Episode 1898 · Thursday, 27 August 2026

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A landmark Supreme Court ruling reshapes the mail-in ballot landscape while the Trump administration targets Iranian oil revenue and negotiates a massive beef import deal.

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About this episode

The Supreme Court issued an emergency 6-3 ruling allowing the Trump administration to enforce an executive order restricting mail-in voting. The decision permits the Department of Homeland Security to establish a federal citizenship database to verify voter eligibility for the U.S. Postal Service. Arizona officials and New York Attorney General Letitia James warn the move could disrupt election procedures in states where mail-in ballots have been the standard for decades.

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant launched Operation Economic Outcast to sever Iranian oil revenue and IRGC funding, while CIA Director John Ratcliffe conducted a clandestine meeting in Moscow. In North America, Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to halt electricity exports to the United States in response to new steel and auto tariffs. Meanwhile, President Trump announced a 300,000 metric ton beef import deal to combat grocery inflation as the domestic cattle market enters a new eleven-year cycle. California Governor Gavin Newsom approved strict Energy Commission regulations for replacement tires, sparking opposition from Goodyear and Dunlop over safety and grip concerns.

Adam Curry welcomes Texas radio host Matt Long to the studio for a unique co-hosting appearance. Long shares his history portraying Benjamin Franklin for the Vacation Liberty School and his childhood as a missionary's son in Vienna. The show pays tribute to the late Tim Curry and Dolly Parton while exploring the technical nuances of vaping culture and the return of Midwest steel manufacturing.


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CHAPTER 01 / 44 Discussion

Curry and Friends Introduction, Matt Long Guest Appearance

Adam Curry introduces a special "Curry and Friends" episode of No Agenda featuring guest co-host Matt Long. The segment features a hip-hop intro by Just Baker and establishes that for the first time, the show is being hosted by two people in the same physical room.

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00:00 That's a lot of cows, brother. In the morning, Gitmo Nation. This is No Agenda episode 1898 with a special guest here today Yes part of the ongoing Curry and Friends episodes We'll be speaking to him in just a moment I'm gonna give you his name then you're gonna listen to a little bit of Just Baker To get into the mood go ahead and Google him Matt Long In the morning

00:41 In the morning, still refreshing this up Like it's scripture Y'all hate that A-I-R-I call it torture on the feed Same ones who never miss a show Still need their weekly knee down and found Jesus Now the comments catch a fever Soft on Trump lost to Edge Buzzkill left us over But every Sunday y'all steal in the comment section Hateless and harder than the producer drops a donation You dissect the deconstruction like its your full time job While the show keeps moving you just keep the sob Hateless and hateless And still in the morning refreshing the page Why you claim that ya boring? The I gotcha heated but value for value, haters still pay with the times in the morning yeah keep the hate coming best podcast in the universe you just proven a point in the morning

01:42 Can't help myself I don't even like hip-hop Thank you, Just Baker. In the morning everybody and we say a big in the morning to my friend... not even on the other end right on the other side of the desk which is brand new for me never has no agenda been hosted by two people in the same room at the same time

CHAPTER 02 / 44 Discussion

Matt Long Background, Hill Country Patriot Radio Station

Matt Long discusses his background as a radio host for the Matt Long Show on Hill Country Patriot FM in Texas. The conversation covers the "Mom and Pop" nature of the station, which operates out of a shipping container, and Long's reputation as a constitutionalist and activist in local Texas politics.

matt long· fredericksburg· hill country patriot· kerrville· gillespie county

02:22 Matt Long, in the morning to you my friend. In the morning to you and I'm telling what this is a real honor to be in here and have to tell the producers that don't ask me about what the studio looks like Adam made me sign an NDA when I came in so you could torture me but But I'm not giving any details out. Let's see how you take this, Matt. Part Willie Nelson part Hulk Hogan activist constitutionalist brother in Christ he and his wife Gail have organized every No Agenda Fredericksburg meetup as far as I know and man it is so good to have you here. Matt has a radio show every single day the Matt Long Show is also a podcast

03:18 Where did we do? We meet at church. Is that where we met the first time Matt? Yeah, we did. We met it bridge Church I'm nearly that I can't imagine anywhere else because I don't go anywhere else That's right and I've been on your radio show a couple times It's on Hill Country Patriot FM which is its its one of those classic American small-town radio stations. I mean, does it reaches Kerrville? Fredericksburg is that kind of it? Gillespie County? Yeah figure draw a circle around Kerrville about 60 miles yeah and it covers that area we have five stations but it's all its owned by a couple sweet little couple that owns all five stations and it really is

04:02 a what's the best way to describe it? Mom and Pop station. Mom and Pop station held together with bailing wire and duct tape Matt your studio is literally in a shipping container It's the funniest thing, it's so old school What is so interesting about you, I mean when i met you at the church You know you were very active. I think this was probably around the elections maybe four years ago And yeah, you're like our go-to guy for all things local politics The constitution you're just an amazing patriot But you're the kind of Patriot that holds conservatives feet to the fire nonstop I mean you're like a thorn in their side and I just love what you do

04:48 Well, thank you. And yeah it is I have more enemies at the Capitol in Austin than I have friends but But yeah, my whole focus is Christian first conservative and then Texas politics and so there's so many people doing national politics You know Adam and and I would just be even if I wasn't repeating them, even if not listening to them. I would probably be saying the same things most of those say and we have a few good Texas people that cover Texas politics but um...I think I'm the best among all those that cover Texas politics. We had a vote here and it's two to nothing. But you're like a guy who

CHAPTER 03 / 44 Discussion

Ben Franklin Character, Vacation Liberty School

Matt Long describes his decade-long tenure portraying Benjamin Franklin for educational programs like Vacation Liberty School. He details the process of shaving his beard to fit the role, obtaining authentic costumes from local maker CJ Lata, and his upcoming presentation on September 19th for the grassroots organization Liberty In Action.

ben franklin· vacation liberty school· cj lata· georgetown· character acting

05:33 Can stuff you make jellies for everybody, you know, the you know, but I have a whole selection. I mean you are as like if if you wanted to picture a Norman Rockwell picture of an American your it brother You got your truck parked outside? I mean everything is just so perfect and I'm so excited to talk about some of these issues with you today But the one other thing I want to mention Is that I think it's once a year but maybe multiple times a year for school kids, but also at the Capitol each You dress up as Ben Franklin. I do, I have been playing a Ben Franklin character for about 10 years and it started out as a small project that was three times every summer for a group in Georgetown that puts on Vacation Liberty School now know a lot of your producers got confused awhile back when you were talking about vacation Bible school yeah the heathens that listen to this they'd have no idea what vacation Bible school is

06:31 Well, we do Vacation Liberty School and as part of that program Ben Franklin comes in and talks about charity. And what is this Ben Franklin's beliefs in charity? Then after doing that a few years I started getting invitations from other people so the last two or three years I've really gotten a lot of little gigs I just love it. It's absolutely a blast and I have to shave my beard, you know my wife we got married 26 years ago and I hadn't shaved my beards since like 1989 or so and so i decided

07:06 to go all in as Ben, I had to get rid of the beard. And so I shaved and I don't think I even told Gail ahead of time and she walked in and I'm really glad... She's usually armed but she was... That's a good Texas wife is! That's right! So she came in and I'm glad she wasn't armed because she didn't recognize me who's this stranger in my room? But I've been playing Ben Franklin and it is an absolute treat and I love every minute of it. And, uh...I have to give credit to we have a local lady also goes our church her name is CJ Lata and she started making me costumes because i started out Ben Franklin with a Halloween costume from Amazon

07:51 Yeah. And, uh... but CJ I now have-I mean i got like six outfits When you dress up as Ben, I mean you're Ben! You look like him, you walk like him maybe about the same size that he was and we had coffee a few, what was it? Last week or so It is really when it popped in my mind man I'd love to have Matt on the show with me We're having coffee at Clear River here on Main Street Well, coffee is a big word. It was basically a shake that tasted like coffee and he said hey man can you help me with some of your AI agents and can you download these 15 000 documents on Ben Franklin from the Yale library? Are you in legally in trouble now? No man it's for personal use okay it was for personal use because

08:41 You you literally know everything about Ben Franklin. I mean, it's amazing I know a lot but definitely not everything there is to know But yeah, I love and I don't read books about Ben Franklin written by other people. I read his writing Yeah in his works and it just gives you gets me into his head And then the interesting thing is when I get into the costume of It's more than I just look like him. You become him? I become him, and someone told me years ago—and I don't have any kind of theater background but they told me you're a character actor and when I'm in costume, I'm that person!

09:22 And it even bothers me when people address me as Matt, when I'm in costume. It's like who are you talking about? But yeah, I've got a big event coming up here on September 19th! I'm really excited about it. What is that? A new presentation. It's Liberty In Action We The People another grassroots organization conservative grassroots organization here and they're having a big fundraiser and Tom Homans gonna be there That's Chip Roy, Tom Holman is the DHS guy. Yeah, DHS guy I have spent a day with him before he's quite a character and but we've got a lot of big Texas politicians Don Huffines and no wait a minute Don Huffines He is currently the interim comptroller Yes And I think he has to do some kind of election not quite sure why But isn't he also bought Epstein ranch in Arizona? yes he did

CHAPTER 04 / 44 Discussion

Don Huffines, Epstein Ranch Purchase Controversy

The discussion turns to Texas politician Don Huffines and his purchase of the former Jeffrey Epstein ranch in New Mexico. Matt Long addresses the conspiracy theories surrounding the acquisition, defending Huffines as a wealthy Texan simply buying land rather than participating in a cover-up.

don huffines· jeffrey epstein· zorro ranch· texas politics· dallas

08:41 You you literally know everything about Ben Franklin. I mean, it's amazing I know a lot but definitely not everything there is to know But yeah, I love and I don't read books about Ben Franklin written by other people. I read his writing Yeah in his works and it just gives you gets me into his head And then the interesting thing is when I get into the costume of It's more than I just look like him. You become him? I become him, and someone told me years ago—and I don't have any kind of theater background but they told me you're a character actor and when I'm in costume, I'm that person!

09:22 And it even bothers me when people address me as Matt, when I'm in costume. It's like who are you talking about? But yeah, I've got a big event coming up here on September 19th! I'm really excited about it. What is that? A new presentation. It's Liberty In Action We The People another grassroots organization conservative grassroots organization here and they're having a big fundraiser and Tom Homans gonna be there That's Chip Roy, Tom Holman is the DHS guy. Yeah, DHS guy I have spent a day with him before he's quite a character and but we've got a lot of big Texas politicians Don Huffines and no wait a minute Don Huffines He is currently the interim comptroller Yes And I think he has to do some kind of election not quite sure why But isn't he also bought Epstein ranch in Arizona? yes he did

10:18 Yes, he did. How's he feeling about that? You know I tried to get an interview...I've had him on my program a number of times and after that broke I called him and I was never able to arrange anything after that but come on! That's what Texans do you buy ranches yeah you know in New Mexico is kind of a cool place. You dig up the dead bodies and then gets some cattle on there. I was really surprised at their reaction to that Oh, everyone's immediately like this guy is creepy and you know that's what I heard everywhere. Oh Don Huffines oh boy he's part of it Epstein like dude he's like

10:56 like a mini man. Yeah, he is like he's like a petite male but yes super energetic loves love you know running the money for Texas and he doesn't need money himself I think now he's quite wealthy and I was I voted for him like yeah that's the guy mean that's the guy who won't run in our money and but people have no idea this go off in conspiracy theory land like well use some gas from Texas bought it there's no good he's covering everything up like me I don't think so and you know i don't have no done and his wife real well he has a twin brother but they can really yes he does he has a twin brother and you can tell them apart but date boy they look awfully lot alike in may come from uh... the house finds family up in dallas people are get real concerned that is it

11:42 Huffines out of Houston And so you got to be real careful there. They're the Dallas fine, okay? and yeah their father made a bunch of money and let me guess oil just get you know cars I think he was a Auto dealer or is I'm not sure where they got it all but I'm sure there was some oil in there somewhere Yeah So Whenever there's elections, you're the guy. You talk about the elections. You do registration drives at the church and something happened this week with the Supreme Court I'm sure you're up to speed on it. I got a clip here and this is about the mail-in ballots And this is really interesting The US Supreme Court issued an emergency order yesterday that allows the Trump administration To move forward for now with plans to restrict mail in voting ahead of the midterm elections

CHAPTER 05 / 44 Discussion

Supreme Court Ruling, Trump Mail-In Ballot Executive Order

The Supreme Court issued an emergency order allowing the Trump administration to proceed with an executive order restricting mail-in voting. The ruling focused on "standing," suggesting states sued too early, and allows the Department of Homeland Security to begin building a citizenship database to verify voter eligibility for the U.S. Postal Service.

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12:33 It's a ruling opponents say would bring chaos to the election process only days before ballots in some states are mailed out. Our White House correspondent Liz Landers has more The ruling allows the administration to proceed with an executive order President Trump signed in March directing the US Postal Service to determine which voters should receive mail-in ballots. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security, to build a database of U.S citizens who are eligible to vote. There are lot of moving parts and here to help explain it all is Steve Flattuck he's a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Steve thank you for joining the program this evening

13:10 Thanks for having me. So there are two lawsuits that are challenging the president's executive order about mail-in ballots, the Supreme Court decision yesterday had to do with a group of states that sued while the other case that was brought by The League Of Women Voters what did the Supreme Court ruling tell the States? Yeah, so the Supreme Court's ruling only applied Liz to the state's lawsuit. And it only said that the states had sued too early because they brought their lawsuit before the US Postal Service issued their final rule which of course they did last Friday. So it was I think a win for President Trump but a very time limited one

13:48 It didn't say anything about whether the underlying executive order is lawful. It didn't say anything about whether the new Postal Service rule is lawful, that issue is now going to be litigated probably pretty quickly in both of the cases that are back before Judge Talwani and Boston. Now have you followed this case at all Matt? I have been yeah absolutely and uh...I don't think it's gonna have much effect on Texas because we have pretty strict mail-in ballot rules but I know like my friends out in the West Coast, everybody gets a ballot in their mail. There's just stacks of them out there and there has got to be something between them I have voted by mail before living overseas so have done that In fact one presidential election it must've been 90

14:39 88 or 90, we got the ballots on the day that the results were released. In other words, well, we got our ballots from the embassy on Wednesday after the election and I'm sitting around with all my American friends and they're like why bother? And I said oh hell no! We're going to fill these all out. We're going to send them in. We're gonna make them do their work so we did that but it is a mail-in ballots are probably easiest way to steal an election and get dishonest results. And I think we're maybe even thinking about tightening up, well we did get a notice recently from the Secretary of State's about mail-in ballots they really need to have a postmark on them what happens in a lot of small towns is you'll drop off your ballot at the mail...at the post office and they'll just take it

15:33 from the inbox and put it into or take it to the outbox, put it into the inbox and they don't even stamp it. And I have a problem with that so the Secretary of State this year issued a thing saying alright y'all gotta pay more attention to the postmarks on that But yeah, I think the West Coast and a couple of other states that we've got to do something about the mail-in ballots So what's interesting about this Supreme Court case because of course Robb the constitutional lawyer Do you know Robb Carty? I've met him at a meetup. Yeah one of the great meetups in Fredericksburg Meet ups. Yeah, he's with suits and boots if you got hit by truck call Robb There you go. He'll get you the most money ever He says

16:16 The reason why the Supreme Court wrote this opinion is because they didn't lose on the merit of the case. This was purely for standing, in other words because the states hadn't been hurt nothing has happened to them so they just jumped the gun and Rob thinks that they won't even be able to bring anything back to the Supreme Court until after the election which is interesting So this seems like one of phenomenal pieces of lawfare done by Republicans for once because it's always the Democrats who have all the lawfare on their side. exactly what the executive order does.

17:11 who are eligible to vote. How are these actions affected by the ruling yesterday? So for now, they're not I mean the most important thing that folks should know is that the status quo which is the executive order is not in effect and the USPS rule is not an effect Is still the status quo all the Supreme Court did yesterday was pause one of the two injunctions against the executive order there's still a second injunction blocking the executive order from going into effect And Liz, the rule itself says it can't go into effect until that injunction two is no longer in effect. So we really are not at the end of the story. We're really more in the middle of the story where there's gonna be more litigation and where it's possible that these questions are back in the Supreme Court perhaps by this time next week. The way it was going to work is the Postal Service will only send out... Will only send on I guess mail-in ballots

18:07 To people who are on their list and I think what all of these people forget it wasn't Benjamin Franklin who started the post office Why do I think was he was the first Postmaster General? Under the British. It was we were not eat We were still the colonies it was 20 years before freedom and before our liberty and he was the Postmaster General. But it's like, Postmaster General is because this was like the military in a way right? The US post office is a constitutional thing I think they may actually have the power to do this I think they do. It's going to be phenomenal because if they don't send ballots to people who they don't deem as, hey you're not on the list then it just won't happen and that would that's always been the problem and so all these states are crying like well You can't do that well yeah once you didn't use the post office. Yeah, go and deliver it So here's a the Attorney General of Arizona cuz of course you know

CHAPTER 06 / 44 Discussion

Arizona Election Procedures, Rural Voter Concerns

Arizona officials express concern that federal restrictions on mail-in ballots will cause chaos in a state where 80-90% of voters have used mail-in systems since 1992. The discussion touches on the shift in liberal rhetoric toward protecting "rural" voters and the historical origins of mail-in voting in Oregon and Arizona.

arizona· mail-in voting· federalism· rural voters· dolly parton

19:07 And by the way, mail-in ballot scam has been used by Democrats and Republicans alike. This is not like a new thing this is I think Florida probably has won more elections with sketchy mail in ballots than any state in the union but they've come up with some wording to make sure everybody knows that this is not going to work it's horrible it's a bad thing we have to fight this, we will fight this. The good news is basically that because the Postal Service rulemaking is now in effect and is ripe we can go to court and challenge it so look for that very very soon because you know this is ridiculous its outrageous its unconstitutional elections are run by states

19:52 and uh... is well up yet you're still running your election just you can't send it to the post office and have it delivered unless the people on the on the list yeah I'm just wondering if you know it's been years since we've had any episodes of going postal Yeah, what happened to that? You know people just stopped going postal. I think now they're just going pregnant mom. I don't know That's that's a good point what happened to those dudes going postal again. I don't know maybe they got a raise What they are trying to do is undermine the right of People in this country to vote and they're trying to make it harder for our veterans Oh

20:34 People in rural Arizona to vote and we're gonna fight that. You know, obviously as you point out elections in America are run by states it's a federalist country but one thing you said there really stands out Attorney General. That was the first time I hear someone on the liberal station call it a federalist country now what happened to your democracy? Yeah no kidding! They are run by states it's a federalist country But one thing you said there really stands out, Attorney General. You said 80 to 90 percent of voters in Arizona cast their ballots by mail Okay? As in that's the norm That's how everybody does it So can you just play the hypothetical with me If this went ahead okay and your 44 days out from everything starting at early October And you had to comply Would you even be able to run an election what would you do

21:20 I mean, I think it's a great question. And there is no such thing as a great question. It would cause absolute and total chaos because the people of my state are literally going to be waiting by their mailbox waiting for that ballot to arrive and their expectation is that it'll arrive and they'll fill it out and they'll put in the mail or they'll put into Dropbox and that will be that! That's how we vote It's how we have voted in Arizona since 1992 and interestingly enough it was pioneered here by Republicans. Yeah, exactly that's why it should stop altogether is this when did this really start I mean I voted by abstentia as what it was called when I was there in Europe

22:06 and you would get an absentee ballot because you're out of the country. Was it really just COVID that accelerated that or is she right, that Arizona has been doing this forever? I really don't know. I think a lot of these mail-in places were way before COVID. I'm pretty sure Oregon was before COVID. Yeah No it is...I find it... You know what I caught out of that was the word rural Since when have liberals ever been concerned about people in the rural areas? Ever since Dolly Parton passed away, now we care about rural white people. That's right but – yeah I think this came along before then and it's this movement of – well it just makes it easy to vote.

