Episode 100 · Sunday, 31 May 2009

A Squirrel Walks Into A Bar

The century mark brings revelations about music industry exploitation, presidential library fundraising tactics, and the rising British culinary demand for invasive grey squirrel pie.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 100

About this episode

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the 100th episode of No Agenda by exposing the predatory nature of the music and publishing industries. Simon Cowell and Warner Music Group face scrutiny over 360 deals and restrictive contracts that allegedly rig competitions like Britain's Got Talent against artists like Susan Boyle. Curry also details his Dutch lawsuit against a gossip magazine over unauthorized Flickr photos and false claims regarding his aviation conduct.

Global political maneuvers take center stage as the Obama administration challenges military recruitment bans in Humboldt County while pledging $100 billion to the International Monetary Fund. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi remains under fire for hosting controversial parties under the guise of political training, even as he secures legal immunity. Meanwhile, reports from the United Nations suggest a radical strategy to flood the opium market in Afghanistan to crash prices and displace poppy farming in favor of wheat production.

Strange phenomena and animal antics round out the milestone broadcast, featuring a New Zealand parrot that stole a tourist's passport and a patriotic squirrel in Michigan hoarding American flags. Dr. Yuri Labvin of the Tunguska Spatial Phenomenon Foundation claims new evidence of an alien spacecraft intercepting the 1908 Siberian meteor. The hosts also evaluate the quality of HEMA underwear as a potential donation premium for the newly launched No Agenda website.


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CHAPTER 01 / 33 Discussion

No Agenda Episode 100 Introduction and Gitmo Nation Publication

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the 100th episode of the No Agenda podcast, broadcasting from Amsterdam and a missile silo near Dallas, Texas. The introduction highlights the show's history of covering diverse topics from aviation to taxonomy while thanking the producers and listeners who support the "Gitmo Nation" publication.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· gitmo nation· no agenda· amsterdam· dallas· episode 100

00:00 Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak – countless stories covering the entire scope of Real News and Factual Journalism. From aviation to avian flu… from tax dollars to taxonomy – broadcasting from every glistening corner of the Earth to bring you your bi-weekly Gitmo Nation publication! working tirelessly to entertain and educate the righteous crowd. Lend them your ears, because Sunday May 31st 2009 The Crackpot and Buzzkill present to you... The 100th episode of No Agenda! Streams drops and forums all created in providing the citizens of Gitmo Nation the true identity of they And why the New York Times harbors ill will against pronouns

00:59 Wine & Food, Real News, Shadow Puppet Theater and of course Fractals for 99 episodes strong! Knights, producers, listeners and your donations make it all happen. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak invite you to tune into a hallmark event of Gitmo Nation No Agenda number 100 on Sunday May 31st 2009 Ecstatic to bring you this very special announcement from an abandoned missile silo in Gitmo Nation South near Dallas, Texas. I'm Parker R. Snyder and now on with the countdown! We'll see you Sunday May 31st!

CHAPTER 02 / 33 Discussion

Episode 22 Controversy and The Lost Episode Bits

Listeners question the accuracy of the episode count, claiming episode 22 never existed. The hosts clarify that while one episode was deleted and "emptied from the trash," the current broadcast remains the official 100th milestone. A new jingle by Jeff Smith is introduced to encourage listener donations.

episode 22· episode 100· amy winehouse· jeff smith· jingle· lost episode

01:49 Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak Oh yeah! It's time for episode number 100 of your Gitmo Nation publication it is the 31st this is no agenda This...is no agenda Coming to you from a beautiful I mean stunningly beautiful Amsterdam The Netherlands right on the canals with the sun streaming in its still Gitmo though I'm Adam Curry And from an overcast northern Silicon Valley, I'm John C. Dvorak. Well, at least you got the thing running an hour late. We're... If we really suck so bad! Hey everybody how are you doing? It's NO Agenda episode number 100 Good to be with you I'm very excited Not quite sure why Can I interject Yes please We have a bunch of people that have written in saying there was no episode 22 and this is not really episode 100 Yeah And you know what Amy Winehouse is really important

03:05 Just saying. Yeah, did we not do an episode 22? What happened I don't know but it doesn't make any difference because since we had the one expurgated episode this would still be episode 100 no matter what but it's still this will be a controversial episode 100 Oh because of the count It's almost a count and because of the show that we put in the can and never released. Oh yeah, you're right! No we didn't put it in the can... oh I did, in the trashcan And then I emptied the trash. It is gone The bits are gone There's no record anywhere except for the second half You have the second half of episode uh

03:40 the lost episode right? Right, lost episode. So we will call it 100 seems like a good idea we had to be introduction yeah that was good and we've got a new jingle by the way which was sent to us by our good buddy The Jeff Smith you want to hear it sure go for it's really for later on in the show but that'll give me a chance to play it twice so listen to this time has come once again To help support No Agenda my friends Help Adam and John keep the show going on So drop a coin in the bucket today Hey! At Dvorak.org slash N-A You could even be knighted, whatcha say? Ah Jeff Smith man you slay me I love that Fantastic So of course we'll play that later when we beg for money

CHAPTER 03 / 33 Discussion

Susan Boyle, Britain's Got Talent, and Record Contract Rigging

Susan Boyle's loss on Britain's Got Talent sparks a discussion about whether reality talent competitions are rigged. Some contestants reportedly prefer finishing in second place to avoid restrictive "strangulation deals" with Simon Cowell, allowing them to seek better terms elsewhere.

susan boyle· britain's got talent· simon cowell· holland's got talent· record contracts

04:36 So John, how you doing? Okay. I'm really happy with the setup. I mean a new undisclosed location and... Yeah it sounds good you're not breaking up a lot The bandwidth is spectacular! Well anything's better what you had although you were supposed to get the virgin stuff which seemed never pan out The Virgin stuff? Yeah he said virgin broadband or something Well, you know all jacked up about I was reading about it today They said we're gonna get 200 megabits per second to some parts of England. Yeah, and they actually hooked anybody up Um, yeah the 50 megabits per second. I think people hook up to that That's what I never got but I'm kind of happy I didn't get it because you know now I'd be paying for half of it not using it So so I guess in real new Susan Boyle lost

05:26 I'm sorry, i didn't follow it. Gee... Who won? Who wound up winning the Britain's Got Talent? John? Hello? You lost me? Yeah! It was like we invited Murphy in and he hit us on the head. Yeah, I lost you. Who won? I don't know I don't watch the British version all i know is that she lost and it was a big deal there. Everyone's like oh, that's so sad although I'm convinced the whole thing was rigged Last night they had um... Friday night they had the Dutch finals of Holland's Got Talent and everyone was very disappointed with the winner which is kind of funny uh... that Britain's got talent would also be not the clear favorite So maybe thats part of the format now

06:18 I do know that some of these people who do very well in the preliminaries, they get picked up early with record contracts and some are actually very happy. They don't win like oh please can be number two? Can I be number two? So they don't have to buy into Simon Cowell contract. They can actually have a real deal and not one of those strangulation deals Right, where you have to go on the road and you have to take part in the... Oh yeah. You do that regardless no matter what kind of contract you have. No matter what kinda contract you have I mean these days. And one of them they call it now the 360 deals? Are you familiar with this? No. Yeah we had a meeting in New York by the way I'm smoking tobacco nothing spiking up still 100% clean and enjoying it. I'm not funny anymore but I feel much better That's interesting because you never were funny

CHAPTER 04 / 33 Discussion

Music Industry 360 Deals and Artist Exploitation

Warner Music Group's "360 deal" structure allows record labels to take a percentage of an artist's touring, merchandising, and digital sales. Most artists receive only about 1% of retail sales after the label deducts expenses for promotion, travel, and personal luxuries from their initial advances.

