* In Midterm Election Progressives Can Play a Pivotal Role to Defeat Fascist Republicans; Norman Solomon, co-founder of RootsAction.org; Producer: Scott Harris.

* Jails Filled with People Not Yet Convicted of a Felony, Are Eligible to Vote; Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist with the Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

* Corporate Media's Horse Race Coverage Ignores Critical Issues Important to Voters; Andrew Lawrence, Senior Researcher at Media Matters for America; Producer: Scott Harris.

Spotlight On Arts & Culture | October 10, 2022 | Double Header: Americans for the Arts & The Bridgeport Art Trail

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

In our double-header show in October, we first introduced Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts, and the main force behind the influential Arts & Economic Prosperity Study. This measures the economic impact of the nonprofit arts and culture industry on our towns, regions and states, and the Cultural Alliance is leading the study by conducting audience surveys at cultural events through April 2023. Hear from Randy why this is such a big deal.

Then we invite several of the organizers and presenters of the Bridgeport Art Trail to talk about some of the highlights of the upcoming 14th Art Trail, slated for Nov. 10-13. Hear founder and chief organizer, Suzanne Kachmar, and other key participants, including artist and gallerist Cris Dam, artist Richard Killeaney, and Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District President & CEO, Lauren Coakley Vincent, talk to what’s special about the BAT and why this one promises to be the “best ever.”

Faisal Saleh, the Director and Founder of Palestine Museum US, speaks about the Museum's Collateral Event Exhibition at The 59th Venice Biennale, "From Palestine With Art."

For more information on "From Palestine With Art":

https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/CT-Palestine-Museum-Venice-Biennale-17067349.php

https://www.palestinemuseum.us/books/from-palestine-with-art-the-book-of-the-venice-biennale-collateral-exhibition

For more on Palestine Museum US:

https://www.palestinemuseum.us/

https://www.facebook.com/PalestineMuseum.US/

https://www.instagram.com/palestinemuseum.us/

https://twitter.com/palmuseumus?lang=en

* Amid Haiti Crisis Civil Society Groups Oppose Foreign Intervention; Jemima Pierre, co-coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace team on Haiti; Producer: Scott Harris.

* Big Oil Stock Buy Backs Must be Stopped; William Lazonick, professor emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts; Producer: Scott Harris.

* Biden Urged to Restart Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Health Study Halted by Trump; Michael Hendryx, professor emeritus at the University of Indiana’s School of Public Health; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

My guest today is a highly successful insurance agent Maureen Gallagher. I wanted to get Maureen's perspective on the the rise in Extreme weather events and the effects they have on the Insurance industry covering the losses incurred.

Maureen Gallagher is the Risk Management Group Agency President. Gallagher specializes in insurance placement, risk management consulting and expert opinions. She began her career almost 50 years ago and has held the titles of insurance underwriter, broker, claims consultant, expert witness, keynote speaker, historian, and teacher. She has been featured and profiled in numerous publications and was named by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the “Best and Brightest” and as one of “Detroit’s Most Influential Women.” Risk and Insurance recognized Gallagher as a Workers Compensation and 2020 At Large “Power Broker” which identifies the best brokers in the country.

-U.S. water bodies drying up

-Great Salt Lake shrinks to historic lows

-Amazon River reaches new low level due to drought

-Countries of the worlds Global South are furious

-Scientists want limits on fishing in Antarctica's Southern Ocean

-4 out of 5 cities had “significant climate hazards” this year.

-growth in hydrocarbons far exceeded the growth of wind and solar

-carbon dioxide emissions to rise by just under 1% this year

Gretl Gallicchio, a member of the environmental stewardship group

10,000 Hawks, talks about the threats to the CT shoreline posed by the

proposed Tweed Airport expansion.

Interview by Richard Hill and Chris Ferrio

Host: Rob Fried.

My guest here today on DITD is Vincent Kay a lifelong resident of Connecticut. Vincent happens to be one of Connecticut's top garlic growers. So I contacted him to buy seed and come to find out he worked for Pacifica Network News as well as NPR and as News Director at WPKN radio in Bridgeport From 1996-98.

Now after 38 years he operates the State's largest commercial beekeeping business and is the sole proprietor of Swords into Plowshares Honey, producing Connecticut's finest wildflower honey, and providing crop and orchard pollination services and in addition to all this grows a whole lot of garlic.

-Horn of Africa declaration of famine is imminent

-Widespread flooding caused by extreme rainfall in Nigeria

-Hurricane Ian is the 15th largest extreme weather event

-New Jersey sues ExxonMobil, Chevron over global warming lies

-Alaska cancels the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest

-Experts call for renewed efforts protect the world's oceans

-Global wildlife populations plummet by 69 per cent

-First-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast