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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - 01 / 01 / 2025 - Alex has connectivity problems yet again, it's a New Year's Day show, sound effects for looking back over 2024 and looking ahead into the future, Facebook is planning on flooding its platform with AI-generated users, Alex describes why this could be seen as an act of desperation, how Gila detects fake people on social media, the symbolism of a burning Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel, an update on fundraising for WBAI, an update on Stephen King's radio stations in Maine, the importance of radio, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Alex, the massive CrowdStrike outage, "Prediction 2025" with Rob, the bursting of the AI bubble, "Prediction 2025" with Kyle, demanding better networks with more innovation and better tools, there's a slight hum, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Emmanuel, Google being found to be a monopoly, how people don't take precautions against Google spying on them, the issue of banning TikTok, an update on the recordings from the old 2600 Voice BBS, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Gila, protecting kids from AI, "Prediction 2025" with Alex, quantum computing threats and how they will affect our privacy, "Prediction 2025" with Emmanuel, how the dependence on AI will cause a true disaster, how Gemini has been malfunctioning lately, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Rob, a failure with AI and McDonald's, Emmanuel discovers that ice cream with bacon is a thing, more accusations from a listener of victim blaming, a discussion on whether this is actually happening, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Kyle, developments in brain computer interfaces, "Prediction 2025" with Gila, a wish for Elon Musk, an update on Virgil Griffith, there are 2600 meetings this Friday.
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- 01 / 08 / 2025 - Clarifying the "Elvis" recording that was just played, what 9901 recordings were all about, memories of the 212-279 exchange, some other fun facts about old phone numbers, an almost incomprehensible headline, how streaming services have gotten worse over the years, Emmanuel has an issue with "FX on Hulu," defining Fubo, what FAST is, introducing Roku and keeping Tubi out of the discussion, what Venu is, finally getting to the actual story, how Google has ruined YouTube with aggressive monetization, Emmanuel describes programming on Inuit TV, it's the 65th anniversary of WBAI going on the air, why WBAI will be an essential voice for whatever is coming next, examples of some of the craziness that's already becoming visible, the absolute evilness of Elon Musk in this reality, how Facebook is getting rid of fact checkers, the danger this poses, Alex describes how digital hate can spill over into actual violence, Emmanuel describes why it's important to do more than simply leave a distasteful platform, the sympathetic way the mass media is describing the person who blew up a Tesla in Las Vegas, why nobody should be surprised when people use AI to get bomb-making info, a soldier is arrested for selling hacked phone logs of Trump and Harris, why it makes a difference if someone is revealing a security hole or trying to make money, prosecution for accessing an unreleased Coldplay song, how money was once again the issue, using the phrase "dark web dealer" to describe these people, next week will be a call-in episode.
Download It Now! January 8
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- 01 / 15 / 2025 - A late start, Alex is in London, Gila joins Bluesky, how starter packs work, Kyle shares his experience on this platform, it's the "farewell to democracy" show, the effect that Trump has already had on the country a week before taking office, how the big tech companies are already caving in, even the Village People are now on Trump's side and are pretending "YMCA" isn't a gay anthem, how WBAI will remain on the air without yielding, setting Kyle up for a comment about congestion pricing, instructions for people calling in, yesterday was World Logic Day, Inauguration Day is also Martin Luther King Day, a caller's recent conversation with an operator, remembering busy line verification and emergency interrupt, facts about operators in the past, a listener shares the need for donating blood along with the benefits, how people can do this, Gila's idea for the congestion zone, a suggestion for a real busy signal, the danger of using your fingerprint as security on your phone, how the fingerprint database could conceivably be used to unlock phones, discussing the advantages of passwords, trying to get more phone calls, the story of someone trying to dig up a hard drive to find a huge amount of Bitcoin, the idea of TikTok being sold to Elon Musk, there won't be an "Overtime" tonight. Download It Now! January 15 ![]()
- 01 / 22 / 2025 - Assessing how everyone is, distinguishing between a podcast and a radio show, a letter that turns out not to be from a listener, a complaint about politics, how it would be impossible to ignore what is going on in politics today, Kyle explains why this content is both relevant and unavoidable, Gila's reaction to Elon Musk's Nazi salute at the Inauguration Day ceremonies on Monday, looking at Musk's behavior to reveal his true intentions, the guarded way that CNN addressed what happened, apologies for what's happening and what's going to be happening, Alex's promise on how perspective will be balanced, how many Reddit users are boycotting Twitter, Kyle's views on continuing a presence on Twitter, Emmanuel's remaining use for Twitter, the unfortunate effect that is occurring due to all of this, Kyle's issue with being known as a "podcast guy," trying to figure out the addresses for the show on various platforms, a listener's views on fact checkers at Facebook, how things have changed so dramatically in the world of social media, the old rules simply don't work anymore, a demonstration of how false info will continue to spread without fact checkers, the Trump administration fires members of a cybersecurity review board, why this doesn't seem to make sense, acronyms for acronyms.
Download It Now! January 22
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