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Friday April 20 on listener powered WPKN

Friday, April 20th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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Friday’s Schedule:

2 am Alphonso

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Mark Mushin filling in for Doug Echols with music, news, and more

9 am Radio Zanj: Maud Joseph with Haitian music, culture, news

12 PM State of the Arts: Richard Pheneger with a review of the arts in our communities

1 PM Pure: Howard Thompson

Howard welcomes Connecticut’s own blue-eyed rock ‘n’ soul queen Christine Ohlman who’ll spin her favorite American soul singers from the 60’s & 70’s, while Howard Thompson tries to keep up with his faves from the UK. (So that’ll be Dusty and, er…well, tune in and find out!)

4 PM Radio B&B: David Buskin and Robin Batteau

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Counterspin: from Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting

8 PM Kathy DeMino

10 PM Friday Night Fish Fry: Eric Ford

2 am (Saturday) Connecticut Rocks: Bob D’Aprile

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Thursday on listener supported WPKN

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Thursday’s Schedule:

2 am Isidu

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Cliff Furnald with music and more.

10 am A Miniature World with Binnie Klein

At 10:30 am Binnie Klein, along with writer/educator Rhea Hirshman, interviews poet and radio commentator Rebecca Coffey about her new book “Murders Most Foul: And the School Shooters In Our Midst” which examines the roster of these American tragedies in a more sophisticated way than most media allows.

12 PM Organic Farm Stand: Richard Hill, Guy Beardsley and friends talk about local farms and take your calls to 203-336-9756

1 PM All Mixed Up: Peter Bochan

4 PM CT Rocks: Bob D’Aprile

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Between The Lines: under-reported news plus interviews. Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus

8 PM Blues in the Evening: Bob Shapiro

11 PM Eric Ford

2 am (Friday) Alfonso

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Wednesday April 18 on listener supported WPKN

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

CLICK HERE for details/tickets: A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Wednesday’s Schedule:

2 am Stefan Walczak

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Ebong Udoma with music, news, etc.

9 am Mirror Ya Vibes: reggae with I Messiah

12 noon Voices: Kathy Connor

1 PM Carl J. Frano Show: 60’s pop up

4 PM Music Sacred and Profane: Nick Jacobs

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM The Forest and the Trees: Melinda Tuhus with environmental news you can use

8 PM Six Feet Deep: Jeep Ward behind the board

11 PM D J Mondavi

2 am (Thursday) Isidu

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Tuesday April 17 on listener powered WPKN

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

CLICK HERE for details/tickets: A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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2 am The A-list: Vinny

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Jeep Ward with music, news, and more

9 am Jeep Ward Behind the Board: Filling in for Rod Richardson

10 am (approx.) Doug Echols, Adam Gurson and Andy Poniros will be reporting live from the Dulles/Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum.

12 Noon First Voices Indigenous Radio: Tiokasin Ghosthorse

1 PM Jazz and Standards: Malcolm C. Dankner

4 PM The Quest: Terry Hopper

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Progressive Radio: Matt Rothschild

8 PM Del ‘in transition’

11 PM Another Girl, Another Planet: Simon Hunter

2 am (Wednesday) Stefan Walczak

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Monday April 16 on listener powered WPKN

Monday, April 16th, 2012

CLICK HERE for details/tickets: A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Monday’s Schedule:

2 am The A List: Sam Hopkins

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am Fill-in: Mark Muskin

9 am Johnny Be Good: John Corvino

12 noon In Context: Ken MacDermotRoe and Gus Cantavero – interactive radio

Our discussion will include the proposed Buffet Rule to tax millionaires, the need to increase the minimum wage and the Supreme Court’s green light for strip searching citizens. Call-in during the show or email your questions to ken@mdrtalk.org.

1 PM The Jazz Scene: Rick Petrone

4 PM Fill-in Bruce Swan (for Kevin Gallagher)

7 PM Free Speech Radio News & Local News

7:30 PM This Way Out: the international lesbian and gay radio magazine

8 PM Counterpoint: Scott Harris

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10 PM Writers’ Voice: Francesca Rheannon

John Elder Robison talks about BE DIFFERENT:Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers, Tony Sorgi discusses The New Earth Archive, and Paul Hawken talks about BLESSED UNREST, a book on The New Earth Archive list.

