WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

WPKN's leading public affairs coverage concerning politics, policy, planet and so much more.

WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #514

  Opposition to U.S. Youth Life Without Parole Sentences Drives Campaign for Reform

  Aug 15, 20266 minS1

  Interview with Joshua Rovner, director of Youth Justice with The Sentencing Project, conducted by Melinda Tuhus. Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Josh Rovner, a senior research analyst with The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, where he focuses on youthful offenders and works to keep juveniles out of the adult court system. Here he talks about several major recent court rulings regarding juvenile sentences, and what Colt Gray can expect as he begins his lifetime behind bars.

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  Episode #513

  South Carolina Activists Protest Israeli Arms Maker, Oppose Gaza Genocide and Costly State Tax Breaks

  Aug 15, 202616 minS1

  Interview with Autumn Waddell, an activist with the Elbit Out of South Carolina coalition, conducted by Scott Harris. Autumn Waddell discusses the recent arrests of three protesters picketing outside the Elbit Systems of America’s factory in Ladson, South Carolina. She also talks about Israel’s genocide in Gaza, violations of free speech surrounding dissenting views on the U.S. relationship with Israel, and the international campaign against Elbit Systems, which in Britain, under the name Palestine Action, has been designated as a proscribed “terrorist” organization and banned under the U.K.’s Terrorism Act.

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  Episode #512

  CT Gov. Lamont & Challenger Rep. Elliott Discuss Voters’ Priorities on Eve of Democratic Primary Election Interview with Gov. Ned Lamont and state Rep. Josh Elliott, conducted by Scott Harris

  Aug 15, 202623 minS1

  Interview with Gov. Ned Lamont and state Rep. Josh Elliott, conducted by Scott Harris. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and state Rep. Josh Elliott discuss their positions on voters’ top issues, including skyrocketing health care costs, taxing the rich, the high cost of electricity and the urgent need to build affordable housing.

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  Episode #511

  Progressive Democrats on Primary Election Winning Streak as Party’s Corporate Establishment Fears for Their Future

  Aug 15, 202618 minS1

  Interview with Branko Marcetic, a Jacobin staff writer and the author of "Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," conducted by Scott Harris. Branko Marcetic assesses recent Democratic party primary victories by progressive candidates and members of the Democratic Socialists of America, the millions of dollars spent by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and centrist Democrats to defeat them, and efforts to unify the party before the November midterm election.

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  Episode #510

  Trump Flounders as Iran Takes Initiative in His Reckless and Destabilizing War

  Aug 15, 202626 minS1

  Interview with Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducted by Scott Harris. Jennifer Loewenstein discusses her views on the current status of Trump’s war on Iran, how the conflict has spread dangerously throughout the region, and the future of the Strait of Hormuz where Iran and Oman are engaged in talks to manage the disputed waterway.

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