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}}'''''Off the Hook''''' is a hacker-oriented weekly [[talk radio]] program, hosted by [[Eric Corley|Emmanuel Goldstein]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Radio show focuses on hacking |newspaper=Associated Press |date=June 14, 1997 |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/061497/tech_online2600.html |postscript=<!--None--> |deadurl=yes |archiveurl= |
}}'''''Off the Hook''''' is a hacker-oriented weekly [[talk radio]] program, hosted by [[Eric Corley|Emmanuel Goldstein]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Radio show focuses on hacking |newspaper=Associated Press |date=June 14, 1997 |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/061497/tech_online2600.html |postscript=<!--None--> |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101061343/http://chronicle.augusta.com:80/stories/061497/tech_online2600.html |archivedate=January 1, 2009 }} </ref> which focuses on the societal ramifications of [[information technology]] and the [[law]]s that [[regulation|regulate]] how [[information society|people]] use them. It airs Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]] in [[New York City]] on the [[community radio]] station [[WBAI]] 99.5 FM. It is also [[simulcast]] online via streaming [[MP3]], rebroadcast on various other [[radio station]]s,<ref name="homepage">{{cite web | title = 2600 Off The Hook | date = Feb 1, 1997 | url = http://www.2600.com/oth/}}</ref> and has been made available as a [[podcast]] (since long before that term was coined). |
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== History == |
== History == |
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== Premiere == |
=== Premiere === |
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''Off the Hook'' first aired on Thursday, October 7, 1988. It was originally set to debut Friday, August 12, 1988, but a fire on the radio transmitter floor of the [[Empire State Building]] forced a postponement.<ref>[http://www.2600.com/offthehook/1988/1088.html Off the Hook show notes - October 7, 1988]</ref> |
''Off the Hook'' first aired on Thursday, October 7, 1988. It was originally set to debut Friday, August 12, 1988, but a fire on the radio transmitter floor of the [[Empire State Building]] forced a postponement.<ref>[http://www.2600.com/offthehook/1988/1088.html Off the Hook show notes - October 7, 1988]</ref> |
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== Notable events == |
=== Notable events === |
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Some notable events in the program's history include: |
Some notable events in the program's history include: |
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* On November 30, 1999, journalist [[Amy Goodman]] reported live from the [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity|World Trade Organization protests]], while being repeatedly approached by police and tear-gassed. |
* On November 30, 1999, journalist [[Amy Goodman]] reported live from the [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity|World Trade Organization protests]], while being repeatedly approached by police and tear-gassed. |
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* As an [[April Fool's Day]] prank in 2009, the show staged a [[wikt:en:mock#Noun|mock]] shutdown and takeover of [[WBAI]] by a new [[country music|country]] station. Rather than the show's intro, the hour opened with an apparent station [[sign-off]] followed by the [[sign-on|introduction]] of "New York's New Radio Station," playing a "10,000 song [[wikt:en:marathon#Noun|marathon]]" to celebrate the birth of "Country 99.5".<ref name=bsdbox_wbaigonecountry>{{cite web|last=Graziano|first=Michael|title=WBAI Gone Country|url=http://www.bsd-box.net/~mikeg/blog/index.php?/archives/93-WBAI-Gone-Country.html|publisher=bsd-box.net/~mikeg/blog/|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=archive2009>{{cite web|title=Off The Hook April 2009|url=http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2009/0409.html|work=The 2009 Off The Hook audio archive|publisher=2600|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> For 17 minutes WBAI broadcast to the [[New York metropolitan area|Greater New York area]] as a country station.<ref name=archive2009 /> |
* As an [[April Fool's Day]] prank in 2009, the show staged a [[wikt:en:mock#Noun|mock]] shutdown and takeover of [[WBAI]] by a new [[country music|country]] station. Rather than the show's intro, the hour opened with an apparent station [[sign-off]] followed by the [[sign-on|introduction]] of "New York's New Radio Station," playing a "10,000 song [[wikt:en:marathon#Noun|marathon]]" to celebrate the birth of "Country 99.5".<ref name=bsdbox_wbaigonecountry>{{cite web|last=Graziano|first=Michael|title=WBAI Gone Country|url=http://www.bsd-box.net/~mikeg/blog/index.php?/archives/93-WBAI-Gone-Country.html|publisher=bsd-box.net/~mikeg/blog/|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=archive2009>{{cite web|title=Off The Hook April 2009|url=http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2009/0409.html|work=The 2009 Off The Hook audio archive|publisher=2600|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> For 17 minutes WBAI broadcast to the [[New York metropolitan area|Greater New York area]] as a country station.<ref name=archive2009 /> |
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== Possible Conclusion == |
=== Possible Conclusion === |
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On November 13, 2012, it was announced that "Off the Hook" was possibly facing conclusion due to "[[2600 magazine|2600]]"'s frustration with WBAI, as well as difficulty accessing the studio and its resources in the wake of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>[http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/12291 AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR LISTENERS FROM THE STAFF OF "OFF THE HOOK", Posted 13 Nov 2012 05:07:34 UTC]. Retrieved November 2012.</ref> However, new episodes have continued airing over WBAI.<ref>[http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2013/1013.html ''Off the Hook'', 2013 October 9]</ref> |
On November 13, 2012, it was announced that "Off the Hook" was possibly facing conclusion due to "[[2600 magazine|2600]]"'s frustration with WBAI, as well as difficulty accessing the studio and its resources in the wake of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>[http://www.2600.com/news/view/article/12291 AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR LISTENERS FROM THE STAFF OF "OFF THE HOOK", Posted 13 Nov 2012 05:07:34 UTC]. Retrieved November 2012.</ref> However, new episodes have continued airing over WBAI.<ref>[http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2013/1013.html ''Off the Hook'', 2013 October 9]</ref> |
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After a quick presentation of the panelist(s) or on-air guest(s), the radio show normally starts with a report and discussion of the previous week's most interesting hacker, [[technology]], and [[activist]] related news. Sometimes, it also features an interview with external guests. |
After a quick presentation of the panelist(s) or on-air guest(s), the radio show normally starts with a report and discussion of the previous week's most interesting hacker, [[technology]], and [[activist]] related news. Sometimes, it also features an interview with external guests. |
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==Listener contributions== |
===Listener contributions=== |
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Toward the end of the program, Goldstein often reads listener [[e-mail]]s and/or takes listener phone calls, time providing. |
Toward the end of the program, Goldstein often reads listener [[e-mail]]s and/or takes listener phone calls, time providing. |
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* Rob Vincent, a.k.a. "Rob T Firefly" |
* Rob Vincent, a.k.a. "Rob T Firefly" |
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* volt4ire |
* volt4ire |
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* [[Alexander Urbelis]] ([http://blackstone-law.com/bs/index.php/lawyers/alexander-j-urbelis Alex the Lawyer)] |
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* Alexander Urbelis |
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* [http://www.blackstone-law.com/bs/index.php/lawyers/alexander-j-urbelis Alexander Urbelis (Alex the Lawyer)] |
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* Arseny |
* Arseny |
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* Gus |
* Gus |
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* [[Mitch Altman]] |
* [[Mitch Altman]] |
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* [[Negativland]] |
* [[Negativland]] |
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* [[Dave Buchwald]] |
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* RenderMan |
* RenderMan |
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* [[Phreaking]] |
* [[Phreaking]] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Audio podcasts]] |
[[Category:Audio podcasts]] |
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[[Category:2600: The Hacker Quarterly]] |
[[Category:2600: The Hacker Quarterly]] |
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[[Category:Pacifica Foundation programs |
[[Category:Pacifica Foundation programs]] |