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- 02 / 04 / 2026 -
Alex is particularly echoey, Alex's accomplishment helping an ICE detainee, the tremendous effect these efforts can have, memories of when Alex first appeared on the show, how Alex got involved in this particular case, why some lawyers are afraid to fight against ICE, how ICE doesn't seem to have much regard for the rules of law, the way ICE is losing a lot of court cases, the fact that ICE is actually very smart and knows exactly what they're doing, explaining the loud noise of New York City steam heat in the background, how all of this relates to the hacker world, examining the true motivations behind the ICE actions, the danger of ICE acting again, how others can get involved, a breach involving ICE opponents at stopice.net, why it's never a good idea to share your personal info with such groups, the possibility that this was all made up to create mistrust and chaos, being blacklisted through A.I., WBAI is in the Epstein files, some hacker-related material from the files, ShinyHunters take responsibility for a university breach, why paying a ransom feels wrong, there are 2600 meetings this Friday.
Overtime: Acknowledging the relevance of the Springsteen song used as an outro to the show tonight, the need for new protest songs, why things seem more fractured today, looking for people to get involved with HOPE on a music and art level despite not yet having a home, a milestone is reached as HOPE On Planet Earth becomes a 501(c)(3) organization, how much of this came from Greg Newby's influence, how all of this came out of the negativity of being kicked out of the last venue, the new possibilities that are now opened up, the next HOPE venue will be somewhere in New York City, how this new status makes the impossible possible, some of the history behind HOPE, speaker submissions will be opening despite not yet having a home for HOPE, Greg's two dreams of forming the non-profit and returning to Manhattan, Emmanuel gets pulled up on stage at the "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" taping on Monday, how the crowd was responsive to the things that Emmanuel is involved in, how the stage seemed much smaller than expected, Alex's experience with high school students from Northern Island, Emmanuel tries to get Super Bowl tickets from Alex, how the World Cup games are made inaccessible to most people by FIFA, Rob and Gila recollect the live Stephen Colbert show they attended after the State of the Union address in 2020, why taping a show is different than doing it live, debating whether Rebel is real or fake, thoughts on Jesse Welles songs, more thoughts on ICE agents, the prospect of ICE being pursued by other law enforcement agents, questioning how to get compensated when ICE vandalizes your car, Emmanuel wonders why callers can't seem to hear him, more thoughts on the hacker connections with Jeffrey Epstein, answering some questions on back issues and donations to WBAI, an ICE alert app from Islip Forward, where on Long Island ICE has been operating today, pushback to ICE from the Central Islip Fire Department, Emmanuel asks Kyle to swap microphones to see if that fixes the problem, asking everyone what their favorite issue was, what was special about the Autumn 1989 issue, the Janet Reno eyes, imitating sounds made by payphone computers, comparing California to Florida, Rebel demonstrates a call to a gym, an extended discussion with a non-human agent, Emmanuel recounts setting up mysterious conference calls at WUSB, a question from a listener about WBAI policy, how things have gotten better at the station, final goodbyes, Alex vanishes without explanation.
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February 4
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 02 / 11 / 2026 -
Emmanuel proclaims that Pam Bondi is a horrible person based on today's hearing, determining the number one news story of the day, why the kidnapping of a grandmother is being covered around the clock by every network, the stories that are being ignored as a result of this, how Google was able to recover data that was previously thought to be unobtainable, the good and bad in this, throwing around a bunch of hypothetical situations, a Ring commercial during the Super Bowl causes a backlash, a student who attended a protest for five minutes is banned from his campus and has his private info turned over to DHS by Google and Meta without any resistance, Alex explains how this can only be solved through legislation, Emmanuel asks what an administrative subpoena looks like, an update on HOPE's status, how this type of discussion has caused problems, how to support WBAI, some of the history of the show, Kyle describes the importance of participating, the beauty of radio, the FBI is unable to penetrate the Apple lockdown mode on a reporter's phone, what lockdown mode is, continuing problems with Alex's connection, hackers are breaking into Jeffrey Epstein's email accounts using released info.
