Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Neil deMause is a journalist who formerly served as news editor at the Village Voice and a contributing editor to City Limits. Author of, "The Brooklyn Wars: The Stories Behind the Remaking of New York's Most Celebrated Borough," and "Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit," he discusses his recent article, "Media Dutifully Report Trump’s Fiddling as Coronavirus Burns Through World," and other issues related to media coverage of the Trump administration's handling of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

2) Sasha Abramsky, freelance journalist and author whose most recent book is titled, "Jumping at Shadows: The Triumph of Fear and the End of the American Dream." His newest book, "Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, The World's First Female Sports Superstar, will be published in June. He'll be talking about his recent article, "How Can the US Confront Coronavirus with 28 Million People Uninsured?" ... and issues related to this deadly global pandemic.

3) Margaret L. Andersen, the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor Emerita at the University of Delaware, talks about her new book, "Getting Smart About Race: An American Conversation."

4) Richard Hill, host of WPKN shows, "First Tuesday Rainy Day Radio" and "Organic Farm Stand: and rotating host of the public affairs program "Mic Check," is a musician, teacher and mentor with youth radio Connecticut. He'll discuss his maiden voyage to Cuba where he spent a week listening to folkloric and popular music, conversing with students, cab drivers and musicians and conducting several interviews including one with a lead journalist and announcer for the English Language Service of Radio Havana Cuba, the government-run outlet that broadcasts in 7 languages globally via shortwave and on line. (www.radiohc.cu)

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