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February 2003 |
The first edition of a new show, clarification on the name of the host, what "Off The Wall" will be about, the technological advances at the radio station in the past few years, what Code Orange means, an appeal for callers to test out the system, a record snowfall hits, Emmanuel returns from a 12,000 mile voyage in a rental car, people are seen sleighriding at an intersection between two major highways, why driving is so much better than flying, a Japanese tourist gets into trouble in Florida, credit card companies have millions of card numbers "hacked," trying to find out the name of the compromised company, myths about credit card transactions, figuring out how to get an operator on the phone system, trying to get the time in Tajikistan, an anti-abortion activist gets in trouble for registering parody domain names, how the police were able to keep the weekend's massive anti-war rally splintered, how bad policy caused the problems, ways Emmanuel and friends outsmarted the cops, why rallies are boring, why it's important to carry the flag, the return of Jim Doomsayer, why news channels are annoying, more experiences at the demonstration, coverage on Free Speech TV, why talk shows aren't so common on WUSB, a liberal radio network is planned, a call from the United Kingdom, archiving of Brain Damage is continuing, an IRC channel for the show has been formed. |
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February 2003 |
Department of Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge barges in, Emmanuel encourages people to look at Indymedia video of aggressive police tactics at the recent anti-war rally in New York, how the survival instinct can't be suppressed forever, Emmanuel's experience with bullies in the past, what it was like to strike back, an appeal for more callers from the net, Emmanuel's experiences dealing with all the snow on the ground, a mystery involving disappearing garbage and an intruder, how a camera was used to help solve the mystery, a special appeal for callers from out of the area, a web site compares Bush to a chimp, the New York Liberal Party shuts down, a spelling error on the ready.gov site is quickly fixed, a listener demonstrates how long the online delay is, a basketball game is scheduled for the last ten minutes of the show, Matt stops in with a preview, an early end. |
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March 2003 |
Emmanuel tries to balance his credit card statement over the air, a pulsating dial tone, testing AT&T on the country code of the United States, a bible college in Kentucky succeeds in getting rid of their 666 exchange, attempting to reach the college, the public statement from the college on the controversy, Emmanuel's experience playing music while traveling cross country, why religious broadcasting in the noncommercial part of the FM dial is wrong, a radio station devoted to Hail Mary's in Louisiana, an audio reproduction recorded from the car via voicemail, more credit card information, war looms ahead, Turkey uses their democratic process to vote against a United States military presence, the "mastermind" of 9/11 is captured, some scary developments, the majority of Americans now support torture, an urban legend is behind accusations that Pepsi is anti-God, controversy involving the Pledge of Allegiance, the future of the "Brain Damage" archives, Emmanuel loses another battle with the racoon, analogies between animals and hackers, the Axis of Evil, what the North Koreans are up to, isonews is shut down and taken over by the federal government, a call from Nova Scotia, problems with a school cutting off bandwidth to students for strange reasons. |
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March 2003 |
The allure of mayhem, a giant bomb is tested on Florida, what MOAB stands for, the odd way in which the story was reported, the hypocrisy of U.S. policy towards the rest of the world, the lack of any conclusive evidence against Iraq, the massive amount of world opinion against what the United States is doing, french fries are renamed freedom fries in the House of Representatives, the risks of not going to war soon, planning is already in progress for awarding contracts to rebuild Iraq, a tribute to the French, information on the upcoming Paris Air Show, Bush turns down a chance to address the European Parliament when a standing ovation wasn't guaranteed, praise for James Carville, a fundraiser is scheduled for next week, a book from the 80's about the phone company, a lack of phone calls, a peace activist buys a house near the Bush ranch, a man in a mall in upstate New York gets arrested for wearing a peace t-shirt, an attempt to call the White House opinion line, a caller questions antiwar talk, the threat from Pakistan, the lack of activism on the Stony Brook campus, Christina calls with info on an upcoming demonstration in Huntington, a tribute to Joe Strummer. |
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March 2003 |
A contract dispute is resolved, war is set to begin after Bush issues a 48 hour ultimatum, why Americans have no conception of what war is like, a recap of last week's antiwar protest in Huntington, the benefits of protesting, a new march is planned for next weekend in Manhattan, the Radiothon officially begins, a description of the premiums being offered, Emmanuel describes the history behind his "The War" stickers, a description of "Freedom Downtime," the first pledges of the Radiothon start to come in, questions as to how much actual activity takes place on the Stony Brook campus, the true definition of heroism, the story of a young activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer, the importance of WUSB, the depressing fate of other college radio stations, Jim Wiener drops in, a call from an old Stony Brook resident, high school experiences, the overdevelopment on Long Island. |
