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by The Indypendent
The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5–6 p.m. on WBAI-99.5 FM. Check out our archives to listen to past interviews with movement organizers, authors, elected officials and others fighting for justice in New York City and beyond.
Episodes
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October 13, 2026: Peter Sterne & Alex Vitale on Policing and Marisol Bonifaz on Epstein's Ties to Columbia
Should Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire Commissioner Jessica Tisch? City & State Editor, Peter Sterne and Author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale join us to why people want Tisch out and what the future of policing looks like. We also took listener call-ins, with some interesting perspectives to…
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October 13, 2026: Peter Sterne & Alex Vitale on Policing and Whether Jessica Tisch Should Be Fired
Should Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire Commissioner Jessica Tisch? City & State Editor, Peter Sterne and Author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale join us to why people want Tisch out and what the future of policing looks like. We also took listener call-ins, with some interesting perspectives to…
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October 13, 2026: Organizer Marisol Bonifaz on Epstein's Ties to Columbia and Fighting for Justice for Survivors
Mirasol Bonifaz, a sophomore at Barnard, a longtime organizer and a founder of the Columbia chapter of Epstein Off Campus, talks about the school's ties to Epstein. The group recently led a demonstration titled: #STOPTHESEXUALVIOLENCE: From the Frat House to the White House, demanding…
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October 6, 2026: Sarah S. & Neal R. on Activism + Alex Patterson on Utility Rip Off Hearing
The Museum of New York Presents "Raise Your Voice", a new permanent exhibition which chronicles the four main ways that ordinary New Yorkers have organized to make change, over the last 250 years. Curator Sarah Seidman and Neal Rosenstein, President of the Puffin foundation join us to talk about...
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October 6, 2026: Sarah Seidman and Neal Rosenstein on 'Raise Your Voice', An Exhibit on Activist History
The Museum of New York Presents "Raise Your Voice", a new permanent exhibition which chronicles the four main ways that ordinary New Yorkers have organized to make change, over the last 250 years. Curator Sarah Seidman and President of the Puffin foundation join us to talk about the new exhibit.…
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October 6, 2026: Alex Patterson on NYC's First Ever Utility Rip Off Hearing
As utility bills keep increasing and New Yorkers struggle under the crushing weight of higher costs, Alex Patterson joins us to talk about how New Yorkers landed in this crisis, why they're hosting a public hearing and what they hope to accomplish. New York's first ever Utility Rip off hearing is...
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October 3, 2026: Listener Call Ins - On the Cornell 7
Trigger warning: We invite our listeners to talk about the Cornell case from 2024, where a student was allegedly gangraped by 7 frat boys.
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September 29, 2026: City Councilmember Alexa Avilés Puerto Rico's Crisis + Karen Malpede on 'Epstein Oratorio'
The Puerto Rican people are in a growing crisis. We sit with proud Boricua, Democratic Socialist City Councilmember Alexa Avilés to understand what is happening in Puerto Rico right now, how we got here and what we can do to stand in solidarity with the Puerto Rican people. This conversation...
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September 29, 2026: On the Puerto Rican Crisis with City Councilmember Alexa Avilés
The Puerto Rican people are in a growing crisis. We sit with proud Boricua, Democratic Socialist City Councilmember Alexa Avilés to understand what is happening in Puerto Rico right now, how we got here and what we can do to stand in solidarity with the Puerto Rican people. This conversation...
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September 29, 2026: Author Karen Malpede Talks About Her New Play Epstein Oratorio Or A Modern Hymn to Demeter
Author Karen Malpede graces us with her presence this week. She talks about her new play 'Epstein Oratorio Or A Modern Hymn to Demeter'. We talk about the Epstein Class, how they obscure the horrors of their actions in language and how Malpede uses excerpts from the files directly. As in all her...
