5th Monday
12 AM: Paralelo Zero-Radio Brazil: K C Vaz
2 AM: The A List: Sam Hopkins
6 AM: Alternative Radio: David Barsamian
7 AM: Mark Mushin
9 AM: Johnny Be Good: John Corvino
12 Noon: Cooking with Carol: Carol Lentini talks about cooking and entertaining with special guests, family & friends
1 PM: My Other Music: Joseph Celli (fill-in for The Jazz Sound: Rick Petrone)
4 PM: Kevin Gallagher
6:55 PM: WPKN Local News: for Connecticut and Long Island
7 PM: WPKN Evening News Report: National and International News
7:30 PM: CounterSpin: weekly news magazine from Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting
8 PM: Counterpoint: Scott Harris
Featured Guests:
- Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK, and the human rights group Global Exchange. She is the author of many books, her latest is titled, “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.” An advocate for social justice for more than 40 years, Benjamin discusses the future of the growing resistance movement to Donald Trump, the important role of women in this new movement — and assesses the Democratic Party’s response to the mass mobilization.
- Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy, examines Trump administration policy and executive orders re: the ban on immigration of citizens from 7 majority Muslim nations into the U.S., administration of the Guantanamo detention center, discussion of the re-opening of CIA covert “black” prison sites — and Trump’s advocacy for the renewed use of torture.
- Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, talks about the Washington, D.C., Police Department’s mass arrest of more than 200 people, including journalists and National Lawyers Guild legal observers, during Inauguration Day protests on January 20th, as well as her group’s concerns re: Trump administration policy on civil liberties issues.
- Ciro Gutierrez, a Hartford janitor, formerly a government economist in Peru before he left due to political unrest there, now a member of the 32BJ SEIU union. He’ll discuss the massive opposition to President Trump’s executive orders banning entry to the US by citizens of seven (7) majority Muslim nations in the Middle East and Africa- and Connecticut’s labor-community alliance organizing a defiant response locally in the state.
10 PM: Writer’s Voice: Francesca Rheannon
Ralph Nader tells us how build a movement that can bridge left and right to promote real democracy. His new book is Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think. Then, Sarah van Gelder of Yes! Magazine tells us why she set out on a 12,000 mile odyssey around America to find models for grassroots action. Her book is The Revolution Where You Live.
11 PM: Sonic Spectrum: Chris Ferrio
2 AM (Tuesday): The Techno Takeover: Tyler Wenning
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