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- 11 / 10 / 04 -

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 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 Metrocards, 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.

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November 10
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- 11 / 17 / 04 -

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.

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November 17
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- 11 / 24 / 04 -

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.

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