CounterSpin with Janine Jackson is FAIR’s weekly radio show, produced and hosted by Janine Jackson. It’s heard on more than 135 noncommercial stations across the United States and Canada. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what corporate media might have missed in their own coverage. CounterSpin highlights censored stories and exposes biased and inaccurate coverage, while examining the power of corporate influence and sexism, racism and homophobia in the news. Janine Jackson is the program director of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and the host and producer of FAIR's syndicated radio show CounterSpin—a weekly program of media criticism ...
The Emotion Roadmap
Chuck Wolfe2020-08-15T11:29:11-04:00The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel and Control How You Feel with Chuck Wolfe airs 12 Noon to 1 p.m. First and second Wednesday of each month. Have you ever found yourself stuck, uncertain what to do? Smart people, excellent leaders and critical thinkers, effective managers and problem solvers often become stuck when something emotional is happening to them or someone they are dealing with. Stop being a victim to how you feel! Learn how the Emotion Roadmap can help you take control and create the feelings you want and need at work and at home. Listen to interviews with thought leaders and hear Chuck answering calls that teach listeners strategies ...
The LGBTQ Community Show
Rod Richardson2020-08-15T11:29:59-04:00The LGBTQ Community Show is hosted by Andrew S. Ross. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
Kathy’s Corner
Kathy Connor2021-09-04T17:33:30-04:00Kathy’s Corner with Kathy Connor is a monthly radio show on WPKN, 89.5 FM, airing on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12 noon to 1 pm. The show centers around the value of developing consciousness/ inner life for greater happiness and success in the outer life. Kathy Connor teaches people the Transcendental Meditation technique in the Fairfield County, CT area as well as offering follow up for the thousands of people who have learned TM over these many years. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
BPT Talks
Dayna Lindo2021-09-04T17:07:44-04:00BPT Talks with Dayna Lindo – a podcast broadcasted on WPKN 89.5 radio highlighting the hidden gems and untold stories of everyday citizens in Bridgeport, Connecticut. BPT Talks shines a light on the city's current resurgence to provide local citizens w/ the inside scoop. Sponsored by: Dayna Lindo is a communications specialist who ventures outside the box to deliver exceptional results for her clients’ marketing goals. Visit her website. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
Spotlight on Arts & Culture
David Green2020-08-15T11:26:18-04:00Spotlight on Arts & Culture airs on the 2nd Monday of the month, from 12 Noon to 1 PM, with host, David Green. Collaborative, future-oriented strategist and communicator dedicated to enabling organizations fully achieve their desired impact. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman2021-09-04T17:19:26-04:00Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events. Democracy Now! is broadcast daily across the United States and Canada as well as in countries around the world. Our program is on Pacifica, NPR, community, college and satellite radio stations; on PBS, public, community and satellite TV; and viewed by millions of people online each day. ...
Alternative Radio
David Barsamian2022-04-06T12:59:40-04:00Alternative Radio, established in 1986, by David Barsamian is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the US, Canada, Europe and beyond. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. Our program is carried by over 300 radio stations and heard by millions of listeners. Our headquarters are located in Boulder, Colorado. AR consists of David, Joe and a few volunteers working in a 400 sq ft office in Boulder where we do all our production and order fulfillment. David, in addition to his other duties, sends out the mail himself and he always tries ...
The Organic Farm Stand
Richard Hill2021-11-03T13:49:19-04:00The Organic Farm Stand airs on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month, from 12 Noon to 1 PM; with co-hosts: Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio & friends. The show presents News & Views for and from the organic community; including farming and gardening advice, listener call-ins and interviews with organic and food systems experts and activists. In loving memory of Guy Beardsley, whose knowledge and passion were a driving force for organic farming in Connecticut. My life is divided between directing the band, doing radio at WPKN, teaching music and dance (Swing and Salsa), and teaching and hosting youth radio programming. Learn More Learn More ...
