WPKN's leading public affairs coverage concerning politics, policy, planet and so much more.

The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of ...

Jim Motavalli of WPKN features interviews new and archival - artists, movers, shakers, and more.

WPKN’s ½-hour weekly public affairs and community discussion program. Our diverse roster of hosts presents a wide range of topics for discussion: focusing on global, national, and regional issues and their effect on the local Connecticut community. Just as the phrase “Mic Check” was used to mobilize people to create a human microphone during the Occupy Movement, this weekly program will amplify our local community’s many concerns and voices and bring them to the air-waves.

WPKN’s local daily newscast covers Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut, and Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, airing weekdays at 6-6:30AM, with a truncated ten-minute version airing 5:50-6PM, and available in this podcast subscription format. The expanded WPKN newscast will focus on state legislative sessions and local politics, immigration rights, climate and environmental concerns, economic inequality, poverty, and cost of living issues, and reproductive righ ...

A show dedicated to unapologetically intelligent & melodic pop music that oft includes adventure, ambition, angst, bravura, catchiness, curiosity, dancability, deft dynamics, economy, glee, grace, hubris, forward momentum, minimalism/maximalism, passion, wit, wisdom and maybe more than a little nostalgia and melancholy.

Economist Michael Zweig and Richard HIll discuss recent developments on the labor front and delves into the history of the struggles of working people for union representation and economic justice.

Digging deep into stories of food, radical love and creative social justice. Broadcast on WPKN 89.5 community radio Bridgeport, CT. Hosted by chef, activist, organizer, educator Tagan Engel

The Organic Farm Stand with co-hosts: Richard Hill, Diane Lauricella & friends, presents news & views for and from the organic community; including farming and gardening advice, listener call-ins and interviews with organic and food systems experts and activists.

Listen to interviews with thought leaders and hear emotional intelligence leader Chuck Wolfe answering calls that teach listeners strategies for managing their own emotions and their emotional relationships with others. Chuck Wolfe is the CEO of Charles J. Wolfe Associates, LLC since 1994, a motivational speaker, leadership coach, consultant, and leading expert in the field of emotional intelligence. His clients include prestigious organizations such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Exxon/Mobil, Marri ...

Interviews with climate and environmental newsmakers, recordings of important forums, rallies and conversations all about the earth and our place in it.

Interviews from Rob Silber's Rock Therapy show on WPKN. Rock Therapy is a free-form mix of Classic Rock, Punk, Indie Rock, Blues, Reggae, Prog Rock, Americana, and anything else that captures Rob's ear.

Each week, host Scott Harris conducts interviews on a wide range of political, economic and social topics with individuals and representatives of organizations not ordinarily accessible in the mainstream media. This show airs weekly on WPKN (wpkn.org) and streams here in podcast form.

Zeeto first started doing radio on WPKN early in 1973. A little later in the 70s, he managed the Carriage House Coffee House bringing “A-List” musicians to Fairfield County. Just a few examples are Dave Van Ronk, Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Pierre Bensusan, a very young Bela Fleck [with Tasty Licks], Bill Staines, and Kate Wolf. Many of these artists’ concerts were played over PKN, as well as being interviewed live. When Zeeto left the Carriage House, he created a science show for kids called ...

“Digging in the Dirt” is a podcast and radio show featured on WPKN (wpkn.org) with climate change experts and activists, promoting organic and regenerative farming techniques, showing the way to grow healthier food in a way that respects the planet’s health. In addition to nationally known movers and shakers in this niche, Kevin loves to feature food authors, local farmers and gardeners pushing the envelope by encouraging us to take personal responsibility, as consumers and gardeners, toward ...

Often live, unique, remote, out-in-the-wild WPKN broadcasts. WPKN, cited as “the greatest radio station in the world” by The New Yorker, founded in 1963 as a 100-watt campus outlet, WPKN is today a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunte ...

WPKN Gold Sounds is a video performance and audio broadcast series featuring global and local talent. Artists and bands perform several songs in the Bridgeport, CT WPKN studios, and are interviewed about their formation, influences, process, and overall approach. The series features emerging and established acts; digging deep into musical artistry. WPKN Bridgeport at 89.5FM, streaming worldwide at wpkn.org is a 10,000 watt community radio powerhouse entertaining and informing the audiences f ...

In the early 2000’s I began doing my radio program, which I call Organic Radio. The name holds a dual meaning for me… I view WPKN to be a living organism and not a formulaic or algorithm-driven venture, like commercial radio or paid streaming services. It’s a collective tapestry woven together by the many programmers who cultivate the musical fibers into something artistic and imbued with meaning and a greater significance – so Organic as in living matter. And also Organic, like the practice ...

