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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115 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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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

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This week on NEXT: a year after a school shooting that didn’t happen in Vermont, we hear about what changes to school security are being made in th...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
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This week on NEXT: A side-by-side comparison of Northern Pass and New England Clean Energy Connect, and what’s next for the transmission line tha...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2019
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This week on NEXT: We travel around New England to learn about who has trouble getting reliable internet access, and why that matters. Plus, we ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2019
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This week on NEXT: We’ll talk about how regional issues are playing out in state capitals, including discussions of tolls, clean-ups of the region’...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
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This week on NEXT: We discuss the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in communities, including partnerships between New England Sheriffs a...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
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This week on NEXT: A year before the 2020 New Hampshire Primary, we take a look at what we can expect, and how the state’s impact on the election i...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
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This week on NEXT: we explore the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' case against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. Plus, we discuss the process of...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2019
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This week on NEXT: we discuss the effect of sea level rise on home values around New England. And, we look at water quality issues in Vermont and N...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
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This week on NEXT: we learn about a lawsuit levied against Dartmouth College. And, as Hampshire College seeks a "strategic partner," and as Green M...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2019
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This week on NEXT: we take a look at minimum wages around our region. Plus, why renewable energy credits are dropping in value in Vermont. And, how...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 50:00