2nd 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: Rock Therapy: Rob Silber (fill-in for Bensonian Radio: Michael Benson)
9 AM: My Other Music: Joseph Celli
10:30 AM: Soundprint:Asia: Joseph Celli
12 Noon: The LGBTQ Community Show: with Andrew S. Ross
A rebroadcast of the April 26, debut show with guest Anthony Crisci, Executive Director of the Triangle Community Center.
1 PM: The Jazz Sound: Rick Petrone, with Special Guest: Giacomo Gates
4 PM: Kevin Gallagher
Worms are the topic on Digging in the Dirt: Kevin Gallagher’s guest today is Rhonda Sherman. Rhonda is a soiled waste specialist in the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University, and is considered one of the leading authorities on vermicomposting. She was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Composting Council and a contributing editor to BioCycle Journal of Composting and Organics Recycling. Rhonda has a two-acre Compost Learning Lab at The Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory. The Compost Learning Lab has, among other things, a 40 x 30-ft building referred to as the Worm Barn. “To say Rhonda knows a lot about worm poop would be an understatement.”
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:
- Wendell Potter, a former health insurance industry executive and author of the book, “Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans.” Potter will discuss the provisions in the GOP House bill to repeal Obamacare, prospects for action in the U.S. Senate, and the role of the insurance industry in eroding key benefits in the ACA.
- Richard D. Wolff, professor of economics at New School University’s graduate program in International Affairs and author of the book, “Capitalism’s Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown 2010-2014.” Professor Wolff will examine the economic issues debated in the French presidential election by victorious candidate Emmanuel Macron, and his rivals: Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen. The conversation will focus on austerity policies and other systemic problems invoked by the EU Troika, the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
- Frederick Clarkson, a senior fellow with Political Research Associates, co-founded the group blog Talk To Action, and author of the book “Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy,” discusses President Trump’s signing of an executive order on “religious liberty,” the consequences for maintaining the separation between church and state — and how this measure could further politicize religion in America.
- John Humphries, Organizer, with the CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, discusses the work his group is doing, including state legislative work, the upcoming gatherings to strategize on next steps after the March for Science and the People’s Climate March – and a public forum on transportation issues.
10 PM: Writer’s Voice: Francesca Rheannon
Melissa Febos talks about her acclaimed new memoir, Abandon Me. And we talk with business journalist Michael Hiltzick and Nancy Altman of Social Security Works about Trump’s attack on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
11 PM: Real Music, Real Talk: Michael Dunham
2 AM (Tuesday): The Techno Takeover: Tyler Wenning
Programming