360 deal· madonna· warner music group· record sales· merchandising· bernard madoff

07:10 A 360 deal is the new thing. I think Madonna was one of the first to have a 360 deal, but we had a meeting in New York with Warner Music Group and they were explaining it to us and how it works. It used to be that record companies would have pieces of publishing You know obviously the the record sales the digital sales, but now the 360 deal which means you know 360 degrees they get a piece of concerts merchandising Firstborn all that stuff and it's still believe it or not It's still not enough to justify the amount of money that goes into promoting an artist and making him. You know a hit artist so they're desperately looking for other avenues to make money I

07:56 Don't they keep tapping the person? I mean, my understanding is if they're going to put the promotion money behind somebody then the artist ends up having to pay that back anyway. Well, so the artist gets an advance typically and so the artist will have signed like a seven record deal which of course rarely is that ever completed which means you are on the hook for seven records so your slave for the rest of your life So you get maybe depending on how hot you are, depending on what your lawyer is etc. It's kind of like a VC deal You know there's a standard term sheet and if you sign that your well and truly F'd so they give you $100,000 advance then you get statements and say okay you sold this many records congratulations so we'll deduct

08:42 That from the hundred grand. Oh, and by the way the limo, the hotel, the food, the hookers, the blow... We're deducting that too so all that stuff you think is cool, that your being oh man this record company really takes care of me You are actually paying for that as an artist And at the end of day I think it's 4% over PPD which is..I forget what stands for but actually equates to about 1% of retail sales Is what the artists will get with a standard record contract Not very exciting. No, well book deals are like that too They have the same thing you get these statements It's like what does this mean and they and they you know You look at it's like wow, you know who wrote the software to produce these documents Bernard Madoff I think

CHAPTER 05 / 33 Discussion

Book Publishing Dummy Contracts and Cross-Collateralization

Publishers often present "dummy contracts" to new authors that include cross-collateralization clauses, allowing the company to withhold royalties from a successful book to pay off debts from a failing one. An unnamed agent in the computer book industry reportedly gained favor with publishers by convincing authors to sign these disadvantageous agreements.

dummy contract· cross-collateralization· computer books· o'reilly· swifty lazar· royalties

09:30 And so, and then of course the standard deal with book publishers is they try to, I mean there's a thing that's out called the dummy contract which you know nobody whether book publisher or podcaster musician anybody. You know they always start with their first contract they throw at you is internally called the dummy contract because only a dummy signs it. Yeah exactly But a lot of people sign it because they're so anxious to get publisher, they're so anxious you know do a deal. So they'll sign this stupid contract and they will have cross collateralization in there and everything. In other words if you have book that say do couple books one doesn't very well and make you do third book and suck all the royalties from third book to pay advance on second book when in fact should not let that happen

10:19 But anyway, I'm always amused. There was actually an agent during the heyday of computer books... there's actually an agent who will remain nameless but everybody knows who he is... Who would essentially line- Uh uh uh, who is it? O'Reilly? No, O'Reilly isn't an agent, he's a publisher Oh Agent Swifty Lazar No, he's just some guy you've never heard of him. Well you said everybody would know who he is? Well I'm wrong Why can't you tell us?! I just don't feel like it Okay Because what i'm going to assert may not be absolutely a fact Do you hear the boats going by in the canal by the way? No Listen You don't hear them? No Oh okay They are... You have a good mic which shouldn't be picking up all that sound

11:08 So, is it showing up on your VU meter? Yeah it is. Of course it is. But you know I'm in a new studio which I am in the process of building It's my temporary home...I have a new home did you know that? Yeah! I think you mentioned. It has three rooms they all look the same each has four wheels and handle There's a gag in there somewhere trying to decide. That's my suitcases dude Oh I get it! I'm living in my suitcases So anyway, so the deal was this guy essentially sold a lot of computer books but he did it by getting these authors to sign the dummy contract. There was like an advantage to him because all the publishers just love this guy! Of course thanks for setting that up dude. So anyway... Excellent. Dummy contracts be careful Be very careful

CHAPTER 07 / 33 Discussion

George W. Bush Presidential Library Fundraising and Saudi Funding

The George W. Bush Presidential Library has reportedly raised $100 million in just 100 days using a fundraising structure similar to a modern political campaign. Comparisons are made to the Clinton Library, which faced scrutiny over delayed pledges and significant donations from Saudi Arabian benefactors.

george w. bush· bill clinton· presidential library· saudi arabia· fundraising· paraguay

18:29 I don't know, maybe. Or libel in this case maybe? Well yeah, libel... well I have no time for that but all I want to... Oh come on there's millions involved the show could use the money! Speaking of money you know here we are you know Nicol and Diamond our listeners and producers for Money For The No Agenda Library the Bush library in 100 days then of course our entire model is based on the Bush library because it's such a wonderful project raised $100 million. What is this thing, is this going to be made of gold? The Clinton Library's worse and they keep most those numbers under wraps because it seems to be a lot of money from Saudi Arabia. You know if we would just be more amenable to Saudi Arabia we'd probably be on easy street Well actually the article in From Times says Bill Clinton's library planners had hoped to receive pledges of 100 million dollars within the year at the end his presidency but apparently a pardons scandal delayed that achievement for another year

19:28 I didn't know that. It took them that long? Well, you know it takes time sometimes Anyway so unburdened by campaign finance regulations former presidents traditionally raise money for their libraries the old-fashioned way by meeting or calling a few dozen very wealthy benefactors asking for large sums often in the order of five million to ten million but the Bush effort involves that approach but in other ways is organized... Wait, wait. Listen! Organized much like a modern political campaign A national finance committee has been created with 100 co-chairs placed in every state What? What's going to be in this library? Is it like... Comic books? Yeah

20:14 I don't know. Some television sets? I have no idea. It sounds like a lot of money could've been used by one of the real library to, you know... Yeah! Thank you very much. Like real books for kids perhaps who can go there and read stuff for free? Doesn't that just... Is it kind of like a tax-free retirement fund for Bush and he uses that money or maybe he builds the library in Paraguay...? He's gonna need a lotta money No, it's just some sort of a club. It's a scam I don't know...I have no idea. I mean the Bush library is ridiculous Yeah for real Alright A hundred million In 100 days though That's $1M a day that what you call it That's a show Obama has not stopped campaigning for money he was just in Los Angeles recently

CHAPTER 08 / 33 Discussion

Barack Obama Campaign Fundraising Post-Election

Barack Obama continues to solicit donations through his website and high-priced dinners in Los Angeles despite having already won the presidency. The ongoing fundraising is purportedly linked to "Project America" and other volunteer-based initiatives.

