MSG
Dvorak doesn't like MSG very much! MSG has been added to food to food for years to enhance "mouth feel" or Umami to the Japanese.
The Fifth Estate
Best known as the "Wikileaks film" - just bombed at the box office. The DreamWorks film was actively campaigned against by Julian Assange. Adam mentioned this failure…
Horse Meat Steaks
While Dvorak played a clip on wild horses being slaughtered by a Navaho tribe, he described the different horse meat dishes he has eaten. One was a…
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Mentioned by John Dvorak in NA 551 while the discussing the influence of people like Bill Gates on the American school system. Adam believe that education has…
Smartest Kids in the World
Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley. Mentioned in NA 551 during a discussion on the involvement of the Gates Foundation with education.
Web of Debt
Author Ellen Brown was mentioned in NA 551 along with her theory that the Elliott Spitzer scandal and his removal from office, occurred due to of his…
San Francisco Giant Voice System
Adam and John remembered hearing San Francisco’s air-raid like test signal every Tuesday at noon from the SF Mevio office on 2nd Street. Officially named the San Francisco…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Get it at Amazon Mentioned few times recently on No Agenda. Vintage, cerebral spycraft film starring Gary Oldman.
Mechanics Bank
Back when Adam relocated from the UK to San Francisco, he took Dvorak's advice and got an account at Richmond (East Bay) based Mechanics Bank. Not exhibiting…
Eraserhead
"Just go see it!" exclaimed John Dvorak. He further added it's a "disturbing film". Eraserhead is director David Lynch's first full-length motion picture and is an acquired…
Sushi: the Global Catch
While Adam was in Marfa, Texas, he met Mark Hall the director of this award winning documentary. [NA 547 :54]
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The President’s Analyst
Adam was home all alone, so he decided to follow up on a producer recommended film - The President's Analyst. This 1967 film centers around a former…
Enemy of the State
When this movie was previously mentioned, it was noted that it wasn't available on Netflix or iTunes. Well, now it is! This has led Adam and John…
