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Arab American Institute co-founder and President James J. Zogby: As Israeli Bombs Kill 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, Worldwide Protests Demand Humanitarian Ceasefire Empire State College Assistant Professor of labor studies Jeff Schuhrke: UAW Strike Ends Winning Historic Agreements with Big 3 Automakers Concerned Health Professionals of New York co-founder Dr. Sandra Steingraber: New Edition of ‘Compendium on Fracking’ Finds Health Hazards Linked to Home Use of Natural Gas Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Argentine Economy Minister Sérgio Massa heads to runoff election against libertarian Javier Milei • Billion of dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells a drop in the bucket • Voters in 10 states trying to protect abortion rights as GOP sets up roadblocks

-House Republicans approved legislation to slash the EPA budget by 40 percent -Crete has unusual November heatwave and extreme weather -Three Basins Summit to discusses collaboration ending deforestation -plastic waste leads to a bears demise -Cattle play a colossal role in climate change -World Energy Outlook 2023” declares that the fossil fuel era is now in decline

* As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe; Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and History at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris. * GOP's New Speaker of the House is a Christian Right Extremist; Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter with Huffington Post; Producer: Scott Harris. * New Haven Activists Address Housing Crisis by Building Tiny Houses in Their Backyard; Mark Colville, co-founder Amistad Catholic Worker House of Hospitality, New Haven, CT; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

-Category 5 Hurricane Otis wrought destruction in Acapulco -U.S. is averaging eight major $1 billion weather events per year -Depletion of the world's resources is creating a chain of interconnected risks -200 health journals ask world leaders to recognize that climate - change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis -New data highlights the top 10 greenhouse gas emitting companies

My guest today on DITD is Michael E. Mann. Arguably the foremost living paleoclimatologist and geophysicist. He is the director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. Mann has contributed to the scientific understanding of historic climate change based on the temperature record of the past thousand years. His latest book is “Our Fragile Moment”. How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help us survive the Climate Crisis.

-130 companies, signed a letter calling on governments phase out fossil fuels -The Gulf Stream is almost certainly weakening -The melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves to substantially accelerate -Bloomberg has a $50 million initiative to help cities with climate change, -A colossal aspen stand in Utah appears to be fragmenting as a result of overgrazing. -Flaring, or burning off, natural gas in Texas continues despite restrictions -Department of Energy to funnel 3.5 billion dollars toward upgrading the country’s aging electric grid

Solar/Lunar Report Small Farms Report The Pumpkin Patch with Patti Popp Panel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno

Host: Rob Fried from Band Central Guest: Bill Haas, The Center for Nonprofits at Sacred Heart University

Host: Rob Fried Rob's guest is Tracey Marble- a singer/songwriter, vocal coach and actress and on the Music faculty at the Hartt School of Music in Hartford.

Host: Rob Fried Monday 10/23 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special Band Central Radio show featuring host Rob Fried and special guests Tracey Marble (vocalist) and Bill Hass (Center For Nonprofits at Sacred Heart University). Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music! Tune in Monday!

Dr. Kelsey Fisher, entomologist with the CT Agricultural Experiment Station, discusses the role, the life cycle and the benefits of monarch butterflies which are about to migrate south to Mexico. Panel: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin, Steve Munno and Chris Ferrio.

* Gaza Humanitarian Disaster: 5,000+ Civilians Killed as Water, Food, Fuel & Medical Supplies Blocked; Zeiad Shamrouch, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance; Producer: Scott Harris * Israel's Planned Gaza Ground Offensive Could Trigger Wider Middle East War Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA Analyst Producer: Scott Harris * California Food Safety Act Banning Use of Four Chemical Food Additives Likely to Impact the Nation Susan Little, Senior Advocate, California Government Affairs with the Environmental Working Group Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

Congratulations to Suzanne Kachmar on her 15th Annual Bridgeport Art Trail.

My guest this afternoon on “Digging in the Dirt Is the Executive Director of Sustainable CT Lynn Stoddard. Sustainable CT is a free, dynamic voluntary certification program that inspires, supports, and accelerates actions to help Connecticut communities thrive. Lynn has more than 20 years of experience in developing and implementing sustainability programs. Her Expertise is in climate change and energy, energy efficiency, environmental land use planning, recycling, waste management, sustainable farming and local food systems, and environmental policy. I invited Lynn here today because I saw that Sustainable CT. has announced the Sustainable CT 2023 Awards and Celebration.

-Miami-Dade area residents may face displacement due to sea level rise -Amazon’s Negro River, reached its lowest level in 121 years ago. - Exxon Mobil $60 billion deal says oil here to stay -World Bank has calls into question the subsidizing fossil fuels. -Rivian, to buy renewable energy to reach net-zero emissions commitment. -Boston has been turned into a quarter-acre "food forest. -21 more species declared extinct.

* Only a Ceasefire and De-escalation can stop the rising civilian death toll in Gaza and Israel; Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israeli’s United in Response to Hamas Attack, But Many Blame Netanyahu for his Failure to Protect the Nation; Ofer Neiman, a Jewish Israeli anti-apartheid activist living in Jerusalem; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The UAW Strike: What's at stake for the U.S. Labor Movement; Nelson Lichtenstein, Research Professor, the University of California, Santa Barbara; Producer: Scott Harris.

Erector Square, which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2023, has always had a special place in the creative life of New Haven, Connecticut. Until 1967, it was the home of A.C. Gilbert's factory that produced Erector Sets and dozens of other toys and science kits that challenged kids' creativity and ingenuity. In recent decades, it has become studio space for over 100 artists as well as theater companies, yoga and jujitsu studios, and other creative disciplines. In celebration of these 100 years, the artists of Erector Square are opening their studios on October 21 and 22, 2023, from noon to five. Open Studios organizer Eric March spoke with WPKN's Valerie Richardson. https://erectorsquarestudios.com/

Shelly Altman, president of the New Haven, Connecticut chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, addresses the dire crisis in Israel/Palestine focusing on the history of this conflict, the horrific attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas, and the catastrophic situation resulting from the Israeli assault Gaza. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill

On the October 15, 2023 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli was joined by Basel Alnajjar, a Palestinian/Syrian American residing in Connecticut. Basel organizes with American Muslims for Palestine - Connecticut, and was an avid member of Students for Justice in Palestine as well, still aiding in their efforts. During the discussion, Basel speaks about his family's roots in the West Bank; the first Nakba in 1948; Israel's brutal slaughter of over 2,300 Palestinians in the past eight days; the Second Nakba unfolding right now on Gaza, with Israel's forced migration of 1.2 million people; and his experiences on the front-lines organizing for Palestine as a university student here in Connecticut. Basel shared the following demands, towards the end of the interview: 1. Urge elected officials to condemn Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip and pressure Israel to call off the ground invasion. 2. Give Palestinians support (access to basic resources and ending the Gaza blockade). 3. Support HR 2590 (which cond

The Courettes paid a visit to the WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT. The garage/punk/pop band is based in Denmark. The duo consist of Brazilian born lead singer and guitarist Flavia Couri and Danish drummer, Martin Couri.