Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Samer Badawi is a Palestinian-American writer and a contributor to +972 Magazine who covered Israel’s 2014 Operation Protective Edge from Gaza and the West Bank. He’ll discuss his ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk about the enduring legacy of Matthew Shepard with Lesléa Newman. Her new book is “Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard.” But first, we talk with labor educator ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Amanda Marcotte is a senior politics writer at Salon.com who writes the biweekly politics newsletter “Standing Room Only” and the author of “Troll Nation: How The Right Became ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour with Corban Addison talking about what happened when a poor, African-American community went up against neighboring hog farms and the biggest meatpacking company in the world ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Greg Grandin is the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University and author of “The End of the Myth” (winner of a ...

WPKN's Global Dance Party WPKN's Global Dance Party – A music-filled on-air fund drive. You can support the station here. Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (excluding the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland and Ellis professor of law at Harvard University, and Megan Bailey, communications director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, examine the 8th Circuit ...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Returning for the third time to Digging in the Dirt is Dr. Carl Safina, the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University. His writing has ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Abba A. Solomon is an author and researcher of the history of American Jews and Zionism. His latest book is a collection of essays titled, "The Miasma of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Dr. James J. Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute and director of Zogby Research Services, a firm that has conducted groundbreaking surveys across the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Zachary Lockman, professor of history and Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University, will discuss the current Israel-Hamas war, the US role in the conflict, ...

First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse This week's edition of First Voices Radio, hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse, is about “story” and how storytelling reconnects us to our histories, cultures and homelands. Our guest is Kevin ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, who serves as the international adviser for Jewish Voice for Peace - and whose books include “Understanding ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Gloria Dickie about bears and how people relate to them, for good and for ill. Her book is "Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future." Then, we ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: John Nichols, The Nation magazine’s national affairs correspondent, and author of “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism,” cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders. He’ll discuss his recent ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with celebrated Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng about “House of Doors,” his spellbinding new novel about love and betrayal, colonialism and revolution, storytelling and redemption. Then, novelist ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour with David Lipsky talking about “The Parrot and The Igloo: Climate and the Science of Denial.” It’s about the sordid history of climate denialism and its ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week's guests: Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco, discusses the recent indictment of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and evidence that suggests Menendez gave sensitive ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon The US military is one of the biggest engines driving private profits in the world. But what’s the cost to the rest of us? We talk with Norman Solomon ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Author and long-time peace activist Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org, talks about his new book, “War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine,” and, ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Steven Hassan, PhD, founding director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center and author of several books including, “The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with labor historian Ahmed White about the Wobblies and the capitalist war on radical workers. His book is “Under the Iron Heel.” Then Nikhil Goyal tells us ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with photographer David Goodman about his book, “An American Cannabis Story.” Illustrated with stunning photos, it’s about a pioneering cannabis farm in Washington State. Then we replay ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Sarah Anderson, director of the Institute for Policy Studies’ Global Economy Project, discusses her new report, “Executive Excess 2023,” which finds that a group of large corporations have enriched ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel Donald Sherman discusses the group’s report, “The case for Donald Trump’s disqualification under the 14th Amendment,” with an ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Paul Kix tells us the thrilling story of the fight to end Jim Crow, led by the greatest figures of the civil rights movement — and won by children. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Paul Kix tells us the thrilling story of the fight to end Jim Crow, led by the greatest figures of the civil rights movement — and won by children. ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Abdul Jabbar, emeritus professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, English, and World Literature at City College of San Francisco, discusses the Intercept’s recent report “Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Sasha Abramsky, author and regular contributor to The Nation magazine, discusses his recent article, “The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts.” 2) Nadine Farid Johnson, managing ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Buzzy Jackson tells us the story of the anti-Nazi saboteur, Hannie Schaft and the lessons it holds for us as we confront fascism today. Her novel, based on true ...

