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- 04 / 01 / 15 -

A memory from the 2009 April Fool's show, a collection of serious stories that appear to be jokes, a high-pitched voice appears on the phone, a mystery phone rings, listener mail, the name "Havelock," a perspective of immoral expression from 1899, another strange occurrence on television, Canada's rules on indecency, the current state of shortwave, responding to a critique of Bush criticism on a previous show, more critique on the Clinton email server listener investigation, a musical piece by Isis.

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April 1
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- 04 / 15 / 15 -

Spring has arrived, all of the premiums have been sent out, reports of potentially malicious access to airlines over Internet connections, the security of avionics systems, nanny cam insecurity, questioning the logic of having such a system on the Internet, Bernie brings up the child pornography connection, the issue of body cams for cops and how it relates to privacy, how the Stingray system is being used to elude due process, analyzing how the system works, quotes from a police department that detail how to protect the Stingray technology from the public, a statue of Edward Snowden makes a brief appearance in a New York City park, an Indian city buys drones to control unruly crowds with pepper spray, a kid in Florida is charged with a felony for hacking his teacher's computer, Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Festival joins the conversation, where and when this year's festival will take place, what to expect, what has changed with computers over the decades, the museum and hackerspace that are on the premises, a tribute to Joey Ramone.

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April 15
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- 04 / 22 / 15 -

Redhackt is visiting from the west coast, what last weekend's Vintage Computer Festival was like, what the "Diana dish" is and some of its history, Redhackt describes the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, FM radio is being switched off in Norway in January of 2017, what DAB is and the difference between that and HD Radio, why XM is different from actual radio, the FM receivers that exist in many cell phones, Emmanuel demonstrates the radio in his phone, another example of charges being dropped in order to prevent disclosure of information on the Stingray system, why Stingray is even possible, people on the No Fly List can now ask for information about their status, a joke about hacking an airplane from a security expert results in a ban from flying on United, debating what the proper reaction would be, suspicious behavior that airlines are on the lookout for, some "CSI: Cyber" quotes on technology, massive surveillance isn't really helping to find missing persons, a tribute to Earth Day.

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April 22
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- 04 / 29 / 15 -

It's the last edition of the show from Harlem, the studio will be in Brooklyn next week, some final words on WHCR, what to expect at the new place, more on the Stingray, discussion of a new film called "The Deep Web" that focuses on Silk Road, "fair repair" is imminent in New York, surprising facts about cars and other items people think they own, why this is a good thing, Comcast and Time Warner call off their $45 billion merger, what the National Cybersecurity Protection Act is all about, another Bernie S. is running for president, an iPad glitch grounds some airlines, use of the word "delete" by auto mechanics, what may be the last listener phone calls in a while, a final tribute to Harlem.

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April 29
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