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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.

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00:21:53

2021 NYC Election Night Voter Interviews by The...

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2021/06/23

Indypendent field reporters Julia Thomas, Amba Guerguerian, Zion DeCoteau and Roman Broszkowski hit the streets on primary day to speak with NYC voters about how they feel about the city elections — an election during with ranked-choice voting is being implemented for the first time and almost every electable city official's seat is up for grabs.

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00:23:29

Ben Max Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent —...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Olivia Riggio interview Ben Max, executive editor at the Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy show, which discusses New York politics and airs weekly on WBAI. Max has been reporting on and analyzing the mayoral race on Max & Murphy as well as on his Twitter @TweetBenMax, where he’s been giving his followers play-by-plays on poll data and other developments.

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02:58:04

Indypendent News Hour Presents NYC Election Night on...

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2021/06/23

The Indypendent Newspaper hosts a three hour election-coverage show for WBAI as the NYC primary elections come to a close on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Half of the city council seats, the mayor, comptroller, Manhattan DA, Brooklyn borough president, and much more are up for grabs. We talk with journalists, experts, and advocates who are versed in the spectrum of electoral politics in NYC as well as reflect on recent Juneteenth celebrations.

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00:16:19

Julie Hollar Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent ...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Olivia Riggio interview Julie Hollar, managing editor at FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy & Reporting), who just wrote a piece called “Tabloids Want Crime, Not Rent, on NYC Voters’ Minds.” Outlets like the New York Post and New York Daily News have failed to afford sufficient coverage to a more pressing issue for New Yorkers: housing. Hollar discusses the sensational coverage and how it’s shaped the narrative of

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00:23:58

Tom Robbins Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton —...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's EIC John Tarleton talks election politics with Tom Robbins, the host of Deadline NYC on WBAI who was, for many decades, a reporter and anchor for the Village Voice.

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00:08:29

Chi Anunwa Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton —...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's EIC John Tarleton interviews Chi Anunwa, co-chair of NYC DSA (Democratic Socialists of America), about the six DSA-endorced city council races. They discuss whether the DSA still has viable grounding in the city after having won five seats in the last state assembly election.

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00:17:25

Ted Hamm Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton —...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's EIC John Tarleton talks with The Indy’s investigative journalist Ted Hamm, and former editor at Brooklyn Rail, who follows the machinations of local politics quite closely. Hamm talks about the 1% playing dirty in the election and more.

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00:31:49

Pastor Tabatha Holley Interviewed on WBAI by John...

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2021/06/23

The Indypendent's EIC John Tarleton and co-host Natasha Santos of Brooklyn For Peace interview Pastor Tabatha Holley of New Day Church in the Northwest Bronx, an open and affirming (independent and non denominational) community of organizers, educators, artists, young people and dreamers committed to building the movement of God against the forces of Empire. Holley talks about Juneteenth , which was just celebrated for the first time in the U.S. as an officially recognized holiday/event.

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00:14:33

Lucas Shapiro Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton...

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2021/06/23

As the city's 2021 primary election day comes to a close, The Indypendent's EIC John Tarleton and co-host Natasha Santos of Brooklyn For Peace talk with Lucas Shapiro of The Jewish Vote, a group that endorsed a number of candidates and encourages alliance forming. Shapiro explains Ranked Choice Voting (implemented for the first time during this election), how it works, how it came about.

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00:07:16

Medea Benjamin Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent

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2021/06/17

The Indypednent's John Tarleton and Julia Thomas interview Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, who was recently in Peru to observe the elections. The daughter of a former dictator is still trying to reverse her apparent defeat in the country’s June 6 presidential run-off election. Keiko Fujimori is alleging fraud and trying to annul 500,000 votes in her contest against leftist Pedro Castillo, who appears to have won by a narrow margin. A victory for Castillo, a union leader and former school

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00:09:58

Alexa Avilés Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent

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2021/06/17

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Julia Thomas interview Alexa Avilés, a democratic socialist running for city council seat in District 38. A mother of two teen-age daughters and a member of her local community board, she has been slammed by her detractors as a “danger” to her community for supporting cuts to the NYPD’s $6 billion annual budget. Some of New York’s wealthiest men are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into races where the left is running strong candidates, like Avilés's.

