Users with Lynx and browsers that don't support streaming audio can download
the files and play them locally. Select the file marked "L".
Users with faster connections and support for streaming audio select the
file marked "S".
- 11 / 09 / 2022 -
It's been a very long time since Rob and Gila have been on the air, Welton Chang joins the conversation this week, another post Election Day show, how the media basically scared the crap out of everyone over the past few weeks and months, Alex gives an extended bio for Welton, the amount of election denial that may have affected the results of yesterday's election, the penalties for not believing the truth, some strategizing that may have worked well for Democrats, some of the ways in which the media portrayed an upcoming catastrophe for Democrats, how this is continuing even after the election results, the feeling of dread Emmanuel felt leading up to this year's election, how the progressive channel of Sirius XM was much more sane than the mass media outlets, all of Long Island went red last night, memories of Air America, the importance of supporting WBAI, how the right wing is all that can be heard on the AM dial, how Alex's son was influenced by anti-Fetterman ads on YouTube, discussion on how phone numbers are shared amongst political campaigns, everyone's stories on their voting experiences this year, questioning the point of voting for candidates who don't have opponents, Welton's experience in the Washington DC voting system, an appeal to support the radio station.
Overtime: The major news involving Twitter this week, some observations on Mastodon, thoughts on why Elon Musk seems to be dropping the ball, trying to figure out how debt could be unloaded onto Twitter, clicking on Emmanuel's blue check mark on Twitter, Alex details the steps he went through in an attempt to get a blue check in the past, Kyle explains how people won't have that much of a problem leaving Twitter, Rob discusses what's been happening with blue checks over the past day, the tale of a fake verified Rudy Giuliani account on Twitter, Emmanuel's idea for raising money at Twitter, Kyle explains why it wouldn't work, Rob discusses how Mastodon works, raising questions about oversight, Emmanuel's issue with Rebel not voting, a call waiting tone, trying to make Rebel feel guilty for not voting, how area codes no longer mean anything, memories of the difficulty involved in calling certain countries in the past, the challenge of disabling call waiting, Tim from Connecticut shares his voting experience, Emmanuel's bad memories of gym class, how Meta is laying off people, Kyle tries to rescue a call, Alex instigates a collect call, a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, what dates Election Day can and can't fall on, Bobson describes the electoral process in Bulgaria, Alex tries to start a conversation on Bulgarian groceries, breaking the news to Bobson that this year's Chaos Communication Congress is canceled, potential secret communication between Alex and Bobson, Alex plays a harmonica, more Mastodon ideas, an invitation to check out the other videos on Channel 2600.
Download It Now!
November 9
16k mp3
128k mp3 (or download via bittorrent)
Off The Hook Overtime
16k mp3
128k mp3
Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibOeytTyxxY
- 11 / 16 / 2022 -
The theme to this week should be "oh how the mighty have fallen," the FTX cryptocurrency disaster, why supporting WBAI is a good idea, how listeners have a say in what goes on at the station, Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of huge fines, the danger that people with two-factor authentication were facing, Twitter employees are given an ultimatum, a particularly ridiculous demand being made to Irish employees of Twitter, a huge amount of layoffs in the tech world, Gila reports on a rash of impersonations for Twitter's new blue check program, how to tell the difference between those with verified blue checks on Twitter and those who have paid for them, some reports of unsafe behavior with self-driving cars, listener mail, targeting children with social media, more on the FTX disaster, the potential of a Robin Hood style hack to get money back to the people.
Overtime: Continuing with the FTX discussion, not able to find anyone comfortable enough to explain what FTX was all about, ABC News gets some major facts wrong in a story about Biden, a Confederate holiday is keeping people from voting in Georgia, a listener describes how to never see an ad on YouTube again, the connection of FTX to Democratic candidates, messing with the board and a slight hum, how Larry David and other celebrities are being sued for endorsing FTX, how Larry David actually has a decent defense, Rebel demonstrates an ad that materializes when dialing a particular disconnected number, Rob and Gila's doorbell buzzes loudly, Emmanuel challenges Rebel's assumptions on the source of scam calls, Alex describes a scam involving a dead body in a car, operators are disappearing, Kyle is rewiring the board, the possibility of having an online chat open during the show, how the YouTube show turned a listener on to WBAI, weighing the chat feature and comments, eleven new t-shirts have been introduced on the 2600 store.
Download It Now!
