"Off The Hook" - The Indecent Version

Presented at HOPE Number Six (2006), July 21, 2006, 8 p.m. (60 minutes).

Yes, that's right, the acclaimed WBAI radio show does an edition that the FCC won't permit us to air. Restrictions on what we're allowed to say over the radio will be addressed in a very "direct" manner. Over the years the American broadcast media has become increasingly government-controlled with the federal authorities determining what is decent and what is not. The result has been a whole lot of blandness and conformity, not to mention a good dose of fear and paranoia behind the scenes. While we may not be allowed to say a lot of things over the air, we CAN say them in a room full of people. At least for now. One day perhaps this edition will be allowed to be heard on the radio. For now, though, you can win a prize by figuring out just how much we could be fined and imprisoned if this show were to make it to air. In all honesty, we believe it will be a pretty "decent" hour. You can even bring the kids.


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