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- 08 / 07 / 2024 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are in Los Angeles after taking a train cross country, Emmanuel explains how they shipped cargo on Amtrak, how they were able to ship 200 pounds for free, one of four boxes is missing, Kyle describes the many interactions they had on the train, talking with people from the Mennonite community, how to make this kind of trip without spending too much, checking out the future route of Brightline West from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, how Defcon is the biggest hacker conference, today is the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers, Google is ruled to be a monopoly, an unbelievable name within this story, Alex describes the details of the case, Kyle's strong feelings on Google, why this ten week trial may have gone unnoticed, Emmanuel describes the parallel to the breakup of the Bell System, "Overtime" won't be on tonight, the question of whether Google could avoid all of this by simply moving its operations, thanks from Alex for the thoughts expressed last week, remembering Cheshire Catalyst and Kevin Mitnick, an update on the Virgil Griffith case, a tropical storm is on the horizon.
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August 7
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- 08 / 14 / 2024 -
There are no levels for anyone connecting via Skype, Gila describes a video sharing platform designed for children, Kyle and Emmanuel are on Ventura Highway in California, wondering what alligator lizards are, Kyle's first time attending Defcon, the large number of listeners Kyle and Emmanuel met in Las Vegas, the number of people whose lives have been influenced by the show, how this was the first time Defcon was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center, the incredible frustration involved in getting around Las Vegas as a pedestrian, a warning notice sent to a Las Vegas hotel's guests that announced an "inspection process" that could not be opted out of due to the hacker conference being in town, Kamala Harris appeared in Las Vegas at the same time as Defcon, accusations by Republicans that this was a fake event, Alex describes how this hotel policy violated privacy, Emmanuel's complaints about newer cars, the absurd and dangerous ways radios are set up in cars, the WBAI fundraiser is ongoing, how people can support the station, WCBS-AM will be going off the air at the end of the month, clarification on the Ventura Freeway, Kyle and Emmanuel's connection is lost, a security breach in the Trump campaign that was blamed on Iran, Emmanuel's thoughts on the loss of WCBS, the danger of people who don't appreciate radio being the people who run radio, "Overtime" won't be on tonight, it's the anniversary of the 2003 blackout.
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August 14
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- 08 / 21 / 2024 -
Rob is alone in the studio, Voltaire joins the conversation this week, guests include The Gibson and Codebabe from hackers.town, Veilid Networks was represented at this year's Defcon, Codebabe's thoughts on the conference, what Veilid Chat is all about, how the app avoids vulnerable access points, what the end goal of the app is, how services can be dropped into it, the concept of Web 1.5, taking away the requirement for monetization, reaction to the release at HOPE, how the app was made "Wu Tang Clan based" due to the conference being in Queens, the Cult of the Dead Cow connection, how more nodes will make things faster and bigger, how people can get more info on Veilid and Veilid Chat, the reaction at BSides and Defcon, The Gibson's involvement in a Hackers for Harris fundraiser in Las Vegas, a new project called "Keep the Vote" that will launch in several weeks, battling the idea of billionaires keeping people from registering to vote, Voltaire's struggle getting back on the voter role, encouraging people to be aware of their voter status, how people can support the radio station, Phrack has published a new issue, there is a physical copy as well, it will be 40 years next year since the first issue of Phrack, the cDc's 40th anniversary is this year, Google's AI search has taken a turn by punishing sites that reject its crawlers, The Gibson explains how Google becoming irrelevant could be a good thing, functions on an advanced baby bassinet called a snoo are being paywalled, the question of ownership on yet another product, the bad aspects of smart TVs, the European approach, the frustration with apathy that surrounds these injustices, how people can learn more about Veilid.
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August 21
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- 08 / 28 / 2024 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are back, Alex is off the coast of Spain in Minorca, the loss of WCBS-AM, there are now five all-sports radio stations in New York City and only one all-news station, how you could hear this station from many parts of the country at night, how the owners have underestimated the effect this station had on people, the significant words of Wayne Cabot signing off the station for the last time, why this is a particularly emotional moment for many, WHSQ replaces WCBS with its all-sports format, how WBAI has survived longer than so many other stations in New York City, why it's important to change but also to hang onto valued traditions, there are now two ESPN stations on the AM dial in New York City with a third one on FM, there are two other all-sports stations on the dial as well, there is no shortage of content for a station like WBAI, how losing stations results in fewer voices and perspectives, what an LMA is and how it affects radio stations, massive 5G antennas are popping up throughout the city, the various threats that WBAI has faced from within, "Overtime" will be on tonight, a public service that lets listeners know if their Social Security numbers were compromised, why it's always a bad idea to give that number to those who don't actually need it, who National Public Data is, Kyle's idea to give fake numbers, an address that will reveal if a person has been compromised, a potential hack on gears of electric bikes, Gila admits she can't shift gears manually, ways around this that don't involve remote access, Alex discusses the physical threat that exists with this breach, police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports, Alex explains the dangers here, the weird connection to tasers.
Overtime: Alex disappears again, Rebel is apparently buying Gila a bike, Kyle went riding today in the heat, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss interacting with listeners at Defcon in Las Vegas, why radio is better than online broadcasting, Gila remembers Baby Jessica as a memorable moment when everyone was watching the same thing, trying to remember the last time this happened, Elon Musk is sending three civilians up into space to do a spacewalk, a listener remembers WCBS, their coverage during COVID, Neil Postman once had a show on WBAI, there may be a documentary channel on the way from Discovery, wishes for a foreign news and a foreign film channel, Emmanuel has more channel ideas, a very significant difference in what will happen if Trump or Harris wins the election, how all the sports stations in New York are talking about the same thing, how this translates to the world of music as well, discussing the touch tone keypad, trying to figure out how Rebel is calling, Rob remembers touch tone phones that didn't have the star or pound sign buttons, the extra row that most phones never had, more memories of WCBS, examples of stations that still have three letters in their call signs, Rob explains why the WCBS call letters will probably never come back, how Emmanuel was able to blue box on his old crossbar switch without having to seize the line with a 2600 hertz tone, talk of radio on the west coast, the need to break up broadcasting monopolies, the heat seems to be affecting everyone.
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August 28
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sxSbVJnQ0A