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September 22, 2026: Matt Maresca and Jerome Sloss on Fighting for Amazon Delivery Workers + Aber Kawas, NY's First Palestianian American to Serve In State Legislature
In our first segment, we speak to Matt Maresca of the DSA and Jerome Sloss on the horrifying conditions Amazon's delivery workers face. Jerome is one of the leaders of the Amazon Teamsters Unions. He speaks to the challenges of unionizing, and what kind of support would make life safer for…
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September 22, 2026: Matt Maresca of the NYC DSA and Jerome Sloss of the Amazon Teamster Union
Amazon's exploitative business model is a hellscape for delivery drivers. The brutal delivery routes are dictated by the corporation and all health, safety and training responsibilities are shirked off. We speak with one of the leaders of the Amazon Teamsters Union on the working conditions and…
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September 22, 2026: Aber Kawas, Palestinian
It's UN week so you might spot world leaders on New York Streets on your way to work. Protestors have gathered in huge numbers to resist Israeli genocide and manufactured narratives. Aber Kawas is a 34 year old Palestinian American community organizer and Democratic Socialist. She is on track to…
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September 15 2026: Writer Priscilla Grim on Occupy Wall Street + Brian Romero on Policy to Protect Against AI Dystopia + Listener Call-Ins
Occupy Wall Street began in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan and inspired the creation of similar Occupy encampments in more than 60 cities and towns across the country. Writer Priscilla Grim was there right through the beginning, starting her career blogging, and bridging the gap between…
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September 15, 2026: Writer Priscilla Grim Talks About the 15th Anniversery of Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street began in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan and inspired the creation of similar Occupy encampments in more than 60 cities and towns across the country. Writer Priscilla Grim was there right through the beginning, starting her career blogging, and bridging the gap between…
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September 15, 2026: Brian Romero on State Legislation to Protect Us From Unchecked AI Dystopia
Protesters gathered Tuesday morning outside the New York headquarters of Open AI as concerns grow about the potential dangers posed by Artificial Super Intelligence including the extinction of humanity within the next decade. Assemblymember-elect Brian Romero from Western Queens was among the...
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September 15: Listener Call-Ins
This week's Listener Call-Ins were exciting. We had a call in from Alex Vitale, Brooklyn College Professor and Author of End of Policing who gave us his take on AOC and the language and strategy that can be used to effectively end policing. A fun one to see how your neighbors and fellow listeners...
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September 8, 2026: City & State's Peter Sterne on 9/11 Memorial and Mamdani + Keating Zelenke of the Providence Post on David Morales
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration faces a steady string of challenges from the right as his administration continues to implement his progressive agenda. In the first segment we speak with City & State Editor Peter Sterne about the new Mayor's Office of Labor Power, lawsuits...
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September 8, 2026: City & State Editor Peter Sterne talks about Mamdani's Upcoming Challenges
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration faces a steady string of challenges from the right as his administration continues to implement his progressive agenda. In the first segment of today's Indypendent news Hour, we spoke with City & State Editor Peter Sterne about the new Mayor's...
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September 8, 2026: Keating Zelenke on David Morales and the Providence, RI Mayor's Race
In the second segment, the Indypendent's John Tarleton turned to Providence, Rhode Island which in today's Democratic primary could become the next city to elect a democratic socialist mayor. He spoke with Keating Zelenke of the Providence Post about the race between centrist incumbent Bretty...
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September 8, 2026: Listener Call-Ins
In this segment listeners call in and speak up against Islamphobic protests that Mayor Mamdani shouldn't speak at the 9/11 Memorial this year with passion, among other poignant conversation. Tune in.
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September 1, 2026: Journalist Fariha Rahman on Pre-K Educators Left Without Pay + Author Theodore Hamm on the Brooklyn DA's Shady History
As a hot NY Summer comes to a close, and students of all ages are getting back to school next week, the City's educators are facing unexpected challenges. Expanding the city's Pre-K and 3-K programs has been one of Zohran Mamdani's signature issues since he first ran for mayor. However, the...
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September 1, 2026: Journalist Fariha Rahman on Pre-K Providers Not Being Paid
As a hot NY Summer comes to a close, and students of all ages are getting back to school next week, the City's educators are facing unexpected challenges. Expanding the city's Pre-K and 3-K programs has been one of Zohran Mamdani's signature issues since he first ran for mayor. However, the...
