Off the Hook (radio program)

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Off the Hook

Genre	Talk radio, current affairs
Running time	60 min.
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	WBAI
Hosted by	Emmanuel Goldstein
Starring	Various panelists
Created by	Emmanuel Goldstein
Recording studio	New York City, New York
Original release	1988 – present
Audio format	Stereophonic
Opening theme	"Much Worse" (Extended Mix) by Big Audio Dynamite
Website	www.2600.com/offthehook/
Podcast	high-fidelity feed

Off the Hook is a hacker-oriented weekly talk radio program, hosted by Emmanuel Goldstein,^[1] which focuses on the societal ramifications of information technology and the laws that regulate how people use them. It airs Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time in New York City on the community radio station WBAI 99.5 FM. It is also simulcast online via streaming MP3, rebroadcast on various other radio stations,^[2] and has been made available as a podcast (since long before that term was coined).