Episode 501 · Thursday, 4 April 2013

Resume Normal Activity!

A deep dive into the intersection of Hollywood propaganda, pharmaceutical subsidies under the BRAIN Initiative, and the erosion of medical privacy through new state gun laws.

By The No Agenda Show | 2h 46m listen | 43 chapters
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The No Agenda Show · No. 501

About this episode

The Pentagon and major media outlets are coordinating a propaganda push through Hollywood blockbusters like Olympus Has Fallen to justify military posturing against North Korea. Producer Avi Lerner and Millennium Pictures are identified as key drivers of this narrative, while Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel faces scrutiny for bizarre vocalizations and a perceived lack of competence during recent hearings. The strategic use of North Korea as a buffer zone for China and Russia remains the unspoken reality behind the bellicose rhetoric emanating from the State Department.

President Obama’s announcement of a $100 million BRAIN Initiative on World Autism Awareness Day serves as a massive subsidy for the pharmaceutical industry and IBM’s Watson medical systems. In the domestic sphere, Captain Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords are accused of staging media events to push for universal background checks and medical privacy waivers in Connecticut. Meanwhile, the IRS is intensifying enforcement against small businesses through third-party reporting, and the Netherlands faces a debt crisis where ING Bank technical glitches are viewed as a dry run for a cashless society and wealth seizure.

This episode features a formal knighting ceremony for Todd Brink and Scott Olsen as they join the No Agenda Roundtable. Adam Curry explores cinematic predictive programming in Cloud Atlas regarding the San Onofre nuclear plant, while John C. Dvorak questions the rebranding of pork chops as Porterhouse cuts by the National Pork Board. The show concludes with a look at the Chechnya skyscraper fire and its implications for 9/11 structural collapse theories.


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CHAPTER 01 / 43 Discussion

Rain Sticks, Texas Weather, and Sir Gitmo Slave

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the show discussing heavy rainfall in Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley, jokingly attributing the weather to their use of rain sticks. They note that Lake Travis is receiving much-needed runoff despite media narratives about permanent drought. The hosts also send well-wishes and "karma" to community member Sir Gitmo Slave, who was recently hospitalized.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· rain sticks· lake travis· austin· sir gitmo slave

00:00 Take your money out of the bank! Put it in the mattress immediately. Adam Curry, John C. DeVore. And it's Thursday April 4th 2013 time for your Get Monation Media Assassination episode 5. This is no agenda From the flood plains of Travis Heights where SoCo meets MoFo in the capital of the drone star state, In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley where nothing meets nothing and I'm John C. Dvorak. I'm telling you man remember we played with those rain sticks about a week ago? Yeah. Whoa that paid off. It's raining here too curiously No that's not curious! We know these things work fact

00:47 We had, we had a... it rained so hard the past two days that we actually sprung not one but two leaks in our roof. Oh wow! That's big deal Yeah I would say complete... I mean there were you know cars floating down the street in Austin that's how bad it was Really, it was and of course this is all amidst the hottest year on record. It's always the hottest year on record. The global warming we're all going to die the drought Texas is... We have no water except we got plenty of it well yeah I know but they'll just all go be runoff because they don't want let you save it or anything oh that's not true it's all like all going to Lake Travis Oh? Yeah, it all goes to Lake Travis

01:36 I was just, found that to be quite curious. That we both played with the rain sticks You got rain and i got rain It's still dark here Do you have sunshine or do you have grey? It's drizzling out now it was really stormy before in the morning Before we start need to hand out a big dose of karma To Sir Gitmo Slave You've got Karma He was taken to the hospital last night Not quite sure what is going on We wish him well and send him all the karma and his family all the karma that they need. I don't know, what happened? Yeah well...I just said we don't know! I know it's why i said I'm just didn't say that we don't know I just said I wonder oh I'm sorry I thought you said what happened I didn't hear the wondered hey I need to make good my friend yeah because I felt so bad about that Matt Lauer thing with Gerard Butler and the movie connection

CHAPTER 02 / 43 Discussion

Media Movie Tie-ins, Robert Redford, and George Stephanopoulos

The discussion explores the trend of major news networks using segments to promote Hollywood films, specifically citing Robert Redford's appearance on Good Morning America. Redford's interaction with George Stephanopoulos is highlighted as an example of the blurred lines between political operatives and news anchors. The hosts suggest that news directors' personal connections to political advisors influence coverage.

robert redford· george stephanopoulos· abc news· disney· good morning america· movie promotion

02:33 with North Korea. I felt like really, really bad. Why? Because you got Lauer fired? No... no no no Well we have long since established for those of you who are new to the program this is kind of a good way to ease into it We'll show you how we think and how the world actually works The World Of News We have long established that most news reports certainly on the big networks are pretty much always to promote a movie because That's where all the fun seems to be at. The movies, you know You got the hot actresses politicians like to hang out with them. There's always news surrounding movies and this seems to be no secret

03:21 In movie land and in television land, in news land. In fact Robert Redford was on the Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos who of course is a political operative for the Democrats and obviously worked in the Clinton White House And at ABC and the news director of ABC is married to one of Obama's top advisors, not Valerie Jarrett but up there in the high echelons. And so Robert Redford is promoting his movie and this is just to ease you into what I'm about to explain with North Korea. My wife and I watched the movie over the weekend, completely engrossing. It seems to me at least that you packed a lot of your passions into a single movie. Political commitment, love and family life, journalism...I was just wondering where did the spark come from on this one?

