Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-23-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 5-23-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/22/22
Goose: Hungersite – Dripfield (No Coincidence, 2022) John Doe: Destroying Angels – Fables in a Foreign Land (Fat Possum, 2022) Rammstein: Armee der Tristen – Zeit (Universal, 2022) Marcus King: Hard Working Man – ...
News and Public Affairs 5-16-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-16-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/15/22
Skunk Baxter: Bad Move – Speed Of Heat (Renew, 2022) Aksak Maboul: Tout a une fin (The Notwist Version) – Redrawn Figures 1 (Crammed, 2022) Michael McDermott: Pack The Car – St. Paul's Boulevard ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-9-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 5-9-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/8/22
Floating World Pictures (feat. Alabaster DePlume): Fairbairn's Floating World – single (Friendly, 2022)Flore Laurentienne: La fin et le commencement – single (Rvng Intl, 2022)Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – Warm Chris (4AD, 2022)Wilco: Falling Apart (Right ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/1/22
Subway Daydream: Yellow – single (ThisTime, 2022) Fontaines D.C.: Jackie Down the Line – Skinty Fia (Partisan, 2022) Timothy B Schmit: Simple Man – single (Timothy B Schmidt, 2022) Oren Ambarchi: Sagittarian Domain – ...
News and Public Affairs 5-2-2022
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. ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-2-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/24/22
Billy Nomates: Blue Bones – single (Invada, 2022) Sierra Ferrell: Silver Dollar – Long Time Coming (Rounder, 2021) The Gun Club: Sex Beat – Fire of Love (Slash, 1981) The Records: Starry Eyes – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-25-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 4-25-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 4-18-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-18-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-11-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 4-11-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 4-4-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-4-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/3/22
Guerilla Toss: Cannibal Capital – Famously Alive (Sub Pop, 2022) Frank Turner: Untainted Love – FTHC (Extra Mile, 2022) Tom Jones & Imelda May: Honey, Honey – Long Lost Suitcase (Virgin EMI, 2015) Club ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/27/22
Mordecai Smyth: Fear Of Flying – Things Are Getting Stranger On The Shore (Mega Dodo, 2022) Tina Turner, Regula Curti, Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Sawani Shenda-Sathaye: Love Within – Love Within * Beyond (Panorama, 2014) Rokia ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-28-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 3-28-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/20/22
Jack Broadbent: Ride – single (Crows Feet, 2022) Allison Russell: All Of The Women (dim star remix) [feat. San-Roc] – single (Fantasy, 2022) Gene Casey: Bad Baby – Free Country: Essential Recordings (Gene Casey, ...
News and Public Affairs 3-21-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-21-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/13/22
David West: The Poet of My Dreams – Jolly in the Bush (Tough Love, 2022) Goose: Dripfield – Dripfield (No Coincidence, 2022) Emma Swift: Simple Twist Of Fate – Blonde On the Tracks (Tiny ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-14-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 3-14-2022
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’ ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/6/22
Cate Le Bon: Pompeii – Pompeii (Mexican Summer, 2022) tsuMGuito: fPB – The Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan (World Music Network, 2021) Mari Kalkun & Runorun: Sõalaul (The War Song) – Tii ilo (The ...
News and Public Affairs 3-7-2022
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: ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-7-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-28-2022
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, ...
News and Public Affairs 2-28-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/27/22
Modern Studies: Wild Ocean – We Are There (Fire, 2022) Peter Tosh: Stepping Razor – Honorary Citizen (Legacy, 1997) The StorySound All-Stars: Dangerous Business – single (StorySound, 2022) Sunflower Bean: Who Put You Up ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/20/22
Mother Mother: Hayloft II – Hayloft II (Warner, 2022) Jah Wobble: Public Image – Metal Box Rebuilt in Dub (Cleopatra, 2021) Mamak Khadem: Don't Go Without Me – Remembrance (Six Degrees, 2022) Thomas Anderson: ...
News and Public Affairs 2-21-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-21-2022
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, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/13/22
Oliver Nayoka: Njiri Mara mu bu Egwu – Aja Wele-Wele (Palenque, 2022) Maria Schneider Orchestra: Braided Together – Data Lords (ArtistShare, 2020) Great Lakes: Baby’s Breath – Contenders (HHBTM, 2022) Janis Ian: Better Times ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-14-2022
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, ...
News and Public Affairs 2-14-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 2-7-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-7-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/6/22
The Flashcubes: Alone In My Room – The Flashcubes Do Twilley (Big Stir, 2022) Esquivel: Night and Day – Cabaret Mañana (BMG, 1995) Jet Black Berries: Shakin' All Over – Sundown On Venus (Pink ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/30/22
The Dollyrots: Too Fun For My Health – Down The Rabbit Hole (Wicked Cool, 2022) Synchronicity I: Lines In The Sky – single (Faster Steps, 2022) Pulcinella & Maria Mazzotta: Diavoletto indiavolato – Grifone ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-31-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 1-31-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/23/22
Eddie Vedder: Brother the Cloud – Earthling (Republic, 2022) Mamas Gun: Looking For Moses – single (Candelion, 2022) Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes: You Mean So Much To Me (w/Ronnie Spector) – I ...
News and Public Affairs 1-24-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-24-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/16/22
Hoodoo Gurus: Carry On – single (Big Time, 2021) Xanthoula Dakovanou: Electric Berati (feat. Magic Malik) – Lamenta (Quart de Lune, 2021) Elvis Costello &The Imposters: Farewell OK – The Boy Named If (Capitol, ...
News and Public Affairs 1-17-2022
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-17-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/9/22
Kishi Bashi: Cascades – Emigrant (Joyful Noise, 2021) Kung-Fu Girl: Rabuka – All Girl Super Fun Compilation! (Ramonescore Radio, 2021) Facesoul: All I Need – Ysra (MoreSoul, 2021) Billie Eilish: Getting Older – Happier ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-10-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 1-10-2022
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 1-3-2022
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. ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-3-2022
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 ...
WPKN’s Favourite Picks of the Year, 2021
Bob Anderson: “A Little Bit Of Everything” Albums The Mommyheads: Age of Isolation (Mommyhead Music) Party For Joey: Sweet Relief Tribute for Joey Spampinato (True North) Amyl and the Sniffers: Comfort To Me (B2B) Joni ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-27-2021
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, ...
