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- 09 / 05 / 83 -

The first edition of the program, a rundown of other talk shows at this time period, it's Labor Day, publisher Art Dederick is today's guest, what The Bugle is, Art's history with Statesman, imitation by The Trumpeteer, the need for good news, today's work ethic, how the KAL 007 story has evolved, how media can add to mistrust, the Shoreham issue, the need for cheaper power, LILCO mismanagement, questioning whether The Bugle is actually a newspaper, an example of the campus and community working together, why The Bugle doesn't use contracts, calls for closing the south entrance to the campus, the promise of Stony Brook, working on campus, being self-sufficient, Art's involvement in model railroading. [end cut off]

September 5
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- 09 / 12 / 83 -

Candidate for the Suffolk County Legislature Steve Englebright is the guest, how the media has reacted to the Korean Airlines incident, excerpts from Radio Moscow will be aired after this program, listener loyalty to radio stations, Englebright's previous background, what the Suffolk County Legislature does, the issue of the Shoreham nuclear power plant, incumbent Ferdinand Giese's opposition compared to Englebright's, what LILCO has done to shareholders, the history of LILCO's nuclear ambitions, a fact-finding committee on Shoreham exists, why it's become fashionable to oppose Shoreham, the importance of the pine barrens, the issue of acid rain, university sewage disposal, questions about the bottle bill which went into effect today, some good words about Ferdinand Giese, why people should vote for Englebright. [occasional bursts of static, end cut off]

September 12
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- 09 / 19 / 83 -

The first week of the bottle bill, campus activist Mitch Cohen is today's guest, a song by Phil Ochs, Mitch describes his history on campus, the Red Balloon Collective, why Mitch was banned from the Stony Brook campus, activism against the campus bookstore, the story of Brett Silverstein, some of the progress that has been made, Mitch's early years at Stony Brook, Mitch's theory on the KAL Flight 007 controversy, models of Marxism, the future of the United States, the lack of difference between Reagan and Carter, another song from Phil Ochs, the problem of apathy, what it takes to get the powers that be to listen, how Long Island has changed over the years, how to reach people, the various rumors surrounding Mitch.

September 19
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- 09 / 26 / 83 -

Intro missing. An explanation of various time changes, WUSB announcer and chief engineer Frank Burgert is today's guest, the largest prime number is found, Frank explains what a mainframe computer is, the changing world of peripherals, the old keypunch technology, what a minicomputer is, what a microcomputer or personal computer is, how computers are getting smaller, LCDs and CRTs, a definition of bubble memory, an EBS test from another station goes out over the air, the importance of human interaction, why students seem to respond better to machines than to humans, how calculators have come down in price, cheap computers, downloading and uploading, how computers can communicate over telephone lines, zeros and ones, how digital memory is used in cockpit recorders, computer hacker Neal Patrick testifies before Congress, how to protect data, the realism of "War Games," the human factor of computer security, what can be changed if computer passwords are left lying around, how credit card fraud could work and the problems it could cause, where computers can do the most good, computerized radio and television stations, robotic technology and its future, "Stardate."

September 26
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