Jim Wiener, the world premiere of "Brain Damage" is up next, "Stardate," Mike Yuhas joins Eric for the first show, Jim welcomes Eric to Saturday night, memories of Mike and Eric's trip to Shelter Island for another radio show, the program will be at least half a call-in show, the first appeal for calls, Jim recalls the very early days of WUSB, the different locations of the radio station, Rich Koch calls in to give some more details of station history, Frank Burgert calls in with the story of how the station got its FM license, the attempts to get the transmitter on top of the Health Sciences Center, some of the changes in regulations over the years, Jim's laundry detergent story, ways of making people laugh on the air, Jim tells another laundry story involving the radio station, the classical music lineup, handshaking on the air, Mike arranges an interview with a forest ranger, a mishap involving a military plane and geese, the temperature inside and outside, trying to find a lost guest in the telephone system, the sound of a forest ranger's busy signal from West Virginia, Mike is paying for a call that may never end, Eric's various schemes, going into delay, taking the first call, a listener wants to hear more of Mike, backing out of delay, how Mike spent his New Year's, 12 people went out to dinner before the show, a leap second was inserted at New Year's, a recording of WWV and how they dealt with the extra second, going back into and out of delay, Juergen Wildman describes the forest fires in West Virginia, how the smoke made it all the way to New York, how the fires start, abuse that Smokey the Bear has to endure, fighting fire with fire, a customer with robotic echo tries to get help from an operator, an explanation as to what happened to the transferred call earlier in the evening, a reading of the news, post offices were closed today to save money, a call from a 2600 reader, Eric has a coughing fit, a flurry of massacres, racial tension in Bensonhurst, Mike talks about the Mummers Day parade in Philadelphia, KYW and WWOR, a caller with echo, the Brothers are here, a call from the Harvey's Bristol Cream girl, pronunciations of various names in the news, Mike and Eric throw things at each other, predictions that this show will be a collector's item, "Concert Billboard," after "Brain Damage" comes "Lobotomy."

"Stardate," the second program in a series of infinity, lots of snow is on the ground at last, the magic of New York City in the snow, the wide variety of dress styles in the cold, a lack of phone calls, racist mobs in New York, Eric is looking for Russian hats, a caller wants to deport Italian-Americans, racism at a local 7-11, the first call from a young listener, Eric talks about his trip to Baffin Island last spring, a parallel between racial prejudice and hostility towards the cold, the pickup truck image, Brother Bill answers a question about Brother Nick six seconds before Eric asks it, a weird experience on the 12:01 out of Manhattan, some other oddities of the Long Island Railroad, how 1988 could be as exciting as 1968, Joe Evangelista will be a guest in two weeks, news about Oral Roberts, a caller has info on a food drive, words about the waste of religious fanaticism, the various religious scandals going on, Mike Yuhas calls from Philadelphia to give a legal ID, definition of a legal ID, waiting for Mike to come back from call waiting, more memories of Baffin Island, the amount of snowfall in Philadelphia, the men's room is open this week, listening to Mike's disconnecting phone, trying to call a six digit number, gunfire and dogfights, a look at the news, why isn't it called the Iraq-Iran War?, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appears to be at a turning point, administrative detention in Israel, why such conflicts persist, a computer virus hits an Israeli computer, the feeling of loss when something on a computer gets destroyed, Brother Bill helps Eric get phone calls, a murderer is still at large in the neighborhood, "Lobotomy."

"Stardate," Daniel Ortega lifts the state of emergency in Nicaragua, Jimmy the Greek is fired after controversial remarks, Martin Luther King PSA, Elissa McBride and Bill Spencer of the Democratic Socialists of America are guests, why the United States hasn't adopted the metric system or nationalized health care, Barbara Ehrenright on "The Phil Donahue Show," how Phil Donahue became interested in socialist issues, the differences between various socialist and communist organizations, what really goes on at the Donahue show, whether or not there are any real differences between Democrats and Republicans, Bob Marley Day promo, controversy surrounding Jesse Jackson, where Jackson has found support, feminist issues, reaction to conservative comments, organizations that don't pay taxes, Martin Luther King PSA, human rights abuses in the United States, the strategy of the Reagan administration, a rally in support of Martin Luther King Day is scheduled for Monday in New York City, Joe Evangelista will be in next week, "Concert Billboard."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," additional sound effects, Joe Evangelista is on the way, tonight's show will focus on the Middle East, Joe was stuck in Speonk, Reagan says "phooey," trying to call the White House press office, Eric attempts to read a newscast while Joe comments, Arnie Pritchett helps to locate Speonk, calling the White House to confirm Reagan's statement, a newscast from Kol Yisrael, an interview with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Israelis protest the latest crackdown on Palestinians, Joe and Eric debate the use of weapons against the demonstrators, debating whose land it is, Eric draws a distinction between the Israeli state and the Jewish people, Israel denies an attack captured on film, defining the plight of the Palestinians, how the Israeli/Palestinian issue differs from South Africa, Frank from Speonk offers his opinion, the Soviet influence, reports of Israeli beatings, whether or not such actions are justified, Eric threatens to break the telephone if nobody calls, Eric and Joe debate whether or not the United States runs the world, reports of atrocities by Israelis, Joe addresses the possibility of change in the Soviet Union, Joe has to run out to catch a train, Joe calls from the train station, the prevalence of stubborn people in the region, who could possibly mediate the conflict, Joe may be back in two weeks, "Concert Billboard."

"Stardate," Eric reports from a march in Brooklyn, Garland Jeffreys, Day of Outrage, shutting down the subways, Pete Kang speaks before he's introduced, sensationalism in the media, a shooting on campus may have been race related, Eric describes what it was like to be in the Brooklyn crowd, the huge number of police, a warning to unlicensed listeners, demonstrators shove the press out of the way, Garland Jeffreys, The Specials, Lister materializes out of thin air, Lister reports on a case being profiled on "West 57th Street," peer pressure, waking up a different color, the "Black Like Me" story, an 11-year-old perspective on racism, Eric's bad experiences in school, differences between here and South Africa, taking calls from young people, Morton Downey Jr., Lister takes exception with the information being distributed about AIDS, a call from Steve Springfield who has been listening to the station since Day One, Jon Connelly is now on Monday nights, Steve is now known as Mr. Radio, how the FCC is hurting stations like WUSB, how Howard Stern has made things worse, Radio Caroline, rumors of a shortwave pirate station at Stony Brook, Radio New York International, how the government was able to shut down a pirate station that was operating offshore, the challenges involved in running a college station, Lister theorizes on ways to save the radio station in the future, trying to get people from on campus to call, Eric thinks the college campus is dead, a call from a pirate operating WROX in Smithtown, Lister critiques WLIB, Eric and Lister debate the influence of college radio, calling a payphone where a listener is, a pro-contra game in the Union, Donald Woods spoke at Stony Brook recently, things to do to the PMRC, Chris Crowley has been painting behind Eric for the whole show, calling directory assistance to get the number for local Congressman George Hochbrueckner, Pete warns against continued United States presence in South Africa, the cart machine dies, The Specials, The Clash, Elvis Costello.

Jim Wiener, news, "Stardate," Jim will be sticking around tonight, potato chips, Jim discusses controversy within classical music, classical vs. semi-classical and semi-popular, how the WUSB record library is alphabetized, Susan weighs in on the issues, the history of Valentine's Day, how to prove the show is live, Mr. Radio's newsletter, the old "Better Than Dead Air Show" Eric used to do with Arnie Pritchett, Mr. Radio begs for calls, patching calls together, letting the callers do the show, Lister has been doing a reggae show on WUSB since 1972, Mr. Radio's rankings on Long Island towns, the building manager's beeper goes off, more on Valentine's Day, Monday is Presidents' Day, the story of John President, Andrew Goldberger leaves the teleconference, Jim and Eric remember Valentine's Day in school, all of the post offices have new and bizarre hours, Jim and Eric brainstorm on other ways to deal with the post office budget problems, other postal oddities and ideas, distracting noises while Jim is speaking, a gas spill in Setauket, nine digit zip codes, different ways to say the phone number, it only costs 22 cents to mail a letter, Andrew's six-year-old brother speaks on the radio, a new listener named Sammy, the Olympics started today, trying to get the results of tonight's hockey game involving the United States, what ZIP stands for, the parallels between nine digit zip codes and Social Security Numbers, Eric attempts to read a listener, kidneys and livers, Pete materializes out of nowhere, the Soviets are victorious in hockey, Eric tries to get the Olympics into the slogan of the radio station, calling companies with the word "Olympics" in their names, the Olympic Sideburns, the Jamaican bobsledding team has a record out, more info on zip codes, this is the first year that professional hockey players can compete in the Olympics, locusts were supposed to appear last year, a plea to save the locusts, Brother Bill and Brother Nick.

Negativland with sound effects, a collage of phone sounds, Jello Biafra ID, "Stardate," the sound of demonstrators, the inventor of the interrobang (Martin K. Speckter) dies, a survey of college newspaper editors, traits that are valued in a relationship, more on the interrobang, Eric wants new letters added to the alphabet, the Olympics are on TV, promoting "The Jon Connelly Show," some features of the new phone system, Mr. Radio describes a psychic, WNBC radio was just sold, a radio record, attempting to start another teleconference, Lauren critiques Mr. Radio, the danger of insulting WUSB listeners, Susan has laryngitis, the coming of spring, the mysterious kidnapping of a teddy bear from a hospital emergency room, skinheads and racism in the news, Eric doesn't like Morton Downey Jr., Eric denies ever being a hippie, why Eric won't be allowed to vote in the upcoming primary, Susan has a strange dictionary, why the election process doesn't seem to be democratic, a caller objects to the skinhead label, a bizarre story about a kid who killed his family in Minnesota, Eric's view of the new film "School Daze," why fraternities and sororities are encouraged by school administrators, Eric explains why he thinks they're meaningless, the history of the famous painted rock on Nicoll's Road, the value of individuality, how to be honest with your kids, television as a propaganda tool, the range of quality on television, an update on last week's Olympic feature, the Working Assets credit card, Eric's dissatisfaction with a new Visa card, there's a thrash show on later tonight, an appeal for calls from all over, a caller talks about culture shock, what's great about "Calvin and Hobbes," why skinheads get a negative rap, why individuality needs to be prized, the diversity that's developed in the music world, the unusually large number of mass murders recently, a caller explains why he changed his hair style and what the ramifications were, some history of the Stony Brook School, WUSB's Ted Schreiber reveals that he's also a Stony Brook School alumni, some facts about the school, the difficulty of finding out what's really going on, especially good callers tonight, "Concert Billboard," Jim Morrison ID, "Curtain Call" promo.

"Stardate," dead air, music, dead air, music, Brother Nick announces that tonight's show will be taking place from New York City where the annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference is being held, Eric is on from Penn Station, Pete Kang and Rob Franza are on 34th Street and 7th Avenue, failed attempts to reach Ken Corsello downtown, Pete describes attempts to get a homeless person to talk on the radio, the area is suddenly crowded with people, one of the oddities of the Long Island Railroad, someone pages Eric at Penn Station, Pete describes a scene with cops wearing white rubber gloves, Eric talks about Guardian Angels chasing crack dealers in the streets while the police try to find sleeping bums, the event letting out is a monster truck show, Rob describes what such a show is like, a passerby talks about the monster truck show, the contest between Bigfoot and Excalibur, Pete describes WIBS where Matt Mankiewich is heading, Nick attempts to conference listeners in, a listener describes a "corridor of bums" in New York City, Rob has difficulty soliciting people on the street, more passersby from Long Island describes the monster truck show, Eric goes to check the train schedule for someone, Pete asks Herman the homeless guy about his Social Security checks, an invitation for Mr. Radio to call in, appealing for calls to the studio, even more people are crowded into Penn Station, an interview with someone from New Jersey, there was also a Star Trek convention in the hotel where the IBS convention was held, Eric attempts to interview a two-year-old, the dangers of New York City, an interview with people from Staten Island, Matt appears suddenly, Eric tries to get people to stop talking about the trucks, Mike Yuhas calls in from California, an interview with high school girls on the street, Susan arrives at Penn Station, a rhyme from "Sparkle," Mike brings greetings from Barry Ragin in Stockton, Mr. Radio discusses the article about him that appeared in Newsday, Mr. Radio urges people to help him get a job at WCTO, a live performance from the street, Andrew Goldberger talks about rap music, conferencing more callers in, Pete gets a call from Tracy, problems with noise from the street, the connection to the street is closed, Nick is unable to get rid of a caller, phone confusion, "Good Evening Long Island" promo, Jon Connelly promo, Eric describes the scene at Penn Station, Nick is doing a show after "Brain Damage," a call from a listener involved in Physicians for Social Responsibility, Eric has trouble hearing Nick, Eric describes seeing a DAT machine for the first time at the IBS convention, how digital audio tape can benefit musicians as they bypass the expensive compact disc process, record company concerns about digital copying, advances in technology, the significance of the digital revolution, Eric tries to describe the scene around him, an arrest in progress, Nick warns Eric about Matt, Nick describes what's coming up.

Little Polly Parakeet, trying to find Jim's microphone, recalling what happened last week, Irin Strauss talks about all-natural soda, the South Carolina primary is today, almost every part of the studio is being used by the show tonight, "George Bush is the winner," Lyndon LaRouche had a half hour paid political program on Thursday that talked about establishing a colony on Mars, calling toll-free information for LaRouche, recalling the pictures from Mars that were taken in 1976, an article from The New York Times in 1915 that referred to Martian canals, the morality of colonizing other planets, Eric recalls last week's episode of "Star Trek" where sand turned out to be a life form, the possibilities of an infinite universe, Super Tuesday is this week, how to get the WUSB program guide supplement, "Pat Robertson is a liar," trying to call President Reagan, some possibilities for space exploration, defining what a bingo is, Susan finds a Chinese food place that will deliver to the station, a call from the hospital, getting listener advice on what to order, Eric describes "Buddha's Delight" to Jim, Eric's experiences with Indian food, how the lottery hurts poor people, "Brain Damage" is the name for the sequel to "Basket Case," trouble on the Van Wyck Expressway, the uniqueness of the Interboro Parkway, using hand signals while driving a car, driving a dog crazy over the radio, holding the phone up to the radio, Jim recalls an amusing MSG attack in 1972 related to the recognition of mainland China, Andrew Goldberger wants Mr. Radio to call in, a recording of a fake operator listening in on a call to Pakistan thanks to a crossed line, figuring out how far west the signal goes, calls suddenly begin to come in, catching a caller in a lie, Shirley almost changed its name to Floyd Harbor, there's another planet beyond Pluto, new planets will be found once the space telescope goes up, plans for a mall in Ridge, the new phones can detect what region someone is calling from, the Chinese food arrives, remembering The Android Sisters, reading the fortune cookies, a call to set radios in stores to 90.1, Brother Bill, Brother Nick.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," a sonic boom, the United States attempts to shut down the PLO mission in New York City, an interview with the PLO's Chief Observer to the United Nations Zehdi Labib Terzi, why the PLO has an office in New York, how something seems to have changed in Washington with regards to the desire to close the office, what the PLO stands for, ties to terrorism, factions within the PLO, Terzi responds to allegations about involvement in a bus bombing, why violence has increased in the Middle East, parallels to the resistance of World War Two, conflicting signals from the U.S. government, a move to ban television reporting in parts of the West Bank, opposition within Israel, where Terzi isn't allowed to go, The Clash, The Melodians, a videotape of Israeli soldiers beating Palestinians goes public, the question of whether banning the media will lead to an end of the rioting in Israel, the situation in South Africa, how a listener is able to stay informed on world events, ways of referring to the South African government, the ease with which tonight's interview was arranged, the power the American people have, what it would be like if Pacifica had a television network, why PBS has no money, the lack of real news in the United States, the changes Rupert Murdoch has made to New York's Channel 5, where "Pacifica News" can be heard, how Americans are deprived of other perspectives from different parts of the world, Henry Kissinger's surprising comments on the Middle East situation, The Clash, the absence of calls, a look at the news, the effectiveness of censorship, "Concert Billboard," John Lydon ID.

Sound effects, many news events around the world this week, conflicts between Honduras and Nicaragua, news on shortwave from Radio Moscow and the BBC, Eric's experiment with guns on television, The Cars are breaking up, the possibility of being close to nuclear annihilation, wondering how many people can find countries on a map of Central America, results of various primaries and caucuses, Jesse Jackson's influence on the election, Jackson's win in Alaska and strong showing in Illinois, the issue of South Africa in the campaign, "After Dark" promo, "The Jon Connelly Show" promo, Bill brings in a box of chocolate donuts, Bill theorizes on why people aren't calling, Eric tries to get Bill to bring in calls, controversy involving Jackson and Martin Luther King, Don Kenyon is tonight's special guest, the battles against violence and sex on television, the level of awareness among today's college students, an update on Ernest Dube, comments on Meir Kahane, the PLO decides to fight an order to leave their New York office with Ramsey Clark as their lawyer, Jackson's opinions of Jews, the positions of some of the other candidates, Don's Ronald Reagan joke, Jackson's distance from Louis Farrakhan, an example of some Reagan lies, the latest caucus results, Don scares away a caller, Don is moving to Utica, Don's history at WUSB, how Chris Crowley makes programming decisions, how Albert Gore's wife will hurt him in the campaign, the lunacy of the defense budget, whether Reagan could win again if he were eligible to run, a great title for a book, last week's "Concert Billboard." [some distortion for the first hour]

The Bonzo Dog Band, Jim starts the show looking for stories about loss of dignity, "New Dimensions" promo, Eric finally arrives, there is a monsoon outside, Eric's reaction to hearing the intro over the radio while driving, Eric's car problems, stores that charge for cups, a penalty for misdialed numbers, distributing snacks, devising a secret way to communicate when the cassette needs to be flipped, Eric moves into a different studio, a call from Bill Fox, Eric can't be heard over the phone, a house is stolen on eastern Long Island, Richard Scarry stories, Eric went to the circus today, analyzing animal tricks, Jim describes a large Newfoundland dog he knows, Jim reveals how animals are brought to the circus, facts about the Ringling Brothers train, breakdancing and slamdancing, a lightning strike, Jim changes the tape, more calls for anecdotes from Long Islanders, Eric claims to have a full profile on all of the listeners, trying to fill up the phone bank, Chris plays a phone trick, an appeal for information on the circus train, Eric's experience on the Ronkonkoma line, Jim talks about a train that used to go from Washington to Montauk, the 75th anniversary of Jamaica Station, some confusing signs in the train and subway system, the Hillside Facility, new platforms for Port Jefferson and Stony Brook, some little known station names, Jim gives some little known Long Island Railroad history, the mystery of the Long Island City line, defining Penny Bridge, a listener describes the hassles of commuting by train, why people develop an interest in trains, remembering the old double-decker cars, Eric tries to take a second call from the other studio, potential hazards of electrification, train safety PSA.

"Stardate," sound effects and reverb, looking up an extremely long name through directory assistance, Joe Evangelista challenges Eric to find the number for the American/Soviet Friendship Association, a convergence of holidays, the clocks are moving ahead tonight, reading the last words of the news, Joe talks about a strange East German plan, calling directory assistance in London, Joe tries to guess what the first words of the news are, what should be done with Manuel Noriega, the disparity of deaths in the Middle East, former staffer Vicki Nolan tries to get even with Eric, Joe does impressions, the chances of a Dukakis/Jackson ticket, Joe brings in news from East Germany, trying to communicate with a strange sounding caller, the Kings Park Psychiatric Center, trying to analyze heavyweight wrestling, defenestrating attaches, facts about the Pacific Coast Highway, Joe discusses utopian societies and conspiracies with a listener, more on heavyweight wrestling, more information on trains, Jim Wiener and Mike Yuhas will be in for a special show on trains in two weeks, Joe tests Eric on country codes, a correlation between the Last Supper and Passover, Eric's views on organized religion, debating whether the CIA should be accountable to the public, self-destructing checks, how such a scheme would work, arguing over autonomy in Eastern Europe, the involvement of the Catholic Church, religious intolerance in the Soviet Union, persecution of Jews throughout history, comparisons between conditions in the USSR and the United States, where the real threat is coming from, the Capozzi Brothers will have a reduced show tonight because of the time change, Swedish Fiddlers ID.

"Stardate," various sound effects, a program about high tech, how events at Stony Brook always seem to go wrong, Jesse Jackson was supposed to visit Stony Brook yesterday, hijackers hold a Kuwaiti jetliner in Cyprus, Richard Nixon says he regrets not bombing North Vietnam earlier, sanctions against Panama, trying to find a weather forecast, train service is being disrupted this weekend, there will be a special train show next week, Pete steals Eric's soda, nutritional information from junk food, stamps are now 25 cents, Eric used to stick coins on envelopes, the political scene now seems more exciting, the woeful state of the Democratic Party, Paul Simon pulled out of the race this week, where the political conventions will be held this year, who young kids would vote for, the potential evils of religion, Susan talks about a mock election in her school years ago, adults who don't learn, the Olympics are also taking place this year, Negativland is on tour via telephone, a promo for the program guide update, some postal injustices, the proper way to address a letter to the station, looking at some of the changes in technology over recent years, Fun Boy Three, Kraftwerk, an Alexander Cockburn piece on divestiture in the The Wall Street Journal one year after it took place, the increasing choice in long distance, we're running out of area codes, how phone numbers work, the area code splits scheduled for 1988 and 1989, the social implications of an area code split, how a phone number in 1995 may look, what voice mail is, demonstrating the Phonemail system on the Rolm phone, the new 900 numbers are about to cause all kinds of problems, Eric calls his house to demonstrate the features of his answering machine, demonstrating what a computer sounds like when called, a call from a party line, controversy involving a new New York Telephone conference line, the danger of using a cordless phone, the third and final phase of the Rolm cutover will affect students on campus, some of the steps backwards that the Rolm system represents, how the new 632 exchange is routed, Big Audio Dynamite, Robert Klein ID, "Poetry Brook International" promo, Brother Nick, Brother Bill.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Mike Yuhas is in from Philadelphia along with Jim for a special on trains, Arlo Guthrie, how everyone on the show is somehow fascinated with trains, Eric hears music in his headphones, changes in Penn Station, the Metro North scenes in the movie "Falling in Love," the difference between Grand Central Station and Penn Station, Mike explains the mysterious Long Island City station, the strange stations on the Long Island City line, Jim describes what it's like to leave from Long Island City, the old Setauket train station, Eric describes what it was like last night at the main post office in New York as the tax deadline approached, a machine to find zip codes, "severely disrupted" trains, how to get across the country on a train, Eric notices more freight trains on Long Island, how Newsday used to distribute papers via train, demonstrating feedback, a story from a listener about the Penny Bridge station, the impending electrification of the LIRR, what's involved in adding the third rail, details on a recent Metro North crash, Jim was on an Amtrak train that crashed, analysis of what happened, socializing on board trains, train safety PSA, why people go through crossings, Mike's experience on board a train that hit a car, Steve Goodman, figuring out what Chinese food to order this week, the radio station is being piped throughout the building, there is a science fiction convention taking place on campus, Adam West is in attendance, how subways are frequently left out of train enthusiast worlds, Jim explains what snap trains are, Eric goes over some facts concerning the New York City subway, remnants of old lines, subway changes as a result of the closing of the Williamsburg Bridge, some facts about the SEPTA system in Philadelphia, Eric's problems falling asleep in a moving vehicle, how the end of railway post offices hurt the train system, some weird train advertisements, the push and pull engines on the Long Island Railroad, some more facts about the circus trains, how the animals get from Sunnyside Yards to Manhattan, what the new 63rd Street tunnel will mean to the system, Jim remembers the "NX" line, Eric discovers an unused "V" train sign, stories involving transferring mass transit equipment between systems, Mike is a photographer of trains, a list of magazines dedicated to trains, the lack of maintenance next to train tracks, some LIRR trivia, parlor car service, Norman Blake and Tony Rice, Brother Bill.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," Tim Curry, the current events of 1979, analyzing the lyrics of the song, Mick Jagger is in the news for allegedly copying a reggae song called "Just Another Night," WUSB will start airing "Pacifica News" on May 9, why Eric wasn't able to vote in the primary, a rundown of the delegate count, a listener explains why he voted for Dukakis, getting the Moody Blues on CD, analysis of Mayor Koch's move towards conservatism, trying to understand polls, why C-SPAN is better to watch debates on, accusations of Republican bias on the Cable News Network, Eric is unable to get cable, a call from Nassau County, how this race seems to be more interesting than others in the past, Eric describes a Bush event he attended where Bush called in and experienced technical problems, an excerpt from the event, a call from history professor Hugh Cleland, the appeal of Jesse Jackson, barriers to voting, the possibility of a Dukakis/Jackson ticket, Jackson and the Palestinian issue, the Tawana Brawley incident, explaining the benefits of calling in, Nixon calls Dukakis a word processor, Fire Island references, "The Blues Show" theme, a rundown of some of the programs on WUSB, racial issues as they relate to politics, Reagan has been quiet lately, a listener plans to get involved in politics, some info on statistics, how Jackson campaigning is different than the others, the role of the media in changing the world, "Concert Billboard."

"Stardate," an extended version of the opening theme, Eric saw "Powaqqatsi" last night, the ongoing problem with headphones at the station, the show is the dividing point between weeks, a version of "I Am The Walrus" from a Beatles rarities album, Stony Brook is 30 years old this week, Mick Jagger is acquitted of stealing a reggae song, how people can get WUSB program guides, the importance of having young people call in, a caller from the old "Ministry of Truth" show, the debate over wearing seat belts, complaints against the musical taste of the radio station, "Music For Modern Ears" promo, excerpts from a forthcoming New York Times article on the 30th anniversary of the university, some Stony Brook history, ideas from a listener on creative radio programming, some of the images seen in "Powaqqatsi" and how the whole thing was pulled off, a recent "Nightline" program helped bridge the gap in the Middle East, the potential of low orbit travel, how computers have changed in recent years, Eric advises Susan to see "Powaqqatsi" and not worry about finals, Philip Glass, a Negativland reference, asking the overseas operator how many time zones there are in the Soviet Union, Susan questions whether the university is actually in Stony Brook, noticing that people don't live in Long Island, McDonald's is set to open in the Soviet Union for the first time, The Beatles in German, remembering the "Shadow Over Long Island" radio play, Eric starts a free teleconference, calling the old phone number for the radio station, trying to find the Czechoslovakian version of "Hey Jude," Susan has a Persian version of a Beatles song, the mono version of "Helter Skelter," a loon is found in Brooklyn, Brother Bill.

[first 90 minutes missing] Eric and Jim react to the agreement to dismantle the Shoreham nuclear power plant, the major victory that Long Islanders won, ways that Long Islanders spoke out, questioning whether the NRC will still try to license the plant, a very close call for New York City, how Newsday has continued to call for the opening of Shoreham, Newsday is also calling for a bridge over the Long Island Sound, "The Shoreham Blues," LILCO mismanagement after the hurricane, Long Islanders have now stopped three separate nuclear power plants from opening.

"Stardate," spring is in the air, a preview of what's ahead, a radio first will be happening tonight, a babysitter's shooting spree in Illinois, controversy surrounds a supposed earthquake in Cuba, attempting to call Reagan, the White House doesn't hang up, a nine-year-old explains what Nintendo is to Eric, Lauren is in the studio, a caller tries to collect Urban Blight tickets from Miriam's Wednesday night show, the death of Tasha Yar, a caller refers to the president as a pinhead, trying to conjure up boat whistles, how to get a WUSB bumper sticker, some of the candidates for this year's presidential election, Michael Rapp's platform, someone is playing with the phones at the station, memories of the Barry Commoner campaign, Lauren maintains that voters base their decision on looks, a recording of a confusing call to a US Sprint operator, music from "Powaqqatsi," Jesse Jackson denies being hospitalized, calling information in San Francisco to get Jesse Jackson's number, Lauren is in danger of breaking her vegetarian ways, Eric tempts Lauren with a Big Mac, a caller explains what a vegan is, how fish are treated differently, a call from Hicksville, a recording of a phone call to McDonald's to find out the ingredients of a Big Mac, Ken gives words of advice from a vegetarian perspective, Eric's discovery of Double Whoppers at Burger King, the campus is deserted, Lauren makes her decision, a recording of a confusing call to an AT&T operator, the secret behind the White House press office, a recording of Reagan from Armed Forces Day, Eric tries to eat the cold Big Mac, a call from Mike Yuhas, remembering the various food items Mike used to bring to the station during "The Voice Of Long Island," the California primary is approaching, Eric and Mike went to Washington DC for a contra hearing last year, metric conversions, Chris Crowley will be filling in for the Brothers tonight, Mike was charged while the phone was ringing, "Concert Billboard," Chris Crowley.

There's a brand new Clash record at the station, an excerpt from the record, Jim helps Eric to add the number of songs on the record, the pressure of doing a classical radio show, Jim talks about a ticket giveaway gone awry during his show, an attempt to give away the leftover tickets, some reasons why going to these concerts might be a really good idea, Geri Zuckerman arrives to help promote the concerts, the pope is in South America, Legionnaires' Disease at the BBC, why so many people don't like opera, the Solidarity fight in Poland, Jim's thoughts on unions, Donald Regan is reported to have been forced out of the administration by Nancy Reagan last year, reports of astrology in the White House, a friend of Andrew Goldberger calls in, the implications of having astrology playing a major role in the president's life, Lauren visits the studio to comment on the issue, the 13th sign of the zodiac, the new century could cause all kinds of computer problems, Eric runs MS-DOS on his computer, what happened when he changed the date to 2000, other potential problems, a call to experiment on other computers, Jim brings up the Goofy controversy, the various rules of Disney sociology, "Peanuts" seems to have cut down on the number of panels per day, Geri reports on a misdeed by Walter the dog, wondering if some desserts come before dinner, why Bugs Bunny is an anarchist, Susan brings in the 800 number for Disney, this will be the last night that Susan can pick up Chinese food for the radio show, a discussion of spring rolls and egg rolls, Eric talks about the Indian pizza place he discovered in New York, calling 800 information for Disney's number, more speculation on what Goofy is, the Staten Island Zoo, a picture of a dinosaur embryo, Susan questions the importance of the astrology story, the various editions of Newsday, the story of a large phone bill, Eric plays a tape recording of a call to a diverter, how a US Sprint page appeared on Eric's bill, a method in which collect calls can be accepted without permission from the called party, Eric's desire to do a show about telecommunication issues, how to get the new WUSB program guide.

This was actually part of a music fill-in for Ted Schreiber done on a Monday night and not an edition of "Brain Damage." "Pacifica News" promo, "The Jon Connelly Show" promo, "Dreams of Rio" promo, Steve Forbert ID, Bob Dylan, National Lampoon, some Dylan background, "Stardate," this day in history, The Specials, The Maytones, David Van Tieghem, Patsy Cline, how Eric got his Patsy Cline records, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Big Audio Dynamite, The Beatles, National Lampoon, The Kaleidoscope, "Dreams of Rio" promo, Patti Page, a call from a WUSB staffer (Gerry Reimer) with details on "Zabriskie Point," "Concert Billboard," "Music For Modern Ears" promo, "Brain Damage" promo, Joe Jackson, Roy Richards, The Specials, The English Beat, a look at the news, George Winston and sonic booms, a rare Laurie Anderson single, Patsy Cline, a turntable failure, Joe Gibbs and the Professionals with Richard Nixon and Angela Davis, Run DMC, The Selecter, AIDS public service announcement (part of which was used in the "Brain Damage" intro), "The Jon Connelly Show" promo, The Pink Floyd, Sheep ID, Jon Connelly.

Tuning sounds, Radio Moscow phone-in program, a discussion with teenagers in the United States and the Soviet Union, the curiosity that's being expressed in each country towards the culture of the other as a result of the recent summit, cautious optimism on the intentions of the Soviet government, what there is to revolt against these days, U.S. ignorance of Soviet republics, Andrew Goldberger's babysitter gives his opinion, the magic of shortwave, the similar interests between the two cultures, a reported spat between the two First Ladies, the possibility of the Berlin Wall coming down, a different tone from Radio Moscow, Radio Moscow interval signal, the news from Radio Moscow, "Moscow Mailbag," panel discussion on the summit, Bob Longman will be filling in for the Brothers tonight, appealing for calls, The Beijing Review perspective on U.S./Soviet developments, why this detente may last longer than the previous one.

"Stardate," Eric can't stop playing the soundtrack from "Powaqqatsi," Eric is looking for suggestions on where to go this summer, a mystery call is trying to be placed, Bush trails Dukakis by 15 points, the possibility of a cure for AIDS, Eric grew up in Jamaica, an annoying custom in Hawaii, why people don't live in Antarctica, Eric went to Baffin Island last year, how air conditioners cause damage to the environment, the shortsightedness of mankind, the Shoreham sirens were supposed to be tested this week, Soviet history exams are canceled because the curriculum is found to be wrong, "Moscow Mailbag" is becoming a feature of the show, the dramatic change in Soviet policy, the air conditioning never works in the studio, "Moscow Mailbag," the news in brief from Radio Moscow, more music from "Powaqqatsi," occasional bursts of static, Joe Evangelista is in the studio, calling the old phone number for the radio station, a massive march and rally in New York City, Joe's reaction to the changes in the Soviet Union, how the Chinese have fallen from superpower status, debating whether Radio Liberty and Radio Free America are run by the CIA, Joe cites examples of Soviet oppression, how real change will be measured, the limited travel opportunities in the Soviet Union, a caller describes her experiences in the Soviet Union, conditions in Poland, life in New York City, comparisons between the city and Long Island, helping a mystery caller, a call from Bowery Boy Huntz Hall's kid, what it was like growing up in a show business household, how bad comedy is defined, Brother Bill.

"Stardate," Jim Wiener is in the studio, censorship is the subject tonight, the story of Jello Biafra, an appeal for help in finding the Jello Biafra record, the fight against censorship that Biafra and Frank Zappa have been involved in, the threat of devil worshipping, obscenity, and sex in today's music, a review of a PMRC video, Andrew Goldberger's musical tastes, what's been going on with today's kids, the controversy surrounding the latest Prince album, a devil worshipping ring in Northport, a caller talks about the inaccuracies among the various supporters of the PMRC movement, Eric calls Freedom Village to get a cassette about the evils of rock music, Chris Crowley is helping to find the Jello Biafra record, the controversy surrounding 900 numbers, some of the outrageous phone bills that are being received, what God says about rock music, disparaging remarks about John Lennon, an episode of "WKRP In Cincinnati" that addresses the issue, the trouble that bands are having entering the United States, what people watch on television, how long it takes to find guns on television, a call from a WUSB gathering, a call from Rose Imperato, interpreting FCC rulings, Howard Stern's effect on the controversy, new television shows that push the limit, Eric comes up with the idea to substitute new words for the forbidden ones, Jim comes up with hypothetical situations, how Reagan's actions are uniting the left, waiting for an interesting decade, what people can do, Bob Longman is filling in for the Brothers this week.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," The Dead Kennedys, the effect noncommercial radio has had on alternative music, Jello Biafra, WUSB program director Pete Kang and Rob Franza are the guests this week, some of the measures WUSB has to resort to in order to comply with FCC regulations on decency, the story of how WBAI was donated, why commercial stations can get away with more, Andrew Goldberger is going to summer camp, people at WUSB don't get paid, an indecency fine is imposed on a television station for airing "Private Lessons," how Bugs Bunny is an anarchist, ways of getting around indecency requirements, names of FCC commissioners, how Channel 13 seems to be getting around indecency requirements, a letter from Steve Van Zandt on a Fox broadcast about Nelson Mandela was edited to eliminate references to apartheid, newspapers are able to print indecent words, Rich Koch calls in with some facts about the station and radio in general, Refuse and Resist PSA, how censorship progresses, a call from WUSB news director Nancy Stewart, how the Associated Press is heard at nearly every radio station in the country.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," Eric is no longer scared by the voices in the intro, Eric hasn't been here for the past two weeks, the studio is extremely hot, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect, the lack of any New Jersey listeners, an illiterate weather forecast, the Democratic Convention is about to begin in Atlanta, a SUNY elevator accident, disgusting things are washing up on shores, a call from Sammy Johnson, Eric called in last week from the rest stop on the Long Island Expressway, more talk of pollution and thunderstorms, socialists in Hauppauge, devil worshippers in Northport, Eric saw The Grateful Dead in Maine two weeks ago, comments on the people who filled in for Eric last week, Eric calls for data to be backed up on the moon, why people keep talking about Elvis, a story about Adolf Hitler actually being a woman, the potential for female leaders to be as evil as male leaders, the danger of the Rubik's Cube, drugs in the military, Refuse and Resist PSA, "Pacifica News" promo, the problem of apathy and how to inspire people, callers talk about the differences between Fort Salonga and Northport, Brother Bill appeals for phone calls, the immortality of FM radio signals, feedback, a call for more seriousness.

