17 Nov 2013
Monuments Men
Adam thinks he might get invited to the movie premier for Monuments Men when it's eventually released. The George Clooney directed film deals with art work stolen by the Nazi's during WWII.
16 Nov 2013
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.
15 Nov 2013
The Voice
During NA 546 Adam expressed approval of The Voice, the popular singing contest reality show on NBC. Dvorak couldn't hold back his disapproval, say, "it stinks and has phony feuds".
28 Oct 2013
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 on NA 559. Adam said either the promotion was wrong or "no one gives a crap!"
21 Oct 2013
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 specialty horse meat steakhouse. He thought it makes for better tacos. Adam added that it's been found to be added into many commercial meat products.
03 Oct 2013
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 become a money grab and so our students suffer.
03 Oct 2013
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.
03 Oct 2013
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 strict enforcement of banking regulations.
25 Sep 2013
Dexter
Adam played a clip from Dexter to support his theory the writers listen to the No Agenda show. In the clip, pervy forensics expert Vince Masuka cracks he wish he had some “hookers and blow” a popular line from the No Agenda knighting ceremony. [NA 549 2:14]
16 Sep 2013
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 Outdoor Warning System – consists of a network of klaxon like sirens and public address speakers mounted on towers spread out over the city of San Francisco. A
15 Sep 2013
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Get it at Amazon Mentioned few times recently on No Agenda. Vintage, cerebral spycraft film starring Gary Oldman.
15 Sep 2013
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye is a 2008 thriller starring Shia LaBeouf. It was brought up while there was a discussion on how many employees and consultants have security clearances with US security agencies.
15 Sep 2013
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 the bad behavior of the major banks, Mechanics Bank had such good service that Adam kept using them even after he left San Francisco.
15 Sep 2013
Coca Tea
Dvorak extolled the virtues of Coca tea in NA 540 while discussing drug laws. He further explained that you can get this tea in the airport lounges in Peru and other Southern American countries, order some and put the extra tea bags in your pocket! [NA540 1:15]
15 Sep 2013
Silk Road
Adam is discussing how you can now buy illegal drugs on the internet using Silk Road. Dvorak criticized the rigamorle of using the derive (TOR brower, BitCoins etc.). Adam said it was easier than going to a doctor and dealing with insurance. The product gets delivered right to your front door. Kotaku.com has a good
15 Sep 2013
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 taste.
15 Sep 2013
Missing
Mentioned in NA 547 while discussing the September 11 anniversary of the 1973 military coup in Chile.
13 Sep 2013
Sushi: the Global Catch
While Adam was in Marfa, Texas, he met Mark Hall the director of this award winning documentary. [NA 547 :54]
12 Sep 2013
Alcatraz
While Adam was discussing his trip to Marfa (the art capital of Texas) with Micky to visit their favorite O-Bot artist - Laurie Frick's latest show. He added and that native Texans rarely ever go there. Dvorak compared it to how many San Francisco Bay Area residents never go to Alcatrazz.
10 Sep 2013
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 analyst for the president being chased by multiple spy networks. Adam like how much was ultimately held by the phone company.