22:48 And I'm not sure if voting should be that easy. My opinion is we need to have a national holiday, all vote on one day and all go in. If you are disabled or differently abled or if your overseas which both Adam and me and many of my family have experienced being overseas but still want to participate there are some legitimate reasons Texas is right now. If you're over 65, I think all you have to do is ask for it.

CHAPTER 07 / 44 Discussion

Federal Citizenship Lists, Solar Farm Litigation Standing

A breakdown of the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision highlights the creation of a federal citizenship list to be distributed to states. This leads to a tangent about legal "standing" in a local Gillespie County case where a judge allowed a lawsuit against a proposed solar farm and battery storage facility despite the project not yet being built.

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23:32 tell them you're old and you can't go in. Oh, we should bring that up to parity with Social Security man! That should be who's... is it 67? Is that where were at now? That's where we're at, 67. Aw man I got six more years to go. Can't stand it. Bless your heart Here's ABC breaking down the ruling This odd situation where we are defending the law against the federal government Wait, I'm sorry this isn't the one. This is the one them breaking it down Andrew, this was a 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court with the conservative justices voting in President Trump's favor to allow him now to begin to implement some key portions of that March 2026 executive order that imposed some new regulations around mail-in voting in the United States just now ahead of the November elections. This was an executive order that was challenged by a coalition of Democratic led states

24:22 in their view, is an unconstitutional infringement of how elections are administered. But the Supreme Court in its decision today said that the executive order actually hasn't had any bite yet it hasn't harmed any of the states just yet and therefore the president should be able to continue with his policies as he sees fit What are those policies? The president, with his executive order is now going to be allowed to direct the Department of Homeland Security to compile a citizenship list—a federal citizenship list and to distribute it to the states.

24:58 also then direct the Attorney General to prosecute any state and any state official that would happen to give a mail-in ballot to someone who is not on those citizenship lists, and to work with the U.S. Postal Service to come up with new standardized regulations for mail in ballots." How do we feel about that Matt? About government making a list of anything Yeah, I guess when it comes to voting. I don't have a problem with that. I think there should be a database every state has a database and know the Constitution says that the method or the means of the election is up to the states And so I see where they're coming from the constitutional yet But what struck me on this were the two things they brought up one was who had standing yeah

25:44 and the other one that he just mentioned was nothing's happened yet. And so can you sue somebody for something you think they might do? I mean, i've got a neighbor who might throw his trash over my fence... Can I go ahead and sue him now for something he might do?" In New York maybe! I get it, but we tried that recently and it was actually successful. And that was here locally where they're trying to stop the solar farm north of town. And one of the arguments from that company was, We haven't done anything yet how can you sue us for something we're thinking about? We haven't even done yet! What happened in there? You know the judge sided with plaintiffs... Man, I'm learning legal language

26:34 The judge sided with the plaintiffs and I think there's a hold on it right now. Do not know all the details on it, but I think the good guys came out on top. Yeah and then the real concern was not so much the solar farm but the big battery, the best, the biggest one that could be used to power the whole thing. big was electrical storage battery energy storage. Oh, there you go. Thank you. But they changed the name so we don't have to worry about it anymore because not called best anymore. It's not called best. Don't ask me what the new name is thing. Here's the details about DHS Supreme Court did is temporarily allowed Trump's executive order severely restricting mail voting to go into effect and said it was too early for states to challenge this

CHAPTER 08 / 44 Discussion

Voter Fraud Claims, Letitia James Lawsuit

New York Attorney General Letitia James and other Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the new Postal Service rules, citing potential voter suppression. The segment debates the accuracy of DHS data regarding non-citizen registration in Nevada and the constitutional jurisdiction of states versus the federal government in administering elections.

letitia james· voter fraud· nevada· dhs· mail-in ballots

27:20 And this leads to a lot of uncertainty going into the midterms because the Trump executive order would radically restrict vote by mail. It would instruct the Department of Homeland Security to create lists of voters that deem citizens, these lists are likely to be highly inaccurate based on the fact that the Department of Homeland Security has already made... You're making faces at me. I'm wondering why they're gonna be highly inaccurate? Based on what? Based on the democracy now, of course. They know what they're talking about. What are you kidding me? To create lists of voters that deem citizens these lists are likely to be highly inaccurate based on the fact that Department of Homeland Security has already made these egregious claims of voter fraud that have turned out not to be true I don't remember the Department of Homeland Security making

28:10 claims of voter fraud. Who knows? Maybe Todd or Holman, maybe Holman said something I don't know. Oh well Holmans got loose lips man he does shoot off all the time and says stuff not that he cares but he does say stuff And then it says that the Postal Service can only deliver mail ballots based on these DHA's lists. And moreover, it will only deliver mail ballots in states that hand over their voter rolls which include sensitive personal information to the federal government this is essentially a form of extortion The Department of Homeland Security is trying to create these new lists of voters in each state that it claims are citizens. The problem is that's not the job of DHS, they don't have this information, its not their constitutional role, they've also made these ludicrous claims of voter fraud for example they claim 15 thousand people non-citizens

29:00 were registered to vote in Nevada. When a closer look was taken at that data, it turned out 185 non-citizens were registered. Oh and that's okay! It's just 185. It's never wide scale and is never large. It's all just little bits and bobs here and there. So they had dramatically overstated the number of non-citizen voting and that's the fear here is that if voting proceeds based on these DHS lists it's going to be inaccurate, its going to be unconstitutional. I don't see the unconstitutional angle at all Yeah, if they pull up that manner of elections being up to the states and I don't have the exact language but that is in the Constitution. Right but they can still hold their election it's just you can't use the US Postal Service without them being on a list and otherwise go

29:49 higher FedEx. Yeah, there you go! DHS lists it's going to be inaccurate it's going to be unconstitutional and a lot of legitimate American voters are going to be wrongly labeled as non-citizens and unable to vote either based on shoddy data or an intentional attempt by the Trump administration to prevent people from voting. There it is, there it is! Oh yes of course this is how Trump is going to steal the election you watch there's going to be a J6 or left insurrection. Election deniers. Here's my favorite though we'll wrap this one up with Letitia James

30:26 Of course, she is the AG in New York. What does this mean? It comes right after you and a group of attorneys general filed a new lawsuit to block the Postal Service rule from taking effect. It's not clear you'll get any relief until as early as next week so what happens between now and then So I am my Democratic attorneys general will continue to challenge this rule because this rule will create nothing but chaos and confusion Chaos and confusion mark it down. That's that's going to be the the term of the day chaos and Confusion who doesn't love some good alliteration in the state of North Carolina or in less than 11 days? They will mail out a ballot to

31:05 to individuals who are in armed forces as well as citizens in these United States. And it's critically important that individuals understand that the only reason why this rule was created is because individuals, particularly those in the White House believe they cannot run on their record and therefore they have to steal this election. This is nothing more than an attempt to suppress the right to vote and I am my democratic colleagues will fight all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Let's be clear, the United States Postal Service and the President of these United States does not have jurisdiction over the elections it states and its in the Constitution And that is why its critically important that individuals understand that states have the power and duty and responsibility to administer elections Not the president and definitely not the postal system There you go

31:58 Can I add one more thing to this? The list they're talking about, you know these highly inaccurate lists. Every single state keeps a list of registered voters in fact in Texas I can ask for that list and get it and it's not that big a deal and so that list would just be a matter of 50 different states sending up zip file on to DC, put it in a drop box and say these are all our registered voters. It's not like they're gonna have to create something new or you know spend years getting it all together just send them the list. And then I guess what DHS is going to do...I guess they have the list of who has US citizenship? I would presume somebody has a list of that somewhere but

32:47 Or at least, I mean i don't know. Yeah is there a list of that? I presume so. God bound to be yeah especially if they're naturalized If they've been naturalized citizens They've come in and you know taken the courses And answered uh passed the test and gotten sworn in Those people's names are on a list So they're gonna do a little a little diff A little AB and then that's it You're on the list you're good to go But this is how they're going to steal the election Of course So there was something else, this president I'm gonna miss him just for all his wackiness and for the crazy stuff he does. And people don't realize that you know there's so much hate yeah he's not acting presidential um though and this is something that

CHAPTER 09 / 44 Discussion

Trump Beef Import Deal, Grocery Price Inflation

President Trump announced a deal to import 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to lower grocery prices for American families. CNBC reports that the White House has not specified which country or companies are party to the agreement, though rumors suggest Argentina may be the source.

beef prices· inflation· argentina· cnbc· ground beef

33:32 I think you and i both know a lot about when it comes to ranchers because we have a lot of friends who are ranchers. Texas is ranching, Texas has fed the country in the past, the entire country in the past so this is the beef deal that the president announced. I'll play a little backgrounder here Let's turn to Washington now. A new push by the Trump administration to curb inflation at the grocery store, by lowering beef prices. Eamon Javers joins us he has this story for us. Eamon? Yeah good morning David President Trump is turning his attention to rising costs for voters today announcing what he calls a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working American families

34:11 The president said on social media that the US will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported. By the way, three hundred thousand tons of ground beef? Do you know how many cattle that is? I don't know! It's over a million heads... Over a million cows That's a lot of cows, brother. I'm not quite sure where that is coming from and that But all this presents something of a mystery here, guys. In his social media post the president didn't say who he had concluded this deal with and he did not specify who exactly had made a commitment to sell that below-market beef Now CNBC has reached out to the White House with questions about this We've gotten no response so far And we are contacting the major beef importers To see if any of those companies

35:07 will confirm that they are party to an agreement with the White House. We'll let you know if we get any more information, guys but overall this really symbolizes the president's concern going into those midterm elections that prices are still too high for consumers This of course is about the so-called affordability crisis Now what happens when the President makes announcement like this the price of beef dropped immediately. I mean, the cattle futures drop everything drops and so people are waiting for the other shoe to drop and i was kind of stunned by that thing that was CNBC saying well we can actually find you know who this deal is with some people said Argentina...I saw memes everywhere like we're going to get poisoned beef from Argentina! The president's gonna kill us with this subpar beef

CHAPTER 10 / 44 Discussion

Regenerative Ranching, Cattle Market Cycles

An anonymous "Zoomer" rancher provides a report on the 11-year cattle market cycle and the benefits of regenerative ranching over "commodity cowboy" methods. The segment discusses the practice of feeding cattle Cheerios to gain weight and the challenges of using H2A labor from South Africa.

regenerative ranching· cattle market· h2a labor· texas slim· cheerios

35:57 And then I get a boots on the ground from a no agenda rancher, not just any rancher and regenerative zoomer rancher. And he sent in an audio report. They add up this is that anonymous rancher from Northwest where picture would be cattle reports, boots on the ground? Just keep in mind that I have actually had Zuma so apparently yeah After Trump's announcement, I kind of took it in the no agenda vein that Trump likes to put stuff on social media and let it ruminate and see what happens. He didn't actually do anything as far as I know to purchase the beef but he did truth it from what I've heard

36:41 And that's just dropped the market along with the class flows. I take a different point of view than most people, I am regenerative we've been taking these last couple years to switch our dirt around to get it ready to be operating low cost even after the markets have turned down and the cattle markets been high year longer than it should have been usually the cattle market runs on 11-year cycles give or take. So we've been, I think we're year 12 of a high market so we should have crashed already based on just market fluctuations. See? I didn't know that! I didn't know there was an 11-year cycle to the cattle market You know and i'm thinking we're seeing this a lot these days people not understanding the cycle of different things like that

37:31 the economic cycle and how drought might affect the cattle crops. And so the cattle, and so the price goes up this year and every oh my goodness! But then things there is a natural cycle to these things in interfering with it is a no-no against nature. It's against nature man! Yo dude! So our anonymous zoomer rancher goes on because you know I've talked about the commodity cowboys these are people who really, they're not like Cole at K&C. They're not like this rancher regenerative feeding their local community and you don't have to bring your cattle to one of the big three processors. In fact Cole is doing quite well I mean he's successful, he's not going to be a billionaire but he doesn't care. He wants to do this, he loves what he does and you got these commodity cowboys who just

38:26 who just, you know they stuff their cow with $1100 worth of Cheerios and I'm not kidding. I've talked to Texas Slim when they go the stockyard they feed them Cheerios to fatten them up and get him to the right weight and everything so that's not your grass fed grain finish No thats Cheerio cows And uh... They're just concerned about what they put in a what they get out and take it off to JBS or one these other guys which is cartel I think that they're actually working on, you know breaking up some stuff with those guys because not even American companies are owned by Brazil and by China. And so our anonymous Zoomer Rancher says something about that here. Cattle people are commodity cowboys it's...that's true a lot of them you know they sit and they watch the market report on TV

39:15 you know they can go and complain to everybody else about the markets, and the weather in the government. The three things he kept change whereas us regenerative sell buy find it people we're going to focus on what we can change and we're going to make a profit while doing it The only limit to your success is the creativity of your mind. Yeah, exactly be creative That's what an American does you get creative and he said there are some issues It's not easy but he is he's ready for the challenge I'm a young guy. Not even 30 yet BAM and I see nothing but opportunities in my future that's what I love I see a lot of guys that are fixing to retire and boy You give us some time

40:00 You know, I don't know if we're going to be owning a whole lot of land but you know if we could keep our landowners happy. I can see us releasing as much ground as we can get a hold up because there's not a whole lot of us young guys wanting the cutback yet now the labor part that should be top will use a lot of H2 labor from South Africa and different culture it's hard to keep those guys from breaking equipment and everything around him, but it's all just a learning curve. Sky is the limit when it comes to ranching if you ask me. Anonymous Rancher out! Alright see I love that guy so can I ask you a technical question? Yeah did you run that through like Enhance Adobe? All right yeah tell the little signs of it... It was really noisy as audio and I tried to clean up as best as possible

40:51 He's a rancher, you know. I can't feed a cow by the way i don't think it's honey nut cheerios someone asked me in the troll room You know, I think Fruit Loops would have been better Can you imagine cutting your steak up and being red green and yellow? And uh...I think that would be cool. I'd want some fruit loops steaks Oh man General Scott Besant You've changed his name, you know when you're on the podcast with Jimmy. You don't ever call him the gay general Well I get crap for it Like we have the anonymous gay accountant and you know i'm sure he's not happy with me calling him that yeah And then this is i'm focusing too much in the gay part It's more like elizabeth warren's brother because man He has a weird looking face okay? He has that same kind of you know

CHAPTER 11 / 44 Discussion

Operation Economic Outcast, Iran Oil Sanctions

Treasury Secretary Scott Besant announced "Operation Economic Outcast," a campaign to block all Iranian oil revenue and funding for the IRGC. Besant described the move as an "economic D-Day," a comparison that draws criticism for equating financial sanctions with the bloody military invasion of Normandy.

scott besant· iran· irgc· d-day· oil sanctions

41:41 shaky demeanor when he's talking but the man is doing some interesting stuff. He is! And we have a new... A new war operation, we have a new D-Day Operation Economic Outcast. Today we're launching... Listen to him! Today, today we... Who gave him some cojones? Today we're announcing this I am Scott Besant! Today we are launching Operation Economic Outcast to foreclose every other option available to the Iranian regime Treasury has mapped every node, every facilitator and every network that Iran has used to smuggle oil and evade sanctions. Beginning today the actions of Treasury and other agencies will tighten the noose and block every potential source of revenue that funds the IRGC and the evil Iranian regime

42:38 We are enforcing a zero leakage approach. There will be no minimal breathing space for the regime to rebuild its capacity to inflict terror against America and the world." You gotta wonder how corrupt this business with Iran has been throughout decades, when really all you need is just turn off the money! No one was doing that. We've had all kinds of Treasury Secretaries... I mean the dollar is, is the money that people use to buy and sell oil. How come this never happened before? It seems like a no-brainer! It does and you know what...I'm telling you it's interesting that China came out within minutes. I mean it was literally within the hour China came on and said yeah no we're not gonna stick to that We will continue our support of Iran

43:26 And then on the very same day, the CIA flies into Moscow. Listen this is scary for me to say but this type of action... Is this opening the door for a literal, true world war? No! No. No? Because we're already at D-Day We're ending the war right away Listen to the General Operation Economic Outcast That's the administration's new name for its plan To choke off Iran economically by targeting any country that does business with Tehran In the second world war, D-Day marked the historic beginning of a campaign with our allies to target and drive the enemy from its positions including those in third countries. Today in that same spirit we are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe

44:24 That's I mean, so there's no war. There's no this there's no world war it's over we have D-Day is he day d days here We're liberating were liberating the world and maybe we are Hmm. I mean this is just like There's enough oil in the Gulf and it's going through pipelines And we're bringing it through the southern route you know these guys they're just no good You know I have to say that um the but We'll clean this up. I lost complete track. Don't worry, I'll play another clip and you'll get it back? Okay there you go! Now it's not really clear what impact... we don't edit anything on the show here Matt. That's right. It's warts and all on this show okay now it's not really clear what impact

45:07 the new sanctions will have on the Iranian economy. It's been subject to years of maximum pressure, and it hasn't caused the regime to crumble yet. There are still a lot of questions about who will be targeted and when? The Treasury Secretary Scott Besant was at a press conference today laying it all out, he said that the plan is to quote tighten the noose in force zero leakage approach to cutting off revenue that funds Iran's economy and he did lay out some specific areas that would be targeted including technology, gold shipping aviation. Now he also said that Trump had called some world leaders to talk about the economic pressure but he said he wouldn't name names about who he had called and he refused to say how long the US was giving these governments to fall in line now Besant compared all of this to an economic D-Day and I asked him about that here is what he said

45:57 This is where I think Besson put in a bit of a tell. You described this as an economic D-Day, but D-Day wasn't the threat of an invasion and the U.S didn't give a timeline to Germany so why not impose the sanctions today? Why would I want to blow up the global financial system? What is he planning here, so when it's time he blows up the financial system or if he had told them this to me. Or it's going to blow it up but if we tell him first it won't blow it...I remember seeing that live and going wait a minute there's something weird about that We believe that it was important to level set

46:41 and give people a cure period, but they should know that will move very quickly and we are serious. If people do not want to meet our expectations then we expect and they should expect that they will leave the dollar system." Another big question hanging over all of this is how China might be affected? Beijing is the top purchaser of Iranian oil, it's Iran's biggest trading partner. But Trump doesn't appear at the moment to be in a mood to upend his relationship with the Chinese President Xi Jinping who is coming here to the White House for a state visit next month. Yeah see there's no coincidence in timing and this they can't just you know Xi Jinping is coming

47:22 Boy, what kind of ceremony is the president going to give to Xi Jinping? I don't know. You think they're gonna clean up the streets of San Francisco? No no that was great wasn't it yeah all the homeless were gone they were all in the bay it was fantastic now are we gonna have flyovers or Oh yeah. Fireworks, all kinds of stuff... We should do a march like they do in China. Yeah and maybe even drop a couple bombs nearby. You know just we got some tiny nukes that we've never used. You're the worst Matt! I have to make one comment on this D-Day thing That was a bloody, deadly day. A lot of families were destroyed on that day I just looked it up and we lost 2,501 Americans on D-Day in one day

48:14 and uh... the total loss that they have allied troops was over four thousand um... including three hundred ninety one canadians man those were at the canadians i'm telling you but yet it that i have a hard time him using that term d-day because yeah it'd cut it kind of connotates, I know all what it is that they say about all comparisons break down or at some point in time. When you call someone Hitler? Yeah and then now well analogies break down at some point right and this one I think broke down right away at the beginning and i think they could have used a better term than that

48:51 And I know there's probably very few people even alive today that can remember what happened on that day. There are about 18 U.S. veterans, a friend of the show Agent Orange He takes them to Normandy every single year. They're over 100 years old now, and he gets them on a— I think it used to be American Airlines? Now I think it's United. Whoever will treat him the best flies him over there and those guys sit there and they remember... And it's just beautiful, beautiful ceremony that they do their end. But even my maternal grandfather Opa Al Shobel, he landed at Normandy

49:32 And he got a bronze star, I think. He was in the signal and wire core But yeah, it was not a great time there at all. My great aunt was an administrator and hospital administrator actually in Hawaii and had left the day before the bombing Pearl Harbor right after D-Day within a couple of days she was shipped into land there and she ran the hospital

CHAPTER 12 / 44 Discussion

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Moscow Visit

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow to meet with Russian officials. While the CIA declined to comment, the visit occurs amid stalled Ukraine negotiations and new U.S. economic threats against Iran's allies, including Russia.

john ratcliffe· cia· moscow· russia· ukraine

50:09 It's at Sherborg, I can't remember one of the two towns there. There was a hospital there and she ran that hospital and was the administrator of that hospital right after D-Day and of course she is not alive now to hear those stories but imagine they saw a lot of ugly things in that hospital You mentioned the CIA director flying to Moscow. Here's ABC. Sources say John Ratcliffe made the unannounced trip to Moscow overnight. This is Ratcliffe's first known trip to Russia as head of agency

50:46 The CIA declined to comment. Officials from both countries have not disclosed what was discussed in these meetings Ratcliffe's visit comes amid stalled negotiations to try to end Russia's war with Ukraine and just days after President Trump warned of economic repercussions for Iran's allies such as Russia Now I so, i don't know If it was really about Iran per se, I know that President Trump wants to play ball with Russia. Then I don't see why we shouldn't actually there seems to be no reason other than you know the full-scale invasion of Ukraine which we provoked We set it all up You know then Thank You Victoria Nuland. I think it may have more to do with the deal with Canada

CHAPTER 13 / 44 Discussion

Canada Trade War, Ontario Electricity Exports

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to curtail electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for new American tariffs. The discussion explores the potential impact on the supply of potash for fertilizer and the broader "Team Canada" approach to the escalating trade dispute.

doug ford· ontario· tariffs· potash· team canada

51:30 And I think this is Doug Ford, these Ford guys up north. They crack me up! I think he mentioned even Russia as an alternative to some Canadian products we would not get anymore Premier Ford Alex Tabo with MS Now in the past you've threatened yet stronger retaliation against the US including curtailing the export of electricity from Ontario to the U.S Would you still go that far? I would everything's on the table but i can't do it alone You know, I'm not the only province that ships electricity down to the US. We need a Team Canada approach and I'd be happy within the provinces to lead that approach if this escalates and we can't get back to the table and it keeps coming after us all options are on the table in my opinion but i can't do it alone. We have other provinces that send electricity down to the U.S., we all have to be on the same page

52:27 And a follow-up, we know literally why we're in this trade war right now but I guess more philosophically what are the undercurrents that have brought us to this moment? President Trump. Simple as that! You have a president unlike President Reagan that didn't believe in tariffs, President Reagan believed and growing the economy on both sides of the border and around the world make no mistake about it America is a powerhouse But we're an economic powerhouse as well. We're the USS number one customer across the board, across the world. We buy more products, more services, more widgets off of US than anyone in the world and a tariff on Canada is nothing more than a tax on the American people. I feel terrible for our workers here, the steelworkers and auto sector but were going to back them." Now what i was looking for was a clip where he mentions potash which is... Potash is for fertilizing?

53:22 Yeah, yes. Yes it is potash I was thinking of the other potash Potash, yeah it's absolutely necessary for fertilizer. There are so many of these things we import that we have been blessed with a bountiful country there are so many things in our country Can we make potash? I bet we can! What is potash? That is not my area of expertise Hold on a second Ask the book of knowledge Yes this is exactly where I'm going hold on a second Book of Knowledge, what exactly is potash? Let's see what the book of knowledge has for us today. It's all Pot-ass so I don't know if... According to the book of knowledge, potash is a general term for potassium containing compounds most commonly potassium carbonate or potassium chloride derived historically from leaching wood ash in iron pots hence the name pot-ash

54:26 It is widely used today as a fertilizer to enrich soil and boost crop yields, and is also essential in the manufacture of glass, soap and various industrial chemicals. Thus it has been written So we can't make that? We don't have that stuff here. I don't know, I was just reading apparently there is a Michigan... There is a domestic potash project in Michigan and it sounds like they take burnt wood and do something you know the waste of space in the northwest now that is, I'm sorry, that is being occupied by crazy liberals. They got enough trees up there we can make our own potash. We're Americans! That's right. I've got my tongue and my cheek very carefully but apparently this New Mexico and Utah also produce a potash

55:26 You know, we found out during World War II how many resources we had in this country and what we were able to do. And if it's easier to get it from Mexico or China or whatever that's just our nature. We're going go over and get it in China why not? I just think that when we become so dependent on on foreign resources. You don't have a country, you don't have a country. Yeah! Where does that eventually lead you? And so yeah I guess if we didn't have any potash from Canada well bless her heart...

56:03 maple syrup and hockey that's There's literally gonna be tariffs on hockey sticks. Did you know? No, I didn't a hockey stick costs about 200 bucks get out of here for a good hockey stick Yes, it'll probably cost three to four hundred dollars. I'm pretty sure we can make a curved stick of wood Absolutely, you think we could but that see that's the whole idea behind President Trump's American system, you know which I think was a I think Hamilton had the same, you know the American system. build it here, all our resources here and how we're going to grow our way out of the deficit and the debt is with tariffs. That has always been the plan that's why you know the Democrat and Canadian Ford-esque type response is always it's going to be a tax on the American people We definitely have issues with being able to afford things which

CHAPTER 14 / 44 Discussion

Steel Industry Revival, Household Frugality

The hosts discuss the return of steel manufacturing to the American Midwest due to protective tariffs. This transitions into a personal tangent about household frugality, including washing Ziploc bags and using keys to squeeze every bit of toothpaste from the tube.

gary indiana· steel mills· tariffs· ziploc bags· toothpaste

57:08 salary issue and to some degree a debasement issue of the dollar. But we can make steel, and that's happening now! And that will bring... well here it comes Good paying union jobs, Joe Biden! There you go. I mean we can get back to that the whole midsection of the country has just been destroyed Tina lived right across from Geary Indiana where they still don't have power after 13 days and her dad you know the mill closed he worked at the steel mill closed and that all went to China but it's coming back

57:46 It's and yeah, it's not going to be easy for a couple of years never is but I think that they may be able to pull it off. I don't know, I really don't know Well you know the tariffs were never part of the Republican playbook ever and he's right that the Canadian, I hate say that, the Canadian was right when he said Reagan was very much against tariffs and I tell what I was very very shocked when first heard Trump talk about tariffs something wait a minute whoa wait a minute oh no And so then I watched all the Republicans, all of a sudden flip 180 from oh tariffs are no good, tariffs are bad but Trump's doing it. And so tariffs now are good and I've heard – listened to a lot of the excuses and a lot of the justifications for his tariffs

58:39 And I think a buy-in to some of them, but this was definitely tariffs are progressive liberal thing that Republicans and conservatives have steered away from for years. So it's really been an interesting flip that all of the sudden now we're all gung ho about tariffs. So I hope we get out of it what Trump, our president says we'll get out. The idea is it becomes too expensive to buy the stuff from overseas so we make it ourselves that's the entire idea the way I see it yeah yes It's forceful isn't a lot of people who have internet shops are very upset I get it you know because yeah what a bonanza! You get stuff from China and mark it up

59:25 I walked through the mall with Tina a couple weeks ago and it was some women, like a mid-range women's clothing shop. And I look at sandals literally two slabs of probably not even real leather with a strap on it. It has some brand on it that I don't know the brand and... It's $280! Are you kidding me? This is, this is made in China. It cost them maybe three bucks maybe even less to make these ship them over put a brand on it boom there it is all sudden 280 bucks like this is ridiculous You know that it just makes no sense And then you bought him for

1:00:04 No, no way! I don't think so. No, no...I guilt her about something like that That's why i'm doing it like hmm these Chinese slaves the Uyghurs Uyghur sweat and blood is in these things now she Believe again Geary Indiana or Gary as some say yeah, that's what I thought It was Garry knows Gary you got a yeah, Gary Indiana. I can't quite perfect it yet Okay my wife she You know, when we have like a moisturizer with a little pump on the top. When it doesn't come out of the pump anymore... Yeah The top comes off and we are to scrape the insides Oh yeah okay alright And then put your hand over the straw and use it that way for at least three more weeks Oh oh three weeks wow There's a lot in there! Yeah there is

1:00:55 Why don't they make those little straws longer? I don't understand. You just cut open it with a razor, you can take that's another way and then you can just get it out. Listen, listen, I used to wash out my Ziploc bags and hang them up to dry so... I know where your wife is coming from! I love her for that man. This was like this is just a ripoff, its waste, Im not throwing away until now now im going all over the top You should see my toothpaste tube. I mean, we have those like big keys that you can slip on it and you can twist all the way... I have one too! I can't believe this. You want one of those keys? Yeah, from my grandmother out her bathroom. It's the best. Oh yeah, oh yeah

CHAPTER 15 / 44 Discussion

Aluminum Shortage, Lake Ontario Renaming Proposal

While the U.S. relies on Canadian aluminum, President Trump has proposed 50% tariffs on Canadian steel and autos. As a "troll" move during the trade feud, Trump suggested renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America," prompting a dismissive response from Canadian officials.

aluminum· lake ontario· lake america· michigan· furniture industry

1:01:40 So the one thing the president does say that could be a problem is aluminum. But for all the rhetoric, Trump last night did acknowledge the U.S relies on Canada for some key products like aluminum. You know selfishly we need aluminum in this country We don't have it at all from Canada For the most part and we need it badly President Trump has long lamented The trade deficit between the two countries Which stood at nearly 50 billion dollars last year But for a trading relationship as big as the US and Canada's, these tariffs still hit just a fraction of the roughly $800 billion dollars of commerce between the two neighbors. Which U.S Trade Representative Jameson Greer has echoed... At the end of the day this is 5% of imports from Canada it's 0.06 percent overall consumption in this economy so there's no possible way it can really affect us well-being

1:02:38 Still, for states like Michigan which trades heavily with the nation to its north this trade war is already having consequences. Michael Howard says his furniture business has started losing clients With a 50% tariff all those costs have skyrocketed and just that one project just cost our family thousands of dollars in profit and which impacts the ability for us to put food on the table for our family. On the US-Canadian border, where two and a half billion dollars in goods cross every day, the costs to citizens on both sides continue to grow So you take that furniture maker I presume he's getting wood from Canada? Could be! We got lots of wood You just mentioned that we've got tons of wood I mean...we have...We even have producers who make

1:03:30 cool boots and really nice men's shoes, and they do it all in America. I mean it really is possible and I don't see the price being outrageously high. It's certainly not the $280 you know... Sandals? Sandals! Give me a break. So Canada's firing back In Ottawa today, Canada's government had a clear message It's firing back. Canada will meet the moment, Canadians will meet the moment we will meet the moment together. All right netnet has sent this to me in the troll room five times now. Canada sends 5 million tons of garbage to Michigan every year We're literally taking their garbage

1:04:13 Okay, so why don't you keep your garbage? Is there a tariff on garbage? No and they got all that land going up north. You know you look at the map and Canada doesn't seem to have a northern boundary. It just kind of goes... To Russia! Just goes all the way up there man They could- There's a lot of pits they could dig up there and put their trash in Yeah And besides I thought they're all recycled I didn't think they even made trash in Canada because it was cool They are We'll support our workers our businesses and our industry with whatever it takes for as long as it takes. Starting September 8th, Canada will impose or raise tariffs ranging between 15% and 50%, affecting $27 billion worth of imports that will hit over 700 US products

1:05:03 including some key U.S. imports. Our response will specifically target products in the sectors of steel, aluminum household appliances farming equipment paper products and electronics Canada's retaliation follows the Trump administration placing 50% tariffs on roughly 20 billion dollars worth of Canadian imports on Saturday Along with threats of more to come, President Trump said he'll impose 50% on steel and autos starting next year. And this clash between allies has gone beyond goods. President Trump wrote on social media that the U.S doesn't expect to do business with the Canadian border province of Ontario adding quote The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America

CHAPTER 16 / 44 Discussion

Gulf of Mexico Renaming, Mark Carney

The segment notes that the U.S. Coast Guard previously adopted the name "Gulf of America" following an executive order, though other nations did not recognize the change. The hosts discuss Mark Carney's role in the "rules-based world order" and the political motivations behind the current trade tensions.

gulf of mexico· gulf of america· mark carney· coast guard· trade war

1:05:55 That's right Canadian officials simply said today. We'll always call it Lake Ontario So that is the typical Trump look over here moment I'm gonna you know just mess troll with everybody by the way, I looked it up Lake Ontario It literally is half BL if there's ownership what there isn't There's a there's a border that runs through it. It's roughly about right in the middle and We can call it whatever we want. That's right, we can call it Lake America I think we should! It's hilarious There you go, it's Lake America, it's official This of course is what you know the media loves to jump on these things. Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario, Lake America and that's not even the real story this is just the latest jab in an escalating trade war between the US and Canada and a bigger threat just landed President Trump says he will impose 50% tariffs on Canadian cars trucks auto parts and steel starting from 1st January next

1:06:58 year. Canada's already hitting back starting September 8th, they're matching... blah blah blah here's another one President Donald Trump is back to weaponizing bodies of water He's weaponizing both of water. Trump posted on Truth Social his administration is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, he even posted an image of a map showing the Great Lake. He even posted an image of the map oh no! His proposed new name this comes as Trump has engaged in a bitter trade feud with Canadian leaders unsurprisingly Canadians aren't happy about it I think it's a bit

1:07:34 Power struggle, you know. I have a little man's ego complex. Oh! Little man's ego complex? Have you seen the president's butt?! That thing is larger than the two of us put together that thing is enormous McDonald's... Not Coke He has got a Mickey D caboose baby I think building animosity between neighbors is never a good result. It's not the first time Trump has tried to rename a body of water, having previously signed an executive order last year attempting to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America U.S government agencies and The Coast Guard have since adopted the name while other countries have not recognized the change So the general thinking here is that you know Of course this is Mark Carney who's the prime minister

1:08:26 He is the central banker's central banker, basically. You know he's all about these liberal rules-based world order The general thinking amongst people that I talk to is this is really just about the midterms Oh it all is Make Trump look bad for the midterms you know get everyone all jacked up about you know, about prices and tariffs and hockey sticks are going to be too expensive etc. And when Doug Ford talks about electricity I think he's only talking... do they really have electricity wires coming to America or is he talking about oil? No, I think I've heard that before the power lines part of their part of the very northern area some of our states Oh wow! You know in the US we have three power grids in the country

CHAPTER 17 / 44 Discussion

Venezuela Oil Resources, Chevron Infrastructure

Reports from Axios indicate the Trump administration is in talks with Venezuela's interim government regarding an ownership stake in the country's oil resources. Matt Long recounts his personal travels to Maracaibo, describing the decay of oil infrastructure after the expulsion of American operators like Chevron.

venezuela· oil· chevron· maracaibo· axios

1:09:16 One of them is Texas. One of them is West one of them is East and the other ones, Texas Yeah imagine and but it wouldn't surprise me at all if there are power lines going over the border into US countries Are you you into our states? It wouldn't surprise me these United States I love the way that gal earlier said that these united say and that's the way it should be said actually So yesterday I was talking to Pastor Jimmy who do the podcast, We Get To Do This. And a question came up—I think he asked me like well what news can we believe? You know and I like none. You can't believe any news at all whatsoever The best thing you can do is talk to somebody who knows what's going on Who's actually an expert in that field, which is what our producers are on the no agenda show boots-on-the-ground? I just got a text from The oil baron okay all the oil Baron And he sent me a full article But I have no time to read it while on the show He says Trump administered administration isn't talks with Venezuela's interim government about

1:10:18 about taking an ownership stake in the South American country's enormous oil resources, two US officials tell Axios. Now we know Axios for some reason, Axios is like a to Trump's I opt to keep oil price down lol and I believe it hmm. I believe that's exactly what that is well all that oil in Venezuela was developed by American companies and was actually owned by American companies, and I'm gonna get the company's wrong but

1:11:06 there were two companies. Chevron was one. They actually bought that, they paid for all the infrastructure and put it all in. That was their oil and then they had to pay a fee to Venezuela who got a share of it. The Venezuelans took over when they had their little revolution and they kicked out all the operators in these refineries. And they said, we can do it ourselves. Well guess what? They couldn't! So a lot of their equipment just went south and I spent some time up in Maricaibo is where the big bay is where they did a lot of oil. You were there?! Yeah yeah What were you doing there?

