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- 02 / 05 / 2025 -
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.
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February 5
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 02 / 12 / 2025 -
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.
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February 12
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- 02 / 19 / 2025 -
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 indviduals 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 Mexico, 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 Mexico, 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.
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February 19
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
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