04 Nov 2015
Killing Ed
Adam is going to see a special screening of the documentary Killing Ed. Directed by Mark Hall, Killing Ed explores the Turkish based Gülen movement and it’s infiltration into Texas charter schools. IMDB Plot summary: KILLING ED is an exposé about the corruption, politics and anti-democratic efforts to privatize U.S. public schools. The documentary investigates
01 Nov 2015
The Population Bomb
John Dvorak’s got a big pet peeve about the fear mongers and doomsayers like the Club of Rome and author Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb. Dvorak accused Ehrlich of scaring the public with The Population Bomb and other ‘bomb’ named books to unnecessarily scare the population. The Population Bomb first published in 1968, according to
30 Oct 2015
Total Rubblization
Russia is now all IN on the Rubblization Game! They even have their own versions of Halliburton getting in line to get some sweet contract deals. Poor Syria. This video is comprised of Russian drone footage of Assad’s advance into the wasted crapscape that was once Syria. Soundtrack by the Crystal Method.
29 Oct 2015
Anti-Tech Revolution – Why and How
Adam’s friend named Ted has a new book! Theodore Kaczyinski, infamously known as the Unabomber) is publishing new writings. Supposedly coming out in the next few months “Anti-tech Revolution – Why and How” Adam has provisional contents listing here.
28 Oct 2015
Happy 8th Anniversary No Agenda!
Tomorrow will be episode 769 and No Agenda’s 8th anniversary! Congratulations Adam & John! We’ve been listening since the humble beginnings when Adam was living in Guildford,UK and now the show has grown. What a perfect time to contribute to the show with an 8-themed donation at Dvorak.org/NA!
26 Oct 2015
Are You Cyber Hard?
Cyber attacks are on the rise, but now Raytheon has a solution… Get ready for your Penetration Test and Intrusion Detection! Doesn’t matter – you’ll all get hacked eventually according to Adam Curry. [767 :52]
26 Oct 2015
The Ratings Game
While discussing mob influence on politicians, Adam mentioned The Ratings Game which portrays the mob kidnapping Nielsen ratings families to influence the results. The Ratings Game is a 1984 TV movie starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. iTunes movie Amazon
25 Oct 2015
Native Advertising Institute
While discussing Native Advertising with Vice and Politico.. Adam brought up that he got the book/whitepaper from the Native Advertising Institute. Dvorak asserted that Native Advertising is going to take over most online news/content sites (except for No Agenda of course!). An insider that used to work at Vise revealed that they consider themselves an ad
16 Oct 2015
SodaStream
Adam played a clip of CNBC’s Joe Kernen interviewing the CEO of SodaStream. In the interview the CEO was told that CO2 which SodaStream uses to carbonate beverages, is classified as a pollutant! Before he could defend his product, Kernen told him he was on his side. Dvorak added that he’s discussed these concerns before.
15 Oct 2015
Suffragette
Suffragette is a historical period bio pic covering the British women’s suffrage movement of the 1890’s to 1900’s. The film stars the period film standby, Helena Bonham Carer In what Adam called a fantastic PR move, activists from the Sisters Uncut protested at the film’s premiere by laying down on the red carpeting setiting off purple and
15 Oct 2015
Mitchell Brothers Porn Kings
While discussing Vice reports being staged, John Dvorak brought up the Mitchell Brothers. Adam didn’t recognize the name so John explained that they were porn kingpins in San Francisco. They made famous porn films (Behind the Green Door) and ran the Mitchell Brothers Theater which is still open to this day. In the 70s through
13 Oct 2015
Hey Alexa!
Adam is now extolling the virtues of his Amazon Echo consumption gadget. It’s a gizmo you setup in your home and you speak commands to it to play music, answer a question and most importantly, BUY STUFF FROM AMAZON! All you have to do is wake it up by saying it’s name, Alexa, get me some more
12 Oct 2015
Adam Curry’s Airstream Trailer
Adam is now the proud owner of a slick FlyingCloud Airstream trailer (FC 23D Corner bed), now dubbed, the Airstream of Conciousness He bought it because it looks pretty comfy and would be easier to travel with than a RV. The salesladies’ pitch that the loan interest is eligible as a home tax deduction sealed
11 Oct 2015
Self Balancing Scooter
While Adam was at the big Vape trade show, one of the Chinese suppliers brought a bunch of these two wheels self-balancing scooters. These are starting to take off as I’ve seen them ridden by techies in downtown SF. Very similar to a miniature Segway (maybe patent expired?). It was hilarious to witness a millennial with
11 Oct 2015
San Francisco 2.0
Dvorak mentioned he just saw San Francisco 2.0. the HBO documentary made by Nancy Pelosi’s daughter. The film explores how San Francisco is getting real expensive and the freaky art types that make SF so unique and special aren’t going to be able to live there any more. [NA 763]
10 Oct 2015
Amber to the Main Stage…
Dvorak did his stripper bit – this time at Club E-Coli! Those were the good old days before his club ‘burned’ down back in NA 648. Leo Laporte gave a great show from the main stage!
10 Oct 2015
Our Culture is Marketing – This is What We Do
Adam Curry presented these two audio clips of screenwriter/director Charlie Kaufman giving a talk at a British film industry conference. Adam described it, So nicely encapsulated what No Agenda is all about – we could’ve written this for him. People need something to play for their friends, to say this is what the show is all about!
09 Oct 2015
Adam Wants a Subway Sandwich
When things go bad for some people or businesses, sales can go up! For instance after Jared’s (former Subway spokesperson/mascot) was arrested for kiddie porn, sales went up. Sometimes Adam feels like Junior Adam who loves a Subway sandwich. Adam likes a Veggie Combo. Here’s how he orders it: Hi, Welcome to Subway! And you say, I’d like
09 Oct 2015
Reporter Talks Snowden & Gets Edward Scissorhands
Yasmin Vossoughian interviews comedian Jon Hendren on The Daily Share on US TV network HLN to talk about Edward Snowden’s new Twitter account. Instead, he slips in Edward Scissorhands (yup, the fictional character) in the discussion instead. Vossoughian appears “completely oblivious” according to Dvorak. Adam declared that the interviewer looked like a “classic Illuminatti insert
