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White Rose Political Calendar

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On Wed March 23, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, there'll be a Public Hearing on the Cost of the Military Budget to New Haven at the Wilbur Cross High School library, 181 Mitchell Drive, New Haven, sponsored by the New Haven Peace Commission. It's free and the public is invited. The hearing will show the impact of the federal budget on the city. Chris Hellman of the National Priorities Project will speak about how the money spent on wars and weapons could better be utilized. Resident testimony of how budget cuts have affected their organizations and them personally will be heard. Light refreshments will be provided. Any questions, call (203)387-0370.

On Wed March 23, from 7:00pm – 8:30pm, the Branford Land Trust presents a lecture, SNAKES OF NEW ENGLAND, at Blackstone Library, Main St. at Cedar St., Branford. Linda Krulikowski, author of Snakes of New England, will give a slide presentation and share her decades of knowledge and passion for snakes. This is a wonderful program for people of all ages. Linda will have books for purchase and autographing. Free and open to the public. For further information go to www.branfordlandtrust.org

The Week of March 21-27 is Israel Apartheid Week. There will be films, discussions and presentations in New Haven, Middletown and Hartford. Former Yale professor and activist Mazin Qumsiyeh, who now lives in his native Palestine, is doing a book tour for his new book, Popular Resistance in Palestine. Dates include Mar. 23, 4 p.m. at the UCONN book store in Storrs; Mar. 24, 1 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield, and Mar. 24, 6 p.m. at Yale University, William L. Harkness Hall, Room 117, New Haven. For more information, visit TheStruggle.org or call (203) 934-2761.

The week of March 21-25, the CT Council on Occupational Safety and Health Exhibit on injured workers will be up in Legislative Office Building in Hartford, First Floor Atrium. It commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in NYC that killed 146 girls and young women between the ages of 13 and 23 years old. A ceremony on March 25 at 4:30 p.m. includes a HartBeat Theater Ensemble performance and awards for high school essay contest winners to raise awareness of workplace health issues. Info: ConnectiCOSH, (860) 953-COSH (2674).

On Friday, March 25, there'll be a free orientation to the Transition Training that will take place over the weekend. It will preview the Triple Challenge of Peak Oil, climate instability, and economic deterioration in ways that move people to positive action, and help people discover imaginative and rewarding ways to work with obstacles that have prevented our communities from recognizing and responding to these challenges. It's at the Friends Meeting House, 225 E. Grand Avenue, New Haven. It's free and open to the public. For more information, contact Terry at terry@dharmahaven.org.

On Monday, March 28, from 6:10 - 8:00 PM, two experts will give their perspectives on "Revolution and Reform in Egypt: Prospects for Meaningful Change," followed by a panel discussion. It's at Yale Law School, 127 Wall St., Room 127. Speakers are Emad El-Din Shahin, Univ. of Notre Dame, and Tarek Masoud, from the Kennedy School at Harvard. Sponsored by the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights. It's free and open to the public. For more information, contact Barbara Mianzo at 203-432-7480 or email barbara.mianzo@yale.edu.

The White Rose Political Calendar is heard at various times during the week on WPKN.

To list your group's local, regional or national events, send announcements, one week in advance when possible, to the White Rose Political Calendar, at whiterosewpkn@gmail.com. This week's calendar was produced by Melinda Tuhus.

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2009-10-17T19:30:00.001-04:00

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Friday October 16 on WPKN and wpkn.org

2009-10-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

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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

2009-10-15T00:01:00.002-04:00

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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

2009-10-14T00:01:00.011-04:00

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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

2009-10-14T00:00:00.001-04:00

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

2009-10-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

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!

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

2009-10-12T03:52:00.000-04:00

WPKN depends on each and every one of our listeners for our future. Please consider making a donation today, to support free-form, community radio.

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

2009-10-11T23:52:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-11T03:33:00.002-04:00

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

2009-10-10T03:18:00.005-04:00

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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
2:00 am Jazz with Liz Becker Technorati tags: WPKN, radio

WPKN and wpkn.org for Friday, October 9, 2009

2009-10-09T11:09:00.005-04:00

WPKN is YOUR radio station. We depend on you for our future. Please consider making a donation today?

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

2009-10-08T03:01:00.004-04:00

WPKN is YOUR radio station. We depend on you for our future. Please consider making a donation today?

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

2009-10-07T03:33:00.005-04:00

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

2009-10-06T18:15:00.000-04:00

WPKN depends on your financial support. Please contribute today?

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

2009-10-06T04:12:00.005-04:00

Listener supported community radio is dependent on your generous support. Please donate today!

