Episode 1691 · Sunday, 1 September 2024

Joy Boy

A high-stakes standoff in Brazil pits Elon Musk against the Supreme Court as the American election cycle pivots toward a curated aesthetic of joy.

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The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the immediate suspension of X after Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative or block accounts accused of inciting military action. Judge Alexandre de Moraes led the mandate, prompting Musk to frame the conflict as a global battle for free speech while comparing the jurist to Lord Voldemort. This escalation coincides with a broader media shift toward the politics of joy, exemplified by NPR CEO Catherine Maher appointing a Joy Czar to curate uplifting content.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz faced production critiques following their CNN interview with Dana Bash, where staging choices and lighting drew more scrutiny than policy details. Walz addressed accusations of stolen valor regarding his National Guard retirement rank, while J.D. Vance defended his use of viral memes to mock the Democratic ticket. Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an emergency polio vaccination campaign for 640,000 children in Gaza following the first confirmed case in 25 years, as Israeli forces began vaccinating soldiers to prevent regional spread.

Adam Curry celebrated his 60th birthday in Fredericksburg, Texas, receiving a 12-gauge shotgun for home defense from his brother. The festivities included a gathering of the No Agenda Round Table and the induction of Dame Annie and Sir Hokie. The show concludes with a technical deep dive into the Neumann U-47 microphone and the rising trend of padding adhesive for DIY office organization.


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CHAPTER 01 / 41 Discussion

Adam Curry Surprise 60th Birthday Party, Fredericksburg Celebration

Adam Curry describes a surprise 60th birthday party organized by his wife, Tina, at Six Twists on Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas. Attendees included various show donors and associates such as Grand Duke Foley and Sir Mark Hall. Curry received several gifts, most notably a 12-gauge short-barrel shotgun for home defense from his brother.

adam curry· fredericksburg· surprise party· 60th birthday· 12 gauge shotgun

00:00 He'll never shut it down here. He'll keep it rolling for us. Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak. It's Sunday September 1st 2024 this is your award-winning give on Asian media assassination episode 1691 This Is No Agenda Not banned in Brazil and broadcasting live from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in FEMA region number six In The Morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where I want to say let me be clear Let Me Be Clear Happy birthday to Adam. I'm John C. Dvorak Well, thank you did you did you not respond to your invite what invite You were on the list Tina said you opened it she had an open from you Yeah That's interesting So he you read it but they didn't register my surprise party

01:00 Oh, congratulations. You didn't have a heart attack that's a plus! No I did not it man it's a little concerning when your wife can actually keep something from you for two months and I had no clue so you're telling me your clueless completely clueless but also the fact that Grand Duke Foley was there with his wife from California Duke of Texas, Gene. Rob the constitutional lawyer, the former New York banker and his wife The Blood Diamond Smugglers, the international arms dealer My full dental team Sir Mark Hall Dame Christina Pearl Charles the Lord King I mean it was... Charles the Lord King? Yes! Charles the Lord King It was fantastic it really was great

01:51 I was very surprised and i felt very loved John and everyone wanted to know is John here? Is John here? And uh so, I guess you didn't know. It just did not fit into the schedule. Oh my god! Like if...I mean it-it felt it was not.. I got one evite thing but most of the evite stuff gets put in the spam folder oh yeah okay and um I did open one and then I never saw it again, and then I kind of forgot about it. I said if John's coming he'll probably roll up just as we're leaving And he'd be like turn on that would probably be true because always get the time wrong Yes, that happened once

02:44 Anyway, the Keeper really earned her name. I've never had a surprise party... Have you ever had a surprise party thrown for you? God no! I never thought i would like it but man I sure did. That was fantastic. Did you get a lot of gifts? I got outrageous amounts- just that people showed up was fantastic. I got A LOT OF GIFTS Well let's talk about it what'd ya get? I got a 12 gauge shotgun short barrel home defense unit That was a good one. I got this amazing travel bag that's... This shotgun says it all! That's from my brother Vic up in Dallas, yeah the shotgun was right up there now i mean just tons of gifts but i mean i can't even mention them all i have to thank everybody saying oh it's going to be my first day vacation which i'll be working on

CHAPTER 02 / 41 Discussion

Brazil Supreme Court, X Platform Suspension and Elon Musk

The Brazilian Supreme Court, led by Judge Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the immediate suspension of the social media platform X after Elon Musk failed to appoint a legal representative in the country. The conflict stems from Musk's refusal to block specific accounts accused of spreading misinformation and inciting military action against the government. Musk responded by comparing the judge to Lord Voldemort and framing the issue as a battle for global free speech.

brazil· elon musk· alexandre de moraes· x· supreme court

03:38 leave tomorrow. I thought that was my gift, my birthday trip but no this is good it was a Fredericksburg affair we shut down six twists on Main Street just for the party you were missed let me just say that you were missed well i appreciate that yeah meanwhile back at home uh... we're not banned in Brazil yet No! You can't ban us in Brazil there's no way We're on IPFS, man. There's no way they cannot stop us! We're unstoppable. It's all the Podcasting 2.0 stuff Have you been following this X-Band in Brazil which is just an outrage? It is an outrage Yeah really? Is it really though? What's the point?!

04:37 Well, the point well... I mean the Brazilians first of all you have to remember the Brazilians are the only ones who adopted that Google. I can just about remember the name of it The Google social network that was competing with Facebook back about 10 years ago. Oh God, what was that called? It was... Quick Jumper. No! Quigley. Quick Jump. That's the new social network. Something crazy sounding. Orcut. Was it Orcut? Yeah didn't they buy Orcut Who's they? Google. Didn't Google buy Orca? No, I think there was something they started...I think it was internal but whatever the case was it doesn't matter It was hugely popular in Brazil That was Orca. It was popular with the ladyboys Well Brazilians you have to remember

05:30 or have to know that they're extremely sociable. It's probably the most sociable place I've ever been, and they'll throw a party for anything and... And so their social networks, it would be something they'd really fall into fast. But without...but it wouldn't prevent them from being normally sociable. It's not like here where you're stuck on the phone all the time like a teenage girl and you don't talk to anybody and you just glue to the phone. That's little different there And so they're very concerned about any social media thing because it could take over the country. Well, yeah that's I mean they got that right

06:14 I looked into the story and there's a couple of interesting angles. A quick clip from Canada. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered the immediate suspension of the social media platform X in Brazil, meaning people there can no longer access or use it. Ex-owner Elon Musk failed to meet a deadline set by the court to name a new legal representative in the country The Brazilian court and Musk have been at odds for months fighting over free speech allowing far-right accounts and misinformation on the platform. The Supreme Court said it won't bring back the platform until Musk complies with his orders and pays millions of dollars in fines. Musk was quick to react to this news, posting on the platform overnight attacking the judge that issued the suspension

06:59 All right, so we have some details there. I had to get everything from foreigners Can't really get anything useful from American M5M This is France 24 with the some other details The Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alessandra de Marais has ordered the full and immediate suspension of Elon Musk's social media platform X in Brazil In his ruling he condemned the owner of x saying, Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and in particular for the judiciary setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of each country. The judge on Wednesday said X in Brazil would be suspended if it didn't respect a deadline to appoint a legal representative as required by Brazilian law

07:47 That deadline was not respected. The row between the judge and the tech billionaire has been simmering for months after X failed to comply with legal orders to block certain accounts accused of spreading fake news and hate messages. Misk responded on his social media platform with a volley of posts saying that, among other things, free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying it for political purposes In his post he compares the judge to Lord Voldemort out of the Harry Potter books. So there's a lot of misinformation, hate speech, bedrock of democracy we need free speech so I really it seemed like they would just...so the reason for the blocking and if they blocked other than they turned off the electricity in Brazil

08:36 For like, overnight. Oh it's got no electricity so reboot your routers everybody while we install some blocking software. Oh that was your gag! No no the gag is really what's next. I referred to the gag before this show Oh, I had a gag? Yeah you said have you rebooted your router. No only because of troll said that we're no longer saying reboot your router. No no that nothing to do it just came up again so i wanted to know the sequence of events what actually happened is it just because of fake news and misinformation and hate speech and is Elon just standing up for free speech! Because everyone needs this worldwide

09:23 And Deutsche Welle, take it for what it's worth because we know who feeds Deutsche Welle the information our own three-letter agencies. They gave us some actual detail on the accounts that they wanted blocked. And so this is not atypical for X even, we know that X blocked several accounts clearly for political reasons in Turkey at the behest of the Turkish government and Elon said well you know I want to keep operating there it seems like this was kind of the same But Elon just spun everybody all up over free speech X announced on X that he would not comply with the court's instruction. Here is some of what... This is a Brazilian professor who is, uh, the guy's got on horn here appeared on the company's global affairs account today Soon we expect Judge Alexander de Mores will order X to be shut down in Brazil simply because We would not comply with his

10:22 illegal orders to censor his political opponents. These enemies include a duly elected senator and a 16-year old girl, amongst others So, Professor what is Elon Musk referring to there? He's referring Phil to some of those investigations that I mentioned. In this case there was a senator who was using his account for instance incites the military against the civilian government in the other case that he mentioned a profile of a young girl was used apparently by her father to dox a police officer who

10:57 working in one of those investigations. And so it was in that context that Justice Mogaes ordered the platform to bring those profiles down, but Mr Musk as I mentioned is refusing to do that and he's claiming that this is censorship which I do not agree with because as I mentioned these decisions are being adopted in a context of investigations that look into violation of Brazilian laws Okay, so that's a little different story and who knows what's true But as you said yeah I'm sure they wanted to stop some politician who was inciting the military To get out on the street because that seems to work in Brazil And then doxing. I don't think that's cool under any circumstance So I you know? I don't know um uh but I'm on the fence about this

11:50 It's certainly being played as, Elon he'll never shut it down here. He'll keep it rolling for us We're safe! We're safe don't worry Please pay no attention to a yacarino and her twin in the background twiddling the dials So I don't know man And I'm surprised that our own M5M didn't come out and say yeah you know Just like Trump was blocked for inciting insurrection So, a little iffy. I don't know who's controlling the narrative here in our media regarding this. Satan? It's not played well. Satan is controlling the whole media! Come on the media in America has just become tedious it's so stupid and boring Well actually its humorous for us

12:39 But for people, I mean are people still watching M5M? I guess they must be. The numbers are there! Something must be working... They're not what they used to be No You want to look at numbers you'd go to a football game and see some numbers Yeah that's why the Kelsey brothers are making so much money apparently Apparently So, that and you know he's dating Taylor Swift I'm sure that doesn't hurt. I'm sure that's the smartest marketing move he could make yeah they could make so probably double teaming her you know football okay

CHAPTER 03 / 41 Discussion

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, CNN Interview Production Critique

Analysis of the first joint interview of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz with CNN's Dana Bash focuses on poor production quality and staging. Critiques include the use of low seating that made Harris appear small, inadequate lighting, and the decision to label a taped segment as live. The discussion notes a media shift toward "vibes" and cultural moments rather than detailed policy white papers.

kamala harris· tim walz· dana bash· cnn· television production

13:23 So meanwhile, back here in the United States of America all eyes on America because we got the most important election of our life coming up. Our lifetime! Nothing matters more than this one This is the one aren't you glad that your still alive and I can say this now as I'm 60? Yeah it's fabulous since nothing in history has ever been like today It never...it's so tight too Curiously it's tight every time we've been doing this show for 17 years almost and it has always been tight. It is tight! This is our fourth presidential election, tight, tight, tight, tight so

14:02 And when the money starts flowing in one direction, they make it tight in the other direction coincidentally. How does that work? I don't know! It's...it's amazing. I'll tell you how to work from the industry perspective look Hey look Trump spent spending more money than you guys and now look he's getting higher numbers You better start ponying up! Or it will be tight! Be tight So Vice President Harris and Vice President-elect nominee, Walz did their interview on CNN. I think it does warrant some deconstruction. I think you and i both saw right off the bat what was wrong about this. Well let me be clear... Please do! That was all I had to say

14:52 Why was she sitting on a kindergarten chair? She looked like a little kid who styled this and for what reason was this sabotage I think it was incompetence. I think is it I think it is I don't think It needs to be sabotaged personally, I think that they're an incompetent group They don't know what they're doing hmm. She's always wearing these dumpy pantsuits What is the who's styling her well? To be fair, the pantsuits are there to hide things. Including the... There's other ways of doing it! These are very dumpy pantsuits that can be styled if you had

15:37 Armani or somebody styled a pantsuit it would yes still be a pantsuit and could still hide what you're trying to hide but it wouldn't look like a dumpy cheap not even you know like a Ross pantsuit. It's just That plus the fact that she's sitting on a what, on the floor? Yeah. Also the lighting was very poor because- The lighting was terrible! Her... I mean we're just coming at this from television production standpoint because we have a lot of experience with it. I would have stopped this anybody with eyes to see would've said hold on a second Tim you need to get on the kindergarten chair because you look like the Jolly Green Giant here. It is towering over her Dana Bash had the lighting

16:22 Dana Bash. I did the same thing Kamala did. Dana Bash had the lighting, she had good lighting. Yes she did have good lighting you're right Was this a cafeteria or what was this? This is supposed to be a diner or something some casual location It looked like it was an apartment building What's the point?! Exactly! It made no sense it wasn't casual Uncomfortable. It's uncomfortable. It was dark, it dingy... which emphasized her little girl look she is down low to the ground Oh you think that was the idea? Let's make her look like a little girl

17:02 That's what it looked like. Where was J.J Abrams? I don't think that was the idea though, i think its just base incompetence Nobody knows the basics All the head levels are supposed to be the same in these three shots But you gotta presume CNN set this up Is CNN now completely incompetent as well Well if your thinking they brought over somebody who knew what they were doing at CNN and then let it happen like this I'm wondering, we don't know behind the scenes what was going on. It could have been all Kamala people telling him what to do and with the CNN people going okay whatever you want! You're editing it too aren't ya? Can you just imagine Madam Vice President you look fantastic this is a perfect shot this will really go over well. I mean JJ Abrams did the DNC they couldn't give him like get an extra day out of them

17:57 They got money. They got money! There's a hubris note here, is you have to assume that you needed J.J. Abrams. Hey, I did TV when I was in high school and we had a little TV studio and I've done this...I know what i'm doing No it's better than that hey I do a podcast so I can help Madam Vice President. I'm a podcaster. I mean I'm a TikToker TikTok is better than this. It was... it was pathetic and then to have on-screen live

18:37 When it was taped? Yes. I forgot about that, yeah. Talk about your... I should have put that in the newsletter, that picture. Talk about your disinformation! That wasn't live. That was not live. Anyway... It was fact it was what two days earlier then when they taped it because it took them 2 days to edit it down Here's before the interview and this is mainly from CNN but I think there's an MSNBC in there as well The M5M, our mainstream media was really just totally understanding of the lack of interviews because elections aren't about policy. In fact stating your policy is a very dumb move no one wants to hear that! That can tank you what people in America want the way we elect our presidents is the same way we choose our breakfast cereal

19:32 Vibes man vibes candidates don't need us as journalists to get their message out They don't anymore in this ecosystem and the media were preoccupied with like how much access How many conversations is she gonna have I don't know how much that matters. There's risk in talking to us There's no doubt about that when you hear the criticism. Oh, she has to do more interviews She has to talk about policy insiders your speaking to they're sort of like no yeah absolutely not there's a campaign No, I love you all but I don't want to talk into you all right now. Remember what Elizabeth Warren did when she ran back in 2020? She had a white paper for every policy position under the sun and what happened? She collapsed in the primary so it's a belief that perhaps if we put more ideas on paper that's a bad idea The more details you share the more your policies are going to get picked apart Harris has changed this from being a policy election and more of like a movement

20:22 cultural moment. It's a vibes election. Policy, vibes...vibes election? It's a vibes election. This vibes election that we're all feeling right now it already felt like a vibes election before most elections are vibes elections I think every election frankly is a vibes election and i think there are really only two vibes that matter in American politics one is hope and joy and the other is fear and anger Wow! That's... that is the best. I'm actually going to give you a borderline clip because that's one of the better supercuts i've heard for awhile. Oh thank you! So funny Yeah, I love that there are only two types of vibes man hope and joy or fear and what was it? What was the last thing they said fear and anger? Hope and joy And the other is fear and anger Fear and anger And right in lockstep

CHAPTER 04 / 41 Discussion

NPR Joy Czar, Catherine Maher and Joy Division

National Public Radio CEO Catherine Maher reportedly appointed a "Joy Czar" to curate uplifting stories and increase the network's "joy quotient" amid heavy news cycles. The move is characterized as a strategic effort to align the broadcaster's tone with the Democratic campaign's "politics of joy" theme. A brief tangent explores the historical and musical connotations of the term "Joy Division."

npr· catherine maher· joy czar· public radio· joy division

21:17 We've kind of forgotten about our new CEO of National Public Radio or National Treasure. What's her name again? Catherine Katie... I don't know, I remember it. Hold on a second. Catherine Marr! Yeah we did a whole thing on her. Horrible person. In her infinite wisdom to make sure that she keeps her aging listeners and then i'm the last person to talk about aging Yeah, you just had a surprise birthday party. How old are you? Well on Tuesday I'll be 60 and still feel 15 inside! You still make me laugh with the funny jokes In her infinite wisdom to do her bit for the party NPR has appointed a joy czar

22:14 No. Yes. Ah, you caught me flat-footed on this one. A joy czar! Yes that's right. Is it Joy Behar? No no no no no... It is a Joy Reid. Amid the highly charged partisan politics in the US along with wars in Ukraine and Middle East National Public Radio has appointed a joys are to help the broadcaster find more uplifting stories Embedded in the newsroom throughout the year, the person will aim to ratchet up our joy quotient. It's now a KPI your joy quotient across platforms this is from an internal memo we do not know the name yet of The Joy Czar but you can bet that person is going to have an interesting time In fact we should have... That should be at donation level. The Joysar. You can be A Joy czar of the No Agenda Show

23:14 It's I mean, but you're giving me ideas Isn't this kind of obvious what they're doing? You know if we didn't have enough politics of joy and black joy. Yeah, it's obvious what they're doing They're promoting Kamala Harris Yes And that's your news. This is this is our first big move from the new CEO Alright everybody on the new CEO. I'm gonna fix this place Here's what we're gonna do I'm going to point at Joy Czar. Who wants to be the Joy Czar? No hands go up! Not me, not me... Do you want it...? Just hire the guy they fired from the DEI position Oh that's well.. You know That's a good idea We have the joy department Ooh joy division there you go The joy division Wasn't that a Nazi thing

24:09 The joy of it, it all's a Nazi thing. Strength through joy look it up on Google Well they've never actually used that slogan It doesn't matter, we can say they did. I mean Joy Division was a band... To be clear! ...to be clear. Joy Division was a band but i always thought that the whole thing was the whole let me see what if i just consult the book of knowledge on joy division nazis maybe that'll pop up let's see what happens hmm joy joy joy it's just good it's just good joy division

CHAPTER 05 / 41 Discussion

Kamala Harris Debate Tactics, Collard Greens Cooking Story

A review of Kamala Harris's debate history highlights her "I'm speaking" refrain used against Mike Pence. The segment also deconstructs a viral video of Harris explaining her method for cooking collard greens, which involves washing them in a bathtub and using bacon, garlic, and Tabasco sauce. Skepticism is expressed regarding the logistics of cooking a bathtub-sized volume of greens on a standard stove.

