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Jan 28 2025 500 ep. 28 mins 47
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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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Daniel Penny's Hometown + The Rise of MAGA Long Island

Jan 28 2025 13 mins  
We speak with Indy contributing writer John Teufel about his latest piece about growing up in West Islip, New York. Teufel has watched West Islip, also known as “White Islip," become a MAGA bastion in recent years that is now proud to claim Daniel Penny as a favorite son. Penny is the former marine who choked homeless subway passenger Jordan Neely to death in 2023 and was acquitt

The March of Return to Northern Gaza

Jan 28 2025 13 mins  
There’s been a sea of humanity returning to their pulverized communities in northern Gaza since Jan. 27. We talk about that and what comes next in the ceasefire process that could determine whether this genocidal war really ends or not.

Trump's First Eight Days: A Path of Destruction

Jan 28 2025 26 mins  
We discuss the Trump administration’s stunning Jan. 28 announcement that it will “temporarily pause” trillions of dollars of already approved government spending. We also look at the overall arc of the first eight days of the Trump administration so we can help you make sense of what’s going on.

Ravi Ragbir On Winning a Last-Minute Presidential Pardon + More

Jan 21 2025 16 mins  
Ravi Ragbir, a leading advocate for immigrants facing deportation and the co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition, won a full presidential pardon from Joe Biden, ending Ragbir’s 16-year quest to avoid being deported to his native Trinidad and Tobago. We speak with him about the pardon and the need for community power.

NYIC's Murad Awawdeh Responds to Trump's Deportation Plans

Jan 21 2025 15 mins  
In the context of Trump's harsh deportation plans, we speak with Murad Awawdeh, the executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, a broad coalition of many immigrant-rights community groups in New York.

Nicholas Powers Joins Us On the Air for Listener Call-ins the Day After Trump's Inauguration

Jan 21 2025 15 mins  
We bring on Indypendent Contributing Editor Nicholas Powers and take call-ins from listeners who share how they feel about the Trump's second presidential term.

The Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 21 Jan. '25

Jan 20 2025 50 mins  
First Segment: Ravi Ragbir, a leading advocate for immigrants facing deportation and the co-founder of the New Sanctuary Coalition, won a full presidential pardon from Joe Biden, ending Ragbir’s 16-year quest to avoid being deported to his native Trinidad and Tobago. We speak with him about the pardon and the need for community power. Second Segment: In the context of Trump's ha

Jan 14: Mutual Aid Activists are Mobilizing for Migrants

Jan 14 2025 28 mins  
We'll speak with mutual aid activists from the South Bronx Mutual Aid Network and Foodfight Brooklyn about how they are assisting immigrants who are being evicted from their shelters in the middle of the winter as well as preparing for whatever happens after Trump's inauguration.

Jan 14: Councilmember Alexa Aviles on How City Council is Prepared to Help Immigrants

Jan 14 2025 23 mins  
Donald Trump has vowed to begin mass deportations on Day 1 of his new administration. As the nation's preeminent home to immigrants, how will New York City respond? On today's show, we'll speak with City Councilmember Alexa Aviles, Chair of the Council's Committee on Immigration about the laws and resources the city has in place to protect immigrants as well as her concerns that Ma

Jan 14: Will NYC Remain a Sanctuary City Under Trump?

Jan 14 2025 59 mins  
Donald Trump has vowed to begin mass deportations on Day 1 of his new administration. As the nation's preeminent home to immigrants, how will New York City respond? On today's show, we'll speak with City Councilmember Alexa Aviles, Chair of the Council's Committee on Immigration about the laws and resources the city has in place to protect immigrants as well as her concerns that Ma