04:18 Well, first of all that's a great description you ought to get on the marketing team. When I was younger... You ought to get on the marketing team! No no he is ON THE MARKETING TEAM Now in this case, there's no real tie-in. Usually there is a tie-in particularly with ABC and Disney movies but in this case I think that's why Robert Redford said you ought to get on the marketing team because he needs somebody because he knows it's an independently financed movie It's Sony International Pictures or whatever which is very independent but still you could see CBS time but it's not there now

CHAPTER 03 / 43 Discussion

Olympus Has Fallen, North Korea, and Avi Lerner

The film Olympus Has Fallen is analyzed as a propaganda tool that mirrors real-world tensions with North Korea. Producer Avi Lerner and Millennium Pictures are identified as key players, with the hosts noting Lerner's history as a film distributor in Israel and his financial ties to Viacom and Blockbuster. Matt Lauer's interview with Gerard Butler is used to illustrate how movie publicity departments coordinate with news cycles.

olympus has fallen· gerard butler· matt lauer· avi lerner· millennium pictures· viacom

04:53 Back to the Matt Lauer and Gerard Butler who was a producer on this movie Olympus has fallen is that what it is Olympus Olympus has fallen and And and the premise of this movie is the North Koreans are terrorists and somehow they've come down from Transmogrify And so I had caught this clip, but I'd forgotten to play it. And then John brought up the topic and I was like oh, I couldn't find the clip and then chat room found it for me So I have to kind of regroup because we didn't actually play the entire clip and then I want to put a couple of things together for you. So once again, the movie is Olympus Has Fallen

05:41 And this is Matt Lauer on the, so this is NBC. But of course what's interesting is what you're about to hear in the tie-ins with politics and the movie business. So let's listen to it one more time. All right Butler welcome back good to see you. Good to see ya. You got clout let me tell you why you have cloud all right? This movie is about not giving anything away here. The North Koreans are the terrorists here. They take over the White House and they capture the president, and you have arranged just as your promoting this movie to have the North Koreans make all kinds of strange gestures towards the United States threatening nuclear war! How did you do that? Well it wasn't so much me we have a very powerful publicity department... Alright, so this was very funny And by the way The movie is on Millennium Pictures

06:30 Millennium Pictures is run by a very interesting guy, the producer is Avi Lerner. And Avi Lerner was kind of like... he was a film distributor in Israel And he wound up basically becoming the go-to guy for all big action movies. So this of course is one of those action movies, and his initial financing came from Blockbuster as a part of the Viacom family. Most of his movies are financed directly or indirectly by Viacom

CHAPTER 04 / 43 Discussion

Dennis Rodman, Vice Media, and Viacom Corporate Ties

Dennis Rodman's visit to North Korea is linked to Vice Media, which the hosts reveal is significantly funded or owned by Viacom. They discuss the involvement of the Harlem Globetrotters, a Disney-owned entity, in the diplomatic trip. The segment concludes with an anecdote about meeting Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone in South Korea.

dennis rodman· vice media· viacom· harlem globetrotters· disney· sumner redstone

07:06 And now let's hear the rest of this little interview. Okay, so that of course is a joke but is it really? Because Dennis Rodman was in North Korea and here's where the interesting research comes from What was he doing in North Korea who was he working for Okay, well I know one thing which was that his his lead Let's face it the North Koreans don't know who Dennis Rodman is but they do know who the Harlem Globetrotters are. Well yes Yes So he would he got in but it looked like it was just him But then we discovered the globetrotters there because I guess

07:54 You know they I'm sure they put on a show there must have been fascinating so the Globetrotters Which is owned by majority stake owned by Disney. I agree with you? I think that that was set up by Disney and Disney is thinking about opening Disneyland North Korea however Rodman was there for working for vice and Vice used to be in kind of like an independent magazine But I got some research Do you know who owns vice the who owns vice Adam Viacom? when since when they bought this was a deal that was done I think in 2007 and there's completely under the radar and invite and Viacom has been so they they said essentially. They made two investments one was VBS TV, which is Vice and

