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- 09 / 07 / 2022 -
The show will be preempted again next week, Alex's outstanding tickets in various countries, an idea for a reality/travel show involving traffic tickets, Emmanuel discusses being on a jury where he has an existing relationship with the defendant, the parallel to what's happening with Trump and the judge he appointed who's now making rulings on the investigation into him, questioning how the special master plan is going to work, Alex explains the logic behind this system, how Trump's own actions resulted in more details becoming known to the public, treating the judicial system as one that is insecure and needs to be upgraded, Oath Keeper data revealed by Distributed Denial of Secrets is getting renewed attention after the Anti Defamation League publicizes it, Gila explains what Kiwi Farms is all about, how Cloudflare finally bowed to public pressure to discontinue providing service to Kiwi Farms, how a trans child was targeted by Kiwi Farms, thoughts about the value the hacker community had for lonely people, how tools can be used for good and bad, there were 2600 meetings last week.
Overtime: Making sure the levels are good for YouTube, controversy over diversity in "Lord of the Rings," what review bombing is, how this is also a tactic for restaurant reviews, how Yelp unfairly pressures restaurant owners, why not all reviews should carry the same weight, how "the writers" are always the biggest enemy in show reviews, getting everyone to come up with two television shows to recommend, why whacking golf balls is therapeutic, how the deal between HBO and Discovery has resulted in the loss of a lot of content, Gila explains why having a physical copy of media is so important, Kyle and Emmanuel go to the Shinnecock Powwow, Rebel is on a talking subway train, what's cool about the 7 train, spoofing Caller ID and ANI, trying to remember the last time someone got a collect call, wondering why there isn't a cell phone directory, opening up a big bag of kettle corn, Alex didn't see a single payphone on his recent trip, a possible trashing expedition, Emmanuel outlines annoying issues with a loaner car, how it was really easy to accidentally leave the car running, a discussion on receiving radio and television signals from distant places, Emmanuel's issue trying to get instant messaging applications connected to each other, a listener's experience with COVID, acknowledging the progress that has been made in the fight against COVID, a caller is transplanted to Virginia, defining what "FX over Hulu" is, exposing hypocrisy in prosecutions, some strange television networks, an update on the trucker convoys, the accessibility of Washington DC, thoughts on pirate broadcasting, how a local pirate radio station in the commercial band was able to stay on the air for years because nobody complained to the FCC.
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September 7
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- 09 / 21 / 2022 -
Reacquainting people with the radio show, why it pays to listen to WBAI, thoughts on a new TV show called "Ring Nation," finding out that Wanda Sykes used to work for the NSA, Emmanuel's issue with the objections to this program, instances where Ring camera footage is shared with the police without the consent of the owner, questioning whether it's a good thing for people to be aware of the cameras around them, Rob outlines the elements of this TV program that Amazon owns, the issue of normalizing surveillance, wondering what kind of content this show will come up with, the question of whether consent is needed for images to be used commercially, an idea for "Ring Theatre," memories of the Surveillance Camera Players, how to spot a Ring doorbell, wondering what the big fuss is over the announcement that more subway cars will have cameras in them, memories of fighting the advent of Caller ID, whether there needs to be a public discussion about this, questioning the ability of the MTA to manage this many cameras, how cameras affect criminal behavior, how surveillance can be used for good, Gila's idea for combining MTA surveillance and doorbell recordings into "Ring Transit," encouraging people to support the station, data from over 10,000 devices seized from travelers without warrants every year is being added to a massive database, questioning why Ron Wyden seems to always be the only senator who cares about this sort of thing, lack of surprise at the data being abused, why we shouldn't accept the Fourth Amendment not being in force at borders, everyone's ideas on how to protect your privacy in such situations.
Overtime: Messing around with Alex, Kyle moves all of Emmanuel's stories along with the table they were on, the hacking of Uber and "Grand Theft Auto," some details on the hacks, an idea for a video game about a video game that gets hacked and how the corporate executives deal with it, the 12 stages of being hacked, why WBAI would be a good fit on Sirius XM, a call from a rail fan, thoughts on Metrocard machines, examples of poor design at the MTA, the inspiration of Linux with regards to phone systems, tram lines in American cities, what "railfanning" is all about, trying to explain the policy where full names of listeners aren't read over the air, why the show is particularly sensitive about giving out listeners' personal information, an update on a listener's situation in Virginia, questioning why it's such a big deal if details on "Grand Theft Auto" are released early, an idea to have a video game that involves hijacking airplanes, Gila describes how she made the special master laugh, Emmanuel got a tweet liked by John Cleese, an appeals court rules on the Trump case during the show, Alex describes his recent visit with Virgil, Alex's success with saving the eth.link domain, trying to figure out why Emmanuel's levels are fluctuating, thinking of ways to protect privacy on phones, an idea for a fake SIM persona that people could use when traveling across borders.
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September 21
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- 09 / 28 / 2022 -
A reduced amount of people tonight, the "Grand Theft Auto" hacker is caught, the suspect is described as a multi-millionaire teenage cybercriminal, some discussion on the editor known as vi, Kyle tries to adjust his levels, Edward Snowden is granted Russian citizenship, clearing up some of the misconceptions surrounding this case, Alex's issues with what Snowden did, debating the merits of Snowden's actions, a scary amount of hatred that's directed towards Snowden, questioning whether Snowden would ever want to return to the United States, uninstalling apps like Facebook from Android phones, the temptation to turn over complex tasks to outside entities, the story that books connected to Girls Who Code were banned over a year ago, making sure the facts are reported accurately.
Overtime: Why it can be enjoyable to disagree, how minds can change with additional information, complaints about the volume, an organization that promises to salvage reputations online, the shady behavior that Yelp engages in, tracking down the owner of a toll-free number, a proposed rule by the FCC would require mobile providers to block illegal text messages, Emmanuel tries to explain how fake numbers show up on calls and texts, memories of ISDN controversies, Emmanuel notices that 5G connections seem to be slower, Rebel remembers the old WBAI phone number, trying to remember other WBAI numbers, what CNA stood for, memories of the Coles directories, wondering if there are still operators, Evan Doorbell audio pieces, the power that operators used to have, a recording of Rebel from the past, a call from Alex's sister Rachel in the midst of Hurricane Ian in Florida, advice on how to keep Rachel's phone working, comparing this to hurricanes of the past, Alex connects to his and Rachel's mother, the effects of Fiona on the Maritime provinces, a caller's weird experience paying a T-Mobile bill, a working phone booth in an antique shop, the importance of having battery-powered radios, encouraging people not to like or subscribe on YouTube.
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September 28
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