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March 2003 |
The war begins, Emmanuel ties into the online broadcast live on the air, a massive march takes place over the weekend in New York, how the media completely distorted things, the opening of the war briefly brings BBC broadcasts to American TV sets, the English edition of the Al Jazeera website is launched and is immediately blocked in the United States, pictures of dead American soldiers are kept away from the eyes of Americans, the absurdity of "rules of war," the treatment of POWs on both sides, all of the pledges last week came from outside the listening area, a listener figures out what "The War" stickers could be used for, a lack of phone volunteers, an antiwar tabloid in England, the lack of any real evidence from the Bush administration, why this isn't a true war, some debate with callers. |
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April 2003 |
Emmanuel has a realization that he's been on the wrong path, the 2600 website is now part of 2600.gov, words from Donald Rumsfeld, how six hours of panels at this year's ICON led Emmanuel to his revelation, how the government takeover came about, some of the mail that's been received in the last day, a warning to anyone who may have copied the website to delete it immediately, other 2600-related sites set to be dismantled in the near future, a warning about use of obscene words on the Internet, how the noncommercial part of the dial is devoid of conservative radio, the problem of "The War" stickers and how it can be resolved, an update from the war front, the treasonous behavior of Peter Arnett, a gun story involving curly fries, an audio confession from Peter Arnett, reaction to criticism of the war effort, future war plans, the problem with all the different points of view out there, a call from Vermont, a warning about Canadians, why it's important to love authority as well as obey it. |
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April 2003 |
There is snow on the ground in April, the last week of fundraising, Emmanuel explains what happened during last week's show, the allure of going conservative, the unrealistic goal for the show, disturbing developments with the FCC and mainstream radio, listener feedback to last week's show, trying to connect to the Internet stream, the difficulty of expressing antiwar sentiments in a pro-war society, police use wooden bullets on demonstrators in Oakland, differences in coverage of the war in foreign media, the real meaning of celebrations in Iraq, the potential of war with other countries, Bill gives an update on the webcast and pledges, anti-war CD's are vandalized at the radio station, the importance of WUSB to people everywhere, a local band's song about war, an analysis of a CNN story about a Pearl Jam concert, a call from Amsterdam, the mood of the public in the Netherlands, a new 2600 meeting is starting in Amsterdam, a rundown of the premiums, the English version of the Al Jazeera website is online, an Al Jazeera reporter is killed by United States troops, a radio talk show host is fired for his views on the war, stopping to think about the casualties on the other side. |
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| 15.
April 2003 |
A loop involving the theme and Henry Rollins, the show did well during the recent fundraiser, how the April 1st show caused confusion, the importance of talk radio, how the "honeymoon in Iraq" lasted barely a day, the absence of a plan from the American forces, nonstop looting and vigilante justice, how Western civilization is literally being destroyed by the invasion, the inexcusable American attitude that led to the looting of a museum, who's going to be next, how taxes go to support this kind of thing, contradictions as to what was behind the start of the war, the missing weapons of mass destruction, a particularly idiotic remark by Governor Pataki at a Ground Zero rally, badly forged documents behind an accusation that Iraq tried to buy uranium, the United States' plan for the rest of the world, a story implies a deal between Saddam and the Americans, the comical Iraqi Information Minister, radio stations are urged to wave the flag and discouraged from covering antiwar protests, the absence of flags at WUSB, supporting the troops, the SARS virus kills more people in one day than ever before, a bouncer is killed in New York allegedly because of the new anti-smoking law, the controversy caused by such laws, second hand music, Emmanuel demonstrates a trick that will allow callers not to be cut off while waiting to get on the air, Emmanuel renames "freedom" to "French," a question about cordless phones, how it's still possible to listen to analog cellular calls, an explanation of the Winter 2002-2003 cover of 2600, a caller admits to driving over the Bridge to Nowhere at Stony Brook, the story of the bridge. |
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April 2003 |
