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* Nation’s Poor, Students & Climate Lose in Deal to End GOP Federal Debt Ceiling Extortion; Will Rice, Policy Consultant with Americans for Tax Fairness; Producer: Scott Harris. * Supreme Court Weakens EPA Enforcement of Clean Water Act Endangering Wetlands; Tarah Heinzen, Legal Director with Food & Water Watch; Producer: Scott Harris. * Historic Cold War-era Peace Boat Sails Again to Demand Nuclear Abolition Atomic; Hank Bolden, Vet, Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa, Golden Rule Captain, and Bill Good, crew member; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

-Hazy pollution from forest fires blankets US. -Arizona halts all new housing construction due to lack of water -U.S. Supreme Court reigns back Clean water act -Low-lying Pacific island nation of Tuvalu fights sea level rise -Worldwide species population declines more rapidly -Utah is now offering residents cash for their unused lawn -Global investment in energy slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023 -$500 Billion to go to saving Amazon Trees

Host Rob Silber I have a conversation with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash. We'll discuss the 50th anniversary of the band's classic albums Argus and Live Dates as well as their upcoming concert on June 14th at Ridgefield Playhouse.

Host: Rob Silber I chat with Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers. He'll talk about their new album Heart Is The Hero as well as their upcoming show at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on June 13th as well as their co-headling gig at Green River Festival in Massachusetts on June 24th.

{This interview originally aired on Sunday June 4, 2023.} Host Mike Merli speaks with Joe Grits, Bridgeport-based music artist and community activist, about his project Mothers After Death, which amplifies the voices and stories of mothers who have lost children to gun violence.

-State Farm insurance no longer accepting homeowner insurance applications in California -Acceleration of melting Antarctic ice effects Currents circulations -Plastics Recycling Is Far Worse Than We Thought. -Sea level rise produces the isolation threat. -Carbon offsets are likely "worthless greenwashing -sustainable “no-till” or “low-till” practices, could halve Ag erosion -Experts make first quantification of the climate boundaries for a safe and just planet

* Candidate Ron DeSantis Poses Unique Threat to Democracy; Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Massive Pentagon Budget Increased Under Proposed Debt Ceiling Deal; Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project; Producer: Scott Harris. * Food Rescue Group Feeds The Hungry, Protects the Environment; Lori Martin, Haven’s Harvest co-founder and executive director; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

Host: Rob Fried WOOFGANG Team Woofgang & Co is a non-profit organization committed to empowering adults with disabilities through vocation skill training, life-long learning, and social opportunities. Our team members participate in two unique curriculums that include producing, packaging, marketing, and selling handmade dog treats and pet toys. Team Woofgang & Co. is committed to offering our services at no charge to team members or their families.

Host Rob Fried. Recorded at the WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT 5/22)

Host: Rob Fried Guest: Ben Jaffe - Artistic Director, Preservation Hall Band (New Orleans)

HOST: Rob Fried WPKN Community Radio 89.5 for a special show featuring John Torres - Owner of Park City Music Hall, Amiee Turner - Executive Director of Woofgang & Co., and Ben Jaffe - Artistic Director for Preservation Hall Jazz Band! Don’t miss this hour of community-oriented fun and music with host Rob Fried (Recorded 5/22 WPKN Studios in Bridgeport, CT)

Organic Farm Stand -- May 18, 2023 -- Urban Greening! by WPKN Community Radio

-Chicago sees a “pneumonia front” is a rare weather event -Stifling heat wave enveloping the Pacific Northwest -A deluge of rain in the Denver metro area broke a record -Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave -Spain is running out of water due to Drought -Florida and regions of the Caribbean see influxes of Sargassum -Treaty regulating hazardous pollutants agrees to add three new chemicals -Avian flu is devastating the poultry industry in the US, Europe. -Oregon the 10th state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene foam food containers

* Can Chinese Diplomacy Help End the Ukraine War?; Lawrence B. Wilkerson, retired US Army Colonel, former chief of staff to U.S. Sec. of State Colin Powell; Producer: Scott Harris. * DOJ Ignores Trump Scheme to Steal 2020 Election Software; Susan Greenhalgh, Senior Advisor on Election Security with Free Speech For People; Producer: Scott Harris. * 23 More Stop Cop City Activists Charged with Domestic Terrorism; Ayla King, activist arrested at Stop Cop City action; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

-The Colorado River States reach an agreement on water use -Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s capital will be moved -Alaskan ice jams and snowmelt lead to significant flooding -Historic 2023 California snowpack is also melting -Heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian -Human activities cause many of the world's largest lakes to shrink -Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 year -France prepares for a warming planet

{This program originally aired live on Sunday May 21, 2023.} Since April 15, there has been violent conflict between Sudan’s military, and a rival paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF. Reports from the country have the current death toll at 850 people. Joining host Mike Merli to speak about this urgent humanitarian crisis is Dr. Fawatih Mohamed Abouh, Assistant Professor at UConn Health, Epidemiologist with Yale New Haven Health System, and member of Connecticut's large and vibrant Sudanese-American community. Organizations engaged in direct response work include: Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) https://sapa-usa.org/sudan-war-crisis-emergency-relief/ https://www.facebook.com/SAPAinUS/ Sudanese American Womens Doctors Association (SAWDA) https://www.sawda-us.org/ Community Medical Response Team (CMRT) is a team engaged in crisis intervention work on the ground in Sudan. It was created amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and continues to provide critical services to peo

Rock Therapy with Rob Silber | Interview with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull by WPKN Community Radio

HOST: David Green The arts bring renewed vitality, energy, engagement and economic stimulus to our communities. The arts especially can breathe new life into old buildings when they are smartly and sensitively restored. This month we look at the journey that two groups took in finding the right space for their arts organization, how they redeveloped the buildings they found, and what the impact has been. The Norwalk Art Space opened in June 2021 and greeted 14,000 visitors in its first year. Metro Art Studios in Bridgeport opened in November 2021. Both buildings won Awards of Merit from PreservationCT in 2022. In addition, we look at a building that is currently being restored and renovated for use as an art space: The Granite Church in Redding. Guests: Jane Davila, Executive Director, Metro Art Studios Robin Panovka, The Norwalk Art Space Richard Wenning, Executive Director, Be Foundation, Co-founder at SpreadMusicNow & Granite Church Christopher Wigren, Deputy Director, Preservation Connecticut

Bridgeport is a city rich with cultural diversity, as witnessed by Professor Anjali Wason, who teaches English is a second language at Housatonic Community College. Each month Anjali invites one of her students to WPKN to talk about their country of origin, their new life in the United States, and to share a some of the music from their homeland. In this inaugural episode of Homelands, Anjali speaks with Bettie Volcy from Haiti. [All music has been clipped to conform to copyright laws.]

* Biden's Invocation of 14th Amendment Would Neutralize GOP Debt Ceiling Threat; Robert C. Hockett, Edward Cornell Professor of Law AT Cornell Law School; Producer: Scott Harris. * After Title 42 Biden’s New Immigration Policies Make it More Difficult for People Seeking Asylum in the US; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * The Fascist Republican Party Declares War on US Democracy, While Imposing Minority Rule; Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University; Producer: Scott Harris.