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Dr. Urvi Khaitan, historian and Prize Fellow at Harvard University's Center for History and Economy, tells us how learning about Indian women and food policies and practices during India's severe World War II food insecurity, can equip us to better survive threats to the world's food systems from climate collapse and global human migration. (WPKN, […] The post Dr. Urvi Khaitan: Lessons for climate collapse from WWII-era Indian women appeared first on Hazel Kahan.

Binnie Klein is a Renaissance woman. At 74 she has reinvented her life time and again, from poet to psychotherapist to memoirist to songwriter, with several steps in between. She picked up boxing as a sport when she was 55. The red gloves in the corner of the gym caught her eye, and a memoir followed in 2010.   A surprise phone call in 2016  triggered memories of a long-ago love, heartbreak, and the radical politics of the 1960s. A six-part audio memoir ensued. In this episode, she talks with host Jane Trombley about creativity being the “sustaining thing,” the essential  “nutrient” for her well-being.Binnie started writing poetry at age eight. Childhood piano lessons laid the foundation for playing the music of the 60s on a hand-me-down guitar. In her 20s her poetry won awards and fed into her interest in becoming a psychotherapist. She has maintained a private psychotherapy practice since 1984, Binnie began a music and interview show on FM radio (WPKN, Bridgeport Connecticut, WPKN.org) in 1975. She's been a DJ there ever since. A few years ago, a 30-something Australian songwriter sent her some material requesting airplay. They started collaborating with Binnie's poetry and released an album, Quiver,  in 2024.  What's next? There is a lot in the pot. Have a listen. P.S. Exciting News: Binnie invites you to the In These Trees and Tartie listening party April 27, 2025, at 6 PM/Eastern, celebrating their musical collaboration and debut CD. Binnie (AKA In These Trees) will be in a live chat from Connecticut, with Tartie (Tash Anderson) from Australia! To attend this FREE event, RSVP here.   Downloads and CDs are available. Show Notes: Binnie's  WebsiteBinnie's Substack: Open Tuning WPKN Radio Program Book: Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind (SUNY Press, 2010)Audio Memoir Ten Days in Newark, 2018Album:  “The Quiver” 2024Support the show

If you’ve been listening to Where We Live for awhile, you probably are pretty familiar with our theme song. But today, we introduce a new theme and hear from the band behind it. We’ll also hear from members of the indie rock community here in Connecticut. In the age of big sell out tours and stadium concerts, Connecticut bands are making their mark locally, establishing loyal fan bases and building community. Got a favorite local act? We want to hear from you. GUESTS: Peter Brail: member of Ghostwoods Holden Palmieri: member of Ghostwoods Allie Burnet: from the band Allie Burnet & The Proven Winners Brendan Toller: Director of Operations and New Initiatives at WPKN in Bridgeport Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Nature-based psychotherapist and author Jeanne Malmgren whose Rx Nature Substack encompasses the idea of Nature as her “co-therapist”, speaks to us from storm-ravaged Sunset, South Carolina in the immediate aftermath of the December wildfires in California as she explores several complex and evolving answers to her question: “Can we still love Nature?”  (WPKN, February 12, […] The post Ecotherapist and author Jeanne Malmgren asks: can we still love Nature? appeared first on Hazel Kahan.