November 16
16k mp3
128k mp3 (or download via bittorrent)
Off The Hook Overtime
16k mp3
128k mp3
Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Iny5B0nF-o
- 11 / 23 / 2022 -
Trouble connecting over Skype, explaining what FTX is, accusations of hacking against the previous CEO, an eruption from Alex's dog, an anonymous crook is manipulating prices of Ether, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, Gila describes what Giving Tuesday is all about, Rob discusses police robots in San Francisco that can be programmed to use deadly force, Alex's kid chimes in, the Amazon Alexa somehow had a $10 billion loss, Alex's older kid explains why his family doesn't trust Alexa, the danger of having Alexa make purchases, Gila almost triggers her Echo device, an idea for hotel Alexas, ongoing Wikileaks technical issues, why the prosecution of Julian Assange is responsible for this and how unfair the whole thing is, other ways to release leaks today, the need for such organizations to be bigger than one person, Chelsea Manning appears on BBC's "Hardtalk," the need to donate to WBAI.
Overtime: Some enhancements have been made, Gila expresses her opinion of Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Rob takes note of Dr. Who Day and the 35th anniversary of the Max Headroom broadcast hack, thoughts on Mastodon and how to get more people to use it, the OOPS data recovery service to regain access to a Facebook account, Alex's kid Sasha judges the conversation, the effect of YouTube ads on a nine-year-old from his perspective, the issue of advertising directed at kids, how all of this led Sasha to ask Alex if John Fetterman was too radical for Pennsylvania, trying to get the levels right for the phone, Rebel demonstrates a recording of a company denying it's responsible for spam calls, another member of Alex's family calls in, Sasha reveals the truth about this call, an update on the situation in Florida after Hurricane Ian, a bizarre tale of tree theft, Sasha explains why he prefers Florida to New York, Rob reports on Mercedes restricting fast acceleration to those who pay $1200 a year for it, an update from a caller in Virginia, questioning why astronauts would need an Alexa device, Artemis is currently circling the moon, thoughts on crypto, why Twitter shouldn't be taken so seriously, Kyle advises people not to overvalue things, final thoughts.
Download It Now!
November 23
16k mp3
128k mp3 (or download via bittorrent)
Off The Hook Overtime
16k mp3
128k mp3
Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_z2aalK3s4
- 11 / 30 / 2022 -
A special edition of the program that remembers former co-host Jim after his passing on Thursday, Jim had been living with the aftereffects of a stroke for the past 15 years, trying to imagine the struggle that he had to deal with all those years, memories of Jim before the stroke, remembering Jim's historic talk at the first HOPE conference, an excerpt of Jim's first appearance on the radio show in May of 1995 where Jim describes what a web page is, an excerpt from a show in September of 2001 where Jim recounts his experience on 9/11, an excerpt from a show in February 2002 where Jim's indictment was revealed, Jim's sense of humor and attention to detail after being arrested is revealed in a clip from November 2002, an excerpt from February 2003 where Jim officially became a felon but still remained upbeat, a couple of excerpts from April 2003 after the second Gulf War had begun where Jim explains why he takes the opposing views he does, an excerpt from November 2004 where Jim was pleased with the election results, an excerpt from April 2006 where Jim takes on listeners and reveals he's Greek Orthodox and that his grandfather was a priest, remembering Jim's talent in poker, an excerpt of a spirited debate from July 2006 where Jim explains how poker is different from gambling, an excerpt from May 2007 where Jim revealed how he found out about the radio show and became involved in the hacker community that way, an excerpt from November 2008 where Jim returns to the studio around a year after his stroke, Kyle describes what it was like to meet Jim for the first time a couple of years after that, Rob describes how Jim was on "Jeopardy" episode number 1337, Alex remembers how smart Jim was, a link to a piece on Jim that Rob wrote, an invitation to share memories at this Friday's 2600 meeting, how Jim's presence was felt at the most recent HOPE conference, the show won't be on next week.
Overtime: Getting past a very difficult radio show, Gila describes how Jim always did things on his own terms, Kyle's memories, thoughts from Rebel, difficulty being heard on the phone, Emmanuel's frustration with the board, thoughts from listeners who have written in, how Jim would read the zip code each week on the show, an excerpt from April 2005 where Jim did this possibly for the first time, some listener mail about Jim, how Jim continued to participate behind the scenes at the radio show after his stroke, the last time Emmanuel saw Jim, the many instances where people showed support for Jim, wondering whether Jim was in "Freedom Downtime," an excerpt from November 1995 where Jim reacted to a news story in the Daily News about Metrocards, how attitudes towards transit tracking have changed since then, an excerpt of Jim's talk at HOPE in August of 1994, Gila finds a picture of Jim in the studio, final thoughts, how people can wear a red balaclava in tribute at this Friday's 2600 meetings.
Download It Now!
November 30
16k mp3
128k mp3 (or download via bittorrent)
Off The Hook Overtime
16k mp3
128k mp3
Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwy0xT0ghN8