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- 07 / 06 / 16 -

A new approach to getting Skype working while the phone lines are out, Bernie gives an update on preparations for the DNC in Philadelphia, a number of jail cells have been made available, memories of the arrest of ShapeShifter at the RNC in Philadelphia in 2000, recollecting donkeys and cows, Emmanuel's arrest at the RNC in New York in 2004, wondering what the crimes are in the authorities' eyes, WPPM in Philadelphia has just gone on the air, Bernie describes what was involved in getting this station on the air, HOPE is sandwiched between the two political conventions, the calm before the storm, what's involved in putting together the speaker schedule, Kyle describes some of the network setup, why the conference takes place every two years, the importance of volunteers in making HOPE happen, the latest on Hillary Clinton's emails, what was said in the James Comey press conference, analyzing the use of a private email server, a hacker who claimed to have access to Hillary Clinton's email is rumored to be missing, why it's important not to blindly believe news stories seen on the Internet, the CEO of Oculus has his Twitter account hacked and is publicly mocked, why this sort of thing shouldn't be taken so seriously.

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July 6
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- 07 / 13 / 16 -

The Eleventh HOPE is pretty much sold out, the conference is next week, the show won't be on again until August, the Pokemon Go explosion, how this is making people behave very oddly, the way the game works, some unintended side effects, David Goren tells of his upcoming HOPE talk on pirate FM radio in Brooklyn, some of the oddities of the pirate culture, an example of a religious station known as "GD Radio," Bernie's memories of tracking down a pirate station in Queens, an example of a Hebrew rap station, what's involved in shutting down such stations, how some pirate stations even sell advertising, the cost of entry, how WNYC and WFMU have been affected by pirates, a sample of an Ecuadorian pirate station in New York being interrupted by a different pirate station, an example of a Haitian station that left a CD skipping, an example of what's likely an Uzbeki or Turkish pirate station, where pirates are most prevalent, why there are so many Haitian stations, when David's talk will be presented at The Eleventh HOPE.

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July 13
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