WPKN is a nonprofit, freeform, community radio station (arts organization) that is more than 50 years old. The vision of WPKN is to build community, a loyal and growing audience, and an engaged and educated citizenry by providing the highest quality of free-form programming that broadcasts entertainment, music, news, thoughts, sounds, ideas and event listings that support free speech, diversity, and the interests of the local and global communities WPKN serves. Our radio frequency of 89.5-FM ...
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Justice Denied For Mubarak Soulemane
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The March 17, 2024 episode of Mic Check features an interview from 2020, when host Mike Merli was in conversation with Mariyann Soulemane, sister of Mubarak Soulemane, a 19 year-old Black Muslim teenager who was murdered by CT State Police (in collaboration with West Haven Police) on January 15, 2020.Mubarak Soulemane was 19 years old. Mubarak Soul…
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Organic Farm Stand -- March 7, 2024 -- A Family Farm in the Mississippi Delta
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On today's show: --Dana Jackson from CT NOFA reports on the upcoming Winter Conference Scheduled for March 23 at Eastern CT State U., in Willimantic, CT. --Steve Munno's Small Farms Report from Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT --The Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye --Special Guest: Esther Armmand tells the story of her family's farm in the Mississi…
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Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #7 -- Labor Demands a Gaza Cease Fire
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Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, is joined by special guest Carl Rosen, president of the United Electrical Workers Union (UE), to discuss the nation-wide campaign by organized labor to demand an immediate and permanent cease fire in the ongoing slaughter in by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza.Interview by Richard Hill on March 5, 20…
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Denise Baden - Author "Habitat Man" The power of positive climate narratives.
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My guest is Denise Baden, a Professor of Sustainable Business within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton in Britain. Denise set up the Green Stories Project which includes free writing competitions that encourage storytellers to embed climate solutions into stories aimed at mainstream readers across a variety of formats. Sh…
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Resistance Roundtable -- March 9, 2024 -- Biden's SOTU, Gaza, and the 2024 Election
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John Nichols, The Nation Magazine's National Affairs Correspondent, analyzes Joe Biden's State of the Union address and discusses his reelection prospects in light of his domestic and foreign policy agendas.Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard HillDoor WPKN Community Radio
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The twin crises of climate disruption and biodiversity loss
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A CT expert explains how the climate crisis is exacerbating the biodiversity crisis.Door WPKN Community Radio
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March 2024 — Conversation with the Stamford Arts Association
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The March Spotlight on Arts and Culture features Emily Derr, Christine Irvine, and Tania Hoppe from the Stamford Arts Association. In this conversation, The Stamford Arts Association discusses their approach to establishing a welcoming, inclusive space for artists to begin or nurture their career through workshops, exhibitions, and community!…
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* Humanitarian Crisis & Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate Ceasefire; Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's Pres. & CEO, Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle a member of Doctors Against Genocide; Producer: Scott Harris. * Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank; Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor…
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-A record number of fires threat the Amazon this year -MethaneSAT, built to detect methane from .-2.5 million Americans left their homes because of Extreme Weather-World's largest coral reef ecosystems threatened-Texas increased its solar capacity by 3,700% ranks 3rd in U.S. -Heinz creates a new version of its plastic bottle cap that's recyclable -…
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Louise Washer "The new DDT Conference"
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MY guest on Digging in the Dirt is Louise Washer. Louise serves on the Board of the Pollinator Pathway and is also President of the Norwalk River Watershed Association. Louise is a regular on DITD because she is tirelessly working on issues that affect you and I and our planet. She is here to tell us about an upcoming conference on pesticides, that…
