Meet Jane Elliott!

As we mentioned earlier, Jane Elliott joined the show last night to discuss her controversial quote as shared to the world by Bernie Sanders supporter “Killer Mike.” What did she think of the controversy? Find out by listening to the episode below!

Jane Elliott Joins The Show!

Killer Mike raised some eyebrows recnetly when he said “Having a Uterus doesn’t qualify you to be president”, a quote he said came from Jane Elliott. We’ll get to the truth tonight when Elliott, a teacher and activist famous for her “blue eyes-brown eyes” classroom experiment joins The Katie Halper Show. Did she actually say that and, if so, does she stand behind it? Listen in at 6 PM tonight on WBAI to find out!

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Anna Day Arrested

Anna Day has been arrested. She is a wonderful journalist. We dicsuss this news in our latest episode. #FreeAnna #JournalismIsNotAcrime

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Nando Villa On Bernie Sanders and Reparations

On this episode of “The Katie Halper Show,” we talk to Nando Villa, whose interview with Bernie Sanders about reparations launched a thousand thought pieces. Listen below!

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The Bill Cosby Episode

On this episode of “The Katie Halper Show,” we were joined by comedian Tarik Daniels to discuss…Bill Cosby! What are his thoughts on the now disgraced actor and comedian? Listen to the whole show below.

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Dar Williams On Coming Out, Depression, And Pete Seeger

Singer-songwriter Dar Williams joins “The Katie Halper Show” to talk about a variety of subjects, including her decision to come out as gay and her battles with depression. Listen to the whole show below and don’t forget to tune in every Wednesday at 6:00 on WBAI.

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Gabe Arana On Ex-Gay Conversion Therapy

Gabe Arana, media editor at the Huffington Post, underwent “ex-gay conversion therapy.” Spoiler alert: He’s now married to a man. We talk to him about that experience. PLUS: The best lines from the GOP debate!

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Sam Alcoff, Jeremy Newberger Join The Show

We were lucky to be joined this week by two great guests: DemocracyNow’s Sam Alcoff and Jeremy Newberger, whose new film (“The Anthropologist”) recently premiered at docNYC.

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Eric Garner’s Mother On Her Son’s Life And Death

We have a VERY special guest this week: Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner. She spoke to us about her son’s life and death and the aftermath of the Grandy Jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed him.

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