1:11:52 traveling. Working on my import-export business. It was a horrible looking place, it was like out of some kind of sci fi movie that Derek's were all tipping over and It was a very, very bizarre scene. Because all the experts left they had to leave the country and the whole thing fell apart Absolutely So us taking it back? We're just getting it back to the original owners I mean that's really what is is we just found some stolen property And we've got a guy big enough to go in and take our stolen property back so I don't have a problem with it at all Amen to that You're a car guy All Texans are car and truck guys

CHAPTER 18 / 44 Discussion

California Tire Regulations, Rolling Resistance Standards

Governor Gavin Newsom approved new California Energy Commission regulations requiring replacement tires to meet strict energy efficiency and rolling resistance standards. The rules, phased in between 2029 and 2033, aim to reduce fuel consumption but face criticism for potentially compromising tire grip and safety.

gavin newsom· california energy commission· tires· rrc· emissions

1:12:40 And I don't think, when I was growing up we always used to have long conversations with other dads about tires. Tires was a conversation. I don't think that do you remember those days when people would just talk about tires? You got I'm gonna get new tires, I mean these days I mean does anyone really talk about tires that much anymore or you just buy a car and you know it's like Yeah, you know maybe is you know It's an eight-year old car in the tire is little worn you can literally go down to the tire

1:13:16 What's it called like tires are us? Yeah, seven-day tires something like that. Yep You have a cup of coffee and they put new tires on you don't even ask me just let pooping some new tires But do you remember the conversations about different kinds of tires I guess I don't Don't remember any tire Conversations on the East Coast maybe it was more of an East Coast thing but it was always And there was a whole bunch of reasons and which tire was better. And you want to have actually when I was in college for three months in West Virginia, I remember that was a big conversation because what tires are going to have for the winter? You want to have all round tires around the top ones like ones that work

1:13:58 And so as a part of the midterm PSYOP from California, they've put in new rules and regulations for tires. And I was like, what is going on with this? And of course Gavin Newsom is very happy about it. So we'll break down exactly what's going on with this. Governor Gavin Newsom speaking for the first time on new tire regulations that California Energy Commission or CEC unanimously approved earlier this week at an unrelated press conference. Wow! What a nap pop that was. That was great nap pop let's hear that again

1:14:36 earlier this week. Thank you everybody! At an unrelated press conference in Hayward just south of Oakland on Wednesday, Newsom said he supported the new rules. Rules that will require most replacement tires for passenger cars and light-duty trucks to meet stricter energy efficiency standards those new standards will be phased in with the first requirements taking effect in 2029 and then tougher standards beginning in 2033 The governor says his administration backs the rules saying they will reduce the energy needed to move cars in Turn saving drivers money on fuel all while cutting emissions. Look, the ROI is pretty good Return on investment I'm back to just facts fax of a billion dollars a year and fuel you talk about affordability agenda That makes some sense to me there it is the affordability agenda so this is clearly a midterm PSI up now doesn't really go in until

1:15:30 January 1st, 2029. But here's what it's about is the replacement tire efficiency program of the California Energy Commission so this is a climate change initiative which was just amazing and it has to do that so passenger car replacement tires must meet a maximum rolling resistance coefficient RRC 9.0 n kn well I don't know exactly what that is then they have phase two where the ceiling drops from nine point O to seven point one so this is how efficient your car tires roll on the road which of course has huge implications for weather speed

1:16:21 Turning? So they have to, so the what's called the wet grip. It's like what in the world! So they have to change it go from rubber to high silica and functionalized polymer compounds this sounds like a horrible idea EVs, most of them in California they eat up tires 30% more. You know like will you be able to brake the same? Will you get acceleration do your tire spin out I mean this sounds like a bunch of idiots just want to put something in there to placate the climate crazies and it doesn't sound like a good idea

CHAPTER 19 / 44 Discussion

Tire Industry Pushback, Flying Cars

Goodyear and Dunlop have opposed California's new tire efficiency program, while Michelin and Bridgestone support it. The conversation shifts to the history of the Goodyear blimp and the modern failure of "flying car" startups to overcome power-to-weight ratio limitations.

goodyear· michelin· bridgestone· blimps· flying cars

1:17:06 You know, the only concern I have about that is can you get them in white walls? California Energy Commissioner Nancy Skinner acknowledged... Matt will be here all week everybody. Under the new regulations about 70% of the tires currently sold in California will not be legal to sell come 2033 but she also stresses tire manufacturers have seven years between now and then to come up with new types of tires to sell tires Skinner believes will ultimately benefit consumers will ensure that the tires sold in 2029 will be the same quality and just as good as the tires that are on your brand new car when you drive it off the lot. Just as good, just as good so it's only for replacement tires So buy a new car and get the good tires I guess to replace And of course with California this is what we learned from John

1:17:54 It's like the reason we have crazy expensive diesel is because of the sulfur content that California demands. And, you know, like we're not going to make one diesel for California and a different one for everybody else so we have to deal with their regulations that may be the same if all the tire companies there are if all the tire companies get on board with this were gonna get these crap tires? You know, I think a lot of tire companies just won't do business in California. Or at least a couple of them won't. If they've got the rest of the country to sell their tires too... Just don't do business in California! What is California's motto? We're from the government and we're here to help? Is that their motto? We have got the government designing tires? This is a problem

1:18:44 and Bridgestone Tires said they hope to work with the California Energy Commission... Ah, traitors. Bridgestone traitors! ...to ensure the new regulations take effect smoothly but other tire manufacturers and industry groups have argued the rules could limit consumer choice for replacement tires after the tougher standards take effect. A coalition of tire companies earlier this year sent the commission this letter urging it not to adopt the regulations amid concerns over high costs Republican State Senator Tony Strickland of Huntington Beach meantime argues that new rules are government overreach. There's a lot of families that are living paycheck-to-paycheck

1:19:22 And they can't afford these kind of regulations. In fact, these board directors are the modern day Marie Antoinette. They don't care that they're really driving people out of the state of California. Take advantage of new efficient tires, lower your cost at the pump. Tire manufacturers, the vast majority came on board one notable one did not but from a consumer's perspective the savings is self-evident and so I think it was a good choice in that respect. I wonder who didn't come onboard? Oh I know! I've already got that in my notes they're gonna be my new favorite tire company. Let's find out... Book Of Knowledge

1:20:03 Which tire company is not participating in California's new tire regulations? I love my book of knowledge. Oh, it's great! Yeah... let's see According to the Book of Knowledge Goodyear and Dunlop oppose California's new replacement tire efficiency program while Michelin and Bridgestone support it Goodyear. Yeah, it has been written so good year nice I wrote in the blimp once really yeah and that was a trip i'd like to take and there was pretty cool It was very cool right? I missed an opportunity when Budweiser had had a blimp um I missed that opportunity but uh I like blimps I think that you know they're A pain in the butt to land You gotta have 18 people on the ground grabbing ropes with it's a pretty cool mode of transport

1:20:54 Yeah, but when was the Hindenburg 1908? I don't know. I can't remember But you know we had buildings that had airship docks on this on the top of New York had them all over the place yeah And and it was you know it was slow, but it was luxurious and you had big sleeper cabins You know the only problem was you know they exploded, but you know helium was hard to get back in a day so did Pentos It's a fine American tradition of exploding transportation. Yes, you know but the Goodyear blimp it's got a cockpit that I think is about the size of your studio here and it is noisy as can be because everything's right there and it's just this tiny little compartment but

1:21:41 Yeah, I think a blimp would be a cool way to go across the country without doubt. A lot of these Silicon Valley guys have tried to resurrect that several times. I'm not sure what the status is you know? I think everyone changed investing into airships as they're known. They're not blimps, airships being two flying cars which you know The flying car is going to be like the paperless office or the paperless toilet maybe. I can't wait to get one that you haven't seen my garage but i have a spot for it, for some reason we have a three-car garage We don't have three cars but that's where my flying car will go if it ever comes out. All right. You know Gene, Sir Gene is always sending me

CHAPTER 20 / 44 Discussion

H-1B Visa Fees, Tech Industry Fraud

The Trump administration is codifying a new $103,000 fee for H-1B worker visas to fund immigration courts and ICE. Critics of the program argue it is rife with fraud and used by the tech industry to lower labor costs rather than address a genuine talent shortage.

h-1b visa· department of homeland security· tech industry· immigration· ice

1:22:18 these videos, YouTube's like look at this man it's here it's coming. This is the flying car I say have you looked at the specs? You can fly exactly 60 miles an hour for 20 minutes if I can't get to Austin and land in your backyard it's not worth it And also if I have to recharge for 24 hours before I can fly home The power-to-rate ratio is a whole thing A lot of complaints about H-1B visas. I think pretty much everybody who listens to the show has a complaint about it, a lot of my friends who work in technology companies their biggest complaint is they've been overrun by Indians all h-1b they bring in more h-1b it's filled with fraud

1:23:06 Also, sorry Brahmins but the Brahmins are really racist or classist I should say. And it's just a mess and no one wants to work there anymore and it seems like there is going to be some crackdown on this finally which is another part of the how about let's get Americans back to work? The first is the new fee which just came. I'm not sure about the number but this is probably a good idea." The Trump administration is moving to codify a new fee for H-1B worker visas that costs more than $103,000. In filing today the Department of Homeland Security said some of the revenue would be used to help fund the nation's immigration courts and ICE

1:23:46 Earlier this summer, a judge in Massachusetts struck down a similar temporary fee. The H-1B program allows U.S. companies to hire tens of thousands of foreign workers each year President Trump has argued it takes jobs away from Americans but many companies say it's needed to recruit top talent especially in tech and research Which is just bullcrap. They all get their education here They come over from India get their education here and then get an h1b, and then they're working Do you do? You do you know why the tech industry is it really a labor shortage It's cost so there's no it's not labor shortage well based initially it was

1:24:27 costs, of course there are a lot of really highly educated and just mainly Indians I would say. But then you know Indians hire Indians and they got this whole H1B farms like Pat Hate to sound racist, but you know one guy looks like the other on the on the passport photo You know Rajiv and so that just permeates. The fraud is known as well-known Everybody complains about it its and I don't care. You can come here and become an American or work here That's fantastic, but right But there's specific visas part of it is a scam and there's another thing The State Department is now going to revoke a lot of the

CHAPTER 21 / 44 Discussion

B1 and B2 Visa Revocations, Marriage Fraud

The State Department is revoking certain B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 to ramp up restrictions on applicants. An anecdote is shared regarding marriage fraud in Ecuador, followed by a comparison to Australia's strict merit-based immigration system.

b1 visa· b2 visa· state department· marriage fraud· australia

1:25:13 of agriculture and business. State Department documents attained by the Associated Press say the revocation will take place in the coming weeks on B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, and would be done in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security. B1 visas are generally issued for business trips, and B2 visas are generally issued for tourism, family visits or medical care

1:26:05 Current applicants for B1 and B2 visas are asked to affirm that they will not apply for asylum in the United States, and prove that they intend to return to their home countries. Since President Donald Trump took office for his second term last year, his administration has steadily ramped up restrictions on visa applicants demanding more information about their social media histories requiring the posting of expensive bonds for the processing of visas and outright banning the issuance of visas to citizens of certain countries. Yeah, all they gotta do is marry an American! No they're cracking down on that too, they just rolled up a whole Chinese ring, been doing that for decades. Oh yeah I had a friend in Ecuador who needed to marry an Ecuadorian to get her stay in the country to keep her business going

1:26:56 And she worked out a deal with young teenage boy in the village there. Boom! And so he, she said well is there you know do you want something? He wanted a basketball So she got her a basketball and a husband. She gave him a basketball, and she got a husband and as far as I know still lives there. You know...I'm all for making it you know putting levels into getting into our country um you know at one point this is when I was living in Europe like Maybe I should go move to Australia. That might be interesting because I'd visited Australia, did a documentary in 1990 now this is before they went completely woke not all provinces or states i guess you call them like Queensland is still pretty okay and I looked into it and at the time and I don't think it's changed much

1:27:51 You had to either be a literal rocket scientist or have five million dollars. Now that's five million Australian dollars, so I don't know if that's maybe 950 here? Dollary dues! A buck fifty dollary dues now but you know yeah...I agree with that make it harder I mean put a limit of reason for you to come here not just come in this is what destroyed Europe completely destroyed Europe It's crazy, and you've been telling a lot of us recently that we're not on the same path of destruction With our immigrants coming in as quick as Europe was for this very reason. Yeah, no President Trump closed the borders your boy Tom Holtman enforced it know that were not You know but of course As part of the midterm push, you know Let's all be extremely worried about Muslims

CHAPTER 22 / 44 Discussion

European Immigration History, Netherlands Drug Violence

A historical overview of immigration in the Netherlands covers the arrival of Indonesians, Turks, and Moroccans. The discussion highlights the rise of moped-based assassinations and drug trafficking in Rotterdam, as well as the shifting cultural tensions regarding Israel and Gaza within Dutch cities.

netherlands· rotterdam· moroccans· indonesians· drug cartels

1:28:47 There's absolutely problems with Islam. There are absolutely imams doing podcasts saying we're going to, you know they've absolutely had a plan since 1991 absolutely but it is still 1% of the population right now you haven't quite overrun us yet You know, every time I talk about Islam on my program which seems to be quite often recently is that I always have to start with that caveat. That I know they're bad and they don't even culturally fit in here. Everything right down the line Yet I can still then I then I can talk about it because anything I seem to say if I don't put the caveat in there It's like oh you're pro-islam. It's like no, I'm not but We've yeah we do have to be careful But at the same time this is not London overnight it's not Paris over not overnight and London You know that the main source of Muslims is Indians and

1:29:45 And why? Because I forget which prime minister was it. It was, oh man...I should know this. We've talked about him. The prime minister, I think before Thatcher, can't remember the guy's name. He said hey you know if we colonize you have a right to come to England. Oh Heath I think was heath. Okay yeah and so the Indians went straight up bro mm-hmm and the Pakistanis and all kinds of colonies came in, that's where that came from So you and i could go and live

1:30:25 in London then and be allowed to stay because we were colonized as well. Good luck with that! That won't fly? Shall I get your one-way ticket, you know? I'd be happy to send you off there man no problem at all so you get these countries like the Netherlands and they just let...I mean the Moroccans do we have we had Muslims in in the Netherlands for decades We didn't call them Muslims they were Indonesians number one country of Muslim religion, faith Islamic political ideology whatever you want to call it they call themselves Muslims is Indonesia. Number one the Netherlands famous for its Indonesian restaurants we love Indonesian food never had a problem with it as they call them the Indo's in fact it was okay to call him indo she can't do that anymore

1:31:14 After that came the Turks and it was part of a guest worker program in the 70s, and they had to really start building up The country because it was lot of us destroyed And so those we needed guests workers to come in just weren't enough people on the country Now as a sideline to that you had them all luckers. And the mall occurs didn't get a good deal with And they also got colonized and you know and treated poorly by the Dutch because the Dutch there were no good man They transported all the slaves I mean that they were the ship faring nation so the markers got all pissed off in the 70s, and they started hijacking trains Do you remember this? They were hijacking trains in the Netherlands. Oh yeah How do you a highjacket train literally would hide you and it would be on TV for days and

1:31:58 And they would have hostages and then the special forces would go in, and several hostages got killed. It was always the malukers. Never Muslims... Malukers! Then came the Turks. Turks? Yeah, you know there was a little bit of racism against the Turks but they integrated pretty well and now I have a lot of Turkish Dutch cross-breeding families and They didn't really have the cuisine that added much to the culture But they were there for so long they helped build it not a problem by the way Muslims then Came the Moroccans And these were not the Moroccans in You know in in big cities

1:32:38 You know, like Marrakesh. Have you ever been to Marrakesh? I have not! Dude it's like the most modern city in the world Really?! It is like Singapore on steroids Wow Just beautiful buildings, beautiful shopping malls better than UAE just fantastic It wasn't those Moroccans, no. They sent over the ones from the mountains and they came over... Now Muslims? Yeah! You know they have Ramadan and they have some you know slowly the halal stores crept in people didn't really push back And then of course they started to get into government because people are apathetic and don't go and vote They run the drugs All the drugs it used to cost

1:33:26 Probably if you want to kill somebody I grew up in this country, so no a lot of weird things If you wanted to kill someone now You probably 15 10 thousand euros now 500 Wow and they do it on mopeds Yep They drive by they shoot your machine guns everything run all the drugs throughout all of Europe through the port of Rotterdam Rotterdam where my daughter lives She had to move out to a different area. I'm like, you should move out to Tennessee is what I keep telling her. That's as far southwest of Holland right? She doesn't listen to me but again it wasn't the Muslim problem until... It's almost like someone told them hey don't forget your Muslims. So all these years it never was an issue but some of it has to do with Israel and the extreme

1:34:19 hate of Israel in the Netherlands where, you know Anne Frank, Corrie ten Boom these are famous Jewish stories from Second World War. The hate is unbelievable and of course a lot of it is because look at who's living in Amsterdam, look who's living in Rotterdam. You know they burned Israeli flags now this I'm not saying anything about Netanyahu or the current...I don't give a crap. Gaza okay well that's this is not a problem that was just been recently you know there's

CHAPTER 23 / 44 Discussion

Eurovision Song Contest Boycotts, Moroccan Oil Sponsorship

The Eurovision Song Contest faces a crisis as the Netherlands, Spain, and Ireland consider boycotting or refusing to broadcast the event due to the inclusion of Israel. Despite the loss of major contributors, the European Broadcasting Union maintains its primary sponsorship deal with Moroccan Oil.

eurovision· ebu· israel· moroccan oil· netherlands

1:34:55 This is all Psyops to highlight genocide. There's been a lot of genocides no one seemed to care about, this one people care about and so now the latest...this is amazing! Is the Eurovision Song Contest Yes, I've never paid attention to it till i started listening to Noah Jensen. And the and and I've been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since 1972 when ABBA won with Waterloo and you know and that I think The Dutch have won four or five times and is a cultural phenomenon and its from the European Broadcasting Union, the EBU

1:35:33 Which by itself is weird because why is Australia in there and why is Israel in there? And then, there's all kinds of ways people say well but they're technically a part of Europe. Okay geographically I'm not seeing it but whatever so ever really since Even before Gaza there was already people calling for Israel to be boycotted, kick them out. We don't want them in the Eurovision Song Contest and now it's flipped and now countries are pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest. I'm joined by Joshua Suess, he's a Eurovision expert and journalist for Omro Borg-Gelderland... I wish i could be paid as a Eurovison expert! What a job that will be! And in Arnhem in The Netherlands now The Netherlands are boycotting is this the biggest crisis that Eurovision has ever faced?

