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April 20th, 2013
Saturday, April 19 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 20th, 2013
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Saturday’s Schedule:
2 AM CT Rocks: Bob D’Aprile
6 AM The Carousel: Dave Z
8 AM The Car Bob Show with Bob Costanzo, Doug Echols and Mark Mushin
10 AM John Lugo
12:00 Noon Dancing Barefoot: Deb Guhl
2:00 PM Simon Hunter
4 PM The Larry Stoler Show with Phil Bowler
6 PM Ed Flynn
10 PM Mikki’s Room: room filled with African-American and Native American music
If you love Jazz, consider stopping by to hear Jackie McLean, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, some Coletrane and lots more. I’ll be bringing The Last Poets with me–all starting at 10:00 p.m.
2 AM (Sunday) In the Domain: Icon
Thursday, April 18 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 18th, 2013
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Thursday’s Schedule:
2 AM Michael Goldman
6 AM Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour
7 AM WPKN Mornings: Cliff Furnald
10 AM A Miniature World: Binnie Klein
Got House?10:30 AM: Join Binnie on “A Miniature World” as she welcomes architect/author Duo Dickinson back to WPKN’s studio for a free-range discussion of home renovations, aesthetic and spiritual problem-solving. Phone calls encouraged!.
12 Noon The Organic Farmstand: Guy Beardsley and friends
1 PM All Mixed Up: Peter Bochan
4 PM CT ROCKS! with Bob D’Aprile
Guests include Victor Arduini (Freedom’s Reign) at 5:00 PM.
6:55 PM WPKN Local News – from Long Island Patch editors, CTMirror.org and CTNewsJunkie.com
7 PM Free Speech Radio News
7:30 PM Between The Lines – the week’s under-rerported news stories and analysis. Produced by Scott Harris, Denise Manzari, Melinda Tuhus
8 PM Blues In The Evening: Bob Shapiro
11 PM Eric Ford
2 AM (Friday) DJ Dizzy
Wednesday, April 17 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 17th, 2013
WPKN is seeking Volunteers.
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Wednesday’s Schedule:
2 AM DJ Darkflow: Stefan Walczak
6 AM Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour
7 AM WPKN Mornings: Ebong Udoma
7:55 & 8:55 AM Regional News Roundup with Henry Letcher
9 AM Mirror Ya Vibes: I. Messiah
12 Noon Kathy’s Corner: Kathy Connor
1 PM The Carl J. Frano Show: Carl J. Frano
4 PM Music Sacred And Profane: Nick Jacobs
6:55 PM WPKN Local News – from Long Island Patch editors, CTMirror.org and CTNewsJunkie.com
7 PM Free Speech Radio News
7:30 PM The Forest And The Trees: Melinda Tuhus
8 PM Soundchecks: Walter Wagoner
11 PM Lounge Sounds: Jose C. & Eddie G.
2 AM (Thursday) Michael Goldman
Tuesday, April 16 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 16th, 2013
WPKN is seeking Volunteers.
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Tuesday’s Schedule:
6 AM Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour
7 AM Radio Base Camp: Steve di Costanzo
9 AM Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson
12 Noon First Voices Indigenous Radio: Tiokasin Ghosthorse
1 PM Jazz And Standards: Malcolm C. Dankner
4 PM The Quest: Terry Hopper (fill-in for Radio Something: Valerie Richardson)
6:55 PM WPKN Local News – from Long Island Patch editors, CTMirror.org and CTNewsJunkie.com
7 PM Free Speech Radio News
7:30 PM Progressive Radio: Matthew Rothschild
8 PM Five String Circus: Peter Kaufman
Bluegrass!
11 PM For Rock Snobs Only: Paul Bercovici
2 AM (Wednesday) DJ Darkflow: Stefan Walczak
Monday, April 15 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 15th, 2013WPKN is seeking Volunteers.
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Monday’s Schedule:
2 AM The A List: Sam Hopkins
6 AM Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour
7 AM WPKN Mornings: Mark Mushin
9 AM Johnny Be Good: John Corvino
12 Noon In Context: Ken and Marchand MacDermotRoe and Del LaPietro—live call-in show
Happy April 15! Let us know how you feel about the IRS, the tax system and other issues that concern you. Call-in during the show or email your questions to ken@mdrtalk.org.
1 PM The Jazz Sound: Rick Petrone
4 PM Kevin Gallagher
6:55 PM WPKN Local News – from Long Island Patch editors, CTMirror.org and CTNewsJunkie.com
7 PM Free Speech Radio News
7:30 PM This Way Out: the international lesbian and gay radio magazine
8 PM Counterpoint: Scott Harris
10 PM Writer’s Voice: Francesca Rheannon
Patricia Klindienst talks about her book, THE EARTH KNOWS MY NAME: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans. (Encore interview.) And then, America needs more farmers — and more young people are showing up to fill that need. Farmer and author Rebecca Thistlethwaite joins us in the second half of our show to talk about how sustainability-minded farmers can survive and thrive in farming today. Her book is FARMS WITH A FUTURE: Creating and Growing a Sustainable Farm Business.
11 PM Sonic Spectrum: Chris Ferrio
2 AM (Tuesday) The A List: Vinny
Counterpoint for Monday April 15
April 15th, 20138 PM – 10 PM:
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 10:00 pm. Webstreaming and audio archived at wpkn.org
Tonight’s guests:
1) Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee discusses his organization’s threat to launch primary campaigns against Congressional Democrats who support President Obama’s proposed benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
2) Michael Hudson, senior editor with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism talks about his group’s groundbreaking investigation: “Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze,” that revealed the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, exposing hidden dealings of politicians, con men and the mega-rich the world over to avoid payment of taxes.
