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- 02 / 06 / 19 -

It's the start of a new fundraising drive, Emmanuel explains why this is necessary, Emmanuel's experience exploring the local radio dial recently, Alex gives an update on The Strand, memories of the beginnings of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF's tech projects director Jeremy Gillula joins the conversation, the huge number of projects that EFF is involved in, a campaign to target eight Democratic congresspeople who are supporting more surveillance at the borders, how the media is ignoring this, what is particularly pernicious about digital surveillance, how instruments of surveillance are being passed on to kids, a rundown of the premiums being offered tonight, the issue of net neutrality, Jeremy explains why this battle is far from lost, the effects so far of the loss of net neutrality, the passion for civil liberties that exists within the EFF, what Privacy Badger is, the importance of the Let's Encrypt project, why it's important for everyone to support EFF. This show includes fundraising.

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February 6
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- 02 / 13 / 19 -

An email provider is "destroyed" by an unknown hacker and nearly 20 years of email are lost, major mistakes that were made here, false threats are sent to hundreds of schools throughout the U.S., questioning what this has to do with hacking, a hacker group known as Digital Research Team reveals information on compromised databases in Spain and Venezuela, Alex remembers how he got into trouble as a kid, how federal agents eventually got wind of this, Nancy Wyden from The Strand gives an update on the threat of landmark status to the iconic bookstore in New York City, Alex explains why this is a particularly bad idea, the various restrictions and problems Nancy would be faced with, a summary of the premiums being offered tonight, what Strand socks are all about, memories of all the bookstores that used to be in the city, a listener questions Alex's position, most people in New York seem to support Amazon's planned move into Queens, how Amazon was able to reach people when The Strand couldn't, Kyle gives a Seattle perspective on the Amazon issue, a call for people to come to a critical hearing concerning The Strand. This show includes fundraising.

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February 13
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- 02 / 20 / 19 -

It's snowing, there are still Strand packages available from last week, more on the Strand socks, questioning why it's so hard to get Alexa to play WBAI, what WBAI actually stands for, a challenge to name all of the Pacifica stations in the network, how the station stands out even within the Pacifica network, the many different ways of donating, Amazon pulls out of its deal to open headquarters in Queens, how Amazon is punishing New York for challenging it, the risks involved for cities in making deals with companies like Amazon, Alex gives an update on the Strand hearing, parallels between the Landmark Commission and Amazon, the extra work involved when a building is landmarked, putting the Amazon developments into perspective for the average person. This show includes fundraising.

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February 20
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