My Other Music with Joseph Celli World-renowned saxophonist David Murray discusses his early musical upbringing in the church and the vast array of luminaries with whom he has performed and recorded. He'll be appearing ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Activist and author Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, talks about the risks involved in Joe Biden running for a second term ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Jeff Masters, who worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990, has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Ava Chin tells us about her stunning family memoir / history of the Chinese Exclusion Act in America, “Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming.” ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with author Annalee Newitz about the new sci-fi novel, “The Terraformers.” Taking place some 60,000 years in the future on a planet far, far away it pits ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and author of the new book, “Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American,” discusses Ohio Republican’s “Issue #1” referendum ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association talks about his group’s position that the Biden Administration’s transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine is wrong. 2) Jon Schwarz, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon July 4, 2023 was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth. Are we exceeding the Goldilocks zone of a habitable planet? We spend most of the hour talking with ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Jeff Sharlet about his new book, “The Undertow: Scenes From A Slow Civil War.” Then we air part of an interview we did with Shartlet in ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, author and former CIA analyst, discusses his recent article “Has the Putin-Prigozhin Confrontation Opened a Door for Negotiation?” ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Family separation is still devastating the lives of children. We talk with Sylvia Rodriguez-Vega about her book, “Drawing Deportation: Art and Resistance Among Immigrant Children.” It’s about how family ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine’s abortion access correspondent talks about her new cover story, “The Message They’ve Received Is That You Don’t Deserve to Be Cared For: Life on ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, the convening member of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, discusses how the Republican Study Committee’s 2024 budget proposal would cut Social ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour speaking with writer, humanist and physician Abraham Verghese, first about his latest novel, “The Covenant of Water.” Then, a look back to our 2009 conversation ...

WPKN’s Favorite Tracks A week-long music and fundraising special where station programmers highlight some of their favorite music from the past year. Regional music festivals and local businesses and farms have contributed a lot ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Mel Gurtov, professor emeritus of political science at Oregon's Portland State University, and author of, "Engaging China: Rebuilding Sino-American Relations," discusses growing tensions between the U.S. and China and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Will Rice, policy consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness, assesses the impact of the debt ceiling budget deal that was signed into law by President Biden on June 3rd. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Peggy Orenstein about her book, “Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater.” But first, Katy Simpson ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk about media literacy, something that is vital if we are to preserve and strengthen democracy. We speak with Allison Butler about the book she co-wrote, “The Media ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of Italian and History, New York University examines the “botched” launch of Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign with Elon Musk — and DeSantis’ record. 2) Lindsay Koshgarian, ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, U.S. Army, (Ret.) who served as Chief of Staff to Gen. Colin Powell (2002-05) talks about the Eisenhower Media Network’s recent full-page ad in the New ...

My Other Music with Joseph Celli Join Joseph Celli, host of My Other Music, for part one of his interview with composer, improvisor, and violinist Malcolm Goldstein. The New York Times wrote about his ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Ilan Stavans about his fascinating anthology of writings in American English, from the colonists at Plymouth Rock to Black Lives Matter. It’s called "The People's Tongue: ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” discusses the recent CNN Trump Town Hall ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Lisa Graves, Executive Director of True North Research discusses what can be done about Chief Justice John Roberts’ inaction on ethics at the Supreme Court, the corrosive effect of ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour with climate scientist Joëlle Gergis, talking about her powerful and moving book, “Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope.” It’s about how she grapples ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher At 4:00 PM Kevin Gallagher welcomes Grammy-nominated blues singer / songwriter Eric Bibb to discuss politics, social justice, history and course of music. Then, at 5:00 PM, NY Times ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week Mike Merli hosts Counterpoint. His guests: 1) Faisal Saleh, Chairman of Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge, discusses the museum’s work, recent programs, and upcoming events with the mission of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Peter Maass, a senior editor with The Intercept and author, discusses his April 18th article, “Dominion Was Never Going to Save Our Democracy From Fox News: With a $787.5 million ...

