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    Columbia Professor Joe Howley Speaks on the University's Settlement with the Trump Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 28:15


    In our first segment, we speak with Columbia Professor Joe Howley. He has been an outspoken critic of the repression of pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia since the fall of 2023. He has also been watching with dismay as the university's top leaders recently negotiated what he says is a one-sided legal settlement with the Trump administration.

    CUNY-Brooklyn College Professor Jeanne Theoharis on CUNY Firing Pro-Palestine Faculty and MLK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 16:47


    CUNY-Brooklyn College Professor Jeanne Theoharis on CUNY Firing Pro-Palestine Faculty and MLK by The Indypendent

    July 29: Professor Joe Howley on Columbia's Settlement and Professor Jeanne Theoharis on the Firing of 4 CUNY Faculty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 60:02


    July 29: Professor Joe Howley on Columbia's Settlement and Professor Jeanne Theoharis on the Firing of 4 CUNY Faculty by The Indypendent

    July 8: Deliveristas Celebrate Pay Victory, CUNY Under Attack by Trump, Mayoral Race Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 53:10


    In our first segment, we speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins for New York City's tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas on July 14 on the steps of City Halls. In our second segment, Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress today and grilled about alleged incidents of anti-semitism at CUNY since October 2023. We hear from Jennifer Gabourey, the first vice president of the CUNY faculty union, to get their response to today's show trial and the broader attack on American universities being carried out by the Trump administration. And in the final part of the show, we catch up on the latest news from the mayor's race.

    July 21: John Tarleton Discusses NYC Mayor's Race w/Scott Harris of Between The Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 19:59


    How Zohran Mamdani and New York City DSA pulled off one of the greatest victories in the history of the American Left and the many challenges ahead. Scott Harris hosts Counterpoint Mondays 8-9:30pm on WPKN (Bridgeport, CT.). Interviews from that show are edited and rebroadcast on Between the Lines, a nationally syndicated show that airs on more than 70 radio stations.

    July 22: The Future of Public Broadcasting, Mass Transit & Mamdani, Socialist Surging in Minneapolis Mayor's Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 60:02


    In our first segment, we speak with WBAI General Manager Bob Hennelly about the impact of Congress's sweeping cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and how it could impact public radio and television stations across the country. In our second segment, Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance talks about 6 months after it was implemented, congestion traffic pricing has been a smashing success. We also get his thoughts to Zohran Mamdani's campaign promise of fast and free buses. In our third and final segment, Minnesota-based freelance journalist Clint Combs updates us on the surging mayoral campaign of State Senator Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging a two-term incumbent Democratic mayor.

    July 8: The Indy's Post-Election Special Edition, Listener Call-Ins & The Fight to Keep Sick Day Pay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 54:44


    We discuss the new post-election special edition of The Indypendent, take calls from listeners about the mayoral race and Zohran Mamdani and in the second half of the show we speak with two labor activists who are fighting in court to preserve the paid sick day rights of 3.6 million New Yorkers.

    July 7: Indy News Hour Co-Host John Tarleton Discusses NYC Mayor's Race on Law & Disorder Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 22:25


    Law & Disorder is a nationally syndicated radio show aired weekly on more than 150 radio stations across the country.

    July 1: How Will the New York Democratic Establishment Respond to Zohran Mamdani's Upset Victory?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 52:55


    We speak with Peter Sterne, an editor at City & State, about Zohran Mamdani's shocking primary victory and how the New York City's Democratic Party establishment was reacting to it. We also hear from Sam Mellins of New York Focus about how the state legislature he currently serves in might respond to his ambitious agenda. And in our final segment we spoke with two members of Veterans for Peace who just completed a 40-day fast to call attention to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.

    June 24: Election Day News, Interviews & Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 53:02


    On primary day, The Indy's John Tarleton and Ariana Orozco discuss the latest developments in the race between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. We also hear from voters going to the polls, take listener call-ins and speak with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers about the affordability crisis.

    June 17: Interviews with Michael Blake, Mayoral Candidate + Jay Walker of the Queer Liberation March

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 49:29


    The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak in the first half of the show with mayoral candidate and former Bronx Assemblymember Michael Blake who cross-endorsed Zohran Mamdani the previous day. In the second half of the show, we talk with Jay Walker, co-founder of the Queer Liberation March who previews this year's march and how the second Trump administration was shaping its message. Founded in 2019 on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, the QLM has become the radical alternative to the corporate-sponsored NYC Pride March.

    PSC-CUNY Vice Prez Responds to Congressional Claims of Antisemitism at CUNY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 16:11


    Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress and grilled about alleged incidents of antisemitism at CUNY since October 2023. We hear from Jennifer Gabourey, the first vice president of the CUNY faculty union, to get their response to the House Education and the Workforce Committee's show trial and the broader attack on American universities being carried out by the Trump administration.

