Episode #95: That's The Ticket
First Broadcast: 9/30/96. Repeated: 10/16/00 Show started on time, but was audio only for the first minute and thirty seconds;
the video was one of MNN's still graphics. Then there was just the graphic and silence until 4 and a half minutes past the hour, when
that was replaced by MNN's program schedule and live radio from WBAI-FM. It remained that way for the rest of the time-slot. Just when I thought things had gotten better...
Free New York's official endorsement of
Ralph Nader
for President in 1996. You can also check out
Campaign '96 On-Line if you
want to see some of the other candidates who are running.
(Or at least you could have seen them, four years ago. Instead, why not see what
the 2000 Ralph Nader campaign looks like?)
Episode #96: 100 Trillion Neurons
First Broadcast: 10/21/96
An intriguing juxtaposition of the various viewpoints of some of the more notable candidates for President this year, including--you guessed it--Ralph Nader. It's all in their own words, folks. You be the judge of who comes out ahead . . . or a head.
Episode #97: I Voted For A Dead Guy
First Broadcast: 10/28/96
More random thoughts on the various inane things going on
in
our fair city.
Episode #98: Almost As Sleepy
First Broadcast: 11/4/96
A commentary on the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, a once-in-a
lifetime glimpse of Kim on camera, and an example of
what can happen when I tape at 2 in the morning without
enough Dr. Pepper
in my system. Kim also recommends
this costume link
for those
of you who want to get a jump-start on next year's outfit...
Episode #99: Vice-Presidential Harem
First Broadcast: 11/11/96
The post-game wrap-up of the 1996 Elections, Presidential and otherwise.
The results
were about as expected, but after Clinton,
Dole, and
Perot,
Ralph Nader
came in 4th, gaining more votes than any other non-millionaire, minor-party
candidate. Not bad, if you ask me. And now, on to
2000, or something . . .
Episode #100: We Could Go Into Syndication
First Broadcast: 12/2/96. Repeated: 5/18/98, 12/13/99, 12/11/00
On the 12/11/00 repeat, the program started at about 10 seconds past
the hour, and the episode began already in progress--that is, all
our opening animation, our "Free New York" title, and our
episode title were cut off AGAIN, despite the fact that no problems
occurred the three other times this episode was broadcast.
The episode also ended about half a minute early (about
half past 2:28 AM), and our
volume was also mysteriously lowered about 4 or 5 db at 2:06 AM,
remaining that way for the duration of the program.
THANKS AGAIN, MNN!
Yes, finally, after almost three long, grueling years, we finally reached
our 100th episode. And, as our treat to you, our faithful viewer (who
knows? maybe there's more than one of you), we present to you the sources
of every single one of our episode titles--from the first episode way back
in the bleak, cold days of January, 1994, to our centennial in the bleak,
cold days of December, 1996. Where do we go from here? Why, to Episode
#200, of course! See you in 1999!
Episode #101: 4 Measures Or Less
First Broadcast: 12/9/96
Somehow, the discussion turned to
postmodernism,
and how it applied to
sampling in
music. As a result, we also discussed some of bands that I like, which
include the Beastie Boys,
Run DMC,
Led Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath, and
the Beatles, (who have just
too many links
on the web) among others. Maybe not the most exciting episode to watch, but
it certainly provided more links than usual.
Episode #102: Why Should I Buy A Newspaper?
First Broadcast: 12/16/96
This week, I dissected an article in the December 8, 1996,
New York Times, which concluded--
erroneously, I think--that computers really hadn't contributed that much
to the world at large, compared to, say, the electric light bulb. Strangely
enough, the article also never mentioned the word "internet"! How the hell
can you debate the impact computers have had on the world without even
mentioning the internet? Crap, I
say; and if you're reading this on the web, then I hope you agree.
I also mentioned some web sites that provide less ridiculous information,
such as Cures Not Wars,
High Times (all right, maybe only
slightly less ridiculous),
Working Assets,
and Amnesty International.
This rant gets continued in
Episode 104, if you must know.
Episode #103: A Chance To Be Reborn
First Broadcast: 12/23/96 Repeated: 12/22/97
Attempted Repeat: 12/21/98
(See this synopsis of events for the full
story behind that particular repeat.)
Yes, finally, our third, and what we consider our best attempt at a Christmas
episode to date.
Unfortunately, Manhattan Neighborhood Network didn't clean the
damn heads of their tape deck before they showed our
program, so it looked like absolute hell during the first
five minutes (and other assorted parts) of the broadcast!!! SIGH. Oh well. ANYWAY,
don't get us wrong: we here at Free New York aren't big
on all the "Christian" aspects of the holiday--it was a pagan holiday (Yule)
in the beginning, after all. But we do like the festival parts--
decorating the tree
(not cutting down the tree--that would be a waste; artificial trees are
good enough for us), gift-giving,
Santa Claus, peace on earth--all that
nice stuff. We hope you enjoy watching these holiday images as much as
we enjoyed taping them. For those of you who want to know a little more
about the winter holidays, we've included these links to
Yule,
Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. Enjoy!