What's The Hum at Station 8? All things Memphis. Live performances, interviews, discussions, and everything that makes 901 great. Emphasizing local artists, innovators, and businesses to support and better network the city. Reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, or our website if you're interested in joining us.www.station8productions.com
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In a secret facility deep beneath Antarctica, an anxious astrobiologist, a terse station manager, and an A.I. keep humanity safe from the monsters they imprison.
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The Local Food Report can be heard every Thursday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast. From farmers' markets to backyard gardens, wild forage to home kitchen recipes, the Local Food Report explores the Cape, Islands, and South Coast to find out what's in season and what to do with it.The Local Food Report airs Thursday at 8:35 AM and 5:45 PM and Saturday at 9:35 AM and is made possible by our Local Food Report sponsors.
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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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-A surge in giant sinkholes in Turkey.-Alaskan land would be protected from mining interests-Missouri to ban most exports of water from the state.-Drones used to fire "seed missiles" to grow trees-Replacing fossil fuels with hydrogen and electricity not enough-U.S. voters support legal action against plastics/fossil fuels -McDonald’s is set to redu…
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-Weedkiller Dacthal serious health risks to unborn babies, banned.-Record-setting heat wave in the west-221 thousand pounds of dead fish in Greek port-Worst droughts sweeping across southern Africa-Multimillion-dollar estates sliding into Pacific Ocean-Legos, changing its plastics formula to be environmentally friendly.-…
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-The Atlantic Ocean is cooling at a record speed -The inevitability of rising temperatures due to climate change-Farmer-first’ successful agrivoltaics projects-Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a manufacturing boom-New solar utility-scale operations are largest source of electricity-Electric car sales growing fastest -Americans want to prioritize…
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* Gaza War Continues to Kill as Massive Israeli Protests Blame Netanyahu for Latest Hostage Deaths; James J. Zogby, co-founder and president of the Arab American Institute; Producer: Scott Harris. * Activists Protesting Federal Reserve Climate Policy Block Road to Wyoming Annual Symposium; Ethan Wright a climate activist working with Climate Defian…
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Migrating birds need our help, but they give to us in return. Learn about the world of our feathered friends who summer and winter in separate locations and what you can do in your own backyard to assist them.Join Laura Modlin as she interviews Jim Sirch, who worked as a naturalist and educator at the Yale Peabody Museum for 23 years - and just rec…
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I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.Di Elspeth Hay
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* US Doctor Shares His Eyewitness Account of Gaza War Horrors; Ahmad Javed Yousaf, MD, an internist and pediatrician practicing in Benton, Arkansas; Producer: Scott Harris. * Trump's Racism is the Primary Driver of his Voter Support; James Risen, a best-selling author and former New York Times reporter; Producer: Scott Harris. * Youth Incarceration…
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-Catastrophic flooding hits southwestern CT-North Carolina beachfront home falls into the Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea reaches highest recorded temperature-Phoenix has been over 100 degrees F for 77 straight days-Current and future human health are at serious risk-Greece is facing a severe water shortage problem-IRS is offering rebates up to a …
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To plant a fig tree in our climate is an act of faith. Most figs are native to the tropics—and in the heat and sweat of this world they do amazing things. They’ve co-evolved with a wasp that crawls into the fruit and pollinates it from the inside out.Di Elspeth Hay
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* As Slaughter of Palestinians Continues Gaza Ceasefire Talks Could be at Critical Juncture; Jennifer Loewenstein fmr Asst. Dir. Middle Eastern Studies & Senior Lecturer at the Univ of Wisconsin; Producer: Scott Harris. * Assessing Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris' Economic Policy Proposals; Matt Bruenig, president of People’s Policy Project; P…
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-Tropical Storm Debby swamped Florida’s sewage systems-Climate warms Artic permafrost releasing ancient Mercury-U.S. DoE awards $147 million for world’s storage facility in Maine-Ebron Solar will invests $942 million in New Mexico’s solar -U.S. Government to fund $1.45 billion to solar manufacturer -Plastic waste is piling up at a daunting pace aro…