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

2009-10-05T04:05:00.009-04:00

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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

2009-10-04T04:00:00.005-04:00

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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

2009-10-02T00:01:00.004-04:00

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

2009-10-01T00:01:00.010-04:00

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

2009-09-29T20:57:00.001-04:00

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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

2009-09-29T20:01:00.001-04:00

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

2009-09-29T00:01:00.005-04:00

"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

2009-09-29T00:01:00.001-04:00

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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

2009-09-28T00:01:00.005-04:00

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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

2009-09-28T00:00:00.003-04:00

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

2009-09-27T00:01:00.002-04:00

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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

2009-09-26T00:01:00.023-04:00

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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 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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Friday, September 25 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-25T00:01:00.005-04:00

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.

WPKN Needs Your Support

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6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with J.F.

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Irie Radio: Reggae with Samba

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Indigenous Politics: From New England and Beyond with J. Kehaulani Kauanui associate professor of American Studies and Anthropology at Wesleyan University. On today's program Prof. Kauanui explores Gedakina - Revitalizing A Native Way of Life. Recent programs in this series are posted here

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

3 pm: interview with Marc Rubenstein, founder of The Pig Light Show who performed at over 600 concerts from 1968-1977 at many venues- best remembered for its work at The Fillmore East and Capitol Theatre.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Horyczun - On the Horizon: 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 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

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

8:30 pm Ray Terlaga: music, AIDS Update and The 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 Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson
(fill-in for Bob Chamenko)

3:00 am Off Beat: Rich Kaminsky

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Thursday September 24 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-24T00:01:00.004-04:00

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

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

including news and community announcements 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: The Digital Commons: Converting “Free” Into Value

David Bollier tells us how the Internet is a “Viral Spiral” that’s changing our concept of private and public value with the digital commons.

12:30 pm The Forest and the Trees: Melinda Tuhus with news on ecology

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, todays obit and music

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 with Bob Shapiro/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 Mark Muller's New Music Network

3:00 am Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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Wednesday September 23 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-23T00:01:00.004-04:00

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WPKN Radio
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Bridgeport, CT 06604

_________________________________________________________________

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

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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 broadcasts on Sunday at 5:00 pm. Podasts and mp3 audio at http://btlonline.org

12:30 pm East End Ink: A monthly review of Long Island's literary coves.

Italian novelist and political figure Ignazio Silone is the
subject of this month's East End Ink. Hofstra University professor Dr. Stanislao Pugliese talks about "Bitter Spring", his biography of Silone. His talk was recorded in June at Canio's Books in Sag Harbor. This and previous programs are available on-demand at www.EastEndInk.blogspot.com

1:00 pm Carl J. Frano: the musical 60s and 70s return

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 t.b.a

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East End Ink: Wednesday 12:30 pm

2009-09-22T21:03:00.004-04:00

East End Ink is a monthly review of Long Island's literary coves
now heard on the 4th Wednesday each month.

Italian novelist and political figure Ignazio Silone is the subject of this month's East End Ink. Hofstra University professor Dr. Stanislao Pugliese talks about "Bitter Spring", his biography of Silone. His talk was recorded in June at Canio's Books in Sag Harbor.

Previous programs are available on-demand at www.EastEndInk.blogspot.com

Tuesday September 22 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-22T00:01:00.007-04:00

WPKN Needs Your Support We can't live by good wishes alone. We are 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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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 Jazz with Rick Petrone

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

Phil interviews noted Jazz vocalist Diane Linscott

3:55 pm News and community announcements 4:00 pm Bob Johnson fills in for Terry Hopper's The Quest with an 'eclectic mix'

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

6:00pm Tribute to Mary Travers

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 Dave-0 filling in for Radio Free Arcadia with Tom Poplawski

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

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White Rose Political Calendar starting September 28

2009-09-22T00:00:00.004-04:00

Welcome to this week’s edition of the White Rose Political Calendar. The calendar takes its name from the White Rose, a resistance group in Nazi Germany that worked to educate and organize opposition to the horrifying agenda of the Third Reich.

In the spirit of the White Rose, WPKN and WPKM offer their weekly Political Calendar in order to give voice to the struggles for political, social, economic and environmental justice.

Here are this week’s listings:

Wednesday September 30:

A Rally to support real health care reform and to support the public option will be held in Shirley, New York.
Join members of the South Country Peace Group on Wednesday, September 30 from 4:00-5:00 PM at the intersection of William Floyd Parkway and Montauk Highway in Shirley (near Pathmark Shopping Ctr)

Signs will be provided but please bring a sign if you can.

Contact Denis at dmu7@optonline.net for more information

Saturday, October 3, 2009

The NATIONAL SOLAR TOUR and GREEN BUILDINGS OPEN HOUSE comes to LONG ISLAND. It’s being coordinated locally by Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI) and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at several sites around Long Island.
The National Solar Tour is considered the largest public renewable energy education event in the world. It is a self-guided tour of homes, businesses and other buildings with solar features including passive solar design, solar hot water and solar-electric generating systems. The Solar Tour is an excellent way to experience first-hand that solar energy really works on Long Island. You can learn about the benefits of solar and other forms of renewable energy, watch electric meters run backwards, see the actual savings on utility bills, and talk to the people who own these systems.
For a list of tour sites, visit www.renewableenergylongisland.org.

