Mic Check
Mic Check
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WPKN’s ½-hour weekly public affairs and community discussion program. Our diverse roster of hosts presents a wide range of topics for discussion: focusing on global, national, and regional issues and their effect on the local Connecticut community. Just as the phrase “Mic Check” was used to mobilize people to create a human microphone during the Occupy Movement, this weekly program will amplify our local community’s many concerns and voices and bring them to the air-waves.
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The show focuses on pressing issues impacting the local Connecticut community, with episodes covering topics like environmental concerns related to road salt, the importance of zoning for water preservation, post-election analysis, light pollution and its effects, as well as ecological discussions involving migratory patterns of eels. Each episode aims to bring awareness and solutions to community concerns.
WPKN’s ½-hour weekly public affairs and community discussion program. Our diverse roster of hosts presents a wide range of topics for discussion: focusing on global, national, and regional issues and their effect on the local Connecticut community. Just as the phrase “Mic Check” was used to mobilize people to create a human microphone during the Occupy Movement, this weekly program will amplify our local community’s many concerns and voices and bring them to the air-waves.
On the September 15, 2026 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli was joined by Jennifer Seeley.
Jennifer is the Executive Director of Road to Home at Amos House in Danbury, where she works to support mothers and children experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. With a background in nonprofit leadership and a deep commitment to social justice, Jenn has dedicated her work to helping families move beyond crisis and toward long-term stability and independence.
At Road to Home, Jenn has focused on strengthening community partnerships, expanding access to housing and supportive resources, and creating programs that recognize the dignity, resilience, and potential of every family. She believes lasting change happens through compassion, collaboration, and communities coming together to support one another.
Her experiences professionally and personally have strengthened her passion for advocating for children and families and for building a community where everyone has the opportunity to feel safe, supported, and at home.
To reach Road to Home at Amos House:
https://www.roadtohomeatah.org/
https://www.instagram.com/roadtohome/
https://www.facebook.com/roadtohomeatah/
203-791-9277
Road to Home at Amos House is located at:
34 Rocky Glen Road
Danbury CT 06810
Jennifer can be reached via email at: [email protected]
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