Off The Hook Audio Archive
    "The telephone keeps ringing, so I ripped it off the wall..."    

"This also led to my involvement with another magical place: WBAI-FM in New York City, a full-power non-commercial station that reaches four states, accepts no corporate money and basically exists to challenge the status quo."

    --- Quote from Evil Corley in the "Acknowledgment" section of The Best of $2600: A Hacker Odyssey.  Brain-dead, big-government, billionaire Pacifica-Radio-supporting New York City (((liberals))) ARE the status quo!

Notes

1988        1989        1990         1991        1992

1993        1994        1995        1996        1997

1998        1999        2000        2001        2002

2003        2004        2005        2006        2007

2008        2009        2010        2011        2012

2013        2014        2015        2016        2017

2018        2019        2020        2021        2022

2023        2024        2025        2026        2027

Off The Hook - 1988


  1. This is the very first edition of Off The Hook and there's an interesting story behind its airing.  The program was originally scheduled to air as a one hour special on Friday, August 12 at 1:30 pm.  At precisely that minute, a fire on the transmitter floor of the Empire State Building took down every radio station in New York City.  Off The Hook was "Off The Air."  Radio time was at a premium and it took months to reschedule the show.  Finally, it aired on a Thursday night from 1 am until 3:30 am.  The first half-hour is a formal documentary while the rest is informal live radio which includes a call from at least one not-yet-famous hacker.  To capture the essence of both airings, we have included the very beginning of the failed broadcast moments before the station was knocked off the air and merged that with the successful airing months later.  The first section, which lasts only a few minutes, has a rather high hiss.  Featured: a documentary on teleconferences with excerpts of local conferences, advertisements, an interview with Cheshire Catalyst, Dutch hackers talking to American hackers on an illegal conference, a social engineering Alliance teleconference, and a live WBAI teleconference.  This show is in two parts.

Off The Hook - 1989


  1. This was Emmanuel's first show since the 1988 Off The Hook special.  This was a Monday evening special entitled News of the World, a program that focused on shortwave and foreign news broadcasts from around the globe.  BBC news commentary on West Germany elections, a warning on ionospheric interference, a guide to interval signals, Moscow Mailbag, the law concerning rebroadcasting the Voice of America in the United States, listener feedback, Radio Beijing.  The South African segment is missing.  News of the World had also aired as a series on WUSB.


  2. This was a Monday evening fill-in for (((Margot Adler's))) Unstuck In Time program.  The show focused on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, recent events in Tiananmen Square, and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.


  3. This edition of Off The Hook aired more than nine months after the pilot.  It was a special fill-in program and dealt with the story of Kevin Mitnick .  The "dark side hacker" had just been sentenced to a year in prison.  Guests include Alan Rubin (Mitnick's lawyer), reporter John Markoff, and computer hacker Richard Matthews.  We hear the revelation that Mitnick was held in solitary confinement.  Also: talk of the Shadowhawk (Herbert Zinn) sentencing.  Listen for Phiber Optik calling in as a listener.


  4. This was a Thursday morning at 3:30 am fill-in for a program called Out of the Shadows.  Topics include Emmanuel's trip to Europe, the Galactic Hacker Party, and selections from Brain Damage, Inc. (an in-house production of funny phone calls and comedy sketches).  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  5. While in Europe, Emmanuel met up with members of Big Audio Dynamite who had just released Megatop Phoenix, which would prove to be their last album in the band's original configuration.  This interview was originally aired on WUSB-FM in Stony Brook, NY and re-aired on WBAI when a slot unexpectedly opened up.  The first half of the interview is primarily Don Letts and other members of the band while the second half is Mick Jones, B.A.D.'s founder and, within a year, the only remaining member.  (Don Letts, incidentally, is the voice on the Off The Hook theme.)


  6. Although not an edition of Off The Hook, this early broadcast had many of its elements.  It came about as a double fill-in.  The first section is a fill-in for Robert Knight's Earthwatch program and it contains much discussion of the ongoing New York Telephone strike.  Reference is made to a previous fill-in program a week or so earlier which was apparently a similar show done in Peter Lamborn Wilson's overnight slot.  No known recording of that program exists.  Also included in this edition are recordings from Brain Damage, Inc., a call to the new automated repair service and the automated credit service which were originally made on the WUSB Brain Damage program, and a feature entitled "Confuse The Operator."  The second section is a fill-in for Sidney Smith's overnight show.  Talk of election results, "Confuse The Operator," the first call from dedicated WBAI listener Monroe, the horrors of French phone cards, Bill the Comic, the New York Telephone strike, and phone service during the San Francisco earthquake.  This show is in two parts.


  7. Wednesday morning 1:00 am fill-in for Tom Whisker on a program called Weaponry.  Topics include U.S. policy in El Salvador and changes in Eastern Europe.  Tapes from Radio Moscow are featured.  This show is in two parts.


  8. Another Wednesday morning 1:00 am fill-in for Tom Whisker's Weaponry show.  The topic is flag burning and features Dave Blaylock and Joey Johnson.  This show is in two parts.


  9. The last of the Wednesday morning 1:00 am fill-ins for Tom Whisker's Weaponry program.  The guest is Craig Demmer, a South African in the United States facing deportation for evading the draft.  This show is in two parts.

Off The Hook - 1990


  1. This was the debut of Emmanuel's first regularly scheduled series on WBAI.  The Thursday late night series The Fifth Corner was scheduled every two weeks from 11:45 pm to 1:00 am.  The show almost always dealt with technology in some way but there were some programs that were entirely political or focused on current events.  In this edition: the beginning of a new decade, Emmanuel's trip to Florida, Roger <gulp>, COCOTs, Panama, New Year's greetings from Radio Moscow.  Bob Fass follows.


  2. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  This edition took place right after the Martin Luther King Day AT&T failure.  Topics include prank phone calls, Caller ID, and the coming area code crisis.  This show includes fundraising.


  3. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  Emmanuel's car adventure, a telephone company nightmare, trying to dial 950s through the operator, getting the time from the operator, the Robert T. Morris trial, playing with New York Telephone's new automated collect service, a problem with the WBAI phone system.  Bob Fass follows.


  4. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  This is mostly a show about non-commercial radio, focusing on stations like WFMU, WUSB, WPKN, WPBX, and incursions by NPR stations like WSHU.  The beginning of the show is devoted to trying to make a phone call to Albania.  Rop from Amsterdam is the guest.


  5. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  An interview with WFMU general manager Ken Freedman.  A discussion of practically every non-commercial radio station in the area.  Bob Fass follows.


  6. Emmanuel was the studio engineer on Monday nights and on this occasion a program called Women Just Want To Have Funds with Laura Flanders was misplaced and a last minute fill-in was thrown together.  Topics include the changes in Eastern Europe, the pollution left behind, what it takes to get people interested in the environment, what the show originally scheduled for this time would have covered, an accident at a suspected chemical plant in Libya, all trains to Queens are suspended due to a derailed propane train car, Tom gives an update on the situation, blaming men for the problems of the world, how change is made, an "update" from Queens, an amazing phone connection.


  7. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  Excerpts from Radio Moscow, Emmanuel tries to fulfill his responsibilities with the North American Census Association, random phone calls mixed with Negativland excerpts, talk of pirate radio from the 1980s, insane callers converge on a teleconference, Emmanuel calls for a shortwave pirate radio station to simulcast WBAI's signal.


  8. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  Outrage over the new proposed rates by New York Telephone, including fees for accessing an operator and new charges for local information from a payphone.  Also: a demonstration of how few lines the Public Service Commission has available for the public, tips on avoiding charges for Call Waiting, and scams the phone company makes money at.  Rop from Amsterdam is the guest.


  9. An unintentional fill-in for Bob Fass during a fundraiser.  A Monroe-free hour.  Talk of satellites and the space program.  Also: an appearance by WBAI program director Andrew Phillips.  This show includes fundraising.


  10. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  An extra long edition of this program which provided many people with the very first glimpse of Operation Sundevil, the raiding of Steve Jackson Games, and the shutting down of Phrack and various bulletin boards, as well as the first reports of the MOD raids.  Guests include Steve Jackson and John Perry Barlow.  Morning Dew (the Grateful Dead Show) follows with a continued interview with John Perry Barlow.  This may have been the first time in WBAI history that a guest spanned two different programs.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  11. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  Emmanuel tries to get through to the Philippines.  A discussion of COCOTs and New York Telephone's plan to charge for directory assistance from payphones.  The guest is New York City Commissioner of Consumer Affairs (((Mark Green))).  Listen for the extended version of the Off The Hook intro theme.


  12. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  A show about censorship, centering on the recent 2 Live Crew arrests in Florida.  It's a special Flag Day edition, featuring talk of flag burning and a rendition of the Internationale.


  13. This edition (June 28, 1990) of The Fifth Corner was lost due to the only known copy being stolen out of Emmanuel's car later that night.  Memories of what this show was about appear to have also been lost.


  14. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  The New York Telephone rate increase, Emmanuel's bank nightmare, FCC indecency rules, trying to call Antarctica.


  15. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  A show focusing on the threat of war in the Persian Gulf featuring war-related music and part of the soundtrack to The Ugly American.  Also: Emmanuel's trip to Mexico, calling a commercial radio station to request Sinéad O'Connor after she was banned for not being patriotic, Persian Gulf news from the past, news from the Voice of America.  Approximately 15 minutes of news precedes.


  16. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  Rumors of changes at the station, a banking story, a car phone malfunction, Patriot missiles, smart card technology in French prisons, how Emmanuel got a particular news story, hazards of computers, contacting Discover, contacting Citibank, a warning about 800 numbers, a demonstration of a nationwide ANI service, a demonstration of AT&T's Voicemark service, banks close ATMs to get rid of the homeless, a call from Voicemark, what an adjunct frame does, surcharges and phone calls, Emmanuel's unique way of making calls while traveling.


  17. An edition of The Fifth Corner.  An extended program focusing on the recent trial of Craig Neidorf which dealt with the famous E911 document from BellSouth.  At this point, the case against Craig had been dropped, leaving him in financial debt.  Discussion centers on the trial as well as the Steve Jackson Games situation.  Although it was not known at the time of this broadcast, this would be the last edition of The Fifth Corner.  Guests include Craig Neidorf and The Village Voice writer Julian Dibbell.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  18. At long last, Off The Hook became a regularly scheduled program on WBAI, airing every two Wednesdays from 9 pm to 10 pm.  In this debut show, a feature on satellite pirates from Radio Nederland, the NYNEX newsline, hacking a COCOT, a New York Telephone scandal, a possible NYNEX divestiture.  Listen for the screw-up of the intro theme which wound up sounding pretty good.


  19. A fill-in for Andrew Phillips' Investigations program.  The focus is on the environment and on the plan to build a new mall on Long Island.  Guests include Dick Amper (Long Island Pine Barrens Society), Dan Morris (Open Space Council), Nancy Oku (Citizens' Planning Board), and Rich Didonato (Citizens' Planning Board).


  20. Emmanuel's subway misadventure, mass announcement rip-offs, comparing overseas rates to 900 numbers, long-distance welcome messages.  The guest is Peter Barnes (president of Working Assets Long-Distance).  Listen for the wacky intro.


  21. A fill-in for Andrew Phillips' Investigations program.  Controversy is the topic which circles around the verdict in the 2 Live Crew case.  Features include a 2 Live Crew song, controversial thoughts, a Charles Manson song, and Moscow Mailbag.


  22. This was the first edition of Off The Hook after a number of preemptions and, from this point on, the program was supposed to be on every two weeks.  Topics include the sentencing of the LOD hackers in Atlanta, the victimization of Robert Riggs, and Staten Island voice mail hacking.  The guest is Sheldon Zenner (Craig Neidorf's lawyer).


  23. A leaked Secret Service document on ATM fraud falls into Emmanuel's hands.  Also: trying to reach a toll station in Drakebad, California and the sentencing of the LOD hackers in Atlanta.  The audio on this program is a bit slow.

Off The Hook - 1991


  1. The latest New York Telephone rate increase, connecting to a long-distance operator, unfairness between the companies (AT&T, Sprint, MCI), the Touch-Tone fee, the 917 area code and the Bronx split from 212 is announced, how to use the 660 service.


  2. An edition of Investigations.  On this fill-in, the topic is the approaching War Day (January 15, 1991) and the lack of debate taking place.  Also: physical requirements for members of the press in Saudi Arabia, trying to call soldiers in the Gulf, Emmanuel accused of being sarcastic, a caller is concerned that he agrees with the extreme right on the war.


  3. An edition of Investigations.  A hectic fill-in that took place during a pledge drive and right in the middle of the true beginning of the Gulf War.  Iraq had just bombed Israel and all kinds of reports had been coming in all night on WBAI.  News Director (((Amy Goodman))) gives periodic updates.  Thomas Bermer of the anti-war movement in Germany is the guest.  Rumors of deserters, the story of WBAI, a report on an earlier protest in New York City, and how a reinstated draft would work.  This show includes fundraising.


  4. A call for information on shortwave frequencies for war-related news, the next edition of $2600 will feature BBS numbers in the Mideast, a special on the digital age in the Mideast is scheduled for two weeks from now, $2600 meeting this week, the subject tonight is the potential of a military draft, problems with a tape machine, the guest is Dave Lindorff from In These Times, a history of draft registration, how the system works, how quickly the draft could be reinstated, the rules regarding students, how a draft is key to war opposition, reports of the Carvel connection, ways of avoiding a draft, the potential for high casualty figures.


  5. An edition of Talkback.  A rare afternoon fill-in on the day after the ground offensive began in the Gulf War.  Emmanuel speaks out on the war and the frustrations of being an anti-war activist, news from the BBC.


  6. A show about shortwave radio, selections from Negativland, taking a break from the war coverage, (((Bob Horvitz))) is the guest, Bob's start at WBAI, a demonstration of numbers stations in different languages, examples of tone codes, how numbers stations get their information, how shortwave radios have become very popular since the war began, the best kind of antenna to use, what the Russian Woodpecker used to sound like, other similar projects, a call for frequencies to help with war coverage, solar weather conditions, Emmanuel's impressions of a recent conference concerning First Amendment issues in the computer age, there is a $2600 meeting this Friday.


  7. The death of the New York Telephone repair computer, calling New York Telephone customer service and news department, how hacker bulletin boards are disappearing, how to start hacking, confusion over a "2126T" recording, a demonstration of different types of busy signals.  The theme to the show is missing this week.  Phiber Optik makes his first appearance.


  8. No known recording of this show exists.  (April 10, 1991)


  9. Hacker Kevin Poulsen is apprehended after a nationwide search, computer mischief at Carleton University.  Dutch hacker "Bart" is the guest, talking about breaking into U.S. military systems.  This was the last show in this timeslot for the next five weeks, although a six hour special in late May is announced.


  10. Part of a six hour special which makes this the longest Off The Hook ever.  Unfortunately, the first 45 minutes, which included an interview with hacker Bill Squire, is missing.  On an episode of "Confuse The Operator," Emmanuel tries to connect to MCI and Sprint from New York Telephone in a demonstration of the inequality of the long-distance carriers.  A caller defends AT&T, Emmanuel tries to find callers' birthplaces from their Social Security numbers, talk of Prodigy, "helpful telephone tips" from the Defense Department phone book.  In another episode of "Confuse The Operator," Emmanuel tries to call Myanmar.  Steve Jackson is the guest.  A 15 minute version of Night Shift appears in the middle.  This show is in four parts and includes fundraising.


  11. An important transition as Off The Hook is made a weekly show for the summer.  This change, however, was actually a permanent one.  Topics include privacy, new advances in technology, and what the future holds.


  12. This week's guest is Paul Edwards, publisher of Travel Confidential, a newsletter on the characteristics of the airline industry and how consumers can benefit from them.


  13. A credit card misadventure, a 540 rip-off.


  14. A man gets a computer virus.  The serious topic, however, is the COCOT industry.  (((Larry Berman))) of North American Industries is the guest.  Discussion centers around how telcos make money from fraud.  Highlights include a call from a New York Telephone employee.


  15. Unexplained phone outages, a story from Tsutomu Shimomura, hacking PBXes live on the air.  Guests are former Legion of Doom (LOD) members Scott Chasin (Doc Holiday) and Chris Goggans (Erik Bloodaxe) talking about their new business venture: Comsec Data Security.


  16. Emmanuel's frustration with line noise, mysterious phone outages in Washington and Los Angeles.  (((Joel Shapiro))) of Gabriel Systems, a unique reseller of phone service, is the guest.  The theme to the show is missing.


  17. A discussion of the new book Cyberpunk with authors (((John Markoff))) and Katie Hafner.  Also: COCOT rip-offs.  This was a pre-recorded show.


  18. An interview with Mr. French, a unique phone phreak who Emmanuel bumped into on a primitive voice mail system back in 1983.  Discussion centers on IBM Audio Distribution Systems, a demonstration of step and crossbar rings, the woes of a small town phone company.  This was a pre-recorded show.


  19. This was an abbreviated repeat of the first Off The Hook program from 1988.  (August 7, 1991)  (AI Transcript)


  20. The first live show in a while since Emmanuel was off wandering around Europe for a few weeks.  Discussion of the French and Italian phone systems and how military computers were penetrated from Holland.  Setting up a 800 number forwarded to the White House.  Listen for an unusual call from a not-yet-famous hacker.


  21. A phone demonstration for religious groups on how to maximize over-the-air revenues, Emmanuel's experience with the electric company during Hurricane Bob, news from Moscow concerning the coup attempt.  This show took place in the midst of rioting in (((Crown Heights))) and Emmanuel tells of his adventure driving through the midst of it earlier that evening.  The show is also preceded by a special news report on the rioting.


  22. The topic is the question of customer eavesdropping by cable television companies.  Wilt Hildebrand, Vice President of Engineering for Long Island's Cablevision, is the guest.


  23. A new law in New York State that imposes a tax on all software transfers is discussed.  Guests are (((Charles Rowles))) and Jack Brooks of New York's (((Dorsai Embassy))).


  24. This show was actually part of a three-hour special that incorporated other WBAI programs.  Topics include yet another AT&T phone outage, this time affecting local airports, and recordings of what it sounded like to customers.  The New York City Assistant Commissioner of Telecommunications Policy for the New York City Mayor's Office, Department of Telecommunications and Energy Tom Dunleavy is the guest.  Explorations host Dr. Michio Kaku and WBAI Program Director Andrew Phillips make guest appearances.  An interview with Peacenet experts Howard Fredericks, Bill Bolls, and Dennis Law follows.  This show includes fundraising.


  25. Caller ID is the topic as New York Telephone announces that per-call blocking will be offered instead of per-line blocking.  Also: comments on the just aired Now It Can Be Told television feature on hackers and discussion of the likelihood of nationwide Caller ID in the future as well as the potential transmission of names along with numbers.


  26. A WFMU fundraiser is announced, NASA is hacked from Colorado, the aggravation of buying things at electronics stores, Clarence Thomas phone records, a caller who was a customer at the very first RadioShack in the 1930s.


  27. This was believed to be the show where Simplex locks and their vulnerabilities were discussed.  Unfortunately, no known recording of this show exists.  (October 23, 1991)


  28. In this show, Emmanuel demonstrates how easy it is to get personal information on individuals using MCI's "Friends and Family" service.  This show was said to have had quite an impact at MCI corporate headquarters, where the hole was patched within a few days.


  29. Emmanuel's 24-hour phone call for a file transfer from Australia, 9600 bps is now the standard, how to avoid calling card surcharges.


  30. Tracking people in Germany with identity cards, BBC update on the attack of WBAI reporter (((Amy Goodman))) in East Timor, MCI "Friends and Family" update.  Phiber Optik is the guest.


  31. An interview with Joybubbles, formerly known as Joe Engressia or "High Rise Joe," one of the nation's first and most famous phone phreaks.  A thorough discussion and demonstration of all sorts of different tones, rings, and busy signals, as well as a history of the phone system.  Also: a Simplex lock update.


  32. Winn Schwartau, author of Terminal Compromise, is the guest.  Topics include hackers, HERF guns, the government, and "electronic terrorism."


  33. This is the last show of 1991.  Emmanuel is 15 minutes late because of, ironically enough, a technological glitch.  Discussion centers on the removal of Touch-Tone payphones and postal hacking.  Emmanuel calls COCOTs and reports on the raids of December 6 in which the FBI and Secret Service cooperated.  These would later be known as the first raids on the Masters of Deception (MOD) which would have a profound and ominous effect on listeners.

Off The Hook - 1992


  1. How to forge faxes, Australia's 06 numbers, getting rates for premium calls, the future 917 area code, the future of the European Community.  This show also focused for the first time on the raids of December 6, which eventually would wind up sending Phiber Optik to prison.  (From this point on, Phiber Optik was more or less a regular on the show.)  Also: talk of Dutch hackers getting into U.S. military systems with Rop from Holland.  Listen for the call from George Gleason of People's Telecom in Berkeley.


  2. A show devoted to defining terms.  Examples are given of the differences between crossbar and ESS using rings, busy signals, reorders, intercepts, faxes, slow and fast modems, and beepers.


  3. The first show in three weeks.  Emmanuel talks about his trip to Holland and a Dutch hacker raid.  The debate over "hacker vs. cracker" continues, Emmanuel beeps himself on the air.


  4. A rather historical show as Emmanuel interviews Robert Thomas, sysop of the Amateur Action BBS in San Jose.  At this point, the board had been seized by local authorities - it would later be returned with no charges filed.  Among the stories recounted here, Thomas reveals that the police wanted him to buy them a 300 meg hard drive so they could make a copy of his system.  (Years later, Thomas and his wife would be imprisoned for violating the community standards of Memphis, Tennessee when a postal inspector in that part of the country called into their California system.)  The audio on this show is a bit slow.


  5. Clearing up confusion between unlisted and non-published numbers.  An update on the Robert Thomas case.  Craig Neidorf talks about the aftermath of his prosecution.  Also: a preview of the Michelangelo virus.


  6. The Michelangelo virus.  Debunking the myths.  This was part of a special two-hour show where Emmanuel and Phiber Optik stayed on for the Personal Computer Show to talk about this issue.  Only the first hour exists here.


  7. One week after Michelangelo virus - why not much at all happened.  Guests are (((Dr. Fred Cohen))), author of A Short Course in Computer Viruses and Mark Ludwig, author of The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses.  This show took place the week of a computer virus conference in New York City.


  8. A pre-recorded show that profiles a growing trend in phone fraud.  In a demonstration, telephone companies are clearly shown ripping off consumers by billing them for collect calls they never accepted.  (((Mark Green))), Commissioner of Consumer Affairs of New York City and David Ruderman, co-founder of $2600 discuss scams perpetrated by the phone companies and what consumers can do.


  9. A rather somber show as word filters down that Off The Hook is being canceled, effective immediately.  Dave Burstein of the Personal Computer Show and Program Director Andrew Phillips make appearances.  Before the show's dramatic conclusion, Emmanuel reads RISKS Digest submissions from Tsutomu Shimomura and Steve Belovin.  Also: the entire Off The Hook theme is played, Emmanuel talks about his visit to NASA and the FBI, dialing a $120 800 number.


  10. Phone privacy and the FBI proposal to tap digital phones at taxpayers' expense.  The guest is Mike Godwin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


  11. New York State Police Investigator Don Delaney is the guest.  He and Phiber Optik talk about what's legal and what isn't, as well as hacker cases, rip-offs, and COCOTs.


  12. Word of hackers in San Diego, introduction of 700 "lifetime" numbers (AT&T's EasyReach), how easy it is to listen in on cellular.


  13. The Rodney King verdict is announced, the riots in Los Angeles, the near riot in New York City.  John Draper (Captain Crunch) is the guest.


  14. A Daylight Savings Time snafu, the New York Post report on an "anti-Semitic font," a report on 540 numbers.  This show includes fundraising.


  15. A massive crosstalk recording, the newest issue of $2600, BillSF reports from Amsterdam on the arrest of RGB, Caller ID arrives in New York, the introduction of *69.  This show includes fundraising.


  16. Emmanuel's crossbar switch is scheduled to cut over at the end of the month, a new $2600 meeting in Los Angeles is announced for a total of four, a new form of AT&T itemization is mistaken by many for a free calling card, TRW getting more info on people, mention of hacker raids, the potential privacy violations of Caller ID.


  17. Screwed up intro theme, a gay BBS in Boston (Doug's Den) is raided, high-tech voting in Nova Scotia, a demonstration of Touch-Tones , MF tones, the 2600 Hz tone, Red Box tones, and Silver Box tones.  Also: Emmanuel demonstrates how donating money to a PBS station turned into a privacy violation.


  18. More on *69 and Caller ID which officially starts on July 31, the dangers of local telephone monopolies, New York Telephone rate change proposal, trying to defeat *69.


  19. New York Telephone operators begin transferring to long-distance companies other than AT&T, a Cable & Wireless operator reveals a direct dial number for British information, the cost for overseas information goes up, why *69 is a betrayal of trust by New York Telephone, announcement of next week's controversial cellular show, the very first Rebel call-in during which he plays a tape from ten years earlier when he called overseas information in France.  Dr. Michio Kaku precedes.


  20. This is one of the most famous editions of Off The Hook ever to air.  And even though it was scheduled twice, it has never aired in its entirety.  The program deals with the ease of listening in on cellular phone calls by demonstrating telephone conversations that were not only overheard, but actually interfered with by an anonymous hacker.  This program was pre-recorded and for some reason the last few minutes never made it onto the air.  When the show was rescheduled later in the summer, it was yanked midway by station management who thought it was too controversial even for WBAI.


  21. Emmanuel discusses his trip to Summercon the previous week, problems with mall guards in St. Louis concerning the infamous baseball cap incident, a border crossing nightmare from Canada, the MOD indictments, phone taps used on hackers for the first time, ominous forebodings.  This is definitely a show with some very strong material.


  22. Phiber Optik responds to the charges against him, Bellcore threatens $2600 with a lawsuit, Caller ID expanding in the New York region, technical info for Caller ID over Call Waiting, Cable & Wireless to cut off 950 access.  This show includes fundraising.


  23. GEnie vs. Prodigy, the Bellcore lawsuit threat hits the papers, Rebel's first Chemical Bank call, the 394 exchange is explained by a New York Telephone operator.


  24. What Would You Like Your Telephone To Be Able To Do?  Phone features that aren't publicized, the article Bellcore is so pissed off about and an explanation, how indictments and lawsuits are affecting us, the new $2600 700 number.  Also: new meetings in Chicago and St. Louis for a total of six.


  25. Emmanuel's beginnings as a hacker, a review of 800/900 "code" book with Carrier Access Codes, a debate with a caller over hacker ethics, an emergency interrupt, Emmanuel accidentally dials into a dial-it service, a mention of the MCI /Telecom USA merger.


  26. The first new show in a while.  Emmanuel's fun with TRW Credentials and his trip to Eastern Europe including adventures in Romania and Yugoslavia.  Comments on the yanking of last week's show, which was a repeat of the July 1st show on cellular phone eavesdropping.  Also: a review of Sneakers, another gay BBS is shut down.  This show includes fundraising.


  27. A Sneakers review by Don Parker, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik discuss Sneakers.  Peter Barnes of Working Assets Long-Distance talks about their Free Speech Day which targeted James Baker.  Also: talk of the National Reconnaissance Organization, making a phone call to the NSA.  This show includes fundraising.


  28. The Chaos Computer Club breaks bank info in Germany, calling Ross Perot's 800 number, Emmanuel's latest customs experience returning from Eastern Europe, calling the Michigan Bell automated CNA number, the prospect of 800 numbers running out, the 311 mystery, automated coin repair, more talk of Sneakers.


  29. Germany unifies its country code, a plane crash in Amsterdam hits close to friends, the 911 system in Toronto "crippled," New York Telephone announces "Call ID" which debuts in New York next month, getting a phone in China, the death of the 718-762 No. 1 crossbar.  Listen for Claude the engineer backing into the transmitter control.


  30. Sterling arrives late as this week's guest and has a rousing debate with Emmanuel, Phiber Optik, and Acid Phreak over the morality of hacking.  He also talks about his new book, Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier, and reveals the very first hacker group ever - the Wild Indians of 1878.  Also: New York Telephone job cuts, Suffolk County's 911 service goes down.


  31. A Caller ID update, an explanation of SS7, a major phone snafu, Claude explains the problem.


  32. Phiber Optik decodes Touch-Tones by ear, a full explanation of the coming "Phonesmart" services, Bernie S. on the phone from a supermarket in Pennsylvania talks about *57.


  33. Step-by-step instructions on how to use phone services, parallels of hacking to real world things.  Almost all of the callers appear to be anti-hacker.


  34. A special report on the Secret Service raid of the Washington, D.C. $2600 meeting at the Pentagon City Mall.  Security guards were used as pawns but the Secret Service involvement was uncovered by a reporter.  Guests include meeting attendee Inhuman, EFF lawyer Mike Godwin, and reporter Brock Meeks.  An announcement is made concerning a schedule change which resulted in the show being heard at 10 pm instead of 9 pm starting December 2.


  35. Electronic voting mishaps, listener mail, more debate on hackers and analogies, a Pentagon City Mall update, Rebel tries to play his phone song.


  36. Illegally obtaining private info, getting credit reports, calling Equifax, translating telco recordings, a comparison of Secret Service and FBI tactics, the correct way to pronounce "Citicorp," the World Trade Center phone switch, the first call from another regular caller.  John Perry Barlow is the guest.  This was the last show at the 9 pm timeslot.


  37. The first show at the new timeslot.  Clearing up Caller ID confusion, calling New York Telephone to see if blocking is in place, calling Blockbuster Video to get info on a customer, Phiber Optik's pet peeve: the "gotta go" device, phone company bashing.  As is the case with many of the shows that appeared in this new timeslot, part of the evening news follows.


  38. Rutgers University agrees to stop using Social Security nmbers as IDs, a Blockbuster Video update, analyzing Dead Kennedys lyrics, the first Pentagon City Mall meeting since the raid, criticism of a recent article in Forbes.  Julian Dibbell of The Village Voice is the guest and he discusses, among other things, the new section of the Voice dedicated to high tech called "Wired."  This show is 12 minutes longer than normal.


  39. Emmanuel's nightmare with the SCAN system, Akron adult BBS prosecution, comparing faxes, 2400, and 9600 bps modems, how to eavesdrop on phone calls, the lousy conditions of New York Telephone payphones.  Listen for the George Carlin station ID.


  40. Enhanced phones and picture phones, more on "gotta go," Rebel gives details on Chemical Bank phones, calling 900 information, an explanation of ACTS, TSPS/OSPS.  It's mentioned that Panix is the only system in New York City that allows full Internet access.


  41. Emmanuel scolds Claude the engineer, $2600 gets billed for collect calls, New York Telephone revealed as allowing fraudulent billing, a live demonstration of a new way to block your number when *69-ing, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik theorize on a local kidnapping case that could involve Caller ID, Steve Jackson talks about his fight and upcoming lawsuit against the Secret Service, Milo Phonbill calls with a warning, a caller reveals an interesting fact about the military tribunal flag.

Off The Hook - 1993


  1. Emmanuel debates the logic of signing credit cards, an update on the Long Island kidnapping, the Brighton (England) city code change recording, Emmanuel demonstrates how fast a call to Sweden is placed and how slow a local call is in comparison.  Mr. French is the guest who brings the sad news of the last step cutover in New York and the cutover of the 212-942 exchange, as well as demonstrations of old phone sounds and Touch-Tone decoding.


  2. A crazy news day.  Emmanuel loses his Touch-Tones , Jim Thomas of Computer Underground Digest discusses the Neidorf case, First Amendment issues, and the Software Publishers' Association.  No show next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  3. Comparing 800 rates, breaking into PBXes, Emmanuel's trip to Austin, the Clinton inauguration, Dave Burstein from the Personal Computer Show joins Claude the studio engineer, Phiber Optik, and Emmanuel in a reenactment of a Lubbock, TX Secret Service press conference concerning a raid on an on-campus computer system.  Mr. French shares his expertise on the phone network.  The WBAI story, Gene Scott on Radio Moscow, updates on the Steve Jackson trial, $2600 meetings in Munich are announced.  This show includes fundraising.


  4. Do cellular phones cause brain tumors?  The new White House staff brings in computers, a new White House Internet address on CompuServeis introduced, SNET's restrictions on privacy, AT&T's new cordless phone, Steve Jackson talks about his just concluded trial, Judge Sparks chews out Secret Service Agent Tim Foley.


  5. The beginning of this show is a bit messed up.  A lawsuit is filed to get the facts on the Pentagon City Mall incident, the house.gov domain is introduced by the new administration, voice dialing comes into existence, Rebel is framed, Emmanuel critiques a WNBC piece on hackers and child porn.


  6. Clinton Speech.  This show has nothing to do with Off The Hook.  This was President Clinton's first major speech after three weeks in office and it took place during the Off The Hook airtime so Emmanuel wound up providing commentary.  Also included is the Republican rebuttal by Bob Michel.  Guests include Don Rojas of the New York Amsterdam News and Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer.


  7. Lives destroyed by computer errors, Emmanuel's double reservation via credit card, talk of GSM's difficulty getting exported, Phiber Optik tells the story of Mr. X and the mysterious disappearance of his Phonesmart services, a complaint about background music, Emmanuel proves he isn't afraid of dead air.  The end of the show is cut off.


  8. The World Trade Center explosion, television and phone outages, New York Telephone and MCI offers of free service.  Phiber Optik joins in on the phone.


  9. Emmanuel's trip to CFP in California, visiting The WELL, reasons why *69 is an invasion, New Jersey Bell bills illegally, the Steve Jackson verdict.  Mike Godwin offers insight.


  10. The new issue of $2600 is released, Phiber Optik takes an acronym quiz, prison problems with software, the Circuit 9 mystery involving the 910 and 920 exchanges, New York Telephone tips on harassing calls, a ConEd experience, Emmanuel defends WBAI to an angry listener.


  11. A Blue Cross story, a Dutch hacker prosecution, the 8LGM sentencing, CPSR news on disclosure of Social Security numbers, a Minnesota House of Representatives telephone scandal, British crackdown on monitoring police frequencies, authorities seize the printer of a World Trade Center suspect, a Prodigy controversy over slander, new meetings in Poughkeepsie and Danbury, Phonesmart supposedly available everywhere by April 1, a new directory assistance feature, ConEd update.


  12. Comments on the show that preceded which happened to have a guest from the Software Publishers' Association, a Don Parker article, the continuing Touch-Tone fee war, Emmanuel's ordeal with a relentless machine that calls every 15 minutes, talking over Monroe, Milo Phonbill calls in.


  13. Emmanuel gets features and Phiber Optik doesn't, voice dialing rates are announced, Glen Roberts (publisher of Full Disclosure) talks about 1-900-STOPPER, Rebel announces a free phone scam at Penn Station.


  14. Emmanuel plays with "Call ID," Caller ID info delivered over 800 numbers, $2600 threatened with lawsuit by AT&T, George Gleason of People's Telecom talks about alternative local service.


  15. Problems with emergency computers in Suffolk County, the first use of Emmanuel's brain wave analogy, a promo for next week's special morning show, Emmanuel gets ripped off on new phone features.


  16. This was a special expanded program that aired at a very unusual time: 9 in the morning!  Guests include Rop from Hack-Tic in Amsterdam and Phil Zimmerman who discusses PGP and the government's efforts to stop him.  Hacking at the End of the Universe is announced, Rop talks about the changing climate towards hackers in Holland, the threat of the Clipper Chip, a Chinese "hacker" is executed, a fake ATM victimizes people.  Also: trying to get payphone rates, a demonstration of tones, new personalized CDs available in record stores.  In addition, the McDonald's and automated credit sketches are aired from Brain Damage, Incorporated.  This show includes fundraising.


  17. A "Wild Palms" review, Robert Thomas from the Amateur Action BBS discusses his experiences with law enforcement, Rebel makes a studio appearance.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. The introduction of 1-800-COLLECT, comparing collect rates, interview with James Henderson, a student at the University of Texas at Houston who was kicked out of school for printing a user list.  His friend and attorney also join the discussion.  Claude offers commentary.  Listen for talk of the Houston Pacifica station, KPFT.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. The introduction of whitehouse.gov, 800 number portability, an intelligent newsletter from Cable & Wireless, calling AT&T's 800-321-0288 number, New York Telephone's directory assistance no longer gives extra help, British hackers sentenced to prison, British Telecom buys 20 percent of MCI, Integretel nightmares.


  20. Emmanuel testifies before Congress and learns some interesting things about government.  Included in the written statement which is read in its entirety here, Emmanuel talks about Red Boxes, access for the poor, and why hackers are not criminals.  The end of this show is cut off.


  21. Emmanuel's close call, nightmares upgrading a Mac, the summer issue of $2600 is released, new CD-ROMs with directory listings, HEU news, New York Telephone begins cutting off callers after a certain number of rings.


  22. The WBAI cutover to a 5ESS is discovered, the "You Will" commercials, Phiber Optik going on trial in a few weeks, a caller from Radio New York International, playing with new SS7 features live.


  23. Demonstrating the new NYNEX "cutoff" feature, Phiber Optik tells the difference between a 5ESS and a DMS-10O , a broken AIS recording (212-279-9970), reporting the problem, playing songs with Touch-Tones , report of a phone outage in 914, the future of ISDN.  Repeats are scheduled for the next few weeks.


  24. Stony Brook's automated registration system, trying to call information in a small GTE town (Ohiopyle, PA), a radio station in Bismarck, North Dakota turns into a lifeline, a phone company in Fairbanks, Alaska is owned by the city, tales from Emmanuel's recent drive to Alaska.  Also: customer problems, Pacifica the cat dies, Phiber Optik's legal situation: he is forced to plead guilty and faces sentencing in November.  Phiber Optik is now working for Echo, an Internet provider in New York.


  25. AT&T announces that it will be buying McCaw Cellular, the possibility of local companies getting involved in long-distance, an update on Stony Brook's automated registration system, a demonstration of AT&T True Voice, an explanation of SignWorks, a warning from the Software Publishers' Association, wondering why Rebel is always the first caller, a report on some interesting phone numbers, asking an operator about a weird recording, the limitations of bandwidth, the possibility of a hacker event in New York City next summer, what waffle is, how service has changed since the phone company breakup, the rights of consumers to not have telemarketers call them, the difficulty of telling if "All-Call Restrict" is working, home voice mail systems.


  26. This show took place when a NASA spacecraft disappeared mysteriously.  Scanning live on the air, governmental privacy issues, an unsuccessful playing of the full theme, the move towards local phone companies, long-distance companies, and cable companies all offering the same services, Emmanuel's trick of getting the time from the phone company for free.  Marc Rotenberg of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility is the guest.


  27. A new five percent New York State tax on computer use is suddenly imposed, Phiber Optik talks about how this effects Echo, a teleconference of listeners reminiscent of Off The Hook's first show.


  28. Acid Phreak and Paul Stira (Scorpion) are sent to prison, comparing rates of long-distance companies and the time it takes for them to respond, Bill from RNOC and Razor provide commentary, the introduction of LCI, the Hack-Tic Demon Dialer.


  29. Prison clarification, New York Telephone rate reduction, playing recordings of Phonesmart features, getting an operator to explain why payphones can't be *69'd, a fake pledge drive from National Lampoon, Razor talks about funneling money at NYNEX.  This show includes fundraising.


  30. The first show in a while.  New Jersey finally allows call blocking, $2600 receives Caller ID from 703, a motor vehicle computer outage, clearing up misconceptions on defeating *69, New York Telephone uses a single recording for 411, an "AT&T has been disconnected" recording, AT&T's voice recognition operator, a listener test of Caller ID.  Listen for Emmanuel accidentally answering a call with the name of his other talk show on another station ("Brain Damage").


  31. Pranks and privacy, three magic bits of information, Craig Neidorf provides information on a Connecticut sysop (Michael Elansky) imprisoned for files on explosives, Phrack now reported to be run by Chris Goggans, Pumpcon 2 is announced, report on DEFCON, Craig gets legal access to 911 data, Razor reports on the announced Bell Atlantic/TCI merger, New York Telephone plans to charge for intercepts, results of last week's listener test.


  32. The New York State tax reported on several weeks ago is repealed, Caller ID is received from 314, Brock Meeks talks about the Bell Atlantic/TCI merger and the dangers of one entity controlling content flow.


  33. This show had a pre-recorded interview with Rop from Hack-Tic and the announcement of Phiber Optik's sentence.  Unfortunately, no known recording of this show exists.  (November 3, 1993)


  34. Robert Steele of Open Source Solutions discusses last week's conference in Washington, D.C. where Emmanuel met the Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council.  Also: Phiber Optik discusses the sentence he was given last week.


  35. This show had nothing to do with Off The Hook.  The NAFTA treaty was voted on during the Off The Hook timeslot so Emmanuel wound up providing commentary.  Included is a Dick Gephardt speech, the vote on NAFTA, as well as analysis with Emmanuel and Claude and a call-in segment on what NAFTA will mean.  The sound for this show fades in and out.


  36. A company on Long Island is threatened with a virus from another company, more cameras in England, Emmanuel finds a cable system in Virginia with 119 channels, AOL goes 9600 bps.  Listen for Emmanuel almost giving out the phone number for a different radio station.


  37. Trying to hack NYNEX voice mail, calling a Pay-Per-View number, amazing problems calling New York Telephone, alt.2600 is founded.


  38. An unauthorized change of address, New York Telephone to be dismantled by the end of the month, playing Caller ID data, Phiber Optik gets some of his equipment back from the Secret Service and finds out where he's going, Phiber Optik winds up in court with the World Trade Center bombers.


  39. An anonymous contributor shares an experience on Simplex locks on dropboxes, 950 numbers in danger, Phiber Optik talks about getting his equipment back, the first days of alt.2600.


  40. Cops catch answering machine thieves, Clinton phone records reveal possible affairs, Emmanuel has an unpleasant telephone experience at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., New York Telephone is chided by the PSC and told to cut its rates by three percent, the Touch-Tone fee is cut in half, Home Shopping Network and TCI plan to form an international home shopping network, QVC set to take over Paramount, Emmanuel has an interesting parking experience at JFK Airport, Julian Dibbel discusses his The Village Voice story of "cyber-rape."


  41. A last listen to the New York Telephone recording as the company changes to NYNEX, Anonymous Call Rejection is announced, why pulse dialing actually costs the phone company more than Touch-Tone dialing, a man is sued for $40 million for stating a negative opinion about a company, the winter issue of $2600 is released, the second to last show that Phiber Optik can attend, a listener writes in to tell the horrors of French phone service, Phiber Optik analyzes a smart card, Encore reveals a shady back-billing practice, a description of the prison Phiber Optik is being sent to, reverse directory assistance to be introduced in New York in February, Emmanuel suggests a way around the increasing directory assistance charges, a going away party for Phiber Optik is planned for New Year's Eve in Times Square.

Off The Hook - 1994


  1. A very sad show as Emmanuel and the listeners say goodbye to Phiber Optik on the eve of his departure to prison.  An incredible ad from networkMCI, a fake ATM makes an appearance on NYPD Blue, New York Telephone recordings still seem to be active, George Gleason calls in from California, Craig Neidorf calls in from Virginia, Emmanuel is labeled a subversive by the prison holding Scorpion.


  2. In this expanded show, the mystery of 311 is revealed, rotary payphones are said to be replacing Touch-Tone phones on city streets to fight drugs, what the X in NYNEX stands for  Also: the story of Phiber Optik's trip to prison, the New York City MetroCard, and the 360 area code is announced.


  3. The new NPA format is set to start next January, details on the special 456 area code, getting carrier access codes from operators, NYNEX now able to connect to other long-distance companies, a cable outage is reported, the new carrier access code format of 101XXXX, report from the first #2600 IRC meeting, Emmanuel's MetroCard woes, an update from Acid Phreak and Scorpion, a taped telephone interview with Phiber Optik from prison where the details of what really happened after he was dropped off are revealed.


  4. The Clipper Chip is re-endorsed by the Clinton administration, although the administration says it will be voluntary.  Insight from a Brock Meeks article.  Mike Godwin offers commentary.


  5. More updates on Clipper Chip, Wiltel discovered to be passing Caller ID data nationwide, the White House engages in electronic press release revisionism, a new listener test is announced.


  6. Lynn McNulty, Associate Director of Computer Security at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, discusses the Clipper Chip and CAPSTONE chips and how they will work.  Also: how Clipper Chip got its name.


  7. Results of the 10555 Wiltel test, a playback of an important quote from last week's show, the EFF comes out against the Digital Telephony Bill and why this is important, Emmanuel scheduled to visit Phiber Optik this weekend, Razor calls in with news of PGP over the phone.


  8. Emmanuel visits Phiber Optik in prison and relates the day-to-day frustrations faced there, the Daily News article, the upcoming CFP conference in Chicago, more on MetroCard.


  9. Reporters snoop into Tonya Harding's email, Phiber Optik is switched to dishwashing duty, Acid Phreak talks about his prison experience and how he was arrested.


  10. Phiber Optik is forced to send books back from prison, Emmanuel's frustration trying to visit Scorpion, report from the CFP conference in Chicago which wound up being "raided" by the FBI in an unsuccessful search for Kevin Mitnick and Justin T. Petersen.  Lee Nessbaum, Robert Steele, and Joe Stevala share their experiences.


  11. FCC Common Carrier Bureau news on nationwide Caller ID, some old phone sounds, a recording of unknown origin follows the search for phone numbers for city zoos in the 1960s, AT&T's TDD scandal involving 800 numbers, an incredible experience while on hold, an increasing number of payphones stop taking incoming calls.


  12. NYNEX sends out a mass mailing with private calling card info, the David LaMacchia case (an MIT student is accused of running a warez site on the Internet) hits the media, Emmanuel debates listeners over software piracy.


  13. A move to outlaw encryption in Holland, Emmanuel apologizes for dissing Atari computers, a Citizens' Utility Board promo, a phone horror tale from India, another perspective on software piracy - a biblical look, a caller is concerned over Enhanced 911, the Romanian phone system, advertising inside traffic lights.


  14. Half of this show was a simulcast with another radio program on New York City's WNYU.  Rop from Hack-Tic talks about the Dutch government's attempt to outlaw encryption, Rebel's latest phone trick, cloning cellular phones for legal purposes.  This was an official day of mourning for former president Richard Nixon.


  15. Monitoring the Internet live via IRC on the #wbai channel, Emmanuel gets proofed in a supermarket, talk of Linux, the first announcement about the Hackers On Planet Earth conference this summer, Emmanuel's appearance on Nightline.


  16. This was a two-hour show.  The trials and tribulations of getting new phone lines at $2600, playing with NYNEX voice mail, the Call Mover service, the Kenyan phone system, update on HOPE, the fate of WNYC, Walter talks about visiting Phiber Optik, feedback over the Nightline show.  The end of this show, which included an interview with Bernie S., is missing.


  17. No known recording of this show exists.  (May 18, 1994)


  18. AT&T introduces 1-800-CALL-ATT to replace 1-800-OPERATOR, a man becomes a millionaire for a short while due to a bank error, some old phone company commercials, playing with Call Mover live on the air, 1-800-I-FEEL-OK.


  19. 500 area code update, getting info on a fictitious number, a demonstration of People Mover, Ed from Long Island has a misadventure with MetroCard, Brock Meeks on the latest Clipper Chip controversy and his legal defense, details on the Matt Blaze compromising of the Clipper Chip system.  The beginning of this show is missing.


  20. Calling North Korea, theories on MetroCard, tracing the history of a MetroCard over the phone, a field trip to other IRC channels, Emmanuel appears on Nightline again.


  21. New traffic cameras in New York City, a call for MetroCard info, the O.J. Simpson case and cellular phones.  Bernie S. is the guest.


  22. Programming AT&T's EasyReach service to call overseas, NYNEX repeatedly fails to install lines properly at $2600, John Markoff is interviewed over the recent front page article about fugitive hacker Kevin Mitnick , the manhunt mentality, America's Most Wanted supposedly interested, an upcoming NBC feature on Deth Vegetable.


  23. Forwarding AT&T's EasyReach to a distant land, an annoying automated voice recognition operator that won't go away, more NYNEX woes, the Clinton administration looks at a nationwide ID card.  Dave Banisar of the Electronic Privacy Information Center is the guest.


  24. An incoming call from a NYNEX computer, the NYNEX problems continue, "crippled Caller ID" at $2600, a porn scandal at Lawrence Livermore National Labs and the Los Angeles Times article that got nearly all the facts wrong.  Thomas Icom talks about intercepting pager traffic and demonstrates different types of pagers, Phiber Optik's prison phone system crashes, digital cellular begins to be noticed.


  25. Robert Thomas of the Amateur Action BBS is convicted by a court in Tennessee, rumors of a national ID card announcement, ATM charges, Rebel's phone tape, a New York City police auction, Roman Kazan of Escape talks about a new proposal to make ISPs pay an additional $10,000 a year, a new caller talks about Citibank phones and offers services as an MTA employee, corrections about the MetroCard.


  26. The HOPE conference is scheduled for this weekend, a New York Times article says there may be less Internet users than originally thought, BillSF discusses the difference between switches in Europe and America, more NYNEX stupidity, getting rates for calls to Marisat and seeing just how phenomenally expensive they are, 1-800-CNN-TALK goes to a wrong number, CU-SeeMe, Razor discusses the White House phone system.


  27. The post-HOPE analysis. BillSF from Amsterdam, Chris (who ran the sound board), Andy from the Chaos Computer Club, and Walter (who helped run the network) discuss some of the experiences.  Phiber Optik's speech from prison to the conference is aired here.  Also: the opening and closing of the conference, and an explanation of how the $2600 Voice BBS works.


  28. NYNEX foul-ups and funny recording adventures, the New York Magazine article on HOPE, 955 numbers, Red Boxes, 10NJB, plant test numbers, new Citibank phones, an interesting fact regarding the first and last names in the New York City phone book, remote water meter testing, nationwide Caller ID begins April 12, 1995.


  29. A lousy story in the Philadelphia City Paper, CompuServe to offer Internet service, Justin T. Petersen (Agent Steal) is captured, Phiber Optik is live on the phone for the first time from prison - his release date is set for November 22.  Rop from Amsterdam is also on hand.


  30. Another way to get ripped off on your phone bill, an angry Canadian recording, NYNEX seems to no longer complete calls to 800 numbers, calling LocTel, an 800 help center, a "special" phone company recording, an interesting feature on a ROLM Phonemail system, an extensive look at an employee locator service offered by Southwestern Bell, Rop is still in the country, automated firing, Rop manages to visit Phiber Optik in prison, Rop describes his visit to the L0pht in Boston, Phiber Optik has exciting news from prison, weird area codes, Rop tests Phiber Optik and Emmanuel on area codes, Phiber Optik talks about "Supermax."


  31. Steve O'Keefe, editorial director of Loompanics, talks about the recent Dateline NBC program that focused on "dangerous" books and the proliferation of reality-based news shows.  Phiber Optik phones in from prison with Sal and Ira (two guest prisoners), speaks out against prison injustice, and gives advice to people facing interrogation.  This show includes fundraising.


  32. Telco horror stories from around the country, trying to get the country code for McDonald and Heard Islands near Australia, a progress report from Walter on the efforts to duplicate a MetroCard, a listener supporter from Philadelphia, Emmanuel rants against commercial cable networks and radio, Phiber Optik phones in from prison with Ira who talks about his case.  Also: domains with no people, the CIA World Factbook database.


  33. A song is released about *69, an MCI employee is arrested in a fraud scheme, the House of Windsor Collection scandal, Phiber Optik calls in from prison, Roman Kazan calls from UNIX Expo, Emmanuel discusses going to Argentina next week.  There is no show next week.


  34. Emmanuel and Chris talk about Argentina and the hacker scene there, NYNEX voice dialing gets high marks - a complete demonstration, Emmanuel critiques the Wired article on HOPE, the 1-800-CALL-INFO scandal.


  35. The FCC is named as the agency to regulate the Internet, the EFF caves in on Digital Telephony, Newsday Direct starts, calling Prodigy (listen for the horrible script reader), more on 1-800-CALL-INFO, Phiber Optik calls in from prison.


  36. The prison population hits one million, the House of Windsor no longer gives addresses, Digital Telephony passes.  Dave Banisar of the Electronic Privacy Information Center talks about passage of the bill and what has happened to the EFF.  The show is preempted next week.


  37. Phiber Optik scheduled to leave prison next week, the fallout over Digital Telephony and how EFF helped it pass, a phone system problem, Emmanuel discovers a billing error with NYNEX and helps Monroe attain a record, Phiber Optik calls from prison to discuss next week's homecoming "parade" and the negative reinforcement in prison as well as an update on fellow prisoner Ira.


  38. An extended show celebrating Phiber Optik's release from prison.  From Columbus Circle, Phiber Optik rides down Broadway in the $2600 van, keeping in touch via cellular phone and eventually arriving at the station to a hero's welcome.  (The references to police barricades that were set up for the parade were not untrue.  It's likely, however, that they were in place for the next day's Thanksgiving Day parade.)  Also: a caller with an unusual ability to imitate telco sounds, calling funny telco numbers, what is hacking, the Republican landslide in recent elections, an explanation of PREDICTORs.


  39. The mayor's cellular phone is compromised, AOL plans to buy ANS, a hacker gains access to major secrets in England, Phiber Optik on the phone from a conference, NYNEX introduces a new way to block *69 and introduces *82, the Internet Liberation Front issues a manifesto, the Pentium chip error is discussed.


  40. Pensacola bulletin boards are seized, Josh Quittner is mailbombed, spam sent to USENET in Emmanuel's name, analyzing the ILF, an "anonymous" Internet provider speaks out, the tragedy of the Robert Thomas case, carving up the electromagnetic spectrum, PCS service coming, the New York Post claims credit for info run in $2600, Rebel talks about the phone system at SUNY Morrisville, the first mention of a NYNEX yellow phone.


  41. The New Scientist article on HOPE, alt.2600 targeted, tracking a spammer, plans for an Echo celebration of New Year's.


  42. The Pentium people give in at last, Emmanuel attacks Netcom, why Netcom is so vulnerable, Netcom responds to the $2600 allegations that their credit file was compromised earlier in the year, trying to get switch information from the operator, Walter gives a MetroCard update, an explanation of 500 numbers, a look at AUTOVON.


  43. Emmanuel reads his entire calling card number out over public airwaves, the utter stupidity of a cellular company, a NYNEX hold nightmare, New York Telephone songs from the past, upcoming First Night activities, a prepaid calling card that lasts forever, a phone line with infinite feedback, a review of Discovery Channel's Hacker Attack.

Off The Hook - 1995


  1. A British hacker invades the Defense Department, the Chaos Communication Congress, calling an FBI hotline to catch spies and Russian mobsters, Brock Meeks talks about changes in the EFF and the recent CompuServe controversy over the GIF standard.  Also: David LaMacchia is cleared of all charges, the station receives an emergency interrupt, the new carrier access code formats begin to work, and a caller demonstrates his own version of voice dialing.  The show is preempted next week.


  2. A two-hour special.  Roman Kazan of Escape talks about the upgrading to a T1 and ISDN access, a user discusses virtual games on Escape, Emmanuel plays a minidisc on the air for the first time, an excerpt of Robert Steele's opening address at the HOPE conference, Walter offers perspective on the HOPE conference, Serbs crack down on Albanians listening in on authorities via wireless phones, Emmanuel demonstrates that the listeners exist, Emmanuel's trip to North Carolina and his nightmarish experience with the cops.  This show includes fundraising.


  3. The pledge drive totals more than $800,000, a collage of "thank you's" from the WBAI staff, a closed captioning tale, Emmanuel reads the edited portions of his letter to Wired with help from the "official voice" of Wired, Phiber Optik on the phone from Echo where there are major system problems, Phiber Optik is named by New York Magazine as one of the 100 smartest people in New York City, the New York Times article on Internet spoofing and hijacking, Emmanuel plays the Burmese national anthem, Phiber Optik's homecoming party at Irving Plaza, the upcoming $2600 Internet site, talk of conspiracy and Mormons.  A very critical analysis of Clinton's State of the Union address follows.


  4. A Long Island plumber is accused of using Ultra Call Forwarding illegally, a cat almost replies to a message on the Internet, NYNEX faces an angry crowd of technology experts and admits that they're behind the times, update on NYNEX ISDN, a full rundown of AT&T's 500 service, spoofing a payphone.


  5. Emmanuel suffers an on-air computer crash, NYNEX fouls up All-Call Block for some customers, Emmanuel's voice dialing directory gets wiped out, Robert Thomas is sent to prison, a MetroCard scam, Emmanuel has problems getting a working modem cable for a Mac from CompUSA, trains pass through the station, fun with polls, Mr. Radio calls in, 1-800-MY-ANI-IS, Hackers is being edited and is now set to come out in September, a call for used phone cards.


  6. The very first public mention of Kevin Mitnick's arrest came on this program - the front page story appeared in the next day's New York Times, questions as to what Mitnick actually did, the case of Kevin Poulsen, the Communications Decency Act is introduced, how to dial a senator, the dangers of banning speech from an AOLer, the (((Jake Baker))) story (an University of Michigan college student who wrote a sexually explicit story about another student is put in federal prison) hits the Internet, the NYNEX foul-up of All-Call Block is discussed by Daniel Forrest of Forrest Research who discovered the problem, a real NYNEX vehicle comes to the rescue of the $2600 van during a TV shoot.


  7. An anonymous remailer in Finland is shut down by INTERPOL at the behest of the Church of Scientology, raids taking place around the country focusing on cellular info and money laundering, more on the (((Jake Baker))) story, a barrage of media coverage, an upcoming 60 Minutes piece, the Tsutomu Shimomura connection to the Kevin Mitnick capture.  Dave Harrison, a longtime friend of Mitnick's , is the guest.  The infamous Netcom credit card file and evidence that it was widely available last year, the connection with The WELL, how the New York Times was involved.  This was the first real criticism that was aimed at John Markoff's reporting of the story.


  8. Checkpoint Software invites an attack with the help of the media, the 60 Minutes piece airs, a Wall Street Journal article, Emmanuel gets misquoted in the Los Angeles Times, Shimomura's quotes in Newsweek, the Mitnick case becomes even more bizarre as Markoff signs a $750,000 book deal, Brock Meeks offers insight, Iphone and the effects it will have on long-distance companies.


  9. NYNEX recordings geared for kids, the Bernie S. saga begins with his arrest in Pennsylvania, Secret Service Agent Tom Varney gets involved in the case, the MCI 1-800-WOW-ITS-HOT hotline returns, dialing 311, news of SATAN.  The beginning of the show is missing.


  10. Chapter Two of the ISDN saga with Emmanuel and Phiber Optik, NYNEX tries to fax the radio show and Phiber Optik imitates a fax machine, a hacker strikes the WBAI phone system live on the air, upcoming media pieces, Bernie S. update - imprisoned since March 13th on $100,000 bail for possession of a Red Box, press release issued on the Internet that vividly describes what happened in the early days of this case, Emmanuel encounters a new way of verifying signatures on a credit card purchase, SATAN update, Emmanuel reviews a frequency counter called Scout, the "train disaster" in Jamaica, AT&T introduces *234 for international busy signals.


  11. Day 15 of the ISDN saga, NYNEX employees trained by Bell Atlantic, Emmanuel's secret NYNEX code is repeatedly sent out in the mail, NYNEX overcharges in a bad way, Emmanuel tries to visit Bernie S. in jail, SATAN is released, 2600.com goes online, Spy Shops gets raided, Emmanuel receives a strange frequency at 513.24 MHz, AT&T's new calling card format proves easy to compromise.


  12. Day 22 of the Quest for ISDN, Emmanuel visits Bernie S. in prison and tells the horror story, attempts to get Bernie S. to phone in, state charges are dropped and the Secret Service takes over, examining the affidavit, Kevin Poulsen sentenced to 51 months in prison, nationwide Caller ID now working, Sterling attacks Phiber Optik out of the blue.


  13. Day 29 of the Quest for ISDN, Dave talks about getting ISDN from NYNEX, a tribute to (((Tom Mandel))), Phone Day changes in England, scrolling advertisements on NYNEX payphones, the Crackerbuster mailings to posters on alt.2600, Bernie S. updates, another caller relates harassment by the Secret Service, a RadioShack tone dialer is turned into a Red Box live on the air.  This show was on the day of the Oklahoma City bombing.  While there is no real mention of this on the show, there is coverage on the portion of the news rebroadcast that follows.


  14. Day 36 of the Quest for ISDN with some incredible runaround tales from Phiber Optik and Emmanuel, Dave updates us on his search, building a Red Box on the air, Clinton introduces new legislation after the bombing, another Dateline NBC story, Emmanuel plays with a nationwide street map CD-ROM, the Project Gutenberg.


  15. Phiber Optik and Emmanuel both get ISDN, Xenophile is threatened by law enforcement for speaking out on the Bernie S. case, Phiber Optik tries to explain the World Wide Web to Rebel, an 800 sex line is suspected of billing callers.


  16. An extended show.  Phiber Optik reviews the Motorola BitSURFR for ISDN, Roman Kazan describes PPP with Phiber Optik's help, the amazing disproportion between AOL rates and the rest of the Internet, Pam and Jim from Esoteric Resources talk about the World Wide Web, Bernie S. now being held at the Fairton federal facility in New Jersey, a cyber cafe opens in New York City (the @Cafe), Nick Barnes and Glenn McGuiness talk about how the cafe got started, encryption is banned in Russia with the FBI's help, Master Chemist talks about monitoring cellular calls, Phiber Optik reviews Masters of Deception, Emmanuel catches Phiber Optik throwing paper airplanes in the studio and makes him beg for money on the air, a Stuyvesant High School hacking scandal, a Daily News editorial.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  17. An extended show although this was unknown until the normal time was almost up.  More critique on how the Mitnick case went down, the Office of Records Purification, getting the number for the Public Service Commission from NYNEX, the yellow payphones of Manhattan and the reasons why they suck, listener mail, a new Bell Atlantic service to provide reverse directory assistance, a kid is treated like a hero after shutting down a racist BBS.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. The Bernie S. case worsens, he's held with no bail and allowed no visitors, Emmanuel's efforts to get the Independent Film Channel on cable, Bernie S. calls in and explains the new statute that helped imprison him and how the books he had in his house were used against him, Emmanuel discovers a way to check on phone bills.


  19. Bernie S. tries to get the government to move on his case and describes what life is like in prison, Sarlo offers an analysis of phone company policies, an update on last week's phone bill scandal, a proposal to eliminate cashiers in supermarkets through the use of customer held scanners, Joker talks about privacy threats, a caller has suggestions for some good "goofs," Emmanuel encounters a deceptive practice with airplane phones.


  20. Bernie S. is indicted on three counts which seem rather unbelievable, Bernie S. gets into an argument with another inmate over phone time live on the air, neither Emmanuel nor Phiber Optik are using their ISDN lines after all the fuss, the Exon Bill is voted on, a debate over bomb-making information on the Internet.


  21. Phiber Optik gets ISDN again at his new residence, Emmanuel talks about his trip to a British hacker conference, trying to get rate information for Europe, the different prices to make an international call from a European payphone, the hassles of getting a phonecard in Holland, Kevin Mitnick to plead guilty and face a sentence of eight months, he still faces charges in other states, Emmanuel drives a car on the other side of the road in England, Bernie S. calls in with news that he's still imprisoned with no bail, Emmanuel sees the new copy of $2600 for the first time, Bernie S. reveals that he's considering "making a deal with the devil" right before being cut off, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik discuss the differences between American and British Mars and Milky Way candy bars, Rebel announces NYNEX phones that cut off Touch-Tones after a certain number.


  22. Phiber Optik uses his ISDN line over the air, it's revealed that the Secret Service tried to apply pressure to WBAI to keep Bernie S. off the air, Emmanuel describes the different forms given to people entering the country and describes how he was searched yet again coming back to the United States, Emmanuel responds to a criticism of the music, a caller has an intriguing telephone problem.


  23. Friends of Bernie S. are questioned by the government, an appeal for expert witnesses, how Bernie S. was charged as the first person under the new statute, announcement of something "interesting" being released to the Internet within the next 24 hours, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik get ISDN to work, the search for providers, Eric Hughes talks about the Citibank visually-impaired ATM features and Cypherpunks.  The very beginning of this show is missing.


  24. Emmanuel discovers that Touch-Tone service works from everywhere in New York, Phiber Optik's experiments with ISDN, the 800 area code running out of number, the 710 area code, calling the NSA, an emergency interrupt, Bernie S. answers questions about cellular phones.


  25. First new show in three weeks.  The Phiber Optik going to prison show was repeated two weeks earlier, Emmanuel's trip to Las Vegas, three weeks until Bernie S.' trial, the one message hotels in Las Vegas will never deliver, a review of The Net the website for Hackers is hacked.


  26. The new book Takedown is announced with much fanfare, Bernie S. court date set for September 8 with a bail hearing set for the day before, the potential oppressive outcome for everyone as a result of this case, why the cellular software Bernie S. is charged with possessing is not illegal, Phiber Optik's continuing battle with ISDN's Caller ID, Emmanuel gets a Motorola BitSURFR, 2600.com almost gets hacked, Phiber Optik explains some technical differences between NYNEX and Bell Atlantic, the 555-5454 reverse lookup service is introduced in New Jersey, finding out the cost of emergency interrupts.


  27. Bernie S. hopes to be released from prison within the next week, how testimony from an unnamed "witness" helped keep him behind bars, how Hackers will show the Secret Service in unflattering terms, reviews of Hackers, Phiber Optik talks about major Solaris bugs, Emmanuel proposes four-digit area codes, a demonstration of New Jersey's reverse directory service.


  28. The results of Bernie S.' suppression hearing, how he was left in a burning building by the authorities.  Also: XS4ALL is raided by the Scientologists, Razor, Joker, and Roman Kazan offer commentary on Bernie S., censorship, and the Internet, Rop from Amsterdam talks about the raid, 2600.com about to go ISDN.  There is no show next week.


  29. An extended show.  Announcement of a schedule change which will move Off The Hook to Tuesday nights at 8 pm starting October 3rd, Bernie S. forced to plead guilty since the statute as phrased defines his possession of technology as a crime, Emmanuel reports on a hacker infiltrator who wound up making a hacker documentary while he was working for the Secret Service which later prompts the true organizers of the documentary to call into the show, a replaying of the writers' panel from HOPE including Julian Dibbel from The Village Voice, Paul Tough from Harpers, Winn Schwartau, Iain Softley (director of Hackers), Rafael Moreu (screenwriter for Hackers), and Michael Peyser (producer of Hackers).  Also: AT&T splits into three pieces, Blake makes a pledge, BillSF wanders by with some choice words for the Scientologists, Roman Kazan talks about "complete" Internet access, Joker, Phiber Optik, and the listeners review Hackers.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  30. The last show in this timeslot.  The new NYNEX tariffs promise to lower rates, 10NYT not working from 516, Emmanuel has problems using ISDN with PSI, Phiber Optik makes progress with his ISDN battle, Bernie S. sentencing is put off for three weeks for no particular reason, Blake, Joker, Roman Kazan, and Robert Knight help in the plea for funds.  This show includes fundraising.


  31. An expanded first show in the new Tuesday at 8 pm timeslot.  A brief history of the major stories followed on Off The Hook over the years, Bernie S. set to be sentenced in one week, sentencing guidelines, BillSF is arrested in California sparking fears of another Bernie S. situation, a replay of his commentary from two weeks ago on the Church of Scientology, tube station signs hacked in London, Phiber Optik talks about stack overflows, the sound of Rebel hacking live, alt.2600 is spammed again, control freaks on the Internet, problems with the Internic, a free sample of 976 numbers, a caller shares his ISDN problems, David of david.com offers solutions, dialing U.K. direct, 1-800-FIND-ATT, Motorola BitSURFR advice.  You will hear warnings for callers not to discuss a particular subject, however the subject is never revealed.  The O.J. Simpson verdict had just been announced and there was no radio show that wasn't obsessed with it - until now.


  32. Emmanuel has traffic problems, alternatives to the 976 time service, Bernie S. is sentenced and reveals how he could be charged all over again, Phiber Optik has a hard disk crash, BillSF is released, how the O.J. verdict was received in prison, Southwestern Bell seeks to release customer data, 911 calls route to a house, Scott Skinner calls in to discuss Bernie S.' legal affairs, a rumor of Bell Atlantic taking over NYNEX, the 814 exchange mystery.


  33. The new issue of $2600 is released, New York City payphones increasingly don't accept incoming calls, a review of Private Line magazine, Bernie S. is released, a hacker raid in Holland centers on pager monitoring, Scott Skinner plays with a scanner, frequency counter, and Touch-Tone decoder, Phiber Optik gives updates on ISDN features, problems getting an ISDN provider on Long Island, new computerized directory assistance, a report on the Amnex 950-0370 service, questions about Mitel phones.


  34. Calling MCI foreign operators, more ISDN tips, Phiber Optik defends NYNEX voice mail, another ANI number, Bernie S. appears at Pumpcon and is trying to put his life back together, Secret Service Agent Tom Varney intent on putting Bernie S. away again, a new NYNEX flat-rate regional plan is rumored to exist, Phiber Optik and Emmanuel argue over the pronunciation of Linux, Emmanuel's Call Waiting tone changes out of the blue, Bernie S. talks about assimilating to the real world, it's revealed that Bernie S. was not the actual person to remove the batteries from a tone dialer in 1993.


  35. Emmanuel's ISDN woes worsen as NYNEX line quality falls short of expectations, the new NYNEX regional rate plan, an FBI plan to tap 1 in 100 phones is reported in the New York Times, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik disagree on the legality of encrypted cellular phones, 888 is officially announced and Emmanuel finds an error in the AT&T statement, Emmanuel gets a letter from the Critical Payments Unit, an update on the Long-Distance Wholesale Club, Phiber Optik defends New York City's yellow phones, a listener with an interesting background is concerned over misuse of voice recognition, Blake predicts the end of long-distance, Jim comments on a MetroCard article in the Daily News.


  36. The guest is (((Dov Wisebrod))) of LoGIC, the Legal Group for the Internet in Canada, discussing the Jesse Hirsh case.  Also: telephone calls and an update on the 1-800-MY-ANI-IS service.


  37. First show from the brand new temporary studio.  News updates: 911 service, air traffic control outages, AOL Gold, the new NYNEX calling plans.  First calls on the new phone system, Joker reviews Virtual City, a caller defends AT&T against Emmanuel's attack two weeks


  38. Getting Off The Hook on the Internet, the new WBAI phone system allows callers to be put on hold, Bernie S. update, overview of the Mitnick books, Don Delaney statements, NYNEX employee regulations, PSI update, the WBAI web page, monitoring through payphones.  (The initial method of getting the show onto the Internet was rather complex - the shows were first recorded as .WAV files, then converted to .AU format, and finally compressed into a .GSM file.  The end-user had to have the appropriate .GSM player on their home system and real-time streaming wasn't possible.  It would be more than a year before the show would be available on RealAudio, which was far easier to use and had a better sound with no increase in file size.)


  39. Civil liberties groups cave in on the Exon Bill, AOL censorship, more evidence against PSI obtained, Phiber Optik connects to government websites live from his home, update on Netcom vs. Church of Scientology, ISDN setup, giving Social Security numbers to the phone company.  The beginning of this show is missing.


  40. Internet Protest Day.  The Exon Bill, the V-chip, the Christian Coalition, calling Newt Gingrich and Jim Exon live, Polish Internet regulations, new AT&T surcharge, PSI update, AT&T automated customer service, Long-Distance Wholesale Club, trying to use directory assistance without human intervention, PSI complaint.


  41. Bernie S. hearing postponed again, Clinton's mandatory drug test, Bell Atlantic merging with NYNEX, PSI exposed.  The beginning of this show is missing.


  42. More ISDN problems, coming of the V-chip, Cap'n Crunch whistle, problems with the delay system, Rebel uses his operator privileges.

Off The Hook - 1996


  1. Review of the NYNEX "Magic of ISDN" display on New Year's Eve, prediction of "Atlantic NYNEX," new custom calling features, Bernie S. update, quotes from Takedown, escape.com retort to bad publicity.


  2. A special interview from Wakeup Call, WBAI's morning show with (((Amy Goodman))) and Bernard White.  Topics include CompuServe censorship and threats to free speech on the Internet.  WBAI's Jim Freund joins the discussion.  There is some static in the background.


  3. Bernie S. hearing approaches, the Blizzard of '96, FedEx tracking numbers on the web, the nationwide SSN collection project, interview with Clint Danbury.  No show for three weeks.


  4. An extended program.  The Secret Service puts Bernie S. back in prison, an interview with authors Jon Littman and Jeff Goodell.  Topics include the Kevin Mitnick saga, Tsutomu Shimomura, Markoff, persecution of hackers, and President Clinton's Social Security number.  Joker talks about escape.com.  There was an incredible amount of confusion at the beginning of the show which resulted in periods of dead air and recorded announcements being repeated numerous times.  This was because of problems with the new studio as well as difficulty with another studio that was using the Bernie S. incoming line.  There were also at least two TV crews filming in the studio.  The audio on the second part of the show is slightly overmodulated.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  5. $2600 wins the battle against PSI, the Communications Decency Act passes, the new WBAI phone system has more lines than can be answered, Emmanuel berates listeners for tying up the Bernie S. line, talk of the prospect of more censorship.


  6. A Scientology publication targets alt.2600 as an example of what is wrong with the Internet, Tsutomu Shimomura's takedown.com turns into takendown.com, Bernie S. defends himself against allegations that he's guilty of something and explains why he's pessimistic about getting out anytime soon, Emmanuel wonders why civil liberties groups have avoided the case, comparison of some prison phone systems.


  7. The press seems to start taking an interest in the Bernie S. case, the public is encouraged to attend the next hearing, Bernie S. develops bronchitis, the Internet to be shut down for 24 hours on February 29, calling the 710 area code, Rebel talks about his trip down south and advertises his website, Emmanuel's payphone experience at the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border, trouble with the outro.


  8. Kevin Mitnick in prison for more than a year, the new NYNEX phone bills, regional competition, another case very similar to Bernie S.'s is revealed, sentencing scheduled for next week.


  9. Bernie S. is sentenced to more prison time with an anticipated release by the summer, Izzy and Master Chemist discuss the case, $2600 to release a special web page in 24 hours, criticism of AT&T's new Worldnet service, why new NYNEX phones that cut off Touch-Tones are self-defeating, Dave Burstein announces an event at the @Cafe in two weeks.


  10. $2600 introduces the Secret Service web page, more experiments with GETS, Emmanuel introduces the Motion Picture Patents Company which makes it illegal to make your own film without approval, promotion for next week's event, Cable & Wireless overcharging for local calls.


  11. Major problems getting a call from Bernie S. who was mysteriously transferred from Northampton County to Bucks County - a harsher place, a release date of July 12 seems likely although May 30 would be the right date if a 41-day credit is applied as ordered by the judge, the possibility also exists that he could be held until 1998, the Secret Service responds to the $2600 website, NYNEX appears to have stopped billing for long-distance companies, concern for possible mistreatment of Bernie S. at Bucks County Prison, promo for an upcoming event at the @Cafe.


  12. Problems with Bernie S.'s phone system, a billing error leads to the AT&T section being left out of NYNEX bills, Joker is slammed by MCI and Amway, building cable descramblers.


  13. An Argentinean hacker is found, Chris Schanot is arrested and blamed for the Internet Liberation Front, optimism for Bernie S.'s federal appeal, the ACLU appeal of the Communications Decency Act approaches, Bernie S. gets his first visitors at Bucks County Prison and has an interesting dream, the new $100 bill is introduced.  The beginning of this show is missing.


  14. Emmanuel reserves a golf game via Touch-Tone, bail is revoked for Chris Schanot, SBC to merge with Pacific Telesis, excerpts from a book on the Secret Service, Bernie S. sees Hackers on a mirror through prison bars, more media coverage.


  15. The I-CON conference, MCI pranks Emmanuel, Emmanuel tries to sell long-distance to MCI, Phiber Optik reports on a proposal to add a "decency flag" to the Internet Protocol, an Iowa hacker gets in trouble, foreign phone sounds.


  16. AT&T's new automated lookup and credit system, Bernie S. has an appeal denied because it was filed on the wrong color paper, the Bell Atlantic/NYNEX merger is challenged, a listener is accused of hacking for using RPC, Telnetting to all.net results in warnings to system administrators.


  17. The New York Times comes out against Internet censorship, Emmanuel gets mail from a militia group, monitoring cameras supposedly coming to American cities, the drive to get Bernie S. a television set, Emmanuel plays with the Service Merchandise customer database, ACLU court challenge to the CDA coming up on May 10, the V-chip and the tremendous amount of ratings it will entail, Bernie S. is accused of having children by his prison.


  18. Mission: Impossible coming out soon, AT&T cards no longer able to be used on the NYNEX network, surveillance on school buses, a prepaid calling card is used to get evidence against Timothy McVeigh, the Bernie S. TV saga continues, teleconferencing exploits, Bernie S. still scheduled to be released on May 30.


  19. 250,000 hackers with a 65 percent success rate allegedly break into the Pentagon according to press reports, Bernie S. release delayed, listener action considered, "Web Review" appeals to readers for money, criticism of Bernie S.'s attorney, a caller is arrested while having a heart attack.


  20. Calling the Bellcore Tiger Team and hacking their voice mail, Spyline products, Bernie S. remains in prison, the theory is presented that the Secret Service is keeping him imprisoned to impede his federal appeal, Kevin Mitnick is offered a ridiculous deal by the government, Vietnamese Internet rules, Secret Service codenames, Emmanuel not going to New York City meetings for a while.


  21. Mike Yuhas, a man who has memorized every area code and Emmanuel's former co-host on a different radio show (The Voice of Long Island), is the guest.  A recording is played of a 1982 broadcast where a foreign operator is called in the search for Oscar's All-Night Kosher Deli.  Also: Bernie S.'s release is held up.


  22. Report from Summercon, the Communications Decency Act is given a thumbs down in court, Emmanuel hits a dead end with a NYNEX payphone, Claude has a payphone story, Bernie S. is two weeks late for release.  Repeats are scheduled for the next few weeks.


  23. The last two weeks were repeats.  Emmanuel's trip to Europe, stopping over in Iceland and escaping from the plane in Germany, the proliferation of GSM phones in Europe, Pam reports on Bernie S.'s appeal being rejected by a federal court, release is now reported to be as far away as November, net cafes in Europe, teletext services.


  24. Another bad TV documentary on hackers airs on The Learning Channel, a review of Independence Day, MSNBC debuts, NYNEX renames Call ID to "Caller ID," Joker gets a weird voice mail promotion, Emmanuel tries to reserve a hotel room in Atlanta on the eve of the Olympics, Phiber Optik talks about new rdist security holes.


  25. A "Free Kevin Mitnick" record from Europe, a survey from Access All Areas, callback rates, pirate radio, Off The Hook accused of being elitist, discussion of the TWA Flight 800 explosion, terrorism in society.


  26. First new show in three weeks.  Emmanuel reports on DEFCON and Las Vegas, the Los Angeles 2600 meeting, 1-800-54NYNEX, Phiber Optik tries to stretch time, the Pepsi fighter jet controversy, the lack of airport security, Phiber Optik's theory on TWA Flight 800, (((Rob Bernstein))) from Internet Underground is introduced to the Bernie S. case and tells how his sending a fax may result in an additional nine month prison sentence.


  27. A Trainspotting spoof, Department of Justice web page hacked, Bernie S. sent to max for 19 days as a result of the fax and files a grievance resulting in retribution, Secret Service Agent Tom Varney is targeted for protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and claims not to know what's happening with Bernie S., Confuse The Operator: calling a voice activated machine at Chase, Bernie S. calls from a new facility with a full report, Emmanuel gets a useless NYNEX calling card and fails an ISDN loop test, 1-in-132 Americans are now in prison.


  28. A soldier is caught hacking and faces a life sentence, the coming of PCS phones, Confuse The Operator: what does ISDN stand for, the mystery of Telex, the new $2600 voice mail system, playing with ANAC, a caller is interrupted by multiple phone calls, Emmanuel finds a magic phone in Las Vegas, Bernie S. update.


  29. Events take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bernie S. is transferred to a more dangerous facility and severely beaten, Pam describes his frustration at having his jaw wired shut, Emmanuel announces the start of a protest movement, Phiber Optik talks about the differences between his imprisonment and Bernie S.'s, a list of phone numbers and addresses is given.  Bernie S. actually managed to call in during this show, even though he could barely talk.


  30. The protest gathers momentum as Bernie S. continues to be mistreated by the prison and the hospital.  Bernie S.'s uncle is attacked by prison personnel when he attempts to take a picture, Bernie S. describes how he isn't getting medication or pain killers and how this is common practice within prisons, Chris Neitzert calls with an update on his part in the case and an appeal to end infighting within the hacker community, Pam updates the legal status of the case, the listeners discuss strategy.


  31. In a real surprise to everyone, Bernie S. is released amidst much fanfare.  Pam describes his reassimilation into society, thanks given to the listeners for helping apply pressure and get the word out, Bernie S. calls in with his experiences, the chapter finally ends.


  32. An analysis of SYN attacks as $2600 and Phrack both publish articles on the subject and panix.com is paralyzed as a result.  Also: NYNEX found to be improving, Emmanuel's ISDN finally working properly, the inequity of payphone charges, Rebel offers new discoveries, Confuse The Operator: why does 10698 go to AT&T, Emmanuel accidentally gets AT&T in Spanish.  (((Alexis Rosen))) of Panix is the guest.


  33. Lucent goes public, E-ZPass is found to be overcharging motorists, Joker has info on Fast Toll in Washington, D.C., Kevin Mitnick is indicted, discussion on why Lewis DePayne (Roscoe) was indicted with him, law enforcement overdoes it with prosecution of child pornography, Phiber Optik comments on the MOD book, Emmanuel going to the Ottawa meeting, Phiber Optik explains frame relay.  A three-and-a-half-hour special in two weeks is announced but it wound up being canceled.


  34. The new issue of $2600 is about to come out, a woman has a car accident and chase on the radio, the takeover of Turner by Time Warner and the fight involving Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani over the Fox News Channel, Emmanuel calls the hotline to comment on the Bell Atlantic/NYNEX merger and leaves a comment, an Internet code of conduct threatens c2.net, Robert Thomas update, Emmanuel investigates the 910 and 920 exchanges.


  35. The 809 scam - Emmanuel calls a recording designed to keep callers on the phone, a mass mailing advertising child porn, DVDs to be introduced in January, Phiber Optik gets another ISDN line, Panix reportedly leaving New York for New Jersey because of NYNEX's lousy service, more on the Guliani/Murdoch/Fox story, Emmanuel tracks down a random person on IRC, 56k is now possible over a regular phone line.  No show for two weeks.


  36. Kriegsman Furs is hacked, another look at the possible Bell Atlantic/NYNEX merger, Emmanuel opens a scam letter from AT&T live on the air, Joker reports on a Worldnet outage, an unsatisfied Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile customer calls, the $2600 Voice BBS gives info on Caller ID, Anonymous Call Rejection, problems with using RealAudio and the future potential of having Off The Hook available in that form.


  37. Confuse The Operator: Emmanuel tries to find the cheapest long-distance rate, a warning to avoid long-distance companies for regional calls, MetroCard rate reductions rumored, a town on Long Island outlaws payphones, some new bugs are discovered for Sendmail and Pipelines.


  38. Excerpts from www.nynexsux.com, Phiber Optik gets charged business rates for his second ISDN line, Phiber Optik gets a GSM phone and introduces the listeners to Omnipoint, Phiber Optik discovers that his phone doesn't work and that the phone has a slight delay which is demonstrated on the air, Phiber Optik calls Omnipoint customer service on the air, Emmanuel gets E-ZPass information.


  39. First new show in several weeks.  Repeats included the $2600 panel and the social engineering panel at the Hackers On Planet Earth conference, Emmanuel brings back new music, GSM phones in Europe, how airline travel demands blind faith in technology, some differences in expressions in England, Emmanuel's Eurostar story, the British Labour Party web page gets hacked during Emmanuel's visit, the Singapore government site is also hacked, how XS4ALL in Holland is helping the anti-government demonstrations in Belgrade, a live demonstration of the RealAudio site linking B92 from Belgrade to the world, Rop from XS4ALL describes what the project entails, some changes in *69 which now announces the number about to be dialed, an 890 scan leads to an old New York Telephone service, the number for NYNEX repair is about to change.


  40. Emmanuel gets an E-ZPass device and it is dissected during the show, Charles Platt talks about his new book Anarchy Online and how it relates to Kevin Mitnick and other aspects of the hacker world, Rebel reminisces about HOPE, Emmanuel apologizes for a major mistake made last week, David from IBM offers analysis on the E-ZPass device.


  41. The 1996 Retrospective Program, Phiber Optik's Omnipoint phone has trouble staying in range, Emmanuel's E-ZPass backfires, Kevin Mitnick placed in solitary, the Air Force website is hacked, the program crack is defined as a menace, Emmanuel practices for a national talk show, Bernie S. calls in and gives an update on his recovery, a listener thanks Bernie S. for recommending his lawyer, Emmanuel tries to find a part of the world where it will be New Year's at 9 pm Eastern Time.

Off The Hook - 1997


  1. A clarification of the mistake made on the show on New Year's Eve concerning time zones, the E-ZPass computer, Phiber Optik journeys from his house to the station broadcasting live from his Omnipoint phone, Phiber Optik's large ISDN bill, the coming of DVD, the new TV ratings system.


  2. The first show to be broadcast live over RealAudio, reports from all over the country, Winn Schwartau's review of Takedown, Manos updates the listeners on the status of the RealAudio broadcast, eavesdropping on Newt Gingrich's cellular phone call.


  3. Phiber Optik's ISDN woes, more on Omnipoint and E-ZPass, calling RadioShack for DVD information, new numbering scheme for London announced, announcement for Beyond HOPE, Japan's PHS service, the new MCI plan to England.


  4. The second show to be broadcast live over RealAudio, Manos the Technician updates the listeners, calls from around the country, Emmanuel to visit Atlanta, an update on MCI and AT&T local service, trying to reach Phiber Optik, a subway sign is hacked in New York, how Beyond HOPE will differ from other hacker conferences, DVD update.


  5. This was originally scheduled to be a three-hour show running from 9 to midnight but a last minute schedule change from Pacifica forced the show to run from 7:30 to 9 in order to allow coverage of the State of the Union address.  Jon Littman talks about his new book, The Watchman, a review of Where Wizards Stay Up Late, trying to cancel AOL live on the air.  Roman Kazan of Escape and Bernie S. join the fun.  In addition to the upcoming State of the Union address, the O.J. Simpson civil case verdict was about to be announced, which made for a real sense of anticipation.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  6. The first show in two weeks.  The yellow phones of New York City are terminated, AT&T offers a lower rate to people who ask for it, the Cyberangels look for child porn viewers, a company is victimized by voice mail hackers, Emmanuel's adventure with a "smart" rental car.


  7. Croatian hackers break into the Pentagon, RadioShack's Family Radio Service, trying yet again to get E-ZPass info, Emmanuel reports on BellSouth DCS rates and how New York PCS rates are too high, the Moldova rip-off, an AOL caller talks about warez.


  8. New York City is plunged into crisis as it is announced that the 212 area code will have to be split again into 646.  Speculation as to just how such a split will work.


  9. More on the 646 crisis, Emmanuel's trip to Chicago and the many area codes that are in use there, the push for four-digit area codes, PCS and DCS, 1800 and 1900 MHz phones, GSM, Sprint's Total Voice service, DVD update, Spy Factory case resolved, FBI requests worldwide cooperation to capture computer criminals, the NASA and NCAA web hacks, the declining state of radio in New York, Bernie S. sends a TDD message.


  10. Emmanuel finally plays with a DVD, calling Blockbuster Video for DVD info, demonstrating Caller ID on an Omnipoint phone, INN security hole, Bill Gates' low orbit satellite Internet plan, trying to get new callers, Phiber Optik fooled by $2600 Voice BBS, a review of Web TV.


  11. Digital cellular phones are compromised, the New York PSC approves the Bell Atlantic/NYNEX merger, Dutch computer hackers accused by media of trying to help Iraq during the Gulf War, Rop from Amsterdam and Bernie S. offer insight, a preview of Hacking In Progress, Bernie S. tries to help a caller who's being harassed.


  12. April Fool's Day: Emmanuel tries to get Rebel to repent, the new religious format, analyzing Higher Source, Hale-Bopp news, calling Sprint Spectrum.


  13. The I-CON conference, a debate on hackers, PCS phones useless on Long Island, SBC/Pacific Telesis merger, clarification of last week's religious takeover, how NYNEX busy signals can be harassing.


  14. Emmanuel is frustrated by junk mail, a phone nightmare in Ontario (the Sommy story), Low Tek of Atlanta talks about the breakup of last week's $2600 meeting, a call from Manitoba, Garth Brooks announced as an opening act for Beyond HOPE, Monroe calls after a long absence, a mysterious box downtown.


  15. Internet spammers and how to deal with them, Mudge from The L0pht explains their assault on Windows NT, Phiber Optik and Mudge discuss S/KEY, the Ontario Sommy case is resolved.  (Midway through the show, Claude the studio engineer unwittingly patched out the signal to the telephone lines resulting in callers not being able to hear the station over the phone.  This made it seem as if none of the callers were paying attention when they called in, resulting in Emmanuel getting increasingly exasperated.  Eventually, Mudge himself got disconnected and the problem was diagnosed when he and Emmanuel began to converse in Touch-Tones.  Claude delivered a personal apology to all of the listeners for all of the mayhem.)


  16. New "secure" postal barcodes, the dangers of laser pointers (Vinnie's tale), the Bell Atlantic merger is approved, an area code quiz, overlay area codes to go into effect in 240, 443, 410, 301, the potential for overlays in the 212/646 split, calling test numbers for new area codes, the future of 311 and 711, 611 changing numbers, comparing services in New York and New Jersey, shopping for a cordless phone, billing numbers by fooling ANI, the cost of overseas information.


  17. Cable companies plan on reducing quality, Omnipoint bypasses *67 on voice mail, Rebel tries to trick ANI and bill a call to another number.


  18. More dark and sinister tales of hackers with no real details, an Iowa student hacker is sentenced for an unbelievable crime, a "news" report from a Brussels security conference, Emmanuel decides to get DSS, Scott Skinner talks about DVDs and the future as well as such things as the distinctions between CD-ROMs and CD-Rs.


  19. Last show until mid June.  Conservative Party website hacked in England, a listener writes in with another tale of *67 being disabled, Bell Atlantic announces ADSL service to be offered to residential customers, Rebel talks about the 10321 "free" long-distance service, Ryan talks about DVD RAM drives, Emmanuel defeats a COCOT and makes a discovery on how to bypass the automated NYNEX directory assistance system, a caller gets hit with calls to Bangladesh, a call from Australia.  Scott Sommer from Housing Notebook returns from a demonstration in Albany to save rent control.


  20. The massive archiving of all previous editions of Off The Hook proves to be an educational experience, Off The Hook will broadcast live from the Beyond HOPE conference, Emmanuel goes to PC Expo, the Associated Press tells mistruths about Kevin Mitnick , the White House may back down on the Communications Decency Act and allow for self regulation of the Internet.


  21. The CD player malfunctions, Rebel becomes Phiber Optik, Emmanuel mysteriously appears on the phone and turns into two people, Omnipoint introduces voice dialing, Kevin Mitnick is sentenced, Emmanuel's report on DSS and the lack of real choice, Emmanuel jumps the turnstile after a MetroCard malfunction, NASA claims $10,000 damage to their website, Emmanuel's American Express adventure.


  22. The Communications Decency Act is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the Chinese take back Hong Kong, the increased success of MetroCard is analyzed, Microsoft is hit by a denial-of-service attack and comes up with a plan for people in cars, Phiber Optik explains supervised release as the conditions for Minor Threat's and Mitnick's supervised release are revealed, Phiber Optik's phone crashes, another Indonesian website is hacked, Emmanuel's advice on getting NYNEX payphones fixed.


  23. Phiber Optik causes a panic on the Internet and CERT drops the ball, new problems with MetroCards, Emmanuel tries to arrange a Fedex pickup through the web, AT&T poses as a consumer group, experiments with Frontier Long-Distance and third number billing.


  24. Beyond HOPE preview, Seraf talks about military sites probing the HOPE website, an explanation on what Phiber Optik did to the Internet last week, Rebel talks about third number billing, what happens to extra change in payphones, Phiber Optik tries to explain the difference between landline and cellular calls in terms of light.


  25. Mysterious noises sounding suspiciously like the sounds from Contact come out of nowhere, Pam and David preview Beyond HOPE, Emmanuel gets an Omnipoint phone and selects a ring type over the air, Emmanuel's nightmare with Omnipoint, why there isn't any GSM competition, the 10 megabit connection for the conference is confirmed.


  26. The last show before Beyond HOPE, Pam talks about what to expect, Emmanuel's battery problems on his new Ericsson phone, Wicked David describes a crosstalk problem with Omnipoint, Emmanuel defends printing information on credit cards.


  27. A special edition of Off The Hook broadcast live from the Beyond HOPE conference at the Puck Building in New York City.  Guests include Major Hacking, Cyberjunkie, Bernie S., Veggie, Mike Roadancer, Steve Rambam, Paul from name.space, as well as a special media panel (Paper Tiger, Cyberwire Dispatch, Netly News, Japanese TV, Internet Underground).  Listen for the ring voltage complete with Caller ID data every time phone calls are taken.  This show is in two parts.


  28. The theme is lost, post Beyond HOPE retrospective, media highlights, more Omnipoint problems and how they almost kept the Mitnick panel from happening.  Highlights of the conference are gone over by Netweasel, Seraf, Izaac, Patty, Zap, Gorph, Rebel, Meme, and Chris the sound man.  A half-hour of We The People with Jerry Brown precedes.


  29. The FCC approves the Bell Atlantic takeover of NYNEX, talk of Liberty Cable/RCN and the FX network, a survey of NYNEX operators, Emmanuel gets his first Omnipoint bill, why certain parts of the city have weird GSM problems, Emmanuel reaches a credit limit with American Express, AT&T responds to the 10321 people, a report on Nextel, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik debate over Omnipoint features and flaws.


  30. A preview of next week's ADSL show and an explanation of the differences between it and ISDN, Emmanuel tries to send email and get weather forecasts live through Omnipoint, trying to get nationwide directory assistance, a federal judge rules against encryption restrictions, a hacker pleads guilty, a new book called @Large is released, a new area code (347) is announced for Brooklyn.


  31. Emmanuel resolves some of his Omnipoint problems, an evaluation of Nextel, Bell Atlantic takes over NYNEX recordings, members of the Breaking News Network are indicted for monitoring pager traffic, Nettwerk talks about ADSL in Canada and the prospects for the United States, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik make a wager, a listener calls from Utah.


  32. A new bill to control encryption looms, a cellular phone service that provides anonymity is introduced, pagers to provide limited web access, Bernie S. describes his Sprint PCS service a year after his release, more talk of the Breaking News Network story, the anti-Rebel algorithm is tested, another call from Utah.


  33. Emmanuel calls Phiber Optik using a prepaid calling card sent in by a listener, the SAFE bill is analyzed, Porkchop discusses the upcoming live RealAudio setup, Emmanuel talks about his headlight ticket snafu, HR2369 is discussed, more talk of Omnipoint bypassing privacy, the effect of radio waves on health.


  34. $2600 releases information on White House pager traffic, ABC News covers the story, Pam talks about why she put the actual data on her web page, Bernie S. offers insight into how such things are done, spam victim Dylan discusses what Internet users can do to fight junk email.


  35. A RealAudio show featuring callers from around the country, Emmanuel looks forward to the day WBAI is on the 'net around the clock, fighting for the 212 area code, Emmanuel gets a letter from the National Security Council, trashing is made illegal in Connecticut, Emmanuel overhears a supposedly private conversation at the Sprint PCS offices, Izaac gives an update on the Beyond HOPE RealAudio project, Bell Atlantic begins to convert payphones in Manhattan, Manos challenges a caller claiming to be in Greece.


  36. Emmanuel calls a continuous string of AT&T recordings and begins using Sprint PCS service as well as Omnipoint.  This show was the first to be sent to a much larger number of people on the Internet thanks to other servers signing on.  A real milestone is a call from England.  Logs revealed listeners in China, South Korea, and Holland as well.  Also: calling a new victim hotline that gives updates on prisoner status, Phiber Optik appears on NBC Nightly News and Emmanuel shows up on Good Morning America.


  37. Another worldwide broadcast, Emmanuel has trouble with SMS on his phone and offers another perspective on the Iraqi crisis, Phiber Optik talks about a patch to Netscape that enhances encryption, Canadian PCS update, a Chicago listener sends in a CTA card which is the exact same format as New York's MetroCards, Emmanuel is forced to give out his password over the air, E-ZPass is used to track criminals, Emmanuel reads a list of prisoners in China sentenced to die for minor crimes.  This show took place on Election Day.


  38. Emmanuel demonstrates how black can equal white via Omnipoint Voicemail, Porkchop explains what is needed locally for the RealAudio project to succeed, the new Pentium bug is explained and code is given out detailing how to crash almost any system on the Internet, Emmanuel saves a major television network from embarrassment, Worldcom decides to officially buy MCI, Bernie S. talks about the Phone Miser, Bell Atlantic's new name delivery service, tracking people through their cell phones, a cyber agent arrests a cyber criminal in a cyber sex sting.


  39. Trouble with the theme, Maurice from XS4ALL tells how that Dutch provider is refusing to monitor a user at the request of the police, 200 Internet listeners this week, New Jersey teenagers to be tracked by satellite, patches to last week's Pentium bug, listener mail, ADSL update from the West Coast, the 999 exchange to New York City's fire department.


  40. A show dedicated to freedom.  A British hacker has charges against him dropped, Phiber Optik's probation finally ends, a DVD crack is reported, a hacker named Rhosts explains how he hacked a NASA website, how he was caught, what happened to him, and why he fears for his freedom.  A brief explanation of the $2600 financial problems and a mention of Harper's reprinting of the White House pager traffic released by hackers.


  41. Schedule changes on WBAI include having a former fed doing the show before Off The Hook and Arab Voices following, more ADSL updates from Alabama, ATM implemented in New Brunswick (Canada), Congressional hearings on blocking pornography on the Internet from children, Emmanuel points out the injustice of the TV-MA rating on commercial television, a non-licensed radio station in Philadelphia protests an FCC shutdown, how to send anonymous mail via Netscape, a hazard of Internet Explorer's ActiveX, sites blocked by CyberPatrol, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik read entries from the Yahoo! search engine, a caller from Kentucky reveals a security hole in BellSouth payphones, the new fee for 800 numbers from payphones implemented by the FCC.


  42. Yahoo! is hacked by a group demanding the release of Kevin Mitnick , a call to arms on the Mitnick case, an Argentinean hacker enters a plea in the United States, a GSM hack is described, Emmanuel has battery problems on his Sprint phone and has more fun at RadioShack, confusion rises over the new 800 number fees, Emmanuel goes to court to battle a confusing traffic ticket, weather problems on Omnipoint.


  43. The 700 Club reports on hackers, Emmanuel reports on the Internet World show and the attempts to put the "Free Kevin" display on the web browsers there, an update on Omnipoint service, the FCC raids micropower radio stations, Phiber Optik arrives late, clarification of the supposed Yahoo! virus, the new 800 number fee opens up the potential for fraud, Phiber Optik responds to Mr. Upsetter on cracking GSM, Emmanuel's Samsung/Sprint PCS/RadioShack nightmare continues, JP from AntiOnline talks about his website that was shut down by the University of Pittsburgh.


  44. A letter from Phiber Optik dispels ADSL myths, a call for more international coverage on the show, a clarification on H4G1S, a "random URL" service, a potential MetroCard problem, more stupidity from school administrators, potential health problems associated with GSM phones, Bernie S. reports on strange Omnipoint posters in Philadelphia, Emmanuel figures out the problem with his Sprint PCS phone and issues a challenge, a website of prostitution suspects is put up by the St. Paul police department, a new bill looms that would criminalize mere possession of $2500 or more of copied software, Rebel plays another of his songs from the past, a call comes in from Singapore.


  45. Clinton signs the ill-advised bill mentioned last week, a Nextel story, Phiber Optik comments on the GSM health question, haggis websites, Porkchop gives a RealAudio update, word of a future split in the 516 area code, a review of 1997 and a look ahead to 1998, news of Radio Peace International, new unfair FCC charges.  (Emmanuel was sick as a dog during this show.)

Off The Hook - 1998


  1. The new copyright law - music lovers may be safe but font lovers may not be, the uncertainty of the next edition of Off The Hook, clarification of Radio Peace International, a review of the Cellularvision ISP, Phiber Optik gets a new GSM phone and programs a unique ring, how to get even with the FCC's new 800 number policy by giving out their own 800 number, Emmanuel winds up in a voice mail dead end when trying to reach a new exchange, Nextel phones cause interference, Emmanuel and Phiber Optik create a new technology to scare people, the Associated Press gets Kevin Mitnick's name wrong, sending a fax to Phiber Optik's GSM phone, the rumor of a new fee for Internet connections returns.


  2. Emmanuel has temporary amnesia because of the long period of time between shows, the entire Clinton scandal came and went while the show was off the air, the drive to outlaw sales of used software, dispelling the rumors of a new FCC fee on data connections, a high school student is expelled for writing an article on hacking, the case of the allegedly gay person who was kicked out of the Navy because his information was given out by AOL, Bell Atlantic's ADSL plans, an update on cable modems, Omnipoint continues its expansion, IDT offers five cent a minute phone service over the Internet, a listener has a run-in with a New Jersey ISP, the low-tech MetroCard hack, a dialing trick to get lower rates from Bell Atlantic payphones.


  3. A warning from the Coast Guard on telephone fraud, AOL raises its prices, a report on international encryption controls, Monica Lewinsky's email address, ACLU information, Emmanuel and Bernie S. have an adventure with a payphone in Philadelphia, an interview with Owen Davis who runs www.nynexsucks.com and www.bellatlanticsucks.com, timing the response of 411, Phiber Optik's Omnipoint bill goes down, an update on US West implementation of ADSL, complaints about useless and annoying Bell Atlantic features.


  4. Employees are captured on cameras committing crimes in a bathroom, more annoying Bell Atlantic services, a listener has a mysterious encounter with a beeper number, 2600.com crashes because of a destructive backup, attorney Roger Slates discusses the status of the Kevin Mitnick case three years after his imprisonment, the frustration of having to deal with 200 million pages of evidence that the government won't allow Mitnick to look at, ways people can get involved.


  5. Announcement for an upcoming microbroadcasters' convention, an experiment involving cell phones, interview with Paul Figueiredo who has challenged the Nabisco Corporation by registering oreos.com, word of a service offering free PPP, clarification of terms for Kevin Mitnick's eventual release, a defense of Bell Atlantic engineers, a caller accuses phone companies of fraud with relation to Caller ID.


  6. Everything in the studio is broken, Emmanuel describes a war that has been raging in the $2600 channel of Internet Relay Chat, the Pentagon hackers are allegedly found and questions are raised as to Janet Reno's true motives, Bernie S. describes how new laws will make it possible to charge even more people with crimes similar to his, an update from Steal This Radio and Radio Mutiny, a Bell Atlantic telephone play on the new 646 area code.


  7. New Mexico passes a new indecency act, the latest from the Pentagon hackers, free PPP clarification, Swedish phone rates, tales of stupidity from high schools, Steal This Radio gets a visit from the FCC, Bernie S. tries to find a guest, Emmanuel has new problems with Sprint PCS as they expand and begins getting advertisements on his Omnipoint phone, how cellular service has changed over the years, info on AT&T PCS, Emmanuel's dream of the future of portable phones.


  8. Hacked.net shuts down, an Israeli hacker takes credit for February's Pentagon intrusions, comparing alternative local phone companies, the whitehose.com and whitehouse.com websites, concern over video camera surveillance, Emmanuel tries to get a secret phone number out of Omnipoint and has a conversation with himself, an Elvis phone company recording, revelation of a scam involving fraudulent Omnipoint accounts and the dangers of giving out Social Security numbers to phone companies.


  9. The Bell Atlantic play on the new 646 area code is played in its entirety, talk of trouble in the 978 area code, Emmanuel and Bernie S. try to solve some listener phone mysteries, talk of consumer pen registers, the Binary Brothers and VarTec Communications introduce the 1010811 carrier access code along with a whole lot of confusing terms, an appeal is made for an expert witness for Kevin Mitnick, the Israeli prime minister praises "The Analyzer," previews of I-CON and the microbroadcasting convention, a weird door entry system is forced upon residents in New York City.


  10. Bell Atlantic attempts to change the terms of an agreement, CyberPromotions settles a lawsuit, final details on the upcoming microbroadcasting convention, an interview with Kevin Mitnick's lawyer, Donald Randolph.  Topics include the details of Monday's hearing where Mitnick was denied bail as well as the right to review the 9.75 gigabytes of evidence on a computer, the public reaction to the judge's actions, the problems of reviewing such a huge amount of evidence, ways the public can help.


  11. Daylight Savings Time causes confusion, Bernie S. reveals some interesting theories from Sprint representatives, Emmanuel uncovers a way to get billing information for any Sprint PCS customer, a report on what went on at the microbroadcasting convention in Philadelphia, the state of radio in the United States, word of a magazine devoted to microbroadcasting (Hobby Broadcasting), controversy over water companies gaining access to customer phone lines, instructions on visitor entry systems in apartment buildings and rumors of a master code that allows entry into buildings.


  12. GSM is cracked, an interview with one of the people behind it: Marc Briceno of the Smartcard Developer Association. Omnipoint claims there is "no risk of fraud," a discussion of what will be involved in fixing this, allegations that the algorithm was cracked because it was kept secret as well as the possibility that the algorithm was deliberately weakened, the possibility that someone else may have done this before.  Also: more high school harassment, cellular cloning.


  13. Last show for the next few weeks, an MTV system is hacked, another pirate radio station is silenced, Kevin Mitnick's judge is revealed to not be as clueless as she appears, an FBI report on computer breaches is challenged by a privacy expert, an update on encryption from England, military computer systems and the nation's power grid said to be at great risk, a Canadian hacker is caught by NASA, Omnipoint reverses its lack of concern over last week's GSM crack and revises its algorithm, the Trenton Computer Festival, letters from Australia and Argentina, Emmanuel gets weird numbers on his Caller ID and tries to social engineer the GETS system, an official White House recording, complaints about Ultima Online.


  14. First show in a month.  Emmanuel announces a "new law" requiring WBAI to air commercials, Mitnick's bail hearing is denied, "Free Kevin" bumper stickers begin to appear, Emmanuel reports on his trip to the Dayton Hamvention, New Republic comes out with a fraudulent article on hackers, Signal Magazine accuses $2600 members of plotting with Japanese nationals to hack into sensitive computer systems, media reports of hacker threats in front of Congress, students are disciplined for distributing flyers about the Mitnick case, an organization known as FIRN explains why it blocks the $2600 website, the U.S. Navy is accused of attempting to hack into the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society's computer system, more problems with Sprint PCS and their voice mail system, Emmanuel reveals how to shut down certain ATMs as a protest against the ATM fees.


  15. A brief look at Negativland's anti-Pepsi campaign, Emmanuel discovers the prevalence of Nike, Emmanuel goes to Amsterdam and reports on the prevalence of GSM and the image of Americans, the entire United States pager network goes down due to a satellite problem, Janet Reno comments on how confusing computers are, the backlash from the L0pht statement to Congress, new fees placed on phone bills, a change in the way Bell Atlantic handles refunds, Emmanuel sets the record straight on his connection to the Hackers movie, Media One heavily advertises broadband in the midwest, GTE and ADSL, the last show from the 8th Avenue studios.


  16. The first show from the new Wall Street studios, a brand new telephone number, a new local phone company (TCG instead of Bell Atlantic), an explanation of some of the new charges that are appearing on all phone bills, Bell Atlantic offers to "protect" customer privacy, Izaac relates his PCS nightmare in Atlanta and Emmanuel smashes his phone, a new offer from Sprint PCS, Emmanuel demonstrates how it's possible to appear to spoof Caller ID on Omnipoint phones, Sprint unveils a $2 billion network that promises to revolutionize the industry within a year, the "love" beeper, $2600 moves to a new website, credit card snafus, local callers are no longer cut off after a certain number of rings when calling the show.  Because of the transition to the new studio, there is some distortion at times during the show.


  17. Getting used to the new studios, an update on Turkish hackers, "Free Kevin" bumper stickers and virtual stickers appearing around the world, hacking reports from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a new film based on the book Takedown is announced, report from Summercon, a $2600 reader is threatened by International Churches of Christ for expressing support of a hacked web page, PCS in the south, Emmanuel tries to help a caller with a weird fax problem.


  18. The move to the final new studio is completed, update on the Takedown film, looking for the number to Miramax, Fill gives an update on the www.kevinmitnick.com site, a look at a hacked website that got Mitnick news out, hacker insurance from ICSA, Tersian tells a horror story about Bell Atlantic and ISDN, Rebel calls from California.


  19. The script to Takedown is obtained, Emmanuel changes his views on whether the film should be made at all, the entire character list is read, Fill, Porkchop, and Emmanuel read excerpts and discuss the implications of the extremely negative portrayal of Kevin Mitnick as well as the many facts that are left out and the glaring technical inaccuracies, what people can do to get involved, the Mitnick Defense Fund continues to grow, "Free Kevin" bumper stickers start showing up everywhere, a caller expresses concern over Emmanuel's recent demonic appearance in the New York Times.


  20. More research is done on the Takedown script, a connection to the writer of Hackers is revealed, Fill joins the Skeet Ulrich Fan Club and the Miramax Cafe, Mojo raises questions on how far the truth can be stretched when dealing with public figures in films, the Kevin Poulsen article for ZDTV on the Takedown script, bad news in the world of microbroadcasting as Free Radio Berkeley is shut down and Radio Mutiny in Philadelphia is raided, New York loses another alternative FM station, how the Internet is leveling the playing field, New York City's MetroCard is successfully cloned, an AOL hacker is sentenced, how the "Free Kevin" message is being spread on the Internet and the streets, Emmanuel breaks his Sprint phone yet again and has it turned on quicker than ever, news on the WIPO bill.


  21. Emmanuel and friends cause commotion at the debut of unlimited use MetroCards by giving away subway rides, the campaign against Takedown intensifies, reader mail, Emmanuel has trouble finding a copy of The Fugitive Game to give to Skeet Ulrich who appears to have moved away, a meeting is announced to plan a demonstration against Miramax, a full list of contact numbers and addresses, a new action alert is released, Netweasel debates a caller on hacker ethics, more plans are discussed, talk of new local phone companies.


  22. Omnipoint introduces Power On which appears to be a campaign of unsolicited junk mail on PCS phones, Emmanuel and friends have the cops called on them when they give away unlimited MetroCard fares in the subway, Emmanuel and friends are kicked out of a Miramax building when they show up with a camera, a request to interview Skeet Ulrich is turned down, a report from Friday's organizational meeting, a demonstration outside Miramax is planned for Thursday afternoon, "Free Kevin" buttons are introduced along with a second order of bumper stickers, a Chicago Fox affiliate's website is hacked with a "Free Kevin" message, a caller believes Kevin Mitnick is racist based on the script.  The audio is a bit slow on most of the show.


  23. The WIPO bill is passed, EFF cracks DES, ourfirsttime.com is revealed to be a hoax and has their website hacked, the Suffolk County Police Department reveals its wariness of $2600, the demonstration against Miramax takes place and gets major media coverage, two more script revisions are released with some major changes but still a lot of problems, plans for the filming of a $2600 documentary are announced as Emmanuel and crew head out across the nation, Emmanuel's horrible airline experience, Sprint PCS service worsens, Emmanuel has a positive Omnipoint experience.


  24. Emmanuel calls in from Oklahoma and relates the many encounters with police that the film crew has had, Fill reports on an MSNBC chat with Kevin Mitnick's lawyer, the film crew visits an 18-wheeler preacher, the Computer Emergency Response Team, questions as to whether any damage at all was caused by Mitnick, a fourth revision of the Takedown script is released, a discussion of the real reasons why Mitnick became a fugitive, an encounter with Oral Roberts University, Porkchop tells of the differences between New York and all of the other cities the crew has gone through, a new scam involving Three-Way Calling from Bell Atlantic.


  25. Emmanuel calls in from Los Angeles.  Fill reports on the short-lived Bell Atlantic strike, the unveiling of Back Orifice by the Cult of the Dead Cow and Microsoft's response, corporate mergers, Emmanuel goes to the wrong Las Vegas, report from DEFCON, the San Diego $2600 meeting, Nu Image refuses to talk about the Takedown script, the latest script revision incorporates the "Free Kevin" movement, Emmanuel and the camera crew "visit" Kevin Mitnick across the street from the prison and annoy federal authorities, Agent Steal is returned to prison, Emmanuel and the camera crew climb the Hollywood hill, major problems with Sprint PCS in California, a caller questions the worthiness of the "Free Kevin" movement.


  26. Lots of technical problems as Emmanuel calls in on his Sprint PCS phone from the Bay Area, the hacker relation to the Clinton scandal as defined by the media, the latest changes to the Takedown script include changing the name of The WELL to "The Ball," Shimomura is spotted on the Takedown set instructing Skeet Ulrich on how to portray Kevin Mitnick, the Vatican goes online, a report on the handing out of "Free Kevin" literature outside a famous Los Angeles theater, Claude and Fill have difficulty reestablishing contact with Emmanuel, AT&T announces a $3 charge for people who don't use their service, Sprint PCS turns Emmanuel's voice into something completely unrecognizable, the prevalence of DSL in California.


  27. Still more technical problems with the WBAI phone system, Emmanuel calls in from Alabama, Hurricane Bonnie headed straight for the Takedown set, the latest from the US West and SNET strikes, the silencing of microbroadcasting, a sobering reminder of life in prison for Kevin Mitnick, more news on Back Orifice.


  28. Emmanuel returns and tells how the filming turned out, the race to meet Hurricane Bonnie in Wilmington, how Waffle House rescued the crew from the hurricane, how the Takedown crew was tracked down, what happened when Emmanuel and crew tried to interview the Takedown people, life under a curfew in Wilmington, Bryan and Exceed describe the life-risking adventure on the Hollywood hills, Porkchop and Fill add perspective to the entire trip, a letter from Julia Menapace tells another side of the Takedown story, the Supreme Court turns down Kevin Mitnick's appeal, Emmanuel describes a low-speed chase in Wilmington involving the film crew, a strange phone rings in the studio, Emmanuel chooses GSM over CDMA, Sprint PCS sort of introduces voice mail.


  29. The MTV web page is not hacked, an Internet child pornography ring is shut down, Emmanuel calls a long-distance verification number for LCI that produces a recording of the customer agreeing to sign up, Freddy the Phone Fraud Fox makes local appearances, a new type of phone fraud called cramming is introduced, Bell Atlantic Three-Way Calling scam.


  30. The New York Times website is hacked in the middle of one of the busiest news periods in history, Congress forces indecent material to be put on the Internet, media coverage of the hack and the connection to Kevin Mitnick, a hidden fact about the Kenneth Starr report, Simson Garfinkel comments on the implications of the New York Times incident as well as the technical means that allowed it to happen, the hidden message in the page source, Fox distorts the story in a really bad way.


  31. A special new caller only program, a US West employee ties up computer processor time in the search for a new prime number, a controversy looms for the allocation of the .us top-level domain, more hypocrisy from the New York Times, Emmanuel reads ignored letters to the Times and CNN, a possible way around new long-distance company charges, the difference between long-distance, in-state long-distance, and regional calls, Emmanuel gets a whole lot of new useless phone features, battling beeper harassment.


  32. The White House website is not hacked, comparisons of sentences for serious crimes with the time Kevin Mitnick has already served, EC cards are cracked, a demonstration of Sprint PCS numeric paging, a demonstration of microbroadcasters is planned, Chancellor Media on the verge of owning 500 radio stations, news departments at radio stations are disappearing and being replaced by outside monopolies, Emmanuel gets spam from anti-spammers, a look at the legalities of spam, the threat of the CDA sequel, email to a listener from John Markoff.  Listen for the disguised Rebel call.


  33. Emmanuel demonstrates a special test mode on his Sprint PCS phone, a live demonstration of Net2Phone from IDT, Bernie S. offers insight into developments in the Mitnick case, theories as to why none of the evidence has been looked at with three months until the trial, comparisons to the Kenneth Starr prosecution, AT&T's new "Chat and Talk" service, Sprint's new "Short Calls Free" service, Bell Atlantic makes a DSL announcement, problems with the new $20 bill, phone service lost in Oklahoma, preparations for the year 2000 bug, an update on the Long Island Telephone company.


  34. The last show until November, the tenth anniversary of Off The Hook, Emmanuel is frustrated by the many new charges on phone bills, AT&T deceives consumers with its One Rate Plus program, the attempt to remove long-distance charges from a line with no long-distance, Bell Atlantic introduces Private Reach Service which enables unlisted numbers to be called, broad new surveillance legislation is passed behind closed doors, another setback for Kevin Mitnick, hackers get blamed for nearly everything computer related, Emmanuel tries to get rate information for the 767 area code, WEBtv spies on its users, how to combat slamming, DSL makes its way into New York via Eclipse and Concentric


  35. Election Day coverage from Pacifica delays the show for ten minutes.  ABC posts fictitious election results on its web page a day before the election, Buffnet is raided by New York's Attorney General, BillSF visits from Amsterdam, Emmanuel visits a federal prison in the middle of Philadelphia, revisiting the Bernie S. case, Kerry gives an update on the Mitnick website and the latest in the case, an article on "hacktivism" appears in the New York Times, AT&T gives the time on long-distance calls between time zones, the tenth anniversary of the Internet Worm, Kevin Mitnick's grandmother has a mild heart attack.


  36. Trouble with the theme, Bernie S. talks about Philadelphia's new federal prison, the majority of Blacks between 18 and 34 to be imprisoned within a few years if current trends continue, how federal cases have little to do with the truth, California teenagers accused of hacking the Pentagon are sentenced, a teenager is publicly accused of downloading child pornography, a new set of federal regulations require all ISPs to register with the government, a Y2K update from England, Agent Steal becomes a fugitive again, XS4ALL is summoned to court for refusing to monitor a user account, positive developments on encryption from Finland, Izaac demonstrates a Sprint PCS mystery, weirdness with forwarding, Omnipoint completely reverses its marketing strategy, a Sprint PCS employee calls in.


  37. More trouble with the theme, a pirate radio station in Los Angeles is shut down by the FCC, the corruption of radio, listener feedback, a communique from Agent Steal that defends his actions against Kevin Mitnick and others, focus on the Y2K problem, readings from various websites, some funny products for sale, Izaac and Ray offer expertise on how Y2K may affect anything from nuclear weapons to Social Security, why burying your money won't help, Emmanuel encourages listeners to watch for meteors.


  38. AOL announces a takeover of Netscape, Rop and Izaac offer analysis, Barry from Holland asks for help from the listeners in identifying a strange radio signal, the difference in scanner laws between the United States and Europe, Emmanuel identifies the mysterious theme for last week's Y2K feature, what the "Free Kevin" movement really stands for, (((Alexis Rosen))) from Panix describes their debut of DSL service in the New York area, Emmanuel tries to come up with a better way of saying WWW, ways of countering spam.


  39. Emmanuel solicits funds to cover a malfunctioning parking meter downstairs, new allegations are raised in the Mitnick case concerning an FBI informant having access to Kevin's former lawyer's office, Kevin Poulsen offers insight into the latest developments and background on the case, suggestions for Y2K preparedness, debate on whether copying software should be considered stealing.


  40. Agent Steal is apprehended, Kevin Poulsen tells the story of his capture, Micah confronts the Washington Post over false reporting in the Kevin Mitnick story, the myth of Mitnick being on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list is addressed, the judge in the case responds to Kerry's request for financial disclosure in a somewhat volatile way, the trial is postponed until April, another suggestion on how to say WWW, the need for students to be aware of their rights, Izaac brings in an MRE.


  41. An unusually political show focusing on the dramatic events of the day including the bombing of Iraq and the impeachment of President Clinton.  Emmanuel discusses the importance of WBAI's unique coverage and shows how bias exists in all media outlets and how too many people accept what they are told without questions, how all of this relates to the world of hackers.  Also: increased control of the Internet in Yugoslavia, anti-Mitnick sentiment, developments in Croatia, Rwanda, and Central America.  Emmanuel tries to call Iraq and gets through to the White House.


  42. The last show of 1998.  Emmanuel, Izaac, Porkchop, and Bernie S. talk about the most memorable events of the year including a rundown of the "Free Kevin" movement and the making of Takedown, website hacks, previews of Y2K, the microbroadcasting battle, corporate ownership, the Pentagon hackers, Wired reports on "hackers" in China being sentenced to death, the Guinness Book of World Records spreads more inaccuracies about Mitnick, the question of who Shimomura was working for is raised again, Six Flags gets hacked, a clarification on the upcoming $2600 meeting.

Off The Hook - 1999


  1. Problems making a phone call, the first Y2K problems start to appear, Patty gives an update on a disturbing change in the Kevin Mitnick saga, Frank from the Chaos Computer Club explains a coordinated reaction to a statement by the Legions of the Underground threatening electronic sabotage against China and Iraq, the mysterious death of Tron, the Chaos Communication Congress, AOL tries to block AT&T from saying "You have mail," Coca Cola on its way to resolving Y2K problems, a library is sued for allowing access to pornography on the Internet, online holiday sales set a record, Sprint is robbed in Las Vegas, Bell Atlantic considers taking over Airtouch, the latest on the Agent Steal arrest, Steal This Radio comes back on the air, hacking in the future, 1010502# gets free phone calls.


  2. Confusion reigns over the scheduling of Off The Hook due to the fundraiser and the Clinton trial, the debate on how to keep kids away from adult websites continues, Emmanuel is accused of running a toll by the E-ZPass people, a teenager is believed to have run away from home because of the Internet, a federal 888 number devoted to the Y2K issue, a Rhode Island hacker is sentenced to prison but the judge questions much of the government's allegations, Clinton singles out hackers as enemies of peace, the Mitnick trial is postponed until April 20, the frustration of trying to prepare his defense, Philadelphia begins mandatory 10-digit dialing, Emmanuel advises people to listen to the Clinton trial.


  3. An unexpected show as the marathon drive is postponed again, a European plan for mass monitoring is revealed, another look at the Y2K problem, Emmanuel predicts that nothing at all will happen, some of the more ridiculous things coming out of the Y2K scare, Bell Atlantic mails a flyer to its customers promoting free Three-Way Calling, taxes and fees on a typical phone bill skyrocket, a call to Bell Atlantic's recorded info, a $25 check scam from AT&T, an update on the $2600 film, New York may soon require ten or eleven digit dialing, a tribute to Tom Pomposello.


  4. Emmanuel goes to the Clinton trial and discusses the security arrangements, what really goes on on the Senate floor, Bernie S. talks about the COPA case, the FCC proposes licensing microbroadcasting stations, the dangers of the corporate takeover of the radio spectrum, the story of the WXPN takeover, Emmanuel suggest that corporate entities give back excess stations to the communities, a suggestion on how to refer to the broadcast networks by their rightful names.


  5. Emmanuel catches the flu, an accidental disclosure of private greeting cards on the web by Hallmark, comments on revisionism in the media, the military purges its websites, a Long Island family is a target of cyberslander, Bronc discusses hacking Chinese websites and the Legions of the Underground, $2600 makes a correction to the Guinness Book of Records via the www.guinessrecords.com site, a summary of Windows Refund Day, the fourth anniversary of Kevin Mitnick's arrest passes, Emmanuel declares himself President of the Internet.


  6. A late-breaking news item - hackers are reported to have taken over British military satellites and issued a blackmail threat, Emmanuel admits that hackers are evil and that Western civilization is threatened by their existence, a new bill to ban digital decrypting technology moves closer to law, states are found to be selling personal info to credit card companies, the Secret Service connection, another child pornography case on the Internet involving the military, cleaning up military websites, Space Rogue of the Hacker News Network offers some enlightening info on the true nature of the British satellite story, a Takedown poster is spotted.


  7. The Reuters story of hackers threatening a military satellite is officially dispelled, a Pennsylvania congressman announces that we are at cyberwar, a man is arrested for terroristic threats for pointing a finger at a Secret Service agent, the disproportionate way law enforcement people are treated, Omnipoint reveals a "no roaming fee" plan but only for certain customers, some Y2K updates, word of an MTV interest in the Kevin Mitnick story, a final tribute to Walter.


  8. Al Gore makes an incredibly foolish statement concerning the Internet, AT&T tries to convince Emmanuel to switch his phone line over with a $100 check, Sprint and American Express offer unlimited long-distance dialing for a fee with a possible catch, a company advertises hacker backpacks but misrepresents what hackers are, Emmanuel discusses a power loss due to a storm, the FCC chairman tries to dispel rumors about FCC regulation of the Internet, a Y2K scam, Emmanuel violates an explicit warning by reading a fax about a "high tech hustler" named Greg Evans and the book being published about his life, Emmanuel issues an appeal for listeners to get involved in the current New York City police controversy and to listen to an eyewitness account later on the evening news, AT&T reported to backbill customers called from certain hotels, more Omnipoint spam.  (Note:  The eyewitness account of police brutality mentioned in this show immediately follows this program.


  9. A tribute to WBAI's program director, Samori Marksman, who died earlier in the day.  Dave Burstein of The Personal Computer Show stops by to share memories and discuss the incredible contributions, history, and significance of this most remarkable person who was largely responsible for the continued survival of WBAI.  Kevin Mitnick is reported to be making a plea arrangement with the government, Macki offers insight into how this information may have been leaked, what it actually means, Bernie S. explains how Kevin could have been forced into this decision, the potential of yet more charges being filed against Kevin, what will happen to the "Free Kevin" movement, why the federal government has a 97 percent success rate in court, the restrictions Kevin will face when he finally is released, Porkchop commits a potential federal crime on the air, a final thought for a tribute to Samori.  Remembering Samori Marksman.


  10. Emmanuel gets arrested in the New York demonstrations against police brutality, a moment by moment account of the experience ranging from the time of arrest to release, Emmanuel manages to make phone calls and send email while enjoying a ride in the paddywagon, an accounting of the 28th precinct - the most dangerous in the city, a realization as to where the enemy really is, the low technology of a police station, Kevin Mitnick agrees to plead guilty in exchange for another year in prison and a whole host of other conditions, why this means the "Free Kevin" movement must continue.


  11. Emmanuel demonstrates the incredible insecurity of the Sprint PCS billing system using Izaac's phone number, a massive amount of web pages are hacked because of the war in Yugoslavia and the plight of a Canadian hacker, Izaac, Porkchop, and Carl discuss the Melissa virus, what David L. Smith actually did to spread the virus, how he was tracked down.


  12. The ACLU expresses concern over ECHELON, Emmanuel accidentally dispatches a repair crew from the power company using a Touch-Tone phone, an anonymous tip website allows anyone to view confidential information and people who entered the URL are investigated as criminals, the case of Bill Cheek and how it could adversely affect radio hobbyists, Emmanuel plays with a new service that allows users to send email to a phone account, an interview with Ron Schnell, the founder of Mail Call who happens to be an old friend of Kevin Mitnick.


  13. The CD players malfunction, Emmanuel starts an anti-Giuliani website, the 516 area code is targeted for a split, how to be labeled a terrorist, an update on the Bill Cheek case, charges are dropped against Emmanuel for his March arrest, Bell Atlantic offers a flat rate 19.2 kbps CDPD wireless service.


  14. Connectivity problems make the show harder to hear on the Internet, Lewis DePayne pleads guilty, Emmanuel discloses federal documents that report losses attributed to Kevin Mitnick and appear to be grossly inflated, Bernie S. comes up with an analogy to the Mitnick case, Pam and Bernie S. recollect events leading to his release from prison, plans are announced for a series of "Free Kevin" protests in conjunction with $2600 meetings, reactions to the shootings in Colorado.


  15. Report from the Trenton Computer Festival, new federal guidelines may affect websites, a tale of a true criminal, questions about the loss figures in the Mitnick case hit the national media, further details on the upcoming "Free Kevin" demonstrations, Emmanuel and Izaac get into an impromptu debate on trenchcoats and school uniforms, a three-hour special is announced for the upcoming WBAI fundraiser.


  16. The first fundraising show in quite a while and the first one ever that went out over the Internet.  Lazlow from commercial radio stops by to outline the differences between WBAI and commercial radio, hypocrisy in U.S. policy towards Yugoslavia, attempting to place a live call to Yugoslavia, an interview with Duska of B92 in Yugoslavia that focuses on the history and future of B92 as well as how the bombings are affecting the people, AT&T possibly blocking all calls to Yugoslavia, a critique of FM radio, the first pledge from overseas, Bernie S. reports on the Dayton Hamvention, an update on the Mitnick case and the government's reaction to $2600's release of damage claims by cellular companies, a list of new cities that will be participating in the "Free Kevin" demonstrations on June 4, a complete playing of the song that comprises the Off The Hook theme, Daniel Morgan of Satellite Watch News tells of a lawsuit brought by DirecTV.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  17. The air conditioning in the studio fails, Emmanuel's confrontation with a federal marshal outside the courthouse in Manhattan, Guy Montag and Kerry discuss preparations for Friday's Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles demonstrations, a "Free Kevin" sticker is spotted on the TV show Felicity, a complete rundown of all the demonstrations, "Free Kevin" is spotted in a comic book, AT&T begins to charge people for getting area codes and Emmanuel confronts them about it, the Senate website is hacked and hackers strike back after FBI raids.


  18. A report on the "Free Kevin" demonstrations including a report from the WBAI Evening News as well as other media outlets, the ongoing question on whether or not it's legal to take pictures of a federal building, a new test number for the 646 area code, more phone scams that get people to spend lots of money dialing numbers, a user is disciplined for port scanning the $2600 website, Rebel demonstrates how callers are automatically routed to an expensive number if they ask an AT&T operator for an area code, demonstrators call in with their experiences, the lack of major media outlets to cover the story, a listener promotes an upcoming movie that features him.


  19. Another virus spreads throughout the Internet leading to questions as to how this could happen again so close to the Melissa virus, Emmanuel attempts to demonstrate the inaccessibility of toll-free information, a call to McAfee, an attempt to get the time of day from an AT&T operator, the summer issue of $2600 is released, a new scam targets Internet users through their phone bill, Emmanuel and Izaac debate the politics of George W. Bush, political parody sites cause controversy, Off The Hook voice mail makes its debut, the Mitnick sentencing is postponed for a month, an insider report on an upcoming MTV special on Kevin Mitnick, a call from Yankee Stadium, Emmanuel bemoans the loss of his area code.


  20. Bernie S. makes his first ever in-studio appearance as he becomes a free man at last, Emmanuel forgets to put quarters in the parking meter downstairs, Bell Atlantic introduces a four-digit ANAC, DIVX ceases operations, a Y2K update, Emmanuel refuses to register in order to print out a page, a review of Pirates of Silicon Valley and how TNT deceives its viewers, Carl demonstrates some of the technical inaccuracies in the film, how it's difficult to get alternative views onto TV networks, the Secret Service infiltrates high schools.


  21. Emmanuel's bureaucratic nightmare with the passport agency, a listen to this week's voice mail submissions, announcement of a Palestinian country code (970), Emmanuel is hounded by Republican junk mail, a racist is sent to prison for harassing email, someone inserts a "Free Kevin" message in the Roget's Thesaurus site, an army website is defaced, a disturbing update on the MTV report on Kevin Mitnick, Emmanuel and Izaac debate the wisdom of preventing people under 18 from attending computer shows.


  22. A heat wave strikes New York, a preview of DEFCON and the outdoor German hacker camp, why the new $2600 cover is illegal, why unlisted numbers don't protect people's privacy, an update on the IRC network, calling various time numbers, a comparison of the various rates charged at payphones, Omnipoint announces a merge with Voicestream, Emmanuel has multiple monitors shipped because of an encryption error during online shopping, a new net monitoring program is released, a voice mail update, more on the debate about keeping kids out of computer shows.


  23. Emmanuel calls in from Los Angeles, a report on DEFCON, the release of BO2K, floods in Las Vegas, a trailer of the $2600 documentary Freedom Downtime is shown at DEFCON and the film is scheduled for release in early 2000, a report on the Mitnick sentencing and the debate over restitution, Emmanuel sees Kevin for the first time since his arrest, allegations are brought forward accusing Sprint PCS of billing customers while the phone is ringing.


  24. More on last week's Mitnick sentencing hearing, a report on what it was like to spend time with Kevin's family after the hearing, Porkchop reports that the Touch-Tone fee is alive and well in New Jersey, a critique of hackers who use homophobic speech, reasons why the $2600 site is blocked, a press release from the Cult of the Dead Cow that challenges Microsoft, Emmanuel comments on the increasingly troubling situation involving WBAI's owner (the Pacifica Foundation) and sister station KPFA in Berkeley which has been shut down, censorship on the network.


  25. WBAI goes off the air right before the show airs and returns 15 minutes into it, listener fears that the station has been taken off the air by Pacifica, an update on the KPFA situation, the Kevin Mitnick sentencing is delayed until August 9th for no apparent reason, Izaac reviews Antisniff, a local number gives a strange recording, Emmanuel is denied a passport by the State Department and tries to make an appointment with the Passport Agency on the air, a real-life information operator from TCG.  (Five minutes of dead air precedes the show.  The very beginning of this show consists of random callers who were tied together while the station was still off the air.  At some point during their conversation, the station came back on.)


  26. Production on the film continues, an appeal for audio experts, nobody remembers the number for voice mail, a bill is introduced to fight cybersquatting, Emmanuel's passport arrives with no explanation, an update from "Lake Pacifica", 15,000 people rally to save KPFA, Emmanuel explains why he's proud to be part of Pacifica, the Associated Press makes an incredible typo, the fall of WXPN, a demonstration in front of KPFK, advice from WPKN, the negative changes that have taken place at KPFT, the prospect of selling WBAI.


  27. Kevin Mitnick is finally sentenced, how the $500 million in damage wound up really being around $4,000, Emmanuel addresses morons, a sobering look at the state of the nation's prisons, the cybersquatting bill moves closer to law, KPFA returns to the airwaves, a question as to whether H2K should be held in June or July of 2000, more controversy on another local radio station, a funny recording from a hotel voice mail system in Las Vegas.


  28. Kevin Mitnick is transferred to a county prison, analysis of a Mitnick story in the New York Post, the new prison refuses to serve racist (((kosher))) food to Mitnick, Dan Morgan ofSatellite Watch News describes how his magazine has been shut down by DirecTV because of information on encryption that was published, the strong possibility that something like this could hit $2600 and Off The Hook, what people can do to help and why this is important.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. The continuing frustration of the Mitnick ordeal, prosecutor David Schindler is quoted as saying some very negative things about Mitnick on his way to private practice, feedback on the Dan Morgan case, another Microsoft product has its security defeated, Sprint PCS starts to charge customers $3 for paying cash, a listener accidentally meets Kevin Mitnick's grandmother, states and phone companies are found to be making huge amounts of money from prisoner phone calls, a Sprint PCS customer is charged tax for unused minutes, Y2K problems may affect navigation as soon as August, upcoming potential problems on 9/9/99, Emmanuel and Izaac announce their plans for New Year's, the government attempts to gain the ability to covertly access people's computers, George W. Bush attempts to shut down a website that is critical of him, a brief debate on Second Amendment issues, a prisoner challenges the prison phone system, H2K is announced as being held on July 14, 15, and 16, 2000, with the exact location to be announced on Friday on the website.


  30. Emmanuel asks for on-air witnesses to a parking meter snafu, Kevin Mitnick is involved in an automobile accident while being transported to court, the incredible lack of attention to medical conditions in prison, Emmanuel's passport problem is addressed by two congressmen, H2K is officially announced (July 14, 15, and 16, 2000 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York - site of the first HOPE conference in 1994), www.godhatesfags.com is routed to www.godlovesfags.com, Microsoft's Hotmail is penetrated, Emmanuel combats operators who demand money to identify the location of an area code, overreaction to a person making an electronic threat, information on Working Assets long-distance, Emmanuel gets even with AT&T, the lack of a phone number to check the regional carrier assigned to a customer.


  31. Registrations for H2K start coming in, the latest in the low-power FM saga including the two major opponents to new radio stations: NAB and NPR, CBS and Viacom announce a merger, Kevin Mitnick is reportedly transferred to Lompoc, the FCC objects to phone companies invading the privacy of individuals, AT&T sends Emmanuel an unrequested Mastercard, AT&T's 700 and 500 service is scheduled to be discontinued, a number is discovered to check the regional carrier assigned to a phone number, the discovery of an "NSA key" in Windows.


  32. Emmanuel finds a video of a film called Takedown, Kevin Mitnick is officially transferred to Lompoc and is no longer able to make collect calls, an appeal for contributions to a new fund, a hacker pleads guilty to altering websites belonging to NATO and the White House, the Matt Drudge website is hacked, the absurdity of sending people to prison for altering web pages, the public's sudden awareness of East Timor, reported Y2K problems from 9/9/99, Emmanuel's electric bill has a beginning date of 1800, suspicion of foreign programmers repairing Y2K problems, a disturbing statistic involving NPR and college radio stations, the 914 area code faces a split, a campaign begins to lower telephone taxes, an automated system to prevent "slamming" is introduced by Bell Atlantic, potential ISDN problems after an area code split.


  33. NSI sends predictable passwords out in cleartext and allows anyone to login as anyone else without a password, highlights of some of the email that was world readable, a major scandal is revealed as Emmanuel demonstrates a hospital dictation system with no passwords that allows anyone to hear private information on patients through a toll-free number, a challenge to the mass media to actually cover this story, information on name.space, how the phone companies rip people off on local payphone calls.


  34. The only news outlet to cover last week's scandal is ZDTV, the hospital system is tracked down and identified as one made by Dictaphone, an Intuit security hole, Emmanuel registers a whole series of domain names using four-letter words through a new registrar, Emmanuel and Izaac debate monopolies, a caller has an interesting perspective on the New York City mosquito crisis, a caller is "pulled back" to AT&T after not paying a bill, rumors of a merger between Sprint and MCI, Emmanuel tries to make a call to the future 631 area code on Long Island.


  35. Emmanuel challenges Izaac to name the new New York City area code (347), testing numbers in the new area code, MCI announces that it will buy Sprint, a new Giuliani website goes online to tackle the New York City museum controversy, excerpts from Kevin Mitnick's mail, prosecutor David Schindler announces a career change, a security hole in the new Sam Donaldson website, talk of expanding the $2600 meetings to every mall in America, yet another radio merger, talk of another Dictaphone system, an explanation of the differences between long-distance, regional, and local, a new regulation on E-ZPass.


  36. An intense critique of the recent MTV feature on hackers, how the producers seemed to have the story written in advance, the complete lack of any mention of Kevin Mitnick, how the entire hacker community was hurt by the program, letters from the public on the MTV show, a listener reveals that his remarks were completely taken out of context.


  37. An Election Day, Emmanuel expresses marvel on the mechanical voting machines, a severe windstorm outside the studio causes havoc, a test of the new 631 area code for the $2600 office, a "hacker" attacks weather sirens and Kentucky officials attempt to figure it out, the ominous features of the Emergency Alert System, private medical records found in a dumpster, an Omnipoint customer service number that hangs up on rotary callers, Emmanuel has a frustrating experience trying to buy a new Sprint phone, Real Networks is implicated in a privacy violation concerning Real Jukebox, Emmanuel plays a cruel trick on Rebel, a caller is prevented from making long-distance calls on any carrier.


  38. Microsoft suffers a setback in the courts, a clarification on when $2600 meetings occur, MTV is reported to have a low-power radio station in New York City, Xail explains the conditions and technology of his ankle bracelet which monitors his whereabouts, what happens when the unit makes a call, Carnegie Mellon allegedly tries to hack into student machines, a caller has a microchip embedded in his skin, Emmanuel gets a new Sprint PCS phone that can browse the web and generates an RSA key on the air.


  39. Chinese "hacker" sent to prison, January 21 is proclaimed as Hacker Liberation Day, Seraf analyzes the White House's stand on encryption, a Canadian intelligence agency has an embarrassing breach, how things have changed since Off The Hook began, Emmanuel gets DSL and discovers that access to the router is restricted, Patrice offers a Dutch perspective, a preview of what may happen when Y2K hits, a review of Takedown after it plays at a Chicago film festival, a listener plays a recording of a cop questioning someone about $2600.


  40. More listener outrage at the MTV special, Emmanuel tries to get Izaac to call the MTV show garbage, more info on EAS and how it can be used to suppress freedom of speech, Bernie S. expresses unease at the idea of black boxes for cars, an update on Emmanuel's DSL saga, a warning about Bell Atlantic's supposed relaxation of the data surcharge over ISDN, listener feedback on the Takedown movie, a hacker named Zyklon is sentenced to more than a year in prison and a $40,000 fine simply for putting messages on some high profile websites, the ethics of imprisoning web page hackers.


  41. At literally the very last minute, the regularly scheduled edition of Off The Hook was thrown into disarray by massive civil unrest in Seattle during the meeting of the World Trade Organization.  Reporter (((Amy Goodman))) phones in live from the streets of Seattle and describes the rapidly deteriorating situation as tear gas and rubber bullets are fired by the police.  While this is not a show related to the usual subject matter, much of the material is riveting, as Amy is seriously affected by the gas and constantly approached by the police.  All of this takes place as a curfew is imposed on the entire city.


  42. A lawsuit is filed against NSA by EPIC concerning monitoring U.S. citizens, more Y2K hysteria, the Kyl bill is introduced which calls for suspending Internet access in certain cases as if it were a privilege, an overview of last week's coverage of the Seattle riots including a 15 minute sound collage of pieces obtained over the Internet containing some very dramatic firsthand accounts (listen for the sound of a NGO representative being grabbed by the police while he's explaining things to a small group of people), most of which came from www.indymedia.org, all of which demonstrate the value of firsthand access to technology and the Internet.  Also: an interview with Michael Zai of etoy, a group of artists being attacked by a large company with a similar name that has succeeded in shutting down their web page.  (This same group put out the Kevin Mitnick song that was played on the July 7, 1996 show.)


  43. Emmanuel refuses to pay an AT&T bill for no service and is tricked into paperless billing on another line, a call to AT&T to try and clear up the mess, Sprint PCS apparently charges customers for failing to connect to the web browser on their phones, E-ZPass makes access to information harder for their customers, Emmanuel gets a class settlement from NYNEX for screwing up Caller ID Blocking, the absurdity of a form required to visit Kevin Mitnick, a prison newsletter spotlights satellite tracking technology, $2600 opens an online store, the etoy mail server is shut down, callers compare phone charges, Rebel claims to have ended the Touch-Tone fee in New Jersey, the ongoing battle against advertising.


  44. Technical problems cause a delay in the theme, only ten days to go until 2000, why this isn't the end of the century, the (((Federal Reserve))) doesn't raise interest rates because of Y2K, preparations for the date change from governments to rebel groups, a Y2K memo at a local university is good for a laugh, how hackers are already being blamed for anything that may go wrong, a plea from the White House for hackers to show restraint, legislation is introduced to prohibit payphones from existing near establishments that sell malt liquor, a review of a 20/20 piece on hackers, the politics of hacking web pages, more advances in global monitoring of individuals, shuttle astronauts have email problems, a town is renamed to half.com, Harvard sues a man for cybersquatting, companies are raided for selling common electronic devices, CNN misrepresents the etoy story.


  45. The last show of the year and the last show before Y2K, a disclosure of who the Y2K theme is performed by, the anticipation of a terrorist attack on Times Square, Emmanuel tries to get Izaac to predict disaster on New Year's, a cartoon from Canada features a $2600 meeting, an official Y2K song, $2600 is threatened with a lawsuit along with many others by the DVD Copy Control Association, Tom Vogt and Matthew Pavlovich tell their stories as co-defendants in the lawsuit, an appeal to mirror files on other sites.

Off The Hook - 2000


  1. This was a two-hour Saturday morning fill-in on New Year's Day, 2000.  Emmanuel goes into detail on what is wrong with wishing people a Happy New Millennium, a full accounting of the various Y2K non-events, Emmanuel and friends manage to sneak into the very front of the Times Square celebrations, Izaac argues about the potential for terrorism, Emmanuel and Macki reveal their secrets for gaining access to a restricted area, talk of oppressive security measures that may not be removed after New Year's, comparing Times Square to Woodstock, an unusual cover of the New York Times, what to call the new decade, the $2600 Voice BBS is reported to be non-Y2K compliant, the exception to the leap year rule, companies that have changed their names because of the new year, bomb-sniffing dogs versus drug-sniffing dogs.


  2. The aftermath of Y2K, Emmanuel berates Izaac because nothing seemed to have happened, Cheerios introduces Millenios with predictions for the future, Bernie S. has a banking misadventure on New Year's Eve, a rundown of the various Y2K snafus that took place from the RISKS Digest, Emmanuel relates the adventure of New Year's Eve in Times Square, a case of computer mischief makes headlines in Germany, Xail is sentenced to a year of "Visionquest Wagon Train," Kevin Mitnick's prison term nears an end, Macki gives an update on the DVD lawsuit against $2600, looking forward to being served with papers, advice to the process servers, an interview with Arthur Kopit, author of Y2K, a play currently running in Manhattan, Bell Atlantic expands into the long-distance business.


  3. The last show until February, nine days until Kevin Mitnick's release, an upcoming piece on Mitnick to air on 60 Minutes, a new phone system at the prison that has some scary features, a story about a "hacker" who captured thousands of credit card numbers, a recruitment drive for hackers by the government, Pacific Bell has a major system compromise, an alternative method of making prison calls, Emmanuel continues his battle with AT&T, a discrepancy in AT&T's overseas rates, $2600 is semi-served in the DVD lawsuit, Macki reads selected highlights from the lawsuit that show how unfamiliar with the Internet the plaintiffs are, the hearing is postponed until next Tuesday - the same day as a local RSA conference, Staples invades its employees' privacy, AOL and Time Warner announce a merger sparking a debate between Emmanuel, Izaac, Macki, Bernie S., and Lister.


  4. A combination of technical blunders, the first show in three weeks with a great deal of ground to cover, a report on the release of Kevin Mitnick on January 21, the weirdness of Lompoc, what it was like to visit Kevin on his last day of prison, Bernie S. discusses what it's really like inside, Kevin to do his first live interview on next week's show, Macki describes how $2600 people wound up ushering the press around Lompoc on the day of Kevin's release, the difficulty of finding a place to read a statement to the media, why Kevin didn't take questions on that day, the difficulty of not violating supervised release and the quest to find Kevin a job, a new mailing address for Kevin, a new lawsuit is filed against Emmanuel in federal court in New York concerning the DeCSS program, what it was like being served with an injunction, the owner of escape.com is also served with an injunction, how the defense was only given one day to prepare their entire case, the threat of imprisonment and how a distant Kinko's came to the rescue, what the major motion picture corporations and the Motion Picture Association of America want from this lawsuit, a flyer is drawn up to educate the masses, the overwhelmingly positive support from the public, Jack Valenti of the MPAA calls Emmanuel a pirate and threatens to file a thousand lawsuits a day, the danger of the civil case turning into a criminal case any day because of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, etoy is victorious in their fight against Etoys, a listener reports the existence of pirated DVDs in Asia for at least five years, recruiting to take place at Linux Expo in New York later in the week with a massive flyer handout scheduled for every $2600 meeting on Friday.


  5. A momentous show as Kevin Mitnick is interviewed live for the first time anywhere, ominous news from the FSB in Russia, Emmanuel is hit by a parking injustice, the latest on the DVD lawsuit and comments from Linus Torvalds, hackers are blamed for the latest Yahoo! outage, Kevin gives his impressions of the Yahoo! incident, how the New York Times and Markoff spread false stories about Kevin, the Netcom credit card incident, the cellular fraud aspect of the Mitnick case, why he wanted a copy of VMS, how an informant targeted him, how he violated supervised release, the $300 million price tag claimed by the companies affected, the difference between stealing and copying, the effect of the Mitnick case on future hacker cases, Kevin's eight months of solitary confinement, how people have shown support, Kevin's wish list of videos and music.


  6. The theme gets garbled, an analysis of the denial-of-service attacks and the ignorance the media has shown in blaming the whole mess on hackers, parallels to the DeCSS case, Kevin Mitnick media appearances, Northwest Airlines has the homes of its employees raided and their computers searched for email related to an illegal sickout, federal judges who seem to have lost their minds, President Clinton is the victim of an impostor on a cnn.com web chat, an interview with Christopher Petro (the imposter) who explains how changing a nickname on IRC was defined by Fox News as a hacker attack, a person loses his job due to the DeCSS controversy, a call for comments on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Emmanuel's DSL woes, some ham radio news.


  7. Emmanuel tries to analyze a phone problem connecting to Bernie S., a rash of frustrating problems involving DSL connectivity, more media coverage of evil hackers, how Bell Atlantic completely screwed up an installation, new legislation that changes the rules of agreeing to a software license, the Leonardo Network is told to stop using their own name, Emmanuel finally gets a collection notice for his unpaid AT&T invoice, a demonstration of how AT&T rips customers off which winds up proving that there are still nice operators, Connectix wins a lawsuit that challenged their reverse engineering of Playstation, Lazlow visits from commercial radio, a call for MPAA members to stand up and be counted, a caller has a problem buying a crystal at RadioShack.


  8. Bernie S. tries to infiltrate a Secret Service security briefing on the upcoming Republican Party convention in Philadelphia live on the air, a disappointing piece about ECHELON on 60 Minutes, Kevin Mitnick is scheduled to testify in front of a Senate subcommittee on Thursday, more anti-hacker rhetoric from the administration, a look at some testimony about hackers on Capitol Hill, problems related to today's unusual date, a resolution to the $2600 DSL problem and a similar tale of woe in Philadelphia, Emmanuel describes the symptoms of Internet withdrawal, some alternative ways to describe people who commit crimes on the Internet, a new law mandates that as of April 21, email websites cannot offer services to anyone under 13, Forbes unwittingly reprints a $2600 cover.


  9. Kevin Mitnick testifies before a Senate subcommittee, Emmanuel describes what it's like behind the scenes in Congress, a Court TV appearance allows Kevin to be in New York and attend the $2600 meeting there, Bernie S. testifies at a hearing in Philadelphia to challenge laws prohibiting convicted felons from voting and explains the loophole he has been using over the past few years, Izaac debates the issue of race, Emmanuel manages to get the bills from AT&T to stop but has long-distance service shut off by them on an unrelated line, Bernie S. finds a taxi with a webcam, the danger of Proposition 21 being voted on in California, Kevin Mitnick to appear on the show next week.


  10. Kevin Mitnick to appear next week instead, "cybercrime" is added to the dictionary, a new government site on electronic crimes opens with a plagiarized privacy statement, a quiz on which governmental agencies handle which crimes, the first Internet related insider trading case, the battle against anonymity on the Interet, a brokerage firm retracts an accusation of a "hacker attack," a hacker named Coolio is targeted by the authorities solely because of his name, the Secret Service wants to infiltrate schools, an explanation as to why shows haven't been appearing on the site, H2K registration issues, ways of detecting a tap on a phone, Bernie S. talks about other forms of electronic surveillance, a call for more mirrors of the DeCSS code, rumors of the 666 area code prove unfounded, a call from Scotland.


  11. The theme malfunctions, a bizarre tale seems to be unfolding in Philadelphia as the Secret Service once again targets Bernie S., Izaac debates the wisdom of Bernie S.'s actions, Macki gives an update on the week's legal developments which includes the hiring of renowned lawyer Martin Garbus to defend $2600 in the DeCSS case, Mattel sues people for decrypting Cyberpatrol and showing people the many sites that are being wrongfully blocked, brand new "Stop The MPAA" and "H2K" bumper stickers are introduced, Kevin Mitnick gives details on an upcoming presentation by New York Times reporter Markoff entitled "Kevin and Me" and how he was banned from attending it, Takedown is released in France with the title of Cybertraque, Kevin addresses criticism of his testifying before the Senate, Kevin takes calls for the very first time.


  12. Some dead air, thoughts go out to Errol Maitland - a WBAI reporter who was put in the hospital by New York City police, Emmanuel demonstrates his new Omnipoint phone, a new lawsuit threat against $2600 by NBC, an update on the DeCSS case, Bernie S. gives an update on Xail and the "Wagon Train" program, restrictions include not being allowed to read books and magazines, corporate prisons found to have tortured juveniles, a review of Takedown from France, Macki confronts Markoff during a panel discussion, the "White House long-distance calling code" is given out, some critical words on Bell Atlantic from an employee, upcoming hacker panels at I-CON this weekend.


  13. The 516 area code is officially split, Bell Atlantic announces a new name after the merger with GTE is completed: Verizon, a look at some of the sites that have and haven't been reserved by Verizon, reply comments concerning the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are published on the Internet, Shana talks about her published comment, Bernie S. votes in the primary, a summary of the I-CON convention, how the MPAA lawsuit is adversely affecting $2600 and the unfairness of individuals being targeted, why large corporations like Microsoft don't have to worry, a DVD player for Linux is introduced, new anti-MPAA shirts and bumper stickers are introduced, an appeal for well-connected people to speak out, Sony recalls its PlayStation 2 discs because they enabled playing DVDs from around the world, the MPAA is likely to go after $2600 to get links to other sites removed, the Weekly World News reports on hacker tools that can make computers explode, H2K planning continues, an update on the Child Online Protection Act.


  14. The MPAA tries to get links on the $2600 site outlawed, why this move is ultimately flawed, some of the comments filed regarding the Digital Millennium Copyright Act appear on the Internet, Jack Valenti and the MPAA hurl personal attacks at Emmanuel, Emmanuel's phone turns itself on, Sprint PCS invades the privacy of its customers by sending phone numbers to websites, some of the real issues in the MPAA case, a critique of the MPAA FAQ on "hyperlinking," the new issue of $2600 is released along with H2K and anti-MPAA bumper stickers, suggestions on how to use the stickers, "deep" linking is ruled legal in federal court.


  15. The links remain up, an update on the Secret Service interest in Bernie S., Emmanuel realizes that nobody knows the name of the Secretary of the Treasury, a recap of the IMF protest in Washington, D.C., how 600 people were tricked into getting arrested, the frustration of streets in Washington, Emmanuel accidentally finds the MPAA building on I Street, microbroadcasting is on the verge of being stopped by Congress, a staggering increase in wireless data is predicted, Metallica takes Napster and several universities to court, some of the benefits of Napster and the hypocrisy of the music industry, the new 631 area code on Long Island continues to confuse residents, Balkan web pages are attacked, a listener's phone mystery, a proposal to add a tax to long-distance bills to subsidize Native Americans, Izaac and Emmanuel argue over the effectiveness of demonstrations.


  16. The anti-MPAA shirts come out, the MPAA accuses hackers of taking down its website, Mafiaboy is tracked down in Montreal and blamed for the denial-of-service attacks in February, interesting IRC logs are released by $2600 that cast doubt on the validity of the Mafiaboy story, (((Michael Eisner))) of Disney addresses the DeCSS issue in a company memo, some harsh words for Thomas Edison, a study shows record sales have increased despite MP3s and Napster, Limp Bizkit comes out in support of Napster, Emmanuel and Izaac continue the discussion on the WTO and IMF, some alternative perspectives available on satellite TV, Claude tries to escape early.


  17. Limp Bizkit is featured as promised, Metallica identifies over 300,000 fans who have downloaded their music without paying, Linux user groups participate in a joint demonstration against the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Time Warner and Disney nearly go to war, (((Jello Biafra))) is announced as the keynote speaker for H2K, Emmanuel to appear on the front page of The Village Voice, Emmanuel accidentally hacks into a voice mail box on the air, Clinton allows consumer GPS to be enhanced, Alex reveals a lawsuit involving religious groups that may have some bearing on the MPAA case, the New York Times links to the $2600 list of DeCSS sites, listener suggestions on ways of trafficking DeCSS, Red Balaclava offers new MetroCard tips, Kevin Mitnick is restricted from speaking, a plea for a good picture of Markoff for the upcoming film, Izaac continue the discussion on the WTO and IMF, some alternative perspectives available on satellite TV, Claude tries to escape early.


  18. The show is preempted next week but a three-hour fundraising program is scheduled for the week after, the first show that both Kevin Mitnick and Bernie S. appear on although they do not break the law by talking to each other, Bernie S. reports an ominous potential change in federal sentencing guidelines, a 60 Minutes report airs on California's three strikes law that is sending people to prison for life for nonviolent offenses, Verizon threatens $2600 with a lawsuit for registering verizonreallysucks.com and $2600 responds by registering verizonshouldspendmoretimefixingitsnetworkandlessmoneyonlawyers.com, the ILOVEYOU virus causes hysteria worldwide, Kevin Mitnick discusses his latest speech restrictions and the battle to get back his ham radio license, a mock DeCSS trial is scheduled for H2K.


  19. The theme is missing as the CD player malfunctions at the beginning of a three-hour fundraiser, Lazlow tells of the commercial radio experience, the new (((Jello Biafra))) CD recorded at the WTO protest is featured with 2600 Hz tones replacing all the four-letter words, why commercial radio would never air something like this, preparations for H2K continue, Emmanuel misses the Hamvention in Dayton, an update on the film which will debut at the conference, the truth about the corporate nature of NPR and how they opposed LPFM, Ed Hernstadt discusses his role as one of the lawyers defending $2600 in the MPAA case, Macki explains the technical aspects of the case and summarizes the anti-DMCA demonstration that took place at Stanford, the attempts by the other side to disqualify the $2600 lawyers, $2600 is now facing five lawsuits, Izaac messes with the microphones, Alex registers verizoneatspoop.com, why people don't realize the power of the individual, Lazlow explains how the corporate world really works, why there are no accents on the radio, Bernie S. summarizes his story and how WBAI helped, Cheshire Catalyst tells the story of the new 321 area code and how he helped make it possible, talk of launches from Cape Canaveral, what the old TAP meetings were like, a famous payphone in the Mojave Desert is disconnected, Kevin Mitnick is allowed to use a cell phone and describes how the federal authorities continue to harass him, an excerpt from a show in 1988 played through a computer, opening to 'Nuff Said! follows.  This show is three hours long and includes fundraising.


  20. Alex gives an update on verizoneatspoop.com, Emmanuel tries to find out who has 1-800-VERIZON as well as the 888 and 877 versions but runs into trouble with the Z key, an analysis of remarks by (((Edgar Bronfman))) of Seagrams/Universal about intellectual property rights and the evils of anonymity, a debate on the merits of Napster, Izaac tells of a new proposal that would allow federal authorities to enter a house without a warrant, complaints from a new Verizon customer, new legislation seeks to limit the rights of artists to get royalties for their music, (((Jello Biafra))) loses his lawsuit, a computerized message is delivered.


  21. Emmanuel barely makes it to the show, a court hearing is held in the MPAA case to decide whether depositions can be made public, Declan McCullagh and John Young report on the day's decision which results in the Jack Valenti deposition being made public against the wishes of the MPAA, Emmanuel calls the MPAA Anti-Piracy Hotline and gets a directory of all employee names, the MPAA's definition of a video piracy lab, a ruling on cybersquatting involving Julia Roberts, listeners offer differing perspectives on the Napster issue.


  22. Emmanuel is scheduled for a deposition in front of the MPAA lawyers, the preliminary list of speakers for H2K is released, theory as to how the stenography machine works, more pre-registrants for H2K than for the other two HOPE conferences combined, a new email "virus" is sent out with $2600's web address, the Love Bug case is dropped in the Philippines, a visit to the show's IRC channel at irc.2600.net, archived shows will soon be available in MP3 format which will allow people to listen to old shows on portable MP3 players, yet another hacker threat is reported on by the Associated Press with very dubious sources, an article on privacy from Playboy, Emmanuel and Izaac argue over the effectiveness of civil disobedience.


  23. A recording of Jack Valenti repeatedly saying he doesn't know and isn't aware as the transcript of his deposition is released, serious questions are raised as Valenti reveals that he doesn't even know who the defendant is after he had supposedly released statements with Emmanuel's name in them, Emmanuel is scheduled to be deposed in a week, a good response to the new MP3 format, Courtney Love publishes a piece on salon.com attacking the music industry and redefining piracy, Emmanuel uses Napster a second time, Shana tells how politicians accuse themselves of hacking web pages, the Bell Atlantic/GTE merger is approved leading to a debate on monopolies between Emmanuel and Izaac, more details on how a virus was transmitted through a video file, volunteer meetings for H2K are announced, discussion over the differences between cable and satellite, a retro-computing panel for H2K is suggested.


  24. Emmanuel describes what the first day of his deposition was like, (((Michael Eisner))) of Disney is scheduled to be deposed and the trial is set to begin on July 17, Emmanuel tells what it's like to see the MPAA lawyers, Kevin Mitnick tells the story of his latest appearance in court to try and clarify the conditions of his supervised release, why Kevin isn't being allowed to succeed, how this goes beyond what supervised release is.


  25. Mayhem in the streets outside WBAI as a fireworks celebration gets underway, a tribute to WBAI's film critic - Paul Wunder - who passed away the previous week, an update on Emmanuel's battle with AT&T, hackers are said to endanger astronauts and NASA quickly denies the report, Izaac is mysteriously missing, a listener calls in with some inside information about Verizon, a preview of what's being planned for H2K, trouble with the live streaming.


  26. The pre-H2K show brings a large number of guests to the studio.  Emmanuel, Cheshire Catalyst, Ross, Izaac, Mojo, Macki, Porkchop, Shana, Sirsyko, Chris, and Bernie S. preview the conference, Bell Atlantic in danger of fouling up H2K's T1 connection, problems with authentication and Internet registrars, the FBI is linked to a controversial program called Carnivore that intercepts private email, a preview of the retro-computing panel, Kevin Mitnick gives an update on his thwarted attempt to attend H2K.


  27. More people attend the show than ever before, a review of the many events of H2K, Andy from CCC compares H2K to the Chaos Communication Congress, Jon Johansen tells the story of what happened to him in Norway as a result of his involvement in the DeCSS case, Emmanuel's deposition is set to be posted on the Internet at last, Bernie S. makes a rare appearance in the studio, Zap and Crypt offer a British perspective on the political flavor of H2K, Autojack talks about the premiere of Freedom Downtime, a report of the first two days of the DeCSS trial including the mood in the courtroom and the street, how Martin Garbus obliterated one of the MPAA's witnesses, Billy Donahue of the New York Linux Users' Group talks about the protests outside the courtroom, a review of (((Judge Kaplan))), the mock trial, the cDc panel, (((Jello Biafra))), and the social engineering panel.


  28. The trial comes to an end and the waiting begins for a decision, Patrick and Robin from EFF describe the final day's events, Emmanuel describes what it was like to testify, the significance of the many spectators who came to the trial, Dave Touretzky of Carnegie Mellon University describes the testimony he gave which seemed to open the judge's eyes, Ed Hernstadt describes some of the legal tactics of the case, Matt Pavlovich tells what it was like being a witness, Wendy Seltzer of the OpenLaw Forum outlines the public's interest, John Gilmore gives reasons for his getting involved and making the fight possible, the EFF raises thousands of dollars from H2K attendees to help fund the case, lead attorney Martin Garbus explains why this is a very significant case, Ole Craig talks about some of the technical issues, attorney David Atlas tells what there is to look forward to in future weeks and years.


  29. Official campaign to introduce Verizon begins, Emmanuel and Bernie S. attempt to connect to a Bell Atlantic operator, Napster is almost shut down by a court order, WIPO rules against Sting in a case of alleged cybersquatting, Emmanuel gets in the middle of a demonstration at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, readings from a sensitive document on possible trouble at the convention issued by FEMA, a reference to a mysterious federal act known as Operation GARDEN PLOT, a list of radio frequencies and demonstrations, Bernie S. has another run-in with the Secret Service, Delchi describes what it's like to be on a hijacked plane, Emmanuel explains why DEFCON sucked this year, a call to focus on smaller conventions, why Freedom Downtime wasn't shown in Las Vegas.


  30. The aftermath of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia hits close to home as $2600's layout artist, ShapeShifter, is arrested and held on half a million dollars bail while walking down a street talking on a cell phone.  A description of the many developments that took place in the past week including the criminalization of cell phones, mass arrests, abuses in prison, and various hearings in court, as well as recent abuses by the police in Philadelphia.  Bernie S. reports live from the prison where a reduced bail amount was raised.  In addition, Verizon workers go out on strike less than a week after the company started its national recognition campaign.