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00:24:16

Ross Barkan Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent

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2021/06/17

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Julia Thomas interview Ross Barkan, author and political columnist who has emerged one of the leading political commentators on state and local politics in New York. Ross gives his latest hot takes on the mayoral race, and his new book, 'The Prince: Andrew Cuomo, The Coronavirus, And The Fall Of New York.'

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00:54:58

Indypendent News Hour on WBAI // 15 June 2021

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2021/06/16

The Indy's John Tarleton and Julia Thomas intervew: —Alexa Avilés, a democratic socialist running for city council seat in District 38. A mother of two teen-age daughters and a member of her local community board, she has been slammed by her detractors as a “danger” to her community for supporting cuts to the NYPD’s $6 billion annual budget. Some of New York’s wealthiest men are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into races where the left is running strong candidates, like Avilés's. —Ross

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00:08:30

Roberta Pikser and Norm Scott Interviewed on WBAI by...

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2021/06/09

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview Roberta Pikser and Norm Scott, retired members of the United Federation of Teachers who are fighting back against plans hatched by the City and public sector union leaders to save money by placing them on a privately run version of Medicare known as Medicare Advantage.

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00:09:31

Neelu Shruti Interveiwed on WBAI by The Indypendent

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2021/06/09

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview Neelu Shruti, a birth justice advocate, midwifery student, the founder of Love Child and the author of ‘Black mothers Matter’ for The Indypendent. They talk about Black mothers and midwives and how New York State can begin to reverse longstanding racist policies and practices that have allowed the medical industry to maximize profits off of childbirth while doing great harm.

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00:29:32

Jay Walker And Alex Vitale Interviewed on WBAI by The...

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2021/06/09

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview Jay Walker, co-founder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition and founding member of Gays Against Guns and Alex Vitale, a Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing.” They talk about the NYPD’s move to place early curfews on popular public parks. On June 5, the NYPD sent hundreds of riot police into Washington Square Park to push everyone out by 10 pm.

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00:53:18

Indypendent Radio Hour on WBAI

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2021/06/09

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview: —Jay Walker, co-founder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition and founding member of Gays Against Guns and Alex Vitale, a Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing.” They talk about the NYPD’s move to place early curfews on popular public parks. On June 5, the NYPD sent hundreds of riot police into Washington Square Park to push everyone out by 10 pm. —Neelu Shruti, a birth justice advocate, midwifery student, the founder

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00:19:14

Ted Hamm Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton

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2021/05/19

John Tarleton interviews The Independent’s investigative reporter, Ted Hamm, about his recent article on sexual harassment within the Riverside Park Conservancy, the entity that manages Riverside Park. He also talks about his recent coverage of the Manhattan DA’s race.

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00:10:16

Tara Currie Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton

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2021/05/19

John Tarleton interviews Tara Currie of Brooklyn for Peace about a rally outside the Times Square military recruiting station on Tax Day where peace activists protested the $750 billion annual military budget as well as the billions of dollars per year in aid that flows to Israel.

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00:55:13

Indypendent Radio Hour on WBAI

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2021/05/19

John Tarleton, Editor-in-Chief of The Indypendent, interviews: —Jason Rosenberg of the Reclaim Pride Coalition about the controversy around cops at Pride and how things are looking for the 2021 Queer Liberation March. NYC Pride’s recent decision to ban contingents of cops from marching in their big annual parade has miffed the NYPD. —Tara Currie of Brooklyn for Peace, who talks about a Tax Day rally outside the Times Square military recruiting station where peace activists protested the $750

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