Read the Original Dune Trilogy Before You Judge It by the Movies
Ben’s pushing back on Gene’s “I saw the movie, why read the books” stance: the original Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune — he draws the…
Books
The Art of Deception — Kevin Mitnick’s Classic Book on Social Engineering
While swapping stories about Kevin Mitnick — the legendary hacker who got famous not for coding skill but for social engineering (he talked his way into phone-company…
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Pot Shards — Adam’s Uncle Donald Gregg’s CIA Memoir
A genuine family-history tip that almost slipped by in a segment about ex-CIA pundits writing books: Adam’s uncle, Donald Gregg, wrote a memoir called Pot Shards —…
Required Reading: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
An actual on-air homework assignment: “If you haven’t read Douglas Adams, we are going to give that as your homework before the next episode. Read the Hitchhiker’s…
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The Land of Far Beyond — Adam’s Childhood Read He Wants to Turn Into an AI Movie
During the AI-filmmaking discussion, Adam brought up a book he read as a kid that he’s convinced would make a great movie: Enid Blyton’s The Land of…
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Adam Curry’s Memoir — In the Works
Influenced by “The Kid Stays in the Picture” Adam is working on a memoir pulling together 20 years of stories from his own life, built in part…
Rob Dew’s Reading Pick: “Highly Recommend” The Screwtape Letters
Working through a list of older books someone else had recommended to him, Rob Dew singled one out with a real, personal endorsement: “I highly recommend reading…
Rob Dew’s Occult Book Rabbit Hole: Sha’ar HaGilgulim and the “Mark of Silence”
A guest on another podcast sent Rob down a rabbit hole of old, obscure books — and while he wasn’t fully endorsing this next one (“I don’t…
“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…
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…
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
John Dvorak thinks author, Nate Soares is a piece of work after a recent interview with ABC’s George Stephanopolous. In the interview, Soares discussed his book, If…
The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
Adam is devouring this recommended book, The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources. During No Agenda #1832, the hosts were…
Zero Knowledge Wisdom by Jacobus Boersma
Show producer Sir Jacobus Boersma had his new book, Zero Knowledge Wisdom mentioned during the No Agenda Show’s donation segment. Zero Knowledge Wisdom is like the modern…
The Gatekeepers – How The White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple
While deconstructing the story of Chris Whipple’s ‘hitpiece’ on Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Whipple’s cred was based upon writing The Gatekeepers – How The White…
Tip of the Day: The Day After Roswell by Col. Philip J. Corso
John Dvorak brought up The Day After Roswell by Col. Philip J. Corso due to the recent documentary Age of Disclosure on Amazon Prime. It’s been mentioned…
God’s Eye View by Trevor Lohman PhD (Read This Book! Says John C. Dvorak)
While discussing book endorsements, John Dvorak says he’ll endorse almost any book. Dvork’s endorsement is on the front cover of Trevor Lohman’s book, God’s Eye View. He…
Shoe0nHead’s Take on Morning Glory Milking Farm
While Adam and John were talking about Producer David Brunetti, Adam mentioned he was trying to coax him into producing a movie based up the best-selling book,…
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Dvorak’s Mac Book: Dvorak’s Inside Track To The Mac
While discussing fan art for the show using Alfred E. Neuman, a copyright-protected image, he mentioned he actually licensed the same likeness from Mad Magazine for the…
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.…
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…