My Other Music with Joseph Celli Host Joseph Celli’s guest is a guitarist and Brazilian music specialist Joe Carter, featuring a discussion about Brazilian music and performances by Mr. Carter. The major national Brazilian ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Nancy Lawson about her book, “Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, And Other Sensory Wonders Of Nature.” It’s about the vibrant web of nature outside ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Pema Levy, a reporter with Mother Jones magazine, discusses her recent article, “The Shocking Lack of Science in the Ruling Banning a Common, Safe Abortion Drug,” and the fight ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jeffrey Mackler, National Secretary of Socialist Action, a staff writer for their publication, and twice its U.S. presidential candidate. He examines the ongoing protests in France covered in his ...

Spotlight on Arts & Culture with David Green In the next Spotlight on Arts & Culture we examine the power of creative expression as a means of coping and healing in the context of ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Elsa Panciroli about her book, “Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution.” It provides a fascinating and uplifting look at the resilience ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Sarah Kendzior, cohost of the Gaslit Nation podcast and author of “They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent” and “Hiding in Plain Sight,” discusses Trump’s indictment ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Political strategist Rachel Bitecofer, author of “The Unprecedented 2016 Presidential Election,” discusses her views on the GOP response to what we’re told is the impending indictment of Donald Trump ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Why does the Democratic Party struggle so much to win elections — when it isn’t losing them — despite the fact that the Republicans are so extreme? And could ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Fintan O’Toole about his scathing — and tender — personal history of modern Ireland, We Don’t Know Ourselves. Then we hear Seamus Heaney reading a poem. And a rare recording of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) James Henry, a leading economist, attorney, investigative journalist, Global Justice Fellow at Yale University and managing director at the Sag Harbor Group, discusses the issues covered in his recent DC Report ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Human Rights Campaign’s Transgender Justice Initiative and Lindsey Clark, HRC’s Senior Regional Field Organizer, discuss the upcoming International Transgender Day of ...

Spotlight on Arts & Culture with David Green We consider “Arts & Social Justice” through the eyes of two Bridgeport-based Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County member organizations: the Center for Family Justice and LifeBridge. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with John de Graaf about his new film, “Stewart Udall, The Politics of Beauty.” It takes an in-depth look at the life and work of Stewart Udall, ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest Louise Washer is returning to Digging in the Dirt “because she is doing great work for us here in the state of Connecticut and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jon Rainwater, executive director of Peace-Action, examines Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms ...

The Jazz Sound with Rick Petrone Host Rick Petrone speaks with Canadian musician and educator Jane Bunnett. A soprano saxophonist, flautist and bandleader, she is known for performing Afro-Cuban jazz, performing regularly in Cuba. ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher's guests on Digging in the Dirt are Robert Peck, Shemaya Joesph, Kimberly Fluericin, and Dejhanae Waugh. Robert manages Green Village Initiatives Youth Leadership Program, which ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Marvin Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University, one of eight plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s, STOP WOKE ACT, (Stop Wrongs to Our ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Dr. David Vine, Professor of Anthropology at American University and author of “The United States of War,” discusses concern about increasing U.S. tensions with China after the shooting down what was ...

Spotlight on Arts & Culture Spotlight On the Arts & Culture presents The Meaning of Black History Month, a discussion with Pam Lewis, Executive Director, Connect-Us and Maisa Tisdale, President & CEO, Mary & ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest on Digging in the Dirt is Mark Ridsdill Smith who wrote “The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening,” out on Chelsea Green Press. Mark ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Svante Myrick, president of People for the American Way and the former mayor of Ithaca, New York, discusses his views on House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Robert Harry Socolow, a theoretical physicist and professor emeritus of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, discusses the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ “Doomsday Clock” being moved forward to 90 ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca RheannonWhen we make first contact with aliens, will we meet the challenge with wisdom—or with violence? We talk with Ray Nayler about his novel of speculative fiction, “The Mountain and The ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon A landmark win under Pennsylvania’s Green Amendment to its constitution led Maya van Rossum to imagine much, much more. We talk with Maya van Rossum about her book The ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Nabil Ahmed, director of economic justice with Oxfam America, discusses Oxfam’s recent report, “Survival of the Richest: How we must tax the super-rich now to fight inequality,” where the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Wajahat Ali, a Daily Beast columnist and author of the book, “Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American,” discusses his recent article, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca RheannonWe remember Russell Banks. He died on January 7 at the age of 82. We last talked with him in 2016, about his memoir “Voyager,” and re-air that interview today.But first, ...

Spotlight on Arts & Culture with David Green In the next Spotlight on Arts & Culture we have invited artists from the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County to talk about the highlights of their ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Brett Edkins, Managing Director, Policy & Political Affairs with Stand Up America assesses the Republican Party’s historic difficulty in electing their Speaker of the House — and the significance of the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) John Feffer is director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, and author most recently of “Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams.” John, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with garden columnist Jeff Lowenfells about his book, “Teaming with Bacteria.” It’s the fourth in his groundbreaking series about building the soil microbiome to create a flourishing ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon This week we talk with disability rights activist Elsa Sjunneson about life as a deaf-blind person and the rights every disabled person should have. Her book is Being Seen: ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) People For The American Way incoming President, Svante Myrick, assesses the January 6th House Committee’s final report and criminal referrals, where the Dept. of Justice is now in its investigation of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Zeenat Yahya, Director of Policy with the group March For Our Lives, discusses the significance of the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting that killed 20 first ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with James Vincent about his book “Beyond Measure: The Hidden History Of Measurement From Cubits To Quantum Constants.” Then we replay an excerpt from our interview with ...

Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Devra Lehmann about her book, "Socrates: A Life Worth Living." It’s a YA book that can appeal to readers of all ages. Then, another YA book ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Sylvia Albert, Director of Voting and Elections at Common Cause assesses the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections, with a focus on the ongoing issue of GOP voter suppression ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University, whose 42-year government career included tours at the CIA, ...

Rock Therapy with Rob Silber A special edition of Rock Therapy featuring two of the area's most popular bands. At 7:30 AM, a conversation with Joziah and Tink of Slambovian Circus Of Dreams as we discuss ...

East End Ink  The East Hampton poetry group met last month and WPKN was there. The readers were Dee Slavutin, Carolyn Bistrian, Rosalind Brenner and Scott Chaskey. Wednesday, November 30 at 6:30 AM (repeated ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) George Lakey, a veteran leader in the field of nonviolent social change since the 1960s has led over 1,500 social change workshops on five continents -- including as a ...

The Jazz Sound with Rick Petrone Host Rick Petrone will speak with Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. He just came out with a new CD called "Yes." His group will be performing at the Jazz ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher's guest on Digging in the Dirt is Rana Foroohar an American author, associate editor at the Financial Times and CNN's global economic analyst. We will ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Italian and History at New York University shares her assessment of the midterm election results we know thus far -- including the many diverse candidates ...

Rock Therapy with Rob Silber Rock Therapy with Rob Silber will feature an interview with Bob Cowsill of the legendary 60's family band The Cowsills. We'll discuss their legacy as well as their new ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Laura Kaplan about her book, "Jane: The Women of the Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service." It’s about how a group of ordinary women worked together to create ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Phyllis Bennis, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies where she directs the New Internationalism Project focusing on Middle East, U.S. wars and UN issues. Author of many ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink Women For Peace and author of the new book, "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict," talks about the effort by ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Vulnerability. Could it be a writer’s greatest strength? We talk with poet Philip Schultz about his memoir/how-to book, "Comforts of the Abyss: The Art of Persona Writing." Then, paraquat and ...

Rock Therapy with Rob Silber At 7:30 AM host Rob Silber will speak with Billy Bremner of Rockpile, who will be appearing November 11 at Cafe Nine in New Haven. He'll discuss his appearance ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) David Corn, Mother Jones Magazine's Washington bureau chief, an on-air analyst with MSNBC, and bestselling author, talks about his new book, "American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Carl Davis, Research Director with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy discusses his group’s recent reports on extreme wealth and rising inequality in the U.S., how the issue ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher's guest on Digging in the Dirt is Vincent Kay, a lifelong resident of Connecticut. "I came to know about Vincent through a couple of my ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Steve Hendricks about his book "The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting." Then, we talk with wildlife conservation journalist and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” discusses his views on the election ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) George Beebe, Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft examines Russia's annexation of 15% of Ukraine's territory, and the new danger of miscalculation or accident ...

