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Friday October 16 on WPKN and wpkn.org

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Today's schedule:

3:00 AM - Jose Colon
6:00 am WPKN Morning - with Doug Echols this morning
9:00 am Dave-O with more reggae.
11:55 am News and Community Announcements
12 Noon First Voices: Indigenous Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse
1:00 pm Radio Base Camp with Steve di Costanzo and Eric Cocks: 60's-mid 70's-psych, garage, rock, folk and BEYOND!
3:55 pm News and community announcements
4:00 pm Mike Zeeto presents
5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - complete report is at 11:00 pm
6:00 pm Youth Radio CT: Richard Hill and student broadcasters
6:55 pm News and community announcements
7:00 pm Kathy DeMino: Female vocalists and male guitarists receive special attention.
8:30 pm Ray Terlaga: music and AIDS Update and Skies of Bridgeport

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis
11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News
11:30 pm Friday Night Fish Fry:Eric Ford
3:00 am Off Beat with Rich Kaminsky

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Thursday October 15 on WPKN and wpkn.org

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Today's schedule:

3:00 am - Isidu music for the wee hours

6:00 am WPKN Morning - Cliff Furnald works the global music beat, plus news, traffic and community announcements

9:00 am Binnie Klein opens up A Miniature World of music, talk and ideas.

Today, Binnie  welcomes brilliant author Katie Kitamura to talk about her debut novel, "The Longshot" 

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Sea Change Radio

12:30 pm TBA

1:00 pm All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan: a collage of great music and current-events sound bites

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm John Motavalli - eclectic music

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - complete report is at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Blues in the Evening with Bob Shapiro and Al Bell

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Eric Ford 

3:00 am Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon 

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Wednesday October 14 on WPKN/M and wpkn.org

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News and/or community announcements can be heard at 5 minutes before each hour

6 AM - Morning on WPKN with Ebong Udoma - music, news and community information

9 AM - Mirror Ya Vibes: Reggae with I Messiah

12 Noon -   Between the Lines: details here

12:30 PM -  Tidings from Hazel Kahan: Why Isn't Health Care a Human Right?

Hazel interviews the director of a of community-based health care program in south India and compares the basis of health care in the US, India and Germany.

1 PM - The American Popular Song: Malcolm C. Dankner highlights the composers and singers who make the music.  Lots of Sinatra and Ella often included. 

4 PM -Sometimes Classical: Richard Epstein

4-4:30PM The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 70 years of continuous music -making on stage at Connecticut's Norwalk Concert Hall on Saturday night, October 17th.  Richard talks about the orchestra, past and present, with Music Director Diane Wittry.

5:55PM Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - Full report at 11pm

7 PM - Chris Teskey presents 3 hours of folk, bluegrass and a bit of Celtic.

10 PM - Democracy Now with Amy Goodman

11 PM - Free Speech Radio News: World and National News 

11:30 - Conscious brings you Soul Talk; music and spoken word.

3:00 AM -Isidu 

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Between the Lines for Wednesday, October 14 and Sunday October 18

This week's most under-reported news stories and these interviews:

GOP Legislators in Violation of the Logan Act by Supporting Honduran Coup Government

Scott Harris talks to Brendan Cooney, a writer and anthropologist, who explains why he believes Republican Party legislators have broken the law by supporting the illegal Coup-installed government in Honduras.

Israeli Mililtary Refusers on U.S. Tour to Discuss Israel’s Occupation of the West Bank

Melinda Tuhus talks with Netta Mishly and Maya Wind who explain their decision to refuse Israeli military service and their call to Americans to stop supporting the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian West Bank through their tax dollars. 

    

G-20 Arrest of Elliot Madison for operating a protest communications network

Scott Harris talks with Martin Stolar, the attorney representing Elliot Madison, a man arrested for using Twitter to text message to activists at the recent G-20 protests in Pittsburgh. Stolar explains what’s at stake for civil liberties in the case.