kamala harris· mike pence· collard greens· tabasco· cooking

24:49 Do you want to hear a couple? Okay, let's play a couple camel eclipse. Oh because I have it Yeah Did you get some from the interview? I think there's one in here by him not seeing it But I do have one I want to play just as an awarding of warning shot across the bow this was a slight supercut taken from the Kamala versus Pence debate oh That's old that's very old It's uh very oldest from 2019 or no no 2020 and it was, this is what she's up to when they talk about the open mics and the closed mics. This is just a super cut of her interrupting or being interrupted or claiming to be interrupted by Pence. Unfortunately this would be better in video because she has this condescending you're-an-idiot look on her face constantly

25:47 And this is, here's the clip. Mr Vice President I'm speaking. I have to weigh in. I'm speaking. Mr Vice President I am speaking. Wait...I am speaking It would be important if you said the truth! Yes please. Mr Vice President I am speaking. I am speaking. No. Okay? If you don't mind letting me finish we can then have a conversation okay? Please. Okay. I'll try and answer now. The American people deserve a straight answer. I will not sit here and be lectured by the vice president. I'm speaking. Yeah, yeah I'm about too I will not be lectured by the vice president. Wow, she did that again She was got heckled again by Palestinian pro-Palestinian protesters at one of her jam packed events Yeah, and she did that again like I'm speaking right now And yeah, that's her whole thing her old bit is yes like that that is really it you just heard it Yeah Please wait for the lady I'm speaking right now and I'm sure that's what the September 10th debate will be her saying

26:48 Mr. I will not be lectured by a former president, I'm speaking on the vice-president. No by a felon! A felon? I know his type exactly It didn't take more than 36 seconds for her to bring up Trump at the beginning of that interview did you notice that Right here it is the voters are really eager to hear what your plans are if you are elected What would you do on day one in the White House? Well, there are a number of things. I will tell you first and foremost one of my Highest priorities is to do what we can to support and strengthen the middle class when I look at

27:36 the aspirations, the goals, the ambitions of the American people. I think that people are ready for a new way forward in a way that generations of Americans have been fueled by hope and optimism. I think sadly in the last decade We have had in the former president someone who has really been pushing an agenda and an environment that is about diminishing the character and strength of who we are as Americans, really dividing our nation. And I think people are ready to turn their page on that. Yeah yeah, we're ready to turn our pages on that

28:25 It's really no substance. I was surprised at how non-substantive her answers were, even though she was led to an extreme by Dana Bash. Yeah she gave her a lot of opportunities and not a lot of pushback on things like the whole Trump says you're black I mean, it's only 29 seconds and it was over and that's it. No further questions! I was a little bit surprised people might be surprised to hear that you have never interacted with him met him face-to-face That's gonna change soon but what I want to ask you about is What he said last month? He suggested that you happened to turn black recently for political purposes questioning of core part of your identity

29:13 Any same old tired playbook. Next question, please. That's it? That's it! That's it?! That's it?? Who's in control- Hey I'm speaking and when I'm not speaking that's it now yeah that was the clip they actually had uh that was a great clip because she didn't know what to say She knew that had to be coming and she could have probably formulated or worked with people to formulate something that was really clever, but she couldn't even do that. The same person who staged the whole interview was doing the answers I guess

29:54 Just say, next question. There's no pass in presidential interviews you don't get to pass next question please I'll pass on that question Dana but i have to say she is pretty black I mean she is so black She does this. How do you make it green? Do you put turkey in them, bacon? I do bacon. Garlic, white vinegar so i start with a slice of my garlic but no first I fry chop up the bacon and get all that fat going then I put garlic some chili peppers

30:56 And then a lot of water and some little chicken stock, and I let it go for awhile before I put the greens in. And then right so you get that going and all that flavor? Then I put the greens in for a couple hours Then I do vinegar yeah, and then I cheat into a little Tabasco. No! That's okay Yeah, but Tabasco of all like I like Louisiana hot sauce. But Tabasco has that right amount of vinegar. So that's how I do my greens. Well there it is once you bring in the hot sauce and Tabasco and remember when people say I'm not lying that's the truth they're lying it's not the truth! That's always the case. That's what kids do. I'm not lying. I'm not lying

31:48 I'm not gonna lie. Yeah, you are if she has to wash that many greens in the tub Yes, I was waiting for some some cooking analysis on this Thanks If she has to wash that many greens in the tub What does she cook these greens and she must have the pot the size of Manhattan? And the biggest pots you can get on a stove will not, I mean it doesn't make sense. The volume because she's talking about cooking collard greens or mustard greens probably collards cause that's the one you cook for two to three hours yeah to get them to soften up but wait she lets them sit in the bathtub first for a couple hours No she never said really said that Yes yes she did no she says she washes him in the bathtub Oh okay all right good point

32:37 And the other woman says, when she started talking about the boiling water. She said a couple hours she's just heating up the goo, bacon and stuff that is in the water to get it... I don't know what point of that is, whatever the case No! This bull crap, there no way she cooks A tub full of greens, she'd have to do them in batches and she never mentioned anything about doing them in batches. And where would she put the cooked greens? The whole thing is a joke! She's not lying. She's telling you the truth This gas lighting from the M5M is the best it has ever been It really is We've seen a lot

CHAPTER 06 / 41 Discussion

Tim Walz Military Rank, Command Sergeant Major Controversy

Governor Tim Walz faces scrutiny over his claims of carrying weapons "in war" and his retirement rank in the National Guard. While Walz served 24 years, critics point out he did not complete the requirements to retire as a Command Sergeant Major, leading to accusations of "stolen valor." Walz defended his phrasing during the CNN interview by attributing errors to poor grammar and his passionate speaking style.

tim walz· national guard· command sergeant major· stolen valor· dana bash

33:20 To an extreme, I mean the Walls part of that interview. I don't know if you have any clips from Walls Yeah i have one clip and... His whole idea of blaming bad grammar He's a teacher and he is blaming bad grammar Here it is Governor Walls The country is just starting to get to know you By the way talk about turn that frown upside down That guy's mouth is perpetually weighted down by fishing lures or something. You know what I mean? Yeah, he's got that look. Grim. Described your service in the National Guard you said that you carried weapons in war but you have never deployed actually in a war zone A campaign official said that you misspoke did you well first of all I'm incredibly proud to have done 24 years wearing uniform this country equally proud of my service

34:15 He wasn't wearing the uniform for 24. He wore he was saying what they used to be called weekend warrior Yes on the weekend, because he was teaching and being football coach and whatever else it makes it sound like Like he was in the army for 24 years yes now I've had several Solar producers write-in saying hold on a second no one's really saying what this was Weekend Warrior. I've done 24 years of wearing the uniform of this country, equally proud in my service in a public school classroom whether it's Congress or the governor My record speaks for itself but I think people are coming to get to know me and I speak like they do. I speak candidly, I wear my emotions on my sleeves

34:58 I speak especially passionately about our children being shot in schools and around guns. So, uh...I think people know me they know who i am they know where my heart is and again my record has been out there for over 40 years to speak for itself the idea that you said that you were in war. So this was, I think this was set up because Dana... This is not Dana going hey you didn't answer the question. This is Dana reminding him remember what we rehearsed? Remember? You got to answer that one! Remember the line the idea that you said that you were in war. Did you misspeak as the campaign has said? I said we were talking about, in this case this was after a school shooting, the ideas of carrying these weapons of war and my wife, the English teacher told me grammar is not always correct but again if it's not this it's an attack on my children for showing love for me or its an attack on my dog...I'm not gonna do that. The one thing I'll never do is to demean another member's service in any way.

35:55 And I never will. Has anyone made fun of his dog? Or is that, does he mean his kid? Does he think this kids a dog or his wife is a dog... I didn't know you had a dog! Has anyone made fun of his dog?! No! Maybe they have maybe we missed it maybe was an important media moment. We missed anything You know I was listening to... By the way he threw that thing out there He did besmirch Vance for his military service Early on yes, you know he even served. Yes. He did yeah. He's full of shit this guy I was listening to Disaffected podcast with Josh Slocum Slocum. I think it is and the name is what the disaffected podcast a great name for a podcast It's a great podcast because this is the whole This is where I learned about

36:44 What's the B thing? I learned so much about it, I forgot already. You know mental illness you had a clip about it the bee the bee the not to mention be Oh man, why am I... I like to see you swinging in the breeze here. This is going to go on for a while, I think It wasn't vitamin B? Thank you for being so helpful, Troll. Bipolar Yeah but it had a name. Yes, borderline is under there, bipolar Borderline personality disorder? Yeah but it was something B. Ah! I feel like an idiot Anyway

37:29 And he was saying that, you know... He comes from a Cluster B. Thank you! Cluster B You're the one that had the clip about cluster be remember? Yeah but you were saying BBB like it starts with B not cluster. Cluster B I heard it from him first okay and and he said that he observed the arm yank that Waltz did on stage, which I looked at him like, well it seems like the kid was going to walk into a teleprompter. And he comes from... Josh comes from very abusive household and he said oh no this is someone who may be very different than we think at home and i'm not gonna say that but because i'm gonna say josh said it but i wouldn't i wouldn't be surprised look just look at the guy's face

38:19 I mean, I've heard of resting bitch face but that's amazing what that guy has. Can you imagine looking at that? So you think he is an a-hole? Possibly! Yeah well... Possibly. I don't know why should be so reluctant to say that it just seems like one. I mean i have a clip been hanging on too because they keep saying well was just a mistake and this is where he didn't retire as sergeant major or whatever from the army. Stolen Valor?! stolen valor he had to downgrade it because he never finished. He didn't complete the course, he didn't take the test, he was not done. He didn't do it right and so but he's still taking credit for it and so this is a clip of just a few examples of his refusing to correct people who said it or him saying it and everything in between this is the Walsh

39:08 Misspoke supercut major as a retired sergeant major in the Army National Guard out of Minnesota Retired out as command sergeant major. I spent 24 years in the military Congressman is a command sergeant major. I don't Tim Walz is one of those everyday people Coach to the state champs, teacher of the year. Command Sergeant Major I am a retired command sergeant major in the Minnesota National Guard. I'm a retired sergeant major in the Army National Guard What I consider to be the responsibility and privilege of being highest ranking enlisted personnel ever to serve in Congress. Oh good! Democrats... What rank was that? Command Sergeant Major

39:48 So when you first came to Washington, you were a retired command sergeant major in the Army National Guard. I was an enlisted soldier for all those years and care of troops and making sure they have the right equipment is paramount so... He's a coach to the state football champs and he's a command sergeant major in the Army National Guard. And that... I would like to introduce my favorite co-worker who achieved the rank of Command Sergeant Major in Army National Guard and someone who proudly wears the Red Bull whenever he can. So please join me in welcoming our governor, a veteran, Governor Tim Walz. 17 served 24 years including an operation during freedom. Retired as a command sergeant major which makes him the highest ranking enlisted. I know one you've been hanging on to it

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J.D. Vance, Miss Teen USA 2007 Viral Video Joke

Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance drew criticism for reposting a 2007 viral video of Miss Teen USA contestant Caitlin Upton flubbing a question to mock Kamala Harris's CNN interview. Media outlets labeled the post misogynistic, noting that Upton had previously expressed trauma over the video. Vance refused to apologize, stating that politics has become too "lame" and that people should be able to laugh at themselves.

j.d. vance· caitlin upton· miss teen usa· misogyny· viral video

40:43 It was almost unintelligible. Well, it falls apart yes. But what's so to me... But it's obvious what he is up to here? He's a liar! Well, it's fascinating because if you went out on the streets of America and did manhunt on the street before Waltz no one would have even known of the rank command sergeant major I didn't. You know lieutenant serge maybe sergeant maybe command sergeant major I don't think anyone would have known about it now everyone's like oh he's command sergeant major That's how it works. And I will have to say that the M5M's reach is pretty large because it's put online, that's where it gets traction and that's how we also get traction for the horrible JD Vance you know he oh my lord! He is so mean to women. He hates women in fact he hates women so much his example of dumb women

41:43 could make you John C. Dvorak vice president? Let's start with J.D. Vance, of course Trumps running mate last night he posted an old viral video on X of a teenage beauty contestant who badly flubbed a question and he wrote breaking I have gotten ahold of the full Kamala Harris CNN interview And that post in and of itself trades on, of course misogynist and reductive tropes about beauty queens being stupid. And insinuating that Harris by extension fits in this category. So this morning when he was told that the young contestant in that video, Caitlin Upton was traumatized by how that embarrassing moment was so widely shared back in 2007 and even contemplated suicide JD Vance said this

42:30 Politics has gotten way too lame, John. Way too boring You can have some fun while making a good argument to the American people about how you're gonna improve their lives I'm not going to apologize for posting a joke but i wish the best for Caitlin and hope that she's doing well And again what I'd say is one bad moment shouldn't define anybody and the best way to deal with this stuff is to laugh at ourselves Of course, the trouble with that answer is that Vance isn't laughing at himself. The optics if you parse it he's making a joke about a woman at the expense of another woman. Oh no! It's a double whammy. Let's parse this... oh brother, he is really a nice guy and he is trying to do his best there and I think he did well then all of the sudden you turn it back on him Making fun of a woman at the expense of another woman Well let's double down Recent polls have shown 1 in 5 Americans can't locate the US on a world map Why do you think that is?

43:32 I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don't have maps and I believe that our education like such as South Africa and Iraq everywhere like such us, I believe that they should, our education over here in the US should help the U.S., or it should help South Africa and it should help Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children Thank you very much, South Carolina So this is the...so JD Vance, the guy that Tim Walz can't help saying he had, or insinuating he had sex with his couch which was also funny

CHAPTER 08 / 41 Discussion

Donald Trump Vulgar Meme, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris

Donald Trump shared a vulgar post on social media suggesting that sexual favors influenced the careers of both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. The meme references Bill Clinton's White House scandal and long-standing rumors regarding Harris's early political career in California. Media commentators suggest such rhetoric may alienate female voters.

donald trump· hillary clinton· kamala harris· vulgarity· social media

44:23 It's funny and total bullcrap. Yeah, it was just dreamed up by a comedian basically But then but then wait another JCD moment because how many times have you not said at least half of this joke? That is not the only post that's getting this team into hot water one pose in particular shared by Donald Trump A photo of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris And I'm going to warn you now that the joke attached to it is very vulgar So if you have little ones that don't want to hear this to sort of turn off the TV, this is your moment. It basically says it's funny how blow jobs impacted both of their careers differently that of course a reference to Bill Clinton's inappropriate behavior with the White House intern as well as an insinuation that Harris slept her way into a position of influence so none of that likely to win over many women voters. What? I think lots of women would be like hey good point

45:20 Yeah, we've gone. We've sunk to a new low in politics Unbelievable no it's completely you're right I do that gag I don't know what that much but I have done that guy at least 20 times made mention yeah usually with the time with the purpose of timing correct To get a cheap laugh from you and it always works It tends to work Which is pathetic on your part. I'm blaming you for this! Hey, you're making fun of me at the expense of someone else now. This is wrong. It's terrible that people do that. That's wrong. Yeah. Hmm...that's hilarious. I'm glad there's material here though but it's just- Is that really the level? If anything, the whole point is to make people tune out, I think. Ehh.. Just tune out who cares

CHAPTER 09 / 41 Discussion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., James Carville Mental Health Critique

Democratic strategist James Carville criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr., referring to him as a "nut job" who belongs in a mental health facility rather than on the campaign trail. The discussion frames Kennedy as a "loony bin" operative and suggests his presence in the race highlights a broader national mental health crisis.

robert f. kennedy jr· james carville· mental health· bobby the op· democrats

46:16 I have just one final thing. I've got to mention something else this vibe joy vibe thing or the doll we don't need policy We just needed by a person that's like that woman Can't camel it is not likable she is arrogant condescending patronizing She is she's glib. She has a these looks on her face that she develops with around people. She's borderline antisocial It's just I don't see what the appeal is. These guys have got to be biting their tongue constantly when they're, because they have to deal with Democrats. Once a Democrat always a Democrat! No this is not... This is just their job this is what they're paid to do They are part of the system it's just it's what you do When the system is threatened which it clearly is by Trump and

47:13 Bobby the op who is belongs in a loony bin. Oh someone sent me the clip where is it here? I still don't have the Axelrod clip, which is really the best one if anyone can find that. Someone did send me the James Carville clip calling Bobby The Op a nut job. Yeah, I really feel sorry for the Kennedy family because I'm gonna remind them you can pick your friends You can't pick your relatives and if Bobby Kennedy lived in a more humane country They would have him in an ice rubble room And three hearts in a cart and take care of this guy He's no business being out on the street

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Ari Melber and Corey Lewandowski, MSNBC Defamation Threat

MSNBC host Ari Melber engaged in a heated interview with Trump campaign representative Corey Lewandowski regarding past federal investigations. Lewandowski deflected by accusing Melber of claiming Donald Trump's ear bandage was a "spectacle" for the RNC. The segment ended with Melber threatening Lewandowski with a defamation notice and Lewandowski abruptly ending the call.

ari melber· corey lewandowski· msnbc· defamation· trump campaign

47:48 Mixing and mingling with people but this is where we are in this country. We have a mental health crisis Mental Health Crisis Bobby the Op as part of the mental health crisis So then we get Ari Melber, you know he's a lawyer Mr Five O'Clock Shadow Hip-hop expert He's always doing hip hop lyrics In The Great Words Of... fill in the blank Flavor flave of public enemy, you know the guy with a gold tooth and the big clock around his neck And it'll cite some rap lyrics So supposedly he made fun of which they were all doing and by the way We made fun of it too. If Trump would come out with a giant a giant Yeah, you know pad on his ear at the RNC which she kind of did

48:46 you know, giant gauze. Yeah we were talking about... I mean there were jokes everywhere like a big my pillow on his head and it was kind of a joke at the RNC people had big pads on their head out of solidarity so Corey Lewandowski is he back on the scene? Isn't this the guy who was Trump's campaign manager but then he got kicked out because he roughed up some journalists He's the one yes he's the one and he has kind of back but he's not back in in the position he used to be. Yeah, he's the one if you recall... He didn't do anything to any journalist. He kind of tapped somebody on the shoulder and told her to move aside and then Ben Shapiro who at that time hated Trump made a big stink about it because Shapiro I believe was working for Breitbart

49:37 He wanted to do his own thing and so he made a big stink about Lewandowski beating up this poor woman and him and the woman started their own operation Daily caller or whatever the hell it is daily wire daily daily wire. Yeah, whatever but I remember her showing her whole arm was bruised It was if the whole thing was a a scam. And I really lost a lot of respect for Shapiro at the time because it was obvious that he was in on it to make a fuss so he could start his own thing, so he had an excuse to quit Breitbart.