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Tune into this episode to hear Sabrina Godeski, Director of Business Development & Tourism for the City of Norwalk and staff to the Norwalk Arts and Cultural Commission, and Brian Kaspr, a Norwalk artist, who will discuss Norwalk’s art scene and how the city is driving their local economy through the arts and culture!…
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Gloria Frazee joins me as a regular monthly guest on Digging in the Dirt. Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and its Summer Program for high school students. She is also the founder of ReWild/East Hampton Compost…. in collaboration with the Town of East Hampton.…
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As a fisheries and aquaculture specialist at the Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, Abigail Archer spends a lot of time trying to help the public connect the dots between shellfish, nitrogen, and healthy estuaries. This relationship starts when nitrogen travels through freshwater streams and runoff into our marine environment.…
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* Kamala Harris Can Politically Neutralize Dangerous SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling; Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School; Producer: Scott Harris. * Can Gov. Tim Walz's Minnesota Progressive Legislative Victories be Replicated Nationally?; Branko Marcetic, staff writer with Jacobin magazine; Prod…
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-Debby rains bring New Jersey flooding-Law suit win on mass spraying insecticides -Record-breaking heat wave in Antarctica-Glacial lake outburst floods Juneau Alaska-Glaciers supplying water disappearing -Jane Goodall says It’s Not Too Late to Save the WorldDi WPKN Community Radio
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Light pollution is worse than the dark.Laura Modlin interviews Leo Smith, Chair of the CT chapter of Dark Sky International, on what light pollution is, how it harms animals, our ecosystem, human health - and what fixes there are to this issue.Originally aired August 11, 2024Di WPKN Community Radio
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I speak with Sarah Taylor, founder and executive director of the Huneebee Project, and Alex, a youth worker in the project, which, according to its website, brings "bee hives to community gardens and vacant green spaces, equitable employment opportunities to local youth, and raw honey & beeswax products to you." I first learned about this inspiring…
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Laura Modlin talked to Annie Hornish, CT state director and lobbyist for the Humane Society of the United States, about the effect of fireworks on animal habitats and public safety and how we can advocate for animals.Aired June 2, 2024Di WPKN Community Radio
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Laura Modlin interviewed Dr. Ramani Durvasula. author of "It's Not You," a NY Times bestselling book on identifying and healing from narcissistic abuse.They discussed what happens when do-gooder groups are targets for narcissists who want to use the cause to advance themselves. And what can be done about it.Aired July 7, 2024…
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-Tropical storm Debby-Philippines capital flooded from Typhoon-Dragonflies swarm beachgoers in Rhode Island-Oil-well blowout in Kazakhstan spews methane-New rules for methane emissions at landfills-First US solar-covered canal coming-Brazil’s proposal for a 2% wealth tax on billionairesDi WPKN Community Radio
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Chuck Collins of climatecriminals.org is my guest on this "Digging in the Dirt". Chuck is here to talk about why he believes It’s time to name the names of the individuals delaying climate action and financing the climate crisis, so they can be held accountable.Chuck Collins is an American author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Stu…
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In 2015, Jess Tsoukalas was living in Wellfleet at a rental property that the tenant before her had planted with an abundance of fruit trees.Di Elspeth Hay
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* Israel’s High-Level Assassinations Provoke Retaliation and Risks a Wider Middle East War; Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Producer: Scott Harris. * Democratic Party Isolation from Working Families Examined in Ralph Nader's New Book; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time…
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Sephra Alexandra, The Seed Huntress, is an ethnobotanist on a mission to restore the biodiversity of our environment by finding, saving and replanting our legacy seeds (www.seedhunress.com). Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane LauricellaDi WPKN Community Radio
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-Florida prepares for powerful Hurricane-Philippines capital underwater after deadly Typhoon-Thousands of dragonflies swarm Rhode Island Beach. -Kazakhstan record accidental methane leak-New EPA rules for methane emissions from landfills,-America gets its very first solar-covered canal-Brazil’s proposes for a 2% wealth tax on Billionaires…
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-Earth has warmest two days on record globally since 1940,-US will miss emission reduction goals-Twenty-five states ask Supreme Court to stay coal pollution rules -South Africa enacts Climate Change Bill -Key Largo tree cactus goes extinct in US -Atlantic sturgeon back in Swedish Rivers due to conservation-Federal government to phase out plastics…
