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- 05 / 06 / 2020 -
The show won't be on next week, it's fundraising time, the importance of community radio, WBAI face masks are now available, Alex is still holed up in Pennsylvania and is finally reunited with his family, debate over which color face mask looks better, Alex's message to those growing impatient with the lockdown, Emmanuel shares a piece from News 12 focusing on a demonstration on Long Island, wondering when it's appropriate to call someone a moron, Gila explains why the crisis isn't theoretical, Kyle explains why the free flow of information doesn't guarantee good information, Emmanuel tells the story of people he met in Singapore who became victims of COVID-19 in the United States, remembering how our actions can affect other people, Rob tells how it's easy to undo all of the progress made so far with a few careless actions, future figures could be 3000 deaths a day, how New Zealand has gotten it right, why the one mistake made is what makes all the difference, Alex tells how a beloved professor of his lost his life to COVID-19, the real consequences involved here, why science is our friend, how this affects people of all age groups and health status, comparing this to what happened in 1918, why we should never accept the loss of life in exchange for economics, why people need to pledge, Rob describes one of the virtual 2600 meetings that took place last week, the loss of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk. This show includes fundraising.
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May 6
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- 05 / 20 / 2020 -
A disastrous show as technical problems abound, audio from off-air goes out over the air, none of the many guests assembled are able to be heard and Kyle and Emmanuel are unaware of the problems, periods of dead air, a new system at the station is put into place which apparently is contributing to the problems, studio engineer Reggie is also unable to be heard while Emmanuel talks with him, tempers flare as communications continue to fail, announcements from the studio, more dead air, Reggie tries to reach the hosts, a music fill, Emmanuel tries to outline the problems being faced at the 19 minute mark, trying to communicate with the guests on Skype, a low-pitched hum throughout, Reggie finally comes on the air, Max at the studio tries to communicate without success, reasons to support the station, Emmanuel tries to explain what's happening with the HOPE conference as the audio improves, Emmanuel and Reggie have a conversation about the new virtual HOPE being planned for this summer, the conference has been expanded to nine days while being exclusively online, the possibility of massive pandemonium like what's going over the air now, Kyle theorizes on what may have gone wrong tonight, Emmanuel thanks the naysayers who have always inspired him to press on with the impossible, the realities of putting on this revised conference, the desperate condition that 2600 is currently in as a result of the pandemic, the hum inexplicably disappears at the 43 minute mark, how the pandemic has changed the landscape, Hotel Pennsylvania may be closed permanently, the outro music isn't able to be heard, who to blame for tonight, promising to try again next week. This show includes light fundraising.
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May 20
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- 05 / 27 / 2020 -
An acknowledgment of last week's disastrous show, what will be attempted this week involving past and present, appeals to help fund the radio station, testing the live connection from a prerecorded segment and from another live connection, going back into the past to interview people from the previous show, how last week's show proved that technology can easily turn on you, new plans for this year's HOPE conference, an expansion of the conference length from three days to nine days in a virtual format, how people can get more information, Rob describes the challenges involved in redesigning this year's conference, Aestetix discusses how the conference is now more accessible to people around the world, Kyle outlines the good that has come from a bad situation, Emmanuel describes one of the ideas of HOPE bumps that recently came up during a brainstorming session, how hackers are able to figure out ways to learn and teach under adverse conditions, Greg Newby talks about what the environment will be like at this year's conference, Mitch Altman describes the "hall track" and how that will work, how people can run workshops at the conference, ways to become a volunteer, musical performances are also planned, Greg describes how he was easily able to make a video, explaining the quality of Greg's microphone, how planning the conference seems to be a cure for depression, the kinds of talks that are being sought, how to get HOPE tickets and what's included, the show transitions from prerecorded to live, all that has happened since that recording was made, why the radio station needs to be supported, confusion involving hand signals in the studio, the premiums being offered tonight, what the Hacker Digest is about, Gila discusses how HOPE 2020 is going back to basics, the show won't be on next week, there are virtual 2600 meetings next week. This show includes fundraising.
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May 27
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