This week Yetta Kurland spoke with State Senator Eric Adams and Civil Rights Attorney Norman Siegel on responses to the tragedy in Connecticut, and their planned Hands Across the Brooklyn Bridge vigil and rally this Sunday. Then Athena Reich and Tym Moss talked about LGBTQ Holiday theater and arts, including his hit play Girl, A Lopsided Tree Won’t Ruin Christmas.
Originally broadcast on WWRL 1600 AM New York Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM. Listen below.
This week Yetta spoke to Karen Scharff of Citizens Action New York and Mark Hannay of Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign to talk about the so-called “Fiscal Cliff”. Then she spoke to Yates McKee of Occupy Theory about Occupy Strike Debt and the Rolling Jubilee movement.
Originally broadcast on WWRL 1600 AM New York Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 10:00 PM. Listen below.
Yetta Kurland LIVE! Thanksgiving show with Maritza Silva-Farrell of ALIGN NY to discuss the Occupy Black Friday protests planned at Wal-Mart. Aliya Quraishi of Greater NYC for Change stops by to talk about Hurricane Sandy response. In the second segment Yetta speaks with actress/songwriter Athena Reich and Demetrius Bagley of Vegucated about LGBTQ and Vegan Thanksgiving traditions.
Originally broadcast on WWRL 1600 AM New York on November 21, 2012 at10:00 PM.
Yetta responded to the 2nd Presidential Debate of 2012 with editor of the New Civil Rights Movement David Badash and Democratic District Leader Paul Newell.
Originally broadcast on WWRL 1600 AM New York on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
This week Yetta got an update on the ongoing response to Superstorm Sandy with President of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Jeanne DuPont and activist and administrator Helen Rosenthal. Then she talked about where the fight for Marriage Equality stands following last week’s electoral sweep for pro-marriage policies with Executive Director of Marriage Equality USA Brian Silva and Aisha Moodie-Mills of the Center for American Progress.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM New York, on Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
This week Yetta spoke about yesterday’s watershed elections nationally and here in New York, as well as our city’s continuing recovery from Superstorm Sandy with former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, Former Community Board 1 Chair Julie Menin, Mona Davids of The New York City Parents’ Union, Editor-in-Chief of City and State NY Morgan Pehme, Editor-in-chief of The New Civil Rights Movement David Badash, Mona Davids of the NYC Parents Union and Democratic District Leader Paul Newell.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM New York, on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
This week, Yetta spoke about the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) with the bill’s prime sponsor, NY State Senator Daniel Squadron and Transgender Activist and Stonewall Democrats President Melissa Sklarz.
Then she talked to Democratic District Leader Jenifer Rajkumar, activists Dodge Landesman and Stefan Ringel and City & State NY Managing Editor Jon Lentz about their 2012 Forty Under Forty Rising Stars and youth in local politics.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM New York, on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
This week Yetta spoke with Publisher of The Labor Press Neal Tepel about Daycare Closures in New York City and organized labor’s role in the November elections in New York. Then she talked to political pundit and author J.P. Bernbach about his new book Pack of Lies: Debunking the 40 Most Destructive Conservative Myths in America.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM New York, on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
This week Yetta spoke with City & State NY Editor-in-Chief Morgan Pehme about New York’s Primary Elections. Then she talked to comedian Lee Camp and activists Jenna Pope and Harry Waisbren about the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.
Broadcast live on WWRL 1600 AM New York, on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
Yetta Kurland Live! Special Broadcast from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In Part 1, Yetta speaks to NY Democratic Party Director Charlie King, several local Charlotte residents and Assemblyman Sam Roberts.
And in Part 2, Yetta speaks to Houston Mayor Annise Parker, State Senator Bill Perkins, Aaron Smith of the Young Invincibles and Assemblymember and Congressional candidate Hakeem Jeffries.