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. 

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Three features about issues of poverty following Hurricane Katrina

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112 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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10 Pieces

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.


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A regional news program, powered by the New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. This week: As Connecticut figures out how to rebui...

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


  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
  • Purchases: 3
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New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. This week: Drought hits New England, from farms to backyards; the new national monument in...

Bought by Vermont Public and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: 49:56
  • Purchases: 2
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A regional weekly news program from The New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. This week: An investigation into New Hampshire's c...

Bought by Vermont Public and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 49:58
  • Purchases: 2
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A new, regional news program from The New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. This week: An investigation into the problems parent...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Vermont Public


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A new, regional news program from The New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky. Stories about the dangers of being a pedestrian, che...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Vermont Public


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 49:59
  • Purchases: 2
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A new, regional news program from The New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Vermont Public


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
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First Episode of a new, regional news program from The New England News Collaborative, hosted by John Dankosky.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Vermont Public


  • Added: Aug 03, 2016
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
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David became a father at 15. Now his son is graduating from high school. For Father's Day, David Jr interviews his dad about growing up in Hartford...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:49
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This week on Blue Mic Radio, we talked about video games and whether they are related to violence or not.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 16:04
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This week on Blue Mic Radio, we talked about some of the different choices students make when choosing a college and how they are going to pay for it.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 14:15