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- 10 / 07 / 09 -
The sounds of progress in technology, a look at what's ahead for telephones from 1962, what LRAD is, the reality of starting your oven from a telephone, the FBI raids the home of a man who coordinated Twitter updates on police activity during recent demonstrations in Pittsburgh, the hypocrisy of the approach to Twitter by the authorities, attorney Marty Stolar joins the discussion as the representative of Elliot Madison, the description by the New York Post of the search as a "terror raid," the uniqueness of this particular case, the use of sealed search warrants as a tactic, the criminalization of the use of Twitter, how demonstrations seem to be testing grounds for new technology against crowds, the chilling effect this may have on future demonstrations, the RNC connection, what "hindering prosecution" refers to, the autumn fundraiser begins next week.
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October 7
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- 10 / 14 / 09 -
Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum from The Yes Men are in the studio, the recent release of a fake version of the New York Post, the reaction to commuters who were handed the newspaper during rush hour, Rupert Murdoch's reaction, what "Survivaballs" are all about, The Yes Men at HOPE, posing as a representative of the World Trade Organization, the gatt.org site, the Yes Men book and comic book, who Reggie was, some of the various pranks that have been pulled, what was involved in putting out the fake copy of The New York Times, the goal of the project, putting too much faith in politicians, the Bhopal issue, a fake press release issued on behalf of Dow Chemical, what it was like to hack the BBC, how The Yes Men made Dow's stock price plummet by two billion dollars in an hour, where "The Yes Men Fix the World" is playing, how people can show their support, the Dow Chemical reaction to the fake story, what premiums are being offered tonight, what it costs to put out a fake newspaper, how to get into a conference by falsely representing organizations, some tips on doing similar things as The Yes Men do, what "job jacking" is, what the future holds, why WBAI is a precious resource. This show includes fundraising.
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October 14
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- 10 / 21 / 09 -
A repeat of the country music intro from April 1st, the value of commercial frequencies, the transition of WQXR and why that was a bad thing, trying to figure out how to reach Bernie in China, the history of New York radio, new 2600 polo shirts are being introduced and offered as premiums tonight, Bernie calls in from Shanghai, how people wind up paying for commercial radio, what trashing is all about, some more local radio history, The Yes Men are in the news again, former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz was on Bernie's plane to China, the danger of country music coming to the frequency. This show includes fundraising.
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October 21
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- 10 / 28 / 09 -
Trying to call Bernie on his Sprint PCS phone in China, the return of Voltaire, why he's chosen to take an indefinite leave from college, the importance of support structures, what Voltaire's options are, more cases of surveillance in the U.K., the crime of singing in a store without a license, how this is a unique week with regard to time zones, an excerpt from the "Off The Hook" archives following the Martin Luther King Day crash of AT&T back in 1990, thoughts on NPR, another excerpt from 1999 concerning Y2K and the Clinton administration, more about the new 2600 polo shirts. This show includes fundraising.
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October 28
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