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September 1, 2026: Author Ted Hamm on The Brooklyn DA Office's Shady History as an Old Murder Case Resurfaces
We speak to the Indy's very own contributing author, Theodore Hamm on a stunning update on a murder case he has followed for years and what it says about the Brooklyn DA's office's shady history of false convictions against innocent New Yorkers.
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August 25, 2026: Journalist Luke Goldstein on Elon Musk, Senator Kristin Gonzalez on Resisting AI Data Centers and Grassroots Activism
In the first segment, we take a look at how gov. Kathy Hochul is helping trillionaire tech bro Elon Musk expand his empire. Journalist, Luke Goldstein published an article in the Lever titled, "Elon Musk’s Banking Empire Just Got Gov. Hochul’s Blessing". The Indypendent's Allie Tutich sits with...
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August 25, 2026: Journalist Luke Goldstein on How Governer Hochul is Facilitating the Expansion of Elon Musk's Empire
In the first segment, we take a look at how gov. Kathy Hochul is helping trillionaire tech bro Elon Musk expand his empire. Journalist, Luke Goldstein published an article in the Lever titled, "Elon Musk’s Banking Empire Just Got Gov. Hochul’s Blessing". The Indypendent sits with Goldstein to...
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August, 25, 2026: State Senator Kristen Gonzalez speaks to John Tarleton About Resisting AI Data Centers
Editor in Chief of the Indypendent, John Tarleton goes out to the field this episode to report on Day 5 of the 'New York fights AI Data Centers Tour'. The tour has been led by state senator Kristin Gonzalez, Food and Water Watch and New York Renews. They vehemently oppose the expansion of data...
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August 24, 2026: Field notes with John Tarleton, Grassroots Activists resisting a Data Center in Orangeburg. NY
Editor in Chief of the Indypendent, John Tarleton, reports from Orangeburg, New York, a frontline community resisting the prospect of a second data center being built in their town. John reports from Data One, the first Data Center polluting the beautiful lake Tappan. We learn how this data…
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August 18, 2026: Parviz Mukhamadkulov of Poetica Coffee and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher
August 18, 2026: Parviz Mukhamadkulov of Poetica Coffee and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher by The Indypendent
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August 11, 2026: Neighborhoods Resist ICE ier Blocks, Protests against the Death of Palestinian Media's Voices and Indy's Budding High School Journalists
August 11, 2026: Neighborhoods Resist ICE ier Blocks, Protests against the Death of Palestinian Media's Voices and Indy's Budding High School Journalists by The Indypendent
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August 4, 2026: Indypendent Writers Episode featuring Nicholas Powers and Karen Malpede
August 4, 2026: Indypendent Writers Episode featuring Nicholas Powers and Karen Malpede by The Indypendent
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July 28th, 2026: Free Mumia Updates, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, Danny Valdes of Cubans Americans for Cuba
July 28th, 2026: Free Mumia Updates, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, Danny Valdes of Cubans Americans for Cuba by The Indypendent
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July 21, 2026: Kristen Gonzalez on New York’s Data Center Moratorium + NYC’s New Deal Era Pools
In our first segment, we speak to State Senator Kristen Gonzalez who is a former tech worker, a democratic socialist, the youngest member of the New York State Senate and she chairs its Internet and Technology Committee. Since first being elected in 2022, she has championed legislation to rein in...
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July 21, 2026: State Senator Kristen Gonzalez Discusses NY Date Center Moratorium + Future of AI
State Senator Kristen Gonzalez is a former tech worker, a democratic socialist, the youngest member of the New York State Senate and she chairs its Internet and Technology Committee. Since first being elected in 2022, she has championed legislation to rein in the excesses of Big Tech companies.…
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July 21, 2026: Ted Hamm on NYC’s Glorious New Deal Era Pools Which Turn 90 This Summer
In the summer of 1936, New York City opened 11 large outdoor swimming pools across the city that each could hold upwards of 1,000 bathers. It was the height of the New Deal with ambitious public works projects being carried out across the country. FDR’s administration provided the resources and...