[First 15 minutes are missing.] Brother Nick answers a call, "Dreams of Rio" promo, Eric had to leave the show for four minutes, thoughts on air conditioning, the studio is extremely hot, the futility of getting a tan, a fake kidnapping in New York State, the campaign between Dukakis and Bush, Brain Damage Incorporated: "Eat Chicken and Die," evidence of alien beings approaching world leaders with an ultimatum, a list of all of the positive developments in the world, how the television writers' strike ties into this, Adam West "Destinies" promo, Brain Damage Incorporated: "15 Minutes in the Life of a Credit Operator," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," facts and travel tips about Albania, attempting to call Albania, an appeal for more calls, a message for Raz concerning Dawn's surgery, the death of Nico, a demonstration of a big rip-off by the phone company, a recap of this week's show, Paul Simonon ID.

"Stardate," Rob Franza is in the studio, an important decision on indecency over the airwaves, the safe harbor on indecent content is moved from midnight to 10 pm, how the Senate adopted legislation requiring the FCC to ban indecent programming 24 hours a day, Rob's impressions of what happened, what radio producers want, a call from a kid, what kids listen to, why filing suit was an important step, a Jello Biafra record side, the legal problems of The Dead Kennedys, the conflict with Tipper Gore, an appeal for callers, talking to children about the music they listen to, how people are encouraged not to think, the difference between music radio and radio where people listen to what's being said, rating films, a caller with a particularly cheap phone, the dangers of self censorship, how Howard Stern didn't really prove anything, Eric alerts people to an amazing astronomical sight, an upcoming Mars mission, Brother Nick, Lime Spiders ID.

Another miserable day as the temperature and humidity soar, there will be an important guest speaker tonight, news on a possible ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War, Eric is hearing music in his ears, trying to call Reagan, the tape from Freedom Village has arrived, Pastor Fletcher Brothers, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Flag, Elvis Costello, analyzing lyrics, Christian hard rock groups, the other half of the Fletcher Brothers tape is blank, what songs are all about, whether certain messages should be abolished from popular music, arguing whether or not there's too much freedom in this country, the lyrics to "Suicide Solution," perspective from an older listener, the evil beat of rock and roll, the ease of getting ahold of guns, defining freedom of choice, the lack of new material from Frank Zappa due to his work fighting the PMRC.

"Stardate," a period of silence, Eric's technical blunder, The Specials, Mike Yuhas is in the studio, the heat wave shows no sign of letting up, why being cold is better than being hot, playing with the controls, 40 straight days of a temperature above 80, Santiago Jimenez Jr., Mike and Eric talk about movies they've seen recently, memories of the first show, the Tompkins Square Park riot, Eric describes the scene in New York, the definition of a police riot, a story involving a cop and fictitious drivers, Mike's traffic incident upon moving to Pennsylvania, memories of the Louisville sewer explosions, how "People's Court" works, Eric's headphones fall apart, a call from Chris Crowley, the FCC censor, calling directory assistance in Iceland to find out the temperature, how international directory assistance is completely free, the new phone books are out, Eric describes an incident at WBAI yesterday that knocked the station off the air right before what would have been the first ever edition of "Off The Hook," some facts about the local exchanges in the area, equal access will hit the local area on December 10, why the touch tone fee is unfair, why the police action in Tompkins Square Park is inappropriate, an off duty cop is involved in a fatal shooting in East Northport, Chris checks to see if there are clouds, a call from Brother Bill, why Eric challenges cops, how things got out of control last Saturday, Brother Bill attempts to save a spider, a call from someone who was at the party in East Northport where the shooting occurred, debating whether the victim deserved what he got, Mike and Eric go on a complaining kick, Mike describes an incident working security at a party, Eric talks about how an incident was diffused at an anti-nuclear rally in Washington DC, how the Guardian Angels are able to prevent crime without guns, riots in Burma, an intercom mystery, Bill Fox calls with details on a Native American festival, the Village Voice account of the Tompkins Square Park riot, the difference between renting a movie and seeing it on video, Mike tells how the video mentality is ruining the theater experience, Eric tries to get Mike to bring in the calls by offering an incentive, Mike's mother calls in, Eric's battle with a convenience store policy concerning water, other pet peeves, Marc Stern was on the air today, The Specials. [end cut off]

Eric and Jim discuss the Republican convention, the Bush/Quayle ticket, the sound effects machine malfunctions, Andrew isn't the first caller, a caller defends Bush, promoting "Pacifica News," Bush's wartime record, possible federal involvement in the Tompkins Square Park incident, the latest poll, the significance of county fairs, keeping a dog out of the studio, the differences between Iowa and Idaho, the incredible amount of controversy that Jim causes, an incoherent caller, the dog brings in an updated weather forecast, a caller has Henry Rollins quotes, the unfairness of the current voting age, the relationship between punks and skateboarding, excerpts of Reagan's speech at the convention "edited for clarity," some shocking statements, analyzing the remarks, more from the incoherent caller, suffering in silence, Jim's observations on the station's address, judging Reagan, some disturbing news about Lloyd Bentsen, a call from Ridge, a listener talks about a proposed bill that targets record companies releasing controversial material, the problem of who to vote for, a disjointed speakerphone caller from Bridgeport, suffering in silence, Eric attempts to call something while Jim remembers "My Little Margie," a New Yorker article about the incidents at Tompkins Square Park, attempts to get listener feedback. [end cut off]

"Stardate," Eric was away for a couple of weeks, news, Eric explains what happened over the past two weeks, Eric visited Maine and Michigan this summer, an apology for what happened on the air a couple of weeks ago, Mort Mecklosky and Bill Fox attempted to do the ill-fated show, some of the jokes that have been played at the station over the years, why it's important to address this issue unlike on a commercial station, frustration at the lack of action by the United States against South Africa and Israel, a parallel to the lack of action at the radio station against the people who sabotaged the show, pointing the finger at other institutions and organizations who haven't done enough to solve world problems, what happened last week when Chris Crowley filled in, the mother of Andrew Goldberger, the annoyance of hearing the same music everywhere, judging people who listen to heavy metal, a call from someone who didn't call, how to work for world peace, a call from Stiltskin, Chris Crowley is accused of insulting a radio host at WICC, Eric insults the entire WICC radio station as well as the city of Bridgeport, Jim Wiener brings food to the station amidst a great deal of confusion, Satanic Acrobats From Hell, the students now have Rolm phones on campus, a caller describes frustrating developments on campus, how it's become a lot more complicated for students to make phone calls, an employee of Home Box Office is linked into the show, a caller reads "The Conscience of a Hacker," Eric insults WICC again, a recent newspaper article puts great emphasis on what kind of clothing is in, the difficulty in describing people as attractive, changes in the Miss America pageant, the horrendous state of public education, an amazing blunder by George Bush, fighting for individuality in a school, Joe Chenakey talks about being labeled a communist in school, the risks of being different, the hypocrisy of looking down on conformists, a lot of calls tonight.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," chaos in Haiti, trying to call Reagan, acts of anti-Semitism in Brooklyn, the lack of coverage by the Associated Press, an example of some of the stories the AP is covering, calling a Nazi newsline in California, whether or not it's a good idea to put this kind of thing on the air, asking callers if there's any racism in them, an increase in white supremacy, the popularity of Morton Downey Jr., why it's important to air certain things even if they offend some people, speaking out against Israeli actions, an update on the WICC feud, a caller defends the actions of Bernie Goetz, why people are distrustful of other races, the effect the news media has in shaping people's opinions, a black caller responds to some of the allegations made by white callers, questioning whether "The Jeffersons" was racist, questioning the racial composition of the radio station, it's getting more difficult to find copies of Newsday lately, the increasing presence of armed guards, how rap music is unfairly condemned, ideas for places to put radio station bumper stickers, The Clash, Olympic results, reports of another coup in Haiti, a rundown on what the Associated Press is covering, calling another racist newsline, dealing with ethnic jokes and perceptions, patrons of a gay bar in Roslyn are targeted by neighbors, how gay people are dealt with in society, a racially mixed crowd in Manhattan attacks gay people, a call from Ron Phillips, dealing with crazy people, both brothers are here tonight, "Concert Billboard."

The end of a basketball game, The Alarm ID, "Stardate," sound effects, Eric can't find a pen, there will be a random survey on campus later in the show, a look at the news, looking forward to the first of two presidential debates, why the debates are a farce, a surprise NRC ruling that could allow the Shoreham nuclear power plant to get a license, bells on the teletype machine, RU486 is approved in France, Eric goes to find out what the bulletin is, an update on the feud with the WICC radio host, how Chris Crowley was traumatized, what happened over the WICC airwaves, Eric gives an Olympic slogan to the station, the freedom noncommercial radio has that commercial radio doesn't, Eric defends badmouthing commercial radio, an example of some of the shows WUSB offers, how Joel Martin was forced off the air at WBAB for his anti-Shoreham stance, Susan calls in from Kansas City somehow, Susan talks about the view from her plane, what Kansas City is like, Eric collects TV Guides, rumors about Kansas City tomato cookies, Andrew Goldberger reports on his first year in junior high school, a bizarre policy affects kids going from one class to another, the new campus phone system is causing busy signals, calling people on campus at random to find out what they think of the new Rolm system, Rich Koch reports on the concert downstairs, Eric opens the speaker on a phone in someone's room, dialing the radio station's phone number in the 203 area code, Eric is accused of being anti-white, a caller requests to hear the "pleasing Rolm ring," demonstrating the different types of rings, the lack of documentation on the new phones, Eric gets an equal access ballot in the mail, the various companies that are on the ballot, demonstrating the TDX 800 number and how it doesn't work, various ways calls will be billed, October 11 is the magic date, the danger of not selecting a long distance company, how chaos leads to order, a guide to some of the female recordings of the phone company, a caller tells of a boycott against MCI, the PC Pursuit service for computer users, how such a service could one day be used for voice calls.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," altered Reagan speech, more chaos in Haiti, selections from a bank fraud newsletter, Jim has yet to get a bank card, mistakes that banks have made, a series of disclaimers, theorizing on whether a particular bank scam would work, Eric writes a check for a million dollars, why Bush is implicated in the Iran Contra scandal and Dukakis is being unfairly blamed for various things, the vice presidential debate is coming up on Wednesday, previewing the new TV season, Dukakis is ahead in kid polls, maps that have the United States in the middle, a new TV show uses a weird radio term, promoting the Stony Brook Patriots, the enthusiasm of the sports department and the science fiction department, a call from the world's biggest hot dog, Jim recalls "Naked City," attempting to call information in Seoul to reach the American Olympic team, attempting to place the call through a special access code, more previews of new TV shows, making progress in South Korea, questioning whether or not kids have access to technology, the accuracy of a Dukakis story, analyzing the recent presidential debate, another hacker newsletter, some weaknesses in bank security, "The Wonder Years" is returning this year, more previews of new shows, a creative bank prank, protecting Eric from slander, remembering the old DJ wars, making another phone call to the Olympic Village, an interview with a press spokesperson, how the Americans are doing, what being in Seoul is like, world travel, the Olympics are about to end, "Concert Billboard."

Eric tries to find the theme, a football game just ended, Eric has trouble finding something decent at the deli downstairs, Eric goes to a baseball playoff game at Shea Stadium, Eric and Jim Ross try to get rid of two extra playoff tickets, a near disaster involving a 20 dollar bill, how ballpark franks don't taste the same anymore, the story of last night's game getting rained out, why baseball is interesting, George Carlin tells the differences between baseball and football, why today's game was played at noon, who Nelson Doubleday is, the objections to scheduling games to benefit television networks, why Eric is getting sick, the Rainy Night House is closed on Saturdays, why Playboy is sexist, there are no major women's sports, controversy over a new parking fee on campus, Eric doesn't like abbreviations, a caller tests out the range of his cordless phone, the control room of Home Box Office is once again linked into the show, the television industry, how American professional athletes don't get to compete in the Olympics, Eric's finger jumps the gun, a very strange patent, what could happen if somebody never died, radio station WNBC ended its broadcast day forever on Friday, some other highlights of a massive radio frequency swap, NBC has canceled a lot of good shows, why occasional big events are fun, looking at the classified ads in Newsday, a caller accuses Chris Crowley of being up to no good, Chris confronts the accusations, more information on radio stations in New York, the first FM Spanish station is about to go on the air, how WGBB was driven into the ground by a San Diego company after being on the air for 64 years, the future of the NBC radio network, "Concert Billboard."

Distorted sound for the first five minutes, sound effects, a George Bush quote on the future of debates, an unusual robbery story, a student is killed while riding his bicycle near campus, a profile of Rory Hackett, thoughts on premature death, memories of when Reagan was shot, a shooting at a fraternity party on campus, there is no heat or hot water on campus this weekend, a summary of different accounts of the shooting incident, comments from various university newspapers and spokespeople, Public Enemy, questions about police response time, the question of giving guns to campus police, how avoiding confrontations can make things worse, the lack of involvement among campus media, the university closes off all but one entrance at night, a moratorium on campus events, student involvement in Public Safety, how it's impossible to prevent people from getting onto campus, whether or not Fallfest will happen this year, the ease of getting an Uzi, how NRA logic falls short, the way visitors from off campus will be treated in the future, Curtis Sliwa's stand on guns for campus police, debating the issue of gun control, a parallel to the arms race, trying to figure out the need for automatic weapons, the situation at Michigan State University, the difference in training between Suffolk County police and Public Safety, a caller defends hunting, trying to figure out why the NRA supports Teflon bullets, a word that can't be said over the radio, Eric tells a story concerning him and machine gun props on campus, why a campus is different than the real world, a sampling of the kinds of crimes that take place on the campus, Brother Nick stays for a call, why Bobby McFerrin is mad at George Bush, Brother Bill is at an Indian place in Manhattan, the proliferation of Mexican restaurants on Long Island, there are no Indian restaurants anywhere near the campus, what's good about Indian food, "Concert Billboard," Robyn Hitchcock ID.

Sound effects, an anti-drug bill comes closer to law, phone calls come at the beginning of the show this week, Eric's feud with Barbara Bush, a caller complains about yesterday's Siouxsie and the Banshees concert at Fallfest, advice on what to do to correct Stony Brook's injustice towards concert attendees, Jim starts concert rumors, Andrew Goldberger hasn't called in three weeks, the lowest voter turnout in 40 years is expected at the upcoming elections, new laws allow people to be held without charge for a longer period of time, how the threat of terrorism is being used to erode rights, how the debates could be improved, fireworks are going on outside, callers' opinions on who to vote for, why South Africa should have its assets frozen, hypocrisy in U.S. foreign policy, Eric and Jim go on a tangent, a tribute to WBAI reporter Michael McBride who died this week, Black Sabbath, the story of a Satanic murder in Missouri, the power of Satan, Megadeath, how to deal with Satanism, Joe Chenakey weighs in on what Satanism is and how to reach people who may be psychotic, the show will be running over tonight, defining what's offensive, a call from Mr. Radio, how teenage rebellion is relevant, a call from the student president of New York Tech, defining insanity, questioning whether banning lyrics could ever be effective, Jim gives his reaction to heavy metal music, Eric's reaction to Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, trouble at certain types of concerts, judging the artistic merit of movies, memories of the Northport incident involving Satanic worship, the issue of guns. [end missing]

"Stardate," the election is almost here, the revelation that Kate Bush is related to George Bush, political comedy by Will Durst, The Capitol Steps, "Facts Are Stupid Things," asking callers who they want to vote for, problems with incoming calls to the university, wondering if Dukakis has a chance, a trivia question involving Republican presidents, how students are voting, how the issues and candidates aren't really being represented, theories on why Carter lost, the parallel between the primaries and the Olympics, why Kitty Dukakis would be a better First Lady than Barbara Bush, comparing Quayle and Bentsen, why it's almost impossible for most Stony Brook students to vote, Will Durst, "C.I. Agent Man," "Nobody for President," Jimmy Tingle, dead air while "adjustments" are made, an answer to the question regarding Republicans, thoughts on Carter and Nixon, a caller starts the Ron Dudak fan club, the unease of having a former CIA chief in the White House.

Sound effects, the shock of what has happened with the election results, the difficulty of saying "President Bush," James Baker is the new Secretary of State, the inevitability of Bush becoming president, memories of Reagan becoming president, other titles Eric is having trouble saying, some new possible Bush terms, the reaction to the non-debates, Jim's idea for the presidency, Jim's memories of the Reagan/Mondale debates, the famous "Where's the Beef?" quote, ideas for changing the system, a call from Lister, how Bush inspires enthusiasm, Andrew Goldberger reports on a boxing match, the significance of all of the different levers in the voting booths, confusion at the polls, why Eric didn't vote for circuit court judge, memories of Barry Commoner and the Citizens Party, a caller draws connections between Republicans and Nazis, the implications of having a former CIA chief as president, stories about Michael Dukakis, a caller claims to be affiliated with the Klan, defining Stiltskin, changes at WICC, liberal Republican Lowell Weicker loses to conservative Democrat Joe Lieberman in Connecticut, a phone scam involving U.S. athletes at the Olympics, calling the Olympic village after the Olympics have ended, wondering why all recordings say the same thing and all rings sound the same, more problems with the new campus phone system, analyzing the sound of a caller's phone, the similarities between Democrats and Republicans, why the Green Party is effective in West Germany, how the Canadian political debate was so much better, there's a new noncommercial radio station in town, urging listeners to journey down the dial and listen to the new station for a few seconds, how other noncommercial stations are now being blocked by a religious station, a caller reacts to Jim's show and voice, the difference between a radio station and a relay tower, Eric defines cheap religion, why the new radio station is an affront to broadcasters and the public, a member of the West German parliament is accused of being a Nazi, calls that last less than three seconds don't cost anything, Eric starts a new religion, two percent of a typical brain is actually used, Lister calls again, why WICC is better than WFRS, a look at the programs ahead, "Concert Billboard."

Part two of the feature on Satanism, someone signs Eric up to receive The Plain Truth, an article on teens and Satanism, music to go to hell by, Anti Nowhere League, a continuation of the lecture on Satanic music by Pastor Fletcher Brothers, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Twisted Sister, listener reaction to the opinions expressed, how people would respond to such speech in their presence, why religion should be a private matter, how Pastor Brothers sent a kid to jail because he wouldn't cut his hair, the parallel between people blinded by rock music and those blinded by organized religion, a call from Bill Fox, why fundamentalism isn't Christianity, the phone number in echo, the phone number for Pastor Brothers, Eric has trouble being heard by a caller in a loud place, how a lack of self confidence makes one vulnerable to people with agendas, the anniversary of the mass suicides in Guyana, a summation of what's been covered this evening, Brother Bill is on this week.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," Philip Glass, sound effects, Nixon/Kennedy campaign documentary, the 25th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, a Nesconset drug store owner is accused of dumping pills and needles in a local parking lot, the United States denies a visa to Yasser Arafat preventing him from addressing the United Nations, whether this constitutes an abuse of power, fascinating country names, waste from Philadelphia finally finds a home, rainy Monday mornings, a minor earthquake hits the area, there will be a special guest tonight, why the United Nations should be moved out of the United States, Reagan and Gorbachev will be in New York next month, a call to a special machine, a demonstration of Phonebase. [There are 45 minutes missing from the middle of the show.] The Bush years will be interesting, a complaint to the radio station, delay is being used tonight, how delay restricts the broadcast, callers respond to the complaint, a call from the Phonebase computer, Brother Nick tries to deal with the delay, a call for strange 800 numbers, a rumor that Public Enemy will be coming to campus, Lister was Bob Marley's personal spokesman, a call from Bridgeport, other radio stations in the area, more criticism of the new religious station, wondering where Mary Frances is, a request for Black Cabbage, Eric feels guilty for taking Brother Nick's time, the importance of getting feedback, what Brother Nick has planned, Eric's experience at the Thanksgiving Day parade, plans for a new "Z" train in New York as well as a new Jamaica Center station, Eric always gets lost in Brooklyn, Philip Glass, Ini Kamoze concert promo.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Grand Master Flash, it's been a crazy week on many levels, 400 people are arrested in New York in an anti-abortion demonstration, new developments in the anti-Shoreham fight, New York State fails to pay $1 for the nuclear plant, The New York Times calls for the Shoreham nuclear plant to be opened, Eric destroys the paper on the air, why the plant is a bad idea, Jim tries to find the Albany phone book, looking up the numbers of elected representatives, Negativland, the new WUSB program guides are ready, a rundown of the schedule, Eric was almost late for the show tonight, Jim remembers a misadventure involving the Long Island Railroad, a story from the past from the Daily Long Island Farmer involving a shooting is displayed at Jamaica Station, Jim recalls another story involving someone on the tracks, Jamaica's 75th anniversary, a story involving a conductor with lots of overtime, questions about garbagemen, next Sunday will mark a huge number of changes in the New York City subway system, the new Archer Avenue extension, the new "Z" train, the "K" train is being eliminated, facts about various trains, the possibility of an East Side Long Island Railroad station, Amtrak will be moving away from Grand Central Station and into Penn Station, an appeal for callers, trying to figure out what a new tone is on a phone number, demonstrating what a computer modem sounds like, calling Scientologists at 1-800-THE-TRUTH, trying to remember what someone had to eat five years ago, hating the mall or hating them all, how subway service will improve, the prospects for more parking garages on campus, plans to build a hotel on campus as well, some of the mysteries of the campus, the "Michael Jackson Is Ugly" story, other campus stories, how every payphone in Manhattan seems to have "Praise God" scratched into it, there won't be any express service on the Broadway line, a rundown of the various subway lines, Eric is forced to camp onto an outgoing line, the death of Margaret Mee, graffiti in the subway system, trying to call overseas information in Moscow to get the number for the Kremlin, Gorbachev will be in the city this week, a call from Mr. Radio, Jim and Eric's commercial radio experience, a Syosset teenager is accused of telephone crimes involving US Sprint, there will be a show on Christmas Eve, trying to make a smooth transition into the Brothers' show, Jim tells some old radio stories, Eric cues up a record on the air.

Hopeful signs for a cold winter, an historic week in New York, the lack of splicing tape and WUSB bureaucracy is responsible for the unedited excerpts of Gorbachev's visit to New York, Eric reports from Times Square where the Gorbachevs are supposed to pass by, walking down Broadway, the last time this kind of a visit took place was in 1960, Eric's attempts to get closer to the motorcade, the sight of Soviet limousines, the tragedy of the Armenian earthquake and the huge death toll, how nearly a million people died in a Chinese earthquake in 1976, Negativland, Armenian earthquake relief announcement, Radio Moscow interval signal, the news from Radio Moscow, suspicions about Soviet intentions, American ignorance of Soviet facts, a caller speaks out against unnecessary surgery, changing relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, the importance of speaking up against any human rights abuse, reaction to this week's meeting between Reagan, Bush, and Gorbachev, disasters around the world and the minimal amount of press attention they've been getting, it's snowing in Brooklyn, Eric tries to convince Jim Doomsayer that the events of this week prove there is hope, the stupidity of living life according to prophecies, an admonition to whoever is picking up the phones in the studio, the overuse of drugs as treatment, how to prove one's sanity, a listing of relief agencies for the Armenian earthquake, the lack of access to Soviet culture in the United States, Armenian earthquake relief announcement, "Greenpeace Radio Report."

"Stardate," "Facts Are Stupid Things," no set topic for tonight, finding out exactly how expensive it is to call WUSB from Connecticut, why Connecticut listeners should call, Eric gives out keys, a caller tells a story of a conflict within the art department, what it's like to challenge the system, the silence of the campus during finals week, the strange schedule Stony Brook had for a single year, comparing high school to junior high school, drug problems at schools, a "Concert Billboard" person is needed, a call from Chris Crowley, Bill is working on the WUSB holiday greetings, Eric's call from Baffin Island a year ago, Chris tries to figure out the meaning of life, why people get drawn into structure in their lives, Chris fills time while Eric changes his tape, on-air plans for Christmas Eve, a caller gives advice on telephones, reviews of the Fishbone concert at Stony Brook, plans for a new high school in Mt. Sinai, the open campus atmosphere of Ward Melville High School, how it's become much easier to put out a newsletter, Eric's involvement in an underground newspaper in high school, constructing osprey towers, the importance of shutting down Shoreham, a caller reads a piece called "National Anthem," the FCC prevents WUSB from talking about Mr. Radio, the depression of the holiday season, a caller argues for Shoreham to open, examples of wasting energy, Eric had a letter published in Newsday a couple of months ago, Eric questions Mr. Radio's greatness, Mr. Radio was on WBLI as Dan Stevens, a caller is able to choose her high school, "Mike Palmer's Television" promo, Bob Hope will be the guest, talk of the local mall, spills in stores, the difficulty of finding a newspaper in the mall, the vanishing single screen theaters, a caller wants to start a pirate radio station, monopolies, Cablevision's dispute with the MSG Network, the possibility of generating power outside of the power company, how the cable companies work, a call from Smith Haven Mall, stories from Toys R Us, looking forward to the special Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve shows.

Another year is at an end, looking back, the danger of forgetting what happened in 1988, "Brain Damage" first started in 1988, the Detroit tradition of shooting guns in the air on New Year's, a caller claims to have been fired, an appeal for more calls, fears that Bush will be more dangerous than Reagan, an article by Bob Guccione Jr., this may be Eric's most low key New Year's ever, an update on the AIDS crisis, some milestones of 1988, years seem to be going by quicker, a beeping caller claims to be calling from Colorado and the band Black Cabbage, some changes in the Soviet Union, what the biggest threat to society is, why running out of space is a common theme, predictions for 1989, speculating on who was behind the Pan Am bombing, news on the hostages in Lebanon, Canadian and Mexican elections this year, trivia questions having to do with 1988, callers are paired together, the various anniversaries of 1988, the sound of Mr. Radio on another radio station, trying to figure out who framed Roger Rabbit, some of the people who died in 1988, a caller claims that Lister is using backward masking on his show, the impeachment of Arizona's governor, Brother Bill comes in for the countdown, Eric tries to get around the phone restriction that prevents the time from being called, a race against the clock, crosstalk on the phone, 1988 officially disappears, problems with the outro, Brother Bill's welcome to 1989.

Billy Joel, Sly Dunbar ID, Eric finally gets his Christmas spirit because of the snow, a special presentation of Brain Damage Incorporated: "McDonald's Special Sauce," "Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher," "Eat Chicken and Die," "Language Assistance," "America Needs Defense," "Vice President Bush press conference," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," "Weather Experts/Nice Transformer," "The Vowel Movement," Pink Floyd, why bands use profanity, Elvis' birthday is tomorrow, an Elvis vigil at a Burger King in Ronkonkoma, calls from CB active listeners, what channels are used and avoided, today was Millard Fillmore Day, Eric doesn't have cable television, the need for good callers to clog up the lines, reaction to Brain Damage Incorporated, a critique of callers by a caller, a film about The Carpenters, CB frequencies, why it's impossible to prove anything about Elvis, there used to be a CB in the studio, debating whether or not Elvis is really dead, arranging gang wars over the air, the nature of FM radio waves, some of the major acts who have played Stony Brook, a conversation with a cashier, the prospect of barcodes being used on humans and cars, an idea for fun at a tollbooth, the lack of female callers, some future plans for NASA, a preview of the Hubble space telescope, the prospect of other planets around other stars, the Magellan spacecraft will head to Venus in April, discussion of various moons, some other scheduled space missions for this year, the effects of the Challenger disaster, transferring callers to the Phonemail system, the prospect of finding intelligent life in space, whether it makes sense to send people into space while there are still problems on Earth, the American dream, complaints about Belle Terre, how land can't really be owned, a new recycling law in Brookhaven, new pollution reducing gas pumps, racing through calls, CB talk, the possibility of intelligent microscopic life, "Concert Billboard," Sister Sara.

"Stardate," the subject tonight will be smoking, 700 people are arrested in New York, Jim interferes with the reading of the news, Jim sprays Lysol on the microphone, President Reagan prepares to leave office, an attempt to call the president, demonstrations of very strange busy signals, some of the islands surrounding Long Island, Reagan's final address, David Alan joins the conversation about smoking, the move to stop smoking on the Long Island Railroad, some facts about smoking, trying to find a working microphone for Jim, callers discuss whether or not they smoke, an ad in The New York Times by the Tobacco Institute, people who die from lung cancer, doing things differently, Stiltskin's critique of the show, a new intro to the show is in the works, an emergency interrupt, Jim's idea on how to reach people who smoke, how some smokers still have a chance, how teenagers feel invincible, cigarette advertising, Brother Nick gives his thoughts on cigarette smoking, an appeal for working headphones, Jim sprays the microphone again, an appeal for input from listeners, wondering if Brother Bill will show up.

"Stardate," a John Kennedy campaign speech from 1960, Joe Cocker, Eric challenges people to say "President Bush," Bush has now been in power for a couple of days, Ted Bundy confesses to more murders on the eve of his execution, Eric has major difficulty with a particular group of words, reflections of Bush coming to office, an attempt to call the White House press office, thoughts on Dan Quayle, the prospects of the military draft returning, the new era that has dawned on the country, how society has degenerated, how more homeless people have popped up in the last eight years than in the last few decades, an oddity that occurred during the swearing-in ceremony, an appeal for calls from other campuses, the need for better debates, chastising listeners for lying, the effect of Bush on education, a caller spills the beans on another caller, the amount of records in the WUSB library, a National Guard controversy involving Dan Quayle, a caller gets an extremely tacky birthday gift, inefficiency in the welfare system, giving up on the other campus idea, a look at "Crimewatch" from The Village Times, a toothbrush is stolen from the local Finast, news of incredibly stupid criminals, withholding judgment on Bush, some of the upcoming shows on WUSB.

"Stardate," old WUSB ID, blaming all the commotion on Tony White, the trouble classical music people bring, wondering when winter will begin, the Soviet Union is expected to withdraw from Afghanistan in the next week, the third anniversary of the Challenger disaster, tapes have arrived from Moscow, reports from the "home scene" of the USSR, Eric describes an editorial in The New York Times about the Shoreham nuclear power plant that made him see red, Eric was one of around 700 people to get arrested at an anti-Shoreham demonstration years ago, getting the address and phone number of The New York Times, what sacrifices people are willing to make to keep Shoreham from opening, an explanation of what Radio Moscow is, a crowd of demonstrators appears outside the window, the return of Andrew Goldberger, the threat of terrorism involving nuclear plants, Andrew's eight-year-old brother knows about the greenhouse effect, Jim Doomsayer argues for the opening of the plant, the possibilities of disconnecting LILCO, Eric was inside the Shoreham plant, Eric defends the fairness of WUSB and the discussion on Shoreham to Mr. Radio, the Seabrook nuclear plant, how the mood changed with regard to nuclear power, a call from the Continental Divide, an update on the stolen toothbrush, Newsday cuts "Andy Capp" to make room for "Pogo," how "Peanuts" just isn't funny anymore, the prospect of sending nuclear waste out into space, a caller takes exception to Mr. Radio, how people no longer seem to care about the future, considering the alternatives, a song by Sue Dougherty entitled "Shoreham," how very small things can cause catastrophic results in places like space shuttles and nuclear plants, a call from Eric's friend Kim Marie, the danger of apathy, Brother Nick wonders who will come on after him now that "Power Surge" has moved to Wednesdays.

"Stardate," a National Lampoon loop, exhaling into the microphone, getting calling rates to Antarctica, an oil spill in Antarctica, penguins in peril, Ferdinand Marcos is near death, more Marcos news, Vice President Quayle visits El Salvador, a classic Quayle quote, a strange story about a sex change, how cold it was today, the Paraguayan president is toppled, Jim is all distorted, Jim dedicates a song on his classical show to Arnie Pritchett, Eric has a misadventure at the laundromat, hanging out with punks in the city, conformity, the lack of people with mohawks at the station, the prevalence of deadheads on campus, Eric witnesses the aftermath of a subway accident, Bill Fox appears in Eric's headphones, some facts about scouts, an operator demands money, whether or not the Boy Scouts are a religious organization, Eric challenges a caller to drop his cordless phone on the floor, comments about Mr. Radio, a caller is unable to hear Jim, worrying about the rest of the world, the future melting of the polar ice caps, Eric and Jim argue over the existence of the Swiss Army, a caller supplies some facts about Long Island, a caller wants to be a co-host, old trolley tracks in Northport, how trains around the world are outpacing those in the United States, the importance of satellite technology, the concept of "megalopolis," the promise of internationalism, the possibility of a tenth planet, local environmentalism, the importance of leaving Antarctica alone, "Brother Bob" is up next, there may be a basketball game on next week, saying good night to Jim.

"Stardate," gunfire, steel drum music, the end of a crazy week, "Moscow Mailbag," alcoholism in the Soviet Union, tapes are now coming in from Moscow, the story of Salman Rushdie, a radiation leak near Cincinnati, Soviet troops leave Afghanistan, David Duke wins an election, trying to reach David Duke's office, how to collect on the Ayatollah's price on Salman Rushdie's head, Eric calls the Iranian embassy in New Zealand and Australia, development on the East End, the importance of taking action on issues, the show was preempted by a basketball game last week, why certain "blasphemous" books are banned, Andrew Goldberger plays a "Brain Damage" related tape over the phone, encouraging criticism of Islam, how nothing is above criticism, Bill Fox talks about religion, a song from a child, a call from Poquott, how people don't really know what it's like to be old, the notion of a "kinder, gentler" nation, thoughts on gun control, tactics shared by the NRA and bottle bill opponents, the hesitation to criticize the Ayatollah, the risks of contacting the Soviet Union, thoughts on what to do with criminals, wondering where the next show is, steel drum music, Radiothon promo.