50:14 Well, so Corey Lewandowski is on MSNBC for some reason and he gets into it with Ari Melbourne. Ari Melbourne's pushing back and it was just this was really good television I do want to turn to something that came up in the last time we did an interview It's been a few years you're back here as representative of the campaign That's a way-back machine baby Okay wait a minute He's back as representative of the campaign And his first thing he says is Woo! That's a Way Back Machine Baby Okay Trump fire this guy Okay, so it's pretty bad. Can someone please get rid of Lewandowski? Well, Corey when you were on here we asked you point blank about these reports that Donald Trump

50:54 as president, had tried to use you as a kind of improper cutout to shut down an open federal probe which is a big deal. We have some headlines on that and we asked about it at the time... What what federal probe? What was that Jim? I don't know either Now i want to turn to this to deal with the first time you've been back since then Do you want to state for the record that what you stated on air was false because people are listening to you about the campaign and why should they believe if your lying about other things? Oh, this is great. It's like hey Kamala lied for 18 minutes so we're going make fuss about you lying four years ago

51:29 Ari, if we're going down this road are you gonna say that Donald Trump had a bandage on his ear just for spectacle? Are you gonna state that was false. The guy got shot in the head and you said the only reason he had a bandage on is here I can read to the quote if you want deflection That you said it was just for spectacles so if you wanna apologize You're not answering the question Corey Ari your- You're not answering the question Do you take back your statement that Donald Trump only has a bandage on his ear And at the end of interview we can touch base on that We're gonna finish this question I will return to that Oh brother. This is, you know I hope just for the show's sake that Louis, Louis, Louie Korendowski, Corey Lewandowski he's now from now on he's Louie Korendowski. He's Louie. I hope Louie will be press secretary please we haven't had enough... Now you're talking! Yes there it is he's going to be press secretary.

52:20 Fantastic. Well, wait until you hear what we're going to have for the next four more years! You're a clear straight speaker. I gave you time...I didn't lead with this. I gave you time to talk about 2024 and you got that time and this is now your chance to address this and you're not addressing it? That's fine. Ari, you are not addressing the fact that Donald Trump has an advantage on his ear. Do agree or not? I'm gonna respond to you on live air I'm going to risk. Oh, boy! Oh, I have to turn it up. I'm gonna respond to you on live air or a New York Times article that said at the convention Donald Trump was his own biggest prop It was in New York Times quote about how he let me read has become how he had become Such an important figure in rebounding from what was a horrific assassination attempt for news Corey I said I'd address it and I'm gonna finish Fox News

53:18 Many viewers may not know about this, but apparently you do and some do. Fox News which has been caught in defamation ran a false piece falsely stating that... Wait a minute! Fox News which has been caught in defamation so that would pertain to the Dominion voting machines case? It has too what else would it be? So Fox News no good! Falsely stating that I said something else say. So I stand on that, I stand on the New York Times quote.

53:59 I'm putting on notice if you continue to rip. Oh, oh no He's being put on notice by Ari Melba. Oh this is bad. I'm putting on notice if you continue to repeat falsely That I said that and you will be potentially in a defamation situation I'm gonna sue your ass buddy because I didn't say that but I understand that you're working off the internet definition Miss quoting somebody's not defamation he's full of shit this guy but Ari knows rap lyrics So, so okay. That I said that you will be potentially in a defamation situation because i didn't say that but i understand that you're working off the internet which is a lot of false information. Good luck with that and Corey Lewandowski we gave you time. Thank you for joining me. Oh he hung up on him rage quit oh man please please Mr Trump make him your press secretary so good what is that guy doing wasn't he

54:57 Remember he was banging Kristi Noem? Lewandowski? I think so. Oh no way! Yes, yes way! Lewandowski...Noem Think so. I don't think so. Yes Kristi Noem-Corey Lewandowski affair shakes up Trump here Yes, uh... I don't know. They even had a clip about it? And then Louie Dowski would have been the guy who gave her the tip if she doesn't want to be vice president that says shoot your dogs! Shoot your dog! Yes, yes that's right Wow, that's wild Yep How much we forget but not our trolls Our trolls remember these things because i would never say banging that came from the troll room obviously

CHAPTER 11 / 41 Discussion

Dana Bash History Book, 1872 Election and Reconstruction

CNN's Dana Bash is promoting her new book, "America's Deadliest Election," which chronicles the violent 1872 presidential election. The book explores the Colfax Massacre, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the end of Reconstruction. The timing of the book release is viewed as a parallel to modern political tensions and the "MAGA" movement.

dana bash· 1872 election· reconstruction· ku klux klan· book promotion

55:52 Banging. That's not AC language. If it was British, Joe they'd say shaggin'. Shagging! That's what I should have said, shagging you're right. Final thing on this from the CNN interview this is the overview from NBC's perspective who did not get the exclusive and you know Dana Bash is now promoting her book coincidentally And I heard her this morning talking about... What's your book? Who is going to read a Dinah Bash book?! Well, someone is going to buy it. It's America's Deadliest Election! The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Elections in American History and that was actually the violent election of 1872

56:45 But that will be fascinating, a fascinating read from the news anchor on CNN about the historic events of 1872? I don't think so. The entire country watched in grim fascination as the wounds of the Civil War were ripped open and the promise of President Grant's... We're watching TV! And President Grant's reconstruction faltered in the face of violent resistance and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. Oh, here we go. You see what this going on here In this riveting book, according to Amazon, Dana Bash and David Fisher... the guy who wrote the book obviously. Tell the incredible little-known story of the election that pushed democracy to the breaking point and sparked historic events! Now you're a historian

57:40 Do you remember the historic events of the 1872 election? I was just a little kid. The Colfax Massacre, which at least 150 black men were killed by white supremacists also known as MAGA. The extraordinary train race from New York to New Orleans for control of the state government they still have the same train running there The election of the first black congressman from Louisiana in the face of violent resistance and... A black Republican, I might add. Thank you! The Supreme Court ruling that ended Reconstruction became the foundation of Southern segregation changing the American legal system for the next century." This is so planned?

58:29 And then Dana saying on her own station, and mind you it's been quite a week. It's been I mean barely got any sleep had to do this incredibly, you know there was just exciting interview all 18. Maybe she was interviewing for the whole week to get those 18 minutes? Yes, well that I want to play a couple of things here But I thought you brought that 1872 thing up. I would I wouldn't mind playing these these clips about Christian nationalism Which is also playing out here we go This is the same

CHAPTER 12 / 41 Discussion

NPR Special Report, Christian Nationalism and Gabe Wrench

An NPR podcast titled "Extremely American" features Gabe Wrench, a Christian nationalist from Idaho who advocates for a government based on biblical law where only Christians can run for office. The report is criticized as a "scare tactic" designed to link fringe religious views to the broader Trump voting base. The host of the NPR segment emphasizes his own Jewish identity to highlight the perceived threat of the movement.

npr· christian nationalism· gabe wrench· idaho· biblical law

59:08 The same thing, what you just cited. This is all part... It's like the Reagan movie coming out and there are some other movies. Yeah it's all planned. Both sides are vying for attention but this is the most pathetic one and this is a... So this is my beat here? I'm paying attention! You step on my beat all the time so I didn't have any problem going into this. No, you go for it! You go girl! But it was... This was on NPR and the subtext is that Sorry? You'll hear the subtext right away but It's just an anti-Trump without ever mentioning Trump ever

59:57 kind of a... and it's so dumb. This is incredibly dumb, this is an NPR special report on Christian nationalism I actually cut five short clips I actually had to cut it off because it continued for another 10 minutes and it was just more than I could take. But let's play, lets start with clip one. Elitist voices of America this is NPR Christian nationalism is a movement that has gained momentum in conservative circles in recent years the basic idea is blend of government and religion specifically Christianity that is way more explicit and intense than it has typically been the case throughout American history

1:00:38 a new public radio. What? Now I'm gonna have to interrupt these from time to time yeah you should interrupt because that what he just said is nonsense there used to be revivalist moments in history that were outrageous and if you go back this was this is...and when you start to hear the numbers he throws out of number people are involved in one thing or another here It's ridiculously low. But okay, here we go... I gotta hear that again! This is the basic idea. It is a blend of government and religion specifically Christianity that is way more explicit and intense than it has typically been the case throughout American history except for the actual beginning of it but okay A new public radio podcast takes a look into- Oh it's a podcast oh this wasn't on the air Yes it was He says its a new public radio podcast

1:01:31 Okay, I pulled this right off of the on-the air feed. He's referring to a podcast that talks about this Oh, I'm sorry okay alright alright I strike that from the record the jury will disregard my remark case throughout American history A new Public Radio podcast takes a look inside the Christian nationalist movement. It's called Extremely American Onward Christian Soldiers. Here's host Heath Drusen and reporter James Dawson from Boise State Public Radio. I'm talking to Gabriel Wrench, a media personality and activist in Idaho Most people call him Gabe. Okay, great! Gabe has a lot of ideas about how America should change You said it would probably take a long time but that you would like to see only Christians be able to run for office so if your Jewish or Muslim or atheist certainly If I had you right you said yes you would support eventually them not being allowed to run for office That's correct...I did say that Because Gabe is a

1:02:31 So this guy, where do they dig this guy up? What's his name what's his last name Gabe? This is Gabe from Idaho. I'm surprised I don't have him on my in my podcast app! I think he should be on your phone with a push-a button you call him hey Gabe let's get all their Muslims out of Congress man that's no good this is what the Lord wants. I did say that because Gabe is a proud Christian nationalist. The Christian faith is the ideal Stop it again. You have to, and back it up... This guy is so adenoidal! It's like if I had a talk, and I was gonna talk like this because I can't really breathe through my nose, I'm not absolutely sure why but just can't get any air out What is his name? Gabe... Wright? What is his name? Gabe something Well I gotta find him, I mean looking in the... Oh yeah definitely, definitely, definitely Gabe Wrench

1:03:31 Okay, Gabe Wrench. R- not with a w! I'm just looking at his website. Gabe Wrench? Wrench. R-E-N-C-H like French without the F This is a good old boy He's got his hat on he's sitting in his rocking chair on the porch with his cigar And is that big cigar drink a smoker and in the drinker and at Texas mug even though he's in Boise. Okay, here we go I did say that because Gabe is a proud Christian nationalist I think That the Christian faith is the ideal

1:04:08 Moral doctrine and principles for a thriving society and the farther you get away from that the more in chaos we descend And so I'd only way to maintain that One of the ways maintain them is you have to have people who are running for office who believe that Or if you're gonna get back into that chaotic decline, so that doesn't mean that they can't be agnostic or you know, I'm sorry chaotic decline so I'll tell you straight up as a Jewish American that I can't run for office other non-christians can and i have to admit it's a little terrifying to me because is death to me that means of fundamental freedom of mine in this theoretical world he's gone

1:05:00 Oh, okay. So what is this? Where do they dig this guy up? This is great! Well... This is what you do because it's to scare the NPR audience into thinking this is what's going on with Trump Oh my lord. Trump doesn't want Jews in office, Trump doesn't want any Muslims or anybody or the atheists that run the country they don't want no this is what you're gonna get because it but so you find some guy like this This is so dumb. This reminds me of the old trick where you set up a debate with two people and You pick both of them yeah And you have one guy

1:05:38 who's on your side and he's a very reasonable smart guy, and then you bring the dumbest weirdo that you can think of and put that person on the other side and have them do a debate in public. And then see what happens this is this is a setup. The only thing I think about Christian nationalism is the so-called Judeo by the way note the term Judeo Christian values which our Constitution is derived from basically the Ten Commandments the founders were all into it. But I don't think of the first in the Bill of Rights is like First Amendment's, like freedom or religion? There's no... and isn't there explicitly stating no religious test did that come up in this interview? No! Yeah you're saying that in a country where he experienced all these immense freedoms that was built on the Christian faith so... Where can run for office right now

1:06:34 Yeah, because your worldview is not good for society. So Gabe wants biblical law to apply to everyone? That means a lot less democracy! Especially for non-Christians like me. This is great. Biblical law that means a lot less democracy... Okay I should probably pause a moment here to acknowledge the bizarre journey I've been on for the past year Please do. I've mentioned before that I'm Jewish And it has been surreal to... Yeah, you said that dude! Hey tell us again. Are you Jewish? I've mentioned before that i'm Jewish and It has been surreal to be immersed in this world of Christian nationalism Well Jews don't believe in Jesus so let's start there Don't get me wrong people like Gabe have been unfailingly polite which frankly makes it weirder Weirder! And being politely told There is it is I don't deserve key rights

1:07:30 But the reason I'm here listening to Gabe explain why I should lose my rights is not to feel uncomfortable. It's because plenty of people agree with him." Oh, so that you're supposed make the listener feel uncomfortable? Yeah, and plenty of people agree with this guy. And by the way they're all Trump voters! And notice the key term weird being slipped in there? Yes he slipped that in. The whole thing is... This is an anti-Trump presentation that is all subtextual and it is extremely subversive

CHAPTER 13 / 41 Discussion

CrossPolitik Podcast, Fight Laugh Feast Conference Analysis

NPR's investigation into Christian nationalism focuses on the "CrossPolitik" streaming show and the "Fight Laugh Feast" conference. The report describes the group as "hipster theocrats" who enjoy whiskey and cigars while promoting patriarchal values. The analysis mocks NPR's concern over a YouTube channel with only 20,000 subscribers, framing the entire report as anti-Trump propaganda.

crosspolitik· fight laugh feast· gabe wrench· youtube· christianity

1:08:12 It's disgusting. It's disgusting and it's basically a lie, but let's continue because there are all kinds of people that would think just like this guy... There is more! Gabe is part of a younger vanguard of Christian nationalists trying to make their vision a reality and they're spreading their word through popular streaming shows including Gabe's creation CrossPolitik Merry Christmas, welcome to CrossPolitik. I could not wait... They couldn't get a more recent version? They had to take the Merry Christmas show? Is that uh...? I don't know what they're doing. That's interesting. Merry Christmas! Welcome to CrossPolitik. I could not wait for the weekend to end and CrossPolitik to begin. No? You got it? Yeah. CrossPolitik is a mashup of fundamentalist religion politics and drinking.

1:09:01 They're all drunks. So it's kind of faster pace show and you know a little rough around the edges so I think that's attractive to a younger generation our music, you know is a little more hard-hitting These aren't the mega church pastors of yore with their faith healing and fire in brimstone Those guys focused on arena size fire in brimstone Gabe and his allies use popular streaming shows and savvy streams This is straight out going on This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Mega churches do anything but fire extinguishing. Exactly! Much smaller churches do that kind of stuff. Yeah, no the mega-churches are entertainment vehicles there they have large audiences and they put on a show. Correct it's a good show So this guy doesn't know what he's saying but okay

1:09:54 We're going to generalize based on the fact that you don't know what you're talking about, but let's continue because this is really not about that anyway. It's about Trump." Those guys focused on arena-sized church crowds. Gabe and his allies use popular streaming shows and savvy social media. They have followers around the country. They write books extolling the patriarchy... ...and want their followers to get political! Well hold on, what books extolling the patriarchy? They write books extolling the patriarchy. The Handmaid's Tale, Project 2025. They have followers around the country they write books extolling the patriarchy and want their followers to get political and get more Christ into government. They love to get into my tribe your tribe tribalism and all sorts of nonsense Gabe and his Christian nationalist peers are a whiskey drinking cigar smoking set that favor expensive boots and well-coiffed hair

1:10:52 That's you, Adam. Well coiffed expensive boots and well-coiffed hair! Uh oh... Hey, just thinking back to that opening where he says yes I did say that it sounds like that might have been something there was taken out of context is that possible? No no no no Gabe means it. He means it. No Jews in Congress too many of them sounds about right for the Christian nationalism What clipper are we on? We're on 4 kicker it says. Okay. Yeah, play? Yeah. Play please. What are we drinking? Um... This is a Glenn Fittich 14 year. I don't have to- this is from a listener. Hold on a second! What kind of murkin' is that?! Drinking that fern whiskey single malt no less what happened to Jack baby? Kind of hipster theocrats with a distinctly bro motif and business is good these guys have popular books

1:11:54 a large podcast, and a YouTube channel with about 20 thousand subscribers. 20 thousand subscribers on YouTube! Well... Yeah well they're rocking it They're marching their way to Washington DC everybody So when I hear that's obviously why cut this one short I can't wait to be on this guy's podcast This guy is is a loser You know 20,000 subscribers on YouTube is nothing falling off with that's not even falling off a log the algos are signing up that The algos barely hit you with that so this is

1:12:40 extreme this presentation on NPR. This is very pathetic, what this is. It's pathetic but it probably works because the NPR people are so naive and dumb that listeners... And by the way if anyone sending money to these folks please send it our way instead because you're getting real information as opposed to... This is essentially a lie what this presentation is. Yeah yeah 20,000. Oh they've got popular books a big popular Jumping podcast and twenty thousand subscribers on YouTube This is like the typical one of these shows like what do you think Jordan Peters? He's like what five million people on YouTube I mean now this Gabe guy has written exactly zero books

1:13:27 He hasn't written any books, at least not... Oh you're on his webpage. Yeah he would have his books listed yeah it says my writings and it's just blog posts there's no books about me let's read about me uh he was born in the promised lands of Texas six states later he ended up in Moscow Idaho can't believe you're in some commie named town! He graduated from the University of Idaho Man, although I will say if you look at his family good-looking family but he literally has the girls dressed up in handmaid's tale outfits. This whole thing sounds fixed It does... okay Alright last clip. Lunch is a word from Texas And each year leading Christian nationalist thinkers as well as rank and file believers gather at a conference As soon as i walked on campus someone handed me a glass of whiskey

1:14:25 And I was like, all right. I'm at the Fight Laugh Feast conference now! It's official! It's official!" This is Gabe's creation. Fight Laugh Feast is four days of fundamentalist Christians talking to Christians about being Christian. One of the gifts that God has given us is to be able to kind of be a place where we can bring like-minded Christians together." So, Jimmy and I went. Church? Church anybody? We flew across the country to where Gabe and his compatriots were brainstorming a Christian takeover of America. We're in the northern Kentucky countryside The landscape is rolling and wooded with lots of farms And of course distilleries But we're not here just as an excuse to go bourbon tasting We're here to attend Fight Laugh Feast The theme is the politics of the six days of creation

1:15:12 This, of course is the granddaddy of Bible verses Genesis 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth from there each day God creates a new facet of the earth and on the seventh day he rests And yeah Christian nationalists definitely go with He Creation in six days Those dirty Christian nationalists. Patriarch! God is a he, oh no! Creation in six days A gigantic floating zoo with giraffes sticking their heads out the windows Burning bushes Twinkies Donkeys Dragons and unicorns Resurrection from the dead Yeah We believe all of it

1:16:04 Oh man, this is so awesome. Well I'm sure people are shaking in their boots you really think that works? Yeah! I don't think...I think what they did wrong is they took it into...they keep saying some backwoods and you know people don't care about that they care about if it's in Boise No. Well, you're wrong that's pretty funny I think this and it continues they went on and on about unicorns actually And I have not had that got to ask pastor Jimmy for the unicorn sermon Yeah And they then they cited the Bible talks about Unicorn sex number of times in there really obviously and these guys are big believers in the unicorn hmm It goes on and on again just after a while. I did I had to cut it off because it was like ridiculous

