A great interview with Randy Szkola, Allison Menedez and Renee Marsh hosted by John Corvino.

Discussion about "Gorey's World," with Erin Monroe, Robert H. Schutz, Jr., Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Wadsworth Atheneum.

"For more than 50 years, Edward Gorey’s spare pen and ink drawings illustrating tales of hapless children, kohl-eyed swooning maidens, and whimsical creatures have delighted and amused audiences. Gorey’s Worlds is the first museum exhibition to explore the artistic inspiration of the famed American artist and author by presenting his personal art collection alongside art of his own creation."

On this edition of WHAT A STORY! hosted by Ina Chadwick, a variety of perspectives on dogs, women, relationships and more. It's a celebration of women and much more with poetry, comedy, music and stories. Featuring Mary Oliver, Megan-Smith Harris, Billy Collins, Rita Rudner, Jeanne Robertson “Don't send a man to the grocery store!” and others. What A Story! airs each month on WPKN on the last Saturday at 12 noon ET. Follow What A Story! on Facebook, listen to What A Story! archived here and in the WPKN archives.

Hosts: Andy Kadison & Jerry Vigorito

Great Interview with Nicole Atkins hosted by Martha Nachman. Don't miss Nicole's upcoming performance on May 3rd at The Acoustic right here in Bridgeport!

• Norman Solomon: Trump Missile Strike Does Nothing to End Syria's Brutal War

• Joel Gordes: Shift to Distributed, Decentralized Energy Grid Gaining Momentum

• Alex Lawson: Trump-GOP Tax Cuts for Wealthy Creates Massive Debt, False Rationale to Slash Social Security, Medicare

The Farm Stand panel talks with Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (www.nodpa.org) about the threat to small organic dairy farmers posed by declining milk prices and huge corporate dairy producers.

Panel: Guy Beardsley, Bill Duesing, Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio.

The Farm Stand panel talks with Jack Kittredge and Julie Rawson from Many Hands Farm in Barre, MA about their no-till farming practices.

Guy Beardsley provides the Small Farm Report.

Panel: Bill Duesing, Guy Beardsley, Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio.

Date: April 15, 2018

Mic Check | Host: Mike Merli

Guests:

Darlene, Heidi, Kiyarah, Aniyyah, Jalin, and Shera from the Waterbury-based organization, Make 'em Believe

Description:

Waterbury-based organization Make 'em Believe discuss their current and future activities, including their upcoming Someone I Love Dance.

For more information on Make 'em Believe:

www.facebook.com/MakeemBelieve2017/

The Roundtable panel discusses the US missile strikes on Damascus and interviews Stan Heller from Promoting Enduring Peace (www.pepeace.org) about the situation in Syria and the broader Middle East.

Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill