WPKN: Outspoken. Outrageous. Outstanding.
Week of January 8, 2006
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This week on the air at 89.5 and 88.7 FM:
Sunday, January 15
2:00 PM
Live from the Pequot Library in Southport, CT.
Live music and interviews with blues artist Mark Naftalin and his special guests Chance Brown and Guy Clark. In addition, you will learn about the unique history of a venerable cultural institution that has been presenting performances in their lovely auditorium for over a century. Come to the library for a day of music and a book sale from 1:00 to 5:00 PM or tune in on the radio.
10:00 PM
Who's lurking in your computer?
There's a growing threat to your personal computer by aggressive marketing, spam, hackers and commercialism of the internet. It's a dilemma that faces everyone. We're exploring this issue with Arlan Biesecker, a writer computer security expert who can explain how you are at risk and offer some solutions.
Monday, January 16
4:00 PM
Songwriter and guitarist Liam Bailey will perform live in the studio.
Liam says "If I'm playing with bluegrass people, I'll tell them that I'm mainly a jazz player; if I'm playing with jazz people, I'll tell them that I'm mainly a bluegrass player and if I'm playing with rock people, I'll tell them I'm mainly a bluegrass and jazz player. I want them to know that
I'm diverse. I want to play in every style I hear." You can listen, too.
8:00 PM
Counterpoint
- Kim Gandy, president of NOW, the National Organization for Women, discusses the Senate Supreme Court nomination hearings of Samuel Alito.
- John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, assesses the growing progressive movements in the U.S. and around the world.
- James Jennings of Conscience International examines the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran over that nation's nuclear program.
- Kevin Zeese, director of Democracy Rising, investigates U.S. government spying on peace and social justice groups in Maryland and around the nation.
- Summary of some of the week's under-reported news stories
- Israeli-Palestinian Impasse Likely to Persist after Sharon's Stroke. Interview with Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, conducted by Scott Harris.
- Court Reversal Upholds Civil Suit in Human Rights Case Against Salvadoran Generals. Interview with Moira Feeney, attorney with the Center for Justice and Accountability, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
- West Virginia Coal Mine Deaths Expose Bush Weakening of Federal Safety Regulation. Interview with Chris Kutalik, editor of Labor Notes, conducted by Scott Harris.