1:16:49 But this is a propagandistic technique that they like to use at NPR of creating a bogus world that is a threat to you. And this very, you know...this is just a little mini-cult if anything. Did they do a whole series on the Jews in the tunnels in New York or did this guy not cover that? If you want to do something funny. You probably did, but the point is that this is like all very subtle to me, subtle anti-Trump propaganda and it's not so subtle at all I consider it to be subtle as if you're a believer of the Democrat side of things and you're listening to this you're not noticing that

1:17:39 You just appalled it's to make you a Paul and then to make you connected to the yeah Why are you appalled well because of the patriarchy? And unify your Paul was because these Christian nutcases that are all voting for Trump. Yeah, they're a threat to democracy Yeah The whole thing is really Trump is begging them to come out and vote please CD CD is a good word Wow well There seems to be a lack of history of the country, the way he's presenting it. But okay

CHAPTER 14 / 41 Discussion

Femicide Label, Ottawa Police Murder Investigation

Ottawa Police have applied the label "femicide" to a murder investigation involving a 47-year-old woman allegedly killed by her husband. The term is used to describe the killing of women or girls specifically because of their gender or for misogynistic reasons. The discussion notes the increasing use of specialized sociological terminology in Canadian law enforcement.

femicide· ottawa· canada· misogyny· murder

1:18:17 It is, of course. Because they're not teaching anybody anything in schools except gender-affirming care. Oh speaking of such and the patriarchy CBC over there in Candanavia which of course is our beta test ground they've introduced a new term to the lexicon it's not a new term but in this context that was new to me Good evening, we begin tonight with the latest on a murder investigation in the city's West End. A 47-year old woman is dead after police were called to her home in a rural area early yesterday evening Her 55 year old husband Is now charged with second degree murder and Ottawa Police are calling the murderer of femicide a rare use of the label by the service Femicide described as the killing of a woman or girl By a man FEMICIDE

1:19:06 Femicide? Who's bringing that in? Well, here is a brief explanation. Police say her death was related to an alleged act of intimate partner violence The details determined that it met the criteria for femicide Femicide is really about women and girls who are murdered for their gender And usually for misogynistic reasons Wow Femicide but let's call abortion choice and not infanticide, and they hate to be doing that But it's just this words. Okay? We're in we're in crazy times man crazy. It's just crazy. It's crazy down It's crazy town. I don't know what to make of it so crazy well Let's see I could make it a little bit crazier by bringing you okay here we go

CHAPTER 15 / 41 Discussion

France Flamingo Conservation, Climate Change Concerns

Environmental guides in southern France express concern that rising sea levels caused by global warming could flood the salt marshes inhabited by 5,000 pink flamingos. While the birds are currently thriving on a diet of seaweed and shrimp, the report suggests their habitat may become uninhabitable in the future.

france· flamingos· climate change· mediterranean· salt marshes

1:20:04 Let's start, let's just ease into it. Let's ease into it because France is very concerned about their flamingos Did you were aware of France's flamingos? Not at all. Neither was I, I was very very surprised about the love of the French flamingos. Shimmering plains and lagoons as far as the eye can see in the southwesterly corner of France's Mediterranean coastline these elegant silhouettes streak across the horizon an iconic part of the landscape some 5,000 pink flamingoes live in and around these salt marshes performing their nightly ballet for these delighted tourists

1:20:44 by the natural spectacle. They're so endearing, their colours! The way they fly and the way they move in a group. Benoit Souffanant has been a nature guide in this region for 12 years He's an expert in flamingo behaviour. Their diet is small varieties of seaweed little shrimp planktonite are readily available in large quantities and that's what they eat Yet this diet's part of a delicate balancing act. As global warming causes water levels to rise, the theory is that these plains could flood submerging the landscape and making it uninhabitable for the birds. So nothings happened... The birds are fine but because of climate change you could lose your flamingos

CHAPTER 16 / 41 Discussion

UK Drought of 1976, Historical Heatwave Comparison

A retrospective on the UK summer of 1976 highlights a period of extreme heat where the River Thames dried up and the country faced a 10-week drought. The segment contrasts the "halcyon" and communal memories of that summer with modern climate change alarmism, noting that similar droughts occurred in the 1980s without the same political framing.

united kingdom· 1976 drought· heatwave· thames river· climate history

1:21:25 Which I guess is the national bird of France. Due to climate change So due to climate change This was a beautiful promo that i came across and it's a special that I must watch, It's from channel 5 in the UK Do you remember 1976? In the UK What happened in the UK 1976 in the UK. And I didn't remember, I was in Holland so I think I remember this part of that was in Holland too but... Does that have something to do with Yoko? Close! In 1976 the UK was one of the hottest places on earth You never saw a cloud it's like living in the Mediterranean

1:22:10 Imagine a summer when Britain ran out of water. Well the flow of the Thames has now in fact stopped The perception of England was that it always rained Temperatures reaching 36 degrees centigrade lasting for 10 long weeks. All of a sudden, we were into a parallel universe and 45 days without a drop of rain to ask for two solid weeks of rain is like crying for the moon that's when we started to take it very seriously Leading to the most devastating drought for 250 years. I'd taken water for granted all my life. It's really dreadful, it was worse than a war wasn't it? Oh my God! This is heat like we've never known

1:23:06 But as Brits rose to the challenge... I'd never actually bathed with a friend, because I didn't have a friend at the time that I fancied enough to have a bath with. For kids it was a summer that seemed to last forever… And we just played out! I just remember it yeah with unalloyed happiness Were these the most halcyon days in British history? Everyone was stripping off. It was just bliss! Everyone was popping off with absolutely everyone, but when the weather finally broke... Great flopping drops of rain ending months of communal standpipes for millions of Brits society would never be the same again I mean this is a great report The Thames dried up in 1976

1:23:53 People hadn't there was no water. It was worse than the war and the kids loved it They weren't being told to be afraid of climate change And they were taking baths together whoo it was great No one really talks about the summer of 1976 now do they know why would they miss makes? It falls out of them timeline that you want But something happened. This happened again in the 80s because I remember going to England with Mimi and it was another one of these weird droughts. 1980 itself maybe? Maybe, wasn't really... It could be but whatever the case it probably wasn't 1980. It had later on later yeah but Hyde Park was dead dead! The grass is all brown

CHAPTER 17 / 41 Discussion

Viral TikTok Video, A Day in the Life of an Englishman

A viral TikTok video titled "A Day in the Life of an Englishman" satirizes the current state of the UK, touching on rising taxes under the Labour government, the cost-of-living crisis, and strict policing of online speech. The video depicts a hyperbolic scenario involving SWAT teams, frozen grandparents, and street violence to illustrate public dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's policies.

london· tiktok· keir starmer· cost of living· satirical video

1:24:46 It was just like 76 problem. This happens a lot. It's called summer, it's called summer by the way yes the red jungle foul or the Gallic rooster that is the national bird of France oh thank you good to know I'm gonna stick with the UK Because there's a video that has gone viral in the UK, and when I say viral I mean millions of views on TikTok. So I'm surprised it didn't show up in your algo. Reposted everywhere, millions of views on X. Have you seen A Day In The Life Of An Englishman? No! You have to kind of get into it because he is obviously a Brit so he uses a bit of slang and language

1:25:33 He's walking around doing a typical selfie stick walk through the streets of London and he is going to explain a typical day. It's like an update of The Beatles' Day in the Life Only different. The people that live here are even shitter and they hate each other with a passion, and you can't afford to leave. There's homeless people all over the place! The shops are boarded up because of COVID Anyway... You wake up one morning To find out your tax is going up cause Labour's in And this is after You Les, that cost-a-living crisis Energy prices Interest rates Have all eaten that last little bit Of extra money You had left over each month from your wage and your outgoings So now ya proper fucked And while you're sat there On the toilet In the morning Reading tweets From the Metropolitan Police About online trolls

1:26:32 and how they upset them. A SWAT team smashes through your bathroom window, straight past you on the shitter and goes into your 11 year old son's bedroom and arrests him for shouting at a police officer then your sister rings ya she recently got fired from her job as a doctor for refusing to ask biological men if they're pregnant and she tells ya that your grandma has just frozen to death because Keir Starmer gave out winter allowance to a country on the other side of the planet that is wealthier than us to help them with climate change Oh yeah, it's all getting a little bit much anyway and you think you know what I'll do? I'll nip off for a pint to relax. Maybe i'll sit in the beer garden and have a fag but while you're doing that you get barred because that's illegal now so you decide... You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna go for a walk to clear my head! Morning

1:27:14 And while you're on your walk clearing your head, you get stabbed to death. Yes violently just walking around the city then the Guardian plasters your face all over the news for randomly jumping on a perfectly good knife 54 times that was held by a choir boy Then your sister's enraged by this so she tweets about it She gets Nick your son comes out of prison Alright, and he decides I'm gonna protest it cuz me dad's dead But this time he shouts at a police horse and he gets Nick for that but the prisons are too full So they let out Ian Huntley to put him in now The mad thing about this tale is it doesn't even sound far-fetched anymore does it? It's perfectly believable. I'll tell you why because it's all based on true events This is our story this is fucking England Yes bad

CHAPTER 18 / 41 Discussion

UK Smoking Ban, Keir Starmer and NHS Burden

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended plans to ban smoking in outdoor beer gardens and other public spaces to reduce the "preventable death" toll of 80,000 people annually. Starmer argues the move is necessary to relieve the financial burden on the National Health Service (NHS). Critics view the policy as an overreach of the "nanny state" that contradicts Starmer's promise to tread lightly on people's lives.

keir starmer· smoking ban· nhs· public health· united kingdom

1:28:04 When you look at it from that perspective, and I didn't believe the... My friend Michelle he's been a pub guy owner of pubs and clubs for as long as i've known him when I lived in Guilford. And I mean he doesn't even text me anymore he's so depressed Because, you know his clubs are closed. They're bringing in regulations for how much you can charge for alcohol or I think actually going to charge extra for alcohol so that it becomes less desirable to buy alcohol and... Who would you go to a pub for? Of course!

1:28:43 And people go to pubs and then they have their beer garden, as you said. God saw it happen! Fag? Which is British for cigarette. And indeed they're going to ban this here is the new Prime Minister of the UK My starting point on this is to remind everyone that over 80 000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking That's a preventable death. It is a huge burden on the NHS and of course it is a burden on the taxpayer so yes we are going to take decisions in this space, more details will be revealed but this is a preventable series of deaths and we've got to take action to reduce the burden on the NHS and reduce the burden on the taxpayer You said when you became Prime Minister that you wanted politics to tread more lightly on people's lives This is the opposite isn't it?

1:29:34 I think it's important to get the balance right but everybody watching this who uses the NHS will know that it is on its knees. We have to relieve the burden and that's why I spoke before the election about moving to a preventative model when it comes to health, I want the NHS back on his feet but also want it fit for the next 75 years just as we've had a brilliant 75 years already And that means taking action in relation to preventable deaths. These are 80,000 a year of preventable deaths." You know when I was in the UK in 2005 the NHS was on its knees you had to wait six and nine months just for an MRI this is not good what's going on there? Are the British people just taking it or they gonna rise up again

CHAPTER 19 / 41 Discussion

Right to Disconnect Laws, Australia and UK Labor Policy

Australia and the UK are exploring "right to disconnect" laws that would prevent employers from contacting workers outside of office hours. While proponents argue it protects mental health and work-life balance, critics like Nigel Farage claim it will destroy productivity and lead toward a universal basic income model. The discussion notes that personal boundaries can be managed via landlines or simply not answering the phone.

right to disconnect· australia· anthony albanese· labor law· productivity

1:30:29 Is that all just Tommy Robinson lore? Is he the only one doing this?" You're asking the wrong guy. And then there's a new one, and I think it's rolled out to Australia... The right to disconnect! Have you heard of this? This is a new one Nope, you got me flat-footed once again twice in one show. Okay I'll play the Australian clip first because it explains it a little more detail and then I'll play the UK clip The ACTU is pushing to strengthen right to disconnect laws being introduced by the Albanese government The union is requesting the Fair Work Commission to insert the laws into awards

1:31:06 arguing employers should be held accountable for proper staffing. It's proposing a further two factors be taken into account, whether the employees on leave or another authorised absence." So you have the right to disconnect meaning your employer cannot pester you which is a problem but you know to make this a law and oh no no you can't- You cannot talk to me after five o'clock And from what Nigel Farage says, this appears to be happening in the UK as well. I wonder if a new prime minister is telling you that you can do plenty of work from home and you can't be contacted outside office hours otherwise you might be subject to thousands of pounds in compensation? You shouldn't be working after five o'clock and all of this will boost productivity! Let me tell you this is a complete load of cobblers

1:32:01 If you want to be well in life and succeed, believe me you've got a work hard. You've gotta work damned hard! You gotta be prepared to get out of your house meet people do stuff and if necessary work late into the evening it's up to you. You wanna be successful? Work hard. You wanna fail listen to our Prime Minister. This can only lead to universal basic income as far as I'm concerned. It has to... What a connection there no I don't know what the point of it is. I mean when I was working at an oil refinery where you worked shift work Where you'd work one week? Were you on were you on that one of the islands we are on the drilling I was up here in Rodeo at the Union Oil Refinery, okay and You would work overtime sometimes every lot of it again Sometimes they call you at home

1:33:00 to tell you can you come in because we need somebody for some reason or other. You just never answered the phone, you're in bed sleeping? Well like now for example I don't have a phone anywhere near the bedroom so if you want to call me and I'm in bed no one's picking up! So what's... how does that not work to keep you disconnected if you want to be? Well, that's why you missed my surprise birthday party. Tina was calling you and you were just ignoring the phone? She never called me once! How do you know?! She never called me! How do you know!? You'd never heard it...you were in bed! I have a phone if she calls during the day to work hours... Ah there ya go working hours! It's called a landline! It's called a landline people! Nobody even knows what that is anymore Bring out the tech grouch everybody where is he

CHAPTER 20 / 41 Discussion

Neumann U-47 Microphone Replica, Curry-Dvorak Audio Products

The hosts discuss a high-quality replica of the Neumann U-47 tube microphone, a legendary piece of studio equipment. The conversation touches on the difficulties of finding a reliable OEM partner for a potential "Curry-Dvorak" branded microphone line. They also joke about the "union contracts" at NPR and other legacy media outlets.

neumann u-47· telefunken· microphones· oem· audio equipment

1:33:53 It's bakelite. Oh, no I have it right here The only good phones the landline and the phone should be made out of Bakelite a Classic bring him back that guy yeah you know I Carlos will do it and produce that again if the guy ever wants to come back. Oh, you don't need Carlos to do it! It's all you...it's all personality. No but I need somebody who can produce the whole thing as a piece. I need a videographer. I could do it myself, but I'm not going to do that. It's you know me... I'm still hoping you get the microphones done by Christmas! No, I'm sure you're not gonna bring back the tape. Yeah, I'll talk about that after this when we do our later. Well let's start with- The microphone problem is like, I'm not so sure that company appears to be making the microphones that were trying to OEM is THE COMPANY

1:34:58 Oh man, this is going to be another failed exit strategy. The whole party! Everyone's talking about hey man I hear you guys got an exit strategy with microphones. Mark Hall actually bought he gave me as a gift A microphone? Yes, a Neumann replica made in Was it... well I'm sure it's from China but maybe was Brazil or something? It looks exactly like the big Neumann, you know the $8000 Neumann. Yeah! It is beautiful! I have one of those myself. Do they sound anything like that? It was handmade by somebody who put it together. It has a Telefunken logo on it. The original U-47 is what we're talking about

1:35:47 Yes, that's the one. The big one! It's a big giant tube mic. The one they have at NPR or at Crooked Media. Crooked Media maybe but no NPR. The ones we're gonna put stickers on when they go out of business because of their... Because of their union, uh...union contract. Union. Good luck. Hey no union contract here but I would like to say in the morning to you the man who put the C in the Currie-Dvorak microphone company say hello to my friend on the other end the one and only Mr John Cena! Actually, it's uh... Curry Dvorak Audio Products. Oh I'm sorry! Audio products? Let's get that straight. Alright. In the morning to you Mr Adam Curry also in the morning all ships and sea boots on their ground feet and they are subs of the day and nights out there. In the morning to the trolls and the troll hello there trolls hello there

CHAPTER 21 / 41 Discussion

Podcasting 2.0, Apple Podcasts Website Update

A review of technical developments in the podcasting space covers the new Apple Podcasts web interface and the integration of transcripts. The hosts advocate for modern "Podcasting 2.0" apps like Podcast Guru, which support live streams and "boostagrams." They also mention that Apple's podcasting division is likely a "loss leader" rather than a primary profit center.

podcasting 2.0· apple podcasts· podcast guru· transcripts· web player

1:36:41 So thank you very much. Who posted that? Cotton Gin. Cotton Gin, keep doing that I like that we had a peak of 2274 in the troll room it's dropped down to 2118. Cotton Gin, I'd like you to do that every single time so i can know... What did he give me? Well he gave me the peak listen moment of the show Which is kind of cool. Yeah, I like that he is kind of cool He doesn't graph here's a graph. Yes a graph graph yeah He has a chart a graph and you can look at how he's got to take it to the next level which just have arrows at the different points in the charts saying talked about this, talked about that. So we can talk about this so we can see when you bring some of your topics up and then you see the dip will know the reason why. And how come it's when I bring some of my topics up not when you bring some of your topics? Yes! Okay...so The Trolls are in the troll room which you can join at trollroom.io or you can participate live This is a fantastic invention of podcasting 2.0 You get one those modern podcast apps

1:37:41 I use Podcast Guru because it does video, it does all kinds of stuff. And it does live as well so you get alerted when we send out the badge signal at the beginning of the show and then all you have to do is tap it and then boom! You got the stream live and now you can listen in. It's the same app that... So you don't have to use a different app, you don't have to go to a different website or something like that even though you can if you don't want to use podcast apps gotta wonder what you're listening to this show on Just a thought. Well, do you use a podcast app? No I listen to everything on the web Interesting Why? Oh, I mean you just go direct to their website or... I'm listening yes Yes, I go to their website Sometimes I end up on Apple So Apple just released podcasts dot apple dot com

1:38:38 So you can now use the Apple podcasts on the website, which used to be able to do but now they've upgraded it. So it's even worse, which is phenomenal how they did that. It's even worse! It is worse... I don't know those guys. Why don't they hire you for a short one month stint as a consultant? to bring their quality up to par. No, no why would they get it for free? They just listen to the podcasting 2.0 board meeting every Friday. Nobody thinks like that! No they do believe me there's people from the Apple team... That doesn't mean you they shouldn't hire you for a one month stint okay first of all I would never do that because i'm unhirable

1:39:29 And they don't, no one really wants to hear what I have. The last time I talked to someone at Apple Podcasts the guy laughed at me and then he quit! He was running the show over there. You want to get rid of some employees ladies and gentlemen? Bring in Adam Curry hire Adam No, actually I like the team over there but this is not a profit center for Apple. They lose money on the team. It's called lost leader it makes money in a different sort of way right so it's all about the experience they added transcripts which we... Did they have joy? Oh, they... you know what? I'd love to be in the Apple Joy Division. If i can be there, I'm open for business people Yeah! Joy Boy will call ya Okay, let me write that down It's another good... I like joy division but joy boy? Joy boy Joy boy Yes You know what that's it No agenda Hi, I am a no-agenda Joy Boy See its on my t-shirt So we do not participate in programs like What is it? Patreon