Digging in the Diret with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s going to dig a little deeper into the western United States water crisis with a TikTok journalist, “The Western water girl,” Teal Lehto. Teal will ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon This week, we talk about two novels about colonialism, both from the point of view of the colonized. First, we are honored to talk with last year's winner of the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ryan Costello, Policy Director with the National Iranian American Council will examine widespread protests that have erupted across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest at 4:00 PM is Ned Sublette, an American composer, musician, record producer, musicologist, historian, and author. Sublette studied Spanish classical guitar with Hector Garcia ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Dan Vicuña, National Redistricting Manger with Common Cause discusses the Moore v. Harper case from North Carolina that will be heard by the US Supreme Court this fall, which ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Judd Legum, Founder of Popular Information discusses his important investigative report, "This multi-billion dollar corporation exacerbated the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi."2) Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, at the ...

Spotlight on Arts & Culture from The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County"What Paier College is Bringing to Bridgeport Arts & Culture" with guests: Jospeh Bierbaum, Paier College President, Khanlar Gasimov, the new director of the ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her novel, Take My Hand. It’s based on a famous case accusing the federal government of forced sterilization of poor and minority women inspires ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris1) Christopher Vials, Professor of English and Director of American Studies at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, discusses President Biden’s speech warning of the danger to democracy from MAGA Republicans and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Professor Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” talks about the Republican Party's embrace ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with journalist Keri Blakinger about her powerful prison memoir, Corrections In Ink. Then, Eve Karlin tells us about her historical novel Track 61. It’s about the invasion by ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Mohsin Hamid [Exit West, The Reluctant Fundamentalist] tells us about his fable of race and humanity. It’s called The Last White Man. Then Omar El Akkad [American War] talks about ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Greg Palast, known for his investigative reports for The Guardian newspaper, Democracy Now and author of several New York Times bestsellers including “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy,” talks ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Joseph Gerson, President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security and author of, “Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World,” ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Bruce Holsinger tells us about his novel, “The Displacements.” It’s about what happens to a family when the first Category SIX hurricane hits the wealthy enclave of Coral Gables, Florida. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk to Mary Pipher about her new memoir, A Life In Light: Meditations On Impermanence. And we talk with poet and translator Anita Barrows about her stunning debut novel, ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Joseph Gerson, President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security talks about the danger in rising tensions between the U.S. and China over Taiwan after House Speaker ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ron Fein, legal director with the group Free Speech For People, and co-author of the book, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump," discusses ...

Jim Motavalli  9:00 PM An interview with Alexandra Sauser-Monnig of Mountain Man — which puts a new twist on old-time music and is much favored by Iggy Pop, and a member of the A’s, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with novelist Jim Shepard about his latest work of fiction, PHASE SIX.  It's about what happens when a mining operation in the thawing permafrost of Greenland releases a deadly virus ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) David Yaghoubian, Professor of History at California State University, San Bernardino, and author of "Ethnicity, Identity and the Development of Nationalism in Iran," and "Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East," takes a critical ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Mark Green, the first elected public advocate for New York City and author of many books including, "Losing our Democracy" and "Fake President," is a public interest lawyer who ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We speak with Jonathan Lee about his historical novel The Great Mistake. It’s about the man who’s called “The Father of Greater New York,” Andrew Haswell Green. Then, Michael ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jeff Cohen, founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College and co-founder of RootsAction.org, discusses his group’s response to the recent Supreme Court rulings striking ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with David Bollier about his latest book, The Commoners Catalog For Change Making: Tools For The Transitions Ahead. Then we listen back to an excerpt from our ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon How safe are our national parks, especially for women hikers? Not safe enough, says Kathryn Miles. We talk with her about her book “Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Elliot Mincberg, People For the American Way’s senior fellow, former chief counsel for oversight and investigations of the House Judiciary Committee and long-time Supreme Court expert, talks about the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Wajahat Ali, a Daily Beast columnist, public speaker and author of, "Go Back To Where You Came From: And, Other Helpful Recommendations on Becoming American," discusses his recent article, ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Jackie Higgins about her book, "Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses." Then we air our 2020 interview with Carl Safina about his ...

