20 Oct 2012
Bushido
While discussing the film Flowers of War, and the Japanese occupation of China, Dvorak recommended the book Bushido which said came out in the 1940's. There are many book with this title which translates to the Way of the Warrior
19 Oct 2012
Flowers of War
While Adam and Micky were in Los Angeles for her art show, Adam met a friend of theirs who is an architect in Beijing. Since he lived in China, Adam asked him why there are trumped up, government sponsored protests in China about the the disputed occupation of some islands by Japan.
17 Oct 2012
Revolution
During a discussion of the manipulation of the public and how Hollywood was later used for creating propaganda tools during WWII, new examples of TV shows and movies were discussed.
17 Oct 2012
Moonshine
During NA 447 Adam and John were debating whether NASCAR originated from bootleggers in the American South. Adam predicted that moonshine (homemade liquor) will be the new tequila (one for the Red Book!).
16 Oct 2012
RL Restaurant
RL Restaurant is Ralph Lauren's Chicago restaurant. Adam & Micky stopped there for a burger while they were in town for the CUSP Conference.
16 Oct 2012
Yolk
While Adam and Micky were in Chicago for the CUSP Conference, they reported having a nice breakfast at Yolk.
03 Oct 2012
X Factor
Adam is on a bit of a TV watching streak! He discussed the kickoff of the X Factor show which featured a girl contestant that cried while she was explaining how she was bullied which led to the judges being moved - even Simon Cowell was cried!
03 Oct 2012
The New Normal
Adam asks John, "be sure to watch the New Normal, so you can kill yourself!"
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