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Politics. Policy. The truth matters - so co-hosts Celeste Katz and Jeff Simmons get to heart of the stories that are making news, with guests on a city, state and national level. Heard weekly Thursdays at 5pm on WBAI 99.5 FM New York.

Celeste Katz and Jeff Simmons


    • Feb 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    CKM ABC 2.6.2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 25:52


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 6, 2025.

    CKM ABC 07252024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 27:30


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, July 25, 2024.

    CKM ABC 06272024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 24:13


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, June 27, 2024.

    Driving Forces 04252024 See You On The Radio!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 55:03


    In the show's FINAL episode, Celeste and Jeff speak with Jonthan Vigliotti, author of "Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America," plus your calls. Original FM air date: April 25, 2024. Thanks for listening!

    Driving Forces 04182024 Rep. Gregory Meeks And More

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 53:44


    Jeff and Celeste speak with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), plus your calls. Original FM air date: April 18, 2024.

    Driving Forces 03282024 Catching Up With MTA's Janno Lieber

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 54:53


    Jeff and Celeste talk with MTA Chair/CEO Janno Lieber about congestion pricing, subway crime and more, plus your calls. Original FM air date: March 28, 2024.

    Driving Forces 03212024 Gerson Borrero Breaks It All Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 54:11


    Celeste and Jeff catch up with veteran journalist and political commentator Gerson Borrero, plus your calls. Original FM air date: March 21, 2024.

    Driving Forces 03072024 Local News on the Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 53:57


    Celeste and Jeff discuss the promise and perils of local news with Dan Kennedy, co-author with Ellen Clegg of the new book, "What Works in Community News," and then Nic Dawes, executive director of THE CITY NY. Original FM air date: March 7, 2024.

    CKM ABC 02222024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 22:15


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 22, 2024.

    Driving Forces 02222024 Aging In New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 55:18


    Jeff and Celeste discuss aging in New York with City Councilmember Crystal Hudson and AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel, plus your calls. Original air date: February 22, 2024.

    Driving Forces 02152024 NYCHA Corruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 54:10


    Celeste and Jeff discuss the HUGE corruption bust at NYCHA with investigative reporter Greg B. Smith of the nonprofit newsroom THE CITY... plus your calls. Original air date: February 15, 2024.

    CKM ABC 02082024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 23:04


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, February 8, 2024.

    Driving Forces 02082024 Chancellor Banks And NY Solidarity Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 54:55


    Jeff and Celeste discuss renewal of mayoral control of NYC schools with Chancellor David Banks, followed by a talk with New York Solidarity Network Executive Director Sara Forman. Original FM air date: February 8, 2024.

    Driving Forces 02012024 Daily News Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 54:09


    Celeste and Jeff look at ongoing labor issues at the New York Daily News -- and beyond -- with special guests Claudia Irizarry Aponte of THE CITY NY and Michael Sheridan of the NYDN Union. Original FM air date: February 1, 2024.

    CKM ABC 01252024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 15:27


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, January 25, 2024.

    Driving Forces 01252024 Congressman Dan Goldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 54:10


    Jeff and Celeste speak with New York Rep. Dan Goldman, plus your calls. Original FM air date: January 25, 2024.

    Driving Forces 01182024 Long Covid, Seriously

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 54:52


    Celeste Katz Marston and Jeff Simmons discuss long Covid with political reporter and long Covid patient Erin Durkin and Betsy Ladyzhets, co-founder of the investigative news site The Sick Times. Original FM air date: January 18, 2024.

    CKM ABC 01112024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 17:54


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, January 11, 2024.

    Driving Forces 01042024 Gale Brewer And More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 54:03


    Jeff and Celeste catch up with NYC Councilmember and former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, plus your calls. Original FM airdate: January 4, 2024.

    Driving Forces 12282023 Year In Radio Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 54:22


    Celeste and Jeff ring out 2023 with a look back at some of their most compelling interviews of the year. Original air date: December 28, 2023.

    CKM ABC 12282023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 21:05


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, December 28, 2023.

    CKM ABC 12142023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 21:36


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, December 14, 2023.

    Driving Forces 12142023 The Year In Politics And Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 54:47


    Celeste and Jeff run down some of New York's biggest political and criminal justice stories of 2023 with special guests Emily Ngo of POLITICO and Reuven Blau of THE CITY. Original air date: December 14, 2023.

    CKM ABC 11162023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 15:30


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, November 16, 2023.

    Driving Forces 1116 March For Israel & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 54:29


    Celeste and Jeff discuss the Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign with Matthew Berger and get a download on the March for Israel with Mark Katz. Original air date: November 16, 2023

    Driving Forces 1109 We Need To Talk About Antisemitism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 55:06


    Celeste Katz Marston talks about antisemitism with Arno Rosenfeld, reporter for The Forward, and artists Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid, creators of the "Kidnapped From Israel" poster campaign. Original air date: November 9, 2023.

