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Upcoming Programs

Democracy Now!

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 8:00AM

Independent Global News

Aware Show

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 9:00AM

United We Rise

Leonard Lopate at Large

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 1:00PM

Monona Rossol on how to reopen businesses and schools

WBAI Evening News

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 6:00PM

Untitled

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 9:00PM

All About Arts

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 - 10:00PM

Stanley Nelson, Tamara Tunie & great music!

Back of the Book

Sat, Jan 30, 2021 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

From The Streets with Bob Law

Sat, Jan 30, 2021 - 11:00AM

We Are in a Moment of Radical Possibility

WBAI News Special

Sat, Jan 30, 2021 - 7:00PM

Manhattan District Attorney Forum

Morning Irsay

Sun, Jan 31, 2021 - 8:00AM

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Mutation, Vaccine Equity. Doomsday Clock, Community Policing (01/28/2021) ...

Biden's Climate Plan, Road Map to Freedom,Two Bridges, COVID loss (01/28/2021) President Biden lays out his climate plan.. house members submit a Roadmap to Freedom for immigrants… NY restaurants may...

Biden on America's racial Divide, Putin, Stop VOA's Steal, Hank Aaron (01/26/2021) Biden signs a raft of Executive Orders to heal America’s racial divide… Putin gets a call… Impeachment trial...

Biden on Transgender, Vaccine apocalypse, Russian Protests, Yemen Peace (01/25/2021) Biden lifts Trumps ban on transgender people in the military… New York is running out of vaccines, The US demands the...

Olympics in Peril, Deadly Corona Varient, Serial Killer in NYCHA (01/24/2021) The Senate prepares for an unprecedented impeachment of a former president… are the new Coronavirus variants more deadly,...

impeachment trial set, Nominees Advance in Senate, Ban Nukes (01/22/2021) Trump’s second impeachment trial comes as early as next week… The first Black Secretary of Defense is approved.. but...

Biden's Day 1, Vaccine Crisis, Fauci Back, No Nukes, Chokehold (01/21/2021) Biden’s first day.. a whirlwind of activity aimed at controlling the COVID pandemic… The vaccine crisis that’s...

President Biden, VP Harris take office, 400K deaths, NYPD abuses (01/20/2021) A new President takes the oath.. a former president flies south.. promising a possible return… A day of firsts as COVID...

Trumps Good-bye, National Guard Boots Alleged Fascists, NYPD attacks MLK march (01/19/2021) Trump says good-bye, the National Guard pulls a dozen soldiers with extremist links… Senate confirmation hearings and the...

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