Counterpoint with Scott Harris

Each week, host Scott Harris conducts interviews on a wide range of political, economic and social topics with individuals and representatives of organizations not ordinarily accessible in the mainstream media. This show airs weekly on WPKN (wpkn.org) and streams here in podcast form.

Counterpoint with Scott Harris is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 106 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 82. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #106

  Counterpoint 08-31-26 w Scott Harris discusses: U.S. Troops Seeking Exit Over Trump’s Wars; Trump's 19 Schemes to Subvert the Midterm Election; ICE Raids Detain 60+ in Danbury CT, Sparking Anger &Protests; Nuclear Power: False Solution to Climate Crisis

  Sep 1, 20261h 24m

  COUNTERPOINT RADIO , hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org 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 1.5 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 1) Rising Number of U.S. Troops Seek Exit Over Trump’s Wars, Concern Over International Law Violations Steve Woolford, a Resource Counselor with Quaker House in Fayetteville, North Carolina and the GI Rights Hotline, where he provides free and confidential support to military service members, talks about assisting service members who are seeking advice on how to apply for conscientious objector status, and the troubling issues these men and women are confronting in their deployment in the U.S. war on Iran. 2) Trump's 19 Schemes to Subvert the Midterm Election Justin Glawe, an independent journalist and editor of the American Doom newsletter, discusses his recent columns for Zeteo in their ‘Start The Steal’ series, covering the many actions Trump and his regime have launched to interfere with and manipulate the outcome of this November's midterm election. 3) ICE Raids Detain 60+ in Danbury CT, Sparking Anger and Protests Carolina Bortolleto, a spokesperson for the group Danbury Unites for Immigrants talks about the recent ICE raids in Danbury over the past week where at least 62 individuals were abducted by ICE agents, and a march and rally being organized in response, that will take place in Danbury this Weds. Sept. 2nd 5:00 pm at the city’s Library Plaza. 4) Nuclear Power is a Destructive, False Solution to the Climate Crisis Linda Pentz Gunter, founder and executive director of Beyond Nuclear, editor of the news site Beyond Nuclear International, and author of "No To Nuclear: Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War.” She'll discuss her work advocating for a phase-out of nuclear power, and to educate the public about the links between nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. Ms. Gunter will be speaking about her book at the Unitarian Church in Hamden, CT on Friday, Sept. 11th.

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  Episode #105

  Counterpoint 08-24-26 w Scott Harris discusses: Veteran Lawmakers Warn US About Trump's “Rolling Coup;” Trump Regime Spies on Anti-ICE Activists; Push for Proportional Representation in U.S. House; SCOTUS Gives Trump Interim win to Restrict Mail-In Voting

  Aug 25, 20261h 26m

  COUNTERPOINT RADIO , hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org 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 1.5 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 1) Veteran Lawmakers Warn That America is the Middle of Trump's “Rolling Coup” Sasha Abramsky is a journalist and author of books, including "The American Way of Poverty," "Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America," and "American Carnage: How Trump, Musk, and DOGE Butchered the US Government." He'll discuss his recent columns in The Nation covering the Trump regime's open planning for a coup to manipulate the outcome of this November's midterm Congressional election, that most polls say Republicans will likely decisively lose. 2) Trump Regime Spies on Anti-ICE Activists in Echo of Cold War Era Attack on Free Speech Gerry Condon, a Vietnam-era veteran and war resister, former president and current national board member of Veterans For Peace discusses VFP's condemnation of the Trump regime's spying on anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis/St. Paul against the backdrop of President Trump's criminal prosecution of his perceived political enemies and labeling Americans who oppose his agenda as 'domestic terrorists.' 3) To Fix our Broken Political System Advocates Push for Proportional Representation in U.S. House Dustin Wahl, executive director of Fix Our House, who talks about his group's "education and advocacy campaign promoting proportional representation as an urgently-needed reform to pull politics out of its doom loop of polarization and dysfunction, sideline the anti-democratic forces threatening our democracy, and offer America’s diverse electorate full and fair representation in the House of Representatives." 4) Supreme Court Gives Trump an Interim Win in his Scheme to Restrict Mail-In Voting Greg Palast, who’s been reporting on voter suppression for over 20 years, is an award-winning investigative journalist, best-selling author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy," whose investigations were featured in the documentary film, “Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman." He'll talk about the U.S. Supreme Court's interim ruling in a case involving Donald Trump's effort to have the federal government take control of mail-in voting in a scheme to manipulate the outcome of the midterm election that will determine which party controls Congress.

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  Episode #104

  Counterpoint 08-17-26 w Scott Harris discusses: Sleep Walking into Donald Trump's 2026 Midterm Coup; Trump's Latest Anti-Science Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines; Anti-Data Center Movement Surges Nationwide; Trump Targets Pro-Palestine Academics

