Off The Hook (low-bitrate)

The post-HOPE show - a post-mortem discussion of this year's virtual HOPE conference.

A late start and Skype problems, the HOPE conference starts this weekend, support WBAI & get a half-price HOPE ticket, Alex recalls an omen from a year ago, Lexicon talks about the Cyberpunk Now film festival planned for HOPE, Greg Newby discusses some of the technology that will be in use for HOPE, highlights of some of the keynote speakers, live stream & chat details, late night performances.

The fundraiser continues, the HOPE conference starts in a few weeks, scrambling to organize the talks, the final two keynotes to be announced tomorrow, profiles of the three keynote speakers announced yesterday, virtual 2600 meetings, Trump wants to ban TikTok, BlueLeaks server in Germany confiscated, Facebook condemned in their own report.

The fundraiser continues, The Hacker Digest lifetime subscription, three year subscription to 2600 Magazine, the hacker tote bag, Alex is still in PA, wearing a mask to slow the spread of covid-19 has become politicized, doctor visits are an odd experience now, planning for the upcoming virtual HOPE conference is in full swing, a discussion of TikTok users and K-pop fans and their effect on social media and the Tulsa rally.

Demonstrations in NYC and surrounding areas, Alex makes an emergency trip into the city, the hacker tote bag, The Hacker Digest lifetime subscription, three year subscription to 2600 Magazine, an update on the 2020 HOPE conference, 2600 Magazine is available at grocery stores, NYPD plans to encrypt their radio communications, IBM to stop selling facial recognition software, renaming military bases named after Confederate generals.

An apology for last week's show, fundraising show, Greg Newby, Aestetix & Mitch Altman join via Skype to discuss the plans for the upcoming virtual HOPE conference, The Hacker Digest lifetime subscription, three-year subscription to 2600 Magazine, the hacker tote bag.

Audio problems plague the show, the HOPE conference will still be held in an expanded 9-day online event.

Fundraising show, the WBAI face mask, Alex is finally reunited with his family, protests against social distancing, personal accounts from those affected by covid-19, keeping everyone safe.

Are we on the air? Rob and Gila find toilet paper, Alex is still isolated in Pennsylvania, living with the new normal, countries lead by women handled covid outbreak better than those led by men, Zoom security concerns, attempting to take listener phone calls.

An update on Alex's health, more healthcare workers threatened with termination for speaking out, Dr. Nisha Mehta discusses the situation healthcare workers are facing, protests in Michigan, listener phone calls.