Overtime: The challenges that HOPE is facing in trying to find a new home, what is desirable as far as size, the magic of HOPE, some background on the relationship with St. John's University, responding to some of the ideas for new venues, how the new non-profit affiliation can help, the possibility of new events within HOPE, the possibility of HOPE being in Jersey City, addressing other possibilities, Kyle tells the story of the network challenge, how Kyle discovered fiber in Hotel Pennsylvania that they didn't know they had, how other events have inspired HOPE, how HOPE is described as the most European conference in the States, friends in unlikely places, talk submissions are being opened despite HOPE not having a home, the dates are tentatively what was already announced, memories of frame relay, how the old technologies and protocols still work, tracking a plane over Queens, a health reminder from Gila, the deaths of Dawson and Harold, what "Harold and Maude" was about, more news from HOPE will be ahead.
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February 11
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- 02 / 18 / 2026 -
Emmanuel just arrived from the dentist, next week will be a call-in show for WBAI, an update on the creepy Ring ad during the Super Bowl, the need to discuss Flock cameras more, a Dutch man is arrested for having sensitive files that the police gave him, trying to clarify terms and offer advice, questioning whether accessing a file without a password is a crime, Rob explains what a pull request is, how closing a pull request without comment caused an A.I. agent to take offense and send out a hit piece, the future scenarios involving A.I., Emmanuel asks his A.I. agent to stop bringing up his loose crown with every conversation to no avail, Rob shares some rules for a chatbot, why overusing A.I. is only ripping yourself off, an Ars Technica story about A.I. overstepping is itself affected by A.I. hallucinations, why we shouldn't be surprised by any of this, DHS is trying to track down personal social media info for people who oppose ICE, Orwellian implications, Alex gives an update on another ICE detainee case he got involved with, next week will be a call-in show.
Overtime: An explosion of obscenity, some A.I. updates, Kyle explains why it's OK to take a break, the importance of being fulfilled and taking time for oneself, the importance of acknowledgment, countering the impulse to give up, Kyle's memories of words to Greg, trying to figure out how long Kyle's been around, the problem the left has with succeeding, memories of Emmanuel's friend Al from high school, starting an underground high school newspaper, the campaign of Peter Camejo, Emmanuel tells the story of a trip to the founding of a leftist group in Illinois during his freshman year in college that proved to be quite telling, the importance of remembering to have fun, Kyle gives an update on the non-profit organization, outlining some of the replies that have been received so far in the search for a new home for HOPE, how one person managed to get HOPE kicked out of St. John's, the full story of what happened at the university, dispelling myths, Rebel tells how he started to listen to the show, memories of physical telephones, complimenting a caller's sound quality, memories of CU-SeeMe, a confession from a caller, Kyle is forced to give fingerprints to enter the E.U., how these new regulations will affect anyone with an American passport visiting the E.U., questions about HOPE, ways to fight back, recommending an SNL sketch, a discussion about making collect calls, wondering why cell phones aren't listed in a phone book, how people can submit their entries for HOPE talks before a venue is announced, this may have been the longest "Overtime" in history.
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February 18
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 02 / 25 / 2026 -
Surviving the blizzard, use of the EAS tones, how the city fared, New York City schools had their first snow day in a while, debating what the best move was and how Mamdani seems to be blamed for everything, a RAM shortage is on the way, how this will affect us, the issue of how much RAM is wasted today, people who wear "smart glasses," the way this technology is being misused and how Meta is doing nothing to stop it, how Google Glasses were received in the past, Trump's desire to keep states from regulating A.I., comparing glasses to cars, more on snow days, facts about an alleged kill switch in cars, a question about gaining access to a Hotmail account, how to support WBAI, dormant accounts.
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February 25
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