Best WPKN Community Radio Podcasts (2025)

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Community, Creativity, and Cultural Equity in Bridgeport with Brandon Clark (Executive Director of Park City Presents) and John Torres (Founder & Board Chair, General Manager) 1:00:00

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We’re turning up the volume on community, creativity, and cultural equity in Bridgeport! This episode of Spotlight on Arts & Culture, we sit down with Brandon Clark, Executive Director of Park City Presents, and John Torres, Founder & Board Chair of Park City Presents and General Manager of Park City Music Hall. From live music to visionary program…

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Gang of Four's Jon King interviewed by WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) 50:25

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Gang of Four's Jon King talks with WPKN's Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio) ahead of the band's farewell tour opening date at Verso Studios/Westport Library, Friday, April 18th. Jon King has also a new memoir To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four. King will be in discussion with WPKN DJ Chris Frantz (The Talking Head) …

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Force MD's, Kahlil and Stevie Lundy, interviewed by Terrible Tee and Gee's Records 23:32

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WPKN is a media partner in the Force MDs and Family Live in Concert Pre Memorial Day Celebration at Foolproof Brewery in Bridgeport, happening Sunday May 18th at 6PM with doors at 4PM. In support of this upcoming event DJ, emcee, and educator Terrible Tee spoke Stevie D and Kahlil Lundy of the Force MD’s along with promoter and record dealer, Gee’s…

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250416-btlv128 29:00

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250409-btlv128 29:00

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Nels Cline interviewed by WPKN's Bill Cosentino (Organic Radio) 49:42

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Guitarist Nels Cline is interviewed by WPKN's Bill Cosentino as they discuss Cline's expansive genre-defying work across multiple projects. Nels Cline's Consentrik Quartet comes to the region Wednesday April 9th, at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, CT.By WPKN

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250402-btlv128 29:00

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Demystifying Food & Land Policy in CT 2025 53:45

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Passionate policy advocates decipher food security and a farmland access bills, both up for a vote in CT this spring & let us know how and why to get involved. Guests include Reggy St. Fortcolin of Fridgeport and the Liberated Land Cooperative, Chelsea Gazillo of Working Lands Alliance and American Farmland Trust, and James Albis of Graff Public So…

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WU MAN (Grammy Award winning Chinese pipa virtuoso) interviewed by WPKN's Joseph Celli 29:31

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Radio Host Joseph Celli interviews Grammy Award winning Chinese pipa virtuoso WU MAN prior to her performance with the New Haven Symphony. WU MAN discusses the 2,000 year old pipa tradition, the new pipa concerto (Ears of the Book) composed for her by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Du Yun. “…one of the foremost Asian musicians in North America…she…

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Dr. Andrea E. Reid, Gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital on Colon Cancer Awareness & Prevention Screening with WPKN's Andrea Shellman 24:22

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Andrea E. Reid, MD, MPH is a gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital where she is also the Director of Diversity and Faculty Development for Gastroenterology. Dr. Reid is also the Associate Dean for Student and Multicultural Affairs and Director of the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs at Harvard Medical School.…

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250319-btlv128 29:00

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*Trump-Musk Attack on Social Security Could Shatter the Progam Serving the Nation’s Most Vulnerable; Justin Glawe, an independent journalist, frequent contributor to Rolling Stone magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.*Public Citizen Pushing Back Against Trump Regime’s Onslaught of Lawlessness; Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen; Producer: Mel…

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250312-btlv128 29:00

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240310-ctpt 1:28:57

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Jason Duncan (Just Add Water Records, So What) interviewed by WPKN's Brendan Toller 42:49

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Jason Duncan of the late-60s/70s reissue record label, Just Add Water Records, and rock 'n' roll band So What chats with WPKN's Brendan Toller about being a rock 'n' roll renaissance man, and the upcoming Derv Gordon (the Equals) 2025 tour that has So What backing.By Brendan Toller, WPKN

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Derv Gordon (the Equals) interviewed by WPKN's Brendan Toller 1:12:04

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Derv Gordon of the Equals chats with WPKN's Brendan Toller about his life in music, the formation of the Equals, trajectory, and upcoming 2025 tour that stops in New Haven at Cafe Nine on Weds, March 19th.By Brendan Toller, WPKN

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Women in the Arts with Nikkya Hargrove 54:52

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It’s Women’s History Month and Erika Wesley, Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, is thrilled to have @nikkyahargrove join us for this episode of “Spotlight on Arts and Culture”. Nikkya Hargrove is a LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow, the author of Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found, and the own…