On Saturday, October 3, TERRA VERDE, a celebratory eco-party will take place at Vaiuso’s Nursery, 75 Hosley Ave in Branford from 6:00-8:00pm. Jamie Burnett will beautifully illuminate the greenhouses, visible from I-95, with energy efficient LED lighting, La Cuisine will cater with a light appetizer selection of organic and local produce. Local and organic wine and beer will be served. Many local green and natural living businesses will be represented with an offering of their products. Proceeds will support Branford Luminata, a multi-media light and sound event on the Branford Green highlighting the rich history of Branford.

Sponsored by Projects2k, an Art/Science/Ecology collaborative. For more information and tickets, contact Joy at 203.215.2227 or Robin at 203.415.5613.

On Sunday Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., Rally to Abolish the Death Penalty in CT at the Capitol building, Hartford.

This spring a bill to abolish the death penalty passed both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, but Governor Rell vetoed it. Rally Speakers will include Lorry Post (the head of Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation) whose daughter was murdered and who helped lead New Jersey to repeal of the death penalty in 2007, and Walter Everett, a Methodist minister who lost his son to murder.

The rally is Co-sponsored by 13 groups supporting abolition of the death penalty, including the ACLU, Amnesty International, and the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty. A bus will be available to take people from New Haven to Hartford, leaving from the Saint Thomas More Catholic Center and Chapel at 268 Park Street no later than 12:30 p.m. You can reserve a seat on the bus when you RSVP online at: cnadp.org/rsvp.php

On Wed Oct 7, from noon to 1:00pm, come to the New Haven Green, corner of College and Chapel streets for a Vigil Against the Afghan War on its 9th Anniversary. The vigil’s purpose is to express dissatisfaction with our present Afghan policy, especially the proposed increased troop levels, and to call for diplomacy rather than war. Sponsored by: the Greater New Haven Peace Council.For more information, call 203.389.9547

On Thu Oct 8, 2009 8:30am – 3:00pm you are invited to a community forum about breast cancer: Hope not fear. The purpose of this symposium is to educate and update breast cancer survivors, their families, and members of the community on the latest advances in the detection, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer. The discussion will also explore ways in which breast cancer can be conquered in our communities. The symposium is free and lunch is provided. It will take place at Yale’s West Campus, 141 Frontage Rd., in Orange, CT. For more information and to register, call 203.785.2328. Sponsored by: Yale Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Breast Center, West Haven Breast Cancer Awareness Program

Sat Oct 10, 2009 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,
Admission: $5-7
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue
New Haven

Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:00pm – 11:30pm
Solar Youth Benefit Party, Auction and Planetarium Show!
Sponsored by: Solar Youth, Inc.
Enjoy: - Open bar - Delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts - Music and dancing - Live and silent auctions featuring vacation trips and items from local merchants - Planetarium Show!!!!!
Admission: $40 for 1, $70 for 2
Leitner Family Observatory & Planetarium
355 Prospect Street
New Haven

Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:30am – 12:00pm
Urban Garden Series #3
Sponsored by: New Haven Land Trust
Rachel Ziesk, Certified Master Gardener, will discuss and give great tips of closing your garden and how to maximize your garden for the fall/winter and early spring. Q&A following discussion. Light refreshments shared. Pre-registration is suggested. Contact barbara@newhavenlandtrust.org, 203-562-6655.
Admission: FREE
New Haven Free Public Library - Main Branch
133 Elm Street
New Haven

 On October 22nd to the 24th, the School of visual Arts in Manhattan will be having a three day event entitled "The Visions of War: Art Represents Conflict". All events are free and open to the public. A link to the flyer follows.  
http://media.schoolofvisualarts.edu/sva/media/17248/large/Palmer.Iraq-Kuwait.AAV23bb.html

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.

This week’s calendar was produced by Melinda Tuhus.

Monday September 21 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-21T00:01:00.002-04:00

WPKN Needs Your Support We can't live by good wishes alone. We are 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.

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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.

___________________________________________________

6:00 am WPKN Mornings - music, news, information - today with Chris Teskey

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 Bensonian Radio: Mike Benson

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm The Quest: Terry Hopper in for Kevin Gallagher - Observing International Peace Day

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News

The complete Free Speech Radio News report is heard at 11 pm. FRSN needs your support to continue over the next months.

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: Eric Ford fills in for Scott Harris with interviews on important issues of the day

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

FRSN needs your support to continue over the next months.

11:30 pm Chris Ferrio - 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 September 20 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-20T00:01:00.001-04:00

WPKN needs your help!

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WPKN Radio

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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 grid here.