    Delivery Workers Gain Legislative Wins With NYC City Council

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 21:19


    We speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins yesterday on the steps of City Hall for New York City's tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 15 July '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 53:08


    In our first segment, we speak with Liaga Guallpa, co-executive director of the Workers Justice Project, which celebrated some big legislative wins yesterday on the steps of City Hall for New York City's tens of thousands of bicycle deliveristas. In our second segment, Felix Matos Rodriguez, Chancellor of the City University of New York, was hauled before Congress today and grilled about alleged incidents of anti-semitism at CUNY since October 2023. We hear from Jennifer Gabourey, the first vice president of the CUNY faculty union, to get their response to today's show trial and the broader attack on American universities being carried out by the Trump administration. And in the final part of the show, we catch up on the latest news from the mayor's race.

    John Tarleton + Nicholas Powers Talk About NYC Mayoral Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 12:32


    We catch up on the mayoral race with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers. A new poll out shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's lead over his top challenger, Zohran Mamdani, shrinking to a mere two points.

    CUNY Graduate Students Hunger Striking for Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 16:26


    We speak with a participant in the rolling hunger strike by students and faculty at the City University of New York. The hunger strikers want CUNY to cut all ties with Israel and companies that do business with Israel.

    Live Anti-ICE Protest Report + Immigration Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 19:52


    Co-host Amba Guerguerian joins us live from Foley Square, where immigrant rights groups and their allies are rallying today to protest the Trump administration's mass deportation program and the increasingly brazen tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain and deport immigrants.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 10 June '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 55:37


    In our first segment, co-host Amba Guerguerian joins us live from Foley Square, where immigrant rights groups and their allies are rallying today to protest the Trump administration's mass deportation program and the increasingly brazen tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain and deport immigrants. Then we speak with a participant in the rolling hunger strike by students and faculty at the City University of New York. The hunger strikers want CUNY to cut all ties with Israel and companies that do business with Israel. And in the final part of the show, we catch up on the mayor's race with Indy Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers. A new poll out shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's lead over his top challenger, Zohran Mamdani, shrinking to a mere two points.

    Shahana Hanif Takes on Uber, AIPAC Lite in Tough BK City Council Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 21:05


    We speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. She's facing a tough re-election challenge in her Brooklyn district with money from Uber pouring into her district after she backed legislation that would protect the labor rights of immigrant gig workers.

    On the Front Lines: NYC ICE Watch Talks About Its Rapid Response Work in Defense of Immigrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 15:34


    We hear from an organizer with NYC ICE Watch, a rapid response network founded in 2020 that responds to incidents of ICE sightings and other emergencies.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 3 June '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 54:20


    In our first segment, we hear from an organizer with NYC ICE Watch, a rapid response network founded in 2020 that responds to incidents of ICE sightings and other emergencies. In our second segment, we speak with City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. She's facing a tough re-election challenge in her Brooklyn district with money from Uber pouring into her district after she backed legislation that would protect the labor rights of immigrant gig workers. And in our final segment, we get the latest on the New York City mayoral race.

    New Poll Shows Zohran Mamdani Narrowing Cuomo's Lead in NYC Mayoral Race

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 21:23


    We look at the latest news from New York City's mayoral race. A new poll shows socialist state legislator Zohran Mamdani rapidly gaining ground on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. We also take listener call-ins.

    Veterans for Peace and CUNY Grad Students Launch Hunger Strikes for Gaza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 27:29


    As famine and starvation spreads across Gaza, CUNY students and veterans here in New York have launched separate hunger strikes in opposition to the U.S.-backed genocide. We speak with a hunger-striking veteran and a hunger-striking grad student.

    The Indypendent New Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 27 May '25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 54:32


    As famine and starvation spreads across Gaza, CUNY students and veterans here in New York have launched separate hunger strikes in opposition to the U.S.-backed genocide. We speak with a hunger-striking veteran and a hunger-striking grad student. Then we take a look at the latest news from New York City's mayoral race. A new poll shows socialist state legislator Zohran Mamdani rapidly gaining ground on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

    Prof. Nicholas Powers on How Black America is Responding to Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 21:52


    We speak with Nicholas Powers, longtime Indy contributor and African-American Literature Professor at SUNY-Old Westbury, about how Black America is generally responding to Trump's second presidency. His latest article is titled "Under Trump 2.0, Most Black Americans Have Nowhere to Turn."