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Exxon CEO argued oil industry is not primarily to blame for climate breakdownCargo ship was sunk by rebels could cause ecological damage to the Red Sea.The biggest blaze ever recorded in Texas due to climate changeNorth Atlantic ocean is, on average, warmer than any other time on record,Hundreds of thousands of fall-run Chinook salmon dieMexico Cit…
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Between The Lines - 3/6/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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*Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message; James J. Zogby Ph.D., co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute; Producer: Scott Harris. *The World and Americans Must Hold all Israeli Institutions Accountable for Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide; Ofer Neiman, a Jewish Israeli anti-apartheid activis…
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-Unseasonable warmth means winter is probably over-World’s oceans reached the hottest temperatures ever recorded early in 2024-Amazon rainforest faces ecosystem collapse as soon as 2050-Climate change warming threatens the Lake Geneva’s biodiversity-Pregnant women in Indiana show increased amounts of weedkiller in their urine,-New $24 million fundi…
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Between The Lines - 2/28/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Julian Assange Fights Last Battle to Stop UK Extradition to US; Kevin Gosztola, publisher of the Dissenter Newsletter and author; Producer: Scott Harris * Worldwide Protests Demand Insurance Companies Stop Fueling the Climate Crisis; James Hiatt, a native of Southwest Louisiana, and founder of For a Better Bayou; Producer: Melinda Tuhus * New Inf…
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Monthly Labor Report -- Edition #6 -- Feb., 2024
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Economist Michael Zweig discusses the various union organizing efforts that are moving forward nationally. Interview by Richard Hill, Feb. 6, 2024Door WPKN Community Radio
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INTERVIEW WITH FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT & ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN : BLACK HISTORY
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VETERAN OF 4 SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHTS & FORMER NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLIE BOLDEN DISCUSSES HIS EXPERIENCES AS A YOUTH IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH, & HIS AND OTHER BLACK ASTRONAUTS EXPERIENCES WITH & CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAMDoor WPKN Community Radio
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Brandon "Taz" Niederauer Speaks with WPKN's Ebong Udoma
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Brandon "Taz" Niederauer is a prodigious guitarist. He was an original cast member of the Broadway musical "School of Rock" and has played on stage with everyone from Buddy Guy to Gregg Allman to Tedeschi Trucks. Taz is bringing his talents to Bridgeport on Saturday, February 24, 2024, as part of WPKN's celebration of Black History Month.He is perf…
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Ellen Montgomery - Director at Environment America
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My guest this episode on DITD will be Ellen Montgomery the Director of the Public Lands Campaign for Environment America. Environment America is Working together with many organizations on a myriad of environmental issues . We be talking about EA's efforts to preserve the U.S ‘s old growth forests from logging because they are one of our best defen…
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Between The Lines - 2/21/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* As Ukraine War Enters 3rd Year, It’s Time to Stop the Killing Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, former CIA analyst Producer: Scott Harris * Veterans for Peace Demands Biden Stop Sending Weapons to Israel, Investigate Violation of US Law Mike Ferner, national director, Veterans for Peace; Matthew Hoh, associat…
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-New Zealand has ruled in favor of indigenous leaders lawsuit against polluters-Local governments are banning green energy projects faster than building them-Lake Powell still in danger of new “deadpool” low levels-National Academy of Sciences,wants a new hurricane category 6 storm rating-Horse shoe Crabs are in jeopardy due to recent human activit…
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Organic Farm Stand -- Feb. 1. 2024 -- The Tulips in Winter
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Special Guest Miranda Gould, who owns the New Petal Flower Farm (https://newpetalflowerfarm.com) in Monroe, CT, talks about how she grows organic tulips during the winter by "forcing" them in her basement.Hosts: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve Munno.Door WPKN Community Radio
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Organic Farm Stand -- Feb. 15, 2024 -- Native Plants Rule!