1:36:27 Yeah, I would like to think so. It's a really big crisis. Of course the Eurovision has always been political since the beginning and was made to make peace in Europe but it's never been as polarizing and dividing as it is now Everybody is thinking something of it A lot of countries are boycotting it. It's a big crisis And yeah...it could be like a negative downfall for sure It's a big crisis, a downfall. So negative everything is falling apart How much would people lose if Eurovision went away? I mean what would that you know... it's kind of a facetious question but Well i think the thing is that this is one of these cultural events that kinda keeps Europe together Okay, right They-it's kinda like we're the European Union even though goes far beyond the European Union

1:37:23 And it's not just the Netherlands pulling out, but the other big ones are pulling out. And I think this could start... In a funny way, I'm just calling it as possible red book prediction. That this could be the breaking up of the European Union over cultural things like this. Now Spain has said that they would not broadcast the contest or all the semi-finals in Vienna next year describing the process of decision making as insufficient and engendering distrust What do they mean by that? They are not the only one. Ireland is also not broadcasting it I think what they mean is because they think the changes that are being made, thats what they voted on yesterday so they voted on having more juries and changing the number of votes you can make

1:38:15 They're rigging the whole thing. The whole thing was rigged anyway, you know it's all favoritism countries voted for their neighbors and you know Belgium and the Netherlands would vote no one voted for the UK like England is always last with no votes I mean they won once I think with Brotherhood of Man Save all your kisses for me. Why do I know this stuff? Because i'm an unpaid Eurovision expert, man! I think they find that too less of a change to keep the trust in the EBU that they are independent not supporting Israel in any way or giving them special treatments and I think they

1:38:55 They just don't trust the EBU that they are really independent and I think For defense it's very sad that the broadcaster will not broadcast it, but they can watch it on YouTube as well So here's the funny thing. So this is a European Broadcast Union all the public broadcasters because all these All these countries have government broadcasting organizations. And it's, you know just like the BBC funded a little bit differently but that's from the people supposed to be apolitical for the people in every single country is extremely left-wing very biased and it's a very expensive thing The European Broadcasting Union they're not going to broadcast it in these countries but now they're putting it on YouTube?

1:39:43 Yeah, it's like get rid of the whole thing. We don't lose your own you're so you just cut in your own throat I'm assuming there's advertising that goes in with these is their money that's made by broadcasting You asked because they was not a good question. That's It's close to a great question Good They have one sponsor. You might be surprised now Spain is of course one of the biggest contributors financially and without its Participation into other nations like the Netherlands and Ireland pulling out what will be the effect on this event?

1:40:20 Yeah, it's very hard to say now because there are the Netherlands is the sixth biggest contributor and money wise. Spain is of course one of the big five so they will lose a lot of money but they keep the biggest sponsor Moroccan oil now So it's hard to say what will happen They got three countries back Moldova Bulgaria and Romania I think they tried to compensate the loss that was expected to happen a little bit But I think you could see a lot of the rising... Did you hear it? The oil?! Moroccan Oil. I heard oil and that didn't hear what was before it! Moroccan Oil, couldn't be any more anti-Israel than Moroccan Oil.

1:41:05 Do you think that had anything to do with it by any chance? Is it possible? No, of course not. That's just a crackpot theory! I'm telling you that this is going to be the beginning... mark this, the Eurovision Song Contest breaking apart people not broadcasting and moving to YouTube is going to be the end of the European Union The crack, the very first crack. I can just feel it! You can't understand it? It's like Super Bowl. Like Super Bowl in America. Really okay Very much so yeah and it was just fun to see the votes coming in and yelling and saying all those guys are just voting for them you know...

CHAPTER 24 / 44 Discussion

Vaping Culture, Customs Inspection Anecdote

The hosts discuss their shared interest in vaping and the technical aspects of building coils using "Cotton Bacon." Adam Curry recounts a humorous customs inspection in Minneapolis where agents mistook his vaping cotton for an agricultural meat product.

vaping· cotton bacon· customs· global entry· minneapolis

1:41:49 You see Ukraine and Russia voting against each other, you know. Zero points for Russia from Ukraine and vice versa. Russia used to be in it! They used to be in the Olympics. Used to be in all kinds of... they used to be in the G8. G7 plus one maybe? Yeah so This happened to you twice now, Matt. I know what it's from. The 70s? Yes that is exactly where it's from. Mat and I were sharing bong stories earlier We both are avid vapers now, which I just love. We're just sitting here vaping away in the studio is fantastic What do you what are your rock in there? What's your rig? Oh it is mine. I think I have the same as yours I'm not sure that it is a geek vape. Yeah, I just have an older model. I went to a um...what is this uh..I'm so blind now This is the

1:42:47 It's a little smaller than mine the aspire. Okay, I'm familiar with you build your own coil No, I heard you when you said that awhile back and I was thinking what an idiot Yeah, man, you gotta wind your own coil use American cotton Do you pull out an old t-shirt? Where do you get this American cotton? You buy it in a bag called, it's called bacon. Cotton Bacon! Okay... It was funny when we were stopped at the border coming back two times ago and we were stopped that we stopped in I can't be might have been

1:43:26 Minneapolis, I think. We came in from Minneapolis over to Texas and for some reason we have the global entry which is like... Oh yeah! I know what it is. Literally face scan like hey Mr. or Mrs. Curry? Yeah okay you're good to go and then we're standing there waiting for our luggage and you could see one of those feds walking around he's like excuse me You know, it's like can I see your passports? And like well this is interesting. Like here's my passport and then okay and then we were ready to go out and then two more customs agents come up and we got our suitcases and he was like

1:44:02 Where are you folks from? I said, we just got spoken to by your colleague. Do we look like international diamond smugglers?" Oh last thing to say! He's so mad at me! Like why don't you come over here sir do have any cash on ya? Yeah I've got like 40 bucks can you need some let me know? And he kept mentioning cash and I'm like okay open up my computer bag it was my studio bag basically and in there is the The bacon. And it says bacon on the side, is this an agricultural product? Oh good lord! No it's cotton what do you need cotton for my vape they were really nice about it Tina was mad like don't make these jokes man don't do that but come on this like the whole thing is hilarious we got look at we're not smuggling anything

1:44:51 If I was smuggling something, it'd be a little quieter. Obviously! You know, I used to collect beach sand at different beaches that would go to because the sands are all very cool right? Why does this not surprise me, Matt? So... Beach sands. So I am flying in from Columbia into Miami and they're going through my bags oh and the worst thing that could ever happen was the girl working behind-the-counter but working where I got pulled up this is Houston not Miami Houston And she looks at me and she goes, we went to high school together didn't we? And I went oh crap. Yes! Listen let me tell you I could not have smuggled a cat's fart in on that She knew me from high school They turned over everything and they find the one little container of

1:45:35 white sand from a beach in Columbia. I had to move my sand, and she said what's this? And I said it's sand! And boy immediately these people come over and they took it off and I guess they chemically analyzed it somewhere yeah and about 20 minutes later they come back and hand me my sand back short of few grains. And they said it was okay, it was sand. I said thank you very much. Anyway...I don't even know how we got on that tangent Vaping, and by the way I'm going to put it out there. I was a heavy smoker for many years and I tried everything. I think I never tried hypnosis but I tried everything about quitting smoking that anybody had ever come up with

CHAPTER 25 / 44 Discussion

Smoking Cessation, Oral Fixation

Matt Long and Adam Curry share their experiences quitting traditional cigarettes in favor of vaping. Long credits a local vape shop run by "hippies" for his success, while Curry explains how his periodontist convinced him to stop "putting fire in his face" to allow for dental healing.

smoking· nicotine· periodontist· oral fixation· health

1:44:51 If I was smuggling something, it'd be a little quieter. Obviously! You know, I used to collect beach sand at different beaches that would go to because the sands are all very cool right? Why does this not surprise me, Matt? So... Beach sands. So I am flying in from Columbia into Miami and they're going through my bags oh and the worst thing that could ever happen was the girl working behind-the-counter but working where I got pulled up this is Houston not Miami Houston And she looks at me and she goes, we went to high school together didn't we? And I went oh crap. Yes! Listen let me tell you I could not have smuggled a cat's fart in on that She knew me from high school They turned over everything and they find the one little container of

1:45:35 white sand from a beach in Columbia. I had to move my sand, and she said what's this? And I said it's sand! And boy immediately these people come over and they took it off and I guess they chemically analyzed it somewhere yeah and about 20 minutes later they come back and hand me my sand back short of few grains. And they said it was okay, it was sand. I said thank you very much. Anyway...I don't even know how we got on that tangent Vaping, and by the way I'm going to put it out there. I was a heavy smoker for many years and I tried everything. I think I never tried hypnosis but I tried everything about quitting smoking that anybody had ever come up with

1:46:27 and nothing ever worked for a short period, would never work. And when I decided to try the vape and it was our good friend Jerry, rest in peace Jerry. And I went in there... Jerry and his wife I knew you were going to say that. Oh, goodness! Not Mary? No... She had a common name It'll come to me So they were hippies Yeah Hippies from California and they were in their 70's And their mission literally was to get people off of smoking cigarettes. Yeah, that's why they opened the vape shop and so I go in there and They fixed me all up and Adam might tell you I did not pick up a cigarette even after that even once yeah

1:47:14 Now we've got a guy at the, uh, or one of our main engineers up at the studio. He's a smoker and I love it his little cubicle or his little box. Oh man. And he could well know he smokes outside so comes in. I'll come in and now I'll be heading in in the morning sometime and I can smell Bob over there. Hi. I love the smell of tobacco smoke. I love it! And this is one thing that we connected on very early, that we were both roll your own guys and of course I'd roll up tobacco with weed... I mean I was wake and bake for most of my life but I stopped because of Maverick, my periodontist

1:47:59 He called me I've become really good friends with him. He's a pilot That's how we kind of connected and he called me a week before my first procedure, which was the extraction phase You know, I have just these beautiful new teeth. Mm-hmm that I mean don't you think oh they're gorgeous? gorgeous And he said It's Mitch. Hey man, can you stop putting fire in your face for a week? Because it's really gonna make my job harder and it's gonna be harder for you to heal." And I put down tobacco and weed and never touch it again. I don't crave it. The vaping... Of course there is electronic nicotine delivery system there's no doubt about that. And I think it's more just

1:48:45 I miss that rolling. That's why i like doing the coil, I miss the rolling and the whole process you know thinking about it you know and then sparking it up and letting it go out and sparking it up again And something about the vape satisfies those movements and just...I don't know what to do with my hands Well we can say it is an oral fixation There it is But but I love these people who say You know you're gonna die from vaping. I'm like, you really haven't done the research on all the different aspects of vaping. Yeah well yeah it's really bad worse than smoking like mmmmmmmm. Do you get those people? Oh absolutely do! What are you telling them shut up exactly no i have one line i gave up all my hard drugs i gave up alcohol um nobody is taking my caffeine or my nicotine away from me i will go to the grave

CHAPTER 26 / 44 Discussion

Tim Curry Obituary, Rocky Horror Legacy

Actor Tim Curry has passed away at the age of 80. The segment reviews his diverse career, from his iconic role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show to his performances as Pennywise the Clown, the concierge in Home Alone 2, and his extensive work in theater.

tim curry· rocky horror picture show· pennywise· home alone 2· theater

1:49:35 With a with a vape maybe I don't know. Maybe I'll have a cigarette if I know, I'm on my way out go over bum one from Bob But you know but I have to tell you that No, there's a lot of things that that I've enjoyed in my life that I gave up for good healthy reasons Yeah And I'm gonna by God. I'm gonna hang on to some of them come with your brother Cultural trip here for a moment Dolly Parton, first of all Tim Curry passed away 80. The number of times someone has said to me hi Tim I can't count and so maybe that'll end now finally because people think well that can't be Tim Curry because he's dead

1:50:24 I wasn't really a Rocky Horror fan. What other stuff has he done? He'd been in different things though, not just Rock. He was known for... it must be what a bummer that must have been to only be remembered for Rocky Horror pictures. For the transgender dance that he did! And he was pretty ugly you know i appreciate his Pretty ugly. I appreciate the work he did as Pennywise, I thought he was... We've had several Pennywises and I think he was one of the best Pennywise's and of course Home Alone 2 they've been showing that little clip And that was a pretty funny scene He's a pretty funny guy Let me look at his body of work let me see

1:51:07 Doesn't Wikipedia always have that? Yeah, okay. So... Man they don't have a... The wiki page doesn't have a... Oh Tim Curry performances Well here we go Let's see he was from the 70s man He had okay he played in buttons and Cinderella Mid-70s well this is stage stuff That's theater It was from the theater! Oh wow he did a lot of theatre stuff How about his how about his movies man he did a film okay, Rocky Horror Annie Never clue clue Hunt for Red October. No that was a good movie the player hmm Home Alone 2 Loaded weapon one I wish I was in that McHale's Navy huh? Oh it was major vladikov

1:52:03 Adams family really played Gomez. That's right in the Adams family reunion Charlie's Angels who wasn't in Charlie's Angels What else he did I still watch Charlie's Angels on Sunday afternoons Angels hello, Charlie. Hello angels. He did a lot of TV stuff too He would have been someone that would have been really fun to have around the campfire Yeah Just seems like he would be able to tell us story that would just keep you enthralled I don't know that could be totally wrong on that but that was my impression of it that he'd be a blast to have over

CHAPTER 27 / 44 Discussion

Matt Long's Childhood, Missionary Work in Vienna

Matt Long recounts his childhood moving from Texas to Vienna, Austria, where his father served as a missionary during the 1960s. He describes the cultural shock of returning to a small West Texas town at age 12 and recites a Dutch nursery rhyme he learned as a child.

vienna· the hague· missionaries· o'donnell texas· childhood

1:52:41 Just tell us some stories Tim, you know and I think he'd be good. You grew up in Texas? You're a full Texas boy? I was born in Abilene but my folks moved us to Vienna Austria when I was about a year and a half old. Was that when Hitler came to power? Yeah no! I'm not that old 1961 In fact we took the Rotterdam over to Europe. And it's now a hotel somewhere, I would like to go stay at that hotel. No you don't! So we were in Vienna and in fact we had ties to Holland

1:53:23 Every now and then we had a good friend who was... What did your dad do going to the Hague? You know, he was a preacher. Really?! He was a preacher missionary. He and his buddies... Well big fail on Holland! They took Bibles and literature in behind the Iron Curtain during the 60's And so they did a lot of that, but we went to The Hague. In fact my only... the thing I remember about Holland was they had 7-Up in Holland and we couldn't get that in Vienna! And the other thing, the most beautiful woman I think I've ever known was Dutch Indonesian woman named Leda Ketan who even as a kid I was like oh my goodness

1:54:13 Beautiful Indonesian women by the way Dutch Speaking of colonizations the Dutch colonized Indonesia. Yeah, and in fact men The Japanese took it away from them and they threw everyone is a Dutch people in the Japanese concentration camps Okay. I knew a lot of kids their parents have been in the yuppie comp Oh Oh wow. They're called the Jap camp, wow! So yeah and then we came to the States when I guess I was about 11 or 12 and we moved to the tiniest little West Texas town in the whole wide world a place called O'Donnell where they put me in school

1:54:51 Had never played football, you know the not football but football. Yes Baseball none of those things were familiar with me at all and I ate with my fork in my left hand And my knife in my right You know the way to the proper way the Emily Post way Absolutely. I got in trouble it's its school because I didn't know how to hold my silverware so... You're heathen. I know, it was uh.. So yeah and so but i do have memories of Holland and I grew up reciting a Dutch nursery rhyme when we first met I remember that's the first thing I asked you what is it? I don't remember what it was. Olica bolica rabies olica olica bolica canola lina buza vacan chaffee tika takato And you gotta this things with your hands right? Yeah! Nailed it brother

CHAPTER 28 / 44 Discussion

Dolly Parton Tribute, Philanthropy and Legacy

A tribute to the late Dolly Parton highlights her journey from a one-bedroom cabin in Tennessee to becoming a global icon. The segment covers her 10 Grammy wins, the success of Dollywood, and her philanthropic efforts through the Imagination Library, which has gifted over 200 million books to children.

dolly parton· dollywood· imagination library· grammys· tennessee

1:55:44 You and Mark Rutter. Yes, hello! So I was leading into an entertainment package of Dolly Parton just because I always liked her. Did you grow up listening to Dolly Parton? I don't think I did. Obviously knew who she was and heard her music by accident but it wasn't something that would tune in Right there by a record as a radio guy I've played all of because they she had crossed over all the time that would go top 40 like Jolene Which I despise that song. Mm-hmm Now here's the crazy thing on the last episode of The No Agenda Show, I was talking to Rob do you know Rob? Sir Ducifer and and he was talking about the psyop of the kovat vaccine

1:56:28 And I said yeah even Dolly Parton was in on and I played the clip of her singing vaccine Vaccine really so this is you know, you don't want to mess with a no agenda show That's right bad things happen when we dig up old stuff of yours. Mmm But I always loved her. I always loved the songs You know nine-to-five use all these I just wanted to play this as a short Well, it's a longer than normal homage to Dolly Parton. Well, I wanted to be a star but I always thought of a star more as a singing star. Legendary country music star, businesswoman, actor and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died.