It's Earth Day and nobody seems to know what that means anymore, Seraf drops in for a visit from Great Neck, Emmanuel refuses to believe such a place exists, other town names that Emmanuel doesn't believe, how everyone on Long Island knows each other, a pack of baboons attacks some schoolchildren in Kenya, why are wild boars always in a bad mood, the war is no longer raging, a call to lift sanctions against Iraq, plans on what to do with Iraqi oil money, a religious pilgrimage turns anti-American, why nobody should be surprised by any of these developments, the White House turns down an offer of help from United Nations weapons inspectors, Seraf can't hear the phone, the irony of Bush attempting to spread democracy, fallout from the 2000 election, Seraf has to travel in order to hear the caller, the Spring 2003 issue of 2600 comes out, Emmanuel explains the Stony Brook experience and how it changed him, how things have changed on campus over the years, the story of the rock that everyone used to paint, Noam Chomsky is giving a talk on campus, a challenge to on campus listeners to call in, the old tunnel system underneath the campus, how there always seems to be a group of people on any campus who knows what's going on, how freedom can gradually evaporate, how change can be accomplished even when at a tremendous disadvantage, how MIT has a history of hackers and individuals. |
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April 2003 |
The news is repeating, a teacher is suspended for showing portions of an R-rated film to his class, the Department of Homeland Security asks John Ashcroft for advice, Haitian illegal aliens are detained, the strange story of Intel employee Mike Hawash who is being held for unknown reasons, the lack of any real evidence, the case of John Walker Lindh, Emmanuel's problem with the way that case was dealt with, the Bush theme of little evidence when prosecuting cases, separating the Taliban from Al Qaeda, a debate over the treatment of Lindh, there have been no calls from on-campus yet, the lack of true spirit on the Stony Brook campus, how the antiwar movement doesn't seem to exist on campus, mall walking, the refreshing view of the Stony Brook Press, the fear that goes along with participating in any demonstration, a collection of Bush quotes, a tale of a professor from the past who never would have survived today, more on how the big rock on Nicoll's Road never gets painted anymore, some of the legends of the past on campus, Emmanuel tells a story that may get him into trouble, the story of the culvert trench and Sir Isaac Newton, more Bush quotes, a Pennsylvania senator has a problem with homosexual acts and is backed up by the White House, reading lyrics from a song by Can. |
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Mai 2003 |
A "tour" of the radio station preceded the show, the Stony Brook Seawolves are victorious in baseball, Emmanuel wonders what a seawolf is, some history of old team names, progress is being made on encoding old episodes of "Brain Damage," the sounds of the old phone system, Emmanuel has a bad experience with an SUV every time he drives to the station, the confusion that reins at an intersection on campus, the advantage of getting BBC World, the popularity of Hummers, how SUVs keep getting bigger, a staffer has the ability to instantly recognize cars by their taillights, what Emmanuel is good at remembering, the Dixie Chicks controversy, how certain radio stations organized boycotts, Emmanuel's attempts to buy a Dixie Chicks CD at a retail outlet, how people have always traded music, Kenyon stops by, Noam Chomsky is giving another lecture at this very hour, the extremely high price for a CD at Borders, problems with the play button, a song by the Dixie Chicks, the Digicart machine crashes, Jimmy Cliff interrupts, May 1st is Loyalty Day, the absurdity of the record company position on music sharing, Emmanuel's experience with a counterfeit film. |
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Mai 2003 |
A malfunctioning button causes dead air, an answer to the opening theme question, a PIN code for a Verizon teleconference goes out over the air, a playback of a Verizon conference call, Noam Chomsky is in town again, the new Wang Center on campus will be open tonight, Emmanuel's tradition of exploring every building on campus, how things have changed, an appeal for calls from on campus, "new broadband initiatives" from Verizon, a piece of the board falls off, trying to inject enthusiasm into the Verizon presentation, a profile of Port Jefferson, the confusing intersection at the heart of the town, the story of the disappearance of the Thomas Jefferson statue, why the left in this country never gets anywhere, Emmanuel's experience trying to get to the bottom of the statue question, trying to get the number for the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce from directory assistance, attempting to get the same information from Tell Me, Emmanuel gets into a huge argument with the system when he tries to disconnect from it, Emmanuel gets stuck in the sports section, an eclipse is occurring this week, Emmanuel explains some basic astronomy, trying to get automated driving directions, Emmanuel won't get to see the eclipse because he's seeing "The Matrix" at that time, how people at the station aren't used to the phones ringing, listener feedback on what to do about the statue situation, how encoding old episodes of "Brain Damage" has turned into a weird experience, an update on the proposed Yaphank mall, an oxygen bar in Port Jefferson, comparing Port Jefferson to East Hampton, reading some of the press release from Verizon concerning today's big announcement, Verizon's habit of sabotaging DSL lines from other companies, the story of the Internet-ready toilet is revealed to be a hoax, trying to figure out what offends people, how CNN attempted to delete the story. |
