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From live-party New Haven DJ nights to the WPKN airwaves, Heaven DJs Amethyst Kiss and Velvet Fiend play Italo Disco, Electronic Pop, Alternative Dance, Boogie, Synth-Funk, and so much more!

CT Unframed: Connecticut’s Creative Pulse, a monthly arts community podcast celebrating the voices shaping creativity across our state. CT Unframed is a podcast partnership with WPKN 89.5FM in Bridgeport, streaming online at wpkn.org and via our free listening apps. Connecticut’s creative heartbeat spans from muralists to musicians, community art leaders to local makers. Each episode spotlights the people building culture in real time, in cities and communities throughout Connecticut.

The Writer’s Bio(luminescent) Podcast offers deep-dive conversations with illuminating writers. Each episode opens with a brief, writerly portrait and moves into a discussion about craft, creativity, and the life behind the work. Every conversation includes a reading and the space to explore what really matters, both on and off the page, with insights that might offer a quiet glow.

I like music and dogs more than humans. That said, dogs don’t speak so I will have some interesting humans as guest and hopefully get a few stories out of them. I also plan on playing many styles of sounds. You can’t beat the power of music, stories and laughter. I try to combine and share all of these on my show.

Zeeto first started doing radio on WPKN early in 1973. A little later in the 70s, he managed the Carriage House Coffee House bringing “A-List” musicians to Fairfield County. Just a few examples are Dave Van Ronk, Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Pierre Bensusan, a very young Bela Fleck [with Tasty Licks], Bill Staines, and Kate Wolf. Many of these artists’ concerts were played over PKN, as well as being interviewed live. When Zeeto left the Carriage House, he created a science show for kids called "Zeeto the Bubbleman". Among the highlights were opening for Shari Lewis; performing on ...

A show dedicated to unapologetically intelligent & melodic pop music that oft includes adventure, ambition, angst, bass shenanigans, bravura, catchiness, cynicism, curiosity, dancability, deft dynamics, economy, forward momentum, glee, grace, hubris, irreverance, irony, love, maximalism, melancholy, minimalism, modesty, naïveté, overreaching, passion, prettiness, proselytizing, protest, questioning, repetition, ribaldry, sarcasm, sexiness, sincerity, specificity, swoon-worthiness, temerity, understanding, vagueness, wisdom, wit and maybe more than a little nostalgia.

Kevin and his guests dig a little deeper into subjects and issues around growing food, gardening, farming, soil health and the climate crisis facing planet earth.

Bridgeport native, writer, SAG AFTRA actor, filmmaker, and host Jason A. Coombs spotlights the most dynamic creatives and community builders in Fairfield County, across Connecticut and the tri state area! Each episode brings listeners into real conversations with artists, organizers, and innovators who are shaping culture, uplifting local stories, and transforming their communities. Jay in the City is your inside look at the people who make our region vibrant, creative, and unforgettable!

In the early 2000’s I began doing my radio program, which I call Organic Radio. The name holds a dual meaning for me… I view WPKN to be a living organism and not a formulaic or algorithm-driven venture, like commercial radio or paid streaming services. It’s a collective tapestry woven together by the many programmers who cultivate the musical fibers into something artistic and imbued with meaning and a greater significance – so Organic as in living matter. And also Organic, like the practice of farming without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial means. We ...

WPKN's leading public affairs coverage concerning politics, policy, planet and so much more.

Jim Motavalli of WPKN features interviews new and archival - artists, movers, shakers, and more.

Interviews from Rob Silber's Rock Therapy show on WPKN. Rock Therapy is a free-form mix of Classic Rock, Punk, Indie Rock, Blues, Reggae, Prog Rock, Americana, and anything else that captures Rob's ear.

Often live, unique, remote, out-in-the-wild WPKN broadcasts. WPKN, cited as “the greatest radio station in the world” by The New Yorker, founded in 1963 as a 100-watt campus outlet, WPKN is today a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, ...

The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and ...

State of the Arts features guests from the Connecticut and tristate area in theater, visual arts, film, music and more.

WPKN programmer Ebong Udoma interviews musicians and others on his morning show...which has been a fixture for decades on WPKN -- the Greatest Radio Station in the World"

WPKN's Mike Horyczun provides a 'Backstage Access' podcast with conversations he's had at music festivals and inside the WPKN studio featuring superstars and soon to be stars on the cutting edge of today's folk, rock, jazz and contemporary acoustic music scene.

Listen to interviews with thought leaders and hear emotional intelligence leader Chuck Wolfe answering calls that teach listeners strategies for managing their own emotions and their emotional relationships with others. Chuck Wolfe is the CEO of Charles J. Wolfe Associates, LLC since 1994, a motivational speaker, leadership coach, consultant, and leading expert in the field of emotional intelligence. His clients include prestigious organizations such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, Exxon/Mobil, Marriot, Allianz, Foxwoods, ESPN, US Army, and the Coast Guard. Since 1999 Chuck has been the volunteer host ...

Cosmic Perspective Radio features live and prerecorded interviews with Astronomers, Scientists, Astronauts, and Historians… NASA & JPL updates on Manned & Unmanned Space Missions… Monthly Night Sky Reports… Local Astronomy & Space Related Events…

The Resistance Roundtable with host Richard Hill and panelists Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner, & Guest/s. Following the 2017 Presidential Election, The Resistance Round Table, in the Armageddon Report, looks at issues raised by Donald Trump’s Presidency. Particularly on issues of concern to the WPKN Community— issues that receive little, or no, mainstream media coverage.