08:46 And along with Flux, remember the Flux network? That was supposed to be like their answer to MySpace after they didn't get that deal. So you don't remember because of course it was stupid and flux went nowhere, but that's when quietly they invested in the magazine and built this entire Vice television outfit. And I've always wondered where these guys getting the money from? Yeah you mentioned that before because its like their doing a lot of stuff that looks expensive Yeah, and and they've got budget. And so then when Gerard Butler says this you say some ridiculous things And then we call Dennis Rodman It's not a joke it's true It's obvious it's the same freaking company Well I you know Sumner Redstone is one Character he was a slick dude. I mean I don't even I met him oh

09:45 Yeah? He is, uh... he's a character. Let's put it that way but he has this very- he just seems like this tough guy and curiously where do you think I met him in South Korea Really! He was setting it up back then That guy is good I didn't think about until now Hey speaking of which don't you have a birthday coming up Yeah, I do you know. I think we'll celebrate it on Sunday Maybe they'll have some well-wishers is your birthday Saturday or one tomorrow? It is oh, it's tomorrow okay Tomorrow tomorrow bet your bottom dollar Tomorrow tomorrow Well that's very nice no wonder Mickey wanted your address She's good at this Somebody keeps track

CHAPTER 05 / 43 Discussion

Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, and Strange Audio

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is criticized for his public speaking performance and perceived lack of competence. The hosts play a specific audio clip from a hearing where Hagel makes an unusual, high-pitched squeaking sound. They debate whether the audio was manipulated, concluding it is a genuine, bizarre vocalization from the Secretary.

chuck hagel· department of defense· c-span· pentagon· secretary of defense

10:44 So anyway, so I thought that was like wow. Okay? Makes so much sense of course there is you know... Before we go on before we leave the topic and might as well listen to a couple of interesting things going on about that were did Chuck Hagel and his boys the Defense Department they can't you they couldn't avoid all these questions right So I've got a couple of... Chuck Hagel is the new Secretary of Defense for the United States. Now that I think about it, after listening to him, I didn't get any good clips from him he is, now I know why the Republicans didn't want him in there. I think he's nuts and i think they know it well you sometimes you work with somebody and your working with all time and uh... he's a good guys on your party and all the rest of them then he gets into position that you go on with this maybe nobody should have clued them in that this guy's nuts! I've had that happen only thing I can think of that I've had that happen

11:48 It's almost as bad as discovering someone has like a secret drug addiction, you know? And they just- and all of the sudden they don't show up for work and everything falls apart. That's like the same... it's shocking when you find out someone is actually nuts! Right. Yeah, no I know it's scary yeah so anyway he is giving his law he speaking to some group of I don't know I play some these clips later but because i dont know if I have the one where discusses North Korea and goes on and on and on but oh I do have this one clip we should play though just out of curiosity He makes this weird noise every once in a while and I have a good clip of it. And he does it more than just a few times in the speech, but listen to Chuck Hagel makes a sound... I'll hear about this, I'm sure at a hearing next week but ummm.... I think its relevant to your question

12:40 Were you producing again? No, I swear to God. I did nothing to sweeten that clip! That comes out of his pie hole?! Yes. Let me hear about this... I think that sounds like Homer Simpson's in his head. No, this happens more than once Yeah, it is not as loud as this one no no wait a minute This is the squeaking sound yeah That's not a squeaking sound that's a whole other human being inside of him Let me hear one more time that sounds so produced John and I believe you let me stop stop you right now

13:19 I'm telling you the truth. No, I trust you and believe you! I have no reason to doubt you You've never steered me wrong If you went back and picked this off C-Span you'd get it off of there yourself I'll hear about this...I'm sure at a hearing next week but...ummm.... I think it's relevant to your question He's got a donkey up there It's weird isn't it? Wow Anyway, so he's talking about how cool it is to... He works with the PR department and listen to this clip.

CHAPTER 06 / 43 Discussion

North Korea Preemptive Strike, Press Briefings, and Rubicon

A Pentagon press briefing featuring George Little addresses the possibility of a preemptive strike against North Korea. The hosts criticize the official stance on "peace and stability" as disingenuous given the 60-year military alliance with South Korea. They also reference the television series Rubicon as a realistic depiction of how intelligence agencies use maps and geopolitical context.

north korea· george little· pentagon· south korea· amazon prime· rubicon

13:58 I'm sorry. That's my cue. Yeah Secretary thank you from Jim Babbitt, and with DIA and I'm a student at the National War College I'd like to return back to the front page if I scan correctly the headlines this morning You've made comments related to North Korea and nuclear capability As I understood it you were saying A specific level or some level of nuclear capability would not be acceptable Can you elaborate on that? Well, I was misquoted again. Thanks for the question! George Little is sitting here and he likes that kind of response by the way. George Little is Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs so keep your answers short he says. Where is this taking place?

