Beste Wpkn Podcasts (2024)

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Election Outcome will Decide Future of Social Security and Medicare 15:52

17h ago15:52

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Interview with Alex Lawson Executive Director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris. Alex Lawson talks about his work ahead of the election to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, with a focus on opposing Trump – GOP proposed cuts to benefits, and support for updating the Social Security COLA formula, V.P. Harris’ prop…

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

1d ago18:49

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

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

15d ago2:16:24

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

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

17d ago48:49

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

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Disinformation Floods US Election Campaign Fueling Distrust in Government and Inciting Violence 18:31

17h ago18:31

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Interview with Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and director of digital justice and civil rights with the media democracy group Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris. Nora Benavidez discusses the important issues examined in Free Press’ recent reports on how social media platforms have degraded or abandoned content moderation, creating an environment…

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Trump’s Misogyny and Role in Eliminating Reproductive Rights Have Made Women’s Votes Pivotal in Determining Presidential Election Winner 18:48

17h ago18:48

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Interview with Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon.com, author of "Troll Nation: How the Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters" and publishes the biweekly politics newsletter, Standing Room Only, conducted by Scott Harris. Amanda Marcotte discusses election issues including the critical role the gender gap will play in the election…

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Democrats Should Worry that Biden-Harris Gaza Policy Will Lose Votes in Must-Win Battleground States 25:11

17h ago25:11

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Interview with Richard Eskow, host and managing editor of "The Zero Hour" and the lead writer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. He recently wrote the piece "Dems Are Afraid Gaza Will Cost Them the Election. They're Not Afraid Enough," conducted by Scott Harris. Richard Eskow discusses the Biden/Harris administration’s position on Isra…

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Bridging in a Purple Town, Featuring john a. powell by Isabelle Barbour 28:43

3d ago28:43

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What do you do when you are in a town that is politically polarized? Join Isabelle as she navigates bridging in a purple town. john a. powell, director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, provides sage advice to help Isabelle along.Von Isabelle Barbour

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If Kamala Wins, Trump-GOP Have a Plan to Subvert Election Outcome 15:15

7d ago15:15

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Interview with Teddy Wilson, a journalist and researcher on the U.S. radical right, conducted by Scott Harris. Teddy Wilson discusses the threat posed to the 2024 presidential election by Republican operatives, including the American First Legal Foundation, which are filing multiple lawsuits and laying the groundwork to challenge county and state e…

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New Book ‘Vigilante Nation’ Describes MAGA’s State-Based Attack on Democracy 21:02

7d ago21:02

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Interview with David Noll, associate dean for faculty research and development and a professor of law at Rutgers University, conducted by Scott Harris David Noll discusses his new book, “Vigilante Nation: How State- Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy,” co-written with UCLA professor of law Jon Michaels, which examines Trump/Republican electio…

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Michelle Obama Powerfully Addresses What’s at Stake for Reproductive Rights in U.S. Election An excerpt of former first lady Michelle Obama's speech delivered in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Oct. 26 14:36

7d ago14:36

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An excerpt of former first lady Michelle Obama's speech delivered in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Oct. 26th, 2024. Michelle Obama powerfully spoke about the issue of reproductive rights and what’s at stake in the 2024 election, directly addressing the urgency of the issue for men, whose wives, sisters, mothers, cousins, aunts and girlfriends’ lives are j…

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Media’s Credulous Coverage of Trump’s Candidacy is Journalistic Malpractice 26:42

7d ago26:42

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Interview with Chris Lehmann, DC Bureau chief for The Nation magazine and a contributing editor at The Baffler, conducted by Scott Harris Chris Lehmann discusses his recent article, “The Press Needs to Start Taking Trump Literally,” addressing the media’s coverage of Trump’s unhinged and dangerous comments pronouncing Jan. 6 as “a day of love,” cal…

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Physician Canvassing for Harris in Philly Suburbs While Opposing U.S. Gaza Policy 5:24

14d ago5:24

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Interview with Dr. Kate Sugarman, a family physician and election canvass volunteer with Seed the Vote, conducted by Melinda TuhusVon Melinda Tuhus

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As Wider Middle East War Looms, Most Voters Support US Arms Cutoff to Israel 18:18

14d ago18:18

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Interview with Josh Ruebner, adjunct lecturer at Georgetown University's Justice and Peace Studies program and author of "Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace," conducted by Scott Harris. Ruebner discusses the ramifications of Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the rising death toll in Israel’s invasion o…

