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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3 Pieces

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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3 Pieces

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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8 Pieces

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


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 57:06
  • Purchases: 5

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 5
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New music from Bishop Morocco, Christian Mistress, Serengeti, and more.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 57:10
  • Purchases: 6
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New music from Perfume Genius, Burial, and more.

Bought by WTIP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Sun Radio - KDRP Radio, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2012
  • Length: 57:10
  • Purchases: 6
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An extended interview on cyberbullying with Dr. Sheri Bauman. A shorter version of this interview aired as part of the youth special BULLIED: Tee...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Feb 20, 2012
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Bullying isn’t a new story, but lately, it is all over the news. And while young people are often the targets and the actors in bullying, we rarely...

Bought by KUNM, WTIP, WFAE, Marfa Public Radio, KHSU and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 36
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New music from Evian Christ, John Talabot, and Superhumanoids.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KHNS, KEOS, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 8
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New music from Hospitality, Chairlift, Pop. 1280, and Gonjasufi.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSJD, WTIP, KHNS, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 6
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New music from Cloud Nothings, First Aid Kit, Young Fathers, and more.

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


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 5
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New music from Jonti, Gonjasufi, Zammuto, and the Shins.

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


  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 5