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

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

10:00 am Morning Maniac Music: David Golden

1:00 pm t.b.a

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 with female vocalists

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

10:00 pm Dave "Casey Jones" Schwartz all aboard for a musical trip - folk included

12:00 am Paralelo Zero - Radio Brazil: K.C. Vaz brings pop and Brazil together

2:00 am Bobby Mondavi

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Saturday September 19 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-19T05:31:00.004-04:00

6:00 am The Carousel: Dave Zinovenko _ attention kids

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Car Bob: Bob Costanzo with Diesel Doug Echols - serious car talk - your questions are welcome - call 203-336-9756

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 pm Deb Guhl: 32 flavors and then some. Finger popping, toe tapping and hip shaking are common reactions to Deb's music.

4:00 pm Larry Stoller: jazz and some more surprises

7:00 pm Jeff Day

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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Friday September 18 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-18T00:01:00.009-04:00

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 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

RADIO BASE CAMP Interview at 3pm: Richie Unterberger, an author of numerous rock history books including his latest: White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day. Unterberger, based in San Francisco also has written, Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll. He's a contributor to the All Music Guide and Mojo Magazine and has written hundreds of liner notes for CD reissues.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Zeeto

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

6:00 pm Youth Radio CT with Richard Hill

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 Friday Night Fish Fry: Eric Ford

3:00 am Off Beat: Rich Kaminsky)

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Thursday September 17 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-16T22:01:00.004-04:00

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

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
_________________________________________________________________

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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. At 10:30 AM, Binnie welcomes Susan Shapiro, who will talk about her debut comic novel "Speed Shrinking"

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: National Parks special!

Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns talks with us about his new documentary series, The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Journalist Joan Hamilton on her recent article, Parks as Arks: In a warming world, national parks become labs where species learn to survive.

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 with Bob Shapiro - welcome back Bob!!!

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 September 16 on WPKN, WPKM, wpkn.org

2009-09-16T00:01:00.005-04:00

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 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

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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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12:30 pm WPKN Magazine: public affairs special

1:00 pm The Carl J. Frano Show: Music of the 50, 60s returns

3:55 pm News and community announcements 4:00 pm Sometimes Classical: Richard Epstein with music across the great divide

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 t.b.a

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Between the Lines - Wednesday September 16 - 12 Noon

2009-09-16T00:00:00.001-04:00

This week's most under-reported news stories plus the following interviews conducted by Scott Harris:

Author and columnist Norman Solomon, who talks about what he learned during a recent visit to Afghanistan about the escalating U.S. war there.

Larry Birns, director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, who takes a critical look at the Obama administration’s recent certification of Colombia’s human rights record.

Lorelei Kelly, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, who discusses the U.S. role in the upcoming UN Conference on enforcement of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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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Tuesday September 15 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-15T00:01:00.004-04:00

WPKN Needs Your Support We can't live by good wishes alone. We are 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.

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 Another Girl, Another Planet: Simon Hunter

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

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Monday September 14 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-14T00:01:00.015-04:00

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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.

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.

Today Matt's guest is Wendell Potter, the former PR guy for Humana and Cigna who has now turned whistleblower and works for the Center for Media and Democracy.

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

1:00 pm Kimberly Massengill: The "Please Help Name This Show" Episode

Indie-Rock, Funk, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Trip-Hop, twang, thump, drag. New stuff, old stuff, future stuff and a ticket give-away.

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. FRSN needs your support to continue over the next months.

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

FRSN needs your help to continue over the next months.

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 September 14

2009-09-14T00:00:00.000-04:00

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris is heard every Monday at 8 pm

1) Katie Robbins, assistant national coordinator for Health Care-Now! talks about her group's strategy for winning the best health care reform legislation possible in the current confused political environment in Washington and around the nation.

2) Norman Solomon, columnist and author of the book, " War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning us to Death," talks about his recent trip to Afghanistan and President Obama's policy of escalating the U.S. war there.

3) Manny Badillo, a 9/11 family member and activist with the group New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN) talks about his group's effort to place a referendum question before New York City voters this November that would establish a local, independent commission with subpoena power which would be tasked with comprehensively re-investigating the 9/11 attacks.

4) Lorelei Kelly, Director, National Securty Program, American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation assesses the progress of the Obama administration in working toward their stated goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons - and establishing a new post-cold war foreign policy

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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Sunday September 13 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-13T00:01:00.003-04:00

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

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

1:00 pm Live Music: produced by WPKN

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Saturday September 12 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-12T00:01:00.010-04:00

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
_____________________________________

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.

6:00 am Its A Hit: Musicals with Rob Reeves

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am t.b.a.

