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Morning Eclectic
Sat, May 26, 2018 - 6:00 AM
Hemp CBD Oil with Dr. Earl Mindell...
Liquid Sound Lounge
Sat, May 26, 2018 - 7:00 PM
Fun-D-Drive, lots of super musical love!...

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Modicum of Justice for Mohamed Bah (05/23/2018)  Mohamed Bah is the young man with a mental health issue shot to death by NYPD officers on the evening of September 25, 2012....  

NYS Solicitor General Barbara Underwood Is New Acting Attorney General (05/08/2018)  STATEMENT FROM ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL BARBARA UNDERWOOD​“I am honored to serve the people of New York as acting...  

Schneiderman Steps Down As NY Attorney General (05/07/2018)  The resignation of Eric Schneiderman came swiftly Monday evening. It followed a ...  

Judge Vacates Trump's 2017 Decision To Rescind DACA (04/25/2018)  The Trump Administration must resume DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. That's the ruling by Federal...  

Mayer and Sepulveda Win NYS Senate Seats for Dems (04/24/2018)  Democrats came close to a majority in the New York State Senate in a special election on Tuesday with wins by Shelley Mayer in...  

Cuomo/Senate Democratic Factions Say They're Coming Together (04/04/2018)  The Independent Democratic Caucus, New York State's 8 renegade Democrats who have been caucusing with Senate Republicans for...  

A New Activism (02/22/2018)  Students have taken the lead in the national debate on gun control after a 19-year-old with a semi-automatic rifle murdered 17...  

Good News for DACA Recipients (02/13/2018)  A federal court in Brooklyn blocked the Trump administration’s termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or...  

NYCHA's Embattled Chair Shola Olatoye Is Grilled at NYC Council Hearing (02/07/2018)  "I feel like I'm sleeping outside and crying yourself to sleep because it's so unbelievably and painfully cold in...  

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TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent Robert Costa Interview (03/07/2018)  President Trump had been in office for three months when he called Robert Costa on his cellphone to tell the Washington Post...  

State of the Arts NYC Renaissance Revival Chorus Live Performance Broadcast (02/23/2018)  In honor of both Black History Month and Women’s History Month, State of the Arts brought the Renaissance Revival...  

Rape Forum - 1st + 3rd Friday of the month Sex Scandal Political Donations + Low Wage Workers Organize Against Sexual Harassment (02/02/2018)  Please note the program starts two minutes in.On 'Americas only radio show about...  

Arts Express Guest Laila Ali Talks Memories Of Muhammad Ali (02/01/2018)  Black History Month kicked off on the 2/1 Arts Express show with special guest, Laila Ali. Host Prairie Miller interviews...  

TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent 2018 Womens March Marginalized Women of Color (01/24/2018)  In a special one-hour episode of “TrumpWatch” on WBAI, host Jesse Lent talks to Taylyn about whether the 2018...  

State of the Arts NYC NYC Winter Jazz Fest + Angela Davis (01/19/2018)  Host Savona Bailey-McClain covered the NYC Winter Jazz Fest and the Association of Performing Arts...  

Con Sabor Latino Mongo's Centennial - A Musical Snapshot Marking the 100th Birthday of Mongo Santamaria (12/31/2017)  "Mongo's Centennial - A Musical Snapshot Marking the 100th Birthday of Mongo Santamaria" was a tribute to...  

Morning Eclectic Paul Winter and Alan Stevens on Morning Eclectic (11/18/2017)  Morning Eclectic Nov 18, 2017 Paul Winter and Alan Stevens join Earth...  

TrumpWatch Alec Baldwin and Kurt Anderson on Trump Watch (11/08/2017)  What goes into creating an iconic impression? Does assuming the personality of a subject, even to make fun of them, allow you any...  

Morning Eclectic Malachy McCourt Joins Earth Mum (09/09/2017)  Malachy McCourt on Earth Mum's Morning Eclectic Show originally aired Saturday, September 9 at 6:00 AM and since most of you...  

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WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Thursday, May 31, 2018, 7:00 PM ET at WBAI 388 Atlantic Ave. Third Floor Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Friday, April 27, 2018

Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, June 10, 2018, 1:00 PM ET at 60 WALL STREET LOBBY LEVEL/ATRIUM - Deutsche Bank Building New York, NY 10005
- Tuesday, January 23, 2018