Episode 106 · Sunday, 21 June 2009

A Jew In The Safe

Military tensions in the Pacific rise as the FDA strikes homeopathic remedies and the pharmaceutical industry tightens its multi-million dollar grip on national news broadcasts.

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About this episode

The Pentagon has deployed advanced radar systems and interceptors to Hawaii following intelligence reports that North Korea may test-fire a missile toward the islands on July 4th. Defense Secretary Robert Gates authorized the defensive build-up as tensions escalate with Pyongyang. This military maneuver coincides with a critical analysis of the pharmaceutical industry's grip on American media, where ABC News broadcasts are increasingly dominated by high-priced advertisements for drugs like Ambien CR and Nicoderm CQ.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg recently issued a severe warning against Zicam, leading to a 70% collapse in Matrixx Initiatives stock after reports of permanent sensory loss. Meanwhile, the ACLU is challenging TSA policies regarding the detention and questioning of passengers over personal property. In the corporate sector, Monsanto faces renewed scrutiny over Terminator seed technology and its alleged link to a massive wave of farmer suicides in India. The episode also tracks the settlement of a Creative Commons lawsuit against the Dutch publisher De Telegraaf, resulting in mandatory donations to War Child and Stop AIDS Now.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak provide a raw look at the industry from a hotel in Los Angeles, reflecting on the decline of traditional television and the rise of independent media. The hosts examine a controversial segment on the PBS program Biz Kids involving offensive stereotypes and discuss the tragic mid-flight death of Continental Airlines Captain Craig Linnell. Personal anecdotes about Virgin America upgrades and the hazards of designer trousers round out this Father's Day broadcast.


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CHAPTER 01 / 27 Discussion

Father's Day Greetings and Personal Apologies

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the program from a hotel in Los Angeles, California, on Father's Day. Curry apologizes for his behavior during recent travels, explaining that he becomes a different person after long trips. Dvorak accepts the apology, noting he recognized Curry was in a specific sub-personality.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· father's day· los angeles· gitmo nation· travel behavior

00:01 Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak Ah yes! We're using the candlestick microphone stand It's time for your Gitmo Nation audio publication 106 This is no agenda Coming to you from an undisclosed hotel location in Los Angeles California, Gitmo Nation West Hello everybody I'm Adam Curry And from the... west-west And it's Father's Day by the way, I'm John C. Dvorak. Yeah! Happy Father's Day John! It appears to be Father's day. Happy Father's Day to you Thank You. I have not received a happy father's day greeting from my child but i wasn't expecting it Maybe she'll Twitter you one? Ah...it would be nice

00:45 So we got a lot of stuff to cover this week. First I want to send out a couple apologies, one for calling you an A-hole my wife said that you don't realize that uh... i actually probably made you the A-hole because after traveling she says she refuses to talk me for twelve hours And she says that you apparently one of the few people that don't realize that I haven't and i'm not a normal person after traveling Okay, first of all apology accepted. I did not take any offense things that are said on this show is a but But I want to say one thing You were totally stuck in one of your many sub personalities and I recognize it and I love you for it So yeah, whatever

CHAPTER 02 / 27 Discussion

PayPal Subscription Fee Apology and Network News Critique

The hosts apologize to listeners for previously suggesting a $2 monthly subscription model, which they discovered allows PayPal to take a disproportionate amount of the funds. They transition into a critique of ABC News, specifically targeting the high volume of commercials and the quality of the broadcast.

paypal· subscription model· network news· abc news· fees

01:24 Now, I also want to apologize to the listeners out there who we told to give a $2.00 month thing and then we re-told them to do 24 year or something else because the two dollar month is really scammer that gets most of money to PayPal somebody wrote in saying I'm not going change until you apologize for making that $2 suggestion in the first place. Okay well were sorry what the hell did we know? I am so sorry! Well, we didn't know what we're doing. We just still figuring out how to do this now. We're new we're noobs Now since we're gonna start off with the Father's Day thing Okay I get to begin by complaining about the network news Oh yes ABC News in particular and I'm going to I'd like to play a clip At first I want to tell you this half-hour new show consisted of a little news about Iran This following clip

02:16 And then in between those clips and everything else in between probably about 50 or 60 commercials usually for some product that you know, you have to be 90 years old to like a erectile dysfunction product No, I'll tell you what they are and we go over them after we play this but first I want this is Obama This is Obama on Father's Day. Now. You have to realize that this thing is ridiculously long There's Obama talking about Father's Day and how important it is, which is probably a good thing. I mean because he does set the president sets the moral tone for the country. Yes and fathers are important in parental units as a family. And he has a couple one-liners in there of course then they have a message at the end which is political and by the way why they're

CHAPTER 03 / 27 Discussion

Barack Obama Father's Day Message and Healthcare Bureaucracy

President Barack Obama delivers a Father's Day message emphasizing the importance of active fatherhood while facing questions about the pending healthcare bill. The discussion shifts to Republican talking points regarding "bureaucrats standing between doctors and patients," which the hosts argue is a scripted phrase used by lobbyists to protect insurance company interests.

barack obama· father's day· healthcare bill· republicans· lobbyists· bureaucrat

01:24 Now, I also want to apologize to the listeners out there who we told to give a $2.00 month thing and then we re-told them to do 24 year or something else because the two dollar month is really scammer that gets most of money to PayPal somebody wrote in saying I'm not going change until you apologize for making that $2 suggestion in the first place. Okay well were sorry what the hell did we know? I am so sorry! Well, we didn't know what we're doing. We just still figuring out how to do this now. We're new we're noobs Now since we're gonna start off with the Father's Day thing Okay I get to begin by complaining about the network news Oh yes ABC News in particular and I'm going to I'd like to play a clip At first I want to tell you this half-hour new show consisted of a little news about Iran This following clip

02:16 And then in between those clips and everything else in between probably about 50 or 60 commercials usually for some product that you know, you have to be 90 years old to like a erectile dysfunction product No, I'll tell you what they are and we go over them after we play this but first I want this is Obama This is Obama on Father's Day. Now. You have to realize that this thing is ridiculously long There's Obama talking about Father's Day and how important it is, which is probably a good thing. I mean because he does set the president sets the moral tone for the country. Yes and fathers are important in parental units as a family. And he has a couple one-liners in there of course then they have a message at the end which is political and by the way why they're

02:57 doing this they have all these pictures that are showing these clips that are so carefully prepared and it's done like you'd see on a Macintosh or PC where we show still photo and it moves zooms in so yeah what's the name for that who was the guy who invented that? Oh come on John I don't know. It's like not Carl Zeiss but the other guy, the something-who effect? Ah crap Twitter it to us! Yeah somebody will know. But anyway you have a photo and then he moves slowly... Okay let's play Obama on Father's Day The White House marked Father's Day a little early today with a conference on how much difference good dads can make

03:36 President Obama said early for the new cycle of his own fairy and he was also asked what's more fun being a father Oh, is this that's what's-his-face? Yeah, no, yes. That's not was weasel boy. Yeah, okay, sir He's not very good. No, he looks like a weasel in president Nothing is more fun than being a father Now my kids aren't teenagers yet so I don't know Why is that funny He's always got a bunch of he's got an audience all the time now whenever he does anything and they always laugh at everything. I wonder if they have cue cards, you know like laugh? You know chuckle? They have one of those guys standing beside him waving his arms with it with a script in his hands clapping for the crowd alright. I don't know whether that will maintain itself It turns out that you can still carve out time

04:31 to make sure that you're having a conversation with your kid. And what it does mean is, is that fathers sometimes have to give up stuff that they'd like to do instead. Like just sit there and watch SportsCenter I just watch at once so then I can spend time with the girls because they don't I don't like watching basketball that much. There have been days when the demands of work have taken me from my duties as a father and I've missed some moments in my daughter's lives that i'll never get back so, I've been far from perfect but in the end it's not about being perfect It's not always about succeeding but its about always trying to those fathers who maybe haven't been involved in their child's life uh... it's too emphasize

05:23 uh... this is not obligation this is a privilege to be a father when asked about his father's day gift the president said he wanted something million session might have a hard time delivering health care bill well some of the what does that have to do with it nothing by the way for anybody who likes you know one of these things we don't have a jingle for our means that we try to spot when we do show Well, there's one and I kept hearing over and over from the Republicans on various talk shows And it's exactly the same wording. I think you know John Stewart could probably get a bunch of these clips And it goes like this It says people do not want a bureaucrat that stands between the doctor and the patient and The term is a bureaucrat standing between the doctor in the patient a bureaucrat Standing between the doctor and the patient a bureaucrat standing between the doctor and a patient You know? I think that the Republicans are on the wrong side at this debate