10:00 am Shortcuts to 9/11: mix by Peter Bochan

10:30 am "Radio Free Bridgeport" Open Phones - call 203-336-9756

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 - Special Edition: Bob Johnson and Jo Williamson interviews and musical guests including

Guest Jack Zaccara Educational Director for ONE WORLD UNITED AND VIRTUOUS. This bipartisan organization is calling for International Peace and cooperation by offering study groups and "peace" training.

Marci Geller performs live.

(tentative) John Green author of the new young adult fiction PAPER TOWNS. Since its inception his popular blog, Brotherhood 2.0, has had about 37 million unique individual hits.

Marina Neary producer/writer/director for the new play LADY WITH A LAMP. A controversial play that explores the almost mythical Florence Nightingale.

Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss Co-producers for thedocumentary film about US soldiers training in the California desert before deploying to Iraq FULL BATTLE RATTLE.

Kathy Zimmer performs live.

4:00 pm Good Music: Ken Best

7:00 pm Leaving the 20th Century with no Regrets: Scott Schapleigh

An atom splits. An Armstrong walks. An Aeon awaits. Future now radio.

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 Jazz with Liz Becker

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Friday September 11 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-11T00:01:00.043-04:00

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.

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

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 Samba

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Indigenous Politics: From New England and Beyond with J. Kehaulani Kauanui associate professor of American Studies and Anthropology at Wesleyan University WPKN Premier

Today Dr. Lisa Brooks (Abenaki) is on the program to discuss her new book, The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast.

Recent programs in this series are posted here

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

Special Guest: A brief phone interview at 3pm with Merrell Fankhauser who played in groups such as The Exiles, Fapardokly, HMS Bounty, MU and others.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Horyczun - On the Horizon: 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 11:00 pm

6:55 pm News and community announcements

7:00 pm Kevin Gallagher - fill in for Kathy Demino and Ray Terlaga

Jazz compositions from 1949 - 1969. With a few digressions into later years as the mood suits.

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 Nothing: Rod Richardson

3:00 am Off Beat: Rich Kaminsky

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Thursday, September 10 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-10T00:01:00.003-04:00

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

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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 Organic Farm Stand: with local organic farmers

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, todays obit and music

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 with 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's Rock n Roll Hootenanny: Ed Flynn with loud rowdy rock n roll, boogie blues and outlaw country.

3:00 am Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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Wednesday September 9 on WPKN / WPKM / wpkn.org

2009-09-09T00:01:00.008-04:00

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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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12:30 pm Tidings from Hazel Kahan

Hazel Kahan talks with investigative jounalist Nena Baker, author of the newly released paperback The Body Toxic, where she exposes the hazardous chemistry in the things we use every day and how they threaten the health and well-being of us all.

1:00 pm The American Popular Song: Malcolm C. Dankner brings us the song writers and singers who made the classic American songbook... with the Sinatra hour.

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 t.b.a

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Tuesday, September 8 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-08T00:01:00.004-04:00

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.

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 Jazz with Rick Petrone

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 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 11:00 pm

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 Johnny Rizzo

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

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Monday, September 7 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-07T05:57:00.002-04:00

WPKN Needs Your Support

We can't live by good wishes alone. We are 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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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 Pete Stewart: a musical tour

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Soundchecks with Walter Wagoner:

features Pete Seeger’s September 11, 2008 WPKN Benefit concert at the Ridgefield Playhouse, with Guy Davis and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. This is the first broadcast of that historic event.

5:55 pm Headline News from Free Speech Radio News

The complete Free Speech Radio News report is heard at 11 pm. FRSN needs your support to continue over the next months.

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

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

FRSN needs your support to continue over the next months.

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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Counterpoint with Scott Harris: September 14, 2009

2009-09-07T05:03:00.002-04:00

WPKN This Week: starting September 14, 2009

2009-09-06T20:38:00.008-04:00

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

Below are some of the highlights on WPKN's schedule this week.

And, just in case you didn't know about it, the best way to keep up with what's on each day is through our daily listing at wpkn.org/today.

Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Wednesday September 16 at 5:00 and 6:00 PM.
SOMETIMES CLASSICAL, with host Richard Epstein, has moved to its new time slot, 4-7 PM on alternate Wednesdays. You can expect to hear some changes, including more interviews. This week, listen in as Richard talks with world-class pianist Frederick Chiu at 5:00 PM, and composer Paul Alan Levi at 6:00 PM.

Thursday, September 17 at 10:30 AM.

Binnie Klein welcomes author and New School journalism professor Susan Shapiro to talk about her debut comic novel Speed Shrinking.

Friday, September 18 at 3:00 PM.

RADIO BASE CAMP interviews Richie Unterberger, an author of numerous rock history books including his latest: White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day. Unterberger, based in San Francisco also has written, Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll. He's a contributor to the All Music Guide and Mojo Magazine and has written hundreds of liner notes for CD reissues.