    Pro-Palestine Activism Continues at CUNY and Columbia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 22:49


    We look at the pro-Palestine activism that continues roiling New York City college campuses from CUNY to Columbia. We speak with Naomi Schiller of CUNY Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine and Josh Dubnau and Lillian Udell, two Columbia alumni who will burn their diplomas outside the campus gates on the morning of May 21 before the university holds its graduation ceremony.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 20 May '25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 54:50


    Co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian look at the pro-Palestine activism that continues roiling New York City college campuses from CUNY to Columbia. We speak with Naomi Schiller of CUNY Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine and Josh Dubnau and Lillian Udell, two Columbia alumni who plan to burn their diplomas outside the campus gates Wednesday morning before the university holds its graduation ceremony. In the second half of the show, we speak with Nicholas Powers, longtime Indy contributor and African-American Literature Professor at SUNY-Old Westbury, about how Black America is generally responding to Trump's second presidency. His latest article is titled "Under Trump 2.0, Most Black Americans Have Nowhere to Turn."

    Former Cuomo Aide Lindsey Boyland Explains Why a Cuomo Mayorship Would Be a Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 25:14


    We talk about former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race. Our guest, Lindsey Boylan, was an economic development advisor to then-Gov. Cuomo. Boylan became the first of 11 women to go public with claims of sexual harassment against Cuomo that led to his resignation in August of 2021. In addition to her personal experiences with Cuomo, she got an up-close look at his vindictive governing style and is urging New Yorkers to reconsider putting him back in a position of power.

    NY Sen. Jabari Brisport Breaks Down New State Budget, Explains Why He Voted Against It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 17:25


    We speak with democratic socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn about the recently approved $254 billion-dollar New York State budget which was passed 38 days after its April 1 deadline. We talk with Brisport about the good and the bad of the new budget and why he ultimately voted against it. We will also talk about the convoluted process that led to the final agreement and the Governor's outsized role in causing the delay. power.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 13 May '25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 54:10


    In our first segment, we speak with democratic socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn about the recently approved $254 billion-dollar New York State budget which was passed 38 days after its April 1 deadline. We talk with Brisport about the good and the bad of the new budget and why he ultimately voted against it. We will also talk about the convoluted process that led to the final agreement and the Governor's outsized role in causing the delay. In the second half of the show, we talk about former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race. Our guest, Lindsey Boylan, was an economic development advisor to then-Gov. Cuomo. Boylan became the first of 11 women to go public with claims of sexual harassment against Cuomo that led to his resignation in August of 2021. In addition to her personal experiences with Cuomo, she got an up-close look at his vindictive governing style and is urging New Yorkers to reconsider putting him back in a position of power.

    May 6: Get Ready to Die

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 22:36


    Ariana Orozco will be speaking with an actor and director for a new play chronicling the history of Black midwifery in the U.S., she will also will be talking to a death doula about our relationship to death and how we might better accept the inevitable, and finally with Popular Democracy about the relationship between poetry and political education

    NYC Tenants to Hold Citywide Assembly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 15:23


    We speak with two organizers from NYC-DSA's Independent Working Class Organizing Initiative, which is organizing tenants to directly resist the landlord class. IWCO will be holding a citywide tenant assembly this Sunday, May 4, from 1–6 p.m. at the Sixth Street Community Center in the East Village.

    Why a Rent Freeze is Needed in NYC + Rent Control History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 16:53


    We speak with journalist Steven Wishnia and Alina Shen, organizing director of CAAAV Voice, a group that fights against gentrification in working-class Asian communities, about the history of rent control and why a rent freeze is needed now.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 1 May '25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 53:51


    We were talking tenants rights on this week's Indypendent News Hour. In our first segment, co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with journalist Steven Wishnia and Alina Shen, organizing director of CAAAV Voice, a group that fights against gentrification in working class Asian communities, about the history of rent control and why a rent freeze is needed now. In our second segment, we speak with two organizers from NYC-DSA's Independent Working Class Organizing Initiative, which is organizing tenants to directly resist the landlord class. IWCO will be holding a citywide tenant assembly this Sunday 1-6 pm at the Sixth Street Community Center.

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    PSC-CUNY President James Davis on Trump's Higher Ed Attacks + Fighting Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 21:35


    We speak with James Davis, President of the Professional Staff Congress—the union that represents over 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York—about the struggle to defend the City University of New York and other American colleges and universities from President Trump's authoritarian takeover.

    Live Coverage: Protesters Flock to Dan Goldman's Congressional Town Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 23:38


    Outraged Americans have been showing up at congressional town halls over the past couple of months to demand that their representatives do more to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the federal government. On Aprill 22, New York Congressmember Dan Goldman held a town hall at City Tech College in downtown Brooklyn. The Indy's John Tarleton reports live from the event.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 22 April '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 55:11


    Outraged Americans have been showing up at congressional town halls over the past couple of months to demand that their representatives do more to stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the federal government. On Aprill 22, New York Congressmember Dan Goldman held a town hall at City Tech College in downtown Brooklyn. The Indy's John Tarleton reports live from the event. We also speak with James Davis, President of the Professional Staff Congress—the union that represents over 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York—about the struggle to defend the City University of New York and other American colleges and universities from President Trump's authoritarian takeover.

