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Upcoming Programs

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On Contact with Chris Hedges

Sun, Jan 31, 2021 - 12:30PM

Michael Ratner - Radical as Reality itself

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Jan 31, 2021 - 10:00PM

HAROLD ARLEN TRIBUTE

Cat Radio Cafe

Mon, Feb 1, 2021 - 12:00AM

"Myth of a Colorblind France"

Democracy Now!

Mon, Feb 1, 2021 - 8:00AM

Independent Global News

A New Day

Mon, Feb 1, 2021 - 1:00PM

historian Gershom Gorenberg on his book War of Shadows

From The Soundboard

Tue, Feb 2, 2021 - 12:00AM

Jamila Woods

Clearing The Fog

Tue, Feb 2, 2021 - 11:00AM

Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons

Quantum Medicine

Tue, Feb 2, 2021 - 2:00PM

Kinesiology and The Other Than Conscious Self

Driving Forces

Thu, Feb 4, 2021 - 5:00PM

How Frontline Staff Can Save America’s Healthcare

Untitled

Fri, Feb 5, 2021 - 9:00PM

Always About Arts

News

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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...  

Meetings

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WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Monday, February 1, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, January 25, 2021

WBAI Radio Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 2:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, January 25, 2021

WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Thursday, January 28, 2021

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, January 20, 2021