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• American Association of University Professors General Counsel Risa Lieberwitz: Extremist Supreme Court Majority Ignores Decades of Precedent and Systemic U.S. Racism to Overturn Affirmative Action • Young Invincibles' Executive Director Kristin McGuire: After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Student Debt Relief Plan, Advocates Continue to Push for Debt Cancellation •Independent filmmaker Josh Fox: New Documentary Film ‘The Welcome Table’ Brings Attention to the Global Climate Migration Crisis Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary • Rice feeds 3 billion people—but also fuels climate change • Corn, soy, wheat may not be harvested due to Midwest drought •Will other racial, ethnic groups support California Black reparations? Visit our website at BTLonline.org for more information, in-depth interviews, related links and transcripts and to sign up for our BTL Weekly Summary. New episodes every Wednesday at 12 noon ET, website updated Wednesdays after 4 p.m. ET Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris

The Solar/Lunar Report with Laura Modlin Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm Special guest Dave Chapman, co-director of the Real Organic Project speaks about a new initiative pushing back against hydroponics. Hosts: Richard Hill and Laura Modlin

The Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm The Farm Bill 2023 with special guest Alice Runde of the National Organic Coalition. Host: Richard Hill

The Solar/Lunar Report The Small Farms Report The Honey Bee Update Master Gardners with special guest Sandy Wilson

* A Nation Transformed: One Year After the Demise of Roe v. Wade; Amy Littlefield, The Nation magazine's abortion access corresponden;t Producer: Scott Harris. * Israel’s Far-Right Government’s Expansion of Illegal Settlements Incites Escalating Violence; Shelly Altman, chair of the New Haven chapter of the group Jewish Voice for Peace; Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Billionaire Paul Singer's Lavish Gifts to Justice Alito Further Erodes Public Confidence in Supreme Court; Greg Palast investigative reporter and best-selling author; Producer: Scott Harris.

-Parts of Texas have been roasting with temperatures of 119 degrees -Microplastics are now ubiquitous. -Australia allows destruction of a main koala bear habitat -Desantis signs bill to study about sea-level rise -The world’s oceans are heating up at an alarming rate -Californians reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washing ashore -Nearly 50% of US bee colonies died off last year -Tens of thousands of Mormon crickets invade northern Nevada -Lake Oroville California has rebounded and is filled to capacity

Barry Blumenfield is a musician and tech entrepreneur- member of Bone Dry Band.

Jennifer Bangser- Director of strategic Partnerships with the Westport Library.

Monday 6/26 at NOON tune into WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring Jennifer Bangser of The Westport Library and Barry Blumenfield of Bone Dry Band! Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried.✨

My guest today joins me for a 2nd time here on “DITD”. He is filmmaker John Feldman. I first met John when I discovered his film Symbiotic Earth about the renowned , unknown to the public, scientist Lynn Margulis. A wonderful film. Now he is out with his latest film. “Regenerating Life”. A three part documentary that highlights the importance of biodiversity and natural ecosystems in regulating the climate. The poem that follows, "Mama Nature," is written and performed by Naima Penniman

--Trillions of dollar subsidies for fossil fuels cause “environmental havoc -Climate tech has been a fast-growing sector for venture capital -Cork Ireland announces no new oil and gas leases will be issued -New Mexico to ban new oil and gas leases near protected areas -Austin, Texas company, is plugging old oil and gas wells -Florida Insurance premiums are skyrocketing -Swiss voters approve a global minimum tax on businesses. -The UN adopts a Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty

* Opponents Gear up to Fight GOP's Latest Plan to Cut Social Security & Medicare; Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works; Producer: Scott Harris. * As Climate Crisis Worsens, Environmental Regulations Sacrificed to Reach Debt Ceiling Deal; Elizabeth Yeampierre, Exec Dir of Uprose, & Board co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Ensuring Juneteenth Federal Holiday Remains Radical and Relevant to Today's Civil Rights Struggle; Robert Greene II, Asst Prof of History at Claflin University and Senior Editor, Black Perspectives; Producer: Scott Harris.

{This episode was first broadcast live on June 18, 2023 on WPKN} Host Mike Merli sits down with Ramon Garcia, a New Britain resident and Parent Advocate with ConnCAN engaged in education equity work here in Connecticut. For more on ConnCAN: https://conncan.org/ https://www.facebook.com/ConnCAN/ https://twitter.com/conncan

As we celebrate our ACE Awardees (see details here), we interviewed them on our June show about the role that community plays in their work. At our June 21 awards breakfast we will focus on how the arts and culture is the glue for our communities, highlighting the significant role that artists and arts and cultural institutions play in connecting communities across government, businesses, nonprofit agencies, educational institutions and municipalities. This connection activates communities, offers common ground, and creates a sense of place that leads to economically and socially thriving communities. Our guests were: • Cris Dam, Artist Award • Vic Mulaire, The NEST Arts Factory, Citizen Award • David Genovese, Baywater Properties, Corporate Award • Jenny Nelson, Westport Country Playhouse, Educator Award • Michael Jehle, Fairfield Museum & History Centre, Nonprofit Award

* Speculation Surrounds FBI Raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Residence; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics, author and writer at Salon; Producer: Scott Harris. * Protesting Deal to Build Mountain Valley Pipeline, Rep. Tlaib Says Corporate Greed is Killing Us; Rashida Tlaib, democratic congresswoman of Michigan; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The Urgent Need to Reduce Rising US-China Tensions and Avert Future Conflict; Mel Gurtov, prof. emeritus of Political Science, at Portland State University; Producer: Scott Harris.

-Record heat wave in Mexico Affects Texas and parts of Louisiana. -Puerto Rico gets temperatures as hot as 125 degrees Fahrenheit -Thousands of dead fish washing up along the Gulf Coast -It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice -The U.K. is cracking down on greenwashing by fossil fuel giants. -Global carbon dioxide emissions rose under 1% in 2022 -Texas may restrict the generation of wind and solar energy -Europe has lost over half a billion birds in 40 years -Global warming is causing sea levels to rise in Miami

My guest today is Harry Hansen. Mr. Hansen is Director of Winemaking for Gloria Ferrer Winery. He has worked 30 plus years in the California wine industry, making many fine sparkling and still wines. Gloria Ferrer was the first Sparkling Winery in Carneros, Sonoma. We talk about organic and regenerative wine making practices amongst other subjects.

Giving Trees: On being an artist. How creatives are asked consistently to work for free, donate art, and otherwise give away ones talents....and how to survive and thrive when the culture at large doesn't perceive creative capitol as labor.

Lori Martin, co-founder and executive director of Haven's Harvest, shares the history and current work of this organization whose goal is to reduce food waste, while also feeding people in greater New Haven.

Labor historian and economist Michael Zweig places the current struggle by working people for a fair deal in the context of the history of the labor movement from the late 19th Century to date. Interview by Richard Hill, June 8, 2023