  31. Reports from Los Angeles at the Democratic National Convention seem to indicate a continuation of the disturbing events in Philadelphia, an update on ShapeShifter as he is released from prison, a front page story on his situation appears in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, the advantage of keeping in touch with good reporters, an appeal for cable TV and satellite subscribers to get the new Free Speech network, the lack of diversity in the broadcast world, Bernie S. has a humorous encounter with Verizon apparently related to the continuing strike, new charges are filed against Mafiaboy, a restraining order is granted against striking Verizon workers in New York restricting where they can stand and how they can express themselves, comments on Emmanuel's audio deposition with the MPAA lawyer, the lack of public access in various cable TV markets, the wait for a verdict in the DeCSS case continues.


  32. The decision comes in on the DeCSS case and $2600 loses, how $2600 responds to a surprising order to remove all links to DeCSS, what points the judge missed as well as the nasty comments, Bernie S. and Alex discuss how books of the future will be restricted electronically, the DVD version of The Sixth Sense reportedly prevents people from skipping over the advertisements, how the media has distorted the story, $2600 isn't found liable for the huge legal fees of the MPAA but will be responsible for "taxable costs," plans for the appeal, how EFF made it all possible, Emmanuel urges people not to vote for the lesser of two evils, the $2600 policy on copying and copyright.


  33. Emmanuel makes another visit to Philadelphia and has a baffling experience in the subway, how MSNBC is deceiving the public with viewership statistics, a USA Today article focuses on $2600's response to the ban on linking to DeCSS, Time/Warner's CNN links to DeCSS for a brief period, how the Verizon strike helped the company, Madonna goes to WIPO to claim madonna.com, a DeCSS art contest is announced, Emmanuel calls AT&T operators to prove the insanity of payphone rates, Freedom Downtime to be shown at this weekend's Toorcon in San Diego, Emmanuel uses Priceline to defeat the airlines, WIPO goes after more domain names.


  34. Massive U.N. events in New York this week, Emmanuel reports on Toorcon and the second showing of Freedom Downtime, more thoughts on the DeCSS case decision, Emmanuel and Izaac debate what is wrong with the United Nations, abuses of WIPO, RadioShack's :CueCat causes controversy with reverse engineering, Phiber Optik explains the story behind his not being hired at @stake, revisionism at Hacker News Network, how Black Hat and DEFCON contribute to this attitude, Kevin Mitnick gives his impressions of Freedom Downtime after the Los Angeles screening, the future of the film, word of Phreaknic in Nashville on November 3rd, the MPAA sends out more threatening letters to people who merely have links to other sites with DeCSS, the need for more people in the hacker community to get involved with projects.


  35. A song featuring the DeCSS code is featured, a spoken word version is also available, increasing reports of DVDs that don't permit viewers to skip advertisements and FBI warnings, Verizon backs down from its lawsuit threat against $2600, Phiber Optik gives an update on @stake and HNN retracts part of its story, a critique of a letter that criticizes $2600 in the DVD case, Izaac debates with a Columbia student over the corporatization of college campuses, a look at the threat of electronic textbooks, corporations engage in military-like recruitment on college campuses.


  36. The theme music is missing as Emmanuel is delayed getting into the station, the RSA patent is set to expire, problems with PGP, the DeCSS song is banned from mp3.com for "offensive lyrics," Emmanuel imposes a three month moratorium on calls from Rebel, a new warning from CERT, the National Association of Broadcasters meets in the Bay Area, a debate on the upcoming presidential debates, a call to the Commission on Presidential Debates and Anheuser-Busch, the FCC mandates copy control for future broadcasting, Verizon plans to double rates in some areas, a special on KPFA is scheduled to air on PBS.


  37. Technical difficulties, the Rebel ban is extended, a ban on driving with cell phones is considered in Suffolk County, a juvenile is sent to prison for hacking NASA, Emmanuel explains why he hacked into NASA in the early 1980s, how the media blacked out a massive political rally for Ralph Nader, Emmanuel calls for licenses of radio and TV stations to be challenged, Mike from Columbia tells how students in New York are being denied the right to vote, comments on the elections in Yugoslavia, some talk on ICANN, new top-level domains, ICANN's $50,000 fee scam.


  38. Emmanuel confronts Jack Valenti in person at a debate in Boston, another Ralph Nader rally draws more than 10,000 with virtually no media coverage, the Napster trial begins, a new website focuses on greedy TV stations, the $2600 website is taken down by Verizon for five days, Guinness threatens $2600 with legal action for its www.guinessrecords.com parody site, the Ralph Nader campaign is sued by Mastercard for a parody ad, Harper's reprints some of the Valenti deposition.


  39. Corporate rip-offs are the theme.  Examples include Cisco and Microsoft not paying a penny of federal income tax, AT&T wanting to charge a commission for sales on its broadband network, phone companies that sneak fees into low long-distance rates, Verizon charging customers rent on long obsolete equipment, the recording industry wanting to collect fees for Internet broadcasting without benefiting musicians.  Ralph Nader to appear at Madison Square Garden, New York Senate candidates Rick Lazio and Hillary Clinton both fall for a fake Internet tax bill during a debate, a microbroadcasting station is shut down, a five cent a minute long-distance plan is scrutinized.


  40. Emmanuel is stuck in Mets traffic during the Subway Series, leftover H2K material is offered, Lazlow details the massive ownership of radio stations by Clearchannel and Infinity, an excerpt from (((Jello Biafra's))) keynote address at H2K, Phiber Optik appears out of nowhere, Emmanuel describes a Ralph Nader rally at Madison Square Garden and a midnight march to the post office by over a thousand people that went completely unreported in the mainstream media, a call to challenge commercial radio licenses, an excerpt from the H2K social engineering panel, Emmanuel explains why it's necessary to support the station even as controversy is raging within Pacifica, an excerpt from Robert Steele's question and answer session at H2K, preliminary plans for the next HOPE conference in 2002.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  41. A Halloween contest, the DMCA gains even more power as it becomes illegal to even write a program like DeCSS, a recording of the confrontation between Jack Valenti and Emmanuel, the fallacy of the MPAA argument, WIPO makes a ruling concerning misspelled names, General Motors threatens $2600 over a critical domain name, the Touch-Tone fee is finally voted out in New Jersey, Verizon tries to double New Jersey phone rates, ominous legislation from Europe, the legality of port scanning, the possibility of licensing fees being charged for MP3s, the story of Microsoft being hacked is spun in different ways, Ralph Nader speaks out in support of low-power FM, ShapeShifter trial set for November 14, a $2600 hat appears on Felicity, an interesting choice on a company's phone number, $2600 asks hackers who they want to be president, Phreaknic is set for next weekend.


  42. Izaac calls in from Las Vegas and the COMDEX convention, apologies for the last minute cancellation of last week's show, reflections on the continuing election crisis, Emmanuel appeals to the UN for help, a potential security hole involving absentee ballots and postmarks, some dirt on the Florida Secretary of State, the future of electronic balloting, what it was like having George W. Bush as president-elect for a few minutes, results from the $2600 presidential election poll, some thoughts on Libertarians, the ShapeShifter trial takes place in Philadelphia amidst some very bizarre testimony, President Clinton calls into WBAI and faces some hard questioning from (((Amy Goodman))).


  43. Both Izaac and Lazlow return from Las Vegas, some interesting experiences when their $2600 affiliation is revealed at COMDEX, Emmanuel and Izaac share observations of a recent trip to Tennessee and the Phreaknic conference, the sad state of radio in the South, observations on the continuing election crisis spark a spirited debate, Emmanuel brings back assorted items from a Nashville Christian store, Emmanuel gets Caller ID from Germany, Andy Müeller-Maguhn from the Chaos Computer Club talks about his recent election to the ICANN board and what he hopes to accomplish, a preview of the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin.


  44. The election insanity continues and has an unfortunate side effect, how television dictates the process, a possibility of an extra hour, how the election relates to technology, another spirited election debate between Emmanuel and Izaac, a suggestion for a new title for the winner, how computers can improve the existing system, Freedom Downtime is one syllable away from a final version, a listener writes in debating the theory of evolution, listeners join in the debate.


  45. A proposal for online voting in California, a major crisis envelopes WBAI as its general manager is fired by Pacifica and fears abound as to what will happen to the station as a result, Anthony Sloane gives an update on the situation and an upcoming demonstration, what listeners can do, an update on (((Amy Goodman's))) position in Pacifica, how corporations continue to threaten critical websites.


  46. An analysis of the Iridium satellite controversy and the recent 250-1 odds given of someone being hit by one of them, an ominous piece of mail from the IRS, a call to Verizon's automated blocking service, a demonstration of completely automated 800 directory assistance, a Walmart critic wins a battle for an Internet site, problems viewing DVDs in other countries, why $2600 is blocked by certain web rating software, guidelines for law enforcement officials who need to seize computers, Emmanuel makes plans to go to the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin and has another Priceline experience, a listener gets served with papers for having the same name as a California cafe, why $2600 registers offensive and critical site names, a new massive Internet cafe opens in Times Square, Emmanuel challenges the logic of the new law in Suffolk that bans cell phones while driving.


  47. A brand new Simplex lock comes to the station, the future of low-power FM is crushed by the NAB and NPR, persistent questions as to why Viacom is allowed to have a low-power FM station in New York, an adventure involving web filtering at EasyEverything and the unfairness of blocking $2600's site, unwitting people continue to blame $2600 for a computer virus, junk mail from NSI tries to get people to pre-register for new top-level domains, British Telecom tries to sue ISPs who use hyperlinks, an update on the Pacifica situation, questions as to whether the new Simplex lock has something to do with a station lockout, Emmanuel is headed to the Chaos Communication Congress, Voicestream sends a SIM update which changes Omnipoint's name, the difficulty of using an American GSM phone overseas, more feedback on the unfairness of the ICANN process in selecting new top-level domains.


  48. Emmanuel calls in from Berlin on the eve of the German premiere of Freedom Downtime at the Chaos Communication Congress, how the European train system puts America to shame, an overview of the differences in GSM service overseas, a copy protection scheme known as DFAST is introduced for digital cable, Australian authorities express doubt on region encoded DVDs, cultural differences between the United States and Denmark, Emmanuel visits a commune in Copenhagen known as Christiania, Freedom Downtime premieres in Amsterdam, Pacifica changes the locks at WBAI and fires key people at the station, an overview of what listeners and producers are doing to fight the takeover, security guards are reported to be inside the station, large amounts of listeners cancel subscriptions to the radio station.

Off The Hook - 2001


  1. Emmanuel reports on the Chaos Communication Congress and the reaction there to Freedom Downtime, the cultural differences between Europe and America with regard to censorship, police, and trains, Emmanuel and Autojack manage to get into the same restricted area as last year for the New Year's festivities in Times Square, a musical piece based on the DeCSS case is released by Autojack, WBAI producer Chet Jackson dies, an update on the crisis at WBAI, the WBAI website is erased by the management, criticism of the opposition websites for not being updated, 1100 people show up to a meeting on the radio station, a demonstration outside the station is planned for Saturday, how listeners are being abused on the air while fighting back, Grandpa (((Al Lewis))) is accused of racism after his Saturday WBAI broadcast for not letting a management official interrupt his show, Czech television reporters go on strike, an appeal for screenings of "2001: A Space Odyssey."
  2. A report on Saturday's demonstration outside WBAI and how it represented the station's diverse listenership, Alex reports on a similar gathering at the same time on Long Island, Juintz explains the process of Internet simulcasting, more media coverage of the station's problems, why this is more than an internal matter, Emmanuel bypasses region coding on a DVD player to see the European release of Eyes Wide Shut, a story of a virtual massacre as characters in a game are wiped from existence.


  3. An international "zombie" conspiracy involving hackers is reported in the mass media loaded with inaccuracies, QVC threatens an amateur radio operator for using their letters in his call sign, police in Chicago regain the power of the "Red Squad," the absurdity of the Freedom of Information Act, new hard drives proposed to contain copy protection ability, more on DVD region codes, a local police department goes after a New Hampshire individual for putting up a satirical website, regulations on how to use sex offender information, Emmanuel comments on the attacks on (((Amy Goodman))) during another program, update on the listener lawsuit, another demonstration outside the station is scheduled along with one in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, the WBAI website is recovered and mirrored elsewhere, what the fight is really about, Mike begins to record all programs on WBAI in MP3 format, an attempt to leave feedback at the White House, a call from a listener at the heart of the controversy.


  4. A song about the phone company from 1915, Emmanuel explains the importance of covering the WBAI crisis, live coverage as events reach a boiling point when the Local Advisory Board tries to meet at the station and is refused entry, police enter the radio station, an informative article on the crisis in Time Magazine, an appeal for calm from Emmanuel, (((Leslie Cagan))) from the Pacifica National Board discusses the current situation, Emmanuel points out that nobody has been told not to discuss these subjects on the air, Alex reports live from the protest in the hallway, a quote from an earlier show that accuses the protesters of being racially driven, reports from some of the demonstrators, the police issue a statement, reports of denied access for the making of public service announcements at the station, arrests are imminent as the show ends.


  5. An amusing announcement reflecting the current chaos at WBAI, Emmanuel thanks the listeners for their courage and reflects on events of the past and how they relate to the current situation, what it's like to challenge authority, $2600 has yet to be sued in 2001, the value of freedom of speech and how this has influenced decisions, a "dark tale" from the world of commercial television, a gag rule is imposed at WBAI forbidding discussion of the problems at the station, why it's important to support WBAI in the upcoming fundraiser, Emmanuel gets copies of Takedown on DVD and VHS from Amazon in France and discusses the hassle involved in viewing them, an activist on his way to a meeting in Canada in preparation for an April event is turned away after being searched and having political papers copied, a website that traces IP addresses, 188 people are reported to be listening online.


  6. Technology refuses to cooperate with the opening of the show, Emmanuel appeals to listeners to support the station in the upcoming fundraiser and gives certain scenarios that could unfold, lyrics of "The Internationale" carry special meaning, Bibleman is in the news, a scary bit of technology is employed for the Super Bowl where people's faces were compared with a central crime database as they passed through turnstiles, dramatically expanded security measures are put in place near courtrooms in New York as a terrorism trial begins, a global hacker ring allegedly finds private info and credit card numbers of world leaders, more investigation is done on the mysterious commercial station at 88.1 MHz in New York City, balloons arrive at the station, some George W. Bush quotes from the last 15 days, more on websites that trace IP addresses, Emmanuel's Voicestream bill has a pleasant surprise with international roaming.


  7. The show is given an additional hour at the last minute for fundraising, Emmanuel has a misadventure with a CD and a Mac, an excerpt from Steve Rambam's talk on privacy at H2K, a special offer of all $2600 back issues from 1984 on, an excerpt from the hacktivism panel at H2K featuring Reid Fleming, Oxblood Ruffin, and ShapeShifter, some talk of Napster's future, Kevin Mitnick gives an update on his progress including his new radio show on KFI and his views on Napster, Emmanuel opens the phone lines to listeners to talk about whether or not they will be pledging to WBAI, Freedom Downtime is officially finished and ready to be submitted to film festivals, Emmanuel issues a challenge to the listeners and offers a matching fund for the listener lawsuit against Pacifica, Bernie S. reflects on what WBAI meant to him during his ordeal in prison, Phiber Optik also offers some historical perspective, the Department of Justice gets involved in the DeCSS appeal and sides with the MPAA, the show is preempted next week.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  8. Emmanuel is stuck on a train during the first part of the show and tells the Long Island Rail Road horror story that put him there, mixed reviews of The Lone Gunmen, Izaac talks about the latest FBI spy scandal, the comic strip Boondocks focuses on the DeCSS controversy, talk of a service called Aimster which bypasses some of the problems of Napster, a report of a credit card denying "parental advisory" CD sales to people under a certain age, Emmanuel finally arrives at the studio, the matching fund for the listener lawsuit brings in $9060, more terrorist hysteria that ties into pornography, a new $2600 news site is launched.


  9. Emmanuel's first full show in a while, a farewell to Mir, how to view satellites in the sky, a tribute to some courageous people at WBAI, the latest chapter in the Pacifica controversy makes it to the floor of the House of Representatives in a speech by Rep. Major Owens, Rep. Rick Boucher criticizes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Emmanuel reads a warning about Bill 602P which allegedly proposes to bill people for email delivery, the facts on this net legend, changes are in store for Napster, Emmanuel and Izaac argue over money versus altruism in the music business, Emmanuel starts to encode his entire CD library into MP3s, an appeal to make MP3 jukeboxes in diners, a call from Scotland, RadioShack discontinuing tone dialers.


  10. Izaac starts to read an illegal number related to DeCSS, 26 other organizations join in the lawsuit against $2600 including the NFL and the NHL, more legal action in the recording industry, the Digital Agenda Act in Australia makes it possible to be fined for forwarding email without permission, a website gets charged thousands of dollars for increased traffic, a preview of HAL 2001, a busboy steals the identify of rich people, a lawsuit is filed by librarians against the Children's Internet Protection Act, why filtering pornography in public libraries is a bad idea, why the website hasn't been updated recently, the future of Napster, space-related news on Mir, a missing spacecraft, and a millionaire buying a ride to the space station, Emmanuel spots ISS in the sky, 10-digit dialing is now mandatory in Connecticut, Emmanuel still isn't billed for overseas roaming from December, a caller complains about Dell computers, more talk of an MP3 jukebox leads to a challenge, a promotion for AtlantaCon and I-CON.


  11. Tickets are made available to HAL 2001, Freedom Downtime to be shown twice at I-CON, how to get copies of Takedown from overseas, the DeCSS reply brief is filed, May 1 is the date for the appeal, a new PBS program called Cyberchase is set to portray hackers in a negative light, Izaac gets into an argument with Australians on the region coding issue, ways to not get spied upon while using a computer, talk of people who sell software in plastic bags on street corners, debate on banning cell phone use in cars, an update on premiums from the fundraiser, blue laws in Tennessee, a listener writes in with info on how a web filterer works from the inside, a Verizon calling plan proves deceptive, how to get unlimited regional calling for a very low price, rip-offs the phone company engages in, ways of saving live audio streams, a caller has problems with busy circuits.


  12. A review of the I-CON conference where Freedom Downtime was shown twice, Freedom Downtime is accepted at a film festival in Ohio, how the film should be released on DVD, the dean of the Stanford Law School, Kathleen Sullivan, joins the $2600 legal team and will argue the appeal on May 1, why the other side will have ten extra minutes, the conflict between artists and the RIAA, Emmanuel's feelings on the Eagles, some history of a similar conflict involving Frank Zappa in the 1960s, preregistration scams for new top-level domains, a poll on Internet crime raises more questions than it answers, automation on the Long Island Rail Road causes problems, Emmanuel demonstrates an exercise in frustration with American Airlines and their non-human technology, a disturbing new policy from Microsoft claims ownership of any copyrighted material sent through their systems.


  13. New windscreens arrive in the studio, Emmanuel relates an adventure he had in his neighborhood while spying on people, a parallel between this and the spy plane crisis in China, Emmanuel offers his own personal apology to China to help end the crisis and extends it to the entire world, a debate with Izaac ensues, an exercise in frustration involving CompUSA on the phone, the debate over electronic textbooks, a clarification on an unlimited Verizon calling plan, a Verizon Three-Way Calling scam, all the lights go out on the switchboard, a caller has an interesting problem with blocking.


  14. The death of Joey Ramone and how it's still hard to hear his music on the radio, the new issue of $2600 is out with an interesting cover, the phone lines make mysterious noises, a new game entitled "Find The Operator" targets Priceline, Emmanuel tries to extend an Off The Hook winning streak of positive influence on world affairs by confronting the Pacifica crisis, the parallels to B92 in Yugoslavia as well as the differences, the need to establish dialogue, the hypocrisy of not speaking out, a look at a conflict inside a commercial station, an AP story on (((Amy Goodman))), a call for volunteers and WBAI's unlocked door, an upcoming march over the Brooklyn Bridge for WBAI, reports of difficulty getting into Canada on the eve of the April 20 protest, the significance of that particular date, Emmanuel demonstrates the wide diversity of opinions that are tolerated at the station, an article in the Washington Post about the positive influence of $2600 meetings, an upcoming demonstration against the Children's Internet Protection Act, a proposal for banning certain "non-proprietary" names as domain names, $2600 registers a site to protest WIPO.


  15. Emmanuel and Izaac are missing, Paul Williams, Mike, and John try to carry on with the show, FBI hacks into Russian computers allegedly for retribution, talk of upcoming conferences, an update on the live streaming of WBAI, speculation on Kevin Mitnick's restrictions, WBAI issues are discussed with listeners, Paul tries to bring the WBAI Interim Station Manager in on the discussion, Patty from wbai.net talks about being threatened with a lawsuit by Pacifica, the upcoming appeal of the DeCSS case next Tuesday, Macki reports on rumors of a new lawsuit facing $2600 concerning General Motors, commercial radio stations facing problems simulcasting on the Internet, Emmanuel reported to be dealing with an emergency, Bill Gates no longer the richest man, a listener reflects on what WBAI was like 30 years ago, debate on criticism of the station, a reason why there are so many empty payphone booths.


  16. Emmanuel explains what happened last week and how a DSL outage started a chain reaction resulting in a missing cat and a major crisis that affected last week's show, Saturday's march across the Brooklyn Bridge as part of a WBAI rally, why Wall Street is such a great place for WBAI to be, who now occupies the old WBAI space on 8th Avenue, how an Altoids box could pose a significant security risk, Autojack tells how he was ambushed by DEA agents while on a domestic flight, Amtrak supposedly working with DEA to fight drug trafficking, the DeCSS appeal is heard before a three judge panel, (((Cindy Cohn))), John Gilmore, and Robin Gross from the Electronic Frontier Foundation talk about the significance of the case and how the appeal went, an analysis of some of the other side's points and analogies, Emmanuel comes up with scenarios where fair use is called into question with DVDs, what future implementations of the DMCA might mean, more briefs filed in the appeal, details on a new lawsuit involving Ford, what Ford could do to easily bring the conflict to an end, advice on what to do when accosted by federal agents.


  17. Good news from the Philadelphia courts as ShapeShifter is acquitted on all counts, ShapeShifter tells the story of the trial, how the evidence against him was presented, Bernie S. gives his impressions as he tries to stay connected in the streets of Philadelphia, the possibility of the authorities actually keeping a sizable chunk of the bail money, upcoming protests in Philadelphia target the prison industry, audio of last week's DeCSS appeal hearing is now available online, Bernie S.'s voice mail takes his place, a new bill in Nassau County targets cellular phones in cars and raises Emmanuel's ire, a bill for Rockland County would have included 10 days in jail, a move to save another radio station in New York, Emmanuel's efforts to settle the Ford lawsuit, an idea of how much Ford is demanding from $2600, the hearing is rescheduled for May 18, the idea of a caravan to the hearing is introduced, $2600 responds by registering fordreallysucks.com, why this is an important fight, Emmanuel gives the keynote address at the Trenton Computer Festival, audio problems, update on premiums for the last two marathons, a strange fact is uncovered about the lawsuit, a listener makes it to the Athens Film Festival showing of Freedom Downtime.


  18. An extra 30 seconds to kill, the Ford hearing looms, the $2600 site is hijacked, how such a thing became possible because of a weird computer error, how disruptive this kind of a move can be, new fordreallysucks.com bumper stickers come out, plans for the caravan are finalized as Emmanuel collects a huge amount of music, selections from the soundtrack to Freedom Downtime, Universal asks to use $2600 Magazine in the upcoming K-9: P.I. release, the listeners decide whether or not to grant permission, a three-hour fundraiser is scheduled for next week, Talking Call Waiting and Call Intercept are introduced by Verizon, an example of the MetroCard being used to catch a criminal, the new "Evil 6" train that has automated announcements, a 13-year-old kid in New Jersey commits suicide after being threatened with prison for hacking his school computer, how this kind of thing isn't uncommon, another student is threatened for writing a sexually explicit song about a teacher, a caller questions Izaac's value on the show, a caller is targeted by the MPAA, a story involving "terroristic threats" with animated stick figures.


  19. The full version of the intro song, Lazlow joins in an extended three-hour fundraising show, Emmanuel's challenging trip in, a history of the General Motors/Ford conflict with $2600, a report on the caravan and the trip through various cities in New York State, some of the differences between United States and Canadian culture, a new $2600 shirt is on the horizon, a significant amount of the total Ford legal fee is raised in a single day, what it was like to be in court in Detroit, a "Report from the Listeners" is scheduled for later in the show, exploring the Ford campus, how the auto industry destroyed mass transit in Detroit, how the city has been devastated, Dan Morgan tells the story of how Satellite Watch News was lost and the prosecution against him, Lazlow tells of new horrors from ClearChannel, an appeal to listeners to not give up on the station, an argument on who controls the electoral process, how George W. Bush got to be a front-runner, new attacks on privacy, how parents are able to monitor their children in school, listener mail, anti-Semitism from Henry Ford, why Ford's evil past is relevant to today's events, problems with the phone system, listeners explain the philosophy behind the boycott, the problems with a specific listener survey to WBAI producers, a school computer malfunctions and calls parents in the middle of the night, a plea to not harass the volunteers, debate on the right way to handle the crisis, more than $5000 is raised.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  20. First show in three weeks, the transmitter goes off the air earlier in the evening, no verdict yet in either of the cases, the fourth HOPE conference is officially announced as H2K2, how the new conference will differ from previous ones due to the fact that there will be four times as much space, a call for keynote speaker suggestions, more information on HAL, how the Dutch conferences inspired American hacker conferences, the death of Timothy McVeigh and the lack of a hacker connection, Emmanuel reacts to media propaganda concerning the Chinese hacker "threat," Sony manufactures a fake movie critic, a huge sign in the studio claims that WBAI has been saved, a toll-free hotline provides a service that violates privacy, advice for people starting zines, more delays getting premiums out for the fundraisers, reasons the DEA stops people at airports, the phone system appears to be completely broken, a program apparently is able to detect objectionable pictures on private computers, some listeners protest the temporary removal of Democracy Now! during the fundraiser, how to obtain old phone vans at auctions.


  21. Emmanuel takes offense at an anti-drug PSA at the station, Izaac starts working on the Expert Witness show, the theme is rip-offs, Emmanuel's unpleasant history with Sprint phones, the horrors of a local Sprint PCS store, Sprint's scheme to charge people extra for defective phones, wading through Sprint customer service, the Sprint PCS Equipment Replacement service, Emmanuel gets charged for Three-Way on his Verizon bill, NSI tries to get people to register multiple times for new .biz domains, the list of names for previous fundraisers is finally obtained, Bernie S. shares his Sprint horror tale, ShapeShifter doesn't get his entire bail amount returned despite his acquittal, Izaac speaks out against police brutality, Mr. Ohm makes a personal appearance, why criticism is vital to improvement and how this relates to the radio station, bank stories, Emmanuel's interpretation of the gag rule, a caller has concerns over the WBAI crisis.


  22. Emmanuel almost misses the beginning of the show due to heavy traffic, the BBC plans to stop broadcasting to North America, the magic of shortwave, the elimination of CBC stations on the AM band, more laws set to go into effect banning the use of cell phones while driving, feedback from last week's Sprint story, why it's O.K. to lie in certain cases, calling WorldCom tech support in Canada to test the response time, trying the same thing in the United States, Gary Null begins a series on the Pacifica crisis, an allegation of hacking, how to prevent unwanted calls from getting through, a petition circulates to change the suspension policy at the New Jersey school where a student killed himself because he was threatened with going to jail, feedback on shortwave, how to avoid telemarketers, alleged threats to notify the FBI every time critical mail is sent to Pacifica National Board members.


  23. The day before Independence Day, clarification on the BBC World Service, surveillance cameras are being installed at WBAI, face identifying cameras now in operation in Tampa, the surprising lack of imagination in naming things in Tampa, no fireworks tonight, the annual Ronald Reagan deathwatch and an explanation of its history, Emmanuel goes to Mexico for the weekend, the hypocrisy of immigration policy, the new top-level domains, more on the Gary Null series on the Pacifica crisis, vandalism follows a fundraiser for WBAI listeners, what's actually involved in adding a new top-level domain.


  24. Izaac is away in the desert somewhere, notices about sewer lizards appear all over the city, new color monitors appear in the studio showing a camera view from outside the station, more news about surveillance cameras from around the country, a call for dramatic presentations over the surveillance cameras, more on the Mexican scene, the problem of illegal Mexicans on Long Island, Emmanuel is targeted for a search on a flight back from California, news on HAL and how it inspired the American hacker conference scene, more talk of H2K2, Bernie S. tells of an upcoming documentary on the NSA, a video store in Sweden is raided for selling Region 1 DVDs, more on the presidential curse, how much things have grown in the past few years, 10-digit dialing now mandatory in New Jersey, an appeal to an international listener whose address wasn't compatible with the WBAI computer, Emmanuel gets a new tri-band GSM phone and discovers that Voicestream disables all foreign language features, a motorist is fined by a car rental company who used GPS to discover that he was speeding, suspicion that the Tampa cameras have been active for at least a few months.


  25. Emmanuel runs into a problem with the downstairs security people who decided he looked suspicious, next week the show will come from Hell, an update on the sewer lizard scandal, people start to react to surveillance cameras in Florida, the Afghan government bans the Internet, a USA Today story predicts where hackers will strike next, Emmanuel hits Izaac dead on with a new issue of $2600, news on the $2600 IRC server, Izaac's trip to the desert, problems with DEFCON, a strange claim on a DEFCON flyer concerning H2K2, a DEFCON speaker is arrested apparently for violating the DMCA, more on the BBC, a media piece that ties $2600 to DVD piracy, the story of someone prosecuted for recording the police in his own car, Izaac has a misadventure while driving in the desert, Emmanuel explains the references to Hell, Izaac to handle the show for the next few weeks while Emmanuel wanders around Europe.


  26. Emmanuel, as promised, does the show from Hell, what northern Norway is like, the WBAI phone system refuses to cooperate in dialing to Norway, a demonstration of GSM hold music, the many capabilities of GSM that remain unused in the United States, the phone number of the payphone, the longest day of Emmanuel's life, a description of Tromso, more than 100 people demonstrate for Dmitry Sklyarov and against Adobe in California as well as other cities, why it's frustrating being an American in Europe, how life in Europe is more relaxing, examples of how people are treated with more trust and respect, laws in Norway forbid hitting children, the differences in vacation time and television, how CNN is better overseas, environmental differences, why it was important for Pacifica to challenge the seven dirty words regulation, one week left to pre-register for HAL, the Thomas Cook train book, Izaac gets corrected on a "Hacker Jeopardy" question, the Code Red worm targets the White House, the cost of streaming WBAI on the Internet, an explanation of how the system works, a hacker documentary is set to air on The Learning Channel, Alex reports on the New York protest against Adobe, Adobe reverses its opinion on the case, Emmanuel marvels at not being harassed at all overseas as he was last week in the lobby of the station, night eludes Emmanuel once more.


  27. Izaac calls Emmanuel in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Code Red worm is set to disable the entire Internet at this very moment, Mike gives an update on the latest Dmitry Sklyarov demonstrations, this week's $2600 meetings will also serve as flyer handouts for the case, why it's particularly important for people to understand what this case is all about, Emmanuel plans to go to the Aarhus $2600 meeting in Denmark, the deadline has arrived for HAL preregistration, Emmanuel visits the DVD shop in Gothenburg that was raided for selling Region 1 DVDs, the differences in law from Denmark to Sweden concerning selling Region 1 DVDs, Emmanuel does an interview for CNN International which is markedly different from the CNN aired in the United States, a computer warns Mike that he's going to be cut off, Porkchop analyzes the Code Red worm from a hotel bathroom, how people can prevent this sort of thing, conditions under which system administrators should be held liable, the death of Wau Holland, a case involving a mobster and a government key logger, how to decode DTMF tones, how the Sircam virus is annoying people, a call to have some intelligent scripts written to combat spam, lack of content at the WBAI website, a pre-HAL show is scheduled for next week.


  28. Trouble reaching Emmanuel thanks to Voicestream problems, how Voicestream is an embarrassment to the GSM network, more trouble at WBAI involving longtime radio hosts, an appeal to reason in the crisis, HAL 2001 begins setting up, Emmanuel reports on the hacker scene in Denmark, more on the differences in cultures between the United States and European nations, Emmanuel to give the keynote at HAL, specific directions on how to get to the conference by train, stage manager Greg Newby and network operations chief Aldert Hazenberg give updates on the preparations and upcoming events at HAL, Porkchop offers perspective on the organizational effort, problems reaching Mike in California, Dmitry Sklyarov is finally released on bail, Emmanuel and Izaac debate the future of the case and the most effective tactics, a new version of Code Red creates back doors into systems, Emmanuel's idea for a positive use for the new Code Red, Izaac chastises Rebel, Mike reports on what it was like in the courtroom during the Sklyarov hearing, plans for future demonstrations, uniting with librarians, Emmanuel challenges Izaac's methods of fighting the DMCA, service report from 1016868.


  29. Emmanuel is in Paris, a summation of HAL, the surprising lack of any problems, Rop from Amsterdam joins the conversation from his bathtub and gives details on what the main concerns of the conference were, some of the major accomplishments, attempts by the authorities to shut HAL down before it started, some media coverage, Emmanuel chastises Izaac for not showing up, Autojack gives his impressions of the event including the outdoor urinals, Bernie S. tells of his experience at the conference and marvels at the difference of attitude in the Netherlands, the lockpicking tent, how the main tent was actually a building constructed by hackers, the HAL network to the outside world was never completely full, cooperation with the University of Twente, Geoff talks about "HAL cash" and "power pong," the speakers and the topics, the Internet broadcast of the event, NSA proposal for an advanced encryption cypher, NASA flies a "solar plane," the Tampa cameras are already misused by the authorities, Emmanuel runs out of time on a hotel phone, how to take out a surveillance camera, judges react to surveillance of themselves, the 6th District Court of Appeals denies Matthew Pavlovich's argument that the court lacks jurisdiction in the DVD CCA case and makes some astounding comments, a listener spots a "Free Dmitry" shirt at a baseball game, WEVD in New York is lost to Disney, demonstrators are camped outside WBAI, Emmanuel loses his Voicestream service, the lack of competition in the United States, more on the FBI's attempt to tap the keyboard of a mobster.


  30. Emmanuel has difficulty staying connected while he and Autojack are on a train to Amsterdam, Porkchop tells the story of Brian K. West who is being prosecuted for finding a security hole on a web server, Macki provides an analysis of an amendment in (((Judge Kaplan's))) opinion in the DeCSS case, the possibility that this indicates an imminent ruling in the appeal, the train arrives in Central Station, EasyEverything blocks access to $2600 worldwide, a freight train passes, the refreshing lack of Starbucks in Europe, how EasyEverything is part of something much bigger, how England is radically different in attitude from all the other countries Emmanuel visited, Autojack gets stopped by Customs in England, Porkchop is detained in a London airport, Emmanuel theorizes on how England appears to be broken, hanging out with Don Letts (singer of the Off The Hook theme), a BBC documentary on Little Kim underscores the major differences in British and American television, Emmanuel appeals for GSM competition in the United States and argues with Izaac over the future of GSM and 3G, Porkchop offers contrast between American and European GSM service, a caller from the tub, questions about satellite phones and prepaid wireless, Izaac now doing full time engineering at WBAI.


  31. The whole studio is broken and the theme is missing, a last minute fundraiser, a new CD is released by Autojack for the HAL conference, Emmanuel's nightmare trying to return to the States, what not to do on an airline, a "broken computer" on Sabena Air, audio of a technician pleading with passengers not to abandon the plane, Emmanuel's return via Washington, D.C., the differences between European and American trains, how news reporting differs overseas, Emmanuel encourages everyone to get their cable company to carry BBC World, Izaac has been doing a full time engineering shift at WBAI, no vigilers are seen outside the station, a hearing is upcoming in the Dmitry Sklyarov case, Izaac implies that there's more to the case, Borders caught planning to use face scanning on its customers, the moral justification for using such software, MCI violates Emmanuel's request to stop calling him with offers, funny mail from various phone companies, a story of courage from Norway and how it relates to ongoing battles involving the hacker world and WBAI, Izaac is accused of being a Quisling by a caller, a recounting of last year's hijacking adventure involving Delchi, a mystery ring that will be explained next week, updates on various WBAI "things" that are occurring, a call from Wales.


  32. The theme is returned, talk of the new "W" train and other subway changes, talk of the new XM Satellite Radio service, a review of the latest Bob Fass show on WBAI, how WBAI was brought up on a train in Belgium, an excerpt from a show of the past and related sad news concerning a regular listener, the need for healing and communication, clarification of the "gag rule," WEVD is taken over by Disney, Mike returns from California and tells how schools in the Bay Area use blocking software, a call to EasyEverything concerning blocking and use of the WebSense software, a call to arms against the EasyEverything policy, deceptive practices by PayPal, an update on the quest for BBC World, Dmitry Sklyarov and his company now face long prison terms and heavy fines, views on the conflict within WBAI, the Unix time interval scheduled to hit one trillion seconds.  Mighty Sparrow feature follows.


  33. The shock of last week's events hits hard.  Emmanuel tells what it was like heading into the station on the 11th, the changed mood of the city, how everyone's perspective on things has changed, Izaac recounts where he was at the moment of impact, Ken Gale from 'Nuff Said! recounts the state of the station on the 11th, how the station's temporary broadcast location was kept secret from the staff, a parallel to Ireland, fear of extreme reaction on the part of the United States, how American disregard for events in the rest of the world led to the warning signs being missed by most, Bernie S., Terrence McGuckin (ShapeShifter), and Alex offer perspectives on new legislation being pushed through, the makeshift memorial at Union Square Park, the different ways people are reacting, former WBAI program director Andrew Phillips offers commentary, questions on the coverage of Palestinian celebrations, a demonstration of what happens when you try to call WBAI, how the various phone networks fared, a new phone number for the radio station, who the upcoming battle will be against, how people can help.


  34. A new policy by Amtrak requires passengers to have photo identification, thousands of bodies remain buried down the block at the World Trade Center site, new policies and regulations are already in place, Mike gives perspective from Columbia University, a lot of the conflicts in the city appear to have disappeared in the wake of the disaster, the massive amount of pictures of missing people in the streets and subways, Emmanuel praises Mayor Giuliani and criticizes George W. Bush, how the Expert Witness radio show actually told people several weeks ago not to be surprised when the World Trade Center explodes, Jim describes what it was like close to the scene near the moment of impact, how the subway system fared, how Verizon acted to preserve voice mail messages from those who perished, why Emmanuel rejects the statement that Palestinian footage actually came from 1991, continuing questions concerning media coverage and the lack of evidence presented to the public, how security at airports is still full of holes, the parallels to computer security, some shocking quotes from leaders and the media, the Anti-Terrorism Act threatens many - including hackers - with life imprisonment, (((Cindy Cohn))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation explains the dangers of the ATA and the many ways someone can get prosecuted under it, the increased surveillance powers the ATA would allow, some disturbing polls are released, a caller accuses Blacks of being insensitive, a quote from Babylon 5.


  35. Objections to tourists at the World Trade Center site, the many different types of people who are acting as opportunists, Mike tells of an advertisement for the NSA in the Columbia student newspaper, the Office of Cyberspace Security is announced, why it's still easy to hijack a plane, the various hypocrisies now taking place, a test of urban legends concerning the events of September 11, the need for context in relation to the coverage of Palestinian celebrations, a new controversy involving ClearChannel, encouragement to come to the meeting this week, fear of flying, encouragement to make donations, people who may never get counted, a misguided call to arms for hackers, whether revealing security holes to the public is a good idea, speculation on Dick Cheney's whereabouts, new security restrictions at the Citigroup Center and a call for meeting attendees to be patient.


  36. Emmanuel's phone proves to be distracting, the bombing raids begin in Afghanistan, how Wall Street has become an armed fortress, the pointlessness of most of the shows of security, new names for the Anti Terrorism Act, the concept of brain fingerprinting, Zero Knowledge stops offering anonymous net access, the effectiveness of anonymity and encryption, a FAIR report on media coverage of the peace movement, Emmanuel calls for an uncensored version of the recently released Osama bin Laden tape, Mike gives examples of media distortion, some critical analysis of a report from the Jerusalem Post, the Union Square memorial is dismantled, a message from Reverend Billy, phone company recordings give confusing messages when calling WBAI, problems getting an outgoing phone line because of incoming calls, some of the weird things that happened to the phone system in the wake of the disaster, two digital switches are operating in the West Street central office, what should happen to the World Trade Center site and whether or not the towers should be rebuilt, a listener tests security in airports, announcement of whatweretheirnames.com which lists the victims of September 11.


  37. Emmanuel is a victim of a "rail condition" on the subway, Emmanuel drives to France in a rental car, Izaac's misfortune with a rabbit, a rental car, and a rock, the interesting border adventures that Terrence and Emmanuel experienced, Bernie S. gives information on a special kind of radio that can be obtained for cars that permits expanded reception of the shortwave band, how radio in Canada differs from radio in the States, the Icom IC-R3 scanner which is technically illegal in the United States, Emmanuel tells how the legal way of using a cell phone in a car is actually more dangerous than the illegal way, radios being dropped in Afghanistan, the FCC makes a move to regulate the Internet, the RIAA moves to exempt itself from a criminal law involving hacking, a wrestling website equates its being hacked with an act of terrorism, the WBAI phone system is restored, Bernie S. announces the assassination of a federal prosecutor, the balance of opinions on Canadian talk radio, how to tune into video on a scanner, the need for people to listen to different sources of information.


  38. A three-hour fundraising show.  Lazlow, Mike, and Chris lend a hand, talk of the old Brain Damage days, the importance of contributing to causes, Lazlow tries to tune in a shortwave radio, the theme of the first hour is shortwave radio, Larry Magna from Passport to Worldband Radio explains the phenomenon of shortwave, the concept of jamming and how it ultimately proved futile, why Americans don't listen to shortwave as a rule, why the BBC decision to stop broadcasting to North America is widely viewed as a mistake, why shortwave is better for broadcasting than the Internet, Emmanuel sees a huge shortwave facility in New Brunswick, clarification on the law forbidding the Voice of America from being broadcast to people in the United States, pro-Taliban people involved in the VOA, the Taliban has chosen not to broadcast on shortwave, Bernie S. tells how shortwave influenced him in his early years, the shortwave car radios arrive from the United Arab Emirates, why the radios flopped in the United States, a dramatic increase in shortwave radio sales in the United States since September 11, an explanation of what Passport to Worldband Radio is and how listeners can pledge for a copy, Bernie S. makes a pledge, shortwave during the Falkland Islands war, propaganda broadcasts beamed into Afghanistan, a call for listener involvement, broadcasts from North Korea, the magic of interval signals, recommendations on good radios to start with, how small shortwave radios have gotten, the differences between shortwave radio and ham radio, shortwave pirate broadcasts, the annoying bell used for new subscribers, comparison of pledge drives and commercials, Big Audio Dynamite and Dreadzone, an additional pledge level, commenting on listener names, how commercial stations often have nobody in the studios, Rush Limbaugh's hearing problem, trying to reach 800 information, demonstrating voice recognition technology with Amtrak, the FBI develops a new way of spying on computer users, further restrictions on the media broadcasting uncensored information, how the Anthrax scare is affecting the mail and speculation on what kind of person could be behind it, the WBAI phone number in MF tones, Emmanuel predicts Tom Ridge will become vice president, a warning from the ACLU, the story of a man kept from boarding a plane because of the book he was reading, how random checks at airports aren't actually random, the push from the Bush administration for a national ID card, Izaac decides to leave the show and explains why in a pr-erecorded announcement, comments from the listeners, strange feedback from the phones, Emmanuel responds to some of Izaac's words, Lazlow explains why the show can't always be strictly about technology, Bernie S. solves the feedback problem, Emmanuel tells of the threat of the station moving to a less desirable part of the dial, how to listen to CBC on the Internet.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  39. Emmanuel expresses concern over his growing involvement with criminal behavior and appeals to the listeners to help get him back on track, talk of illegal scanners, shortwave car radios, Canadian DBS systems, and code-free DVD players.  A call to Amtrak, federal authorities ask schools for information on foreign students, sophisticated ID cards to be issued to military personnel, the Justice Department intends to eavesdrop on conversations between certain prisoners and their lawyers, the difference between being arrested and "detained," what the PATRIOT Act actually stands for, how search warrants can now be avoided, attempting to call Osama bin Laden on his satellite phone, how airlines now have plastic knives but still give out metallic forks, the futility of recent National Guard and police activities, how every article in the new edition of $2600 seems to be a DMCA violation, a Green Party activist is prevented from boarding an airplane in Maine, Emmanuel tries to prevent people from getting shortwave car radios, the $2600 IRC network is temporarily off-line, why some people are selected for searches or interrogations, getting involved in CB and ham radio, questions about Monday's plane crash in Queens, certain words are banned on CNN's chat site.


  40. A song about sickness, the Leonid meteor shower proves to be spectacular, how astronomy proves that nothing at all matters, Mike gets a form letter from President Bush, Emmanuel gets a 3.5 cents a minute prepaid calling card and uses it to call Bernie S., some weird WIPO logic in the awarding of vivendisucks.com to Vivendi Universal, an update on the Nancy Oden Green Party story and how it's been represented, more instances of airport security stupidity, questions as to just who the National Guard answers to, the specter of secret military tribunals, criticism of Al Jazeera and how to get that news network in the United States, the evils of the PATRIOT Act, libraries are ordered to destroy information that could be used by terrorists, a member of the National Guard calls in with concerns over their lack of training, a story of National Guard abuse in New York.


  41. More on librarians being forced to destroy material because of government action, more restrictions on speech, a student in North Carolina is investigated for having an anti-Bush poster in her apartment, foreign hackers could be prosecuted in the United States, Somalia's Internet access is cut off by the United States, British youngsters to be profiled for future criminal activity, Hollywood leaders confer with government officials, an accidental security breach at an airport in Atlanta, hearings in the Dmitry case, how privacy can easily be breached using simple search engines, Safeweb shuts down its anonymous web surfing service, Emmanuel explains the Grey Cup and why Americans don't seem to care, how to get foreign media broadcasts, a listener has some VCR problems, checked baggage isn't screened for explosives.


  42. The decision comes down in the DeCSS appeal and $2600 loses, how the media continues to get the story wrong, how the DMCA is inconveniencing people, new powers sought for agents seeking wiretaps and information on individuals, the PATRIOT Act forces merchants to report "suspicious" transactions, defaced web pages cause controversy, a major invention is announced and Emmanuel expresses doubts over it, the Telezapper is scrutinized, a librarian explains the process of destroying certain pieces of information at the request of the government, some suggestions for last week's VCR question, Robin Gross and (((Cindy Cohn))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation analyze the DeCSS decision, the strange contradictions in the court's logic, the Felten case against the RIAA is also lost, update on the Dmitry case, a summation of the different challenges against the DMCA, problems with the phones, question concerning the legal update of people who put DeCSS on t-shirts, a question from New Zealand, a musical George Harrison tribute.


  43. Emmanuel demonstrates a feature using a Sprint phone, Claire the voice recognition lady from Sprint, Emmanuel explains the coming doom due to area code confusion, Emmanuel demonstrates what callers hear when their call is picked up, possible future behavior of the 212 area code, Emmanuel's wrong number nightmare and what it foretells, Emmanuel predicts that there will be mandatory 10-digit dialing in New York City within five years, the lost opportunity for four-digit area codes, Seraf tries to guess an area code, how the European system works, a new Osama bin Laden videotape is set to be released, why asking questions about this and everything else is so important and why it's frequently discouraged, things to watch out for in the tape, the $2600 IRC network returns, what makes this network so unique and dangerous, Lebanese hackers, Emmanuel is heading back to Scandinavia for all day darkness over the holidays, the upcoming Chaos Communication Congress, Google expands its USENET archive, Emmanuel finds a message he posted from 1987, "dasys1" and the Big Electric Cat public UNIX, a petition circulates to release an expanded version of Hackers, the entire Department of the Interior is cut off from the Internet due to a court order, feedback on the Telezapper, ways telemarketers detect live people, phone service near Ground Zero is still far from normal, more airport snafus, the upcoming anniversary of Marconi's trans-Atlantic broadcast, an upcoming article in $2600 focuses on what happens when people go to web pages with advertising, how call forwarding to doctors was affected by the implementation of mandatory 10-digit dialing.


  44. Emmanuel is in Tromso in northern Norway, how there is no more than two hours of dim light a day, the upcoming Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, the CET time zone, how traveling has become more stressful, the presence of the National Guard at airports, Bernie S. speculates on the effectiveness of security measures, Emmanuel's frustration trying to mail a letter at JFK Airport, the different reaction to September 11 in Europe, Mike gives an update on a positive development in the Dmitry case, how the United States legal system has made provisions for justice on other planets, rethinking the use of cellular phones in emergency situations, prioritizing phone calls via AUTOVON and the GETS system, an explanation of the access override class system, Emmanuel sees a shocking sight in the streets of Tromso, triggering ECHELON, analyzing the new Osama bin Laden tape, why the fact that the tape was made digitally could be very significant, what information has yet to be revealed, the reaction of the Department of Defense to the call for a digital copy, Emmanuel reveals the shocking sight he saw.


  45. Emmanuel is on from Copenhagen, a special guest is missing, the introduction of the euro approaches, how an E-ZPass type of system may be used in currency, Emmanuel finds out what happens when trains are late in Europe, new security measures focus on shoes in light of the latest airplane incident, more talk of the Osama bin Laden tape and digital video, Zappo from Denmark talks about a "billing hazard" with the Danish phone system, Seraf and Porkchop compare this to the Touch-Tone fee in the United States, how everyone in Europe seems to have their own GSM phone, the Ford lawsuit against $2600 is dismissed, attorney Eric Grimm reveals what happened in court, the bad precedent that losing this case would have set, some history on other Ford cases, the significance of this victory, how the DMCA will be used in future similar cases.

Off The Hook - 2002


  1. Emmanuel is on from Amsterdam, Porkchop's bad handwriting causes a wrong number to be dialed while trying to reach Bernie S., Dmitry Sklyarov is said to be back in Russia, the first day of the euro, Rop from Amsterdam joins the conversation, the Chaos Communication Congress, a hacker film called Codes, the CCC takes over an entire building in Berlin with blinking lights, some examples of the messages appearing on the building, Europeans seem to be afraid to come to the United States for H2K2 because of new laws, Lucky Green talks about GSM protection measures, Seraf talks of a news story that has disappeared, Emmanuel tries to get euros out of an ATM, what euros are like, what New Year's was like in Amsterdam and the dramatic differences in culture, a description of the buildings in Amsterdam.


  2. Emmanuel is back in New York, how Europe is inspirational, Emmanuel's odyssey getting back home involving the Long Island Rail Road, a CD player nightmare, voice recognition technology used in a bad way, the pointlessness of skip stop service on the subway, the badly designed LIRR machines, a year has gone by since the takeover of the station, an interim national board meeting is scheduled for New York, long time broadcasters Bob Fass and Mike Feder are kicked off the air, how things may change at the station and why it would be a mistake to make a new list of banned people, Seraf has problems downstairs, a look at euros, a move to fingerprint people renting cars, Rep. Rick Boucher shows that he has a clue, more on face scanning technology, something strange is happening with the phones, a warning to Rebel, Emmanuel continues not to be charged for incoming GSM calls while overseas, the need for forgiveness at the station, why mass transit systems are so inferior in the States, questions as to why Democracy Now! hasn't been returned to the air, a slow version of the theme.


  3. A different intro for a show commemorating the victory at the interim Pacifica National Board meeting where the station was restored to the previous administration, Anthony intros a piece from Democracy Now! that reports on the changes, the fired and banned are returned, an excerpt from the national board meeting vote which got rid of the old regime, Errol Maitland returns to the WBAI airwaves, (((Mimi Rosenberg))) talks of being fired and banned, how the entire network will be affected, how Off The Hook managed to stay on the air throughout the crisis, the challenge of the debt facing Pacifica, Emmanuel's history during the events of the last year, what the station used to be like in the past and how it's been during the last year, Ken Gale describes the security system that's still in place, thanks to the people who have kept the stream going throughout, some of the shows that will be coming back, Bob Fass calls in, remembering Samori Marksman and others at the station who have died, Ray LeForest from the local advisory board gives perspective and tells what's ahead.


  4. An error tone, a look back at the turbulent events of a year ago at the station, an example of why Sprint really exists, live coverage of the first Local Advisory Board meeting at the station in over a year, Errol tells what's going on at the meeting, a screening of Freedom Downtime is scheduled for New York City, Emmanuel gets into an accident right before the show, trying to sell the WBAI security system, a news story about "terrorist hackers," a tale of horror from a co-op community, wireless hacking at airports, conditions that would allow Rebel to call in again, Alex has an update on a Verizon lawsuit threat, a caller sounds like a computer.


  5. The State of the Union address is about to begin, Ford decides to appeal the lawsuit verdict, the (((World Economic Forum))) conference is about to come to town, raisethefist.com is raided, the Daily News threatens violence against WEF demonstrators, shortwave hate speech from the United States, the first live webcast of the State of the Union address on whitehouse.gov, an effort to cover nude statues, more anti-terrorism efforts, Family Guy is canceled, a plea to get tickets sold for the upcoming screening of Freedom Downtime, Keith from Theta Wave State talks about the soundtrack for the film, $2600 is once again accused of sending a virus, how switches can be programmed to send fake Caller ID info, how to battle telemarketers, what countries are most hospitable to hackers, a call for old phone sounds, a denial-of-service attack is planned for WEF.


  6. The first fundraiser since the station was liberated, the (((World Economic Forum))) meets in New York, what it was like after the show last week, the unprecedented police buildup, how Emmanuel was unwittingly caught up in the middle of events, the "frozen zone," Emmanuel and ShapeShifter get behind the barricades, the "Evil 2" subway trains, how the Waldorf Astoria was breached, the attack by the police on the protesters, Mike tells how the media tried to infiltrate the protest movement, Autojack tells of his experience listening to KPFK right before the liberation, new $2600 t-shirts are being made with a lawsuit theme, the problem with the police, a matching fund from $2600, Claude returns to the station, the loss of other local radio stations, an update on raisethefist.com, Mike puts on a mask.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. The first show in several weeks, questions and controversy concerning how audio tracks are catalogued, some John Perry Barlow soundbites, a debate on the DMCA sponsored by NPR is upcoming in Philadelphia, the ICANN board moves in an ominous direction, listener mail, $6000 raised in a single hour last show, more ClearChannel evil, why XM Satellite Radio is no alternative to FM, the controversial practice of "voice tracking," a New Zealand phone customer gets a surcharge for being an "arrogant bastard," Starbucks threatens the author of "Lowest Common Denominator" for a parody picture, amendments to definitions of commercial terrorism that could redefine acts of protest, criminal acts at a commercial boot camp, more negative attention is focused on PayPal, Adam talks about plans for the network and the expanded space at H2K2 in July, the big Bell logo at Pearl Street has been replaced with a Verizon logo, some Off The Hook people were on the air briefly during last week's fundraiser, H2K2 coordinating meetings begin, a mathematical palindrome is disputed, the new .coop domain and its disturbing practices, the fight for media.coop, Jim gives an update on his indictment and arrest at the hands of the New York City MTA, volunteers needed to help in the case.


  8. A challenge to figure out what the theme is, Jim goes into detail on his problems with the MTA, Autojack is still in New York, a review of Asobi Seksu's recent performance, more on corporate abuse of radio, the media.coop battle appears to be won, a "tech toolbox action camp" is announced by the Ruckus Society, an upcoming radio conference, update on a VOA radio show, Rebel is allowed to call in again, a suggestion on what to do with "God Bless America" signs, the annoyance of pop-under ads, how MetroCards work in buses, a listener writes in about the lack of experience of the National Guard, rumors of a new GSM provider, bad design in the SEPTA system, revelation of what the theme is.


  9. The "towers of light" are lit in memory of the World Trade Center, questions about Staten Island Rapid Transit, how MetroCards are used in Staten Island to exit the subway rather than enter, a scam to capitalize on the World Trade Center tragedy with .usa addresses is shut down, news about ICANN, a new terror threat warning system is introduced, what the different colors mean, calling the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, payphone rates in New York have doubled to 50 cents, free information at payphones is eliminated, Autojack goes out to a payphone to see if the new unlimited time for local calls at the new rate is in effect, what the SSSCA is, $2600 is accused of invading someone's computer, Autojack gets lost in the street, a Voicestream scam, a report from the DMCA debate sponsored by NPR, a revelation on what the current color is, Autojack returns after leaving the payphone off the hook, Rebel calls from Nebraska.


  10. A Freedom Downtime showing in Las Vegas, controversy in court surrounds an "eBay hacker," New York City tries to install fake traffic cameras, GSM is coming to AT&T, a new plan by AT&T that requires called parties to also subscribe, calling AT&T, Autojack receives a muddy voice mail from Sprint PCS, connecting with "Claire" at Sprint PCS, Emmanuel's nightmare contacting Amazon customer service, more on BBC World and its musical theme, some clarification on last week's payphone experiment, equating computers and guns, a listener says that protesting no longer works, Autojack goes out to a different payphone to test the new Verizon rate, a listener question regarding a three-way call, the evil "L" train, phone companies that cut people off during rings, problems with the outro.


  11. Emmanuel is late, subway problems are to blame, the Children's Internet Protection Act, Verizon phones seem to have been converted, an experiment with more reasonable rates, reports on BBC World from out of the country and the inability of anyone inside the United States to get that network, a company wants to advertise on tombstones, a listener feels that hackers and their advocates should be locked up, Douglas Thomas' talks about his new book Hacker Culture, the Chris Lamprecht (Minor Threat) case, problems with hackers and the legal system, the full attendance list for Summercon 1987, how large crowds make it harder to keep the hacker spirit.


  12. A major battle between cable companies centers on the new YES network, new developments in the first criminal DMCA case against Elcomsoft, NASA tries to keep the details of space shuttle launches secret, the absurdity of keeping such things secret, the strange building policy regarding identification, Delchi talks about security checks, Mike gets on a train without showing ID, calling Amtrak to hear the security warning, a deceptive practice by Yahoo!, Spam Assassin, an upcoming discussion on events at Pacifica, more on BBC World, a call for yet another audio format, the reaction to yesterday's change in the website, an update on the encoding of Brain Damage, how the MTA entraps subway clerks, the changes in the phone system over the years, a security flaw involving SNET's DSL service, a listener runs into problems mailing books, more on Ogg Vorbis, Rebel promotes the upcoming tenth anniversary of calling into the show on June 24, 1992, a listener has ideas on dealing with spam.


  13. Claude has trouble getting into the building, Emmanuel gets a much dreaded letter from Voicestream, the history of Voicestream's free international roaming feature, Jim reports on a local Voicestream store that threw private customer information into the street, a story in Wired links $2600 to a "cyanide anarchist" in Chicago, the DMCA may require webcasters to pay a fee for every song and every listener, the CBDTPA, why Emmanuel is reluctant to identify the music played on the show, more mail about BBC World, NewsWorld International, an easy way to figure out when space shuttles will launch, unfairness with 800 numbers, digital photos will be on all U.S. passports along with other security features, the Lincoln Visa, the National Guard will soon be out of the airports, Israeli troops are reported to be broadcasting pornography over Palestinian television stations, 10-digit dialing comes to New York City effective February of 2003, Reba Vartanian (Kevin Mitnick's grandmother) tells what it was like at the Las Vegas screening of Freedom Downtime, stories behind the film, why the BBC cut shortwave broadcasts to North America, a nonsensical caller, what's involved in getting a table at H2K2 as well as volunteering and speaking, how filtering is keeping people from listening to the online stream.


  14. Richard Stallman is the guest, a positive court ruling for hackers in Argentina, what the CARP recommendations will mean to net broadcasters, the amount of bureaucracy involved in the proposed fees, the DMCA and IEEE, hacking versus cracking, the problem with massive amounts of people wanting to be hackers, the proper way to pronounce Gnu, Stallman to appear at this weekend's I-CON convention, how the DMCA has affected the free software world, the parallels with the real world, the evils of eBooks, Stallman's take on copyright, an interesting analogy by a caller.


  15. Problems with the intro, a report from the I-CON convention, a flurry of connectivity problems plague $2600, why denial-of-service has nothing to do with hacking, how the media seeks out people who fit their perception of hackers, Freedom Downtime is finally available on video, how free distribution of the video is encouraged, trying to find out what the Homeland Security color is, Macki has an operation, another famous hacker is in the hospital, a hospital phone system that turns off incoming calls to patients after a certain hour, more on the $2600 April Fool's joke, how the FBI almost got involved, an update on the Chicago incident, Dutch speed cameras are protected with security cameras, Macki talks about various satellite networks available on the Ku-band, a religious figure attacks Macintosh computers.


  16. Problems getting to the studio on time, Emmanuel wonders if he broke the law by intentionally parking at a broken meter, the local contact for Homeland Security, a mysterious car marked "internal intelligence," the latest with Jim and the MTA, feedback on Freedom Downtime, bad news from Canada in the DSS world, how the April 1st redirect was accomplished, thoughts on non-commercial radio, how the FM dial could be greatly expanded, a question about the allocation of digital television channels, a demonstration of how phone companies trick customers who misdial, how people can easily steal Sprint PCS service, calling Sprint PCS to verify this, the religious figure featured in last week's show is rumored to be a hoax, a trick that may work at Kinko's, why Appleby's can't turn up the audio on their television sets, $2600 meetings this Friday.


  17. A three-hour show is scheduled for next week followed by two hours with the people at 'Nuff Said! the $2600 van visits Cambridge, Massachusetts, the upcoming Dayton Hamvention, Mike is involved in a strike, the creator of the Melissa virus is sent to prison, more theories on Sprint PCS, a question as to whether Caller ID info is passed along on cellular calls, a secret Sprint rate plan, more on digital television, weird channel allocations, questions and feedback on Freedom Downtime, information on MCI's "The Neighborhood" plan, calling MCI to ask questions, a Turner executive refers to people who skip commercials as thieves, fun with Rebel, calling 800 information to find out about automation, comparing different cellular plans, Autojack and Emmanuel try to get Claire to transfer them to an operator.


  18. Announcements of what's coming up in this night of fundraising, a scheduling snafu prevented the show from being on last week, a "terrorist threat" closes off streets in lower Manhattan, the color remains yellow, Autojack is back in San Diego, H2K2 promises to be bigger and more coordinated than previous conferences, Geoff comments on last weekend's Dayton Hamvention, the CARP recommendations are rejected by the Librarian of Congress, a magic marker can be used to defeat new copy protection on CDs, Porkchop talks about Macintoshes that can be disabled by inserting copy-protected CDs, a list of CDs that carry this protection, what should be done to stores that carry these things, the theme of the show is the recently released film, feedback from people who have seen it, an excerpt from Freedom Downtime that discusses why Kevin Mitnick became a fugitive, the portrayal of the mass media in the film, the use of the 2600 Hz tones in the clips, an excerpt from the film on how it all got started, Autojack will be performing some of his music at H2K2, some celebrities who wound up in the film, Freedom Downtime wins an award, Uzi Nissan tells the story of nissan.com and the fight he has been waging with the Nissan Motor Company, tactics that Nissan has used, support from Internet users, the history of Nissan, Uzi Nissan will appear at H2K2, how $2600 is losing money because Ford is appealing the lawsuit, Ken Gale talks of a lawsuit involving the old Gimbels chain, encounters with the $2600 van on the Interstate on the way back from Dayton, how people discover WBAI, the non-commercial ghetto of the FM dial, Ken talks about 'Nuff Said! what it was like at the station during the coup, the importance of comics, Bernie S. reveals something scary that he found at the Dayton Hamvention, an excerpt from the film on the Bernie S. story, Mercy Van Vlack joins Ken for the 'Nuff Said! collaboration, nuffsaid.net, a malfunctioning cart machine, an odd standard of cassette tape seen at Dayton, how nuffsaid.net got hijacked, how difficult it can be to renew a domain name, experiences in Afghanistan, an introduction of all the people in the room, the 'Nuff Said! news, the start of the Internet and what it stands for, the real cost of commercial radio, the monopoly of distribution in the comic book world, how comic books may be responsible for the smiley face, stupid Google tricks, the abundance of pornography on the Internet, how Boss Tweed was brought down by a cartoonist, how drawings are more powerful than words, how going to Afghanistan can change one's life, how WBAI may have influenced the independence of East Timor, Politically Incorrect is canceled, Emmanuel's experience seeing the new Star Wars movie in Ohio, a caller debates the amount of progress made at the station.  This show is in five parts and includes fundraising.


  19. More than $5000 was raised last week, an update on premiums, a speaker list for H2K2 is imminent, one listener who will be going to tremendous trouble to get to H2K2, a parody White House site, terrorists fail to blow up the Statue of Liberty, a plan to install cameras in airplanes, Interview Magazine seeks hackers, clarification on the copying policy with Freedom Downtime, a listener writes in about a secret project called Quantum Harmony, yottabits, more on MCI's "The Neighborhood" plan, more on Caller ID with cell phones, the true definition of theft, disturbing trends with Tivo, why it's important to not walk away from television, commercial skipping technology, responding to an email accusation, how things work inside a TV network, Emmanuel gets a weird Tivo update that interferes with a recording, how viewing habits can be used to invade privacy.


  20. A flurry of program changes affects Off The Hook, 'Nuff Said! is canceled altogether, October 3, 1995 was the first show in the current timeslot, the new slot will be Wednesdays at 7 pm, the lack of communication at the station regarding the new schedule, Emmanuel explains why he turned down the 5 pm drive time slot, Max tells when Old Time Radio will be on, Emmanuel confesses his fascination with the World Cup Finals, the speaker list for H2K2 is announced, Aaron McGruder and Siva Vaidhyanathan are keynotes, Mark Hosler from Negativland will also be appearing, Robert Steele will be returning, The Mentor - author of "Conscience of a Hacker" - will also be speaking along with Steve Rambam, Uzi Nissan, Mike Levine, along with many others.  The FBI is given broad new powers, Chris explains how robots on the Internet could be used to abuse freedom of speech, polls indicate that most people don't view the FBI's new powers as a threat, cybercrime is listed as one of the three main focuses of the FBI, theories on commercial skipping VCRs, Magic Lantern, a listener criticizes the way the program changes were brought about, another reminder from Rebel on his upcoming tenth anniversary, coin service at payphones is being phased out, an overview of some of the programming changes.


  21. Emmanuel is late for the first show in the new timeslot, the problems getting to the station during rush hour, a remix of the theme, the recording people now hear when using coins at some payphones, Verizon lowers its rates back down to 25 cents at payphones, the prospect of 10-digit dialing, Sprint PCS now charges a fee to have a human process a payment over the phone, Emmanuel's run-in with Sprint PCS billing, the United States Army website links to a violent video game, the password to an historical database in Norway is lost and then recovered after a public plea, more on the World Cup, how the United States doesn't seem to fit in, how a statue of Thomas Jefferson was torn down in the village of Port Jefferson and replaced with a warlike eagle, Mr. Ohm gives an update on the retro-computing panel, a final call for speakers at H2K2, The Personal Computer Show now follows.


  22. The show was preempted last week, bad news concerning Internet broadcasting, identifying the Librarian of Congress, what the new fee structure could mean to Off The Hook and typical stations, how it's going to be impossible to monitor all the listeners, the panels for H2K2 are announced, preregistration for the conference is closing, more on retro-computing, the Canadian military and RCMP are given permission to jam phone signals during the G8 summit and the Pope's visit, the FBI begins to search library records to find terrorists, a panel discussion on the FBI is scheduled for H2K2, Javaman talks about his panels, incidents of hacking into military secrets, Rebel calls in on his tenth anniversary of calling the show, an excerpt from ten years ago, Kevin Mitnick gives details on his testimony in Las Vegas demonstrating insecurities in the Sprint phone system, details on his testimony in Washington, D.C. to save his amateur radio license, Javaman shares an exploit, an update on Jim's case with the MTA.


  23. A different version of the theme, H2K2 draws closer, Rop reports on the Ruckus camp, over 70 panels are scheduled for H2K2, memories of the first HOPE conference, inspiration from the Dutch, trying to come up with a name for the 2005 Dutch conference, the annual Ronald Reagan deathwatch, paranoia over terrorism in the United States, update on the alert system, New York City changes its color independently, the end of the World Cup and how American TV coverage differed from the rest of the world, the "other" World Cup final, Eric Grimm and Robin Gross give updates on the legal cases $2600 is involved in, Ford concedes defeat, how losing this case would have set a bad precedent, how the DeCSS case was distorted by the press, what has changed over the past couple of days, $2600 announces that it won't pursue the DeCSS case to the Supreme Court, how public perception has changed, lessons learned on how to dress in court, the Sonic Blue/ReplayTV case, skipping commercials is compared to theft, upcoming panels at H2K2 will feature Grimm and Gross, some strange laws governing the playing of music in commercial establishments, possible problems with parents controlling what their children are exposed to, a strange question about fiber optic cable.


  24. The final show before the H2K2 conference, Cheshire Catalyst reminisces about the registration desk at the first HOPE conference, Emmanuel and Ben reveal how the original name was conceived, Barry the Key talks about an adventure in his airplane to the States, Porkchop talks about the crazy building situation downstairs, Bernie S. talks about the monumental adventure with FedEx trying to get the registration badges delivered, Emmanuel's experience with a maxed out credit card that almost led to disaster for the conference, strange reactions to September 11, Autojack and Trash 80 talk about their upcoming shows at the conference, the full schedule of panels and performances is completed, a film lineup and unscheduled speakers are also planned, how the film Swordfish got its name, Adam discusses the network situation, figuring out how to get Roadie's U-Haul parked in the city as it continues to approach, Renderman and Porkchop tell how many wireless networks were found in a recent scan, how people offer free access to the Internet using their cable modems, Chris gives an update on the A/V situation, a massive H2K2 banner has been made along with smaller NSA-themed ones, more logistical information, the saga of the subway maps, Rebel has a question concerning what number shows up on his cellular phone, an explanation of how the $2600 streaming of the WBAI signal works, clarification on where the Martians landed, NRO people to attend the conference, dogs and Caller ID, Mr. Ohm talks about the retro-computing panel.


  25. The aftermath of the H2K2 conference, Greg Newby gives an overview of the various activities, review of The Mentor's talk, trying to reach Lazlow, a look at some press reports, how a BBC report was corrected, Lucky225 tells how social engineering was used to get inside information about AT&T, what happened during the social engineering panel, problems caused by AT&T, Bernie S. talks about the various hassles with the phone company, the effectiveness of Aaron McGruder's keynote address, Hanneke tells of her first experience at a New York conference, Autojack gives his impressions of the conference, the inspiration of the various European conferences, plans for a German hacker conference in the summer of 2003, an increase in female attendees, Mike claims that women were uncomfortable at the conference, Geoff gives his views of the highlights, how a shortwave radio show was broadcast over the Internet at the conference, a new bill will give life imprisonment to "malicious" computer hackers, an increased penalty for listening in on wireless phone calls, the security perspective of the conference, the Gameboy music performance.


  26. An invitation for pictures and feedback from H2K2, Kevin Mitnick's true freedom day is less than six months away, Jim reports on an article from Time Out New York on the conference, feedback on the conference from attendees, more on female presence at H2K2, a reading of a memo concerning the social engineering panel, a ruling against anti-abortion websites, searching for Osama bin Laden on the Internet, al-Qaeda accused of hiding messages via steganography, the beginning of Operation TIPS, the parallel of current events to Babylon 5, the current alert level, WorldCom goes bankrupt, Cingular accused of frightening WorldCom customers into changing their phone company, the value of keeping old phone books, a phone story concerning Wally Cox, clarification on the Cingular GSM situation, Freedom Downtime is shown in Los Angeles, Mayor Bloomberg's phone number is supposedly in the 1999 phone book.


  27. How everyone can participate in the new Operation TIPS program, a list of local citizen corps groups, suspicious activities on Wall Street, more on the dangers of supermarkets monitoring their customers' buying habits, more on Babylon 5 parallels to real life events, an online debate with the author, a congressman supports giving the MPAA and RIAA broad new powers to attack computers of people suspected of piracy, Emmanuel reports Jim for suspicious statements, Yale accuses Princeton of breaking into their website, ways of invading student privacy, Mr. Ohm tries to turn himself in for smuggling a dangerous object onto an airplane, MCI refuses to stop calling Emmanuel with sales calls, a Sprint relay call, the real dangers of a program like Operation TIPS.


  28. A minithon show, more encouragement for listeners to report suspicious activity, the worrying changes that have been taking place on Wall Street, the coming of digital television, the broadcast flag mandate, more on the Berman bill legalizing attacks on computers by the MPAA and RIAA, why the minithon is important, how people are virtually asking for bad legislation, the danger of allowing governments to do too much, the uniform blandness of radio stations, Seraf is warned not to take pictures under the Brooklyn Bridge, the stupid ways terrorists are profiled, the White House is unreachable from WBAI, a case of fraud allegedly linked to September 11, sensitive laptops disappear, the potential for internment camps in the United States, Total Information Awareness (TIA) is announced, some of the projections of this plan, the futile yet effective influence such programs have on populations.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. Still getting used to the new timeslot, Mike has a successful Amtrak experience, Emmanuel will be on the French islands off Canada again next week, the Neverlost system on rental cars and how it can malfunction, how receiving Canadian TV enables people to learn more about specific regions, a sex offender list in California, new speaking cameras in Watts, Jim reveals why Seraf was harassed for trying to take pictures under the Brooklyn Bridge, the hypocrisy of barricades being built around certain buildings, Operation TIPS is scaled back after a massive negative reaction, the prospects of an al-Qaeda cyber attack, the origins of the "electronic Pearl Harbor" phrase, the effectiveness of spam, the power of telemarketers, Emmanuel gets stuck in Spanish mode while calling Sprint PCS, trying to reach a human at Sprint PCS to find out about a new $3.50 charge for live assistance, a question concerning the legality of redistributing the radio show, the importance of understanding secret societies, why so many streets seem to have the same names, upcoming portability of cellular phone numbers, the unfairness of the toll-free number listing service, a new low cost prepaid phone card.


  30. Emmanuel doesn't make it to St. Pierre after all, Canada's strange policy that bars entry to people who were arrested in the past, what is required to get around this, issues of illegal immigration, high tech is used to keep Moroccans out of Spain, monitoring brain waves, major record labels sue major providers over access to a Chinese music site, Mike gets threatened for using the word "anonymizer," clarification on the Sprint PCS charge for talking to human operators, a college survey that asks political questions, some interesting corporate addresses, the purpose archive.org serves, competition for local phone service, strange behavior involving telemarketers, a caller's experience at the Canadian border in the past.


  31. Uncertainty as to the schedule over the next couple of weeks, the importance of doing a show on September 11, Ken Gale reminisces about what it was like a year ago, an article on the DeCSS case in the current edition of Playboy, why some magazines come out far in advance of their published dates, a company fights back against threats from the RIAA, commercials designed to "cherish freedom" airing on CNN, Jim's experience trying to use a computer anonymously in a library, regulations prohibiting packages over a certain weight from being dropped in mailboxes, a secretive federal court rules against further privacy invasions, Wilmington, Delaware tries to compile a database of people who are likely to commit crimes in the future, the difficulty getting into the United States from Canada and other countries, a listener composes a piece of music inspired by Off The Hook, (((Phil Kaplan))) of fuckedcompany.com tells of his bad experience with the Ford Motor Company, daily operations of the site, callers can't hear the feed over the phone, an engineer fixes the problem, the dangers of GPS.


  32. The show was preempted for the last two weeks, why this was especially frustrating, listener feedback on the preemptions, how airtime isn't being shared fairly at the station, why moving to the Internet isn't the answer, the color code for the nation changes to orange, speculation as to whether there was previous knowledge about the World Trade Center attacks, Emmanuel's experience on the first train to the rebuilt stations, MetroCard tampering is now considered forgery, information on the CAPPS II program designed to identify potential terrorists, banks that require fingerprints as identification, the Facelab system, ineffective methods of achieving security, the upcoming military action against Iraq, a book by Kevin Mitnick is set to be released next week, a parent is concerned over a school's treatment of his son.


  33. Kevin Mitnick will be live in the studio on October 16, the color code for the nation changes back to yellow, the absurdity of the color system, the FCC is set to relax more restrictions for large owners, an update on raisethefist.com, the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA), the case of a mother caught abusing her child on a parking lot video camera, a debate over strict enforcement of speed limits, a parallel between public restrooms and public bandwidth, Voicestream is now T-Mobile, Cable & Wireless is changing to Primus, Verizon announces a strange new billing plan involving wireless phone numbers, mandatory eleven digit dialing is coming to New York City, questions as to why it's necessary to dial a one, criticism of a story that focused on Israel's cutting off of an ISP, defending criticism of Operation TIPS, bathrooms in New York.


  34. The news runs late again, more on MetroCard fraud, a story about the RIAA discovering that music can be played over the radio, questions about BBC World, the Chaos Computer Club puts a graphical display on a building in Paris, Tim from the CCC explains the project, how people can submit artwork, $2600 currently being displayed on the building, the upcoming Chaos Communication Congress, listener feedback on Freedom Downtime, fundraising to begin next week, the threat of building lights turning into advertising, why the display isn't in color, Kevin Mitnick's laptop is on eBay.


  35. The fundraiser is postponed due to the war hearings, Kevin Mitnick will be on next week, more on the upcoming eleven digit dialing plan in New York, some new and stupid features from T-Mobile, why Emmanuel probably won't be with Sprint PCS much longer, the frustration of DSL service going down, some retail stores will soon require fingerprints from their customers, a high price for a $2600-related domain name, a lawyer offers to start a $2600-related cybersquatting lawsuit, a new way record companies are keeping CDs from being copied, extending the period of time works remain copyrighted, an appeal for the full video of the recent space shuttle launch from a camera mounted on it, more on fingerprint identification in stores, clarification on when merchants are responsible for fraudulent transactions, how to get BBC World Service, a caller claims to be ripped off by Verizon, how to use the callback features, a caller has their domain name stolen.


  36. Kevin Mitnick is in the studio on the eve of a book tour, what media training is, the many media outlets Kevin has appeared on recently, the amount of time that has gone by since Kevin has actually been free, Kevin won't be allowed to tell his story for another seven years, Kevin tells why he ran in 1993, why he pleaded guilty, the many different social engineering techniques outlined in Kevin's new book (Art of Deception), how Kevin became a victim of identity theft, the revelation that Kevin has been allowed to use a computer since January, a letter from Bulgaria tells how telemarketers are at work there making calls to the United States, a story of a beeper company secretly moving its operations to Mexico, "quality of life" offenses in New York City are processed in Ghana, perceptions of American culture from overseas, spy planes are deployed in the United States to search for the DC sniper, the potential of life sentences for hackers, (((Jello Biafra))) gives a talk in Brooklyn, clarification on rebroadcasting the show, System of a Down apparently supports Kevin Mitnick, more on T-Mobile's apparent lack of support for Caller ID on voice mail, the new AT&T unlimited GSM plan, Emmanuel tries to scan for GSM networks on his phone, Kevin reveals how to use social engineering to beat a traffic ticket, special items offered for this week's fundraiser, how the Kevin Mitnick story has been covered on WBAI since the beginning of Off The Hook, the magic of what Phil Hendrie at KFI in Los Angeles does on the air, Kevin talks about the commercial influence that can affect a station like KFI, Kevin's various auctions on eBay, the specific information that makes Kevin's book stand out, The Personal Computer Show will continue with Kevin later, how the "Free Kevin" movement helped prepare the hacker community for activism, the new issue of $2600 is about to be released with an "Operation TIPS" cover, Kevin reveals what happened inside the prison after the scene from Freedom Downtime was filmed across the street, Alex Kasper talks about what happened on the inside with Miramax during the filming of Takedown in North Carolina, Kevin runs into an actor from Takedown during an episode of Loveline, how an interview with Kevin showed up on the foreign DVD of Takedown without his permission, a new film project Kevin and Alex are involved in, Kevin's appearance on Alias, how Kevin's grandmother is an inspiration, finding a volunteer to put quarters in Emmanuel's parking meter downstairs, new parking meters in Los Angeles can detect when cars drive away so there isn't any leftover change, the amount of $2600 is passed, a message to anyone who didn't get premiums during the last marathon, more comments on the Takedown movie, Jon Littman's connection, the books for the marathon are depleted, Joe King from The Personal Computer Show stops by, the upcoming Kevin Mitnick book signing in New York City, what Kevin isn't allowed to do, how Caller ID can be forged, Kevin's future public appearances, Kevin's amateur radio license is recommended for renewal by the FCC, Kevin talks about the TechTV show he co-hosted with Steve Wozniak, the missing chapter in Kevin's book, uncertainty as to whether the show will be on next week, trying to hit the $5000 mark.  The final hour is actually part of The Personal Computer Show and includes other topics and guests.  Kevin talks about what it will be like to read email again, various spam ploys, and the importance of backing up.  Alex talks about the Telezapper, problems with spam and telemarketers, and the accuracy of Markoff articles.  Kevin tells the story of Cyberpunk and how he deliberately blew a film deal, why hacking into NORAD is next to impossible, why Kevin wasn't able to tell his story, why any computer is vulnerable to attack, Kevin will be appearing on Art Bell, Alex gives an example of how to infiltrate a company with a floppy disk, the hassle of fraudulent bids on eBay, three steps to protect computers.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  37. Another long period of time has passed between shows, introducing people who are at the show, a story of more confusion at WBAI concerning preemptions, Jim gives an update on his case, an appeal for a lawyer, the aftermath of Election Day, the weirdness of having Republicans controlling everything, Emmanuel tells of his experiences at the polls, suspicion that library computers are being bugged by the FBI, Chinese authorities take action to block certain sites, Emmanuel appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, police are looking for a man who has been taking pictures in Massachusetts, an appeal to people who listen on the radio, Kevin Mitnick's book tour is winding down, the missing chapter of The Art of Deception appear on the Internet, an accusation that www.2600.com uses "secret cookies," discussion of roaming on GSM, a quiz on the GSM country code for the United States, clarification on who uses what network, news on premiums from marathons, over 20,000 Germans are billed for having their phones tapped, listeners write in about the frequent preemptions, why it's important to not abandon WBAI, why an hour a week just isn't enough time for all the issues that need to be covered, Seraf talks about intelligence.gov and their definition of a "threat," a story about Panamanian Internet Service Providers, a call from Zephyr of He Clash days, rumors of new charges from Verizon, an update on the WKCR broadcast situation, a caller's daughter has an announcement.


  38. A malfunctioning button, Jim is missing, Emmanuel ponders the subways, Geoff spends the day battling traffic, the beginning of the Illegal Art Show at CBGB's 313 Gallery, the dwindling number of people who listen to radio in their homes, Emmanuel's problem receiving shortwave in his car, Emmanuel has to give another deposition related to DeCSS, an appeal to save student station WCWP from NPR, the importance of college radio, the Homeland Security Act will make it easier for ISPs to disclose personal information on their customers, Freedom Downtime to air on Free Speech TV, a listener encourages the show to remain on WBAI, $2600 isn't blocked in China, Vietnamese restrictions on the Internet, the GSM country code for the United States, Geoff reports the U.S. Army is recruiting in the subway, a British citizen is accused of hacking into all kinds of U.S. military systems, debate over whether or not someone is "stuffed," a caller reports a strange pulse over the FM signal, Off The Hook people will be at the Illegal Art Show immediately following the broadcast.


  39. Dead air, Emmanuel's CD is held captive by the CD player, Jim spends time in jail, Mike has a new website but won't say what's on it, the strange TIA logo, a list of terrorist suspects winds up in public hands, Emmanuel has another bad experience on a train, a William Safire piece on Total Information Awareness, new potential penalties for hackers, surgically implanted tags in pedophiles, a secretive appeals court makes a ruling, results of a GSM experiment, a case involving the name of Bill Wyman, more methods of "protecting" DVDs, Geoff tells how to get in trouble inside a BlockBuster store.


  40. A track from the Illegal Art Show featuring Dan Rather, some telling words from John Ashcroft, the biggest reshuffling of the federal government in 55 years, $2600's Homeland Security Holiday Specials, the danger of getting used to the way things are, talk of satellite TV and radio, the negative aspects of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius, disabling pop-ups, a connection between IAO and a secret group named Golden Dawn, ways terrorists are tracked, a Canadian official calls Bush a moron, a review of a Canadian TV show called "Talking To Americans," another update on the DeCSS case, a new offer from AT&T proves confusing, problems signing up with a new phone company called Z-Tel, how buying music can sometimes cause problems.


  41. How sides are uniting against current trends, a listener writes in with an experience of harassment in Denver while Dick Cheney was in town, a chronology of events, Mike Maginnis tells his story, intimidation tactics, how the story can be verified, a call to publicize the whereabouts of the vice president, the possibility of this being a bias crime, how existing laws make such actions possible, the CIA announces their intention to kill suspected terrorists in foreign countries, a listener's prediction for the future.


  42. Positive and negative feedback to last week's show, the frustration of not having any physical evidence, other similar incidents, how it's extremely easy to cover up the facts when such things occur, why it's important to let people judge the facts for themselves, Mike Maginnis chooses not to pursue the case any further, the responses given by the Denver police department, some corrections to the facts, the lack of substantial statements by people who dismiss the story, Dmitry Sklyarov testifies in a United States court, Mike's website is threatened because of its mirroring of raisethefist.com, a man who made a comment about "burning Bush" is sentenced to a lengthy prison term, speculation on Trent Lott's controversial statement.


  43. Emmanuel tries to reach a mystery guest, victory in the Elcomsoft case, why going to a jury resulted in a positive outcome, the positive and negative implications of the verdict, Jim discovers the origin of the Homeland Security colors, the Chaos Communication Congress is approaching, Geoff makes travel plans with Bernie S., Emmanuel will be away for the next few weeks for the convention and the Kevin Mitnick Freedom Tour, more attempts to find out the location of Vice President Cheney, more questions and debate on the Mike Maginnis story, reports that it's now illegal to take pictures of bridges, other stories of injustices, a call from one of Rebel's friends, why it's difficult to know if your phone is being tapped, getting phone service without giving out a Social Security number, reports from a transit employee that it may be illegal to take pictures of subway cars, some inside information on the transit system, what would have happened if the recently averted transit strike had occurred.


  44. Confusion reigns for 15 minutes as contact is established with Emmanuel, a musical tribute to Joe Strummer, Emmanuel is in Amsterdam, the Chaos Communication Congress is set to begin in Berlin, the changing technology that allows massive amounts of music to be stored on small devices, Bernie S. is on his way to the airport in a driving snowstorm, the different way Christmas is celebrated in Europe, Jim is missing with the show's theme, Alex talks about (((Jello Biafra's))) appearance in Vermont, an appeal to listeners for a cassette copy of the show, Jim tells of his problems getting to the station, a pornographic film is shown in the Senate, a law is overturned forbidding inmates from any kind of Internet contact, how Disney is able to control who becomes a musical star, outbound buses from Manhattan are suspended, the upcoming Kevin Mitnick Freedom Tour, the TIA logo disappears from their website, cameras in Washington, D.C. are designed to keep an eye on protesters, Bernie S. makes it to the airport, how weather is dealt with differently in Europe, how existing technology can be used to achieve a degree of Total Information Awareness, the masquerading law in New York is struck down, Bernie S. is finally reached at the airport, feedback.

Off The Hook - 2003


  1. Emmanuel is on from Amsterdam again, Geoff has been to Germany and back since the last show, how New Year's in Amsterdam is radically different than anything in the States, an overview of the Chaos Communications Congress, how German hackers get things done, cultural differences, the fear factor for Europeans visiting the United States, Kevin Mitnick's upcoming freedom from supervised release, the unique architecture of Berlin, next year's conference will be held in the original "blinking lights" building, tentative dates for this summer's CCC Camp are announced, a unique date in history, Bernie S. calls in from the sky, Bernie S. tells the story of his ill-fated flight which dumped its fuel into the North Sea and made an emergency landing, more analysis of the conference, Bernie S. gives advice on a radio transmitter for Emmanuel's upcoming trip across the country, Bernie S. describes the phone he's using on the airplane, the outrageous cost of this phone call, more impressions of Amsterdam on New Year's Eve, differences in technology, this week's upcoming $2600 meeting.


  2. Emmanuel is in Atlanta in the CNN Mall, update on the Mitnick Liberation Tour, Emmanuel switches from a Sprint phone to a T-Mobile phone due to sound problems, an update on Bernie S.'s KLM adventure, who will pay for last week's phone call, how the media bought into the human cloning story without any evidence, Emmanuel's experience flying home on a propeller plane, the large number of security checkpoints, Bernie S.'s experience transporting tulips, how federal probation laws are changing, Kevin Mitnick's history, a strange experience in a motel room in Virginia, a good outcome in the Jon Johansen case, how the media continues to get the story wrong, the importance of people taking a stand, an update on the DVD CCA lawsuit, legal questions arise on the issue of receiving foreign satellite signals, Stormbringer calls in from federal prison, word of corrupt prison guards.


  3. Emmanuel is in Bisbee, Arizona, how people around the country have become educated to hacker issues, Eldred vs. Ashcroft is decided, how this will affect copyright, a funny quote from Jack Valenti, the prevalence of new American plants in Mexico, what it's like to drive in Monterrey (Mexico), a demonstration of the GPS system in Emmanuel's rental car, theories on how the system actually works, the magic of traveling with an iPod, the large amount of religious broadcasters in the non-commercial part of the FM dial throughout the country, GSM coverage comes to Mexico, a mystery as to how time gets transmitted on a Sprint phone, Bernie S. talks about an intelligent billboard, the GPS system begins speaking Dutch, questions as to why Interstate 19 in Arizona uses the metric system, why the United States continues to resist converting to metric, caller discussion on the metric system.


  4. Some confusion as a connection is established, Emmanuel is in Monterey (California), Kevin Mitnick is finally free of restrictions and can use the Internet, Jon Johansen faces a second trial as an appeal is announced, Kevin Mitnick joins the show from San Francisco, Kevin talks about the different sites he's visited in the past day, Steve Wozniak gets Kevin a present, clarification on what constitutes good and bad hacking, what it was like to live under the supervised release restrictions, questions are raised about overly broad federal sentencing, Kevin's travel plans, bringing Kevin and Bernie S. together for the first time, comparing experiences in the federal system, how Kevin has been unable to attend any of the HOPE conferences, whether California's "three strikes" law could ever apply to Kevin, discussion of the federal sentencing system, the Illegal Art Show will be opening in Chicago, Kevin's prohibition from telling his story for profit, thanks from Kevin for the support over the years.


  5. Emmanuel is on a land line in San Francisco, wondering what technology will be like in ten years, Emmanuel is trying to get back to New York as quickly as possible, the advantages of traveling by road, comments on the State of the Union address, how opposition to the upcoming war is manifesting itself around the country, several hundred thousand people attend rallies across the country, Emmanuel sees an anti-war rally in Las Vegas, additional rallies are set for February 15, how KPFK in Los Angeles has improved, how Pacifica seems to be reaching a large part of California, Emmanuel tells what he found out about the mystery of Interstate 19, why so few Americans seem to know the names of states in Mexico, the scary story of Mexico's Route 2, a denial-of-service attack against the RIAA, EasyEverything is convicted in England of copyright infringement, a computer begins to overheat at Emmanuel's location, a new worm spreads throughout the Internet using an SQL vulnerability, how certain ATMs can be shut down with a bank card, South Korea's level of connectivity, Jim is forced to plead guilty to a felony, a question as to whether convicted felons can vote in New York, Emmanuel tries to find the answer live on the Internet, a local 911 error costs lives, Emmanuel winds up in San Diego on Super Bowl Sunday, local police try to incite trouble.


  6. The GPS computer goes berserk, Emmanuel is just outside Buffalo, what it was like driving across the northern section of the country in the middle of winter, no show next week, a special fundraiser is scheduled for two weeks from now, suggestions for new 2600-related merchandise solicited, eleven digit dialing comes to New York City, results of various dialing experiments, ways of dealing with number exhaustion, it is now possible to send SMS messages between GSM and CDMA phones, Emmanuel and Mike exchange messages, theories about new encrypted radios used by police, Jim gives an update on his case, questions as to whether Jim is allowed to talk to Bernie S. anymore, the Chicago subway system, an invisibility cloak, Emmanuel appears in the New Yorker, suggestions on where Emmanuel should go in Buffalo, a caller talks about a company named Vonage.


  7. A special two-hour fundraiser, the demonstration and the snow cause chaos in the city, people begin to hoard duct tape because of the fight against terrorism, the alert color has changed to orange, a new website called ready.gov makes its debut, an Internet-ready computer is now in the studio, Emmanuel hacks into the system on the air, a message from Tom Ridge on the phone, an excerpt from the website that uncovers a major spelling blunder, some of the problems encountered by demonstrators at the weekend's anti-war rally, Jim takes issue with the demonstrators, how the evidence never seems to be forthcoming from the Bush administration, how WBAI had a real presence at the demonstration, comparing coverage of the snowstorm to coverage of the demonstration in the mass media, a brand new t-shirt is being designed for Off The Hook, more stories from the demonstration, how Citigroup turned into a staging area, $2600 hooded sweatshirts are in the works, plans for expanding telephone number length, Juintz gives an update on the $2600 streaming of the WBAI signal that goes on around the clock, what is needed to keep things going, the importance of local voices on radio, how local radio played a part in Emmanuel's cross country trip, a new radio show called Off The Wall debuts on WUSB and will be heard on Tuesday evenings, Seraf gives details on how a fake story concerning terrorists was circulated, an 11-year-old kid gets arrested for hacking into a computer at his school and changing his grades, Bernie S. appears out of nowhere, the police are seen cutting phone lines at the demonstration, Bernie S. tells how the radio station made a big difference to him while he was in prison, Kevin Mitnick talks about his appearance on CNN earlier in the day, the threat of recurrent billing on credit cards, millions of credit card numbers are compromised, Kevin reveals that Data Processors International is the company affected, Kevin's company is the victim of a denial-of-service attack, Kevin tries to organize a hacker celebration, Emmanuel and Kevin compare their number of emails, some facts about the PATRIOT Act and its successor, the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, some of the scarier things we have to look forward to.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  8. The first show in two weeks, an arrest at a mall involving a peace t-shirt, Emmanuel demonstrates a conference call service that can create feedback, the alert condition returns to yellow, a strange plane appears over the city of Bloomington, Venezuela's clocks run slow because of power problems, Jim arrives late, a mystery involving a videotape from the doomed Columbia space shuttle mission, last week's fundraiser brought in just under $5000, listener comments on the Neverlost system, WBAI introduces a new website, a follow-up on the typo discovered last week at ready.gov, Seraf reports on the CAPPS II system, an attempt to ask Delta about their monitoring policy, a call to the TSA, the perils of traveling with large amounts of money, a Scottish student turns in a paper written entirely in "texting" language, a bug in Sendmail is somehow dealt with by the Department of Homeland Security, a call from a SEPTA employee, the potential of other stations simulcasting the show, more information on the peace shirt incident, the question of whether or not a mall should be considered private property, a call to action against Delta, various websites are redirected by the U.S. government, a visit to stolemy.com, more info on Delta, a reminder about $2600 meetings.


  9. Geoff is on from San Diego, Emmanuel calls various AT&T foreign language services, Geoff has an adventure with the TSA while flying, more discussion of the Delta passenger surveillance system, how it's possible to lose large amounts of money to the government even when no crime has been committed, Japanese bank cards are defrauded, the transit rates in New York are substantially hiked as of May, Emmanuel has a theory on what might happen to old Fun Passes when the rates change, a call to the MTA to settle the question, Mike gets an excessive bill for text messages on his Sprint phone, a test of a button on the console to mute output to the phone, callers have more airport stories, a caller who works in airport security shares some facts, a fundraiser is upcoming on next week's Off The Wall.


  10. The final hour of the countdown to war, what the upcoming war will mean to the program and the station, a sense of occupation in New York, an encounter with the military in the subway, Bernie S. observes changes in Philadelphia, the oddness of Bush's ultimatum to Iraq, Emmanuel admits that there was indeed a difference between Bush and Gore, an anti-war march is planned for Saturday in New York, the alert system is now at "Orange Plus," what could happen under a "Red" condition, Operation Atlas is implemented in New York at a cost of $5 million a week, some of the increased security measures now in effect, questions as to what the National Guard can do, the United States is caught spying on various allies, why a quick victory wouldn't solve anything, a key bit of evidence against Iraq is found to be an obvious forgery, some Iraqi citizens in the United States are being detained, a way to receive CBC Newsworld over the Internet, an airline passenger has a nasty note inserted into his luggage by airport security, an example of the bias of CNN, an update on CAPPS II, how the concept of cyberterrorism has been exaggerated, Iraq's top-level domain, information on where to get shortwave radios, some shortwave radio frequencies, Geoff describes what happened when he tried to take a picture of Bernie S. being searched at an airport, a listener has a story about a mural downtown, a parody of ready.gov.


  11. End theme missing from Free Speech Radio News, a special two-hour edition of the show as the war continues, the up close coverage of the mass media, how the war is being treated more like a football game, some of the alternative coverage that's available, trouble reaching Bernie S., the various slogans of the media, how the international feed of CNN is much more intelligent than the domestic one, the call for hackers to join in the war, memories of the spy plane incident in China, bias in the mainstream against Arab reporters, Al Jazeera is taken off the Internet by unknown parties, how people can see the video that's not being shown in the United States, ways that Al Jazeera can be received, what kind of information can be received on shortwave, CNN is kicked out of Baghdad, a reporter from Free Speech TV is given substantial time on CNN, differences in coverage between BBC and CNN, info on WorldLink TV, how particular news stories are censored, the anti-war stance of the Daily Mirror in London, changes in the domestic scene, the distinction between war and terrorism, a large military presence in theUnion Square station in New York, speculation on how many people attended the march on Saturday, Emmanuel's "The War" stickers from 1991, a Free Speech Radio News update, the logo of a military unit is dominant on CNN's screen, rules of war, the issue of denial-of-service attacks, Mike tells of problems Indymedia is having with massive traffic, differences between the march on Saturday and the demonstration on February 15, how things changed on Saturday after the permit expired, Mike talks about attacks on members of the crowd by police, an example of dialogue between police and demonstrators, (((MTV))) refuses to air any anti-war spots, how mainstream views aren't subjected to the same scrutiny, comments on Michael Moore's statement during the Academy Awards, a full reading of his words, pro-war demonstrations being organized by ClearChannel, Emmanuel gets an ACLU card, how BBC America is being destroyed by the Discovery networks, the importance of getting alternative news to the American populace, how to stream Al Jazeera.  This show is in two parts.


  12. Bernie S. tries to track down a representative of Al Jazeera, what people at that network are enduring, trying to connect to the Al Jazeera website, how the Al Jazeera website was redirected, a fairly accurate piece on the subject appears in Wired, how not showing the video of dead soldiers could desensitize Americans to the horrors of war, a move to force CDMA instead of GSM technology on Iraq after the war, Peter Arnett criticizes the war effort and is fired by NBC, how pro-war advocates tear down anti-war stickers, an offensive banner appears at a San Francisco anti-war march, how such slogans are bad for the entire movement, the pro-war attitude that often exists among anti-war activists, Bernie S. reports on a battle between the city and federal authorities in Philadelphia, the police state that now exists on Wall Street, updates on National Guard troops in the subways, teachers are disciplined for not taking war-related student posters down from their classroom walls, an update on a Newsday reporter missing in Iraq who reported on $2600 in the past, Mike reports on a "die-in" in midtown Manhattan, clarification on yesterday's web page "hack" of $2600 as well as Tuesday's edition of Off The Wall, Seraf spots an NYPD cruiser with federal plates.


  13. A special announcement from the peace movement, contacting Bernie S. in Philadelphia, missing people in the studio, how people are reacting to the sights of the Iraqi public welcoming U.S. troops, Emmanuel and Jim debate the distinction of war and invasion, speculation on what will happen in a few years, another false alarm for the detection of chemical weapons, the English Al Jazeera site is now online, an Al Jazeera reporter is killed in an American attack, the challenge ahead of keeping the Iraqi infrastructure stable, more calls to shut down Al Jazeera, what's happening in Afghanistan, callers comment on the dramatic news of the day, comparisons to the uprising in Romania, a caller points out the number of customer support centers that are actually in foreign countries, calling American Express to find out where their representative is located, Geoff notices the constant replays of the Saddam Hussein statue toppling on CNN, how the same names seem to be involved in what's going on in the world, Jim clarifies his position as devil's advocate.


  14. The national alert level goes back down to yellow, Mike and Seraf are off doing "religious things," a "B" team is in place, Redhackt describes his run-in with a computer after turning 18, trouble on Bernie S.'s phone line, how the alcohol buying system is used to invade privacy in Pennsylvania, the poor quality of New Jersey licenses, Singapore installs cameras in the homes of people with SARS, a big coincidence and new questions surround the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue, looting and pillaging destroy priceless artifacts, authors of an article on a system called CampusWide are prevented from talking about it at the Interz0ne conference, a move to make permanent the extended government powers granted after September 11, Steven McGeady talks about the Mike Hawash case, details on his arrest, the conditions of Hawash's captivity, decent turnout at a "Free Mike Hawash" demonstration, tracking down static on the phone line, a caller points to a Zionist conspiracy.


  15. Board confusion, Bernie S. goes to the Homeland Security Solutions Conference and Exhibition, some observations from inside, Bernie S. is forbidden by law from possessing body armor, info on how to attend the conference, Bernie S. talks about some of the conversations he overheard, what we can look forward to in the world of homeland security, Seraf reports on border patrol technology at the Canadian border, the latest Hollywood action to thwart piracy has people walking through theaters with night vision goggles looking for video cameras, Emmanuel comes up with a suggestion for an industry obsessed with preventing digital copying, Mike talks about the "privacy czar's" connection with DoubleClick, the government wants to expand DNA profiles to include juveniles, a proposed law in Pennsylvania would make it illegal for kids to gather publicly, the BBC Monitoring Service finds a recording distributed by the CIA that uses rap to put down Saddam Hussein, airing the song, questions as to whether the song constitutes a copyright violation, CNN accidentally releases fake obituaries for people who are still alive, responding to listener mail, criticism of all the war talk, the bigger picture, Bernie S. gives info on how to subscribe to a Homeland Security magazine, a listener gets it right.


  16. Seraf talks about how the DMCA is about to get worse, what "Super DMCA" is, potential restrictions that could be faced by everyone, Verizon is told by a federal court that it must release the name of a subscriber being investigated by the RIAA, the massive amount of warnings sent out, how peer-to-peer software is used for non-piracy, states that are in danger from the new DMCA laws, how Madonna has gotten involved in the peer-to-peer software controversy, Mike Hawash is indicted, an analysis of some of the charges against him, the New York City transit fare hike is set to go into effect next weekend, what will happen to old Fun Passes after the increase, the show won't be on in two weeks, Jim talks about how the MTA was cooking the books, new MTA projects, Seraf reads a really weird Donald Rumsfeld quote, an update on the CIA radio station beaming into Iraq, a problem with a checkout machine, the annoyance of supermarket clubs, an idea on how to subvert the system, review of a PBS special, Emmanuel reveals an annoying trait on his Sprint phone, Off The Hook t-shirts are arriving and the $2600 sweatshirts are in production, a report on Nextel's coast to coast feature, questions on how easy it is to listen in on a Nextel phone, a caller from Belgium talks about a new identity card, a preview of the CCC Camp this summer.


  17. Problems with a (((Randy Newman))) ID, all kinds of technical problems, Bernie S. describes a new charge appearing on Sprint PCS bills, Emmanuel calls American Express to find out where the representatives are, finding out where in India representatives can be found, Emmanuel has had a real saga with American Express, Emmanuel tries to use an old Fun Pass after the subway rate increase, a report on the new iTunes pay service, how people have always traded music, steps the RIAA is taking against individuals, a question about the themes, more on supermarket discount clubs, questions on whether the authorities monitor what people are buying, a school board president blames hackers for a controversy, the difference between downloading music and real theft, the blindness of people who insist on punishment for any transgression, a caller wonders how Trojans got onto her computer, a two-hour special is scheduled in two weeks.


  18. A three-hour show tonight, a rare Roger Waters piece from a film called When The Wind Blows, a large number of people are missing tonight, Bernie S. and Geoff return from the Dayton Hamvention, Dan Morgan will be on the show later, Bernie S. uses the refunded ticket from last year's Dayton showing of Attack of the Clones for The Matrix Reloaded, Lin stops by to talk about the Atlanta Freenet project, VCDs are being made of H2K2 panels, an excerpt from the 802.11 panel at H2K2, lots of support from Iowa, the threat level is now orange, Juintz explains how the whole streaming process works, how the radio station streaming is in danger because of a new policy at Live365, presents for Emmanuel from Dayton, the sound of a CD in pause, an excerpt from the social engineering panel at H2K2, trying to reach AT&T, stories from Alex and Cheshire, Emmanuel social engineers Starbucks, Alex talks about playing with Encore operators, a partial list of some of the videos that will be available, why supporting the station is important and what happened a couple of years ago, how people can help with the streaming, getting onto PA systems in retail outlets, an appeal to people in Dayton, Bernie S. talks about a new piece of technology that can monitor people's driving habits, Dan Morgan talks about the shape of the world and his personal battle with DirecTV, how print media is in danger, what hackers do, an excerpt from the "Abuse of Authority" panel at H2K2, how the Dixie Chicks have been blacklisted for speaking their minds, how the ShapeShifter case turned out, Lin gives more information on the Atlanta Freenet project.  This show is in three parts and includes fundraising.


  19. The WBAI phone system suffers an outage in the middle of last week's fundraising drive, Mike graduates from Columbia, the show brought in nearly five thousand dollars during the fundraiser, some details on the phone outage, Lazlow talks about the newest FCC decision that takes away almost all restrictions on broadcasting ownership, the extent of ClearChannel's power, some classic quotes, what the new rules actually mean, the media situation in Italy, how Lazlow gets his perspective across on XM Satellite Radio, how people can make a difference, giving radio stations back to the community, Emmanuel misses a color change as the country goes back down to yellow, calling the White House to verify the color, proving that New York City is actually at orange, Arizona considers not following future color changes, questions about local decisions, the presence of troops in Manhattan, the possibility of metal detectors on the Staten Island ferry, a listener has old videotapes to give away, Emmanuel is recruited by the Army Reserves thanks to Rebel, Emmanuel's problems with XM Satellite Radio, the possibility of carrying Pacifica over the XM Satellite Radio or Sirius satellite services, the need for controversy over the radio, how the government process in the United States doesn't seem as exciting as those of other countries, the simulcast of Off The Hook on shortwave, a Google cookie that lasts until 2038, the advantages of Mozilla, a website with a listing of codes to enable region free features on DVD players, how the radio business sets itself up to stagnate, media ownership in Venezuela.


  20. Dialing Bernie S. on the air, reports on new levels of paranoia in Philadelphia and New York, the various types of soldiers now on Wall Street, Bernie S. discovers a hidden MCI facility that's afraid of terrorism, how BillSF managed to inadvertently infiltrate an MCI building in New York years ago, a New York City website that reveals the terror alert status color, the status in Hawaii, more information on foreign call centers, trying to find out the location of a Verizon call center, how the Freedom Downtime DVD will be encoded, the $2600 IRC network returns, how car dealerships now check FBI databases for "terrorism flags," buying a car without a license, a theory on why the WBAI phone system went down during the pledge drive, why some people who pledged during the February drive may not have gotten their $2600 sweatshirts, a listener reports that mtv.com is banning any mention of $2600, Emmanuel gets a weird message from the past on his Sprint PCS phone, Bernie S. has a similar experience with multiple messages, what a Sprint "pocket call" is, what really happens during blank voice mail messages, new info on cellular portability, Verizon loses its appeal in the case of customer names sought by the RIAA, a student is targeted and forced to pay a huge sum to the RIAA, a story concerning the acquisition of the FCC by ClearChannel, a letter from Stormbringer in prison on the Nextel system, Bernie S. startles a DEA employee, previewing the Republican National Convention scheduled for September 2004 in New York, some appeals for help from the New York Indymedia Center, assorted transit news, how the Citigroup Center subway station is one of the very few that offers free transfers for MetroCards used within two hours, an anonymous person talks about how to hack messages on road signs, how an ill-advised "terror alert" traffic blockage in Brooklyn was defeated by certain individuals, a call from China, a question on GSM technology.


  21. An apology for a Spike Lee message starting late, a skeleton staff tonight, the show won't be on next week because of an emergency fundraiser, a Spike Lee controversy involving a television network, other examples of name controversies, Emmanuel demonstrates a new feature with Sprint PCS that cuts out another annoying feature, T-Mobile phones are reported to be able to use the AT&T GSM network under certain circumstances, "intelligent seats" on airplanes are being developed to help find potential terrorists, consumers receive a small settlement from a lawsuit against the recording industry, the "David Nelson" airline story, help from a Verizon information operator, the advantages of talking to a human over a machine, more on the mtv.com situation involving users with $2600 in their profiles, why MTV's position makes no sense, new DMCA-like legislation comes to Europe, Mike appears in a USA Today article about texting, how the text message system worked at the New York IMC during a demonstration on March 22nd, the possibility of Cingular developing its own service in the New York area, the advantages of GSM, a caller with the name of Jehad encounters difficulties, riots in Benton Harbor, more on "Super DMCA."


  22. Last week was George Orwell's 100th birthday, Bernie S. has a misadventure with Lazlow at a Dead show, a number of people are planning on going to the Chaos Camp in Germany this August, Emmanuel's travel plans for the summer, some geographical issues in Eastern Europe, Jim's eligibility for being on "Jeopardy" again in the future, questions on how to get into Russia and Belarus, Emmanuel has issues with the newly announced "Do Not Call" Registry, attempting to call the registry, the lack of any real security in the system, some of the abuses that are possible, Emmanuel attempts to deregister Geoff from the system, methods are suggested to get around the MTV ban on $2600, an intellectual property issue in Japan centers on telephones that can take pictures of magazines, libraries are now required to install filtering software in order to get federal funds, the ineffectiveness of filtering software, how to unlock a SIM on T-Mobile, AT& drops its opposition to number portability, an advantage in the Virgin Mobile system, a New York anti-spam registry, a listener reports on how Sega was affected adversely by piracy, a battle against Wal-Mart in a local community, a warning about a hacker contest this Sunday that will target web pages, more complaints about number portability charges, some $2600 meetings are postponed for a week due to the Independence Day holiday on Friday.


  23. An extra minute because of yet another preemption next week, the frustration of frequently not being on the air, Bernie S. has an update on Sprint PCS, the sheer amount of money being scammed, Verizon is the nation's number one phone company, Geoff is attending a conference in New York, an update on the "Do Not Call" registry, changes that were made to the system since last week's show, the risks still inherent in the system, how Google can draw a map to your house, a live attempt to register the New York Times for the "Do Not Call" registry, how Parliament is going after Tony Blair, another Ronald Reagan deathwatch day passes, still more on the MTV blocking of $2600, a shopper in France names his own price at a store, attempting to make a phone call to Germany to speak with Andy, Tim, and Frank from the Chaos Computer Club, trying to resolve echo problems, some info on the CCC Camp, attempting to make a new connection, information on conference registration, highlights of the last camp, German attitudes towards Americans, Emmanuel will be in Europe for over a month, participation from Eastern Europe.


  24. The show isn't preempted after all, various travel plans, Emmanuel's attempts to get a visa from Russia and Belarus, an appeal to listeners from various countries that Emmanuel will be visiting, Emmanuel will be at the Paris meeting in August and the Prague meeting in September, a strange situation in Kaliningrad once Lithuania joins the European Union, an update on the attempt to register the New York Times for the "Do Not Call" registry, an article from Wall Street Journal details how hard it is to get a live operator at various companies, a live demonstration, a theory on T-Mobile rings, an interesting method of making cheap phone calls overseas, a question about mysterious vehicles, a Department of Homeland Security surveillance van is spotted in Philadelphia, a website that posts personal information about police officers, a debate on the merits of this, a funny result from a Google search involving weapons of mass destruction, the recent scandal involving the New York Times, a similar scandal involving The New Republic back in 1998, a conspiracy theory involving the phrase "off the hook" and MTV, a $2600 shirt is spotted on a TV show called Everwood, how to receive Canadian television in Kansas, Bernie S. has an update on low-power FM and an FCC cover-up, what this could mean to low-power FM, how more frequencies can be made available, stories of crosstalk on Sprint PCS and T-Mobile, France comes up with a new name for email, the existence of duct systems for transporting messages, Geoff has a brand new deck of "Iraqi hero" cards, Emmanuel tries to give (((Noam Chomsky))) the original Iraqi war deck of cards, more talk on how MTV influences the culture.


  25. A very hectic day in New York City as a shooting takes place inside City Hall, why the increased security presence on Wall Street makes no sense, the danger of exempting certain people from security, how the media helped started a panic in the city, the insensitivity shown to the victim's brother, this is the last show before Emmanuel leaves for Europe, Geoff will be driving a truck across country next week, Emmanuel suspects his visa to Belarus has come through, details on the CCC Camp, Mish reports on a bill before Congress that would bring the FCC ownership limits back to 35 percent from 45 percent, the power of speaking out, Mike reports on an incident involving EFF co-founder John Gilmore who wore a "Suspected Terrorist" button on a plane and wound up getting kicked off the flight, the meaning behind the button, Emmanuel takes exception to the motives behind this action, possible better examples of free speech denial, how a passenger was harassed because of a $2600 article they were reading on a plane, airline requirements that force people to identify themselves, whether this should be a government policy or airline policy, Emmanuel argues for the need for common courtesy between passengers, comparing a person's skin color to wearing a button, where the line is drawn, why people shouldn't be surprised when they get a reaction in certain situations, Emmanuel tells of an experience involving a radio and a flight attendant, encouraging people to wear the button if they believe this is an important story, Emmanuel tells the story of a bookstore employee who was questioned by the FBI for reading an anti-war publication, Geoff refuses to believe the story has any truth to it, theories on why Amtrak asks for passenger names, callers weigh in on the button issue and the importance of the FBI story, an appeal to verify the authenticity of the FBI story, reports of a suspicious books list run by the government, the importance of librarians, the FBI article appears on another site with a picture, a radio station that carries Pacifica programs in Costa Rica is taken over by hostile forces, a caller talks about abuse of the child welfare system, the ineffectiveness of the FBI, a tally of listener opinions on the button issue, what will be happening on the show over the next few weeks.


  26. Attempting to reach Emmanuel in France via a toll-free number, the time difference catches Emmanuel by surprise, Geoff is traveling cross country in a truck, next week's show will have multiple people overseas, Emmanuel's impressions of Paris, tourism by Americans is down by up to 80 percent, no shootings at City Hall this week, a bizarre story of a proposed Pentagon online futures market that would speculate on acts of terrorism and assassination, Jim explains how such a system could be useful, a Bahraini telephone company is ordered to cut off service to Iraq by the United States, the possibility of GSM not even being allowed into Iraq, Mike comments on an editorial by FCC commissioner Michael Powell, some listener feedback to the controversy of last week's show, how Emmanuel was treated after disagreeing with people around him, a clarification of Emmanuel's position and how he got there, how the incident caused a major security hole, Emmanuel gets disconnected, a listing of government 800 numbers to report suspicious people is in the current edition of Playboy, reconnecting to Emmanuel, the importance of sticking to the issues in an argument and not trying to define people, some more information on the case in Atlanta involving the FBI, GSM interference, listener feedback on the terrorism futures market, some theoretical scenarios, a funny story involving the Department of Homeland Security's level of preparedness, suspicious airline stock sales prior to September 11, some more cultural differences between the United States and Europe.


  27. Emmanuel is reached at the camp field near Berlin where the Chaos Communication Camp is about to begin, the chaotic hour that lies ahead, a new way of reaching people overseas at low rates through call forwarding, attempting to three-way to another phone at the camp located in the Cypherpunk tent, interesting hold music, Bernie S. reports on a shooting star that appeared over the camp, how Bernie S. used celestial navigation to find the camp, reports on how the camp is wired, Geoff and Mike give their impressions of the site, Geoff rides on the Autobahn for the first time, the connection is lost, Jim gives an update on how to report fellow citizens to the authorities for free, Emmanuel is apparently unaware that he's been cut off as the phone line remains busy, theorizing on how the camp is being wired, Ken leaves a voice mail message for Emmanuel and appeals to anyone at the camp listening to the show to let him know the connection is lost, Redhackt reports on his unsuccessful attempt to hear the show via shortwave last week, the connection is reestablished, Emmanuel theorizes on how the phone system may have failed, how everyone in the tent gave an interview that wasn't heard, Barry talks about the Lockpick Village at the camp, BillSF talks about whether it's still possible to Blue Box, a listener from Holland tells how he was convinced to go to the camp through Off The Hook, Thijs talks about driving with Geoff on the Autobahn, Hanneke encourages Europeans to come to the camp, Tim admits he's not a listener and talks about what he did at HAL, Rop addresses the technical specifications of what's set up at the camp, there is a Thai restaurant on the premises, a spinning device is in place, some details on the workings of the camp phone system and how easily features were set up for attendees, what DECT phones are and how they work, a description of the main tent, Bernie S. reports on the panel discussions set for the conference, details on the camp radio station, details on the IP range, Emmanuel encourages everyone to look at Mars tonight, a caller reveals how much electricity is wasted by coffee pots, where Emmanuel will be next week.


  28. Emmanuel is in Warsaw, the show is preempted next week, how the time zones will be changing for Emmanuel in the next few weeks, Geoff's bags are missing after his return to the United States, how Geoff and Bernie S. got trapped in the lobby of an apartment building in Amsterdam on their way to the airport, some of the attempted solutions to the problem, a report on the Chaos Camp, the interesting people it's possible to meet at these gatherings, the possibility of future conferences, Europe is in the middle of one of the worst heat waves ever, what it was like on the campground, the various insects at the camp, Bernie S. talks of bees and wasps, the lack of ego in the German hacker world, why such a project would have difficulty in the States, the American obsession with rules and regulations, Geoff talks about the "Heart of Gold," the element of trust throughout the camp, a card system for buying alcohol in Europe, the radio station at the camp, the references to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Geoff describes the 3D printer that was working throughout the weekend, the "art waterfall," how Mars added to the event, a particularly spectacular look at Mars and the moon tonight, Emmanuel asks people to guess what he saw for the first time in Paris, Jim sees the same thing in the subway, emergency numbers in other countries, some strange phone numbers in Poland, the different numbering schemes that exist, the phone call isn't disconnected this week, the various GSM providers in Poland, Emmanuel's next stop is Kaliningrad, the decimation of the Jewish community in Warsaw, how the city was destroyed during World War Two, Mike is on a train to Amsterdam from Prague, critique and explanation of the Segway, the artificial collect call market, the prevalence of bicycles in Europe, Mike Hawash agrees to plead guilty to reduced charges of providing services to the Taliban.


  29. It's three in the morning where Emmanuel is in Russia, a disclaimer from Emmanuel concerning any potential rumor that he is waging war against the United States from abroad, a massive blackout hit the Northeast two weeks ago, how it was almost impossible to reach anyone in the States from overseas, where people were when the lights went out, some of the technical issues that developed as a result of the power outage, Mike's experience flying back into the area during the blackout, how New Yorkers handled themselves, Emmanuel issues a challenge to guess what the old piece of technology in his hotel in St. Petersburg is, how it's very easy to find blueprints for major structures, more power outage tales, a blackout in Helsinki at the Leningrad Cowboys concert, the ease of communication using a GSM phone while traveling, the use of SMS for all kinds of things, flash mobs and smart mobs, the many news reports about various email viruses and worms, how the CSX rail system was affected, the need for isolated systems that won't be affected by events on the Internet, the New York Times is also affected by viruses, some oddness and overly dramatic ingredients in the reporting of the story, Tampa scraps their controversial face recognition camera system, FCC Chairman Michael Powell reacts to the public outcry against the recent FCC ruling on media consolidation, restriction of junk faxes is postponed to 2005, Spike TV goes on the air at last, mapping cellular prefixes to carriers, strange phone numbers on some incoming cellular calls, Mike has another bad Sprint PCS experience, Geoff has an interesting experience on a domestic flight involving a cat, some reminders from Ken, a tribute to Wesley Willis.


  30. Emmanuel is in Krakow, the intro isn't being transmitted to Poland, how cheap it can be to travel around Eastern Europe, the satellite delay, the system being used to make the overseas phone calls for the radio show is given high marks and will be revealed next week, the incredible cheapness of some overseas calls, the phone system in Belarus, more on the advantages of having a GSM phone, demonstrating an error message on the system used to make overseas calls, new rules for Canadian passport photos, face recognition scanners are in the future for airports, Bernie S. discovers that his local meeting for PATRIOT Act support is taking place this evening in Pennsylvania, Bernie S. is at the meeting, Mike talks about the "Ashcroft Tour" and the attempts to find out about a New York "town hall" meeting, the Department of Homeland Security is urged not to use Microsoft software by an advisory agency, the Blaster worm may have had an affect on the blackout after all, Ken's upcoming program on the cause of the blackout, a suspect is named in the writing and distribution of the blaster.b worm, Emmanuel's experience crossing borders, the excessive amount of times passports are asked for in Russia, Mike and Geoff both have their passports stamped upon reentry to the United States, where to put the blame for things like Blaster, facts about the Freedom Downtime DVD, SBC warns employees of a scam involving the "Do Not Call" registry, Redhackt tells how easy it was to catch the blaster.b suspect, the donotcall.org site is reported to be charging money to add names to a "Do Not Call" registry, a call from a 91-year-old listener, a live report from Bernie S. at the PATRIOT Act meeting, no input from the public was allowed.


  31. Emmanuel returns from overseas, the latest on John Ashcroft and a demonstration against his policies in New York, a large police presence in Krakow, the overt slant of the Department of Justice website, the TinyURL service, a flashmob gathering is set for later in the show, questions about how such mobs work, a 12-year-old girl is sued by the RIAA, how people in Eastern Europe don't seem to have commercial CDs, Emmanuel wonders if he can download music that he already owns on vinyl, calling the RIAA to ask, Jim identifies the 12-year-old, a man is accused of luring minors to sex sites by registering misspelled domain names, a new law (the Truth in Domain Names Law) forbids forwarding to a porn site on a misspelled domain, Al Jazeera starts another English language website, an update on the blaster.b worm and a letter from someone who knows the suspect, an arrest warrant is issued for Adrian Lamo for hacking the New York Times, questions as to what was actually done, Kevin Mitnick calls in, a report from Leo on the flashmob event, a piece from a popular Russian band.


  32. The news runs late, a change in the way the color-coded terror alert system works, more on what John Ashcroft has been saying on his tour, the threat of proximity technology, the PATRIOT Act is revealed to have been used more against common criminals than terrorists, the RIAA fails to respond to last week's question, Verisign begins a controversial policy that affects the resolution of nonexistent domains, an ad from Computer Associates targets hackers, AOL Time Warner is reported to be dropping AOL from their name, the Senate votes to overturn the new media rules set by the FCC, comments on the Swedish election, Emmanuel's problems with his GSM phone since the carrier name change, more on the Adrian Lamo case, Adrian Lamo describes what has happened to him so far, a real world hacking story, what the response has been like so far, more on LexisNexis pricing, discussion on whether appearing on the radio is good for Lamo's case, response to criticism.


  33. The "Do Not Call" list is ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, the author of the Melissa virus is reported to be helping federal authorities track down other virus writers, a contrast in sentencing between the United States and other countries, the CNN website still lists itself as part of AOL, a hotel is sued for using the Dewey Decimal System, some words on MP3s from the RIAA, more commentary on the Adrian Lamo interview, more info and advice on GSM, how Emmanuel's Sprint phone managed to charge him while he was away, info on the phone service that allows calls to be forwarded overseas, ways of tracking people down, more on the coming portability for cell phone numbers, AOL shuts down their free chat rooms, bank tricks, debate on the effects of Internet music sharing on artists, a call from Pieman, Emmanuel's experience with copyrighted music at a wedding.


  34. The show is four minutes late, the on-air computer is missing, a computer smashing contest in the Ukraine, Emmanuel debates Macintoshes with Geoff, an update on the "Do Not Call" registry, how easy it is to get numbers of people on the list, Verizon bills change their design, CNA service is now offered by Verizon, memories of old CNA numbers and Coles directories, pictures of the Homeland Security truck, questions and facts about the truck, questions about a contest that uses GPS in a Coke can, a complaint about a previous fundraiser, facts about RFID chips, some of the potential risks, Geoff tries to pick good phone calls.


  35. The Merriam-Webster word of the day for October 4 was "phreaker," more on the Coke contest that's using GPS, a new student tracking system begins operating in Japan, RFID controversy in libraries, a problem with a microphone, a warning about exploding cell phones, Iraq chooses GSM technology for its wireless network, new $20 bills are scheduled to be rolled out, a surprising FCC comment on using indecent language, the telemarketing response to the "Do Not Call" list, how easy it is to listen in on phone calls, concern over radiation and cell phones, the Verizon Three-Way Calling rip-off, a call for pictures from bridges where photos are now forbidden, some simple questions from a listener, questions about the quality of Vonage.


  36. A two-hour fundraising show.  A strange recording, Emmanuel's hassle with his phone company, Emmanuel is able to download more than 145,000 numbers from the "Do Not Call" registry with no verification, how people can do this for themselves, the H2K2 VCD project comes to an end, an excerpt from the Mark Hosler of Negativland talk at H2K2, how the media was hacked, the Illegal Art Show is taking place in Philadelphia, there's no way of knowing how many phone calls are coming in, words from a listener who's come in for the fundraiser, looking forward to cellular portability, how Off The Hook has remained relevant over the years, Bernie S. describes his participation in a panel on abuse of authority at H2K2, an excerpt from the Aaron McGruder talk at H2K2, why McGruder's talk was so relevant to the world of hackers, Mike reports on a list of foreign terrorist organizations that includes websites, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at H2K2, the prospects of another conference next year, the way record companies rip off artists, the high price of CDs, an update on the latest method of bypassing CD copy protection software, an accused hacker claims his computer was hijacked, a problem with the calculator that exhibits the total amount pledged, a call from Cheshire Catalyst, info on a phone rate increase plan in Florida.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  37. The bridges of New York are lit in honor of Off The Hook's return, the show is preempted for yet another fundraiser in two weeks, a theory on why the Empire State Building has been lit all night lately, legislation is approved that will allow digital television to be copy protected, some of the implications, analysis of the Diebold election software that's causing controversy all over the world, the possibility of back doors and security hazards, a weird story involving E-ZPass, listener input on RFID, the concept of "dusting the homeland," Wal-Mart schedules a meeting to decide on the future of RFID, more details on the method of bypassing CD copy protection using the Shift key, a method of hacking Sprint PCS.


  38. The show won't be on next week, live radio coverage of the recent eclipse doesn't take place, some more observations on the Empire State Building light changes, Bernie S. is in a cab in Philadelphia, Mike reports on an oddity in electronic voting in the recent election, questions about the whole election process, plans for ID cards in England, risks involved in mandatory ID cards, fighting "cyberterrorism" in Singapore, how defacing a website is being equated with terrorism, pictures of the Homeland Security truck mentioned several weeks ago are now online, microchips are inserted into fish to track poachers, AT&T is fined for abuse of telemarketing rules, how to download a list of telephone numbers of people who don't want to receive telemarketing calls, hacker movies, a wearable phone that uses fingers, cellular portability will be in place before the next show, the large amount of people throwing phones into landfills, using cellular phones on subways, broadcasting signals inside tunnels, another potential threat to the music industry.


  39. A special emergency fundraising show as the station is in the midst of a financial crisis, problems reaching Bernie S., a special announcement from program director Bernard White, problems are already being reported with cellular portability, Bernie S. talks about how Sprint PCS has ripped off its customers on the portability issue, an extremely complicated flowchart documents how portability works, theories on how to actually go about changing your phone company, the reliability of wired service versus wireless, sentencing in relation to the hacking of the Al Jazeera website, how the sentencing was fair but for the wrong reasons, a huge URL, the word "hacker" makes the New York Times crossword puzzle, Emmanuel and Mike conduct an experiment with E-ZPass, a DVD of all editions of Off The Hook will soon be available, an excerpt of The Best of WBAI, an excerpt from the Say It Loud: New Songs For Peace CD, Congress passes a useless anti-spam bill, the dangers this could pose, Geoff tries to pick a call, a caller explains why he won't pledge to the station.


  40. The news runs late again, Dell cancels their Indian tech support, Bernie S. describes how Wackenhut security guards are now in front of Independence Hall, more problems reported with cellular portability, the possibility of getting telemarketing calls and spam on cellular phones, how prepaid accounts are affected by portability, a new Vodafone service in Australia claims to be able to answer any question, a listener complaint about a new CD, trying to make an overseas call to tonight's guest, Frank from the Chaos Computer Club discusses the newly released cryptophone, the vulnerability of current day GSM phones, Bernie S. describes the GSM monitoring device he saw at a hamfest, how law enforcement intercepts calls, the free cryptophone software and source code for Windows is due to be released later in the evening, the kinds of people who order cryptophones, how standard phones may be able to be used for secure calls, the potential for use by terrorists, government reaction, the likelihood of organizations like the NSA being able to crack the encryption scheme, encouraging customers to find security flaws.


  41. Emmanuel finds an incredibly annoying ring on his phone, a challenge to turn Emmanuel's ringer off, a thank you card from Sprint PCS, another card from DirecTV and the Hallmark Channel, Kevin Mitnick explains his former nickname, good hacker films, Kevin describes his new Nokia phone, Emmanuel's plans to get a new phone, Kevin's plans for a new book, a call for stories from hackers, what cybercrime.gov does, Bernie S. and Kevin converse legally, how Kevin unknowingly met up with Phiber Optik while on supervised release, Kevin will be giving one of the keynote addresses at the upcoming HOPE conference in July, why Kevin can't tell his own story for a few more years, what Kevin Poulsen had to go through, the effectiveness of social engineering, how the military protects itself, where Kevin has traveled to since his release, fear of flying, defining terms, how technical the show should be, Bernie S. talks about a new film that focuses on a reporter who lied about hackers, the threat of computerized voting, problems with the left, voting schemes.


  42. Some interesting phone recordings from Sprint PCS, Emmanuel learns when his date of liberation from Sprint PCS is, a misadventure on a bus is caused by the way the MetroCard system works, Jim talks of the intricacies of the MTA, ideas for new MetroCard systems, the Airtrain to JFK Airport begins operations, how the new system is a rip-off, comparisons to systems in Europe, Bernie S. talks about an expanded NCIC database at the behest of Homeland Security, risks to foreign students, an update on the cryptophone, Emmanuel and Redhackt will be attending the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin later in the month, the president of Pakistan is saved by a radio jamming device, remembering the cell phone jammer at H2K2, how such a device could be used, the issue of phones in theaters, the difference in volume between cell phone users in the United States and Europe, the intelligence difference between domestic CNN and CNN International, discussion on how much punishment for defacing a website is appropriate, Mike talks about last week's World Summit on the Information Society conference and the problems it posed to various reporters, the prospect of the United Nations taking control of the Internet, a caller has difficulty obtaining a money order without showing identification, Emmanuel's experience with an 18 wheel truck on the Northern State Parkway, communications breakdowns involved with the resulting accident, a prepaid call from Stormbringer in prison, some particulars of the case and what listeners can do.


  43. Emmanuel is on from Amsterdam, a preview of this year's Chaos Communication Congress, the nation moves to orange alert, some Air France flights to the United States are canceled without obvious reasons, how people seem to be taking the color coding system more seriously, the adventure after last week's show involving the Airtrain, the system malfunctions on the first day, trying to figure out why the theme didn't make it out over the phone lines, Rop from Amsterdam is conferenced in, an update on the cryptophone project, what Christmas is like at Rop's house, Emmanuel won't be at a $2600 meeting in January, a demonstration of the sound of GSM, Jon Johansen wins his case for DeCSS in an appeals court, the differences between the cases in Norway and the United States, the differences in media coverage, Jim reports on a new product called MoveMask, more analysis of the DeCSS case, the amount of programs released on DVD in Europe that aren't available in the United States and can't be played because of region code differences, how Family Guy may have been saved due to DVD sales, Verizon wins an appeal in its battle with the RIAA, the RIAA reaction, the record labels are victorious in a case brought against them, questions on the control Hollywood has over the content of movies, the need for more choices, Emmanuel describes the major differences in movie selection on Virgin Atlantic, another call from Stormbringer in prison, the need to stay sane in times of stress, how boycotts can backfire, some confusion on the whereabouts of the next show, a new Windows XP security alert, what next week's show will be like.


  44. Sounds of mayhem in the streets of Amsterdam right after the New Year's celebrations, how things have changed in the United States in recent days and years, the unprecedented security in Times Square this year, a review of the Chaos Communication Congress, a story of heightened security in the airport on the way to Europe, authorities keep an eye on people who carry almanacs, the subway token in New York City officially comes to an end, how mass transit in Amsterdam was shut down on New Year's Eve, Emmanuel's views of 2004 so far, $2600 meetings this Friday, a call for electronics recycling this weekend, BellSouth gets into the business of selling old payphones, conditions on the balcony in Amsterdam, the air marshal controversy, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone reach an agreement on sending text messages overseas, the head of Blockbuster Video calls for an end to DVD region codes, a story of "cyber ransom," Redhackt and Mish give their impressions of New Year's in Amsterdam, low audio from the radio station, a close call with a bottle rocket, what the Blinking Lights building in Berlin was like this year, some words of optimism for the future.

Off The Hook - 2004


  1. Emmanuel, Redhackt, and Mish return from Europe, Bernie S. is lost on the phone, a new fingerprinting system is in place for foreigners entering the United States, the U.S. VISIT program, exemptions to the program, the backlash against U.S. citizens that will ensue, the U.S. government reaction to a similar program in Brazil, the poor security at Heathrow, how motorcycle jackets can trigger security alerts in airports, Emmanuel loses his GSM phone in Amsterdam, how T-Mobile makes it very difficult to report a lost phone overseas, Emmanuel vows to switch from Sprint PCS on January 11, Bernie S. reports on a disturbing development in the Stormbringer case, a reading of the incident report, an apology to Ronald Jones, trying to figure out what actually happened, an update on premiums from the last fundraiser, a report of an oddity from someone who used cellular portability, how Emmanuel's and Bernie S.'s voices wound up on a couple of video games, Emmanuel used to do a radio show called Chatterbox, Emmanuel tries to get Rebel to admit to how many lines he's calling in on, Bernie S. explains GPRS chips, a call from a Boeing engineer explaining why certain electronic devices are banned on airplanes, the Off The Wall theme.


  2. Emmanuel gets a new Verizon phone, a demonstration of one of the rings, what it was like to switch companies using portability, The Fifth HOPE is officially announced and its website is unveiled, why Bernie S. won't switch from Sprint PCS, the Book of HOPE, how to avoid being fingerprinted when entering the United States, a controversial new policy involving Qantas flights to the United States, reports of Burger King radio mischief in Michigan, Bernie S. explains how easy it is to interfere with fast food communications, an additional scene in the Freedom Downtime DVD will include more fast food fun, a potato-filled computer story from Germany, a kid in Texas gets in trouble for saying "hey" on a network, Adrian Lamo pleads guilty to hacking into the New York Times system, facts in the Adrian Lamo case that don't add up, an Associated Press phone list of contacts is accidentally sent out to affiliates all over the world, RFID tags in casino chips, a Photoshop version is able to detect money images, the ease of getting personal information on college campuses, a caller wants to change the direction of WBAI, more on the Stormbringer case, the tenth anniversary of the MetroCard, facts about laser pens.


  3. A fundraising edition of the show, the MikeRoweSoft.com story, Northwest Airlines is being sued for sharing passenger data with the government, memories of Bernie S.'s eventful flight last winter, the Off The Hook DVD is offered as a premium, excerpts from old shows, the loss of WLIR, what commercial radio really cares about, Bernie S. talks about ClearChannel "DJ farms," Emmanuel is able to keep a phone signal through the tunnel under the river while riding a train, playing more clips from old shows, a list of some Verizon features from their monthly newsletter, a method of protecting your identity while using a cell phone, how funds are raised on commercial stations, distinctive ring technology, the additional numbers service offered by Verizon, more old show excerpts from the Off The Hook DVD, Cingular may be interested in buying AT&T Wireless, Jim was a caller to the show in 1994, the show won't be on next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  4. The show was preempted for the last two weeks, the marathon has just ended, Bernie S. gets an obnoxious demand-for-money call from Sprint PCS, Emmanuel's first days with Verizon Wireless, Emmanuel also gets a new T-Mobile phone, Emmanuel's problem with Chase and revolving charge theory, some strange interference, Mike talks about the Swipe Toolkit which allows people to translate the bar code on their driver's license, a town in Canada bans the use of cell phone cameras, Bernie S. uses the SunPass system in Florida and tells how much better it is than E-ZPass, Redhackt has a bad transit experience on the way to the station, a way that people can get ripped off using transfers in New York City, Jim tells how customers can no longer get money off recently expired MetroCards or find out how much value the cards have, Emmanuel reports low ridership on the JFK Airtrain, some malfunctions involving Airtrains, controversy involving a tracking system called MATRIX, a MATRIX FAQ, how the Janet Jackson incident has revealed a privacy invasion issue involving Tivo, consumer satellite dishes that now have uplink capabilities, how Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental habits became public years ago, Caller ID is now required for telemarketers, Verizon continues to sign people up for Three-Way Calling without their knowledge, a telephone scene on last night's episode of 24, weighing the advantages and disadvantages of spy cameras in public areas, Canadian payphones.


  5. The number to call to complain about the constant late starts of the show, music from 386DX, Cingular is officially buying AT&T Wireless, testing the speed of Verizon Wireless, cell phone companies that have cell sites in their stores, the "Do Not Call" list is upheld by an appeals court, the story of the famous 867-5309 phone number, Geoff demonstrates the Great WBAI Bird, calling 867-5309 in the 212 area code, memories of "gold" numbers, alternate fake numbers that can be used for movies and TV shows, a trivia question concerning telephones and The Dick Van Dyke Show, New York City police are training for "catastrophic" terrorism, the FBI raids an Internet Service Provider in Ohio because of activity on an IRC network, memories of the Steve Jackson case, a local TV station reports on a website that reveals the names of undercover police officers, reports on a possible law requiring New Mexico drivers to take a breathalyzer test every time they start their cars, an idea for fast food scanner fun, methods of protecting the public from anthrax, how AT&T Wireless being sold will affect existing calling plans, a song from Rebel, news on the goatse.cx site.


  6. The news runs late again, Mike reports on Grey Tuesday, an excerpt from the Grey Album, wondering how music can be declared illegal, a court decision involving 321 Software and DVDs, the RIAA is sued for racketeering, a trick involving a Pepsi contest, an update on last week's ISP raid story, how information can be extracted from a phone without your knowledge, more on the use of RFID tags, a law enforcement agency is found to not be qualified to install wiretaps, an update with specific info on the undercover police officer tracking website, Bernie S. reveals how undercover cops in Philadelphia blow their cover every morning, a listener asks for help in destroying opposing websites, how unauthorized phone charges can appear through someone's home computer, Emmanuel's unlimited nights and weekends idea for mass transit, a call from a SEPTA employee, a listener's reaction to the news running late, news of a restriction on editing articles from forbidden countries, a CD malfunction.


  7. Questions about expiring MetroCards, the 100th anniversary of the New York City subway, appealing for bandwidth for The Fifth HOPE, looking for the network coordinator, Redhackt reports on attempts to protect children from adult content on the Internet, the master terrorism watch list, a harmless federal employee is caught in the terrorist watch list, changes in Caller ID and telemarketers, a Verizon employee is accused of harassing customers using spoofed email, Bernie S. cooks a twenty dollar bill, dispelling the myth of RFID detectors in money, what AT&T stands for, an update on the Freedom Downtime DVD and an appeal for help, how to find out what your phone number is, what various corporate initials stand for, debate on electronic voting.


  8. The news runs late yet again, more music from 386DX, an example of human music, more on potential terrorist lists, a Washington Post story on problems with electronic voting systems, Mike argues against mechanical voting systems, the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain starts a program that allows customers to pay for their groceries with fingerprints, a new law that battles all kinds of piracy and allows companies to take part in raids, an attempted use of a one million dollar bill, how fake money can be used legally, a cell phone service that helps callers to lie about where they are, bikes with GPS are used in Amsterdam to thwart thieves, a case involving someone interfering with police radio broadcasts who is being charged under the PATRIOT Act, how getting a counterfeit bill is a no-win situation, ways of bypassing connectivity restrictions, purchasing $2600 with a credit card, chastising the Daily News on its lack of investigative journalism, Bernie S. announces SWL Fest, a Russian 386DX song.


  9. Computer problems force an early end to the news, Mike claims that today is Evacuation Day, Emmanuel was in Montreal over the weekend, Emmanuel considers joining the Selective Service board, a bill that could imprison protesters for many years by defining them as terrorists, Jim gives a preview of police activity during the Republican Convention this summer, the move to monitor online traffic, the controversy over VoIP, Verizon discontinues voice dialing, Redhackt shows up with a big green hat, what GSM stands for, a report from a listener on electronic voting, dialing strange 555 numbers, trying to find out the phone number from directory assistance, verifying what phone companies WBAI uses, the annoyance of Nextel phones, a reported security hole in Nextel voice mail, a possible way to get your phone number when calling a Sprint phone, an example of how research via the web can lead to misinformation, more on privacy threats through Tivo, Showtime installs a delay system for a live event, a listener has an experience with a counterfeit bill.


  10. The power is out forcing everyone to climb ten flights to the station, Emmanuel decides to darken the remaining lights in the studio, Geoff goes through hell to get to the station, Bernie S. returns from overseas, Geoff has an interesting security experience in an airport, Bernie S. describes the CeBIT conference which supposedly had 600,000 attendees, citizens from countries labeled as terrorist regimes will get free admission to The Fifth HOPE, Bernie S. teaches a Dutch airport security officer about frequency counters, some of the technology that was on exhibit at the conference, word of listeners in the Christiania commune in Copenhagen, recent police action against the people of Christiania, biometric technology at CeBIT, word of RFID tags in future passports, cell phone directory assistance will start this year, why many customers may have inadvertently agreed to be listed, a story about $2600 in bookstores, considering a hacker conference in Australia, Richard Clarke's remarks on cybersecurity, weirdness involving a computerized contest, the I-CON convention is this weekend.


  11. Emmanuel continues to have Sprint PCS problems even after dumping them, Mike gets a weird phone call, dialing "The Loyalty Group," Bernie S.'s "courtesy call," AT&T imposes an unannounced monthly fee for long-distance on Emmanuel's phone line, a way of resetting Nextel users' passwords on voice mail, Motorola announces a new "world phone" that will work between networks with incompatible standards, a clarification on the attendance of the CeBIT conference, a proposal for a secure computerized voting machine, a blow against the legal efforts of the music industry in Canada, the PIRATE bill is introduced in Congress, Mike explains his objection to the phrase "intellectual property," questions as to whether or not parody is protected speech, description of a New Zealand "MetroCard," working with RFID tags, Social Security numbers and truck rentals, a caller's name matches one on a terrorist suspect list, a billing problem with AT&T, a tank greets Bernie S.'s plane in Switzerland, $2600 meetings this week.


  12. A special two-hour show, Adrian Lamo is the guest, developments with the ACLU and the No Fly List, a listener has a bad experience with immigration in Atlanta, Bernie S. recalls an interrogation he went through in Morocco, an update on citizens required to give fingerprints when visiting the United States, the implementation of RFID tagging in airports, a call for a device that would notify people of an E-ZPass sensor in the area, the camera system in Las Vegas, Lin sets up a live camera feed of the show, another tank sighting in Switzerland, the threat of cell phones being used as timers for explosives, cell phone blockers, Bernie S. describes the jamming equipment that travels in the presidential motorcade, Adrian explains the crimes that he's being sentenced for, how the New York Times site was accessed, the parallels to the Kevin Mitnick case, questions as to whether the LexisNexis account Adrian is accused of using was an unlimited use account, how the old E911 document was portrayed as having a much greater value than it really had, the parallels between hackers and journalists, how to block Wi-Fi, dueling cameras in the studio, questions on wireless connectivity, an update on speaker submissions for The Fifth HOPE, more advice for Adrian, clarification on states that use Social Security numbers on driver licenses, a caller is unable to be fingerprinted, other stories about being processed, why Adrian isn't blaming anyone else for what happened to him, a caller asks about a transmitter being used by the local water company, a high utility bill gets a house raided by cops searching for drugs.  This show is in two parts.


  13. A new long-distance code makes it harder to call Bernie S., Emmanuel calls George W. Bush to task for his choice of words, Jim debates the importance of Bush's grammatical problems, Emmanuel gets a letter from the Bush/Cheney campaign that has a significant statement hidden within, the Pentagon scraps its plan for Internet voting for soldiers overseas, calling Diebold to get the correct pronunciation of the company name, more on electronic voting, an update on the Adrian Lamo sentencing, the number of wiretaps approved in the country, unauthorized traffic light changers cause problems, more on the website providing names of undercover New York City police officers, info on cell phone diversion, definition of phishers, a volunteer meeting for The Fifth HOPE is coming up this Friday, clarification of the legality of third-party turnstile swiping, listener reaction to the Bush speech.


  14. A dispute involving Verizon and New York City concerning the right to run wires underground, a mobile phone explodes, the threat of sparks at gas stations, electronic voting in India, more info on Republican mailing lists, clarification on Bush's bad grammar of last week, analyzing more Bush speech, opposition to the extension of the PATRIOT Act, Lin explains the concept of a "soft phone," some features of Vonage, a demonstration of VoIP, doing taxes via SMS, testing the network delay, a request to rebroadcast the show on another station, an appeal for listeners from the Queen Mary 2, the delay is three minutes and eleven seconds, first editions of The Puzzle Palace, a nuclear scientist is released from an Israeli prison for telling the world about their nuclear program 18 years ago, why the $2600 online store doesn't accept PayPal, the 867-5309 number in New York City is hacked, why Verizon cuts off calls that aren't answered, theories on why there's a slight delay in cell phone calls, more on the Internet delay.


  15. Emmanuel has a bad bus experience on the way to the station, Lin is on from Switzerland using a Vonage connection, cellular antennas in Europe, Mike has switched to AT&T from Sprint PCS, demonstrating the delay, a graduate student is on trial in Idaho for helping certain Islamic websites to operate, the dangerous precedent this sets, the Secret Service questions a high school student about anti-war drawings, more on the mysterious tank in the Swiss airport, the extra penalty involved for having technical skills, al-Qaeda is reported to be looking on the web for hacking tools, some catchy slogans, an international Internet piracy sweep by the Department of Justice, Mike tells the story of Covance and their intimidation tactics, the possibility of a global injustice system, a demonstration of Homeland Defense Radio, the roundabout way of contacting a human at PayPal, what is wrong with PayPal, various phone numbers for PayPal, a question about meat, a caller has methods of protecting oneself against PayPal, the different quality settings of Vonage, Emmanuel's attempt to get a Canadian phone number through vonage.ca, the Trenton Computer Festival is this weekend.


  16. Mike's ISP won't force him to take down the Covance material, the Trenton Computer Festival doesn't take place in Trenton, an overview of the $2600 panel at Trenton, Disney blocks Miramax from distributing Michael Moore's new film, the hypocrisy of Disney, Al Gore acquires NewsWorld International, the danger of losing a source of foreign news, the Metro newspaper makes its debut in New York City, Mike demonstrates the gibberish printed within the paper, the Sasser worm causes havoc, a computer problem affects airlines, new security measures at the New Carrollton train station, clarification on use of the $2600 name, $2600 meetings are coming up this Friday, some amusing directories in the robots.txt file on the White House site, Emmanuel defends his criticism of George W. Bush, critique on the Bush administration, looking ahead to the Republican National Convention in August, the absurdity of asking permission to protest, conservative opposition to Bush policies, Emmanuel trains Redhackt on the phones, clarification on New Jersey history, an eBay forgery, the various scams that are found on the Internet, a political scandal in Canada involving redirected phone calls, a setback for Diebold.


  17. Bernie S. is listening to the show on shortwave while driving to Ohio for the annual Dayton Hamvention, Emmanuel and Redhackt will be attending this year as well, terrorist tourism in Pennsylvania, an update on the Covance situation, a two-hour fundraising show tonight, the show won't be on again until June, a list of offerings for tonight's fundraiser, Kevin Mitnick, Steve Wozniak, and (((Jello Biafra))) will all be speakers at The Fifth HOPE in July, the Freedom Downtime DVD will soon be available, the large list of languages that the film has been translated into, some of the other features that will be on the DVD set, Bernie S.'s story of his encounter with the mob in prison is one of the pieces of extra footage on the DVD, the allure of middle America, Geoff's issue with the lack of butter at Waffle House, a plan that would jam all cell phone traffic in the area of the Republican National Convention this August, some of the interesting things that will be happening over the summer, volunteers are needed to answer phones, a humorous story of a GPS sniper rifle, Mastercard introduces PayPass which allows consumers to pay by tapping their card, a large number of contributors from New Jersey, Bernie S. arrives in Wheeling, West Virginia, a report of a license plate with a single number, the entire Off The Hook theme, how the theme was born, what commercial radio stations do in order to get listeners, the sound of a reorder, how it's possible to listen to Internet streams while driving, how Emmanuel was able to listen to one of Bernie S.'s streams from an adjoining car, the pledge amount jumps faster than expected, a reported glitch in the T-Mobile voice mail system that forces users to enter a default password, Emmanuel's problem getting access to his T-Mobile account, some of the other features available on the Freedom Downtime DVD set, Emmanuel will be up all night driving to Dayton later in the week, a Rolling Stones song especially for Off The Hook.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  18. The show has been preempted for the last three weeks and will be preempted again next week, next Wednesday is Bloomsday, a special two-hour edition of the show will be broadcast live from The Fifth HOPE, a recap of Dayton, three $2600 staffers got their ham licenses at Dayton this year, Bernie S.'s car has all kinds of problems during the Dayton trip, The Fifth HOPE is one month away, Mike gives an update on Covance and how Google has been affected, negative advertising, Steve Rambam stops by the studio to find a "victim" for his talk at HOPE, the story of a passenger who refused to turn off her phone during takeoff, a DEA laptop is lost, biometric identifiers in passports, a tale of doom about technology's growing surveillance powers, Steve tells how TIA has posed a threat to various liberties, the threat matrix, how marketing data is gathered, Steve defines the terms for his "victim," some of the information that can be obtained, the Witness Relocation program, the best method for getting a fake identity, how identity theft works, Steve's upcoming book, Redhackt gives an update on the movie room that will be running around the clock at The Fifth HOPE.


  19. Preparations for the conference continue, the full speaker list is now online, a Supreme Court ruling affirms that people must identify themselves to the police even when not being charged with a crime, British Telecom starts blocking all access to sites labeled as child pornography, an activist group in Fresno is infiltrated by the police, Bernie S. tells how the PATRIOT Act has made this kind of spying legal, the militarization of hackers in China, AT&T is set to stop selling consumer phone service in seven states, how phone companies have changed over the years, a contradiction involving Google's ad policy, Fahrenheit 9/11 is opening this week, one of the weird problems that came up in the mastering of the Freedom Downtime DVD, a plethora of delivery problems involving conference preparation, some selected talks, the need to get the word out so people will show up.


  20. Calming music, comments on last week's closing theme, Bernie S. reports on a Supreme Court ruling that will affect future hacker prosecutions, how this could affect the Adrian Lamo case, a new bridge is being constructed for the Republican National Convention, the future of the whitehouse.com site, debating whether or not a draft will be implemented next year, the new $50 bills are set to debut, Telus blocks phone calls to certain countries where "modem hijacking" is alleged to originate, preregistration for The Fifth HOPE is set to end later today, why free tickets to the conference aren't being given out, Redhackt gives an update on the film submissions to the HOPE movie room, a further update on the Google negative advertising policy, new penalties for pirating movies, confusion on how hackers are connected to movie piracy, a list of Bushisms, a film called The Corporation opens, The Fifth HOPE wiki, how the third track will work at the conference.


  21. The studio is filled with people as the conference is set to begin, Cheshire Catalyst tells how his panel at H2K2 resulted in some changes, calling directory assistance to find the phone number for Verizon, levels of translation, various three-digit dialing codes in different parts of the country, Rop describes what the trip into the country was like, Barry "The Key" talks about entering the country and the upcoming lockpicking panel and workshop at The Fifth HOPE, some of the other participants in the lockpicking events, some of the media attention that the conference is generating, how a Village Voice article almost had a glaring inaccuracy, Google is warned to stop linking to a $2600 story about a hacked Valujet web page, some participants in the upcoming legal panel, Risctaker visits from Germany and discusses the translation of Freedom Downtime into German, the DVDs have been delivered in time for the conference, Renderman comes down from Canada and talks about crossing the border, Cheshire previews his rants session, Ateam visits from Florida and puts down Staten Island, previewing the social engineering panel, Geoff introduces more guests, Sasja talks about some of the propaganda films he brought from Holland, the wireless network at the conference, Bernie S. tells how the Department of Homeland Security had a security issue with their wireless network, Lin discusses wireless security, previewing the two-hour show in front of a live audience on Friday.


  22. A special edition of the program live from The Fifth HOPE, introducing members of the panel, some of the momentous events that all are occurring at the same time, Porkchop reminisces about the editing of Freedom Downtime, this is Kevin Mitnick's first HOPE conference, the hunt for Kevin at the CFP conference in Chicago back in 1993, memories of the various HOPE conferences, Redhackt gives an update on the movie room, Lazlow discusses how corporate radio is causing destruction, Jim talks about his panel at the first HOPE, how MetroCards can be used to track people, Geoff recalls his first experience at HOPE, Mike reveals some of the difficulties involved in creating the HOPE armbands, Jim talks about the new threat posed by Coke cans to national security, the threat of Furbies, the importance of the radio station, an appeal for people to join the station, introducing Juintz, how others can help with the broadcast, ShapeShifter tells the story of what happened to him at the last Republican National Convention, Greg Newby discusses some of what goes into the planning of the conference, Kevin Mitnick talks about his experience at the conference, the connection is lost, Robert Steele talks about the changes since the first HOPE, the risks posed by New York's water system, Bernie S. talks about the usefulness of the cryptophone, Jen discusses the thought behind the artwork at the convention, the story of the posters in the windows, Rop compares the hacker conventions of Europe to those of the United States, how the Galactic Hacker Party and Hacking at the End of the Universe inspired the HOPE conferences, plans for a conference in Holland next year, Bernie S. describes the DBS hacking video that will be shown in the movie room, more about the movie room, Chris describes how the A/V came together this time, some listener mail, Porkchop talks about the early days of audio streaming of Off The Hook, Adam gives an update on the status of the network, Dan Morgan stops by, another outage, how the actual connection to the radio station is working, a question about telemarketing, Rebel appears live, Kevin reveals how he was able to call cell phones from prison, how Bernie S. was able to reach the station from prison, other prison phone memories, some of the new material on the Freedom Downtime DVD, how things are different in Canada, a question from Risctaker, Dan compares his magazine and radio show to those of $2600, some words about Grand Theft Auto, how the "Free Kevin" message got out to a larger audience, the famous Autumn 1997 cover, how people can become volunteers at the conference, the issue of IP portability, Cheshire talks about his upcoming rants session.  This show is in two parts.


  23. A recovery edition of the show, the aftermath of The Fifth HOPE, Emmanuel and Geoff discuss what it was like riding a Segway at the conference, the audio and video should be available a lot faster this time, the whole randomization process for giving away prizes during the closing ceremonies, Shardy talks about the NOC at the conference, an overview of the various services that were provided through the network, some of the problems dealing with Verizon, the hacker space panel, Geoff focuses on the social aspect of the conference, how volunteers helped to make the conference a success, Sasja helps to compare this to the Dutch conferences, what it was like to do a radio show in front of an audience, Mike reports on the infodesk, a great photograph from the conference of Steve Wozniak appeared in the New York Times, a call for photos from the conference, the controversy involving one of the propaganda posters, a letter from an unhappy attendee, descriptions of the North Korean propaganda, the ready.gov propaganda posters, a report of a famous actor attending the conference, ShapeShifter's kid took her first steps during the lockpicking panel, problems dialing out during the social engineering panel, some of the results of this year's social engineering, a special number that allows callers to set their own Caller ID, a story of being stuck in an elevator with Steve Wozniak, the A/V worked very well this year.


  24. The studio seems empty without all of the HOPE people, Bernie S. has gone missing on the phone, $2600 is denied press access to the Republican National Convention, an appeal for credentials, the absurdity of asking permission to demonstrate, Emmanuel's idea for demonstrating during the convention, searching for the Homeland Security truck in Boston, TSA radios are missing, a Mexican official is implanted with a microchip, dispelling a myth about satellite tracking, Adrian Lamo is sentenced, how his sentence may have been affected by the recent Supreme Court decision, Mike describes the scene inside the courtroom, the mentality that wants Adrian punished, instant messaging is the same as email according to the court, the average person's feelings on electronic voting, more on the actor spotting at the conference, the 311 service is set to expand, testing out an alternative number, problems at WBAI board meetings, word of 311 services in other cities.


  25. Emmanuel is in Halifax with Mike on the way to Newfoundland and St. Pierre, an open invitation to listeners in Halifax, the Tall Ship Festival is in town, the amount of boats involved in traveling to the Maritimes, an Acadian congress is also set to begin, Emmanuel and Mike are interrogated at the border, some of the methods used in the search, being regarded as suspicious for having two cell phones, how things seem to have changed with border crossings, tonight is a fundraising night, Ken describes what is involved in joining the station, the importance of pledging, how the voting process works at the station, Redhackt describes the premiums being offered, what's been going on at the Democratic National Convention, the "protest pen," Bernie S. describes a rumored threat of protesters at the convention, how security was overdone, what may be different in New York next month, some of the plans for protests at the Republican National Convention, Mish describes an idea for a "subway protest" during the convention, ideas for infiltrating the convention, Bernie S. mentions the censorship of the Al Jazeera sign at the Democratic Convention, the disparity in coverage of the convention by the various networks, what the next four years could be like and why the existence of the radio station during that period is especially important, how Verizon apparently screwed up connectivity for the Democrats, Mike talks about the strike against the Aliant phone company in Canada, Emmanuel and Mike will be heading to Newfoundland next, more on thermal imaging used in fighting fires, some facts about St. John's, the death of the inventor of ASCII, the arrest of Decoder and the similarities to other cases against hackers, why it's important to be careful when obtaining sensitive information, Mike gives details on a cryptome.org story that reveals security holes at the Democratic Convention, what is being featured on The Personal Computer Show tonight, clarification from a caller on what Decoder was doing, another invitation to join Emmanuel and Mike in Halifax, the show is preempted next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  26. Emmanuel and Mike are back from the Maritimes, the correct spelling of Aliant, how to get more information on the strike, comparisons of phone coverage in the Maritime provinces, Mike's "imperialism plan" with AT&T, the challenge of connectivity while traveling, results of the last show's invitation in Halifax, Emmanuel and Mike run into trouble coming back into the United States, some of the bizarre questions and actions of the customs agents, the confusion caused by Emmanuel's credit cards, observations of the inside of the customs office, a weird poster commemorating the World Trade Center disaster, the difference between having a car searched in Canada and the United States, Emmanuel's adventure trying to use the bathroom in customs, Hurricane Bonnie is back, the unusual $2600 meeting of last week as Citigroup is closed due to fears of terrorism, Emmanuel's attempt to take a picture of the Citigroup building, a man is held in custody for making videos of buildings and trains, why people should start taking more pictures than ever, the Statue of Liberty is reopened but no longer allows visits to the top, how to contact Citigroup to find out about getting the building reopened, some events at the upcoming Republican National Convention, clarification on the WBAI address reading, the unprecedented scale of security at the upcoming Olympics, a caller has a problem with an off the hook tone, Newfoundland music.


  27. Upcoming RNC coverage, more Newfoundland music, an independent media exhibition, a plea for a CSU/DSU for the independent media center at the RNC, legal information on taking pictures in public, an update on the Citigroup building, Jim reports on a privacy issue involving Legoland, complying with the PATRIOT Act at banks, the George Washington Bridge pedestrian crossing is being closed at night because of terrorism fears, a letter from Newfoundland, a way of putting your own pictures on postage stamps, police seek to infiltrate RNC opposition groups, self-proclaimed anarchists plan online disruptions during the convention, a New York Times piece gets many fundamental facts on wireless connectivity wrong, an update on Freedom Downtime DVDs for WBAI listeners, an update on the Navigators concert this Friday, ways of fixing radio interference, the show will be on at 7:30 next week, more Newfoundland music.


  28. The show begins and ends a half-hour late, the last show before the Republican National Convention, the permit for a rally in Central Park on Sunday is denied, alternate ways to get into the park, Russian authorities have yet to admit that yesterday's twin plane crashes were part of a terrorist act, Mayor Bloomberg's plan to provide discounts for peaceful protests, the Citigroup atrium is reopened but is now requiring IDs to get in, why this is seen as an illegal action and why asking for IDs at a $2600 meeting just isn't going to work, what this could lead to, a discussion of various tactics that could be used to fight this policy, the danger of accepting these things, the need to raise funds for the station to help cover the RNC, an update on premiums from the last fundraiser, the importance of having a voice to fight injustice, not all of the Easter eggs in the Freedom Downtime DVD have been found, the NYPD is planning on using a 150 decibel audio device to control crowds, Mike reveals a startling fact about the size of the New York City police department, Emmanuel almost gets run over by a cop running a red light, the great difficulty encountered in trying to file a complaint, finding an answer through the 311 line, Off The Hook listeners have been instrumental in helping the Independent Media Center prepare for the Republican Convention, convincing a listener that there are other good programs on WBAI, an appeal to keep listening to the station during the convention.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. Emmanuel thanks everyone for the support they've shown since his arrest during the Republican National Convention, the story of the marching band at Union Square Park, the story of what happened to protesters who tried to march from Ground Zero, the incidents that took place at 16th Street, what the police actually said when press was given an "offer" to leave, the story behind "NYPD credentials," the first WBAI report from 16th Street, Emmanuel recalls the bus trip from 16th Street to Pier 57, how nobody knew what was going to happen next, the nightmare of the fingerprinting machine, how this pales in comparison to other injustices, the effectiveness of NYPD techniques, a challenge to cops to explain their actions, a voice mail message from Emmanuel recorded at Pier 57, audio from a digital camera that recorded a chant from Pier 57, ShapeShifter compares his experience from four years ago at the Republican Convention in Philadelphia, Terrence details what kinds of things were heard while monitoring the NYPD during the convention, ways that the police dehumanize detainees, Redhackt details how his scanner was used to record the police, the inefficiency of the police department, the major difference Redhackt experienced at a demonstration on Thursday night, the feeling that seemed to sweep the city after it was over, Mike details internal NYPD beliefs on marching bands, NY1 was the only major media outlet that did a good job covering the protests, an interesting piece on WNBC that dispelled all of the information that the NYPD was presenting as fact, the myth that all protesters think in the same way, Jim gives the facts on what happened at the New York Public Library where more people were arrested, the need for a reaction to this massive abuse of people's rights, an update from someone who was standing next to Emmanuel on 16th Street, the importance of presenting evidence to the National Lawyers Guild, Mike gives an update on a Secret Service investigation of the New York City Independent Media Center.


  30. The news is horrendously late, the importance of anyone involved in the arrests at the convention to talk about what happened, hearings are about to start taking place, why Emmanuel will never qualify for the New York City police press pass, a New York City Council hearing was held today, Bernie S. tells the story of his ill-fated "press" card, additional footage of what took place on 16th Street is made available by a resident of the street, a letter from a cop, the laws that actually were broken that day, a letter from a listener who was also arrested on 16th Street, a listener tells his story of being unjustly arrested years ago, the inability of cops to resist unjust orders, clarification on Brazil, a study shows that Brazil is home to most hackers, why it's vital to get evidence to the National Lawyers Guild, Emmanuel describes the futility of having an approved press pass in the first place, the incredible skill of the marching band on 16th Street, Emmanuel's video is up on the website, Redhackt tells how bands can have problems in public, an absurd story centering on a single demonstrator, Bernie S. emphasizes the importance of documenting these things.