Between the Lines is heard each Wednesday at 12 Noon and repeated Sundays at 5pm.   Audio downloads and podcasts of BTL are available along with more background information at www.btlonline.net

 

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Tuesday October 13

Listener supported WPKN depends on you. When you make a donation now, you help us keep our on-air fund raising brief and keep our programming strong!

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Jeep Ward

9:00 am Johnny Be Good with John Corvino

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12:00 noon Counterspin: media analysis by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

12:30 pm Grit Radio with Laura Flanders

1:00 pm Phil Bowler's Jazz Adventures

4:00 pm Terry Hopper - The Quest for truth, beauty, and intensity; music and ideas from a humanist perspective

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News: complete report at 11 pm 

7:00 pm Jim Motavalli

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Johnny Rizzo

3:00 am Six Feet Deep with Jeep Ward behind the board - hip-hop

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Monday, October 12

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6:00 am WPKN Mornings - music, news, information - with Annette Szczesiul

9:00 am Irie Radio with I-Tone: Reggae

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Progressive Radio - Interviews with Matt Rothchild editor of The Progressive.

12:30 pm This Way Out - news about/for the GLBT community

1:00 pm Kevin Gallagher is in for Kimberly Massengill.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Pete Stewart - Various shades of Blues, Folk, R&B, Rock, Country, Jazz, World

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Jazz Variations with Patrick O'Sullivan

7:55 pm White Rose Political Calendar

8:00 pm Counterpoint with Scott Harris - interviews on important issues of the day.  Details here

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Connections...with Eric Cocks

2:55 am News and community announcements

3:00 am Home Base Radio with Yves Wilson and Greg Brown  

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Counterpoint for Monday October 12

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday   between 8:00-10:00 pm ET.   1) Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison, co-directors of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, discuss the decisions that President Obama must soon make on the direction of U.S. policy in the Afghan war -- and how his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize may effect a move toward further escalation of the conflict. 2) Jane Hamsher, founder and publisher of the online news site FireDogLake.com and author of the best selling book, "Killer Instinct," talks about where Congressional debate on healthcare reform is headed, and the role conservative Democrats will play in the outcome of a Senate vote on cloture needed to avoid a Republican fillibuster. 3) Brendan Cooney, a writer and anthropologist, explains why he believes Republican Party legislators have broken the law by traveling to Honduras to provide support for the illegal government installed by a coup there in June. 4) Martin Stolar, the attorney representing Elliot Madison, a man arrested by the FBI for his role in coordinating a communications network for protesters at the recent Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh, using text messaging like Twitter, talks about what's at stake int the case for civil liberties. An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free atwww.whiterosesociety.org  Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts.

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Sunday, October 11

5:00 am Radio Vision with Pierre Mersier in Haitian language
7:00 am Integrative Wellness: Ameni Harris, Maud Joseph and Dr. Z
10:00 am Morning Maniac Music: David Golden
2:00 pm La Esquina Latina: Luis and Edwin share music from hotter spots-Latin jazz, pop
5:00 pm Between The Lines: WPKN's award-wining review of the news and opinion not heard on the major media.
5:30 pm Pam Smith's Amazon Radio
7:00 pm Antique Blues with Bill Nolan
10:00 pm Dave "Casey Jones" Schwartz's guests will be Danny Kalb and Dolly Curtis.Danny Kalb was the founder of The blues Project. He has performed and recorded with many legends of the day that include Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Al Kooper, Steve Katz and many others. He'll be talking about his musical career and, up and coming performances with his new band, The Danny Kalb Trio.
Dolly Curtis is a frequent guest of Dave s program. She is the host of the TV series Dolly Curtis Interviews.
12:00 am Paralelo Zero - Radio Brazil: K.C. Vaz brings pop and Brazil together
2:00 am Bobby Mondavi

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Today's programs:

6:00 am It's A Hit: Musicals with Rob Reeves
9:00 am Car Bob
11:00 am Barricada: John Lugo in spanish Political discussion with explorations of all types of Latino music, especially Latin rock and nueva trova
1:00 pm Second Saturday Magazine with Bob Johnson
4:00 pm Ken Best interviews musicians and authors of books on music, offers occasional sports talk, and of course, plays some Good Music.
7:00 pm Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson
(as a fill-in for Leaving the 20th Century with No Regrets: Scott Shapleigh)
10:00 pm Mikki's Room
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WPKN and wpkn.org for Friday, October 9, 2009

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Today's schedule:

3:00 AM - Jose Colon

6:00 am WPKN Morning - J.F. in the Morning

9:00 am SAMBA Zanj Radio Haitian roots music.

