Film critic Harlan Jacobson returns from festival season to review "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York" and "Tender Loving Care"

On the October 17 WBGO Journal, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with award-winning actress Kathryn Grody about her one-woman show "The Unexpected 3rd: A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive" and WBGO's film critic Harlan Jacobson returns from a number of film festivals.

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Montell Jordan and his wife Kristin about their new children's book "Shilo and the Not-So-Scary Girl Above His Bed" and Montell's battle with prostate cancer

On the next edition of WBGO's "Newark Today" show hosted by Michael Hill, Mayor Ras Baraka joins the program (October 15) to talk about his plan to make Newark more affordable.

On the October 10 WBGO Journal, we preview the 2026 BRIC JazzFest and the upcoming Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with 2026 Dodge Poetry Festival producer Ysabel Gonzalez of NJPAC and acclaimed poet and dancer Marc Bamuthi Joseph about the importance of curiosity in poetry and the festival in Newark

The project uses community outreach to convince people to get tested

Davis was NYC's first Black parks commissioner

The move makes vaccines more available

On the October 3 WBGO Journal, we preview Hunter College's tribute to Frank Sinatra and get an update the Gateway Tunnel Project