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- 07 / 07 / 20 -

Testing levels, monitoring the garden after an intruder incident, the success of the sunchokes, questioning why nature fights itself, questioning how to buy ladybugs, the groundhog returns and makes a beeline for the sunchokes, how the deer-proof fence was no match for the groundhog, Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19, how both he and Trump deserve to get it, how New York is now doing fairly well fighting the virus, a reality check on how the numbers work, observations on mask wearing, Phase Four begins tomorrow, how and why facts change, reports that Trump paid someone to take his SAT exams, a new book from Mary Trump, how the release of this book is being fought by Robert Trump, why it's important to support Biden regardless of personal feelings towards him, trying to figure out who to blame for what happened in 2016, revealing last week's mystery song, why it's important to support WUSB, why the show has to be broadcast remotely, why it's important to act when people aren't following health guidelines, the number to report violations, Trump lashes out at Fox News when they show Biden leading in polls, a report from a local Black Lives Matter protest in Montauk, an incident where a local man drove into protesters in Huntington, how the cops treated him like he did nothing wrong, a fatal terrorist act in Seattle that's getting little attention, how Lee Zeldin continues to care more about statues than people, how Zeldin and Trump seem to be connected in their comments, blaming Marxists for knocking down a Frederick Douglass statue, how Emmanuel is at war with the Twitter algorithm, the fight to get rid of things named after William Floyd, a review of "Rocky" from 1976, how this may be the low point of the award winning films, what can be admired in this film, trying to understand the allure of boxing, some plot holes, how the next foreign film is taking a while to arrive. This show includes light fundraising.

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July 7
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- 07 / 14 / 20 -

Testing more levels, the HOPE conference is coming up, some of the video presentations being planned, YouTube annoyances, Emmanuel wishes Kyle a happy Bastards Day, an update on the groundhog, how the garden was further decimated, Kyle's attempts at finding the right kind of fence, why this particular groundhog is a jerk, how the sunchokes are starting to recover, the fake crisis being reported on the renaming of the Washington Redskins, the loss of the Seattle SuperSonics and the theft of a hockey team, trying to come up with new names, why the Long Island Ducks is a good name, how the idea of becoming the media is getting subverted by conspiracy theorists, how some cable networks give equal time to uninformed opinions, the issue of masks, the danger involved in walking around without masks, the demise of C'est Cheese in Port Jefferson, how Trump was finally forced to wear a mask when visiting a hospital, how this has nothing to do with politics, Kyle's thoughts on family members who support the Trump regime, the massive uprising against police brutality and the police response that helped elevate the crime rate, the effects of criticism on bad policies, how people on the left thwart their own efforts, this is the last week of Radiothon, an announcement from the student board, a threat to kill the groundhog if a pledge isn't received, why Melania Trump is evil, people are dying as a direct result of the country's lack of a serious response to the virus, the death toll is over 135,000, the results of irresponsible behavior over July 4th, how New Yorkers are generally getting it right, introducing the outro 70s-style. This show includes light fundraising.

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July 14
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- 07 / 21 / 20 -

An especially fast Amy Goodman outro, Kyle describes a potentially overheating phone that's connecting the show to the station, a problem with the recorder, the HOPE conference is beginning this week, trying to get the right levels, the enthusiasm level for the conference has skyrocketed, all nine days are now full, Kyle and Emmanuel see a comet, how people can see it, Emmanuel tries to find out if constellations look the same on Mars as on Earth, the annoyance of trying to print from various websites, how the restrictions aren't stopping, the ease of blaming Cuomo, how leftists immediately turn election winners into enemies, bars that had their licenses suspended, how all of this would be unnecessary if people had only followed the guidelines, more details on the shutting down of a club that was violating COVID-19 precautions, why people shouldn't be paying rent on businesses that have to shut down, why New York is in a much better place than other states, a crowd of 800 people is broken up in Long Beach, how Trump has decided that the Centers for Disease Control should not handle COVID-19 data while the White House should, the need to fight back instead of just complaining, how the George Floyd incident inspired change through protest, how people are being grabbed off the streets in cities by anonymous federal police, the hypocrisy of the NRA, threats of federal troops coming to states run by Democrats, the post office is in danger from Trump, worry over Ruth Bader Ginsburg being in the hospital, why the creation of the Department of Homeland Security made this inevitable, rethinking Hillary Clinton, why Jill Stein is still an idiot, a spelling error on a fake death certificate gets a local man into trouble, the San Francisco Giants' policy on protesting racial injustice, Emmanuel thinks of lost opportunities, Kyle sums it all up with a speech, some words about the late John Lewis, why the Edmund Pettus Bridge needs to be renamed for John Lewis.

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July 21
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- 07 / 28 / 20 -

The show is early, trying to queue up a PSA, Kyle and Emmanuel are in the middle of helping to run the HOPE conference, how the conference is being coordinated from all over the world, the way HOPE appears to be in a location when it's completely virtual, the fun event it's been for the first four days, how people can participate and see what's already happened, the quality of the presentations and the coordination of the staff, some of the highlights so far, the film festival that's ongoing at the conference, surprise at how the EFF fundraiser went this year, an invitation for WUSB listeners to record a bump for HOPE, the effectiveness of the virtual help desk, the uniqueness of this event, why it was so important not to cancel HOPE this year, Emmanuel reboots his computer with an unexpected result, the allure of not keeping up with the news for a few days, trying to connect with HOPE staffers on the equivalent of a two-way radio, how this hour is a break for Kyle and Emmanuel, trying to communicate with Greg Newby in Ontario, how all of Greg's dogs began howling in the middle of a speaker interview, how this year's conference has been open to more people from around the world, Greg explains the process of conference organization, how the Matrix and Mumble apps are being used, Greg reveals some of his favorite talks so far, the incredible amount of submissions received this year, dog participation, there are another five days of HOPE left, watching the conference live and coming upon a bump recorded by Kyle and Emmanuel, describing another bump currently airing, Emmanuel finally gets his machine to reboot and catches up on the news, Joe Biden is set to announce his running mate next week, what he should look for, baseball is back with a shortened season, today's official HOPE theme by Cameron Glass.

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July 28
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