The Resistance Round Table panel interviews John Nichols, Nation political editor, to discuss the election debacle in Wisconsin and the ful-frontal assault on voting rights leading up to Nov. 3.

Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill

Hosted by David Green of The Cultural Alliance Of Fairfield County.

Meet Ruth Mannes, the new Executive Director of MoCA Westport (formerly the Westport Arts Center) on our Monday, April 13 edition of Spotlight on Arts & Culture.

With its roots in the Westport Artists group that formed in 1947, the Westport Arts Center was born 50 years ago in 1969 as The Westport-Weston Arts Council. After several temporary homes it landed in 2002 at Riverside Avenue across the Saugatuck River from the Westport Library.

After 17 years in that location, it re-grouped as MoCA Westport and moved into the handsomely renovated former TV studio of Martha Stewart just across the Norwalk border at 19 Newtown Turnpike, close to The Merritt Parkway.

Ruth Mannes is a long-time Westport resident, very active with Westport schools on the PTA executive board, and with her husband, a very active art collector in her own right. Hear her ambitions for this new institution that, as it has moved out of downtown Westport, seeks to re-connect with Westport artists, other Westport institutions and the wider community.

Dan Barrett, legal director for the CT American Civil Liberties Union, talks about a suit the ACLU has filed in Superior Court demanding that the State of CT take immediate action to protect the 12,000 plus CT prisoners from the spread of COVID-19, including releasing up to 5000 prisoners who are either over 60, have comprising medical conditions, are awaiting trial are, are within 3 months of release or are being held for minor parole violations.

Interview by Richard Hill

*Data Reveals Alarming Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths Across the U.S. Dr. Sharrelle Barber, nat adv & coord the Poor People's Camp’s COVID-19 Health Justice Adv Comm Producer: Scott Harris

* Coronavirus Triggered Unemployment Leads to Massive Loss of Health Insurance Coverage Steffie Woolhandler, Dist. Prof. of public health & health policy, CUNY School of PH at Hunter College Producer: Scott Harris

* Food Banks Struggle to Deliver Food to Hungry Americans in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis Lori Martin, founder and executive director of Haven's Harvest Producer: Melinda Tuhus

Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.

- Coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade

- India nationwide lockdown lowers pollution

- Himalayas can be seen from parts of India, for first time in 30 years

- Is Covid-19 a dress rehearsal for climate change effects

- Up to 50% of species are forecast to lose their habitats

- Rats are foraging more boldly in search of food during lockdown

- Monsanto and Germany's BASF were aware of issues for a decade

"The April edition of What’s Happening New Haven may be short on calendar, but not on noteworthy inspiration. Tune in for two edifying talks: internationally exhibited, mixed media artist

Rina Banerjee discusses her artistic process and methods. TBA: she’ll present a talk at Yale Center of British Art to open the Women From The Center series when groups are given the green light to gather once again. In our second half, we visit with multi instrumental singer songwriter Rachel Sumner in the Boston area. Starting out at the Berklee School of Music she became involved in the rich tradition of Bluegrass applying her own fresh spin and original interpretation. Stay cozed-out and have

a visit with two mesmeric contributors."

Richard Hill goes ballistic on the negligent homicide of the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

This is an interview from Pete Stewart's show on WPKN 3-30-20. The guests are the superintendent and assistant superintendent of the public schools in Bethel, CT. They talk about implementing a distance learning program for students during the Covid-19 crisis.

On this edition of the Organic Farm Stand:

--Guy's Small Farms report

--Honey Bee report by Vincent Kaye

--Report on the Milford Community Garden by Linda Ball

Panel: Guy and Janelle Beardsley, Chris Ferrio

Host: Richard Hill

* Donald Trump's Malignant Narcissism Key Factor in Federal Government's Failed Pandemic Response; Bandy X. Lee, M.D, Assistant Clinical Professor in Law and Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine; Producer: Scott Harris.

* With In-Person Voting Deemed Hazardous, Extreme Caution is Urged re: Move to Mail-In Ballots; Greg Palast investigative reporter and author; Producer: Scott Harris.

* Opponents Demand a Halt to Keystone XL pipeline Construction Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; Faith Spotted Eagle of the Brave Heart Society of the Yankton Dakota nation; Producer: Melinda Tuhus