WPKN Community Radio

WPKN Community Radio

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  • GaiaGram # 222 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Catastrophic flooding hits southwestern CT
    -North Carolina beachfront falls into the Atlantic Ocean
    -Mediterranean Sea reaches highest recorded temperature
    -Phoenix has been over 100 degrees F for 77 straight days
    -Current and future human health and wellbeing at serious risk
    -Greece is facing a severe water shortage problem
    -IRS is offering rebates up to a 30% on clean energy products
    5 min
  • GaiaGram # 221 Environmental Headlines from around a planet in crisis
    -Tropical Storm Debby swamped Florida’s sewage systems
    -Climate warms Artic permafrost releasing ancient Mercury
    -U.S. DoE awards $147 million for world’s storage facility in Maine
    -Ebron Solar will invests $942 million in New Mexico’s solar
    -U.S. Government to fund $1.45 billion to solar manufacturer
    -Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace around the world
    -China to accelerate cutting greenhouse gasses by 2035
    5 min
  • Spotlight on Arts and Culture 2024
    Tune into this episode to hear Sabrina Godeski, Director of Business Development & Tourism for the City of Norwalk and staff to the Norwalk Arts and Cultural Commission, and Brian Kaspr, a Norwalk artist, who will discuss Norwalk’s art scene and how the city is driving their local economy through the arts and culture!
    1 hr
  • Rewild LI w/ Gloria Frazee #4
    Gloria Frazee joins me as a regular monthly guest on Digging in the Dirt. Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and its Summer Program for high school students. She is also the founder of ReWild/East Hampton Compost…. in collaboration with the Town of East Hampton.
    14 min
  • Between The Lines - 8/14/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
    * Kamala Harris Can Politically Neutralize Dangerous SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling; Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * Can Gov. Tim Walz's Minnesota Progressive Legislative Victories be Replicated Nationally?; Branko Marcetic, staff writer with Jacobin magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.
    * In NYC Climate Protest Citibank Orders Arrest of Activist Classical Cellist Performing Bach; John Mark Rozendaal an activist with Extinction Rebellion NYC; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
    29 min
  • Are you afraid of the dark?
    Light pollution is worse than the dark.
    Laura Modlin interviews Leo Smith, Chair of the CT chapter of Dark Sky International, on what light pollution is, how it harms animals, our ecosystem, human health - and what fixes there are to this issue.
    Originally aired August 11, 2024
    30 min
  • The Huneebee Project
    I speak with Sarah Taylor, founder and executive director of the Huneebee Project, and Alex, a youth worker in the project, which, according to its website, brings "bee hives to community gardens and vacant green spaces, equitable employment opportunities to local youth, and raw honey & beeswax products to you." I first learned about this inspiring effort on a bike tour, and wanted to learn more, so I interviewed Sarah and Alex at one of the community gardens.
    30 min
  • When narcissists target do-gooder groups
    Laura Modlin interviewed Dr. Ramani Durvasula. author of "It's Not You," a NY Times bestselling book on identifying and healing from narcissistic abuse.
    They discussed what happens when do-gooder groups are targets for narcissists who want to use the cause to advance themselves. And what can be done about it.
    Aired July 7, 2024
    30 min

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WPKN is a nonprofit, freeform, community radio station (arts organization) that is more than 50 years old. The vision of WPKN is to build community, a loyal and growing audience, and an engaged and…

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