own land. The Indigenous People seem to be the unseen, and uncared for citizens on their own land. Politicians forget Native People, and the wider society do not remember the Indigenous people are still here. There is one person who do not forget his own people, and he is Tiokasin Ghosthorse. A member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Tiokasin is a multi-talented and multi-faceted human being who cares about his people and their many challenges.
Please listen this conversation as Tiokasin Ghosthorse fields questions from host of the show, Garnett Ankle.
Valerie Richardson speaks with Beth Caruso, Sarah Jack, and Laura Secord who are working to get exoneration for the women and men who were wrongly accused (and sometimes executed) for being witches in seventeenth-century Connecticut.
Most people think of Salem, Massachusetts, as the center of witch hysteria in the early colonial period. However, several dozen individuals in Connecticut were charged as witches. The first known case was Alse Young, who was hung in 1647 in Windsor, Connecticut. Author Beth Caruso tells the story of “Alice Young” in her novel One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging. Many descendants of these wrongly accused witches have joined the cause including Sarah Jack, a descendant of the Binghams, a mother and daughter who were accused of witchcraft in Connecticut in the 1690s. She is also one of the leaders of the CT Witch Trial Exoneration Project. Poet Laura Secord is related to both Lydia Gilbert and Katherine Harrison who were also accused of witchcraft in Connecticut.
Manchin and Democrats reach a deal on economy and Climate Record rainfall hits many areas of the U.S. Greenland Lost 6 Billion Tons of Ice in 3 Days Himalayas to lose between one third and two thirds of its ice by 2100 U.S. Wildfires double over 2021 Monarch butterfly fluttered closer to extinction James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis passes at 103
- DOJ Lags on Investigating Trump & GOP Coup Attempt Ron Fein, legal director with the group Free Speech For People Producer: Scott Harris
- With Senate Stalled, Pressure Growing on Biden to Take Immediate Action on Climate Crisis Jim Walsh, policy director with Food and Water Watch Producer: Scott Harris
- Virginia Group Demands Pentagon End Open Pit Burning of Toxic Military Munitions Alyssa Carpenter, co-founder and co-chair of the group Citizens for Arsenal Accountability Producer: Melinda Tuhus
I’m pleased to welcome back to “Digging in the Dirt… Gardener, author, educator, podcaster blogger and frequent collaborator with Joe Lamp’l of the Joe Gardener TV show… Craig LeHoullier. In addition Craig wrote one of the great books on tomatoes, It's called Epic Tomatoes. Beautiful to look at and a very good resource for all of us tomato geeks.
Extreme heat affects the entire Northern Hemisphere Heatwave grips much of the US south and west More extreme water cuts all but certain in the US Southwest UN says The choice is, "Collective action or collective suicide” Australia's environment is in severely deteriorating state Powerful thunderstorm swamps New York City The Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma recognize the “immutable Rights of Rivers''
GaiaGram #111 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. by WPKN Community Radio
U.S. west needs to dramatically reduce their consumption of water Toxic and stinky clouds of foam flood streets of the Colombian city Three billion birds lost since 1970 125 degrees fahrenheit in oil-rich Kuwait City climate anxiety is a real mental health condition U.S. electricity generated by renewable resources hit a record 28%
On July 19, 2022 radio host Herman Olivera from 'ReHumanize Yourself Radio' on 89.5 WPKN was granted a rare phone interview with Ian Astbury. Ian is the lead singer and founder of the popular musical group THE CULT. What should've been a 45 minute interview turned into an honest 3 hour conversation. If you're a loyal longtime fan of Ian Astbury's work and THE CULT then you want to give this interview a listen. Ian goes beyond talking about the upcoming tour in support of the release of THE CULT's upcoming album UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN set to be released in October 2022 and openly touches personal topics that are near and dear to him.
- President Biden's Recent Middle East Trip: Long on Controversy Short on Accomplishments; David Yaghoubian, Professor of History at California State University; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Christian Extremists' Embrace of Political Violence Threatens Democracy; Frederick Clarkson, Senior Research Analyst with Political Research Associates; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Labor Department Issues New Protections for Exploited and Threatened Immigrant Workers; Nadia Marin-Molina, Co-Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-U.S. west needs to dramatically reduce their consumption of water -Toxic and stinky clouds of foam flood streets of the Colombian city -Three billion birds lost since 1970 -125 degrees Fahrenheit in oil-rich Kuwait City -climate anxiety is a real mental health condition -U.S. electricity generated by renewable resources hit a record 28
-Texas is being hard hard hit by Climate Change -Wildfires rage across Europe & UK amid a record heatwave -80% of U.S urine samples contain Glyphosate -5% of recent new U.S. auto sales were all-electric vehicles -N.C. Supreme Court ruled in favor of solar access for all -Solectrac bolsters its electric tractor production for farmers -The largest hydro-solar power station begins construction in China -Mattel debuts the Dr. Jane Goodall Barbie doll
What a Story! hosted by Ina Chadwick | Saturday, June 25, 2022
The Last Late Night Show With My Father Mark Greene Recorded with the Goodmen Project’s “Finding My Voice” for MouseMuse Productions. A troubled father-son relationship begins to heal when Mark Greene says a final goodbye to his often absent father.
Collecting Driftwood Susan Jacobson A haunting memoir of a family’s summer home on a lake in Maine, Susan Jacobson walks us slowly through her father’s diminishing health yet growing presence as a purveyor of wisdom through the generations who spend time there.
Daddy’s Gunslinging Daughter Ina Chadwick In 1962, when Marilyn was queen, Ina Chadwick could never keep her union-leader father’s attention — until she picked up a .22-caliber rifle.
The Organic Farm Stand chats with Massaro Farm manager, Steve Munno about early vegetable harvest; Vincent Kaye talks garlic and gives a honey bee update; and Scott Nelson, a litigating attorney with Public Citizen, analyzes the recent SCOTUS ruling that would restrict the EPA's ability to regulate climate warming emissions. Hosted by Richard Hill
- Democrats Must Warn Voters of Dangerous Republican Extremists; Mark Green, the first elected public advocate for New York City and author; Producer: Scott Harris.
- As the War in Ukraine Escalates, a Diplomatic Path to Ending the Conflict is Nowhere in Sight; Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Family of New Haven Man Paralyzed in Police Custody Demands Civil Rights Charges Against Officers; Ben Crump, civil rights attorney; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host: Kathy Connor
Kathy interviews Dr. Candace Badgett, international speaker on Maharishi Ayur-Veda, Vedic Science and Consciousness. Candace explains the value of unfolding Consciousness to change the world from problem filled to problem free and explains the science to support the reality of this much needed transformation on our planet.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Fairfield County Dance Festival
This month, we celebrate Dance in Fairfield County on the occasion of the Second Fairfield County Dance Festival, taking place in July 2022 across six towns in our region, from Tuesday July 12 in New Canaan and continuing in Fairfield, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Darien & Westport through July 28.
Hear from the co-directors of the Dance Festival, Ted Thomas, with Thomas/Ortiz Dance, the New England Academy of Dance and the New England Dance Theater in New Canaan, and Claire Mazza, co-founder and artistic director of the East Coast Contemporary Ballet. Putting the Festival in the context of the history of dance and dance performance in our region of Fairfield County, hear Marti Etter, founder of the Ballet School of Stamford, which recently moved into its latest quarters in the Stamford Town Center Mall, in an exciting partnership with the internationally renowned, New York-based, Parsons Dance.
A trusted meteorologist in Illinois has jumped into the race for Congress. He's been talking about climate change for years. Plus, talks by local advocates in WV and VA working to stop the Mountain Valley fracked gas pipeline.
Gemini & Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell discusses his NASA Mission, including the 1st Mission to orbit humans around the Moon (Apollo 8), & the remarkable safe return of the Apollo 13 Astronauts after the onboard explosion.
- Supreme Court Extremist Majority Deprives EPA of its Power to Protect Climate and Environment; Jason Rylander, Senior Attorney with the Climate Law Institute at the Center for Biological Diversity; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- On Independence Day in 60 Cities Activists Protest the End of Reproductive Rights; Emma Kaplan an organizer with the group RiseUp4AbortionRights; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Minority Rule Appears to be Supreme Court's Goal; Bill Blum, a Los Angeles lawyer and a former State of California Administrative Law Judge; Producer: Scott Harris.
- The Supreme court handcuffs Environmental Protection Agency
- Italy devastated by a recent drought
- Billions “directly exposed” to one-in-a-hundred-year floods
- Mormon crickets cause crop damage out west
- San Diego is making clean air a priority
- Climate activists glue themselves to a Van Gogh’s
- California’s "toughest plastics reduction rules”
Stanley Heller is an activist, organizer, video host and producer with Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, and The Struggle Video News.
For more on the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA's, "No Appetite for Apartheid" campaign: www.thestruggle.org
For more on the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh: www.JusticeForShireen.webador.com
For more on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: www.UkrainePosts.webador.com
For more on the work of Promoting Enduring Peace: www.PEPeace.org www.facebook.com/PromotingEnduringPeace/
For more on Middle East Crisis Committee: www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Middle-East-Crisis-Committee-MECC
LGBTQIA and Women's Reproductive Rights are under attack in the United States. The nearly fifty year old federal law, Roe V Wade has been struck down by the United States Supreme Court. This is the first in the history of the United States Supreme Count, a right has been taken away. The United States is at a very serious cross roads. It is only a backward nation which takes away a right enjoyed by so many. It is Roe V Wade today, tomorrow they may seek to return Black people into shackles and chains. Do not, for one moment believe returning Black people to servitude is impossible. For many years, pro-women's rights activists has been warning this day would come. The people of the United States need to mobilize, organize, and vote against all Republicans in every nook and cranny of the United States in the upcoming Mid-term elections in November 2022. The Republicans are now a cult, and need to be purged from the political system of the United States. On this broadcast of the show, host Garnett Ankle speaks with Kenyatta Thompson, Director Of Organizing, at Katal Center For Equity, Health, & Justice. Listen as Kenyatta Thompson fields questions surrounding LGBTQIA & Women's Reproductive Rights; and the strking down of Roe V Wade & its impact on those two aforementioned communities.
Three voices of people I met on my two-week Walk for Appalachia's Future against the Mountain Valley fracked gas pipeline along its route in WV and VA.
Juanita James: Juanita is President & CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Formerly, she was Pitney Bowes’ Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. She earned a master’s degree in Business Policy from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. She also holds Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Mitchell College and Fairfield University, and an Honorary Associate Degree in Humane Letters from Housatonic Community College.
She recently announced her retirement from FCCF on October 1, so we are glad to have her here to share reflections on her time in local philanthropy.
Heather LaTorra: Heather leads Marrakech in New Haven. She started there as a college intern 35 years ago, was offered an entry-level job upon graduation in 1986 (from Southern CT State Univ, BS, MS) and then was named president and CEO in 2014. She is known for her positive, can do attitude. Marrakech employs more than 750 of the most talented, caring and dedicated people and supports more than 1,200 Connecticut residents with disabilities or who face other barriers.
Host: Rob Fried, Founder of Band Central
Heather LaTorra: Heather leads Marrakech in New Haven. She started there as a college intern 35 years ago, was offered an entry-level job upon graduation in 1986 (from Southern CT State Univ, BS, MS) and then was named president and CEO in 2014. She is known for her positive, can do attitude. Marrakech employs more than 750 of the most talented, caring and dedicated people and supports more than 1,200 Connecticut residents with disabilities or who face other barriers.
Scott White: Scott White is a guitarist, singer and songwriter and a founding member of the band Hazzard County. Scott has played in a number of Band Central’s Benefit concerts.
Juanita James: Juanita is President & CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Formerly, she was Pitney Bowes’ Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. She earned a master’s degree in Business Policy from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. She also holds Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Mitchell College and Fairfield University, and an Honorary Associate Degree in Humane Letters from Housatonic Community College.
She recently announced her retirement from FCCF on October 1, so we are glad to have her here to share reflections on her time in local philanthropy.
- Overturning Roe v. Wade: American Women Now 2nd Class Citizens; Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres. National Lawyers Guild; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Supreme Court’s “Originalists” on path to overturn FDR New Deal & Warren Court Precedents; Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Universal Healthcare Could Have Prevented 300,000+ US COVID Deaths; James G. Kah, MD, emeritus professor, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Univ Cal SF; Producer: Scott Harris.
Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig talks about the Expanding Labor's Power webinar that he hosted earlier this month. The zoom session included representatives from seven union locals around the country all of whom were seeking ways to connect with different national and international social and environmental justice silos. Interview by Richard Hill
My guest today on DITD is Arthur Davis a Director, researcher and Portable Toilet coordinator at the Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro Vermont. The Rich Earth Institute engages in research, education and technological innovation to advance the use of human waste as a resource. Arthur directs Rich Earth Institute's Urine Nutrient Reclamation Program, which is a community-scale urine recycling program. In this role, Arthur helps get urine from the point of collection, through the treatment process, and finally to farms to use as fertilizer.
The Resistance panel welcomes Henry Lowendorf, co-chair of the Greater New Haven Peace Council for a discussion about the hearings by the January 6 Commission and also on the mass movement against gun violence inspired by the recent horrific gun massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
-Emergency cuts to western water use -Chile's major reservoir has dried up -Russia has world's largest methane leak -glo-bal tomato production to declines due to drought -Fertilizer crisis brought on by soaring fossil fuel prices U.S largest floating solar farm built at Ft. Bragg
This month on Live Culture, Martha is delighted to be in conversation with artist Suzanne Anker about her exhibit After Eden, up now at The Ely Center of Contemporary Art in New Haven CT. Suzanne is a visual artist and theorist working at the intersection of art and the biological sciences. Her practice investigates the ways in which nature is being altered in the 21st century. Concerned with genetics, climate change, species extinction and toxic degradation, she calls attention to the beauty of life and the “necessity for enlightened thinking about nature’s ‘tangled bank’.”
Anker is a pioneer in Bio Art, focusing on the alteration of nature, in both the natural world and the scientific lab. This exhibition marks the debut of After Eden, Anker’s most recent body of work, comprising a series of photographs and collages constructed over the last two years. Anker frequently works with botanical specimens, medical museum artifacts, laboratory apparatus, microscopic images and geological specimens. She works across mediums ranging from digital sculpture and installation to large-scale photography to plants grown by LED lights. All of the exhibition images represent botanical specimens she has grown – from flowers to ferns to trees. Employing traditional "cut and paste" techniques of twentieth-century collage, she creates imaginary specimens that one day may be possible to exist. Ceramic sculptures made from deep sea sponges appear as asteroids making the connection between how little we know about the oceans and outer space. Other featured works refer to genetics, the origin of life and synthetic biology. The show was organized by Gallery Director Debbie Hesse and included a public talk as a part of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven.
see more here: https://elycenter.org/ & here: http://suzanneanker.com/
Suzanne Anker: After Eden June 5 – July 17, 2022 The Ely Center of Contemporary Art 51 Trumbull Street New Haven, CT 06510
- Republicans & Christian Nationalists Embrace January 6th Insurrection and Political Violence Wajahat Ali, a Daily Beast columnist, public speaker and author Producer: Scott Harris
- Colombians Elect Gustavo Petro the Nation's First Leftist President Alexander Main, Director of International Policy at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Producer: Scott Harris
- Meteorologist Turned Congressional Candidate Addresses Climate Change Eric Sorensen, retired TV meteorologist, now Congressional Candidate Producer: Melinda Tuhus
The Psychedelic Furs’ Richard Butler visits WPKN to talk about the release of their 8th album ‘Made of Rain’ and a 40+ year career as an outstanding musician, lyricist, singer and painter - a PURE special. (photo courtesy of Tom Sheehan)
-Yellowstone national Park floods and closes -The U.S. West is drying out due to climate-driven changes -Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is growing -Three oil companies cancel leases in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge - Weather Floods Miami Streets -Indonesia will start moving its capital city due to sea rise Electric aircraft flies 1,219 nm. In a test run
On this Juneteenth Holiday, June 19, 2022, host Garnett Ankle speaks with Deadria Farmer-Paellmann. This conversation was previously added to the podcast. Deadria Farmer-Paellmann is a rebel and revolutionary! She is a legal strategist, Founder & Executive Director of the Restitution Study Group, and is Co-Chair of the Organization of Tribal Unity, OTU - an instituttion which unites families separated by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade. Farmer-Paellmann has been fighting for reparations for twenty two years. She tackled some of the huge corporations in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Listen to this very interesting conversation as Ms. Farmer-Paellmann fields questions on: The case For Reparations For Slavery.
Doc Hardy has music and radio broadcasting in his blood. His father, Hal Hardy, was “DJ Soul on Ice” in the 1970’s, and was a pioneer in Connecticut for black radio personalities. He appeared on WNLK in Norwalk, WSTC in Stamford, WICC in Bridgeport, WINE in Danbury and WEBE in Westport.
Tone used to help his Dad DJ weddings and events in CT and NY in the 1970’s and was a DJ himself from 1984 into the 1990’s. Always a lover of Soul and Jazz music, Tone launched the Jazz radio show, “Jazz On Ice – The Sunday Brunch”, in January of 2017 on WNLK and WSTC. He joined WPKN in 2108 and continues in his mission to preserve Soul music, or as his father says, “put Soul on Ice.” “Music is medicine,” he closes each show with, “…and I AM The Doctor.”
His show is now called The Doc Hardy Show, and airs on WPKN every other Sunday at 7AM and he fills in Thursdays at 4 PM and Saturdays at 10 PM as requested.
Doc was also involved with yesterday’s Juneteenth celebration in Norwalk on the Green.
For more about Fairfield County Juneteenth:
https://www.facebook.com/JUNETEENTHofFAIRFIELDCo/
For more about the William E. Edwards Academic College Tours, Inc:
https://wee-act.com/
For more on Doc Hardy:
https://wpkn.org/doc-hardy/
To follow Doc Hardy and his program The Doc Hardy Show on Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/DocHardy
https://www.instagram.com/dochardysouljazz/
https://www.twitter.com/dochardysouljazz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/autom84u
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
The Norwalk Art Space – Increasing opportunities and equity in the local arts community
Our June program featured The Norwalk Art Space (TNAS), celebrating its first anniversary this month as a 5-star arts center that promotes local artists, offers free art classes to high-schoolers and provides a welcoming space for the public to enjoy the arts and music. It is located in a beautifully renovated Christian Science Church adjacent to Norwalk's Mathews Park. TNAS celebrates its first anniversary with a gala June 23, has just signed an agreement with the Sono Collection mall to host an extension gallery, has just received an Award of Merit from PreservationCT for the quality of the renovation of this historic building, and the visionary founder of TNAS, Alexandra Korry received a posthumous ACE Award from the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County at its 2022 ACE Awards Breakfast this month. Alexandra died shortly before the Norwalk Art Space was opened, and the building, ADK House, is named in her honor. Hear Alexandra's husband and partner in this venture, Robin Panovka speak about the journey to create the Space and how he judges its success; Duvian Montoya, Artistic and Education Director speak about the impact of the first year of TNAS on himself and the community; and hear Lorena Sferlazza, one of the first four "Resident Artists," who taught Norwalk high-schoolers in exchange for a studio in the building speak about its impact on herself as an artist, her students, and the community.
A discussion with New Haven-based fashion designer Neville Wisdom and filmmaker Aaron Peirano Garrison. We chatted about Garrison’s documentary “The Wisdom of Fashion,” which is being shown at the 2022 International Festival of Arts and Ideas.
Monica Nichols, the self-described “Walking Bird Nerd,” discusses her deep interest in birds and other creatures of the natural world and her beautiful photography.
Monica is based in Madison, CT, and has many projects in the works including a video guide for beginning birders and an upcoming trip to Brazil (sounds like a return visit to WPKN will be in her future!)
https://thewalkingbirdnerd.com/
My guest here on DITD is Jessica Damiano AP gardening columnist, Journalist, Garden Coach, Community Educator and Author. Her news letter is called The Weekly Dirt. Jessica's Gardening Calendar was named a winner in the 2021 Garden Communicators International Media Awards. The calendar can be Considered she says 365 visits from a gardening friend who stops by every day of the year with tips, advice, inspiration and timely reminders about what needs to be done in the garden and when.
Interviews and recordings of people I met fighting the incomplete fracked gas Mountain Valley pipeline through WV and VA.
Interviews and recordings of three of the people I met on a walk/drive along the route in WV and VA of the unfinished fracked gas Mountain Valley pipeline.
- Will Jan 6th House Investigation Lead to Accountability for Trump and Coup Co-Conspirators?; Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Scientist Rebellion Fights Mountain Valley Fracked Gas Pipeline; Malik Morrison, a young wetlands ecologist and member of Scientist Rebellion; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- June 18th March on Washington Demands Action to Address Rising US Poverty; Liz Theoharis, Reverend, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris.
Sandy Hook Promise & Suicide Prevention. (24 min mark) Celebrating fathers for Father's Day.
Michael Zweig, historian, labor economist and author, discusses the "Expanding Labor's Power" webinar he chaired on June 1, 2022; as well as the Poor Peoples March for Moral Renewal scheduled for June 18 in Washington,, DC. Interview by Richard Hill
-carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits all time high -Southern California imposes mandatory water cutbacks -California judge halts of spraying pesticides on public lands -Climate change could push 200 million to migrate. -U.S will reduce rents and fees to put solar on public lands -Colorado bans single-use plastic bags and foam takeout containers -Monarch butterfly population sees 35% increase in the number
- Groups Work to Stop Disinformation to Protect 2022 Midterm Election; Yosef Getachew, Media and Democracy Program Director with Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris.
- In the fight for the long haul: West Virginia Novelist Fights Mountain Valley Pipeline; Becky Crabtree of Peters Mountain, West Virginia, MVP pipeline opponent; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- UnFoxMyCableBox Campaign Targets Fox News' Toxic Rhetoric That Provokes Violence; Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response at Media Matters for America; Producer: Scott Harris.
June being LGBTQ Pride Month, the focus of the conversation on this podcast is on the challenges of Black women including those in the LGBTQ community in American socety. Black women, both those within and outside the LGBTQ community face many roadblocks in advancing their own lives. On this podcast, host Garnett Ankle's guest, Kenyatta Thompson, Director of Community Organizing at Katal Center speaks on the plight of Black women in and out of the LGBTQ community in the United States.
-ExxonMobil faces charges on Global Warming falsehoods -Hurricane Agatha historic strongest May hurricane -Massive Middle East Sandstorms -Colorado windiest April in two decades -New Zealand’s king salmon warm water die off -S.E.C. proposal - companies to account for greenhouse gas emissions. -China will double last year’s record solar installations -Carbon dioxide removal to be written into Finnish law
- Biden Upends 'Strategic Ambiguity' Over US Response to a Future Chinese Attack on Taiwan; Chas Freeman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Texas School Massacre Provokes Renewed Demand for Widely Supported Gun Regulation; Po Murray, Chair of Newtown Action Alliance and Newtown Action Alliance Foundation; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Walk for Appalachia's Future Highlights Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Threat to Endangered Species; Autumn Crowe, program director of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- climate change – sets "alarming" new records.
- nation's power grid regulator issues dire warning
- extreme weather threats worldwide -‘mouth to hell’ has opened in Siberia -climate action the winner of the Australian National vote.
My guest today on DITD is the author of the new book entitled The Home-Scale Forest Garden How to Plan, Plant, and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape "Working with the natural world in our gardens has never been more important with the challenges we now face through climate change. Forest gardening offers hope, inspiration, and solutions for the future, and Dani Baker shows gardeners how to embrace this important method on a smaller scale to build resilience and create a low maintenance edible haven with this accessible guide." That was written by Kim Stoddart, editor of The Organic Way magazine
This past Tuesday, May 24, 2022, an 18 year-old walked into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and shot and killed nineteen students and two teachers. Almost immediately, many around the country, and right here in Connecticut, began to draw comparisons to the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Mariam Azeez was a first-grader in Newtown when her peers at Sandy Hook Elementary were killed.
Now, Mariam is 15 years old. She is an outspoken activist, a poet, and a sophomore at Danbury High School. On Thursday night, Mariam performed a powerful new poem at a vigil in Newtown, where residents and neighbors gathered in solidarity with the Uvalde, Texas community.
During this episode of Mic Check, Mariam shares about her journey, her activism, and her poetry, and performs the piece she performed at the vigil for Uvalde at Trinity Episcopal Church on Thursday night.
To watch Mariam's performance of "When I Grow Up" from Thursday May 26, 2022 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, CT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux1-Z1tMQHo
For more information on Mariam:
https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-texas-shooting-newton-poem-20220527-kk2u5vxkpvgalhvvvflutsmzmy-story.html
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Her-peers-were-killed-in-Sandy-Hook-Her-poem-17204264.php
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/After-Texas-shooting-Newtown-teen-asks-in-poem-17203142.php?src=nhrhplocal
Host Rob Fried from Band Central Radio on WPKN 89.5-FM interviews Amanda Meeson- the Executive Director of Sterling House
Band Central radio hour is MONDAY 5/23 - PODCAST
WPKN Community Radio features conversations with the incredible saxophonist Crispin Cioe, Amanda Meeson (Executive Director of Sterling House Community Center), Susan Schnitzer (Executive Director of Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants), all held together by HOST- ROB FRIED.
- GOP's Embrace of Violence Endangers U.S. Democracy; Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Italian and History at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Northeastern State Governors Did Little to Grant Clemency to Prisoners Endangered by the Coronavirus Pandemic; Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist with the Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Corporate Price Gouging Exploits Inflation; Mike Mitchell, Groundwork Collaborative's Director of Policy and Research; Producer: Scott Harris.
Racism has become mainstream in politics these days, all over the world. In the United States, the scourge of racism is causing the deaths of many Black people especially, Black men by law enforcement personnel, many times with impunity. With racism on the rise in the United States, Garnett Ankle revists two conversations he had with Professor Yohuru Williams. Dr. Williams is a Distinguished University Chair, & Professor Of History, & Founding Director Of The Racial Justice Initiative at the University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota. These discussions surround "The Marginalization of Black People In The United States: Myth Or Reality" & "Marcus Garvey's Impact on Africa & The African Diaspora".
My guest today is Nick Skeadas a Connecticut man who has a business that makes him a living and helps the planet at the same time. Nick manages Curbside Compost, a resource recovery company in Southern Ct. Nick and his wife Erica are raising their two children in Ridgefield, where the family practices thoughtful living.
Nick is here because I personally believe that we are not going to get out of many of the environmental problems we face without the help of business.
-91 percent of the Great Barrier Reef's coral damaged by bleaching -Two beach houses fell into the waves last week along North Carolina's coast. -Aviation industry failed to meet all but one of 50 of its own climate targets -Debilitating droughts are reaching all-time highs -Birds dropping from the sky in India every day as a scorching heatwave -Thirsty world to get a Filter-Free Desalination System
I interview Christina See, one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion NYC, who describes the philosophy of XR and discusses some of the creative nonviolent direct actions that host Melinda Tuhus participated in during the Spring Rebellion in April 2022.
- Demands for Independent Investigation & Accountability into Murder of Palestinian-American Journalist; Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris.
- State Imposes Terrorism Charges Against Anti-Pipeline Activist; Charlotte Grubb, a member of the Free Jessica Reznicek support team; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- GOP Targets Pro-Choice Activists for Peaceful Protests at Homes of Supreme Court Justices; Andrew Perez, senior editor, and reporter at The Lever; Producer: Scott Harris.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Richard Klein - The Artist & The Museum
Our May interview was with Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, who is leaving the museum in June 2022. Hear how his own interests as a practicing artist have evolved in parallel ways to his work as a curator. Richard speaks about the 10 years in which he worked with founder Larry Aldrich, and how this unique museum has changed over the 30 years of his tenure. What were some of the most outstanding and controversial of the 100 exhibits Richard has curated and co-curated at the Aldrich, and what exciting projects does he have up his sleeve for his next phase?
Mae Gibson Brown, co-founder of Salt and Pepper Gospel Choir and mother of Chuck Brown, talks about C.C.'s early years, his amazing musical talent and his career as a choir director, a lead singer with the New Haven-based band Mikata, and a Broadway actor/singer. Before his tragic death last December at age 57, Chuck had become the choir director for a network of five gospel choirs in southern Maryland. The interview is interspersed with classic gospel songs which Chuck sang while teaching gospel piano lessons to a fellow musician. Interview by Richard Hill
Host Mike Merli in conversation with Faisal Saleh, Chairman and Founder of Palestine Museum US, located in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Faisal discusses the Israeli Occupation Forces' recent murder of well-known Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh; the 74th Anniversary of the Nakba; and the Museum's recent exhibition at the Venice Biennale.
For more information on Palestine Museum US: www.palestinemuseum.us https://www.facebook.com/PalestineMuseum.US/ https://www.instagram.com/palestinemuseum.us/
Chuck Brown (aka Chucky or C.C.) was an incredible singer, dancer and choir director who passed away last Dec. 17 at the age of 57. Chuck's career included his lead singing with the New Haven-based band Mikata, performing on Broadway and also in road company productions of Broadway shows that toured the country. Chucki's most recent assignment was as choir director for a 10,000-voice congregation in Maryland, This interview with his mom, Mae Gibson Brown, includes recordings of Chuck's gospel singing recorded at his mother's home in New Haven. Interview conducted by Richard Hill
Four of the five artists from New Haven Artspace's exhibition "Footnotes and Other Embedded Stories" joined me for an hour-long discussion: Joseph Smolinski, Julia Rooney, Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez, and Leonard Galman (missing was Allison Minto). These five had all been chosen as Happy and Bob Doran Artists-in-Residence in a program co-sponsored by Artspace and the Yale University Art Gallery. We spoke about the residency experience, their practices as artists, and the vibrant exhibition that has resulted from this collaboration.
https://artspacenewhaven.org/exhibitions/footnotes/
-Oxygen-starved seas threaten sea life -Hawaii requires coastal flooding disclosure to buyers -True recycling could save a Trillion dollars -Scientists create a modified enzyme breaking down plastics -Rio Grande River has gone dry -Endangered California condor returns -This month is “No Mow May in the U.S.
- Goal to Degrade Russia's Military Risks Dangerous Escalation Between Two Nuclear Powers George Beebe, Fmr Dir. CIA's Russia desk, now Dir. of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute Producer: Scott Harris
- CT Passes First in Nation Comprehensive Bill Making State an Abortion Safe Haven Matt Blumenthal, Connecticut State Representative Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Book Demands Accountability for America’s Coronavirus Criminals and Profiteers John Nichols, The Nation magazine's national-affairs correspondent Producer: Scott Harris
What a Story! hosted by Ina Chadwick | Saturday, April 30, 2022
Tune in, be moved!
Ina Chadwick dedicates the show to her recently departed heroic grandson, Charles Anthony Capalbo, age 23, who inspired a community with his valiant optimism in the face of 4 deadly cancers over a five year period.
The Tattoo Artist
(Bill) William Bosch follows his wary 3 year-old granddaughter up the attic stairs when she expresses an interest to see what’s up there? Along with her trepidation, there’s giddy curiosity and a deep reliance on Papa’s bravery.
Loves Journey Home
Gabi Coatsworth reads “Nesting,” a touching and all-too familiar new marriage dilemma; his furniture and her furniture don’t mix well in their new life together with emotionally charged saved items. The different styles were portentous but it was 1983 and Gabi was learning her husband’s weakness, Tag Sales.
Not an excerpt from the book but a segment that like furniture had to be put aside to keep the published memoir under a million pages.
Closing His Eyes Opens Another World
Phil Holt took an afternoon nap and his life was forever changed. Here in his own words, the Minnesota native whose submitted prerecorded short plays have been aired on WPKN shares an important story along with cautionary words that save your life.
It’s time to bone up on your mythology!
“Diogenes in Search of An Honest Man in 2022”
An editorial essay read By Bob Ost
Born into a family of incredible liars who professed truths of hilarious fantasy, Bob Ost, who writes a monthly editorial column on his organization’s newsletter makes his narrative debut by weaving his serious musings on today’s culture of falsehood into his personal memoir of multiple cousins and a brother’s propensities for living life in the delusional lane.
Making Sense Of It All by Susan Jacobson
On a gorgeous spring day in New York City, Susan Jacobson, finds a moment of nirvana by sitting down to read quietly amidst the profusion of flowers on the Park Avenue Median uptown. Barely cognizant of anything but the respite, the atmosphere in that small moment turns life and death charged.
Henry Lowendorf, director of the Greater New Haven Peace Council, dlscusses the war in Ukraine and provides the history and context that is absent from corporate media coverage. Interview by Richard Hill
Christina Badaracco, co-author of The Farm Bill - A Citizen's Guide, joins the Organic Farm Stand to discuss some of the intricacies of this massive bill that effects so many aspects of our lives. Interview by Richard Hill
We are at a period in history when we are losing many of our vintage reggae musicians, singers, and song writers to violence or illness. It is good to let our reggae musicians know how much we love, and appreciate then, while they are alive. One such artiste is the great Ernie Smith, who recently celebrated a birthday. It is not an easy feat doing anything for fifty five years; and Ernie Smith has been playing music, and singing for that period of time, and is not stopping anytime soon. Ernie Smith is one of the great voices of Jamaican music.
Host Garnett Ankle speaks with lyricist, musician, and singer Ernie Smith, one of the great voices of Jamaica. Ernie speaks of his long and illustrious music career which spans fifty five years, and counting. The musician also speaks of the every day living on the island. Listen to this very interesting conversation interspersed with clips of some of Ernie's songs.
Legendary musician, poet, and free spirit Rickie Lee Jones spoke with WPKN's Cheryl Magoveny about Jones' recent memoir "Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour." The interview first aired on February 12, 2022.
-Lake Mead has fallen to an unprecedented low. -California limits watering of outdoor lawns and gardens -Possible extinction of most marine life -Reptiles of the world threatened -Devastating losses for the world’s forests -New high for earthquakes in Texas -World’s largest urban wildlife crossing opens
Effective Ways to Fight the Republican's Culture War Peter Montgomery, Senior Fellow with People For the American Way Producer: Scott Harris Extinction Rebellion Employs Civil Disobedience to Demand Govt & Business Respond to Climate Crisis Christina See, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion-New York City Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Elon Musk's Purchase of Twitter & the Future of Free Speech Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights at FreePress.net Producer: Scott Harris
This month on Live Culture the tables get turned as Yale Quantum Institute Manager Florian Carle interviews Martha Willette Lewis about her work in the exhibit The Quantum Revolution: Made In New Haven, up now at the New Haven Museum. The show features Martha's original notebook drawings and artifacts from the quantum labs at Yale University, where Martha was artist-in-residence.To find out more about The Quantum Revolution visit here https://www.newhavenmuseum.org/39692-2/
In the second half, things shift back to normal and disentangle, as Martha interviews visual artist and writer Brahna Yassky about her new memoir Slow Dancing With Fire: A Memoir of Resilience, a story of rebuilding a new life after the previous one is suddenly and painfully destroyed. Brahna started writing this memoir thirty years after literally catching on fire, an event which altered the course of her destiny. As an emerging young painter in New York City, she lived her dream, supporting herself painting full time. At night, she attended openings, cultural events and clubs.
In 1982, a flame burned 55% of her body, including her painting arm. She spent months in the burn unit, and the next year in physical and occupational therapy. As Brahna healed, her priorities shifted from the aspiration of art-world fame to more collaborative creative interactions. She worked as an art therapist in a hospital program for abused children, in nursing homes and in schools. She did large-scale public projects for The New York City Department of Health and joined The Guerrilla Girls, a women’s artist-activist collective, fighting injustices in the art world. She has turned her life experiences into a film and now this book.
Slow Dancing With Fire: A Memoir of Resilience is available now through Shanti Press.
About the Author: Brahna Yassky won honorable mention for the 2018 Doheny Prize from the Center for Fiction and finalist for the 2019 Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize. Her essays have been published in The Plentitudes Journal, The American Writers Review 2020 (San Fedele Press), Wired, Salon, The Independent, among others. Trained as a visual artist at California College of the Arts and San Francisco State University her work has been widely exhibited, including The Bali Purnati Center, MOMA, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Hudson River Museum and The Painting Center, NYC. More about Brahna can be found here https://www.brahnayassky.com/
-Severe heatwave hits India and Pakistan -Number of insects on the planet halved -Water conflicts increasing worldwide -UK to get clean energy via subsea cables from Morocco -Capturing CO2 emissions with algae ponds -Trees store carbon in different ways
Woody Tasch is the author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered Chelsea Green Press SOIL: Notes Towards the Theory and Practice of Nurture Capital, and AHA!: Fake Trillions, Real Billions, Beetcoin and the Great American Do-Over (Slow Money Institute). Tasch is former chairman of Investors’ Circle, a nonprofit angel network that has facilitated more than $200 million of investments in over 300 early-stage,sustainability-promoting companies. He is the founder of Slow Money and most recently Beetcoin.
- 70 Groups Call for End to US Complicity in Saudi-led Yemen War that's Killed Nearly 400,000; Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Groups Working to Unfreeze Billions of Afghan Assets in the US to Fund Humanitarian Aid; Medea Benjamin co-founder Code Pink and advisory board member of the group Unfreeze Afghanistan; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- GOP Openly Conspires to Steal the Next Election; Heather Digby Parton, a contributing writer to Salon.com; Producer: Scott Harris.
Host: Rob Fried from Band Central
Guest: Karen Brown VP of Development and Philanthropic Services at Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Band Central Radio on WPKN Community Radio 89.5 at noon to hear from our AMAZING guests Karen Brown VP of Development and Philanthropic Services at Fairfield County's Community Foundation 💛 Carla Miklos ED of Operation Hope of Fairfield and Eric Kalb drummer extraordinaire!✨ And as always, our host Rob Fried!✨
Interviews with key organizers of April 22 and April 23 Earth Week actions. Sena Wazer, director of Sunrise CT, and Tenaya Taylor, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Accountability Group talk about "nothing about us without us" when it comes to youth and people of color in the climate movement
Mark Potok, formerly of the Southern Poverty Law Center speaks on the dangers of radical right wing extremism in the United States and to a lesser extent in Europe. The radical right wing extremism expert focuses on some far right wing extremists in the Republican Party in the United States Congress.
-Long Island sound threatened by nitrate levels. -Lake Powell and Colorado river dangerously low levels -UN - 75% of crop diversity has been lost worldwide -U.S. Wind turbines produced more electricity than coal or nuclear plants -NYC largest all-electric skyscraper with net zero operational emissions -Calif. ran on more than 97% renewable energy briefly
- Russia's War in Ukraine Exposes Double Standards in International Law and Human Rights; Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Gamers For Peace Reaches Out to Young People Offering Alternatives to Military Service; Chris Velazquez with Gamers for Peace; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Combating GOP Moral Panic and Classroom Censorship; Chris Finan, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship; Producer: Scott Harris.
Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer and, producer.[1] Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Steffens lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley.
ICON-Interviews Roger Steffens Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer and, producer.[1] Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Steffens lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley. Roger shares previously unreleased Bob Marley tracks with Icon
Portland has 1st April snow storm in 82 years Greenhouse gas methane increased a record amount North Carolina to harness offshore winds Austin installs the power of geothermal energy to homes Interior Dept. invests climate money in Indigenous communities Spain's illegal taxidermy collection Honda announces 30 new electric Vehicles 60 behavioral and lifestyle changes to save the planet
My guests on this episode of Digging in the Dirt are The authors Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass who have written a new book entitled Half - Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics. We discuss what the issues are that face the planet and humanity and how we are going to deal with the very real crises that are coming our way. Troy Vettese is an environmental historian who specializes in environmental economics, animal studies, and energy history. Troy writes on a wide array of environmental topics for a popular audience, and has had essays published in the Guardian, Boston Review and the New Statesman, among others.
Drew Pendergrass is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at Harvard University. His current research uses satellite, aircraft and surface observations of the environment to correct supercomputer models of the atmosphere. His environmental writing has been published in Harper’s, the Guardian and Current Affairs.
Mai Malkawi is a journalist and social justice activist living in Fairfield, Connecticut. She’s a mother of three and a volunteer with local organizations. She also reads a monthly story to children in both Arabic and English as part of the bilingual Storytime Project at the Bridgeport Public Library.
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which we are entering the third week of, there are Ramadan Storytime events happening at the Bridgeport Public Library, and Mai is one of the lead organizers behind them.
The Eid Storytime Event will take place at 6:30pm on May 4 at the downtown Bridgeport Public Library (925 Broad Street).
For more information on the Ramadan Storytime Project:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1011736146086252
Big Oil Profiteering Amid Catastrophic War in Ukraine Alan Zibel, research director with Public Citizen Producer: Scott Harris. Climate Activists Blockade Coal Plant Owned by WV Senator Joe Manchin Donna Shaunesey, climate activist Producer: Scott Harris. *COVID Racial Disparities Made Many White US Residents Less Supportive of Public Health Measures Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo, assistant prof of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Georgia Producer: Scott Harris
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Shining A Light - Greenwich Historical Society Uncovering Lost Voices in Local History
Our April 2022 show features Debra Mecky, Executive Director of the Greenwich History Society (GHS) speaking on the Society’s dedication to uncover, elevate and amplify some of the lost or under-represented voices in local history. The program focuses on the Society's second annual series of lectures, “Shining a Light,” that gives the stage to speakers who are dedicated to interpreting, restoring and preserving these histories. Dennis Culliton, founder of The Witness Stones Project, describes the Project and its impact on schoolchildren. Heather Lodge, Manager of Youth & Family Programs at GHS, and Stephanie Barnett, Public Programs Manager, fill out the story with details about the Witness Stones project and ceremony in Greenwich and more information on Bridgeport’s Little Liberia, the subject of Maisa Tisdale’s presentation. Find out more at greenwichhistory.org
Steve di Costanzo: I’m honored to be part of a VERSOFest '22 (Westport, CT) LIVE broadcast as I sit with Chris Frantz (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club) from 12 noon to 12:55. Billed as a mini SXSW at the Westport Library here is the podcast interview with Chris on his excellent memoir Remain in Love. The event will be carried LIVE on Community Radio WPKN 89.5-FM (Bridgeport) and also streamed. Remain in Love has been published as an award winning hardcover edition, a 15 hour and 40-minute tasty audio book read by Chris Frantz, and recently as a paperback. There are several translated editions as well.
Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and Tina
The Roundtable panel interviews labor historian and economist Michael Zweig about the successful union organizing campaigns at Amazon, Starbucks and various universities. Prof. Zweig places these victories in the historical trajectory of the labor movement from the 1930s to date. Panelists: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
With so much going on in the world today, many people feel burdened with the pressures of life and living. Talk can be a great escape valve. When we talk it may ease the pressure somewhat.
On this broadcast of What's Your Point? host Garnett Ankle opens the telephone line for you to speak your mind and voice your point. Listen Garnett in conversation with some members of his radio audience.
-The U.N. says humanity failing to limit global warming -Climate Revolution scientists protest failure to act -WHO says the planets air is entirely polluted -Tornado activity increasing in U.S. south -Emissions reductions and growth compatible -Regenerative farming practices equals healthier food
-Conger Ice shelf collapses -Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has mass bleaching event -California tightens water conservation rules -Companies phase out packaging chemicals -Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood released -largest public sector solar system in Fresno County is completed
My guest today is Mary Swander is an Author, Dramatist, Performer, Speaker, Teacher. An emerita Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Swander taught creative writing for thirty years at Iowa State University and She is the Executive Director of AgArts, a nonprofit designed to imagine and promote healthy food systems through the arts. She is here to talk to me about the many projects that keep her busy.
This month's Live Culture features an interview which originally aired March 26, 2022, with artist Richard Pasquarelli about his current work in the exhibit The Matter At Hand, up now at the Jennifer Terzian Gallery in Litchfield CT, https://jenniferterziangallery.com/richard-pasquarelli/ and in the Second half I am in conversation with music promoter Fernando Pinto about his spring/summer line up of live music at Cafe 9 in New Haven, starting with Scottish post-punk band APB on March 30th! Find out more and get tickets here: https://www.fernandopintopresents.com
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- Diplomacy is Only Path to Decrease Danger of Ukraine War Escalation & Nuclear Catastrophe Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund Producer: Scott Harris
- Biden’s New Pentagon Budget Prioritizes War and Militarization Over Human Need Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- DOJ Inaction on Trump Coup Attempt Condemned John Bonifaz, Co-founder and President of the group Free Speech For People Producer: Scott Harris
Host: Kathy Connor
Kathy’s Corner continues the series of talks by Dr. Tony Nader, author of One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness, as he explains the nature of Consciousness.
- Preconditions Necessary to End Russia’s War in Ukraine Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst Producer: Scott Harris
- US Weapons Feed Yemen War & Humanitarian Crisis Kathy Kelly, life-long nonviolence activist, co-founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence Producer: Scott Harris
- Campaign Pushes Back Against Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s rubber stamp of Fossil Fuel Projects Ted Glick, co-founder of the group Beyond Extreme Energy Producer: Melinda Tuhus
HOST: Rob Fried, Band Central Radio on WPKN 89.5-FM Mark Argosh has been an SVP Partner since 2014 and has served as Executive Director since December 2016. Since 2016, SVP has tripled in size to almost 200 members, while its nonprofit and government consulting portfolio has grown from two to 18 organizations. As Executive Director, Mark oversees the daily management of SVP to engage Partners, recruit new Partners, and maximize the impact of SVP’s work to close the opportunity gap. In addition, he serves as the Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Council and serves as an advisor to many of SVP’s projects with nonprofit organizations and initiatives.
Host: Rob Fried on WPKN 89.5-FM Jim Naughton won two Tony Awards for his starring roles in City of Angels and Chicago on Broadway. He directed the acclaimed revival of Our Town, starring Paul Newman, on Broadway and for PBS. His television appearances include Worricker: Turks & Caicos, Hostages, Damages, and Gossip Girl. His films include Factory Girl, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Glass Menagerie. He has recorded his debut album It’s About Time on DRG Records.
Host of WPKN's Radio Base Camp, Steve di Costanzo interviews band founder Aaron Duff. Hector Gannet with ties to environmental issues and the band The Animals heads to the USA for a series or gigs and other eco-friendly events. Germaine Valentine (wife of the late Animals co-founder Hilton Valentine has been involved in the logistics for the tour.
Not many, if any Jamaican music band can boast being in existence for over fifty years. They have watched bands come and go. On this broadcast, Garnett speaks with a founding member, current manager, and bass guitarist of Fab 5, the Honorable Franklyn Campbell, Order Of Distinction. Frankie Campbell speaks of his early days as a student at Kingston College, a prominent high school in Jamaica. Campbell also speaks of how his band was formed among other topics. Listen to this very interesting chat with a legend who has spent the past fifty two years with Jamaica's top dance and show band.
A clip of each song aired at the end of the conversation are performed by Fab 5 in the following order: 1. Come Back & Stay 2. Asking For Love 3. Shaving Cream.
-Massive New Orleans Tornado -Arctic and Antarctica heat up -Western U.S. drought intensifies -50 % of U.S. fresh water polluted -SEC to require companies to explain climate risks -Icelandic carbon sucking plant opens -Humpback whales make a come back
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We all want a home. For some that means an anonymous apartment, others a McMansion, but for some, that means creating your own place. As an architect I have helped a few hundred people make their place in the world.
Now a new generation is finding the truth in making homes that “fit” the lives of their occupants, that are sized and designed to use as little energy as possible, but have a rethinking of layout and detailing that refreshes homes for everyone on an ongoing basis. Taunton Press in Newtown, CT has spent decades trying to understand and lead in the perception of the home. Now, Taunton has made a new book, for a new generation of home builders, not the trend-following “housing boom” buyers, but those who see their lives finding expression in creating places to live, regardless of any economic microclimate’ “The Pretty Good House”.
As Taunton blurbs; “A Pretty Good House” is a house that’s as small as possible; it is simple, durable, and well designed; it uses wood and other plant-derived products as construction materials (preferably local); it should be insulated and airsealed well enough that heating and cooling systems can be minimal; and, above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient. Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high performance home that does right for its inhabitants and for the planet— without breaking the budget.”
While this is classic wisdom, it has new voices: architects Robert Swinburne, Emily Mottram, Chris Briley, and builder Dan Kolbert will Talk to HOME PAGE about classic wisdom writ new!
- To End the War US Must Support Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks; Marcus Stanley, advocacy director at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Producer: Scott Harris.
- New International Agreement on the Global Distribution of COVID Vaccines Criticized as Inadequate; Robbie Silverman, senior manager of Private Sector Advocacy at Oxfam America; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Activists Are Working to Fix the Broken US Child Care System; Deborah Weinstein, executive director of the Coalition on Human Needs; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
A continuing conversation with the Vice-President of Novamont N.A. NOVAMONT is a leader in the world of bioplastics. It promotes a new model of bioeconomy in the logic of the circular economy, not only based on efficiency and sustainable use of renewable resources, but also as a factor for territorial regeneration.
-Saharan dust from North Africa blows across Europe. -The impact of plastic pollution is far worse than we think -Californian water restrictions -Enset maybe suitable for tackling food insecurity -New formula for Concrete to mitigate CO2 pollution -UN states that the bicycle is a tool for combating climate change -Commercial Airlines to rollout electric planes soon
Host: Steve di Costanzo My guests are: Bill Harmer, Executive Director Westport Library Alex Giannini · Associate Director, Programs & Events at The Westport Library Brendan Toller, Marketing Manager, Verso Studios Westport VERSOFest is a three day immersive experience for media creators, artists and fans.
Stanley Heller of Promoting Enduring Peace and Middle East Crisis Committee speaks about local solidarity efforts to support Palestine and Ukraine.
For more information on Promoting Enduring Peace:
www.pepeace.org
For more information on Middle East Crisis Committee:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Organization/Middle-East-Crisis-Committee-MECC-199956110037870/
www.thestruggle.org
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Liz Squillace: Bridgeport Artist
Meet Bridgeport artist extraordinaire, Liz Squillace, portraitist, muralist, cityscape artist, owner of Paradox Ink, and arguably the best translator of the spirit and imagery of this city that Bridgeport has. What brought Liz to Bridgeport, what drives her, and what does she see in its future?
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We have spent two years cacooning, chaffing, isolating, segregating, podding – simply sequestering to prevent infection, and for many this has meant being infected by a sense of loneliness and futility. That state has created a residential building boom in many places in the country, as we all had our noses rubbed into our domestic accommodations, and now seek to manifest our homes’ destinies.
Things may be changing, but many have had a home history that is the polar opposite of our two years of residential hibernation.
Some, even during The Plague, are not embedded in their beds, locked down in a ZOOM-focused life. Some abandoned traditional home-centric lives in favor of home being wherever they choose to live. Even in COVID. Home is where the heart is, and for some – and perhaps, many, many more – where home is follows their heart to foreign climbs. That wanderlust is not just for experiences, or entertainment, or even to make a living. Being “on the road” forces each of us to be itinerant home dwellers.
The reality of taking your home with you wherever you go is an attitude that may be blissfully refreshing to the sequestered-out sofa dwellers many of us have become. HOME PAGE gathers several of these itinerants. One, WPKN’s own beloved Martha Lewis has just returned from a long adventure in China, and will be in studio. Another, Katy Purviance, trained to be an architect and then started a world tour and will be talking to us from Albania. Charlie Depman spent a decade wandering through parts of China and Asia – he has alighted in San Francisco in the tech world, but how did his time when home was where he was changed how he thinks of home?
So Join Us as we explore the Moveable Home, how who we are, and where we are can define how we we live into our sense of HOME.
“Reaching Deep” Black History Month 2022
“The Big Shot,” written by Jim Gordon. Louis, a Black man on his way home from his factory job at 2AM on a freezing night, and Carl, an elderly, well-dressed White man sitting on a bench in a dicey neighborhood in front of the apartment building where Louis lives with his mother, Bertha.
Mistaken Identity in the Segregated South Written for Performance and performed by Susan Jacobson
When a little white girl is seen in Colored Town in the small Southern town where Lillian E. Smith grew up in the early 1900s, the concerned townsfolk pluck the girl out from the wrong environment and deliver her to a more appropriate household. A White family.
Bill Bosch in the late 1960s falls in seriously in love with a classmate. His father disapproves and makes a startling leave her or else challenge.
Ina Chadwick was hired to develop a program to unite warring factions in an racially mixed community. She thought she was being polite but was startled to find what she believes was courteous was insult.
Plus other stories.
The Resistance Roundtable explores the question: What was the US role leading to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Independent journalist Bryce Greene unpacks his recent article "Calling Russia's attack 'unprovoked' lets US off the hook' and presents a more nuanced perspective of the conflict than is available in the corporate media. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
- Dangers of Enforcing Ukraine 'No Fly Zone', and Urgent Need for Viable War Exit Strategy William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft org Producer: Scott Harris
- Amid Ukraine War, Climate Groups Call on Biden to Invoke Defense Production Act for Renewables Nathan Taft, Senior Digital Campaigner with the group Stand.earth Producer: Scott Harris
- Climate Anxiety: Addressing the Psychological Effects of Global Warming Lise Van Susteren, co-founder of Climate Psychiatry Alliance Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-The EPA to allow continued use of neonicotinoids for 15 more years -Connecticut to allow the state’s first new reactors in decades -Lake Powell reservoir is about to hit a new dangerous low. -2021 was a record-breaking year for investment in renewables -Coors Light dumps single-use plastic ring packaging -Astronaut urges us to fix the earth first, then explore space
It is no joke to say the world could be on the eve of destruction: World War Three. The world is faced with wars and strifes all over. The one that could have an everlasting impact on the entire world is the Russian illegal invasion of its democratic neighbor, Ukraine where Moscow's bombs are falling on many cities killing hundreds.
Host Garnett Ankle starts this broadcast speaking on the conflict in Ukraine started by Russia. Garnett also speaks on United States lack of moral authority to criticize any nation for illegally invading another. He points out some of United States' illegal activities in other countries around the world. Garnett also says those past wrongs of the United States does not make it right for Russia to invade Ukraine.
Listen to Garnett's interesting commentary and your telephone calls.
The Organic Farm Stand features the CSA report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm; Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee Update; and a report by Ron Whitehurst of Rincon-Vitova Insectaries on how beneficial insects can protect our gardens from insect pests. Host: Richard Hill
- Ukraine War Underscores Urgent Need for Nuclear De-escalation; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Climate Activists Confront the Formidable Influence Wielded by the Alabama Power Company; Michael Hansen, Executive Director of GASP, the Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Starbucks Union Drive Catches Fire Across the US; Alex N. Press, Staff writer at Jacobin Magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
HOST: Rob Fried Radio Station: WPKN 89.5-FM Community Radio Guest: Deb Greenwood, CEO, Center for Family Justice
HOST: Rob Fried
Guests: Steve di Costanzo, GM WPKN Deb Greenwood-, CEO of Center for Family Justice Lyndsay Stone, musician
This Month on Live Culture! My Guests are Jay Kemp and Victoria McCraven from NXTHVN to talk about Their Black History's NXT Future: an ode to black voices event celebrating poetry and Black History Month followed by a discussion with Kim Weston, Visual artist, photographer and founder of WABI gallery about to open soon in New Haven! https://www.eventbrite.com/.../black-historys-nxt-future... https://wabi.gallery/
I have been interested in Black Garlic ever since two fans of DITD Anne and Jim suggested I check out Black Garlic and do a show about it .Then my friend and colleague, the sorely missed Guy Beardsley, gave me two heads of Black garlic when I bought seed garlic from him for my garden a while back and I've been hooked ever since. Now I have finally found someone to talk to about Black Garlic with me, That's why these self described food lovers and Black Garlic makers Kayla Burton and Greg Lesson are here today. I have been interested in Black Garlic ever since two fans of DITD Anne and Jim suggested I check out Black Garlic and do a show about it, Then my friend and colleague, the sorely missed Guy Beardsley, gave me two heads of Black garlic when I bought seed garlic from him for my garden a while back and I've been hooked ever since. Now I have finally found someone to talk to about Black Garlic with me, That's why these self described food lovers and Black Garlic makers Kayla and Greg are here today.
An interview with Erin Kelly, Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, and co-author of "Chasing Me To My Grave: An Artist's Memoir Of The Jim Crow South."
The late Winfred Rembert was a New Haven-based artist and master storyteller, in both words and images
He documented his life with art, carving scenes from rural Georgia into leather. His sense of design, use of color, and ability to visually tell the story of the often-brutal American black experience have earned him comparisons with such renowned artists as Jacob Lawrence.
His autobiography features images of fishing in the culvert or dancing in the juke joint — but also of picking cotton, escaping a lynching, and working on the chain gang.
He didn't start his path as an artist until he was 52, but art transformed his life and brought his life story to national attention.
-Worlds wildfires will be more frequent and intense -Due to drought California won’t deliver water to farmers -Intense rain and record-breaking floods hit eastern Australia -climate change coming to fast for plants and animals to adapt -175 countries agreed to ending plastic pollution. -Growing movement against eating too much meat -Germany to accelerate the expansion of wind and solar power
-United Kingdom hurricane strength -Facebook climate change misinformation -World spends $1.8 trillion annually.. worsening climate crisis. -Somalia refugee crisis due to Climate change -Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant will close -Arkansas Feral Hog Eradication project -Bat falcon spotted for the first time in the U.S.
- After Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine, can a Wider More Dangerous War with Russia be Averted? Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst Producer: Scott Harris
- In War with Russia Ukraine’s 15 Nuclear Reactors Vulnerable to Attack & Catastrophic health impacts Harvey Wasserman, journalist, author, and anti-nuclear movement activist Producer: Scott Harris
- Combating the Systemic Devaluation and Disregard for the Lives of Women of Color. CT State Sen. Marilyn Moore Producer: Melinda Tuhus
On this the penultimate day of Black History Month for 2022, host Garnett Ankle speaks with Deadria Farmer-Paellmann. This lady is a revolutionary! She is a legal strategist, Founder & Executive Director of the Restitution Study Group, and is Co-Chair of the Organization of Tribal Unity, OTU - an instituttion which unites families separated by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade. Farmer-Paellmann has been fighting for reparations for twenty two years. She tackled some of the huge corporations in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Listen to this very interesting conversation as Ms. Farmer-Paellmann fields questions on: The case For Reparations For Slavery.
- How War Can be Averted in Ukraine; Lawrence B. Wilkerson, dist. adj prof of Govt & Public Policy at the College of William and Mary; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Families of Sandy Hook School Massacre Victims Win Historic Suit against Remington Arms Company; Po Murray, chair of Newtown Action Alliance and Newtown Action Alliance Foundation; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- The Danger of Extremists Inside Canada's 'Freedom Convoy;' David Hoffman, associate professor of Sociology at the Canada's University of New Brunswick; Producer: Scott Harris.
CT -based alternative band from Willimantic is heading OUT-OF-STATE on a national tour which will wind up at a 2-day recording session at one of LA's premier studios. Band members Joe Lemieux (drums), Cory Farnsworth (lead guitar), Violet Volkowski (guitar and vox) and Rex Thurston (leader and lead vocalist) all talked on 1st Tuesday Rainy Day Radio about their upcoming projects and played selections from their forthcoming vinyl release, "The Greatest Movie of All Time." Interview by Richard Hill
- Mudslides and floods hit Rio de Janeiro state
- Western U.S. and Northern Mexico hit driest period in 1,200 years
- Sea levels along the coastal United States will rise by about a foot.
- massive methane cloud over Louisiana
- five million Legos were lost at sea keep washing up in England
- British Petroleum, Lord Browne warns about Climate change
- Maryland proposes a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Haddiyyah Ali shares her story of growing up in a Black Muslim family in the Hartford area, and she speaks about the larger history and legacy of the Black Muslim Radical Tradition in the United States, as well as her own work as a co-founder of Abolition Ummah, a Muslim Women led organization in Connecticut that supports incarcerated Muslims and seeks abolition of all systems in the prison industrial complex.
For more information on Abolition Ummah: https://www.instagram.com/abolitionummah https://twitter.com/AbolitionUmmah https://linktr.ee/abolitionummah
2 recent articles by Haddiyyah Ali on conditions facing prisoners in Connecticut:
"PROTECT ACT, S.B. 1059 must be signed into law in the 2022 legislative session" by Haddiyyah Ali, February 17, 2022, The Hartford Times:
https://hartfordtimes.com/hartford-political-news/protect-act-s-b-1059-must-be-signed-into-law-in-the-2022-legislative-session/
"Connecticut’s Incarcerated Population Needs a Comprehensive COVID-19 Response" by Haddiyyah Ali, January 17, 2022, The Hartford Times:
https://hartfordtimes.com/hartford-political-news/connecticuts-incarcerated-population-needs-a-comprehensive-covid-19-response/
New Haven artist Winfred Rembert survived a hard life in rural Georgia where he was almost lynched as a young adult and spent years in prison working on a chain gang. Decades later, after settling in New Haven, he returned a skill he had learned in prison: painting and carving leather. He went on to become renowned for his colorful paintings in leather that tell the stories of his life in Georgia.
Filmmaker Vivian Ducat documented Winfred Rembert's life in the award-winning documentary "All Me." This interview with Winfred and Vivian was recorded in 2012, when the film was scheduled to be shown at New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas.
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | February 14, 2022 | Exploring Fairfield County's Traditional Arts
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Exploring Fairfield County's Traditional Arts
This month's program explores what folk and traditional arts practices are alive and kicking across coastal Fairfield County. Meet Janet Evelyn the “Folk & Traditional Arts Community Impact Coordinator" for coastal Fairfield County - a short-term position created and funded by Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CCHAP) and the CT Office of the Arts (COA). Hear Tamara Dimitri from COA, and Kate Schramm, Director of CCHAP, talk about why this program came about and hear highlights of what Janet has discovered so far, with clips from some of her interviews.
- Nord Stream 2 Pipeline & Europe’s Need for Russian Gas, Key Elements in the Ukraine Crisis John Foster, author and Canadian petroleum economist Producer: Scott Harris
- Critical Race Theory is Target #1 in GOP Culture War Angela C. Robinson, Judge (Ret.) Visiting Professor at Quinnipiac University Producer: Scott Harris
- Connecticut Activists Continue Campaign to End or Restrict the Use of Solitary Confinement Ramon Garcia, a formerly incarcerated man and Connecticut prison reform activist Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of History at the U. of Houston, discusses the role of the slave trade in the declaration of independence from the British Crown. He connects this novel historical theory to the present day struggle for racial justice and to the attempts by right-wing extremists to obliterate the history of slavery from school curricula. Hosts: Richard Hill, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Scott Harris
Malcolm X was a mis-understood Black Civil Rights Leader of his time. He believed freedom for Blacks should come by any means necessary - by the Bible, by the ballot, or possibly by force. Controversial, and at times jovial, Malcolm was well respected among his followerers. Listen to Malcolm's uncompromising truths in his own words.
-Rapid growth of atmospheric methane concentrations -World’s glaciers contain less water than thought -Arctic winters are getting warmer -Beijing Olympics Winter Olympics is virtually 100% artificial snow. -Public Poll shows desire for shared responsibility for climate action -solar panel canopies to cover California canals -Many environmental benefits to Oyster shellfish farming
Activist/scholar Kat Morris describes her 10 Environmental Justice resolutions for 2022, through an equity lens (of course)
Today we talk with our honey bee specialist Vincent Kaye and then welcome Werner Heider, an engaged community member from Colorado, who shares his knowledge about farming practices in Switzerland, his native country. Also: Steve Munno with the CFA Report from Massaro Farm. Host: Richard Hill
- There is a Way Out of the Ukraine Crisis; Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Republican Party Officially Endorses Political Violence as a Means to Gain Power; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.
- America’s Longest-Serving Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier has COVID, Supporters Demand his Release; Kevin Sharp, the attorney representing Leonard Peltier; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
My guests today are Hector Gerado and Liz Guerra owners of SeaMARRON Farmstead near Danbury CT. They have been community and union organizers and They are BIPOC NYers from the Bronx turned #homesteaders #hempfarmers #beekeepers 🐝|| Hosts of the @bluedreamradio_ podcast Liz is also a Full spectrum doula/birth worker
Bishop John Selders, co-founder of Moral Mondays CT, talks about the evolution of MLK's political philosophy from one that focused almost exclusively on racial justice to his embrace of the causes of anti-imperialism and economic equality. Interview by Richard Hill
-Billions of fresh water from Iceberg melt into oceans -Climate change will cause the nation’s flooding losses to jump -Louisiana offers flooding buyout -Reno, Nevada,no rain in January -Saudi Arabia Temps dip to minus 6 degrees Celsius, -Maldives is creating an artificial island, -English Bee bricks -Monarchs butterflies bounce back
Host Mike Merli in conversation with Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated activist fighting for criminal justice reform in Connecticut.
Michael shares his story, and discusses the important legal advocacy work he is engaged in, as he continues to fight for those who are incarcerated behind prison walls.
For more information on Stop Solitary CT, and the February 9th rally: https://www.stopsolitaryct.org/ https://www.facebook.com/stopsolitaryconnecticut https://twitter.com/stopsolitaryct https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/ info@stopsolitaryct.org
Escalation of Rhetoric in Ukraine Crisis Risks Conflict; Nicolai Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island; Producer: Scott Harris. Pres. Biden's Historic Pledge to Nominate a Black Woman to Supreme Court; Marge Baker, Executive VP for Policy and Program with the group People For the American Way; Producer: Scott Harris. *Mountain Valley Pipeline Opponents Encouraged (Buoyed) as Federal Court Vacates Critical Permits; Russell Chisholm, co-chair of the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights, or POWHR Coalition; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Tropical Storm Ana devastates southern and eastern Africa -Austin Tx huge sulfuric acid waste spill - New South Florida storm and flood infrastructure projects -Plastic building blocks made from recyclable plastic -Artificial leaf captures carbon dioxide -Redwood forest land returned to Native American tribes
Host Mike Merli in conversation with Reverend D. Stanley Lord, President of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP. The conversation includes discussion of COVID testing and vaccination in Bridgeport; environmental justice; policing; the injustices of Jayson Negron, Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls; and upcoming Black History Month events.
For more info on the Greater Bridgeport NAACP: https://www.facebook.com/gbtpnaacp/ https://bridgeportnaacp.org/
Owner Mark Turocy has over 30 years of restaurant industry experience, from the west coast where he created California's The Comedy Store's first food program, to the east, in Connecticut, where he was General Manager of Rizzuto's in Westport and Atelier Florian in New Haven
WPKN Co-hosts: Bonna-Sue Burt and Andrew Ross
Prof. Gary Leupp discusses the situation in Ukraine and presents an alternative view to that in the US political class and mainstream media. Interview by Richard Hill
On this edition of What's Your Point? are stories of Nelson Mandela, and Marcus Garvey.
Nelson Mandela, the Black African freedom fighter who later became President of a democratic South Africa spent twenty seven years of his life in prision in his native land because of his hatred, and fight against the racist Apartheid system in his homeland. Many would have given up and renounced their opposition to the dreaded Apartheid system for their release from prison. Nelson Mandela stuck with the fight. While he was in prison, his then wife Winnie Mandela led the charge on the outside of that prison's walls for her husband's release, and the lifting of the wicked racist system of Apartheid.
Marcus Garvey, the first Natonal Hero of Jamaica, was a great Pan-Africanist and visionary. He encouraged Black people to leave the West and repatriate to the Mother Land, Africa. During his time in the United States, Garvey had millions of followers. He taught Black people to love themselves.
Listen to this presentation narrated by Garnett Ankle interspersed with relevant roots reggae songs.
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
The successor architectural firm to that created by the deceased designer Zaha Hadid has paid $16,000,000 to use her name. https://archinect.com/news/article/150294705/zaha-hadid-architects-has-paid-almost-16million-to-keep-founder-s-name
When a design is made – of a home, or anything else – when does the designer mean more than the actual act of creation itself? When the “Brand” becomes more important than the human. That is especially true when the human is dead. “Branding” is an new/old mantra: Old in advertising, newly powerful in the internet age when it comes to design, when “key words” and “rankings” begat work.
Homes have been “Branded, too. They have been “typed” since Big Real Estate started selling homes after World War 2 – “Colonial”, “Contemporary, “Arts & Crafts”, Victorian, now “Net-Zero”. The commodification of the human is, well, dehumanizing. What is more human than the home? When we “Brand” them, we dehumanize the home.
Style over substance reduces the joys of creative effervescence into type and pattern. Name over style reduces product to “Brand” perhaps the most hideous outcome ever derived from the illicit mating of ego and aesthetics – profit over humanity..
When “Who” is creating becomes a “Brand” it no longer matters “How” or “Why”: “What you did is “Who” you are…
So buying a name, a “Brand” simply extends inhumanity beyond the grave. Architecture is no different from Nike: the juggernaut of the “Brand” is immortal, as long as you pay for it. Let us discuss this on HOME PAGE this week.
Joining us is one of the creators and editor of the Common Edge Collaborative and former Executive Editor at Metropolitan Home Magazine, Martin Pedersen, Boston Architect Jeremiah Eck, writer and co-founder of The Congress of Residential Architecture, and Rhode Island architect David Andreozzi who was the director of the AIA’s Custom Residential Architect Network.
Effort Underway to Challenge Insurrectionist's Right to Run for Public Office; Ben Horton, a legal fellow with the group Free Speech for People; Producer: Scott Harris Taxing Extreme Global Wealth Could Lift 2.3 billion People out of Poverty; Chuck Collins, dir. of the program on Inequality & the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Koch Network Funds War on COVID Public Health Measures; Alex Kotch, an investigative reporter with the Center for Media and Democracy; Producer: Scott Harris
Host: Rob Fried Guests: Tim DeHuff, Musician and Lorraine Gibbons, Executive Director of the Carinal Shehan center
My guest on Digging in the Dirt is Linley Dixon a Colorado organic farmer with a Ph.D. in plant pathology and co-director of the Real Organic Project. The project is family farmer-driven and embraces centuries-old organic farming practices along with new scientific knowledge of ecological farming. Healthy soil equals healthy crops and livestock, which equals healthy people and a healthy climate. We'll be talking about their upcoming online seminar Milk & Money -- a discussion on the state of the organic milk industry in the U.S.
- Kuwait has the highest temp readings on Earth
- Fed chair says Fed’s role in the climate emergency is “limited”
- Coke and Pepsi call for a global pact to combat plastic pollution
- Chemicals are impacting the stability of global ecosystems.
- Largest hedge fund led by climate crisis activist
- BP pulse electric vehicle charging business becoming profitable
- Ocean Temps Hotest ever
- 129 degree heat wave for Argentina
- New heat record for Austrailia
- Englands waters have major pollution problems
- New see through solar windows
- New Technology to scrub CO2 from factories -Electric Ford 150 trucks super popular
GM of WPKN and host Steve di Costanzo interviews Sarah-Jane Henry Ed.D. the Director of Performing Arts and Visual Arts for the Bridgeport Public Schools. She discusses a new program called FAME and also talks a bit about access and equity to the arts in the Bridgeport Public Schools. It's Year One!
Gus Speth, the ultimate "insider" in the halls of government, international NGOs and U.S. nonprofits when it came to environmental issues, discusses his new book, "They Knew: The U.S. Federal Government's Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis"
A powerful interview with Sikowis Nobiss, an indigenous woman from Canada now living in the U.S., about her efforts to expose and heal from the tragedy of the remains of native children found in Canada in 2021.
An interview with Orielle Osprey Lake, executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network, who describes the six-day, global women's assembly that took place shortly before the Glasgow climate summit
Canadian Scholar Warns that America is Moving Toward Democracy Collapse & Rightwing Dictatorship; Thomas Homer-Dixon, executive director of the Cascade Institute at Royal Roads University; Producer: Scott Harris. After 20 Years Human Rights Groups Continue to Demand Closure of US Guantanamo Prison; Dr. Maha Hilal, an organizer with the group Witness Against Torture; Producer: Scott Harris. *Mine Workers Union Split with Senator Joe Manchin Over his Opposition to Biden’s Build Back Better Bill; Phil Smith, the United Mine Workers of America’s director of communications and government affairs; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Trump & GOP Planning to Use the Constitution's 12th Amendment to Steal the Next Election Greg Palast investigative reporter and author Producer: Scott Harris. Dissecting the GOP's 'Big Lie' and Other Toxic Conspiracy Theories Amanda J. Crawford, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut Producer: Scott Harris. *Is There a Link Between the Pandemic and a Dramatic Rise in Suicide Attempts by Adolescent Girls? Commander Ellen Yard, an epidemiologist with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
On this the first edition of What's Your Point? for 2022, host Garnett Ankle wishes you all the best for the year.
On the show today, Garnett speaks with Professor & Historian, Dr. Uhuru Williams.
The attempted coup on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 & the legacy of Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr are the topics under discussion. Martin Luther King, Jr National Public Holiday is Monday, January 17, 2022.
Please listen to an interesting conversation as democracy in the United States hangs in the balance.
• Greg Palast: Trump & GOP Planning to Use the Constitution’s 12th Amendment to Steal the 2024 Election • Amanda J. Crawford: Dissecting the GOP’s ‘Big Lie’ and Other Toxic Conspiracy Theories • Ellen Yard: Is There a Link Between the Pandemic and Spike in Adolescent Girls’ Suicide Attempts? • Bob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Jan. 12, 2022
An interview with Dr. Kinari Webb, who established a clinic in the rainforest in Borneo called Health in Harmony, with the goals of providing health care for the residents and thus allowing them to not cut rainforest trees to earn money to pay for otherwise very expensive health care. Based on the One Health model of integrating care for humans, other animals, and ecosystems.
OccupyBiden was a weeklong, 24/7 encampment a mile from President Biden's home in Delaware between Christmas and New Year's to press him to declare a climate emergency and then take executive action to stop approvals of any new fossil fuel projects because we are in Code Red for humanity. It ended with a march to Biden's house to deliver a letter with their demands, which the Secret Service refused to accept.
An interview with two of the main organizers of OccupyBiden, a weeklong, 24/7 encampment a mile from President Biden's private home in Wilmington, DE, during the holiday week from Christmas to New Year's to push him to declare a climate emergency and follow that with his administration declining to approve any new fossil fuel projects, since the crisis means "Code Red for humanity." It ended with a march to his house to present a letter outlining their demands, which the Secret Service declined to accept.
Steve Munno offers the CSA update from Massaro Farm; and Vincent Kaye talks about the bees in winter, Hosted by Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
Host: Kathy Connor
Kathy’s Corner includes a talk by Dr. Tony Nader on What is Consciousness. Dr. Nader is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he has a Ph.D. in neuroscience. He is a globally recognized Vedic scholar and head of the international Transcendental Meditation® organizations in over 100 countries.
Thursday, December 23, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
2021 is ending. Perhaps we sense that the 20th century is (finally) ending, too. In any event, the growing hours of daylight trigger the future thoughts of the entire biosphere. HOME PAGE is no different. The home is uniquely human in its presence and projection in our lives. Geodesic domes, concrete houses, buried homes, the now oddly dated “Smart Home” are just some of the ways we visioned how our homes would change.
But what we build almost never follows the leaders of taste and futurism: the drumbeat of “bigger” has been louder in the Housing Boom of today, while the salvation of “density” now has an asterisk in our expectation as the latest variant makes distance fonder in our apprehension.
Whither the Home Of The Future? How will we think about how we live in the near and far futures this weird time continually challenges us to apprehend? HOME PAGE has three incredible guests, from Canada, Europe and the wilds of Boston to give their visions on how and why homes will or might change.
Or Ettlinger, PhD is on the faculty of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is part of Humboldt University of Berlin and the Building Beauty Program in Sorrento, Italy. June Komisar isa registered architect, and Associate Chair of Ryerson University’s Department of Architecture Science undergraduate student affairs in Toronto. Ann Sussman is also a registered architect and writer of books focusing on how we perceive buildings and teaches at the Boston Architecture College and is President of the Human Architecture and Planning Institute.
Where are homes going? Well, no one really knows but these thought leaders know more than most: JOIN US!
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Art Councils Lead The Way
This month we focus on our local arts councils and commissions. What are they, what do they do, how do they help the arts and the public, and what are their goals for the New Year? Our guests include Nancy Diamond, Chair of the Westport Arts Advisory Commission, Lou Ursone, Member of the Stamford Arts & Culture Commission, and Tatiana Mori, Executive Director of the Greenwich Arts Council. Tune in Monday for Arts Councils Lead the Way.
Norman wants help with his unvaccinated adult daughter and Bob wants journalists to be held accountable.
My guest today on Digging in the DIrt is the founder and Executive Director of the Bionutrient Food Association Dan Kittridge. Dan has been here many times before . He is a good friend of WPKN and Digging in the Dirt. We talk Bionutrious food and the Bionutrient Meter.
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15 inches of snow in Virginia
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California mandatory water restrictions
- Chile to rewrite Constitution for ecological concern
- South China seas fishing tensions
- Thousands of birds invade Texas parking lot
- GAF announces new solar roof
- Notpla debuts biodegradable packaging
- 15 inches of snow in Virginia
- California mandatory water restrictions
- Chile to rewrite Constitution for ecological concern
- South China seas fishing tensions
- Thousands of birds invade Texas parking lot
- GAF announces new solar roof
- Notpla debuts biodegradable packaging
Halting NATO's Eastward Expansion Would Help Resolve US-Russia Ukraine Crisis; Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst; Producer: Scott Harris. Major Challenges Ahead for Chile's New Progressive President; René Rojas, Asst Prof in Human Development at the College of Community & Public Affairs, Binghamton University; Producer: Scott Harris. *Occupy Biden Protest Encampment Calls on President to 'Declare a Climate Emergency;' Karen Igou and Coby Owens, Climate activists; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Devastating Boulder Colorado Wildfire -Alaska hits 67 degrees in December -Over 200 inches of snow in 48 hours in California -Bird flu outbreak kills 5,200 migratory cranes in Israel -The US is the world’s biggest plastic waste producer -Hyundai totally commits to the electric car market.
Jim Motavalli and Don Gibson, the dean of the business school at Manhattan College, speak about about electric cars.
*Joe Manchin Derails Biden's Build Back Better Human Infrastructure; Bill Scott Desnoyers Medicare4All activist & a leader in the NY chapter of the Poor People's Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris. * New Report Finds US Financial Sector the 5th Biggest Emitter of CO2 in the World; Adele Shraiman a Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club's Fossil-Free Finance campaign; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * How Dark Money Bought a Supreme Court Seat; Andrew Perez, senior editor, and reporter at The Daily Poster; Producer: Scott Harris.
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The artic ice is melting rapidly
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AntarticThwaites Glacier melting rapid
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official record high of 38 degrees C for the Arctic
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Exxon lobbyist denies climate change poses "catastrophic risk.”
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One million turtles released into a river of the Amazon
-Biden administration approves two major solar projects -National Forest for Wales. -Houston is planting Trees -first Seawing [kite] to tow container ships -New York City Council votes to ban new natural gas appliances I am Kevin Gallagher producer of The GaiaGram. As we draw 2021 to a close, I wanted to let you know that I understand that GaiaGram can be full of disquieting and negative news. Unfortunately, we are at the moment in earths environmental existence where our species needs to understand just how vast the problems are and how they, I beleive, threaten our very existence. As you have heard on GaiaGram over the last two years there are no shortage of stories illuminating the issues we face. It is my hope that we hear about the problems and collectively start doing something about them. Every GaiaGram ends with stories about positive events and progress being made by people all over the world. This year end segment of GaiaGram is completely filled with stories that show we are responding, we are working to correct the bad habits of humanity and learning to live with and steward the systems of our planet in a sustainable manner. I wish the world Peace, more love and a healthy new year.
Corporate Media's Distorted Coverage of Inflation Blames Biden Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Producer: Scott Harris Talks to Restore Iran Nuclear Deal Face Numerous Obstacles Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council Producer: Scott Harris *Growth of Recreational Wood Burning Poses Risk to Human Health Nancy Alderman, founder and president of Environment and Human Health, Inc. Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
The Arts, Culture and The Future of Bridgeport
Join Phil Kuchma, Lauren Coakley Vincent and Steve Di Costanzo Mon Dec. 13 at 12pm as they discuss how the arts and culture is the secret sauce in driving Bridgeport's future.
• Builder and real estate manager and developer Phil Kuchma has been shaping downtown Bridgeport since 1972; key arts venues now cluster around his “Bijou Square”.
• Steve di Costanzo has led WPKN Community Radio since 2012. What does the recent move to Downtown’s Bijou Theatre mean for the station? How important is place to a radio station?
• Lauren Coakley Vincent is finishing her fourth year leading the BridgeportDSSD InfoBridgeport, transformed by her #ColorfulBridgeportcampaign, public art commissions, and more. How far can the arts drive a city’s economy and spirit?
In a few years, one may not be able to recognize the United States, as undemocratic forces are fighting to gain political power by any means. Does the United States has the moral authority to promote democracy overseas while dismantling it at home? In several states controlled by Republicans, they are putting people in positions of power to suppress and nulify votes if the elections are not in their favor. Wake up people! Your democracy is about to be stolen from right under your nose. Do You care? The nation now has information, the immediate former president of the United States, some of his then Cabinet members, and current members of the United States Congress were looking into methods to stage a coup on the incoming administration. In any self respecting nation, all those people would be arrested and tried for crimes against the state. It is still not too late to charge those people for the attempted coup and the lost to lives. Attorney General Merrick Garland, time is of the essence. You need to act with dispatch. Those people MUST be brought to book. They all took an oat to uphold the United States Constitution against enemies foreign and domestic. They acted as local enemies against the United States for which there MUST be no pardon.
Rich and Frank both ask about finding purpose in retirement for themselves, partners, and others.
Robbie Shakespear the bass player of the famous reggae rhythm section of 'Sly and Robbie' is the subject of a discussion with Amy Wachtel on her WPKN radio show ROCKERS ARENA with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club member, Chris Frantz
On this episode of Seeking Wellness, Dr. Pierre interviews Dr. Kathryn Firisin, ND, MSPT, a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Physical Therapist in Connecticut and Arizona. With over 22 years in healthcare, Dr. Firisin is able to utilize her experience in healthcare and physical therapy, specialty labs and diagnostics, and naturopathic therapies to address the root cause of disease. The doctors discuss Dr. Firisin’s personal health journey that led to her discovery of naturopathic medicine, the naturopathic philosophy of “treat the whole person”, treatment modalities utilized, special conditions treated, and how patient care has changed during the pandemic.
Connect with Dr. Firisin at her website and on social media at Instagram: @DrFirisin and Facebook: @DrKateFirisin.
In this episode of Seeking Wellness, Dr. Pierre is joined by Dr. Sheryl Barnes to discuss the intersection of spirituality and health. Dr. Barnes is an author, speaker, minister, master life coach and holds 5 academic degrees. Her extensive background lends to her belief that spirituality is the foundation of everything in life - including overall health. The show begins with a discussion of what spirituality is then transitions into the connections and conflicts within spirituality and the healthcare system. Lastly, Dr. Sheryl shares her spiritual strategies that she uses to coach others through life's challenges and distractions. Connect with Dr. Barnes at her website DrSherylBarnes.com / Sterling-xavier.com and on social media at Instagram/Twitter: @DrSBarnes, Linked In: @DrSherylBarnes and Facebook: @SterlingXavierConsulting.
On this episode of Seeking Wellness, Dr. Pierre is joined by Naturopathic Doctor and trauma specialist Dr. Gaynel Nave. Dr. Nave explains the body's physiological response to acute and chronic trauma including an introduction to psychoneuroendocrinology and epigenetics. Included in the discussion is racial/ intergenerational trauma and the trauma induced by the pandemic. Special populations discussed include children, military personnel and first responders. Lastly, the doctors offer up trauma informed treatments and the importance of social support systems. Connect with Dr. Nave on her website drgaynelnave.com and all social media outlets @drgaynelnave.
Dave Chapman, executive director of the Real Organic Project, discusses the virtual symposiums they will conduct on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 from 3 to 5 PM. The theme of the sessions is "Milk and Money," or how giant agribusiness dairy concerns are literally flooding the small local dairy operations out of the market, Register for the symposiums at: www.realorganicproject.org. Hosts: Richard Hill, Steve Munno and Chris Ferrio
Nancy DeBrule. Mike Nadeau, Janekke Beardslsy, Vincent Kaye, Kevin Gallagher, Kim Stoner and others relate memories of their ow their friendship and association with guy. Host: Richard Hill
Chris George, executive director of IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services) discusses the Afghan resettlement program in Connecticut. Interview by Richard Hi;;
- NATO Expansion Key to Understanding Rising Russia-Ukraine Tensions David Gibbs, Professor of History at the University of Arizona Producer: Scott Harris
- Jeopardizing Press Freedom, UK Court OKs WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Extradition to US Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of the news website ShadowProof.com Producer: Scott Harris
- Connecting the issues of Human Health & Environmental Health to Protect Indonesia’s Rainforest Kinari Webb, founder of the group Health In Harmony Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-Kentucky Tornado -The weather is weird -Humanity adding carbon to the atmosphere, fast -Florida feeds malnourished Manatees -global sustainable investment assets grew
My guest on this "Digging in the Dirt" is Vicki Hird. Vicki is Head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign for Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming and she also runs an independent consultancy in the UK. An experienced and award-winning environmental campaigner, researcher, writer and strategist working for the past 30 years mainly in the food, farming and environmental policy arena. She is here today to talk about her latest book - Rebugging the Planet - The Remarkable Things that Insects(and Other Invertebrates) Do – and Why we need to love them more. Chelsea Green Publishing
Thursday, November 25, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
14 of this year’s Home Page guests from Minnesota, Los Angeles, New Hampshire, Brooklyn, and even Connecticut offer their perspective on what they are grateful for in our homes. From a window, mud room, kitchen table, history, to garden and more – the variety of love is heard in words, poem, and imagery. A great accompaniment to driving stuffing and stuff.
The noise of “The Holidays” is beginning to well up to deafening. We are bombarded with costs – monetary, emotional and physical. But we have those we love, and this week we see more of them. Rather than the absurdity of Zoom, this year we go back, we return to each other.
We leave, and come, to homes. These last two years we have come to know our home, and what we love and hate in our home. Where we live is greater with us than at any time since the automobile projected us out into the world.
Sequestration and fear of disease has meant that we know our homes more than any generation since World War 2. That means, this week, it is a good time to hear what we are thankful for in our homes. Each of us, all of us. HOME PAGE has a dozen guests, from the 36 we have heard from over the last year and we return to their perspectives.
As you drive to home, stuff a turkey, await the love of the distant, listen to an hour and a dozen voices answering:
“What are you grateful for in your home?”
-Greater fwater run off from the ice melt
-Amazon Deforestation jumps 15%
-California’s fruit trees effected by drought
-Biden administration to incorporate traditional Indigenous knowledge
-Rewilding projects are multiplying in the U.K
My guest on this program is my friend John Conroy, whom I went to H.S. with. He was telling me about his new interest as a Docent for Elepahant seals in the San Louis Obispo California area. Some of the males can be as large as 5000 lbs. I thought it would be interesting to hear all about his experiences on "Digging in the Dirt". John has had a life long interest in nature, the wild and wildlife. He got involved with the Elephant Seal rookery when he saw an article in the paper about it and the people that volunteer there.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Women’s right to Abortion Jenny Ma, senior attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights Producer: Melinda Tuhus Sounding the Alarm: Trump-Era Program Threatens Future Privatization of Medicare Kay Tillow, chair Kentuckians for Single-Payer Health Care Producer: Scott Harris *After Years of Corruption and Violence, Progressive Candidate Wins Honduras Presidential Election Suyapa Portillo Villeda, asst. prof. of Chicanx, Latinx and Transnational Studies at Pitzer College Producer: Scott Harris
Tom had a commitment from his adored wife and his wife can't honor her commitment, A Mom is trying to help her alcoholic adult son, and a Husband is trying to save his marriage
Joe likes his job, his colleagues a lot but he struggles with the toxic conversations about politics.
Mark Potok, formerly of the Southern Poverty Law Center speaks on the dangers of radical right wing extremism in the United States and to a lesser extent in Europe. The radical right wing extremism expert focuses on some far right wing extremists in the Republican Party in the United States Congress.
Host Mike Merli speaks with Lela Florel, founder of Preserve Remington Woods.
Remington Woods is a 422 acre forest community in Bridgeport and Stratford, that for several years, has been threatened with destruction in the name of commercial / residential "development."
On November 16th, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing during which there were several hours of testimony from well over a hundred people, speaking on the need for preserving the Remington Woods.
Then, a few days ago on December 1st, the Connecticut Post ran an article that said the Planning and Zoning commission had decided this week to change the designation for the woods from “light industrial” to “residential office center.”
Lela shares thoughts on the Commission's decision this week, and the next steps in the struggle to preserve Remington Woods in its entirety as a wildlife nature preserve.
For more info on the hearing:
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Dozens-pack-zoning-hearing-to-preserve-16629613.php
For more info on the Planning and Zoning Commission's decision:
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-OKs-some-development-at-Remington-Woods-16667114.php
For more information on Preserve Remington Woods, and ways to take action:
www.preserveremingtonwoods.com/
-San Francisco declared a water shortage emergency -Portugal shuts down its last remaining coal plant -Canada issues its first "red alert" for dangerous weather system -Critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise -World's smallest elephant is facing challenges -Germany’s highest court rules in favor of future generations
My guest on this episode of DITD is Sefra Alexandra. Her web site describes her as a "The Seed Huntress," …....an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial expedition to save the seeds of our wild + cultivated lands. She has fortified community seed banks internationally, hunted for rare endangered seeds for Seeds of Success and is now taking the lead of CT NOFA's pollinator health initiative, The Ecotype Project. She is here today to talk about that project as well as the eco59 project.
My next guests on DITD are Ellie Angerame the Executive Director, of Green Village Initiative leading her organization towards creating social, economic and environmental change through a unified network of urban farms, community gardens and school gardens in Bridgeport, CT. She is here with Richard Myers Assistant Farm Manager at GVI and Co-Owner and farmer with Sean Joseph at Park City Harvest here in Bpt. They are Two West- Indian American Horticulturists focused on organic market gardening. Their tag line is "CHANGING THE IMAGE OF FARMING"
My guest on this program is Dave Carr Lead organizer for Pollinator Pathways West Haven. The goal of this group is to install native perennial plants while building community and educating people about the importance of pollinators to support insects that also feed migrating birds. The project started in 2019. Dave founded Earth lobbyist.com in 2018. Earth lobbyists is a nonpartisan educational resource containing original writing, original photographs and a virtual Art Gallery which was recently part of the New Haven Open Studios. The goal of Earth lobbyist.com is to engage climate change deniers where they live.
December Deadline Looms for Senate Democrats to Pass Critical Voting Rights Legislation; Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way; Producer: Scott Harris. The US Tax Code Must be Re-Written to Compel America's Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share; Morris Pearl, A former managing director of BlackRock, chair of the Patriotic Millionaires group; Producer: Scott Harris. *California Proposes New Rule Banning New Oil Wells Within 3,200 Feet of Homes and Schools; Matt Nelson, executive director of Presente.org; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host: Jennifer Bangser
Taking a look at the VERSO STUDIOS
Brendan Toller: Verso Studios Marketing Manager
David Bibbey: Verso Studios Video Production Manager
Travis Bell: Verso Studios Audio Production Manage
Joining host Rob Fried is former Band Central Radio host and Executive Producer Andy Kadison to chat about music, giving and Thanksgiving.
- GOP's Embrace of Violence Endangers U.S. Democracy Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of Italian and History at New York University Producer: Scott Harris
- With Freeze of Assets, Millions of Afghan Civilians Face Famine Kathy Kelly, life-long nonviolence activist, co-coordinator of the Ban Killer Drones Campaign Producer: Scott Harris
- The Sacrifice of Essential Workers During Pandemic Led to Mass Resignations and Labor Strikes Mike Elk, Senior Labor Reporter & Founder of PayDayReport.com Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Host Garnett Ankle speaks on the issue of the missing Chinese lawn tennis star, Peng Shuai; the political challenges of the United States and other topics. Members of his listening audience also call in and speak their mind.
Host Mike Merli speaks with Lela Florel, founder of Preserve Remington Woods.
The Bridgeport Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday November 16th, attended by over 100 people from all across Connecticut.
For more info on that hearing:
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Dozens-pack-zoning-hearing-to-preserve-16629613.php
For more information on Preserve Remington Woods, and ways to take action:
www.preserveremingtonwoods.com/
Guy Beardsley's friends and family share their thoughts and memories about his life, his work and his tireless work in support of the the organic community. Guests: Suzanne Duesing, Nancy DeBrule, Steve Munno, Caty Poole, Mike Nadeau, Kevin Gallagher. Hosted by Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
Well that's a wrap. WPKN has made the move from what was the University of Bridgeports Student Center to Bijou Square in downtown Bridgetport. To mark the occassion I invited my good friends and Colleagues to drop in to our airwaves to remind us what it was like way back when and how WPKN continues to thrive and shine as a vey special place in the broadcasting landscape. Here is who came along for the ride. Enjoy
-Rick Petrone 4:05 pm -Pete Bochan 4:20pm & Stu Hackel -Mike Zito 4:50 -Pam Merly 5:15 pm -Bob Heussler 5:40 -Ed Michealson 6:00 pm -Earle Bailey 6:20 pm
Massive storm batters British Columbia Pacific island nation is sinking due to sea level rise Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bayis sinking Rare November Tornadoes strike the Northeast Atrazine and Gylphosate determined harmful to endangered species Banks will play key role reducing carbon emissions
40 countries to phase out coal-fired power world is facing a dramatic shortfall in fertilizer Hunting Trophies Found in an Undercover Investigation in Iowa. French astronaut global warming alarm from space new marketplace App to encourage neighbours to share household items.
- Youth Climate Activists in Glasgow Demand More; Delger Erdenesanaa, a fellow and reporter with the award-winning publication, Inside Climate News; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Let Joe Biden Know Trump’s Postmaster General DeJoy Has Got to Go; Lisa Graves, Executive Director of True North Research; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Libraries Without Borders Provides Internet Access to Underserved Communities Worldwide; Aaron Greenberg Executive Director with Libraries without Borders; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Bridgeport Moving Forward: Bridgeport Art Trail 2021
For the last 12 years, November has meant the Bridgeport Art Trail. This year, after 2020, when COVID forced events to go virtual, the 13th BAT will be the biggest ever. In addition to open studios at American Fabrics, The Knowlton, The NEST, and the brand new METRO Art Studios, there are several major openings of key Bridgeport cultural organizations: the ribbon-cutting opening of METRO, the move-in to brand newly renovated space over the Bijou by WPKN itself, and a brand-new exhibition space downtown for the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center.
This month, our guests are
● Suzanne Katchmar, executive director of City Lights Gallery and of the Bridgeport Art Trail
● Jane Davila, Executive Director of Metro Art Studios
● Steve di Costanzo, General Manager of WPKN
● Maisa Tisdale, Executive Director of the Mary and Eliza Freeman Center for History & Community
● Cris Dam and Dustin Malstrom, owners of URSA Gallery in Bridgeport’s Arcade,
● Phil Kuchma of Kuchma Corporation.
- Climate Activists Decry Lack of Progress at Glasgow’s UN Climate Summit; Reynard Loki, Editor/Chief Correspondent with Earth/ Food/ Life at the Independent Media Institute; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Residents Rise Up to Oppose Construction of a Plastics Plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley;’ Sharon Lavigne, founder of RISE St. James, a winner of the 2021 Goldman Prize; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Progressives Reject Blame for Democrats' Election Losses; Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution; Producer: Scott Harris.
We mourn and celebrate the life of Guy Beardsley who died Tuesday at St. Vincent's Hospital in BPT. I am joined by Suzanne Duesing, Bev Corvino and Vincent Kaye as we do what Guy would have wanted: keep the ball rolling. We can hear him saying: "Good show!". Host: Richard Hill
Host Mike Merli speaks with Civil Rights Attorney Alex Taubes and Bryan "Love" Jordan.
After spending 15 years in prison, a judge found cause to question Bryan's original conviction, and call for Bryan to get a new trial.
Then, the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed that decision.
Bryan's future is now in the hands of State's Attorney Patrick Griffin, based in New Haven.
Griffin holds the power to grant Bryan release since he has already served 15 years on a conviction that was questionable at best.
For more information on Bryan and his case:
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/03/23/feature-love-on-trial/
Letters can be sent advocating for Bryan's release to:
Patrick J. Griffin State's Attorney 235 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510
Phone calls can be made to: 203-503-6823
Social media posts can be made about Bryan's story using the hashtag #FreeBLove.
During the first half of the show, Garnett speaks live with Hartford, Connecticut's own Top Model, Samantha Bass. The Top Model fields questions pertaining to her modeling career, among other endeavors, including one which took her to India twice.
After the conversation, Garnett opens the telephone line and speaks with members of his listening audience.
My guest on this episode of "Digging in the dirt" is farmer Craig Floyd, a wise old farmer. Craig is the farm manager of the giving Garden at Coogan Farm in stonington Mystic CT. which omises to bring fresh food to thousands of hungry residents of New London County daily.
