Between The Lines
Between The Lines is a weekly syndicated half-hour news magazine
featuring progressive perspectives on national and international
political, economic and social issues.
Because Between The Lines is independent of all publications, media
networks or political parties, we are able to bring a diversity of
voices to the airwaves. This award-winning program provides a platform
for individuals and organizations generally ignored or marginalized in
corporate media. (05:30 AM - 06:00 AM ET)
The Thom Hartmann Program
Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talkshow host. (06:00 AM - 07:00 AM ET)
Letters and Politics
Pacifica's Mitch Jeserich hosts "Letters & Politics," a look at
burning political issues and debates, and their historical context,
within the US and worldwide (07:00 AM - 08:00 AM ET)
Democracy Now
Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news
program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Democracy Now!'s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access
to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored
media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary
people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign
policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and
independ ... (08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET)
First Voices Radio
First
Voices Radio (formerly First Voices Indigenous Radio) is the first
Indigenous radio program in the northeastern U.S. The program has become known for bringing
to the airwaves the experiences, perspectives and struggles of
Indigenous peoples worldwide whose exclusion from mainstream,
progressive and alternative media is deleterious to the whole of
humanity. The program's Host, Executive Producer and Founder Tiokasin
Ghosthorse is from the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation in South Dakota ... (09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET)
Against The Grain
A program about politics, society, and ideas.
Against the Grain is a radio and web media project whose aim is to
provide in-depth analysis and commentary on a variety of matters --
political, economic, social and cultural -- important to progressive and
radical thinking and activism.
ATG focuses on meaty theoretical and action-oriented issues that the
mainstream media tends to ignore, matters like political economy, the
global justice movement, philosophical and cultural ideas, and race ... (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET)
The Capitol Pressroom
Hosted by David Lombardo, The Capitol Pressroom is a daily one-hour radio program broadcast from the Legislative Correspondents Association Pressroom on the third floor of the State Capitol in Albany. The show features interviews with important newsmakers. It also features analysis from seasoned political reporters who work the Albany beat for newspapers and wire services around the state including The New York Times, Newsday, the Albany Times, Union, Gannett News Service and the Associated Pre ... (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET)
The Lunch Pad
with
FELIX
Embarkations for points in time and space making stops in Africa, Asia, New Orleans and beyond. Eclectic music hosted by General Manager, Felix Teitelbaum. (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET)
Music in Queso Emergency
(02:00 PM - 03:00 PM ET)
Kampung Jams
with
DR. BILLY
Description:Kampung Jams explores the contemporary and classic music of Southeast Asia. Join us as we dance across the region and genre: from hip hop to folk and from pop to blues rock, we slide across the soundscapes of one of the world's most diverse musical and cultural geographies. (03:00 PM - 04:00 PM ET)
Are You Out There?
with
MAX
Are You Out There? exists at the intersections where music and queer identity collide with history and pop culture. From the clubs to the riots to the mainstream, queer artists have always used music to express themselves. Join me as we cross genres like folk, electronic, punk, and indie and themes like soundtracks, jukebox classics, gender-defying anthems, and the songs we put on our mixtapes. Queer artists (and their friends) will be showcased to weave a musical narrative that honors the spiri ... (04:00 PM - 05:00 PM ET)
Music in Queso Emergency
(05:00 PM - 06:00 PM ET)
Forgiveness or Parmesean?
(06:00 PM - 07:00 PM ET)
Thrift Shop Radio
with
KEVIN DEERY
Thrift Shop Radio: where the proprietor presents those purveyors of popular music, who have persistently prevailed in providing the power of pop in a thrifty 3 and ½ minutes or less. Bands from then and now who live and breathe the spirit of early rockin' roll, 60's garage, and the post-punk-power-pop of the 70's, 80's and beyond. In the Thrift Shop we bring songs out from under your stairs, your grandma's garage, the library sale down the street, the used record store that's still hanging ... (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM ET)
Music in Queso Emergency
(09:00 PM - 11:00 PM ET)
Background Briefing
A radio program featuring international and national news, expert
guests, policy makers, and critics offering analysis and insight on
national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and
social issues.Background
Briefing"focuses on national security in the broadest sense going
beyond defense and intelligence to encompass the soft power of cultural
influence, economic strength and social justice covering everything from
healthcare to human rights, the environment to ent ... (11:00 PM - 12:00 AM ET)
WRFI Updates:
Youth Farm Project Celebrates Earth Week with Greta Garrison of the Youth Radio Project
April 24, 2024
Youth Farm Project participants Stella Sapp-Dietrich and Etienne Exantus and Ray Hage Assistant Director of Cornell's Science & Technology Entry Program (STEP) with Greta Garrison of the Youth Radio Project on WRFI. ... more
Local News: April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024
Pilot Program in Tompkins Adds Emergency Responders Emergency response times in Tompkins County should be getting shorter. State Senator Lea Webb was in Ithaca Tuesday to announce additional state funding for the county’s Rapid Medical Response program. The two-year pilot program operates three emergency response vehicles and employs nine EMTs. According to Webb, emergency response ... more
Local News: April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
Cornell Undergrad Vote Supports Gaza Ceasefire, Divestment Last week Cornell undergraduate voted in a referendum polling their views on a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from 10 military contractors supplying Israel. According to the Cornell Sun, nearly 50% of eligible students voted. And votes for a ceasefire and divestment outweighed those against by nearly two ... more
Local News: April 22, 2024
April 22, 2024
Ithaca City School District has announced a public hearing on its proposed 2024-2025 operating budget. The meeting will take place May 14 at 5:30 p.m. at York Hall at Ithaca High School. Last week we reported on a 5-hour meeting during which the board heard from taxpayers concerned with the effect of the rising school ... more
WRFI-Meeting Minutes-March 2024
April 21, 2024
WRFI Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 In Attendance: -Peter Bakija -Corinne Shanahan -Amie Herman -Joe Romano -Carlos Gutierrez -Talaya Centeno -Mike Cook -Robin Elliott -John Young -Felix Teitelbaum Not in attendance: -Joseph Haefeli -Fred Balfour Call to Order at 6:07 pm. Agenda Items: Board Reflections: Mike asks questions as a new ... more