Sun Ra promo, "Stardate," trying to get the phone number for "Brain Damage," Cat Stevens, news that Cat Stevens has come out in support of the killing of Salman Rushdie, Jim tells of differing reactions in the Islamic world, a Cat Stevens song from 1967, potential ways of getting Cat Stevens into trouble, a selection from "Buddha and the Chocolate Box," an update on the Rushdie story, a snowstorm just misses the area, talk of the brand new Radiothon that's coming soon to WUSB, an explanation of why it's necessary to replace the transmitter, the need to raise funds, what the station doesn't want to do, a look at some of the special programs planned, Andrew Goldberger tells of a math injustice committed against him, Eric tries not to get upset at the fact that people aren't talking about the fundraiser, the one show on WUSB that Jim doesn't listen to, the importance of height in FM radio, debating the merit of David Duke, sending listeners to other stations, the Grateful Dead show at Stony Brook, Andrew has a suggestion about wrestling on the radio, an attempt to restart a radio feud, problems hearing Jim over the phone, confusion as to where Jim is coming from, Dave from New York calls in to get people to tune in to "Saturday Night Live," Eric tries to fade Jim down, words to a first time caller, some facts about Connecticut radio stations, what it's like to work in a commercial radio station, the Radiothon begins in three weeks, both of the Brothers are at the station, "Concert Billboard."

Dave Brown, Radiothon promo, the threat of a train strike looms as machinists at Eastern Airlines walk off the job, Jesse Jackson is accused of racism by David Duke, UFO watching, no "Stardate" tonight, a tape from South Africa, a public service announcement about drinking and driving as a buffer, an interview with David Shepherd, painting elephants, conservation, the future of AIDS in Africa, Mr. Radio has been on strike, the danger of claiming something bad is God's will, Andrew Goldberger calls in with some bizarre theories, Eric's thoughts on overhead projectors, what having a train strike will be like, why it's important to care about AIDS, calling Eastern Airlines for an update on the strike, calling the Long Island Railroad, an automated system is coming to the LIRR, getting a number from directory assistance, calling subway information, a look at the news while on hold, Time Inc. and Warner Communications agree to merge, Eric and Susan try to pass time while waiting on hold, checking a rumor that phone companies will be part of the strike, questions for a caller who works on train tracks, calling Amtrak for strike info.

"Stardate," Radiothon promo, trying to figure out what program is supposed to be on now, escaping to a cocktail party, how WUSB pays a lot of attention to weather, a flurry of plane crashes, the Eastern Airlines machinist strike continues, "Moscow Mailbag," the effects of glasnost, an invitation for WUSB listeners to send letters to Radio Moscow, Eric wonders why Andrew Goldberger is always the first caller, how to incorporate heavyweight wrestling into the upcoming fundraiser, how a wrestling program alternates with "Saturday Night Live," Radiothon promo, the need for callers not to have long intros, Jim Doomsayer gets a letter from David Duke, the racism quota is reached, how affirmative action is harmful, problems with welfare, suspicions about Gorbachev, the overall significance of what's happening in the Soviet Union today, Eric predicts future trouble in Albania, the appropriateness of the death penalty, a local murder mystery involving phone records, theorizing on what may have happened, strange legal tactics, news stories that end prematurely, a caller explains why he got fired, Eric's view on immortality, no calls on any lines, why defendants often don't cooperate, a special on Shoreham will be on next week, the first Radiothon begins next week, Brother Nick.

"Stardate," Radiothon underwriting announcements, "Stardate" Radiothon promo, Eric and Bill Fox discuss the patch bay, $20,706 has been raised so far during the Radiothon, Jim Wiener has been at the station every day of the Radiothon along with others, the need for a new transmitter, a rundown of the various pledge levels, listening in on the tally room, communicating with various staff members, Jim Dexter appeals to the listeners from the newsbooth, Eric tries to track down an annoying buzz, a pottery class premium, trying to reach $21,000 by midnight, comparing WUSB to commercial radio, television scripts as premiums, how good the radio programming was this past week, a caller is interested in frozen heads, the lack of classical Chinese music on the station, Bill discusses classical music, Mike Yuhas gargles on the air, why Mike came all the way from Philadelphia to help, Eric marvels at a salad that's arrived in the studio, Eric and Mike remember "The Voice of Long Island," 90 pounds of disco records are offered, Mike goes over what listeners get for their pledges, Eric promises not to say another word until the phones light up, Andrew Goldberger came to the station over the week to help out, Radiothon promo featuring Andrew, a dramatic reading of the book Andrew wrote while at the station as performed by Jimmy MacDexter, Jim Wiener tries to analyze some of the words in the book, Rob Franza did a six hour jazz show during the Radiothon, Mike makes funny noises on the air with the tape machine, Andrew's book in reverse, some cameo Tripod appearances, a reading of the news by Mike, Jim Wiener, Rob, Dave Ruderman, Lauren Shepherd, and Eric, making fun of Jeb Bush, a "wrap up" of the news, Jimmy MacDexter relates some of the highlights of the Radiothon, Mike tells the story of the post hole as related by Captain Kendall Morse, Eric and Mike throw things, Gerry Riemer talks about Athenian pizza, a caller requests that the echo machine be turned on, calling overseas information in echo, looking up the Hilton Hotel in London, Eric runs out of things to say after having been on the air more this week than ever before, looking for Oscar's All Night Kosher Deli in Botswana, getting the number for WUSB, $9 away from the goal of the Radiothon, Norm Prusslin announces that the goal has been met, how the Radiothon came about, how the radio station has been brought together by this project, 656 calls came in during the fundraiser, The Beatles, Radiothon underwriting announcements.

[There is bad distortion for the first seven minutes.] The Phonemail lady, "Pacifica News" announcement as an April Fool's joke, the show begins late, Chris Crowley stops in to talk about Satanic worship in playgrounds, why Chris wears a leather jacket while being a vegetarian, dialing a number to find out what the long distance carrier is, eating chocolate rabbits on the air, when the rates are lowest, the method of making payphone calls has changed as of today, demonstrating some phone company recordings, what a phone bong is, some of the companies now charging outrageous rates, some of the dangers awaiting consumers, some facts about the changes, challenging some of Andrew Goldberger's assumptions about phone service, calling information operators around the country to find out what companies they work for, Andrew writes a second book, fun things that can be done with payphone numbers, methods used in obtaining calling card numbers, dispelling some rumors, the coming of CLASS features, a demonstration of a mystery number, hacking the system, getting dialing rates to Burma, a listener just returned from Burma, finding out why there's still an apparent connection between AT&T and New York Telephone, trying to make a call to Burma, a new policy could affect dialing overseas information, proving an operator wrong, calling the mystery number again, problems international students on campus have when calling home, how new payphone companies haven't driven the cost down, the meaning of "Screen Code 97," how Eric got signed up with MCI against his wishes, getting the 800 number for IBM, the unfairness of paying for an unlisted number or for touch tones, the risk of being tapped, what Eric does during the rest of the week, why people need to experiment with technology, how it was before divestiture, the beginnings of MCI, a call to Working Assets Long Distance, ways to annoy computers that call people at home, how to get the phone numbers from elevator phones on campus.

Jim is lurking, a huge pro-choice demonstration is scheduled for tomorrow in Washington DC, the possibility that Roe vs. Wade could be overturned this year, a show of support for a student accused of rape at Stony Brook, racial animosity on campus, Jim's impressions of the controversy, how the student was thrown out of school before being convicted, 300 people attended the rally in support of the accused student, other crimes on campus, why the university wants to keep such things quiet, the inadequate training that Public Safety gets, the difficulty involved in positively identifying people, how it was possible for an arrest to even take place, cops who don't care, Eric's experiences witnessing racist cops, a policeman's attack on a homeless person in New York City, racial generalizations, why it's wrong to support anyone without knowing the facts, a caller plays a strange phone company recording, a call from Ras Mike, the rarity of black police officers on Long Island, a lack of serious calls, a murder in Setauket, the wrongness of the "pro-life" label, trying to figure out the exact time the bus to Washington is leaving, Eric accidentally cuts off callers, a warning that the white race is in danger from David Duke, trying to get Jim and others in the studio to take the part of white survivalists, some more excerpts from a racist newsletter, there won't be much talking from Brother Nick on his show tonight, "Concert Billboard."

Adam West "Destinies" promo, a special tribute to Abbie Hoffman who died this week, Chicago Transit Authority, an obituary, how Abbie lived a double life while wanted by the authorities, a Pacifica feature on his life, Phil Ochs, asking whether people under 30 really knew what kind of person Abbie Hoffman was, Norman Bishop discusses his relationship with Abbie, his life as Barry Freed, allegations of cocaine smuggling, his history of depression, his impressive athletic abilities, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eric's memories of Abbie Hoffman at Stony Brook, an excerpt from Abbie's speech at Stony Brook, Al Stewart, where are the Chicago Seven today?, Artie and Happy Traum, T. Menkel talks about his days with Barry Freed in upstate New York, John Prine, when Abbie was happiest, who he looked up to, how Abbie hated to lose, how he changed in the later years, the effect that the conservative movement may have had on him, tracking down the obituary in The New York Times, The Beatles, Allen Ginsberg, Eric's dim memories of the 60s, looking to the future, Phil Ochs.

An alternate intro ("Facts Are Stupid Things" featuring Ronald Reagan), Chris Crowley is the sidekick tonight, tonight's show is up to the listeners, trying to get the headphones working, eating fortune cookies on the air, an idea to advertise on the other side of the fortune, the future of advertising in theaters and on public television, Exxon gives Alaska Public Radio money to cover the oil spill, the recent flurry of environmental disasters, Eric used to do a Tuesday morning show a couple of years ago, anti-government rioting is reported in China, a soccer disaster in England, Eric's experience at a Clash show in Asbury Park, Eric's been hanging out with skinheads, Chris' experience at a Ramones show, seeing The Clash at an outdoor show in the rain, more reaction to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, how to deal with all of the environmental problems, getting the number and address for the corporate headquarters of Exxon, a listener reports on a local pirate radio station, Chris gets in trouble for belching on the air, Mike Yuhas' case of hiccups on the air during "The Voice Of Long Island," the appeal of matzos, the danger of the new religious station in town, Eric tries to get the phone number out while Chris makes noise, indoor benches have been placed in the Student Union building, the best way to get to Vermont, how Ben and Jerry's got their start, addictive cheese snacks, Chris is dealing red hot blue chips, a foghorn interrupts the conversation, a reminder about Radiothon t-shirts, history of another pirate station in Connecticut, a caller has crosstalk, Eric's experience with a crossed line, Chris does a show with the name "Sixty-Nine" on Tuesday afternoons, trying to figure out how to dispose of medical waste, trying to find out what happened at an Earth Day rally earlier in the day, why Chris is always at the station, a caller has a run-in with Public Safety, intimidation tactics of law enforcement, Chris' advice on the need to protect other people, the controversy surrounding porn numbers, conference numbers that don't cost as much as the premium services, a caller details how cops harass skateboarders in Connecticut, Chris opens a mystery envelope on the air, a caller defends the cops, Eric's negative impression of certain Suffolk County cops, the police riot in Tompkins Square Park last summer, the case of a man who got away with shooting six cops in New York City, Brother Nick's voice is still shot, Adam West "Destinies" promo.

"Stardate," Eric is tired of the same old theme, a computerized reading of the location of any telephone exchange, calling various other computers, Donner Party, a voice activated computer, "Moscow Mailbag," Donner Party, trying to call Albania, calling information in Yugoslavia, some background on Albania, some news from Burma, other countries that can't be called from the United States, Elvis is supposed to be at Burger King in Holbrook again, Tawana Brawley admits to making up the whole story, details of the entire story, Al Sharpton's involvement, questions on whether an attack on a jogger in Central Park was a racial incident, the difference between this and Howard Beach, other similar instances, the lack of callers, Jim tries to help get people to call, the strange custom that keeps rape victims' names secret, Chris arrives from the rain, Chris explains how racial violence becomes possible in today's society, a caller describes himself as a bigot, who was really to blame for what happened in Wappingers Falls, how much is actually going on on a personal level, anger towards Sharpton, Chris blows his chance at getting an apartment in the city, the concept of reverse racism, Eric and Chris try to hook two callers up at the same time through two studios, Eric tries to be heard, how the media is at fault in these cases, Chris takes over the show, Brother Bill.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," an excerpt from the Nixon/Kennedy debate, a scratchy Pink Floyd selection with delay effects, "The Prisoner," it's extremely hot in the studio, "Moscow Mailbag," travel to the Soviet Union, Grateful Dead, Al Jolson, cocktail party, conflicting clocks, trying to call the time, trying to call a radio station in Albania, Donner Party, calling Australia to try and get to Albania, a rush to buy Pennsylvania lottery tickets, the odds of actually winning, asking questions of the Australian operators, a detailed explanation of how a call to Albania would be placed from Australia, a vote on the mandatory student activity fee which could affect WUSB funding, Eric's ties to the university, the friendliness of Australian operators, a phone in Albania may have rung tonight because of the attempt to reach them, huge American flags, an American city is bombed accidentally, trying to reach the town in Georgia that was hit, a long conversation with an information operator in Georgia, facts about collecting on lottery winnings, the various types of rip-off phone numbers that exist, how it's cheaper to call the time in a distant city than to call locally, some horror stories, callers named Michelle, more on the campus rape crisis, how Al Sharpton doesn't represent every black person, what the mass media is missing in this story, some trivia about the 6 train in New York City, excerpt from an Ellen Goodman column on racism, a story involving Morton Downey Jr., more on the Tawana Brawley story, racism at Stony Brook, "The Prisoner," Brother Nick, Donner Party, cocktail party.

Reagan quotes, "Moscow Mailbag," Bill Fox calls in to critique "Moscow Mailbag," it's the last week of school at Stony Brook, Andrew Goldberger has a horrible phone line, a call from Mike Yuhas, Mike announces that he's moving to Wisconsin, Eric may go to the Debbie McClatchy concert next week, Mike carries on the show while Eric goes to the library for a record, Debbie McClatchy, Eric imagines a world full of Khomeinis, Debbie McClatchy, directory assistance for Hawaii mysteriously appears, Mike tries to come up with something to say to the listeners on the eve of his departure, Mike organizes a phone dropping contest, advertisements in films, a look at the news, a call to a strange computerized version of the Associated Press, Laurie Anderson, assorted spoken computer phrases, a caller has thoughts on the campus Rolm phones, thoughts on sushi and worms, the amount of worms per human, another computerized service that gives phone numbers and addresses of people, Eric's prediction on over the phone advertising, thoughts from a Ward Melville High School student, a computer gives directions, more on eating worms, it's Mother's Day, Debbie McClatchy.

30 seconds of silence on the radio to prove a point, Patsy Cline, the effect of radio, Edith Piaf, reading the liner notes, "Radio Bridge" from Radio Moscow, what Exxon is doing to clean up the mess in Alaska, trying to call Exxon, some facts and figures on the oil spill, sludge in the Long Island Sound, appropriate action to take against those responsible, a call from San Remo, allegations about dumping from the Kings Park Psychiatric Center, why cleaning up the Exxon spill is the responsibility of the government as well, Magellan is on its way to Venus, Debby McClatchy, a quote from the Long Island Association on pollution angers Eric, C. Everett Koop is resigning, ways we can benefit from the bad environmental news.

A day to live in history, "Moscow Mailbag," a song celebrating June, Eric remembers June 3rd ten years ago when a massive anti-nuclear demonstration took place on Long Island, the story of climbing the fence at Shoreham and getting arrested for civil disobedience, the role playing exercises involved in training for this, what it was like the day of the demonstration, a violent end to pro-democracy demonstrations in China, the death toll at Tiananmen Square is estimated to be 500, reaction around the world, excerpts from BBC World Service, excerpts from Radio Moscow, The Clash, meaningful lyrics, differences between various authority figures, a CBS news crew is arrested in China, a caller expresses cynicism, why it's important to express yourself on such topics, a plea for serious calls, the story that led up to the day's events, how the soldiers sent out today were very different from the ones who had been there previously, why the demonstration wasn't crushed earlier, Bush's hypocrisy, trying to call China, a bulletin announcing the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, differences in people from Moscow and Siberia, a caller warns about the danger of democracy in certain countries, a recap of the news from the BBC, how today will be remembered for centuries, Mike Mills ID.

Jim Wiener, trouble finding Eric's closing theme, "Stardate," "Moscow Mailbag," the topic will be China again tonight, Brother Bill joins the show, news update, the craziness of the Ayatollah's funeral, Bill talks about how the China story has affected him, a look at the aging Chinese leadership, the danger of the Chinese government's propaganda succeeding, "Soviet Viewpoint," problems getting out of China, a reign of terror, why this injustice is being treated differently than many others in different countries, The Clash, a piece from the Beijing Review which treated the demonstrators as heroes, a critical letter to the Beijing Review, words from one of the hunger strikers, the huge generation gap in China, problems with headphones and phones, The Beatles, a low tech solution to the phone problem, difficulty reaching Beijing, trying to track down a hiss, the parallel of the Chinese democracy movement with the recent pro-choice demonstrations in Washington DC, listening to the BBC, an appeal for intelligent calls, trying to call China, a transcript of a conversation between Chinese leadership and student leaders, how the story could disappear from public attention, how people could have missed the story, a caller has information on a local lawsuit involving beachfront cottages, extending the program into Brother Bill's show, the power of an individual and why this isn't widely known, more talk of the Central Park jogger case, the concept of death behind bars, the contrast with Howard Beach, how events thousands of miles away can affect us, how the media's presence made a difference at Tiananmen Square, The Specials.

"Stardate," out of service recording, "Moscow Mailbag," news from a computer, the latest from China, death sentences are handed out, the danger of the same kind of crackdown happening in the Soviet Union, Slovenia launches a secession movement in Yugoslavia, how the media in China was manipulated, trying to call Chinese "snitch" numbers, Eric gives out the actual phone numbers, the prevalence of coups in certain nations, some facts about shortwave, a call from a couple of strange kids, how the events in China have become a battle between the media of different countries, some of the reactions that have come from phone calls to snitch lines, why there hasn't been a U.N. resolution condemning China's actions, the kinds of people over here who don't seem to care, how technology can be used in new ways to fight oppression, additional ways that computer bulletin boards can be used, people who hate answering machines, data services that exist for consumers, modems now go up to 9600 baud, Kraftwerk, Eric is considering going to a European hacker conference, a call for advice on traveling overseas, facts about traveling to Albania, countries that require visas for U.S. citizens, some travel facts about Ireland, a theory about Ronald Reagan, a caller says Sammy is cooler than Eric, questions about the highway to Berlin, wondering if the wall will ever come down, a possibility that a caller is stealing the name Vinnie, the lack of skate parks on Long Island, the possibility of towns seceding from Suffolk County, another reading of the snitch numbers, "Concert Billboard," Brother Nick.

"Is this information?," computer news, The Who, more than 250,000 people are participating in a gay rights parade in New York City on the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the effect AIDS is having on the gay community, an important announcement is coming, "Moscow Mailbag," Eric announces a name change for the country of Burma, Confuse The Operator: trying to call Myanmar, the issue of flag burning is in the news again after a Supreme Court decision, the question of banning sex phone numbers after another Supreme Court decision, some words from the person behind the flag burning controversy, a caller has a problem with Mr. Radio, the definition of indecency remains murky, how it's technically legal to call a 970 number on the air, trying to get Lauren's microphone to work, Eric tries to offend people, some words of support for the Chinese government's actions, 30 people are reported to have been executed for their role in the demonstrations in China, Pink Floyd, a 970 number, a warning for motorcycle riders, neither Brother Bill nor Brother Nick will be in tonight, Pink Floyd.

Jim Wiener, an iced tea spill, Eric, Chris, and Jim try to pronounce a Polish leader's name, Jim offers to get food, a dramatic change in Poland, North Korea opens up a bit with an international festival, the uniqueness of North Korea and some weirdness, a student at Stony Brook who was accused of rape is suing the university, where Quincy Troupe is today, Newsday exposes the hypocrisy of George Bush with regards to civil rights, Eric now feels like burning a flag because of Bush, other potential scenarios involving burning flags, the end of the Moral Majority, Jim can't hear Chris, the magical "unmute" button, trying to adjust the volume, the 30th anniversary of the rise of rock and roll, The Beatles, Controlled Bleeding, comparing the music of today to that of 30 years ago, Eric is away taping records, Jim predicts the rise of classical music again, Jim describes how classical music was received in its heyday, where is music going, opinions on rap music, Chris plays a weird record from Finland, an argument on how to pronounce the phone number, the lowering prices of computers and sampling machines, George Bush knows about Lister, a suggestion from Brother Bill, a call from Bill Fox, Public Enemy is rumored to be disbanding, teenage input, how opera tends to be unpopular in certain circles, "Capital Radio" on WPKN, callers can't hear Eric, Chris announces a party.

"Stardate," Joel Block is missing, Klaatu, Laurie Anderson, a voyage through space tonight, "Moscow Mailbag," a 1988 "Germany Today" feature on the Chaos Computer Club, Eric plans to meet members of the CCC in the near future, soca music with a significant verse, Confuse The Operator: looking for the number of "A," a plethora of material, Eric returns personal calls on the air, calling Mike Yuhas in Wisconsin, Eric's trip to Utica over the 4th of July, a Mexican horse throws Ronald Reagan, the curse that affects all presidents elected in years ending in zero, Don Kenyon's radio show in Utica, Mike visits an NPR show in Madison, Eric receives a Minnesota FM station in Woodstock, NY, a warning to listeners not to listen to Mike and Eric's private conversation, looking up "A" listings in the phone book, calling an "A" at random, uniqueness of Long Island, trying to conference Mike into the phone calls, a caller berates Eric for making personal calls on the air, Brian Dinger is returning to the airwaves, the county is set to save Robbins Island, a fundraiser at WPKN, readings from "Christ The Vampire," a handy tip for flag burners, a message from Johnny Potseed, a call from a taxi driver, a caller defends Tootsie Taxi, complaints about local transit, defending gay people, Susan calls in on the hotline, Susan's experiences in Canada and Woodstock, the magic of traveling by road, a demand for money from New York Telephone, Brother Bill is missing, weird trivia involving Klaatu and The Carpenters, another moon is discovered around Neptune, how Uranus is pronounced differently, Eric and Bill ponder the disappearance of Joel Block, a discussion on driving, the weird traffic system in Boston, more words on "Christ The Vampire," Klaatu, "The Brothers' Show."

"Stardate," "No More Debates," "Facts Are Stupid Things," "Moscow Mailbag," sounds of knocking, an accusation that Eric changed the president's words around, a man is shot while flying a plane, some place name changes, what some countries are actually called, a town on Long Island also changes its name, fireworks in Holbrook are canceled, a caller wants Stony Brook to be Division One, the future of fossil fuels, some tactless remarks from Margaret Thatcher, Pink Floyd, the difficulty of getting away from the album, a test on various phone sounds, Lister is mentioned in Rolling Stone, a connection to Greenland, a caller gets it right, a scenario related to flag burning, the issue of free speech, why the ACLU defends Nazis, Eric rips up a symbolic flag, a caller with a horrible sounding phone, the danger of imposing your will on others with regards to flag burning, the issue of homelessness, Brother Nick reports on the whereabouts of Brother Bill and gives his views on the flag burning issue, Kenny Rankin ID.

"Stardate," a telephone strike related recording, Big Audio Dynamite, a rare mix, Eric is back after six weeks in Europe, advice on the best way to travel, a list of places Eric has been, the many languages people in Europe can speak compared to Americans, the difference in toilets, the strangeness of Berlin, what the subway system is like in East and West Berlin, Eric's journey into East Berlin, the weirdness involved in changing money between the two Berlins, Radio 100 in West Berlin, Eric tracks down Radio Berlin International in East Berlin, the large amount of plate smashing at weddings, how so many people in Europe seem to smoke, the trains of Europe, Eric discovers that war was declared on drugs while he was away, Eric's bad experience with drugs in Holland, how to get out of a drug panic, a British perspective on the newly announced war on drugs, another Big Audio Dynamite remix, an interview with Big Audio Dynamite will be presented sometime in the future, Tom Baker filled in while Eric was away, Eric's experience at the annual Carnival in London, a British column critical of police actions at the Notting Hill event, the misconceptions around "Do The Right Thing," a government comment about turning Lebanon into an ashtray, Andrew Goldberger talks about the MTV Music Awards, some of the indecent material that went out during that show, how this kind of thing doesn't seem to matter in Europe, how there seems to be more mixing of ages in Europe, what exactly is involved in visiting East Berlin, a definition of racism, the emphasis on racial breakdown in the recent mayoral primary in New York, a caller reports on misbehavior by a cop, a special guest, how phones ring differently overseas, checking on the sound of a ring in Japan, some updates from the computer BBS scene, Eric reports on the Galactic Hacker Party in Amsterdam, Eric meets Captain Crunch for the first time, a well organized anarchist convention, ISDN is set to be introduced in West Germany next year, how the payphones in Europe pale in comparison to the United States, the prevalence of unpopular card phones, Eric demonstrates the extra tones on a touch tone pad, sunspot activity is in the future, a picture of Reagan with a bizarre haircut in the paper today, the danger of the Galileo space probe to be carried on the space shuttle, Eric was in Europe during the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, the interest in history, the story of Vera Lynn, Pink Floyd, Jello Biafra's comments on the space shuttle and plutonium risk, Berlin has a Green mayor, the frantic pace of life in the States, Eric takes issue with Bush's stand on assault weapons, why drugs aren't a big deal in other places, the possibility of East Germany disappearing, a power glitch, the trust system that's in place in many parts of Europe, Hurricane Hugo may be on the way, a wildcat is on the loose in Yaphank, Eric may be at the Big Audio Dynamite concert in Sag Harbor next week, Steve's first show, "Concert Billboard."

Dave Brown explains the significance of the number 30, "Stardate," various pitches of a ringing phone, sweep tone, Reagan quotes, this may be the last time the intro is played in its current form, "Moscow Mailbag," an extra flourish, Eric determines that the world is in sorry shape, yet another new Big Audio Dynamite song, anti-abortion rallies across the country, the FBI warns against distribution of a record by NWA that allegedly incites violence against cops, a crackdown on obscenity, the official definition of obscenity, some words from Jesse Helms, a new Fred Wiseman documentary, a sex scandal at a university on Long Island, the question of whether obscenity leads to rape, a call from a minister and his sister, Eric gets tricked into alcoholism, the right to make your own choices, the belief that AIDS is a form of punishment, numbers for sweep tones, controversy over police checkpoints for seatbelts, "Soviet Viewpoint" on drug use in the United States.

"Stardate," the next space shuttle may be the last one ever, Big Audio Dynamite, sound effects, a controversial decision in a rape case, why the Atlantis space shuttle launch scheduled for next week could be a disaster, Robert Knight of WBAI explains what the danger is, how NASA is planning to hurtle the Galileo space probe past Earth, why the mass media doesn't seem to be covering this story, calling information to get the number for the Foundation for Economic Trends and the Christic Institute, a bizarre and frustrating error message, looking for the number for the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, Psycho music, a Chinese tape on pornography, the 40th anniversary of East Germany's founding results in violence in East Berlin, Hungary's communist party decides to cease operations, Bulgaria moves along more slowly, a listener debates the danger of the space shuttle, the absurdity of having old spacecraft hurtling back down to earth on a regular basis, the local 7-11 has stopped carrying magazines due to an argument, the large number of armed hostage taking in schools lately, the issue of gun control, a discussion on nuclear war, it's 11:11 and 11 degrees, a ticker in New York City is counting the number of people in the world, avoiding the gun argument, a Levittown teenager is arrested for hacking into Grumman, confusion over the Legion of Doom, a virus hits Nassau Community College, the "Columbus Day virus," how it was so easy for the Grumman hacker to gain access, why hacking is normal and healthy, how the media got it wrong, a hamster analogy, a complaint about sirens in New York City, how the phone strike is starting to get to Eric, a nightmare involving the streets of New York and payphones, how the phone company benefits from the strike, why the payphones are all broken. [end cut off]

"Stardate," there is no brand new theme yet, Big Audio Dynamite, sounds of marching, a space alien invades a Soviet city according to Tass, what it will be like the day mankind meets a race from outer space, weirdness in the stock market, trying to understand how it works, the possibility of a crash on Monday, more myths revolving around the Columbus Day virus, more racial attacks in Brooklyn this time targeting Jewish students, the police deny a racial attack took place in Selden, the Suffolk County Legislature votes to have a curfew in effect on Halloween night, looking for Jim Wiener, more on flag burning, trouble hearing a caller, possibly the worst sounding call ever, calling overseas information for Cuba, the first show with Jim since before the summer, debating whether or not Bermuda can be considered overseas, how things are going to happen in East Germany, more on the alien story in the Soviet Union, the new transmitter will be turned on in December, new notepads at the station, the space shuttle is still set to go up with a potentially deadly load of plutonium, a discussion on whether or not people should be allowed to burn the flag, the future of Antarctica, Pete Kang is in the studio, trying to hear Jim from another studio, calling Jim on the intercom, the importance of phone calls to the success of the show, Jim describes what Pete is doing to the other studio, a piano has appeared in the studio, trying to get all five lines lit, Eric explains the concept of voice mail, exploring a voice mail system with many different customers, Pete tells what he's been up to, the idea of exploding flags, a call from a fax machine, wondering why none of the lights are lit, why Eric waits for the lines to light up before taking calls, the Oakland A's win the first game of the World Series, Jim's idea for shortening the World Series, Jim's remarks provoke an angry mob, calling Hell to find a 7-11, a new Laurie Anderson tour, memories of a two night performance at BAM during the "United States" tour, a critique of David Byrne's new Brazilian influenced music, different phases for different musicians, a call from a sweep tone, Jim reports on a silent demonstration against Eric, a school team boycotts a game for possible racial reasons, the New York Telephone strike is still ongoing, the current limits of the transmitter, a new university computer system has a robotic voice, the importance of teachers in shaping young minds, a call from Susan, wondering what happened to the wildcat in Yaphank.

A music fill, Eric is late, another Big Audio Dynamite remix, "Moscow Mailbag," wondering where the old host of "Moscow Mailbag" is, phone problems, an announcement for the tenth anniversary of the Stony Brook Press, Eric won't be in next week, Klaatu, the Beatle rumor, cueing up a record on the air, Mike the building manager is in the studio, calling San Francisco, the story of Buck Helm, the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake, an earthquake account by Jack London, wondering where all the listeners have gone, house music is invading the radio station, the incredible timing of the earthquake, the earthquake jokes have begun, remembering an oil tanker explosion in Northport, the space probe is on its way to Jupiter, Ronald Reagan is on a speaking tour in Japan, a stock market rally, a listener explains the financial world, how these are interesting times, the station is only broadcasting at 90 percent power, a Black Mass will air next week, Eric is convinced nobody is listening, asking the operator if everything is okay, Eric berates Susan for thinking she has nothing interesting to say, initial images of the earthquake, what to do if an earthquake strikes.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Eric suspects something weird is happening at "Stardate," Jim almost trips in the studio, Public Enemy, a bizarre accident involving the record, a special presentation of Brain Damage Incorporated: "McDonald's Special Sauce," "Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher," "Eat Chicken and Die," "Language Assistance," "America Needs Defense," "Vice President Bush press conference," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," "Weather Experts/Nice Transformer," "The Vowel Movement," Steve Goodman ID, Eric figures out how to dial telephone repair from the restricted campus phone system, the automated repair system, how the continuing New York Telephone strike isn't hurting the phone company, reporting New York Telephone to the automated repair service, calling the automated credit service, demonstrating what it's like not to have a touchtone phone, a question about the purpose of sweep tones, how loop lines used to work, calling a strange recording, why blue boxes don't work as much today, the fight for the environment in the upcoming election, the useless sections of newspapers, controversy surrounding County Legislator Steve Englebright, questioning whether newspapers should endorse candidates, changes in the minimum wage, a caller reports on an anti-fur demonstration on campus, how the public sometimes responds to demonstrators, the argument against voting, CBGBs will have its last matinee hardcore show on Sunday, how to motivate fellow students and fight policy in a junior high school, last week's Satanic Mass on the air, the front page story of Newsday focuses on John F. Kennedy Jr. failing his bar exam, a caller has issues with Fugazi, playing Fugazi on the air, Eric defends cutting off Mr. Radio, advice to a 13-year-old, the "Just Say No" mentality, more thoughts on flag burning, the parallels to the Salman Rushdie case, hypothetical situations involving defacing the flag, the Flag Protection Act takes effect, a caller wants the flag to be respected, when to hear "Turmoil" on the radio station, the Pledge of Allegiance in schools.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," Pink Floyd, songs about walls, the Berlin Wall has fallen, the end of a war, an editorial from The New York Times, East Germans are now allowed to travel freely, Tobias Robischon from West Berlin describes the chaotic scene in the city, what it meant to realize that the wall was really gone, the overcrowded conditions in the streets of the West, predictions for the future of East Germany, what it's like to live in a divided city, the future of the divided subway system, what caused all of the changes, Eric describes what it was like visiting West and East Berlin, who was really responsible for the wall coming down, encouraging people to visit Europe, the prospects of the two Germanies merging, trying to pronounce a Polish name, a look at the various regimes in the East, how Americans can gain inspiration from what's happening overseas, the distance between government and citizens in the United States, how people should expect basic services like education and health, how Eric's eyes were opened over the years, escaping the Cold War mentality, a call from history professor Hugh Cleland, the importance of reading and questioning, Eric reviews "Dead Poets Society," a discussion on art and politics.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," computer voices, Ron Geesin and Roger Waters, how Eric found this unusual record, a crisis involving time at the radio station, the various university restrictions that make it impossible to know what time it is, "Moscow Mailbag," the time is established, The Beatles, the Soviet Union can now be dialed directly, "Germany Today," The Beatles in German, Eric checks his credit card bills over the air, a five percent cut in the military is on the horizon, the war budget may finally be cut, debating whether or not Reagan can take the credit for what's happening in Eastern Europe, a very strange ad in the Port Jefferson Record, the advantage of buying a foreign car, David Durst calls in to offer an explanation on foreign products and trade, some of the differences in culture between the United States and Japan, the case for the two Germanies to not reunite, the panic over Japanese owning Rockefeller Center, attempting to call the Soviet Union, Ron Geesin and Roger Waters, trying random numbers in Moscow, a listener calls with more facts about Japan, media mistruths in the Tiananmen Square story, what news anchors are like behind the scenes, an article about Albania, Albanian folk music, "Concert Billboard."

Eric vows to destroy the old intro, Eric forgets that it's Saturday, a collect call from Mike Yuhas, the sound of an old fashioned phone dropping, Jim sulks on the air, Mike will be filling in for Charlie Backfish, the first time in 51 years that there's been snow on Thanksgiving, why a listener boycotts Thanksgiving, the bloodbath in El Salvador, how government supported murderers are never referred to as terrorists, how the United States is now doing what the Soviet Union used to do, Andrew Goldberger talks about being on the history team, every toilet flushes differently, the risk of another Vietnam in Central America, the absurdity of El Salvador being considered a potential threat to the United States, Eric's family disagreements at Thanksgiving, the balance of nature and how it could work against mankind, the possibility of space travel, more talk of toilets, the question of whether the end of the Cold War means an end to major conflicts, predicting where the next conflict might occur, the positive side of humans, how every little action can matter, word of a gravity shortage and what can be done about it, a call from Westport, a tale of Jehovah's Witnesses, the lack of a true majority in the last presidential election, how certain stores discard items, the difference in the debating system in the United States and Canada, incompatibility between democracy and capitalism, what should be done to Exxon, changes in Czechoslovakia and South Africa, Eric can't find the outro, the "India Hour" theme, fixing technical problems.

