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- 06 / 05 / 19 -

Kyle defeats Waze to get to the station, thoughts on the BQE, a question about the new Kosciuszko Bridge, the new tap-to-pay system known as OMNY is being tested, Kyle and Emmanuel's experiences using similar systems in other cities, the history of the New York City subway system which allows free transfers, memories of Oyster cards in London, Trump insults the mayor of London over Twitter while still in flight above the city, Fox News can no longer be found in the United Kingdom, the ease of using VPNs, Alex describes a proposed New York State law involving privacy and technology companies, information is revealed about license plate readers and the data they capture, the ensuing data breach, a lack of presumption of innocence for people getting visas as their social media is probed, alleged Russian involvement in hacking activity, the Mr. Peanut Twitter account is hacked, the proper way to deal with this kind of thing, how Google News has become useless by constantly directing people to paywalls, listener calls.

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June 5
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- 06 / 12 / 19 -

Alex gives an update on news involving The Strand, why the move to declare it a landmark is a bad idea, some particularly insulting remarks from a member of the landmarks commission concerning the protests against landmark status, what lies ahead regarding legal action, how to stay updated, Maker Media ceases operations, what this means for Make Magazine and Maker Faire, Sherry Huss joins the conversation, some of the history of Maker Faire, a milestone involving the White House, O'Reilly's involvement, the poison of venture capitalism, the teamwork involved in the events, the dramatic impact that Maker Faire has had on kids over the years, Alex describes the effect that Maker Faire had on his kid, Dale Dougherty's involvement and why this shouldn't be considered his fault, how this isn't an actual bankruptcy, possible scenarios where Maker Faire can be saved, the continuing support of The Hall of Science, listener ideas on how to save The Strand and Maker Faire, the show won't be on next week.

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June 12
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- 06 / 26 / 19 -

Kyle is still parking the car, the show will be starting an hour later beginning next week, rethinking the schedule live on the air, a Cory Doctorow piece in The New York Times from the future, causes a degree of confusion, arguing over pronunciation of various file extensions, thoughts on social media and the control of speech, the way we now interact with data as opposed to how we used to, pushing the boundaries of technology, the cool factor, how things disappear on the Internet much faster than most realize, the idea of a fundraiser for Chelsea Manning, a call from former prisoner Stormbringer, the latest from Bobson in Bulgaria, thoughts on the later timeslot.

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June 26
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