    Update: Attacks on pro-Palestine Speech in NYC, People Fighting Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 14:07


    We have the latest on the repression of pro-Palestine speech right here in New York and the growing impunity of groups like Betar and other militant Zionists. We cover recent protests by doctors, nurses and professors from Columbia University's medical campus and by Within Our Lifetime Palestine.

    Tax Strike With War Resisters League and Brooklyn for Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 11:36


    Brooklyn for Peace and the War Resisters League held a protest on tax day outside the IRS office in Lower Manhattan. We hear from one of the organizers about the staggering amount of your tax dollars that go to pay for the war machine and what they're doing here at the local level to address this.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 15 April '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 54:31


    Brooklyn for Peace and the War Resisters League held a protest on tax day outside the IRS office in Lower Manhattan. We hear from one of the organizers about the staggering amount of your tax dollars that go to pay for the war machine and what they're doing here at the local level to address this. One of the things your tax money goes to is sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel to help the Zionist state kill more Palestinians. But it's getting harder to talk about. We have the latest on the repression of pro-Palestine speech right here in New York and the growing impunity of groups like Betar and other militant Zionists.

    Flushing, Queens Community Activists Rebecca Pryor & Howard Wong Speak Out on Citi Field Casino

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 14:58


    In our second segment, the struggle against billionaire oligarchy is unfolding at a hyperlocal level in Flushing, Queens. Mets owner Steve Cohen wants to build a new casino on parkland adjacent to Citi Field. We hear from two local community organizers who are helping lead the opposition to Cohen and the Citi Field Casino.

    Zara Nasir of People's Budget NYC + Students & Teacher from Leaders HS Discuss Adams' Budget Cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 18:03


    City budget season is underway as the mayor and City Council debate how to divvy up the city's roughly $110 billion annual budget. In our first segment, we hear from students and educators who rallied today outside the Department of Education headquarters demanding that Mayor Adams cease his cuts to their schools.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 8 April '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 54:19


    City budget season is underway as the mayor and City Council debate how to divvy up the city's roughly $110 billion annual budget. In our first segment, we hear from students and educators who rallied today outside the Department of Education headquarters demanding that Mayor Adams cease his cuts to their schools. In our second segment, the struggle against billionaire oligarchy is unfolding at a hyperlocal level in Flushing, Queens. Mets owner Steve Cohen wants to build a new casino on parkland adjacent to Citi Field. We hear from two local community organizers who are helping lead the opposition to Cohen and the Citi Field Casino.

    NYC Mayoral Race: Zohran Mamdani in Second Place After Andrew Cuomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 11:20


    We catch up on the latest news in the mayoral race and take listener call-ins.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 25 March '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 53:56


    The Democrats lost to Donald Trump for a second time in November. And now the party's leaders are rapidly losing the trust of some of their most loyal rank-and-file supporters. Our co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with Brioney Romer and Liat Olinick of Indivisible Brooklyn about their recent protests outside Senator Chuck Schumer's home in Brooklyn and the growing demands for Schumer to step down as the Senate's top Democrat. We also speak with The Indypendent's Janavi Kumar about exciting news for a world-famous basketball court in Harlem and catch up on the latest news in the mayor's race.

    Rucker Park Enshrined as National Commemorative Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 11:05


    We also speak with The Indypendent's Janavi Kumar about exciting news for a world-famous basketball court in Harlem.

    Indivisble Brooklyn is Calling Out Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 19:10


    The Democrats lost to Donald Trump for a second time in November. And now the party's leaders are rapidly losing the trust of some of their most loyal rank-and-file supporters. Our co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian speak with Brioney Romer and Liat Olinick of Indivisible Brooklyn about their recent protest outside Senator Chuck Schumer's home in Brooklyn and the growing demands for Schumer to step down as the Senate's top Democrat.

    Robert Snyder's New Book on Essential Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 14:24


    We speak with historian Robert W. Snyder about his new book on the essential workers who kept New York running when the pandemic exploded five years ago this month.

    Columbia Professor and Student Discuss Unprecedented Attacks on Their University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 26:26


    We speak with Professor Joseph Howley and student journalist Eric Santomauro-Stenzel about the continually exploding crisis at Columbia University which is on the cutting edge of the Trump administration's plans for higher education in this country to no longer be a bastion of free speech and political protest.

    The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 18 March '25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 54:07


    In the first half of the show, we look at the continually exploding crisis at Columbia University which is on the cutting edge of the Trump administration's plans for higher education in this country to no longer be a bastion of free speech and political protest. Then we speak with historian Robert W. Snyder about his new book on the essential workers who kept New York running when the Covid-19 pandemic exploded five years ago this month.

    Nicholas Powers' Black Psychedelic Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 23:21


    We then speak with Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers about his latest book, 'Black Psychedelic Revolution: From Trauma to Liberation.'

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