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- 08 / 07 / 18 -
Another show taped in Iceland in January, visiting the perfect bookstore in Selfoss, the idea of merging cafes with bookstores, battling the sun, what was unique about this particular bookstore, a series of traffic hazards, how travel helps to change sleeping schedules, Icelandic radio, the threat of a potential erupting volcano near Vik, reentering Reykjavik, Kyle describes the large amount of artificial light in Reykjavik, leaving the ring road, Icelandic radio, an interview with listener Johann in Reykjavik, thoughts on how expensive things are in Iceland, thoughts on the famous hot dogs, the Iceland grocery store chain, the amount of tourists in Iceland, thoughts on traveling to Greenland, Johann has started a 2600 meeting in Reykjavik, Icelandic radio, closing moments in Reykjavik, standing outside the massive church, what it was like to visit the Secret Lagoon, Emmanuel has his ear clogged after going underwater, listening to the church bells, a final recording from the airport terminal, two planes heading to New York are leaving at the exact same time, perfecting a closing line, Icelandic radio.
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August 7
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- 08 / 14 / 18 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are back for a live edition, renaming the program to "Off The Cuff," a series of pleasant surprises, Emmanuel's annoyance at missing the Perseids meteor shower because of rain, getting the Smart car fixed, what makes doing this particularly difficult, the right to repair movement, Kyle describes what was involved in getting the car running, Emmanuel describes "the Kyle moment," today's date is a palindrome under certain conditions, Emmanuel discovers a magazine in the studio called "The Week," Kyle describes a NASA launch heading to the sun, a new test from SpaceX, reviews of "Intolerance" from 1916, how the same film wound up with radically different running times, reviewing Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant," a new book on the Trump administration from a reality show star, a weak Trump denial, impatience regarding the Mueller investigation, the West Coast is burning, Trump blames trees for forest fires, a tribute to Aretha Franklin as she's reported to be in rapidly declining health.
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August 14
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- 08 / 21 / 18 -
Kyle has been renamed Hal, an historic day as Michael Cohen pleads guilty and Paul Manafort is found guilty, programming Alexa not to listen to Hal, how Trump has been implicated, theorizing on what could happen if Trump were to be removed from power, the dangers of only appealing to one side, memories of Obama's victory speech and the actions that followed, the long-lasting impact some of Trump's changes will have, waiting for Trump and Fox News to jump on a story about an undocumented immigrant charged with murder, why immigration status is irrelevant in such stories, the hazards of keeping quiet, being intimidated into not expressing one's views, analyzing Trump's speech on energy, why it's wrong to keep giving airtime to people who deny proven facts, Andrew Cuomo's controversial comment about America never being that great, the silence of the left, how the "Make America Great Again" slogan is actually saying that America isn't great now, a song for the Trump administration.
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August 21
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- 08 / 28 / 18 -
It's hot today, the importance of water, avoiding any mention of science to keep from angering people, measuring the temperature of various forms of fire, measuring the temperature of the sun, what other suns might be like, what maser beams are, learning from "Lost in Space," the difference between the two versions of this show, what the Blu-ray restoration of the old series is like, Trump refuses to say anything positive about John McCain after his death, the inability to acknowledge the good in people we disagree with, correcting a misconception, a letter from a listener in Japan, requests for "News of the World" and "Speakers' World" material, the challenges involved in getting old footage, reactivating an old shortwave radio, the importance of our words, Texas asks to spend federal Department of Education grant money to buy firearms, commenting on the battle against the NRA, threats of violence if Democrats win.
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August 28
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