"Stardate," Eric is in reverb for some reason, "Moscow Mailbag," a grand finale to the "Moscow Mailbag" theme, Negativland, calling Radio Finland, gunfire, trying to come up with a topic, trying to hack into various numbers, calling a computerized exchange identifier, a call from Christina, Eric answers some personal questions, calling the Great Pumpkin, searching for the number on a voice mail system, there was an El Salvador rally in New York City today, Eric's high school days, recalling a show by Tom Baker while Eric was in Europe, a random call from a Nepalese student, an appeal for electrical engineers, a call from Bowery Boy Huntz Hall's son, Negativland, Eric's authorization is denied, a congratulatory open letter to the people of Albania, the phone company strike should end by Monday, looking for the number for American Friends of Albania, Redd Foxx has financial troubles, thoughts on Tiananmen Square and the future of China, Joey Johnson promo, more questions for Eric, the many differing times at the radio station, Eric thinks of a way to get the correct time out of the phone company, waiting for someone to arrive, another Bowery Boy connection, Crispin Hellion Glover, "Concert Billboard."

"Stardate," "Germany Today," "Media Roundup" from Radio Moscow, The Dead Kennedys, a tour of countries tonight, "Report From France," The Selecter, Poland is being wired for cable television, a John Lennon memorial and vigil in Prague, deviance and decadence in society, the continuing story of a sexual scandal in the Hamptons, Eric relates the story of his dog Walter and his pursuit of a neighborhood chihuahua, some unfortunate side effects, more details on the scandal and a resulting suicide, the prudishness of society, a violent crime involving a pumpkin, how everyone has secrets, why it would be good to have a president who smoked pot in the past, Reagan's Supreme Court appointees, the right to die issue, Eric's trip to Baffin Island, how to get to Iqaluit, the hunting controversy involving Inuit and Newfoundland fisherman, the fur industry, inhumane treatment of livestock, a total of 12 cases of AIDS are reported in the Soviet Union, how AIDS cases in Cuba are segregated from the general public, waiting for a payphone to demand money from Jim Doomsayer, the treatment of chickens, a massacre at a college in Canada, The Selecter, considering the possibility of moving the show to a later time, The Specials, drunk driving PSA, "Concert Billboard."

"Stardate," "The Rod and Charles Show" from the CBC: Charles Turns Purple, Wendy Carlos, there was a record library cleaning party this week which led to the discovery of many old records, Eric is upset at the incorrect forecasts for snow this week, the commercialization of Christmas, everyone is studying, Eric discovers that Snapple has Nutrasweet, a world tour tonight, Portugese music, trouble with the phone system, calling directory assistance in Portugal, getting the number for the phone company, Spanish music, calling directory assistance in Spain, Edith Piaf, calling directory assistance in France, calling directory assistance in Luxembourg, Dutch music from Radio Nederland, calling directory assistance in Belgium, calling directory assistance in The Netherlands, German music, calling directory assistance in West Germany, calling directory assistance in Switzerland, calling directory assistance in Italy, an Italian translator, The Vienna Choir Boys, calling directory assistance in Austria, calling directory assistance in Yugoslavia, attempting to call Albania, calling directory assistance in Greece, calling directory assistance in Bulgaria, calling directory assistance in Romania, wondering whether Turkey and Israel qualify as European countries, Big Audio Dynamite.

This is not an edition of "Brain Damage." This special broadcast took place after the U.S. invasion of Panama. "Pacifica News," Chris LaPorta adds commentary, a bounty on the head of Manuel Noriega, possible reasons for the invasion, today's events in Romania, why it's up to the people to decide, reliability of polls, apathy from listeners, predictions on how long the fighting will last, Bush's "wimp" image, subtle manipulations of public opinion, questioning whether drugs had anything to do with the invasion, predictions on what will happen to Noriega, Mort Mecklosky describes the U.S. involvement in Central America over the years, the need for full disclosure, 21 Americans have died so far, how Grenada coverage helped to shape the media's approach in Panama, the void that Pacifica fills, Mort explains why Bush won't get away with the same things Reagan did, hypocrisy in the U.S. relationship with China, rejoining WBAI coverage, Dennis Bernstein, Robert Knight, a live call from Panama with updated casualty figures, Geri Zuckerman holiday greeting, an interview with human rights attorney Frank LaRue, the human rights situation in Guatemala, Andrew Phillips, Amy Goodman's interview with Peace Brigades International member Meredith Larson who was attacked yesterday in Guatemala, Janey Skinner. [end cut off]

Dave Brown, "Stardate," "Moribund Music of the Seventies" (Negativland), the George Bush machine won't shut up, Eric has been away for several weeks, "Poet's Eye" promo, a new song from Big Audio Dynamite, the first show of the 1990s, Eric's trip to Florida, the new transmitter is almost ready, a new Radiothon is coming in April, the United States invades Panama to capture Manuel Noriega, why it's OK for guys to wear skirts, in defense of winter, Christina gets new boots, remembering the old "Ministry of Truth" show from 1984, Eric experiences the blandness of cable TV while in Florida, holiday greetings and songs from Radio Moscow, a caller thinks Eric should talk about his job, a call from Bill Fox, calling the information desk to find out when classes begin, a record store owner is arrested for selling a Public Enemy record, Gorbachev makes a concession to Lithuania, callers talk about Christina, mall rats, people who get in the way, more from the new Negativland record.

"Stardate," "Moscow Mailbag," "Soviet Viewpoint" - the United States invasion of Panama, Negativland, Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for buying drugs, R.J. Reynolds cancels plans for "Uptown" - a cigarette aimed at African Americans, more personal questions for Eric, the AT&T crash, a demonstration of the difference between a reorder and a busy signal, the ITI operator, a debate over drug use, ways to avoid suicidal thoughts, what's wrong with today's culture, questions about abortion, a call from history professor Hugh Cleland, 15 minutes missing, words about Martin Luther King Jr., the absurdity of the Panama situation, thoughts on individuality, the advantages of traveling alone, the next person hasn't shown up, testing welfare recipients for drugs, why people identify with "Roseanne," Steve Thornton won't be in tonight, an appeal for someone to come in and do a show, "Concert Billboard."

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," Donner Party, Lister promo, Gil Scott-Heron ID, the Phonemail lady, a major plane crash on Long Island, how an airliner can manage to run out of fuel, Eric won't be here for a while, Eric returns phone calls on the air, a conversation with Lauren from Syracuse, Can You Pass This Test?, Eric's upcoming Midwest Tour, the new transmitter is being installed, the upcoming Radiothon, problems with the signal, how Long Island is becoming overdeveloped, the Purple Plum, crosstalk on campus, more miscellaneous questions, a real life taxi driver calls in with his experiences, a reported manhunt in Fort Salonga, a planned transmitter outage, a judge rules that panhandling is a form of speech, how to deal with religious people coming to your door, the difference between Ann Landers and Dear Abby, Eric gets the Bill of Rights delivered with a surprise, all the companies that Philip Morris owns, Brother Bill was also in Florida when Eric was, more outages, the new transmitter will be turned on February 18 at 2:30 pm, Erica is up next, Donner Party, "Concert Billboard." Jazz follows. [Static isn't heard during the outages because this recording was made directly through the board and not via the over-the-air signal.]

[This is not an episode of "Brain Damage."] Black History Month message, Polish jazz, Eric does a morning fill-in show after driving more than 24 hours from Chicago, Pink Floyd, what it's like to stay up all night, The Great Transmitter Switch promo, Christine Lavin, "Campus Bulletin Board," "The Last Word in Sports," computers take over, a look at the news, the lack of snow in the area, what's coming up, Elvis Costello, an alternative way to find the time [cut off], The Clash, Talking Heads, The Great Transmitter Switch promo, Black History Month message, "Concert Billboard," "Big Band Bash."

"Stardate," getting the studio phone line from directory assistance, Don Letts ID, Eric returns from his trip, an underwriting announcement, Big Audio Dynamite has split up, new Big Audio Dynamite remixes, WUSB has 40,000 records, Tom Baker filled in last week, Eric explains the appeal of the open road, how the repair shop screwed up and broke Eric's speedometer, a weird coincidence involving two of Eric's friends in Buffalo, trying to guess what Eric did in Sault Ste. Marie, Eric succeeds in calling Albania from Canada, trying to call Albania live, what's good about American Youth Hostels, a call to action to prevent another radio station from stepping on WUSB's signal, a recording of the call to Albania, trying to get tapes from Radio Tirana, Eric's nonstop trip from Chicago to New York, repeat of the call to action, the first show on the new transmitter, an interesting driving technique in Canada, the language controversy in Sault Ste. Marie, the blandness of Sudbury, how people in Canada seem more patient, listener reviews of last week's show, an appeal for calls from out east, the depressing public radio station in Buffalo, visiting a college radio station in a house in Toronto, how public reaction can affect the FCC ruling on the proposed new station, the deadline for public comment is Friday, what's interesting about Albania, how we live in really interesting times, why truly important news stories are glossed over in the media, what will happen now that there isn't a real enemy, a simulcasting religious station takes over another spot on the noncommercial dial, Raz is up next with "Power Surge."

Eric gives an impromptu live "Stardate," Ron Geesin and Roger Waters, music from Albania, a letter in The New York Times criticizes treatment of Albania, an interview with Jack Schulman who wrote the letter, accomplishments and myths concerning Albania, the status of religion, a history of Albania, the alliance with China, the phone situation in Albania, a ban by Suffolk County to forbid plastic fast food containers is thrown out, oil spills, how accountable Exxon should be, Radiothon is coming up on April 5th, over a thousand listeners called in to petition the FCC in the fight to save the station's signal, Ron Geesin and Roger Waters, a competition between the new automated Long Island Railroad system and humans, a call from someone who went to Alaska and saw the Exxon Valdez mess, ways to deal with environmental issues, the problem with things being the same everywhere, the return of an old caller, the arrogance of organized religion, Raz talks about de-evolution, "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, the Stony Brook Patriots win a championship, Jim theorizes on what Eric's topic will be, "Stardate," a technical difficulty recording, Johnny Rivers, duck and cover, "Soviet Viewpoint" - withdrawal of troops from Prague, "Soviet Mass Media Review" with TV themes in the background, discussion of whether playing TV themes in the background is disrespectful, Jim explains the premise to some of the shows, a large number of people are in the studio, Susan rips the campus directory, disagreement as to whether or not Big Audio Dynamite really broke up, the Ohio lottery numbers, a new Big Audio Dynamite song from the soundtrack to a film, moving the microphone, debating the merits of the film, Eric tells the story of getting mugged in New York City, how people react in such situations, Matt tells what it was like when his car was stolen, racial statistics, Jim tells of his experiences getting mugged, Eric's idea for a film, the Stony Brook basketball team championship game was the last one to be played in the old gym, the correct way to deal with muggers, Arnie is filling in for Raz, thoughts on the death penalty, the danger of handwriting analysis, more TV themes, "Death Racer" will be the guest host of "Power Surge," "Concert Billboard."

Crying babies, attempting to take calls before 11 pm, details about the upcoming Radiothon, the possibility of moving the transmitter, some of the historical programming that will be airing during the Radiothon, memories of the Bridge to Nowhere, a call for volunteers, developments in Germany, why it's wrong to be afraid of Germans, a call from Dave Ruderman, an accusation of a staged massacre in Romania, a Dan Quayle story, a new "Brain Damage" intro is in the works, there were 2000 listeners who responded to the threat from a new station out east, a listener has information on the dangers of FM transmitters, promoting Bill Lazaroff's oldies show, how WUSB has managed to survive the perils of broadcasting, how universities are losing money, comments about racism on Long Island, Brain Damage Incorporated: "McDonald's Special Sauce," "Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher," "Eat Chicken and Die," "Language Assistance," "America Needs Defense," "Vice President Bush press conference," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," "Weather Experts/Nice Transformer," "The Vowel Movement," a stuck record player, Aztec Two Step benefit concert promo, a controversy involving Cardinal O'Connor, a new policy in record stores, the lack of local talk shows these days, Eric's enthusiasm for the upcoming Shelley Thunder concert, updated names for various campus buildings, Eric defends station guidelines, the right to smoke and drink, releasing the stuck CD, a crowded "Power Surge."

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," Radiothon promo, a new intro is being worked on, news of Grateful Dead concerts in the Albany area, a rare concert will be aired in two weeks as part of Radiothon, a Grateful Dead trivia contest, a contest to identify an object by the way it sounds when it falls, a tense situation in Lithuania as calls for independence increase, a caller tries to find out personal information on Eric, "Soviet Viewpoint" - the problem of conversion, Big Audio Dynamite in dub, playing the song quickly backwards on the CD player, more clues on the mystery object, a Shelly Thunder/Sister Carol concert at Stony Brook, discussion on specifics of the Grateful Dead performance, more guesses on the mystery object, Big Audio Dynamite, a controversy involving broccoli, Christina gives a thumbs down to Tom Baker's hosting of the show, a caller gets it right, Eric gets a piece of mail from Albania, opening the letter live on the air, Eric and Kahn try to figure out the program listing, frequency listing, reading the bits of literature contained within the letter, Radiothon promo with laughter, why the situation in Lithuania is happening, trying to call Lithuania, comparing the intelligence of operators, Stony Brook Theatre promo, trying to find out if there's any new news from Lithuania, Aztec Two Step promo, looking for the outro, Big Audio Dynamite, more laughter and screams, "Power Surge."

Public Enemy, it's the end of the Radiothon, Mike Yuhas stops in to read the news with Eric, the importance of pledging to the station, recollection of "The Voice Of Long Island" in years past, the goal is to move the transmitter to twice its height, why the signal needs to be improved, a shooting rampage in a San Diego emergency room, Lithuania faces a deadline, trying to pronounce the Lithuanian president's name, confusion over how much money is needed to meet a goal, trouble in the Philippines, Greyhound bus shootings, The Doors, sound effects, Walter the dog is in the studio, station manager Norm Prusslin gives a summation of the efforts of the station over the past ten days, why Eric gives the area code last when giving the phone number, Mike gets attacked by Walter, talk of the "watermelon incident" yesterday, Jim Wiener has been at the station every day of the Radiothon, tickets to "Night of 100 Stars" are being offered, Jim talks about the danger of not pledging, Susan Davidson talks about some of the premiums that were obtained for the Radiothon, words about Theatre Three in Port Jefferson and the Fine Arts Center at Stony Brook, the importance of live theater, the goal is within reach for the entire fundraiser, an appeal to "Brain Damage" listeners, there's an Aztec Two Step concert tomorrow night at Stony Brook, Rob Franza talks about the importance of listeners, Frank Burgert discusses reception issues, continuing concern over the "watermelon incident," more startling developments in the Mapplethorpe controversy, why this is even scarier than the McCarthy days, an East Hampton shop owner is fined for displaying a distasteful poster under a 1985 Suffolk County obscenity law, the goal is attained, a woman is found in contempt of court for not wearing a bra during a hearing, a school in Eugene, Oregon refuses to allow students to lower the flag for AIDS victim Ryan White, The Grateful Dead is banned from the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford, an unarmed black youth in Teaneck, New Jersey is killed by police and mayhem ensues, tuna companies will no longer buy tuna from fisherman who trap dolphins, Rob wonders why nobody cares about the rights of tuna, staffmember Gordon Healey wins a major car race in eastern Long Island, Geri Zuckerman tells what it's like to be in a race car with Gordon, still waiting for the Hubble space telescope to be launched, the United States modifies its policy on people with AIDS being allowed into the country, Don Lukenbill talks about the importance of this change, a show recently aired about local artists who have gotten airplay on WUSB, how all of the examples of rights being curtailed have come from today's paper, a caller has a bad driving experience in Belle Terre, the unfairness of not being allowed to enjoy the view, advice on how to deal with authority figures, "Jimmy MacDexter" stops by, unintentional reverb, the danger to sea turtles during tuna hunts, the advantage of reading, the logic of people who want to impose censorship, 97 percent of all the media is owned by 20 corporations, Mike brings in a huge clock that operates at four million hertz, the final amount raised for the Radiothon is $25,355.

"Stardate," applause, a bunch of songs by The Specials, the similarity in theme to the band and the show, 50,000 people march in New York City in a demonstration by Haitians to protest blood donation policy, a similar demonstration at Stony Brook, a Suffolk County Community College professor is accused of making racist remarks, Andy Rooney is suspended from "60 Minutes" for similar remarks, the Long Island Railroad begins a policy that only allows ticketholders into their waiting area at Penn Station, calling an operator to ask about AT&T's plan to start service to Albania, Radiothon volunteer David shows up in the studio, tomorrow is Earth Day, there was a "Voice Of Long Island" reunion show a week ago yesterday, the first episode of The Tripod Family to air later, comments about "Twin Peaks," how the homeless problem has grown since 1980, class warfare in the United States, the Supreme Court upholds state laws that make possession of child pornography illegal, questions as to whether paintings could also be made illegal, the danger such laws could pose, more talk of the homeless, a caller is interrupted by her mother, Eric's experience near Tompkins Square Park, what New York is like in the middle of the night, another experience in Washington Square Park, antagonism between the public and cops, trying to hear Susan in the other room, going back to an old radio serial from 1981, The Tripod Family: the Tripods adjust to life in their new home, Earth Day promo, the sound of the Tripods fast forwarding, a Southern Baptist community on Long Island, the challenges of being an artist, the school system in Germany, the large amount of repetition on Long Island, potential ways to help the homeless, a recycled napkins story, how public concern makes a difference, the Brazilian rain forests, hypocrisy of some Earth Day participants, Eric's experience chasing a car with a cat on the roof, problems with Domino's Pizza, measuring companies' concern for the environment, the defeated plastics ban in Suffolk County, Don's feelings on environmental issues, piles of garbage outside McDonald's, Earth Day events, "Power Surge."

Valerie Jean, Poi Dog Pondering promo, dead air, Poi Dog Pondering ID, The Selecter, "Soviet Mass Media Review" - developments in Lithuania, an upcoming summit between the Soviet Union and the United States, debate over the KGB building, emigration from the USSR, The Skatalites, Woody Allen, Desmond Dekker, it's about 100 degrees in the studio, free tickets to Reggae Sunsplash, Big Audio Dynamite, Mike the building manager explains why the studio has to be hot, Arbor Day events, a prairie dog shooting contest, looking to verify the existence of Nucla, Colorado, calling directory assistance to find the Ten Ring Gun Club, what it must be like to live in a place where not much happens, "Twin Peaks" faces an uncertain future, the ratings soar for the first episode of The Tripod Family last week, a live phone interview with Blanche Forthright who plays Cathy Tripod in the series, Jonathan Ogilarch was the only character to play himself and he also financed the series, rumors of a Tripod reunion, the stormy relationship with Wilburn LeRose who played Howard Tripod, remembering "The Voice Of Long Island," how ratings work in noncommercial radio, why Blanche's voice is different in the early episodes, The Tripod Family: opening the letter, soca music, the first true day of spring, Bush hasn't had time to do the damage Reagan did, Susan's predictions on future leaders, opening a fortune cookie live on the air, plans to call Riverhead "the big potato," complaints about the appearance of the campus, why universities are the center of attention in times of trouble, Eric's years at Stony Brook, philosophy of higher education, facts about prairie dogs, a mail bomb is sent to Pat Robertson, the preponderance of religious radio, why people aren't encouraged to find strength in themselves, a photo of John Lennon is banned from an exhibit, the line between art and pornography, a caller talks about changing esthetics in New York, a prediction for the Queensboro Bridge, questions on the location of Manuel Noriega, why it's not right to invade a foreign country and abduct their leaders, a message to "Power Surge" listeners, questions about Frank Sinatra, Eric and Susan debate the merits of stereotyping, wondering if Nicaragua can use the Panama precedent to seize President Bush, why people who question policy should also carry the flag, a strange story involving Chinese people at an airport, "Power Surge."

Dave Brown, "Stardate," laughter, "Moscow Mailbag," trains passing, dead air, The Specials, Mike Yuhas stops by for a visit, a description of the train sounds currently playing, a reading of the news, Latvia's bid for independence is rejected by Gorbachev, violence affects a Native American community, a spearfishing controversy involving Native Americans in Wisconsin, problems with the CD player, a Telecom USA calling card scandal, calling 800 information for Telecom USA, calling Telecom USA to ask about their merger with MCI and their rates, Robert Morris is sentenced to three years of probation and a fine, a question about the Sons of Elvis, a description of auxiliary phone lines and call hunting, a call from Andrew Goldberger, another Tripod related interview is coming up, Don Topeka will be appearing live, problems with the clocks, demonstrating how the time is blocked from being called, phone service to Albania has started, trying to call overseas information in Albania, finding a diesel train, a special code to obtain a particular operator, The Specials, Rico, Mike considers visiting another country, an interview with Don Topeka, a discussion of gardening in Canada, some Tripod history, the possibility of new Tripod production, some of the personality problems that went along with the series, The Tripod Family: Uncle Jonathan tries to get into the house while the Tripods have a discussion, laughter, Madness, attempting to use the special operator code, Eric can't remember his calling card number, a listener's cat is run over, Greta Garbo dies, another attempt at reaching Albania, Eric tries to give his calling card number to the operator without it going over the air, Jim Dexter stops by and reviews a local production of "The Taming of the Shrew," a phone rings in Albania, a computer calls in, Eric's various letters in Newsday, a new metal station called Z-Rock premieres on the AM dial, "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Eric's advice on 900 numbers, "Germany Today" - reunification, there will be more editions of "Germany Today" in the future, Radio Moscow is being skipped today, words from "Bozo Wiener," no calls to Albania are planned for tonight, glasnost may be coming to Albania, some of the changes taking place, women who have been executed, Jim and Eric talk about the death penalty, thoughts on ex-mayor Koch, the last weekend that school is in session, the recording industry comes up with a voluntary labeling system, an example of one of the possible labels, the advantage of new radio outlets, Eric tries to call into the campus from off campus to test the phone lines, a satellite company from New York is put out of business because of community standards in Alabama, calling directory assistance to see if the company still exists, how common carriers could be endangered, a caller is interrupted by a dog, the dangers ahead, Operation Sun Devil, a computer calls in, problems making outgoing calls, why it's important to pay close attention when something offensive is shut down, feelings on pornography and censorship, King Missile, The Tripod Family: Howard debates starring in the film, King Missile, the history of prohibition, the hypocrisy of drug laws, comparing cigarettes to marijuana, regulations against cigarette advertising, how stickers will affect record sales, the issue of language on television, Eric tries to get Jim to tell a practical joke, some worries about a united Germany, the rising amount of racial attacks in the United States, an explosion of bias attacks at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, the cultural diversity of WUSB, more attempts to get Jim to tell the practical joke, Eric is in the paper and a caller gets a letter published, what didn't get published, Jim Wiener does the "Concert Billboard" live in a studio filled with commotion, "Power Surge."

Stopping the theme early, Eric expresses disgust for "Stardate's" 900 number which is said to be on the verge of being disconnected, Donner Party, Negativland, Public Enemy, "Germany Today," Donner Party, analyzing various expressions, a caller discusses his Memorial Day weekend, Quebec considers seceding from Canada, other provinces consider joining the United States, Gorbachev is about to visit Canada, the oddness of the United States' layout, Yemen becomes a unified country, what the forefathers really fought for, "Soviet Viewpoint" - disbanding NATO and the Warsaw Pact, Public Enemy, Consolidated, news, more from Consolidated, racial divisiveness in Brooklyn, Steve Thornton filled in for Eric last week, "Twin Peaks" finishes its first season and is scheduled to be on at the same time as "Brain Damage" next season, rumors of a connection with the Tripods, The Tripod Family: Howard arrives on Whitney Island, an announcement about a WUSB construction permit, a dial-in medical information computer, Eric tries to bypass a bad line, Eric's experience with a computer BBS in Czechoslovakia, demonstrating what a computer sounds like on the phone, calling a computer in Czechoslovakia, a description of the connection process including an online chat with the system operator, calling a computer in Hungary, how people become intolerant, trying to track down a quote, the flag burning controversy, last week's verdict in Brooklyn caused a lot of flag burning, an apology from a caller on another caller's behavior, why people feel obligated to act stupid on the air, an update on the challenges of CB radio, how offenders are tracked down, pirate radio stations on Long Island, the danger of 550 numbers, the wastefulness of Americans, how things have gotten worse over the last ten years, more on the possible breakup of Canada, thoughts on John Lennon, the homogeneity of the United States, callers seem to always call towards the end of the show.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," the 900 number promo is interrupted, the first airing of what will one day become the new theme, concern over whether Joel Block will get mad at the 900 number promo being yanked, Eric's been up for several days and is in a punchy mood, laughter, Eric's experience seeing "Powaqqatsi" in 1988, the plotting and scheming behind the scenes at WUSB, how Wallace Shawn could portray Jim Wiener in a TV series, more news on German reunification, East Germany won't enforce any border patrols effective July 1st, Eric's experience visiting East Germany, an audio comparison of West German and East German marks, trying to read something dramatic in front of Jim, a Coke fiasco, the "Colossal Coke Sale" signs at 7-11s, "Germany Today," an apology, Michelle Shocked, Jim has a proposal for a new name for Germany, Robert Klein, "cola water" in East Germany, an advertising disaster for Coca Cola, a possible civil war looms in the Soviet Union, a funny story involving fighter jets, Eric talks about the "attitude" in South Dakota, Eric was at a hacker meeting yesterday, the Robert Morris sentence won't be appealed, Eric's misadventure getting into the city for the 2600 meeting, the frustration of massive traffic jams, the possible future ramifications, the university paints the steps leading to the station, a soliloquy episode of the Tripods is coming up, a Gorbachev computer calls in, questions about payphones charging for directory assistance, new proposed charges by New York Telephone, ways of getting around some existing charges, Jim gives a feedback filled ID, The Tripod Family: Howard tries to find a way to get back to Whitney Island, The Dead Kennedys, readings from The Record newsletter from the PMRC, some of the members of the board, how people like Andrew Young could be affiliated with the PMRC, a Dear Abby column demonstrates how attacking offensive speech can be harmful, how Jesse Helms is harmful to art, the PMRC "media watch," the danger of record labeling, ways that parents can reach kids, a guide to some PMRC material and services, calling the PMRC, a legal ID from the computerized Gorbachev, contact info for the PMRC, the lack of any organized opposition, newspapers that refuse to print certain titles or listings, anti-abortion activist tactics, a look at the WBAI Folio that features a Robert Mapplethorpe photo on the cover, problems people have with male frontal nudity, the Rock Rating Report critiques controversial music, the threat that the PMRC could pose to shows like "Power Surge," anti-metal attitudes, the importance of fighting fire with fire, PMRC contact info, Raz has a fax machine, "Concert Billboard."

Valerie Jean, Bob Dylan, "Moscow Mailbag," the headphones don't seem to be working, potential problems with phone calls if the headphones aren't fixed, Bob Dylan, Eric finally finds working headphones, two members of 2 Live Crew are arrested in Florida after performing a rap show, record store owners are being arrested for selling the 2 Live Crew album, Eric buys the 2 Live Crew album, a selection from the album, wondering why these things always happen in the south, 2 Live Crew puts on a "clean" show, problems with the phones, Eric rewires the board live on the air, a call from the Stony Brook Press, the initial reaction to Public Enemy, a phone scandal hits the Town Hall in Southampton, the phone sex market, trying to get through to a 540 number from the campus, various phone sounds and recordings, how Southampton could have avoided the scandal, Eric missed the show last week, why Andrew Dice Clay isn't banned while 2 Live Crew is, why it's important to always be fighting for free speech, The Tripod Family: Cathy, Charlie, and Pop wonder what Howard is up to, "Holier Than Cow" promo, coal miners are called in by the Romanian government to battle rioters, journalists are attacked, wondering why the Romanian government was elected by such a landslide, how people in the United States seem to support destructive moves, why flag burning isn't harmful, we're midway down the road to McCarthyism, the missing children controversy seems to have died down, a computerized call, the homeless people have been kicked out of Penn Station, what happened when someone lit up a cigarette in Penn Station, a call for a ban on cigarette machines on Long Island, wondering if whatever happened last week got rid of all the listeners, a caller has a horrible sounding phone, the latest news from Albania, Eric lets Andrew Goldberger talk alone on the air while he goes to the record library to look for a King Missile record, Andrew talks about flag burning, what is a computer hacker, the threat that hackers face, Radiothon volunteer David has moved to Florida, information on 2600 Magazine, a caller argues against flag burning, why this has suddenly become an issue, how burning the flag after the Bensonhurst verdict may have prevented a riot, another 2 Live Crew song, dead air, "Power Surge."

[The tape apparently wasn't started until 22 minutes in.] A "name the mystery record" contest, Julee Cruise, attempting to get responses, Bay City Rollers, how songs get outdated, The Special AKA, a skip in the record, trying to track down Jim, Eric and Jim try to analyze the skip, a possible problem with the turntable, Eric tries to fix the tone arm, Eric describes what it was like at the Nelson Mandela rally at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, Billy Joel donated the sound system, the confusing seating system at Yankee Stadium, some of the celebrities who attended, what the steel drum band was like, the reaction to finally seeing Mandela on stage, words on racial tension in New York, Jim talks about the importance of dialogue, the small amount of press coverage, no coverage in Newsday at all, Mandela still can't vote in his own country, the work ahead in South Africa, Mandela is set to meet with Bush, other cities Mandela is visiting, a second clue to the mystery is coming up, The Special AKA, Julee Cruise, The Tripod Family: Howard talks to the strangers on the desert island, South African news: computer viruses, Eric is in the hot studio while Jim is in the air conditioned one, a major problem with the air conditioning on campus makes the radio station very unpleasant, countering cold words with hot ones, Eric tries to get WUSB in Brooklyn and finds Flavor Flav on WBAU instead, how Eric and a friend tracked down the radio station at Adelphi University and managed to hang out at White Castle with members of Public Enemy and NWA, how white people in Bensonhurst are listening to black music, Mike the building manager asks Eric not to talk about the heat, one of Raz's helpers calls in, the flag burning amendment fails, local representative George Hochbrueckner votes for the amendment, Roger Waters is playing in Berlin along with others this summer, Eric will be in California in July, Checkpoint Charlie is removed by crane, a final clue in the mystery record contest, chastising the audience for not getting the answer, questions and theories about "Twin Peaks," the complexities of various characters, a "Twin Peaks" soundtrack will be coming out, an alternate version of the pilot exists overseas, "Twin Peaks" will be on at the same time as "Brain Damage" in the fall, a call from Fire Island, Sacramento renames manholes to maintenance holes, the Reagan years added over 300,000 names to a list of people not allowed into the country, what happens to people who get denied entry, both Mandela and De Klerk are on hit lists, what 27 years in prison must have been like, questions about the new tower, why height is important, high school stations on Long Island, Eric has pretzels and iced tea in the hot studio while Jim has none in the air conditioned one, Eric explains the scientific principle behind pretzels, there are no more fans left, Christina talks about junior high school finals, Raz was stuck at the door for a half hour, extra time while Raz gets his head together, Julee Cruise, "Power Surge."

Dave Brown, "Stardate," "Soviet Mass Media Review," Billy Bragg, why it's nice to see albums like the new Billy Bragg release, who Phil Ochs was, a minor earthquake hits San Jose, news on severe thunderstorm warnings in other regions, Eric can't find the local weather forecast, it's July 1st in many parts of the world, East Germans start to use West German currency, Quebec, British Columbia, and Newfoundland consider secession from Canada, the director of an abortion clinic is excommunicated, the cassette deck malfunctions, performance artists face problems getting federal grants, a San Antonio reporter faces imprisonment for refusing to name a source, British newspapers face tough regulation due to sensationalism and privacy invasions, a nude photograph of a father and son is defined as pornography by the government, an anti-racism bill is passed in France, a special guest will be coming in, Eric has to fix a malfunctioning phone on the air, why does the church tell people about sex, how the science fiction Tripods have nothing to do with the original series, why are more stores being put up when so many are vacant, the Purple Plum is out of business, Suffolk County makes land purchases to help preserve the drinking water, Eric can't sit through 15 hours of opera, how standards have become a lot more strict, how black artists are victimized by censorship more than white artists, WUSB is accused of being uptight about playing Zappa songs, Frank Zappa, The Tripod Family: the family discusses chicken frankfurters and Uncle Jonathan pays a visit, Frank Zappa, Paul from Holland stops in, Eric has been showing Paul this part of the country, Eric's car is broken into in New York City, Paul's impressions of the United States, what the Netherlands is like compared to the United States, why there seems to be more open space in Holland, the lack of foreign television in the United States, questions about the government of Holland, why are there only two parties in the United States, the metric system, the confusion of the sales tax system to foreigners, Holland versus The Netherlands, looking for suggestions on what to show foreigners, more problems with the phones, some of the highlights of New York, a call from Mike's Place in Middle Island, the Citroen is scheduled to go out of production later this summer after 42 years, a Citroen has been spotted in Stony Brook, Eric and Paul go to a mall, a caller remembers visiting Italy in 1967, old Italian trains, a caller rails against fuel injection, the mixing of the old and the new in Europe, the East German cars that cause massive pollution, how the unification of Germany will affect the rest of Europe, what the economic union of Europe will mean, the perception of the Soviet Union from a Dutch perspective, the importance of Gorbachev and his new policies, controversial issues in Europe, it took Eric three days to change his windshield wiper blade, more comments on fuel injection, end cut off.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," calling Phonemail and entering the WUSB voice mailbox to hear a special reminder, "Germany Today" - more transitions as unification approaches, Clock DVA, sound effects, trying to call overseas information in Albania, Jeff Rossen from the station calls in with nothing to say, the Albania government allows its citizens to emigrate to other countries, Albania refugees stream into various embassies, what people did over the 4th of July, touch tone chess, no episode of The Tripods this week, Eric is going on vacation, no shows until August, a couple of special guests, guilty people who plead innocent, the biggest problems facing the country, a call from Tom Baker from the station, fireworks at the Smith Haven Mall last Sunday, looking for headphones for the special guest, a call from someone locked on campus, a chemical plant blows up in Texas, questions about placement of stores in the mall, American flags handed out to people at the fireworks show all said "Made in China," ideas for practical ways to prevent flag burning, a wave of cynicism on the show, Eric takes his Dutch friends to the multiplex, the price of movies, Blockbuster Video is popping up everywhere, born again Christians supposedly own Blockuster, a challenge to their customers, Representative Hochbrueckner's image, critique of Legislator Steve Englebright, Rop from Amsterdam is in town, who Rop is, a pirate radio station in Holland, the difference in radio in the two countries, cable radio, Eric and Rop spent a great deal of time exploring New York City yesterday, the immigration form Rop had to fill in on his way to the United States, why the United States is so much more paranoid about immigrants than other countries, a call for a copy of the "pink" form, every town Eric visited in Europe had a McDonald's, how CNN in Europe is different, ways of getting foreign music into the United States, a description of the Dutch hacker magazine Hack-Tic, Eric tries to demonstrate operator ignorance to Rop, getting various country codes, trying to find out the country code for the United States, there's no such thing as local operators in Holland, calling New York Telephone's automated repair service, how the system sometimes doesn't work, making an automated collect call, calling the automated credit service, how it takes longer to get an operator than in the past, how automation is giving directory assistance operators less and less to do, more differences and similarities between the United States and Holland, some of the lesser known political parties in the United States, only 28 percent of the voters elected Ronald Reagan in 1984, Louisiana defeats an extremely restrictive abortion bill, a call for Dutch speaking callers, a song by Peter, Paul, and Mary about Nelson Mandela, Rop requests a sonic boom, Eric and Rop will be exploring California, the equipment at the station is falling apart, thoughts on racism, no idea who will be filling in during the next month or so, "Concert Billboard."