Bob Halstead is president of two community garden groups, one statewide, and one for Bridgeport: Connecticut Community Gardening Association (CCGA) and Bridgeport Community Land Trust (The Trust), respectively. Bob founded the community garden program in 1980 in Bridgeport and has been active in various leadership capacities in forming approximately 50 gardens about 25 that still exist in low income areas. Most gardens manage themselves and many are between are 20 to 40 years old. Bob actively now manages 6 thriving gardens one of which is a school garden at Harding High School.
Dems. and RepS view causes of Global warming differently Countries are “utterly failing” on goals of the Paris climate accord Mega drought effecting Arizona water supply Lake Tuz in central Turkey has dried up Atmospheric river puts out Northern California's largest wildfire Fossil fuel divest-invest movementhas success
Troubling Signs of Inaction From the January 6th Insurrection Investigation Ron Fein, Legal Director with the group Free Speech For People Producer: Scott Harris The Role of the Military in the Global Climate Crisis Goes Largely Unaddressed Jodie Evans, Co-Founder Code Pink Women for Peace Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Biden Must Take Action to Vaccinate the Global South: No One is Safe Until We Are All Safe Ben Levenson, Deputy Director of Justice is Global Producer: Scott Harris
Host Mike Merli talks with Stanley Heller of Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, and The Struggle Video News.
For more info on the New England Network for Justice for Palestine, and the upcoming November 29th Day of Action: https://www.nenjp.org/
For more info on Promoting Enduring Peace and climate justice: https://pepeace.org/
To check out the article Stan mentioned on New Politics: https://newpol.org/an-especially-shameful-episode-in-zionist-history/
For other work of Stan's: www.thestruggle.org
This month on Live Culture, Martha is in discussion with two members of VozTerra, an experimental sound project based in Bogotá, Colombia, which addresses the climate crisis, social justice issues, and the effects of Covid lockdown through innovative collaborative audio recordings mixing ambient noises and music. Much of it incorporates sounds of nature from the threatened and environmentally rich Van der Hammen Reserve, while the Sounds From Your Window project offers a global interactive aural glimpse of life during the lockdown.
VozTerra is an audio project created with the purpose of raising awareness about the care of our natural ecosystems, and to open up new experiences for listening, in dialogue with global communities. VozTerra is a proud recipient of the Latinoamerica Verde Awards and features an excellent website full of audio meditations, videos, sounds, music and ways to participate and get involved. You may listen to more here: https://www.vozterra.com/
The music albums Ventanas Volume 1, Ventanas, Volume 2, and Alteraciones, and Reserva, all from 2021, are now available on most major sound platforms for listening, with sale proceeds going to the artists who donated their talents to this project as well as an ecological tree planting initiative, and a fund to support older musicians living on the margins. There is also a wonderful video, an official selection from the AXD Short Film Festival about the Sounds from Your Windows project is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uguCxdUD_WE
VozTerra was created in November, 2019 by Lany Arévalo, Héctor Buitrago, Rafael Puyana, Diana Restrepo, and Daniel Roa, who, in collaboration with The Museum for the United Nations - UN Live, developed the multimedia web platform for this innovative and timely project. Don’t miss this conversation with two of the VozTerra Collective: Rafael Puyana and Diana Restrepo as we meet on Zoom from Sweden, Hong Kong, and Bogotá to discuss art, social justice, and the climate crisis during the time of Covid. This is environmental activism at its most creative, compelling, and inclusive. More about the The Museum for the United Nations - UN Live here: https://museumfortheun.org/about/
Diana Maria Restrepo is a distinguished sound artist and performer. She graduated in percussion from the Paris Conservatoire and did her Masters's studies at the Sound Studies Program of the University of Arts, Berlin. Her artistic concerns point towards personal and collective memory as plastic matter and its relation to sound. She has worked in soundscape, radio, audio design, and installation. She has extensive experience managing and curating artistic and cultural projects. More about Diana can be found at www.dianarestrepo.co
Rafael Puyana is a media artist, designer, interactive creative director, educator, and live coder. He has been exploring the intersections between art, design and technology in the digital landscape for around 15 years, for projects and companies in Colombia, Canada, United States, and Mexico. He currently supports companies and special projects with the crystallization of their ideas into prototypes and digital tangible products: applications, mobile, web, installations, and AR/VR. More about Rafael can be found at: www.rafaelpuyana.com
Now in it's 5th Year, Live Culture is a monthly radio program about art, ideas and visual culture. For 2021 Martha has largely been focusing on art addressing the Climate Crisis and issues of Social Justice during the time of Covid.
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
The last year has seen the Real Estate Industrial Complex on Blast: Sell, Sell, Sell – a seller’s market, a housing consumer nightmare. Costs, always high in northeast grew far higher. The traditional ways of making a home, owning a home, even envisioning where a home could be were thrown out, in favor of a crazy bubble.
The way we think of homes is not static, homes are the direct extension of us, each of us, and collectively as humanity. So there are alternatives to how we envision how we live, where we live and what we live in – our homes.
Three guests are deeply involved in how homes are created, and can be part of Home Page this week to tell how they are working to open up the housing market, and respond to how the world has changed, and will change. Joining us is:
Pennie Garber is a licensed architect located near Staunton, Virginia. She has owned and operated a small architectural firm for the last 20 years. She is now working with a business incubator to build a new company, a benefit corporation called Plans for Good, that can hopefully address the needs of the families she hasn’t yet met who currently don’t have the resources to own their own home.
Susan Ingham is a licensed architect practicing in Seattle, Washington. Her firm, KASA Architecture specializes in residential design. The main focus of her work is to try to create environments with beauty. She is a founder of the Building Beauty program in Sorrento, Italy, and teaches a difference way of creating home design, a way of the place and person, not the product.
Ben Ledbetter is an architect grew up in the South, received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Auburn University then went Harvard University, where he received a Master in Architecture degree Ben now directs the architectural studies program of the Wesleyan University Art Department, teaching architecture as well as drawing courses. Ben is part of a new program with Yale to create homes.
Billionaires Tax May Win Support in Congressional negotiations on Biden's Build Back Better Plan; Frank Clemente, executive director Americans for Tax Fairness; Producer: Scott Harris. Joe Manchin Succeeds in Killing Key Climate Provision in Democrats' Reconciliation; Bill John Noël, senior climate campaigner with Greenpeace USA; Producer: Scott Harris. *Israel Designates Palestinian Human Rights Groups as Terrorists; Shelly Altman, chair of the New Haven chapter of the group Jewish Voice for Peace; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host: Rob Fried
Guest: Dave Sigworth, Associate Director of Communications Norwalk Aquarium.
Host Rob Fried talks with guests John Torres from the band Colorfields and also discusses the Torres' family project at the old Acoustic in Black Rock soon to be Park City Music Hall.
Fried also talks with Dave Sigworth, the Associate Director of Communications from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.
Governments still planning to extract huge amounts of fossil fuels TotalEnergies Knew fossil fuels threatened the global climate 9.9% of scientists agree fossil fuels cause of climate change. Venice faces increased Flooding infrastructure bill includes funds for pollinators Monarchs maybe edging away from extinction
climate change "single biggest health threat facing humanity." This year is the second-largest global carbon emissions jump Arctic sea ice has been steadily decreasing Planet needs everyone buying electric vehicles five-point Elk freed of tire around neck
After the passing of singer, and producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, Garnett decides to share a conversation he had with the enigmatic one, twenty years ago while he worked at another radio station.
Host Garnett Ankle returns to live radio today after twenty months. His last recorded talk show was on Independence Day, Sunday, July 4, after which he took some personal time away.
Today's show is dedicated to the memory of a friend and colleague, Mikki Barnes, host of Mikki's Room which continues to air by other hosts at its usual time of 10PM Eastern every Saturday for four hours. Mikki recently passed away after illness.
On the show today, Garnett opens the phone line and takes calls. Today, there is no special topic. The caller may talk about anything on their mind. Garnett speaks on the state of affairs in the United States. The nation is becoming anti-democratic, and more racist, with the Republican Party leading the charge.
Listen as some interesting callers/listeners call in to speak with Garnett.
Sandra Levinson, executive director of the Center for Cuban Studies, reviews the progress the Cuban health care system is making toward getting 90% of its population vaccinated by the end of the year. Interview by Richard Hill
Campaign Demands AT&T End Support for Extremist One America "News" Network; Evan Feeney, Campaign Director with the group Color Of Change; Producer: Scott Harris. The Great Strike of 2021: Millions of US Workers Abandon the Job Market; Jack Rasmus, author of "The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy from Reagan to Trump;" Producer: Scott Harris. *“They Knew: The U.S. Government’s 50-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis;” James Gustave “Gus” Speth has a 50-year career at the top echelons of the environmental movement; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Host Mike Merli checks in with Lela Florel of Preserve Remington Woods in Bridgeport, a local group and movement fighting to save the Remington Woods from development and destruction.
The Remington Woods are 422 acres of forest meadow wetland located in Bridgeport and Stratford. The Woods are home to 70 species of birds and other diverse wildlife.
Preserve Remington Woods is calling for the Remington Woods to be preserved in its entirety as a living forest community of plants and animals, a wildlife and Nature preserve, in its natural state, in perpetuity, with walking paths and protected habitat.
The next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be November 16th.
Public comment can be sent to zoning@bridgeportct.gov (Subject Line: Zone Bridgeport Public Hearing)
Signatures can be added to the online petition here: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/382/103/315/preserve-remington-woods-from-destruction/
To learn more about Preserve Remington Woods and additional ways to take action:
https://preserveremingtonwoods.com/action/
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
This month we celebrate INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY – a transformation of what we have known as Columbus Day – by exploring the histories and living cultures of native tribes in our area. What traditions, stories and practices are still alive? What can we learn from native cultures’ sense of time and of the land? Learn about the work of the Institute for Native American Studies, and about the specific cultural practices of the Schaghticoke and Golden Hill Paugussett Tribal Nations. Hear about the decade-long archeological dig and research on the site of the last battle of The Pequot War in Southport and how cultural institutions can help relate native cultures to the general public today.
Our guests are: Darlene Kascak, a member of the Schaghticoke Nation, and a Storyteller and Educator at the Institute for American Indian Studies, in Washington, CT; Shoran Waupatukuay Piper, Clan Mother and Tribal Leader, of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribal Nation, and author of the recent book, Red Road; Chelsea Garth, Curator at Fairfield Museum & History Center, and Janet Evelyn, executive director of Norwalk International Cultural Exchange (NICE) and the newly appointed Coastal Fairfield County Folk & Traditional Arts Community Impact Coordinator.
The Resistance panel interviews Nation Magazine correspondent John Nichols about what strategies the Dems can use to pass the progressive Build Back Better Act being blocked by two conservative Democratic senators. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Sandra Levinson, exec. director of the Center for Cuban Studies, reports on Cuba's ambitious plan to vaccinate children as young as 2 years old and to bring the level of adult vaccination above 90% by the end of 2021. Interview by Richard Hill
Guy Beardsley's Small Farm Report Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee update Katy Poole with the fall harvest report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge. Host: Richard Hill
- Unlimited, Unaccountable Money in Politics is killing Biden's Human Infrastructure Bill; Tiffany Muller, President & Executive Director End Citizens United; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Investigation Exposes Systematic Deceptive Marketing by Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies; Silvia Pastorelli, a climate & energy campaigner with the Greenpeace European Unit; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Facebook Users Union's #FireZuck Campaign Demands Change; Tracy Rosenberg Executive Director of Media Alliance; Producer: Scott Harris.
-The ozone layer hole is bigger -Record temp reading in Northern Hemisphere -South Pole has coldest winter on record -Humanity will have to adapt to the new normal -23 species declared extinct -invasive species disrupt the environment Google cracks down on false climate change claims
Progressives Win Round One in Infrastructure Showdown; William Rivers Pitt, senior editor and lead columnist with Truthout.org; Producer: Scott Harris. Banks’ Immoral Investment in Fracking Leading to Climate Catastrophe; Tony Ingraffea, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Cornell University; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Investigation Exposes CIA Plot to Kidnap or Kill Wikileaks' Founder Julian Assange; Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of the news website ShadowProof.com; Producer: Scott Harris.
My next guest on Digging in the dirt is my colleague of many years Binnie Klein. Binnie is a long time programmer here at WPKN hosting the show “A minature World". She is an author who wrote the book, “Blows to the head”: How boxing changed my mind and produced an audio memoir called “Ten Days in Newark" which is about 1st love, 1st heart break and the radical politics of the 1960's. Now she has a new indie music project and has released a single called "Orchard" from a project called “In these Trees".
Host: Rob Fried Marvin McNeil is an educator, musician, founder of The Funky Dawgz brass band and a board member of SpreadMusicNow.org.
Host: Rob Fried Guests: Marvin McNeill- musician, teacher, band founder of The Funky Dawgz Tracy Flood, ED of the nonprofit CLASP.
Global farm subsidies “harmful” extreme sea levels will become more common top 11 cities most likely to disappear by 2100 Hundreds of birds fatally collided into skyscrapers in NY Congress to investigate oil industry disinformation Indigenous Organizations call for Amazon international protection Harvard University says it will end its investments in fossil fuels
- It's Past Time to Address the Global COVID Vaccination Shortfall Crisis; Peter Maybarduk, Director of Public Citizens Global Access to Medicines Program; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Indian Schools Tool of Genocide Committed Against Indigenous Peoples of North America; Sikowis Nobiss, founder of the Great Plains Action Society; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- US Border Patrol's Brutalization of Haitian Refugees Part of Long History of Racist Immigration Policy; Jemima Pierre, Associate Prof. Dept. of African American Studies, Dept. Anthropology UCLA; Producer: Scott Harris.
Thursday, September 23, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We all have to rest our heads somewhere. As universal as eating or sleeping, having a place is part of being human. But around New York City the cost of having a place to live is more than some can afford. A basic requirement to live, having a home, has to be met or people live in mortal danger. What is our common space – roads, parks, greens become places where people must live.
Some people work to create places to live, even in a housing boom that raises prices and costs. The number of people who need safety where they live is always there, even when these costs go up – and right now they are. There are many scenarios of how the homes that should provide safety actually endanger who must live there. Those who are living on the street or in dangerous decaying homes simply need safe harbor. Those whose income is too small even the most modest market rate rental need assistance. Those whose income is too small to save a deposit and pay for a traditional mortgage are desperate to have a place that they own.
On Home Page we present those who have “walked the talk” of making places for those who are not part of the crazy market rate housing booms and busts that flood places like Connecticut and New York. Bill Casey has been the Director of Habitat of Greater New Haven for almost 30 years, where that organization has created over 100 owned homes: mostly new, some rehabilitated, but all strategically located to build neighborhoods. Rose Noonan and others created the Housing Action Council in Westchester County, New York almost 40 years ago, and her intrepid group has helped create funding for hundreds of projects that house thousands of people – some formerly homeless, others with limited income, others in workforce housing that simply cannot afford to work near where they are needed to work. Steve Grathwohl has worked with a variety of organizations in Fairfield County, Connecticut as both a professional and a volunteer to re-envision blighted and deteriorating places that otherwise cannot justify private development and secure the vision and finding to make safe affordable homes.
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- Unhinged Trump Drove Top US General to Take Steps to Prevent Nuclear War; Tom Collina, Director of Policy with the Ploughshares Fund; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Occupy Wall Street 10 Years Later: Lessons Learned on Inclusion and Intersectionality; Heather McKee Hurwitz, author of "Are We the 99%? The Occupy Movement, Feminism & Intersectionality;" Producer: Scott Harris.
- School Resource Officers Aren’t the Answer to School Safety; Dave Cruz-Bustamante of the Community First Coalition in CT; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-California wildfires are being “supercharged” -2.6 million acres of grassland plowed up -jet stream shifting due to climate change -millions six could be forced to move midcentury. -environmental activists were killed in 2020 -Biden calls for major clean energy investments
Max Cisneros discusses the work of Connecticut Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement.
For more info on Connecticut Familia:
CTFamilia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connecticutfamilia
CTFamilia on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/connecticutfamilia/
For more info on the national Familia: https://familiatqlm.org/
For more info on the End Trans Detention campaign: https://www.endtransdetention.org/
Interview with Grammy award winning jazz vocalist, Gregory Porter on listener supported, community radio, WPKN 89.5 FM.
- January 6th Insurrectionists and GOP Allies Pose Clear and Present Danger to Democracy Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University Producer: Scott Harris
- Right-Wing Protests with Firearms Justin Wagner, Everytown for Gun Safety's Director of Investigations Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- After 20 Years of Pressure Biden Declassifies 9/11 FBI Report Re: Saudi Connections Kristen Breitweiser, 9/11 Widow, Co-founder September 11 Advocates Producer: Scott Harris
- January 6th Insurrectionists and GOP Allies Pose Clear and Present Danger to Democracy Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University Producer: Scott Harris
- Right-Wing Protests with Firearms Justin Wagner, Everytown for Gun Safety's Director of Investigations Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- After 20 Years of Pressure Biden Declassifies 9/11 FBI Report Re: Saudi Connections Kristen Breitweiser, 9/11 Widow, Co-founder September 11 Advocates Producer: Scott Harris
A discussion with artist/curator Richard Klein about his new project The Understory. You can see some of the images from the exhibition on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/richardklein67/
The exhibition is taking place at the Icehouse in Sharon, Connecticut, and it opens on September 25, 2021.
https://www.k2kozik.com/icehouse-project-space
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
This month we turn to thinking about how the history of our communities is made – and re-made. Our histories are long intricately interwoven tapestries of people coming from many places, settling, making families, starting businesses or working for others, taking part in social and religious groups, shaping the community and creating culture.
But which stories get told, which strands in the tapestry get the focus and who decides?
Our guests are two museum directors and a co-founder of an Indigenous educational initiative: Ramin Ganeshram is executive director of the Westport Museum for History and Culture, Diane Jellerette is executive director of the Norwalk Historical Society and Museum, and endawnis Spears is a co-founder of the Akomawt Educational Initiative, dedicated to furthering knowledge of Native America in schools, museums and other public spaces.
-Droughts are the leading cause of worlds deaths -Sea-level rise not just coastal -Climate change will significantly alter flooding patterns -California’s transition to 100% zero-emission cars moved up to 2030 -Increasing land cover diversity in agricultural is beneficial
On this “Digging in the Dirt” my guest is environmentalist, entrepreneur and author Paul Hawken. Paul is a leading voice in the worlds environmental movement. His visionary ideas emphasize changing the relationship between business and the Earth, as humanity seeks to rise to the challenge of our time, Globalwarming. In his new book "Regeneration - Ending the climate crisis in one generation", Hawken provides a refreshingly positive and comprehensive approach to global warming solutions.
- In Texas Abortion Law Ruling Supreme Court Moves Closer to Overturning Roe v. Wade Jenny Brown, author, activist and member of National Women’s Liberation Producer: Scott Harris
- New Report Reveals the High Cost of U.S. Militarism Since 9-11 Lindsay Koshgarian, program director of the National Priorities Project Producer: Scott Harris
- Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice to Address the Climate Crisis Through a Feminist Lens Osprey Orielle Lake, executive director of WECAN, the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network Producer: Melinda Tuhus
August's Live Culture- a discussion with artist and author Lynne Stein about her new book "Shedding the Shackles" out now via Bloomsbury. we discuss women's craft projects from around the world and what kind of freedom is offered by making things...
-Huricane Ida -Ferocious wildfire threatens South Lake Tahoe -Syrian oil spill threatens Cyprus -Israel and Jordan cooperate on water and solar. -Judge rules in favor of water protections -U.S renewable energy sources grew last year
Afghanistan and the Long History of War Profiteering; Sam Pizzigati, author, and associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris. It's the 11th Hour to Protect US Democracy from Coordinated GOP Attack; Markus Batchelor, People for The American Way's deputy director of Leadership programs; Producer: Scott Harris, *The Activist Groups Demand 5 Year Terrorism Sentence Against Pipeline Resister is Dropped; Alex Cohen, a member of the Jessica Reznicek Support Team; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
I like to tackle the big picture stories on the issues of the day, but I also like to talk gardening with the people I run into because of Digging in the Dirt. On this show I interview 4 friends and colleagues who share my passion for growing just about anything. Khadijah Muhammad, Joseph Celli, Moxanne and Monique Bosch talk about their adventures in the garden. PS I'l be doing more of these shows in the future and if you'd like to be interviewed about what you're doing in your garden or on your farm, email me at kevin.wpkn@gmail.com.
Bridgeport resident Lela Florel speaks about the Remington Woods, and her fight to preserve this living forest community from commercial development.
For more information on Preserve Remington Woods, and ways to take action:
https://preserveremingtonwoods.com/
Thursday, August 26, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
For most homes are the place of familiar settings, of comfort, of safety. Homes should not threaten, they should welcome us into our Safe Place of protection, of pleasant harbor. But for some, homes extend their humanity into the future. Homes provide a place of expression, hope, even risk in their innovation and vision.
Throughout the last 150 years homes went beyond the extension of their occupants’ values and aesthetics into the world of architectural, social and technological aspiration. For some, homes became laboratories of experimentation in “New” hope and possibility. Homes offered salvation to their owners, the civilization and architectural vision that could transform the way humanity makes buildings.
Homes have always been the lab rats of architecture. Their size, the control their builders had upon their outcome meant homes could project all the possibilities we invested in them. But like most experiments, these transformative attempts fail. We are seeing new trial balloons, right now, based on the same human desperation to make the “New” – even if in this effort happens in the oldest structure that humans built, our homes.
Home Page welcomes Taunton Press’s Peter Chapman and the New Haven Museum’s Jason Bischoff-Wurstle and others to steak about these and of Salvational Homes:
Container Homes,
Reproduction Homes
Living Roof/Buried Homes
Tiny Homes,
3D Printed Homes
Rammed Earth Homes
Net Zero Homes
Pressure Treated Wood Homes
Urethane Foam Homes
Dymaxion Homes
Usonian Homes
-Rain on Greenlands Summit for the first time -Record temperatures in the Middle East -Deadly record rains and floods in Middle Tennessee -Plugging worlds Methane leaks would reduce global warming -China will plant 36,000 square kilometres of new forest per year
Afghan-American Community & Allies Demand Joe Biden Ensure the Safety of the Most Vulnerable Arash Azizzada, a co-founder of the group Afghans for a Better Tomorrow Producer: Scott Harris. Holding Politicians Criminally Accountable for Deadly COVID Malpractice David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at Hamline University Producer: Scott Harris. *Urgent need to Improve Basic Standards for Imprisoned Pregnant Women and their Infants Leah Wang, a research analyst with the Prison Policy Initiative Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-July was the hottest month ever recorded -Sicily, all-time high temperature record -Worlds largest Russian wildfire reaches North Pole -Valdimir Putin's change of heart on Global warming? -U.N - It's not too late to reverse the worst of Global Warming -Green Steel- First steel made without coal, delivered
-Global warming close to spiralling out of control -Greek wildfires -Turkey's wildfires -Gulf of Mexico dead zone -Controlled fires bring Yosemite ecological benefits -Biden executive order on electric vehicles
What the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Means for Afghans and the US; Mel Goodman, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy; Producer: Scott Harris. Democrats Missed Deadline Allows GOP To Gerrymander Their Way To Another Decade of Minority Rule; Walker Bragman, a reporter with the Daily Poster; Producer: Scott Harris. *Programs That Cut U.S. Child Poverty in Half Can be Made Permanent By Congress; Zach Tilly, policy associate with the Children’s Defense Fund; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Our August Spotlight on Arts & Culture celebrates the totally new and renovated Sacred Heart University Community Theatre in downtown Fairfield. Hear Bill Harris, best known for his 16-year tenure as head of programming and production for the A&E television networks, who was brought in as director of the project; Evan Kleban of Kleban Properties, that bought and renovated the building; and Mark Barnhart, Director of Community and Economic Development for the Town of Fairfield who oversaw the whole project and has observed the state of affairs with the Theatre over two decades, stepping in and assisting where he could.
Host Mike Merli speaks with Stanley Heller of Middle East Crisis Committee and Promoting Enduring Peace.
For more information on the No Rugers 2 Israel campaign here in Connecticut:
https://norugers2israel.org/
For more information on Ali Abu Alia:
http://www.thestruggle.org/israelis_use_ruger_to_kill_youth_dec_2020.htm
For more on Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers, including Sturm Ruger:
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-sues-several-weapons-manufacturers-us-court-2021-08-04/
For the petition demanding the return of Shadi Shurafi's body to his family:
https://www.change.org/p/president-joe-biden-return-the-body-of-palestinian-plumber-shadi-shurafi?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_30247417_en-US%3A3&recruiter=2432015&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUS%3EBrand%3EAll-Match-Types
For the Video Recording of Saturday's Panel Discussion on Syria and Palestine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jDrRgShp60
To connect with Promoting Enduring Peace and Middle East Crisis Committee:
https://pepeace.org/
https://www.thestruggle.org/
Share insights from a panel presentation on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Discuss the role of emotions in transformational change.
Investigating Trump's Attempted Coup, Protecting Democracy Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale Univ and author of “How Fascism Works” Producer: Scott Harris World Must Unite to Address Global COVID Vaccine Access Gap Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the Jubilee USA Network Producer: Scott Harris *As Scientists Predict Devastating Climate Change Impacts, Activists Block Construction of Mountain Valley pipeline Andy Hinz, climate activist, arrestee in direct action at Mountain Valley fracked gas pipeline Producer: Melinda Tuhus
My guest today is Zach Loeks author, educator, designer and grower who specializes in edible ecosystems around the world. He is also the director of the ecosystem solution institute and author of the book “The Permaculture Market Garden” and he's here to talk to me about his new book “THE EDIBLE ECOSYSTEM SOLUTION".. Growing Biodiversity in your backyard and beyond.
-California to restrict water access for Farmers -Powerplant at Lake Oroville in California goes off line -Greenland's vast ice sheets are melting away -Record-breaking wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island -Bolivia's Largest Lake Dries up -UK proposal to outlaw chemical spraying on home gardens
As Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires Millions at Risk of Homelessness; Sarah Saadian, vice president of Public Policy with The National Low Income Housing Coalition; Producer: Scott Harris. National Nurses Union Welcomes CDC Reversal on COVID Mask Guidance; Zenei Cortez, RN, president of National Nurses United Union; Producer: Scott Harris. *Minimizing Trash Disposal Environmental Harms, Moving Toward Zero Waste; Mike Ewell, founder & executive director for the Philadelphia-based Energy Justice Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Thursday, July 22, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We have all been in our homes and our neighborhoods more in the last year and a half than we have since World War 2. Now flights are back to 2019 levels, the highways are choked, but what about those places where we live? Not our homes, but our neighborhoods.
What was this part of the world like before cars? Planes? Internet? Were neighborhoods families? Were communities just us, not a governmental institution?
Was our separation from the world a return to life before these transporters? If so, what does that mean for us, now? Do you think we have changed to understand our localvore reality, or we slide back to simply bypassing our home town in favor of distant appeal, or has our neighborhood become more that what surrounds our home, but a place that we live?
This month HOMEPAGE extends the idea of “home” beyond the four walls of our dwellings. fter these eighteen months of both isolation and local connection going to change the definition of home to include those around us? Or has sequestration terrorized us to with hold faith beyond self-protection?
HOME brings in four perspectives on what a home is beyond where we live:
Steve Grathwohl is the principal of westport property management and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, and is a member of the Affordable Housing Committee in Fairfield.
Jason Bischoff-Wurstle is the Director of Photo Archives at the New Haven Museum, but he is also a lover of the history of home, and was a Board Member of the Board of The New Haven Preservation Trust NHPT. Jason’s exhibit “Daymarks 1872” highlights New Haven’s social history. Jason is also a WPKN fixture.
Steve Mouzon is an architect, urbanist, author, blogger, and photographer from Miami. He founded the New Urban Guild, which helped foster the Katrina Cottages movement. Steve Mouzon opened his own architecture firm in 1991 and produces a number of town-building tools and services. He has derived A Living Tradition is a framework for a new type of pattern book that is principle-based instead of taste-based and therefore contributes to the creation of new living traditions. Steve is also a principal of the New Urban Guild in Miami.
-Turkish fires -American west continues to burn -Iran water shortages -Scientist issue climate emergency paper -macroalgae food source & mitigates climate change
-Torrential rain in China brings Floods -Oregon fire created its own weather. -Mexican fisherman illegally catch red snapper -Russia and U.S agree to climate change talks -Madrid is building a green wall around the city.
-European-American ocean-monitoring satellite Sentinel 6 -Torrential rain causes severe floods in western European countries -heatwaves, will likely kill nearly all juvenile Chinook salmon -first-ever water shortage declaration in the Colorado River basin -Greenlands government will halt all oil exploration -instant permits to boost rooftop solar installations
-drought-stricken Western states face new heat wave -Montana’s Governor withdraws State from climate agreement -Italy's Lake Como evaporating -China has vows to attain carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 -EU proposes to be first achieving net zero emissions
Supreme Court's Conservative Majority Deals Death Blow to 1965 Voting Rights Act; Steven Rosenfeld, editor with Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute; Producer: Scott Harris. U.S. Drone Program Whistleblower Daniel Hale Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison Nick Mattern, Co-Coordinator of the group BanKillerDrones.org Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Are GOP Politicians and Right-Wing Media Spreading COVID Disinformation to Sabotage US Economy Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author Producer: Scott Harris.
Successful change benefits from an understanding and management of emotions in oneself and in others.
Host: Rob Fried
Carla joined Operation Hope in 2007 and is a long-term advocate for affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and economic opportunity. During the height of the pandemic, those in CT experiencing homelessness were hit hard. The Band Central team was deeply moved by Carla's leadership as she rose to the unfathomable challenge to figure out how to keep her staff safe AND continue the much needed services Operation Hope provides for the homeless population in Fairfield County. Read all about their early pandemic efforts here: https://bit.ly/ophopecovid19.
Host: Rob Fried
Marc E. Jaffe, CEO of Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County! Since the onset of the pandemic, Marc has dedicated himself to providing critical nurturing and education for the community's young children, while also enabling their parents to go back to work. As of June 29th - seven of CLC's locations opened to serve 450 children.
Host: Rob Fried
This month's guests: • Tommy (Sophistafunk + Funky Dawgz Brass Band) was born in CT and has been playing the sax since he was 11 years old! While his roots are here, he's performed all over the world from Spain to New Orleans to Madison Square Garden. He's shared the stage with with countless artists such as Dispatch, Trombone Shorty, the Regiment Horns, Lettuce, Vulfpeck, Kung Fu, Chadwick Stokes, Pete Francis, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds... just to name a few! 🎵 Tommy is also a big advocate for music education! He and the Funky Dawgz created their own after school brass band program for children based out of Hartford CT who want to further themselves in the arts. He often visits schools to work with their jazz bands, and with students individually in private lessons.
•Marc E. Jaffe, CEO of Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County! Since the onset of the pandemic, Marc has dedicated himself to providing critical nurturing and education for the community's young children, while also enabling their parents to go back to work. As of June 29th - seven of CLC's locations opened to serve 450 children.
•Carla Miklos, Executive Director of Operation Hope of Fairfield! Carla joined Operation Hope in 2007 and is a long-term advocate for affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and economic opportunity. During the height of the pandemic, those in CT experiencing homelessness were hit hard. The Band Central team was deeply moved by Carla's leadership as she rose to the unfathomable challenge to figure out how to keep her staff safe AND continue the much needed services Operation Hope provides for the homeless population in Fairfield County.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
This month we hear from a wide range of our theatres in Fairfield County as they emerge from 15 months of closure and deep uncertainty about their future. All five of these theaters have survived in quite different ways and are reassessing who they are, who their audiences are and what the future looks like. Our guests are: Michael Barker, Managing Director of the WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE; Hugh Hallinan, Executive Director and producer of DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, Bridgeport; Stephanie Hazard, Founder and Co-Artistic Director, with Andrea Lynn Green, Co-Artistic Director of the GREENWICH THEATRE COMPANY; Kristin Huffman, Producing Artistic Director of the NEW PARADIGM THEATRE; and Lou Ursone, Executive Director and Producing Artistic Director of CURTAIN CALL, in Stamford.
- Senate Nearing Critical Stage of Negotiating Medicare Expansion Legislation Alex Lawson, Executive Director of the group Social Security Works Producer: Scott Harris
- Cuba's Economic Crisis Provokes Protests & US Threats James Early, Fmr Dir Cultural Studies, Communication Center for Folklife Pgrms cultural Studies Smithsonian Institution Producer: Scott Harris
- Ranked Choice Voting Tested in New York City Primary Rob Ritchie, President and CEO FairVote Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Bridgeport native Jason Coombs discusses growing up in Bridgeport, his love for the arts, and the journey of creating and organizing the Bridgeport Film Fest!
