Upcoming WBAI Programs (Click headlines for details)

Housing Notebook
Queens Tenants Fight for Safe, Habitable Housing

Mon, Dec 15, 2025 8:00 PM


Tenants at La Mesa Verde apartments in Queens are demanding their landlord, A&E Real Estate, rectify a broad spectrum of unsafe living conditions including mold, collapsing ceilings, and lead



From The Soundboard
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Tue, Dec 16, 2025 12:00 AM


From the Soundboard is a program that usually focuses on concerts regardless of genre. This is where the artist and (or) group perfect the art of the "call and response"

Voices of Resistance: A Collective of Women Fighters

Tue, Dec 16, 2025 7:00 PM




Cat Radio Cafe
A New Reading by A Quartet of WBAI Poets

Tue, Dec 16, 2025 9:00 PM


A NEW READING BY A QUARTET OF WBAI POETS

On tonight’s show, we’ll host a new reading by a Quartet of Poets, including D. Nurkse and Susan Wheeler, two of the



Eco-Logic
Stop Funding Climate Chaos: Divestment Works

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 10:00 AM


Fossil fuel companies are usually publicly traded and therefore have a legal fiduciary responsibility to the stockholders. Does fiduciary responsibility mean maximizing profits for this quarter?



Living for the City
NYCs Contraversial Open Restaurants & Public Assets

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 11:00 AM


With Leslie Clark and Leif Arntzen, both with the West Village Residents Alliance and the Coalition United for Equitable Urban Policy (CueUp)



Naturalistic Support
Personal Victories and Setbacks

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 2:00 PM


With just a couple of weeks to the New Year it’s time to take a look back at our personal victories and setbacks of 2025.  What were the high points for you?  What were the low



Arts Express
COMING ATTRACTIONS

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 9:00 PM


The Arts Express Red Eye Revue - Red Hot And Saucy Served Up Here

'If you're down with the status quo, take the local...'

*Arts



City Watch
Your Weekly Dose of Politics and Policy

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 5:00 PM


On the December 18, 2025, episode of City Watch, host Jeff Simmons brings you the latest updates on politics and policy.

First up, Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO of the New York



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

Fri, Dec 19, 2025 12:00 AM


Experience the sounds and explore the artwork & visuals of Haiti! 

Every Thursday | 12 MIDNIGHT – 2AM

Tune in to a brand-new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio



The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Connection to the Holiday Spirit

Fri, Dec 19, 2025 10:00 PM


Your Connection to Christmas Songs and non-Christmas songs that convey a seasonal message.

Back of the Book
Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Sat, Dec 20, 2025 5:00 AM


  Aboard at a ship’s helm,
  A young steersman steering with care.

The Winter Solstice will occur on Sunday December 21, 2025, at 10:03 AM. Isaac Newton's



Everything Old is New Again - Again!
Chet Baker, Friends of the Broadcast,Fundraising & Fun

Sat, Dec 20, 2025 6:00 AM


This Week on Everything Old Is New Again - Again we present the music of 

Chet Baker

Some of the songs from his career



Animal Matters
What To Do When Your Pet Goes Missing

Sun, Dec 21, 2025 9:00 AM


On the December 21, 2025 episode of Animal Matters, host Jeff Simmons focuses on what to do if your pet goes missing.

Tune to WBAI 99.5 FM NY - and streaming live at wbai.org - at 9:00



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

Fri, Dec 26, 2025 12:00 AM


Experience the sounds and explore the artwork & visuals of Haiti! 

Every Thursday | 12 MIDNIGHT – 2AM

Tune in to a brand-new episode of Haitian All-StarZ Radio



The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Re-Connection (2025)

Fri, Dec 26, 2025 10:00 PM


Reconnect to the musicians we lost this year by listening to music that’ll keep them in our hearts forever. And hear our tributes to Harlem-connected non-musicians we lost.



The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Connection to #1 Songs

Fri, Jan 2, 2026 10:00 PM


One ISN’T the loneliness number because we’re playing whole lotta songs with the word “one” in their titles.



The Harlem Connection
Lloyd A. Williams' Harlem Connections

Fri, Jan 16, 2026 10:00 PM


We're celebrating the birthday of the late Lloyd A. Williams, HARLEM WEEK Festival Chairman and Co-Founder & President and CEO of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, by broadcasting his

The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Connection to Dynamic Duos (2026)

Fri, Feb 6, 2026 10:00 PM


Your connection to our annual show where we prove “it takes two to make a thing go right.”

The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Love Dis-Connection (2026)

Fri, Feb 13, 2026 10:00 PM


Your connection to songs that you should NOT dedicate to your Valentines Day love.



The Harlem Connection
The Harlem Connection to Sonic Doppelgangers (2026)

Fri, Feb 20, 2026 10:00 PM


Your connection to songs with the same names but with different lyrics.