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Another call to the Tell Me service, trying to find the number for WUSB, trying to get the number for a commercial station, leaving feedback, getting the WUSB phone number from Verizon, the condition alert has changed to orange, the WUSB listener line, appealing for calls, the concept of "intelligence chatter," an old "Brain Damage" caller, the 1990 episodes are about to go online, an appeal for a copy of a show that Emmanuel doesn't have, memories of Matt, the old teleconferences, what hasn't changed at the station since the nineties, calling the old number for "What's For Lunch?", Emmanuel's experience exploring the Wang Center during the Noam Chomsky lecture last week, an adventure cutting through various campus buildings during the ICON convention this spring, Stony Brook issues an alert because of the color change in the threat level, Tom Ridge claims the nation is safer now than 20 months ago, web filtering is installed at University Hospital that blocks 2600, a call from Edmonton, whether a color alert system exists in Canada, a contest to see which credit card company answers with a human first, information on outsourcing companies, a quirk involving prepaid calling cards, information about Vonage, time runs out suddenly, Noam Chomsky may be aired in this slot next week, a two hour fundraiser is scheduled for "Off The Hook" this week. |
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| 20. May 2003 |
The show is on this week after all, Emmanuel expresses his feelings about all the rain during the Memorial Day weekend, saying goodbye to a very old friend, the story of The Cedars, the scarcity of old houses, Emmanuel's days as a typesetter, how the house was found, the way such an environment can affect people, how 2600 was affected, the Walter story, some of the animal adventures through the years, Hurricane Gloria's effect on the house, the noise of trees, the Strong family, some of the modern conveniences that residents had to do without, the people who didn't appreciate it, the group home experience, the Halloween parties at The Cedars, going through old books, an appeal for several million dollars to buy the house, a picture of Earth from Mars, talk of infiltrating places, a new company will allow average citizens to watch for terrorists on their computers, questions on landmark status for the house, the upcoming 2600 meetings, trying to get around web page blocking, the early days of 2600. |
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June 2003 |
The program is replaced tonight by two separate Noam Chomsky lectures taped recently at Stony Brook. Law and War, protests against war, wars against much weaker enemies, the United Nations, the United States as "rogue superpower," the rule of force, preemptive war and preventive war, how under current conditions the United States has the right to attack anyone, the United States' rejection of the World Court, the national security strategy, the turning point we're at now. The 1990 editions of "Brain Damage" are now online. Introduction of Noam Chomsky's next lecture, Chomsky as a person, United States/Asia relations, the crisis with North Korea, the Kissinger doctrine, why Iraq is attacked but North Korea isn't, why the United States doesn't want peaceful integration of North Korea, South Korean perspective, outrage at disobedience to the United States in the present and past, how the Nazis and Japanese were viewed differently, the crimes the Japanese never had to account for, which presidents were hawks and doves, the death toll in Vietnam, the fate of the Iroquois, the gaps in education, the meaning of some American names, how developing countries tend to be those who retain their sovereignity, some history of India and China, Britain's narco-trafficking in the region, the current drive for colonization, conclusions. |
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June 2003 |
The rareness of a blue sky and sun lately in the area, spice is the variety of life, the absurdity of an event known as Field Day which was supposed to take place on Long Island last weekend, some of the things that weren't done properly, the incredible draw of Radiohead, why it isn't the environmentalists' fault, the discussion board about the concert, where the concert wound up being rescheduled to, how the rain added to it all, why Woodstock can't happen again, a second concert on the Long Island site is canceled, a quote in Newsday from a WUSB person on the controversy, the new stadium on campus, a way to sneak more concerts onto Stony Brook, the strangeness of the news these days and how it's hard to tell reality from fiction, an endless loop begins with a gradual degradation of the signal, there are three Emmanuels on at the same time, all five lines were ringing during the looping, some listener mail, a demonstration of how easy it is to listen to the latest batch of "Brain Damage" episodes, an excerpt of "Moscow Mailbag," a new car called the Pacifica, the story of the 2600 van, some of what can be learned from listening to the old radio show, feedback to the show about The Cedars, a call from a listener whose letter was just read, the 2600 IRC network is back. |
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| 17. June 2003 |