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Indigenous Politics: from New England & Beyond

1:00 pm Radio Base Camp with Steve di Costanzo and Eric Cocks: 60's-mid 70's-psych, garage, rock, folk and BEYOND!

1:30p.m. Radio Base Camp interviews Tommy James (from Tommy James and the Shondells with 19 Billboard hits to their credit.)

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Horyczun "On the Horizon" 5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - complete report is at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Kathy DeMino

8:30 pm Ray Terlaga

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Jeff Day

3:00 am Off Beat with Rich Kaminsky

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WPKN and wpkn.org for October 8, 2009

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Today's schedule:

3:00 AM - Bruce Miller presents music new and old from around the world

6:00 am WPKN Morning - Cliff Furnald works the global music beat, plus news, traffic and community announcements

9:00 am Binnie Klein opens up A Miniature World of music, talk and ideas.

Today, Binnie welcomes Ina Wilde and Simon Billig to the studio to talk about their exciting new storytelling series "Fourth Wall Down."

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Sea Change Radio

12:30 pm TBA

1:00 pm All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan: a collage of great music and current-events sound bites

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Bob Balogh: the news from Backfish, MA, today's obits and music

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - complete report is at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Blues in the Evening with Bob Shapiro and Al Bell

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Ed Flynn Rock 'n Roll Hootenanny

3:00 am Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Wednesday, October 7

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6 AM - Morning on WPKN with Ebong Udoma - music, news and community information

9 AM - Reggae with I Messiah

12 Noon - Between the Lines

12:30 PM - Ken MacDermotRoe presents History Counts. This week's edition: A Century of War, traces the important role of oil in war from World War I when Britain sought to thwart Germany s effort to access mid-east oil through construction of the Berlin to Baghdad Railway to the current wars waged by the United States and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our guest is William Engdahl, author of "A Century of War."

1 PM - Blast back to the 50s and 60s with the music of The Carl J. Frano Show

4 PM - Richard Epstein's Sometimes Classical brings surprises from all over the musical spectrum.

7 PM - Chris Teskey presents 3 hours of folk, bluegrass and a bit of Celtic.

10 PM - Democracy Now with Amy Goodman

11 PM - Free Speech Radio News

11:30 - Conscious brings you Soul Talk; music and spoken word.

3:00 AM - Bruce Miller presents music new and old from around the world

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Community Announcements

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WPKN offers a weekly White Rose Political Calendar to give voice to the struggle for political, social, economic and environmental justice.

Here are this week's listings:

Wed., Oct. 7

At 6:30 p.m. come to a free forum entitled American Values and Health Reform: Are They Connectable? presented by the Reverend Donald McKinney, an authority on the ethics of health care decision making and right to die issues.
At the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse, 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at Scuttle Hole Road in Bridgehampton.
For more information call (631)537-0132

Sat. Oct 10

From 10:00am – 5:00pm, come to the Yale Peabody Museum for A Celebration of North American Native Cultures. The day will feature crafts, games and storytelling with an 11 a.m. performance by Grammy-nominated North American flute player Joseph Fire Crow in this year's focus on North American Native peoples. Sponsored by: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Avenue in New Haven. For more information, call 203.432.3777.

From 10:30am to noon come to the community room of the New Haven Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, across from the Green, for an Urban Garden Workshop. Rachel Ziesk, Certified Master Gardener, will discuss and give great tips for closing your garden and how to maximize your garden for the fall/winter and early spring. Q&A following discussion. Light refreshments served. The workshop is free, and pre-registration is suggested. Sponsored by the New Haven Land Trust. For more information, contact barbara@newhavenlandtrust.org, or call 203-562-6655.

