Driving Forces on WBAI

On a Thanksgiving edition of Driving Forces on WBAI 99.5 FM, host Jeff Simmons interviewed a number of guests: NYC mayoral candidate Dianne Morales; congressional candidate (in NY district 10) Lindsey Boylan; and, jazz artist Roberta Piket in the first hour. During hour two, you can hear interviews with: Project Renewal/City Beet Kitchen’s Barbara Hughes; Community Resource Exchange’s George Hsieh...

City Watch host Jeff Simmons focused on gentrification with guest Matthew Schuerman, author of Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents (University of Chicago Press). The show - on Sunday, November 24, 2019 - also featured a news segment by Celeste Katz Marsten.

Celeste Katz Marston presents the news for WBAI's 'City Watch' for November 17, 2019.

Celeste Katz Marston urges listeners to Give2WBAI.org.

City Watch Host Jeff Simmons focused on street vending - should the cap be lifted? - with guests New York State Senator Jessica Ramos and NYC Hospitality Alliance Executive Director Andrew Rigie on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The show also featured a weekly news report by Celeste Katz Marston.

Celeste Katz Marston lends her voice to fundraising for listener-supported, commercial-free WBAI New York. Be heard: Go to give2wbai.org, text WBAI to 41444, or call 516-620-3602 to become a BAI Buddy in the name of your favorite program today!

WBAI 99.5 FM Driving Forces Host Jeff Simmons interviews Jamaal Bowman, who is running against Congressman Eliot Engel in NY's 16th Congressional District, and Boris Santos, who is challenging New York State Assemblymember Erik Dilan in the 54th Assembly District in Brooklyn.

Host Jeff Simmons speaks with Loree Sutton, former commissioner of New York City’s Department of Veterans Services and NYC mayoral candidate; Ron Carver, co-editor of the book "Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War" (by New Village Press); and William Short, contributor to the book. Plus, the news with WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston.

Driving Forces returns to the locally controlled WBAI airwaves! Host Jeff Simmons catches up with Queens Borough President (and Queens DA-elect) Melinda Katz, WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz Marston, former NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. give2wbai.org

On WBAI's City Watch, host Jeff Simmons focused on mental health issues, with guests New York City Council Member Donovan Richards; David Woodlock, President and CEO, Institute for Community Living (ICL); and, Justin Barron, Director of Community Engagement Services at Community Access. The show also featured a weekly news report from correspondent Celeste Katz.

Celeste Katz delivers the newscast for WBAI's "City Watch," October 6, 2019.

Host Jeff Simmons focuses on immigration with in-studio guest Mazin Sidahmed, co-founder and senior reporter at Documented, and interviews with Yaritza Mendez, Lead Immigration Organizer at Make the Road New York, and Anand Balakrishnan, Staff Attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrant Rights Project, on Thursday, October 3, 2019.

WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz presents a news roundup for the September 29, 2019 edition of City Watch.

Host Jeff Simmons was joined in studio by City & State Reporter Jeff Coltin, and guests: former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Dean David Birdsell, to discuss the latest developments regarding Donald Trump, the whistleblower complaint, and impeachment.

Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III is taking on incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in a primary -- and some Democratic officials are concerned that an expensive intramural contest at home could draw time, attention, and money from the party's bigger quest: Ousting President Donald Trump in 2020 and flipping the Senate.

WBAI Correspondent Celeste Katz delivers a brief newscast ahead of City Watch, Sunday, September 15, 2019.

Celeste Katz provides the top-of-the-hour newscast for WBAI New York's City Watch, September 8, 2019.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer appeared in-studio to take listener phone calls. Hosted by Jeff Simmons, the show featured a discussion on climate change, housing, the city's pension funds, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and President Donald Trump

Celeste gets a very special caller on her last in-studio day (for now) at WBAI FM New York...

Jeff and Celeste host NYS Sen. Andrew Gounardes in studio -- and Celeste thanks the entire WBAI family as she moves on to the next big chapter in her life and career.

Jeff Simmons hosts a special two-hour edition of City Watch with special guests commemorating the passing of 30 years since the death of Yusuf Hawkins, a major flashpoint in the history of race relations New York City.

Jeff and Celeste discuss white nationalism, social media, and more in the wake of the recent mass murders in El Paso, Dayton and elsewhere with Michael Edison Hayden, senior investigative reporter with the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Prof. Candace McCoy of the Graduate Center, CUNY / John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Plus, we take your calls.

Celeste and Jeff talk to D and R strategists Bruce Gyory and Rina Shah about the latest Democratic presidential primary debates, check in with Melinda Katz on the Queens DA race, and take (a ton) of your calls.

Celeste Katz reports for WBAI FM New York on what real New Yorkers really think of their mayor, Bill de Blasio, seeking the Democratic nomination for president. Thanks to the Des Moines Register, CNN, and NBC for sound clips. Assistance with audio engineering, and everything else, by Jonathan Marston.

Jeff and Celeste break down the latest in national politics, from Robert Mueller's testimony to the upcoming Democratic debates with The Bulwark's Tim Miller and the NY Post's Michael Benjamin. Plus, Celeste asks New Yorkers what they really think of Bill de Blasio's run for president in a special segment -- and makes news of her own. Thanks to the Des Moines Register, CNN, and NBC for the sound.