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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

Celeste Katz Marston and Jeff Simmons mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in conversation with U.S. Rep. Grace Meng and Jerry Vattamala of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. Original air date: May 18, 2023.

Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, May 11, 2023.

Jeff and Celeste speak with U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman of New York about SCOTUS ethics, public safety and mental health, immigration and more, plus your calls. Original air date: May 4, 2023.

Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news and politics with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, April 27, 2023.

Celeste and Jeff look at the uptick in cases of NYC subway trains hitting people with help from special guests Jose Martinez, transportation reporter for THECITY.nyc and Lisa Daglian, executive director of of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA -- plus your calls. Original air date: April 27, 2023. Support independent media: www.give2wbai.org

Celeste and Jeff talk trash (and how to clean up NYC) with special guests Sophia Chang, public policy reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, and City Councilman Erik Bottcher, plus your calls. Original broadcast date: April 20, 2023

Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, April 13, 2023.

Jeff and Celeste discuss the latest court rulings on reproductive rights and their ramifications with special guests Katherine Bodde of the NYCLU and NYS Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, plus your calls. Original air date: April 13, 2023.

Celeste Katz Marston discusses the latest in U.S. news with Rod Quinn of Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, March 30, 2023.