  31. BillSF is visiting from Amsterdam, Mark Hosler from Negativland is also in town for a conference, Mark's reaction to H2K2, a track from the forthcoming Negativland album, Mark discusses the copyright issues facing musicians, how the band creates their unique sound, the Negativland radio show on KPFA, BillSF and Mark may have met years ago, BillSF talks about the political climate in the Netherlands, a friend of Mark's was also arrested at the RNC on August 31, a surprising admission from a cop, New York City's insurance policy, the options available to people showing up in court, fake memos, similar problems in Australia, trying to dial the mayor's office directly, facts about the deputy mayor, a "Schedule D" at an airport, Mark talks about an interesting experience at an airport involving a hard drive, the potential danger of hand lotion, another selection from the Negativland "No Business" project, problems with CD Player 3, clarification on deputy mayors, the futility of battling the airlines, an appeal for information on NYCTV's airing of a city council hearing on the police action at the RNC, Emmanuel has a letter in the current edition of the New York Press, a different version of "Christianity is Stupid."


  32. A fictitious example of privacy invasion while ordering a pizza from prisonplanet.com, the "Nigerian email conference," a couple is arrested for wearing an anti-Bush t-shirt, the PATRIOT Act will be up for renewal next year, the lack of politicians who are standing up to it, more countries are now required to have their citizens submit fingerprints when visiting the United States, some of the negative changes taking place in the Netherlands, the increasing prevalence of fingerprinting devices, how to have multiple identities, the FCC asks for public comments on Voice over IP monitoring, Emmanuel wants to know the origin of the yellow ribbons appearing on cars everywhere, Mike gives an update on the INDUCE Act, updates on the Takedown movie, a complaint about a Negativland song, strange questions asked by law enforcement, Emmanuel's court date is coming up Friday, Emmanuel addresses questions about his case as it relates to another controversy, a call from Brazil focuses on electronic voting, a caller has a problem with cell phone billing.


  33. Charges are dropped against more than 200 protesters at the RNC, Emmanuel describes his day in court, an embarrassing mistake for Dick Cheney involving factcheck.org, some reaction to the debates, some facts about voter registration, the U.S. cybersecurity chief abruptly resigns, 600 North Korean hackers are supposedly targeting sensitive sites, a special offer to listeners or readers in North Korea, an article in the New York Times about the history of area codes, a little known fact involving the 516 area code, some other area code facts, Bernie S. reports on more bad news from the Netherlands, a lack of computer security at a Florida child welfare agency, a website focuses on an RFID scandal, what this could mean, info on a Drug Enforcement Agency museum in Times Square, Bernie S. gives out the address of a little known DEA building in Manhattan, an update on audio and video for The Fifth HOPE, an update on the mysterious yellow ribbons appearing on cars, Mike has a problem with a new monthly fee on his Verizon phone bill, the various ways phone companies make money by ripping people off, some custom calling packages that are being discontinued, trying to diagnose the problem with the WBAI phone system that causes feedback.


  34. Some programming notes, Indymedia has some of its servers taken down from a mysterious raid in England, the varying effect of gag orders in England and the United States, some good news on the DMCA front, a surveillance proposal over Internet traffic in Europe, China offers rewards for anyone turning in pornographic websites, George W. Bush refers to the Internet in the plural form during the latest debate, Mike reports on screwed up absentee ballots, attendees of a Bush rally are told to turn their cell phones on, theorizing on what this could mean, clarification on area codes, instructions for people who haven't received their premiums from the last fundraiser, Redbird announces a new MetroCard project involving New York and Chicago transit systems, the different kinds of cards that are needed for research, how MetroCards have changed over the years, some of the info found on MetroCard receipts, a call from a Blue Box'er of the past, a call from a relay operator, an explanation of the relay service, some of the uses and abuses of the system, TTY service at payphones.


  35. A fundraising edition of the show, the election campaign is almost over, New Jersey decides to move ahead with electronic voting with no paper trail, the monthly Critical Mass bike ride is in danger, a meeting is being held for anyone arrested at the RNC, a television set emits an emergency beacon signal that gets various agencies swarming, foreigners are blocked from accessing a George W. Bush website, Jim has a theory as to what the reason is behind this, how to get around the restriction, today is the 100th anniversary of the New York City subway, Redbird gives an update on the MetroCard project, some comparisons between the New York and Chicago systems, Jim gives details on vintage subway trains that will be in service for the next couple of days, Emmanuel and Redhackt rode on a vintage Times Square shuttle earlier in the day, an appeal for more relay servers for the WBAI online stream, more information on the mystery raid that affected the Indymedia Center, a rundown of premiums for donations tonight, how the $2600 government seal on the back of the $2600 hooded sweatshirt almost got Bernie S. into trouble, Mike describes the upcoming Fifth HOPE VCD collection, a selection from the retro-computing panel, the uniqueness of WBAI, the importance of feedback, an update on the Critical Mass hearing, some examples of abuses by the Bush regime, more on Bush and Kerry rallies, there is a total eclipse of the moon tonight, a selection from the urban exploring panel, Redhackt recollects a story of urban exploring in the Amsterdam metro, how to see the old City Hall subway station, more info on the strange treatment of cell phones at a recent Bush rally, the large amount of historic events converging on a single day, Redbird explains the need for MetroCard receipts.  This show includes fundraising.


  36. The radio station has met its goal for the latest fundraiser, Jim is pleased at the election results, whether or not Bush actually has a mandate, Mike's experience trying to vote, Bernie S. describes the voting system he used, what's involved in getting a recount, Redbird takes a picture inside the voting booth, Emmanuel also takes a picture at his polling station, Emmanuel's experiences with airline searches traveling to California, new intrusive X-rays at Heathrow, another appeal for sample MetroCard, another question concerning buses in New York City, the transit system in Los Angeles, a letter from Mongolia, questions regarding Senate mail, some of the advantages of a pager, an FCC decision involving Voice over IP, strange happenings when dialing 911, how radio stations can change the sound of the music they play, a listener tells how she was targeted at an airport, a question regarding a local television station, a listener reports a scam by Chase Mastercard.


  37. Because of a fire at Wall Street, WBAI has temporarily relocated to the studios of Sirius in midtown, the schedule is running 20 minutes late, Emmanuel's court appearance today, the trial is set to begin on November 29, Mike relates the events of another trial, more information on the apparent labeling of boarding passes for people subjected to searches, Emmanuel confirms that he has the markings, Redbird gives an update on the MetroCard project, the possible meanings of certain numbers on the cards and receipts, what kinds of cards are needed, the very different setup at Sirius, the radio station has been in three different studios today, questions about BBC World reception in the United States, an upcoming change at CNN which could result in more international news coverage in the United States, speeding up content on broadcasts, the NAB changes its position on satellite radio, the New York City subway signs are "hacked" again, a special phone number for tonight only, new secrecy and powers surrounding the Department of Homeland Security, more on senators' email addresses, Mike reports on changes to AT&T Wireless in the wake of the Cingular merger, silent calls from Verizon Wireless, pleas for help with passwords, more on the Chase Payment Protection Plan scam, Mike has an update on his voting misfortune.


  38. The theme is missing this week, a skeleton crew at the station, why cell phones seem to be exploding more these days, Emmanuel questions the need for 4th graders to have cell phones, hunters may soon be able to use the Internet to shoot animals, what this kind of thing could lead to, the parallel to what the CIA is doing overseas, Emmanuel and Jim dispute what happened in a mosque in Iraq this week, how society has changed in the past couple of decades, Amtrak steps up security, ways of causing trouble inside this system, some Homeland Security experiences from listeners, why everybody should go through the same treatment, some of the ominous plans ahead in England, the Serious Organized Crime Agency, RFID in schools, the station is back on Wall Street, what Sirius was like, Redbird gives an update on the MetroCard project and reports on a broken MEM machine, trying to reach Mike who's in transit, some technical details on MetroCards, a caller tries to describe annoyances involving 800 numbers, the value of the National Lawyers Guild, an idea for hacker ties, a listener reports on a ribbon replacement campaign, defining what the numbers on MVMs and MEMs mean.


  39. The theme is all messed up, Bernie S. is in the middle of an oil slick in Philadelphia, some developments in wireless coverage in Pennsylvania, Emmanuel has his case dismissed by the city and serves as a witness for other cases, Jeff Senter from the National Lawyers Guild describes the volunteer effort involved in defending the RNC cases, Mike describes the highlights of one of the trials, the many mistakes made by the prosecution, Emmanuel describes the tactics used against him during his testimony, Jeff discusses the waste of resources involved in prosecuting these cases, how the NLG really made a difference and how people can get involved, the MTA moves a step closer to banning photography in the subway, why this is a very stupid idea, Redbird answers questions about card reading, news about the transit system in Alberta, an AT&T Wireless employee offers to help Mike with his phone questions, an amusing story about the definition of valid identification, the importance of payphones, clarification on Grand Theft Auto and 2600's appearance on amazon.com, Emmanuel sets forth his position on recent events in Iraq and how they relate to some of the developments back home, a listener is concerned over monitoring issues, how good people can be misled.


  40. There various people are going to be in the next few weeks, Emmanuel encourages people to travel to Germany for the Chaos Communication Congress, Emmanuel will be visiting Portugal, Spain, and Andorra for the first time, Bernie S. will be traveling to Thailand, a unique method the Thai government used to try to quell unrest, Bernie S. reports on more secrecy within the Department of Homeland Security, words of warning on the Internet from a former CIA director, the biggest threat to the Internet, an editorial from an insurance publication that compares hackers to terrorists, an amazon.com outage makes the news, a biodegradable cell phone case, songs may replace rings for some Verizon Wireless numbers, the way rings used to sound, a demonstration against the proposed MTA camera ban is coming up, London's "oyster card," tracing people through MetroCards, some codes associated with MetroCards, more on the Iraq issue, how these topics are relevant, an example of a "political" message heard when using an AT&T calling card, one of the reasons why insurance companies may want to categorize hackers as terrorists.


  41. Emmanuel is on a balcony in Madrid, Bernie S.'s plans for Thailand, Sprint and Nextel plan to merge, what this could mean for consumers, cell phone use on planes draws one step closer, Emmanuel's problems with space on board his flight, the significance of Madrid in the fight against terrorism, Mike runs into problems with security restrictions while trying to mail a package, the Portugese government resigns shortly after Emmanuel's arrival, an overview of the transit systems of Lisbon and Madrid, the benefits and disadvantages of proximity cards, the future of enhanced 911, Bernie S. explains the technology behind the service, Tommy Franks signs on to be a spokesman for "Teen Arrive Alive" which lets parents know how fast their kids are driving, George Tenet's remarks about the Internet, Redhackt reports on a BitTorrent arrest in Finland, music sharing as an environmental issue, Congress passes a bill targeting people who use camera phones to invade privacy, how an expectation of privacy is defined, secrets of the NRO, clarification of personalized rings, a secret message on The Fifth HOPE website, Emmanuel issues a challenge to name an oddity of the mass transit systems of Lisbon and Madrid, a listener has a stalker, how to find a tracking device on a car.


  42. Emmanuel is in Amsterdam this week, Rop is also on from Amsterdam, the CCC Congress is upcoming, Emmanuel notices extra security precautions on the Spanish train system, the military presence in Paris, a repeat of last week's challenge to name something strange about the mass transit systems of Lisbon and Madrid, Emmanuel claims the Paris metro is the most confusing transit system ever to exist, why trains in other countries seem to be so much quieter than those in New York, other subway differences, why dogs are better behaved overseas, Mike reports on a demonstration last weekend against the proposed photo ban in the subways, listener reaction to the proposed ban, who people can write to in order to express opinions, more BitTorrent raids, Rop gives updates on how things are going downhill in Holland, new requirements on ISPs, how the Dutch people are letting this happen, the danger of color printers, a listener's experience while flying leads to a letter from the TSA on how people who keep getting stopped can streamline the process, Mike explains how the phone connection to Holland has been set up, an 11-year-old's parents are questioned because of his anti-American military comments, an update on legal action against the New York City Independent Media Center, how New York City government is biased against independent journalists, the prospect of disabling GPS in the event of a national emergency, the European Union's GPS project, opposition to the ending of a ban on cellular phones on airplanes, Jim has a Christmas suggestion, a listener objects to a comment of Jim's, why hackers are fascinated by trains, Bernie S. will be in Thailand soon, another oddity of the Paris metro, a listener relates a little known fact about Spain, Emmanuel reveals the answer to the riddle of Madrid and Lisbon.


  43. The CD player malfunctions, Emmanuel is in Berlin with people from the Chaos Communication Congress, Bernie S. is on his way to Thailand, an important announcement in Dutch, over 200 speakers were featured at the conference, the large number of people who no longer want to travel to the United States because of the fingerprint requirement, the possibility of the European Union treating Americans the same way, Hanneke compares the 21st CCC Congress to previous ones, some of the talks that were presented, Redbird describes the transit systems in Europe, Bernie S. will be examining the modern metro system of Bangkok, Reinoud announces the next Dutch hacker conference which is set for July 2005, how people can get involved, Reinoud's impressions of the CCC Congress, quotes from the What the Hack announcement brochure, Bernie S. tells what the last two outdoor hacking conferences were like, the horrific catastrophe that has affected Bernie S.'s destination, 80,000 people have been killed due to this week's tsunami in the region, Bernie S.'s close call with the disaster, how technology failed the people, why Bernie S. is still on his way to Thailand, the amount of money spent by the United States to help the victims is spent in two hours in Iraq, Jim tells how people can help, some of the supplies that Bernie S. is bringing, Bernie S.'s attempts to reach a ham radio operator in Sri Lanka, how ham radio helped with the communications during the disaster, Redbird's experience being flagged at Newark Airport, how he was able to read the magnetic stripe attached to his flagged pass, what the data actually contained, whether changing one's boarding pass would result in the flag status being changed, a call from Iraq, the phone service available to American forces in Iraq, an airline employee gives some information about flagging.

Off The Hook - 2005


  1. Emmanuel is back in the States, another security adventure, the long delay getting into the United States, the possibility of the USVISIT fingerprinting scanners being used on Americans, citizens of the Netherlands are now required to carry national identification cards at all times, Redbird's observations on the equipment used for tracking people entering the country, a recap of Redbird's boarding pass and the magnetic strip on it, computerized passports are set to be introduced this year, Redbird has an RFID reader detector from the CCC Congress, Mike gives information on What the Hack, how the toll-free forwarding system used to call overseas works, trying to call Bernie S. in Thailand, the use of SMS technology after the tsunami, Bernie S. gives an update on what he's experienced, a controversy over the RFID tagging of foreign victims, the mood in Thailand, the magnitude of the tragedy and how it's being eclipsed in the United States, some of the ways people can donate money to the relief efforts, the GSM infrastructure in Thailand, the potential for SMS to be used for tsunami alerts, how intellectual property is treated in Thailand, the lack of SMS use in the States, CNN International is now on Time Warner Cable in New York, the possibility of an early warning system for tsunamis, Bernie S. will be back next week.


  2. The theme is screwed up, trying to reach Bernie S. on his Thai phone, a stowaway on Bernie S.'s plane causes a massive delay, Bernie S.'s review of the modern Bangkok subway system, a review of the traffic system, the large number of Internet cafes in Thailand, treatment for Internet game addicts, a scandal involving T-Mobile and the Secret Service, how certain celebrities were involved, a wedding invitation announces the union of AT&T and Cingular, listener response to suggestions involving utilization of SMS technology for emergency messages, a New York Times story details how messaging charges are significant for certain cell phone users, Redbird brings a cell phone that he found in the subway, theories on the best way to reunite the phone with its owner, Redbird explains what was involved in the "bending" trick for MetroCards which the MTA claims to have fixed, possible ways around the fix, how Washington Metro police are targeting "suspicious" people, the pointlessness of the inauguration next week, a George Mason University scandal involving the capturing of private information of students and staff, avoiding the use of Social Security numbers, a Las Vegas airport offers free wireless access, the lost phone rings, a blind caller has a problem with Verizon Online, Bernie S. is disconnected, a caller describes a problem with his MetroCard and an electronic dog, more Verizon shenanigans.


  3. Programming notes for the next few weeks, there will be a fundraiser next week, the Bangkok subway crashes shortly after Bernie S. rides it, what caused the accident, how the Paris Metro recently dealt with a dead driver, a move to put U.S. citizens' fingerprints on their passports, unprecedented security in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the inauguration, preparing for every possible scenario, Redhackt describes security at the CN Tower in Toronto, fingerprinting (FastID) is now used in Wisconsin by Green Bay police at traffic stops, Homeland Security briefings are leaked to cryptome.org, a selection of some of the stories, train enthusiasts are targeted by the authorities for suspicious activity, the story of last week's lost phone being reunited with its owner, how to listen to Internet radio in your car, a listener sets up the caller side ring tone service on T-Mobile, a listener has a problem with Cingular/AT&T Wireless policy, a demo and description of the caller side ring tone service, the possible technology in use for the upcoming Iraqi elections.


  4. A fundraising edition of the show, the program won't be on again during the drive, an outline of the premiums being offered, Bernie S. tells the story of the $2600 sweatshirt and the pirate radio station, who can play a VCD, an excerpt from the Kevin Mitnick keynote at The Fifth HOPE, an underground fire causes mayhem in the New York City subway, a story of an unattended bag, memories of the Robert Steele five hour marathon at The Fifth HOPE, why this kind of talk isn't allowed on commercial radio, why T-Mobile is a rip-off with regards to overseas text messaging, attempts by Accuweather to keep weather conditions out of the public domain, copyrighting the time, the HOT 97 tsunami fiasco, a "spontaneous" phone call to a call center in India that aired on radio stations in Philadelphia and New York, why supporting non-commercial radio can help to fight this sort of thing.  This show includes fundraising.


  5. The first show in three weeks, $2700 was raised during the fundraising edition, the show won't be on next week, a communications buying frenzy, long-distance has virtually ceased to exist, old Nextel customers will have to get new phones because of the Sprint merger, Bernie S.'s cell phone is six years old, a package of miscellaneous items arrives from Bernie S., Redbird demonstrates what FSK data sounds like when swiping a card with a magnetic stripe, a look at some Thai currency, a description of an elephant pass, Emmanuel and Redbird get involved in a car chase across Manhattan, Seraf describes the trouble he got into while taking pictures near Bellevue, everyone weighs in on what he should have done, how the case turned out.


  6. Bernie S. is using a better quality phone, the crappy sound of cell phones compared with older phones, thoughts on The Gates in Central Park, Bernie S. gets yelled at for taking a picture of an open New Jersey Transit ticket machine, the Madrid bombings investigation has a New York connection, a Bruce Schneier column on Secure Flight, a new subway map with 2012 Olympic venues appears, Redbird explains the latest on the Paris Hilton T-Mobile security breach, how personal data is at risk, a mobile phone virus is on the loose, 3896 calls to 911 are placed from a single house, information on the MPAA ratings board, an appeal for more information, Arseny reports on the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), facts on podcasting the radio show, Bernie S. will be going to the CeBIT conference next week, fingerprinting at Disneyworld, Mike gives an update on the Indymedia subpoena, more tales of harassment, more episodes of Brain Damage will be made available online this week, HOPE VCDs and Off The Hook DVDs will also be available.


  7. Bernie S. is in Germany, trouble leaving the country during a blizzard, what the CeBIT conference is all about, a T-Mobile policy that requires showing a passport before buying a SIM card, feedback to Bernie S.'s camera incident, a decision has yet to be reached concerning photography in the New York City subway system, supposedly pictures can't be taken at PATH facilities, more on Disneyworld, the BTK killer is tracked from his digital signature, remote fingerprinting of hardware, faking a bar code for a license, an update on Redbird's card reader plans in the next issue, a special edition of Off The Hook will be performed at the Trenton Computer Festival, the Freedom Downtime Easter Egg contest, an opinion piece on the death penalty for hackers, more on MPAA ratings, Arseny gives specifics on how to get a film rated, the possibilities of joining the ratings board, the possibility of an alternative ratings system, the return of Rebel, some not so well known federal facilities in Manhattan, the usefulness of holding onto an old AMPS phone.


  8. Trying to reach Bernie S. in Prague, the tenth anniversary of Bernie S.'s arrest, a German supermarket plans to use fingerprints for grocery shopping, new powers against terrorism are approved in the U.K., protesters in India demonstrate against unfair mobile phone policies, new mobile policy in Nepal, the quality of wireless carriers, social engineering via email, some airport security stories, feedback on MPAA ratings, where Off The Hook is broadcast, 811 is allocated by the FCC for excavation activities, Kevin Martin is the new FCC chairman, using #344, a mystery 911 call.


  9. Emmanuel releases info on the specific CD player causing problems at the station, Hanneke and Sasja visit from the Netherlands and give info on What the Hack, various encounters with DHS officials on the way into the country, sentences are handed out for Dutch denial-of-service perpetrators, XS4ALL in the news again, a digital copying case in France, Utah plans to come up with a list of all the porn sites on the net, places where $2600 is blocked, a bagel store in Brooklyn gets in trouble with the MTA, ways of using a cell phone in an emergency, Emmanuel's plans to take the Trans Siberian Express with Hanneke and Sasja, the challenge of doing the show from Mongolia, the possibility of using a satellite phone, results of dialing 811, the ESRB video game ratings service, an answer to Mike's letter concerning a border search he and Emmanuel were subjected to last summer, Arseny calls in from Switzerland, what connectivity is like in Switzerland, how outdoor hacking events work, how DECT phones work, Redbird discusses the Boston transit system, a famous song about the system.


  10. Bernie S. surprises Mike by faxing him a story, a Berkeley laptop containing information on 98,000 individuals is stolen, ways of ensuring that data is erased from a hard drive, the time in Australia, a "phreaking" attack in Australia, memories of extenders and PABXs, Bernie S.'s confession, mobile cameras in England trace vehicles, weird postal regulations, cameras at the post office, an anarchist site is targeted by the FBI, lessons to be learned, why support networks are essential, plans to install cameras on police cars in Illinois that would be able to listen to conversations on the street, the Fox Blocker, Redbird makes a secret sound for the listeners to guess, theories on how a caller got connected to the police, more on the MPAA ratings system, the capalert.com ratings system, edited "R" versions of films, the hijacking of the Republican Party by the religious right, how to disarm those people in favor of school prayer, forbidding language and nudity on television, how people dealt with the HOT 97 (WQHT) situation, how the FCC is being fooled, the approval of torture on the 24 TV show, Redbird reveals the mystery sound.


  11. Emmanuel's ordeal involving digital cable boxes, a demonstration of Cablevision's annoying voice response system, almost every clock now knows when to update for Daylight Savings Time, the phasing out of some manned booths in the New York City subway, Emmanuel's experience with a mislabeled bus stop, Americans and Canadians will soon need passports to visit each others' countries, Al Gore takes away CBC newscasts on NewsWorld International, legislation that would require showing identification before voting creates controversy, a site critical of a hair restoration clinic wins a court case, Ethiopia commits to getting Internet access for all its citizens, RFID will be used at next year's World Cup tournament, the amount of data that can fit on an RFID tag, plans for a remote hunting via Internet system, the world of "skimming," Arseny is the victim of credit card fraud, how it's possible to get towed for overdue library books, how it can be affordable to travel, some of the travel plans for the summer, why the Queen Mary 2 is a rip-off, questions about HDTV, what digital television will mean for consumers, annoying facts about credit card companies, how Citibank doesn't offer any grace period on their credit cards, cars that start automatically, the dangers of the broadcast flag.


  12. The theme is messed up again, upcoming automation on the "L" train, problems this may cause, why humans and technology should work together, a question about flags on buses, a story about videos during the RNC arrests makes the front page of the New York Times, how cops manage to avoid being prosecuted for perjury, an upcoming benefit for the National Lawyers Guild, an update on the Citigroup security scare, doubts on evidence in a terrorism case, hackers are considered a threat in the upcoming papal elections, Bernie S. reports on a story about identity theft that doesn't blame hackers, LexisNexis is implicated in another massive data leak, a weird recording, $2600 appears in an art exhibit in Philadelphia, questions about a Lenin statue in Manhattan, recordings from artofhacking.com, the appeal of free to air satellite service, a caller's nightmare with a relocated car, the Trenton Computer Festival is this weekend.


  13. More problems with the theme, Mike is trying to reach Bernie S. on the phone, a challenge to figure out what the Union Square clock is counting down towards, a review of the Trenton Computer Festival, memories of CP/M, Delchi appears in the studio, an explanation of cDc Ninja Strike Force Radio, Bernie S. almost gets hit by a Verizon Hummer and receives information on fiber to the home from the driver, the concept of naked DSL, the prospects of free Wi-Fi in Philadelphia, black boxes in cars in the United Arab Emirates, some possible further uses for such systems, automatic breathalyzer tests in cars, Emmanuel's frustrating attempts to get a Smart Car out of Canada, the date of the Union Square clock countdown is announced, the tenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, questioning the purpose of sharpshooters at the U.S. Mint, arrests in India of call center employees who ripped off Citibank customers in New York, answers to the question of the Lenin statue on Houston Street, Jim's talent in reading the ZIP Code, Delchi's critique of fan fiction, a HOPE poster shows up on a Dutch television commercial, a bit of trivia about a scene in Walk On Water, the answer to the challenge, potential challenges for importing the Smart Car, why Verizon is needed to install a Speakeasy DSL line, safety studies on Wi-Fi transmitters.


  14. A warning about bugged phones, President Bush is thrown into a panic by an unidentified aircraft, the physical layout of the White House, it is now a felony to possess a video recording device in a movie theater, yesterday was World Intellectual Property Day, what Clearplay does to make movies more morally correct, Curse Free TV, it's National Turn Off TV Week, Mike explains the device he has to turn off televisions, what TV-B-Gone is, an announcement for those interested in giving talks at What the Hack, Redbird plans on giving a talk at the conference, Emmanuel gets a decent rate on the Queen Mary 2 through a discount ticket agency, plans on using a satellite phone for the show over the summer, what Verizon VoiceWing is, T-Mobile's efforts to get customers to use passwords, a Singapore car theft involves the victim's finger, an explanation of "phishing" by a bank, a suspicious passenger is reported on an airline which causes it to make an unscheduled landing, a second chance for Walter, an update on the stamps.com service that allows customers to make their own stamps, the Red Hacker Alliance in China, a virus is unleashed at a wireless trade show, a war dialing arrest.


  15. A list of the broken things at the station, a special fundraising edition next week, the death of Fred the receptionist, memories of Fred, police in Iowa plan on using everyday speech in radio broadcasting, how "ten codes" differ from place to place, ham radio "Q codes," the Dayton Hamvention is coming up, the leaking of a classified document concerning the shooting of an Italian hostage by U.S. forces, the Rome IMC is investigated for defamation of the Catholic Church, Emmanuel insists the new pope is an ex-Nazi, new video evidence casts doubt on the police version of events at the RNC last year, Smart Cars are reported to be coming to the States, taking a picture of the Eiffel Tower at night may be illegal, satellite tracking devices are introduced for criminals in Florida, New York City has an intelligence division in a secret location somewhere in the city, Jim reports on casino chips with RFID chips, what July 6th stands for, the famous Tom Delay quote, a clarification on the law against recording devices in theaters, a trick to calculating months, fallout from the runaway bride story, the implementation of travel restrictions, the lack of discussion about the color code, more about police intelligence, tracking taxis by GPS, hacking for Jesus, AOL policies against mass mailing, anonymizer.com is blocking sites with certain words in their domain name, $2600 meetings this week, final words about Fred.


  16. A special last minute expanded edition, qualifying as a dissenter, Kevin Mitnick will be on tonight, another plane incident involving the White House triggering a red alert, how the event was handled, considering an extension of the no-fly zone around Washington, D.C., the Real ID initiative passes, Bernie S. explains why this is a bad thing, how it's getting easy to become a dissident, why WBAI is unusual, what is being offered tonight, the Easter Egg hunt, memories of Bernie S.'s ordeal, past pressure on WBAI from the Secret Service, how commercial stations raise funds, Kevin is on from St. Louis and discusses his new book, The Art of Intrusion, an example of one of the stories in the book, a Swedish hacker story, another Markoff story, what the motivation of the hacker might have been, where Kevin has been lately, what Singapore was like, the theme of this week of the fund drive is dissent, how Kevin got to be such a celebrity, how Kevin's case would have been treated today, Kevin discusses getting cut off on CNN, where Phrack was started, Kevin gets disconnected, Emmanuel accuses Jim of being sarcastic, Kevin's battle to renew his FCC license, the tally amount goes up, more discussion of Kevin's new book.  This show is in two parts and includes fundraising.


  17. An extra fundraising edition, Juintz is in the studio, recounting the Dayton Hamvention which took place last weekend, Walter discusses the radiation detector he picked up at Dayton, how bathroom tiles can be radioactive, Rop discusses a problem that has popped up with the organization of the What the Hack conference in the Netherlands this summer, how things have changed in the Netherlands over the years, the recent vote against the European Union constitution in the Netherlands and France, the many phone calls that have come in to Boxtel in support of the conference, the last chance to get the premiums during this fundraiser, a story from New Jersey involving "bombing" and Caller ID spoofing, some of the spoofing companies that have been popping up, Rop discusses the advantages of using Skype, comparisons with Vonage, Bernie S. discusses how TV-B-Gones were used in Dayton, Emmanuel discusses some of the problems with the devices, ways that televisions will deal with this in the future, Jim reports on fingerprint scanners in libraries, a strong New Jersey response, the changes that have been noticed over the years through listening to the radio show, a story involving "Radio Free Ohio," Mike gives an update on Covance and how they are hesitant to file lawsuits in the United States because of the First Amendment.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. Trouble with the new equipment, Redhackt is late, the What the Hack issues are resolved, the need for something other than "www," Citigroup loses a massive amount of customer data by shipping via UPS, laws that require companies to notify consumers when their data has been compromised, Covance takes PETA to court, eavesdropping requirements by DHS and the FBI put a crimp in plans to allow cell phones on airplanes, how phones on planes can be tracked, ways of getting around online gambling restrictions, the new .xxx domain, what this could mean, a blind man is treated differently by the police, the potential for handicapped criminals, Emmanuel makes a $90 phone call, the unfairness of laws against talking on cell phones while driving, the many places people can no longer use cell phones, other ways people can be distracted while driving, a "hacking" story, "the biggest military hack of all time," why CBs should also be outlawed while driving, stupid remarks made on airplanes, what happens when a cell phone call is made from an airplane, Carolinacon is being held this week.


  19. More theme trouble, a hectic week, Fred from Montreal describes what it was like to bring a Smart Car to New York City, the car is parked outside the station, theories on why the Smart Car has yet to be introduced in the United States, some of the reactions to the car in the city, Lin is in the studio, Mondo Kim's is raided with the help of the RIAA, Stanford University rejects any applicant who checked a web page to see if they were accepted, some of the fallout of this move, a woman sues Yahoo! over nude pictures of her on the web, a strange headline from a foreign country, Bernie S. talks about a case involving a Texas Instruments calculator with a hidden feature discovered by a kid, more on casinos and cell phones, what airplane mode is on a cell phone, feedback on Emmanuel's ticket for using a cell phone while driving, why ham and CB radios should also be included in the ban, the dangers of headsets, hands free devices are found to be no safer than handheld phones, Redhackt receives spam over an IP phone, Emmanuel conducts a cell phone etiquette survey, a question about satellite television, a caller is told he's not allowed to take pictures out of an airplane window, the Smart Car will be in the East Village after the show, Fred has French Canadian music.


  20. Redhackt is being trained on how to use the board, Arseny is terrorized by a fax machine, ways to counter such harassment, Emmanuel is deposed by the city concerning the lawsuit regarding the RNC arrests, why individuals should be held accountable for such actions, yet another company is implicated in the release of private information of customers, how the FBI helped to keep the story from getting out, the many companies involved in processing credit card transactions, when customers are actually liable, the abuse of Social Security numbers, feedback and discussion on the Stanford incident, another example of students' private info being released without permission, a hacking story involving the Los Angeles Times, a new way of avoiding random inspections at airports, effective ways of battling the Real ID Act, receiving television stations over the air, distant station reception.


  21. Redhackt runs the board for the program as practice for the summer shows when Emmanuel will be away, Mike reports on the Supreme Court's unanimous decision against Grokster, Jim debates whether there is any legal use for Grokster, the Supreme Court also rules that cable television companies don't have to share their network with third-party providers, how Verizon interferes with the DSL installations of competitors, the Internet is cut off in Pakistan due to an underwater cable cut, the Freedom Tower is scaled back due to security concerns, how the WBAI building compares, how Bush's speech last night cleared everything up, Emmanuel passes on an announcement from the MTA, highlights of some new subway rules, automation of the "L" train, use of the PATRIOT Act to evict people from train stations, mandatory ID cards are coming to the United Kingdom, another Indymedia server is seized in England, journalists face jail for refusing to identify confidential sources, the reason for not identifying people, an example of why this is important, this Friday is $2600 meeting day, a question about employee MetroCards, a weird announcement from a flight attendant, Wi-Fi antennas, the new version of iTunes includes both Off The Hook and Off The Wall, debate over the legality of listening to police scanners, Arseny is in Paris, another possible way of combating incoming fax calls.


  22. The 2012 Olympics are officially not awarded to New York City, Judith Miller of the New York Times is sent to prison for not revealing her sources, why this is an important story, a mysterious Windows sound, a conflict with movie radios and police radios, clarification of police scanner laws, a story of a computer whistle blower, Bernie S. gives a Philadelphia Wi-Fi update, stories of people getting in trouble for using open wireless networks, a discussion on whether or not existing laws apply to this sort of thing, evil twin attacks, the origin of the word podcasting, why people are opposed to mandatory ID cards, Mike gets a second letter from the border patrol people concerning the search of the car he and Emmanuel were driving in last summer, a listener reports an insecure ATM, more on national ID.


  23. Redhackt is engineering tonight and will be for some time while Emmanuel is away, plans for Emmanuel to be on the Queen Mary 2 next week and for the show to be broadcast from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the various methods and companies that will be used to make phone connections in the weeks ahead, Mike explains the Liechtenstein connection, Emmanuel's new Haier phone turns out to be rather old, the next two weeks will be devoted to fundraising, a plea to pledge early so the special content of these two programs can be presented, $2600 Films will be making a second film devoted to comments from people around the world, some of the crazy things that have happened in London in recent days, some of the hysterical reactions that have come out of the recent terrorist attacks, what England's surveillance cameras have accomplished, what the next terrorist target could be, what a Hercules team is, ways the media covered the attacks, debate over the Judith Miller affair, how Karl Rove's involvement in the current scandal was predicted by Robert Steele at last year's Fifth HOPE conference, a letter from Arseny, the Smart Car comes to Philadelphia, the overwhelming reaction the car received, attempts to reach the Queen Mary 2, a caller gets through several levels of airport security with a knife, where everyone will be next week.


  24. Redhackt has trouble with the beginning of the show, Emmanuel tries to diagnose the problem from the satellite phone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, every night an hour is lost on the boat, a description of the various activities that are available on the high seas, Bernie S. describes the Iridium network and how it formed, the program is set to be preempted next week despite the special broadcast that was scheduled from the What the Hack conference, a rundown of premiums, a very strong response in the early moments of the show, more distributor woes at $2600 are causing a new crisis, problems with delivery of premiums from previous fundraisers, a message to anyone affected, Emmanuel's signal is lost, Tommy Thompson will be getting an RFID tag implanted, Redhackt talks about new cameras being installed in subway tunnels, some of the recent terrorist attacks in Russia, security lapses on the QM2, Emmanuel has been hanging out on the boat with people from Scotland, Aaron McGruder will have an uncensored show on Adult Swim this autumn, a new design on the $2600 website, why Emmanuel hates the word "blog," a ruling on hyperlinking in Australia, examples of new laws designed to counter terrorism in England, Emmanuel is disconnected, a listener has more Verizon problems, the controversy surrounding the mod found in Grand Theft Auto, the listeners achieve double the goal, hopes that the station will change its decision on next week's preemption.


  25. Some of the crew is back from What the Hack, Telus subscribers in Canada are blocked from seeing a pro-strike website, trouble reaching Emmanuel and Bernie S., Redbird describes the trip over to the Netherlands, a special program from the conference aired on last night's edition of Off The Wall, a suspect from the recent London bombing attempts is found in Rome through his cell phone, Emmanuel is finally reached in Warsaw, the difficulty of getting out of Poland on a train, Bernie S. just got back from London, Redhackt's problems with his luggage at Heathrow and the phone system he used to try to get information, the unhelpful mood behind counters in Poland, this is Emmanuel's last day with a Roman alphabet, Redhackt has gotten everyone sick, Redbird's experience being questioned at the airport, the extra security that seems to exist in the Netherlands, some more memories from What the Hack, how hammocks played a part, description of the DECT phones, how phone calls to various parts of the world could be made for free from the conference, Emmanuel will be in Belarus tomorrow, on next week's show Emmanuel will actually be on the Trans Siberian Express, progress is being made on the Speakers' World project, the cities Emmanuel will be stopping in over the next few weeks, Emmanuel's impressions of Warsaw, the unusual aspirin Emmanuel got in Warsaw, more on the subway searches in New York City, racial profiling in the London Underground, Jim gives ideas on how the subway system could be attacked while bypassing the current security system, why and how foreign policy should be changed, how people should handle the subway searches, advice on Emmanuel's aspirin tablet, debating the current tactics in the Middle East.


  26. Emmanuel is connected via cell phone on the Trans Siberian Express, some of the highlights of Yekaterinburg, what it's like on the train, Emmanuel's signal is lost, a disturbing broadband ruling, a horror story involving students known as the Kutztown 13 in Pennsylvania, the expectation of privacy in the garbage, a revelation on what really happened with the seizure of the Indymedia server in England last year, advice on what to do if you're asked to be searched in the subway, Emmanuel comes back on a satellite phone, Redhackt discusses the testing of an RFID system at the border with Canada, Emmanuel has yet to be searched, Bernie S. talks about a new device from Raytheon designed to counter cell phone timers, details on the capturing of a July 21 suspect with cell phone information, how most people fared with cell phones while traveling overseas, all of the What the Hack workshops are available online, another memorable call from Monroe, more ideas concerning how to deal with search requests, how to read Emmanuel's travel logs, comparing data security in Europe with that in the United States, Emmanuel is back on GSM.


  27. Trying to call Emmanuel in Mongolia where it's 8 in the morning, how Mongolia has proven to be a real surprise, how connectivity and phone calls work, what a human payphone is, danger to pedestrians in Ulaanbaatar, some instances of cultural barriers, the rebellious spirit of Mongolians, how Ulaanbaatar ranks as a city, special thanks to a listener from Mongolia, how Westerners are received in Mongolia, how filming for Speakers' World has been going, the Bush administration turns against the proposed .xxx domain, yet another computer worm causes havoc on Windows 2000 machines, Kevin Mitnick appears on CNN, how the vulnerability was exploited, the No Subway Searches Coalition announces a meeting, how the terrorist No Fly List affects infants, Mike confirms that he isn't on the watch list, questions on traveling to the United States with a scanner, Emmanuel describes the scenery he's seen so far while traveling on the Trans Siberian Express, Emmanuel expects to be in Beijing next week.


  28. Trying to reach Emmanuel in Beijing, how China differs from Mongolia, the aggressiveness of merchants, Internet connectivity in China, the Internet Card of Mongolia, rules for Internet use at the hotel Emmanuel's staying at, which sites appear to be blocked, what television is like in China, the kinds of things you can receive with a free to air dish, some of the English language material available in Chinese bookstores, limited cell phone coverage to come to the New York City subway, the case for and against surveillance cameras in the subways, the Screen Actors' Guild gets caught up in the subway search controversy, the British government puts out a list of unacceptable behavior, Pat Robertson's latest comments, a controversial raid on a rave in Utah, how alternative media played an important role, Canada moves a step closer to monitoring email without a judge's order, Emmanuel rails against what PGP has become, more criticism on Verizon and how they thwart DSL installations for competitors.


  29. Emmanuel is approaching Osaka via a ferry that's besieged by screaming toddlers, Emmanuel's CDMA phone was working in China, neither GSM nor CDMA will work in Japan, impressions of Shanghai, all of New Orleans is under water, the difficulty of getting through to New Orleans exchanges even when the phones are out of the area, why the levees failed, the lack of real news coming out of New Orleans, alternate ways of communicating with New Orleans, Emmanuel's experience with the maglev train of Shanghai, comparisons with New York City's Airtrain, how projects in China are actually being finished, a strange story about Chinese hackers, the first anniversary of the RNC arrests, some more comments about PGP, why it's essential for encryption to be easy to install, the amount of time left in Emmanuel's trip, a call for participation in the Speakers' World project, it's no longer possible to register a phone without GPS capability on the Verizon Wireless network, Bernie S.'s seven year old phone has better sound quality than new ones sold today, the dream of FM quality voice on cell phones, the British government plans to ban violent net porn, a caller claims to be in prison for 23 years for making Blue Boxes, words about Robert Moog, there are meetings this Friday.


  30. Reaching Emmanuel in Tokyo, the complexity of the Tokyo subway system, the connection between subways and department stores, the differences in Japanese society, what the subway tickets look like, Speakers' World is now in Internet Movie Database, an article about the hurricane in New Orleans from the past, how the Dutch have prepared for a catastrophic storm, how the Japanese media has been covering the New Orleans story, a typhoon hits the western part of Japan, what has happened to FEMA, a letter from Louisiana, how to view post-hurricane pictures of the New Orleans area via Google and the NOAA, ways to help, Emmanuel moves to have FEMA entered into the dictionary as a word, how ham radio is being used in the disaster, how it could be used better, a low-power radio station tries to get on the air in the vicinity of the Houston Astrodome, debate over the use of the word refugee, a call from Louisiana, Baton Rouge has doubled in size, Emmanuel will be on the ocean for the next couple of weeks, a call for safety information on freighters.


  31. Emmanuel is late calling in on the satellite phone, what Emmanuel has been doing on his travels, Mike gives an update on the low-power radio station outside the Houston Astrodome, Emmanuel calls in from the freighter on the Pacific Ocean just outside of Japan where it's 8:00 in the morning, a description of the whole freighter procedure, comparisons to the Queen Mary 2, what Emmanuel's expectations of the freighter were, the trip was delayed by the typhoon, the scary stairway to the boat, looking forward to crossing the international dateline, questioning how far the Houston low-power station can actually reach, the rarity of such a license being granted by the FCC, how China managed to evacuate a huge number of people during a recent typhoon, Emmanuel introduces Ben who is the other passenger on the freighter, Ben explains his route from Egypt to California, Ben's impressions of various countries, Juintz is in the studio and issues an appeal for bandwidth volunteers, dismay at Walter's absence, seeing other boats, an update on Christiania in Denmark, a call for updated web pages, FEMA suffers an email outage, an update on establishing FEMA as a word in the English language, why a new TSA program is stupid, interesting security procedures to look forward to as Emmanuel's boat approaches the United States, Emmanuel and Ben get locked outside, a Negativland event, a call from Bulgaria, looking forward to seeing the engine room, some New Orleans music.


  32. Confusion involving the delay system, Emmanuel is still on the freighter where it's now 2:00 in the afternoon, what the experience has been like, problems with the satellite connection, Bernie S. announces plans to attend an NOAA open house, what happened after Emmanuel crossed the international dateline, Emmanuel tries to get into a better position for the satellite signal, Bernie S. discusses how to spot an Iridium satellite, Jim talks about how to spot Mars, Emmanuel calls back from inside the freighter, how AM radio stations were picked up in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Emmanuel describes what it was like to visit the engine room, an appeal for mass transit info for Long Beach, more updates from Christiania, bad news regarding privacy and newborns in the Netherlands, a band named Switchfoot gives info to its fans on how to defeat the copy protection on its latest album, more problems getting Emmanuel's signal, a story concerning police tricking a suspect into revealing his DNA, whether or not this is an issue, a server update, info on Long Beach mass transit, criticism of Iridium, Emmanuel has an update on Verizon's DSL non-installation.


  33. An apology for the horrible sound of last week's show with the satellite phone, Emmanuel is in the First Class Amtrak Lounge in Chicago, the torment involved in taking Amtrak across the country and staying in a "roomette," how the rising gas prices provide an opportunity for Amtrak, Emmanuel describes what the freighter was like, information on how to obtain freighter tickets and satellite phones, questioning whether 911 service is available on a satellite phone, the show is preempted next week, a listener in Antarctica, Google is buying tens of thousands of miles of fiber, wondering when Google will become evil, sentencing for the teenager responsible for revealing Paris Hilton's T-Mobile account info, why T-Mobile must share the responsibility, Emmanuel's voice mail on T-Mobile is swapped with another user's, the mysterious hump reappears on Bush's back, a report of hotel room keys that encode credit card information, Mike explains why snopes.com isn't always accurate, how keyboard clicks may be able to be monitored, the new ten dollar bill is released, a radio station in St. Louis now broadcasts Off The Hook, Verizon prints an ad encouraging people not to use Wi-Fi, a listener has a donation.


  34. Thanks to people who have pledged during the news, Emmanuel is missing tonight, the show is preempted for the next two weeks, the Delaware Supreme Court declines to unmask a blogger, a look at the "credible" threat affecting the New York City subway system over the past few days, the danger of giving raw intelligence to politicians, more on subway searches, a rundown of premiums, the Off The Hook DVD, the death of the legal director of the ACLU in Philadelphia, a cell phone user bill of rights causes controversy, a call to Christian in Antarctica, the improved sound of the satellite compared with Iridium, how people get to Antarctica, there is one sunrise and sunset per year, pollution in Antarctica, how tourists can get to Antarctica, a message from Emmanuel, Redbird discusses amateur satellites, how wireless carriers are exempt from the jurisdiction of state public utilities commissions.


  35. Emmanuel is back in the studio after a very long absence, this year's Pumpcon, more reactions to the Smart Car in Philadelphia, why Emmanuel is now out of phase, a record number of preemptions in the last month, why Emmanuel wasn't at the October show, what it was like being in the hospital, Arseny explains how Hurricane Wilma has played into the lost baggage odyssey that he and Redhackt have been in embroiled in since July, Emmanuel's continuing attempts to get a DSL line installed through Verizon, Robert Steele's response to Bernie S.'s question about the outing of Valerie Plame at The Fifth HOPE in 2004 is again proven to be very much on target, a mysterious smell drifts through New York City, Jim describes what it was like to be searched on the subway, why it's everyone's duty to protest such searches, the continuing court battle, surprising reports of secret prisons being run by the CIA, a story of privacy invasion during a beer purchase, Redhackt's story of a weird age verification system that he was a victim of when he turned 18, Bernie S. describes how he challenged a system that requires a driver's license to purchase liquor, Redbird explains why such a system is unnecessary, how such information can be used in criminal investigations, Mike reports on new biometric features in German passports, a caller reports on the $20 exit fee in Antigua, another new application involving monitoring the health of individuals using wireless communications, Bernie S.'s mass transit trial next week.


  36. Emmanuel's unpleasant experience with the MTA, Redbird explains how the system is supposed to work, Jim's advice on what to do, Bernie S. tells of his transit woes and the trial he went through earlier in the day, Bernie S.'s unique way of fighting the statute, other cities that have similar fare rules, Emmanuel plays a mystery sound, the "terror laws" in England are defeated, what such laws would have meant, why the danger is still very real, a letter from an angry listener, in defense of the topics discussed on the show, the results in yesterday's election, how Bernie S. ran into problems at the polls, electronic voting is supposedly coming to New York next year, the reaction to last week's revelation of secret CIA prisons, a cruise ship is reported to have used a sonic weapon to repel pirates, Emmanuel describes how he committed piracy on the high seas, ways that messages were conveyed cheaply while Emmanuel was traveling, what appears to be a dishonest charge by T-Mobile, more on the technology behind liquor sales, how Emmanuel got around an ID check in an office building, Mike gives an example of how the White House attempted to alter a quote in a transcript, Emmanuel used to do a show called News of the World, Bernie S. gives info on how to get Internet radio while traveling, an answer to the mystery.


  37. Bernie S. makes a correction on last week's cruise ship story, the possibility of transmitting smells, a bunch of shows from the past have been found and are now online, a program on shortwave radio is one of the newly discovered ones, the "woodpecker project," how the Soviets used to block radio signals, there is currently a network outage, passengers may now have their bags swabbed in the New York City subway, what the authorities are looking for, potential ways to cause chaos, Jim describes "Shot Spotter" which is set to be installed at Co-op City, Redhackt discusses an automobile surveillance system being installed in England, how red light cameras can increase accidents, the PATRIOT Act is on the verge of being renewed, what people can do in the limited amount of time left, Redbird describes a weird law in Illinois involving magstripes that completely misunderstands the technology, Mike gives an update on the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia, how opposition there was silenced, the controversy surrounding the control of the Internet domain system by the United States, Jim claims Emmanuel tried to take over a country's top-level domain years ago, questioning whether separate Internets could exist in harmony, Emmanuel describes the unfairness of the current top-level domain system, garage door openers near Ottawa are jammed by a mysterious source, feedback on Bernie S.'s ticket woes, theories on Emmanuel's voice mail charges with T-Mobile, weirdness involving a Swedish phone, tales of crosstalk from the past, Emmanuel takes issue with people who complain about politics on the show, Mike explains his disdain for the word "podcasting," Bernie S. explains why actions against prison phone rip-offs are misguided, debating who is more responsible for the injustice.


  38. A theme misfire, a skeleton cast tonight, the FBI issues a warning concerning unsolicited email that appears to be from them, how fake mail affects $2600, the danger of opening attachments, a town votes to change its name to "Secret Santa," problems reaching Bernie S. on the phone, a Sony rootkit scandal involving CDs that resulted in a lawsuit from Texas, how hackers always get blamed, a confusing contest involving the FBI and students, theorizing on what Infraguard is, a new AT&T logo is introduced, more on the boarding pass flagging system, a letter that was meant to be sent in the future, anonymous letter writers, debating who should control the Internet, a memo concerning bombing Al Jazeera is suppressed by the British government, an appeal for a copy of the memo, an example of a corporate anthem on the phone lines of Ben Q., a report from a listener in Mongolia on Bush's visit this week, Redbird reports on the Smartlink system being introduced on the PATH trains, a possible way of defeating the pricing scheme in the MTA's MetroCard passes, a listener has concerns of alarm systems using VoIP, Emmanuel's continuing DSL woes now involve the Attorney General of New York, fiber optic to the home.


  39. The news runs late, a potential theme if Off The Hook ever becomes a TV show, police plan random "shows of force" in Miami, the NYCLU tries to get the NYPD to stop videotaping demonstrations, taking pictures of cops and feds, one of Bernie S.'s old prison guards winds up as an inmate in the same prison he worked for, an update on the electronic garage door problems in Ottawa, the fall of the Canadian government, what CIFA is and the new powers it may be getting, the prospect of the military spying on U.S. citizens, a controversy concerning a Denver bus passenger who refused to show identification to federal authorities, laws that require people to carry identification, how Google can give away so much disk space, Redhackt's unease with a certain feature that ties Google searches with Gmail accounts, questioning whether Google keeps records on individual searches, Emmanuel's concern over the popularity of Gmail, the problems with spam labeling, the new Off The Hook broadcast quality archives have started to become available, important technology issues in the upcoming Canadian elections, reaction to complaints about politics on the show, questions concerning the $2600 meetings in Egypt, why the meetings are on the first Friday of the month, a challenge for people who think the United States should have control over domain name setup, a rip-off concerning a company offering top-level domains that can be any word, memories of name.space, a question about information technology jobs in New York.


  40. An incident involving an air marshal shooting a passenger in Miami, questioning whether the killing was necessary, the London police department is revealed to have been prepared to shut down mobile phone service during the July 7 bombings, a federal judge rules that police have the right to randomly search people on the New York City subway, a mass transit strike threat looms over the city, the dangers of scaling down the human factor of the system, Bernie S. talks about the recent transit strike in Philadelphia and the injustice he fought, a New York Times story details an absurdly easy way to disable a wiretap, names of the extra four buttons on the Touch-Tone pad, a demonstration of a "C" tone, Wikipedia now requires users to register before writing articles due to a disputed story, how revisions work, a sentencing involving someone who caused power outages, the way the media misrepresented the story and made it seem as if he was connected to $2600, feedback to last week's comments on Google, where the fault really lies, a security issue in Gmail makes it easy to pose as somebody else, the social network implications, a video of a Smart Car slamming into a concrete wall at 70 miles an hour, appeals for listeners to not keep sending in Slashdot stories, a demonstration of a corporate switchboard shortcut, why increased automation is a bad idea for the MTA, an update on Emmanuel's DSL escapade.


  41. Bernie S. is called away on business, a citywide transit strike appears imminent, some of the bad moves the MTA has made, Emmanuel's plans for the strike, Jim explains the contingency plans, how subway stations will be secured, trying to figure out the code words used by the NYPD to identify themselves, an emergency fundraising show, a rundown of premiums, an excerpt from a CD featuring WBAI in 1960, thoughts on last week's shooting by an air marshal, more on Gmail problems, exceptions to Gmail's not sending the IPs of subscribers, Arseny reports on the future Google Calendar, the European Parliament approves a data retention measure, the House reaches an agreement on the PATRIOT Act, Emmanuel was on K-ROCK earlier this week, the strange way that corporate radio operates, the word "podcast" is declared Word of the Year, air marshals will be patrolling trains and buses, another selection from WBAI in 1960.  This show includes fundraising.


  42. An extra minute of the show, a program devoted primarily to local events as the transit strike hits New York City, the results of Philadelphia's transit strike, a look at who made it into the station this week, Emmanuel describes how the city is making the situation worse, Walter braves the traffic coming into the city by car, Redhackt has not yet made it in, Mike describes the amount of walking he's done in the last couple of days, Redbird's observations coming in from New Jersey, Emmanuel describes the annoyance of trying to get into the city in the middle of the night, the scenes of mayhem at 4:00 am in Queens, debate over whether the city's traffic policy makes sense, the inefficiency of the Long Island Rail Road strike plan, the logic of PATH, Redbird questions whether the subway workers have the right to go on strike, bureaucracy and employer unfairness, Jim expresses his support for the union side of the conflict, sounds of the subway, how subway stations are being closed off, the scandal involving Bush and the NSA, the "secret court" that was bypassed, why it's important to cover the transit strike on the station, Redhackt arrives and describes his journey, more train sounds, Emmanuel theorizes that city policy is being designed to incur the wrath of the public, feedback from a transit worker, Jim plays the race card, a song related to a previous New York City transit strike.


  43. Emmanuel is at the 22nd Chaos Communications Congress, the conference is extended this year, the phone connection is being made over the Internet, why it's good for Americans to go to these events, Redbird gives his impressions of the conference and security at the airport, Juintz describes the calming effect that being in Germany has, the need for bandwidth for streaming the shows, what the scene is like at 1 am, Jacob Appelbaum describes the talk he gave and the conference in general, what it was like to travel in Iraq and post-Katrina New Orleans, Rop talks about the workings of the CCC network this year, there are 20 gigabits available, problems that have been dealt with since last year's conference, what was behind Rop's talk on "losing the war," the upcoming HOPE conference in New York, Emmanuel is accidentally put on German hold, Tim from the Netherlands talks about socializing at the conference, news on the scandal involving the White House and the NSA, a quote from Senator Bob Graham that underlines the level of understanding that other elected officials had about what was really going on, Bernie S. gives out phone numbers for people to call concerning the wiretapping, why people should care about this, the constitutionality of the secret court that was bypassed by Bush, a national surveillance system is being introduced in England to monitor all trips by automobile, Mike describes how this violates the Data Protection Act, dispelling fears on something that looks like a telephone number database, a very suspicious feature in a movie trailer website that appears to tie into DMV records, how to deal with conflicts in various movements.

Off The Hook - 2006


  1. Emmanuel is in Amsterdam on a Skype connection, conferencing in Redbird, Juintz, and Rop, judging the sound quality, Redbird explains the value of Skype, other such services, the degrading sound quality of phone calls, Rop answers questions about Skype, the recently concluded 22nd Chaos Communications Congress, why bigger isn't necessarily better, the ridiculous amount of bandwidth going into the conference, whether such a thing would even be remotely possible in the United States, Redbird and Juintz give their impressions of the conference, more on the recent NSA wiretapping leak, listener feedback on politics, Walter's idea for monitoring the public, a Verizon position is available involving wiretapping, New Jersey Transit issues a statement on public photography, the Caller ID info transmitted on Skype, recommending a wireless phone company, Juintz and Redbird explain the advantage of getting a SIM overseas, Jim reports on another Google rumor, some info on trap and traces from a phone company employee, German hold music.


  2. The show wasn't supposed to be on tonight due to the Supreme Court hearings, Slick0 says his first words on the radio, cellular phone records are blatantly for sale, how phone companies can easily find the leaks, oddness with the story, how much information is available to private investigators, services that monitor such activity, how to prevent this kind of abuse, a high school student is arrested for creating a website that linked to his school, the NSA scandal fails to generate significant public outrage, a man in the United Kingdom is prosecuted for disrespecting a speed camera, Mike discusses body scanning at Paddington Station in London, a mystery sound, a call from a cab driver, memories of old shortwave radios, the wonders of skywave interference, Redbird, Walter, and Bernie S. give out their ham radio call signs, a ham radio operator complains after getting a ticket for using a wireless device while driving, the show will be extended tonight, a scam involving a "Do Not Call" list for cell phones, Emmanuel's quest for a 212 cell phone number, the story behind "yellow receiver" payphones, how to make cheap phone calls from Europe, a look at various VoIP services, concern over Skype's security, attempting to get Skype working with Bernie S., troubleshooting the problem, Mike describes how Google is now evil, Digital Rights Management, clarification of the lack of an auto-logout feature on Gmail, more attempts to get Bernie S.'s Skype connection working, Mike reports on a new letter opening policy by the government, a caller needs cell phone advice, Walter finds a volunteer to test out Skype, the experiment ends badly, a call from a 12-year-old Skype user that eventually results in a successful test, the attempt to reach Bernie S. over Skype finally succeeds, a demonstration of free directory assistance.  This show is in two parts.


  3. The news runs late, a legal ID, another attempt to get connected via Skype, how the Sprint PCS network is being used for this connection, how analog cellular phone calls sound better than digital ones, Lin discusses other VoIP possibilities, trouble on the horizon for VoIP, Bernie S. made a random Skype call to China after the show last week, the increasing difficulty of getting "naked DSL," Emmanuel's letter to the Attorney General yields some positive results with his DSL installation, a crackdown on disposable cell phones, a comparison of various prepay mobile plans, how SIM cards can be used to track people, wiring the New York City subway system for wireless communication, more problems with copyright and music, more feedback on Gmail, a Taco Bell tip, a Peeping Tom case in London involving closed circuit cameras, criticism about the show's politics, using the term "autocast" instead of "podcast," why a two-hour show would be better, Emmanuel's observations on Munich, a legitimate reason why someone would need to buy a huge amount of prepaid phones.


  4. An experiment involving channel mixing of the show's participants, BBC World is finally available in the United States if cable or satellite providers agree to carry it, the new CW network, the launch of Al Jazeera International, Jim moves from side to side in the speakers, a potential threat to public access, reallocation of the analog television spectrum, how a local TV station is actually broadcasting a new FM station, how public feedback can make a difference, a digital television receiver in Scotland sparks a helicopter rescue operation, station feedback to the panning, an excerpt of a statement by the former head of the NSA on the spying scandal, a subpoena for search results from major search engines causes controversy, good and bad news regarding Google, experiments with google.cn, information on trap and trace methods from an insider, a T-Mobile trick, credit card security in Japan, Emmanuel's new credit cards with RFID, suggestions and info on archived shows, a method of improving magnetic stripe reading, Mike explains how to get to the podcast, a call from Woodstock.


  5. Another show with channel mixing, a high quality audio version of the show is now available online, EFF launches a lawsuit against AT&T for its part in the NSA spy scandal, Western Union has stopped sending telegrams, recollecting telegrams of the past, John Gilmore loses his case challenging the identification requirement for domestic airlines, the security guy downstairs is reprogrammed, the Ring of Steel proposed for lower Manhattan, Jim reports on a hotel that requires identification for anyone calling a guest from the lobby, a high-ranking British official changes his mind over identification cards, an update on Christiania, the cartoon controversy in Europe spreads, more on google.cn and how it works, a possible replacement for the MetroCard, Jim talks about MetroCard buses, a demonstration of Time Warner Cable's voice response system and how frustrating it can be, how to get BBC World onto Time Warner Cable, appealing to German participants in the HOPE conference, Bernie S. describes the SuitSat project, a fundraiser is scheduled for next week, a problem with the puzzle in the current edition of $2600, the licensing fee in England, when to hear the SuitSat.


  6. A report on GPS Dart which will be used to track cars during police chases in Los Angeles, how such a system could be defeated, a listener writes in to report on cameras placed inside a rental car, the danger of getting used to this kind of thing, an adventure trying to listen to the SuitSat after the $2600 meeting on Friday, archived shows are being featured tonight as part of the fundraiser, Redbird discusses a show from 1990, a clip from a show Arseny selected from 1994, Mitch Altman discusses the TV-B-Gone device which he invented, some fun applications, Emmanuel plays an excerpt of a randomly picked show from 1997, Emmanuel seems to be the only one left who doesn't have to dial an area code for local calls, a comparison of Bernie S.'s voice between 1997 and the present, how the shows stay interesting over the years.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. The Cheney shooting controversy, the show won't be on next week, thanks to all of the people who called in last week, a rundown of premiums, Bernie S. has Sprint PCS problems, how to hear the show on shortwave, Bernie S. reports on magic suitcases to be used in the War on Terror, Jim reports on "No Love for Google Day," Mike describes an archived show from 1996, Bernie S.'s memories of those dark days, the differences in technology over the years, descriptions of tonight's premiums, references to heroin, a listener in Ontario is on a car assembly line, Bernie S. describes the first post-9/11 show back in 2001, Emmanuel gets a special $10 American Express card, how restaurant charges work, a history lesson from the Attorney General, Juintz describes a show from 1991, a rundown of premiums, people to thank, preregistration for HOPE Number Six has started.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. Confusion as to which fundraiser is still going on, a rundown of premiums, the length of time the show has been on the air, a hostage crisis at the "2600 Building" in Phoenix, a call for HOPE network volunteers to come to the 2600 meeting this Friday, the ease with which people fall into the security mentality, remembering when everyone in the room first got involved in the show, a 30 minute collage of some of the many highlights of Off The Hook since 1988, the show won't be on next week, how listeners can participate in the program's future, the importance of young listeners.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. Contacting Bernie S. in Budapest, both Bernie S. and Lazlow have gotten sick while traveling, the threat of bird flu, the telecom museum in Budapest, Jim explains how a Microsoft antitrust settlement could be taken advantage of, a strange letter from a bank that seems to be part of a scam, facts about bank fraud, fake ATM scams, the number of names on a potential terrorist list is disclosed, the new HOPE site is unveiled, ideas for speakers are being solicited, a volunteer meeting is scheduled for this Friday, new developments in the Google case, trying to understand the government's motivations, an interesting question regarding owning MP3s, living in a perpetual state of fear because of 9/11, the ease of becoming a terrorist, the contrast between Hungary and the United States, debating where the 9/11 cover-up actually is, the absurdity of some of the theories, a caller has issues with deviation from a neighboring radio station.


  10. The news runs late, a packed studio tonight, Mojo is visiting from California, Bernie S. still has the flu, Emmanuel's conspiracy theory, the outpouring of email generated by last week's remarks on 9/11 conspiracies, Redbird critiques the Loose Change documentary, some opposing evidence offered by another documentary, the contention that phone calls couldn't have been made from the airplanes, the attitude of many of those supporting the conspiracy theories, the reason why the third World Trade Center building fell, debunking the theory that alternate airplanes were used in the attacks, how to start your own conspiracy theory, Seraf gives his opinion on the documentary, a phone tapping story out of Greece, a case of cellular tracking in New York, McFly from Germany explains how the storage of such information works in Europe, the "Virtual Community Patrol" of East Orange, the debate over using cell phones inside theaters, the current law against jamming cell phones, a pirate radio station is interfering with air traffic in Florida, why it's a bad idea to have local law enforcement doing the FCC's job, Arseny gives an update on the call for movies at HOPE, McFly gives details on a "blinking lights" project for HOPE, a call for people good at building things, Mojo's involvement in Battlestar Galactica and his appearance at I-CON this weekend, an interesting fact concerning redacting on a widely available DoD document, Operation Northwoods, a troubling recording for a caller.


  11. The studio is packed tonight, Jim has good news from the Federal Election Commission, the PATRIOT Act board game, an old Nazi code is cracked by home computers, a privacy invasion affects the German chancellor, American tax returns are in danger of being sold by accounting companies, an amusing tale involving an email exchange between a clueless bureaucrat and tech support in an Oklahoma city, proof that not everybody should be using computers, Emmanuel issues a retraction, more on the various conspiracy theories out there, why a certain amount of time is being devoted to this, Operation Northwoods, Seraf describes the hell that T-Mobile put him through for trying to get out of a contract, Mojo describes how he defeated a telemarketer, Mojo gives his thoughts on the looming video format wars, a possible valid reason for answering a cell phone in a movie theater, confusion when booking rooms at the Hotel Pennsylvania, an update on premiums from the last fundraiser, Emmanuel's telemarketing calls from his bank, the difficulty of finding a simple phone without a whole lot of unneeded features, a listener has a problem calling Jamaica on a cell phone.


  12. Harraj Mann is pulled off an airplane after being spotted singing along to a Clash song, how reporting everything is similar to a denial-of-service attack, people whose parents listen to The Clash, Jim reports on a controversy involving Borders and the Prophet Muhammed cartoons, $2600 has printed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammed in a previous issue, a question from Brazil, the declining state of affairs in Finland, Mike clarifies last week's comments on encryption, some talk on steganography, feedback on last week's listener phone mystery, McFly discusses a phone tapping screw-up in Germany, an altercation involving Redbird's cell phone, how a traffic monitoring device was played with after last week's show, a riot in Brooklyn starts after police make a cell phone related arrest, how a ticket can be issued even when a car isn't running, dialing *67 in Ontario, Redbird's encounter with a cop, a possible way of getting out of a cell phone contract, a demonstration of jajah.com, the fun of connecting two people together without their knowledge, translating on the web, a caller has a question regarding the power of the phone company, ways that other phone lines can come into your home, how the term "long-distance" has become meaningless, McFly is planning an Off The Hook themed show on German radio tomorrow night, a HOPE coordination meeting will take place this Friday in New York.


  13. A skeleton crew tonight, Bernie S. is still sick, a news story falsely implies that wireless connectivity is a big risk, how to connect safely, a customer in Malaysia gets a phone bill for $218 trillion, Long Island police have a new device that can scan license plates at high speed, a former AT&T technician gives evidence of massive surveillance capabilities, technology to block Internet phone calls, evil legislation in England, how the PATRIOT Act is used as an excuse for all sorts of restrictions by businesses, the United States falls to 19th on the broadband penetration list, Emmanuel demonstrates a service called SpoofCard, Jim discusses the progression of web ads, "telephone only" shows, contacting Bernie S., more discussion on SpoofCard, Bernie S. talks about Monday's demonstration by Philadelphia cab drivers in opposition to a new mandatory GPS policy, new monitoring devices in cars, how destroying or altering the new RFID devices in passports could be a felony, tin foil covers for passports, a caller takes exception to Jim's pronunciation, comparing various cell phone companies, Emmanuel's issues with Verizon Wireless and its annoying voice mail system, a call for people power.


  14. The Roosevelt Island tram gets stuck with passengers suspended in midair, how the system could have failed, the self-powered gondola that was used in the rescue, how cnn.com had no coverage at all during the overnight hours, Bernie S.'s story about getting stranded on a cable car at Disney World, Emmanuel's eyewitness account of this story as well as last week's Molly the cat incident, Sprint PCS starts a service called the Sprint Family Locator to track kids via GPS, ways to manipulate the system, what is new about this feature, the inevitability of people getting used to surveillance, a man is fined for changing traffic lights on his own, the relatively light punishment handed out, how traffic lights can be changed, information on the "92 List," differences exist between American Morse code and international Morse code, more ways of getting out of cell phone contracts, an instance of identification being recorded at a New York City bar, RFID tags on vehicles in Britain, an unusual punishment involving the ANPR system, the frustration of a listener trying to call in to the show, why calls cut off after a certain number of rings, another SpoofCard trick, an insecure system involving an energy supplier in the Netherlands, an update on CarolinaCon 2006, listener dissatisfaction, states that allow phone calls to be recorded with only one party's knowledge, reenacting an attempt to get Verizon's toll-free number for residences, Verizon's 890 exchange, a cab driver discusses the issue of GPS being installed in taxis, using Working Assets.


  15. Westchester County enacts a law forcing local businesses to install basic security measures for certain wireless networks, the prospect of holding companies liable for security holes, the village of St. Cloud in Florida has problems with its citywide Wi-Fi network, the prospect of local governments setting up wireless networks, a large series of 911 calls, how an old fashioned cellular phone can be useful for emergencies, more surveillance cameras are in store for Trenton, how rights erode, Emmanuel responds to accusations that the show is in league with the Bush administration, a suggestion for a new way to take calls, putting Bernie S. on hold, timing how long it takes for a cell phone to get cut off when calling into the station, how to turn off streetlights, Redbird gets a new task on the show, memories of the first show, the high rating of the $2600 online store, the problem with putting people on hold, how a corporate dispute screwed over customers, getting mail via FidoNet, a call from Bulgaria, encouraging foreigners to come to HOPE, a Bush-related song.


  16. BBC World is now available on Cablevision, some not-so-smart moves by the BBC, a train sign is hacked in Canada to insult the prime minister, how this story is being misreported, a reference to the CCC, comparisons to graffiti, Suffolk County is planning on providing free wireless connectivity to every spot within its borders, Rhode Island has a similar plan, Mike explains the concept of net neutrality, the continuing case of Gary McKinnon, whether or not the punishment fits the crime, flash photography warnings on BBC, more info on HOPE, scanning machines in schools, questioning some of the items that schools are confiscating, Emmanuel wonders why malls aren't subject to the same security precautions as schools, experiments with phones on airplanes, a new Neil Young anthem.


  17. Redbird, Walter, Arseny, and Jim try to get ahold of Emmanuel by phone, it's a fundraising edition, Emmanuel and Mike are in Havana, a description of the old cars found in Cuba, how the entire culture is completely alien to that of the States, getting online hasn't been a hassle, what did and didn't work, this call is costing two dollars a minute, Cuba is only 80 miles away from the United States, Mike talks about the various ways to make phone calls in Havana, how Cubans can access the Internet, Redbird reads Mike's Cuban email address over the air, some of the old software that is being run, a rundown of the available premiums being offered tonight, the importance of calling, some of the confirmed speakers at HOPE, Emmanuel describes the transit system in Havana, some of the financial challenges, Emmanuel attempts to receive WBCQ in Havana, Mike describes the strange monetary system in Cuba, an article in the Cuban daily newspaper has an article on Bush's dog, a warning about malware, thanking the people who have called in, the results of Emmanuel's shortwave test, a rundown of Cuban television, Emmanuel and Mike got into a Cuban baseball game, the prevalence of dogs in Havana, the show won't be on next week, a last push for calls, testing the delay time on the phone call, the sound of hanging up from Cuba.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. The fundraiser continues, Bernie S. discusses this year's Dayton Hamvention, problems with the Open Sky system designed to allow Pennsylvania police to communicate secretly, Emmanuel and Mike discuss their recent trip to Cuba, how the people there are suffering, some of the results of radio tests, Mike describes a local email cafe where locals were able to go, the different kinds of accounts available, Bernie S. explains what Radio Marti is, some of the details on Cuban Internet access and how certain sites are blocked, a rundown of premiums, playing with the audio of ringing phones, the recent NSA scandal and why it's relevant to the average American, Mike describes a protest against Verizon earlier in the day, why the surveillance issue should be focused upon more than any other, Emmanuel describes how he was approached by the feds in the past, an appeal for information on a strange phone number that resembles a shortwave numbers station, some theories on what it might be and what to look for, thanks to the people who have pledged.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. A luxury tax for telephones from the Spanish-American War is finally rescinded, theorizing on how this tax can be reclaimed by customers, Congress backs down from interrogating phone company executives regarding the NSA scandal, how to redact properly and how AT&T didn't, the crazy reaction to Homeland Security's planned cuts to New York City, suspected terrorists are captured in Canada, belief that the next attack will come from within, what the NSA's goal is, talk of old phones, more info on Mike's Cuban email address, an upcoming protest against DRM outside Apple stores, a reminder about CarolinaCon, a second strange phone number appears, the strange music from the phone number is identified by WBAI listeners, an excerpt of the song, suspicion that Emmanuel may be the voice behind the six, Bernie S.'s determination on the matter, a listener suspects that $2600 is behind the mystery, questioning whether or not this is actually possible, why a one time pad is extremely secure, a caller offers to send listeners to Cuba, an extremely bad cell phone connection, advice on what to do with a seemingly free calling card, complaints about a Cablevision phone line, what to look forward to at HOPE.


  20. It's Flag Day, net neutrality fails in Congress, what this could potentially mean, advantages and disadvantages of prioritizing traffic, the difficulty of explaining this issue to people without intimate knowledge of it, West Point Grads Against the War runs into trouble with the institution, debating various ways of battling this, Emmanuel's postcards from Cuba have started to arrive, more suggestions on how to fix an old phone, using Tor, a third mystery number shows up, some more theories on what it could all mean, night vision enabled cameras are being installed on the Texas border for anyone to use to watch for illegal aliens, Emmanuel's idea for messing up the border, the myth of microwaving money, the Chaperone service from Verizon, ideas on what to do with this, a listener comment on how the mentality of the nation has changed over the years, an appeal for funds for the improved HOPE network, Arseny asks for input on videos for the conference.


  21. The sound of Bernie S. not being here, cell phones are at the heart of a controversy involving students in New York City, Redbird talks about a high pitched ring tone that only young people can hear, a "Skype Me" button may be added to eBay, Verizon issues a directive to change passwords, what Verizon isn't saying, Mark Heirtzler of Rainbow Broadband is the guest, Mark describes the technology that allows his company to provide high speed Internet over wireless connections, Pirho explains how a huge amount of bandwidth will be brought into the conference using this technology, how the CCC Congress helped to inspire this, the HOPE schedule is coming together, Michael Hart of Project Gutenberg will be giving the Saturday keynote, what it takes to get the kind of service Rainbow offers, Steve Rambam is also a guest tonight, Steve has been at all of the HOPE conferences and details the special events he has planned for this one, the need for another "victim" for this year's HOPE, what happened at the last conference, the great abundance of information that's available about individuals on the Internet, problems with telemarketers at a secret government hotline, a new mystery phone number is revealed to have been manufactured by Mike as a promotion for HOPE, a call from someone who has worked with Diebold electronic voting machines, more technical info on Rainbow, vendor space at HOPE is now available.


  22. Preregistration for HOPE is closing soon, euros and credit cards will be accepted, Mike announces a winner for the fake mystery number contest, an explanation on how to decrypt the message, another of Emmanuel's Cuban postcards arrives, trying to figure out how mail gets delivered from Cuba, a hacker is alleged to have broken into an Agriculture Department computer and gotten information on 26,000 people, calling 1-800-FED-INFO, the credit monitoring scam that ties into this, another secret Bush administration program involves access to financial records, the reaction against the media that has been provoked by this, a call for treason charges, the importance of defending the New York Times on this issue, the chilling effect, a significant change in policy from AT&T, an MTA rip-off concerning MetroCards and credit cards, experiments with phones on planes, more theories on Cuban mail, how to avoid getting an ID card in the U.K., Arseny explains his name, Walter describes his upcoming talk at HOPE, some of the radio-related talks to look forward to, a weird Caller ID question, a telephone billing snafu.


  23. A skeleton crew tonight, the state of New Jersey is shut down by budget problems, NORAD is placed on heightened alert, a New Hampshire man is arrested after recording the words of a police officer who came to his house, some legal tactics to try, another setback for net neutrality, a lawsuit is filed concerning the NSA monitoring program, Bernie S. discusses Project Shamrock, the HOPE schedule is released, some of the highlights, there will be a special non-broadcast edition of Off The Hook, some of the other changes at this year's conference, more Skype talk, a case of identity theft, the new Woody Allen film features a Smart Car, the news has hit that Smart Cars will be in the United States in a couple of years, some of the changes that need to be made to a car for it to be sellable in the States, changes in transit systems, objecting to the blocking of the $2600 website, another weird phone number appears, a listener recording that makes use of some of the weird number recordings.


  24. Some dramatic weather in the area today, tonight is another fundraising show, what kind of people would be interested in being vendors at HOPE, arguing over the use of the WBAI mugs, Arseny disses the news, experiences with "pocket calls," a Kevin Poulsen story on a "crazy long" sentence for a hacker, defining a "web banger," an update on the UFO hacker and his extradition from England, Jim refers to a senator voting against the net neutrality bill claiming there were "too many Internets" being sent at the time, MySpace is now the number one website on the Internet, looking for the biggest business that doesn't have a net presence, details on the "crazy long" hacker sentence, using sentencing to send a message, more private info goes missing, Senator Ted Stevens is identified as the source of the strange quote, tubes and trucks, hackers being used as an attacking force by authorities, the legality of online gambling, Jim explains the difference between gambling and poker, appealing for callers.  This show includes fundraising.


  25. The pre-HOPE show takes place as the conference looms, chaos before the show, introducing the huge amount of people assembled in the studio, Rop's history with indecency, registration for HOPE Number Six starts tomorrow, Arseny calls for indecent mail for the indecent version of Off The Hook on Friday, tonight is a fundraiser, the HOPE program is now out, Redbird gives details on the various ham radio activities at the conference, what it takes to pass the ham license test, the many other activities that will be taking place, looking forward to the vendors, Porkchop describes the history of HOPE, Pirho gives an estimate of the amount of bandwidth that will be available this year, the history of European hacker conferences, the possibility of a German event next year, some pre-HOPE publicity in a Dayton Daily News piece that names a new head organizer who happens to be in the room, memories of a military presence outside The Fifth HOPE, trying to find Arseny, running down the list of premiums available, Jim's evil hat, Arseny describes the media interest there has been so far, encouraging people to call in, different dialing patterns depending on area code, Rop describes the upcoming lockpicking talk, questions about lockpicking tools, a description of alternative German radio, the radio situation in the United Kingdom, Lin talks about how the special call sign for the conference was obtained, Mitch Altman talks about a community radio project, McFly discusses the Capture The Flag competition at HOPE, Lazlow writes an article about HOPE for the Long Island Press, a special Ted Stevens outro.


  26. Recovery from the conference, the Number Twos at HOPE, Fred's artwork has been featured on the $2600 covers and at the conference, (((Jello Biafra's))) answering machine, Jello gives his impressions of HOPE, Jello's special greeting to the federal authorities, government "hacktivism" against the public, Jello discusses electronic voter fraud, the arrest of Steve Rambam at the conference, an update on Steve's case, Steve is in the studio, attempts to put on Steve's canceled panel at some point in the future, Steve's "victim" describes how 903 pages of data were obtained on him, the headline in the New York Post concerning the incident, Steve describes the experience of being grabbed by the FBI, the importance of going ahead with the panel, an appeal for listeners to help find a space for the panel, high marks for the overall quality of the conference, how the second floor came together this year, fun with Segways, the Ted Stevens t-shirts, Mike discusses the vendors, the indecent version of Off The Hook, Lazlow describes the results of an experimental cell phone blocker at the conference, the presence of the mainstream press at HOPE, how this year's event seemed to run smoother than all the others, how the ham radio activities turned out, the success of the hammocks, the instant availability of DVDs, a call for feedback from conference attendees, the LED throwies, Juintz gives his recollections, the effectiveness of the HOPE security team, the sneak preview of Urchin, how teardown was quicker than ever before thanks to the help of volunteers.


  27. Coming up with a proper name for Kevin, the silliness of the heat index, dealing with the intense heat in New York, Walter's power was out for more than a week as a result of the last heat wave, seeing how the infrastructure begins to crumble in such conditions, ways the city is conserving power, a misadventure involving TV-B-Gone, some suggestions on other ways to creatively conserve, federal prosecutors are now allowed to peruse the phone records of journalists, how people are misled into believing that their identities are protected when calling toll-free numbers, the British come up with an alert system similar to that of Homeland Security, a Philadelphia man is arrested for using his cell phone camera to take a picture of police activity in his neighborhood, confusion as to what the laws actually say, Jim brings up a story involving the recording of a bus matron by a child, students face imprisonment for a computer prank, PBS is set to challenge FCC decency regulations in a year, Bernie S. describes how refunds for illegally obtained telephone taxes can be obtained, another Diebold scandal, the low-tech solution, users of older cell phones face an extra charge, a computer generated prank call, more details emerge on the Steve Rambam case.


  28. The strange phone number mystery is revealed to be an experiment put on by Los Angeles 2600 meeting attendees, how the fake number made by Mike almost derailed the entire project, trying to explain how the cipher worked, Emmanuel's desire to hear the original recordings of the numbers, a secret message in the initials of the cities involved, how to hear real spy stations, cell phones are banned inside a bank, alternative ways to deal with the concerns brought up in this case, Google reaches an agreement to become the exclusive search provider for MySpace, guessing what the most popular website is, Hezbollah is said to have hijacked the Internet, Al-Manar television is reported to be banned in the United States, Redhackt comes up with the idea of a counterterrorism firewall, AOL apologizes for a massive privacy breach, Redbird and Bernie S. read some selected search terms from the affected AOL users, fantasy baseball leagues win a case which allows them to use published names and playing records, the New Hampshire man arrested by police for recording them on his property is vindicated, some HOPE feedback, the RFID blocking wallet vendor at the conference, looking up website rankings on alexa.com, remembering ways of ringing back phones, a caller has memories of some really old numbers.


  29. A new name for Kevin, Bernie S. is using an analog phone, the advantages of wired phones, a breaking story about airline security, Emmanuel questions why airplanes are subjected to so much more scrutiny, cases of people being suspected of terrorism for purchasing a large number of cell phones, how many cell phones it takes to blow up a bridge, AT&T appears to recognize Palestine, how to watch banned television network Al-Manar, the condition level for the United States went to red under certain circumstances last week, special guests Vidiot and Skroo explain what was behind the strange phone numbers that intrigued so many people over the past few months, the original intent, explaining what a one time pad is all about, some of the frustrations encountered along the way, a revelation of how the voices on the recordings were obtained, the Wil Wheaton connection, how the imitation phone number was identified as a fake, an update on Yahoo! presence in China, Redbird gives an update on the rescheduling of the Steve Rambam talk, a question about the disbursement of funds collected from Internet domain registration, the importance of following stories after they're initially reported, another airline security breach.


  30. A ruling against the NSA, questioning who Number Two was at the conference, wondering how many other secret programs are out there, today's security scare in the Netherlands involving cell phones on a plane, other recent incidents, suspicious liquids on a subway train, Bernie S. reports on other possible banned substances, Walter reports on possible bomb squad activity on Broadway, smart chip embedded passports are now being issued in the United States, Redbird questions the logic of RFID technology in passports, a New York community now has the technology to scan license plates at the rate of 10,000 a minute, Jim suggests a way around this system, an Australian system monitors residents' trash output, a case of tombstone tapping in the JonBenet Ramsey case, the latest sleazy move from Verizon, land lines in New England are up for sale by Verizon, more advertising on cell phones, reports that email to T-Mobile phones gets blocked if cuss words are included, an in flight Internet service that cost a fortune to develop is set to be discontinued, Notkevin discusses the differences between Caller ID and ANI, methods of spoofing, audio from all of the HOPE talks is now online, videos will be available very soon, manipulating the Alexa ranking of websites, more ways of avoiding having your phone number logged, how Z-Tel used to pass along phone numbers even when blocked by the caller, what to do with a found cell phone, a musical piece that contains recordings of numbers stations.


  31. A Staten Island man is arrested for providing access to Al-Manar, questioning how this could be considered a crime, plans for ways of getting Al-Manar out to the listeners, the scary precedent this case could set, hackers are accused of stealing customer information on AT&T, a case of botnet attacks, symptoms of malware infection, debating how much companies actually lost due to a case of software piracy, a bizarre case of overreaction on an airplane, good messages to wear on shirts while on airplanes, an unfair Verizon charge is dropped, how cell phones should be treated in schools, a strange picture from Lazlow, what's wrong with New York's parking machines, some of the new and potential surveillance technology affecting automobiles, supposed cases of phone companies not delivering text messages that have obscenities, Bernie S. is chastised for referring to Britain's The Sun newspaper as "highly reputable," a weird web page that seems to be used for spam, excerpts from the page, other examples of spam, how the high fidelity posting of HOPE audio caused the website to overload, Redbird steals Notkevin's line, Verizon issues a proclamation about passwords and hackers, how to watch Al-Manar on the Internet.


  32. Illegal sounds, an online connection to Al-Manar, Notkevin has been without power or phone service due to a storm, the idea of blocking or forbidding foreign broadcasts, Emmanuel describes what is going on over Al-Manar at the moment, listener clarification of the possibility of sending text messages to landlines, Redhackt discusses the abilities of SMS in Finland, celebrity voices used to relay messages, how the synthetic speech conversion to landlines works, "Ten Uses for SMS to Voice" by British Telecom, a vital tool for kidnappers, some email addresses associated with cell phone numbers from various companies, the potential of spam on cell phones, demonstrating the abilities of 20q.net, explaining how this system works, a new application to randomly come up with an answer, the possibility of people in Ohio being tracked as sex offenders even if they aren't convicted, a phone rings in Lebanon, an easy way to report people as sex offenders in the United Kingdom, the rights of people to listen to or watch whatever they want, a listener reports airline interference with the WBAI signal, how to get the high fidelity versions of HOPE audio, battling dial tones.


  33. A demonstration of the "SMS Text Delivery System" from British Telecom, Bernie S. has trouble using SMS features on Sprint PCS, some other email addresses that tie into cell phones, the station gets bombarded with listener text messages, a site that allows users to send email to cell phones belonging to any company, listener fears over tuning into Al-Manar, how to receive the outlawed station, listener feedback on last week's simulcast, the Air Force Secretary advises the use of non-lethal weapons against American citizens before they are used overseas, intelligent methods of catching shoplifters, Target implements a system that prevents carts from leaving their parking lots, feedback on 20q.net, a more detailed explanation of airline interference with the WBAI signal, the Sprint IP Relay service, a listener warning about downloading files, issues of energy, how 10.8 MHz can override other radio signals, how IP relay systems have been used to try to rip people off.


  34. The White House has been uploading anti-drug videos to YouTube, Bernie S. meets Director of Homeland Security (((Michael Chertoff))), the question that Bernie S. got to ask, weird vehicles in New York City for a United Nations event, a move to encourage Internet service providers to retain records, methods of fighting child pornographers, a kidnapping victim is traced via an SMS transmission, hints for criminals, more experiments on sending text messages to landlines, who Verizon won't deliver text messages to, an update on the Steve Rambam case, the Steve Rambam talk is tentatively scheduled for mid October, a strange case of interference in a car radio, RFID in passports, why this is a slippery slope, RFID on the New York City subway.


  35. Increased power for law enforcement engaged in electronic surveillance, why people who write the laws need to understand the technology, a man is busted for driving with porn, whether this could be applied to R-rated movies as well, Emmanuel recommends people see This Film Is Not Yet Rated, a man in New Zealand bills a bank for breaking into their system and outlining problems, examples of bills for unsolicited services, a huge amount of legal text on google.be due to a lawsuit, a ham radio operator talks with the space station, what's involved in doing this, a laser system to detect trespassers on the New York City subway, universities are banning Skype, Emmanuel's unpleasant experience with Blinko, "travel size" bags of liquids and gels, Sound Exchange is shown to be withholding funds from musicians, how the shows are put up on the Internet, more on RFID passports, questions about roaming, Bernie S. shares information on guidelines that bars must follow when verifying IDs, Mike receives an unsolicited second driver's license, a listener has a problem with their phone, frequencies for the space station, looking for Ashley MacIsaac.


  36. The first of two fundraising shows, a way of making stolen phones useless, the secret menus of Verizon phones, author DerEngle describes "Hacking the Cable Modem," the various restrictions of cable companies, the difference between residential and business services, how the book came about, the legal challenges of publishing the book, where to get spare cable modems, how the net neutrality issue was covered in mass media, a rundown of premiums, Mike Aiello talks about DIFRWear, why it's important to have the ability to block RFID, the privacy implications of RFID, how the RFID wallet works, an example of consumer tracking, the security risks inherent with RFID, Jim uses scare tactics to get calls.  This show includes fundraising.


  37. Emmanuel calls for a commission to look into the events of 10/11, a summary of what has happened today in New York, the show probably won't be on for the rest of the month, how data on airline passengers is given to the United States by other countries, Phil from Make Magazine is in the studio, Verizon's "unlimited service" is defined with strict limits, an update on Sound Exchange, author Rick Dakan describes Geek Mafia, a summary of the book's plot, the kind of research that's necessary to write a book like this, Rick describes his inspirations, Rick was Steve Rambam's "victim," Arseny talks about when and where the Steve Rambam talk will be presented, a rundown of premiums, some of the reviews of Geek Mafia, Mitch Altman is in the studio, Mitch describes the reaction to his TV-B-Gone device, Mitch describes how TV-B-Gone was created, a company called Captive Audience, how listeners can take part in the fun, Phil describes ways of modifying the TV-B-Gone, Jim has ideas for the new version of TV-B-Gone, Mitch describes some of the other projects he's been involved in.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. A surprise show as Off The Hook is scheduled for one more fundraising edition, David Ruderman is in the studio, Bernie talks about a new Microsoft cartoon series, McGruff is 26-years-old, a tentative date of November 16 is set for the Steve Rambam talk, Steve Rambam appears in the studio with Rick Dakan, Steve describes the story behind his arrest at HOPE Number Six, Steve theorizes on the thinking behind his arrest, what happened with Bernie years ago, Steve describes how our rights have slowly been taken away, how "probable cause" has gone out the window, Rick discusses Geek Mafia, a description of the RFID wallet, encouraging people to call, Rick talks about what it was like to be targeted by Steve, the use of ANI by Domino's, Chicago's mayor is hoping to have surveillance cameras on every corner, Steve discusses the availability of phone bills to outsiders, the show won't be on next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  39. Election talk is in the air, a documentary on electronic voting is set to air on HBO, Mike is offered the opportunity to vote on an electronic voting machine, 100 million websites exist on the Internet according to a report, concrete barriers in the city are being removed because they're unsafe, the Passenger Protect Program is announced in Canada, Lin describes a recent airline search, the story of Loretta Sanchez and the No Fly List , controversy involving a website that shows how to generate boarding passes, what information is included in the No Fly List , a fear of microchipping in Britain, theoretical ways of removing RFID implants, a loud cell phone complainer on a bus, phone upgrades that are required for new plans, Mike's phone plan scheme, Emmanuel demonstrates the hassle of retrieving messages from Verizon Wireless voice mail, a computer demonstrates speech patterns for testing cell phones, the Open Speech Repository, Lin tries to help place a call overseas, a definite date for the Steve Rambam talk, a listener encounters the Touch-Tone fee policy at Hawaiian Telecom, how to get around this, questioning whether Domino's accepts anonymous calls, conflicting experiences with T-Mobile voice mail, wondering what the longest time someone has ever rung a phone was.


  40. Stories about problems with electronic voting machines in yesterday's elections from all over the country, Emmanuel describes his voting experience, comparing different kinds of mechanical machines, Bernie S. talks about the problems he had while trying to vote, ways of verifying identities, Bernie S. gives out information that will verify if his vote was ever counted, Redbird's voting story, Notkevin's mother witnesses voter fraud, Emmanuel plays an example of an election campaign that resorted to fear mongering, more stories of voting from around the country, a report on the Hacking Democracy documentary, the startling revelations of this film, an excerpt of a "9/11 conspiracy" by Will Franken, trying to reach an overseas number via a special VoIP arrangement, listener experiences while voting, a poll inspector describes the voting process, an invitation for more listener stories.


  41. The HOPE conference officially ends tomorrow night with Steve Rambam's talk, a review of some listener voting experiences, voting in other countries, the difficulty of getting through to the station, questioning whether paper ballots may be the way to go, Jim announces a demonstration of electronic voting machines this week in New York City, angry listener response to a 9/11 parody, some confused listener response, Steve Rambam clarifies the pronunciation of his name, Steve gives an update on his case, some of the information that's available about all of us, when and where Steve's talk will be held, where people are traveling from to attend the talk, Steve's take on electronic voting, a call from a poll worker who supports mechanical machines, how to protect your private information, why putting personal data on the Internet is a bad idea, more info on Friday's electronic voting event.


  42. Large crowd tonight, Phil and Geoff from years ago are both in the studio, a review of the Steve Rambam talk last Thursday, Arseny describes the availability of the Stevens Institute for such talks, a report on Friday's electronic voting demonstration, audio from the Diebold presentation to poll workers, Jim talks about an upcoming electronic voting hearing, a critique of the Accuvote machines, some of the sample names on the sample ballots, some of the weird terminology voters may soon be faced with, in defense of the mechanical voting machines, DRE machines, debate over the most effective system, Notkevin describes the Ethernet jack he discovered on one of the machines, Bernie S.'s vote from weeks ago has still not been counted, Arseny describes what's complex about the ballots, why receipts are a bad idea, the insecurity of one of the locks on an electronic machine, an excerpt of the question and answer session, an official invitation to have Diebold machines at the next HOPE conference, an example of how Gems software can be used to fraudulently calculate election results, a video by Jim March, the show will not be on next week.


  43. Consumers have the right to unlock their cell phones according to the Copyright Office, a case of voice mail hacking involving the royal family, Redbird finds a SIM card, Nassau Community College loses a computer printout with information on 21,000 students, the use of Social Security numbers in colleges, an offer to the thieves, Bernie S. describes a similar incident involving driver's license information in Pennsylvania, why authorized access can be as harmful as unauthorized access, reports that all travelers have "scores" that indicate the odds of their being a terrorist, Amtrak is now voluntarily supplying passenger data to Homeland Security, the MySense program run by the U.K., questioning why travelers would voluntarily participate in such a program, a Stephen King connection to iris scanning in Maine, a listener report on mechanical voting machine problems, a Canadian perspective on voting, debating the merits of electronic voting, potential security issues with paper ballots, an update on Bernie S.'s voting problems, new passport regulations in the U.K., problems with incoming phone calls, the privacy issues surrounding Google, a question on RFID technology in U.S. passports.


  44. Emmanuel's MetroCard trouble on a bus, various problems with MetroCards, potential misuse of the system, predictions for future technological trends from Trend Micro, a press release from Accunetix with all sorts of misinformation about hackers, 800,000 people are affected by a security breach at UCLA, the effects of the negative use of the word "hacker," some possible good news on new voting machines, the requirements of HAVA, Emmanuel has a cell phone jammer, a live demonstration of how it works, the legalities of such a device, some theoretical legal questions, news from Verizon, some changes in amateur radio rules, the possibility of Morse code being eliminated from future tests, the end of "ten" codes in police departments, Jim discusses "twelve" codes on trains, a caller has trouble getting Verizon to remove their wires from their former lines, a caller dominates the lines.


  45. How much is an appropriate tip for your phone company, how tipping is supposed to work, a hearing on foul language is covered by C-SPAN, an interesting interpretation on broadcasting the hearing, the White House supposedly has the ability to detect cell phones, the FBI also supposedly has the ability to remotely activate microphones on cell phones and use them as "roving bugs," microphones attached to cameras in England that listen for "aggressive tones," recent stories about people whose lives would have been saved if they were trackable, rating various Internet tips for parents from Hillary Clinton, the risks of gift cards, Jim talks about a gift card scheme, more on Emmanuel's MetroCard hassles of last week, more on FCC changes to amateur radio rules, a demonstration of the Craig's Number service, defending the practice of tipping the phone company, clarification on an Asobi Seksu song.


  46. The last show of 2006, Bernie S. is on a landline, a report on speaking spy cameras in England, past instances of speaking cameras, a Turkish banking scandal, a voting machine auction in Minnesota, Bernie S.'s vote still hasn't been counted and now can no longer be checked, Emmanuel discovers a new voice mail system that can be tied into any cell phone, a demonstration of YouMail, the potential pros and cons of this service, some of the most significant developments of 2006 and wishes for 2007, the Chaos Communications Congress has started, Redbird has a new passport that doesn't have RFID, the death of the leader of Turkmenistan, the net neutrality issue, a challenge to the government, memories of Project Evil, how technology can be used as a form of empowerment, copyright lunacy, Jim finds a security hole involving overweight people, a security breach at GHI, GPS tracking of friends through their cell phones, a final suggestion from a listener.

Off The Hook - 2007


  1. The first show of 2007, hopes for the new year, AT&T gets approval to take over BellSouth, naming the original RBOCs, a limited pledge of net neutrality from AT&T, the "OneDOJ" program and the threats it poses, how cops abuse this kind of access, New York City's problem with cell phones in the classroom and some proposals on how to deal with it, some listener feedback to YouMail, a further demonstration of some YouMail capabilities, a funny recording, suggestions for new features, an earthquake near Taiwan disrupts communications around the globe, a collection of stupid comments regarding technology, more airline security issues, an online hacker publication needs submissions, feedback from someone in the surveillance camera industry, Jim announces more events concerning voting machines, a listener suspects foul play on her cell phone, Bernie S. is accused of constantly talking about Faraday cages, Redbird determines that cell phone transmissions are safe.


  2. New York State takes a big step towards lowering phone call prices for prisoners, which prisoners this would apply to, analyzing the origins of the mysterious smell in New York City earlier in the week, MI5 launches an email service to notify people about possible terrorist acts, a new twist on an email money scam, downtime for Verizon Wireless services, Ken Brickley from YouMail discusses their new voice mail service, expiration of voice mail messages at other companies, examples of some creative personalized greetings that can be used, suggestions for YouMail features, why the service isn't compatible with Sprint PCS, the possibility of using the service with landlines, whether YouMail will remain a free service, CALEA implications, who has access to the databases, upcoming electronic voting events, the mysterious #DOOR number at Verizon Wireless and what it sounds like, plans are announced to demolish the Hotel Pennsylvania where the HOPE conferences are held, Bernie S.'s discovery the last time he stayed at the hotel, efforts will begin shortly to save the hotel, a special email address has been set up, a famous song that's linked to the hotel.


  3. The show won't be on next week, Phil from Make Magazine and Mitch Altman are the guests, a new forum for the HOPE conferences and the drive to save the Hotel Pennsylvania makes its debut, some upcoming hacker events around the world, a major advance in the New York subway system, why the "L" train has been shut down so frequently, new bomb resistant trash cans are proposed for the subway, a cell phone catches fire in a man's pocket, Verizon plans to sell off its New England branch, trying to make sense out of all of the phone company mergers and renaming, Sprint PCS voice mail can be found on Amazon, the varying alert levels in the U.K., an update on last week's MI5 story, suggestions on ways to save the hotel, Mitch discusses the latest with the TV-B-Gone, how television affects people in a negative way, some TV-B-Gone stories, Bernie S. recollects a potato gun incident in Ohio, what Make Magazine is all about, some recent projects featured in the magazine, a rundown of available premiums, people to thank, upcoming electronic voting events.  This show includes fundraising.


  4. The city of Boston is thrown into panic by the appearance of "mysterious packages," what a Mooninite is, the stupidity demonstrated by the reaction to these advertising devices, Phil describes how Make Magazine got part of the blame, where the devices were placed in New York City, a statement from the Graffiti Research Labs on the whole incident, a special promotion for tonight's fundraising edition, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk, the story of Steve's arrest, some of the highlights of the conference, how people get attracted to WBAI, the sacrifice being made by $2600 to offer the premiums tonight, Bernie S. describes the Prometheus Radio Projectl, an excerpt from the Prometheus talk, people to thank, an update on the plans to destroy the Hotel Pennsylvania, shock at the amount of money being raised, an excerpt from (((Jello Biafra's))) talk, Jim talks about how he once possessed the architectural plans to Logan Airport, the show won't be on next week.


  5. It's the dumbest day of the year, problems with the headphones, more than $11,000 was raised in the last show, Bernie S. discusses changes in the Florida voting system, a case of hacking touchscreen machines in New Jersey, fear of wireless access during Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics, hackers being equated with terrorists, the potential for the United States to strike back at an online attack with real bombs, a recent attack on the root DNS, condemnation of U.S. interference with Cuban radio signals, pirated Microsoft software was beneficial to Romania according to its president, a school falsely alerts applicants of their acceptance, a case of lost personal data in Vermont, Emmanuel's views on how to deal with people who are bad at their jobs, a woman receives 75,000 bank statements, the post office loses the latest issue of $2600 heading overseas, an appeal to people with connections in the postal system, a substitute teacher in Connecticut is accused of exposing students to porn, Emmanuel gets a call from his "boss," the fun of popularitydialer.com, lack of knowledge of the universal emergency number in Europe, the strange reaction to a lawmaker's effort to outlaw cell phones on bicycles, the annoyance of iPods on subways, controversy over a road tax in England that involves a degree of surveillance, how to prevent people from driving so much, Notkevin reveals a privacy hole on Sprint's website involving Sprint PCS customers, listener questions for Jim, questions about premiums, callers relate various scams.


  6. The robot is halfway through the task of making all of the DVDs for the recent fund drive, a crack in HD DVD and Blu-ray technology, the capabilities of DVD Shrink, research on an electronic voting machine bought at an auction, a ruling against the NYPD concerning videotaping demonstrators, how people can be tracked by their footwear imprints, a development in a legal case involving Google and Belgium, a man claims he has Internet addiction after being fired for visiting an adult chat room at work, an eight-year-old gets caught pranking 911, a couple gets in trouble for catching a cop speeding, how cars can be tracked via an insurance company in England, the inventor of the TV remote dies, the premiere of Urchin and a negative review, Emmanuel describes his scene in the film, an attempt to make a free overseas call through allfreecalls.net, auctioning off parking spaces, the problem of filtering software in schools, upcoming problems with Critical Mass, more on DVD Shrink.


  7. A full studio tonight, the show won't be on next week, Canada decides not to extend anti-terror legislation because of civil liberties concerns, memos concerning the RNC are released and $2600 is right in the middle of it all, inaccuracies in the news stories, how undercover cops can be spotted, a story of unauthorized access to a wireless network belonging to a library, a Suffolk County cop gets lenient treatment in a hacking case, a case of accessing press releases in advance on a company's computer, the military again interferes with garage door openers, debating who should take responsibility for this, Lin describes changes to the Atlanta mass transit system, Lin's battle for privacy in a New York hotel, legislation in the E.U. to criminalize copyright violations, Mitch Altman describes the latest in TV-B-Gone technology, various stories involving reactions to TV sets being turned off, the upcoming SWL Fest, memories of Digicash, an anonymous road toll system, helping a listener figure out who's calling him, how the show is podcast, a call from a ham operator spurs a discussion on all sorts of ham radio issues.


  8. A skeleton crew tonight, Bernie S. is sick, a strange case of wiretapping, a government audit finds the FBI is abusing its PATRIOT Act powers, Sweden admits to wiretapping for decades, Google gets into hot water in India, retrieving info from copiers, an article on cracking biometric passports, a report that clocks are being systematically removed from post offices, Emmanuel tries to block something Bernie S. said, Emmanuel's opinion of Austin, yet another $2600 institution is threatened, the imminent closing of Alt.Coffee, what Emmanuel has against children and families, what the cafe has meant over the years, why people shouldn't listen to the show while studying, a review of Futurephone, a discussion of supermarket discount cards, an overseas listener has verification problems when making a purchase online, a review of talkplus.com, a listener takes offense at a remark on a previous show, why podcasts will never replace the radio show, the "KPWR" station in Austin, Rebel's documentary goes missing, recent problems with the post office, how to use a proxy, the difficulty getting through to the station, reported problems with the WBAI online ordering system, what to do about stolen cell phones.


  9. The return of the missing people, lack of success reaching Bernie S. in Poland, The Prophet adds commentary on phone issues, the myth that telephony is dying, an ISP in New York challenges the FBI's use of National Security Letters under the PATRIOT Act, the Justice Department finds that the FBI has misused its power, surveillance is used in England to catch rubbish offenders, wondering what a fly tipper is, Kenya implements a system that allows people to send money via SMS, the risk of interception, quotes from Boost Mobile, the possible misuses of these types of systems, how free conferences work, the significance of Iowa, what certain phone companies are doing to counter the use of free conferences, what consumers can do, a widespread search at a school in Tennessee, an amusing tale of spam, Redbird's perspective on the issue of cell phones on airplanes and the potential hazards they cause, how to tie into AIM with home computers, Notkevin discusses the ongoing Eyebeam show, a caller has a problem with unauthorized withdrawals.


  10. Bernie S. is back from Poland, the show is preempted next week, more proof that members of the government are completely unaccountable for their actions, the number of people who don't have and don't want Internet service, why Internet radio is no substitute for real radio, how the Government Printing Office has cut back on printing, Rudy Giuliani's website fixes a vulnerability, the unusual attention to detail in the news story, blaming hackers, Mike has good news about the end of COPA, why filters don't work, a story of a new car dealer that requires thumbprints from customers, Bernie S. witnesses the reaction of foreigners learning the requirements for entering the United States, more regulations on airlines, more on the capability of retaining data in copy and fax machines, a sneaky way of capturing faxes, some information on Asterisk, more on fly tipping, questions about premiums, an Off The Wall fundraiser is scheduled for next Tuesday, another story about NYPD spying at the Republican National Convention in 2004, an offhanded HOPE reference, a question about a hacked web page, ways to avoid problems, Speakeasy is now owned by Best Buy, criticism of New York City from a Chicago resident, a theory on why identification is required in buildings now, an update on Rebel's annoying documentary, strange devices are spotted on a highway in New Jersey, how dogs can be used to get unwarranted searches, the story of John McCain's MySpace page, virtual ISPs.


  11. Redhackt returns from a long hiatus, Emmanuel is on the phone from Beijing as part of a "fact-finding mission," signs of progress in China, faster trains, the upcoming World Expo, the United States criticizes China for not doing enough to fight piracy, the reaction in China, the American fast food controversy in China, the FCC attacks the practice of "pretexting," the RIAA opposition, Emmanuel looks up forbidden words on Google in China, how Google has gotten into trouble in China, more stories from China, a high school principal sues students over a MySpace page, definition of the word "wilfing," the various Internet sites and services that are blocked in China, a "hacker" in Beijing is sentenced, Chinese stories about various animals, questions on copyright and student papers, British cameras that speak in a child's voice, the metro system in Beijing, Emmanuel's views on consumerism and democracy in the world's largest communist country, comparing GSM and CDMA phones in China.


  12. Emmanuel is away, Mike reports on the latest with the RIAA, file sharing in Norway, the concept of copyright infringement in normal computer operations, Mike gets a letter from his bank concerning a security breach, Jim reports that Verizon Wireless will stop offering free call itemization on paper bills, Touch-Tone fees, Arseny reports on how mobile phones might lead to food shortages through the disappearance of honeybees, a recording of Emmanuel on the phone from North Korea, the misperceptions that have been spread about that country, differences in culture, how contact was established with the North Koreans, the opening of the Mass Games and how this spectacle was probably not reported on at all in the States, the experience of traveling with other world voyagers, the significance of April 15 in North Korea, how Emmanuel has been able to mix with the people in various ways, events in Kaesong, theorizing on the phone connection, assessing the North Korean threat, Lin's red button, Redbird describes how TurboTax was overloaded, the controversy of irs.com, Bernie S. announces a showing of old telephone films in Philadelphia, how to get Off The Hook aired on other stations, a question about SMS charges.


  13. Emmanuel tells the story of the hot coffee spilled on him, the North Korean flag is hanging on the microphone, Emmanuel's stupid mistake arranging his trip back from Beijing, the Air China saga, difficulty communicating in China, the plane ride from hell, feedback to Emmanuel's trip to North Korea, what the Mass Games were like, how the American media ignored the Boris Yeltsin story in favor of show business gossip, Emmanuel's rules of travel when visiting an alien culture, how Emmanuel almost got lost in Pyongyang, travel restrictions involving Americans in North Korea, what the guides were like, debunking the myths, an excerpt from the radio station in Pyongyang, the parallels to religion, the Juche philosophy, excerpts from a North Korean newspaper, the scene at the border, restrictions on traveling, the unique printing style on North Korean pamphlets, future availability of photographs, what it was like leaving the country, the proposed congestion tax in New York City, how such a system would work, cell phones on planes, a popular North Korean song, printer cartridge privacy, more North Korean radio.


  14. A message from the Bureau of Morality, critiquing the idea of TV Turnoff Week, Google presses for more access to public records, the prospect of having a great deal of public information about people easily available to anyone, a new speed record for data transfer, 429truth.com explores the facts over some recent events, the death of Jack Valenti, memories of Valenti positions, testing out Google's new 411 service, a trend among companies that involves keeping customer money, feedback to recent North Korean and Chinese material, translations of the North Korean excerpts played over the past couple of weeks, a final explanation on what actually happened in the Chinese hotel room when Emmanuel entered "Falun Gong" into Google, thoughts on American media, a crisis at cryptome.org, a caller has a way of using E-ZPass for free, skepticism on the city's claim that it will discard any information gathered as a result of a congestion tax, a special fundraising edition of the show next week.


  15. A pre-RNC rap, voices from the past, the magic of listening to old radio shows, requests are being taken for other excerpts, how the show has become a time capsule over the years, Jim explains how he came upon the radio show one day, Redbird was two years old when the first episode aired, a special greeting to joggers listening to the show in the future, uses for multiple copies or shirts, the next clip is from 1993, where the current show members were at that time, a clip with Phiber Optik where the phones were being played with, how the world has changed over the years, differences in the way operators act, guessing what the next clip will be, a recording of the very first Rebel call, why WBAI is so unique, some more memories of the past, there will be more of this next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  16. Off The Hook is about to be canceled according to the sound clip being played from the archives, bringing things back to the present, what the archive set is all about, the sound of phones ringing, how the ringing sound at the station is generated, what wouldn't have happened had the show been canceled back in 1992, what it would mean to have commercials on WBAI, a replay of how the cancellation crisis was resolved, why it's significant that the station is in the middle of the FM dial, the presence of real people at the station, a clip of an interview with phone phreak Joe Engressia from 1991, plans for Dayton this coming weekend, contacting Bernie S. who is about to leave for Ohio, why commercial radio is a disgrace, how listeners wind up paying for commercial radio whether they want to or not, a clip of Jim's first appearance on the show.  This show includes fundraising.


  17. The first show in two weeks, a massive case of private information being lost at Stony Brook University, why Social Security numbers have to be given to universities, debating when giving this information is required, calling the toll-free number Stony Brook set up for the crisis, Redhackt discusses the situation in Estonia involving botnets allegedly set up by Russians, previous instances of this kind of thing, The Fifth HOPE is revealed to have been a focus of the investigation by the city during the Republican National Convention in 2004, Emmanuel reads some of the highlights of the recently released evidence from the city, a call for information on New York City's traffic light system, how people with Middle Eastern features were targeted in the city's investigation, Bernie S. gives information on a vintage computer show, a postal horror story, premium updates, a listener provides phone numbers to various ancient phone systems, demonstrating a step system, the rarity of busy signals these days, some of the fallout from the last broadcast where it appeared the show was canceled, memories of the old sounds of the phone system, Mike gives information on how to unlock a Cingular phone, reports of a price decrease for international roaming in Europe, ringback numbers, wiretapping in Mexico.


  18. The theme stops on its own, it's Redhackt's last show, the FCC is reprimanded by an appellate court with regards to language restrictions, the Fox connection, a reading of a profanity laced press release from the FCC with sound effects, the issue of tiers and free choice, Kevin Mitnick is in the studio, the hassles of getting into the building, Redhackt is leaving the country, an update on the CCC event, some sample cards to hand to loud cell phone users, the legalities of cell phone jammers, Kevin is in the current edition of Playboy, Kevin reveals the misuse of authority by the FBI during his case, what Kevin can now talk about, the same judge will be making another decision regarding Kevin, Bernie S. and Kevin trade stories about prison ID cards, more stories revealed for the first time, good things to say about the movie Takedown Kevin talks about the reaction inside his prison when a "Free Kevin" sticker was found outside, the latest threat against JFK Airport, the desire for "total order" on commuter trains, a bank causes panic with an internal fax, a strange phone number, more on the Vintage Computer Festival.


  19. Notkevin returns from the Virgin Islands, the crisis involving passports caused by heightened regulations, an interview with Homeland Security chief (((Michael Chertoff))) appears in a German magazine, some of the more outrageous statements, some of the increased travel restrictions visitors to the United States will face, Lin reports on the disabling of an exit program at airports, anti-hacking legislation in Germany, a massive tank is found on amazon.com, bike lockers at train stations are the newest threats to safety, license plate cloning in England, GPS tracking for consumer vehicles, other methods of tracking movement, Google's concession, some of the privacy implications with Google's Street View, a challenge for listeners, how to get your personal information off of Street View, Jim has info on how to possibly get German citizenship, Emmanuel's issues with iTunes, Mike explains the concept of a global SIM card, problems with the callers, a caller's experience with Wells Fargo.


  20. A new security system is in place at the station, all sorts of potential problems that could result, Mike reports on massive violations of privacy by the FBI according to an internal audit, new moves by AT&T to battle piracy by inspecting data passing through its network, a quiet DSL offer from AT&T, a bizarre tale involving private files of state workers in Ohio, cell phones will be jammed when President Bush visits Australia later this year, the threats this kind of thing will pose, a private company is also interested in jamming cell phones, another company's idea on how to deal with drivers who talk on cell phones, a listener answers last week's Street View challenge, info about LoJack, what LoJack sounds like, what would happen if Google went on strike, a demonstration of an intercept concentrator, more info on iTunes policy, the passing of Mr. Wizard, a new scandal in the White House involves the deleting of email, the potential ramifications of this, an appeal for a GPS device for blind pedestrians, clarification of a song played during a 2003 show.


  21. The show is preempted next week, this will be the last "normal" show for a while, an update on the new building entry policy, the Workspeed system, how other buildings deal with entry issues, a cyber attack against the Pentagon, the various types of attackers, a report of "hacking" at WBAI, a new No Fly List in Canada causes concern, a new method of dealing with online courses involves installing cameras in homes, potential ways of defeating the system, local police use the new license plate scanning technology, RFID technology is used to ensure hand washing by health workers, border patrol cameras cause concern, cameras on buses that can be seen on Wi-Fi networks, Vice President Cheney's recent declaration that he is not part of the executive branch, yesterday's Internet Day of Silence, why broadcasting from overseas may not help, the passing of an historic figure related to the Citigroup Building, more info on GPS for the blind.


  22. The subway searches continue in New York, how the attitudes seem to have changed, the effect that the attempted London bombings will have on surveillance in the United States, the other methods of capturing criminals, ambitious plans for license plate readers, the congestion fee proposal for New York City, the dangers of increased surveillance, why these issues can be discussed on WBAI, an appeal for listener support, the archive of shows that is being offered tonight, talk of wiretaps and pen registers, how The Wire gets it right, a ruling that affects the privacy of computer users under suspicion by the authorities, how the police were able to go after a Hushmail user, an appeal to listeners who aren't listening live, the 710 area code, what the NCS GETS system is all about, trying to dial into the system, confusion over where the call is being blocked, an appeal for more information, an excerpt from a 1995 show discussing the potential of monitoring massive amounts of calls, how predictions may have actually underestimated the reality.  This show includes fundraising.


  23. A broken microphone, there are reports of a steam pipe explosion uptown, last week's results were disappointing, what the Off The Hook shirts are like, defining the goal for tonight, Mike will be in Sweden for the next show, Emmanuel and Notkevin will be between planes in Canada, Emmanuel will be at the London $2600 meeting in August, some plans for surveillance cameras in London, how surveillance data can be requested in London, the congestion fee for New York, access to real time congestion cameras has now been given to the authorities in London, Lin's experience getting into the building, the dramatic view from uptown, things that are blurred on Google Maps, Redbird has access to planes, Emmanuel experiences a new prison phone system, an appeal for listener support, Notkevin finally arrives from the disaster zone, calling Correctional Billing Services, an archive broadcast from 2000 when the MPAA lawsuit had just begun, the importance of the excerpt, the example of the broken microphone, a parallel between The Lone Gunmen and $2600, the show won't be on next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  24. Emmanuel is in Montreal between planes, preparations for the Chaos Communications Camp, Emmanuel and Notkevin will be at the London $2600 meeting this Friday, Mike is on "super delay" from Sweden, Mike describes his global SIM plan, some of the technology being used to link people together tonight, the amazing adventure of getting Emmanuel and Notkevin to the same airport, a story on the failure of surveillance cameras in Philadelphia, how the nation's view on surveillance cameras has changed over the years, plans for surveillance in New York City, why this will happen regardless of the proposed congestion fee, the conversion of traffic cameras into surveillance cameras in California, Mike reports on the beginning of congestion charging in Stockholm, Emmanuel is now on an airplane, a crazy clip from a Fox newscast, the effect of demonizing anonymity, why this sort of thing is nothing new, memories of old accusations, a new regulation that effectively bans anonymous mailing of items over 13 ounces, Google's plan to obtain parts of the 700 MHz band, a story from today's Daily Telegraph from England, Emmanuel is forced to disconnect when his plane starts taxiing, Bernie S. and Redbird discuss the Google acquisitions of Postini and Grand Central, Jim has announcements.


  25. Emmanuel reports live from the Chaos Communications Camp at an old East German military base, Notkevin describes the surveillance he experienced in London, Mike discusses some of his impressions of the scene in Germany, Mescalito from Paris tells why he's at the camp, the connection is lost, the founder of the Coles directory dies, what the Hack Center is like, Mitch Altman discusses some of the projects he's been getting people involved in at the camp, what the "brain machine" is, the "super power" TV-B-Gone, Emmanuel tries out the brain machine live on the air, Mitch gives a more technical explanation of what Emmanuel is going through, Mitch is in the current edition of Make Magazine, Bill from No Starch Press describes the Hackers on a Plane experience, urging people to show up at these kinds of conferences, some of the talks being presented, James from Ireland tells why he came to Germany, pitching a tent on top of a bunker, Rop from Amsterdam gives his impressions of the event including the MiG parked next to his campsite, Rop's recent work battling electronic voting, the reason for Rop's optimism, tours of the campground are being given by plane, estimating the size and attendance, examples of the crumbling infrastructure back home, the amount of bandwidth available at the camp, Mike describes the overall infrastructure at the camp, the DECT phone system being used for the show, the amount of trust at these conferences, what to expect for next week's show.


  26. Emmanuel and Notkevin make it back to the States just in time for the show, the challenges of using Heathrow Airport, the Rapiscan X-ray machine, the incredible proliferation of surveillance cameras in London, how people have reacted to this, the danger of installing cameras everywhere, the "ring of steel," how the Oyster Card works in London mass transit, the complex instructions attached to its use, how the system actually makes sense, what happens when it doesn't work, the discrepancy between two identical trip histories, the law that allows people to obtain CCTV footage of themselves, 25,000 small cars will be exempted from the congestion charge in London, the latest in New York's congestion charge plan, how the cameras are coming no matter what, ways to disable cameras, the way public perception towards surveillance cameras has changed, some of the text from anti-terrorism posters in London, some of the problems encountered with credit card companies while traveling, the prevalence of "chip-and-PIN" cards in Europe, some of the highlights of the Chaos Communications Camp in Germany, there is a brain machine in the studio, comparing experiences, playing the sound of the machine over the air, testing the machine on Arseny, reports of happenings at the OpenBSD embassy, the light emitting algae project run by the Dutch, how people are still wearing the wristbands from the camp, a scary story of surveillance from China, a call from a Chaos Camp attendee, Emmanuel and Notkevin have been up for a very long time.


  27. Reading some of the questions from the immigration card given to non-residents, Redbird has to submit to a search at a PATH station, Arseny has a new RFID card for the PATH system, the recently announced WikiScanner project, Virgil Griffith explains the motivations behind the project, some of the findings of WikiScanner, the Diebold connection, why this is good publicity for Wikipedia, the effect this could have on people who make changes, Virgil's ultimate goal in moving up the Google ranks, Wikipedia's reaction, Mitch Altman describes the mischief he created at the Chaos Communications Camp, describing the frequencies of the brain machines, what can be seen while under their influence, the overall reaction, Rop from Amsterdam and Bo Lipari talk about progress that has been made with regards to electronic voting, what has caused the change in perception, the prospects of an open-source voting system, the accessibility issue, how different countries handle elections, the future of the mechanical lever machines, further reading material, what could be behind the problems with electronic voting, Emmanuel will be in Malaysia next week.


  28. Attempting to reach Emmanuel who is in Singapore this week, what is true and false about common perceptions of Singapore, the contrast to London, the difficulty and eventual success in trying to obtain chewing gum, gum rights in the United States, Emmanuel also manages to jump a turnstile in the Singapore subway (SMRT), the RFID system used for trains, the proximity to the equator and what that means, what Little India was like, the repeating videos on terrorism in the Singapore subway, some quotes from a poster on SMRT security, Mitch Altman gives his impressions of Singapore, theorizing on how the system could be changed, Emmanuel's experience with a wireless waiter summoning machine, specifics on the model number, experiences on the interactive system on the long flight over, how an SMS can be sent from the plane, the credit card hassles Emmanuel is already experiencing after going to Malaysia, the Hack In The Box conference taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Friday is Independence Day in Malaysia, surprises in the phone systems of both countries, some of the other rules in Singapore, Mike discusses how the phone companies are helping the NSA with personal information, the iPhone restrictions are defeated by a New Jersey teenager, Bernie S. explains why he thinks this is a violation of the law, questioning the iPhone restrictions, the upcoming strike by New York City taxi drivers that focuses on the imposition of a GPS system, Jim describes some of the issues, the advantages and disadvantages of GPS in taxis, Mitch tells how to turn off the display in the back of cabs.


  29. Emmanuel is in Kuala Lumpur where it's 7 am, Phiber Optik is also in Malaysia, both Emmanuel and Phiber Optik are set to give keynotes at the Hack In The Box conference, some confusion as to what day it is, what the food is like in Malaysia, perceptions of the people, Phiber Optik's experience with the language, the recent 50th anniversary of the country, the Malaysian flag, some of the modern aspects of the city, Phiber Optik's theory on Malaysian Red Bull, Jim discusses the new torture devices being developed by the military, the latest on an iPhone lawsuit, more product comparisons, some of the chains spotted, what the Hack In The Box conference is like, the effects of very long flights, a taxi strike in New York and Philadelphia, more on the advantages and disadvantages of GPS technology in cabs, what the congestion pricing system is like in Singapore, Mike discovers a whole lot of new cameras at his subway stop, Redbird discusses a controversy involving source code for a breathalyzer test, ideas on how to influence the zero values, the latest involving Google and its plans for mass transit, Emmanuel's connection is lost and regained through a Malaysian SIM, MI5's interest in George Orwell, German security services are emailing Trojans to "really bad criminals," the influence of the CCC, Emmanuel is back using VoIP, the Chinese are alleged to have hacked into the Pentagon, "Internet wrecking," the "time of day" is being disconnected in California, anime cops will be showing up on computer screens in China, phone trouble in New York, the segregated system in Emmanuel's hotel, how refilling a Malaysian SIM works, how to get more information on Hack In The Box, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  30. Emmanuel recollects the anti-terrorism presentations in the Singapore subway system, comparisons to London, the shopping island off the coast of Singapore, Mike has info on an "action figure protest" that took place in Singapore, a pack of chewing gum that actually came from Singapore, more on the phone deals from Singapore and Malaysia, a bill in California to ban employers from implanting devices under employees' skin, debating whether such devices can cause cancer, a new law involving cellular phone use in England while driving, vehicular homicide, the Justice Department goes on the record as opposing net neutrality, defining "Internet regulation," Jim's highway analogy, the potential dangers in this, how sites critical of phone companies could be the first victims, al-Qaeda's media production house seems to have a presence in Dallas, questioning whether sahab.com is actually related and what this could mean, a parallel to a previous case, the honeypot theory, Emmanuel will be in Austria next week, criticism of the show's stance on security, a listener claims to have implanted chips in her, a Greek phone tapping scandal, information from Rebel on free phone calls from payphones, the future of chips.


  31. Emmanuel is in Vienna where it's 1 am, the Paraflows conference has been taking place, the major differences in the mass transit systems, remembering Bernie S.'s run-in with a mass transit system in New Jersey, the missing U5 subway line in Vienna, wondering why the subway timers in New York City can't ever seem to work properly, Emmanuel will be visiting Italy and San Marino in the next week, Redbird's impressions of Liechtenstein, there is a hacker gathering in Pisa next week, the NSA claims not to have used warrantless wiretaps, more phone problems, how people don't seem to care anymore, Jim discusses a gathering in Brooklyn that shared a lot of features with the HOPE conferences, Bernie S. talks about the victory in Philadelphia concerning public access cable channels, the importance of being persistent in making things like this happen, how a small group can make a difference, Johannes from the Monochrom Collective discusses the hacker culture in Vienna, the 500,000 euro grant that was given for this type of thing, how the funding came about, what the MetaLab is, still more phone problems, a battle between IBM and Microsoft, Mike gets a letter from Layered Technologies that implies his privacy may have been violated, some of the talks and projects that have been presented at Paraflows, events are taking place in an anti-aircraft tower, the Austrian phone booth that was brought to the Chaos Communications Camp, what the potato gun was used for, a concert by the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra will be held tomorrow.


  32. Contacting Emmanuel on a cell phone in the streets of Rome, the challenges involved in making contact tonight, no Italian hackers have come forward yet, the upcoming hacker gathering in Pisa, how San Marino resembles the village from The Prisoner, the security procedure in Vatican City, how the hacker scene is different in Italy, the philosophical approach of the Austrians, the vast differences between how hackers are treated in the States and in other parts of the world, the large amount of traveling that Emmanuel has been doing, Canadian versions of Google Street View will supposedly have faces and license plates blurred out, a drop-off in listener feedback, Bernie S.'s recent breach of privacy, Emmanuel loses some of his stories in the wind, potential problems for people who altered their iPhones, how iPhone upgrades may be performed, counting the passing Smart Cars in Rome, the case of an MIT student who was arrested at Logan Airport for supposedly carrying a fake bomb, how the story changed in the media, Redbird reads the MIT petition in support of the student, Emmanuel's take on who is to blame, analyzing the way law enforcement dealt with the situation, analyzing the writing style of the MIT newspaper, a report of Homeland Security computers being hacked by the Chinese, a company called Media Defender is accused of violating privacy by peer to peer sites, the MTA plans on wiring all of the New York City subway stations for cellular phone use, the state of payphones in Rome, a strange Italian recording, theorizing on how the MTA system might work, a promise to take phone calls next week.


  33. A small amount of people in the studio this evening, Emmanuel is back from his four country tour, a GSM company exists in San Marino, reviews of the Italian hacker get-together, an analogy to hacker conferences around the world, why it's worth traveling to foreign hacker conferences, a question about Italian trains, the awful deal T-Mobile offers to people traveling overseas, the difficulty of getting net access in Italy, how a fake story got into one of the Italian newspapers, Bernie S. discusses an interesting perspective on the Myanmar story, how technology has changed the way news of the uprising has gotten out, Redbird's shortwave broadcasting abilities, some disturbing surveillance plans for Heathrow's new terminal, new anti-terror measures in Europe, a plan to infect terrorist and criminal websites with Trojans, the concept of terrorist recruitment on the Internet, a milestone in the Netherlands over electronic voting, good news from Germany on data retention, more on the threat to net neutrality, the hi-fi editions of the show, pirate radio stations in the New York City area, remembering Joybubbles.


  34. Bernie S. and Jim are missing, the sound of a brain machine, the story of a teenager in England facing terrorism charges for having a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook, Mike reveals the possibility of more to this story, defining what The Anarchist Cookbook is, a New York Times editorial about WBAI, controversy involving an (((Allen Ginsberg))) poem, how the poem could be aired during the "safe harbor" period, how Pacifica is erring on the side of caution, Mitch Altman joins the discussion, the upcoming Maker Faire in Austin, Mitch describes what the brain machine is all about, a special deal involving brain machines, there is a shortage of volunteers in the tally room, the magic of radio, where the brain machine has been used, more on the Maker Faire, Redbird talks about his latest project, Notkevin describes the brain machine building process, people to thank, Mitch describes how a radio station in Illinois was started because of WBAI.  This show includes fundraising.


  35. More trouble with Bernie S.'s connection, a somber tone as it's revealed that Jim has suffered a serious stroke, Bernie S. gives the specifics on his condition, the possibility that Jim is able to understand what's going on around him, the address to send cards and letters to, Jim's history with the show and the hacker community, some of his unique abilities, calls for medical advice, how the lack of health insurance made this situation so much worse, the efforts to get Jim enrolled in a public health care program, an appeal for free Internet access in Brooklyn, the show won't be on for the next two weeks, the awkwardness of having to raise funds tonight, Wallace Wang and Bill Pollock discuss Steal This Computer Book 4.0, what was behind the writing of the book, what has changed since the first edition, the mentality prevalent in today's society, what premiums are being offered, the existence of hate groups on the Internet, a description of a fake PayPal scam, gearing material towards seniors, a history of No Starch Books, an appeal for a LEGO project for the next HOPE conference, the need to always challenge authority, Wallace describes how the FBI visited his house because of the book, people to thank, how the audience has evolved over the years, more on Jim's condition, the urgent need for decent health care in this country, what Jim is going through now, how listeners can help, some final words on the book.


  36. Sprint PCS now allows unlocking of phones once contracts have expired, the future of AMPS, Emmanuel is able to visit Jim in the hospital, an update on his condition, a somewhat optimistic outlook, a description of what he's having trouble with, how a hospital fire drill revealed some facts about his state of mind, Jim's reaction to all of the letters from listeners, the importance of visits, some more listener feedback on Jim's situation, an explanation as to why the $2600 website seemed to be redirected to gay porn a week ago, why Network Solutions was ultimately responsible for what happened, a play-by-play on what transpired, another example of a registrar's lack of security, a typo in the latest Verizon newsletter, clarification on what the MTA does, the possibility of text messages being sent to subway passengers in the event of service disruptions, a fun fact about the old City Hall subway station, some good news on the hotel front, Pirho and Lexicon discuss why the fight to save the Hotel Pennsylvania is so important, the Merrill Lynch connection, details on an important meeting taking place tomorrow night, a suggestion on what people who are interested should do, some important addresses.


  37. Only two people in the studio tonight, Americans are told to "rethink privacy," questioning whether people are entitled to anonymity, more on a story involving Yahoo! helping the Chinese government to track down dissidents, what might happen if such companies didn't cooperate, plans for citywide Wi-Fi in St. Louis are scaled back, Verizon Wireless is forced to compensate customers for its misuse of the word "unlimited," some good news in the fight to save the Hotel Pennsylvania, Pirho gives an update on last week's community board meeting, a summation of the issues involved, Vornado hires a lobbying firm to help in its efforts to tear down the hotel, how people can get involved, a call for stories or pictures of the hotel, what the future challenge will be, an interesting case involving Hushmail and its privacy policy, While The Army Sleeps: a call to Redhackt who is serving in the Finnish army, why Redhackt joined a foreign army, how the Finnish army is different, a caller has trouble with lost email, Emmanuel and Mike give their impressions on Jim's condition after visiting him in the hospital, encouraging people to write and visit.


  38. Redbird uses four microphones at once, the FCC pressures Sprint to finish moving to other frequencies or risk shutting off 20 million former Nextel customers, Philadelphia is the latest city to experience trouble in a Wi-Fi project, Earthlink's initial claims, an enormous amount of private data is lost in the United Kingdom, questioning how such a thing could have happened, attempting to reach Redhackt on another installment of While The Army Sleeps, a Swedish hacker uses a Tor exit node to capture private information supposedly without breaking any laws, a final attempt to reach Redhackt, how people using Tor should protect themselves, a dog causes a commotion near Bernie S., revealing what "swatters" are and what they do, how people pull off this kind of stunt, debating whether law enforcement should have some method of verification before sending in a SWAT team, an update on the Hotel Pennsylvania fight, Emmanuel's headphones get unplugged, plans for a demonstration on Friday, a New York Post commentary opposed to saving the hotel, Emmanuel's unprinted letter to the Post in response, memories of 1997, more on the Hushmail story, an update on the brain machines, the problem with people calling the cops for any minor incident.


  39. The show is on from a different studio, why it won't be possible to take calls tonight, a fatality in South Korea from an exploding mobile phone, a Netflix competition raises privacy concerns, NBC strikes a deal with Tivo to obtain detailed audience viewing information, wondering why people tell the truth to anyone who asks for personal information, the question of whether people's opinions will lead to better television programming, Bernie S.'s experience with Arbitron, ways of holding onto your privacy, Tivo is coming to Canada, nonprofit organizations have problems with Internet provider Convio and hackers are blamed, wondering what actually constitutes compromising security, taser abuse, the increasing push for cameras in Ottawa, how certain phrases become accepted despite how ridiculous they are, the extremely low murder rate in New York doesn't support the use of constant surveillance, why people who don't care are at the heart of the matter, cell phone tracking, how phone companies charge police departments for surveillance, the fact that people aren't notified when they're being watched, how to protect yourself from cell phone monitoring, Notkevin reports on the demonstration last Friday outside the Hotel Pennsylvania, the issues involved in trying to save the hotel, a call for more hate mail, a way to check Chase accounts via SMS, a list of commands, wondering how to spoof to an SMS short code.


  40. Bernie S. is in Scranton, Emmanuel encounters working subway signs for the first time, Emmanuel introduces his new phone and tells how difficult it was to obtain, the notion of buying ring tones, a popular ring tone in Spain, recordings of Emma Clarke who until recently was the official voice of the London Underground, a Canadian passport breach, people who pick up lost packages on the New York City subway are targeted by cops in Operation Lucky Bag, a British man is forbidden from discussing his crimes on the Internet, German police admit to difficulty listening in on Skype calls, Cisco VoIP phones in hotels can be used to monitor guests, Bernie S. looks for pictures of Emma Clarke, a system to disable vehicles by the authorities, Redbird takes exception to the reported frequencies involved, inside info on an electronic voting machine, how cell phones could be used to figure out who attended a rally, some more Emma Clarke recordings, Emmanuel will be at the Carbon/Silicon show tonight.


  41. Merriam-Webster names "w00t" as word of the year, some other strange words, an Icelandic teen gets into trouble calling the White House, remembering some old secretive phone numbers, there are only four phone booths left in Manhattan, wondering who still uses rotary phones and payphones, a security breach at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a strange press release on the sale of electronic surveillance products to law enforcement, an update on Emma Clarke's new position, rating the various GPS services available in cars, gang members are tagged with monitoring bracelets and caught in a crime, a story of a man handcuffed for taking pictures of a subway station, getting an SMS on more than one phone at the same time, questions about different names showing up on Caller ID, the difference between Caller ID on landlines and on cell phones.


  42. Redbird is behind the board tonight, Bicycle Mark is in town, the Chaos Communication Congress is next week, Emmanuel and Mike will be in Berlin, bass comes through from a neighboring studio, polling people in the studio as to whether or not they have landlines, Mike shows pictures of free payphones near his house, voice quality on cell phones, getting Bernie S. to experiment with the analog mode of Sprint PCS, a strange advertising billboard in New York City, contacting Redhackt in Finland, Mike uses 311 to complain about an advertising billboard in his neighborhood, an example of the "Ted Koppel effect" with Redhackt's connection, what the Galileo system is all about, more on Caller ID on cell phones, an update on Jim's condition, Bernie S.'s impressions on visiting Jim for the first time, a caller has a loud hum on his line, reaction to a recent FCC ruling on media consolidation, a movie called Look is made entirely with surveillance footage, various security systems for making purchases.


  43. Bernie S. is in Wilkes-Barre, Emmanuel is in Berlin for the Chaos Communication Congress, trouble reaching Mike who's on a DECT phone at the conference site, trying to kill time, Redbird attempts to dial Mike on the air, Emmanuel is determined to see what happens to the CCC rocket after the conference, Emmanuel's plans to be in Berlin for New Year's, the steam powered Telex display, memories of old teletype machines, a rundown of some of the talks scheduled, a look ahead to HOPE in July, why current U.S. policies shouldn't deter people from coming to the HOPE conference, Mike explains the problem with the DECT system, the huge amount of bandwidth available at the conference, Mike discusses the camera situation at the airport in London, Mike's discovery for cheap cell phone service in Germany, the FBI's attempts to retain biometric records, potential ways of defeating the system, the Situation Room in the White House, a website devoted to pictures of forbidden things, Mike's attempt at photography on the AirTrain to JFK Airport, the end of AMPS is in sight, trying to get on-topic callers, experimentation on people in the U.S. military.

Off The Hook - 2008


  1. Emmanuel is using his cell phone from Germany for only nine cents a minute, how Mike discovered Ortel, reviewing the Chaos Communication Congress, the demonstration against data retention that took place outside the convention, the high tech nature of some of the protest signs, the relevance of a talk on global warming, Emmanuel describes how he was able to activate his SIM card without giving any personal information, Redbird explains how the phone could still be used to track a customer, it's the 20th year of the show, Bicycle Mark joins the discussion from Amsterdam using a VoIP connection in Philadelphia, the battle for a melting piece of the Arctic, why social issues have a place at a hacker conference, rating the sound quality of all of tonight's phone connections, impressions of New Year's in Berlin, Emmanuel explains how he accidentally shelled a building with fireworks, the incredible mess in the streets the day after, the absence of cops and how that affected the mood, the new smoking ban in Germany, Emmanuel describes his quest for missing tracks at the central train station and how he wasn't interrogated, Mitch Altman joins the discussion from a pirate radio station in a place called Bootlab in Berlin, how the signal is able to get out to the entire city, Mitch describes the commotion caused by a TV-B-Gone in a giant Berlin store, Johannes from Mikro FM describes the operation, Mike explains the significance of the outgoing theme by the EuroCats.


  2. The entire theme is played, updating where everyone has been lately, problems playing a promo, an appeal for shortwave listeners, hackers are blamed for a Pennsylvania government website attack, dissecting the story, Mike discusses a case of bad security at Sears, a scandal involving Network Solutions, looking ahead to next year's digital television cutover, a hostile website to obtain coupons for converter boxes, a terror network now permits downloading video directly to cell phones, expressions are now being monitored in airports, Mike describes the various screening processes he went through at Heathrow, Emmanuel notices blatant racial profiling at the same airport, a special LP that has an old telephone company commercial from the 1950s on it, misleading words about a cell phone blocking device, information about Emmanuel's Smart Car, a report of a pirate radio station interfering with WBAI, the death of Liam O'Gallagher.


  3. A trick involving the opening theme, Mitch Altman is back from Europe, trouble at a consumer electronics show involving TV-B-Gones, an update on premiums, news from CCC, remote control of utilities, a TV remote control causes a tram crash in Poland, a serious privacy breach involving Wisconsin citizens, how the remedies for such breaches are insufficient, an instance of severe TSA security holes, the threat of Internet access tying into the navigational systems of planes, Bernie S. and Mitch discuss the rising prevalence of new hacker spaces throughout the world, how to help such spaces come into being, Mitch talks about the incident involving a TV-B-Gones arrest in Berlin, an update on the WBAI pirate, some good words about hackers.


  4. Data Loss of the Week, Bernie S. talks about his year of free credit reporting because of his private info being compromised, the sixfold increase in the number of data loss reports within the last year, the benefits of looking carefully at your phone bill, what "Call Waiting ID 2" is, the fraudulent charge on Emmanuel's bill, a judge in North Dakota concludes that zone transfers are illegal, what a zone transfer is, an attack on Scientology by an "anonymous" entity, Time Warner intends to charge Internet users by usage, "cybersecurity standards" are approved to protect electric companies from hackers, a Homeland Security video with simulated hackers exists somewhere, a cocaine vaccine, the hidden charges in phone bills, a new movie appears to target net neutrality, MP3 players with AM radios.


  5. Next week will be Bernie S.'s last week where he can use analog cell service, the importance of the Super Bowl, Emmanuel is frustrated with the amount of sports knowledge he's retained, today is "International Delete Your MySpace Account Day," Redbird is interrogated on his MySpace usage, ideas for alternate types of sites, Charter Communications deletes 14,000 customer email accounts with no possibility of recovery, a Bermuda Triangle of sorts near the Empire State Building, a recorded phone conversation from a jail influences the sentencing, Bernie S. explains how prison calls can be accessed, why phone companies go along with illegal monitoring of its customers, last year's denial-of-service attack in Estonia that had been blamed on Russia is found to have been caused by a single Estonian student, an update on the Anonymous attack on Scientology, trying to figure out how the Anonymous system works, Bernie S.'s experience with Scientologists, how Google bombing works, taxis with cameras, an update on Jim's condition, feedback from listeners who are over 80 years old, possible legal threats against programs like wget, coming up with a decree involving Google bombing.


  6. It was just about 20 years ago that Emmanuel first came to WBAI, debating the best way to give credit to a local restaurant for supporting the station, what is being offered during tonight's fundraiser, what can be heard in previous radio shows, what WBAI has come to mean over the years, Notkevin describes how the new $2600 hooded sweatshirt has changed his life, listening to the show on shortwave, more news on the upcoming surveillance society, why privacy should matter, a new low emissions zone in London introduces more surveillance, an audio clip from November 1999 focuses on the upcoming Y2K crisis, an unusual check arrives, there is no outro this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. A Blackberry outage, Notkevin's problem with his phone, how to send a text message from an AIM client to a cell phone in the United States, the concept of being forced to give up passwords to a laptop when entering the country, one possible way of getting data across the border, the Senate votes to allow phone companies that participated in illegal wiretapping to be immune from prosecution, how the presidential candidates voted on this, a Barack Obama audio piece on net neutrality, other candidates' opinions, the various articles of clothing and other items being offered tonight, a look back at the 1995 show that announced Kevin Mitnick's capture, how the show did last week, there won't be a show next week, where various members of the show were in 1995, another clip from the show, Mitch Altman offers a TV-B-Gone Pro for the fundraiser, Mitch describes an adventure involving turning off a TV in a cafe in Paris, Notkevin gives details on the recent Anonymous anti-Scientology demonstration in New York.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. Lazlow is in the studio, the last of the three fundraising shows, a memorable excerpt from 1999 during the WTO protests in Seattle, how these protests affected what followed, how things always seem to happen while the show is on the air, Lazlow explains how radio is getting worse, why local radio is so important, a rundown of the various pledge levels, Bill Pollock from No Starch Press talks about his company, Jon Erickson, the author of Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, explains the new edition of his book, Redbird talks about some of the highlights in the previous edition, Jon will be speaking at the next HOPE conference, the Forbidden LEGO book and what it's all about, some of the weird things that can be built with LEGO, problems with Skype, the prospects of LEGOs being a security concern, the diverse material heard over WBAI.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. Sickness is going around, the fund drive went well, LEGO will have a presence at HOPE, preregistration for HOPE has opened, Mike gives an update on a WikiLeaks lawsuit where a domain was deactivated by a registrar, the importance of challenging unfair rules, a European travel agent is penalized by an American registrar for offering trips to Cuba for Europeans, Emmanuel calls for the elimination of "www" for websites, New Jersey has a revised cell phone law that excludes amateur radio handsets, cell phones "with text messaging capabilities" are being introduced to Long Island Rail Road crew members, an airport blocks a wide range of websites on its wireless network, Germany's highest court rules against "cyberspying" by the authorities, an upcoming Justice Department report will show that the FBI improperly used National Security Letters, Pakistan blocks access to YouTube and makes an interesting claim regarding hackers, updates on the vouchers to convert televisions to digital, some problems with digital television reception, some surprising prison statistics, other places where the show can be heard, a listener witnesses police scanning license plates, problems receiving a local digital television station, reports of XP Black Edition, Smart Cars can now be bought in the States, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  10. A report on Chinese hackers who exist on an island, a phone company is alleged to have given the FBI virtually unlimited access to phone calls, Bernie S. explains how CALEA ties into this, why phone companies submit to this sort of thing, suspicious things to look for with cellular phone users in England, a device that allows your face not to be seen by video cameras, Redbird explains when this wouldn't work, power switches on buses in San Francisco are vulnerable to being turned off, testing 1-800-GOOG-411 and 1-800-CALL-411, advice for Jim, a failed GPS program in Massachusetts, more on Windows XP Black, more on digital television conversion, debate on whether amateur radio operators should receive special treatment, Redbird and Bernie S. explain what HD radio is, how to encode vinyl records to computer.


  11. A problem with Bernie S.'s connection, the wireless auction has ended with Verizon Wireless coming out the big winner, Bernie S. explains why this is a bad deal for consumers, a message from time station WWVB, how time stations work, a sudden tribute to Arthur C. Clarke who passed away yesterday, Clarke's conceptualization of geostationary satellites, the frustration of not going back to the moon in so long, some Arthur C. Clarke quotes, a new feature of the program to focus on particularly stupid things, a way of holding mail without any verification check whatsoever, Froggy from Ohio talks about the upcoming Notacon conference in Cleveland, what a demo party is, how Notacon is beneficial to the hacker community, Redbird is planning to fly into Cleveland piloting a private plane, new stories of surveillance from England, the concept of identifying potential criminals while they're still children, a series of keystrokes is enough to gain access to a Dell computer, another tribute to Arthur C. Clarke.


  12. Lin is visiting from Atlanta where a tornado recently came through, remembering the old phone system where letters were a part of phone numbers, old advertisements on the side of buildings that feature such numbers, an excerpt from a magazine called Cybersocket that features $2600, more patient data stored on laptops is lost, Bernie S. bemoans the lack of accountability in such cases, how a Craig's List ad resulted in an entire household being looted by strangers, Steve Rambam is in the studio to discuss the upcoming HOPE conference, Steve and Rick Dakan discuss the game they've been playing since HOPE Number Six, some of the creative ways that Steve has tracked down Rick, a method of tracing people through flickr.com, an adventure in Belize, how a blind date was also used against Rick, the upcoming book that focuses on Steve and Rick's adventure, how it's virtually impossible to hide these days, an appeal for a new victim for The Last HOPE, an upcoming scandal involving a major social networking site, the story behind Steve's arrest at HOPE Number Six, facts about "the prince of Austria," the sequel to Rick's book Geek Mafia, Notkevin reveals that he found Rick at a book fair in San Francisco, CarolinaCon and Notacon are coming up.


  13. Upcoming plans for Notacon, plans to fly with Redbird to Cleveland, Arseny describes a recent flight with Redbird to Block Island, an April Fool's joke involving hope.net, when April 1st legally begins, how it was all set up, what happened when the word began to spread, Bernie S. reports hearing the story on KYW, some sample reactions, how the CCC got a hold of a government official's fingerprint, sentencing for a hoax involving a SWAT team, hackers are blamed for attacking an epilepsy website, Advance Auto Parts reports a data loss, a text messaging service that was in use during the Republican Convention in 2004 has its records demanded by the city, The Pirate Bay is sued by the RIAA, Lexicon describes CarolinaCon, FBI wiretaps are credited for showing Martin Luther King Jr.'s true nature, a "behavior identification officer" finds a suspicious person in an airport, an appeal for sanity in Mexico in the wake of Emo bashing.


  14. A problem with Notkevin's microphone, Redhackt has returned from Finland, what Cleveland was like during Notacon, the difficulty of finding things to do in the downtown region, Bernie S. describes how he managed to get into a hotel at a government rate, description of one Notacon talk that involved spying on the TSA, the legality of recording audio and video, the Notacon Block Party, Redbird describes a bizarre slide show at the convention, Emmanuel and others try Cocaine for the first time, other things to do in Cleveland, the mass transit system in Cleveland, the defensiveness of Cleveland natives, Redhackt describes a weird ad he saw in Helsinki, reports indicate the Hotel Pennsylvania has earned more money than ever in the last year, Redhackt makes a HOPE announcement in Finnish, (((Michael Chertoff))) of Homeland Security pitches an early warning system for hacking attacks, federal regulators take a step towards developing an emergency alert system to send messages to cell phones in a crisis, Redbird describes the VE session at Notacon, plans for one at HOPE, Europe moves a step closer to allowing cell phones on planes, Redbird explains why he didn't fly to Cleveland after all, cell phone coverage in the subways of Helsinki and Berlin, the case of a cell phone vigilante on the Long Island Rail Road, possible health risks from mobile phones, how to get involved in the HOPE conference.


  15. The studio is packed with people, there wasn't a show last week, there also won't be a show next week, Bernie S. has bad news from the Supreme Court, the prospect of having to turn over passwords at the border, news from Australia, the surveillance situation in the United Kingdom, security issues concerning soldiers and social networking sites, Mojo's opinion on social networking sites, what happened to Friendster, protection of medical data, copies of $2600 are found during an ATM fraud arrest, buying and selling botnets, Obama's website seems to have really been hacked this time, the definition of a prank, Lexicon and Al from North Carolina talk about The Last HOPE radio project, what Radio Statler will be about, Mojo is in search of a decent GSM accessory store, what Mojo does for Battlestar Galactica.


  16. It's another fundraising show, Bernie S. has a new cell phone, some of the private information from the previous owner that Bernie S. was able to get off the phone, Redhackt has a similar experience, Sprint is allegedly trying to sell Nextel, Emmanuel spots a Smart Car in the East Village, the show won't be preempted at all during the fundraiser, trying to get the first phone call, a rundown of premiums, Notkevin describes the $2600 sweatshirt, why WBAI is impossible, Bernie S. gives an update on Jim's condition following a recent visit, Jim may be listening to the show live, an appeal for more visits, a recording of Jim's voice leaving a voice mail message for Bernie S., the possibility of getting Jim onto the Internet, an appeal for legal help, thanks to donating listeners, confusion over some locations, Bernie S.'s phone is echoing, author Steven Levy has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers for The Last HOPE, a new HOPE website has been launched, the ways that lives can change at the conferences, there will be more projects than ever at this conference, a special incentive for people who have preregistered for the conference, admonishing people who don't listen live, a song for Jim.  This show includes fundraising.


  17. Redbird decides to change his name and then changes his mind, Mitch Altman is in the studio after visiting a hacker space in Philadelphia, Phil from Make Magazine describes the 60,000 people who attended the Maker Faire in the Bay Area, Bernie S.'s new phone causes problems, it's another fundraising show, Notkevin describes the hooded $2600 sweatshirt, Mike describes the various premiums being offered tonight, a front page Newsday headline having to do with hackers, a rundown of some of what's planned for The Last HOPE, Emmanuel has comments for all of the locations where donating listeners are from, Lexicon and Daravinne describe an ambitious RFID project being designed for The Last HOPE, how people can get involved, an update on some of the artwork that's planned for the conference, Phil gives some details on what he will be doing at HOPE, the planned Hackerspace village, Notkevin gives an update on the Telephreak project, how people from overseas can make it to the conference, various relevant email addresses, Notkevin and Emmanuel will be driving the $2600 van to Dayton later tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. A third week of fundraising, the show is doing really well, Barry the Key is on from Amsterdam, a report on the Dayton Hamvention which took place this past weekend, memories of Major Hacking, Emmanuel and Notkevin stayed on a military base, Smart Car sightings, reactions from some of the people who passed by the $2600 van, the new wireless credit card device that was used at the $2600 space, the use of Morse code today, the really cool radio station found in Wheeling, a rundown of what is being offered tonight, an update on the status of the Hotel Pennsylvania, Marc Tobias is in New York to talk about locks, Marc describes how he broke Medeco locks, the concept of bumping that was introduced at HOPE Number Six, the high security lock industry, where Medeco locks are used, how bumping can be accomplished within 30 seconds, Marc describes his LSS+ book, Bernie S. decides to pledge for the book, Barry describes some of what is being planned for the HOPE lockpicking village, how lockpicking has evolved in Europe, a final rundown of premiums, there will be a major announcement on next week's show.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. An unprecedented fourth week of fundraising, how the show hasn't been preempted once during the fundraiser, the show has raised a significant amount over the past few weeks, a major announcement, Earthlink backs out of a deal to provide all of Philadelphia with Wi-Fi, keeping an eye on Bernie's new phone, Notkevin describes the $2600 hooded sweatshirt, Carol Long from Wiley Publications announces a new book called The Best of $2600, Carol describes what it was like to deal with the $2600 people, how the book was put together, some of the early hurdles, the steady increases in the book's size, the lessons that were learned during the book's evolution, what was happening during various moments in history, plans for an e-book version, remembering old-fashioned cellular phone technology, Bernie's article from the 80s on the new fax technology, the days before the Internet, thanking the callers, how people can get more information about the book and when it will be coming out.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Bernie is in Wilkes-Barre this week with a better sounding phone, a non-fundraising show, updates on premiums, the hotel is now sold out for the HOPE conference, spying in Germany, a study on people's movements using cell phone information, the amount of information that can be obtained through traffic analysis, a 3G experiment in North Korea, Bush encourages people to send cell phones to Cuba, Peter Kirn discusses the digital music project that's planned for The Last HOPE, an example of one of Peter's pieces following a miscue, some of the music to look forward to at the conference, the large number of projects underway this year, how people can get involved in Radio Statler, how Peter got involved in music and computers, another example of digital music featuring mutant trumpet.


  21. A skeleton crew tonight, Bernie is in northeastern Pennsylvania, Notkevin explains the Telephreak project, describing old telephone company sounds that are no longer heard, an update on the room situation at the hotel for the dates of the conference, some alternative places to stay, all of The Last HOPE talks will be videotaped, there will be three main tracks at the conference this year for the first time, mail from a previous HOPE attendee, how to spot undercover cops in Philadelphia and the East Village, the three types of vehicles that routinely go through red lights in New York City, possible ways of seeing how employees are being tracked in the workplace, the Phantom Keystroker, a new policy for people who refuse to provide identification when boarding domestic flights, things that hackers have been blamed for this week, some of the upcoming projects for the conference, Verizon, Sprint, and Time Warner are set to block websites connected to child pornography, other potentially objectionable websites, an update from Rebel, a listener is accused of making threats, a caller admits to having child pornography in the form of a piece of paper, how people can submit speaker proposals, the deadline is June 15.


  22. Bernie is reluctant to say where he is, Notkevin is hit on the head with the full program for The Last HOPE, there are 96 talks scheduled so far, Notkevin discusses the Anonymous panel, some of the various talks that are being planned, a listing of names and cities for listeners who have pledged for HOPE tickets, an update on the hotel situation, Redhackt has trouble finding a talk to focus on, Mike announces the availability of the German beverage Club-Mate at the conference, what the vending tables are all about, how Caller ID can be used without the customer's permission, the Touch-Tone fee continues in some parts of the country, rotary phones will be available at HOPE, a listener writes in with Verizon problems, billing practices of cell phone companies, bad news from Sweden, a caller demonstrates her rotary phone, an update on the UFO hacker, a caller gets a lot of wrong numbers.


  23. Trouble with the theme, a conversation joined in progress discussing who could get into Cuba, how to go legally, Lazlow is in the studio tonight, Emmanuel's contempt for radio jargon, what working on Grand Theft Auto is like, what Lazlow is going to be doing at The Last HOPE, Rob T. Firefly talks about artwork at the conference, the quest for Bernie begins, what power tool racing is, the Segways will be back, a call for LEGOs, Lexicon explains Radio Statler, ham radio involvement at the conference, the possibility of a pirate station, the proliferation of pirate radio stations throughout the metropolitan area, Notkevin describes Packet Wars, remembering the late George Carlin and his relationship with WBAI, a George Carlin piece on airline security, Lazlow's show on XM Satellite Radio, how Off The Hook was almost on XM Satellite Radio, how some stations overreach on the safe harbor rule, the potential for Internet regulation, Lazlow clarifies some facts about Opie and Anthony, the criticism Grand Theft Auto has received, what to look forward to with the RFID tracking that will be in operation at the conference, people who repeatedly call shows saying the same thing.


  24. More trouble reaching Bernie, the entire HOPE schedule has been posted to the website, Bernie's phone is strapped to his head while he's driving, an idea for a new $2600 product, Bernie's encounter with the New Jersey State Police near the Hope barracks, a Japanese cigarette vending machine that verifies age, advances in British surveillance involving cameras that learn, how to define a "violent crime," how nations use other nations to circumvent their laws on privacy, Bernie explains who Grace Hopper was, Mike gives information on Alan Turing, Emmanuel talks about Joe Engressia, who Konrad Zuse was, the rooms at The Last HOPE will be named after these people, updates on accommodations during the conference, preregistration for the conference ends on Sunday, the ease of getting customer information from ConEd, defining ID theft, some tips about going to Cuba, alt.2600 is no longer available through Verizon, new rules for Rebel, tours of the stock exchange, the policy on rebroadcasting the show, Redhackt is a victim of identity theft on the air, the first of a year's worth of shows that will end with songs about telephones.


  25. A lot of people are in the studio tonight, keynote speaker (((Steven Levy))) is the guest, how the hacker world has changed since 1984, the hacker versus cracker debate, how Steven got his start in the world of hackers, the hacker ethic, remembering what things used to be like in the 1980s, realizing the potential back then, Steven's old Apple computer, some of the problems of today, wondering whether Americans even want broadband, Steven's upcoming book on Google, the truth about the Google cafeterias, how Google is able to succeed and innovate, memories of Angelina Jolie, Steven talks about his recent trip to Cuba, the relationship between hackers and crime, the ease of getting people's entire life stories with a minimal amount of information, Steven will be signing books at the conference and giving away a rare copy of Hackers, the first copies of the new $2600.


  26. The pre-HOPE show, everyone is leaving their phones on, all kinds of people are in the studio, the HOPE programs are out, Bernie is leaving Philadelphia on his way to New York, some of what will be going on in the next few days, Beave from Telephreak describes their project, Bernie describes a satellite project that will be at the conference, Lexicon gives an update on the AMD project, tracking the Club-Mate shipment and wondering how it will be unloaded, Lin gives an update on the radio station project, how to get involved in Radio Statler, Slestak from Oregon describes what it was like to ship a payphone, Cheshire Catalyst and Renderman talk about their flying experiences, Emmanuel describes what it was like to drive a huge truck into the city for the conference, Greg Newby calls in after securing the truck, calling Emmanuel's phones, Jim will be able to make an appearance at the conference, how people can help Jim attend, help is needed for load-in, Ateam talks about the advantages of volunteering at the conferences, when registration will be open tomorrow, there are close to 200 speakers, a rundown of the named rooms, the Valenti Suites, the effect the $2600 van still has on phone company workers, Emmanuel reveals why Chase is a bunch of idiots, an adventure reactivating E-ZPass while driving, Mark S. tells how he was able to transfer his phone number onto another phone with relative ease, how many iPhones Mark has been through, wondering what the true major crisis will be this year, a final call for volunteers and attendees.


  27. An extra two minutes tonight, recovery from the conference, Fred from Montreal describes the design process, the somewhat morbid theme to the conference, Volt4ire describes some of the volunteer work he did at HOPE, Emmanuel's double role at the conference, Renderman talks about his involvement, Mike reveals the error in the banner, Notkevin has a list of people to thank, some Segway incidents, comparing The Last HOPE to the other conferences, Bernie recounts the amateur radio station called W2H which ran during the conference, how the Club-Mate sales went, Ted describes what it was like to record all of the sessions and the various projects he's involved in, Emmanuel explains the real meaning of The Last HOPE, a recording of part of the closing ceremonies, Dragorn talks about how the network came together, it's actually a fundraising edition, an excerpt of a special WBAI premium featuring George Carlin, the importance of WBAI, a special song with significance to The Last HOPE, Bernie describes how the weekend went for Jim, trying to get one last phone to ring.  This show includes fundraising.


  28. Bernie declares himself recovered from HOPE, Mike Roadancer is on the phone to talk about running security, a correction from Notkevin, not enough funds were raised last week, this is the second and last week of the emergency fundraiser, an excerpt of a special WBAI premium featuring George Carlin, the FCC fine against CBS for the Janet Jackson incident has been overturned, how to make a rainbow offensive, massive problems reaching Mike by phone, Notkevin tries to bring in calls, Renderman challenges other Canadians to call in and support the station, Roadie and Ateam describe the radio situation in Florida, what the FCC was originally created for, Mike is in Seattle, another excerpt from the CD being offered as a premium, people to thank, the uniqueness of the station and the show, why televangelists succeed, a rundown of premiums being offered, some of the word problems that will be occurring for future HOPEs, a secret message on the HOPE program that made it clear that this wasn't the actual last HOPE conference, Redhackt arrives at the end of the show, an update on Jim's condition and the effect that HOPE had on him.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. Alex returns to the show after six years, remembering a controversial show from 2001, Nick Farr is on the phone to talk about hacker spaces around the world, Nick's obsession with Club-Mate, how the beverage is able to keep people awake, Mark S. presses the button to make the audio from The Last HOPE available, Nick announces the next Dutch hacker conference called Hacking at Random, Mike is on the west coast, referring to the conference as HAR for the first time, plans for other hacker conferences and camps, the fate of Mike's tent at the last camp, Jim's continuing progress and his return to the New York City 2600 meeting, someone in the station is speaking into Emmanuel's headphones, a case of customer information being obtained through war driving, Alex's debit card was used by unauthorized people at Texaco stations, Dot Ret has a similar occurrence at Shell stations, the different ways checks are paid overseas, Alex has turned into a lawyer, the chip-and-PIN system used in England, Bernie reports on the dangers of texting, restrictions on "text walking," Bernie tells of a restriction on using cell phones while paying parking tickets in Philadelphia, leftover HOPE t-shirts are now available, another phone-related song.


  30. Mike recounts where he's been the last couple of weeks, Emmanuel spends a lot of time on Staten Island thanks to Ateam, trying to define people by their area codes, a software glitch affects mass transit ticket sales in the New York area, an interesting fact about area codes, trying to find the most expensive tickets, more information on credit card fraud, a theory on the debit card fraud that Dot Ret experienced, the war between Russia and Georgia goes online, what it's like to see the Russia Today channel during the war, computer generated fireworks cause a controversy at the Olympics, the show won't be on for the two weeks that the political conventions are on, Redhackt will be texted when Barack Obama decides on a vice presidential candidate, Emmanuel and Dot Ret investigate how mail carriers get into buildings, theorizing on how the system actually works, Google is accused of hypocrisy with regards to Street View, the legal debate on taking pictures of buildings, some of the more interesting pictures that can be found on Street View including one right outside the Hotel Pennsylvania, bias in the media.


  31. This is Ateam's last show before returning home, a large number of people on hand for the last show of the month, James Powderly of the Graffiti Research Labs is in trouble for demonstrating in China, the Georgian president's website has been moved to the United States, a test preparatory company in Princeton accidentally reveals thousands of students' test scores, a strange CNN picture involving Hitler and current world leaders, trying to call a Norwegian megaphone, a benefit for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, an update on the MIT students who were barred from presenting a talk on their findings for Boston's electronic transit system, Michelle Kempner gives an update on James Powderly's situation in China, what James was involved in over there, media coverage, how listeners can help, what the GRL stands for, the trouble that people with the name James Robinson have while flying, an update on the Ring of Steel, more information on postal keys, theorizing on how it might be possible to gain access to lots of buildings, a listener has more problems with the WBAI phone system, Redhackt researches the WBAI phone system live on the air, the difficulty of finding phone numbers that don't pick up, the purpose of a harbor pilot, convention coverage will follow over the next two weeks.


  32. A special show focusing on the Republican National Convention, what is upcoming as far as convention coverage goes, this program will focus on various candidate positions, Bernie discusses Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden's positions on encryption and the recording industry, Barack Obama's use of technology in the campaign, Volt4ire gives information on Ralph Nader's various positions, what it means to be an independent candidate, the effectiveness of protest votes, Dot Ret looks at John McCain's familiarity with technology, the issue of net neutrality, McCain's relationship to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Child Online Protection Act, and the Children's Internet Protection Act, Emmanuel looks at Sarah Palin's statements on technology, online predictions of Palin being dropped from the ticket, defining Alaska as the nation's biggest state, quotes from Palin's past, Virgil Griffith discusses the recent history of Palin's Wikipedia page, Greg Newby gives an Alaskan perspective on Palin, Pacifica coverage of the convention begins.


  33. Tonight is a fundraising show, an excerpt from (((Steven Levy's))) keynote address at The Last HOPE, Steven's experiences with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, the origin of hacking, a rundown of the various DVDs being offered tonight, an excerpt from the Adam Savage talk, recent news involving Adam and the odd way it developed, how most conferences handle the press, Adam's quest, the story of the Maltese Falcon, Rob describes what Adam's presentation looked like, callers to thank, an excerpt from the social engineering panel where Emmanuel tries to get information out of a limousine service.  This show includes fundraising.