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Organic farmer Kaitlyn Kimball is my guest on this show.Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. with her husband Lawrence Passeck. Sunset is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable and flower farm focused on sustainability and community. Kaitlyn is also Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven. CitySeed has a mission to "create …
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Carrie Richter of Peach Tree Circle Farm in Falmouth is a self-proclaimed garlic fanatic."It makes every dish better. There's nothing about garlic that I don't like."Di Elspeth Hay
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Trump's Depraved Embrace of Nuclear Weapons Endangers the World; Lawrence S. Wittner, Professor of History Emeritus at the State University of New York at Albany; Producer: Scott Harris. * 'Project 2025' Envisions the Imposition of an Authoritarian Christian Nationalist Theocracy; Andra Watkins, a New York Times bestselling author; Producer: Scott …
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I am pleased to have Kaitlyn Kimball as my guest this show,Kaitlyn is Owner of Sunset Organic farm in Naugatuck Ct. with her husband Lawrence Passeck. Sunset is a USDA Certified Organic vegetable and flower farm focused on sustainability and community. She is also Director of Agriculture at CitySeed in New Haven.…
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This time of year at the farmers markets, lettuce is the variety queen. It comes in heads and leaves, reds and greens, crisp hearts and soft butter leaves. Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken to farmers about growing lettuce, and what varieties they like.Di Elspeth Hay
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* World Court Rules Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Land Violates International Law Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada Producer: Scott Harris * After Biden Pressured to End Campaign, Vice President Harris Defacto Democratic Party Nominee Aaron Regunberg a member of the group Pass the Torch steeri…
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-June 2024 was the warmest June since 1850.-Climate change drought affecting worlds crops negatively -Seven out off ten people want to switch to clean energy-Puerto Rico filed suit against fossil fuel companies-EPA is weighing controversial geoengineering ocean experiment-Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative to plant 100 million Mangrove trees…
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Special guest John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation Magazine, analyzes the current state and fate of our democracy as the 2024 presidential election fast approaches. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill Interview conducted on July 13, 2024Di WPKN Community Radio
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The campaign to clean up dog poop pollution at Johnson Beach in the Short Beach district of Branford, CT. Ann Davis, citizen scientist, and Amy Scholtz, Deputy Director of the East Shore District Health Department, discuss the project to remediate the extremely high bacteria levels measured at this small beach on the Connecticut shoreline. Intervie…
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It’s high season for a common wild berry with a whole lot of names.Di Elspeth Hay
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7/17/24-J.D. Vance Divides, Not Unites as Project 2025 Repels; Reversing Congestion Pricing Decision
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* GOP Uses Assassination Attempt to Shut Down Condemnation of Trump's Authoritarian Agenda; Michael Podhorzer, former political diretor and assistant to the president of the AFL-CIO for strategic research; Producer: Scott Harris. * Poll Finds Americans Reject and Fear Trump's Right-wing Extremist 'Project 2025' Agenda Bryan Bennett, senior director…
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-Over a million homes and businesses remained without power in Texas -California ties or breaks heat records this week - heatwave is forecast to continue across Europe -Melting of North America’s largest icefields has accelerated-Bridgeport’s Seaside Beach closed due to bacteria levels -Shell documents point to company knowledge of Climate change-U…
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I want you to welcome back Gloria Frazee of ReWild Long Island. At ReWild, Gloria is co-chair of the Social Media & Web Committee and co-leader of the ReWild/South Fork chapter and now is a regular contributor to this program. Gloria will be joining me every 2nd Thursday of the month during the 12 noon hour.…
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I'd like to welcome back Dr. Carl Safina from the Safina Center to Digging in the dirt. Carl has taken the story of his previous book "Alfie and Me" to another level and created a picture book for children called "Owls in our yard" !Carl is a good friend of Digging in the Dirt and WPKN radio. Dr. Safina is the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity …
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