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Jason Stanley, Author of "How Fascism Works," on Trump’s Fascist Threats Increase as 2024 Campaign Nears End 23:19

14d ago23:19

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Interview with Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of "How Fascism Works," conducted by Scott Harris. Professor Stanley talks about his newest book, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite The Past To Control The Future,” and the threat posed to democracy by Donald Trump and the Republican Party in …

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

14d ago22:32

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

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If Kamala wins, how can we make her more progressive? 48:44

15d ago48:44

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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 (jacobin.com/2024/09/harris-sand…-labor-dsa-strategy). Neil also co-edits The Left Noes Newsletter (www.left-notes.com/). Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne…

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New Book Provides a Guide to the Nuts & Bolts of Progressive Electoral Success 17:11

17d ago17:11

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Interview with Robert Creamer, a veteran political organizer and strategist, conducted by Scott Harris. Robert Creamer talks about his new book, “Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success,” a step-by-step field manual for how progressives can win electoral campaigns and a textbook for anyone who wants to know how electoral polit…

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Project 2025’s Sabotage of Federal Disaster Response 18:44

17d ago18:44

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Interview with Andra Watkins, a New York Times best-selling author and editor of the Substack online newsletter, “How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life, conducted by Scott Harris. Andra Watkins talks about her recent article, “What Nobody is Reporting About Project 2025 Disaster Response,” and the deadly disinformation that’s being spread by Donald …

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Trump, GOP Plan to Subvert Presidential Election Outcome if They Lose 26:09

17d ago26:09

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Interview with Justin Glawe, an independent journalist, frequent contributor to Rolling Stone magazine and the newsletter American Doom, conducted by Scott Harris Justin Glawe discusses the important issues examined in his recent articles regarding GOP threats to undermine the 2024 election with a focus on the conduct of Georgia’s election board an…

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

17d ago25:54

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

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Texas AFL-CIO On the Move 26:39

18d ago26:39

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Monthly Labor Report hosts, Richard Hill and Michael Zweig, interview Leonard Aguilar, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, about the reach and growth of union organizing in Texas -- with special focus on Latinx participation and projected voting patterns. Interview by Michael Zweig and Richard Hill, Oct. 1, 2024…

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Jacobin Mag's Branko Marcetic: Will Biden's Gaza Policy Tank Kamala's Election Chances? 48:50

18d ago48:50

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

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Voting and Beyond: Democracy and Health by Isabelle Barbour 28:20

19d ago28:20

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The Brennan Center has reported that in 2023, there were at least 356 voter suppression bills considered by lawmakers in 47 states. No matter what Nancy Pelosi tells me in her emails, chipping in five bucks is not going to increase the health of our democracy. Let's talk about what will and also about how the health of democracy impacts our health …

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Maria Hinojosa in Conversation with Isabelle Barbour 28:48

19d ago28:48

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Maria Hinojosa is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, founder of Futuro Media, and anchor of Latino USA. She sat down with Isabelle Barbour for this feature interview that first aired on WPKN Community Radio in Bridgeport in August of 2024. The conversation includes reflections on changes to the democratic presidential ticket in the Summer of 2024…

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

20d ago8:21

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

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

21d ago26:38

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

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

21d ago4:35

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

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Home Page Radio - Wither Starchitects 51:00

22d ago51:00

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

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

22d ago29:00

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

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

22d ago19:27

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

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Digging in the dirt - Stormy Weather 54:50

22d ago54:50

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

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

23d ago37:47

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

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

23d ago49:33

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

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Assessing Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris’ Economic Policy Proposals Interview with Matt Bruenig, president of People’s Policy Project, a left-wing think tank, conducted by Scott Harris 25:58

29d ago25:58

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Matt Bruenig discusses the important issues examined in his recent article, “Our Verdict on Kamala Harris’s New Plans,” and issues related to economic policies being debated by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election campaign.Von Scott Harris

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Trump-Backed Election Board Issues New Rules that Could Sow Certification Chaos Interview with Greg Palast, investigative journalist and director of the film “Vigilante Inc.: America's New Vote Suppression ... 13:39

29d ago13:39

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Greg Palast talks about Georgia’s five-member state election board, dominated by MAGA election deniers, which adopted new rules raising alarm about the potential for confusion and interference in the election certification process this November, examined his article, “Prepare for November’s Quiet Coup.” Palast is also the New York Times best-sellin…

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Trump’s Racism is the Primary Driver of Voter Support Interview with James Risen, a best-selling author and former New York Times reporter, conducted by Scott Harris 15:14