Interview with Binnie Klein of In These Trees and Tartie In These Trees is an alternative indie music project led by Binnie Klein. Klein's lyrical stories are suffused with human longing and memory, and pair gracefully with soulful melodies from the artists who perform her work. With her extensive background in music as a radio DJ and a career in writing, Klein seeks to elevate her words through collaboration with rising artists. "Orchard" is her premier single inspired by her audio memoir, 10 Days in Newark, with music by Australian artist, Tartie. In These Trees and Tartie now have 5 singles out (Orchard, Sky, Ocean, Quiver, Hailstorm, and Ablaze). The album, THE QUIVER, is planned for November 2023. As a long-time DJ at free-form radio station WPKN, Binnie receives many promotional CD's from hopeful artists. She tries to listen to most of them, just in case there is a gem that will fit with her show's eclectic mix. When Australian singer/songwriter Tartie sent a few tunes, Binnie chose “Winter's Girl” to play on her show. The two women, decades apart in age, began to chat on Zoom — about dogs, about music, about politics, finding a wonderful symmetry. Binnie encouraged Tartie to finish up a rough mix of “Ablaze,” about the Australian wildfires, and asked if Tartie might take a look at some lyrics. “Orchard” emerged from that question, and a great geographic distance, and a pandemic — the song, and many others -- began to take shape, with help from producer David Baron of Sun Mountain Studios. https://www.inthesetrees.com  

Rebekah Berndt, writer, spiritual director and psychic reader, talks to us from Charleston, South Carolina about her love of weird and magical bookshops, their often eccentric owners, how she cares for her books and connects to their past owners through their notes and markings in the books. More on Rebekah’s Substack The Unfolding. (WPKN,  September […] The post Rebekah Berndt on magical bookshops and their eccentric owners appeared first on Hazel Kahan.

I'd like to welcome back Dr. Carl Safina from the Safina Center to Digging in the dirt. Carl has taken the story of his previous book "Alfie and Me" to another level and created a picture book for children called "Owls in our yard" ! Carl is a good friend of Digging in the Dirt and WPKN radio. Dr. Safina is the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University. A MacArthur “genius fellowship" winning ecologist and founder of the Safina Center.

Thursday, September 20, 2022, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org Host: Duo Dickinson What is “Good Architecture?” Morally? Ethically? Aesthetic? Every person has a sense of “Good” – in life and its outcomes – and architecture synthesizes humanity's values – both universal and fully idiosyncratic. ArchDaily is the preeminent architectural website, with 3 million visits a week, often 1 million in a day: They ask me to write once a month for them on their monthly Site Topic: This week's topic is What Makes Architectural Beauty?” Here is my piece out THIS MORNING: https://www.archdaily.com/989288/is-good-architecture-synonymous-with-beauty For fifty years architect and scientist Christopher Alexander spent his life defining what is “Good Architecture.” He wrote that “Good Architecture” has an essential truth: “The quality is objective and precise but cannot be named.” His (and many others) pursuit of “Wholeness” in architecture was fully “objective and precise” but in the end came to have the result of “Beauty” without any other definition. When lifetimes are spent in architecture to an end that “cannot be named”, the acceptance of the fact that we cannot define, let alone control “Beauty” is daunting. Leonardo da Vinci offered a prescription that defies any control by the creator: “Life is pretty simple. You do some stuff. Most Fails. Some works. You do more of what works.” Beyond building, what works to make architecture, is “Beauty.” Humanity wants to define and control and reproduce success – but if success in making “Good Architecture” is facilitating the uncontrollable responses that are manifest in our genetics, then “Beauty” is out of our control. The exquisitely subjective reality of our humanity has a universality of truth in architecture. I think finding what is already there within each of us and listening to that essential reality, “without a name”, is the hardest and most natural way to define “Good Architecture. The measure of “Good Architecture” is found in every human, much to the frustration of those who seek to validate their worth in judgments born of rationalization. As the writer Henry James said, “I don't care anything about reasons, but I know what I like.” A group of people join HOME PAGE – architects, real estate brokers, editors – to give their life-long realizations on what they find to be “Good” in architecture. Architects Turner Brooks,Steve Mouzon, Clay Chapman, Realtor Leigh Whiteman, Editor Martin Pedersen, Architecture Dean Jim Fuller, Builder Keith Knickerbocker give us their thoughts! JOIN US!