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July 14, 2026: Palestine Protest Against Smotrich, Mamdani’s Fast Bus Plan & New York in the 1920s
July 14, 2026: Palestine Protest Against Smotrich, Mamdani’s Fast Bus Plan & New York in the 1920s by The Indypendent
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July 14, 2026: Palestine Protesters Celebrate Thwarting Ben-Gvir Appearance at United Nations.
July 14, 2026: Palestine Protesters Celebrate Thwarting Ben-Gvir Appearance at United Nations. by The Indypendent
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July 14, 2026: Mamdani, Hochul Roll Out Plan to Speed Up Service on 50 Bus Routes
July 14, 2026: Mamdani, Hochul Roll Out Plan to Speed Up Service on 50 Bus Routes by The Indypendent
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July 14, 2026: Jonathan Ezra Goldman Discusses New Book on the “Hidden History” of 1920s New York
July 14, 2026: Jonathan Ezra Goldman Discusses New Book on the “Hidden History” of 1920s New York by The Indypendent
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July 7, 2026: Columbia Postdocs Fight for New Union Contract + Sarahana Shrestha on Public Power
In the first segment, we spoke with Anna Yoney and Ivano TK of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW Local 4100 about their battle to win a new union contract from Columbia University that improves pay, working conditions, child care and provides more protections for international postdocs. Following…
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July 7, 2026: Columbia Postdocs Fight of New Union Contract Amid Trump Admin Attack on Sciences
We spoke with Anna Yoney and Ivano TK of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers-UAW Local 4100 about their battle to win a new union contract from Columbia University that improves pay, working conditions, child care and provides more protections for international postdocs.
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July 7, 2026: Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha: Heat Wave Underscores Why We Need More Public Power
Following a sizzling 4th of July weekend, we talked with Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha is a democratic socialist from the Mid-Hudson Valley. She has long been a champion of of rapidly expanding New York’s public system to accelerate the buildout of renewable energy sources. We spoke with her...
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June 30, 2026: Mamdani-City Council Budget Agreement + Haitian Community Reacts to Supreme Court TPS Ruling
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menim reached a handshake agreement earlier today on a $125.8 billion annual city budget. In our first segment, we spoke with Peter Sterne of City & State about key details in the deal including the expansion of a controversial rental assistance...
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June 30, 2026: Discussing Mamdani-City Council Budget Agreement with Peter Sterne
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menim reached a handshake agreement earlier today on a $125.8 billion annual city budget. We spoke with Peter Sterne of City & State about key details in the deal including the expansion of a controversial rental assistance program backed by the...
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June 30: Assemblymember Phara Souffrant-Forrest on How the Haitian Community Is Responding to TPS Ruling
A recent Supreme Court ruling gave the Trump administration the greenlight to strip 350,000 Haitian immigrants of the Temporary Protected Status they received after a 2010 earthquake leveled Haiti and left more than 300,000 people dead. The Indypendent News Hour spoke with Phara Souffrant…
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June 29, 2026: Counterpoint: John Tarleton Talks About DSA's NYC Sweep, Growing National Impact
Indypendent Editor-in-Chief John Tarleton was interviewed by Scott Harris of WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut about New York City DSA's sweeping election victories in the June 23 Democratic primaries and how democratic socialists are rapidly gaining ground across the country. A shorter version of...
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June 24, 2026: Democracy Now: John Tarleton Discusses National Impact of NYC-DSA's Electoral Landslide with Amy Goodman
New York City DSA won 9 of 10 races, including two congressional seats, in the June 23 Democratic primary, sending shock waves through the national Democratic Party establishment.
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June 23, 2026: WBAI-Indypendent Election Night Special
The Indypendent News Hour's John Tarleton and WBAI's Jenna Flanagan co-hosted four hours of election night coverage that featured the voices of historians, political analysts and grassroots organizers on a historic night that saw democratic socialists win blow-out victories across the city.
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June 23 , 2026 Indypendent News Hour Election Day Special with Nicholas Powers, Peter Sterne & Voter Interviews
As voters went to the polls in the waning hours of the June 23 Democratic primary, we spoke with Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers, Peter Sterne of City & State Magazine and with voters in West Harlem where democratic socialists were challenging an incumbent Congressmember and their...
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