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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101 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, 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
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On this episode, meet Audacious auctioneers! The country's oldest, a charity auctioneer, and one who sold a seat on a rocket ship. Plus, how did Ch...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On today’s show, hear stories from two people who survived plane crashes, including a pilot, and a woman who was one of only two survivors of a cra...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
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When you accidentally kill someone, there are almost no resources for how to move forward with your life. Hear from one woman who found a way. Plus...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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This hour — and in the wake of ‘Oppenheimer’s big Oscar weekend — a look at the filmmaker behind ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Memento,’ and mor...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
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On this episode of Audacious, get to know a few secrets and stories - from the White House to Russia - from retired CIA Chief of Disguise, Jonna Me...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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As part of NautiWeek, Audacious brings you two people who broke world records underwater! One is for breath-holding, the other is for living underw...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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Meet two people who are psychopaths on this episode of Audacious. Learn about common misunderstandings about their inability to bond or experience ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious: What if you've always felt as though one of your healthy limbs doesn't belong? Meet one man who found relief after ha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
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On this episode of Audacious, meet two people who have struggled with Pica, an disorder where people eat objects, including rocks, magnets, screws,...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 50:00