A longer period of musical intro, advice for people running iTunes, the recent blues marathon and the upcoming reggae marathon, Emmanuel wonders where the end of war parade is, how the war isn't making headlines anymore, hearings take place in the British Parliament on how people may have been misled before the war, how this isn't being reported in the United States, perspective from 1990, the chain of logic, what can be done now, the non-news of CNN, why the mass media doesn't care, Emmanuel has to fix the phone live on the air, Gary offers advice, exploring the inside of the board, calling DirecTV to find out if they plan on carrying BBC World, Gary gives an update on what he's been up to for the last 20 years, Emmanuel demonstrates the preponderance of anti-drug public service announcements on WUSB, the simplicity of the message and how it causes more harm than good, Emmanuel finds alternative announcements on the Internet, the effects of the war on drugs, another announcement from NORML, searching for PSAs in the Digicart machine, a NORML PSA is found labeled as a "non-PSA," Dr. Bill Cheshire, Route 666 is discontinued, a call to the 666 exchange test number, "intelligent seats" are planned for airlines, the stupidity of boxing, Shades of Death Road in New Jersey, a controversy involving a Michael Moore, New York City's Jewish population dwindling, homeless people are paid to hold signs for a pizza establishment. |
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| 24. June 2003 |
An old CD player is brought back, a strange coincidence involving the "Off The Hook" theme, how the Associated Press is everywhere, six British soldiers are killed in Iraq, how this is being received in the United Kingdom, a massive security breach involving the royal family, a renewed effort to find Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, a run on satellite dishes in Iraq, a protest on the math regents exam in New York, a t-shirt in multiple languages apologizes for President Bush, a question on how to get a radio station onto the iTunes default list, the reggae marathon is scheduled for next week, a Joe Strummer ID, bad news from the Supreme Court on CIPA, reasons given for blocking 2600 websites, "Off The Hook" is preempted this week and "Off The Wall" is preempted next week, how any mention of 2600 is being deleted on an MTV forum, MTV's history of distorting speech, Spike Lee's battle with Spike TV, an update on a traveling listener, Emmanuel is on a daytime schedule by accident, the increased amount of people and traffic in the daytime, the upcoming CCC camp, Emmanuel's plans for traveling this summer, more info on the anti-drug PSA controversy at WUSB, the phone is broken again, a complaint about the Brentwood library, the danger of not wanting to ruffle feathers, how major changes always happen slowly, calls from the southeast, the #offthewall channel on irc.2600.net. |
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July 2003 |
The show wasn't on last week because of the Reggaethon, the death of Senator Strom Thurmond, Emmanuel plays the National Anthem in tribute, comparing it to the Oscar Meyer wiener song, what it was like to see the fireworks in Manhattan, the various human reactions, why anyone would tape fireworks, how it's possible to hear the sonic boom of the Concorde over Long Island, what New Year's Eve is like in Amsterdam, Spike TV and Spike Lee settle the lawsuit over the name, questions about how marketing works, Michael Savage is fired from MSNBC after making homophobic remarks, bleeding heart fascists, why people shouldn't be surprised when there's a reaction to something controversial, South Park is shown uncut on Comedy Central, why this is an important development, how CTV in Canada shows The Sopranos over the air uncut, people who don't watch television, how television can be improved, the danger of monopolies, the Italian premier insults a German minister, how the media is controlled in Italy, how dumping subway cars into the ocean is portrayed as a good thing for the environment, a trick on Google involving weapons of mass destruction, American troops continue to die in Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld's games with words, how Tony Blair is being asked tough questions in front of everyone, evidence relating to weapons of mass destruction proves questionable at best, more incidents of shooting, how the gun lobby is silent on issues of free speech, a bizarre accident report from Pennsylvania involving noisy kids and falling logs, a broken traffic light on Route 347 causes overreaction by the authorities, how few cops there really are, the traffic system in Berkeley involving flashing yellow lights, calling the Do Not Call registry. |
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July 2003 |
Whatever happened to Renaissance?, technical problems with the CD player, the Sprint hotline, waiting for a human, spreading a rumor, the phone calls will be taken first this week, there is only one show left before Emmanuel's journey through Eastern Europe, Emmanuel's dream for remote shows, the George W. Bush theme, more evidence that the reasons for the war were based on mistruths, the problem the United States now has in Iraq, how U.S. soldiers being killed are no longer being identified in the media, more soldiers are told they won't be coming home as scheduled, the Justice Department refuses a federal judge's order concerning a suspected terrorist's trial, "classified" information, the importance of speaking out, the CIA is blamed by the Bush administration for bad information in the State of the Union address, Emmanuel gets his Russian visa, an old caller, the stupidity of the crawl on CNN, a caller has an argument at a post office about a television being on, an idea on how to control TV sets in business establishments, Emmanuel is going to France as a show of support, supposed facts about Belarus, the Chaos Communications Camp, how to pronounce Niger and Qatar, the sounds of Edith Piaf, another perspective on the Spike TV controversy, an Irish festival in Port Jefferson, the war stickers given away earlier in the year seem to be fading, making changes within the military, "Off The Hook" isn't preempted this week after all. |
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| 22.
