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- 09 / 04 / 07 -
Emmanuel is in Singapore riding in an elevator and walking on the street, some of the misconceptions about Singapore, a description of some of the sights, the concept of maintaining order, a comparison to London, a different set of priorities in Singapore, some surprising facts about chewing gum, cheap cell phone rates, the 019 prefix, the wide variety of people seen walking down the street, heading to Little India on the MRT, the constant length of days and climate in this part of the world, camera placement in the subway system, reading some of the fines associated with various violations, riding on the subway, why Emmanuel hopped a turnstile in Singapore, describing Little India, the concept of a "global citizen," an attempt at jaywalking, Emmanuel is back in Malaysia with Phiber Optik (Mark), the weird sensation Mark got after having a piece of jackfruit, Emmanuel attempts to duplicate the feeling, describing other types of fruit for sale in the Kuala Lumpur train station, a jackfruit accident, Emmanuel describes the sensation from eating the fruit, what the trains in Malaysia are like, some facts about durian fruit, chewing gum regulations in Malaysia, Dhillon Andrew talks about the Hack in the Box conference he's organized in Kuala Lumpur, Internet connectivity in Malaysia, a description of the high tech MyKad identity cards that Malaysians are required to carry and some of the privacy concerns, cheap methods of calling the United States, the challenge of being a pedestrian in Kuala Lumpur, Dhillon's impressions of the States, other places where Hack in the Box has been held, the purpose of the conference, local Malaysian radio.
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September 4
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- 09 / 11 / 07 -
The station is actually not on the air during the opening of the show, what can actually be heard at 90.1 FM, a somber mood throughout the area on this auspicious day, the loss of Luciano Pavarotti, why this is particularly sad, Emmanuel has jet lag after returning from Malaysia, technicians are working on the problem, this is the first time Emmanuel has done radio without being on the air, the station is back on the air, weird thunder today, what it was like to not be under FCC rules for a brief period, memories of 2001, reacting to some of the reflective statements being made by government officials, a new insult aimed at Osama bin Laden, there's a new bin Laden video out, questioning how the video was obtained by a so-called expert, Emmanuel sees the English version of Al Jazeera for the first time while in Amsterdam, news about As Sahab, a potential "chatter" site, the surprising location of the site, how Emmanuel got into the city on September 11, analyzing yesterday's congressional testimony on Iraq, some thoughts on 9/11 conspiracy theories, questioning whether it's time to "get over" the events of September 11, next week's show will be a departure from the normal format.
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September 11
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- 09 / 18 / 07 -
A special show in the format of the television show "24." Hour 1: waiting for the plane to take off and the start of the 24 hour voyage, explaining the format and what's ahead. Hour 2: why this is already the flight from hell, screaming babies on board, Mark is already asleep, the calm before the storm. Hour 3 had a technical problem and didn't record. Hour 4: Emmanuel wins a game of interactive airline trivia, some of the really obscure questions, trying to figure out where the plane is, the game system runs on Linux. Hour 5: the Hour 3 problem is discovered, looking for some sort of a plot, a bug in the chess program, Emmanuel buys something from the duty free wagon, turbulence hits. Hour 6: Emmanuel sets a new in-flight trivia record, Mark was in the bathroom when the seat belt sign came back on, realizing just how long this flight is going to take. Hour 7: Emmanuel plays a game of chess with another traveling companion in a different part of the plane, Mark falls asleep while watching "Mr. Brooks," a visit from the loser of the chess game, plans to use other video game options, thoughts on Malaysia. Hour 8: the plane is directly over Kabul, more from the screaming babies, a desire for a cohesive plot, Mark is playing a video game with a handheld device, Emmanuel will be in Austria when this airs. Hour 9: why Emmanuel does recorded shows while he's away, what will be happening in Austria, what the future may be like in a decade. Hour 10: apologizing for cutting Mark off in the last hour, Mark theorizes on how airplane travel can improve in the future. Hour 11: over Russia and almost at the halfway point of the journey, why this will be a very long day, a menu appears on the screen, Emmanuel is planning on a glass of white wine. Hour 12: Sweden draws ever closer, memories of Malaysia, facts about the KL Tower and the Petronas Towers. Hour 13: approaching Stockholm, everything must be taken off the plane upon landing, ideas on what to do during the layover. Hour 14: standing in a waiting room in Stockholm, the airport seems strangely quiet, a missed opportunity to buy reindeer meat, more screaming kids, most of the flying is over, running out of video options on the plane entertainment system. Hour 15: still in Stockholm, comments from some of the other travelers on what has happened during the layover, looking forward to more screaming kids. Hour 16: over Norway, the good things about Sweden, Mark will be in Brazil next week, what Brazil is like, Mark wants to go to Madagascar. Hour 17: Emmanuel starts to feel the effects of traveling for so long, comparing this to the voyage around the world a couple of years ago, the next few hours will be tough. Hour 18: Emmanuel grows more tired, most of the plane is asleep, how second winds work. Hour 19: what might have happened had this been an actual episode of "24," getting a little energy back, running out of options on the entertainment system, looking forward to the next meal. Hour 20: nothing has really changed in the last hour, Emmanuel is really tired and Mark has been asleep for the past few hours, only four segments are left after this one, why this should be the climax of the whole thing. Hour 21: Emmanuel fell asleep in the last hour, how the sound of screaming babies will remain long after the flight is over, there should be changes in the next hour. Hour 22: Mark is awake, Emmanuel has his second wind, food is being served, what to wish for on long haul flights, thinking of things to complain about. Hour 23: for the first time in the journey the sun has gone down, the last segment in the air, the descent into Newark begins. Hour 24: the final segment takes place on the monorail at Newark Airport, dealing with annoying recordings, summing up the trip, Emmanuel must now go to Austria and Italy.
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September 18
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- 09 / 25 / 07 -
Emmanuel is in the streets of Vienna with Johannes on the way to a concert by the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra, how entering the subway system works, some facts about the subway, Johannes explains the various districts of Vienna, how the city is bigger than it needs to be, clarifying the 500,000 euros that a group of hackers was able to get from the government, comparing the political situation between Austria and the United States, what "context hackers" are, how a completely fake artist was created to represent Austria, how his image was torn down, describing the anti-artillery tower where tonight's concert will be taking place, speaking about conspiracy theories, liberals and leftists, what has happened to unions, some linguistic points, Johannes tells a joke that shows the difference between the languages in Germany and Austria, a selection from the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra, the scene shifts to St. Stephen's Cathedral a day later, Jason Brown finds a skull, why there was no soup after the concert, a history of the cathedral, what the catacombs are all about, some interesting pronunciations, the death of the fake artist, the story of a market stand that bought people's souls near the cathedral.
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September 25
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