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.
29 Aug 2013
Enemy of the State
When this movie was previously mentioned, it was noted that it wasn't available on Netflix or iTunes. Well, now it is! This has led Adam and John to guess that it's been edited. Topics like Keyhole Mapping, the NSA and the Epic Database are brought up in this spy thriller.
28 Aug 2013
This Town
Adam highly recommended This Town after Dvorak played a clip where the book's author talked about the rise of do-nothing talking heads in Washington DC. Fully titled, This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital.
25 Aug 2013
39 Cent Mac’n Cheese Dinner
Dvorak was shopping the aisles of local Grocery Outlet (or Gross Out) when he came upon the cheapest mac’n cheese dinner yet! Only 39 cents for a package of “dinner”. Includes macaroni and cheese flavored powder. A recent visit to our local Grocery Outlet proved disappointing as they ran out of the Macaroni & Cheese
20 Aug 2013
Vanderbilt: The First Tycoon
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt was mentioned by John Dvorak in NA 539. It's author, T.J. Stiles is on the lecture circuit where he discusses his exhaustively researched biography.
13 Aug 2013
Lynch-Bages
Ever the romantic, when John Dvorak got married to his beloved Mimi, he put a way a case of fine, 1988 Lynch-Bages Bordeaux. This way they can open a bottle every year to celebrate their anniversary. Lynch-Bages is one of the famed Bordeaux estates. Get some of your own here!
24 Jul 2013
Hemp Fudgesicles
While discussing how hemp/cannabis products and culture are becoming hip, John Dvorak reported that he bought these delicious Hemp Fudgesicles which are absolutely fantastic!
22 Jul 2013
Orange is the New Black
Adam loves the new Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. [NA 531]
17 Jul 2013
Pacific Rim
Cory Monteith of Glee just died and so a show producer searched for links and noticed how Pacific Rim was showing up in headlines of Variety magazine. The movie is looking like a money loser and Adam wonders if someone would have someone killed to "turn the tide"? Dvorak reported that J.C thought it
17 Jul 2013
Trace
Adam and Micky were treated to an evening out at Austin's upscale Trace restaurant by Sir Gene, Baron of Texas. It was a hot night so Adam finished the evening on their back porch by smoking a cigar along with some scotch and water. The next day his head was throbbing and the inside
02 Jul 2013
Meet the Press
During NA525, Dvorak played a clip from Washington insider show, Meet the Press featuring David
"Chip" Gregory, which Dvorak thought revealed him as a "horrible, horrible person" and "spokeshole for the government".
28 Jun 2013
Secret Life of Pronouns
Adam is brushing up for an upcoming dinner party where University of Texas Professor James Pennebaker will be a guest.
27 Jun 2013
Pandora’s Promise
Adam and Micky visited their local Austin cineplex to see the pro-nuke film, Pandora's Promise. The theater was practically empty - apparently the crowds outside were there to see Paris Hilton's new film, The Bling Ring!
27 Jun 2013
The Louisiana Lagniappe
A show producer called out John Dvorak's previous grumblings that Louisiana Cajun cooking was disgusting. The producer further explained that his upscale cajun restaurant, The Louisiana Lagniappe helps him donate to the show.