July 2003 |
Chaos on the local and international scene, the news isn't aired for some reason, how the news missed today's big story anyway, the United States kills Saddam Hussein's two sons, the last show before Emmanuel's six week voyage to Eastern Europe, a monsoon hits the area, Emmanuel's experience at a traffic accident, the negative attitude towards the public on the part of many civil servants, a cop shooting in Shreveport, why cops are open to more scrutiny, Emmanuel's idea for avoiding mistaken cop shootings, the amount of times police violate the law, why cops hang out at fire stations, the parallels with the world situation, how CNN made light of today's killings, comparing this to BBC coverage, the battle between the BBC and the British government, the testimony and subsequent death of former weapons inspector David Kelly, the top story in American newspapers, how nobody is questioning the killing of the Hussein sons, the situation in Liberia, obituaries for the Hussein sons, Private Jennifer Lynch returns to her home in West Virginia, a listener reveals what goes on inside firehouses, an explanation of computers at WUSB, the 2600 sweatshirts, some of what goes on in Belarus, a list of the countries that Emmanuel is going to, the Chaos Communications Camp, police are called to a House of Representatives meeting. |
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| 9. September 2003 |
The show resumes after six weeks, the wrong theme, what it's like to suddenly be back in the States, how traveling can be therapeutic, what the Chaos Camp was like, the technology that was brought in to the campground, a description of Paris, the importance of walking, the low cost of living in the East, Emmanuel's method of going into a new city, pictures will somehow be shown over the air in the next few weeks, the importance of having a phone while traveling overseas, an online system that allows overseas forwarding for a very low rate, Emmanuel's experience buying a bus ticket in Poland to Kaliningrad, what it's like to be on a Polish bus, arriving in Kaliningrad, why Emmanuel chose not to learn the Cyrillic alphabet, what it was like to be in Poland during the blackout in the United States, comparing borscht, the old sections of the Baltic nations, Emmanuel's experience at a pipe organ concert, the Israeli conflict and how World War Two relates to the current situation, Emmanuel's efforts to find the remaining piece of the Warsaw Ghetto wall, the Museum of Occupation in Latvia, the importance of seeing certain forgotten monuments, a pipe organ excerpt, tracking down a monument in the middle of a Latvian forest, trains in Riga. |
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September 2003 |
An extra minute of the show, the Three's Company theme, a hurricane threatens the island, Emmanuel is in favor of the chaos that a hurricane could bring, a phone is left at the station, Emmanuel's problems with his T-Mobile phone, determing the phone number of the mystery phone, the coming of a new KFC, fast food in Eastern Europe, the right and wrong way to raise chickens, the stupidity of SUVs, the different rules of traffic in Europe, the advantages of Smart cars, Emmanuel starts a campaign to get Smart cars into the United States, rumors that BBC World may be launched in the United States, details of a BBC program called "Hard Talk," the difference in CNN overseas, controversial comments by Johnny Depp, comedian Tommy Chong is sentenced to prison for selling bongs on the Internet, why such treatment is wrong, why forbidding certain substances is self-defeating, a study on the harmful effects of ecstasy turns out to be flawed, a United States drug arrest in Holland, complaints about medicinal marijuana, another controversial remark from Berlusconi, a tribute to Johnny Cash. |
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September 2003 |
Big problems with the CD player, the absurdity of the Tommy Chong case, a weekly tribute to Tommy Chong begins, more craziness from California as the recall movement moves into full gear, why it's important to vote, Bush goes before the United Nations to ask for help rebuilding Iraq, Bush finally admits that there's no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to September 11, the end of a Jupiter mission, the United States is going to miss a deadline to destroy chemical weapons, Emmanuel shows some pictures from his trip to Europe over the air featuring France. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 09/23/03 |
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September 2003 |
A continuation of the Tommy Chong tribute, a good response to last week's slideshow, the trials and tribulations of the H2K2 VCD project, Emmanuel's problems with Macs, listener feedback on European traffic questions, more on small cars, the truth about Smart cars in the USA, why it's important to pay attention to the news, a scandal involving the leaking of a CIA agent's name by the Bush administration, the need for a special prosecutor, the national Do Not Call Registry is in limbo, Emmanuel gets spam from a senator, thoughts on California's recall election and its related oddities, a suicide is planned as part of a rock show, concern that the phone company won't like the special tone used for changing slides, more pictures from Europe featuring Amsterdam and the Chaos Communication Camp, the difference in European outhouses, the meaning of Sparkasse, looking forward to the Chaos Congress taking place this December. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 09/30/03 |
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October 2003 |
