03 Oct 2012
Islam: The Untold Story
Islam: The Untold Story is a documentary from BBC Channel 4 that was cancelled for "security reasons." The film which purports to study the roots of Islam was mentioned by Adam Curry in NA 443.
03 Oct 2012
Nightline
Nightline is an ABC news program. It was brought up during a discussion on "October Surprises" in NA 443. Dvorak incorrectly said that when ABC started carrying news of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 it ruined the show.
03 Oct 2012
Boss
While Adam was discussing his ridiculously high cable TV bill, he mentioned was trying to record the show Boss from the Starz network. Boss stars Kelsey Grammer as the mayor of Chicago who conceals that he is in the early stages of dementia.
02 Oct 2012
Highball
During a discussion which Adam requested that one of the show's Producers should send him some Hardol to experiment with, the concept of drinking some highball's during the show taping was proposed.
12 Sep 2012
Das Kapital
John brought up the great writings of Marx and Lenin during episode #442. Das Kapital by Karl Marx, was written to explain Marxist theory and critique capitalism.
12 Sep 2012
“V”
At end of Episode 441, Adam reported how the previously discussed book, It Can't Happen Here, is now a hot item! Adam discovered that it was attempted to turn the book into a television movie but it was too controversial.
07 Sep 2012
No Easy Day
No Easy Day is the controversial new book by a member of the US Navy's SEAL Team Six, which allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden during a raid of his Abbottabad compound.
06 Sep 2012
Honey Boo Boo
In show 441 Dvorak brings up Honey Boo Boo, a TV reality show about fat, hick Republicans that are raising a pageant girl. Dvorak then played a bunch of crazy sound clips. John said that most of the reality shows are created to make you feel better about yourself.
04 Sep 2012
Lagunitas IPA
At the end of NA 440, John Dvorak declared Lagunitas IPA the best beer on Pacific coast! Well, it's good if you like very hoppy beer.
03 Sep 2012
Sweet Caroline
During NA 440 Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline was mentioned as it is the recently cancelled Penn State song that used to be played by their marching band during their football games.
03 Sep 2012
The Newsroom
During NA 440, HBO's The Newsroom came up again. It really seems to rub John Dvorak the wrong way. Dvorak think it is mostly propaganda in the way it attempts to present facts.
03 Sep 2012
Life and Death in Shanghai
During NA 440 Adam was discussing how he purchased Gordon Sinclair's It Can Happen Here from Amazon. Dvorak then recommended Life and Death In Shanghai for another story about life in a totalitarian state
01 Sep 2012
The Postman
Dvorak read a donors note recommending the 1997 film The Postman starring Kevin Costner. It's a post apocalyptic movie set in 2013 where the main character becomes a postman to blend in.
01 Sep 2012
John Dos Passos – U.S.A. Trilogy
Adam is surprised at the amount of flak he was receiving for his controversial moon landing theories. This led to a discussion on how everyone is expected to have certain beliefs or they'll be silenced. This in turn brought up a list of books, 1984, It Can Happen Here, then author John Dos Passos
01 Sep 2012
1984
John Dvorak briefly mentioned 1984 when he was discussing fascist, authoritarian societies where you have to have approved opinions.
31 Aug 2012
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust is an infamous Italian horror movie. The director was arrested for making snuff film, but it turned out the actors signed a contract to disappear after filming to give the illusion they were actually killed in the movie.
31 Aug 2012
Person of Interest
During a discussion on NSA spying of the US public, Dvorak brought up one of his favorite one-liners which came from a geek character that invents a spy system on the CBS TV show Person of Interest. This character went on to reveal they invented Facebook and Foursquare in order to track people.
31 Aug 2012
The Program – Stellar Wind
Documentary featuring NSA whistleblower William Binney. Covers NSA's project Stellar Wind - a project that domestically spys on Americans with advanced programs.
31 Aug 2012
Hit & Run
During NA 438, Adam brought up the movie comedy, Hit & Run. It looks like a dumbo fun movie, but blatantly embedded in the dialog is a promotion for getting vaccinated for HPV.