CHAPTER 22 / 41 Discussion

Podcast Ad Saturation, Value for Value Model

A Wall Street Journal article reports that advertisements now take up nearly 11% of podcast runtime, generating roughly six cents in revenue per listener hour. The hosts contrast this "ad-heavy" industry trend with their "Value for Value" model, which relies on direct listener support through time, talent, and treasure rather than commercial interruptions.

podcast advertising· wall street journal· value for value· revenue· scarcity

1:40:36 Where you have all kinds of levels and you have to use apps to subscribe. And by the way, did you see the The Wall Street Journal article about podcasting Would you like to hear one paragraph from I would like you to yes Yes, okay podcasts used to be ad light oasis not anymore Now I don't... Ad what? Oh, what?! Ad WHAT?? Ad Light. L-I-G-H-T So light on ads! They were oases of light, lightness of ads very just a sprinkling of ads you know like use code Bongino Yeah there is yeah well apparently not anymore No no Ads in the second quarter of this year took up an average of how much do you think of podcast runtime

1:41:27 What percentage of the podcast? Well, out of an hour. Can I just give a percentage out of an hour? Yeah. Ads? Yeah. Well in the old light days it would be five minutes an hour maybe. Now it'd be 10 minutes max. No no no no... It's not that bad. It's 11%, well 10.9% of podcast run times so in this show which is 180 minutes you have 18 minutes of ads Well, considering what you have on a radio station. Which is 18 minutes per hour Yeah 18 minutes to 20. Yep! And...20 minutes an hour I would say Yes yes that's still light and we're moving of course more in that direction with inserted You know the did i tell you the tune-in? You know tune-in app tune-in? yeah you already bitched about this okay well then i won't bitch about it anymore In 2024 how much do you think podcasters collected

1:42:30 in ad revenue per hour of programming per listener. Oh, per... oh! Yeah it's a toughie. Per hour per listener I would say $1. Six cents. Six cents? A little off. Six cents?! So they're ruining everyone's experience for six— You are— When you listen to a podcast that has ads the value they place on you is six cents good luck slave we however run no ads So we value you highly. This is interesting because the network TV, it's always usually budgeted a dollar per person, per viewer so if you have 10 million viewers Is that network or cable? Network If you have ten million viewers of NCIS your budget is $10 million dollars Wow Well I think that just with these numbers You're just going to see more ads in podcasts

1:43:37 There's no other way. And the thing that they all forget is that it's unlimited inventory You're not limited like radio by 24 hours, so there's no way you can create What is the term I'm looking for? That's the problem! The unlimited inventory aspect to it Yeah, if you can't create scarcity...that's the term If you can't create artificial scarcity No, you can't. It just goes longer Yes! Just do more ads Anyway, we decided that was never going to be for us. And not because of the money. We just didn't want to do any... No, I didn't want to do any meetings. It's a pain in the ass. Yes. So instead, we decided to go value for value which we coined the term and it wasn't that hard to figure out but it was kind of a...we discovered it more than invented it. Like hey if you ask people they just send you whatever they think it's worth

1:44:32 It's much better because people don't feel a need. They can do it whenever they want, I mean it is roller coaster for us but we're here almost 17 years we're still hanging in there by our fingernails but were hanging in and glad to have a birthday got a lot of 60 donations today which I'm very happy I can't wait to read them and thank everybody And we also say you can just hit us with time, talent or treasure. And that's the beauty of our podcast is really about the producers. You're not listeners your producers it is your job to produce the program which means keep it going financially but also add your talents and people have a lot of talent people have a lot of information actually this is a special

CHAPTER 23 / 41 Discussion

POTS Syndrome Increase, Nurse Boots on the Ground Report

A "boots on the ground" report from a nurse named Leif highlights a significant increase in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) among young female healthcare workers. The report claims the incidence rate has risen from 0.2% to nearly 10% in certain demographics. The hosts sarcastically attribute the rise to "climate change" while hinting at other societal changes.

pots syndrome· nurses· climate change· microplastics· tachycardia

1:45:15 a special donation segment, Boots on the Ground. You know we had asked these reports are out there saying oh 33 nurses died suddenly! Well we know that we have a lot of people working in as nurses registered nurses doctors all kinds of people who work in the field and I have a quick boots on the ground from Leif who is a nurse Adam, I'm a nurse on a sustaining donation. Thank you! So delivering time talent and treasure and i have not seen a recent sudden die-off of nurses however what i have seen is an absolute explosion of POTS which i was not familiar with this term i thought it's plain old television telephone system but it stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

1:46:07 among my young female co-workers. Have you ever heard of this? No! And neither had I, he explains it's a syndrome meaning its cause is not well understood but has to do with autonomic cardiovascular regulation The rates among the under 25 females is probably 10% on a syndrome that is supposed to be 0.2%. It's a diagnosis of exclusion, so it takes awhile to diagnose once you rule out everything else You get diagnosed based on the symptoms Also, the viral diabetes thing type 1 is usually triggered by a viral infection We aren't really sure why

1:46:45 So there is something going on. It's not that they're dying off in great numbers, but 10% of this syndrome doesn't sound good No! Not when it was supposed to be 0.02 Yeah so we are thinking Wonder what changed in society? You know... Let me think It's probably plastics Could it be microplastics and the dyad I got it Climate change. There you go due to climate change. Due to climate change. Perfect, all right So that's one way you can support us another way is well our artists that are artists always provide us multiple pieces of artwork to choose from to put in the In the album art for every single show we think it's useful and fun

CHAPTER 24 / 41 Discussion

AI Show Summaries, No Agenda Episode Artwork Selection

The hosts critique an AI-generated summary of their previous episode, calling it "dull" and "humorless." They then review various listener-submitted artwork for the current show, ultimately selecting a piece by Francisco Scaramanga featuring an Elvira-style character. Other submissions included themes of "corn sweat," "sloth fever," and "the politics of joy."

artificial intelligence· otter.ai· francisco scaramanga· digital art· corn sweat

1:47:36 It's just another fun thing to do instead of having AI write up some crappy description of what they talked about in the show. You know, AI does that for us when I do the transcripts and other podcasting 2.0 invention. AI will then we use otter dot a or that's what you're the one that can't get your name right keeps calling you John C J H N S suddenly Indian Yes so it'll do a summary of the show So here's the summary from the last show. Tell me if you'd like to put this into our description The conversation covers various topics including the upcoming interview with Kamala Harris, the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov and the political dynamics surrounding Donald Trump They discuss the challenges of free speech on platforms like X controlled by Linda Yaccarino And the potential influence of Saudi money which I don't think we ever mentioned

1:48:37 The conversation also touches on the impact of climate change on mosquito populations and the spread of diseases like Eastern equine encephalitis. Additionally, they analyzed the legal implications of the superseding indictment against Trump emphasizing the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity and the challenges for special counsel Jack Smith in proving Trump's actions were unofficial I wouldn't turn that podcast on in a million years. That sounds horrible! Because we do it with pizzazz and with humor, and with jokes...yuck yuck So no we'd rather have a funny piece of art and people go oh let me see what these guys are doing Let's see what those guys are up to

1:49:18 So, I know right? You can't say it's wrong. No it's not wrong but that's not marketing thats anti-marketing It's like do not tune into this whatever you do its boring so not boring was Francine Actually there is an interesting point about the boring at its base level AI is dull Yes humorless Well of course it has to be humorless because a humor Artificial humor, you need artificial humor somehow. When AI can write jokes that are genuinely fun... Yeah give us a call when you can write jokes So instead we come up with funny title like corn sweat which neither of us have heard of A lot of people in the Midwest were like hey man! Corn sweat is the real deal ma'am Alright gotcha

1:50:16 You never told us about it before. Yeah, why now? And then we choose a beautiful I thought great piece of art from Francisco Scaramanga which was the kind of Elvira-esque cheesecake lady spray painting no agenda zero impact which is what we claim to have on society zero impact in graffiti style or as you would say graffiti and we both liked it We both thought it was a good piece. Well, we... It was funny because it was a fallback on the fact that we couldn't really come up with anything. Most of the art was corn sweat which just didn't work. Sloth Fever was...we didn't really talk about Sloth Fever one clip maybe

1:51:07 Yeah, Slothfiever was no good. No it was no good It was just a rough go in terms of the art. It was Sir Shug Fodidly did The Molasses Of Subversion which we looked at but it wasn't really A great piece as a product shot I saw you use the free podcast sign from Darren As the newsletter artwork that was good I liked that piece Nessworks did The Politics Of Joy Which For this wasn't anything it wasn't compelling. I actually like Darren's curry Dvorak girls with I'm not big on the cheesecake But for some reason is this if the two girls one saying both wearing no agenda shirts once a curry one sang DeVore Act It was actually kind of good Yeah, a lot of corn sweat stuff What else was there black joy comic strip blogger let they prompt prompt jockey extraordinaire now

1:52:03 peanut butter, no-agenda peanut butter. Why? None of that really hit us did it was it really... No yeah and then you looked at.. It was just a good piece the Scaramanga thing it stood out you know green oh I kind of like Tantaniel's tools that didn't work but it didn't work It didn't work, no. It was something confusing about it. Yeah. Hammer with no hammerhead screwdriver with no shaft saw with no blade we got the idea just didn't quite work

1:52:43 So thank you Francisco Scaramanga for bringing us that artwork. Who hates us by the way, I don't know why he contributes to the art it doesn't make sense It's a love-hate relationship man You know He's just trying and I see John G Do came in late with the Swiss Army Surrender which probably wouldn't have been chosen But at least he tried to do a Swiss army knife with no blade Yes, but you know what? We appreciate all of it. I like the piece with the instead of a blade you have a surrender flag. It's cute! But the curry de vorac is not right no agenda off center yeah too small we're very discerning here and we're horrible about that

CHAPTER 25 / 41 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations, Birthday Tributes and Karma

A segment dedicated to thanking high-tier donors includes contributions from Quirano Martin, Sir Loud Pipes, and Jason Edmonds. Many donors sent $60 or $333.33 in honor of Adam Curry's 60th birthday. The hosts grant "de-douching" requests and "baby-making karma" to various producers while promoting donor-affiliated businesses like Gigawatt Coffee Roasters and Image Makers Inc.

donations· executive producers· birthday· karma· knighthood

1:53:29 But we take the moment to become art directors. Yes, and all these artists know that art directors are all a-holes And we play it to a tee ladies and gentlemen so along with that We also have treasure when we'd like to thank our executive producers and associate executive producers. So the way now anybody can support the show with any amount, in fact we have a layaway knight and the layaway dame so both who have been just supporting the show with whatever amount they choose on whatever regular basis they choose I've been doing that for awhile so both of them will be joined at round table getting that beautiful knight and or dame ring

1:54:13 But in the case of the executive producers per show if you're $200 or above you get an associate executive producer title and we read your note three hundred dollars and above Executive producer, and we read your note as well And you get a credit, which is a real credit. You can use it anywhere you can put on your LinkedIn profile It'll be recognized as such by anyone who's a Hollywood douchebag or you know Impresses people some places and if there's any question you can say oh yeah look at my IMDB comm it's real Oh Okay, and you'll see some real Hollywood names in there as well what you can point out? And so let's thank them right now, I'm looking at this first donation Which is

1:54:53 Bilt reclame in the town of Erika, which now neither this sounds right. So this is a Dutch donation $333 and 33 cents. Let me see because it says see the email but I don't have this email Have you seen this email? No. I wouldn't be able to read it if i did It says, ze e-mail naar Edem van Quirano uit Erika Hold on...Quirano So its from someone named Quirano Let me double check make sure im not missing this No..I don't have anything from... But it was sent to YOU specifically Umm....Oh wait! No I have Quirano here Here what's this? Hold on a second When did this come in Oh! Did this come in Friday? Here we go! Oh! Uhhhhh.....Okay So this is all in Dutch so ill just have to read it in Dutch

1:55:45 It's kind of odd that it is... that it's in Dutch, but I'll be happy to comply. China is asshole! And Quirano Martin, that's his name soon-to-be knight of the Flatherlands he says He's celebrating his birthday on September 6th so I think that's a show day So we can send you note and we'll make sure... Send a note in English so we can make sure we get you on the list Thank you very much for your support of The No Agenda Show

1:56:41 Sir Loud Pipes is in Charlotte, North Carolina. He comes with the same amount 333 dot 33 and he says happy birthday Adam Thank you And then he said then he signs off with sir loud pipes the Baron of Meckle Mecklenburg County no agenda is your exit strategy from the insanity We're gonna die spitting in the mics I wash my thing off once in a while in the dishwasher A tip! Oh, your spit screen? Your windscreen? Yeah it's one of the metal ones. The best kind instead of you know there are certain kinds of spit screens but this is really a killer. It's a good one but it does get

1:57:22 Nasty. Yeah, it needs to get washed once in a while...in the dishwasher! 333 dot 33 from Jason Edmonds in Johnson City Tennessee Hey Adam and John I regret that It took me this long to get off the douchebag rolls So I'm starting down my path to knighthood I got hit in the mouth by my buddy Spencer back in the spring And I haven't missed a show since I regret that I didn't know about you in 2020 but better late than never Gentlemen, thank you for your courage and for slowing down the shrinking of my amygdala. Please send Sir Spencer some baby-making karma and if you wouldn't mind could you please de-doosh me? You've been de-dooshed! You've got... Karma. Sir Chris Beaverton Oregon 222.33 is associate executive producer

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1:58:59 Eli the Coffee Guy, Bensonville Illinois 20901. Happy birthday Adam and happy Labor Day to all those... That's right it's Labor Day weekend no wonder they're getting me okay. To all those in Gitmo Nation I'll be smoking a brisket in Illinois okay? Getting the right brisket to smoke if you're going to do one is what takes the work. I'll be smoking your brisket using a brown sugar coffee rub Coffee rubs are not unusual. Producers should visit gigawattcoffeeroasters.com and use code ITM for 20% off your coffee order because coffee is not only good for drinking, but makes a mean barbecue rub! There are recipes online. Stay caffeinated Eli the coffee guy. You know Tina she sometimes does a rub on the tri-tip

1:59:52 And she actually uses gigawatt coffee espresso. And it's really good, and she does it with brown sugar. I'm sure that is all wrong according to you but I like what she does. I never said that! No but typically you're like that. You typically just will poo-poo it But if you'd showed up... Man since when? If you had shown up at my birthday party could have had some Well, you can always ship me some. Sandra Ferreira is in Brooklyn New York! Ah enemy territory $200 happy birthday Adam thank you for always making me laugh John please send some jobs karma our way says Sandra and we're happy to do so stand by Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs

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CHAPTER 26 / 41 Discussion

West Nile Virus and Triple E, Mosquito Days Metric

Health officials in New Jersey and New Hampshire report deaths from West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (Triple E). Media reports introduce the term "Mosquito Days" to describe the extended season favorable to insects due to climate change. A featured story from the NBC Today show highlights an 18-year-old Missouri boy paralyzed by a mosquito bite.

west nile virus· triple e· mosquitoes· climate change· new jersey

2:02:05 Everyone should consider doing that in addition to any extra donations you throw our way. It is all very much appreciated keep the show going for another four more years no agenda donations calm Thank you again to our associate executive producers executive producers for this episode formula is this We go out we hit people in the mouth Well, I hate to say it but they're ratcheting it up John. They're ratcheting it up. They've been ratchet-ratcheting it up No but this is the new new This is the new thing and for this we go back to my old stomping grounds of New Jersey It's bad people! It's very very bad Two deaths from the West Nile virus are now being reported in southern New Jersey One in Mercer County another in Cumberland County Meanwhile New York City seeing a surge in cases

2:03:07 10 people have now been confirmed infected. There are 10 other cases around New York State and with people headed outdoors this holiday weekend, Governor Hochul reminding everyone to be careful use a spray repellent to protect yourself against mosquitoes possibly carrying West Nile next week in New York City plans to resume mosquito spraying in Queens and Manhattan Yeah, so that's just a light version of it. But despite the spraying two people died in New Jersey Now we have to bring in some new terms For the triple E the Eastern equine encephalitis is the stuff that makes your brain swell and burst out of your head

2:03:46 Of course we know what causes this. Well, this week a New Hampshire man died of Eastern equine encephalitis or triple E after being bit by a mosquito. U.S health officials are warning that cases of mosquito-borne diseases like Triple E in West Nile are on the rise this year especially in the northeast. Hotter temperatures more severe weather events and piles of plastic trash have created environments where mosquitoes thrive allowing insects to reach areas formerly inhospitable to them For example, dengue cases are rising in Europe where the disease used to actually be quite rare. The number of European countries with a self-sustaining population of mosquito breed known to carry dengue fever has grown from 8 to 13 in the last decade and it's not just that diseases are spreading to new areas Mosquito season is also getting longer because of climate change

2:04:37 a have had their mosquito days actually extended by much longer. These 10 cities have seen at least an extra month of days that are favorable to mosquitoes." So it's all, of course because of climate change... Due to climate change! But we have the new term Mosquito Days How many mosquito days this year? I like that. It's a new metric. Yeah and its up number percentage points. Yeah just quite a number

2:05:21 We need to make it a little, we need to kind of bring that home for people and give them a little more visual. NBC Today show is great at doing these things For those heading to a lake for Labor Day be on high alert Mosquitoes look for still fresh water And be sure to apply a deep-based insect repellent on top of your sunscreen In Missouri, John Proctor wishes his family had known about the danger of mosquito-borne illnesses sooner. His 18 year old son known as BB has a long road to recovery He's on a ventilator paralyzed from the neck down after contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito bite his dad believes he got

2:06:02 while playing with their dog in the backyard. It's hard to fathom how such a small, insignificant creature can take a perfectly 100% healthy human being and it just causing havoc on his body that fast? It only takes one mosquito to get you. Oh it only takes one mosquito to catch ya! Well, how many is that? You had the one guy in New Hampshire which they keep talking about. Yeah the two in New Jersey and now this kid poor kid so we have four out of a population 350 million be afraid if that doesn't scare you oh please We've got plenty more where that came from NBC So we're heading into the holiday weekend at a special guest no one wants on their travels it's coming along anyway I'm talking about COVID

CHAPTER 27 / 41 Discussion

COVID-19 Summer Surge, Testing and Masking Debate

Dr. John Torres of NBC News discusses a summer surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by highly contagious new variants and increased travel. The report criticizes travelers who opt not to test to avoid disrupting their trips. The hosts mock the continued emphasis on masking and social distancing, noting that even highly vaccinated individuals are still contracting the virus.

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2:06:47 Despite COVID cases surging, hospitalizations up in almost every state and deaths double what they were in the spring. We still seem to be hitting a stride of COVID normalcy with some travelers even opting not to test so COVID doesn't disrupt their trips. Some? Oh no! These horrible travelers opting NOT TO TEST so COVID doesn't disrupt I hope everybody tested before they came to my surprise birthday party. It could have been a super spreader event bring in dr John Torres, Dr. Torres Why the rise right now is it mostly fueled by all the travel that we're doing or is this new? Strain kind of really contagious or both are both leading the witness.