News and Public Affairs 12-27-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/19/21
Goose: Madhuvan – Shenanigans Nite Club (No Coincidence, 2021) Superchunk: Endless Summer – Wild Loneliness (Merge, 2021) Vince Gill & Wendy Moten: True Love – Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound (BMG, 2018) Emily ...
News and Public Affairs 12-20-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-20-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/12/21
Tyondai Braxton: Phonolydian – single (Nonesuch, 2021) The Monkees: (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone – The Best of The Monkees (Rhino, 2003) Magon: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – In The Blue (Howlin’ Banana, 2021) Laurie ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-13-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 12-13-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/5/21
Gene Casey: Here Come The Holidays – single (Gene Casey, 2021) Dion: Dancing Girl w/Mark Knopfler – Stomping Ground (Keeping The Blues Alive, 2021) Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Talkin' To Myself – single ...
News and Public Affairs 12-6-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-6-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/28/21
Benedicte Maurseth: Reinsdyrbjøller – Hárr (Hubro/Grappa, 2022) Chillingsworth Surfingham: Fly Banana – Chillingsworth (Atom, 2021) David Bowie: Can't Help Thinking About Me – Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) (Parlophone, 2021) KUUNATIC: Tītián – Gate of Klüna ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-29-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 11-29-2021
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 ...
Memories of Bridgeport
Memories of Bridgeport from the 1950s by Bill Nolan of Bridgeport’s WPKN 89.5 FM Radio (Bill is the host of the popular “Antique Blues” radio show on Sunday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-22-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 11-22-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/21/21
Hurray for the Riff Raff: Rhododendron – Life On Earth (Nonesuch, 2022) Dion: I've Got To Get To You (feat. Boz Scaggs, Joe Menza & Mike Menza) – Stomping Ground (Keeping The Blues Alive, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/14/21
Penelope Isles: Terrified – Which Way to Happy (Bella Union, 2021) Shovels and Rope: Domino – single (Dualtone, 2021) Karl Hector & The Malcouns: Mother Seletta – Non Ex Orbis (Now-Again, 2019) Amon Tobin: ...
News and Public Affairs 11-15-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-15-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/7/21
Khanvict: Closer – Escape EP (Snakes x Ladders, 2021) Waylon Payne: Do You Feel It Too – Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher and Me – The Lost Act (Carnival, 2021) Felice ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-8-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 11-8-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/31/21
Jenny Lin, Guy Klucevsek: Earth, This Is Your Son – Kancheli: Simple Music (Steinway & Sons, 2021) Dean Wareham: Why Are We In Vietnam? – I Have Nothing To Say To the Mayor of ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-1-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 11-1-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/24/21
Wanda Jackson: That's What Love Is (feat. Joan Jett) – Encore (Big Machine/Blackheart, 2021) Dion: Angel In the Alleyways (feat. Patti Scialfa & Bruce Springsteen) – Stomping Ground (Keeping The Blues Alive, 2021) Church ...
News and Public Affairs 10-25-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-25-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/17/21
Little Simz: Never Make Promises – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (Age 101, 2021) Papur Wal: Meddwl am Hi – Amser Mynd Adra (Libertino, 2021) The Cocktail Slippers: City On Fire – Shout It ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-18-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 10-18-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-11-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 10-11-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/10/21
Bomba Estéreo: Deja – Deja (Sony Music Latin, 2021) Robert Plant & Alison Kraus: Can’t Let Go – Raise the Roof (Rounder, 2021) Los Lobos: Every Boy, Every Girl – A Sweet Relief Tribute ...
News and Public Affairs 10-4-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-4-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/3/21
Bruce Sudano: Cosmic Ride – Ode to a Nightingale (Purple Heart, 2021) Van Der Graaf Generator: W – Pawn Hearts (deluxe) (UMG, 2021) William Doyle: The Unanswered Why – single (Tough Love, 2021) Sofia ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 9-27-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 9-27-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/26/21
The Mommyheads: Out Of The Cave – Age of Isolation (Mommyhead, 2021) Nala Sinephro: SPACE 2 – SPACE 1.8 (Warp, 2021) Bruce Sudano: Cosmic Ride – Ode To A Nightingale (Purple Heart, 2021) Khasi-Cymru ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 9-20-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 9-20-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/19/21
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble w/Moses Sumney: Soon It Will Be Fire – This is A Mindfulness Drill: A Reimagining of Richard Youngs’ ‘Sapphie’ (Jagjaguar, 2021) Martha Wainwright: Hole in My Heart – Love Will Be ...
News and Public Affairs 9-13-2021
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 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 9-13-2021
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. ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/12/21
Robag Wruhme: No – SPEICHER 117 (Kompakt, 2021) Pokey LaFarge: Rotterdam – In the Blossom of Their Shade (New West, 2021) Elvis Costello & The Imposters: Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter – Look Now ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 9-6-2021
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 ...
News and Public Affairs 9-6-2021
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 ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/5/21
Ka Baird: III – Vivification Exercises I (RVNG Intl., 2021) Freedom Fry: I Didn’t Feel Like Dancing – single (Caveman Arts Society 2021) Leslie Winer: Skin – When I Hit You, You’ll Feel It ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 8-30-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, award-winning poet and now novelist, about The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois, just out from Harper Collins. Then, two young Black women build ...
News and Public Affairs 8-30-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) People For The American Way, Director of Leadership Programs, Markus Batchelor discuss PFAW’s recent "No More Excuses Rally" and direct action protest in support of passage of the John ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/29/21
Jimmy Cliff: Human Touch – single (UMG, 2021) Billy Nomates: Petrol Fumes – Emergency Telephone EP (Invada, 2021) The Rolling Stones: Connection – Between The Buttons (London, 1967) Gájanas: Čihkkojuvvon – Hidden – Čihkkojuvvon ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/22/21
Pamela Z: Site Four (from Occupy) – A Secret Code (Neuma, 2021) Ahmad Zahir: Chashem Ba Rahat Dil Ba Yadat – Afghan Star: Original Soundtrack Recording (Silva Screen, 2009) The Flashcubes: Baby, It's Cold ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 8-23-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with recycling maven Jennie Romer about making the right recycling choices. Her book is Can I Recycle This? A Guide To Better Recycling And How To Reduce ...
News and Public Affairs 8-23-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Arash Azizzada, a co-founder of the group Afghans for a Better Tomorrow, talks about his urgent work demanding the Biden administration to “ensure the safety of the most vulnerable ...
