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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100 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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On this episode of Audacious, we rebroadcast an episode featuring conversations about forgiveness. Hear reflections from Chion two years since its ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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We're talking with professional storm chasers and smoke jumpers whose job it is to run towards danger.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, hear from a guy who went viral for throwing plungers onto store signs, a Harlem Globetrotter on his slam dunk from 13...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On this episode of Audacious, come with us to Brooklyn to compete in The Punderdome! See if Chion has what it takes to go head-to-head with some of...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On this episode of Audacious, meet three people who have persistent genital arousal disorder, including one woman who has around 100 orgasms a day.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, why do pathological liars do what they do? Hear from two people who have spent years reconciling their relationship w...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, meet people who’ve paired up with pigeons, sugar gliders, and pigs to make their lives - and mental health conditions...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, hear reflections and wisdom from “forever parents” whose children have conditions that require lifetime care.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On this episode of Audacious, meet Disney adults! Including one woman who has spent tens of thousands of dollars on merch; and a man who spent near...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On this episode of Audacious, meet a winter caretaker at Yellowstone, a runner-up from the television show, Alone, and a man who spent almost 30 ye...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00