Public Affairs

Monday, September 14 at 8:00 PM
This week's guests on Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris:
1) Katie Robbins, assistant national coordinator for Health Care-Now! talks about her group's strategy for winning the best health care reform legislation possible in the current confused political environment in Washington and around the nation.
2) Norman Solomon, columnist and author of the book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning us to Death, talks about his recent trip to Afghanistan and President Obama's policy of escalating the U.S. war there.
3) Manny Badillo, a 9/11 family member and activist with the group New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN) talks about his group's effort to place a referendum question before New York City voters this November that would establish a local, independent commission with subpoena power which would be tasked with comprehensively re-investigating the 9/11 attacks.
4) Lorelei Kelly, Director, National Security Program, American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation assesses the progress of the Obama administration in working toward their stated goal of reducing the number of nuclear weapons - and establishing a new post-cold war foreign policy.
There's also an archive of Counterpoint programs.

Sunday September 6 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-06T05:00:00.121-04:00

Starting this week 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 Advance Radio: in Haitian with Serge Petit-Homme

Music and information with Maria Cecilia Petit-Homme.

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

10:00 am Morning Maniac Music: David Golden

1:00 pm Live Music: produced by WPKN

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 Dave Zinovenko: for the kids

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

10:00 pm History Counts: Ken McDermotRoe talks with John Tayor Gatto, author of The Underground History of American Education and Dumbing Us Down.

The early American system of education produced leaders like Washington, Franklin and Lincoln, as well as, a highly literate population. However, in the late 19th century, it was replaced by a new system of compulsory schooling imported from Prussia by American industrialists whose goal was to create a compliant workforce.

10:30 pm Dave "Casey Jones" Schwartz all aboard for a musical trip - folk included

12:00 am Paralelo Zero - Radio Brazil: K.C. Vaz brings pop and Brazil together

2:00 am Bobby Mondavi

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Saturday, September 4 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-05T00:01:00.104-04:00

Starting this week 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.

6:00 am The Carousel: Dave Zinovenko _ attention kids

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Car Bob: Bob Costanzo with Diesel Doug Echols - serious car talk - your questions are welcome - call 203-336-9756

11:00 am Barricada: (Spanish/English): John Lugo and various hosts

Airs radical political discussion with explorations of all types of Latino music, especially Latin rock and nueva trova. The program is largely bilingual. We frequently chat with visiting friends and local, national and international political activists.

1:00 pm Annette Szczesiul - music and spoken word

4:00 pm Liz Becker - fills in for Larry Stoller: jazz some more surprises

7:00 pm Songtrails Radio Hour: Caroline Doctorow and Mick Hargreaves

The Long Island based singer/songwriters' monthly series explores American roots/folk music. Includes a salute to a local musician- blue grass master Buddy Merriam.

8:00 pm By Association: Singer Jo Williamson, host with more folk

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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Friday September 4 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-04T00:01:00.055-04:00

Starting this week 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.

6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with J.F.

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 - WPKN Premier

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

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Mike Horyczun - On the Horizon: 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 11:00 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

3:00 am Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson
(fill-in for Off Beat: Rich Kaminsky)

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Thursday, September 3 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-03T00:01:00.034-04:00

Starting this week the WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. A complete schedule grid will be available soon.

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Latino USA: Maria Hinojosa - news of hispanic americans in english

10:00 am A Miniature World: Binnie Klein- Including the Apes Update

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Sea Change Radio: WPKN Premier

Includes coverage of the 35th Annual Conference of the Northeast Organic Farming Association. Sea Change co-host Bill Baue speaks with Gardening the Community Director Ippy Amatul-Wadud about a Massachusetts project that teaches youth about organic farming in the city, and with Top Sprouts co-founders Alice Leung and Akshay Kolte about their efforts to form a startup company to put greenhouses atop downtown buildings.

12:30 pm Sierra Club Radio WPKN Premier

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Stone visits Sierra Club Radio this week to talk about his new documentary, Earth Days, which explores the history of the environmental movement. In this week's show we also talk with Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, President of the American Security Project, on how climate change impacts our national security, and Darryl Malek-Wiley talks with us from New Orleans about the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and how New Orleans is rebuilding green. Finally, we'll get some green cuisine tips for summer from Annie Somerville, Executive Chef at Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.

1:00 pm All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan - WPKN premier - 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, todays obit and music

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 with 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 New Music Network: Mark Muller

3:00 am Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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Wednesday, September 2 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-02T00:01:00.031-04:00

Starting this week the WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. A complete schedule grid will be available soon.

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

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

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 Radio News magazine Heard every Wednesday at 12:00 noon with repeat broadcasts on Sunday at 5:30 pm. Podasts and mp3 audio at http://btlonline.org A review of the week's under-reported news stories and this week's interview segments.

