20 Mar 2016
Fun at the San Francisco Meetup!
Great times yesterday at the SF meet up hosted by Nikolas of Eristavi Wines! Eristavi is an urban winery based in SF’s mission district. Nikolas shared some delicious wines, featuring various barrel samples. Along with the wine was a variety of delicious and interesting snacks. The most fun was meeting the producers and fans of the No Agenda
18 Mar 2016
Poulsbo, WA
In NA 805, John Dvorak mentioned the little town of Poulsbo in Washington state. “You got to drive through the little downtown – it’s Fantastic!” He described it as a replica of a Norwegian town. We’re wondering if it’s comparable to Solvang, California; a little town which has the trappings of a Danish town.
18 Mar 2016
Golden State Warriors
In the beginning of No Agenda 808, John Dvorak enthusiastically described how he went down the road and finally attended a home game of the Golden State Warriors basketball team. The Warriors are currently NBA World Champions and feature phenom, Stephen Curry who shoots long distance 3 pointers from all over the court. Dvorak was
15 Mar 2016
Billions
Near the end of NA 806, Adam announced he was going to watch Billions on TV tonight with Tina the Keeper. He further added it was “good stuff in there!” John dismissed it as thumb twiddling – who cares – TV CRAP! Dvorak stated it was our job to watch CSPAN and suffer through these
15 Mar 2016
San Francisco Meetup Confirmed!
The long awaited San Francisco meetup is confirmed to occur on Saturday, March 19th in the Portrero district’s Eristavi Winery at 2PM PDT Eristavi Winery 1300 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA (map) 2:00-6PM RSVP Looking forward to seeing you there!
14 Mar 2016
Matt & RT Hottie Show
Intrepid AP reporter Matt Lee and RT Hottie, Gayane Chichakyan spar with State Department Spokeshole, Kirby and make him fumble through his playbook. Adam likes seeing Nhichakyan on RT’s morning news!
27 Feb 2016
San Francisco Meetup?
During show 801, it was announced that a San Francisco meet up was going to happen on 2/29. One has yet to materialize on Meetup.com. I contacted the group moderator and they said it was in the works and will be posted. Since it’s now 2/27, I’m hoping it get’s a new date and happens soon!
02 Feb 2016
Sausage Recall
Near the end of No Agenda #789, John played a story about a large sausage recall in San Jose, California. I looked up the story and discovered it was Sunnyvale based, New York Sasuage Company, which is the largest producer of Italian sausage in Northern California. Problem is, the sausage, Ernesto’s Pork Sausage is fine,
31 Jan 2016
No Agenda Meetups!
No Agenda meet ups are now going full speed! Successful meet ups just happened in Albuquerque, NM and Dallas/Fort Worth (which Adam attended). Setup at Meetups.com is the schedule of future meet ups put together by show producers and fans. We’ll be listing a feed of the upcoming meet ups in the right rail from now. ——> Here
16 Jan 2016
National Survey of State Laws
Producer and Knight Sir Richard Leiter, has sent out copies of his new book, National Survey of State Laws, 7th Edition to Adam and John. Adam declared it a “Great reference!” This book helps you understand state laws and how they differ from state to state. Looks like the 6th edition is currently available 7th edition coming soon to Amazon.
07 Jan 2016
Chi-Raq
Adam just watched Spike Lee’s latest film Chi-Raq. The drama centers around Chicago’s inner-city violence and is the first film by Amazon’s new film division. The film is currently available in limited theaters and Amazon for rent or purchase. [NA 786 :43]
06 Jan 2016
laV Restaurant & Wine Bar
Adam thinks the Austin economy is tanking because of the empty storefronts he sees and now laV Restaurant & Wine Bar has closed. It was renown for being run by women but lost its head chef last year. Adam further mused that he now has the best new concept for an Austin restaurant – Open Carry +
04 Jan 2016
The Walk
Adam started talking about this new movie on Netflix/Amazon called The Wire about high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s death defying walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in 1974. Actually the movie is called The Walk. There’s a documentary that came out in 2008 titled Man on the Wire. Adam said it was interesting
04 Jan 2016
Star Wars Spoiled
While listening to last week’s show (NA 785) John Dvorak shared that he just watched the new Star Wars movie and let fly a string of spoilers. If you haven’t seen the film yet, don’t listen to the first 40 minutes of the show!. Star Wars: The Force Awakens on iTunes video
13 Dec 2015
The Power of Myth
While talking about the latest Star Wars hype, Adam mentioned that he was reading the The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers. Adam revealed that the Power of Myth influenced George Lucas to create the Force in his Star Wars movies. Adam and John then pondered how Star Wars, made in 1977 could have been
11 Dec 2015
San Berdoo Sunburn – Eagles of Death Metal
Adam pondered if The Eagles Death Metal’s song San Berdoo Sunburn might predict future shooting sights. Mentioned in the song are Carolina; Amarillo, TX; Dallas, TX and the Tennessee state border. [NA 778]
02 Dec 2015
Star Wars Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
“Now they’ve combined Star Wars with more Slave material” announced Adam Curry. How can be people be still jacked up over a 30 year old movie? Introducing Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner – Star Wars Shapes. Advertised as a collectors item you don’t actually eat, just like the Star Wars toys you still keep in
01 Dec 2015
No Agenda Jingles
During NA 775, Adam mentioned the No Agenda Jingles app available for Apple iOS devices. It’s a fun app that plays jingles and sound effects from the No Agenda podcast. NA Jingles contains over 100 jingles from the No Agenda Podcast. NA Jingles enables you to play No Agenda Jingles individually or create playlists that
01 Dec 2015
Deregulated Salamis
During the special edition joke show on Thanksgiving, John Dvorak brought up his love for salamis free of government regulations. Regulated salami’s “taste like crap!” During an Australian broadcast, a NA show producer interviewed a salami expert and asked him silly questions about unregulated salami’s ‘in the morning’. [776.5 :41]
01 Dec 2015
Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa
Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa by Nick Turse [NA 776 :07]