Hazel Kahan, long-time interview host, discusses her shows Tidings and North Fork Works and describes her journey from a successful publicist in the corporate world to a talk show host on WPKN. Interview by Richard Hill

John Christian Phifer  is executive director of Larkspur Conservation and president of the Conservation Burial Alliance. Speaking to us from Tennessee, he describes how, after 15 years in the funeral industry, he transformed his focus to natural burial practices and the protection and stewardship of land through conservation burial. (WPKN, April 10, 2024)     The post John Christian Phifer: Natural Burial and Conservation appeared first on Hazel Kahan.

Brandon "Taz" Niederauer is a prodigious guitarist. He was an original cast member of the Broadway musical "School of Rock" and has played on stage with everyone from Buddy Guy to Gregg Allman to Tedeschi Trucks. Taz is bringing his talents to Bridgeport on Saturday, February 24, 2024, as part of WPKN's celebration of Black History Month. He is performing at the Bijou Theatre, and tickets are available here through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wpkn-celebrates-black-history-month-w-brandon-taz-niederauer-friends-tickets-809332183347

Intro Music: Revised Version of "A Piece of Space History", by Andy Poniros  Closing Music: " 2001 Funk", composed by Larry Benigno  DESCRIPTION: Author & Amateur Astronomer Robert Reeves discusses his new book, "Exploring the Moon with Robert Reeves". Robert explains how his book can be used as a learning experience for a novice and an amateur astronomer as well...and more.  "Cosmic Perspective Radio" is an Andy Poniros Production. Bio: Andy Poniros is a JPL / NASA Solar System Ambassador, Amateur Astronomer, Telescope Builder, Science Correspondent and "Cosmic Perspective Radio" host on www.WPKN.org   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

My guest on DITD today is Ralph Baskin. Ralph is a Retired IT cost consultant turned photographer who moved to CT from NY over 40 years ago where he lives in, and has improved, a small 1890's Victorian farmhouse. Ralph and I have found common ground with our views on the environment and have had many conversations about solar which I have dabbled with and Ralph has had a lot of experience, having adding a solar system to his own home. Besides my intention to always feature local guests and listeners of WPKN, I thought we all could learn more about going solar by hearing about Ralph's experiences.

Our November "Spotlight on Arts & Culture" features hostJennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport. In this episode, Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer will discuss her role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community. Tune into WPKN 89.5 FM Live on Monday, TODAY November 13 at NOON. LISTEN LIVE: https://wpkn.org/listen-live/?

Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye will discuss her role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community.

I'd like to welcome musician Rod MacDonald to the WPKN airwaves. A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, MacDonald was a constant presence at many of New York's most prestigious folk clubs, including Gerdes Folk City and the Bottom Line, and he still tours extensively. Rod is currently living in Delray Florida. Rod teaches an ongoing series of master classes at Florida Atlantic U where he lectures on popular music. He has a fine new album out called Rants and Romance that WPKN'S own Robin Batteau turned me on too and I'm so glad he did. That's why I invited Rod here today.

Erector Square, which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2023, has always had a special place in the creative life of New Haven, Connecticut. Until 1967, it was the home of A.C. Gilbert's factory that produced Erector Sets and dozens of other toys and science kits that challenged kids' creativity and ingenuity. In recent decades, it has become studio space for over 100 artists as well as theater companies, yoga and jujitsu studios, and other creative disciplines. In celebration of these 100 years, the artists of Erector Square are opening their studios on October 21 and 22, 2023, from noon to five. Open Studios organizer Eric March spoke with WPKN's Valerie Richardson. https://erectorsquarestudios.com/