Bridgeport Film Fest takes place virtually on Thursday July 22, 2021, and in person Friday July 23rd through Sunday July 25, 2021, at the Klein Memorial Auditorium at 910 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport.
More information, and tickets, are available at www.bridgeportfilmfest.org.
Two interviews from our Walk for Our Grandchildren to visit climate justice fights across PA and an interview with a soil scientist who is a panelist at the July 25 forum, "Land Use, Climate and Equity"
Interviews with Zulene Mayfield, head of a group fighting the biggest garbage incinerator in the U.S.; Tracy Carluccio, of Delaware Riverkeeper Network, discussing an even worse than average proposal for a liquefied natural gas export terminal; and Kip Kolesinskas, a soil scientist and panelist at the July 25 forum, "Land Use, Climate & Equity"
Mike Horyczun Interviews Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's Anne Saunders in a conversation that aired on WPKN on July 7, 2021.
My gueston this "Digging inthe Dirt" is regenerative Farmer, author and host of the popular "No till Market Garden podcast'" Jesse Frost. Jesse farms at a farm in Kentucky with his wife Hannah Crabtree called Rough Draft Farmstead. He is here on "Digging in the Dirt" to talk with me about his new book. The Living Soil Handbook - The no till growers guide to ecological market growing.
-Study suggests 90% cut in energy use -Earth has lost 33,000 square miles of ice since 1979 -one-third of Wisconsin's gray wolves killed by humans -Florida passes the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act -The Weather Channel coverage to focus on the impact of climate change.
Michael Zweig, labor economist and historian, describes the mission of the National Labor Relations Board, traces its history from its formation in 1936 and assesses what it might accomplish with a Democratic majority in this current political landscape. Interview by Richard Hill
Neal wants to feel better and the key is being more loving towards his wife. Marijuana is legal in many states and questions about about how to use the revenues in a constructive way. Use the funds to focus on social and emotional learning in schools.
Supreme Court Once Again Erodes Voting Rights Act, Affirming GOP Voter Suppression Laws; Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres. National Lawyers Guild; Producer: Scott Harris. After the Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan, the war will continue through Drone Airstrikes; Matthew Hoh, a senior fellow with the Center For International Policy; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Exxon Lobbyist Unwittingly Reveals Company Strategy to Block Climate Legislation; Natalie Mebane, policy director 350.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Study suggests 90% cut in U.S. energy use needed -Earth has lost 33,000 square miles of ice since 1979 -One-third of Wisconsin's gray wolves killed by humans -Florida passes the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act -The Weather Channel coverage to focus on the impact of climate change.
-Florida reverses clean energy revolution. -America’s petroleum industry faces reckoning -Drought stricken West now faces plague of grasshoppers. -Ecocide could become international crime just like war crimes -Scotland will build massive plant to remove tons of CO2
Guy and Janelle Beardsley's Small Farm Report gives some new perspective on harvesting blueberries.
Vincent Kaye steps up with his always intriguing Honey Bee Report.
Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
The Emotion Roadmap is used to help Lea to gain independence and emotional maturity and Doug to deal with his loneliness without committing to a suspicious relationship developed on the internet
-Florida reverses clean energy revolution. -America’s petroleum industry faces reckoning -Drought stricken West now faces plague of grasshoppers. -Ecocide, could become international crime like war crimes -Scotland will build massive plant to remove tons of CO2
Georgia GOP Continues Campaign to Purge Black Voters from Voting Rolls; Greg Palast investigative reporter and author; Producer: Scott Harris. Poor People's Campaign Protests McConnell and Manchin's Role in Derailing Voting Rights Legislation; Pam Garrison and Jean Evansmore West Virginia activists with the Poor People's Campaign; Producer: Scott Harris. *Pennsylvania Town Battles to Close Down Toxic Waste to Energy Plant; Zulene Mayfield, chairperson of Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
My guests on this episode are from the organization Save the Sound, Soundkeeper Bill Lucey and Climate & Energy Attorney Charles Rothenberger. As the Long Island Soundkeeper, Bill protects water quality and the fish and wildlife of the Sound to benefit both the people and the Sound itself. As Save the Sound’s in-house Climate and Energy Attorney, Charles focuses on climate policy and legislation to ensure clean air and a robust green economy for Connecticut.
-Heat being trapped by Earth has doubled since 2005 -“Record-Breaking and Dangerous Heatwave” -Western national parks Threatened by climate change -New York City plans sustainable waterfront projects -Manaus. Brazil’s largest Amazon rainforest city is flooding
Alexandra Lage, Waltersville School
The Beard Inspiration Award ceremony recognized eight Bridgeport educators with the Bridgeport Public Education Fund's Outstanding Teacher Recognition Awards. This award was established in 1993 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bridgeport Public Education Fund.
What are you doing TODAY on our PODCAST? Tune into Band Central Radio on 89.5 WPKN Community Radio! Listen to hear from a wonderful group of guests including Barry Blumenfield, Amiee Turner from Woofgang & Co., and Alexandra Lage! Barry is a singer/songwriter with a new single 'Only the River Knows!' Most of Barry's focus is on performing live with Bone Dry Band (alongside Rob Fried) and utilizing his skills on voice, guitar, mandolin, and dobro. Barry is also a tech entrepreneur, a husband and father, and a really kind person who has helped Band Central raise money to help so many important CT based nonprofits.
Thursday, June 24, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
In this early summer the weather has been bizarrely fair, and all our thoughts turn to the outdoors. We have probably raked out, mowed, planted, perhaps fertilized, maybe even weeded: but beyond the Gardening Regime we developed in the PLAGUE Sequester, we may be thinking about a relationship we almost never even think about: How Where We Live Has A Conversation With Our Yard.
Rather than PLANT PLANT PLANT what do we THINK THINK THINK to create a long term relationship with a place we often leave out in the cold? We often only notice our yard when something is desperately wrong. A tree falls. A septic system fails. A fence simply collapses. What do we look for, now, that we often ignore until it is too late? How do we actually make our yard a joy rather than a guilt trip?
Do we think about the compass points? What can we do to catch or avoid sun? Are the deer feasting? What are the consequences of creating a trellis, a deck, a fire pit? Is the lawn sucking all our gas, carbon, energy? Are there alternatives? If there are places of unending mud, no growth, scorched earth – what can we do? What do we do, before we bake in a few weeks, to make our patch of dirt become parts of our home?
We have extraordinary landscape experts visiting HOME PAGE this week:
Shavaun Towers of The Project Studio is a landscape architect who creates elegant places that resonate with personal, cultural, and ecological meaning. Her approach is collaborative, respectful of clients’ aspirations, and dedicated to revealing the intrinsic character of each site, promoting human connections to the beauty and restorative qualities of nature, and lectures on the components of distinctive landscapes.
Phil Barlow is the founder of To Design, and is the firm’s a Principal-in-Charge of projects. With a keen insight into the design and use of public spaces, Phil leads the schematic design effort and is responsible for quality control. He serves on CT’s Board of Landscape Architects and the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Review Commission.
Nancy DuBrule Clemente is a passionate garden creator and advocate who created Natureworks since 1983 – an incredible garden and organic gardening education center. Natureworks also does landscape design, installation, and maintenance. Her shop is in a 130-year-old house filled with organic supplies, books, seeds and gardening products.
There is a place between planting and building a three season room, and those who know both the landscape and the buildings upon them have a perspective different than the gardener or the builder. This Week on HOME PAGE HOME: Outside.
-"Dangerously hot" and record-breaking conditions -California watersheds at their lowest ever -Keystone pipeline contruction abandoned -Biden suspends oil and gas leasesfor Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -Biden would endspecial tax giveaways to the fossil fuel industry -Volkswagen to electrify powere and cars for entire Greek Island
Sen. Joe Manchin Signals he may be Open to Negotiation on 'For The People Act' and Filibuster Reform Karen Hobert Flynn, President of Common Cause Producer: Scott Harris Teacher, Campesino, Union Leader Pedro Castillo Elected President of Peru Francesca Emanuele, a Peruvian sociologist, and columnist Producer: Scott Harris *Historic Connecticut Bill Limiting Use of Solitary Confinement Awaits Governor's Signature Joe Gaylin, Staff Support with the group Stop Solitary Connecticut Producer: Melinda Tuhus
June 22, 2021 interview with Anthony Coron, a participant in the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion which launched the Gay Rights movement.
The panel interviews Luke Savage, jacobin Magazine staff writer about his recent article "If Democracy Is Dying, Why Are Democrats So Complacent?"
Trump DOJ Subpoena of Journalists and House Members Phone Data Provokes Demand for Investigation; John Bonifaz, co-founder and President of the group Free Speech For People; Producer: Scott Harris. Leak of Billionaire's Minimum Tax Payments Reveals a System Rigged for the Rich; Matthew Gardner, Senior Fellow with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy; Producer: Scott Harris. *Opponents Celebrate the Final Defeat of the Keystone XL Pipeline; Art Tanderup, a Nebraska farmer and member of Bold Nebraska; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
My guest on this episode of Digging in the Dirt is President & CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and Co-founder of the Half-Earth Project, Paula J. Ehrlich. The Half-Earth Project's purpose is to inspire informed collective action to save the biosphere.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
MAKE MUSIC DAY IS JUNE 21. Hear our interview with the organizers from the six towns in our region to be hosting Make Music Day programs this year. Organizers speak about the programs they have drawn up, using amateur and professional musicians within their communities to provide music all around town. Hear how this all works, what some highlights were from the past, and about some of the surprises and new approaches these organizers have up their sleeves this year. Guests are: Marc Alan, Norwalk Arts Commission and Factory Underground; Mark Barnhart, Dir. Economic and Community Development, Town of Fairfield; Kate Cook, Stamford Downtown; Jennifer DiLaura, Ridgefield Arts Council; Colin Healy, Arts Alliance of Stratford; and Suzanne Kachmar, Bridgeport Art Trail.
The Emotion Roadmap helps Emily understand how to change and alter her feelings and Jeanine to move on from frustration.
- Global carbon dioxide 50% higher than pre industrial age.
- World needs 10-year push to restore ecosystems to reduce carbon
- Gulf of Mexico dead zone size
- Himalayas could lose up to two thirds of its ice by 2100,
- The Manta, a giant, plastic-eating catamaran powered by renewable energy
Patrick Comins, Executive Director of the Connecticut Audubon Society, describes his organization's history and mission and talks about some of the activities being planned for the summer of 2021.
Juan Diego Mazuera Arias works on government affairs at The Century Foundation. Prior to his work at TCF, he completed a fellowship with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, working first at the Aspen Institute’s Latinos and Society Program and then as a legislative fellow in the office of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.
Juan Diego was born in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, and was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. A son of immigrants who have sacrificed and devoted their lives to allow their children to obtain the American Dream, Juan Diego comes from strong Latino roots and family values. While applying for college, he experienced the struggles associated with being an undocumented DACA recipient. After not qualifying for financial aid and paying an international rate for college applications, he decided to attend Central Piedmont Community College. In his first year, he received the Golden Door Scholarship and a full-ride scholarship at Queens University of Charlotte, where he became the first in his family to graduate from college. Juan Diego was active in campus politics and worked on several political campaigns, as a field organizer and campus organizer.
Fragile Coalition Forms to Oust Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Philip Weiss, Senior Editor of Mondoweiss.net Producer: Scott Harris Case Now Before Supreme Court Could End Reproductive Rights Established in Roe V. Wade Hillary Schneller, Senior Staff Attorney with the Center for Reproductive Rights Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Progressive Coalition Pushing Biden, Congress to Protect, Expand Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid Alex Lawson, Executive Director of the group Social Security Works Producer: Scott Harris
Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report followed by Vincent Kaye's honey bee update as we head toward the summer solstice. Hosted by Richard Hill
Waterbury-based Alyssa Hughes on art and social justice.
Alyssa's music can be heard at: https://soundcloud.com/mcstress/tracks
Valerie Richardson -- Radio Something
An interview with Lisa Dent, the Executive Director of New Haven's Artspace, about the exhibition "W.E.B. DuBois, Georgia, and His Data Portraits."
In 1900, sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois created a series of data visualizations for the “Exhibit of American Negroes” at that year’s Paris Exhibition. The graphs and charts center on the socioeconomic conditions facing Black Americans in the state of Georgia, tracing income, marital status, property ownership, and more for visual representation.
The portraits render this information in a uniquely modernist style, opting for a simplified and stylized approach to data visualization. Du Bois turned numbers into solid color fields, bending bar graphs and spooling figures into spirals as he did so. In these deliberate representational decisions, Du Bois merged artistic inclinations with his sociological practice.
Thursday, May 27, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
If you are older than 40, you remember the first seven years of this century. For many reasons, not the least of which was greed, the peak buying years of the Baby Boom Generation perverted the basic human need to have a home we love into a fevered housing boom, then a worldwide economic crash in 2008. In the previous 30 years there had been about three other housing bubbles, and their inevitable bursting to housing busts.
But the 2008 housing bust lasted a decade in Connecticut. Low or no growth in prices, slow construction activity, and a depressed reality that the extreme cost of Connecticut homes had topped out, perhaps forever, made for chastened expectations. Then another bust, Covid-19, ended any number of home renovations, sales, building. It was only natural that mandatory sequestration stopped many things people do every day, including thinking about our homes – new or renewed.
But a funny thing happened, we were all force fed our homes as our one place of working, learning, eating, working out, even connecting (now through our computers). Collectively many of us found that we loved our homes, but they can be improved upon. So as soon as the bonds of lock-down were loosened, a rush to revise where we live began.
The mortgage rates are still low, the houses that are up for sale (AKA “inventory”) is low – the lowest since 1963 according to the website “Meanwhile in Markets”), personal savings are up after a year of no where to spend income, and, “Voila!” a housing bubble. This means prices of everything related to homes, construction, home prices, even fixtures are exploding, and often, impossible to obtain right now.
Three Real Estate and Architecture Mavens join HOME PAGE to give us all a snap shot of where we are in a crazy moment of our hone-based lives.Leigh Whiteman Is a real estate broker and leader of The Whiteman Team at William Raveis Real Estate. She has been selling real estate up and down the Connecticut Shoreline since 1988 and has helped her clients Todd Gould has lived on the Connecticut shore his entire life. He has been a broker/manager/owner for 27 years, from a family that has been involved in Real Estate for generations, and lives the market. Martin Pedersen helped create The Common Edge Collaborative , and was Executive Editor at Metropolitan Home for 20 years, seeing many (many) Booms and Busts.
- Sri Lankan container ship fire = environmental disaster
- Australia copes with a major “mouse plague”
- California to truck 17 million salmon to the cooler waters
- Lithium-ion batteries will help shift away from burning fossil fuels
- The Hague court rules Shell oil must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
Trump-GOP Insurrection Never Ended Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast Producer: Scott Harris Indigenous Communities Lead the Fight to Stop the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline in Minnesota Big Wind, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and an indigenous water protector Producer: Melinda Tuhus *ExxonMobil on Losing End of Stockholder Rebellion Nicholas Kusnetz, reporter with Inside Climate News Producer: Scott Harris
Jazmarie Melendez speaks about the 4th and latest lawsuit against the officer who murdered her brother Jayson Negron, Bridgeport Police Officer James Boulay, and the ongoing Justice for Jayson movement organizing to re-imagine safety and community in Bridgeport.
To connect with, and support, Justice for Jayson:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Justice-for-Jayson-1554817064576339/
https://www.instagram.com/justice4jayson
The Maldives could disappear by 2100 Enormous iceberg breaks off Antartica Top 20 plastic waste producing companies identified 2021 will be another active year for powerful Hurricanes Board shake up at Exxon over climate priorities G7 countries will stop all new financing of world coal projects
Host: Rob Fried Guests: P.J. Pacifico P.J. is Singer/Songwriter and Recording Artist with multiple releases on Viper Records. After touring the US & Europe for a number of years as a solo artist, P.J. settled into the songwriting world in 2015. Tune in + hear what he's up to!
Susan Schnitzer, President and CEO CT Institute for Refugees + Immigrants. CIRI provides legal, economic, linguistic and social services to immigrants, refugees and survivors of human trafficking throughout our state.
Matt Helm: Matt Helm, Music Director of the CT Grateful Dead All Stars. Matt hails from Long Island , NY and has lived in Fairfield County for the last 30 years. He has played piano/keyboards for over 40 years and guitar for 20.
Guests: Duo Dickinson, Architect Noah Gotbaum, CEO and Doris Latorre, Deputy Director of Building Neighborhoods
Accountability for Israel Essential to Attain Lasting Peace; Jehad Abusalim, Education & Policy Assoc w AFSC's Palestine Activism; Program Producer: Scott Harris. World’s Top Energy Agency Calls for an End to New Fossil Fuel Development Worldwide; David Turnbull, Strategic Communications Director with Oil Change International; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Nation's Largest Nurses Union Opposes CDC's Relaxation of COVID Mask/Distancing Guidelines; Rocelyn de Leon-Minch, MSc, MPP, Industrial Hygienist with National Nurses United; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Water crisis at the California-Oregon border
- Top 15 countries with highest carbon dioxide emissions
- 100 cities facing the greatest environmental risks
- Rising ocean waters threaten Connecticut coastline
- “Fast Forward: MIT’s Climate Action Plan for the Decade,
The Resistance Roundtable interviews radical economist and commentator Doug Henwood, the abrupt shift from 40 years of a so-called conservative supply side/austerity economic model to a more progressive free-spending approach that focusses on the needs of working and middle class people. Then Nora Massie, a Yale undergrad, discusses her recent OP ED in the CT Mirror calling for a green new deal for Connecticut.
U.S. 'Blank Check' Aid Feeds Israel's Impunity and Gaza Horror; Josh Ruebner, adjunct lecturer of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University; Producer: Scott Harris. Worldwide Protests Decry Israel’s Airstrikes Killing Hundreds of Civilians; John Fussell vice president of the church-affiliated social justice group Tree of Life Educational Fund; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Massive Colombian Protest Movement Met with Deadly Police Violence Mario Murillo, vice dean, prof. at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, Hofstra University Producer: Scott Harris
Host Mike Merli in conversation with Faisal Saleh, founder of Palestine Museum US, in Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Faisal speaks about Israel's escalating violence against the Palestinian people; the history and legacy of the Nakba; the vital mission and work of Palestine Museum US; and Palestine Art Week, running now until May 21st.
For more on the Palestine Museum US, and Palestine Art Week: www.palestinemuseum.us https://www.facebook.com/PalestineMuseum.US/ https://www.instagram.com/palestinemuseum.us/ https://twitter.com/palmuseumus
This month on Live Culture Martha is in discussion with Beatrice Galilee and Cyra Levenson about the residency of The World Around throughout 2021 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Founded by Diego Marroquin and Beatrice Galilee, The World Around is an itinerant nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the most impactful and important stories of architectural culture today, making the invisible forces that shape our lives visible. Through a robust series of international events and online broadcasts, the platform seeks to connect and create a diverse global network of thinkers and makers today. The World Around held its Second Annual Summit on Saturday January 30, 2021, Celebrating the Now, Near, and Next for Architecture and Design. Marking the launch of a year-long residency at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, The World Around Summit 2021 live-streamed new and under construction work from architects, designers and artists from 14 global cities and institutions including Johannesburg, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Berlin, Nairobi, Melbourne, Monterrey, Shanghai, Stockholm and Tokyo. But this massive celebration was just the beginning of the residency. As Cyra has stated: “As we build programming for this groundbreaking year-long residency, the Guggenheim welcomes this collaboration with The World Around as an opportunity to explore the intersection of architecture, civic space, and public engagement. This is a time to rethink the role of cultural institutions like ours, including both the physical and social space we create, with the lens of equity and diversity. We value the alliance with thought leaders, placemakers, and visionaries in this endeavor.” Beatrice Galilee is an organizer and writer of things, spaces, and ideas. She is founder and executive director of The World Around and former associate curator of architecture and design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has curated architecture biennales, trienniales, and exhibitions in Beijing; Shenzhen, China; Gwangju, South Korea; Lisbon; Milan; and London; and her writing has been published all over the world. Her first book, Radical Architecture of the Future, is published by Phaidon. Cyra Levenson is Deputy Director and Gail Engleberg Director of Education and Public Engagement at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Her role includes partnering across the foundation”s international network to develop modern and contemporary art and architecture programming. She came to the Guggenheim Museum from the Cleveland Museum of Art, where she was deputy director and head of public and academic engagement. Learn more at www.theworldaround.com and follow on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/thewrldaround/?hl=en Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/The-world-around-1724084411187549/ and Twitter. https://twitter.com/thewrldaround?lang=en @thewrldaround | #theworldaround
More about the Guggenheim museum: https://www.guggenheim.org/
My guest today is Author David Pogue. David talks to me about his new book "How to prepare for climate change." A practical guide to surviving the chaos. It is a practical and comprehensive guide to surviving what could be the greatest disaster of our time. David is a New York Times bestselling self-help author and CBS Sunday Morning science and technology correspondent .
-microorganisms are endangered -Electric cars and vans Will be cheaper -NYC school buses will be electric by 2035 -US plan conserves 30 % of land and water by 2030 -Scotland to be world's first "rewilding nation”
-Invasive Jumping Worms -Amazon pollutes more than absorbs -Worlds glaciers losing mass -US Southwest hotter than ever -Wyoming promotes coal -US Senate limits Methane release
• Institute for Policy Studies's Chuck Collins: How We Can Stop Massive Tax Avoidance by America's Wealthiest
• Giniw Collective's Tara Houska: National Day of Awareness Focuses Attention on Epidemic of Violence Targeting Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People
• National Security Archive's Peter Kornbluh: The 1960 CIA Plot to Assassinate Raul Castro Revealed
• Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary: - In race over arms superiority, Russia challenges U.S. hegemony - Senate passes $35 billion for clean drinking water - Immigrant advocates, construction labor unions find new alliances
For the program's final edition, we’re delighted to welcome back Astrologer Matthew Kenney.
He offers insights to what we can likely expect looking forward at the year ahead! This is a very speical edition not to be missed! It’s been a thrill to be a part of WPKN and generate What’s Happening New Haven these last 2.5 years—we appreciate your tuning in! Stay safe and be well! Bonnie & Sean
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
This show spotlights our own “Collective Action Against Racism and Inequity” (CAARI) program, created in response to members’ requests for collective support to take stock and figure out how to respond thoughtfully and effectively to the racial discrimination and inequity in our midst.
Hear five participants in this CAARI community of practice discuss how increased awareness of bias and racism in our organizations, ourselves, and our society, has led to a variety of projects in which these members are mindfully addressing racism and inequities in practical ways. How can arts and culture help change hearts and minds?
Our guests are: John Cusano (Cultural Alliance), Felice Miller Baritz and David Tate (Project Music, Stamford), Kimberly Henrikson (Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk); Jana Ireijo (artist), and Carey Mack Weber (Fairfield University Art Museum).
In a wide-ranging conversation with Garnett Ankle, lead singer of Steel Pulse Reggae Band, David Hinds, speaks on the adverse impact COVID-19 is having on the band. Hinds also speaks on the band's preparation for tours following the end of the pandemic, or close to it. As a political person, and one who stands for equal rights and justice for all, Hinds also speaks on the numerous police murders of Black people in the United States, and how future incidents may be prevented. Listen, as you may find this conversation entertaining and educational.
With over fifty years as a reggae singer, songwriter, and musician, Ernie Smith reflects on the sad passing of his wife, and manager; his life; and his music with Garnett Ankle. One of the pride and joys of Jamaica, Ernie speaks with Garnett of the reasons he wrote some of his songs mentioned during the conversation. Listen, as you will find this conversation entertaining.
Why Biden May Finally Be Ending Reagan's 'Rancid Legacy' William Rivers Pitt, Senior Editor and Lead Columnist with Truthout.org Producer: Scott Harris At 100 Days Biden is Issued his ‘Corporate Capture Report Card’ Max Moran, Research Director with the Personnel Team at The Revolving Door Project Producer: Scott Harris *Campaign to End Prison Gerrymandering in Connecticut Gains Momentum Claudine Fox, ACLU of CT & State Sen. Mae Flexer Producer: Melinda Tuhus
My guest on this DITD is J. Todd Fernandez Executive Director of the organization Climate Crisis Policy and The newly formed Earth Bill Network, a 2030 moonshot for earth. The EBN is a nationwide group of expert volunteers and organizations working together to pass scientifically-based federal climate legislation to stop our current pollution now before it’s too late for our children and all life on Earth.
Host: Rob Fried Guests: Rick Reyes- a local Bridgeport musician who plays in the bands Cosmic Jiberos and Noselo Sin Tiempo- a Puerto Rican Songbookj Project.
Alicia Robinson- Director of Performing and Visual Arts at Bridgeport Public Schools
Mike Merli, filling in for Cheryl Palmer, in conversation with Evan Fritz from the Stamford Mass Defense Coalition, formed after the Stamford Police violently arrested protesters at a Justice for Steven Barrier march on August 8, 2020.
For more on the movement fighting for Justice for Steven Barrier:
https://www.facebook.com/j4sbstamford/
https://www.instagram.com/justiceforstevenbarrier/?hl=en
For more on the Stamford Mass Defense Coalition:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/StamfordDefense/posts/
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-with-stamford-protestors-protect-democratic-rights
On this episode of Seeking Wellness, Dr. Pierre is joined by fitness expert Shana Schneider, the creator of FitStyle by Shana. The Fitstyle Your Life approach to fitness brings fitness into everyday life. By using habit forming principles, your schedule and your environment, Shana shows you how to find opportunities for movement and exercise that fit your life and don't add to your To Do list. She is a fitness educator, author and Yale graduate who has been featured in national magazines, websites, fitness blogs and is seen regularly on WTNH News 8. Topics discussed include movement vs. exercise, fitness throughout the years and fitness for children. We wrap up the show with some eco-friendly fitness tips as we celebrate Earth Day! Connect with Shana at FitsylebyShana.com and @FitSyleByShana on all social media outlets.
- Carbon Sucking Vacuums
- Miami Storm water master plan
- Western States Water Shortage
- Russia Climate Carbon plan - Coal Mine Workers endorse Clean energy
- Cadillac goes electric
Lawsuit Challenges Florida's "Anti-Riot" Law that Criminalizes Protest Civil Rights Aaron Carter Bates, Attorney, representing the group Lawyers Matter Task Force Producer: Scott Harris Mine Workers Union States its Position on Making the Transition from Coal to Clean Energy Jobs Cecil Roberts, long-time president of the United Mine Workers of America Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Decades-Long Campaign to Make Washington, D.C. the US 51st State Gains Momentum Bo Shuff, Executive Director of DC Vote Producer: Scott Harris
Host: Steve di Costanzo Discussion with all the stake holders of the WPKN Benefit Concert: Including: Gary Petterson - The Bijou Theatre, Rex Fowler and Dodie Pettit- Aztec Two-Step 2.0, Peter Shafran- MUSAE (Live Streaming Partner); Yachtz Radcliff- MUSAE, Tony Traguardo, narrator.
Thursday, April 22, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
The New (Old) Lure of The Small House:
A dozen years ago we had the McMansion Overdose that crashed the world economy in the Great Recession of 2008. Then we rode the pendulum swing to Love The Tiny House (until we had to actually think about how we live.) Now we have been force-fed the Stock House of the last 70 years of mass produced Suburban Homes in Covid Isolation.
Our culture inevitably rediscovers reality, despite our mood swings. The reality is that any home that grows to more than 3,000 square feet is a misfit for the classic American Dream Family. But home offices are now Normal so we work at home, all the time. People live longer, so generations combine. Children feel less need to detach, so they live at home with their parents longer, often for a decade after returning from college. Divorce is now the norm, so homes have alternating occupancies of singletons and blended families within their walls.
But we are having fewer children. But we are buying food and fungibles in bulk. We may need fewer cars. We may be creating our own energy. A Zoning Revolution is coming to suburbia where Accessory Dwelling Units are dropped onto existing single family home sites, and multiple, attached housing complexes are being proposed anywhere. everywhere throughout the country. Mixed signals have replaced The American Dream.
How Big Should A Home Be In The Change Time?
Great writers and architects Dale Mulfinger and Dennis Wedlick join Home Page with a great young architect Geoffrey Warner: Their experience and insight will give perspectives all of us in the COVID Cauldron may find useful. JOIN US!
An interview with Natalie Mebane of 350.org about President Biden's American Jobs (infrastructure) Plan, followed by a conversation with Mikey Hirschoff of the Garden Club of New Haven about efforts to protect our street trees from depredations by CT utilities.
Derek Chauvin Trial Guilty Verdict Doesn’t Fix the Crisis in US Policing; Dr. Yohuru Williams, Dist. Univ. Chair Prof., Founding Dir Racial Justice Initiative at Univ. of St. Thomas; Producer: Scott Harris. Biden Urged to Implement Global COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Program; Peter Maybarduk, Director of Public Citizens Global Access to Medicines Program; Producer: Scott Harris. *Biden Moves to Honor Campaign Pledge to End Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies; Collin Rees, Senior Campaigner with Oil Change International; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
My guest this week on "Digging in the Dirt" is Frank Mortimer “The Beeman”. Frank has written a new book entitled “BEE PEOPLE and the bugs they love” on Citadel Press. A very personal book about his life long passion and the people who keep bees. If you ever thought about keeping bees you may want to listen to this Digging in the Dirt https://frankthebeeman.com/
-Carbon dioxide levels highest in 3.6 million years -Changing Our Ways: Behavior Change and the Climate Crisis, -New artificial island near the Maldives -plans to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida Keys -Mushrooms to eat mankind's plastic pollution problem?
Bazila Munir shares her story and speaks about her work as an organizer with UConn's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
For more information, and to connect with, UConn's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine:
https://www.facebook.com/UConnSJP/ https://www.instagram.com/uconnsjp/?hl=en https://uconntact.uconn.edu/organization/sjp
For more information on the No Rugers 2 Israel campaign here in Connecticut:
www.NoRugers2Israel.org
The Farm Stand features: --Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report --An interview with Eliza Caldwell and Adam Matlock about food forests and their food equity projects. Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
Deborah Tannen is outstanding at explaining the challenges women face in the workplace. She has written numerous books about communications and most recently a loving tribute to her father.
UN Now Engaged in Negotiations in Afghanistan to End America's Longest War; Nicolas J. S. Davies, independent journalist and author; Producer: Scott Harris. Threatening Boycotts Voter Suppression Opponents Enlist Support from Major US Corporations; Marge Baker, executive vice president for policy and program with People For the American Way; Producer: Scott Harris. *Last Kings Bay Plowshares Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protester Receives 21-Month Prison Sentence; Mark Colville, co-founder Amistad Catholic Worker House of Hospitality, New Haven, CT; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-"Moving to Higher Ground" Sea level Rise -Ghost forests of North Carolina _California braces for fires amid drought _Food waste helps with reforestation -renewable energy demands surge _Exxon Mobil dropped from the Dow Jones
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
In our April 2021 SPOTLIGHT, meet Chris Frántz, co-founder and drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, resident of Fairfield since 1985, and author of the recently published memoir "Remain in Love." Chris, with his wife Tina Weymouth, launched Talking Heads in 1974 with former fellow RISD art student David Byrne. In 1981 Chris and Tina created Tom Tom Club as a side project from Talking Heads, as the former group went through its ups and downs. Tom Tom Club's first album, and first single "Genius of Love," was a huge international hit, covered and sampled by many groups since.
Based in New York, touring the world, recording in the Bahamas, Chris and Tina moved to Fairfield in 1985 and have been resident musicians since then. Chris has his own show on WPKN Independent Community Radio, and he and Tina record, produce, (and before COVID) tour, and appear at FTC, where the couple helped found the Emerging Artists series. "Remain in Love" is full of sharp observations of places and people as they toured and traveled the world. What is it like now to be a Fairfield resident and part of the scene right here?
Michael Zweig, professor in economics emeritus at Stony Brook University, discusses the Protection the Right to Organize (PRO) Act which has been passed by the House and sits awaiting action in the Senate. Interview by Richard Hill
The Resistance Roundtable panel focuses on two issues: -voter disenfranchisement on steroids with Prof. David Schultz who teaches political science at Hamline University; and -the legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in CT with Paul Kirtchberg, executive director of CT NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).
