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- 10 / 01 / 14 -

The show will be on for two hours next week, new premiums will be available, seeing who will be around for the show next week, plans of a British leader named Theresa May to clamp down on online extremism, the contradictory way that people who choose to fight overseas are treated, how George Orwell might have been viewed, accusations of stealing 100 million dollars in U.S. Army and Xbox technology, how these charges may be overstated, Rob demonstrates how quickly such things can get out of control, strange choices for redaction by the CIA, a listener has issues with recent credit card technology discussions, instances where people are asked for address verification, a new scam for identity thieves that draws on national security paranoia, Emmanuel has Michael Chertoff's credit card, suggestions on alternative venues for HOPE, trying to help a caller with a phone mystery, there are 2600 meetings this week.

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October 1
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- 10 / 08 / 14 -

The intermission theme from HOPE X makes an appearance, a special two hour program tonight to launch the autumn fundraiser, a rundown of the premiums being offered tonight, an excerpt from a HOPE X talk on hacking money with Finn Brunton, some feedback on this talk, how people can become a BAI Buddy, an excerpt from a talk on the repair movement with Tiffany Rad, Kyle's reaction to this sort of control in the automotive industry, going over some of the talks included in the package, an excerpt from the Edward Snowden talk at HOPE X, why the radio show is different from a typical podcast, Emmanuel tries to provoke a reaction from the listeners, an excerpt from the elevator hacking talk at HOPE X, what it will take to make the show successful tonight, Bernie explains how many public radio stations actually have commercials, Louie from "2600 Waste Management" makes an appearance, an excerpt from the HOPE X social engineering panel, Kyle's first experience using a fake voice in public, a brief excerpt from Johannes Grenzfurthner's audience bashing talk at HOPE X. This show is two hours and includes fundraising.

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October 8
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- 10 / 22 / 14 -

No other regular staff people are in the studio, Steve Rambam is the guest for this special two hour program, the effect of the recent Home Depot breach on Bernie, how the new Staples breach may also affect him, Emmanuel's collection of credit cards, how cell phones will soon be used for everyday purchases, Bernie helped Steve in a recent missing child case, Steve explains why "the cloud" isn't a safe place to store data, how cell phones contain an incredible amount of data on everyone, what is being offered as premiums tonight, the flash drives offered two weeks ago were very popular, an excerpt from Steve's talk at Beyond HOPE in 1997, reflections on what has happened since then, how private industry collects much more information on all of us than governments, how lone wolf attacks like what happened in Canada today can be helped by social media, a call to eliminate last names when referring to military personnel, Steve's various television ventures, "Nowhere to Hide" has been renewed for a second season, Steve's appearance on Morgan Spurlock's "Inside Man" earlier in the year, why it's good to disagree, a new tagline for 2600, an excerpt from Steve's talk at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, Steve explains how the HOPE audience is different from most, how people opt into things without realizing it, discussing if there's anything people can do to regain their privacy, the ease of doing a background check, an excerpt from Steve's talk at HOPE X in July, Kyle joins the conversation from Seattle, Steve describes the surprising things that Google is collecting, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss their recent visit to the new Brooklyn offices of WBAI, an optimistic outlook, an excerpt from Steve's talk at HOPE Number Six in 2006, final words to get people to call in. This show is two hours and includes fundraising.

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October 22
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