News & Public Affairs
FSRN is the only
daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and
managed by news reporters. FSRN supports peace and social justice.
LOCAL NEWS
Monday – Friday, 6:30 PM
Following the Free Speech Radio News, a brief news summary of Connecticut and Long Island events, produced by WPKN.
A summary of the week’s
news on the battle against AIDS, from both scientific and social
perspectives.
APES UPDATE
Thursday 11:30 AM
news about the emotional and cognitive intelligence and survival of our closest cousins -- primates. Produced by Binne
Klein.
BETWEEN THE LINES
Tuesday 5:30 PM – 6 PM
Wednesday 8 AM – 8:30 AM
Saturday 2 PM – 2:30 PM
A nationally syndicated weekly, half-hour newsmagazine produced at WPKN. Between
The Lines
has offered timely, in-depth interviews with progressive activists
engaged in the fight for a more just world for 12 years. Text and audio
files of current and past programs available at: www.btlonline.org
BLACK INTROSPECTIVES
Alternate Sundays, 7 AM – 10 AM
Three hours of
African-centered public affairs and inner-attainment program that
features music, news, interviews, commentary, and listener call-ins.
Major areas of focus include: cultural science and practice, and
optimizing health (spirit, mind, and body).
COUNTERPOINT
Monday, 8 PM – 10 PM
Scott Harris
conducts live interviews for two hours on a wide range of local,
national and international topics, providing listeners with news and
perspectives often ignored or marginalized by corporate media.
COUNTERSPIN
Thursday, 1 PM – 1:30 PM
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (F.A.I.R.) offers
criticism of the mainstream media to correct bias and imbalance in
the nation’s media.
A global and local report on the environment. Host Melinda Tuhus
interviews newsmakers on issues including deforestation, water
privatization, relaxation of federal air pollution regulations and the
implications for public health.
A monthly half-hour
on health policy, politics, and activism covering equitable access to
health care and health insurance, how medical care is delivered, how
health policy in Connecticut is shaped and implemented, and justice and
activism in the health care workplace.
LATINO USA
Thursday, 1:30 PM – 2 PM
Produced at KUT-FM in Austin, Texas, hosted by Maria Hinojosa. The only national news radio show about Latinos in the United States. Latino
USA reports on all aspects of Latino life in the USA and in Latin America.
RADIO FREE BRIDGEPORT
Saturdays 2:30 PM – 3 PM
The phone lines are open
to WPKN listeners – Let your voice be heard. Respond
to something you've heard on WPKN, comment on current events, politics – whatever.
Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced by The Nation magazine, this weekly
hour
of
interviews
covers issues of national and international news and culture.
Weekly half-hour international gay and lesbian radio magazine.
A progressive
weekly listing of films, demonstrations, lectures, boycotts and
political events. Stay informed. Get involved!
WINGS
Thursday, 5:30 PM – 6 PM
WINGS (Women’s
International News Gathering Service) – a half-hour program
featuring news and stories by and about women around the world,
including the monthly WINGS Newscast.
The world of international broadcasting. A half-hour of news and opinion about radio and a global view. Produced by Glenn
Hauser.
