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  • War Is a Racket

    By Editor • November 26, 2012

    During NA 462, John Dvorak mentioned Smedley Butler and his book, War Is a Racket. John didn't quite get the title right, instead calling it War is…

  • Episodes

    By Editor • November 22, 2012

    During a discussion on shooting movies and TV shows using "green screens", John Dvorak brought up the funny Showtime show, Episodes. Supposedly most of the show is…

  • Saffron Rice

    By Editor • November 17, 2012

    Afghani farmers began growing saffron to replace opium as a cash crop, but now the spice is suffering falling prices. The scam John Dvorak uncovered is that…

  • Frugal Gourmet

    By Editor • October 27, 2012

    While discussing accused British pedophile and TV personality Jimmy Savile, John Dvorak mused about former PBS TV chef, pastor and cookbook author Jeff Smith, better known as…

  • Escape Fire

    By Editor • October 24, 2012

    While Adam and Micky were in DC, Adam got a call from his friend Wendell Potter who he recently met at the CUSP Conference in Chicago. Potter,…

  • Bushido

    By Editor • October 20, 2012

    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…

  • Revolution

    By Editor • October 17, 2012

    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…

  • Moonshine

    By Editor • October 17, 2012

    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…

  • X Factor

    By Editor • October 3, 2012

    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…

  • Nightline

    By Editor • October 3, 2012

    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…

  • Boss

    By Editor • October 3, 2012

    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…

  • Highball

    By Editor • October 2, 2012

    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…