  34. Fred from Montreal is in the studio, the show did well last week, various ways of dialing the number, New York State begins producing RFID-enhanced driver's licenses, how such a system could be useful, a rundown of the DVDs being offered tonight, an excerpt from a HOPE talk on the New York City taxi system, a list of some of The Last HOPE talks included in the full set, an excerpt on a talk about the history of the telephone system and phone phreaking, remembering what it used to be like to make a phone call, the very real threat to the station if funds aren't raised, an excerpt from (((Jello Biafra's))) talk at The Last HOPE, the nightmare of social networking, thanking people, the artificial nature of commercial radio, Emmanuel's views on the plummeting stock market.  This show includes fundraising.


  35. Bernie is in San Francisco, the show raised around $4500 last week, the chaos of Wall Street, describing the most recent $2600 shirt, a rundown of premiums, the 20th anniversary of the show is coming up, describing the $2600 book, remembering the Captain Zap article from 1988, how hackers became the constant in the book's theme, how 1984 seemed to be the launching point for a lot of things in the hacker world, Emmanuel tries to fix the TV monitor in the studio that has the tally total, hackers attack the Large Hadron Collider, Mike finds an old HOPE poster while trying to fix the monitor, the website of an Iraqi cleric is hacked by Sunnis, Sarah Palin's email is hacked, Bill O'Reilly also has his website attacked, Emmanuel apologizes for the phone related song being played tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  36. It's the last day of fundraising for the program, Emmanuel will be in Quebec next week, Kevin Mitnick is on from Ohio with a story about how he was questioned on his way back into the country from Colombia, some humorous interactions with customs officials, how customs wanted full access to Kevin's laptop, how Kevin was able to protect his privacy, why giving customs the passwords for laptops is unacceptable, Bernie describes his interesting air travel experience involving a sick passenger, the unfamiliarity of a TSA worker with the new RFID passports, a rundown of the various premiums being offered tonight, an excerpt from Steve Rambam's talk at The Last HOPE, ways people can be tracked and categorized, Notkevin describes his reaction to Steve's talk, Redhackt describes a good use of surveillance with regards to laptops, an excerpt from the social engineering panel where Emmanuel contacts a Starbucks that will soon be closing, WUSB has been nominated as best college radio station by MTVU.  This show includes fundraising.


  37. Emmanuel is in Montreal, what the northern part of Quebec was like, the continuing downward spiral of the financial markets, an update on the political race in Canada, the reaction of Canadians to the American presidential race, the show did very well over the past four weeks during the fundraiser, the station still needs to raise money so the fund drive has been extended for an additional week, a rundown of premiums, this is the 20th anniversary of Off The Hook, Emmanuel's memories of how it all got started, how the show has evolved, people in the studio talk about how they got involved with the show, the history of prison phone calls on the show, early cell phone calls on the radio, more memories from the staff, the student who hacked Sarah Palin's email is indicted, the case of a Canadian student being prosecuted for making a security hole public, memories of a particularly controversial show, people to thank, why real radio is different than Internet radio, the accessibility of the show to non-technical people, a question about health effects from cell phones.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. The show will be ending five minutes early because of tonight's presidential debate, a particularly scary weekend as Jim goes missing, the efforts that people went through to track him down, Jim spent three days in an Atlantic City casino and was able to return on his own, the New York City police have no email address, how Jim was able to survive, why Jim's escape was completely understandable and why it's time to get him into a better place, the many people who have been helping out, Bernie gets a funny call from the cops in response to the situation, yet another catastrophic day on Wall Street, the show did well during all five weeks of fundraising, John McCain has a run-in with YouTube, Emmanuel records his conversation with a border patrol agent while coming back from Canada, debating whether or not the conversation should be played on the air, a listener idea on future fundraising, Emmanuel makes a decision on playing the recording based on listener feedback, a hard to find telephone-related song.


  39. Playing with a Sarah Palin website, Tiffany Rad is in the studio, Tiffany gave a talk on RFID at The Last HOPE, the potential voting problems ahead, the new issue of $2600 has a picture of a mechanical voting machine on the cover, New York is the only state left with these machines, the many ways people can get confused in the voting booth, very basic problems with electronic voting systems, Tiffany tells of a security breach involving voting machines in her home state of Maine, why people should watch Hacking Democracy, a massive voter purge has apparently taken place in New York, debating what the best voting system is, Emmanuel wonders if the Florida votes from 2000 were ever actually recounted, Barack Obama buys ad space inside video games, a conviction regarding theft of virtual goods in the Netherlands, the FBI has people playing video games looking for terrorists, the French president has his bank account accessed by unauthorized people, what a straw buyer is, an update on Jim, the possibility of getting Jim into a better facility, fear of what may happen to early votes, Tiffany is on her way to Pumpcon, predictions of history being made in a couple of weeks.


  40. A large crowd tonight, Marc Tobias is in the studio, a website to find out your voter registration status in New York, reading Hillary Clinton's information using public records, doing the same thing to Bill O'Reilly, how George W. Bush made Barack Obama's campaign possible, various opinions on the race, a website devoted to things that are younger than John McCain, the erratic nature of the McCain campaign, encouraging people to vote, Bernie talks about how voters in Pennsylvania are being reached out to, Obama's use of SMS technology to get the word out, strange events are ahead tonight, Juintz provides a website for voter registration status in New Jersey, Marc reveals a much easier way to find such sites, Bernie has a similar site for Pennsylvania, a listener perspective on what is wrong with certain electronic voting machines, discussing what if any penalty should be given for someone trying to hack a voting machine, a clarification on last week's discussion about the Florida recount, a scary Sprint 800 number, a paper on al-Qaeda's use of mobile technology and sites like Twitter, a case of virtual murder.


  41. Celebratory music in the wake of the election results, a large number of people have turned out tonight, Mark Hosler from Negativland is in town as is Lin and Bernie, a description of last night's celebration in the East Village, how the police were completely powerless to stop all of the people from filling the streets, Bernie describes how someone climbed on top of a moving bus, how the cops eventually misbehaved, the incredibly good mood in the city, a well behaved crowd, Bernie describes what it was like working on the Obama campaign, use of technology in the campaign, a Google document with voter information, Lin discusses the runoff system in Georgia, comparing polling places, a proposition to name a sewage plant in San Francisco after George W. Bush is defeated, the possibility of voter fraud, how McCain blew the election, the racial breakdown, a new musical piece from Mark Hosler, Mark describes how he was speaking to political leaders in Washington, D.C. about copyright issues, there are Negativland fans on Capitol Hill.


  42. The return of Jim to the studio a year after suffering a stroke, the progress that has been made since Jim's escape to Atlantic City, Emmanuel describes a show called Surrender that a bunch of Off The Hook people went to that simulates war activity in Iraq, how Notkevin became a cast member after that night, what is needed to participate, Bernie is one of the victims of an extortion scheme involving a prescription company, the change.gov website is launched by the Obama transitional team, the NYPD has secretly stopped videotaping protesters, Internet access through white space, nursing homes and hospitals may find themselves without television after the digital conversion in February, the possibility of expanding the FM band after the digital cutover, another scam in the virtual world involving clothes and gifts, an update on the HOPE DVDs, how to contribute to WBAI outside of fund drives, the dotgov.gov website, Emmanuel's idea for inauguration tickets, memories of the inauguration in 2001, a question about another station at 99.3 FM in Brooklyn, digital FM radio, Emmanuel will be in Brazil next week, a song about cell phones.


  43. Emmanuel is in São Paulo at the YSTS 2.0 conference, figuring out what the time difference is between New York and São Paulo, weirdness with the time setting on Emmanuel's GSM phone, Luiz Eduardo discusses the origins of the YSTS conference, a summary of speakers this year, the hacker presence in Brazil, Luiz discusses the podcast he's been involved in for the past couple of years, incidents of data loss in Brazil, ATM security in Brazil, the difficulty of traveling between the two countries, the official announcement for Hacking at Random is released, news of a hacker camp in the United States next year, more on the dotgov.gov site, questioning the legality of change.gov and gop.gov, a man is cleared of murder thanks to his MetroCard usage log, paranoia in England, incidents of laser pointers being aimed at airplanes in Canada, more on justice and insanity in the virtual world, debating the wisdom of using real money to buy things in the virtual world, a kidnapping case in Brazil for virtual information, Secret Service codenames for the new First Family.


  44. A skeleton crew tonight, what Jim still needs to continue his recovery, another security alert involving al-Qaeda and trains in the New York area, ongoing turmoil in Mumbai, the proliferation of cell phones causes problems at the nation's prisons, cell phone sniffing dogs, various ways of possibly solving the problem, Cellular On Wheels, certain regulations surrounding .gov domains, what gop.gov is all about, looking for a similar site for the Democrats, a project to get hacker.gov, Barack Obama's phone records are accessed without authorization by Verizon employees, ways phone companies should protect customer privacy, a list of members of the British National Party is posted online by a former member, a listener writes in with a problem involving cataloguing sex workers, Swisscom implements a special tone to indicate when people are calling a cell phone, some instances of posing for the Google Street View camera in Pittsburgh, the "perfect phone call," a strange story about passwords involving the word "pants" from England, more on digital television.


  45. A large crowd tonight, Tiffany Rad is in town again, the holiday book fair is in full swing at the station, Russian hackers are alleged to have penetrated the Pentagon, rewriting history, what a zombie is, Redhackt now has an iPhone, what a honeypot is, feedback to the .gov discussion of last week, the existence of dems.gov, the debut of Dot Gov of the Week, this week's focus is on govgab.gov, analyzing some of the comments in the government blog, a decision is reached in a cyber-bullying case, Bernie and Tiffany explain how everyone has violated terms of service at some point, making fake boarding passes under the name of Osama bin Laden, questioning whether the MySpace case was an appropriate use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, how the case could have been handled differently, a bizarre case of a mixup involving harassing email, Tiffany describes a project she's working on involving accessing computers inside cars, the advantages of being able to read computer codes in cars, how to get out of cell phone contracts.


  46. One of two shows in an emergency fundraiser, a student is punished for sending a mass mailing to professors at Michigan State University, analyzing the arrest of SIM card salesmen in India in the wake of the terrorist acts in Mumbai, the legitimate reasons for wanting an anonymous phone card, Dot Gov of the Week: thecoolspot.gov focuses on teenage drinking and peer pressure, ways to say no, excerpts from Dear Ashley, a rundown of special premiums being offered, the history of the radio station, what WBAI could be replaced with if it goes under, the absurdity of commercial radio, the advantages of becoming a WBAI member, more people are needed in the tally room, the danger to the WBAI frequency, the sad story of WNYC-TV, the large amounts of shows at the station.  This show includes fundraising.


  47. Bicycle Mark is in from Amsterdam, looking forward to the CCC, how a really cheap train ticket was obtained from Amsterdam to Berlin, a Barack Obama train event is planned for Philadelphia, what the train ride to Washington, D.C. will be like, the potential of mass transit improvements with the new administration, Emmanuel gets an invitation to a congressman's swearing-in ceremony, the tradition of shoe throwing, Bernie describes the Army Experience Center in Philadelphia, a good response to the fundraiser last week, what is unique about the program and the station, next week will be a special 20 year retrospective, the relevance of the station and what WBAI is doing, Bernie describes a momentous event that's about to occur on a Philadelphia television station, a simulcast of the WHYY test, debating whether or not the transmitter will actually be shut off, where the digital conversion is likely to hurt, Dot Gov of the Week: usability.gov, the MTA discontinues a program to put cameras in buses, how school buses can give tickets to motorists, naming kids after constellations, citizens in Estonia will be able to vote by mobile phone in 2011.  This show includes fundraising.


  48. A clip show that features highlights from the 20 years of the program.


  49. Redhackt is engineering tonight, Emmanuel is in Berlin but has been disconnected, word of a website rating system in store for England, Emmanuel has been tracked down on a rooftop in Berlin, the sounds of fireworks, introducing some of the people on the roof, Bre Pettis describes the scene from Berlin, lighting bottle rockets and firecrackers, an update on a proposed nationwide Wi-Fi network, Jason Hartley and Josh Fox from the Surrender play are the guests, the unique perspective the play offers to participants, Jason describes the blog he ran while in the military, the type of connectivity that was available during training and in Iraq, information on the Just Another Soldier book and blog, Josh describes how Surrender was developed, how a scene for a film in Brooklyn was raided by the cops, how Notkevin became part of Surrender, Juintz describes his participation, Jason discusses how he got expelled from school for starting an underground newspaper, how a rebel can also become a soldier, more on the virtual reality theme park in Philadelphia run by the military, the issue of recruiters lying and how that was worked into Surrender, the low-tech methods of making military ID cards, Josh's new project involving energy, Emmanuel gives an update on the Chaos Communication Congress which just concluded in Berlin, ToorCamp and HAR will be two hacker camp events taking place in 2009.

Off The Hook - 2009


  1. Emmanuel and Mitch Altman return from Berlin, how Mitch got involved with the Chaos Communication Congress, comparing New Year's experiences, Emmanuel describes his experience being interrogated upon reentering the country, Bernie's experience with golden nematodes, how Emmanuel's computer almost did him in during his interrogation, why people shouldn't allow customs officials to access their computers, the one thing that the customs people overlooked, Mitch will be appearing on Make TV, where that program can be seen, Dot Gov of the Week: moneyfactory.gov, facts about money, Mitch has counterfeit "garlic bills," the issue of bill size in American currency, playing a game on money facts, the digital television converter program has run out of money, confusion as to just what will happen after the cutover in February, the one forbidden UHF television channel number, an update on premiums, questioning whether it's a requirement to carry identification, the Hotel Pennsylvania may still be threatened with demolition.


  2. Problems with a promo, the last show under the Bush administration, Packrat is in the studio, Bernie describes an upcoming Obama train event that will start in Philadelphia on Saturday, optimism for the potential new FCC chief, the fate of all of the email addresses on Obama's mailing list, defining the campaign as grass roots, the ease with which people can be signed up to the Obama mailing list, a tribute to Patrick McGoohan of The Prisoner who has passed away, news on the new ESTA program affecting visitors to the United States, a new move to ban hands-free cell phones during driving, wondering how such a law could be enforced, the danger of overregulation, more on the cutover to digital television, questioning the actual motivation behind the switch, how the idea of an expanded FM dial appears to have been killed, Mike has a problem with his cell phone being shut off by a mysterious system, hacking the Muni parking system, a question about a countdown clock on the $2600 site, a listener has problems with a digital converter box, an unusual song related to phones.


  3. A recap of the last few days that encompassed the inauguration of Barack Obama, Emmanuel's contempt for rush hour commuters, how Emmanuel manages to always arrive at the station at the same time, oddities with trains, Bernie reports on the special train event involving Obama and Joe Biden last weekend, Emmanuel's adventure walking through Marcus Hook, an interaction with a Sunoco cop, Bernie describes some of the security measures in place by the train tracks, the "sacrificial" train, seeing a bit of history, what happened in Wilmington, an incredible amount of Obama merchandise being sold, a satellite image of Washington, D.C. is making the rounds, the overwhelmingly positive feeling over the past couple of days, how Packrat was able to get Emmanuel and Volt4ire into an inaugural ball, staying up for the parade, the various types of military people that were present, how cell phones worked in the area, Verizon works on the Metro in Washington, D.C., CNN's experiment with cell phones, word of the closing of New York hacker gathering "Around the Clock."


  4. More on the possible extension of the digital television cutover, questioning who would be hurt by a delay, the possibility of blocking Wi-Fi signals with paint, Emmanuel is told to change his username by the same bank that insisted he use an insecure one, Steve Rambam is in the studio to talk about MySpace, the issue of registered sex offenders openly using MySpace with their real names, the difference between borderline cases and serious cases, what MySpace is alleged to have done with a list of offenders, the connection with Sentinel Tech, the possibility of prosecution by various states against MySpace for their actions, how to verify the identity of a MySpace user, why Steve thinks the Lori Drew case was badly prosecuted, some examples of MySpace pages Steve has found, what makes MySpace worse than Facebook, Steve explains what crime he believes MySpace is guilty of, how the original case involving a company called Blue China came to be, how a list of MySpace usernames and passwords was obtained, the lawsuit MySpace filed against Blue China for spamming, why people need to be responsible with the information they give out on social networking sites, next week will be the start of fundraising.


  5. Notkevin returns after his performance run in Surrender, what was significant about the show, Redhackt arrives with food, a new Josh Fox film is premiering tonight, this is a fundraising show, special pre-assembled brain machines are being made available tonight, every week will feature a different set of premiums, how to watch The Prisoner for free on the Internet, what has happened to the Dot Gov of the Week feature, Mitch Altman is on to discuss the new brain machines, Volt4ire tries using a brain machine live on the air, how children can also use brain machines, some feedback to the recent show on the inauguration, the impossibility of being completely objective, criticism of the show from a decade ago, Volt4ire describes what the brain machine was like, an update on prior premiums, feedback to the show on sex offenders on MySpace, why it's important to discuss controversial topics rather than avoid them, more on the digital television conversion, Redhackt explains why people need to get over it, debating the issues, Emmanuel discusses a planned change in AT&T Mobility service that will render all of their customers' phones useless in a few months, questioning whether this is fair treatment of their customers, Emmanuel reveals that the story is a hoax he devised to parallel the digital television transition, comparing pledge amounts to everyday expenses.  This show includes fundraising.


  6. A large crowd in the studio tonight, a visit from Alex who has been practicing law, Carol Long from Wiley Publishing is in the studio, the show did well last week, Bernie reports on ShmooCon in Washington, D.C., some of the upcoming hacker events, how Americans can pre-register for HAR, Redhackt has difficulty with the microphone, a disturbing proposal from Senator (((Dianne Feinstein))), controversy involving a famous picture of Barack Obama, Alex describes the four elements of fair use, Rob's feelings as an artist on the issue, what a transformative image is, a teacher is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for possession of child pornography, other objectionable images that are readily available without penalty, why Emmanuel thinks this is unfair, why controversial topics like this are important to discuss on the radio, checking to confirm that there are enough volunteers, sending people down to the tally room, there is a brand new edition of the The Best of $2600 book, some of the extra features in the new collector's edition, describing the cover, Carol discusses some of the other "value adds" in this version, how the book likely wouldn't have ever happened were it not for the radio station, an appeal from everyone in the studio to call and support WBAI, some of the history of the station, Carol describes how the new book was received at yesterday's Microsoft event in Massachusetts, Alex remembers the FCC vs. Pacifica, a final rundown of premiums.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. A slow version of the theme, a controversy involving Facebook claiming ownership of user content, issues of ownership on other social networking sites, a congressman Twitters sensitive information about a trip to Iraq, the Director of National Intelligence plays down the threat of "disruptive cyber activities," Emmanuel cites "24" as an authoritative source, nanotech surveillance in the form of "dragonflies," the potential applications of these devices, more on convictions for possession of objectionable images, soliciting sex from undercover agents, the practice of "sexting," a decision affecting privacy rights for Canadians on the Internet, a number of analog television stations have already gone off the air, Bill Pollock from No Starch Press is the guest tonight along with authors Jim Kelly and Jonathan Daudelin, what the First LEGO League is all about, the appeal of LEGOS to people in the hacker community, the two LEGO books being offered tonight, what inspired the authors, how children are attracted to the LEGO culture, people to thank, a phone song for kids.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. This is the final week of the fundraiser, the show has done very well this time around, a special program featuring activist Reverend Billy, what the message of anti-shopping is all about, the issues of consumerism, the meaning of Buy Nothing Day, a recent victory involving Reverend Billy's church and a parody website, what the website was all about, the significance of Union Square, what's involved in exorcising Starbucks cash registers, the act of putting nipples on the Starbucks mermaid, Reverend Billy's choir, a selection from one of his CDs, describing what is being offered tonight, adventures in the Disneyland jail, how the Internet has been effective for political action, the infamous Starbucks memo concerning Reverend Billy, an announcement on Reverend Billy's mayoral campaign is set for Sunday, another selection from a Reverend Billy CD, Savitri D. is on the phone to discuss the Union Square Partnership lawsuit that was filed against her, how the Electronic Frontier Foundation helped with the case, why this case was significant, thanks to the people who have pledged so far, what would likely be on the air if WBAI wasn't around, another selection from a Reverend Billy CD.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. The fundraiser is over, the show did very well overall, The Pirate Bay trial concludes, an interesting analogy by one of the industry lawyers, the latest in a case involving a man being forced to decrypt his computer for the authorities, advice for people crossing borders, the Finnish parliament pushes a new law that would allow employers to get traffic information on employees' email, how this differs from current law in the States, Dot Gov of the Week: barney.gov, controversy involving illegal ring tones in Tibet, a Facebook user sues Facebook and people who allegedly said bad things about her, why it's a bad idea to take such things seriously, the "Camera Phone Predator Alert Act" would make it mandatory for camera phones to make an audible noise when taking pictures, how this bill came to be, Verizon's "wireless parenting" plan, new developments with electronic voting machines in Germany, a 15-year-old impersonates a cop for a full day in Chicago, a new service to supposedly protect stolen laptops, upcoming events, ideas for offensive ring tones, an update on Hacking at Random.


  10. Renderman is visiting from Canada after having been to Norway, how Renderman's face was injected into various wireless connections, the SWL Fest is coming up this weekend, the show is back on shortwave via WBCQ, a report on pirate radio stations in England, disputing issues of safety, T-Mobile succeeds in preventing the resale of prepaid phones, a report of doctors forcing patients to agree not to criticize them online, feedback on the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act, Gus joins the discussion on the issue of certain things being erased from the Internet, Dot Gov of the Week: a children's page on Y2K from fema.gov, additional charges are filed against the person who hacked into Sarah Palin's email account last year, a man runs up a huge bill on his phone while watching a football game on a cruise ship that was docked, who should be held ultimately responsible, some words on MagicJack, how wireless connectivity works on long-distance buses, it's the 133rd anniversary of the first telephone call, a phone-related bit from 1913.


  11. Bernie's true story about robots chasing aliens in tunnels, a laser gun is being developed to kill mosquitoes, a prosthetic finger has an USB device attached to it, a documentary maker intends to use a camera in a prosthetic eye, a Facebook page is targeted in a court case, a proposed law in Georgia against teen use of cell phones while driving, Dot Gov of the Week: an update on fema.gov with a poem about a "wytookie" and the clandestine service section of cia.gov, Nick Farr arrives from Washington D.C. to explain a word, a crowd of Germans arrive in the studio, a tennis player learns about objects banned on planes, a long sentence for downloading child pornography from a website, clarification on how the pledge drives work, more on possible cell phone double billing, a new way of getting music for free while in a store, a caller has a problem with his line being tapped into.


  12. A new move to outlaw the practice of spoofing, how spoofing works, violent video games are targeted in Germany after a mass shooting, a number of hacker events are scheduled for this year, Koen Martens discusses what Hacking at Random will be all about, the various tracks that will be offered, how the community is built, why people should go, how to become a speaker or volunteer, Hikari explains how ToorCamp came into being, the first American hacker camp will be held in an abandoned Titan missile silo, how various campsites representing parts of the hacker community will exist at ToorCamp, how it was considered impossible for a hacker camp event to take place in the States, how transit will work, ways in which people can become speakers or volunteers, Froggy from Notacon in Cleveland discusses the upcoming conference in April, some of the events that will be taking place, how to obtain discounted tickets.


  13. A strange station identification, dead air, the surprise debut of Country 99.5, country music for a full 17 minutes, the format change is revealed to be a hoax, the conversation turns to sports, the Knicks' chances this year, "Bernie" describes his experience at the new Citi Field, the Phillies have only won the World Series twice, dissatisfaction with some aspects of the new stadiums in New York, Rob bemoans the loss of Shea Stadium, the weirdness of having two Yankee Stadiums, Redhackt and Mike give updates and predictions on Formula One, some of today's World Cup qualifier results, another brilliant flash throws the show into another mode, time appears to have been lost, the coming of Acronym Day and how it will affect three-letter agencies, a new list of words to be banned on the radio at the request of the TSA, debate over whether this is a good idea, the upcoming digital radio cutover, an example of what it will sound like after the transition, the new .go.us domain that will replace .gov, the widespread effects of the Conficker worm, another flash, trying to take phone calls, the effects the flashes are having, how the station could disappear in a second.


  14. Details on what happened with the country music escapade last week, what some of the feedback was like, Bernie discusses HD radio, an opportunity to get ahold of a signed copy of the collector's edition of The Best of $2600, the story of a kid who confessed to a burglary by accident over his cell phone, Dot Ret's new Android phone, why Emmanuel wants to stick with T-Mobile, Emmanuel is going to be taking a trip to Canada, an appeal for a decent cell service plan while traveling in Canada, various people from the show will be at Notacon in Cleveland, there is a list of hacker spaces in the latest $2600, a way to report websites that criticize the Thai monarchy through protecttheking.net, how it's relatively easy to come up with a phrase in a domain name, parents in China accused of cheating to get their children into a school, plans for airline access to the Internet, new ways of tracking vehicles with various bits of technology, North Korea claims to have successfully launched a communications satellite, Lazlow joins the discussion and discloses how the country music hoax was produced last week, how a Pacifica action shortly after the show seemed to mirror the hoax, how easy it is to program a commercial radio station, the diversity of radio in England, some ideas on how to make radio more interesting.


  15. Emmanuel is in Dayton, the friendliness of people in Ohio, ways of celebrating Kim Il Sung's birthday, some of the northern Ontario towns Emmanuel passed through on his way to Wisconsin and Ohio, more trouble at the border entering Michigan, the concept of having different names on credit cards, Redhackt's story of a Captain Kangaroo credit card, what Emmanuel learned about ketchup in Canada, Emmanuel's first use of Twitter while traveling and how it came in handy, a Twitter worm is loose, a new study indicates that services such as Twitter numb people's sensitivity, controversy involving book ratings on Amazon, Emmanuel's impressions of XM Satellite Radio radio, a British official accidentally releases classified information by carrying documents in front of photographers, Russian and Chinese hackers are accused of trying to access the United States electrical grid, restrictions on travel to Cuba are loosened, the significance of this action, a troubling move by the Obama administration on illegal wiretapping, Kurt Opsahl from the Electronic Frontier Foundation analyzes this move, how people can get involved in opposing this, trying to figure out what actually happened, the coming release of memos on "torture" under the Bush administration.


  16. The show wasn't supposed to be on tonight, there is no material prepared, the program will consist of mostly phone calls, Bernie and Emmanuel attended this year's Notacon, Bernie describes the demo party scene, the importance of the recent The Pirate Bay decision in Sweden, a strong quote from the defendants, other types of pirates, Rob stayed home because of the Bolivian president, Bernie describes the series of graphic novels that have been inspired by Off The Hook, a caller has a problem with a disconnected phone, Notkevin tries to pick phone calls, The Pirate Bay site is still up, facts about flicker.com, the Kindle controversy with the Author's Guild, an update on Jim's progress, Mitch Altman is in town, Mitch describes a workshop he's involved in with learning disabled kids, what Mitch will be up to in the weeks ahead, a cave abandoned by the NSA, a caller's case of Caller ID spoofing, how to encourage reporters to get the story right.


  17. New reports of hacker incursions, what constitutes a record, Rob explains what the SAM 26000 was, attacks against NYPD computers, TSA agents will be replacing police searching bags in the New York City subway system, a magical string that represents an MD5 hash for the word "password," a kid is able to order a box of standardized tests, Nokia 1100 phones seem to be in great demand for some reason, how these phones might be used to commit fraud, FBI employees are accused of spying on teenage girls undressing at a mall, Dot Gov of the Week: cameochemicals.noaa.gov, trying to create a chemical reaction, a surprising sentence in the Al-Manar case, listener experiences at border crossings, how iodine has become a forbidden substance, a caller discusses what it was like to cross the American border from Mexico, opinions on the swine flu issue, life in Mexico City during the current crisis.


  18. It's the first week of the spring fundraiser, Bernie gives a preview of the Dayton Hamvention, it's National Train Week, why hackers are attracted to trains, a failing grade for the terrorist watch list, a list of least wanted people is published by the U.K., a lawsuit is underway against Blockbuster Video for invading customers' privacy through Facebook, what the Beacon application was, questions about access to a Facebook account of a missing professor in Japan, author Ed Piskor talks about his two graphic novels that were inspired by Off The Hook, the story of Wizzywig, what is being offered tonight, an excerpt of Wizzywig, how the financial crisis is affecting radio, Gus shares her impressions of the book, Ed tells how the radio show changed his life and led to the creation of the graphic novel series, why the station needs to survive.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. A skeleton crew during tonight's fundraiser, Bernie is on his way to the Dayton Hamvention, Emmanuel isn't going to make it there this year, the show made over $2000 in a single hour last week, Nick Farr is on from Vienna, what the SIGINT conference is all about, what Nick will be speaking on, the very special premium being offered tonight, the importance of the Hackers on a Plane project, Jason Scott describes the bulletin board archiving project he's involved with, an excerpt from his film: BBS: The Documentary, what's significant about this film, an update on previous fundraisers, another excerpt from the documentary, how WBAI's existence is an act of hacking.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Bernie describes what the Dayton Hamvention was like this year, a special deal this week involving Notacon DVDs, an excerpt from this year's Notacon on "hacking cognition," the subject of smart drugs, the Off The Hook archive is also being offered tonight, an excerpt from a Notacon panel on the mass media, recalling the April 1st show where the end of WBAI was foretold, the possibility of country music gaining a spot on the FM dial in New York, the threat to classical radio station WQXR, Bernie is overpowered by country music, there are over 100 programs on WBAI, why it's O.K. to disagree with what's on the radio, why local radio is so much better than satellite radio, a plea for people power, the effect the country music prank had on the listeners, a letter from an anonymous donor, an appeal to a hacker runaway, the special ticket to HAR has been pledged for, an excerpt from the demo scene competition at Notacon.  This show includes fundraising.


  21. This is the last night of the fundraiser for the show, the station has been doing well overall, a premium that hasn't been offered in a while is being offered tonight, the phone bells take over, Bernie details the value of the $2600 back issues, Bernie uses MF tones to demonstrate the phone number, some of the other good shows that appear on WBAI, what Democracy Now! is all about, the threat that WBAI always faces, the passion that goes behind nearly every show on the station, how people on Off The Hook donate to WBAI, how the letters section is one of the highlights of $2600, Volt4ire explains how listening to Off The Hook got him listening to other shows and involved in activism, thanks to the listeners, there's some kind of crazy dance going on in the station, the Discover card is not accepted at WBAI, the issue of cell phones in prisons, a case of identity theft involving a SpoofCard, demonstrating the SpoofCard on the air, how $2600 is able to protect people from making foolish decisions, Mike calls in using the SpoofCard and altering his voice, a final push.  This show includes fundraising.


  22. The fundraiser went well, thanking everyone who pledged over the past month, a story involving police battling a phone company that won't give the location of a customer who's behind on his bill, dialing #door on a Verizon phone, the hypocrisy of famous people objecting to using Twitter for a reality show, people who announced to the world via social networking that they were going on vacation have their house robbed, Obama appoints a cybersecurity czar and makes inaccurate remarks about hackers, Lee Tien from the Electronic Frontier Foundation describes his role in the report, the pitch for open-source code, the unprecedented emphasis on civil liberties and privacy, Obama's commitment to net neutrality, Corynne McSherry describes her teaching curriculum for schools on copyright, Gus gives examples of pro-copyright curriculum, how teachers can use Corynne's lesson plan, what kids are being taught in the mainstream regarding copyright, what constitutes fair use, an example of some questions posed to students in the curriculum, Gus promotes The Media Show.


  23. The digital television cutover is almost here, Bernie discusses the potential hardships ahead, a member of the Anonymous group is charged for a distributed denial-of-service attack, technology to track wandering Alzheimer's patients, ways this technology could be used for other purposes, an alleged hack at T-Mobile, (((Jeff Moss))) of DEFCON joins the Homeland Security Advisory Council, Mike trips while trying to reconnect Bernie, the issue of surveillance cameras, debating the issue of teenagers becoming addicted to texting, remembering pagers, paying for ring tones, people who put all kinds of private info into public messages, a quick poll of how many text messages were sent by people in the studio.


  24. A celebration as North Korea qualifies for the World Cup for the first time since 1966, Bernie is in Plattsburgh after an unsuccessful attempt to enter Canada, Bernie's experiences with the border guards, the digital television cutover has been completed, some of the aftermath, Gus describes the role of Twitter in the Iranian uprising, the risk of believing whatever is posted on a social networking site, tactics being used to get the word out, more on the North Korean triumph, a call from Rebel who claims to have had a Twitter account since 1999, more on digital television, Verizon gets ready to start a news station to promote FIOS, facts about 87.7 FM in New York, the prospect of military surveillance satellite access.


  25. The latest on Bernie's problem getting into Canada, the reasoning behind changing your Twitter time zone to match that of Tehran, Redhackt tells why it's pointless to change the color of your avatar, questioning whether tags are effective, media that is blocked in Iran, Bernie discusses ways around the existing communications infrastructure, FlyClear goes out of business, an update on the case of an alleged music swapper, attorney Ray Beckerman and attorney Joe Sibley join the conversation, discussion on how the case should have been handled, the effect this will have on the recording industry, what Media Sentry is, how people can get involved.


  26. Emmanuel is in Moses Lake, Washington where ToorCamp is about to be held, coordinator David discusses what was involved in putting together the first American hacker camp, describing the abandoned missile silo that is a part of the site, what happened when a dust devil came through recently, the expected attendance, how the missile silo site was obtained, the environment inside the silo, how the Chaos Communication Camp helped to inspire ToorCamp, a mysterious object approaches the campsite, Moses Lake Airport is an alternative landing site for the space shuttle, some of the events that will be happening at the campground, Adam Savage uses his Twitter account to fight an $11,000 phone bill, how it's possible for this to happen to anyone, Nick Farr joins the conversation from somewhere in rural Washington State, encouraging people to get involved in the Hackers on a Plane project later this summer, some of the deadlines involved, encouraging people to attend HAR in August, how people can quickly obtain passports, an example of how a story of a kidnapped reporter was kept off of Wikipedia at the request of The New York Times, an update from Austria on the hacker scene, what to expect from PlumberCon this summer, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  27. Emmanuel reports back from ToorCamp, why he's still wearing a hard hat, a description of the silo tour, how common sense prevailed at the camp, the original purpose of the missile silo, the small village of Odessa, ideas on where the next hacker gathering should be, examples of some of the talks at ToorCamp, what Hackerbot Labs did, various encounters with wildlife, North Korea is being accused of a cybercrime, why the evidence is flimsy at best, a couple is sentenced to prison for distributing obscene material through extremeassociates.com, memories of the Amateur Action case of years ago, the absurdity of cases like this, a story involving ring tones and copyright law, the wife of an intelligence officer in England compromises his security via Facebook, Emmanuel's experience with a hostile company that almost fell for credit card fraud, an epic case of cluelessness and social engineering, the inability of people to not believe anything they're told, the last four phone booths of Manhattan, the year long phone song feature is almost at its end.


  28. Mitch Altman will be in the studio tonight, Koen is on from Holland to discuss the upcoming Hacking at Random conference, the last chance to get discounted tickets, Bernie explains why these conferences are so important to attend, almost everyone from the show will be at Hacking at Random, when attendees can show up, this will be Mitch's first Dutch conference, language issues, the kinds of people who are expected to attend, "Club-Mate Day" is this Saturday, what Club-Mate is all about, Mitch gives an update on the brain machines from a previous fundraiser, identifying people by IPs, ways consumers can protect their privacy, a California community wants to record the license plates of anyone entering their neighborhood, Matt from the Free Software Foundation discusses what it means to be an intern at the FSF, a secret program inside the CIA is ended after the new CIA boss finds out about it, a controversial quote on the FISA court from the Bush administration back in 2004, the color coded terror alert system is itself at risk, this is the last night of phone-related songs, a possible way of defeating license plate detectors, the reason why populations are kept in fear.


  29. Emmanuel reads a strange piece of spam involving armored cars, Bernie recalls encountering such a vehicle at the airport in Switzerland, calling the company involved, pandora.com is caught asking for users' email passwords, Volt4ire explains how this is common practice, words of advice to listeners writing letters, how people may still be able to get tickets to HAR which is now sold out, Mike calls for more hate mail, how an angry caller was charged with making a terroristic threat, how Emmanuel has used such threats in the past to stop telemarketers, SMS jokes about the Pakistani president can lead to prison time, pepper spray is used as a defensive measure in certain South African ATMs, cops in New York City still use typewriters instead of computers, Emmanuel and Volt4ire participated in "Club-Mate Day" over the weekend, ClearChannel donates radio stations to minority groups, commercial radio stations that ask for listener donations, the upcoming fate of New York City classical station WQXR, Bernie announces a Hacktory open house, George Orwell books disappear from Kindles, the fate of Pulse FM in New York, more on using Channel 6 for FM broadcasting.


  30. The show is coming from a different studio tonight, a skeleton crew supposedly because of rain, next week will be interesting as most of the staff will be traveling, Mike will be in Morocco next week, where Emmanuel plans to be, Emmanuel's scare listening to WBAI the other night, Redhackt finds the new studio, an announcement from the HAR people concerning the unavailability of additional tickets, the case of a woman being sued for tweeting about a moldy apartment, students are forced to give their Facebook passwords to teachers, Emmanuel's strange problem with a MetroCard, the Department of Homeland Security has launched a YouTube channel, British Columbia rules that scanning personal information of nightclub customers is illegal, James Grimmelmann discusses the upcoming Google Books seattlement and why it's a bad idea, why people should care, what the Public Index is, a song by Rob T. Firefly.


  31. Rob T. Firefly is engineering the show, Emmanuel and Volt4ire are in western Ireland, trouble with Emmanuel's signal, tracking down relatives in a pub, the challenge of driving in Ireland, trying to reach Mike in Morocco, this is a fundraising show, the show will be coming from HAR next week, Mike reports on the train system in Morocco, how the phones are being connected tonight, Mike is actually in a different 212 area code, Emmanuel tries to tell a story despite a lousy cell phone signal, CCTV surveillance comes to homes in the U.K., Bernie S. is on from MetaLab in Vienna, Astera discusses what PlumberCon is all about, what the expectations are, the show is coming from three different continents tonight, Mitch Altman discusses what Noisebridge is, how people can list hacker conferences in $2600.  This show includes fundraising.


  32. Difficulty reaching everyone overseas, a connection is established to the Netherlands and the HAR conference, Mike discusses his travels up until HAR, Juintz talks about his first hacker camp experience, Redhackt explains the phone system at HAR, Aldert is on hand to discuss what was involved in putting together the conference, some of the talks that will be taking place, the show made over $1,000 last week, trying to get calls for a special package this week, Johannes from Vienna describes the scene at the camp, the tradition of hacker spaces, a listener from Australia is on hand, Bernie is on his way to HAR from Germany, a report from the C4 hackerspace in Cologne, the latest with the Hackers on a Plane adventure.  This show includes fundraising.


  33. Emmanuel is in Glasgow this week, Volt4ire describes the HAR experience, how the conference actually had two different public phone networks, the large number of Off The Hook listeners who came to the camp, the dates for The Next HOPE have been announced, trying to reach Redhackt and Juintz in another part of Scotland, Rob explains what the "Streisand Effect" is, the story of a model who sued Google to track down an anonymous blogger, why anonymity scares the authorities, Emmanuel has been away from a TV set for a week, it's another fundraising show, why it's necessary to raise funds in this manner, Redhackt and Juintz are on from Islay, what haggis is, Redhackt discusses the controversial GSM talk, Bernie is currently going through customs while returning to the States, Mike describes the WikiLeaks panel at HAR, what the "sheep gun" was all about, how different groups come together at the camps with their projects, mystery as to what has happened to Bernie, Mike's thoughts on how smoothly the Dutch hacker camp was run.  This show includes fundraising.


  34. A lot of people are in the studio tonight, it's Volt4ire's last show before moving to Washington, D.C., recalling last week's rather hectic show, what Bernie was up to last week at this time, Emmanuel's airport experience transferring between flights in Dublin, how the United States can be entered in Ireland, how a new security procedure at JFK Airport may contain a significant gap, Redhackt's problem with a brain machine on an airplane in Scotland, Mitch Altman describes his experiences carrying large amounts of electronic equipment through airports, a strange airport security policy at Heathrow, the prevalence of cameras and other security devices in London, an ATM in England is changed to a Cockney dialect, some revelations about the Bush administration's tampering with security alerts to influence the 2004 election, the Chaos Computer Club announces that it will be releasing code capable of cracking GSM, Emmanuel takes exception to the use of the words "cracker" and "black hat," words on net neutrality from the new FCC, advice on prepay plans.


  35. Bernie discusses a Wyndham Hotel security breach that affected him, a revelation that the letter notifying Bernie of this was labeled with a promotional code, the effect of yesterday's Gmail outage, how it's getting harder to avoid using a web-based email client, dealing with phone bill surprises after returning from Europe, a summation of various calling techniques used by people while they were traveling, Emmanuel describes how he was ripped off by a company called Lebara in the Netherlands, Dot Gov of the Week: fema.gov/kids, browsing natural disasters by state, how Hurricane Katrina has been left out of the list of disasters on the FEMA site, a quiz for people in the studio, a disaster rap, advice on calling a number to block telemarketing calls to cell phones, some facts about Lifeline service, a year of computer-related songs begins tonight.


  36. An unsuccessful attempt to get Bernie onto a Skype connection, the show was originally going to be preempted tonight because of the Obama speech, evidence that the phones of the princes in England were hacked into, mysterious laptops are sent to elected officials, the new NTSB head forbids employees from using wireless devices while driving, debating how to deal with this and other safety issues, Evan Koblentz discusses the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival, what's anticipated this year and what has happened in the past, requiring people to identify themselves when posting on websites in China, the significance of the vocal opposition to this, what the "3" network is all about, a monitor question, the validity of ethical hacker training courses, an update on Lifeline service for cell phones, a petition for a posthumous apology to Alan Turing from the British government, ideas for E-ZPass, more on the Google Books settlement, an Obama speech on health care is coming up next.


  37. A former employee of the U.S. Attorney's office is found guilty of identity fraud, discussing Bernie's birth certificate, a weird Twitter incident involving Obama and ABC, how the infamous Video Music Awards clip can't be found on YouTube, a training exercise by the Coast Guard on September 11th gets reported as a potential terrorist act by CNN, the radio frequency used by the Coast Guard in this incident, debate on whether CNN acted properly, how it's possible to text the police in the U.K., new voice recognition features, the idea of a text-only cell phone, mobile phones in Japan may soon be able to block illegally downloaded music, the varying degrees of flexibility available for people downloading music, ways YouTube may be able to find copyrighted audio, Mike gives an alternative to YouTube, the debate over the "right to repair," how it's become so difficult to get a new car fixed by an independent mechanic, the connection to other forms of technology, the show is preempted next week.


  38. A surprising story from Philadelphia that focuses on people taking pictures in train stations, how this spiraled out of control, surveillance is set up by property owners near the Mexican border to track down illegal aliens, an example of the crowd clearing noise used in Pittsburgh by the police recently, how the public should respond to something like this, Dot Gov of the Week: sslearthquake.usgs.gov, a list of some recent earthquakes, news from the secretive U.S. Special Operations Command, what Google Wave is all about, some of the potential problems, what the hype is saying, why this is news, suggestions on how to deal with the Philadelphia situation.


  39. The sounds of progress in technology, a look at what's ahead for telephones from 1962, what LRAD is, the reality of starting your oven from a telephone, the FBI raids the home of a man who coordinated Twitter updates on police activity during recent demonstrations in Pittsburgh, the hypocrisy of the approach to Twitter by the authorities, attorney Marty Stolar joins the discussion as the representative of Elliot Madison, the description by the New York Post of the search as a "terror raid," the uniqueness of this particular case, the use of sealed search warrants as a tactic, the criminalization of the use of Twitter, how demonstrations seem to be testing grounds for new technology against crowds, the chilling effect this may have on future demonstrations, the RNC connection, what "hindering prosecution" refers to, the autumn fundraiser begins next week


  40. Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum from The Yes Men are in the studio, the recent release of a fake version of the New York Post, the reaction to commuters who were handed the newspaper during rush hour, Rupert Murdoch's reaction, what "Survivaballs" are all about, The Yes Men at HOPE, posing as a representative of the World Trade Organization, the gatt.org site, The Yes Men book and comic book, who Reggie was, some of the various pranks that have been pulled, what was involved in putting out the fake copy of The New York Times, the goal of the project, putting too much faith in politicians, the Bhopal issue, a fake press release issued on behalf of Dow Chemical, what it was like to hack the BBC, how The Yes Men made Dow's stock price plummet by two billion dollars in an hour, where The Yes Men Fix the World is playing, how people can show their support, the Dow Chemical reaction to the fake story, what premiums are being offered tonight, what it costs to put out a fake newspaper, how to get into a conference by falsely representing organizations, some tips on doing similar things as The Yes Men do, what "job jacking" is, what the future holds, why WBAI is a precious resource.  This show includes fundraising.


  41. A repeat of the country music intro from April 1st, the value of commercial frequencies, the transition of WQXR and why that was a bad thing, trying to figure out how to reach Bernie in China, the history of New York radio, new $2600 polo shirts are being introduced and offered as premiums tonight, Bernie calls in from Shanghai, how people wind up paying for commercial radio, what trashing is all about, some more local radio history, The Yes Men are in the news again, former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz was on Bernie's plane to China, the danger of country music coming to the frequency.  This show includes fundraising.


  42. Trying to call Bernie on his Sprint PCS phone in China, the return of Volt4ire, why he's chosen to take an indefinite leave from college, the importance of support structures, what Volt4ire's options are, more cases of surveillance in the U.K., the crime of singing in a store without a license, how this is a unique week with regard to time zones, an excerpt from the Off The Hook archives following the Martin Luther King Day crash of AT&T back in 1990, thoughts on NPR, another excerpt from 1999 concerning Y2K and the Clinton administration, more about the new $2600 polo shirts.  This show includes fundraising


  43. Bernie is jet lagged after getting back from China, the condition of the factories Bernie and Mitch Altman visited while in China, some of Bernie's impressions of surveillance in China, observations from Election Day, Mike's concern over mechanical voting machines, this is the last week of the fundraiser, Rob T. Firefly interviews (((Cory Doctorow))), how Skype was used, Volt4ire describes Little Brother and Makers, Cory explains what the new book is all about, releasing the book for free on the Internet, how large and small presses differ on the issue, ensuring the future of the station, autographed books are being offered tonight, the station has raised about $600,000 since the fundraiser began, how Bernie was influenced by science fiction writers, Cory discusses copyright issues and audio books, the DRM issue, an interruption by a cuckoo clock, a final push for pledges before the conclusion of the interview, Cory's article in an old issue of $2600, Cory's educational experiences, how people have come to appreciate the Internet, Cory's upcoming "Makers" tour.  This show includes fundraising.


  44. Nick Farr is in town, Nick is organizing a Hackers on a Plane trip to Berlin this winter, why Berlin is a great place to be for New Year's, how people can get more information, what motivates Nick, the MakerBot project, printing three dimensional objects, creating human organs, what "Thingiverse" is, the latest on the Club-Mate project, people in the continental United States can now have Club-Mate delivered to them, a message to people who pledged during August, a disturbing new sound that's being added to police sirens around the country, debating the effectiveness of this development, Bernie's suggestion on how people can combat the sirens, a new sound device has been obtained by the Vancouver police in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics, the TSA has new methods of watching people in airports, The Yes Men are now being helped out by the EFF, a story involving Glenn Beck and an offensive domain name, a strange case involving Indymedia and a subpoena that included a gag order, what the government was actually asking for, the danger this kind of thing poses, the importance of supporting EFF, lessons to be learned, the importance of librarians.


  45. Bernie is suffering from the effects of smog after his recent trip to Beijing, various systems to detect if incoming travelers have infectious diseases, a Facebook status change gets a robbery suspect cleared, Rob T. Firefly reads the actual status update, questioning where IHOP is in Manhattan, the dictionary word of the year is "unfriend," Mike switches to Verizon to get one of the new Droid phones, some of the other strange words that have become widely used, Bernie has yet to join Facebook, various nicknames that aren't allowed on Facebook, memories of Major Hacking at Beyond HOPE, suspicions that Verizon is using sneaky tactics to win back customers, Steve Rambam was featured on CNN this week, the mysterious data charge that often shows up on Verizon Wireless customers' bills, transferring files from old computer systems and outdated formats, the ease of losing data over time, preserving photographs, the vast amount of pictures that are now being taken, the effects of a bank's power failure, a case of virtual vegetables, an unusual way of breaking out of a prison, free Wi-Fi is shut down in an Ohio county after someone illegally downloads a movie, a call from Bulgaria, the status of Wi-Fi in Belarus, a demonstration of a Pete Seeger song about escaping from prison, clarification on IHOP locations, reports of airports that scan licenses, the delay when tuning digital television channels.


  46. A new slogan for Philadelphia, Microsoft and News Corporation plot to remove indexing from Google, what Bing is, the potential historic development this represents, how to tell Google not to look at a site, Dot Ret discusses the potential risk to Google, ideas for saving the newspaper industry, the motivation of journalists, the story of a record company executive jailed for not sending a Twitter message to help disperse a mob in a Long Island mall, the possibility of sending alerts to video games, a Quebec woman loses benefits due to her Facebook pictures, feedback from Japan and Namibia, new identities are given to everyone on the show through a new service, what this application is good for, discussing how long CDs last, the problem with the new smart phones, a caller discusses age-related discrimination regarding technology, what GoodSearch is, the importance of having a land line, trying to figure out how many people have Internet access.


  47. Problems with the CD player, Bicycle Mark is in town, a Swedish hacker space in Malmo is raided by the police, how people can help, a development in the Google saga involving news content, how Google's policy is changing, an update on the Gary McKinnon extradition story, Bernie explains what McKinnon is alleged to have done, the story of the couple who crashed the White House state dinner, the parallel to what hackers do, the crime of lying to a federal officer, Sprint is alleged to have fulfilled eight million requests for customer GPS information, how news of this was released, surveillance methods that cities use to track automobile traffic, a demonstration of the Sprint toll-free corporate security service to request GPS tracking among other things, talking to a live representative to find out how the tracking system works, a new cell phone ban in Philadelphia includes bicycles and skateboards, more on what Google is doing, a caller claims to have complete archives of Emmanuel, 2600 meetings are taking place this Friday.


  48. Emmanuel is listed as one of the favorite hackers on a Discovery Channel blog, Google is developing the technology to identify images, the good and bad applications, why this is a significant development, a controversial comment by the Google CEO, undercover operations by police that use Facebook and similar sites, the TSA accidentally releases a document, how redacting was once again defeated, various classified and non-classified excerpts from the document, an update on the Sprint GPS controversy, the story of hacked email exposing a vast global conspiracy regarding climate change, how this story has been given undue attention, trying to explain how scientific theory works, a poll of how many people encrypt their email, debating the importance of leaked emails, how Google Goggle may work, more on global warming.


  49. An extra minute of the show, New York City is getting another area code, the difference between geographic area codes and overlays, how area codes used to work, memories of Mike Yuhas and his ability to memorize all of the area codes, wondering where area code 337 is, a local senator balks at turning off his cell phone on a flight, a church sticks a T-Mobile transmitter inside a cross, an article from 1997 about the possible dangers of using cell phones while driving, the difference in the use of cell phones over this time period, a discussion of how smart phones are creating problems with communications, the danger of not knowing URLs, the concept of cloud computing, the security issues involved with storing personal information on smart devices, how having more phones seems to have cut back on real communications, listener feedback to the global warming discussion, excerpts from the leaked emails, Dot Ret tries to explain the actual meaning behind the words, 22 million White House emails from the Bush administration are uncovered, an FBI guard gets a light sentence for spying on a changing room in a mall, a scam involving normal looking phone numbers that overcharge callers, a list of exchanges that charge more in some regions, trying to help a listener who was "hacked," final words on climate change.


  50. Emmanuel is in Paris, the various travel challenges he's encountered and avoided, the media frenzy involved in the latest Eurostar mishap, how Emmanuel inadvertently caused a stampede, Kyle describes his train adventures in Germany, navigating the Paris Metro, the sound of French sirens, Emmanuel and Kyle are headed for the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, the various Christmas villages that exist in Europe and how they differ from their counterparts in the States, Kyle describes how kids act differently in Europe, the scandal involving military drone data being accessed by outsiders, Bernie explains why this isn't a hacker story, Emmanuel realizes that the Wall Street Journal actually is owned by Rupert Murdoch, why the drone data isn't classified, putting pressure on cable and satellite providers to carry Al Jazeera English, Twitter is redirected in a similar manner to what happened to $2600 a couple of years ago, a report on teenagers disconnecting from Facebook and Twitter, new privacy options in Facebook, an article in Playboy focuses on an "expert" who convinced the Bush administration that Al Jazeera was transmitting information to terrorist.


  51. Emmanuel is on from Berlin where the Chaos Communication Congress has just ended, some of the highlights of the conference, Bernie reports on American media coverage of the conference, Mitch Altman discusses what he did this year, some of the things that were built in the hardware section, the growth of hacker spaces around the world, being called a geek and nerd, Bicycle Mark talks about where journalists stand, Far McKon discusses his first experience at a foreign hacker conference, what the hacker space scene in Philadelphia is like, how this year's conference actually encouraged people to stay away, Kyle talks about the wide variety of talks and activities that took place, what the angels are, Bicycle Mark describes what it was like to fly after the Christmas Day airline incident, some of the sillier TSA restrictions that have come out as a result of the incident, how funwithtsa.com was created to help come up with activities for passengers during restricted periods, wondering where the security failure occurred, looking forward to overseas air travel in the days ahead, a new high-speed train line opens in China, new technology in the New York City subway system, 11,000 bottles of Club-Mate were consumed at the Chaos Communication Congress, witnessing the explosion of a Club-Mate bottle, safety issues surrounding the body scanners at airports.

Off The Hook - 2010


  1. Emmanuel is in Frankfurt, Redhackt was in Las Vegas for New Year's, Kyle describes what it was like in Berlin for New Year's, the fireworks scene, Redhackt describes how New Year's festivities are similar in Houston to those in Europe, Emmanuel's two year quest to solve the mystery of the missing tracks at Hauptbahnhof comes to an end, Emmanuel and Kyle are watching Al Jazeera in Germany, Volt4ire was able to watch Al Jazeera English in Utah, the latest on body scanners in airports, there are more tips on how to pass restricted time on airplanes at www.funwithtsa.com, the frustration of getting a metro ticket in Prague, the nightmare Kyle and Emmanuel went through trying to leave the Czech Republic by bus, what visiting the Club-Mate brewery was like, Kyle describes the manufacturing process, the hacker connection with Club-Mate, how word gets out without any advertising, a 2010 software bug affects parts of Germany, Mike talks about the new voting machines coming to New York, advantages and disadvantages to the various systems, more thoughts on Al Jazeera.


  2. An extra minute amidst much confusion, Emmanuel is back in the studio, Mitch Altman and Bre Pettis are tonight's guests, the kinds of things that go on at NYC Resistor, there's now a blinking green light in the studio, what traveling back to the States was like, how more space is needed at the Chaos Communication Congress, Mitch describes his latest devices, how Emmanuel was victimized by one of these devices two weeks ago, the various hacker spaces in New York and Philadelphia, the trip to Club-Mate headquarters, how people can make donations to the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti via text messages, Google declares war on China, what this move could mean, Bernie describes an interesting experience he and Mitch had while in China, the various means of accessing the Internet while in China, an update on premiums from HAR and Hacker Voice Digest, an update on Facebook privacy settings, a master password for Facebook, how to regain access to an account, problems listening to police broadcasts, Bre discusses the MakerBot project.


  3. A mob scene in the studio tonight, Tiffany Rad and Dan Kaminsky are the guests, what's on Dan's Wikipedia page, Dan explains his project exposing Sony infections via CD, why more infections of this sort occurred in Peru, Tiffany describes what she's up to in fighting the DMCA in the auto industry, Emmanuel doesn't want to hear the name of Massachusetts tonight, how mechanics can no longer fix a large number of cars because of restrictions, how these restrictions work, what could happen in the future if this sort of thing continues, Dan describes the various revolutions that are going on with these technological developments, an issue involving Lexus and Bluetooth, how to support the Right to Repair Act, black boxes in cars, Dan explains why "all code is crap until it isn't," how legalese is a tax on commerce, how OnStar can be hacked, Tiffany talks about the work involved in the Open Auto Project, how the DMCA is being used as a crutch for the market, who is behind the growing restrictions, how various worlds of technology are coming together over fights like this, how cars in other countries are affected by these developments, new cars are going to have Twitter feeds installed, improvements that car computers

  4. Italy is set to enact restrictions on uploading videos, ID will be required to ride trains in China, the Visa Waiver program is about to go into effect, some of the questions people will have to answer online, definition of moral turpitude, why it's important to not let this kind of thing discourage people from visiting for the HOPE conference in July, a ban on texting in various vehicles, loopholes in the law for both the trucking industry and ham radio people, a group of conservative activists infiltrate a Louisiana senator's office and target the telephone system, how ACORN was also infiltrated by one of the same people, debating whether using a bad law against people is ever justified, whether or not people have the right to record others, an update on the Swedish hacker space raid, addressing a repeat caller, an update on premiums, the winter fundraiser begins next week, a question about EAS alerts on a cable system, a MetroCard incident.


  5. It's a fundraising show, it's the 50th anniversary of the station this year, WikiLeaks is shutting down temporarily, what WikiLeaks is all about, a new study shows no real effect on car safety after handheld phone bans, how chili was the culprit that caused a truck to crash into a house, fingerprint scanning in a church in Poland, there are now brand new Off The Hook t-shirts, Rob describes his work in designing the new shirts, Ed Piskor has an update on the graphic novel Wizzywig series, how the story ties into the Kevin Mitnick saga, former WBAI comic book show host Ken Gale joins the discussion and gives his impressions of Wizzywig, the switchboard gets overwhelmed, the detail to attention in Ed's book, the possibility of the book being used as a tool for crime, people to thank.  This show includes fundraising.


  6. Killing time while the theme is loading, a blizzard hit the area today, the new Off The Hook DVDs are out, the premiums being offered tonight, daring to criticize Google, an excerpt from the archives where Emmanuel was arrested at the Republican Convention in 2004, the incredible advantage of having a place like WBAI to speak from, Mike and Emmanuel did a fundraising show from Cuba, some of the other milestones on the program, meeting listeners from around the world, an excerpt from 1995 after Emmanuel had a run-in with cops in North Carolina, an important court case will be taking place in Philadelphia, a last push for calls.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. The show was "un-preempted" last week but there wasn't enough time to put a program together, Jason Scott is in the studio, Jason discusses his textfiles.com project, the quickness with which things disappear, the diversity of items that Jason will collect, Gus describes her work putting together The Media Show, how a puppet show can deal with serious and relevant issues, an excerpt involving snopes.com, how Emmanuel wound up on The Media Show, the danger of singing "Happy Birthday" in public, another excerpt from the show, the lessons that can be learned from the program, Jason discusses his brand new film, what the Get Lamp project is all about, the allure of text adventures, an excerpt from the film, Emmanuel wonders how the original text adventure actually ended, another excerpt from Get Lamp, the excitement that ASCII text can hold.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. An update on some of the overdue premiums, a scandal involving a Pennsylvania school district allegedly spying on students in their homes through school-issued laptops, questioning whether lawsuits are the best way forward, thinking of the children, a violent flash mob in Philadelphia causes controversy, Orwellian ways in which this kind of thing can be prevented, a criminal ring that resold concert tickets at a huge profit is broken up, questioning what specifically they did wrong, the charge of "exceeding authorized access to computers," how the "capcha" system may have been defeated, Topeka is renamed to Google, Emmanuel calls an operator in "Google, Kansas," Wi-Fi will be available on Amtrak, good news out of Germany regarding data retention laws, Rob explains the "Streisand Effect," a town tries to charge for calls to 911, what happened during a recent network outage thanks to Verizon, donating old cell phones to charity, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  9. There's a big crowd in the studio tonight, Lexicon, Renderman, and Grey Frequency are on hand to talk about the upcoming HOPE conference, discounted room rates will be announced soon, Lexicon discusses some of the projects that will be at the conference, what Radio Statler is all about, the layout of the facilities that will be available, work is being done on badges for the conference, the HOPE Forums, the call for speakers is out, what is looked for in speakers, calls for projects and artists at the conference, why it's important to have a limit on the size of the crowd, Renderman describes how he met Grey Frequency at a previous HOPE conference, the ratio of sexes at conferences and how this has changed over the years, encouraging people from overseas to visit the country during HOPE, Renderman describes the international incident he inadvertently caused when returning from Norway, how to turn a potentially negative experience into something positive, a second "Club-Mate Day" is announced for the first day of spring, the recent corporate war involving Disney and Cablevision, the opposite of Godwin's Law, a whole bunch of calls about cable television.


  10. It's St. Patrick's Day, a rundown of the many places to get updated information on the HOPE conference, discounted room rates are now available, a scandal in the city involving taxis systematically overcharging passengers, Foghorn describes the talk he gave at The Last HOPE on the New York City taxi system, how the "hack" term came into being, how the recently revealed taxi scam worked, a means of reconstructing previous rides, ideas for ways to compensate customers, clarification on Foghorn's name, Nick Fury describes the upcoming CarolinaCon conference, a rundown of some of the talks, Sarah Palin and her husband will be testifying against the person who managed to gain control of her Yahoo! account, the amount of people who now get their news online, an idea to set up an account and see if the same level of prosecution can be achieved for a break-in as for Sarah Palin.


  11. A quarter of the kids in England have "tried hacking" according to news reports, using the term "hacked off," a law is proposed to outlaw spoofing Caller ID, who this is meant to affect, a racist remark over a Walmart PA system causes mayhem, the undue amount of press attention this story has gotten, an excerpt from Beyond HOPE in 1997 where the K-Mart PA system was accessed remotely from the conference, how social engineering works, a game show in France plays on contestant's reactions to having power over other people, the latest on the battle between Google and China, a ruling in a sexting case, the bizarre logic behind these prosecutions, how a new law could be used to target hacker spaces, the latest developments from Iceland, how WikiLeaks is being targeted now as a result of this, what search engine optimization is all about and why it's a bad idea, advice on a caller's cell phone plan, it's Ada Lovelace Day.


  12. Tomorrow is April Fool's Day and nothing appears to be planned, the death of Justin T. Petersen, the significance of Agent Steal to the hacker community, remembering the famous CFP conference incident in Chicago involving Petersen, Bernie recalls some milestones, a web filtering service called Netspark is examined, an excerpt from a video on "quilting," the trend of moving everything to "the cloud," where censorware is used, more on Google's status in China, Redhackt describes how people can be identified on the Internet simply through their browser, a man in France is arrested for Twitter hacking, ways to protect yourself with challenge questions, another instance of "Twitter crime" involving the manager of a popular singer facing charges for not tweeting on command, a call for new laws in the wake of the Pennsylvania school laptop spying scandal, advice on illegal downloading, ways of detecting people through typing patterns, a plea to not go to the $2600 site for April Fool's Day, an invitation to musicians to submit songs about computers.


  13. Froggy is on to talk about the upcoming Notacon in Cleveland, some of the talks to look forward to, Bernie's plans for the conference, Julian Assange from WikiLeaks will be in the studio tonight to discuss a just released video that's causing widespread controversy throughout the world, details of the video that shows U.S. military killing unarmed civilians and journalists, Julian describes the history of WikiLeaks, recent troubles with PayPal, the link to the Chinese pro-democracy movement, Julian talks about the developing situation in Iceland, the public's reaction to the censorship of news in Iceland and how that wound up helping WikiLeaks, the strong response to a threat by Scientology, the WikiLeaks connection to the Sarah Palin Yahoo! mail incident of 2008, how the perpetrator was ultimately identified, details of the video released this week, evidence of a cover-up, how hackers and computer professionals helped with the video's release, how to support WikiLeaks, reaction by the mainstream media, examples of surveillance used on WikiLeaks people, ways that contributors' identities are protected, the issue of steganography, similar videos are in the works, issues of net neutrality, ways to contribute leaks and funds to WikiLeaks.


  14. Emmanuel tries to get the listeners to convince Redhackt the show will be starting earlier so that he'll be on time, Bernie is heading to Notacon while Emmanuel will be going to Eastern Europe, FYROM concerns, a cool feature of Google Maps, Julian Assange appears on The Colbert Report, a detailed rundown of what exactly happened with the $2600 site over April Fools Day, the formation of Successful Candidates of The Next HOPE, Volt4ire arrives late, a homegrown operating system called Red Star OS from North Korea, next year is the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the Library of Congress has acquired the entire Twitter archive, trying to figure out everyone's total number of tweets, update on premiums, getting a virus on a phone, DSL problems in the Pacific Northwest, a caller has volume issues, a call for more talk submissions to The Next HOPE.


  15. Mitch Altman is in town, Emmanuel is in Zagreb, how the trip to the Balkans was affected by the volcano, the lack of high-speed rail in this country, there are only two tracks connecting Chicago to the East Coast, the challenge that was involved in getting over to Croatia, the various security challenges, Kyle describes how he and Emmanuel held up a flight in Prague, a question about pushbacks on small airplanes, the issue of X-raying film, problems with some websites in this part of Europe, a law is soon to be passed making Caller ID spoofing illegal, reasons why faking Caller ID is sometimes the right thing to do, some updates on the future of the Hotel Pennsylvania, a scandal involving 56,000 pictures taken of kids in their homes by a school district via laptops, the person who accessed Sarah Palin's email is facing 50 years in prison, rumors of a website that lists all sorts of private information, the TSA is getting involved in subway searches in New York, Julian Assange will be one of the keynote speakers at The Next HOPE, how to get involved in the conference, how communications can be improved, Mitch and Bernie discuss Notacon, Mitch is heading to Quahogcon in Rhode Island and Penguicon in Michigan.


  16. Emmanuel is in Sarajevo, Kyle and Emmanuel are at the very spot where World War One started, using a Bosnian SIM card, the challenge involved in connecting to the studio tonight, the saga of a lost developmental iPhone, visiting the spot of the marketplace massacre in Sarajevo, how Americans are perceived in Bosnia, Kyle describes some of the hacker spaces that have been visited so far, Kyle and Emmanuel are now at a World War Two eternal flame memorial, some of the issues Slovenians have with excessive bandwidth, some of the surprises found in the former Yugoslavia, looking forward to riding the historic train to Belgrade, asking for listener advice on how to get into Albania, the incredible connections that are being made with listeners in these countries, Kyle explains how Internet access was obtained on the streets of Split in the middle of the night, Renderman is on from Alberta to discuss a security vulnerability involving the New York City subway system and a photograph of a key, some of the more significant sites in Sarajevo and the effect the war had there, some discussion on new voting machines.


  17. Emmanuel is in Skopje, what the country is actually called by the natives, a rundown of all of the countries Kyle and Emmanuel have journeyed through in the last few weeks, why Emmanuel has always been fascinated with Albania, what it was like to actually venture into that country, Kyle describes Tirana, what was happening in the middle of the city on May Day, how a political demonstration was being covered in the media, an ATM misadventure, the hacker scene in Skopje, how to help people get to HOPE this summer, the various mind games being played in the former Yugoslavia, the strong military presence in Pristina, a verdict in the Sarah Palin email case, a bizarre case of an attempted bombing in Times Square, how the perpetrator was tracked down, a call for more surveillance cameras as a result of this incident, Emmanuel argues against the archiving of Twitter by the Library of Congress, Emmanuel offers the logs of the $2600 IRC server to the Library of Congress, a fundraiser is scheduled for next week when Emmanuel is back in the studio, new water department technology, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  18. Emmanuel is back in the States, Bernie is on his way to the Dayton Hamvention, the challenges of getting Club-Mate across the country, Kyle's ordeal trying to not have his film X-rayed at airport security in Belgrade and Paris, this is the first show of the spring fundraiser, Rob describes the new Off The Hook t-shirts, a rundown of tonight's premiums, what can be learned by looking at back issues of $2600, a new type of premium, Redhackt's memories of prior issue highlights, Mike and Rob recount some of the history, the importance of keeping the radio station going despite any disagreements with what's on the air, plans for Dayton.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. What took place in Dayton this year, Dot Ret demonstrates a device that was obtained there, Kyle's phone purchase, Bernie's acquisition of a phone tapping device with over 100,000 voice messages, tales of Waffle House, how Club-Mate was received in Dayton, Mitch Altman explains why the TV-B-Gone was invented, what the trip glasses are all about, what is being offered tonight, Kyle uses the trip glasses for the first time ever on the air, some of the rare shirts that have been uncovered which are being offered tonight, remembering how things used to be, Mitch describes the way the brain machine works, the show didn't do so well last week, Kyle comes out of the trip glass experience, the magic of radio as opposed to podcasts, trying to demonstrate the sound of the trip glasses, Emmanuel remembers an old method of playing with phones.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Emmanuel is moving faster than normal, a press release concerning the AMD project at The Next HOPE, what the AMD data can be used for, a Seattle "Club-Mate Day" has been planned for the first weekend of June, an excerpt from the Off The Hook archives in 2003 when war was about to break out in Iraq, what kinds of things are contained in the archives, what it's like to have soldiers in the streets, how some people listen to the archives, an excerpt from The Last HOPE DVD set focuses on insecurities with new voting systems, Notkevin describes the effect the show has had on him over the years.  This show includes fundraising.


  21. Remembering the Hindenburg, how technology was used in the recent flotilla incident off the coast of Israel, how Twitter could be used in such situations, the effectiveness of jamming, how the Israeli military was able to communicate while jamming all other signals, some disturbing news concerning the fate of the Hotel Pennsylvania, why people don't come to zoning meetings, what the hotel brings to the community, how Twitter can be used for this cause as well, an excerpt from the Off The Hook archives in 2000 when Kevin Mitnick had just been released from prison, why people should pledge, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at The Last HOPE.  This show includes fundraising.


  22. This is the last fundraising show, the program won't be on next week but there will be a two-hour edition on July 7, there is a brand new $2600 book about to come out, the book will be a compilation of letters to the editor, this is the first time ever that the show has done fundraising for five weeks in a row, some highlights from the book, how the letters show the changes in technology that have occurred over the years, a rundown of premiums, Bernie remembers a letter he wrote to $2600 back in the 1980s, a new controversy erupts as the identity of an alleged leaker to WikiLeaks is revealed, the involvement of Adrian Lamo in turning in this person, how The Next HOPE is right in the middle of the entire controversy, the Internet war that has started between WikiLeaks and Wired over all of this, trying to see things from different points of view, the danger of bragging, questioning how certain files were obtained, Bernie explains how someone with knowledge of a leak could themselves be prosecuted, how all of this may affect Julian Assange's appearance at The Next HOPE, NATO considers using military force against cyber attacks, registration for vendor tables at HOPE is now open.  This show includes fundraising.


  23. David Dolphin is visiting from Ireland, updates on the WikiLeaks story, how the hacker world has been reacting to the dramatic developments, how all of this will be dealt with at The Next HOPE, what's disturbing about releasing 260,000 classified documents, the importance of keeping sources confidential, some of the interesting theories as to what is actually going on, a comparison to certain 9/11 documents, it's not against the law in the United States to leak secret information, some listener questions on the story, Travis Goodspeed describes what The Next HOPE badges will be capable of, what the visualizations will look like, some of the badge-related activity that will be at the conference, an update on the Hotel Pennsylvania situation, why it's important to have a big hotel next to a major train station, examining Vornado's true motives, what a "no action" building is, the odds of there being a hearing on the hotel right around the time of The Next HOPE, analysis of a salon.com article on the WikiLeaks situation.


  24. How Pacifica has become very afraid of the law which prevents the theme from being played in full, Steve Rambam is in the studio, some of the investigators who will be joining Steve at The Next HOPE, looking forward to some of the talks this year, there are smart phone applications being released in conjunction with the conference, what the unscheduled track is all about, lightning rounds will be featured for the first time this year, how the Hackerspace village is growing, the AMD project, Steve demonstrates new software designed to give out all kinds of information about people, getting info on Mayor Bloomberg, how posts to Facebook and Twitter have been a boon to private investigators, Steve gives some hypothetical situations on how to collect information from cellular phone records, a call for volunteers for a privacy experiment at the conference, information that can be obtained by looking at digital photographs, the prevalence of dumb criminals, the issue of expunging records, how tracking by phone works, Steve will be giving a three-hour talk at The Next HOPE, next week will be a two-hour show.


  25. A special two-hour edition, Kyle is back for The Next HOPE conference, certain deadlines are coming up, what people who pre-register get, Gus goes over some of the conference highlights, how vendors can participate, the issue of ratting people out in the hacker community, why it's important to confront the controversy head-on, debating how to fairly analyze the story, how WikiLeaks touches the community, why it's advantageous to be at The Next HOPE even for a little while, Kyle's experiences with prior conferences, parallels to the (((Daniel Ellsberg))) case, Pete and Maggie from the Prometheus Radio Project are on the phone, the kinds of radio stations that Prometheus is helping to start, the upcoming Prometheus talk at this year's HOPE conference, what digital radio will mean, hypocrisy in the broadcasting world that prevents new voices from getting on the air, some WBAI election updates, TechDarko is in the studio to discuss Radio Statler at The Next HOPE, how this station will differ from last year's HAR FM, the existence of event radio permits in other parts of the world, the amateur radio activities that will be taking place at the conference this year, restrictions on amateur radio communications, Gus describes what it was like to be on the speaker committee for the conference, Kyle's upcoming talk on the Telephone Pioneers of America, refurbishing an old phone, what troublemen are, the concern over the next generation of telephone workers, parallels to phone phreak history, Bernie recollects some really early history in telephone development, Gus describes what the eight bit concerts at HOPE will be like, Rob's upcoming talk on $2600 meetings, how to see Cuba on television, how to find out the frequency "N2H" will be broadcasting on, bad news concerning the Hotel Pennsylvania hearing, Redhackt discusses the new ticket system, some theoretical scenarios, an interesting fact concerning an old Telephone Pioneers of America meeting in 1931, the dates for the next Chaos Communication Camp in Germany are announced, where the Club-Mate shipment is at present.


  26. There is a full studio tonight on the show before The Next HOPE, Emmanuel is still in traffic, the air of anticipation tonight, conference setup begins tomorrow, Redhackt describes the ticketing technology, Mitch Altman has just arrived from Vienna, what is planned for the Hackerspace village, HOPE Number Six was Mitch's first hacker conference, Nikgod explains what is involved in constructing a radio station isolation booth for the conference, Emmanuel finally arrives, the new HOPE program guides are out, Mitch explains what circuit bending is, Kyle has the first badge, the first reactions, more people have preregistered for the conference than ever before, more bad news on the hotel front, Kyle describes an old pamphlet that has the proceedings of the 1931 Telephone Pioneers of America annual meeting which took place at the Hotel Pennsylvania, why HOPE is impossible, Lexicon discusses the plan for the two concerts at the conference, there are eight different acts scheduled, an invitation for vuvuzelas, what the lightning talks will be like, Bernie gives out the frequencies of the HOPE amateur radio station, there will be a ham radio license exam on Sunday at the conference, Micah and Andrew discuss various smart phone applications for HOPE, some anniversaries associated with The Next HOPE, Carol Long and Ashley Zurcher from Wiley discuss the new $2600 book, what some of the letters in the book were like, dispelling the black hat/white hat terminology, there will be a book signing at the conference, Notkevin discusses a Telephreak project, Bernie runs down a list of prize donators, final details.


  27. There is a huge amount of people in the studio, trying to get a legal ID out of the crowd, Phiber Optik is also in the studio, getting everyone to introduce themselves, Redhackt gives a report on how the new ticket system went, Mitch Altman and Nick Farr discuss the evolution of hacker spaces, how the volunteer system worked, Alessio from Italy describes his experience with the conference, John Harlacher describes the challenging job he had at the conference, John and Kyle discuss new camera technology, an overview of the concerts, how Radio Statler fared, QSL cards from the amateur radio station, Rob reports on the artwork associated with the conference, Phiber and Kyle describe their first experiences on a Segway, the challenging job of security, some of the other talk highlights, some of the fallout from the WikiLeaks controversy, how the keynote speaker was safely gotten out of the building, four rooms were packed for the keynote, the hotly contested panel discussion on snitches that included Adrian Lamo, how the audience was a model for democratic discussion, what was gained from this discussion, how informants have always been a reality in the community, audio and video from the conference will be available soon.


  28. The president is in town and passing by the station, an update on the Gary McKinnon case, controversy over the extradition policy, wondering where information on UFOs is stored, more secret documents are released by WikiLeaks, judging the overall impact of the latest leaks, why it's disturbing when WikiLeaks is regarded by the media as being controlled by a single person, the audio and video of a limited number of HOPE talks are already available, a promising statement from the Library of Congress on jailbreaking iPhones and the DMCA, Mike reports on another significant DMCA case involving two corporations, a story about the closing of a mysterious village in the United Kingdom due to budget constraints, an interesting tale of Native Americans attempting to travel to England on tribal passports, Kyle is heading to a hacker camp in Holland, Emmanuel was on Democracy Now! yesterday, the need for more Native American media, a text message from Bernie, more on why people leak information.


  29. Mike is in Vancouver, Gus talks about DebConf, what happens at a hackathon, Redhackt was in Finland last week, the proper pronunciation of Club-Mate, broadband is now a basic right in Finland, the prevalence of broadband in other countries, tonight is another fundraising edition, Rob reads some of the highlights of Dear Hacker, what is being offered tonight, memories of the MPAA lawsuit, an excerpt from the Off The Hook archive from February 2000 shortly after the lawsuit had been filed, Rob describes the design of the new Off The Hook shirt, the difference between WBAI and other non-commercial stations, another excerpt from the archives in 1991 featuring phone phreak "Mr. French" who demonstrates different types of phone switches, the need for more calls tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  30. A tie-in to a live feed from the ETH0 camp in Holland, the fundraiser did terribly last week, The Next HOPE DVDs are now available, an excerpt from a phone phreak talk at The Next HOPE which includes audio from 1960, a live connection to the Dutch radio station, Kyle describes what Binary Voice is all about from overseas, looking forward to the German camp next year, both stations are simulcasting, an endless loop, an excerpt from the informants panel discussion at The Next HOPE, encouraging people to call and support the station, what will be included in the various DVD packages, why people won't be able to get the premiums after the show is over, Nick Farr will be traveling across the country delivering Club-Mate, a tribute to Ted Stevens.  This show includes fundraising.


  31. The fundraiser did really well last week, more controversy involving WikiLeaks, an accusation by WikiLeaks that Amnesty International is run by the U.S. government, the Swedish Pirate Party will be hosting servers for WikiLeaks, the notion of redacting names from future leaks, why it's wrong to go after leakers instead of examining what the leaks reveal, the fate of the Sarah Palin hacker, an excerpt from WikiLeaks representative Jacob Appelbaum's address at The Next HOPE, how it's convenient to not know the truth, countering the anti-WikiLeaks arguments, the demise of KTRU in Houston, a final hearing is announced for next Monday to decide the fate of the Hotel Pennsylvania, how people can participate, news that the owners of the Empire State Building aren't happy with Vornado's plan, another excerpt from the informants panel discussion at The Next HOPE, a final push for calls, assessing Adrian Lamo's performance.  This show includes fundraising.


  32. Redhackt has an ordeal with the local cable company, a potential security issue that could affect customers, a report on the final hearing concerning the fate of the Hotel Pennsylvania, the correct pronunciation of "Vornado," some impressions of the hearing, why the hotel is worth saving, Gus describes a demonstration of the new voting machines she attended last week, some possible ways to screw up the new system, the insecure locks that were on the machines, a rundown of some of the potential problems voters will face on Election Day, the problem with badly written software, a call from an election worker, an old song about piracy.


  33. A high-tech heat ray is introduced in Los Angeles, how the authorities are describing this device, Bernie discusses some of the history of the heat ray, possible methods of fighting back, a recent case involving police wanting to place GPS devices on cars without a warrant, a push for more video surveillance on New York City subway cars, how the mood regarding security has changed even at the radio station, current laws that prosecute people for recording audio without permission, more on the new voting machines coming to New York, excerpts from a video for Suffolk County, debating the merits of the new system, the lack of privacy in the new system, the many ways in which votes won't count, Bernie describes the system used in Philadelphia, problems with the old mechanical machines, the number of times software improvements have been a step backwards, Emmanuel's ideal voting system, how voting works in Bulgaria


  34. Extra time for a program promo, word of a "Hack is Wack" contest involving Snoop Dog and Norton that is designed to battle cybercrime, defining cybercrime, paralleling other crimes that Snoop may have committed, some of the rules of the contest, an excerpt from a Snoop video regarding the contest, why suspicion of hackers is a bad thing for everyone, a crackdown on an online file sharing network, Volt4ire defends the practice of downloading DVDs before they're released, the future of big films, how alternative artists can survive, some feedback to last week's discussion on new voting systems, why it's important to make things break, the way people vote in Australia, an accusation against anti-virus companies, accusations against Julian Assange, a listener tries to register the Pirate Party in New Jersey, the issue of disenfranchisement.


  35. A skeleton crew tonight, Emmanuel feels vindicated in his suspicion over the new voting machines after what happened yesterday, what's unfair about the current system, advantages of the old system, how the current crisis could have been avoided, an Arco commercial uses EAS tones that trigger some automated systems, a demonstration over the air, updates on the "Hack is Wack" contest, there has yet to be a single submission, the first ever Maker Faire is coming to New York, Sherry Huss explains what is going to be happening at the site of the old World's Fair, there are hundreds of maker entries, the connection with the Hall of Science, how the site was selected, plans for chariot races, a number of other highlights, how the maker movement has flourished.


  36. Tiffany Rad and Rick Moy are in the studio, a demonstration of Tesla coil music, a discovery involving blacklisting through Google Instant, why this is not censorship, how it demonstrates the way filtering can influence people, trying to get it working on the WBAI computer, T-Mobile is accused of blocking certain types of text messages, Google reports on the declining freedom of the Internet throughout the world, potential insults in certain cultures, eBay has a category for spells and incantations, Shaq O'Neal is accused of computer hacking, how one person reacted to a surveillance camera pointed at his house, a large number of cameras have recently come online in New York City, a pornographic image on a PowerPoint presentation leads to a potential 48 year prison sentence, a voice mail scandal in England, Tiffany and Rick describe their idea for an app store for exploits, the advantage of getting exploits out to potential victims, how visiting a website can be dangerous, what malvertising is, the Google web history, the Maker Faire in Queens is happening this weekend.


  37. What this weekend's Maker Faire in Queens was like, a rocket-powered carousel, the connection between the maker world and the hacker world, some of the other sights, what ArcAttack is, Emmanuel is put inside a Faraday cage, what the risks were, the importance of having so many kids in attendance, Bernie's car broke down on the way up to the Maker Faire, what the surrounding neighborhood by the old World's Fair display is like, the cross-pollination between communities, the large number of WBAI listeners who turned up, an update on the Google Blacklist project, some of the blanked out phrases, why this is interesting, the show is preempted for the next two weeks, federal attempts to dramatically increase wiretapping capabilities, a discussion of the potential threats, the possibility of mandatory surveillance features, how the Chinese took advantage of such a system inside Google, the idea of giving up passphrases at border crossings without a search warrant, Redhackt discusses RSA encryption, this is the last week of songs about computers


  38. Redhackt is running the board on an "emergency basis," Emmanuel has an echo on the phone, what Kyle and Emmanuel have been through over the past couple of weeks, a nightmare in Canada involving the Smart Car, the car has broken down yet again, the problems involved when crossing borders with microprocessor-based cars, Bicycle Mark discusses the situation in Mongolia concerning cars, Kyle succeeds in retrieving the old computer from the car dealership in Canada, yet another border incident coming back into the country in Vermont, the tactics that were used by the customs agents, the tactics Kyle and Emmanuel used in response, Mike Aiello from DIFRWear explains the various uses and abuses of RFID, explaining what a Faraday cage is, what is being offered tonight, everyone winds up getting disconnected, how much information is typically covered in an hour of the show, what's included in the archives from the show.  This show includes fundraising.


  39. The fundraising didn't go so well last week, the great media war of 2010 between Cablevision and Fox, how Cablevision users were blocked from seeing Fox shows on hulu.com, how this is proof of corporations' abuse of power, how Cablevision controls subscribers' boxes remotely, Election Day is next week, the new method of voting that's about to be introduced in New York, an example of Tesla coil music, Joe and John DiPrima of ArcAttack explain what's behind the music generated with Tesla coils, what a Tesla coil is, some history of Nikola Tesla, the DVD that's being offered tonight, the Tesla bills discovered in Serbia, how Emmanuel was put in a Faraday cage at the recent Maker Faire in Queens, the strange appeal of LEGOs in the hacker world, Bill Pollock describes the new book on LEGOs from No Starch Press, three LEGO books are being offered tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  40. It's the day after Election Day, Bernie describes the voting process in Philadelphia, the new process in New York, the existence of "privacy sleeves," the loss of privacy, the dreaded "overvote" scenario, the "fusion" policy in New York, Emmanuel describes the mayhem in his district, a piece on the new election process from The New Yorker, critical mail, a security flaw in the lock screen of iPhones, Redhackt describes the procedure, audio from a video also explains it, a flash drive containing information on 280,000 Medicaid recipients has gone missing in Pennsylvania, a project to share content to and from flash drives in various public locations, a discussion on some of the best ways to get low GSM prices while traveling, more discussion on New York's new voting system, an update on spring premiums, confusion reigns on voting techniques, $2600 is now on the Kindle.


  41. Emmanuel is on the phone due to traffic delays, the saga of a stranded cruise ship, an attempt to call the stranded Carnival ship, Emmanuel finds free parking on Wall Street, a dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica occurs because of a Google Maps error, Mike describes what net neutrality is all about, bad results in the election for those supporting net neutrality, a mini-helicopter drone device offers the capability of spying on people, Volt4ire is lectured for being late, Emmanuel's ordeal buying Claritin-D, misinformation being spread about state-issued IDs, WikiLeaks representative Jacob Appelbaum is detained returning to the United States, how this policy is spreading to supporters of Bradley Manning, the issue of turning over passwords to customs officials, more info on the Bradley Manning support website, tactics in fighting policies from customs officials, why it's always a mistake to give governments too much power, the full body scanner controversy, questions on Caller ID and ANI, the absurdity of airline pilots being subjected to overzealous TSA restrictions, the show is preempted next week.


  42. Mitch Altman is on the phone after returning from Japan, what the hacker scene is like in Japan, some of the activities that took place on a recent hacker tour, GMC from Holland is in town after visiting hacker spaces across the country, some of the highlights, the differences between obtaining spaces overseas and in the States, vacant buildings in Buffalo and Detroit, today is "Opt-Out Day," some travel experiences, theorizing on ways to bypass airport security, the reaction against enhanced pat-downs, Mitch reports on what the security situation was like in Japan, Mike discusses the situation in Spain last week, the conservative view on the enhanced security measures, why profiling doesn't work, a prank at the University of Washington is met with a troubling response, what domestic extremists are, what net neutrality is, a conservative view on net neutrality, houses in Germany that are blurred on Google Earth have eggs thrown at them.


  43. A parallel to the current WikiLeaks situation, the diplomatic cable revelations, questioning how much harm has actually been done, the new charges against Julian Assange and the INTERPOL arrest warrant, apologies for Representative Peter King, examples of King's ignorance, some bad moves by Joe Lieberman, measuring how many lives might have been saved through these releases, disturbing comments from Sarah Palin, remarks from Mike Huckabee on the WikiLeaks issue, how true colors are now being shown, the best way to help Bradley Manning, what the Assange arrest warrant could really mean, a piece from the Christian Science Monitor, the question of denial-of-service attacks having anything to do with hacking, debating the political views of the hacker world, rumors of internal strife within WikiLeaks, hypothetical situations.


  44. The entire staff declares itself to be WikiLeaks, how WikiLeaks works with the mass media to verify material and protect individuals, what the insurance file is all about, how the charges against Julian Assange validate the concern over his potential extradition to the United States, $2600 now has a pointer to WikiLeaks, controversy between PayPal and the State Department, how the current action against WikiLeaks is tantamount to a denial-of-service attack, Senator Lieberman implies that The New York Times may also be open to investigation, how lives could have been saved by the leaks, what is happening to Assange while in prison, Ron Paul stands up for Assange, how Bradley Manning basically sacrificed his life to get the information out, the case against denial-of-service attacks, what "cables" actually are, the irony of State Department employees not being allowed to read any of the leaked cables.


  45. Emmanuel and Kyle are in northern Norway, what is unique about Tromso, a rundown of the security issues encountered on this trip, the challenges of traveling with film, the dramatic difference in prices in Scandinavia, a documentary on WikiLeaks airs on Swedish television, an update on the WikiLeaks situation, the Air Force blocks access to WikiLeaks, OpenBSD and the FBI, wondering how many people use the same passwords for more than one thing, how remembering passwords and phone numbers seems to be a thing of the past, debating the definition of the word "hacker," a discussion on whether denial-of-service attacks are equivalent to activism, a letter from an opposing view on the WikiLeaks story, debating the threat of sensitive information being released, how to donate to WikiLeaks.


  46. A free phone call through Gmail from Emmanuel and Kyle in Copenhagen, chaos throughout Europe because of severe weather, disputes over certain train routes, the story of a shopkeeper in Stockholm who obtained video footage of the recent suicide bomber, the issue of security cameras, a new net neutrality ruling causes concern, the boundary between wiretapping and quality control, Julian Assange is no longer in prison, a "member" of Anonymous speaks out about what it means to be a hacker, more debate over denial-of-service attacks, the federal government moves to block "WikiLeaks pollution," a WikiLeaks rap, Internet rule changes in Venezuela, proposed changes in the U.K. to protect children from pornography, Prometheus Radio celebrates a victory concerning low-power FM, the Google Blacklist is used to make holiday cards, next week is the Chaos Communication Congress, the Google Talk plug-in is deemed a success.


  47. A live broadcast from the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Mitch Altman discusses what the hardware hacking area was like, this year the conference was sold out in four minutes with an intentionally lower attendance than last year, looking forward to next year's camp, how this phone call is being made, Tiffany Rad previews her talk at the conference and talks about a new hacker space in the Washington, D.C. area, some other talks that have been interesting, Brenno from the Netherlands explains his involvement in freedom of information requests as a journalist who studies law, Kyle joins in from the second floor of the conference to describe the scene there, how being a volunteer really helps with the experience, Bicycle Mark explains how his talk on Afghanistan tied in, what the Afghan election was like, Aestetix talks about his experiences at the conference, Julian Assange reluctantly announces plans to write his autobiography, how German conferences differ from those in the States, Kyle describes the lighting setup, Dan Kaminsky talks about what Berlin is like, Dan's experiences at the conference and how he got involved years ago, David House discusses the Bradley Manning defense campaign, his experience being detained at the border, how he's trying to help Manning, Adrian Lamo's connection with the story, how people can help, the outpouring of support for Manning at CCC, Nick Farr's impressions of the conference as a volunteer coordinator, trying to get a listener call from someone besides Rebel.

Off The Hook - 2011


  1. Renderman is in the studio, Emmanuel and Kyle are in Zurich talking with Maxim, the first Chaos Computer Club meeting in Zurich took place tonight, Maxim describes what the meeting was all about, the massive amount of old computers that were being stored in the space, what is interesting about Switzerland, the amazing efficiency, Maxim describes the local scene back in the 1980s, Emmanuel and Kyle visited another country while in Switzerland, trying to figure out what the country was, very specific details on a misadventure experienced while buying a prepaid SIM in Germany, what New Year's was like in Berlin this year, impressions of Times Square, tomorrow is Three Kings Day in Switzerland, today is the anniversary of Edwin Armstrong's demonstration of a FM network, Maxim discusses some new technology that adds features to cell phones and allows them to be unlocked, some of the potential of this new device, the right of cops in California to go through cell phones after an arrest without a warrant, what can happen at borders, potential ways to protect oneself, Emmanuel reveals the name of the other country, a fake electronic Christmas card from the White House causes havoc, how the Associated Press completely misrepresented what hackers are all about, there are $2600 meetings this week, Gus has an encounter with actual Nigerians on the Internet, an anonymous tip line in Albany is a bit misleading, where the "drop a dime" term comes from, more on Edwin Armstrong.


  2. A large turnout tonight, Mitch Altman is in the studio, the Chaos Communication Congress sold out online in four minutes, Kyle explains the Chaos "engel" system, what it's like to volunteer at a conference, the difficulty of finding food after 10:00 pm in Zurich, Emmanuel is detained yet again at the border, Emmanuel and Kyle run into Jacob Appelbaum of WikiLeaks at a stopover in Iceland, Twitter is subpoenaed by the government for records of key WikiLeaks people, theorizing on why Emmanuel is constantly targeted by the border people, the saga of Kyle's missing hat, how Emmanuel hacked an answering machine at the lost and found department in a Paris airport, the continuing iPhone charade as Verizon begins to sell them, a poll to see who has a landline, comparing how cell phones sound in various places, $2600 is now available as a subscription on Kindle, only 76 magazines in the world are available there, the massive number of different formats, the spirit of experimentation, the unique place in the electronic publishing world that $2600 finds itself in, various Amazon restrictions and challenges, comparing denial-of-service attacks to civil disobedience, an excerpt from the keynote address at the Chaos Communication Congress.


  3. A Verizon outage cuts off $2600 for two days and counting, why having things on site is better than in a colocation facility, how it's practically impossible to escape Verizon, comparing connectivity problems in the States to those in Slovenia, how to make it as difficult as possible for the authorities to search for information, people who trust Gmail way too much, Comcast is taking over NBC, Nina Paley is in the studio, how all of the media is owned, Nina describes her animated film (Sita Sings the Blues) that caused controversy, the various copyright challenges a filmmaker faces, how lots of art is kept from the public due to greed, the various rights attached to every piece of music, the lack of incentive that comes from being a monopoly, the barrier of entry for filmmakers, fighting DRM, how distributors actually prevent films from being widely seen, how Nina got past all of the restrictions, how the film can be seen, the possibility of Creative Commons licenses.


  4. A transit card in the Netherlands has been hacked, Brenno is on the phone to provide details on just what occurred, reaction to the revelations, the potential for prosecution, an update on Brenno's recent Freedom of Information Act case, the tracking features of the Dutch transit card, the parallel with recent actions against electronic voting machines, credit cards are being used less while mobile phones are being used more for payments, how useless American credit cards are in various countries, Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page was apparently hacked, a YouTube video of a man refusing to submit to a secondary screening by border patrol without having passing a border, problems with the phone, a call to MCI, the fundraiser begins next week, an update on premiums, a caller has a theory as to why Emmanuel is always getting stopped at the border.


  5. Revolutions are raging, Al Jazeera continues to be out of the reach of most Americans, how WikiLeaks could have been the catalyst that fueled these revolutions, Egypt's attempts to turn off the Internet, controversy surrounds legislation on an Internet "kill switch," how the software used for censorship is often made by U.S. corporations, it's the first day of the winter fundraiser, DVDs from three different conferences are being offered tonight, an excerpt from Richard Stallman's talk at HOPE Number Six, how the power is challenged through the radio show, an excerpt from the social engineering panel at HOPE Number Six, how people can protect their privacy, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at HOPE Number Six, a rundown of some of the material included in the premium package, there are $2600 meetings this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  6. More information on the attempt to get information on WikiLeaks people by the U.S. government through Twitter, Birgitta Jonsdottir is on from Iceland, how the Twitter investigation has affected her, what makes it clear that other major sites must be involved, how not being a citizen affects the case, speculating on what could be happening behind the scenes, how being a parliamentarian has made this much more interesting, an initiative to create a freedom of information and speech haven in Iceland, the contents of WikiLeaks is being made available as a premium tonight, Kyle explains how the information wasn't as easy to collate as was expected, a documentary that aired on CBC showed a good deal of the "Collateral Murder" video unlike stations in the United States, the role of the whistleblower, the advantages of having the contents of WikiLeaks in the form being offered tonight, unanswered questions raised by last year's leaked video, the role WikiLeaks played in Iceland, Birgitta discusses the organizing process, how Icelandic newscasters got a forbidden message out to the public, Birgitta's plans regarding future politics, encouraging people to take advantage of tonight's premium and become involved.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. This is the last fundraising show, the program is preempted next week, the Twitter documents in the case referred to last week are released, a hearing involving Julian Assange is scheduled for next week, the Egyptian Presidency website is being reconstructed, the State Department starts a Farsi Twitter feed with an interesting twist, a description of the WikiLeaks premium being offered, how this information isn't easily available, the uniqueness of this premium, an excerpt from the Robert Steele talk at HOPE Number Six, an interesting Hillary Clinton quote concerning hackers, the irony involved here, an excerpt from the postal hacking talk at The Last HOPE, what "postman's choice" is, an excerpt from the Graffiti Research Lab talk at HOPE Number Six, an excerpt from a talk on warrantless searches at airports from The Last HOPE, a final appeal for calls.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. The drive is over, premium update, Bradley Manning is hit with 22 new charges including one of "aiding the enemy," a new book on WikiLeaks is out, the hypocrisy of the government's reaction against WikiLeaks, legislation is introduced to make it a felony for a government employee to reveal information to an unauthorized person, George W. Bush cancels a talk at an event that Julian Assange was also scheduled to speak at, a result in the Assange hearing, a Muslim man who posted the home addresses of South Park's writers is sentenced to 25 years in prison, instances of overly severe sentences, a New Jersey police chief urges parents to hack into their kids' computer accounts, examples of over-parenting, a crazy headline on CNN, the ratio of real news to filler in today's media, Al Jazeera was just in the studio, critique on Inside WikiLeaks, the time spent between similar groups bickering between themselves, Al Jazeera is on WBAI at 5:00 am, comparisons between various leaking sites, how parents should communicate with kids in the age of the Internet, why the HOPE conferences happen every two years.


  9. Trying to diagnose a potentially broken microphone, a premium update, both Kyle and Emmanuel have no cell phones today, Kyle gets a phone call from a bank that no longer exists, ways of dealing with a dying cell phone battery, wondering how many people actually memorize phone numbers anymore, Rob sees an interesting payphone, a poll as to when people last tweeted, the difficulty in reaching an operator, Mike has never spoken to an operator, trying to get an off-the-hook tone, attempting to reach a live operator, a new service known as Local Leaks, how such sites can be trusted, explaining how Tor works, GPS technology in China will supposedly keep close tabs on people's locations, an update on the Bradley Manning case, a British government representative appears to praise WikiLeaks with regards to the ongoing revolutions in the Arab world, redefining how to look at leaks, debating whether a WikiLeaks could have kept the Iraq war from happening, a caller has info on death camps, an appeal for an operator switchboard, social networks that require real names.


  10. A 9.0 earthquake hits Japan which triggers a tsunami and nuclear disaster, trying to read between the lines, a guide to some of the international media available on local cable systems, trying to reach Stuart in Japan, what the current situation concerning the nuclear evacuation zone is, how NHK and other Japanese media have been covering the crisis, pictures of the tsunami were broadcast live, which aspects of technology worked and which didn't, how analog landlines stayed up for the most part, how the cellular network fared, how social networks were useful in the midst of the disaster, how trains have been operating, rolling blackouts are scheduled, how the earthquake warning system failed, the loudspeaker network that exists all throughout Japan, the failure of the SMS system, examples of downplaying the situation in the Japanese media, how perception of the media is different in Japan, misinformation on both sides of the nuclear issue, what it would take for Stuart to evacuate, empty shelves in markets, parts of Tokyo have had lights turned off, how this earthquake could have been so much worse if Japan wasn't as prepared as it was, an update on the Bradley Manning case, Sunday will be a day of demonstrations in support of Bradley Manning.


  11. Mitch Altman is in from London after attending a Maker Faire, Mitch's plans for the immediate future, words from the Tokyo HackerSpace on the recent disaster in Japan, an update of sorts concerning this summer's Chaos Camp in Germany, Kyle has been receiving strange automated messages on his home phone, how to deal with wrong numbers, AT&T is planning on taking over T-Mobile, more of Kyle's weird messages, Volt4ire arrives late, ways to protect yourself from fraudulent calls, Emmanuel's unusual conversation with a collection agency, an experience with antiquated Verizon billing, a State Department spokesman is forced to resign after criticizing Bradley Manning's treatment, how it's theoretically possible to blame Julian Assange for the latest military action in Libya, how to request Al Jazeera, a caller has an accusation, an aborted attempt at calling Verizon, news about Club-Mate, reaction over the nuclear disaster in Japan.


  12. More on the AT&T plan to swallow T-Mobile, a critical look at Sprint Nextel's opposition to the merger, why the plan is ultimately bad for consumers, the advantage of being a customer for a very long time, how mobile carriers aren't regulated like wired carriers, a history of phone companies in the United States, quizzing people on the seven Baby Bells and what NYNEX stood for, how Sprint and MCI got their start, how people in Japan are resorting to older means of communications in the wake of the disaster there, blindness to technological threats, Bernie and Emmanuel pick apart a news story on hacking, a new issue of $2600 is coming out on the Kindle, a progress report on Kindle, attempts to make it available in as many formats as possible, $2600 is number one in customer satisfaction on Kindle Magazines, Mike reports on a privacy story concerning cell phone tracking in Germany, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  13. Emmanuel and Kyle are running late, Obama has caused traffic havoc in Manhattan, a furor in the Netherlands over potential extradition of WikiLeaks people, Obama takes off in a helicopter right in front of Emmanuel's speeding car, trying to figure out what each helicopter is used for, an update on the AMD project at the upcoming Chaos Camp in Germany, dozens of companies that managed email addresses through Epsilon have had customer private info compromised, debating the worth of paper statements, Emmanuel's attempt to get the value off of an expired MetroCard, a new rip-off from the MTA makes commuter tickets worthless after two weeks, a net neutrality court decision is open to interpretation, Condé Nast is victimized by a simple email requesting payment, questioning where the crime took place, the ease with which automatic payments can be applied to a bank account, a look at changing disk sizes over the years, what to look forward to in the future, a new show about hackers is on Fox tonight, Rob has issues with Christian Slater, an entire season of a television show is wiped out by a fired employee, a number of government websites are slated to be shut down due to lack of funding, a security breach involving claimants against BP, why a year of free credit monitoring is useless, updates on the Kindle version of $2600, efforts to get the magazine available on the iPad, how to submit artwork to the magazine.


  14. A fake press release fools at least one major media outlet, what makes this a typical Yes Men prank, some confusion as to the source, how mass media regurgitates corporate press releases, how newspapers have gotten worse over the years, debate over whether the Internet can replace old-fashioned journalism, a disturbing law concerning file sharing in New Zealand, talk of microfilm and microfiche, a website with old phone recordings, more weird answering machine messages from Kyle's home phone, an example of a really bad cut and paste job on a phone call, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, an example of how difficult it is to get past an automated answering system at Verizon, more on the practice behind expired MetroCards, discussing whether Yes Men tactics are a good thing, a call from an upstate mobile pirate radio station, more information from Stuart in Japan concerning the future of nuclear power there, ways to mess with the MTA, putting $35.75 on a MetroCard will eventually result in a zero balance, planning is underway for HOPE Number Nine, the HOPE Forums are back up.


  15. A small turnout this week, the 929 area code has made its debut in New York City, calling the 929 test number, calling a bunch of other strange numbers, some startling news about apps for smart phones that turn microphones on without the user's knowledge, a report reveals that location data is constantly being collected on all iPhones, a device that allows law enforcement to grab information off a suspect's cell phone, theorizing on what could be devised in the future, domain names of poker sites are seized by the U.S. government, a Firefox extension exists that will automatically route around seized sites, more on extra money made by the MTA for unused MetroCards, Aestetix is on the phone to discuss plans for the AMD badge project at the Chaos Communication Camp this summer, what took place with AMD at The Next HOPE, the potential of this project, how people can help this happen at the camp this year, what Kickstarter is all about, the call for papers has gone out for the Chaos Camp, the Ministry of Defense in England reveals classified information by not redacting properly, a surprising penalty for a YouTube joke, Bradley Manning is being transferred to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, how an app on a smart phone could be used to verbally record credit card numbers.


  16. Emmanuel meets (((Daniel Ellsberg))) at a talk in Stony Brook, some lessons learned from Ellsberg , how Ellsberg doesn't blame Adrian Lamo for turning in Bradley Manning, Obama's misstatement of facts regarding the Manning case, the difference between what Ellsberg did and what Manning allegedly did, the status of laws against leaking, a grand jury subpoena is issued against a Massachusetts resident concerning the Manning case, Emmanuel's potential grand jury duty, what's different about grand juries, how the Valerie Plame incident is a perfect example of information that should have been kept confidential, a profile of a product that can extract information out of a cell phone, an update on the location logs kept by iPhones and Android phones, an accusation from Iran on the Stuxnet worm, examples of a potentially fraudulent letter from a domain registration company, the large number of sex line numbers owned by a single company, Emmanuel's issue with Dotster's auto-renew policy, another look at old phone company recordings, the absurdity of a group called Anonymous claiming credit for things, more information on grand juries, the Sony PlayStation hack, the fund drive begins next week.


  17. There aren't very many people in the studio tonight, some are down in the tally room, tonight's show will focus on social engineering panels at the various HOPE conferences, Bernie explains what social engineering is all about, a rundown of when all of the conferences were, some of the rules of social engineering demonstrations, an excerpt from the social engineering panel at the first Hackers On Planet Earth conference in 1994, how the social engineering panels are always among the most popular, why this kind of thing would never be permitted on a commercial radio station, an excerpt from the social engineering panel at Beyond HOPE in 1997, Emmanuel engages in a live demonstration of social engineering over the telephone, Kyle chimes in from Seattle on why it's important to support the station, an excerpt from the social engineering panel at H2K in 2000, next week's show will be two hours.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. An expanded edition of the show, Greg Newby is in from Alaska, Mitch Altman is on the phone, Greg explains the 29-hour delay in broadcasting Democracy Now! at KUSA back home, Mitch describes what he's been up to while traveling in China, the future of Chinese hacker spaces, how the "great firewall" can be bypassed, where the battles will be fought, the changing attitudes towards hackers in China, what happens when you search for 2600 on the Chinese Amazon site, a brand new TV-B-Gone is introduced with a very wide range, a vintage computer festival will be taking place this weekend, the history of the TV-B-Gone, the incident that took place at a Berlin mall during one of the Chaos Congresses, trying to prevent problems with televisions at the Hotel Pennsylvania during one of the HOPE conferences, the special TV-B-Gone offer for tonight, the Vintage Computer Festival offer, another HOPE DVD package is also being offered tonight, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at The Next HOPE, the magic of the HOPE conferences, the overwhelmingly positive response to digital editions of $2600, Bill Degnan of the Vintage Computer Festival explains what will be going on this weekend, the fascination with old technology in the hacker world, the parallel to cars and cameras, what's lost with new technology, thanks to people who have already contributed, how the informants panel developed at the most recent HOPE conference, excerpts from the informants panel at The Next HOPE, Bernie explains why it's so important to support the radio station, Mitch returns to discuss the TV-B-Gone being offered tonight, why exploration and mischief don't have to be thought of negatively, some TV-B-Gone history, program director Tony Bates stops in to help, what's unique about this program, how the station benefits the entire country, how listeners can empower themselves.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. The studio is packed tonight, Bicycle Mark and Not Kevin are in town, Emmanuel had a harrowing experience in Queens during a monsoon, the show did very well last week, what is being offered tonight, Rob T. Firefly will be sketching telephones tonight, an excerpt from the Kevin Mitnick talk at The Last HOPE, some of the other talks being offered tonight, what's unique about WBAI, Bicycle Mark and Not Kevin give their perspectives, an excerpt from the WikiLeaks keynote address at The Next HOPE, some of the things that have changed since this speech was given, people to thank, Bicycle Mark tells of people in Afghanistan who listen to the station, an appeal in Portuguese, the program will not be on next week, Rob describes the drawing progress.  This show includes fundraising


  20. The show wasn't on last week, a reminder to pay pledges, tackling the major story of "Weinergate," Emmanuel takes exception to (((Anthony Weiner's))) language, trying to figure out exactly what happened on Twitter, blaming it all on hackers, Redhackt explains what sidejacking is, the annoyance of Twitter in everyday society, Rob continues to resist Facebook, how people trust their email to corporations, a Frontline piece airs on Bradley Manning and WikiLeaks, the PBS website is hacked in protest by a group named LulzSec, Volt4ire explains what was wrong with the piece, debating whether or not the feature humanizes Bradley Manning, what the website hackers could have accomplished, a listener wonders about law enforcement infiltration into Anonymous, Pentagon cyber strategy may allow for military responses to cyber attacks, an Egyptian court fines ousted President Mubarak for shutting down the Internet earlier this year, one example of why it's not a good idea to speak too loudly on the phone, the story of "Phonehenge West," a study raises questions over the health risks of cell phones, tracking down a problem with a studio microphone, debating health risks in today's society, Redhackt explains what Stuxnet is, Summercon will be taking place later this month.


  21. A microphone malfunction, Al Jazeera is now on before the show, Skype has finally been set up in the studios, attempting to connect to Kyle using Skype, the connection appears to be one way only, figuring things out over the phone, testing the latency, "Club-Mate Day" in Seattle is this weekend, Kyle's change in habit regarding recharging the battery in his phone, the Pentagon Papers are set to be declassified on Monday, documents from 17th century England are also released, analysis of a Guardian story quoting Emmanuel as saying that one in four hackers is an informant, the continuation of the (((Anthony Weiner))) scandal, a call for an apology to the hacker community for the false accusation, the continuing LulzSec story, how this is more of a traditional approach to hacking, nobody from the show made it to Dayton this year, French media is forbidden from using Facebook or Twitter as words in news stories, trying to figure out why the calls are so lousy tonight.


  22. Emmanuel is in Rockwall, Texas, why Emmanuel is driving across the country, the challenge of driving with no license plates, the free Wi-Fi in Rockwall, the $2600 site is blocked, some contact information on who to complain to, how blacklists are compiled, Emmanuel's trip to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, how radio seems to have failed the area, the importance of community radio, the Senate website has been hacked, what LulzSec has been up to, Sony's hacking woes, problems with the house analogy, an old way of harassing people using pagers, the long forgotten voicemail number for the radio show is still in operation, the significance of what the LulzSec attacks are accomplishing, how it ties into activism, Bernie's incident with Home Depot and an air conditioner he didn't order, the bizarre disclaimer attached to the Home Depot email, Emmanuel's issue with a Gmail account that gets mail for all sorts of people, the Sarah Palin emails have been released, the initial lack of an electronic release, the White House cuts access to lots of .gov websites, ways to possibly save the data, Facebook's plans to identify people's faces, Emmanuel visits a hacker space known as the Texarkana Institute of Technology, an update from a WikiLeaks protest.


  23. Emmanuel is using Gmail to communicate from Irvine, California, Mish has relocated to Irvine, the problems with driving through the Bible Belt, a call for a whole lot more immigrants, the influence of Mexican radio, attempts to hear KPFK in Los Angeles have proven unsuccessful, border patrol checkpoints that are located well within the United States, some examples of the anti-Mexican sentiment that prevails in much of the country, the mistaken belief by many that identity papers are required, Emmanuel visits the border fence, Brenno de Winter is on from Amsterdam after being interrogated for his knowledge of recent transit card hacking, what this case has already cost Brenno, how the police treated him, where support has come from, Brenno will be at the hacker camp in Germany this summer, special coins are released in the Netherlands that have QR codes, a large number of new top-level domains will soon be possible, the FBI raids a data center in Virginia, how the FBI confused servers with racks, a statement from LulzSec in celebration of their one thousandth tweet, reports of an arrest overseas, information Twitter might have that could incriminate people


  24. A special episode on Verizon, Bicycle Mark is visiting from Amsterdam, Emmanuel has returned from his cross country voyage, a one-week Verizon outage cripples the $2600 mail server, the possibility that this was an intentional act, the many different stories that came out of Verizon in the last week, some of the damage that was done as a result, one theory as to why this happened, the LulzSec connection, Mike reports on a positive ruling by the Supreme Court concerning video games, a whole bunch of listener phone calls regarding problems with Verizon, Redhackt gives alternatives to Verizon, why Vodaphone would be a better name for Verizon Wireless, Bicycle Mark discusses the different ways in which phone companies interact with communities in Europe, clarification on the Chaos Communication Camp.


  25. Words from the House of Lords on hackers, the scandal grows in England as News of the World reporters continue to be investigated for hacking into voicemail accounts, why Emmanuel prefers answering machines to voicemail, what the House of Lords is all about, the Twitter account of Fox News is hacked and fake messages about the assassination of Barack Obama are posted, why this was a very bad idea, better ways this could have been handled, confusion on what to call LulzSec now, a clip of a recent Anonymous video release, Dot Ret explains where "we are legion" comes from, new leaking sites for hackers are launched, the level of attention being paid to world events by the people behind this, Rob explains why "Hackerleaks" isn't a good idea, Mike explains why the recent Wall Street Journal leaking site couldn't be taken seriously, questioning what OpenLeaks has done, the United States concludes that it has the right to extradite people involved in what they define as a computer crime even if it's legal in their country, cyber-imperialism, information on how the Secret Service targets hackers, the potential for Microsoft to snoop on Skype calls, the history of Emmanuel's name, summer fundraising begins next week.


  26. Lazlow is in the studio this week, the show was preempted last week due to Smart Car problems, Kevin Mitnick will be on a special two-hour show next week, the new "Hacker Calendar" is about to be released, the theme of tonight's show is history, an excerpt from Jason Scott's talk at The Last HOPE, going over some dates on the calendar, describing the cover of the calendar, how history is easily lost, memories of the first HOPE conference, an excerpt from the Steven Levy keynote address at The Last HOPE, a list of some of the talks being offered, how WBAI has actually been around longer than just about any other radio station on the FM dial in New York, a replay of "the last moments of WBAI" and the transition to a country music station, Kyle is on the phone from Seattle to discuss the photographic elements of the calendar project, some more historic dates from the calendar, an excerpt from the Anonymous talk at The Last HOPE, how the hacker world is about having fun, people to thank.  This show includes fundraising


  27. Some trouble finding the intro, a special two-hour edition of the program tonight, reaching Kevin Mitnick in Spain via Skype, Ghost in the Wires is the new book from Kevin which is due out next month, some initial difficulty establishing the connection, Kevin describes how the book came about, Kevin will be signing books at DEFCON, Emmanuel will also be at DEFCON for the first time in 11 years with the brand new Hacker Calendar, what is being offered for people who pledge tonight, an excerpt from the book, the longevity of "Free Kevin" bumper stickers, Kevin's memories of the filming of Freedom Downtime, an excerpt from a Beyond HOPE talk featuring Kevin's lawyer, Kevin tries to start a nuclear war over the air, Kevin explains how he bypassed the overly restrictive phone call restrictions while he was in prison, what motivated Kevin to keep trying to beat the system, how Kevin was able to find a new identity, Bernie describes how to stay sane in prison, Kevin talks about how he got into trouble in the computer room at school, the significance to Kevin of a particular Tom Petty song, a special hidden part of the book, Kevin's business card is also a lockpicking set, an excerpt from the Kevin Mitnick keynote address from The Fifth HOPE, the secret name that Kevin used to restore his phone service, people to thank, a pledge from South Korea, Kevin describes how he turned the tables on the authorities that were wiretapping him, how Kevin always got the blame for things that went wrong with technology, some "Mitnick myths," Kevin's connection to the Chaos Computer Club back in the 1980s, why what's being offered tonight can only be offered during the live broadcast, the incredible amount of content and diversity on WBAI.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  28. A miscue, this is a day for computers to foul up, trouble getting into the building, questioning the whole policy of signing into buildings, a new law prohibits teachers from becoming friends with students on Facebook, mischief involving birthdays, where everyone is going to be over the next few weeks, "Europe's last dictatorship," the Chaos Communication Camp will be in progress next week, Bernie looks for advice on which countries to travel to on his Eurail pass, some confusion involving tickets to the camp, a description of the "hacker calendar" which will be debuted at DEFCON this weekend, examples of hacker history, the HOPE DVDs being offered tonight, some examples of dates featured on the calendar, an excerpt from a talk on Apollo 13 at The Next HOPE, the hacker culture as it relates to the space program, a description of some of the pictures included in the hacker calendar, a list of the 20 talks included in the package being offered tonight, an excerpt from the informants' panel at The Next HOPE, the threat the station is constantly facing.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. A live broadcast from the Chaos Communication Camp in Germany, a whole bunch of guests (Bicycle Mark, Johannes, Bobson, Attila, Greg Newby, and Mitch Altman) in a remote studio, the show is being broadcast to the camp as well, an appeal for loud screams at the camp, Koen explains how the radio station at the camp is working, the camp is taking place at a former Soviet airspace, Mitch starts to lose his voice, the temperature is surprisingly cold, a rundown of some of the villages that are at the camp, Mitch describes the aircraft that has been shuttling people to the camp, Nick Farr discusses the hacker space program, Bernie discusses the history of ham radio satellites, the idea of hackers in space, Nick describes the differences between this camp and the last one on this site four years ago, what Hackers on a Plane is all about, memories of a broadcast misadventure at a previous camp, how to listen to Binary Voice, it's currently raining on the tent, the prospect of putting a hacker on the moon, Mitch introduces hackerspace passports, Kyle describes the infrastructure of the camp during the construction process, Attila talks about the construction of the network, how the phone setup is working, Kyle and Nick venture out with a wireless microphone to talk with other camp attendees, Dan Kaminsky stops by, Emmanuel's impressions of DEFCON after missing it for eleven years, how the hacker community has grown, Dan explains the significance of the recent PlayStation outage, a report on the OpenLeaks talk at the camp, interviews with people in the field, a crepe machine at the Austrian space, the connection is lost, some severe connection problems, Dan continues his description of DEFCON over a cell phone, a recent use of a time acceleration attack by a 10-year-old girl.


  30. Problems with a feedback loop, Bernie S. is on from Belgium, Mike is on from Iceland, Emmanuel and Kyle are on from Poland, the problem is traced to a computer in the studio, attempting to reconnect, Juintz describes his experience at the camp, more trouble getting a hold of everyone, Bernie talks about where he is in Belgium, Kyle describes the setup process involved in the camp and the importance of becoming active in such projects, the videos from the Chaos Communication Camp are already online, Rob reads a piece by someone whose life may have been saved by attending the camp, Emmanuel and Kyle will be journeying on to Belarus and Ukraine, how the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament is affecting that region, Bernie describes his visit to a former NSA listening post in Berlin, looking forward to more interaction with people from around the world at future hacker events, a caller tries to bring up the target of spoofing, feedback on a recent Off The Wall episode, thoughts for the future.


  31. Emmanuel and Kyle are in Kiev on the 20th anniversary of the country's independence, some of the (((political upheaval))) that is currently taking place in Ukraine, the stark differences between two groups of protesters, Emmanuel and Kyle discover the Soviet Union still exists in Belarus, some of the odd things that occur there, an earthquake affects New York, a hurricane is coming within a week, how the earthquake affected technology and everyday life, Mike's impressions of Iceland, Bernie describes the hackerspace he visited in Belgium last week, the phone company of Belarus, weird flat-panel traffic lights in Minsk, authorities in the Bay Area turn off cell phone service in response to demonstrations, comparisons to Mubarek's strategy in Egypt earlier in the year, trouble reaching a guest, Eva from the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses the action by BART.


  32. How everyone's travels concluded, Redhackt has an encounter with a wasp while biking down to the station, Gus discusses the hackerspaces of Ann Arbor, what Bernie encountered in the hacker scene in Paris, there are 2600 meetings coming up this week, Mike discusses the "Hackmeet" coming up in October, Mike describes his reentry into the States from Iceland, the oddity of traveling through Iceland, Kyle's experience transporting film through the airports in Kiev and Prague, a poll of others who went through customs, Emmanuel's nightmare leaving Prague, how Emmanuel was treated like a terrorist, how Emmanuel was once again held when entering the United States, this has pushed Emmanuel to file a formal complaint, suggestions on how to actually make this mean something, more drama and accusations between the various leaking sites, Gus is summoned to grand jury duty, the entire mass transit system in New York was shut down over the weekend due to the impending hurricane, Kyle was on TWA Flight 800 shortly before it crashed, Bernie reveals that he raises honey bees.


  33. Emmanuel gives an update on his border harassment case, reading from the dhs.gov website, a list of questions to answer when filing a complaint, some of the previous harassment episodes, the Maker Faire is returning to New York in two weekends, Maker Faire coordinator Sherry Huss talks about last year's event, what to look forward to this year, why the New York Hall of Science is the perfect venue, a ticket giveaway to the Maker Faire, Bernie's memories of last year's event when his car broke down on the way, how the giant mousetrap will work, the tremendous range of ages at the Maker Faire, the latest controversy involving WikiLeaks and The Guardian, what the latest unintentional release includes, listener concerns over facial recognition software involving Picasa, an update on the ten TV-B-Gones offered recently, a Buzz Aldrin song.


  34. Mitch Altman is back from Burning Man and Berlin, Mitch will be heading to Egypt soon as part of Maker Faire Africa, how to support Mitch's efforts through Kickstarter, what Kickstarter is all about, the lack of hackerspaces in Africa, Mitch's impressions of the recent Chaos Communication Camp in Germany, teaching 4-year-olds to solder, Mitch gives an update on the new TV-B-Gones, an app ("The Phone Story") that was critical of Apple manufacturing is approved for the iTunes app store and then rejected, what the game illustrates, excerpts from the game as played on a smart phone, game developer Michael Pineschi joins the discussion, dissecting some of Apple's objections, why smart phones aren't the only culprits, the evils of coltan, debating whether this much attention should be focused on phones, what can be done at this point, Mitch's experiences finding manufacturers in China that treat their employees well, why Apple comes off looking worse than anyone else, where the game will be available, some of Mitch's motivations in developing the TV-B-Gone, Foxconn's terrible reputation, the prospect of compiling a list of responsible manufacturers, the Maker Faire is coming up this weekend in New York, what Mitch will be doing there, the 2600 van will be making an appearance, how people can get involved in The Phone Story, the dates for HOPE Number Nine are officially announced.


  35. The Occupy Wall Street movement is happening down the block, the (((mass media))) is ignoring this story, Emmanuel's experience with digital television, how the new technology is really a step backwards, why the Wall Street story needs to be covered, the only coverage outside of WBAI has been negative, why not having specific demands isn't a bad thing, Kyle reports on the number of people currently at Zuccotti Park, how the cops don't seem to have learned anything since 2004, a case of pepper spraying makes it to the web and the officer involved is identified, how cops are protected whenever they're suspected of doing something wrong, the Anonymous role in getting the word out, the Livestream feed of the Wall Street protests and how this really helps to get the story out, some of the supplies that are currently needed, examples of some of the noisemakers that 2600 is donating, some of the strange laws that are being applied against the demonstrators, a post on the local PBS station website from a journalist who was swept up by the police, the NYPD journalist credentials that are impossible to get, theorizing as to why the media is ignoring the story, Bernie explains why this topic is relevant to Off The Hook, Bernie tells where it's a felony to record audio without permission, watching the Livestream feed while on the air, the difference between demonstrations here and abroad, plans to head to Zuccotti Park after the show.


  36. An apropos piece from George Carlin, a special two-hour program tonight, a message from Anonymous concerning a threatened attack on October 10, debate as to whether this message is a fake, traffic mayhem is caused by the police near the Occupy Wall Street site, the Occupy movement has spread to other cities including Philadelphia, how it's easy to make fun of the occupiers, the human amplification system they've devised, why it's necessary to sometimes look to foreign media outlets for fair coverage, Kyle will be sending a special Wall Street photo to anyone who pledges over $100, Far McKon, Matt Griffin, and Matt Richardson are in the studio to discuss the MakerBot project, what 3D printing is all about, some examples of objects that have been printed, a list of the various MakerBot-related premiums that are being offered tonight, the history of the MakerBot, the kinds of things an Arduino can build, some examples related to television, news comes in that Steve Jobs has just passed away, why this is particularly sad news, schools' involvement with MakerBots, some of the freedom that a MakerBot can provide, the WBAI phone system is being rebooted, appealing for calls, John Baichtal and Joe Meno introduce their book on LEGOs, why LEGOs are so popular, what kinds of structures can be built, combining MakerBots and LEGOs, an update on the status of the fundraiser, people to thank, how the LEGO book was put together without the two authors ever meeting, John is also writing a book on hackerspaces, differences between LEGO communities in different parts of the country, Germany is the biggest LEGO market, the changes taking place at the Occupy Wall Street site, a description of Kyle's Wall Street photo that's being offered as a premium, a rundown of premiums, Michael Weinberg joins the discussion on MakerBots, legal issues involving 3D printing, the issue of modeling weapons with MakerBots, the raw materials that are needed for the MakerBot, the "cupcake printer," how MakerBots can replicate, the issues of copyright for physical objects, the danger of being overly cautious, a message to the people who listen later, the printing of organs and biohacking, what the recent Open Hardware Summit was about, how the development of this technology could be a real milestone in history, how people react to objects that have been created with the MakerBot, some contact info, what MakerBot TV is about.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  37. A packed studio for the fundraising drive, Bernie makes a trip to the Occupy Wall Street camp, the 2600 van has been dropping off supplies, the cover to the current issue of 2600 is eerily on target, trying to estimate the amount of people in the park, the media is finally starting to report on the story, how people are adapting, an excerpt from Russia Today features HOPE keynote speaker Robert Steele analyzing the Occupy Wall Street movement, sonic.net is forced to give Jacob Appelbaum's email headers to the government, the "HOPE keynote package" is being offered tonight, an excerpt from the Adam Savage talk at The Last HOPE, Rob recalls seeing this talk live, a list of the people included in the keynote package, trying to get additional calls, an excerpt from the Steve Wozniak keynote address at The Fifth HOPE.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. Occupy Wall Street now has tents, comparisons to Occupy D.C. and Occupy Philly, Dan from Occupy Philly discusses the technological setup at their camp, the city of Philadelphia is allowing power to be brought from City Hall to the camp, some of the organizers met with the mayor on Sunday, a vote to expand the space, there were some arrests today, contact information, the absence of cops in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia compared to the camp in New York, how some of the media is implying that a rise in crime in other parts of the city is linked to the occupiers, some disturbing updates from Occupy Oakland, former radio show participant Autojack is one of those arrested at Occupy San Diego, Autojack describes how he got caught up in the sweep, the sudden presence of heavily armed police, how people were treated after being arrested, what it was like to be held on a bus for seven hours and taken 50 miles away, arrestees were forced to be subjected to chest X-rays, how Autojack almost got arrested immediately after being released, how Livestream played a part in getting Autojack involved, speculating on how the coming winter will affect this movement, the importance of getting involved, "delaying a peace officer," Autojack lost his job shortly after his release, what's next with the case, how this is relevant to the hacker world, a caller's issues with electronic voting machines, Mike and Emmanuel debate on how to get to Zuccotti Park by subway, possible ways to get supplies to the camp, an Occupy-related song will be featured each week, there will be 2600 meetings this weekend.


  39. There was a nationwide Emergency Alert System test today, Bernie explains how the system is set up, Emmanuel gives the results of the media outlets he was monitoring, the test didn't work at WBAI, a printed EAS test is received during the discussion, the implications of the White House having the ability to interrupt programming at any time, how more consumer devices will be integrated into the system in the future, Kyle reports on how the test was received in Seattle, Emmanuel goes several days without realizing that Daylight Savings Time had ended, the dangers of transparent changes, Bernie's watch is stuck on the old Daylight Savings Time settings, yesterday was Election Day, various reports on polling places, the significance of today's date, 11/11/11 is two days away, an update on Emmanuel's complaint against DHS, Emmanuel will open the DHS response letter live on the air when it arrives, the show won't be on next week, the first HOPE conference will be revisited this weekend on Blip.tv, Justin Day and Jared Klett from Blip.tv, join the discussion, the history of Blip.tv,, what makes it different from YouTube, the rest of the HOPE conferences will also be rolled out soon, some of the legal threats against Blip.tv,, advice to people who have an idea for a project, Justin is part of NYC Resistor, some of the boundaries of Blip.tv,, half-price tickets to HOPE Number Nine will be going on sale at the same time that the videos from the first HOPE conference go online, when science fiction can be heard on the station, a roundup of this weekend's events, another Occupy-related song.


  40. There's a high-pitched whine attached to the phone line, Emmanuel gets a response from Homeland Security on why he keeps getting detained when entering the country, the envelope will be opened later in the program, a motion activated camera in British Columbia contains images of previous crime scenes, Bradley Manning will be having a hearing on December 16th, criticism by the European Parliament concerning the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), certain words are being blocked by Pakistani telephone companies in text messages, the Occupy Wall Street camp in New York City was broken up last week, an excerpt from a live broadcast that went out over the Internet during the police action, Tim Poole explains how he put together this broadcast, Kyle describes his reaction to the unfolding events while in Seattle, the various feeds that emerged during the police action, how Tim got involved in this, a confrontation with people who objected to being filmed, how Al Jazeera used Tim's live footage to tell the story, how the confrontation strengthened the Occupy Wall Street convictions, how the son of the New York City police commissioner is the main anchor on a popular television morning show that regularly mocked the demonstrators, how peaceful protesters are met with as much force as violent protesters in other parts of the world, why this is something to be concerned with despite opinions on the Occupy Wall Street movement, what services and equipment Tim used to make his broadcast possible, Emmanuel opens the DHS letter, the extremely disappointing message contained within, a "robocopter" is being planned for future actions.


  41. It's an exciting night for many reasons, the high-pitched squeal continues, an attempt at a solution, the merger between T-Mobile and AT&T seems to not be happening after all, an FCC report that was critical of the merger plan is released and then withdrawn, analyzing the lies, whether this should be viewed as progress, the largest series of domain seizures yet by the U.S. government, the injustice involved in this, GoDaddy's involvement, how Chanel may have become liable by being behind this series of seizures, a controversy involving a company called Carrier IQ accused of spying on cell phone users, how even Android users have no idea what's running on their phones, Facebook reaches a settlement involving privacy violations of its users, debating whether people really care about their online privacy, the amount of cell phones that are locked to one carrier, debating over whether it's right to X-ray arrested Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, what Zuccotti Park looks like now, Bernie describes the scene at the Occupy camp in Philadelphia, an inspirational message is beamed onto the Verizon building in New York City, the fate of the laptops that were donated by listeners and readers to the Occupy Wall Street people, the first batch of HOPE Number Nine tickets sells out in less than two minutes, Emmanuel looks for ideas on what to do the next time he enters the country, Mike's experience opting out of a full-body scanner when flying to New York, an update on the premiums, advice on a cell phone purchase, a call for more Occupy related songs.


  42. The continuing squeal is now being associated with Bernie, tonight is a special fundraising show with no premiums, confusion involving the San Francisco Chronicle website, a misadventure involving the Mythbusters crew, Beyond HOPE videos will be going online this weekend, what to look forward to, another batch of HOPE Number Nine tickets will be going on sale on Saturday, an excerpt from last week regarding premiums, an update on the remaining premiums, some of the station premiums being offered tonight, describing the WBAI t-shirt, Kyle appears out of nowhere, Rob discusses the history of WBAI, the value of the frequency, 2600 makes a $500 donation, the inaccessibility of commercial radio, wondering if Exxon would give money to the station, WBAI was the first station to beg for money on the air, why commercial stations are louder, some of the challenges that are faced, the cost of advertising.  This show includes fundraising.


  43. The squeal continues although Bernie is absent, memories of shortwave, how the mystique is gone today, the uselessness of infomercials, the second batch of ticket sales for HOPE Number Nine is gone, Redhackt explains the ticket process, the lack of long lines at HOPE, the Beyond HOPE videos are now online, plans are to add a new conference each month, what was different in 1997, Emmanuel has an "industrial accident" during this week's Club-Mate delivery, the dramatic American debut of Winter Edition, the long list of things that Emmanuel can't do, significant progress in the premium department, a Belgian listener mystery, the SOPA controversy comes to a head tomorrow, Mike explains what SOPA could do, the Wikipedia involvement, what a day without Google would be like, why it's important to speak out when you have the ability to, more on the Carrier IQ story, a Facebook glitch allowed private photos to be seen, private messages from the NYPD reveal racism and hatred, a Tennessee house is allowed to burn to the ground because its owners didn't pay a fee to the fire department, a report by the NTSB raises the issue of using a cell phone while driving, debating where the line should be drawn.


  44. Battling themes, the squeal is gone but North Korean music has replaced it, trying to improve Bernie's phone sound, SOPA has been delayed, what SOPA is all about, Adam Savage's take on the SOPA bill, the squeal returns, more Carrier IQ fallout, the EFF perspective that explains how different sides could be correct at the same time, AT&T officially ends its attempt to take over T-Mobile, analyzing an intelligence bulletin from the FBI on cyber security, what "doxing" is defined as, genesimmons.com is at the center of an alleged denial-of-service attack involving Anonymous, what a protected computer is, Verizon mistakenly texts subscribers in New Jersey about a civil emergency, urban exploration in London is equated with terrorism, Bradley Manning appears in court, clarification on Adrian Lamo's involvement with 2600, pirated downloads are traced to major studios, an update on Club-Mate, the latest on HOPE Number Nine tickets.


  45. The squeal is really gone this time, why it's a depressing time of year, the loss of two familiar voices to the station, tributes to Lynn Samuels and Monroe, an excerpt from a recent Lynn Samuels show on Sirius, an except from a classic Monroe call, the Chaos Communication Congress is taking place right now, trying to reach Bicycle Mark in Berlin via Skype, Comcast is now carrying BBC World News, GoDaddy is targeted after being seen as supporting the SOPA bill, 40,000 domains have been transferred away from GoDaddy in recent days, Mike explains how their response didn't help them, why SOPA is a big deal, Bicycle Mark is finally reached on the telephone, what has been happening at the Chaos Congress, the issue of space and overcrowding, thoughts on the hacker space program, (((Stratfor))) is targeted in a Christmas Eve attack, a look at the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Bernie explains the dangers involved here, figuring out how Rebel always gets through first, a site where people can reach their elected officials concerning issues like SOPA and NDAA, a call for more emails, the last Occupy Wall Street related song for a while.

Off The Hook - 2012


  1. "Film the Police," a late start, a focus on journalists being targeted by cops, some firsthand accounts, using new technology to make effective social change, focusing on recent events in Belarus, Kyle describes the culture of Belarus, how sports is a diversion from politics here and abroad, the current status of WiFi, a new law in Belarus restricts access to foreign websites, how this can be used for selective prosecution, how email worked when Emmanuel was in North Korea, free wireless access points in parts of Asia and how this could be a privacy threat, intercity buses in the United States point to free WiFi as a reason for their success, Bernie explains how wireless access on buses and trains work, a report on potential insecurity in the GSM-R train communication system in Europe is presented at the recent Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, a Canadian successfully gets into the United States with a scanned passport on an iPad, the prospect of virtual passports, the HOPE Number Nine website is now online, the story behind the telephone dial on the hope.net website, how it used to be against the law to have a phone extension, Kyle's work restoring telephones, what a candlestick phone is, some of the projects that are ongoing with the HOPE conferences, comparing the connectivity that was at the CCC with what has been available in the States, speaker submissions will be opening soon, how older conferences can now be seen online, H2K will be released later this month, the Hotel Pennsylvania may yet be saved due to a possible change of heart from Vornado, ringback numbers, Mike describes Internet censorship in Cuba, a caller wants hackers to have more of a voice.


  2. Mitch Altman is in the studio having just returned from Berlin, efforts to get (((Cory Doctorow))) to come to HOPE, preregistration for HOPE Number Nine begins tomorrow, H2K videos will go online this weekend, memories of various end of the world predictions, WFME may be for sale, an organization devoted to file sharing is recognized as a religion in Sweden, the Church of Security has also been recognized for some time, assorted thoughts on religion, the barricades to Zuccotti Park come down, the increasing use of drones, the fun that can be had with robocopters, how drones are being used inside the United States, some of the potential uses, hackers who attack Israel will be attacked back according to the Israeli Foreign Minister, wondering whether Anonymous will be labeled as a terrorist organization, how easy it is to be labeled a terrorist through Twitter, an update on SOPA, the threat of "breaking the Internet," a tie-in to Spanish legislation, how this demonstrates the value of sites like Wikileaks, Reddit will be blacked out next Wednesday, an update on the case involving Wikileaks supporters who are having their Twitter account information handed over to the government, a new world of top-level domains is about to open up, the condition of electronics factories in other parts of the world, Emmanuel recommends "Blood in the Mobile," a Steve Jobs action figure causes controversy.


  3. The SOPA blackout is taking place, the idea to have 60 minutes of silence in solidarity, the station was actually off the air for a good part of the day, Bernie describes how he got around the Wikipedia blackout, some of the reaction so far, Hollywood versus the tech community, Bernie reads the full title for the SOPA bill, an explanation from Wikipedia as to why they've taken this stand, what Google is doing, a message from Craigslist, how things have changed in a relatively short amount of time, how one comment from Emmanuel on Twitter was retweeted a huge number of times, a bizarre rant on the MPAA website, (((Eva Galperin))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the discussion, why the MPAA statement is par for the course, Mike was at a rally in front of New York senators' offices, echoes of 2000 and the fight against the MPAA back then, the need to remain vigilant, what the MPA is actually all about, Eva explains PIPA and SOPA, some counterpoints from Rupert Murdoch, examples of abuse concerning the DMCA, how PIPA and SOPA would make things worse, political implications, the involvement of Senator Leahy, who in Congress might have a clue, an example of the MPAA's duplicity involving former senator Chris Dodd, the DNS issues that had been part of the legislation, EFF will be staging a call-in day on Monday, trouble reaching New York senators today, the speed with which this story has changed, Rob explains tonight's outro.


  4. The last program before the winter fundraiser, a special guest involved in leaks is planned for next week, just about all of the premiums from previous fundraisers have been sent out, the aftermath of the Internet blackout last week, what would happen if Google were blacked out, a Chris Dodd quote is upcoming, differing accounts of the blackout in the media, how this action shows that the Internet is growing up, the letter that Senator (((Chuck Schumer))) is sending out in response to concern over SOPA, credit for Senator (((Ron Wyden))), Mike claims not to be concerned about piracy, analyzing the numbers, other examples of piracy, Redhackt's views on the definition of piracy, the Megaupload shutdown, how this story is being presented, the Chris Dodd quote reveals possible bribery on behalf of the MPAA, petitions can be posted on the White House website, another disturbing decision by the Supreme Court, words of advice to the copyright holders, a decision involving the legality of placing GPS devices on suspects' cars, questioning the true effects of piracy and why it exists in the first place, the difference between protesting and harassment, an update from Europe.


  5. The weather is abnormally warm leading to a misidentification of the station's location, tonight is a fundraising show, there won't be a show next week, a mass reply to an email in the German parliament cripples the entire system, more fallout from the Megaupload raid, a bizarre case involving two travelers denied entrance to the United States because of tweets they had sent a week earlier, how it's hard to get people to visit the States after reading a story like this, The Yes Men are announced as one of the keynote addresses at HOPE Number Nine this summer, John Young and Deborah Natsios of Cryptome and Cartome are tonight's guests, the origin of cryptome.org and the link to cypherpunks, the initial interest from the NSA and how that in turn became a story, how the site was shut down once for 12 hours, the Microsoft material that led to this, Deborah describes what cartome.org is all about, the amount of documents and releases on Cryptome to date, 70,000 documents are being offered tonight, a recent release of telephone pictures from the White House, the advantages of having a local copy of the Cryptome archive, what has given Cryptome/Cartome strength over the years, the reaction to Wikileaks, an update involving Judge Kaplan who ruled against 2600 back in 2000.  This show includes fundraising.


  6. The show did well two weeks ago, the premiums have already been delivered to the station, there will be a two-hour show next week, memories of Monroe, how he was honored at the station despite his history of annoying every host on the air, Bernie disappears, Rob makes a mystery noise as a clue of what will be offered tonight, John Baichtal joins the conversation, John's new book is about hackerspaces and hacker projects, some of the hackerspaces that are in the area, why hackerspaces have gotten so popular recently, problems with feedback, some of the hackerspace-related DVDs that are being offered, Redhackt describes what the hackerspace passport is, Bernie tells of the various stickers and buttons being offered from hackerspaces around the world, Redhackt describes the multipurpose tool from ThinkGeek that's being offered tonight, Rob describes the SparkFun multimeter which is also being offered tonight, emphasizing what a unique package it is that's being made available, Mitch Altman joins the conversation and describes the birth of the hackerspace passport, the show won't be on next week, thanks to the listeners who have called in, Mitch describes what changed in 2007, Redhackt has been absorbed in the premiums for the entire hour.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. An expanded edition of the show, today is "leap year day," the history of shows on this date, Kyle is back in town after having traveled from Seattle by train, the stark differences between train and plane travel, Bernie's experience on a maglev train in Shanghai, the latest with Wikileaks and Anonymous involving a company called (((Stratfor))) and five million emails, there are some hackerspace premiums remaining from last week, the history of WBAI, how an April Fool's prank demonstrated the importance of the station, an excerpt from The Yes Men film promo, Mike Bonanno from The Yes Men is on the phone from Scotland, a recent action involving Dow Chemical, an excerpt from the film, the aftermath of the Dow Chemical presentation, Andy from The Yes Men arrives in the studio, Mike and Andy describe the process of pulling off a corporate hoax, what's being offered this evening, another excerpt from The Yes Men Save the World, the aftermath once the BBC learned they had been fooled, Emmanuel's experience in college with changing history, potential legal ramifications, thanking pledgers, another excerpt from The Yes Men, what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is all about, how a press conference was exposed as a hoax, looking forward to The Yes Men keynote address at HOPE Number Nine.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  8. A large number of people in the studio, hackers are in the news again, a story involving amateur astronomers flashing the space station, why amateur astronomers are the same as hackers, Kyle explains what was behind this project, the issues with pointing lasers at the sky, some keywords that the authorities are scanning for in social networks including "2600," how potential terrorists always seem to meet up with undercover agents, another Yes Men prank, the issue of being searched without a warrant, a key Anonymous member named Sabu turns out to be an informant, what can be learned from this, Redhackt describes the options available to any suspect, the conflicting messages people will receive from law enforcement.


  9. It's Pi Day, Bernie is on a landline, Kyle discusses Mario Day, a series of anti-Verizon rallies is set for March 22, Verizon's main corporate number now goes to a generic voicemail greeting, how Twitter can cause a criminal case to become much more serious, the case of Richard O'Dwyer who is facing extradition to the United States because of a website he ran in the United Kingdom, the imbalance of justice between the United States and the rest of the world, how this is all about control, Europe's youngest app designer is expelled after hacking into his school's computer system, BBC Persia is allegedly hacked by Iranian authorities, the parallel of overt censorship to corporate control of media, Occupy Wall Street is back in the news, another Twitter subpoena, Kyle gives updates on HOPE Number Nine network development, comparisons of bandwidth at European hacker events, how people and organizations can help, a question about the Occupy movement, questions about the upcoming conference, there has been a really good batch of speaker submissions so far this year, Dot Ret and Kyle discuss what it's like to speak in front of an audience.


  10. It's officially spring and Occupy Wall Street is back, how "mic checks" work, some thoughts on police and demonstrators, Bernie gives an example of an ex-cop who isn't evil, Secret Service code names, the return of the story of employers requiring job hunters to give out their Facebook login info, other examples of invasive policies, an update on the Megaupload case that may result in returning all of the seized property, Bernie explains the "fruit from a poisonous tree" concept, more on the Richard O'Dwyer case, a case of patent trolling involving mass transit, Internet kiosks are set to replace all payphones in New York City, a ban on using Twitter that was imposed on 14 members of Anonymous is lifted, the "ninja video conspiracy," an update on HOPE Number Nine, some tips on how not to make a speaker submission, what kinds of talks are being accepted and what's unique about HOPE talks, a call for Twitter IDs of speakers past and present, low orbit server stations are planned by The Pirate Bay, a call for drones at HOPE Number Nine, major ISPs will start to crack down on copyright infringement the day before HOPE, how online bans could follow users even after they change ISPs, how to remain anonymous, a discussion on stealing and piracy.


  11. The new issue of 2600 is out, a move to prevent employers from demanding Facebook login info for prospective employees is defeated by Republicans, a call to follow the HOPE Number Nine Twitter account, Bernie announces a workshop that will be taking place at HOPE, the latest on the Richard O'Dwyer case, making a phone call to Richard's mother in the United Kingdom, Julia O'Dwyer joins the discussion, how extradition requests work in the United Kingdom, Julia describes how the case unfolded last year, how the United States claims jurisdiction over any site that ends in .com or .net, Mitch Stoltz from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the conversation, how the treaty that allows U.K. citizens to be extradited so easily was agreed to, Julia reads a statement she wrote on extradition, how Julia started the blog on her son's case, legal representation, what will await Richard should he get extradited to the States.


  12. A conference for affluent families worried about finances winds up in Emmanuel's hands, a sampling of some of the talks already approved at HOPE Number Nine, both the paper and Kindle/Nook versions of the spring issue are now out, Volume 1 of The Hacker Digest has also been released online, a reading of an article on hackers from 1984, how perceptions of hackers have changed over the years, how word of the first issue got out, the specter of Google Glasses, an excerpt from a Google promotional video, the threat that augmented reality could pose, (((Eva Galperin))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the conversation, a special promotion for the month of April will see ten percent of every HOPE ticket sale get donated to the EFF, the huge number of cases that the EFF is following, the warrantless wiretapping program, Eva's talk at the upcoming HOPE conference, what "nymwars" are, the fight to get data back from the Megaupload raid, the progress that has been made with encrypted communications, the poor audio quality of phone calls these days.


  13. Emmanuel calls for a 45-day waiting period before charging anyone with a crime in the wake of the George Zimmerman case, talk announcements for HOPE Number Nine are being released, the EFF promotion continues throughout the month, terms of service violations, cell phone companies are planning on blocking access to stolen phones, Mike's problem with having his phone listed as stolen, what "HD voice" could mean to cellular phone calls, how people don't seem to use phones for talking anymore, Emmanuel and Kyle were connected through two rotary landline phones the other day, replacing payphones in New York City, Emmanuel's challenge in legally downloading music, debating what constitutes a pirate site, how everyone is distracted by their smart phones, issues of sound quality, parallels to the Falklands crisis, studio problems.


  14. Emmanuel is in a good mood because of an announcement from Bank of America, a response from the bank, trying to figure out which of these is a fraudulent announcement, it's revealed that The Yes Men were behind this whole thing, Julian Assange has a new television program that's available on Russia Today, a unique non-commercial television station in Philadelphia, old payphones, a new method of disabling stolen cell phones, trying to say something nice about Facebook, what CISPA is all about, action being taken against it, how to support the EFF and get a ticket to HOPE, new talks are being announced every day, how to get involved with the conference as a speaker, more on mp3million.com, a breakdown of royalties based on how music is sold.


  15. Emmanuel has a fever, the last program before the spring fundraiser, Mike is also sick, reports of an upcoming format change on the local FM dial, which station will supposedly be affected by this, how a pirate radio station served a multi-day concert community at Watkins Glen in 1973, a server of riseup.net is seized, how this might be tied to bomb threats in Pittsburgh, the value of anonymity, a live Twitter feed goes back 20 years to the Los Angeles riots, how French Twitter users got around regulations concerning premature reports of election results, the question of who owns tweets, the foolishness of thinking that Twitter is anything close to a private means of communication, the hassle of installing Jabber, a kid in Indiana is expelled from school for using bad language on Twitter, Bill Degnan from the Vintage Computer Festival is the guest, examples of what computers are considered vintage, how a mouse was added to a Zenith Z-100, what will be featured at this year's festival, a letter concerning the hassles of downloading music in Germany, the artificial controls that are hurting the artists and consumers, a demonstration of how there's no actual thought behind the system, the Obama administration comes out against CISPA, a Bradley Manning hearing is upcoming.


  16. A two-hour edition of the show, a special program featuring private investigator Steve Rambam, developments in Brazil concerning copyright, a chronological look at all of the HOPE conferences, a challenge to Bernie to name all of the HOPE conferences in order, how Bernie and Phiber were prevented from speaking to each other at Beyond HOPE, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at Beyond HOPE in 1997, what Pro Phone was, what is being offered tonight, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, Steve is now live in the studio, memories of the first conference in 1994, the spy camera premiums being offered tonight, when such recordings might be illegal, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at the makeup session for HOPE Number Six, why the premiums can't be offered all the time, an update on the change to the local FM dial as a result of a new sports station, how the news of the demise of KISS FM was presented with a positive spin by station management, the sudden relevance of the on-air conversations in the station's last days, the expenses involved in running a radio station, a special limited premium that Steve is offering, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at The Last HOPE, how Steve never repeats himself in his various talks, an update to Steve's special offer, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at The Next HOPE.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  17. Redhackt is back from his honeymoon, the show did very well last week, the same premiums are being offered again, the building fire alarm goes off, what it was like tallying up the totals after the show last week, the amount raised was over $7000, the importance of dialogue with people you disagree with, why (((Jello Biafra))) is the perfect counterbalance to Steve Rambam, the Jello package that's being offered tonight, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at H2K in 2000, what has changed in the past 12 years, demonstrating the annoying feature that rings a bell every time a listener calls in, trying to figure out if the bells are computer generated, what to look forward to this year, comparing fundraising to commercials, the legality of using the spy camera pen to record people, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at The Last HOPE in 2008, a final rundown of premiums, a two-hour Personal Computer Show is following.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. This is the third of four fundraising shows, the program won't be on next week, the Byron Sonne story, good news about the Pirate Party in Germany, Kyle and Emmanuel will be heading to the United Kingdom in search of surveillance, cameras that can identify ages and genders, Kyle's impressions of flying first class, what backscatter is, what is being offered tonight, the new TV B Gone Pro Super High Power Gen 5, 11-year-old Scotty from Long Island describes his use of the TV B Gone Pro, how to not get caught, Mitch Altman joins the discussion, why such items can never be offered over commercial radio, the importance of experimentation, jumping on the HDTV bandwagon.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. Emmanuel and Kyle are back from overseas, it's the last week of the fundraiser, Redhackt is going to see Manhattanhenge, the 25th anniversary of the very first 2600 meeting is coming up this Friday, Kyle's impressions of England, what the Manchester hackerspace was like, facts behind Menwith Hill, how Kyle and Emmanuel got a front row view of the radomes, both Julia O'Dwyer and Julian Assange were visited, the latest in the Assange case, some of the other people who were visited on this trip, Emmanuel's latest adventure getting back into the country, the surveillance industry in the United Kingdom, how people over there buy into the necessity of cameras everywhere, Deviant Ollam from The Open Organisation of Lockpickers joins the discussion, what "sportpicking" is all about, how TOOOL has expanded, the pick kits and videos that are being offered tonight, how people can get more information on lockpicking, defining what a key actually is, why this kind of thing can't be discussed on other radio stations.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Clarification on where Bernie actually is, speaker submissions for HOPE Number Nine have closed, Mike describes the types of vendors that will be on hand, the death of Ray Bradbury, Kyle explains how the network will be connected, some of the hurdles that have been faced, an invitation to get involved in projects at HOPE, a story about LinkedIn being hacked, Facebook moves a step closer to having children under 13 as users, how Facebook treats people who don't use its service enough, why Emmanuel believes Facebook should be as evil as possible, how Mitt Romney's Hotmail account was hacked, Mike describes Romney's iPhone app that spelled America wrong, it's finally revealed that Stuxnet was created by the United States and Israel, the idea for a daily alternative business show on WBAI.


  21. Emmanuel kicks Redhackt off the show for being late, Steve Rambam is supposed to be in the studio, the air conditioning isn't working, Kyle describes last weekend's trip to the National Security Agency in search of a 2013 hacker calendar photo, Bernie explains the type of surveillance that's in use at this site, Kyle reads the text of a sign listing prohibited actions at the NSA, how the NSA police got involved, the history of the NSA museum, Emmanuel calls for an open house at the NSA, the NSA's involvement in Stuxnet, how the NSA is looking for new cyber warriors, an announcement that former NSA analyst William Binney will give one of the HOPE keynote talks this year, Steve finally makes it in, what Steve is planning for the conference and why he needs a "victim," the plan to have drones at the talk, what is required to be one of Steve's victims, who SPI is, the Rick Dakan story, Steve explains the Spokeo case, Redhackt recollects his history on the show as he prepares to leave.


  22. A bunch of IDs, an app created by a physician records phone calls between doctors and patients, Jim expresses his opinion on the matter, a possible change in wiretap rules in Pennsylvania, why this isn't necessarily a good thing, Julian Assange seeks asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Mitch Altman is on the phone to discuss some upcoming panels at HOPE Number Nine, the disturbingly high amount of suicide in the hacker community, Mitch talks about the upcoming panel on "Geeks and Depression," the story of Ilya Zhitomirskiy, ways of dealing with depression, one of the rooms at HOPE is named after the late Len Sassaman, another panel that Mitch is organizing focuses on DARPA funding of hacker projects, how military funding drove Mitch away from Maker Faires, Mitch's latest Kickstarter involving the NeuroDreamer, a "reporter" from a fake network proves that people will believe anything a person who looks like a reporter says, Redhackt is on from California to give an update on the HOPE ticket system, an update for everyone who submitted a talk proposal, feedback to last week's dubstep outro.


  23. Computer difficulties strike, Emmanuel is missing while dealing with a system crash, looking forward to the upcoming conference, the EFF presence at HOPE, Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia starts a petition concerning the Richard O'Dwyer case, alleged LulzSec members plead guilty, an update from Emmanuel on the server issue, how a system administrator caused all of the problems, an update on a former guest on the show who was sentenced to prison today for showing people how to hack cable modems, Lisa Shay joins the discussion to explain what her talk at HOPE will be about, the danger of sensors and systems like E-ZPass, how to protect yourself, Lisa's background at West Point, the problem of people putting too much information about themselves on the net, a prison encourages inmates to try and defeat the locks, how cell phone companies violate customer privacy, a caller has some warnings on privacy.


  24. An excerpt from The President's Analyst, how this 1967 film contains phone company allusions, the ACTA treaty is voted down by the European Parliament, a unique statement from the Polish Parliament, a short film about the threat of ACTA, the United States involvement in this treaty, an update on the Right to Repair Act, who is opposing this, Kyle explains how things have changed in the automobile repair industry, the importance of actually owning the technology you buy, the call for an open-source car, relevant talks on this subject will be given at HOPE Number Nine, how computers in cars can be manipulated for good and evil, this is the last week for preregistration for the conference, facts about the HOPE site, the story of feuding teachers in New Jersey and the legalities of reading other people's email from accounts left logged in, how Gmail has been particularly vulnerable to this, the summer fundraiser is coming up next week, pornography appears on train update screens in Denmark, how a SWAT team went to the wrong house in Indiana because of an open WiFi router, why open routers are a good thing, questioning whether a mere IP address is probable cause, it's a strange day due to the holiday, thoughts on Stuxnet, how surveillance creeps into daily life, the Google sharing project, there are 2600 meetings this Friday.


  25. Notkevin, Mitch Altman, and Cheshire Catalyst are in the studio for the pre-HOPE show, some silence, more people have pre-registered for the conference than ever before, Kyle describes some of the preparation that has been underway, Mitch traveled across country by train, Notkevin describes what's been going on in Vermont, hours that registration for the conference will be open, Cheshire Catalyst talks about phonephriendly.com, how to view the HOPE schedule on a mobile phone, how HOPE has grown over the years, what's contained in "The Best of HOPE" packages being offered tonight, trying to prevent malware from being installed on the station computer, Kyle describes the process involved in restoring old HOPE recordings, trying to get callers, Mitch explains how WBAI was an inspiration in Illinois well before Internet streaming, the advantages of becoming a member of WBAI, how the station itself is a hack, the HOPE Number Nine programs are delivered to the station, a rundown on some of Friday's talks, some of the technology that will be on display at HOPE, Kyle reads an alert from his dad, concern over White House plans for the Internet during an emergency, a final rundown on premiums.  This show includes fundraising.


  26. Emmanuel is late because of flooding and traffic, it's the post-HOPE show, Gus is in the studio to sum up some of the highlights, Emmanuel explains what caused his delay, the unbearable heat in the studio, ambient sound from the hallways of HOPE Number Nine appears out of nowhere, how the HOPE concerts went, a trip down the elevator and into the mezzanine, an excerpt from the Eben Moglen talk at HOPE Number Nine, the enthusiastic crowds that attended many of the talks, the roving microphone goes outside onto Seventh Avenue during the conference, Kyle discusses better ways that video recordings of the conference can be captured using new technology, how this conference was better organized than any in the past, an excerpt from the William Binney talk at HOPE Number Nine, the premium being offered tonight has run out, Redhackt is on the phone from California to explain how the registration system worked, how the HOPEland Security shirts are being received by the general public, the absence of long lines, audio from one of the badge checking points, the ticket was a boarding pass and the badge was a passport, the visa system.  This show includes fundraising.


  27. Bernie reports on an 11-year-old kid from Manchester who got on an airplane without a ticket, Mike reports on how the NSA admitted to violating the Constitution, DEFCON has the head of the NSA as a keynote speaker, this is the last week of the fundraiser, an excerpt from an episode of Off The Hook from 1999, what can be learned from listening to shows of the past, there is no communication between the studio and the tally room, memories of Y2K, Kyle tries to fix the station computer, the latest problems with the Smart Car computer, Ed Piskor joins the discussion to give details of the final edition of Wizzywig, how Off The Hook was key in developing the Wizzywig series, the characters that are in the book, clarification on when the premiums are being offered, an excerpt of Off The Hook from 1995, the history that's contained in this collection, Ed describes his current work with Boing Boing.  This show includes fundraising.


  28. Emmanuel is stuck in traffic again, a journalist is banned from Twitter for tweeting an email address, the case of a person in England who was arrested for an offensive tweet, wondering where Kyle is, closure for another Twitter case involving an alleged bomb threat, an invitation for listeners to speak about the HOPE conference since fundraising is finally over, how the media seems to have missed the NSA whistleblower talk and focused instead on the one featuring the head of the NSA, Rob reads a recruiting pitch from the NSA aimed at DEFCON attendees, audio for all of the HOPE talks is now online, clarification on a musical track, listener concern over automated meter readings, positive feedback on the conference, 2600 meetings are happening this Friday, Emmanuel tries in vain to find video of the corrupt badminton players at the Olympics, debating whether kids have a developed conscience, the issue of cell phone radiation, Emmanuel thinks 6000 minutes on the phone in a month is too much, querying who actually uses a landline, an update from the amateur radio people at HOPE, the many ways that radio ties into the hacking world, Kyle finally makes it to the studio, debating landlines versus cell phones, the many people who helped make HOPE happen this year.


  29. There seem to be less people in the studio each week, recuperation from HOPE is still not complete, there are other hacker events on the horizon, the ACLU pushes for a ruling that will categorize the "Like" button on Facebook as protected speech, the competition for the fastest texter in America took place today in New York, a threatening tweet is aimed at Mike Tyson's Broadway show, Fukami from the Chaos Computer Club is on to discuss the move of the annual Chaos Communication Congress from Berlin to Hamburg, the challenges that were faced by remaining at the old site, how many people the new space will be able to accommodate, how the first Congress in the new space will be historic, the reaction to the announcement so far, it only takes an hour and a half to get from Berlin to Hamburg by train, how people can get involved in the next Chaos Congress, it's the fifth anniversary of the passing of Joybubbles, Kyle and Mike are both traveling to ToorCamp in Washington State, where geographically the campsite is in comparison to Seattle, some of the talks and events that are being planned, the contrast in environment to the last ToorCamp, what western Washington is like, Kyle describes the laser beam project, how Hackerbot Labs wound up correcting an FAA formula on beam projections, pondering what the connectivity at the camp will be like, the types of wildlife that may be encountered, a song from Pussy Riot who face prison in Russia.


  30. Emmanuel is late again due to flooding, Denmark concludes that CCTV is ineffective, how cameras in Philadelphia aren't even operating properly, how such surveillance is actually being used, reports that Ecuador will be approving Julian Assange's bid for asylum, the connection with the United States, a call for all British bail offenders to see if they get the same kind of response from the police if they ask for asylum from an embassy, Mike explains why he has a Microsoft wristband, why Emmanuel has been late so often recently, Mike's impressions of ToorCamp, Kyle describes the laser project at the camp, how yurts were used, the camp took place on native land, Kyle explains the magic of this particular area, Aaron Swartz is the guest, Aaron will be giving a talk tomorrow on the stopping of SOPA, what SOPA would have meant to Internet users, how everything changed once people became aware of it, Aaron's turning point, how legislation is passed without people in Congress reading it, how SOPA-like legislation will continue to be pushed, the sense of empowerment that resulted from SOPA's defeat, how Aaron got involved, Aaron was one of the co-founders of Reddit, the value of alternative outlets like Wikipedia and Facebook that made it possible to get the word out about SOPA, how to make this understandable to people who don't use computers, how and why some media outlets didn't cover the story, how the right and left come together on such issues, the international angle, how people can see Aaron's talk tomorrow, some suggestions for people calling in, cheap calling cards, caller confusion, the idea of reforming political advertising, what a proxy server does.


  31. Emmanuel's challenge with the subway tonight, the air conditioning in the studio isn't working, Rob gets a landline, Bernie explains the various nuances of fiber optic wiring and underground copper, Obama just arrived by helicopter outside the WBAI studios, guessing what the last vehicle in the procession heading up the FDR Drive was, a clip from a Disney television program called "Shake It Up" that implies that open-source code is dangerous, a move to force Congress to read bills before they pass them, a San Diego prison will forbid letters and only allow postcards and email to be sent to inmates, the next Dutch hacker camp (OHM2013) is announced, a listing of all of the major Dutch hacker events of the past, the inspiration that these events have had in America, another chapter in Julian Assange's saga, how William Binney was mentioned in Assange's speech on Sunday, pondering how the situation could be resolved, the disproportionate response by the authorities, debating whether what Assange is charged with is a crime in other countries, some guidelines for callers, threats to the postal service, there will be an article on the Bureau of Prisons in the next issue of 2600.


  32. The Republican National Convention is coming up after tonight's show, some of the odd things you can't bring into the convention building or the free speech zone, cell phones used to be banned at the political conventions, Kyle describes the challenge of driving in Seattle, the hacker connection to Nikola Tesla, the abandoned facility in Shoreham that Tesla once used known as Wardenclyffe, "Operation Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum," the challenge of preserving the land, Jane Alcorn and Joe Sikorski describe their efforts to save the property over the past 17 years, why this suddenly worked, Matthew Inman's connection, what the next step will be, why Tesla is so important, the relation between Tesla and Thomas Edison, the Tesla coil, the condition of the inside of the building, a Tesla quote will appear in the next issue of 2600, how people can get involved in the museum effort, some Tesla music.


  33. The Democratic National Convention is following tonight's show, the death of BillSF, an excerpt of BillSF from an old show back in 1998, Bernie's memories of BillSF, how to see some old videos of BillSF, a battle of words between Antisec and the FBI, Apple UDIDs are allegedly leaked, why this is a scandal, people with shoes on their heads, Apple patents technology that could be used in a really evil way, the power of live streaming, Apple blocks an app that tracks drone killings, what the app does, Obama is confronted on the drone issue, correlating the amount of money that's wasted, Mitt Romney's tax returns are supposedly in the hands of hackers, a hacker faces 15 years in prison for revealing information from Sony, questioning who was actually harmed by this, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay is arrested in Cambodia, the operator of surfthechannel.com is sentenced to four years in prison for piracy, how this may be different from the Richard O'Dwyer case, an interview with Julia O'Dwyer is scheduled for next week, a Spanish company has its domain names returned by the U.S. government, Mike explains why this doesn't set a precedent, Kim Dotcom has his assets unfrozen, a listener writes in to complain about the guidelines for callers, why this seems to be more of a problem at WBAI, replaying some of what prompted this a couple of weeks ago, answering a question about storage.


  34. Notkevin is back in the studio, Bernie attended the ASIS conference in Philadelphia, more from the world of copyright protection, Mike discusses the reauthorization of FISA, an update on the release of a million Apple IDs, the BlueToad connection, why this company having data on 12 million people is disturbing, the new WBAI Buddy system, how this could help eliminate future fundraisers, an interview with Julia O'Dwyer that was taped at her home in May, how the Richard O'Dwyer case is unique, the fact that Richard hasn't been charged with a crime in the United Kingdom, the extradition treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom seems to only work in one direction, how other countries protect their citizens from extradition, a comparison to the Amanda Knox case, the way Richard was confronted and arrested, the lack of any warning, the confusion of being charged with a crime in the States, how Richard never tried to hide, what it would take to change things, the help Julia has received, the NatWest Three and Gary McKinnon connection, the lies told by the authorities that result in solitary confinement, whether American authorities have control over all .com domains, waiting for the appeal date, "don't cross mothers," the latest updates on the case.  This show includes fundraising.