barack obama· donations· campaign finance· los angeles· fundraising

21:09 I guess doing another, you know some thousand dollar plate dinner or whatever it is for his campaign. Is this guy actually ever going to do any presidential stuff? I keep getting email from BarackObama.com Oh you have the uh... You're on the mailing list? Yeah and they still ask for donations What did he need donations for? He's won the election! I don't know i think that has something to do with With the Project America or whatever, you know the big everybody pitch in and volunteer for something. Yeah? And volunteer your money while you're at it. I don't know. Silvio Berlusconi in the news, the Prime Minister of Italy that you heard about this No, not sure I have but what

CHAPTER 10 / 33 Discussion

Humboldt County Military Recruitment Ban and Obama Administration

The Obama administration is seeking to overturn Measures F and J in Humboldt County, California, which prohibit military recruiters from initiating contact with minors. A court hearing in Oakland is scheduled to address the federal challenge to the local referendum.

humboldt county· california· military recruiters· barack obama· referendum

24:04 past measures F and J last November so I guess that's a in the referendum? I presume. I guess, I don't know prohibiting military recruiters from initiating contact with minors ie trying to get kids to get all hot for the military right come on kid you can shoot a gun yeah awesome hey screw those video games try out The Real Deal But now the Obama administration is demanding the law be overturned. June 9th, Oakland California court hearing scheduled. The Obama administration wants to... Overturn it? They're militaristic these people! Yeah Hey kids you get an armband just for showing up to the rally

CHAPTER 11 / 33 Discussion

Squirrel Pie Demand and Invasive Species Culling in England

Demand for squirrel pie is rising in England as pest controllers move south after culling over 22,000 grey squirrels in the northeast. Gourmet restaurants and butchers are increasingly treating the invasive rodents as a delicacy and a sustainable protein source.

grey squirrels· squirrel pie· bbc· newcastle· gourmet restaurants· invasive species

24:51 So, yeah well you know they'd like to turn all the 17 year olds into fascists. So you were mentioning before we started this show there's more than one way to skin a cat and I said have you ever skinned a cat? You said no but I've skinned a squirrel. And so the big news out of England coincidentally Demand growing for squirrel pie. What, after dandelion soup now we have squirrel pie? Yes a pest controller this from the BBC A pest controller who has already helped to cull more than 22 thousand grey squirrels in the northeast is moving south to feed the demand for squirrel pie

25:33 You are what you eat, by the way. Paul Parker, 40 far from Newcastle part of a conservation group apparently they've almost gotten rid of all the gray squirrels up north and it seems that all the gourmet restaurants for someone right I have never picked up on this trend but it gets squirrels like a big deal to going to top restaurants butchers The Working Man there or a delicacy according to this guy You know, you haven't heard about this? No and I'm amazed we've had so much interesting restaurant news recently. You know cooking in lukewarm water Cooking. By the way somebody died...I think we mentioned somebody died recently.

26:13 Yeah, there was a death in an English restaurant recently and they can't seem to figure out why. And some woman went in there, the whole party got sick and this one woman who went in for her birthday I believe ended up dead. And I'm thinking you know it sounds like sous vide to me. Is that what is called? I forgot sous vide? Sous vide, s-o-u-s v-i-d-e hyphenated. Let me just read you some more quotes from this guy. Two years ago I was catching up to a thousand squirrels a month and slowly it's just dwindled down to a small handful a day. The RSPP, which is some group that... I don't know what it stands for off the internet. Protect Squirrels?

26:54 Sunbot Squirrels was formed in 2006 by Parker and Mitford, the 6th Baron of Reedsdale. It relies on a 600 or 900 strong army of volunteers including game wardens families farmers and pensioners to help stop the spread of the graze they're actually trying they're trying to get rid of this squirrel I guess And they're just eating them. That's one way, but isn't it funky? I mean we got the dandelions we got the warm water baggie salmon We've got a squirrel. Are we being prepared for the stuff that's actually going to be left to eat after the entire global economy collapses, which seems to be nigh? Well if that is the case then I think we should all move to France because the French...I have a book and it's great and whoever sees a copy of it came out in the University of North Carolina Press

CHAPTER 12 / 33 Discussion

Entomophagy and Cultural Taboos Regarding Alternative Proteins

The book "Unmentionable Cuisine" explores the nutritional benefits of eating insects, rats, and other non-traditional animals. Cultural stigmas in Western society often prevent the consumption of high-protein sources like witchety grubs or kangaroo parts, which are staples in other cultures.

entomophagy· unmentionable cuisine· bush tucker trial· protein· insects· kangaroo testicles

27:47 Unmentionable Cuisine, unfortunately I don't remember the author's name offhand but anyway it's a outstanding work. It is called Unmentionable Cuisine and it's a cookbook for cooking all kinds of weird stuff from insects to squirrels to rats... And I'm not against that by the way because you know I think there's a huge stigma against rats or squirrels or bugs The thesis of the book is that there's a lot of protein out there that goes uneaten. I'm a celebrity get me out of here show which airs in Britain and it's different around the world but the British one actually puts you know D liberties and some minor C and maybe even B liberties into the jungle for either two or three weeks, and they have to do all these trials and one of them is called the Bush Tucker trial

28:34 and it consists of eating a number of horrible things or seemingly horrible thing so there's the witchy grub which is kind like a really thick caterpillar and its alive, you bite into it and just kinda spews out this goo. You remember that chewing gum when you bit down on it, it squirts out the minty goo in your mouth? You probably know other things that squirt in your mouth, but really the witchety grub is alive and it's supposed to taste nutty. And the whole thing is these are what either aboriginals or Aborigines I guess you say or guys on the outback they eat this shit all of time because its extremely healthy for you lots of protein but the whole idea in western society is that it disgusting and honestly looks pretty gross when your eating a live thing

29:29 So there's that, there are worms. The best one of course is always the kangaroo anus and then I think maybe also kangaroo testicle which kind of pops when you bite on it but these are things that people have eaten throughout centuries for whatever reason and i'm not even sure why we just find the whole idea disgusting and would much rather have a nice healthy Big Mac So what was the point of that joke? Well, it wasn't a joke. I'm trying to start a discussion! No, no...I should know something. Yes, yes, a nipple of a woman that's breastfeeding so ummm.... I've tasted breast milk Have you? Come on Let's go back to your premise here When your wife had a kid Tell me now, there is not every single... I am not going into my personal habits

CHAPTER 13 / 33 Discussion

Cultural Differences in Dining Etiquette and Table Manners

A discussion on cultural differences highlights the varying ways Europeans and Americans use forks while eating. The observation is made that Europeans often keep the fork in the left hand with the tines facing down, while Americans frequently switch hands.

etiquette· fork· europeans· americans· dining habits

30:24 So let's go into... If it was a habit, that is the real problem. If it was one-off, its okay! You can mention it John. No lets go back to... you gotta start smoking the real stuff. So lets go back to this... It's disgusting because it is disgusting. Why? Eating bugs and things that squirt in your mouth, and caterpillars and things that have got green goo in them... But its okay to eat a cows tongue? I think you're speaking from experience but in fact your trying to defend..I mean I think it fine if your culturally into that but we are not programmed to eat this garbage So all im saying is

31:07 I find it interesting that, I think the cultural differences are interesting. And why is it that one culture finds it totally disgusting and the other is okay with it? Maybe they find a big man disgusting. Well, the same thing but how come you find it okay to cuss and swear on the air... Yes I do. But you find it extremely offensive the way I hold a fork when trying to grab something I really have to hold down tight. No, no, I don't find it offensive! I just find it humorous. it's even more so. Oh my god, the fork! The way you're holding it this is not right and you... It's not right oh what do I do wrong? What do I do wrong? Well you are the upside down fork eater You know people like you know that Europeans eat with their left hand and with a fork they never change it like Americans do. I change, I switch all the time. And the fork is always upside down. Read the logo on the back of it. Excuse me?! Upside-down!? I didn't know there was a rights side up

