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- 10 / 05 / 21 -
Kyle has been sitting on a Club-Mate crate instead of a chair all these weeks, there's a new station at 107.3 FM in Bridgeport, how the emergence of a 250 watt translator points to corruption with the FCC, Emmanuel's frustration trying to make a deposit at an ATM, getting locked inside the vestibule, suggestions on how to prevent this sort of thing, memories of the old door at WUSB that Kyle and Emmanuel once tried to fix, a funny story concerning the recent reopening of the Stony Brook Union, the story of the backwards library at Stony Brook, Kyle and Emmanuel go to a Yankees game in the Bronx, how that game was crucial in the Yankees qualifying for the playoffs, what was good about the overall atmosphere, Seattle is the only team not to have made it to the World Series, how a hockey team was stolen from Quebec, a massive Facebook outage at a most awkward time, the negative aspects of Facebook, a parallel to bullies, a David Lynch reference, a shootout in Tucson is caught on a train camera, there was an Amtrak derailment last week, angry and unhinged parents are threatening school board members nationwide, hysteria over the way in which history is being taught, how virtually nobody was taught about the Tulsa massacre, more on schools and vaccines, Trump's former press secretary puts out a book that paints him in a very bad light, why it's good that progressives are drawing a line with the infrastructure bill.
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October 5
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- 10 / 12 / 21 -
Kyle and Emmanuel both have masks on because they're at the Amtrak station in Chicago, Emmanuel was a speaker at the THOTCON conference, about to begin a trip across the country to see how it's doing, what the Lake Shore Limited was like, trying to hear an announcement, an idea for quick high speed rail in the United States, the long route from New York to Chicago, how the train connects with the train from Boston in Albany, a mysterious train track that was spotted in South Bend, tracking down Millennium Station in Chicago, the lack of helpful signs in the city, what the station was like, what's unique about Chicago's Loop, some of the unnecessary confusion in the system, complications when trying to buy day passes, how humans consistently solved the problems, confusing station names, visiting a shuffleboard club, Kyle describes the cooler parts of Chicago, analysis of a dispensary in Chicago, a "happy DMV," the difficulty in finding a place to consume cannabis, the radically differing laws in neighboring states, the Chicago Marathon was earlier today, how it's good to speak to pro-science crowds, some final thoughts on Chicago, the long trip to the train within Union Station.
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October 12
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- 10 / 19 / 21 -
Mike Yuhas joins tonight's show from the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, Mike describes the different train tracks that run through the area, Mike explains the technology involved whenever a train passes by, what defect detectors are, an eastbound train passes loaded with cars, listening to the defect detector, Mike explains what all the numbers mean, this happens every ten to 15 miles, a special greeting to Mike's friends back on Long Island, looking for old episodes of programs Mike and Emmanuel used to do, how Mike got where he is now, Mike explains how freight trains work on Long Island, how private railcars can be identified, a westbound train passes, how cars end up on competing railroads, the various ways railroads pay off debts to each other, listening to the defect detector, another eastbound train passes, lots of lumber on this train, Mike's memories of visiting the new WUSB studios, Mike explains what's involved in barges passing by on the river, some facts about the local locks, how an act of Congress started the lock and dam system, the types of things that are transported via barge, Kyle's issue with benzine, notes on call letters of broadcast stations on either side of the Mississippi, visiting a park in Minnesota, what bluffs and coolies are, what winters are like in Wisconsin, memories of Waukesha, how people seem to be friendly everywhere, Kyle and Emmanuel look forward to future locations of travel, Mike explains Amtrak Midwest which Kyle and Emmanuel took from Chicago to Milwaukee, plans for increasing passenger service between Chicago and Minnesota, how freight lines stand in the way of expanded passenger service, the ways in which Amtrak is expanding, how train service expansion is often vetoed by the governor's office in Wisconsin, another westbound train passes, getting the engineer to blow the horn, an empty taconite train.
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October 19
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- 10 / 26 / 21 -
It's really early in the morning, preparing for a trip to the Olympic Peninsula, Kyle describes his 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit, the car starts, what lies ahead, heading for Port Angeles, resuming from the ferry, how ferry plans had to change at the last minute, a bit of a complication as the car is parked in the wrong lane and will need to exit before the final destination, how the purser was able to help, an update after stopping in Port Angeles, heading for Forks, how the leaves are turning in the autumn, what the plan for today is, a promise to explain what the names "Forks" and "La Push" mean, a "bomb cyclone" is hitting the region, how British Columbia isn't far, commenting on the spectacular landscape being passed, Emmanuel is running out of ways to say scenic, what a dispensary in Port Angeles was like, some facts that were learned about federal marijuana laws and how they affect states, how dogs are allowed access to many places in Seattle, the contrasting cultures in Seattle, commenting on passing drivers, comments on Tacoma, how a light rail system is being actively constructed, Kyle explains the effect this new system will have on the city, an appeal for suggestions on places to stop in an upcoming cross country drive, resuming from First Beach in La Push with huge waves nearby, trying to describe the scene, some dramatic islands, a nearby jetty also contains massive logs, going back to the safety of the car, why being in the midst of wind and rain is a great feeling, listening to the rain, describing the nearby dense forests, a summation from the motel room, how a major storm is actually hitting the area, an answer on the origins of the names "Forks" and "La Push," the area is linked to the "Twilight" series.
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October 26
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