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WPKN Community Radio

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  • Band Central September 2023 (Full Show) PODCAST
    HOST: Rob Fried, Band Central
    Guests:
    Amy Barnouw, Director of the Fairfield Region, The Connecticut Audubon Society
    Our Vision: To be the premier provider of information and services helping the people we serve live full and meaningful lives.
    Core Values
    To be the premier provider of information and services helping the people we serve live full and meaningful lives.
    Jeff Keith, the inspiration for the Connecticut Challenge as well as its Co-Founder and President. As a cancer survivor and philanthropist, Jeff has focused on leading initiatives through development and fundraising in the cancer arena that range from discovery research to state-of-the-art cancer survivor programs at institutions like the Yale Cancer Center.
    Tracy Flood, President CLASP
    Our Mission: We create and support family environments for people with autism and intellectual disabilities by attracting and retaining a nurturing and dedicated staff.
    49 min
  • Between The Lines - 9/27/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Cult Expert Concerned Trump Supporters Will Respond with Violence if he Loses 2024 Election; Steven Hassan, Author and Director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Climate Activists Target Govt Officials Who Aren’t Using Their Power to Address the Climate Crisis; Betty Moose, a 20-year-old college student from Maryland active with the group Climate Defiance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Nation’s Rise: Shaping a New Global Economy no Longer Dominated by the US and its Allies; Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • GaiaGram # 173 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    Catastrophic flooding occurs in ten countries simultaneously.
    Climate change causes fall in insurance industry profits
    France sends military forces to distribute water on territory of Mayotte,
    Venice may become protected world heritage site
    Western states in the US trying to negotiate future water cuts
    Electric cars are smashing all kinds of records in the US
    The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act bill, passes California Senate
    Los Angeles installs, “trash interceptor,” a device to collect trash before reaching the ocean.
    5 min
  • GaiaGram # 172 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    Northern Hemisphere saw its hottest summer on record
    Hong Kong issued the highest "black" rainstorm warning after torrential rains
    Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record
    Alaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations
    Oregon, is in a state of emergency over drought
    Trump's border wall attempt negatively affected cultural and natural resources
    Paris to fight climate change agreement working, but more to be done
    The rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has continued to decline significantly.
    5 min
  • GaiaGram # 174 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    U.S. Climate Alliance pledges to quadruple the use of heat pumps by 2030
    Drought threatens the Panama Canal
    Zero emissions vehicles to attain market share between 62-86 percent by 2030
    Germany to generate more than half of its electricity from renewables this year.
    Florida Gov. DeSantis said humans are “safer than ever” from the threat of climate change
    The U.S. to fight climate change with the American Climate Corps.
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 9/20/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * UAW Strike Demands Fairness for Workers, as US Automakers Spend Billions on Stock Buybacks; Lucy Dean Stockton, editor and reporter with The Lever; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * GOP Attacks Wisconsin's Democratic Institutions to Maintain Grip on Minority Rule; Ruth Conniff, Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Examiner; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Supporters of Leonard Peltier Call on Pres. Biden to Release America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner; Holly Cook Macarro, NDN Collective & Fawn Sharp, Pres. National Congress of American Indians; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    29 min
  • Melinda Tuhus and Stop Cop City Solidarity Here in Connecticut
    On the September 17, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by journalist and activist Melinda Tuhus.
    Melinda speaks about her involvement in Stop Cop City solidarity work here in Connecticut.
    On September 30 at 4pm, the Stop Copy City CT group will be holding an event at The People's Center (37 Howe Street in New Haven).
    For updates from the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta:
    https://twitter.com/defendATLforest
    https://twitter.com/CommunityMvt
    https://twitter.com/micahinATL
    To connect with the Stop Cop City CT organizing group:
    https://www.instagram.com/stopcopcityct/
    23 min
  • Between The Lines - 9/13/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * 22 Years After 9/11 It’s time to Reassess the US War on Terror; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Scientist Believes Climate Activists are Doing the Most Important Work on Planet Earth Right Now; Peter Kalmus, Ph.D., a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and climate activist; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * RICO Indictment of 61 ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Criminalizes Dissent, Sets Dangerous Precedent; Paul Glaze, a spokesperson for the Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min

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