CHAPTER 04 / 27 Discussion

Medical Research Funding and Social Media Interactions

A scientist reports that budgets for medical research programs have been severely cut, forcing researchers to beg for private funding. In a lighter segment, Dvorak mentions his daughter sent him a Father's Day greeting via Twitter, noting that newspapers in Holland have begun reprinting their public social media exchanges.

medical research· funding· twitter· holland· social media

06:21 Yeah, it sounds like completely against all of their typical morals. It's all, you know there is obviously a lot of lobbyists involved and they don't want the government mainly from health care companies. They don't...you know what really going on here is that the government wants to start its own healthcare company insurance company and they're gonna lowball everybody and everybody doesn't like it! I'm telling you we had...have you ever met Lawrence's wife? No. From The Office first of all wow she's stunningly beautiful woman she's a scientist And she was in the office and she was talking about what she's doing. She is out on the road now, a scientist out on the road 24-7 trying to raise money for medical science. She said every single program has been cut all budgets are gone we have to now go beg for money! For medical research

07:13 Isn't that one of the things this country is great for? It's medical research. Once it was, but now it's the bureaucrats standing between the doctor and patient. Oh man... And by the way my daughter did twitter me happy Father's Day She's probably listening to the stream By the way there's also a chat room called noagendachat.com people can go into it, its automatic She's probably not listening to the stream. There is a little bit left on this clip, do you want me to play them in the last 20 seconds or was that it? No that clip should be over Okay well there are twenty more seconds I don't know what that is Yeah no worries oh wow first of all I feel really good and how weird is it in this day and age that your kid twitters you happy father's day That kind of interesting...and of course the newspaper will pick that up

CHAPTER 05 / 27 Discussion

North Korean Missile Threats and Hawaii Defense Systems

The Pentagon is reportedly beefing up missile defense systems in Hawaii following reports that North Korea may test-fire a missile toward the islands on July 4th. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has deployed a "giant radar" and interceptors to the region. The hosts express skepticism regarding the legitimacy of the threat and the media's use of stock footage of goose-stepping soldiers.

north korea· hawaii· robert gates· missile defense· giant radar· pentagon

08:00 This is true. Seriously, the newspapers have been reprinting the Twitters she's been sending to me and the ones I've been sending back to her. The newspapers in Holland? Yeah, in Holland. How crazy is that! Oh God... Well anyway, I feel good now Good, so let's make you feel bad by playing the Hawaii clip. Okay? Thanks This is the definition of the buzzkill ladies and gentlemen are you gonna set this one up or just go straight in yeah Let me set it up There's a this is just a news item that we've all heard this week And I just thought it was them what one of the most peculiar things ever done It's just play now all these news guys nobody questions any of this stuff They just run this stuff You know full cloth and just play it well you'll see what it is

08:42 Also tonight American warships are tracking a North Korean vessel off the coast of China that may be carrying illegal weapons. Meantime... First of all, illegal weapons? Says who?! Yeah! What is an illegal weapon? It means not sanctioned by the US government? These kill people slower? I mean what the hell is- Are they defective?? The Pentagon is beefing up our missile defense system to protect Hawaii from a North Korean missile attack. A Japanese newspaper reports the north may be planning to test fire another missile, this one aimed at Hawaii on the 4th of July. Yeehaw! And the bombs bursting in there... Does anybody actually believe that North Korea is going to fire a missile at Hawaii?

09:29 This is ridiculous Meanwhile they go gates all Millie's go. Oh, we're good. Yeah, we're gonna beef up missile defense We don't have any missile defenses a And why would they be firing on Hawaii? What would just bomb the crap out of North Korea if they do that doesn't make any sense whatsoever and by the way when They show these clips they have all these stock photos photos of what here's what Magic Korea is, it's just a bunch of military military goose steppers. That same Aaron Burnett was in Russia and I was watching the show on CNBC and the same thing they end the show with the credits and it's all goosestepping Russians and all weaponry

10:06 Russia is a beautiful, there's some beautiful things in Russia. Beautiful architecture. I've never seen any goose steppers in Russia. They got Prada and Gucci stores you know? And all we see is goosestepping Russian soldiers. It could reach the islands but Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn't taking any chances deploying a giant radar and... Oh! A giant radar What's a giant radar? It's bigger than a big one. It's a giant radar! Wooo! Missile interceptors to the Hawaiian Islands Passengers aboard a transit the Atlantic flight. Do we go to the next story? Yeah, you might as well. This is good. From Brussels had no idea until they landed that their pilot had died mid-flight The Continental flight landed safely at Newark shortly before noon about three hours into the flight a call went out for doctors on board A cardiologist responded and found the captain 60 year old Craig Linnell dead in the cockpit Okay

CHAPTER 06 / 27 Discussion

Pilot Death During Continental Flight to Newark

Captain Craig Linnell, 60, died mid-flight during a Continental Airlines trip from Brussels to Newark. A cardiologist on board responded to the emergency, but the pilot was found dead in the cockpit. The flight landed safely under the control of the co-pilot, with passengers only learning of the death after arrival.

continental airlines· newark· craig linnell· pilot death· mid-flight emergency

10:06 Russia is a beautiful, there's some beautiful things in Russia. Beautiful architecture. I've never seen any goose steppers in Russia. They got Prada and Gucci stores you know? And all we see is goosestepping Russian soldiers. It could reach the islands but Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn't taking any chances deploying a giant radar and... Oh! A giant radar What's a giant radar? It's bigger than a big one. It's a giant radar! Wooo! Missile interceptors to the Hawaiian Islands Passengers aboard a transit the Atlantic flight. Do we go to the next story? Yeah, you might as well. This is good. From Brussels had no idea until they landed that their pilot had died mid-flight The Continental flight landed safely at Newark shortly before noon about three hours into the flight a call went out for doctors on board A cardiologist responded and found the captain 60 year old Craig Linnell dead in the cockpit Okay

11:04 No, now the clips you have to do the final clips because the one that gets me is at the end. This is still the... Yeah this is the doctor who saw and found a dead pilot Well that's why they have two pilots on board I feel terrible for him and very grateful to be here Pretty scary Okay, this is an American today. Oh it's pretty scary well first of all the pilot rarely lands the plane It's usually a co-pilot anyway no that's not true they switch legs so as either the One and one does but they can both it's not like there's nobody that can land the plane No And the plan can let pretty much land playing can land itself That's true by the way I took Virgin America from San Francisco to Los Angeles on Friday and

CHAPTER 07 / 27 Discussion

Virgin America Flight Experience and Captain Interactions

A host describes a positive experience on Virgin America flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles, including a $25 first-class upgrade. The segment highlights a new trend where airline captains, including those at JetBlue, walk through the cabin to greet passengers personally before takeoff.

virgin america· jetblue· airline upgrades· flight captain· san francisco

11:52 if you've never had to it will you have done virgin american i want thank you by the way john i got an upgrade first class for twenty five bucks not fifty as you said it was twenty-five which is a while that's new yet well i'd swipe my card at the airport and city one upgrade twenty five bucks mike hell yeah uh... but we had absolutely the hottest five foot ten tall slender female captain flying this plane. You know how the captain does on Virgin America, the captain does the welcoming word to the passengers? Did you have that in your flight I like that very much by the way it's like hi i'm your captain and was she standing out in front yes we're standing on front she actually walked down the aisle and said hi to everybody before as he took off this is some new thing because jet I when my came back from New York on JetBlue the captain was doing the same thing on JetBlue well

12:41 Well, I think they're copycatting Virgin. But really, could I please take a picture with you? She's like oh yeah... she was older, probably about 50 Take a picture! Yeah because in all the years that I've been flying and never seen such a hot captain, I need to have a picture And there you go uh... so okay next but anyway back to that other story the point is how was it scary for this woman when she didn't even find out about until she landed well because we're not making news john were making entertainment were making show we need some scary Alright, let me finish up the one thing about the... I'm gonna read you a list. You know that way that crappy George Stephanopoulos ABC News Network news went it was just this story about Obama then they went to commercials and then they went with one single story on The New Normal which is a theme their doing and more commercial. Ima reach of the commercials that they had

