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- 08 / 06 / 2025 -
A verdict at the Tornado Cash trial, Alex analyzes the results, whether the actual bad guys were ever prosecuted, how the service should be portrayed to the public, how Alex would have given the opening remarks, Google loses its app store antitrust appeal, how Google seems to be landing on the wrong side of these stories, Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the invasiveness of period apps, Gila expresses outrage at how these apps are used against women, parallels to Cambridge Analytica, wondering how these apps are ever thought to be a good idea, Rob's stories from Ars Technica, parts of the Constitution have disappeared from a government website, records of Trump's impeachments have been removed from the Smithsonian, using Orwellian and Stalinist to describe developments, "Overtime" will not be on next week, changes at the FCC, how commissioner Brendan Carr has weaponized the agency to intimidate news bureaus and networks, the importance of noticing and commenting on such changes, Kyle discusses the value of the community in reigning these things in, this is the time when we will be tested, hacker events are happening all over the world in the days and weeks ahead, supporting the station.
Overtime: Why it's better to listen to both shows, Kyle demonstrates the sound of the printed HOPE program, other competing sounds, there is a scheduling app, how there's still time to get involved with the upcoming HOPE conference, Steve Wozniak appears to have done nothing evil, Kyle describes the various colors of previous printed programs, this year's color is pink, Kyle goes through the various items that are in the program, this is the latest in the year the conference has ever been held, Emmanuel's frustration with others not being able to have a conversation without him, Rob and Gila describe "spam fail," Google makes it extra difficult to forward Google Voice properly, how people can volunteer for the conference, how volunteers are the reason the conferences happen, preparing for the AI bubble burst, how recordings of all the talks will be available, the years that are currently available, getting distracted by the chat, Rob relates his Twitter history, Alex's issue with "COVID vaccine nonsense," the phone line is finally open, Emmanuel wonders how Rebel is always first, a confusing acknowledgment, sharing knowledge with new people at HOPE, the great amount that the hacker community has grown over the years, how there is always another bus in New York City, Emmanuel explains why Queens is the future, Kyle and Emmanuel won't be on the air next week, more info on the HOPE scholarship program, trying to figure out the website for the Pacifica Fightback movement, clarification on when the deadline for the HOPE scholarship is, the NPR stations that are in danger due to the decimation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by Trump, how to shut religious radio station proponents up, thoughts on pirate radio, the hum is back on the phone line, all Chicago United flights are reportedly grounded, the thought of an "Off The Hook" desk at HOPE, looking forward to the Emerald Pub, Zap calls in with news of a new child-protecting law in the United Kingdom, some issues with Bluesky and verification, dogs are turning up at London 2600 meetings, Gila reveals the significance of August 6th, remembering Kevin Mitnick.
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August 6
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 08 / 13 / 2025 -
Some sound adjustments, Jason Scott and Kusanagi are the guests, Defcon and WHY have just occurred, Jason shows his documentary in New Jersey, Jason will be at this weekend's HOPE conference, AOL will be shutting down its dialup service in September, Gila discusses the significance of AOL over the years, Alex's lack of interaction with AOL, memories of li.net, Jason discusses the decline of BBSes, Jason's push for AOL CDs at the Internet Archive, how he managed to get 6500 variations of the CDs, Gila describes an art project involving 100 AOL CDs, Rob remembers the AOL floppy disk era, Illinois becomes the first state to ban AI therapists, Jason describes how AI "is getting its due," there is a huge thunderstorm going on, how children describe Google, how Kusanagi is involved with HOPE, how Jason got involved with "Hackers Got Talent" at HOPE, memories of some of the performers, Jason discusses the importance of a good interview, the HOPE ticket situation, Alex discusses his two talks, Gila will be able to go this year, Kusanagi describes how people can volunteer at HOPE, the HOPE app has been updated for this year, what the general mood at HOPE is like, Jason talks about how hacker conferences have evolved.
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August 13
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- 08 / 20 / 2025 -
A five minute delay in the opening, Alex is in Sicily, Emmanuel mixes up Rob and Alex in person, thoughts on the huge gathering of hackers that took place in Queens this weekend, a last-minute "Off The Hook" panel took place due to a cancellation, the HOPE interlude music begins playing, Alex's memories of some of the more tense moments of the radio show, the powerful opening from the Joshua Aaron talk on the ICEBlock app, why this app is so important, ICEBlock hits one million users, Alex describes the sense of community he experienced at HOPE, a report of how ICE protesters in Los Angeles got around social media censorship, the "L.A. music festival," why people need to support WBAI in light of recent news developments, the sadness of not having Greg in attendance, an excerpt from the controversial DOGE talk, what was learned from this excerpt and how that could be advantageous in the future, Kyle describes what it was like passing questions on to the ex-DOGE employee, Harper Reed's talk, why it's good to see people in person, the conversation will continue on "Overtime," next week will be a call-in show.
Overtime: Questioning whether the show is making it to YouTube, Alex's final thoughts on HOPE, using forbidden fun, what made this HOPE special, how the conference is now annual, the reduced amount of international attendees due to current events, what it's going to take to succeed with this in mind, how Greg was able to participate despite his condition, Kyle gives his impressions on the state of the conference, Alex describes how the virtual attendees made the conference better, Kyle explains how this evolved since 2020, people are already planning for next year's conference, Alex continues to use dirty words, Emmanuel tries to remember the phone number, the rain may be causing an increased hum, the issue of Washington DC now being under federal control, listener feedback on seeing the talks online, comments on "Hackers Got Talent," discussion on the naming of the next conference, how videos will be available, ISOC Live is different from Internet Society, Kyle fixes the phone, Emmanuel has issues with the phone lady, suggestions for names for the next conference, Emmanuel explains why the new name for MSNBC is stupid, noticing how local Fox stations have inserted the name of the network into their identity, a fun fact about KCBS, thoughts on redistricting, Kyle performs more phone experiments, Emmanuel's annoyance at having to know the logos of every baseball team, an unfortunate combination of words leads to chaos, Emmanuel defends the sport of baseball, trying to figure out cricket, listener thoughts on the DOGE talk, Emmanuel's frustration trying to get World Cup tickets, Rob and Gila describe the frustration of trying to get free Shakespeare in the Park tickets, more on the World Cup ticket process, how people are able to keep going throughout an entire conference weekend, some of the food options near the conference, the high points of Queens, Tim from Connecticut shares his HOPE highlights, some of the advantages of the flash drives, more tests from Kyle resulting in a loud noise, the incredible phone Tim donated to HOPE, how people can give HOPE feedback, next week will be a call-in show on WBAI, a request for new callers, Kyle continues his experiments.
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August 20
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 08 / 27 / 2025 -
Alex is still in Sicily and has an awful connection, it's the monthly call-in show, Emmanuel is forced to call Denmark stupid as they eliminate mailing letters, guessing how long the postal service there has existed, how the system is becoming privatized, questioning how people will be reached who don't have an online presence, the cost to send a letter in Denmark is approximately $4.20, Alex's problem with junk mail, a debate over the value of paper mail, a call to send lots of letters to Denmark, trouble with the phone line, supporting WBAI, problems being heard over the phone, continued problems with callers not turning down their radio, Emmanuel gives up on calls, Kyle continues to try and fix the problem, why privatizing isn't the answer, a caller's experience with fake phone calls, Emmanuel was called to testify against a series of junk calls, Rob has an automated caller use his own name, the lesson learned from the phone troubles, a call about Trump's hand, suggestions for future HOPE speakers, Kyle's view on preserving the things people say are dying.
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August 27
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