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With over fifty years as a reggae singer, songwriter, and musician, Ernie Smith reflects on the sad passing of his wife, and manager; his life; and his music with Garnett Ankle. One of the pride and joys of Jamaica, Ernie speaks with Garnett of the reasons he wrote some of his songs mentioned during the conversation. Listen, as you will find this conversation entertaining.

*Why Biden May Finally Be Ending Reagan's 'Rancid Legacy' William Rivers Pitt, Senior Editor and Lead Columnist with Truthout.org Producer: Scott Harris

*At 100 Days Biden is Issued his ‘Corporate Capture Report Card’ Max Moran, Research Director with the Personnel Team at The Revolving Door Project Producer: Scott Harris

*Campaign to End Prison Gerrymandering in Connecticut Gains Momentum Claudine Fox, ACLU of CT & State Sen. Mae Flexer Producer: Melinda Tuhus

My guest on this DITD is J. Todd Fernandez Executive Director of the organization Climate Crisis Policy and The newly formed Earth Bill Network, a 2030 moonshot for earth. The EBN is a nationwide group of expert volunteers and organizations working together to pass scientifically-based federal climate legislation to stop our current pollution now before it’s too late for our children and all life on Earth.

Host: Rob Fried

Guests: Rick Reyes- a local Bridgeport musician who plays in the bands Cosmic Jiberos and Noselo Sin Tiempo- a Puerto Rican Songbookj Project.

Alicia Robinson- Director of Performing and Visual Arts at Bridgeport Public Schools

Mike Merli, filling in for Cheryl Palmer, in conversation with Evan Fritz from the Stamford Mass Defense Coalition, formed after the Stamford Police violently arrested protesters at a Justice for Steven Barrier march on August 8, 2020.

For more on the movement fighting for Justice for Steven Barrier:

https://www.facebook.com/j4sbstamford/

https://www.instagram.com/justiceforstevenbarrier/?hl=en

For more on the Stamford Mass Defense Coalition:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/StamfordDefense/posts/

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-with-stamford-protestors-protect-democratic-rights

On this episode of Seeking Wellness, Dr. Pierre is joined by fitness expert Shana Schneider, the creator of FitStyle by Shana. The Fitstyle Your Life approach to fitness brings fitness into everyday life. By using habit forming principles, your schedule and your environment, Shana shows you how to find opportunities for movement and exercise that fit your life and don't add to your To Do list. She is a fitness educator, author and Yale graduate who has been featured in national magazines, websites, fitness blogs and is seen regularly on WTNH News 8. Topics discussed include movement vs. exercise, fitness throughout the years and fitness for children. We wrap up the show with some eco-friendly fitness tips as we celebrate Earth Day! Connect with Shana at FitsylebyShana.com and @FitSyleByShana on all social media outlets.

- Carbon Sucking Vacuums

- Miami Storm water master plan

- Western States Water Shortage

- Russia Climate Carbon plan - Coal Mine Workers endorse Clean energy

- Cadillac goes electric

*Lawsuit Challenges Florida's "Anti-Riot" Law that Criminalizes Protest Civil Rights Aaron Carter Bates, Attorney, representing the group Lawyers Matter Task Force Producer: Scott Harris

*Mine Workers Union States its Position on Making the Transition from Coal to Clean Energy Jobs Cecil Roberts, long-time president of the United Mine Workers of America Producer: Melinda Tuhus

*Decades-Long Campaign to Make Washington, D.C. the US 51st State Gains Momentum Bo Shuff, Executive Director of DC Vote Producer: Scott Harris

Host: Steve di Costanzo

Discussion with all the stake holders of the WPKN Benefit Concert: Including: Gary Petterson - The Bijou Theatre, Rex Fowler and Dodie Pettit- Aztec Two-Step 2.0, Peter Shafran- MUSAE (Live Streaming Partner); Yachtz Radcliff- MUSAE, Tony Traguardo, narrator.

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 12 noon WPKN 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org

Host: Duo Dickinson

The New (Old) Lure of The Small House:

A dozen years ago we had the McMansion Overdose that crashed the world economy in the Great Recession of 2008. Then we rode the pendulum swing to Love The Tiny House (until we had to actually think about how we live.) Now we have been force-fed the Stock House of the last 70 years of mass produced Suburban Homes in Covid Isolation.

Our culture inevitably rediscovers reality, despite our mood swings. The reality is that any home that grows to more than 3,000 square feet is a misfit for the classic American Dream Family. But home offices are now Normal so we work at home, all the time. People live longer, so generations combine. Children feel less need to detach, so they live at home with their parents longer, often for a decade after returning from college. Divorce is now the norm, so homes have alternating occupancies of singletons and blended families within their walls.

But we are having fewer children. But we are buying food and fungibles in bulk. We may need fewer cars. We may be creating our own energy. A Zoning Revolution is coming to suburbia where Accessory Dwelling Units are dropped onto existing single family home sites, and multiple, attached housing complexes are being proposed anywhere. everywhere throughout the country. Mixed signals have replaced The American Dream.

How Big Should A Home Be In The Change Time?

Great writers and architects Dale Mulfinger and Dennis Wedlick join Home Page with a great young architect Geoffrey Warner: Their experience and insight will give perspectives all of us in the COVID Cauldron may find useful. JOIN US!