CHAPTER 08 / 27 Discussion

ABC News Commercial Analysis and Big Pharma Dominance

An analysis of an ABC News broadcast reveals that the majority of advertising time is purchased by pharmaceutical companies. Products advertised include Ambien CR, Nicoderm CQ, and various prostate and allergy medications. The hosts argue that the news content has become a "fluff piece" wrapper for high-priced medical advertisements.

abc news· big pharma· advertising· ambien cr· fda· commercials

11:52 if you've never had to it will you have done virgin american i want thank you by the way john i got an upgrade first class for twenty five bucks not fifty as you said it was twenty-five which is a while that's new yet well i'd swipe my card at the airport and city one upgrade twenty five bucks mike hell yeah uh... but we had absolutely the hottest five foot ten tall slender female captain flying this plane. You know how the captain does on Virgin America, the captain does the welcoming word to the passengers? Did you have that in your flight I like that very much by the way it's like hi i'm your captain and was she standing out in front yes we're standing on front she actually walked down the aisle and said hi to everybody before as he took off this is some new thing because jet I when my came back from New York on JetBlue the captain was doing the same thing on JetBlue well

12:41 Well, I think they're copycatting Virgin. But really, could I please take a picture with you? She's like oh yeah... she was older, probably about 50 Take a picture! Yeah because in all the years that I've been flying and never seen such a hot captain, I need to have a picture And there you go uh... so okay next but anyway back to that other story the point is how was it scary for this woman when she didn't even find out about until she landed well because we're not making news john were making entertainment were making show we need some scary Alright, let me finish up the one thing about the... I'm gonna read you a list. You know that way that crappy George Stephanopoulos ABC News Network news went it was just this story about Obama then they went to commercials and then they went with one single story on The New Normal which is a theme their doing and more commercial. Ima reach of the commercials that they had

13:35 First, they started an Omneris commercial which is about nose allergies specifically. That was commercial number one and the Lost Child Brick House child locator Duracell commercial for the lost child out there. That's the precursor to chipping your child, yes? Yeah absolutely then an Ambien CR sleep remedy, the dual dose and then quitting cold turkey and nicoderm CQ commercial crackhead homeless shattered life Salvation Army commercial then it's Democrats versus Republicans house ad that that's all the list of commercials are all one minute then they go to this one story one long story boom back two commercials starts with a commercial for cash e which is some sort of a nuts like a starch or something you can eat vitamin a one-a-day commercial did be too good aimed at men's prostrate

14:30 That's your a-hole. Tuscany entrees for fancy feast cat food. You're killing me, you're killing me stop! Medicare supplements for the AARP, Pfizer commercial... So this is all 99% big pharma? Yeah. 99%? Yeah, and then a local house ad for ABC and then the national house ad for ABC And then they went to the final story which was a fake ESPN story for Kurt Warner Habitat For Humanity Which was a fluff piece and that was the end of the news it sucked!

15:08 Hey, you know I was so angry last show not because of what you called me but right after we were done with the show and it was late You know and then It was like one o'clock And I was you know mixing it down and getting ready to upload it and I go to the reading room as we would call it for a conference call and I'm reading the Wall Street Journal, and then i get so pissed because right there on section B page 1 is this whole article about how the FDA warns against the use of Zycam that it can cause permanent loss of smell. Yeah and the stock got hammered like down 75% in one day this is a homeopathic remedy it's not even a drug! It's not even, using zinc for cold cures is hardly new. It has been used for decades if not 100 years but but it's like I'm reading this and of course there's a new guy at the FDA oh gee

CHAPTER 09 / 27 Discussion

FDA Warning Against Zicam and Homeopathic Market Impact

The FDA, under Commissioner Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg, issued a warning against the use of Zicam, claiming it causes a permanent loss of smell. Following the announcement, Matrixx Initiatives shares dropped over 70%. The hosts suggest the move may be a coordinated effort by Big Pharma to eliminate competition from homeopathic cold remedies.

zicam· fda· margaret hamburg· zinc· homeopathic remedy· stock market

14:30 That's your a-hole. Tuscany entrees for fancy feast cat food. You're killing me, you're killing me stop! Medicare supplements for the AARP, Pfizer commercial... So this is all 99% big pharma? Yeah. 99%? Yeah, and then a local house ad for ABC and then the national house ad for ABC And then they went to the final story which was a fake ESPN story for Kurt Warner Habitat For Humanity Which was a fluff piece and that was the end of the news it sucked!

15:08 Hey, you know I was so angry last show not because of what you called me but right after we were done with the show and it was late You know and then It was like one o'clock And I was you know mixing it down and getting ready to upload it and I go to the reading room as we would call it for a conference call and I'm reading the Wall Street Journal, and then i get so pissed because right there on section B page 1 is this whole article about how the FDA warns against the use of Zycam that it can cause permanent loss of smell. Yeah and the stock got hammered like down 75% in one day this is a homeopathic remedy it's not even a drug! It's not even, using zinc for cold cures is hardly new. It has been used for decades if not 100 years but but it's like I'm reading this and of course there's a new guy at the FDA oh gee

16:07 Does that make any sense? What's the guys name the the new I'm sorry gal, the new FDA Commissioner Margaret Peggy Hamburg Peggy it is that her nickname Peggy. I don't know Yes It says as Peggy in quotes you don't say by the way I did a little research on this and you don't think maybe any of this this slamming at his eye cam stuff it has anything to Do with plow sharing uh... the big uh... pharma company coming out probably worse next year of it with a cold remedy based on some drug they've been testing and just got to have stage two testing like you know i think your house of course it does that's the first thing i i'm like all my god i can't believe they're actually doing this the ministry of truth comes out with with this whole article within that wall street f in journal okay which i might point out is owned by rupert murdoch

16:58 which is now a complete fox company said unit this is not even this this newspaper's not even worthy of wiping my ass with and it did the kids it's it's a complete freakin outrage in how can we just let this pass by this is exactly what happened with the fda when we had to do administration come in rumsfeld came in and then all of sudden you had a new fda guy and then we had uh... Then all of a sudden aspartame was approved. This is exactly what happens, this is how big pharma gets poison into our system it's how they keep healthy stuff out and if it was really true that Zycam highly recommended to me by one of my best friends against cold remedy who has been using it for years

17:45 you can't i mean your professional wine taster you're a judge if u lost your sense of smell me this would be a travesty for the wine industry it clearly is ally and no one does anything where all the follow-up stories were aware that stores as well as a true proof exactly I mean, and if the government can just do this and just say oh you know what well we really think your shit is dangerous. Boom! The company's dead. I mean they... Matrix shares dropped 70% in after hours trading. Yeah. They might as well have closed the doors. By the way if you had the inside scoop on that press announcement you would have been easy street if you'd known to short that stock. Fuck excuse me yes hell yes. I'm always suspicious

CHAPTER 10 / 27 Discussion

Bernard Madoff Sentencing Delay and Media Silence

Despite a scheduled sentencing date of June 16th for Bernard Madoff, the hosts observe a lack of follow-up coverage in major financial publications like the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. They question why the media has gone silent on the man responsible for a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

bernard madoff· sentencing· financial fraud· wall street journal· sec

18:34 You know it can Horowitz look at that and see who was shorting is there a way to look at that cuz I guarantee you with Bloomberg terminals, you can do it. But you know It's after the fact it's too hard. I mean no you kids bitch do a lot but they won't investigate Who's gonna investigate the SEC? No, but we'd like to know oh by the way June 16th came and went where is the sentencing of Bernard Madoff Oh Remember? June 16th, he's gonna be sentenced. That's the big set that there is nothing not a single newspaper I have the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal at The New York Times Not a single paper has done any follow-up There were I guess there was just no sentencing or it happened and no one reported on it We've been waiting for this for two months This guy who stole 50 billion dollars from all these poor poor old people And now there's Nelson. There's nothing It just didn't happen

CHAPTER 11 / 27 Discussion

Ambien CR Commercial Disclaimers and Psychological Effects

A 60-second commercial for Ambien CR is analyzed for its lengthy list of side effects, including sleep-eating, sleep-driving, and hallucinations. The hosts discuss the psychological phenomenon where warnings on products like cigarettes can actually make them more attractive to certain consumers.