12:30 pm History Counts: with Ken MacDermotRoe - Dumbing Us Down

The early American system of education produced leaders like Washington, Franklin and Lincoln, as well as, a highly literate population. However, in the late 19th century, it was replaced by a new system of compulsory schooling imported from Prussia by American industrialists whose goal was to create a compliant workforce. Our guest is John Taylor Gatto, author of The Underground History of American Education and Dumbing Us Down. This program will be repeated on Sunday, September 6 at 10:00 PM and archived at www.historycounts.org.

1:00 pm The Carl J. Frano Show - then 50's and 60's return

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Sometimes Classical: Richard Epstein music across the great divide

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

11:30 pm Soul Talk: Conscious

3:00 am t.b.a

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Tuesday, September 1 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-09-01T00:01:00.003-04:00

Starting this week the WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and music programs. A complete schedule grid will be available soon.

6:00 am WPKN Morning - music, news, information - today with Ruben Abreu

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

8:55 am News and Community Announcements

9:00 am Johnny Be Good jazz with John Corvino

11:55 am News and Community Announcements

12 Noon Grit Radio with Laura Flanders

1:00 pm Rainy Day Radio with Richard Hill

At 2pm RIchard talks with "the people's economist" Max Wolff about the present economic situation

At 3pm Richard is joined by Jack Beatty, Senior Editor at the Atlantic Monthly for his political commentary.

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Radio Something: Valerie Richardson with music, news, information - until 7pm

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 music, interviews

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 Another Girl, Another Planet: Simon Hunter Love songs with a twist and for the twisted

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

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Monday August 31 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-08-31T06:00:00.010-04:00

Starting at 6 a.m. this morning the WPKN / WPKM schedule has been re-arranged to allow a wider variety of news, public affairs and musical programs. A complete schedule grid will be available soon.

6:00 am WPKN Mornings - music, news, information - with Chris Teskey

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 Katrina Remembered - Peter Bochan followed by Kevin Gallagher

3:55 pm News and community announcements

4:00 pm Kevin Gallagher - music, news, information - until 7pm

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

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

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 Chris Ferrio - 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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Counterpoint with Scott Harris - Monday August 31 - 8pm

2009-08-31T05:26:00.004-04:00

1) Medea Benjamin co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, talks about why the peace movement appears to be absent in opposing ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2) Maryland psychiatrist Carol Paris, a member of Physicians for a National Health Plan, talks about where she sees the health care reform debate going across the nation and on Capital Hill.

3) Kim Ives editor with Haiti Progres newspaper, a documentary filmmaker and activist with the Haiti Support Network talks about the emerging Haiti student protest movement and the struggle for an increase in the minimum wage.

4) Anurima Bhargava is Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund talks about a federal district court decision upholding the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) consideration of race in student admissions.

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.

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM,Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM Montauk, NY between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming at http://wpkn.org

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SUNDAY August 30 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-08-30T00:01:00.004-04:00

2:00 a.m Liz Becker and all that jazz
5:00 a.m. Radio Advance: Haitian language, music, and information
7:00 a.m. Black Introspectives: Leroy Williams and Eric Ford
10:00 a.m. Morning Maniac Music with David Golden

12:00 pm SPECIAL: Live From Riverhead, NY Long Island Bands play for WPKN/WPKM - music from noon til 6 from Martha Clara Vineyards

It's sounds better in the hall: Join us at 6025 Sound Av. Riverhead - $10 admission or more if you can. Help keep the music and news and free speech alive on 89.5 and 88.7

12-1 Movement - Jam Band/Experimental/Folk Rock
1:30 - 2:30 The Point - Progressive / Electro / Jam Band
3-4 Reckoning - Music of the Grateful Dead, Phish, Allmans, Pink Floyd and more.
4:30 - 5:30 The Electrix - Music of the Grateful Dead, Allman Bros, Originals & Jams
5:30- 6 Fine Blend

6:00 p.m. Antique Blues with Bill Nolan

10:00 p.m. Dave "Casey Jones" Schwartz: Get on board for a folk tour
12:00 a.m. Paralelo Zero - Radio Brazil: K.C. Vaz

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SUNDAY August 30 - Long Island Benefit Concert

2009-08-29T00:02:00.001-04:00

WPKN returns to the Martha Clara Vineyards for a full afternoon of music with some of Long Island's best bands: Movement, The Point, Reckoning, and The Electrix.

Sunday, August 30th, 12 noon-6 p.m.
6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead, NY
Admission $10, kids 12 and under free

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Saturday August 29 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-08-29T00:01:00.027-04:00

2:00 a.m. Off Beat:Rich Kominski featuring the Off-Beat New Music Review, a four-hour opinionated survey of the latest (and occasionally, greatest) in new releases
6:00 a.m. World of Radio: short wave digest
6:30 a.m. The Carousel: Dave Zinovenko for the kids
10:00 a.m. Second Saturday Magazine -Special 5th Saturday Edition
2:00 p.m. Between the Lines: News, Interviews with Scott Harris and Melinda Tuhus.
2:30 p.m. Radio Free Bridgeport: Call 203-336-9756 - you're on the air

3:00 p.m. Deb Guhl: Finger popping, toe tapping and hip shaking are common reactions.