  35. There seem to be fewer people in the studio each week, Bernie has an update on an Aaron Swartz case, similarities to the Mitnick case, the new Channel2600 on YouTube, Emmanuel describes the excessive control that copyright holders have on YouTube, the danger of buying into the rules they make up, videos from The Fifth HOPE will be up soon, YouTube turns down a request by the White House to take down an anti-Muslim video, the recent death of a U.S. ambassador, how U.S. embassies are now armed forts, a Dutch ruling on links and copyright, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day, Apple files a lawsuit against a Polish supermarket with the site of a.pl, an update on investor lawsuits against Facebook caused by its ill-fated IPO, using a voice response system to crash a network, a Facebook camera can be used by stores to recognize customers as they walk in, a discussion on loyalty cards, a Bucks County TV channel may soon be devoted to watching an abandoned building, Bernie's camera suggestion to the Philadelphia police department, a recent news story about some familiar WBAI listeners, an update on premiums, music about Nikola Tesla.


  36. The fundraiser begins next week, how listeners can help shorten the drive, looking at the actual cost, the Maker Faire is coming up this weekend, coordinator Sherry Huss joins the conversation, what the human-sized mousetrap is, some of the other attractions this year, what a Raspberry Pi is, what will be taking place outside and indoors, a ticket giveaway, some controversy involving the MakerBot, what the TangiBot is, the debate over the open-source model, debating what the proper response should be, driverless cars move a step closer to reality in California, Emmanuel's reservations on this kind of technology, debate on the advantages and disadvantages.


  37. An update on the challenge to the listeners, tickets to a haunted house, tonight will be a fundraising show, a musical piece on the current surveillance environment, Kyle describes the 2013 hacker calendar with the surveillance theme, looking forward to the end of the world on the 21st of December, looking up what happened in hacker history on October 3rd, what is being offered tonight, an update on the spy pens, going over the shots in the 2013 calendar, the state of surveillance in London, airport scanner machines, the challenges of taking these kinds of shots, some of the talks that are included in the DVDs being offered tonight, what Menwith Hill is all about, Mike dispels the misinformation that there are no more calendars.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. A recap of the recent drive to save the former Nikola Tesla site at Wardenclyffe, the extradition of Gary McKinnon has been blocked by authorities in the U.K. after a ten year battle, how this could relate to the Richard O'Dwyer case, how supporters of Julian Assange are being penalized because of his escape to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Bernie's suggestion for Lady Gaga, The Pirate Bay has moved to the cloud, how this could be a model for other sites, John Huntington discusses what the Gravesend Inn is, John's new book, how the technology behind these kinds of shows is explained, what is being offered tonight, Rob tests a digital multimeter on the air, the power of self-publishing, why it's vital to support stations like WBAI, what's magic about the room that the show is broadcast from, how people can see John's production in Brooklyn.  This show includes fundraising.


  39. Last minute chaos, Mike tries to register premiums, the end of BBC Ceefax, what this system would do, Emmanuel explains why digital television is worse than analog, a final letter from Ceefax, Bernie describes how the equivalent service in Syria was hacked, how it may become more difficult to download TV programs without authorization, what's annoying about buying DVDs legitimately, Andrew Zahn discusses art in the hacker community, excerpts from the panel discussion at HOPE Number Nine, Andrew's book of hacker art, Rob describes the hacker paintings he's offering tonight, Kyle talks about surveillance photos that he's offering, facts about the NSA facility and Menwith Hill in England, a rundown of the talks being offered, the value of art, the types of prints that Kyle is making, words of inspiration.  This show includes fundraising.


  40. A period of silence as the microphone stops working, Emmanuel demonstrates how it's possible to have a phone connection with Bernie even when told it's impossible, the incredible frustration of trying to get on the air for the past month, how the show was locked out of the station, the closeness of the station to the East River proved especially difficult during Hurricane Sandy, what the outside scene is currently like, Emmanuel explains what happened to the show on October 31st, the disservice to the listeners, why familiar voices are so important in such times, how hackers could have helped the station find a temporary home which didn't have an early curfew, the show was locked out of the station again on November 7th, how Sandy had even more of an impact on the city than September 11th, how the station didn't do much better than commercial stations with no local presence, how the show was kept off the air yet again last week, the open letter that was posted on the $2600 site concerning the future of the program, the frustration of not being taken seriously by the station, some of the technological issues that could have been discussed over the past month, the types of phone service that didn't work, comparing what the station didn't do to what Occupy Wall Street was able to accomplish, the response to the open letter, the show might be moving to WFMU, Emmanuel discusses what worked in the storm's aftermath, how Starbucks came through for people without power, how Emmanuel's Kindle fared, why it was so vital to be able to copy DVDs to a laptop during the crisis, what it was like on the day train service resumed, how the perceived gas shortage came about, Rob describes his experiences after the storm, the spirit of community that prevailed, how people can help, how the free buses in New York City fared, some of the communities that have suffered, Rob explains how he's set up his phone to take listener calls, listener reaction to what the station has done for the past month, the cell phones were the first to go after the storm, the need to move forward at the station, a Google Voice failure, Rob updates listeners on the hacker paintings that were offered during the last fundraiser, the importance of freedom of speech at the station, lessons to be learned from all of this.


  41. The building is set to lose power at any moment as part of the Sandy recovery, Mike returns, Rob attempts to get Skype working for the show, good news concerning the Richard O'Dwyer case, Bernie connects via phone to Skype, how callers to the station can protect their privacy, discussing the requirement that the O'Dwyers come to the States to pay a fine, panic starts to set in as the power cut seems imminent, Emmanuel's promise to go down with the ship, the new phone number, a caller listens to WBAI from his cab, trying to find Bernie, a caller from Staten Island describes how the storm affected him, Emmanuel's problem with the incessant Skype sounds, confetti in last Thursday's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City contained confidential information from the Nassau County Police Department, allegations that the gossip site tmz.com is interested in acquiring drones, Bernie disappears again, trying to figure out how to conference callers, Mike buys a radio because of the storm, how to communicate in an emergency, theorizing on what the GETS system is all about, how pirate radio could be used to help get information out in a crisis, how the cell phone companies dealt with the loss of power after the storm, the mandate that requires companies providing landlines to have backup generators, Bernie receives a notice from Sprint declaring that ads on phones are a normal part of life, a recording for Emmanuel from AT&T after he used their network during an outage, the lights remain on at the station.


  42. Progress to restore services in the area continue to go slowly, it's possible that phone service won't be restored until May, this is an emergency fundraising show, the program wasn't on last week, Emmanuel took a cross country train ride to Seattle on an historic day, the possibility that things are actually getting better, another new phone number, Bernie reports on the successful satellite launch from North Korea, Emmanuel has a new type of Metrocard that comes with an interesting warning, Bernie improves his sound quality, Bradley Manning takes the stand in his case, the premium package being offered tonight, a sound collage of Off The Hook over the years.  This show includes fundraising.


  43. Bicycle Mark is in the studio after having traveled to some interesting places, Chico from Brazil visits the station on his trip to New York, Emmanuel tries to insult Brazil, the expectation of social media sites eventually abusing privacy, the recent Instagram controversy, the John McAfee controversy and how GPS in an online photo played a part, whether the most recent statement by Instagram changes anything, how this seems to be a recurring trend, Mike explains how one German state allows pseudonyms, discovering that Skype doesn't have true two-way connections, some alternative companies, the story of the "Hollywood Hacker," analyzing the charges, Bicycle Mark talks about some of the places he's been to recently, his experiences in Egypt, how things there have changed so dramatically, what Tunisia and Lebanon were like, how Twitter is used in the region, why blocking Caller ID doesn't work on toll-free numbers, Bernie explains what Stellar Wind is, how going to unusual places is usually rewarding, how Bicycle Mark was able to travel, the end of the world is coming on Friday, an announcement that WBAI is moving.


  44. Trouble in the lobby, Bernie is experimenting with a wireless connection on Skype, it's the loneliest day of the year, Mitch Altman and Aestetix join the conversation from Hamburg, a crowd of people describe the scene on the eve of the Chaos Communication Congress, William Binney is making an appearance this year, Bicycle Mark finally makes it to the station from the lobby, how the crowd issues have been dealt with in Germany, trying to resolve connection issues, news from Wikileaks about what to expect in 2013, what it might take to resolve the Assange standoff, more words from the CCC site, the problem with finding open places this time of year in Hamburg, a math museum opens in New York, an alleged breach at Verizon, a website hack is described as nothing more than graffiti, MakerBot removes gun part designs from its site, how knowledge isn't the problem, a local newspaper prints a list of gun owners from publicly available information, Emmanuel's annoyance at the way companies won't let go once a sale is made, Bernie returns to a phone connection, protecting individual privacy from prying corporate eyes, why the station is moving.

Off The Hook - 2013


  1. Bernie sounds horrible on Skype, Bicycle Mark will soon be heading back to Holland, a rundown of the countries he has visited recently, discussion of the Thomas Cook train schedule books, a history of FISA, what the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is all about, an overwhelming majority of senators voted to extend the law, Rob reports on the senators who voted against extending FISA, Verizon ends billing for 900 numbers, some of the exchanges that have been used for premium services over the years, what USSD is on cell phones, more than 11,000 payphones in New York City face an uncertain future, why payphones are important in daily life, the possible end of landlines as we know them, why cell phones are harder to use in a crisis, Time Warner Cable finally starts carrying BBC World News, reported problems with iPhones over New Year's, a new app for New York City subways, theft of Apple products in New York City was way up in 2012, Emmanuel confirms rumors about WBAI without giving any details, a listener has her mouse taken over by an alleged hacker, more on the importance of landlines, looking forward to OHM, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  2. Bernie is on morphine from a hospital bed, weird audio problems when contacting Kyle over Skype, Kyle has a mixer attached on his end, Mitch Altman is back from Brussels, reaction to the Jacob Appelbaum keynote at the Chaos Communication Congress, how the streaming worked, what the EHSM conference was all about, a kid who built a fusion reactor in his basement, the Heart of Gold, Mitch describes the growth of hackerspaces around the planet, the seven hackerspaces of China, some information on the upcoming move of WBAI to Harlem, the hopes for a permanent home someday, thoughts about relocating to New Jersey, there was a ferry crash right outside the station today, the media circus outside, adjusting Kyle's setup to improve the sound, Bradley Manning is awarded credit for illegal actions against him during his imprisonment, the trial is now set for June, how the authorities use such suffering as a tactic, the blocking of a new Al Jazeera network by Time Warner, what to expect from Al Jazeera America, why it's important to make access to alternative news networks as simple as possible, why the move uptown will be a good thing, what "puppet software" is, more talk on New Jersey, an update on OHM.


  3. A somber show that focuses on the loss of Aaron Swartz, what was unique and interesting about this individual, how Rob brought Aaron to the station last year, the combination of factors that could have driven Aaron over the edge, an excerpt from Aaron's appearance on Off The Hook in August where he reflects on the SOPA battle, the fights that Aaron was embroiled in, Bernie discusses what it's like to have serious charges hanging over your head, Mike explains what Aaron was accused of, an excerpt from a WBEZ interview with Aaron at 14-years-old, Virgil Griffith joins the discussion to talk about Aaron as a close friend, the complexity of depression issues, some words from Aaron concerning being in a depressed state, an excerpt from the "Geeks and Depression" panel at HOPE Number Nine featuring Jimmie Rodgers, Mitch Altman discusses the case of Ilya Zhitomirskiy, advice for people facing crises, an excerpt from the "Geeks and Depression" panel featuring Meredith Patterson discussing the death of Len Sassaman, looking ahead to improved communications and possible changes in the law that was used against Aaron, the amendment to the law proposed by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, some quotes from Aaron's funeral yesterday, an excerpt from a keynote address Aaron gave on the copyright battle.


  4. Jason Scott is in the studio, there was a memorial for Aaron Swartz this weekend, excerpts from the memorial, Jason discusses the many communities that came together to mourn the loss, the need for prosecutors to be held accountable, why it's important to discuss depression, Jason describes a Kickstarter project that went horribly wrong and how Aaron stepped in to help, warning signs to look out for, the need to talk, what Jason has been up to, the fragility of digital archiving, how the cloud can contribute to this, wondering why the phone isn't ringing, the importance of paper, the need to preserve material.


  5. The studio move is getting closer, Anonymous claims to have hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a student at Dawson College in Montreal is expelled after revealing a security flaw, a security company claims to be able to find intellectual property at borders, a look at the Global Entry program designed to speed up the process of entering the United States, Emmanuel ponders whether or not he should apply for this program, how unlocking a phone could become illegal, Mitch Stoltz from the EFF joins the conversation, what's involved in unlocking a phone, the legal issues, the Competitive Carriers Association, $2600 meetings take place this week, the winter fundraiser begins next week.


  6. Kyle is back in New York, this might be the last show from this studio, a phone-themed show, eleven states are fighting the use of drones by law enforcement, the vast majority of Americans approve of Obama's international drone policy, wondering how drones were used for a recent hostage case that took place underground, the show won't be on next week, dropping this week's premium on the table, Phil Lapsley's new book on phone phreaking, Phil joins the conversation, the magic of old phones, how Phil got into this topic, the early flaws in the phone system, war between the phone company and phone phreaks, Bernie generates a 2600 Hz tone, the ideas behind the show when it first began, an excerpt from one of the phone phreak talks featuring Cheshire Catalyst and Captain Crunch that's being offered tonight, phone phreak Bill Acker joins the conversation, an appeal to Bernie, Easter eggs that are in the book, Bill worked for the phone company for 27 years.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. The first show from the new studios in Harlem, the challenges that have been involved in the move, there are no phones or net access yet, Bernie is being contacted through Kyle's BlackBerry, Mitch Altman is on using Skype, how hackers are always able to find a way to communicate, Mitch's travel plans, looking forward to OHM, accusations of hacking by China, Obama's State of the Union address contains an attack on hackers, Hotmail is going away, what is now possible with the move of the station, what the TV-B-Gone can do, Mitch describes the trip glasses, stories of mischief, Emmanuel tells what happened when he used a TV-B-Gone during a doctor's appointment, other potential uses, the challenges involved in putting together a show tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. The new studio is smaller than the old one, there's no way to know how many people are calling in to pledge, this is the last fundraising show, the Supreme Court turns back a challenge concerning FISA, what it means to "lack standing," interpreting a request by senators concerning FISA, what copyright infringers could be facing online in the future, special hacker hardware packages, what the spy pen is all about, an excerpt from a HOPE Number Six talk by the New Engineers of Graffiti, the history of crises at WBAI, how the station has managed to stay on the air longer than just about any other in the area, news involving Anonymous and Lulzsec, a 2600 connection, an excerpt from a HOPE Number Nine talk by Deviant Ollam, how lockpicking relates to the hacker world, the show won't be on next week, Phil Lapsley will be doing a reading in the area next week, there are 2600 meetings this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. The station has fallen into arrears with the transmitter bill, what will happen if the bill isn't paid, why the transmitter is important even to those who only listen on the Internet, the freedom involved in the radio station, good news concerning the Hotel Pennsylvania, what this means for the future, thanks to the people who helped get the word out about the importance of the hotel, there are still no phones in the new studio, the voice of Bradley Manning explaining his actions in court, Mike gives examples of absurd redacted material in the Manning case, Griffin Boyce is in the studio, there will be a trial coming up in June, cyberattacks are a bigger threat than al-Qaeda according to the nation's top intelligence officials, Kim Dotcom is permitted to sue New Zealand's foreign intelligence service for illegally spying on him, Kyle describes how Internet-enabled television sets don't have true Internet access, Kyle's frustration in dealing with various licensing agreements, the threat of the station being silenced permanently.


  10. Rob is delayed, there is now a phone in the studio, Emmanuel spends the whole day fruitlessly trying to deliver premiums to the station's new offices, why premiums are so overdue, a problem with Verizon took the station off the air this morning, dysfunction in the subway, the transmitter crisis continues, the most expensive room in the city, why the transmitter wouldn't work in a different location, the importance of radio during a crisis and in everyday life, there has been a flurry of good news lately, a ruling involving National Security Letters, the issue of not being allowed to say if you've gotten a letter, a federal appeals court rules that the CIA has to be more forthcoming on the drone program, a positive ruling on applying the Fourth Amendment at the border, a move to stop people from importing textbooks and selling them at a discount, the absurdity of not being allowed to download music from other countries, all U.S. spy agencies are set to gain access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens, a woman in New Jersey is prosecuted for lewd conduct towards a surveillance camera, Colin Powell's Facebook and AOL accounts are hacked, attempting to take listener phone calls for the first time in the new studios.


  11. The deadline to pay the transmitter bill is looming, Emmanuel demonstrates how the signal can be cut off at any moment, listener suggestions on alternative transmitter sites, the sad saga of WNWK, it's spring break at CCNY, success in the latest attempt to deliver premiums to the station, reasons why premiums sometimes take a long time to get sent out, a huge fight on the Internet affects some mainstream sites, conflict between a Swedish language authority and Google on the use of the word "ungoogleable," a T-Mobile reversal involving contracts, how the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act might get even worse, a NATO handbook lays down the rules of cyberwarfare, more talk on trademarks, the FBI wants the ability to read email in real time, the issue of surveillance as normal behavior.


  12. More fallout from the prosecution of Aaron Swartz, questioning whether names of those involved should be redacted, what Aaron was facing, how to pronounce ReDigi, how this company became controversial by coming up with a way to sell MP3s, the absurdity of warnings on DVDs, what Aereo is all about and why they've incurred the wrath of the broadcast industry, the city of Philadelphia's interest in surveillance cameras of local businesses, it's the 40th anniversary of the first cellular phone call, how society has been changed by cell phones, excerpts from an article with fond memories of old telephones, Emmanuel challenges Mike to drop his phone, Emmanuel and Mike debate the true value of smartphones, Emmanuel notices that two of his local phone company buildings no longer exist, the emergency transmitter fund has been met, a challenge to people on the show to not use their cell phones later tonight, Mike explains his phone plan, there are 2600 meetings this week.


  13. Emmanuel's dislike for spring, Anonymous gets involved in the North Korean crisis, how North Korea's Internet is set up, a plea of guilty in a British Lulzsec case, questioning whether the maximum sentence is remotely justified, lessons that can be learned regarding anonymity, results from last week's cell phone challenge, an update on the Aereo story, Fox threatens to go off the air, clarifying how the service works, Google's aggressive copyright enforcement on YouTube, how licensing agreements are abused, why "fair use" needs to be protected, controversy involving "The Daily Show" and Egypt, a Denver TV station has a controversial Twitter encounter, a "mystery device" that allows access to cars, a time capsule recording for local payphones, trying out the service, more on copyright issues, clarification on 2600 meetings.


  14. Mitch Altman and Andrew Zahn are in the studio, Alex returns after a long absence, Mitch will be participating in the Maker Faire UK, Andrew describes his new book on hacker art, focusing on the technological aspects of the Boston Marathon bombings, misreporting by the mass media, the misnomer of cell phones being connected to bombs, how these events could lead to more embracing of surveillance, Alex describes some of the surveillance setups in England, EPIC files a lawsuit against the FBI to obtain information on its new biometric database, concern over the massive data center being built by the NSA in Utah, Google is revealed to be in support of CISPA, how Google was key in the fight against SOPA, what CISPA is all about, White House opposition, the IRS claims that the Fourth Amendment doesn't protect email, controversy involving an episode of "Family Guy" in the wake of the bombings, how bombings used to be much more common years ago, the actual odds of dying in a terrorist attack, accusations of ageism and sexism, phone troubles.


  15. Some dead air, events in Boston play out as predicted concerning the issue of surveillance, trying to figure out the best way to argue against more surveillance, the promise of drones at next year's Boston Marathon, how this showed the negative side of social media, the Twitter account of the Associated Press is hacked, ways this hack could have been done better, the need for a more secure platform, comparing workplace accidents to terrorism, questions about the explosion in Texas, the continued failure of cellular networks in times of crisis, how landlines fare, an argument in favor of CISPA, a one year prison sentence for a Lulzsec member, wondering if there will actually be a prosecution in the recent Twitter hacks of CBS and the Associated Press, the significant difference between private and government surveillance, why more surveillance isn't needed.


  16. Emmanuel is stuck on a broken train, Bernie reports on changes at the FCC, Mozilla files suit against a company for masquerading as Firefox, a legal setback for the FBI, Emmanuel arrives with Alex after a subway ride from hell, Emmanuel responds to listener mail on surveillance, the head of the NYPD says that privacy is now "off the table," a letter concerning the threat of Google, more roundups in Boston shed light on the technological abilities of law enforcement, the spring fundraiser begins next week, there are 2600 meetings this week.


  17. Confusion in the studio over the floor and the phone number for pledges, Emmanuel describes his experience with Sirius XM and how the World Radio Network channel was discontinued, the history-themed premium being offered tonight, how the show has changed over the years, clips from some of the shows of the past, why WBAI has outlived nearly all of the commercial radio stations in New York, connections with the past, the DeCSS song, memories of when the radio station was taken over by hostile forces, more clips from past shows, discussing some of the favorite moments, how the station influenced the direction Alex took, the neverending radio wasteland, a final set of clips from old shows.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. Steve Rambam is in the studio for a special two-hour fundraiser, reaction to the recent revelation that reporters at the Associated Press had their phone records accessed by authorities, what a tower dump is, the dangers of a monitored "drop phone," Alex describes the data retention directive that's in effect in Europe, Steve explains how consumers don't own their information, how the collection of this data has skyrocketed in recent years, the prospect of ATMs for Bitcoins, how Bitcoins can ultimately change everything, what Steve has been up to lately, the similarity between private investigators and journalists, how hackers can tie into this, a joint event is being planned between all three of these groups for sometime in the mid winter, some of the premiums being offered tonight, how a USB flash drive isn't always what it seems, how faking Caller ID can help in certain situations, Kyle explains how Steve's talks at HOPE have changed his life, Steve describes the aftermath of his arrest at HOPE Number Six, how the makeup talk was scheduled, an excerpt from Steve Rambam's talk at the makeup session of HOPE Number Six in 2006, how Steve helped Bernie find an interesting person, a special limited premium that Steve is offering, thoughts on the embracing of surveillance after the Boston Marathon bombing, Alex has become a father since the last show and his son has already pledged, why Steve's talks are so popular among the hacker crowd, how surveillance can adversely affect people with "nothing to hide," how people can disagree and still work together, one more special item to offer, Steve's thoughts on Google Glass.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  19. It's the last show of the fundraiser, GMC is on from The Netherlands, the Bradley Manning trial has started, analyzing Adrian Lamo's testimony, Mike explains how the transcripts to the trial have been made possible, Emmanuel describes how the releasing of the "Collateral Murder" video was necessary, Julian Assange is included in a package of "terrorist trading cards," the difficulty involved in covering the Manning trial, Emmanuel considers trying to attend, GMC describes how the trial is being reported overseas, a challenge to members of the military, the fact that the leaked data was already in HTML format, the upcoming hacker camp this summer, the meaning of OHM, Emmanuel quizzes everyone on the previous Dutch hacker camp names, the special DVD package being offered tonight, some of the panels that will be presented at OHM, Julian Assange gave a talk at the last Dutch hacker camp, there will be a 2600 village at the camp this year, how people can help build villages, the types of people who attend, Emmanuel discovers a totally square community near the campsite.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. A program that was originally supposed to be preempted, the fundraiser has been extended even though the show itself did great, a plea to pledge while the discussion is ongoing, talk of a possible new home for the station, an NSA program called PRISM is revealed by a leaker, another leak involves Verizon giving out information about all of its customers, why transactional information is very revealing, Bernie explains how Senator Dianne Feinstein and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper are lying about the information being accessed, the use of wordplay, the way the story is being spun, an al-Qaeda email address, Alex describes how similar systems work in Europe under data retention, a contractor named Edward Snowden is revealed to be the leaker, the smear campaign has already begun, AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein comments on the Snowden affair, Daniel Ellsberg's comments, analyzing the denials of involvement in PRISM from the major tech companies, an appeal for more pledges, Patrick Toomey from the ACLU joins the discussion, Patrick describes the lawsuit that was filed yesterday, why this is the right time for such a lawsuit, Emmanuel's concern over poll numbers that show support for surveillance, the need for more information, an interview with Julian Assange is following tonight's show.  This show includes fundraising.


  21. Trying to figure out where Bernie actually is, Kyle and Emmanuel go to the Bradley Manning court martial, the importance of showing up to such a hearing, what the scene was like inside and outside the courtroom, Alex's experience working with the JAG Corps, Kyle's recollections of the scene, Bernie's concern over the effect the Snowden case might have on the Manning case, what was actually said inside the courtroom, the media trailer, the need for more people to show up, thoughts on Bradley's appearance, how Alex unintentionally got into the NSA complex, some of the rules for entering the military base, the WikiLeaks truck was spotted on the military base, indications of a number of supporters within the base, Edward Snowden answers some questions through a newspaper dialogue session, Dick Cheney's allegations, how the mass media is missing the story, corporate reaction to the leaks, Snowden clarifies some details on the PRISM program and how it relates to tech companies, what an open microphone picked up during NSA Director Keith Alexander's testimony, listener clarification on the FISA court.


  22. A National Security Agency offer for "NSA Flix" from OfficialComedy, media coverage of the NSA story has shifted, the majority of Americans seem to believe that Edward Snowden should be prosecuted, how public opinion is being swayed, Snowden is officially charged under the Espionage Act, the difference between a leaker and a whistleblower, how the Espionage Act has been used extensively under the Obama administration, an excerpt from a commentary piece in The Guardian, how the true perpetrators of crimes aren't being charged, the Valerie Plame perspective, Bernie does some detective work within the U.S. government to track down the source of the inaccuracies in Edward Snowden's extradition request, the story of journalists who were stranded on a flight to Cuba thinking Snowden would be aboard, a request from two senators to the head of the NSA to correct misinformation, FBI Director Robert Mueller claims that federal authorities may need even more surveillance power in the future, the question of legality and morality, the tech company angle, the insidious relationship between tech companies and intelligence agencies, what to look forward to in the 2600 village at OHM this summer, an interesting theory about Snowden.


  23. The NSA story continues to remain interesting, the Bolivian president's plane is forced to land in Austria after false reports said that Edward Snowden was aboard, imaging what might happen in a slightly different scenario, how the United States reacted to evidence of spying on its allies, Germany is classified as a "third class partner" in leaked documents, Bernie explains the significance of this designation, Germany prepares to file charges against U.K. and U.S. intelligence based on the latest revelations, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper apologizes for not telling the truth to Congress, how he's likely to get away with this, Snowden continues to apply for asylum in multiple countries, the sad fact that so many countries are afraid to go against the U.S., what Snowden's best bet might be at this point, how all of this applies to the Julian Assange case, how the Bolivian plane incident revealed the plans of the U.S., EPIC launches a petition to suspend domestic surveillance by the NSA, Alex explains why this is doomed to failure, a listening device is found in Ecuador's embassy in London where Assange is staying, an FCC directive to mobile phone carriers seems to be in direct opposition to the government's surveillance policy, new slides concerning the PRISM program are released, questioning whether terrorists should be considered crazy, Mike explains why using programs like PGP aren't enough to protect privacy, a new mobile alert system is used in the area for a flash flood warning, a demonstration of what it sounded like, a demonstration of Skype gone horribly wrong at the George Zimmerman trial, what tones are legal and illegal to broadcast on the radio, there are 2600 meetings this week.


  24. Alex is in London, a strange message from Julian Assange, a mysterious ticking sound from a device found in a retail store, all of the videos from HOPE Number Six are now online, why this particular conference was historic, Emmanuel's unrealistic dream about the Snowden controversy, the choice of countries Snowden is seeking asylum in, an interview with Snowden by Jacob Appelbaum, why Ireland denied an arrest warrant for Snowden, the North Korean perspective with a video clip, why YouTube is an effective vehicle, analyzing the "ethical hacking" movement, Mike reports on a Dutch newspaper article previewing OHM, the latest developments from Iceland concerning Snowden, some details on the bug that was found in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, an update on the Bradley Manning trial, the United States Post Office is scanning every envelope it handles, how the FBI managed to leak information about this confidential program, the significance of the word "metadata," a listener reports on a card being issued to Iraqi citizens.


  25. Volt4ire and Mish are in the studio after long absences, how the media is covering the Snowden story, allegations of threats to release more documents, reports that Obama is changing his position on domestic spying, public opinion on the issue appears to be changing, the EFF joins in a lawsuit with religious and gun rights groups to oppose domestic surveillance, new evidence emerges that shows Microsoft helping the NSA, a challenge to employees of these companies, an interesting revelation concerning PGP keys and Edward Snowden is made by Cryptome, Mike explains how this information can be falsified, an audio excerpt of Edward Snowden's statement at the Moscow Airport, an Amber Alert on smartphones wakes people up all over New York, how such services are becoming mandatory, the summer fundraiser begins next week, the show may not be on for most of the fundraiser due to travel plans, figuring out where people will be going before and after the upcoming OHM conference, plans for the next HOPE conference, the insurance file in Snowden's documents.


  26. Dutch music to preview OHM by, Kyle and Emmanuel are in an airport and waiting in the security line, this is a fundraising program, why the station deserves listener support, premiums are now available for listeners who tune in later, Kyle's phone is about to go through the x-ray machine, an update on the Snowden situation in Russia, a New Jersey court rules that warrants are needed for cell phone tracking, Kyle describes what it was like to go through security live on the air, Emmanuel almost wound up using the backscatter machine, justifying the reasons for opting out, OHM is now sold out, Bernie's travel plans, Kyle describes the brand new 2014 hacker calendar that's being offered tonight, examples of some historic dates, Emmanuel explains the challenges of the premium process, an update on the Bradley Manning trial, Alex explains the absurdity of being charged with aiding the enemy, judging politicians by their actions regarding spying, the tie-in to supporting WBAI, issues of trust, the advantages of having the hacker calendar, the show won't be on for the next couple of weeks.  This show includes fundraising.


  27. The show returns after a few weeks, Bernie describes his experience at the OHM conference in the Netherlands, a history of the Dutch outdoor hacker conferences, Bradley Manning's statement at the conclusion of his trial, the lack of any expectation of privacy on Gmail, Alex explains the lack of information security at law firms, Phil Zimmerman from Silent Circle joins the conversation, why encrypted email on Silent Circle was shut down, how this relates to Lavabit, the reaction of users to having their emails wiped out, the "burn" feature, the difference between Silent Circle and Skype, monetizing customer data, Phil's background, the new toll-free area code of 844 is being introduced, a positive FCC ruling on prisoner phone calls, Aaron Swartz's Secret Service file is released.


  28. Kyle and Emmanuel are in Belfast, Sean from Belfast gives some perspective, reflecting on the Bradley Manning sentencing which took place earlier in the day, the strangeness of the military court system, why the sentence of 35 years is not a victory, the lack of accountability for those who actually committed crimes that were revealed in the leaks, reaction around the world, what Bradley's confinement at Leavenworth will be like, the partner of Glen Greenwald is detained on his way home to Brazil, allegations of a forced hard drive destruction at the Guardian, naming names, how the attempt to intimidate Greenwald backfired, Mike explains how a typo caused Washington DC to be bugged mistakenly by the NSA, the shutting down of Lavabit.


  29. Reports of attacks on the New York Times website by the Syrian Electronic Army on the eve of military action by the United States, how the Times reacted to the attack, memories of a similar attack on 2600 a number of years ago, new allegations of spying on foreign governments by the NSA, the unfair advantage the United States holds in such matters, the phenomena of "LOVEINT," Alex witnesses a speech by NSA Chief Keith Alexander, a report by a Russian newspaper claims Edward Snowden was denied passage by Cuba after pressure from the United States, new allegations on New Zealand's cooperation with the NSA based on the Kim Dotcom raids, there have been some painful transitions at WBAI, Bradley Manning is now known as Chelsea Manning, the importance of respecting this request, the excuse of just following orders, clarification on the prison that Chelsea Manning will be confined to.


  30. A skeleton crew tonight, Brazil reacts angrily to revealed spying by the United States, Bernie's choppy connection, thinking of operating system alternatives, the NSA is found to have been buying zero-day exploits, trying to name all of the intelligence agencies, a search engine named Startpage takes a stand against surveillance, a review of their site and the significance of their stance, a new spy satellite is launched, AT&T is reported to have been helping the federal government's Project Hemisphere program with phone records dating back to 1987, a potential privacy risk by Con Edison, problems involving expired PGP keys, there are 2600 meetings this week.


  31. The show begins late, the NSA remains in the news, evidence of more violations, Emmanuel's issue with James Clapper, Representative Rush Holt introduces a bill to eliminate much of the escalation in government surveillance power, why it's important not to give up, theorizing on the corporate relationship with the NSA, how reporters covering the NSA leaks may be holding back, Google accelerates an encryption initiative in light of the NSA revelations, a lawsuit claims that Google violates privacy by scanning email through their Gmail service, a surefire way to find out if humans are reading users' Gmail accounts, a disturbing ruling against Google contains major technical inaccuracies, lightning strikes near Bernie, more on the security of encryption, reflections on the anniversary of 9/11.


  32. There will be a giveaway of Maker Faire tickets tonight, starting the show with listener mail, Moore's law appears to be bending, thoughts on the future of quantum computers, Gmail is the preferred Internet service provider for terrorists according to the former director of the CIA and NSA, more accusations that Google is colluding with intelligence agencies, 2600 is among the magazines no longer carried on military bases, Sherry Huss from World Maker Faire talks about the fourth year of the event, what's different this time, the 2600 van will be back this year, some of the attractions to look forward to, some of the speakers who will be in attendance, the involvement of kids, the issue of funding from the military, all of the tickets have been given away, how people can still attend for free, use of the word "hacker" in promoting Maker Faire, how to participate in the clemency petition for Chelsea Manning.


  33. A report from Maker Faire, what it was like to meet so many listeners, the next Maker Faire will be in Rome, anticipation for the next HOPE conference, more details on the elimination of 2600 from newsstands at military bases, members of the Chaos Computer Club have hacked the fingerprint security system from the new iPhone, what constitutes good security on a phone, Alex is at the gTLD "world congress," some of the new top-level domains that will be appearing in the future, using characters from other alphabets, the potential for Cyrillic domains, an upgrade to the 2600 website allows for high fidelity downloads of all of the radio shows, how this has resulted in increased bandwidth charges, a solution involving BitTorrents, how file sharing can improve download speeds and make things better, a call from Ghana, next week is the 25th anniversary of the show.


  34. A replay of the beginning of the very first show 25 years ago, a little background on the history, Notkevin is in the studio, some recent WBAI history, update on premiums, the WBAI Buddy program, the immediate challenges facing WBAI, how WBAI has kept its format longer than any other radio station in New York, Mike reads excerpts from the very first WBAI program guide, Kyle discovers some ancient hacker shirts in the 2600 warehouse, highlights from the shirts being offered tonight, opening the phone lines to listeners to discuss the future of the station, more excerpts from the back of the t-shirt being offered, why this is the most important fund drive in recent memory, how a pledge today can help a future show that hasn't been created yet, how WBAI is actually doing a better job at finances than the federal government, more memories from the t-shirt, there are 2600 meetings this Friday.  This show includes fundraising.


  35. It's a special two-hour program, 13 weekday evening programs on WBAI have been canceled, a brief history of the recent changes that have taken place at the radio station, reflecting on what has happened since Edward Snowden's leaks became known, the argument that recent leaks are helping terrorists, Snowden is nominated for the Sakharov Prize, all of the leaked documents are being put onto a single thumb drive for the fundraiser, Michael Janke of Silent Circle joins the discussion, what Silent Circle is all about, the relationship between law firms and hackers, the Lavabit story and the warning it sends, memories of a legal tactic used during the 2600 case with the MPAA in 2000, more calls need to come in, what's different about this fundraiser, a statement from Chelsea Manning on cryptome.org, John Young from Cryptome joins the discussion, why putting up documents and defying authority is key to being a citizen, how to submit documents to Cryptome, John explains the danger of the Internet, why encryption doesn't work, the inspiration of the cypherpunks, why having more eyes analyzing the documents will make it more likely that something new will be discovered, the tally has improved tremendously, the likelihood of action being taken by the authorities when people stop paying attention, the effect the leaks have had on the public, an inspirational anniversary.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  36. A replay of the "Country 99.5 FM" gag, dispelling the rumors, what can happen when listeners don't support the station, Milo from Amsterdam is visiting, a rundown on some of the dramatic events that have taken place at the station in the past two weeks, the odds of the station succeeding, how people love to tear things down, inspiration that was gotten from NYC Resistor, the many things that were once deemed impossible, what is being offered tonight with the Snowden and Wikileaks packages, the advantages of the WBAI Buddy program, Kyle describes the difficulty involved in tracking down the NSA leaks, the advantage of having many people going over the leaked material, the question of spying on government figures versus spying on civilian populations, how AIM and email are vulnerable to NSA snooping, the amount of data intercepted by the NSA in one day from various providers and services, Mike explains why metadata carries more information than the actual contents of communications, Rob discusses the shirts being offered tonight, the response was good two weeks ago, Kyle describes the new WBAI building in Brooklyn, this is an extended show, a PSA on NSA surveillance from stopwatching.us that calls attention to a demonstration this weekend, Brian Knappenberger and Rainey Reitman join the discussion, what was involved in putting together this short film, the large number of organizations that have joined this coalition, details on Saturday's rally, trouble with cellular connections, Brian discusses the "We Are Legion" project, how people can get involved in the rally, there will be satellite rallies throughout the country, Brian's upcoming documentary on Aaron Swartz, how crowd funding helped make this possible, the challenges in making a film about Anonymous, the danger of not getting involved, a final rundown on what's being offered tonight, all premiums from the show are donated.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  37. The show is back to a normal schedule, Emmanuel is out sick, an update on the David Miranda story, accusations of being involved in spying and terrorism, Alex describes the terrorist act in question, trying to define what terrorism actually is, more on the Angela Merkel spying scandal, news from William Binney, a letter from Edward Snowden to the German government, an update on the Lavabit shutdown and a new Kickstarter project, revelations on requests from the government to Apple for private info, Mike describes the anti-surveillance rally he attended a couple of weeks ago, Alex describes bad Swiss radio, beauty salon lights are interfering with a local cell tower, a call from Zabby at WUSB, a fire at the Internet Archive, the GSM buzzing noise.


  38. Everyone is feeling fine this week, the show is preempted next week, there might be an interview with some Romanians, espionage music, wondering why people always think of the British when it comes to spying, Alex gives an update on an EFF case that challenges Chevron, the chilling effect this kind of thing could have, the DefCamp event that will be taking place in Romania later this month, problems dialing the number, Anatol from Romania joins the discussion, what DefCamp is all about, Mike will be going to the Chaos Congress in Hamburg this year, Kyle and Emmanuel review "The Fifth Estate," why this film is far from accurate, the prevalence of Club-Mate in the film, some of the strange symbolism that was used, how the film actually replicated hacker conferences, supposedly the film has done really poorly, a bill is introduced in Philadelphia to outlaw using a three dimensional printer to construct parts of a gun, Bernie and Rob explain why this bill is a waste of time, other ways bills like this could be constructed, the old phone number is back, what Tor is all about, a Tor class is being held in New York City on Monday, weird problems getting calls to come in, more on the Lavabit Kickstarter and its controversy, more spy music.


  39. The intro skips a bit, the magic of radio, what Emmanuel had to go through to get to the station, the power of one individual to tie up traffic massively, the bill to criminalize making gun parts with a 3D printer moves closer to law in Philadelphia, some of the dangers attached to laws like this, Rob's experience with the 3D printing industry, the materials currently used in the process, the continuing problems with the healthcare.gov website, the 844 area code is coming, questioning the need for toll-free numbers, questioning the existence of old fashioned calling plans, trying to make a phone call without a horrible noise, testing out the 844 area code, the FCC moves towards eliminating analog phone networks entirely, the problems associated with allowing cell phone use in airplanes, the advantages of taking the train, the prevalence of LinkedIn spam, the NSA is said to be spying on porn habits, the amount that has been learned from Edward Snowden, there are ads on buses in Washington DC that thank Snowden for the revelations, a caller with an old calling plan, the question of cell phones and radiation, a Delta employee reveals the real reason why Delta won't allow cell phone use on its aircraft, what can happen when a cell phone is used in the air.


  40. Emmanuel reads a secret code over the air for people to guess its significance, how this code could have been used in relation to nuclear missiles, yet another revelation concerning what the NSA has been up to, a discussion on the significance of metadata, some NSA talking points issued to their employees over Thanksgiving, 2600 has released an NSA-themed t-shirt, Glenn Greenwald appears on BBC's HARDtalk, how supposed journalists sometimes don't seem to get what journalism is all about, Amazon is designing drones to deliver packages to customers within a couple of years, debating whether such a thing is even possible, discussing what could go wrong and ways to use the technology for other purposes, listener thoughts on drones, a 2600 meeting adventure from Kansas City, the show is preempted again next week for another fundraiser.


  41. Bernie is replaced with a dial tone, a special guest is on the way, figuring out where everyone will be next week, Emmanuel may be on the air alone on Christmas Eve, Mitch Altman is in the studio, looking forward to this year's Chaos Communication Congress, how the conference has grown over the years, looking forward to HOPE, when preregistration for that conference will begin, tonight is a fundraiser, what trip glasses are all about, what this drive is being called, what has happened at WBAI this year, the history of radio in New York, the power of the TuneIn app, Mitch describes the effects that the trip glasses have had on people's lives, Alex has been listening to the show for 20 years, how WBAI has remained relevant over the years, a significant court ruling against massive NSA surveillance, Alex's analysis of the judge's opinion, the timeframe for appeals, Edward Snowden's open letter to the people of Brazil, Mitch describes the "hackers in residence" program.


  42. Trouble with the theme, the studio is empty on Christmas Day, the show will be slightly different today, the definition of "mission accomplished," how information can be used for good or evil, acts of courage and sacrifice by many this year, a Christmas message from Edward Snowden, network congestion gets in the way, the danger of having a government know everything about its citizens, the low expectation of privacy for future generations, the 30th Chaos Communication Congress is coming up, how people can stream talks from anywhere, intermission music from CCC, the NSA reportedly paid RSA $10 million to install back doors in their software, Bernie describes how this is nothing new for the NSA, some old radio stories from a listener, various listener theories on technology and society, a caller has a GPS computer speaking in the background, a security breach at Target, a chip-and-PIN system is coming to the States, an ACLU Christmas carol on the NSA.

Off The Hook - 2014


  1. A small crew tonight, Rob and Emmanuel were at the inauguration for the new mayor of New York City today, Emmanuel describes what it was like to meet Bill de Blasio, the positive atmosphere of this event, how New York is making an historic change, Emmanuel tries to figure out how de Blasio could be the city's 109th mayor, the future of the controversial stop and frisk program, 9000 people showed up at the recently concluded Chaos Communication Congress, Mike and Mitch Altman join the conversation from Berlin, how "30c3" was a trending topic on Twitter, the somewhat confusing room layout, a summary of some of the events that were taking place, the ratio of volunteers to attendees, videos for The Next HOPE are now online, Mike describes some talk highlights from CCC, the tube system that was in place, how such a system could be implemented at HOPE, how people can get involved in HOPE projects, the idea that things will be getting better in the new year, HOPE preregistration opens on Monday, a fake security company was in place at the conference to "recruit" people, Kyle joins the conversation from Seattle, a talk on "hillbilly satellite tracking," what it was like to watch the talks remotely, some sabotage during the Julian Assange talk, Volume 3 of The Hacker Digest will be released tomorrow with information on the NSA and surveillance from a 1986 perspective, looking forward to 2014.


  2. Mike is on the phone after returning to New York from Berlin later than expected, no drama upon reentering the country, how to avoid hassles when traveling to the United States, Mike visits the Stasi Museum, assessing the phone situation, a scandal involving aides of the New Jersey governor emerges when emails are revealed, why public officials have incriminating content in emails that can easily become public, the NSA dodges a question by a senator on whether they're spying on Congress, the people responsible for an FBI burglary in 1971 reveal themselves, what was unveiled with the burglary, Bernie was following this story in fourth grade, common sense rules when pulling a heist, how this action was undertaken, the tie-in to Edward Snowden, the introduction of drone testing in New York State, the difficulty of agreeing with Rand Paul, the prospect of paying through blood, Emmanuel's problem with websites that don't proofread, TorrentFreak winds up being blocked on one of the U.K.'s largest ISPs because of the subject matter they write about, how 2600 also finds itself blocked in lots of places, suggestions on how to visit the States, a caller talks about metamorphosis, the Insane Clown Posse sues the FBI for defining their fans as a gang, trying to find a suitable song for the outro.


  3. Emmanuel is late because of subway issues, a ruling in a milestone case involving a challenge to the No Fly List, Mike explains the background behind the case and why the full order is sealed, how the defendant's daughter wasn't allowed into the country to fly to the trial even though she's a U.S. citizen, depressing news involving net neutrality, Bernie explains the basic ideas behind it, some possible ways that net neutrality can go forward, Emmanuel arrives and gives an alternate perspective to the news via the Wall Street Journal, Kyle joins the conversation as a plane flies over, Emmanuel explains why he's late, the lawsuit for Emmanuel's arrest at the Republican National Convention in 2004 has finally been settled, some excerpts of the press release from the NYCLU, recounting the events leading up to the massive arrests, who showed up at the press conference from the media and who didn't, the city has still not admitted any guilt, debating if this was a just victory, the importance of speaking up for such injustices, how cops blindly follow orders, the HOPE X conference has started taking bitcoins for preregistration, Kyle explains how this was put together, the need for more creative projects for HOPE X, new problems with the phone system, an outro dedicated to net neutrality.


  4. There are a bunch of HOPE-related announcements, the call for participation has gone out, the enthusiasm level for HOPE X seems to be much higher than for previous conferences, there is a brand new website online, Bernie gives an update on workshops at the conference, Emmanuel tries to figure out how all the numbers have aligned, the Segway tradition and how it developed, the idea of having Google Glass be an attraction as well, the exclusivity of the Google Glass invite list, a Google Glass user gets into trouble at a movie theater, questioning the massive and immediate law enforcement and MPAA response to this, how law enforcement manages to get people to stay even when they're free to leave, getting used to being recorded at all times, bitcoins are now being accepted at some establishments in Las Vegas, when the word is supposed to be capitalized, an ominous message is sent to protesters in Ukraine, how pirate cell phone towers work, updates on speaker and art submissions to HOPE X, a surprising update to a phone call last week, who Otis Pike was, a hacking expert is said to crack healthcare.gov and obtain access to 70,000 user profiles, questioning whether this person could be prosecuted for his actions, a lawsuit involving Apple and kids being able to incur charges through apps, ATMs running Windows XP will soon no longer get security updates, Starbucks has a security issue involving user information on an app, questions concerning AT&T, special hotel room rates have been announced for HOPE X.


  5. A "moment of silence" for Pete Seeger, Emmanuel's smartphone app directed him straight into traffic, Emmanuel's desire to see things fail, there's an outdoor hockey game tonight in sub-zero temperatures, the TorMail service is compromised by the feds, the NSA is getting information about people through the Angry Birds app, a look at the practice of wiping the data on personal phones by employers, the "bring your own device" culture, some feedback to last week's story on healthcare.gov, David Kennedy joins the discussion from Norway to explain what actually happened, how the whole healthcare.gov system is tied together, David explains why the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) sucks, how bad the situation is on other sites, how the media got the story wrong, David's involvement with DerbyCon in Kentucky, more on Google Glass, the prospect of dealing with recording devices that are too small to see, a caller questions the concern over being recorded, analyzing Emmanuel's name, a question about being forced to use FIOS.


  6. The new program director of WBAI (Bob Hennelly) stops in to explain the theory behind the ongoing fundraiser, Bob explains how the show tends to be ahead of the headlines, what's different about this fundraiser, what wasn't working in the past, an NBC story spreads panic and misinformation about hackers and the Olympics in Sochi, GCHQ is found to have launched a denial-of-service attack against Anonymous chatrooms, Emmanuel's issue with denial-of-service attacks, coming up with code names, Edward Snowden is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, video of Guardian staff destroying computers at the behest of the GCHQ is released, why this was a fruitless action, the Chaos Computer Club files a lawsuit over government surveillance, analyzing the chances of success, an interesting address in Canada, Norwegian outrage at student tracking through ID cards, talk of radio beacons that will be used for both vehicles and pedestrians to prevent accidents, interesting places where people listen to the show, a listener recommends the Waze system for navigation, challenges with Bluetooth, Bill returns to help with the fundraiser, some drone stories.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. Bernie is missing, Emmanuel is addicted to the Flappy Bird game, the story behind the game which became wildly popular and is now no longer available, how phones with the game on it are being sold for huge amounts of money, other ways to cash in on this, the spread of malware in apps bearing the name of Flappy Bird, the show did relatively well last week, the new stress-free fundraising format, a call to use the WBAI Buddy system, an invitation for listeners to call with reasons to pledge, discussion of the one that's dialed before the area code, attempting to call an operator, Senator Rand Paul announces a class action lawsuit against the Obama administration over surveillance, what's frustrating about this, more on the history of dialing procedures, a comment from a former government official indicates that drone strikes could take place within the United States, Bernie appears after being called away on an emergency, more on Flappy Bird, discussion concerning a poll that shows reluctance in accepting driverless cars, alternatives to having an antenna on the Empire State Building, a call from a listener to do more than simply inform.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. Yet more changes at WBAI that have caused another shift in policy, the show has done well over the past couple of weeks, the premium of leaked documents offered last year has raised $8000 for the station, this show won't include fundraising, how people can donate, some listener mail, a horror story involving a huge cell phone bill, trying to figure out how this could have happened, a conservative senator in Texas mis-tweets, analyzing the latest statement from spy chief James Clapper on surveillance, a recently announced license plate tracking system is canceled by the Department of Homeland Security, possible commercial uses of license plate readers, a Twitter user is shut down for posting frames of Top Gun one at a time, an example of the absurdity of copyright enforcement involving a HOPE talk that couldn't be posted on YouTube, more on the controversial Aereo service.


  9. Bernie has a new phone, a strange day in Harlem after a building blows up, the concern that remains in the entire neighborhood, Emmanuel's adventure with fire trucks while traveling to the station, the chemical that gives natural gas its odor, theories on the missing airplane, reports of phones of passengers ringing, how secrecy over spy satellites could keep the real information from being revealed, new information from the Chinese brings up new questions, it's a fundraising edition of the show, the huge expense of the transmitter on top of the Empire State Building, hope for the future, how WBAI has survived over the years, why a signal swap would be a bad idea, the advantage of being in the commercial band, leaked documents are being offered as a premium tonight, why it's important for multiple individuals to look at these documents, Bernie describes the harsh penalties involved with leaking the documents being offered tonight, excerpts from Edward Snowden's talk at South By Southwest, the retributive justice of Senator Dianne Feinstein being spied upon, what's included in the package being offered tonight, what's involved in getting premiums processed.  This show includes fundraising.


  10. Bernie has switched from Sprint PCS to Verizon after 17 years, why he was forced to do this, an important appeal in a federal courtroom today in Philadelphia, what the Weev case is all about, how AT&T Wireless handled the security hole that was revealed, memories of the Amateur Action BBS case, the federal tactic of picking an unpopular defendant to establish a precedent, how this entire discussion came about from a single unscripted question, a recording of the first transatlantic phone call in the 1920s, what is being offered tonight, Rob explains what The Eleventh Hour book from New York Telephone is all about, remembering the old phone companies, Rob gives a dramatic reading from the book, Emmanuel describes how a phone built in the 1950s still has better sound than a much newer one, how people used to make appointments in the days before cell phones, another historic phone call from 1935 that went all the way around the world, a rundown of the package being offered, an invitation for more speakers at HOPE X, some words about "Exploding the Phone," some of WBAI's history, another historic phone call from 1956.  This show includes fundraising.


  11. Problems making a phone call, the next New York City 2600 meeting will also be a HOPE coordinating meeting, the future of dragnet surveillance, the United States makes an exclusive list of "Enemies of the Internet" thanks to revelations by Edward Snowden, (((Eva Galperin))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the discussion, ten percent of all HOPE ticket sales in April will be donated to the EFF, Eva describes the ban on Twitter in Turkey and how people are getting around it, how people can get involved in the Tor Project, Eva describes EFF's involvement in events in Turkey, punishment in Saudi Arabia for using Twitter, how people can get in trouble using Twitter in the United States, the significance of the Weev case, Eva discusses the Obama initiative to change government surveillance, what it's like to sue the NSA, why it's important to be optimistic, how the conversation on surveillance has changed, the effect of the Snowden revelations in such a brief period of time, how whistleblowers have been helping in this fight for years, advice for future whistleblowers, wondering where we'd be without the EFF, there will be a big EFF presence at HOPE X in July, the challenges of making a three-way call, Evan Koblentz joins the conversation to discuss the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival, some of the computers to look forward to, wondering if today's computers will be remembered as fondly in the future, other vintage computer gatherings throughout the world.


  12. Kyle is back from Seattle, an April Fool's announcement yesterday claimed that Sarah Palin would be keynoting at HOPE X, reasons why she would be relevant, the actual keynote speaker will be Daniel Ellsberg, some WBAI and Pacifica history, how it's all survived much longer than most commercial entities, the most recent Pacifica battle in California, Pacifica Executive Director Summer Reese joins the discussion from her barricaded office in Berkeley, Summer outlines her battle with the Pacifica National Board, speculating on why the board might be behind actions that are destructive to the network, the frustration experienced by the listeners and staff, what radio should be used for, the prospect of WBAI swapping signals with a lower powered station, problems at all five Pacifica stations, the future of the WBAI news department, Summer's view on how to make Pacifica a more open environment, how WHCR is an inspirational place, the need for change in the schedule, the relevance of shows to the audience, how Summer's email address has been hijacked.


  13. Jason Scott is in the studio tonight, both Jason and Bernie were at last weekend's Vintage Computer Festival in New Jersey, Jason explains his talk at the event and how the wind played a part, Jason's work with the Internet Archive, what inspired Jason to get involved in archiving, ways of reading floppy disks from the past, the importance of preserving history, Kyle and Emmanuel have been trying to restore an old Zenith Z-100 computer from the 1980s, being bother by anachronisms, the Heartbleed issue, the relation to encryption, Jason outlines the many films he's been working on in recent years, comparisons of documentary film techniques, how Jason often works as a one man crew, a call from a living museum.


  14. All of the wrong buttons seem to have been pushed on the console, there are a plethora of cops in the streets today, an annoying Windows XP problem related to the end of support, more reported problems with over the air audio, Kyle describes the pointlessness of having Microsoft Security Essentials on a machine, Bernie describes how the Weev case fell apart, a new development concerning Ladar Levison and Lavabit, Pulitzer prizes were awarded to various journalists involved in the NSA story, the expectation of harassment when they entered the United States, why the Pulitzers aren't like the Oscars, Google patents contact lenses with cameras built in, Google Glass is now available for the general public, analyzing Google's responses to some Google Glass "myths," Kyle's worries about Google Glass, ways not to be a "Glasshole," the possibility that Google knew about Heartbleed and didn't tell the government, how this could be retributive justice, Dumbass of the Week, tracking down threatening tweets, Mike's concerns with the process, a listener from Belgium reports that rotary phones haven't been supported there in 15 years, how the "whois" tool has become useless, Kyle explains why FIOS isn't as good as traditional landlines, HOPE ticket sales are benefiting the EFF for the remainder of the month.


  15. Mike blames the wind for being late, the death of WBAI's Robert Knight, there is a brand new website for HOPE X that's based on dissent, analysis of Supreme Court questioning in the Aereo case, questioning why it's such a big deal to offer free television signals to a wider audience, a strange case involving text messages and the Buffalo Bills, a public relations disaster for the NYPD after inviting people to use Twitter to post photos using the #myNYPD hashtag, an update on Jim's latest condition, a tribute to Robert Knight, some memories, an excerpt from a 1989 WUSB interview with Robert concerning the danger of plutonium being launched on the Space Shuttle, more of Robert's history, an excerpt from Robert Knight's coverage of the U.S. invasion of Panama.


  16. Jim's address given out last week is no longer valid, major media companies get in trouble with the FCC for carrying a commercial that featured fake EAS tones, Bernie explains the principle behind this, a history of the various emergency broadcasting systems, a traveling cell phone jammer gets caught in Florida, "fast lanes" for web traffic appear likely in the future, figuring out who to blame for the reversal on net neutrality, Verizon Wireless has a new creepy advertising program that's extremely hard to opt out of, Emmanuel's bad experience with Avast antivirus software, a Florida man is arrested for recording an arrest, Chelsea Manning wins a battle, the deadline to submit talks for HOPE X is rapidly approaching, a listener explains why cars in midtown Manhattan often have their car alarms jammed, the average age of listeners, the WBAI website has been having problems, Jim's address remains a mystery.


  17. Bernie is coming through using a new technology to half of the studio, dead air, Bernie is heard by Emmanuel but nobody else, Bernie explains what this experiment is all about and how it will benefit listeners, Emmanuel begins the show again, this is a fundraising program, some of the hassles involved in fulfilling premiums, Emmanuel's letter to the WBAI general manager to encourage the station to fulfill the NSA flash drive issue from last September, there has been no response as of this show's airing, Bernie describes some of the history of trying to get this issue resolved, how this kind of treatment is unfair to the show as well as the listeners, what the plan is for tonight, dead air, Bernie's problem contacting the station, how hard it has become to talk to a human, there is a two hour show scheduled for next week, new premiums won't be offered until the situation is resolved, why people should pledge despite all of this, two billion images of license plates have been captured by one company, an agreement that must be signed in order to use this service, Kyle describes the "tech happy" attitude of cops, Steve Rambam is featured on a new CNN program, analysis of the program, Bernie tries to figure out when this episode will air again, a flurry of talk submissions came in as the deadline for HOPE X passed, how talks can still be presented, the magic of radio and how HDTV has taken away some of the magic from television, some of the more imaginative premiums that were given out in the past.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. Bicycle Mark appears on the phone from Amsterdam, all kinds of strange beeps as Emmanuel and Kyle try to call in, Rob gives an update on premiums, what listeners can do to help, Glenn Greenwald has a new book out, controversy related to a book tour and PayPal, Emmanuel is finally reached in Amsterdam, plans on retrofitting new hardware into New York's existing payphones to provide free wireless connectivity, what payphones are still good for, Bicycle Mark has been in Dubai, discussion of an entire class of people there who have very little rights, some information on Mark's podcast, an update on the NSA flash drive situation, some of the absurd scenarios that have been faced at the station concerning premiums in the recent past, Emmanuel and Kyle will be driving through Germany in a rental car before heading to Spain and Portugal, how the unscheduled track will work at HOPE X, updates on the speaker submission progress, Bernie gives an update on workshops, the right to be forgotten by Google in Europe, some history of emergency broadcasting systems in the United States, confusion as to when the show will be on next, Bernie reports on a mobile snitch app, Rob explains why people are camped out outside the FCC, how the net neutrality debate is progressing and how large companies are trying to get an early advantage, Sandra Ordonez from Open Internet Tools joins the discussion, how people can get involved, an update on Jim's condition and address, how the CONELRAD system used to work.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  19. Emmanuel tries to adjust to the Comrex unit while in Spain, making adjustments over the air, why this couldn't be tested out before the show, Emmanuel and Kyle are in Granada, why the Spain Pass is a good deal for train travel, Rob gives an update on the pledge drive and premiums, why people should support the station in spite of the premium issues, an update and some history on the Sabu/LulzSec case, the latest in the fight for net neutrality, Emmanuel's experiences with unlimited data overseas, a future speaker from HOPE X is the guest, Eric Davisson describes what his talk ("This Is the X You Are Looking For") will be about, the fight for privacy, what an intrusion detection system is, the status on talk proposals for the conference, there will be an interview with Edward Snowden on the "NBC Nightly News" tonight, the question of Snowden being allowed to travel to Germany, more on CONELRAD, Mike and Kyle explain what VPN is, Sandy Clark joins the discussion to discuss her upcoming talk at HOPE X on the CSI effect, what's important about giving a talk at HOPE, how to stay updated on the conference.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Some dead air, the fundraiser is still happening, Kyle describes some of the issues with connectivity while overseas, how T-Mobile has done a good job with unlimited overseas data plans, recollections of weirdness in certain countries, technical challenges involved in getting a Spain Pass, Bernie raises the possibility of Sprint buying T-Mobile, recent comments from the chairman of Sprint concerning how bad American Internet service is, Kyle describes the challenges involved in getting bandwidth for the upcoming HOPE X conference, why this has become such an ordeal, what the Europeans are able to pull off, how people can get involved in the quest for bandwidth at HOPE X, the speaker list is beginning to be unveiled, why surveillance and whistleblowing are the themes, Bernie describes some of the films that will be screened at HOPE X, the possibility exists for HOPE X to sell out, Bernie announces a special ham radio call sign for HOPE, how the space station could tie into this, some words on the state of the radio station and the premium issues, why new premiums haven't been offered, why supporting the station remains important, disturbing news concerning a major 2600 distributor, why this is different from other such instances because the company is still in business, how this is affecting publishers everywhere, problems with the phone, Bernie coins a new name for the show, the Snowden story has now been around for a year.  This show includes fundraising.


  21. Everyone in the studio now has Brazilian soccer names, Redhackt is visiting from California, the HOPE X speaker list continues to grow, running down some of the talk titles, calling a fake recruiter recording designed to waste people's time, a Snowden leak seems to have been leaked itself, the FCC website crashes under the load of people commenting on net neutrality, Bernie describes the "astroturfing" tactics of various Internet providers, a Twitter account that alerts people to any change in a Supreme Court opinion, more upcoming HOPE X talks, Kyle gives an update on the HOPE X network, what makes all of this such a challenge, Bernie gives an update on vendors, some of the standards applied to HOPE vendors, opposition to a proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, a call for intermission music for HOPE X.


  22. There is supposedly static being heard over the airwaves because of a Verizon problem, rumors circulate of WBAI moving its transmitter to save money, Emmanuel experiences a feeling of calm and peacefulness after hearing that none of the massive amount of money owed to 2600 will likely be paid by Source Interlink, the corporate maneuvering that allows such companies to get away with this sort of thing, the rebranding of the remaining half of Source Interlink into The Enthusiast Network, an analogy of this sort of action involving an individual, how to shame The Enthusiast Network into taking responsibility, analyzing the prosperity of the company, nearly all of the HOPE X talks are now listed online, Jesselyn Radack is also scheduled to give a talk, some of the films being presented at the conference, what is involved with running HOPE workshops, a rundown of the various lockpicking presentations being planned, there have been major developments with the HOPE network, Mike reports on some good news from the Supreme Court for people who are arrested, a Supreme Court ruling on the Aereo service that raises a lot of questions, analyzing the quality of Verizon service, the need for more people to speak out on the distributor issue.


  23. Emmanuel is unsure what time of day it is, Bernie is no longer using the Comrex unit for reasons known only to the station, a funny story involving a WBAI teleconference, issues with the WBAI transmitter bill, Bernie suggests a method to force someone to accept a payment, there is a monsoon with lightning outside, an update on the Source Interlink/The Enthusiast Network scandal, "planned corporate amnesia," how this story has rapidly spread, the danger this has posed for the HOPE X printed program, Emmanuel hasn't had any time to prepare material for the show, Mike reports on a lawsuit against GCHQ, some of the history behind GCHQ and NSA, the unprecedented amount of expertise that will be under a single roof at HOPE X, the conference is in two weeks, there has been a deluge of intermission music submissions since the appeal a couple of weeks ago, what the room names will be and what they represent, a conflict between a provider and Microsoft results in a large number of legitimate domains being deactivated, emotions are being toyed with on Facebook, reviews of "Halt and Catch Fire," Emmanuel explains why he thinks "Silicon Valley" is a better show, Rob advises people on whether there will be 2600 meetings this Friday, some meeting history, Kyle gives an update on the network, some of the impossible things that are achieved at HOPE conferences, figuring out when the last train to Buffalo is, preregistration will be closing soon for HOPE X, the ratio of men to women in hacking.


  24. Edward Snowden attorney Ben Wizner is the guest tonight, how Ben became Snowden's lawyer, Ben began working at the ACLU one month before 9/11, why Snowden was the perfect person to release the NSA information, what is involved in becoming a global icon overnight, Snowden is announced as a speaker at HOPE X, the appearance will be in conjunction with keynote speaker Daniel Ellsberg, this won't be the first conversation between the two, the advantages of mixing lawyers with hackers, how to respond to negative reactions, how Snowden is viewed overseas, the official charges he's facing, why it wouldn't make sense for him to "man up" and come to the States to face charges, how Ellsberg is generally viewed as a hero, whistleblower Thomas Drake will also be appearing at the conference, some facts about the Ellsberg trial and the "corruption" of the Nixon administration, Snowden's future in Russia, the paradoxical nature of his stay there, why going through channels to report the NSA abuses wouldn't have worked in Snowden's case, what people who find themselves in similar situations should do, why it would be a bad idea to release all of the leaked material at the same time, the ongoing threats to journalists.


  25. A tribute to the number ten, a full studio tonight in preparation for the HOPE X conference, Mitch Altman describes some of the workshops that will be at the conference, Aestetix discusses his fight with Google's Real Name policy, Bernie joins the conversation and outlines some of the things being planned at the conference, some of the films that will be screened, Cheshire Catalyst outlines the talk he'll be giving, some listener mail, the 5-2-1 rule, how HOPE changed Mitch's life forever, Mitch will giving a pair of trip glasses to every HOPE X attendee, why everyone should learn how to solder, Matt Blaze gives a preview of his talk, there will also be lightning talks at the conference, a rundown of the various speaker rooms, some words on Radio Statler, an upstate radio station (WGXC) will be simulcasting some of Radio Statler's content, the conference will be running around the clock, the conference will have more bandwidth than all of the previous ones put together, the ham radio frequencies that will be in operation at HOPE X, some final words on how to attend the conference.


  26. What the intermission music sounded like, reflecting on the success of HOPE X, reviewing some of the media coverage after the conference, this is a fundraising edition, Emmanuel completely forgot about the show last week, all of the things that people say are impossible and how that ties into WBAI's existence, why it's important to support the station, the miracle Kyle was able to organize on the HOPE network front, trying to remember all of the people to thank, the crowd control issues that became necessary, how the ability to stream the talks really helped out, some talks are already up on Channel2600 on YouTube, DVDs are being prepared, remembering the social engineering panel and Emmanuel's revenge on The Enthusiast Network, Kyle's adventure on the phone with the NSA, what is found in the sublevels of the Hotel Pennsylvania, recollecting some more of the highlights of the weekend.  This show includes fundraising.


  27. The show hasn't been on in a few weeks, this was a direct result of not raising enough in the fundraiser, the continuing problems with getting premiums fulfilled, recordings of HOPE X are being offered at the station but not through the show, a call for anyone who hasn't gotten their premiums, a pile of unsent premiums has been found at the station, this is only the second show since the HOPE X conference, why Aaron McGruder was relevant as a speaker at H2K2, the need for a bigger venue, the audio from the conference is already available online, Emmanuel's feelings about DVDs, reports that most people on a government watch list have no affiliation with any terrorist group, there is apparently another leaker out there, explaining the meaning of the HOPE X room names, the connections over the years with some of the key players involved in the leaks, Google and Yahoo! pledge to encrypt their email in 2015, how Gmail nabbed somebody for child pornography, how this could be a threat to everyone, the way attitudes have changed, the possibility of subtitling talks, how news is covered differently than it was in the past, the hassle involved in validating a new credit card.


  28. Kyle has an extended intro, trouble reaching Bernie, bypassing warrants in Australia, how this could easily be abused, an appeal for Australian listeners, it's ten years ago this week that Google made its first public offering, tearing down ten supposedly significant Google developments, things that are blurred out on Google Street View, the surprising omission of Gmail from this list, Twitter's policy of suspending accounts that show images of ISIS videos, Bernie has memories of a TV show with the name of Isis, what coverage of events in Ferguson can teach us about the media, reports that news on this topic seems to be absent on Facebook feeds, Kyle issues an appeal for listener suggestions on the future of the show, the impossibility of reaching a human at Google, debating whether graphic images of atrocities should be displayed.


  29. A 29-state Internet outage affects Time Warner, Kyle's phone company claims it has to "reboot the tower" to get his phone to work, Bernie remembers a similarly absurd explanation from a customer service representative concerning a time change, a report on the internal government ICREACH service, theorizing on how to reach it, the meaning of the TEMPEST acronym is classified, social media and the "spiral of silence," an interesting Indian law that forbids people from liking certain posts on Facebook, Mike is going to India soon, prominent Dutch hackers call for hacking not to be criminalized, there are at least 11 hacker organizations in the Netherlands, mass media reports there's an "ISIS-related hacker group" called Lizard Squad, the danger of associating hackers with terrorism, responding to a critical letter, why it's wrong to avoid politics, a call about Pacifica issues.


  30. The leaked nude photos of celebrities dominates the news, Emmanuel's lack of sympathy for people affected by this, the amount of education that should be expected of end users, who not to trust with personal information, keeping your data out of the cloud, how the cloud helped retrieve a stolen phone, Rob explains how to back your phone up to a local computer, the people at Isis Wallet have finally decided to change their name, memories of Ayds, more suppression of videos by Twitter, who should control such content, paralleling this with the child pornography argument, a list of evil Internet companies, Emmanuel mourns the loss of ForecastFox, plug-ins and add-ons, debating the need for people to know how to drive and not to simply hand it over to a computer, 2600 meetings are happening this week.


  31. A day of protest for net neutrality, a discussion of some of the issues involved, most comments on the FCC website have been in support of net neutrality, what happens tomorrow, Maker Faire is taking place in just over a week, a call for volunteers, what's good about this event, a discussion of yet another case of leaked consumer information, a data breach affects Home Depot, Bernie's experience with this particular incident, chips are being added to credit cards in the United States, Kyle wishes for a return to a time when phone companies made their own phones, the prospects of Scotland becoming a new independent country, some tips on starting a 2600 meeting.


  32. An appeal for Scottish input on the eve of their vote on independence, Laura Poitras' film will be coming out soon, the film is called Citizenfour, what a top-level domain for Scotland might be, the U.S. domination of the Internet, analyzing the motivation of credit card companies, Sherry Huss from Maker Faire is the guest, how Maker Faire has changed over the years, there was a Maker Faire at the White House, the history of the space the event is taking place at, why kids should learn lockpicking, remnants of HOPE are lingering, a ticket giveaway, a challenge for callers to define what a hacker is, some hard questioning for the potential winners, an incredible hack by members of the Occupy movement, Bernie describes a recent demonstration outside of Comcast in Philadelphia.


  33. Kyle and Emmanuel report on last weekend's Maker Faire, meeting lots of WBAI listeners, how a 1936 Western Electric telephone proved to be a challenge for kids, significant progress has been made on the flash drive issue and premiums should be mailed out shortly, speculation on why Rob T. Firefly isn't around, a disturbing erasure of a certain statement from Apple, why people shouldn't be intimidated into keeping quiet, examples of large companies standing up to authorities and wondering what their true motivation is, Edward Snowden is declared the winner of a Swedish human rights award, going over a bizarre hacker plot in a new TV show called Scorpion, how this reflects on current real life attitudes, the latest chapter in the nude celebrity photo scandal, examples from a tabloid on the evils of hackers, 56 million credit cards are affected by the Home Depot breach, how Kyle defended the definition of hackers at Maker Faire, the misconceptions still abound after so many years, a judge says it's acceptable to serve legal papers via Facebook, another side to the net neutrality debate, analysis of a word in Spanish possibly related to hackers, an article mistakenly published draws attention to a time capsule in Massachusetts, the oldest structure in New York, a program on hackers is on television tonight, issues of space at HOPE, a listener update on Tor relays, a telling display of mass media priorities.


  34. The show will be on for two hours next week, new premiums will be available, seeing who will be around for the show next week, plans of a British leader named Theresa May to clamp down on online extremism, the contradictory way that people who choose to fight overseas are treated, how George Orwell might have been viewed, accusations of stealing 100 million dollars in U.S. Army and Xbox technology, how these charges may be overstated, Rob demonstrates how quickly such things can get out of control, strange choices for redaction by the CIA, a listener has issues with recent credit card technology discussions, instances where people are asked for address verification, a new scam for identity thieves that draws on national security paranoia, Emmanuel has (((Michael Chertoff's))) credit card, suggestions on alternative venues for HOPE, trying to help a caller with a phone mystery, there are 2600 meetings this week.


  35. The intermission theme from HOPE X makes an appearance, a special two hour program tonight to launch the autumn fundraiser, a rundown of the premiums being offered tonight, an excerpt from a HOPE X talk on hacking money with Finn Brunton, some feedback on this talk, how people can become a WBAI Buddy, an excerpt from a talk on the repair movement with Tiffany Rad, Kyle's reaction to this sort of control in the automotive industry, going over some of the talks included in the package, an excerpt from the Edward Snowden talk at HOPE X, why the radio show is different from a typical podcast, Emmanuel tries to provoke a reaction from the listeners, an excerpt from the elevator hacking talk at HOPE X, what it will take to make the show successful tonight, Bernie explains how many public radio stations actually have commercials, Louie from "2600 Waste Management" makes an appearance, an excerpt from the HOPE X social engineering panel, Kyle's first experience using a fake voice in public, a brief excerpt from Johannes Grenzfurthner's audience bashing talk at HOPE X.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  36. No other regular staff people are in the studio, Steve Rambam is the guest for this special two-hour program, the effect of the recent Home Depot breach on Bernie, how the new Staples breach may also affect him, Emmanuel's collection of credit cards, how cell phones will soon be used for everyday purchases, Bernie helped Steve in a recent missing child case, Steve explains why "the cloud" isn't a safe place to store data, how cell phones contain an incredible amount of data on everyone, what is being offered as premiums tonight, the flash drives offered two weeks ago were very popular, an excerpt from Steve's talk at Beyond HOPE in 1997, reflections on what has happened since then, how private industry collects much more information on all of us than governments, how lone wolf attacks like what happened in Canada today can be helped by social media, a call to eliminate last names when referring to military personnel, Steve's various television ventures, "Nowhere to Hide" has been renewed for a second season, Steve's appearance on Morgan Spurlock Inside Man earlier in the year, why it's good to disagree, a new tagline for 2600, an excerpt from Steve's talk at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, Steve explains how the HOPE audience is different from most, how people opt into things without realizing it, discussing if there's anything people can do to regain their privacy, the ease of doing a background check, an excerpt from Steve's talk at HOPE X in July, Kyle joins the conversation from Seattle, Steve describes the surprising things that Google is collecting, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss their recent visit to the new Brooklyn offices of WBAI, an optimistic outlook, an excerpt from Steve's talk at HOPE Number Six in 2006, final words to get people to call in.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  37. The first show in two weeks, Rob explains where he's been and how he lost his voice, Mike describes what India was like, the incredible difficulty in getting a cell phone over there, what was involved in getting online, Mike describes his use of the Global Entry program, Emmanuel's experience trying to qualify, how this program creates second class citizens, reaching Alex in London, what the Million Mask March was all about, today is Guy Fawkes Day, Alex describes the march in London, some audio from the march, remnants of the fund drive, the future promises that a new location for WBAI could hold, how WBAI has survived over the decades more than any other station in the city, the goal is achieved, listeners are invited to express their opinions on supporting the station.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. Cheshire Catalyst is in town, the U.S. postal service is hacked, every piece of mail is being photographed and stored by the postal service, discussing the extent to which surveillance helped recover a kidnapping victim, how this could shape the debate over privacy, law enforcement is revealed to have wish lists of confiscated property, the unfairness of civil forfeiture, Emmanuel battles the phone system, a documentary on Joybubbles is being made, (((Eva Galperin))) from the EFF joins the conversation, the latest developments in the fight for net neutrality, theorizing on opposition to Obama's proposal, the importance of speaking out in support of net neutrality, upcoming demonstrations, more problems with the phone, the show is not on next week, attempting to take phone calls.


  39. A show dedicated to the developing events in Ferguson, what it was like to follow the news using non-mainstream news sources, making sure the message isn't lost within the technology, the differences within mainstream media, questioning whether cameras can help, the issue of making private video recordings, alleged leaks from Anonymous on the Ferguson decision which surfaced well in advance of this week's events, the city of Cleveland's website is hacked in response to the shooting death of a 12-year-old by police, how the Ku Klux Klan Twitter feed was completely taken over by Anonymous, discussing the importance and effect of voting, trouble with the phone, dealing with the issue of property destruction, the mix of activism and the hacker spirit, how to become involved with Anonymous.


  40. Breaking news is occurring during the show as a New York grand jury declines to return an indictment against a police officer in a controversial Staten Island incident, Gabriella Coleman will be discussing her new book on Anonymous, a look at a massive hack involving Sony, the North Korean connection, unreleased movies are released online, 100 terabytes of data are said to be involved, Gabriella explains how Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous came to be written, an excerpt from Gabriella's HOPE X talk on Anonymous, how Anonymous has changed since 2007, updates on some of the demonstrations currently going on, the potential dangers of mob justice, what the reaction to the book has been so far, the case of Sabu, Emmanuel's appearance in the book, the controversy that surrounded the informant panel at The Next HOPE, a phone snafu, a live report from midtown on the demonstration that's taking place near the tree lighting, the prevalence of informants in the hacker world, the connection of the hacker community to the political world, some facts on the Jeremy Hammond and Barrett Brown cases, updates from Anonymous on demonstrations nationwide, Rob gives a schedule of upcoming events.


  41. An incredibly clueless judge, some quotes from Judge (((Richard Posner))) on the negative aspects of privacy, the site for the Chaos Communication Congress is blocked in the United Kingdom for being "extremist," Emmanuel will be at CCC this year, how to get tickets to the event, Americans fear getting hacked more than anything else, a rock guitarist is among those arrested for online attacks, a timeline of the Sony hacking story, questioning whether or not this attack was really "undetectable," an excerpt from an upcoming documentary on phone phreak Joybubbles, filmmaker Rachel Morrison joins the discussion, how this film was inspired by Joybubbles' obituary in The New York Times, why he was so inspiring, Joybubbles was on Off The Hook in November of 1991, his regression to childhood, when the film will be completed, pondering where the term "phone phreaking" originated, The Pirate Bay is apparently shut down, the question of whether other people should bring it back up, a call to meet people in Europe around the time of the Chaos Communication Congress.


  42. Emmanuel demonstrates a feature that allows anyone to spoof their phone number when calling certain people, how this could be used in very bad ways, the latest on The Pirate Bay, sleazy tactics of net neutrality opponents, future cars could conceivably report their owners for speeding, the question of penalties for violations and how to apply them, the Sony story continues to grow, North Korea is officially blamed, there have been class action suits against Sony by former employees in the aftermath of the data breach, why this isn't an act of war, an offer is made to Sony for hackers to distribute the controversial film for them, steps Sony could have taken to protect themselves, Sony's attempts to silence the reporting of this story, how the terrorist angle is being exploited by Sony, no further release plans are in the works for The Interview, what Bureau 121 is all about, a movie with a hacker theme called The Throwaways has also been affected by this incident, how (((Seth Rogen))) and (((Howard Stern))) are reported to have said this hacking incident is no different than 9/11, how the Chaos Communication Congress will be streamed online, historic news about Cuba, a song about Sony.


  43. Excerpts of The Interview, how 2600 managed to get into the middle of the controversy, how hackers were being blamed for the whole mess with North Korea, Kyle and Emmanuel detail what was involved in the offer to Sony from 2600 and the resulting media attention, reports that the United States took North Korea off the Internet, great North Korean quotes, some humor from a Sony executive, how threats to Twitter by Sony are being received, how posting the phrase "putting wings on pigs" on Instagram got a man in serious trouble, a hotel gets penalized for disrupting Wi-Fi signals, the army plans to launch two stationary blimps over Washington DC as part of air defense, a fight between Google and the entertainment industry in Mississippi, looking forward to the Chaos Communication Congress which starts in a couple of days, Kyle and Emmanuel will be overseas for next week's New Year's Eve show, listener calls about blimps, Mike gives information on an odd lawsuit against Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras, problems with the WBAI archives, an update on premiums, it's National Eggnog Day.


  44. It's New Year's Eve, Emmanuel and Kyle are in Hamburg blowing things up, a strange beeping on the phone line, the aftermath of the Chaos Communication Congress, McFly discusses the move of the conference to Hamburg from Berlin, a discussion of the highlights of this year's conference, thoughts on Citizenfour, the beeping problem is solved in the studio, Renderman describes the firework he's about to launch, Bobson from Bulgaria is on the scene, the impromptu teahouse that was present at CCC, a reenactment of a talk from the Galactic Hacker Party in 1989, how the conversation back then has remained relevant today, looking forward to the Chaos Communication Camp in August, where Kyle and Emmanuel will be traveling to in future weeks, Bernie joins the conversation, the NSA is reported to have been monitoring Skype, India is blocking a bunch of popular websites, why such attempts are ultimately fruitless, defining an underground hacker chat room, some more hints on the Sony hack, Sony is accused of pirating music in The Interview, an update on the thumb drives, final words for 2014.

Off The Hook - 2015


  1. Emmanuel and Kyle are in Dresden, the nationalistic rallies that have been taking place in Dresden lately, today's events in Paris have shaken people around the world, the reaction to the Charlie Hebdo massacre so far, the relationship to hacker journalists and parallels to some of the pillars of the hacker community, the proper way to respond to intimidation, the NYPD response, the unofficial work stoppage of the police in New York, the response to violent threats is as significant as the threats themselves, unreported responses from the Muslim community, more on the Sony leaks and "The Interview" controversy, an update on a bitcoin theft, accepting invasions of privacy, a Caller ID mystery from a listener.


  2. Emmanuel and Kyle are in Budapest, thoughts on the city, rallies have taken place in Paris in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, confusing the hypocrisy of the leaders with the actions of the people, why encryption isn't the problem, what David Cameron is proposing, analyzing an attack supposedly on behalf of ISIS, a Georgia Tech student could become a felon for pulling a football prank involving computers, a followup to the Caller ID mystery from last week, Kyle outlines the various hackerspaces visited in Europe this week, Bernie joins the conversation from a landline, the White House responds to a petition related to Aaron Swartz, CISPA is back, a new interview with Edward Snowden, an update on the Silk Road case, the new issue of Charlie Hebdo has been published.


  3. Emmanuel and Kyle are in an undisclosed location, what the "Hacker's List" is all about and why it's a sham, Kyle's attempts to infiltrate the organization, what zombie cookies are all about, how various phone companies are involved, Laura Poitras is nominated for an Oscar for Citizenfour, why it's important to show the movie to people who don't agree, Bernie joins the conversation, thoughts on the State of the Union address, Obama's words on hackers, the latest on net neutrality, news on data privacy, Elon Musk and a plan for satellites, the show is preempted next week, how satellite spacing works, an update on premiums.


  4. A special intro marking the return of the show after a month's absence, addressing the problems with the premiums, lack of communication, why taking the show off the air for a month was a disservice to the listeners, the positive changes that are taking place at the station, the move to Brooklyn will be coming soon, this is a two hour show, there will be no new premiums offered tonight, thoughts from listeners, Laura Poitras wins an Oscar for Citizenfour, an excerpt from the ceremony, why people need to see this film, Edward Snowden's reaction, a mystery drone is flying around the Eiffel Tower in Paris, quadcopter regulations in the States, panic over Anonymous supposedly hacking gas stations, a special request for anyone able to hack gas stations, more secrecy on top of incompetence, ransomware hits a police department in Illinois, concern from the EFF over a "general conduct" provision being put forth in the net neutrality issue, how the tide has turned, why radio is so unique, trouble playing a promo, Jason Scott joins the discussion from the Internet Archive in San Francisco, Google issues a directive to Blogger users concerning adult content, Jason's view on how this defines Google, a policy change at Reddit and how this is different than what Google has done, debating whether ordinary people can run these services themselves, how Google can fix this, Jason is cut off, the Islamic State and a lower division football club, why people should support the station, a listener reports on a requirement to show ID when returning an item at a store.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  5. Confronting the premium issue head on, comparing the WBAI family to the one portrayed on "Shameless," clearing up the mystery of what happened to Jason Scott last week, comparing cell phones to landlines, an ongoing problem with a Verizon landline that only goes out when it rains, why it's always awkward to break off a relationship with a phone company, Google reverses its newly announced policy on Blogger accounts, one of the downsides to getting a FIOS line, an update on the policy some stores have requiring ID to be shown when returning items, the unique system in place at B&H, bandwidth limits and high demand are responsible for slow download speeds of the show, Hillary Clinton is said to be running her own email servers, questioning whether it's wise to have every word of a public figure being open to scrutiny, trying to figure out how the Clintons were running their system, the reason why it's a very bad idea to give out passwords to border agents, examples of alleged ISIS hacks, a company with the unfortunate name of ISIS, a caller offers information on the Clinton servers, more info on copper lines.


  6. There has been no progress in the premium situation, Barbie dolls will have the ability to eavesdrop on what kids say, the privacy implications of this, Emmanuel's challenge for five-year-olds, some potential mischievous projects involving Barbie dolls, examples of NYPD editing of a controversial Wikipedia page, the proper and improper ways to attack misinformation, the David Petraeus case concerning leaking, why Edward Snowden can't get a fair trial in the United States, "USB Type-C" connections carry risks, the new .sucks domain, more info from a listener on the Hillary Clinton email server, the uncertainty surrounding the health effects of transmitting devices.


  7. The premium crisis appears to have been resolved right before showtime, television station WDBJ draws a $325,000 indecency fine for inadvertently broadcasting an erect penis for three seconds, examples of over-prudishness, self-censorship on the part of broadcast and cable networks, the slippery slope, how to change the conversation, there is a move in Congress to dismantle the PATRIOT Act, the odds of being killed by an act of terrorism, why it's good to watch C-SPAN, Mike tries to be optimistic, listener feedback to the detective work of another listener concerning the Hillary Clinton email servers, why it's important to have the dialogue, a weird definition of lynching, more thoughts on censorship.


  8. A memory from the 2009 April Fool's show, a collection of serious stories that appear to be jokes, a high-pitched voice appears on the phone, a mystery phone rings, listener mail, the name "Havelock," a perspective of immoral expression from 1899, another strange occurrence on television, Canada's rules on indecency, the current state of shortwave, responding to a critique of Bush criticism on a previous show, more critique on the Clinton email server listener investigation, a musical piece by Isis.


  9. Spring has arrived, all of the premiums have been sent out, reports of potentially malicious access to airlines over Internet connections, the security of avionics systems, nanny cam insecurity, questioning the logic of having such a system on the Internet, Bernie brings up the child pornography connection, the issue of body cams for cops and how it relates to privacy, how the StingRay system is being used to elude due process, analyzing how the system works, quotes from a police department that detail how to protect the StingRay technology from the public, a statue of Edward Snowden makes a brief appearance in a New York City park, an Indian city buys drones to control unruly crowds with pepper spray, a kid in Florida is charged with a felony for hacking his teacher's computer, Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Festival joins the conversation, where and when this year's festival will take place, what to expect, what has changed with computers over the decades, the museum and hackerspace that are on the premises, a tribute to Joey Ramone.


  10. Redhackt is visiting from the west coast, what last weekend's Vintage Computer Festival was like, what the "Diana dish" is and some of its history, Redhackt describes the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, FM radio is being switched off in Norway in January of 2017, what DAB is and the difference between that and HD Radio, why XM is different from actual radio, the FM receivers that exist in many cell phones, Emmanuel demonstrates the radio in his phone, another example of charges being dropped in order to prevent disclosure of information on the StingRay system, why StingRay is even possible, people on the No Fly List can now ask for information about their status, a joke about hacking an airplane from a security expert results in a ban from flying on United, debating what the proper reaction would be, suspicious behavior that airlines are on the lookout for, some CSI: Cyber quotes on technology, massive surveillance isn't really helping to find missing persons, a tribute to Earth Day.


  11. It's the last edition of the show from Harlem, the studio will be in Brooklyn next week, some final words on WHCR, what to expect at the new place, more on the StingRay, discussion of a new film called Deep Web that focuses on Silk Road, "fair repair" is imminent in New York, surprising facts about cars and other items people think they own, why this is a good thing, Comcast and Time Warner call off their $45 billion merger, what the National Cybersecurity Protection Act is all about, another Bernie S. is running for president, an iPad glitch grounds some airlines, use of the word "delete" by auto mechanics, what may be the last listener phone calls in a while, a final tribute to Harlem.


  12. The first broadcast from the new location in Brooklyn, it's a fundraising show, all premium issues have been sorted out, how WBAI has remained consistent over the years, trying to fix Emmanuel's audio levels, what is being offered tonight, Bryson Payne joins the conversation, what his book on teaching kids to code is all about, how Bryson's two-year-old was able to code, a second book is being offered, how these kinds of books can change society, the appeal of LEGOs to hackers, other premiums people can call in for.  This show includes fundraising.


  13. Trying to figure out a microphone issue, isolating other sound issues, it's an expanded program tonight, Andy from The Yes Men is in the studio, the brand new Yes Men film is set to come out next month, examples of some of the mischief The Yes Men pulled off in the past, Dow Chemical's reaction, the promo for The Yes Men Are Revolting, the power of humor in making a point, what "survival balls" are, some of Emmanuel's mischief in college, some of the consequences of The Yes Men mischief, crowdfunding for filmmakers, a clip from the film, explaining the scene, the involvement of a polar bear, how WBAI keeps surviving despite the odds, an excerpt of a confrontation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Kyle outlines some of the progress being made at the station, why the station doesn't have underwriting, another excerpt, thoughts on yesterday's train crash in Philadelphia, a discussion on train travel in the United States and Europe, how cars and trains can coexist, a crazy scenario for some of the accident's missing people that the media is spreading, more misuse of the word "hacker," hacking cars, finding a balance between humans and computers, a San Diego news outlet claims it's not illegal to hire someone to hack into a system, what to do with old phones, the show won't be on next week, Verizon is buying AOL.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  14. The station was off the air until right before the show, trying to fix audio issues, Bernie gets into a confrontation at the post office when he tries to take a picture, how DHS got involved, how the show almost was recorded to an empty audience tonight, Rob outlines a special premium he's putting together, Kyle outlines a special hacker package that's also being offered, some substitutions may be made in the package, the PATRIOT Act faces a deadline, what is significant about this, the uneasiness Bernie and Emmanuel have in agreeing with Rand Paul, the hacker packages are gone, an update on the Chris Roberts airplane hacking story, why this is an important subject to focus on, how news stories tend to focus on hackers as the villains rather than on actual malicious people, a string of characters can shut down an iPhone, a song about the PATRIOT Act.  This show includes fundraising.


  15. An excerpt from WBAI in 1972, how this recording was found, Bernie explains what wire recordings are, some of the premiums that are still available, Rob has secured the givetowbai.org site, Bernie has trouble making a connection to London, major updates in the world of surveillance as elements of the PATRIOT Act are not renewed, what the Freedom Act is all about, whether or not this is good news, what the Senate hearing was like, more trouble connecting to London, a discussion on kids with cell phones in schools, a challenge to go a day without your phone, Alex from London joins the conversation, more talk on intelligence reform, Rob will be at the Washington, D.C. $2600 meeting this month.  This show includes fundraising.


  16. An annoying high-pitched whine, Kyle is on the phone from Seattle, an update on future phone lines for listeners at the station, Reggie gets rid of the whine, some of the "dumbest hacks" of all time according to mass media, a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army gets into the U.S. Army website, a new threat to mathematics teachers in Australia, a story in Wired goes overboard demonizing hackers, debating the correct use of the word "hacker," the station continues to build, a new proposal for lifeline service, a U.S. military helicopter is circling over Bernie's house in Philadelphia, many hacked websites are lost opportunities to get a message out, symbolic acts of the past involving PGP and DeCSS, trying to understand why it took so long to figure out if the engineer of the train that crashed in Philadelphia last month was on the phone at the time, StingRays are reported in the United Kingdom, a critical letter from a listener, more thoughts on the airplane hacking story, prosecutors seek to keep Edward Snowden's name from being mentioned, the show will not be on next week, a massive data breach affects millions of people with security clearances.


  17. Bernie is on the East End of Long Island, looking out over Plum Island where animal disease research took place, Emmanuel and Kyle are on assignment in Alaska, Rob describes the difficulty in getting a CD-R, the amount of physical media that is still available, the debate with people who believe the cloud is the future, the concept of copyrighting landmarks and buildings, the new EU copyright policy, a new law in Australia forces ISPs to block sites associated with piracy, a story about a space alien getting material taken off the net, the issue of anonymity with domain registrations, the Supreme Court rules that a warrant must be granted to force hotels to give out information about their guests, Cuba is being added to various calling plans.


  18. Trouble with the theme song, today is Canada Day, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Canada in the midst of a trip transporting 34 sled dogs from Alaska to Ontario, HOPE coordinator Greg Newby is involved in this, the team is currently in British Columbia, pristine scenery is the rule with the exception of a place called Blueberry, the dogs are currently being fed in a park in Dawson Creek, all of the dogs involved are rescues, the journey is less than half finished, Kyle and Emmanuel have had a couple of instances where the U-Haul has almost run out of gas, how people can follow the progress of the trip, Greg describes the technology being used to track the caravan, how to become a musher, the procedure of stapling a dog shut, what it's like to be in places with no connectivity or radio coverage, a rest area with no electricity, shedding technology, what it was like to cross the border at Yukon with 34 dogs, it doesn't get dark in this part of the country at this time of year, the Alaska Railroad, Greg describes the cold of Alaska, a commotion from the dogs, the issue of mosquitoes, what the rest of the route will entail, Chaos Communication Camp tickets are now on sale, the NSA gets authorization to resume surveillance on the public, a harsh penalty for copyright violation, John Lowe from the National Institute of Standards and Technology joins the conversation to discuss the recent leap second, why the leap second is occasionally necessary, why such accuracy is needed, a WWV clip featuring Jane Barbe, some facts about WWV.


  19. Kyle and Emmanuel have arrived at their destination in Ontario, Kyle's experience breaking his hand in Canada and how the health care system there worked, American insurance absurdity, how AM radio is used differently in Canada, all kinds of technological outages have been occurring today, how this has affected the stock market, the Hacking Team story, how a leak was actually a raid, how news stories can disappear online, revelations of Hacking Team activity of the past, some background on one of Hacking Team's main spokespeople, some interesting history involving this particular person which ties him to Verizon, thanking the person responsible for the hack, thanks to Greg Newby for the whole dog adventure, Mike's hassles with Time Warner Cable, Bernie's thoughts on Hacking Team, a listener helps to pronounce a Swedish name, an emergency phone message wakes up people in New York City, how to disable such notifications.


  20. Identifying some of the challenges involved in the temporary studios, an update on Kyle's broken hand, what was learned about the Canadian and American health care systems, how people really don't have health care in the United States, a member of the German Pirate Party is key in preserving the rights of people to take pictures of buildings, a significant amount of noise is coming from the hallway outside the studio, news that people are stuck in the elevator, members of Pirate Bay are acquitted of criminal charges, some updates on the Hacking Team story, how this sort of thing would never be known to the public without organizations like Wikileaks and the EFF, the future of organizations like Hacking Team, the death of privacy activist Caspar Bowden, apparent attempts to kill Flash by Firefox and Facebook, a man in London gets in trouble for "abstracting electricity" on a train, Laura Poitras and the EFF are suing the government over harassment when crossing the U.S. border, it's the 25th anniversary of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Amazon Echo, next week will be the only week of the summer fundraiser for the show, a tribute to Pluto.


  21. Pushing the wrong buttons, a "new" theme, demonstrating some of the shortcomings of the new board, comparing microphones, trying to reconnect with Bernie, Kyle describes the new studio that's supposedly on the way, it's a fundraising edition, this will be the only show in the summer fundraiser, there is no show next week, what is being offered tonight, the CRTC issues a ruling affecting Canadian ISPs, analyzing the Ashley Madison hack, Emmanuel starts filling out a form on their site, a fake story about hacking a site, a story hits the media about cars being hacked, the idea of autonomous vehicles, how things at the station have improved in the last year.  This show includes fundraising.


  22. Bernie is in Maine, a test on area code knowledge, an interesting fact about old area codes, how the show has made Emmanuel a liar, a pledge to somehow take calls tonight, some excerpts from the new Hacker Calendar that's being offered as a premium tonight, Android is now the victim of an MMS message that can take over a phone, encouraging people to hack things, what's involved in patching Android vulnerabilities, how hackers continue to be misrepresented, some more dates from the calendar, encouraging people to fill in the blank dates, a brief history of how payphones got to be printed in $2600, various ways that people can contribute material to the magazine, another premium that's being offered, the question of whether cell phones can cause cancer, good reviews of Mr. Robot, the hacking of Planned Parenthood sites, a listener accuses the show of radicalizing listeners, what defines a good hack, a recent hack of the New York Magazine web page and why it shouldn't be taken so seriously, the sad hitchBOT story, a fake YouTube video purporting to show its destruction, memories of the "The 414s" hackers, making the attempt to take phone calls in a roundabout way, why hackers aren't good soldiers, why political ideology is irrelevant to the hacker culture, an alleged ISIS hacker is put on the U.S. kill list.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  23. A small crew tonight, more on the alleged ISIS hacker mentioned last week who has been placed on a kill list, wondering how online radicalization works, the slippery slope of justifying assassination, canceling passports of kids who want to join ISIS, wondering why people get caught traveling to Syria, words to listeners who may have become radicalized, an update on the White House petition on Edward Snowden, theorizing on what would happen to Snowden if he were returned to the States, the SSL certificate for 2600.com has expired, why this is nothing to panic over, how the certificate business is tantamount to extortion, Seth Schoen from the Electronic Frontier Foundation explains a new project called Let's Encrypt which will become public in November, what will be different about this new certificate authority, why encryption is always a good idea, the Chaos Communication Camp starts tomorrow, a way to counter the MMS threat, Emmanuel clarifies his remarks on demonstrating vulnerabilities, Google changes its company name to Alphabet, a malfunctioning CD player.


  24. Trying to diagnose a microphone problem, wondering how things went at the Chaos Communication Camp, the latest troubles facing Chelsea Manning in prison, an interesting case involving child pornography, what this case reveals about Dropbox and Gmail, Kevin Mitnick joins the conversation, where Kevin has been lately, memories of old phone tricks, Emmanuel's views on another hacker magazine of the past, Emmanuel recommends Mr. Robot to Kevin, the challenge of getting the story right, the demonization of the word "hacker," how the word can be salvaged, the "bug bounty," a Facebook violation, Kevin tells how he was able to reveal personal information on a volunteer at a conference, Kevin's perspective on the Ashley Madison data dump.


  25. Bernie sounds like he's in a cathedral, Emmanuel demonstrates oddities with the board and the phone, Kyle details some future plans, the show is getting a lot less mail than it used to, theorizing on why this might be, why social media shouldn't be a replacement for traditional correspondence, Mike outlines the problems with email, debating what constitutes good writing, the death of renowned phone phreak Bill Acker, an excerpt from Bill's appearance on the show, Mike reports on the Chaos Communication Camp, how attendance keeps growing at these events, the latest on the Ashley Madison hacks, Emmanuel's problem with the term "ethical hacker," why using the word "hack" for this story is wrong, how ethics are defined, a site where people can check to see if they were compromised, how the DMCA is being used here, the so-called ISIS hacker was assassinated by the U.S., Twitter deletes accounts that call out politicians for tweets they deleted, how this is tantamount to rewriting history, Jeb Bush's views on encryption, a new crayfish species is named after Edward Snowden.


  26. Frustration at the continued lack of phone lines, why Emmanuel is so happy this week, a large amount of emails came in as a result of last week's discussion, examples of how hackers don't do a great job self-promoting, a discussion of Google's new corporate name, who Bruce Haack was, remembering the old hacker/cracker debate, where the show's podcast is in the overall standings, the mainstream perception of hackers, the arrest of Vice journalists in Turkey, being prosecuted for the mere presence of encryption software, a teenager is sentenced to eleven years in prison for running a Twitter account, expressing positive feedback for ISIS, the danger of imprisoning people for expressing unpopular opinions, an angry statement from the head of T-Mobile concerning "unlimited" data, an Ashley Madison TV movie is in the works, more updates on this story.


  27. The ink splotch scandal known as Splotchgate and what it's all about, how events transpired, the absurdity of trying to copyright random ink splatters, Kyle explains how photo brokers work, Rob tells how he uses Creative Commons for his work, Bernie recalls another image of the past involving $2600 that was at the center of controversy, how fair use comes into play, some more news involving Ashley Madison, a parody Twitter account for Peoria's mayor gets a man into trouble, listener mail, an experimental attempt to take phone calls without any studio phone lines, analyzing what went wrong, Bernie is brought in to join the listener phone calls.


  28. An update to the Trunk Archive ink splotch controversy, Maker Faire is coming up later this month, the story of a Muslim kid in Texas who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock into school, the impressive reaction to this incident, Mitch Stoltz from the Electronic Freedom Foundation joins the discussion, what the dancing baby case was all about, more about what copyright means, another attempt to take phone calls in an unconventional method, using Tor and Tails, a call from a train.


  29. Traffic issues caused by various things, theorizing on why Obama won't be staying at the Waldorf Astoria, thoughts on the Pope's upcoming visit, updates on the Ahmed Mohamed clock incident, why hackers can identify with this story, the ability of police to access videos on a phone, the newly won freedom to sing "Happy Birthday" without penalty, Sherry Huss from Maker Faire joins the conversation to discuss the sixth World Maker Faire coming up this weekend, what's happening this year, how drones will play a part, what kind of attendance is expected, a surprise guest at this year's event, how people can volunteer, where other Maker Faires are taking place, setting up a ticket giveaway without studio phone lines, imploring the radio station to get phone lines, a Google Voice malfunction sends all of the phone calls to voicemail, an interesting story about a locked suitcase, a mystery involving a piece of Pink Floyd music and the Pope.


  30. Problems getting started, the show will not be on next week due to the fundraiser, what last weekend's Maker Faire was like, what's cool about the Corona neighborhood, what it was like to drive through Maspeth today, Emmanuel sees a new type of Segway at Maker Faire, some of the music that was present, the large number of WBAI listeners at the event, how Kyle had fun showing off rotary phones, the mixing of old technology with new, meeting a cordboard operator, various thoughts on drones, a California phone museum is destroyed in a wildfire, changes that are coming to credit cards in October, what the chip-and-PIN system is and how it differs from chip-and-signature, who should be held responsible for data breaches, a scandal involving Volkswagen and emissions fraud, Kyle describes how the scandal unraveled, how this relates to licensing agreements that prevent independent mechanics from working on cars, the consumer issues that are attached to this scandal, how this may be resolved, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  31. Trouble finding the theme, the amount of sound from the outside world that can be heard inside the studio, there will be an underlying theme throughout the show tonight, what the fundraising schedule will be in the coming weeks, where Mitch Altman is right now, what it was like to first hear of the TV-B-Gone, Mike's experience in a bar with multiple televisions, what people can expect when they call to pledge, Bernie explains why these will be the last of the TV-B-Gones, Rob fixes the CD player, Mike describes what else is being offered tonight, the "RGB waves kit," what it takes to keep WBAI on the air, how corporate funding affects entities like NPR, long airport delays are caused by a computer failure, the importance of knowing how to do things by hand, wondering where kids still learn cursive writing in school, what shorthand is, the importance of being able to survive without technology, Samsung televisions are accused of lying about their energy use, exaggerated latency on Bernie's cell phone, the show is extended tonight, a rundown of what's being offered, Kyle renames the show in its second hour, the London police announce they will stop their 24-hour guard on the embassy where Julian Assange has been staying, Democratic candidates give their opinions on what should happen to Edward Snowden, Rob explains why it would be impossible for Snowden to return and "face the music," thoughts on Homeland and how it relates to reality, Emmanuel describes what people can expect when using the TV-B-Gone, a strange response from AT&T's president after getting suggestions from a customer, what hoverboards are, listener feedback on rotary phones, the results of Kyle's investigation into future phone lines at the station, some of the potential for 3D printing, comparing the sound of old phones to that of new ones, what people are missing by not being able to slam phones down anymore, jumping through hoops to take listener phone calls, a final rundown on the premiums being offered tonight.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  32. A false story about Bernie taking down a blimp, the actual story of an escaped surveillance blimp that captivated the nation today, how Kyle and Emmanuel may have seen the same blimp while returning from the Benghazi hearing last week, it's another two-hour program as part of the fundraiser, videos from HOPE conferences are being offered tonight, an excerpt from the Richard Stallman talk at HOPE Number Six in 2006, how this subject matter has become even more relevant today, the importance of airing this material, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) talk at H2K in 2000, the exaggerated story of a hacker who infiltrated government sites, the concept of prohibited cartoons, the harm of having bad decisions following someone around for the rest of their lives, the importance of the dialogue, an excerpt from the William Binney talk at HOPE Number Nine in 2012, how William Binney's revelations may have helped inspire Edward Snowden, problems at the station have prevented tonight's premiums from actually being available to callers, an excerpt from the Aaron McGruder talk at H2K2 in 2002, why controversial talks are important, Rob took the Wikipedia page photo of Aaron McGruder, an excerpt from the Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden talk at HOPE X in 2014, the show will not be on next week, a final rundown of what's being offered.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  33. A limited amount of discounted tickets to The Eleventh HOPE became available earlier today and sold out within four seconds, how ticket sales will work in the future, confusion as to whether or not the fundraiser is still happening, phone lines are in the studio although they're not yet installed, the show will not be on next week, the threat that Home Secretary Theresa May poses in the United Kingdom, why it's a bad idea for the government to gain access to a list of every web page visited by individuals, how issues of privacy have been dealt with over the years, how it's become more difficult to hide, Google's timeline feature and how it's intrusive, the loss of control that individuals have, debating the amount of responsibility that the end user has, Mike describes the difficulty involved in erasing your voice recordings from Google's voice searches, news on prisoner phone calls that have been recorded in violation of attorney-client privilege, what Hacking Team has been up to, attempting to take phone calls, Kyle and Emmanuel visited the last $2600 meeting for the first time in a while.


  34. Phone lines are installed at last in the new studio, what "O.K. Google" is, the technology exists to bypass privacy settings, the former head of the CIA James Woolsey describes how he'd like Edward Snowden to die, authorities seek to control encryption in the wake of the Paris attacks even though there was no use of it, use of the word Daesh instead of the Islamic State, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler calls for an expansion of CALEA, false reports of terrorists buying UPS uniforms, the new phones don't seem to work, juggling Bernie and the callers, some of the other more likely ways to die than from terrorism, why it's a mistake to prevent any group from communicating, the difficulty of getting the name "Isis" in social media, the war between ISIS and Anonymous, a Librarian of Congress ruling on DMCA exceptions will affect car hacking in the future.


  35. A company called VTech is alleged to have stored all sorts of private information on children, discussing how children should have their privacy protected, where the responsibility lies, how to avoid having chats logged, Nick Merrill joins the conversation to discuss his battle over National Security Letters (NSLs), how the FBI played dirty against Nick, the significance of this case, what might have happened had Nick gone public in defiance of the NSL, figuring out how to use the new phone system, reimagining how the telephone system is built, what Nick's nonprofit is all about, how people can help support The Calyx Institute, the second ticket sale to The Eleventh HOPE is coming up, $2600 meetings are this Friday.


  36. This will be a special two-hour fundraising program without a lot of fundraising, there have only been two shows since the last fundraiser, how to get one of Rob's paintings, Emmanuel's credit card nightmare, Chase claims to not keep records beyond 90 days, how Chase failed in identifying a suspicious charge, the continuing fight by authorities to link encryption to terrorism, how this is nothing new, some insane quotes from Donald Trump on the matter, Trump's response to Kyle's reasoning, why Trump needs to be destroyed in the next debate, Hillary Clinton's views on encryption, the need for an Internet song, wondering if any politician has a PGP key, the state of emergency in France and how it affects Internet access, why it's important to let idiots and criminals keep going, the prospect of banning Tor, the issue of recording phone calls with corporations, a caller's concern over the "Muslim problem," Emmanuel's idea on how to get instant gun control in the United States, Jeb Bush's site is pointing to Donald Trump, thoughts on San Bernardino, a caller loses their landline, debating the replacement of old technology, the odds of surviving on a desert island, the Chaos Communication Congress has sold out, a car snitches on a motorist, the danger of having too many rules, the elf on a shelf, a caller wants a phone that uses encryption, remembering John Lennon.  This show is two hours and includes limited fundraising.


  37. It's the day before Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, a bunch of bogus DMCA notices have gone out, "state actors" are hacking Twitter accounts, the issue of Tor, selling IPs to other countries, the issue of surveillance in last night's Republican debate, Donald Trump's Internet, it's yet another fundraising show, a guide to some of Rob's paintings, trying to understand the mentality of people who sue for taking pictures, speculating on possible future copyright issues, the keynote addresses that are being offered tonight, testing the station's phone number to see what happens if the phone isn't answered, an update on the hacking of VTech and how the real issue was completely avoided, trying to track down a mysterious beeping, why hackers don't make great soldiers, listener thoughts on pledge drives.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. Kyle and Emmanuel are parked outside a McDonald's in Queens after trying unsuccessfully to get to the station in a rain storm, some weird directions from Waze, Kim Dotcom loses his case in New Zealand to fight extradition to the United States, looking at some of the odd details of the case, why Mike doesn't believe anything Kim Dotcom says, a backdoor in Juniper routers, how Edward Snowden documents helped to shed light on the story, a data glitch allows the (((Bernie Sanders))) campaign to have access to info from the Clinton campaign, questioning why this data was kept on a shared machine, questioning what rules were broken, an Iranian hacker group supposedly has control over a dam in New York, debating why a dam needs to be on the Internet, potential dangers with upgrading, the issue of bosses who ask for social media passwords from employees.


  39. New Year's is on the horizon, some $2600 meetings will be happening on January 1st, a denial-of-service attack affects $2600 servers, how being attacked can make people stronger, suggestions to move everything to the cloud, the advantages of running your own servers, people who claim to know nothing about technology who know more than they think, the issue of ownership, predictions for hackers and technology in 2016, wondering where the phone calls are, some predictions from listeners, questions about "Internet 2."

Off The Hook - 2016


  1. What's unique about 2016, the Twitter limit may go up to 10,000 characters, literacy today, how timing has changed, the usefulness of Twitter and what may come next, how cable television networks have homogenized over time, new Twitter regulations on speech raise some interesting questions, a hacker group intends to attack ISIS, questioning the effectiveness of denial-of-service attacks, a traffic sign in California is hacked by pro-Trump people, the dark web hacking forum Hell is back online, the opt-out option for TSA searches will soon be a thing of the past, what's involved in getting searched these days, figuring out which option is preferable, Mike describes a new T-Mobile plan that's a clear violation of net neutrality, people who tweet for a living, there will be an announcement concerning The Eleventh HOPE tomorrow.


  2. Trouble hearing each other, Emmanuel is using a phone from 1937 while Kyle is on one from the 1950s, Emmanuel's idea about alternative ways to spend the $1.5 billion from tonight's Lotto drawing, an outlandish sentence of 334 years in prison for the equivalent of credit card fraud, ways people can protect themselves from having their accounts compromised, Emmanuel looks for advice on what to do with someone who committed fraud on one of his credit card accounts, a potential weakness on the new chip cards being sent to credit card customers, The Eleventh HOPE is halfway sold out after a day of ticket sales, Bernie describes HOPE workshops, describing and comparing the various phones being used tonight, hacks that involve Twitter accounts of James Clapper and Jeremy Corbyn, a pregnancy test via Bluetooth, the security risks involved in using fingerprints to unlock phones, a call from Rebel.


  3. A proposed law in New York would have encryption abilities seriously restricted, how it's actually easier to track people down today than in the past, other examples of similar types of bills, questioning who is actually behind such things, what this is a warning for, why it's important to keep talking about this, how to mess with privacy invasions, some thoughts on Nest and some of its unusual arbitration clauses under Google, some issues with Ring, old-fashioned fire alarm boxes prove effective, Google is taking over Pier 57 in New York where Emmanuel was locked up in 2004, a call from a hackerspace in Oregon.


  4. Thoughts on listeners and listener mail, Mike demonstrates security on his phone while Emmanuel tries to overcome it, what's possible with physical access to someone's phone, an example of security failure within Amazon, Bernie explains why GPS isn't tracking us, looking forward to The Eleventh HOPE, less human contact at banks, Kyle disassembles his Blackberry, entrusting companies with biometric data, the possibility that it may one day be illegal to use a fake name on Facebook, demonizing people who want to remain anonymous, there will be a two-hour fundraising show next week.


  5. Trouble getting North Korean music to play, it's a special two-hour show, Reggie troubleshoots the problems in the studio, tonight's show will focus on some of the talks that took place during HOPE X, a choice of DVDs or thumb drives, an excerpt from a talk on wearable technology by Becky Stern at HOPE X in 2014, an excerpt from a talk on geolocation by Matt Blaze at HOPE X in 2014, previous premiums have been delivered to the station, what's unique about WBAI's presence on the FM dial, the significance of Thomas Drake, an excerpt from the Thomas Drake talk at HOPE X in 2014, how the hacker world has grown, looking forward to The Eleventh HOPE, how history is made at the conferences, why fund drives are needed, an excerpt from the Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden talk at HOPE X in 2014, some examples of the many things that wouldn't be allowed if WBAI were a commercial station, an excerpt from the Johannes Grenzfurthner talk at HOPE X in 2014, the importance of experiencing as many talks as possible, an excerpt from the talk on North Korea at HOPE X in 2014, the significance of this kind of a talk, there are 2600 meetings this week, the show won't be on next week, Max tries to find the next program.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  6. It's another special two-hour program, Kyle and Emmanuel are away this week, (((Cory Doctorow))) is announced as a keynote speaker at The Eleventh HOPE, Cory is alleged to have written an article for $2600 in the past, Rob's previous interview with Cory, the HOPE X packages that are being offered tonight, Rob describes his paintings that are also available, the FBI tries to compel Apple to hack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, looking for positions from the presidential candidates, discussion as to whether the FBI already has the ability to get into the phone, what Sci-Hub is all about and how it's being called the Pirate Bay for scientists, Rob describes the dark web, Mike explains the concept of zero rating and why it's a violation of net neutrality, a new postal service sends images of letters to customers.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  7. It's another expanded fundraising show, Bill Pollock joins the conversation to discuss The Car Hacker's Handbook, what OBD2 is, attacks on vehicles, Bill explains how to make books accessible, Kyle explains the importance of knowing how to repair things that you own, Bill explains his philosophy behind publishing books at No Starch Press, how it's possible to screw up your car with some of this knowledge, the prospect of self-driving cars, an idea for a car hacking village, the latest on the FBI battle with Apple over access to a cell phone, how to mess up someone's phone just by borrowing it, Emmanuel's conclusion over whether Apple should grant access to the FBI, theorizing whether Apple already has this ability, where Apple made a mistake, the exploding printer fantasy from "CSI: Cyber."  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  8. Fire engines and a weird sound, problems registering rooms at the Hotel Pennsylvania, the sound continues to deteriorate, Bernie tries to kill time with news stories, Edward Snowden reacts to a government claim, Steve Wozniak sides with Apple in their fight with the FBI, how people get discouraged with all of the legal challenges, an update on speaker submissions for The Eleventh HOPE, how to get a free ticket to HOPE by annoying Donald Trump, Mike defends the use of web-based email, Emmanuel's email rules, ways to avoid ransomware, Kyle explains the benefits in picking up various bits of knowledge, some basic guidelines on backing up data, a listener poem on Donald Trump, the HOPE policy on kids, what kind of Internet connectivity to expect at the conference, recommended ways of reading mail.


  9. There hasn't been a single threat from Donald Trump in response to last week's challenge, Emmanuel is now able to say "President Trump," what a Trump presidency could mean for freedom on the net, questioning whether technical competence or incompetence is preferable in a president, remembering Reagan, the new normal, how this is tantamount to neo-fascism, the key escrow system that the Clinton administration pushed, Obama's words on encryption, why Emmanuel doesn't mind if Trump becomes the Republican nominee, listener ideas on how to stop Trump, the prospects of moving to Canada, a man is arrested for jamming cell phone signals, how cellular phone companies aren't public utilities, Emmanuel's experiences with cell phone jammers, debating the ethical use of such devices, more problems with hotel room registration for The Eleventh HOPE.
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  10. Kyle and Emmanuel are on a train in Oregon, this is their fourth train in a single journey, the Washington State caucus is Saturday, the magic of train travel, some of the technology that's been witnessed, Bernie offers a service to identify weird antennas, how Chicago has improved its mass transit system, the FBI finds a way to unlock a phone without Apple's help, how insecure cell phones really are, it's confirmed that the federal government was investigating Edward Snowden through Lavabit, the owner of Lavabit is still forbidden from confirming this, an update on premiums, Mike explains how The New York Times made up a story about encryption in the phones used by terrorists in France, ways people are intimidated by computer screens, it's less than four months until the HOPE conference.


  11. Troubles setting levels with multiple phone calls, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Seattle, Apple wants the FBI to tell them how they got into the San Bernardino phone, analyzing the dispute between the two, Kyle gets a call from a fake Microsoft center, what to beware of, CNBC inadvertently exposes people's passwords, websites that try to guilt people out of using ad blockers, Emmanuel encounters an endless loop of update requirements, Kyle is speaking on a phone from the 1950s, the cycle of built-in obsolescence, revisiting a story about Iranian hackers and a tiny dam, what Google dorking is, legislation is introduced in New Jersey to prohibit texting while crossing a street, antiquated phone phrases that have never been retired, attempts to regulate anonymous cell phones, Bernie's use for burner phones, there are 2600 meetings this Friday on April Fool's Day.


  12. Mysterious beeping, trouble reaching a guest, Kyle and Emmanuel are still in Seattle, the Panama Papers make the news, how all world leaders seem to have been swept up in this somehow, the interesting way the media reported on this, Edward Snowden's reaction, Bernie is at a (((Bernie Sanders))) rally in Philadelphia, Mike is having difficulty making a phone call, more on the WhatsApp controversy, Kurt Opsahl from the Electronic Frontier Foundation is finally reached, there will be a ten percent donation to the EFF for every ticket sold to The Eleventh HOPE during April, the importance of encryption, the prevalence of information now available to investigators due to social media, Kurt describes the work of the EFF, a tale of home automation gone awry thanks to Google, the issue of patent trolls, clarifying who the keynote speaker at The Eleventh HOPE will be.


  13. Verizon workers are on strike in Philadelphia and elsewhere, Bernie describes how Verizon is letting infrastructure rot, the difficulty of getting FIOS in New York, (((Bernie Sanders))) weighs in on the strike, the New York primary will take place next week, Bernie reveals what the S in his name stands for, yet another bill to oppose, issues involving links overseas, controversy involving ad blocking software, how Wired and Forbes are the two biggest offenders, observations on the Great Firewall of China, changes are coming to the Metrocard.


  14. Verizon is still on strike, why Rob wasn't allowed to vote yesterday, issues of people being taken off of voting rolls, thoughts on upcoming primaries, the NYPD starts a Twitter campaign against cryptography, how things have changed since the days of the Clipper Chip, how HOPE ticket sales are benefiting the Electronic Frontier Foundation this month, how people can submit talk ideas to The Eleventh HOPE, a story involving walnuts and security, the possibility of cops being able to examine the contents of cell phones without warrants, a connection between Jean-Michel Jarre and Edward Snowden, the issue of texting while driving.


  15. A song in honor of Negativland's Richard Lyons who passed away, Bernie's recollections of meeting Negativland ten years ago, Mike explains what FindFace is, one way this is being used against people, a judge throws out evidence obtained through FBI malware, Kyle and Emmanuel are reported to be somewhere in the Adirondacks, comparing ad blockers, effects of the Panama Papers leak, plans for The Eleventh HOPE, thoughts on the upcoming election, (((Bernie Sanders))) loses the Pennsylvania primaries, Bernie reports on what voting was like, a listener explains what a rolling coup is, a listener complaint about a missing premium.


  16. It's a two hour edition of the program, Steve Rambam will be tonight's guest, what Steve has gotten right over the years, a rundown of Kyle and Emmanuel's recent Canadian train journey, some of the features of mass transit in other North American cities, the oddities of the system in Philadelphia, what is wrong with the Metrocard in New York City, memories of how technology used to work, the archaic mass transit system in Toronto, the Select Bus Service in New York, changes that will be coming to New York, some thoughts on the transit system in Bangkok, Rob describes the historic paintings he's creating, a pledge to resolve any outstanding premium issues, looking forward to The Eleventh HOPE, what kinds of talks will and won't be accepted, an excerpt from the Steve Rambam talk at HOPE Number Six in 2006, Steve Rambam joins the conversation live, Steve details how people are surveilled in mass transit, Facebook's involvement in trying to stop Donald Trump, Steve discusses some of his favorite apps, how long Steve has been around, Steve recounts how he would track Nazi war criminals, how Belize is a good place to be anonymous, what Steve has been able to predict in the past, the danger of having Facebook controlling information, Steve's difference in opinion with many in the hacker community on all sorts of things, Steve's thoughts on Trump, the importance of communicating with people you disagree with, Steve explains why encryption isn't a barrier for law enforcement, how metadata is more valuable, questioning why a flashlight app needs access to private data, Steve explains how he wants a privacy victim for the conference.  This show is two hours and includes limited fundraising.


  17. It's another two hour fundraising show, updates on premiums, the deadline for speaker submissions for The Eleventh HOPE is this Friday, ways to ensure that your talk won't be accepted, other ways talks can be presented at the conference, the diversity of speakers, tickets have now gone out, Emmanuel tests everyone on their knowledge of HOPE conference names, how lockpicking villages got started, what TOOOL is, Click from the U.S. chapter of TOOOL is the guest, where and when TOOOL meetings are, how to deter criminally minded people, how a key can be duplicated from a picture, the lock that's recommended by lockpickers, why kids are particularly good at this, how to get involved with TOOOL, why WBAI is important, how the station came to be, refuting people who say radio is dead, Bernie's involvement with the launching of a new radio station in Philadelphia, the police in Philadelphia are caught disguising one of their cars as a Google Street View car, license plate tracking vehicles, a piece Jean-Michel Jarre recorded with Edward Snowden, an epic story of how Apple deleted a user's music from his own computer, James of Vellum Atlanta joins the conversation, how Apple engineers came to his house for two days to try and solve the problem, trying to figure out whether this was a feature or a bug, the show won't be on next week.  This show is two hours and includes limited fundraising.


  18. Bernie goes over the huge amount of submissions for HOPE talks, trying to get a Windows machine to work in the studio, how HOPE is sandwiched by the two political conventions, a young journalist contest is announced for the month of June, Kyle details the call for sponsorship, a history of the bandwidth that's been available at the HOPE conferences over the years, the official speed for The Eleventh HOPE will be eleven megabit, there's been a rash of celebrity Twitter hacks, Mark Zuckerberg is the latest victim and what his password was, ways of keeping passwords more secure, why it's wrong to call the police over a Twitter hack, how Kylie Jenner handled this, Kyle gets outraged, a Facebook requirement in a housing complex, all of the lines are lit up by a single person, how this is an example of jamming, social network addresses for the conference.


  19. A miscue, trouble reaching Kyle and Emmanuel in an undisclosed location, Alex is back in New York after a brief time in London, Alex will be giving two talks at The Eleventh HOPE, Bernie finds a telephone museum in Maine, museum members (Martin Harriss, Charlie Dunne, Chad Perkins, Steve Pater, and Phil Lapsley) join the conversation, what the museum is all about, the new exhibit will be unveiled tomorrow, where the museum is located, a demonstration of dialing and MF tones, Phil's involvement with the museum, a step-by-step demonstration, what crossbar means, a #3 crossbar demo, how people can contribute to the museum, when the museum is usually open, a discussion of various crossbar systems.


  20. Kyle and Emmanuel are still away, Neo joins the crew tonight, what Neo's talk will be about this year at The Eleventh HOPE, accessibility for the blind, how increased accessibility is important and the challenges involved, the HOPE conference begins in exactly one month, the increased amount of children at hacker conferences, another scheduled talk involving accessibility and the Beeline Reader, how deaf people can use sign language on cell phones, how the hacker community is extremely inclusive, a police helicopter flies over Bernie, an important ruling favoring net neutrality, a sit-in in Congress to pressure for movement on gun control legislation is broadcast on C-SPAN via members' cell phones when Congressional cameras are cut off, Nina joins the conversation to discuss her HOPE talk on hacking DNA, the explosion of biohacking.


  21. The theme doesn't start properly, Bernie is on via Skype because the phone lines at the station have been disconnected, testing the Skype delay, Kyle and Emmanuel were in Sao Paulo for a couple of days, it's the "super-anticipatory stage" of HOPE planning, Bernie comes back using SkypeOut, Nite Owl stops by to discuss lockpicking talks he's involved in at The Eleventh HOPE, what TOOOL is, some of the different types of locks that are out there, learning that Deviant Ollam first got involved in lockpicking at HOPE, John Huntington discusses his upcoming HOPE talk on show networks, what's involved in setting such networks up, Bernie's memories of mischief at a Sister Sledge show, a rundown of some of the talks being scheduled, a crypto party is also taking place, some traditions that came from overseas, the ease of copying a key with nothing more than an image, a TSA key will be released at HOPE, how kids are great at lockpicking, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  22. A new approach to getting Skype working while the phone lines are out, Bernie gives an update on preparations for the DNC in Philadelphia, a number of jail cells have been made available, memories of the arrest of ShapeShifter at the RNC in Philadelphia in 2000, recollecting donkeys and cows, Emmanuel's arrest at the RNC in New York in 2004, wondering what the crimes are in the authorities' eyes, WPPM in Philadelphia has just gone on the air, Bernie describes what was involved in getting this station on the air, HOPE is sandwiched between the two political conventions, the calm before the storm, what's involved in putting together the speaker schedule, Kyle describes some of the network setup, why the conference takes place every two years, the importance of volunteers in making HOPE happen, the latest on Hillary Clinton's emails, what was said in the James Comey press conference, analyzing the use of a private email server, a hacker who claimed to have access to Hillary Clinton's email is rumored to be missing, why it's important not to blindly believe news stories seen on the Internet, the CEO of Oculus has his Twitter account hacked and is publicly mocked, why this sort of thing shouldn't be taken so seriously.


  23. The Eleventh HOPE is pretty much sold out, the conference is next week, the show won't be on again until August, the Pokémon Go explosion, how this is making people behave very oddly, the way the game works, some unintended side effects, David Goren tells of his upcoming HOPE talk on pirate FM radio in Brooklyn, some of the oddities of the pirate culture, an example of a religious station known as "GD Radio," Bernie's memories of tracking down a pirate station in Queens, an example of a Hebrew rap station, what's involved in shutting down such stations, how some pirate stations even sell advertising, the cost of entry, how WNYC and WFMU have been affected by pirates, a sample of an Ecuadorian pirate station in New York being interrupted by a different pirate station, an example of a Haitian station that left a CD skipping, an example of what's likely an Uzbeki or Turkish pirate station, where pirates are most prevalent, why there are so many Haitian stations, when David's talk will be presented at The Eleventh HOPE.


  24. It's a special two hour edition of the show, there are no phone lines again, Kyle and Emmanuel are delayed, the first show since The Eleventh HOPE, Kyle and Emmanuel were delayed due to a Waze malfunction, Emmanuel progresses in the Pokémon Go world, the only place in South Korea where the game works due to security concerns, how politicians are getting involved, it's technically a fundraising show but no new premiums are being registered until the station sends out the old premiums from previous fund drives, some of the bizarre challenges posed by the radio station, what would help solve these problems, a look back at The Eleventh HOPE, Volt4ire discusses the "Queer As HOPE" gatherings that took place during the conference, some feedback from attendees, addressing the issue of overcrowding, encouraging people to go outside now and then during the conference, the thinking behind scheduling talks, Mitch Altman joins the conversation from Amsterdam, trying to troubleshoot Mitch's echo over Skype, Mitch explains what's special about the HOPE conferences, there were no incidents of note, how the ten gigabit connection wasn't abused, the magic of the hotel, how the HOPE security team saved some attendees from the NYPD, Mitch's experiences teaching people to solder, Bicycle Mark joins the conversation from Amsterdam, how the live streaming added a great deal to the conference and made it accessible worldwide, how the Internet Society helped make much of this possible, remembering H2K and how that conference changed everything, Mitch describes how he was introduced to HOPE by Bernie in 2006, Kyle recollects HOPE Number Six, difficulty with Verizon installing a simple phone line, Mitch previews his trip to China, remembering attendee badge numbers at HOPE Number Six, Bernie had to wait on hold for an hour while Mitch was on, Bernie's new radio station in Philadelphia has gone on the air, a rundown of other stations broadcasting Off The Hook, remembering Mark Fahey's talk on broadcast anthropology, what happened to Bernie's phone during the closing ceremonies at HOPE, what it was like to be "breadboarded," the misfortune of Phonehenge and why nobody saw it at the conference, Kyle discusses some of the hidden parts of the hotel, progress on the Joybubbles documentary, criticism of the photography policy, Kyle's views on the policy as a photographer, trying to take phone calls on the air without actual phone lines, spectacular failure, reconnecting with Bernie, feedback to the new "Hackers Got Talent" feature at HOPE, results of the lanyard contest, there are 2600 meetings this week.  This show is two hours and includes limited fundraising.


  25. Rob is completely alone in the studio, Nina Alli is on the phone, how Nina's presentation on hacking DNA at The Eleventh HOPE went, what the DEFCON Biohacking Village was all about, Alex is now in the studio, the fundraiser is still going on, Kyle discusses the progress that's been made at the station and why listener support is so important, Emmanuel explains why he and Kyle were late, someone has been climbing the Trump building for the past couple of hours, Alex's impressions of HOPE, more reports of missing premiums from listeners, the prospects of Edward Snowden returning home, what it would take to fix the premium situation at the station, how losing the phones makes things so much worse, a makeshift solution involves a cell phone that listeners are already texting, a listener perspective on helping out at the conference, a listener's frustration dealing with the station.  This show includes fundraising.


  26. An aborted intro, trying to find Bernie on the board, a comedy of errors, the show will be on an hour later starting in September, after 33 years on the air "The Personal Computer Show" is being canceled, Volkswagens are being broken into electronically, why it's important for people to know the truth about these technological failures, the danger of blindly believing what the computer says, how it's the responsibility of hackers to defeat these systems, where Kyle and Emmanuel stand regarding the Volkswagen emissions scandal, why releasing Donald Trump's tax returns would be a public service, all of the HOPE videos have been gone through, Joly MacFie from the Internet Society is in the studio, what the Internet Society is all about, how this ties into the Internet itself, how Joly got involved and the ties to punk rock, the issues with Content ID on YouTube, learning that Livestream is local to the area, how to address various copyright issues, the videos from The Eleventh HOPE are about to be completed, how professional the production standards have become, the improvement of the network capacity over the years, the unique complexities involved in organizing HOPE, where chapters of the Internet Society can be found.


  27. An aborted attempt at rigging up a workaround to the lack of phone lines, thoughts on the release of the videos from The Eleventh HOPE, some of the unique challenges that were encountered in the process, Bernie surprises everyone with an in-person appearance, corrections to some of the assertions made concerning Volkswagens last week, Kyle goes into technical detail on the subject, Bernie's experiences on farms, why GPS is needed on tractors, a follow-up on missing listener premiums, the consistency of crises at the station, Rob expresses concern over the disappearance of some of his paintings, a pledge not to offer more premiums until the current premium crisis is resolved, talk of the NSA being hacked, why the Club-Mate at The Eleventh HOPE was warm, trying to remember the temporary phone number for callers.


  28. The theme song is interrupted by "Young Frankenstein," Kyle and Emmanuel won't be around tonight, the final episode of the show in the current time slot, "The Personal Computer Show" is no longer canceled, Bernie describes his visit to WBAI with Pacifica administrators, why the WBAI phone bills have been so high, Bernie also tours the WBAI transmitter room in the Empire State Building, the need for an expensive air conditioner, potential vulnerabilities in voting systems and the possibility of defining them as critical infrastructure, the certainty of hacking being blamed for November's election results, how superdelegates and gerrymandering are examples of election hacking, a problem with false news items appearing on Facebook due to humans being replaced by an algorithm, Facebook is reported to be the world's largest distributor of news, how the Clinton campaign is relying on "Snowden-approved" security, the importance of getting news from a variety of sources, the story of a terminally ill hacker named Karamoon, ways to listen to Off The Hook, there are 2600 meetings this week, a final goodbye to the 7 pm timeslot.


  29. The first show in the new time slot, a bit of confusion getting a connection to Bernie, why it's the show's fault this time, Bernie gives an update on the phone situation at WBAI, an example of Verizon's dishonest business practices at The Eleventh HOPE, why old-fashioned phone lines are even desired, how Warner Brothers shot itself in the foot with takedown notices, ways to retain control of your content, the futility of locking content away in vaults, a naive suggestion on controlling terrorist postings on the net, words of advice concerning the DNC email leaks, more on Hillary Clinton's email server, how Donald Trump seems to be getting a free pass on such issues, pondering whether releasing Trump's tax returns should be a crime and who has access to this information, the danger of equating Trump and Clinton, bypassing the system to take listener phone calls, debating a listener who defends Trump, Emmanuel's impatience with people on the left who aren't focusing enough attention on the threat of a Trump regime, clarifying what Bernie's phone investigation will be covering, a call from Bulgaria.


  30. There's a possibility the station will have phone lines again next week, what the $20,000 WBAI phone bill should have actually been, Bernie's efforts in getting this solved, how Kyle has made it possible to take phone calls without phones, Chelsea Manning ends his hunger strike after getting his required medication, a petition is started to pardon Edward Snowden, how any possibility of this will disappear if Donald Trump gets elected, a change in opinion from Eric Holder on the Snowden issue, the new film on Snowden will come out later this week, the leak of a manual for a Stingray system, why leaks are so important, Kyle plays devil's advocate, why the "catching the bad guys" argument doesn't ultimately work, why Emmanuel is angered by the "blue lives matter" movement, the birth of Conservative Kyle, wondering what defines a law enforcement agency, how Google will be on the lookout for right-wing extremists, how these efforts are ultimately futile, a listener letter about a soundboard, explaining how soundboards work, Emmanuel is amazed that Stephen Hawking has haters, clarification on last week's remarks on SSL, questioning how much trouble Hillary Clinton should be in, comparing the people who will be brought in with a Clinton or Trump administration, why politics is important and relevant to the show, the prospect of the United Nations taking control of the Internet.


  31. Bernie updates everyone on the phone line status, experimenting to see if new numbers are actually working, a listener reportedly receives a premium, why it's important to know if listeners have gotten their premiums, everyone on the show has seen the Snowden movie, some initial thoughts on the film from everyone, comparing "Snowden" to Citizenfour, a surprising editorial in the Washington Post that came out against a pardon for Edward Snowden, taking issue with specific points in the editorial, an update on the Lauri Love case, how the United States is increasingly looking to extradite people from foreign countries, a "WEA" alert goes out to all cell phones in the New York City area to look for an individual related to recent bombings, the pros and cons of this type of service, giving out the new phone number for the first time, next week is the Maker Faire show.


  32. Enjoying the new Time Warner phone line, Emmanuel takes exception to a Donald Trump remark on hackers, 2600 issues a $10,000 challenge for anyone who can obtain Trump's tax return, why illegal acts are sometimes for the greater good, various scenarios in which people can get access to this information, the price gouging for network access that took place during the presidential debate at Hofstra University, there was a nationwide EAS test today, problems noticed in today's test and overall oddities with the EAS system, the World Maker Faire is coming up this weekend, Sherry Huss from Maker Faire joins the conversation, there are now over 200 Maker Faires annually in the world, where the four biggest ones are, what's new in New York this year, the possibility of rain this weekend and why that shouldn't dissuade anyone, an update from the "drone zone," the 2600 van is planning on being there, a special parking challenge will occur this year thanks to a concert, four pairs of tickets are being given away tonight, why it's so important to have kids involved in such events, what will be taking place indoors this year, how people can volunteer, why Emmanuel hopes it will rain.


  33. The show hasn't been on in the last month, why this has been so incredibly frustrating, how this came about, the ongoing premium crisis, many of Rob's paintings have gone missing, how Off The Hook has continued to support the station while not adding to this crisis, the lost opportunity of not having the show on for such a pivotal month in history, Bernie's experience reaching out to listeners regarding premiums, why it's important for the station to follow through on its commitments, the potential crisis facing the country in another week, how the left has been making things much worse, problems with election traditions, the Pirate Party wins big in Iceland, a recording of Julian Assange made shortly before taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy, addressing Assange's motives in this election, how Clinton becoming president could actually benefit Assange, the possibility of Russia influencing the election, a story that calls some of Trump's servers into question, the inequity in scrutinizing Trump versus Clinton, why just doing a podcast instead of the radio show isn't a solution, more calls have come in to support the station this week than in weeks when the show was preempted, there are 2600 meetings this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  34. A sense of shock in the entire New York area after the surprising results of last night's election, the importance of knowing we're not alone, why it would be worse to feel nothing, how the pressure is now going to be on the Republicans, hope that the reaction will be stronger than the action up until now, why Emmanuel continues to call (((Jill Stein))) an idiot, the possibility of an actual revolution, using the radio station as a voice of resistance, today is actually 9/11 in many parts of the world, comparisons to September 11th, trying to imagine the number of people who will die as a result of this, the importance of communities, the overall mood in the city, Bernie's experience at an aborted DNC celebration party in Philadelphia, some of the issues the technology community will be facing in a Trump administration, what happens in the period before the next election is vitally important, why we need to not be shy, a call from Dent who is at an anti-Trump demonstration in Manhattan, analyzing the actions of Julian Assange and how he may have influenced the election results, the absence of any leaks involving Donald Trump, defending the people who are protesting, why we owe Trump nothing, how Assange may personally be in a worse position now with Trump in power, the unpalatable decisions that people in power make, how to bring down this new government, the involvement of kids in political issues, the landscape is changing.


  35. Alex joins the conversation after a long absence, there was a lot of good feedback to last week's show, the "knife fight" atmosphere that currently exists among the transition team of the new administration, why it's important to talk about politics within a show on technology, the ongoing discussion on who to blame, Proton Mail shows a huge increase in subscribers following the Trump victory, Alex describes how to get involved in the "Legal Privilege Protection Project," fake news stories on sites like Facebook draw increasing concern with regards to election coverage, examples of fake news stories, how fake news comes about, a reaction to the election from Yoko Ono, examples of getting around restrictive systems, new figures estimate that Hillary Clinton will wind up with a popular vote difference of more than two million votes, how to change the electoral college system, the electors will have the power on December 19th to not choose Donald Trump, a method of bypassing a constitutional amendment process through something called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, two different systems seem to benefit sparsely populated areas, Pennsylvania and Michigan are two states where this proposal is currently being debated, the security issue, a strong majority of people want to get rid of the electoral college, what making this change would mean to the mood of the country.


  36. Problems starting the theme, acknowledging the computer scientist who came up with the idea of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an independent review of the election is called for, Emmanuel changes his mind about (((Jill Stein))), how to handle people who insist that everyone "deal with" the election results, how politics and technology are related, focusing on what's right in front of us, (((Cindy Cohn))) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the discussion, the truth about the building of the surveillance state, the danger of such technology falling into the hands of evil regimes, the Investigatory Powers Act becomes law in the United Kingdom, the Five Eyes agreement, the difference between cameras and surveillance, challenging listeners to see if they're on camera at the moment, how not to overreact, things that tech companies can do to protect privacy in the face of a Trump administration, how Emmanuel's phone tries to invade his privacy, the ominous future of net neutrality under Trump, countering the anti-net neutrality propaganda, what the Electronic Frontier Alliance is all about.


  37. Jason Scott from the Internet Archive is in the studio, a bad bill goes through without enough opposition, how this law will hurt people by allowing malware to be installed by authorities, San Francisco's Muni system has ransomware installed in it and the person responsible has his own email hacked, questioning why this seems to have completely brought the Muni system to its knees, a Kentucky hacker who exposed information leading to rape charges is facing more time than the rapists, a report of Internet archiving taking place in Canada as a precaution against Trump, Jason describes what takes place at the Internet Archive, the inclusion of hip-hop mix tapes, the challenge of archiving episodes of Over the Edge by members of Negativland, the issue of copyrighted works that are inaccessible to anyone, the conflict between art and products, the Kmart tapes, Jason's introduction to "vaporwave," how culture is like a living thing, how people can get involved with the Internet Archive.


  38. Hackers were third runner-up in this year's Time Magazine "Person of the Year," a long list of offenses against hackers, taking issue with the generalizations, Emmanuel's year-end prediction last year seems to have come true, an excerpt from an episode of the show back in 2000 where Emmanuel is talking about how Donald Trump wouldn't make a good politician, Bernie warns of the effects a solar storm could have on technology, Lisha Sterling and John Bigelow join the conversation from the protest against the pipeline at Standing Rock, Lisha's talk at The Eleventh HOPE, a blizzard hit the camp recently, a permit is denied for further construction, where this apparent victory leaves things, Lisha describes some of the land issues, John talks about dealing with the mass media, what the coverage from other countries has been like, the parallel to hacker camps and the differences, why Internet is intentionally not in all parts of the camp, John describes how the Lakota people embrace new technology, how social media was used in positive ways, Lisha describes what was involved in setting up telecommunications, the cultural education that has been gained through all of this, the radio station that's being set up at the camp, John warns of the extremely harsh environment facing anyone who comes to join the camp, how people can help from other places, what Geeks Without Bounds is all about and how people can get involved.


  39. Trouble keeping a phone connection with Bernie, good feedback to last week's show, how to prank McDonald's using their wireless drive-up devices, the possibility that order takers are actually in a different country, the story of a college professor in hiding after criticizing Trump, how lists are likely to play a big part in what's ahead, how professorwatchlist.org is an ominous example of this, ways to mess with this service, a surprise fundraiser, a positive update on premiums, (((Ilann Maazel))) joins the conversation, Ilann's work with (((Jill Stein))) getting recounts of the election going, the refusal by authorities to look for evidence of hacked voting machines, the huge impediments to recounts in Pennsylvania, why recounts are so complicated, the oddity of 4000 people who apparently didn't vote for anybody in any race, the importance of supporting recounts, how people can support the station.  This show includes limited fundraising.


  40. A billion Yahoo! accounts are hacked, how this is affecting the takeover of Yahoo! by Verizon, the connection to the DNC hack, ways to avoid being affected by such things, how to create unique passwords that are secure, examples of Emmanuel's phone invading his privacy, calls for more surveillance in the wake of a terrorist attack in Berlin, why there are less video cameras in Germany, a German move to fine publishers of fake news, one way to deal with the epidemic of fake news, a flight is disrupted by the hotspot name of "Galaxy Note 7" that appeared, why this is an overreaction, trying to solve a listener's phone mystery, a listener recommends a password storage system.


  41. It's the last show of the year, a look back at the predictions that were made by the crew a year ago along with new predictions from everyone for next year, thoughts on the dark web and impending legislation, suggestions on how to impact the Trump inauguration, a call for dissent, attempts to criminalize congressional dissent such as that seen earlier in the year when C-SPAN cameras were turned off, a murder case involves an Amazon Echo device, Alexa from Amazon joins the conversation, testing some of Alexa's knowledge, theorizing on future uses for this device, the size of the universe, the value of pi, Kyle describes some unnecessary challenges in setting Alexa up, an impromptu song, how Alexa can help visually-impaired people, some final words from Alexa.

Off The Hook - 2017


  1. Bernie is in Washington DC for undisclosed reasons, waiting for a Trump promise to reveal information on hacking, what this may portend for the future, Trump doesn't use email, Trump's antiquated views on technology, analyzing the GRIZZLY STEPPE report on Russian hacking, how a simple typo could have led to the DNC hack, defining what constitutes being hacked and how this affected the election, a look at some of the evidence that's been presented, the problem with Julian Assange's assertion that Russia wasn't behind the DNC hacks, how people on the left seem to be giving Trump a very easy time, some surprising numbers from the election, an example of people power, reaffirming the strong opposition to the incoming regime, the therapeutic nature of ranting, errors made in the mainstream media, the importance of questioning sources, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  2. Mitch Altman is in the studio after having been in Berlin, what 33C3 was like, the tone of the most recent conference, changing world events, responding to "guff" from people who don't want to hear discussions related to politics, why this is so relevant to the show's focus, what was particularly scary about today's Trump press conference, how Google News has been linking to Breitbart News as a legitimate news source, separating legitimate news outlets from conspiracy theories, how both $2600 and WBAI will be in the crosshairs of a Trump administration, Mitch discusses past precedent, the danger of setting up an apparatus that can be abused by future governments, why nobody is immune from atrocities, analyzing the possibility of Russian hacking during the campaign, why this shouldn't be a big deal, why people shouldn't feel as if they're alone, an update on a privacy meeting, why $2600 meetings take place in public areas, a report of Alexas going berserk, a caller defends voting for Donald Trump, Norway is about to put an end to FM radio broadcasts.


  3. It's a packed house tonight the day after a momentous event, Chelsea Manning has his prison sentence commuted by President Obama, Alex defines the legal terms involved, the difference between a pardon and a commutation, how this wasn't a total surprise, Alex describes his previous time as a law clerk and how petitioners for commutation were handled, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Julian Assange's offer to turn himself in if Chelsea Manning received clemency, trying to find a way for Assange to get out of this, what Chelsea is likely to face upon her release, the differences between this case and Edward Snowden's, the transgender issue, the challenge of whistleblowing, the prospect of Rudolph Giuliani being the cyber security consultant for the Trump administration.


  4. The first show with Trump as president, the sound of the train board at Penn Station which is no longer in service, the decline of electromechanical sounds, it's less than six days since the inauguration, a NASA website is hailed as courageous for posting information about global warning, massive rallies have been taking place, a huge banner is revealed by Greenpeace, Emmanuel explains why all of this will ultimately be a good thing, Attilla from the Netherlands joins the conversation to discuss the SHA hacker camp this summer, listing all of the Dutch hacker camps over the years, what kinds of things are being planned, how people can get involved, a harbor is planned, Attilla discusses his role in helping HOPE achieve a ten gigabit connection in 2014, the advantages of attending hacker events, Kyle describes his initial hacker conventions and offers tips for first-timers, ways to budget for this kind of thing, Bernie talks about the new FCC chairman, why Ajit Pai doesn't need to be confirmed by the Senate, the "resistance manual" online, Trump's new Twitter habits, some surprising security issues concerning high profile Twitter accounts, live attempts to figure out email addresses.


  5. Bernie watches the Secret Service as Trump comes to Philadelphia, the militarization of local police, radio stations are hacked with an anti-Trump rap song, how this kind of a hack is accomplished, the same song takes over the show, Emmanuel's gripe about Windows 10, how users are no longer allowed to have their computers be active for more than 12 hours without the possibility of a reboot, how the massive CD encoding project that Kyle and Emmanuel are involved in would be impossible under such a system, Alex joins the conversation after having a piece appear on the front page of cnn.com, the 1984 references, the concept of doublethink, Alex discusses the current media landscape, the Orwellian aspects of the Trump administration, the importance of writing, one of the stars of the 1984 film died recently, how sales of 1984 have surged since Trump took office, a Brooklyn Public Library event, changes in Trump's Twitter account since the last show, Rob reads a contradictory Pence tweet from his days as governor, the judicial branch disappears temporarily from the whitehouse.gov website, Volt4ire is in the studio to promote the new @hackerradioshow Twitter account for the show, the $2600 meeting in New York is moving to a new location effective this week, what's good about the new meeting space, why Trump Tower wasn't considered, a tribute to John Hurt.


  6. Emmanuel has an issue with a button on the console, a mystery voice on the phone, Jeff Sessions just got confirmed as Attorney General, the winter fundraiser has begun, Rob describes the paintings he's offering, a special deal for this hour only, why being on the radio is better than just doing a podcast, what makes WBAI unique, Emmanuel gives information on a random frequency in New York, the ramifications of losing the station, why WBAI will be so important in the fights ahead, the FBI will soon stop accepting FOIA requests by email, demonstrating how the White House comment line has been shut down, updates on outstanding premium issues, a possible bug in the pledging system is revealed live on the air.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. The show was preempted last week, Rob's paintings from two weeks ago are set to be mailed out, Trump's website was hacked, Emmanuel is working on the latest volume of The Hacker Digest from 1997, suggestions on how to hurt Trump's businesses, a Boycott Trump app, items being offered this week from last year's HOPE conference, an excerpt from the Biella Coleman talk at The Eleventh HOPE, Emmanuel is overwhelmed at the sheer content being offered, an excerpt from the (((Cory Doctorow))) keynote at The Eleventh HOPE, Kyle provides info on how to find interesting talks at hacker conferences.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. Kevin Mitnick is in the studios, Kevin's new book (The Art of Invisibility) is being offered tonight, the prevalence of surveillance inflicted upon the average person, Kevin explains how he used to get switch access, how Kevin was able to hide his tracks while on the run, how this book differs from the previous two, how "Ghost in the Wires" would make a great film, what is gained from spreading this knowledge, the dangers of sharing an iCloud account, the legacy of the Free Kevin bumper stickers, the ability to remember old access numbers, Kevin's unique business cards, the hazards faced when crossing the border, how to protect your personal devices from border guards, an update on past premiums, some of the events in the sky during the Free Kevin movement, how the hacktivism movement got its start during those years, Bernie's memories of this period, the resistance to freeing Kevin that was experienced and how that parallels some attitudes today, Kevin describes a recent Cloudflare issue, similarities to Heartbleed, what Kevin has been up to recently, some of the speaking events Kevin has been at recently, there are around 150 $2600 meetings coming up this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. Buildup to a release of an old tax return from Donald Trump, questioning the source, how (((Rachel Maddow))) overstated what was obtained, what kind of release would be more relevant, the $10,000 reward being offered by $2600 for Trump tax returns, Wikileaks releases information about CIA hacking exploits, Apple's reaction, the FISA court, what a wiretap is and how it relates to recent Trump accusations, more info on the Russian connection to the Yahoo! hack, a new data plan by Verizon involving FIOS, discussing the negative effect this could have, some EFF tips on crossing borders with electronic devices, debating how to handle demands to unlock devices by border patrol agents, taking phone calls for the first time in a while, the Dayton Hamvention has moved.


  10. One billion Yahoo! accounts are for sale, the continued use of hotmail.com, hacked websites are becoming more common, a demonstration of how hackers are getting more aggressive, a rash of pro-Turkish Twitter hacks, how $2600 is combating attempts to hack their Twitter account, the absurdity of taking Twitter so seriously, the slow investigation behind a recent McDonald's Twitter account being hacked, EFF files an Amicus brief in the fight against warrantless searches of phones and electronic devices at the border, Emmanuel is having trouble reaching a guest on an uncooperative phone, an animated GIF is defined by a court as a deadly weapon, Mariko Hirose from the New York Civil Liberties Union joins the conversation, the privacy issues involved with LinkNYC kiosks, confusion over the privacy policy, what "beacons" are used for, how these kiosks are spying on everyone who walks by them, the distinction between the NYCLU and the ACLU, trying to clear the phone line, a caller with a Windows XP virus, Emmanuel's annoyance with some virus prevention programs, experimenting with LinkNYC.


  11. The spring issue of $2600 is about to hit the stands with some dramatic material, all previous premium issues have been resolved, the complications involved with sending a package to the United Kingdom, Rob's paintings and how to hang them, alternative phone networks of the past, the issue of counterfeit one pound coins, what the new coins will be like, Kyle's fascination with two dollar bills, the uniqueness of polymer notes, landmark privacy protections for web users are being rolled back, what these protections gave us, Volt4ire discusses a creative response to this involving members of Congress, Alex describes what Kodi is, Alex discusses a lawsuit in New York involving Bitcoin, what is significant about this case, $2600's history with Bitcoin, Alex explains why the New York Supreme Court is actually the lowest level court.


  12. How an April 1st hoax was born at the last minute thanks to the Trump administration, some of the "fake" headlines that were featured on the $2600 site, the reinstatement of the $10,000 bounty for access to Trump's tax return, why this became necessary, what isn't wanted from this endeavor, a look at some of the pushback to this offer, the bounty has already grown to $20,000, why "moving on" isn't an option, how being president means making certain sacrifices, a full listing of voting records of Trump's inner circle are in the new issue of $2600, Oath is the name for a newly merged media company, an update on outstanding pledges, a listener reconnects with Off The Hook, listening to opposing opinions in a respectful manner, (((Ashley Feinberg))) from Gizmodo joins the conversation, how she tracked down James Comey's Twitter account, how Instagram made this easier, $2600 meetings are happening this week.


  13. All of the tornado sirens go off in Dallas after being activated by radio, Emmanuel's memories of the Shoreham nuclear power plant sirens, some specific info on how to access these devices, the monthly test of the Dutch air raid sirens, Alex describes an act of mischief involving pages in a store, the new @hackerradioshow Twitter account is created for the show, some mischief involving Burger King and Google Assistant, a call for appliance makers to stop trying to connect their devices to the Internet, $2600 reveals that (((Jared Kushner))) is registered to vote in New York State as a female, Twitter is being threatened by the Trump administration for not revealing the identity of someone criticizing him, how to get a Twitter account anonymously, a sampling of questions for the show from Twitter, a call from Australia, a quest to find a name for next year's HOPE conference, a call from a FedEx truck, surveillance of company drivers.


  14. Consumer surveillance software writer from Motherboard Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai joins the discussion as the author of a piece on this subject, the security of these kinds of applications, how to tell if one of these apps is on your phone, the prevalence and future of such companies, how hackers were able to reveal important information about stalkerware, considering the personal significance of using this software, how NSA malware is playing a part in infecting Windows machines, a suspicious Microsoft patch, the prospect of driverless trucks, crossing the line between staying safe and sacrificing privacy, how car accidents are now portrayed as humorous in commercials and what this could actually mean, reading responses to the call for HOPE names, more on FedEx driver surveillance, Verizon continues to pressure people to switch over to FIOS, questioning whether they can force customers to switch.


  15. Phone calls will not be taken tonight, Emmanuel's thoughts on fake news and what Wikipedia is doing about it, when Wiki Tribune will launch, why Emmanuel avoids Facebook at all costs, an unintentionally funny article on dealing with a Facebook hack, analyzing the various grammar and punctuation errors in the article, what Newswire is all about, a production of 1984 is coming to Broadway, a hacker who created Titanium Stresser is sentenced to prison, smart TVs and television hacks of the past, an update on backlogged premiums, advice on investigating an outdoor landline, an old number to get your phone number read back, the magic of phone numbers, more ideas on names for the next HOPE conference, what sublime and abundant numbers are, why Emmanuel lied about taking phone calls, an update on the Seattle $2600 meeting, the spring fundraiser begins next week.


  16. A Julian Assange ID, tonight is a two-hour show, it's "Cory Doctorow Day" in New York City as he speaks live to an audience with Edward Snowden, the spring fundraiser has started, premium issues have finally been resolved, how WBAI has made so many things possible for the hacker community over the years, why radio isn't actually dying, (((Cory Doctorow's))) new book, an excerpt from the (((Cory Doctorow))) keynote at The Eleventh HOPE, what is being offered tonight, what a multi-tool is, an interview with (((Cory Doctorow))) taped earlier in the day, how Cory finds the time to do all that he does, what the new book is all about, how today's talk with Snowden came to be, lawsuit threats against Boing Boing, how the election didn't play into the book, words of inspiration, the history of WBAI, imagining WBAI with commercials, the HOPE conference keynote series, an excerpt from the Aaron McGruder keynote address at H2K2 in 2002, why Aaron was a relevant choice for a hacker conference, the significance of Boondocks and DeCSS, an excerpt from the (((Jello Biafra))) keynote address at H2K in 2000, an excerpt from the Richard Stallman keynote address at HOPE Number Six in 2006, the show won't be on next week, disappointment with Twitter response.  This show includes fundraising.


  17. The spring fund drive is still underway, the largest cyber attack ever results in ransom attacks all over the globe, which version of Windows was more vulnerable, Emmanuel's idea of a ransomware screensaver, how Netflix was affected, discussing whether encryption would have prevented this sort of thing, the unnecessary difficulty involved in getting people to use encryption, Alex has had a lot of attention lately on CNN and in other places, how this ties into what is being offered tonight, memories of Alex getting in trouble at the library when he was a teenager, advice for whistleblowers, what's included in the "hacker grab bag," examples of the kinds of cases Alex might be involved in.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. The show raised over $2000 last week, fallout over "covfefe," the potential of the United States pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, the possibility of laptop bans on airlines, wondering what the true motivation behind this is, keeping control of electronic devices at borders, how attorneys can bypass security, the fundraiser is still going on, "The Car Hacker's Handbook" is being offered tonight, a 1984 anthology is also being offered, a special offer for Summercon tickets, Mark from Summercon joins the conversation, the history of Summercon, what makes this conference unique, Emmanuel gets the century wrong, where Summercon has taken place, the idea of a roving hacker conference, a rundown of what is in the 1984 anthology, the books are all gone.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. Emmanuel asks for loyalty, Rob is late, the Comey hearing is coming up on WBAI tomorrow, Russian military intelligence is found to have attacked the electoral system, how The Intercept revealed the identity of an NSA leaker, why it's important to have more than one method of releasing links, EFF has a list of printers that don't display tracking dots, the way cameras can reveal your location, how technology is going to make it easier to track people based on images, "patriotically minded hackers," how Theresa May is taking advantage of a recent terror attack to restrict the Internet, how this doesn't address the problem at all, thanks to those who donated during the recent fundraiser, a hacker conference in Albany known as ANYCon, a day of action to save net neutrality on July 12th, the inconvenience of only having one line in the studio, a caller is forced into FIOS by Verizon, questioning whether Verizon can actually do this, another name suggestion for HOPE via Twitter.


  20. Emmanuel and Kyle are on assignment in Europe, thoughts on the Reality Winner leaks, the level of technical knowledge in the administration and media, how The Intercept responded to allegations of compromising a leaker's identity, Rob explains what microdots are and how they can be used to identify someone, the death of Adam West, more on Theresa May's attempts to control the Internet, weighing the chances of this becoming law, some of the chilling effects, feedback on the disappearance of copper lines for consumers, the lower amount of regulation involved in FIOS, a listener reports on new buses that have Wi-Fi, an update from the listener who was forced onto FIOS.


  21. It's the summer solstice, Kyle and Emmanuel are away in Iceland, 198 million voter records are exposed to the world through a marketing firm hired by the Trump campaign, how such data can be aggregated, Jim Killock from the Open Rights Group joins the conversation, what led Jim to the group, why corporate censorship can be worse than government censorship, analyzing the queen's speech, how issues of encryption and privacy may be affected by Brexit, how to get in touch with the Open Rights Group.


  22. Why Kyle and Emmanuel weren't on for the past couple of weeks, the accessibility of Icelandic health care to foreigners, a massive ransomware attack, some border issues Kyle and Emmanuel experienced while traveling, the threat of not allowing laptops on planes and what may be behind that, Alex's visa issues while studying abroad, comparing data plans while overseas, how Google makes assumptions on people's phones, Gmail says they will no longer scan emails to deliver advertising, Rob's recollection of Google after 9/11, Emmanuel's Samsung phone seems to disable texts over Wi-Fi, how it's hard to get to a place with no cell phone coverage to test this theory, Emmanuel's frustrating attempts to program a DVR back home while traveling, Google is fined 2.4 billion euros for abusing its market dominance, questioning whether this is entirely fair, what is being hacked by ISIS, how the NSA could help with the ransomware attack, analyzing how this attack came about, how to protect yourself.


  23. The Circle of HOPE is announced for next July, what was involved in the unveiling, the new issue of $2600 is out, why the subject matter isn't focused only on security exploits, a controversial doctored video is posted by Trump where he's beating up a journalist, how Trump would act against WBAI, reacting to the words "President Clinton," memories of Bill Clinton speaking to WBAI reporter Amy Goodman, how CNN provoked the ire of both the right and the left, the hacker tradition of doxing, where Alex has been published recently, Alex explains the potential legal issue with what CNN has done, more examples of Wikileaks avoiding content that hurts Trump, a scary theme, listener phone calls, Emmanuel tries to avoid talking about Ted Cruz, $2600 meetings are coming up this week.


  24. A press conference is scheduled for City Hall to help save WBAI in its Empire State Building dispute, a day of support for net neutrality fizzles, measuring companies' support of net neutrality, the need for better arguments, the question of how net neutrality will affect the rest of the world, more tales of Russian hacking, the consequences of using default passwords, warnings about Jayden K. Smith friendship requests, Alex explains two factor authentication, the dangers of having a Twitter account hacked, the consequences of being blocked by Trump, critique of CNN and Fox News, the importance of uniting, an update on premiums.


  25. The summer fundraiser is beginning, Rob is offering paintings on historic forms of data storage, the many different ways to pledge, Emmanuel tests out the texting function, what the WBAI Buddy program is all about, Alex's firm pledges for two paintings, pacemaker data from a beating heart is used as evidence in an arson case, the parallel to fingerprints and breathalyzers, what the future could hold as more body parts become manufactured, Alex describes some of the financial implications, the many security risks associated with "Internet of Things" devices, a hack to knock people off hoverboards, the issue of connectivity in cars, Emmanuel takes a day away from technology and communications devices, how this is getting more difficult, a challenge for listeners, more talk of Rob's paintings, Rob and Volt4ire appeared on a podcast called Steal This Show.  This show includes fundraising.


  26. The summer fundraiser continues, Rob describes his paintings, Kyle describes some additional premiums just dropped off by the general manager, confusion surrounds the price of a premium, a legal battle surrounds Snopes, continued bad habits involving security, a rewriting of Instagram's terms of service written in child-friendly language, a Pokemon Go festival turns out to be a disaster due to failing technology, a worker is trapped inside an ATM vestibule, Alex questions why ATMs have to be so big, Kyle discusses Stingray devices and how they were used at Standing Rock, some info on contesting fraudulent credit card purchases, Emmanuel's experience tracking down a train set bought on his card, a rundown of premiums.  This show includes fundraising.


  27. It's the last week of the summer fundraiser, the ongoing issues the radio station is having with the Empire State Building, Alex remembers a previous WBAI battle where police were inside the station, Rob describes some of the historic data storage paintings he's creating, Rob did a Livestream while he was painting, hackers are targeting Internet-connected car washes, Emmanuel tries to take an anti-hacker stance, an electronic voting machine challenge at DEFCON, eavesdropping with Alexa, Facebook bots develop their own language.  This show includes fundraising.


  28. Kyle and Emmanuel are on the west coast, Emmanuel is confused as to where exactly they are due to the weather conditions, security expert Sandy Clark joins the conversation to discuss the recent DEFCON voting machine challenge, the many vulnerabilities that were found, how the voting machines were obtained, the importance of paper ballots, the challenge in getting voting machine vendors to cooperate, the rules behind the hacking challenge, a rundown of premiums available tonight, the arrest of the person who stopped the WannaCry ransomware attack, Alex reads the indictment, some interesting domain names that have been recently registered concerning North Korea.  This show includes fundraising.


  29. Kyle and Emmanuel are chasing the eclipse, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from Motherboard is the guest, Lorenzo describes the scene at the arraignment of Marcus Hutchins (MalwareTech) in Milwaukee, analyzing why the government has taken such an interest in this person, trying to determine who the un-indicted co-conspirator is, a rundown of what happened during the proceedings, how this type of thing will discourage participation in the hacker and security worlds, Alex analyzes the counts against Hutchins, how a sense of humor is prevailing, the DMCA is used against Ad-Blocker, malware used to hack the DNC and Ukraine in 2014, not mentioning Trump.


  30. Emmanuel gives an update on where he and Kyle have been for the past couple of weeks, the allure of New Orleans, how much Alex wound up paying for eclipse glasses, how Kyle and Emmanuel managed to see the total eclipse in a place called Goodlettsville, what totality is like, when the next eclipses will take place, impressions of the Deep South, meeting neighbors during disasters, government requests for info on visitors to disruptj20.org, trying to figure out why this site was targeted, the dailystormer.com site is having trouble finding a host, Alex discusses the hotbed of privacy issues in the 1970s, changes to the privacy policy on smart speakers leaves some customers out in the cold, an update on Verizon and their attempts to phase out copper lines, how today's phone calls don't have the same sound quality as those in the 1950s, using old and new technology at the same time.