ambien cr· fda· sleepwalking· side effects· advertising psychology

19:29 Come on Yeah, I forgot that's a good one. So actually Well since we're in the mood for this kind of stuff Let's go back to the clips Okay The Hawaii thing is over right because there was another 20 seconds on that as well now and then white things over That was just a woman going oh so scary she wouldn't even know what was happening. I couldn't believe this okay? let's do Okay, I'm gonna...I gotta set up this one. This is the Ambien CR commercial in its entirety it's a 60 second commercial so i timed that out now there are two things I want you to listen to when you listen to this commercial one is the music and sound effects they play in the background to make you put you in a mood

20:09 And it's kind of funny when you don't watch the commercial because you can really pick up on the sounds that they have. Here is what interesting about the commercial, The actual commercial is 17 seconds actually 16 about 16 seconds of a commercial and the remaining 60 seconds... Oh! It's disclaimer The remaining six now, I was thinking about this. Remember we talked about this before and there's been studies that show that people... If you have warning on cigarettes? The warnings actually are attractive to people Yes So they're now making these commercials so it's almost all a warning And by the way, the length I see on the time is 55 seconds. It's amazing how mainstream media can actually shorten 60-second commercials to 55 seconds. Well there's a little visual at the beginning and a little visual at the end that makes it 5 seconds. Let's listen to it...and the disclaimers! Oh boy, I'm hot already. When morning comes in the middle of the night, it affects your entire day

21:12 To get a good night's sleep, try two-layer Ambien CR. The first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep and unlike other sleep aids, the second is all slowly to help you stay asleep when taking Ambien CR don't drive or operate machinery. Sleepwalking and eating are driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal confusion agitation and hallucinations may occur. Don't take it with alcohol First of all those first three things I'm highly interested in think the hallucinations sounds cool I like the whole you know sleepwalking thing. I'm like yeah, I'll try this. You should notice the rooster and the phone ringing and the sound that...you're right! The soundtrack is ding-dong

21:55 You know, this shit sounds better than crack. It's unbelievable. It really does, it sounds like some good mojo. I need to try this handy. You're walking around and you sleep and you don't remember what you did? I want to kill myself! Oh, I swallowed my tongue... All this cool stuff. The human brain works in very interesting ways and here is something that you can test yourself for the benefit of the audience

22:46 If you tell someone don't forget to do something, you have a 90% chance they will forget. But if you say remember to do something then you have a 90% chance that person will remember it So it does work in reverse ways many times and yeah I mean the studies have shown that the warning signs on cigarettes, that you will die young. It actually encourages people to buy it and so yeah it makes total sense that's not a disclaimer The actual commercial is that 50 seconds of legal shit! I'm liking it

CHAPTER 12 / 27 Discussion

Fox Reality Channel and Sex Decoy Programming

The Fox Reality channel features a program called "Sex Decoy," where women are hired to lure married men into compromising situations to prove infidelity. The hosts compare the show's aggressive tactics to "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and criticize the ethics of televised sting operations.

fox reality· sex decoy· reality television· sting operations· infidelity

23:26 Yeah, we need to get no of course. We're not using it with you No agenda does not encourage the use of any drugs sanctioned by the FDA go smoke a freaking joint please Wow before I get them more clips yeah now I got one here that I did you said was it Greg what? One of the clips names oh hold on let me check Yeah, Greg laughs Oh yeah, jeez. Okay we'll have to hold off on that one. Hey all of a sudden your connection is kind of funky. Oh well let me talk louder. Yeah okay so here's...okay let's play this one. This was the sex decoy. Okay there's a lemme get...I was just tuning around the Dish network and I ran into

24:21 A new channel I never saw before. It was RLTY, so what is this a real estate channel? Reality reality... No it's Fox Reality! It's a whole new network that Fox throws up through up that has got some of the most dreadful shows imaginable and this one here which is Sex Decoy uh... I forget the full name of it. Uh... Sex Decoy. It's got a subtitle let me look it up Alright, hey and we also have to do some other stuff although. You know people don't like it if we only do clips Yeah, well they're gonna like this one It's called sex decoy love state news let me explain what this is they got God way I can already feel What's going on okay? Yeah

25:06 Go ahead. They got this hot chick and her sisters and they go out get hired to find some poor schlub who happens to be you know, hanging it who likes to hang out at bars for whatever reason and they try that they lure him To give him a ride home Hey buddy. Hey buddy You look really ugly and lonely can these two hot chicks give me a ride home? Hey, we're not fooling Yeah, and it gives him a ride home. And then they could Joel him into coming in and when he comes in on this show his wife is there Oh It's the Guys oh that's horrible. It's totally horrible

25:51 Anyway, play it. Okay, sexy drive. This is just so you get a feeling for this- there's a short clip that just gives you the concept of what to do... There are some guys who seem gay to me who are one of the set up guys. I hope he doesn't turn out to be another typical cheater for her sake. Oh, a typical cheater? We're really going to help her, so... This sting has gotta go down perfect for her. This STING has got to go down perfectly! I don't want anything to get screwed up Let's do this Okay It's like Dog the Bounty Hunter, let's DO THIS okay let's go fuck this guy's life up A few days later Jody contacted us to let us know that Matt would be out late The plan was for me to meet him at a bar and lure him to a hotel room where Jody will be waiting to confront him She suspected he'd be at Tailgaters That's it

CHAPTER 13 / 27 Discussion

Decline of Traditional Television and Rise of Alternative Media

The hosts declare traditional analog television "bad for your health" and predict its eventual demise in favor of independent online media. They argue that the current state of programming is designed to "melt your brain" and encourage listeners to abandon cable subscriptions for transparent internet-based content.

television· internet· mevio· alternative media· digital transition

26:39 What? That's it, basically the clip. That just gives you an idea of what they're up to. Right okay so let me say something about this. So television network television cable television all television in general this analog real-time start to finish 22 minutes of programming without the commercials type of media is now I have to officially declare it bad for your health. They've gone so overboard, what you need to do is just throw out your television! I'm not even buying a television in my new apartment, I'm just not going to buy one because it's absolutely going to kill you and melt your brain You need to find independent alternative media online watch that enjoy that

27:27 uh... you know if the commercials seem to be up front in your face and transparent there's a lot of really good stuff going on out on that thing called the internet you need to stop watching television it is going to do nothing but kill you in the long run you have to stop watching it it is just it's it's done it's been no wonder It's going downhill. No wonder companies like Mevio are actually growing slowly, but we're growing because people the majority of people will catch on eventually a part of us is just gonna die watching this will be do will die in our barco loungers watching you know these this type of programming and

28:04 and the rest will hopefully make it but this medium is going away newspapers are going away. It's dead, it's over and done with we knew this was gonna happen twenty years ago when we saw the internet we all said oh yeah well this is gonna kill at all and its taken 20 years in may take another 10 but it is going to happen help it die a respectful death by the way I went to the airport and it was threat level orange whoa! What? Its been threat level orange forever I noticed that. Yeah, they keep saying it! So what's the point? San Francisco Airport is currently under threat level orange By the way threat level orange at Oakland the sign is permanently attached It's tattooed

CHAPTER 14 / 27 Discussion

TSA Security Screening and Training Anecdotes

A host recounts a thorough security screening at San Francisco International Airport involving a TSA agent training a new recruit. The process included extensive swabbing of electronic gear and wireless transmitters. The anecdote highlights the perceived absurdity of liquid restrictions and the behavior of security personnel.

tsa· airport security· san francisco airport· bag check· explosive swabs

28:04 and the rest will hopefully make it but this medium is going away newspapers are going away. It's dead, it's over and done with we knew this was gonna happen twenty years ago when we saw the internet we all said oh yeah well this is gonna kill at all and its taken 20 years in may take another 10 but it is going to happen help it die a respectful death by the way I went to the airport and it was threat level orange whoa! What? Its been threat level orange forever I noticed that. Yeah, they keep saying it! So what's the point? San Francisco Airport is currently under threat level orange By the way threat level orange at Oakland the sign is permanently attached It's tattooed

28:47 I got checked by TSA. It was actually kind of a cute TSA agent, her name was Shelly she's probably about 48-49 but you know just like my pilot kinda slender kinda tall and very sweet but she was training another guy And so, and of course my bag is filled with wireless transmitters you know all kinds of funky looking devices. I've got tons and tons of stuff in there that you know, my laptop everything's in there battery chargers batteries normally it goes through without a hitch of course unless you have a bottle of water in there then its like BAG CHECK! BAG CHECK! WATER! WATER!