6:00 p.m. Don Duffy: Motto: “If it makes a sound, I broadcast it.”
10:00 p.m. Mikki's Room: focus tonight Native-American music and story
2:00 a.m. Liz Becker: the jazz continues

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August 29:: Second Saturday Magazine special fifth Saturday Magazine

2009-08-29T00:00:00.002-04:00

Second Saturday Magazine


       10 AM Guest Roy Rowan, author of FIRST DOGS, begins with
       George Washington's hunting hounds to George W. Bush's
       Scottish terrier Barney, whom the 43rd president called
       "the son I never had," and includes the Obamas' Bo.

       10:20 AM Journalist Amy Efaw talks about her novel,
       AFTER. From a recent review: An infant is left in the
       trash to die. A teenage mother [Devon] who never knew
       she was pregnant is charged with attempted murder. Ms.
       Efaw takes the reader on Devon's unforgettable journey
       toward clarity, acceptance, and redemption.




       10:40 AM Cecile Andrews, author of LESS IS MORE, is an
       absorbing collection of essays by the Simplicity and
       Sustainability movements' leading thinkers and
       philosophers.



       11:00 AM ET Robert Goolrick is this hour's guest. The
       Washington Post warns, Don't be fooled by the prissy
       cover or that ironic title. Robert Goolrick's first
       novel, A RELIABLE WIFE, isn't just hot, it's in heat: a
       gothic tale of such smoldering desire it should be read
       in a cold shower.



       11:20 AM Therapist Joanne Stern, PhD, talks about her
       new book, PARENTING IS A CONTACT SPORT: 8 WAYS TO STAY
       CONNECTED TO YOUR KIDS FOR LIFE. Steven Covey raves: A
       marvelous book that transcends the usual parenting
       advice and focuses on one-to-one relationships.



       11:40 AM Les Leopold



       12 Noon TRAVEL ON THE EDGE is a new feature on the SSM
       that features unusual off the beaten path news and
       stories from travelers. The co-host is, Robert Reid,
       managing editor of The Lonely Planet Travel Guides.


       1:00 PM Libby and Carrie Johnson perform live in the
       studio. They are playing Café 9 in New Haven at Sat
       8/29@8PM.

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SUNDAY August 30 - Long Island Benefit Concert

2009-08-29T00:00:00.000-04:00

WPKN returns to the Martha Clara Vineyards for a full afternoon of music with some of Long Island's best bands: Movement, The Point, Reckoning, and The Electrix.

Sunday, August 30th, 12 noon-6 p.m.
6025 Sound Ave., Riverhead, NY
Admission $10, kids 12 and under free

Friday August 28 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-08-28T00:01:00.016-04:00

2:00 a.m. Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon
6:00 a.m. "J.F." aka "Nazmo" with the morning buzz
10:00 a.m. Amazon Radio: Pam Smith - spotlight on female vocalists
1:00 p.m. Grit Radio: Laura Flanders - News, Discussion, Politics
2:00 p.m. Rich Kaminsky, Off-Beat: The Not Quite Ready for Prime Time edition
6:00 p.m. Free Speech Radio News - global and national news
6:30 p.m. Local News - from the Associated Press
6:35 p.m. Kathy DeMino: Female vocalists and male guitarists receive special attention.
7:40 p.m. Ray Terlaga: music plus AIDS Update at 8, Skies of Bridgeport at 8:30
10:00 p.m. Jeff Day presents Esoterica et cetera.
2:00 a.m. Off-Beat: Rich Kaminsky featuring the Off-Beat New Music Review, a four-hour opinionated survey of the latest (and occasionally, greatest) in new releases
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Thursday August 27 on WPKN/WPKM/wpkn.org

2009-08-27T00:01:00.018-04:00

2:00 a.m. Soul Talk, Conscious

6:00 a.m. Working Title: Cliff Furnald, global roots music

10:00 a.m. Radio Nothing: Rod Richardson fills-in for Binnie Klein's Miniature World

12:00 noon Organic Farmer: Ruben Abreu fills-in for Richard Hill

12:30 p.m    The Forest And The Trees host Melinda Tuhus,  environmental issues

1:00 p.m. Counterspin: critique of mainstream media from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

1:30 p.m. Latino USA News with host Maria Hinojosa

2:00 p.m. Bob Balogh - the news from Backfish, Mass and more

6:00 p.m. Free Speech Radio News national and global

6:30 p.m.  WPKN Regional News

6:35 p.m. The Blues with Al Bell

10:00 p.m. Ed Flynn's Rock 'n' Roll Hootenany

2:00 a.m. Lounge Sounds: Jose Colon

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