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- 10 / 15 / 2025 -
It's only Alex and Emmanuel on the air tonight, it's a call-in show so Emmanuel will have his hands full, everyone should be back next week, this show almost didn't happen, why there was no show the past couple of weeks, Kyle and Emmanuel were visiting Greg Newby in Whitehorse as he entered hospice with terminal pancreatic cancer, how Greg was the one walking people through this difficult time, what it was like to be in Canada on Reconciliation Day, the way schoolkids are able to grasp what we have such difficulty with in the States, why traveling by train is the best way to get across the country, Alex was on a train in Stockholm that went from the airport to the city center with incredibly fast speed, Apple has removed ICEBlock from its app store after pressure from the Department of Justice, Joshua Aaron's response, how this is another example of tech companies caving to Trump, why the actions of ICE are unacceptable, the second round of No Kings rallies are set to take place this weekend, Alex explains why the decision by Apple is harmful to a great number of people, why it's important to find creative ways to get around these challenges, how negative voices tend to prevail, reaction to the consequences of the last election, Emmanuel tries to run the phone calls from the other side of the studio, the issue of book banning in libraries, a call from WBAI to let Emmanuel know the show isn't on the air, Emmanuel's theory on what caused the problem, today is the end of support for Windows 10, the way people defend Google when they force people to buy the same things again, listener well wishes for Greg, a call from Kyle in Florida, more on the end of support for Windows 10, imagining a world where books had to be bought again, thoughts on virus protection programs, how the archive won't reflect the glitch that took the show off the air for a few minutes (from around 27:30 to 35:00).
Extra: The on-air version of the period of the show that had a glitch which resulted in the program going off the air for around seven minutes, Reggie takes over after around four minutes of dead air, a short music fill, Emmanuel returns a couple of minutes later.
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October 15
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- 10 / 22 / 2025 -
A show everyone has been dreading as the loss of Greg Newby to pancreatic cancer is reported, tonight's show will feature audio from a video that was made by Greg's friends to say goodbye, thoughts from the studio, Alex's regrets in not recording a video, a 40-minute tribute to Greg, realizing how widespread Greg's influence was, donations should be made to Project Gutenberg, some final thoughts from everyone, there will be more discussion on "Overtime," a tribute to Greg is on the main 2600 page, Greg's ability to help people in all forums, remembering Greg as a fighter, how WBAI also mattered a great deal to Greg, how his memory should be an inspiration to the rest of us, where all of Greg's HOPE talks can be found.
Overtime: Emmanuel's huge amount of tabs is what delayed the beginning, how Adblocker Plus is forcing ads for itself onto browsers, this was one of the hardest shows ever to do, remembering when Greg was first diagnosed, memories of the hurricane Greg was caught in last year, Gila's memories of Greg's presence at HOPE 2020, Rob's memories from 2000, what Greg's advice for today would be, why Greg is the reason the conference found St. John's as its new home, Greg's help in devising a system to bypass Amazon for Kindle versions of 2600, Emmanuel's memories of moving Greg and his 35 sled dogs across Canada, Greg's participation in the Denali 135 race, Kyle's memories of driving the RV as a support vehicle in Alaska, Greg's dramatic finish to the race, quotes from some emails regarding Greg, some of the things to feel positive about, Kyle's view that we have to live, Alex's amazement that Greg chose this group to spend his time with, Greg passed yesterday after seeing the video from his friends, remembering when Kyle broke his hand while helping to move Greg to Ontario, the challenges Greg faced as a vegan, more listener emails on the loss of Greg, the show will end early tonight, why it's important to not get colder to avoid the pain, a pledge to meet in person soon.
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October 22
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1syor9mQys
- 10 / 29 / 2025 -
Gila has been delayed by transit, Alex is in Dublin, this is the week where the time difference between Ireland and the eastern United States is only four hours, wondering why ICANN meetings are always in a different place, subway discussion, some reader feedback to last week's show, a resistance mapping site, Emmanuel's Nest thermometer has stopped working thanks to Google ending support, how people defend Google's actions, why it shouldn't be necessary for simple products to constantly get updates, what companies should do when they no longer want to support one of their products, how extra fees are being added onto all kinds of features, memories of the touch tone fee, a call for a workaround to the thermometer situation, Alex explores the legal strategies, how hackers can solve this problem, why digital television has ruined the fun of TV tuning, Alex argues in favor of getting rid of old technology, how the Nest thermometer became much more intrusive when Google bought the company, a bag of chips leads to police intervention thanks to artificial intelligence, how this system has come about, the way such systems are racist, a Canadian story of Grok asking a child for nude photos, the various personalities that Grok offers, questioning why a chatbot is needed in a car.
Overtime: Trying to get reactions from Signal-land, Rob and Gila are delayed, Rob explains what happened to cause this, Google introduces yet another annoying ad campaign on YouTube, how ads now appear in the middle of innings during the World Series, how international football isn't polluted with ads, Emmanuel debates Gila on why baseball is superior to American football, how the World Series wasn't broadcast on any of the three all-sports radio stations in New York, thoughts on advertising, the recent Amazon outages, Internet-enabled cat feeding bowls, Internet-enabled beds, Kyle is fixing the phone lines, an idea on how to get Nest working again, Alex requests that Rebel not be the first phone call, Alex describes what Dublin is like, Scottish ska, Alex's injuries in mosh pits, Rebel sends Alex to bed, how Kyle lost a Google number, memories of the Annoyance Call Bureau, talk of phone and computer museums, Gila reads an incomprehensible comment from the chat, a call from Toronto, a caller explains who Bernie Ebbers was, how the phone companies have evolved since divestiture, a listener story about unencrypted satellite traffic, Rob and Gila's loud door, why the number is given out the way it is.
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October 29
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD9eony5Xkw