29:27 I had this experience coming out of Manhattan, and I had this thing loaded up with gear. But I had one small bottle of water that guy picked up on the airplane from the trip over. And then they spotted that bottle of water! Water! Water! Stop there's dangerous water onboard!! And she swabs everything and she's showing the guy, now first I take the disc and then I swab the inside. She has a bag inside of her bag so it's like four swabs, I've never seen it before! The guy is yawning behind her, I swear to God John! He's like falling down this moron who was being trained

30:05 And yeah, and I'm just like okay. You know I'm just gonna be really really calm and I feel good you know I'm in love I'm feeling happy about life And so I'm just chilling and I've never had such a thorough bag check and then she and she finally winds up by saying sir I want to thank you for being so incredibly patient, and I said you know as TSA agents go your one hoof one smoking hot babe I didn't mind watching you do that at all yes, and then the guy all of us, and he's like oh Like Ed McMahon, I was like a fucking moron and she laughed too. You know she's like oh okay By the way i had one of those experiences with somebody being trained again And they did the same thing with me they swabbed everything

CHAPTER 15 / 27 Discussion

TSA Questioning Rights and Civil Liberties Lawsuit

The ACLU is involved in a lawsuit challenging the TSA's claim that they have the right to detain and question passengers about their personal property or cash. The TSA maintains that passengers must cooperate with screening, which may include answering questions about their belongings or being referred to authorities.

tsa· aclu· civil rights· airport screening· lawsuit

30:48 Yeah, whatever speaking of the TSA and this this goes back to remember the The guy who had like $5,000 in cash and then the TSA pulled him aside. Yeah, he's back in the news yeah So the news in case you hadn't read it according to the TSA And you can look this up on there There's a lawsuit now, of course pending about all this from the is it test the civil liberties? Whatever ACLU. According to the TSA, this is the right they claim and of course there should be a lawsuit about this and I'm happy that they're doing it. Passengers are required to cooperate with the screening process

CHAPTER 16 / 27 Discussion

Creative Commons Lawsuit Settlement with De Telegraaf

A Creative Commons copyright lawsuit against the Telegraaf publishing corporation in the Netherlands has resulted in a settlement. The corporation agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to charities "War Child" and "Stop AIDS Now." Additionally, they signed a covenant agreeing to a 50,000 euro penalty for any future violations.

creative commons· de telegraaf· copyright· netherlands· settlement

31:28 cooperation may involve answering questions about their property a passenger who refuses to answer questions maybe referred to appropriate authorities for further inquiry so this is that this has to be a violation of uh... our civil rights as it is not worse Before I forget, the Creative Commons lawsuit that I brought against the Telegraaf publishing corporation in the Netherlands. They settled and rolled over on their back like little bitches and they have now sent undisclosed some of a money to War Child and Stop AIDS Now as part of the settlement

32:06 Good. Well that was a... maybe it'll teach some... these people have to... I mean they're the ones who are all upset about copyright! Yeah, and they also signed a covenant that says if they ever do that again automatic 50 000 euro penalty They signed the covenant Oh good. Yeah, so another win for the little guy Unless you can hire these people that do the sex scam thing and get them to trick them into taking a photo Wouldn't that be cool? Wouldn't just be so cool I wanted to mention that I got a package from Finland yesterday And I have received the brand new Nokia N97

CHAPTER 17 / 27 Discussion

Nokia N97 Review and Android Comparison

The new Nokia N97 smartphone is evaluated for its hardware design, featuring a tilt-up touchscreen and physical keyboard. However, the hosts express a preference for the Android operating system due to its seamless integration with Google services like Mail, Calendar, and voice-activated Maps.

nokia n97· android· google maps· symbian· touchscreen· smartphone

32:06 Good. Well that was a... maybe it'll teach some... these people have to... I mean they're the ones who are all upset about copyright! Yeah, and they also signed a covenant that says if they ever do that again automatic 50 000 euro penalty They signed the covenant Oh good. Yeah, so another win for the little guy Unless you can hire these people that do the sex scam thing and get them to trick them into taking a photo Wouldn't that be cool? Wouldn't just be so cool I wanted to mention that I got a package from Finland yesterday And I have received the brand new Nokia N97

32:50 which I have only started to play around with it so i don't have a review or anything but, uh... i will say when it comes to aesthetics and how it feels in your hand and the keyboard everything very impressed I have no idea how it works as a phone and everything. Is that's a regular phone, not the full keyboard one? Yes it is! No, its flip up. It's beautiful you kind of... if you hold it horizontally and push the screen it clicks up and kinda sits at angle so it'll take awhile for me to figure out how useful it is because I have to say I am so digging my G-phone I'm so loving this device

33:28 It is, I mean what an outrageously good phone that is. A because of all the services the new upgrade has really enhanced battery life that's gotten a lot better and you know... And I sit on the plane and I see all these jabronis With their iPhones and the iPhone to me has just become the coolest of the uncoolest gayest thing to have right now It's like you got an iPhone. You're on my loser list almost automatically particularly if you have a big rubber thing around it, you know I don't get why people put all that crap on the thing Now I'm looking at the n97 now which it looks like it could become easily enough a g an Android phone because we've got a big screen Well, this is the problem. I'm already knowing

34:12 that I will not like the Series 60 Symbian operating system because the way Android ties into Google and what do I use? I mean, I use Google Mail. I use Google Calendar I used Google Docs sometimes I totally You know the search. I mean all of these things the Maps function is outrageous now they have If you download the new Google Maps application it has voice search and it works I mean it really works. You just say the name and boom, it finds it you know? And recognizes even in a car and noisy environment way freaking impressed! And if these guys didn't have that spam thing called AdSense they'd be so out of business because it costs so much money to make beautiful stuff like this So yay Google

35:00 And of course, you know they can have all my data. Go ahead track me everywhere you want I don't give a crap. I think it's interesting the N97 when you pop it up the screen actually comes up at an angle Yes! It is very cute so it has kind of a laptop-y type of feel Is that a touchscreen? yes its a touchscreen although it's funny because you open the box and that kind of doing apple thing now with a black box is all beautifully package and there's a little a little like rectangular thing in their like oh wow is that some kinda memory stick tonight and i and i opened up and insist i listen like hello finland two thousand nine calling you know can't get the stylus yet but then you lose yeah but it's uh... has a little bit as little uh... rope attached to its i guess you couldn't

35:41 the white one or the black one? Black one. Yeah, I was actually offered an option but i got the black one And so yeah, it is a touchscreen and it's kind of the touch screen as far as I can tell is really nice. It's responsive the scrolling...I haven't tested out enough to know how well that works but they're kind of going more for a hybrid laptop type thing and I think that's a very interesting try So it'll take me a few weeks like you know You can just review this overnight You really got to live with it. But the problem was I synced up all of my data and have about 5,000 contacts in my E71 and then I booted up N97 and said can't access contacts from phone memory. I'm like okay, I am not going deal with that this weekend. I'll deal with that later so I get – I will try it again after reset or whatever but

CHAPTER 18 / 27 Discussion

David Letterman and Sarah Palin Controversy

The public feud between comedian David Letterman and Sarah Palin is discussed following Letterman's jokes about Palin's daughter. The hosts examine the legal age of sexual consent in Alaska (16) versus the age for viewing adult material (18), questioning the cultural consistency of these regulations.

david letterman· sarah palin· alaska· age of consent· late night comedy

36:36 just from the aesthetic point of view I think they really nailed something there. It's the right size, it looks beautiful. Yeah it does but should be an ad they should just give it up and go Android hey by the way I wanted to make a comment you know since it finally ended this week you know that the battle between Sarah Palin in David Letterman oh yeah the the battle I have not been following You got a real news clip thing for me? Well John of course I do please allow me to play that for you And now, back to real news. Okay, I never heard him we have no clip one of them says you know that just shares it came to New York City So she can she can get some makeup to update her slutty stewardess look as well. All right? Yeah It's funny the jokes were funny people all while there are tasteless there No They weren't they were funny jokes and it was after it was a late-night show for God's sake yeah

37:39 And then meanwhile, they go on with this thing about oh you know these encouraging statutory rape and all the rest of it. So I decided to look up you know his her daughter at 17 was pregnant right? Yeah but course in Alaska the age of sexual consent is 16. I looked this up mm-hmm But the age for viewing adult material in Alaska 21 No its 18 Wait a minute Now it seems to me that a naked boy that you're probably gonna be having sex with in her case is adult material, don't you think? Is this rule kind of weird?"

