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- 05 / 02 / 18 -

The spring fundraiser has begun, the station has survived some massive challenges, how people can contribute, why this is better than a mere podcast, the randomness of radio, there is a plan in place to resolve the Empire State Building dilemma, some of the hopes for the future, some of the premiums being offered from previous drives, what Steve Rambam's premium entails, what's included in the keynote series, an excerpt from the Steve Wozniak keynote at The Fifth HOPE in 2004, an update on the 2600 digitization project, excerpts from some of the Hacker Digests being offered tonight, the show will not be on next week, there are 2600 meetings this week. This show includes fundraising.

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May 2
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- 05 / 16 / 18 -

Alexa defines net neutrality, today's good news that may help overturn the 2017 FCC ruling on net neutrality, the lies that have been perpetuated in the attempted destruction of net neutrality, the "laurel/yanny" debate, wondering why people hear different things, some problems with the previous show's premium offerings, the importance of the 2600 digitization project that's producing the Hacker Digest series, what's included in the keynote series, memories of reading Cory Doctorow's book on a train in eastern Europe, Google employees resign in protest over a military program called Project Maven, why people have a problem with projects like this, Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Festival is the guest, the UNIVAC owned by the VCF, other festivals around the world, some hardware and software history, memories of BASIC, how VCF helps provide old hardware for movies and television shows, how to get to the Vintage Computer Festival East. This show includes fundraising.

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May 16
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- 05 / 23 / 18 -

Jason Scott from the Internet Archive is in the studio, some examples of things that people donate, the allure of spam faxes, how things get lost through digitization, how best to deal with archived material, instances where material has been lost, Emmanuel's quest for Bob and Ray tapes, how businesses can destroy their archives through consolidation, the importance of saving broadcasts, how "WKRP in Cincinnati" was affected, problems affecting "Grand Theft Auto," this is a fundraising edition of the show, what is being offered tonight, how a good turnout can help reduce the number of fundraising days on the station, memories of the BBS world, how young people are fascinated by old technology, how we always manage to forget to save things, how 2600 tries to save everything, Emmanuel's role in the hacker community, the frustration of trying to hear audio from the old 2600 Voice BBS using the Bigmouth system, how people can help with what Jason is doing, IBM's Audio Distribution System, plans for HOPE. This show includes fundraising.

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May 23
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- 05 / 30 / 18 -

Alex finds himself in a room with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, some of the highlights of his talk, progress with the Hacker Digest series, excerpts from 2002, the erosion of foundational morality over the years, what the HOPE keynote series is all about, the FBI wants everyone to reboot their routers, the best way to react to this, the subject of prosecuting Russian hackers, how hackers are encouraged to be patriotic and attack other nations, trying to put issues into perspective, making boycotting Israel into a crime, an update on new phone lines at the station, when HOPE tickets will start being sent out, how to get involved in Radio Statler during the HOPE conference, more updates on the conference. This show includes fundraising.

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May 30
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