CHAPTER 14 / 33 Discussion

Amsterdam Hotel School Restaurant Experience

A restaurant in Amsterdam staffed by first-year hotel school students provides an entertaining dining experience where trainees learn on the job. While the food prepared by professional chefs is high quality, the student servers often make humorous mistakes like forgetting spoons or dropping drinks.

amsterdam· hotel school· restaurant· service· training

32:07 It seems to me that the fork pointing in this curve down so when you pick up a piece of food it's going to fall off the fork as opposed to being flipped over. So, the food would actually... Let me switch gears. You were in Amsterdam recently and you did a tour of a number of restaurants and I ate somewhere yesterday that they really screwed you over. In Amsterdam, a fantastic eating experience I want to share it with you. It's a full-fledged restaurant and it's really it's almost like like a San Tropez vibe, you know beautiful Place out back. You can sit outside has the black wicker chairs really comfortable no kind of cool chill mellow music floating around and actually on the place we've seen lots of beautiful people with gold chains and big sunglasses

33:09 Now, the food is outstanding but here's the kicker. The service is provided by first years hotel school students so they are actually learning on the job you're paying full price for real because the chef is not a student the chef is good chef I like to food at least So it turns into entertainment, John. You would love this because they're like dropping cokes in people's laps They're delivering soup without a spoon I mean all the stuff and then at the end is like okay you want to sign the check with your credit card And they hand you a pencil? It's this wonderful experience! You must go to this restaurant college in Amsterdam Okay, I'm there Next Queen's Day The next Queen's day we have to rent a barge

CHAPTER 15 / 33 Discussion

HEMA Underwear Quality and No Agenda Merchandising

The Dutch retailer HEMA is praised for the high quality and low cost of its cotton underwear, which reportedly outperforms expensive brands like Armani or Marks & Spencer. The hosts propose offering HEMA underwear embroidered with the "No Agenda" logo as a premium for $100 donations.

hema· marks & spencer· underwear· cotton· netherlands· donation premium

34:04 Yeah, Mickey will take care of that for us. So anyway let me go over something I wanted to mention about there's a store which group of stores in Turin Hall and I'll mention this called HEMA. It's kind of like mid-to low grade I will be comparable in the sense of Martin Spencer reminds no no no no no no no it is below way below marks and spencer now alright well then that's where this is where they're going to tell my story okay so there is a nice weather you are aware by my underwear that's what I'm gonna talk about him I wearing it right now votes good to get my white leaders so

34:54 In the 1970s I went to England and met this girl who was an anglophile, she gave me a lecture about how all the English and everybody that knows that the world's greatest underwear is obtainable at Marks & Spencer or Marks & Sparks as they like to refer to it colloquially. And so I started buying, in fact I still probably have a pair from back then that Marks and Spencer. And I like to get the kind of jockey style briefs that don't really have what they had. The elastic is inside... He won't tell me if he's ever tasted his wife's breast milk but now you're going to tell me you wear jockey shorts? John horrible visual! Well this is a good example of your European sensibilities

35:38 it's not okay talk about underwear but its okay to talk about you know personal uh... it is not okay to give us a visual of what kind of underwear you wear let me just finish the story and then you can moan about it later So anyway, so this type of underwear which is the Marks and Spencer stuff was always the stuff I'd always buy and collect. And they still sell it as like you get three pair for about ten dollars or ten euros but over the years the quality has deteriorated to such a point that if you wash them three times the elastic that's inside just falls apart and things don't... Disintegrates yeah They're junk compared to what you can get in the seventies by way also in the nineteen seventies

36:17 at Marks and Spencer, you could buy t-shirts that were wool. Yeah I think that's illegal isn't it? Haven't they changed the laws about that about T-shirt being made out of... Why would that be illegal?! No there's something or they have special labeling..I don't know what i'm talking about! I'm sorry continue So anyway so I've tried to find some substitute for these underwear and it turns out that HEMA has pretty much the same stuff they were selling in England in the 1970s. It looks probably made by the same good quality cotton, like some Egyptian cotton that's got a nice soft feel and it seems to be well-made

36:57 product but what was interesting to me and so I bought some because i usually travel to Europe. Because they make you look so hot yeah? Yeah right, and so but the thing that's that was fascinating to me wasn't the fact that somebody else makes this exact kind of underwear it's three pair were three euros! It's like, instead of why am I paying 4 euros for the crap that the Marks and Spencer guys make now per when they're like a euro. It's like...I still kept looking at their prices saying this must be some sort of an error or maybe they package it this way and sell it for some other money. I mean just made no sense to me that stuff was so cheap

37:42 Well, so I bought a whole bunch of stuff at this Hema store because everything there was like dirt cheap. It's an amazing place Yes, I know So I have been looking for the perfect underwear for years and i'm talking uh underwear and undershirts and I like wife beaters And um, and i've tried every brand dolce gabanna armani You name it? And either they you know They fall apart they start to disintegrate they fade or they totally lose their softness. She's very angry at me right now, but I have to give props to my ex-mother in law she started buying me under shirts and underwear from HEMA and i love them! You can wash them 50 times and they still feel great

38:27 and they cost a dime, exactly like a euro. It's the price that stunning yeah I don't know how that works but so you are briefs guy jockey briefs like really tidy whiteys is that what you wear John? I don't wear white i wear black oh right now the reason why we're black because long time ago heard Fred Astaire talk about this he says you have to wear black underwear cause of shaking in worst case scenario your pants tear which can happen You don't know who's ever gonna notice my mom would say if you're in an accident and they have to cut open your pants You don't want your soiled underwear showing like mom I think I'll have different problems if they're cutting my pants open when I'm on the ground bleeding. Oh, that's a whole thing Everybody says that but the point is with only point of trying to make here Is now what kind of underwear wearing or anything like that? It said Hema or hem are whatever you can answer Hema Hema

39:21 is a place to buy this stuff because it's cheap and fantastic the quality is outrageously good. And now that's my place, that's definitive underwear. Since I am here, I'll be gone on Thursday but I will be coming back with some regularity I believe that we can probably consider replacing the $100 donation No Agenda flatware with some HEMA underwear. I think that would be a fine premium. It would! Let's do it. I mean, that's this underwear is like I said but the thing that's interesting is the fact that they price it well That's why I mention it because you know, it's much cheaper than the flatware Yeah, oh yeah true if we get to keep more so anyway wanted to get that out of the way and What else we got here? Oh you have notes. I have a bunch of stories go I'm at got stories too But um, I like I'm liking yours

CHAPTER 16 / 33 Discussion

Seattle Zombie Crawl Arrest and Public Panic

A man participating in a "zombie crawl" in Seattle was arrested after walking into a clothing store wearing a gas mask and carrying a realistic-looking prop machine gun. The costume triggered a massive police response involving a dozen patrol cars and officers with weapons drawn.