Bob Schwartz, vice president of Global Health Partners, (www.ghpartners.org) describes how the the Cuban Public Health system is keeping Cuba's COVID infection and mortality rates so low; and how their pharmaceutical sector is about to approve 3 COVID vaccines for domestic and international use and, in fact, has two more in the pipe line.
The Organic Farm Stand: - Small Farms Report by Guy Beardsley - Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee Update - Dave Chapman of The Real Organic Project talks about the fight to save and improve the Organic standards. Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
In the first segment, William W. Ginsberg, president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, joins us to discuss the Stepping Forward endowment along with the organization's other proactive community projects and grants. In our second half, Dr. Suzanne Lagarde, CEO of Fair Haven Clinic, speaks to the services, providers, and locations of this community-driven non profit.
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan a Good Start, but Lacks Capacity to Address the Global Climate Crisis; Natalie Mebane, 350.org U.S. Policy Director; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. Hedge Funds Disrupt Corporate Research & Development to Combat Climate Change; Lynn Parramore, Senior Research Analyst, Institute for New Economic Thinking; Producer: Scott Harris. *Campaign Launched to Recall Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp; Cheryle Renee Moses, founder, ‘Come Meet A Black Person’ org & publisher of Black Gwinnett Magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
My guest on this DITD is the new Executive Director of Bridgeport's Green Village Initiative Elle Angerame. Elle talks with me about the different programs GVI offers the population of Bridgeport and tells us about her hopes and aspirations for GVI working with the community. Also Rob Peck Manager of GVI's Youth Leadership program and WPKN programmer drops by.
-Japanese cherry blossoms arrive on record early date -Florida bans invasive species reptiles -Attempt to smuggle Galapagos tortoises -Destruction of worlds forests increases sharply -Arizona Republicans stymie Green Technology -Massive CO2 sucking machines -California condor is set to return to the skies
Connecticut activist Stanley Heller discusses the new campaign demanding Southport, Connecticut-based company Sturm Ruger stop selling guns to Israel.
More information at: www.NoRugers2Israel.org
This month on Live Culture Martha is pleased to talk with Catherine E. McKinley, author of four critically acclaimed books, about her most recent project The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women published by Bloomsbury in 2021. This lavishly illustrated book is an exploration of Africa's photographic history, fashion, trade history, and African women's selfhood. The book features works from The McKinley Collection, a personal archive representing African photography from 1870 to the present. This unique project features an introduction by Edwidge Danticat, a foreword by Jacqueline Woodson and original collages, sourced with images from the collection, by Frida Orupabo.
The African Lookbook creates a powerful locus where where history and personal narrative blend to construct a sweeping, unprecedented visual history of African women. Join us for a conversation about collecting, identities, shifting technologies, fashion and the fascinating global history of textiles, trade, and migration.
A Fulbright scholar, McKinley has also published The Book of Sarahs, a memoir, which chronicles growing up in the 1970s and 80s as one of the less than 15,000 Black and "Bi-racial" children adopted into white homes, and McKinley's search for self in the Jewish, Choctaw, and Black family spread from Ghana to Cape Verde, Las Vegas to Boston. She is also the author of Indigo: In Search of the Color that Seduced the World, which recounts a journey along ancient trade routes in eleven West African countries in search of "blue gold" with its connections to spirituality, art, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the deepest human desires. Her other writings include explorations of Black lesbian identity, African textiles and material culture, the birth in 1957 of African's first industrial doll alongside Independence, the fashions of Namibian Herero women and the legacy of the first genocide of the 20th century. McKinley has taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. She lives in New York City.
More about Catherine E. McKinley can be found here: https://catherinemckinley.net/ More about the African Lookbook can be found here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/the-african-lookbook-9781620403532/ More about The McKinley Collection can be found here: https://themckinleycollection.com/
This episode also includes music clips by Rokia Traoré & Fats Waller.
Now in it's 5th Year, Live Culture is a monthly radio program about art, ideas and visual culture, hosted by artist Martha Willette Lewis & airing on WPKN radio, Bridgeport Ct.
Host: Kathy Connor
Kathy speaks with Ayurvedic expert and physician, Dr. Stuart Rothenberg, national medical director of the TM Health Professionals Association and Maharishi AyurVeda Association of America. Dr. Rothenberg explains that at the basis of AyurVeda, an ancient health care system, is the concept of creating balance for the mind/body by reawakening the intelligence of the physiology. By following a few life style suggestions, health can be improved.
For more information visit www.miu.edu for courses on Maharishi AyurVeda.
This month on Live Culture Martha is pleased to talk with Catherine E. McKinley, author of four critically acclaimed books, about her most recent project The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women published by Bloomsbury in 2021. This lavishly illustrated book is an exploration of Africa's photographic history, fashion, trade history, and African women's selfhood. The book features works from The McKinley Collection, a personal archive representing African photography from 1870 to the present. This unique project features an introduction by Edwidge Danticat, a foreword by Jacqueline Woodson and original collages, sourced with images from the collection, by Frida Orupabo.
The African Lookbook creates a powerful locus where where history and personal narrative blend to construct a sweeping, unprecedented visual history of African women. Join us for a conversation about collecting, identities, shifting technologies, fashion and the fascinating global history of textiles, trade, and migration.
A Fulbright scholar, McKinley has also published The Book of Sarahs, a memoir, which chronicles growing up in the 1970s and 80s as one of the less than 15,000 Black and "Bi-racial" children adopted into white homes, and McKinley's search for self in the Jewish, Choctaw, and Black family spread from Ghana to Cape Verde, Las Vegas to Boston. She is also the author of Indigo: In Search of the Color that Seduced the World, which recounts a journey along ancient trade routes in eleven West African countries in search of "blue gold" with its connections to spirituality, art, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the deepest human desires. Her other writings include explorations of Black lesbian identity, African textiles and material culture, the birth in 1957 of African's first industrial doll alongside Independence, the fashions of Namibian Herero women and the legacy of the first genocide of the 20th century. McKinley has taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. She lives in New York City.
More about Catherine E. McKinley can be found here: https://catherinemckinley.net/ More about the African Lookbook can be found here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/the-african-lookbook-9781620403532/ More about The McKinley Collection can be found here: https://themckinleycollection.com/
This episode also includes music clips by Rokia Traoré & Fats Waller.
Biden Hardline Policy Toward Russia, China Sacrifices Common Interests Mel Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy Producer: Scott Harris 'Border Industrial Complex' Persecutes Immigrants While Enriching Corporations Todd Miller, Journalist, and Author Producer: Scott Harris *Police Arrest Mountain Valley Pipeline Tree-Sit Activists Ending 932-Day Direct Action Protest Crystal Mello, Tree-Sit Protester Mountain Valley Pipeline Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-Tax increase for North Carolina Coastal homes. -Much of U.S experiencing drought conditions -Federal flood insurance increase? -WHO reports Coronavirus hopped from bats to humans likely -Australian plague of rats and mice -Environmental Voter Project is expanding
We are currently celebrating Women's History Month. On today's show the focus is on Black women in the United States Since Slavery.
Host Garnett Ankle speaks with Kenyatta Thompson, Director of Organizing at the Katal Center. The Katal Center works to strengthen the people, policies, institutions, and movements that advance equity, health, and justice for everyone.
The general topic for discussion surrounds "The Struggles of Black Women In The United States Since Slavery."
Guest Kenyatta Thompson fields questions on:
- Women's Suffrage and Its Impact on Black Women today
- The Lack of Equal Pay For Equal Work Done By Black Women
- Black Women in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer, LGBTQ Community
- The Me Too Movement and Its Impact on Black Women.
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We are having a moment. The freak of plague is, bit by bit, abating. The drudge of Winter in Sequestration is lifting, A year cast in fear may be ending. Many are still fully house bound. Many are getting sprung – emotionally as well as physically.
We have always had our homes, but this year, like a marriage, our homes had us (for good or for ill). We have seen some become ill, some die, leaving everyone changed – either becoming the screeching harpies of guilting the offending thoughtless, or the desolate hopeless hermits, or just plain angry.
All this weirdness has has happened where we live. What do we do with this year of intimacy? Three fully engaged humans, a writer, a poet and a designer give HOME PAGE their take on this fully flipped season, now flipping again. In our homes.
Christine Woodside is a remarkable writer who has looked at the beauties of where and who we are, especially here in this part of creation. Sheila Bonenberger is an amazing poet, who has channeled the realities of who we are in this place that we do not always know. Roz Cama designs places, and sees the biosphere that we experience in and through them.
We have all been in this Year. But some have thought differently about it than we might have. Before we just snap to normal, let’s think about what we value, especially in the homes that we may know very differently than we did a year ago.
Host: Rob Fried
Deb Greenwood, President and CEO of the nonprofit, Center for Family Justice.
Atlanta & Boulder Mass Shootings Underscore Urgent Need to Pass Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance and Newtown Action Alliance Foundation Producer: Scott Harris Campaign to End Solitary Confinement in Connecticut Prisons Moves Forward Sean Sellars previously incarcerated at CT’s supermax prison and Kebra Smith a former DOC Nurse Producer: Melinda Tuhus *With Charges Dropped, Popular Former President Lula da Silva May Run Against Bolsonaro in 2022 Alexander Main, Director of International Policy with the Center for Economic and Policy Research Producer: Scott Harris
Host: Rob Fried Guests include- Deb Greenwood, President and CEO of the nonprofit, Center for Family Justice.
Also, Stephanie Harrison, vocalist extrardinaire
My guest on this DITD is author Robin l. Avant a local lady who lives here in Bridgeport and is Academic Dean at Housatonic Community College. Robin is an enthusiastic gardener. So much so, she has written a lovely, personal book called “The spirit of Gardening” Gardening for new Bees, the life revealed through gardening.
This is excerpts from the 2020 Day of Mourning, organized for the past 51 years by the United American Indians of New England at Plymouth Rock, MA. For the first time, due to Covid, it was livestreamed.
An interview with Chris Ozyck, who trains folks in New Haven and beyond how to de-vine, i.e., remove invasive bittersweet vines that restrict and can kill trees. Then an interview with Mark McBrine, head of food service at a prison in Maine, who works with residents (inmates) who learn farming and cooking skills, thus improving their diets and providing useful job training.
The Round Table speaks with The Nation's John Nichols to assess the first 50 days of the Biden administration and strategies for extending the progressive agenda. Then Cindy Stretch, instructor of English at CCSU discusses the union-busting contract floated by the Board of Regents that could determine the fate of the State university system in CT for the next decade. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Critical Battle Ahead to Make New Poverty-Fighting Child Tax Credit Permanent; Ben Anderson, Director of Health Policy at the Children's Defense Fund Campaigns; Producer: Scott Harris. Youth-Led Lawsuit Seeks to Hold Lawmakers Accountable for Harm Caused by Climate Change to Future Generations; Philip Gregory, co-lead counsel in the Our Children’s Trust lawsuit case; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Continues 10 Years Later; Tim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service; Producer: Scott Harris.
-Louvre Master pieces threatened -Coastal Communities face rising sea level -Worlds Tropical rain forests disappearing -Great Lakes Algae Blooms caused by Mussels -Germany to cut back on Domestic air travel -Bezos names environmentalist head of Earth Fund
On this, the fourteenth day of Women's History Month, host Garnett Ankle features a conversation on "Structural Racism in the United States" with guest Kenyatta Thompson, a community organizer with the Katal Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
Passage of 'For The People Act' Urgently Needed to Repair America’s Broken Democracy; Lisa Gilbert, Executive Vice President of Public Citizen; Producer: Scott Harris. Amazon Union Organizing Drive in Alabama: A Turning Point for American Workers?; Jonathan Rosenblum author, "Beyond $15: Immig. Wkrs, Faith Activists, & the Revival of the Labor Movement"; Producer: Scott Harris. *Innovative Program Enhances Prison Food Nutrition, Trains Inmates; Mark McBrine, Food Service Manager at the Mountain View Correctional Facility; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
The March 2021 “Spotlight” asks "What’s New with Public Art in our Cities and Towns?" Celebrating the opening of the Bridgeport Public Art Fund, with a mission to provide resources, guidance, and hands-on support to create new public art trails in Bridgeport, host David Green then asks what's new on the Public Art front in four other towns. In addition to Phil Kuchma, notable developer of downtown Bridgeport, our guests include Marc Alan, Norwalk Arts Commission, Tatiana Mori, Greenwich Arts Council; Kathie Motes Bennewitz, Westport Arts Advisory Committee; and Lynne Colatrella, with Stamford Downtown. Learn about the resurgence of interest in public art as an economic development tool and as a draw for out-of-town visitors. Hear about how private investors are working together with public institutions to enliven our cities’ streetscapes.
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
Everyone lives somewhere. We all talk about where we live, but more, we think about it. A lot. Especially when we have been under House Arrest lo this entire year. There are two worlds that we go to to consider our options in creating our own home. One is everywhere, especially now in a Connecticut Covid Bounce that has seen prices jump 20%, the Real Estate world. It is a world of marketing, dumbing down everything to a “Style” or “the latest trend”. Whether HOUZZ or Home Depot, our home love is seen a Profit Center Opportunity, and the language of “Buy Now And Save” is the same as that for selling anything, hype over insight, let alone listening to our fondest dreams.
The second world of those you can talk to about your biggest asset and risk, where you live, are the designers, builders, architects who make the homes you are thinking about everyday. But a different hype happens. Rather than feign sentimental intimacy of Your “special” needs, architects and designers pose as oracles of cool, hiding their preconceptions in language that you do not understand, but, they hope, will confer wisdom, insight and value.
Rooms are “Zones”. Windows and doors are “Openings” or worse,”Fenestration”. Trim becomes “Datum”. Walls become “Planes” and doorways become “Voids”. Seeing outside becomes “Transparency” and spending less on heat is “Sustainable”.
Why can’t architect’s just talk the walk of homemaking?
Today on HOME PAGE we ask that question of three who have dealt with how we communicate in design in ways that. Give them exceptional insights.
Peter Chapman has worked at The Taunton Press for over 30 years and is currently executive editor for Taunton Books. Peter has had a hand in most of the home design books that Taunton has published since 1998, including two from our host, Duo (Staying Put and The House You Build), as well as Sarah Susanka’s best-selling Not So Big House series. In earlier lives, Peter worked as a house painter (church steeples a specialty), educational test compiler, and apple picker.”
Gina Calabro is the Executive Director/CEO of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Connecticut). AIA Connecticut serves as a resource to architects and the public. Its membership of over 1,500 is comprised of architects, professionals working towards licensure, architectural students, and business professionals in affiliated fields. Prior to joining AIA Connecticut, she has worked with or lead trade associations as the CEO for the Home Builders and Remodelers Association (HBRA) of Fairfield County, and as the Division Director of Membership and Marketing for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
Kurt Andersen is a writer. His latest book Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America (2020) about how U.S. society was re-engineered during the last quarter of the 20th century to serve big business and the well-to-do at the expense of everyone else. It was a New York Times bestseller, like its companion volume Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire (2017), Andersen’s prize-winning history of America’s weakness for exciting untruths. In addition, he’s the author of four critically acclaimed, bestselling novels –– You Can’t Spell America Without Me (2017), True Believers (2012), Heyday (2007) and Turn of the Century (1999). Andersen also writes for television and the stage, appears regularly on MSNBC and contributes to the New York Times. He co-created and hosted the Peabody Award-winning weekly public radio program Studio 360, co-founded Spy magazine, and was a columnist and design critic for The New Yorker, New York and Time, as well as editor-in-chief of New York. Born and raised in Omaha, he graduated from Harvard College and lives with his wife Anne Kreamer in Brooklyn
Thursday, January 28, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
The world has changed, so architecture will change, so houses become the laboratory for change in design, process and technology as it always has been: What Does This Mean For Homes in the ’20s? Common Edge Collaborative was created 5 years ago to address architecture and its cultural context, evolution and social meanings. There has never been a time when perspective in what and how our homes mean to us and our culture than after a year where the pandemic has forced all of us to encounter our homes.
I have written for Common Edge Collaborative every month for five years. Martin Pedersen was a creator of the organization will join us, as well as two of the site’s contributing writers, Richard Buday and Mark Hewitt, who, like me, are architects who write. All of them, and me, and you, have homes. From the macro level of trying to understand architecture in the context of our culture to the micro reality of how each of us lives, these thought leaders have insights we should all hear.
The nimble reality of web-based commentary and shared understanding has a special meaning in this Pandemic year: everything has changed, but we will be inoculated soon, perhaps even “safe” by summer’s end. What of our present condition changes our homes, architecture, our culture? Homes are the canary in the cage of what we value: whatever architecture does, it has millions of test drives in all the homes we live in.
Let’s hear what a group of creators, commentators and dwellers in homes think has changed, will changed and what will change beyond this year on Home Page Radio.
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
Forgive the sexism, but once upon a time it was said that “A man’s home is his castle.” That ownership imperative meant that “Single Family Zoning” was the Law of Suburban America for three generations after World War 2. In the 21st century, Climate Change, Sustainability, New Urbanism and now COVID 19 have all raised the question of “Density” – more people living on each acre of land.
Connecticut has some of the most established and built-out suburban communities in America. There is now precious little land left for residential development – so little that “tear-downs” has become a word. That scarcity has meant that housing costs, and taxes, are among the highest anywhere in the country as well.
When need butts up against opportunity change happens. But change, as someone once said, is hard. In the light of a pandemic the density of living in mid and high rises in New York City is now newly dangerous. In the full apprehension of climate change more people living closer together creates less carbon and thus lessening the cost on infrastructure. The competition between property value and social good is coming to a head in one building type, not new, but newly important.
Across the country the legality of “Accessory Dwelling Unit”’s (CDU) is being debated, and zoning laws changed. There is a growing drumbeat to modify local zoning codes to accept greater flexibility beyond the freestanding single-family home zoning that has dominated suburban life for three generations. The larger wheels of sustainability, diversity, and increasing the value of our homes have meant new ways of thinking about how we protect communities in the ways zoning codes restrict uses.
The issues are complex. What about the benefits of intergenerational living in one place? Why shouldn’t you be allowed to expand your home without “adding on” and killing trees and making massive homes? Should zoning promote income diversity? As parents age, and children cannot afford to live separately in Connecticut should several generations of families be allowed to live on one site in their own dwelling units?
Beyond that, the post pandemic economy will be different from the one we have now. We may need to expand the use of single-family homes to recognize home offices. Costs may increase to the point where the homes purchased generations ago provide an income stream (for both property taxes for towns and rental income for homeowners)?
As we come out of sequestration, get vaccinated, and look to the future, the landscape will change. Like the three bear’s porridge, the density of The City may be “too hot”, the isolation of the single-family home may be “Too Cold”, but something in between may be “Just Right”.
HOME PAGE welcomes those on the cutting edge of this evolving landscape: Homeowner Paul Czepiga knows the issue as one who is creating a “CDU” for his family, Joan Arnold directs Allied Community Enterprises in Westchester and has worked in all forms of housing prototypes and reinventions, and Carrie Makover is on the Fairfield Affordable Housing Committee, and served as a planner in Westport for over 11 years. JOIN US!
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
We all live somewhere, and some of us own where we live, especially in places like Connecticut and Long Island where single family homes fully fill the landscape. In the last 40 years there have been unending Boom/Bust Cycles in Real Estate: The Gas Crisis, The Reagan Boom, The S&L Crisis, The Clinton Economy, The Tech Bubble, 9-11, The Housing Bubble, 2008, The Obama Recovery, COVID-19 – and now in a matter of months The Connecticut Housing Boom.
So quickly that anecdotes are its best data, the last two months have seen a Contrarian Paradise where “Bedroom Community” homes are spiking in Value, reports are price explosions of 20% in one month, unsolicited offers to buy homes not on the market, bidding wars, Real Estate Agents declaring a sudden explosion in interest during a Pandemically Stunted economy.
What is Up?
This is a show of anecdotal information: we are in the middle of a radical change in Connecticut, set between the Apple and the Bean – NY and Boston. I have new homes commissioned on Long Island and throughout CT. A group of 9 homes, in Madison, Ct, had 7 have commitments to buy in less than 4 days when the listing was posted. Anecdotes create history, but not trends, patterns, the future. We do not know the future, but listening allows us to understand where we are. The HOME PAGE is about listening to the front lines of how people are changing their lives, first through their homes.
What is Up?
HOME PAGE brings in those on the front lines of home buying and selling to get some clarity and perspective with 4 Real Estate professionals that have different perspectives and markets up and down the shore of Long Island Sound.
Leigh Whiteman Is a real estate broker and leader of The Whiteman Team at William Raveis Real Estate. She has been selling real estate up and down the Connecticut Shoreline since 1988 and has helped her clients
Todd Gould has lived on the Connecticut shore his entire life. He has been a broker/manager/owner for 27 years, from a family that has been involved in Real Estate for generations, and lives the market.
Margaret Muir is a residential waterfront property expert who helped open Sotheby’s Affiliate offices in this part of the state 15 years ago – an office based in Madison Margaret has spent 30 years selling unique Ct shoreline properties largely second and third home purchases.
In 1973, Tom Gorin became a full-time realtor, joining the venerable Greenwich independent firm Cleveland, Duble & Arnold. He was a broker and the sales manager for thirty years, Always active in the real estate community, Tom was the 2005 Realtor of the Year of the Greenwich Association and was honored to be inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2010.
Thursday, July 23, 2020, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org
Host: Duo Dickinson
Its a long, hot, COVID19 summer: we are basting in our reactions and, mostly, in our homes: Let Us Share Them!
Radio Legend Bruce Barber, AIA President George McGoldrick, Former Mayor of Trumbull, Tim Herbst, and Arts Doyen & Journalist Lucy Gellman vet WINNERS & LOSERS in our weird season: Some proffered awardees:
WINNERS OF COVID
The table: we are no sitting at them, joined, but also socially distanced by the,
The window: they fully connect us to the world that we now appreciate
The thermostat: so much time doing little physical activity, we know know where it is too hot, or too cold
The Front Porch: The elevation and the railings make “distancing” social and friendly, but safe.
The Grill: Restaurants are still scary, even when you are outside, but outside cooking is just plain fun.
The “Extra” space: The walk in closet becomes your ZOOM cal studio, your guest room becomes your office, your basement becomes a retreat.
Cook Books: Who knew?
Zillow: All the joy of vicarious home porn viewing, with none of the guilt facilitated by by Sequestration
LOSERS OF COVID
The Sink: All the day’s consumption has the byproduct of dirty dishes to deal with.
The Home Gym: It is all to often more guilt than motivator
The Coffee Table: The collector of all those projects you start, or think about, but never do, but never get rid of, either.
The Home TV: After 4 months you may become allergic to Binge Watching.
The Bed. A trap and Harbor for the COVID Night Terrors (and the terror of anticipating the Night Terrors)
The Great Room. Home Schooling, Zoom Calling, Multimealing pollute the flowing space as it it was New York Harbor in 1976
Zillow: Everyone Lives In A Better Place Than You.
My guest on this DITD this episode is Km Stanley Robinson. Stan Robinson is a New York Times Best selling Author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards. He is author of more than 20 books including his much loved Mar's Trilogy and he will be here today to talk about his latest book "The Ministry for the Future". In 2008, he was named a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. He lives in Davis, California.
"[A] gutsy, humane view of a near-future Earth...Robinson masterfully integrates the practical details of environmental crises and geoengineering projects into a sweeping, optimistic portrait of humanity's ability to cooperate in the face of disaster. This heartfelt work of hard science-fiction is a must-read for anyone worried about the future of the planet."―Publishers Weekly on The Ministry for the Future
- Farming has destroyed soil of America's Midwestern prairie.
- Color change shows Rivers are imperiled ecosystems
- Federal flood insurance premiums to quadruple
- California's Pacific Coast Highways days are numbered
- Seville Spain to turn oranges into electricity
- Washington state’s Clean Cars 2030”
From the Super Bowl to the Vaccination roll out we have seen great examples of leadership. In the Super Bowl we saw Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat one splendid team after another. In the vaccine rollout Governor Lamont of Connecticut got it right.
The Connecticut-based band Autopoet have just released their first 14-track album titled "The Night Life Has Changed you." They join Richard Hill for a conversation about how this duo creates a hard driving, complexly-layered sound with such titles as "Street Couch" "I'm good at dancing" and "Confusing Girl."
Do Biden's Syria Airstrikes Signal Continuing 'Endless War' Policy? David Swanson, campaign coordinator with RootsAction.org Producer: Scott Harris Republicans Cannot be a Legitimate Party Without Casting Out White Supremacists and Fascists Loretta J. Ross, activist and Visiting Associate Professor of the Study of Women & Gender at Smith College Producer: Scott Harris *Militarism’s Direct Impact on the Climate Crisis Adrian Huq, a member of the New Haven Climate Movement Youth Action Team Producer: Melinda Tuhus
This month's Live Culture offers a conversation with artist Felandus Thames and curator David Borawski about the exhibit The Things That Haunt Me Still up now at Real Art Ways in Hartford. The show, which runs until May 30, 2021, features Thames' assemblages which utilize found objects and non-traditional materials like hair beads and barrettes, to explore gender and race. Often asking more questions than offering answers, Thames’ playful use of materials and text utilizes humor as an entry point to exploring social and cultural issues.
Felandus Thames is a conceptual artist living and practicing in the greater New York area. Born in Mississippi, Thames attended the graduate program in Painting and Printmaking at Yale University where he received his MFA in 2010. He has been included in exhibitions at the Kravets Wehby Gallery, Tilton Gallery, Heather James Gallery, Charles H. Wright Museum, African American Museum of Philadelphia, Mississippi Museum of Art, Yale University, Wesleyan University, Columbia University, Art Hamptons, Art LA, The Texas Contemporary, and Miami Basel.
David Borawski is an artist and curator whose own work involves text and found object assemblages. His affinity with Thames' work has resulted in a thoughtfully presented exhibition in one of Connecticut's most innovative and dynamic exhibition venues.
More about the show and RealArtWays can be found here: https://www.realartways.org/ more about Felandus Thames and his work can be found here: https://www.felandus.com/
Now in it's 5th Year, Live Culture is a monthly radio program about art, ideas and visual culture, hosted by artist Martha Willette Lewis and airing on WPKN radio, Bridgeport Ct.
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This Saturday on Live Culture features a conversation with Andres Verzosa, Executive Director of The Stanley-Whitman House in Farmington,CT. The Stanley-Whitman House is a historic house museum built ca 1720, and is one of the oldest houses in Farmington. In December 2020 the structure celebrated it’s 300th anniversary. A well-preserved saltbox with post-medieval construction features, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. The house is now a living history center and museum. Events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by engaging in Colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture. The House offers docent-led and self-guided tours, visitors to The Stanley-Whitman House can participate in adult and children's programs, cooking demonstrations, walking tours, and other special events. Visitors may also view modern art installations, conduct genealogical or local history research in the Library, walk around the grounds, and enjoy the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century reproduction gardens. The need for social-distancing has made planning events and other programming very difficult for small arts organizations. We discuss the novel and innovative ways the members of this museum have found to keep the public engaged and the house vibrant.
Now in it's 5th Year, Live Culture is a monthly radio program about art, ideas and visual culture, hosted by artist Martha Willette Lewis and airing on WPKN radio, Bridgeport Ct.
March brings a who’s who of great music with this edition of What’s Happening New Haven! Rather than our typical interview format—the music of the Elm City is spotlighted this hour—bursting with notable talent from current and previous decades. Too many to include in one show—but we tried...
Enjoy this multi genre celebration of spectacular music—all generated from New Haven-born composers and players!
Today, being the final day of Black History Month, host Garnett Ankle shines the spotlight of two great Black Leaders in the history of the world. Listen as Garnett narrates the early lives of Mandela and Garvey. Two Black giants from two separate continents, during two different periods of time.
- Jakarta Sinking and flooding
- St. Jean de Charles Canary in the coal mine?
- U.S Homeowners facing Billions in flood damage
- "catastrophic" decline in worlds freshwater fish
- “30 by 30” order to preserve U.S. wildlands
Based on Trump Election 'Big Lie' GOP Proposes 165 Voter Suppression Bills in 33 States; Sylvia Albert, Director of the Voting & Elections program with Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris. Dialogue on Carbon Pricing, Environmental Justice and Equity; Tina Johnson, a writer, consultant, and director of the National Black Environmental Justice Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Cancelling Student Debt Will Boost the Larger U.S. Economy; Thomas Gokey, a visual artist, organizer and co-founder of the group Debt Collective; Producer: Scott Harris.
Host: Rob Fried
Howard Saffan, is the developer of Bridgeport's Harbor Yard Amphitheater- a boutique concert venue estimated to have an economic impact of over $50 million a year for the City of Bridgeport.
Band Central Radio on WPKN with Rob Fried for a fun hour of community-oriented talk, music and information. On this month's show: musician Fuzz Sangiovanni and entrepreneur and philanthropist Howard Saffan! We'll talk local music, philanthropy + more!
Kevin's guest is the great Latin jazz big band leader Bobby Sanabria. The professor to talks with Kevin about the career and legacy of the late great Chick Corea.
- The Beyond the Bag initiative
- Air pollution killing more people
- India entering a “solar-powered revolution”
- Nature is an asset with fundamental value
- Planting clover sucks up carbon gases
- Record amounts invested in ESG funds
Kevin's guests on Digging in the Dirt this episode are the CEO Of Chabaso Charlie Negaro Jr. and Communications Director Chabaso Reed Immer. Chabaso, by it's own description sells Long-fermentation, high-hydration, no-shortcuts bread throughout the East and increasingly in markets nationwide. They will be here to talk about helping groups and new businesses get their food products to market through CT. Food Launchpad.
Stanley Heller is an independent journalist and longtime activist here in Connecticut. He’s involved with Middle East Crisis Committee, Promoting Enduring Peace, and The Struggle Video News. Recently, he has embarked on a new online newspaper called The West Haven Call.
Stan speaks about the upcoming February 27th car caravan and virtual rally to Stop The Killingly Power Plant, anti-racist curriculum, and Israel.
For more info on the Feb 27th Stop The Killingly Power Plant car caravan and virtual rally: https://www.facebook.com/events/252684079691705/
For Stan's suggestions on The West Haven Call for anti-racist curriculum: https://westhavencall.com/schools
For more info on the IHRA definition of anti-semitism: https://www.972mag.com/antisemitism-israel-jews-ihra/
The Organic Farm Stand hears Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report and then welcomes Vincent Kaye for the monthly Honey Bee Update. Host: Richard Hill
Investigation Concludes There's a 'Smoking Gun' Connecting Trump to Capitol Insurrection Greg Palast investigative reporter and author Producer: Scott Harris Coalition Presses Biden to Make Good on his Pledge to Close Guantanamo US Military Prison Aliya Hussain, an advocacy program manager at the Center for Constitutional Rights Producer: Scott Harris *The Legal and Activist Campaign to Shut Down the Dakota Access Pipeline Jan Hasselman, staff attorney Earthjustice Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Professor Gerald Horne deconstructs the current political landscape with panelists Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill Tyler Wakefield of Sunrise New Haven assesses the Biden/Harris environmental roll-out. Interview date: 2/13/21
WPKN Independent Community Radio- GM REPORT TO the LISTENERS GM: Steve di Costanzo
CiTY LiGhTs Gallery thanks WPKN Listener Community and David Green for the broadcast of the Spotlight on the Arts with artists Claude Desir Jr., Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Gerlad Moore and executive director Suzanne Kachmar. They discuss Claude’s first solo exhibit and the content of his work. The mission of this exhibit is to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage.
Interview with Taylor Mayes of the CT Roundtable on Climate & Jobs and Jasmine Peele with CT Citizens Action Group (CCAG)
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
This program welcomes members from a number of our local cultural institutions to find out how they celebrate Black History Month, what it means to them, how especially after the year of Black Lives Matter we can use it to examine more deeply the hidden racism of our society and institutions and how, in celebrating this month of Black history and culture, we also need to move beyond it to recognize the diversity of American culture as deeply as we can across all 12 months of the year.
This being Black History Month, and Black Music Month; on this episode of the show, host Garnett Ankle features two great Black American men. Listen as Garnett narrates the life and time of freed slave, abolitionist, and statesman Frederick Douglass. Douglass was a remarkable man who spoke with United States President, Abraham Lincoln about the plight of Black people and the need to abolish slavery. Booker T. Washington, another great American Black man who was born a slave and went on to establish his own university. Celebrate Black History Month by listening this podcast and learn more about two great Black American men who made a difference.