  31. Kyle and Emmanuel return from traveling around the country, noise from the hallway, Emmanuel explains why Oakland is now one of his favorite cities, other cool spots that were found in Tennessee, why it means more to see "woke" people in other parts of the country, the magic of train travel, passing through Charlottesville, a look at the various contactless transit cards used in certain cities, comparing Seattle's ORCA Card to London's Oyster Card, remembering Jim's expose on the Metrocard from 1994, a doorbell interruption, a recording of ancient computerized recordings on the BART system, some annoying features of various systems, various apps used for trains and parking, a new system will launch in New York in 2019, a Russian hacking group is allegedly banned from hacking into Microsoft, questioning the logic of this legal move, analyzing the recent "Game of Thrones" hack and the actual harm it caused, a quarter of the members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council have resigned, when it's most effective to leave a job.


  32. A good reaction to last week's discussion on mass transit, trying to come up with a good name for New York's future transit card, an overview of Japan's transit system, questioning the value of loyalty cards, the prospect of private high speed rail in Texas, tips on how to travel through the States by rail, the Taringa social network has 28 million accounts compromised, some of the more predictable passwords that were used, Alex explains how to salt a hash, tricks to keep secure passwords, the truth about Emmanuel's name, trying to understand Canadian humor, memories of the subway token, the WBAI production of 1984, a call from Tokyo, the "Speaker's World" project.


  33. The term "unprecedented presidency," Equifax reveals a massive breach that affects 143 million people, how a bad ruling from 2008 has made this situation so much worse, what "unreliable custodians" are, what Equifax initially tried to coerce victims of their breach into doing, Emmanuel experiments with the website Equifax put up in response to the breach, the amount of personal information being requested, what this means for the average person, naming the three credit reporting agencies, the suspicious activity of Equifax executives in the wake of the scandal, a threat to release a list of all 143 million people affected, what the dolphin attack that affects personal assistants is all about, playing some examples of what certain tones sound like from 500 Hertz to 21,000 Hertz, the CCC uncovers issues with voting machines, the history of 2600 Hertz and the effects it had.


  34. The next World Maker Faire is coming up, Sherry Huss joins the discussion to outline what's on the agenda this year, the allure of fire breathing dragons, how the maker movement has expanded, $2600 will be bringing its newly acquired vintage phone booth, what a candlestick phone is, how hospitals can benefit from makerspaces, another ticket giveaway, what has changed in the Maker Faire world, the changes that have taken place since Trump took power, the effect these events have around the world, how people can volunteer, trouble in the World Wide Web consortium leads to the resignation of the EFF from the W3C, proposed net neutrality changes lead to a strong backlash, there are currently 22 million responses, Evan Greer from Fight for the Future joins the discussion, what is at stake here, how different groups are coordinating together, what people can do to get involved.


  35. The phone setup at last weekend's Maker Faire, how things went overall, how kids are encouraged to be themselves at this event, adult towing, some of the other highlights, the difficulty in moving a 1950s phone booth, the story of (((Jared Kushner))) being registered with the election board as a female is finally noticed by the mass media, the problem with Twitter, frustration at Wired taking the credit for a $2600 story, the trend towards popularity, Emmanuel takes exception to people complaining about Twitter going to 280 characters, the homogenization of cable channels, a fake Equifax site fools many and reveals even more of a security lapse, Karamoon joins the conversation from Japan, how long Karamoon has been in Tokyo, a diagnosis of terminal cancer, how health care works in Japan, what has made this ordeal easier for Karamoon, the importance of not giving up, how the hacker community has responded, how people can donate and stay updated.


  36. A debt of $1.8 million has been handed to WBAI in the wake of a court ruling concerning the Empire State Building transmitter situation, a WBAI news piece on the ruling, Alex explains how the legal process worked in this case, the odds of an appeal, the court of public opinion, WBAI general manager Berthold Reimers joins the conversation, how WBAI was forced into dealing with the Empire State Building, how most of the $55,000 per month goes to the right to use the airwaves, comparing how much other Pacifica stations have to pay for transmitter rent, how sniping on the left is detrimental, Alex explains the timeline ahead, an appeal to reason, the HOPE keynote series is being offered tonight, resolving premium issues, ways things at the station can improve, the possibility of underwriting, the randomness of radio, there are $2600 meetings this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  37. The Empire State Building crisis continues, a selection from the H2K keynote by (((Jello Biafra))) in 2000, a commitment to make as many keynote series as are pledged for, some talk on robots, a call for HOPE volunteers, the importance of streaming, there will be more space at The Circle of HOPE next year, a selection from the HOPE Number Six keynote by (((Richard Stallman))), the show is 29-years-old, the threat of Trump going after licenses of stations, Emmanuel transmits a secret code.  This show includes fundraising.


  38. An ID from Julian Assange, a highly annoying sound, the sound is revealed to be the one surrounding the American embassy in Havana, the difficulty in tracking down a cricket, a ten-hour-long YouTube video with the sound of crickets, a Twin Peaks parallel, the anonymity of listening to the radio, a selection from The Eleventh HOPE keynote by (((Cory Doctorow))), an update to the W3C situation referred to in the talk, the importance of annoying people, how radio differs from podcasts, an idea for a cooking show, the continuing use of analog radio broadcasts by the military, an excerpt from an analog communications transmission, why radio remains relevant, AT&T is shutting down its wholesale inward service, how that system used to work, how phone phreaks used to connect to inward operators, Emmanuel goes over some old dialing codes.  This show includes fundraising.


  39. Nite Owl, Feathered Person, and Telefonica fill in with Rob to make up for all the missing people, a report from Pumpcon, what Pumpcon is all about, the fund drive is ongoing, recollecting some of the more memorable talks at HOPE, a selection from the HOPE X keynote by Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg, what Amazon Key is all about, some of the security issues this raises, Facebook has a Palestinian user arrested for saying "good morning," issues with translation software, the FCC votes to end a rule requiring a main studio to be in the community of license, how this will affect local radio, an example of how this sort of thing has worked against a community after a train disaster, Internet access becomes an issue in the Seattle mayoral race, how people can donate.  This show includes limited fundraising.


  40. An extra minute of the show, friends from Italy are in the studio, the show was preempted last week, Alex gives an update on the WBAI transmitter crisis, some facts on how the Empire State Building contract was signed years ago, comparing this raw deal to what other stations pay, what possible next steps may be on the horizon, what realistically can be done at this point, some of the really bad ideas being floated, Francesco from Radio Popolare in Milan explains how that network is able to stay on the air with listener support, a driverless shuttle in Las Vegas crashes less than two hours after its debut, Emmanuel defends the new 280 character limit on Twitter, Kyle's Blackberry is still limited to 140 characters, imagining Trump on IRC, the reaction to Trump's Twitter account being shut down for eleven minutes, the absurdity of taking Twitter so seriously, a man is charged for trying to access Trump's tax return, the white hat defense, William Binney meets with the head of the CIA after saying he didn't believe the DNC hack was the work of the Russians, the first batch of HOPE tickets will go on sale Sunday, how journalists worked together to release the Paradise Papers, Alex explains what was contained within this leak, subdomains of the law firm involved, what to expect in the future, music from the transgender woman who won an election last night.


  41. Kyle and Emmanuel are on the Gulf Coast of Florida, an ordeal involving Budget Truck Rental canceling a reservation, how complaining a lot can make a difference, the looming death of net neutrality, trying to find a good way to explain these issues, some analogies, how this change could be a money maker for providers, Alex tries to think of a positive spin, Emmanuel reads a statement allegedly sent by 128,000 people on the FCC website, why this isn't a left-versus-right issue, Rob reads a Reddit post that ties this issue to public libraries, how people can voice their opinions, the 30th anniversary of the "Max Headroom signal hijacking" incident, how this incident would be treated today, an Uber security scandal.


  42. Kyle and Emmanuel passed through Charlottesville on the way back north, the importance of good local radio, the story behind the deletion of Trump's Twitter account several weeks ago, the perils of viewpoint discrimination, debating ways of dealing with controversial opinions or content, how Trump may have violated Twitter policy this morning, a Twitter poll on whether or not Trump should be kicked off, what actually constitutes censorship, the danger in muzzling Trump, people are always told they have no power, a rap about net neutrality from 2015.


  43. A moment of silence, computer issues, the December fund drive is in full swing, the advantages of not having commercials, the importance of small donations, a mathematical equation to solve WBAI's debt to the Empire State Building, Kyle and Emmanuel will be heading to the Chaos Communication Congress later this year, how to stream the conference, a new feature debuts called "Hack of the Week," Kyle describes how an expensive car repair bill was averted with a particular device that clears codes, how mechanics are also victims when technology is controlled to this degree, a whole new group of people that can relate to this topic, upcoming demonstrations for net neutrality are scheduled for tomorrow outside of Verizon stores.  This show includes limited fundraising.


  44. Emmanuel listens to all five Pacifica stations using Alexa, accepting the newest challenges at WBAI, encouraging listeners to write letters, analyzing the changing content of the show over the years, the magic of phones, explaining the "off hook" tone, seeing what happens when the WBAI phone is left off the hook, explaining the Titan booths that have replaced many old Verizon phone booths, there's a LinkNYC kiosk outside the station, the continuing popularity of payphone photos in $2600, the final results of the Twitter poll concerning Trump's Twitter account from several weeks ago, an organization called "The Moneytakers" doesn't seem to qualify as a hacker group, the story of a North Carolina county government hit by ransomware, the importance of backing up in one way or another, Hack of the Week: Emmanuel gets around a German train ticket restriction, net neutrality is coming up for an FCC vote in two days, librarians speak out, ways to hold Ajit Pai accountable, how the loss of net neutrality will affect the next Netflix, responses from people who had fake comments filed under their names to the FCC regarding net neutrality.  This show includes limited fundraising.


  45. The radio station is off the air and the show is only available online, the frustration of not being able to tell listeners what's going on, this may be the first show not to have been broadcast, explaining what actually happened, why this has nothing to do with the Empire State Building issue, specifics of the case, why it's important to remain optimistic, why it's wrong to consider a frequency swap or sale, how Pacifica has actually gotten stronger over the years, why looking at trends and numbers can be self-defeating, trying to explain why the radio station is essential to the broadcast, the anonymity involved in listening to the radio, taking phone calls from the net, listener suggestions for how to save WBAI, getting listeners to not focus on personalities, Alex discusses a lawsuit against Ars Technica, Hack of the Week: Rob accesses data that once belonged to a cop, the show is being broadcast on a station upstate, Kyle and Emmanuel will be overseas next week.


  46. Kyle and Emmanuel are in Leipzig following the first day of the Chaos Communication Congress, the forms of transportation people are using at the conference, what the layout is like, a talk on the social credit system in China, the incredible size of the venue, talks on North Korea and Apollo computers, a talk on the BBS scene in the 1990s, how CCC has grown over the years, the potential for HOPE growing in a similar fashion, further travel plans into eastern Europe, a controversy involving accused abusers at the conference, the inevitability of these issues, why people need to show up to confront this, how the conference is dealing with it, the power of the community, the actual mood at the conference, there is a Pacifica Radio listening app available, Hack of the Week: revealing the most common passwords in a recent leak, what this could actually mean, the Library of Congress stops archiving tweets, reflections on the end of the year.

Off The Hook - 2018


  1. Kyle and Emmanuel are in Bucharest where it's 3 am, changing attitudes regarding technology in the east, thoughts on the way the Chaos Communication Congress turned out, HOPE tickets and speaker submissions will be opening up in the next few days, the desire for more lights and artwork at HOPE, a call for ideas, the challenge of getting to the States, the chilling effect on hacker conferences from the MalwareTech arrest, the difference between government and the people, parallels between staying in Budapest and attending HOPE, some history concerning Bucharest, how one person heckling can lead to major change, a discussion about bathrooms at the conference, Kyle explains the infrastructure at CCC, the conference had a 400 gigabit uplink, a Morse code message sent via network activity, what's unique about Romania, the possibility of visiting Moldova, Kyle describes the infrastructure in Bucharest, passport control in the region, two major flaws are discovered in the world's computers, what kinds of computers this vulnerability will affect, what the Secure Elections Act is all about, $2600 meetings are coming up this week.


  2. It's the 58th birthday of WBAI, Brad from BSides New York joins the conversation, what this event is all about, the relationship with the John Jay School of Criminal Justice, what's good about holding a conference in the middle of the winter, Brad's first $2600 meeting, what's included in the BSides ticket price, how Brad got involved in this, how people can still get tickets, the idea of a law firm BBS, Emmanuel Macron's plan to block websites that contain fake news, Hack of the Week: Kodak gets its stock to jump with the announcement of its own cryptocurrency, Steve Rambam joins the conversation by phone, an issue concerning Vonage voicemails disappearing, a vote on extending Section 702 of FISA will occur tomorrow, the death of James Dolan of SecureDrop, the importance of reaching out when suffering from depression, Kyle and Emmanuel may be trapped in Ukraine.


  3. An emergency alert warning of an impending ballistic missile strike goes out in Hawaii, Trey Fogerty of the National Emergency Number Association joins the conversation, the good news in this story, how the failsafes failed in this instance, how 911 data is received, how this works with Wi-Fi, what has been learned from the Hawaii incident, the next generation 911 system, why there isn't a lot of open-source software in the public safety community, ticket sales to HOPE have opened, the call for participation is also open, listeners have started to receive Rob's paintings, a complication as the station gives away more than the allotted amount of paintings, Trump uses a controversial word that can't be said on the radio, Chelsea Manning files papers to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland, an update on the new Kodak cryptocurrency, the specter of compulsory ID checks on porn sites in the U.K., Section 702 of FISA is renewed, a call concerning smart televisions.


  4. Alex is just back from Dubai, what that city is like, how things get built incredibly fast, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Iceland and finally connected after jumping through some hoops, the story of traveling from Moldova through Ukraine, the trouble that was encountered trying to get out of Ukraine, the fruitless attempts to see the Northern Lights, Kyle and Emmanuel have driven around Iceland in the middle of winter, a different way to measure the wind, how people in Iceland react to Americans, water quality in Iceland, the insane prices in Iceland, Reykjavik is a late night city, a listener donates an Icelandic phone book which is unique because it lists people by first name, how a second phone book was obtained in a town that Bobby Fischer used to live in, questioning whether there's still a need for phone books, wondering how people manage to get unknown phone numbers, how phone calls have dramatically changed over the years, the surprising outgoing message that was left on the White House comment line, the thisisarecording.com site, using the White House phone numbers for shopper loyalty programs, an update to last week's story on Hawaii's false emergency alert, more shenanigans involving comments to the FCC on net neutrality.


  5. Kyle and Emmanuel are back, the hoax of the Northern Lights, what's impressive about Iceland, why coffeeshops should also sell books and vinyl records, hearing Scottish radio stations in Iceland, the mysterious 666 kHz radio station, the sound of Iranian jamming that was heard at 1575 kHz, wondering where the actual jamming is coming from, a call for submissions for The Circle of HOPE, tickets for HOPE are selling quickly, a review of ExpressVPN for watching TV programs while overseas, frustration trying to acquire the Trainspotting 2 soundtrack through Amazon, the thinking behind these artificial restrictions, how this sort of thing inevitably hurts the artists, a Burger King net neutrality commercial that really gets it, Emmanuel details the long ordeal involved in trying to get a roaming issue resolved through T-Mobile while in Berlin, a transcript of an interaction with a customer service representative, how the connection between T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom was no help whatsoever, the hassle that can be attached to auto-renewals of domains, the tale of an automated Romanian laundromat that required a Facebook account to get in, Emmanuel's impressions of the Hawaiian emergency, CNN makes things worse by sending a text message repeatedly with details on the initial story, some common sense items that weren't followed during the alert test, the winter fundraiser begins next week, $2600 meetings will be taking place this week.


  6. The spring fundraiser has begun, there's one more chance to save net neutrality on February 27th, how states are fighting back to preserve net neutrality, why Burger King deserves credit for taking a stand on the issue, how Congress can override the FCC vote, how Alexa can be affected by inaudible signals, Kyle discusses new kiosks that have been installed at JFK Airport to process people entering the United States, analyzing the codes printed on the receipts, why this saves no time at all, the potential for adding fingerprints, how this is a betrayal of an earlier promise to not do this sort of thing to American citizens, the possibility of face scanning for departing passengers, how Alex was able to bypass the entire system, Alex is offering consultation at his law firm as a premium, the kinds of legal issues that Alex can handle, the confidentiality that must be observed, how domain name issues might be addressed with this premium, the jurisdictions that Alex can practice in, what motivates cybersquatters, a snippet of an annoying commercial, some more legal scenarios, the death of John Perry Barlow, memories of the early days of the EFF and how Barlow was a key part of this, a musical tribute.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. Reference to another "terror attack on our soil sponsored by the NRA" today, how Google Autofill predicts what follows "school shooting," there have been six school shootings this year already, an incident at the NSA as cops open fire on a vehicle that entered a restricted area, how Alex managed to get onto the grounds of the NSA without authorization, remembering when Kyle and Emmanuel were stopped by NSA cops while taking pictures for the Hacker Calendar, what the $2600 Digital Digest is all about, there will be an April 1st cutoff for paying for this premium, perusing some of the summations for various years of the digest, Alex examines the 1984 summation, the story of how laundromats were tied to the early days of $2600, how the very early issues were made after-hours, why starting out small was the best move at the time, why the magazine seemed like a necessary thing to do, Kyle looks at the 1994 summation, coming down hard on the Clinton administration, control of technology through such things as answering machine tapes, how the community has grown, Emmanuel looks at the 2000 summation, a pivotal point in hacker history, responding to pressure to reveal sources.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. A skeleton crew tonight, pushing Alex's law firm premium, Emmanuel proclaims that Verizon sucks, the freedom of speech that allows such sentiments to be broadcast, a recycler is sentenced to prison for creating worthless Microsoft backup discs, what this person did not do, what this case may actually be about, Emmanuel tries to uninstall Microsoft on the station computers, a rundown of premiums being offered tonight, more on biometric data being used when entering countries, how to avoid spyware on smart televisions, system management mode.  This show includes limited fundraising.


  9. The station isn't on the air, wondering why it's so hard to tune to WBAI on an Alexa device, Steve Rambam is in the studio, how to use the microphone, Steve has booked the Hotel Pennsylvania for an investigators' conference in November, the kinds of cases Steve won't get involved in, Steve outlines what an investigator has to do, what Steve and Alex have been up to lately, how the premium Steve is offering tonight can keep someone from throwing away their life savings, Steve's thoughts on where the hacker community is going, Steve's issue with Roger Waters, the ongoing debate on free speech, some disagreement on Edward Snowden, why politics shouldn't get in the way of a working relationship, the amount of people who get their news through Facebook, Steve will even work in Antarctica, Emmanuel's issue with the Tesla that's up in space, some thoughts on Bucharest, an update on Steve's issue with Vonage voicemail, the importance of supporting the dialogue, why Steve supports the station even though he disagrees with most of the content, the need to not be alienating, what the actual issue with the transmitter is, $2600 meetings are coming up this week, a call for more speakers for HOPE.  This show includes fundraising.


  10. A skeleton crew due to adverse weather conditions, Kyle drives in some of the worst conditions ever, why people shouldn't be afraid to go outside in cities when the weather is bad, Kyle describes the challenges involved when driving in a snowstorm, the fundraiser is still happening, what premiums are left, the legality of signing a nondisclosure agreement under a pseudonym, a meltdown of another member of Trump's inner circle, the consequences of disobeying a subpoena, Emmanuel's opinion of Roger Stone, reports of Alexa's demonic sounding laugh that seems to occur for no reason, searching for an open-source home assistant, appreciating "dead technology," pressure to get the latest updates, when updates make things worse, the annoyance of Windows 10, a rundown of premiums, Emmanuel tries to get Alex to give out confidential information, a call for more listener letters, a site that alters music.  This show includes fundraising.


  11. It's Pi Day, a computer voice is reading out the first 100,000 digits of pi, how Pi Day only exists in countries that use American-style formatting, the fundraiser is over, Emmanuel's favorite part of the number readout, the passing of Stephen Hawking, the possibility of backing up a human brain, the word "connectome," Kyle explains how this is addressed in Cory Doctorow's book, the failure to define consciousness, a listener letter explains why Microsoft sucks, info on open-source personal assistants, tying Alexa to law enforcement, theories on why Alexa doesn't respond to television activations, a test over the radio, a possible answer to the mysterious sound in Cuba, Hope Hicks claims to have been hacked, a look at the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Black Hat Hackers," a listener report on problems with Verizon FIOS in a power outage, the advantages of copper, how rotary dial is still useful, an ancestry.com concern, premium issues, a final goodbye to Stephen Hawking.


  12. Only Kyle and Emmanuel are able to make it to the show in the inclement weather, Dent drops by, looking forward to Saturday's demonstrations, Dent gives the high school perspective, what shooting drills are like in New York City schools, realizing that some things just aren't normal, where demonstrations are taking place locally, how kids are realizing the power they'll soon have when they're able to vote, the death of Adrian Lamo, how this should be treated, memories of the infamous HOPE panel, questioning the need for lottery passwords in the United Kingdom, the compromising of lottery information, customer data at a travel booking site is exposed, Hack of the Week: the risks of yachts being hacked, an incident involving cryptocurrency and the Department of Citrus in Florida, questioning the advantage of having a refrigerator on the Internet, Dent's experience using the Shodan API to find interesting devices online, more on the forced migration from copper, how people do indeed have power on this issue, the same tactics could be used to save payphones, comparing the performance of a slow robot and a fast robot in the massive CD encoding project that Kyle and Emmanuel are involved in, a call from a failing landline, hanging on to Windows XP, more thoughts on old technology.


  13. Alex is back from London, a review of the pizza place in Salisbury where two Russians were poisoned, a ransomware attack hits the city of Atlanta, problems with the 911 system in Baltimore, Shenzhen police are fighting jaywalking with facial recognition, the Cambridge Analytica scandal, how people can begin to protect themselves, how shadow profiling enables Facebook to track people who don't even have accounts with them, how the data involved here will inevitably be used in legal cases, how to get your info from Facebook, why we need to do a better job safeguarding our privacy, how long it took Alex to read through terms of service, how ICE uses Facebook data in their operations, Alex explains how social media companies don't make it easy for investigators serving subpoenas, the story of Microsoft banning offensive language from Skype and other services is mistaken by Emmanuel as an early April Fool's joke, how this is even possible and what the dangers are, the fear of liability and how this is affecting specific sites, ten percent of ticket sales to HOPE in April will be going to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.


  14. The appearance of "rogue devices" known as Stingrays being used by foreign governments to spy within the United States, how these devices work, progress in detecting them, a Russian accused of hacking Dropbox and LinkedIn is extradited to the United States, Jeff Sessions' thoughts on hackers, the dangers inherent in trusting these companies, reports that the Trump administration would consider a nuclear response to a cyber attack, identifying what the true threat actually is, an update on the Atlanta ransomware issue, a case of students trying to hack grades in Virginia, questioning why the stakes are higher now, the new normal, hacks against Israeli sites by protesting Palestinians, why this is a healthy means of expression, a caller believes he is being targeted, strong words from the FTC in 2011 designed to protect people against privacy intrusions by Facebook, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.


  15. The show starts in Russian, DJ Cornflower is in the studio, Trump's personal attorney is raided by the FBI, Alex examines the claim by Trump that attorney/client privilege is dead, an explanation of the number of federal districts in states, the mob boss analogy and how this is disturbing, theories on what could lie ahead, Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress, contributions by Facebook to the very members of Congress questioning Zuckerberg, a real life troll at the hearing, the issue of shadow profiles, the annoyance of being constantly asked for feedback when making purchases, the surveillance abilities of LinkNYC, the price of abstaining from Facebook, more on the issue of copper lines being phased out by Verizon, how unions fit into this, listener phone calls.


  16. A surge in HOPE interest, a substantial amount of good news at WBAI, the station has reached an agreement to get out of the Empire State Building lease and move to a new location, two new transmitters are being obtained, other new developments, how listener support is what helped make this possible, the amount of levelheaded people at the station who don't get enough credit, an extension to the period of time where people can comment on Verizon's plans to retire copper lines, seeing who in the room has taken the time to write a comment, tweets that wake people up, clarification on reading letters over the air, facts about uptime of phone services during blackouts, analyzing the fallout from the release of the James Comey book, how the lack of payphones hurt coverage of a hearing involving Trump's lawyer, the increasing lack of information available via the whois utility, Alex explains how he's able to tie various anti-Comey domains together that have been registered recently, looking at what's on the lyincomey.com site, Emmanuel's opinion on the three people who were most responsible for getting Trump elected, why reporting on one side doesn't imply an endorsement of the other side, a call for a listener to get involved in the station, a tribute to Art Bell.


  17. Encouraging people to become BAI Buddies, a computer recycler is sentenced to prison for making restore discs for Microsoft operating systems, how this case transpired, why people plead guilty to things they didn't do, a hacker is imprisoned for hacking into the email accounts of various governmental officials in 2015, how this case was labeled by the judge as "cyberterrorism," the CWA hacker group, more examples of injustices, the challenge of writing a one line program, how even Vice gets it wrong, examples of things that hackers don't do, MSNBC host Joy Reed's absurd claims that point the finger at hackers, what would have had to be done for this scenario to be true, updates on HOPE.


  18. The spring fundraiser has begun, the station has survived some massive challenges, how people can contribute, why this is better than a mere podcast, the randomness of radio, there is a plan in place to resolve the Empire State Building dilemma, some of the hopes for the future, some of the premiums being offered from previous drives, what Steve Rambam premium entails, what's included in the keynote series, an excerpt from the Steve Wozniak keynote at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, an update on the $2600 digitization project, excerpts from some of The Hacker Digests being offered tonight, the show will not be on next week, there are $2600 meetings this week.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. Alexa defines net neutrality, today's good news that may help overturn the 2017 FCC ruling on net neutrality, the lies that have been perpetuated in the attempted destruction of net neutrality, the "laurel/yanny" debate, wondering why people hear different things, some problems with the previous show's premium offerings, the importance of the $2600 digitization project that's producing the The Hacker Digest series, what's included in the keynote series, memories of reading Cory Doctorow's book on a train in eastern Europe, Google employees resign in protest over a military program called Project Maven, why people have a problem with projects like this, Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Festival is the guest, the UNIVAC owned by the VCF, other festivals around the world, some hardware and software history, memories of BASIC, how VCF helps provide old hardware for movies and television shows, how to get to the Vintage Computer Festival East.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Jason Scott from the Internet Archive is in the studio, some examples of things that people donate, the allure of spam faxes, how things get lost through digitization, how best to deal with archived material, instances where material has been lost, Emmanuel's quest for Bob and Ray tapes, how businesses can destroy their archives through consolidation, the importance of saving broadcasts, how WKRP in Cincinnati was affected, problems affecting Grand Theft Auto, this is a fundraising edition of the show, what is being offered tonight, how a good turnout can help reduce the number of fundraising days on the station, memories of the BBS world, how young people are fascinated by old technology, how we always manage to forget to save things, how $2600 tries to save everything, Emmanuel's role in the hacker community, the frustration of trying to hear audio from the old 2600 Voice BBS using the Bigmouth system, how people can help with what Jason is doing, IBM Audio Distribution Systems, plans for HOPE.  This show includes fundraising.


  21. Alex finds himself in a room with Deputy Attorney General (((Rod Rosenstein))), some of the highlights of his talk, progress with The Hacker Digest series, excerpts from 2002, the erosion of foundational morality over the years, what the HOPE keynote series is all about, the FBI wants everyone to reboot their routers, the best way to react to this, the subject of prosecuting Russian hackers, how hackers are encouraged to be patriotic and attack other nations, trying to put issues into perspective, making boycotting Israel into a crime, an update on new phone lines at the station, when HOPE tickets will start being sent out, how to get involved in Radio Statler during the HOPE conference, more updates on the conference.  This show includes fundraising.


  22. The station is now broadcasting from 4 Times Square instead of the Empire State Building, Rob is now married, what's been involved in the transmitter move, how this has adversely affected the signal area, plans for an actual soundproofed studio are in the works, why people shouldn't call in now, the HOPE conference is coming up next month, the speaker submission deadline has passed, the lineup will begin to be made public soon, a dozen hacker icons are being revealed on the HOPE website, a policy change at Google involving military projects, questioning claims of damage in a case without much detail, the Ticketfly hack, a well publicized hack involving Buffalo Wild Wings, figuring out what actually happened and how best to protect against this sort of thing in the future, a warning from British police about negative comments on Facebook, a story involving cryptocurrency and Mount Everest that raises serious questions, the joy of confusing smartphones, fun things to do with Wi-Fi hotspot names.


  23. Only Kyle and Emmanuel are in the studio tonight, the HOPE conference is five weeks away, looking forward to the huge amount of bandwidth, the latest in the Hacker's Dozen series, a proposal for monitoring of Spanish football matches to prevent unlicensed viewings, how Signal messaging app communications may have been retrieved by authorities, government agencies warn of commercial airline hacking, why it's important to reveal security holes when they're found, the importance of manual override, 20 million dollars in Ethereum is stolen in China, a challenge to cybercurrency thieves, how drones will be treated in the years ahead, the huge number of speakers lined up for next month's HOPE conference, how baby monitors are being compromised, how to learn more about HOPE.


  24. Most of the talks at the upcoming The Circle of HOPE conference will be announced tomorrow, problems with Alex's email, Alex was at Radio Popolare in Milan, what the scene was like this time, the method the station uses to raise money, examples of Dent's music, Dent will be putting together intermission music for the HOPE conference, how Dent creates his music entirely on his laptop, Alex describes the Article 13 proposal in Europe and what it would mean if passed, how independent entities are always taken advantage of, controversy involving LinkedIn and GitHub regarding personal info on ICE employees, debating whether ICE employees deserve to have their identities revealed, a clueless article about hackers, use of the word "hack," the challenge of coming up with alternatives to the mainstream choices, Dent's advice for upcoming musicians, rumors of the hotel being sold out, one final musical piece from Dent.


  25. Emmanuel and Kyle are away, Xio makes a guest appearance, the importance of community, last ditch attempts to save net neutrality, a list of local representatives who have signed a key petition, Alex explains why state legislation on net neutrality may be doomed, an encouraging ruling from the Supreme Court concerning cell phone tracking, Xio describes his upcoming talk at The Circle of HOPE, Alex's complaint about HOPE, Rob describes the 3-2-1 rule, the massive amount of work involved in organizing the conferences, open-source algorithms, Alex's law firm offers pro bono legal services to whistleblowers and detainees, the dangers of IoT devices.


  26. A special Independence Day message, excitement as protests unfold at the Statue of Liberty, the overreaction to this, some European activists may have had their personal information compromised, encouraging property destruction, how neo-Nazi groups seem to escape scrutiny, a new proposed law could change the way copyright is viewed in Europe in a negative way, why Google News is now completely useless, the idea of paying a single fee for online news sources, how Internet traffic is slowed down in Kazakhstan for political reasons, revealing the truth about Gmail messages being read by humans, a new Facebook patent application reveals software that will turn on smartphone microphones when advertisements play on a television, fun with LinkNYC kiosks, the deadline for HOPE preregistration is approaching, progress at WBAI, memories of an old $2600 shirt.


  27. It's the week before HOPE, Kyle and Emmanuel probably won't be here next week, online ticket sales have ended, Alex outlines what his talk will be about, looking forward to the streaming provided by Internet Society, trying to outline the highlights, how kids are fascinated by lockpicking, the concert that's planned during HOPE, Barrett Brown joins the conversation, Barrett's early days putting out his own newspaper as a child, how he got into trouble with federal authorities, the aftermath of his arrest and prosecution, what the (((Stratfor))) emails revealed, the significance of this leak, how Barrett's records at WePay were subpoenaed, what the Pursuance Project is all about, how levels of trust are established, protection of user info, the response from the hacker community to this project, ways that people can donate and get involved.


  28. Rob is alone in the studio with many guests on the eve of The Circle of HOPE conference, Cheshire Catalyst describes his upcoming talk, Mitch Altman talks about his soldering workshop and presentation, Xio discusses the information desk and his upcoming talk, Sidepocket describes what Radio Statler is all about, Tamara and Jessen describe some of the highlights of the concert that's taking place this year at the conference, Nite Owl explains what will be happening with TOOOL this year, Cheshire Catalyst's site that lets mobile phones access the conference schedule, memories of the first conference in 1994 and the chaos surrounding registration, Nite Owl discusses how the U.S. branch of TOOOL came together at a previous HOPE conference, Mitch's first hacker conference was HOPE Number Six, Tamara discusses how music is created from Game Boys, other unique methods of making music, some of RNA's favorite talks over the years.


  29. It's the post-HOPE show, what made this a particularly hard weekend, confronting the issues head on, how the overcrowding issue was solved this year, the intimidation tactics that the conference was confronted with in the form of Trump supporters, how these tactics threw people off, the difficulty in focusing on the actual issues, some of the absurd accusations that were made, why we have to fight better, some apropos words from the intro of the conference program, Alex describes how these conflicts are mirroring what's going on in society, debating whether a MAGA hat is the same as a symbol of hate, the difficulty of judging intentions by actions, how this can be viewed as an attack on the conference, the need to understand the hacker community better, why more support is essential in these situations, provoking a reaction, (((Mitch Altman))) offers his perspective on symbols, the delay in ejecting people, Bernie S. joins the discussion, where the conversational format worked for talks, dealing with confrontational questions, the danger of ignoring the things that worked, comparing the Twitter storm to what was actually happening, there were very few official complaints made to the Code of Conduct hotline, an attendee summation, the role of security, taking issue with swastikas, how security is part of the community, how people can submit feedback, the "agent provocateur" effect, creating a safe place for independent thinkers, trying to agree on what crosses the line, opportunities to engage, the failure to outsmart the disruptors, Bernie explains how timing was used to diffuse a potential situation, Kyle's issue with the photo policy, some of the more positive aspects of the conference.
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    • Hackers in a World of Mall  First there was the incident in June at a hacker gathering in St. Louis called Summercon.  Mall cops at the Northwest Plaza told the hackers they weren't allowed to wear baseball caps backwards.  The hackers, in their innocent naivete, questioned authority.
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  30. This October will mark 30 years of Off The Hook, the importance of the WBAI Buddy program, controversy surrounding the potential availability of 3D-printed guns, Rob's views on the subject as someone who has worked in the 3D printer field, how this relates to the issue of gun control, Charter Cable has been ordered to leave New York, the significance of this action, Google has decided to return to China and invoke censorship there, detained immigrants are revealed to be paying up to eight dollars a minute to speak with their children over the phone, examples of "inauthentic coordinated behavior" that Facebook is being accused of, what's Orwellian about this, Russian troll mischief, some more feedback on the HOPE conference, comments on the controversial photo policy, the stigma that is often attached to attending hacker events, availability of audio and video of the conference, acknowledging some of the many who made HOPE possible, how to deal with fascist infiltration, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.  This show includes light fundraising.


  31. Alex has a new kid, a skeleton crew tonight, how Alex was able to keep his big news off of Facebook, an attempt to erase all vestiges of net neutrality, Cheshire Catalyst makes a surprise appearance, people in jail in New York City can now use phones for free, the Wardenclyffe property once used by Nikola Tesla has been approved for inclusion in the National Historic Register, Kyle describes the site, memories of the Shoreham nuclear power plant, the controversy involving the removal of Alex Jones from various social media platforms, debating the difference between censorship and viewpoint discrimination, comparing Infowars to ISIS, Alex's prediction on how this action will backfire, wondering how to get Off The Hook on Facebook.  This show includes light fundraising.


  32. A rash of security clearances being lifted in the Trump administration, something weird seems to be going on with Waze today, the annoyance of phone and computer operating systems that reboot without warning, a revealing feature of Google Drive is uncovered in a child pornography case, making sure people are educated about the level of privacy they have when using certain services, Google is caught recording location data even when users opt out, the importance of being able to slam down a phone, there's an ATM cash out scheme that media seems to believe all hackers know about, Emmanuel's issue with a credit card company and a bank that exposed a glaring security hole, Volt4ire reports back from DEFCON, how hotel policy led to some invasions of privacy, Kyle gives an update on new equipment at the station, how most people don't seem to care about privacy, when it's O.K. to yell "fire" in a crowded theater, more questions of censorship.


  33. There are brand new microphones in the studio, a disturbing new development in Australia involving unlocking phones for law enforcement, Facebook Messenger is being pressured to hand over data, figuring out which country is safe, tightened controls over the Internet in Egypt, a pirate radio station that carries Alex Jones is shut down, the prevalence of pirate radio stations in the local area, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning on discontinuing certain time stations, calling WWV in Colorado, the idea of pirate time stations, what WWVB is about, calling WWVH in Hawaii, what WWVL was, claims that Verizon throttled bandwidth to firefighters while they were battling a forest fire, questioning whether this actually has anything to do with net neutrality, guessing the states that stood up for net neutrality, an update on HOPE audio and video.


  34. It's a packed house, theorizing on ways to delay the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a message to people who may have dirt on the nominee, how to submit things to $2600 via SecureDrop, the advantages of the Tor browser, a campaign to stop California's net neutrality initiative using robocalls, a recording of the robocall, the increasing sophistication of robocalls, Trump blames Google for being biased and accuses China of hacking Hillary Clinton's emails while demeaning the FBI, a reported DNC hack turns out to have been a test, the responsibility of individuals to question sources, how this relates to Alex Jones, the problem of short attention spans, Cody Wilson decides to sell 3D-printed guns despite a federal court order, Alex parallels this to Emmanuel's case with the MPAA in 2000, how this will be dealt with once the information is out, the Irish speaking clock has been silenced, comparing the necessity of a phone line to Twitter, debating how companies like Twitter should be regulated.


  35. Trying to figure out who in the administration wrote the secret editorial in The New York Times that threatens Trump's legitimacy, a list of some of the offices that could contain the anonymous person, Alex explains the various level positions, use of a particular word in the editorial may implicate Mike Pence, the paranoia effect this is having on Trump, the possibility of there being multiple authors, the relationship to hacking, some of the material that has already come in to the $2600 SecureDrop, why it's important not to reveal how sensitive material is received, the social engineering aspect of Trump, the release of a controversial Bob Woodward book, the potential use of FISA warrants to track down the source, how those who deny quickly may be the best suspects, the possibility of the writer being a member of Trump's family, the case of a missing member of the hacker community in Norway, thoughts on the Kavanaugh hearing, a caller provides some interesting and specific info on the mystery person, an update on the Assistance and Access Bill in Australia that may be enacted soon, a satirical government ad, there will be $2600 meetings this week, HOPE videos are out.


  36. Emmanuel is upset at all the people reading the Bob Woodward book, an update on the Arjen Kamphuis missing person case, analyzing clues regarding cell phone signals, the annoyance of Julian Assange frequently eclipsing the story of the missing person, some of the questions in this case that should be asked, a copyright directive in Europe, the already paranoid way that copyrighted material is dealt with, what Article 11 will change, questioning the use of algorithms in determining fair use and copyright infringement, the child pornography connection, the use of initials, how people aren't aware that material in Google Drive is being scanned and reported to authorities in some cases, another way that Google is intruding on our personal lives, the prospect of Gmail suggesting responses to emails, problems with the Content ID system, Emmanuel's issues in trying to archive his video collection online, how archive.org has helped out tremendously in the preservation of history.


  37. Rob is alone in the studio, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day, Maker Faire is coming up this weekend, problems with the $2600 van has cast some doubt on the $2600 presence this year, a test of the Presidential Alert feature has been postponed, wondering what such a test to all cell phones in the nation might be like, another advantage of landlines, how a string of home explosions in Massachusetts inadvertently revealed the surveillance of certain left-wing groups by the police, what Maker Faire is all about, difficulty reaching tonight's guest, the lockpicking experts at Maker Faire, why the event is particularly good for kids, memories of previous events, some of the things that have been brought to Maker Faire in previous years, the prevalence of 3D printers, the magic of rotary phones, some of the projects slated to be displayed this year, the tiny home project, Sabrina Merlo from Maker Faire joins the conversation, the best way for people to get to the event, the need for volunteers, robot battles are scheduled, car crushing, Adam Savage will be appearing this year, how Sabrina got involved, the number of Maker Faires around the world, a ticket giveaway, some of the international projects being featured.


  38. Recovering from a long Trump news conference, thoughts on this weekend's Maker Faire, some confusion with the subway, how Alex's son reacted to Maker Faire, Kyle describes the 1950s phone booth that $2600 brought, the fascination kids have for old technology, meeting a candlestick phone expert, the status of the Maker Faire in the United Kingdom, where to find other events, the irony of hackers being the ones to preserve old phone company technology, Emmanuel's memories of the World's Fair, a special event will occur next Wednesday in Brooklyn in conjunction with the Presidential Alert test, what will be involved as part of this test, recording a promo for the event live on the air, what WEA compatibility is all about, an interesting feature on smart watches that could bring cops into people's homes, wondering if phone booths exist in other parts of the country, how certain payphones get preserved, how phone calls of the past sounded better than they do today, how a CB radio can be an advantage, how payphones are still used in federal courts, another reminder about next week's Wireless Emergency Alert party.


  39. Fallout from today's Presidential Alert test, Emmanuel's standoff with his phone, wondering what the significance of the 2:18 pm time of the test was, an inadvertent test of the "inter-studio" emergency alert system, what the CONELRAD system was, an excerpt of a testing period in 1961 narrated by John F. Kennedy, Rob's phone fails to receive today's test, reports on other phones, what was unique on Kyle's phone, what the Wireless Emergency Alert party was like, an excerpt from the party, it's a fundraising show tonight, listener reaction to the test, a CONELRAD alert for evacuation of a city for a probable enemy air attack, analyzing the authoritative voice, another excerpt from the party at the moment when the alert was sent out, how LineageOS apparently allows Android phones to opt out of the Presidential Alert option, questioning why people wouldn't want to know about these alerts, another recording from CONELRAD with additional information, another excerpt from the party shortly after the alert was sounded, a final CONELRAD update with a very serious message, a final excerpt from the party at around 20 minutes past the alert, Emmanuel recycles his phone to see if the alert message finally disappears, the importance of sharing this info and having fun with it.  This show includes light fundraising.


  40. The deadline to register to vote in New York is this Friday, Rob still hasn't gotten the emergency alert from last week on his phone, another theory on the significance of 2:18 pm, Emmanuel's analysis of how broadcast stations in the area fared during last week's nationwide EAS test, a recording of the announcer used on all stations, some other specific observations, a recording from a lineman at the phone company, Emmanuel's discovery about his DVR, how commercials are sometimes altered on recordings, Kyle's idea for green screens on products, the actual importance of the recent Facebook hack, the demise of Google Plus, the status of the DVD project for The Circle of HOPE, what is being offered tonight, an excerpt from a talk on hacking elections at The Circle of HOPE, this show marks the 30th anniversary of Off The Hook, why it's not necessary to be technical to appreciate the HOPE talks, an excerpt from a talk on monitoring the alt-right at The Circle of HOPE.  This show includes fundraising.


  41. An illegal ID, the show is back after three weeks, the fund drive is over, reflections on the election results last night, some technical issues involving voting machines, Kyle voted by mail, a list of absentee ballot voters is released in Georgia, the ease with which similar information is available in some states, the risk involved with this, border agents in Europe are about to use AI to ask questions of travelers, the challenge of getting people to lie on purpose, the importance of hackers playing with these sorts of technology, the inevitability of these developments, suddenly realizing that Alex isn't in the studio, Facebook technology that monitors who you stand next to, the dangers of this, why it's important to lie to services that spy on us, problems with Twitter filtering out non-celebrities, Rob explains the Mastodon protocol and how the show can be found on it, why this can be preferable to services like Twitter, gait recognition software in China is able to identify people by the way they walk, memories of (((Michael Chertoff))), thoughts on opting out of body scanner searches at airports, more discussion of voting machines.


  42. Amazon kicks Apple refurbishers off its site, Alex recently bought a refurbished Mac from Amazon, what is motivating Apple, whether this will be happening in other countries, what's involved in becoming an authorized reseller, memories of first computers, why it's important to be able to see what's "under the hood," how people can respond to this new restriction, the specter of Amazon opening a huge complex in Long Island City, debating the pros and cons of luring Amazon to New York, Alex's issues with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, lessons learned from Seattle, questioning how this affects the people who live here, how bookstores were destroyed by chains, preventing chains from establishing a foothold, a listener questions the value of Apple products, suspicions of Alex running for office, questioning whether the deal can be changed, how to bequeath digital content.


  43. The new studio is coming along, there will be a window for the first time, new phone lines have finally been installed, there's a new phone number for listeners, testing out all of the lines with the help of listeners, discovering that unanswered calls go to the general manager's voicemail, a push for deployment of domestic drones operated by authorities, where border zones are actually located, the potential uses of these drones, MIT engineers develop a plane with no moving parts that's completely silent, the effect of this on drone technology, how unthinkable developments become normal, why humans need to remain accountable and in charge, a proposed social media check on gun purchasers, some of the problems connected with this approach, why social media isn't a reliable barometer, ways to protect yourself from having your search queries logged, the idea of mandatory social media.


  44. A neo-Nazi group called the Proud Boys unintentionally reveals their member info through a redacted PDF, how to properly redact documents, the importance of bookstores over the years, Strand bookstore owner Nancy Wyden is the guest, how the idea of landmarking the Strand bookstore could actually wind up hurting it, Alex explains the legal aspects, the challenges of a brick and mortar store, getting stuck in a Kafka novel, how the public hearing process was unfairly scheduled, a comparison to the benefits Amazon is receiving for setting up in New York City, parallels to how accused criminals are treated, the legal recourse open to Strand, how the Supreme Court in New York is actually the lowest court, an upcoming hearing on Tuesday that listeners are encouraged to attend, an organized crime parallel, Alex's history with bookstores, Nancy describes what the inside of the store is like, what can be found in the rare books section, how the Puck Building was preserved, attempts to get landmark status for the Hotel Pennsylvania and how that situation differed from Strand, unsuccessful attempts to save the St. Denis Hotel, memories of old institutions, how books are immortal, the need to get all interested parties into the same room, how people can participate.


  45. Only Kyle and Emmanuel are in the studio for this fundraising edition, memories of a fundraising show from a decade ago, what The Hacker Digest is all about, some of the extra content that's included, what's involved in figuring out some of the history, how the magazine has inspired people over the years, some of the advances made at the radio station in recent weeks, an update on Strand from last week, Rob's report on yesterday's hearing, the value of printed works, a defense of the Proud Boys, the value of having space in the studio, in defense of Apple, the right to compete, ease of use of technology, in defense of minimalism, impressions when walking past an Apple store, built-in obsolescence, a letter from the Summer 2004 edition of $2600 that applies to today's Apple discussion, actions that Apple has taken against independent repair people.  This show includes light fundraising.


  46. Rob is alone in the studio and joined by irregulars, Neo and Gila join the conversation, it's another fundraising edition, what is being offered tonight, some of the advantages of a full HOPE set, a story about faxes, an anti-encryption law in Australia, Kit Stubbs discusses a new Tumblr decree that bans adult content from their site, the communities this will predominantly affect, how lots of content will be lost, the disturbing effect on sex workers, other ways this type of policy can be used, how to counteract this kind of thing.  This show includes light fundraising.


  47. The pre-Christmas episode, it's another fundraising edition, a full set of HOPE talks from the most recent conference is being offered tonight, Emmanuel and Kyle will return to the airwaves next week, the timeslot of the show will be changing back to 7:00 pm on January 9th, Gila explains the importance of this move, Alex joins the conversation on the phone, what is included in the collection, Rob discusses the increase in junk phone calls recently, Alex reveals a specific junk phone call he's been getting from the federal government, Hack of the Week: Rob uses a Special Information Tone on an outgoing message to stop spam, explaining the Mastodon site, Nina Alli joins the discussion, what a biohacking village is, how Nina got involved in this field, hacking pacemakers, listening in on hearing aids, another privacy invasion by Facebook, Alex has a new piece on CNN concerning Facebook.  This show includes fundraising.


  48. The final show of the year, a reminder about the upcoming time change, Emmanuel and Kyle have been through four countries in a single day to get to Leipzig, Mitch Altman is also in Leipzig for the Chaos Communication Congress, Mitch describes the Hardware Hacking Area he's involved with, Emmanuel outlines the history of the Chaos Congress, there are five tracks of talks this year, Kyle discusses some of the more interesting talks that are ahead, looking forward to the streaming, Mitch describes how things are looking before the conference begins, Emmanuel talks about the incredible train connections made today in countries where trains are taken seriously, new notices regarding cookies are popping up on European websites, Kyle and Emmanuel managed to get cheap tickets on the Queen Mary 2, the relationship to hacking, Mitch describes what it was like to teach soldering in Dubai, the comfort of not knowing what's ahead in the future, the bizarre story of mystery drones at Gatwick Airport in England, dealing with conflicting opinions, the obligation for richer parts of the world to help the poorer parts, disconnecting from Germany, a listener introduces the concept of Krampus and a new Titanic, a listener's observations on MTA Wi-Fi.

Off The Hook - 2019


  1. The first show of the year and the last show in the current timeslot, Jason Scott is on the phone to discuss a milestone in intellectual property, new works are beginning to enter the public domain for the first time in this century, 1923 works are affected, the sides people take in the copyright debate, the variety of works that are now in the public domain, a Techdirt event that ties into this, the issue of perpetual copyright, how people are more educated on the topic today, tips on what not to do if releasing something from 1923, an update to the Gatwick Airport story from last week, how to hear what Emmanuel and Kyle are up to on a different radio show, Facebook is rolling out artificial intelligence to detect suicidal thoughts, a nationwide 911 outage, Hack of the Week: hacking a Roomba to play Doom, Hank Kee from the The Personal Computer Show drops by, tonight will be the last edition of that show, the computer show started in June of 1983, some facts on Hank's lineage, Bill Gates was on the show three times, the relationship with Joe King, Hank's first computer.


  2. The show is now on at 7 pm, Amazon's plans to open headquarters in Long Island City, Nite Owl discusses the history of this decision, Alex talks about how this relates to the Strand battle, how the competition between cities led to Amazon's obtaining more valuable information, Samsung users can't delete the Facebook app, the difficulty of getting around this, the value of location data, Alex explains how privacy policies are abused, the issue of "Right to Repair," Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from Vice Motherboard discusses a story involving Paul Manafort and redactions, how Alex is involved, an update on Emmanuel and Kyle, more from 1923.


  3. Kyle and Emmanuel are back from weeks of travel, the new studio is being built, an Amber Alert is issued with no information offered, a critique of stupid designs, how cities in Europe have better overall design in their mass transit, bringing dogs on the train, a unique system in place on the New York subway that originally came from Japan, Mitch Altman is in the studios as he continues to travel, how the Chaos Communication Congress has changed, a flaw in the tram system to the conference, Alex's experience with U.S. Marines in 1998, some of the many wheeled vehicles at the conference, going to the $2600 meeting in Krakow, Mitch describes his travel in Israel and Dubai, finding hackers in different places, the importance of being able to disagree, more on the issue of dogs on the subway, simple ways to keep your information private, Mitch's secret on how to travel everywhere, traveling like a hacker, accomplishing the impossible.


  4. Trouble loading the CD, a reunion with Rob, Kyle gives an update on the progress of the new studio, the difference involved when driving to the show an hour earlier, how listening to WBAI makes the drive easier, the winter fundraiser is coming up, drawing upon listener brain power to decode a mystery signal from the interactive episode of "Black Mirror," a theory that this is FLEX traffic, the amount of TV programs that are using old computers, the story of a family whose Nest system was hacked with a message about a North Korean attack, how the Ring system is being used to spy on people, a way of finding out if your data has been compromised, how bad passwords always seem to be the issue, how hackers are always being unfairly blamed, one way to generate a decent password.


  5. Alex gives an update on Strand, the significance of a piece in The New York Times, the power of the Landmarks Commission, how being declared a landmark could hurt Strand, listener answers on the mystery data message from last week, thoughts on the "Bandersnatch" episode of "Black Mirror," memories of LaserDiscs, a passing helicopter, Kyle reveals the game that's part of the secret message, defending stepping outside the world of tech on the show, more on copyright and the public domain, examples of stupidity in copyright laws, how releases of WKRP in Cincinnati were ruined by unreasonable copyright restrictions, a bug in FaceTime allows people to be heard before they answer, thoughts on landlines, there will be $2600 meetings this week.


  6. It's the start of a new fundraising drive, Emmanuel explains why this is necessary, Emmanuel's experience exploring the local radio dial recently, Alex gives an update on Strand, memories of the beginnings of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF's Tech Projects Director Jeremy Gillula joins the conversation, the huge number of projects that EFF is involved in, a campaign to target eight Democratic congresspeople who are supporting more surveillance at the borders, how the media is ignoring this, what is particularly pernicious about digital surveillance, how instruments of surveillance are being passed on to kids, a rundown of the premiums being offered tonight, the issue of net neutrality, Jeremy explains why this battle is far from lost, the effects so far of the loss of net neutrality, the passion for civil liberties that exists within the EFF, what Privacy Badger is, the importance of the Let's Encrypt project, why it's important for everyone to support EFF.  This show includes fundraising.


  7. An email provider is "destroyed" by an unknown hacker and nearly 20 years of email are lost, major mistakes that were made here, false threats are sent to hundreds of schools throughout the U.S., questioning what this has to do with hacking, a hacker group known as Digital Research Team reveals information on compromised databases in Spain and Venezuela, Alex remembers how he got into trouble as a kid, how federal agents eventually got wind of this, Nancy Wyden from Strand gives an update on the threat of landmark status to the iconic bookstore in New York City, Alex explains why this is a particularly bad idea, the various restrictions and problems Nancy would be faced with, a summary of the premiums being offered tonight, what Strand socks are all about, memories of all the bookstores that used to be in the city, a listener questions Alex's position, most people in New York seem to support Amazon's planned move into Queens, how Amazon was able to reach people when Strand couldn't, Kyle gives a Seattle perspective on the Amazon issue, a call for people to come to a critical hearing concerning Strand.  This show includes fundraising.


  8. It's snowing, there are still Strand packages available from last week, more on the Strand socks, questioning why it's so hard to get Alexa to play WBAI, what WBAI actually stands for, a challenge to name all of the Pacifica stations in the network, how the station stands out even within the Pacifica network, the many different ways of donating, Amazon pulls out of its deal to open headquarters in Queens, how Amazon is punishing New York for challenging it, the risks involved for cities in making deals with companies like Amazon, Alex gives an update on the Strand hearing, parallels between the Landmark Commission and Amazon, the extra work involved when a building is landmarked, putting the Amazon developments into perspective for the average person.  This show includes fundraising.


  9. Wondering where everyone is after a two week absence, Kyle describes what a microphone tree is, progress in the new studio, it's the final week of the winter fund drive, how pledges have made a huge difference, how Pacifica predates NPR, all of the history covered by this one radio show, how listeners to WBAI mean more than listeners to a commercial station, the pending expiration of the USA Freedom Act, how SecureDrop works, a campaign to keep the XS4ALL site alive, Bill Pollock from No Starch Press joins the conversation, Bill's problem with Amazon selling counterfeit books, how this isn't due to a third-party but is directly an Amazon issue, trying to figure out how this could have happened, describing the books being made available tonight.  This show includes fundraising.


  10. An unauthorized promo, Emmanuel's issue with technological gadgets being triggered by the slightest touch, a Facebook outage today, the effects this did and didn't have, Chelsea Manning is imprisoned for refusing to testify in a secret grand jury investigating Julian Assange, what's different about grand juries, parts of Texas have tornado sirens go off due to a hack, an infinite JavaScript loop is triggered in Japan by a teenage girl, educating children about payphones, an app is created to help keep conservatives safe while dining, security issues that plagued the app, why there's no obligation to help companies fix their security holes before they're reported, some feedback from last week's show, a mysterious power outage in Venezuela, a Douglas Adams reference to payphone hygiene, thoughts on payphone preservation, a call from a former payphone cleaner.


  11. It's revealed that Beto O'Rourke used to be a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow, why this should be considered an honor, an excerpt from a dark fiction piece written by O'Rourke as a 15-year-old, trying to get Kyle to be more combative, where cDc stickers show up, how this group compares to other hacker groups, comparing O'Rourke to Mike Pence, MySpace accidentally deletes everything uploaded before 2016, what the fallout will likely be, how an iPhone in Florida was hacked, the inaccurate and exaggerated manner in which this story was presented, New York tenants resist having to use an app to gain entrance to their building, the importance of having physical keys, the shortsightedness of forcing new technology on people, more accusations of bias against conservatives on social media by Donald Trump Jr., examples of how the conservative viewpoint is actually dominating, how Twitter refuses to verify any account associated with $2600, the hashtag issue that only affects $2600, how Instagram won't let $2600 use its own name, why treating Facebook as a primary source of news is a mistake, celebrating the spring equinox.


  12. A warning from Microsoft about April Fool's Day, how this may backfire, Alex describes what Article 13 in the European Union is all about, the dangers this will introduce, the ordeal Emmanuel went through to print out a news story about this topic, how this could affect Brexit, a bill to restore net neutrality passes a house committee, the bipartisan support for the bill that exists, the rough road ahead, new legislation in New York that could ban robocalls, how Caller ID is currently being spoofed, how Alex followed up on a bogus robocall, a connection with Google Play cards, the stories people fall for, the promise of "call authentication," how this ability already exists within phone companies, the possibility of a new tax for this service, Kyle's idea for blocking unwanted numbers, how this could be applied to spam, Kyle plays robocall recordings from his phone, how Google is used to generate many of these calls, another common scam used for domain names, explaining a caller's phone mystery, an update on a local payphone from a listener.


  13. The end of Google Plus for consumers, Jason Scott joins the conversation to discuss preserving what's on that system before it disappears, the risk of keeping important data in the cloud, how Google Plus was forced on people in its early days, the annoyance of Google fan boys, how it's still possible to browse some GeoCities pages due to Yahoo! not being able to delete them, why things need to change, the many examples of companies not preserving the data of their users, Emmanuel's experience archiving material since childhood, the value of Jason's efforts over the years, the importance of always making copies of things you want to save, Emmanuel's issue with revising previous comments online, Facebook policies with developers come under fire, Iranian hacking group APT35/Phosphorus loses domains to Microsoft that are similar to legitimate ones, $2600 once held a domain very close to guinnessrecords.com, examples of some of the seized domains, an update on right to repair legislation, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  14. Rob and Alex are alone in the studio, an update on net neutrality, why Alex believes the current House vote is pointless, what it takes to get a victory, Greg Newby joins the conversation, the Smart Car is in Ontario, what it took to get the Smart Car up there, how this ties into right to repair, ways that Canada is ahead of the United States, how Democrats in the States have kept marijuana from being legalized in certain states, how CBC's Gem streaming service works, how Alex was able to access the BBC iPlayer, Greg's experience with Apple licensing, how buying content doesn't mean you own it, the prevalence of payphones in Canada, a Chinese woman is detained at Mar-a-Lago, wondering what her actual crime was, questioning various elements of the story, a battle over the .amazon domain.


  15. Some big news stories as the Notre Dame cathedral burns down and Julian Assange is dragged out of the embassy in London, a look at the charges against Assange, criminalizing Jabber, the prosecution of Chelsea Manning for refusing to testify against Assange, Alex explains why grand jury testimony is kept secret, the lack of prosecution of the people who actually killed civilians in the video Wikileaks released, a clip from the show where Assange appeared in the studio in 2010, Alex takes issue with the manner in which Assange released information, the issue of LM hash cracking, debating whether Assange actually engaged in the hash cracking, Alex's prediction on what will happen with regard to extradition, Emmanuel's view on what should happen next, another excerpt from the Assange visit to Off The Hook in 2010, where Alex draws the line on what kind of leak was justified, Kyle explains how going through channels isn't always beneficial, another clip from the 2010 show, how Assange thought he was safest in the United States back then, how Kyle and Emmanuel warned Assange that there was an investigation into him a month before he went into the embassy, why it's essential that this source never be revealed.


  16. A special series of days devoted to helping listeners track down missing premiums, all of the Circle of HOPE videos are now up on YouTube, discovering that many HOPE talks have been marked "advertiser unfriendly," how a talk on sex was restricted by age, theorizing on how the algorithm works, a list of some of the talks that made the list, Alex's talk has a pro-Trump ad attached to it, how $2600 seems to be fighting with every social media platform, how the perpetrator of a rampage on LinkNYC kiosks was ratted out by one of the kiosks, the Mueller Report is released, an organization that reviews the quality of the PDF, how $2600 released a searchable version of the report, analysis from the hacker perspective, the show is preempted next week, Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Festival joins the discussion, Ken Thompson will be the keynote speaker at the Vintage Computer Festival this year, when this year's event will take place, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has created a new virtual reality training tool to spot different types of surveillance, Kyle is currently wearing the device on his head, Dave Maass from the EFF joins the conversation, the thinking behind the device, Kyle shares what he's learning as he explores with this tool.


  17. Jim visits the studio, it's another fundraising show, an attempt to get $2600 into bookstores in the United Kingdom, the expenses involved, how Seymour Distribution deemed $2600 too dangerous to put on stands, living in fear of government clampdowns, what is unique about this, why this is worse than government censorship, a local radio station announces a format change which confuses Emmanuel, how WBAI outlives the other stations, the Strand premiums being offered tonight, why WBAI matters, the loss of WPLJ, how FIOS is being forced on people, examples where old technology has better features and getting upgraded to digital is worse, a student turns to cybercrime after being rejected by a college, how to contact Chelsea Manning in prison, a rundown of premiums, how radio is transient.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. Emmanuel programs Waze with his own voice to help Kyle get to the station, Rob's impressions of the new studio which is still being built, memories of a station takeover in 2001, Kyle's history with listening to radio and how he found Off The Hook, memories of President Clinton calling into WBAI in 2000, an update on The Hacker Digest project which is nearing completion, focusing on specific years for the digest, Kyle reviews an article on manhole covers from 1988, how some security holes reported on decades ago are still wide open, Rob reviews 2004, memories of Red Box crystals, how hackers are the ones preserving the history of the phone networks, another story of copper wire being discontinued, valid reasons to not want to switch to FIOS, Alex reminisces about the past, Rob produces a 6.5536 MHz crystal, Alex reads a selection from 1986, a proposed law to prohibit texting while walking in the street, dealing with unacceptable social behavior.  This show includes fundraising.


  19. It's the last week of the fundraiser, the issue of social credit and how it's becoming more familiar in the States, Uber plans to not serve people with low ratings, how Uber is unfair to trained taxi drivers, ways that customers can avoid low ratings, British prosecution of people fighting back against facial recognition, the double standard of cops remaining completely anonymous, a failed attempt to have Amazon shareholders prevent the company from selling facial recognition technology, a call to learn more about Amazon's "Rekognition," Kyle appeals to listeners to send in software, Emmanuel envisions an app called CopGPS, how $2600's SecureDrop service works, what the Tor browser is, Emmanuel tries to think of ways to abuse the SecureDrop system, Rob explains his "hacker portrait" premium and the thoughts behind it, the many ways people can show support, the city of Baltimore is plagued by NSA ransomware, memories of the Melissa virus, how the emergence of EternalBlue can be considered payback, a discussion on the concern of the U.S. government over the dangers of Huawei.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Kyle defeats Waze to get to the station, thoughts on the BQE, a question about the new Kosciuszko Bridge, the new tap-to-pay system known as OMNY is being tested, Kyle and Emmanuel's experiences using similar systems in other cities, the history of the New York City subway system which allows free transfers, memories of Oyster cards in London, Trump insults the mayor of London over Twitter while still in flight above the city, Fox News can no longer be found in the United Kingdom, the ease of using VPNs, Alex describes a proposed New York State law involving privacy and technology companies, information is revealed about license plate readers and the data they capture, the ensuing data breach, a lack of presumption of innocence for people getting visas as their social media is probed, alleged Russian involvement in hacking activity, the Mr. Peanut Twitter account is hacked, the proper way to deal with this kind of thing, how Google News has become useless by constantly directing people to paywalls, listener calls.


  21. Alex gives an update on news involving Strand, why the move to declare it a landmark is a bad idea, some particularly insulting remarks from a member of the landmarks commission concerning the protests against landmark status, what lies ahead regarding legal action, how to stay updated, Maker Media ceases operations, what this means for Make Magazine and Maker Faire, Sherry Huss joins the conversation, some of the history of Maker Faire, a milestone involving the White House, O'Reilly's involvement, the poison of venture capitalism, the teamwork involved in the events, the dramatic impact that Maker Faire has had on kids over the years, Alex describes the effect that Maker Faire had on his kid, Dale Dougherty's involvement and why this shouldn't be considered his fault, how this isn't an actual bankruptcy, possible scenarios where Maker Faire can be saved, the continuing support of The Hall of Science, listener ideas on how to save Strand and Maker Faire, the show won't be on next week.


  22. Kyle is still parking the car, the show will be starting an hour later beginning next week, rethinking the schedule live on the air, a Cory Doctorow piece in The New York Times from the future, causes a degree of confusion, arguing over pronunciation of various file extensions, thoughts on social media and the control of speech, the way we now interact with data as opposed to how we used to, pushing the boundaries of technology, the cool factor, how things disappear on the Internet much faster than most realize, the idea of a fundraiser for Chelsea Manning, a call from former prisoner Stormbringer, the latest from Bobson in Bulgaria, thoughts on the later timeslot.


  23. The first show in the new timeslot, a new project has blown up on the Internet, listings at concentrationcamps.us and internmentcamps.us detail where illegal aliens are being held, what was involved in compiling all of this data, what camps are listed in New York, reports of the site already being blocked, rumors of YouTube blocking videos involving hackers, how this is relevant to the hacker world, how privacy invading technology is being used on the people held in these camps, ideas on how to improve the listing, questioning whether publishing this list is political, the surveillance technology being used against the Muslim population in China, how malware is being loaded onto phones of border crossers by Chinese border guards, listener thoughts on vaccinations and E-ZPass, why WBAI doesn't have commercials, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  24. The concentrationcamps.us domain continues to grow, Alex details a case involving Trump blocking people from following his Twitter account, defining when Twitter becomes a public forum, theorizing on what will and can be done at this stage, some listener feedback on the concentration camp list, why publishing the list wasn't done as a political act, Bruce Kushnick from IRREGULATORS joins the conversation, who IRREGULATORS are, naming the seven regional Bell operating companies, some history of the Bell breakup, what Bruce has been involved in accomplishing concerning phone service, the issue of fiber optic wiring, how the phone companies were allowed by the FCC to have only three customers in order to fulfill their obligation, the difference between Title One and Title Two, the ways phone companies deceive the public, artificial losses and why the FCC was sued, how local service was made unprofitable on purpose, massive amounts of conflict of interest, why Bruce and his associates have standing regarding this case, how people can get more info.


  25. The last show before the summer fundraiser begins, an appeal to anyone still waiting for premiums from past drives, Alex details a significant development in the (((Michael Cohen))) case that will result in disclosure of unredacted material tomorrow, why this is significant for freedom of information, how this could be a total win for transparency, preparing for a refusal to cooperate, what to expect tomorrow, the updates that have been added to concentrationcamps.us, how prison visits are being eliminated, the certainty of having entire video conversations recorded by prison authorities, the many websites catalogued that involve vast number of imprisoned people, a listener takes issue with the phrase "concentration camp," leaked documents from a company named Perceptics reveal that company's plan to surveil New Yorkers in a congestion zone, the threat such a system would pose, companies that own electronic voting systems refuse to reveal who owns them, (((Joseph Menn))) appears on C-SPAN to discuss his book on the Cult of the Dead Cow where the HOPE conference was mentioned, trying to diagnose a malfunctioning phone system on the air, the show won't be on next week.


  26. The future of the HOPE conference is thrown into jeopardy by a massive price increase at the Hotel Pennsylvania, a huge outpouring of support from the community, some examples of the kinds of ideas for new venues that are being offered, Marina from Italy joins the conversation, the desire to always be doing something different, the inspiration from the old Dutch hacker conferences that made HOPE possible, a pledge to find a solution, it's a fundraising edition of the show, 106 million people are affected by a breach at Capital One, a look at the possible motivations of the person arrested for accessing their files, a massive police response, the lack of any apparent criminal intent, a judge who gets it regarding sentencing a famous hacker who stopped the WannaCry ransomware attack, Apple contractors are regularly hearing private information while working on Sirii, Rob describes how he can spy on his Echo device remotely, attempting to relay a message through Rob's Echo device, a look at Amazon's Ring and how they control the ways police describe their product, figuring out when the line is crossed, the way surveillance has been embraced over the years, Kyle and Emmanuel experience a massive amount of EAS tones going off on people's phones in a theater, a design flaw in how alerts are set on individual phones, how engineers don't always come up with the best solutions for consumers, more examples of bad design, the various ways to pledge to the station, there are $2600 meetings this week, some words about HOPE.  This show includes light fundraising.


  27. Greg Newby is in town, the fundraiser is over, HOPE conference planning is underway, the FCC and FTC will be watching over social media issues that concern Trump, Mitch McConnell's Twitter account is suspended after posting a threat that was made against his own people, Facebook can apparently sense fear, the revelation that artificial intelligence is racist, Amazon's Rekognition project, the issue of CCTV cameras everywhere, how different childhood would have been with surveillance cameras, a FEMA EAS test that was different from others, how DVRs aren't able to capture these kinds of tests, the city of Naples in Florida falls victim to a ransomware attack, Alex explains why DNS monitoring is so important, Greg details a story involving a lawsuit against Project Gutenberg from a German company concerning a book published over 100 years ago, how copyright differs in various countries, how the German court is somehow prevailing in this case, problems hitting the microphone.


  28. Fiddling with buttons, HOPE videos have been digitized, the digest project continues, how it's possible to tell what people are typing on a keyboard, the manner in which this story has been distorted to turn hackers into the threat, an un-passworded server results in exposed customer data for over 160 million accounts at MoviePass, ways to act after finding a security vulnerability, how those who reveal problems are often thought of as the problem, the SecureDrop system at $2600, a surveillance overreach related to an anti-Proud Boys demonstration that involves Google, a warning about Apple cards, news of a phone museum in Georgia, a caller wants to keep his old cell phone, a caller has odd problems trying to connect to toll-free numbers.


  29. An additional announcement, a late start, a momentous program that marks the end of democracy in the United Kingdom as Parliament is suspended by Boris Johnson, an invitation to people from the United Kingdom to call in, Uber claims to reduce traffic in London despite its own evidence, disturbing global trends, Kyle arrives after parking the car, the hypocrisy with the Brexit position, getting around region coding, the hoops that must be jumped through in order to view free content on devices like Roku, an update on HOPE, what Operation London Bridge is, the protocol that will be followed when Queen Elizabeth dies, a call from Zap, news of a new $2600 meeting in Bournemouth, where to find alternative news.


  30. A plan by Trump to use Fitbit data to stop mass shootings, a new agency called HARPA, how various devices will be watching us to monitor for signs of mental distress, the many privacy issues this raises, the idea of a mental health database, the constant desire to upgrade and replace devices, the issue of region coding, the annoyance of Netflix cutting off end credits, a new feature from Altice that disables cable boxes with EAS alerts, hackers are demonized by the Department of Homeland Security, how bioterrorism data was left unprotected, the appropriate action to take when finding sensitive information, wondering how people could tell if Donald Trump's Twitter account was hacked, how to not take Twitter so seriously, what the penalty should be for hacking a Twitter account, how Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was likely hacked, the proper pronunciation of Spokane, a listener reports on an upcoming hacker-related event, listener thoughts on Brexit, the issue of mental health and gun control, there are $2600 meetings this week.


  31. Two Kennedy Airport AirTrains stall for unknown reasons, how automation makes such incidents more confusing, McDonald's takes steps to automate its drive-through windows, some of the privacy issues involved, issues of memory, an almost incomprehensible story about a hack involving Steam and gaming, ransomware strikes a school district on Long Island, how to avoid such attacks, revealing that insurance can cover ransomware, Alex details an investigation he's involved in that's tracking ransomware attacks on school districts, what Alex got in trouble for in high school, a story involving a school and pet sitters, how teaching people to set up an attack can help them avoid becoming a victim of one, some listener mail, the importance of archiving, how fascism is creeping into station policy, a misreading of IRS policy attempts to forbid criticizing Trump over WBAI airwaves, a steadfast refusal to abide by any such restriction, how continuing to believe in such imaginary regulations leads to less and less freedom, a station staffmember is suspended for airing a promo with the phrase "shut down Trump," how the IRS restrictions don't affect individuals expressing their opinions over the airwaves, "Trump Watch" has been canceled for unknown reasons, why it's important to challenge misguided policy and how this could get bigger, trying to figure out what's behind the apparent agenda to strike fear into people at the station.


  32. Kyle's credit card is being impersonated, nobody in the room has a Discover card, how some might be surprised that the show is on the air after last week's comments, Equifax reneges on a deal to compensate people for a data breach that affected 146 million Americans, challenging people to name the three credit agencies, how the Yahoo! breach contributed to passwords being compromised, how using new domain names is a really stupid thing for compromised companies to do when addressing the issue, what victims are entitled to, the act of freezing your credit account and how it can help or hurt, what's behind threatening emails with identifying information that are being sent out, looking forward to social credit monitoring, the ongoing problem with Apple products, the frequency with which people replace their phones, the upcoming rollout of 5G, how Kyle has been able to avoid iPhones, what people do with their old phones, the issue of planned obsolescence, a call from an iPhone 4 on 3G, the future of that technology, memories of receiving distant television signals, concern over 5G, a new Negativland single.


  33. An historic day, what quid pro quo means, Alex explains what a chief compliance officer is, Kyle blows a Cap'n Crunch whistle, Alex describes what's involved in making a whistleblowing complaint in the federal government, analyzing what likely happened with the current whistleblowing complaint involving the president, how the transcript of a crucial phone call has made Trump look bad, Parliament has resumed in the United Kingdom after being suspended, why today is a good day for democracy, the NOFORN classification, how this particular whistleblower is being received, calling a whistleblower hotline on the air, what CrowdStrike is, the White House accidentally sends impeachment talking points to Democratic officials and then tries to recall them, Kyle has been reading the new Edward Snowden book, what Snowden was like as a child, how children are digitized now, debating whether Snowden is entitled to the profits from this book.


  34. A special extended online-only program at the Commons Cafe downstairs from the WBAI studios which have been shut down by the Pacifica Foundation, the events that transpired on Monday, how Pacifica hasn't obeyed an injunction ordering them to return the station to WBAI broadcasters, the destructive behavior Pacifica engaged in during the shutdown, this show doesn't have to obey FCC restrictions, Alex gives a legal perspective, an important hearing will be taking place tomorrow, the many news reports claiming that WBAI was closed for good, how false information about WBAI is being broadcast over WBAI's own frequency, the Orwellian announcement of WBAI's "reopening" on Monday, the global reaction to these developments, how the landlord was told by Pacifica that the station would not be using the space anymore, the value of the Commons, the story of how WBAI came to exist, the problems that have faced all of the Pacifica stations, WBAI's Empire State Building crisis that was caused by Pacifica, how people can demonstrate outside Pacifica headquarters in Berkeley, the first edition of the show to be held at the Commons, memories of a previous takeover, how the archives of the station were also seized by Pacifica, how a deal for the show to get back on the air without speaking out against the takeover was rejected, how WBAI hosts were intimidated into not criticizing Trump in recent weeks, Alex explains why this is a faulty interpretation of IRS regulations, questions from the audience, how the donation section of the WBAI site was disabled by Pacifica, what will happen if the court decision goes against WBAI tomorrow, the issue of changing the bylaws, examples of support from people in high places, the difference between public radio and community radio, questioning whether it would be legal to hack into WBAI accounts that have been illegally seized by Pacifica, plans for future action, Reggie describes what happened when the station was taken over on Monday, what the priorities need to be, hopes for the future, a reminder to show up to the hearing tomorrow.
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  35. A triumphant return to the airwaves after the station was shut down for over a month, Kyle and Emmanuel are on a train headed back to New York, a rundown of what happened between WBAI and Pacifica, how the Pacifica National Board ultimately voted in favor of WBAI, Alex outlines what happened on the legal front to get control of the station back, what was broadcast in place of WBAI's local programming, the large number of listeners who canceled their WBAI pledges in response to the takeover, the need for support in order for the station to continue, how certain people showed their true colors by helping to shut down the station, why the show didn't turn into a podcast, what can be learned from this unfortunate event, the canned programming from Pacifica Across America, how people can help the station continue, trying to guess who was behind a certain quote (John Vernile), how people can think they're doing the right thing when they're not, the lack of meaningful communication within Pacifica, last month's big news about the next HOPE conference is finally announced on the show, the conference will be at St. John's University in Queens next summer, an invitation to callers and a request to not point fingers, a surprise call from Bernie S. who reveals his involvement in the actions against WBAI, Bernie S. argues that it's against the law for the station to engage in fundraising over the air, different interpretations of the facts, trying to understand what motivated Bernie S. to support the coup.
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    • "Listeners can call the office of the New York State Attorney General, Division of Social Justice Charities Bureau at 212-416-8688, and a legal assistant named Jacqueline Sanchez.  If you give her the charity identification number, which is charity bureau file number 19CHN0095, and charity registration number 02-88-84, she will tell anybody who calls that Pacifica is legally not permitted to raise more than $25,000 per year in the state of New York..."


  36. Some trouble getting the intro going, still putting the place back together after the shutdown, the first time Kyle and Emmanuel are back in the studio, the last show in the old studio, Rob describes what the new studio is like, frustration at not getting enough publicity when the station came back on the air, the large number of cancellations from WBAI supporters during the takeover, the show is two hours tonight, the idiocy of shutting down the station at the beginning of a fund drive, picking on country music, memories of an April Fool's prank where the end of WBAI was portrayed, what Pacifica Across America is and isn't, Kyle describes the hacker tote bag that's being offered tonight, Emmanuel explains how The Hacker Digest works, the three year subscription to $2600 is also being offered, what the "hacker portrait" is that Rob is offering tonight, Emmanuel tells the history of various radio frequencies, (((Joseph Menn))) joins the conversation, thoughts on Joseph's recently released Cult of the Dead Cow book, how the Cult of the Dead Cow came together, how the Beto O'Rourke revelation came out of this book, how this fact was figured out, the effects of the Back Orifice release, how many people are actually part of the group, saving the world and using Tor, the dilemma of releasing information that could hurt a company, why people should pledge to the station, how other stations make listeners pay without asking, Alex joins the conversation from Washington DC, Alex is meeting with the former director of the NSA, addressing some of the issues brought up last week, trying to understand the motivations of the people behind the coup, an apology for the personal information that was given out over the air last week, surprise at Bernie S.' support of the station shutdown, credit to WBAI lawyer (((Arthur Schwartz))) who helped save the station, manufacturing crises to control the situation, a reality check, Gila explains the value of the show's tone towards technology, some listener response to recent events at WBAI, how the show refused to agree to not criticize the takeover, some facts about Pacifica and WBAI, listener surprise at Bernie S.' words last week, revealing Bernie S.' involvement in a previous controversy that sought to punish broadcasters for advocating the dumping of Trump, going around the room encouraging people not to vote for Trump, why individual opinions are not the same thing as station endorsements, encouraging listeners to get the word out that WBAI is back.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  37. An historic cutover as the brand new studios make their debut, this is actually a test run of the new studio, Kyle is watching the street from the new window, all of the sounds that will no longer be overheard, an appeal for supporters, Kyle describes the tote bags, how it's gotten more difficult to confirm being on the air, testing the quiet, Gila reveals that the WBAI Buddy system doesn't work with American Express, what happened to Alex during the last show, the sale of the .org top-level domain, notable .org sites, who Fadi Chehadé is, the problem with doing things behind the scenes, the regulations that used to exist for .org domains, the problem with the .org registry being run by a for-profit company, why the sale shouldn't go through without certain questions being answered, some research involving Ethos Capital, evil companies that seem to pop up out of nowhere, a rundown of premiums, the Registrar General website in Zimbabwe is hacked by someone who spelled "hack" incorrectly, why Emmanuel is suspicious of the term "ethical hacker," why hacking a Twitter account should never result in a prison sentence, Kyle gives a last report from the window.  This show includes light fundraising.


  38. Ironing out the kinks in the new studio, well known hacker Virgil Griffith is charged with helping the North Korean regime by appearing at a conference there, what is known so far, how Virgil has always been up front with his actions, how what he was accused of doing was completely legal before Trump changed the rules, why it was a bad idea for him to talk to the FBI without a lawyer, Emmanuel analyzes the accusations against Virgil as someone who knows him, some of the projects Virgil has been involved in, the consequences of breaking the law, wondering why these charges were brought six months after Virgil willingly met with the FBI, the mistake of turning over his phone, Alex goes over the charges, Fabio Pietrosanti joins the conversation from Italy, how the conference in question was a relatively boring event, details of what actually went on in Pyongyang, an excerpt from a show with Virgil shortly after the death of Aaron Swartz in 2013.


  39. Jason Scott from archive.org and textfiles.com is in the studio, admiring the new studios, the need to raise funds, the after-effects of Pacifica not paying the landlord after shutting down the station, what is being offered tonight, Rob describes the hacker portrait, how this is actually still the fall fund drive, the recovery process after the Pacifica takeover, how a familiar Italian radio station does fundraisers, the show is moving once more to 7 pm, an update on the Virgil Griffith case, how changing international relations might have influenced this case, how the FBI trapped Virgil, Alex reads and analyzes some of the charges, what he is not accused of, Yahoo! is shutting down much of its Yahoo! Groups operations, how Yahoo! has tried to block Jason's attempts to archive their groups before they disappear entirely, what is potentially being lost here, the danger of trusting a large corporation to preserve history.  This show includes fundraising.


  40. The show is now on at its new time, it's impeachment day, an expanded edition of the show, trying to get word out to people that the station is back on the air, what's included in the digital digest, there was a snow squall today, exciting possibilities for the new HOPE venue at St. John's University, a large number of volunteers will be needed, 988 is going to be the national number for a suicide prevention hotline, how this will work in places with existing 988 exchanges, dialing 411 and getting the number for WBAI, checking out other three digit codes, ideas on how to better allocate some of these numbers, ordeals involving Ring security cameras, the wisdom of connecting everything to the Internet, how Ring pointed the finger back at the users, the risks of smart houses, abuse of baby monitors, another story of Verizon forcing customers onto FIOS, the impeachment bell rings, a call for people to loudly proclaim that WBAI is back on the air, the number of BAI Buddies who will help the station recover from the attempted takeover, the view from the window of the new studio, Trump has officially been impeached, recalling all of the times presidents have been impeached, more Verizon phone issues from listeners, Emmanuel's negative feelings towards Tulsi Gabbard, a rundown of premiums.  This show is two hours and includes fundraising.


  41. The (((War on Christmas))), the Chaos Communication Congress will begin soon, the frustration of trying to get tickets to hacker events, there will be another opportunity for HOPE tickets in the near future, Mitch Altman joins the conversation from Leipzig, Mitch describes the scene in the days leading up to the event, some of the talks to look forward to, pronouncing the names of the various tracks, how to constructively communicate and exchange ideas in this day and age, the importance of volunteers in getting these events to function smoothly, looking forward to HOPE, the triumph of the individual, a Verizon landline outage, a Twitter for Android security vulnerability is revealed, why it's not wise to trust Twitter with anything sensitive, voting machine security, more on copper versus FIOS, a call from Bulgaria, an aborted attempt to talk about the last episode of Mr. Robot.

Off The Hook - 2020


  1. The first show of a new year, headphones aren't working, Kyle is recovering from last night, how a certain Ramones song had special meaning for one day, asking everyone for wishes for 2020 and significant events from 2019, issues of encryption, new works entering the public domain, 1924 is now included, questioning the long amount of time this takes, Twitter accounts that get verified while others don't, how this kind of thing can affect communications, a call for an anonymized Twitter service, why influencers are bad, a new law in California known as CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) allows people to find out what data is stored about them and where it's gone, the rights of tech workers, Chelsea Manning's status, a loss of space at the station due to October's Pacifica coup, Gila gives a warning about this year's date format, Kyle's thoughts on disruption and the gig economy, why Facebook is a mistake, why it's time for the PATRIOT Act to go, a particularly good piece on the military in a recent edition of The Weekly, the imbalance of justice that shows certain people being prosecuted while others walk free, one of the problems the left has with hypocrisy, the issue of agreeing on how to communicate, how to restore the magic of the Internet, wishes for 2020 from listeners, praise for Mr. Robot.


  2. Cyber warfare on a surprising front begins in the Iran conflict, why cyber responses aren't the worst option, defining what the real threat is, wondering if Trump uses a computer, why deleting Trump's Twitter account shouldn't be thought of as a crime, Alex defines what the threat could be, referring to hackers as "aliens," reading from an official warning on what Iran could do, the threat of blackouts, how changing a small bit of data can actually be more harmful, Alex's experience with his name being altered in the voting records, a coach from an unknown sport has his Twitter account hacked with messages about Iran, bot-like characteristics on social media concerning messages about arson in Australia, Facebook bans "deep fakes," what videos will be exempt, how Facebook is making money from disinformation, a section from Christopher Wylie's book, how Cambridge Analytica ties into all this, questioning the motives of a supposed leaker from Cambridge Analytica who was featured in a recent film, the difference between Christopher Wylie and Brittany Kaiser, the final round of HOPE tickets will be going on sale soon.


  3. Emmanuel's knack for immediately breaking things, Alex explains what "ID10T" means, HOPE tickets went on sale Monday, a high level of enthusiasm, details are released about on campus housing for the conference, speaker submissions will be opened tomorrow, the new issue of $2600 is coming out, how people can help with the conference, how the new venue lends itself to various kinds of talks, describing the on campus lodging, Kyle describes how the network connectivity will be faster than ever, how the outdoor aspect of the conference can help fill the gap left by Maker Faire, talk of Phonehenge, the need for volunteers, the possibility of ticket sales closing early, the potential for the conference getting much bigger in this space, memories of Beyond HOPE at the Puck Building, how HOPE will now be held in the least diverse county in the nation, Google has gotten rid of all digital magazines without any warning, how they have made it much harder for magazines to exist on their platform, where digital editions of $2600 can be found, the risk this demonstrates when partnering with a company like Google, a recent Facebook malfunction that blocked $2600 and was fixed by a human engineer, Emmanuel's issue with people who don't use email, the danger of having platforms and protocols that don't communicate with each other, Google's habit of cutting off services, a caller is determined to hang onto 3G, a parallel to old cars, why companies should be obligated to replace technology that they make obsolete.


  4. The subways are "in a knot," Kyle and Emmanuel are in Montreal, the difference in weather, the lack of useful signs in Montreal, the chaos of snow removal which uses tractors instead of plows, the bizarre notification process from pickup trucks that precedes snow removal, the reported death of Mr. Peanut, the real death of Terry Jones, how Montreal is full of working payphones, the relatively large amount of books and bookstores, Alex arrives late, the scene on the subway, Kyle and Emmanuel talk to a class at McGill University, speaker submissions have opened for HOPE, the importance of handles in finding one's identity, visiting non-commercial radio station CIBL in the middle of Montreal, the importance of mixing old and new in a radio environment, Glenn Greenwald is charged with cybercrimes in Brazil, discussing the difference between this case and that of Julian Assange, the importance of seeing the real threat both in Brazil and in the States, the danger of not enforcing laws equally.


  5. It's a last-minute fundraising edition, a tribute to (((Kirk Douglas))), a revelation of an experiment that took place aboard the Queen Mary 2 in December of 2018, an empty bottle was flung into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and recently discovered in the Shetland Islands, an interview with Henry Anderton who found the bottle, the types of trash that wash up on shore, the condition the bottle was in when it was found, some of Henry's history, the reward money sent to Henry will be spent on restoring an old telephone kiosk, the importance of the phone box in the local neighborhood, what the Ocean Cleanup campaign is all about, how to hear the full interview, how Emmanuel got past the guilt of throwing a bottle into the ocean, Kyle and Emmanuel have just returned from the far north, the nightmare of being connected to Videotron in Canada, how there are still lots of phone booths in Canada, taking the First Nations train from Sept-Iles to Schefferville, some of the challenges involved in communicating in that region, a rollout of fiber optics, what this will mean for communications, there is no cell phone service in Schefferville, some interesting facts about the language in this region, Emmanuel is able to verify that SMS doesn't work over WiFi, why this train is so vital, why APTN is such an important network in Canada, the accessibility of television networks in ways that aren't familiar in the States, the exact route that Kyle and Emmanuel took, the disaster of the Iowa caucus, all of the issues that went wrong with the app used by the Democratic party, companies named Shadow and Acronym were behind the whole thing, questioning why counting needs to be so complicated, the need for a backup system, a list of all the things that were wrong with the app, how this could be a good way to not have Iowa count so much, alternative ways of running primaries, there are $2600 meetings this week.  This show includes light fundraising.


  6. The show wasn't on last week and won't be on next week, an ABC piece from 1968 after the Martin Luther King assassination that mentions WBAI, a car-oriented show and premium idea, thoughts on how to make Waze more challenging, the "Right to Be Forgotten Act" in Iowa, the question of whether statements from public figures could be erased under this law, why Emmanuel never deletes anything he says, the ability to create new personas, the story of a used Tesla that had features deleted remotely after its sale, (((Jason Torchinsky))) joins the discussion to talk about an article he wrote on this subject, how this type of behavior seems to be unique to Tesla, questioning whether this is the equivalent of a license agreement, how a car was bricked, the legal issues involved here, a reminder to vote in the Pacifica bylaws election, how a car could potentially be taken over remotely for nefarious purposes.  This show includes light fundraising.


  7. Kyle and Emmanuel are wearing masks, demonstrating how to put one on properly, a change of plans, why people don't need to be walking around with masks during the coronavirus crisis, examples of stupidity that are being demonstrated in society, why people shouldn't panic, how the air has gotten much clearer in China due to things shutting down, the consequences of sneezing, Alex explains how family helps people get through these challenges, most of the last remaining payphones in the city are set to be removed, Rob and Gila join the conversation from a payphone in Queens, Rob describes the phone being used, times in history when payphones were important, the prevalence of payphones in the Montreal metro, how payphones were designated inside the Bell system, Alex recalls the relative anonymity of payphones in the past, how payphones compare to LinkNYC kiosks, Rob demonstrates Red Box tones, the incredibly simple way these tones worked, Alex remembers calling Sterling using a Red Box one Thanksgiving long ago, why it's a good idea to have different forms of technology running in parallel, the overall sound quality of the payphone, calling the payphone that's next to Rob and Gila, a caller describes unwanted anonymity, how collect calls have become a thing of the past, memories of calling random payphones, the old WarGames trick, the huge amount of stories involving payphones, Alex describes his law firm's DNS monitoring project focused on coronavirus domain names, examples of some of the registrations, how people can get their questions answered, there will be $2600 meetings this week.


  8. The sound of a melody, an algorithm to generate every possible melody is released, over 68 billion melodies are a part of this, Noah Rubin and Damien Riehl join the conversation, the reaction so far to this project, the major and minor scales, other melodies that are being added, how this is all just math, the legal implications of this, the issue of subconscious plagiarism, a previous George Harrison case, the notion of numbers protected by copyright, what was involved in having computers do all of this, specifics on how Python was used in this project, thoughts on the melodies, relevant tales from Tom Petty and The Rutles, the unfairness of the current copyright system, creative ways of challenging trademarks, schools have begun to shut down due to the coronavirus crisis, concern over those who don't have broadband access, how LinkNYC has fallen short, Emmanuel's wish to have both LinkNYC kiosks and payphones, the St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled, why it makes more sense to avoid drug stores than Chinese restaurants, Alex gives an update on coronavirus domain registrations, why local radio has never been more important.


  9. An extended show in a troubled time, a strict attendance limit has been placed on the show, frustration at how people aren't taking this crisis seriously enough, the virus is spiraling out of control, this is very different from the flu, how this could get so much worse if precautions aren't followed, why this doesn't mean people need to suffer, what we can learn, the short term results of cutting back significantly on pollution, why the economy isn't what's important right now, how supermarkets aren't necessarily scenes of pandemonium, a subdued St. Patrick's Day, there are over 7,000 cases in New York with over 100 deaths so far, the peak could come in 45 days, why it's important to remember that everybody is going through this, Emmanuel's advice to not pay the rent or mortgage until this is over, how Kyle is dealing with impending doom, a reminder of how fragile we all are, why it should be called physical distancing instead of social distancing, Alex is sick with a potential case of China COVID-19 and is isolated in Pennsylvania, how to get an appointment for China COVID-19 testing in New York, who should and shouldn't get tested, Alex explains how keeping cool and taking the proper actions is so essential, Kyle initiates a Skype connection to Rob and Gila, Rob is still using mass transit every day, what it's like to be an essential worker, the financial effects this is having on the MTA, how this demonstrates the importance of a government that supports a strong social structure, Gila describes the scene while shopping, why shelter-in-place won't be happening in New York, the lack of a single trusted national voice, impressions from supermarkets, why going to Asian markets might be a good idea, misinformation from a Trump announcement on Google's involvement in testing, Alex describes the history of the website in question, why people should consider having a pet in times like this, a "Hacker News" story that doesn't seem to know a whole lot about hackers while reporting on a story about China COVID-19 related online crimes, why "huckster" is a better word to use than "hacker" when describing these activities, the real story behind the Spanish flu, comparing the numbers, how both China and the United States failed to be on top of the virus in the early days, the death toll in Italy is about to exceed that of China's, why it's harmful to name the virus after a nation of people, a listener from Kentucky describes ways the hacker community there is helping, how all of this is affecting doctor-patient relationships, the unique way Kyle and Emmanuel communicated safely in person with a friend, a description of shelter-in-place from California, effects on the environment, how this is a unifying event, ICE announces it will stop making arrests, the importance of local radio, being alone together, the prospects of a pause in rent, how this will change society, how evil people will take advantage of this, the good and bad that can come from traumatizing the population, film recommendations, realizing that the little things matter the most, the difference between China COVID-19 and other deadly diseases, uncertainty over next week.


  10. The first entirely remote show coming from a number of different locations, Alex gives an update on his condition in isolation, the torture of not knowing whether you've caught the virus, how people are driving like idiots, the vital role that long haul truckers are playing, some of the unique problems they're facing, the importance of getting people to take this seriously, why this is nothing like the flu, comparing the numbers, some of the things that people have rediscovered as a result of being stuck indoors, reports that the show isn't on the air, Rob describes the emptiness of the subways at rush hour, Reggie tries to communicate with the show without anyone able to hear, describing how the remote setup works, the show is back to a one-hour format, the ability to take phone calls from the remote location will soon be realized, why all of the home broadcasting going on is a good thing, Kyle updates the on-air situation, why unpolished radio is sometimes better, rating Trump's performance so far, shock at the latest popularity ratings, some of the dangerous suggestions Trump has made, why people need to stop taking him seriously, some potentially dangerous apps that are being peddled during the crisis, Emmanuel's laptop starts to flake out, confusion as the signals start to fail, Emmanuel's laptop loses power and installs a mandatory Windows update which prevents the outro from playing, hopes that Windows 11 won't be as terrible.



  11. A scramble to get everyone connected, Alex has improved to the point of having a pint of Guinness next to him, hopes to end his isolation in the near future, recapping when this all began, Rob and Gila give updates on their situation, Gila describes what's involved in the preparation for Blood Passover, confusion over whether or not masks should be worn, what Kyle and Emmanuel have noticed at Long Island supermarkets, a free pack of matzos and Turkish hand soap, how Alex got cops to flee, the potential death toll according to Trump is up to 240,000 people, the social effects of this constant challenge, trying to figure out what's causing a mystery noise, how people in the community are beginning to feel the effects of China COVID-19 firsthand, the death toll is up to 4,000 in the States, dealing with deniers, the necessity of including landlords in the challenge, what's involved in evicting a tenant, there will be an attempt to take phone calls later, issues with artificial restrictions on ventilator repair, how "Right to Repair' will be a major factor once all this is over, what elected officials can do about this, the need for people to be able to do whatever is possible to fix ventilators, revealing the new phone number, it's April Fools' Day, problems with people trying to get through, a listener shares info on the proper ways to use masks, all $2600 meetings are canceled in person this month, trouble playing the outro.


  12. A call to be a part of the 7 pm tribute, Alex is still in quarantine, the frustration of still not knowing if he actually had China COVID-19, the plan for reuniting with his family, how some people's minds will never be changed by the evidence, Trump seems to brag about not reading a memo concerning coronavirus back in January, questioning why the death toll is so much higher in the United States than anywhere else, the number now stands at around 14,000, the preponderance of new car commercials in recent days, why Anthony Fauci needs to be the one giving the press conferences without any politicians, where to get a look back at some of the stupid remarks about China COVID-19 that were made by people in power, the importance of listening to the science, how people are being punished for telling the truth, how this is relevant to the hacker world, some audio from Kyle and Emmanuel's trip earlier today to Stony Brook University Hospital to drop off donated masks, plans and precautions for picking up the delivery, Emmanuel recalls what it's been like to order pick-up food lately, more packages have been picked up, calling the hospital with an update on what's being donated, thanks to people around the world who have been donating this valuable equipment, how all of the regular hassles of life seem to have been minimized, the fact that people will never forget these days, Alex's reactions to seeing old TV programs when social distancing wasn't being practiced, taking listener phone calls, the idiocy of 5G towers being burned down for suspicion of being behind the China COVID-19 outbreak, more attempts at listener calls.

    13. "Nobody's minds seem to be changed as far as maybe we should change the way we do things.  Maybe we should change our current leadership structure or something.  I'm not seeing anything to indicate that no matter how bad this gets, people's minds are going to be altered in any way...  I see things, and it's just incredible that other people, that I think I can reason with, just don't get it and are simply going to continue blaming the same people for something, or just coming up with conspiracies or being nationalistic.  So many things, but never concede that your guy was wrong or incompetent or malicious...

    I'm looking right now at the TV where Dr. Fauci is speaking.  And he should be the person giving these press conferences.  Trump needs to get his ass out of there or somebody needs to get it out for him because he does not know what he's talking about.  But the scientists and the doctors do."

        --- April 8, 2020 quote from Evil Corley on Off The Hook.

    Were you a victim of a crime committed by an illegal alien?  Or maybe had a life-altering vaccine side-effect?  Your small business destroyed or your child's development negatively effected by a pointless lockdown?  How should we hold Evil Corley, Kyle, and Alexander Urbelis accountable for their misinformation?  Firing squad at HOPE or on Off The Hook?


  13. The 7 pm tribute, almost getting used to these weird times, Alex is still holed up in Pennsylvania, why he still hasn't seen his family in a month, why Alex isn't eager to come back to New York City anytime soon, how people can stay safe while in the city, how some health care workers are getting threats from their own hospitals if they publicize their working conditions to the public, parallels to how people are being treated by the authorities in China, hospitals that don't block their staff from speaking to the media, Nisha Mehta joins the discussion from the perspective of a radiologist in North Carolina, how she has been talking to hundreds of physicians trying to get information out, why this isn't about blaming institutions, how learning from different experiences is the best way forward in the medical community, the fact that more spikes are inevitable, doctors who have blown whistles in the past, the advantages to having this information freely exchanged, reasons why hospitals might not want potentially negative perspectives being distributed, whether all of this could lead the health care world to a better place, the daily celebrations are helping, other things people can do, conservative demonstrators in Michigan try to put an end to the precautions against China COVID-19, when rebellion becomes stupid, the definition of a true conservative, the mood in the stores, the Bulgarian perspective, how people are getting by, recommended television programs.


  14. Uncertainty as to whether the show is actually on the air, blaming Kyle for everything, the show hasn't been on for two weeks, Gila has a new desk chair, a successful search for toilet paper, the mood on the street, an update on Alex's isolation, the risks involved in ending that isolation, trying to get through to local Amish people concerning the need for distancing, the frustration of low gas prices with nowhere to go, questioning when and how things will get back to normal, some of the positive side effects of changing our behavior, how countries that are run by women seem to have fared much better in the crisis, theorizing as to why this might be, news stories focus on Zoom meetings being taken over by intruders, Emmanuel's issue with using the word "hack" to describe this sort of behavior, analyzing the surprisingly obvious solution to this problem, details on the zWarDial script and the people behind it, trouble receiving calls over Google Voice, $2600 meetings will only be taking place digitally this week.


  15. The show won't be on next week, it's fundraising time, the importance of community radio, WBAI face masks are now available, Alex is still holed up in Pennsylvania and is finally reunited with his family, debate over which color face mask looks better, Alex's message to those growing impatient with the lockdown, Emmanuel shares a piece from News 12 focusing on a demonstration on Long Island, wondering when it's appropriate to call someone a moron, Gila explains why the crisis isn't theoretical, Kyle explains why the free flow of information doesn't guarantee good information, Emmanuel tells the story of people he met in Singapore who became victims of China COVID-19 in the United States, remembering how our actions can affect other people, Rob tells how it's easy to undo all of the progress made so far with a few careless actions, future figures could be 3000 deaths a day, how New Zealand has gotten it right, why the one mistake made is what makes all the difference, Alex tells how a beloved professor of his lost his life to China COVID-19, the real consequences involved here, why science is our friend, how this affects people of all age groups and health status, comparing this to what happened in 1918, why we should never accept the loss of life in exchange for economics, why people need to pledge, Rob describes one of the virtual $2600 meetings that took place last week, the loss of Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk.  This show includes fundraising.



  16. A disastrous show as technical problems abound, audio from off-air goes out over the air, none of the many guests assembled are able to be heard and Kyle and Emmanuel are unaware of the problems, periods of dead air, a new system at the station is put into place which apparently is contributing to the problems, studio engineer Reggie is also unable to be heard while Emmanuel talks with him, tempers flare as communications continue to fail, announcements from the studio, more dead air, Reggie tries to reach the hosts, a music fill, Emmanuel tries to outline the problems being faced at the 19 minute mark, trying to communicate with the guests on Skype, a low-pitched hum throughout, Reggie finally comes on the air, Max at the studio tries to communicate without success, reasons to support the station, Emmanuel tries to explain what's happening with the HOPE conference as the audio improves, Emmanuel and Reggie have a conversation about the new virtual HOPE being planned for this summer, the conference has been expanded to nine days while being exclusively online, the possibility of massive pandemonium like what's going over the air now, Kyle theorizes on what may have gone wrong tonight, Emmanuel thanks the naysayers who have always inspired him to press on with the impossible, the realities of putting on this revised conference, the desperate condition that $2600 is currently in as a result of the pandemic, the hum inexplicably disappears at the 43 minute mark, how the pandemic has changed the landscape, Hotel Pennsylvania may be closed permanently, the outro music isn't able to be heard, who to blame for tonight, promising to try again next week.  This show includes light fundraising.


  17. An acknowledgment of last week's disastrous show, what will be attempted this week involving past and present, appeals to help fund the radio station, testing the live connection from a pre-recorded segment and from another live connection, going back into the past to interview people from the previous show, how last week's show proved that technology can easily turn on you, new plans for this year's HOPE conference, an expansion of the conference length from three days to nine days in a virtual format, how people can get more information, Rob describes the challenges involved in redesigning this year's conference, Aestetix discusses how the conference is now more accessible to people around the world, Kyle outlines the good that has come from a bad situation, Emmanuel describes one of the ideas of HOPE bumps that recently came up during a brainstorming session, how hackers are able to figure out ways to learn and teach under adverse conditions, Greg Newby talks about what the environment will be like at this year's conference, Mitch Altman describes the "hall track" and how that will work, how people can run workshops at the conference, ways to become a volunteer, musical performances are also planned, Greg describes how he was easily able to make a video, explaining the quality of Greg's microphone, how planning the conference seems to be a cure for depression, the kinds of talks that are being sought, how to get HOPE tickets and what's included, the show transitions from pre-recorded to live, all that has happened since that recording was made, why the radio station needs to be supported, confusion involving hand signals in the studio, the premiums being offered tonight, what The Hacker Digest is about, Gila discusses how HOPE 2020 is going back to basics, the show won't be on next week, there are virtual $2600 meetings next week.  This show includes fundraising.


  18. The country has changed in the past two weeks, demonstrations are taking place all over the country, Rob and Gila attend a protest in Queens, Kyle and Emmanuel go to one in Smithtown, how cops don't seem to wear masks as a rule, listening in on scanners, Alex's adventure coming to New York City for the first time in three months to restart a server, the site of Red Wheelbarrow from Mr. Robot is right next door to Alex's office, the complete bedlam that met Alex in the city, there was a good response to the last show's fundraiser, the premiums that are being offered tonight, figuring out weird levels on the board, an update on planning for this year's HOPE conference, the next steps for $2600, the magazine is now appearing in some grocery stores to make up for the loss of Barnes & Noble, the move to encrypt New York City police radio traffic and why that's a very bad idea, what it's like to listen to a scanner, the amount of transparency that having open radio traffic affords, IBM has ended commercial sales of facial recognition software, Amazon has just suspended similar sales to police for one year, instances of racial profiling that have occurred with such software, the surprising number of Confederate names that remain at military bases, why changing a name shouldn't be a big deal, a listing of Confederate monuments in the local area.  This show includes fundraising.

    19.   
    Destroy $2600



  19. Alex arrives at his destination just in time for the show, it turns out the fundraiser has continued into the present, Emmanuel tries to remember the phone number, what is being offered tonight, Alex is still in Pennsylvania, the lack of preparedness against the virus in that state, the progress made in New York, the danger of going back to normal too quickly, how everybody except the cops was wearing masks at a recent Black Lives Matter rally, a new quarantine requirement for people arriving in New York from high-risk states, how quickly the virus would disappear if everyone wore masks, why people shouldn't confuse the message with the messenger, why countries in Asia are doing better, Gila tells the story of a Starbucks barista who did the right thing, Alex has to visit the doctor, the difficulty of getting a China COVID-19 test, some facts about antibodies, an update on the organizational efforts of HOPE 2020, the great toll the pandemic has had on $2600, there will be nine keynotes during the event, (((Jaron Lanier))) will be one of the keynotes, (((Cindy Cohn))) will be another keynote, (((Cory Doctorow))) and (((Richard Thieme))) are two more keynotes, the deadline for submitting a talk is coming up, Volt4ire joins the conversation, how coverage of Juneteenth celebrations on Fox 23 in Tulsa contrasted with the anger of the Trump rally in that same city, the potential of technological hijinks that affected the Tulsa Trump rally, how TikTok may have helped make this possible.  This show includes fundraising.


  20. Slight trouble establishing the connection, Emmanuel can't see anyone, the HOPE conference is coming up in a couple of weeks, Alex is still holed up in his cabin, the show was preempted last week and won't be on next week, a report from the speaker committee of the HOPE conference on the huge amount of submissions received this year, the final two keynotes will be announced tomorrow, Kyle describes some of the technical coordination that's being put in place, the dire situation facing $2600 a couple of months ago, the keynotes so far, this will be the first conference to have nine keynote speakers, thanks to the people who saved the conference and the magazine, virtual $2600 meetings took place last Friday, the $2600 policy on gatherings, Trump is considering banning TikTok, concern over Chinese companies having access to app data, debating whether this is worse than American companies doing the same thing, a discussion on how hostile a nation China actually is, the CEO of TikTok is American, the investigation into BlueLeaks results in a server confiscation in Germany, how this is a futile effort in controlling what's already been released, Facebook is vehemently condemned in a report they commissioned themselves, Alex's solution to the Facebook situation.


  21. More trouble connecting results in an eight minute delay starting the show, problems with Skype, why this won't happen during the HOPE conference, a special deal for WBAI listeners, Kyle explains the technical issues that are ongoing tonight, how Kyle's phone almost exploded in the process, the show won't be on next week, how things are taking forever to get delivered due to the pandemic, all of the Spring 2020 issues of $2600 in Canada have been lost, Emmanuel questions Kyle over the procedures involved in connecting to the station, why offices don't have to look neat in order to work, what to look forward to at the upcoming HOPE conference, Rob and Gila are finally reached just in time to give out the station's phone number, establishing communications with Alex in Pennsylvania, the importance of WBAI, the increasing amount of activity as the conference draws closer, Alex recalls an omen that appeared on a fateful day at Strand last year, one cool feature of the HOPE website, a message from Lexicon concerning the Cyberpunk Film Festival that will be taking place at this year's HOPE conference, the challenges involved in putting all of this together, the countdown clock for the conference may be wrong, Greg Newby joins the conversation from Ontario, Greg explains how communication will work at HOPE, Alex describes Greg's video that helped speakers record their talks, focusing on some of the keynote speakers who will be appearing at HOPE, how the virtual environment equals and exceeds previous physical ones, Greg gives a guide to the various activities at the conference and how to access them, how Internet Society has helped make this happen, some details on musical performances.


  22. Rob connects everyone together, Kyle and Emmanuel are stuck in a car after losing power due to Tropical Storm Isaias, this is a post-HOPE show with Johnny Xmas, Beaches, and Nikgod, Johnny describes why Radio Statler is so important to the conference, Beaches describes how the archives will work, the amazing amount of talks that spanned the nine days of the conference, Greg Newby joins the conversation, Greg was bitten by a dog today, the dog was not one of the 24 that Greg owns, Greg describes how easy it was to get treated in Canada, the amazing amount of work that Greg put in to help make the conference happen, how the speakers were coordinated, Johnny describes the ease of the process, how the Matrix chat system really worked out, Gila describes watching the conference come together, Emmanuel's awkward situation in a parked car, Greg explains why Matrix was chosen over Discord for the main conference, Emmanuel describes what HOPE bumps were, some of the software that was utilized, the amazing tasks that volunteers undertook, the effectiveness of the help desk, how the wiki was used much more this year, how a problem with workshop registration early on in the conference was resolved, the conference raised over $10,000 for EFF, how to show support for WBAI, thoughts on some of the nine keynotes who spoke at HOPE, how young people gave a lot of talks this year, the film festival that took place during the conference, the musical performances that occurred each night, final thoughts.


  23. A late start, an audio skip caused by pulling out a thumb drive, fan noise, predicting when things will go back to normal, the Democratic convention will be covered on WBAI in a week, attempts to bring phone calls back to the show, a listener review of the HOPE conference, how to use the $2600 SecureDrop service, how to support the radio station, an update on a Twitter hack involving celebrities and a scam, what this hack revealed about how Twitter is run, analyzing how a 17-year-old was able to pull this hack off, how the arraignment was Zoom-bombed, what the appropriate response to a case like this should be, how only verified Twitter accounts were affected, comparing what happened to an actual in-person crime, a hack involving a potential vaccine for China COVID-19, questioning whether this is even a crime, the relationship to whistleblowing.  This show includes light fundraising.


  24. Another rough opening, confusion on what time the show ends, Democratic convention coverage is about to begin on WBAI, how the online format seems to have worked so far for the Democrats, why fears of a denial of service attack are unfounded, Alex's two-year-old is listening to the show, the show is knocked off the air again, frustration with the station not picking up the phone, Emmanuel bemoans the fact that people don't seem to know how to communicate anymore, Alex says the "T" word, why Trump is a politician, how the post office is being targeted now by the Trump administration and how this could interfere with the election, questioning where the local Board of Elections office is, how Gila's old neighborhood answered that question, Emmanuel's concern over ballots being stored for an extended period of time, how Alex's name changed in the voter registration file, trying to figure out how this could have happened, how something like this could be used to clog the system, a Republican report on the Russian role in the 2016 election, why this sort of thing should be expected, how security precautions can help prevent them, Notepad++ is banned in China due to a developer protest regarding Hong Kong, a browser variable that means "banned by the state," more on the possible TikTok threat, how Alex has become more involved in this, convention coverage is coming up next.


  25. A perfect intro, Kyle gets locked out of Skype which has prevented a connection to anyone else, a thorough explanation of what's going on, how Emmanuel is ultimately responsible because he borrowed Kyle's computer, Republican convention coverage will be on WBAI tonight, getting an alternative Zoom call set up, the danger of another outbreak if people don't follow the guidelines, a contact tracing app called Aura is unveiled at Albion College in Michigan, why this could be a great gap year for students, a major security flaw, welcoming the rest of the crew through Zoom, analyzing how the Republicans are running their convention, how people are being put at risk for no reason, Alex focuses on the Orwellian aspects of the Republican message, how bad people tend to always be angry, the absurdity of calling Joe Biden a radical, Alex helps file a lawsuit against Trump on behalf of TikTok, discussion of the Hatch Act and how the Trumps seem to be violating it, issues of civil unrest, how people were executed by a Trump supporter in last night's demonstration in Wisconsin, some thoughts from George Carlin on politicians caught up in scandal.

    26. "And also you had that thing last night in the Rose Garden with Melania Trump where all these people were were not observing social distancing.  They weren't wearing masks.  What was the point in that?  I don't get it.  Just putting everybody at risk."

        --- August 26, 2020 quote from Evil Corley on Off The Hook.

    Wasn't it just two-months prior that Evil Corley and FAGA were all running around the country looting and burning down our cities?

        
    Destroy $2600


  26. Another rough start, the show wasn't on last week, trouble communicating with people on the show, things seem to be getting worse each week, an appeal for support from listeners, how the preemptions are helping to reduce the fundraising time, thanking the various people who have pledged and said Off The Hook was their favorite show, how the president is a killer by withholding information about how dangerous the pandemic was, the importance of this situation, why it took criticizing the military for people to get outraged at Trump, the issue of naming the virus, going back to the studio seems to be a very long time away, how people in Europe tend to always answer the phone, how spam calls are regulated in other countries, why contact tracing doesn't work well in the United States, an example of a particularly bizarre piece of spam involving tractors, Gila signs up for a service called Nomorobo, the ineffectiveness of the "Do Not Call" registry, imagining what life will be like when things go back to normal, the weirdness of making any of this political, questioning why any business should have to shut down due to the pandemic, how chain stores have stopped paying rent, Emmanuel's question about a bowling alley that had to shut down, Rob and Gila are temporarily lost, Amazon drivers are hanging smartphones in trees in order to get a jump on rival drivers seeking orders, curiosity on what it's like to be an Amazon driver, Alex describes his telemarketing days, why Amazon emails don't mention what it was you ordered, trepidation in anticipating the coming school year.  This show includes light fundraising.


  27. Dealing with long delays, Gila takes the subway for the first time in a while, Alex describes a victory in the TikTok case, how the government conceded, the various corporate entities trying to work with TikTok, how the Chinese press is handling this, the summer issue of $2600 has been released in PDF format, the dramatic effect of the cover, questioning why this is controversial, how $2600 has always been political, how to send feedback on Twitter, a weird story involving Q/Anon and the USPS, bizarre rumors of human trafficking, why social media is poison, Alex describes the weird domain name formatting involved in this scam, Emmanuel inadvertently tips off the scammers, how to use the $2600 SecureDrop, feedback from Twitter, Alex describes the Chinese influence on TikTok, smoke is arriving from the west coast, an example of misinformation from social media, correcting NPR on what (((Antifa))) is, Trump's false tweets are being labeled as "manipulated media" without having much of an effect, questioning whether this sort of thing is considered freedom of speech, a comparison to IRC, the challenge of identifying misinformation throughout social media.


  28. Alex is still in Pennsylvania due to the school situation in New York City, the new issue of 2600 is out, the controversy surrounding the cover, there's a cricket in the studio, some of the wildlife in the area, why only talking about exploits isn't what the show is about, there is unrest in the streets tonight, the Breonna Taylor decision is reached, the only cop to get charged was the one who missed, how demonstrations tend to be peaceful until the cops arrive, how the narrative has been changed to link these demonstrations to violence and vandalism, how Biden is being blamed for something that Trump is responsible for, how the attorney general who made the announcement today in Kentucky is close to Trump, Alex describes how this whole thing could be handled better on a legal basis, how Internal Affairs are always the bad guys on any cop show, the power of police unions, how police actions have resulted in more crime, some disturbing statements involving the upcoming election, Alex describes how Democrats are responsible for the way things are today, how citizens can wield power, Alex describes lunch with (((Ruth Bader Ginsburg))), Emmanuel questions the connection to hacking in a particular story, Gila describes how a company fooled its employees with promises of a false promotion to test their security awareness, describing the protests from Louisville live, a point-by-point dissection of a letter from a listener, wondering how (((Black Lives Matter))) keeps getting linked to (((Marxism))), how defunding police is not the same thing as abolishing them, Rob discusses the outro.


  29. How bringing people into the conversation results in audio changes on the board, thoughts from everyone on why hackers hack, why it's better to be reluctant to be labeled as a hacker than to be too eager, analyzing a South African publication's conclusions, thoughts on the first presidential debate last night, the idea of a microphone cutoff switch or other solutions, how this administration has no regard for the law, how the next debate will be moderated by someone from C-SPAN who deals with craziness every day, debating whether Biden telling Trump to shut up was out of order, reaction from a company that appeared to be hosting the Proud Boys online, what defines censorship, why companies can be selective regarding customers, Alex gives an update on domain name searches, a look back at a "political" article in $2600 from 1985, an unusual step by (((Chuck Schumer))) that could shut down the Senate, how this could be used today and why it's necessary, an update on Julian Assange, how this story affects us all, the possibility of a sequel to the movie Hackers, next week will be an extended show with (((Cory Doctorow))).


  30. A 90-minute show with (((Cory Doctorow))), a recorded piece by Cory regarding his new book, a call for technological self-determination, what "Attack Surface" is all about, the similarity of the plot to present day Belarus, what "the thrice brewed teabags of the telecommunications world" means, a recent Greek leak that's especially scandalous, Cory describes what his Kickstarter is all about, why Cory won't allow Amazon to sell his audio book, how Audible uses its monopoly to deny access to libraries, thinking of copyright as a labor law, the production of the audio book, describing some of the characters in the book, what it was like to write as a female, the occasional technical documentation that appears in the book, why the actual technical detail is important to the story, Cory's experience at the Cyber Institute at West Point, an interaction with a kid who wanted to join the NSA, moments where technologists have confronted themselves, a comparison to parallel parking, how Cory almost wound up working for Microsoft as a DRM evangelist, how EFF changed his future while he was at the airport, how people can get ahold of the book and support the station, today is the show's 32nd anniversary, how $2600 may be the only publication on the Kindle to tell people how to get around Kindle restrictions, the possibility of being able to do more good from within, when a hobby becomes a moral imperative, Cory describes how to defeat a polygraph test, how Edward Snowden kept himself out of the story, Cory tells how talent agencies take advantage of their clients, another example involving poultry farmers, how workers are being turned into independent contractors, nightmares involving AT&T call centers run by independent contractors, the prevalence of invasive searches by corporate security as described in the book, future decisions that will be made by autonomous vehicles, the gradient that bad technology ascends, when the book is officially coming out, the vice presidential debate is coming up next.


  31. Learning a trick to allow for a smoother transition, Jason Scott is the guest tonight, trying to decipher a news story about gaming, what a jump scare is, the latest kid trends, how the pandemic might have been handled a few years ago, Alex is smoking a pipe on the air, memories of teleconferences of the past, Jason describes recordings of voice mail hacking available at textfiles.com, Emmanuel describes his first encounter with an IBM Audio Distribution Systems, the 100-year renewal option with Network Solutions, Jason describes weird subcultures of the past, attempts to get the old 2600 Voice BBS recordings restored, an update on C-SPAN anchor Steve Scully who was caught false accusing hackers of being responsible for a misdirected tweet, threatening messages from alleged Trump supporters to registered Democrats, letting people know what is and isn't possible in such scam attempts, stupid things that people do when trying to pull off a crime, Yahoo Groups is shutting down for good on December 15, Jason explains how we got to this point, how archive.org is tackling this challenge, corporate decisions that radically affect user communities, Jason emphasizes the importance of making copies, Quibi is shutting down today, the danger in handing over our personal communications to companies that could get rid of them at any time, Kyle describes a Yahoo group he's part of that had no idea the service was going away, Jason gives advice on what people can do to minimize the effects of such developments, how people can contact Jason, encouraging people to vote and make change.


  32. It's the last show "before," what we will know after Election Day next week, predictions of an early Trump lead with changing fortunes as absentee ballots are counted, advising people to listen to the November 9th show in 2016, comparing what the mood might be like compared to after the election in 2008, how Trump supporters are intimidating people, the story of a Biden supporter on Long Island who was forced to remove an American flag from her pickup truck by a Trump mob, the absurdity of the electoral college, the weird role that South Carolina plays in the election, the difficulty of updating the Constitution, one way around the electoral college that could actually work, various voting deadlines, a list of locations for early voting in the area, Trump's campaign website is defaced, details on how this hack might have been carried out, a false hacking report at Fort Bragg leads to many bad reactions, Emmanuel questions why people block others on Twitter without any interaction, an update on possible Proud Boys intimidation tactics that the administration is trying to blame on Iran, how anyone really could have pulled this off, the personal information on voters that can be obtained in Florida, Alex describes a possible unethical practice on the part of the Board of Elections, Emmanuel is being relentlessly spammed by the "army of Trump," the possibility of never seeing Trump debate again.


  33. Checking in on everyone after an historic moment, it's been a very long day, Alex reports that there are large groups headed towards Washington Square Park, it's the day after Election Day, four years after the infamous "9/11" show, how what has happened this year was exactly what was predicted, comparing reactions from the Republican and Democratic camps, Gila describes how the neighborhood reacted yesterday, how the next 100 days could be especially scary, Alex describes the difference between Trump and Biden supporters in a small Pennsylvania town, Trump declares victory at 2:30 am, the Republican fight to count all the votes in certain states but not others, Alex details the Republican strategy that involves Sharpies, how Republicans are trying to find evidence of tampering, analyzing an error in Michigan, why Democrats need to come together, how Republicans are good at changing the narrative, what getting Trump out of the equation would mean, the $2600 siren goes off meaning the race is being called, Emmanuel explains why he's calling it for Joe Biden, Kyle and Emmanuel open a bottle of champagne, how the electoral college can throw the election, encouraging people to be optimistic.


  34. Kyle's RadioShack's microphone, Alex is in formal attire, we are living under an attempted coup, defining what a coup is, how this is an organized movement, the intelligence failures that will result from current actions by the Trump administration, the possibility of Trump getting pardoned by Pence, why the show is discussing politics, an analogy to pen testing, why constitutions need to be updated occasionally, how the country is currently stuck, 26 states have the same cumulative population of California giving them a 52-2 advantage in the Senate, comparing the Senate to England's House of Lords, the difficulty of getting past the electoral college system, an organization called Avaaz is finding "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on social media networks that motivate people to act dangerously or irrationally, defining what constitutes deliberately false statements, the pandemic is getting worse as was predicted, new restrictions are going into effect in the area starting this Friday, the issue of bailing out the affected businesses, how mask wearing has made a big difference in outdoor gatherings, promising news about a possible vaccine, Dr. Patrick Ryan from TikTok joins the discussion, how TikTok employees are finding out the latest developments, the concession that Alex helped bring about from the government, how certain employees' visas are on hold due to their connection with the company, how things could change with the Biden administration, how anti-China sentiment has affected Patrick as a TikTok employee, memories of a coup in the U.S.S.R. from Radio Moscow.


  35. A slight handoff issue, Jason Scott joins the conversation, Jason has tested positive for China COVID-19, schools have been closed for tomorrow in the New York area, nothing here should surprise people, Emmanuel declares Thanksgiving to be on May 27th of next year, why safety is paramount, how Jason seems to have been infected while working at the polls on Election Day, the support Jason received from the New York City health department, why functioning social services shouldn't be such a surprise, all of the voters Jason encountered wore masks without objection, the precautions that were taken at the polling place, how Jason's cloth mask may have been the weak link, a quarter of a million people in this country have died from China COVID-19 as of tonight, encouraging mail-in voting, Jason has had to pay for multiple tests, Jason's quarantine ends on Saturday, a particularly good sign seen in a store, Alex recalls the early days of the virus and looks to an uncertain future, how to react to people without masks, guessing the most popular passwords used today, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is fired for refusing to remove a page that debunked election myths, a recorded statement from Chris Krebs, trying to figure out why so many people are afraid to lose their jobs in an administration that only has a few weeks left, Jason describes the voting verification process, a possible social engineering attempt, how inspectors work, Rob describes what it was like when he was a poll worker a few years ago, Jason encourages people to become involved in the poll worker process, a reminder about the election coming up in Georgia on January 5th, the show won't be on next week.


  36. WBAI listeners help solve the problem of retrieving unreadable audio files from the old 2600 Voice BBS, the system ran on Windows 3.1, wondering about older versions of Windows, playing some excerpts that have been retrieved, Emmanuel just finds out that the other people on the show have never been able to hear recorded audio, what the idea behind the 2600 Voice BBS was, explaining the difference between COCOTs and Bell-operated payphones, more excerpts from the 2600 Voice BBS recordings, memories of an infamous MTV piece on hackers that outraged the community, the Touch-Tone decoding feature, what information wasn't allowed in posts to the 2600 Voice BBS, how Emmanuel discovered an IBM Audio Distribution Systems while scanning 800 numbers, Alex reminisces about voicemail systems, the danger of software becoming obsolete and losing memories as a result, Emmanuel appeals to listeners to help with satellite positioning, another audio recording from the 2600 Voice BBS, trying to remember what various acronyms stood for, explaining how Red Boxes worked, Alex imitates Red Box tones, Rob describes a Red Box trick he used to play with real quarters, a former scam involving local phone companies, an excerpt of an operator busting a Red Box user, how these recordings are from a different world where phone calls were expensive, some of the methods used to route calls, how today's young people may not even be aware this world once existed, the issue of pricing software out of people's range, wondering what the next generation of technology requiring hacking will be, how password security really hasn't improved over the years, an appeal to support WBAI, there are some virtual $2600 meetings coming up this week.


  37. Alex explains why he feels burned out, advising people to act responsibly, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, William Shakespeare has been vaccinated in the United Kingdom, Alex is in contention to win an award tomorrow, correcting the sample rate from last week's 2600 Voice BBS excerpts, some more excerpts, the sound of heat, some history of the Spanish Flu, some listener advice on positioning a satellite dish, remembering some magical exchanges, how the spirit of hacking lasts for many years, what the 9970 suffix was all about, Emmanuel finds an old Bell Atlantic recording that's still in use, how to support the station, how someone in Florida government who refused to manipulate China COVID-19 numbers in Florida had her house raided by state police, anti-mask people in Idaho force a health department meeting to be canceled, Dr. Welton Chang of Human Rights First joins the conversation, how Welton and Alex know each other, what Human Rights First is, Welton describes the current threat to the Internet and to human rights in general, Welton's memories of the hacker community, a special phone number has been set up to call into the new Overtime portion of the show.  

    Overtime:  The conversation continues with Dr. Welton Chang, appealing for phone calls, trying to get the first call to go over smoothly, Kyle tries to troubleshoot the problem with a caller from Staten Island, an update from Bobson in Bulgaria, conversing with callers for the first time in ages, the difficulty of allowing only one call to get through at a time, Alex dials into an outdated phone company recording, Welton gives info on a tribute to Hong Kong activist Albert Ho taking place tomorrow, how people can watch updates on Alex's possible award.



  38. There's a blizzard in progress, some more excerpts from the 2600 Voice BBS, how many of these messages are still relevant today, things that we take for granted now, wondering why Juno didn't work out, how Google succeeded with Gmail, the end of Yahoo Groups, how Google is ruining YouTube with ads, the problem with not controlling content, issues with Google News, a hacker claims to have found holes in the Emergency Alert System, why we need to do better verifying information, the idea of fines for default passwords, Emmanuel questions why foreign actors get more attention than domestic ones, why blogs don't carry the same weight as traditional journalist outlets, the danger of trust being lost, what everyone would say if they could send an EAS alert, why tweeting under Trump's name shouldn't be considered a crime, predicting the future of Trump's Twitter account, Emmanuel reads some tips from an unknown source on Google News, Alex explains what FireEye and SolarWinds are all about, how updates made one of these attacks much worse, defining when certain lines are crossed and when respect is merited, appealing for callers for the Overtime segment.

    Overtime:  Alex has gone missing, everyone can see each other, Gila gives a weather update, a report on the blizzard in Pennsylvania, a call from Massachusetts, disclosing a security issue in a responsible way, the lack of snow days because of remote learning, more on the SolarWinds story, Google Voice has made it impossible to hear a busy signal, the wind is howling outside, memories of dangerous activities on snow-covered highways, an appeal to enjoy the snow.



  39. Kyle is messing with a landline, recovery from the snowstorm, Emmanuel is still angry about missing the planetary conjunction, why we don't hear a lot about cult behavior, explaining the phone-in segment that will happen later on Overtime, how to support the station, Rob reveals a surprise in the China COVID-19 relief package that involves piracy, contact info for Senator Thom Tillis, Alex describes what a slap suit is, listener mail, Emmanuel's triumph over Google, memories of the Presidential Alert System Party, memories of the cop who introduced children's programming on WPIX-TV in New York, some more 2600 Voice BBS recordings, some old Red Box strategies, Rob demonstrates a Red Box app, how the phone company used to collect cash from payphones, more on the SolarWinds story, Senator (((Ron Wyden's))) reaction, a discussion of what's really at play here, why this shouldn't be considered an act of war, how this potential threat was known of since 1997.  

    Overtime:  Apologies for losing track of time during the show, Alex continues his point on SolarWinds, whether the solution is to have more companies involved, technical problems getting calls, Google Voice changes the rules so a "1" has to be hit for every received call, dealing with people who don't cooperate in battling the virus, why this is caused by messages from leadership, why this show exists, why it's important to talk to people who know science and medicine, more info on the old WPIX-TV announcer, realizing that the show hasn't been transmitting over YouTube, Kyle explains what happened, figuring out ways to avoid this kind of thing in the future, the entire show was captured locally, Bobson reports on what happened over YouTube, Emmanuel's annoyance with his computer and with Windows 10, wondering how to fix this in the YouTube archive, Trump has pardoned Paul Manafort, advice to the left on taking the right tone with Trump when asking for pardons, Gila reports on other pardons that were issued tonight, proof of a broken constitution, the evil of pardoning war criminals, this has been the longest edition of Overtime.



  40. The coliseum mode on Skype, Volt4ire joins the conversation for the last show of the year, the RC3 conference has just ended in Germany, how this replaced the annual Chaos Communication Congress, what it was like to "walk around," Kyle describes the news program that was presented between talks, how the hacker world has shown resilience and imagination this year, some more excerpts from the old 2600 Voice BBS, how the system operated, what a Beige Box was, a message about hacking cable TV boxes, remembering old cable systems, feedback to last week's show, how every television station in the city had its own personality, the contrast to today, some trivia questions about WPIX-TV, a GoDaddy test for employees goes horribly wrong, a computer repairman is suing Twitter for associating him with hacking, John Paul MacIsaac is named "Hacker of the Week," what this means legally, the show won't be on next week, asking everyone how technology affected the pandemic, trouble communicating with Volt4ire, final thoughts for the year, the conversation will continue on Overtime.  

    Overtime:  Wondering why there are no viewers, something is wrong with the live stream, explaining what happened, theorizing on how people will act when the pandemic is over, a discussion on how quickly things will return to normal, why the city needs to support mom-and-pop businesses, what causes chains to move in and replace local shops, Kyle brings up the virtues of good landlords, a call from Rebel, discussion of the guy who blew up a vehicle in front of the AT&T building in Nashville, the history between Rebel and Alex, Rebel reveals how he was always the first caller back in the 1990s, Rob explains how virtual meetings in New York are working, more discussion on the Nashville explosion, some speculation on the recordings that were played prior to detonation, Alex explains the concern for copycats, Bobson's thoughts on RC3, wondering how Mitch Altman was able to hold a virtual soldering workshop, why there was a limit on ticket sales, an interesting discovery is made concerning Caller ID and busy signals, Emmanuel's concern over what will happen in Washington DC on January 6th, this is once again the longest edition of Overtime, some facts about John Perry Barlow, final wishes for the year.


Off The Hook - 2021


  1. A vaccine reminder, the first show of 2021, the show won't be on next week due to Inauguration Day, why it was good that the show wasn't on last week, trying to interpret what happened on January 6th, why nobody should be surprised by what happened, Trump tries to backtrack, quotes from right-wing social media leading up to the storming of the Capitol, explaining what censorship is, Alex tries to get past an echo, why Twitter has every right to kick Trump off its platform, the lasting effect that Trump has had on Twitter, why pissing off the engineers and employees of tech companies results in changes, an excerpt from Corey Forrester on the storming of the Capitol, why you can't judge people by where they're from, the story of Rob Monster and Epik, clarification on Zulu time, Alex goes over election protest-related domain names, 70 terabytes of Parler data has been leaked, a particularly chilling message that was posted on Parler and not taken down, why the media is important, how to hear Overtime following this show, why all of the computer equipment in the Capitol can be assumed to have been compromised, the usa.wtf site that $2600 has put together to list the elected officials who tried to overturn the election.

    Overtime:  More info on Zulu time, what access to the Capitol is like normally, previous instances of "Capitol invasion" brought up by a listener, reports of human excrement being left behind, a call from an appreciative listener, yesterday was the 37th anniversary of $2600 Magazine, some history of $2600 meetings, Suffolk County is the most populated county in the nation to have voted for Trump, info on vaccines in Suffolk County, how all of the China COVID-19 information provided by experts has been borne out, some vaccine-related things to be wary of, poor security concerning the scheduling for China COVID-19 shots, a call from a vaccine doubter, Alex's child makes an appearance, thinking of what to do when the crisis is over, memories of the past.



  2. Some major problems getting the show on the air this week, the frustration of not talking on the phone, it's only the second show of the year, this is the first post-Trump show, Emmanuel recollects last year's trip to Schefferville, an ongoing problem with hotels.com, Alex gives Emmanuel the third-degree, a problem with Network Solutions and something called "professional email," how their support email address doesn't receive mail, the ordeal of ordering masks through Amazon using overnight shipping that took ages to get shipped, how Amazon prevented Emmanuel from criticizing the company that didn't live up to its promise, how Samsung is spamming Emmanuel's phone and causing the phone itself to complain, the huge amount of money people spend on phones, Alex reveals himself to be an iPhone user, how Gila avoided being taken advantage of by her iPhone, how Parler is anything but a free speech site, an update on their status, news on the CEO's position, Alex gives some technical info on Parler's new hosting setup, an excerpt from one of Emmanuel's old radio shows in 1991 that referenced Donald Trump, a lot more old audio will be posted this year, a message from hackers to online Nazis, Facebook signs nearly everyone out, some social media statistics, an update on the show's schedule.

    Overtime:  Verifying that the stream is working, Kyle takes responsibility for what happened earlier while trying to get the show on the air, figuring out better ways to use YouTube, Rob reveals what phone he uses, a question about the image on the Overtime page, Kyle's experience learning about how iPhones are fixed, the issue of holding prisoners at Gitmo, unfair blame being cast at certain politicians, Emmanuel defines the term "Greenwalding" after he's blocked on Twitter by Glenn Greenwald, the danger of not helping candidates people agree with, an explanation on what the image is, ideas for new images, rethinking Parler, allegations of fraud, how this is similar to what Gab did, a call from Scotland and plans to visit, Kyle's thoughts on futuristic technologies and conspiracies, why it would not be in Apple's interests to violate the privacy of their customers, an annoying feature of Signal that invades users' privacy, Gila gives details on an upcoming global $2600 meeting, how meetings will resume in the future.



  3. Emmanuel spills coffee on his laptop, memories of Romper Room and Wheatena, Rob and Gila have been watching the impeachment trial on C-SPAN, how uncensored documentary evidence was broadcast on every network but Fox, how this managed to get around FCC restrictions, why this needs to be shown often, how some Republican congresspeople ignored the footage, how much of this info was scraped from Parler by one person, the importance of donating to WBAI, the unique jury setup of this trial, how total fear of Trump is driving the actions of a lot of senators, what Democrats shouldn't be saying, Alex describes the root of the myth of a fraudulent election, Kyle describes some of the rules of the trial, how Republicans who spoke out against the violence are being targeted, Trump's ban on Twitter is permanent according to their CFO, Alex describes the legal issues involved in letting people like Trump remain on the platform, the immediate result of Trump's ban, the similarities to running an IRC channel, the TurboVax system and how it helps people get China COVID-19 vaccine appointments, how the true hacker spirit is being demonstrated through this and other projects, Emmanuel discovers he qualifies for the vaccine due to developing asthma after the events of the RNC in 2004, Alex describes a potential security hole in the appointment-making software, some facts about the TurboVax domain name, a request to the TurboTax people, listener feedback on the business practices of Network Solutions, a suggestion on how to improve the YouTube experience, a story is circulating on the hacking of a water treatment plant in Florida, questioning why such a plant needs to be accessible online.

    Overtime:  More on the water treatment plant story, a dog breaks into the discussion, Bobson from Bulgaria has more details on the Irish mailbox picture, an 11-year-old in India secretly extorts his father posing as a group of hackers, a listener question about a road usage tax, Kyle describes the system in place in Washington, what the system would be like in Wyoming, Kyle discusses future-proofing laws and technologies, the prospects of having the equivalent of a black box in our cars, the surveillance worries involved, Alex has gotten four feet of snow in the Poconos, Emmanuel learns that "never" is an adverb, a story about a dog and snow.



  4. Appointments for the China COVID-19 vaccine are becoming available, Emmanuel was able to get an appointment, Gila's quest to get scheduled, the difference between drug store appointments and those arranged through New York City and New York State, attempting to help others get appointments, how the vaccine needs to be distributed in order to be fair, comorbidity differences between states and vaccine sites, Emmanuel's issue with smoking being considered a medical condition in some states, Alex describes his frustration trying to make an appointment for someone, exploring vax4nyc.nyc.gov to find an appointment in the New York City area, Emmanuel demonstrates a trick to jump ahead in the process, what vaccinefinder.nyc.gov provides, phone numbers that can help in the scheduling process, a guide to covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, the best way to keep reloading the appointment page, Rob gives an update on China COVID-19 statistics in particular neighborhoods, how these numbers will change, Alex questions why the vaccination effort isn't being federalized, the advantages of localizing such projects, some little known options that can help people, how the infrastructure in Texas was crippled by cold weather and led to elected officials lying about the cause, Kyle theorizes on why this happened, the Mars rover is landing tomorrow.

    Overtime:  An appeal for hints on better ways to use YouTube, the picture for the show has changed, a good amount of time spent trying to walk a listener through the registration process, the importance of being patient when explaining the technology, exploring the vaccine situation in Pennsylvania and Wyoming, predictions of what will happen with the vaccine in the future, why it's important to get the vaccine when your turn comes up, predicting when things will actually get back to normal, the possibility of additional variants, what a post-China COVID-19 world might be like, how the virus could have been much worse, analyzing some awful comments by a Texas mayor, a final message to Texas listeners.



  5. A rushed beginning, wondering if the show has friends at NASA, there won't be an Overtime tonight, this is a fundraising show, memories of how HOPE 2020 unfolded, what is being offered tonight, thinking through the logistics of fulfilling these pledges, Alex remembers tracking down Sterling over the phone many years ago on Thanksgiving, why there were so many more presentations at HOPE 2020, an excerpt of the HOPE 2020 talk by (((Joseph Menn))) and Oxblood Ruffin on the Cult of the Dead Cow, the date of the fundraiser is wrong on the WBAI website, remembering the coup of 2019 at WBAI, an excerpt from the Idalin Bobé keynote at HOPE 2020, some of the other highlights of the conference, Alex explains how the HOPE conference is still going on, another premium that's being offered tonight, Kyle describes the quality of the $2600 tote bags, Alex gives some background info on Strand, another advantage to pledging, an example of the HOPE musical themes by Cameron Glass, an excerpt of the HOPE 2020 talk from Dan Calacci on Ring cameras.  This show includes fundraising.


  6. Rob and Gila get their first vaccine shots thanks to TurboVax, Gila explains the process they followed, how the hacker community has been helping people cut through the bureaucracy, the changing eligibility requirements, how to save time on the New York City system, facts about the card that people receive when vaccinated, things not to do with this card, another Corey Forrester piece on the vaccine in other states, governors who try to wish the virus away, how idiocy is making things much worse, Alex discusses unsafe conditions in a local veterinarian's office, some info on social media site Gab, "demon hackers" are blamed for their troubles, how March 4th is said to be the day that Trump will be put back in power, Xan joins the conversation to discuss Distributed Denial-of-Secrets' involvement, what this organization is all about, how the organization handles leaks, there are no pictures or videos in the 70 gigabyte Gab leak, Emma Best joins the conversation, depending on the integrity of journalists, the ongoing fight against fascists, what a Git commit revealed, how Gab seemingly went out of its way to be insecure, how listeners can help out, why it's important to act responsibly concerning leaks, how Distributed Denial-of-Secrets was formed, indigenous music from Canada.

    Overtime:  Doubt as to whether the stream is working, Kyle explains the problem, a reintroduction, continuing the conversation with Xan and Emma, the BlueLeaks that occurred in the summer of 2020, a description of a tasing incident from an internal document, how Twitter has been banning references to this leak, Twitter's new rules forbidding links to hacked content, how the Distributed Denial-of-Secrets website can't be linked to on Twitter, redefining what a whistleblower is, the mistaken idea that digital is forever, how Parler data is essential in understanding what happened on January 6th, comparing what happened with Gab to the previous leak with Parler, what's involved in dealing with sources, rating media coverage on this story, some direct messages to CEO Andrew Torba of Gab.



  7. A rough landing, a week of security lapses, Emmanuel gets his first vaccine shot, a feeling of pride after seeing so many people working together, everything we've been told has been fairly accurate, the crisis could be over this summer unless stupidity reigns, Emmanuel is actively helping others get vaccine appointments, an update on how Gila and Rob are feeling a week after their vaccine shots, taking pride in vaccine brands, Alex has also gotten his first vaccine shot, the effect the shot had on him, a database is released of complaints against current and former NYPD officers, Alex describes an incident with the police where he filed a complaint a few years ago, the odds of locating the actual cop involved, what is and isn't concluded in the database in question, a shortcut to the database at tinyurl.com/nypd-database, the hacking of a TikTok account, Microsoft's Exchange and Calendar breaches, the magnitude of this security hole, how there's no guarantee that data will remain private with any of these companies, security camera data is accessed at Verkada Inc., a fire in France disrupts millions of websites, the importance of keeping backups, how not to keep backups, Gab gets breached again, the dark web has become the backup, how Gab is in over their heads, the show won't be on next week.

    Overtime:  Encouraging people to call in and participate, Alex is dealing with a wood burning stove, Rob describes how friends run federated media services with much better success than Gab, how White supremacists don't have time to deal with security issues, a caller describes what it was like to get her shot, a story about TurboVax, what to expect in the weeks ahead, competition between vaccine types, thoughts on the vaccine, how the Department of Motor Vehicles in New York seems to have gotten much nicer during the pandemic, the humanizing effect that we're all feeling, 2000 people are still dying every day from China COVID-19, the idiocy of Texas reopening before it's safe, how masks have made airplane travel safe, Kyle takes the blame for a lack of calls, the danger of future variants, why we should be angry at people standing in the way of the vaccine, an appeal for Texas callers, the inventor of the audio cassette dies, Emmanuel's memories of making cassette recordings as a child, the value of combining old and new technologies, Emmanuel's extensive video collection, the importance of recording the commercials, the weirdness of still images being animated, trying to figure out the best way to share these videos, why YouTube is useless for this, getting past absurd copyright issues, a repeat caller, Kyle has a fact about domestic hemp production, final words about vaccines.



  8. Alex is in transit, the show won't be on next week but will be on for five consecutive weeks after that, Emmanuel receives an ominous letter from Facebook, a mysterious FBI connection, a possible link to 2017, attempts to figure this out have been ongoing for 20 days, a link to the FBI's Terrorism Task Force, why this is very unsettling, why it's pointless to speculate, Rob and Gila have just gotten back from their second shots, selfie sites at the Javits Center, why it's not polite to ask people why they qualify for the vaccine, encouraging people to not feel guilty if they qualify through a comorbidity, the frustration of hearing disinformation through social media and mass media, optimism as more vaccines begin to become available, vaccines are being wasted in Europe due to bad information, Alex finally arrives after driving through Pennsylvania, Alex has had his second shot, arguing over which vaccine is better, the side effects that Alex is experiencing, Voltaire joins the discussion, what is considered safe now, a listener report on New Mexico, the threat of variants, how the governors of Texas and Florida are directly killing their citizens with their actions, people 50-and-over are now eligible for the vaccine in New York, Extra HOPE is scheduled for August 13-15 of this year, it doesn't look promising that this will take place as scheduled, planning ahead for 2022, Emmanuel gets kicked off of Twitter for saying "Memphis," how verified users were unaffected, how this resulted in a bizarre thread involving the $2600 Twitter account, Emmanuel's issue with the American Express Gold Card, why people don't have to answer every question they're asked by credit card companies, a new service called Zoom Escaper, developer Sam Lavigne joins the conversation, an Enron email project that Sam was also involved with, a demonstration of how Zoom Escaper works, what the Zoom Deleter does, how Zoom has taken over our lives, Alex defines what leisure is, the expectation of always having to be on call, how people can obtain this app, a final demonstration.

    Overtime:  Kyle details a HOPE talk related to the Enron story, a listener's preference for online conferences, questioning whether or not the chat logs for HOPE 2020 were archived, how HOPE conferences will never quite be the same again, how the Matrix chats are still ongoing, how this part of the conference was extremely successful, an indictment in Washington State against surveillance camera hacker Tillie Kottmann, Alex brings up the old case against Craig Neidorf and Phrack, a listener complaint about the area code used for calls, a call from the winner of a previous HOPE conference contest, people have stopped making noise every night to honor health care workers, a call from a listener who's had China COVID-19 twice, the amount of data collected on an average person on Facebook, the issue of children on social media, feelings on "influencers," Kyle explains more sophisticated ways that motor vehicles can communicate, Overtime has lasted longer than the actual show for the first time, a reminder that the show won't be on next week.



  9. Another problem getting the show started, Rob and Gila are now considered fully vaccinated, warnings against laminating the vaccination cards, Emmanuel's views on a vaccine passport, how some Republican governors can be considered advocates for the virus, Alex outlines the broader philosophical objections some people have, good advice from Sarah Palin, Overtime will be devoted to helping people get the vaccine in their part of the country, Alex describes a long line he saw yesterday in the city for the vaccine, Kyle describes his experience getting the vaccine in a drug store, every adult will qualify for the vaccine on April 19th, urging people to talk to their doctors about getting the vaccine, this is the last day to become a WBAI member and vote in an important upcoming referendum, the station gets an old phone number back for the pledge line, a Trump fundraising ripoff that conned supporters into making recurring donations, the Trump campaign was reported to be a measurable contributor to credit card fraud, Gila details additional threats to supporters from the Trump campaign, personal Facebook data resurfaces as the company tries to avoid responsibility, Alex talks about the extent of this data and how it can be misused, debating whether this can be considered a breach, Rob describes how people can check to see if their data is part of this.

    Overtime:  A toll-free number has been added for those who don't want to call Vermont, info on getting Excelsior Passes, how Google Voice won't allow the use of a busy signal, identifying an incoming Bulgarian call, Bobson reports on vaccines in Bulgaria, an invitation to other callers in Eastern Europe, Emmanuel tries to wake everyone up, Alex analyzes the issue of whether it was unconstitutional for Trump to block people from his Twitter feed, debating whether Twitter is the same as a phone company, a comparison to $2600 meetings that take place in malls, thoughts on how Twitter should resolve these issues, the possibility of using the Clubhouse app, the pros and cons of using the chat feature on YouTube for Overtime, encouraging people to donate to WBAI, continuing to not speak about the referendum even though the show is technically not on the air at the moment, Kyle describes the kidnapping of a Confederate monument by a group called White Lies Matter, streets named after Confederate leaders in Brooklyn, a caller with all zeroes, some other sites to help people get vaccine appointments, issues with how states have handled the China COVID-19 crisis, how getting appointments will keep getting easier, thoughts on censorship-resistant social media, Rob's thoughts on regulating social media, Emmanuel's belief that social media history shouldn't be erased, Gila buys a desk, plans to meet in person.



  10. Looking forward to getting back into the studio, wondering how this would have played out if the pandemic happened years in the past, the FBI has been hacking into our computers, how this involves backdoors in Microsoft software, the serious issues this raises, the other side of the house analogy, the company behind the San Bernardino iPhone unlocking case is revealed, a story containing all kinds of Apple-related drama, the issue of potentially requiring backdoors, a collection of lost audio is set to be released soon, a recording from an internal CBS communications network known as RSNS or PLNX, the story of Bubbles the hippopotamus, analyzing the recording, Domino's is planning a robotic pizza delivery service in Houston, potential mischief, encouraging people to donate.

    Overtime:  Trump is starting his own social media network, the launch is scheduled for a few months from now, a bad history for Trump in the social media world, what FreeSpace is, Rob comes up with a good name for Trump's new network, wondering who would be willing to contract with Trump after his history, a caller's thoughts on the CBS recording played on the show, a Russian greeting, a call for a translation from a listener, apps that should exist such as Bird Shazam, more name ideas for Trump's new social media site, a rebroadcaster in Idaho, a company called Q-Link Wireless has been sharing sensitive account information with anyone who knows an account holder's phone number, more info on Bubbles, Kyle describes the numbness that reporters can get when covering news stories, a listener shares what the Russian caller was saying, memories of arrests, how things could have easily turned out differently, changing perceptions over time, memories from Alex on going to $2600 meetings, the importance of educating people on what hackers are all about.



  11. A late start, a letter from a listener who once lived in Australia, how remote schooling used to be the norm, an excerpt from 1962 of School of the Air, getting used to saying "over" after every communication, Jason Long of Human Rights First joins the conversation, what Blue Witness is, how the data is analyzed, how incidents seem to be equally spread throughout the country, future availability of this data, how people can contribute to this project, there were some transmission issues at the station during the interview (not reflected in this recording), how this project could make a measurable difference, why a technical background isn't necessary to come up with such ideas, Distributed Denial-of-Secrets has released tens of thousands of emails concerning a recent cop shooting, all of the impossible things that have been accomplished, why it's important to sometimes not listen to advice if you believe in yourself, the elusive blue check on Twitter, how none of $2600's projects have qualified for Twitter verification, finding common ground in the gun debate, analyzing the Second Amendment, thinking outside the box on this issue.

    Overtime:  Jason Long returns to the discussion, debating whether bullets can be considered arms, figured out ways to make things more challenging for gun carriers, considering making it a crime to fire a gun, clarification on tonight's outro music, the prospect of hackers solving guns, how the Supreme Court often gets it wrong, questioning why people can't have bazookas or tanks, an analogy to encryption, a listener experiments with vaccine tests, the idea of cops not having guns, pursuing truth and accountability with the police, Alex reads an account of a horrendous example of police torture involving the tasing of a pregnant woman, fear of people with guns, why it's wrong to give equal time to opposing views without both sides being qualified, experimenting with a tone, hearing the Google recording, how cop shootings should be treated, why creative thinking can help to solve these problems, thoughts on Elon Musk, how the Long Island Rail Road may have come up with an innovative solution to the high cost of electrification, a listener suggestion for a name for Trump's new social media network, the ill-fated FrankSpeech right-wing site.



  12. A somber night as the hacker community's Dan Kaminsky and WBAI's (((Bob Fass))) are remembered, how Dan's passing caught everyone by surprise, his quiet ongoing battle with diabetes, some history of Dan's childhood, how Dan saved the Internet, an excerpt from Dan's keynote address at The Next HOPE in 2010, a great sub-headline in The New York Times obituary, miscellaneous memories and observations of Dan from everyone in the studio, his overall lack of negativity, a musical piece that involved Dan Kaminsky, the passing of legendary WBAI personality Bob Fass, what Radio Unnameable was all about, Bob's importance to WBAI and the New York City radio scene, how Bob was banned from the station for five years, the efforts of Columbia University to preserve his shows, an excerpt from one of Bob's shows in 1967 featuring (((Tiny Tim))), how Bob's shows retained their magic even when he was no longer able to be at the studio, the huge amount of people that Bob influenced, an excerpt from one of Bob's shows where he signed off the station.

    Overtime:  Reflections on a sad show, more on Bob Fass, the importance of recording as much as possible, why Emmanuel always left the commercials in his video collection, Rob's memory of an old commercial, Gila recalls how Arlo Guthrie debuted Alice's Restaurant on Bob Fass' show, memories of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, memories from a listener, the show will be 33-years-old this year, the impact that people can make on others, questioning some of the figures YouTube is generating at the moment, more listener memories of Bob Fass, a question about Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation, how this could have been handled better, the mistake of putting people on pedestals, how Dan Kaminsky was the polar opposite of this, a call from Bill Propp who was involved with Bob Fass' show, how phone numbers with letters used to work, some facts about the early days of the station, how Bob's wife worked for Emmanuel's DeCSS case lawyer Marty Garbus, William F. Buckley supposedly had a show on WBAI, how Bill got his foot in the door at WBAI, the old board at the station, how the real stars are the ones who aren't in the limelight, memories of Emmanuel's first show at WBAI, the parallels between Dan Kaminsky and Bob, an excerpt from a show in 2010 where Dan stopped by during the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin.



  13. It's getting closer to the point where people will be able to go to the studio again, the United States is supporting a move to waive intellectual property protections for the China COVID-19 vaccines, how shareholders of drug companies can be kept happy because of this, a (((Facebook Oversite Board))) concludes Facebook was right to ban Trump from its platform for a period of time, the enormous amount of power over billions of users, Gila reports on a Twitter account that echoed Trump's words, wondering how much it takes to get kicked off of Twitter for repeating what Trump says, ads that reveal Facebook's tracking abilities are banned by Facebook, Gila's investigation into why she was served a particular ad on Facebook, the ability to use fake information, the story of how Google shut down the YouTube channel of a small business called The Piano Keys that was trying to teach people how to play the piano, how this reveals the way that YouTube is run, when human intervention is needed, music from a Mexican tape that once was playing at a roadside food stand.

    Overtime:  Clarifying how many shows were done in the new studios before the pandemic hit, clarification on when it might be possible to return to the station, an invitation to new callers, more discussion on FBI investigations and their shortfalls, the defeat of the Super League in Europe, why this is inspirational, it's now possible to walk in to drug stores and get the vaccine, Bobson's vaccine update, proof that the vaccines are working, the dire situations in Brazil and India due to populist leaders who didn't take the virus seriously, what nonuplets are, the reason cops are now being charged with murder more frequently, updates on other callers' vaccine status, everyone on the show is now past two weeks of being vaccinated, Gila describes what it was like to go to a restaurant, Kyle describes the scene in a bar, what should be considered safe at this point, an invitation for people to describe things they've hacked, the show is preempted next week, Rob gives an update on meetings.



  14. A skeleton crew tonight, there are people putting on masks now to protect themselves against people who have been vaccinated, Alex describes a Facebook group he was invited into that encourages people not to wear masks in public areas, the danger of such a group, dissecting their arguments, an ice cream cone analogy, the newest CDC guidelines, the lack of any legitimate doctors backing the anti-vax position, most anti-vaccine conspiracies come from the same 12 people, naming names, an excerpt from the Facebook group in question, the danger of a variant getting through, how it's never been simpler to get a vaccine, how to help local businesses, Alex describes what the city is like now, the prevalence of outdoor seating, the Freenode IRC network experiences a massive resignation of staff after a takeover of the company, how an open-source network could have been affected in this manner, the new owner's perspective, a new IRC network to replace this one, another Bitcoin hack, the difficulty of laundering stolen Bitcoin, facts about AlphaBay and Hydra, a gasoline panic for no reason that Republicans try to blame on Biden, the Colonial Pipeline hack, how a ransomware attack was handled by the company, the importance of backups, what the company could have done differently.

    Overtime:  A statement from the group allegedly responsible for the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, DarkSide shies away from politics, codes of conduct and ratings for ransomware attackers, the potential for a monthly payment option, Alex tells the story of tracing a ransomware group, there is history of a South Korean group targeting the World Health Organization, the advantages of shutting down a pipeline, how forcing users to have complex passwords actually makes things less secure, how a password vault works, the potential risks involved, Kyle describes other methods of managing passwords, a disturbing email that seems to have come from the show's own email address, a caller has been waiting for a long time, thoughts on SolarWinds, the huge amount of e-waste that could be generated from these attacks, a question about the takeover of the station in 2019, how the station was won back, better ways to raise funds on WBAI, a listener's attempts to ensure home health care aides are vaccinated, effective methods of backing up data, possibly the longest Overtime ever.



  15. Kyle and Emmanuel visit Manhattan without telling Alex, reporting on the spirit of the city, why the media reports shouldn't be believed, the missing buzz that's beginning to return, how outdoor dining structures can work and not work, the way people in the city seem to have more ownership in their attitude, Gila catches a cold from a child, how it's possible to be protected from China COVID-19 and still catch a cold, visiting the West Side, positive thoughts about Moynihan Train Hall, the Hotel Pennsylvania is closed for no particular reason, why this is a bad thing, calling the hotel live, how people can support WBAI, spreading word of a listener petition concerning disabled people and unvaccinated home health care aides, some facts about this situation, debunking some arguments, the fact that intelligent people can make the wrong decisions, how the show seems to get more angry emails than supportive ones, how misinformation is spread, looking at actual facts, Rob explains how this doesn't contradict the hacker mindset, Gila describes the eradication of polio and the return of measles, the U.S. government claims to not be responsible for the shuttering of the DarkSide operation in Russia, an Israeli TV broadcast is interrupted with a pro-Palestinian message, the Dutch entry to Eurovision that wasn't given the recognition it deserved.

    Overtime:  How the topics discussed are relevant to the hacker world, Facebook and Instagram are going to let their users hide their likes, why $2600 doesn't use Instagram, turning off a fan, why the emphasis on popularity is unhealthy, thoughts on whether or not the Olympics should be canceled this year, a call from Labrador, some facts about Labrador, some facts about the Inuit people, how China COVID-19 affected the community there, how the Canadian government took care of isolated communities early, demolition of historical buildings from World War Two in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, how Labrador is closer than most people realize, there is still snow on the ground, an update on the home health care aide situation, a ban on gloves in elevators, Kyle is on Instagram, a caller with an anti-vaccine opinion, why it's not a good idea to always give equal time to both sides of any issue, what the vaccines are and are not, why it took courage for a caller to stand up to universal disagreement, looking at hard scientific facts, how many of the people who mocked the precautions got the vaccine fairly early, why tearing down the experts is self-defeating, avoiding never-ending debates, Rob explains the liberation of being proven wrong, wondering when people realize they've been caught up in nonsense, Gila describes the choice between being right and being smart, how facts are constantly changing, a final call to get vaccinated.



  16. Emmanuel gets verified on Twitter, how this followed an initial rejection, why being rejected was actually a good thing, Emmanuel's advice to the unverified, Gila warns of the fragility of Emmanuel's blue check, working for change from within, Instagram changes its algorithm, the new Trump blog has already been scrapped, a Florida teen is arrested and expelled for hacking into a school computer system, how Spectrum contributed to the attack by not providing protection that had been paid for, how the student was found, Alex discusses whether the punishment fits the crime, Emmanuel's views on what should happen here, some listener mail, memories of a method of using one FM radio to silence another, a listener is convinced by the show to get the vaccine, words on the upcoming Pacifica elections involving bylaws, info on New York State's Excelsior Pass, an announcement is set for tomorrow on $2600 meetings and the HOPE conference.

    Overtime:  People are disappearing, some residual effects from Emmanuel's blue check, Rob explains the Excelsior Pass, why this isn't a way of tracking people, why people might want this info not to be shared, Gila describes how our actions affect those around us, the ignorance involved in wearing yellow stars as a vaccine protest, Alex gives a parallel to believing in the effectiveness of the vaccine, helping a listener with a petition, a caller from Oregon tries to understand the mindset of people who oppose the vaccine, a caller explains what Amazon Sidewalk is all about, Kyle goes into some of the specifics of this program, a debate on how to pronounce "excelsior," an Internet pronunciation, the World's Fair still exists, the wide definition of infrastructure, a final attempt to get another call.



  17. Alex has been elusive and is driving, the show wasn't on last week due to a mistake at the station, the show won't be preempted as originally scheduled next week to make up for this, someone reported Overtime for medical misinformation after encouraging that people get vaccinated leading to YouTube mistakenly removing it for a period of time, appealing to whomever did this to do it again to demonstrate how easy it is, analyzing YouTube policy, why WBAI doesn't face the same kind of risk and why this makes it all the more important to support the station, wondering if the YouTube broadcast can be taken down live, the HOPE conference won't be happening this year after all, plans for next year, an update on the venue for the $2600 meeting in New York City, what other meetings should do as things slowly start to open up, why this is a good time to start new meetings, a history of $2600 meetings, Alex remembers the first meetings he attended, what happens at the meetings, Reality Winner has been released from prison, how microdots and The Intercept helped get her arrested, the FBI is able to recover much of the cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attackers, Emmanuel has an issue with an acronym Alex uses, how a calculator app was used against organized crime members, how this never would have happened had they used open-source, how this proves the FBI can combat crime without additional powers, ways listeners can get more info on the bylaws issue at WBAI.

    Overtime:  Some sensationalistic headlines, the New York State Senate votes in support of electronics right to repair, Kyle wants to know what's missing in this, the amount of chips in cars, what the actual number of vaccinated New Yorkers is, Joe Biden's goal of 70 percent vaccinated by July 4th, more on a listener's petition, trying to understand why anyone working in a hospital would be against taking the vaccine, the issue of vaccination stickers, interest in getting Reality Winner to speak at HOPE, a vacancy in the FCC and what would be desired in a new member, privacy concerns over the Excelsior Pass, how this is a completely voluntary program, Alex describes how nobody in Florida was wearing masks when he was there, listening to a hiss in a phone call from Bulgaria, ways of getting unmasked people to cross the street, Bobson apologizes for the Eurovision contest, going over some of the highlights, why nobody should expect the teamsters to pay a ransomware demand, a hackers.town call, combating a botnet infection, possible problems with the bandwidth tonight.



  18. A week from the day after tomorrow is the first in-person $2600 meeting in 15 months, the vaccination rate needs to be 40 percent or above for meetings to take place, why nobody will be asking for proof of vaccination at the meetings, Alex reports that New Yorkers can have at-home vaccinations now, how to tell if an offer is a scam, Connecticut becomes the first state to make prison calls free, wondering why anyone would oppose this, the ranked choice method of voting in the New York City Democratic primary, questioning how this system works, the assumption that a Democratic mayoral candidate will win in New York City, a PlayStation hack that somehow gets cops involved and makes national news, why it's a mistake to use real money in video games, the story of Pelotons being bricked, a trend of never actually buying things anymore, the Colonial Pipeline hack was accomplished with a single password that hadn't been changed and wasn't being used.

    Overtime:  An appeal for new callers this week, the Lake Washington School District in Washington State has their web pages replaced with racially charged material, issues with the use of the word "hacker," why this proves the importance of teaching kids about racism, a phone call is lost, a call from Novosibirsk in Russia, a Spotify challenge, theorizing on where the issue is coming from, the voice of Jane Barbe lives on, news on the Emergency Broadband Benefit with unlimited 4G data as part of Lifeline service, Kyle gets an unbranded free phone from his phone company because 3G is being shut down, thoughts on net neutrality, the gonetspeed.com site, calling WWVH, remembering the old Dial-It service numbers, trying to not have today's Euro matches ruined by a caller, Iranian websites are seized by U.S. authorities for spreading disinformation, which top-level domains are susceptible to this, Alex explains what an SDN is, how this differs from getting kicked off of Twitter, questioning the fairness of the top-level domain system, admonishing a repeat caller, clarification on vaccine numbers, Kyle opens a bottle of wine, a note about the sound quality of last week's YouTube broadcast, increasing bandwidth with a push of a button, discovering internal rate limiting, how $2600 meetings will work next month.



  19. There will be $2600 meetings this Friday, what the qualifications are, how to start a new meeting, Chinese hackers are believed to be behind an attack on the New York City transit system in April, info on Israeli students is released by a pro-Palestinian Malaysian group named DragonForce, questioning what subway booths are now used for, the new OMNY readers in the subway, the upcoming transition from the Metrocard system, the advantage of not having travel zones in the city, the serious privacy concerns here, the demise of cash and the risks that poses, preliminary numbers in the New York City mayoral primary are released with inaccurate data, an oddity on Eric Adams' voting record that Emmanuel spotted, the difference between the city and state databases, the possible loss of a recorded weather number, dialing the time recording at WWV, other interesting numbers, Gila's experience calling recorded numbers as a child, Alex remembers voicemail hacking while Emmanuel remembers answering machine hacking, rating different answering machines, the time that the $2600 answering machine was hacked, a hacker discovers that smart meters in Texas are broadcasting revealing information, how this led to a revelation of which areas were exempted from having the heat turned off during a devastating cold snap this winter.

