Connecticut Public (WNPR)

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Connecticut Public is a member station of national public media services PBS and NPR, and parent company for three television stations: Connecticut Public Television (CPTV); CPTV Spirit; and PBS Kids 24/7; and Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR). We serve one million people each month through our television, radio and digital platforms. WNPR serves Connecticut, Rhode Island, Long Island (NY) and parts of Massachusetts with news, talk, information and entertainment programming.  Connecticut Public produces six local talk shows that are also available as podcasts; Where We LiveThe Colin McEnroe Show, Audacious with Chion Wolf, Disrupted, The Wheelhouse and Seasoned. They also have two limited series podcasts in produciton for release in 2024. 

Series

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Three features about issues of poverty following Hurricane Katrina

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113 Pieces

Audacious with Chion Wolf highlights the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking questions that get right to the heart of things.

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A radio show produced and hosted by students from the Journalism and Media Academy Magnet School, CPBN Learning Lab. Hartford, CT.

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A collection of audio essays from writers, listeners and station guests.

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Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

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Media Commentary

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242 Pieces

NEXT is a weekly, hour-long radio show and podcast exploring the rapid changes in New England, one of the oldest parts of the nation. This feed is for stations that subscribe to the weekly show.

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Tackling subjects like Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor — you get the idea. Plus, on Fridays, we convene an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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139 Pieces

The Needle Drop is your weekly fix of rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music of the independent persuasion.


Latest Pieces

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This evergreen episode of NEXT is an updated version of our Episode 1, called "The Side Of the Road." In it, we investigate traffic stop data in Ve...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we bring you an encore show for Thanksgiving week. We'll update Shannon Dooling's investigation into private special education schools; ...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we'll find out whatever happened to that Vermont GMO labeling law and talk with the author of the new book, "Modified"; we'll learn abou...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we try and make sense of a momentous election across our region. We talk with reporters who tracked long lines at the polls, and big rac...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
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This week, as the election season winds to a close, we'll talk about New England's political DNA; we'll talk about the region's recent decision to ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 49:58
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This week, refugees come to New England from Syria and Iraq; Bill Littlefield considers our region's sporting culture; and, we'll hear ghastly stor...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we'll continue our investigation into toxic PCBs. A new report shows they could be contaminating tens of thousands of schools nationwide...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
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This week: The potential downsides of legal recreational marijuana in Massachusetts and Maine; a follow-up to our story about "forgotten farms" loo...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
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This week, we explore the opioid epidemic in New England, including the documentary "Short of Breath" by Ryan Sweikert. Also, "Forgotten Farms" loo...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2016
  • Length: 50:01
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A regional news program, powered by the New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. This week: More stories about policing and race in...

Bought by Vermont Public, New England Public Media, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 4