1:57:10 Parton was born one of 12 kids in a one-bedroom cabin in East Tennessee. I was never ashamed of my background, even though we grew up very poor Those humble beginnings would shape her life and music. Well, I think we've become who we are when were young By 21, Parton broke into the country billboard charts for the first time with her single Dumb Blonde It was one of the first milestones in a career that spanned seven decades She released over 50 albums, winning 10 Grammys and garnering 55 Grammy nominations—the most ever for a female country artist. Her first of two Oscar nominations for Best Original Song was in 1981 for the song 9 to 5 from her movie of the same name

1:57:59 What a hit. She received an honorary Oscar in 2025 for her humanitarian work It makes me want to dream up new ways to help lift people up and isn't that what we're supposed to be here for? In 2024 Rolling Stone magazine ranked her 1973 hit Jolene the number one greatest country song of all time. Brain worm, yeah right And the song she wrote around the same time as Jolene, I Will Always Love You eventually got its own iconic cover. And then Whitney of course made it into a worldwide hit.

1:58:46 Beyond her music, Parton created a business empire. Dollywood in the heart of the Smokies. Opening Dollywood, a theme park near her hometown at East Tennessee that employs thousands and has invigorated the surrounding area. Hundreds and hundreds of businesses have sprung up and thousands and thousands of jobs I just really think business...I get that from my dad. Parton supported many charitable causes including childhood literacy through her imagination library We've officially gifted over 200 million books to children. Dolly Parton leaves behind more than iconic music. She leaves a legacy of generosity, humility and a reminder to be kind to one another I think everybody should be treated with respect. I hope that everybody gets a chance to be who and what they are And you know she was the real American man! An American success story Yes she was Absolutely I really loved her for that Taylor Swift is no Dolly Parton

1:59:44 No, of course not. Yeah but there's always that comparison. It was like no no no Dolly Parton and whenever she was on the Tonight Show those appearances were legendary so yeah played it off so well And you know what Taylor Swift can see her shoes and Dolly Parton never able to see her shoes There you go So there is a big difference Let me see Matt. Let's was anything else you want I may have some a couple other things here that we haven't handled Actually, we should probably Do a quick bit here on? On the latest We actually talked about this on your program on Monday in the Matt long show and Matt Long Show Pasha podcast Which is a good listen You know how long are you been doing radio?

CHAPTER 29 / 44 Discussion

Radio Industry Career, Studio Setup

Matt Long discusses his eight-year career in radio, explaining how he transitioned from a volunteer contributor to a paid host. Adam Curry describes the unique "shipping container" studio setup and compares Long's unconventional but effective broadcasting style to a "goofy foot" skateboarder.

radio· hill country· kerrville· broadcasting· goofy foot

1:58:46 Beyond her music, Parton created a business empire. Dollywood in the heart of the Smokies. Opening Dollywood, a theme park near her hometown at East Tennessee that employs thousands and has invigorated the surrounding area. Hundreds and hundreds of businesses have sprung up and thousands and thousands of jobs I just really think business...I get that from my dad. Parton supported many charitable causes including childhood literacy through her imagination library We've officially gifted over 200 million books to children. Dolly Parton leaves behind more than iconic music. She leaves a legacy of generosity, humility and a reminder to be kind to one another I think everybody should be treated with respect. I hope that everybody gets a chance to be who and what they are And you know she was the real American man! An American success story Yes she was Absolutely I really loved her for that Taylor Swift is no Dolly Parton

1:59:44 No, of course not. Yeah but there's always that comparison. It was like no no no Dolly Parton and whenever she was on the Tonight Show those appearances were legendary so yeah played it off so well And you know what Taylor Swift can see her shoes and Dolly Parton never able to see her shoes There you go So there is a big difference Let me see Matt. Let's was anything else you want I may have some a couple other things here that we haven't handled Actually, we should probably Do a quick bit here on? On the latest We actually talked about this on your program on Monday in the Matt long show and Matt Long Show Pasha podcast Which is a good listen You know how long are you been doing radio?

2:00:31 I'm going into my eighth year. And is this all Hill Country? It is, yeah the Hill Country. I started out...I did a call in for a national show a few years before that where I called and gave them Texas news from the legislature on Tuesday's and that's when the local radio station heard that said we need to want you do that for us For free! For free! And then next thing you know they were offering me a job But there was no pay. There was no pay... That's radio, baby! But you're in show business? So I said, I'll tell you what, I'll give you six months

2:01:11 And if I add value to you, this was before I discovered you guys. But I told him, I said, if I'm adding value to your station then you need to pay me and if I'm not adding value to your station then you need to find something that gives you value. So I'll give you six months and it's about a 33 mile drive one way for me to get over there so its wear and tear gas etc And the owner called me in at five months and his table was clear except for that big checkbook. And he said, what do you want? So I came home and we talked to Gail about it again no I've never run a board I've never done any of that nothing so this is the thing when I first go with the first time you had me on I come into there like so first all you got

2:02:02 You're coming down this one, a very dangerous road. Uh-huh. And you're driving towards Kerrville and you have to turn left on this two lane 70 mile an hour road with no view from either end? No it's like your life is in danger making this left hand turn. You roll up there are five shipping containers one of them is the one you're in He's exaggerating a little bit! No I am not I am not. No, there's an office building... Yeah! But no, I'm not this five container- No the country station which i'm sure is the big one they have Cushy studio inside of the building all the other guys get to get the container and you're sitting in it I'm looking at you working the board and everything

2:02:42 You know, I used to be a skateboarder back in the day. You ever skateboard? No And you know the concept of goofy foot? No So typically on a skateboard or in a surfboard I guess your right foot is back and your left foot is forward Okay Some guys just learned how to do it with their left foot back and their front that's goofy Okay And it freaks skateboarders out And that's when I saw you doing radio, like man this is a goofy foot on radio but he's doing it. It's amazing! Now you're really good at... You know you're running your own board and everything yeah and i'm just amazed like how did everything work because you know it just seems like

2:03:18 the crazy professor. And you hit the top of the hour, everything's perfect it's a joy watching you goofy foot on the radio. Oh well thank you! It's a compliment, like your typical watch me do this and all the buttons because that is what all the radio guys are That's why they put cameras in studios. Because the stupid top 40, I think it was the stupidest thing they ever did. The top 40 jocks wanted to look how cool it is when I'm hitting the buttons. It's all this complicated stuff that I'm doing and man! And I'm turning up the volume turning down. Oh yeah and the minute that song starts you know I stop talking and throw off my headphones and go to the Coke machine right back in time. You know? That's what DJs are and your'e opposite of that but the result is fantastic. Well thank you thank you

CHAPTER 30 / 44 Discussion

AI Data Center Opposition, Texas Tax Incentives

A Gallup poll shows that 70% of Americans oppose the construction of AI data centers in their local areas. Despite this, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has supported the industry, which previously received a 6% sales tax cut to encourage development in the state.

artificial intelligence· data centers· greg abbott· sales tax· gallup poll

2:04:08 Do you guys have a camera in the studio? Oh heavens no and we never will. It ruins everything! You know, it's the old line we have a face for radio and that's very true. You're good-looking man. All right so here is the latest midterm outrage hair on fire that is working quite well in Texas. President Trump hosted tech leaders at the White House to discuss US efforts on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, Trump says the technology is crucial to create more jobs and beat China but voters have a different perspective NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports The president argued that if he were the mayor of a town he would want AI data center there for tax benefits But I were governor or mayor I would want that plant

2:04:55 community and many of them are designed in a very beautiful way. That puts Trump at odds with the majority of Americans, A Gallup poll from March this year said 7 in 10 Americans oppose an AI data center getting built in their area. Trump and his remarks acknowledged that AI data centers could use a quote little public relations help But his stance underscores how his perception of the technology differs from voters' concerns, which could be a top issue in the midterm elections this year. There it is! Top issue in the midterm and Abbott's fallen hook line and sinker for it? Have you ever seen... I mean what happened to all the other outrage that just went away? Oh it just comes and goes and we've doubled down on this one You know when the outrage on that came into The Hill Country

2:05:39 I get these pockets of outrage that just pop up, this cycles of outrage that we see here in the Hill Country. I think maybe started by some other women on that text group... No it's them! It is those women all the time! They get that all fired up and it just seems like they want to pull me in real quick and... Let's talk to Matt he'll make it an issue on the radio And I kick back and I wait and I watch and I observe And at the end of this, on these data centers the first thing I thought about was you're cutting off your nose to spite your face. We are so addicted to internet connectivity to being able to check your bank account while you're on the road in Taiwan or somewhere and all these things that people they're thirsty for more Internet more things on their phone more connectivity

2:06:34 You know, I went to the bank the other day and the ATM machine was down. You can't walk into your bank anymore and just get cash right? And so you can at Guadalupe Bank you can at Guadalupe Bank which are a sponsor of The Matt Long Show I love those guys yes they are real good and So um, so I pulled up to the drive-up window and I just gave her my card and I said I should need $40 Adam, they had to go print temporary checks. For me! Really? Yeah. So now the whole system was down so they couldn't do it electronically? They couldn't, electronically! I'm telling you folks this battle against the data centers and had i brought any clips that would have been boring clips from 13 years ago when Texas the state of Texas was hustling for data centers yeah and I listened to several hours of a committee hearing from

2:07:32 13 years ago where they were begging these companies to come to Texas and the companies were lined up there talking to him giving testimony, and they kept saying yeah But we need a sales tax cut. Yeah, and they got it They got it They got a 6% sales tax cut And so we the state Was all gung-ho to get the data centers in and now the very same people who were all gung ho And by the way, it passed on the floor Unanimously how often that never happens? No, and so it passed unanimously. And now those same guys Gals and guys are also oh no, no data centers. No data centers

2:08:14 It's to get votes. Be afraid of data centers and vote Republican, be afraid of Muslims vote Republican, be afraid of... And vote Republican! Just name it whatever it is oh and weeds gonna come back into it be afraid you know of Delta 9's vote Republican. I mean it's... They already passed that didn't they? Yeah but even, they've even pulled that back just the last couple weeks. Because the Stone Texans are like hey yo i'm not gonna vote for you if you don't give me my Delta 8 and Delta 9 back! That's right, that's right. That's crazy So yeah it is, it's just fear-mongering before the elections and its, you don't want to insult people

CHAPTER 31 / 44 Discussion

Open Source AI Regulation, Sam Altman Marketing

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech executives are pushing for government regulation of artificial intelligence, which critics argue is a strategy to stifle open-source competition. The discussion covers the "Hugging Face" hacking incident and the use of fear-based marketing to maintain the dominance of frontier AI models.

sam altman· openai· open source· hugging face· regulation

2:08:58 You know, I don't want to insult people but at the same time it's like step back a little bit see who is motivating you and why where is this message coming from? And why are you getting so hair on fire about it. Well one of the reasons is the frontier model companies themselves Okay, so these like open AI in Anthropic basically the top two their entire marketing to keep the money flowing into them without any profits coming out. In fact, they're burning money at an unbelievable rate though. Their marketing campaign is twofold one is

2:09:40 Our stuff is so good, it's dangerous. So we couldn't even give it to you if we wanted to. Government please regulate us so that the cheap... See that computer right there? That is running my entire production system that has all open source models running on that one little computer. That little box right there with a blue light. That tiny thing? Oh my goodness! It's just a GTX. It's just running everything, my clips. The whole thing it runs everything and that's what they hate so they want regulation to ban open source models but because of their marketing

2:10:21 People are like, well this stuff doesn't sound good for my health. It's in these data centers We don't want it near me because it might take over and do something and this was the latest OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in an ad with a new app building partner on the promises of artificial intelligence Another company executive is sending a different message. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane saying people are going to be able to access these open source models and be able to have ongoing persistent attacks on you. Oh no! You're going to need to have... Open models will have attacks on you we've gotta regulate them stop! Really superior models defend them Superior models! Moth and defend yourself

2:11:05 It's been a month since OpenAI revealed one of its models with no instructions to do so, escape containment and hacked another company called Hugging Face. Shortly afterwards President Donald Trump said the White House was examining safety regulations But little has happened since, at least on the federal level. Weeks ago a New Mexico judge ordered Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to pay more than $900 million US for causing mental harm to children On Monday Alabama's Attorney General subpoenaed OpenAI over the hugging face incident

2:11:48 investigating whether the company violated consumer protection laws and poses an ongoing risk to the citizens of the state. They might be able to impose real change on the way open AI operates The University of Toronto's Evan Light says, the New Mexico ruling could offer precedent for controlling tech giants pointing out the chorus calling for AI control includes top AI companies like OpenAI And he notes Lehane's comment targeted open source artificial intelligence, OpenAI is not for profit rivals. Hug and Face tried to use an Open AI model to deal with the situation and it was not capable of doing that. It used an open source model from a Chinese developer

2:12:32 Okay, so it's that kind of story when people don't know what it is and its It's kind of hard for people to understand. The only thing they really most people see is Chad GPT and it talks back to him and it sounds like a robot, and looks up off in his like magic eight ball. And I think it's the Oracle was says everything Of course, it is not always right but that's not really what AI does. I mean, I don't have my box over there and ask it questions you know what i do is use it to run different workflows and processes made me extremely efficient and saved me hours and hours of prep per day. It's really phenomenal

2:13:21 But they hear this and like, I don't want that near me. You know there's enough YouTube pastors out there that have made people afraid of this you know it's the devil its the anti-christ all of this stuff you know Peter Thiel you get people out there, oh Peter Thiel and flock cameras its all gonna come together we're all gonna die That basically is marketing The funny thing is And this is one of the largest transfers of wealth to the working class, to build these data centers. I mean it's unbelievable the amount of work that is available in Texas – that's all I know about but it's everywhere – to build these data centers. But they better hurry up!

CHAPTER 32 / 44 Discussion

Nvidia Acquisition of Hugging Face, China Psyops

Nvidia has announced the acquisition of Hugging Face, potentially consolidating its control over the AI "full stack." The hosts debunk theories that China is behind the anti-data center movement in the U.S., characterizing the claims as midterm political maneuvering.

nvidia· hugging face· gpus· kevin o'leary· midterms

2:14:03 Because just today it was announced that NVIDIA, the only company actually making a profit because they create the GPUs that everyone runs their frontier models on. But not just the front every model there's other stuff but they're the big dog you know? They just reported like some astronomical number like 46 billion dollars with $2.20 per share profit this past quarter They just announced they're buying Hugging Face, the guys you just heard about. You told us a couple of weeks ago what Hugging Face was? It's basically a version of that. Okay. So Chinese models...they're distilled probably stolen from those guys whatever it is it works fine. Is it cutting edge or frontier? No no it's maybe nine months behind works fine there's a lot of open source work being done but

2:14:58 But Nvidia, they are now about to kill all these guys because they now have the full stack. They've got the GPUs and they signed it and they've been pumping money into all of these companies to keep them going – the circular financing you might have heard about? So they've been putting money in Anthropic, in OpenAI, all the small startups that use these models And now they just said we're gonna buy Hugging Face That's gonna kill these guys and Nvidia is going to be the top big dog And I don't know if all these data centers are gonna happen. I really don't think so Let me ask you do being the king of conspiracy theories what? Do what do you hear about this theory about that China is one that is behind the no data centers in our neighborhood

2:15:45 because they want all the data centers and so the folks that are out promoting no data centers and keep them out of my neighborhood, do you think that China has anything to do with that? No. That is the Republican response to the Democrats playing this game on them. So literally... You know Mr Wonderful Kevin O'Leary? I don't know if the guy even has any money, okay? If he's just on Shark Tank or whatever. But you know he does YouTube videos in his pajama pants at home now and... You had this whole video like oh we found out that this whole campaign which was some...

