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

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An interview with Velocities In Music and new tracks from Deerhoof and Destroyer.

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


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 3
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New music from Smith Westerns, Fergus & Geronimo, Ghost.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KISU, KPVL, WTIP, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2011
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 7
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New music from British Sea Power, Cake, and more.

Bought by KSJD, KISU, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 6
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The Needle Drop's final look at 2010's best music.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KISU, KPVL, KSJD, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 7
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The fourth installment of our tribute to 2010's best music.

Bought by KISU, KSJD, Marfa Public Radio, KPVL, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 7
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It's part three of our tribute to 2010's best music.

Bought by KISU, WTIP, KSJD, Marfa Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 6
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We dive into the second part of our tribute to 2010.

Bought by KISU, Marfa Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 6
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We revisit our favorite releases of the year in part one of our best of 2010 series.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KISU, WTIP, KSJD, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2010
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 6

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 57:19
  • Purchases: 4
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New music from Off!, Teebs, and Girls.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KPVL, KISU, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 7