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The Power of Curation and the Role of Black Curators in Shaping Cultural Narratives 55:14

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In this special episode of Spotlight on Arts and Culture Erika Wesley, Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, speaks with Lewis Derogene, Head of Exhibitions at MoCA CT! We’re diving into the power of curation, the role of Black curators in shaping cultural narratives, and how exhibitions can tell stories that inspire, cha…

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Nicole Mitchell interviewed by WPKN's Joseph Celli (Soundprint Asia, My Other Music) 1:13:29

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Joseph Celli will features an interview with award-winning jazz flutist Nicole Mitchell on his My Other Music (MOM) show on Mon., March 10, 9-10am exclusively on WPKN 89.5fm or streaming @ WPKN.org. The internationally recognized musician discusses her creative process, her work with the AACM and her Black Earth Ensemble. The program includes sever…

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Joe Russo (JRAD, Selcouth Quartet) interviewed by WPKN's Bill Cosentino (Organic Radio) 1:00:03

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WPKN's Bill Cosentino speaks with Joe Russo about his musical history leading up to and including Joe Russo's Almost Dead (JRAD), as well as his latest project with Selcouth Quartet. They sonically explore some of the improvisational scapes this talented group of musicians have created in Iceland and bring to the area as they kick off their tour in…

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Supporting Food Entrepreneurs w/ReSET & CitySeed 53:48

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Welcome to the first episode of our 2025 re-launch of The Table Underground: stories of food, radical love and creative social justice! Our guests Cara Santino of CitySeed in New Haven, CT and Katrice Claudio of ReSET in Hartford share the skills and tools they use to support food business start-ups and give them a leg up on their delicious but cha…

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250226-btlv128 29:00

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* Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump-GOP Plan to Slash $880 Billion from Medicaid Healthcare; Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris. * Civil Resistance Strategies and Tactics to Effectively Resist the Trump-Musk Coup; Maria J. Stephan, Co-Lead and Chief Organizer with the Horizons Project; Producer: Scott …

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Neubody, New Haven Techno Collective, on Heatsync Records: Buddy City EP Vinyl Release and more, with WPKN's Brendan Toller 50:56

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Underground techno collective discusses their first vinyl EP release of Buddy City, their popular New Haven dance nights at Cafe Nine, and so much more... https://heatsyncrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-buddy-city-epBy WPKN

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Poets on Fire, Presented by WPKN & Mega Bass Productions 2:11:05

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WPKN and Mega Bass Presents: Poets on Fire celebrating Black History Month with a live in-studio poetry broadcast. Listen to a cadre of regional emerging poets including Bridgeport’s own Phillip C. Alexander who has graced stages from Connecticut to Florida, and who recently shared the stage opening for hip hop collective, Brand Nubian. Poet, God I…

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Dr. Julius Garvey (son of Marcus Garvey) interviewed by WPKN's ICON 40:00

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ICON interviews Dr Julius Garvey, the son of Marcus Garvey, the first national hero of Jamaica. President Joe Biden on Sunday January 19, 2025 posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders, and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and…

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* Back in the White House Trump Launches Vicious White Supremacist Policy Agenda Steve Phillips, columnist, host of the Democracy in Color podcast, and bestselling author Producer: Scott Harris * After Gaza Ceasefire, Israel’s Military Launches New Deadly Offensive in the Occupied West Bank Mazin Qumsiyeh, Director of the Palestine Institute for Bi…

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Protecting wildlife from rodenticide poisoning 29:55

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Laura Modlin talks with Christine Cummings of A Place Called Hope about a bill in Hartford to help stem the poisoning of wildlife by rodenticides.By WPKN Community Radio

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Mystic Bowie interviewed by WPKN's Amy Wachtel (Night Nurse) and Ebong Udoma 53:38

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Mystic Bowie sits down with Amy Wachtel (Night Nurse) and Ebong Udoma ahead of his 2/1 WPKN Black History Month Concert and Bob Marley Birthday Bash at FTC on Saturday 2/1.By WPKN

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Vance Gilbert (singer-songwriter) interviewed by WPKN's Joseph Celli 27:13

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Joseph Celli talks with singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert ahead of his Saturday, 2/8, WPKN Black History Month appearance at Jazzy's Cabaret in New Haven. Tickets at Fernandopintopresents.comBy WPKN

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The Tip of the Iceberg: Shelton's Creative Economy 1:00:00

