- Faiza Al-Araji is a Shiite Iraqi civil engineer with a Sunni husband and three children. She fled Iraq after one of her sons was imprisoned. As she tours America this spring, she speaks out against the U.S. occupation.
- Marcia Hoffman from the Electronic Privacy Information Center who discusses the GOP Congressional leadership effort to prevent an investigation of President Bush's illegal NSA wiretap program.
- Danny Schechter of Media Channel.org, describes a new campaign his group is organizing to hold corporate media outlets accountable for their flawed coverage of the Iraq war.
- Update on the Teamster's strike against Stratford, CT based Sikorsky, manufacturers of military and civilian helicopters -- focused on health benefits.
Audio archives and info at www.whiterosesociety.org
Tuesday, March 14
5:30 PM
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
- Summary of some of the week's under-reported news stories
- Israel and U.S. Attempt to Isolate New Palestinian Hardline Hamas Government. Interview with Lori Allen, post-doctoral fellow at Brown University, conducted by Scott Harris.
- Poll Finds U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Overwhelmingly Favor Withdrawal Within a Year. Interview with Kelly Dougherty, cofounder of Iraq Veterans Against the War, conducted by Scott Harris.
- Bush Administration Budget Cuts Targeting U.S. Park Service Imperils Infrastructure. Interview with Alexander Brash, of the National Parks Conservation Association, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.
10:00 PM
New Music New Haven -- Concert performances of contemporary music recorded at Yale University and hosted by composer Martin Bresnick. This month:
- "Rose Circles" (2004) by Mark Dancigers
- "Stanzas in Meditation" (2004) by Sarah Snider
- "I Saw a Woman Sit Alone" by Martin Suckling
- "Trio in Red" (2001) by Aaron Jay Kernis
Wednesday, March 15
8:00 PM
Live from... Where?, WPKN radio's monthly live concert broadcast series presents Le Nozze di Carlo, live in Studio 207 at the University Of Bridgeport Student Center. Presented before a studio audience and broadcast live on the air. Please join us for this special live broadcast. Call for directions and reservation: 203 331 9753. More info and some audio clips at wpkn.org/where/.
Friday, March 17
8:30 PM
Central Asian folk music and throat singing with the ensemble ALASH from Tuva. We are broadcasting live from The Enchanted Garden Conservatory of the Arts, at 529 Ethan Allen Hwy (Route 7), Ridgefield CT. Join us, live from there or on the air! More info: wpkn.org/where/tuva.html Technorati tags: WPKN, WPKM, Bridgeport, New London, radio, Montauk
