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WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast

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The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos. Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre.

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Episode thumbnail for Jackie Downing on the Great Give 2026! (Senior Director of Grantmaking and Nonprofit Support at the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven)

May 1, 2026

Jackie Downing on the Great Give 2026! (Senior Director of Grantmaking and Nonprofit Support at the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven)

Jackie Downing of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven discusses the Great Give 2026! The Great Give, now in its 17th year, raises over $4.4 million annually for more than 500 local nonprofits. The fundraiser also offers over $200K in matching funds.Advance gifts can be made for The Great Give beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 1.Donation pages will remain open until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11.<a href="https://www.thegreatgive.org/">The Great Give</a> <a href="https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/wpkn89-5fm">Donate to WPKN on the Great Give</a>

February 27, 2026

Guitarist/Composer Julian Lage interviewed by WPKN's Joseph Celli (My Other Music, Soundprint Asia)

WPKN radio host Joseph Celli interviews guitarist/composer Julian Lage as he discusses his early training, guitarists that influenced him and that he admires as well as several of his Blue Note releases. Lage, a child prodigy, presents several cuts of his music including the solo Day & Age, his quartet recording with Bill Frisell and a cut from his newest release Scenes From Above. “Mr. Lage sounded almost miraculous …. A guitarist of extravagant technique, he made each solo feel like an onrushing discovery, reeling off lines and phrases while neatly sidestepping cliché. And for all the self-possession in his playing, it felt tempered by an introspective humility, ….” Nate Chinen (NY Times, 4/18/12)

Episode thumbnail for Larry McDonald (Carlos Malcolm, Toots and the Maytals, Count Ossie Band) interviewed by WPKN's Amy Wachtel aka DJ Night Nurse (Rockers Arena)

January 8, 2026

Larry McDonald (Carlos Malcolm, Toots and the Maytals, Count Ossie Band) interviewed by WPKN's Amy Wachtel aka DJ Night Nurse (Rockers Arena)

For the first edition of “Rockers Arena” of the new year, the Night Nurse, Amy Wachtel, invited her long-time friend, Jamaican percussionist Larry McDonald to sit in with her and shoot the breeze. They spent much of the time reviewing Larry’s long and illustrious career, including time with Taj Mahal and his almost 30 years with Gil Scot-Heron. The loquacious octogenarian is currently a member of the Legendary/Legacy JA ska band, the Skatalites, touring regularly world-wide. Larry Mac, as he is affectionately called, is also a part of the NYC Ska Orchestra, Dave Hillyard & the Rocksteady Seven, Sub-Atomic Sound System, and an on-going project he co-leads with sax player Anant Pradhan. Rockers Arena with the Night Nurse can be heard first and third Fridays, 12noon-3pm on WPKN.

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What is WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast?: The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos.

Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Information about guest appearances is not available.

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