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," phone sounds, information operators, some tape warbling to 8:30, Eric's been away for five weeks, how it's not so easy to see "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" anymore, weather, the weirdness of weather in California, Eric almost missed a hurricane, "Soviet Mass Media Review" - Soviet reaction to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Soviet/Albanian relations, more music from "Rocky Horror," sound effects, "Germany Today" - Roger Waters, Shelley Thunder ID, an appeal not to call in, Don Letts sends in a new song, Eric visits Big Bear City which happens to be near "Twin Peaks," hostility seems to be the theme in Big Bear City, a brief recap of the last episode of The Tripods, the premiere of the first Screaming Target record, what it's like to come back home after being away for so long, pedestrians have the right of way in California, how to have fun with this law, Eric visits Mexico for the first time and discovers that everything he was told about it was wrong, the peacefulness of Mexico, driving down Baja California, what it was like to return to the United States just as cries for war were starting to be heard, Pink Floyd, shortwave excerpts on the Gulf crisis, The Tripod Family: Howard starts to get impatient on the desert island and meets another stranger, another new song from Screaming Target, the quickly escalating crisis in the Gulf, how the Iraq situation ties into the theory of the United States needing new enemies, $1.2 billion has already been spent, a listener claims the show has been really boring over the past couple of weeks, feedback, no room is being given to Saddam Hussein, why is the United States taking such an interest, how heavy-handedness ultimately won't work, the risk of nuclear weapons being used, memories of the Stark incident and the United States shooting down of an Iranian commercial airliner, quotes from a Peter Jennings interview on the nuclear option, how other countries may be affected, trying to understand the United States push to war, how the United Nations can be used to come to a peaceful solution, the parallels of Panama and Kuwait, resentment against Kuwait in the rest of the Arab world, meetings at the sundial, how the press is buying into the war spirit, a funny Ted Koppel/Barbara Walters show, the "hostages" in Iraq, why people are uninformed, the unity of the entire world against the actions of Iraq, the fear of chemical weapons being used, potential Arab backlash against the United States presence, why simply getting rid of Saddam Hussein won't solve the problem, so far the death toll is one, comparisons to Hitler, the rising gas prices, the need for Americans to stop wasting resources, potential Iraqi threats, the nuclear power issue, Chris Crowley from the station calls in, the Union building was fumigated today, a dub version of the Screaming Target single, "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," busy signal, a bulletin from a tomato weigh-in, "Moscow Mailbag," screaming, Bob Dylan, Judas Priest is found not responsible for the suicide of two youths, Eric finds the Judas Priest album in question without the record, a call for listeners to bring in the record, Judas Priest, Eric tries to help Steve Kreitzer with a computer problem live on the air, Jim begins to talk backwards, Steve has a complaint about Jim's evil twin, kids are supposed to stop listening at 11 pm, the danger of saying "do it" on a record, a call from Sammy, the effect of backward masking, how people wind up losing part of their bail even if they're found not guilty, Sammy asks about all the old callers, Eric tells Jim about Mexico, the fun of renting a car with unlimited mileage, the advantage of being part of American Youth Hostels, what Hollywood was like, the different kinds of Denny's that exist in Los Angeles, the bad service at Denny's, a trip to the Hollywood sign, an encounter with a helicopter, Jim claims to know the original name of Hollywood, WUSB gets a new phone number that enables people to listen in live, finding out the cost of a phone call from 718 to 516, feedback, calculating the cost over a three hour period, Eric gets an automated pitch to dial an expensive 540 number, the potential for WUSB to be heard all over the world, The Tripod Family: Howard returns home to find everything has changed, John Lennon, words about dissent towards Bush policy, the need to work things out diplomatically, trying to call Iraq using various carriers, some tape warbling, trying to get through to directory assistance in Baghdad, a call from Andrew Goldberger with a changed voice, Andrew talks about his trip to Paris, how Paris can seem like a hostile environment, the Madonna concert in Paris, the war hungry mentality, protests on the Island, more on the Judas Priest trial, more tape warbling, subliminal messages in old films, the silence of the United States when Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons, the attention paid to the oil fields, Big Audio Dynamite, the importance of finding a diplomatic solution, "Power Surge."

Most of the show is missing, an additional section didn't record due to the cassette deck malfunctioning, Chris Crowley offers perspective on music issues of the day, Sinead O'Connor is banned at local radio stations for not wanting the national anthem played at her concert, other news stories involving Sinead O'Connor, how the "Holier Than Cow" show works, Eric predicts that Chris will be back one day, a new school year has begun, how things were different when Eric went to school at Stony Brook, a caller takes issue with the defense of Sinead O'Connor, questioning Roseanne Barr's patriotism after singing the national anthem at a baseball game, the question of whether it's traditional to play the national anthem before a rock concert, how quickly people forget history, how many people don't know all the words to "The Star Spangled Banner," a rundown of stations and how they're handling the controversy, Margaret Parker is filling in for Raz, Sinead O'Connor, a loud "Power Surge" promo, "Concert Billboard," Flower Surge, "Power Surge."

"Stardate," sounds of marching, Phil Ochs, channel identification test, balance test, speaker phasing test, sweep tones, various stereophonic sound effects, The Clash, sound effects, trying to remember the name of the writer of "Police and Thieves," a rundown of the specific sound effects heard, Eric's car is broken into yet again, the feeling of being targeted, the first part of last week's show was stolen which included an exclusive report on a house blowing up in Ronkonkoma, the wave of crime in New York City, trying to translate an Associated Press story, a challenge to callers who are afraid, why radios aren't covered by car insurance, ways of responding to crimes, the therapeutic effect of talking about crimes, Andrew Goldberger's experience with criminals in the Paris Metro, Eric's opinion on the Metro, Eric's advised to see "Pump Up The Volume," comparing comedians of different eras, generation gaps, Bob Dylan, The Tripod Family: Pop and Charlie try to figure out the whole mess with Howard and Cathy and the family scandal is revealed, Phil Ochs, the 800 number of the week, getting transferred to a Doors song, mixing calls together, crime in Greenlawn, smashing mailboxes, Eric manages to break the phone, an allegation that yoga invites devil worship, looking for a yoga club in Georgia, a very weird ring, calling the "Paddington Station Yoga Club," an interview with an employee of a yogurt store on the yoga controversy in Georgia, words on religion and the devil, a fight against the census, how to deal with a burglar, more crime in Greenlawn, a request for Raz, support for the taking of hostages by Saddam Hussein, trying to find aggressive acts against the United States by Iraq, questions about draft registration, Phil Ochs, religious reaction to the threat of war, trying to call President Bush, "no actuality" in the White House, more of The Doors on the phone, Phil Ochs, "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Augustus Pablo, pieces of the "Brain Damage" theme, American history record with reggae, dub, and sound effects, a demonstration of stereophonic sound, kicking the "cultured voices" off the air, backward masking in cultural records, Eric recounts to Jim the events of last week, Irving Berlin, Jim talks about the carrier current days of the radio station back in the 60s, Eric and Jim interrupt each other's stories, the history of a show called "Campus Beat," the Dalai Lama is coming to campus, Eric gets an insurance check for last week's car break-in, the New York Post may not be around after next week, a caller shows up in person, Eric tries to get everyone to pitch in to save the Post, all the phone lines get busy at 11 pm as everyone dials the campus at once when the rates go down, Eric's impressions of California, the artificial environment of Hollywood, Jim mutters in the background, the 200th anniversary of the New York Post is coming up in 2001, a call for a skate park in Greenlawn, some of the old newspapers of the area, why the Daily News and the Post should merge, a question as to whether New York Newsday is a real New York City newspaper, how to correctly say the name of the campus, Kelly Quad is missing, more skaters in Greenlawn, a caller makes a generous offer for the Post, a caller has an upset stomach, Jim goes out for snacks, the "Twin Peaks" soundtrack is out, a rundown of the many characters in the show, Rupert Murdoch is accused of killing Laura Palmer, some of the merchandise being sold in relation to the show, there's a serial killer on the loose in the town where "Twin Peaks" is filmed, Mike the building manager stops by to share "Twin Peaks" theories, the new season starts on the 30th, The Tripod Family: Howard arrives in Huntington to look for Cathy, a contest to find out what kind of accent Mr. Greenbaum has, Desmond Dekker, news, refugees stream out of Kuwait, France takes action against Iraq, black on black violence in South Africa, a racist remark from a member of the administration, "Twin Peaks" dialogue about the Dalai Lama, the Dalai Lama promo, a preview of the song by the university president welcoming the Dalai Lama, the Stony Brook Varsity Orchestra, an update on the New York Post, trying to instill enthusiasm in people in order to save the Post, Jim moves to the conference room studio, Jim plays the piano and sings, the correct way to eat peanut butter cups, Eric refuses to argue electronically, what to call "Twin Peaks" fans, the little index tabs that used to be in Newsday along with other memories of old papers, a "Fernwood 2Night" reference, the Phonemail lady disconnects Jim, why Eric only had one copy of the tape that got stolen, why Jim spells "Wiener" differently than most, a four minute period of silence at 1:52 caused by a strange button being pressed, the end of the show is reached prematurely, "Power Surge."

Dave Brown, "Funny Farm" promo, outdated "Music For Modern Ears" promo, the first half of The Screaming Abdabs' (Pink Floyd) bootleg performance of "Brain Damage," "Moscow Mailbag" - the return of Joe Adamov, George Martin, the sound of "Moscow Mailbag" rewinding, Deep Purple, sound effects, Eric's been thinking about driving lately, judging people by their cars, driving back and forth to the city, how certain people can recognize cars by sight, Eric witnesses an altercation on the highway, various frustrating scenarios on the road, Eric gives Mike Yuhas a call in Milwaukee, Eric defends his foreign car, Eric put 5000 miles on a rental car during his trip to California, Mike complains about New York's speed limit of 55, Mike describes a close call in his parking garage, Eric and Mike remember an accident they were in together, Mike is developing pictures of trains, remembering a trip to Pennsylvania with a bunch of train spotters, Mike faxes his face to Eric, recounting where the Tripods are at this point in the saga, The Tripod Family: Howard begins work at the vegetable stand, Run DMC, Eric describes an adventure in northern California with loggers and Earth First demonstrators, some near death experiences, the freedom of the open road, trying to check on international car rental information, handy driving tips, trying to think of a topic for callers, an empty switchboard, a story of real life bumper cars, new emergency phones on highways, New York City taxi drivers, what happened at the end of the show last week, getting a caller ready for the road, the benefits of hitchhiking, driving near prisons, the disadvantages of power windows and power locks, why driving in New York City is different, the weirdness of Boston traffic, Run DMC.

The first hour and four minutes of this show is missing. The Tripod Family: Mr. Greenbaum tries to help Howard remember who he is, Bob Dylan, a message is coming in 20 minutes from a computer, Home T, Cocoa Tea, Shabba Ranks, "The Pirate's Anthem," Screaming Target, King Tubby, another 2 Live Crew controversy in Rhode Island, the Mapplethorpe obscenity trial begins in Cincinnati, how Chemical Bank is helping people to remember to take their cards after they get money, world leaders are in New York City, Bush won't sign a declaration on children's rights at the United Nations, former WUSB news director Doug Delmar dies of AIDS, Eric's personal memories of Doug, why those in authority don't seem to recognize the threat of AIDS, the amount of money spent on preparing for war versus the amount spent to fight AIDS, a brief look at the news, Phil Ochs, Bush is getting impatient with the embargo against Iraq, a good chance that the war will start before the end of the year, Eric uses different names in different places, the question of support for the troops, the "India Hour" theme fills in for the outro, "Concert Billboard," "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, "Brain Damage" promo, "Stardate," the wealth of stereophonic recorded music, sounds of the end of the record, there's a fly in the console, a WUSB benefit is taking place downstairs, Negativland, Kevin Novotny reports from a live broadcast downstairs featuring three hardcore bands (Norman Bates and the Showerheads, Yuppicide, and Big Nurse), an interview with a member of Big Nurse, Steve Kreitzer takes tickets live on the air, Eric and Kevin watch the door, a rundown of some of the other shows on WUSB, an interview with Yuppicide, other radio stations that play this kind of music, a fake British accent, Mike the building manager gives his perspective on how the show is going, what slamdancing is, Jim Wiener comes down to the show looking for Burl Ives, Jim tries to walk out the Union door without hurting himself, there's a mystery phantom engineer running the board, Kevin finds someone on the guest list, definition of "the pit," former "Brain Damage" caller Seth reports on the status of Chris Crowley in Massachusetts, what rap means to this crowd, Eric is warned not to mess with a 10th grader, what Ward Melville High School is like now, a rundown of everyone who's passing by, Kevin broadcasts live from the pit, Eric tries to communicate with Kevin from upstairs, Negativland, The Tripod Family: Charlie and Pop work on Charlie's Bulgarian car, Negativland, the White House press office, no actuality, people are running through the station at high speeds, a budget battle looms on Capitol Hill, all kinds of sites in Washington are shutting down as a result, calling the Washington Monument, Jordan reacts to Saudi actions, Christopher Columbus is denounced in a Native American parade, how is Columbus Day supposed to be celebrated?, a caller has negative memories of Norman Bates, the record store owner who was prosecuted for selling a 2 Live Crew record is found guilty, the Mapplethorpe trial comes to an end, David Duke is running for the U.S. Senate and has a chance of winning, Andrew Goldberger reports on a German politician who supports nazism, Andrew gets a job, update on the transmitter move, admonishing listeners for listening to the wrong station, thoughts on the new Iron Maiden album, Eric runs out of things to say, why Raz won't play Iron Maiden, the difference between metal and death metal, screaming in the other studio, wondering why people hang up after waiting on the phone, a caller gives names of his neighbors, talk of censorship, nothing happened during the 70s, Eric gives advice to a caller to improve the sound of his phone, the welfare system, how New York Telephone rips people off by counting a quarter as a nickel, why nudity is such an issue, there are ants on the console, demands for money from a payphone, Mike tries to explain the infestation of insects, a flurry of calls about a kid who needs to take a shower, Raz urges people to boycott gas, Negativland, "Concert Billboard," breaking glass.

"Stardate," Citizens' Planning Board announcement on opposition to the construction of the Breslin Mall in Yaphank which is likely to be approved Monday, "Germany Today" - reunification becomes a reality, giving Germany one more chance, Eric describes the latest record he's fallen in love with, Crispin Hellion Glover, calling the Crispin Hellion Glover hotline, Eric's experience driving through a massive rainstorm, how it always seems to rain on Stony Brook's outdoor events, a special message to the guy driving in front of Eric on the way to the station, The Tripods are based on reality, the difference between a shower and "numerous" showers, "isolated" thundershowers, Citizens' Planning Board announcement, what today's demonstration against the mall was like, condemnation of all of the lame excuses for not showing up, the threat to Suffolk County from overdevelopment, the importance of skipping work or school to go to Monday's meeting, why the need for jobs doesn't outweigh the cost of building another mall, support for the demonstrators from young people, why a mall defeats the whole purpose of living on the East End, how older people seemed to be hostile to the demonstrators, the ozone hole reopens over Antarctica, the need to sometimes make a big sacrifice, how easy it is to be convinced that your opinions don't matter, Citizens' Planning Board announcement, reading from a leaflet advocating opposition to the mall, an invitation to call Wilbur Breslin himself, definition of "self interest," the NIMBY syndrome, The Tripod Family: Cathy returns home and learns about Howard, Alternative Cinema at Stony Brook promo, changing light patterns on the phones, why WUSB doesn't pick up the phones in advance, Eric's shoes got soaked on the way in, the Ku Klux Klan imitates "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," Jeff Rossen from "The Ron Phillips Show" calls in to explain how he was embarrassed a couple of weeks ago, what happened when a Gallery Girl came up to the station, whether any laws were broken when Jeff was given a copy of a porno magazine, the reaction at Hauppauge High School, Eric's reaction to the changing world, how it always rains during Homecoming, trying to figure out who Ron Francis is, a caller talks about a lousy metal show on WBAB, a McDonald's scam involving a 900 number, predictions on the World Series, the curse of Babe Ruth that's kept Boston from winning the World Series since before 1920, the famous Game Six with the Mets in 1986, Eric doesn't want to talk about the new Slayer album, the difference between the new Rolm phone system on campus and the old system, how the phone system charges before calls are picked up, how cable TV is being forced on students, nearly all incoming calls get busy signals in the evenings, modem use is disabled, emergency phones and free campus phones, the use of boycotts against radio stations, how boycotts can cause harm to controversial programming, how malls aren't considered public space, strength in numbers, a Roman Catholic high school adds the words "for the born and unborn" to the Pledge of Allegiance, why Eric likes rain, a support group for people with flooded basements, school spirit, jocks with bad attitudes, all of the different groups in schools, Eric's experience at Clemson, a caller describes a song he got from "Turmoil," another benefit concert is set for the 27th, Sex Pistols.

"Stardate," WUSB benefit promo (The Lie Detectors, Citizen's Arrest, Seizure), Alternative Cinema at Stony Brook promo, "Germany Today" - reunification and the effects on the EC, previewing the Charles Manson song from the Crispin Hellion Glover record, side two of the Crispin Hellion Glover record, rumors of a frost tonight, Eric's adventure involving a fire truck after last week's show, a road collapse in Stony Brook because of the heavy rains, overflowing water from the campus crosses the train tracks into the village, a Newsday account, Brookhaven Town gives the go-ahead for the new mall, news, the unfairness of expecting people who make over $300,000 a year to pay more taxes, the verdict is innocent in the 2 Live Crew trial, support fades for the administration's Gulf policy, WUSB benefit promo, The Tripod Family: the family and Charlie argue about actors while Uncle Jonathan loses his hearing, "Music View" promo, what happened at the Town Planning Board meeting last Monday, the board refuses to let the public speak at the hearing, what happened at the Town Board meeting the following night, an article in Newsday on the controversy, how word of the meeting was kept hidden from the public, Rich DiDonato of WUSB is quoted in Newsday, the first mall approval on the island since 1967, why Wilbur Breslin isn't the real problem, how Shoreham managed to be shut down by the people of Suffolk, the proposed hypermarket in Setauket that was also stopped, how easy it is to make a difference, how Newsday is misrepresenting the situation, Eric gives a statement in front of the Town Board concerning the definition of planning, Cincinnati wins the World Series against Oakland, the vast amount of vacant stores in the county, the importance of preserving the drinking water, suspicion of the motives of the Town Planning Board, bringing children into this world, how one person can influence others, the turning point in the Shoreham fight, the outro cart isn't cued up.

Jim Wiener, Daylight Savings Time ends later tonight, Operation Earth PSA, "Stardate" with bad sound, checking future "Stardates" for bad sound, Jim's show was only 17 minutes tonight, another benefit concert is in progress downstairs, Eric tries to kill a fly on the air, attempting to start a new Halloween tradition with "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger," the fly lands on the microphone, Firesign Theatre, Julee Cruise, Stoneyhaven News: Halloween and Election Day, Woody Guthrie, The Tripod Family: the family, Charlie, and Uncle Jonathan continue their conversation, Jim Ross bluegrass promo, the New York City Transit Authority changes its policy on pennies, New York Telephone wants The Bronx to become part of the 917 area code while New York City wants it to join 718, 516 is nowhere close to being filled up, a prominent Albanian writer defects, the Forest Service is fooled into thinking recent rock carvings were ancient relics, charges are dismissed against two men holding hands in a car, Ron Kovic makes an antiwar commercial, problems with the phones as Eric performs surgery on the air, the importance of trees, the budget issue seems to have been settled, a violent melee outside the Daily News distribution plant in Brooklyn, Mike the building manager reports on the concert downstairs, the Haitian Student Organization protests the blood drive policy and manages to shut the entire thing down, a caller complains about being hung up on, Kevin arrives out of breath after banging on the door, abusive callers, Julee Cruise, "Power Surge."

Dave Brown, "Stardate," "Moscow Mailbag," a rather long public service announcement, Charlie's Dance Mix, the lack of exuberance, the possibility of a chemical attack on Israel and a nuclear response, how an upcoming war could rejuvenate Veteran's Day, the prospect of losing 30,000 troops in the opening moments of the war, a chilly weather forecast, the FBI is found to have kept a file on Pablo Picasso, Operation Earth public service announcement, the importance of letting people know they can make a difference, expressing appreciation to the mailman, some of the marvels of nature, Eric gets a new car stereo, two kids in Staten Island are accused of causing $2.4 million damage to the voice mail system of a games company, demonstrating the Rolm Phonemail system, how the company most likely was using default passwords, looking up the number for Games Pro Magazine, playing with their voice mail system, Eric wasn't on last week, no phone calls unless there's a full switchboard, Operation Earth public service announcement, The Tripod Family: Howard tells his story to the family, Operation Earth public service announcement, 5,000 people on Long Island sign an antiwar petition, an editorial on the rush to war, 500,000 troops will be in the Gulf region by the end of the year, how the goals seem to have changed from when troops were sent in to prevent an invasion of Saudi Arabia in August, other countries that could be attacked because of U.S. policy, a rundown of military enrollment, the issue of oil, the positive aspect of public reaction, 46 people have already died in the Gulf for various reasons, Eric is no friend of Saddam Hussein, a call from Sammy, WUSB's on-air line, The Band is playing at Stony Brook tonight, Eric's had a bad cold, putting the amount of people involved in the Gulf buildup in perspective, the threat of being drafted as it relates to WUSB listeners, the weirdness of Selective Service, trying to understand rising gas prices, comparing Hussein to Hitler, Meir Kahane is murdered, the strangeness of the Israeli army opening fire on people throwing stones, the PLO shows video of Temple Mount violence to the United Nations Security Council, Mike the building manager inspects Eric's new radio and has trouble being heard, trying to get Mike's voice from another studio, how the death of Kahane will affect the situation in the Middle East, a renewed effort to build nuclear weapons, the King of Nepal strips himself of power and imposes democracy, a caller questions whether Israel is an ally, trying to make the outro sound better, "Concert Billboard," "Power Surge."

"Brain Damage" promo, Jim Wiener, "Stardate," Julee Cruise, "Twin Peaks" is on right now, Eric sees Julee Cruise in concert, all of the tape recorders in the studio are set to the slowest possible speed, Jim is caught eating on the air, a fan is left on, Jim reports on service eliminations on the Long Island Railroad including shutting down Penn Station during overnight hours, a possible shutdown of subway service as well, the absurdity of spending so much money preparing for a war when vital services back home are being shut down, Grand Central Station is currently shut down during overnight hours, the Long Island Railroad is the only commuter line in the country to offer 24 hour service and is also the busiest, Jim has a long history of causing trouble, "Soviet Viewpoint," "Germany Today" - all-Germany elections on the horizon, trade barriers to be lifted within Europe in 1993, the future of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, a wobbling tape, Eric claims to be the first one to play "Alice's Restaurant" this week, Arlo Guthrie, playing the record through to the very end, special celebrity guests, Andrew Goldberger and Rick visit the studio, messages from fellow high school students, Andrew and friends have been handing out flyers about "Brain Damage," a new exciting feature will premiere tonight, a look at the news, Margaret Thatcher faces a challenger, the first episode of What's For Lunch?, The Tripod Family: the family tries to figure out where to live and what to eat, Julee Cruise, some of the changes in Andrew's life since the last time he was at the station, Eric's history as a busboy, similarities between Iraq and Israel, the views of a nine-year-old, the response of the left to the threat of war, the Navy and the Marines come to the Student Union building, Andrew gets a call from someone in his Spanish class, outbursts on the air, comments on a deck hockey game involving a team called the Wolverines, what should be done with Saddam Hussein, the importance of solving the Palestinian issue, a particular tone of voice knocks certain callers off the air, how Kuwait antagonized Saddam Hussein, Jim Doomsayer calls for the opening of Shoreham, the wastefulness of American culture, criticism of Operation Rescue, memories of Mr. Radio, Rick is Murray the Psychic, a scandal involving Milli Vanilli, how soldiers are being seen more as individuals than in the past, more on the proposed mall, the frustration of protesting.

"Stardate," busy signal, various soundbites, an "interview" with the Phonemail lady, "Moscow Mailbag," a surprising joke from Radio Moscow, an exciting contest ahead, Kraftwerk, trying to get the country code for East Germany, a foreign force approaches, "Sweden Today," Swedish reaction to events in Iraq, questions as to whether Sweden will join the EC, Sweden's Stonehenge, a tone, a contest for people who want to predict what will happen in the Middle East between now and January 31, Boogie Down Productions, a Santa Claus picket line at a mall, the smell of rotten eggs hovers over parts of Nassau County, members of Menudo are arrested for drug possession, the war on marijuana, the threat of a newer strain of the AIDS virus called HIV2, how a mere $60 million could make a difference, Operation Desert Shield is forcing soldiers to postpone retirement, What's For Lunch?, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy look at a new house with Charlie's cousin Herb, Mario Cuomo ID, a call for predictions on the situation in the Gulf, Confuse The Operator: finding the country code for Iraq and calling an Iraqi, difficulty reaching Iraq, Gabe Pressman ID, the delay system is implemented, the contest begins, callers give predictions on what lies ahead, the level of opposition to military action in the Gulf, Eric goes to the Thanksgiving Day parade and reports on what happens to the balloons after the parade is over, how Macy's is closed during its own parade, Eric denies the existence of the delay system, trying to reach Kuwait, the inability to choose long distance companies through the university phone system, trying to call collect to Iraq and Kuwait, the IOC operator, a special recording, more predictions, James Baker says it's about jobs, reports of wounded soldiers, a computerized message from Milli Vanilli, a suggestion for a new name for Kuwait, Raz makes a prediction on what will happen, Billy Bragg, "Concert Billboard."

Dave Brown, WUSB license renewal announcement, WUSB holiday records promo, "Stardate," various sound effects, an off hook tone, things slow down and speed up and repeat, the addictiveness of pot, "Germany Today," speed problems with the tape, everything in the studio seems to be broken, it's Dub Day at Stony Brook, the sound of a sick tape machine, a master dub session from a 1983 edition of "The Voice of Long Island," calling Mike Yuhas in Milwaukee, a rundown of what's broken, the weirdness of French food, Eric's first experience with yogurt, Mike explains why he was asleep so early in the evening, weird interference on the FM dial, playing the dub session over the phone, Mike's radio show in Milwaukee, Mike does the weather forecast on Jim Dexter's show every Tuesday morning on WUSB, "Moscow Mailbag," speculation on whether or not the moon is full, an appeal to anyone who might be listening from outside the normal listening area due to atmospheric conditions, an update on the space shuttle Columbia, it's the eve of the first all-German elections, Eric thinks he saw Erich Honecker in the mall, controversy over Arizona's refusal to make Martin Luther King Day a holiday, transit workers threaten to strike because copies of the strikebound Daily News are being sold in the subway, Eric's experience finding the Daily News in a local store, how people don't seem to be buying it, technical trouble with the Tripods, The Tripod Family: the family continues to look for a new house, Sobering Thoughts on pot, more Sobering Thoughts all at once, how anti-drug announcements try to link pot to AIDS, checking in on the dub session, some delay confusion, repeating audio, What's For Lunch?, the signal really sucks tonight, trying to call Baghdad, the abundance of problems tonight, G Quad has no hot water until Sunday. [The last half hour is missing.]

Jim Wiener, the death of Aaron Copland, "Stardate," Eric on the telephone, The Motors, a report on John Lennon and Beatlemania from the early 60s, "Nobody Told Me," the tenth anniversary of Lennon's death almost to the minute, excerpts from a special done in 1979 by Eric and Gary Pecorino will be featured throughout the evening, an appeal to request different selections than the normal commercial fare associated with Lennon, a live rendition of "Come Together," "Rain," from the old Lennon special: Eric and Gary analyze Beatle songs from the mid 60s, Side Two of an alternative album Lennon put out in 1968 called "Unfinished Music No. 2: Life With The Lions," Zapple Records, reading from the inner sleeve, a look at the news, hostages are allowed to leave Iraq, "Baker in Baghdad," trying to figure out opposition to a peace conference, trouble on the space shuttle Columbia, the Galileo spacecraft does a flyby of Earth, civil unrest in Romania, demands to hand over Erich Honecker, memories of what happened at the radio station ten years ago, from the old Lennon special: controversy over a Beatles cover by Roger Whittaker, "I'm Only Sleeping," from the old Lennon special: the Jesus controversy, "Revolution 9," playing part of "Revolution 9" backwards, "Give Peace A Chance," how Lennon's survivors and fans observed the anniversary, "The Ballad of John and Yoko," from the old Lennon special: the "Two Virgins" cover, an outtake of "Mean Mr. Mustard," "Instant Karma," talking over the commercial pieces, a National Lampoon piece called "Magical Misery Tour," "Working Class Hero," an interview with John and Yoko from 1971, "New York City," Eric was driving around New York City late last night, an alternate version of "Imagine," there will be a regular call-in show next week, "Whatever Gets You Through The Night," "Concert Billboard."

"Stardate," WUSB holiday records promo, the WUSB holiday records hotline, "Moscow Mailbag," "Germany Today," speed problems with the tape, George Winston, Eric talks over the record, a backup method that will get around the broken phone system, trying to get things working, Mike the building manager helps to set up something on a voice mail system, entering the Phonemail system, a humorous message that's being passed around the campus, everyone dialing in will get a busy signal because of phone problems, an 800 number is set up to bypass the system, What's For Lunch?, strange names for buildings at Stony Brook, testing out the 800 number, a phone recording, more problems, George Winston, a computer on the other side of the country is responsible for the latest phone snafu, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy try to decide where to go for their vacation, Jeff Croton is filling in for Don Topeka, George Winston, Operation Earth public service announcement, George Winston, disagreement over the date of direct talks with Iraq, Bill Fox drops in wearing full boy scout regalia, Bill shows off his business card, rumors as to whether Bill will be returning to the airwaves, Confuse The Operator: trying to find anyone who knows what the country code for the United States is, Bill compares the United States country code to the coordinates of Earth in "Star Trek," Operation Earth public service announcement, WUSB holiday records promo, an apology to the listeners for all of the technical problems, Bill will be filling in for Raz, David Cassidy, a record skip, "Concert Billboard," "Power Surge."

"Stardate," criticism of the new "Stardate" music, the "makeup show" for last week, some surprises tonight, the tape from Holland is on backwards, "Sweden Today," the Mike Yuhas line is ringing, Mike is in from Milwaukee, a weather alert with the wrong date, Mike had difficulty landing at MacArthur Airport due to all the fog, "Radio Nederlands," new radio stations in Eastern Europe, Andrew Goldberger is in the studio, a special guest from Kiev named Sasja tells of the differences in celebrating the holidays in the Soviet Union, the differences in schools, Ukraine nationalists, encouraging listeners to write in to Radio Moscow, "Moscow Mailbag," the large amounts of tapes tonight, a rundown of the problems last week, the special 800 number is extended to this week's show, The Tripod Family: a decision is reached on where the Tripods will spend their vacation, Jeff Croton is filling in for Don Topeka, this may have been the Emmy winning episode, preparation for an upcoming war, a bus plunge in Mexico, Greg Lake ID, Bob Hope was interviewed last week on WUSB, a call from Christina, all men are phlegm, questioning whether a war will begin on January 15, possibly the first time in history the date for a war is announced in advance, possible changes at McDonald's, a controversy involving a caller and her boots, Jim Doomsayer, Eric is interviewed in the Stony Brook Press, a definition of hacking, the weather has been disappointing for this time of year, some weird weather nationwide, all of the buildings on campus have been closed to save money, how energy continues to be wasted at the university, Raz is missing, the Hotline of Doom focuses on the coming end of the world, trying to hack their voice mail system, still no sign of Raz, the confusion caused by delay, people who dream in color, the regular number is back in service, Greg Lake ID, "Concert Billboard" is missing, "Power Surge."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," a misadventure on a subway train in New York Friday, Jim explains the Flatbush connection, the 9 and Z trains, what it must have been like for the people in the train that was filling with smoke, the weirdness of subway announcements, how snow managed to cause the fire, the Long Island Railroad, comparing dogs to trains, a train wreck in Boston on the same day as the New York subway mishap, Jim describes a train misadventure he also had on the same day, what happens when the plumbing on trains runs out of water, toilet and train sound effects, plans to do something in three weeks when Jim is back, something is about to happen that hasn't happened in 110 years, "Moscow Mailbag," Russian schools, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead New Year's Eve broadcast promo, a sound effects CD, phone bills will be going up as of January 1, how it could have been a lot worse, no more free directory assistance except from payphones, calling an operator to verify this, touch tone fees will be decreasing, a clarification of what this means, the NRA tries to get the Supreme Court to lift a ban on privately owned fully automatic machine guns, the anniversary of a massacre in the United States, calling information to get the phone number of the radio station, getting the wrong number, getting the wrong information operator, proof that directory assistance can cross area code boundaries, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy race to meet the ocean liner to France, "Polka Country USA" promo, more from the sound effects CD, Japanese food at the station, Eric's friend Seth is in the studio, more on what happened during yesterday's subway mayhem, the horrendous rescue effort, budgetary constraints, the university is shut down, how wasting money overseas adds to the problem, Albania in the news, the most primitive society in Europe, demanding participation from the listeners, a caller gives out the phone number for the Iraqi embassy, a call for the number of the United States embassy in Iraq, a WBAI listener calls in, how police in the TV show "Cops" always appear to be arrogant, how things are literally falling apart, how the holiday season makes malls tolerable, Andrew Goldberger gets the answer to the riddle right, there will be two palindrome years in the near future, rate increases at the post office, people are seeing through the rhetoric of the Iraq situation, trying to figure out alternative ways to solve the problem, Confuse The Operator: getting the number for Eastern Airlines, calling Eastern Airlines to book a flight to Baghdad, other Baghdads in the United States, advertisements while on hold, "Concert Billboard," "Power Surge" promo, "Power Surge."

Multiple "Stardates," "Germany Today," the first full year of unification, technical problems with the tape machine, "Moscow Mailbag," technical problems with the other tape machine, dead air while the tape is moved to the other studio, sounds of repair, news, President Bush gives Saddam Hussein two choices, the nation braces for war, trying to call the White House press office, changing times in Albania, violence and death around the world, Raz previews records from the other studio not knowing it's on the air, "1001 Tips For Teens" from 1967, a plea for phone calls, momentary outages, The Tripod Family: on the way to France on the ocean liner, Operation Earth PSA, analysis of the Gulf situation, the future of hacking and discussion of "Neuromancer," more tips for teens, the high suicide rate of American troops in Saudi Arabia, the lack of foreign culture in the U.S., trying to call directory assistance in Iraq, a singing operator, Mayor Dinkins tries to outlaw semiautomatic weapons in New York City, a nickname for Central Islip, brushing teeth, delay confusion, Bob Villa is canned from public television.

"Sobering Thoughts," "Moscow Mailbag," the future of Russia and Radio Moscow, a special edition of the show, news, Congress gives the go-ahead for war in the Gulf, promo for "Countdown in the Gulf," the draft is now capable of being implemented overnight, Rep. Lawrence Smith's comments opposing the war, Elvis Costello, confusion as to when the deadline actually is, Al Sharpton is stabbed by a white man, Cindy Mistler announces plans for action, a Star Trek analogy, an upcoming rally next week in Washington DC, estimates on potential casualties, the need to take an interest, Phil Ochs, an argument between Cindy and a caller, an explanation of the closing theme, more debate and announcements for peace rallies, "Power Surge" delayed, gas bombs, some of "Power Surge" follows, only three "Power Surge" shows left.

