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- 07 / 02 / 08 -
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 Con Ed, 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.
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July 2
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- 07 / 09 / 08 -
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 book are out, some facts about admission to the conference, a first look at the HOPE badges, Lexicon describes how the badges will work.
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July 9
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- 07 / 16 / 08 -
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-Z Pass 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.
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July 16
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- 07 / 23 / 08 -
An extra two minutes tonight, recovery from the conference, Fred from Montreal describes the design process, the somewhat morbid theme to the conference, Voltaire 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.
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July 23
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- 07 / 30 / 08 -
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.
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July 30
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