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Winter Fund Drive

Over Halfway There! Help Us Finish Strong.

Thanks to generous listeners, WBAI is over halfway to our goal. Your continued support matters.

Winter Fund Drive Goal $106,403 of $150,000
71% funded

The Winter Fund Drive continues as we work toward our $150,000 goal by January 1st. Every donation moves us forward. Read a note from Interim General Manager Bob Hennelly

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Upcoming Programs

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Living for the City

Wed, Dec 24, 2025 - 11:00AM

Best of 2025

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Dec 24, 2025 - 2:00PM

Christmas Alone

Katie Halper Show

Wed, Dec 24, 2025 - 3:00PM

Janine Ali & Jenin Younes

Arts Express

Wed, Dec 24, 2025 - 9:00PM

ALAN BERLINER TALKS BENITA

Joy of Resistance

Thu, Dec 25, 2025 - 11:00AM

Irreverent Feminist Xmas Special

Naturalistic Support

Thu, Dec 25, 2025 - 3:00PM

NATURALISTIC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Folk Radio

Thu, Dec 25, 2025 - 10:00PM

Host Lisa Gutkin with guest, violinist Anna Lowenstein

Haitian All-StarZ Radio

Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 12:00AM

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

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 10:00PM

The Harlem Re-Connection (2025)

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Dec 27, 2025 - 6:00AM

Our Annual All Holiday Broadcast

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COMMITTEE OF INCLUSION (COI) APPLICATION

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News

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Trump Dismantling Healthcare As We Knew It

News

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TSA Union Decries PATCO on Steroids

News

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A Deadly Year for Reporters-2025
The New Yorker at 100

News

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America's Longest War Comes Home

News

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The Weapons–Climate Crisis Nexus Plus NYCB AGMA Scores Contract Win

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

Meetings

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WBAI - Committee of Inclusion
Open to the public, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, December 8, 2025

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


Public News Service

2025Talks - December 24, 2025

New files from the Epstein investigation mention Presidents Trump and Clinton, the US moves special ops aircraft into the Caribbean and the Trump Administration is expanding its immigration ban.

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