This is not an edition of "Brain Damage" but coverage of the beginning of the Gulf War from both WUSB and WBAI. John Lennon, first reports of an attack on Baghdad, Billy Bragg, coverage with Amy Goodman, "WUSB Peace Movement Update," the official announcement that war has begun, simulcast of a teach-in at the New School for Social Research in New York City, Samori Marksman, Tony Benn, announcement of an emergency meeting in Stony Brook, the military action will be called Operation Desert Storm, White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, Ramsey Clark, Cindy Mistler, Dr. John Jeffries, "WUSB Peace Movement Update," Michio Kaku, massive demonstrations scheduled for Saturday, Jeff Singer, more speakers from the teach-in.

"Peace Movement Update," "Stardate," explanation of the theme by George Harrison, Jim Wiener offers perspective, a shortwave link to Jerusalem, Israeli radio reports on missile attacks, Patriot missiles arrive, John gives a report on a New York City demonstration and other activities, the failure of the media to cover the antiwar movement, "Peace Movement Update," Martin Luther King Day, an appeal for calls, the tide of public opinion, what the fight is all about, high school students visit the studio to support the war, explanation of the delay system, the prospects of a ground war, concerns about Super Bowl coverage conflicting with war coverage, comparisons to the Vietnam peace movement, Marc Gunning explains how to become a conscientious objector, "Peace Movement Update."

"Gulf War Citizen Action Update," "Stardate," Bugout Society/Voodoo Lovegods/Born Against concert promo, excerpts from The Quayle Quarterly, news, updates on the war, a Joan Baez piece recorded in North Vietnam during the Vietnam war, a profile of Long Island activist Kathy Boylan, demonstrations on Long Island, the futility of terrorist scares, the BBC compiles a list of potentially objectionable songs, what supporting the troops really means, effects on the entertainment world, "Gulf War Citizen Action Update," calling Israel Line, Saddam Hussein spills oil in the Gulf, how the Iraq situation can be applied to other countries, the unfairness of media coverage, comparisons between life in Iraq and Kuwait, "Power Surge" is no longer on, Eric talks about last weekend's demonstration in Washington DC, Cindy Mistler substituted for Eric last week, a surprise is coming up, Bill Fox brings in a Buffy Sainte-Marie record, "Gulf War Citizen Action Update."

Jim Wiener, "Gulf War Citizen Action Update," "Stardate," Eric complains to Jim about the late start, excerpts from Radio Moscow and a shortwave version of "Moscow Mailbag," Bugout Society/Voodoo Lovegods/Born Against concert promo, Eastern Airlines stops flying, how the Eastern Airlines terminal at JFK Airport has become Terminal One, Interflug also stops flying, "Gulf War Citizen Action Update," how media coverage of the war has changed in only a few weeks, the disproportionate attention paid to pro-war rallies, Chicago Transit Authority, the threat of the U.S. using nuclear weapons in the Gulf, how the current American attitude could lead to an attack in the United States someday, a caller accuses Eric of having destructive views, low audio for a few minutes, what the yellow ribbons mean, the hypocrisy of Kuwait, Tony White, how to deal with people who criticize the antiwar movement, a Lister composition called "Just Say No," "Concert Billboard."

Valerie Jean, news, dead air, live coverage of the beginning of the land war from Pacifica, President Bush's speech, Don Rush, Leon Collins, analysis of why peace efforts were stymied by the United States, the future of Saddam Hussein, Dr. Shibley Talhani of Cornell University, Lt. Col. Pearce Wood of the Center for Defense Information, Sally Thomas of the Military Family Support Network, Pentagon briefing, Dick Cheney, Gordon Adams, Larry Bensky, local perspective, Billy Bragg, Lister offers perspective, the hypocrisy of deadlines, a Domino's driver calls to defend U.S. policy, why people don't speak out, historical perspective in the Gulf, the Palestinian issue, questions over the Panama invasion, comparing Hussein to Hitler, why Lister chooses to remain in the country, Marc Stern speaks out against knee-jerk jingoism, Kibret coming on, Pacifica update, Jim Driskel, the meaning of polls.

Disconnecting from Phonemail, searching for Jim Wiener, Eric has Easter chocolate, Eric discovers a plant section in New York City, the prevalence of UPC codes, Eric sees King Missile in the city, Clash songs and remixes, the end of the war, Billy Bragg, the ultimate price of war, the extremely high casualty figure, the offensiveness of having a parade to celebrate, the United States pledges not to help Iraq rebuild, a panel on war coverage at a radio station convention reveals the importance of the press, an appeal for people to stop picking up the phones in the studio, where the "new world order" phrase comes from, some stories from the front line, a possible resumption of normal programming next week, an Electric Light Orchestra antiwar song, Kibret following.

Dave Brown, peace movement promo, "Stardate," Phonemail recordings, Yoko Ono, "Moscow Mailbag," "Germany Today," technical oddities, Julee Cruise, Eric's turn signal problems, strange sound effects, What's For Lunch?, porkabobs, Tripods returning with two episodes, The Tripod Family: on the way to France on the ocean liner, peace movement promo, possibility that the war isn't over, why the Republican Guards don't seem to ever attack Americans, Eric complains about soft news, homecomings, the Daily News cuts back, a summation of the Tripod plot so far, The Tripod Family: trying to solve the mystery of the stranger, sound effects, the threat of Iraqi terrorism is said to be fading, details on known terrorists, some sound fading, liberal ideology, a train passes, Confuse The Operator: finding cordless extension cords in Kenya and Japan, musical hold from Japan, the unique Japanese ring, "No Sound Test" promo, hamburgers, Matt does "Concert Billboard" live in the studio and over the phone, a WUSB hardcore benefit show during the day on the 17th.

"Cantata" promo, "Natural Alternatives" promo, "Psychadelicatessen" promo, "Debbie Does Country" promo, "Moscow Mailbag," "Polka Country USA" promo, "Blues With A Feeling" promo, The Pogues, the studio is covered with people, news, a token scandal involving the New York City subway, trying to call the token booth, a new space shuttle named Endeavor is being built, New York City selects a replacement for the subway token, a scandal involving a dog on the subway, Radiothon will preempt the show for the next two weeks, "Natural Alternatives" promo, What's For Lunch?, a What's For Lunch? outtake, the WUSB benefit show is once again canceled by the university, a petition against the virtual prohibition of student concerts, students at Stony Brook come to the studio to express their views, all kinds of technical problems, why hardcore music isn't the problem, what slamdancing is, problems at a Special Ed concert, an appeal for an off-campus venue, Francis gives perspective as a staffmember, The Tripod Family: trying to figure out who may be behind the strange events of late, "Psychadelicatessen" promo, speed problem, Minor Threat, Indian food arrives, how WUSB was the only group affected by the new policy, the Urban Dance Squad/Living Color concert and how people were mistreated, advice on how to deal with these problems, "Blues With A Feeling" promo, "Psychadelicatessen" promo.

The end of Radiothon 1991. Rundown of Radiothon premiums, No Sound Test promo, Lister promo, The Specials, the final minutes of Radiothon 1991, the figure is up to $21,866, Cindy will deliver clams to anyone who pledges, Mike Yuhas fell off a table last year, Jim "Barrelhouse" Wiener, the importance of moving the transmitter to a higher location, Walter is here for the third year in a row, Francis urges people to call, Madness, Mike is taking pictures left and right, "Jimmy MacDexter" tells what it's like for everyone to be together at the station, more people are calling from car phones, the original goal wasn't met, Brother Bill describes his beginnings at the station and his relationship with Brother Nick, how one person really does make a difference at WUSB, Brain Damage will be back next week, "It's only money, but is this only radio?", how the station isn't always for everyone, "breaking the barriers of ignorance," Big Audio Dynamite, Eric once bought a three hour cassette, a Bob Dylan special aired earlier with Gary Pecorino and Charlie Backfish, Gerry Riemer talks about the Celtic show, trying to get everyone from the tally room into the studio, the fundraiser has lasted ten days, Rob Franza promotes Jazz On The Air, Cindy helps make listeners feel guilty, Jim stops Eric from calling listeners who haven't pledged, Norm Prusslin stops in and starts a contest to guess the first letter of the last name of the final person to pledge, a recreation of the WUSB Sea Shanty, the Sheep ID, Norm verifies the authenticity of the Doors ID, the pronunciation controversy surrounding Commack, $22,022 is the final tally, Teresa Zapolska calls in, the Polka Festival aired last Sunday, there's been a polka category in the Grammy Awards for the last eight years, Frank stops by, Kibret is up next, dead air, playing the label, Eric can't stop saying the phone number, No Sound Test promo, No Sound Test.

Beginning missing, "Moscow Mailbag," the first side of a rare new BAD 2 record called "Kool-Aid," an important announcement coming up, Citizen Fish, a Citizen Fish/Cringer benefit show is scheduled off campus, Wayne Meyer of Technidium Crossfire talks about the new concert organization, how the university is discriminating against certain types of music, Cringer, The Tripod Family: introduction to France, What's For Lunch?, jerky melts, Confuse The Operator: getting a lunch menu in Melbourne, Australia, Eric bills the overseas call to his own long distance account, the strange ways numbers are given in Australia, music on a Phonemail greeting, a baby cries in the background, talk of Big Audio Dynamite, mention of Havana 3am, the story behind the "Kool-Aid" album, the Screaming Target album is set for release, why Mick Jagger will never be a bus driver, how to fight budget cuts that affect local high schools.

Jim Wiener runs late, "Moscow Mailbag," Dan Quayle's statement on nuclear weapons, an appeal for listeners to write to "Moscow Mailbag," the second half of the BAD 2 "Kool-Aid" release, Cringer/Citizen Fish benefit promo, The Tripod Family: on the way to Nice in a train and meeting a new stranger, "No Sound Test" promo, a local garbageman stands up to his rich neighbors in Old Field, What's For Lunch?, soup du jour, a Mike Royko piece on the new Kuwait, Desert Storm trading cards, the phonetic alphabet, facts of Luxembourg, controversy over military bases closing, reports of a "turkey shoot" in the last days of the war, questions on Fred Flintstone and Superman, suggestions for Cinderella, a Miss Saigon controversy, disturbing images in fairy tales, how American mass murder in Iraq was justified.

Intro in progress, soca music (Crazy - "Nani Wine"), "Moscow Mailbag," The Fall, news, problems with the Associated Press, trying to find interesting news stories, the strange connection between tornadoes and mobile homes, news from NASA, an appeal to the old regular callers to call back, Dan Quayle quotes, King Missile, the prospects of Quayle in the White House, a caller has an experience with skinheads in Huntington, Laurie Anderson from the 70s, William Burroughs ID, The Tripod Family: information on the whereabouts of the statue, Julee Cruise, the president's office is taken over at Stony Brook by an overly polite group, more Quayle quotes, What's For Lunch?, Eric's misadventure with a bank card, Bob Dylan concert promo, Eric's misadventure trying to get a camcorder fixed, Eric's misadventure getting a car fixed, Eric was at the Trenton Computer Festival last week, reports of last week's show, a new feature is set to debut, Stupid Questions: are five dollar bills accepted?, an upcoming walkathon, a potential scandal involving the hostages in Iran, Velvet Underground, beginning of "No Sound Test."

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," phone sounds, a rumor involving new train service to Stony Brook, Jim sees a new double-decker Long Island Railroad car, some history of mass transit in the area, a musical special is planned for Sunday, "Moscow Mailbag," Bob Dylan concert promo, news, Bush is hospitalized, a massive cyclone in Bangladesh kills 125,000, the difference between cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes, the large disparity between standards of living in different parts of the world, George Harrison, the illiteracy of the Associated Press, more Dan Quayle quotes, Elvis Costello, The Tripod Family: entering the sewer system of Nice, What's For Lunch?, meal cards, Eric's been up for two days because of a hacker meeting on Friday, what it's like to stay up, a warning to whoever is picking up the phone in the studio, wondering if the transmitter is even on, the high costs of concerts, suggestions for stupid questions, who are the Brookhaven Town Department of Public Safety?, how Dan Quayle could be an agent of the devil, the future of elections, Confuse The Operator: trying to get a local operator to connect to MCI and US Sprint, Eric's experience in a major traffic jam, Stupid Questions: asking Taco Bell how their drive thru window works.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," feedback and sound effects, account information, Eric's close call with a tape deck, "Moscow Mailbag," more sound effects, "The Internationale," news, still more trouble in Bangladesh, an example of bias in the media in the Palestinian conflict, why "Pacifica News" is important, Alberta Hunter, "Amtrak Blues," excerpts from Trains Magazine on Amtrak's 20th anniversary, The Specials, Unix poetry, The Tripod Family: Boris leads the Tripods through the sewers, "Polka Country USA" promo, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Mongolia, Kibret has a device that tells the time in any city, tabloid news, a Ronald and Nancy Reagan scandal, a telephone operator calls in with all kinds of information, food wheels, What's For Lunch?, Stupid Questions: asking a donut shop if they sell donuts, Postman's Choice.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," sound effects and phone recordings, a synthesized time recording, "Moscow Mailbag," Laurie Spiegel, Megan Roberts, news, Gulf War parades around the nation, Laurie Anderson, news on Dan Quayle and Alfonse D'Amato, the Queen of England visits the United States and addresses Congress, Butthole Surfers, The Tripod Family: the statue is found and Boris is struck dumb, a cart isn't cued up, What's For Lunch?, everything is closing, Prodigy shuts down its grocery service, Kevin Kovarik brings in an interesting cart, how Spanish Lotto works, a caller plays telephone tricks, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Mauritania, a strange foreign recording, the fate of "Twin Peaks" will be announced this week, an 11th grader gets multiple calls from the military, a series of fires in the Walt Whitman Mall, allegations of Iraqis being shot in the back aired on WBAI, a list of Siouxsie and the Banshees records.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," William Burroughs ID, phone sounds and recordings, "Moscow Mailbag," Chronic Illness Lecture PSA, Brain Damage Incorporated: "McDonald's Special Sauce," "Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher," "Eat Chicken and Die," "Language Assistance," "America Needs Defense," "Vice President Bush press conference," "Landing Speed," "Credit Operator," "Weather Experts/Nice Transformer," "The Vowel Movement," Eraserhead music, The Tripod Family: Pop returns from Big Bear City and Charlie reveals a discovery, it's extremely hot in the studio and Eric brings in a huge fan, a Pizza Hut ad in Atlanta causes mayhem, Negativland, a plea for calls, Confuse The Operator: finding Cathy Tripod in Greenland, Eric subjects the audience to 70s music until calls come in, Stupid Questions: is it illegal to watch a video with a group of people?

Dave Brown, "Stardate," intro/outro combo, news of Screaming Target, "Moscow Mailbag," getting the phone number for Island Records, side one of the still unreleased Screaming Target "Hometown Hi-Fi" record, Don Letts reportedly wants to play at Stony Brook, Lesbian and Gay Public Awareness Project PSA, the Tripod tape breaks, "Polka Country USA" promo, The Tripod Family: Pop comes up with an idea for a business while Charlie tries to get the Bulgarian stepvan started, Mark Leonard "Destinies" promo, news, more space shuttle problems, Eric's experience with a fallen branch across his driveway and the resulting mayhem it caused, a bunch of partyers from Commack High School call in, the progression of recycling in society and how it's changed our lives, the changing look of garbage cans, Stupid Questions: what kind of money does Howard Johnsons take?, the phone lines are empty, Eric makes a financial offer, why does Gene Scott get so many calls?, what happens when you take your helmet off in space, "This Way Out" promo, "Polka Country USA" promo.

Closing of an unknown show, Coil, "Stardate," fax machine, New York Telephone automated collect call service, a marching band invades with patriotic fervor leading to drastic measures, "Moscow Mailbag," trying to stop "The Star Spangled Banner" from taking over the airwaves, getting the phone number for Island Records, the second half of the Screaming Target record, a new phone number for Island Records to encourage the domestic release of the record, parades in the area, Refuse and Resist PSA, The Tripod Family: the bread baking business begins and a shocking event occurs, "The African Beat" promo, today's patriotic parade in Washington DC, a collaborator is sentenced to death in Kuwait, trouble in space with the shuttle, the first annual Pride Parade is planned for Sunday in Huntington, a "victory parade" is planned for Monday in New York City, death toll in the war is said to be over 200,000, an article on victory by Jim Dwyer, how the mass media isn't serving the public by pretending there's no opposition, comparisons to Vietnam and World War II, a caller has problems with his cordless phone, why celebrating is going down the wrong road, the improbability of a terrorist act at the parade, another piece on opposition in Newsday, Tompkins Square Park is surrounded by police during renovations, reading opposition leaflets.

"Stardate," an astronomical conjunction is obscured by clouds, "Moscow Mailbag," Jim Wiener sticks around for a special show, an all-weather show, a new 12 inch single from Screaming Target, is a volcano considered weather?, Confuse The Operator: finding out the weather for the volcano-infested Philippines, definition of the USB temperature scale, Eric takes exception at Jim's editing of the forecast, a thorough explanation by Jim, the lack of a printed forecast in Sydney, Australia, Confuse The Operator: trying to find the forecast in Sydney, the recorded weather for Sydney, it's winter in Australia, it costs less to call foreign weather than it does to call local weather, The Tripod Family: Howard rants and raves while trapped in the sewers and Boris continues to be struck dumb, "Music For Modern Ears" promo, the weather for Ohio, hail, Eric expresses his wish for hurricanes and blizzards, people are killed at the U.S. Open during a thunderstorm, Eric's theory of predestination and preregistration, Jim attempts to get Eric to explain his views, railroading, cleanliness, and godliness, Eric accuses Satan of attempting to derail the conversation, Jim tries to stop Eric's religious tirade, the divestiture of religion, a caller questions the existence of God, the Stony Brook Foundation has the same post office box number as the mark of the beast, a caller asks if Natalie is there, Confuse The Operator: finding the number for the weather in Paris, Eric is cut off and Jim celebrates, an internal number for the time, the conflict between Jim and Eric reaches a boiling point.

Renaissance ID, "Stardate," sound effects, international phone recordings, "Moscow Mailbag," some new Screaming Target material, finding the number for Island Records, news on Big Audio Dynamite 2, why "Kool-Aid" doesn't count as an album and what will be on "The Globe," Albania makes the top story on the Associated Press wire, news, "The African Beat" promo, The Tripod Family: reaction to the loss of the statue, Ramones, a pet cemetery scandal unfolds in Middle Island with 250,000 carcasses rotting in a pit, where famous pets are buried, are pet cemeteries needed?, calling the pet cemetery, Confuse The Operator: trying to call a temporarily disconnected number collect, a Supreme Court ruling on nude dancing, the danger of banning such things, Eric talks about censorship during a commercial TV showing of "Cool Hand Luke," other instances of banning, explanation of the outro.

Valerie Jean, "Stardate," "Moscow Mailbag," dead air, a Russian ticket giveaway, a challenge on a mysterious record, "The Fantastic Planet," what Eric had to go through to get this record, Croatian radio via Radio Zagreb as Croatia becomes an independent nation, getting the country code for Yugoslavia, World Harvest Radio, The Tripod Family: Pop is questioned at the police station in the shooting of Charlie, a record of heart sounds, trying to get information for Croatia, a deadline is set for Slovenians to stop fighting against the Yugoslav army, Eric may go to Yugoslavia this year, news, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, what do people do to get through the heat?, a pet cemetery update, Eric's theory on what should be done with dead bodies, trying to get information in Slovenia, more feedback from the parades of a few weeks ago, Eric wonders why there are no calls, MTV is censored by a cable company who claims their programming is "pornographic," the Boy Scouts of America close the door to homosexuals, the story behind the "Fantastic Planet" record, the frustration of trying to detect Lyme Disease, a Lesbian and Gay Pride parade is set for Sunday in New York, a call from a listener to shortwave.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate," the theme breaks down, Jim tries to fill time while Eric tries to repair the theme, Tony White and Michael Simpson help in the repairs, Tony takes offense at the way he's being treated, "little rubber things" are missing, Eric discovers the newsbooth, the tape is cued up live on the air, the intro may never be heard again, run-ins with the flag over the holiday, "Moscow Mailbag" (end cut off), Tony tells Eric he's "over-peaking," a demonstration in New York concerning abortion rights, news, Big Audio Dynamite 2, The Tripod Family: Pop continues to deal with the police, more Big Audio Dynamite 2, rumors of the cost of The Tripods supposedly being $275,000 per episode, more arguing between Eric and Tony, discussion over the nomination of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court, Stupid Questions: what to do with a quarter found in a payphone, discussion on abortion rights and the Supreme Court, Eric plans to be in England in a couple of weeks, flags mysteriously appear on people's lawns over the 4th of July, computers at a bookstore mysteriously malfunction once a month when a certain group of people visits, Scott Warmuth reviews "Terminator 2," the importance of contacting elected officials, Confuse The Operator: trying to reach radio stations in Yugoslavia and Croatia, Kibret has left in a huff, Tony continues to threaten Eric, Yugoslavia is on the list of destinations for Eric this summer, a caller has experience in Yugoslavia, discussion of Eastern Europe, Little Toby Walker benefit promo, Poi Dog Pondering ID, some of "No Sound Test" follows.

Classical music, recycling PSA with sound effects, "Polka Country USA" promo, "Brain Damage" promo, the heat is turned back on, more conflict between Eric and Tony, the intro is gone, The Clash, Tony announces that the Mets have won ten straight, more sports news, the search for a new program director, a warning to Tony, an eclipse of the sun, Eric will be gone for the next few weeks, "Moscow Mailbag," The Clash, Screaming Target, news, the premiere of "Boyz N the Hood" causes mayhem locally, calling the Commack Multiplex Cinemas to see if it's still playing, The Clash, The Tripod Family: trying to escape from an angry cougar, The Clash, Eric intends to visit Nice, calling MovieFone to find out where "Boyz N the Hood" is playing, a press release from the film, a threat to the Setauket pine barrens, whatever happened to Jeff Rossen?, an Associated Press story on the trouble in Commack, Suicidal Tendencies, Stupid Questions: do you carry non-chewing gum?, some bad press for West Islip High School, talk of abortion issues, The Clash.

Jim Wiener, "Stardate" with extra intro and a preview of the next one, unofficial theme music with phone sounds, Eric returns from his travels, more bickering with Tony White, Jim takes the floor, "Moscow Mailbag," news, a hurricane warning is in effect for Hurricane Bob, a controversy involving Mick Jones and a jeans commercial using a Clash song, the difference between American and British commercials, how indecency doesn't seem to be a problem on television in England, a combination Clash/Big Audio Dynamite 2 song, a warning, a replay of the last episode of The Tripod Family, "Onda Nueva" promo, Thee Stash, a rundown of some of the Clash related records Eric found in England, Eric sees the sewers of Nice firsthand and learns how the Tripod episodes rejuvenated the town, Free Health Fair promo, The Tripod Family: trying to get out of the underground wildlife sanctuary, Heartbeat Reggae Contest promo, Eric describes his trip across France, Monaco, Italy, and Switzerland, a robbery in Bern, dealing with Swiss police, a listener is set to have a letter read on "Moscow Mailbag," a caller's experience at a Paul Simon concert in Central Park, the danger of demonizing marijuana, why New Yorkers get a bad rap, instances of rudeness in Europe, Cindy Mistler has been filling in while Eric's been away, Stupid Questions: Where Am I?, all the local Arby's have disappeared, how the United States has a reputation for violence overseas, why do people wear advertisements for jeans?, the INSLAW case and a mysterious suicide, a Pee Wee Herman scandal, Mr. Radio returns, nobody has shown up for the midnight show, some WUSB history from the 70s, a debate over meteorologists, Heartbeat Reggae Contest promo, a swastika is found on Plymouth Rock, Eric has trouble with the phone number and gets help from directory assistance, Tony helps to solve the mystery of the midnight show, intruders at the station, Tony's theory on intelligence, what the W stands for in call letters, tax protesters, what radio is like in Europe, an example of the wit on television in England, cultural differences in Europe, Eric tries to tell a story about language conditions in France, travel tips for going to Russia, talk of the coming hurricane, Eric's feelings towards disco, Mr. Radio calls back, a scandal at CUNY involving Dr. Leonard Jeffries and allegations of racism. This show goes on for an extra hour and the end is missing.

Dave Brown, "Stardate," phone company recordings, dramatic events in Moscow, "Moscow Mailbag," disembodied voices, the first side of "The Globe," the new Big Audio Dynamite 2 record, news, first word of the attempted coup in the Soviet Union, Eric was without power for four days because of the hurricane, Rop from Amsterdam describes what it was like to be in Moscow during the coup attempt, how the media tried to manipulate the resistance, why Boris Yeltsin wasn't targeted, how individual actions made the coup fail, what life in the Soviet Union is currently like, "The African Beat" promo, The Tripod Family: Charlie tries to recover at the Amalgamated Hospital in Huntington, Heartbeat Reggae Contest promo, the first major hurricane in six years hits Long Island, what it was like without power, news, how LILCO really screwed up this time, "Ask The Manager" on WSBK-TV, last week's show was four hours long, Eric goes to Crown Heights in the middle of a race riot, how a crowd of people intervened to prevent trouble, callers keep talking about Mr. Radio, predictions that Boris Yeltsin will be the next leader of the Soviet Union, who the real heroes are, what was done wrong in Crown Heights, Mr. Radio calls from a payphone, a caller wonders how calls to the 550 exchange showed up on his phone bill, how to find out what local calls are made on your phone bill, the outro is missing, the outros to "Critique" and "Natural Alternatives" are used instead.

Valerie Jean, shouting in the background, "The African Beat" promo, a very scratchy Pink Floyd record, multiple "Concert Billboards," MF tones, a not in service recording for the WUSB phone number, a "Moscow Mailbag" made before the coup attempt, the second side of "The Globe," the new Big Audio Dynamite 2 album, a special speed replay of the first side, "This Way Out" promo, The Tripod Family: Uncle Jonathan explains his presence in France, drug abuse PSA, news, the United States is set to recognize the three Baltic republics, a subway train crashes in New York and a crack vial is found in the driver's compartment, drug free urine, Confuse The Operator: where country code 599 is, an example of really poor AT&T software, MCI in Spanish, US Sprint gives it a try, AT&T gives it another try, a listener takes action against RCA, drug testing, white collar income not affected by the economy, the sales tax is going up half a percent in a day, reluctance to buy records, the summer issue of The Hacker Quarterly is coming out, how to get followed by strange people, Tony White hassles Eric, "The Happy Nightmare" promo.

Some tape warbling, classical music, rumors of the end of "Brain Damage," Jim Wiener is affected by the change as well, beginning next week "Brain Damage" will be starting at midnight instead of 10 pm, Jim discusses his views on classical music, Eric gets the time in Moscow while Jim is talking, "Music For Modern Ears" will now follow the classical show, complaints that last week's Tripod episode squeaked, Jim's final words, "Moscow Mailbag" (post coup attempt), a new Big Audio Dynamite 2 EP, AIDS Walk PSA, a repeat of last week's Tripod Family episode with better sound quality, "Radio Art Noise" promo, The Tripod Family: Pop tries to get along with Toby The Wonder Dog, United Way/Stony Brook PSA, not enough circuits coming onto campus to handle incoming calls, news, the future of the Soviet Union if it breaks apart, last chance for listeners to call in at the old time, a controversial comment about Long Island by Governor Cuomo, the need for change, a debate over the need for welfare, a caller asks Eric to look in his mailbox, Babble Study - comparing words from the Bible to words from instruction manuals, how majority vote is almost never used for important issues, how the new time slot will change things, Japanese instructions on assembling a box, how Eric got in trouble as a child for following instructions too literally, how drinking can be dangerous when combined with other things, wondering who the last caller will be, Girls Dress Modestly, "No Sound Test" is moving to Thursday, Kibret expresses his joy at no longer following "Brain Damage," a final goodbye, "Radio Art Noise" promo, beginning of "Concert Billboard."

"Concert Billboard" in dub, sped up intro, getting the phone number from directory assistance, the first show at the new time, the Miss America pageant is in progress, Miss Hawaii wins, "Psychadelicatessen" has taken over the old "Brain Damage" slot, a communications hitch affects the space shuttle, a rundown of some of the local noncommercial radio stations, the Clarence Thomas hearings begin, the future of abortion rights, a caller with a Canadian perspective, an interview with a 7-11 clerk in Hawaii on the Miss America victory, a description of what 7-11s are like, the Long Island Railroad cuts the budget for the new double-decker cars, the absence of graffiti on subway cars, definition of what the show is all about, finding a new home for "Moscow Mailbag," the futility of banning flag burning, selections from the "Domestic Mail Manual," a look at the new TV season, postal regulations on shipping animals, what happens when you put a fish in a safety deposit box, Julee Cruise, Confuse The Operator: trying to translate non-numeric numbers, more info on Miss Hawaii, confusing names for local roads, fraternity signs appear on rocks at Stony Brook but other graffiti is erased, the future of "Twin Peaks," the importance of TV series that have a beginning and an end, trying to call Nazis, a Donald Trump sighting, calling the White Aryan Resistance, explanation of the kind of system they use, a message to Henrietta Acampora from Mr. Radio, a question about the big rock at Stony Brook, the next program hasn't shown up, Hal the program director calls in to talk about Paul Weisman's whereabouts and the new timeslot, a report of a buffalo in Lake Ronkonkoma, a poorly written story on the Miss America pageant, The Clash, Gabe Pressman/Robert Klein/sheep ID, Negativland, King Missile. This show goes on for an extra hour.

"Concert Billboard" in dub, The Last Church of the Apocalypse, calling the hotline for tomorrow's Central Park Rally with Billy Graham, the entire AT&T phone system crashes, how the alarm system at AT&T failed, modern day violence, controversy over new yellow lines painted on Route 25A, the lack of news, charges increase for climbing Mount Everest, the risk of AIDS, non-gays who stand up for gays, the value of calling racist hotlines, a caller criticizes Eric for making fun of operators, a suggestion for a conference call format, a caller explains the significance of "Dark Star" by The Grateful Dead, comments on Pee Wee Herman, a live Patsy Cline song, getting WUSB's phone number from directory assistance, is the anti-Christ about to be revealed?, how to meet men on a 900 number, what 900 numbers are really like, appending "in bed" to fortune cookie fortunes, an explanation of the Negativland song "Christianity Is Stupid," Mr. Radio talks about exotic dancing clubs, a caller talks about telephone issues and the future of area codes, Confuse The Operator: getting the number for Exxon from the screaming operator of Bhutan, What's For Lunch?, a caller critiques Eric's exchange with the operator from Bhutan, Confuse The Operator: a rematch with the screaming operator of Bhutan, The Big Guy is up next.

United Way/Stony Brook PSA, "Concert Billboard," Regis and Kathy Lee in concert, a religious tract entitled "Don't Read This," a replay of last week's encounter with the screaming operator of Bhutan, Confuse The Operator: trying to reach the screaming operator of Bhutan again, only one operator in Bhutan, Bhutanese holidays, wake up letters, everyone seems to have a cold because of the temperature changes, vital statistics for Bhutan, trying to find an airline that flies to Bhutan, What's For Lunch?, a new lunch lady, President Bush takes a bold step forward to cut nuclear arsenals, the condition of Ferdinand Marcos' body, Dr. Seuss dies, a call from Manorville, the flight of the buckmoth in the pine barrens of Long Island, the changing of Burma's name, plans to increase the signal strength out east, calling Air India, readings from Dr. Seuss, animal cruelty, 250,000 people show up in Central Park to hear Billy Graham, figuring out if callers will make it into heaven based on their answers to questions, Ministry, a religious tract entitled "The Power of God," words for listeners who may be possessed, how religion changed a caller's life, "Morning Star" coming on at 4 am, more from Dr. Seuss, Eric admits his dog is bisexual, the truth about rock stars, a call for Pete from "Morning Star," beginning of Paul Weisman follows.

"Concert Billboard," questions about God, how to begin a relationship with God, The Clash, "Return To Brixton," facts about the new version of the song, a scandal involving Rep. George Hochbrueckner and bounced checks, benefits of being in Congress, a full bank of phones will get Mr. Radio off the air, homeless people in New York have been disappearing, the lessening need for a huge defense budget, why Suffolk County cops came tearing onto campus recently, the image of the police, problems with the current County Executive Patrick Halpin, the lack of reelection signs for Steve Englebright, a caller with a cereal box phone, the United States is kicked out of the Philippines, a number of Central Islip calls, news, more talk of local politics, Eric's attempt to get overdraft protection, the importance of double checking bank records, a school announces that President Bush is dead, Confuse The Operator: operators are mysteriously tied together, MGM sues a gay rights group called The Pink Panther Patrol, Screaming Target, Island Records is now threatening to drop Screaming Target altogether, What's For Lunch?, the old lunch lady is back and comes back in style, how people power helped to bring the lunch lady back, the Lunch Lady Support Line, more on the fake Bush death announcement, a discrepancy between editions of Newsday, a caller who attends the Fashion Institute of Technology, Eric walks through the meatpacking district of Manhattan, a caller who believes Jesus is Elvis, Eric struggles through a definition of Satanism, trying to find the number for the Church of Satan, The Clash.

Conversation about Redd Foxx dying, "Concert Billboard," a show dedicated to the Supreme Court and sexual harassment, King Missile, the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings explode into controversy, correct pronunciation of "harassment," animosity between senators, more on the death of Redd Foxx, why Eric is convinced that Thomas isn't telling the truth, why males don't really understand what it's like to be sexually harassed, listening to the hearings on different radio stations, why consumers are forced to Enjoy Coke, Mike Ring offers his opinion on the controversy, Anita Hill's trustworthiness as a witness, a caller from Fire Island. [At the 90 minute mark, another prerecorded program interferes with the audio - this was caused by a faulty erase head on a tape deck that prevented a previous program from being erased.] Mike reports a fire drill in the building, What's For Lunch?, Junior Murvin, Confuse The Operator: getting the number for the Supreme Court and seeing what happens when you call it in the middle of the night, Paul Weisman's feelings on the Thomas affair, "Jazz On The Air" special on Ray Anderson tomorrow. [Audio becomes clear once again at the 119 minute mark.]

Echoing Pink Floyd, Mario Cuomo ID, Gabe Pressman ID, examples of people who have been mistaken for dead, Jim Carroll, stories of people freezing under the ice, David Duke is about to win the Republican nomination for governor, calling New Orleans information for the campaign headquarters of David Duke, Eric is asked what he would do for a Klondike Bar, a new Jimmy Swaggart scandal, MOD, the hassle of overthrowing the government, Clarence Thomas is in, Eric sees an anti-abortion demonstration in front of Toys R Us, Eric tries to call David Duke's headquarters, the sound of one hand clapping, Germany and France announce an all-European army, the possibility that David Duke could be governor tomorrow, more on the Duke campaign, Eric's thoughts on graffiti, an argument on gun control, the importance of reading the papers, Eric's theory on immortality, Arnie says good night, a caller with a monk riddle, a scandal involving members of "The Brady Bunch" cast, competition for "Klondike Bars," calling skinheads racist, the teletype is broken, Negativland, Eric tries to read the nearly illegible news, the alleged connection between skinheads and the Strong Island Boys, the Legion of Doom.

