Combining his extensive background in television, classical music and the arts, Mr. Wilk is the series Executive Producer of Live From Lincoln Center. For over 40 years, this Emmy Award winning PBS series has featured some of the world’s greatest presentations including performances from the New York Philharmonic, American Ballet Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and many other world-class visiting artists. Mr. Wilk was most recently named Executive Producer of Lincoln Center at the Movies, Great American Dance.

Richard Epstein interview with Jazz great Christian McBride | 10/17 by WPKN Community Radio

This Week on Between The Lines:

Jamal Abdi: Trump's Decertification of Iran Nuclear Deal Isolates and Weakens U.S.

Eagan Kagan: With Obamacare Subsidy Cut, Trump Will Raise Insurance Premiums, Reduce Coverage

Laurie Sobel: Trump Guts Obamacare Birth Control Mandate in Another Blow to Reproductive Rights

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Mic Check

Host: Valerie Richardson

Guest:

Ann O'Brien

Director of Community Engagement

IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services

http://www.irisct.org/

Valerie and Ann discussed the overall work of IRIS and some of the challenges presented by the Trump administration's crackdown on refugees. This discussion came in the wake of the announcement that the president had capped the number of refugees coming to the United States for the new fiscal year at 45,000, the lowest number ever admitted and far short of what refugee agencies believe is the minimum needed for the current humanitarian challenge.

Garnett Ankle returns to the air after a break from radio. Please listen a re-broadcast of a conversation Garnett had with Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center. This conversation centers around the issue of extremism in the United States and whether it is on the rise. This discussion is important as the nation witnesses a president encouraging racists and racism in the United States. A listener calls in and gives her opinion.

Prof. Kuzmarov provides a detailed critique of the Burns-Novick Vietnam War documentary series that has been running on PBS.

The panelists welcomed in-studio guest Lauren Gray of the Lower Fairfield group Action Together Connecticut. Tom Swan, Executive Director of Connecticut Citizen Action Group, joined by phone.

WPKN's GM Report to the Listener: Steve di Costanzo

• Benny Wallace, noted Jazz musician and founder of Back Country Jazz nonprofit that works in the Bridgeport school system. His group is performing a 100th Birthday Monk Celebration t at Mertens Theater on the University of Bridgeport campus.

WPKN GM Report to the Listener- Steve di Costanzo, GM

• Charlie Griggs, outreach director of Gateway Bridgeport Initiative and Ida Angland, the musical director. They are focused on bringing opera back to Bridgeport. There will be an in-studio performance by violinist Yigit Karatas, the 2017 Waldo Mayo Memorial Violin Competition at Carnegie Hall.

GM Report to the Listener on WPKN- Steve di Costanzo, GM

• Doug LeClair Director of Asbury Shorts USA- An Evening of the Best Short Films coming to Fairfield County on

Monday, October 16th at Stage One Fairfield Theatre Company.