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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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.


Latest Pieces

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New music from Wild Nothing, Parquet Courts, Flying Lotus and more.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 57:04
  • Purchases: 5
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NEW MUSIC FROM R. STEVIE MOORE, DESAPARECIDOS, GRIZZLY BEAR, AND MORE.

Bought by WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, KRCB 104.9, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 57:04
  • Purchases: 5
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NEW MUSIC FROM TEEN, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, AND NIKI & THE DOVE.

Bought by KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 5
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NEW MUSIC FROM THE DEBO BAND, FOXYGEN, PARQUET COURTS AND MORE.

Bought by WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 57:06
  • Purchases: 5
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NEW MUSIC FROM H-SIK, DIRTY PROJECTORS, BLUR, AND MORE.

Bought by WTIP, KRCB 104.9, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 5
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NEW MUSIC FROM OPEN MIKE EAGLE, LIARS, AND TY SEGALL

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
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NEW MUSIC FROM IAMAMIWHOAMI, FIONA APPLE, AND MORE.

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 57:04
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Caption: Janet Peck and her partner of 33 years, Carol Coughlin, hold hands after the legalization of same-sex marriage in Connecticut in 2008., Credit: Chion Wolf
In the next hour, you’ll hear an exclusive interview in which America’s most famous opponent of same-sex marriage announces that he has changed his...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 44:26
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NEW MUSIC FROM FIONA APPLE, CLAMS CASINO, BLACK BREATH AND MORE.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
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NEW MUSIC FROM ONDATROPICA, MOUNT EERIE, AND SAVAGES.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6