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- 01 / 04 / 17 -

Bernie is in Washington DC for undisclosed reasons, waiting for a Trump promise to reveal information on hacking, what this may portend for the future, Trump doesn't use email, Trump's antiquated views on technology, analyzing the Grizzly Steppe report on Russian hacking, how a simple typo could have led to the DNC hack, defining what constitutes being hacked and how this affected the election, a look at some of the evidence that's been presented, the problem with Julian Assange's assertion that Russia wasn't behind the DNC hacks, how people on the left seem to be giving Trump a very easy time, some surprising numbers from the election, an example of people power, reaffirming the strong opposition to the incoming regime, the therapeutic nature of ranting, errors made in the mainstream media, the importance of questioning sources, there are 2600 meetings this week.

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January 4
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- 01 / 11 / 17 -

Mitch Altman is in the studio after having been in Berlin, what 33C3 was like, the tone of the most recent conference, changing world events, responding to "guff" from people who don't want to hear discussions related to politics, why this is so relevant to the show's focus, what was particularly scary about today's Trump press conference, how Google News has been linking to Breitbart News as a legitimate news source, separating legitimate news outlets from conspiracy theories, how both 2600 and WBAI will be in the crosshairs of a Trump administration, Mitch discusses past precedent, the danger of setting up an apparatus that can be abused by future governments, why nobody is immune from atrocities, analyzing the possibility of Russian hacking during the campaign, why this shouldn't be a big deal, why people shouldn't feel as if they're alone, an update on a privacy meeting, why 2600 meetings take place in public areas, a report of Alexas going berserk, a caller defends voting for Donald Trump, Norway is about to put an end to FM radio broadcasts.

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January 11
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- 01 / 18 / 17 -

It's a packed house tonight the day after a momentous event, Chelsea Manning has her prison sentence commuted by President Obama, Alex defines the legal terms involved, the difference between a pardon and a commutation, how this wasn't a total surprise, Alex describes his previous time as a law clerk and how petitioners for commutation were handled, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Julian Assange's offer to turn himself in if Chelsea Manning received clemency, trying to find a way for Assange to get out of this, what Chelsea is likely to face upon her release, the differences between this case and Edward Snowden's, the transgender issue, the challenge of whistleblowing, the prospect of Rudolph Giuliani being the cyber security consultant for the Trump administration.

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January 18
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- 01 / 25 / 17 -

The first show with Trump as president, the sound of the train board at Penn Station which is no longer in service, the decline of electromechanical sounds, it's less than six days since the inauguration, a NASA website is hailed as courageous for posting information about global warning, massive rallies have been taking place, a huge banner is revealed by Greenpeace, Emmanuel explains why all of this will ultimately be a good thing, Attilla from the Netherlands joins the conversation to discuss the SHA hacker camp this summer, listing all of the Dutch hacker camps over the years, what kinds of things are being planned, how people can get involved, a harbor is planned, Attilla discusses his role in helping HOPE achieve a ten gigabit connection in 2014, the advantages of attending hacker events, Kyle describes his initial hacker conventions and offers tips for first-timers, ways to budget for this kind of thing, Bernie talks about the new FCC chairman, why Ajit Pai doesn't need to be confirmed by the Senate, the "resistance manual" online, Trump's new Twitter habits, some surprising security issues concerning high profile Twitter accounts, live attempts to figure out email addresses.

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January 25
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