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James Sirch, Education Director at the Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT, discusses the numerous pros of native plants and urges us to grow them from seeds and avoid mistaking them for pesky weeds.Hosts: Richard Hill, Laura Modlin and Steve MunnoDoor WPKN Community Radio
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Resistance Roundtable -- Feb. 10, 2024 -- Gaza Carnage Continues
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Henry Lowendorf, chair of the New Haven Peace Council and longtime peace and social justice activist, speaks about the continuing brutal Israeli massacre taking place in Gaza. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill.Door WPKN Community Radio
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Between The Lines - 2/14/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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*Biden's Ineffectual Response to Israel's Ongoing Carnage in Gaza War Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies Producer: Scott Harris. * One Year After East Palestine Toxic Train Derailment Residents Still Seeking Help on Heath Impacts Hilary Flint co-founder of the group, Unity Council for the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailm…
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-Climate scientist Michael E. Mann wins more than $1mn in damages in defamation case -20% of the world’s migrating animals could be extinct due to human activities -The EU on rejects a plan to cut back reliance on pesticides in agriculture-The Oil Industry Knew About Its Role in Climate Change since 1954-Devastating wildfires tear across large part…
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Roishetta Ozane -- (temporary?) victory in the Gulf South
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I speak with Roishetta Ozane, one of the leaders of the effort to stop the build-out of LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminals in Louisiana and Texas.Door WPKN Community Radio
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Growing "climate crisis" is fundamentally a human behavioral crisis European countries technological advances, won't limit global heating to 1.5°.Greenlandic mainland is rising faster than sea levelsUnited States’ planet-overheating gas emissions dropped by 1.9% in 2023Saudi Aramco call off plans to expand its oil output,First-ever white rhinoceros…
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Between The Lines - 2/7/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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* Preventing a Wider Middle East War linked to Ending Israel's Brutal War in Gaza; Medea Benjamin, Co-founder Code Pink Women For Peace; Producer: Scott Harris. * Biden Pause on Approving LNG Export Terminals, Won’t Solve Frontline Communities’ Health Hazards; Roishetta Ozane is the founder and CEO of the Vessel Project in southwestern Louisiana; P…
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The Heating Crisis At Success Village Apartments
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On the February 4, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Jose Sandoz, Board Member and 4.5-year resident of Success Village Apartments.Jose discusses the heating crisis at Success Village currently affecting 924 families in Bridgeport and Stratford, and the ways in which he and others have been organizing to try to bring heat back…
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Jeff Masters Meteorologist - Atmospheric rivers
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I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connection. Jeff, worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. He has a Ph.D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. On Monday Jan 22nd , a relatively weak atmospheric rive…
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-Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state Nightmare weather events-Maine record-breaking weather extremes bring disruption, destruction -San Diego has record rains and flash flooding caused by an atmospheric river -Climate change is having a “catastrophic impact” on migratory species,-The courts halt spraying of streptomycin on citrus crops across the US-New …
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Jan. 29, 2024 - Counterpoint
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* International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Prevent Acts of Genocide in Gaza War; Robert L. Herbst, is a civil rights lawyer in New York; Producer: Scott Harris. * Fighting to Reform U.S. Mass Incarceration from Inside the System; Nneka Jones Tapia, managing dir. of justice initiatives at Chicago Beyond, former warden of Chicago’s Cook County…
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Spotlight on Arts and Culture — Discussion with Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim
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Erika K. Wesley, the Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, sits down for a conversation with Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim. They discuss Bridgeport's numerous cultural initiatives and growing status as a city where many artists and other creative professionals choose to live. This interview marks the beginning of a 2024 s…
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Home Page Radio – Don’t Trash The HOME
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Thursday, January 25, 2024, 12 Noon WPKN 89.5FM www.wpkn.orgHost: Duo DickinsonWe are in the time of Tear Downs, Again. And yet feel good, virtue signalling, of 8,000 square foot “Green” homes and $80,000 electric cars simultaneously tell us we are being good stewards of our world. The oxymoron of a new millennium’s religion of “sustainability” and…
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Between The Lines - 1/17/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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Jason Stanley: If Re-Elected, Trump Vows Fascist Regime from Day OneMorgan Fox: Although Federal Agencies Recommend Changes to Marijuana Classification, Major Reforms UnlikelyCarrie Baker: U.S. Courts Uphold States’ Extremist Abortion Laws Endangering LivesBob Nixon: This Week’s Under-reported News Summary• Somalia attempts to nullify Ethiopia’s Re…
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Between The Lines - 1/24/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.