Spotlight on Arts and Culture  The Norwalk Arts Space. We will have two guests in the studio: Duvian Montoya (artist and TNAS Artistic Director) and Lorena Sferlazza (one of last year’s resident artists and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) The Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, and Director of the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Yosef Getachew, Media and Democracy Program Director with Common Cause talks about how more than 120 Civil Rights & Democracy Groups have called on social media giants to take ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Antonio Scurati about his international bestseller, "M: Son of the Century." It's a "documentary novel" about Mussolini, his rise to power, and the lessons we can ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Chas Freeman, a noted former U.S. diplomat and a businessman who chairs Projects International, Inc. He was assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94, and was ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with historian Philip Dray about his book, “A Lynching at Port Jervis: Race and Reckoning in the Gilded Age.” It’s about how the nation was shocked when ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Mark Vonnegut about his memoir, “The Heart of Caring: A Life In Pediatrics.” Then, environmental reporter Oliver Milman tells us about the shocking carbon bomb that ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ruth Ben Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” talks about the recent mass shooting and hate ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Andrew Perez, senior editor and reporter at The Lever, discusses his recent article, “McCarthy-Era Law Aimed At Pro-Choice Protesters,” and the larger issue of the GOP and right-wing crackdown ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Today, two books on crime in America. First, as meaningful gun safety legislation is perpetually stalled in the US Congress, another approach to preventing gun violence is gaining ground ...

Spotlight on Arts and Culture This month on Spotlight on Arts and Culture: Richard Klein, an artist himself, is retiring from his post as executive director at the Aldrich Museum. Hear how he and ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) BriannaTwofoot, National Organizing Director with Planned Parenthood reacts to the leaked draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion and discusses ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher On Digging in the Dirt host Kevin Gallagher talks to Woody Tasch about his latest project "Beetcoin" which provides 0% loans to the regenerative farming community and sustainable businesses. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal about his new book, "Different: Gender Through The Eyes of a Primatologist." Then we re-air our 2019 conversation with Richard Louv ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Lumah Mufleh about her spellbinding book, LEARNING AMERICA: One Woman’s Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children. The global refugee population has more than doubled in ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jehan Hakim, Chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee discusses her organization’s support for the U.S. Congress to adopt a Yemen War Powers Resolution to end all U.S. military assistance ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Richard A. Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law and Practice, Emeritus at Princeton University. From 2008-2014 Professor Falk served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with NoViolet Bulaweyo about her powerful allegorical novel about the fall of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and the chaos and opportunity that rose in its wake. It’s ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon With the latest two IPCC reports showing that we can stop the worst ravages of climate change if we take strong action now, we are re-airing this 2021 interview ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Alan Zibel, Research Director with Public Citizen talks about his group's new report, "Big Oil's Wartime Bonus," and the call by some in Congress to impose a windfall profits ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund, talks about Russia’s Ukraine invasion, the threat of nuclear weapons being used in the conflict, and ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Oliver Milman about his book “The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World.” It’s a devastating examination of how collapsing insect ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Ali Noorani about his book, “Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants.” It goes beyond the hateful polemics of our current immigration debate to ...

Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez Daily — New broadcast time beginning Monday, March 28 is 7:00 PM. Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director for Middle East Policy with the Friend Committee on National Legislation, considers the importance of current negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour with John Nichols talking about his latest book “Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability For Those Who Caused The Crisis.” It’s long been apparent that ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca RheannonWe talk with Lee Kravetz about his stunning literary mystery, The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.Then, as more states pass laws attacking transgender families, we listen back to a clip from ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) William Hartung, Senior Research Fellow Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft examines the urgent issues addressed in his recent article, “Biden is Right to Rule Out a ‘No Fly Zone’ ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org, author of a dozen books including, “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death,” and, “Made Love, Got War: ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with journalist and author Dana Thomas about the Young Readers Edition of her book, Fashionopolis. Then, we air some clips from our 2008 interview with energy and ...

The Jazz Sound with Rick Petrone “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” — Part 4 of a 5-hour audio documentary on the life, music and legacy of John Coltrane by producer Steve Rowland. Monday, ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Michael Beer, Director of Nonviolence International talks about Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and how civil society and the peace movement internationally can work together to prevent an ...

GM Report to the Listeners with Steve di Costanzo Interview with the Executive Director of the Mary & Elizabeth Freeman Center in Bridgeport and Board Chair Bernicestine McLeod Bailey. Monday, February 21 at 12:00 ...

The Jazz Sound with Rick Petrone “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” — Part 3 of a 5-hour audio documentary on the life, music and legacy of John Coltrane by producer Steve Rowland. Monday, ...

The Jazz Sound with Rick Petrone “Tell Me How Long Trane’s Been Gone” — Part 2 of a 5-hour audio documentary on the life, music and legacy of John Coltrane by producer Steve Rowland. Monday, ...

My Other Music with Joseph Celli Joseph Celli: speeches by Martin Luther King, interviews with writers Toni Morrison and James Baldwin. Monday, February 14 beginning at 9:00 AM. Counterpoint with Scott Harris ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Hector Gerado and Liz Guerra are owners of Seamarron Farmstead in Danbury CT. They are community and union organizers and they are BIPOC NYers transplanted from the ...

Jim Motavalli 8:20 PM, an interview with singer-songwriter Janis Ian about her very last album ever. 9:00 PM, Frank Lynn, Dean Martin tribute guy who records credible big band recordings in his basement. 9:30 ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Translator Peter Filkins talks about the third novel in German Jewish writer H.G. Adler’s trilogy about the Holocaust, The Wall. Later, we re-play a previous interview with Filkins about ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program with the group People For the American Way discusses President Biden's opportunity to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice after ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s 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 ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour with Howard Mansfield, first talking about his new book, Chasing Eden: A Book of Seekers. (Bauhan Press 2021) It’s about those who long to build ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jared A. Ball, Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University, discusses his views on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the nation celebrates what would ...