Binnie Klein hosts “A Miniature World,” a music and interview show at WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT. WPKN streams at wpkn.org. (WPKN is the former “home” of “First Voices Radio” and a longtime, treasured affiliate). Binnie maintains a private practice in psychotherapy in New Haven, CT, and has been a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University. She also is an author and publishes in many publications. Binnie's latest creative project is an indie music collaboration, “In These Trees and Tartie.” While sorting through submissions for her radio show, Binnie was particularly captivated by an Australian singer-songwriter who performs as Tartie (Natasha Anderson). Tartie, based in Melbourne, is known for her “dream-pop” sensibility. Continents apart, separated by time zones and a pandemic, Tartie and Binnie began to explore collaborative possibilities. Tartie's musical take on Binnie's lyrics of memory, loss, betrayal, and ultimate liberation was just the right fit. The two women share a passion for nature and survival of the planet. “Ablaze” is the most recent release for “In These Trees and Tartie,” a poignant protest against our heartless treatment of the earth, particularly resonant in these times of increasingly destructive environmental events. Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora) from Ulali provides back-up vocals. Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse says: “Once in a while I am compelled after hearing a song about how we forget about out impact on Earth with our rational justifications of making our world, our civilization better by ignoring the natural balance, and continue in our narcissistic ideas often because we as humans caused the tragedies we lament in song. These songs need to be medicine songs, healing songs, ancient tried and true songs not looking for popularity but for respecting the place Earth has in heart for humanity.” Production Credits: Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive Producer Liz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), Producer Karen Ramirez (Mayan), Studio Engineer, Radio Kingston Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Audio Editor Kevin Richardson, Podcast Editor Music Selections: 1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song) Artist: Moana and the Moa Hunters Album: Tahi (1993) Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand) (00:00:22) 2. Song Title: Ablaze (featuring Jennifer Kreisberg, back-up vocals) Artist: Tartie Album: The Quiver (November 2023) Producer: David Baron, Sun Mountain Studios, Boiceville, NY (00:21:02) 3. Song Title: Shake This Town (Expanded Version) Artist: Robbie Robertson Album: Storyville (1991) Label: Geffen Records (00:26:15) 4. Song Title: The Big Ones Get Away Artist: Buffy Sainte-Marie Album: Coincidences and Likely Stories (1992) Label: Chrysalis Records (00:35:23) 5. Song Title: Brothers in Arms Artist: Dire Straits Album: Brothers in Arms (1985) Label: Warner Records (00:39:08) 6. Song Title: After the Gold Rush (originally written by Neil Young) Artist: Katie Pruitt Album: Ohio / After the Gold Rush (2020) Label: Rounder Records (00:44:35) 7. Song Title: Ball and Chain Artist: J-Milla and Xavier Rudd Album: Jan Juc Moon (2022) Label: Virgin Music Label and Artist Services Australia (P&D) (00:49:29) AKANTU INTELLIGENCE Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse

The Courettes paid a visit to the WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT. The garage/punk/pop band is based in Denmark. The duo consist of Brazilian born lead singer and guitarist Flavia Couri and Danish drummer, Martin Couri.

WPKN's Kevin Gallagher talks with Paul Winter in the run-up to WPKN's 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration at the SHU Community Theatre on Saturday November 4, 2023. WPKN, called by the New Yorker Magazine “The Greatest Radio Station in the World”, announces a special collaboration with seven-time Grammy Award musician Paul Winter and his Consort to celebrate our 60th Anniversary, recognizing the breadth of music, culture, and environmental awareness we present. One of the earliest promoters of world music, the Paul Winter Consort pioneered a new genre of “earth music” --described as “ecological jazz” --interweaving classical, jazz, and world music elements with voices from what Paul Winter calls “the greatest symphony of the earth”.

Robert Massoud, Palestinian founder of Zatoun, speaks to us from Toronto about the organization as his life’s work and how it has become his voice and the story of Palestine as it also speaks for Palestinians who often lack a direct voice of their own.(First broadcast on WPKN on September 13, 2023.) The post Robert Massoud: the story of Palestine through Zatoun’s olive oil appeared first on Hazel Kahan.

