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- 11 / 08 / 17 -

An extra minute of the show, friends from Italy are in the studio, the show was preempted last week, Alex gives an update on the WBAI transmitter crisis, some facts on how the Empire State Building contract was signed years ago, comparing this raw deal to what other stations pay, what possible next steps may be on the horizon, what realistically can be done at this point, some of the really bad ideas being floated, Francesco from Radio Popolare in Milan explains how that network is able to stay on the air with listener support, a driverless shuttle in Las Vegas crashes less than two hours after its debut, Emmanuel defends the new 280 character limit on Twitter, Kyle's Blackberry is still limited to 140 characters, imagining Trump on IRC, the reaction to Trump's Twitter account being shut down for eleven minutes, the absurdity of taking Twitter so seriously, a man is charged for trying to access Trump's tax return, the white hat defense, William Binney meets with the head of the CIA after saying he didn't believe the DNC hack was the work of the Russians, the first batch of HOPE tickets will go on sale Sunday, how journalists worked together to release the Paradise Papers, Alex explains what was contained within this leak, subdomains of the law firm involved, what to expect in the future, music from the transgender woman who won an election last night.

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November 8
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- 11 / 22 / 17 -

Kyle and Emmanuel are on the Gulf Coast of Florida, an ordeal involving Budget Truck Rental canceling a reservation, how complaining a lot can make a difference, the looming death of net neutrality, trying to find a good way to explain these issues, some analogies, how this change could be a money maker for providers, Alex tries to think of a positive spin, Emmanuel reads a statement allegedly sent by 128,000 people on the FCC website, why this isn't a left versus right issue, Rob reads a Reddit post that ties this issue to public libraries, how people can voice their opinions, the 30th anniversary of the "Max Headroom incident," how this incident would be treated today, an Uber security scandal.

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November 22
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- 11 / 29 / 17 -

Kyle and Emmanuel passed through Charlottesville on the way back north, the importance of good local radio, the story behind the deletion of Trump's Twitter account several weeks ago, the perils of viewpoint discrimination, debating ways of dealing with controversial opinions or content, how Trump may have violated Twitter policy this morning, a Twitter poll on whether or not Trump should be kicked off, what actually constitutes censorship, the danger in muzzling Trump, people are always told they have no power, a rap about net neutrality from 2015.

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November 29
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