"Concert Billboard," a religious tract on suicides caused by rock music, Ozzy Osbourne, the time lady, heavy metal vs. club music, uncertainty over how long the show will be tonight because of the changing of the clocks, nobody ever says country music is inspired by the devil, why violent crimes are committed by young people and the connection to rock music, things Alice Cooper has said, what Gene Simmons has done on stage, more on Ozzy Osbourne, backward masking attempts, AC/DC material, Donny and Marie, playing and analyzing AC/DC backwards, What's For Lunch?, the lunch lady oversteps her boundaries, a spelling challenge for Eric, hypothetical situations involving changing the clocks, a thick fog causes unease, the return of Andrew Goldberger, Eric has trouble with certain words, a Dinkins political scandal, weird election signs in Stony Brook, pizza flavored Pringles, Cheap Trick, talking with Paul Weisman about what the time change will mean to people who work during those hours, what does the time lady do at 2 am?, the responsibilities of the time lady, media coverage of the time change, a proposal to split the difference with Paul, calling the time lady as the time draws near, something is wrong with the time lady's voice, Confuse The Operator: trying to report the time lady problems to the phone company, Arnie says good night, all the clocks that need to be set back, Eric sets the clock on the air, drugs and rock and roll, Donny and Marie, who has the rights to the Holy Grail?, The Weather Channel waits ten minutes to change the clocks, Eric won't be in next week, Paul Weisman follows.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," a study of paranoia and abnormal psychology, reaction to the news about Magic Johnson, facts about AIDS, a special guest is in the studio, the advantages of masturbation, Reverend Fletcher Brothers gives a sermon on the evils of rock music, The Dead Kennedys, the evils of dentists, The Maytals, trying to get area code information from the phone company, looking up the number for Freedom Village USA, feedback on the sermon, a caller from North Carolina talks about religious zealots, another storm heading up the coast, What's For Lunch?, a caller is upset about fights in clubs, why Eric doesn't want to run for president, Riley the Roofer, how the Magic Johnson case has opened people's eyes about AIDS, an AIDS hotline that's constantly busy, trying other AIDS hotlines, how people get and don't get AIDS, extensive excerpts from one of the hotlines. This show goes on for an extra hour.

Possibility of the "Concert Billboard" being the wrong date, "Concert Billboard," a dramatic reading of "Death On Two Legs" by Queen, the real version, Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS one day after announcing he had the disease, Eric's been away for the past few weeks, Jean Shepherd ID, a caller thinks he saw Eric in St. Louis, Eric's been in Washington DC in recent weeks, What's For Lunch?, the theme seems to be dogs taking over the world, Eric gets a white Oh Henry bar, how technically adept people have an advantage, how to reach people, a caller has a strange interpretation of stop signs, Queen, news, an unusual last name, International AIDS Awareness Day is Monday, the worst traffic pileup in California history, a vote for independence in the Ukraine, a deadhead in the studio, verifying identities in a news story, Dennis from Rochester, a report on caller abuse, Nigeria is closed while its people are counted, TV ministers, David Duke loses big, racism is on the rise, a caller has info on a KKK hotline in Georgia, a call to get back in touch with the screaming operator of Bhutan, San Marino, WFIT in New York, Dennis explains the college station in Rochester, Queen, more news about the census in Nigeria, Confuse The Operator: trying to get through to Nigeria, a very distant ring, mindless banter with the operator, calling the screaming operator of Bhutan once again, a Bhutanese supervisor, a listener plays an excerpt of last week's show to prove a point about another caller, a caller debates the categorization of the Bhutanese as loud people, Eric defends Matt's handling of the show last week, a caller offers a new stupid question, Queen.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen" with Arnie the Aardvark, "Concert Billboard" in dub, a strange recording, Arnie leaves the station in echo mode, how to tell if your kids are on drugs, how to handle troubled kids, warning signs, the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Newsday reprints the front page from 1941 announcing that war is on, The Clash, the rape trial of William Kennedy Smith, Japanese economic pressure on the United States, Eric gives away the ending of the new Star Trek movie, why 7-11s have locks on their doors, skateboarders get harassed on campus, problems with stage diving, a strange Reagan quote, Eric speaks out against more shopping centers in the area, Eric's experience with a UFO, nobody has the answer to life after death, more on the KKK hotlines, the prospect of another mall out east, What's For Lunch?, a call from a police officer who tries to put the skateboarding issue into perspective, the ease of suing, Confuse The Operator: looking for a skate park in Bangladesh and Nepal, Paul Weisman follows.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen" with Spiney Norman, "Concert Billboard" technical difficulties, mysterious music, how simple numbers affect people, a dramatic reading of the threat of venereal disease, what God has in store for homosexuals, a Clash song that Eric has never heard before on a new triple CD compilation, a call to a skateboard park in British Columbia to find out the rules, the Kennedy rape trial is over, a skateboarding magazine has an interesting omission, should an accuser in a rape case have their identity made public if the charges are unfounded?, more talk of harassment of skaters on campus, a case of police incompetence, on this day in history, a proposal to make the State University at Stony Brook a "Division One" school, how this kind of a system works at Clemson University, how Eric and a friend smuggled football information onto the airwaves years ago, how expanding sports is hurting the academic environment, in defense of headbangers, whatever happened to Jim Doomsayer?, another "new" Clash song, What's For Lunch?, Eric disputes having a Long Island accent, memories of "The Beat," Mike Girardo is still on the air, another "new" Clash song, Confuse The Operator: looking for a skate park in Bucharest, Romania, crosstalk, trying to reach Poland, cutting off welfare, Ed Goldberg no longer around, "The Saturday Night Circus," a final "new" Clash song.

"Concert Billboard," telephone recordings, Pink Floyd, a dramatic reading on child discipline, sharing scriptures, solar power PSA, Grateful Dead promo, the new satellite system that enables such programs to air, the Soviet Union officially disbands, new countries come into existence, Gorbachev is now a leader without a country, Eric won't be in next week, the shortest day of the year, western Europe will be unified in 1992, more talk about skaters, why movies always have phone numbers starting with 555, why Boris Yeltsin seems untrustworthy, Mario Cuomo decides not to run for president, Ted Schreiber, the end of the Cold War, Radio Moscow sends a tape, how will the breakup of the Soviet Union affect the Olympics?, what could be one of the last editions of "Moscow Mailbag," Radio Moscow funk, a story about a stabbing at Smith Haven Mall, Eric gives advice on girls, Arnie says good night, how Americans seem to be too fortunate, should the United States be the world leader?, what it must be like to get a brand new country, a caller comes up with a country Eric hasn't heard of, What's For Lunch?, hot dog bars, the campus is about to become empty and barren, predictions on what Yeltsin will do, why people don't seem to care that the Soviet Union is breaking up, Hong Kong is set to become part of China in a few years, Confuse The Operator: calling Alma-Ata in Kazakhstan, Eric discovers that overseas information has just stopped being free, trying to call the Soviet Union, how it's going to be impossible to call overseas information from the studio phones if there's a charge, why losing teams are important, Madison Square Garden is actually round, a "new" Clash song, Paul Weisman, subscribing to a religion.

"Concert Billboard," Eric is disoriented by his echoing voice, Eric is sick as a dog, the new Clash triple CD collection, Brother Bill recommends Fisherman's Friends cough drops, reference to the Grateful Dead marathon at the station over New Year's, Eric is immune from poison ivy, hard hitting questions for Robert Gaffney (new Suffolk County Executive) from Newsday, talk of Wilford Brimley, Eric's hatred of the TV show "Sisters," "Ren and Stimpy," the film "JFK" raises questions, favorite nuclear holocaust films, Eric hears a real EBS alert for the first time, Rocketeer candy, Eric makes a startling admission on his soda experiment years ago, facts about Big Gulps, Brother Bill appeals for someone to put their phone in the freezer, Eric wasn't in last week, reviews of last week's show with Matt where skateboarding was the topic, definition of alternative music, Eric was in Philadelphia last week, a caller wonders if communism and socialism are dead, more callers call after midnight than at the old 10 pm slot, the phone dropping contest from "The Voice Of Long Island" and how phones no longer sound the same, bad graffiti, why fraternity rocks are a bad idea, a former Oswego DJ calls with theories on culture and music, Negativland and KPFA, a call from a "Klondike Bar" person, memories of the Clash show on the pier in the rain, an extended version of "Straight To Hell" by The Clash, the CD skips at a crucial point, more thoughts on alternative music, a caller votes against the Radio Moscow feature, trouble at a rap concert, a theory on why fewer females call than males, a second try at playing the CD, Paul Weisman follows with "Beyond Hell."

"Concert Billboard," ringing phones, biblical contradictions, a Freedom From Religion "non-tract," more selections from the new Clash compilation, President Bush throws up on television, the one year anniversary of the Persian Gulf War, a McDonald's won't be opening in Mattituck, Rhode Island racists threaten video stores for stocking a Spike Lee film, CNN Headline News almost announces Bush's death, why the Japanese aren't buying American cars, why the show is on so late, some political predictions on the upcoming presidential race, prospects of a woman president and a Satanic church, Nirvana is on "Saturday Night Live," Eric thinks Nirvana is mainstream, skaters are harassed by security on campus, a local man is charged with tapping into an ex-girlfriend's phone line, "JFK" continues to cause controversy, dogs are set to take over the world in a week, the Commonwealth of Independent States, recollecting an old caller, a caller criticizes antiwar protesters, a caller says Nirvana is coming to campus, a story of skinheads in a pizza place, why Domino's isn't a real pizza place, a call to the White Aryan Resistance, trying to hack the machine, criticism of Prodigy, the mark of a good reporter, Eric won't be in for the next two weeks.

Special effects with reverb, Eric reads Christian "non-tracts" while having a snack, Eric was in Amsterdam and smuggled an alien immigration form back into the States, some of the outrageous conditions of entry, Haitian refugees are forcibly "repatriated," how WUSB was able to be listened to in Amsterdam, the differences in mass transit in Europe, how things are more open over there, how racism in the United States is embarrassing, talk of recent and future wars, what the ghetto is like in Amsterdam, a question about impotence, the chance of meeting the screaming operator of Bhutan, dogs took over the world on January 15, a caller tries to promote Dan Quayle, the absurdity of building new shopping malls with all of the abandoned buildings, foreign trade between the United States and Japan, why the Mike Tyson rape trial is appearing on the sports pages, TWA goes bankrupt, a history of airline mergers, debate over foreigners in the United States and the English First movement, somebody's at the door, Clash selections.

Sitar music, looping Nirvana on the intro, born again humor, acceptable and unacceptable swear words, a late start because of snow, a war on child pornography, a racist remark by a New Jersey teacher, Eric notices that newspapers are turning red, white, and blue, the fight against overdevelopment in the area continues, an editorial from the Three Village Herald calls for community action, why Bush won't win the election, why Tsongas is an interesting choice, a file is being kept on callers who criticize Eric, a rash of incidents on the Expressway where drivers are bumped and then robbed, more on the Mike Tyson trial, the Anita Hill controversy, the Jeffrey Dahmer trial, why overdevelopment isn't as much of a problem in other countries, a caller claims to have been proofed when buying a Slayer tape, why there's no competition to MTV, more on the dangers of censorship, the abortion issue, how Bush has blown his chances, gays in the military, more talk on the environment, rumors about Ernie dying on "Sesame Street."

"Concert Billboard" with sound effects, phone effects during the intro, Eric's off-air comments, road snakes, word of more damage to the civilian infrastructure in Iraq, political controversy involving Pat Buchanan, a TV Guide expose on fake news concerning the war, words of wisdom, why Underdog isn't a superhero, a call for an updated version of "Washington Bullets" by The Clash, uneven sound at the 46 minute mark for a few minutes, What's For Lunch?, 54,600 jobs lost on Long Island, LILCO consultants conclude that the top executives don't make enough money, a caller shares an unusual experience, going to the mall in the morning, Eric wasn't in last week, talk of people named Pickle, a member of the IRA is deported, human rights violations in Ireland and the Sudan, witches and Wicca, welfare reform, competing with Japan, interpreting the Constitution, uneven sound at the 1:32 mark for a few minutes, Confuse The Operator: the Jerry Brown 800 number, the maximum amount to contribute is $100, a search for interesting bands, phone company rip-offs, health care and "Northern Exposure," questions about the true motives of the Gulf War, how the gas prices never came back down.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," Spiney and Eric encourage people to vote, "Concert Billboard," "Ren and Stimpy" sound effects, William Burroughs ID, the theme is prisons, a report from China, Moscow Mailbag has stopped coming, Confuse The Operator: trying to find a prison in Juneau and trying to call a prisoner, the presidential debates get heated, political moves, more of the same about Iraq, a complaint about "Primetime Live," Eric's experience in the Crown Heights riots, controversy over Hauppauge's zip code, talk of Marc Gunning and the gay/lesbian show on WUSB, uneven sound at the 48 minute mark for a couple of minutes, information on the Libertarian Party, a trombone appears mysteriously, legalizing marijuana, Mr. Radio with laryngitis, controversy over a Miami DJ, controversy over why a local high school radio station plays jazz, Eric's beginnings at WUSB and how it's influenced his feelings about music, questions about other staff members, talk of third parties, trying to find "Clockwork Orange" in local video stores, censorship in videos, confusion in a Monty Python film, a fundraiser is set to begin on the 15th, a murder is committed over the song "Hocus Pocus" by Focus, Paul Weisman has a "lovefest" special coming up at 2 am, a caller takes exception to a priest getting shot, the rights of prisoners, a caller offers to get a promo from Harry Nilsson, Paul Weisman follows.

"Concert Billboard," various phone sounds, Attila the Stockbroker with a song about Albania, trying to get the country code for Albania, how Jehovah rewarded a faithful youth, Pete Kang drops by, numbers from the primaries, Matt Mankiewich shows up in the primary numbers, the Michelangelo virus, some computer talk with references to problems in the station, Eric's misadventure with the post office, microphone noise, facts about postal inspectors, a notice about chain letters on the Internet, the "Domestic Mail Manual," sexual harassment in "Peanuts," the intimacy of radio, whether or not Dan Quayle is qualified to be president, more political talk, strange postal terms, talk of Belle Terre, the trombone appears again, how to send mail for free, Matt has been talking constantly for the last 12 hours, how to make reading more interesting, Eric tells where people were born by the first three digits of their Social Security Numbers, a caller has an experience with mail fraud, talk of 7-11s, Bumstead trivia and rants about comic strips, presidential trivia, communist plots, North Korea sends Scud missiles to Iran, controversy over the drinking age, talk of M&Ms, What's For Lunch?

"Concert Billboard," a call for pledges, Arnie cuts the theme, a new 800 number for pledges, the need for signal improvement, Arnie explains the importance of showing support, Eric chastises listeners for not calling in, the quest to break $13,000 for the pledge drive, callers get rude to Hal on the phone, a rare Clash song, Eric wasn't in last week because "time got away," talk of politics, Eric can't get cable, a Jello Biafra spoken word selection, Eric missed a blizzard while he was away, Matt suddenly steps in, audio stops at 1:06.

Weird Stony Brook error message, assorted rings, various telephone company error messages, a rant against animal activism, Jerry Brown comes to campus, Brown wins a primary, the political process seems interesting for the first time in a while, how Brown seems to be changing the entire playing field, new information about Clinton suggests he may have ducked the draft, Eric catches the Associated Press in a lie, how The New York Times distorts coverage of Jerry Brown, Hillary Clinton causes controversy with a Vanity Fair interview, how the voting system discriminates against independent voters, the McNamara scandal hits Port Jefferson, anti-abortion protesters cause controversy, Daylight Savings Time starts at the end of the show, debate on whether Jesse Jackson is a racist, a Ren and Stimpy interlude, reports that David Letterman is a libertarian, Steve Kreitzer announces on April 1 that he's leaving "Turmoil" because of a poor showing during the fundraiser, update on last week's show on Satan, rumors that Satan is getting phone service in Alaska, special properties of coffee, What's For Lunch?, pornographic pictures on the ceiling, wildly fluctuating temperatures, a sudden snowstorm hits right before Jerry Brown speaks, Eric hangs up on Satan, similarities between Eric and Imus, Matt experiences a massive traffic jam getting into the campus, a caller conducts a weird survey on trucking, the I-CON science fiction convention takes over the campus, Star Trek talk, a 30 acre fungus is found, calling the time as Daylight Savings Time begins, Eric won't be in next week, The Clash.

[The first half hour is missing.] Eric and Matt discuss the various protests that have been taking place in the wake of the Rodney King riots, how a lot of businesses closed early in New York City last night, an interview with "Dred Scott" who took part in the demonstrations, why people are so angry, Matt takes exception to the ideology expressed by the interviewee, a caller tries to defend the Rodney King verdict, Eric and Matt argue with callers on whether King was treated fairly, a summary of other riots, how guns are making the rioting worse, New York has been relatively calm compared to other cities, the strangeness of seeing troops being sent into an American city, the effects of the riot on the telephone network, the difference between violence and destruction, 44 people have been killed so far, attempting to call racist hotlines, the violence in South Central Los Angeles, what happens when the peaceful approach doesn't work, George Bush's response, a caller suggests a Frank Zappa song for perspective.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," Michigan and Smiley, "All Scripture Is Beneficial" in dub, sound effects, news, discussion of the recent riots in Los Angeles, regulations against saying "Geraldo" on the air, another tale of injustice, how violence is portrayed in films, the difficulty in registering to vote, the 917 area code will be starting up soon, calling information in 917, the identity of a listener is discovered by another listener, clarification of what libertarians stand for, a complaint from Mr. Quayle, Eric wonders why all the callers seem to know each other, callers have an adventure involving bowling in the street, how the Stony Brook campus is fortified, Eric's hobbies, a caller can hold three independent liquids in his mouth without mixing them, calling toll-free information for the "Guinness Book of World Records," a harmonica outro over the phone, a smooth segue.

Sound effects, really old records, finding the country codes for Bosnia and Tajikistan, news, a cop is assaulted with a cheesecake, more Libyan controversy, Ross Perot seems to be coming out of nowhere, who would be a good running mate for Clinton, talk of the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots, Robert Reed from "The Brady Bunch" dies, Brady rumors and trivia, perspective from a Catholic school, trouble at a bowling alley, why defining Perot as a billionaire is a bad thing, Eric's favorite TV shows, a Chinese joke, complaints about taxes, talk of Emmanuel Goldstein, the new WUSB tower has been built, a battle with other radio stations over signal strength, an explanation of the FCC "extension" rule, an attempt to call Croatian information, Matt and Chris report on the upcoming commencement ceremony on campus, school and family values, how to raise kids, science fiction writers, a caller suggests sending all immigrants back, a bicentennial minute.

The end of an unknown show, a Caribbean operator breaks in, looking for WUSB on different Long Islands, Donner Party, a live operator gives the number, news, trouble in Yugoslavia and Thailand, a heat wave hits, October 8th is said to be the end of the world, the start of the "Brain Damage" teleconferences, linking people together for the first time, Johnny Carson's last show, what Jay Leno will be like, aftermath from the Rodney King verdict, who the best candidate for president is, Vice President Quayle attacks Murphy Brown, Mario Cuomo's prospects, Eric finally sees "Ren and Stimpy," philosophy on current day television, comparison of the "Alien" films, Eric passes messages back and forth between the teleconferences, Felipito stops in, more talk of politics, why Eric doesn't think of Gene Roddenberry as a science fiction author, more Donner Party songs, station signoff.

A special bomb shelter for Congress, Confuse The Operator: trying to find the bomb shelter's phone number, a new phone company recording, getting rates to Thimphu, AT&T poised to go on strike, Ross Perot gets closer to being on the ballot, a public service announcement for alternative health, a really long time on hold, testing White House fax numbers, a caller apologizes for something that happened Friday, the Rodney King issue in schools, Caller ID is approved for New York, *69 is working in Ronkonkoma, Mr. Quayle imitates Mr. Connecticut, the Murphy Brown controversy continues, teleconferencing will take place in the future, the Amy Fisher/Joey Buttafuocco controversy begins, a report of cops overreacting, disparities between white and black, defending Al Sharpton, more speculation on vice presidential candidates, the danger of Dan Quayle being in power, new "Ren and Stimpy" episodes on the way, gays in the military, Eric times how long it takes for libertarians to be mentioned, asking the phone company about *69, tattoos inside people's mouths, What's For Lunch?, a future cop talks about shooting people.

Strange Beatle mixes, "Concert Billboard," Firesign Theatre ("The Further Adventures of Nick Danger"), a late start, facts about this date, news, Daryl Gates refuses to resign, Perot may actually win the popular vote, Clinton scandals, Quayle bashes New York, more news on the new *69 feature, Eric rumored to be on the "Geraldo" show, the role of the Christian family in the modern world, a caller whose voice is cracking, how the popular vote doesn't mean anything, releasing secret information on John F. Kennedy, Spiderman controversy, the Elvis stamp, a caller meets cartoon characters at Great Adventure, problems at an amusement park's metal detector, motion sickness, Eric's misadventure on a whale watching expedition, the Amy Fisher story is everywhere, looking up an escort service involved in the controversy, a math teacher gets involved in a fight at school, the environmental summit in Brazil has the United States looking bad, how recycling has become the norm, how history will distort the Reagan years, how communism really fell, Eric calls for decisive environmental action, what's happened to Long Island, a caller takes the SAT exam, Dr. Gene Scott, Eric tries to get a telephone that lights when an extension is lifted, more on the riots and political issues, travel agencies are forced to spy on their customers.

End of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," a surprise Election Day, a demonstration of various voice mail systems, Bush defends United States environmental policy at the Earth Summit in Brazil and gets a negative response, an oil spill affects Robert Moses State Park, K-Mart bans Magic Johnson's books, trouble in Wyandanch, Kevin helps to obtain phone numbers, rude people in Mississippi, Bush gets tear gassed in Panama, calls to various convenience stores throughout the United States to find out which of the three major candidates they support, talk of evolution, speculation on who Clinton and Perot will pick as vice presidential candidates, Quayle visits Long Island, a 7-11 with an 800 number, deforestation in the Pacific Northwest, local politicians who write bad checks, teleconferencing, difficulty reading numbers, crosstalk, the absence of the Dairy Queen vote, a weird fax phone, the surliness of Dunkin Donuts employees, Marc Gunning from "The Word Is Out" calls in, the Pride Parade is tomorrow, the second part of the vote will take place next week. [slight hiss throughout]

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," rumors that Eric is on tape, various voice mail systems, Bob and Ray, part two of Election Day, the Supreme Court says it's OK for the United States to kidnap foreigners and try them, the Macedonian name controversy, Dan Quayle commits a spelling blunder, Ice T's "Cop Killer" causes controversy, Eric is snubbed by the vice president, Clinton on MTV, Eric plans on taking a couple of weeks to investigate the snubbing, the calls to convenience stores and hotels resume, problems with Kevin's microphone, calling Roslyn Cafe in Washington as featured on "Northern Exposure," a cash register in South Dakota, "WKRP In Cincinnati," a kidnapping goes bad, complaints from Eric about the shoutouts, "Batman Returns" comes out, Matt will fill in next week, what's required to buy the new Ice T record, opening the CD live on the air, playing "Cop Killer" on the air, how putting stickers on records is affecting sales, Pearl Harbor survivor license plates, Fort George Meade, Elvis hold music, Paul Weisman, a tight race to the end.

"Concert Billboard," verification test recordings, the AP machine is now readable, winning lottery numbers for an unknown state, Eric's trip through Iowa, a challenge to come up with the name of Bill Clinton's daughter, outrage at the selection of Al Gore as a running mate, the danger of Tipper Gore, the prospect of Perot and who his running mate will be, the Supreme Court comes within one vote of overturning Roe vs. Wade, 20 seconds of silence, train sound effects, visiting Mike Yuhas in Milwaukee, Eric's backward hat incident in a St. Louis mall with a bunch of hackers, Eric's encounter with customs coming into the United States from Montreal, Eric's advice on suicide, why Canada is great, the prospects of exploring space, why we're not helping the people of Sarajevo, a mysterious voice in the studio, why teleconferencing is a bad idea tonight, a caller complains about the subject matter, a caller doesn't remember who she called, the history of the Jersey Knights, the Major Soccer League goes out of business, a caller from Baiting Hollow, an appeal to a missing friend, a confused caller calls back, low volume and hiss at 1:33, the sound of a pulsing phone, The Big Guy is coming in later, another Metroliner, a listener analysis on why Bush will win, calling the White House press office, cable cars from San Francisco, calling the mall in St. Louis, a listener's experience with the same border crossing.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," Big Audio Dynamite, trying to fix a technical problem live on the air, microphones inadvertently turned on, selections from a new Clash tribute album, the Democratic Convention, Perot drops out of the race, a new strain of the AIDS virus, the danger of teleconferencing too many people together, rumors of Quayle being dropped, Fleetwood Mac at the convention, the Cuomo/Jackson ticket, who benefits the most from Perot leaving the race, Eric is willing to give Tipper Gore a second chance, how Arkansas was supposed to cast the deciding vote for Clinton, how Bush can get rid of Quayle, the length of the speeches, why Republicans have it easy, the various controversies surrounding the candidates, low levels at 1:31, more talk of the St. Louis hat incident, a call from Mr. Bush, the PMRC, friends of Eric's are arrested for computer hacking.

Getting the numbers for WUSB, trains, teleconferencing night, a large crowd makes reading the news difficult, prospects for a sequel to the Gulf War, somehow the United States lost an Olympic soccer game before the Olympics began, how it's hard to use the word "olympic" without getting sued, inside a subway station, weirdness in sports league division lineups, Clinton leads Bush in a poll, Bosnian update, why a U.N./Iraq conflict is better than a U.S./Iraq conflict, Marc Gunning reported to be hanging up on people on "Outrageous," talk show hosts are not allowed to talk about other talk show hosts, ethnic Muslims reported to be sent away in freight trains in Bosnia, Bush tells middle-aged ladies to shut up, how to pronounce Bay Shore, news of Bhutan and international information, what channel is TBS?, more on geographical screwups in sports leagues, an AIDS conference in Amsterdam, Quayle says something intelligent, defining the media, "Spitting Image," is an Iraqi life as valuable as an American one?, Eric still can't get cable, what happened to J.J. from "Good Times," a call from New Rochelle, cable TV on campus, Howard Stern and Dennis Miller are both canceled, info for the PMRC, calling the PMRC and asking for information, arguing over Iraq.

"Einstein on the Fritz," more Bosnian horrors, why there isn't more attention paid to this story, why Kuwait gets all our support instead, three airplane crashes and a fire in one day, more political news, space shuttle experiments, a special canine guest (Walter), ways to kill yourself, what are we going to call the next decade?, why the whole weapons inspection thing is stupid, the Olympics are coming to Atlanta in 1996, limiting immigrants with AIDS, Mr. Quayle has a top ten list against Clinton, the right to privacy in public life, discrimination against Haitians, concern over Magic Johnson in the Olympics, "Cop Killer" no longer available, Barbara Bush to give a speech at the upcoming convention, why Partnership for a Drug Free America is ridiculous, why professionals can now play in the Olympics, NBC's nationalistic coverage, how do they know when you sign two candidates' petitions?, Walter wanders into the CD section of the station, *69 starts to charge in some areas, why only conservatives seem to get upset about NEA grants, a debate over the purpose of the NEA, Amy Fisher is out of jail, a question for Walter, the White House press office, "Shadow Over Long Island," telling people how to make a bomb, the next show is missing, speed dialing is now available locally, a free call waiting trial, mall rats.

"Concert Billboard," aborted music, various phone sounds and recordings, the legend of blue star acid, Patsy Cline and Sister Souljah together, is Agnew still alive?, old money, UFOs, what happened at Roswell, questions about Walter, the FCC regulates all kinds of things at the station, news from Iraq and the Baltics, campus police may be allowed to investigate crimes off campus, how the carnage in Yugoslavia began and how it could happen in Russia, Radio Moscow is now called Radio Russia, teleconferencing next week, how video stores keep records of what films people rent, rare U.S. money, Olympic talk, someone picking up the phone, Clint Eastwood and Sonny Bono, Cornelius from "The Planet of the Apes," homosexual activity in the animal kingdom, a message from Kibret and Lister, birthday wishes for The Edge, talk of a U2 concert, a screaming caller, the White House press office, Clash tribute, categorizing gay people, Kool Aid, a call from Stiltskin for the first time in a while, 2600 is threatened with a lawsuit, update on moving the transmitter, how *57 works, Nick Fury.

End of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," Matt hasn't been playing the theme during Eric's absence, the National Reconnaissance Office is declassified, the difference between being listed in the phone book and through directory assistance, an example of what callers have to go through to get information at University Hospital, how the phone company makes money without people even talking to each other, Matt wonders why all teenagers seem to carry beepers these days, how beeper traffic can be monitored, Eric advises people to see "Sneakers," the "Twin Peaks" movie, Eric has been wandering around Eastern Europe for the past few weeks, how American media doesn't cover world events, Turkey threatens to get involved in the war against Muslims in Bosnia, what it's like in Belgrade, why the people there aren't the enemy, Eric gets stuck on a train between Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, Eric's experience with a Bulgarian family, skaters and graffiti, how the front page of Newsday contains no news, Eric shows pictures of his trip, sound problems at the 47 minute mark, Eric's misadventure on the subway in Budapest, a scary story from Romania, Eric notices a discrepancy in the song "Lola," eating dogs, a police demonstration in New York, gun control in Europe, how to read graffiti, Matt sprains his ankle dancing, the Kinks, Spanish insults, the current mood in Yugoslavia, Eric may have accidentally violated the sanctions, complaints about there being no teleconference this week.

"Concert Billboard," strange phone sounds and recordings, messing up the greeting, insincerity in everyday conversation, Ross Perot is running again, a massive march is planned by pro-lifers outside the Smith Haven Mall, Eric and Kevin talk about the planned presidential debates, a station malfunction, Eric tries a healthy snack, news, Americans fire on a Turkish ship, music from "Twin Peaks," the future for Dan Quayle, Mr. Quayle promises not to call if Bush loses the election, people forced to face years of examinations, what does Perot really stand for?, Perot's unknown vice presidential candidate, a rumor involving Eric and Matt, callers who want John Gotti for president, a prisoner pulls a gun after being sentenced, the fakeness of Clinton, the White House press office, Clinton's infidelity, a sobriety checkpoint in Hauppauge, how to counter a dead fetus at a pro-life rally, teleconferencing using spare university phone lines, problems with the phones, the United States is too big, Eric called in to the show last week, some history from Ward Melville High School, the lost teleconference comes back.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," Shelley Thunder ID, "Concert Billboard," a cryptic message, slight tape garbling at the eight minute mark, getting information from a local operator, phone sounds, ANAC recording, verification numbers, new features being introduced on the phone network, an air traffic control glitch and other mishaps, Bush loses his cool before a crowd of Clinton supporters, the theme to "High Chaparral," no actuality at the White House, a baseball update, questions about hackers, how to get "The Anarchist Cookbook," having control over your phone, Matt filled in last week, an 0700 number for the 2600 voice bulletin board, bad audio at the 46 minute mark, the *69 dilemma, how *69 can be used to get unlisted numbers, New York Telephone's call waiting screwup, getting information on the American Anti-Vivisection Society, people who collect 8-track tapes, head banging to Billy Joel, a female hockey player on the Tampa Bay team and female players in professional sports, Sinead O'Connor gets booed off the stage at Madison Square Garden, the controversy surrounding her, verification numbers dedicated to callers, people who become alcoholics, a caller claims that Caller ID is already working on Long Island, more questions about hackers, the hypocrisy of teleconferences, how Social Security Numbers are now used for everything, monthly hacker meetings in New York and several other cities, trying to break through the barriers and call restricted numbers, What's For Lunch?, sound restored at 1:54, The Big Guy has laryngitis, a quick review of the debates.

Music, "Concert Billboard," Eric attacks immorality in Spiney Norman's music, news, attempts to reach a boat carrying plutonium from France to Japan results in all kinds of confusion with the phone company, Eric has trouble saying "President Clinton," court schedules, the New York marine operator leads to the high seas operator, public service announcements on Social Security and sex, Eric wasn't present for last week's show, handy tips for priests, Eric has an experience with angry birds at night, some sound problems at the 46 minute mark, talk of the election results, how Election Day wound up being on Tuesday, Eric gets a flat in Brooklyn and has to pay for air, a bulletin from Public Safety on the theft of a street sign, Matt is accused of being Fidel Castro for Halloween, a caller has an argument with the newly elected Rick Lazio, G Quad is set to be renamed to Mendelsohn, a shooting on campus sparks Public Safety's desire for guns, audio ends after 93 minutes.

False start, "Concert Billboard," various New York Telephone operators and recordings, holiday rant, trouble in Bosnia, facts from the Harper's Index, a big storm hits, Eric goes to a hacker meeting in Washington DC, Howard Stern's radio station is fined by the FCC, Eric comes out in favor of U.S. action in Somalia, why snow always seems to turn to rain, trying to call WUSB collect, why NATO isn't acting in Bosnia, the future danger in Kosovo, why white people aren't going to see "Malcolm X," the hassle of junk faxes, a discussion on how to get onto the Internet and the state of technology, an explanation of what happened at the hacker meeting in Washington DC, why protesting is good, the pretentiousness of the Christmas season, why the local 7-11 doesn't sell condoms, ominous predictions on AIDS, Eric gets a fix from The Dead Kennedys, analysis of a hum on the line, audio cuts off at the end.

"Concert Billboard," phone number recording, a profile of the Northwest Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, ways to deal with Operation Rescue from Wind Chill Factor, fun facts from Harper's Index, the frustration of precipitation always turning to rain, the news, Bush and Yeltsin sign a treaty, a tape screwup probably caused by Kevin, a NASA failure, Clinton on the way in, what to call the new Czech republic, terrorism at a Spike Lee film, trying to select a random call, Eric's uneventful New Year's and Christmas, two TV movies about Amy Fisher set to be on at the exact same time, a caller spends New Year's Eve in Times Square, a couple leave their kid alone in the house, Eric questions the integrity of the parents in "Home Alone 2," a rumor circulates about Ozzy Osbourne retiring, the disappearing single screen theaters on Long Island, concern over defective condoms, a reported case of necrobestiality, the teleconference is responsible for bringing people together, Eric spreads a radio virus, a band called Virgin Steele is related to the whole Buttafuoco/Fisher scandal, Charlie Brown grows hair in Newsday during a labor dispute, why the show isn't on delay, an update from a recovering alcoholic named Herman Sherman, Kevin brings a huge cookie into the studio, looking forward to Martin Luther King Day, a selection from a musical called "Yip Yip Yaphank," audio drops at 1:26, local police take nearly a week to trace a call made by a missing girl, a caller raises a fuss over how Eric pronounces the word "egg," the old 11785 zip code for Setauket, a teleconference accident, the subtle difference between sabotage and terrorism, restored audio and weird speed at 1:48, an altered box score, Eric gives calling plan advice.

