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- 08 / 01 / 06 -
It's a very hot and muggy day, a public service announcement on the heat, advice for people to cool off on campus, the Stony Brook tunnel system, the risk to the elderly, the "heat index" and why it's stupid, the 25th anniversary of MTV, a history of MTV and some other networks, lyrics from a Dead Kennedy's song, an upcoming battle between PBS and the FCC, recent FCC fines, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, how language is being manipulated, why the reaction is disproportionate, an example of the warmongering mentality in the region, the health crisis facing Fidel Castro, the disturbing reaction in Miami, why any change needs to come from within, Hugo Chavez makes a stupid move, the difference between Belarus and Cuba, an opposition politician is imprisoned in Belarus, SUVs in the News, how SUV drivers are helping to bring down society, next week will be devoted to phone calls.
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August 1
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- 08 / 08 / 06 -
Multiple Amy Goodmans cause confusion, Senator Joseph Lieberman faces defeat due to his pro war stance, there will be calls taken this evening, grandiose insults, Lieberman's campaign accuses the opposition of hacking their website, the ease with which a backup site could have been provided, results of looking up their domain, a North Korean insult, a Satanic worshipper is put to death in Ohio, Satanic music takes over, an Eric Harris story, a radio station changes from a religious to an all sex format, feedback to talk of the Stony Brook tunnel system, comparing Cuba to Belarus, a caller who didn't make it to HOPE, some weird spam, similarities and differences between the protest policy of Belarus and the United States, wondering if radio is indeed dying, a tribute album to the Rutles.
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August 8
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- 08 / 15 / 06 -
People are already back at school in some places, the soldier who exposed the Abu Ghraib scandal is treated like a traitor in his home town, how Donald Rumsfeld revealed his identity without his permission, the unhealthy way fellow soldiers are protected regardless of how bad their actions may have been, how most people don't have the guts to blow the whistle, liquids are now considered dangerous on airplanes, the overall stupidity of the new security policy, what the real motivations behind the new policy could be, inconsistencies in security, an arrest in connection with the purchase of a large number of prepaid cell phones, the Alberto Gonzales quote on this case, the U.K. goes to the highest possible alert condition, a cricket scandal involving a terrorism remark, NASA misplaces the recordings of the first moon landing, Neil Armstrong's mistake during his famous quote, the challenges of storing things in a digital medium, why it's incorrect to refer to the situation in Iraq as a war, a caller from the old "Brain Damage" days discusses how times have changed since the airing of that show, how the 1980s could be remembered in history, new technology that allows cops to quickly look up license plate numbers of passing cars, an update on Emmanuel's ant situation, why there should be a different sort of license for SUV driving, prospects of revolution, being the individual in a crowd, a postal worker in England rejects a passport photo of a five-year-old on the grounds that it could offend Muslims, how a story like this can manipulate people, Emmanuel remembers a similar incident in high school, Emmanuel objects to being referred to as a podcast, the "Rutles Highway Revisited" album, Emmanuel urges people to see a video featuring Frank Zappa being attacked on CNN.
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August 15
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- 08 / 22 / 06 -
The frustration of having the JonBenet Ramsey case come back into the spotlight, why Emmanuel thinks the guy who confessed isn't the person who did it, how this sort of thing makes people shout at their television sets, airline hassles, the tremendous stress involved in flying these days, driving the length of Flatbush Avenue, how Smart cars can brighten up lives, Emmanuel describes the conversation he had with cops while driving his Smart car in Manhattan, the need to shout at traffic, frustrations with Firefox, SUVs in the News, an invitation for SUV drivers to call in, whether making fun of the Columbine killers is fair, problems with the phone, problems with Ford Explorers on the border, the numbering system at HOPE Number Six, a caller is standing in the Atlantic Ocean, the sound of waves through a cell phone, another reason to not use the word "war" when describing the Iraq situation, reports that Marines who have already served their time will be recalled to Iraq, wondering if Marines can protest the current policy, misguided military policy from both the United States and Israel, the risks and importance of speaking up, a Neil Young song with great lyrics.
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August 22
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- 08 / 29 / 06 -
Some confusion caused by a variety of factors, a shortage of patch cords, a thorough explanation on how it all ties together, biblical weather, the one year anniversary of Katrina, how so much of the misery could have been avoided, Emmanuel urges people to watch "When the Levees Broke" by Spike Lee, some facts about the hurricane, feedback to the film, Hezbollah is doing a better job of compensating citizens after a disaster, how insurance companies can get away with not paying for damage, a hoax by The Yes Men draws attention to the injustices affecting people in Louisiana, why such hoaxes are sometimes necessary, controversy involving "Tom and Jerry" in England, pornography mistakenly goes out over the air in Sweden, evidence that dogs can't drive, an avoidable plane crash, a big waste of time in the JonBenet Ramsey case, hotels with porn are targeted by conservative activists, neo-Nazis rally against the war, severe problems with the board, RFID chips are being installed on garbage bins in England, a strange analogy to current events, shouting at TV sets, how past U.S. policy in Iran led to the way things are today, more thoughts on New Orleans.
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August 29
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