14:56 this is at the one of the war colleges and it's like all these people are officers in douchebags is what they are american or the foreign uh military they're all like oh that's so funny, they're joking and laughing while you stepped on the end of the clip because that's the interesting part. I'm sorry first he says no let me play it let me play it let me play it too short he says and deny like hell. Right, so he'd deny like hell is the advice. So now we have that same guy's talking about Little giving a press conference at the Pentagon and listen then here's the question I didn't when I heard this question is from obviously from somebody from Korea

15:50 I said, oh that's an obvious question. There are two questions you should be asking one of them is the Koreans want to have an armistice why don't we just do it? Why don't you ask that question? That's not asked Here is the question that even more interesting play the bombing North Korea question and listen carefully Let me get you some details on the Fitzgerald If North Korea is a seriously provocative threat to the United States, do you have any plans to preemptive strike on North Korea? Let me be very clear that the United States position is we want peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

16:34 For over 60 years we've had an alliance with South Korea and the top priority of that alliance is to ensure peace and stability on the peninsula, in the region. We hope to preserve peace and stability and we hope that others seek to do the same." So, Ms. Mickey asked me yesterday said what do you think is really going on with North Korea? And I said well you know we've been watching Rubicon as you recommended John on Amazon Prime HD for free

CHAPTER 07 / 43 Discussion

Geopolitical Buffer Zones, BBC News, and Nuclear Facilities

The strategic importance of North Korea as a buffer zone for China and Russia against American influence in Japan and South Korea is discussed. The hosts critique a BBC News report regarding the restart of nuclear facilities at Youngbyon, arguing that the media relies on "official" claims without visual evidence or verified sources.

bbc news· vladivostok· china· russia· youngbyon· nuclear reactor

17:10 And we're now at episode, I think six or seven. And I remember actually starting to watch this series and then giving up on the first one but you gotta stick with it and so now... It's good that you can watch them all back-to-back because some of them would be real dogs who was just if I waited a week to see one episode But here is the thing I noticed in every single situation All these intelligence outfits all have huge maps Everywhere there are maps Until you see Korea North and South Korea and Japan and China And Russia in their true context on the map, and I recommend people if you're in the car right now Don't but if your it no well. You know we don't do this anymore We only look at our destination for the next three miles on a little phone and our GPS devices But you need to step back once in awhile and look at the whole thing look at the whole map and just type in North Korea and you'll see

18:08 That of course, Chinas don't want North Korea to be taken. I mean that's their front door you know? It's like in South Korea you might as well just call that America Japan you might as well just call that America So no one and Vladivostok is right up there to the northeast The Chinas and Russians they don't want us there! Thats close enough already Isn't that historically what it's always been, John? That's been the buffer zone. There has been that element but the thing that got me about this particular question was its an obvious question if these guys are so dangerous and they're such a threat, they're horrible threats why don't we bomb them? Because its all bull crap! We are the ones who are causing trouble Yes! Were encroaching on everybody

18:59 And here's the BBC, the world famous BBC News with a report that contains absolutely no truth or sources to truth. Another day another development in the war on words between North and South Korea Except for that it is just a war on words there is good point there The north is now saying that it will restart all nuclear facilities including the reactor and uranium enrichment plant at its young beyond nuclear complex. So this is like you pointed out where was the press conference? Where was the guy going, nuclear reactor! You never see that

CHAPTER 08 / 43 Discussion

CIA Media Infiltration, Family of Secrets, and Operation Mockingbird

The discussion centers on the historical and ongoing infiltration of mainstream media by the CIA, referencing the book Family of Secrets. The hosts claim that many military pundits and journalists, including Bob Woodward, have intelligence backgrounds and serve as conduits for agency-written narratives. They describe a process where the agency places stories in foreign papers to have them "laundered" back into American news as fact.

cia· gina smith· bob woodward· family of secrets· langley· covert action

19:38 There's never... and here it's like we got Carney, we got Newland. They're just making this up! That's the complex that they shut down in 2007 as part of an international agreement Officials? Who who who is an official?! Show me the official! That's what pisses me off I learned some really important information And i can't really Go too deep into it or or Certainly can't give you source or even allude to it But this infiltration of the media has been going has started in the early to mid 1960's The CIA did and its course that they they've admitted this and most of the books are documented In fact, then I we know someone Gina Smith. Oh

20:32 who was approached the story. She was approached and she gave me the whole story, I had to run down on how it works and what they expected of her and all the rest of it she said no I don't want to do this and that was the end of it. And they killed her! Now it's a different Gina Smith... It's not really her. It's a possibility but anyway The entire Cold War with the scary Russians all the news reports so it's either not even necessarily that the CIA are writing but Who pretend to be a news guy and they get hired, and all they do is they just pass on the stuff that's written by the agency. And you know there's QR pundit You might be able to Google this QR is covert action. QR? QR That's the CIA code for covert action It's QR I don't know why but that's hard to google because google only knows QR codes But QR pundit