3) Mattea Kramer, a research analyst with the National Priorities Project, co-author of the forthcoming book, A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget, discusses her recent article, “A People’s Budget for Tax Day,” proposing what a genuine people’s budget might look like with genuine military cuts in a less imperial world.
4) Occupy Wall Street activist and writer, Imani Altemus-Williams, discusses her recent WagingNonviolence.org article, “The Struggle to Reclaim Paradise,” which exposes Monsanto’s activities in Hawaii as well as documents the rapidly growing movement to evict the company.
Visit the Counterpoint web site at http://counterpointradio.org for past program audio.
Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 – podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at http://archives.wpkn.org
White Rose Political Calendar
April 14th, 2013Welcome to this week’s edition of the White Rose Political Calendar. The calendar takes its name from the White Rose, a resistance group in Nazi Germany that worked to educate and organize opposition to the horrifying agenda of the Third Reich. In the spirit of the White Rose, WPKN offers its weekly Political Calendar in order to give voice to the struggles for political, social, economic and environmental justice. Here are some of the listings for the week of April 14, 2013.
The CT-based group Promoting Enduring Peace is awarding the 2013 Gandhi Peace Award to activist Bill McKibben for his longtime work on behalf of the environment and his founding of the grassroots group 350.org. The award ceremony and a talk by Bill McKibben will take place on April 18, 7:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, Connecticut. More information is available at pepeace.org
New Haven’s Annual Earth Day Rock-to-Rock Bicycle Ride will take place on Saturday, April 21st. Teams, individuals, and families can follow routes of varying lengths and difficulty as they travel between New Haven’s West and East Rocks. Food and entertainment will be available along the way, and the registration fees and pledges benefit 20 different environmental and social justice groups in the New Haven region. More information is available at rocktorock.org.
To commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month ,the Women’s Center of Danbury presents “The Invisible War” at The Palace Danbury on Thursday, April 25th, at 7:00 p.m. The Palace Danbury is located at 165 Main Street in Danbury, Connecticut. A Panel discussion will follow the screening of this 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner about rape in the U.S. military. The Event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Registration can be made by calling 203-731-5200 or e-mailing womenscenter@wcogd.org
The Unitarian Society of New Haven is sponsoring a panel discussion on Michelle Alexander’s acclaimed book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness on Wednesday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. This free event will feature a wide range of community activists, legal experts, and local politicians. For more information, call 203-288-1807
A letter-writing campaign has been started to save thirteen Depression-era murals by Ben Shahn, renowned for his social-realist art, painted at the Bronx Post Office in 1937. Titled “America at Work,” the murals were inspired by a Walt Whitman poem and include an image of the white-haired poet standing alongside a blackboard that features some of his verse. The building is for sale, and there is an effort to establish landmark status for the murals. The e-mail address for Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Robert Tierney is info@lpc.nyc.gov.
The next meeting of New Haven Green Drinks will be on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:00 pm at Box 63 American Bar and Grill, 338 Elm Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The discussion will center around creating a GMO-Free Connecticut. For more information, go to greendrinks.org/CT/NewHaven
CONECT, C-O-N-E-C-T, is a non-partisan, multi-faith organization of 25 diverse congregations in Fairfield and New Haven Counties CT, who have come together as one community, to effect change in the areas of social and economic justice and policies for the common good. They train leaders in the art of public life to give power to our voices and create strong congregations and community partnerships.
CONECT’s first three initiatives are access to affordable health care, equity in education financing and predatory lending practices as they relate to consumer debt. For more information, go to www.weconect.org or call 203-787-1090
The Sierra Club has created a website that allows you to Get Out! for Earth Day. Go to sierraclub.org/earthday for more information about hundreds of outdoor events taking place around the United States.
To list your group’s local, regional or national events, send announcements, one week in advance when possible, to the White Rose Political Calendar, at whiterosewpkn@gmail.com. This week’s calendar was produced by Rod and Valerie Richardson.
Sunday, April 14 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 14th, 2013WPKN is seeking Volunteers.
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Sunday’s Schedule:
2 AM Insomniac with Mystery Girl: Sam
5 AM Haitian Program: Pierre Merisier or Maud Joseph
7 AM Integrative Wellness: Maud Joseph, Dr. Z and Ameni Harris
10 AM Morning Maniac Music: David Golden
1 PM Sunday Bruch Concert: hosted by David Golden
2 PM La Esquina Latina: Latin Music with Luis or Edwin
5 PM Between The Lines – the week’s under-reported news stories and analysis. Produced by Scott Harris, Denise Manzari, Melinda Tuhus
5:30 PM Cheryl Palmer (fill-in for Amazon Radio with Pam Smith)
7 PM Antique Blues: Bill Nolan and Joan Nolan
10 PM Dave Schwartz
12 AM (Monday) Radio Brazil: K.C. Vaz
2 AM (Monday) The A List: Sam Hopkins
Saturday, April 13 on Listener-Powered WPKN
April 13th, 2013WPKN is seeking Volunteers.
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Saturday’s Schedule:
2 AM CT ROCKS! with Bob D’Aprile
6 AM John Rivera (fill-in for It’s a Hit: Rob Reeves)
9 AM Community Discussions: Tom Sweeney
11 AM Barricada: John Lugo
1 PM Second Saturday Magazine: Bob Johnson
4 PM In the Domaine: Icon
7 PM Leaving the Twentieth Century with No Regrets: Scott Shapleigh
10 PM Mikki’s Room: a room filled with African-American and Native American music
Gil Scott left last Saturday night without finishing what he had to say. He’ll be back tonight, and joining Gil will be Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Santana and more. So stop by “Mikki’s Room” and keep us all company.