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Upcoming Programs

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Joy of Resistance

Thu, Mar 28, 2024 - 11:00AM

Rape in Greek Mythology: Max Dashu

Driving Forces

Thu, Mar 28, 2024 - 5:00PM

The State of Mass Transit - With Janno Lieber

Backstage Stories

Thu, Mar 28, 2024 - 9:00PM

Introducing Shadawn Smith!

Radio GBE - NYC

Fri, Mar 29, 2024 - 7:00PM

with Imhotep Gary Byrd

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Mar 29, 2024 - 10:00PM

The Holy Weekend Connection

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Mar 30, 2024 - 6:00AM

Natalie Douglas, Lauren White, John Pizzarelli

All Mixed Up

Sat, Mar 30, 2024 - 6:00PM

April Fool's Mix

City Watch

Sun, Mar 31, 2024 - 8:00AM

Addressing the Needs of Children/Youth in NYC

What's Going On! Monday

Mon, Apr 1, 2024 - 7:00AM

Labor Monday with Bob Hennelly

Katie Halper Show

Wed, Apr 3, 2024 - 7:00AM

Assal Rad

News

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Open Letter to President Biden re: United States aiding and abetting mass starvation and war crimes in Gaza (03/14/2024)  Dear Mr. President:   Willful avoidance does not exculpate your responsibility. There is no exception for the Palestinians...  

Hedges: Julian Assange's Day in Court (02/21/2024)  — By the afternoon the video link, which would have allowed Julian Assange to follow his final U.K. appeal to prevent his...  

UN Security Council Is Losing Credibility with Arab States (02/20/2024)  The United States vetoed an Arab-backed United Nations resolution put forth by Algeria today demanding an immediate...  

Top UN Court Orders Israel to prevent genocide but stops short of ordering ceasefire (01/26/2024)   — The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and...  

John Pilger, investigative journalist, war correspondent, filmmaker has died (01/01/2024)  John Pilger, the Australian-born investigative journalist, war correspondent, author and filmmaker has...  

City threatens Community Composting; Activists Fight Back (12/04/2023)  ...  

WBAI News Roundup (12/03/2023)  Truce crumbles and Israel resumes bombingJewish Voices for Peace disrupts fundraiser by Friends of the Israeli...  

The Horror, The Horror (11/11/2023)  I am in the studio of Al Jazeera’s Arabic service watching a live feed from Gaza City. The Al Jazeera reporter in northern...  

Gaza Disconnected (10/30/2023)  On Friday, Gaza was completely disconnected from the outside world after all communications were cut off. There was a total...  

Meetings

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WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, December 18, 2023

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024


Note to Listeners

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Note to Listeners Town Hall Postponed (04/27/2024)  WBAI management is convening a Town Hall on Sunday April 28th from 11am to 1pm to present and candidly discuss the situation at...  

Note to Listeners Malachy, dear, dear Malachy (03/17/2024)  We knew you'd be leaving but it's still so very sad. Malachy McCourt passed on the morning of March 11, 2024.  The...  

Note to Listeners James Irsay RIP (02/05/2024)  Dear Listeners, I'm very sad to report that James Irsay passed away today. His wit and wonder, his compassion and...  

Note to Listeners Ralph Poynter Presente! (12/26/2023)  RALPH POYNTER, a fearless, revolutionary warrior, longtime activist, fighter for Black rights, Political Prisoners and human...  

Note to Listeners Are you listening to WBAI Radio (12/14/2023)  If you appreciate WBAI, then please make a contribution to keep the station alive.  You can do this by becoming a BAI Buddy,...  

Note to Listeners Emergency Transmitter repair Dec 12th (12/12/2023)  Dear Listeners, WBAI will be off the air from 8am to noon at 99.5 FM, our terrestrial radio home for emergency repair at the site...  

Note to Listeners From WBAI's Program Director (12/03/2023)  Dear Listeners, I hope you are doing well as December is settling in. We are grateful that you listen to WBAI and very much...  

Note to Listeners Johanna Fernandez: Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society (10/13/2023)  Structures of settler colonial domination in Israel and in the United States from Johanna...