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- 09 / 10 / 88 -

"Stardate," Eric was away for a couple of weeks, news, Eric explains what happened over the past two weeks, Eric visited Maine and Michigan this summer, an apology for what happened on the air a couple of weeks ago, Mort Mecklosky and Bill Fox attempted to do the ill-fated show, some of the jokes that have been played at the station over the years, why it's important to address this issue unlike on a commercial station, frustration at the lack of action by the United States against South Africa and Israel, a parallel to the lack of action at the radio station against the people who sabotaged the show, pointing the finger at other institutions and organizations who haven't done enough to solve world problems, what happened last week when Chris Crowley filled in, the mother of Andrew Goldberger, the annoyance of hearing the same music everywhere, judging people who listen to heavy metal, a call from someone who didn't call, how to work for world peace, a call from Stiltskin, Chris Crowley is accused of insulting a radio host at WICC, Eric insults the entire WICC radio station as well as the city of Bridgeport, Jim Wiener brings food to the station amidst a great deal of confusion, Satanic Acrobats From Hell, the students now have Rolm phones on campus, a caller describes frustrating developments on campus, how it's become a lot more complicated for students to make phone calls, an employee of Home Box Office is linked into the show, a caller reads "The Conscience of a Hacker," Eric insults WICC again, a recent newspaper article puts great emphasis on what kind of clothing is in, the difficulty in describing people as attractive, changes in the Miss America pageant, the horrendous state of public education, an amazing blunder by George Bush, fighting for individuality in a school, Joe Chenakey talks about being labeled a communist in school, the risks of being different, the hypocrisy of looking down on conformists, a lot of calls tonight.

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Sep. 10
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- 09 / 17 / 88 -

Dave Brown, "Stardate," chaos in Haiti, trying to call Reagan, acts of anti-Semitism in Brooklyn, the lack of coverage by the Associated Press, an example of some of the stories the AP is covering, calling a Nazi newsline in California, whether or not it's a good idea to put this kind of thing on the air, asking callers if there's any racism in them, an increase in white supremacy, the popularity of Morton Downey Jr., why it's important to air certain things even if they offend some people, speaking out against Israeli actions, an update on the WICC feud, a caller defends the actions of Bernie Goetz, why people are distrustful of other races, the effect the news media has in shaping people's opinions, a black caller responds to some of the allegations made by white callers, questioning whether "The Jeffersons" was racist, questioning the racial composition of the radio station, it's getting more difficult to find copies of Newsday lately, the increasing presence of armed guards, how rap music is unfairly condemned, ideas for places to put radio station bumper stickers, The Clash, Olympic results, reports of another coup in Haiti, a rundown on what the Associated Press is covering, calling another racist newsline, dealing with ethnic jokes and perceptions, patrons of a gay bar in Roslyn are targeted by neighbors, how gay people are dealt with in society, a racially mixed crowd in Manhattan attacks gay people, a call from Ron Phillips, dealing with crazy people, both brothers are here tonight, "Concert Billboard."

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Sep. 17
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- 09 / 24 / 88 -

The end of a basketball game, The Alarm ID, "Stardate," sound effects, Eric can't find a pen, there will be a random survey on campus later in the show, a look at the news, looking forward to the first of two presidential debates, why the debates are a farce, a surprise NRC ruling that could allow the Shoreham nuclear power plant to get a license, bells on the teletype machine, RU486 is approved in France, Eric goes to find out what the bulletin is, an update on the feud with the WICC radio host, how Chris Crowley was traumatized, what happened over the WICC airwaves, Eric gives an Olympic slogan to the station, the freedom noncommercial radio has that commercial radio doesn't, Eric defends badmouthing commercial radio, an example of some of the shows WUSB offers, how Joel Martin was forced off the air at WBAB for his anti-Shoreham stance, Susan calls in from Kansas City somehow, Susan talks about the view from her plane, what Kansas City is like, Eric collects TV Guides, rumors about Kansas City tomato cookies, Andrew Goldberger reports on his first year in junior high school, a bizarre policy affects kids going from one class to another, the new campus phone system is causing busy signals, calling people on campus at random to find out what they think of the new Rolm system, Rich Koch reports on the concert downstairs, Eric opens the speaker on a phone in someone's room, dialing the radio station's phone number in the 203 area code, Eric is accused of being anti-white, a caller requests to hear the "pleasing Rolm ring," demonstrating the different types of rings, the lack of documentation on the new phones, Eric gets an equal access ballot in the mail, the various companies that are on the ballot, demonstrating the TDX 800 number and how it doesn't work, various ways calls will be billed, October 11 is the magic date, the danger of not selecting a long distance company, how chaos leads to order, a guide to some of the female recordings of the phone company, a caller tells of a boycott against MCI, the PC Pursuit service for computer users, how such a service could one day be used for voice calls.

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Sep. 24
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