# Surveillance Nation

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Podcast: [User Friendly - The Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/user-friendly-the-podcast-1332270)
Published: 2026-05-03T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://userfriendlyshow.com//surveillance-nation
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/34f69aa9-4c28-49db-a8f1-322d1a7bb844.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3032

## Resource

In 1984 (a good year for it), Rockwell released the hit "Somebody's Watching Me". Today, that is more than a song. This week on User Friendly 2.0, we deep dive into how much surveillance has proliferated in recent years. Our second segment features Comic Friendly 2.0! Host Michael Regina is back with a send-off for Garry Conway, who passed away at the age of 86. Comic Friendly 2.0 also features a review of the 2026 Laval Comic Con in Laval, Quebec, Canada. William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler

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