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Erika Wesley, Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, speaks with Shelton creatives Melissa Alves-Garrity, an employee of 415 Howe Avenue and a Speakeasy Owner, and Dominick Cerritelli, Owner of 415 Howe Street. The location 415 Howe Street is "a destination for commerce and community" in Downtown Shelton.…

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Scott Freiman of Deconstructing Dark Side of the Moon, and, Deconstructing the Beatles 15:24

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Musicologist Scott Freiman speaks with Brendan Toller (Shake 'N' Vibrate Radio) about his upcoming appearance at Fairfield Theater Company where he will present audiences with his Deconstructing Dark Side of the Moon lecture delving deep into this classic album.By Brendan Toller, WPKN

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Between the Lines for January 22, 2025 29:00

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* Protests in Washington D.C., and Nationwide Pledge Resistance to Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda Speeches and Interviews from the Washington D.C. People’s March, Jan. 18, 2025 Producer: Scott Harris * Youth Climate Group Protests Nomination of Fracking CEO to be Trump’s Energy Secretary Alejandro Sobrera Barboza, an activist with the Sunrise Movemen…

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250115-btlv128 29:00

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*Israel’s Brutal Gaza War has Exacted Severe Psychological Trauma on Children; Kieran King, Global Head of Humanitarianism with the group War Child Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Trump Pardon of J-6 Insurrectionists: A Disaster for Democracy, Rule of Law; Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Co-Director of Public Citizen’s Democracy Campaign; Producer: Scott H…

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Joe Flood Interview, Music, and In-Studio Performance with WPKN's Brendan Toller 1:28:23

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This WPKN Special Broadcasts Podcast features songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Joe Flood in studio with Brendan Toller, DJ B the T Jr. of Shake 'N' Vibrate Radio. Karen Schoemer of the New York Times says Flood has “songs bursting with eccentric characters ... a voice that perfectly straddles the fence between country and the blues…” And it's …

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How road salt impacts the environment & wildlife 30:00

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Laura Modlin interviews Olivia DiPalermo from Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition on the negative impacts of excessive road salt and what you can do about it.Aired January 5, 2025.By WPKN Community Radio

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Between the Lines for January 1, 2025 29:00

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* Trump's Frighteningly Bizarre Cabinet Nominees May Get Free Ride From Frightened GOP Senators; Heather Digby Parton, a contributing writer to Salon.com; Producer: Scott Harris. * Ralph Nader Assesses Election Outcome, Democrats' Multiple Failures; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate;…

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* Eight Ways to Respond to Trump Election Victory Over the Next 4 Years; David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party & Author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump Voters Should Try to Understand Americans Who Oppose Their Convicted Felon President; Wajahat Ali, author and creator of The Left Hook Substack; Producer: Scott Harris. * Activist…

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A town with four reservoirs 28:16

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Laura Modlin interviews Andrew Kupinse about preserving zoning in Easton, CT to protect the water supply in the town’s four reservoirs. They serve 100s of thousands of customers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Originally aired December 1, 2024.By WPKN Community Radio

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241127-btlv128 29:00

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* How To Explain Voter’s Contradictory Support for Abortion and Trump?; Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine's abortion access correspondent; Producer: Scott Harris. * Women's March Organizing first major Protest Jan 18th to Challenge Trump Regime 2.0; Tamika Middleton, Managing Director of Women's March; Producer: Scott Harris. * Protesters Disrup…

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GaiaGram #236 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis. 4:25

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-Delhi’ India’s air quality the equivalent of 49 cigarettes daily-Storm Bert wreaks havoc on Ireland, flooding, downed trees, power outages nationwide.-U S Northwest battered by storms-Mexico’s Vanilla producers estimate they lost about 80 percent of this year's crop.-Greece, expecting 90% reduction in Chestnut crop yield-10 billion snow crabs disa…

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* How Democrats' Failures Helped Traitor Trump Win Four More Years; Rachel Bitecofer, political strategist, analyst and author; Producer: Scott Harris. * Merrick Garland's Delay in Prosecuting Trump Paved the Way to Establish His Mafia Regime; Sarah Kendzior author and co-host of the Gaslit Nation weekly podcast; Producer: Scott Harris. * As Israel…

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Molly Tuttle (vocalist, flatpicker, and songwriter) interviewed by WPKN's Bob Anderson 9:12

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Molly Tuttle joins WPKN's Bob Anderson (A Little Bit of Everything) for an interview ahead of her Tuesday, November 19th appearance at Fairfield Theater Company in the Warehouse.By WPKN

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