Off The Hook

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Off The Hook - Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 EST Oct 07, 2026

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Short staffed, man sentenced to prison for AI-assisted music streaming fraud, bill introduced to ban Flock cameras, protecting AM radio, ICE blocked from making arrests at courthouses, listener mail, ICANN reveals new gTLDs.

Off The Hook - Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:00 EST Sep 30, 2026

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Kyle is still out, more info on the ShinyHunters FBI hack, FBI wants to open a dialog, concern for the hackers, more revelations about AI going rogue, listener phone calls.

Off The Hook - Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 EST Sep 23, 2026

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Kyle is in the Pacific Northwest, Alex explains his absence two weeks ago, air traffic control problems, Trump renames AI, flaws in the system, FBI hacked by ShinyHunters, Australia considering ban on smart glasses.

Off The Hook - Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 EST Sep 16, 2026

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Alex is back in NY, warnings about AI, how much is hype vs realty, who do we trust, what can we do now.

Off The Hook - Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:00:00 EST Sep 09, 2026

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Alex is out, LG TVs caught snooping, what's changed since 9/11, lifting some airport restrictions, documents released regarding air quality after 9/11.

Off The Hook - Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:00:00 EST Sep 02, 2026

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Everyone is still sick, Alex is in Greece, listener email, new AI rules for school kids in NYC, Flock camera bans.

Off The Hook - Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 EST Aug 26, 2026

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Still recovering from HOPE, everyone's sick, listener phone calls, explaining technical terms, X10 home automation, fighting against the commercialization of the Internet.

Off The Hook - Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 EST Aug 19, 2026

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Post HOPE show, the panel reminisces about their favorite moments of the con, music from the conference, YouTube takes down conference streams, march to the old Hotel Penn site, moderating panels, interacting with people on the street, Renoly Santiago spoke about filming Hackers.

Off The Hook - Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:00 EST Aug 12, 2026

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Efrat Sternberg, LambdaCalculus & Kusanagi join the panel to discuss the upcoming HOPE conference, Delta WiFi incident, rewilding the internet, defending against stalkerware, volunteering at HOPE, Hackers Got Talent, some talks to forward to.

Off The Hook - Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:00:00 EST Aug 05, 2026

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Emmanuel has had a day, the weather, rogue AIs, listener phone calls.