John Wood Jr. is National Ambassador for Braver Angels, volunteer citizens committed to respectful dialog and depolarization. He invokes elements of Martin Luther King Jr. philosophy along with Marital Counseling techniques to discuss how we can improve as individuals and as a country.
John Wood Jr. is National Ambassador for Braver Angels, volunteer citizens committed to respectful dialog and depolarization. He invokes elements of Martin Luther King Jr. philosophy along with Marital Counseling techniques to discuss how we can improve as individuals and as a country.
Bishop John Selders, co-founder of Moral Mondays CT, discusses the recent victories in the fight for social justice and also the struggle ahead to confront the white supremacist and neo-fascist movements that are coalescing across the country. Interview by Richard Hill, Feb. 2, 2021
Sea levels will probably rise faster by 2100 Philippines to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% Europe uses more renewables than fossil fuels in 2020. Biden’s administration to order action to combat climate change Carbon Trace created to track climate change causes National Geographic urges protection for New Mexico Caverns
Biden Pledges to End US Support for Saudi/UAE-led War on Yemen Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund Producer: Scott Harris Grassroots Group No Dems Left Behind Targets Rural, Conservative Districts Madalin Sammons, Communications Director with No Dem Left Behind Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Social Justice Activists Ben and Jerry Launch Campaign to End Qualified Police Immunity Jerry Greenfield, who with Ben Cohen is a co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Producer: Scott Harris
My guest on this edition of "Digging in the Dirt" is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State Michael E. Mann who has come back for his 3rd visit to DITD to talk with me about his new book The New Climate war the Fight to take back our planet. It’s a timely analysis of where we are at in the debate over climate warming and recent current events in our society that are changing the playing field in favor of the planets ecosystem.
Rev. Scott Marks and Marcie Lynn Jones, two New Haven-based activists with UNITE HERE, tell about their journey to Georgia to knock on thousands of doors in support of the special elections of Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff. Interview by Richard Hill, Feb. 2, 2021.
Journalist and Social Change Communications Consultant Mercy Quaye joins us for in-depth conversation. Later in the hour, we play the first segment of her eight part series “The Revolution On Trial, The Makings Of A Movement” detailing her investigation into the New Haven Black Panthers.
-Atmospheric river storm drenches California -Oceanic sharks and rays in jeopardy -New 117th Congress Climate Scorecard -BlackRock, sets goal for net-zero carbon emissions -Robert Downey Jr. invests in sustainability focused companies -Billions of US acres could be feasibly reforested -Empire State Building now running on clean electricity
PODCAST: Band Central Radio on WPKN Independent Community Radio! Our host Rob Fried will connect the dots between local music and local nonprofits with guests Mike Rosen of Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Anthony David of The WhatUp Funk Band and WPKN's GM, Steve DiCostanzo!
Interview of WPKN by Peggy Nelson and Richard Phenegar on their show STATE OF THE ARTS- about the new exhibit at City Lights Gallery to present the art of Claude Desir Jr. and offer a platform for a young Black man’s perspective, who reclaims derogatory Jim Crow imagery and stereotypes. His is a mixture of kindness and strength, wisdom and resilience, youthful creativity and playfulness, frustration and rage. Provocative art can be the sword and salve, to help purge and heal the festering wound of racial polarization and inequity. City Lights worked with Claude and two other artists of color, including Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and Gerald Moore, to produce a secondary exhibit designed to contextualize Claude's art.This second exhibit includes their art and samples of Black Americana. Much of the curatorial decision making was delegated to the featured artist Claude Desir Jr. Additional essays and video recordings of conversations with the artists will be uploaded to www.citylightsgallery.org in February 2021. The exhibit runs until February 24. Gallery hours are W-F 12-5, Sat 12-4. Requests for reservations are required by emailing clgallerybpt@gmail.com Face masks and physical distancing required.
Republicans Who Refuse to Hold Trump Accountable for Insurrection Must Answer to History John Bonifaz, Co-founder and President of the group Free Speech For People Producer: Scott Harris Vaccination Equity in US and World, Critical to Controlling the Pandemic Dr. Robert Hecht, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Yale University's School of Public Health Producer: Scott Harris *Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline Project Target of Renewed International Opposition Moneen Nasmith, a staff attorney with the environmental law firm Earthjustice Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Recently, a series of violently racist Snapchat posts went viral. The posts were from the daughter of Naugatuck Police Chief Steven Hunt, and Naugatuck High School assistant principal Johanna Hunt.
Speaking on Mic Check are Alexis Siggars and Emilah Mumthanu, two seniors at Naugatuck High School, involved in the ongoing student uprising against racism in their school, and in their community.
The students have a set of demands, and are continuing their fight for safety and accountability.
Many did not know they would see a day when the United States Capitol would be invaded by a mob of anti-Black racist home-grown terrorists inspired by a sitting racist president. It did happen on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Twelve days later, the nation celebrated the ninety second birthday of the pacifist, and civil rights leader, Doctor, The Reverend Martin Luther King, Junior. During this episode of What's Your Point? host Garnett Ankle speaks with the Distinguished University Chair, Founding Director of the New Racial Justice Initiative, and Professor of History, at the University of Saint Thomas, Doctor Yohuru Williams. The discussion surrounds the attempted coup d'e-tat by an anti-Black racist mob at the United States Capitol while a joint session of the United States Congress was counting the Electoral College votes for the new president of the United States. Also, the host and Professor Williams discuss the legacy of Dr. King.
A jazz tribute to rescue dogs featuring readings by WPKN programmers, Harry Minot, Binnie Klein and Ina Chadwick. And special stories from our WPKN listeners.
Assessing Joe Biden's Immigration Reform Proposals Thomas A. Saenz, Pres & Gen Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense& Educational Fund MALDEF Producer: Scott Harris After the Failed January 6th Capitol Insurrection, What's Next for Pro-Trump Militias? Mike Giglio, journalist, and author of “Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate” Producer: Scott Harris * Statehood Campaign Demands Political Representation for 700,000 Washington, D. C. Residents Bo Shuff, Executive Director of DC Vote Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Band Central Radio host Rob Fried speaks with Mike Rosen from the FCCF. Mike Rosen joined Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in May 2018 as Chief Revenue and Business Development Officer, a new role for the organization. Mike leads an integrated development and marketing communications team focused on cultivating new partnerships for co-investment in our community impact work, driving new revenue opportunities, and continuing the stewardship and expansion of our donor base and endowment.
Today's Topics: Various Endowment Funds and FCCF 'Giving Day' on February 25.
Doug Tallamy is a professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and a NY Times best selling author. He Has written Three books..... the critically acclaimed Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants. The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden and his latest Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. I find this book to be A great optimistic look at the issues facing our environment and a positive way to get ourselves as a species back on track one yard, one community at a time.
-Measures to tackle the climate emergency urged -Banks finance the plastics supply chain -In Norway sale of electric cars tops Gas powered -the Great American Rail-Trail -Electric cars Cheaper and cleaner -Thai river conservation pays off
-plea to take action on Climate change - Insects , the little things that run the world -Thousands of lakes to permanently lose their ice coverage -Total oil leaves American Petroleum Institute -Gates largest farm land owner -Judge reverses Trumps effort to overturn Pollution regulations -Trash removed from Tennessee river.
Urgent Need to Investigate Capitol Insurrection Security Failure Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund Producer: Scott Harris. Holding Trump's GOP Enablers Accountable Rev. Nathan Empsall, Episcopal Priest, and campaigns director with Faithful America Producer: Scott Harris. *Countering ‘Toxic Christianity’s’ Role in the Trump Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Rev. Sasha Abramsky, freelance journalist, and author Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
Naunihal Singh, a Political Scientist and the author of Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups discusses the insurrection on January 6, 2020 in Washington DC. He discusses the long-term implications of the white supremacy movement in the United States and Donald Trump's role in igniting it.
Kira Ortoleva was best friends with 19 year-old Mubarak Soulemane, who was shot and killed by CT State Police just over one year ago, on January 15, 2020.
Kira leads the Justice for Mubarak movement alongside Mubarak’s family.
In this episode of Mic Check, Kira speaks on Mubarak and the friendship they shared; support for, and state repression against, the movement up to this point; abolition; and how folks can join the Justice for Mubarak movement.
To learn more about, and support, the Justice for Mubarak movement: www.facebook.com/justiceformubarak www.instagram.com/justiceformubarak
Dan Barrett, legal director for the CT American Civil Liberties Union, describes the deteriorating health conditions in CT prisons and discusses what needs to be done to stop the spread among the incarcerated population and the staff that comes and goes to and from the prisons. Interview by Richard Hill
The Farm Stand welcomes Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee Report. Then Tara Cook Littman shares her objections to Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture. Also: Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
The Resistance panel interviews professor Michael McKeon and considers the short and long term effects of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
Aubree Keurajian Aubree is an ecologist from central Connecticut, and the founder of Ungardening Native Plants, a small scale nursery and yard consultation service working to make the tools and ideas of ecological restoration accessible to all. She has a bachelor's degree in Systems Ecology from Cornell University, and worked in the public, private, and academic sectors doing ecological research and environmental restoration before founding Ungardening.
-Australia Bushfires known as the Black Summer -Flash Floods in Indonesia -Covid-19 world-wide pandemic -Volcanic Eruptions in the Philippines -Earthquakes World wide -Swarms of Locusts -Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh-India -Forest Fires, in Uttarakhan India - Heavy rains in India -diesel fuel spill in Siberia Arctic Circle -Antarctica green snow -Sierra Nevada Fires -Hottest decade for our planet , ever
-one million people displaced in South Sudan Flooding -18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries -Adidas products will be made of 60% sustainable materials -San Diego meets sustainability goals -COVID relief is a green bill -Montana drains lake to kill invasive species -Climate cooling experiment in Sweden
Spotlight On Arts & Culture | January 11, 2021 | How 2020 Changed the Face of Arts and Culture Funding
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Our January edition of the SPOTLIGHT is on “How 2020 Changed the Face of Arts & Culture Funding.” This program is inspired by the discussion in our November program that celebrated Federal CARES Act funding for arts and culture organizations. In that show, it became apparent that the intertwined crises of 2020 were changing some of the ways funding decisions were made. We decided to devote this Spotlight program to changes that are taking place within funding agencies and to hear from some new funders on the scene and the ways they are distributing funding.
We welcome back Elizabeth Shapiro, Director of the CT Office of the Arts, and Frank Mitchell, chair of CT Humanities Application Review Committee. They are joined by: Jacqueline Coleman, Senior Community Impact Officer for the Hartford Foundation, who put together a working group of artists and arts organizations of color to inform the Foundation’s arts and culture funding; Michael Van Leesten, who has organized a Social Venture Partners’ new Racial Equity Fund for community-based projects with decision-makers based inside those communities; and Abe Hilding-Salorio, Community Outreach Manager for Sustainable CT that funds community projects, using a crowdfunding model, working with Patronicity.
Hear how the crises of 2020 continue to affect the networking, strategies, and community relationships within traditional funders and how new funding types are emerging to better deal with the inequities of the prevailing systems.
The Farm Stand welcomes Vincent Kaye with has honey bee update and then talks to Tara Cook Littman about why Tom Vilsack is the wrong pick for Secretary of Agriculture. Also: Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report Hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
Trump, GOP Extremism Constitutes a Direct and Continuing Threat to Democracy Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Prof of Philosophy at Yale Univ and author of “How Fascism Works” Producer: Scott Harris White Supremacy at Core of Pro-Trump Assault on the Capitol Bill Fletcher Jr., racial justice, labor & international activist & author Producer: Scott Harris *Immigration Reform Agenda Under Biden Will Face Challenges Kica Matos, Vice President of Initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice Producer: Melinda Tuhus
*Trump Coup Attempt Crosses Another Line in Georgia Phone Call; Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Producer: Scott Harris. * Press Freedom Jeopardized as US Attempts to Extradite Julian Assange from UK to Face Espionage Charges; James Goodale, law professor & former vice chairman and general counsel with the New York Times; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * EU-UK 11th Hour Brexit Deal is No Victory; Kenneth Surin, Professor Emeritus of Critical Theory at Duke University; Producer: Scott Harris.
Kathy's Corner wraps up 2020 with some inspiration and insight into generating more clarity and solutions through the development of consciousness for a better 2021 and beyond.
We launch 2021 with two compelling conversations! Astrologer Matthew Kenney explains the planetary influences of the past year and reveals (better!) ones for the year ahead! WoooHooo!
Also, are you an artist who’s shy of numbers and self promotion? In the second half, tax expert Hannah Cole joins us to offer tax and entrepeneurial insights specifically geared for creative types.
NASA's OSRIREx Mission Grabs Material from asteroid Bennu & stores the sample for its return trip back to Earth! Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Scientist Dr Jim Garvin describes the mission Intro Music: A Piece of Space History...Andy Poniros End Music: Funk 2001...Larry Benigno
Veteran of 3 Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut Dr John Grunsfeld discuses HST's discoveries, its contributions to science & education,...and his HST servicing mission experiences that have enable Hubble to perform longer, look deeper into Universe...& with more clarity than it's original design.
The Inadequacies of the COVID Relief Bill Pressures Biden to Target aid to the Most Vulnerable; Julio Lopez, the Center for Popular Democracy's Co-Director for Community Dignity Campaigns; Producer: Scott Harris. Buttigieg’s Appointment as Transportation Secretary Betrays Biden’s Pledge to Name Competent, Experienced Officials; Max Moran, research asst w The Revolving Door Project at the Center for Economic and Policy Research; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Postcards To Voters: A Progressive Electoral Success Story; Tony The Democrat, founder of Post Cards to Voters; Producer: Scott Harris
The Rockefeller Foundation Divests Fossil fuels Monarch butterfly omitted from endangered species list Carbon Dioxide converted into Jet fuel European Union's new rules for plastic waste shipments The Caspian Sea 's water level set to fall by 9 meters Tree.fm: Streams the Soothing Sounds of Forests
On the December 6 broadcast of Mic Check, host Cheryl Palmer discusses arts and culture in Bridgeport, as seen through the eyes of Razul Branch, who creates arts and culture events in Bridgeport to meet societal needs in the city. He runs BPT Creates, a nonprofit gallery and performance space located in the Arcade Mall. Among other actions, he and his colleagues have created campaigns to encourage COVID masking. He also organizes monthly bike rides #bptmooncruise at the time of the full moon.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported Yellowstone park Mining victory rampant overconsumption by the worlds wealthy people 92% of glaciers in the Alps could be lost by 2021 Global Carbon emissions still rising price of solar photovoltaic power falls 8% new species of beaked whale discovered New York state to divest its fossil fuels holdings
CBD & Medical Marijuana: Facts Over Fiction – October 24, 2020
In this month's Seeking Wellness show, Dr. J discusses CBD and medical marijuana. Joining the discussion is medical cannabis expert Dr. Junella Chin. Dr. Chin is an integrative medical cannabis physician with extensive training in integrative medicine and pain management. Dr. Chin is an advocate for better understanding of the science and medicine of cannabis. Listen in to learn the differences between cannabis and CBD, quality considerations, myths about medical cannabis and advances in medical cannabis legislation. You will also learn how to find a physician who is knowledgeable in prescribing either option and potential contraindications. Lastly, the doctors discuss patient populations that can benefit from cannabis and CBD. For more information, contact Dr. Chin http://drjunechin.com and read her book, Cannabis and CBD for Health and Wellness.
Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz, ISS, & Future Boeing Starliner Astronaut discusses SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station & her previous & future space missions
JPLSea Level Research Scientist Dr Ben Hamington discusses NASA's Sentinel 6A satellite that will accurately measure global sea levels & what scientist believe is the reason for global rises in sea levels in that past decade
Caring For Your Child’s Emotional Needs Throughout the Pandemic – August 22, 2020
In this month’s Seeking Wellness show, Dr. J discusses the toll the pandemic is taking on children. Her special guest is Dr. Stephanie Preston ND, MAc, a naturopathic physician and expert in Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture. Prior to becoming a physician, she trained as a certified domestic violence counselor for women and children. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about helping children through this challenging time.
Topics discussed include emotional warning signs, spectrum disorders, trauma, therapy, commonly used pharmaceuticals, nutritional interventions and natural treatments.
Trump's Deadly 'Herd Immunity' Policies Aimed to Infect Millions of Americans; William Rivers Pitt, Senior Editor and Lead Columnist with Truthout.org; Producer: Scott Harris In a Cruel Last Act, Trump Goes All in on Federal Executions; Ngozi Ndulue is Senior Director of Research and Special Projects at the Death Penalty Information Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus *Progressive Group Launches "No Honeymoon For Biden" Campaign; Jeff Cohen, co-founder of the online activism group, RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris
Mike Merli in conversation with Stanley Heller of Middle East Crisis Committee, Promoting Enduring Peace, and The Struggle Video News.
Stan discusses the Gandhi Peace Awards, Syria, and Southport, Connecticut-based gun manufacturer Sturm Ruger's connection to Israel's violent oppression of Palestinians.
Fore more on the Gandhi Peace Awards: https://pepeace.org/
For more on the Rukban Camp in Syria: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/most-aid-to-syrias-rukban-camp-has-been-blocked-for-more-than-a-year-heres-why
For the New Yorker piece Stan mentioned in the interview: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/21/americas-war-on-syrian-civilians
For background on Southport, Connecticut-based Sturm Ruger's connection to Israel's violent oppression of Palestinians: http://www.thestruggle.org/israelis_use_ruger_to_kill_youth_dec_2020.htm
The Resistance panel interviews two leading progressive journalists -- David Lindorf, creator of the blog site "This Can't Be Happening"; and David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect -- about the dangers Trump still poses before Jan. 20 and the chances for progressive change from a Biden/Harris administration. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill.
Trump - GOP Election Coup Attempt: An Ongoing Threat to US Democracy Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres. National Lawyers Guild Producer: Scott Harris Major Challenges Ahead for the Equitable Distribution of Coronavirus Vaccine Michelle Mahon, a Registered Nurse and the National Nurses United union's Assistant Director of Nursing Practice Producer: Scott Harris *Faithful America Confronts Religious Bigotry and Christian Teachings that Serve a Hateful Political Agenda Rev. Nathan Empsall, Episcopal Priest, and campaigns director with Faithful America Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Celebrate the largest award ever from the CT Office of the Arts (COA): $9 million of COVID Relief Funds to 154 CT arts organizations, by hearing from Liz Shapiro about how this grant was made possible and how it was designed. Hear from CT Humanities' Frank Mitchell about the $2+million it is awarding to humanities organizations - and how this crisis has affected how grant making is done. Three recipients of the COA award, Michael Barker (Westport Country Playhouse), Lawrence Caso (The Klein Auditorium) and Angie Durrell (INTEMPO), will talk about their struggles and successes, and how this grant is helping stave off disaster for them. Hear too from Kathy Maher (Barnum Museum) and Jason Patlis (Maritime Aquarium), two other kinds of organizations not eligible for this grant, on how they are holding together and what the chances of survival though the summer are for them. And hear Senator Tony Hwang make the point that such a large grant is still only part of a continuing mix of federal and state grants, individual giving and foundation philanthropy necessary to keep the arts and culture industry alive through 2022.
A "suicidal" war waged on the natural world. Dutch citizens sue energy giant Shell World hits peak oil ? B of A wont finance Arctic oil exploration Coastal affordable housing vulnerable to flooding "The Earthshot prize,"Nobel Prize for environmentalism" 6 grassroots environmental activists receive Goldman Environmental Prize
My guest today on Digging in the Dirt is Linley Dixon. Linley is the Associate Director of the Real Organic Project, a non-profit farmer-led organization to protect the integrity of USDA Organic. She is here to talk about the January 2021 Real Organic Project Virtual Symposium coming up next year. Linley co-owns a 5-acre certified organic vegetable farm in Durango, CO with her husband and brother called Adobe House Farm.
Trump's Cult Followers May Respond with Violence to Election Loss; Steven Hassan, Author and Director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center; Producer: Scott Harris. Lawsuit Challenges New Trump HUD Rule Which Guts Fair Housing Discrimination Protections; Erin Boggs, executive director of Open Communities Alliance of Connecticut; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Activists Mobilize to Demand the Incoming Biden Administration Adopt a Progressive Policy Agenda; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Produced by: Scott Harris.
Michael Dunham, long-time WPKN host of "Real Music, Real Talk," discusses the final days of the Trump disaster and the hopes for change with the in-coming Biden/Harris administration. The question of race and systemic racism is explored with host Richard Hill.
For the December 2020 edition we visit with Anne Dutton, Director of Mindfulness Education at the Yale Stress Center to discuss the 12/9 virtual event Veritas In Lux: A Mindful Look At Illumination In Art.
Later in the hour, another vibrant talk with Liz Antle-O’Donnell, Director of Kehler-Liddell Art Gallery in the Westville Village of New Haven, to discuss their inspring in-gallery, safe distanced, art centric events!
Trump-GOP Authoritarianism: An Ongoing Threat to US Democracy; Ruth Ben-Ghiat professor of Italian and History at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris. Our Revolution's Endorsed Progressive Candidates Win Big; Joseph Geevarghese, national executive director of Our Revolution; Producer: Scott Harris. *Pandemic Closes Courts, Strands Hundreds of Thousands in Dangerous Jails Awaiting Trials; Wanda Bertram communications strategist, Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
The Native Americans are the First People of the United States, yet they are forced to live on reservations on their own land. The Indigenous People seem to be the unseen, and uncared for citizens on their own land. Politicians forget Native People, and the wider society do not remember the Indigenous people are still here. There is one person who do not forget his own people, and he is Tiokasin Ghosthorse. A member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Tiokasin is a multi-talented and multi-faceted human being who cares about his people and their many challenges.
Please listen this conversation as Tiokasin Ghosthorse fields questions from host of the show, Garnett Ankle.
Several years ago a colleague of mine, Geetu Bharwaney, from the UK, wrote an excellent book about emotional resilience. With all the challenges we face today I aired the recording on my radio show The Emotion Roadmap on WPKN on 12/2/2020. A number of people emailed me to say how much they valued the show so I decided to post it. Listen and share with everyone you care about.
Assassination of Top Iranian Scientist Strengthens Tehran's Hardliners Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco Producer: Scott Harris Post-Election Call to Action on Healthy Food, Sustainable Farming, Climate and Racial Justice Ronnie Cummins, co-founder and international director of the Organic Consumers Association Producer: Richard Hill *Thanksgiving “Day of Mourning,” Event Commemorates the ongoing struggle of Indigenous People in North America Matowin Munro, co-leader United American Indians of New England Producer: Melinda Tuhus
My guests a this afternoon are Dafnis Prieto and Eric Oberstein. Dafnis won the 2018 Grammy Award, for Best Latin Jazz Album, for his album "Back to the Sunset" which Eric coproduced. Now they follow up that success with their latest effort "Transparency " with Dafnis leading his sextet and Eric co-producing with Dafnis once again .
Alaska lake vanishes Climate-focused investment non-profit Climate Change Litigation rises New tool to track world Bee populations Invasive lizard species threatens Southern wildlife Trump guts Bird protection regulations Owlet found in Rockefeller center Christmas tree
Jaz and Vicky from Justice for Jayson give an update on the movement.
Jaz is the sister of 15 year-old Jayson Negron who was murdered by Bridgeport Police Officer James Boulay on May 9, 2017. Since Jayson’s murder, Jaz has been leading the Justice for Jayson movement demanding justice for Jayson’s life. There have been protests here in Bridgeport and all across Connecticut, and grassroots organizing that has shifted the way policing is discussed here in the state.
To connect with Justice for Jayson on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Justice-for-Jayson-1554817064576339/
To connect with Justice for Jayson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justice4jayson/?hl=en
To hear the September 17, 2017 Mic Check interview with 3 members of Jayson's family: https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/mic-check-9-17-2017-justice-for-jason
To hear the June 21, 2020 Mic Check interview with Mikaela from Justice for Jayson, following the end of the encampment outside the Bridgeport Police Department: https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/mikaela-adams-on-the-occupation-of-the-bridgeport-police-department
My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is The executive Director of the Real Organic Project. We will be talking about The 2021 Virtual Symposium happening every Sunday this coming January from 3-5pm EST! Five sessions of Speakers including Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva, Dan Barber, Alice Waters, Jean-Martin Fortier, Karen Washington, and many more!
- After Trump, Reforms Must be Undertaken to Protect Democracy from Future Autocratic Presidents Caroline Fredrickson president of the American Constitution Society Producer: Scott Harris
- Resisting Trump-GOP Authoritarianism Requires a Big Tent Coalition Christopher Vials, dir. of Amer Studies at UConn, Storrs, and co-editor of "The U.S. Antifascism Reader Producer: Scott Harris
- Opponents Organize to Resist Minnesota Approval of Line 3 Pipeline Project Winona LaDuke, founding director of Honor the Earth Producer: Melinda Tuhus
The Farm Stand welcomes two special guests: - Ed Witkofski who talks about growing, harvesting and the many properties and uses of lavender. - Bill Hill from Warrup's Farm in West Redding, CT who talks the nuts and bolts of the maple sugaring that he does on his 20 acre farm. Also: Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report. Hosted by Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio
With over twelve million cases, and close to two hundred and sixty thousand deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and a lack of adequate response from the federal government, Garnett Ankle speaks with Professor Scott McLean, Chair-Philosophy & Political Science Department at Quinnipiac University, located in Connecticut. The discussion includes the historic Biden/Harris presidential victory; the president's refusal to assist with the transition process, and his claim he won the election.
Today, Sunday, November 22, 2020 is the 57th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. Professor McLean gives his reflections on the killing of the 35th President of the United States.
-Federal Reserve joins "the climate change club for central banks," -U.S. coral reefs in declining health -A strong La Niña is possible this winter -South America's Pantanal wetlands hit by huge wildfires -The worlds natural habitat ranges face accelerating losses -San Francisco banning natural gas in any new buildings -New 4th largest completely protected marine area in the world,
A conversation with world renowned musician Paul Winter, who lives in Litchfield County. We talked about his five-plus decades of musical engagement, his discovery of "living music," incorporating animal voices into his music, and the healing role of music.
Democrats Debate Blame for Election House Losses Charles Chamberlain, chair of the group Democracy for America Producer: Scott Harris Trump Mass Firings at Pentagon: Retribution for "Disloyalty," or Preparations for A Coup? Mel Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy Producer: Scott Harris *Trump Views Fox News as his Propaganda Channel, When it Veers Off-Script He Retaliates Matt Gertz, a senior fellow at Media Matters for America Producer: Melinda Tuhus
My guest on this episode of DITD is Sefra Alexandra. Her web site describes her as a "The Seed Huntress," …....an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial expedition to save the seeds of our wild + cultivated lands. She has fortified community seed banks internationally on island nations, hunted for rare endangered seeds for Seeds of Success and is now taking the lead of CT NOFA's pollinator health initiative The Ecotype Project.
The Resistance Roundtable confronts the nerve-jangling post-election landscape: will Trump will try to steal the election or is he once again gas-lighting the American people? Guests john Nichols of the Nation Magazine, and Andy Ratto, an organizer with Rise and Resist, discuss contingencies and strategies for this very alarming period leading up to January 20. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Host Mike Merli interviews Stan Heller of Promoting Enduring Peace and Mayson Al-Misri, who was a White Helmet worker in Syria and is one of this year's Gandhi Peace Award honorees.
For more information on Promoting Enduring Peace and the Gandhi Peace Awards:
http://www.pepeace.org
Registration for the 2020 Gandhi Peace Awards, taking place on November 21 at 1pm, is available at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_13F-jm6PS3KDXPiwhCFsJg
For more information on Mayson al-Misri:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/10/06/as-a-white-helmet-she-spent-years-saving-lives-in-war-torn-syria-now-shes-building-a-new-life-in-canada.html
https://broadview.org/white-helmet-hero-is-haunted-by-loss-and-war-after-escaping-syria-and-settling-in-canada/
Conversation with singer / songwriter Mark Erelli about the new record BLINDSIDED. Released in March at the start of the pandemic and an accompanying acoustic ep BLINDSIDED ACOUSTIC released in October. An open conversation about recording, marketing, and not being able to tour out a new record as well as the challenges of what the future will bring. Erelli's tenth album is a wonderful listen. Interview originally aired on Friday, October 30, 2020, on Music My Mother Would Not Like.
Cheryl A. Palmer, an advocate and activist and host of WPKN show "Speaking to your Spirit", talks about the problems and inequities endemic to the Bridgeport public school system and that have persisted for forty years. Interview by Richard Hill
The Organic Farm Stand interviews Nicole Ghio of Friends of the Earth (foe.org) about the Trump administration's systematic dismantling of of protections for our national parks, monuments and public lands. Also: Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report And: Vincent Kaye's Honey Bee Update Host: Richard Hill
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Following up on the Candidates Forum held October 14, in which six legislative electoral candidates spoke about their support for the arts and culture, Kathy Maher, Executive Director of The Barnum Museum, and Lou Ursone, Executive Director of Curtain Call, join David Green in deepening some of the questions we asked during the Candidates Forum – but to those who won their Legislative seats. What specifically will these legislators now do for the arts and culture, how can they include our concerns in policy development, and most important: how can we help them help us?
Interview with Maria Schneider, five time grammy award winner, American Composer and jazz band leader. We discuss her new album Data Lords, her love of the musicians in her band and her work with David Bowie. http://www.artistshare.com/news/?pt=4915
Hosts : Andrew Ross and Bonna Sue Burtt A journalist and writer for four decades, Lance Ringel has penned five novels and three plays. At Vassar College, where he has worked for 14 years, he served as principal writer for Vassar Voices, a staged reading honoring the college’s sesquicentennial. It debuted at Lincoln Center, starring Meryl Streep, Lisa Kudrow and Frances Sternhagen and subsequently toured America and London.
Ringel also wrote the narrative for At Home in the World, a music-and-words collaboration directed by John Caird that recently played across Japan. As editor of the Weekend section of the Taconic Newspapers in the Hudson Valley from 1996 to 1998, Ringel wrote theater and film reviews and maintained a weekly column.
A native of central Illinois, Ringel has had an impressive career in politics as well, serving as Assistant Commissioner of Human Rights under New York Governor Mario Cuomo. He currently resides in Poughkeepsie, New York, with his spouse of 37 years, actor-composer Chuck Muckle. Flower of Iowa is his first published work.
*Daniel Ellsberg Explains Why Accountability for Trump is Critical; Daniel Ellsberg, author, and activist, who in 1971 leaked the now-famous Vietnam war era "Pentagon Papers" to the press Producer: Scott Harris. * Georgia's Voters were Purged & Restored, Now Two Critical Senate Runoff Elections set for Jan. Greg Palast, investigative reporter, and author Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump DOJ Seizure of 27 Allegedly Iranian Govt Website Domains, a Threat to Free Speech Gareth Porter, independent investigative journalist Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
-Typhoon Goni, the strongest storm of 2020 -World's largest iceberg could run aground -Himalayan glaciers loss of ice accelerated -Climate denier gets top position at NOAA -China’s fleet of illegal fishing vessels over fishing -U.S is top producer of plastic waste -Grey wolves reintroduced into Colorado
Michael Zweig, economist, author and former director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life (Stony Brook U.), talks about the pivotal role a bottom-up working class movement can play in pushing for systemic change in this country at all levels. Interview by Richard hill
WPKN's Election 2020 team interviews the Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis of the Poor Peoples Campaign; Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin; WPKN commentator Michael Dunham; and economist Dr. Jack Rasmus about issues underlying the 2020 election. Interviews by Scott Harris and Richard Hill
Happy November!
Join us for conversations and event updates with The Greater New Haven Cat Project and the CT Brewers Guild!
- Politics comes to NOAA
- Alaska’s Tongass National Forest logging
- World Mean Sea Levels rise
- Renewables-rich electric utilities thriving
- S. Australia 1st to be powered entirely by solar energy.
- Number of disasters caused by extreme weather doubled
- Robeco Asset Mgt. adds fossil-fuel producers to “exclusion list”
My guest on this segment of Digging in the Dirt is Kami McBride. Kami is a clinical herbalist and the author of The Herbal Kitchen detailing uses for 50 Easy-To-Find Common Herbs and with over 250 Recipes. For at least 25 years she has been teaching people to grow and use herbs in their daily lives for every day common ailments.
- Urgent Lawsuit Launched to Stop Trump Regime Voter Intimidation; Ben Clements, Board Chair of Free Speech For People; Producer: Scott Harris.
- New Study Finds Despite Reforms Millions with Felony Convictions Still Can’t Vote; Christopher Uggen, Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Preparations for Mass Mobilization the Most Effective Tactic to Protect the Election; Jim Lafferty, former executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Lawyers Guild; Producer: Scott Harris.