21:28 90% of all of the military people you see on television selling a book, the book was written by the agency. The agency has writers... We've talked about this before and we need to re-brand that. And when we talked about how Mr Prolific Woodward Yeah All you have to do is look at his background he came out of military intelligence I believe in the Navy and then all of a sudden became reporter And then the next thing you know he's cracking down on their target which was Nixon and that one book, the book about the Bushes. What is it? The Family of Secrets. The Family of Secrets discuss this in great detail and by the way that book is written by a real journalist we don't believe because it was repressed. Right yeah so we can assume although might do as scam but whatever the case were assuming its legit

22:25 book is loaded with cool stuff and especially the actions against Nixon to get him rousted because he was a bad guy or whatever. Sometimes the motives aren't necessarily something you disagree with, but... But it's so rampant! It is horribly rampant. This is the main problem and I think that way its really done is they, you know like the North Korean news agency. You might as well just say Langley. Hello I'm reporting from Langley the North Korean news agency here because that's how it works they will place articles in foreign papers foreign news reports and then that trickles back as fact

23:11 It's picked up by the idiots could you know not it? It's not like this like, you know This is what people always say. That's impossible that can't be that conspiracy can't be true People would talk about it there would be known Not everyone can keep their mouth shut do talk about Get off their butts and read family secrets read a book they would go Oh in fact There's a lot of books that discuss this it's the the people that don't discuss it are the mainstream daily news media. And those are the ones that have been co-opted in one way, shape or form every you know and there's plenty of documentation for this if anyone doesn't believe this I think some sort of weird conspiracy it's not but the thing that's interesting is this actually has gotten to the point where it made all the news

CHAPTER 09 / 43 Discussion

Public Logic, Global Warming Hoax, and Al Roker

A segment on the NBC Today show featuring Al Roker is criticized for mocking Americans who believe global warming is a hoax. Roker's use of Superstorm Sandy as definitive proof of climate change is dismissed by the hosts as unscientific. They argue that the public uses logic to question mainstream narratives, which the media then labels as "conspiracy theories."

al roker· nbc today· global warming· superstorm sandy· conspiracy theories

23:57 It's not credible anymore. Nothing is credible You can't believe anything except it will us and we don't really have all the info We had no staff we were only well, we're doing is mining what we see and then Sometimes all we do is just add logic. Yeah, it's like does this logically make any sense to anybody? How hard is that to do that logic I liked that a lot of people I know listen to this show because they're They're in intelligence and they listen to the show. That's true, but the public at large is logical or they would actually be dead you have to be logical if there is a red light traffic flying around you don't illogically run into traffic I mean just everyone is logical so when they see these news stories they themselves go geez that doesn't make sense but maybe it's true because its in The New York Times

24:48 then when they hear us, and it's oh I thought it was bullcrap too. So here is the NBC Today show and so there is this new meme out a study and its interesting how similar study came out in Gitmo Nation east of the United Kingdom at the same time um...and this is these this is the story that takes all of studies all of the crazy conspiracy theories and wraps it up into one ball, and Al Roker is just beyond himself at the global warming conspiracy. Take two some conspiracy theories I want to show you a little public policy polling they took 20 widespread conspiracy theories and asked the American public what it thought do you believe in these? What does this say about us? Global warming is a hoax 37% believe that

25:38 29% say aliens exist 14 percent of Americans believe in Bigfoot 7 percent say the moon landing was fake that's 12 and a half million American I believe 37 percent these people don't believe in global warming yeah they think it's a hoax. Yeah, okay two words superstorm Sandy Pfft! What? Two words, Super Storm Sandy. Which I think are three words but it's two words. Super Storm Sandy was because of global warming bitches is science That's what that fuck has to say That's pretty funny Isn't tha- isn't that outrageous though But that's the way it works Yeah exactly And when- and that's where we were We fight As hard as we can anyway Well not very- I mean no vigilantly I mean... I hide out a lot No I don't really go out

CHAPTER 10 / 43 Discussion

Show Logistics, Episode 500 Art, and Newsletter

The hosts celebrate reaching episode 501 and discuss the artwork submitted by the community for the milestone. They clarify that a logo used in the newsletter was a variation of the NASCAR/Daytona 500 logo. Listeners are encouraged to visit the No Agenda Art Generator and subscribe to the show's newsletter.

episode 500· thorin· indy 500· nascar· no agenda art· newsletter

26:33 What are we fighting? Are you fighting I didn't know that shoot. Yes, we're not if I knew we were fighting We're at least revealing the opportunity for people to have an open mind No no you I mean I appreciate it but we're not in a war The way we know that we're on the losing end of all of that oh yeah, I think we've already admitted defeat I think what we're doing is we're trying to offset your intake of Xanax and And other drugs that are supposed to make you happy Because I think just by listening to us and hearing us call it out, that makes people happy. It seems to at least. Well they seem to support us so i think it's far good we should probably thank a few executives not until I've said in the morning to you John C. Oh well in the morning to you Adam Curry and also want to say in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground subs in the water feet in the air and all the dames and knights out there And of course human resources in the chat room knowagenistream.com knowagenichat.net and our artists thank you very much

