WPKN Community Radio

WPKN Community Radio

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  • GaiaGram # 160 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    --Trillions of dollar subsidies for fossil fuels cause “environmental havoc
    -Climate tech has been a fast-growing sector for venture capital
    -Cork Ireland announces no new oil and gas leases will be issued
    -New Mexico to ban new oil and gas leases near protected areas
    -Austin, Texas company, is plugging old oil and gas wells
    -Florida Insurance premiums are skyrocketing
    -Swiss voters approve a global minimum tax on businesses.
    -The UN adopts a Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty
    5 min
  • Between The Lines - 6/21/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Opponents Gear up to Fight GOP's Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medicare; Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * As Climate Crisis Worsens, Environmental Regulations Sacrificed to Reach Debt Ceiling Deal; Elizabeth Yeampierre, Exec Dir of Uprose, & Board co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * Ensuring Juneteenth Federal Holiday Remains Radical and Relevant to Today's Civil Rights Struggle; Robert Greene II, Asst Prof of History at Claflin University and Senior Editor, Black Perspectives; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • Ramon Garcia And The Fight For Education Equity In Connecticut
    {This episode was first broadcast live on June 18, 2023 on WPKN}
    Host Mike Merli sits down with Ramon Garcia, a New Britain resident and Parent Advocate with ConnCAN engaged in education equity work here in Connecticut.
    For more on ConnCAN:
    https://conncan.org/
    https://www.facebook.com/ConnCAN/
    https://twitter.com/conncan
    25 min
  • THE ACE Awardees: The Role of the Arts & Culture in Building Community
    As we celebrate our ACE Awardees (see details here), we interviewed them on our June show about the role that community plays in their work. At our June 21 awards breakfast we will focus on how the arts and culture is the glue for our communities, highlighting the significant role that artists and arts and cultural institutions play in connecting communities across government, businesses, nonprofit agencies, educational institutions and municipalities. This connection activates communities, offers common ground, and creates a sense of place that leads to economically and socially thriving communities.
    Our guests were:
    • Cris Dam, Artist Award
    • Vic Mulaire, The NEST Arts Factory, Citizen Award
    • David Genovese, Baywater Properties, Corporate Award
    • Jenny Nelson, Westport Country Playhouse, Educator Award
    • Michael Jehle, Fairfield Museum & History Centre, Nonprofit Award
    1 hr
  • Between The Lines - 6/14/23 ©2023 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Speculation Surrounds FBI Raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Residence; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics, author and writer at Salon; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Protesting Deal to Build Mountain Valley Pipeline, Rep. Tlaib Says Corporate Greed is Killing Us; Rashida Tlaib, democratic congresswoman of Michigan; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    * The Urgent Need to Reduce Rising US-China Tensions and Avert Future Conflict; Mel Gurtov, prof. emeritus of Political Science, at Portland State University; Producer: Scott Harris.
    29 min
  • GaiaGram # 159 -Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis.
    -Record heat wave in Mexico Affects Texas and parts of Louisiana.
    -Puerto Rico gets temperatures as hot as 125 degrees Fahrenheit
    -Thousands of dead fish washing up along the Gulf Coast
    -It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice
    -The U.K. is cracking down on greenwashing by fossil fuel giants.
    -Global carbon dioxide emissions rose under 1% in 2022
    -Texas may restrict the generation of wind and solar energy
    -Europe has lost over half a billion birds in 40 years
    -Global warming is causing sea levels to rise in Miami
    5 min
  • Harry Hanson Gloria Ferrer wine maker
    My guest today is Harry Hansen. Mr. Hansen is Director of Winemaking for Gloria Ferrer Winery. He has worked 30 plus years in the California wine industry, making many fine sparkling and still wines. Gloria Ferrer was the first Sparkling Winery in Carneros, Sonoma. We talk about organic and regenerative wine making practices amongst other subjects.
    23 min
  • Labor's Prospects in 2023 and Beyond
    Labor historian and economist Michael Zweig places the current struggle by working people for a fair deal in the context of the history of the labor movement from the late 19th Century to date.
    Interview by Richard Hill, June 8, 2023
    28 min

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