WPKN's Labor Report featuring economist and labor historian Michael Zweig with an update on current and pending labor actions as well as negotiations and policy developments that will have an impact on working people. Host: Richard Hill

Host: David Green This is David's final show and WPKN will miss him for sure. He will be passing the baton to incoming ED Erika Wesley Cultural Alliance Executive Director, David Green sits behind the WPKN microphone one last time to share clips from some of his favorite Spotlight broadcasts over the years. He will discuss his choices with the incoming CAFC executive director, Erika Wesley. It's six years of highlight interviews with arts organizations, creatives, and cultural institutions. Celebrate the past, sit in the present, and get ready for the future of arts and culture in Fairfield County. Voices include: Adger Cowans, Phil Kuchma, Steve di Constanzo, Wes Haynes, Chris Wigren, Robin Panovka, Jane Davila, Maisa Tisdale, Ramin Ganeshram, and Debra Mecky. Clips were from these shows, in order: December 2017, December 2021, April 2018, May 2023, July 2018, September 2021, April 2022

State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell joined WPKN's Valerie Richardson to talk about her work and her tenure as the state's Poet Laureate. She also spoke about an upcoming event where she will be joined by poets Marilyn Nelson, Kate Rushin, and Rhonda Ward. The four poets partnered with the Witness Stones Old Lyme Project and created a verse cycle to capture the forgotten voices of the enslaved in Lyme, Connecticut. The poets will talk about their creative process including their work with historian, Carolyn Wakeman, to uncover the stories of the long ago enslaved including Cato, Humphrey, Temperance, and Arabella.

This special WPKN public affairs program discusses former President Donald Trump's most recent indictment on federal charges related to his attempt to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election and subvert the will of the nation's voters. This panel discussion includes: WPKN's public affairs director Richard Hill, longtime WPKN producers Ebong Udoma, Denise Manzari and John Lugo, Michael Zweig, professor of economics emeritus at Stony Brook University in New York, and host Scott Harris. As most of our listeners are aware, disgraced former President Trump was indicted by Special Counsel Jack Smith on new criminal charges on Aug. 1, based on his alleged role leading a multi-pronged attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, that included the Jan. 6 insurrection and coup attempt that killed five people and injured hundreds of Capitol police officers. On Tuesday, Trump was indicted on four charges: conspiracy to defraud the US government, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of – and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to violate civil rights. Donald Trump has now been the target of three indictments in just four months that include the earlier adult film star hush money case and the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case that will go to trial next year. These cases are in addition to a series of civil lawsuits relating to irregularities in his business conduct and his conviction for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. It's expected that later this month Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis will indict Trump on additional charges related to his alleged criminal meddling in the state of Georgia's 2020 election vote count. Despite all these serious charges and one conviction for sexual assault, Donald Trump remains popular with Republican voters, and is the front runner to become the Republican Party's 2024 presidential candidate.

The Westport Library's Open Book radio show today, co-hosted by Jennifer Bangser (Director of Community Partnership) and Alex Giannini (Associate Director of Programs) provided an overview of all the amazing events and programs happening at the Library, including new Verso University initiative and 6th Annual StoryFest, CT's largest Literary festival. Guests included: Clay Chapman, author, podcaster, and screenwriter. Clay is the author of the horror novel Ghosteater and creator of the podcast Fearmongers. He is a multi-year participant at Storyfest. Second guest are Ali Silva and Gus Rodriguez, creators and performers for Fireside Mystery Theatre, an award-winning podcast/theatre company that produces, live old-time radio inspired audio drama and variety shows with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility! Final Guest: Eric LaRocca, a Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and The Strange Thing We Become and Other Dark Tales.

My guest this episode of DITD is Vice-President of Novamont N.A. Dan Martens. Not only are Dan and Novamont great friends of WPKN Novamont is a leader in the world of bioplastics and a long time supporter of WPKN radio. Novamont promotes a new model of bioeconomy in the logic of the circular economy, not only based on efficiency and sustainable use of renewable resources, but also as a factor for territorial regeneration.