27:30 Thorin for creating the artwork that was chosen for episode 500. There was a lot of good stuff for episode 500 John you use the Indy 501 in the newsletter I saw which you guys should subscribe to if you're interested in finding out what's coming up on each show And you can find all of the art at Noah agenda ArtGenerator comm Yeah, I had to use that. The Indy 500... That's actually the NASCAR logo, I believe. The NASCAR 500, Daytona 500. Oh, NASCAR right? I'm sorry you're right. It was a...that's the one that disappeared and then came back and then when it came back which i said ah! That's the one we're going to be using. Then Thorin

CHAPTER 11 / 43 Discussion

Executive Producer Credits, Donations, and Karma

The hosts read a list of high-tier donors and executive producers, granting "karma" and new titles within the show's peerage system. They discuss technical issues with PayPal rejecting certain debit cards and thank contributors from various locations, including Russia, the Netherlands, and California. Specific mentions include Todd Brink's knighthood and David Foley's "de-douching" request.

todd brink· david foley· janice kang· paypal· challenge coins· karma

28:12 did one that was a similar thing but it was better because of the couple so I felt very guilty about complaining and then not using it. So anyway, sorry artists! But we do have a few executive producers to thank. A couple are make goods based on you know whatever it is we missed Todd Brink in New Berlin Wisconsin $750 dollars to complete his knighthood he wants to be known as the Knight of Macaroni au fromage in honor of his kids love of mac and cheese. Okay... Can you put that? I don't think it's on there, hold on a second. And use the redux because it has black dame. Oh! I didn't know we had a redux. I'm sorry, I didn't see a redux coming out. Yeah put macaroni fromage. Uh.. oh here is the redux. Okay hold on. Macaroni fromage

29:12 Then we lost a donation, some or the PayPal hiccup caused this I believe. Sir David Foley in Los Gatos 63336 and he's now gonna be a black baron and he has a note that he left on the PayPal account which says it's from sir David of Las Gatos please find 63336 and get coins. I'm in need of a de-douching and a dose of karma thanks for So, hello you there. I'm gonna yeah here we go oops it's not firing for some reason here we go. You've got karma And Natoli net chef in Jerzincs Jersinsky is that Zerzinsky? No it's Zerzinksk

30:12 That was Zerzinsk. Where is Zerzinsk? In Izhegorodshche Skaya Yeah, that's... you know I can't help you on this one! I think this is all Ukrainian or Russian Let me see... Zerzinksk... why am I thinking... yeah Russia Is it Russia? Yeah, Zerzinksk... Zerzinksk... yeah Russia for sure It looks amazing we get into Russia Our signal reaches that far! It does! We got a big transmitter! It's crazy that way! Elmenjak So, uh... He wants some karma to his parents. Absolutely! Here we go! You've got karma. Karma to you all!

30:56 Sir Lennart in Groningen, 501. So we have two members of the 501 club today which is nice Yes very good and I don't have a note from him but i will look while doing the show and see if then ill give it to... Im thinking Lennarts Renkema he's hmmm I can do a brief search while you do the next one. I'm happy to see if i can find it. And then our buddy Sir Gene Neftuliav over there in Frisco, Texas. Did he say he's from Fisco? That's what says there

31:36 Think I think Dallas is correct. Well Frisco sounds better yeah, okay 333 33 and but he's actually in a port city on the Mediterranean Donating to the Adam Curry audio gear fund to add some digital Adams analog by an Rand By Ayn Rand yeah, sir Jean is that we're working on? We're kind of competing. I'm trying to come up with a new I have so I've spec'd it all out. I know exactly what i want in a box that would be the perfect podcaster thing okay and um, I think im gonna wind up just building one myself well I would hope you have to have a prototype yeah no but I mean like literally down to the printed circuit board building myself okay yeah its kind of challenging well you can get some cad cam software and you'll be on your way No no actually with a soldering iron

32:32 Oh yeah, that would be funny. And then testing it with you? You can have it... okay well whatever Janice Sir Black Dame Janice Kang in Fremont California 313 13 wants to say she survived the 2012 AMT with a roof over my head and a few dollars in her pocket this check puts me over the $2,000 mark for my baronet title nice congratulations on 500 insightful episodes of The Best Podcasts In The Universe Karma Shots For Everyone Why is she not on the title list today She is in the redux. Oh, I'm so sorry there we go redux you've got karma got it William Bowman sir bill as to you and poor oh damn it Good work You know I knew that I got the pronunciation guide I could pronounce this is who noon a moon who no huna or something There's a weird pronunciation for this that makes doesn't look anything like this It makes no sense

