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- 05 / 04 / 91 -

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," phone sounds, a rumor involving new train service to Stony Brook, Jim sees a new double-decker Long Island Railroad car, some history of mass transit in the area, a musical special is planned for Sunday, "Moscow Mailbag," Bob Dylan concert promo, news, Bush is hospitalized, a massive cyclone in Bangladesh kills 125,000, the difference between cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes, the large disparity between standards of living in different parts of the world, George Harrison, the illiteracy of the Associated Press, more Dan Quayle quotes, Elvis Costello, The Tripod Family: entering the sewer system of Nice, What's For Lunch?, meal cards, Eric's been up for two days because of a hacker meeting on Friday, what it's like to stay up, a warning to whoever is picking up the phone in the studio, wondering if the transmitter is even on, the high costs of concerts, suggestions for stupid questions, who are the Brookhaven Town Department of Public Safety?, how Dan Quayle could be an agent of the devil, the future of elections, Confuse The Operator: trying to get a local operator to connect to MCI and US Sprint, Eric's experience in a major traffic jam, Stupid Questions: asking Taco Bell how their drive thru window works.

May 4
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- 05 / 11 / 91 -

Dave Brown, "Stardate," feedback and sound effects, account information, Eric's close call with a tape deck, "Moscow Mailbag," more sound effects, "The Internationale," news, still more trouble in Bangladesh, an example of bias in the media in the Palestinian conflict, why "Pacifica News" is important, Alberta Hunter, "Amtrak Blues," excerpts from Trains Magazine on Amtrak's 20th anniversary, The Specials, Unix poetry, The Tripod Family: Boris leads the Tripods through the sewers, "Polka Country USA" promo, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Mongolia, Kibret has a device that tells the time in any city, tabloid news, a Ronald and Nancy Reagan scandal, a telephone operator calls in with all kinds of information, food wheels, What's For Lunch?, Stupid Questions: asking a donut shop if they sell donuts, Postman's Choice.

May 11
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- 05 / 18 / 91 -

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," sound effects and phone recordings, a synthesized time recording, "Moscow Mailbag," Laurie Spiegel, Megan Roberts, news, Gulf War parades around the nation, Laurie Anderson, news on Dan Quayle and Alfonse D'Amato, the Queen of England visits the United States and addresses Congress, Butthole Surfers, The Tripod Family: the statue is found and Boris is struck dumb, a cart isn't cued up, What's For Lunch?, everything is closing, Prodigy shuts down its grocery service, Kevin Kovarik brings in an interesting cart, how Spanish Lotto works, a caller plays telephone tricks, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Mauritania, a strange foreign recording, the fate of "Twin Peaks" will be announced this week, an 11th grader gets multiple calls from the military, a series of fires in the Walt Whitman Mall, allegations of Iraqis being shot in the back aired on WBAI, a list of Siouxsie and the Banshees records.

May 18
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- 05 / 25 / 91 -

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," William Burroughs ID, phone sounds and recordings, "Moscow Mailbag," Chronic Illness Lecture PSA, Brain Damage Incorporated: "McDonald's Special Sauce," "Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher," "Eat Chicken and Die," "Language Assistance," "America Needs Defense," "Vice President Bush press conference," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," "Weather Experts/Nice Transformer," "The Vowel Movement," Eraserhead music, The Tripod Family: Pop returns from Big Bear City and Charlie reveals a discovery, it's extremely hot in the studio and Eric brings in a huge fan, a Pizza Hut ad in Atlanta causes mayhem, Negativland, a plea for calls, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Greenland, Eric subjects the audience to 70s music until calls come in, Stupid Questions: is it illegal to watch a video with a group of people?

May 25
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