Here are recordings of my recent Mic Check interviews.
New episodes on WPKN 89.5 FM or stream at wpkn.org.
First Sunday of each month at 5:30pm ET.
CT DEEP is pushing bear hunting again
Laura Modlin interviews Annie Hornish, the Connecticut State Director and lobbyist for Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) about CT DEEP's efforts in Hartford to enact bear hunting in Connecticut.
Photo courtesy of ctbears.org.
Aired March 2, 2025
Protecting wildlife from rodenticide poisoning
Laura Modlin talks with Christine Cummings of A Place Called Hope about a bill in Hartford to help stem the poisoning of wildlife by rodenticides.
Aired February 2, 2025
How road salt impacts the environment & wildlife
Laura Modlin interviews Olivia DiPalermo from Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition on the negative impacts of excessive road salt and what you can do about it.
Aired January 5, 2025.
A town with four reservoirs
Laura Modlin interviews Andrew Kupinse about preserving zoning in Easton, CT to protect the water supply in the town’s four reservoirs that serve 100s of thousands of customers in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Aired December 1, 2024.
Mysterious world of eels
Laura Modlin interviews Bill Lucey, Soundkeeper for the Long Island Sound with Save the Sound, about eels migrating out to the North Atlantic after decades spent in Connecticut's rivers and streams and what they encounter here.
Aired October 6, 2024.
Going south for the winter
Migrating birds need our help, but they give to us in return. Learn about the world of our feathered friends who summer and winter in separate locations and what you can do in your own backyard to assist them.
Join Laura Modlin as she interviews Jim Sirch, who worked as a naturalist and educator at the Yale Peabody Museum for 23 years - and just recently retired in May. Before that, he worked for CT Audubon for 10 years.
Aired September 1, 2024.
Are you afraid of the dark?
Light pollution is worse than the dark.
Laura Modlin interviews Leo Smith, Chair of the CT chapter of Dark Sky International, on what light pollution is, how it harms animals, our ecosystem, human health - and what fixes there are to this issue.
Aired August 11, 2024 - 30 mins.
When narcissists target do-gooder
groups
Laura Modlin interviewed Dr. Ramani Durvasula. author of "It's Not You," a NY Times bestselling book on identifying and healing from narcissistic abuse.
They discussed what happens when do-gooder groups are targets for narcissists who want to use the cause to advance themselves. And what can be done about it.
Aired July 7, 2024 - 30 mins.
How fireworks impact animal habitats
& public safety
Laura Modlin talked to Annie Hornish, CT state director and lobbyist for the Humane Society of the United States, about the effect of fireworks on animal habitats and public safety and how we can advocate for animals.
Aired June 2, 2024 - 30 mins.
Living with native pollinators
Laura Modlin hosts a discussion with Louise Washer, president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and co-founder of the Pollinator Pathway.
Native pollinators are vital to our communities and they discuss why. As well as bills being proposed to protect native pollinators against the deadly effects of neonic pesticides; and what you can do to encourage their proliferation in your yards and beyond.
Aired April 7, 2024 - 30 mins.