News and Public Affairs 8-16-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Walker Bragman, is a reporter with the Daily Poster and attorney whose work has been featured in Paste Magazine, The Intercept, HuffPost, The Independent, Salon, Truthout, and The Hill. ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 8-16-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with historian Elizabeth Hinton about her book, “America on Fire: The Untold History Of Police Violence And Black Rebellion Since The 1960s.” Hinton takes the reader on ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/15/21
Moon Taxi: Mission – single (BMG, 2021) Amelia Cuni: Raag Bageshri – Alaap – Parampara Festival 13.3.1992 (Black Truffle, 2021) Alan Vega: The Record Speed – After Dark (In the Red, 2021) The Southern ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 8-9-2021
Spotlight on Arts & Culture with David Green On this week’s Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County Spotlight on Arts & Culture: “Fairfield’s Community Theatre Coming Back to Life” with guests Mark Barnhart, Community and ...
News and Public Affairs 8-9-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) John Nichols, National-affairs Correspondent with the Nation Magazine, whose latest book is titled, “The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace’s Anti-Fascist, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/8/21
Los Lobos: Los Chucos Suaves – Native Sons (New West, 2021) Prince: Hot Summer – Welcome 2 America (NPG/Legacy, 2021) Ak'chamel, The Giver Of Illness: Dark Hat – The Totemist (Akuphone, 2020) Andy Partridge: ...
News and Public Affairs 8-2-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Basav Sen, Director of the Climate Policy Project talks about his recent article, “Biden should reject the infrastructure plan written by Exxon and invest in saving the climate instead,” ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 8-2-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Today we remember the great civil rights leader Bob Moses. He died July 24 at the age of 86. Back in 2010, we interviewed him about his Algebra Project to ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/1/21
Pauline Oliveros: A Love Song – Live Field Recording – The Well/The Gentle (Stratosphere, 2021) Xenes Rubinos: Cógelo Suave – Una Rosa (Anti-, 2021) Blackberry Smoke: All Over the Road – You Hear Georgia ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/25/21
The Courettes: All About You – We Are The Courettes (Damaged Goods, 2021) Eggy: Golden Gate Dancer – Watercolor Days (Lazy Egg, 2019) Clairo: Blouse – Sling (Republic, 2021) Mark Germino: Traveling Man – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 7-26-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Interview with the author of the “Epic Tomato,” Craig LeHoullier. Craig is also the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has ...
News and Public Affairs 7-26-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of “Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself.” She’ll ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 7-19-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Nina Burleigh about Trump’s failure on Covid and what that says about our public health system— and capitalism. Her book is Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and The Hijacking ...
News and Public Affairs 7-19-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works talks about the exciting developments re: the proposed expansion of Medicare and Medicaid in infrastructure legislation now being negotiated in the ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/18/21
Brian Setzer: Checkered Flag – single (Surfdog, 2021) The Fernweh: The Pike – single (Winterlude, 2021) The Floor Models: You Ain't Going Nowhere (feat. Willie Nile) – In-Flyte Entertainment (A Tribute to the Byrds) ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/11/21
Wet Leg: Chaise Longue – single (Domino, 2021) Slothrust: Once More for the Ocean – Parallel Timeline (Dangerbird, 2021) Ethan Gruska: On The Outside – En Garde(Warner Bros, 2020) Amen Dunes (w/Sleaford Mods): Feel ...
News and Public Affairs 7-12-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Kim Ives, a journalist and an editor at the weekly newspaper Haïti Liberté, with offices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Brooklyn, NY. He’s written about Haiti for many publications including ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 7-12-2021
Spotlight on Arts & Culture with David Green The Fairfield County Cultural Alliance Spotlight on Arts & Culture for this week will focus on “Our Fairfield County Theatres: Coming Out of COVID.” Our guests: from ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 7-5-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour talking with Ann Armbrecht, first about her new book, The Business of Botanicals. It’s the first book to explore the interconnected web of the global ...
News and Public Affairs 7-5-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Lindsay Meiman, 350.org Senior U.S. Communications Specialist, discusses the recently released video recording revealing a senior ExxonMobil lobbyist describing how the corporation blocks climate action in Congress. She'll also talk about 350.org's ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/4/21
Roger Chapman: The Playtime Is Over – Life In the Pond (Ruf, 2021) Lord Huron: Mine Forever – Long Lost (Republic, 2021) Vanishing Twin: Big Moonlight (Ookii Gekkou) – single (Fire, 2021) The Gun ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/27/21
Natacha Atlas: The Outer – The Inner & The Outer (EP) (Natacha Atlas, 2021) Namgar: When I Walk on the Mountain – Nayan Navaa (ARC UK, 2021) Soccer96: I Was Gonna Fight Fascism (ft. ...
News and Public Affairs 6-28-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Pam Garrison and Jean Evansmore West Virginia activists with the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, discuss the June 23rd Moral March on Manchin & McConnell ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 6-28-2021
My Other Music with Joseph Celli Joseph Celli: “I hope you can join me for another Musicians’ Speak interview with composer/trumpet performer and Pultizer Prize nominee Wadada Leo Smith as we discuss his two ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 6-21-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Parkinson’s disease. It’s an epidemic—and growing. We talk with one of the world’s leading experts on Parkinson’s, Dr. Robert Okun about the book he co-authored, Ending Parkinson's Disease: A Prescription for Action. ...
News and Public Affairs 6-21-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Branko Marcetic, Staff Writer with Jacobin magazine, co-host @1of200podcast, author of Yesterday’s Man: the Case Against Joe Biden, discusses President Biden’s recent summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his recent ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/20/21
Willie Nile: Blood On Your Hands (feat. Steve Earle) – The Day The Earth Stood Still (River House, 2021) Arun Ramamurthy Trio: 4th Dimension – Jazz Carnatica (Arun Ramamurthy Trio, 2014) Goose: Madhuvan – ...
WPKN MUSIC MASH – JUNE 26, 2021
WPKN MUSIC MASH & ARTCADE Downtown Bridgeport, CT SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 - 9 AM - 5 PM, 275 Fairfield Ave Great LPs, CDs, 45s, music memorabilia, and great music curated ...
WPKN Music on Film Series: JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY
Jazz on a Summer’s Day An event by Bijou Theatre CT and WPKN Community Radio WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 - DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island ...
