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- 03 / 02 / 21 -

Kyle is reading thoughts from the new university president, a new month has begun, optimism is in the air as the vaccine is becoming more available, how stupidity is reigning, ways that everything can still be screwed up, encouraging listeners to help others get the vaccine, the evolving facts that have gone with the pandemic from the beginning, testimony from Christopher Wray on the events of January 6th, a conservative controversy over Dr. Seuss, revealing the real name of Dr. Seuss, examples of racism in some early books, wondering why the right wing is upset these books won't be published anymore, how Americans have moved forward despite Trump, why communism is no longer a thing, why it's absurd to categorize Democrats as communists, factcheck.org puts out ten pages of corrections to Trump's speech at CPAC, Emmanuel issues a proposal to those who believe Trump won, the trap attached to asking if there was any election fraud, the way such questions should be answered, signs of being in a cult, use of the phrase "Democrat Party," the latest on Ted Cruz, Lee Zeldin decides to run for governor, serious problems for Andrew Cuomo, more people died in nursing homes in Florida than in New York, why Democrats need to be smart, Zeldin's long history of trying to get Cuomo on something, how Zeldin is a sexual harassment enabler, the impressive record of the lieutenant governor, Zeldin's true motivation, a review of "Indochine" from 1992, Emmanuel learns that rubber comes from trees, some of the sympathetic portrayals of negative characters in the film, how this showed a recurring theme involving white oppression, the issue of reconciliation, some updates on vaccine availability, mixing up the words vaccine and virus.

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March 2
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- 03 / 09 / 21 -

There's a lot to talk about, Emmanuel has gotten the vaccine, how Emmanuel was able to get an earlier appointment at a closer location, the new part of campus, dealing with the National Guard, Emmanuel forgets about the recording Kyle made [that recording is attached below], what happened inside the building, checking in afterwards, what Emmanuel felt while going through the whole procedure, the extensive ways people can qualify for the vaccine, how to get around error messages saying that no vaccines are available, how the availability situation will keep improving, the new problem that could be faced within months of people not accepting the vaccine, the threat this scenario will pose towards getting past COVID-19, more people are now willing to accept the vaccine, why traveling on airplanes isn't as dangerous as might be assumed, the majority of Fisher's Island residents have received the vaccine, news that Joe Biden's dog Major is involved in an incident, China and Russia will be working on a scientific station on the moon, a review of "Schindler's List" from 1993, Kyle's memories of seeing this film in school, why black and white images work better in such portrayals, Kyle explains what this movie is really all about, how it relates to today, how the Nazis were ordinary people, the randomness of a single person in the film, how dehumanizing people makes this sort of thing much easier, the USC Shoah Foundation, a battle in Smithtown between Black Lives Matter protesters and pro-cop people, when pro-police sentiment is inappropriate, what the Black Lives Matter message means, questioning how this could possibly be a threat to white people, why the Blue Lives Matter rebuttal is racist.

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March 9
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Emmanuel Gets the Vaccine
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- 03 / 16 / 21 -

Emmanuel jumps in early with a good idea, thoughts about Papua New Guinea, using "United Nations of Coffee" as the name of a coffeeshop, Kyle has a Radiothon 1990 shirt on, the Spring Radiothon begins next week, the interesting story of the Southampton campus, the history of the campus radio station, some history of local PBS and NPR stations, how WUSB is truly unique in the local radio scene, the constantly changing name of the local cable company, how Altice sends a useless EAS test almost every night that completely obliterates every channel, how this actually worked against a real emergency alert, discovering Long Island's Nazi past in Yaphank, driving on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach, the AstraZeneca vaccine is taking a beating, an annoying software change on the New York State vaccine appointment website, there are now more vaccines available, a question that shouldn't be asked of those who have gotten the vaccine, asking people if they're refusing to get the vaccine, a review of "Belle Epoque" from 1993, the outdated storyline, analyzing the various characters, a review of "Forrest Gump" from 1994, how this film was surprisingly good, issues with the narration, how epics tend to win Academy Awards, common references to films that Kyle and Emmanuel are seeing, a "Revolution 9" connection to "War and Peace," the COVID-19 relief bill passed with no Republican support, a strong week for Democrats.

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March 16
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- 03 / 23 / 21 -

Both Kyle and Emmanuel are lethargic, the Stony Brook women's basketball team was on nationwide television, why every sports game broadcast is a form of therapy, the WUSB broadcast was a few seconds ahead of ESPN, the Radiothon has begun, how WUSB is able to do so much with so little, Kyle and Emmanuel name some of their favorite shows, Emmanuel's second vaccine shot is coming up this week, a ton of commitments, taking the pressure off, mass shootings have started again, how a cop seemed to become a spokesperson for one of the killers, the shameful response by some Republicans, the cowardice of Democrats for not doing something dramatic, how a decent crowd of people could convince Joe Manchin to act differently, how to counter the right wing, the continuing fight for background checks, the crisis at the border, the hypocrisy of the Republicans, a review of "Burnt by the Sun" from 1994, the large number of characters, a somewhat startling scene, confusion regarding the plot, the ease with which people could be labeled as traitors in the Soviet Union, word of a sequel, an appeal for pledges, the president of Tanzania dies of COVID-19 after denying the disease, how this is very similar to Trump, why the people responsible need to pay the price, Emmanuel grows impatient with the pace of marijuana legalization in New York State, an example of Democrats getting in their own way, a final appeal for pledges, how to play episodes of the show with a virtual assistant. This show includes fundraising.

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March 23
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- 03 / 30 / 21 -

The trial of the policeman who murdered George Floyd is underway, why it's both disturbing and necessary to watch this, how the judge acted badly in the way he spoke to a witness, the patience and restraint of the African-American community, an analogy for people who don't understand what Black Lives Matter means, how a similar situation happened to Emmanuel in first grade, a demonstration of how a witness should answer a question in court, the unfairness of the court system in dealing with witnesses, the spring fundraiser is still underway, why it's important to support the station, what can get people to pledge, marijuana takes a major step towards legalization in New York, how the rules will be different than some other states, why pot isn't a gateway drug, how legalized marijuana makes things safer for kids, encouraging counties and towns not to opt out of legal sales, the Biden administration announces plans to kick-start wind turbines, trying to understand why people complain about seeing wind turbines in the distance, Emmanuel's reaction to his second vaccine shot, vaccines have now opened up to everyone 30 years old and over, Amtrak is restoring its long distance train service next month, Volkswagen is changing its name to Voltswagen, a review of "Braveheart" from 1995, a bunch of historical inaccuracies, the way a gay character was mocked in the film, clarifying what will be covered next week.

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March 30
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