29d ago15:14

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James Risen will discuss the important issues of race and racism in the 2024 election campaign examined in his recent Intercept article, “Racism Is Why Trump is so Popular,” where he argues: “Trump’s popularity with his base isn’t the result of economic anxiety, as many claimed in 2016. It’s about race and demographics.” Risen is The Intercept’s se…

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Coalition Demands US News Media Aggressively Cover Election Campaign Threats to Democracy Interview with Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and director of digital justice and civil rights with the media democracy ... 21:56

29d ago21:56

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Nora Benavidez talks about the coalition led by Free Press calling on corporate media outlets to report on rising authoritarianism and threats to democracy during the 2024 election campaign, covering six practices the media should adhere to during moments of crisis.Von Scott Harris

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The World’s at a Crossroads on Our Climate Future: Apocalypse or Utopia Interview with Brian Tokar, activist, author and board member of the Institute for Social Ecology, conducted by Scott Harris 16:15

29d ago16:15

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Brian Tokar discusses his article “Movements for Climate Action: Toward Utopia or Apocalypse?” which examines the climate crisis and how we can chart a new path to a future that is not only sustainable but better than the way we currently live and interact with technology. Tokar will be addressing this topic at Hamden, Connecticut’s Unitarian Socie…

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New Book Warns Voters that 2024 is “The Inflection Election: Democracy or Fascism” Interview with Mark Green, former two term New York City Public Advocate and author or editor of twenty six books on U ... 29:21

29d ago29:21

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Mark Green talks about his newest book titled, “The Inflection Election: Democracy or Fascism in 2024,” which warns Americans that this November will be a choice between a Party of Progress and a Party of Dangerous Extremism that may determine the path for American governance for generations.Von Scott Harris

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Common Cause Protecting 2024 Election Against Multiple GOP Threats Interview with Jay Young, executive director of Common Cause Illinois, and Cheri Quikmeyer, executive director of Common Cause Connecticut ... 18:00

29d ago18:00

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Jay Young and Cheri Quikmeyer discuss the work Common Cause is doing on election protection, i.e. addressing voter suppression, mass purges of the voting rolls, intimidation of poll workers, GOP election deniers’ threats to delay certification of vote totals and thus sow chaos, and the group’s recruitment of volunteers to be poll watchers.…

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Donald Trump’s Repeated Stochastic Terrorism Now Targets Haitian Immigrants Interview with Wajahat Ali, creator of Left Hook sub stack, co-host of The Democracy-Ish podcast and author, conducted by Scott ... 27:22

29d ago27:22

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Wajahat Ali discusses the presidential debate and election campaign, with a focus on Trump’s threat to democracy, his demonization of immigrants and white supremacist rhetoric and action, as well as corporate media’s skewed election coverage. Ali is also author of “Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become A…

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Corporate Media ‘Sanewashing’ Trump’s Obvious Cognitive Decline Interview with Parker Malloy, publisher of the Present Age newsletter, media critic and former editor- at-large at Media Matters for America ... 18:58

29d ago18:58

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Parker Malloy discusses her critique of corporate media for “sanewashing” Trump’s often unhinged and incoherent speeches and interviews — as well as soft-pedaling or sanitizing Trump and Vance’s advocacy of disturbing policies such as Trump’s ‘violent day’ of policing that will end crime, the lie that Democrats advocate the killing of babies after …

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US Media Sanitizes US Role in Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Interview with Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, conducted by Scott Harris ... 27:19

29d ago27:19

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Norman Solomon talks about his latest book, “War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine,” with a just published revised edition that includes a new afterword on the Gaza War. On the one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, he’ll examine the Biden administration’s unconditional support for Isr…

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Mysterious world of eels 30:00

29d ago30:00

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

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

29d ago1:00:49

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Jason Kao Hwang discusses his early training and eventual emergence in New York’s improv loft scene. He discusses the Asian American music movement, his mentors, and the use of the electric violin. Jason has worked as a violinist with innumerable new music legends including Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Henry Threadgill, Tomeka Reid, Wadada Leo …

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

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

30d ago38:15

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

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Sarah Kendzior (best-selling author, journalist) interviewed by WPKN's Brendan Toller 48:44

30d ago48:44

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Sarah Kendzior discusses the current state of affairs ahead of the 2024 U.S. Election. https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/ SARAH KENDZIOR BIO I am the bestselling author of THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY (2018), HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020), and THEY KNEW (2022). My next book, THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, will come out in 2025. From 2018 until 2013,…

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

1M ago4:31

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

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