The CD is skipping, another Mac problem keeps Free Speech Radio News off the air, Emmanuel forgets to bring in a Cheech and Chong record this week, Emmanuel is sick, the California election is today, the scariness of Arnold Schwarzenegger, how less people can dictate the results of the election over the majority, a rash of tiger attacks, analyzing the Sigfried and Roy incident, Israel drops a bomb on Syria, looking at the different ways various media reported the story, the history of Israel bombing other countries, this week's pictures, a look at trains and stations in Europe, pictures of remnants of the Holocaust, how the Jewish population of Europe has never been replenished, a visit to the Salaspils forest in Latvia, a memorial in Belarus. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 10/07/03 |
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October 2003
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More on Tommy Chong, making up for last week's absence of Cheech and Chong material, a week off from pictures, Emmanuel asks callers not to tell him the score of tonight's Yankees/Red Sox game, the Don Zimmer incident, how old people integrate into society more easily overseas, why baseball is an interesting sport, the desire for a Boston/Chicago World Series, why it's getting tiresome for the Yankees to always win, feedback to last week's show, how Fox News is the only news agency to use the Bush term "homicide bomb," the books Emmanuel used while touring Eastern Europe, the threat of pillow bombs, the many restrictions in place for a recent Central Park concert, the contrast to a Helsinki concert, the situation in Israel, some interesting figures from an opinion poll among Israelis and Palestinians, the absurdity of bringing God into the conflict, the nightmare that BBC America has turned into, why "Coupling" isn't succeeding as an American production, a two hour "Off The Hook" is scheduled for tomorrow. |
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October 2003 |
A piece from Cheech and Chong that Emmanuel thinks is pretty bad, some answers to questions raised on previous shows, more info on small cars, two more years of "Brain Damage" remain to be digitized, a listener objects to Emmanuel's anti-SUV attitude, facts and figures on gas mileage, the Concorde is about to fly for the last time, comparing the domestic CNN page to the international one, a man in Germany is prosecuted for teaching his dog Nazi tricks, a college student from North Carolina intentionally brings hazardous items onto airplanes, an unusual sound for this week's slide changing, this week's pictures feature Poland, traffic conditions in Warsaw and other sights, next week's show is a fundraiser. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 10/21/03 |
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October 2003 |
The fall fundraiser is underway, a short Tommy Chong piece this week, a rundown of the premiums being offered, multiple fires burn in California, one of the fires was set by the military, Bush's reaction to events in Iraq, the controversy over a top Pentagon official describing military operations as a fight against Satan, a pizza delivery crackdown on credit card fraud, why it's important to support a station like WUSB even for listeners from out of the area, a brief history of some noncommercial stations in the area and what has become of them, how WUSB helped make 2600 possible, a huge solar flare is on its way to Earth, what could happen as a result, the Bush administration bans coverage of the return of dead soldiers' remains to their bases, the military is reportedly ready to shoot down hijacked airplanes, mobile phones in Finland could be used to track children, a head scarf causes problems for an 11 year old Oklahoma girl, a special offer for people who want to pledge but don't listen to the show live, a song that could never be played on commercial radio. |
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November 2003 |
Thanks to people who have pledged, Cheech and Chong, Brother Bill stops by, how federal law affects the radio station, info on RFPI, the prevalence of hate radio on American shortwave, the appeal of Costa Rica, an appeal for calls, the value of radio stations, the 2600 hooded sweatshirt, the ancient WUSB mixing board, more on commercial radio, how Long Island's WLIW-TV misleads people during fundraisers, today is Election Day, the various places Emmanuel's polling places have been in, why firemen are volunteers in some areas, how fire sirens work, the Stony Brook foghorn, New York mayor Bloomberg's idea for election reform, a critique of opposition from the Democratic Party, Election Day isn't a holiday, Brother Bill raised $700 during his last show, how Bloomberg is unusual, a controversy involving a CBS movie on Ronald Reagan, the parallels with the controversy over the Mitnick movie. |
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| 11.
November 2003 |
The importance of history and knowing your surroundings, calling a CVS store to find out what CVS stands for, the significance of Remembrance Day around the world, a mystery crisis involves Prince Charles, an appeal to let Emmanuel know the details so he can spread them around, differences between all the war-related holidays, the two minute silence throughout England, the significance of poppies, how Google recognizes the holiday in certain countries, Cheech and Chong, tensions arise in advance of a visit by President Bush to London, a German state tries to ban Muslim head gear in schools, police storm into a school in South Carolina to search for drugs, why this kind of response is a very bad idea, more details on the raid, the longlasting effects of the war on the people of Iraq, feedback on previous slide shows, this week's slide show features Kaliningrad, the history of the House of the Soviets, a question about Voice over IP, a happy piece by Roger Waters. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 11/11/03 |
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| 18.