WPKN Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Blue
On June 22, 2021, between 1-4 PM EST, host Lisa Sahulka will dedicate her show, Afternoon Jazz with Lisa Sahulka, to a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Blue by singer-songwriter, Joni Mitchell. The anniversary ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/13/21
Yola: Diamond Studded Shoes – Stand For Myself (Easy Eye Sound, 2021) Jon Batiste: Freedom – We Are (Verve, 2021) Allison Russell: All Of The Women – Outside Child (Fantasy, 2021) Tony Allen: Cosmosis ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 6-14-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon In 1939, more than 3 million Jews lived in Poland, making up one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in Europe. When WWII ended, 90% of them had been ...
News and Public Affairs 6-14-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Matt Gardner, Senior Fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, discusses recent news stories re: IRS tax information revealing that billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/6/21
Alex Chilton & Hi Rhythm Section: Boogie Shoes – Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street (Omnivore, 2021) Timo Andres: Her Wits (About Him) – I/Still/Play (Nonesuch, 2020) Chrissie Hynde: In the Summertime – Standing ...
News and Public Affairs 6-7-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Philip Weiss, Senior Editor of Mondoweiss.net, an independent website devoted to informing readers about developments in Israel/Palestine and related US foreign policy, discusses US media coverage of Israel’s new ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 6-7-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Carey Gillam’s last book was Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science. It was an exposé of how Monsanto had captured federal agencies ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/30/21
Stick Figure: World On Fire (feat. Slightly Stoopid) – Fire And Stone (Ruffwood, 2021) Vampire Weekend & Goose: 2021 (January 5th, to be exact) – 40:42 (Spring Snow, 2021) Century Egg: Ring A Bell ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-31-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher On the next Digging in the Dirt, Kevin Gallagher will rebroadcast a speech originally presented by The Ecologist and Resurgence.com. The speaker is George Monbiot, a long-time ...
News and Public Affairs 5-31-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Sarah Kendzior, author of “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America,” and cohost of Gaslit Nation, a weekly podcast, talks about her ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/23/21
Steve Cropper: Bush Hog – Fire It Up (Provogue, 2021) Billy Strings: These Memories Of You – Turmoil and Tinfoil (Apostol, 2017) Shai Maestro: Time – Human (ECM, 2021) Los Lobos: Love Special Delivery ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-24-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon For the math-challenged, the idea of doing math without numbers is attractive. But isn’t that like writing without words? Not at all, at least according to author Milo Beckman. ...
News and Public Affairs 5-24-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Jehad Abusalim, Education and Policy Associate with the American Friends Service Committee’s Palestine Activism Program, discusses the violence and loss of life in Gaza and Israel/Palestine, the international community ...
News and Public Affairs 5-17-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Josh Ruebner, Adjunct Lecturer of Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University and author of “Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace,” examines the current violence and loss ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-17-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Monday, May 17th at 5 pm Digging in the Dirt host Kevin Gallagher interviews author David Pogue about his new book, “How to Prepare for Climate Change: ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/16/21
Sam Dunscombe: Desert Disco – Outside Ludlow / Desert Disco (Black Truffle, 2021) Uptown Jazz Tentet: Uptown Bass Hit – What’s Next (Irabbagast, 2020) Todd Rundgren, Sparks: Your Fandango – single (Cleopatra, 2021) Bill ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-10-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend most of the hour talking with Tyson Yunkaporta about his groundbreaking book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. Then a clip from our 2018 ...
News and Public Affairs 5-10-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Amy Hanauer Executive Director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) discusses her group’s assessment of President Biden’s proposals to increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans and ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/9/21
The Weather Station: Parking Lot – Ignorance (Fat Possum, 2021) James Mastro: My God – single (Velvet Elk, 2021) Riley Downing: Never Coming Home – Start It Over (New West, 2021) Les Grys Grys: ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/2/21
Spud Cannon: Juno – Good Kids Make Bad Apples (Good Eye, 2021) Bachelor: Stay in the Car – Doomin' Sun (Polyvinyl, 2021) Angelo De Augustine: You Needed Love, I Needed You – Tomb (Asthmatic ...
News and Public Affairs 5-3-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) William Rivers Pitt, senior editor and lead columnist with Truthout.org, talks about the important issues raised in his recent article, "Biden’s Speech Pointed to a Possible End to Reagan’s ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 5-3-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher's guest on Digging in the Dirt is J. Todd Fernandez, executive director of the organization Climate Crisis Policy and the newly formed Earth Bill Network, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-26-2021
Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon Host Francesca Rheannon talks with Eliot Peper about his Cli-Fi novel, Veil. It’s about what happens when a tech CEO decides to geo-engineer the climate—in secret. Then, we catch up ...
News and Public Affairs 4-26-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Luke Savage a staff writer at Jacobin Magazine and a contributor to Current Affairs, The Atlantic, The Guardian, New Statesman and others, talks about his recent article, “Democrats Can’t ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/25/21
Gary Lucas: Fata Morgana – The Essential Gary Lucas (Knitting Factory, 2021) John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band: Look At Me (Evolution Documentary) – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection (Apple, ...
News and Public Affairs 4-19-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris 1) Dr. Yohuru Williams, Distinguished University Chair Professor and the Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas examines the crisis in U.S. policing, reflecting ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-19-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin GallagherKevin Gallagher’s guest this week on Digging in the Dirt is Frank Mortimer “The bee man.” Frank has written a new book entitled “BEE PEOPLE and the bugs they ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/18/21
Arooj Aftab: Mohabbat – Vulture Prince (New Amsterdam, 2021) Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: Call Your Mom – I Told You So (Colemine, 2021) Gary Louris: Almost Home – Jump For Joy (Sham, 2021) Lucy ...
News and Public Affairs 4-12-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris Marge Baker, People for the American Way’s Executive Vice President for Policy and Program, talks about the critical battle against proposed GOP voter suppression bills across the U.S., and the ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-12-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with novelist Anna North about her acclaimed new novel, Outlawed. It’s about an alternate reality 1890s Hole in the Wall Gang—this one, run as a feminist collective. ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/11/21
Procol Harum: War Is Not Healthy – Missing Persons (Alive Forever) EP (Esoteric, 2021) John Prine: I Have Met My Love Today – The Tree of Forgiveness (Oh Boy, 2018) Thad Jones, Mel Lewis ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 4/4/21
Colin Cannon: Radio – McGolrick (Infrequent Seams, 2021) Merry Clayton: Touch The Helm Of His Garment – Beautiful Scars (Motown Gospel, 2021) Future Islands: The Moon is Blue – Bills and Aches and Blues ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 4-5-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher's guests today on Digging in the Dirt are the new executive director of Bridgeport's The Green Village Initiative Ellie Angerame and GVI'S Youth Leadership program ...
