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- 05 / 02 / 06 -
The day of the "immigrant boycott," some of the history involving immigration policies, a congressional statement from the past, the Mexican situation, the Lou Dobbs perspective, the Statue of Liberty quote, Fidel Castro expresses gratitude to the United States for helping Cuba to grow stronger, a "feel good" illegal immigrant story, the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish, a selection from the new Neil Young album, BBC World finally comes to the area, SUVs in the News, listener phone calls, next week will be a special program paying tribute to retiring WUSB General Manager Norm Prusslin, Emmanuel can't say where he will actually be next week, another Neil Young selection from the new album.
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May 2
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- 05 / 09 / 06 -
Emmanuel can't reveal where he will be when this show airs, Emmanuel is in his Smart car, a special program dedicated to outgoing WUSB General Manager Norm Prusslin, Norm's effect on the station over the years, what to look forward to in the coming hour, driving on the grounds of the Brookhaven National Labs, trying to track down the mystery birds, reminiscing with Brother Bill, Brother Nick, and Gary Pecorino, getting a local goose to hiss, Gary discusses how Norm has influenced many aspects of his life, remembering the Alternative Presidential Convention, worrying about what the future will hold without Norm at the helm, an old Jim Morrison ID, recapping the tribute to Norm that recently took place, Jim Wiener, Rich Koch, and Frank Burgert tell some stories of the early days of WUSB, memories from Norm, Joe Evangelista recollects his first days at the station, Ted Schreiber and Brother Nick talk about Norm's childhood encounter with Paul McCartney, some final words from the Smart car, tomorrow night's "Off The Hook" will reveal Emmanuel's current location, some final words from Norm on what inspired him.
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May 9
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- 05 / 16 / 06 -
Emmanuel reveals that he was in Cuba last week, what was particularly unusual about this trip, how the iRiver was used, some Cuban music, taking the AirTrain and meeting Mike at the airport, extra screening at the airport, boarding the plane, what the plan is for the next day and the possible complications that may arise, the potential prosecution that Mike and Emmanuel could face, Castro's 80th birthday, why Florida is a vile place, heading to Havana, what the extra security was like, arrival, Havana radio, a report from the streets of Havana, how this trip came about, some of the more interesting characters roaming the streets, the daily newspaper Granma, the aggressiveness of Cuban cigar salesmen, the television stations available in Cuba, concern over bringing things back into the States, the rough ride coming into Cuba, the difficulty in getting a Cuban press visa, Emmanuel's difficulty getting into the country, a Che Guevara salesman, what will be covered in the next part.
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May 16
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- 05 / 23 / 06 -
Tonight won't be the second part of the Cuba feature, the Dayton Hamvention took place this past weekend, the parallels between ham radio and hacking, why Emmanuel tries to go every year, why it's fun to meet readers and listeners, the 2600 van gets a new transmission and reverse gets moved, there is audio from Dayton this year, Bernie S. describes the Dayton experience, some of the cool things that were found this year, Bernie and Lin describe how Redbird was able to contact someone in California with only five watts, why ham radio people only seem to talk about their equipment on the air, the "piss and moan" net, how Lin and Bernie met at Dayton, some of the interesting people that have been encountered, Sunday afternoon dumpster diving sessions, Lurid describes the negative aspects of Dayton, the difficulty of finding food after ten o'clock on a Friday night, Lurid talks about the risks of being in Greene County, the Waffle House culture, some Waffle House lingo, a recording made in a very noisy Waffle House, Lurid's memories of grits in jail, a Waffle House song on the jukebox, a lesser known Waffle House song by Johnny Spork and the Plastic Forks.
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May 23
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- 05 / 30 / 06 -
The microphone is broken, the next Cuba feature will hopefully be next week, spring seems to have sprung, a rundown of what's been featured on the shows recently, a Windows musical composition as played on a Mac, a strange phone number that was found in New York City, what numbers stations are, trying to analyze what the strange numbers could possibly mean, a rather scary observation, some other details, "Lost" is one of Emmanuel's favorite shows, the season finale, going over the ridiculous plot and contradictions of "24," a secret message, Natalee Holloway is still on the front page of CNN, the upcoming Haditha scandal, the disturbing reaction to the news, how certain conclusions can be drawn from recent events, questioning why the U.S. has been holding people for years without charging them with a crime, more bad news from Afghanistan, a soldier gets a letter from his former Iraqi interrogator, listener mail, feedback to the Cuba show.
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May 30
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