2:16:23 thing was in Utah, like some left-wing group was going against data centers and literally spreading this message of data centers bad. You know don't vote Republican because they want data centers and Mr Wonderful is a perfect you know poster child for Republican capitalism and he immediately went this is China that's funded by China no they're not they're funded by you know the Arabella group, which is this huge group of left-wing billionaires who just hate Republicans. So they're playing a psyop

2:17:01 on the Republican Party getting everyone to be afraid of data centers and the Republican response is, well that's just China they want to have all the data centers. It's all midterm bull crap! All of it. Okay I take back everything...I've been spreading that theory so now I'll break that theory up. China doesn't need this is the beauty of the internet you don't need data centers in Texas or Utah if your China and put them in China they've got the cheapest power everywhere What about putting him in space? There's been a lot of talk about that. That's Elon, well... I like Elon! If he can make that happen, he solves the power problem supposedly because the sun is like pigs in space it's gonna have data centers and I don't know if you could have this the Space Station I guess you can have data centers

CHAPTER 33 / 44 Discussion

Data Center Latency, Bitcoin Mining

The importance of data center proximity for low latency is discussed, particularly in high-frequency trading and social media influence. The hosts suggest that if the AI boom fades, the massive power infrastructure built for data centers could be repurposed for large-scale Bitcoin mining.

latency· amsterdam· bitcoin mining· api access· truth social

2:17:53 What the weight ratio, I don't know how any of that works but man it funded his IPO. You got the rockets you got the GPUs, you know how to do solar, you've got Starlink maybe he can do it? I don't know! What he will do is he's gonna do his new cell phone company Yeah, I've heard. Yeah, I don't know data centers in space. I'm fine with it. I'm good with data centers You know, I think that they're gonna have so much power being built around these data centers That when they go away because they will you know, I had a data center in 2002 in Amsterdam Spectacular fail I was way too early. Mm-hmm right

2:18:45 Right on the AMSIC, the Amsterdam Internet Exchange. And I was right because data centers today are filled up with your YouTube videos all your Netflix stuff is at a data center as close to you as possible because it's just cheaper that way to transport the data so these things are facts of life But when they go away, we'll have all this cheap power and we'll be mining Bitcoin all day. There you go! You know it was interesting the testimony from 13 years ago from these folks who were trying to bring data centers to Texas They were very clear that they really needed to be and wanted to be near big cities They had to be close to a large population because of latency

2:19:30 Well, that's for what they so you have Inference is what they call it, a fancy word. So you have the compute... Gotta have compute Matt! You gotta have compute to build the models which is very energy and processor intense intensive process that costs a lot of money just in pure energy but then the inference so when it does something you want to get that information to use quickly as possible For your chat GPT maybe not that important, but it's the same as like the stock market. You have data centers in the buildings themselves where people do this trading because you want the lowest latency possible to make the trade even two-tenths of a second faster than the other guy it could mean a lot of money this is why

2:20:28 The president's media company was selling API early access, which is literally like milliseconds to his true social posts. Because when the president post something then that changes markets. When he says You know, I'm going to bomb a whole civilization. The oil markets react immediately when he says oh no it's...I think it's okay now the oil markets react immediately if you can get that five hundred milliseconds faster than the other guy you could make a lot of money Okay That's why they're leasing that API access out for half a million dollars or $100,000 a month It could literally be that valuable Wow So

2:21:13 Anyway, I'm not against data centers. Okay? I'm against chatbots. I think that's the worst thing it could have ever existed. I've never even tried one You should try one Matt Yeah Which one? Doesn't matter Doesn't matter Try ChadGPT and give it a name and talk to her Oh no! I can't do that I just can't do it Oh man, hey Matt I really appreciate you being here. Actually I held you much longer than I said I would You're welcome to hang around and I'm happy to let you out Well, before you do donations I want to talk about a donation right quick if you don't mind. Yeah of course So one the very first times I heard of No Agenda and it was somewhere between three and four years ago And it was right after I'd met Adam and I said well I'm driving back from Georgetown It was about 1 o'clock and I said ah! I'm going to listen live You know? Hadn't done that yet so I'm listening live

2:22:13 and uh... jcd you guys were going back and forth and he started reading you about your wealthy friends here in fredericksburg and that he's he said something to the fact you must be getting a lot of dollars out your wealthy friends here in fredericksburg and uh... then you said no you hadn't gotten it dime yes from um... but no donors from fredericksburg adam i've whipped over to the side of the road And I made a donation. I bet you did, Matt! And uh...I made a donation and because i just want to be able to say from here to eternity that I was the first donor in Fredericksburg to The Adam Curry Show now not gonna tell ya how much I donated

2:22:55 But it was 40% of what was in my checking account that day. $16, okay perfect! Brother I so appreciate you coming on. I love talking through the stuff with you and if you want to come back on again I'm sure we could do that. I'd love to do that with you its a lot of fun Well its a real honor knowing how many people out there would would love to have this seat. I just feel very privileged to sit here And no, you can't get the NDA is very clear. I'm not going to give you any details about Adam's studio or any trade secrets that's right No trade secrets Thank You again Adam thank you brother morning meatbags bang for has been automated

CHAPTER 34 / 44 Discussion

Just Baker Robot Mix, Value for Value

A musical mix by Just Baker explores themes of robotics, automation, and the "future of work." Adam Curry uses the transition to reinforce the "Value for Value" funding model of the No Agenda Show, encouraging listeners to contribute time, talent, or treasure.

just baker· robotics· automation· value for value· podcasting

2:23:44 In the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning. 939 Beijing hit the starter gun bolt in the headline silicon already won last year 21 5 now the stopwatch looks embarrassed metal athletes progress package Six, six, six teams man the bumper writes itself Fifty-one events put the omen on the shelf Lightning hit nine through two testing Nine four seven racing fast enough to steal The Chiron still needs padding for the braking Run bot run M5M says the future's here Take the metal miss the cable cue the techno fear Run bot run Let the China Chiron glow Beat the fastest man alive Then faceplant in the foam Ba ba ba bum bum ba da dum dum Then faceplant in the foam Ba ba ba bum bum ba da dum

2:24:35 Factory floor, battlefield Same legs different branding HRC's efficiency Brassie's remote commanding Investor decks grow calf muscles Numbered go up gets thighs Every demo turns prophetic When the funding multiplies Plug a cable sort of tray Recover from a slip Terminator turns in turn when reality Hits follow money Follow hype Follow every breathless claim If the bot steals your job, make the bastard finish the race. Get Monation Sports Ball Update Humanity Second Place Value for value Before they automate the plate Date in the morning Thank you very much, Just Baker for another fantastic mix. Appreciate him so much! Anybody is welcome to send them in I love playing them during the show now instead of end of show it's a lot of fun value for value that is our motto here at the No Agenda Show Flying solo on this here let me see Peak Trollage 876 oh man you guys were better on Sunday good

2:25:46 Good to have you all here trolls that is troll room dot IO no agenda stream calm thing. No agenda dot stream also works So value for value, it's very simple All you have to do is whenever you get value out of the podcast send them back with your time your talent or your treasure Time and talent critical your boots on the ground Just anything you can do telling people about the podcast is extremely helpful Organizing meetups. There's so much that can be done including artwork for the show at no agenda art generator comm and Let me see now I don't really have anyone to argue with anymore since John isn't here with me but

CHAPTER 35 / 44 Discussion

No Agenda Art Generator, Producer Credits

Adam Curry reviews recent submissions to the No Agenda Art Generator, specifically praising Parker Pauly's "JCD Pest Control" artwork. He explains the donation tiers for the show, including the titles of Associate Executive Producer and Executive Producer for high-level contributors.

no agenda art· parker pauly· associate executive producer· executive producer· donations

2:24:35 Factory floor, battlefield Same legs different branding HRC's efficiency Brassie's remote commanding Investor decks grow calf muscles Numbered go up gets thighs Every demo turns prophetic When the funding multiplies Plug a cable sort of tray Recover from a slip Terminator turns in turn when reality Hits follow money Follow hype Follow every breathless claim If the bot steals your job, make the bastard finish the race. Get Monation Sports Ball Update Humanity Second Place Value for value Before they automate the plate Date in the morning Thank you very much, Just Baker for another fantastic mix. Appreciate him so much! Anybody is welcome to send them in I love playing them during the show now instead of end of show it's a lot of fun value for value that is our motto here at the No Agenda Show Flying solo on this here let me see Peak Trollage 876 oh man you guys were better on Sunday good

2:25:46 Good to have you all here trolls that is troll room dot IO no agenda stream calm thing. No agenda dot stream also works So value for value, it's very simple All you have to do is whenever you get value out of the podcast send them back with your time your talent or your treasure Time and talent critical your boots on the ground Just anything you can do telling people about the podcast is extremely helpful Organizing meetups. There's so much that can be done including artwork for the show at no agenda art generator comm and Let me see now I don't really have anyone to argue with anymore since John isn't here with me but

2:26:23 I will say that I love Parker Pauly's JCD pest control art. It was definitely something different, the way it looked with the lettering and...I don't think he's an AI guy actually. It looks like he did some work on this. It was just great! I love this. I think I even used one of Parker Pauly's for the bat signal this morning. Thank you. No agenda? Artgenerator.com Let me take a quick look there was What's some other stuff I think that was in the running here we had? Mmm. Oh, I did kind of like the beef one the beef product The beach ball was okay

2:27:04 Order of the ant was cute. Although that could hear John saying it's too small certainly curry and friends was too small And I think that way yeah, that was really it no agenda art generator comm It's highly appreciated all the work that you guys do All the work prompting how to thank our producers who supported us $50 and above we thank everybody. Two hundred dollars or more will give you not just the opportunity to send in a note which I'll read but also you get an official Hollywood title of associate executive producer, three hundred dollars above and you get an executive producer and we have a lot of people coming in for the order of the ad 333 33

CHAPTER 36 / 44 Discussion

Order of the Ant, Knighting Ceremony

A series of high-value donations are read, including contributions from Sir Wild Bill, Sir Jamo, and Hakan Andersson. Several producers are inducted into the "Order of the Ant" or elevated to knighthood, with personal notes touching on job searches, birthdays, and the passing of John C. Dvorak.

order of the ant· knighthood· gitmo· taxes· birthday

2:27:49 gets you that handsome pin which Jay has been working on very hard and we start off with Sir Wild Bill who is in data center central in Alexandria, Virginia. $600 he says I am a baronet thanks for making no agenda! I'm not a spook but uh but I've been to Gitmo several times...I can't say more God bless Sir Wild Bill sacred red knight of the heart liberator of California Is that so? Sir Jamo, Lewiston Idaho $350.93 Order the Antonation from Sir Jamo Black Baron of North Idaho Hakan Andersson from Portland, Oregon $350.58 ITM I started listening in 2022 after my brother hit me in the mouth this podcast has given me so much I am forever grateful for the information and the laughter that you two have Given me I'm going to miss JCD's voice You are not alone My brother I would like some jobs karma and this last donation brings me to knighthood I would like to be known as sir tinfoil Viking for The Roundtable

2:28:51 Small hoover which is sheep's head and aqua VEET a breakfast of champions keep up the good work says hakon koonle Anderson, and we got your jobs karma right here. Sir Mike Keillor, Slayer of Taxes in Las Vegas Nevada 350 Long time listener from Las Vegas my first donation was for show 267 Wow I originally learned about the show when JCD was on Twit as many have you did

2:29:30 The passing of JCD was devastating. I read his columns back in the 80s and they were often the first thing i read when i received those weekly or monthly magazines you are not alone in that brother Well, I didn't always agree with him. And you're not alone in that either! His columns are always thought-provoking Today is August 26th It's my 60th birthday and joining the Order of the Ant is an awesome gift And you shall receive such order, my friend Keep up the fight Help bring the truth out Best regards Sir Mike Keillor Slayer Of Taxes And let's see now we have some Nathan Rottier

2:30:06 Yes, Nathan Rottier. He says in the morning it was time for my annual donation this was $500 Canadian dollars at the time it's now 348 50 and sinking I must admit John's passing hit harder than I expected and my prayers go out on behalf of the family, friends and Noah Jena nation as a whole. May healing come as you grieve and God bless you all." Thank You brother appreciate that! I remember when Adam & John were talking regarding what they would do if one of them passed hmm We've talked about that a few times. They both said they would get Mo Fax as the replacement No, I think John actually said you're gonna get Mo aren't you? Which he did not think was a good idea Made me smile and then bit more ruefully now On different note show day is my birthday He wants... okay it's got some jingles there i didn't prep He wants eating the dogs Hold on a sec Eating the dogs

2:31:06 I'm sorry. I dropped the ball on, uh...on the prep for the jingles here. Eating the dogs? That sounds pretty good! Okay and you asked for too much from me today Pretty good yes we got pretty good What in the world is this? That is, uh... Man what is that? I think that's the F-35. I'm gonna wind it up with an a... An F-35 Karma for ya'. And that should do it for you. Here we go! They're eating the dogs! I think that sounds pretty good. You've got... Karma

CHAPTER 37 / 44 Discussion

New Knights and Viscounts, Sarcastic The Nomad

Producers including Sir David Fugazotto and Raj Dosanjh are recognized for their support. "Sarcastic The Nomad" is elevated to the rank of Viscount of Chester County, Pennsylvania, while celebrating 30 years of marriage and promoting a local meetup.

knighthood· viscount· order of the ant· chester county· anniversary

2:31:47 There you go. Jesse Chapotel, $343.75 No note that earns a double up karma for you. You've got... Double Up! Karma And of course in order of the ant Sir David Fugazotto He is the ummm man he is the Duke Of America's Heartland and The Arabian Peninsula I believe $343.75 That's probably 333 plus fees Proud to join the fight I'm doing my part says Sir Dave Fugazotto Salvatore Tringali, thank you for your courage. No jingles no karma 34375 This is Rajinderpal Raj Dosanjh

2:32:26 From Friant, California. I think that's right, Friant, Friant. ITM all caps this note! That doesn't happen often... Our condolences to the Dvoraks, Curries and the Noah Generation. I've been a long time listener to the show over 15 years and 1111 monthly subscribers since September 27th 2015. I'm adding 333 dot 33 for The Order of The Ant and this should also put me well over the threshold for knighthood yes it does i would like to be knighted as Sir Jagney Oh Jugni, pronounce Jugni. Sir Jugni of the Milton Lake area can I have chai and samosas at the round table along with Diljit Dosanjh Punjabi music?

2:33:06 I did-I forgot to get the musicians in for that. Also, add me to the birthday list! It'll be turning 59 on August 28th and he wants some F karma goat cancer... uh, goat? F Cancer Goat Karma Thank you for your courage God bless Raj Dosanjh Happy to oblige Jobs! Jobs! Wait that's not the one You wanted F Cancer It was so much easier with John Ryan Jacobs 34375 ordered the ant for you like many others I got hit in the mouth during COVID and your show helped ground me. This is my first donation please de-douche me.

2:33:52 Missing JCD like so many others, it would be an honor to be a member of the Order Of The Ants. Thanks Ryan SirBecomingHeroic33333AntsAntsAntsYesSirYouAreInTheOrder SarcasticTheNomad from Glenmore Pennsylvania with 33333 And he's celebrating 30 years of his wedded bliss with this keeper And I never had a fight. I never won a fight, he says! This donation will make me a Viscount. I claim Chester County if the Peerage Committee approves so done Adam please plug the Chester Springs meetup on August 30th Well there you go the Chester Springs Meet up in Pennsylvania on the 30th No jingles no karma sarcastic The Nomad Paul Field wrote War and Peace from Mosinee Wisconsin 333 33

CHAPTER 38 / 44 Discussion

Fieldwork Telecom, Fiber Infrastructure Hiring

Paul Field of Fieldwork Telecom provides a "boots on the ground" report regarding the stress on the fiber optic supply chain due to government-funded broadband initiatives. He announces that his Wisconsin-based company is currently hiring honest workers who are willing to learn the trade.

fieldwork telecom· fiber optics· wisconsin· broadband· hiring

2:34:40 Little boots on the ground, I operate Fieldwork Telecom. Small family owned operating splicing company My wife helps with crew deployment as well as managing our books, all while managing the house and homeschooling our four human resources. I stay in the field with guys helping hit deadlines among other things work is going well and we are truly blessed! We built new fiber to home networks maintaining existing fiber and have recently started to cable or dabble in data centers and would love to give back my community with an insider's peek." Okay Here we go. So far, we have only done some acceptance testing on the fiber network running through most of the Midwest these networks are being built or upgrading on preparation for the data center traffic so I cannot provide a boots-on-the-ground reporting from inside the data center friends who do that work say the same problems exist in the data center projects as the fiber to the home project materials and labor are short

2:35:33 All of the ISPs have been racing for many years to take the Obama rule development of fiber. That's right, we got it here in Fredericksburg all the poor people and rural Fredericksburg got fiber They've been racing to get the money. They're all getting ready to do the same thing with the next wave of government funding. Joey's Bede, broadband equity access and development that's from the O'Biden administration they're trying to cover as much ground as possible as quickly as possible in the supply chain is stressed in general The industry as a whole has tapped another problem for the data center buildup I'm splicing cable that was made a month ago. Trust me, it's not awesome inventory control The industry is out of back stock projects are facing the decision of delaying or buying what's available as left Into the splicing companies to figure out how to put the square peg in the round hole By the way, here's an important one field work is hiring We're looking for honest people who are willing to work and learn preferably someone who has been hit in the mouth Well there you go That's a prerequisite

2:36:30 We will provide on-the-job training and competitive wages located in central Wisconsin, servicing all of Wisconsin and beyond. If interested visit Fieldwork. Use... hmm. FieldworkUSA LLC dot com, fieldworkusallc.com Maybe Linda can send some quality people my way, Linda Lou Patkin JCD cannot be replaced but I like your new Alex Jones guy Sir Ducifer Whoo! Thank you very much Paul that was worth the boots on the ground 250 first associate oh i'm sorry Edward Noon comes in with 333 33 no note order of the ant for you sir You've got Here's our first associate executive producer, Wes Stewart. Mesa Arizona 250 What is the best birthday gift someone can give themselves? Of course it's a producership for the Noah Jenner Show that takes them to knighthood! On the 28th I will have completed my 63rd revolution around the sun like me Adam you are Generation Jones not a boomer or Gen X-er...I'm the face of GenX though

2:37:28 My first ever producer ship was sadly John's last episode. I forgot to mention that note that it was an inside track donation because he is the person who brought me to knowage and the nation my deepest condolences to the Dvorak and Curry families It does really feel like we all lost a loved one no kidding for my night name i'd like, to be known as sir named Sir named Stuart of the Basin of the Sun. For The Roundtable, how about a fistful o' nuts and a bottle of any Kirkland wine in John's honor? You got it! No jingles just some R2-D2 karma please. Wes Stewart Mace Arizona. You've got karma

CHAPTER 39 / 44 Discussion

Producer Donations, Image Makers Inc

Donations from Wes Stewart and Matthew Martel are acknowledged, with Martel offering a discount code for his hardware site. Linda Lou Patkin of Image Makers Inc is recognized for her work helping professionals craft resumes that stand out in an AI-driven job market.

