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Upcoming Programs

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Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Nov 9, 2025 - 10:00PM

"As I Please" - for November!

Law and Disorder

Mon, Nov 10, 2025 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder November 10, 2025

From The Soundboard

Tue, Nov 11, 2025 - 12:00AM

Chuck Mangione

Arts Express

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Haitian All-StarZ Radio

Fri, Nov 14, 2025 - 12:00AM

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

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Nov 15, 2025 - 6:00AM

"As I Please" - for November!

Animal Matters

Sun, Nov 16, 2025 - 9:00AM

Wild Animals & the Race to Repair Our Fractured World

Haitian All-StarZ Radio

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - 12:00AM

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

Haitian All-StarZ Radio

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - 12:00AM

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

Haitian All-StarZ Radio

Fri, Nov 28, 2025 - 12:00AM

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

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COMMITTEE OF INCLUSION (COI) APPLICATION

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News

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East Wing Demolished for Ballroom as Food Stamps Are Zeroed Out

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Pacifica Radio Network’s We Decide: 2025 Change In Actions

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Obama Tells NJ Crowd He Worries About Those ‘Willing to Bend the Knee’ to Trump

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Pacifica Radio Presents:
No Kings Day - Six Time Zones, One Nation Indivisible

Meetings

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WBAI Outreach and Fundraising Task Force
Open to the public, Monday, November 10, 2025, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, November 3, 2025

WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, November 3, 2025

WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Tuesday, November 26, 2024

WBAI Town Hall Assembly
Open to the public, Saturday, November 15, 2025, 6:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, October 27, 2025

Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, November 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, November 3, 2025

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 8:30 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, October 15, 2025


Public News Service

2025Talks - November 7, 2025

Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, flyers begin to feel the government shutdown, anti-ICE organizers encourage lawful resistance and postal workers aim to rally local governments in support of the USPS.

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