WBAI Radio host of City Watch, author, long time activist and Professor of Sociology at St John's University, Bill DiFazio, is fighting for his life in New York University Hospital. He is in the ICU; his wife SUSANNA HELLER says she and Bill welcome prayers and cards at this challenging time. Address cards to: 233 North Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222.

Each week host Eddie Ellis and the On The Count Production Crew examine criminal and social justice policies, practices and programs through news, interviews, analysis and commentary by and about people currently or formerly incarcerated. This week, during our first segment, we talk with Darlena Harris and her daughter Shariba, united after 31 years while mom was in prison; during the second segment, our guest will be Brooklyn film maker Evelyn Oliver discussing the debut screening of her movie, “The Testimony of a Devotee”; finally, Larry White of the Fortune Society will update us on the latest developments regarding parole reform legislation. Join us as we provide a public forum for the voices of the community most directly affected yet historically excluded from the dialogue and the decision making process.

What’s all the Fuss About? Darwinism and its Discontents II
Featuring Dr. Joseph Graves Jr., and Dr. John Bellamy Foster
As we’ve just bypassed both the 200th anniversary of the great Naturalist Charles Darwin’s birth on February 12th, and the 150th anniversary of perhaps the most influential scientific text of all time – “On the Origin of Species” (11/24/09) - the humanist and Freethought community in general, and the world at large, has once again grappled with the significance of the scientific theory of evolution via natural selection.

In most of the developed world, and elsewhere, Darwin’s theories have not only been understood and championed, but put to the real tests of understanding not only the origins and complexity of life forms on Earth, but via the treatment of diseases for which evolution’s tenets are absolutely vital. Still, populations - usually those where religion still carries great meaning for many people (particularly the Abrahamic religions), including many states in the US – have not only been reluctant to embrace evolutionary science, but have actively fought against the teaching of evolution and it’s very existence.

The strong hold of Creationism in both Christianity and Islam has swayed more people in these areas then Darwinism ever had, and many freethinkers tend to believe the core of these problems lie in the supernaturalism and “scared” texts of which religion is built. But does there lay a deeper, more systemic reason for the sway of Creationism over Darwinism which scientific advocates fail to, or don’t wish to discuss when combating anti-evolution sentiments and activism? Indeed, can understanding one of the core reasons Charles Darwin himself sought out the science behind life’s’ diversity – especially with regards to human beings – shed some light on the vehemence aimed at evolutionary theory?

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This month's Women's Herstory Month special will focus on Mary Lou Williams, who has been called the greatest female Jazz musician. Guests will include Carol Bash, who is filming a documentary about Ms. Williams titled The Lady Who Swings the Band, and Peter O’Brien, who was a friend and former manager to Ms. Williams. Hosted by Arts Producer Joyce Jones.

Radio Free Eireann will host a St. Patrick's Day Special on March 17th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

WBAI 99.5 FM-NYC is proud to present The Aliens, a new radio play 6-part series. Produced by Barika Edwards, The Aliens looks at the intertwining lives of six twenty to thirty-somethings in today’s global society. As their stories unfold, and worlds collide, each character is forced to examine the various boundaries that exist between them (both geographic and psychological).

The Pacifica Foundation is looking to hire a General Manager for WBAI.

The WBAI Conflict Resolution Committee is soliciting donations for a fund dedicated to resolving the ongoing conflicts at the station. Our goals are to facilitate new methods of communication and foster new types of relationships between groups so that station staff, volunteers, LSB members and listener members can focus on keeping WBAI solvent, improving our radio quality, meeting the needs of listeners, and expanding listener membership.

EARTHWATCH: Transterrestrial Radio with Robert Knight airs on Wednesdays from Midnight to 2AM and premiered December 2009.

...ANDYOUDONTSTOP!, hosted by Chuck D, premiered November 23, 2009.

Green Street: Conversations on Healthy and Sustainable Living replaced Create Your Healthy Home in September 2009.

Joy of Resistance (multicultural feminist radio) has been expanded from the first Thursday of every month at 11AM to the first and third Thursday of every month (still at 11AM). They share the timeslot with The Largest Minority (people with disabilities) which has also expanded and now airs on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

December 14, 2009: With the ballots counted and scanned, the results of 41 rounds of electronic single-transfer vote counting are ... [continued]