2:07:41 the All those added together I think are causing this rise here, but by far the biggest one is that variant changing to a more contagious status which is going to happen continuing as we go on here. Oh yeah, it's continued to change so you know well could you give me a tip like Noah Jenna gives me a tip of the day he gives me some good products to use gives me some interesting information could you gave

2:08:19 a trip for the travel. In terms of travel, what steps should people be taking to safely enjoy their time away instead of this sort of like out-of-sight out-of-mind mentality when it comes to getting the virus? Oh stay safe everybody! You know I think that's an important thing to bring up you know number one the virus is still the virus. The virus is still the virus! Can you continue to do the things that's done right now we're seeing higher cases than we've seen in the last year and a half but like I mentioned it's more contagious but likely it's not more deadly, but it still is a deadly virus and people still end up in hospital dying from it. Wait hold on a second! It's not deadly but it could be deadly maybe it's deadly? Do you know anyone who has had COVID at this moment of time? Actually I do. Yes? JC, Jesse and Theodore all have COVID Are they are they dying

2:09:07 Well, they're not happy. Well tell them not to travel to Tassin and Warehouse He got it because he went to Montreal for some event and then got it on the way back on a bus ride The most jabbed country in the world Yeah And everyone was-got sick yeah On the bus everybody Yeah And he brought it here locally and gave it to the kid and his wife Good work He's patient zero! He's patience zero for the Bay Area Now there are a variety of reasons people aren't getting the vaccines. There's a variety of reasons people aren't masking or testing is because they're horrible people, but those are things that still work you know the vaccine granted no they don't late to get it for this weekend but she definitely want to get it for the fall season coming up because it's new variant out there masking I always carry mine last couple flights have had I've worn at the entire flight because people are coughing and hacking around me. I certainly don't want to get COVID or certainly don't wanna spread it to them

CHAPTER 28 / 41 Discussion

Ozempic and COVID-19, Weight Loss Drug Benefits

A study of 17,000 people using Wegovy (semaglutide) found that the drug decreased the COVID-19 death rate by 33%. Researchers noted the benefit appeared almost immediately, before significant weight loss occurred, suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect. The hosts express skepticism about the "miraculous" new uses being found for Ozempic as its patent period progresses.

ozempic· wegovy· covid-19· glp-1· weight loss

2:10:00 I wore a...I'm a good man. I'm a good man and I wore a mask the whole flight And then think about that social distance we used to do if you're sick, social distance especially there's somebody as vulnerable in the place you're going to Christine Who is this guy? He's Dr John over at the NBC Today show Yeah he can't stop talking he's a chatterbox But wait just when you thought it couldn't get even better than this The miracle cure just got more miraculous. I mean, would you have a hangnail? Ozempic! And this is one that's surprising a lot of people because it's not a result that has been expected. But what they found out in the large Wigovy trial 17 000 people that of those who got COVID-19, the death rate was decreased by 33 percent and this is the important part... That death rate was increased almost immediately. In other words as soon as they started taking the drug not once the weight came off because

2:11:00 We know that obesity can cause issues if you get COVID. And so losing that weight can be important, but in this case something else seemed to be going on here is another factor that scientists definitely need to dig into and I think the important point here is to realize that this is a study that needs more studies to try and figure out what's happening here and why this is benefiting the people? Is it something they can benefit all of us? So hopefully so keep your fingers crossed as we find out more about COVID we get more answers as well. if they can find out why that's happening. Dr. John Torres, thank you so much! So exciting oh but I mean I don't have another clip but now scientists have discovered that ozempic is literally the fountain of youth it can turn back the clock on a host of diseases this is...I mean John we've got to get on this train

2:11:55 Ozempic fixes everything. How could we... It's been around for 18 years or so? Yeah, now they're just discovering all this I guess they never studied it at all is that what you're saying? I have no idea but it fixes everything Well, you gotta have it... It has to have a lot more power near the end of its patent period because you gotta move the drug while you can. GLP-1 is not patentable. The only thing that's patented is their... Is the injector! That's why you can compound it but you gotta have the brand name You don't want some dupe. No I think that your missing the point about all these diseases Oh no

CHAPTER 29 / 41 Discussion

Polio Reemergence in Gaza, UN Vaccination Campaign

The United Nations has launched a massive campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza after the first case of polio in 25 years was confirmed in a 10-month-old boy. The virus reemerged due to the destruction of wastewater treatment plants and the displacement of the population during the ongoing war. Israel and Hamas have agreed to limited "humanitarian pauses" to facilitate the oral vaccination drive.

polio· gaza· united nations· vaccines· wastewater

2:12:40 Because the big one coming our way any minute which will kill a lot more people and it's a lot deadlier is polio. Yeah Yeah, yeah polio has a resurgence I've noticed that in a bunch of clips because war torn out breaking Gaza Yes war torn Gaza and I want to ask you question of you before I play these clips Okay, I was under the impression based on what the mainstream media has been telling me most of my life for years, decades that polio was eradicated from the world stage. Eradicated! Yep and that's why you need... You've heard this too? Yes and the reason I heard it is because everyone told me that you need the MMR shot for the measles because like polio we can eradicate this horrible killer

2:13:37 Even though I had measles and had chickenpox and all that, and the mumps. So now polio somehow magically appears in war-torn Gaza Out of the blue Yes Just in time for...I don't know Vaccine is a vaccine or they're doing sugar cubes. Oh Funny you'd say vaccine I thought I got the sugar cube, I think back in the day You know that's another thing well did this will come up in the conversation? Okay? Yes it is a oral vaccine And I actually had the shot. I'm lucky to be alive. Yes, indeed because seriously, I'm not lucky to be alive a lot of people got polio from the polio vaccination Because they had live virus and a lot of them that was from cutter labs in particular yes indeed Carter I got that shot you got wait wait wait You got the Cutter Labs polio vaccine yeah? You are lucky to be alive. I am Wow

2:14:37 People listening to this podcast should donate to the show in thanks that I lived through it. So, also, I'm lucky to be alive and then obviously didn't get the bad batch but years later I also got the sugar cube, the Sabin. It was salt with original Sabin. Hold on! I don't understand if you got the polio vaccine whether it was good one or a bad one Why did you also have to take the sugar cube? Wasn't that one and done with a polio shot? You think?! I was duped. Your parents certainly were Well, what am i going to do...I can't do anything now they're both dead. I can't sue them so um So here we go

2:15:28 I got a sugar cube and man it was trippy. In war-ravaged Gaza, the United Nations is beginning to administer polio vaccinations this weekend more than half a million children are due for the shots The virus has reemerged in Gaza after more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas NPR's Kerry Kahn reports that with so much of Gaza's infrastructure in ruins It will be a logistical challenge to vaccinate 600 thousand children There are many challenges ahead for UN health workers, including getting the vaccines and patients to clinics as well as keeping the vaccines refrigerated. Israel has agreed to limited pauses in fighting in certain areas Hamasa said it will cooperate too The polio virus has not been present in Gaza for at least 25 years It was recently detected in a 10-month old boy who is now partially paralyzed

2:16:20 Doctors say many factors contribute to polio's return, including kids not having access to vaccines during nearly a year of war. Wastewater treatment plants are in ruins and more than 90% of residents have been displaced from their homes and now live in substandard conditions." So the question... Are we sure that polio is a virus? Has that even been determined? I think it's pretty well confirmed But it was supposed to be eradicated, that's what gets me. I know people probably around your age in the UK who still have limp because they had polio as a kid but they're now of Medicare age

CHAPTER 30 / 41 Discussion

Polio Transmission Risks, Global Booster Campaign Speculation

NPR reports that the polio outbreak in Gaza poses a "powder keg" risk to neighboring countries like Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, and could potentially reach Europe and the US. The Israeli military has begun vaccinating its soldiers as a precaution. The hosts speculate that this news cycle is being used to prime the public for a new round of polio boosters in Western nations.

polio· israel· gaza· boosters· public health

2:17:06 But I have not seen anyone with polio or heard of any polio and how can it be eradicated? This just makes me think is it from something else. Have we been duped about polio in general? Well, that's a logical way to go considering that you and I have both been told has been eradicated Yes And I know what the definition of eradicated is yes gone all right part two Polio which has been going from the Gaza Strip for decades as back as the war there continues But there is the possibility of good news. Tomorrow, the United Nations will begin to vaccinate children in Gaza against that preventable and highly contagious virus. It'll be an enormous effort one that NPR international correspondent Eya Betraoui will follow from her base in Dubai And she joins us now. Eya thanks for being with us Thank you Scott Tell us about how this vaccination campaign's been rolled out

2:18:00 Well, the UN has really big aims here. They want to reach more than 640 thousand children across Gaza to give them two courses of the polio vaccine It will be given orally in droplets but it needs refrigeration at every step and pretty much Gaza has no electricity they're just running on generators and fuel that's in short supply. Hold on if they have generators they have electricity? Sorry she literally said They have no electricity, they just have generators. What does a generator do? It will be given orally in droplets but it needs refrigeration at every step and pretty much Gaza has no electricity they're just running on generators and fuel that's in short supply Another logistical challenge here is that the whole population is displaced so its not easy for them to reach UN-run clinics

2:18:49 But the UN groups leading this vaccination effort, which is UNICEF and the World Health Organization They say the most critical factor is a pause in air strikes so that the vaccines can reach all these children Now Israel says it's agreed to short pauses Basically It won't attack for about eight hours a day In specific parts of Gaza for the few days that this campaign is being rolled out and Hamas says they'll also cooperate So we're going to stop the war To give these kids polio and then go back to bombing is polio vaccinations accident. Well Slip of the tongue or was it?

2:19:26 Didn't Bill Gates like kill a whole bunch of children with his polio vaccination? I mean, I don't know what it was but there was some situation in India where he got kicked out of the country. And then also in Africa... So I'll take that back He didn't kill children but No, he didn't kill anybody There was a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored if I remember correctly Polio Vaccination Drive Yeah! It was an Indian and whole bunch of kids Didn't turn out good for them. So who says this isn't some kind of death shot to kill these children in Gaza? Well, I think that would be extreme. Because it's so much more humane than bombing

2:20:13 Yeah, exactly. I was waiting for three. How did the polio spread there in the first place? Doctors tell me this was a combination of factors You know you have children Scott that haven't had access to vaccines but also most of Gaza's hospitals have destroyed or closed You'll serve wastewater treatment plants and desalination plants that have been bombed so people have been drinking dirty water to survive And we know from the Gaza Health Ministry that more than 40,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire in this war. But we don't have a tally for people who've died from illness However, we know there's been a huge spike in kids with infections and diarrhea Children are hungry they are malnourished They're living in these overcrowded shelters open intense and with weak immune systems and do we know how widespread polio could now be in Gaza?

2:20:59 Well, there's already been a case confirmed in a 10-month old baby boy who was active and crawling. And he is now paralyzed in one leg after contracting polio. And he is the first case of polio in a quarter century in Gaza. Now it comes after the Gaza Health Ministry and the World Health Organization sounded the alarm on this in July when they announced that the polio virus had been found sewage water flowing in the streets around the tents of displaced people. And there are now at least two other suspected cases as well. Now, the symptoms for polio show in one out every 100 to 1,000 people so the doctors I spoke with say this means thousands of people in Gaza likely already have contracted polio it is spreading and one doctor called it a counter keg

2:21:43 Hey, asymptomatic. That's a new one and asymptomatic polio because did they mention the doing PCR testing? Because that's what I would suspect and no in fact let me mention this there was a lady clear and please it was a PBS had almost the identical report as the NPR report. It was uncanny, I recorded both of them and said what? I can't use both of these, they're almost identical! This is a program this has been put out for a reason. I think clip four kind of explains part of the reason and it was very

2:22:23 I actually have three clips from the NPR. I don't know if you want to hear them after yours, but... No this is-this is NPR Oh! I'm sorry you said PBS? Yes okay here we go. No I said PBS had the identical report and I had to decide which take Yeah yeah you took-we both got NPR Okay no problem And that's not okay So here's the end Yes, powder keg. And that powder keg would present a risk to other neighboring countries wouldn't it? Oh! Wow NPR's really rocking the edits these days that's great That powder keg would present a risk to other neighboring countries wouldn't it

2:23:00 Oh, extremely so. I mean you know for weeks now you have Israel's military vaccinating its own soldiers even if they've already been vaccinated against polio before because polio spreads through water systems aquifers and in droplets in the air and so not only could the virus spread to Israel, Egypt and Jordan. It could also reach Europe in the US you know two years ago an unvaccinated Orthodox Jewish man in upstate New York contracted polio and the virus spread there and the strain of that virus was traced to Jerusalem and London where there's frequent travel back and forth And so to try to understand more about this I reached out to Dr Jeffrey Goldhagen He is a pediatric professor at The University Of Florida and a global health expert

2:23:42 There is no reason not to expect the disease to spread from Gaza, to the surrounding countries. The unvaccinated communities in Israel and from there to Europe, UK and United States. And only way of stopping the spread is by a successful rigorous polio vaccine campaign. Okay. Oh hold on first of all Very anti-semitic report NPR. You're making people afraid of Jews because you know that Jew might have polio Second are we now going to see the campaign in Europe and in the United States? To get your polio booster

2:24:29 Well, did you hear the little gotcha in there was? The Israeli armed forces were getting a shot whether they had or not. Had or not, yes so it's booster So they're gonna try to... this is money maker This is genocide! This is my opinion And what happened to cholera? Good old cholera That's that's our that is coming. They're kidding it's hard disease of choice you gotta do these one at a time Put it in the Red Book cholera on deck for Gaza Yeah, cholera should have been I thought I would have guessed that cholera would come up in the Timeline before polio me too But no they've decided to go with polio you watch It's common everybody you got to get a booster for polio

CHAPTER 31 / 41 Discussion

Raw Milk Controversy, Polio and Bird Flu Warnings

Health officials and media outlets like CBS News are warning against the growing "raw milk" movement promoted by social media influencers. Dr. Celine Gounder claims raw milk offers no nutritional benefit and carries risks of E. coli, salmonella, and potentially polio or bird flu. Despite these warnings, more than half of US states have created pathways for farmers to sell unpasteurized milk directly to consumers.

raw milk· cdc· bird flu· polio· dairy farmers

2:25:22 Babies in America. Babies... Oh, man! So disheartening. They never let up! They don't? Well, speaking of never letting up... This is one of your favorite topics. There's a growing movement of social media influencers promoting raw or unpasteurized milk. It coincided with the recent spike in- By the way is raw milk by defi- Is that ore unpasteurize? Is raw- Is unpasteurized equals raw milk? I think it would, yeah. Yeah? Well these darn socialists... probably on TikTok these horrible influencers. ...promoting raw or unpasteurized milk. Milk! It's coincided with a recent spike in sales across the country and more than half of U.S. states giving farmers the power to sell raw milk direct to consumers Oh we gotta un-alive those farmers

2:26:19 It is good for business, but health officials say the consequences could be dangerous. Oh! Chanel called us more... Hold on a second stop when he said it's good for what business? For the farm business To sell raw milk it's a pain in the ass Yes. We have a raw milk dairy up in near Port Angeles and we go there all the time, this guy they have to work like 10 times harder than the normal dairy Yeah To produce raw milk is not good for business No I'm with you

2:26:56 But maybe there's polio in the raw milk. You never know. On this dairy farm in Harrington, Delaware... We take a clean towel off of the TN. Stephanie Knudsen is busy milking her cows So the cows are milked twice a day. This milk gets pasteurized and sold at grocery stores across the country. She's a good doobie! We're milking her into this bucket milker down here... But come January Knudsen hopes to sell it raw. We have always drank raw milk that we produce on the farm I'm a big proponent of this being regulated people were having a hard time. And regulation could soon be coming as Delaware considers legalizing the sale of raw milk amid a recent

2:27:40 and growing movement online. I drink raw cream in my coffee every morning, raw farm, yummy, raw farm dairy if i'm gonna do milk it's going to be raw milk that I get at the farmers market celebrities influencers even some politicians are endorsing raw milk milk that has not been pasteurized or boiled to kill dangerous germs like polio Um, we had due to climate change. Now it's due to raw milk polio. So let's bring in Dr Gounder you'll recall she is the one who... Before you do that it just comes across I'm thinking this raw milk anti-raw milk thing has been going on for I don't know we've been covering it for over a year Oh much longer than that and I like to know why

2:28:30 Why is it an issue? Who cares. It's a very small minority of dairies that even try to make it and most of them are overregulated already because you have to have a lot of inspections, because you have to be careful. There it is more inspections, more inspections control the food supply hello! It's about control that's all that is not about your health it's about control That's the only thing I can see. What else is it? Well, maybe Dr Gounder can help us understand We asked CBS News medical contributor Dr Celine Gounder to weigh in There is no nutritional benefit from drinking raw milk People like the idea of it Maybe they think it tastes better Maybe they think its quote more natural Yes But it really no more natural than drinking water that has not been treated

2:29:20 which I also drink out of my well. And all that bacteria can lead to health problems like polio, E coli campylobacter salmonella these can give you fever abdominal pain diarrhea kidney failure listeria can cause Fetal abnormalities, even fetal death. This year doctors found high concentrations of the bird flu virus in the raw milk of infected dairy cattle. And a salmonella outbreak linked to raw milk sickened 170 people on the West Coast. Oh no!