November 2003 |
An extra minute of the show, faded teletype news, the issue of the death penalty in the sniper trial, a new Michael Jackson scandal, new developments in Iraq, the differences between terrorism and resistance, George W. Bush visits England and causes mayhem, the difference between Bush and Blair, plans for demonstrations in London, the terror alert in England, the NYPD attacks a peaceful gathering of activists, Emmanuel's experience at a demonstration last year, the cops kill a man with a hammer in Brooklyn, another edition of Corporate Intelligence, finding out what the K in K-Mart stands for, some little-known facts, this week's slideshow will feature Lithuania, what the graffiti from last week's feature on Kaliningrad means, an update on the "Brain Damage" archive, an update on the controversial Reagan film, Emmanuel gets an Australian version of "Takedown," the difference between the Mitnick and Reagan protesters, the first of the three Baltic states is featured, the drabness of payphones and trains in the United States, the dark side of the TV tower in Vilnius. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 11/18/03 |
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November 2003 |
An abbreviated show this week due to a basketball game, today's slideshow will focus on Latvia, some perspective and questions on the latest Michael Jackson scandal, the suicide of Jonathan Brandis, memories of Seaquest, the scariness of being a star, the fragility of people, Bush pays tribute to the troops in Iraq, how the United States has lost a good deal of the world's sympathy since September 11, the large number of U.S. casualties in Iraq, Arabic journalists are accused of siding with the enemy by the United States, the Pentagon plans to start a news network in Iraq, a list of soldiers killed in Iraq is found, a reporter infiltrates Buckingham Palace on the eve of Bush's visit to London, a look at some humorous news items, reader suggestions for the Corporate Intelligence feature, some facts about 7-11, Matt stops by to preview tonight's game, comparison between Delaware and Luxembourg, a UFO is seen in one of last week's pictures, pictures from Riga, some history of the resistance against occupation in Latvia, a sports-related Cheech and Chong piece. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 11/25/03 |
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| 02. Dezember 2003 |
The theme is missing a channel, Emmanuel experiences the backache from hell, dealing with pain, why do teeth need to hurt?, the disadvantages of aging, how childbirth is an alien concept for males, a Cincinnati man is killed by police, missing videotape, why the cops were poorly trained to deal with the situation, Bush visits the troops in Iraq, how this will be used politically, why the election in 2004 is going to be very different from the election of 2000, how the left tears itself apart, a liberal radio network is planned, the liberal media according to Rush Limbaugh, elderly people are involved in murder and a love triangle in Oregon, shoppers trample a woman as a Walmart opens for a holiday sale, this week's Cheech and Chong tribute is the most requested selection, this week's slide show features Estonia, clarification on the Freedom Monument in Riga, the difficulty of using trains to get between the Baltics, a call to translate Estonian graffiti, a caller from the other radio show, the risk of taking pictures of bridges in New York City, Emmanuel attends the opening of the new PATH station at the site of the World Trade Center. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 12/02/03 |
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| 09. Dezember 2003 |
A disjointed beginning to the show, Emmanuel encourages people to buy bongs, Cheech and Chong tribute, an early snowstorm hits the area, Emmanuel's driving adventure during the storm, the Beatles invade the studio, a look at the news, Al Gore endorses Howard Dean for President, a change in philosophy for the next presidential election, how Lieberman is reacting to being passed over for endorsement by Gore, debating the effectiveness of weapons inspections and the importance of Saddam Hussein, the phone system is being particularly annoying today, this week's slideshow features Finland, a description of the Leningrad Cowboys, comparing the way a free concert in Helsinki was set up to what happens in the United States, a song by the Leningrad Cowboys, a pictorial tour of parts of Helsinki. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 12/09/03 |
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| 16. Dezember 2003 |
The last program of the year, Cheech and Chong, the party to celebrate the capture of Saddam Hussein continues, questions as to whether the world is safer now because of his apprehension, defining cowardice and courage, the conservative views of some of the Democratic Party presidential candidates, Saddam Hussein is said to be not cooperating with interrogators, the search for weapons of mass destruction still has resulted in nothing, the real motivations behind the war, predictions for the months ahead, the ways in which the capture has been reported, an American soldier is accused of mistreatment of a prisoner in Iraq, some questions that weren't asked in the news accounts, Emmanuel is heading to the Chaos Communications Congress in Berlin next week, the online stream is down, a warning about this week's slides, listener mail, an underage sex scandal that hasn't gotten any media coverage and exceeds anything Michael Jackson is accused of, some thoughts on Bush from overseas, this week's slideshow features St. Petersburg, different classes of service on trains in Russia, the strange museum of deformed babies that Peter The Great started. Emmanuel's Photo Album - 12/16/03 |
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