-ExxonMobil off of the Dow Jones Industrial Average -Arctic sea ice late in freezing -Satellites detect methane emissions -hydroelectric dam operators cut deal with environmentalists -Washington’s monuments are in danger of flooding. -Department of Labor to change rules for ESG funds -Burger King to test reusable containers
The United States is more divided than ever, leading into a presidential election in nine days. Race relations have always been the center of this division. The present occupant of the White House is doing his best to stoke that division for his own narrow, selfish political satisfaction.
These days are reminiscent of the 1960s when King, X and many other civil rights leaders were voicing their disapproval of the toxic Jim Crow laws.
On the show today, host Garnett Ankle takes you back in time when Malcolm X was voicing his opposition of racism in the United States. Listen to Malcom X unfiltered.
MY guest Staples HS Alumni & NASA Cheif Scientists, Dr James Garvin. discusses NASA'S amazing OSIRIS-REx mission that has touched down on asteroid Bennu & taken material from the surface to return to Earth.
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Written by Janice Goldberg and Susan Bigelow. Directed by Janice Goldberg
Starring: Jo Twiss Laura Gardner Story Moosa*
*Actors Appearing Courtesy of Actors' Equity. Sound Engineer and special effects coordinator Karl Custer Executive Producer Bob Johnson
*Dangerous Days Ahead as President's Mental Health Deterioration Coincides with Likely Election Loss; Bandy X. Lee, M.D, Assistant Clinical Professor in Law and Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine; Producer: Scott Harris * Trump Succeeds at Ending Census Early Ensuring Undercounts Across the U.S.; Beth Lynk, Director of the Census Counts campaign; Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Dark Money Funneled to Campaign Pushing Supreme Court to the Right; Lisa Graves, founder, executive director, and editor-in-chief at True North Research; Producer: Scott Harris
-Phoenix record temperature set -mass die-off of marine life in Russia -China commits to net-zero emissions by 2060. -Biden to appoint Global warming Coordinator -J Morgan Chase to fund more green projects -Fossil fuel giant to close plants -Saudi Arabia to plant 10 million dubbed “Let’s Make it Green". -Solar power is now the cheapest electricity in history -£50m will be awarded in UK with Earthshot prize,
-Greenland's ice sheet has been losing ice at a higher rate -carbon dioxide levels are higher than at any time in human history. -New “digital twin” of planet Earth -Law Students for Climate Accountability - “world leader in low cost clean power generation.” -honey Bee colony numbers increase 70% or more.
-Greenland's ice sheet has been losing ice at a higher rate -carbon dioxide levels are higher than at any time in human history. -New “digital twin” of planet Earth -Law Students for Climate Accountability - “world leader in low cost clean power generation.” -honey Bee colony numbers increase 70% or more.
My guest today on DITD is Peter Linderoth, Director of water quality for the Save the Sound Organization. The Long Island Sound that is. Since our listenership lives on both side of this great body of water I thought wed find out a bit more about it and it's health. Peter is here today because it just so happens that Long Island Sound Report Card just came out and we're going to find out what Save the sound has found out
Host Mike Merli in conversation with Berry, a Bridgeport-based community organizer and activist.
Berry shares his story, and speaks on the social justice work and movements he is currently engaged in, both in Bridgeport and across Connecticut.
For more information on Justice for Jayson: https://www.facebook.com/Justice-for-Jayson-1554817064576339/ https://www.instagram.com/justice4jayson/
For more information on Justice for Steven Barrier: https://www.facebook.com/j4sbstamford/ https://www.instagram.com/justiceforstevenbarrier/
For more information on Injustice System CT: https://www.instagram.com/injusticesystem.ct/
In this episode: The Small Farms Report with Guy Beardsley and Suzanne Duesing Caty Poole, director of Massaro Family Farm (www.massarofarm.org), talks about Community Supported Agriculture in the time of COVID-19, and discusses on-going outdoor programs for the fall. Host: Richard Hill
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
The NEST Arts Factory, one of the oldest artists spaces in Bridgeport - founded in 1996 and nearing its 25th Anniversary - is moving into new, bigger space with more than 40 artist studios. Hear artist and Managing Director Jane Dávila and two of the NEST's current artists, visual artist Rick Shaefer and singer, songwriter John Torres (of Color Fields) speak about the impact of this new beginning.
*Arrests Expose Militia Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor & Wider threat of Violence During the Election; Steven Gardiner, assistant research director with Political Research Associates; Producer: Scott Harris * Trump Provides Cautionary Tale Why Presidents Shouldn't Have Unilateral Power to Launch Nuclear War; Tom Collina, director of policy at Ploughshares Fund; Producer: Scott Harris * As Indigenous People’s Day Takes Hold, Columbus Day Fades; Norman Clement, an indigenous activist in New Haven, Connecticut; Producer: Melinda Tuhus
The Resistance Round Table discusses the increasingly dangerous and macabre spectacle of Trump and the Republicans trying to stave off defeat on Nov. 3 and encouraging intimidation and violence among their most extreme supporters. Special guest: ShiraTarantino, co-organizer of the Oct. 17 Women's March to Save Democracy. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill
Henry Lowendorf, chair of the Greater New Haven Peace Council, discusses a New Haven ballot referendum that calls for cut military spending and fund housing, health care, schools and employment in our cash-strapped cities. Interview by Richard Hill, Oct. 11, 2020.
Not many reggae bands can say they celebrate a milestone such as forty five years in the business. Only a few top reggae bands can boast, they have toured the United States for forty years or more. Well, the legendary Steel Pulse Reggae first set foot in the United States on October 20, 1980. Two days later, the band played their first ever concert on American soil at the Mudd Club in the TriBeCa area of New York City. Listen to David Hinds, founder, percussionist, guitarist, and lead singer, along with founding member, Keyboardist, vocalist, and resident DJ, Selwyn Brown both of the Steel Pulse Reggae Band as they reminisce on their debut tour of the United States.
Ronnie Cummins, International Director of the Organic Consumers Association, talks about the need to merge the organic movement with the mobilization for racial, economic and climate justice. Interview by Richard Hill, Oct. 1, 2020.
An interview with Sam Zacher, a grad student at Yale, and Dave Cruz Bustamente, a freshman at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, about the youth climate movement, Sunrise
Art Perlo, a member of the state committee of the CT Communist Party and a contributor to Peoplesworld.org, discusses his recent article, "Tediously Analyzing Biden Won't Get Us Far; It's Time to Mobilize and Organize." Interview by Richard Hill, Oct. 6, 2020.
-Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan Climate warning -A societal shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy -global annual mortality rate rising due to climate -Trillion Tree challenge to control carbon -Northern Great Plains will help fight the climate crisis -super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster
- White Supremacist Trump Allies Threaten Intimidation and Violence at Election Polls Adele Stan, Director of People for the American Way's Right Wing Watch project Producer: Scott Harris
- Civil, Reproductive, Labor Rights & Healthcare All at Stake in Supreme Court Senate Confirmation Battle Marjorie Cohn, prof. emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, past pres.National Lawyers Guild Producer: Scott Harris
- Women’s March Planning Nationwide Protests Oct. 17th Calling for the Election Defeat of Donald Trump Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, Deputy Executive Director of Program at Women's March Producer: Melinda Tuhus
Bonnie Lykes talks with New Haven Jazz Underground leader Nick Di Maria and also Bob Log III, an American slide guitar one-man band.
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Ryland is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kiss the Ground. Kiss the Ground has become a premier online educational hub for regenerative agriculture, Now, a new feature Documentary called Kiss the Earth has premiered on Netflix. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, the film parallels The Kiss the ground Organizations mission to awaken people to the possibilities of regenerating our planets environment by taking care of the soil. Ryland is here to talk about it.
Kathy speaks with neuropsychologist, Dr. William Stixrud about his book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. They discuss the need for kids and teens to learn to think and act independently as well as to respond to stress more effectively and that best brain development must include “radical downtime.”
Leak of Trump's Taxes Reveal He’s Paid No Income Tax in 10 of Last 15 Years Karen Hobert Flynn, President of Common Cause Producer: Scott Harris Kentucky Prosecutor Failed to Deliver Justice for Breonna Taylor and her Family Arisha Hatch, Vice President of Color Of Change Producer: Scott Harris *Community Survey Finds Racial Disparities on Coronavirus Impact and Response Mark Abraham Executive Director of Data Haven Producer: Melinda Tuhus
-Colorado extreme temperature swings -thousands of fish and rays in Biscayne Bay gasp for air -Trading Commission issues climate change warning impact on financial markets. -The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit -Italy's Marmolada glacier may disappear in 15 years -Swarms of mosquitoes killed livestock in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura -New Mexico birds are dropping dead in alarming numbers
-Temperatures in Los Angeles surged to 121 degrees -Wildfire burned one of the world’s largest forests of Joshua trees, -Karachi, with a population of 15 million, was largely underwater -A 165-foot-deep crater rips open the tundra in Siberia -Rising tensions over China Sea fiishing rights -lawsuit over negligently operated nuclear site in Ohio -government tries to redefine Endangered Species Act, -A 5th of carbon dioxide emissions come from multinational companies’ global supply chains.
- Hurricane Laura struck The US gulf coast
- Historic wildfires raged in Northern California
- Gas drilling in an Alaskan refugee
- The world’s largest dam is Threatened
- India's Plastic recycling initiative -UK regulates environmentally sensitive commodities
It is time the people of the United States call a spade what it is, a spade. Time and time again, the guy in the White House has shown he is not the person for the job. It has now come to light, he has cheated on his income taxes over a long period. No wonder he has refused to show his income tax returns, claiming they are being audited. Even if they are under audit, he can still make them public. This revelation on his tax cheating should disqualify him from running for the office of the president. He should resign right now.
The Attorney General of the United States said the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown is tantamount to slavery. The President of the United States proclaimed slavery and it effects should not be taught in schools in the nation. He also threatened to withhold federal funding for schools who teach its pupils of slavery and its impact. The nation mourns the passing of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The above asinine statements by the United States, Attorney General and the President of the United States are discussed on the show. The impact of the death of the Notorious RBG, and its meaning for Blacks and other minorities are also discussed. Professor Yohuru Williams, the Distinguished University Chair, Professor Of History & Founding Director Of The Racial Justice Initiative, University Of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul. Minnesota fields questions from host Garnett Ankle.
A champion for equal rights and justice on the United States Supreme Court, Associate Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG, has sadly departed us. Justice Ginsburg did so much for women's rights, and showed the world, women are just as good as men and sometimes better. On this show, Professor, Scott McLean, Chair, Philosophy & Political Science Department, Quinnipiac University, in Connecticut, speaks on Justice Ginsburg's lasting impact on the United States Supreme Court. The conversation also includes discussion surrounding COVID-19 pandemic, and the grim milestone of United States surpassing two hundred thousand deaths due to the president's apathy, inaction and incompetence. The 2020 United States presidential election is also discussed. It is worth your while to listen this very informative and interesting conversation.
WPKN's I Messiah and Garnett Ankle, October 17, 2012 during a live conversation with Toots Hibbert, frontman of Toots And The Maytals. Toots was speaking direct from Jamaica as he prepared for a live performance at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, Connecticut, October 30, 2012. WPKN Radio was a media sponsor of the show. Sad, we lost the Ska Father on Friday, September 11, 2020. Toots, Rest In Power!
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ Legacy Demands a Fight to Prevent Senate from Confirming New Justice Before Election Ben Jealous, President of People for the American Way Producer: Scott Harris
- As Climate-Driven Wildfires Ravage California, Gov. Newsom Pressured to Ban Fossil Fuel Fracking Liza Tucker, consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog Producer: Melinda Tuhus
- Trump Regime Signals it May Try to Provoke Pre-Election Conflict with Iran Trita Parsi, co-founder & Executive Vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Producer: Scott Harris
On today’s GM report to the Listeners, Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN Radio will talk about the upcoming WPKN Lennon-McCartney on-air fund drive taking place NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY; he’ll also talk about the WPKN media partnership with MOCA Westport and their jazz series.
His featured guests will include Laurence Caso , Executive Director of The Klein Memorial Auditorium after a career as an Emmy-award winning TV producer at CBS. To talk about their outdoor LIVE music series MAIN STAGE AT THE KLEIN;
Shawnee Knight and Tina Kramer, Co-Founders of the non-profit Filling in the Blanks; then Allison Stockel, the director of the Ridgefield Playhouse on the ‘Save our Stages’ initiative and their upcoming 20th Anniversary season and Mark Nussbaum from Premier Concerts/Manic Presents; our final guest will be Lori Jones, Director of Programing and Audience Development for The Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University to talk about the upcoming ‘virtual’ season.
My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is Jon Stokes, he is an editor and writer for a web site called ThePrepared.com. He is here with me today because I have a confession to make, Im kinda of a prepper. After Sandy and other storms, I have started gathering supplies in preparation for events that may be out of my control. So I looked around the internet for some good advice. I found Theprepard.com and found out Im basically a half assed prepper. Here is what I learned.
My guest today is here to talk about ways to save your garden excess for later enjoyment. Sherri Brooks Vinton has written a few very useful books called PUT EM UP! The Put em Up! Perserving answer book. And Put Em Up, Fruit.
Mike Merli interviews Rakiya Adams, an assistant school principal in New York City, and cousin of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year-old boy from New Haven whose murder by Connecticut State Police in January has ignited a movement demanding justice for his life.
For more information, and to join the Justice for Mubarak movement:
https://www.facebook.com/justiceformubarak
https://www.instagram.com/justiceformubarak/
Sefra Alexander, the Seed Huntress (www.seadhuntress.com), explains the critical role of seed saving and distribution plays in sustaining the various eco-systems we inhabit. Plus: Guy Beardsley's Small Farms Report. Host: Richard Hill
Hear the stories of artists, teachers, producers, performers, radio hosts and more, sharing the silver linings, the great discoveries, they have discovered when they have transferred what they do to the online world, or have invented new ways of performing, teaching and collaborating online, necessitated or inspired by the technology they need to use to survive.
Hear from Miggs Burroughs, Alicia Cob, Holly Danger, Joseph Dermody, Mark Hannon, Nadia Martinez, Sooo-z Mastropietro, Shanna Melton, Paige Miglio, Adelka Polak, Rob Silvan, and Lou Ursone.
Hosts: Richard Pheneger & Peggy Nelson Guests: *Dacre Stoker, great grandnephew of Bram Stoker
*Daniel Fitzmaurice, VP of Connecticut Arts Alliance and Executive Director of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven
*Jane Davila, artist and Manager of “The New Nest”
Discussion about non-motorized transportation, public health, and racial equity in New Haven, CT with Samantha Haiken of New Haven Coalition for Active Transportation (NHCAT) and Devin Avshalom-Smith of CARE, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement
- Coalition Organizes to Protect Election Results As Trump Says He Won't Accept Defeat; Sean Eldridge, founder, and president of Stand Up America; Producer: Scott Harris.
- Trump Hypocrisy on Full Display As the US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court; Daniel Balson, Advocacy Director for Europe and Central Asia with Amnesty International USA; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
- Post 9/11 US Wars Have Created at Least 37 Million Refugees; David Vine, Professor of Political Anthropology at American University; Producer: Scott Harris.
Kathy's goal is to inspire and inform. Her expertise is the 45 years of studying consciousness.
Steel Pulse's frontman David Hinds Reflects on the passing of a colleague in the reggae music business, the inimitable Frederick "Toots" Hibbert. In a previous conversation on What's Your Point? the Steel Pulse Reggae Band's founder was hoping for a full recovery to health for Toots. Ska and reggae music are poorer for his passing. Toots, rest in power!
David Hinds, the legendary founder and frontman of the legendary Steel Pulse Reggae Band speaks with Garnett Ankle. Hinds begins the conversation hoping for the full recovery to health for Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, frontman and founder of Toot & The Maytals. This conversation was recorded while Toots was ailing in hospital. Unfortunately, Toots passed away, and the music world is very, very sad about it. Before this conversation was broadcast, Garnett asked Hinds to return with his reflections on the passing of this musical giant. Hinds speaks of his latest album, MASS MANIPULATION and the reasons behind penning the lyrics in the songs on the album. The lyrics in the songs on the album is akin to writing a chapter in a contemporary Black history book. Hinds is an outstanding student of Black history. The political climate and COVID-19 in the United States are also discussed. Listen and enjoy a thought provoking discussion. It may haunt your conscience if you are on the wrong side of history.
The Resistance Round Table panel discusses the recent alarming political developments in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 election. Special guest Valerie Horseley, co-CEO of Action Together CT, talks about that group's campaign to support progressive candidates and policies at the State and National level. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
For our September edition we dive deeply into two separate, compelling photography collections. These two individual artists will be exhibited this month at Kehler-Liddell Gallery, in New Haven.
Michael Pressman and Sven Martson are with us this hour to discuss process, personal inspiration, and technique. We kick things off with assistant director Muffy Pendergast, who shares some events at the gallery that will —definitely—light up your life. Tune in for details and enjoy the audio/visual journey! The art world is waiting for you and effervescently thriving in beautiful New Haven!
*Nurses Union Warns Public About Hazards of a Trump Rush to Distribute Vaccine Before Election Jean Ross, RN and president of National Nurses United Union Producer: Scott Harris * 100 Groups Call on the Next Administration to Adopt a “Good Neighbor” Policy Toward Latin America Medea Benjamin, co-founder Code Pink Women For Peace Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Armed Militia Group Attacks on Black Lives Matter Protests Triggers Dangerous Pre-Election Violence Christopher Vials, Dir. of Amer Studies at UConn, Storrs, and co-editor of "The U.S. Antifascism Reader Producer: Scott Harris
Stanley Heller of Promoting Enduring Peace and Middle East Crisis Committee speaks about the economy, Alan Dershowitz, Israel's bombing of Gaza, and the upcoming Gandhi Peace Awards.
For more information:
www.economicuprising.com
www.pepeace.org
www.thestruggle.org
StoryFest is a unique collaboration between the Westport Library and Westport Public Schools, celebrating story in all its forms.
Now in its third year, StoryFest is a literary festival produced by the Westport Library that brings audiences up close and personal with a diverse array of authors and creatives from across all genres.
In our first two years, StoryFest attracted over 6,000 participants, was supported by over 60 community partners and schools, and featured over 200 authors and creators.
*Trump Encourages Armed Militia Groups, Leading to Deadly Street Violence in Kenosha & Portland Mark Bray, an author and historian of human rights, terrorism and politics Producer: Scott Harris. * Campaign Opposes Trump Sale of Arctic Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Drilling Leases Ryan Schleeting, Senior Communications Specialist with Greenpeace USA Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Trump and GOP Embrace Bizarre and Dangerous QAnon World View Amanda Marcotte, author and Senior Politics Writer with Salon.com Producer: Scott Harris.
Hosted by Band Central Radio's Andy Kadison, this program highlights the musical themes of Band Central's live shows. This includes a look and listen to the original music that has inspired our Motown, Latin, British Invasion, Arena Rock and 80's/90's themed events. In addition, this episode showcases five not-for-profit organizations at the heart of each of these themed events including: Woofgang & Co, Creative Connections, CLASP Homes, Mission-CT Challenge, and Sterling House. The show features great music, information about these wonderful charities, and some anecdotes and conversation.
Band Central Radio on WPKN with Andy Kadison and Rob Fried for a fun hour of community-oriented talk, music and information. On this month's show: Insights about the state of the world, and the challenges facing nonprofits and the musician community, now more than ever.
Band Central Radio on WPKN with Andy Kadison and Rob Fried for a fun hour of community-oriented talk, music and information. On this month's show: Volunteerism in the local nonprofit community Discussion of 50th anniversary of Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead
Band Central Radio on WPKN with Andy Kadison and Rob Fried for a fun hour of community-oriented talk, music and information. On this month's show: Importance of ending domestic violence in our community and the important work of the Center For Family Justice Social justice and Black Lives Matter Playing great music including a new track from John Fogerty
Memorial Day Podcast
Band Central Radio on WPKN with Andy Kadison and Rob Fried for a fun hour of community-oriented talk, music and information. This month's guest: Jason Patlis, President and CEO of the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT.
Mark Potok, formerly of the Southern Poverty Law Center and currently a Senior Fellow at the Center For Analysis Of The Radical Right, speaks on the rise of the radical right in the United States since 2016.
The Discussion surrounds Current national challenges from Covid-19 pandemic, the presidential election 2020, to the United States population census 2020.
This month on Live Culture I am in conversation with Curator/Activist La Tanya S. Autry, and Artist/Activist Amanda D. King. La Tanya is Gund Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, where the exhibit she curated -Temporary Spaces of Joy and Freedom -is now on view. Amanda is an Artist, Activist, Founder and Creative Director of the groundbreaking art and advocacy initiative Shooting Without Bullets. We discuss a recent upheaval at moCA, where an exhibition of drawings by noted artist Shaun Leonardo, depicting police violence, was cancelled after concern over the content was voiced. This resulted in an outcry from the artist, subsequent apologies to him from the museum and the director stepping down. Both Amanda and La Tanya were involved in raising objections to showing the work in the museum, along with Miss Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, who was the subject of one of the drawings. Much has been written about the artist being censored, but there is more to it. This is a complex story which the two help untangle as we discuss institutionalized racism, community, and the impact of images. At the center of it all is the heartbreaking issue: what rights do family members of victims of violence have over the images of their loved ones? How do we sensitively navigate the line between public and private? And more broadly, what can we do about institutionalized racism in museums and the art world? Amanda D. King is a Cleveland-based artist, activist, and educator. Her civically engaged practice utilizes arts education, cultural production, and cultural organizing to spread progressive ideas and messages of social justice. Amanda is the Founder and Creative Director of Shooting Without Bullets, a for-impact organization utilizing cultural production, artist education and development, activism and advocacy to model an alternative arts ecosystem that accelerates movement Black and Brown youth and their communities need to thrive. Amanda holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College and a Juris Doctor Degree from Case Western Reserve University where she received the Martin Luther King Jr., Diane Ethics, and Dean’s Community Service Awards. More about Shooting Without Bullets here: http://www.shootingwithoutbullets.org/ As a cultural organizer in the visual arts, La Tanya S. Autry centers collective care in her decolonial, abolitionist curatorial praxis. In addition to co-creating The Art of Black Dissent, an interactive program that both promotes public discussion about the Black liberation struggle and engenders fighting antiblackness through the collective imagining of public art interventions, she co-produced #museumsarenotneutral, an initiative that exposes the fallacies of the neutrality claim and calls for an equity-based transformation of museums and the Social Justice and Museums Resource List, a crowd-sourced bibliography. La Tanya has curated exhibitions and organized programs at moCA Cleveland, Yale University Art Gallery, Artspace New Haven, and other institutions. Through her graduate studies at the University of Delaware, where she is completing her Ph.D. In Art History, La Tanya has developed expertise in the art of the United States, photography, and museums. Her dissertation The Crossroads of Commemoration: Lynching Landscapes in America, which analyzes how individuals and communities memorialize lynching violence in the built environment, concentrates on the interplay of race, representation, memory, and public space. More about the Temporary Spaces of Joy and Freedom exhibition: https://www.mocacleveland.org/exhibitions/temporary-spaces-joy-and-freedom More about The Art of Black Dissent: https://theartofblackdissent.wordpress.com/who-are-we/ More about Museums Are Not Neutral:https://artstuffmatters.wordpress.com/ More about The Social Justice & Museums Resource List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PyqPVslEPiq0Twnn4YYVXopk3q426J95nISRxvkQI_Q/edit
-Environmental headlines from around a planet in crisis. -The hottest air temperature recorded anywhere on the planet -California has major power outages -Last month was tied for the world’s second-hottest July on record -Greenland’s glaciers will continue shrinking. -By the summer of 2035, Arctic summer sea-ice could disappear -Iowans deal with the aftermath of ferocious derecho storm destruction.
*COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Multiple U.S. Economic System Failures Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Producer: Scott Harris * Biden & Harris' Climate Policy Positions Represent Progress, But Activists Must Maintain Pressure Jenny Marienau Zimmer, campaign manager for 350 Action Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Sanders' Supporters Take Steps to Build a New Progressive People's Party Nick Brana, founder of Movement for a People's Party Producer: Scott Harris
My guest on this segment of "DIGGING IN THE DIRT" is Jennifer Jewell. Jennifer is a gardener, garden writer, and gardening educator and advocate. Since 2016, she has written and hosted the national award-winning, weekly public radio program and podcast, Cultivating Place. Jennifer has been writing about gardening professionally since 1998. Jennifer joins me here on DITD to talk about her book The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants.
Richard Epstein interviews Maria Schneider on the release of her music project DATA LORDS
*Democrats Must Go Beyond Letters of Complaint to Overcome Trump's Sabotage of Post Office and Election Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast Producer: Scott Harris * A Grand Coalition Must Come Together to Defeat Trump, and Push for Progressive Change Kevin Alexander Gray, author and activist Producer: Scott Harris * With Increasingly Destructive Storms Government & Utilities Must Make Electric Grid More Resilient Joel Gordes a CT based Energy & Environmental Security Strategist Producer: Melinda Tuhus;
SAVE THE SOUND Alicia Sullivan, chief development officer-Paddle for the Sound and mission; Bill Lucey, Soundkeeper, talk about water quality and his on-the-water patrols this summer.
GM Report to the Listeners: August 17, 2020 WPKN’s GM, Steve di Costanzo hosts his monthly GM Report To The Listeners MONDAY at 12noon. His guests include: James Michel, CEO of Access Health Care CT;
Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.
Hear Jeanine Esposito and Frederic Chiu, co-founders of Beechwood Arts & Innovation, in Westport, discussing the AMPLIFY Festival of Black Art, Artists and Performers, held over the last two weeks of June 2020, and broadcast on Facebook Live.
The goal was to support black artists and the black community by giving them control of the narrative to AMPLIFY their artistic voices. Black visual artists and performers from the creative community were invited to collaboratively create and share their voices through the lens of the arts.
Hear what led Beechwood to create the festival, what it achieved and what the plans are to build on the June 2020 series of events in the future.
Jay Poppa is an elementary educator and an active member of the Bridgeport Educators Association - the union that represents Bridgeport teachers.
Jay is also an organizer with Connecticut Workers Crisis Response and the Bridgeport branch of Central Connecticut Democratic Socialists of America.
In this program, Jay discusses efforts by Bridgeport educators to organize against racism and police violence, and he examines the issue of schools re-opening during the pandemic.
To get connected to some of the work Jay is involved in:
Bridgeport Educators for Social Justice https://www.facebook.com/BridgeportEducatorsForSocialJustice/
Connecticut Workers Crisis Response https://www.facebook.com/CTworkerscrisisresponse/
Bridgeport DSA https://www.facebook.com/BridgeportDSA/
Central Connecticut Democratic Socialists of America https://www.facebook.com/CentralCTDSA/
The Skatalites Band celebrates over fifty years in the music business, and is still going strong today. From the period of ska, to rocksteady and now reggae, the band has stood the test of time. The band has been through several changes and rearranges due to retirements and the passing of members. On the show today, Garnett speaks with a fifteen year veteran and bassist of the Skatalites, Val Douglas. The conversation surrounds his early beginnings before his music career, his work with The Now Generation and then with The Skatalites.
Wowie! This is a late post for What’s Happening New Haven thanks to tropical storm Isasias—no power to rev up the tech to inform interested parties-- but finally—here’s the monthly lowdown for a bit of tasty NH culture!
We shared a great conversation with the lead singer of the Alpaca Gnomes who were set to play at New Haven’s Cafe Nine on 8/18 but, of course, this is postponed. Still—great to hear how this particular band is thriving with live streams and juggling their unique creative process—keeping the red point of the Gnome hat alive and thriving!!!
On the other hand: CT Localpalooza has NOT been postponed!! We caught up with organizer Amy D’amaro who has this amazing event planned out at the bucolic Three Saints Park at the end of August! She has an incredible line up of bands and other compelling festival favorites—and it’s all in the beautiful CT outdoors!
We have some other Elm City calendar dates to share so pull up a chair for your ears with a mug ‘o sweet tea!
- Extremely active” Hurricane season
- Terrible flooding strikes Bangladesh
- Pensacola studies Coastal sea rise'
- COVID 19 resurgence of single-use plastics
- Millions of Brazilian wildlife Traffiked
- Florida Bay ecosystem closed to sea food harvesting
Vincent Kaye, bee keeper and owner of Swords into Plough shares Honey, describes adds new intriguing detail to the saga of the honey bee through late summer season. Host: Richard Hill
- As Congress Fights Over Pandemic Rescue Package, Federal Reserve Spends Trillions No Questions Asked Hadas Thier, an activist and author based in New York City Producer: Scott Harris
- Congress Fails to Pass Amendment Cutting Pentagon Budget to Meet Human Need Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund, Producer: Scott Harris
- Navajo Nation & Environmental Groups Oppose Dam Project In Little Colorado River Gorge Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Program Director with the Grand Canyon Trust Producer: Melinda Tuhus
The Resistance Round Table discusses the events of the past week and welcomes Nation Magazine Washington Affairs Correspondent John Nichols to analyze the Republican opposition to the economic disaster facing tens of millions Americans. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill
“ENVISION Plum Island” introduced by Save the Sound’s Louise Harrison
Louise Harrison of Save the Sound talks about the just published report “ENVISION Plum Island,” an extensive vision and plan for Plum Island to be implemented once the federal law allowing Plum Island to be sold to the highest bidder is permanently revoked in 2021. (Broadcast on North Fork Works on WPKN radio, August 5, 2020. Produced by Tony Ernst.)
Chris Frantz, the drummer for two of the hottest bands of the 80's, Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, Joins Kevin Gallagher for a chat about his new memoir. He tells us about the inside story on the rise of these cutting edge bands and the story behind Remaining in Love with his band mate the legendary bassist Tina Weymouth, his wife for over 40 years.
The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments Using locally Sourced Materials to make mineral and Biological Extracts and ferments.
Nigel Palmer has been a lifelong gardener in New England relying on the amazing complexity of nature to inspire his gardening philosophy, as well as working as an aerospace engineer until recently... sorting, organizing, and resolving complex technical issues. He is the instructor and curriculum developer of the Sustainable, Regenerative Gardening program at The Institute Of Sustainable Nutrition
With support from Trump, TC Energy is still pursuing its goal of building the Keystone XL pipeline, across the Canadian border and into the U.S. heartland. But it keeps running into roadblocks. Learn about the fight from three perspectives.
I interviewed disability rights activist Elaine Kolb where she met me in her power wheelchair on the boardwalk at West Haven beach. We talked about her decades of activism for the rights of persons with disabilities and about the intersecting human rights and civil rights movements.
- methane gas leak from under Antarctica's sea floor.
- Alaska experiencing some very rainy summers
- increasing amounts of freshwater flow into the Arctic Ocean. -France is to outlaw trapping birds using glue sticks
- 100% plastic free" bottles of Johnnie Walker coming
- Global 100 list of most to sustainable businesses
A nation, a world in crisis. From the botched COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States; presidential voter suppression, and harassment of peaceful demonstrators on the streets of America; to the deaths of two civil rights icons Congressman John Lewis and Cordy Tindell C.T. Vivian. The conversation is with the Distinguished Chair, Professor, and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Yohuru Williams.
My guest on this Digging in the Dirt has been here before. Dan Martens is the Vice-President of Novamont NA, a maker of a material called MaterBI use in compostable products like grocery bags. Novamont is a very interesting corporation taking corporate responsibility toward the environment, society and the earth to a whole other level. And WPKN is pleased that Novamont is one of our supporters having decided to become an underwriter of the programming here on WPKN. Today Dan is here to talk about a new project Novamont North Ameriica has launch.... A new App for Kids called the Food scrap Recycling Truck …...welcome Dan. Before we get into this cute but educational game for children. I want to ask u briefly about Novamont.....you have a decidedly different take on corporate responsibility toward the environment. In fact Novamont has a special designation in 71 countries as a B-Corp.
*Federal Forces Deployed to Portland Provoke Violence & Rebellion Against Illegitimate Authority Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund; Producer: Scott Harris. * Re-imagining Policing, Public Safety and the Role of Social Workers; Amber Kelly, assistant professor of Social Work at Quinnipiac University & Barbara Fair, retired social worker; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Only Federal Intervention Can Prevent the Looming Eviction Crisis; Peter Hepburn, assistant professor of Sociology Rutgers University; Research Fellow Eviction Lab Princeton Univervsity; Producer: Scott Harris.