From 7:00pm – 11:30pm it's the Solar Youth Benefit Party, Auction and Planetarium Show. It will include a open bar, hors d'oeuvres, desserts, music and dancing.
There will be a live and silent auctions featuring vacation trips and items from local merchants and a Planetarium Show.
It's at the Leitner Family Observatory & Planetarium, 355 Prospect Street, New Haven. For information and tickets, call 203.387.4189. Sponsored by Solar Youth, a youth development and environmental education organization..

Saturday, October 24

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine/Squeaky Wheel Productions will present a public forum and film screening: "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What Can be Done About It" with University of Massachusetts economics professor emeritus Richard D. Wolff Hear analysis and solutions Michael Moore doesn't cover in his new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story”
It takes place at 2pm, with a reception to follow, at the Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT
For more information and to reserve tickets, call: (203) 268-8446

Also on Sat., Oct. 24, from 3-5 p.m., join a global movement to solve the climate crisis! Come to the New Haven Green to send a clear message to world leaders at the upcoming Climate Conference in Copenhagen that the planet needs to reduce carbon dioxide to 350 ppm to preserve life as we know it. Groups will be tabling on the Green, and at 3:50 p.m. we'll build the numerals 3-5-0 out of people and take an aerial photo! Visit 350.org/Newhaven for more information.

To include your group's upcoming events in the listings of the White Rose Political Calendar – send information about national, regional and local events (two weeks in advance when possible) to: whiterosewpkn@gmail.com.

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WPKN and wpkn.org for Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

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On the air today:

6:00 am   WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Ruben Abreu
including news and community announcements at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

9:00 am   Jazz with Rick Petrone

11:55 am   News and Community Announcements

12:00 noon   Counterspin offers media analysis by 'Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting'

12:30 pm   Grit Radio with Laura Flanders

1:00 pm   Richard Hill

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm   Rod Richardson presents Radio Nothing
(as a fill-in for Valerie Richardson’s Radio Something)

5:55 pm   Headline News from Free Speech Radio News

6:55 pm   News and community announcements

7:00 pm   Jeff Wignall: interviews: blues, jazz, soul and lots of Van Morrison.

10:00 pm   Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm   Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm   Simon Hunter - Another Girl, Another Planet

3:00 am   Six Feet Deep with Jeep Ward behind the board - hip-hop

Monday, October 5th on WPKN and wpkn.org

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6:00 am   WPKN Mornings - A varied menu of music, news, information with Chris Teskey

8:55 am   News and Community Announcements

9:00 am   Irie Radio with I-Tone: Reggae

11:55 am   News and Community Announcements

12 Noon   Progressive Radio - Interviews with Matt Rothchild editor of The Progressive

12:30 pm   This Way Out - news about/for the GLBT community

1:00 pm   Pete Stewart: a musical tour

3:55 pm   News and community announcements

4:00 pm   Soundchecks with Walter Wagoner:

5:55 pm   Headline News from Free Speech Radio News

6:55 pm   News and community announcements

7:00 pm Jazz Variations with Patrick O'Sullivan

7:55 pm   White Rose Political Calendar

8:00 pm   Counterpoint with Scott Harris
  Edward Aguilar, Founding Executive Director of the Project for Nuclear Awareness assesses recent negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program and efforts to prevent that nation from developing nuclear weapons.
  Dr, Andy Coates, secretary of the Capital District chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, takes a critical look at the debate over health care reform and setbacks to a proposed public health insurance option.
  Kevin Bankston, Senior Staff Attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, talks about his group's campaign to reform the USA Patriot Act, summarizes the proposed Justice Act and efforts to release telecommunication company lobbying records on seeking retroactive immunity on warrantless wiretapping.
  Deinsa Jashari, co-founder of Trinity College Anti-War Coalition, discusses the anti-war demonstration being organized for Boston on Saturday, October 17th.

