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- 11 / 04 / 2020 -

Checking in on everyone after an historic moment, it's been a very long day, Alex reports that there are large groups headed towards Washington Square Park, it's the day after Election Day, four years after the infamous "9/11" show, how what has happened this year was exactly what was predicted, comparing reactions from the Republican and Democratic camps, Gila describes how the neighborhood reacted yesterday, how the next 100 days could be especially scary, Alex describes the difference between Trump and Biden supporters in a small Pennsylvania town, Trump declares victory at 2:30 am, the Republican fight to count all the votes in certain states but not others, Alex details the Republican strategy that involves Sharpies, how Republicans are trying to find evidence of tampering, analyzing an error in Michigan, why Democrats need to come together, how Republicans are good at changing the narrative, what getting Trump out of the equation would mean, the 2600 siren goes off meaning the race is being called, Emmanuel explains why he's calling it for Joe Biden, Kyle and Emmanuel open a bottle of champagne, how the electoral college can throw the election, encouraging people to be optimistic.

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November 4
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- 11 / 11 / 2020 -

Kyle's Radio Shack microphone, Alex is in formal attire, we are living under an attempted coup, defining what a coup is, how this is an organized movement, the intelligence failures that will result from current actions by the Trump administration, the possibility of Trump getting pardoned by Pence, why the show is discussing politics, an analogy to pen testing, why constitutions need to be updated occasionally, how the country is currently stuck, 26 states have the same cumulative population of California giving them a 52-2 advantage in the Senate, comparing the Senate to England's House of Lords, the difficulty of getting past the electoral college system, an organization called Avaaz is finding "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on social media networks that motivate people to act dangerously or irrationally, defining what constitutes deliberately false statements, the pandemic is getting worse as was predicted, new restrictions are going into effect in the area starting this Friday, the issue of bailing out the affected businesses, how mask wearing has made a big difference in outdoor gatherings, promising news about a possible vaccine, Dr. Patrick Ryan from TikTok joins the discussion, how TikTok employees are finding out the latest developments, the concession that Alex helped bring about from the government, how certain employees' visas are on hold due to their connection with the company, how things could change with the Biden administration, how anti-China sentiment has affected Patrick as a TikTok employee, memories of a coup in the U.S.S.R. from Radio Moscow.

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November 11
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- 11 / 18 / 2020 -

A slight handoff issue, Jason Scott joins the conversation, Jason has tested positive for COVID-19, schools have been closed for tomorrow in the New York area, nothing here should surprise people, Emmanuel declares Thanksgiving to be on May 27th of next year, why safety is paramount, how Jason seems to have been infected while working at the polls on Election Day, the support Jason received from the New York City health department, why functioning social services shouldn't be such a surprise, all of the voters Jason encountered wore masks without objection, the precautions that were taken at the polling place, how Jason's cloth mask may have been the weak link, a quarter of a million people in this country have died from COVID-19 as of tonight, encouraging mail-in voting, Jason has had to pay for multiple tests, Jason's quarantine ends on Saturday, a particularly good sign seen in a store, Alex recalls the early days of the virus and looks to an uncertain future, how to react to people without masks, guessing the most popular passwords used today, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is fired for refusing to remove a page that debunked election myths, a recorded statement from Chris Krebs, trying to figure out why so many people are afraid to lose their jobs in an administration that only has a few weeks left, Jason describes the voting verification process, a possible social engineering attempt, how inspectors work, Rob describes what it was like when he was a poll worker a few years ago, Jason encourages people to become involved in the poll worker process, a reminder about the election coming up in Georgia on January 5th, the show won't be on next week.

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November 18
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