33:28 Hold on a second. I am not going to do it continue the show until I Take care of this problem Okay, I'll tell you what can home in one second and so we've got William Baumann sir bill And I got if I had to look up the name his pronunciation its port wine me oh I can't believe you blew that yeah well he's no because I pronounced it Oh What did I say? Huni...Hunimimi. Hunimi. Hunimi! It's why-nee-me. Why nee me, why neemie? Yeah you got to think of something by the time. He says he tried to donate 31330 from his pay or 31313 twice

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34:52 Most of them nowadays. They did deal with MasterCard, even our bank. Right I got a MasterCard debit from our bank right and that's used both as the debit card and the credit card And the credit card and that's the ones are sketchy If you got a sketchy card like us it's probably hard to support the show with it nice That's nice. That's what I'm told. Sir SD in San Jose, California 313 13 Dear Jeb and Adamski ITM from sir JD in San Jose capital of Silicon Valley continuing value for value conversation please apply this and my following donation toward a double producer 500 501 501 I was just thinking did we give

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36:32 13 will be all executive producers and then we have our associate executive producer David Anderson in Clayton, North Carolina the one and only hey Adam and dude just call me Bubba must the stufa of Gitmo Billy North Carolina Bettuccine Alfredo is just mac and cheese for grown-ups. Mac and Cheese Tour 2010 coming in a pulmonary ward near you, pickled matches herring is da bomb John that oil packed stuff sounds awful and this not what he wrote but I'm just mentioned to you it tastes like terrible

CHAPTER 12 / 43 Discussion

Media Buyers, The Highlander Yacht, and Drudge Report

An aside explores the world of corporate advertising and the lifestyle of young media buyers in New York. The hosts describe lavish trips on the Forbes yacht, The Highlander, used to court advertisers who often don't read the publications they buy space in. They also note a Drudge Report headline featuring mac and cheese, suggesting the site's editors listen to the podcast.

media buyers· forbes magazine· the highlander· drudge report· mac and cheese

37:08 I think you're missing a great opportunity by not doing advertising hear me out anyone who advertises should know you guys and what you do and when you Know no offense David, but you obviously have that worked in the in the media industry Media for the last 20 years where they don't you know it's just like the biggest gripe that a lot of people have are these people called media buyers. Oh, who are 20 years old these days? They're all 20 years old they just started school they're all women and they don't care a damn about any product they just look at a list of oh that won an award let's advertise there no not even not even that they look at let me see who gave me tickets to the Grammys. In New York it's all like Forbes magazine they have this big yacht

37:52 and they put everybody, all these media buyers on the yacht. None of them ever read the magazine but you get this great... I took one of the trips Of course You get this great yacht trip around the whole island, you get to stop at the Statue of Liberty and look at it And its a beautiful boat Its called The Highlander And then the gourmet meal, they got a chef on board. No mac and cheese there my friends! It's all good stuff and they sign on the dotted line and still won't read the magazine. Hey by the way speaking of mac and cheese I must have gotten 100 emails from people pointing at The Drudge Report

38:31 Did you see that? The front page had like depression and it had pictures of mac and cheese. I mean, it's okay You know It's we know that they're listening over there But it wouldn't be you know would kill ya for a one link or a link just the link Just give us a pithy little link once in awhile if you don't want to do no mention the Mac and cheese thing yeah Anyway, he went on with some ideas that involved the advertising game. Which doesn't sound like good ideas. McCord Cutter you guys are the only news worth listening to along with reading the NANN? NoahJenTheNewsNetwork.com For what fell on the cutting room floor and we will be a subscriber in his new job when it settles in and that'll be our Associate Executive Producer David Anderson

CHAPTER 13 / 43 Discussion

Donation Jingle, Hot Pockets, and Mac and Cheese Delivery

A personal anecdote describes the arrival of a bulk shipment of mac and cheese at the Curry household, which was mistaken for a makeup delivery by a neighbor. The hosts also mention new "Hot Pockets Mac & Cheese" products and remind listeners of the various ways to donate to the show via Dvorak.org or NoAgendaShow.com.

hot pockets· mac and cheese· mickey curry· c-span· donation button

39:22 Clayton, North Carolina. I want to thank them and all the other producers executive producers and everyone in between for giving us some help on this show 501 and reminds you to go to Dvorak org slash na child of oric comm slash NA also no agenda show dot com has a donation button And so does the No Agenda nation were? Eric is currently signing people up for his constitution thing. He's only going to make like 20 of those, isn't he? The big ones yeah I think he's got two different models. I got a little jingle for him I mean we had that one, but it just fits so nicely and never get a chance to play To play the jingle And I think David Anderson also wanted one karma, so I want make sure we give him that