10:00 pm   Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm   Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm   Eric Cocks - music to end the day

[2:55 am   News and community announcements ]

3:00 am   Home Base Radio with Yves Wilson and Greg Brown

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Sunday, October 4th on WPKN and wpkn.org

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5:00 am   Advance Radio with Serge Petit-Homme. A program of music, and information with Maria Cecilia Petit-Homme. (Haitian language program)

7:00 am   Black Introspectives with Leroy Williams & Eric Ford

10:00 am   Morning Maniac Music: David Golden

2:00 pm  La Esquina Latina: Luis or Edwin present music from hotter spots-Latin jazz, pop

5:00 pm   WPKN's own Between The Lines offers news and opinion not heard on the major media. This week:   * Scott Harris talks with Greg Grandin, professor of history at New York University, who discusses the latest developments in Honduras after ousted president Manual Zelaya clandestinely returned to his nation - taking refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.   * Melinda Tuhus interviews Eric Seitz, attorney for Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier. He discusses his client’s recent unsuccessful attempt to be released on Parole.   * Scott Harris talks with Journalism Professor Christopher Martin, who summarizes the results of a study he and Professor Peter Dreier conducted on the corporate media’s flawed coverage of alleged scandals surrounding the community organizing group ACORN.

5:30 pm   Dave Zinovenko brings you music for the kids

7:00 pm   Antique Blues: Bill Nolan presents the longest running music program on WPKN

10:00 pm   The old railroader himself, David Schwartz, hauls a boxcar full of folk music and old time goodness

12:00 pm   K.C. Vaz presents Paralelo Zero -Radio Brazil

2:00 am Bobby Mondavi

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Friday October 2 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

WPKN needs your support WPKN and WPKM are always in need of funds to keep free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution. OR send a contribution to WPKN Radio 244 University Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604 __________________________________________________ The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See complete schedule here.

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Doug Echols

including news at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Irie Radio: Reggae with Dave O

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon First Voices Indigenous Radio with Tiokasin Ghosthorse

1:00 pm Radio Base Camp with Steve di Costanzo and Eric Cocks

2:00 pm Radio Base Camp interviews legendary session musician Carol Kaye.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Horyczun: Expect hot, cutting-edge folk, blues and acoustic sounds. Plus plenty of tasty electric guitar solos and world music.

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News - complete report at 11 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Kathy Demino Female vocalists and male guitarists receive special attention.

8:30 pm Ray Terlaga with music, AIDS Update and Skies of Bridgeport 10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Jeff Day: Esoterica et cetera. avant garde, jazz, whacko, progressive, psychedelic, bagpipes and other drones, sometimes all at once!

3:00 am Off Beat: Rich Kaminsky Technorati tags: WPKN, radio

Thursday October 1 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See complete schedule here.

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WPKN needs your support
We are always in need of funds to keep free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution.
OR send a contribution to

WPKN Radio
244 University Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information  - today with Cliff Furnald and global roots music

including news at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

9:00 am  The Binnie Klein Show:  A Miniature World of euro-pop, trip-hop, indie-rock, singer-songwriter, electronica, interviews, Mystery Audio and the Apes Update.

11:55 am News and Community Announcements 

12 Noon Sea Change Radio: Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon cover the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

12:30 pm Sierra Club Radio

1:00 pm All Mixed Up: Peter Bochan  a collage of great music and current-events sound bites

3:55 pm News and community announcements

 
4:00 pm John Motavalli: Eclectic Radio

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News complete report at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm  Blues in the Evening:  Bob Shapiro or All Bell

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm  New Music Network: Mark Muller

3:00 am  Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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Wednesday September 30 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

WPKN Needs Your Support

WPKN and WPKM are always in need of funds to keep free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution.