    CKM ABC 11022023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 17:55


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, November 2, 2023.

    Driving Forces 10192023 Book Bans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 55:30


    Jeff and Celeste talk to PEN America's Kasey Meehan and MoveOn's Mana Kharrazi about the movement to censor books in the nation's schools. Original air date: October 19, 2023.

    Driving Forces 10052023 NYC Subway Surfing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 55:09


    Jeff and Celeste speak with Jose Martinez, transportation reporter for THE CITY, about the scourge of deadly subway surfing in New York. Original air date: October 5, 2023.

    CKM ABC 09282023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 24:35


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, September 28, 2023.

    CKM ABC 09142023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 15:57


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, September 14, 2023.

    Driving Forces 09142023 Back To School With NYC Chancellor David Banks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 53:34


    Jeff and Celeste catch up with NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks on the kickoff of the school year and more, plus your calls. Support free speech radio by becoming a BAI Buddy in the name of our show: https://wbai.wedid.it/

    Driving Forces September 2023 BAI Buddy Appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 1:00


    Support independent, free speech radio on WBAI 99.5 FM! Call 212-209-2950 or go to https://wbai.wedid.it/ to give in the name of our show, Driving Forces. See you on the radio!

    Driving Forces 08312023 Curtis Sliwa, Migrants, And You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 54:26


    Celeste and Jeff talk to Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa about his protests against NYC's handling of the asylum seeker crisis, with listener calls. Support free speech radio: Become a BAI Buddy in the name of Driving Forces at https://wbai.wedid.it/

    CKM ABC 08312023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 16:49


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, August 31, 2023.

    Driving Forces 08312023 Curtis Sliwa, Migrants, And You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 54:26


    Celeste and Jeff discuss NYC's migrant crisis with special guest Curtis Sliwa, plus your calls. Support free speech radio: WBAI.org

    CKM ABC 08172023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 18:06


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, August 17, 2023.

    Driving Forces 08172023 Jumaane Williams And You(r Calls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 55:51


    Jeff and Celeste speak with NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams about the migrant crisis, homelessness, and more -- plus your calls. Original air date: August 17, 2023. Support free speech radio: https://wbai.wedid.it/

    Driving Forces 08102023 NYC's Migrant Emergency

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 55:15


    Celeste and Jeff look at the city's stunning migrant crisis with special guest Adam Daly of The Brooklyn Paper and LOTS of listener calls. Original air date: August 10, 2023. Support free speech radio: https://wbai.wedid.it/

    CKM ABC 08032023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 11:30


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with David Prior of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, August 3, 2023.

    Driving Forces 08032023 Mondaire Jones And Jabari Brisport

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 55:08


    Jeff and Celeste speak with former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones and NY State Sen. Jabari Brisport. Original air date: August 3, 2023.

    Driving Forces 07272023 Fighting Maternal Mortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 54:35


    Celeste and Jeff talk maternal mortality with two special guests: NYC Health Department Assistant Commissioner Zahirah McNatt and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Original air date: July 27 2023.

    CKM ABC 07202023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 29:10


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, July 20, 2023.

    Driving Forces 07132023 Working For Workers' Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 55:09


    Jeff Simmons and Celeste Katz Marston discuss workers' rights and protections with special guests Rafael Espinal, executive director of the Freelancers Union, and Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Worker's Justice Project -- plus your calls. Original air date: July 13, 2023.

    Driving Forces 07062023 NY's Lifeguard Shortage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 55:14


    Why is New York drastically short on lifeguards -- again -- this summer? Celeste Katz Marston dives into the issue with special guests Katie Honan, reporter for The City, and Henry Garrido, executive director of District Council 37. Original air date: July 6, 2023.

    CKM ABC 07062023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 21:57


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, July 6, 2023.

    CKM ABC 06222023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 24:31


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, June 22, 2023.

    CKM ABC 06082023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 23:25


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, June 8, 2023.

    Driving Forces 06082023 NYC's Asylum Seeker Wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 54:34


    Celeste and Jeff discuss the wave of asylum seekers flooding NYC with special guests Gwynne Hogan of The City and David Giffen of The Coalition for the Homeless, plus your calls. Original air date: June 8, 2023. Support free speech radio: give2wbai.org.

    CKM ABC 05252023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 22:19


    Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Tim Webster of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, May 25, 2023.

    Driving Forces 05252023 Supporting WBAI Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 54:48


    Jeff and Celeste encourage you to Give2WBAI.org in conversation with Rhea Wong, founder of Rhea Wong Consulting, and Aubrie Therrien and Gianluca Cirafici of EPIC Players. Thanks for support for non-commercial, free speech radio!

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