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- 06 / 06 / 17 -
The show will likely be coming from Italy next week, the 40th anniversary of the station is in exactly three weeks, another terrorist incident involving a vehicle in London, analyzing terrorist strategies, surprising facts about suicide bombers, how mass shootings are being ignored, the frustration of dealing with Trump as president, how the absence of guns makes a huge difference in recent terrorist attacks, the frustration of Google News leading to paywalls, the latest Bill Maher controversy, the stupidity of not engaging in dialogue, how white people will never know what it's like to be black, where Kyle and Emmanuel will be traveling to in the weeks ahead, the final game has been played in the Champions League, why Emmanuel isn't happy with the result, Juventus managed to have a football stampede without even having a game, how Greenland isn't in FIFA, an appeal to Greenland listeners, a random call.
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June 6
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- 06 / 13 / 17 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are on a train to Amsterdam, tonight's show will feature excerpts from their trip to Milan, a Radio Popolare event, explaining the language issues in tonight's show, the entire Italian radio broadcast is also being made available, walking down a staircase to meet people at a hotel in Milan, meeting Roberto downstairs, describing the city while driving in a taxi, memories of Minsk, different walking styles in various cities, rules of drinking beer on the air, the beer of the radio station, discussing what will be on the show today, trying to remember who people are, last minute preparations backstage, discussing the reaction to the election in November from an American perspective, why this ultimately is a good thing, reactions to last week's Comey hearing, the Wikileaks effect and how Julian Assange may have influenced the outcome of the election, how hackers are always in the middle of the story, why we shouldn't be angry at Russia, why it's a mistake to politicize hacking, the craziness of Fox News, why media has to evolve, the importance of media that questions authority, what's ahead for Kyle and Emmanuel in the next few weeks.
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June 13
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- 06 / 20 / 17 -
Kyle and Emmanuel are in Edinburgh, where recent travels have taken them in a relatively short period, looking forward to Iceland, the 40th anniversary of WUSB is in one week, how technology is being used during travel, the advantages of low-overhead email, visiting a former prison in Amsterdam now being used to house refugees, what we can learn from this, how America is viewed as a crazy place by people overseas, more mass shootings in the United States, the aftermath of a shooting at a congressional baseball game, why no group is immune from violence, a question for the NRA, a robotic lawn mower is on the scene, the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire in London, Kyle and Emmanuel visited the scene, what the mood in the street was like, the annoyance of the Socialist Workers Party, how to have a dialogue with people you disagree with.
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June 20
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- 06 / 27 / 17 -
An historic moment in the history of WUSB, a rebroadcast of the first moments of the radio station 40 years ago to the minute, a full newscast from this day in 1977, Kyle and Emmanuel are just back from Iceland, this is the first show from the new main studio, Frank Burgert joins the conversation, questioning Frank on stories he read 40 years ago, acknowledging Frank's efforts in building the new studios, how the move finally came about, how Frank got involved in radio, former general manager Norm Prusslin joins the discussion, some of the controversy that was around in the first days of broadcasting, Norm describes the application process in 1973, the early days on WSHR, Norm's start in radio, the recent discovery of time capsules in the old studios, Jim Wiener magically appears, Jim's first radio experiences, memories of the musical acts that appeared at Stony Brook, how Jim's collecting change for the dryer led to a pivotal moment in the station's history, relics of the carrier current days, Chris Phillips joins the conversation, how Chris got involved in the station, listening to "Brain Damage" years ago, there is a large number of people now in the studios, Chris LaPorta and Matt Mankiewich stop by to discuss construction of the new studios, Kyle describes what it's like being one of the newer members of the station, Norm recollects how the station members interacted with the community in the early days, Chris Phillips will be filling in for Finn while he's in Morocco, an excerpt from the 40th anniversary celebration that was held two days ago, Mike Yuhas and Lister give their perspectives, naming some of the people who have shown up at the festivities, Mike remembers trying to call Oscar's All-Night Kosher Deli on "The Voice of Long Island," an excerpt from a call to Austria, the infamous WUSB Sea Shanty ID. This is an extended show.
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June 27
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