seattle· zombie crawl· crypticon· gas mask· police· capitol hill

40:23 Well, let's go with this one. Okay? This is took place in Seattle just the other day Friday as a matter of fact yeah uh... a dead on zombie costume gets man arrested and then dressed for an evening zombie crawl chose the cost in those of it to realistic and it ended up getting him arrested the question of course is why was he arrested what's going on with the crawl what's his army crawl they have a apparently in seattle where there's really not a lot of things to do people get dressed up as zombies and go bar hopping after you were able to your port angeles said delhi and wearing leather

41:00 Yet anymore digs? Wearing all black knee pads and a gas mask, and carrying what looked to be a machine gun. He walked into the Metro clothing store Friday evening on Capitol Hill which was sponsoring the zombie crawl. Yeah that'll do it! To promote the Crypticon horror convention at The Seattle Center next weekend But apparently someone thought a masked gunman was walking into the store and called police. Witnesses say, A dozen police cars converged on the scene and officers ran to the store guns drawn Oh man So then they took the guy off and arrested him What did they arrest him for? It never says Well if he had a gun that looked like a machine-gun That's probably an issue Maybe you should have not had the gun No Even the gas mask I think is probably an offense in our fascist state Might be Yeah

CHAPTER 17 / 33 Discussion

Airport Security Scare and Terrorism Paranoia

A vibrating bag left unattended in a UK airport security queue caused a panic among travelers conditioned to fear terrorist attacks. The hosts speculate on the cyclical nature of terror threats and their impact on global stock markets.

airport security· terrorism· vibrating bag· united kingdom· stock market

41:51 Dexter and Christina and Patricia were flying over on Thursday because she was going to do the show live on Friday. So they were in the queue, as one does in the United Kingdom for check-in. And Dexter was responsible...Christina's boyfriend was responsible for the big black bag And but he was running because the queue was pretty long so it was running off to get a soda or something. But, you know, he'd come back from time-to-time and I think he thought Christina would push the bag along but she didn't until the queue moved up Patricia and Christina moved up at the bag stayed and they called security people were like I saw the bag vibrating

42:33 People freak out at the smallest things now because we've been made so afraid of terrorism. It's about time for a good terrorist attack, you know they gotta keep the meme alive. Well probably by the end of the year Do you think so? Is that your... That's not it, thats your cycle. The terror attack. Oh and this is the 8th or is the 8th coming up This is the eighth but it would be like September 2009 So investors beware because it will drop the stock market like a champ. Well, and that fits right in with you know the year after which is another cycle you're tracking isn't it? Yeah this turns out that you get caught up in these cycles there's too many of them here's another story apparently brazen New Zealand parrot now this is just a warning for your travelers who are going to go to the South Island of New Zealand which is where I've been wanting to go for years

CHAPTER 18 / 33 Discussion

New Zealand Parrot Steals Tourist Passport

A Kia parrot in the South Island of New Zealand stole a British tourist's passport and flew into the brush, leaving the traveler stranded. Replacing the document through the British High Commission in Wellington is expected to take six weeks and cost $250.

new zealand· kia parrot· passport· wellington· british high commission

43:30 There's a type of parrot that looks like he stole, this parrot likes to attack cars and takes delight in attacking rubber items like windshield wiper blades. But this guy apparently had his passport stolen by the parrot who flew off with it into the bushes and then now the guy's gonna have to be stuck in New Zealand for six weeks until he gets a replacement. Six weeks for a replacement passport? A replacement passport from the British High Commission in Wellington could take six weeks and cost up to $250. Wow, that's pretty outrageous! The Kia, the world's only snow-lined dwelling parrot are widely known as inquisitive birds

CHAPTER 19 / 33 Discussion

Arkansas Prison Escape in Inmate-Made Guard Uniforms

Two convicted murderers escaped from the Cummings Unit prison in Arkansas by wearing corrections officer uniforms they manufactured themselves within the prison. Officials did not realize the men, both serving life sentences, were missing for over three hours.

arkansas· prison escape· cummings unit· guard uniforms· jeffrey grinder· calvin adams

44:13 You know, I think that actually qualifies John. And now back to real news... Okay got a better one then all right this is a good one Two murderers escape Arkansas prison in guard uniforms. The punchline is in here, I'm just going to read it by the way these are two convicted murders that were on the... well let me read the story. It sounds like a Laurel and Hardy movie! It's getting there. Two convicted murderers put on corrections officer uniforms and walked out of an Arkansas prison during a shift change officials said Saturday as they searched for them in Jeffrey Grinder and Calvin Adams escaped Friday evening from the Cummings unit

44:52 Prison in Grady more than three hours before officials realized they were missing Both men were serving life sentences without Possibility of parole at the prison about 60 miles southeast of Little Rock to guard uniforms The prison inmates put on are made in the prison That's the punchline. Oh My god, and did they catch him or they still know these guys are gone? No I mean if you're like in prison without possibility of parole for life and all you have to do is make a uniform. Making uniforms, your outta there! Following an explosive report that some of the torture photos President Obama is withholding depicting graphic sexual abuse

CHAPTER 20 / 33 Discussion

Robert Gibbs Criticizes British Media Over Torture Photos

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed reports in the British media regarding graphic sexual abuse in withheld torture photos, comparing the UK press to sports tabloids. The comments were viewed as a significant diplomatic insult to the British journalistic community.

robert gibbs· white house· british press· torture photos· manchester united

45:37 The Department of Defense and the White House came out to vigorously refute the claims, but here's what is interesting. I didn't have time to pull a sound clip. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs that bonehead who speaks on behalf for the White House he says quote, ''I don't want to speak generally about some reports I've seen over the past few years in British media and in some ways I'm surprised it filtered down.'' Let us just say if I wanted to read a write up how Manchester United fared in the Champions League cup I might open up a British newspaper. If i was looking for something that bordered on truthful news, I am not entirely sure British papers would be the first stack of clips I picked up." So this guy is he's this bonehead and this is really it's a dumb move you do not insult the entire British press. Dumb! This is the dumbest thing this guy could ever do all right let me get back to real news since we're talking about squirrels

CHAPTER 21 / 33 Discussion

Patriotic Squirrel Steals American Flags in Michigan

A squirrel in Port Huron, Michigan, has been observed stealing small American flags from a local cemetery to decorate its nest. The behavior has led locals to jokingly refer to the animal as a "patriot squirrel."

port huron· michigan· squirrel· american flags· cemetery

46:36 Jesus. There's just a little short article from Port Huron, Michigan A brazen squirrel has been grabbing small American flags placed in the Port Huron cemetery and carrying them up to its nest which now looks like it's jippedectin bunting That's a terrorist squirrel for sure Just a patriot that swirl. We haven't looked at the economy very closely in any of the recent episodes, John. Honestly I kind of lost track but it seems like we're printing more and more money

CHAPTER 22 / 33 Discussion

US Economy, IMF Funding, and The Devaluation of the Dollar

The United States has pledged $100 billion to the International Monetary Fund despite rising national debt and unemployment. Critics argue that the massive infusion of capital into the banking system and the printing of new currency will inevitably lead to the devaluation of the dollar.

economy· imf· federal reserve· bernanke· inflation· bank bailout

47:16 Or hoping for inflation one way or the other. Now I read that the US is giving a hundred billion dollars to the International Monetary Fund, we don't have 100 billion dollars. We just print it And you're all for this practice? Until it shows up as a bad idea yeah and you know were still saving are creating millions of jobs which is not really working unemployment keeps rising Well, it's supposed to keep rising until probably the third or fourth quarter. This is what I don't get. I keep hearing economists... First there was the green shoots that they were talking about, the green shoots of the recovery but now Bernanke of the Federal Reserve and some serious

