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

1) Sarah Kendzior is a journalist, anthropologist, and researcher, who's the bestselling author of several books including her latest, "They Knew" and "The Last American Road Trip," and is the former co-host of the popular podcast Gaslit Nation. She'll discuss her views on the Trump regime's looming threat to subvert the outcome of the midterm election by a multi-pronged set of seditious tactics -- and the enormous challenge of reconstructing our broken nation's democratic institutions.

2) Dr. Bandy Lee, a forensic and social psychiatrist, co-founder and president of the World Mental Health Coalition, and is editor of the bestselling book, "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump," which analyzed the mental fitness of President Donald Trump. Dr. Lee, whose latest book is titled, "The Psychology of Trump Contagion: An Existential Danger to American Democracy and All Humankind," will explain why she believes that Trump's mental instability and unfettered presidential powers create an extreme, unprecedented risk of global catastrophe.

3) Miranda Bogen, Director of the Center for Democracy & Technology’s AI Governance Lab & Chief Technologist talks about the important work her group has been doing to educate the public on the dangers of unregulated artificial intelligence, while calling for new AI regulatory legislation at both the U.S. federal level and internationally. This conversation follows a week when news coverage of AI erupted after high-profile researchers warned that increasingly powerful AI systems may be advancing faster than scientists can reliably control them, and reports of six cases of unauthorized AI behavior, including AI agents concealing mistakes and circumventing human direction.

4) A spokesperson (TBA) for organizers of a demonstration where hundreds gathered outside of Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on September 19th ahead of Ed Sheeran’s first concert since rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opening act following his earlier pro-Palestinian remarks onstage. Following Macklemore's exit, all of Sheeran's opening acts and his own Beoga band members withdrew from his 42-city Loop Tour in 15 countries, including Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Row. Protesters at the concert venue demanded a free Palestine and an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. while condemning the the blatant silencing artists who express solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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For over three decades, a dedicated all-volunteer team of citizen journalists has produced independent, progressive media that is now broadcast on over 70 radio stations nationwide. To honor this journey, join the community at the First and Summerfield United Methodist Church, 425 College St., New Haven, Connecticut, on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. for a public forum featuring a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and activist Chris Hedges. His timely talk, "The Next Election May Be Our Last: Why a General Strike Is Democracy’s Last Line of Defense Against Fascism," will address the current challenges facing democracy and explore nonviolent resistance strategies. Chris will also discuss and sign his new book, "Requiem for Gaza," immediately following the presentation.

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