OR send a contribution to

WPKN Radio
244 University Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604 

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The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See a complete schedule grid here

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Ebong Udoma

including news at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

9:00 am I-Messiah: Reggae  (reggae fans note: reggae Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am-12noon)

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon  Between The Lines A review of the week's under-reported news stories and this week's interview segments.  Heard every Wednesday at 12:00 noon with repeat broadcast on Sunday at 5:00 pm. Podasts and mp3 audio at http://btlonline.org

12:30 pm Voices of Paumonok: Elizabeth Thunder Bird Haile - first of a new series, voices of people on Long Island's east end. Details here

1:00 pm   Phil Bowler filling in for Malcolm C. Dankner's American Popular Song

3:55 pm News and community announcements 

4:00 pm Music, Sacred and Profane: Nick Jacobs 

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News  - complete report at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Chris Teskey: blue grass and a few surprises 

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News from Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship

11:30 pm Soul Talk: Conscious 

3:00 am Bruce Miller through the night


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Between The Lines for 12 Noon Wednesday, 9/30 & 5pm Sunday 10/04

This week's most under-reported news stories plus the following interviews: 

• Scott Harris talks with Greg Grandin, professor of history at New York University, who discusses the latest developments in Honduras after ousted president Manual Zelaya clandestinely returned to his nation - taking refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.

• Melinda Tuhus interviews Eric Seitz, attorney for Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier.  He discusses his client’s recent unsuccessful attempt to be released on Parole.
  
  

• Scott Harris talks with Journalism Professor Christopher Martin, who summarizes the results of a study he and Professor Peter Dreier conducted on the corporate media’s flawed coverage of alleged scandals surrounding the community organizing group ACORN.   

Between the Lines is heard each Wednesday at 12 Noon and Sunday at 5pm.

More information at Between The Lines web site.

 

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Voices of Paumonok - Wednesday September 30 at 12:30pm

"On the east end of Long Island we say the biggest business is real estate.
Well, I'm asking you,  where did they get all this real estate anyhow?"

WPKN 89.5 / WPKM 88.7 / wpkn.org

present  Voices of Paumonok

the first program in a new series
features Shinnecock Elder Elizabeth Thunder Bird Haile

In a talk given in April 2009 at the Southampton Democratic Club Ms. Haile relates some history of the east end from the perspective of the first peoples of the island they named Paumonok.

Download Audio here

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Tuesday September 29 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

WPKN Needs Your Support 

WPKN is always in need of funds to keep this free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution. OR send a contribution to WPKN Radio 244 University Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604

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The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See complete schedule grid here.

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Jeep Ward

including news and community announcements at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

9:00 am Johnny Be Good: Jazz, etc. with John Corvino

11:55 am News and Community Announcements 

12:00 noon Counterspin  media analysis by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting 

12:30 pm Grit Radio with Laura Flanders

1:00 pm  Phil Bowler - Jazz Adventures

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Radio Something: Valerie Richardson
5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News complete report at 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm  Jim Motavalli:  Americana, blues and jazz plus interviews on green topics

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm  Radio Free Arcadia: Tom Poplawski 

3:00 am Six Feet Deep with Jeep Ward behind the board - hip-hop

 

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Monday Sept 28 on WPKN-WPKM-wpkn.org

WPKN Needs Your Support  

WPKN is always in need of funds to keep this free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution. OR send a contribution to WPKN Radio 244 University Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604

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The WPKN / WPKM program schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See the new schedule grid here.  

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6:00 am WPKN Mornings - music, news, information - with Annette Szczesiul

including news at 6:55, 7:55 and 8:55

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Irie Radio with I-Tone: Reggae

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Progressive Radio - Interviews with Matt Rothchild editor of The Progressive. 

12:30 pm This Way Out - news about/for the GLBT community

1:00 pm Kimberly Massengill: The "Lots of Free Stuff" Episode

Indie-Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Trip-Hop, twang, thump, drag. New stuff, old stuff, not-yet stuff.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Pete Stewart Various shades of Blues, Folk, R&B, Rock, Country, Jazz, World

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News

The complete Free Speech Radio News report is heard at 11 pm.

