WPKN Archives: 03.16.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, the inadequacy of the US social safety net to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19; Addressing racism in the US & Views on today's Cuban culture and politics

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Counterpoint

Original Aired:
Monday, March 16th, 2020
8:08PM to 10:04PM

Duration:
1 hour, 56 minutes

Posted:
Monday, March 16th, 2020 8:04PM

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Episode: 03.16.20: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, the inadequacy of the US social safety net to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19; Addressing racism in the US & Views on today's Cuban culture and politics

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)

Some segments featured on Counterpoint are edited for re-broadcast on the syndicated Between The Lines radio news magazine. Visit their web site at http://www.btlonline.org for free subscriptions to mp3 - podcast audio files, program summaries and interview transcripts. An archive of current and past Counterpoint interviews are accessible for free at our Counterpoint Radio web site: http://counterpointradio.org The full 2-hour unedited program can be accessed for a 2 week period after the show, at the WPKN Radio archives: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/search/counterpoint

 

Show: Counterpoint

Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming is at http://wpkn.org/ . Interview segment archives are at counterpointradio.org .

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