2:29:57 Oh, bird flu in your milk. No good! Let's wrap it up here these crazy influencers we've got to put a stop to this So why is raw milks popularity and access still growing? I think this goes back to people's lack of trust in public health and wanting to feel like they can make healthy choices for themselves unfortunately in this case that is not the healthy choice. The CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association all agree but in a bid to help struggling dairy farmers... It's been very difficult to operate on the positive side of things for 20 some years now More than half of U.S states created a pathway for raw milk to be sold directly to consumers within state lines

2:30:45 With raw milk, we can set the price and that national average price for raw milk is $10 to 14 a gallon. From our co-op you know we might be getting a buck fifty a gallon." Though without federal oversight the standards are inconsistent States have been left to come up with their own rules. They are really, literally all over the place from pretty much incidental sales being totally unregulated and all you have to do is put a warning label on it to say it's unpasteurized... To other states that require um you know a lot more high-level testing While doctors still warn against consumption farmers like the Knudsens

2:31:25 see an opportunity to meet this growing milk market. It can absolutely help us to thrive, not just survive. Hmm well it's a very confusing series of reports there other than I'm afraid to drink it. You know what's annoying about this reporting and these reports? Is they say stuff like, well yeah and then some states don't do this and some states do that in some states... They don't say which states! What states are we talking about name the States?! What kind of reporting is it to say some states do this and some states do that

2:32:03 without telling us specifically the states. Does it take that much work for a reporter to make a phone call? Find out what the states are apparently Is it too much work to tell the public that they're reporting to what states they're talking about? Is it reporting or is it mind control. I'm confused. Well you tell me, all I know is that this journalism sucks! It stinks there's no details whatsoever just like oh it's up 10% What does that mean?! Are you done? Yeah I'm done. John C. DuBois acts pet peeve of day

CHAPTER 32 / 41 Discussion

Minnesota State Fair, H5N1 Bird Flu Cow Testing

The Minnesota Department of Animal Health is requiring all milking cows to be tested for the H5N1 bird flu virus before they can be exhibited at county and state fairs. Farmers at the Steele County Fair describe the new regulations as stressful but necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. The hosts compare the "papers please" atmosphere to COVID-era mandates.

minnesota state fair· bird flu· h5n1· cow testing· agriculture

2:32:45 Well, they mentioned the bird flu which has kind of fallen by the wayside. Zip that in there! I have one bird flu report... We just had last weekend the Gillespie County Fair, which is the largest and oldest fair in the state of Texas. Right around the corner from... Older than the Texas State Fair? Yep this is the one! Have you been to the Texas State Fair? I have not Oh it's great, I've been there It's one of the best state fairs in the country Well we have We have the oldest here in Gila. It was cute, you know we had throughout the year there's everyone with their prize cows and their pigs and cowboys everywhere now it was nice it was kind of old school a little parade. Did they have auction? Did you buy a pig on this hoof? No I didn't go are you kidding me it was too hot however in Minnesota they have a state fair with new regulations

2:33:48 Sounds of the Steel County Fair are in full force. That includes a melody of moose. A melody of moose! Maddie Murphy brought her cow named Collarbone, hoping for the top prize. It's exciting I love doing it With bird flu infecting some Minnesota cows, this year Collarbone needed to be tested before she could appear at the... Notice the music change. With bird flu infecting some Minnesota cows, this year Collarbone needed to be tested before she could appear at the fair We have just make sure to test all the cows are milking cows and make sure that they're negative before we bring them into the barn

2:34:33 Minnesota health officials are requiring testing of some cows for the H5N1 virus at county fairs and state fairs. We have to take extra precautions like we did during COVID This is the first time at the Steele County Fair they've ever had to do this type of testing This year it's a little bit different, it's a little stressful for all of us Sandy Jurely with the fair makes sure that tests have been done As the trailers come in I ask for their paperwork We feel it's very important. We don't want to have any of our animals come down with this, the Minnesota Department of Animal Health feels it is important so we're going to follow what they are requesting. We do what we are told to do. Papers please if you cow. Yes test your cows. Yeah You will obey! Yes, yes you will obey indeed I like melody of moos

CHAPTER 33 / 41 Discussion

Ukraine F-16 Crash, Friendly Fire and Air Force Sacking

A Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed during a Russian missile barrage. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy subsequently fired the head of the Ukrainian Air Force. While initial reports suggested Russian fire, military analysts suspect the jet may have been accidentally shot down by a US-manufactured Patriot missile system operated by Ukrainian forces.

ukraine· f-16· volodymyr zelenskyy· patriot missile· friendly fire

2:35:25 I wrote it down as his show title. Yeah, that's a possibility. Let me just... There is some messaging here in these two Ukraine stories? It's two stories but basically the you know it's the same story but two reports with two similar messages Which need to be discussed and these come from? Let me see is this the US report no I think these are foreign foreigner reports now let's talk about a subject that we have talked about so often here the Russia Ukraine war and And the fact that us made u.s.. Provided f-16 they're not flying in the skies of you this u.s.. Made You know F 16 s are sold to people and countries all over the world

2:36:16 But then they have to point out it's US made. Well, yeah... We make all the stuff! And the fact that US-made, US provided F16s are now flying in the skies of Ukraine in this war there but The Wall Street Journal our friend Lara Seligman had this scoop today Hal and this is what she is reporting I want to read from her article that a Ukrainian pilot was killed in combat when his F-16 jet fighter crashed on Monday, just weeks after the first of the American made aircraft arrived in Ukraine. Now this is according to both US and Ukrainian officials according to Laura Seligman's reporting

2:36:58 She goes on to say the pilot died while helping to repel a massive Russian missile attack Monday. Initial reports indicate the jet was not shot down by enemy fire, U.S officials said. The Pentagon referred questions to the Ukrainian Air Force for comments. The Ukrainian Air Force acknowledged the crash and pilots death in a statement Today Ukraine used the jets for the first time in combat to shoot down Russian missiles during the strikes this week according to President Volodymyr Zelensky Ok, so we have US made. US made. And it comes back in the second report. Ukraine's president announced the sacking of the Air Force chief in his nightly address He didn't give a specific reason but the move came days after an F-16 fighter jet delivered to Ukraine earlier this month from its Western allies was shot down

2:37:51 Ukraine initially said the US-made F16 was shot down by Russian forces, but military analysts suspect it may have been downed in a case of friendly fire. Zelensky's statement did not go into detail. A probe into the crash is underway. US, Ukrainian and foreign military analysts are investigating the potential causes They speculate the warplane was shot down accidentally by Ukraine itself using the country's US-manufactured Patriot missile system. So a US made F16 was shot down by a US made Patriot missile, which I believe to be true

2:38:29 What is this messaging? What am I not understanding or what are they trying to say here. I don't know, I got one report which may include some of this information from my Ukraine clip but the guy who was the head of the Ukrainian Air Force was fired. Fired yeah because... Of course! And that wasn't mentioned in those reports for some reason He just mentioned it He did? Were you not listening to my report?! I was listening to it, I was listening specifically to hear that and i didn't hear it. He literally said Zelensky fired his Air Force chief! Oh...I missed it somehow Yeah well because you were too busy thinking I got a better clip than that! I don't have a better clip than that Well no of course you could- I said I had a different clip Ah well you were thinking about it Maybe It's possible You may have caught me in the moment of thought Or fog Who knows

2:39:20 Display this clip. So today a Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine's second largest city killed at least five people and injured dozens more Authorities in Kharkiv say the bombs hit five locations across the city including a playground where at least one child died Others were killed in a nearby apartment building that caught fire as a result of that attack. Meantime, in Washington Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Ukrainian counterpart today and condemned Moscow's recent wave of strikes on civilian infrastructure. Let me be clear, let me be clear, it is never acceptable to target civilians and Ukraine's resilience will help it prevail over Putin's aggression and atrocities

2:40:01 Separately, Ukraine's president has fired the country's Air Force commander after an F-16 warplane supplied by Ukraine's Western allies crashed earlier this week. U.S. experts have joined the investigation into why the jet went down during a Russian missile and drone barrage on Monday Well they didn't use the US made moniker Which is no the SIA. I think they what where'd you get that other clip? Why don't I think the first one must have been a US when I don't have it marked sadly The second one was France 24, I believe The first one I'm unsure where it came from But there's some reason they were saying that they're not here because I think we're not that dumb Well, I would like to point out that we are a us-made podcast and

CHAPTER 34 / 41 Discussion

Character AI Talent Acquisition, Google Licensing Deal

Google entered a unique deal with Character AI to license its technology and hire its co-founder, Noam Shazeer, along with 20% of the company's staff. The move is seen as a way for "mega-cap" tech companies to acquire top AI talent while avoiding the regulatory scrutiny of a full acquisition. The hosts criticize the deal for potentially "screwing" the original investors in the startup.

character ai· google· noam shazeer· artificial intelligence· silicon valley

2:40:55 We are. And I have a possible exit strategy that's been staring us in the face for a long time Yes, I have to point out to you that Mimi's objecting to this concept. Do you even know what my concept is? It doesn't matter She says that every time you mention exit strategy it gives her a The heaps shill shill uh-huh and she she says is the triggering its triggering and she says his hurting donations Well, what if I told her that we could with with our Dutch masters we could bring in maybe five, six hundred million dollars as an exit strategy. Would that give her a different feeling? It's still going to hurt donations! In fact that'll hurt donations more if they got that much money why do they need mine?! Really now so you're saying that our joke about exit strategy which will never achieve and have been talking about for almost 17 years I think show number 10 were talking about how do we get out of this gig

2:42:01 That's been hurting donations. She says yes, let me be clear But what is this I want to hear this? Oh you're interested you're interesting well i'm interested i'm just telling you we're gonna donations are gonna Be down because of it well that You're possibly right but What do we have with our artists We have a number of our artists who are what? Talented. But I'm talking about they have talent, yes they're talented and there's a number of artists now this is different by the way yeah here we go that have become prompt jockeys of the highest order Yes exactly so i've identified a trend well i've identified it because CNBC gave me a clip about

2:42:52 The trend is... You want to play the clip? I'll play the clip and then you tell me that we can't incorporate with some of our expert prompt jockeys, and i think every single one of our artists could do this. I think we got at least 10 professional prompt jockeys that are languishing So in the in the world so what is their languishing? What does they're not being exploited like that as they should be and most artists by the way want to be Exploited because they like to get their stuff out of there. That's right, so what is the big problem with artificial intelligence with all these AI startup companies I don't know what they're not making any money. They never will exactly They're not making any money

2:43:38 And this is what's happening. founder who pioneered generative AI. There was just one problem, the startup couldn't make money and according to reports it struggled to generate enough revenue from paid users. Character AI billion dollar valuation pre-revenue very much feels like the 2010 App Store where you gain a lot of users and kind of figure out the monetization later So it turned into a well established money printing mega cap Google

2:44:24 which was happy to cut a deal, especially since it was arguably more interested in the talent than the technology. Character AI co-founder Noam Shazir was an author of groundbreaking paper that laid the foundation for today's age of A.I.. It would bring Shazir back to Google along with 1 5th of his employees and license characters technology without having to outright buy the startup in an acquisition. The playbook that skirts the regulatory crackdown on big tech dominance provides an exit for AI startups struggling to make money and allows megacaps to pick up the talent needed in the AI arms race. There's a very small number of researchers, AI practitioners that operate at the frontier of technology. There are probably only thousands right now. And the hyperscalers, the mega caps want that talent and they're looking to get it any way they can

2:45:17 How about it? We just value ourselves at a billion dollars and they buy us because we can't make any money. They didn't do that though, they just stole the talent! Well yeah but... This is where- hold on a second this is the worst aspect of Silicon Valley this why everyone keeps everything as secret You have a bunch of talented guys running this company and they have investors of 160 or whatever that number was, million dollars. Of people who put the Angels in Sequoia who knows who was involved? And then instead of them getting their payback which they expect

2:45:54 They have their whole team ripped out from under them and taken to Google because it was too cheap to buy out the company, which was valued at a billion dollars. Which is like falling off of log for Google they could afford a billion dollars in a drop of hat this is bull crap I'm very upset by this Well you know its because of regulatory oversight that they're doing that Oh! This is better? Yes Screwing the investors to that extreme? The investors get the licensing fee, don't you see it? They're not getting anything is what they're getting. It's the end of AI John that's what it is They just bringing more people to say we've got the best people Well Google is notorious for doing a crappy job at anything other than search Yes And also selling data Yes Everything else is a joke Yes

CHAPTER 35 / 41 Discussion

Germany Regional Elections, AFD and Immigration Sentiment

The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AFD) party is expected to see significant gains in regional elections in Saxony and Thuringia, driven by anti-immigration sentiment following a fatal knife attack in Solingen. Meanwhile, in France, President Emmanuel Macron is struggling to appoint a new Prime Minister six weeks after elections resulted in a deadlocked parliament.

germany· afd· dresden· immigration· emmanuel macron

2:46:52 I'm sorry. There's that well, I didn't mean to upset you and I'm just I'm upset on behalf of the investors What are you an LP at Kleiner Perkins? No, I don't wish I'd be broke All right one quick trip to Germany the far right it's a big problem if you think that it's just America that has MAGA they've got MAGA As the sun sets over Dresden, anger among the far right rises. Just days before voters take to the polls... Boy they sound really angry! Did you hear that clapping? That was very angry clapping. ...in upcoming regional elections these people believe they represent the majority view in the east of Germany arguing multiculturalism is threatening their way of life

2:47:47 We want change to Germany because here in Germany so much refugees and from the refugees is coming so much crimes, murder. The AFD has tapped into high anti-immigration sentiment, a view that is likely to translate into votes. These posters are plastered on almost every lamppost they read Sun Summer Remigration another Homeland Not Multiculturalism This local AFD candidate blames the lack of border control for last week's fatal knife attack You know what has happened in Solingen. That of course makes people angry

2:48:27 There are rapes a dozen every day. The AFD are expected to win big, a potent signal just over a year before the next national election party leaders say they must take back control Join us in making sure that the whole of Germany breathes a sigh of relief on September 1st Thank you for your support for our homeland, for Germany and Saxony So there you go. At least they said homeland as opposed to fatherland. Yeah, hinterland and this is exactly what happened in France the far right came out in droves everyone's voting and then the left went oh well we're all gonna say no and we're all going to get together and they've been without a literally without a government without a president or prime minister ever since yeah ever since the election six weeks ago

2:49:25 and still no sign of breakthrough. In a break with tradition, Macron is refusing to appoint a prime minister from the winningest party in July's vote. The left-wing New Popular Front Alliance came in first place but without an actual majority. The president is instead trying to cobble together a new coalition with conservatives but striking out there as well He set ahead to Serbia for two day visit on Thursday but he squeezing some meetings before he leaves So they're just not doing governments anymore?

CHAPTER 36 / 41 Discussion

Serial Season 4, Adnan Syed Case and True Detective

The Maryland Supreme Court has ordered a new hearing for Adnan Syed, the subject of the first season of the "Serial" podcast. The hosts note that while the original series was a cultural phenomenon, the fourth season of "Serial" has received very little attention or revenue. They compare this to the declining quality of television sequels like "True Detective."

serial podcast· adnan syed· sarah koenig· true detective· podcasting

2:50:10 You know the administrative state runs these countries including ours. You don't need a government, it's just a facade Well there you go me wrong no I can't prove you wrong Uh, you have a lot of clips left over So if you have anything you'd like to share with the group well Let's get this some of these old clips out of the way what's this podcast clip? Oh Oh yes, this is the podcast. This is all of a sudden we've got all kinds of issues because Serial, the podcast actually did some damage don't know if it's good or bad but play the clip Maryland Supreme Court has ordered a redo of the hearing that freed Adnan Syed over concerns about the rights of the victim's family It's the latest twist in illegal drama that was the focus of The Serial Podcast which propelled the case to national attention

2:51:05 Syed was convicted more than two decades ago for killing his high school ex-girlfriend. He was freed in 2022, only to have his conviction reinstated a year later. One of the dissenting judges in today's ruling did not mince words writing that the case is quote a procedural zombie it has been reanimated despite its expiration Syed will remain free as a lower court considers whether to throw out his conviction. Oh Man, they they missed the best part So the serial podcast which launched in 2014 and became a sensation around 2016 Yes reinvigorated podcasting there's no doubt about it people would just love that it came at the moment everybody was

2:51:53 binge watching Breaking Bad five seasons in a weekend and showing up to work on Monday with dark circles under their eyes and And did you know that season four of serial launched came and went just in the past I haven't followed it at all nobody In fact the producer Sarah Koenig she says, you know It was complete dud No, made no money. No one cared. No one listened I mean know obviously somebody listened and so now here you have a great tee up for wherever this report came from to say serial season 4 is PBS Serial season four is currently available wherever you get your podcasts

2:52:41 But they didn't even get that. So I think it's very sad that Cereal didn't get a plug of that nature and be, okay well this is the old cereal but the new cereal no nothing crickets fail. I don't know what to make of it yeah well maybe it's hard to do that kind of podcast and continually do it reminds me of the thing was an HBO show called The Detective or something They had a season of it. It was all specials, like as like a mini series. Are you talking about True Detective? True Detective. Yeah my buddy wrote and produced and directed that The first season? All three seasons Well the first season was A Killer With Woody Harrelson? Yeah And then it dropped off and now what That's Nick Pizzolatto He moved from... I admire the fact that you know the guy but what happened

2:53:36 He cleaned up on season... The magic was missing from the second and third seasons. No, what happened is he cleaned up on season three! Like massive, massive payout. Yeah it's good for him. Yeah of course But isn't that with everything? I mean have you seen, have you gone to see the Wolverine and Deadpool yet. What did they do $11 million in the opening weekend people are sick of these things They're sick of the repeats they're sick of the sequels That's what happened is serial Yeah! They want original programming twice a week

CHAPTER 37 / 41 Discussion

Birthday Donor Roll, International Support and De-douching

A lengthy list of donors from Romania, South Africa, Canada, and the US contribute to the show in honor of Adam Curry's 60th birthday. Notable donors include Rita Harrington, Sir Brian Tobiasen, and Archduke Kevin McLaughlin. The hosts perform "de-douching" ceremonies for new producers and acknowledge the "sexy sixties" milestone.

donations· birthday· romania· south africa· de-douching

2:54:13 Couple hours worth on Thursday and Sunday. It's called the no agenda show everybody I'm gonna show my school by donating to know a gender imagine all the people who could do that. Oh, yeah, that'd be fun Yeah, that's right. This is where we thank people who came in $50 and above or above And of course we once again want to thank everybody who was a sustaining donor We will be bringing a knight and a dame on stage today here at the roundtable Who have just been supporting us sustaining donations on a layaway plan for as long as they wanted to do it

2:54:51 And there's some birthday things and do you want me to read the I'm gonna throw it to you. Oh toss it to me when we get to the 63 8s and down to the 60s good all for you yes, I'm very excited I love people saying happy birthday. I can't get enough of it Uh, Rita... I gotta chuckle. Don't pee yourself when you're doing this Reed. It's alright, I already- Rita Harrington in Sparks Nevada starts us off at 160 bucks she does say happy birthday Adam And she's followed at 160 bucks. I tm-it anonymous in a booker at Oh Bucharest Bucharest Romania nice 105 35, but she's actually in South Africa. Oh no She he's this anonymous South African here temporarily also sent it emergency note and this morning

2:55:48 Saying that he wants to call out the other anonymous South African. He wants to call him out as a douchebag And we don't know who these people are no, but there there are people Leroy Leroy Pacheco in Santa Fe New Mexico $100 and he says happy birthday is John add at him well Thank you sir Spencer in Sherwood Park Alberta Canada $100 Sir Brian Tobiasen in Gardner, Kansas. 9063! There's another birthday call out so you're getting birthdays all over my place. Beautiful thank you Kevin McLaughlin lover of or he is the Archduke of Lunar Lover American boobs comes here with his boob donation from Concord North Carolina

2:56:31 8-0-0-8 and does not wish you a happy birthday. Oh Manuel Medeiros in Tracy, California 75 bucks for some shenanigans Sean Simmons in Statford, Virginia 69-69 and now we begin with I just want to bring that right with Mark Hall your buddy and often there you got it and you can breathe in thank these people for thanking you. That's right I'll just read the name and location at any note and know that these are all basically 60s

2:57:09 For some reason Sir Mark Hall paid more for the fees. He says happy 60th Adam, welcome to the sexy sixties! Sean Douglas Glen Ewing... Oh wait stop Mark Hall mentions that you're 11 years older than he is. No, that's not... I thought you should know that? That's Sean Douglas the next line Oh okay But thanks Not just eleven years but eleven years and one day older than him $60 to celebrate your birthday and 49 for him Okay And they also took care of the PayPal fees God bless Thank You Sean Alexander Stavinsky Denver Colorado Happy Birthday Adam Brat Summer is over

2:57:45 Arno from Amstelveen. John DeSanti, Belford New Jersey. Happy birthday Adam you're old! Thanks that makes me feel good. Dufor Creative Services Elkhart Indiana Happy 6-0, Adam. Dame Slamy Bastrop Texas from Dame Slamy happy birthday podfather PayPal is being dumb so this is $60 plus fees Thank you for your courage Anonymous Fairfield Ohio happy birthday Adam I prefer anonymity done Sarah Gardner happy birthday Adam Danny Hayes God bless you Adam numbers six twenty four and two twenty six I shall check oh I know what that is That's the god shall shine his face upon you I think Robert Rowell

