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PURE with Howard Thompson

Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport!howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday presenthoward worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous…

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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    PURE - "Johnson" (opens the original)

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    WPKN - PURE “Johnson” The Laurie Johnson Orchestra: Theme from 'The Avengers’ Godchildren Of Soul: Rockaway Beach (ft. General Johnson & Joey Ramone) Pug Johnson: Last Call (with Apologies To Terry Allen) Keri Leigh: Here’s Your Mop Mr. Johnson Lou Johnson: (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson: Roll 'Em Pete J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Georgia On My Mind Johnnie Johnson: Tanqueray (ft. Keith Richards) Peter C. Johnson: 9:00 Blind Willie Johnson: John The Re

  2. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    PURE "Strictly Thirteen" (opens the original)

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    PURE's "Strictly Thirteen" Ye Gods: Three To Thirteen Lana Del Rey: 13 Beaches Big Star: Thirteen Johnny Cash: Thirteen J.J. Cale: Thirteen Days Nicholas Payton: Thirteen Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt: Thirteen Ways of Looking Colter Wall: 13 Silver Dollars Bill Haley & His Comets: Thirteen Women Chuck Berry: Thirteen Question Method Frank Zappa & the Mothers: Thirteen Alan Vega: 13 Crosses, 16 Blazin' Skulls (Danbury Nobacon & Kira Wood Cramer: Thirteen Times Table)

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    "Playing Records with Bridget St. John" (opens the original)

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    PURE: "Playing Records with Bridget St. John" Bridget St. John: Ask Me No Questions The Mills Brothers: The Window Washer Man Buffy Sainte-Marie: Lazarus Bridget St. John: Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy Dusty Springfield: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Bridget St. John: Song to Keep You Company (live, BBC 1969) The Beatles: A Day In The Life David Bowie: Space Oddity Bridget St. John: A Day Away Bridget St. John: The Pebble and the Man Bridget St. John: The Lady and the Gentle Man John Martyn: Couldn

  4. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    PURE "Strictly Beans" (for Michael B) (opens the original)

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    WPKN “Strictly Beans” (for Michael B) Joanna Newsom: Sprout and the Bean Dori Freeman: Soup Beans Milk And Bread Johnny Cash: Look At Them Beans (The Who: Heinz Baked Beans) Stina Nordenstam: The Return Of Alan Bean Chili Gonzalez: Beans John Cooper Clarke: Spilt Beans (John Peel Session 3 October 1978) Little Richard: Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens The Legendary Doctor Generosity: Beans, Beans, Beans (excerpt from the film "RocknRolla": Sausage & Beans) Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Bi

  5. Episode · Jul 21, 2026

    Gone Fishin' (opens the original)

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    Gone Fishing (w/The Batture Boys) (broadcast 8/19/16) The Spitfires: Catfish Cash Box Kings: Everybody's Fishin' Wynonie Harris: Fishtail Blues Sherman "Blues" Johnson: Hot Fish Bobby Charles: Goin' Fishin' 3:06 Loudon Wainwright III: Big Fish Louis Armstrong (feat: Bing Crosby): Gone Fishin Sarah Quintana: Fisherman In The Sky John Prine: Fish And Whistle Tennesee Ernie Ford w/Cliffie Stone's Band: Catfish Boogie The Blue Dots: Saturday Night Fish Fry Cliffie Stone & his Orchestra: Barracuda 2:

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