News and Public Affairs 4-5-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris Lynn Parramore, Senior Research Analyst, Institute for New Economic Thinking, talks about her important recent article, “Meet the New Koch Brothers — the Hedge Fund Activists Wrecking America’s Green New ...
News and Public Affairs 3-29-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Todd Miller is a journalist who has written on border and immigration issues for The New York Times, Al Jazeera America, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-29-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Elizabeth Kolbert talks about her new book Under A White Sky: The Nature of the Future. Then, wildlife photographer extraordinaire Ian Shive goes to the volcanic Aleutian Islands of ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/28/21
Ringo Starr: Zoom In, Zoom Out – Zoom In EP (UMe, 2021) H.E.R.: Hard Place – I Used To Know Her (RCA, 2019) Third World War: Rat Crawl – Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-22-2021
Afternoon Jazz with Lisa Sahulka Lisa Sahulka speaks with Attilio, a musician, composer and music collector from Barcelona, sharing his special collection of detective noir soundtracks thoughout the show. Tuesday, March 23 at 1:00 ...
News and Public Affairs 3-22-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Po Murray, Chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance and Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, talks about her group's response to the mass shooting ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/21/21
Porridge Radio & piglet: Strong Enough – single (Secretly Canadian, 2021) Queen Esther: Take It To The Limit – Gild The Black Lily (EL, 2021) Lost Horizons: In Quiet Moments (feat. Ural Thomas) – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-15-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Dr. Micah Johnson and Dr. Abdul El Sayed about their book, “Medicare For All: A Citizen’s Guide.” NEWSFLASH! Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell will reintroduce ...
News and Public Affairs 3-15-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Ben Anderson, Director of Health Policy at the Children’s Defense Fund will assess the importance of Congressional passage of the American ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/14/21
Marianne Faithfull: She Walks In Beauty – She Walks In Beauty (Panta Rei/BMG, 2021) Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy: Reconstructing a Dream – Uma Elmo (ECM, 2021) L'Alba: Guarisce – À principiu (Buda ...
News and Public Affairs 3-8-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen’s executive vice president talks about the recent House passage of the “For The People Act,” H.R. 1 ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-8-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest is Kim Stanley Robinson, New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards. Author of more than 20 books, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 3/7/21
Shovels & Rope: Tomorrow (feat.The War and Treaty) – Busted Jukebox Volume 3 (Dualtone, 2021) Dr.Lonnie Smith: Sunshine Superman (feat.Iggy Pop) – Breathe (Blue Note, 2021) Motor Totemist Guild: Scarfnet – City of Mirrors ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 3-1-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Jenny Offill about her acclaimed cli-fi novel, “Weather.” Then, Ben Ehrenreich tells us about “Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time.” Monday, March ...
News and Public Affairs 3-1-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Loretta J. Ross, activist and Visiting Associate Professor of the Study of Women & Gender at Smith College, discusses her recent article, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/28/21
Valerie June: Call Me A Fool (feat. Carla Thomas) – The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Decca, 2021) The Besnard Lakes: Raindrops – The Besnard Lakes Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm ...
News and Public Affairs 2-22-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin’s guests on Digging in the Dirt at 5 pm are the CEO of Chabaso wholesale bakers Charlie Negaro Jr. and Communications Director of CHABASO Reed Immer. ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-22-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin GallagherKevin’s guest will be the great Latin jazz big band leader Bobby Sanabria. The professor will be on WPKN to talk with Kevin about the career and legacy of ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/21/21
Ani DiFranco: Do or Die – Revolutionary Love (Righteous Babe, 2021) Meridian Odyssey: Interlake – Second Wave (Origin, 2021) The Fernweh: The Wounds of Love – single (Winterlude, 2021) Todd Rundgren: Never Neverland – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-15-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Rebecca Sacks about her powerful debut novel, “City of a Thousand Gates.” It’s about the intersecting stories of the peoples of Israel and Palestine, and how ...
News and Public Affairs 2-15-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Greg Palast, known for his investigative reports for Democracy Now, The Guardian and Consortium News — and his bestsellers including “The ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/14/21
Benoit Delbecq: Pair Et Impair – The Weight of Light (Pyroclastic, 2021) Tom Jones: Talking Reality Television Blues – single (EMI, 2021) The Weather Station: Robber – Ignorance (Fat Possum, 2021) Lee Morgan: The ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-8-2021
Tidings from Hazel Kahan This month my guest on Tidings is noted Jungian analyst and scholar Dr. George Elder. He answers the question: how does Jungian-oriented psychology analyse the terms “apocalypse” and “pandemic” to ...
News and Public Affairs 2-8-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest is Michael E. Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, who has come back for another visit to DITD to talk about ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 2/7/21
BLUEOX: Fearless – Fearless EP (Ski Team, 2020) Omar Sosa: Ravann dan Jazz (feat. Menwar) – An East African Journey (Otá, 2021) Gary Lucas: King Strong – The Essential Gary Lucas (Knitting Factory, 2021) ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/31/21
Alex in Black: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution (feat. Andrea Grau) – single (Clipper’s Sounds, 2021) Dry Cleaning: Scratchcard Lanyard – single (4AD, 2021) Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen In Love (Jakki Brambles session 1993) – Late ...
News and Public Affairs 2-1-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: US 350.org Communications Director Thanu Yakupitiyage discusses his group’s response to President Joe Biden’s recently announced initiatives to address climate change, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 2-1-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Paul Pitcoff about his memoir, “Cold War Secrets.” It’s about growing up in left-wing circles in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s with a ...
WPKN Celebrates Black History Month
WPKN acknowledges and joins forces to celebrate Black History Month. During this time of a global pandemic and civil unrest, our programmers are collectively creating an inspirational platform of great music, profound poetry, daily ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-25-2021
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher My guest this week on Digging in the Dirt is Doug Tallamy, a professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware and a NY ...