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Former UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk: Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Now Killed 25,000 PalestiniansClimate Defiance organizer Maxwell Downing: Direct Action Climate Group Targets Retiring Sen, Joe Manchin as “Climate Super Villain”Stand Up America's Tishan Weerasooriya: Supreme Court Poised to Decimate Federal Regulations on Polluti…
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Raju Rajan of ReWild Long Island
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My guest now is Raju Rajan. Raju describes himself as a technologist with a strong communitarian ethic. Raju is one of the founders of ReWild Long Island and currently serves as Board President. Raju is an avid gardener and amateur tree-enthusiast, he also owns and manages a small agroforest in India dedicated to rewilding and permaculture.ReWild L…
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Joe Magazzi Green Earth Ag & Turf Webinar
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I'd like to welcome in here to digging in the dirt, my friend Joe Magazzi, president of Green Earth Ag And Turf a company that is a leader in wholesale distribution of organic products for plants, trees and turf with thirteen years of experience and expertise in the green industries. Their motto is All we do are organics. He's here to talk about hi…
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-EPA will have 1 Billion to clean-up the Great Lakes-U.S. plans to conserve and steward old-growth forests on national forests -Miami septic tanks leaking Nutrients and fecal bacteria -California to enforce laws on over-pumping of groundwater-The Bering snow crab season will be closed for 2023-2024-Egyptian government approves incentives for green …
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-Blinken says Healthy soil is increasingly an issue of national security-Federal rule will force crack down on methane gas emissions-One of the largest coal plants to be be replaced by the nation’s biggest solar farm-Kashmir India’s mountains having snowless winter-India to achieve 65 percent of its power capacity from non- fossil-fuel sources -US …
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Mahmoud Abbas Shares His Story And Discusses Bridgeport's Ceasefire Resolution Campaign
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The January 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check was a re-broadcast of host Mike Merli's January 1 interview with Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian activist based right here in Connecticut. Mahmoud shares his story, and speaks as an organizer with Bridgeport for Ceasefire, a diverse and inclusive grassroots campaign, led by local Palestinians and Muslims, that…
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Monthly Labor Report #5 -- January, 2024 -- Year End Review and 2024 Forecast
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Michael Zweig, economist, labor historian and author of the just released book "Race, Class and Gender -- Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism," discusses the momentous labor action in 2023 and offers his forecast for labor in 2024.Interview by Richard HillDoor WPKN Community Radio
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Resistance Roundtable -- Jan. 13, 2024 -- How do we win in 2024?
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The Resistance panel interviews India Walton, the Black woman who rocked the political establishment in Buffalo, NY, when she beat the centrist mayor in that city's primary. She is currently an activist and writer with Roots Action (www.rootsaction.org), a progressive advocacy and action group.Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard H…
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Organic Farm Stand -- The American Leaf Blower Massacre
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Special guests, Louise Lasher and Lisa Shanahan, discuss how they successfully passed an ordinance restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in Norwalk, CT. Panel: Steve Munno, Laura Modlin and Richard HillDoor WPKN Community Radio
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-Storm brings record coastal flooding in Maine-Reduced snowpack in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere-Iranians accusing its Neighbor Turkey Of Stealing Rain Clouds,-A quarter of humanity living under drought in 2022 and 2023-Bottled water has 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than - previously estimated-A battery system has replaced Hawaii’s …
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* South Africa Files International Court of Justice Case Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza Robert L. Herbst, is a human rights lawyer in New York Producer: Scott Harris * Protest at US Holocaust Museum Demands Response to Israel’s Atrocities in Gaza Michael Beer, Director of Nonviolence International Producer: Melinda Tuhus * Two States Rule Insu…
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The Long Island Sound Lobster Trap Project
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My guests today are all doing great things for the Long Island sound. Dr. Sarah Crosby, who is a marine ecologist trained in conservation science with extensive experience in coastal and marine ecosystems. Kat Cuzco of the Lobster trap team has worked as a marine science educator at Project Oceanology since 2019. At Project O. She also works on the…
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* Physician Relates the Horror Palestinians Face in Gaza as Israel-Hamas War Continues into 2024; Dr. Dana Elborno, MD, OBGYN, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology physician practicing in Illinois; Producer: Scott Harris. * Group Challenging America's Undemocratic Electoral College System Gaining Support; Christopher Pearson, Secretary of the group …
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-EXIM approved nearly $1 billion in fossil fuel lending-New York just became the first state to restrict seeds coated with bee-killing pesticides.-a declaration signed to boost health-related climate finance-San Mateo sea-level rise planners propose building an off-shore tidal lagoon-Chile believed to have a tree that survived for more than 5,000 y…
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