48:05 Economists are saying, oh it's going to recover and will be good by the end of 2009. In 2010 it is all going to come back I mean...I don't understand how that happens we've gone past We have spent more money than ever in our history Yeah its just a business cycle I dont see how you can be so calm about it It's your grandchildrens money thats being spent dude Its a business cycle What do you mean a buisness cycle? It's good things go up things go down No, but the amount of money that is being spent that we are on the hook for which is really just reset everything at some point Well, how do you set it? Okay. Go ahead Well, I mean you reset all of a sudden You know what you would be said if I did by devaluing the dollar yeah well But that's bull that's like oh, yeah to do what would you suggest Oh

48:57 Well, I think we're a little bit beyond the point of no return. Now there's not...I wouldn't have spent all that money in the first place! I'd let the car companies go broke they're gonna go broke anyway. I would have let..I would've not handed out three trillion dollars to bankers. No, the banker sting was a bad idea. Yeah well yeah to the tune of $3 trillion. They never passed it along No, and no one's talking about that even anymore. We were so snowed under by news of more money being spent that we're not even talking about the banks absolutely not passing it on to anybody ever! There was a really good presentation by Robert Reich, the petite male

CHAPTER 23 / 33 Discussion

The Petite Male Phenomenon and Novelty Relationships

A discussion on "petite males" references figures like Robert Reich and Nicolas Sarkozy, questioning why small-statured men are often successful with women. The conversation shifts to the concept of "novelty" in dating, using Bill Gates as an example of status-based attraction.

robert reich· sarkozy· petite male· bill gates· relationships

49:45 Economist that used to be in the Clinton administration. What does that mean? The petite male? I saw a petite male the other day, my wife always harps about these guys. Petite males?! Like Sarkozy? Is Sarkozy a petit male? Well he's tiny... He's short! Well you're not only just short but your proportion like petite like a petite woman they are just small And there's petite males, they're small. I saw one the other day and he was just a small guy you know? He looked normal except for the fact that he was 5'2". He is vertically challenged so what? He was small but he was petite! He isn't just short because there are lot of short guys who aren't petite. You think everything on this guy is petite?!

50:33 I wouldn't know and I wouldn't care to be honest about it, but probably. But then again you never know because a lot of these petite males are very popular with women for some unknown reason so i have to wonder So we had a petite male It must be their HEMA underwear In high school we had this guy who was a petite male now that I think about it And he always had more girls This guy maybe there's some sort of novelty It's like a thing to do on the checklist before you die. You have to screw up a team that women do I can totally I mean there's no doubt about it Okay, here comes the expert on women okay John hit me now

51:13 You tell me I'm gonna be wrong, you tell me after the fact. There's a thing called a novelty fuck. A novelty? John! You said the F word! I am so proud of you! Well it is only way that you can describe it and its like...you know..its like this and then we have women that just collect these. I mean lot of people always felt all these girls are going out with them It's a checklist exactly uh huh We're Bill...going after Bill Gates up at Redmond because he was the sexiest guy in the world but he's a novelty fuck You know, I got the screw that world's richest guy. Yeah Do you think bill gates actually cheats on? Melinda belinda what's her name? No idea and uh Anyway so that i think maybe there's something to you know The petite male is obviously falls into that category wow I had never thought about that. I don't think guys have that type of checklist Because we if we don't have a little choice in the matter exactly We're just like hey, you'll actually screw me

CHAPTER 24 / 33 Discussion

Russian Scientist Claims UFO Saved Earth from 1908 Meteor

Dr. Yuri Labvin of the Tunguska Spatial Phenomenon Foundation claims that an alien spacecraft sacrificed itself to intercept a massive meteor over Siberia in 1908. Labvin cites quartz slabs with strange markings found at the site as evidence of a destroyed alien control panel.

tunguska event· siberia· ufo· yuri labvin· meteorite· alien control panel

52:12 So, here's a story. This one is right up your alley we must have to have a jingle for it here it comes. I can't believe you haven't heard this one. I've been preoccupied Russian scientist says UFO crashed into meteorite to save Earth Dr. Yuri Labvin president of why they've been protecting us for ages absolutely Dr.. Uri labvin president of the tongue Gustav spatial phenomenon foundation hmm that sounds like a clean library alien spacecraft sacrificed itself to prevent a gigantic meteor from slamming into the planet above Siberia on June 30th 1908

53:03 And there was something that happened June 30, 1908. We know that we don't know what it was the result was at the Tungusta event a massive blast estimated at 15 megatons that downed 80 million trees over nearly 100 square miles Eyewitnesses reported a bright light and huge shockwave, but the area was so sparsely populated no one was killed that they know of. Most scientists think the blast was caused by a meteorite exploding several miles above the surface, but Labvin thinks the quartz slabs with strange markings found at the site are remnants of an alien control panel which fell to the ground after the UFO slammed into the giant rock."

53:45 Well, you know in the UFO community and I've been known to dabble in that from time to time there You know there is certainly in the past five years There is a general consensus and that's only since I've been following it. But this is general consensus that Until we are enlightened until we have all gone through our transformation and become loving understanding human beings And no longer kill each other for stupid shit that aliens are indeed protecting the earth and thus protecting civilization by doing stuff like this. I mean, that is certainly discussed in UFO communities so i'm not going to rule it out. I'd like to see a control panel, that would be kind of cool where's this thing? That's the question... Where is this thing? I guess he has got it in his trunk Let me get back to some important news

CHAPTER 25 / 33 Discussion

Afghanistan Opium Production and UN Drug Flood Strategy

United Nations officials are reportedly considering a strategy to flood the market with opium to crash prices and force Afghan farmers to grow wheat instead. Critics suggest the US military is actually protecting poppy production, noting that opium output has increased significantly since the 2001 invasion.

afghanistan· opium· poppy fields· united nations· hamid karzai· taliban

54:45 uh... you know my a theory which said you seem to be buying into more and more that uh... the the sort of what probably the sole reason if not one of the few that we are currently in afghanistan which of course is not where the taliban are because they're in pakistan and everyone agrees on that and uh... osama bin laden is pretty he's alive he has not been afghanistan and of course afghanistan is a place you can't win or the russians tried it for ten years as just unwinnable you'll wind up killing all of your soldiers and international forces refuse to actually participate with the United States and my theory is that this is because the united states' pretty much running all the drugs out of afghanistan uh... it is pretty well documented that before the invasion of afghanistan the taliban itself had reduced the the uh... the production of poppy down to a very minimal amount and at that production has gone up by one at least one hundred percent since uh... we've been screwing around there

55:46 A report from the Guardian, the communist newspaper, I'll quote United Nations officials in Afghanistan are attempting to create a flood of drugs in the country. So now that everyone knows that all these drugs are just like being built and we're protecting... literally our camps are surrounding the poppy fields to make sure they don't get screwed with Now here's the cover up So United Nations officials, these fine people who brought you global warming in Afghanistan are attempting to create a flood of drugs in the country intended to destroy the value of opium and force poppy farmers to switch to legal crops such as wheat. I'm just so blown away by how brazen this lie is. Manual eradication is incompetent and inefficient! What the hell are we doing there then?

