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Black August Mixtape 2026 - Volume 2
Episode 30
BLACK AUGUST MIXTAPE 2026 - VOLUME 2
{Originally broadcast on WPKN on August 27, 2026}
On the August 3, 2026 episode of Mic Check, Mike Merli interview…
3 hours ago
Black August Mixtape 2026 - Volume 1
Episode 29
BLACK AUGUST MIXTAPE 2026 - VOLUME 1
{Originally broadcast on WPKN on August 18, 2026}
On the August 3, 2026 episode of Mic Check, Mike Merli interview…
3 hours ago
Countering Authoritarianism and Protecting the Midterm Elections: A Conversation with Jill Garvey
Episode 28
Isabelle speaks with Jill Garvey, the Director of States at the Core (STAC), about how we protect Democracy in the United States of America. Jill has…
3 weeks ago
Shaenna Taylor Turns Adversity into Advocacy and Action
Episode 27
On the August 4, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Bridgeport native, Shaenna Taylor.
Shaenna Taylor is an award-winning educat…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Joe Grits Pays Tribute to His Friend Dyshan Best, and Speaks on His Ongoing Legal Battle
Episode 26
On the Tuesday June 9, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sits down with Joe Grits, Bridgeport-based community activist and musician. Joe tak…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Cuba In the Cross-Hairs: A First-Hand Report from Sandra Levinson
Episode 25
Sandra Levinson, executive director of the Center For Cuban Studies (www.centerorcubanstudies.org), reports on her recent trip to Cuba, focusing on t…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
James Jeter and the Fight for Fair Juvenile Sentencing in Connecticut
Episode 24
On the February 10, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with James Jeter, Co-Founder and Director of Full Citizens Coalition, a non-p…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
US Imperialism Roars Back To Life--an interview with Prof. Stephen Zunes
Episode 23
Stephen Zunes, a foreign policy scholar and professor in Middle Eastern studies at the University of San Francisco, analyzes and contextualizes the J…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Remediating Barriers to Home Weatherization with Terri Eickel
Episode 22
In this episode of Mic Check, host Tyler Nelson speaks with Terri Eickel, Executive Director of the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network (IREJN), Conne…
9 months ago
Women Empowering Women with Debbie Gray
Episode 21
On the November 18, 2025 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli sat down with Debbie Gray, founder of Women Aligned With Abundance (WAWA), a Waterbury…
9 months, 1 week ago