11 PM Sonic Spectrum: Chris Ferrio

2 am (Tuesday) The A List: Vinny

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Sunday April 15 on listener powered WPKN

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Sunday’s Schedule:

2 am: In the Domaine: Icon

5 am: Haitian Program: Pierre Merisier / Maud Joseph

7 am Integrative Wellness: Maud Joseph, Ameni Harris and Dr. Z

10 am Morning Maniac Music: Dave Golden

2 PM La Esquina Latina: Latin bands together with Edwin/Luis

5 PM Between The Lines: news and interviews – Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus

5:30 PM Liz Becker (filling in for Amazon Radio: Pam Smith)

7 PM: Antique Blues: Joan and Bill Nolan

10 PM: Dave Schwartz

12 am: Radio Brazil: KC Vaz

2 am (Monday): The A List: Sam Hopkins

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Saturday April 14 on listener powered WPKN

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

CLICK HERE: A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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Coming Up on WPKN

WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Saturday’s Schedule:

2 am CT Rocks: Bob D’Aprile

6 am It’s A Hit: Rob Reeves

9 am Community Conversations: Tom Sweeney

At 9 am Rachel Reese of Volunteer Square joins Tom Sweeney to talk about the work of Volunteer Square and the importance of volunteering in the community.

At 10 am Kelly Cafferrelli, President of the Home Depot Foundation, joins Tom to talk about the Volunteer Program at Home Depot and the importance of volunteering in the community.

11 am Barricada: John Lugo and friends

1 PM Dancing Barefoot: Deb Guhl (filling in for Second Saturday Magazine with Bob Johnson)

**4 PM In the Domain: Icon**

7 PM Scott Shapleigh

10 PM Mikki’s Room: a room filled with Afro-American and Native American music

2 am (Sunday) DJ Mondavi

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Friday April 13 on listener powered WPKN

Friday, April 13th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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Coming Up on WPKN

WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Friday’s Schedule:

2 am Alphonso

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Del ‘In Transition’ with music, news, community announcements, etc.

9 am Irie Feelings: Dave-O with reggae

12 PM State of the Arts: Richard Pheneger with a review of the arts in our communities

1 PM Radio Base Camp: Steve Di Costanzo

Steve will be playing his annual “Covers-a-Go-Go Show” . Tune for some expected covers of expected songs and unexpected covers of unsuspecting songs. Little gems from surf and psych; mod and punk; jazz, folk and soul; lounge and more.

4 PM On The Horizon: Mike Horyczun

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Counterspin: from Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting

8 PM Terry Hopper: fill in for Ray Terlaga

10 PM D J Mondavi

2 am (Saturday) Connecticut Rocks: Bob D’Aprile

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Thursday April 12 on listener powered WPKN

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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Coming Up on WPKN

WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Thursday’s Schedule:

2 am Isidu

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson filling in for Cliff Furnald with music etc.

10 am The Miniature World of Binnie Klein

12 PM Sustainable East End

Premier: This monthly program will look at issues of land use, water resources, transportation and the farming and fishing industries on the north and south forks of Long Island with host Francesca Rheannon. Today Francesca talks with Scott Chaskey, director of the Peconic Land Trust’s Quail Hill Farm, a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm.

12:30 PM Sea Change Radio

1 PM All Mixed Up: Peter Bochan

4 PM John Motavalli

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Between The Lines: under-reported news plus interviews. Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus

8 PM Blues in the Evening: Al Bell

11 PM Ed Flynn: rock

2 am (Friday) Alfonso

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Wednesday April 11 on listener supported WPKN

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

A Special evening with Paul Winter- Benefit Concert for WPKN on May 12

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Coming Up on WPKN

WPKN is seeking Volunteers. Join us! Send your contact info to Icon our Volunteer Director at volunteer@wpkn.org

Wednesday’s Schedule:

2 am Stefan Walczak

6 am Al Jazeera English: Radio News Hour

7 am WPKN Mornings: Ebong Udoma with music, news, etc.

9 am Mirror Ya Vibes: reggae with I Messiah

12 noon The Emotion Roadmap: Chuck Wolfe

1 PM Del ‘In Transition’

4 PM Sometimes Classical: Richard Epstein

7 PM Free Speech Radio News

7:30 PM Tidings from Hazel Kahan:

Hazel talks with her school chums, ‘Third Culture Kids” and finds “there’s no such place as home”.

8 PM Soundchecks: Walter Wagoner

Soundchecks features our friend and neighbor psychotherapist Patricia Burrows of Westport who was there at the creation of the folk music revolution in the 60s. A precocious 15 year old cashier at Izzy Young’s Folklore Center in the Village, Patty crossed paths with Dave Van Ronk, Oscar Brand, Ed McCurdy, Tommy Makem & the Clancy Brothers, Peter Paul & Mary and more. In a WPKN exclusive, Patty takes us back to the music of McDougal Street and the day “a gorgeous young guy with curly hair” walked in and asked her “Where can I find Woody?”

11 PM Lounge Sounds: Eddie G and Jose C.

2 am (Thursday) Isidu

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