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 in New York and insights from her research into the totalitarian movements of the 1920s and 1930.
2) Bettina Hager, Director, Outreach and Advocacy with the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality, talks about the ERA Coalition’s work in states across the U.S. to pass Equal Rights Amendment-related resolutions on the 51st anniversary of Congress’ passage of the ERA.
3) Diane Duston, widow of award-winning investigative journalist Robert Parry, discusses the recent New York Times story, “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election,” and Parry’s key role in uncovering the facts surrounding former President Ronald Reagan’s involvement in delaying the release of U.S. hostages held in Iran in 1979 on the eve of the 1980 U.S. presidential election.
4) New Haven attorney Alex Taubes examines the current debate over the renomination of Carleton Giles as chair of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole. He’ll share his views on criticism leveled at Giles by Republican legislators who oppose the major increase in the number of commutations issued to inmates, convicted on charges ranging from property crimes to murder, serving more than a 10-year sentence.
Monday, March 27 at 8:00 PM and in the WPKN archive.
Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews is accessible for free. The full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives.
First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse
In the first half-hour, First Voices Radio correspondent Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) talks with Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,) CEO and attorney for the Association on American Indian Affairs. Since 2018 the association has been tracking domestic and international auctions selling sensitive American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian cultural heritage.
In the second half-hour, host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with Stephany Seay of Roam Free Nation who has been working in service to the last wild buffalo for more than 20 years. She is also a member of Deep Green Resistance.
Tuesday, March 28 at 12:00 noon.