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The Resistance Roundtable panel speaks with Paul Street (www.paulstreet.org), independent progressive policy researcher, award-winning journalist, historian and author of many books including This Happened Here and They Rule: the 1% v. Democracy. Paul deconstructs the threat posed by Trump, the Republican Party and a craven corporate media as the nation staggers forward toward the 2024 election. P...

My guest today on DITD is Professor Naomi Oreskes who along with her colleague Erik Conway are bestselling authors of the book Merchants of Doubt…about the machinations of the fossil fuel industry,,, and now they have a new tome called the “The Big Myth” which is a startling history of one of America's most tenacious--and destructive--false ideas: the myth of the "free market."

Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm. She is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years. Leah returns to DITD to talk to me about her new book that is called Black Earth Wisdom - soulful conversations with black environmentalists. It’s been said th...

My next guest Joe Magazzi small business man here in CT would be helpful to everyone looking to do the right thing by our gardens organically. Joe is a good friend of mine and WPKN. Joe owns and operates Green earth Ag and turf up in Branford Ct. and he’s on line at Grow it naturally. Com. Where his company sells Proven & Easy Organic Products for Plants, Turf & Trees. I personally rely on Green e...

A conversation with three members of the Steering Committee of the Six Lakes Coalition, working to create public open space on 102 acres of Olin Company property in southern Hamden

A conversation with three members of the Six Lakes Steering Committee, working to preserve the Olin property in southern Hamden as open space

Two guests discuss the current situation in Cuba: -- Sandra Levine, executive director of the Center for Cuban Studies based in Brooklyn, NY (www.centerforcubanstudies.org); and -- Jose Oro, a retired geologist, Cuban immigrant and community organizer based in Wallingford, CT Interview by Richard Hill, May 10, 2023

-Wildfires rage in Alberta and floods threaten British Columbia -Beach erosion closes rail line near San Diego -East Coast of the US may get a foot of sea-level rise by 2050 -Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records -The world is experiencing massive species die-offs -11 chemical plants in China and one in the US emit a potent climate -pollutant -South Carolina to get “mega-fle...

* MoveOn Targets Fox News' Corporate Advertisers for Funding Dangerous Lies and Disinformation; Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn.org; Producer: Scott Harris. * Census Bureau Prison Gerrymandering Policy Distorts Political Representation; Mike Wessler, communications director, Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Rightwing Billionaire-Funded 'No Labels' Group Financing 202...

Emotion Roadmap & challenges e.g., gender, pronouns, resilience, politics, relationships, death with dignity

{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on May 7, 2023 live on WPKN radio} In this episode, host Mike Merli is joined by: Mattie Abraham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, with Untreated Citizens & Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, who was worked with Full Citizens Coalition, Stop Solitary CT, and Yale's Access to Law School Program. In this conversati...

* Right-Wing Push for Article V Constitutional Convention Threatens Basic Liberties; Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & the Protect Dissent Program at Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris. * Despite Drop in Coal Production, Destructive Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Continues; Allen Johnson, co-founder and coordinator of the group Christians for the Mountains; Producer: Melin...

-Supreme Court rules against Big Oil -A new strain of bird flu is spreading across the US. -Spain facing unprecedented hot April temperature -Extreme heat puts 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger. -Egyptians facing "absolute" water scarcity. -Deutsche Bank commits $500 billion to sustainable investment. -Climate Change report.. Our children's world will be different from ours.

My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is Paul Greenberg. Paul writes at the intersection of the environment and technology, seeking to help his readers escape screens and find emotional and ecological balance with their planet. He is the author of the James Beard Award-winning bestseller Four Fish and the books American Catch and The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint. He is...

Eric Bibbs music finds its way into my program more often than not. I love what he does. He speaks to my concerns about what's happening in the world today and does it with great songs. We'll talk about his follow-up to his multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed 2021 album, Dear America, Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb's artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour.

Host Mike Merli is joined by Eric Goodman, a socialist organizer and Union trades person. They have been organizing with the group socialist revolution since 2016 and started the New Haven branch in 2021. Eric and socialist revolution are part of the coalition of groups putting on tomorrow’s May Day rally and march in New Haven. For more info on socialist revolution and the Connecticut / New Haven...

HOST: Rob Fried Guests include: Rob Somerville, Sax Player John Reid, Artistic Director Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN 89.5-FM Community Radio

* Dominion Lawsuit Wasn’t Launched to Protect Democracy from Fox News Propaganda; Peter Maass, a senior editor with The Intercept; Producer: Scott Harris. * Willow Project Climate Bomb is Gateway to Open More Oil and Gas Development in Western Arctic; Bridget Psarianos, Senior Attorney with Trustees for Alaska; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Supreme Court Justice Thomas' Ethics Violations Demands Cong...

Multiweek heat wave impacting southeastern Asia Largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River returns Utah’s Great Salt Lake bounces back Antarctica has reached its lowest level since modern records Report on Colorado River crisis paints a dire picture EPA has rules aimed to reduce toxic emissions from chemical plants The Ocean Cleanup removes over 220 tons of trash from the sea Califor...

* Texas Judge’s Ruling Banning a Widely Used Abortion Drug Based on Ideology Not Science; Pema Levy, a reporter with Mother Jones magazine; Producer: Scott Harris. * Amid the Deepening Climate Crisis Banks Invested a Staggering $673 Billion in Fossil Fuel Projects in 2022; April Merleaux, research manager with Rainforest Action Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Climate Defiance Activists Plan Bl...

On January 4th, Cambridge, Massachusetts police officers shot and killed 20 year-old Sayed Arif Faisal, who was a UMass Boston student majoring in Engineering. The Justice for Faisal movement was born, bringing together a coalition of groups to demand justice and organize for a better future. One of the groups at the heart of the Justice for Faisal movement, is Muslim Justice League (or MJL). Host...

-Hudson nuclear waste water dump on hold -More than 2 feet of rain in 6 hours, floods Fort Lauderdale -“Climate change is a threat to human well-being & planetary health” -Spring has sprung unusually early in the eastern United States -sea waters are rising by large, measurable amounts -Homes constructed in risky areas overvalued billions of dollars -Salmon fishing off the California coast is faci...

Im very pleased to welcome to Digging in the Dirt Isabella Rossellini. In addition to a very successful modeling career, Isabella has starred in some extraordinary films, Like “Blue Velvet”. I Invited her here today not to talk about films but to talk to me about her wonderful organic farm in Brookhaven Long Island, called Mama Farm …..where Ms. Rossellini has a popular CSA and raises endangered b...

Host: Steve di Costanzo Doug Holcomb the CEO of Greater Bridgeport Transit and Matt Pentz the CEO of Norwalk Transit Department talk bus transportation, diesel vs. Electric, Effects of Covid on ridership and plans for celebrating this year's Earth Day.

Today WPKN’s General Manager Steve di Costanzo welcomes: LifeBridge Community Services a nonprofit based in Bridgeport serving the community for over 170 years. Mission: Partnering with individuals, youth, and families to improve well-being, strengthen resilience, and create a brighter futureLifeBridge provides a combination of behavioral health services, youth development, and asset-building reso...