News and Public Affairs 1-25-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, MALDEF, discusses his group’s response to ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/24/21
Dale Crover: Shark Like Overbite – Rat-A-Tat-Tat! (Joyful Noise, 2021) Mac Leaphart: That Train – Music City Joke (Mac Leaphart, 2021) Matthew Sweet: Stars Explode – Catspaw (Omnivore, 2021) The Who: A Legal Matter ...
News and Public Affairs 1-18-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. She’ll examine the Jan. 6th terrorist attack on ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-18-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca RheannonWe spend the hour talking with Hugh Raffles about his new book, “The Book Of Unconformities: Speculations On Lost Time.” It’s part natural history, part memoir, part meditation on the relationships ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/17/21
Kelley Ryan: The Church of The Laundry – single (Manatee, 2021) Jonathan Kaspar: Licht – Total 20 (Kompakt, 2020) Susan Alcorn Quintet: R.U.R. – Pedernal (Relative Pitch, 2020) Chris Cornell: Nothing Compares 2 U ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-11-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with veterinary behaviorist Meghan Herron, editor of “Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors And Reveal How To Prevent Or Change Unwanted Ones.” It’s ...
News and Public Affairs 1-11-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of five books including “How Fascism Works: The ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/10/21
The Primevals: Hey Love – New Trip (Primevals, 2020) Moses Sumney: Cut Me – Grae (Jagjaguwar, 2020) Green Day: Oh Yeah – Father Of All Mothers (Reprise, 2020) Tim Eriksen: The Song of the ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 1-4-2021
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Rabbi Michael Lerner about his book “Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World.” Then we look deeper into how to build solidarity ...
News and Public Affairs 1-4-2021
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Jeannie Suk Gersen, John H. Watson, Jr., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School discuss her recent New Yorker article, “Trump’s ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 1/3/21
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Ghost From Christmas Past – single (Alligator, 2020) Harry Nilsson: I Never Thought I’d Get This Lonely – Knnillssonn (RCA Victor, 1977) Pale Blue: I Walk Alone With Acid – Breathe ...
WPKN’s Favourite Picks of the Year, 2020
Bob Anderson: “A Little Bit Of Everything” Albums Redman, Meldhau, McBride, Blade: RoundAgain (Nonesuch) Dave Alvin: From An Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Yep Roc) The Mavericks: En Español (Mono Mundo) Johnny Cash: Forever ...
News and Public Affairs 12-28-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Julio Lopez, the Center for Popular Democracy’s Co-Director for Community Dignity Campaigns, discusses CPD’s view of the COVID relief package of ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-28-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour talking with Tamara Payne about her late father Les Payne’s acclaimed biography of Malcolm X, “The Dead Are Arising.” It just won the National Book ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-21-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Victoria Bond, author of the middle-grade reader novel “Zora And Me: The Summoner” and Irene Butter, author of the memoir, “Shores Beyond Shores.” Monday, December 21 at 10:00 PM ...
News and Public Affairs 12-21-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Zachary Roth, a fellow and former editorial director of the Brennan Center for Justice at Columbia University, and author of “The ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/20/20
Nahawa Doumbia: Foliwilen – Kanawa (Awesome Tapes From Africa, 2021) Vivian Green: Sweet Home – Love Absolute (Make Noise, 2020) The Dwarves: Drinking Up Christmas – Blag Dahlia Presents Greedy Bootleg Vol 2 (bandcamp.com, ...
News and Public Affairs 12-14-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Kate Elder, senior vaccines policy advisor with Doctors Without Borders Access Campaign and Michelle Mahon, a Registered Nurse and the National Nurses ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/13/20
Maysa: Soft Words – single (Blue Velvet Soul, 2020) Dave Alvin: Highway 61 Revisited – From An Old Guitar: Rare And Unreleased Recordings (Yep Roc, 2020) Mike Zito: All I Got For Christmas Is ...
News and Public Affairs 12-07-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Italian and History at New York University and author, “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” talks about her ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 12-07-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Jess Walter about his novel “The Cold Millions.” It’s about the first Gilded Age with striking parallels to the Gilded Age 2.0 we’re living in right ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 12/6/20
Las Lloronas: Bodies – S O A K E D (Muziekpublique, 2020) The Red Propellers: Cigarette – Double Elvis (Rollercoater, 2020) Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler: Yama (single) – Akuphone Sampler #3 – Autumn ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-30-2020
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is the Executive Director of the Real Organic Project, Dave Chapman. We will be talking about The 2021 Virtual ...
News and Public Affairs 11-30-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Mark Green is a former New York City Public Advocate. former director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch, and president of Air ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/29/20
Jessie Wagner: Over & Over – Shoes Droppin (Wicked Cool, 2020) Laura Marling: Strange Girl – Song For Our Daughter (Partisan, 2020) Andy Watts: Burning Deep (w/Joe Louis Walker) – Supergroove (Booga/VizzTone, 2020) Luluc: ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/22/20
Ennio Morricone: Fuggire Lontano (Alt. Take) – Morricone Segreto (Decca, 2020) A Culture of Killing: All Will Be Fine – The Feast Of Vultures, The Cry of A Dove LP (Drunken Sailor, 2020) Kimm ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-23-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend the hour talking with Elisa Gabbert about her terrific collection of essays, “The Unreality of Memory.” It’s a contemplation of life in the pre-apocalypse, with profound and ...
News and Public Affairs 11-23-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Caroline Fredrickson is the former President of the American Constitution Society, Distinguished Visitor from Practice at Georgetown Law School and Senior ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-16-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Les Leopold about his Uncle Walter’s remarkable diary of life as Jew in Nazi Germany, “Defiant German, Defiant Jew: A Holocaust Memoir from Inside the Third ...
News and Public Affairs 11-16-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Paul Street, an independent progressive policy researcher, award-winning journalist and historian. Street, author of the recently published book, “Hollow Resistance: Obama, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/15/20
Brittany Howard: You'll Never Walk Alone – single (ATO, 2020) Hayes Carll: Another Like You (feat. Cary Ann Hearst) – KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) (Lost Highway, 2011) Jeannie Seely: Peaceful Waters – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-09-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with translator Stephen Snyder about his translation of Yoko Ozawa’s acclaimed novel “The Memory Police.” It’s an allegory for our age. Then we hear from Marian Lindberg ...