Seeking Wellness: Our Bodies Explained
Dr Jennifer Pierre2020-08-15T11:24:05-04:00Seeking Wellness: Our Bodies Explained with Jennifer C. Pierre, ND, MPH leverages natural medicine to discuss the rise in chronic disease in the United States. Most of these diseases are preventable through diet and lifestyle change. These include but are not limited to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cancer. An effective way to decrease these rates is through patient education. Dr. Jennifer C. Pierre is a licensed Naturopathic physician in Arizona and Connecticut. Visit her website. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
First Tuesday Rainy Day Radio
Richard Hill2021-09-04T17:25:59-04:00First Tuesday Rainy Day Radio with Richard Hill celebrates Jazz, Latin, African and Caribbean folkloric and pop, R&B, and Funk; as well as his obsession with public affairs. My life is divided between directing the band, doing radio at WPKN, teaching music and dance (Swing and Salsa), and teaching and hosting youth radio programming. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
The Forest and the Trees
Melinda Tuhus2021-09-25T11:15:20-04:00The Forest and the Trees with Melinda Tuhus brings environmental champions together. Melinda Tuhus is an independent journalist with 25 years’ experience in print and radio, including In These Times, The New York Times, Free Speech Radio News, public radio outlets, and four years’ experience reporting for on-line publications, including Women's e-News, and the New Haven Independent. She has been a producer for Between the Lines for the past several years, as well as her own monthly show on WPKN, The Forest & the Trees: Global and Local Perspectives on the Environment. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
What’s Happening New Haven
Bonnie Lykes2020-08-15T11:35:27-04:00What’s Happening New Haven with Bonnie Lykes, and co-producer, Sean Bigler, covers the New Haven arts scene, and surrounding areas. We explore the monthly calendar of events, everything high to low brow, all across the general scene. Artists with upcoming event dates are spotlighted with Q & A interviews. This includes musicians of all genres, visual artists, dancers, writers, etc. To find out what’s happening in the New Haven area. Tune in 12 Noon – 1 PM, the 1st Monday of the month. Bonnie Lykes has previously hosted the Writer’s Voice, WIOX, 91.3-FM, Roxbury, New York. Also a published writer and musician, she is passionate to illuminate other creative ...
Cosmic Perspective
Andy Poniros2021-09-04T17:15:28-04:00Cosmic Perspective Radio with Andy Poniros, airs on the 4th Saturday of the month, from 10 to 11 AM. Many thanks to everyone at the Discovery Museum for recognizing me through the Leslie Birkmaier Award, for Public Awareness & Understanding of Space Science… and many thanks to the Best Radio Station on the Planet for allowing me to bring “Cosmic Perspective Radio” to so many people! Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events… and some Music! In addition to Soundcloud, below, additional podcasts can be found ...
¡Barricada!
John Lugo2021-09-04T16:39:25-04:00¡Barricada! is hosted by John Jairo Lugo. Somos un equipo de trabajo, multietnico, organizadores comunitarios, que buscamos a travez de Barricada, llegar a la comunidad latina con un mensaje alternativo. Nuestra meta es crear una red transnacional de noticias para llevar semanalmente a nuestra audiencia lo mas reciente de los sucesos por los que atraviezan nuestros pueblos. Esos que estan al sur, al otro lado de la frontera. “We are a team of multiethnic, community organizers. We seek through “¡Barricada!“, to reach the Latino community with an alternative message. Our goal is to create a transnational news network which, weekly, presents to our audience recent events affecting our peoples. Those who are ...
The Resistance Roundtable
Richard Hill2020-08-15T11:31:38-04:00The Resistance Roundtable with host Richard Hill and panelists Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner, & Guest/s. Following the 2017 Presidential Election, The Resistance Round Table, in the Armageddon Report, looks at issues raised by Donald Trump’s Presidency. Particularly on issues of concern to the WPKN Community— issues that receive little, or no, mainstream media coverage. My life is divided between directing the band, doing radio at WPKN, teaching music and dance (Swing and Salsa), and teaching and hosting youth radio programming. Learn More Scott has worked in radio since his college days when he served as a DJ and then manager of a small college radio station in Western Massachusetts. ...
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