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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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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Today, you’re gonna hear from three people who had close encounters with wild animals - and have the scars to prove it.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
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Meet an extreme ironer, cheese roller, and shin kicking referee (also called a "stickler") on this weird sports episode of Audacious!

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, meet a man who was born colorblind but can now hear colors thanks to an antenna implanted into his skull. And a chore...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, meet a man with hyperacusis - extreme sensitivity to sound, and a woman with hyperhidrosis - unpredictable, controlla...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, follow an American high school student studying in Sarajevo. You’ll hear what she felt, what she learned, and how she...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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Today, meet three people with visible facial differences: One whose face was burned by fire, another whose face was burned by a botched medical pro...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious meet Dr. Jenn Carson. When she was 9, she found out that her father and his second wife were serial killers. She grew ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, meet three beatboxers: Rahzel, who helped found the craft, Gus Mcafoos, a 12 year-old who competes, and Kaila Mullady...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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In this episode of Audacious about de-cluttering and hoarding, a woman gives Chion a tour of her home. Plus, how YouTube helped another woman manag...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, hear how two people's lives were changed after getting hit by lightning. And an expert will talk about ways to avoid ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
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