Ebong Udoma with Ebong Udoma brings you reggae, African, and interviews. Ebong Udoma has been a programmer at WPKN for almost 30 years. He's also a Senior Political Reporter for WSHU Public Radio Group. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Home Page with Duo Dickinson – Whether it is in our homes or on our streets, humans experience what we make. Today we are all compelled to listen to our health in a time of threatened well-being – but what impacts us every day, impacting how we feel in the world we make for ourselves? Duo Dickinson has built over 800 things, written 8 books, write now about architecture, homes, families and the human condition for 5 publications. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

State of the Arts with Richard Pheneger & Peggy Nelson takes a look at the arts: in fact, it’s the “State of the Arts” on WPKN. Peggy Nelson is a marketing and advertising professional and is Co-Host of State of the Arts at WPKN Independent Community Radio and Account manager at AT&T. She studied Theatre at the University of Findlay. Learn More Richard Pheneger is an independent entertainment professional specializing in theater, comedy and voice over. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Sometimes Classical with Richard Epstein. Since 1977, Richard has explored a wide range of music and sound on his show “Sometimes Classical”, which is often decidedly not classical at all. A dentist by day, he is a classically-trained professional musician, a bassoonist and saxophone player, and founded a jazz club in his hometown of Westport, CT. Mixing the sounds of Mingus, Mahler, Mink Deville, Miles, Mozart and Moby might be followed by Pygmy field recordings or cartoon music. Interviews, live performances, and whatnot pepper the tossed salad. It’s like a game of aural solitaire that somehow retires the deck. Since 1977, Richard has explored a wide range ...

Tidings from Hazel Kahan broadcasts on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. From its very humble beginnings and a tiny mp3 recorder in 2006, Tidings, now in its 13th year, brings you interviews, commentary and reflections from this country and from all over the world – from Australia to Zimbabwe, through Palestine, Israel, India, Pakistan, Europe, and Great Britain – on subjects that range from author interviews, tipping, begging, dark tourism, third places, third culture kids, money taboos, imagining dying, veganism, healthcare, passports, activism, the making of documentaries, olive oil, politics and, because this is WPKN, programs about music and musicians. Tidings Samples: Shireen Pasha on the ...

North Fork Works with Hazel Kahan broadcasts on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. North Fork Works grew out of an endless curiosity about my neighbors out here on the North Fork of the East End of Long Island: I wanted to know who they are and how they work. Now in its eighth year, North Fork Works has carried wonderful conversations about their work with bird, bee and tomato farmers, owners of a therapy dog, musicians, a carpenter, a mayor, a chimney sweep/educator, a sailor, a car mechanic/poet, authors, restaurant owners, a historian, and a maker of musical instruments, labor and environmental activists. They talk about what ...

WPKN Evening Report with the WPKN News Team brings you national and international news at 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. Headlines from Democracy Now! w/Amy Goodman and feature stories & interviews from our own reporters and The Real News Network among other sources. To find out about joining our volunteer news team while working at home, please send an email to [email protected].

What A Story! with Ina Chadwick is a mostly spoken word program, integrating previous live recordings of themed short true tales, writings, poetry and plays from the event arm of MouseMuse Productions. Original readings from new plays, original songs, offbeat show music etc., interspersed into this one-hour eclectic lifestyle magazine show. It’s a new edition every month; which airs from 12-1 PM, on the last Saturday of the month. What a Story! is truly a Live Magazine. And the show has its own original song- “You’ve got to have a story/you have to entertain us after all.” Words and music by Duncan Christy, Chris Coogan on the keyboards with ...

Real Music, Real Talk with host Michael Dunham offers great music, old school, Funk, Jazz, Motown, R&B, 70s Pop, Artist Spotlights, history, local artists, as well as real-life dialog, from this side of color. Michael Dunham hosts Real Music, Real Talk. Learn More

What’s Your Point with host Garnett Ankle. You come for the music and stay for the talk. On “What’s Your Point?,” Garnett Ankle interviews guests live in the studios, or on the telephone. The subjects vary from politics to music. He also gives listeners the opportunity to call-in and voice their opinions on issues of the day. It may be something you disagree with, or something else. You are entitled to your opinion and have a right to air it even though I may disagree with your point of view. A discussion of our differences is always preferable to physical conflict. In the end, we may have to agree ...