38:17 Because if the age of consent is 16, but you can't view adult material and I think a naked man with an erection is adult material. And I have to say that I love this country for many years through many of my own personal issues I only saw the dark side of United States now that I'm kind of back here living again This is a wonderful country people on the street talk to you when saying nice things and it's not always hey give me a dollar Hey man, can I buy a cigarette off of you? But people are generally nice and happy and if you really want to work you can work and make money and survive and live.

38:58 But the one thing that is very difficult for me to get past having a European upbringing Is this whole thing about the naked body, you know? And it ranges from Janet Jackson's nipple which by the way was just an ugly-ass nipple. That was the shocking thing It was just a freaky freaky nipple she showed it like you know, it freaked me out too I didn't even notice it Oh God but but the fact that that we are so f'ed up about nakedness, it is a mental block. And I'm not quite sure where it comes from or why its embedded in our culture but if we could only get rid of that one little thing this would truly be the land of milk and honey. And nudity apparently...And by the way you have these issues yourself! Oh yeah? I do, I am an American unlike yourself

CHAPTER 19 / 27 Discussion

American Cultural Attitudes Toward Nudity

A host reflects on the "mental block" in American culture regarding the naked body, contrasting it with European upbringings and historical art. The discussion touches on the Janet Jackson "nipple gate" incident and the perceived hypocrisy of a culture that shuns nudity but promotes reality shows about infidelity.

nudity· janet jackson· american culture· puritanism· european upbringing

37:39 And then meanwhile, they go on with this thing about oh you know these encouraging statutory rape and all the rest of it. So I decided to look up you know his her daughter at 17 was pregnant right? Yeah but course in Alaska the age of sexual consent is 16. I looked this up mm-hmm But the age for viewing adult material in Alaska 21 No its 18 Wait a minute Now it seems to me that a naked boy that you're probably gonna be having sex with in her case is adult material, don't you think? Is this rule kind of weird?"

38:17 Because if the age of consent is 16, but you can't view adult material and I think a naked man with an erection is adult material. And I have to say that I love this country for many years through many of my own personal issues I only saw the dark side of United States now that I'm kind of back here living again This is a wonderful country people on the street talk to you when saying nice things and it's not always hey give me a dollar Hey man, can I buy a cigarette off of you? But people are generally nice and happy and if you really want to work you can work and make money and survive and live.

38:58 But the one thing that is very difficult for me to get past having a European upbringing Is this whole thing about the naked body, you know? And it ranges from Janet Jackson's nipple which by the way was just an ugly-ass nipple. That was the shocking thing It was just a freaky freaky nipple she showed it like you know, it freaked me out too I didn't even notice it Oh God but but the fact that that we are so f'ed up about nakedness, it is a mental block. And I'm not quite sure where it comes from or why its embedded in our culture but if we could only get rid of that one little thing this would truly be the land of milk and honey. And nudity apparently...And by the way you have these issues yourself! Oh yeah? I do, I am an American unlike yourself

39:48 So, uh... I'm not patriotic dammit. Yeah, you are. I mean, I am an anti-patriot because i'm not messing up about naked people Nakedness is beautiful! Look at the 18th century art, 17th century art, everyone was naked all the time They were yeah. Sex fiends? Is that what you're gonna say and meanwhile we're luring people to cheat on their wives What is wrong with us?! Alright, so I got a note from somebody saying I should blast Kombucha as in Cambodia. Well that's the stuff that people drink

CHAPTER 20 / 27 Discussion

Kombucha Health Claims and Vinegar Cultivation

The hosts discuss Kombucha, describing it as a "gob of goo" or acetic acid colony. Dvorak shares his 35-year history of growing vinegar from leftover wine, warning that certain home-brewed cultures can produce "poisonous" vinegar that causes severe heartburn or ulcers.

kombucha· vinegar· microbiology· health food· fermentation

39:48 So, uh... I'm not patriotic dammit. Yeah, you are. I mean, I am an anti-patriot because i'm not messing up about naked people Nakedness is beautiful! Look at the 18th century art, 17th century art, everyone was naked all the time They were yeah. Sex fiends? Is that what you're gonna say and meanwhile we're luring people to cheat on their wives What is wrong with us?! Alright, so I got a note from somebody saying I should blast Kombucha as in Cambodia. Well that's the stuff that people drink

40:29 What's that? So I looked at it. You can look it up in Wikipedia folks and you can get a clue. K-O-M-B-U-C-H-A. Kamboja! I've seen this before, its a gob of goo that you cultivate. A blurb of goo And it is essentially a giant acetic acid, acetobacter mixed with some other crap that forms kind of colony in a jug And then you drink this tea and then you supposedly it has health benefits when in fact is probably toxic. One of these days I'll have to give my lecture on vinegar culture. How was this being marketed though? It's an underground thing, it's being marketed... You can go a health food place and probably get the mother

41:14 and then you can start growing it yourself, and then you drink this stuff. And you will have heartburn for the rest of your life I can assure you! You will want to puke all day long... No seriously that's a real...I was floating around uh... It is kind off topic but i was floating around Croatia with a one of the wine food guy that's... With some illegal weapons no doubt? Yes, and as I wouldn't be talking to you if I did And it was like, you know he grows his I grow. I've been growing vinegar for maybe 35 years. Stop stop it! You have been growing vinegar? Yeah Oh fascinating that do expand for no longer than two minutes

41:54 If you're a wine drinker, you get a lot of wine and don't drink it. You just don't drink everything and either throw it out or if you sense that it might become good vinegar, put into the bottle that you are making vinegar in and takes about 6 months to 2 years. Just let sit there and turn into vinegar? Do you have to add stuff? Do you have rotate? No! If you don't have culture then you have to add stuff but generally speaking, you can get a lot of these French wines and they got the vinegar culture built-in And, uh... and you may decide that a lot of good vinegar. Some of this is pretty spectacular some of it's at summit reverts in space like or smells like paint I wouldn't mind trying some your venator actually I'll give you a taste of the one i have which I still think is the best when ever made that did that just for Harley I don't even use it for anything except to get people a taste of his own ego holy crap does agree this day rather than of course you would but used again I used to have a culture using then had this with his mother that forms in there

42:48 And it forms, there's different kinds of some that don't even see. There are some...there is no like solid thing and there are some that have a little bunch of crust along the top that's color wine and then there is this big giant white thing that grows and it forms a big just organism and if you pour vinegar off you can pull thing out and it's like pancake made out rubber. And what do you with that? Well, for one thing you don't drink the vinegar. I made some vinegar with this crap and it's...the problem is it's delicious vinegar but I read and unfortunately it was in a microbiology journal that I've never been able to re-documented

43:25 that this it creates a poisonous vinegar. It's not, not that it kills you but you will get the worst heartburn that lasts for really long time and may even be related to that ulcer creating bacteria that people find out after like what hundreds of years? That there is a bacteria that gives people ulcers? Yeah! This are medical world alright John I do want to talk about some Monsanto stuff because your wife has been doing a lot of show prep for us but i do want to take one little sidestep if you don't mind into the realm of and now back to real news. One of our producers slash listeners out there David, I don't even know if we should well just say his last name David Koss, I'm just gonna read this email

CHAPTER 21 / 27 Discussion

Taylor Swift and Music Industry Pay-to-Play Allegations

An email from a former video director for George Strait alleges that Taylor Swift's father, a high-level Merrill Lynch executive, paid $1 million to secure her spot as an opening act. The hosts argue this is evidence of how wealth is used to "ramrod" untalented artists into popular culture through corporate connections in Nashville.

taylor swift· george strait· merrill lynch· nashville· music industry

43:25 that this it creates a poisonous vinegar. It's not, not that it kills you but you will get the worst heartburn that lasts for really long time and may even be related to that ulcer creating bacteria that people find out after like what hundreds of years? That there is a bacteria that gives people ulcers? Yeah! This are medical world alright John I do want to talk about some Monsanto stuff because your wife has been doing a lot of show prep for us but i do want to take one little sidestep if you don't mind into the realm of and now back to real news. One of our producers slash listeners out there David, I don't even know if we should well just say his last name David Koss, I'm just gonna read this email

44:10 Hi guys, I was the video director for George Strait's concert tour the last few years. Two years ago Taylor Swift was the opening act now you know that Taylor Swift and and The way she's been ramrodded into popular culture has been a topic here on no agenda Well it turns out her dad gave a million bucks to George in turn for her to be the opening act Her parents were setting this whole thing up. They stayed on the road with her the whole time and they made sure she stayed and signed every last CD the fans wanted signed until everyone was gone She sucked so bad live I couldn't stand it, she was a total airhead One time on stage she said It's so hard to believe that a year ago i was still in high school And some guy in the audience yelled GO BACK

44:56 Her parents totally bought her way into fame. Just thought I'd add my two cents about her suckage, David thank you very much and of course this is how the real truth comes floats to the surface if you listen to alternative media and turn off your television Well let me add to that note which i also got who we're talking about is the thirty-year veteran of Merrill Lynch his name is Scott K Swift He's actually so talented. I didn't even know that he's so talented that they spun him off as a total Merrill guy called the Swift group, which is global wealth management? He is a high net worth Money man 100 million at least in the bank Oh but least but he also he only does high net worth individuals and he helps them along the way to make with you know to make their investment strategies and

45:51 Where are they located? Where did he move the Swift group? Take a wild guess. I'm afraid Nashville, Tennessee The center of country and Western music oh my god Now do you see how it works? The guy bought into NBC, bought into Vivendi. Everything's connected and the shit gets ramrodded down your throat and what happens is beautiful children like Andrew Grumet's daughter gets indoctrinated with this crap! It's destroying our kids... Andrew turn off the television!!!