56:40 This is according to the UNODC chief Antonio Maria Costa, of course an Italian name during a visit to the western Afghan province of Herat. So we want to see more efforts to stop the flow of drugs across Afghanistan's borders? Well all you gotta do is stop the military planes from flying it out dude! and uh... they wanted to it's the flood of drugs that got a mean the flood of drugs if we just have lots of drugs the price will drop in it won't be worth it and then people go make wheat which is so incredibly valuable in the marketplace week we're gonna make a week more valuable than opium please your response yeah seems unlikely so why don't they take their argument to its logical extremist said i was just legalize it

57:29 Thank you, that's a good one. I hadn't even thought of that. Efforts have been further undermined by recent decree by President Hamid Karzai whose brother is of course is a huge drug dealer to close down small cross-border markets which had been the source economic activity in an otherwise barren wilderness What are we doing there? Can someone please send me an email and tell me what exactly are we doing in Afghanistan I would really like to know. I do pay taxes... Where they get Bin Laden? Who is not even on the FBI's 10 most wanted list and we've got 150,000 young men and women there in harms way to get this douche please

CHAPTER 27 / 33 Discussion

E-Cigarette Health Concerns and Tobacco Industry Competition

Electronic cigarettes, which deliver nicotine via vaporized propylene glycol, are gaining popularity as a healthier alternative to traditional smoking. There is speculation that the tobacco industry is attempting to suppress the technology, despite concerns over the chemicals used in the vaporizing liquid.

e-cigarette· nicotine· propylene glycol· tobacco industry· vapor

1:00:18 after receiving a complaint about the dead animal at a professional complex at 25 village court. The Critter Ritter... What's going on with the e-cigarette? I see there are stories all over the place about this thing, have you thought anything is going on about it? No i don't know anything about it tell me! Well I know what an E-Cigarette is because I have one Have you seen these things they were invented in Holland Oh this is the thing that lights up? Yeah, you... It's got like a blue bulb on the end of it and then smoke comes out of it. Yeah! It's pretty cool because you put a little...it's a piece of plastic looks like a cigarette. It has a little battery in it and uh..you put a filter into it but the filter actually contains nicotine and some other substance which I'm sure you'll know from your former chemistry background And then when you take a drag on this cigarette The front lights up like a tip

1:01:17 and it actually creates a misty type of steam that you can inhale which is like 99% nicotine and then some chemical that kind of makes it steamy, I don't know. So its not actual smoke and your supposed to get all the high but none of the death. And I see a whole bunch There's something there must be something going on maybe the tobacco industry is trying to squash it or something But apparently it's much healthier and of course you can smoke it anywhere you want because doesn't sound healthy Well, if you could wear a nicotine patch. I don't think it's any more less healthy Yeah, especially the chemical cloud. I think this again no, it's like mist how do you know it was like water vapor is what it is hmm Oh here it is smoky six hold on I found a yeah

CHAPTER 28 / 33 Discussion

Russian Airline Passengers Film UFO Near Perm

Passengers on a flight from Moscow to Perm filmed a strange object in the sky that was initially dismissed by officials as a Soyuz rocket. However, analysts who reviewed the footage believe the object is a genuine unidentified flying object that was witnessed by multiple people on the ground earlier that day.

ufo· russia· moscow· perm· soyuz rocket· airline passengers

1:02:12 What is this? Wolfram Alpha launch. No, that's not right... Wow! That looks cool. I'm looking at the control room of Wolfram Alpha The search engine Yeah you should look at this instead Oh hold on Give me a second Is it porn? It's better than porn Russian passenger films strange UFO Cool Passengers on a Russian airline are headed from Moscow to Perm

1:02:51 Filmed an incredible and rather strange looking UFO just last night Russian media published a story that workers in the city of Sarapul early morning witnessed the UFO which they believe was the Russian rocket Soyuz. However after reviewing footage from the facility analysts experts believe it is the same UFO which was filmed later in the day by airline passengers. What's the picture? The pictures on there No, its not Yes, that thing you click on is a movie. Which thing? That story! No I'm looking at...I'm reading the story but there's no picture. I don't know why. So here it is one of our producers sent this in

CHAPTER 29 / 33 Discussion

Chemical Composition of E-Cigarettes and Rolling Tobacco

The safety of e-cigarettes is debated, with concerns raised about the potential presence of ethylene glycol in the vapor. One host expresses a preference for rolling their own Virginia tobacco to avoid the formaldehyde and other additives found in mass-produced commercial cigarettes.

ethylene glycol· formaldehyde· virginia tobacco· nicotine· e-cigarettes

1:03:31 The electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is an alternative to smoked tobacco products, blah blah blah. You get an inhaled dose of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol nicotine solution. Oh that's healthy! That's good Yeah yeah it's just one you know just very variation of antifreeze you know one of the most toxic substances in the world Really? Is that what is it? You're kidding me Well anti freeze is ethylene glycol All I know is that because when you drag on the cigarette, only like the first ten... Because it'll last you. You buy it in a pack these filters and have to change them out and the first 10 drags on it really gets a nice bowl of smoke in your mouth

1:04:15 But then after that, it kind of diminishes and I know a lot of people who have really started tripping out on the nicotine because they're just like… It could be ethylene glycol. Let me just read you from potential health effects of ethylene glycol may cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea vomiting and diarrhea low hazard for industrial handling blah, blah, blah may cause changes in surface EEG and can cause... John! I mean these are the warnings that are on tampons. I'm just saying if you don't want to just... You know, you think this chemical is better than the real tobacco which is a natural product. Yeah no I don't like smoking real tobacco which is why roll my own because I don't want the formaldehyde which are put into cigarettes Right they put all kinds of terrible things in there Formaldehyde licorice what else they put it? And why did they put that? Why did they put formaldehyde in?

1:05:13 I don't know, all i know about tobacco is that when I was a kid it didn't stink as much as it does today. Yeah they smell horrible...I cannot smoke a regular cigarette! It doesn't taste good, its not satisfying, makes me ill but when I roll up a nice Virginia Tobacco or some Dutch Dutch of course been making tobacco for centuries. You know, that's real tobacco and it tastes good And I truly believe it will kill me less fast and you get exercise Because I'm rolling yeah, well that you get a good finger exercise Okay, here we have is calm once again

CHAPTER 30 / 33 Discussion

No Agenda Donation Segment and Knighting Ceremony

The hosts acknowledge recent donations and discuss the "layaway" plan for listeners seeking knighthood. They reiterate the plan to offer embroidered HEMA underwear as a premium for high-level contributors and thank Jeff Smith for his vocal contributions to the show.

donations· knighthood· hema· jeff smith· dvorak.org· producers

1:06:04 To help support no agenda my friends Help Adam and John keep the show going on so drop a coin in the bucket today Hey at Dvorak org slash na You could even be knighted what you say and receive He my underwear for $100 or more monogrammed. We need to find somebody who can embroider the underwear for so they have says So so with the underwear will say no agenda on the crotch on the crotch Noah somewhere Yeah, I'll be cool at Noah gender right on the crotch hey baby look at my underwear I got no agenda honey, so we got some fifty dollar contributors want to mention okay hold on oh

1:06:50 Oops, there we go. And that's another one for the armory! Hit me! John Kilborn Joshua Brickner Kyle Miller Elaine Hingem We actually have a female listener Oh you know what I can't wait till we send her uh the No Agenda Hema underwear God maybe she'll take a picture Well she is not a knight yet Calvin Perry who sent us an odd number of $64.21 I think we've talked about this guy and his number before uh... brandon bruises that he's the guy sent in to stop it did means nothing all-rounder still a number of young john matthews um... chris angler also father frank out of chicago and father frank brought up this thing i think chris angler too they want to donate uh... again accumulated amount to get to the thousand dollar knighthood all so i'm gonna say someone on the web page their pooling together

1:07:48 No, not the two of them together but maybe that's an interesting idea. On Dvorak dot org slash NA I'm going to set up something for people who want to do a layaway essentially. Lay away knighthood John with the lure of the underwear. By the way, you know, the thing is you'd have to go to Holland and get this underwear there's only a couple hemastores outside. No no I exactly! I have infrastructure we can get people hema underwear and no problem at all that's fantastic. The embroidery honey do you have a place who can embroider no agenda on Hema underwear?

