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- 12 / 06 / 11 -
An abbreviated show recorded in Switzerland last winter, Swiss radio, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Zurich standing outside a huge phone booth, the sound of music from within, every phone booth has different music, it's possible to send SMSes from these phones, 117 is the number for the police, wondering what 143 is for, calling the payphone from a cell phone, the payphone begins to update, Swiss radio, visiting a second phone booth, the different music within, Swiss radio, the show will once again come from Switzerland next week, more Swiss radio.
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December 6
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- 12 / 13 / 11 -
All kinds of technical problems at the start of the show, Kyle recollects what it was like in Switzerland last January, tonight's show was recorded next to busy train tracks in Zurich, next week's show will come from Paris, Maxim joins the discussion in Zurich, Emmanuel reports on the various trains that are passing by during the conversation, the Swiss acronyms for trains, the extensive train network, how the technology is integrated in such a way that getting around is incredibly simple, GPS and cell phone technology is used to tell when trains and trams are arriving, the different dialects that can be found in the country, the large amount of rules in Switzerland, things you can't do on Sunday, Maxim's views of the United States, the importance of being on time in Switzerland, a freight train finally passes, the sound of bells, the tax on religion, Switzerland is relatively conservative, the large number of elections in the country, fear of change, recent bans on minarets, the parallel to hacking, the huge disparity in pricing, Swiss Christmas, the relation to the Helvetica font, Kyle's impressions of Zurich, the difficulty of finding food at night, Switzerland is not a member of the European Union and didn't join the United Nations until a few years ago, net neutrality in Switzerland, how Wikileaks was handled here, stylish dressers, a live update on high speed rail in the United States, new train service from Moscow to Paris, some train-related pieces.
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December 13
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- 12 / 20 / 11 -
The travel series recorded last winter finishes tonight with a show recorded in Paris, summer travel shows will follow in the weeks ahead, what Kyle and Emmanuel will be attempting to achieve in this hour, what Three Kings' Day is, French radio, Kyle and Emmanuel are standing on a balcony in Paris very early in the morning, trying to find the statue of the king in the pastry, describing the street scene below, Kyle is nervous about going through the airport later with his film, some of the things that were seen in Paris, the hotel hasn't had hot water in two days, a Michael Jackson demonstration, remaining thoughts on Zurich, Kyle describes what it was like to be checked on a tram, impressions of Paris, the state of the flags on Gare du Nord, a description of the RER trains in Paris, how the French seem to have no problem with heights, the Notre Dame cathedral, French sirens, a visit to the library, the king is discovered, what it was like to see a movie in Paris, how old films are played on French national television, the more relaxing way of life in France, the plan is to race to make a train to the airport, French radio, an update on what happened at the airports, some unusual French radio.
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December 20
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- 12 / 27 / 11 -
An abbreviated show recorded in Poland over the summer, Polish radio, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Warsaw, about to leave for Belarus, why the train gauge is changed at the border, a particularly loud part of town, summarizing what just happened at the Chaos Communication Camp, a description of the layout at an old military airfield, Kyle describes some of the setup process involved with the camp, focusing on some of the conflicts that can arise, the language barrier, Kyle recounts one example, the pressures involved in building the camp, Emmanuel describes an example of miscommunication when he was volunteering, how lessons can be learned from these experiences, the challenge involved in booking a train to Belarus, the train has technically already left Warsaw, tracking down Warsaw's hidden train network, Emmanuel urges Kyle not to be afraid of Belarus, Polish radio.
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December 27
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