News and Public Affairs 11-09-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Vijay Prashad, executive-director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, is an Indian historian and journalist who is the author of thirty ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/8/20
Andrew Cronshaw: Sea-Ice – Zithers (Cloud Valley, 2020) H.E.R.: Carried Away – I Used to Know Her (RCA, 2019) Tom and his Computer: Lovers and Gasoline – Future Ruins (In My Room, 2020) Dave ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 11-03-2020
First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse Mark K. Tilsen is an Oglala Lakota poet and educator from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. At Standing Rock Mark stepped into the role of a direct action ...
News and Public Affairs 11-02-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Sylvia Albert, Director of the Voting and Elections program at Common Cause discusses the work she and a national coalition of ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 11/1/20
Elvis Costello: Phonographic Memory – single (Concord, 2020) Dave Alvin: (Variations on Earl Hooker’s) Guitar Rumba – From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Yep Roc, 2020) Ak'chamel, The Giver Of Illness: The ...
News and Public Affairs 10-26-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Ben Clements, Board Chair of Free Speech For People and attorney, discusses the lawsuit his group has filed on behalf of ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/25/20
Willie Nelson: Vote ‘em Out – single (Legacy, 2018) Half Japanese: Wondrous Wonder – Crazy Hearts (Fire, 2020) Emma Swift: The Soft Apocalypse – single (Tiny Ghost, 2020) Modeste Hugues & Kilema: Tromba – ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-19-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with psychologist Katherine Kinzler about her book “How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do — And What It Says About You.” Then, we ...
News and Public Affairs 10-19-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Lisa Graves, founder, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief at True North Research, talks about her recent article, “Dark Money for Supreme Court ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/18/20
Hamell On Trial: No Problem – The Pandemic Songs (Saustex, 2020) Yotam Avni: It Was What It Was (Album Version) – Was Here (Kompakt, 2020) The Cool Greenhouse: Alexa! – The Cool Greenhouse (Melodic, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-13-2020
First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse Debra Utacia Krol, a citizen of the Xolon Salinan Tribe and an Indigenous affairs reporter at the Arizona Republic will discuss her article “Living with Fire.” Co-Host Anne ...
News and Public Affairs 10-12-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Steven Gardiner, Assistant Research Director with Political Research Associates talks about the recently uncovered militia plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/11/20
Sunflower Bean: Moment in the Sun – single (Mom+Pop, 2020) Katie Pruitt: Look The Other Way – single (Rounder, 2020) The Speedways: Number Seven – Radio Sounds (Snap!!/Hurrah!, 2020) Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers: ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 10-05-2020
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest Ryland Engelhart Executive Director Kiss the Ground. Monday, October 5 at 5:00 PM. Writer’s Voice: with Francesca Rheannon Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon ...
News and Public Affairs 10-05-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Adele Stan, Director of People for the American Way’s Right Wing Watch project, talks about Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn White ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 10/4/20
Loma: Ocotillo – Don't Shy Away (Sub Pop, 2020) Aya Metwalli: Matkhafsh Menni – Nisf Madeena (bandcamp.com, 2020) Petra Haden and Bill Frisell: Yellow – Petra Haden and Bill Frisell (Sovereign Artists, 2003) Gary ...
News and Public Affairs 09-28-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Arisha Hatch, Vice President of Color Of Change talks about her group’s response to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s decision not ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/27/20
Stick in the Wheel: Villon Song – Hold Fast (From Here, 2020) Evelyn Rubio: Cruel (Spanish version) – Crossing Borders (Productions On Seaspeed, 2020) Cory Smythe: Kinetic Whirlwind Sculpture II – Accelerate Every Voice ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 09-22-2020
First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse Roberto Rodriguez, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Mexican American Studies Department at the University of Arizona. He is author of “Our Sacred Maiz is our Mother: ...
News and Public Affairs 09-21-2020
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Kevin Gallagher’s guest is Jon Stokes of the web site Theprepared.com who will be talking about emergency preparedness and prepping checklists for everyone. The Prepared is a ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/20/20
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite: What The Hell – 100 Years Of Blues (Alligator, 2020) This Is The Kit: This Is What You Did – Off Off On (Rough Trade, 2020) Bonnie Light Horseman: ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 09-15-2020
First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse Nikki Ducheneaux is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and also Bitterroot Salish from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. She is a founder and ...
News and Public Affairs 09-14-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge discusses the organizing and preparations now being made partner group Indivisible and more ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/13/20
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard: Hey! Rockstar – Lucky Seven Series, Pt 1 (Jon Langford, 2020) Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby: Vote That F****r Out – Single (Southern Domestic, 2020) Culture: Outcast – Chanting ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 9/6/20
Nils Lofgren: Too Blue To Play – Weathered (Cattle Track Road, 2020) Emma Swift: Going Going Gone – Blonde on the Tracks (Tiny Ghost, 2020) Karen Jonas: Pink Leather Boots – The Southwest Sky ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 08-31-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Margot Livesy. Her new novel, “The Boy In The Field,” explores the limits of free will and how we respond to what happens to us. Then, ...
News and Public Affairs 08-31-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Amanda Marcotte is a politics writer for Salon who covers American politics, feminism and culture. Her new book is titled, “Troll ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/30/20
Bent Arcana: The Gate – Bent Arcana (Castle Face, 2020) Istvan Peter B'Racz: Protean Seconds – Protean Seconds (B'Racz, 2020) Gary Lucas: Astronomy Domine – Operators Are Standing By: The Essential Gary Lucas 1988-1996 ...
Live Culture Episode 64 | 08-29-2020
Live Culture with Martha Willette Lewis Live Culture 64: How to Make a Scaffolding of Care... August 29, 2020 from 11-12 noon on WPKN 89.5 FM, at WPKN.org and as a podcast on ...
News and Public Affairs 08-24-2020
Counterpoint with guest host Ebong Eudoma Monday, August 24 at 8:00 PM and in the WPKN archive. Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon We talk with Max Elbaum about the debate over whether the Left should ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 08-24-2020
Digging in the Dirt with Kevin Gallagher Special guest Jennifer Jewell is a gardener, garden writer, and gardening educator and advocate. Since 2016, she has written and hosted the national award-winning, weekly public radio ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/23/20
Eels: Baby Let's Make It Real – single (E-Works, 2020) Cecil Taylor: Stepping on Stars – Garden 1st Set (hatOLOGY, 2015) Nils Lofgren Band: Don’t Let Your Guard Down – Weathered [Live] (Cattle Track ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment 08-17-2020
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Is the 2020 Presidential election being rigged, like Donald Trump claims? Yes, says investigative reporter Greg Palast — it’s being rigged by Trump himself, in collusion with the GOP. ...