WPKN's GM Steve di Costanzo hosts his July ‘GM REPORT TO THE LISTENERS' today at 12noon to 12:55. His guests include: Suzanne Katchmar, director of City Lights Gallery and the Bridgeport Art Trail. Lauren Coakley Vincent | President + CEO, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services and Jason Coombes- Greater Bridgeport Pride (Bridgeport July 29-30), Bridgeport Film Fest and WPKN show ‘Jay in the City'.; Mike Roer, Director of Entrepreneur Foundation Inc. Owner of The Emporium; Vita Muir, Vita West Muir is the founder and executive/artistic director of Litchfield Jazz Festival (July 28-30, Washington, CT at Frederick Gunn School); Jim Faith, a founding member of the Long Island Hall of Fame and producer of the Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue (July 20-23)

PODCAST Suzanne Katchmar, director of City Lights Gallery and the Bridgeport Art Trail. Lauren Coakley Vincent | President + CEO, Bridgeport Downtown Special Services and Jason Coombes- Greater Bridgeport Pride (Bridgeport July 29-30), Bridgeport Film Fest and WPKN show ‘Jay in the City'.

PODCAST: Vita West Muir is the founder and executive/artistic director of Litchfield Jazz Festival (July 28-30, Washington, CT at Frederick Gunn School);

Host: David Green Our July "Spotlight" shined a light on 9 quite different organizations in our region who received the highly competitive "Good to Great" grant, jointly administered by the CT Office of the Arts and CT Humanities, designed to help transform the visitor experience at their institutions. The grant is awarded to "organizations of all sizes who demonstrate deep thinking about who they are as organizations, and what they could be if granted access to capital funding." We thought this was a great opportunity to spotlight these organizations, the work they do, and how they will be using their grants to transform their organizations. Our guests were: • Cybele Maylone, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield • Peter Gistelinck, Avon Theatre Film Center, Stamford • Kathy Maher, Barnum Museum, Bridgeport • Tracy Kay, Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, Stamford • Howard Lasser, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield • Hilary Wittmann, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan • Clare Murray, cARTie, Shelton • Maggie Dimock, Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich • Steve di Costanzo, WPKN, Bridgeport

Monday 6/26 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring Jennifer Bangser of The Westport Library and Barry Blumenfield of Bone Dry Band! Don't miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried.✨

Host: Rob Silber I chat with Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers. He'll talk about their new album Heart Is The Hero as well as their upcoming show at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on June 13th as well as their co-headling gig at Green River Festival in Massachusetts on June 24th.

Host Rob Silber I have a conversation with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash. We'll discuss the 50th anniversary of the band's classic albums Argus and Live Dates as well as their upcoming concert on June 14th at Ridgefield Playhouse.

Bridgeport is a city rich with cultural diversity, as witnessed by Professor Anjali Wason, who teaches English is a second language at Housatonic Community College. Each month Anjali invites one of her students to WPKN to talk about their country of origin, their new life in the United States, and to share a some of the music from their homeland. In this inaugural episode of Homelands, Anjali speaks with Bettie Volcy from Haiti. [All music has been clipped to conform to copyright laws.]

My next guest Joe Magazzi small business man here in CT would be helpful to everyone looking to do the right thing by our gardens organically. Joe is a good friend of mine and WPKN. Joe owns and operates Green earth Ag and turf up in Branford Ct. and he's on line at Grow it naturally. Com. Where his company sells Proven & Easy Organic Products for Plants, Turf & Trees. I personally rely on Green earth to get quality products for my own garden.

{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on May 7, 2023 live on WPKN radio} In this episode, host Mike Merli is joined by: Mattie Abraham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, with Untreated Citizens & Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, who was worked with Full Citizens Coalition, Stop Solitary CT, and Yale's Access to Law School Program. In this conversation, Mattie and Michael take a look at mercy, second chances, and the state of Prison Sentence Commutations in Connecticut. Stop Solitary CT is holding a gathering in appreciation of Former Parole and Pardon Chair Carleton Giles: Wednesday May 17, 2023 9:30 to 10:30am Legislative Office Building (LOB) Room 1 B 300 Capitol Ave Hartford, CT More information available at: https://stopsolitaryct.org/ https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct

Host Mike Merli is joined by Eric Goodman, a socialist organizer and Union trades person. They have been organizing with the group socialist revolution since 2016 and started the New Haven branch in 2021. Eric and socialist revolution are part of the coalition of groups putting on tomorrow's May Day rally and march in New Haven. For more info on socialist revolution and the Connecticut / New Haven branch: www.socialistrevolution.org www.facebook.com/SocRevCT For more info on International Marxist Tendency: www.instagram.com/newhavenimt For more info on tomorrow's May Day rally and march in New Haven: www.facebook.com/events/s/may-day-people-planet-over-pro/220219150697478 Eric's reading recommendations as mentioned during the program: - TEAMSTER REBELLION by Farrell Dobbs - DEATH IN THE HAYMARKET by James Green - THE STATE AND REVOLUTION by Vladimir Lenin - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn - HAMMER AND HOE by Robin D.G. Kelley - SOCIALIST REVOLUTION magazine {This interview was conducted and broadcast live on April 30, 2023 on WPKN independent community radio.}

HOST: Rob Fried Guests include: Rob Somerville, Sax Player John Reid, Artistic Director Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN 89.5-FM Community Radio

Today WPKN's General Manager Steve di Costanzo welcomes the following to his April GM Report to the Listeners: John Bastone from RecordRiots to talk with Steve about WPKN's Music Mash Record Fair coming up this Saturday at Read's ArtSpace- It's a sold out show with dealers! LifeBridge Community Services a nonprofit based in Bridgeport serving the community for over 170 years. Mission: Partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter futureLifeBridge provides a combination of behavioral health services, youth development, and asset-building resources for families, our impact strengthens our community as a whole. Steve speaks with Edith Boyle, the President & CEO as well honorees of Creating from the Heart (upcoming FREE event April 27 at The Knowlton) Shanika Rucker and Razul Branch. He will also talk with Key Note Speaker Cey Adams- visionary graphic designer, visual artist, teacher and founding creative director of DEF JAM Recordings. Steve will also be talking with Doug Holcomb, CEO of the Greater Bridgeport Transit and Matt Pentz the CEO of Norwalk Transit

Today WPKN's General Manager Steve di Costanzo welcomes: LifeBridge Community Services a nonprofit based in Bridgeport serving the community for over 170 years. Mission: Partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter futureLifeBridge provides a combination of behavioral health services, youth development, and asset-building resources for families, our impact strengthens our community as a whole. Steve speaks with Edith Boyle, the President & CEO as well honorees of Creating from the Heart (upcoming FREE event April 27 at The Knowlton) Shanika Rucker and Razul Branch. He will also talk with Key Note Speaker Cey Adams- visionary graphic designer, visual artist, teacher and founding creative director of DEF JAM Recordings.

Up Now in the archives! https://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/377818 This month's episode features guest co-host and artist Maxim Schmidt as we celebrate Women's History Month with a discussion with artists George Corsillo, Clymenza Hawkins and Amy Wachtel about their involvement with the art exhibit Sound & Vision II: For the Record... a visual and musical celebration of feminism involving over 40 artists in a gallery exhibit featuring imaginary record covers, real covers form private collections and the wpkn archive and musical memorabilia from women musicians at many stages of their careers. The show is up until May 6th at the Institute Library 847 Chapel St. new Haven. More about the show can be found at: Institutelibrary.org Live Culture is a monthly conversation about Visual Art- a full set of podcasts is available here on the WPKN Soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/sets/live-culture-with-martha The full list of Exhibition Participants: Amanda Bouquet Amelia Maurer Amy Wachtel Angelica Sistrunk Ann Kennedy Carol Snyder Christine Ohlman Claudia Doring Baez Corinthia Saez Dika Kuljis Dylan Strazar Emily Herberich Eva Geertz Eve Hars George Corsillo Jahmal Henderson Jeff Sokolowski Joanne Connon Jody Clouse John Keefer Julia Cumming Julie Bowers Murphy Kathleen DeMeo Linda Lindroth Martha Willette Lewis Matt Feiner Michelle Beaulieu-Morgan Mohan Maharaj, Sr Patrick Carroll, Linda Lindroth, Sally Hill & Tim Nighswander Regan Avery Sadie Grey Murphy Sue Czark T.M. Stewart Tammy Faye Starlite Tina Sarno V.V. Aldebaran McEvoy The Collection of Alec Cumming The Collection of Eva Geertz The Collection of Del La Pietro The Collection of Steve DiCostanzo The Collection of WPKN Curated by Martha Willette Lewis With Special Thanks to: Café 9, Alec Cumming, Steve DiConstanzo, Eva Geertz, Del La Pietro, Mohan Maharaj Sr, Ann Marlowe, Michelle Beaulieu-Morgan, Rick Omante/Shaki Presents, Valerie Richardson, Scott Schuldt, WPKN radio, and the board and volunteers of The Institute Library

