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Upcoming Programs

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The Indypendent News Hour

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 - 5:00PM

Tax the Rich Special Edition

Voices of Resistance: A Collective of Women Fighters

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 - 7:00PM

Cat Radio Cafe

Tue, Feb 24, 2026 - 9:00PM

OSCAR NOMINATED FILM: VIVA VERDI!

Eco-Logic

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 10:00AM

Defiling the Epa: Endangering Us All

Living for the City

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 11:00AM

BHM: Lynching continued

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 2:00PM

Becoming Something New

Katie Halper Show

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 3:00PM

Rahma Zein & Omar Zahzah

What's Happening

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 8:00PM

THE SECOND EMANCIPATION; NO MORE CRUMBS

Arts Express

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

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Fri, Feb 27, 2026 - 12:00AM

Tonight! Haitian All-Starz Radio w/ Hard Hittin Harry!

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COMMITTEE OF INCLUSION (COI) APPLICATION

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Tri-State Braces for Blizzard: Stay Off the Roads

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Nurses On Strike For Six Weeks Reach Tentative Agreement With New York Presbyterian

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Six Weeks Strong: NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Hold the Line As Talks Resume

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Forward Together-Loving Past Trump As Neighbor Protects Neighbor

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A WAPO Obit Plus Can Democracy Be Saved in North Carolina?

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Black History Month Erasure Plus Suburban Anti-Ice Blowback

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WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, January 28, 2026

WBAI Outreach and Fundraising Task Force
Open to the public, Monday, March 2, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, February 23, 2026

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, February 23, 2026

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, February 23, 2026

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, February 23, 2026

WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Sunday, December 14, 2025

WBAI Town Hall Assembly
Open to the public, Saturday, March 14, 2026, 6:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, October 27, 2025

WBAI Outreach and Fundraising Task Force
Open to the public, Monday, March 16, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, February 23, 2026


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2026Talks - February 24, 2026

Trump slams mail-in voting, as the Senate considers restricting it. Minnesota clergy sue to access detention centers and LGBTQ Idahoans face slew of discrimination bills.

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