Matt explains the benefits of supporting the station during the Radiothon, where Eric is now, talk of sports, Matt tries to get callers to pledge, a call from a WBUL staffperson, other low power stations on the island, a question about Bill Clinton's sex habits, some of the upcoming specials on Radiothon, when Matt will allow teleconferencing again, the Chinese Jokeman returns, a caller objects to Matt's trashing of Clinton, the notion of political correctness, a visit from fellow broadcaster Jamie, a list of the various station slogans, dialing the Stony Brook Patriots hotline, upcoming sports events, an update on the Staller Center flooding, a listener flies planes, what it takes to get flying lessons, how to get involved in the radio station, Matt describes his experience flying a plane, a call from a very young listener, Jamie and friends were at tonight's Islander game, trying to find an alternative word for ragging, a local neighborhood watch story, Matt encourages people to see "The Crying Game" before Monday, Slick Willy Lubricated Condoms, whether people should be Islander or Ranger fans, the Rangers haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1940, a long listener story involving a helicopter and seafood salad. [some static]

"Concert Billboard," minor distortion, a warning to listeners, a fast forward through the theme, Richard Burton to appear later in the program, Eric explains why he was away for so long, Jim Wiener is announced as official co-host and answers some questions, a report of last week's show with Matt when he told the entire audience to "stuff it," publicity and preparations for the return of the show in its original form, the "Brain Damage" influence on Washington DC, a studio audience joins the show, President Clinton's remarks on the return of "Brain Damage," Eric's response to people who insist that Richard Burton is dead, callers have difficulty remembering Eric, a caller has trouble getting onto the Internet, concern grows over Richard Burton as an attempt is made to reach him, how to get an unlisted phone number from information, Eric calls Dave the program director, a very strange public service announcement, someone comes up with a possible solution to the problem, the "Brain Damage" promo is played, trying to reach Richard Burton in Seattle, the brand new expensive newscaster is introduced, Richard Burton in Los Angeles, a controversy involving Michael Jackson in Jerusalem, scratching a blackboard, Confuse The Operator: a confusing telephone recording includes a computer screwup and a new personalized service, Richard Burton in Denver, Milt is coming, a call to Richard Burton in the Bay Area gets a volatile reaction, an apology for all of the screwups, warnings about string orchestra bands, talk of Lister, Richard Burton in Albuquerque, some speed problems during the interview, more apologies, part of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

"Concert Billboard," a warning, a William Burroughs rap, tonight's special guest is Dan Quayle, the problems of last week are cleared up, why callers to WUSB don't get disconnected after a certain number of rings, the new *66 service has an outrageous fee attached to it, talk of daytime TV and a major foulup involving an influenza shot, trading disgusting videotapes on the Internet, Eric is selected for jury duty on the World Trade Center bombing trial, an Indian health center in South Dakota forgets to install a phone system, secrets on how to get selected for a jury, 800 numbers that bill at 900 rates, a USA Today foulup, how to block your number from being transmitted to an 800 number, why Matt has been exiled, a caller remembers Eric's call to Matt from Wyoming over the summer, talk of the Biosphere, how "Brain Damage" is as far away from the end of school as it is from the beginning of school, an invitation to listen to polka, blackboard scratching, a newscast in the rain while Eric tries to fix a leak in the roof, a story about knife wielding kindergarteners on a killing rampage in Colombia, a study of earthworms, Lenny Bruce on "how to relax your colored friends," Matt calls in, Clinton's health care plan, playing down Dan Quayle's appearance, Confuse The Operator: asking various long distance companies what restrictions exist on a phone line, a funny recording that claims AT&T has been disconnected, W.C. Fields on Lucky Strikes, News of the Weird, a Burger King opens on campus.

Screaming Yoko Ono music, "Concert Billboard," an appeal for a full switchboard, a more low-key show from this point on to avoid the mistakes of the past, an explanation of the Yoko album, an excerpt of "Two Minute Silence," a rumor of hidden persons in "The Wizard of Oz" and "Three Men and a Baby," Mr. Roberts, a demonstration of the recording used by New York Telephone for information greetings, a caller describes the process of making t-shirts, a review of "Dazed and Confused," fraternities and sororities at Stony Brook, talk of the flag on the moon, plastic coupons, a telephone song, Mr. Roberts, blackboard scratching, the news with William Wright, a plan to give $10,000 to every American, a comet is set to crash into Jupiter on July 4, Jim Wiener's predictions for the future which include one involving Richard Burton, Debunking Literature: "The Sound and the Fury" vs. "The Personal Safety Handbook" at Stony Brook, a dramatic reading of "Wide O-," a brand new Nirvana record, the do's and don't's of a fire alarm, Eric criticizes William Faulkner, Confuse The Operator: making collect calls using automated technology, callers talk about "airtrips," a suggestion for Columbus Day, part of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

"Concert Billboard," Spiney tries to distort his voice, the theme slows down, listeners complain about Jim and his predictable responses, Jim responds at great length, fast paced music, the Autumn issue of 2600 is out, talk of "Off The Hook," Eric is working for the government, some hacking tips, the 2600 voice mail system, dealing with Radio Shack, Ask Dr. Science, Negativland trivia, "Psychopathia Sexualis" from 1922 gives a unique perspective on sexuality, talk of "frottage," blackboard scratching, news with William Wright, experiments in the newsroom, looking up many similar cattle-related words in the dictionary, an 11-year-old calls in for advice on writing a play about The Beatles, reference to a mistake made on "Off The Hook" when "Brain Damage" was accidentally mentioned, chaos in Moscow, Confuse The Operator: trying to find the country code for Bajor from "Deep Space Nine," more from "Psychopathia Sexualis," a mystery involving two listeners, part of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

A shocking situation unfolds as "Brain Damage" goes to a Christian format, the Christian Radio Adventure Pact, a God chant with the help of Negativland, "God" is the word of the day, instructions on what to do if you see the light, the CD player is possessed, Eric has doubts, a review of TV listings, encouraging people to say "Jesus Christ," Eric deals with a confused caller, members of the staff gather outside, how forgiveness for sin really works, Spiney asks some pointed questions, Dave the Program Director arrives, Jim Wiener is absent, more on who the Christian Radio Adventure Pact is, a tape snaps without moving, making "God Bless You" into a legal ID, a disciple of Milt calls, blackboard scratching, news with William Wright, why people have 256 tries to redeem themselves and how it may go up to 512 in the future, how the point system works, the importance of cleanliness, how God can go with more than one person at once, what God wants, the microphone is accidentally left on after the show.

"Concert Billboard," "Previously on Brain Damage," we have been agents of Satan for many years, the program is now called "Christian Brain Damage," how to avoid getting God angry, the evils of sarcasm, an appeal for funds to support the new format, Tammy Faye Bakker, the great train ride, a clarification of the point system with regards to unpaid tickets, other religious groups take offense at the new format, why Christians cannot turn the other cheek more than once, the deductible points that are given to non-Christians, Eric's sin level is 63, other programs on the station begin to adopt a Christian flavor, a caller gets her faith back because of the show, a special hymn, the religion contained in Beatles and Pink Floyd songs, the advantage of a stone building with a permanent foundation, why the points can't be erased, Eric discusses how he came to change his mind since last week, creating a path, the newscaster has been cast aside, an atheist calls in, Eric accepts an invitation to go to bible camp for a week and won't be on the air next week, whether "airtrips" count as sins, counseling a suicidal caller, how best to see the light, a definition of atheism, more Christian music from Warrior Soul, the prayer line is up on a 900 number, trying to find a telephone listing for God, "Jesus Christ Superstar," a miracle: the news teletype stops working, God calls in and reveals his true name, the importance of the "Book of Sin," how many points Hitler may have had, the show will go on for an extra ten minutes, Beatles songs track over Wiener and bloodcurdling screams.

Eric is disturbed by Spiney during the intro, the calling features of God, English is the language of the Lord, Eric's week at bible camp, the evils of rock and roll, "Jesus in Me Loves You" stickers invade the radio station, payphones in New York City all have religious messages now, street signs show the way, Spiney takes up the cause, Pastor Fletcher Brothers to appear, trying to find a musical selection from 70s songs, Sister Janet Meade, how it's physically possible to rot in Hell, the wrong songs continue to get played and Eric admonishes the engineer, Norman Greenbaum, Satan possesses the CD player, a tape of Pastor Brothers that was made at the bible camp during a thunderstorm focuses on the evils of rock and roll, sex, and immorality in today's society, Negativland, Eric's extended visits to church, an inspirational Grateful Dead piece, a caller debates the merits of the Book of Sin, God speaks in other books, motion pictures, and TV shows, Eric describes his church, the mystery of religion, "open your heart and close your eyes."

"Concert Billboard," apologies for the theme messing up, reflections on what the last few weeks have meant, the other demonic programs on WUSB, Christian music from Simon and Garfunkel, Spiney is attempting to reduce the number of evil beats in his program, Spiney's sin level is exceedingly high, too much mail is coming in to fit in Eric's mailbox, listener mail opened and read on the air, why Latin is no longer appropriate for religion, a letter from a Stony Brook administrator proves revealing, questions on the points system, a letter from a bank reveals that an important check has bounced, calling the Christian Radio Adventure Pact live on the air, trying to figure out what's wrong with the 800 number, calling the program director to deal with the crisis, Eric begins to get upset with the sudden turn of events, a boy scout tour goes through the station, Eric encourages people to rack up points, how the Catholic religion is like an endless loop of guilt, a caller feels persecuted, Eric reveals that he caught a cold at bible camp, looking for a number for the Bank of the Almighty, Eric refuses to go to church on Sunday, Eric admits that money was paid to local churches to keep them quiet in the face of the religious uprising at the station, the telephone is confused by someone repeatedly calling, a band called Satan, an apology to the real Satan for the recent one-sided programming, only one caller seems to be out there, Jim Wiener suddenly returns, Eric starts to lose his cool, trying to read the news with only a small fraction of the letters printing, Eric's future is uncertain, a call for letters and pickets to save the show, part of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

Spiney opens the show while Eric is involved in a scuffle in the hallway, the first show without religion in a while, the repercussions of the previous weeks' events, Eric gets a letter from the Chancellor outlining all of the people who have been insulted by the recent programs, Eric is directed to only play classical music, the show is targeted by a "hang-up crowd," all the listeners have vanished, the threat of NPR taking over the station, a caller expresses his doubts, SUNY trustees want $3.6 million for a football stadium at Stony Brook, Eric expresses strong condemnation of the project, how Stony Brook could turn into a sports school, signal problems bring in a strange classical station, a caller from Clemson talks about the football program there, where money should be allocated, where nuclear power plants almost wound up, the corporatization of the campus, what has changed over the years, the top of the new antenna is still lying on the ground, a Haitian demonstration on a blood drive ban, baklava near the campus, an Indian place opens, Matt calls in, how many parking tickets you can get before your license gets held up, Eric's experience in the parking appeals office, Mitch Cohen is quoted, cars are being booted on campus for the first time, Eric talks about an experience with activism in the past, a discussion on how to pronounce the name of the next show.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," Spiney Norman's tape runs out, "Concert Billboard," Julee Cruise and David Lynch add effects to the intro, Eric gets paged with a strange number, an explanation on why the intro takes so long, a caller has relationship problems, more reaction to "Christian Brain Damage," a new building goes up by the 7-11, a Charles Manson song over the phone, reflections on the overdevelopment in the area, reports of neo-Nazis in the neighborhood, the classical music order is rescinded, the Daniel Carver KKK hotline, callers speak out on racism and diversity, a list of the top ten topics on Americans' minds, rules on how to redeem oneself to get to heaven, an appeal to a runaway kid, a mystery song from the 70s, Michael Jackson is accused of being a pedophile, the Woody Allen controversy, a preview of possible upcoming scandals, the hypocrisy of the Amy Fisher story, Confuse The Operator: what is the country code for the United States?", Eric comes up with the payphone number for 7-11 to help save the runaway kid, the debate over cannibalism, "Polka Country USA" promo, part of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

The end of "Psychadelicatessen," "Concert Billboard," Eric is late, phone calls at the beginning for a change, a representative of the space robots calls in, a spacewalk is in progress, the newsman seems to know something about space robots, CB users interfere with broadcasts, strange weather has temperatures fluctuating, getting Christmas trees, two local girls commit suicide, how a local school reacted to a similar event in the past, the local double-decker train, Eric won't be back for a while, another local person is missing, how to deal with depression, how the media doesn't really care about the stories they do, Eric is going to Kansas next week, legalizing marijuana, Eric's experience with LSD, a town in Kansas called Home.

"Concert Billboard," Eric tries to come up with a word to describe the weather, a Bob and Ray sketch on the coldest day on record taken from WHDH in Boston during a heat wave, Eric's first show since early December, high praise for the first good winter in ten years, tales of traffic accidents, Spiney is forced to do an outdoor remote, Eric falls on the ice in New York City after journeying to Kansas and Pennsylvania, "Schindler's List" comes to Long Island, an analysis of mailmen, Spiney tries to smash a frozen bottle of soda, a potential scandal surrounds Clinton, a caller complains about socialism and other things, Spiney talks to a caller from the outdoor payphone, an earthquake hits Pennsylvania, an experiment involving a kitten and a snake out in the cold, the phone line remains open outside, callers get admonished for continuing to use last names, Spiney returns with a cup of solid ice, dropping the frozen bottle of Coke in the studio, an explosion scare, a brief audio glitch at 1:26, Confuse The Operator: NYNEX or New York Telephone?, an open phone line out in the cold, Eric battles the phone system, the NYNEX Voice Messaging Service proves frustrating, criticism of Matt, the effects of severe cold, more strange noises from Jim, a caller thinks Nazis are cool, talk of ice and snow, an ice storm in Philadelphia.

Spiney Norman, "Concert Billboard," the phone lines are tied up immediately, Spiney is cataloguing 45s, a bag of condoms appears at the station, Eric tries to put a condom over the microphone, Spiney has a complaint about COCOTs, a synthesizer takes over the show, a caller plays a recording of his math teacher, Jim adds unseen commentary, a Monster Truck driver calls in, news, Telly Savalas dies, the campus is deserted in the middle of a cold snap, Lorena Bobbit is found not guilty, The Partridge Family, callers try to talk over Nirvana, the effects of having a condom on the microphone for over an hour, a call from a car phone, Kenyon confirms the existence of the microphone condom, a caller has a weird experience in a taxi, removing the condom, telephone talk, a caller puts his phone in the freezer, Ernie Kovacs, Confuse The Operator: how to return money from a payphone, more 70s music, Attila The Stockbroker.

Spiney puts callers on hold without permission, a German feature on techno music, Long Island identity in the face of the Joey Buttafuoco/Amy Fisher scandal, a local bank defaces the train trestle with a banner, how overdevelopment is destroying the Island, William Levitt and Claude Akins die, a complete history of the Levitt legacy, a rumor that the show won't be on next week, overriding McDonald's frequencies at drive-ins, a recording from one of the drive-ins, how it's illegal to listen to cellular frequencies, a critique of a cheesy film on HBO, an appeal for someone with the current edition of the Port Jefferson Record, rating "poor" jokes, references to "Babylon 5" and "NYPD Blue," the former republics of Yugoslavia, a joke wins the grand prize, the Stony Brook Police Report, why it never snows in the southern hemisphere, an FCC siren goes off, audio is low for about four minutes, recordings of a math and science teacher, an appeal to listeners who have access to the Internet, a WUSB IRC meeting is planned for after the show, readings from the "Amsterdam Radio Cookbook" on how to run your own radio station, more jokes, a caller intends to complain about the show to the FCC, a look at big mistakes in the Port Jefferson Record and Statesman.

Bad sound for the first minute of "Concert Billboard," minor distortion, dead air, various promos, Spiney has a misadventure trying to see a midnight movie on campus, no show last week because of a hockey game, Tonya Harding is the mandatory topic, an amusing story involving an ATM, Chemical Bank accidentally doubles ATM transactions, Spy Magazine going out of business, Eric introduces a call screener, Matt is reported to have hung up on a recording of the math teacher, new math teacher material, Eric uses an almanac to answer questions, a competition of mother jokes, Eric goes to Curry in a Hurry, a caller tries to get Jim to say yes, another hockey game next week, Fox buys the rights to the story of a local fender bender, extremely hot in the studio, "The Furthest Sense" promo, news, a potential presidential assassin, news from a stroke conference, Christian Coalition accusations towards the Clintons, Eric challenges Spiney with almanac questions, use of the word "bitch," more fun facts, a caller does a rap song, a "cab driver" calls in, bad sound for a couple of minutes at the 90 minute mark, Confuse The Operator: an olympic competition - asking for country codes for hard to spell countries, Eric's review of "Philadelphia," Gary Pecorino starts a new show after "Brain Damage."

"Swamp" music, more weird comments from Jim, selections from a new Clash collection, Eric has a weird schedule and winds up serving on a jury, news, confusion about Felix, Eric prepares to visit a friend in prison, "Brain Damage" was only five minutes last week because of a hockey game, the student newspaper is taken over by conservatives, trying to avoid talk of the Olympics, talk of racism and young people, the infamous Roseanne kiss, Gary Pecorino drops by, a new planet is discovered, the MCI "Wow It's Hot" hotline, comparing the MCI lady to the Long Island Railroad lady, the Math Teacher Spy has new material on cocaine, the Indian Guy talks about band names and Indian restaurants, the friend of a caller is obsessed with Dax from Deep Space Nine, reaction to the death of John Candy, Jim is accused of being involved with prank calls on last week's show, the teleconference grows out of control, a new Beatles song will soon be released. Some of Gary Pecorino's show follows.

Beatles cover, "Concert Billboard" with sound effects, operators interrupt the show as Eric tries to read the news, reading into the Whitewater scandal, difficult African names, scientists falsify data, controversy surrounds the St. Patrick's Day parade, a critique of the current edition of the campus newspaper, how the campus has been ruined, the spread of racism, an analysis of a new candy bar called Nutrageous, calling and hacking corporate hotlines, a clarification of last week's accusation against Jim, what NYNEX stands for, how to break into things, the math teacher loses his cool, how to get involved in the radio station, an upcoming Grateful Dead special on Radiothon '94, calling the Burger King hotline to request Mustard Whoppers in Stony Brook, controversy rages over the identity of a caller, relationship problems, a WUSB recording with Eric's voice, how on campus calls can be distinguished from off campus ones, Zima is introduced, Eric almost gets into a car crash on the Ocean Parkway during a snowstorm, a campus caller camps onto the call-in line, phone problems and confusion, Eric will be in Chicago next week, car insurance versus house insurance, phone phreak talk, the difference between hacking and credit card fraud, Eric rebels against being a conference operator, Eric's addiction to PEZ.

Crosley Bendix (Negativland) with multiple sound effects, the debut of Country 90.1 as Radiothon '94 ends, Eric tries to talk country with the help of a friend, the T-word is banned, reports of a bus plunge, Frank gives an update on the new transmitter tower, words that aren't permitted on the radio, predictions on the new coverage area of the station, Eric returns from Chicago, criticism of Matt's show last week and an ensuing mystery, analysis of the Trix rabbit, the many Barney characters on TV, Spiney Norman drops by after being preempted by Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa marathons, the math teacher is heard to tell the story of a neighbor's dog that got run over, the math teacher mentions space robots and yells at a student, Daylight Savings Time is about to go into effect, "down to earth" analysis of a news item, debate on how to pronounce the mayor's name, a controversy between David Letterman and Madonna, Jim starts to dismantle the studio during the show, why Eric is always inconvenienced by the time change, the threat of the Clipper Chip, Confuse The Operator: understanding "down to earth" talk, a history of space robots, thoughts on the Easter Bunny.

A tribute to Kurt Cobain a day after his suicide as Eric plays an interview CD that he got as a premium in the recent Radiothon, music from the rare first album, was Cobain another Lennon?, the effects of money on true success, the fact that Nirvana received very little radio airplay, the math teacher mentions space robots again, how various rock stars have died, the previous attempt to have an IRC meeting after the show resulted in nobody showing up, why Nirvana can't continue as a band, the second part of the interview, WUSB staffperson John Rosenfelder gets a credit in a Nirvana record, a caller has info on other Nirvana records.

A strange background sound, a passage from "Grendel" read by a listener, Matt bemoans the lack of English literature being taught in today's schools, comparing hot weather to cold weather, a listener claims to be Tony Thomas, how advertising has changed over the years, various good authors, availability of various Monty Python material, wondering what the audience will be like in 20 years, a caller claims to have seen a UFO, a caller has various TV themes, recommending good poetry, remembering the old "Twilight Zone" series, ways of dealing with an annoying caller, a caller compares the show to America Online, Matt wishes for an ignore function to use on some of the callers, poetry from Henry Rollins, Henry Rollins ID, changes in TV program intros, a listener song about the universe, more on course requirements, Matt's thoughts on "The Real World," Matt explains a sonic boom, comments about science fiction, the legend of Icarus, Matt confronts a caller who's trying to get attention, a comment from a Trekkie, the Star Trek technical manual, Gary Pecorino.

Weird sound effects, a caller reads from a Monty Python book, speculating on who will be covering the show the first two weeks in August, where Monty Python can be seen these days, Matt wasn't here last week but Eric visited the studio, Eric's WBAI show, the O.J. Simpson story, a question about the Tripods, new construction on campus, talk of the Philippines, "Destinies" promo, Matt's disenchantment with some aspects of the show, memories of the Gulf War, gorillas, racist remarks by a Yankee executive, problems getting to Yankee Stadium, racial stereotypes, the prospects of moving Yankee Stadium, ways of using radio, what local cable systems carry Comedy Central, more on the availability of Monty Python, reports of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley getting married, Officer Joe Bolton and Captain Jack McCarthy, memories of old television, Beatles cartoons, Woodstock '94 is coming, how this can never match the original Woodstock, reviewing movies, Charlie Manson t-shirts, critiquing Axl Rose, the quality of music on WUSB, how to get involved in the station, Sea Shanty ID, an excerpt from a Charlie Manson interview, Gary is up next.

Tonight's topic is throwing up, a reading on the use of torture as a means of getting information from terrorists, Matt's plans for a disruptive caller, details on the radio training course offered by WUSB, producers of a documentary about throwing up will be the guests in a few weeks, Matt is heading to California, the fun of cheap air flights, a song that may make you sick, a starfish has no brain, a D.H. Lawrence poem, FCC regulations and how they affect noncommercial stations, Howard Stern as a potential political figure, the importance of voting, "The Art of Noise" promo, questions about moving the WUSB antenna, the radio frequency of the university police, where the cops on campus hang out, jurisdiction issues, the old "moose" nickname, the issue of arming cops on campus, how concerts have been killed at Stony Brook, currency issues, nobody has addressed tonight's topic, where WUSB can be received, "Jazz On The Air" promo, obtaining funding for college, a listener variation on a Green Day song, Dave Prowse "Destinies" promo, Adam West "Destinies" promo, another useless fact, what Jerry Garcia will be like at 80, an impending baseball strike, the World Trade Center bombing, wondering where Eric has been all this time, comments on one of Matt's fill-ins, British accents, Matt won't be around for the next two weeks, Kenyon is up next. [There is some music in this show which is not included.]

Chris Crowley, Jacob Miller, Steel Pulse, various sound effects, Nixon's confession, Eric hasn't been on in a while, Jim Wiener is present in a sense, Matt is distorted, a musical skip emergency, new drinks are available downstairs, screaming microphone checks, Rop and Billsf are in from Amsterdam, Billsf explains why beer is good for you, the WUSB antenna was hit by lightning, Gary Pecorino is somewhere in the studio, activating the patch bay to bring Gary into the fun, an information operator appears, the last show with Eric was when Nixon died, a caller talks about how to avert a plague, a caller details her health problems over the summer, how the program has changed since Eric was last in, Rop's trick to get into NYU, Billsf explains his name, trying to get the local number for Social Security, a demonstration of their unfriendly answering system, Matt explains Tony Thomas from Bay Shore, Eric accuses Matt of breaking the radio show, Billsf explains the differences in beer, Eric analyzes the chips he's eating, mixing calls and languages, two call-in shows at the same time, a caller recites all the countries in the world with a song, a report of nudity on television, Chris remembers Smith College, Eric and Chris review the swings at West Meadow Beach, a caller with an unintelligible phone, merging callers together, callers talk about their most embarrassing experiences, a swing festival comes to Long Island, Eric messes with Chris' voice, Confuse The Operator: Billsf helps to confuse operators by asking for the country code for Antarctica, Satan and sex, Rop talks about the South, an extremely quick succession of calls, a student of Valerie Wilcox calls in, another quick succession of calls.

[The first hour is missing.] Billy Poulos promo, good credit public service announcement, predictions of the world ending soon, calling Family Radio, a caller is about to go to NYU, daytime talk show hosts, asking who your favorite Beatle is, Matt walks across Abbey Road barefoot, Eric and Emmanuel, recordings of campus police, opinions on Stony Brook cops, favorite sitcoms, Sea Shanty ID, wondering why Eric is known as Emmanuel, Matt's real name, why Ronald Reagan was a good president, how Eric is different from Matt, a listener criticizes the way the show is run, why Eric no longer does the show, calling a religious hotline that predicts the end of the world in September, accusations of plagiarism, "The Furthest Sense" will start on time tonight.

Trying to get Poetry Guy on the air, the first chapter of the "Brain Damage Story," "The Sports Section" promo, "Natural Alternatives" promo, another chapter in the story, Matt explains the idea behind the story, Adam West "Destinies" promo, "Lavender Women" promo, "Polka Country USA" promo, "Saturday's A Party" promo, Mark Leonard "Destinies" promo, summarizing the story so far, more listeners pick up the story, good credit public service announcement, the story continues, "Bigmouth" promo, Disney and Bill Clinton are added to the baseball themed story, environmental public service announcement, looking for the elusive S, debating where the story is going, "Music For Modern Ears" promo, "Jazz On The Air" promo, Dave Prowse "Destinies" promo, analyzing Pink Floyd, the latest Tony Thomas song, Billy Poulos promo, trying to find the missing element in the story, three minutes of low audio, Gary is on next.

The Poetry Guy, a continuation of the literary odyssey started last week, Russian writers, another story is started, good credit public service announcement, "Lavender Women" promo, Henry Rollins ID, Neighborhood Texture Jam, Adam West "Destinies" promo, environmental public service announcement, filling time waiting for calls, "Bigmouth" promo, "Morning Star" promo, the end of the story, a listener tells how he used to make free phone calls from West Germany, 2600 Magazine, Matt was in Berkeley recently, Nixon recording, a listener report on the first day of school, the story resumes, Kenyon is locked out of the building, "Twilight Zone" ID, the callers go on strike, recordings on the phone, Kenyon makes it in.

Strange sounds will be played until calls come in, Poetry Guy, the situation in Haiti, whether the United States will get involved in Haiti, Matt discusses the reading requirements in schools, Matt predicts an invasion of Haiti, a caller rates talk shows, a survey for Matt, a dog that ate pot, hair straightening advice, "Bigmouth" promo, various TV themes, facts about Haiti and the Dominican Republic, how history repeats itself, Matt gives a history lesson, Billy Poulos promo, the latest Michael Jackson controversy, more TV themes, a Tony Thomas song. [end cut off]

The "Anyone Can Host" contest has three weeks left, Chris Crowley, Eric and Chris are going to Argentina on Thursday, a Soupy Sales story, Poetry Guy, rules for the contest, what a good broadcaster is, the status of WNYC, a live reading over a scratchy Pink Floyd record, audio problems, how Eric's shows are different, Matt's memories of a show that took place during an IBS convention in New York, there's a Who marathon on VH1, translating a Spanish phrase, another Tony Thomas song, how to safely meet people through the show, receding hairlines, mall security guard mentality, putting forth an image, why the show has changed, the fun of calling operators on Eric's show, some of the biggest offenders that have hurt the show, listener critique, a potential boycott of the local mall, trouble at the local 7-11, how teenagers are abused by the authorities, building the teleconference, a listener gives an address to obtain a fireworks catalog, what the address really was. [end cut off]

The show is eight minutes late, response to the contest has been dismal, Poetry Guy, a reading from "Catcher in the Rye," Matt's in a bad mood, going into delay, Sea Shanty ID, a Carpenters tribute album, pop culture, rules for the "Anyone Can Host" contest, wondering where Eric is, where the signal goes, a caller describes her experience in a mental hospital, examples of politeness, age differences in relationships, challenges faced by shy people, setting up the teleconference, "Music For Modern Ears" promo, Matt was raised on "Star Trek," comparing the various "Star Trek" series, demilitarization of science fiction shows, Lister is in the studio, what to look forward to in the new "Star Trek" movie, a listener calls about a show called "The X-Files," what "Destinies" is all about, Billy Poulos, high school memories, how the show has changed since Eric was around, some scheduling notes, memories of old callers, critiquing Jay Leno, another Tony Thomas song, a caller has stories from working in a supermarket, Matt's experience at an old job, old computers, more on Matt's old high school, Matt's French class, Gary Pecorino is up next, this is the last week to send contest entries in.

Matt has to wear glasses because his contact lens tore, noted witch researcher Trish Telesco is the special guest tonight, the show will be extra long tonight due to the return of standard time, what modern witches wear, a history of witchcraft, a definition of witchcraft, what spells are, psychic phenomena, seances, connecting with the spirit world, the effect of Halloween, Adam West "Destinies" promo, Michael Dorn "Destinies" promo, the general rules about casting spells, the contest has been extended to tonight, how to become a witch, Cleveland's World Series curse, the "Amityville Horror," a listener's scary experience with a tape recorder, how objects can pick up memories, an extra hour of the show, over-spiritualizing the mundane, the winners of the "Anyone Can Host" contest are announced, a Tony Thomas song, a caller talks about chairs, a cable box question, a caller claims to have Eric, a caller is being stalked, things you can't get away with in Catholic school, an excerpt from one of the contest winners' letters, a future plan for a teleconference while Matt is in the city, memories of when Eric put something like this together a while back, the second occurrence of two o'clock, "Jazz On The Air" promo.

This show is alternately hosted by both Eric and Matt. The Poetry Guy visits, a story involving Nostradamus and the future O.J. verdict, there was another host of the show last week, Eric will be coming on at the half hour mark, a caller has a soap opera dilemma, Sarlo and Y Windows visit from Chicago, getting a Chicago information operator to look up Y, a plethora of letter names, an apropos Nirvana song, an upcoming book on Kurt Cobain, Ben from North Carolina gives advice, a song from a listener, microphone sound effects, quarter tones, Eric appears in Details Magazine, reference to another show on WBAI, a caller begs to have his song played, Eric breaks in with a wind bulletin, Emmanuel Goldstein visits after being targeted by Brownies, listeners will host the show next week, Ben gets into an altercation with a caller, O.J. jokes, Argentinian ska, Confuse The Operator: a famous foreign person speaks complete gibberish to operators, a caller has an effect on Matt, first show with Eric in a long time, another listener song, Gary Pecorino is up next, numerous goodbyes.

Trying to kill time, the difficulty of getting 120 minute audio cassettes, good credit public service announcement, dead air, Poetry Guy, the large amount of business cards in Matt's wallet, one advantage to the Rolm phones, Matt hears unflattering things about Mr. Wizard, people who say nasty things about Matt, using last names on the air, listeners who tape shows, replacing the value of a totaled car, comparing the U.S. civil war to the current situation in Chechnya, how bad economies lead to bad leaders, Proposition 187 in California, the labor situation in the United States, what could have happened in the south, when slavery was abolished in various places, what Yeltsin should do, when a president can fire his entire cabinet, the communist party is outlawed in Russia, the nuclear problem, the Mir space station, the state of Russian technology, eye operations, vision requirements for flying, Russian pilots, Aeroflot's record, fragmentation in Europe's history, sound effects, the Weekly World News, why car alarms are useless, car talk, a caller's health issues, Matt's sports picks, an excerpt of Eric's voice, learning the hard way about Caller ID, why Eric isn't around, calls for a "Brain Damage" get-together, the "Anyone Can Host" winners have disappeared, a caller under the influence, Matt was off for a few weeks before last week's show, a listener song, Gary is up next, a hacker report excerpt.

Why Matt never had a theme, there is only one more show left after tonight, what will become of Matt in the future, "Music For Modern Ears" promo, Psychadelicatessen promo, wondering whether hotels have a 13th floor, naked 15-year-olds, the popularity of stupid films, the Beavis and Butthead movie is going to be live action, the Jerky Boys phenomena, sports talk, the O.J. case, the defense team, the upcoming Colin Ferguson trial, more sports talk, Matt turns 30 today, Fox is now officially a network, Newt Gingrich, how "Saturday Night Live" has deteriorated, reading Dostoevsky, "Mutant Radio" promo, "Dead End Radio" promo, Matt can no longer be trusted, Stalin's legacy, proof of the Holocaust, U.S. stamps with atomic bombs, Israel's place in the world, predictions on future Russian leadership, Pol Pot in comparison to Mao and Stalin, the purpose of hunting, Vietnam, the history of martial arts, shooting guns, a message to Eric, how the 2600 phone number is listed, a new lock on the building, what to expect next week, relationship problems, the cost of tanning salons, an intro to alcoholism, a Tony Thomas song, possible signal problem, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," comparing Brookhaven Cable to Cablevision, a controversy involving a Seton Hall sports scholarship and first degree sexual assault, a listener has problems with skinheads at a Skofflaws concert, Matt reads a French message.

The last edition of "Brain Damage." Eric and Matt put an end to the show, excerpts from the January 2, 1988 show (the first one), who was the first person to call in, "Stardate" from 1988, the original intro, Mike Yuhas comes up from Philadelphia, Jim Wiener, a history of the really early days of WUSB, Rich Koch calls in, merging the past with the present, a live crowd joins in the festivities, what people were doing seven years ago, a toast to "Brain Damage," Sue Stahlman, Brother Nick, Brother Bill, CC, Spiney Norman, Howard, a strange speaking clock, Djibouti is the topic, the playing of the Djibouti national anthem through a computer, remembering the screaming operator of Bhutan, dinner before the 1988 show, listening to the extra second over WWV that was added on New Year's 1988, the aging of the staff and listeners, the upcoming transmitter move, Mr. Wizard has identical info on Djibouti as Eric, a farewell song, calls are taken from the other room, Jim Wiener, why Beck would make a good replacement for Kurt Cobain, Scott Warmuth and dramatic themes, a robot call from 1988 tries the patience of a repair operator, the theme to Confuse The Operator is delayed, Confuse The Operator: hacking the phone system to get an operator, where the theme actually comes from, history of The Tripod Family, some 2600 questions, Mike Wallace interrogates Eric, an old "Concert Billboard" with Arnie, excerpt from "Lobotomy," the Stony Brook snow hotline, Eric identifies a mystery song, a selection from Negativland, connecting a lot of operators together, the last call, some of "The Furthest Sense" follows.

The first show since 1995, you can no longer say "WUSB Under God," Chris Crowley drops by, Autojack helps to get the program onto the Internet, the dial tone has changed, the 25th anniversary of WUSB, old WUSB staff members are wandering around, problems with the CD player, the Pledge of Allegiance controversy, doubts as to whether the signal is actually getting to the net, the new 631 area code, availability of old episodes of "Brain Damage" on the net, Chris introduces a new voice, changes at the university, the Bridge To Nowhere is gone, the story of the bridge, a critique of Statesman, Eric finds an old cart down the hall, various Jim Wiener sound effects, the return of the Space Robots, memories of "The Voice Of Long Island," Chris sees a David Lynch influence in Eric's film, Eric's negative feelings on "Mulholland Drive," Rob Rothenberg reports on strange restrictions in registering software, microphone noise, Brother Bill appeals for callers, Matt Mankiewich reports on the death of Rosemary Clooney, Matt reminds Eric of his big mistake with Richard Burton years ago, the World Cup, a call from Ontario, Matt gets a phone call from a telemarketer at a payphone, Rosemary Clooney, The Who, the death of John Entwistle, remembering Entwistle, everybody in the room calls into the switchboard at the same time, Spiney reminisces, static in the headphones, Eric tells of the tearing down of the Thomas Jefferson statue in Port Jefferson, calling information to get the number for WUSB, a caller debates the merits of the Pledge of Allegiance, an automated number announcement, Bryan Katz remembers when he used to listen to "Brain Damage," Steve talks about memorials, Christina tries to get Eric to stay, talking about hacking and the upcoming conference, a call from Whitney Island, a caller argues for guns on airplanes, how people feel safer when there are no guns around, a Borders employee calls in, an old "Brain Damage" listener, Confuse The Operator: calling directory assistance for Bhutan collect, automated toll-free information, getting AT&T's various toll-free numbers, a demonstration of Tellme, trying to figure out who's coming on next, Dave Klein has phone questions for Eric, The Who, Sheep ID.