Thank you to WPKN 89.5 FM for hosting today's discussion - "The Arts and Social Justice." CFJ's President and CEO Debra Greenwood, left in the photo, joined Edith Boyle, President and CEO of LifeBridge, to discuss how the arts can help organizations such as ours in the work we do. On the right is David Green, Executive Director, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County.

Today at 12noon WPKN's General Manager Steve di Costanzo does his monthly GM REPORT TO THE LISTENERS. Today he will be talking about the recent WPKN event at The Quick Center for the Arts with the modern dance company Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Company. Steve will also talk with curator Martha Willette Lewis about the Sound & Vision II gallery show at the Institute Library in New Haven. Steve introduces a new volunteer, Ed Pitaro who has been involved with non-profit legacy giving; Dr. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye the director of the Housatonic Museum of Art will talk about their Spring series lecture; also Tymani Rain CT artist, poet and activist. She slams, curates, and acts as a mentor for youth. We will also talk with Brendan Toller, the Marketing Manager of Verso Studios at The Westport Library. He will talk about the upcoming VERSOFEST that WPKN is a media partner for.

Ed Pitaro who has been involved with non-profit legacy giving at Planned Parenthood and Consumer Reports

Willard Correctional Institution in Enfield will be the third prison in Connecticut to close in two years. Connecticut Mirror's Jaden Edison reports that prison admissions have decreased by more than 11,600 people since 2013. "The most recent increase came in the last fiscal year, when admissions rose by more than 4,300 people," Edison says, "though the numbers are far below pre-pandemic levels." This hour, Edison joins us to discuss the closures, and the resources required to smooth reentry. Plus, Connecticut Public investigative reporter Bria Lloyd previews the latest CPTV "Cutline" all about "transforming corrections" in Connecticut. Luis Luna uses radio and music as a tool in organizing and educating. He's a WPKN radio producer who co-produces Abolition Transmission, "a radio show produced collectively by incarcerated abolitionists across the country." He joins us to discuss their latest episode, focused on Connecticut prisons. GUESTS: Jaden Edison: Justice Reporter, Connecticut Mirror Bria Lloyd: Investigative Reporter, The Accountability Project at Connecticut Public Luis Luna: Co-Creator, Abolition Transmission; Radio Producer, WPKN; Community Organizer, HUSKY for Immigrants Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephanie Campbell and Amy Dingwall from the nonprofit Kennedy Collective

Joe Bouchard from Blue Oyster Cult and Joan Levy-Hepburn musician and noted painter.

A House in Lahore -- Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan, is a just-released memoire by Hazel Kahan, WPKN's host of Tidings and North Fork Works. Hazel discusses the many facets of her remarkable story with her colleagues Richard Hill and Kevin Gallagher. Hazel remembers how as a young girl, world events impacted her families lives and her perception of the history of the countries she grew up in.

A House in Lahore -- Growing Up Jewish in Pakistan, is a just-released memoire by Hazel Kahan, WPKN's host of Tidings and North Fork Works. She discusses the many facets of her remarkable story with host Richard Hill.