A Full Table, A Full Heart: No Agenda Family Gathers in Oakland
No Agenda fans packed Pizzeria Violetta in Oakland for an afternoon of pizza, stories, and love for our dearly departed friend, John C. Dvorak. It was a…
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“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Is a Big Bang Theory Spinoff Worth Watching
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August 28, 2026Latest Articles
“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Is a Big Bang Theory Spinoff Worth Watching
Gene went in skeptical — another spinoff from the Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men universe — and came out surprised: “It actually surprisingly is [good].”…
The Swiftpoint Z3 Is the Mouse Darren Won’t Stop Recommending
Darren didn’t hedge on this one: “I will recommend that anyone that wants a good mouse, one of these.” He’s an original Kickstarter backer of the Swiftpoint…
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Ooma Is the Cheap Home Phone Service That “Just Works”
Darren’s genuine, low-key endorsement of his VoIP home phone provider: “it’s through Ooma, which is cheap, and it just works, and it has voicemail, and the voicemail…
Breeze TTS 2 Is the Local Voice AI Worth Downloading Right Now
Darren spent the top of the show showing off Breeze TTS 2, a brand-new open-source text-to-speech model ported to run locally on Apple Silicon via MLX. The…
Guadalupe Bank Got a Real “I Love Those Guys”
While complaining about ATMs being down elsewhere, Matt mentioned Guadalupe Bank as the one that still hands you cash the old-fashioned way, adding “they are real good”…
Clear River Ice Cream, Bakery & Deli
Adam referenced a coffee meetup with Matt Long (episode 1898’s co-host) “at Clear River here on Main Street” while setting up the interview — a real spot:…
“Hunt for Red October” Got a Real Compliment During a Tim Curry Retrospective
While running down Tim Curry’s filmography after news of his death, Adam specifically singled out Hunt for Red October — Curry played Doctor Petrov — with a…
Dvorak’s COMDEX Chili Is Ben’s Go-To, Modifications and All
Episode 173 of Just Two Good Old Boys has a whole chapter on recipes, and one of them is a house favorite: John C. Dvorak’s COMDEX chili,…
A Donor’s Favorite Movie Scene: Sling Blade’s “Ain’t Got No Gas in It”
A donor’s note read on air, from a self-described “huge Billy Bob Thornton fan,” called out a specific scene as the best moment in cinema, period: the…
“The China Syndrome” – The Reason Nuclear Plants Stalled Out
While discussing data centers building their own nuclear power, Darren pointed to a specific reason so few U.S. nuclear plants have opened in the last 50 years:…
Suits and Boots for Legal Help
A regular donor known as “Rob the constitutional lawyer” (a former JAG officer) was pointed to directly on air: “if you go to suitsandboots.com, you can get…
Methylene Blue (and a Super Male Vitality Jab)
Adam needled guest host Rob Dew with “are you on super male vitality pills right now?” and Rob copped to something real instead: “I did take the…
“Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” Got Cited on Episode 1897
A deployed service member’s letter, read on air, described using John Perkins’ Confessions of an Economic Hit Man as a lens for making sense of a geopolitical…
“The Ranch” Starring Sam Elliott
The Netflix comedy The Ranch, starring Sam Elliott, came up as more than a passing namedrop: the host cited a scene where Elliott’s character, asked point-blank if…
Read A. American’s “Going Home” Series If You Like Tom Clancy-Level Gear Detail
Guest host Don P. Bongwater and Gene got into A. American’s Going Home — book one of the long-running Survivalist Series — and it’s not a passing…
A Vibration Plate for Foot Neuropathy — Gene Swears By It
Gene credits a vibration plate — described on air only as “the white one,” used sitting down, feet resting on it, a couple times a week for…
Le Cellier’s Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, Recipe Read in Full
Darren read out the full recipe for Le Cellier Steakhouse’s cheddar-beer soup, from Epcot’s Canada Pavilion: Both hosts vouch for it — worth the cholesterol, in their…
Darren’s Trying Logic Pro to Edit the Show
Darren’s testing Logic Pro for the first time as a possible replacement for Adobe Audition on show editing. The appeal is the one-time purchase instead of a…
Tip of the Day: Try the TheraICE Migraine Relief Cap
During the show’s actual Tip of the Day segment, guest host Mimi introduced TheraICE — a migraine relief cap that’s basically a bandana with built-in eye shades…
Add CoQ10 to Your Supplement Stack
A chat comment name-dropped CoQ10 on episode 200, and Darren confirmed he’s a believer — he takes it regularly and recently told a friend to start too.…