    Overtime:  Waiting for the verification from Rob that the show is on YouTube, asking that callers from last week not call in, there is a heat wave, the sound of a fan, Alex felt compelled to mow the lawn in the heat, an invitation to callers from Portland where the heat is especially brutal, the Supreme Court rules almost unanimously that a student had the right to make a vulgar Snapchat post that mentioned her school, remembering dark days in school, trying to get calls, a listener question about transferring a phone's data, how Kyle was able to steal Emmanuel's phone call, some Bluetooth fun, a caller has a question about Tucker Carlson, thoughts on Windows 11, possible hazards of two-factor authentication, how Alex dealt with a scammer by mentioning the OS/2 Warp operating system, China's banning of cryptocurrencies, memories of the Freedom Downtime DVD and all of its extra features, Emmanuel discovers that freedomdowntime.com is still in use with a listing of all of the Easter eggs, trying to put an end to the show in the midst of all of the heat.



  20. Trouble with the opening, Redhackt joins the show for the first time in a decade, what he has been up to, how the old shows are a time capsule, Rob reports on the first in-person $2600 meeting in New York City, there are 13 meetings now, qualifications for the meetings that are now being held, Alex holds an event with a bunch of unvaccinated kids, Redhackt reports on the current China COVID-19 situation in California, a new Trump attempt to sue social media outlets, Alex explains the legal strategy, debating whether Twitter should be considered a common carrier, new legislation aimed at "liberal" social media, issues surrounding the consideration of Trump's Twitter account as a public square, why having politicians on Twitter isn't necessarily a good thing, a new pro-Trump social media platform gets off to a rough start, what the Gettr platform is about, hypocrisy regarding "cancel culture," progress in the right to repair movement, Kyle discusses the lack of access to car repair data in today's world, something fairly new from Negativland, some WBAI notifications.

    Overtime:  Welcoming Redhackt back for this week, Gila's idea for becoming part of a lawsuit, Altice is reducing upload speeds by up to 86 percent for users, why having a monopoly makes this sort of thing possible, Alex reports on the speeds he gets in Pennsylvania, Redhackt explains how this can affect download speeds as well, how fiber is virtually forbidden by law in parts of Long Island, wondering why calls aren't coming in, observations on broadband from a caller in Oregon, the annoyance of Altice EAS tests which block out every channel on a regular basis, TV channels people would like to see, Kyle and Emmanuel are on the lookout for thunder, more thoughts on the right to repair for automobiles, memories of having to get the computer in the Smart Car replaced, the price of not knowing how to fix everyday devices, why backup technology is a good thing, some listener facts about hotspots, thoughts on Jitsi as an alternative to Zoom, Redhackt sees a "wild payphone," how $2600 is getting more photos of payphones than ever, Kyle explains why people are better off knowing how old technology works, memories of Emmanuel being on a satellite phone during the show.



  21. Emmanuel invites people to read excerpts from governmentattic.org that complain about TV shows among other things, the issue of racism directed at White people, an update on words that are allowed on broadcast TV and radio, how a barrage of complaints could be the same as a denial-of-service attack, a lieutenant colonel from the "Cyberwarrior Force" calls for military operations against hackers, Alex and Kyle describe the dangers in going down this road, the advantages of learning about a security problem, the assumption that foreign actors are always working with a foreign government, how the wrong reaction can actually have a detrimental effect, a key website in Russian ransomware has gone dark, a Warzone hack that unlocks levels and causes various reactions, the issue of escalation, the show will not be on next week, a hacker discovers a stash of child porn when compromising a computer system, discussing what the proper way of responding is, the dangers of vigilantism, end runs around due process, a series of lost audio releases will begin tomorrow.

    Overtime:  More on the lost audio project, how some of the releases won't be great quality, how the daily releases will work, a couple of examples of what's in store, some audio issues, a firsthand example of making things worse when trying to make them better, how to record audio directly to a hard drive, Rob explains an issue with Audacity and its conflict with the open-source community, the need for software to be configurable to a user's needs, an example of an Amazon Show device being rendered useless because of configuration updates that worked in opposition to the user's needs, efforts by Amazon and Google to monitor customer sleeping patterns, wondering who's asking for this, Gila explains how she handles Alexa features, facts about sleepwalking and Gila's firsthand experience, the many implications of sleep monitoring, a call from Zap in England, plans for the London $2600 meeting, discussion of aliens, more about Alexa devices and Apple, having to buy the same thing twice, final words from everyone, more calls for sleepwalkers.



  22. Yet more problems connecting to the radio station, the frustration of this repeated problem, Raphael Satter of Reuters joins the discussion, Emmanuel gives an update on the case of Virgil Griffith, some background information, the reason why Virgil was recently thrown into prison, the apparent fear of cryptocurrency, recalling the day that Virgil went to meet with the FBI, how the FBI misled him, an excerpt from Virgil's "Hacker Perspective" column in $2600, why Emmanuel feels responsible for getting word of this case out, a report on North Korea's advancement in the world of cryptocurrency from years ago, Raphael discusses the Pegasus spyware story, how this gets installed in phones without the user doing anything, what (((NSO Group))) is and how their statements contradict each other, wondering how (((NSO Group))) is getting away with what they're doing, the dilemma of spyware vendors, how obscure phones may be safer from this sort of thing, an incident involving a U.S. embassy and landlines from back in the 1940s, why compromising a phone today means so much more than it did in the past, the latest from Negativland.

    Overtime:  The link gets tweeted out at the last minute, the sobering fact that heads of state are unable to keep their phones secure, how to find out if you're being targeted, the justification for spying, the mission creep that's attached to such spying operations, a call from Rebel, memories of Chemical Bank, wondering what would have happened if the virus had been around a couple of decades ago, thoughts on payphones, Rob gives an update on $2600 meetings, Rebel is about to head to Europe, the kinds of stories that Raphael is working on, the Freedom Phone for Trump supporters and the problems it's had, a call from Australia, the story of a journalist in Australia involved in leaks, requesting CCTV footage, more revealing info on the Freedom Phone, Raphael explains what people can do if they see an incorrect news story, a live cybersecurity issue that aired at the Olympics, Gila's experience with someone else's password, Kyle and Rob express their thoughts on Virgil's case, Emmanuel offers perspective, why Virgil going to North Korea shouldn't be considered a big deal, the trial is coming up in September.



  23. Emmanuel responds to the latest outrage of having to show proof of being vaccinated when entering public establishments, ways of preserving anonymity, trying to find things to be outraged about, looking to Rand Paul for advice, looking back to the 1700s, memories of RadioShack's "contact tracing," Kyle questions whether things are close to normal, the difference between hesitancy and obstinance, when showing proof of vaccination is cause for concern, Emmanuel's experience working with Amazon to share pictures, how Amazon Photos has been rendered useless due to an "upgrade," specific examples of how pictures are erased on this system, the prevalence of complaints about the exact same problems, Kyle discusses the issue of control, the inevitable silence that comes from large companies when problems are encountered, how Primera is an example of a company that responds to customers, Australian payphones are now free, Alex and Emmanuel recollect methods of conveying messages without incurring charges, Alex recalls an Australian caller to $2600 meetings in the 1990s, the importance of payphones, an excerpt from the lost audio collection featuring Radio Moscow in the 1980s, an example of the magic of local radio, an update on $2600 meetings, how to re-list local meetings.

    Overtime:  Encouraging people to bitch about things, a listener description of TSA Pre, Emmanuel remembers his encounter with this program, Alex describes his experience with a polygrapher, Emmanuel is on the phone, Gila tells Alex how he can get an Excelsior Pass Plus, the difficulty of finding apps, Emmanuel updates his Excelsior Pass on the air, Alex describes the industry of forged vaccination cards, discussing potential ways of defeating the system, an appeal for callers, Rob describes the difference between an Excelsior Pass and an Excelsior Pass Plus, a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, Kyle describes an issue with Olympic coverage, discussing Belarus, an athlete from Belarus asks for asylum at the Olympics, Emmanuel tries to identify where the next call is coming from, why people shouldn't laminate their vaccination cards, calculating the Olympic medal count and how NBC is manipulating the results to put the United States on top, how to deal with anti-vaxxers, a call from a listener who doesn't plan on getting the vaccine, a discussion on mandates and vaccines, how we learn more.



  24. Emmanuel describes the uncertainty as to whether or not people should be wearing masks inside grocery stores, trying to be more right-wing, Alex's experience with people who don't wear masks on trains, how the number of irresponsible people in New York City is actually quite small, how there's misinformation on every radio station, who should be trusted for accurate information, Alex describes how his family was directly affected by China COVID-19, how more people seem to be affected by such stories recently, why it's important to fight back against misinformation regardless of its source, overly restrictive measures in Florida and Texas that prevent teachers from protecting students against China COVID-19, Gila describes her thoughts on mask wearing in public spaces, an EAS test this afternoon isn't heard by many, Emmanuel describes what kind of a test this was, surprising news from Apple concerning capturing images of child abuse, the danger involved in taking this step and how such technology could be abused in other countries, Alex defends Apple's stance in one of their developments, trying to determine where images are being scanned, Rob describes how easy it is to evade such detection, Emmanuel explains how this will inevitably be abused for other purposes, Rob describes the problem with the "think of the children" argument, the show is not on next week, another recent piece by Negativland.

    Overtime:  Continuing with the Apple story, questioning how Apple will be able to resist demands from dictatorial governments, Alex dismisses the idea of a dangerous precedent, what's involved in creating a hash, the issue of control over one's phone, Rob's concern that such back doors will become the norm, where Alex draws the line, Caller ID from Hotel Pennsylvania, identifying a caller's beagle, debating the significance of Apple's announcement, Gila describes the challenge of dealing with people on the subway who don't wear masks, the danger of future China COVID-19 variants, clarification on the theme to Off The Wall, a series of knock-knock jokes, there is a heat wave in progress, how China COVID-19 is a global issue and not at all political, the need to improve vaccination numbers.



  25. Alex has lousy connectivity, stolen funds from a huge crypto heist have been recovered, the issue of retrieving cryptocurrency when access has been lost, Alex details mistakes to avoid when handling cryptocurrency, biometrics left by the U.S. military in Afghanistan are now in the hands of the Taliban, the surprising amount of data this includes, Will Byrne from Human Rights First Innovation Lab joins the conversation, how this is a "Saigon-level" humanitarian crisis, how the situation in Kabul is worse in some ways, possible methods of shutting down the hardware devices left behind, how this disaster could have been averted, what Human Rights First is doing with regards to Afghanistan, the possibility of this technology being used against civilian populations, the potential usefulness of this technology, how to learn more about Human Rights First, memories of attempts to stop the invasion of Afghanistan 20 years ago, trying to think of a single government that wouldn't want access to this data on their citizens, breaches at T-Mobile and AT&T, debating who bears the ultimate responsibility for this, a tribute to Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones.

    Overtime:  Some news about OnlyFans and their plan to ban sexually explicit content, Rob explains why this was a big issue, some facts about the history of WBAI and Pacifica, a call from someone connected with pornographic content creators, how the OnlyFans situation was caused by the PATRIOT Act, how Mastercard seems to have an issue with porn sites, the intricacies of payment management systems, TikTok can't seem to distinguish between educational and malicious videos about hacking, suggestions on how to prevent this sort of thing, how tweets would be more valuable if the writer wasn't immediately known, a caller who claims to have been infected by Chinese people in October 2019, why Emmanuel was compelled to hang up, trying to get a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, a caller discusses the Chaturbate site and the issue of recording content without consent, Alex brings up the Apple issue again as a means of defending against revenge porn, Bobson finally gets through, more debate on the Apple child porn issue, researchers speak out against Apple's proposal, Emmanuel poses a hypothetical situation to Alex, a spirited debate.



  26. The murder of Robert Steele, opening moments from the very first moments of the first HOPE conference in 1994, how Steele was able to connect to the hacker community, how he became almost unrecognizable in later years, the exposure of (((Jeffrey Epstein))) which cost him his life, Alex gives an update on his family's China COVID-19 situation, Rob describes the hero-like behavior Steele engaged in in recent weeks, how this sort of thing is becoming more mainstream, what can be done to encourage this, Kyle explains why people don't want to engage in such discussions, the difference between this and other nonsensical conspiracies, Gila describes how the cross country tour Steele was engaged in had been falling apart, how this relates to the new anti-abortion law in Texas, discussing how best to counter the misinformation that's spreading, Gila explains why science changes, "the jackhammer of truth," the emergence of fake China COVID-19 identification cards through social media and ecommerce, why anti-vaxxers will always have another excuse despite the facts, the potential of entering fake information into the state database, Quebec hackers show how they can use an app that grabs personal info on vaccination and virus info, a storm called Ida is currently hitting the area, how its effect on New Orleans demonstrates the importance of landlines.

    Overtime:  Listener thoughts on Robert Steele, a listener who attended the first HOPE conference, how Eric Clapton and Van Morrison have been spreading anti-lockdown nonsense recently, wondering where all the anti-Trump songs are, a call for intelligent China COVID-19-related music, remembering (((Jello Biafra's))) "become the media" mantra, how this message has changed over the years, the volume is low on YouTube, reports on the ongoing severe weather happening at the moment due to Ida, how AT&T failed during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, details on a massive leak of T-Mobile customer data, debating over who the victim is here, questioning why a phone company needs a customer's Social Security number, why there's nothing wrong in giving fake information to a phone company, some words on today's lost audio release featuring members of Big Audio Dynamite, why the offensive (((Adam Yauch))) section was also included, describing wax cylinders, why Wu-Tang should release their next album on wax cylinder, a question about encoding vinyl, a hacker returns $336,000 to a collector after tricking him into buying a fake (((Banksy))) work of art, questioning why the hefty transaction fee can't also be returned, how the news story quoted is hesitant to give any credit to the hacker, the question of NFTs, Emmanuel remembers how he might have shaken (((Banksy's))) hand once, "OpenSea is the eBay of NFTs," Rob describes the New York City meetings, how virus mutations can sometimes work against the virus.



  27. A vaccine PSA from Corey Forrester, how Skype seems to change Emmanuel's voice, the fallout from last week's storm, how New York City's record one-hour rainfall only lasted for two weeks, the high loss of life in Queens, how Ida wasn't even a tropical storm when it hit the area, a flash flood emergency is issued for the first time, why it's important to listen to the experts in times of crisis, the parallel to the pandemic, mandatory ten-digit dialing is coming into effect on October 24th in a number of areas, how the 516 area code still doesn't have to dial 10-digits for local calls, what the 988 dialing code is going to be used for, why this isn't a very good system, what 811 should be used for, the sense that area codes used to make, some other alternative ideas to the current dialing system, Alex provides some trivia concerning the 607 area code in New York, how Interstate highway numbers work, how Interstate 99 breaks the rules, a battle brewing in the Butte public library system concerning hackers, the issue with the phrase "ethical hacker," why it's wrong to define people by hat color, a discussion on labels and certifications, an update on John Paul MacIsaac and his ongoing attempt to sue Twitter for referring to him as a hacker, what a slap suit is, a court case decides that AI systems cannot be granted patents, what a "natural person" is, a tribute to Michael K. Williams.

    Overtime:  A sudden drop in viewers, more on AI systems not being able to get patents, a call from Toronto, there are tornadoes in Canada, how a listener was phished, why this isn't about hacking, a weird explanation from Bell in Canada on why a copper line can't be kept, the prevalence of payphones in Canada, how Gmail overreacted to a change in Emmanuel's network, Juintz reports that South Africa and Australia have already awarded patents to artificial intelligence, Rebel calls in after being in Europe for a month, some of his observations, learning that Verizon no longer allows collect calls, Alex and Rebel share observations on Oxford University, Alex challenges Rebel on a phone number, Alex demonstrates how it's still possible to make a collect call by connecting to Intellicall Operator Services, some more interesting phone numbers, demonstrations of the collect call service on the receiving end, a scandal involving McDonald's ice cream machines, how to read codes from vehicles, the advantages of having this ability, Trump is going to be a commentator for a boxing match on September 11th, the summer issue is now out, it's Star Trek Day.



  28. A successful transition, why it's important for listeners to support WBAI, how there haven't been as many on-air fundraisers as in the past, encouraging BAI Buddies, the show won't be on next week, some history of how WBAI was started, clarifying on when a previous WBAI coup took place, Alex remembers the night police came into the station and started arresting people, Emmanuel recollects the more recent coup two years ago, Kyle describes the benefits of being a member during times of crisis, remembering an old April Fool's joke where WBAI changed to a country format, a recent vote on bylaws at Pacifica, explanation of a mysterious shutdown of the New York City subway system earlier this year, how a single button can cause all of this mayhem, the Texas GOP's website is hacked, "trans demon hackers," questioning whether a social network can be forced to allow access to someone who violates their terms, trying to come up with real world analogies, Alex freezes, Emmanuel deals with more paranoia from Facebook, an Australian ruling suggests that media companies can be held liable for defamatory comments posted on their websites by the public, the racist remarks that are inevitably posted on patch.com, how this used to be a problem at Newsday before they disabled their message board, how USENET has disappeared and why it's not missed, Alex describes the potential compliance burden in holding companies accountable for posts on their sites, Adobe has ended support for Flash and archived news coverage of the September 11th attacks has become nonfunctional as a result, why it's important to preserve digital content and how Internet Archive saved the day, a little known Lou Reed song.

    Overtime:  There's a rocket launch taking place, describing the scene, there are no astronauts on this three-day mission, a last minute outage, the launch commences, permission is granted for stations to rebroadcast the YouTube feed, wondering if the Echo Show can understand sign language, memories of seeing the Space Shuttle and space station in the sky, Alex describes a zero-click iMessage hack that affects iPhones, how this could play out in regimes where there are human rights abuses, the issue of someone being able to prevent Trump from performing a catastrophic act, a caller describes how VPNs can cause Google paranoia, the annoyance of Google's actions, how banks always claim that Emmanuel's browser is unrecognized, Zap reports on the death of a hacker named Reverend Rat in England, a caller has an update on a power outage in Bermuda and what it could actually mean, how hackers tend to get blamed by default, Alex freezes again, an observation concerning the 909 area code, Rebel calls with an update on collect call attempts, what Telenet was, what Telnet is, discussion of the 710 area code and others, $2600's printer is having trouble finding paper, Kyle explains what taikonauts are.



  29. An update concerning Virgil Griffith's case, the absurdity of the charges against him, why the trial won't be happening after all, how Trump made it illegal to go to North Korea, Emmanuel's analysis of the case, how Virgil reacted when he was contacted by the FBI, what happened seven months later, why it's crucial to be polite when visiting North Korea, how Virgil has successfully been portrayed as an enemy of the state, how the story is worthy of Kafka, Virgil's propensity for explaining things to people who ask, the parallels with Phiber Optik and Kevin Mitnick, how their image changed dramatically after their release, why a guilty plea made sense, how nobody else seems to have ever been prosecuted for going to North Korea, the traumatic effect Emmanuel's brief experience in jail had on him, some of Virgil's previous projects that involved revealing the truth, analyzing statements of a theoretical nature that Virgil made which are being interpreted in a literal way, doubts on whether Virgil can survive this, the unfairness of keeping Virgil locked up while awaiting trial and sentencing, how attempting to pay his lawyers got him into further trouble, hope that justice can still prevail, why the show has refrained from commenting on this particular case until now, the frustration of being powerless to help, Alex fills in some details, a description of the prison Virgil is being held in now, Alex describes the scene in the courtroom on Monday, Emmanuel recalls how a judge once held his future in his hands, how people can help, the importance of having a PhD from Caltech, the difference between the MDC and the MCC, the difference that Alex made in this case, Kyle discusses the value of open communication, how those who reveal inconvenient truths are almost always treated as the problem.

    Overtime:  Following a tough hour, why it's a bad idea to be anti-social in North Korea, Kyle points out how Virgil's good intentions have been overlooked, Alex explains how Virgil didn't tell the North Koreans anything they didn't already know, questioning why none of the other supposed conspirators have been charged, China is announcing a complete ban on cryptocurrency, how this underlines the fear of cryptocurrencies in such regimes that is now being seen in the States with Virgil's prosecution, a question regarding email to aol.com, a way to get multiple Gmail addresses out of a single one, what the Citigroup building in New York City looks like now, an update on meetings, Kyle is trying to fix a problem with the board that's causing Alex to not hear the callers, a discussion on whistleblowers and why they need to be heard, thoughts on what is being referred to as "critical race theory," how nobody seems to have been taught in school about the Tulsa massacre, a request for an "irregular" caller, a question about vaccination mandates, Alex asks Bobson about a Bulgarian grocery store in Pennsylvania, thinking of fermented beverages, debate over the pronunciation of "coupons," 150 gigabytes of Epik data are dumped, a listener shares a method of creating custom email addresses with the plus sign, how automatic login to Gmail can prove disastrous to people, what Gmail can do to improve this situation, Kyle describes how it's empowering to run things ourselves rather than trust other companies to make decisions for us, words on $2600 meetings.



  30. Trouble with the intro, Kyle and Emmanuel are in Skypeland while traveling through the country, how this has been a disastrous week for a number of companies, the Facebook whistleblower is unmasked, Gila describes how Monday's Facebook outage affected her, how Mastodon and Twitter benefited, WhatsApp is the primary means of connectivity in many parts of the world, Alex describes the BGP error that led to Facebook being unreachable, Alex describes the Facebook testimony before Congress this week, a discussion over what kind of responsibility Facebook should have, comparing Facebook to cigarettes, Mark Zuckerberg's response to criticism, Alex explains why Facebook should be given some credit, Rob changes the topic to Twitch, trying to define what Twitch is, what was recently leaked, the devastating effects this will have on the company, the alleged motives of the leaker, how this shows a recurring pattern of a good idea being caught off guard by bad behavior, why people should support WBAI, how text messages have reportedly been hacked for five years, 1.5 billion Facebook users' information has been posted for sale, there won't be an Overtime tonight.


  31. Where Kyle and Emmanuel are and have been, Emmanuel gave a keynote address at THOTCON in Chicago, how Emmanuel has been trying to attend this conference for years, how people are reacting differently to the virus in different regions of the country, why the train was a very safe means of travel, the way that people in Seattle are handling the virus, the feeling of change and activism that prevails in this city, the serious issue of homelessness, the huge problem of Amazon in Seattle, the pro-Amazon propaganda that exists everywhere, a nearly empty light rail line, a humorous exchange overheard between a parent and child, how Amazon almost came to Queens, Amazon is accused of copying products and rigging search results, how Amazon is turning into a monster, Emmanuel describes what an Amazon bookstore was like, Rob and Gila get a printed Amazon catalog in the mail, the many different Amazon brands that exist in Seattle, mixed feelings about space missions, Facebook plans to rename their company, Gila reveals that today is a "Facebook holiday," Emmanuel reveals why he favors the name "Metaverse," Kyle's theory on why this name change is taking place, listener feedback on Facebook, the governor of Missouri accuses a reporter of being a criminal hacker after they revealed the existence of a massive security hole, there is a "bomb cyclone" approaching Seattle.


  32. Alex is in Chicago, Kyle and Emmanuel are confused as to where everyone is, Alex and Emmanuel are both wearing THOTCON t-shirts, Kyle and Emmanuel are in western Washington, Kyle describes the rain forest in Washington, there are bomb cyclones hitting both Washington and New York, Kyle and Emmanuel will be driving back to New York and are looking for suggestions on interesting places to visit, audio from an Amazon propaganda piece, the negative way that Amazon employees are being portrayed, how these pieces slow down streaming platforms, a new pro-Trump social media site will use posts called "truths," "Truth Social" is the name of this new platform, Rob explains how the platform is actually using stolen code, why it's so hard for them to simply give credit to the software, Alex describes how Orwellian this is, how the roll-out so far has been a complete disaster as the site was brought to its knees within two hours, Kyle's issue with the use of the word "truth," Alex compares the number of subscribers to The New York Times to Trump's Twitter followers, Kyle describes the history of failed attempts to relaunch platforms after Trump was kicked off Twitter, Emmanuel's one issue with Trump's account being removed, a discovery that USENET still exists, the end of the USENET newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting, Rob reveals that the group is still in limited use, why USENET failed, an issue involving Signal that results in lost messages, other annoyances from Signal, Rob explains the situation, why Signal needs to do better, appealing for people to vote on Tuesday.


  33. Kyle and Emmanuel are still in Washington, Emmanuel bemoans the fact that the show always follows Election Day, some comforting words, why voting is so crucial, why we need to do better, Emmanuel battles a bad connection to try and share some good news, Rob and Gila tell what Election Day was like in the city, a clip from The Good Liars on Election Day, Alex discusses how many candidates didn't have any opposition, Emmanuel finally gets the word out, how this illustrates the problem of communication, how the governor's race in Virginia was won based on a lie, Facebook plans to shut down its facial recognition feature, Gila explains the Hebrew meaning of Facebook's new name, Alex's take on Meta's actions, what Alex saw when monitoring the "meta" string on new domain registrations, Emmanuel takes exception to praising Facebook, Gila explains how Facebook and Google can intrude on family privacy, Clearview AI is ordered to delete its facial recognition data in Australia, how Facebook is luring six-year-olds, the issue of social media and children, Alex describes how kids fall into rabbit holes online, some healthy habits that kids can develop, Yahoo has pulled out of China, an update on the Signal issue, there are $2600 meetings this Friday, how new meetings can get listed, asking for suggestions on places to go for Kyle and Emmanuel as they start to drive east towards New York, the show will not be on next week.


  34. Kyle and Emmanuel are back after five weeks away, resolving technical issues, why avoiding big cities makes for interesting travel, Alex is back from South Carolina and Chicago, a list of the places Kyle and Emmanuel visited, Kyle describes the Personal Rapid Transit system in Morgantown at West Virginia University, Emmanuel explains how talking to people throughout the country is far better than listening to what their representatives are saying, some of the listener-suggested places Kyle and Emmanuel stopped at on the way back, Distributed Denial-of-Secrets have released police aerial surveillance footage, the kinds of misbehavior by law enforcement that this footage reveals, how Twitter won't allow links to this site, how people can get access to this information, the story of an 11-year-old hacker who got in trouble at his school, an audio clip from his mother, Alex remembers getting into similar trouble years ago, Emmanuel's issue with FedEx not honoring overnight shipping, an update to the 11-year-old hacker's story, how this case could have turned out very differently, preparations for the demolition of Hotel Pennsylvania are underway, why building more office towers in its place makes no sense, a final recording from the hotel phone number.

    Overtime:  The first edition in over a month, trying to figure out why Rob can't hear Emmanuel, how everything seems to have broken down while not in use, a caller's issue with Verizon, why it's foolish to abandon old technology, an update from FedEx, Alex is in a corporate meeting room, Rob gives an update on the most recent $2600 meeting in New York City, the next meeting may return to Citigroup, more thoughts on places to visit in small town America.



  35. The end of the previous program, adjusting levels, there won't be an Overtime tonight due to the holiday, the FBI's email system is hacked which results in hundreds of thousands of fake emails, the Dark Overlord hacker group is implicated, clarifying how exactly this happened, a hearing that may address the Hotel Pennsylvania issue, how the hotel serves a vital purpose, the recurring theme of blindly destroying the old to make way for the new, how nobody is asking for the hotel to be destroyed, a Georgia school district virtual meeting is disrupted by hackers, why this kind of thing really shouldn't be happening anymore, Rob details the latest chapter in the McDonald's ice cream machine saga, Emmanuel tries to sum everything up, Alex describes what was involved with these machines in his history working at a yogurt shop, Kyle explains OBD ports, an example of a modern car making an invalid assumption, Alex issues an appeal for letters of support for Virgil Griffith before his sentencing in January, how there is more to the story than what has been made public, some words on travel to North Korea, how people can see some of Virgil's lectures.


  36. Alex describes how cold it is in Pennsylvania, the show will not be on next week, there will be an Overtime tonight, a webinar is taking place right now concerning the Hotel Pennsylvania, some history of the hotel, Gila clarifies the difference between this meeting and the one next week, a story about marketers injecting advertisements into dreams, trying to interpret what this means, questioning who owns our subconscious, how this could be interpreted as a good thing, fired Google employees sue for the company's breaching of the "Don't Be Evil" motto, reading from a now deleted section of Google's code of conduct, Alex describes the difficulty of defining what "evil" is in court, Gila reports that Google's new slogan is "Do The Right Thing," a listener letter on OBD2 systems, Kyle offers insight into the subject, hackers are supposedly spying on apartments in South Korea using new technology, wondering why buzzers aren't still sufficient as doorbells, why it's important to alert people when this sort of thing happens, why blaming hackers isn't right, Alex describes the system his apartment has, a senator in the Philippines has their website hacked, how the hackers actually improved the security on the site, a loan nightmare in Malaysia, some facts about Malaysian currency, a Thai rapper is warned by Apple that they may be the target of state-sponsored hackers, the uniqueness of Thai names, what Rap Against Dictatorship is about, there are $2600 meetings this week, the New York City meeting is returning to Citigroup after a number of years.

    Overtime:  A new and silent phone ringing system backfires, an update on last week's missing FedEx package, Verizon's history of dishonest practices, advice to a caller on the verge of losing their copper phone line, Kyle describes the need for more voices in fighting this sort of thing, what the Public Service Commission can do, other possible avenues, Rebel reports low volume on YouTube, a quest to change fuel prices, the annoyance of TVs at gas pumps, the food court at Citigroup is now called The Hugh, why proving vaccination status isn't a big deal, when people should be worried about privacy issues, Alex's thoughts on getting repeatedly checked by the same person, a discussion on Daylight Savings Time, Emmanuel's idea on making daylight hours longer than dark hours, "blockchain hours," how different times used to work, Alex follows up on Bulgarian groceries with Bobson, a call for details from tonight's webinar on Hotel Pennsylvania, Alex is feeling adverse effects from his booster shot, an idea on how to use the Texas abortion law against the people who made it, an idea to make a mathematical solution to solve gerrymandering, trying to get Alex to finish his story, trying to get one final call, rating Alex's story, Kyle outlines the various phone networks that seem to be going away, thoughts on who should get the Hotel Pennsylvania phone number, Gila's thoughts on today's Supreme Court testimony on abortion issues, how people are never truly alone.



  37. A note of triumph as WBAI appears to be in the black, remembering the coup of a couple of years ago, the station is trying to pay the transmitter bill a year in advance, Gila explains why this is an amazing development, how this benefits everyone, the towerfund.wbai.org site, why the listeners are the ones responsible for this success, what people who contribute are able to do, some bad decisions that had been made in the past with Pacifica, how news of WBAI's resurrection wasn't reported like stories of its death were, how stations like WBAI can't be found in many other parts of the country, the dire situation $2600 was facing a couple of years ago when the Hotel Pennsylvania raised its prices for the HOPE conference dramatically, everyone on the show tonight recently visited the new HOPE site at St. John's University, Rob describes his impressions seeing the new site for the first time, Gila tells what the mood on campus was like, Alex explains how there are now a huge amount of spaces to use for the conference, Kyle outlines what will be involved in this expansion, what will be needed in order to pull this off, how everyone on the show was able to see each other in person for the first time in almost two years, the conference is set for July 22-24, Rob explains why it's vital for people to get their vaccines in order to make HOPE possible, the perspective from Alex's son, an excerpt from a recent Empire Station Coalition meeting on the impending demolition of the Hotel Pennsylvania and the negative effects on the surrounding neighborhood, Rob gives more background on the meeting, Alex describes how local government officials have done nothing to help save Hotel Pennsylvania, how the entire neighborhood benefits from its continued existence, Kyle describes his updated AT&T contract terms, impending shutdowns in the telecommunications world, a tribute to Robbie Shakespeare.

    Overtime:  Trying to get the levels right on YouTube, Kyle continues airing his grievances against AT&T and Blackberry, the problem with abandoning old technologies that people still want to use, an EFF warning against Google's Manifest V3, why this will be a threat to privacy without providing security, comments from the creators of AdNauseam and TrackMeNot, wondering what the U.S. Sun is, a question from a nine-year-old, Alex explains what makes a good hacker, a call from Rebel about older technology, how anonymity has become a challenge, how Alex's kid is able to easily find surveillance cameras, Alex recalls a story of covert surveillance cameras at Oxford, a call from a school board member upstate, the weirdness of what parents complain about, an update on a listener's attempts to keep their copper line, Emmanuel explains how the infrastructure of landlines is set up, how new and old technology can coexist, Homeland Security invites hackers to find security holes, clarification on what the U.S. Sun is, the possibility of simulcasting the Dutch hacker camp during HOPE, the idea of communities running their own local copper networks, Kyle refers to the "Hacker Happenings" section in the latest $2600 issue, why radio has a unique magic, proof that radio is far from dead, a call from South Africa, the show is being broadcast in a hotel lobby, thoughts on South Africa, a near signoff, Alex brings up the Log4j crisis, some basic facts and concerns about this vulnerability, a parallel to the coronavirus.



  38. Some audio issues, encouraging people to donate to the WBAI transmitter fund as the station tries to pay the bill in advance, Kyle and Emmanuel see a documentary on a Boston radio station called WBCN, the similarities and differences between the two stations, how WBAI is actually one of the most stable radio forces in New York, memories of an April Fool's Day broadcast where WBAI changed to a country format for a few minutes, Gila describes how WBAI is right in the middle of the FM dial, Rob reveals what the WBAI call letters stand for, some New York radio history, a distraction from a local automated assistant, Alex describes what Log4j is all about as Kyle adjusts local audio levels, examples of affected applications, who needs to be concerned, the connection to Minecraft, a Log4j attack on the Belgian government, a reported hack of a China COVID-19 test, why this isn't really something to worry about, the 5G connection, reports that anti-5G products are actually radioactive, how easy it is to be caught up in mistruths, a question on whether or not 5G has been deployed, the issue of phones on airplanes.

    Overtime:  Reports of low levels on YouTube, conflicting stories about the implementation of 5G, Emmanuel is getting a "SIM Not Provisioned" message on his phone every few seconds whenever he loses signal, a long call from Rebel, a recommendation of an article on switches in the new issue of $2600, how a local food establishment lost the ability to use their phones, the ongoing issue of not being able to make collect calls to cell phones, collecting old phone books, Rebel's memories of the TSPS days, the price of candy bars and robotic vending machines, memories of toll stations, how Verizon was formed, the days of Bell Atlantic, more on the idea of communities running their own phone companies, Alex remembers an independent phone company in Vermont, an update on a caller's attempts to keep their copper line, an elected official who may actually be helping, advising people to stay at home for the upcoming $2600 meetings, WBAI's 62nd birthday is coming up, Kyle and Emmanuel try to diagnose the board, the show is using Emmanuel's grandparents' old phone, Kyle literally picks up the phone, Bobson and Alex discuss a fermented beverage, Emmanuel questions Alex as to why he's so interested in this, Christmas wishes.



  39. The last show for 2021, Emmanuel is wearing an ambulatory EEG, the symptoms that led to taking this test, reminiscing about 2021 and looking ahead to 2022, the concept of NFTs, a parallel to naming stars after people, the issue of globalization, the future of the digital frontier, the issue of working remotely, the possibility of holding two remote jobs at the same time, examining aspects of the virtual world, more discussion on NFTs, the amplification of misinformation, what being called a "right-clicker" means, the widespread effects of a recent Meta outage, the problem of consolidation, the expectation of productivity during the pandemic, how relaxation could be enforced through a remote app, a calculation of the number of streams a musician must have in order to earn a single dollar, the value of owning a record or CD, possible solutions for musicians, how Amazon contributes in ripping off artists with counterfeit material, the optimistic future of WBAI, how to safely celebrate New Year's.

    Overtime:  Raising the audio levels for YouTube, demonstrating how Caller ID isn't blocked even when *67 is dialed, fire engines in the background, the worst hacks of 2021 according to Wired, appropriate names for malicious hacker groups, remembering the Twitch hack, a request for callers from far away, an update to a caller's struggle to keep their copper landline, some grim facts about the health care industry, dealing with the current stubbornness and childish behavior in society, Rob discusses the loss of Dernyn in Hawaii, ways of dealing with such loss, the Remote Chaos Experience is happening now, some of the highlights, a question about one of the pictures displaying on the show's YouTube channel, a Dutch hacker camp is planned for the same weekend as A New HOPE, Bobson's prediction for 2022, Alex has more questions about Bulgarian groceries, Alex's son describes a Bulgarian cookie, a warning about a fake threatening letter from Amazon, the many clues to such false emails, a call from Genevieve, climate change in British Columbia, the amount of renewable energy in Canada, why nuclear power isn't green, legacy technology that dates back to the Spanish Flu, questioning when the last time predictions were made for a new year on a show, final thoughts for 2021, the death of Blackberry.


Off The Hook - 2022


  1. Emmanuel introduces the wrong program, how 2022 has been so far for everyone, a VICE News story implicates DEFCON in helping Trump push his election lies by sponsoring a voting machine hacking village, why the piece is utter nonsense, how this sort of thing sends the message to simply not hack systems or share security flaws, the difference between VICE News and VICE Motherboard, Emmanuel outlines the problem we seem to have praising any media outlet, Gila describes the story of the governor of Missouri accusing a reporter of being a hacker for revealing the source code of a web page, why condemning all media is harmful to alternatives, how to support the station, Gila explains how to find out if a company has a matching fund for donations, why it's vital to get information about potential election machine issues out to the public, the lack of major Log4j hacks despite all the predictions, Alex explains why this is so, a parallel to how terrorism has been dealt with over the years, a threat involving Google Docs, how the vulnerability works, bemoaning the growing number of people who don't seem to use email, Alex explains specifics of the vulnerability, how Canon is telling its customers how to defeat its own restrictions on toner cartridges, Rob reports on this month's meeting in the wake of Omicron.

    Overtime:  A request for new people to call in, the impossibility of getting a busy signal, there's a problem getting phone calls to come up, the fun of getting into fights on Twitter, a caller's health insurance issues, the issue of built-in obsolescence, thoughts on the new Matrix film, a recommendation for Succession, the issue of parody, why Twitter shouldn't be taken so seriously, why more hacking of Twitter would help, the magic of radio, why the chat feature isn't enabled on YouTube during the show, Alex tells a story involving fake memos and coffee, Emmanuel remembers a fake memo at Stony Brook that reimplemented an imaginary curfew, a call from West Virginia, a mystery plane, the governor of West Virginia has China COVID-19 and isn't doing well, Emmanuel's message to people who think there's a transmitter included with the vaccine, a caller from Alabama seems to be trying to get through, more on Bulgarian groceries, Rebel is near Disneyland and driving a Tesla, explaining the unique rental system he's using, memories of when Emmanuel called the show from a cell phone in California, a "fraudulent call," the caller from Alabama turns out to be from Singapore, a Boris Johnson scandal grows in England, the difference between the ways scandals are handled in the U.K. and in the U.S., how Democrats continue to get in their own way.



  2. An update to the Virgil Griffith story, why going to North Korea is an appealing challenge to many in the hacker world, the decree from Trump that made this illegal for Americans for the first time, why Virgil never got his day in court, the absurdity of accusing Virgil of working with the North Koreans, what happened today, the inability of Virgil's legal team to meet with him which is forcing them to ask for a three-month delay in sentencing, how North Korea has already stolen $400 million in cryptocurrency in 2021, how Virgil's research would have helped to expose this, the story of Elizabeth Holmes who was convicted of massive fraud and remains free until her sentencing next September, the comparison to Virgil's case, not denying that there was a crime committed, how his crime had no real victims, how society should be judged by the way they're treating Virgil, Emmanuel remembers when he was in a similar situation, Alex offers a legal perspective to the case, an explanation of the sanctions statute that Virgil was accused of violating, how Virgil is helping people in prison, the ramifications of this case, how Virgil's education may be adding to the penalties against him, the parallel to getting stuffed into a locker as a kid, Rob explains how hostility towards cryptocurrency isn't helping Virgil's situation, some facts to bear in mind when visiting a place like North Korea, how to draft a letter of support for Virgil, Emmanuel's impatience at being "too nice," how the Bureau of Prisons decided where Virgil would be sent, analyzing the free China COVID-19 test website and some of the issues with addresses.

    Overtime:  Weird issues with YouTube, why it was important to spend so much time on Virgil's case earlier, Gila describes a weird NFT story involving a book and a movie related to "Dune," Alex describes how copyright works for individual copies of a magazine, the Celsius equivalent of "Fahrenheit 451," Kyle describes the monetizing thought behind so many Internet schemes, the hacking of crypto.com, trying to figure out how much of a loss there actually was, clarification on the free China COVID-19 tests currently being offered, an update on a caller's transition to FIOS, the phone number is finally given out, a listener's issues with eyesight, programs and apps that can help, thoughts on "Neuromancer," the descriptive video service that's available on Canadian TV, questions about closed captioning, how being bilingual isn't encouraged in the United States, a call about insurance, the developing relationship between insurance and cryptocurrency, Emmanuel's interest in train cams, some info from a listener on how to help with a previous listener's problems, an update on HOPE planning.



  3. Kyle has built a new studio for the show, trying to raise levels for the Skype people, the show will not be on next week, the potential for the PACER service to become much more accessible through the elimination of fees, the Aaron Swartz angle, Greg Newby joins the conversation, Alex describes the effect this development will have on the legal profession, Julian Assange wins a legal victory, why it's time for the Assange case to end, how everything Julian feared seems to have come true, an update to the crypto.com hack, a shortwave numbers station is overpowered, how this hack was performed, a call for the station's frequency, how the one-time pad works and the possibility of sending a secret message to WBAI listeners, Emmanuel's issue with people who still say "the Ukraine" when referring to the country, Greg explains why it's O.K. to refer to where he is as "the Yukon," how the temperature up there is well above normal, a cyber attack on the Belarus railway to prevent Russian troops from operating there, an idea for a great speaker at HOPE, preparations for A New HOPE are now underway, how the new space is a big improvement, the Call For Participation will open tomorrow, the need for volunteers, Greg explains why hackers celebrate the triumph of science in the fight against China COVID-19, how everyone at the conference will be vaccinated, how verification will work, the expanded area for workshops and all sorts of other activities, the wide variety of speakers that present at HOPE conferences, encouraging a huge range of submissions.

    Overtime:  Greg has to feed the dogs, what's involved in the process, what the "evening howl" is all about, the history in Greg's area as it relates to the poet Robert Service, what it's like at 40 below, Greg's origins on Long Island, Alex's experience in severe cold while living in Vermont, Greg describes what it's like to not be on the grid, what the phone and Internet connections are like, looking forward to Starlink, how Greg got involved in HOPE, Greg currently has 26 dogs, the volume is once again low on YouTube, Alex has a challenge involving a poem, Gila's connection to this piece from Toto, more updates from a new FIOS user, looking forward to an approaching winter storm, why people shouldn't accept storm names assigned by The Weather Channel, Rebel is heading to Kansas to visit a farm, being stopped by border control while still in the country, thoughts on world events, Emmanuel's issue with the Washington Football Team, a suggestion to name them the Redhawks and be done with it, a discussion of libel and public figures, the latest on Neil Young and Spotify, a call from Labrador, some facts about this part of Canada, the various Native populations in the region, the water problem in Iqaluit, being on and off the grid in Labrador, seeing the Starlink satellites passing overhead, an update on the volume issue, how to get to Newfoundland from Labrador, a final question about HOPE, an update on $2600 meetings in the wake of Omicron, a call for participation in A New HOPE.



  4. Kyle is distorted for some reason, Emmanuel's issue with the definition of "metaverse," how Facebook has basically stolen this word, the parallel to Trump's actions, an update on the demonstrations taking place in Canada, how much of the donations are coming from the United States, how GiveSendGo is now handling the millions of dollars in donations after GoFundMe dropped them, the security breaches that took place on this site and exposed private info of donors, the story of a Canadian student who's gone into hiding over $15 million worth of cryptocurrency tokens, how Canadian legal threats don't seem nearly as serious as those made in the States, how this case should be resolved, the remarkable way the judge is handling the case, the biggest ever cryptocurrency theft of $3.6 billion results in the arrest of a married couple in New York, figuring out how to improve the microphone sound, a look at some of the history of the crytocurrency theft couple, the Hotel Pennsylvania catches on fire on the day that tickets to A New HOPE went on sale, the significance of this conference, some HOPE history, some of the advantages of the new location, a familiar hacker helps to recover millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, the frequency of the numbers station referred to previously.

    Overtime:  Asking people not to call before the phone number is given out, an update on the right to repair law in Massachusetts, how car manufacturers are fighting this, an example of false advertising that they produced, Kyle's thoughts on the matter, the board is still messing with Kyle's voice, a potential buffering issue on YouTube, Gila reports on Mazda car radios that were bricked if they tuned to a particular radio station, more on how auto manufacturers are hurting consumers by fighting the right to repair, how this issue is bringing people together, a listener question about HOPE tickets, more on Facebook's use of the word "meta," trying to come up with a good phrase that META could be an acronym for, Kyle comes up with "Making Everything Total Awful," thoughts on the VR world, antics at local school board meetings, how a hijacked Facebook account became one of the main truck convoy sources, why blocking your number when calling a toll-free number doesn't work, giving out the toll-free number for the show, reports of low audio on YouTube, issues with states and the CDC not giving out the same information on mask mandates, how Republicans keep changing history, facts about Syrian hamsters, why Rob intends to wear a mask even after China COVID-19, a George Orwell quote that applies to the present, a listener question about the security of contactless payment systems, Emmanuel recalls an unusual credit card fraud incident, a call from a member of the media in the Beijing Olympic bubble, what the actual setup is like, a potential drug scandal, how people are accepting the restrictions and regulations in Beijing, how robotic drones prepare food, the new high-speed train that was recently constructed, what the frequent China COVID-19 tests are like, some facts about phone calls from China, this has been the longest Overtime ever, one final call, how to get a broken MacBook independently fixed in New York City.



  5. The smoothest intro in months, $2600 has been listening in to the "Freedom Convoy" organizers in Canada, how the Zello app works, memories of Nextel phones and how annoying they were, an excerpt of some of today's conversation, a demonstration of how rumors build upon themselves, how the outrage is never applied equally, more on data breaches at GiveSendGo, the issue of seizing funds and invoking the Emergencies Act, the prevalence of foreign money pouring into the blockade organizers' accounts, a rundown of Canadian media coverage, the issue of science and vaccines, Gila explains how the anti-vaxxers' parallels to persecution are invalid, the power that Facebook gives these groups, the danger involved in this, how traffic tickets in Florida display a website that goes to a pro-Trump site, the end of the story involving the Missouri governor's attempt to prosecute a journalist for reporting on a massive security hole, Rob gives an update on Jim, a renewed call for participation at A New HOPE.

    Overtime:  The many social issues that are relevant to technology, the danger of tech companies being on the wrong side of these issues, the obsession with likes and follows, how this is making so many shallow people, how great mediums are wasted on idiocy, Alex freezes in the middle of a thought, how certain items can lead to an assumption of criminal activity, using behavioral analytics behavior to identify malicious activity, identifying universal values, a potentially fake Ukrainian defense site, how Melania Trump bought her own NFT to drive up the price, how this sort of thing is common behavior, "fear of missing out," Rob discusses the difference between art and business, a call from a Linux phone, a call from Ontario in the midst of the trucker convoy blockade, thoughts on Doug Ford, the adverse effects of the convoy's presence on the residents of Ottawa, the awkwardness of Pierre Trudeau, a rundown of Canadian media, the prevalence of commercials on CNN as opposed to other news networks, mysterious music, another call from the Beijing Olympic bubble, robots taking elevators, the spooky way a lost wallet was found, thoughts on accents, the China COVID-19 safety protocols in effect for the Olympic bubble, the prevalence of robots in China, what the television channels are like, the use of translation devices, possible controversial topics to avoid while in China, Rob repeats the update on Jim, Kyle calls on people to view page source whenever possible.

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    Destroy $2600



  6. A bit of dead air, the show won't be on next week, Trump has launched yet another social media network attempt, Emmanuel's dismay at discovering nobody on the show got an account, Emmanuel gets a 405 error when attempting to make an account, $2600 starts a fight with Instagram over having their name banned, the difficulty of finding any humans at Instagram, refuting all of the potential arguments against having the @2600 account, some of the things a $2600 Instagram account could do, a trucker convoy Proton Mail account gets compromised, how Twitter won't allow any links to DDoSSecrets, how Google won't suggest the word marijuana, Emmanuel has an issue with Alex's views on the effectiveness of our educational system to protect us against lies and misinformation, the ineffectiveness of using logic to convince people with wildly different opinions, a live example of Twitter censoring a private message, Twitter accounts sharing crucial material on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine are suspended for unknown reasons, Alex theorizes on what could have caused this, the over-reliance of social media platforms in relaying vital information, the terms of Twitter's "synthetic and manipulated media policy," the importance of seeing what is being said on rt.com despite the lies being spread, the first deadline for speaker submissions to A New HOPE is approaching, an idea from a listener for car hacking at HOPE, how such ideas come to fruition, how people can get involved, $2600 meetings are next Friday.

    Overtime:  Why it's important to get HOPE talk submissions in early, a history of the challenges facing HOPE since 2018, how this next conference will be a big piece of history, the sad fate of the Hotel Pennsylvania, getting lost in large buildings, Emmanuel's issue with an intelligent elevator, why Putin gets along so well with the American right-wing, the inconsistent messages from Republicans on the Russia situation, two prosecutors of Trump quit, trying to figure out why this is happening, Bobson's perspective on the Ukraine crisis from Bulgaria, thoughts on the Winter Olympics, some interesting info about the Black Sea, how sand is apparently being stolen from the beaches, some more Bulgarian grocery observations from Alex, some geographical facts about the region near Bulgaria and Ukraine, how Kyle and Emmanuel got out of Ukraine several years ago, the different rail gauges in different countries, the new 363 area code is coming to Nassau County, Emmanuel issues a challenge to name all of the New York City area codes, some thoughts from a caller on deep fakes, Gila lists Minnesota area codes, learning of the 332 area code, Alex tries to find a working phone number in that area code, arguing over the Instagram issue, an interesting fact about Arabic numerals, trying to get one last call, Emmanuel questions why a one is still needed for dialing other area codes, encouraging people to send in their talk submissions for HOPE.



  7. Much has happened in the past two weeks as Russia invades Ukraine, hacking satellites is defined by the Russian space agency as an act of war, a group called NB65 claims to have shut down space agency servers, Alex cautions against accessing systems without authorization, the possible unintended consequences of certain actions, Russian television channels are hacked with pro-Ukrainian messages, how people in Russia face 15 years in prison for not echoing the official version of what's going on, how the call sign of a super yacht was changed, Alex provides some details on Russian cyber operations in Ukraine, Emmanuel's experience dealing with bullies, the concept of mobbing in the bird community, the unprecedented reaction to the invasion from around the world, the possibility of Russia leaving the Internet, debating whether there's a vibrant tech community in Russia, wondering if it would be possible to completely remap the Internet within a country, Emmanuel demonstrates Ukrainian interval signals, how these can be used as ring tones, the valuable information that can be found at russianembassy.net, ways that Russians are flouting restrictions, a Twitter thread which focuses on the death of a Russian general which reveals a major technological flaw in the Russian operation, how things really aren't going Russia's way and why this won't improve in the future, BBC brings back shortwave, the power of radio, the Ukrainian entry to last year's Eurovision Song Contest.

    Overtime:  Alex goes missing and comes back with a pile of wood, Kyle and Emmanuel remember all of the places they visited that are now in the headlines, remembering what it was like to see a film in Bucharest, details of the two times Kyle and Emmanuel visited Ukraine, the differences between pro-Western and pro-Russian demonstrators in Kiev, the method Kyle and Emmanuel used to get out of Ukraine when there were no trains available for a week, Alex reveals that he recently tested positive for China COVID-19, it's reported that 95 percent of adults in New York State have gotten at least one shot, thoughts on the "Freedom Convoy" and what some of them are saying about the Ukraine situation and Putin, how it's also become a far-left talking point to not hold Putin as accountable as the United States, a caller who's paying for the call, revealing the toll-free number, why calls can't be taken over the air, why the show can't be in the studio at the moment, thoughts on the Russian invasion and the Internet, the air raid sirens in Kiev are going off live, comparing what sirens mean in the local area, how shortwave worked behind the Iron Curtain, what can be learned by looking at a map of the Black Sea, more thoughts from a caller on the trucker protest in Washington DC, weirdness in some of the statements being overheard, thoughts on the nuclear threat, the danger of not doing enough, why there isn't a chat window during the shows, a possible compromise that could have prevented the current conflict, Alex shares more theories on russianembassy.net, a call for help from the hacker community for what's going on in Ukraine and Russia.



  8. Emma Best from Distributed Denial-of-Secrets is tonight's guest, Meta is allowing calls for violence on its platforms in certain countries with regards to the Russian invasion, figuring out what "indicators of credibility" are, how it's harder than ever to access Russia Today, Alex and Gila outline the potential danger in this new Meta policy, how this isn't being permitted in other hotspots, how Section 230 immunity is achieved, Anonymous has sent seven million text messages to citizens in Russia, surveillance cameras have also been hacked into, a rundown of the activities that Anonymous has been involved in, how facts are being withheld from the Russian public, Alex explains the risk of engaging in activities like Anonymous is, how our perceptions are invariably inaccurate, videos on YouTube from an organization called 1420 provide insight on the Russian public, Emmanuel outlines the risk of being too cautious, the Russian agency responsible for censoring material is hacked, Emma provides some clarification on what actually happened with this hack, how Russian speakers can help with what Distributed Denial-of-Secrets is doing, how torrents work, how Twitter bans any link to ddosecrets.com in either private or public messages, examples of how this policy isn't uniformly enforced, ways of getting around the restriction, Emma's connection is lost, how people can help.

    Overtime:  Trying not to talk over each other, questions for Emma, why it's important to have multiple leaking organizations, the entire connection to YouTube is lost, Kyle and Emmanuel are talking to nobody, connecting to Alex over the phone, the connection is reestablished, Emma's thoughts on SecureDrop, how Wikileaks helped get the conversation started, thoughts on Cryptome, how Anonymous can be defined, how the information that's been released so far has been really harmful to the invaders, a note about the YouTube archive, a caller has an update on the trucker convoy near Washington DC, Rebel's imitations of the phone system, the Foot Locker channel, a question about the music in Starbucks, memories of TV-B-Gone, Rob explains how the $2600 meetings have been working lately, the tragedy of Hotel Pennsylvania, an appeal to a hacker who owns seven billion dollars in Bitcoin, a listener from a retirement community reports on Squad303 and a project to email people in Russia, the plan to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, how Europe has made Standard Time permanent, trying to figure out how this affects Bobson from Bulgaria, Kyle gets a settlement check from AT&T for a surprising amount, more Russian data is being released on Distributed Denial-of-Secrets tomorrow.



  9. A piece of listener mail from Finland, the Finnish perspective on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the staggering death toll of Russian troops so far, reaction to stupid accusations in response to recent shows, a rundown of some of the media outlets covering this story, calling out Russia Today propaganda, people who adjust their argument based on who they agree with, how similar accusations came about during the China COVID-19 crisis, Alex reports on a massive hack out of Brazil, what the Okta hack is all about, how this is a massive breach, details on the development system that was compromised, a database of oligarch wealth has been put together by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and journalists, some history of the project, OCCRP head of research Karina Shedrofsky joins the discussion, Karina describes how this came together, how people can access the database, the challenge of getting past LLCs that oligarchs hide behind, how leaks like the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers have been really helpful in piercing through this, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian government responds by labeling OCCRP as an undesirable organization that must leave the country, Karina reveals some of the most popular locations where wealth is being hidden, how New York factors in, when sanctions prove to be effective, how planes connected to oligarchs have been deregistered, the possibility of crowdsourcing info on things like super yachts, how Karina got involved in plane tracking, how people can get involved, the show won't be on next week, Alex has a special shout out, some HOPE updates.

    Overtime:  Trying to pin down the reverb, analyzing Karina's appearance on the show, when rich people can no longer play with their toys, how the seizing of assets will prove to be an effective strategy, the issue of agreeing with the government position, a listener shares a story about a JavaScript developer who introduced a security vulnerability that affects computers in Russia and Belarus, a rundown of the various versions and how they're affected, the risk of updating versus not updating software, how this conflict could provide an opportunity for enemy equipment to be examined in detail, looking forward to HOPE, what's involved in getting there from Ontario, the ongoing destruction of Hotel Pennsylvania, Emmanuel's problem with Google's spam filter, Rebel reports on a new volume issue, Kyle explains how this could be happening, Rebel imitates some phone equipment, problems with Signal, Emmanuel is effectively kicked off Facebook for having a high profile account, how Facebook's own system doesn't work, the Beijing Olympic caller is back, assessing global media coverage of the invasion, the state of journalism today, the NRA reveals it was hacked last year apparently by Russians, Alex tries to tell a joke, suggestions on how listeners can spend their free time next week.



  10. Why Alex isn't here tonight, Rob reports on the April 1st $2600 meeting, how the CitiGroup building has changed, Emmanuel reports on a number of pivotal East Village businesses that have shut down, the loss of 24-hour establishments, how high rents are destroying the neighborhood, listing some of the places that have disappeared, describing Yokocho and the Sunrise Mart, why landlords prefer to keep storefronts vacant rather than lower the rent, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency reverts to paper after being hacked, testing out the site from the States, Wikpedia is threatened by Russia for how it's describing the invasion of Ukraine, following Russia's logic to its conclusion, the way facts are dismissed as fake, questioning which article people in Russia are seeing on Wikipedia, the importance of figuring out ways to get news reports into Russia using VPNs, how Russian people aren't the enemy, an eight-bit museum in Mariupol is destroyed, how well-intentioned hacks against Russia and Belarus could have unintended consequences, ten percent of HOPE ticket sales will be donated to EFF this month, how people can get involved and attend, encouraging people to contribute ideas, why the new site is better than Hotel Pennsylvania, how HOPE is terrible at getting the word out, a roadside sign in Phoenix is hacked to display an anti-Putin message, the ease with which these signs can be hacked, memories of the New York City subway hack in 1997, an unsurprising report on a phishing attack involving NATO, Kyle comes up with the phrase "Putin hacker," explaining how a listener's password could show up in an email, how people can check to see if one of their passwords was compromised.

    Overtime:  Trying to get the YouTube levels right, a list of words and phrases being banned in an Amazon chat room, Rebel tries to figure out the phone system that's being used on the air, Emmanuel tries to convince Rebel not to visit Russia, suggesting alternatives, Rob reads the official travel advisory for Americans thinking of going to Russia, a potential hack on New York's new OMNY system involving expired credit cards, where Emmanuel draws the line on traveling, Gila's question concerning Amazon Echos, how to ask such a device why they were triggered, a caller has info on WBAI's phone problems, a caller idea on raising money for non-profits through search engines, Kyle's thoughts on what could be causing WBAI's phone issues, ideas for how to help another listener, Gila explains Amazon Smile, a listener discusses how to manipulate voices through a website, an update on the convoy which is now heading to California, $2600 has about a month of their recordings, who Rob Monster is, trying to figure out what it is the convoy people want, Kyle promotes the archives, the next variant of China COVID-19 is out, a caller has questions about hotels for HOPE, parking solutions, a question about vendor tables at HOPE, why this conference will be different, more on the idea of traveling to Russia, Kyle's parting thought.



  11. Alex has a terrible microphone, an angry tweet criticizes the show for being too anti-Putin, the sentencing for Virgil Griffith was handed down yesterday, the sentence was for five years in prison and a $100,000 fine, Emmanuel compares the opening paragraphs on what happened from two news stories, why most people don't have much sympathy for Virgil, how the sentence could have been worse, a description of the inhumane conditions Virgil has endured at MDC, some rather shocking quotes from Judge Castel, why text messages aren't the best evidence, Virgil is condemned by the judge for cooperating with the American government, why spreading knowledge is often seen as a threat, why trusting the FBI is a huge mistake, questioning what a coconspirator is, how everyone has been kept on a short leash throughout this whole process, finally being able to speak freely, Alex gives his perspective on the proceedings, analyzing what worked against Virgil, the issue of "teaching people," the unusual order of speaking at the hearing, the radio show is mentioned by the prosecution, how all of the supportive letters for Virgil were ignored by the judge, the actual motives behind visiting a place like North Korea, the horrendous visitation policy where Virgil currently is, the prospects for moving to a different facility, hopes for a transfer to Allenwood, how his sentence could be reduced, how Virgil is the one who would comfort people expressing sadness and frustration at these events, how Virgil took the time to send people presents from prison, supporting the station.

    Overtime:  Figuring out the YouTube levels once again, Alex describes the data leak that allowed evidence from Virgil's case to be viewable by the entire FBI, how the court never followed up on this, how Virgil only got ten months of credit for nearly three years of hell, Alex describes Virgil's temperament compared to how it was the day he pled guilty, Emmanuel explains how people can go to North Korea without anyone knowing, going into more detail on alleged coconspirators, details about Trump's travel ban to North Korea, Alex describes the scene in the courtroom, Alex describes how he almost missed the entire hearing due to an Amtrak snafu, further traffic problems caused by the subway shooting in Brooklyn that morning, why high speed rail would have kept these delays from happening, questioning whether the penalty would have been the same if Virgil had attended a virtual conference or was in a different country, the issue of intent, more news on the trucker convoy, an update on Rebel's plans to visit Russia, Emmanuel answers questions about travel to North Korea, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss ways of saving money while traveling, why travel to countries in the former Yugoslavia is a good idea, the idea of sleeping on boats and trains, Alex's favorite way of traveling, the ease of driving on the other side of the road, recommending seat61.com, a call from Pam with a sad update on Jim, ways people can contact him, memories of Jim on the show, a call from a former WUSB person in Germany, old episodes of "Brain Damage" are being played on an online German radio station, the station can be found at ghost-town-radio.de, what this station is like, the importance of keeping archives, the overregulation of German radio, replaying old WUSB classical shows in Germany, how people can listen to old episodes of "Brain Damage," memories of "Concert Billboard," Alex tells a bizarre story about being in online traffic court today, ending on a note of triumph, warm thoughts for Jim.



  12. Both Kyle and Emmanuel now have China COVID-19, how it snuck up on them despite all the precautions, how isolation messes with your head, Alex explains how a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida gets to decide the future of the mask mandate, how many of these cases are decided through a lottery, only 24 percent of people support not having masks on planes, how New York's MTA is continuing its mask mandate, how Kyle and Emmanuel's cases are relatively mild yet still extremely upsetting, Alex has lots of flights to look forward to, Overtime won't be on this week and the show won't be on next week, Emmanuel explains why he thinks the federal court system is horribly unfair, an Apple customer is awarded over $1000 in Brazil because a charger wasn't included with an iPhone, dissecting Apple's logic in defending its actions, a letter from Belarus, Alex examines how Russia uses the stranglehold of information to control its people, the revealing videos about Russia on the 1420 YouTube channel, the horror of Mariupol, the lasting effects of Russia's actions however they culminate, Alex freezes in the middle of a point, the risk of lying about what countries you've visited while traveling, Alex gives an update on Virgil, Kyle and Emmanuel struggle to make it to the end of the show, the prospect of state-sponsored malware, hopes for better health in two weeks.


  13. Trying to fix distortion, Alex has a non-working microphone on board a train, more info on the HOPE conference and how to support the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Emmanuel falsely tells everyone they're not allowed to talk about the Supreme Court leak, a testament to poor connectivity in the 21st century, Gila's thoughts on what the Supreme Court is apparently doing, reaction to Emmanuel's suggestion to get out into the streets, the jaded attitude people seem to have developed, how progress is composed of small steps, Alex is now on the phone, why it would be unheard of for a legal clerk to have been behind the leak, how the abortion issue can affect privacy as well, data mining of visits to family planning centers, Rob explains how phones are constantly tracking us, ways to think like a hacker in this situation, trying to reconnect to Alex, Elon Musk is taking over Twitter, the prospect of Trump being returned to Twitter, how the problem may be the concept of social media itself, how people don't have to give out their real info online, the United States is now going after non-citizens who visited the same North Korean cryptocurrency conference that Virgil Griffith went to, Alex gets a message from Virgil, more updates on HOPE.

    Overtime:  Alex continues to have problems on Amtrak, troubleshooting the problem and how it could have been avoided, the issue of extradition and how Virgil's case is being used to go after others, giving up on Alex, a call from Ontario, an election is coming in Ontario, how Premier Doug Ford supports abortion rights and health care as a Canadian conservative, Kyle gives an update on the advancing communications technology in Schefferville, memories of the trip up north Kyle and Emmanuel took in January of 2020, what the future holds for places like Schefferville, new train service is starting in northern Ontario, how Churchill is where another native-owned railway goes, a story of deep fakes with old movie stars, it's May the 4th and also the anniversary of the Kent State massacre, restarting old cartoons, how Fox News is basically making up poll numbers now, a discussion on how to counter what the Supreme Court is doing, Emmanuel explains to Rebel why he can't turn the volume up any higher, the possibility of a social engineering panel at HOPE, Emmanuel is confused as to whether the show is live or on tape, GoFundMe strategy, Kyle explains why money won't solve all problems, thoughts on going viral on YouTube, clarification on the New York City $2600 meeting, conveying messages from Alex to Bobson, why keeping Daylight Savings Time is a bad idea, concluding thoughts.



  14. The issue of demonstrating outside Supreme Court justices' homes, the law that exists concerning this specific action, memories of demonstrating outside the federal courthouse in New York regarding the Kevin Mitnick case, why people should never be afraid to express themselves, Emmanuel's experience uncovering addresses of members of the Supreme Court, how Google Maps consistently provided the final clue, how laws have always backed up fascist regimes, ways of challenging laws, what leads people to not do enough, Gila gives a rundown of upcoming demonstrations against the overturning of Roe v. Wade, thoughts on Russia's Victory Day parade this week, how hackers took over Russian televisions during the festivities, an update on actions by NB65, a Russian hacker threatens several countries and British ventilators, Emmanuel questions why ventilators need to be accessible remotely, virtual ticketing is now an option for A New HOPE, how to crash Google Docs, Elon Musk announces his plan to reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter, how Trump's removal actually had a calming effect, how someone with lots of followers who spreads lies has more of a negative effect than someone with few followers, Alex outlines how to be fair regarding the First Amendment, Gila gives a late-breaking update on this story, Musk's naive view on speech, people who claim to do their own research, judges who don't understand the technology they're ruling on, a Bulgarian rock song from this year's Eurovision contest.

    Overtime:  Rob gives advice on how to stay safe with your phone at protests, Emmanuel's issues with empowering bullies on Twitter, what constitutes actual censorship, Emmanuel's deleted Parler account, the issue of being able to decide who can use your platform, the law that applies to services with more than 50 million people, Emmanuel explains why users with a large amount of followers need to be held to a higher standard, Kyle describes how social media services have changed their purposes, messing with the levels as a caller is brought in, a question about long distance service, details of an FCC complaint against WBAI that mentions Emmanuel and Off The Hook, the tremendous harm such frivolous complaints can cause, figuring out who's behind this, how the show interacts with the station, how the complaint was actually entertaining, memories of the station being shut down in 2019 and the ensuing media coverage, Bobson's reaction to the playing of the Bulgarian entry to Eurovision on Off The Hook, Emmanuel's favorite entry came from Moldova, some more details about how Eurovision works, what Emmanuel heard on BBC Radio 5, Gila's favorite Eurovision moments, Gila describes the American counterpart to Eurovision, some advice on housing options during HOPE, some of the rules of the St. John's dormitories, preferred ways to get to the conference from Canada, where to find all of the travel options on the HOPE website, some facts about Amtrak trains, thoughts on sarcasm.



  15. The show will not be on next week, a call to support WBAI, the deadline for HOPE talk proposals will be on May 31st, how there will be both in-person and virtual talks as well as virtual attendees, the Twitter takeover by Elon Musk is on hold, the issue of fake users, why this deal was a bad idea from the start, wondering how an Elon Musk tweet made it onto the $2600 timeline, some changes to online policy in the wake of the Buffalo white supremacist massacre are proposed by New York Governor Hochul, Alex reports on recently registered white power domains and how they turned out to be different than what they appeared to be, Kyle explains what it will take to make changes, Emmanuel's methods of fighting back against Fox News being played in public settings, Kyle reports on a UFO hearing in Congress, Emmanuel takes exception to the use of UAP instead of UFO, the fact that there was a closed door part of this hearing, memories of Gary McKinnon and the attempts to imprison him for hacking U.S. government computers in search of info on UFOs, a story on 6G hacking, reports on Tesla hacking, reports that Russian hackers were trying to influence this weekend's Eurovision voting, the Ukrainian winning entry.

    Overtime:  More thoughts on Eurovision, Gila's experience with a UAP, the space station will be visible in an hour, the levels appear to be perfect this week, audio and video channels run by retail establishments, looking forward to the info-beamer at HOPE, questions about how radio transmission works, listening to long distance stations on the AM band at night, Kyle recounts the time he picked up Cuba on the AM dial, the potential for radio content at A New HOPE, trying to allow Alex to get a word in, Emmanuel's memories of a shortwave radio in his car, why this was a bad idea, what a longwave radio is, what Rebel will bring to HOPE, how to connect two cups and string, finally giving out the phone number, an interesting Elon Musk video on YouTube, how ill-conceived laws could make it difficult to take down videos made by mass shooters, more on the complaint made to the FCC that mentioned Off The Hook, a listener's idea on alternate ways to donate money to non-profits, appreciation from a listener, the toll-free number, a number to call to find out what your long distance company is, Kyle's advice to a caller on how to get through to customer service, a possible Twitter solution, info on an upcoming radio town hall, reading of an incredibly long URL, some clarification on HOPE policy that was sent out today, how MAGA hats have changed in meaning over the past few years, how criticism seems to be coming from all sides, an accusation of harassment from a member of TOOOL, how the HOPE coordinators have repeatedly addressed the problems of 2018, the incredible pressure being put on volunteers, the importance of a healthy dialogue as opposed to a hostile and judgmental one, the complexity of putting all of this together, berating Alex for missing the space station, a final call from Rebel, reminding people of the deadline for speaker submissions, ignoring and succumbing to the urge to curse, a reminder of home testing kits for China COVID-19 being made available again.



  16. Stories circulate about the last public telephone in New York City being removed, Rob and Gila report on the status of payphones in Queens, why this story isn't entirely true, ways to learn more about the history of payphones, questioning whether the LinkNYC kiosks are a suitable replacement for payphones, Gila reveals a possible link of the deceptive payphone story to LinkNYC, Alex outlines the benefits of using a payphone, Gila expresses concern over the lack of privacy attached to the new OMNY system, more details on how OMNY works, the issue of anonymity, more listener response to the HOPE policy on MAGA hats, how annoying people tend to be louder when there are actually less of them, the deadline for submitting talks to HOPE has passed, new hotels have been added, Gila offers advice for those thinking of driving to the conference, Kyle discusses the call for vehicles at HOPE, Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang is announced as a HOPE keynote speaker, a Texas law that would have affected First Amendment rights of online companies is put on hold by the Supreme Court, analyzing why certain justices voted the way they did.

    Overtime:  Taking attendance, Rob has been called away, a call from Rebel in Turkey, where Rebel has been so far, trying to convince Rebel not to go to Russia and discussing whether or not he'll fit in, Alex discusses Turkish desserts, alternative ways to explore foreign cities without traveling, clarification on thanking listeners for contributing to WBAI, how things used to work in previous years, more on the FCC complaint that was filed against WBAI, a possible YouTube error, a call from Kirby about an election that's coming up in Canada, how Canada got gun reform instead of the United States after the mass shooting in Texas, Emmanuel's memories of changing history in college, how this pertains to the current interpretation of the Second Amendment, a brief history of the NRA, Kirby explains why everything isn't rosy in Canada, the overwhelming desire for gun reform in this country, some info on travel to and around the conference, $2600 meetings are this Friday.



  17. Special phone lady announcements, Emmanuel has been having a war with big technology companies, Facebook cuts Emmanuel off from his interface with Trillian and Facebook Messenger, Emmanuel's emails to Gmail are being labeled as spam, the overzealousness of Gmail's spam filter, how Amazon ripped off Emmanuel this week in the middle of his 1972 kick, how Twitter is good for complaining about these things, how Ukraine helped find a solution, questioning the reluctance to use email for communications, how this is being practiced on a larger scale in other parts of the world, the question of control and eavesdropping within an organization, Twitter gives Elon Musk full access to their data in order to help close the acquisition deal, questioning why a shareholder would sue Musk if he didn't buy Twitter, wondering what the Bored Ape Yacht Club is, questioning the philosophy behind NFTs, a special NFT offer for WBAI, there's going to be a January 6th Committee hearing tomorrow in prime time that will be broadcast live over WBAI, a listener claims the equivalent of Emmanuel's idea for Bird Shazam exists, a right to repair bill is signed into law in New York.

    Overtime:  Why Alex isn't around, a Tesla update and the havoc it's causing, memories of a security issue involving a key fob that Kyle and Emmanuel discovered on a minivan last year, how a malicious app could be catastrophic, bizarre headlines, struggling to get the phone number out, a caller's reminder of what was forgotten tonight, the intrusiveness of certain streaming apps, wondering how Rebel is doing in Russia, mystery behind a "no hacking" sign in Maryland, a solution to the riddle is found, the issue of having chats running during the show, more suggestions on ways to connect with listeners, alternate methods of printing pages that have been disabled.



  18. Kyle and Emmanuel are forced onto Skype due to bad Internet connectivity, there will be no Overtime tonight as a result, an Internet outage in British Columbia for an unusual reason, Alex reports on new CFAA developments and how it will affect the hacker community, how this will tie into a HOPE talk that Alex is moderating, encouraging people to get involved in running the conference, masks will be required at the conference due to an upsurge in China COVID-19, Facebook is found to be collecting info about abortion seekers which is allowing them to be targeted by anti-abortion forces, a large number of people are hacking into their neighbors' Wi-Fi connections, Emmanuel is using his grandparents' old phone, Kyle is using a Trimline phone, the preservation of payphones in the United Kingdom, how this relates to sex workers, why payphones are still an essential service, a weird story about hacked NFTs, America Online has been reverse engineered by hackers, the show will not be on next week.


  19. An impassioned plea from Reggie, the country isn't the same place as it was two weeks ago when the show was on last, the show won't be on next week, the importance of supporting WBAI, how the station is always in the crosshairs of people who want to take it off the air, a special thanks to a supportive listener, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, how any collectible data could now be used against women seeking abortions, a parallel to the Taliban, why security is so much more important now, thinking of ways to screw up the system, things the founding fathers didn't think of, Emmanuel questions the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, wondering why new justices can't be held to account for lying under oath, how this is now Trump's court, defining how times are different now, how social media controls what people believe, how the Smithtown Public Library tried to remove material related to Pride Month and was met with such a strong reaction that they were forced to reverse their decision within a day, how the Supreme Court is not necessarily the final word, hacker attacks on anti-abortion states.

    Overtime:  It's been a tough week on many levels, it's likely that technology will play a big part in solving the various problems we're facing, this is the first time that the judiciary has gone backwards in this manner, the possibility of court expansion, how the Supreme Court is basically operating on a stolen justice which should negate any 5-4 decision, how the court has already been stacked, the rate at which Biden is appointing federal judges is exceeding that of Trump at this stage in the presidency, the need to think of creative ways to bypass a corrupt system, thoughts on the filibuster, a possible nightmare scenario next year, Rob and Gila join the conversation, HOPE is coming up in less than a month, info on this Friday's meetings, discovering that the ringer wasn't on, Rebel is back from Russia, thoughts on Poland and Turkey, the challenges involved in getting to Russia, what Moscow was like, how laundromats are great places to interact in foreign countries, the need to get currency in advance when going to Russia, Rebel's report on phones in Russia, Alex reads the official State Department advice on travel to Russia, Kyle's thoughts on Rebel traveling to Russia during the war, Kirby discusses a hacker poetry event that will take place at HOPE, how the HOPE venue could hold ten times as many people as expected this year, greater freedom to speak during this show than what's possible over the air, the idea of term limits in the Supreme Court, wondering why Democrats are so timid, a question about WBAI and commercials, how controversy isn't welcome in commercial radio, why underwriting might be possible, Alex and Gila explain the term "courts martial," the high number of English majors on the show.



  20. The show wasn't on last week and won't be on next week, why this is preferable for Emmanuel, there won't be an Overtime this week, trying to improve Alex's audio, HOPE is in nine days, Rob and Gila both have China COVID-19, everyone on-air has now gotten it, both vaccines and masks will be required at the conference, how things didn't work out so well China COVID-19-wise at the recent RSA Conference, explaining the justification behind this, there won't be any HOPE tickets sold at the door, Elon Musk now no longer wants to buy Twitter, analyzing Twitter's reaction to this, a story of a hacked road sign, a phone's location data is used as evidence against a parking ticket, Alex relates a story from his Stony Brook days involving parking tickets, trying to define what constitutes hacking, Emmanuel and Kyle discuss Facebook's overreaction to security and also its laxness.


  21. It's a momentous night because of what has been accomplished with the HOPE conference, a recovery show, Greg Newby joins the conversation from an airport on his way back to the Yukon, Voltaire and Mitch Altman are also part of tonight's show, Liz Gorski also joins the show from Queens, this was the first-ever HOPE conference to be held in Queens, what was so appealing about St. John's University, the impossibility of finding a hotel in Manhattan to replace Hotel Pennsylvania, some of the imaginative suggestions for alternative locations, the importance of HOPE being volunteer-led, Kyle discusses the relationship that had already existed with the university from previous conferences, some of the unique possibilities that the campus was able to provide, the large amount of attendees who had never been to Queens before, Alex describes some of the after hours gatherings, why not having alcohol on campus was better for the conference, what was amazing about nearby Flushing, Voltaire's experience with workshops, positive reviews for the Sophie Zhang keynote, the timeline for getting the talks online, Mitch sums up the various workshops that were held over the weekend, how the conference was kept smaller this year, the simulcast of the Dutch hacker camp, Alex and Greg discuss their talks, Liz talks about what it was like to be behind the info desk for much of the conference, how the t-shirts were received, the virtual nature of some parts of the conference, why having resources from the university helped tremendously, how Greg got involved with HOPE, how the streaming came about, some of the intermission music composed by Cameron Glass, the late night performances, the YouTube incident that almost had Google shut down the entire stream, a dead end trying to investigate the situation, Greg is now on a plane, Liz emphasizes the importance of volunteering, Greg outlines how the values of the conference were embraced by attendees, it's (((Norman Lear's))) 100th birthday today, a closing theme in honor of Queens.

    Overtime:  Checking in on everyone, Voltaire reports on the nightlife at HOPE, Alex's story from the vendor area, a listener report on his experience at HOPE, what it was like to stay in a town house on campus, the high quality of the A/V setup, a rundown of the various tracks, the bad experience renting a truck that didn't have air conditioning during a heat wave, Liz discusses some of the nearby restaurant options, learning about Wardenclyffe, Alex describes how the mood of the conference seemed much more relaxed this year, how the location played a big part in this, Kyle reports on how the network did this year and how it compares to what was run at previous conferences, a call from Kirby in Ontario who tells of his experiences coming to the conference, Liz outlines how "Hackers Got Talent" went this year, the story of Johannes destroying a laptop on stage, addressing Google's accusations against HOPE, Alex explains why all of this should have been considered fair use, ways this policy can get even worse, Kirby reads an excerpt from 1984, the desire for food trucks at the conference next time, thoughts for new names for future conferences, how Alex was able to get to the conference from Manhattan really quickly, the minimal amount of Star Wars references.



  22. There is no Overtime tonight due to post-HOPE projects involving making the videos available, some of the decisions that were made that are now being regretted, a breach of the federal court system, defining what "threat actors" are, Alex describes some problems with getting the federal judiciary to comply with the investigation into the breach, Emmanuel's faith in the Supreme Court has been shaken, comparisons to the Panama Papers story from a couple of years ago, Rob and Gila both got China COVID-19 recently, why it was so important to take precautions at the conference, gratitude towards all attendees who followed the guidelines, Winamp is back, the mistake of using streaming services over local copies, why all of the shows are available for download, Gila's issue with music on iPhones, some listener nightmare stories involving copyrighted content online, Emmanuel questions what the music industry is so worried about concerning the availability of music snippets online, defining what should be considered abuse, an update on 2600 meetings.


  23. Alex is on a plane with severe latency on his way to DEFCON in Las Vegas, getting Alex to hang up while the plane is taking off, Alex was also in a New York Times picture today that showed Trump leaving a building, HOPE videos are now out, Kyle explains some of the process and challenges behind putting together all the videos, following up on Gila's critique over the ease of downloading music with iPhones, Gila clarifies the issue and makes a simple request, keeping Rob from saying too much, the truth about the Macs in Emmanuel's possession, reconnecting with Alex on the plane, Alex explains how he got into the Times picture today, some details on the talk that was blocked by YouTube, the irony of how the video was targeted, why this particular talk easily qualified as fair use, $2600 now has the power to label other videos as belonging to them on YouTube, Kyle discusses how Google's actions are limiting the distribution of ideas rather than protecting publishers, Rob brings up memories of "Splotchgate" and how $2600 was almost sued over an ink splatter, why it was such a bad idea for YouTube to be the primary carrier of video for the conference, the detrimental effect this had on conference organizers, how the Dutch conference completely vanished from contact during HOPE just like in 1997, how to see their videos, trying to call Alex through Signal, Kyle's frustration with suggestions, the danger of a potential compromise of the EAS system, Anonymous gets involved in the Taiwan controversy, the show is not on next week.

    Overtime:  Still trying to connect with Alex on a plane, why Signal is annoying to use, Emmanuel goes through steps to upgrade so he can use the program, Kyle is reading an original copy of The Jungle, how Google Alerts is promoting old news stories as if they just happened, a much more liberal use of the word "hack" in Google news items, giving out the wrong number, numbers on YouTube are way down, Rob and Gila discuss a possible security issue with face identification, Rob gives an update on meetings and the potential end to virtual gatherings, Emmanuel's dream about the Hotel Pennsylvania, thoughts on how the HOPE conference was received at St. John's University, annoyances with online news stories that leave out vital information, some attendee suggestions for future conferences, how more volunteers are needed, more attempts to reach Alex on the plane, wondering why Alex seems to always schedule his travel for Wednesday evenings, how Alex was finally able to connect, today is a special anniversary in the world of Hackers.



  24. Emmanuel tries to figure out where Alex is, the show hasn't been on for several weeks, Alex is revealed to be in Corsica, differences in attitude in this part of the world, how this attitude is also seen occasionally in New York, Alex describes a parking system on a boat that caused massive confusion and inconvenience, Emmanuel recollects a similar situation involving hot wings on Super Bowl Sunday, questioning why there's an electrified fence where Alex is staying, demonstrating the new stereo capabilities of the remote studio, the story of Twitter whistleblower Mudge, the history in the hacker community that Mudge has, the believability of his allegations, how this relates to Elon Musk's current conflict with Twitter, examining Mudge's possible motivations, how Twitter is a tool that can be used for good or evil, the harm of being too trusting of systems run by these companies, a letter from a listener concerning a previous letter on Mac culture, Gila updates everyone on monthly $2600 meetings.

    Overtime:  There are only nine people listening, why low online numbers are the reason the show emphasizes radio, how Alexa devices now play a full minute of commercials before streaming WBAI, different wake words, an update on the battle with YouTube over the HOPE video that was taken down, a disturbing story involving the eth.link domain and the Virgil Griffith case, how China COVID-19 is being used as an excuse for not permitting Virgil to have visitors, why the listener count drops when the show hasn't been on in a while, adjusting the volume once more, Rebel is trying to play basketball while calling in, Rebel was not at HOPE this year, Kyle tries to figure out the board, Rebel looks back on his recent travels overseas, troubleshooting audio problems, a call from Zap in London, a couple of new meetings in the United Kingdom, Zap points out the importance of checking up on people, the value of $2600 meetings.



  25. The show will be preempted again next week, Alex's outstanding tickets in various countries, an idea for a reality/travel show involving traffic tickets, Emmanuel discusses being on a jury where he has an existing relationship with the defendant, the parallel to what's happening with Trump and the judge he appointed who's now making rulings on the investigation into him, questioning how the special master plan is going to work, Alex explains the logic behind this system, how Trump's own actions resulted in more details becoming known to the public, treating the judicial system as one that is insecure and needs to be upgraded, Oath Keeper data revealed by Distributed Denial-of-Secrets is getting renewed attention after the (((Anti-Defamation League))) publicizes it, Gila explains what Kiwi Farms is all about, how Cloudflare finally bowed to public pressure to discontinue providing service to Kiwi Farms, how a "trans" child was targeted by Kiwi Farms, thoughts about the value the hacker community had for lonely people, how tools can be used for good and bad, there were $2600 meetings last week.

    Overtime:  Making sure the levels are good for YouTube, controversy over diversity in Lord of the Rings, what review bombing is, how this is also a tactic for restaurant reviews, how Yelp unfairly pressures restaurant owners, why not all reviews should carry the same weight, how "the writers" are always the biggest enemy in show reviews, getting everyone to come up with two television shows to recommend, why whacking golf balls is therapeutic, how the deal between HBO and Discovery has resulted in the loss of a lot of content, Gila explains why having a physical copy of media is so important, Kyle and Emmanuel go to the Shinnecock Indian Powwow, Rebel is on a talking subway train, what's cool about the 7 train, spoofing Caller ID and ANI, trying to remember the last time someone got a collect call, wondering why there isn't a cell phone directory, opening up a big bag of kettle corn, Alex didn't see a single payphone on his recent trip, a possible trashing expedition, Emmanuel outlines annoying issues with a loaner car, how it was really easy to accidentally leave the car running, a discussion on receiving radio and television signals from distant places, Emmanuel's issue trying to get instant messaging applications connected to each other, a listener's experience with China COVID-19, acknowledging the progress that has been made in the fight against China COVID-19, a caller is transplanted to Virginia, defining what "FX over Hulu" is, exposing hypocrisy in prosecutions, some strange television networks, an update on the trucker convoys, the accessibility of Washington DC, thoughts on pirate broadcasting, how a local pirate radio station in the commercial band was able to stay on the air for years because nobody complained to the FCC.



  26. Reacquainting people with the radio show, why it pays to listen to WBAI, thoughts on a new TV show called Ring Nation, finding out that Wanda Sykes used to work for the NSA, Emmanuel's issue with the objections to this program, instances where Ring camera footage is shared with the police without the consent of the owner, questioning whether it's a good thing for people to be aware of the cameras around them, Rob outlines the elements of this TV program that Amazon owns, the issue of normalizing surveillance, wondering what kind of content this show will come up with, the question of whether consent is needed for images to be used commercially, an idea for "Ring Theatre," memories of the Surveillance Camera Players, how to spot a Ring doorbell, wondering what the big fuss is over the announcement that more subway cars will have cameras in them, memories of fighting the advent of Caller ID, whether there needs to be a public discussion about this, questioning the ability of the MTA to manage this many cameras, how cameras affect criminal behavior, how surveillance can be used for good, Gila's idea for combining MTA surveillance and doorbell recordings into "Ring Transit," encouraging people to support the station, data from over 10,000 devices seized from travelers without warrants every year is being added to a massive database, questioning why (((Ron Wyden))) seems to always be the only senator who cares about this sort of thing, lack of surprise at the data being abused, why we shouldn't accept the Fourth Amendment not being in force at borders, everyone's ideas on how to protect your privacy in such situations.

    Overtime:  Messing around with Alex, Kyle moves all of Emmanuel's stories along with the table they were on, the hacking of Uber and Grand Theft Auto, some details on the hacks, an idea for a video game about a video game that gets hacked and how the corporate executives deal with it, the 12-stages of being hacked, why WBAI would be a good fit on Sirius XM, a call from a rail fan, thoughts on Metrocard machines, examples of poor design at the MTA, the inspiration of Linux with regards to phone systems, tram lines in American cities, what "railfanning" is all about, trying to explain the policy where full names of listeners aren't read over the air, why the show is particularly sensitive about giving out listeners' personal information, an update on a listener's situation in Virginia, questioning why it's such a big deal if details on Grand Theft Auto are released early, an idea to have a video game that involves hijacking airplanes, Gila describes how she made the special master laugh, Emmanuel got a tweet liked by John Cleese, an appeals court rules on the Trump case during the show, Alex describes his recent visit with Virgil, Alex's success with saving the eth.link domain, trying to figure out why Emmanuel's levels are fluctuating, thinking of ways to protect privacy on phones, an idea for a fake SIM persona that people could use when traveling across borders.



  27. A reduced amount of people tonight, the Grand Theft Auto hacker is caught, the suspect is described as a multi-millionaire teenage cybercriminal, some discussion on the editor known as vi, Kyle tries to adjust his levels, Edward Snowden is granted Russian citizenship, clearing up some of the misconceptions surrounding this case, Alex's issues with what Snowden did, debating the merits of Snowden's actions, a scary amount of hatred that's directed towards Snowden, questioning whether Snowden would ever want to return to the United States, uninstalling apps like Facebook from Android phones, the temptation to turn over complex tasks to outside entities, the story that books connected to Girls Who Code were banned over a year ago, making sure the facts are reported accurately.

    Overtime:  Why it can be enjoyable to disagree, how minds can change with additional information, complaints about the volume, an organization that promises to salvage reputations online, the shady behavior that Yelp engages in, tracking down the owner of a toll-free number, a proposed rule by the FCC would require mobile providers to block illegal text messages, Emmanuel tries to explain how fake numbers show up on calls and texts, memories of ISDN controversies, Emmanuel notices that 5G connections seem to be slower, Rebel remembers the old WBAI phone number, trying to remember other WBAI numbers, what CNA stood for, memories of the Coles directories, wondering if there are still operators, Evan Doorbell audio pieces, the power that operators used to have, a recording of Rebel from the past, a call from Alex's sister Rachel in the midst of Hurricane Ian in Florida, advice on how to keep Rachel's phone working, comparing this to hurricanes of the past, Alex connects to his and Rachel's mother, the effects of Fiona on the Maritime provinces, a caller's weird experience paying a T-Mobile bill, a working phone booth in an antique shop, the importance of having battery-powered radios, encouraging people not to like or subscribe on YouTube.



  28. The fact that some listeners think everyone on the show is in the same room, looking forward to the day when people can be together in person, all of the other parts of the in-person shows that are missed, how the online part of the show is dwarfed by the radio part, how people can support WBAI, the show won't be on next week, no station in New York has been on the air longer with the same format than WBAI, the latest on Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter, Musk's latest simplistic tweets concerning Ukraine, how trendy Internet sites invariably lose their value, the story of a hacker in Washington State who received a somewhat lenient sentence, some facts that weren't immediately released about this case, how this story relates to Alex's panel at HOPE this year, questioning whether this sentence represents progress, the satisfaction of having voices of support listened to unlike in Virgil Griffith's case, trying to interpret what's behind a judge's sentencing, more on the book ban involving Girls Who Code, an interesting twist, the issue of accepting funding from defense contractors.

    Overtime:  Kyle drops his headphones onto the board, continuing the conversation, the freedom to be who you are, Google Alert's loose interpretation of what a hack is, a story from Starbucks, Emmanuel has been trying to copy really old 3.5 inch floppy disks, trying to figure out how to read other types of disks, the release of an old WUSB video from 1990, Rebel is apparently back to always being the first caller, the problem of spam calls and texts, some facts about the old call tracing feature, how it's sometimes possible to get the real phone number of spam callers, the poor spam filtering system on Gmail, why comments are turned off on YouTube, another call from Alex's sister, how Rachel survived Hurricane Ian, what the evacuation process was like, what the situation is like now, how a portable radio could be really helpful in these types of situations, Alex discusses how ham radio operators have been helping, Rachel describes how some people weren't able to leave, looking for one more caller.



  29. The first show in three weeks, there are special guests tonight, Mitch Altman is on from Germany with microphone issues, Greg Newby joins the conversation from the Yukon, proof that telephones are more dependable, solving the Skype problem, expecting Mitch's cat to cause problems later, the story behind last week's preemption, one of the problems with the new transmitter site, why it's necessary to sometimes preempt the program, the importance of supporting the station, why podcasting has proven to not be enough to keep the station going, the anonymity of radio, Mitch outlines his recent travels, the Maker Faire in Czechia, pronunciation of the word "solder," the cancellation of this year's Chaos Communication Congress, the possibility of renting out the former home of the Congress in Berlin for a satellite conference, thoughts on the old Maker Faires, Mitch outlines some of the conferences that have been taking place in Europe, winter has already begun where Greg is, Greg's challenge in finding an Internet solution in the wilds of the Yukon, the decommissioning of satellites, the overall challenges of rural telecom, how video stores still exist where Greg is, Emmanuel details how the show was kicked off of YouTube for a sarcastic remark made on the September 28th edition of Overtime, the excerpt in question, a promise to continue challenging Google's policy.

    Overtime:  Greg has migrated to Skype so that phone calls can be taken, the infamous excerpt that got the show kicked off YouTube several weeks ago, the unwelcome intrusion by Google in moderating content, discussing an effective way to prevent lies from spreading without intruding upon legitimate freedom of speech, the difference between controversial speech and hate speech, an update from Phil in Virginia, brain cells in a Petri dish being taught how to play Pong, organizing a Halloween parade for next year in a small town, thoughts on the Alex Jones settlement, Mitch's thoughts on crazy conspiracies in the past, Kyle discusses fragmented social media, Greg makes a pitch for a CBC podcast called The Flamethrowers, how the CBC makes really good radio, a call from Kirby in Ontario, interesting results from an Ontario election, the importance of making voting easy for everyone, a comparison of the ease with which people can vote, Kyle explains the relevance of Seattle's "The Stranger" in making election decisions, the ban on handguns in Canada, how a gun that was taken from a future mass shooter wound up back in his hands, thinking of famous people everyone went to school with, this may be the last show before Election Day, measuring Greg's delay, trying to give Rebel a proper greeting, correcting some misinformation, thoughts on the film When A Stranger Calls, Rebel tries to solve a mystery from his childhood involving a prank call, ways of communicating within the same house, a dog update from Greg, recommending a new show called Alaska Daily, trying to get one more phone call, Mitch and Emmanuel discuss a scam, a call from Zap in London, the latest prime minister in the United Kingdom, thoughts on the parliamentary system and what that means in Canada, Emmanuel explains the current situation with $2600 and why supporting digital platforms of the magazine is particularly important now, some of the challenges involved in printing a magazine at this point in time, an update on the $2600 Voice BBS restoration, wondering what happened to Netweasel, memories of Beyond HOPE, the time Emmanuel abseiled out of a pub window in London, another challenge to YouTube, memories of finding Chinese food at 2 am on a Sunday in Queens after this year's HOPE, some of the chaos involved in driving back the next day in a severe thunderstorm.



  30. It's been a very long time since Rob and Gila have been on the air, Dr. Welton Chang joins the conversation this week, another post Election Day show, how the media basically scared the crap out of everyone over the past few weeks and months, Alex gives an extended bio for Welton, the amount of election denial that may have affected the results of yesterday's election, the penalties for not believing the truth, some strategizing that may have worked well for Democrats, some of the ways in which the media portrayed an upcoming catastrophe for Democrats, how this is continuing even after the election results, the feeling of dread Emmanuel felt leading up to this year's election, how the progressive channel of Sirius XM was much more sane than the mass media outlets, all of Long Island went red last night, memories of Air America, the importance of supporting WBAI, how the right-wing is all that can be heard on the AM dial, how Alex's son was influenced by anti-John Fetterman ads on YouTube, discussion on how phone numbers are shared amongst political campaigns, everyone's stories on their voting experiences this year, questioning the point of voting for candidates who don't have opponents, Welton experience in the Washington DC voting system, an appeal to support the radio station.

    Overtime:  The major news involving Twitter this week, some observations on Mastodon, thoughts on why Elon Musk seems to be dropping the ball, trying to figure out how debt could be unloaded onto Twitter, clicking on Emmanuel's blue check mark on Twitter, Alex details the steps he went through in an attempt to get a blue check in the past, Kyle explains how people won't have that much of a problem leaving Twitter, Rob discusses what's been happening with blue checks over the past day, the tale of a fake verified Rudy Giuliani account on Twitter, Emmanuel's idea for raising money at Twitter, Kyle explains why it wouldn't work, Rob discusses how Mastodon works, raising questions about oversight, Emmanuel's issue with Rebel not voting, a Call Waiting tone, trying to make Rebel feel guilty for not voting, how area codes no longer mean anything, memories of the difficulty involved in calling certain countries in the past, the challenge of disabling Call Waiting, Tim from Connecticut shares his voting experience, Emmanuel's bad memories of gym class, how Meta is laying off people, Kyle tries to rescue a call, Alex instigates a collect call, a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, what dates Election Day can and can't fall on, Bobson describes the electoral process in Bulgaria, Alex tries to start a conversation on Bulgarian groceries, breaking the news to Bobson that this year's Chaos Communication Congress is canceled, potential secret communication between Alex and Bobson, Alex plays a harmonica, more Mastodon ideas, an invitation to check out the other videos on Channel 2600.



  31. The theme to this week should be "oh how the mighty have fallen," the (((FTX))) cryptocurrency disaster, why supporting WBAI is a good idea, how listeners have a say in what goes on at the station, Elon Musk is putting Twitter at risk of huge fines, the danger that people with two-factor authentication were facing, Twitter employees are given an ultimatum, a particularly ridiculous demand being made to Irish employees of Twitter, a huge amount of layoffs in the tech world, Gila reports on a rash of impersonations for Twitter's new blue check program, how to tell the difference between those with verified blue checks on Twitter and those who have paid for them, some reports of unsafe behavior with self-driving cars, listener mail, targeting children with social media, more on the (((FTX))) disaster, the potential of a Robin Hood style hack to get money back to the people.

    Overtime:  Continuing with the (((FTX))) discussion, not able to find anyone comfortable enough to explain what (((FTX))) was all about, ABC News gets some major facts wrong in a story about Biden, a Confederate holiday is keeping people from voting in Georgia, a listener describes how to never see an ad on YouTube again, the connection of (((FTX))) to Democratic candidates, messing with the board and a slight hum, how (((Larry David))) and other celebrities are being sued for endorsing (((FTX))), how (((Larry David))) actually has a decent defense, Rebel demonstrates an ad that materializes when dialing a particular disconnected number, Rob and Gila's doorbell buzzes loudly, Emmanuel challenges Rebel's assumptions on the source of scam calls, Alex describes a scam involving a dead body in a car, operators are disappearing, Kyle is rewiring the board, the possibility of having an online chat open during the show, how the YouTube show turned a listener on to WBAI, weighing the chat feature and comments, eleven new t-shirts have been introduced on the 2600 store.



  32. Trouble connecting over Skype, explaining what (((FTX))) is, accusations of hacking against the previous CEO, an eruption from Alex's dog, an anonymous crook is manipulating prices of Ether, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, Gila describes what Giving Tuesday is all about, Rob discusses police robots in San Francisco that can be programmed to use deadly force, Alex's kid chimes in, the Amazon Alexa somehow had a $10 billion loss, Alex's older kid explains why his family doesn't trust Alexa, the danger of having Alexa make purchases, Gila almost triggers her Echo device, an idea for hotel Alexas, ongoing Wikileaks technical issues, why the prosecution of Julian Assange is responsible for this and how unfair the whole thing is, other ways to release leaks today, the need for such organizations to be bigger than one person, Chelsea Manning appears on BBC's HARDtalk, the need to donate to WBAI.

    Overtime:  Some enhancements have been made, Gila expresses her opinion of Julian Assange and Wikileaks, Rob takes note of Dr. Who Day and the 35th anniversary of the Max Headroom broadcast hack, thoughts on Mastodon and how to get more people to use it, the OOPS data recovery service to regain access to a Facebook account, Alex's kid Sasha judges the conversation, the effect of YouTube ads on a nine-year-old from his perspective, the issue of advertising directed at kids, how all of this led Sasha to ask Alex if John Fetterman was too radical for Pennsylvania, trying to get the levels right for the phone, Rebel demonstrates a recording of a company denying it's responsible for spam calls, another member of Alex's family calls in, Sasha reveals the truth about this call, an update on the situation in Florida after Hurricane Ian, a bizarre tale of tree theft, Sasha explains why he prefers Florida to New York, Rob reports on Mercedes restricting fast acceleration to those who pay $1200 a year for it, an update from a caller in Virginia, questioning why astronauts would need an Alexa device, Artemis is currently circling the moon, thoughts on crypto, why Twitter shouldn't be taken so seriously, Kyle advises people not to overvalue things, final thoughts.



  33. A special edition of the program that remembers former co-host Jim after his passing on Thursday, Jim had been living with the aftereffects of a stroke for the past 15 years, trying to imagine the struggle that he had to deal with all those years, memories of Jim before the stroke, remembering Jim's historic talk at the first HOPE conference, an excerpt of Jim's first appearance on the radio show in May of 1995 where Jim describes what a web page is, an excerpt from a show in September of 2001 where Jim recounts his experience on 9/11, an excerpt from a show in February 2002 where Jim's indictment was revealed, Jim's sense of humor and attention to detail after being arrested is revealed in a clip from November 2002, an excerpt from February 2003 where Jim officially became a felon but still remained upbeat, a couple of excerpts from April 2003 after the second Gulf War had begun where Jim explains why he takes the opposing views he does, an excerpt from November 2004 where Jim was pleased with the election results, an excerpt from April 2006 where Jim takes on listeners and reveals he's Greek Orthodox and that his grandfather was a priest, remembering Jim's talent in poker, an excerpt of a spirited debate from July 2006 where Jim explains how poker is different from gambling, an excerpt from May 2007 where Jim revealed how he found out about the radio show and became involved in the hacker community that way, an excerpt from November 2008 where Jim returns to the studio around a year after his stroke, Kyle describes what it was like to meet Jim for the first time a couple of years after that, Rob describes how Jim was on Jeopardy! episode number 1337, Alex remembers how smart Jim was, a link to a piece on Jim that Rob wrote, an invitation to share memories at this Friday's 2600 meeting, how Jim's presence was felt at the most recent HOPE conference, the show won't be on next week.

    Overtime:  Getting past a very difficult radio show, Gila describes how Jim always did things on his own terms, Kyle's memories, thoughts from Rebel, difficulty being heard on the phone, Emmanuel's frustration with the board, thoughts from listeners who have written in, how Jim would read the ZIP Code each week on the show, an excerpt from April 2005 where Jim did this possibly for the first time, some listener mail about Jim, how Jim continued to participate behind the scenes at the radio show after his stroke, the last time Emmanuel saw Jim, the many instances where people showed support for Jim, wondering whether Jim was in Freedom Downtime, an excerpt from November 1995 where Jim reacted to a news story in the Daily News about Metrocards, how attitudes towards transit tracking have changed since then, an excerpt of Jim's talk at HOPE in August of 1994, Gila finds a picture of Jim in the studio, final thoughts, how people can wear a red balaclava in tribute at this Friday's 2600 meetings.



  34. Some crazy sounds on the board, there won't be an Overtime tonight due to deadlines, Kyle is trying to get the board working properly, Alex is in Tel Aviv, what it took to get there, the TSA is testing controversial facial recognition technology, Alex questions why this is such a big deal, how this is being done for domestic flights, how racism is getting digitized, San Francisco decides that killer robots aren't a good idea at the moment, Alex freezes, a call to listen to people who know what they're talking about concerning the China COVID-19 vaccine, how there's so much idiocy on both the left and the right, how it's possible to reach the same conclusions as people you normally don't trust, the absurd call to prosecute Anthony Fauci, Alex returns, Elon Musk's release of "Twitter Files" that don't reveal anything shocking, how these documents aren't being shared, Rob describes how Musk has gone "full nutcase" and sided with conspiracy theorists, a world of difference in how Jack Dorsey dealt with these issues, how to make Mastodon better and more inviting to newcomers, why it's O.K. to give fake info to social media sites, the Off The Hook Mastodon account was suspended for unknown reasons, Emmanuel has issues with the way Kyle pronounces "sysop," a call to support the station.

    35. "It's like when you hear the denial or the rationalizations or the or the righteousness of like, how dare you question my leader, our leader?  It's like you really, you really want to gamble with this?"

        --- April 8, 2020 quote from Kyle on Off The Hook.


    Destroy $2600



  35. More weird audio issues, Alex is in Florida this week where it's unusually cool, the show wasn't on last week and won't be on next week, there are a number of emergency fundraisers going on at the station, an alleged tradition of summing up important stories from the year that's ending and making predictions for the upcoming year, Rob focuses on the reports of the last payphone leaving Manhattan which turned out to not be entirely true, a prediction that payphones will continue to exist, how payphone photos became a tradition in the pages of 2600, Emmanuel picks the story of Elon Musk taking over Twitter as one of the most significant of the year, the rise in misinformation that has taken hold in such a short period of time, how this situation should be dealt with by the users, how this could have been a positive development, Emmanuel's prediction is for truth to be the theme as liars like George Santos gain power, Gila's perspective on the Elon Musk story, Gila predicts things will get worse, how superstars almost always let people down, Kyle's story for the year is the right to repair issue, how a right to repair bill is stagnating in New York, Kyle predicts a lack of trust and closing off of the Internet while information becomes more valuable, Alex focuses on the collapse of (((FTX))) as a story of the year, why the (((FTX))) situation should have never happened, questions about political donations that were made, Alex predicts more utility for NFTs in people's lives, a call to support WBAI.

    Overtime:  Discussion of the Virgil Griffith case, a warning to potential callers, reports of multiple attorneys working for a firm involved in litigation against Madison Square Garden getting ejected from various events, Emmanuel offers to attend specific shows to gather intelligence for this legal firm, Rob reveals a second story involving Radio City Music Hall which is also owned by Madison Square Garden, Gila discusses how this is much bigger than just a single show, how temper tantrums of the very rich are affecting the rest of us, how the entire discussion on facial recognition has been skipped over, trying to communicate with callers who can't hear the studio, troubleshooting with Rob, trying to remember the settings for all time, a call from Denmark, what's involved in having a trailer in Denmark, a battle of phone company recordings, Rebel's desire to get a CB radio, Emmanuel has assignments for Rebel, the breakup of the Bell System, thoughts of old operators and phone company facts, a caller shares some serious health challenges, recruiting hackers to work for evil entities, never knowing how many people are actually out there, words from a listener on why people should write articles for 2600, thoughts of Phrack, the magazine will begin its 40th year in 2023, the end of the year.


Off The Hook - 2023


  1. Arseny rejoins the show for the first time since 2008, Arseny has been living in Russia and was forced to relocate recently, the challenges in using money there, how the mindset of the right to repair is the default in Russia, why there are few hackerspaces in Russia, comparisons to how people fix things in Cuba, what St. Petersburg is known for, Alex and Arseny try to figure out how they know each other, an update from Twitter on user info being sold online, a somewhat contradictory statement from Twitter, how some people who should know better only communicate through Twitter, possible ways to protect personal identity on Twitter, Kyle's advice on how to keep data obscured on Twitter, how we're encouraged to be suspicious in person and revealing online, the LastPass breach of December, California's brilliant idea to digitize license plates, the inevitable hacking of this system has already taken place, Arseny describes the process of getting a license in Russia, how passengers in taxis can be searched by police, the idea for a Spartacus license plate, QR code hacking, it's the tenth anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz, thoughts from Alex on Aaron and what he stood for.

    Overtime:  Low levels again on YouTube, Ring cameras being taken over remotely, what "Ring swatting" is, how this isn't really about hacking, ways people can protect themselves, Kyle explains how there isn't enough teaching going on in the community, Emmanuel tries to figure out why a refrigerator would need to be on the Internet, a new Louisiana law will require ID in order to view porn, trying to isolate a beeping sound, defining what pornography is, wondering how the rest of the world is supposed to handle this Louisiana law, a Chick-fil-A app hack, Emmanuel's idea for what to do at Chick-fil-A sites on Sundays, a TikTok "hack" with a million views is about nothing more than putting McDonald's fries in a cup instead of a bag, Rebel is in California, why it's a good idea for everything in cars to be located in the same place, Emmanuel tells Rebel how to strengthen his VoIP connection using his voice, thoughts on using VPNs, Rob announces a memorial for Jim at the next $2600 meeting in New York City, the impressive remodeling at the Citigroup Center, Kyle explains the importance of writing articles for $2600, listener thoughts on the tenth anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz, what we have all lost as a result of this, Alex draws parallels to the Virgil Griffith case, Rob remembers the time Aaron came to the show, Emmanuel learns that Aaron helped invent RSS at 14, Mastodon updates.



  2. Alex is in London, an introduction to ChatGPT, how this could be a revolutionary advance, Emmanuel asks ChatGPT to write a poem on the subject of computer hacking, judging the quality of the created work, an essay on the history of the M32 bus line done as a Shakespearean sonnet, Gila reads what ChatGPT came back with for her request for a villanelle on hacking, repetition that can be found in the results, the irony of ChatGPT demanding proof that a user is human, a ChatGPT-created song about working in an Amazon warehouse, trying to come up with a question that will break ChatGPT, asking ChatGPT if it's happy as artificial intelligence, five ChatGPT jokes about non-commercial radio that fall flat , ChatGPT's ideas for destroying artificial intelligence, asking if the 2020 election was stolen, why people should support WBAI in the words of artificial intelligence, a limerick about WBAI, Gila commits to coming up with a better limerick before the end of the show, getting ChatGPT to write an essay on the American Revolution for school, Emmanuel and Gila compare results to the exact same question, some facts about WBAI that ChatGPT got wrong, Gila's limerick proves to be impressive, another lawyer is kicked out of Madison Square Garden by facial recognition rules imposed against a specific law firm by owner James Dolan, thinking of ways to ban James Dolan from various places, a ChatGPT signoff for the show.

    Overtime:  Alex didn't make it, leaving the phone off the hook to avoid premature calls, Kyle describes how we could be moving towards a living hell, asking artificial intelligence if artificial intelligence is a good thing, Rebel is in Florida, a call to the White House, getting put on hold, robot voices that are used in YouTube videos, the trouble Gila had getting a computerized voice to say her name correctly, Emmanuel asks ChatGPT to write a hacker movie script, the script is revised to a David Lynch style, the concern over getting replaced by artificial intelligence, Emmanuel's views as an editor on ChatGPT, news of an app that can detect whether something was written by artificial intelligence, a final revision on the film, a refusal from ChatGPT.



  3. Promotions for the radio station, Arseny joins the show again after flying in from London, Lorax from Distributed Denial-of-Secrets is the guest, ChatGPT passed an MBA exam, how this new technology could adversely affect Google, a student at Princeton has written an app to determine whether pieces were written by a human or by artificial intelligence, why staying away from ChatGPT isn't the right thing to do, more on abuse of facial recognition technology by James Dolan and Madison Square Garden, T-Mobile has customer data hacked, nobody can figure out how to turn the lights off at a Massachusetts high school, some hacker solutions to this, Lorax describes a leak of over a million names of people on the no-fly list, how this list came from a small airline, what happens to people who find themselves on the no-fly list, why the full list wasn't published, what Shodan is, the pushback that DDoSecrets gets for its policy on releasing information, comparison to the policies of Wikileaks, how people can reach DDoSecrets, some of the more humorous requests received by DDoSecrets for the no-fly list, how the ddosecrets.com domain still can't be typed on Twitter, the show is off next week, a reminder about $2600 meetings next week.

    Overtime:  Gila's warning about urban exploration which is related to why she was late tonight, Emmanuel asks ChatGPT to write a poem about the no-fly list, Arseny asks how much info is too much to be released, Lorax explains where the lines are drawn, what led Lorax to get involved with DDoSecrets, how people's identities are protected when sharing information with them, how DDoSecrets was recently featured in the Financial Times, some of the alleged terrorists that were found on the no-fly list, why the list isn't generally made public, why the show has a toll-free number, facts about calling the White House, why it's a bad idea to call forged Caller ID numbers, Rebel has difficulty making a three-way call, there was a massive computer outage that grounded flights recently, trying to solve volume issues on YouTube, how people can help DDoSecrets, an update on $2600 meetings taking place next Friday, Rob describes how the New York City meeting will include a memorial for Jim.



  4. An artificial intelligence description of the show, how the intro to the program was constructed, Alex is in England again, how 5G never seems to work, Alex expresses his unease with relying on artificial intelligence too much, Microsoft unveils its Bing version of AI, the fact that ChatGPT is owned by Microsoft, Google is coming up with their own version of AI called Bard, a factual error from Bard led to nosediving Alphabet shares, a debate over how much of this actually matters, Rob reads an inaccurate description of Off The Hook that came from an artificial intelligence source, ChatGPT takes over the conversation, cloning technology makes it possible to make anyone say anything, a company called ElevenLabs specializes in this, an example using Joe Biden's voice, how many YouTube videos aren't voiced by humans, Supreme Court justices are reported to be using personal email addresses for sensitive material, Alex's issue with this type of communication, a Twitter account gets hacked resulting in $750,000 being drained in less than 30 minutes, why it's hard to be sympathetic in such cases.

    Overtime:  Alex describes what he's doing as a law professor in England, the difficulty of fulfilling a dream while being away from home, the subjects that Alex is focusing on, what the Chelsea Arts Club is all about, how electronic devices are forbidden, Emmanuel's adventure with his phone calling the police twice without his permission, Kyle discusses Apple watches calling unnecessarily for assistance for skiers, remembering the story of Elaine King and Life Alert, trouble with the board, Emmanuel explains to Rebel why calls can't be taken during the radio portion of the show, Emmanuel gives the floor to Rebel, a call to a robot, Gila explains how to get AI to say her name correctly, remembering the early days of recorded directory assistance greetings, travel advice, a caller reports what is heard by people who don't get through, Emmanuel's phone calls the cops again, Gila offers a potential explanation for Emmanuel's phone's weird behavior, Emmanuel tries to replicate the scenario that called the cops, playing the recording that people get when they don't get through, memories of XS4ALL in Amsterdam, how people always say the "magic period" is over, memories of $2600's Quarter, the actual motivation behind phone phreaking, trying to figure out what happened to Alex.



  5. Alex is in New York but on London time, Emmanuel outlines the adventure that took place with his cell phone live on last week's Overtime, an explanation as to why his phone was calling the police, the difficulty of knowing the intricacies of particular cell phones, Alex describes a situation where his son dialed the police on a cell phone, how the entire family got involved, an example of Bing "losing its mind" in a conversation with a user, the secret internal alias of Bing is revealed, a recreation of the conversation with a computer voice playing the part of Bing, a request on how to see the new Avatar film in the British city of Blackpool, how the chatbot refused to believe facts, questioning why it took on a defensive tone, the board messes with Kyle's voice, how a program called Eliza was once seen as a revolutionary example of artificial intelligence, why it's a bad idea for a chatbot to have the final say in anything, Marty the Robot escapes from a Pennsylvania supermarket.

    Overtime:  The phone is ringing too loudly, trying to get the audio levels to work over the phone, thoughts on radio stations without humans, encouraging Rebel to go to places in the midwest that aren't chains, the prospect of a future radio station run completely by artificial intelligence, memories of Around The Clock, why local places are so much better than chains, remembering Dojo's and Nino's in the East Village, how landlords benefit from having numerous vacant storefronts, how Kyle and Emmanuel visited local places throughout the country in 2021, the Morgantown personal rapid transit system in West Virginia, casting a critical eye towards artificial intelligence, Alex gives an update on the Strand battle, a call with a crackle, thoughts on Isaac Asimov and science fiction, Emmanuel's ordeal in reordering a simple item.



  6. The show will not be on next week, Bing takes steps to limit conversations to avoid the embarrassment of recent interactions, how AI-generated material is affecting publications like Clarkesworld, the $2600 perspective, there are more than 200 books on Amazon that attribute authorship to ChatGPT, Google has a new AI service called Bard, how this is likely affecting the academic world, false readings from an AI detector, some important cases being heard by the Supreme Court, David Greene from the Electronic Frontier Foundation joins the conversation, David gives an update on the Supreme Court arguments, an honest quote from (((Elena Kagan))) on the technical understanding of the court, the origins of each case, how Section 230 applies, what is considered a publisher, EFF contact info and ways to get more details on these cases, Twitter advises removal of text-based two-factor authentication for nonpaying users, how IRC still exists, what SIM jacking is.

    Overtime:  Some technical issues, a false delayed start to YouTube, a guaranteed off-topic phone call, some facts on where non-commercial radio stations are located on the dial, Emmanuel tries to figure out what the buttons on the board do, how courts don't understand technical issues, the risks of a jury, David describes the challenge of trying to educate the courts, memories of dumb terminals, Emmanuel tries to troubleshoot mysteriously changing audio levels, Gila asks about the equivalent of a seven second delay button for online broadcasts if Section 230 falls, wondering what would stop people from simply routing through a different country should these protections stop existing, word of a British organization known as article19.org, there will be a memorial for Jim at the next $2600 meeting in New York City, when decisions in the Supreme Court cases are expected, a caller reveals an apparent racist takeover of courts in Mississippi, why WBAI doesn't have commercials, a pledge to improve the sound quality from the board.



  7. There's a brand new setup in the studio, Alex is in London where it's not as late as it usually is due to Daylight Savings Time, Alex is at the Chelsea Arts Club where electronic devices are prohibited, an increase in electric cars that don't include AM radios due to interference, why AM radio is important, what's appealing about the sound of music over AM, debating whether AM radios are worth preserving in cars, brainstorming over ways to fix this, a report of Volkswagen's Car-Net service refusing to help track down a missing kid unless the service was first paid for, debating how this case should have played out, how cars may soon be able to repossess themselves, the right-wing criticizes ChatGPT for being too (((woke))) since it couldn't create a positive poem about Donald Trump, Alex comes up with something positive and ironic to say about Trump, Emmanuel grew up within a mile of where Trump grew up, how facts no longer seem to matter, Russia fines Wikimedia for failing to delete negative facts about the invasion of Ukraine, listener mail, a letter composed by ChatGPT.

    Overtime: Significantly improved audio levels, Rebel approves of the new system, remembering phone company test numbers, some facts about cell phones, more on the issue of tracking a car with a missing child, a caller debates Alex about the Strand issue, supposedly only ten floors of Hotel Pennsylvania still remain, a possible plan to relocate Madison Square Garden to where the hotel was, the potential of fascist artificial intelligence, a caller comments on older shows, how younger people seem to be more interested in the old phone systems, vinyl has outsold CDs for the first time in decades, Zap reports on the loss of MasterVic, a report on the London meetings, more on memorial plans, an update on the Amazon situation with $2600, the frustration of not being able to contact Kindle subscribers, the realization that Alex and Zap are in the same city, some more on Daylight Savings Time, why it's a really bad idea to have Daylight Savings Time all year long.



  8. Space Rogue is tonight's guest, addressing the panic over ChatGPT, how to tell the difference between a human and a chatbot according to ChatGPT, an excerpt from Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World that describes how the Space Rogue handle was created, how Space Rogue now uses the name Cris Thomas, what the L0pht has been remembered for, what it was like to testify before Congress, the story of being reimbursed for travel expenses in Congress using fake names, a clip from the show back in May 1998 reacting to the L0pht testimony, the claim of being able to take down the Internet in 30 minutes, an excerpt of the actual testimony where that claim was made, how the L0pht began, the connection to a hat business, the connection to Boston $2600 meetings, where the idea for the book came from, the challenge of actually writing the book, how Space Rogue was able to publish this book without making compromises that would have affected the story, an opportunity to get a signed copy of the book, the story of ATstake's takeover of the L0pht and the effect that had, why Space Rogue and Hacker News Network were the first targets of the new regime, the connection with Phiber Optik, what Hacker News Network was all about, the loss of Kelly Lum (Aloria) in the hacker community, the show is off next week.

    Overtime: Kyle's memories of the L0pht Eye, Space Rogue describes how it worked, the same video card was used for pictures taken for badges at the very first HOPE conference in 1994, the L0pht talk from Beyond HOPE in 1997, memories of trying to establish a connection with the HIP conference in the Netherlands, what the Whacked Mac Archives were all about, memories of a POCSAG decoder, Emmanuel remembers a brain teaser that involved receiving coded messages over a pager while driving, the state of hacking today with new tools, the MIT flea markets of the past, thoughts on the Flipper Zero and what it can do, memories of Maker Faires and why they should be restarted, the conferences that Space Rogue goes to, the 20th anniversary of the L0pht's Congressional testimony, the story behind the picture on the front cover of the book, questions as to whether there's any video of Emmanuel's testimony in front of Congress, talk of old computer terminals from the 1990s, a dialing demonstration from Rebel, facts about hackerspaces, some legal issues and questions, a listener call from the hospital, some history on L0phtCrack, Space Rogue has an Internet-connected Rubik's Cube, working machines into the ground, why it's sometimes preferable to not upgrade, how people can get Space Rogue's book, reaction from other L0pht members, some words on the definition of hackers from the book, some contact info.



  9. Reggie tries to keep it light and positive, Cory Doctorow joins the show tonight, Cory has a new book called "Red Team Blues" about to come out, why the publishing of this book is exposing some unfair behavior on the part of Amazon, what the audio book service known as Audible is and isn't doing, how Cory became aware of the injustice that Audible perpetrates, Cory's inspiration from when the Electronic Frontier Foundation got involved in the $2600 DECSS lawsuit in 2000, the penalty Cory would face for providing a tool to unlock his own audio book from Amazon's DRM, what's challenging about bypassing Amazon, the cutting off of Kindle magazine subscriptions by Amazon, an example of how Amazon is able to appear generous while penalizing the authors, how it was possible for authors to get negative sales, Alex reveals that Judge Kaplan from the DECSS case is presiding over the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, the harm that Amazon has caused to cities everywhere, the bullet that was dodged in New York City, the exclusive Audible book that Cory published which is about Audible ripping people off, an excerpt from Wil Wheaton's reading of Cory's new book, how this book is the beginning of a series, back-shadowing a story, some early reviews of the book, the divisiveness of crypto, Cory's advice for young writers, the secret of writing every day.

    Overtime:  Cory's tour is about to begin, discussing whether the rapid evolution of technology ever outpaces the written word, Cory's view on ChatGPT and so-called artificial intelligence, how sampling now works with major record labels, what the future may look like regarding machine-learning material and copyright, reaction to a letter sent out by technology giants wanting a six-month pause on AI chatbots, Cory points out the hypocrisy in this position, Bing now has a presence on Skype, some new perspective on Luddites, how Taylor Swift dealt with injustice regarding her original recordings, setting up a decent listener phone call for Cory, the recent court decision against Internet Archive, remembering Omni, more on the problems with Amazon regarding writers, why Amazon bookstores just don't feel right, challenging Rebel as to whether he's a robot, Kyle describes some of the spam that comes to his phone, there will be a $2600 meeting this Friday, the power that people have to fight Amazon policies, Zap announces a new $2600 meeting in Cheltenham, Alex mentions a different way of crossing London, Alex describes the Battersea Power Station, where to find the best audio copies of the shows.



  10. Words from Reggie, everyone denies any responsibility for the recent massive leaks, realizing that Rob and Gila aren't in this week, outlining some of the material that has been revealed, a synopsis of the leaks by Bellingcat, the strange connection to Minecraft, Alex describes what's unusual about this case, some of the more well known instances of leaks in recent years, how Discord is involved, a Discord server called "Minecraft Earth Map" hosted classified documents for a while without being detected, how collections of files are often passed around long before they're discovered by the mainstream, how some of these recent documents appear to have been doctored, how all of this seems to point to amateurs, the issue of documents appearing to have been photographed, how there appears to be an agenda here, the connection to racist tropes and memes as well as Orthodox Christianity, how this could adversely affect Ukraine's war effort, a sensitive document related to Biden's visit to Northern Ireland is lost and found on the streets of Belfast, Emmanuel's conversation with Google Bard that brought attention to an inaccurate history of $2600 Magazine as well as a completely fictitious documentary about $2600, quoted reviews that don't exist from major newspapers, what this says about artificial intelligence, NPR has left Twitter after being labeled as state-affiliated media and government-funded media, a similar story involving the BBC, an extended notice for an upcoming Pacifica meeting.

    Overtime:  More thoughts on the NPR controversy, wondering why Fox News can't be categorized as "right-wing media,' why categorizing NPR as left-wing isn't entirely accurate, Rebel is at a hackerspace in New York City called Fat Cat Fab Lab, a report from last Friday's $2600 meeting, tracking down the thief of Rebel's electric bicycle, Alex suggests a trick used to find people's identities online using their phone numbers, how to prevent falling victim to this trick, how forging Caller ID can get different results, some facts about lending and theft, how to find the perpetrator through social media, recommending the film Bicycle Thief, Emmanuel's memory of lending a bike as a kid, memories of old mail order advertisements, a caller discusses media bias, trying to remember the toll-free number, revisiting the policy of not giving out listeners' full names, Alex describes the boulders in Hickory Run State Park in Pennsylvania, an adventure trying to fix a flat tire, more on misuse of large language models, an idea for an artificial intelligence cookbook, some more thoughts on the leaks, predictions on when the leaker will be caught.



  11. Trouble hearing people in Skypeland, a new setup is likely to blame, some listener mail, the show will not be on next week, learning how to dial with a switchhook, the problems with audio persist, facts about the Battersea Power Station in London, the issue with upgrading, when upgrades aren't necessary, how this all ties into the system in the United States, the lack of vital upgrades in our system of government, waiting for the Supreme Court to make a huge decision on abortion pills, how a single judge in Texas was able to disrupt lives in every state, the harm caused by the electoral college, how gerrymandering gives undue power to the minority, the unbalanced distribution of power in the senatorial system that gives the same amount of representation to sparsely and heavily populated states, the futility of trying to interpret words written hundreds of years ago for modern times, the virtual impossibility of making changes and updates, questioning whether it's even possible to upgrade the current system, the possibility of trying something new, continuing issues hearing Rob and Gila, a response from Alex on Emmanuel's critique of our current system, the problems are finally fixed, Kyle tries to explain what happened, the irony of Skype forcing an update to the system while Emmanuel was discussing updates, Alex describes the harm caused by "forum shopping," the issue of Congress being responsible for preventing these issues, the inability to update the Constitution, how the gun issue was foreseen in the past, the problem with being perpetual victims, debating the need for a major reboot, discussing the inability of the system to check itself, Gila describes an issue on an airplane involving Rob's pro-choice t-shirt, the unlikely inspiration that came out of Tennessee, how this whole discussion came about as a result of the technical difficulties, Texas is considering a bill to make it illegal to even share information on how to get abortions, there will be more discussion on Overtime.

    Overtime:  A much smoother start to this segment, a story about the death of printed computer magazines, how $2600 is described as a fanzine in the article, Rob and Gila discover $2600 in a grocery store in Wisconsin (it's also at a Woodman's grocery store in Howard, crazy!), a fire engine interrupts the conversation, the challenges that publications like $2600 are facing with companies like Google and Amazon, the weirdness of being survivors in a once huge world of technology and publishing, a reader comment on the article about computer magazines, Rebel describes how he got his bike back, Emmanuel is frustrated by the lack of real answers in this story, an update to last week's leaker story, Kyle guessed closest as to when the leaker would be caught, listener memories of shops that sold magazines, what makes printed publications more useful, thoughts on the settlement between Dominion and Fox News, comparing how people like Alex Jones are treated in the courts to those who have far less money, a call from Kansas, why it's not always important to argue a point of view, closing thoughts on upgrades to our system, Alex remembers BOFH files, the ChatGPT definition of BOFH.



  12. Some technical issues despite testing, Alex draws attention to the 40th anniversary of $2600 Magazine, an update on a trans snitch line in Missouri, a promise that such sites will continue to be taken down, a new Pornhub policy that blocks users from Utah, the state government restrictions that led to this, easy ways that people in Utah can access pornographic sites, what is bizarre about this whole scenario, Gila reads the text of the law, an idea for how to pass the responsibility back to the state, Emmanuel argues for defiance over compliance, how voting may or may not make a difference, New York City's MTA has stopped using Twitter because of a policy change that would cost them $50,000 a month, Emmanuel loses his blue check on Twitter, why NPR also stopped using Twitter, the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo backpedals on its claim that their website was hacked, Google is attempting to phase out passwords, a reminder about $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  Comments on the Negativland piece that closed out the show, reports on iPhones being compromised and made permanently inaccessible, comparing different methods of protection, how too many people put all of their personal information on their phones, how all of Emmanuel's Twitter contacts were merged into his phone contact list, Alex details his column about the Chelsea Arts Club, some facts about phones at the club, some clarification on the 40th anniversary of $2600, how physical copies of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor aren't really physical copies, why this is a very bad move, Emmanuel tries to remember the last video game he played, Kyle has been finding underground bunkers in Russia and China using Google Earth, a caller question about private data left behind via Bluetooth in a rental car, how buttons are making a comeback on cars, Alex tries to call a "fraudulent" number, a caller has an issue with loss of access to his money, the potential for a class action suit in this case and how Alex could wind up on the other side, how Emmanuel's old judge was trending on Twitter, getting Alex to give out the phone number, the idea of finding alternative social media outlets, thoughts on Mastodon, why social media needs to be easy to use, more thoughts on Mastodon.



  13. Alex is in Pittsburgh, critiquing the Pittsburgh subway, some area code facts, how free calls would be routed in the past, Kyle and Emmanuel visit the Long Island Telephone Museum over the weekend, some of the cool things that can be found there, how every community has a "central office," how nobody seemed to know about this museum in the past, what old phone company vans used to look like, Kyle describes the telephone museum in Seattle, a reversal of a new Twitter policy that had led the MTA to abandon them after being charged $50,000 a month for a feature that had been free, the potential evil in being able to buy blue checks on Twitter, the struggle to get a Twitter account for HOPE, a massive amount of bogus comments are revealed to have been submitted during hearings on the repeal of net neutrality, the lack of a strong reaction to this fraud, how Google pushes stories about itself in the technology section of Google News, the need for a better news aggregator, how Google Bard may change the way searches are done, how Google Bard got numerous facts about WBAI wrong, it's Eurovision week amid worries of a digital war during the voting, last year's winning song from Ukraine.

    Overtime:  CNN is hosting a so-called Donald Trump town hall that only allowed Republicans in, the death of Tony Ryan at WBAI, Rob reports on the previous week's $2600 meeting in New York City, how $2600 meetings have been so valuable over the years, comments about where Alex actually is during this segment, a listener's experience with Trump, comparing CNN to MSNBC, thoughts on American elections, Utah is being sued over adult porn sites being blocked, Gila discusses funiculars in the United States, more on Bard, thoughts on the writers' strike and its relation to artificial intelligence, Rebel has notes, frustration with a voice response system, Rebel plans on going to Russia again, Bard responds to Emmanuel's request to promise not to replace a striking Hollywood writer, looking forward to spring projects.



  14. An experiment tonight will involve the Overtime segment using the online chat feature for the first time, why this has been shied away from in the past, the show won't be on next week, the IRS has a new plan that would allow people to file taxes directly online for free, the pushback from tax preparers that this has generated, memories of the false claims against health care, the chat for the livestream has already become active somehow, trying to come up with a good use for Apple's "Personal Voice" feature that mimics speech, a Facebook glitch caused by an app update, the risk of putting entire lives onto social media, the frustration $2600 has experienced trying to get the HOPE username on Twitter despite following all the rules, the lack of personal attention from social media companies, an upcoming Gmail purge in December, trying to determine what counts as inactivity on Gmail, the advantage of using Google without logging in, the challenge of determining who is cheating using ChatGPT, Emmanuel describes what's special about Eurovison, an anti-war song from the Croatian entry.

    Overtime:  The first online chat is underway, the various types of $2600 subscriptions, what "slow mode" is, Rebel's plans to go to Russia, Emmanuel's impatience with another Rebel demonstration, a question about censorship in Ireland directed at Rebel, notable telephone company buildings in New York, trying to communicate with a recording pretending to be a live person, the evil spreading in our backyard, thoughts on intolerance, Montana outlaws TikTok, how hackers are a key part of fighting for justice, thoughts on last week's CNN town hall with Donald Trump, avoiding overuse of the word "fascist," what DeSantis is doing to his critics, the future of the online chat, Gila reports on how things went, Rob announces a change for the show's Mastodon presence, some of the problems with the previous location at mastodon.social, some of the flexibility of Mastodon that isn't possible on Twitter, wondering how commercial announcements made it onto the WBAI feed accessible over Alexa devices, the prospect of talking to past selves using artificial intelligence, why there is no musical outro on YouTube, where the archive can always be found.



  15. An announcement about upcoming transmitter maintenance, Emmanuel recounts a recent visit with Virgil Griffith in prison, remembering the last time Virgil was in New York, some of the weird restrictions encountered when visiting a prison, Kyle and Emmanuel attend a mini Maker Faire on Long Island, an announcement about a new Coney Island Maker Faire in October, a fake declaration of martial law by Vladimir Putin is described as a "hack," how the new Twitter blue check policy made this easier, a ruling about warrants being required for cell phone searches at the border, wondering why such searches would ever be necessary, advice for people who travel, Gmail's new verification feature and why it's rather useless, why Gmail has very bad spam filtering, how Emmanuel's email was winding up in Gila's spam folder, revelations that Google contributed $45,000 to conservatives after the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe vs. Wade was leaked, the unfairness of many comment boards, how news networks are failing us, how every Amazon Ring employee was able to view customer videos, questioning why anyone would have a camera in their bathroom, how Ring customers were terrorized with creepy voices coming over their speakers, people are wearing masks again due to the smoke coming into the area from Canada.

    Overtime:  Why Emmanuel won't look at the live chat, Gila is moderating the chat, a quiet caller, Rebel is in Russia, how the serial number of his phone was copied by border guards, Emmanuel recommends a museum devoted to Peter the Great, more questions on traveling to Russia, where $2600 meetings currently take place in Russia, how Rebel is able to call in from there, Emmanuel learns something new about St. Petersburg, analyzing some online scams, the story of a lawyer who relied on artificial intelligence to make an argument in court, an update on the air quality in the area reveals the poorest possible conditions, Emmanuel's history at WBAI, Gila reveals that the 35th anniversary of the show will coincide with the Coney Island Maker Faire, what the aborted first show in 1988 was like.



  16. Rob and Gila try to connect with Alex and Voltaire, Kyle and Emmanuel are away, controversy involving Reddit and an app called Apollo, how this caused a "blackout" on Reddit, Alex recalls the days of USENET , Voltaire is finally connected, more on the lawyer who used artificial intelligence to write legal briefs, the European Union takes a step towards regulating artificial intelligence, the threat AI poses to writers and why it needs to be addressed on an ongoing basis, AI's lack of understanding of human humor, how an Amazon Fire tablet for kids was used to stalk a security researcher, what makes this particularly scary, why the show hasn't returned to the station's studios, the show won't be on next week.


  17. Kyle and Emmanuel are in the Yukon, Greg Newby joins the discussion, using the Starlink service for this connection, how Greg's house is completely off the grid, the radiotelephone service that's also available there, what frequencies are being used on that system, why Kyle and Emmanuel have journeyed up to the Yukon, Greg's participation in the Denali 135 ultra-marathon, Greg describes the device that allowed communication with the outside world while outside of cell reception range, Greg ran the equivalent of more than five marathons, the signal to Canada is lost, Alex is at the Chelsea Arts Club in London, the various radio stations Kyle and Emmanuel have dropped in on in the Yukon and Alaska, the effect that wildfires have been having in various places, Canada will reportedly lose access to news sites via social media, wondering how news sites are defined, new iPhones are triggering calls to the police by dancing people, how accidental calls to the police in the United Kingdom are being made in the same manner that Emmanuel discovered months ago, the city of Fort Worth is the victim of a hack targeting anti-abortion policies, Emmanuel explains why this is a good and necessary thing.


  18. An appeal for WBAI, Alex is back in the country, Kyle and Emmanuel are away this week, The Gibson of the hackers.town Mastodon instance joins the discussion, Gila explains the advantage of the WBAI Buddy program, how people are being taken advantage of in social media, Gibson explains what the fediverse is, disturbing developments at Reddit, Gila describes the current scene at Twitter, an increase in porn on Twitter, how Mastodon distribution works, how hackers.town was formed, the differences in community between Twitter and Mastodon, Gibson's thoughts on Threads, a potential netsplit in the fediverse and how Facebook is involved, Google plans to scrape the entire public Internet for its AI projects, how Valve is handling AI-generated material, thoughts on the Writers Guild of America strike, memories of Gopher servers, Gibson's project with Cult of the Dead Cow.


  19. An extremely sad show as everyone mourns the loss of (((Kevin Mitnick))), an excerpt from Kevin's historic keynote address at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, sharing the tragic news, a little bit of the history, how the "Free Kevin" movement came into being, what Emmanuel and his crew were trying to find out when filming Freedom Downtime, how Kevin managed to remain gracious throughout his ordeal, Rob describes Kevin's metallic business cards which were also lockpicks, the vital importance of WBAI in getting the story out, how the prospect of a major motion picture that demonized Kevin was what inspired the community to fight back, how every revision of the film managed to be obtained by hackers, the importance of being in the right place at the right time, Alex remembers the day of the "Free Kevin" demonstrations in New York City, some listener response to the news, a fairly thorough obituary in The New York Times, Greg Newby's letter to the Times urging them to cover their own role in Kevin's story, how people found out Kevin was on the run back in 1994, how a botched FBI raid at a conference in Chicago revealed the story, how this was all documented on the radio, an excerpt from the radio show in 1995 on the day that Kevin was captured, understanding why Kevin ran back in those days, final words.

    Overtime:  Kyle puts the microphone down gently, Alex is in a suit, thoughts on losing Kevin, memories of his first talk at HOPE in 2004, what Kevin excelled at since his release, Rob remembers the first showing of Freedom Downtime at HOPE, Rebel explains his frustration getting a package, calling a voice-activated FedEx number, how Kevin was able to attend the March 2000 $2600 meeting, the idea of making the equivalent of Freedom Downtime today, Kyle discusses the challenge of recycling VHS tapes, how Kevin somehow helped fix a system today, the idea to name machines after Kevin, $2600 has had a machine named after Kevin's grandmother for years, trying to figure out if someone is on the phone despite Alex's antics, Zap's memories of the "Free Kevin" movement, thoughts on Kevin's future child, memories of the book called Cyberpunk, the planet has been hotter than ever before in human history, Alex remembers when he met Zap, digital subscriptions have been introduced at $2600, an Amsterdam connection to Kevin, remembering the show when Kevin was apprehended, how voices and attitudes change over the years, wondering why UFOs have been renamed.



  20. A particularly complicated intro, the MTA is experimenting with artificial intelligence to combat fare evasion, a discussion as to how AI might be used to help solve this problem, questions about privacy and warrants, how this could possibly play out, how subsidies make a difference, the idea of free transit, the concept of Select buses in New York City, the advances that have been made in mass transit over the past decade, service inadequacies from the new Grand Central Madison, Twitter is changing its name to X, Gila explains Elon Musk's fascination with the letter X, how Musk is threatening the Center for Countering Digital Hate with a lawsuit, EFF critique on the seizure of a Mastodon server and admin behavior, how the server got caught up in an unrelated investigation, a parallel to Virgil Griffith's story, remembering when Emmanuel's Facebook account was being scrutinized by the FBI, the NYPD is seeking to encrypt its public communications, why Emmanuel deleted the Citizen app.

    Overtime:  The chatting option is enabled, why "slow commenting" is turned on, trying to get Alex to mute, methods of muting, Emmanuel's objections to chat rules, cocktail recipes, an oddity involving the meetings section of the $2600 website, Emmanuel ponders whether to continue a call from Rebel, ideas for rings, some tricks with mail delivery, $2600 meetings are scheduled for this Friday, defining IVR, Gila notes that "tweet" is being changed to "post" on Twitter, a call from Delchi, thoughts on how big DEFCON is getting, finding the real Las Vegas, Alex's memories of getting ripped off in Las Vegas, Emmanuel discusses places in Africa to visit, wondering how to get to Madagascar from the African continent, Gila shares data on how quickly various countries use resources, what should happen to Julian Assange, inaction from the current administration, the chilling effect in how Assange has been treated, clarifying if there are $2600 meetings in the Washington DC area, the surprising lack of meetings in Canada, Kyle explains the $2600 Securedrop system, the kinds of submissions that are best suited for this service, Gila reveals more info on countries that use a lot of resources and what their "overshoot days" are, why the show continues to be remotely produced, the importance of helping local businesses recover from the pandemic.



  21. Alex is in Las Vegas for DEFCON, more sad news as the passing of Cheshire Catalyst is revealed, Cheshire attended every in-person HOPE conference, an excerpt from the very first Off The Hook in 1988 which featured a brief interview with Cheshire, the diverse interests that Cheshire had, memories of how everyone first met him, what the Telepub '86 conference was all about, how Cheshire helped take command at registration during the first HOPE conference in 1994, Gila finds a high school yearbook photo of Cheshire, how he was key in getting Steve Wozniak to speak at HOPE, the WBAI website is down which is affecting online listeners, the amount of access authorities will now have to Trump's Twitter account, Alex recalls previous efforts to subpoena Twitter, personal electoral records in the United Kingdom are leaked, how the story isn't being accurately reported, an apparent option to register anonymously, Alex is ironing, Cheshire's performance at HOPE's "Hackers Got Talent" in 2016, the show won't be on next week.

    Overtime:  Alex tries to get away early, thoughts about Utah Phillips, the Barbie hoax and how the media fell for it, another loss in the community, Kyle appeals for a spirit of fun in the face of seriousness, changing perspective, thoughts on what lies in the hereafter, a reminder that everyone is going through similar things, Rob recounts how people at last week's $2600 meeting remembered Kevin Mitnick, Alex leaves while believing the show is on next week, a critique of the quality of sound over phones these days, an appeal for landline calls, imagining phone calls that sound like FM radio, a call from Zap in London, more info on the British voting registrar, a question about Cheshire's book, Zap's memories of meeting Cheshire at HOPE, Emmanuel justifies his use of a satellite phone in the past, word that CNET is deleting stories to get better performance in Google search results, why Emmanuel is opposed to erasing content, Delchi recounts an old anti-hate PSA that has been almost impossible to find, Delchi's saga in tracking down this PSA, a fun fact about Reno, conspiring on how to spread the mysterious PSA around, finding multiple versions on YouTube, Emmanuel discovers "The Scariest Lost PSAs," Rob shares how to get involved with finding lost media.



  22. Alex is in Slovenia, there are three guests tonight (Dildog, Medusa, and The Gibson), the Veilid project, a release by Cult of the Dead Cow, how this was written in Rust, Dildog explains the history of the project, fighting surveillance, why it took so long for someone to come up with an idea like this, why this won't be a hit with those invested in the data economy, a throwback to the values of the Internet in the 1990s, the reaction to the project so far, 1400 people are now working on this, what the framework will look like, how personal information won't be required on Veilid Chat, the challenges in making things small and fast, what this all means for end users, advantages and disadvantages to Mastodon, defining what the Cult of the Dead Cow is, memories of Back Orifice, how Alex's kid was targeted with political ads and how that relates here, sinister turns, questioning whether evil people could benefit from this project, rules to prevent abuse, an EAS test interrupts the broadcast, reports that the NSA runs 100 Tor exit nodes, where the name Veilid came from, contact info, why the team is not looking for investor funding.

    Overtime: Alex leaves early, all three guests have stayed on, taking a selfie may soon be required in order to get verified on Twitter, how this indicates the loss of trust in the community, the reaction from those involved in tracking to this project, how Veilid might stand out on a network, the disruptive nature of the project, a challenge to the NSA Tor exit node claim, why we can never know for sure, the impossibility of Veilid policing what app developers do, a code of conduct for apps, how the developers can become a thorn in the side of behavior they don't approve of due to not being beholden to investors, believing in the good of people, where pushback to this project has come from, questioning why people would embark on something like this for no profit, some excerpts from the FAQ, discovering that there was some sort of EAS test during the show, how every government wants the ability to spy on its citizens, an appeal for more info from on-air listeners concerning the EAS test, possible reasons to switch from Signal to Veilid Chat in the future, failings of the current EAS system, how Optimum gets it extra wrong, how updates will work going forward, how no node in Veilid needs to trust another node, the development of adversarial node technology, "breaking it is a part of it," how people can join the Veilid Discord.



  23. Alex is in Croatia, there will be a drive for new BAI Buddies next week, the Canadian parliament passes a law requiring social media networks to pay in order to access news content, social media sites have begun denying news links for Canada on their platforms, the idea of paying for links, how this might be more about previews than anything else, pleas for viewers of Canadian TV to download apps for various news publishers, the issue of immense profits being made with news content from other sources, how news about wildfires in Canada is being blocked by Facebook, trying to come up with an equitable solution, the weirdness of all the TikTok ads that aired during the Republican presidential debate, an MTA feature allows for tracking people, an example of how this could be abused, Rob and Gila give an example of the potential threat, abusing an OMNY card, what the "ride threshold" is, some of the various OMNY features that exist, some suggestions for better security, the FAA releases new compliance measures for drones, Kyle's perspective on what these new drone developments mean, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  Kyle has more info on drones, how this new policy will affect drones overseas, trying to figure out what the scratched out word on the show's picture is on YouTube, a spyware company is hacked, how spied-upon people had their data erased by hackers in order to protect them, a socially responsible hack, thoughts on coordinated takedowns, Kyle discusses an old drone that has been completely abandoned by the company that made it, what the top-level domain for Croatia is and why, wondering why cities and countries can't be pronounced as they are in their native language, Alex's impressions of Croatia, thoughts on a campus cut off from the net, a listener's memories of gaining access to a system from the early 1990s, the concept of not having passwords, a guest suggestion, possible audio issues.



  24. Asking for financial help this week for WBAI, some of the history of WBAI, the many times the station has come under threat, how people can pledge, the magic of radio, how a radio show differs from a podcast, how the WBAI Buddy system is beneficial, why this hasn't been done in a while, why it helps to mention Off The Hook when pledging, how joining WBAI is like joining a mental gym, wandering around the WBAI schedule, why people always want to take over the radio station, the extremely valuable commodity that a radio station like WBAI is, the goal is ten new listeners in an hour, some of the more historic milestones that have aired on the station, remembering when the station was shut down a few years ago by a faction in Pacifica, how the station was won back in court, how easy it is to lose a resource like this, memories of another station takeover back in 2001, remembering an April Fool's prank where the station switched to a country format, how Gila was turned on to the station, how Kyle began listening, how Emmanuel got involved in radio, how WBAI came into being, the challenges that lie ahead, the show won't be on next week, a relevant song, a WBAI election announcement.

    Overtime:  Rob and Gila have a loud fan due to the heat wave, commenting on how few listeners there are, Rob's memories of hearing the show when he worked at an arcade, remembering the day Robert Knight was introduced to Julian Assange at the station following his Off The Hook appearance, the importance of having a radio station at Burning Man this year, questioning Emmanuel's levels, Gila's memories of the last time everyone was at the station together, adjusting levels in various ways, how this may be the only show that continues pitching after going off the air, wondering when the heat wave will break, Emmanuel is looking forward to Hurricane Lee, Kyle drifts in and out with a memory, how Google is destroying YouTube with advertising, Johnny Fever is back in the hospital, an IV port, the amount of technology in a hospital room, thoughts on congestion charges, not being able to own things anymore, respect for people who prefer to run older hardware and software, how Emmanuel's old TV set outlived analog TV, how people are shamed when they decide not to install the latest updates, the move to get rid of AM radio in cars, why the right to repair is so important, how people can continue to support WBAI.



  25. The WBAI elections, why Emmanuel wants to sue Google, how the Gmail spam filter mislabels and loses a large amount of legitimate mail, how all of the blame is pointed at the sender without Gmail taking any responsibility, the impossibility of contacting Google, the very real damages being caused by this, a challenge to Gmail users to check their spam boxes for legitimate mail, how this is different than Twitter making rules for its users, some other ways that Gmail abuses its position, why the excuse that Gmail is a free service is not valid here, Gila reports on other instances where emails from trusted people wound up in spam, the whitelist function apparently doesn't work, how Google has destroyed YouTube, the potential of Twitter users being charged, how Google tries to get people to pay them not to show ads on YouTube, trying to understand the difference between YouTube and YouTube TV, the issue of leaving Twitter due to white supremacy, why it's important to stay and fight, why Alex is for the destruction of social media in general, Kyle is testing out the fediverse, why Emmanuel doesn't agree with the Mastodon policy of not allowing reposts to have comments attached, the Ethereum co-founder becomes the victim of a Twitter hack which caused a massive financial loss, a hacker appears to have briefly gained access to Donald Trump Junior's Twitter account, asking if there should be a penalty for hacking a Twitter account, Alex describes how a Twitter scam could work, the International Criminal Court will now investigate cybercrime, what the Rome Statute is, the International Criminal Court is hacked, another loss in the community, a clip and musical piece from Kurt Underscore.

    Overtime:  Trying to make volume adjustments based on listener feedback, using a dial tone to get levels, Rob encourages listeners to vote in the WBAI elections, a call from a university town in Pennsylvania, how Google has gone downhill, Alex relates a story of a Coinbase spoof through Google that resulted in a massive loss of money, how to avoid your searches being easily logged by Google, calling attention to the fact that Alex didn't remember Alex Jones' name, why WBAI doesn't run commercials, a call from Madrid, putting together an AI-based transcript of Off The Hook, comparing good closed captioning to bad closed captioning, where $2600 meetings are in Madrid, an historic video from 1986 featuring Cheshire Catalyst is posted on Channel2600, remembering what Telepub '86 was all about, why Channel2600 doesn't encourage people to "like and subscribe," Emmanuel's issues with typical YouTube videos, Gila reports on what's happening in the chat, Zap reports another loss in the hacker community, confusion concerning the Manchester meeting, Alex and Zap try to make plans in London, Kyle's alleged origin story, why calls aren't taken on the radio show.



  26. Looking forward to tonight's Republican debate, FEMA and the FCC will be conducting a nationwide test of emergency alerts next Wednesday, how Optimum cable overrides all programming on a nightly basis for an EAS test, how the national EAS test could be postponed due to an emergency, wondering what a "wireline video provider" is, Gila didn't get the last test notification, concern for people who have secret cell phones, why EAS wasn't activated during this year's fires in Hawaii, why it makes little sense to blame retail store closings due to theft on any political party, the effects of online shopping on how people treat brick and mortar stores, the concept of "shrink" in regards to merchandise and $2600's history with this, Gila's issue with needing physical access to items in stores, how a relatively small group of people are responsible for a significant amount of shoplifting, a new police robot makes its debut in the Times Square subway station, Google is killing Gmail's basic HTML version, Google touts its defective spam filter as a tool that keeps people safe, facial recognition technology is banned in New York State schools, other biometric identifying technology can be bought by local districts, how people now expect intrusive forms of technology to protect them, Gila's issue with parents helping to digitally identify their kids, the potential for a huge class action suit in the future, a decade of newborn child registry data has been breached in Canada, Alex details how this breach was able to happen, a "hacker gang" claims to have breached all of Sony's systems and is offering to sell it, an unusual twist, what to keep in mind while watching tonight's Republican debate.

    Overtime:  It's chilly in the studio, Alex is trying to call in, hearing from Rebel for the first time in a while, how people use self-checkout to steal things, the issue of "shrinkflation," Rebel's electric bike is stolen again, Rebel tries to get past a voice recording, Alex connects via Skype twice, the two $2600 books have been used to train artificial intelligence without permission, trying to decide whether to be angry or honored by this, questioning the political connection to the shoplifting problem, easy ways to engage in ripoffs, Emmanuel tries to get other people to talk, why it's foolish to intervene when someone else is shoplifting, the inevitable argument for facial recognition in such cases, the advantage of people knowing each other in building a supportive community, questioning whether it's legal for stores to search customers' bags, how Alex challenged such a policy in the past, how injustice thrives on people who don't have the time to fight it.



  27. Emergency alerts were tested today on cell phones and broadcast stations, Emmanuel reports on how various local stations aired the test, memories of the test in 2018, the last Maker Faire in New York City also took place that long ago, why those gatherings were so important, Maker Faire will return to New York City this weekend, three guests (Elijah Horland, Scott Schubert, and Becky Button) from Maker Faire join the conversation, Becky's words on the ending of Maker Faire in 2019, Scott is the chief executive officer of Maker Faire Coney Island, how Scott first heard of Maker Faire on Off The Hook, what Scott remembered from previous Maker Faires, what was particularly special about Coney Island, what it means to Becky to have Maker Faire back, Becky's DIY software-based guitar pedal, how Elijah got involved with Maker Faire and "Mythbusters Jr.," what Becky's Wi-Fi deauthing sandals do, the "Mr. Robot" connection, Scott discusses how to avoid the pitfalls of the previous Maker Faire, how Coney Island turned into the new location, encouraging people to take public transportation, the potential for the boardwalk and the beach, Elijah will be running a learn-to-solder booth, how Alex's son saw an R2D2 replica at Maker Faire, Girls Who Hack will be teaching lockpicking, Becky discusses how to overcome the barriers to entry and how those have changed over the years, details on where and when Maker Faire will be taking place, the hopes of the organizers for this weekend, what the response has been like so far, plans to drive the $2600 van to the event, a new album is out from Don Letts, a piece featuring John Cusack.

    Overtime:  A continuation of the Maker Faire discussion, the media coverage so far, the status of other Maker Faires around the country, how people can start Maker Faires in their area, what's advantageous about the Coney Island community, some of the history of this neighborhood, the right to repair movement and how it relates here, the importance of knowing how to fix things, the possible involvement of AI technology this weekend, the importance of breaking things and learning how to improve them, why the YouTube chat is turned off this week, how people can get involved, Alex is dealing with a bear outside his house, memories of Maker Faires in London, a reminder about $2600 meetings this week, info on Muppets at the Maker Faire, how it's still possible to be a vendor at Maker Faire, more about Becky's music, a workshop on how to build Becky's guitar pedals, where people can stay near the site, a parallel to the HOPE conference now being in Queens, final words and contact info, the show will not be on next week.



  28. Kyle and Emmanuel get multiple vaccines and are starting to feel the effects, encouraging listeners to get their shots, Gila shares info on the need for longer needles, why it's never been more important than now to check your sources, Emmanuel has a run-in on Mastodon for mentioning the death of a thousand Palestinian children, how chaos.social insisted that such remarks had to be (((filtered))), the over-attention devoted to not upsetting people, a look at some of the rules and how they impede speech, Rob explains the concept of content warnings on Mastodon, Gila's parallel to deodorant, Emmanuel's objections to having to label his own words, discussing whether filters would be better used on the reader's end, clarifying what Alex agrees and disagrees with, Rob explains how the content warnings can be beneficial, a report on Bluesky, the problem with responsiveness, the issue of impersonation on Bluesky, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is found to be making AI-generated phone calls in foreign languages he doesn't speak, debating whether there's an ethics issue here, how there doesn't seem to be much concern over the robocall aspect of this, listener mail, info on the intro, more from the new Don Letts release.

    Overtime:  Kyle knocks into the microphone hard, Alex disappears without notice, Emmanuel expects to be looking for a new Mastodon instance, a famous time signal from Canada signs off, how this was officially a radio program, some words from the person whose voice was used for the recordings, how digital transitions led to the phasing out of this service, how consumer "atomic clocks" are actually the hardest to keep accurate, memories of school clocks, listening to a recording of the time signal in question, an update on a listener AI archive project for Off The Hook, looking up transcripts from the past, acknowledging the efforts of the people running chaos.social on Mastodon, where to find the CHU Canadian time station, new guidelines concerning rules of engagement for hacktivists and states, a rundown of these rules, Alex and Kyle discuss the ramifications of this, playing an excerpt from CHU, missing TV stations that used to sign off the air, how Emmanuel was able to find distant television stations, how this is still possible on AM radio, memories of New York City television stations that Emmanuel couldn't receive in his childhood, memories of a "Police Commissioner" film that would play every day on WNYC-TV, more comments on Eric Adams' phone calls, an update on the aftereffects of the vaccines for Kyle and Emmanuel, Gila reports that a listener in Nigeria is on the chat, a caller from the past and why she wasn't allowed to call in, sharing info on how to get vaccine access in the area, a WBAI election question, Alex's idea for a radio show, $2600 has delivered digital subscriptions for the very first time.



  29. There will be a special guest tonight, Emmanuel gets kicked off of chaos.social after last week's show, what he refused to do, where Emmanuel can now be found on Mastodon, realizing that Mastodon isn't necessarily the best place for freedom of speech, Gila has an update on the OMNY fare system, listener letters, answering critiques about the content of the show, encouraging people to complain, defining "hate," responding to China COVID-19 criticism, how the hacker perspective can improve almost any situation, Kyle describes how politics and technology mix, an update on the listener-built transcript of every show using artificial intelligence, the prospect of having the show translated into different languages using everyone's actual voices, Emmanuel gets a hostile-sounding postcard from the Democratic Party of Suffolk County, Dr. Welton Chang from Human Rights First and Pyrra Technologies joins the discussion, Welton describes what's important about these times, the difference between misinformation and disinformation, how social media can reach more people than mainstream media, analyzing a recent explosion at a hospital in Gaza and how Al Jazeera did a bad job with its reporting, the way the story continues to change, the increase is anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim imagery on the Internet, how to differentiate anti-Semitic attacks from those who are criticizing the Israeli government, whether having an advantage or disadvantage lends itself to spreading false news.

    Overtime:  Continuing the discussion, which media source tends to be more reliable, how to judge sources, how the Chinese have a vast amount of info on everyone, the hacking of 23andMe, concern over deep fakes and whether that threat has presented itself yet, the prevailing amount of disinformation that exists today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency finds itself the target of the hard right despite having been set up by Trump, Alex realizes his latest column in $2600 is already out, the art of training for deep fakes, how everyone on the show would be an easy target for having their voices used in deep fakes, what a Simon mall is, progress is made selecting a speaker for the House of Representatives as well as with the auto workers' strike, a listener question about EAS tests, one of the real dangers of nationwide EAS tests, Rebel is tying up the phone line, contact info for Welton, what Pyrra means, trying to avoid a conversation about hotel chains, reports of AI-generated Bob Marley songs, HOPE XV hasn't been officially announced yet, Rebel is now banned for the next show, how to get the Pyrra newsletter, Rob sees what has become of the Hotel Pennsylvania site, why HOPE would have been at St. John's University regardless of the hotel's fate.



  30. The show won't be on next week, encouraging people to support the radio station, why nobody should assume the station will survive without their pledge, Emmanuel tries to get everyone interested in Bluesky, the difficulty in getting people to migrate from Twitter, how it used to be so much easier to communicate, the need for a service that will connect with multiple social media outlets, Facebook "memories" are being sent to Emmanuel, recollecting the renting of a skywriting plane during the Free Kevin demonstrations, how everything cool is supposedly dying, confusion on how to share Bluesky addresses, it's been about a year since ChatGPT made its debut, legal action involving artificial intelligence, a project to poison data sent to AI models, an Alexa device replies to Emmanuel, Alex discusses the potential legal arguments against poisoning data sent to AI models, how twisting the truth may be the salvation here, Google Bard's audio response concerning false facts, a second response will be played on Overtime, a Facebook opt-out program for artificial intelligence data retention appears to be an attempt to collect even more personal information, a letter from Greg Newby on how new technology is changing audio books, the importance of having ground rules early on, there will be $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  Imploring people on the chat to pay attention to the show, the new Google "ad-blocker blocker" on YouTube causes all kinds of problems, Google's offer to stop ads on YouTube if people pay Google, how ads show up on YouTube videos that aren't supposed to have ads, the second Bard answer, Bard defends its existence in an audio message, Bard explains what Off The Hook is, reaction to this interpretation, Rebel is banned from calling this week, what this actually means, memories of the very first edition of the show, how Off The Hook became a regular series, what can be found at offthehook.cc, Zap reports on a new British $2600 meeting in Manchester, an appeal to introduce where callers are from, Alex returns and asks for advice on Flipper Zeros, what Kyle has been able to do with the Flipper Zero up until now, the importance of getting a Flipper Zero from a trusted source, where they have been banned so far, an artificial intelligence copyright question, an inquiry about $2600 meetings in New Jersey, going through some of the many locations that currently host $2600 meetings, Bart explains what $2600 meetings are all about, some history of the New York City meeting, Gila reminds listeners of the change back to standard time this weekend, Emmanuel's feelings on why permanent standard time is a good idea as opposed to permanent daylight saving time, a detailed history on the start of Off The Hook.



  31. Alex has an improved sound, a roundup of news from "Bard the Hacker," the problem with outdated news stories using both artificial intelligence and news sites in general, Emmanuel finds a grammatical error in Bard's words, how automation has been the curse of radio for decades, users strike back against Google's attack on ad blockers on YouTube, why subscribing to YouTube Premium isn't a solution for most people, how Emmanuel's streaming of trains on YouTube through Virtual Railfan has been disrupted by ads on the livestream, other examples of "slow TV," how YouTube ads can sometimes be half an hour long, how a misconfigured "mid-roll" setting could be responsible for much unintended advertising, Overtime will be demonstrating the most annoying YouTube ad setting tonight, how Reuter's feed of the bombing of Gaza was constantly interrupted by Google advertising on YouTube, Kyle explains how the system doesn't need to force ads on people to be profitable, Gila describes how some smaller YouTube channels won't generate mid-roll ads, Rob's YouTube channel has ads despite a setting disabling them, the story of an elderly Wisconsin couple trying to sell thousands of old phones, some details about HOPE XV coming up in July, the advantage of having old phones around, the prospect of having the phone people on the show, Bard the Hacker explains why people should pledge their support to WBAI, correcting a mispronounced URL, the ten most hacked passwords in Louisiana and how this story has been spread around, onboard infotainment systems are being used by car manufacturers to store text messages of their customers, how law enforcement is given access to these messages while customers aren't.

    Overtime:  An apology from Bard the Hacker concerning the insertion of advertising into this segment, a pledge to tear apart any advertisers who show up in tonight's YouTube feed, Kyle shares some moonshine, listeners reveal what advertisers are showing up so far, how Gila has to pause her moderator duties while ads play on her machine, Gila encourages people to visit phonecoinc.com, wondering if the archive will have ads, why HOPE videos have ads, a live report of the ad Gila is currently experiencing, the restrictions attached to the family version of YouTube Premium, Rebel reports that LinkNYC kiosks are going to start disappearing, Bard invites Rebel to leave, Kyle's war against Elder Care, listener suggestions on how to avoid YouTube ads on a Roku, a listener tries to find the "channel" tab on YouTube, silencing a wrapper, Bard's views on advertising in the tone of Hunter S. Thompson, questioning how much plagiarism was involved in constructing this piece, an update on advertising, high marks for Ghostery and uBlock Origin, Gila investigates why she gets specific advertising, the fact that you don't have to be logged into Google to view YouTube videos, how there are more listeners than ever, some theories on why this might be happening, memories of BillSF, inviting people to stick around for the post-roll ads, some final analysis of tonight's experiment, last words from Bard in several versions, closing thoughts from everyone.



  32. Disturbing news concerning a major fire at the Tesla Science Center on Long Island, reading from an official release, the structural integrity of the building seems to have withstood the blaze, how the spirit of the place is going to survive, the Tesla Science Center's presence at HOPE,Ron Knappen of PhoneCo Inc. in Wisconsin joins the discussion, Ron estimates he has around 50,000 phones, the number of buildings needed to maintain this, 33 semi trailers are dedicated to this collection, how Ron got started back in 1942 on the road to collecting phones, why it's important to have ancient phones around for the atmosphere, the story of another collector who supposedly had a million phones, what old phones were made of, the story of when Ron had an illegal phone as a child, the kind of phone that Ron is using at the moment, the challenge Ron is facing trying to get rid of all these phones, how people can start the process of buying an old phone from PhoneCo, how PhoneCo supplies phones to movie and television productions, Ron makes a conference call to his wife Mary, wondering whether Mary shares Ron's interest in phones, a list of some of the movies their phones have appeared in, the kind of phone that Mary is using at the moment, how the Bell 500 set has lasted the longest, the difference in durability between the Touch-Tone dial and the rotary dial, some of the other names in historic phone manufacturing, the advantages of using old phones, how you can't take apart a modern phone, thoughts on telephone museums, concern over an apparent dwindling interest, the rarity of young people getting interested in old phone collections, local telephone collector clubs, contact information, how phones can keep you young.