CHAPTER 22 / 27 Discussion

Listener Feedback and Career Paths in Journalism

A listener who is a truck driver writes in to express relief that he did not pursue a career in television journalism after hearing the hosts' descriptions of the industry's inner workings. The hosts praise the listener for having a "real job" that contributes to the country's backbone.

journalism· broadcast news· career advice· listener email

46:29 It's horrible. This is exactly how it works, please pay attention to how your children are being destroyed through the use of money Anyway, I wish her all the luck in the world. John Jensen says Adam when you told that story about you watching Tom Brokaw from The Broadcast Booth and the producer talking into his IFB That is all the best parts of the movie broadcast news that came out when i was in college studying journalism And I so wanted to be a part of TV News and now 20 years later, I'm so glad. I never made it down that path." Signed John Jensen truck driver. Yes! I love it the backbone of America ladies and gentlemen thank you John really appreciate that comment awesome and you're so right you got saved my friend you've got a real job you'd really doing something for the country

47:22 Alright, but watch out for weird women at some of these bars. Yeah really if a really cute chick comes up to you and offers to drive you home You ever hear the saying if something seems too good to be true it probably is Okay Deny It don't go there And how, you know... That is so evil. That is so evil to do that because every guy who's in a bar who has had at least three beers is going be like... I mean look... Have you never watched The Simpsons? Have you never watched Family Guy? Of course! All the blood rushes away from your head into your penis and you're like... By the way John, I had a horrific experience I'd like to share with you You know I got new wardrobe

CHAPTER 23 / 27 Discussion

Personal Injury Anecdote and Clothing Quality

A host shares a graphic personal story about a minor medical emergency caused by a sharp seam in high-end designer trousers. The incident leads to a humorous discussion about the dangers of "nanotechnology" in clothing and the benefits of buying simple clothes from Costco.

personal injury· prada· nanotechnology· clothing seams· medical scare

47:22 Alright, but watch out for weird women at some of these bars. Yeah really if a really cute chick comes up to you and offers to drive you home You ever hear the saying if something seems too good to be true it probably is Okay Deny It don't go there And how, you know... That is so evil. That is so evil to do that because every guy who's in a bar who has had at least three beers is going be like... I mean look... Have you never watched The Simpsons? Have you never watched Family Guy? Of course! All the blood rushes away from your head into your penis and you're like... By the way John, I had a horrific experience I'd like to share with you You know I got new wardrobe

48:08 and I got new trousers. And, uh...and i have a pair of these like high-end brand name trousers and yesterday I'm like I feel something weird on my leg and I take off my pants and there is blood streaming out of my testicles. And I mean like gushing. God, this story sounds terrible! Dude, I almost threw up... You look down and you're like oh my god My balls have blown up.

48:57 there's a you know the seam is is it's it's a very very hard seam and It had somehow cut a very small vein because the actual the actual cut was microscopic like a pinprick But my god does that thing bleed, and it's almost impossible to get it to stop. Oh yeah oh I'm traumatized! Oh yes That was it. I don't know if you've ever like you were traumatized. I could talk to a lawyer immediately I don't know if you've ever had anything like that happen But that is what that is a very very very scary experience and you can't get it to stop You know, it doesn't just like yeah, you got it. He needed the cut man Hey baby throw some salt water on that shit oh boy and of course the genes are ruined

49:48 So, but you know what I'm going to do take it back to the store. Hey and let me talk to you for a second Let me talk about what happened here? What's the brand? I'd have to get up and go look but its... Nah don't worry It's like Prada or something You know its like some high-end brand That's what you get for buying that stuff You should just buy your pants at Costco Like the rest of normal people Well I had hoped my HEMA underwear would've protected me But apparently not so Because of the nano technology Maybe was the nanotechnology that seeped into my ball sack Hmm. So, uh... Anyway that was my weekend how you doing? We forgot to talk about things last time I teased I wanted to mention Biz Kids Oh yes! Actually let me get my notes here because i wrote down the things we were going to talk about today so yeah kids biz which is on the... Is that the...? PBS it's a PBS show Public Television so this is supposed to be the stuff that's really good for your kids

CHAPTER 24 / 27 Discussion

PBS Biz Kids Program and Stereotyping Controversy

The PBS show "Biz Kids," underwritten by credit unions, is criticized for a segment featuring a puppet that allegedly uses Jewish stereotypes while counting money in a bank vault. The hosts call for the producers to be vilified and the program to be removed from the air for promoting offensive caricatures to children.

pbs· biz kids· credit unions· woody allen· stereotyping· puppets

49:48 So, but you know what I'm going to do take it back to the store. Hey and let me talk to you for a second Let me talk about what happened here? What's the brand? I'd have to get up and go look but its... Nah don't worry It's like Prada or something You know its like some high-end brand That's what you get for buying that stuff You should just buy your pants at Costco Like the rest of normal people Well I had hoped my HEMA underwear would've protected me But apparently not so Because of the nano technology Maybe was the nanotechnology that seeped into my ball sack Hmm. So, uh... Anyway that was my weekend how you doing? We forgot to talk about things last time I teased I wanted to mention Biz Kids Oh yes! Actually let me get my notes here because i wrote down the things we were going to talk about today so yeah kids biz which is on the... Is that the...? PBS it's a PBS show Public Television so this is supposed to be the stuff that's really good for your kids

50:46 Let's see kids busy community internet best of about kids business I'm trying to see where they get some let me find it and so I get the right choice. I get it actually, right? Yeah, I'm getting my notes here for this stuff that we were going to talk about Okay, here is a kid's biz as a credit union sponsored banks wait How can it be sponsored if it's on public television. Isn't public television supposed to be completely agnostic to commercialism and its only donations? The guys who wrote this web page have mistakenly used the word sponsored instead of underwritten What is the difference? The difference is there are no commercials except at the beginning and end like in Europe But even worse because money comes from a commercial entity, they will not longer underwrite if you don't follow their guidelines I'm sure

51:37 Duh, just saying okay So the show is actually this actually biz kids and it's spelled bi Z K ID a dollar sign oh The Power of Money brought to you by PBS. So I'm watching this thing, and I don't know that they play it locally but they played up in Seattle and I'm watching this thing and my wife keeps coming in and out saying what are you watching this crap for? And I am just sitting there transfixed with my jaw on the floor for the whole time. I think its an hour or at least a half, seems like an hour

52:18 So, this show was about what is money and the whole thing was like a brainwashing session trying to get kids to realize that anything can be money. and you just, whatever you call money is money. And this is like I'm thinking this is pretty sketchy but the thing that got me was halfway through the show there's a character who's a puppet that shows up he's inside of a giant bank vault safe with the things it turns everything opens up big thickly and he's Jewish Wait a minute. The puppet is Jewish, I mean he's not obviously Jewish How do you know he's Jewish? Does he have a star of David? He has got a big nose and Woody Allen glasses...He talks like a Jewish guy might talk And he's talking more like Woody Allen actually than anything and he's counting money Oh my God! And he says a bunch of these kind of old comments, the kinda cliches about money Then they close the safe on this guy then they open it up later again and there is this Jew, I mean he is distinct

53:16 stereotypically Jewish. So he's sitting in the bank vault counting money looking like a Jew and this is supposed to tell our kids what? This is a kid's program! What does it tell our kids I have no idea but how does PBS respond to something like this, are they not noticing this This is like our liberal media, PBS all you know you can't stereotype you know, everybody should equal pay for equal work. You don't want thing after another and then meanwhile they got this... They got this it's in to be honest about I don't normally care about some of these stereotypes as they show up but this one was insulting to me and i'm not Jewish!