News and Public Affairs 08-17-2020
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Sarah Kendzior author of, “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America,” and co-host of Gaslit ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/16/20
Bill Frisell: Keep Your Eyes Open – Valentine (Blue Note, 2020) Laurence-Anne: Accident – Accident EP (Bonsound, 2020) Shirley Collins: Canadee-i-o – Heart's Ease (Domino, 2020) Carmen Lundy: Eye of the Storm – Modern ...
News and Public Affairs
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and the Peace Action Education Fund, talks about the recent effort in Congress to transfer ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon Shaun King tells us about his life as a Black Lives Matter activist, what he’s learned about making change happen and how you can make change happen too. His ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/9/20
Emma Swift: One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) – Blonde on the Tracks (Tiny Ghost, 2020) The Psychedelic Furs: Wrong Train – Made of Rain (Cooking Vinyl, 2020) Frank Turner: Perfect Government ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 8/2/20
Ambrose Akinmusire: Yessss – On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note, 2020) Southern Culture on the Skids: Cicada Rock 2020 – single (Kudzu, 2020) The Psychedelic Furs: Wrong Train – Made ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/26/20
tone-cluster: Mangetsu (The Full Moon) – KYO SHU (Littlebox, 2020) Meena Cryle & the Chris Fillmore Band: It Makes Me Scream (Live) – In Concert (Continental Blue Heaven, 2017) Rogers & Butler: Writing to ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/19/20
Green Gartside: Tangled Man – single (Rough Trade, 2020) Josephine Foster: I’m a Dreamer – single (Fire, 2020) Eddie Kendrick: Girl You Need A Change of Mind – People… Hold On (Motown, 1972) Talking ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/12/20
Jeremy Denk: I Still Play – I Still Play (Nonesuch, 2020) Paul Weller: Baptiste – On Sunset (Polydor, 2020) Culture: Two Sevens Clash – This is Trojan Roots (Conscious Vibes from the Ghetto) (Trojan, ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 7/5/20
Anthony Braxton, Eugene Chadbourne: Improv Four – Duo (Improv) 2017 (Tri-Centric Foundation, 2020) Bob Mould: American Crisis – Blue Hearts (Merge, 2020) Beyoncé: Black Parade – single (Columbia, 2020) Kat Riggins: Cry Out – ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/28/20
Bad Moves: Local Radio – Untenable (Don Giovanni, 2020) Bettye Lavette: Strange Fruit – Blackbirds (Verve, 2020) Rudresh Mahanthappa: The Windup – Hero Trio (Whirlwind, 2020) Jon Hassell: Fearless – Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento ...
WPKN’s Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/21/20
John Prine: I Remember Everything – single (Oh Boy, 2020) Sorry: Rock ‘n’ Roll Star – 925 (Domino, 2020) The Sons of the Soul Revivers: It Isn’t Safe – Songs We’ll Always Sing: A ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/14/20
Dream Wife: So When You Gonna… – Dream Wife (Lucky Number, 2020) Lou Reed: Street Hassle – Street Hassle (RCA, 1978) D. Zhantsanchoy: The Black Stallion Zhonon of the Khalka Mongols – Mongolia: Traditional ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 6/7/20
Tindersticks: Tough Love – No Treasure But Hope (Lucky Dog/City Slang, 2019) Chemtrails: Saint Vitus – The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable (Punk Slime, 2020) Sara Hickman: Claim on My Heart – Shortstop (Elektra, ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/31/20
Connie Han: Dark Chambers – Iron Starlet (Mack Avenue, 2020) Tears of Sirens: Under the Milky Way – Theremin 100 – Electronic Music Written For Theremin (NY Theremin Society, 2020) Janelle Monáe: Tightrope (feat. ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/25/20
Arlo Parks: Black Dog – single (Transgressive, 2020) Martha Wainwright: Wolves (feat. Rufus Wainwright) – single (Cooking Vinyl, 2020) Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads: Boom Flick (The Naked Truth) – Boom Flick (The Naked Truth) EP (Mystic Bowie, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon We spend most of the hour with Scott Turow, talking not only about the fictional case in "The Last Trial," but also about some very real cases going on ...
News and Public Affairs
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Dr. James G. Kahn, emeritus professor at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, at the Department of Epidemiology ...
News and Public Affairs
Counterpoint with Scott Harris This week’s guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program with People For the American Way assesses the testimony of Rick Bright, ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment
Writer’s Voice with Francesca Rheannon The 2020 presidential election is looming on the horizon. Many fear the outcome will be hotly disputed. And the U.S. Constitution probably won’t help us out of the mess. ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/17/20
Lucy Dacus: In The Air Tonight – 2019 (Matador, 2019) Butch Walker: Gridlock – American Love Story (Ruby Red, 2020) HoodCelebrityy: Run Di Road – single (Female Shotta, 2020) Ashley McBryde: Never Will – Never Will (Warner Music ...
WPKNs Favorite Tracks of the Week – 5/10/20
Pam Tillis: Dark Turn of Mind – Looking For a Feeling (Stellar Cat, 2020) Daughters: What’s Inside a Girl – Really Bad Music for Really Bad People: The Cramps as Heard Through the Meat Grinder of ...
WPKN May 2020 News from Our GM
Note from the WPKN General Manager We are a community, non-profit radio station, dedicated to providing you with music and other entertainment, public affairs, news and some companionship during this time of disruption. ...
Music, Culture, Arts and Entertainment
Writer's Voice with Francesca Rheannon: We’re all used to narrative that’s told with words. But what about narrative that’s told through art? Book art? We talk with book artist Barry McCallion about book art ...
News and Public Affairs
This week's guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris: Bandy X. Lee, M.D., M.Div, Assistant Clinical Professor in Law and Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine and author of the book, "The Dangerous ...
WPKNs Favorite Picks of the Year, 2019
Every year, WPKN polls our hosts to nominate their favorite picks of the year, and 2019 is no different. Our hosts are volunteers, and they put everything they've got into making the most unique, ...
WPKNs Favorite Picks of the Year, 2018
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WPKNs Favorite Picks of the Year, 2017
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WPKNs Top 10 Favorite Picks of the Year, 2016
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WPKNs Top 10 Favorite Picks of the Year, 2015
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