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Joe Grits Pays Tribute to His Friend Dyshan Best, and Speaks on His Ongoing Legal Battle
Jun 10, 2026
22m 54s
Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson
Apr 5, 2026
24m 26s
James Jeter and the Fight for Fair Juvenile Sentencing in Connecticut
Feb 11, 2026
21m 49s
US Imperialism Roars Back To Life--an interview with Prof. Stephen Zunes
Jan 6, 2026
24m 53s
Remediating Barriers to Home Weatherization with Terri Eickel
Dec 2, 2025
25m 01s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() Joe Grits Pays Tribute to His Friend Dyshan Best, and Speaks on His Ongoing Legal Battle✨ | community activismlegal battles+3 | Joe Grits | Bridgeport Police | Bridgeport | Joe GritsDyshan Best+3 | — | 22m 54s | |
| 4/5/26 | ![]() Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson✨ | Cubaoil embargo+3 | Sandra Levinson | Center For Cuban Studies | CubaTrump regime | Cubaoil embargo+3 | — | 24m 26s | |
| 2/11/26 | ![]() James Jeter and the Fight for Fair Juvenile Sentencing in Connecticut✨ | juvenile sentencingprison education+3 | James Jeter | Full Citizens CoalitionCoalition for Community Healing Through Justice Reform | ConnecticutHartford | juvenile justiceprison reform+3 | — | 21m 49s | |
| 1/6/26 | ![]() US Imperialism Roars Back To Life--an interview with Prof. Stephen Zunes✨ | US foreign policymilitary intervention+3 | Stephen Zunes | University of San Francisco | Venezuela | US imperialismmilitary strike+5 | — | 24m 53s | |
| 12/2/25 | ![]() Remediating Barriers to Home Weatherization with Terri Eickel✨ | eco-justiceenvironmental justice+4 | Terri Eickel | Interreligious Eco-Justice NetworkIREJN+3 | — | home weatherizationeco-justice+3 | — | 25m 01s | |
| 11/25/25 | ![]() Women Empowering Women with Debbie Gray✨ | women empowermentnon-profit organizations+3 | Debbie Gray | Women Aligned With Abundance | WaterburyNorth End Recreation Center+1 | women empowermentDebbie Gray+5 | — | 25m 04s | |
| 11/24/25 | ![]() From Waterbury to the World - Derrell Soulds Speaks Out✨ | systemic racismprison system+4 | Derrell Soulds | Asnuntuck Community CollegeValvoline Instant Oil Change+2 | Waterbury, Connecticut | Derrell Souldssystemic racism+5 | — | 23m 50s | |
| 11/24/25 | ![]() From Jamaica to Bridgeport - Media & Mentorship with Jason Claye✨ | media productionmentorship+4 | Jason Claye | Maroon Worldwide60 Minute Mentorship | BridgeportJamaica+1 | Jason Clayementorship+5 | — | 28m 06s | |
| 11/12/25 | ![]() Ferocious Love in Chicago✨ | activismcommunity organizing+3 | Shannon Downey | Badass Cross Stitch | Chicago | activismChicago+6 | — | 27m 04s | |
| 11/6/25 | ![]() Maggie Mitchell Salem on Immigration, Food Insecurity, and Community Resources✨ | immigrationfood insecurity+4 | Maggie Mitchell Salem | IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services)Community Soup Kitchen of New Haven+1 | New HavenConnecticut | SNAP benefitsfood insecurity+5 | — | 25m 01s | |
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| 9/9/25 | ![]() How Melissa healed herself with food | Laura Modlin interviews Melissa McDowell on how she cured herself with food. "I have met a lot of people in the local food movement who were set on their path to championing better food after curing themselves with what they ate. So, I am pleased to be able to interview one very special lady on WPKN who did just that." ~ LauraPhoto courtesy of Melissa McDowell. | 29m 57s | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | ![]() Barbara Fair on her Journey, and Justice for J'Allen Jones | On the August 17, 2025 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Barbara Fair.Born and raised in New Haven, Barbara graduated with an MSW (Master’s in Social Work) from Southern Connecticut State University, who presented her in 2022 with a Presidential Gold Medal naming her as a woman of distinction for her many years fighting for prison reform. Barbara is currently Director of Stop Solitary CT, and has spent much of her life in the struggle for racial and social justice in Connecticut and across the nation. Barbara’s most rewarding role in life is as a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. During the discussion, they touch on two important events happening this week:On Thursday August 21, from 6pm to 9pm, Stop Solitary CT will hold their monthly Community Meeting, at the Whitneyville Cultural Commons (1253 Whitney Avenue) in Hamden, Connecticut. The discussion will bring together private Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, and civil rights activist Abraham Santiago.On Friday August 22, at 9am, Barbara and Stop Solitary CT will be gathering in front of Hartford Superior Court (95 Washington Street) for a vigil before a hearing where the court will decide whether or not to publicly release the video of J'Allen Jones' March 2018 death at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown.Barbara Fair can be reached at:barbfair848@gmail.com.More info on Stop Solitary CT at:www.stopsolitaryct.org/x.com/stopsolitaryctwww.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct/More info on the death of J'Allen Jones at:www.ctinsider.com/news/article/jal…uit-19813830.phpwww.wfsb.com/2024/10/18/frustra…to%20be%20releasedwww.