  Aug 18, 20261h 20m

  COUNTERPOINT RADIO , hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org 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 1.5 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 1) Is the U.S. Sleep Walking into Donald Trump's Planned 2026 Midterm Coup? Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at American Progress, talks about his recent article written with Ben Olinsky, their critically important and comprehensive report: "The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency," that lays out the existential threat posed to democracy this November, that isn't getting the attention it so desperately deserves right now. 2) Trump's Latest Anti-Science Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines Endangers the Nation's Children and Families. Dr. Jake Scott, a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a coauthor of "Updated evidence for COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025-2026" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Scott discusses his 8/11/26 commentary, "What the vaccine executive order gets wrong, and what it will cost us," which examines the consequences of President Trump's August 10th executive order that decreases the number of universally recommended vaccines for children, calls for splitting up the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot, maintaining that each vaccination should occur at a separate medical visit. 3) Broad (AI) Anti-Data Center Movement Surges Coast-to-Coast Thomas Meyer, Deputy Political Director of Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action, discusses his group's important work opposing the construction of data centers nationwide, where public opposition is on the rise to the rapid construction of artificial intelligence and cloud computing data centers, driven by bipartisan concerns over massive energy consumption, strained local water supplies, noise pollution, and rising residential utility bills. 4) Unions Fight Trump Regime's McCarthyite Targeting of Pro-Palestinian Academics Sam Carliner, a freelance journalist covering U.S. foreign policy, immigration policy, and social movements, talks about his recent article, "Pro-Palestine Academics Have Been Fighting the New McCarthyism," which recounts how in recent years hundreds of academics have been fired, censored, threatened, or otherwise punished for their research and advocacy. The movement for Palestine has been one of the Trump administration’s main targets, and provides an important example of how those facing repression are fighting back.

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  Episode #103

  Counterpoint 08-10-26 w Scott Harris discusses: Iran Takes Initiative in Trump's Destabilizing War, Progressive Democrats on Primary Winning Streak; Primary Eve Intvws w CT Gov. Lamont & Challenger Rep. Elliott; S. Carolina Protests Israeli Arms Maker

  Aug 11, 20261h 25m

  COUNTERPOINT RADIO , hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org 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 1.5 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 1) Trump Flounders as Iran Takes Initiative in his Reckless and Destabilizing War Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 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. 2) Progressive Democrats on Primary Election Winning Streak as Party's Corporate Establishment Fears for Their Future Branko Marcetic, a Jacobin staff writer and the author of "Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," assesses recent Democratic Party primary victories by progressive candidates and members of the Democratic Socialists of America, the millions of dollars spent by AIPAC and centrist Democrats to defeat them, and efforts to unify the party before the November Midterm election. 3) CT Governor Ned Lamont & Challenger Rep. Josh Elliott Discuss Voter's Priority Issues on Eve of State's August 11th Primary Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and State Rep. Josh Elliott are interviewed about their candidacies on the eve of the Tuesday, August 11 Democratic Party Primary election for Governor. They discuss their positions on voter's top issues including, skyrocketing health care costs, taxing the rich, the high cost of electricity and the urgent need to build affordable housing. 4) South Carolina Coalition Protests Israeli Arms Maker, Local Activists Oppose Genocide and Costly State Tax Breaks Autumn Waddell an activist with the Elbit Out of South Carolina coalition, discusses the recent arrests of three protesters picketing outside the Elbit Systems of America factory in Ladson, South Carolina -- and issues related to 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 banned under the Terrorism Act, designating it as a proscribed "terrorist" organization.

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  Episode #102

  Counterpoint 08-03-26 with Scott Harris discusses: Yale Univ. Surrenders to Trump; Trump, Rubio Accuse Cuba of being the Epicenter of Communist Subversion; Effective defense against Trump plan to overturn midterm election; Campaign to Free Dr. Abu Safiya

  Aug 4, 20261h 41m

  COUNTERPOINT RADIO , hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 – 9:30 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org 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 1.5 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 1) Yale University Pres. Surrenders to Trump Admin. Demands, Nation Must Prepare for Trump's Effort to Overturn Midterm Election Jason Stanley professor of philosophy and chairman of American studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and author "How Fascism Works," and "Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future." Professor Stanley discusses Trump's very open escalation of threats against the November midterm election, rising violence from masked ICE agents, the building of concentration camps nationwide -- as the regime criminalizes and targets voting rights groups, journalists, progressive dissidents, universities and perceived enemies. 2) Trump, Rubio Accuse Cuba of being the Epicenter of a Decades-Long Communist Subversion Plot Against America Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a New York Times foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years, and author. His book, "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," was a National Book Critics Circle finalist. His recent titles include, "A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine." Chris will discuss his recent commentary titled, "Trump’s Phantom Enemies," that asserts the Trump regime in linking Cuba with domestic, communist subversion is laying the groundwork for McCarthyite blacklisting and criminalizing of all left-wing, progressive, anti-war and anti-imperialist dissent. 3) With Trump Threat to Interfere, Manipulate Midterm Election, Effective Defense Runs through Local Organizing J. Patrick Coolican, Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer, discusses his recent article, "The Blueprint for fighting Trump's attempt to sabotage the election, drawn up in Minnesota," about Doran Schrantz 's 14-page internal memo titled, “Act Free to Be Free." Addressing both the worry and complacency among many Democrats re: what Trump is clearly planning to intervene and attempt to manipulate thre outcome of the November midterm election. 4) Global Campaign Demands Release of Ailing Dr. Abu Safiya, Held in an Israeli Prison Since December 2024 (18 Months) Stanley Heller, administrator of the New Haven CT based group Promoting Enduring Peace and host of the TV newsmagazine “The Struggle," talks about the global campaign to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the prominent Palestinian pediatrician and director of North Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been imprisoned by Israel without charge or trial since December 27, 2024. Reports indicate Dr Safiya is suffering deteriorating health without adequate medical attention, where eyewitnesses say his condition is life threatening, unless freed very soon.

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