2:58:28 Congrats on not dying. Ah, so uplifting! Thank you. Robert Stokes, happy birthday Adam. Sir Vont, happy 60th. Not bad I've survived six years of it. Yeah yeah you're older than me brother Eric Adler look gefelicite met je paad vader sir Erik Baronet of the Fat Point, Gadget Freak 10. Happy birthday Adam Surveilled. Happy birthday Adam Surveilled Viscount of Femur Region number 4 Teresa Gannon no note $62.29 that's with the fees I guess Marianne Schmidt happy birthday Adams 60 plus fees party on Dame Christina Pearl she was at the birthday party and surprise party happy birthday Adam dame Christina pearl and of course Sir Robert Charles both of them were there

2:59:11 You know, she gave me a special Southwest Airlines luggage tag that you can only have if you're crew member and apparently it gets you benefits when you walk around the airport with it. Which is cool. Praise God says Christopher Altman with a $60 donation plus fees, sir hold my beer happy birthday Adam hold my beer Jennifer rain oh wow happy 60th birthday Adam Black Knight Sir last row Happy Birthday to Adam from black knights or last row and the laster farmstead official no agenda egg smugglers Yes bring some by I like those blue and green eggs you got Randy Balzer

2:59:47 Says happy birthday sharing my beer money with you Abby and with you Adam. Happy happy birthday from Susan Erickson Happy 60th curry, sir dude and chick from Bastrop Texas Sharon Searle because time itself is like a spiral something special happens on your birthday each year the same energy that God invested in You at birth is present once again Menachem Mendo Schneerson Bethesda Zen barrister all right Lisa Piles with the birthday donation. Randy O'Rourke, you're the happy one for me thank you! Dame Janet and Sir Island Dog go dogs with a birthday donation Lee Doolin from the UK happy birthday Adam congrats on the big six zero here's to you guys never finding an exit strategy my Friday and Monday mornings would never be the same UK listener of course that's why Baron OG podcaster and the lovely lady Leanne I that must be Steve Webb happy 60th Adam may this be your best year ever my brother

3:00:40 Anika...Anka Schneider? Schneider. Anke, Anke. She's from Quebec. Quebec. Verdun, Quebec. ITM John and happy birthday Adam! PS please de-douche me. You've been de-douched And she would like an additional baby karma later on which I'm happy to divulge after we're done with all these at the end Brian Mickey, Prague Oklahoma 6033 Simon Reed Scarsdale New York happy birthday no jingles no karma happy birthday podfather says Sir Chris of Sac C William well-born in

3:01:21 Georgia 6033, happy birthday Adam sir becoming heroic may small boobs surround you and protect you. Oh thank you please credit this to Fair Volt Tee happy birthday Adam C hope you have a wonderful day thank you and JCD for your everlasting courage Adams birthday from Daniela Pompeo and Abby to the birthday list says Brent Dombrowski you got it along with me I guess the same birthday Sir Scotland Debrave, Longmair Lumric he says and all the Scottish lords and ladies. Then a couple more 60s here from Sarah's from Stefan Anders, Sarah Steinlein Douglas Enstrom Baron Victor who was also 60 he says Baron Sir Phenom Jason Babcock Robert Ballard

3:02:14 Happy 60th Uncle Adam says Sir Stuart looking forward to celebrating my sixties in a few months as well. He's the angry accountant from the UK. Happy birthday Adam, long live the No Agenda Show John LeClerc Oh sir, Quijiboo from Luxembourg Patrick Cannon with $60 Rita Harrington happy birthday Adam can I get a de-douche? You've been de-douched! The de-douching is for Paul Rackall Rochelle, Rockel. He's a knight but that's due to others donating on my behalf shamefully his first donation and then we're at 58-56 so I'm gonna toss it to you Bob Matthew Martel starts us off at Brew Mall Pennsylvania 58-56 he calls the soy boys by the way no less Tarkovsky in Kingman Arizona 58 Mark Hardwick in Aledo Texas 53 33

3:03:11 Stefan Trockels in Sust, Deutschland 5272. We had a lot of Germans I like that Joseph Moraka in Florida 5225 David Deloria and Santa Clarita California 5060 and he calls it an ugly Zoe Lofgren donation Sir Ladyboy in Mount Laurel New Jersey 5060 Brandon Locklear in Sugar Hill, Georgia 50. Scott McCarty in Lodi California Tony Lang... These are fifties these all fifties. Tony Lang and Castle Pines Colorado 50 Jordan Tierney in Orole South Dakota

3:03:59 as opposed to the other part of South Dakota. Jordan Hino in Salem, Oregon. Leslie Walker in Roseburg, Oregon. Lotta Oregonians here? She says love you guys! And last on our list here is Aichi Kitagawa in San Francisco California. I wanna thank these folks all of them for wishing Adam a happy birthday and also for supporting show 15 50, 60... 91. Yes appreciate it thank you everybody under 50 as we mentioned previously karma of the baby making variety has requested coming your way right now You've got karma Support the show never an exit strategy no agenda donations dot com

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Knighting Ceremony, Dame Annie and Sir Hokie

The hosts induct two new members to the No Agenda Round Table: Dame Annie the Quilting Bee and Sir Hokie of the Second Floor Basement. Both achieved their titles through long-term "layaway" sustaining donations. The ceremony includes the traditional reading of the "mutton and mead" menu and the presentation of virtual signet rings.

knighthood· damehood· round table· signet rings· layaway

3:04:50 It's your birthday, birthday. Oh so much and we have... Short list today outside of myself of course Sophie wishes her daughter Kayla a happy one she turns 19 today Baron Bird Dogg wishes his keeper Anne a very happy birthday And Brent Dombrowski who apparently celebrates on the same day as I do which will be on Tuesday September 3rd Happy Birthday everybody from the staff and management here at The Best Podcast in The Universe We have a dame and we have a knight, both of them layaways. So I'll start with the dame first... so this is uh what is her name?

3:05:34 Oh, interesting. Okay this is for Ann. John and Adam thank you for your outstanding work my wife and I have been longtime listeners and sustaining donors since 2016 please add my keeper of 20 years Ann to the birthday list did that for Sunday show it also like to have her dame'd i'm not sure what she wants her Dame name to be but with her love of quitting and be quilting and beekeeping let's try Dame Annie the Quilting Bee. Please add bacon wrapped mousse roast on the barbecue, and gin and tonic to the round table can I get a Sharpton and a don't raff? Well of course you can keep up the good work! And remember no agenda saves lives Don't raff why are you laughing Shut up.

3:06:31 Hokenadel. In the morning, gents! Thank you for providing us with the minty fresh media deconstruction to cleanse ourselves from the pre-processed junk that is the M5M I especially want to wish a happy birthday to Adam as he hits the big six so may his exit strategy be quick and painless Yes spitting in the mic shout out to my lovely wife and kids they are my guiding light I would like to be known as Sir Hokie of the second floor basement please de-doosh me You've been de-doosh'd Oh, and talk about your random number theory. Hook me up with a tech grouch jingle if you have one lying around." Uh... that's—that's a coincidence I happen to because we played it earlier. Sir Hokey of the second floor basement thanks he says Mike well here it is Wow That's interesting or classic

3:07:29 Well, we already played the classic. All right let's bring them both up on the table John if you don't mind Very nice play very good all right please up to the podium here and Ann! An-an-an-ann and Mike Hokenadel. I'm glad you have a knight name, it'd be a lot easier for me Both of you have succeeded in achieving Knight and Dame status thanks to your support at the No Agenda Show with your layaways. I am very proud to pronounce Kate Vee as Dame Annie The Quilting Bee And Sir Hokie Of The Second Floor Basement For You we've got Hookers On Blow Rent Boys In Chardonnay Bacon Wrap Moose Roast on the Barbecue AND A Gin & Tonic

3:08:08 Along with the Rubenesque Lemon M'Rosé, we've got the Geishas and Sake. We've got Vodka Manila, Bongets & Bourbon, Sparkling Cider & Escorts, Gin Drill and Gerbils Breast Milk in Pablum Of course that's raw milk And as always The Mutton and The Mead Go to noagenderrings.com There you can see the beautiful rings for knights AND for dames And along with that comes wax to use for sealing your important correspondence. Since it is a signet ring, everyone can go take a look at that of course and there's a sizing guide so let us know we can send that off to you and as always they all come with a certificate of authenticity Welcome to the roundtable enjoy your mutton and meat and thank you for supporting The Best Podcast in The Universe!

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No Agenda Meetups, Antietam and Fredericksburg Events

A summary of upcoming listener-organized meetups includes events at the Antietam National Battlefield, a pig roast in South Jersey, and a rooftop gathering in Goleta, California. The hosts emphasize the importance of community building and encourage listeners to visit noagendameetups.com to find or start local events.

meetups· antietam· fredericksburg· raleigh· denver

3:08:52 Yeah, the meetups. It was basically a meetup in Fredericksburg at the surprise birthday party we had so many No Agenda people there it was fantastic everybody hanging out having a good time and you can do one of these yourself anywhere you want by going to noagendameetups.com You can start a meetup, you can do it anywhere you want We recommend a bar that is friendly to crowds maybe with an outdoor space And always remember to tip your servers. North Georgia sent in a report from their recent meetup. In the morning, Gitmo Nation! Sir Bob here from the North Georgia monthly meetup Another great night another great turnout Let's hear what the slaves had to say Hello dude named Ben here but I've never programmed in the morning Sean here my amygdala is filled with joy Hey this is Tankhead Alpha Tucky

3:09:44 Glad to be here. I'm still a douchebag This is sir are I'm sitting here with two archaeologists and wondering where is Graham Hancock in the morning? This is Jay good time was had by all Baron double doctor, sir Mike Roch here If you have to take a COVID test, just hark to spit on that thing. Not medical advice. Alright, there's a meetup taking place today. The first annual NOAA agenda Antietam Battlefield Meet-Up I got the pronunciation guide thank you that's at the Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg Maryland and oh that was that already passed they probably wrapping up by now

3:10:33 The annual South Jersey Pig Roast meetup kicks off just about now at Medford Lakes, New Jersey. And Dane Wynn of the Lakes needed you to RSVP so I hope you did looking forward to a report from that one on Monday Labor Day the Adam and Tina were here here meet up that'll be at noon In Plymouth, Massachusetts 72 Allentown Street that is at the monument to the forefathers and I expect a report from Sir Hay Citizen along with some pictures. On September 5th Thursday our next show day the 805 rooftop meet up at 4 o'clock in Goleta HGI Rooftop Goleta California

3:11:12 and the Northern Wave Public, Publico Slave Gathering at six o'clock at Happy Endings in Raleigh North Carolina. And finally for the next show Denver Back to The Bar Meetup at 830 p.m. Lincoln's Roadhouse in Denver, Colorado. Then I want to let you know that on September 7th there will be a meetup in Anchorage Alaska it is always a good time up there Aurora Illinois on the seventh and eighth Indianapolis Keene New Hampshire Kernersville North Carolina 14 along with Chattanooga Tennessee Ronert Park, California Garden City Idaho Fort Wayne Indiana on the 15th St. Augustine Florida Tucson Arizona on September 19th Charlotte North Carolina Bedford Texas on 21st with San Diego Goose Creek South Carolina on the 27th Richland Washington the 28th Tilburg The Netherlands remember October 18th Fredericksburg Texas the big Hill Country meetup we will be there Curry and the Keeper will be there along with many other luminaries no doubt from the whole country

3:12:09 And then there's many more to come in October, November all the way through to December. If you want a nice warm meetup in December The West Palm Beach Florida Meet-Up is on December 15th if you want to know more if you want to learn about them if You want to register for any of these let people know your coming go to noagentomeetups.com If you can't find one near you then start one yourself it's easy and always guaranteed a party! Sometimes you wanna go hang out with all the nights and days Yeah, baby. Like a party... Always like a party- They're fun! Meetups are fun I like doing meetups Let's see..I have ummm... I have a couple of ISOs Actually oh I came loaded for bear Came loaded for bear Can i just roll up? I got five One two three.... I got six

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Tip of the Day, Padding Adhesive and Dollar Bill Notepads

The "Tip of the Day" features padding adhesive, a specialized glue used by printers to create tear-off notepads. The hosts suggest using it to organize bank deposit slips or to create a "bound book" of fresh dollar bills for use at stores or social venues. The product is marketed as an inexpensive way to demonstrate professional ingenuity in the office.

padding adhesive· notepads· dollar bills· office hacks· ingenuity

3:13:11 Six you want to hear him. Yes here we go he is awful at podcasting a little too long Oh actually have five here's the next one they don't know what they're talking about I kind of like that one I like that one I'd like that one, too and Same old tired playbook. I think there's at least one in there oh Like the Pelosi one. Yeah, what you got? Okay well I've got a bunch...I've got four so i'm almost ready yeah let's start with embarrassed embarrassed we're not embarrassed by any of it little echoey gets to echo yes no yeah won't punch through let's try the classic thanks thank you yeah Pelosi still winning pleasure all right always a pleasure

3:14:13 Again, the last on the list is awesome. Pretty awesome! I don't think anything tops Pelosi. Let's hear it again... They don't know what they're talking about. I mean it slams us as Pelosi It's all the good stuff you got to admit are we good? Yeah, okay Pelosi's always a winner Ladies and gentlemen, once again it is time for the one and only tip of the day that comes at the end of every single NOA Agenda podcast. You will not want to miss it! This is a good one. This is an offbeat, this is a product that people don't even know exists They're all good by the way it's not just this one that's good they're all good This is padding adhesive Padding adhesive okay

3:15:12 Yeah, if you've ever had like a bunch of sheets or something you wanted to make into a notepad that you can tear off page after page. This is what printers use when they make... You go over there and say I'd like to get a bunch of notepads and they'll make you a bunch of notepads with your logo at the top whatever size you want And then they're all glued together with this What they use is the same stuff you can buy called padding adhesive and you can get a small jar of it or you can get a big gallon of it, depends. I mean if you're... You don't want to big pile of it because you're not going to use that often but when you use is pretty cool. I just did this recently with the bunch of deposit slips from the bank

3:15:53 that would be scattered around a drawer normally, but I made them into a notepad. I just used the padding adhesive you use it with and paint it on the edge or you can make a little dipping device and dip in there and then let it dry overnight and you have a notepad to tear off one after another. It's dynamite product that nobody knows about. And how would I use that in my life specifically? Do you ever have like a bunch of, do you ever have a notepad or do you have a desire to have something that you could print yourself? You'd find a use for it. Is it better than paperclips or staples? Yeah! It's cooler. Makes a cool little product. It tears off and looks professional. What is the name of this product again?

3:16:50 You'd look it up, there's a number of different brands out there and it's called... This one I have is CFS Binding Supplies. Padding adhesive or notepad adhesive you can use that notepad adhesive and you don't think much of it at the time but you'll find if you had some then this rather inexpensive you'd find to use for it. I would recommend you pick up one of these products and take it to the office People will be amazed by your ingenuity. You could even get a raise you could get a raise That's right here's the user use something you can use it for so if you want to have some fun? You get you go to the bank, and you get a pile of fresh dollar bills Yes dollar bills And you stack them up you make sure they're even and you put that padding adhesive on the end and Then put in your wallet, and then when you go to the store, and you once again They ask for money you tear off

3:17:47 Piece after piece of the dollars from this note pad which is now a bunch of dollars, tens, twenties you can do with any bill. They have to be obviously brand new so they can make this work and that would get some attention Yes take it to the strip club with your dollar bills with your little bound book of dollar bills, its beautiful Just the tip. That's right, it's a Tip About Tips! It doesn't get much better than that everybody... Tip about tips And that is the conclusion of our broadcast for today Live on the NOAJENDA stream TrollRoom dot IO and coming up end-of-show mixes we have David Kekka who always comes with a new mix and Sir Saturday did an ode to The Podfather for my birthday which was nice I appreciate that

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End of Show Mix, Podcasting 2.0 and Joe Rogan Tribute

The show concludes with a preview of the "DH Unplugged" podcast and a musical tribute to the "Podfather" Adam Curry. The mix features a parody of an Adam Sandler song and a rap about the evolution of Podcasting 2.0, mentioning figures like Joe Rogan, Tim Dillon, and Tim Cook. The hosts sign off with their traditional "adios mofos" catchphrase.

joe rogan· adam sandler· podcasting 2.0· dh unplugged· end of show mix

3:18:43 It's a Adam Sandler classic parody of that. Right after the show, another fantastic Value for Value podcast known as DH Unplugged, the most recent one in episode 716. Those boys are doing okay! Coming to you from the heart of the Texas Hill Country here in Fredericksburg, Texas. FEMA Region No 6 I say in the morning to you, I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley and let me be clear it's where I remain, I am John C. Dvorak We return on...

3:19:19 On Thursday, I will be on my so-called vacation in Mexico doing the work for you on JCD's time schedule which'll be fun. Until then remember us at noagendadonations.com adios mofos a hui hui and as always and such. A local brand costs 50% more today than it did before the pandemic. Ground beef is up almost 50%. Bidenomics is working Vice President Harris, you were a very staunch defender of President Biden's capacity to serve. Another four years right after the debate you insisted that President Biden is extraordinarily strong. Given where we are now do you have any regrets about what you told the American people? No not at all Not at all I have served with president biden for almost four years now and i'll tell you it's one of the greatest honors in my career truly

3:20:23 I'm concerned about how much Facebook values trust and transparency. If we agree that a critical component of the relationship of trust and transparency is we speak truth, then we get to the truth. Bidenomics is working! Kamala, you're fired! Get outta here! You're fired! Podcasterland... Well yesterday's Mike Wallace, yesterday's JCD

3:21:08 And Tina is a keeper! And there's your yappy dog named Phoebe. Oh, index and clean feed Index and clean feed MP3 MP3 MP3 MP3 Index and clean feed Index and clean feed MP3 MP3 iPod and iTunes Joey Joe Joe Joey Robin Joey Rogan, Joey Rogan, Joey Rogan, Joey Rogan, Joey Rogan, Joey Rogan. I woke up one morning and I woke to see all the world's podcasters were looking at me they screamed why don't you plug me and mention my show? I said I updated podcasting 2.0 then Matt and Shane started joining the fight

3:22:05 And then Tim Dillon pushed me with all his might. And a big dumb mouth kicked me in the head, it's called Revenge Adam Curry and they left me for dead I said what did i do to make you all so mad? He said you can't track listeners and he can't track ads Then Tim Cooks said you better run and hide But my friend Joe Rogan came and joined my side He said if it wasn't for the Podfather, the people wouldn't hear you. You should be shaking his hand and saying I'd like to cheer you! He gives you a platform and he gives you a cause You should be kissing his feet and licking his balls Now all the podcasters leave me alone And we all live together in Podcasting 2.0 Thanks to Joey Joe, Joey, Joey Rogan

3:22:59 Joey, Joey, Joe and Joey Rogan. Joey, Joey, Joe... Joey Rogan Well me and Drew Rogan got married We got 26 podcasts and we're doing just fine Down in Podcaster Lane The best podcast in the universe! mofovorac.org slash n-a They don't know what they're talking about