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/h…eath-of-an-inmate/www.nhregister.com/news/article/ac…ecount=MA%3D%3D | 24m 53s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | ![]() The Last Fifty | After the US election in 2024, American’s were flooded with what they could expect from the incoming administration in the first 100 Days. The news was filled with the horrors to come, Isabelle Barbour initiated her own 100 Days from January 20th to April 29th of 2025. She set out to connect, hold space, and listen to people across the country about what they were feeling, doing, what they feared and what they loved. This is part 2 of of the 100 Days Project story and features the five people that Isabelle recorded with -- in the last 50 days. | 28m 32s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 | ![]() The First Fifty | After the US election in 2024, American’s were flooded with what they could expect from the incoming administration in the first 100 Days. The news was filled of the horrors to come, Isabelle Barbour initiated her own 100 Days from January 20th to April 29th of 2025. She set out to connect, hold space, and listen to people across the country about what they were feeling, doing, what they feared and what they loved. This is part 1 and features eight people that Isabelle recorded with in the first 50 days. | 28m 50s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 | ![]() In Memory of Percy Berry | On the July 20, 2025 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sits down with José Sandoval aka Abu-Reza, Bridgeport resident and member of the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center (BICC) community. The program features Mike and José discussing the life of Percy Berry, as well as reflections from James Shaham, Hamza Seyal, Fernando Gonzalez, Zain Seyal, and Bisher Hiba, who all knew Percy and are heard here honoring and celebrating his life.Percy was a beloved member of Bridgeport's Muslim community, as well as a Justice Adviser for the Connecticut Justice Alliance, which works to keep children and youth out of the legal system by disrupting and dismantling the pathways that funnel children and youth into courts and prisons. Through that work, Percy spoke at the Connecticut state legislature, testified in hearings, and worked to help others in numerous ways. He played an important role behind the scenes that helped lead to SB 1542 being passed and signed into law. SB 1542 called for restricting the use of handcuffs and restraints on Connecticut kids age 14 and under. More information on the Connecticut Justice Alliance can be found at:https://ctja.org/https://www.facebook.com/CTJusticeAlliance/https://www.instagram.com/ctjusticealliance/More information on the Bridgeport Islamic Community Center can be found at:https://www.mybicc.org/https://www.facebook.com/mybicc/ | 25m 49s | ||||||
| 7/8/25 | ![]() How environmental bills resolved in Connecticut's 2025 legislative session | Laura Modlin interviews Annie Hornish, Connecticut state director and lobbyist for Humane World for Animals, on 2025 Connecticut bill outcomes in Hartford, how to keep your pets safe in summer heat & tips on living with bears.Photo by Laura Modlin. | 29m 11s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | ![]() The connection between nature and brain health | Laura Modlin interviews Susan Masino, a neuroscientist and professor of Applied Science at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, on how being in nature impacts brain health.Photo by Laura Modlin. | 29m 41s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 | ![]() The 100 Days Project/Mother’s Day Slice | Isabelle Barbour spoke to people around the country about the first hundred days of the Trump administration. This story focuses on the experiences of mothers, grandmothers, activists, and protesters. The piece features the voices of Omkari Williams (https://www.omkariwilliams.com), AC Shilton (https://acshilton.com), Grandma’s for Love co-founder, Shirley Hershey Showalter https://grandmasforlove.com/ and more! You can learn more about Isabelle by visiting isabellebarbour.com | 27m 32s | ||||||
| 5/4/25 | ![]() Update on environmental-themed bills in Hartford | Laura Modlin interviews Annie Hornish for an update on environmental-themed bills in Hartford, Connecticut this legislative session. Including the bear bills!Annie is Connecticut State Director and lobbyist for Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) and a former Connecticut state representative for the 62nd district.Photo courtesy of ctbears.org. | 29m 45s | ||||||
| 4/7/25 | ![]() Wildlife is having babies - how you can help their chances | It’s that time of year. Wildlife babies are coming into the world. Sometimes in our own backyard. Learn how to tell the difference between those who are orphaned and ones who are in no danger and what to do to help them all. Laura Modlin interviews Laura Simon, wildlife ecologist and president of the Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association.Photo courtesy of Laura Simon. | 29m 50s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 | ![]() CT DEEP is pushing bear hunting again | Laura Modlin interviews Annie Hornish, the Connecticut State Director and lobbyist for Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) about CT DEEP's efforts in Hartford to enact bear hunting in Connecticut.Photo courtesy of ctbears.org | 29m 45s | ||||||
| 1/6/25 | ![]() How road salt impacts the environment & wildlife | Laura Modlin interviews Olivia DiPalermo from Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition on the negative impacts of excessive road salt and what you can do about it.Aired January 5, 2025. | 30m 01s | ||||||
| 12/5/24 | ![]() A town with four reservoirs | Laura Modlin interviews Andrew Kupinse about preserving zoning in Easton, CT to protect the water supply in the town’s four reservoirs. They serve 100s of thousands of customers in Fairfield County, Connecticut. | 28m 17s | ||||||
| 12/1/24 | ![]() Post-election: What We Need to Know | Four commentaries on the post-election landscape: -Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, talks about the role Labor should play in an anti-fascist front. -Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst, discusses the ramifications of a second Trump regime on US foreign policy. -Kica Matos, director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), warns about the coming attacks on immigrants. -Chris Viles, professor of English at UCONN-Storrs, discusses the phenomenon of fascism and its implications for our nation.Hosted by Richard Hill, Scott Harris and Prue Cullen | 34m 38s | ||||||
| 11/19/24 | ![]() Are you afraid of the dark? | Light pollution is worse than the dark.Laura Modlin interviews Leo Smith, Chair of the Connecticut 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. | 30m 00s | ||||||
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