1:08:24 Yeah, it's all taken care of. John Matthews, Ray Mangual, I guess a tough name to pronounce it M-A-N-G-U-A-L something as Mangual and Brian Navarro now we also have some odd numbers that came in $9.02 902 no we've had a 902 before And I remember saying that's the McDonnell Douglas helicopter, the MD-902 which was not what it was but I've forgotten what the real number stands for. Wasn't it a law or bill or something? I don't know maybe this is my list of whatever. What next? Somebody just sent me a link to the HEMA microfiber embroidered bra.

1:09:15 which is being bid on eBay right now for 99 cents. 1701, 1414, 707? What's 707? 707 is LOL upside down Oh right so 1414 to 707 twice Yeah there you go 2495 well it's price point Exactly that's a sale The sale ding! And 1964 My birth year blah-blah-blah sorry that's my birth year oh okay so we're so we weren't baffled or stumped this time I think we did pretty good yeah let's end it up time has come once again to help support no agenda of my friends

CHAPTER 31 / 33 Discussion

No Agenda Library and Final Squirrel News

A final round of squirrel-related news includes a police blotter report of officers rescuing a squirrel from a dog attack. The hosts credit "Mimi" for researching the unusual volume of squirrel stories appearing in the news during the week of the 100th episode.

no agenda library· squirrel· dog attack· police blotter· homework

1:10:09 Help Adam and John keep the show going on So drop a coin in the bucket today Hey, hey! At Dvorak.org slash N-A If you're looking for great voice work, great voice work for your podcast. Anything if you just want to have a great little song to send your lover or someone for their birthday go to thejeffsmith.com G-E-O-F-F Good to have his voice back he couldn't sing for couple of weeks there He had some problems so we are happy to have that Jeff thank you very much Alright

1:10:47 So anyway, yeah or noagendalibrary.com we appreciate your help you are this is a public supported We're not doing advertising We're not even doing actual show prep or anything so it kind of fits along with that I think have plenty to show prep. No i'm just messing with you in fact i'm gonna read one more story hit me police beat may 28 2009 This is a blotter story. Caller advised of an injured squirrel in the 500 block of 7th Street, the victim of a dog attack. Police picked up the squirrel. No! I'm telling you this is what I'm reading it's just like Squirrel Week Can I just ask you

1:11:32 Did this just all happen like you have like a Google alert on so I'm telling you This is just a coincidence May 28th. This wouldn't this door this took place on make do this How did he get these stories my wife actually? We're sorry running in the squirrel stories the other day and after we ran into the fact that they were eating them in England Yeah, and apparently it's just she'd noticed there's a million squirrel stores all at once Wow well Mimi Thank you very much for doing John's homework. We really appreciate it Well at least somebody's doing homework. Let's see what we got here, Morse you want to hear another squirrel story? No I'm really sick and tired of your squirrel stories and i think people are going to start... There is only five more! Oh no give me the headlines, I don't need..I'll choose one five headlines about squirrels I'll choose one. I'll save them. No please don't get it out of your system now It takes too long

CHAPTER 32 / 33 Discussion

Russian Economic Crisis and Spoiled Food Consumption

Reports from Russia indicate that elderly citizens and shoppers are increasingly turning to spoiled or tainted food due to the economic crisis. This leads to a broader discussion about preparing for a potential global economic collapse where traditional food sources may become unavailable.

russia· economic collapse· spoiled food· global economy· gold

1:12:28 Go ahead. I'm not gonna do any more squirrels, so we just suggested we should introduce the no agenda mutual fund Yeah, why don't we just rip people off? Mutual fun actually you know if you get Andrew Horowitz probably to yeah Do we get to keep like two ten percent fees how does that work? Yeah depends on the fund I mean you can do it different ways Well, you know that we Andrew and I are actually promoting the idea of exchange-traded funds nowadays as opposed to mutual funds Which are get out of vogue the so called ETF. Well, I'm gonna end this show. I thought were nightly You're sure well We're almost at world times almost there man. We got like four minutes But don't I can't do the desperate Russians turn to spoiled food stories please rocket no problem go

1:13:20 Apparently cheese spoiled with mold, the sausages are ominously gray slime is beginning to overtake the chicken. This is like apparently what's going on in Russia right now which I guess we're not paying much attention to is that they're eating garbage. So give me the details on this story That's about it. It just goes on and on about some people eat all these people elderly shoppers eating bad spoiled tainted food Well, so this is no punchline know that this is the meme This is exactly what I said, it's the squirrels. It's all but it's it's the garbage oops someone's calling me That's because we're being prepared. Insects! And that is what they are doing in the TV shows, making people eat bugs? Yeah we are being prepared because we're not going to actually have any kind of healthy food nothing will be available when the entire global economy collapses and I will be licking my gold bar. I mean that is basically what it's gonna come down too or at least half a gold bar

CHAPTER 33 / 33 Discussion

No Agenda Website Launch and Episode Outro

The hosts announce the preliminary launch of the No Agenda website on Squarespace and confirm the show's schedule for the following Thursday. The episode concludes with a sign-off from Amsterdam and Northern Silicon Valley.

squarespace· noagendashow.com· amsterdam· silicon valley· soylent green

1:14:17 That's another story altogether. If you need a good gold saw, we'll get one off of eBay Does that exist? Just making it up. John do we have a website yet Yeah, actually it's not quite finished but it is getting there. Go to noagenda.squarespace.com Really? And you can take a look at it How come you didn't email me about this? I forgot too No agenda dot... Can you go to no agendashow.com Thought it was no agenda that's where space calm. I think no agenda show points to it Oh, no It's a park to go daddy of course no agenda dot Square Space comm let's take a look Okay

1:15:11 Okay, is that it? It's just the rudiments. I mean we got us started John is a page that just has our names on it Well, I'm saying Hey good job John thanks for working on that okay? You're welcome anytime I am so happy you are in charge of that I'll take care of the HEMA underwear with no agenda embroidered on it That will actually happen That is a premium I can stand behind and I think we can actually complete Well, let's hope so. You do that website alright? I'm on it Coming to you from Amsterdam the Netherlands...I am Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where we are going to be making Soylent Green To show that were green oriented. I'm John C. Dvorak We'll talk again on Thursday right here On NO Agenda