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- 03 / 11 / 15 -

Confronting the premium issue head on, comparing the WBAI family to the one portrayed on "Shameless," clearing up the mystery of what happened to Jason Scott last week, comparing cell phones to landlines, an ongoing problem with a Verizon landline that only goes out when it rains, why it's always awkward to break off a relationship with a phone company, Google reverses its newly announced policy on Blogger accounts, one of the downsides to getting a FIOS line, an update on the policy some stores have requiring ID to be shown when returning items, the unique system in place at B&H, bandwidth limits and high demand are responsible for slow download speeds of the show, Hillary Clinton is said to be running her own email servers, questioning whether it's wise to have every word of a public figure being open to scrutiny, trying to figure out how the Clintons were running their system, the reason why it's a very bad idea to give out passwords to border agents, examples of alleged ISIS hacks, a company with the unfortunate name of ISIS, a caller offers information on the Clinton servers, more info on copper lines.

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March 11
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- 03 / 18 / 15 -

There has been no progress in the premium situation, Barbie dolls will have the ability to eavesdrop on what kids say, the privacy implications of this, Emmanuel's challenge for five-year-olds, some potential mischievous projects involving Barbie dolls, examples of NYPD editing of a controversial Wikipedia page, the proper and improper ways to attack misinformation, the David Petraeus case concerning leaking, why Edward Snowden can't get a fair trial in the United States, "USB Type-C" connections carry risks, the new .sucks domain, more info from a listener on the Hillary Clinton email server, the uncertainty surrounding the health effects of transmitting devices.

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March 18
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- 03 / 25 / 15 -

The premium crisis appears to have been resolved right before showtime, television station WDBJ draws a $325,000 indecency fine for inadvertently broadcasting an erect penis for three seconds, examples of over-prudishness, self-censorship on the part of broadcast and cable networks, the slippery slope, how to change the conversation, there is a move in Congress to dismantle the Patriot Act, the odds of being killed by an act of terrorism, why it's good to watch C-SPAN, Mike tries to be optimistic, listener feedback to the detective work of another listener concerning the Hillary Clinton email servers, why it's important to have the dialogue, a weird definition of lynching, more thoughts on censorship.

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March 25
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