Joseph Celli: A Martin Luther King Special Please join me in Honoring & Recognizing One of America’s Greatest Leaders of all time the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. with speeches, sermons and music from ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with archeologist David Wengrow about the groundbreaking book he co-authored, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity. We’ve all grown up thinking that the trajectory of human ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ashley Dawson, Professor at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Omar Dahbour, Professor at Hunter College talk about their recent article, “How to Fight the Next ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Stephen Spaulding, Common Cause Senior Counsel for Public Policy and Government Affairs, Senior Advisor to the President of Common Cause, talks about the current mobilization to pressure the U.S. ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon It’s that time, folks! The time for Ten Best of the year lists. We play excerpts from ten of our favorite episodes in 2021: Hugh Raffles, The Book Of Unconformities; Michael ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Part two of our interview with constitutional scholar Noah Feldman about his new history of Lincoln and the civil war from a constitutional perspective, The Broken Constitution: Lincoln, Slavery, ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Scott Desnoyers, a loving father who lost his son to suicide following a missed $20 premium payment and became a Medicare-for-All activist and a leader in the New York ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Dean Baker, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research discusses his recent article, “The Media’s War Against Biden Over Inflation,” examining how media’s dishonest hyping of ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon How Does the Constitution Work? And what did Abraham Lincoln do to break it — and remake it? We talk with Ben Sheehan about his book, What Does The ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Leonard Rubenstein about his book Perilous Medicine: The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War. Military violence against hospitals, patients, and health workers ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) David Gibbs, Professor of History at the University of Arizona discusses his views on rising tensions between Russia and the U.S., centered on Vladimir Putin’s military buildup on the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Alison Gash, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon and Anne Rumberger, an activist with NYC for Abortion Rights and NYC-DSA, discuss their views on recent ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with deep-sea explorer Edith Widder about Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir Of Exploring Light And Life In The Deep Sea. Then, we revisit our 2017 ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Who does the dirty work in our society? And who benefits? We talk with Eyal Press about his new book, Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ben Jealous, President of People for the American Way, former CEO of NAACP, discusses PFAW’s efforts, and recent protest actions, pressuring the Biden administration to take urgent action to ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with David Talbot about the book he co-authored with his sister Margaret Talbot, BY THE LIGHT OF BURNING DREAMS: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University discusses her recent article, "Welcome to the Age of Lawless Masculinity," and her views on the rise of armed white ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Delger Erdenesanaa, a fellow and reporter with the award-winning publication, Inside Climate News, discusses her recent article titled, "At COP26, Youth Activists From Around the World Call Out Decades ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with best-selling author Ken Follett about his new novel, Never. It’s a chilling look about how a small international incident could lead to nuclear annihilation. Ken Follett’s ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon First, we talk with graphic artist Joe Lee about his stunningly illustrated book, Forgiveness: The Story of Eva Kor, Survivor of The Auschwitz Twin Experiments. Then, we talk with ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Reynard Loki, Editor/Chief Correspondent with Earth/ Food/ Life at the Independent Media Institute talks about his recent article, “COP26: Will Humanity’s ‘Last and Best Chance’ to Save Earth’s Climate ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Victor Wooten, co-founder of the band Bela Fleck and the Flectones and author of THE SPIRIT OF MUSIC. It's an inspiring parable of the importance of ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) A representative of the group Free Speech For People will discuss their views re: the House and DOJ investigation into the pro-Trump January 6th attempted coup, and efforts to ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director Frank Clemente talks about the work his group is doing to support President Biden's original blueprint for increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon In Ruth Ozeki’s new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, the objects around him speak to a boy who is grieving the loss of his father. The most ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Geo Maher about his new book, A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete. It’s out from Verso books. Then, we hear the thrilling ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Evan Feeney, Campaign Director with the group Color Of Change, talks about how AT&T helped build far right-wing TV channel ‘One America News,’ and his group’s call for AT&T ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Two novels exploring love, trauma and the legacies of war. Both are based on true stories from World War II. First, a play written by Rabindranath Tagore is put ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Tiffany Muller, President & Executive Director of the group End Citizens United discusses the debate/negotiations over the two proposed infrastructure bills, with a focus on the role played by ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) William Rivers Pitt, senior editor and lead columnist with Truthout.org, discusses his coverage of the debate and current negotiations over the proposed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the ...

Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher interviews fellow WPKN host and colleague of many years, Binnie Klein. Binnie is a long-time programmer at WPKN, hosting the show ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon #ElectrifyEverything! We spend the hour talking with Saul Griffith about his new book, Electrify: An Optimists Playbook For Our Clean Energy Future. It’s about how we can solve the climate ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Aaron Scherb, Director of Legislative Affairs with Common Cause, talks about the work his group is doing to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and other measures to protect ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon William deBuys When conservationist and author William deBuys was invited by Zen master Joan Halifax to go to Nepal in a medical mission, he leaped at the chance to ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Tom Collina, Director of Policy with the Ploughshares Fund talk about an account in Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s new book that Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Kristen Breitweiser, who lost her husband Ron, a money manager working on the 94th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower, discusses her recent article, “My Husband Died ...

Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon This is a special edition of Writer’s Voice produced on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Many questions about the terror attacks remain unanswered for the families of the 9/11 victims. ...

First Voices Indigenous Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse Dr. Rosita Worl, an anthropologist, is President of the Sealaska Heritage Institute and for many years served as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska ...

Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jenny Brown, a member of National Women’s Liberation and a leader in the fight to get the morning-after pill over the counter in the US, as a plaintiff in ...