Railroad Dave Radio, 10 PM – 12 AM, on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th, Sunday of the month. Dave Schwartz hosts Railroad Dave Radio and appears on The Car Bob Show. You can learn more about Dave by visiting his website. Learn More

First Voices Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse. Today many Indigenous peoples are still excluded from society and often even deprived of their rights as autonomous Nations and recognition of approximately 397 valid Turtle Island Nation(s) to Nation-U.S. treaties. Nevertheless, they are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories and to address their issues as original Nations of Turtle Island; and to redress the returning of lands, territories, and resources of their Nations. Their continued existence as peoples is closely connected to their free will to influence their own fate and to live in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal systems. Indigenous ...

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 LGBTQ Community Show is hosted by Andrew S. Ross. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Chateau Batteau brings you creative musical legend Robin Batteau. Robin Batteau hosts Chateau Batteau on WPKN. You can learn more: The Official Website for Buskin & Batteau and now Modern Man, back despite public demand and featuring David Buskin, George Wurzbach and Rob Carlson Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Radio Free Arcadia with Tom Poplawski is a melange of sounds for the head. Psychedelic and progressive rock from everywhere, anytime. Grateful Dead, Ozric Tentacles, Krautrock. Comedy and spoken word– since 1996. Tom Poplawski hosts Radio Free Arcadia at WPKN Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Kathy’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 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

The A List with Sam Hopkins and Vinny Audinot – During the show we usually play a wide variety of music for the first 2 hours. Everything from Frank Zappa, to Frank Sinatra; Elton John, to John Cage; Robert Zimmerman, to Robert Nesta Marley; and pretty much everything in between. From the ordinary to the avant-garde. You never quite know what your gonna get- and neither do we. When 4 AM strikes we enter the “Witching Hour” playing the weird, the funny; most times free jazz, or avant-garde piece; followed by a ½-hour of comedy. At 5 AM Monday Morning Motown Madness kicks the week off RIGHT! Sometimes we go prime time...  The A ...

Spotlight 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! 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, 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 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 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

Shut Up & Listen with Mystery Girl & DJ Enigma is a music/talk show featuring interviews with artists, entertainers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, plus highlights of the latest events and happenings in music and entertainment. The show’s #MysteryMix playlist segment puts a spotlight on music from independent, up-and-coming artists. Based in Connecticut, the show has a heavy focus on the Tri-State area. Who do we interview? If you’re making waves in the music & entertainment industry, let’s talk! (singers, songwriters, musicians, DJs, producers, rappers, entertainers, comedians, actors, etc.) If you’re doing something outside of that realm, the mic is on for that too. If you have something interesting to share ...

Annette Szczesiul features anything musical, spoken or written down (poetry, essays, comedy, eastern philosophy, metaphysics) that I think is worthwhile is fair game! First and fourth Saturdays of each month 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.; occasional fill-ins Annette has been with WPKN since 1989 as a volunteer, programmer, and sometimes member of the Board of Directors. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud

Cosmic 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 ...

All Mixed Up with Peter Buchan airs from 1-4 pm on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursdays of the month. All Mixed Up is an eclectic mix of arts and information, featuring mood-driven music mixes and interviews with figures from the worlds of literature, film, television, theater, and the visual arts. The program has hosted live performances from a diverse cast of acts, including P J Harvey, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Daniel Johnston, and Olu Dara. Named one of the Top Ten Music Radio Programs by The New York Times, Time Out New York, Village Voice, and The Daily News, and known for incorporating current events, politics, and culture into custom-blended montages, Bochan’s show is a ...

The 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. ...