53:54 God almighty. Now, is this available online? Is there something I can put into show notes so we can... Well there's a BizKids video promo on YouTube This program should be taken off the air immediately The producers should be vilified The underwriters should be named and shamed I mean the president should step in on this kind of shit What is that? Why don't we just have a crack dealer who's a black guy. Put that in there kids! I mean Jesus, this is outrageous. We've really been hitting a lot of true topics here today so before we get taken out back and get two to the head and the gun placed on our left hand I just want put something out there that's little wacky

CHAPTER 25 / 27 Discussion

Air France Flight 447 Alternative Theories

A Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, reports that a pilot from another flight saw a "strong intense flash of white light" at the moment Air France Flight 447 disappeared. The hosts jokingly speculate about "space wars" and "death rays" involving Boeing and Airbus, noting the lack of mainstream media coverage on the flash.

air france 447· el mundo· space wars· boeing· airbus· aviation mystery

54:44 The Air France 447, Flight 447. There is an alternative theory that is now going around Actually it's not even a theory A Spanish newspaper has reported that a transatlantic pilot in flight reported seeing a bright flash of white light at the exact same moment the Air France flight disappeared. Here's the quote, suddenly we saw in the distance a strong intense flash of white light that took it downward vertical trajectory and disappeared in six seconds this is coming from the pilot of an air comet flight from Lima to Madrid This according to El Mundo We did not hear any communication on emergency or air-to-air frequency either before or after this event so

55:28 this is clearly a part of the space wars that's going on and they nuked this airplane from space, they nuked it from space as a part of the ongoing Boeing Airbus all out global war. From a satellite? No no not from a satellite but from a space station and they nuked it with just a death ray hey you know when Gates talks about bringing out a giant satellite doesn't that sound to bit like Austin Powers So, you know... Dr. Evil! That's right, Dr. Evil is up there nuking planes out of the sky so this will not go reported anywhere by the way in and this is a Reuters news report that I'm reading from but you will not see this on the pharma news with George Stephanopoulos No

CHAPTER 26 / 27 Discussion

Monsanto Terminator Seeds and Indian Farmer Suicides

The discussion focuses on Monsanto's "Terminator seeds," which are genetically modified to prevent replication, forcing farmers to buy new seeds annually. This technology, along with crop failures, is linked to a crisis in India where over 87,000 farmers reportedly committed suicide between 2002 and 2006 due to insurmountable debt.

monsanto· terminator seeds· gmo· india· agriculture· usda

56:16 Hey, while we're before we get into I do want to do some Monsanto because otherwise you know your wife has done all this work for nothing. Yeah We can tease it for the next show because it's like a never-ending story But yeah She has a million links to she but basically Let me get to the my cello so if we do the other thing I just summarize a couple of things she got on that on a kick about These things called Terminator seeds, which is one term for them. They also have a number of other terms apparently they there's this company it was actually a patent that was received in 1998 that was developed by the Delta Pine and Land Company in conjunction with the USDA during the Clinton administration. No kidding!

56:58 to make these seeds called terminator seeds that essentially you grow the crop. They don't replicate, right? They die don't they? You can't and the seeds that come from the crop cannot be reused so farmers who normally like grow a crop and then they put some of the crops become seeds and use those seeds for next year which is how mankind has existed for so long no the seeds won't live we have to buy seeds. We have to buy new batch This is and the problem is that we're having crop failures. There's a million links to crop failures other problems If you watch the documentary the world according to Monsanto, which has done by it's a wonderful French documentary done By this French woman and as its she was really a beautiful piece The way she put it together this does come up these terminator seeds It is a part of the documentary You can watch it online please find that the word right after 1998

57:49 Monsanto bought Delta Pine and Land. That's how they got into the business, but it is causing all kinds of interesting problems and my wife turned up the fact that it's possible there are one of two things... One, there also a coating their putting on some seeds to kill some worm but its either the Terminator Seeds or this other poison that may be responsible for killing off all the bees Well, you know what's next is we're gonna make Terminator humans where your seed is just useless. So once you are made that's it then your seed no longer propagates and by the way there lots of people who have this problem already they could be test subjects

58:31 Think about it. And if you eat that shit... Between 2002 and 2006 because of genetically, by the way we got a note from somebody who's a student that said that we shouldn't even be talking about this because there is nothing wrong with genetic modification and all the rest of it because... Yeah oh yeah nothing wrong with fucking with mother nature Nothing wrong! Nothing to see here please move along I found it was extremely annoying. It sounded like she's going to classes that are being taught by Monsanto. I'd like to have her explain why we have between 2002 and 2006 because of failure, mostly GMO crops This is an actual number. It's kind of like this number can't be true in India between 2002 and 2006 there have been 87,567 farmer suicides. Yes! Suicides they're killing themselves because their crops fail and it's over their life is over they have nothing left to do this they have no other vocation there is no other possibility And they are in debt? They are in huge debt and just top themselves

59:32 What's 87,000? Granted there are a lot of Indians so it is not like that is going to hurt us in the Indian count but still. Those 87,000 multiply that by 10 the number people who depend on one farmer just an immediate family how about all the workers you're talking maybe ten million people who are affected by this just in India alone Anyway, go on to your topic and we'll get back to it. We will stay on it. My wife does have a lot of documents that she can contribute. And I'm very happy that she's contributing in that way. We're actually almost out of time and you did promise as I see here are my notes that you would give us a good list of people who've been donating to this program?

1:00:19 Yes, I have the list here someplace. We just buried it while you're signing that this is a audience supported show we have no ads we are not underwritten There is absolutely no commercial interest whatsoever other than perhaps some of the Google juice we generate for Mevio Which of course? We're also using me videos infrastructure So that's kind of a reasonable trade-off everything else and today by the way. I'm using the candlestick microphone holder This is how low budget the show is uh... i'm actually it's actually clipped into the wax of a candlestick um so if you feel that uh... that we could use a little bit of help just a little bit then we'd surely appreciate your donation so we can continue to bring you real news uh... will stay on topics like monsanto and of course the you know what people laugh at us and they say all you're talking about taylor swift that's not really is but understand

CHAPTER 27 / 27 Discussion

Donor Acknowledgments and Show Outro

The hosts conclude the episode by thanking individual donors, including Greg Birch and Latchizar Nikoloff. They reiterate that the show is entirely audience-supported with no commercial ads. Information is provided for the No Agenda website and forums before the final sign-off from Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

donations· knighthood· mevio· squarespace· no agenda show

59:32 What's 87,000? Granted there are a lot of Indians so it is not like that is going to hurt us in the Indian count but still. Those 87,000 multiply that by 10 the number people who depend on one farmer just an immediate family how about all the workers you're talking maybe ten million people who are affected by this just in India alone Anyway, go on to your topic and we'll get back to it. We will stay on it. My wife does have a lot of documents that she can contribute. And I'm very happy that she's contributing in that way. We're actually almost out of time and you did promise as I see here are my notes that you would give us a good list of people who've been donating to this program?

1:00:19 Yes, I have the list here someplace. We just buried it while you're signing that this is a audience supported show we have no ads we are not underwritten There is absolutely no commercial interest whatsoever other than perhaps some of the Google juice we generate for Mevio Which of course? We're also using me videos infrastructure So that's kind of a reasonable trade-off everything else and today by the way. I'm using the candlestick microphone holder This is how low budget the show is uh... i'm actually it's actually clipped into the wax of a candlestick um so if you feel that uh... that we could use a little bit of help just a little bit then we'd surely appreciate your donation so we can continue to bring you real news uh... will stay on topics like monsanto and of course the you know what people laugh at us and they say all you're talking about taylor swift that's not really is but understand

1:01:12 that a huge money man who's probably involved in all this bullshit stealing of finances, you know he probably got your... here it is trace it back. He probably got bonus money from your money which was given by the government taken from your taxes. He then used at least a million dollars that money to make his untalented lame-ass daughter a superstar how do you feel now because if you don't feel like a train just drove up your anus then there's something wrong with you Yeah, well I wish her all the luck in the world personally. Of course! Okay so we got Greg Birch and it's Latchizar Nikoloff who gave us a hundred bucks and that would...

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