18 Jun 2013
War on Adobe
Adam Curry has declared War on Adobe and claims it's the most evil company on the planet! In NA 521 he reveals how Adobe, along with it's Omniture advertising platform, mines internet traffic data, not only for advertisers but for government agencies.
17 Jun 2013
Mikulski is a Moron!
Dvorak described Senator Mikulski as "even dumber than Feinstein!". Adam Curry declared her a moron and should step down immediately as she seems to have no idea of how the internet works.
17 Jun 2013
The Anarchist Cookbook
Get it at Amazon. During NA 518’s discussion on Obama warning about homegrown terrorists being trained and radicalized on the Internet, John Dvorak mentioned there were many popular books in the 60s which accomplished the same thing. One of the most infamous was The Anarchist Cookbook.
17 Jun 2013
Steal This Book
In NA 518, Adam was playing a clip of Obama's speech warning about the Internet's ability to inform and train local terrorists. Adam said this is nothing new, you could get a book and read it at home. Dvorak added that these books were available in the 60s. One of the most famous is Abbie
17 Jun 2013
Come Giggle With Me
Adam's former Big App Show colleague, Kevin the Blade, has a new project called Come Giggle With Me. It's a reality cooking show featuring people stoned on marijuana. The show is seeking funding via IndieGoGo, take a look!
17 Jun 2013
Andrew Jackson and the Vampires
New listener, James Prohaska has just released a new book called Andrew Jackson and the Vampires. Written like a script, Adam declared it "pretty funny".
14 Jun 2013
Healthysurprise.com
John and Adam have been receiving natural snack assortments from Healthysurprise.com. John isn't so crazy about the kale snacks but they agreed the macaroons were delicious.
07 Jun 2013
The Ominous Parallels
Written by Leonard Peikoff, whom Adam reported from the Book of Knowledge as Ayn Rand's chosen heir to her estate.
07 Jun 2013
Hitlerland
Recommended by John Dvorak as it's similar to the book Garden of the Beasts (Erik Larson). This book helps answer the question that's been asked recently on No Agenda - what was it like sitting around the dinner table during the rise of Nazi Germany? Are there similarities to our current situation?
07 Jun 2013
Dirty Wars
Jeremy Scahill's Dirty Wars was recommended addition to the No Agenda Book Club by a show producer.
07 Jun 2013
The Gulag Archipelago
Dvorak describes it as a typical Russian book that depresses the reader. Written by the great Russian novelist, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
02 Jun 2013
The People’s History of the United States
Recommended by a show producer but labeled slanted propaganda by John Dvorak. Adam thinks this book should be taken off the list! [NA518]
02 Jun 2013
Top Secret America
John Dvorak played clips from this PBS Frontline episode. He highly recommends to all listeners to No Agenda. [NA 517]
26 May 2013
Dublin Cheddar
John Dvorak just received a donation of Dublin Cheddar cheese but isn't sharing any of it with Adam! A show producer sent John a couple blocks of the tasty cheddar...
26 May 2013
I’d Like Teach the World to Sing
During NA 516, Adam started singing, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing". This song was written in 1971 for a Coca Cola ad. It became a popular hit after Coca Cola used it for its famous "Hilltop" ad which featured a global cast of singers holding bottles of Coke in different languages.
26 May 2013
In the Garden of the Beasts
Adam mentioned he started reading In the Garden of the Beasts in NA 516. Adam drew parallels between the authors descriptions of life in Hitler's Germany and how opposition is shouted down in present day America.
25 May 2013
Sons of Anarchy
John Dvorak brought up more drama concerning the US Justice Department's Fast & Furious campaign. It's now being revealed that the feds built up the Sinaloa cartel so it can kill of the other Mexican cartels - leaving only one cartel to monitor.
11 May 2013
Castle
John Dvorak brought up the TV show Castle (ABC TV) because it's recent episode contained propaganda that made it seem OK to have surveillance drones over New York City.
10 May 2013
Laurie Frick
Laurie Frick is an Austin based artist that uses data patterns as inspiration for her 2D and 3D works. Adam mentioned her while he was describing his recent meetup at Austin's Halcyon restaurant.
10 May 2013
Annie’s Macaroni and Cheese
This weeks Executive Producer, Sir Joshua claim's he's just getting by while eating Annie's Shells & White Cheddar. Annie's makes a popular line of organic mac'n cheese products and are headquartered in John Dvorak's backyard of Berkeley, California.