State of the Arts features guests from the Connecticut and tristate area in theater, visual arts, film, music and more.

Second Saturday Magazine; Vibes and Verses Podcast with co-host singer-song writer Julie Derrick.

WPKN is a nonprofit, freeform, community radio station (arts organization) that is more than 50 years old. The vision of WPKN is to build community, a loyal and growing audience, and an engaged and educated citizenry by providing the highest quality of free-form programming that broadcasts entertainment, music, news, thoughts, sounds, ideas and event listings that support free speech, diversity, and the interests of the local and global communities WPKN serves. Our radio frequency of 89.5-FM ...

WPKN programmer Ebong Udoma interviews musicians and others on his morning show...which has been a fixture for decades on WPKN -- the Greatest Radio Station in the World"

A radio show and podcast that discusses power and politics in Bridgeport, CT through an anti-corruption, anti-racist, and pro-democracy lens. Airs the 2nd Saturday of every month at 9:00am on WPKN 89.5FM community radio. Hosted by Bridgeport Generation Now Votes’s Co-Directors Gemeem Davis and Callie Heilmann.

Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events…

I have been looking over my archives and found some great interviews for you to enjoy. Kevin

The Resistance Roundtable with host Richard Hill and panelists Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner, & Guest/s. Following the 2017 Presidential Election, The Resistance Round Table, in the Armageddon Report, looks at issues raised by Donald Trump’s Presidency. Particularly on issues of concern to the WPKN Community— issues that receive little, or no, mainstream media coverage.

A forum for exploring design in our culture – not just its role in our lives now, but focusing on the radical changes that are happening. Hosted by Duo Dickinson, FAIA

Kevin and his guests dig a little deeper into subjects and issues around growing food, gardening, farming, soil health and the climate crisis facing planet earth.

With her monthly Tidings Hazel Kahan brings us interviews with people all over the United States and the world about their groundbreaking ideas, brave new projects and insightful reflections.

Critical thinking with an Edge. WPKN Radio’s popular late night segment, Radio Uninvited, featuring Bob Johnson, Aacia Hussain, Brice Noble and Ariel Ray bring the conversation to the masses in a weekly exchange with thought leaders, politicians, change-makers, and pop culture personalities.

Home Page with Duo Dickinson – Whether it is in our homes or on our streets, humans experience what we make. Today we are all compelled to listen to our health in a time of threatened well-being – but what impacts us every day, impacting how we feel in the world we make for ourselves?

Bridgeport native, writer, SAG AFTRA actor, filmmaker, and host Jason A. Coombs spotlights the most dynamic creatives and community builders in Fairfield County, across Connecticut and the tri state area! Each episode brings listeners into real conversations with artists, organizers, and innovators who are shaping culture, uplifting local stories, and transforming their communities. Jay in the City is your inside look at the people who make our region vibrant, creative, and unforgettable!

The Cultural Alliance’s monthly SPOTLIGHT ON ARTS & CULTURE live on-air interview program is broadcast monthly at noon on the 2nd Monday of each month on community radio station WPKN 89.5FM, based in Bridgeport. Broadcasts are also available as podcasts on all platforms.

Design is just one way humanity manifests itself. Our buildings simply express where our culture is. Architects often talk to other architects about architecture, in this time of explosive change, our evolving values are revealed when we understand design. Using the generous grant from The Connecticut Architecture Foundation, WPKN Radio and The Common Edge Collaborative launched the production and recording of the podcast “Our Buildings, Our Selves.” Co-Hosted by architect Duo Dickinson FAIA ...

The Connecticut Music Oral History Podcast is a deep-dive interview series with musicians, artists, conduits, collectors, and dedicated fans focusing on 20th century Connecticut music history across all genres. This project preserves narratives, heralds unsung movers and shakers, and defines Connecticut’s influential role in cultural history.

On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Listen to their conversations about the local environment, overdevelopment and civic activism, all focused on saving what’s left.

A monthly podcast that aims to entertain and educate listeners about music and causes that enrich your life - a delicious mix of talking and music we call “Fun-philanthropy” or “Fun-lanthropy” - where the desire to improve the welfare of others is combined with fun and music! My mission is to produce music and content that inspires people to feel safe enough to be generous to nonprofits in our Connecticut community. Generosity spreads love and growth. Each 55 minute episode features musician ...