Adam’s Book Pick: Amusing Ourselves To Death
Adam mentioned a No Agenda Booklist Classic, Neil Postman’s, Amusing Ourselves to Death, while he was discussing No Agenda Show producers who spend too much time doomscrolling.…
Tip of the Day: The Manchurian Candidate
John Dvorak’s latest Tip of the Day is a longtime No Agenda Movie Pick, The Manchurian Candidate. Heck, we even use a still from this movie on…
Tip of the Day: Convert Anything with Convert-Me.com
Hectares to Acres? Furlongs to Miles? John C. Dvorak gets the answer by pointing his Firefox browser to Convert-Me.com. Adam thinks the website looks like it’s from…
Tip of the Day: Free Streaming From Tubi
“OK, this is a good one!” exclaimed John Dvorak. He’s talking about the streaming service Tubi, which has over 300 streaming channels. Dvorak points out it has…
Tip: Classical Music Repels Vermin From Your House
Not an official Tip of the Day, but John Dvorak mentioned that he has classical music playing at his house all the time. Not only does it…
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Tip of the Day: Robert Mondavi Private Selection Bourbon Barrel Aged Cabernet Sauvignon
Here’s a screwball wine that came out of a bunch of winery purchases Robert Mondavi made before he died. Mondavi was purchasing other California wineries for tax…
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Tip of the Day: Hard Hat Riot on PBS
John Dvorak really digs the new episode of American Experience on PBS titled, Hard Hat Riot. “It’s one of the best histories I’ve seen. I know part…
White Over Black
While attending Cal Berkeley, John Dvorak had a history professor, Winthrop P. Jordan, who won a National Book Award for authoring White Over Black. It’s about pre-civil…
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
John Dvorak: I recommend a movie for people out there who haven’t seen it. It’s an old movie, but you can dig it up now and again.…
Tip of the Day: Cheap Chinese Fitness Watch
Cheap Chinese sensors glued together–it’s the Cheap Chinese Fitness Watch! John: Mimi turned me on to this, so I got one of these. They’re 25 bucks, and…
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Tip of the Day: The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler
John Dvorak thinks that Oswald Spengler’s The Decline of the West is one of the greatest book ever written–that people have never read! John added that Decline…
Tip of the Day: Free Exploding Moscato d’Asti
John’s got another Costco (well, sort of) Wine Tip! Apparently, Costco has put out a recall of its Moscato d’Asti sparkling wine because of the potential for…
Tip of the Day: Finviz.com Financial Dashboard
John’s got a website he likes that puts all the stocks, commodities in one big dashboard called Finviz.com. It even has tipoffs of insider trading! John adds…
Tip of the Day: ASI 502 Silicone Sealant RTV
John’s big tip is one he’s mentioned before, ASI 502 Silicone Sealant RTV . It makes an amazing water tight seal and RTV means it vulcanizes at…
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Tip of the Day: Ginjo Sake in Blue Bottles
Dvorak started with a little lecture on Sake. Ginjo Sake is your baseline; it means it’s at least 100% rice wine and not distilled from other stuff.…
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Tip of the Day: BizToc.com Business News Aggregator
BizToc is a killer site, exclaims John Dvorak. Adam thinks the business news aggregator looks like a show prep page for No Agenda Show, also a scraping…
Tip of the Day: Max Flat-Clinch Stapler, Staples 30 Sheets!
John thinks this amazing Max Flat-Clinch Stapler is an outstanding product! You can easily staple up to 30 pages with this binding juggernaut. Get one on Amazon.…
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Tip of the Day: Black Garlic
John Dvorak warns, “This is another screwball tip!” Since it’s black garlic, we agree! Despite being initially irked about it, Dvorak reports that black garlic has a…
Tip of the Day: Safe Sugar Substitute Allulose
At first John Dvorak described this a screwball product, but Allulose appears to be a safe sugar substitute that doesn’t affect glucose levels. Dvorak swears it tastes…
Tip of the Day: Pumpkin Seed Oil
On a visit to Slovenia, John Dvorak discovered the magic of Pumpkin Seed Oil. It was usually available at the salad bar and is delicious over fresh…