6:55 pm News and community announcements
 

7:00 pm Jazz Variations with Patrick O'Sullivan

7:55 pm White Rose Political Calendar

8:00 pm Counterpoint with Scott Harris: issues of the day not covered by the main-stream media . Tonight's interview details here

10:00 pm Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez - news and in-depth analysis

11:00 pm Free Speech Radio News - National and Global News

11:30 pm Connections...with Eric Cocks

 2:55 am News and community announcements

3:00 am Home Base Radio with Yves Wilson and Greg Brown

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Counterpoint for September 28, 2009 at 8 pm

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris is heard every Monday between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. 

1) Greg Grandin, professor of history at New York University and author of a number of books, most recently, "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," talks about the tense situation in Honduras after ousted president Manual Zelaya secretly returned to his country and sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy. 

2) Christopher Martin, professor of journalism at the University of Northern Iowa discusses his research, along with professor Peter Dreier of Occidental College, into the corporate media's dishonest coverage of recent "scandals" involving the community organizing group ACORN.

3) David Swanson, co-founder of the group AfterDowningStreet.org and Washington director of Democrats.com talks about his new book, "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

4) Timothy Karr, Campaign Director with the group Free Press, examines the recent initiative of FCC Chair Julius Genachowski's plan to move toward Net Neutrality by expanding the rules to protect a free and open Internet. 

An archive of Counterpoint programs are accessible for free at www.whiterosesociety.org  Some segments of Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio newsmagazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts.

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Sunday September 27 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

WPKN needs your help!

WPKN and WPKM are always in need of funds to keep free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution. 

or send a contribution to 

WPKN Radio
244 University Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604

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The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See the new schedule grid here.

5:00 am Radio Vision with Pierre Mersier in Haitian language

Music and information 

7:00 am Integrative Wellness: Ameni Harris, Maud Joseph and Dr. Z

10:00 am Morning Maniac Music: David Golden

2:00 pm La Esquina Latina: Luis Pomales with music from hotter spots-Latin jazz, pop

5:00 pm Between The Lines: WPKN's award-wining review of the news and opinion not heard on the major media.  This week's interviews

5:30 pm Amazon Radio: Pam Smith presents female vocalists

7:00 pm  Antique Blues: Bill Nolan with the longest running music program on WPKN

10:00 pm Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson

2:00 am Bobby Mondavi

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Saturday September 26 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

WPKN needs your support We can't live by good wishes alone. WPKN and WPKM are always in need of funds to keep free speech radio station alive. Please go to our on-line pledge page and make a tax-deductible contribution. OR send a contribution to WPKN Radio 244 University Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06604
  
The WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. See the new schedule here.

6:00 am  It's a Hit: Musical Comedy with Rob Reeves

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9 am  J.F. presents:  An interview with John Fitch,
noted race car driver whose career spanned 18 years and included such races as the 1951 Argentine Grand Prix, 1955 Mille Miglia, Dunrod Tourist Trophy, and Sebring endurance race as well as numerous lesser races. he also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, finishing as high as third. Fitch also served as the first manager for Chevrolet's Corvette racing team, and the first general manager of the Lime Rock Park race track. Fitch emulated his ancestor, John Fitch who invented the steamship, by inventing many safety innovations for the race track and the highway.

11:00 am Barricada:  John Lugo and various hosts (in spanish) Political discussion with explorations of all types of Latino music, especially Latin rock and nueva trova 

1:00 pm Good Music - Ken Best: interviews with musicians, authors of books on music and occasional sports talk to do the Saturday errands, work around the house, wash the car or just sit back with a cold one.

4:00 pm New Music Network: Mark Muller fills in for Liz Becker

7:00 pm Capitol Radio: Collette Rossingnol

10:00 pm  Mikki's Room: 

A room full of African-American and Native American culture, with history, poetry, what’s been and what could be. Always connecting with those behind the walls (in regional prisons), and scaling our personal walls, too.

 2:00 am Tom Poplawski - Radio Free Arcadia 
An eclectic, unexpected mix of sounds and ideas. Space Rock. Kraut Rock. Prog Rock. Grateful Dead.
 

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