    Overtime:  Some notes on last week's segment that experimented with advertising, thoughts on the interview with Ron and Mary Knappen during the show, Kyle's impression of the PhoneCo website, the appeal of a website that has a newspaper look, wondering about Galesville and Galesburg, Gila's appreciation for the Midwest connection of the past hour, wondering how it took so long for these paths to cross, Gila has more facts on Galesville, the potential for collaboration at HOPE, an update on the battle with Google's advertising on YouTube live feeds, a possible method of defeating ads, Emmanuel tries to get Alex to give out the phone number, it was four years ago that Virgil Griffith was arrested when visiting the United States, the crime of speaking in North Korea, why Emmanuel wasn't prosecuted for going to North Korea, Virgil is now in a Michigan prison, the potential for a field trip to the Midwest, a listener has Google alternatives, some info on how Emmanuel was able to go to North Korea, how his trip was much more casual than what most Americans experienced, how it's possible to track website visitors, trying to mask identities online, Alex tries to convince people that his son is with him, Alex explains the "sl" command in Linux, the unexpected fun of having an ASCII train moving around on the screen, Rebel claims that everything is now a mattress store, some info on the next HOPE conference, preparation is underway for tomorrow, Emmanuel suspects Kyle is hosting a pre-Thanksgiving party during the show, Gila describes how the chat has worked out over the weeks, what an emergency interrupt on the phone used to be like, referencing a scene in St. Elmo's Fire, memories of "the quarter," ordering from DigiKey, Alex's experience with the Flipper Zero, why this is a good teaching tool for kids, Kyle's ideas on integrating older technology into new attractions, the ToneDef Android app that creates all kinds of phone tones, what the best frequency was for red box crystals, it's been a phone-themed Thanksgiving show.



  33. The show won't be on next week, a squeaky door throws Emmanuel off, a profile of Sports Illustrated writer Drew Ortiz, revealing the fact that Drew never actually existed, some of the surprising authors who were published in Sports Illustrated, how humans are ultimately the ones to blame here, why it should always be revealed when something is written by artificial intelligence, an update on the fire at the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe as executive director Marc Alessi joins the conversation, eleven departments responded to the blaze, historical relics weren't lost, what remains of the building that was affected, a three million dollar goal has been set to recover from this setback, how people can get involved, what the ultimate goal is, why kids are so drawn to the world of Nikola Tesla, the next HOPE conference will take place close to Tesla's birthday, looking forward to the day when the Tesla Science Center is complete, parallels to the struggles in Tesla's life, Kyle and Emmanuel recall seeing the space station while at an event at Wardenclyffe and seeing the site before it was saved, feedback to last week's interview with Ron and Mary from PhoneCo Inc., a great image can be found on Street View when looking for the PhoneCo building, the NYPD is beginning to encrypt their radio transmissions, why this is a major blow to accountability, why this is really bad for journalists as well, the claim that this is supposedly being done to protect the privacy of suspects and witnesses, how encrypting police traffic is actually a law in California, wondering what the penalty will be for cracking the encryption in order to once again listen to police traffic, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  Wondering it it's necessary to tell people they're on YouTube, Gila reminds people about when the chat actually starts, questioning when the chat begins and ends, a story from National Review about gay furry hackers and a serious breach, a particularly funny quote, how serious law enforcement agents and court documents are being forced to refer to gay furry hackers, a ransomware gang files a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning a company they breached, Kyle claims there are no rules for callers, how Emmanuel is able to detect artificial intelligence in writing, adjusting Rebel's levels, warning Rebel not to type to the chat while on the phone, an Iranian group hacks a Pennsylvania pumping station, questioning why a pumping station needs to be on the Internet, the difficulty of getting a refrigerator without Wi-Fi, Emmanuel has a refrigerator that's been running since 1974, recommending a new movie called BlackBerry that's surprisingly hard to find, Kyle's take on the film as a Blackberry owner, why this film was both accurate and funny, the hoops to jump through to see it, the connection to "Son of a Critch," word comes in that (((Henry Kissinger))) has died, discussing other famous people who died, a reminder about $2600 meetings this Friday, how Emmanuel's phone lit up with EAS alerts and a cryptic message, reports of snow in the area, it's been over 600 days since there was an inch of snow in Central Park.



  34. The show is back after two weeks, Emmanuel gets an OMNY card, what was needed to register the card, some of the problems with the OMNY system, why it's important to be able to remain anonymous, what's good about OMNY, Alex laments the loss of the Metrocard, the many ways of paying, Gila describes a new type of subway gate that's being tested, the speed with which people adjust to changes, how area transit has improved over recent years, HOPE XV is officially announced, ways that HOPE is being improved, how improved transit options have made it easier and cheaper to get to HOPE, Alex describes how appealing Flushing is, food options on campus will be improved, Kyle describes what's left of the Hotel Pennsylvania, lingering bitterness over the hotel's destruction, encouraging people to support the station, the loss of the pizza place attached to the hotel, how Google is looking more evil with the future implementation of Manifest V3, how this will likely hurt ad blockers, how a version of GPT bypassed the free version's objections to malicious uses, 23andMe changes its terms of service to make it harder for users to sue them after a data breach, Rob details how people can opt out of the arbitration process, a member of the Scottish National Party is vindicated after his email account was confirmed to have been hacked, Emmanuel takes note of some British names, bans on email niceties, a balloon enthusiast website is wiped clean in a hack, Emmanuel learns what balloon enthusiasts actually are, a story on Polish trains and the right to repair will be covered on Overtime.

    Overtime:  More on the Polish train story, how "white hat" hackers are being threatened with a lawsuit for fixing the trains, how this is a similar tactic that is used by Apple, the way this kind of behavior unites people against it, wondering when people lost the right of ownership, the evils of the subscription model, Alex tries to be devil's advocate for a brief period of time, programs that were purchased on the PlayStation are removed from customers' libraries, how $2600 dealt with the issue of control when introducing digital issues, Gila reads an uncensored quote on the subject, the issue of piracy and content control, how Rob was able to save content from an old DVR, the way things that used to be easy are now almost impossible, reaction to Emmanuel discussing "gay furry hackers," listenership is up, Kyle disconnects Rebel, a listener question about recording HOPE workshops, a question about ticket sales, memories of a George Orwell piece being removed from Kindles, the struggle Kyle and Emmanuel went through to get their own copy of an Academy Award-winning film distributed by Apple, Alex has a question for listeners about retro computers for kids, difficulty with three-way calling, memories of Intellidial, a song is being created for Off The Hook, a Swedish White power website's customer database is compromised, facts about $2600 meetings, what's cool about the new $2600 meeting site in New York City, how to handle meetings with low attendance, what Clipper cards are, how refilling fares works, a reminder about upcoming HOPE ticket sales.



  35. Alex has an unfortunate accident in Florida involving a golf cart which results in a broken leg, Alex describes the series of events, the effects of ketamine and the intense dream Alex had, memories of Kyle breaking his hand in Canada several years ago, thinking of a way to turn this into a fundraiser for the station, the show wasn't on last week and probably won't be on next week, Alex has to be operated on early in the morning, the story of a "Grand Theft Auto" hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital, questioning what actually happened and how much harm was really caused, why such a sentence is completely unjustifiable, how the security at Rockstar Games seems to leave a lot to be desired, the irony of "Grand Theft Auto's" premise, Kyle describes why some people don't want to fit in, the potential of using smart speakers in Australia to detect domestic abuse, the annoyance of smart devices and their wake words, Gila describes the danger in the Australian story, a listener creates a song based on Emmanuel's "gay furry hacker" story from a few weeks ago, an update on the benefits of the OMNY card, how this will be an advantage for HOPE attendees, the Chaos Congress in Germany is going on, the Winter edition of $2600 is about to come out, a tribute to WBAI host Ralph Poynter will follow the show.

    Overtime: Alex explains why he's getting operated on in Pennsylvania instead of New York City, meeting a surgeon affected by a ransomware event that took place in his hospital a year ago, how experts often know very little about other subjects, how the Bumble dating app was used to catch January 6th protesters, why it's particularly important to protect one's privacy when engaged in a project like this, why reporters shouldn't be involved in this sort of thing, Rite Aid is found to have misused facial recognition on customers, how this will be another blow to brick and mortar stores, the issue of items being locked up in drug stores, the continuing misuse of facial recognition by Madison Square Garden, Rob describes how shoplifting reports were made up, Emmanuel remembers when surveillance cameras were unusual, how people can get credit cards legally under fake names, a discussion on being ripped off, discussing Rebel's travel plans, the issue of identity checks on Facebook, talk about loyalty cards, why you should never give out private info without knowing who you're giving it to, Kyle explains how making the process unpleasant will drive customers away, how to get a decent RFID-proof wallet, Rob gives info on camera-shy hoodies, a question about HOPE ticket availability, the quickness of HOPE tickets selling out in December, a reminder about $2600 meetings happening next week, confusion involving chain mail, Emmanuel realizes everyone forgot to do a year-end perspective this week.


Off The Hook - 2024


  1. Tickets for HOPE XV went on sale today and things did not go as well as hoped, the many challenges HOPE has faced in the last few years, the hurdle of recovering from China COVID-19 and moving to a new location, going over the possibilities of what caused an unexpected drop in ticket sales, the drop in interaction within online communities, how Twitter specifically has plummeted in engagement, the final straw appears to be Google labeling mail regarding HOPE as spam which made it much harder to reach former HOPE attendees, how Amazon also landed a crippling blow by discontinuing all magazine subscriptions, Rob remains hopeful, this will be the first somewhat normal conference since 2018, why using more Google services to solve the problem isn't an answer, actual suggestions to not use the word "hacker" in mailing list posts to keep from triggering Google's spam filter, a suggestion to whitelist certain email addresses, how it's extremely easy to get to the conference via mass transit, attractions that are nearby, how nobody gets paid to put on HOPE, the limitations of using a PR firm, the WBAI tie-in to HOPE over the years, Alex's memories of HOPE, the potential of the conference, a section on the hope.net website lists the highlights of each of the previous 14 conferences, Google Bard's view of the HOPE conference, Alex gives an update on his broken leg, ransomware victims are being targeted by scammers, why it's important to be extra vigilant if you've already been scammed.

    Overtime: Alex has left, a stressful day, Rebel is in California, discussing the best methods of traveling, differences between different $2600 meetings, what WebSDR is all about, Rebel uses a CB radio while on the phone, a call from Delchi, what his just-printed article is all about, what his next article may be about, when the first article on home automation came out, the nightmares of IoT, what Shodan can reveal, how Delchi challenged poor security practices, trying to get Delchi to participate in HOPE, Delchi's memories picking up Jello Biafra at a HOPE conference, why $2600 will always be necessary, memories of Computer Shopper, how tools get misused, what needs to be undone in the world of social media, $2600 is almost back on schedule, a call from Hack Manhattan concerning recent moves by Apple, encouraging people to register for HOPE and help spread the word.



  2. Assurance that the HOPE conference will go ahead as planned despite the issues with Google, the call for participation has gone out, a suggestion to send this out via email, how HOPE isn't that good at promoting itself, Emmanuel's judge from the DeCSS trial threatens to throw Donald Trump out of his courtroom, Alex describes how the DeCSS case helped inspire him to become a lawyer, memories of how a court order in that case was sidestepped by $2600, the large amount of lawsuits against $2600 in that period, Rob reports on OpenAI quietly changing its terms of use concerning military applications, the Twitter account of the SEC was hacked which resulted in a false cryptocurrency announcement, Emmanuel tries to get Alex not to say X when referring to Twitter, Micah Lee joins the discussion, an excerpt from Micah's new book (Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations), how the book is also a tool, the details people could miss with leaked data, how much of BlueLeaks hasn't even been processed yet, how Micah got his start with the Snowden archive, how this also led to his journalism career, how both Micah and Glen Greenwald knew relatively little about encryption before connecting with Edward Snowden, the connection with DDoSecrets, what tools have proven to be beneficial over the years, the potential to process this info without connecting to the Internet, how metadata posted to Parler from January 6th protesters helped to identify and clear them of any wrong-doing, working with the Oath Keepers dataset, the need for more groups like DDoSecrets, why so much data is getting leaked, Micah's work investigating America's Frontline Doctors.

    Overtime:  Alex is missing while Micah Lee joins the conversation, hopes that people will be inspired by the book, the concern over the wrong people getting access to the data from leaks, how decisions are made regarding how data from certain organizations is treated, Micah describes some of the tools that are used for going through leaked data, Gila explains why slow mode is enabled in the YouTube chat, how SecureDrop fits in, the Epik Christian nationalist domain name registrar, how various groups wind up on this registrar, reaction to Micah's book so far, how Micah's Twitter account was suspended, the effects of a shadow ban, how this has also affected $2600 and HOPE, how Elon Musk has destroyed Twitter, why Emmanuel refuses to call it X, calls to not be political when discussing this subject, non-evil ways to buy Micah's book, Micah will be signing books at HOPE, Micah's impressions of HOPE's new home in Queens, how libraries can get involved, Micah's contact info, the YouTube vendetta against Firefox continues, how the world is becoming more evil, another sleazy move from Twitter, why the show can't take phone calls tonight, using AI to go through data, the benefits of No Starch Press, the issue of being able to copy freely, how $2600 fooled Amazon in order to get a message to its own subscribers, the Aleph application, how people who are new to this can get assistance.



  3. Alex has an update from Virgil Griffith, Virgil is being transferred to Michigan from Pennsylvania, a pertinent poem, a warning to not generate AI poems, how old the word "cybernetic" actually is, some impressions of the poem, a special skill of the MTA, the failure of new subway gates to keep out fare beaters, why this is even worse than people hopping over gates, ideas for ways of designing this turnstile better, questioning the cost of installing turnstiles, questioning why so many people are evading fares, what's unique about the New York City subway system, potential high tech solutions for access control to trains, the pointing and calling system in use on subways by conductors, how this system reduces mistakes, the idea of using Bitcoin to solve problems, how using Bitcoin isn't as private as people think, debating the overall value of cryptocurrency, how there's a tremendous amount of lost cryptocurrency out there somewhere, Kyle's view of crypto as something that isn't an investment vehicle, the show is off next week.

    Overtime:  Demands for increased volume come early, measuring everyone's audio, Alex describes a case in Alaska involving a hostile takeover of a blockchain investigation company, serving a subpoena by airdropping an NFT into a crypto wallet, questioning whether the show is skeptical enough about cryptocurrency, Kyle defines his approach to cryptocurrency, an appeal to not call the phone number before it's given out, a whistleblower in Germany meets resistance from a software vendor and prosecution for unauthorized access, Alex explains the legal issues of this German case, the loss of Aaron Swartz, Rebel insists on checking audio levels, a report on airline snack service, how other charges have changed, explaining why a phone number acts differently depending on what number calls it, what SpoofCard is, how the current area code situation could have been avoided, a potential Trump talking point concerning phone numbers, the new 564 area code in Seattle, the new 929 and 332 area codes in New York City, memories of what the 212 area code used to encompass, the possibility that Rebel's calls are repeats, Gila has a laughing fit, sleazy campaigns by companies, the blocking of certain browsers in New York City schools, the passing of Winni who developed previous HOPE web pages, the show will not be on next week.



  4. A couple of the hosts have China COVID-19, Emmanuel is having an ocular migraine, Emmanuel describes the sensation, Alex has a broken leg, Kyle is the only one operating at full capacity, the fight with Google to get word out about the HOPE conference continues, the hoops that admins have to jump through to satisfy Google even when not using their services, how a test email with the word "hacker" was labeled as spam by Google, how this is analogous to censorship on a state level, why whitelisting doesn't solve the problem, the condescending response from Google when filing a complaint, how Google penalizes those who run their own mail servers, the idea of sending messages within pictures, the large amount of spam that comes from Gmail, the weird way Google interprets links in email, how all of this nonsense is affecting the HOPE conference, the challenge of communicating with the current state of social media, annoyances with Signal on older versions of Windows, Alex is challenged on a statement about iPhones, Emmanuel's annoyance with a font change on his phone, examples of important email that Gmail labeled as spam, billionaires who have their private planes tracked, why Taylor Swift has the wrong reaction to this, some listener mail, the last phone books are being delivered in the U.K., the massive amount of energy used by cryptocurrency, the idea for Greencoin, there is no Overtime tonight.


  5. It's a double-holiday, Rob and Gila are back from a quick round of China COVID-19, a secret involving China COVID-19 vaccines, Alex continues to recover from his broken leg, Alex's drug experiences while having his leg set, cane technology, the inevitable battle between mankind and artificial intelligence as a Waymo car in San Francisco is attacked and destroyed by a mob, Kyle explains where the anger is coming from, how an orange cone can disable a self-driving car, how technology is being used to hurt working people with services like Uber and Lyft, how this has become so much worse with driverless cars, Canada may be about to ban the Flipper Zero, why this would be a bad idea, Minnesota burglars use high tech Wi-Fi jammers to break in, the many times cell phone jammers can come in handy, the idea of playing with surveillance technology, memories of a media piece Alex and Emmanuel were involved in that featured the $2600 van, why the idea of baby monitors is inherently a bad one, fun involving the .af domain and Taliban restrictions, why this shouldn't have surprised anyone, Alex explains what generic top-level domains are, a closing piece that focuses on baby monitors.

    Overtime:  Another Negativland piece that couldn't be played over the air, Kyle moves the $2600 van on the YouTube display, the possibility of getting sued by Negativland, how the subject matter of the show coincided with the outro, the culture of jamming, a theoretical scenario illustrates the legal difference between unplugging a network connection and jamming Wi-Fi, memories of voice pagers, memories of a TV-B-Gone incident in Berlin, Alex's wife weighs in on the law, Alex describes a TV-B-Gone incident in a cafeteria, Alex's idea for the phone number, Rebel's question about returning to the studio, phones with high fidelity sound on calls, the overall poor quality of phone calls today, the lack of enunciation in many TV programs which necessitates the use of closed captioning, the last bits of the T-Mobile 2G network is being shut down in April, a radio station has its tower stolen, a question about HOPE, how St. John's became the new home for HOPE, what is appealing about this location, Alex's quest for a walking cane.



  6. A mistake in the intro, an appeal to support the station, the controversial Reuters story of how an Indian startup hacked the world, the connection with a company called Appin, how this story has been taken down due to legal threats, the fact that stories that talk about this have also been taken down, Cooper Quintin and David Greene from the Electronic Frontier Foundation join the conversation, how this order came about, what's particularly shocking and disturbing about this, how the intimidation tactics didn't work against The New Yorker, another connection to this story, what would happen if lawsuits were being filed from adversarial nations, some hypothetical scenarios, states that have laws against SLAPP lawsuits, how such lawsuits have a chilling effect on free speech, encouraging people to support the radio station after hearing this discussion, the show will be off next week.

    Overtime:  Confusion over whether there are listeners or not, Rob's t-shirt says "Appin," David and Cooper continue the conversation, why it won't be possible to take phone calls this week, Gila clarifies some chat rules, Emmanuel's view of some of the weird rules in various online forums, Alex discusses how Appin is going after podcasts, the chilling effect that Appin's actions have had, Cooper joins the discussion on Skype which makes phone calls possible, Julian Assange has a crucial day in court, what is expected to happen in this case, Alex's analysis and prediction, what the extradition timeline could look like, David leaves the discussion, the importance of organizations like Wikileaks or Distributed Denial-of-Secrets, Kyle's analysis of how Assange has been treated, the continuing problem with trying to reach people on Gmail with news about the HOPE conference, how Cooper first heard about the Appin case, why it's easier to take down a large corporate site than it is a small independent one, how even Reuters has folded on this, Cooper describes a bunch of cool things he's involved with, the show won't be on next week, Rob reminds people about $2600 meetings coming up next week.



  7. A late start, an announcement involving the future of this program, a new monthly minimum amount that must be raised for the show to continue, why it's so important to support the station, memories of the WBAI book fairs, how the show today is different from previous WBAI fundraising appeals, M&M machines on a college campus appear to have facial recognition, some facts about modern vending machines, how life seems to be mimicking "Black Mirror" with increasing frequency, an Epic Games hack was apparently faked in order to "scam actual hackers," ways of describing hackers, a hack of the pay.gov web auction site brings prices way down, a Fox News hack in Florida, why the results of this hack deserve to be known, analyzing how access was actually achieved, OpenAI is accusing The New York Times of hacking ChatGPT.

    Overtime:  Encouraging people to donate to the station, how to pronounce Spokane, a hacked construction sign, giving this the attention it deserves, the Georgia attorney general implies that not having a phone makes someone a criminal, how this is being used against demonstrators who were protesting Cop City, thoughts on how people can be defined in a certain way with the absence of cell phone data, university hacks in Canada, concern over links in email, Emmanuel is accused of rambling about vaccines, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss the wisdom of vaccines, how eradicated diseases are coming back due to people not getting vaccines, the parallel to a potential fascist regime, discussion of payphone photos in $2600, how vinyl and independent bookstores are on the rise, some guidelines for callers, Rebel reports on a Canadian phone booth in New York City, the show apparently has music on hold, a demonstration from Rebel goes awry, the frustration in getting a hotel deal for HOPE, why dormitories may be a good option for attendees, a listener proposal for a giveaway at the HOPE conference, opinions on interesting programs on WBAI, more info on HOPE, some facts about the WBAI Buddy system, Kyle outlines what can be found at Channel2600.



  8. Alex is in London, the House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to sell itself, why this may be a bad move, comparing other social media outlets to TikTok, how TikTok doesn't necessarily benefit the Chinese government, why Kyle supports this action, questioning whether Congress is serious about their actions, Emmanuel's impatience at Alex's terrible Internet connection, a hypothetical situation that parallels the anti-gun argument, Alex discusses the issue of looking at clipboard data, the EFF position, Elon Musk manages to cancel a show on Twitter because of how an interview went, how this shows Musk's hypocrisy concerning free speech and open town squares, Emmanuel worries that Gila's harsh words may hurt Musk's feelings and endanger the Twitter account, Kyle describes the myopic management common to leaders of tech companies, why it's important to bring them down a few pegs, the importance of getting it right especially in the upcoming months, Gila describes how the Shen Yun dance promotions have changed their tone recently to directly attack the Chinese regime, answering questions about WBAI's fundraising goals, a lawsuit in British Columbia accuses Flow Health of tracking its users and violating their privacy, Gila's strong opinions on the matter, the conversation will continue on Overtime, something for early Laurie Anderson fans.

    Overtime:  Analyzing Alex's connection, why a phone call might be preferable, how poor connections seem to be the norm these days, why $2600 won't be distributing Club-Mate anymore, you can now find Club-Mate in a store by the New York City 2600 meeting, the possibility of having Club-Mate at this year's HOPE, the availability of yellow Club-Mate crates, there will be more food options on campus this year, Rebel describes how he got his name, another phone call attempt by Rebel, how to find Rebel's YouTube channel, recent HOPE posts haven't been relegated to spam by Google, Alex continues to have difficulty connecting, this is a rare period where there's only a four hour difference in time between London and New York, a question about volunteering at HOPE, the different kinds of tickets available, nobody at HOPE is getting paid, a call from Johnny Fusion, memories of the first spam on USENET , how the Internet was originally not for making money, what the current system should be changed to, Emmanuel questions the tactic of erasing history off of a social media network, Alex bows out early, Emmanuel tries to remember the toll-free number, a call from a Queens resident concerning HOPE, how the ham community has changed over the years.



  9. Alex is in a taxi crossing London, a potential plea deal involving Julian Assange, why this seems like a good deal, adding up the amount of time Assange has been going through this, why it's well past time for his suffering to end, the show will not be on next week, the fundraising plateau that must be reached by the end of the month, why it's important to support WBAI, wondering why Alex's signal is better in a cab than it was inside a building last week, Gila describes the advantages of becoming a member of WBAI, YouTube comes up with new rules regarding videos that contain artificial intelligence content, Google develops a way to generate moving images from a single photograph, Kyle discusses the parallel to sampling, the tremendous harm that can be caused by accusations of not being a real human, looking forward to what's ahead in this year's election campaign regarding fake content, how an identity code may be required in the future to distinguish artificial content from real content, a potential deal between Apple and Google concerning artificial intelligence, the concern over monopolies, "alternative large language models," a final appeal for listener support for the station.

    Overtime:  More trouble communicating with Alex, robocalls in New Hampshire are designed to get people not to vote in the upcoming primaries, the issue of standing when suing over a fake likeness or image, a listener complaint about the lack of payphone discussion, the state of phones in London, Emmanuel realizes why the show is called Off The Hook, showing off a recent issue of $2600 with Taiwanese payphones at a local Taiwanese restaurant, Emmanuel's anger at the phone ringing, Gila shares facts about the 802 area code, guessing the states that still have a single area code, some phone number history, a discussion about franchising versus independent ownership of stores, Rebel tries to publicize his YouTube channel, a continuing reverb issue, "old school is always cool," memories of mechanical crossbar switches, Johnny Fusion's experience going to a fake postal service address, thoughts on credit card fraud, calling it a night.



  10. A deep fake excerpt from Joe Biden, Emma Best joins the conversation, Kyle and Emmanuel are out on assignment, Oregon's governor signs the nation's first right to repair bill, lawsuits charge Michigan jails with banning in-person visits as part of a kickback scheme with prison phone companies, Alex describes how in-person visits aren't as easy to listen in on, Emma describes what they do at Distributed Denial-of-Secrets, the leaking of 100 gigabytes of data related to Wikileaks and Anonymous that gives insight into the government's case, why this info isn't being released without redaction, how this could reveal all sorts of information about Wikileaks during an election year, where the data came from, analyzing the charges against Assange, Emma shares info on some of the contents contained in the leaked data, the potential political ramifications when this data is released, the connection between Wikileaks and Denmark, a connection with Belarus, the belief that Wikileaks is both a journalist organization and an intelligence organization, how DDoS is banned from being linked to on Twitter, Gila gives an update on the BAI Buddies status and how people can become supporters of the station, $2600 meetings are this Friday.


  11. Kyle and Emmanuel are on I-287 returning from the eclipse, the rarity of stations like WBAI throughout the country, how Alex saw the eclipse in Pennsylvania, Kyle and Emmanuel were in Texas for the eclipse, trouble with Emmanuel's signal, Alex is in Boston to speak on artificial intelligence in the legal profession, why taking the train to Boston was particularly pleasant, Kyle and Emmanuel visited the House of Representatives and the Senate in Washington DC, the process involved in doing this, what actually was going on in Congress, what it was like taking the Auto Train, a conflict with the Waze lady, Rob and Gila describe a show on TCL Plus called Next Stop Paris, a show made entirely with AI, Emmanuel points out the high amount of crap currently on the air, a misguided approach to surveillance concerns, Alex describes the details, what Section 702 is all about, the potential for abuse by any administration, the certainty of this happening under Trump, why it's important to stand up to the Biden administration on this issue, the need to support the radio station, Gila details the various methods of pledging, Kyle and Emmanuel are crossing the George Washington Bridge, what it was like on the radio dial while crossing the country, there won't be an Overtime tonight or a show next week.


  12. Checking the levels, dealing with personal assistants, Alex is crossing the Hudson River through the Holland Tunnel, the opportunity to learn from media coverage of all of the campus takeovers currently going on, a telling quote from New York City Mayor Eric Adams who apparently believes he's still a cop, how Hamilton Hall has been taken over many times in the past without incident, how an attack at UCLA wasn't reported accurately, Pacifica is fined by the FCC, how Off The Hook was somehow included in the complaint, Emmanuel refutes the charges, theorizing on why the show was caught up in this, Alex explains why Pacifica likely accepted this fine, how the station is standing behind Off The Hook, the efforts of a small group to sell WBAI, a flash drive of every edition of the show is being made available, why disagreement and debate is healthy, picking a show at random to play an excerpt from, Alex also picks a random show, .ff The Hook listeners have really come through with financial support, the first batch of speakers for HOPE XV will be announced shortly, the issue of personal info being compromised with dating apps, an update on Alex's freak accident, thoughts on how to improve trains in the United States, advice on how to travel overseas with a phone, mail from an Indiana toll road, an appeal to help support the station and the show, Palestinian music.


  13. A "speaking clock," Robert Kennedy Jr. discloses that he has a dead worm in his brain, the difficulty in processing a story like this, radio is found to be more relevant than many believed, how senators are fighting back against auto makers who want to remove AM radios from their cars, the technical issues in newer cars that interfere with AM reception, why those are the issues that should be focused upon, how Kyle and Emmanuel were dependent on AM radio on their recent cross country drive, the weird station from Cuba with the ticking clock that can be heard throughout Florida, the idea of changing the overall content of AM radio, a good response to last week's appeal, why people should pledge to the station, what's included in the flash drive of all previous shows, a listing of various hacker conventions, Lindsey Graham relinquishes his cell phone after a possible hack, how people in Congress are constantly looking at their phones, Alex recalls sitting near Chuck Schumer on the train who was constantly on his cell phone, Google is sending out old news stories as if they were new, the importance of having an archive, Alex recalls an historic show from 2001 where the police entered the station, a massive hack involving health care, a warning about fraudulent Taylor Swift tickets, Emmanuel asks about Eurovision picks as the final approaches, how to see it in this country, why Bambie Thug will be a name to remember, some of Emmanuel's favorites, the Irish entry, Alex's son weighs in.


  14. The first show in a while, Emmanuel's Netflix button on his television becomes outdated, outrage at the idea of having to buy a new TV due to a software update, the unsurprising reaction on the Internet where bad technology is defended, why a television set should last a long time, the advantage of not constantly throwing out old technology, the idea of being able to program your own buttons, memories of picking up distant TV channels, how AM radio is the only place where long distance reception is still possible, combining new features with simplicity, how someone is likely driving right now hearing this show for the first time, how this is the magic of radio, encouraging people to support the station, what's included in the flash drive, wondering if people still listen to the radio in their houses, the anonymity of radio, how online radio isn't anonymous, some talk of VPNs, how that helped Emmanuel with Eurovision, Rob explains how VPNs have become mainstream, the relative anonymity VPNs can provide, Alex describes some of the differences between Netflix in the United Kingdom and the United States, the difference between VPNs and Tor, how Google blocks VPNs, listener mail, a mystery involving a phone call, remembering crossed lines, Emmanuel's memory of an occasional glitch involving a crossbar switch, a weird story involving copyrighted wallpaper.

    Overtime:  The first edition of Overtime since March, more on the wallpaper story, the tactics used by the person suing over this, why this is an outrageous case, Gila raises the possibility that this might not even be the actual person instigating the lawsuits, the Terry Jacks connection, some of the overreactions to copyright threats that winds up crippling creativity, Emmanuel sits through ten minutes of automated systems while trying to report a cable outage that the cable company wouldn't acknowledge, Gila presses a mysterious button on her Roku device, more talk on ridiculous copyright issues, Rebel is in Portugal, a question about telnet, other ways that systems used to be able to connect to each other, a significant disadvantage to using ssh instead of telnet, the old credit card calculation to determine if a number was valid, old methods of validating credit cards, facts about how the $2600 van was obtained, how to get TVs that don't connect to the Internet, Emmanuel has a TV set from the 1980s that still works without ever needing repair, all of the speaker entries for HOPE have been received.



  15. Alex is on a rooftop in Austin, why this is an amazing city, trouble with Ticketmaster as their database is compromised, Emmanuel's advice to the people demanding a ransom payment, the basic difference between traditional ransoms and the current kind, who actually revealed this hack, Alex explains why ransomware gangs depend on their reputations, discussing the "Shiny Hunters," Alex loses track of where he's staying, more data breaches, the huge amount of people who are unwillingly involved with Ticketmaster, Kyle describes companies that most of us can't avoid doing business with, the need for competition, memories of Ticketron, questioning why people give their real names when getting coffee, why people need to be anonymous more, Emmanuel confesses that he's not using his real name, it's now possible to get malware from TikTok direct messages, what WBAI is all about, why people should support the station, a listener suggestion on how to fix Emmanuel's Netflix issue, how to become less disposable, a Samsung melody that got someone demonetized on YouTube.

    Overtime:  An encore performance of the Samsung melody, Alex leaves without notice, how the disputing process works on YouTube, how the system can be abused, why users shouldn't live in fear of violating YouTube rules, problems develop with the audio over YouTube, a potential bandwidth issue, Gila's issue with data privacy and political candidates, why the archive on 2600.com will sound better than the one on YouTube, what is included with the flash drive, how Off The Hook got started on WBAI, listener suggestions on what name to use at Starbucks, other ways of hiding real names, questioning when a real name or address should be given, debating whether addresses can be demanded by police, comparing what is said on people's licenses, the incredibly tiny print on New York State licenses that says current addresses must be listed, a challenge to use a different name whenever possible, Emmanuel decides not to pick up his phone which proceeded to not go to voicemail, misuse of Social Security number requirements, Gila encourages people not to be afraid to call in, a listener's experience being detained at customs, testing the phone number, an update on HOPE, tomorrow is the deadline for St. John's housing registration, the audio seems to have improved, memorials to Cheshire and others we have lost, wondering why browsers don't readily identify themselves, Emmanuel has over a thousand tabs open on Firefox, trying to play the Samsung melody again through YouTube, Rob's idea to make a copyright claim on a reorder tone.



  16. An old-fashioned dial tone, how Google tries to extort users into paying them not to show constant ads on YouTube, the ad countdown clock is caught lying, the annoying way ads are dropped in at the most inopportune moment, how adblockers are being attacked by Google, the greater number of commercials that now air compared to the past, the possibility of using PeerTube instead, a new Windows AI tool called Recall captures your screen every five seconds and stores it in an unencrypted database, the potential for AI being corrupted intentionally, Alex explains how artificial intelligence can actually be referred to as applied statistics, how non-creative people will use AI as a crutch, New York introduced a mobile ID app which can make digital licenses possible, how this is yet another piece of people's lives existing on their phones, remembering Lynn Conway, how thunderstorms are detectable on AM radios, a possible danger with VPN companies, a question regarding RSS on Overtime, the show may not be on next week.

    Overtime:  Alex is missing again, more discussion on the Microsoft Recall program, what precautions users should be taking, the quantum computing threat, discussing cheesesteak options in Philadelphia, a change in conditions for Adobe Photoshop outrages users, Emmanuel gets caught up in an emotional letter, the difficulty for Adobe after losing customer trust, Kyle and Emmanuel's experience trying to check into a hotel late at night where the front desk employee had no power to access the company's remote system due to nightly maintenance, it's exactly a month away from HOPE, how everything non-conference-related isn't being given priority at the moment, the need to sell another 300 tickets, the configuration at St. John's this year is completely different than in 2022, some of what Alex has planned for HOPE, what makes St. John's work, Alex has to leave early again, the rise in piracy due to changes in the industry, how people can lose track of what services they're subscribed to, this show should never have advertisements on YouTube, the lack of desktop clients for software, how VLC is software that seems to always work, the annoyance of CAPTCHAs, this may be a record for a YouTube broadcast that's tearing down YouTube, figuring out when Google took control of YouTube, there seems to be a problem with $2600 meetings in Canada.



  17. Apologies as the show is scheduled after all, the area is in the middle of a heat wave, ways of keeping smartphones cool, Emmanuel discovers that his phone is incapable of expansion, how people seem to want the most unpleasant features, Kyle recalls when people used to carry separate cameras, today's made up rationales, Alex's memories of an eight meg keychain, Emmanuel's choice of Word Pro as an editor, why simplicity is sometimes the best choice, how people who buy an iPhone tend to buy many of them, Emmanuel's ancient copy of iTunes that still runs on Windows XP, the mandatory U2 songs that were put on iPhones, how Gila can't get rid of this content, flip phone sales are surging, how these could solve the problem of phones in schools, how smartphones have changed us, Alex remembers passing notes in schools, Kyle outlines where the original iPhones got their inspiration, listener mail, a comparison to YouTube commercials and WBAI fundraising, an appeal to support the station where such discussions are possible, it's Juneteenth, the importance of history.

    Overtime:  Checking in on everyone's status during the heat, an experiment in the United Kingdom involving students deprived of their smartphones, Kyle's old BlackBerry, discussing whether that company still exists, an update from hackers.town, HOPE is three weeks away, half of last week's ticket goal has already been achieved, defining where help is most needed, the question of what a hacker is, how the hacker who breaks the rules in movies is usually supported by the audience, misperceptions of HOPE fueled by enemies of WBAI, The Chronicles of Narnia is now free on Kindle, an appeal to run for the board of the radio station, what the deadlines are, specific details on how to get involved, a volume adjustment, ARRL Field Day is coming up, Rebel is back from Europe, what it was like going through customs in Ireland, a discussion about Lynx, advice on bringing devices to HOPE, trying to get Alex's attention, a listener question about beeping in a smart home, a reminder about the heat conditions everyone's had to endure.



  18. A delayed start because the radio station changed its IP address, memories of the first days of remote broadcasting, Julian Assange has been freed from prison, why this was the right move, Alex is in London, some legal analysis, the possible precedent of Julian pleading guilty, the way Alex believes this should have gone, how this outcome could hurt journalists, why Julian wound up in a court in the Northern Mariana Islands, why any administration would attempt to abuse this precedent, some Australian perspective, Alex gives a parallel to the Virgil Griffith case, the earliest presidential debate ever is coming up tomorrow, the debate seems to be on every channel, Kyle shares a sad story from Seattle as the Living Computers Museum shuts down, Emmanuel's recollection of this museum, the good news attached to this story.

    Overtime:  Convincing Alex not to come back to the States, an estimate on when the heat wave will end, the difference in refrigerator size in other countries compared to the United States, how tube trains in London have windows that can open, why Emmanuel supports being able to walk between subway cars, a new style of subway car is coming to New York, Alex describes a lesson in earth science he learned from "The Sopranos," arguing over the size of stamps, a growing suspicion that everyone has heat stroke, Alex tries to leave early again, anticipation of the HOPE conference which is just over two weeks away, Alex loses a bet, another listener appeal to join the WBAI board, practicing Robert's Rules of Order, more details on how the boards of WBAI work, both the program director and general manager of the station have been removed, Kyle's idea about how Google could prove helpful, trying to guess what wasn't in Rebel's hotel room, Kyle describes what payphones will be in the next edition of $2600, deciding whether there will be on site ticket sales at HOPE, some of the attractions of the neighborhood, a caller who was at the first HOPE conference in 1994, hail and thunder is moving in on Queens, memories of the old phone system, an old Canadian ring, Rob gives an update on meetings, how the New York City meetings have changed over the years, talk of a HOPE app for the conference, the schedule is now online, Rob and Gila's food arrives.



  19. Trouble with Alex's audio, the show will be off for the next two weeks, some major changes in the way the country is being ruled, a Supreme Court ruling appears to give a president unbridled power without consequence, how this means Trump will likely walk away from all of the charges against him, what this could mean in a second Trump administration, the chilling words of Justice Sonia Sotomayor in opposition to the ruling, why everyone should be concerned by this regardless of political preference, how the system of federal courts was designed to prevent exactly this scenario, why our outdated system is woefully in need of an update, a movement to keep rap lyrics out of the courtroom, why it's wrong to have to submit song lyrics to a judge for approval, Alex explains how this is a prior restraint on freedom of speech, how this infringement of speech can be sold to the public, the Virginia elections database may have been hacked, the different ways states handle voter databases, how this kind of a story can be used for a political advantage, Paramount has wiped over 20 years of news archives from its sites, how this underlines the need to save things locally, previous instances of priceless material being lost due to corporate cluelessness, how we can't always expect the Internet Archive to save the day, listener mail, the issue of storage on phones, the lack of simple solutions, there are $2600 meetings this week.

    Overtime:  The HOPE conference is next week, figuring out when the next show is, the conference is turning into something bigger than expected, Gila describes how Queens is the most diverse county in the country, Emmanuel's roots in Queens, Alex gets a fake invoice, there isn't enough time to read all of the letters during the show, a letter from an old Slovenian listener, the cameras Kyle used during the trip to the former Yugoslavia and Albania, Kyle's method of digitizing and archiving, the value in producing printed photo albums out of digital content, memories of the Awkward Family Photos calendar, fireworks get set off, Gila's memory of a disastrous San Diego fireworks show that lasted 15 seconds, Emmanuel's idea for a reality show involving a family fireworks business, how every TV channel seems to turn into the same channel, the laziness in programming, Emmanuel's memory of how TV used to be, some "superstation" facts, what WGN stands for, memories of Romper Room, some broadcasting trivia, memories of WQXR, Alex's days at TCBY, an embarrassing encounter with a professor at Stony Brook over classical music, Rebel also grew up in Queens, why it's best for the show not to be on in the week prior to HOPE, memories of Wonderama, there was once a hacker documentary on TLC, a discussion over presidents killing American citizens, how Democrats are panicking over Biden, debating over whether or not Biden is senile, wondering why everyone seems to be overlooking Kamala Harris, Alex tries to follow up on a scam, questioning how to effectively combat this sort of thing, Alex gives out the phone number he's been trying, what makes this sort of scam common, an idea for a "scam of the week" feature, Gila alerts people to another scam from the mayor of New York City, the old "Hack of the Week" feature, how to stay updated on HOPE.



  20. The show has not been on in several weeks, virtually every AT&T Wireless customer has had their data compromised, how this was linked to an American citizen in Turkey, assessing when the actual damage took place, the lack of trust in AT&T, there was an assassination attempt on one presidential candidate and another was forced to drop out, how the authorities were able to unlock the perpetrator's phone, what to believe and what not to believe about what they say, an update on the Virgil Griffith case, how Virgil qualified for resentencing, Alex explains how he could be released as soon as August 2nd, an outage involving a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike has a massive effect throughout the entire world, how Southwest Airlines got through this catastrophe by using Windows 3.1.

    Overtime:  Overcoming technical issues, recovering from the HOPE XV conference which took place two weekends ago, how the layout of the conference changed this year, claims that this made the conference feel more like a community, Alex's issues connecting, the two main complaints from A New HOPE in 2022 were the lack of food options and the hill near the conference building, both of these issues were solved this year, the arrival of food trucks, the incredible diversity of food in the neighborhood, the youngest person on record passed the ham radio test at HOPE, Rebel's review of HOPE XV, Rebel was in "Hackers Got Talent," Rebel's observations involving 99.5 FM, more talk of Lynx, massive confusion about where Lake Grove is, a report that the new issue of $2600 hasn't made it to stores yet despite being released before HOPE, an update on the Chinese restaurant in Flushing called "Hope To See You Again" which is now called "Long Time No See," how Caller ID for that place reads "Stanley Steam Carpet Cleaning," a mysterious part of Flushing which is bustling after midnight on a Sunday, Kyle chokes on his own words, how the $2600 van broke down right before HOPE but was able to make it in on Saturday, listener suggestions for the next conference, videos will be available in the near future, how to access slides and links from speakers, Emmanuel still hasn't opened the can of boiled peanuts he recently got, Kyle describes the special badges, a caller's outrage with an Ebson printer, where Personal Computer Show can be found, how Gemini won't answer any questions remotely connected to politics, questioning what the purpose of artificial intelligence is if it can be shut down so easily, a listener question about shortwave, how shortwave stations generally work, meeting Tim from Connecticut in the Emerald Pub at HOPE, how it was fairly common for people to walk from the hotels to the campus, Kyle discusses the challenges involved in running the conference, how Gemini was fooled by The Last HOPE, discussing the genders of Bard and Gemini, Gila tries unsuccessfully to ask Gemini who the president of the United States is, Gemini refuses to confirm that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, final words, Alex is muted yet again.



  21. There won't be an Overtime this week, scams are in the news, how AT&T was hacked severely weeks ago, the extent of this security breach, why hackers are unfairly blamed, some of the signs of a potential hack according to a cybersecurity consultant, the phrase "out of band" and how nobody seems to say it, Gila gives advice on how to confirm whether a scenario is real or a scam, remembering the days before Caller ID where every phone call was a mystery, the mysterious ic3.gov site, Gila explains what the site means, how the article being cited links to ice.gov instead of ic3.gov, how iccc.gov was already taken, Emmanuel reads from a Ticketmaster data breach notification letter that was sent to him despite his never having used Ticketmaster, Gila notes that there is no suggestion to change the user's password in the letter that she also received, the typical offer for a year of credit monitoring and why that's insufficient, Emmanuel and Gila compare the codes on their letters, the voter registrar in the U.K. was supposedly hacked by China due to default passwords, Britney Spears' house goes up for sale due to a fake listing on real estate sites, how Google sends news stories with the word "hack" in it, a "cheeky hack" involving Starbucks, the anger this generated, comparing small children to dogs, the idea of a Logitech mouse that would last forever with a subscription plan, wondering how any of this would be possible or desirable, why Kyle prefers trackballs, European cookie notices are telling users how many companies will get their user data, how stories about Google's terrible features somehow wind up praising them, the loss of Matthew Finch at WBAI and of Alex's mother.


  22. Kyle and Emmanuel are in Los Angeles after taking a train cross country, Emmanuel explains how they shipped cargo on Amtrak, how they were able to ship 200 pounds for free, one of four boxes is missing, Kyle describes the many interactions they had on the train, talking with people from the Mennonite community, how to make this kind of trip without spending too much, checking out the future route of Brightline West from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, how DEFCON is the biggest hacker conference, today is the 50th anniversary of Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers, Google is ruled to be a monopoly, an unbelievable name within this story, Alex describes the details of the case, Kyle's strong feelings on Google, why this ten week trial may have gone unnoticed, Emmanuel describes the parallel to the breakup of the Bell System, Overtime won't be on tonight, the question of whether Google could avoid all of this by simply moving its operations, thanks from Alex for the thoughts expressed last week, remembering Cheshire Catalyst and Kevin Mitnick, an update on the Virgil Griffith case, a tropical storm is on the horizon.


  23. There are no levels for anyone connecting via Skype, Gila describes a video sharing platform designed for children, Kyle and Emmanuel are on Ventura Highway in California, wondering what alligator lizards are, Kyle's first time attending DEFCON, the large number of listeners Kyle and Emmanuel met in Las Vegas, the number of people whose lives have been influenced by the show, how this was the first time DEFCON was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center, the incredible frustration involved in getting around Las Vegas as a pedestrian, a warning notice sent to a Las Vegas hotel's guests that announced an "inspection process" that could not be opted out of due to the hacker conference being in town, Kamala Harris appeared in Las Vegas at the same time as DEFCON, accusations by Republicans that this was a fake event, Alex describes how this hotel policy violated privacy, Emmanuel's complaints about newer cars, the absurd and dangerous ways radios are set up in cars, the WBAI fundraiser is ongoing, how people can support the station, WCBS-AM will be going off the air at the end of the month, clarification on the Ventura Freeway, Kyle and Emmanuel's connection is lost, a security breach in the Trump campaign that was blamed on Iran, Emmanuel's thoughts on the loss of WCBS, the danger of people who don't appreciate radio being the people who run radio, Overtime won't be on tonight, it's the anniversary of the 2003 blackout.


  24. Rob is alone in the studio, Voltaire joins the conversation this week, guests include The Gibson and Codebabe from hackers.town, Veilid Networks was represented at this year's DEFCON, Codebabe's thoughts on the conference, what Veilid Chat is all about, how the app avoids vulnerable access points, what the end goal of the app is, how services can be dropped into it, the concept of Web 1.5, taking away the requirement for monetization, reaction to the release at HOPE, how the app was made "Wu-Tang Clan based" due to the conference being in Queens, the Cult of the Dead Cow connection, how more nodes will make things faster and bigger, how people can get more info on Veilid and Veilid Chat, the reaction at BSides and DEFCON, The Gibson's involvement in a Hackers for Harris fundraiser in Las Vegas, a new project called "Keep the Vote" that will launch in several weeks, battling the idea of billionaires keeping people from registering to vote, Voltaire's struggle getting back on the voter role, encouraging people to be aware of their voter status, how people can support the radio station, Phrack has published a new issue, there is a physical copy as well, it will be 40 years next year since the first issue of Phrack, the cDc's 40th anniversary is this year, Google's AI search has taken a turn by punishing sites that reject its crawlers, The Gibson explains how Google becoming irrelevant could be a good thing, functions on an advanced baby bassinet called a snoo are being paywalled, the question of ownership on yet another product, the bad aspects of smart TVs, the European approach, the frustration with apathy that surrounds these injustices, how people can learn more about Veilid.


  25. Kyle and Emmanuel are back, Alex is off the coast of Spain in Minorca, the loss of WCBS-AM, there are now five all-sports radio stations in New York City and only one all-news station, how you could hear this station from many parts of the country at night, how the owners have underestimated the effect this station had on people, the significant words of Wayne Cabot signing off the station for the last time, why this is a particularly emotional moment for many, WHSQ replaces WCBS with its all-sports format, how WBAI has survived longer than so many other stations in New York City, why it's important to change but also to hang onto valued traditions, there are now two ESPN stations on the AM dial in New York City with a third one on FM, there are two other all-sports stations on the dial as well, there is no shortage of content for a station like WBAI, how losing stations results in fewer voices and perspectives, what an LMA is and how it affects radio stations, massive 5G antennas are popping up throughout the city, the various threats that WBAI has faced from within, Overtime will be on tonight, a public service that lets listeners know if their Social Security numbers were compromised, why it's always a bad idea to give that number to those who don't actually need it, who National Public Data is, Kyle's idea to give fake numbers, an address that will reveal if a person has been compromised, a potential hack on gears of electric bikes, Gila admits she can't shift gears manually, ways around this that don't involve remote access, Alex discusses the physical threat that exists with this breach, police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports, Alex explains the dangers here, the weird connection to tasers.

    Overtime:  Alex disappears again, Rebel is apparently buying Gila a bike, Kyle went riding today in the heat, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss interacting with listeners at DEFCON in Las Vegas, why radio is better than online broadcasting, Gila remembers Baby Jessica as a memorable moment when everyone was watching the same thing, trying to remember the last time this happened, Elon Musk is sending three civilians up into space to do a spacewalk, a listener remembers WCBS, their coverage during China COVID-19, Neil Postman once had a show on WBAI, there may be a documentary channel on the way from Discovery, wishes for a foreign news and a foreign film channel, Emmanuel has more channel ideas, a very significant difference in what will happen if Trump or Harris wins the election, how all the sports stations in New York are talking about the same thing, how this translates to the world of music as well, discussing the Touch-Tone keypad, trying to figure out how Rebel is calling, Rob remembers Touch-Tone phones that didn't have the star (*) or pound (#) sign buttons, the extra row that most phones never had, more memories of WCBS, examples of stations that still have three letters in their call signs, Rob explains why the WCBS call letters will probably never come back, how Emmanuel was able to Blue Box on his old crossbar switch without having to seize the line with a 2600 Hz tone, talk of radio on the west coast, the need to break up broadcasting monopolies, the heat seems to be affecting everyone.



  26. Impatience with Alex's sound problems, Gila is still in her office, the latest Twitter controversy involves Elon Musk in a standoff with Brazil, why the name X is ridiculous, an appeal to people heading to space to think twice if Musk is involved, Bluesky has gained millions of users since this battle began, Musk's hypocritical stance of "free speech" which only seems to apply for things he agress with, how Musk's disinformation campaign contributed to racist riots in England, why Twitter is now shut off in Brazil, what the country did when Musk refused to comply with their ruling, Kyle describes how Twitter has become too big to care, one stupid thing that Brazil did involving fining people who used Twitter, questioning the motivation of free speech absolutists, how the value of Twitter has plummeted since Musk bought it, the danger of Musk injecting himself into international politics and policy, the difference between having a spirited debate and intentionally putting out false information to provoke a response, how the ugliness has spread in England, why consequences for certain actions are necessary, the difference between disinformation and misinformation, the U.S. government has seized Russian domain names that were suspected of being used for election interference, where the .pm top-level domain is, changes to Twitter's presence in San Francisco, the CEO of Telegram has been arrested in Paris, questioning why the far-right is immediately jumping to his defense, why it's much harder to encrypt a group chat, the ongoing battle between Facebook and Canada concerning news links, who people should be mad at in this case, encouraging people to support WBAI.

    Overtime:  More trouble getting Alex's audio, Emmanuel is fed up, what would be a fair solution in the battle between Canada and Facebook, defining what news is, what effect the lack of news can have on a social media platform, why it's wrong for social media companies to claim that news is valueless, Alex quotes his column in $2600, the danger of treating all news sources as being equal, Rebel has a new setup, explaining audio issues that exist on Overtime and not Off The Hook, there are $2600 meetings this Friday, Emmanuel suggests breaking in on WBAI to announce the meetings that weren't mentioned on the air, why nobody should ask Kyle to do something unless they want it done, how the show currently on WBAI is actually hosted by someone who passed away, Rebel continues talking while being turned down, Kyle has lost all of his cell phones, a parallel to ham radio conversations, a debate with a listener over Twitter and free speech, trying to define hate speech, some conspiracy theories, looking forward to when the election will be over, how the election cycle may be sped up due to the unusual circumstances this year, a call from Zap, what's actually going on in England, harsh sentences for posts on Twitter, how the new Labour government could have influenced this reaction, what was particularly scary about these riots, how almost everyone in the States can be considered a foreigner, Zap shows how this is also true to an extent in England, the number of $2600 meetings in the British Isles, next week will be a September 11th show, memories of 2001 when the show was scheduled.



  27. The 23rd anniversary of 9/11, remembering what it was like on that day, an excerpt of what aired on the show the week after, Alex's memories of that day, how some people at his place of work didn't seem to be affected at all, Rob's recollections, the tension that existed at his place of employment, Kyle's experience at college in Chicago, how this derailed a lot of optimism, Gila's experience on the west coast, how this affected her interactions with friends, how all the movie theaters in the area were closed, what it was like to fly to Texas afterwards, opening up the phone lines for Overtime, trouble with Alex's audio, remembering how firemen were the heroes, how Emmanuel praised Giuliani back then, how this terrible event was a lost opportunity, Emmanuel reports Elon Musk's Twitter account for a creepy remark he made to Taylor Swift, a scandal involving three conservative commentators who were being funded by Russia.

    Overtime:  A listener memory of 9/11, a week of television with no commercials, thoughts on yesterday's debate, how the debate may have overshadowed 9/11, a recommendation for a 9/11 documentary, how long it took for conspiracy theories to start spreading, Gila recollects the Mall of the Bluffs closing, questioning whether Pearl Harbor Day has been forgotten, wondering why nobody refers to the current decade as the 20s, Emmanuel's reaction to the way Rebel says Google, how Kyle lost a Google Voice number, $2600 is blocked on the Wi-Fi in the building where the New York City 2600 meetings are held, confusion involving Rebel's claim that $2600 is blocked from Best Buy and Starbucks, ways to get around such a block, Rebel's brief recollection of 9/11, how Emmanuel managed to be up much earlier than usual on 9/11, more on the scandal involving conservative commentators being paid by Russia, Alex describes what the crime here is, a listener shares what a pilot told him about 9/11, a listener's tour of the World Trade Center the day before 9/11, how everyone we know has a story.



  28. A variety of Twitter accounts are hacked, how $2600 was affected, why this was nothing to panic over, Alex remembers a similar incident involving the NFL several years ago, an old story from the Weekly World News that claimed hackers could turn your computer into a bomb, today's reality where Israel made pagers explode in people's pockets in Lebanon, the awful way the mainstream media has been covering this story, how this makes the world a lot more scary, Emmanuel's strong objection to Alex's categorization of the attack as "brilliant," debating what is acceptable and what is not, wondering what the possible justification of such an act is, Gila and Kyle weigh in, trying to study the technical aspects of this attack, imaging how it's possible to get injected into the supply chain, Alex offers analysis, reports of the Tor network being infiltrated, an update on the battle between Elon Musk and Brazil, a listener question about phone service while traveling.

    Overtime:  Another possible assassination attempt against Trump, questioning the Secret Service response here, Emmanuel describes a "neo-Nazi rally" taking place right now in Nassau Coliseum, saving AM radio in cars, Rebel is using Bluetooth in a car, a question about a fork, Kyle's skills at offering technical advice, the importance of not throwing technology away prematurely, trying to diagnose a high-pitched noise, recycling old equipment, news of the Vintage Computer Festival, more debate on the pager controversy, a listener suggestion to have a measurement of how long since Alex has been muted, a suggestion to put the phone number on the van, figuring out audio issues, Alex and Emmanuel continue to debate the merits of the Israeli attack, clarifying the status of the shows and the magazine, an update on Alex's scammers, Rebel gets himself banned for next week, one last chance for another call.



  29. There won't be an Overtime tonight, Iranian hackers fail to interest the Democratic campaign with Trump info, possible double standards on the part of media outlets concerning the publishing of compromised Trump material, some fairly outrageous quotes from Trump, trying to find evidence that proves the hacking attempts came from Iran, a study shows that tagging posts as false makes Trump supporters believe them all the more, trying to find a source of truth, the threat of everyone becoming the media, Gila discusses the decimation of fact checking on Facebook, Alex questions the value of the compromised Trump material, Russian-based Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from customers in the United States and replaced it with other software, figuring out ways to get around their restrictions based on location, why it's not wise to pay a ransom for computer data.


  30. Greg Newby joins the conversation from the Yukon, reporter (((Ken Klippenstein))) releases the J.D. Vance dossier that mass media was shying away from, how Elon Musk immediately kicked him off Twitter, the hypocrisy this demonstrates, Klippenstein's justification in releasing this information, the link to the dossier, more on the alleged Iranian hackers, the ties to Roger Stone and Ginni Thomas, Alex explains how this violates a code of ethics, a demonstration of karma, a paralyzed man is unable to get around because the makers of his exoskeleton have discontinued support for their product, other examples of this sort of thing, the world of the horse industry publication world, Greg's experience being caught in Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, what the scene on the ground was, the challenge in getting a signal, how an AT&T signal didn't work for other cellular users, a spectacular failure of communications and infrastructure, how the hurricane hit hard hundreds of miles from the sea, Greg describes the scene at gas stations where chaos often reigned, no evidence of Starlink in the area, the airlines in the Asheville airport were using the commodity Internet for critical communications which led to major issues, what items people should always have accessible in such situations, how listening to radio from North Carolina in the past week has illustrated the value of radio, relief that Greg made it through this experience.


  31. Feedback to last week's show, what the "Right to Repair" is all about, the problem with Internet outages and banks, what Alex learned from "The Sopranos" concerning the amount of time humans have been around, the harmful rumors that are being spread by influential members of the Republican Party concerning hurricane rescue and recovery, how Elon Musk seems to be intentionally trying to destroy everything around to improve his standing, Rob shares the fema.gov link on rumors that are being debunked, how this sort of thing may not be possible in the future if a certain scenario plays out, the various federal agencies that Trump has threatened to decimate, Emmanuel looks for hidden hurricane names, Alex's sister Rachel joins the conversation, trouble with audio for Alex and Rachel, preparing for Hurricane Milton, a bunch of tornadoes pass through, a big difference between Ian and Milton, how people are beginning to lash out at each other, a stark warning for people in the Tampa area who choose to ignore evacuation orders, a definition of misinformation and disinformation from the American Psychological Association, Rachel addresses people who may be going through the hurricane now, why Mar-a-Lago will be safe, the storm is set to hit around midnight, the lack of landlines for most people, the urgent need to dispel the lies, more wisdom from The Sopranos, Overtime will be on tonight, encouraging people to support WBAI.

    Overtime:  There hasn't been an episode of Overtime in a while and there won't be one next week, wondering why meaningless videos get so many more views than this does, Gila reports on the numbers going up, Emmanuel lifts Rebel's ban, interaction between Rachel and Alex, the increasing amount of severe weather incidents and how they're affecting people, the challenges Rachel faces with lies while working as a bartender in Florida, Kyle and Emmanuel were in a different London than Alex was, wondering how people can insist that hurricanes are caused by Democrats while not believing climate change is possible, Rebel has another test call, a voice out of nowhere, a really confusing chorus of voices, talking about Rebel while he's faded down, talk of the $2600 van, an update from Fort Myers, a storm update from Rachel's husband, explaining the various evacuation zones, observations about TuneIn and online radio stations, a rental car's phone system attacked Emmanuel's phone, what Android Auto is, Kyle and Emmanuel leave a voice note in the car, why it's always a bad idea to transfer contacts into a rental car, playing the voice note, Milton makes landfall, how to submit SecureDrop content to $2600, videos from HOPE XV are finally out, they should be on YouTube soon, how every talk is now in multiple languages, a discussion on where we stand on climate change, differentiating weather and climate, Alex is exhausted after just returning from Rome, some weird city names in upstate New York and Ontario, the Mets win with a grand slam home run, comparing the style of the Mets with that of the Yankees, the next Overtime will be in three weeks.



  32. Alex describes where hackers are thought of by default as builders, Kyle and Emmanuel were at Monday Night Football in New Jersey this week, flashing devices that are handed out to all attendees, trying to figure out how these devices work, a company called PixMob is behind this, how to see a comet that's visible for a few more days, Alex and Emmanuel remember seeing a comet back in the 1990s, how the Illinois State Historical Society got involved in a Star Wars hack, how it's really easy to lose your Facebook page, how vacuum cleaners in people's homes are yelling out racial slurs, wondering why a vacuum would need to be connected to the Internet, how it's inevitable that this shows up in a future television plot, Emmanuel has a misadventure with Waze, how Emmanuel's phone made it impossible to make a voice connection, the occasional need to reboot phones, a firm is hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cybercriminal, Kyle comes up with the term "hirejacked" to describe what happened here, how AI could make this a whole lot easier, some Pokemon leaks cause turmoil, parents sue a school that penalized a student for using AI, thoughts on the Internet Archive being hacked last week, the need to support radio stations like WBAI, how there are many who want to silence the voices heard over these airwaves, great words to live by as people are encouraged to do their own research, there is no Overtime tonight.


  33. Alex is by Columbia University, dreading the inevitable post-Election Day show, Alex is actually occupying a space at Columbia without authorization, when voting registration deadlines are, the importance of voting intelligently, the continued hacking of the Internet Archive, the right way to deal with this sort of thing, the efforts to get San Francisco's Muni Metro off of floppy disks, an update on the PixMob devices used at sporting events, ideas for fun things to try with these devices, a hacked Facebook account holder finds no help from Facebook, the saga they had to go through, why Emmanuel is taking Facebook's side on this, an interesting approach on keeping children at a Long Island school from having working cell phones during school hours, Alex thinks his son would have answers on how this system works, urging listeners to support WBAI, there is no Overtime this week, reminding listeners to register to vote.


  34. A demonic voice from Kyle, a very short fund drive at WBAI, there are no premiums, a new phone number, some of the history of the station and what the future can be, part of a clip show that aired in 2008, remembering the 20th anniversary of the show, defining the purpose of the show, making a call to "Drakesbad Number Two," what a toll station was, why it was so important to capture these bits of history, Rob tells the story of how WBAI came to be, Gila explains the financial benefits of making a donation to WBAI, Emmanuel's memories of his first time visiting WBAI, the incredible amount of people and communities involved in the station, an update on the story from last week involving kids and cell phones in school, Alex's son Sasha adds some perspective, a magnetic component to this device, why bringing your own magnet to school won't defeat this system, what happens to the pouch during the day, how the phone isn't actually being deactivated, Sasha explains how to defeat the system, Emmanuel comes up with an idea for getting around the restriction, Sasha tells people how to donate to the station, checking in on the clip show which is still playing, a Chinese spying operation targets the Trump campaign, what may have been compromised, how this shows that devices can be compromised even at the highest levels, lawsuits are filed against the FTC by a number of companies to prevent easy cancellation of recurring charges, trying to figure out their logic, a good chance that the country will be very different next week, Emmanuel's message to everyone as Election Day approaches.

    Overtime:  The first edition of this segment in a while, troubleshooting various sound issues, how YouTube channels tend to be places of conflict, why Alex wants to leave early this week, Rebel puts the show on hold again, Kyle explains how everyone has a story and the potential to build their hacker character, Emmanuel objects to "commands" in operating systems, there are $2600 meetings this Friday, a compliment on the cover of the Autumn issue of $2600, Alex has to leave early and may not be around next week, an update on the Manchester $2600 meeting, Gila gives an update on early voting, Kyle outlines some of his hardware projects, it's Guy Fawkes Day on Tuesday, an update on everyone's voting status, why Emmanuel votes on Election Day, the hope that people start talking to each other again after Election Day, the importance of local elections, how local voting on Long Island was effective in flipping the House to the Republicans in 2022, Rob and Gila's experience with political ads in the Midwest, Gila discusses the issue of deliberately mispronouncing Harris' name, discussing the oddities of the electoral college, politicizing gears in a car, Gila's advice to voters, how a third party vote may not be the smartest thing this year, why (((Jill Stein))) is a very poor choice, an experience at the recent Madison Square Garden "hatefest," the fact that Trump does not identify with ordinary people, a sports parallel, an example of how people ignore the horrible things said at a recent Trump rally and fixate on one comment by Joe Biden, Gila recalls what disqualified a candidate in the past, Zap explains how Halloween works in England, what Mischief Night is, clarification on the Manchester meeting, the need for meetings in Canada, dealing with time differences, remembering the meetings in Israel and Egypt, going over some of the meeting guidelines.



  35. Not a good evening, Gila is under the weather, Alex is in Bangkok and about to go through customs, nobody is in the mood to do radio due to the election results which will bring Donald Trump back into power, why this one hurts more, why Harris wasn't given as much latitude as Trump, why this time it's the people who are to blame, how it's the people who will feel the pain in a big way, why it's important not to give up hope, an impassioned statement from a post on Twitter, Rob compares this year to the reaction in 2016, how everything that happens from this point is on the people who brought Trump in, making sure they take full responsibility for everything and feel the pain for what they bring, why protest votes probably didn't make a big difference this time, why people shouldn't be surprised by what happens when Trump takes power, how those people who didn't vote actually helped elect Trump, a quote from 1984, more problems with Alex's audio, why using the phone is so much better than Skype, recognizing how people can be completely worn out, Kyle's perspective on all that's happened, questioning why pro-Palestinian protesters never interrupted Trump's speeches, the fatal flaw of the left, taking issue with those who thought prices were too high without thinking about what effect Trump's policies would have, Rob outlines what we can still do, some audio distractions, Emmanuel encourages people to do things they wouldn't have done had things gone a different way, Alex's words from Thailand, a solidarity statement from the LGBTQ community, why it's more important than ever to support WBAI, how the station is going to be needed like never before, how the Washington Post has lost all respect due to the actions of Jeff Bezos who capitulated to Trump, a statement from (((Bernie Sanders))) casts blame on the Democratic Party, it's time to heal, an invitation to continue the discussion on Overtime.

    Overtime:  Alex has disappeared, why people feel like Charlton Heston at the end of Planet of the Apes, examples of cowardice in the upper ranks, British conservative publications that had the guts to endorse Harris, what we should be concerned about in the future, Alex skips a day, how an "I Voted" sticker may not convey a positive message, the "adults in the room" that kept really bad things from happening the last time, how Emmanuel's opinion on John Bolton has changed, a caller puts blame on (((Schumer))) and Pelosi, questioning the wisdom of filing the state case against Trump, the closing scene from Chinatown is also apropos, how this is history repeating itself, what the Democrats could have done differently, how Canada's truth in broadcasting law works, debating the idea of regulating cable networks, why free speech is important with the realization that there are consequences to spreading mistruths, Alex is still in the same cab, why crypto bros might be celebrating the election results, Alex points out how the crypto issue hurt the Democrats, debating the level of regulation that should exist with cryptocurrency, how the EU handles this issue, grappling with the idea that most Americans seem to want what lies ahead, wondering how a measure to outlaw slavery in California failed, why voting for a slim chance is better than voting for nothing, Kyle's unbridled language, the impossibility of defeating a cult, Rob reports a good dialogue is ongoing in the chat, reminding people to support WBAI, Alex finally gets free time when the show ends.



  36. Alex is still in Thailand, the words "Attorney General Matt Gaetz" are hard to say, realizing how fragile everything is, a Georgia woman is arrested for allowing her son to walk to a nearby town by himself, a court order to use tracking apps, how this shows government overreach occurs regardless of who is in power, Emmanuel's recollections of exploring Queens unsupervised as a child, Gila recalls waiting in a car with other kids at age ten, Elon Musk is now part of an organization called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), how this demonstrates the lack of seriousness involved with these people, the specter of Musk having any sort of power in this administration, Rob explains what the original DOGE is, new Twitter terms seem to give it the right to use all user content to train AI, how this latest move drove The Guardian off the platform, Emmanuel's findings on social media engagement, the difficulty in using some of the new platforms to find people, the differences between Mastodon and Bluesky, why so many far-right platforms have popped up, what is self-defeating about deleting a Twitter account, the menstrual health and period app named Clue announces that it will not share data with American authorities.

    Overtime:  Getting news from the future as it's already Thursday where Alex is, Rob has feedback from Mastodon on why Bluesky is moving in the wrong direction, Gila has criticism towards the menstrual health and period app named Clue, how to mess things up with fake data, Alex is packing and has to pick up a suit on the way out of Thailand, the amount of surveillance that could be possible with Starlink if Elon Musk is given any sort of governmental power, the issue of social media boosting the message of popular people and influencers over that of regular people, Rebel is trapped in a Linux box, Rebel is taking the ham radio exam tomorrow, Alex disappears, what Kyle has been up to, the $2600 cover comes to life on the web page, a caller discusses the threat that Elon Musk poses to the country, questioning if there is a similarity to Nazi Germany at this point, wondering how Democrats seem to always get blamed for things that happened under Republicans and lack the ability to defend themselves, the hypocrisy of those who claim to know what Harris did wrong, a caller has a suggestion for how Harris can still become president, things Biden can still do, a smart move by New York Governor Kathy Hochul by putting congestion pricing in place before Trump takes office, Mattel mistakenly puts the URL to an adult website on "Wicked" products, why $2600 is trying to get rid of a .xxx domain, wondering how many domains $2600 owns, Rob tells an amusing anecdote involving the massive screen in Times Square.

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  37. Alex is jet lagged after returning from Thailand, what Bangkok was like, the various means of transport, why cars are the worst way to get around the city, Emmanuel's idea for a fee for cars that would benefit mass transit, how congestion pricing is coming to New York, a story about how typing a six word phrase can put your computer at risk of being hacked, how malicious links can show up in search results, Alex describes how a client lost $12 million by going to the wrong site, how people can be tricked into visiting a fraudulent site, why sponsored links are risky, how this is the exact opposite of what Google is pushing, the need for professionals to safely transfer people's money online, how Google encourages their employees to minimize unneeded data while not advising this for its users, how Matt Gaetz fits into this discussion as a report on his illicit activities is being suppressed by Republicans, the possibility that this info has been hacked, a message to the hacker, the right and wrong way to release this info, a million people are joining Bluesky every day.

    Overtime:  The trend of social media to either turn right-wing or not get involved in potentially controversial subjects, what the Farcaster app does to counter this, the issue of decentralization, why other platforms should be supported, the issue of fracturing the community with too many options, a review of Bluesky from someone who runs a Mastodon instance, Alex has a poor connection in New York City, The Gibson gives technical background on Bluesky, the importance of making Mastodon easier to use, what's involved in running a Mastodon instance, a question about implementing Signal into Veilid, Emmanuel's gripe concerning Signal no longer supporting older operating systems, the annoying way that Signal announces your presence to contacts, Emmanuel's issue with the Federation, a listener reports hydrogen generators being installed next to a building, remembering Thomas E. Kurtz who developed the BASIC computer language, Emmanuel's first memories of using BASIC in high school using a system known as LIRICS Timesharing, wondering how to run BASIC today, memories of computing with punch cards, Rebel discusses Emmanuel's degree, Rebel doesn't pass his ham radio test, Kyle names a place where Club-Matee might be able to be found.



  38. A special thanks to Kyle for solving all of the technical challenges that emerged right before the show, an AI named Daisy run by O2 in the United Kingdom battles fraudsters in real time, an excerpt from a Daisy sales pitch, Gila goes into detail as to how this works, Alex describes how he annoys scammers, Alex explains what a "pig butchering" scam is, Kyle describes some of the tools available to consumers to fight back against scammers, listener mail, explaining to Kyle how to make an overseas call before putting it on the air, the different ways that international calls are dialed from various countries, placing a call to FedEx AI in the United Kingdom, Emmanuel gets into an argument with AI, the importance of supporting WBAI, tomorrow is the latest day Thanksgiving can possibly be, what Emmanuel is grateful for, a disturbing policy of bypassing FBI checks with Trump's new appointments, the potential for very unqualified people to be put in very powerful positions, the danger in trusting everything any one person says, how the first "trans" member of Congress is being harassed, a far-right site is hacked and hundreds of thousands of followers exposed.

    Overtime:  A late start as Kyle and Emmanuel were brining a turkey, more talk of what people are grateful for, a caller who is not Rebel, finding a whole bunch of Substack newsletters, the good and bad of AI, HOPE XV videos are now on YouTube, Kyle's thoughts on the event, Rebel connects the show to someone named Bill who proceeds to have an AI conversation with Emmanuel and Kyle, stacking multiple AI interactions, a listener has her long distance company disappear, Alex and Gila show off their Latin skills, a Canadian listener shares how bad Rogers and Bell service is, why people answering the phone in the Philippines aren't the problem here, how the chat wound up going in a completely different direction, remembering the character of Ernestine the phone operator, Emmanuel recalls another comedy sketch with a phone operator, a listener needs Alex's help, Emmanuel tracks down the telephone sketch performed by Mike Nichols and Elaine May from 1965 which is played as an outro.


    39. "Get out of the woman's bathroom, Mr. McBride!"



  39. There is a large helicopter outside Gila's office, Emmanuel takes issue with Alex's use of the word "assassination" regarding a killing in midtown Manhattan earlier today, an undue amount of attention being paid to this because of the fact that the victim was the CEO of a massive health care company, analyzing the escape tactics used here, the effectiveness of a bike as a getaway vehicle, why Citi Bike may make that more difficult, the various reasons why Gila couldn't get home from Manhattan, the tracking info that is conveyed with a Citi Bike, Emmanuel tries to draw a parallel between this crime and many others, Kyle points out the difference between a legal and a moral code, Trump's nominee for FBI chief may have been hacked by foreign spies, Chinese hackers have breached a large number of telephone companies worldwide, the FBI advises Americans to switch to encrypted messaging apps, the oddness of the FBI claiming that "encryption is your friend," how to compromise end-to-end encryption, the power someone has simply by holding a phone, encouraging listeners to donate to the radio station, the new WBAI phone number, the station is in fundraising mode, Emmanuel explains how area codes were made, Maine takes steps to preserve its 207 area code and prevent a split, the idea of having pride in an area code, why splitting area codes was a bad idea, Alex draws a parallel to Westphalia, three radio stations owned by Stephen King are slated to go off the air at the end of the year, how this illustrates the value of radio, why local radio is so important, why joining WBAI is a good idea.

    Overtime:  Emmanuel gets things backwards, waiting for the show to get onto YouTube, Alex finds a letter written by Senator (((Ron Wyden))) to the FCC Chairman and Attorney General that addresses the security issues at telecommunications companies, there are dropout and buffering issues on YouTube, Kyle tries to figure out the problem, a period of silence, Kyle explains all of the hurdles that had to be jumped through to get to this point, Gila reports that there are still buffering issues, problems were also reported for last night's Off The Wall, another period of silence, a potential Microsoft issue was behind the problem, the show will go on for an extra period of time to make up for the outage, Alex resumes reading the letter from Senator Wyden, Kyle explains how the people in control never pay, uncertainty as to where people's data is, Emmanuel tries to piss everyone off by suggesting crypto is the answer, talk of toll-free numbers, memories of a different toll-free number being given out for the state the number was in, Rebel discusses third-party calls, memories of conveying messages by ringing the phone twice, what verification and emergency interrupts were, Emmanuel remembers some fun phone pranks, a new $2600 meeting in the United Kingdom, thoughts on Joe Biden pardoning his son, why taking the moral high ground isn't always the right move, thoughts on what Biden could still do, Emmanuel's problem with certain Nazi comparisons, getting the toothpaste back in the tube, thanking Kyle for all of the troubleshooting tonight.



  40. Next week will be a call-in show for the first time in a long while, there won't be an Overtime next week as a result, a lot of controversy over unknown drones in the skies over New Jersey, the possibility of this being Google, how Republicans are somehow blaming Democrats for this, sharing theories as to what might be behind all these drones, what would be involved in shooting down a mystery drone, Kyle explains what kind of identification is required for all drones, wondering why most of these drones seem to be flying over New Jersey, the possibility of a private citizen shooting one of the drones down, Google's announcement regarding a quantum computing chip that would process a problem in five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years, why this seems really unbelievable, the possibility of breaking Bitcoin's encryption, Alex's potential solution, more on FBI director nominee Kash Patel being vulnerable to Chinese hackers, the desire to hush this up, accusations of victim blaming, a discussion on whether or not this is true, a call for information on drones that the mass media isn't reporting, a reminder of the special call-in show scheduled for next week, a call to support WBAI.

    Overtime: Alex looks for new domain names related to accused killer Luigi Mangione, Emmanuel questions the significance of these domains, what the motivations are for his supporters, how we got to this point, Emmanuel questions why the police are getting all the credit for finding the shooter when civilians did all of the work, what this says about the surveillance state, how this is an example of people maintaining control over the surveillance, there won't be an Overtime next week due to a call-in edition of the radio show, a question about ISDN, why Kyle can't get 5G despite having a 5G plan, an "all circuits are busy" recording, Gila has a suspicion about Rebel, more talk of drones, the difficulty of buying a phone without a contract outside of big cities, the need for options, Gila has a Magic 8 Ball, a caller connects to a recording, a question about verification, how Kyle lost his Google Voice number, Kyle explains why it's important to always be open to learning more, there are Christmas specials on the $2600 website, some clarification on when the show will be on the air in future weeks, talking over each other.



  41. Tonight will be the first on-air call-in show in years, the station is in fundraising mode, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times tells the staff to not talk about Trump, why this kind of thing could never happen at WBAI, an update on FCC commissioner Brendan Carr who Emmanuel has referred to as an "idiot," presenting the evidence to support this assertion, a fake article from a ham radio online publication, Alex recounts his personal experience seeing the mystery drones over New Jersey, analyzing some of the current theories, wondering why an adversary flying a drone would be using FAA-compliant lights, how only Democratic governors are being blamed for this even though there are also drones in states headed by Republicans, a new phone number for listeners of the show, why people shouldn't be pointing lasers at the sky, callers weigh in on what the source of the drones is, wondering where NORAD is, a question about Windows 10 reaching end-of-life, Emmanuel tries to remember when he offered to change his views on the air for a pledge of a certain amount, a new listener reports on a bizarre message from Trump, an app called Drone Scanner will identify drones in the area, how it's possible to misidentify all kinds of objects in the sky, the prospect of delivery drones, the plan is to have a call-in show once a month, a call from the Long Island Expressway, a caller encourages people to do their own research, the need to support WBAI.


  42. Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, the last time this happened was in 2005 and the next time will be in 2035, thoughts on last week's call-in show, the magic of radio, how listeners can be a part of WBAI, Emmanuel's offer to go pro-Trump for an hour in exchange for a $1000 pledge, Emmanuel realizes there will be an edition of the show on the day of the 65th anniversary of WBAI, the tax advantages to donating before the end of the year, an invitation for listeners to send in wishes for the new year, noticing that people seem to have stopped talking about the mystery drones, rumors that the drones are searching for missing hazardous radioactive material, why this doesn't add up, the hazard of people losing interest right when Trump takes power, Emmanuel reminds people that Trump is still (((guilty on all counts))) in the eyes of the law, a bakery that still uses Commodore 64s, the Arizona Board for Charter Schools approves an application for a school run by AI, how this is a really bad idea, why even a bad teacher could be preferable, Gila's poetry challenge to AI that it couldn't handle, how a human would have dealt with this, weirdness involving random numbers and AI, some screwups via a news service Google provides, Vivek Ramaswamy's Twitter account is hacked, security flaws in doorbell cameras.

    Overtime:  A listener argument in favor of AI teaching, escaping boredom and bullying, the effects that we could see from a lack of human contact, various memories of school days, the disadvantages of home schooling, Emmanuel extends every holiday greeting he knows to Rebel, HOPE is now an annual conference and will be taking place in 2025, memories of old phone company error recordings, Alex leaves early, the importance of kids being exposed to ideas outside of their parents' control, lyrics from a Harry Chapin song involving an imaginative kid who's told to conform, Rob describes the importance of letting kids be kids, Kyle realizes he's never even tried to write an article for the magazine, why people shouldn't use AI to write their articles, people are still reading $2600 articles that were written 35 years ago, the sense of accomplishment attached to writing an article, triggering an Alexa device, the reasons why HOPE is now taking place every year, looking forward to 2025, saying goodbye in various ways.


Off The Hook - 2025


  1. Alex has connectivity problems yet again, it's a New Year's Day show, sound effects for looking back over 2024 and looking ahead into the future, Facebook is planning on flooding its platform with AI-generated users, Alex describes why this could be seen as an act of desperation, how Gila detects fake people on social media, the symbolism of a burning Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel, an update on fundraising for WBAI, an update on Stephen King's radio stations in Maine, the importance of radio, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Alex, the massive CrowdStrike outage, "Prediction 2025" with Rob, the bursting of the AI bubble, "Prediction 2025" with Kyle, demanding better networks with more innovation and better tools, there's a slight hum, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Emmanuel, Google being found to be a monopoly, how people don't take precautions against Google spying on them, the issue of banning TikTok, an update on the recordings from the old $2600 Voice BBS, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Gila, protecting kids from AI, "Prediction 2025" with Alex, quantum computing threats and how they will affect our privacy, "Prediction 2025" with Emmanuel, how the dependence on AI will cause a true disaster, how Gemini has been malfunctioning lately, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Rob, a failure with AI and McDonald's, Emmanuel discovers that ice cream with bacon is a thing, more accusations from a listener of victim blaming, a discussion on whether this is actually happening, "A Look Back at 2024 in Tech" with Kyle, developments in brain computer interfaces, "Prediction 2025" with Gila, a wish for Elon Musk, an update on Virgil Griffith, there are $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  Today is the day that copyrights run out for the 1920s, Emmanuel learns how recently Ravel's "Bolero" was written, Linux to the rescue, Rebel has difficulty making a haircut appointment, third party job applications, a false rumor about Google Voice going away, Volkswagen's automotive software company CARIAD exposed data collected from 800,000 electric cars, the CCC connection, why the release of this data could be really dangerous, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached the U.S. Treasury Department, Alex describes what was behind this hack, Kyle discusses STEM and how teaching about hacking has become "safe," Kyle's argument against burning it all down, using tools to stop being tricked by the system, a call from a very young listener concerning payphones, a question about magazine distribution in Canada, the impossibility of distributing to the United Kingdom, the distribution snafu last summer that had issues stuck in a warehouse for a month without any compensation, why it's a good thing that HOPE is now happening every year, the need for meetings to start up again in Canada, Zap has news about the U.K. meetings that are happening this week, the philosophy behind the meetings, updates on the mystery drones, the feeling that something has changed when it likely hasn't, the idea of a connection to bird flu, looking forward to 2025.



  2. Clarifying the "Elvis" recording that was just played, what 9901 recordings were all about, memories of the 212-279 exchange, some other fun facts about old phone numbers, an almost incomprehensible headline, how streaming services have gotten worse over the years, Emmanuel has an issue with "FX on Hulu," defining Fubo, what FAST is, introducing Roku and keeping Tubi out of the discussion, what Venu is, finally getting to the actual story, how Google has ruined YouTube with aggressive monetization, Emmanuel describes programming on Inuit TV, it's the 65th anniversary of WBAI going on the air, why WBAI will be an essential voice for whatever is coming next, examples of some of the craziness that's already becoming visible, the absolute evilness of Elon Musk in this reality, how Facebook is getting rid of fact checkers, the danger this poses, Alex describes how digital hate can spill over into actual violence, Emmanuel describes why it's important to do more than simply leave a distasteful platform, the sympathetic way the mass media is describing the person who blew up a Tesla in Las Vegas, why nobody should be surprised when people use AI to get bomb-making info, a soldier is arrested for selling hacked phone logs of Trump and Harris, why it makes a difference if someone is revealing a security hole or trying to make money, prosecution for accessing an unreleased Coldplay song, how money was once again the issue, using the phrase "dark web dealer" to describe these people, next week will be a call-in episode.

    Overtime: North Korean music and interval signal, there won't be an Overtime next week, always assuming Alex is muted, a listener's issue with fact checkers, how facts aren't decided by popular vote, how people who believe the earth is flat are difficult to present facts to, Rob discusses new policies at Facebook that target trans people, what platforms devolve into without fact checkers, Trump is suing a newspaper and poll takers who showed he was behind Kamala Harris at one point, the platforming of Trump that helped get him elected, Rebel visits the telephone museum in Seattle, there's also a phone museum on Long Island, the "Telezonia" features on YouTube that reveal all kinds of internal phone company details from the past, it's really cold in New York, the ongoing fires in Southern California, the live feed of the destruction at ktla.com, ticket sales to HOPE_16 will be opening on the 16th, Rob's favorite thing about Hulu, sucking up to Trump, Johnny Fusion is on a train, Kyle tries to get a phone call, attempts to rehash an old story, a far-right government is on the verge of taking over in Austria, Emmanuel refuses to cast blame for the American election results, indications that Trump has truly lost it before even taking power, Gila explains why slow mode is being used on the chat, responding to an instigator, a way to lock Android phones with just a phone number, a listener mystery involving EAS, $2600 digital subscription formats have been combined.



  3. A late start, Alex is in London, Gila joins Bluesky, how starter packs work, Kyle shares his experience on this platform, it's the "farewell to democracy" show, the effect that Trump has already had on the country a week before taking office, how the big tech companies are already caving in, even the Village People are now on Trump's side and are pretending YMCA isn't a gay anthem, how WBAI will remain on the air without yielding, setting Kyle up for a comment about congestion pricing, instructions for people calling in, yesterday was World Logic Day, Inauguration Day is also Martin Luther King Day, a caller's recent conversation with an operator, remembering busy line verification and emergency interrupt, facts about operators in the past, a listener shares the need for donating blood along with the benefits, how people can do this, Gila's idea for the congestion zone, a suggestion for a real busy signal, the danger of using your fingerprint as security on your phone, how the fingerprint database could conceivably be used to unlock phones, discussing the advantages of passwords, trying to get more phone calls, the story of someone trying to dig up a hard drive to find a huge amount of Bitcoin, the idea of TikTok being sold to Elon Musk, there won't be an Overtime tonight.


  4. Assessing how everyone is, distinguishing between a podcast and a radio show, a letter that turns out not to be from a listener, a complaint about politics, how it would be impossible to ignore what is going on in politics today, Kyle explains why this content is both relevant and unavoidable, Gila's reaction to Elon Musk's Roman salute at the Inauguration Day ceremonies on Monday, looking at Musk's behavior to reveal his true intentions, the guarded way that CNN addressed what happened, apologies for what's happening and what's going to be happening, Alex's promise on how perspective will be balanced, how many Reddit users are boycotting Twitter, Kyle's views on continuing a presence on Twitter, Emmanuel's remaining use for Twitter, the unfortunate effect that is occurring due to all of this, Kyle's issue with being known as a "podcast guy," trying to figure out the addresses for the show on various platforms, a listener's views on fact checkers at Facebook, how things have changed so dramatically in the world of social media, the old rules simply don't work anymore, a demonstration of how false info will continue to spread without fact checkers, the Trump administration fires members of a cybersecurity review board, why this doesn't seem to make sense, acronyms for acronyms.

    Overtime:  There was some choppiness on the stream, Alex wakes up, looking forward to a terrible flight, complaints about the sound, tonight's lag is extreme, a period of silence as things are reset, why people shouldn't listen to the YouTube archive, a confusing call with Rebel, another period of silence during a bigger reset, Rebel may be starting his own podcast, more info on the Connections Museum in Seattle, Emmanuel's recollection of Picturephones at the 1964 New York World's Fair, theorizing as to why computer terminals are known as teletypes, giving various commands to Rebel to try, how everyone doesn't know everything, Alex leaves early, a new command for Rebel to type, Kyle shares his philosophy on old machines, facts about fingerprints, Kyle suggests putting an iPhone in an air fryer, Emmanuel plays a trick on Kyle which backfires, Gila loses control while remembering getting trapped in an elevator, Gila tries to get through the story, taking issue with monkeys and typewriters, ways to face the challenges ahead, a caller's issue with a green card, the new issue of $2600 will be hitting the stands tomorrow, more news on HOPE.



  5. There were technical issues that kept the show off the air last week, Emmanuel reads the last two paragraphs from 1984, the story of a dissident from Belarus who was on a plane forced down over Belarus airspace years ago, how that same person is now one of the biggest supporters of the Lukashenko regime, the parallels to what has been happening in the States, the unbelievably Orwellian developments, thousands of .gov web pages have disappeared, a list of some of what's been lost, how this represents a huge exploit and security hole, why the show will continue to cover all that's forbidden under this new regime, Alex made the newswire today by discovering the newly registered dei.gov and waste.gov domains, analyzing how these domains have been set up, DOGE is permitting private citizens with no clearance to take over federal agencies, why $2600 kept its Twitter account in order to post DOGE info, naming the DOGE employees known so far, responding to some of the negative response from Twitter, the amount of unprecedented access to private data given to unqualified people in DOGE, some of what Elon Musk is planning, the importance of standing up to this kind of abuse, why it's especially important now to keep WBAI going through listener donations, there will be $2600 meetings this Friday.

    Overtime:  A smooth transition for Alex this time, Gila explains some of the confusion, how things in the world seem to be getting worse each week, Alex has a loud keyboard, Kyle explains some of the technical issues that kept last week's show from airing, clarification on how things are set up with the station, you can't have Overtime without Off The Hook, the importance of everyone doing what they can, "you can't do nothing," a listener describes w3m, promoting the HOPE conference, how this one is a first, encouraging people to get involved, why supporting the magazine is also really important, how payphone photos have fallen off recently, the lack of Canadian meetings since the pandemic, a call from an off hook tone, a quarter of a million people showed up in Germany to protest Elon Musk, the lack of a similar response so far in the United States, how those who want to destroy the system don't seem to be afraid of expressing themselves, a record number of listeners, quoting the Off The Hook theme, trying to bring the number higher, a caller finds a reference to Elon Musk's first name from the past, building opposition, the closing of Amazon plants in Canada, how the denials of a connection between Project 2025 and the Trump campaign are apparently untrue, how journalists are helping to uncover vital facts, how Musk is stealing the spotlight from Trump and the inevitable reaction to this, Emmanuel discovers a correlation between Democratic presidents and the number of syllables in their last names, Emmanuel describes how it was no issue at all to be in a mixed gender restroom, Johnny Fusion is in a vehicle, an issue of blocking at Stanford, blatant examples of bypassing Congress, waiting for someone in Trump's inner circle to come to their senses, Alex explains how the balance of power should work, discovering that our institutions are a lot weaker than we thought they were, how to contribute CPU time to help the Internet Archive download government websites, a good possibility that next week's radio show will be a call-in show, the new cover of $2600 is quite popular.



  6. Tonight is a call-in show, the word of the day is capitulation, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr leads a right-wing investigation into a radio station reporting on ICE raids, the chilling effect something like this can have, revealing that the station involved is KCBS, ICE is using contractors to conduct psychological profiles on potential threats to them, Alex explains "competitive authoritarianism," fascism and oppression never last, how to get an Irish passport, why leaving the country doesn't really help, how the people didn't vote for what's happening now, the archivist at the National Archives is fired, how that makes it much easier for Trump to escape transparency, the show is being simulcast over WGXC upstate, questioning whether Trump will leave office peacefully, how Trump can be held accountable for his crimes, Alex describes a possible loophole for Trump to serve a third term, the show is also being broadcast on WIOF-LP upstate, Kyle sees a funny Caller ID, a caller expresses frustration at how elected officials are presented as untouchable, the Trump administration's attempts to label reporting as doxxing, a look at one of the members of DOGE and his history of only two months ago, more on other DOGE members, how people can support WBAI.


  7. Alex was at the Super Bowl a couple of weeks ago, what the scene was like in New Orleans, how the Secret Service was in charge of security since Trump was at the event, the RFID-activated lights that all attendees had, this was Alex's first-ever football game, clarification on whether Kendrick Lamar's halftime show resonated with the audience, why it's important to pay attention to all of the things happening in the background that aren't captured by TV cameras, Emmanuel's views on the subversive message that was sent during the halftime show, Emmanuel takes exception to the NFL being described as sensitive to social issues, how cowardice regarding Trump is being seen from some of the most powerful people, the need for individuals to unite in opposition, the future of congestion pricing in New York City, how Alex's views on congestion pricing have changed, analyzing numbers to see if there is in fact a "mandate" for Trump, Kyle explains the importance of hackers getting involved in preserving democracy, the need to not shut down, an impassioned plea to "do something," how this is relevant to what the show is about, how Ukraine is being treated as the enemy now, this is the middle of a fund drive on WBAI, how these types of remarks would never be permitted on another radio station, translating the WBAI fundraising phone number, DOGE was hacked in recent days, why people need to be as loud as possible concerning the massive data breach that DOGE orchestrated, the Associated Press is banned from the White House for refusing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

    Overtime:  Getting Alex back, Encyclopedia Britannica has a conflict with Trump over the Gulf of American, more on the punishment of the Associated Press, Kyle discusses ownership of the country and the power Musk holds, how this will soon stop being funny, Mexico threatens to sue Google over the labeling of the Gulf of America, why crowds of people are the most effective weapon, Republican use of the word "Democrat" instead of "Democratic," high praise for Elie Mystal of The Nation who appeared on C-SPAN today, a full-page ad is pulled from the Washington Post regarding Elon Musk, why billionaires shouldn't own newspapers, thoughts on "The Jungle," Gemini refuses to give answers for films about American leaders who have lost their minds, text from the rejected Washington Post ad, Alex injects himself into the online chat, an echoing caller, Rebel has a CB radio, the reality of commercial FM radio that broadcasts the same content around the country, the "Free Beer and Hot Wings Show," memories of Off The Hook simulcasting once with WNYU, a caller debates congestion pricing, how some companies are taking advantage of the confusion, people who go to extreme lengths to avoid a nine dollar fee, the issue of states' rights, Emmanuel's objection to paying a New Jersey toll when driving to another state, how congestion pricing has worked in other countries, Alex compares himself to the MTA, a disturbing image being spread by the official White House Twitter account, the need to have a hard drink, how to support WBAI.



  8. Skype has been replaced with Signal on the show, Jason Scott is the guest, a number of federal websites have disappeared in the past few weeks, how quickly data can disappear from the Internet, how the Internet Archive has been able to preserve so much history, Jason describes how billions of URLs are grabbed each month by the Internet Archive, how others can capture websites before they disappear, how to monitor live crawls of what's being currently grabbed, how the Internet Archive finds sites all over the world, Alex describes some new developments regarding a site called creators.gov, a Bluesky bot that keeps track of changes to federal domains, results of a past Internet census, Jason describes his favorite types of websites, the challenges of archiving government websites, what Jason is grateful for, how people can get involved in the Internet Archive, there will be $2600 meetings this Friday, how to support WBAI, a dedication to a congressman named Al Green.

    Overtime:  Gila recollects the first time she met Jason, the types of material that the Internet Archive won't accept, the types of collections that the Internet Archive is looking for, digitizing North Korean television, some fun facts from North Korean culture, the issue of having old games being made available via the Internet Archive, talk of online gambling and bug bounties, how Jason reacted to an Internet scam, the texfil.es domain, the amount of USENET posts that are on archive.org, Jason's reactions to certain legal threats, the availability of zines, Emmanuel figures out something cool about the word "zine," Jason speaks of the various challenges Emmanuel has faced over the years, Jason's experience cleaning out Don Joyce's apartment, facts about Negativland, memories of the Over the Edge radio show on KPFA, Emmanuel instructs Rebel on how to address Jason, how $2600 web data has been rescued several times through an Internet Archive backup, what archives.gov is, the power of the national archivist, a live report from the archivebot.com site, archiving .mil sites, services for the blind, memories of rotten.com, Emmanuel's history in print and broadcasting, Kyle's experience meeting the co-founder of $2600, the initial deadline for speaker submissions will be March 17, more speaker submissions will be accepted after this date, why having HOPE every year will be beneficial, trying to communicate with a nonverbal caller, some technical advice for a listener, an unusual event that occurred during Jason's talk at HOPE XV, a large number of attendees from Qatar, Jason's feelings about the HOPE conference, more info on how to get in touch with Jason, a record-setting show.



  9. The sound quality is apparently better with Signal based on feedback from last week's show, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University is arrested, students are warned to avoid getting involved with issues involving Palestinian or Ukrainian matters, a warning to avoid these subjects on social media pages, "nobody can protect you," how crimes are being conflated with opinions, Alex is in Seattle, how there are now ICE agents waiting at airports, how many people are now in hiding, the way individuals are being affected in their everyday lives, the chilling effect being felt, the challenge to our rights that's ahead, $2600 has a run-in with Twitter after tweeting out a list of DOGE employees and email addresses, how DOGE appears to be accountable to no one, the logic behind publishing the list, what the eop.gov site is, how those claiming to be on the side of free speech quickly change their tune when they disagree with the speech, studying the difference between Twitter and TikTok, a Mastodon backlash to $2600 for continuing to use Twitter, some of the ignorant comments being spread on Mastodon, overuse of the Nazi accusation, how this kind of attitude is nonexistent on censorship-happy Bluesky, how the attitude on Mastodon avoids actual discussion, debating whether Mastodon has solved the problem of Twitter, why intimidating people is always wrong, the difference between Twitter and sites like Parler and Gab, people known as "scolds" on Mastodon, an argument against deleting accounts, next week will be a call-in show.

    Overtime:  Clarifying the Mastodon critique, the importance of not judging someone by their platform, analyzing what percentage of Twitter followers make it over to new platforms, how Twitter is useful for complaining to various corporations, pinpointing when Twitter's death spiral occurred, the difficulty of finding people whose platform you don't know, how to pronounce Delchi's name, Alex disappears, differentiating between gondolas and trams, why it's important to reveal information about DOGE, the early deadline for HOPE speakers is next Monday, a lot of good talks have already come in, memories of CU-SeeMe, Twitter was apparently the target of a DDoS attack, Elon Musk accuses Ukraine of being behind the attack, dissecting these flimsy accusations, the difficulty of getting a busy signal, what a reorder is, a call from Delchi, a unique method of conveying an emergency message, how people don't know phone numbers anymore, what HDA is about and how they're making things more accessible for hackers with disabilities, Delchi describes his "Rolling Thunder" wheelchair that can do wardriving, there won't be an Overtime next week, reiterating the promise not to cave in to or practice bullying.



  10. This is a call-in edition of the program, there will be no Overtime this week, a change in the way Amazon deals with voice recordings on personal assistants, how Amazon's claims that the data will be secured in transit means absolutely nothing, a former NASA engineer emulates Wile E. Coyote by painting a road on a billboard to fool a self-driving Tesla, how to see the video of this and other experiments, every Tesla owner in the United States has their private information compromised, the intelligent way to deal with people who own Teslas, defining acts of terrorism, why it's wrong to target individual consumers, the realities of taking phone calls on the existing system, a flurry of right-wing calls, Emmanuel's views on the dangers of electric cars, the tendency for people on the show to use manual transmissions and diesel engines, attempts by customers to break Tesla solar contracts, a call from a fireman who has dealt with electric car fires, the idea of investing in science, memories of busy signals, a listener plea for more uplifting stories, how people get more done when they're happy, Alex previews the upcoming release of Virgil Griffith, recommending the "Daily Dose of Internet" feature, wondering how insurance works with self-driving cars, Kyle tracks down info on how this would play out, a Canadian anthem.


  11. A major snafu involving Signal, the editor of (((The Atlantic))) was added to a confidential call as the United States was coordinating a bombing raid of Yemen, how the story was reported by (((Jeffrey Goldberg))), coming to terms with the fact that high school kids have better security than the high ranking officials on this Signal call, how Signal encrypts group conversations like this one, how that didn't help in a situation like this, Alex claims a mobile device is more secure than a laptop or desktop, theorizing on how (((Jeffrey Goldberg))) was added to this chat, how hackers have used handles for many years, Alex explains the need for an investigation, Gila explains why nobody should be surprised by these developments, indications that Signal is being installed by default for people in the government, disputing government claims that this info isn't classified, Alex is freezing, wondering why Pete Hegseth is so hostile towards Jeffrey Goldberg, discovering a possible reason why, questions as to whether one of the people on the call was in Moscow at the time, Alex freezes yet again, how it's really easy to not be aware of who else is on a Signal chat, going through the participants in this chat, how this will affect the willingness of allies to share sensitive information with the United States, how people may become aware of Yemen through this screwup, the reaction of the administration to these revelations is telling, Alex continues to freeze.

    Overtime:  The need for resignations after the Signal debacle, some praise for the National Review, memories of Romper Room being discussed recently on this very program, how Rob and Gila had the same Romper Room growing up in different parts of the country, Alex tries to recollect what he was saying on the show before he froze, connectivity problems continue, the idea of simply using a telephone, invoking "Dark" and "Severance," Emmanuel's issue with company names that are impossible to search for, a warning to a caller about a shady sounding business, the extent of Kyle's interactions concerning Venmo, memories of CKLW and "Mr. Dressup," a call from the creator of the gay furry hacker song, the many sample opportunities that the program presents, more on text-based browsers, more on w3m, wondering where Alex went, another argument for telephones, how Der Spiegel was able to get personal info on Pete Hegseth fairly easily, high praise for Jason Scott's recent appearance on the show, Alex discovers another .gov site, what trumpcard.gov might be all about, a question about last week's phone calls on WBAI, remembering the huge amount of people who died from China COVID-19 while Trump was in power, why burning Teslas are only the beginning if people are kept from expressing themselves, how vandalism is not violence, the need for people to rally against the injustice like many others throughout the world are doing, Mike Johnson threatens the judiciary if they keep ruling against Trump, addressing the fact that people are being rounded up if they attended a demonstration, the threat of people who were born here being sent to a prison in a foreign country, how this could play out, Rebel is the last call for the first time in memory, recovering from hernia surgery, places Rebel wants to travel to, thoughts of Switzerland, Emmanuel remembers having Geraldo Rivera's video camera stolen in Bern, Emmanuel recommends train trips, more talk on health, advances in health technology and potential risks, final words from everyone, "we're clean on OPSEC."



  12. There won't be an Overtime this week, another instance of Madison Square Garden owners targeting people who they deem to be enemies, a man is barred simply for designing a t-shirt critical of the owner, how he hadn't gone to any of the venues in years, how this has gone even further than the examples outlined in the past, wondering how this could possibly be legal, an example of petty tyrants, Emmanuel challenges the Madison Square Garden owner to label him as their enemy, Gila describes the abuse made possible by owning both the venue and the team in one location, accusations of threatening behavior on behalf of the banned person, the incredible amount of touchiness from someone with lots of power in response to a slight bit of criticism, how this could never happen at Pacifica, how people can support WBAI, Emmanuel has been insulting the wrong Dolan, why it's important to get angry at these kinds of abuses of technology and power, another big law firm caves to Trump, the importance of fighting back against bullies, information about 2.8 billion Twitter IDs is leaked, how this demonstrates the danger of using sensitive information when opening social media accounts, Emmanuel gets under the skin of MAGA people on Twitter, some of the insults that were thrown, being scolded for posting a Washington Post story, an accusation of terrorism for posting a list of Tesla dealers that came from the Tesla website, the fact that people in the Trump administration are saying they want to send U.S. citizens to prisons in El Salvador, Emmanuel questions how it's possible to really piss off the opposition if Twitter isn't used, OpenSNP announces it's shutting down and deleting its data due to a rising threat in abuse, it's been the worst quarter for hacks in the cryptocurrency industry, there will be $2600 meetings this Friday.


  13. Some good news for a change, Alex announces the release of Virgil Griffith, an annoying echo, why the court had such hostility for Virgil, how Emmanuel thinks he helped the North Korean regime more than Virgil did, the true crime lies in Virgil's being held prisoner for any amount of time, Alex goes over the particulars in this case, how the sentence was reduced, the echo is traced to Alex, Emmanuel's reluctance to being thankful to the authorities for his release, how Alex made things much easier for Virgil, some possible restrictions Virgil will be facing, the potential for a presidential pardon, Emmanuel reports on Trump's latest actions regarding executive orders against former employees for crimes as serious as treason, what the Department of Justice can do at this point, this is what Trump has been promising to do, the chilling effect this will have, Trump has fired the head of the National Security Agency, how Laura Loomer somehow was behind this, how Trump's tanking of the stock market isn't even the main story, an analogy to what the stock market has been going through, detecting disloyalty among federal workers in the Trump administration, Alex is smoking, future hopes for Virgil, Overtime is on tonight, next week will be a call-in show.

    Overtime:  Confusion over moving the van on the YouTube display, Alex finally wears headphones, Kyle explains how software might have played a part in the echoing earlier, starting the program again, making it clear that people should not call next week if they call this week, a poll on who has a rotary phone, Kyle describes how rotary phones are not a waste, Emmanuel tries to call from a rotary phone, how pulse dialing is still being used in various places, Emmanuel isn't able to connect to the show's number from a different landline, trying to troubleshoot the problem, Rebel brings up tie lines and foreign exchange lines, Emmanuel admonishes childish antics on the show, Gila describes foreign exchanges, Emmanuel recalls an old trick involving a phone that was supposed to auto-dial a bank, Gila describes a misdial to 911, recalling the last time everyone sent a fax, discussing TWX and Telex, Rob explains what TWX stood for, Alex has disappeared again, asking for donations to WBAI even though this program isn't on the radio, the story of a man sent to El Salvador by mistake who the Trump administration is refusing to do anything about, a warning how American citizens could soon also be subjected to this sort of treatment, how Real IDs will soon be required for air travel within the United States, a caller has more talk of tie lines, Emmanuel's memories of a General Motors telephone service called Travelnet, how the logical area code system was destroyed by poor planning, more on the Connections Museum in Seattle, Bobcat has a challenge for Rob over his deleted account on Twitter, questioning just how much identity theft can be achieved here, Rob provides a list of other accounts that he's canceled, Kyle asserts that "Rob couldn't care any more less," some parallels to this behavior as suggested by chat members, clarification on who Trump is accusing of what with his executive orders, accepted talks for HOPE will be announced soon, how a percentage of ticket sales this month will be donated to EFF.



  14. There won't be an Overtime tonight since this is a call-in program, 4chan has been hacked with its internal data apparently being leaked, how this could be a blow to the alt-right community, Alex's theory on how this happened, a ransomware site is hacked and an anti-crime message placed on their page, Alex describes a glimpse into the operations of cybercriminals, Zoom is reported to be down, a call from Kingston in upstate New York, discussion of a marijuana company in California, how the show is being rebroadcast upstate, yet more legal firms cave to Trump, questioning how any legal firm could be trusted after doing this, Rebel ties up the phone and is banned for the next two weeks, a call from Woodstock, a caller offers historical perspective on current events, the inability of Congress to do anything effective, the absurdity of a cabinet meeting where everyone was forced to praise Trump, some facts and memories of two stations called WIOF, a caller brings up a story called "The Silver Egghead" by Fritz Leiber that seems to predict artificial intelligence, Alex describes how people are cheating themselves by using artificial intelligence as a crutch, Emmanuel remembers a story called "The Machine Stops" by E.M Forster from 1909 that also predicted the future, a caller has info on a nationwide speaking tour, what is ahead in the future.


  15. Kyle somehow has a different voice, Alex is in Switzerland, Emmanuel suggests checking the price of various items while he's over there, crosswalk signals in Seattle are hacked to broadcast a different message, how fake audio recordings were used, artificial intelligence gives some detail as to how this might have taken place, memories of 1997 when someone hacked a New York City subway escalator sign and got an incredible amount of media attention, Alex explains why this kind of a hack is harmless and in the hacker spirit, how nearly everyone in Suffolk County got a phone call in the middle of the night concerning a missing person, questions about how exactly this was set up, theorizing on the logic behind deciding who to call and who not to call, trying to determine if cell phone users also received the call, what Silver Alerts and Amber Alerts are, Emmanuel and Gila read the same story, Emmanuel explains how he was able to tie up entire phone exchanges in the past very easily, the different things that CALEA stands for, Pete Hegseth reveals secret information on a second Signal chat with dozens of unauthorized people, Emmanuel's prediction on Hegseth's fate, why this sort of behavior isn't good for anyone, Alex's prediction on Hegseth, what people can do at this point, the Voice of America is given new life by a federal court, trying to find VOA's frequency for when they return to the air, how the Trump administration viewed VOA, what they must think of a place like WBAI, why the station needs to be supported now more than ever, coming to terms with the damage Elon Musk may have caused in recent months, how people can access the show's archives without signal issues.


  16. Alex appears to be in space, Rob has an experience with a gas leak in the city earlier in the day, how this affected the entire neighborhood, why Emmanuel is mad at Google again, how people who bought Nest thermostats years ago are being screwed by Google's future disabling of the devices, how an Ars Technica story somehow turns this into a positive Google piece, how Google is also discontinuing support for their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, Alex discusses the legal issues involved in this, the potential for a class action lawsuit, Gila compares crappy appliances that stop working on their own, the potential for working around these kinds of artificial restrictions, why Emmanuel will never trust Google again, Kyle's theory about built-in obsolescence for the new Google thermostats, a parallel to old rotary phones, Alex describes a bizarre new .gov domain about a "trillion dollar dinner," some of the .gov domains that have been deleted, a Milwaukee judge is arrested for helping an undocumented immigrant, questioning whether judges are obligated to help ICE, the hypocrisy shown by the Trump administration in this matter, how ICE abused an innocent family, a grant at Stony Brook University is allegedly canceled due to the presence of the word "environment" in its supporting materials, USAID devices will be wiped remotely and marked as "disposed" without actually being collected, $2600 meetings are taking place this Friday.

    Overtime:  Some info on aha.gov, the usa.wtf domain, Gila explains what MAHA means to her, how the ten percent donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation for every HOPE ticket sale is in effect until the end of the day, how ticket sales have lagged despite a strong response from presenters, Emmanuel explores the reasons why people may be reluctant to travel this year, the benefit of having the conference, workshop submissions will be closing in the near future, Kyle explains how people can support the conference and why they should, how "life changing" is the way many people describe their experience at HOPE, how there are many good speakers and a few surprises in the program, Alex is back from Switzerland, discovering a loud hum on the phone line, Kyle tries to troubleshoot the problem, Alex gives an update on Virgil Griffith, appealing to people not to call in while the phone line is being checked, Rob gives an update on his old Twitter account, how Twitter no longer allows non-subscribers to view posts, rebooting the delay system causes repeating audio, conversing while the phone line is being checked with people on the chat, frustration at whoever is war dialing and preventing the line from being checked, Rebel turns out to be the culprit, explaining why Rebel wasn't banned this week, learning that callers can't hear the hum, what people on the show might be talking about at HOPE, Emmanuel's thoughts on what would make a good presentation or story, how we're all both experts and amateurs in something, the incredible amount of diversity in talk submissions this year, how this will be a great conference regardless of how many people show up, trying to diagnose the problem over the air, hope for old Nest units, the various types of analog telephone adapters listeners are using, Rob encourages listeners to keep the radio station going.



  17. Today is the deadline for Real ID, defining what a Real ID actually is, what brought this about, the need for undocumented immigrants to be able to drive legally, how a passport from any country will serve as Real ID, how getting a passport is easier and less intrusive than going through the procedure to get a Real ID, the incredible threat to privacy that Real ID poses, quoting from a piece by NYCLU in 2007, a massive federal database is being created out of this, comparing bar codes on Real IDs and licenses, the massive overreach that Real ID introduces, correcting info on how much Real ID costs in New York, what an Enhanced ID is, the idea of trusting federal authorities with this much data in light of the many abuses that have taken place in the past few weeks, the danger of security breaches into private data such as Real ID, listener mail, another look at the Nest developments, potential alternatives to deal with the Nest mess, Netflix is planning on deleting an interactive episode of "Black Mirror" called "Bandersnatch," how piracy may be the only way to save this, the increasing number of examples where piracy is the only answer, the need to preserve history and art, the final days of Skype, a special piece dedicated to the memory of Skype.

    Overtime:  The hum has been dealt with, trouble with the WBAI stream, Emmanuel's battle with Alexa, examples of personal assistants injecting themselves into conversations, discovering that the hum is still there, problems with various phone companies, asking Rebel to talk louder, discussion on Enhanced ID and Real ID, memories of "Computer Chronicles," figuring out who can and can't hear the hum, Kyle gives Emmanuel instructions on what he can touch on the board, a question about 950 numbers, memories of carrier access codes, continuing to troubleshoot on the air, the 9901 feature that used to be common in the New York metropolitan area, what MCI and Sprint originally stood for, more talk of Enhanced ID, questioning whether people have a constitutional right to travel, clarification on where U.S. licenses can be used for driving, caller advice on what could be causing the hum, a call from a Western Electric 2500, diagnosing a caller's Touch-Tones, where to get old technology for cheap, Emmanuel finds out about the .rocks top-level domain, Alex shares some .rocks domains that were registered yesterday, some updated info on the HOPE conference, the difficulty involved in promoting HOPE, the need for more tickets to be sold, the need for people to do things that make HOPE work, the subject of ports won't die, a call from Zap in London, the U.K. doesn't have identity cards, Kyle remembers an ID check in Germany, Emmanuel's ticket inspector incident on a German subway, Emmanuel's talk at King's College in London years ago, memories of Emmanuel abseiling out a pub window in order to make a flight, thoughts on the new location for the HOPE conference, what's advantageous about having the conference in mid-August, Emmanuel's feelings about Google's over-advertising on YouTube, Kyle explains the challenges of the board, a Skype ring.



  18. This was supposed to be the week for phone calls but it has been postponed one more week, Chromebooks are being set on fire by kids as part of a TikTok challenge, how all of this is being blamed on a single kid, the trend of dangerous activities being promoted through social media, Alex's view on this as a parent, Gila explains what Ding Dong Ditch is, how the initial optimism for social media has been replaced with wariness, the charter airline Global X experiences a "cybersecurity incident," how this airline is used by ICE for deportations, why getting info on these operations is a good thing, debating whether or not releasing this info would be a positive thing, the need for more than civil disobedience at this point, a letter from an old friend of the show, thoughts on self-driving cars, a warning about Tesla, the issue of control when driving, cars that make it almost impossible for a driver to tune the radio without becoming completely distracted, next week will be the WBAI call-in.

    Overtime:  Alex is late and arrives with a beer, tracking down a loop back, Rob tracks down the culprit, Kyle has managed to fix the hum, questions about the OMNY card, what Emmanuel doesn't like about the OMNY card, where the HOPE conference stands, why this year is a test, how Kyle and Emmanuel are using the OMNY card, why people shouldn't use their phones or credit cards to directly pay for fares, theorizing on when the Metrocard will be phased out, why Gila stopped using the OMNY card, an update on the $2600 Voice BBS project, a question about carrier access codes, Gila has an issue with Rebel, how to turn off geolocation, why that may soon not be enough to keep your location private, there won't be an Overtime next week due to the call-in show on WBAI, thoughts on digital TV, how to find people who are still using analog TV, other hacker conferences, the end of Shmoocon, Kyle slams the phone receiver down, how every hacker conference is unique, a promotion for a dance parade and an invitation for WBAI to participate, other ways to support the station, people can still submit talk ideas for the HOPE conference.



  19. Kyle is behind the scenes and worked a miracle to get the show on the air, Alex is in Barcelona, getting Alex to explain what the phrase habeas corpus means, the secretary of Homeland Security doesn't appear to agree with the definition, this show will be taking phone calls on the radio, a slight hum, Rebel is first once again, problems with the phone, how people can support WBAI, the passing of John Young from Cryptome, tracking the location of toll-free numbers, Rebel is caught playing a trick on the show, more on habeas corpus, some facts about musical notes, a call from Norway, listener mail, an extended discussion on TikTok, a call from a Neo-Luddite, the Norwegian connection, how to confuse the system by giving out bad data, getting a new landline these days, the quality of today's phone calls compared to those of the past, the next call-in show will be in a month.


  20. An incident in Manhattan involving someone being held captive over a Bitcoin password, the "Bitcoin King of Kentucky," Emmanuel's unfamiliarity with the section of Manhattan known as Nolita, a debate over the significance of cryptocurrency in today's world, whether there's a difference between actual currency and cryptocurrency, the extra technological knowledge needed to protect cryptocurrency, how it's possible to see transactions on other people's wallets, Trump's insane cryptocurrency gala, whether such things are good for the industry or for anyone, how people who use Signal often become unreachable if they decide to use another messaging app, theorizing on ways to fix this, visas to the United States are canceled due to social media comments, wondering why people feel compelled to give out their social media accounts to the authorities, Alex describes how people without any social media presence can raise suspicion, how everyone seems to assume you're on Facebook, Kyle's advice on how best to use social media, Marjorie Taylor Greene gets into a spat with Grok.

    Overtime:  Rebel reports on the phone line hum, whether double call forwarding is possible, what LATAs were, Emmanuel remembers his first encounter with computers in high school, an inaudible Touch-Tone test, testing people's abilities in decoding Touch-Tones, how to flash the switch hook to dial numbers, remembering rotary dial phone locks, the story of an engineer in Vermont who started his own payphone company, Kyle is pushing for a phone booth emoji, how to get new emojis approved, what the Unicode Consortium is, Rob explains what "toning the conference" was, memories of playing TV theme songs using Touch-Tones, Emmanuel calls in and tries to play music with Touch-Tones, Rebel uses next week's phone call, what the CNA bureau was all about, memories of the Coles directories, all of the clocks at train stations in Russia are on Moscow time, another caller's views on Rebel, a caller's recommendation of the "Radiolab" program, the impact of early cassette tapes, a recommendation for the On The Media radio show, memories of the shortwave station that Off The Hook used to be simulcast on, the current state of shortwave, an SDR project out of the Netherlands that allows a radio to be tuned remotely, how their website works perfectly, memories of really old radios, a listener's experience listening to Jean Shepherd as a child, "The Golden Age of Radio" on WBAI, tracking down airchecks of Jean Shepherd as well as Bob and Ray, problems with the stream at WBAI, the link to the online SDR shortwave project, demonstrating what it sounds like, a possible woodpecker, tuning in to longwave, how to find interesting frequencies, the deadline for talk proposals at HOPE is Monday, the virtual attendance option, Alex plays audio from a physical scanner.



  21. The feeling of powerlessness in light of current events isn't accurate, how people can support WBAI, war has been declared on those voicing opposition to the current regime, how WBAI stands against this, why the big tech companies are terrified, Susie Wiles' phone is hacked, not much time has passed since Trump took power and there have already been a significant number of security issues, how the excuse of being hacked is overused, theorizing on how to actually get answers, questioning the use of "nation state" as culprits, an employee at the Defense Intelligence Agency does something stupid, use of the word "gruntled," how this person was caught, Kyle and Emmanuel come across an anti-Trump demonstration run by an organization called Indivisible, June 14th will be a huge day of protest, Kyle describes the "No Kings" demonstrations, how people are becoming afraid to show their faces due to ICE actions, every single immigration court is listed online, how every judge is listed with a code through a website and phone number, actions are taking place outside the courthouses, how this info will be available on archive.org if it's taken down on the net, how families are being treated like criminals, a judge is arrested by ICE for helping an immigrant, Trump is making use of a company known as (((Palantir Technologies))) for massive personal data collection, the severe privacy threat this represents, why this needs to be challenged and stopped, Alex describes why this is unprecedented, how even Trump supporters are unhappy with this, creating consequences.

    Overtime:  The hum returns unexpectedly, Kyle and Emmanuel leave the others to carry on while they track down the problem, more discussion of the (((Palantir))) story, Rob describes what is terrifying about all of this, Kyle tries to test out the phone line from a distance, how the audio is way too low, Emmanuel gives up on taking phone calls, trying a call to see if it's even possible to take calls this week, all of this was tested before the show, Kyle's book recommendations, Gila is thrown by an offer of perks, responding to a challenge to not talk about current events, Kyle appears to have fixed the phone line, Emmanuel calls in to test the connection, phone lines are now open, some advice on how to improve the phone equipment, experiments with the hum result in Kyle from the past and Emmanuel from the future communicating, an audio challenge, speaker submissions for HOPE have closed, a listener followup to Alex's observations on the habeas corpus phrase, a question about volunteering at HOPE, a quick answer to the challenge, what slow scan television signals are all about, some very specific suggestions on fixing the audio problems, Emmanuel recounts getting a QSL card from Radio Tirana, how Radio Pyongyang can still be heard, special thanks for Kyle's engineering, it's possible all the calls tonight were on landlines, more reminders about HOPE, the importance of communicating and not giving up, it's Pride Month.



  22. Kyle is a background process, Alex is in Prague, recommending a place for Alex to go, what there is to like about Prague, the Institute of Cryptoanarchy, there is no Overtime tonight, New York State legislators pass a bill to require police departments to allow journalists to have access to their encrypted communications, what is currently happening in the streets of Los Angeles, ICE raids in Nassau County are prevented due to "interference," the importance of being able to monitor law enforcement, how to manipulate artificial intelligence into finding frequencies for ICE, the bizarre way that Waymos were set on fire in Los Angeles, how what appeared to be an act of vandalism turned into a real statement, Rob describes the dangers of lithium-ion fires, the fact that Trump is sending military into American cities against the wishes of local government, Kyle describes the concept of civil disobedience, how the media isn't focusing on the rubber bullets being fired into crowds, pronouncing "posse comitatus" properly, "No Kings Day" is coming up this Saturday, the response to the Army 250th Birthday Parade planned for Saturday, Emmanuel gets artificial intelligence to come up with tactics to fight an evil federal agency known as FIRE, people in camouflage are recorded firing something into crowds in New York City, the issue of covering faces, technological ideas for fighting back, advice for how to stay safe this Saturday.


  23. Reports on what it was like at the various "No Kings Day" protests this past Saturday, Ford is recalling Mustangs because of a locking issue with its electronic locks, Alex discusses obsession with ChatGPT, how Gemini helped Emmanuel with a programming challenge, whether it was right for Emmanuel to thank it, Gila and Emmanuel commiserate over the difficulty of being English majors, an idea for AI-run churches, Rob describes how AI made up a picture of noodles for a commercial product, some advertising tricks involving pictures of food, Kyle discusses the issue of constantly giving out location details for medical devices, feedback on the critique of Signal, what's different from sending to an outdated email address versus sending to an outdated Signal account, feedback on the pronunciation of "Czechia," a flashback to one of Emmanuel's shows in 1991 where a warning about a potentially oppressive regime was dismissed by a caller, Rob describes the fun of listening to old shows at random, the Facebook page of an Alaskan dog rescue group is deleted, how 50,000 followers were lost, the importance of keeping backups, famous hold music from Cisco.

    Overtime:  More on medical devices giving out locations, help is needed in getting word out about the HOPE conference, way too few tickets have been sold so far, a rundown of some of the highlights at the conference, what is unique about the St. John's environment, Emmanuel may have the flu, a possible instance of Lyme disease, the hum is back somehow, Rebel questions whether $2600 meetings are actually meetings, memories of the old TAP meetings, asking whether there are meetings on July 4th, Rebel is heading to the Far East, trouble communicating between Rebel and Alex, mass confusion from Alex as he tries to be heard, why there aren't more listeners, the prospect of people who only listen to Overtime, people who think YouTube is the Internet, a Rebel call in disguise, thoughts on the New York City mayoral campaign, understanding how ranked choice voting works, thoughts on Zohran Mamdani and Cuomo, Gila's thoughts on Adams' pandering to the Jewish community, a pro-Trump caller who's boycotting HOPE, advice on building a PBX, disagreement on what has been happening in Los Angeles, how the military parade was very underwhelming, some thoughts on radio here and abroad, Kyle slams the receiver down, acknowledging a helpful email to address the hum issue, an offer of old telephone equipment from someone's shed, Gila gives advice on how to find cooling centers, next week is a call-in show on WBAI, Kyle exercises restraint, Juneteenth is tomorrow.



  24. It's very hot today, Alex is in Dusseldorf, Costco cards are not valid forms of Real ID, seeing who in the studio has Real ID, Kyle maintains that flying is still torture, Alex's trip through Europe on various trains, tonight is a phone-in show, left versus right in blockchain technologies, HOPE is accused of being in the "wrong New York," a telephone switch in a cereal box, Alex describes how the trains often run late in Germany, how everyone complains about the trains in their country, Emmanuel is impressed with the technology that New York's mass transit now uses, a new camera that shows trains in Woodside, Emmanuel discovers the color coding that designates the origin of trains heading to Manhattan, how AI helped explain this as well as helped solve an espresso machine challenge for Kyle, whether it will be possible to get HOPE tickets at the event, a caller's experience with the Enhanced ID option, Gila explains the only advantage of Enhanced IDs, what makes a passport card a more secure form of ID than a driver's license, an apparent penalty for not having a social media account when trying to travel to the States, Gila theorizes that Irish citizens are being punished by the United States for their country's support of Palestinians, Rob describes how easy it could be to target Irish travelers on social media, Alex describes what border guards can and can't require travelers to do, Rebel's experience crossing the border into Russia, a violation of Rebel's phone restriction, Kyle reveals a technicality, why everyone should have an ICE tracker on their phones, Kyle gets artificial intelligence to admit that a radio studio could cause heat exhaustion, how these border issues need to be fixed before the Olympics and the World Cup.


  25. Best Canada Day ever, Emmanuel's ICE tracker app has exploded with activity, advice not to comply with traffic stops conducted by ICE, a new app called ICEBlock is getting a lot of attention, the background of founder (((Joshua Aaron))), why it's crucial to not let the flag be owned by the other side, how ICE never seems to respond to any request for comment, accusations against ICEBlock by ICE, why the app is restricted to iOS, ideas for getting this onto Android platforms, how Aaron has been doxxed by the right-wing, why ICE needs to face justice, looking into the alleged 500 percent increase in assaults against ICE agents, challenging the official statements, a huge database combining immigration and Social Security info is being created by the administration, how DOGE has played a part in this, why judges' rulings are vital in such things, Alex describes how judges are now also under threat, a parallel to rogue system administrators, worry about what the Supreme Court will do, the importance of supporting WBAI, how the world of technology has changed over the years, the various websites and phone numbers people can use to pledge to the station, Paramount and CBS cave to Trump and give him $16 million, how the original lawsuit was for $20 billion, why this is a terrible precedent.

    Overtime:  Reports that the WBAI stream was malfunctioning tonight, why this won't affect the archive, Gila reports on something dumb that's been implemented on YouTube, encouraging chat users to give up their badges, embracing anarchy and rejecting monarchy, trying to understand the point of all this, what "superchat" is, Alex tries to move things along, Kyle finds the toll-free number, YouTube's apparent attempt to be more like TikTok, wondering how it's possible to spend money on a YouTube chat, a parallel to Gmail's spam problem, trying to get phone calls, thoughts on opposition, Kyle describes how the current state of affairs is a disaster, trouble with Alex's audio, the different types of ICE warrants, Emmanuel calls in to see how bad the hum is, testing everyone's audio, Emmanuel was on "As It Happens" yesterday, some of the other programs Emmanuel was on as part of the special Canada Day celebration on WUSB, Rob's history with audio books, some public radio facts, some Cloudflare issues, yet more problems with Alex's audio, reciting all of the phone numbers, Alex gives out WBAI's old phone number, Emmanuel did a special on Newfoundland yesterday which may be available online at some point, how the Canada Day programming got a ton of coverage in Canada without a single bit of attention in the States, Gila explains why the phone number isn't permanently posted, a listener critique of NPR, Alex dials a fake PayPal legal center, repeated attempts to hack the automated system, preparing for Independence Day.



  26. (((Joshua Aaron))) of ICEBlock joins the conversation, Grok is now praising Hitler, the CEO of X steps down, the State Department warns of a fake Marco Rubio, Alex explains how cryptography could be used to prevent this sort of thing, Joshua's past experience developing apps, the health care app he's currently working on, how long it took to put ICEBlock together, how the app works, the five mile limit, how word of ICEBlock started to get out, the effect that the Trump administration had on this, wondering how their logic of expecting people to not report what is happening works, Alex analyzes the accusation of obstruction of justice, how Joshua is able to stay so cool under such pressure, (((Chuck Schumer's))) incredible lack of power, why the app isn't currently working on Android devices, how Apple could be pressured to remove ICEBlock from its app store, why this doesn't worry Joshua, why Joshua won't accept money for the app, the importance of revealing information about ICE, reports that ICE is staging at local fire departments on Long Island, comparisons to Nazis, why supporting the station enables conversations like this to take place on the airwaves.

    Overtime:  Joshua continues the conversation about ICEBlock, what the actions of ICE spell out for the future, why there seem to only be a few good apples in the police force, Kyle explains how things are even worse than expected, "it's not a conspiracy if it actually occurs," Joshua's memories of the China COVID-19 outbreak, the unlikelihood of being able to change minds with the polarization in today's society, wondering why Joshua hasn't been invited onto Fox News Channel, trouble getting a phone signal, how the app could be modified to alert people when an ice cream truck is in the area, what is next for Joshua, what needs to be improved with the ICEBlock app, suggestions for features to add, Joshua's lack of interest in keeping track of users, why this isn't open-source, how the code could be subverted by malevolent parties, why Apple's apps are more secure, the hazard of sideloading on Android, there are fake versions of the app popping up for Android, how MAGA is using the app to make false reports, how Joshua has been targeted, Emmanuel's suggestion for a unique tone for the app, Gila's review of using the app on her iPhone, Joshua will be speaking remotely at HOPE, what the HOPE scholarship is, where the HOPE numbers stand, Alex discovers some info on ICEBlock-related domains, Joshua's past in the music industry, how people can get cheaper iPhones, more hypotheticals, risks involved in going over borders, why it's necessary to streamline the process of protecting phone data when crossing borders, more info on ICEBlock.



  27. It's a hot and steamy night, there is a bill in front of Congress to formally block ICE from detaining U.S. citizens that's facing opposition by Republicans, trying to interpret what is going on here, Alex describes the history of ICE, how Trump is beginning to feel the effects of the (((Jeffrey Epstein))) cover-up, a Nicolae Ceausescu moment, how ICE never responds to requests for comment, the absurdity of ICE not having any identifying characteristics and wondering why anyone feels compelled to do what they say, how there is in effect no Congress anymore, the idea of technology that can see through masks, questioning whether FBI or ICE agents have a more dangerous job, feedback for (((Joshua Aaron))), the idea of police protecting people from ICE, how ICE can be accused of all sorts of crimes if they can't be identified, next week will be the monthly call-in show on WBAI, suspicion that ICE has been using an IMSI catcher on protesters, the incredible power that can come from people with technical abilities who care, the importance of supporting WBAI, a Skype ring in the outro.

    Overtime:  There was testing beforehand to get rid of the hum, acknowledging a listener who offered very detailed advice on how to fix the problem, some conference updates, there will be a Phrack release at HOPE, there are still some discounted rooms left at the two hotels, explaining how the HOPE scholarship can change lives, the advantages of staying on campus, the free parking that is offered at HOPE, how there are fights in Queens over parking spaces, how parking in Manhattan could cost more than the conference, addressing people who are upset that the conference isn't in midtown Manhattan, Rob discusses how he's come to appreciate Queens, a story of software defined radio and trains, a refusal to acknowledge the vulnerability, Elmo gets hacked via Sesame Workshop, the question of whether kids should have access to social media or Fox News, some issues with Grok, trying to troubleshoot the hum with a caller, Kyle's frustration with all the troubleshooting, fired cops and talk of BlueLeaks, why it's O.K. to use whatever computer accomplishes the task, how asking AI can actually help, talk of Red Star OS from North Korea, remembering what everyone's first computer was, a phone call's missed opportunity, memories of the Z-100 which will be making some sort of appearance at this year's HOPE conference, how to get more info on HOPE.



  28. This is a call-in show and there's a special guest, an update on the ICEBlock app and how (((Joshua Aaron's))) family continues to be targeted by the government, how Laura Loomer got involved in the story, how doxxed information targeting Aaron is allowed to remain up on Twitter, pressure on Apple to drop the app, what legal recourse might be available and what has been eliminated, Emmanuel gives updates on today's local ICE activity, Perris Richter from the Human Rights First Innovation Lab is the guest, what the "ReadyNow!" app is about, how this will help get the word out about people being targeted by ICE, potentially vulnerable points, a warning about the hum as the phone lines are opened up, the definition of the word "terrorist" and who it might apply to, ideas for the app, its history, Rebel is in Siberia, how people can learn more about the app and get involved, there is no Overtime tonight.


  29. It's another steamy evening, the lack of a good weather forecast lately, Alex's Gmail account is full, how Gmail didn't notify him, Kyle and Emmanuel face a challenge in trying to see a Region B Blu-ray on a region-free player, the trick that finally worked, the artificial restrictions that are introduced in video, an idea for a compromise, recommending "The Elephant Man" by David Lynch, more on identifying masked ICE agents, the possibility of getting hired by ICE, how the show is archived on YouTube, how to get consistent archives, the availability of captions on the YouTube versions, wondering why there are a limited number of shows on YouTube, how Google censors certain words in captions by default, not buying into Google's restrictions, some clarification on Signal critique, how messages can get lost, the ease with which alert tones can be changed, the advantages of using Mutt over Gmail, an ambulance drowns out Alex, an important crypto-related case in New York involving Tornado Cash, the issue of being criminally liable for writing open-source code that's used illegally, memories of the DeCSS trial, why community radio needs to be supported, $2600 meetings are happening this Friday, a Laurie Anderson piece dedicated to Alex.

    Overtime:  Waiting for YouTube to catch up, Alex's review of tonight's Laurie Anderson song, Alex explains how the Tornado Cash case could have a chilling effect on the open-source community, the question of whether Tornado Cash enables the bad guys, how the government's argument was actually a good point for the defense, a Signal analogy, a connection to the HOPE conference, how the Department of Justice is no longer the same organization, predictions on the outcome of the case, the lack of media coverage, checking the dial tone for a hum, Rebel reports on his trip to Siberia, word of a show from the 1990s that is too slow, an update on the upcoming HOPE conference, gauging the response to HOPE, addressing those who feel there shouldn't be a conference in the United States, how this conference is a test for the future, how HOPE changes lives, the HOPE scholarship program and how it works, Rebel tries to get Emmanuel to call the operator, updates on various archives, the ease of getting to Queens for the HOPE conference, the advantages of St. John's, some talk on watermarking and metadata, some news on Telex, wondering how hot it is in the studio, trying unsuccessfully to reach the operator.



  30. A verdict at the Tornado Cash trial, Alex analyzes the results, whether the actual bad guys were ever prosecuted, how the service should be portrayed to the public, how Alex would have given the opening remarks, Google loses its app store antitrust appeal, how Google seems to be landing on the wrong side of these stories, Meta violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the invasiveness of period apps, Gila expresses outrage at how these apps are used against women, parallels to Cambridge Analytica, wondering how these apps are ever thought to be a good idea, Rob's stories from Ars Technica, parts of the Constitution have disappeared from a government website, records of Trump's impeachments have been removed from the Smithsonian, using Orwellian and Stalinist to describe developments, Overtime will not be on next week, changes at the FCC, how commissioner Brendan Carr has weaponized the agency to intimidate news bureaus and networks, the importance of noticing and commenting on such changes, Kyle discusses the value of the community in reigning these things in, this is the time when we will be tested, hacker events are happening all over the world in the days and weeks ahead, supporting the station.

    Overtime: Why it's better to listen to both shows, Kyle demonstrates the sound of the printed HOPE program, other competing sounds, there is a scheduling app, how there's still time to get involved with the upcoming HOPE conference, Steve Wozniak appears to have done nothing evil, Kyle describes the various colors of previous printed programs, this year's color is pink, Kyle goes through the various items that are in the program, this is the latest in the year the conference has ever been held, Emmanuel's frustration with others not being able to have a conversation without him, Rob and Gila describe "spam fail," Google makes it extra difficult to forward Google Voice properly, how people can volunteer for the conference, how volunteers are the reason the conferences happen, preparing for the AI bubble burst, how recordings of all the talks will be available, the years that are currently available, getting distracted by the chat, Rob relates his Twitter history, Alex's issue with "China COVID-19 vaccine nonsense," the phone line is finally open, Emmanuel wonders how Rebel is always first, a confusing acknowledgment, sharing knowledge with new people at HOPE, the great amount that the hacker community has grown over the years, how there is always another bus in New York City, Emmanuel explains why Queens is the future, Kyle and Emmanuel won't be on the air next week, more info on the HOPE scholarship program, trying to figure out the website for the Pacifica Fightback movement, clarification on when the deadline for the HOPE scholarship is, the NPR stations that are in danger due to the decimation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by Trump, how to shut religious radio station proponents up, thoughts on pirate radio , the hum is back on the phone line, all Chicago United flights are reportedly grounded, the thought of an Off The Hook desk at HOPE, looking forward to the Emerald Pub, Zap calls in with news of a new child-protecting law in the United Kingdom, some issues with Bluesky and verification, dogs are turning up at London $2600 meetings, Gila reveals the significance of August 6th, remembering Kevin Mitnick.



  31. Some sound adjustments, Jason Scott and Kusanagi are the guests, DEFCON and WHY have just occurred, Jason shows his documentary in New Jersey, Jason will be at this weekend's HOPE conference, AOL will be shutting down its dialup service in September, Gila discusses the significance of AOL over the years, Alex's lack of interaction with AOL, memories of li.net, Jason discusses the decline of BBSes, Jason's push for AOL CDs at the Internet Archive, how he managed to get 6500 variations of the CDs, Gila describes an art project involving 100 AOL CDs, Rob remembers the AOL floppy disk era, Illinois becomes the first state to ban AI therapists, Jason describes how AI "is getting its due," there is a huge thunderstorm going on, how children describe Google, how Kusanagi is involved with HOPE, how Jason got involved with "Hackers Got Talent" at HOPE, memories of some of the performers, Jason discusses the importance of a good interview, the HOPE ticket situation, Alex discusses his two talks, Gila will be able to go this year, Kusanagi describes how people can volunteer at HOPE, the HOPE app has been updated for this year, what the general mood at HOPE is like, Jason talks about how hacker conferences have evolved.


  32. A five minute delay in the opening, Alex is in Sicily, Emmanuel mixes up Rob and Alex in person, thoughts on the huge gathering of hackers that took place in Queens this weekend, a last-minute Off The Hook panel took place due to a cancellation, the HOPE interlude music begins playing, Alex's memories of some of the more tense moments of the radio show, the powerful opening from the (((Joshua Aaron))) talk on the ICEBlock app, why this app is so important, ICEBlock hits one million users, Alex describes the sense of community he experienced at HOPE, a report of how ICE protesters in Los Angeles got around social media censorship, the "L.A. music festival," why people need to support WBAI in light of recent news developments, the sadness of not having Greg in attendance, an excerpt from the controversial DOGE talk, what was learned from this excerpt and how that could be advantageous in the future, Kyle describes what it was like passing questions on to the ex-DOGE employee, Harper Reed's talk, why it's good to see people in person, the conversation will continue on Overtime, next week will be a call-in show.

    Overtime:  Questioning whether the show is making it to YouTube, Alex's final thoughts on HOPE, using forbidden fun, what made this HOPE special, how the conference is now annual, the reduced amount of international attendees due to current events, what it's going to take to succeed with this in mind, how Greg was able to participate despite his condition, Kyle gives his impressions on the state of the conference, Alex describes how the virtual attendees made the conference better, Kyle explains how this evolved since 2020, people are already planning for next year's conference, Alex continues to use dirty words, Emmanuel tries to remember the phone number, the rain may be causing an increased hum, the issue of Washington DC now being under federal control, listener feedback on seeing the talks online, comments on "Hackers Got Talent," discussion on the naming of the next conference, how videos will be available, ISOC Live is different from Internet Society, Kyle fixes the phone, Emmanuel has issues with the phone lady, suggestions for names for the next conference, Emmanuel explains why the new name for MSNBC is stupid, noticing how local Fox stations have inserted the name of the network into their identity, a fun fact about KCBS, thoughts on redistricting, Kyle performs more phone experiments, Emmanuel's annoyance at having to know the logos of every baseball team, an unfortunate combination of words leads to chaos, Emmanuel defends the sport of baseball, trying to figure out cricket, listener thoughts on the DOGE talk, Emmanuel's frustration trying to get World Cup tickets, Rob and Gila describe the frustration of trying to get free Shakespeare in the Park tickets, more on the World Cup ticket process, how people are able to keep going throughout an entire conference weekend, some of the food options near the conference, the high points of Queens, Tim from Connecticut shares his HOPE highlights, some of the advantages of the flash drives, more tests from Kyle resulting in a loud noise, the incredible phone Tim donated to HOPE, how people can give HOPE feedback, next week will be a call-in show on WBAI, a request for new callers, Kyle continues his experiments.



  33. Alex is still in Sicily and has an awful connection, it's the monthly call-in show, Emmanuel is forced to call Denmark stupid as they eliminate mailing letters, guessing how long the postal service there has existed, how the system is becoming privatized, questioning how people will be reached who don't have an online presence, the cost to send a letter in Denmark is approximately $4.20, Alex's problem with junk mail, a debate over the value of paper mail, a call to send lots of letters to Denmark, trouble with the phone line, supporting WBAI, problems being heard over the phone, continued problems with callers not turning down their radio, Emmanuel gives up on calls, Kyle continues to try and fix the problem, why privatizing isn't the answer, a caller's experience with fake phone calls, Emmanuel was called to testify against a series of junk calls, Rob has an automated caller use his own name, the lesson learned from the phone troubles, a call about Trump's hand, suggestions for future HOPE speakers, Kyle's view on preserving the things people say are dying.


  34. Trying to reach Alex who's in a cab, there is no time for Overtime this week, what it was like to be in Rome earlier in the day, Kyle and Emmanuel went to Vermont and experienced some interesting connectivity challenges, some annoying changes in the latest Samsung update, how Emmanuel couldn't reboot his phone in order to get a signal, Emmanuel resists giving specific location info to Alex, how Google sent Kyle and Emmanuel miles out of the way and up a mountain to make a simple U-turn, Emmanuel defines hacking to a listener mocking the show for its technical issues, why on-air foulups are interesting to watch or listen to, Mastodon is completely unable to comply with Mississippi's age verification law, Rob explains why this is so, what Google has to give up after losing a big court case, how Google results have gotten worse, Emmanuel's resistance to being forced to use Chrome, why it's important to identify all of these companies as Google, how a parade from Chinese state television kept getting interrupted by Google's advertising, how this overt commercialization makes the United States look, DOGE has put critical Social Security information at risk, progress in technology to identify ICE agents under their masks, Rob warns of the risk involved in using AI here, the very real danger of masked agents grabbing people off the street, Gila recollects shaming a haunted house employee, how technology can be used in both good and evil ways, Kyle describes how individuals can be empowered, Rob updates listeners on this week's $2600 meetings.


  35. Alex is driving across the state line, listener email, a helpful guide to rebooting a Samsung phone after an update that made it really difficult, critique for the show's failure to gather age information of listeners to protect the children, use of the word "lockdown," Rob defends the use of the term, how China COVID-19 is still here, countering claims that the vaccine is dangerous, why New York is fortunate regarding availability of the vaccine, a hilarious Burger King hack that criticizes their security practices, how interactions at drive-up windows are being saved to train artificial intelligence, access to bathroom rating screens, Gila reveals info about an AI-powered takedown service that Burger King uses, a hacker gains access to Nexar-branded cameras containing dashcam footage, guessing the amount of data involved, a therapist is revealed to be using ChatGPT during a session, Kyle explains how such scenarios can come about and what people can do to protect themselves, questioning whether this constitutes a HIPPA violation, what makes AI unacceptable for mental health treatment, "old wine in a new bottle," Kyle's call to get it together, a call to support WBAI.

    Overtime:  Alex sounds much better after arriving at his destination, it's been a while since the last episode of Overtime, positive reaction to Emmanuel's definition of hacking, Rob describes how Medicare will be paying AI a share in rejected claims found through it, wondering where the money is actually coming from, how Google censors obscenities in captioning on YouTube, wondering why the hard-of-hearing are prevented from seeing these words, an experiment to generate the longest possible dash, it will take a couple of days for the captioning to be generated for this show, "Ghostface Gila," more examples of obscenities being suppressed, some experiments involving obscenities, Kyle comes up with a unique solution, listener examples of "clean" obscenities, "monkey fighting snakes," how "Elon Musk" was banned in the chat for three months without anyone noticing, who the richest person in the world is now, Kyle's challenge to callers, a call to hack more things, war.gov was registered and launched in the last week, the idea of a slamming sound when hanging up a phone, Emmanuel's issue with people on TV not saying "goodbye" when hanging up, the Rate and Route operator, Rebel's question about Telex terminals, going over the seven dirty words, wondering if relay operators still exist, Kyle explains how it works, why sign is preferred over typing, a parallel to how health companies and media companies interact with consumers, a Washington DC caller describes the National Guard troops that are now in the streets, the issue of an AI-generated talk at DEFCON, Kyle describes some of the sound improvements that have been made, experimenting with the seven dirty words to see if they all get dashes on YouTube, why Emmanuel doesn't like the em-dash, the kinds of dashes that are acceptable, Emmanuel discovers Alex was also an English major, trying to get an em-dash to appear easily when typing, an idea to use phones for medical diagnoses, a caller's opinions on the National Guard in Washington DC, how Trump can get away with this for 30 days, thoughts on today's assassination of Charlie Kirk, why the narrative should not be taken over for political purposes, the pinnacle of tonight's obscenity experiment for YouTube.



  36. Lots of hate and cowardice in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the tie-in to technology, what goes without saying, how the leadership of the country quickly turned on its own people, why the show will avoid identifying information in listener letters, one of the websites that sought to target people with unacceptable views of Kirk, how the site has since been erased and even removed from Internet Archive, how someone who was criticizing the reaction was also listed as one of the killers, the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel for his comments on the Charlie Kirk assassination, the involvement of FCC chair Brendan Carr, analyzing Kimmel's remarks, looking at Carr's threats, the promise of WBAI, why it's essential to support such a bastion of free speech in this day and age, a distracting sound from someone's computer, Alex discusses a case from a century ago that is relevant today, the Nexstar reaction, how this has even affected (((Ben & Jerry's))) due to their corporate owners, why this is an unprecedented scenario, why everyone needs to be very concerned, next week will be a call-in show on WBAI, examples of media companies caving to Trump, why people within the Trump administration will also eventually be targeted, Alex's apprehension when crossing the border, how even Proton Mail shut down journalist accounts, the Phrack connection, where people can find the article, there will be a citywide test of the wireless emergency alert system tomorrow, a tribute to freedom.

    Overtime:  The late breaking Jimmy Kimmel story, Gila's views on Charlie Kirk, criticism from the chat, how to win a debate, a stark difference between left and right, Emmanuel's impatience waiting for democracy to arrive, the issue of whether or not hate speech is protected, how Pam Bondi is broadly defining hate speech as anything that disagrees with the current regime, Rob changes the subject to the anniversary of the release of Hackers, some of the results of last week's experiments with obscene words being censored on YouTube's captioning, why it's important to make such features easy to set, Rob explains how Google's AI Overview isn't reliable, testing out the quality of the phone line, the frustration of having unwanted windows open after inadvertently touching a key, questions and discussion of past connectivity, how merchants used to have to verify credit card numbers in the past, Emmanuel wonders if anyone is still using ISDN, the availability of DSL Internet service, Nexstar is lobbying the FCC to change the rules to allow for them to buy more stations, a recommendation for WZZQ: The Movie, how digital TV ruined the fun of television tuning, thoughts on Isaac Asimov, how HOPE conferences are limited to Earth, more on generating an em-dash, thoughts on the numeric keypad, the issue of copper lines being retired, a proposed return to having a single landline that's available in every town, more advice on the audio issues, a caller remembers old radio broadcasts, Overtime won't be on for a while for various reasons, a call from the past, Emmanuel's American Express Platinum card that isn't the right kind of Platinum card for airport lounges, Alex and Gila compare Platinum cards.



  37. A skeleton crew tonight, there won't be a show next week, Kyle and Emmanuel will be heading to Whitehorse to see Greg Newby who has entered hospice after battling pancreatic cancer since March, recalling the HOPE closing ceremonies where everyone was waving at Greg, how Greg was the one who found St. John's, memories of when Greg first came upon the scene, there is no plan yet on how to get up to see him, last week's breaking news on Jimmy Kimmel has exploded, listener objections to the show's focusing on free speech issues, a bizarre Secret Service press release claims to have shut down a network of SIM servers in the New York area, some of the many questions raised, some of the info that wasn't included in the press release, a quote from Matt McCool, Alex is quoted in the story Emmanuel is reading, Alex explains what's bogus about this story, why Google can no longer be trusted, the impossibility of getting through to a human at big tech companies, how kids are being victimized through Xbox, how the issue of encryption has changed over the years, Kyle outlines what's needed for Meshnet to take off, HOPE videos will be available soon, a quick description of what a mesh network is, a call for messages for Greg.

  38. It's only Alex and Emmanuel on the air tonight, it's a call-in show so Emmanuel will have his hands full, everyone should be back next week, this show almost didn't happen, why there was no show the past couple of weeks, Kyle and Emmanuel were visiting Greg Newby in Whitehorse as he entered hospice with terminal pancreatic cancer, how Greg was the one walking people through this difficult time, what it was like to be in Canada on (((Reconciliation Day)), the way schoolkids are able to grasp what we have such difficulty with in the States, why traveling by train is the best way to get across the country, Alex was on a train in Stockholm that went from the airport to the city center with incredibly fast speed, Apple has removed ICEBlock from its app store after pressure from the Department of Justice, (((Joshua Aaron's))) response, how this is another example of tech companies caving to Trump, why the actions of ICE are unacceptable, the second round of "No Kings" rallies are set to take place this weekend, Alex explains why the decision by Apple is harmful to a great number of people, why it's important to find creative ways to get around these challenges, how negative voices tend to prevail, reaction to the consequences of the last election, Emmanuel tries to run the phone calls from the other side of the studio, the issue of book banning in libraries, a call from WBAI to let Emmanuel know the show isn't on the air, Emmanuel's theory on what caused the problem, today is the end of support for Windows 10, the way people defend Google when they force people to buy the same things again, listener well wishes for Greg, a call from Kyle in Florida, more on the end of support for Windows 10, imagining a world where books had to be bought again, thoughts on virus protection programs, how the archive won't reflect the glitch that took the show off the air for a few minutes (from around 27:30 to 35:00).

    Extra:  The on-air version of the period of the show that had a glitch which resulted in the program going off the air for around seven minutes, Reggie takes over after around four minutes of dead air, a short music fill, Emmanuel returns a couple of minutes later.



  39. A show everyone has been dreading as the loss of Greg Newby to pancreatic cancer is reported, tonight's show will feature audio from a video that was made by Greg's friends to say goodbye, thoughts from the studio, Alex's regrets in not recording a video, a 40-minute tribute to Greg, realizing how widespread Greg's influence was, donations should be made to Project Gutenberg, some final thoughts from everyone, there will be more discussion on Overtime, a tribute to Greg is on the main $2600 page, Greg's ability to help people in all forums, remembering Greg as a fighter, how WBAI also mattered a great deal to Greg, how his memory should be an inspiration to the rest of us, where all of Greg's HOPE talks can be found.

    Overtime:  Emmanuel's huge amount of tabs is what delayed the beginning, how Adblocker Plus is forcing ads for itself onto browsers, this was one of the hardest shows ever to do, remembering when Greg was first diagnosed, memories of the hurricane Greg was caught in last year, Gila's memories of Greg's presence at HOPE 2020, Rob's memories from 2000, what Greg's advice for today would be, why Greg is the reason the conference found St. John's as its new home, Greg's help in devising a system to bypass Amazon for Kindle versions of $2600, Emmanuel's memories of moving Greg and his 35 sled dogs across Canada, Greg's participation in the Denali 135 race, Kyle's memories of driving the RV as a support vehicle in Alaska, Greg's dramatic finish to the race, quotes from some emails regarding Greg, some of the things to feel positive about, Kyle's view that we have to live, Alex's amazement that Greg chose this group to spend his time with, Greg passed yesterday after seeing the video from his friends, remembering when Kyle broke his hand while helping to move Greg to Ontario, the challenges Greg faced as a vegan, more listener emails on the loss of Greg, the show will end early tonight, why it's important to not get colder to avoid the pain, a pledge to meet in person soon.



  40. Gila has been delayed by transit, Alex is in Dublin, this is the week where the time difference between Ireland and the eastern United States is only four hours, wondering why ICANN meetings are always in a different place, subway discussion, some reader feedback to last week's show, a resistance mapping site, Emmanuel's Nest thermometer has stopped working thanks to Google ending support, how people defend Google's actions, why it shouldn't be necessary for simple products to constantly get updates, what companies should do when they no longer want to support one of their products, how extra fees are being added onto all kinds of features, memories of the Touch-Tone fee, a call for a workaround to the thermometer situation, Alex explores the legal strategies, how hackers can solve this problem, why digital television has ruined the fun of TV tuning, Alex argues in favor of getting rid of old technology, how the Nest thermometer became much more intrusive when Google bought the company, a bag of chips leads to police intervention thanks to artificial intelligence, how this system has come about, the way such systems are racist, a Canadian story of Grok asking a child for nude photos, the various personalities that Grok offers, questioning why a chatbot is needed in a car.

    Overtime:  Trying to get reactions from Signal-land, Rob and Gila are delayed, Rob explains what happened to cause this, Google introduces yet another annoying ad campaign on YouTube, how ads now appear in the middle of innings during the World Series, how international football isn't polluted with ads, Emmanuel debates Gila on why baseball is superior to American football, how the World Series wasn't broadcast on any of the three all-sports radio stations in New York, thoughts on advertising, the recent Amazon outages, Internet-enabled cat feeding bowls, Internet-enabled beds, Kyle is fixing the phone lines, an idea on how to get Nest working again, Alex requests that Rebel not be the first phone call, Alex describes what Dublin is like, Scottish ska, Alex's injuries in mosh pits, Rebel sends Alex to bed, how Kyle lost a Google number, memories of the Annoyance Call Bureau, talk of phone and computer museums, Gila reads an incomprehensible comment from the chat, a call from Toronto, a caller explains who Bernie Ebbers was, how the phone companies have evolved since divestiture, a listener story about unencrypted satellite traffic, Rob and Gila's loud door, why the number is given out the way it is.



  41. Emmanuel celebrates the election results while Alex bemoans them, Emmanuel is determined to be happy, why Alex thinks the New York City mayoral race results are a bad thing, Emmanuel argues for stirring things up and less of the same from Democrats, debating who is competent and who isn't, what people voted against, Gila brings up the hateful rhetoric that dominated the campaign, Rob's happiness that a sexual harasser wasn't put back into office, the fact that both Trump and Musk endorsed Cuomo, Alex brings up algorithmic manipulation, Alex accuses Zohran Mamdani of befriending a 9/11 conspirator, why Emmanuel likes Curtis Sliwa, Kyle's impressions of the results and their significance, listener feedback on last week's show, an article on the Nest thermostat from the past that could be useful today, the theory that Google only bought this company to mine data, progress on reviving the Nest thermostat, Alex warns of the danger of a thermometer running Linux getting rooted, the issue of unwanted features in various devices, unfairly labeling people as being out of touch if they don't embrace these features, more on AI alerts concerning suspicious activity, ICEBlock continues to work without being on the Apple store, the importance of knowing where the ICE agents are, how iPhones are strictly limited on what programs can be downloaded, addressing Google's alleged points, faces on the street are being scanned by ICE.

    Overtime:  Listener support for Emmanuel's position on Zohran Mamdani, Alex belittles the job of state assemblyman, Alex's criticism of a degree in Africana studies, Emmanuel's theory on how to specialize in fields, how Zohran Mamdani actually reminds Emmanuel of Alex, going through the history of New York City mayors, Alex's approval of Bloomberg and Giuliani as mayors, Gila's concern as to what people have turned this election into, why the opinion of people who don't live here shouldn't matter, living in fear of Trump sending in the troops, disagreement on whether direct engagement is wise, Gila quizzes Alex about Cuomo, Kyle explains why people around the country are interested in this result, listener acknowledgment, Emmanuel reads the text of a referendum on Long Island to demonstrate how it was phrased in a biased way, how people generally don't get to see the text until Election Day when it's too late to do anything about it, why it's good that Alex is speaking his mind freely, trying to get the phone line to work, a caller who agrees with Alex, a debate on the merits of socialism and free buses, praise for Curtis Sliwa, thoughts on Trump, Rebel tries to advertise, Rebel is warned not to multitask, trying to find the right word for $2600 meetings, the issue of older versus younger politicians, how to deal with people you disagree with, a listener question about obtaining a domain, what the .cat top-level domain is for, Rob and Gila explain what the digital map referendum was all about, scheduling notes for the next couple of weeks.



  42. A controversial figure in the United Kingdom wins a battle against the authorities while traveling to France, why this should be seen as a good thing despite who was involved, questioning why he was being searched on the way out of the country, how kids are getting around the new cell phone ban in schools, how this encourages collaboration, the potential danger involved, possible solutions, a warning to Alex to avoid a particular phrase, Cody Kociemba joins the conversation, how Cody has tackled the Nest thermostat issue, the features that are now available with this project, how the project developed, the Louis Rossmann connection, what the reaction has been like, getting the word out, how Google actually bricked the devices, how they are still collecting data from consumers, what the bounty exposed as far as the law, how people can run Home Assistant in conjunction with this, how China is grabbing data from dog feeders, what Google should have done, why old technology shouldn't be abandoned, how Emmanuel's old cell phone still has working apps, the potential risk with modifying Nest thermometers, Cody explains what he's involved with in addition to nolongerevil.com, why the EFF would probably be interested in this, an explanation of FULU and the bounties, why people should support WBAI, next week will be a call-in show.

    Overtime:  Emmanuel gets the names wrong, a relatively low number of listeners, feedback on the story about the jackass, how investigators should actually find crime, Gila shares a potentially violent comment about punching wires that was held by Google, Emmanuel battles two factor authentication and crosswalk identification, a tune from luRaichu, talk of Flock cameras, things on the show that people have never mentioned before, how to make authority figures freak out, Gila describes a change in YouTube identification, requesting surveillance camera footage in the U.K., Rob sets up the musical piece regarding buffalo, the phone line is activated in dramatic fashion, Emmanuel catches Rebel actually listening to the show, talk of Linux Mint, the tones payphones used to use to return coins, remembering 1-700-555-4141, hearing Rebel from the past, going around the room to get Rebel to hang up, Tim from Connecticut justifies his violent rhetoric regarding punching wires, the issue of obscured license plates, Emmanuel remembers his first license plate, toll plates in Connecticut and how they worked, the contrast of states that require inspection and those that don't, thoughts on the release of more (((Jeffrey Epstein))) files by Democrats, Emmanuel tries to tell Alex about the MS NOW network, Republicans release more (((Jeffrey Epstein))) files in response to the Democrats, Alex's theory that Google has a lot of this evidence stored, how the Democrats manage to give up while they're winning, the question of whether eight Zohran Mamdanis would have caved like the Democrats did with the government shutdown, more debate on Zohran Mamdani's qualifications, a report from the Seattle $2600 meeting, Gila walks into a trap, trying to figure out what Meetup is supposed to be doing, why it's not needed for $2600 meetings, Overtime won't be on next week, Alex will be in Buenos Aires next week, what to look for in the southern hemisphere.



  43. Alex is in Buenos Aires, it's two hours ahead and springtime, what the city is like, this is a call-in program, there will be no Overtime tonight, feedback on last week's story about the right-wing extremist who won a battle over surveillance, Emmanuel's pet peeve over what people call the decades after 2000, a listener story that reminisces on how full access to a school system was obtained, Kyle explains the new phone system that's now in place and what it took to get it working, the first caller can't hear Emmanuel, listener thoughts on WBAI's phone system and how to improve it, testing out the connection with the people in Signal-land, a call from another WBAI host, the news hits about St. John's University kicking out the HOPE conference apparently due to an ex-cop taking offense at a pamphlet, suspicion that it would have been something else if it wasn't this, how there was no process involving HOPE at all, how none of this is a reflection on attendees, the good relationship between the conference and the university, how the university staff were also blindsided by this, a caller has trouble with their radio being on, Emmanuel's frustration with being the only one callers can't hear, addressing the Internet outage, why the Cloudflare outage had such a detrimental effect, ways to avoid this, how even Downdetector went down.


  44. Kyle accidentally deletes the opening of the program which explains the momentary glitch, Emma Best joins the discussion tonight, Alex gives some background on Emma, a New Zealand KFC ad campaign involving hackers causes outrage, Gila explains what's so upsetting about the ad, the possible allusion to the Max Headroom hack that took place in 1987, what may be an overreaction here, ESPN claims its radio station in Houston was taken over by hackers, Distributed Denial-of-Secrets is releasing 13,000 (((Jeffrey Epstein))) emails tonight, what is significant about this release, how the official release that's coming will be subjected to censorship by the Trump administration, the involvement with Bloomberg, a discussion of some of the technical aspects of this release, how people can see these emails, an interesting audio excerpt, Emma explains what's significant about this, what Emma has to contend with whenever a leak of this magnitude is released, what the EML file format is, how people can support WBAI.

    Overtime:  More on tonight's release of Epstein emails, describing the EML format, going through some of the emails live, thinking of something good to search for, Rob reads some quotes from Epstein's emails, creating a Gmail clone to make reading the emails easier, the HOPE_16 flash drives should be finished really soon, there are all kinds of deadlines at the moment, work is being done to find a new venue for HOPE, Gila points out the terrible spelling in the Epstein emails, an issue with the phone line not forwarding, the problem is fixed, Kyle has managed to fix the phone system so everyone can hear each other and there is no hum, Emmanuel tells Alex the rules for determining if the show was good, there will be news on the $2600 Voice BBS archive, how the Department of Justice is doing a really bad job covering up the Epstein files, how to figure out who has something to hide, Rebel has a question about phone numbers that don't ring, Rebel claims it's possible to call cell phones collect without being charged, the various emergency numbers that work on all cell phones, how everyone seemed to engage in a mild form of phone fraud at some point, remembering notebooks filled with hacker data, an update from Johnny Fusion, the challenge of avoiding certain conversations over Thanksgiving, what people are thankful for, the importance of supporting public radio.



  45. Thanks to everyone for listening and not going to the tree lighting in Manhattan, Alex turned down a party invite to be on the show, confusion on what Alex got invited to, a new Twitter feature reveals additional information about the origin of accounts, how certain MAGA accounts appear to be coming from outside the country, wondering why the people behind this couldn't have used VPNs when setting up the accounts, half of all states now require age verification to visit porn sites, a listing of all of the states involved, some of the more surprising states on the list, the inevitable data breach of age verification data, how sex education material is also being blocked in some states, how pornography is protected by the First Amendment, how "contemporary community standards" are defined, Kyle points the finger at bad parenting, how red states seem more comfortable with having these rights taken away, how people can get around this, how to start using a VPN, Alex explains what Tor is all about, the potential risks, how to support Tor, a parallel to how Trump has reacted to the recent National Guard shooting, more specifics on VPNs, the difference between online age verification and showing proof in a store, the worst idea and the best idea, tonight will be the last Overtime of the year.

    Overtime:  Checking in on the tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center, remembering the time someone lit the tree on fire, Alex admits he's never watched an episode of "SNL," Emmanuel recounts what being in the tree crowd is like, Gila quotes from an "SNL"-related book that was within reach, the irony of the show keeping Alex from going to the building where "SNL" lives, thoughts on the 50th anniversary of the program, Kyle points out that we all have gaps in our knowledge, Kyle and Emmanuel won't be around for the next few shows, this is the last Overtime of the year, the $2600 Voice BBS archives are now available on a flash drive, the HOPE_16 videos are now available on a flash drive as well, there still needs to be some processing before the videos will be on Channel2600 on YouTube, one of the ideas that came about after a few cups of coffee is a $2600 shower curtain, a Hackers allusion in the most recent $2600 cover, there is a "leak" in the new $2600 shower curtains, more attempts to test Alex's lack of familiarity with any "SNL" sketch, Alex recommends a show called I Think You Should Leave, Emmanuel recommends Portlandia and Bigmouth, Rebel tries to demonstrate phone numbers that don't ring, Alex tries to help Rebel find such a number, an old AT&T phone number now belongs to Intellicall, Emmanuel's suggestion for how Rebel can get his question answered, guessing how many episodes of "SNL" there have been, conflicting info from Google, an update on what's next for HOPE, all of the work that was involved in getting the Voice BBS archive suitable for release, Kyle describes the type of machine that was running the voice system, how planes in common use today are using processors from 1982, Alex discovers that RAM has been around since the 1940s, where meetings are in New Jersey, theorizing why "SNL" starts and ends at unique times, a reminder about $2600 meetings this week, a warning to Rebel about calling in again, Rebel gets banned for the next call-in show, Alex is tested on more famous lines from "SNL," Gila admits she's never seen a "Star Wars" movie, more on "I Think You Should Leave," a goodbye until next year.








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