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- 06 / 01 / 2022 -
Stories circulate about the last public telephone in New York City being removed, Rob and Gila report on the status of payphones in Queens, why this story isn't entirely true, ways to learn more about the history of payphones, questioning whether the LinkNYC kiosks are a suitable replacement for payphones, Gila reveals a possible link of the deceptive payphone story to LinkNYC, Alex outlines the benefits of using a payphone, Gila expresses concern over the lack of privacy attached to the new OMNY system, more details on how OMNY works, the issue of anonymity, more listener response to the HOPE policy on MAGA hats, how annoying people tend to be louder when there are actually less of them, the deadline for submitting talks to HOPE has passed, new hotels have been added, Gila offers advice for those thinking of driving to the conference, Kyle discusses the call for vehicles at HOPE, Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang is announced as a HOPE keynote speaker, a Texas law that would have affected First Amendment rights of online companies is put on hold by the Supreme Court, analyzing why certain justices voted the way they did.
Overtime: Taking attendance, Rob has been called away, a call from Rebel in Turkey, where Rebel has been so far, trying to convince Rebel not to go to Russia and discussing whether or not he'll fit in, Alex discusses Turkish desserts, alternative ways to explore foreign cities without traveling, clarification on thanking listeners for contributing to WBAI, how things used to work in previous years, more on the FCC complaint that was filed against WBAI, a possible YouTube error, a call from Kirby about an election that's coming up in Canada, how Canada got gun reform instead of the United States after the mass shooting in Texas, Emmanuel's memories of changing history in college, how this pertains to the current interpretation of the Second Amendment, a brief history of the NRA, Kirby explains why everything isn't rosy in Canada, the overwhelming desire for gun reform in this country, some info on travel to and around the conference, 2600 meetings are this Friday.
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June 1
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 06 / 08 / 2022 -
Special phone lady announcements, Emmanuel has been having a war with big technology companies, Facebook cuts Emmanuel off from his interface with Trillian and Facebook Messenger, Emmanuel's emails to Gmail are being labeled as spam, the overzealousness of Gmail's spam filter, how Amazon ripped off Emmanuel this week in the middle of his 1972 kick, how Twitter is good for complaining about these things, how Ukraine helped find a solution, questioning the reluctance to use email for communications, how this is being practiced on a larger scale in other parts of the world, the question of control and eavesdropping within an organization, Twitter gives Elon Musk full access to their data in order to help close the acquisition deal, questioning why a shareholder would sue Musk if he didn't buy Twitter, wondering what the Bored Ape Yacht Club is, questioning the philosophy behind NFTs, a special NFT offer for WBAI, there's going to be a January 6th Committee hearing tomorrow in prime time that will be broadcast live over WBAI, a listener claims the equivalent of Emmanuel's idea for Bird Shazam exists, a right to repair bill is signed into law in New York.
Overtime: Why Alex isn't around, a Tesla update and the havoc it's causing, memories of a security issue involving a key fob that Kyle and Emmanuel discovered on a minivan last year, how a malicious app could be catastrophic, bizarre headlines, struggling to get the phone number out, a caller's reminder of what was forgotten tonight, the intrusiveness of certain streaming apps, wondering how Rebel is doing in Russia, mystery behind a "no hacking" sign in Maryland, a solution to the riddle is found, the issue of having chats running during the show, more suggestions on ways to connect with listeners, alternate methods of printing pages that have been disabled.
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June 8
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 06 / 15 / 2022 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are forced onto Skype due to bad Internet connectivity, there will be no "Overtime" tonight as a result, an Internet outage in British Columbia for an unusual reason, Alex reports on new CFAA developments and how it will affect the hacker community, how this will tie into a HOPE talk that Alex is moderating, encouraging people to get involved in running the conference, masks will be required at the conference due to an upsurge in COVID, Facebook is found to be collecting info about abortion seekers which is allowing them to be targeted by anti-abortion forces, a large number of people are hacking into their neighbors' Wi-Fi connections, Emmanuel is using his grandparents' old phone, Kyle is using a Trimline phone, the preservation of payphones in the United Kingdom, how this relates to sex workers, why payphones are still an essential service, a weird story about hacked NFTs, America Online has been reverse engineered by hackers, the show will not be on next week.
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June 15
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- 06 / 29 / 2022 -
An impassioned plea from Reggie, the country isn't the same place as it was two weeks ago when the show was on last, the show won't be on next week, the importance of supporting WBAI, how the station is always in the crosshairs of people who want to take it off the air, a special thanks to a supportive listener, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, how any collectible data could now be used against women seeking abortions, a parallel to the Taliban, why security is so much more important now, thinking of ways to screw up the system, things the founding fathers didn't think of, Emmanuel questions the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, wondering why new justices can't be held to account for lying under oath, how this is now Trump's court, defining how times are different now, how social media controls what people believe, how the Smithtown Public Library tried to remove material related to Pride Month and was met with such a strong reaction that they were forced to reverse their decision within a day, how the Supreme Court is not necessarily the final word, hacker attacks on anti-abortion states.
Overtime: It's been a tough week on many levels, it's likely that technology will play a big part in solving the various problems we're facing, this is the first time that the judiciary has gone backwards in this manner, the possibility of court expansion, how the Supreme Court is basically operating on a stolen justice which should negate any 5-4 decision, how the court has already been stacked, the rate at which Biden is appointing federal judges is exceeding that of Trump at this stage in the presidency, the need to think of creative ways to bypass a corrupt system, thoughts on the filibuster, a possible nightmare scenario next year, Rob and Gila join the conversation, HOPE is coming up in less than a month, info on this Friday's meetings, discovering that the ringer wasn't on, Rebel is back from Russia, thoughts on Poland and Turkey, the challenges involved in getting to Russia, what Moscow was like, how laundromats are great places to interact in foreign countries, the need to get currency in advance when going to Russia, Rebel's report on phones in Russia, Alex reads the official State Department advice on travel to Russia, Kyle's thoughts on Rebel traveling to Russia during the war, Kirby discusses a hacker poetry event that will take place at HOPE, how the HOPE venue could hold ten times as many people as expected this year, greater freedom to speak during this show than what's possible over the air, the idea of term limits in the Supreme Court, wondering why Democrats are so timid, a question about WBAI and commercials, how controversy isn't welcome in commercial radio, why underwriting might be possible, Alex and Gila explain the term "courts martial," the high number of English majors on the show.
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June 29
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