wes stewart· martel hardware· image makers inc· resumes· hot pockets

2:36:30 We will provide on-the-job training and competitive wages located in central Wisconsin, servicing all of Wisconsin and beyond. If interested visit Fieldwork. Use... hmm. FieldworkUSA LLC dot com, fieldworkusallc.com Maybe Linda can send some quality people my way, Linda Lou Patkin JCD cannot be replaced but I like your new Alex Jones guy Sir Ducifer Whoo! Thank you very much Paul that was worth the boots on the ground 250 first associate oh i'm sorry Edward Noon comes in with 333 33 no note order of the ant for you sir You've got Here's our first associate executive producer, Wes Stewart. Mesa Arizona 250 What is the best birthday gift someone can give themselves? Of course it's a producership for the Noah Jenner Show that takes them to knighthood! On the 28th I will have completed my 63rd revolution around the sun like me Adam you are Generation Jones not a boomer or Gen X-er...I'm the face of GenX though

2:37:28 My first ever producer ship was sadly John's last episode. I forgot to mention that note that it was an inside track donation because he is the person who brought me to knowage and the nation my deepest condolences to the Dvorak and Curry families It does really feel like we all lost a loved one no kidding for my night name i'd like, to be known as sir named Sir named Stuart of the Basin of the Sun. For The Roundtable, how about a fistful o' nuts and a bottle of any Kirkland wine in John's honor? You got it! No jingles just some R2-D2 karma please. Wes Stewart Mace Arizona. You've got karma

2:38:07 Joe and Watkinsville, Georgia 250 requested deducing You've been D douched Long overdue donation for the best podcast in the universe shout out to sir J Lou Island dog and Dame Janet of the Bulldog nation ITM Nicholas C. Ficklin, Lancaster South Carolina 212 my first donation is long overdue and it's time to atone I'm gonna get you deduced You've been de-douche'd Thank you for the unexpected introduction on the last show To answer your question yes The remainder from my 8... From the 88 in memory of JCD Ba... Oh this is uh This this uh Sklazin hot sauce sklazin dot com S-C-L-A-Z-I-N

2:38:50 The remainder from the 8-8 in memory of JCD batch with a special inscription are now available on the site for a special price. They're exclusive for knowage and the nation so they're hidden at Sklazin dot com slash jcd SCLAZIN dot com slash JCD all sales of this batch will be donated to the show as John would want it no John would demand it Additionally there are limited to 33 bottles, coincidentally after what I sent you, Dvorak's and keeping one for myself. So that's what there is 33 bottles by now will stocks last they will be gone soon i'm sure no jingles but new business business prayer if you don't mind yes we have uh... we have a special prayer jingle for those who hmmm what happens? Prayer this this is the one You've got prayers

2:39:45 And you're on my list brother. Matthew Martell, Brumal, Pennsylvania. Martelhardware.com $210 and 60 cents the challenge was to try to get JCD to chuckle using 250 characters or less I think I got him once or twice same challenge new host Visit MartelHardware.com, use coupon code NOPOTATO for an additional 10% off your order! JCD Hot Pockets... Yes... Okay... JCD Hot Pockets... Oh wait a minute I somehow-I don't know what happened but i forgot to

2:40:24 key everything up. Hot pockets where oh this is it yes hot pockets from the grave everybody, hot pockets from the grave and there she is Linda Lou Patkin from Castle Rock Colorado $200 and all she wants his jobs karma and she writes in her note that AI can write your resume the problem is if It can write everyone else's too. Linda helps professionals and executives figure out what makes them different, what makes them valuable and turns that value into a resume that gets results! Go to imagemakersinc.com That's Image Makers Inc with a K on Linda Lou Duchess of Jobs and writer of winning resumes because your resume should do more than just look good. Jobs jobs jobs and jobs Let's vote for jobs! You've got karma

CHAPTER 40 / 44 Discussion

Small Boob Donations, Rotterdam Travel Plans

Adam Curry reads a list of "boob" donations (amounts ending in .08) and discusses his upcoming trip to Rotterdam to visit his new granddaughter, Cleo. He concludes the donation segment by explaining the various ways listeners can support the show via Stripe, PayPal, or recurring payments.

rotterdam· grandparenthood· donations· stripe· paypal

2:41:13 And as promised, the rest of the donors $50 and above. Reading of your note not guaranteed but thank you Johnsbert. John's BRT $100.88 Patrick Mangan from Tacoma Washington $100 Andrew Kelly, Los Angeles. 8888 vote with your pocket! Happy Adam is back and we love Rob Doob. Rest in peace JCD. Phillip Bloom, Wieden... Oh that's in Switzerland. Weiden? Weeden? Weiden? Egy? And Svice? 8888 miss you John keep it up Adam oh he's also a ham 73s Hotel Bravo 3 x-ray Yankee Papa

2:41:50 Sir Anonymous Viscount of the ADFC in Arapahoe County, Aurora Colorado 8888 Dame Rita Sparks Nevada 8833 ITM and thank you for your courage. Thank you Dame Rita And there he is as always with the boob donation $80.08 8008 Sir Kevin McLaughlin He is the Archduke of Luna lover of America and boobs from Concord North Carolina And also a boobs donation from Gordon Schroeder in memory of Dolly. Yes, that makes sense $80 and 8 cents Thank you John Albarrini 70 26 Lester Kowski in Kingman Arizona with the small boobs $60 and 6 cents put it in your calculator folks Dame Liberty mom Vista California She's got small boobs as a donation and Dame Rita comes in again What happened there Dame Rina double nickels on the dime?

2:42:34 from Sparks, Nevada and she has a note. I'll read it. ITM outing we do a fantastic job at rearranging to keep the show going as you work your way back to see your granddaughter yes leaving on Saturday can't wait doing the show from Rotterdam home of the macro mafia on Sunday becoming a grandparent is a wonderful new chapter love and light Yes We saw baby Cleo this morning on the WhatsApp call And of course I went, oh Cleo and then she started to cry. So I have some work to do. Tina said maybe don't do your voice like a retard so high just you know keep your low baritone that might be better but yeah yeah i scare children

2:43:16 Daniel Pagan, Bayside New York 55 thank you Sir Luke Rayner in London 55 very grateful the show is still happening will miss John love and collective karma for all sir Luke Rainer Duke of London in the southeast do it at the end for your surprise night of astonishment a Yukon Oklahoma 54 44 and Nathan Gwyn Jackson Tennessee 52 72 here's the 50s we've got James Gonzalez, Lancaster California. Brad McDonald from Mason Ohio. Katrin van Touw in Rotterdam the Netherlands

2:43:52 And hello, Katrine. And Aaron Weisgerber and Ben Organ and last on the list Michael Myers Diamondhead Missouri thank you all so much we see you 49 99s we do not do anything under 50 for reasons of anonymity no agenda donations commas where you can support the show it's very simple you can support us in so many different ways I think you can even do it through Stripe, you can do Apple Pay, Venmo. All this stuff is available. PayPal notes to notes at NoAgendaShow.net but go to NoAgendaDonations.com support the show with some value any number whatever you feel the show has given in value to you You can even set up a recurring donation Any amount Any frequency That is NoAgendaDonations.com

CHAPTER 41 / 44 Discussion

Birthday Celebrations, Knightly Accoutrements

The show celebrates several producer birthdays, including Adam's daughter Christina Valerie Curry. The newly minted knights are offered traditional (and humorous) knightly rewards, and listeners are directed to NoAgendaRings.com for information on official show jewelry.

birthdays· knighthood· no agenda rings· order of the ant· punjabi music

2:44:34 It's your birthday, birthday. I'm so happy to see you. And we say happy birthday to Sir Mike Keillor Slayer of Taxes he turned 60 yesterday Nathan Rottier turns 27 today Raj Dasanjh turns 59 tomorrow Wes Stewart turn 63 tomorrow And Andre Mackie, Andre celebrates on the 29th. I want to say happy birthday to Christina Valerie Curry She turns 36 today Happy Birthday Bubba Lou and from everybody here at The Best Podcast in the Universe Now we... let's see First of all I thought that we should have had some title changes here but i didn't see them in the email so the first thing we shall do

2:45:22 is welcome the brand new entrance of the no agenda Order of The Ants. Order Of The Ants And we congratulate Sir Wild Bill, Sir J-Mo, Hakon Anderson, Sir Mike Keillor Slayer of Taxes Nathan Rottier, Jesse Chapotel, Sir David Fugazotto Salvatore Tringali Raj Dorsans Ryan Jacobs sir becoming heroic sarcastic the nomad Paul Field and Edward Noone all of you are now in the Order of the Ants Okay, it takes some getting used to I'm working on it. Hey We got a couple of nights to bring up on the podium so there's my single sword Hock on Anderson Raj dosanjh and West Stewart hop on up here in the podium You're about to become Knights of the knowage and around table thanks your support the show $1,000 or more? I am very proud to pronounce the KD as sir Jogney of the Milliton Lake area

2:46:22 Sir Tinfoil Viking and sir named steward of the basin of the sun for you we've got hookers on blow, rent boys in chardonnay. Chai and samosas at the round table with some jilt dosani Punjabi music not happened. Fistful o' nuts bottle of any kind of Kirkland wine and of course with that we have some sparkling cider and escorts ginger ale and gerbils pressed milk and pablam and as always the mutton and the meat head over to noagendarings.com that is where you will find a place for you to give us all your information, the place where to send your ring what size you want it to be there's a ring sizing guide on that as well of course they also will find information about the order of the ant at no agenderings.com I thought didn't have a new

CHAPTER 42 / 44 Discussion

Fredericksburg Meetup, J6 Jenny's B&B

Matt Long promotes the upcoming fifth semi-annual No Agenda meetup in Fredericksburg, Texas, scheduled for October 17th. He encourages attendees to stay at "J6 Jenny's" B&B for the full weekend experience and promises to bring a variety of homemade jellies for the guests.

fredericksburg· meetup· j6 jenny· texas hill country· prickly pear jelly

2:47:07 New ant jingle it was an ant karma jingle someone's people are starting to send Jingles again. This is good news What is this? You've got Okay, all right thank you very much Thank you all for supporting the Noah Jenna show what is highly appreciated Am I gonna promote the Fredericksburg meetup? Yeah, are you kidding me? Okay. All right once you want to do it right now Matt Once you promote the Fredericksburg meetup all right October 17th It will be the fifth a semi-annual we did twice a year and The fifth one will be in October 17th out at J6 Jenny's yep And if he notices already up and I would like to put a special request out there

2:48:05 Jenny makes a living on renting out her units, her B&Bs and it is business practice here in the Hill Country that you on a weekend have to get two nights. That's the way it is. Everything that way for sure! The whole Hill Country that way I would really appreciate if some of you guys would come over for 2 nights, come on over on Friday night The reason I say that, first of all the breakfast that Jenny gives you on Saturday morning and then on Sunday. I mean i'm telling you and I will say that if we get any folks stay the weekend there I will bring up a jelly my homemade jelly and I will donate it. I don't know we could bring the prickly pear or whatever. I'll bring a whole variety a whole selection

2:48:55 But it would be a blast to see all out there and it is such a peaceful place if you're coming over from Austin or Houston or the Metroplex, I mean It's so quiet and peaceful out there. It'll be a perfect weekend for you So check in at Friday on 3 o'clock on Friday Check-in stay the weekend And I do have to say that first meetup we had was the highest bar revenue that they had ever had up until that day. We're drinkers, man! And it's just beer and wine and so I guess the no agenda people drink in no things and uh... So there you go that's my push for the Fredericksburg fifth semi-annual

CHAPTER 43 / 44 Discussion

Global Meetup Reports, First Responders

Meetup reports are read from Charlotte, Chattanooga, and various international locations including Zurich and Maastricht. Adam Curry emphasizes that these gatherings are essential for building a community of "first responders" and encourages listeners to start their own local chapters.

charlotte· chattanooga· maastricht· zurich· meetups

2:49:39 meetup. And if you are Christ curious, decloaking or just want to check it out I will personally usher you at Bridge Church for the early service at 9 a.m., if you stay Friday and Saturday and come to the church on Sunday It'll be a hoot! And Matt will be there too We will walk you down the aisle A MeetUp report that I missed...it was the Thirsty Thursday meet up Let me see, this is from the Baron of Belmont and Catawba. We had a good turnout at the Thirsty Third Thursday meetup at Ed's Tavern on Thursday we had two dukes, two barons several knights one dame even had the blonde girlfriend nicknamed given by John

2:50:22 Some of our regulars were absent, but we did have a first-timer and some who couldn't eat who can't make Who can't make ever every month? I gotcha JCD was well remembered for lots of bits and sayings of his were recalled John is a national treasure And will be well remembered for years to come the Charlotte no agenda family sends its love and heartfelt condolences The Dvorak family the curry family the Horowitz family and all who loved and miss JCD quote Our lives change like the weather, but a legend never dies. Jimmy Buffett from Las Mango in Paris Thank you for your courage The Baron of Belmont and the Catawba River Basin Thank you so much brother very nice I'm sorry i missed that the first time I prefer audio reports But we make an exception for you Of course An audio report though here from the Chattanooga No Agenda Meetup

2:51:09 With music apparently. In the morning NO AGENDA nation, this is Commodore Baron Bones Knight of Twin Peaks We are here at Lookout Winery having a fantastic time when everybody had some flights of wine we had some pizza Had some great conversation and we're here to pass the phone around say hello to everybody else that's here Sir EWL Larry here in the morning Hello there no agenda crowd This is Dave Carlson Hangin' there Adam This is Linda Carlson. This is Chris Zebrowski, In the Morning. Hey this is Scott Lovelace, newly crowned Knight of the Round Table Sir Ginger Bear of East by God Tennessee in the morning RIP JCD! In The Morning Slaves Love Mac and Cheese! ITM this is a dude named Ben...named Ben and I really appreciate Sir Paul putting his arms on excellent job it's been a lot fun Hi guys I'm Salty I have no idea who you are but it's good to be here

2:52:00 Sir Paul Couture, keeper of the art in the morning. This is Noah your resident Illuminati and Freemason. Sir Adunay Ben again. Miss you John! And we will all say that John you may have turned down your speakers for the last time but we're gonna turn them up here just so that way we can go out and hit them in the mouth...in the morning! Wonderful thank you I don't think I heard your server in there but it happens There's a meetup taking place tomorrow in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The three times is shipwright that is a Dutch saying 3 miles shapeshift 3 times a shipwright 7 o'clock in cafe indent 10 econ in maastricht oh that's sir avid Bob he is the

2:52:44 The Crisis guy who comes in with emergency communications, he came in and helped out in Kerrville. Set up entire mesh networks for everybody. Wonderful guy! Go and see Evert in Maastricht if you're in the south of the Netherlands it's a beautiful place to go check out If you're not, go drive down there people On Saturday, the Backyard Barbecue at the Jingle Pit Ranch 1 o'clock. Oh, Jingle Pot Ranch I'm sorry It's a private residence so you need to see the website to RSVP That is in Nanaimo British Columbia in Candanavia Go check that out Sir Tree Daddy is hosting They have a cool place Our favorite buzzkill meetup, two o'clock at Marble Brewery in Albuquerque New Mexico. Also on Saturday the New England JCD Memorial Meet-Up 2 o'clock that is at the home of Lady Butters and Sir Knives in Rhode Island RSVP required for The Secret Location. Cremudgeon meet up six o'clock that is uh...the same as Amsterdam time but this will be at The Rooftop Bar in Zurich Switzerland Black Knight's Swiss Center is hosting

2:53:43 Please, we love Meetup reports from different countries. So go to the Rooftop Bar on Saturday at 6 o'clock and hang out with Sir Swiss Senna and your other knights and dames and douchebags etc., producers in Switzerland! On Sunday... Our next show day, the Chester County Community Meetup 333 at Liberty Union Barn Grill in Chester Springs Pennsylvania. And we're done with August but for September we have on the third my birthday Raleigh North Carolina, the sixth, Tapiola Michigan Fort Mills South Carolina Medford Lakes New Jersey On the 10th, Brooklyn New York. Brooklyn! The 12th Boise Idaho Scottsdale Arizona on the 15th Charlotte North Carolina on the 17th The 18th Tbilisi in Georgia not the state in the country another meetup report is required the 19th King George and Virginia Petaluma California Wilmington California also on the 19th and that rounds it out There's many more in October November going through December no agenda meetups This is the place where you will meet people that you never expected

2:54:45 to meet you will make friendships some people get married, you make connections and as you know connection always brings you protection. Is that you Matt or is that me? Connection brings protection. In fact, these people will be your first responders in any emergency go to noagentomeetups.com If you can't find a meetup near you just start one yourself It's easy it so easy Matt can do it with help from his wife Gail Noagentomeetups.com guaranteed always a party Sometimes you wanna go hang out with all the nights and days

CHAPTER 44 / 44 Discussion

Show Outro, Sunday Episode Preview

Adam Curry concludes the episode, noting that Congressional Dish will follow on the stream. He clarifies that the guest co-host format is not a "talent search" but a way to work with friends, and previews the upcoming Sunday show focused on further midterm election deconstruction.

congressional dish· jim briney· sunday show· deconstruction· midterms

2:55:22 You wanna be where you won't be, triggered on hell's flame. You wanna be where everybody feels the same... It's like a pie! And that concludes our broadcast day. Unfortunately no end of show ISO people start sending those in again will ya? I just don't have time to make them help me out producers it would go a long way Now if you're listening on one of those modern podcast apps which notifies you when the bat signal goes out and the stream goes live, stay with us because Congressional Dish, oh Jim Briney coming up next on The No Agenda Stream. No she will not be co-hosting and no this is not a talent search show I am bringing in people I want to work with, I can work with, I know and I'm friends with that's the way it's gonna go for the foreseeable future

2:56:16 I got no other ideas people, just support the show. Noagendadonations.com That is the most helpful thing you can do is support us by going to Noagendedonations.com So looking forward to Sunday It should be another hootenanny because there's always something to deconstruct There's always sins to be made of the crazy world You're in where everything and I mean everything Is about the midterms Thank you to Matt Long, check him out the Matt Long Show as a podcast and I will be back on Sunday. Until then adios mofos! Hooey hooey and such. In the morning meatbags Lane 4 has been automated in the morning bags In the morning meatbags

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