40:12 You've got karma now unlike the way it works in Hollywood where you produce the movie? You get paid handsomely, then you get to call. Hey could you uh you know could you talk to Dennis Rodman? And you know make some news I mean you don't have to necessarily go through all those hoops of course no downside is you don't get any actors or actresses to bang There's no blow to be done with the crew but you are a real producer of the show when you when you step up to these levels and Not just a producer an executive producer or associate executive produce That's why your credits are up front and center on the show notes as well five zero one dot na show notes calm As well as we just discussed in the show, and we highly appreciate that anyone can go and do it by going to Dvorak org Slash N. A and of course We always need people to go out there and propagate our all-important formula Our formula is this we go out and

41:08 We hit people in the mouth. Shut up! That worked, I've never tried that combo and they have Hot Pockets Mac & Cheese now. Why don't you just make something bad worse? It's so funny... So remember we got that gift card for the mac and cheese like 12 pack

41:44 So I ordered that and the other day our old neighbor comes by in the morning because she said, oh Mickey. I got your package and Mickey had ordered like some makeup thing that you can't get anywhere so she's really excited And you know, so Jen drops by and they have coffee and they're yapping away You know it's 9 in the morning. I'm sitting in the corner prepping as usual Like I get up and I go let me see what was going on the world of is the Wichita C-Span? um my usual chipper self And then, you know, Mickey's like, oh I can't wait. He opens up the box and it's a freaking mac and cheese! Yeah... I was Mr Unfavorited No- Unfriended Not Good Well there's quite a lot of things happening

CHAPTER 14 / 43 Discussion

Hope for Haiti, Reese Witherspoon, and Aid Transparency

The hosts revisit the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief efforts, playing a clip of Reese Witherspoon taking a donation call to illustrate the "insincerity" of celebrity telethons. They cite a report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) that criticizes the lack of transparency in how billions of dollars in US aid to Haiti were actually spent.

reese WITHERSPOON· hope for haiti· bill clinton· center for economic and policy research· haiti aid

42:37 And I don't know did you want to start off with something specifically? I got nothing really Really, I gotta kill the things. I wanted you got nothing Actually yeah There's a couple of things but one of them is Clip that couple clips that was going to play on the 500 show But I just to remind people of they do because we had our all these old clips it Clips that to remind people that we were on top of all this stuff I just thought there was still two of them from the other from the Haiti show. Oh, I'm glad you bring that up Yeah, cuz Haiti's still in the back and so my favorite my all-time favorite one is Reese Witherspoon Supposed celebrities who gets a call and then I guess somebody on the floor for managers throw it to Reese and

43:26 She's got a donator on the line and she is going to talk to him. And she obviously was probably talking to her girlfriends, but she had no interest in anything except that she can't take an order or couldn't take the money... It was just humiliation as far as I was concerned. Great! Well this is Reese Witherspoon and we really appreciate your call. You're calling into donate? for the Hope For Haiti program? Yes I am. Oh, wonderful! Wonderful! Well we are going to have an operator get on the line and actually take your donation... That's wonderful!! Have you ever spoken to an operator? Have you ever learned how to breathe?! Yes i have Okay great thank you so much for your donation You can't even imagine how much love and great wonderful energy is here today And people are just doing everything they can

44:23 you know, make a difference in these people's lives. I'm just glad i could help out. I couldn't donate a lot but what I did don- But what I could, I did donate You fool! You fool!! Why didn't you just go and give it to Bill Clinton personally? Just give him a fiber! Fool! Fool! You know what that's the greatest thing It's the spirit of everything and the collective energy of everybody thinking they can help and we really appreciate it so thank you Ian You're welcome very much. Oh, you're welcome very much? It's not even English you idiot! And the fake phones ringing in the background... oh here is what it was about we just need cash I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water Just send your cash A dateline yesterday a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research identifies significant problems with the delivery of US aid in Haiti and finds overall lack of transparency on how the bill

CHAPTER 15 / 43 Discussion

Chemonics International, USAID, and Illuminati Logos

Chemonics International is identified as a massive for-profit contractor for USAID that manages development projects in conflict zones. The hosts criticize the company's performance in Haiti and examine its corporate logo, which they describe as having "Illuminati" or "New World Order" symbolism. They note the company's leadership has deep ties to the US government and the Clinton administration.

chemonics· usaid· susie mudge· hillary clinton· iso 9001· illuminati

45:16 dollars obligated for US assistance to Haiti are being used. The report breaking open the black box increasing aid transparency and accountability in Haiti by CEPR research associate Jake Johnson blah de blah of course I read this report and we have a new company to hate oh great yeah so most of this money This aid money goes to the main contractor for USAID, which is by the way it's interesting all this comes to light after Hillary Clinton leaves and this company is called Chemonics. Have you ever... yeah oh yes even the name chemonics

46:01 Khamonix is an ISO 9001 certified international development company. John, when you see these guys they are literally... They're like in Tajikistan and Kurdistan everywhere that we are either going to kill people drone people or invade people they show up with aid funded by your tax dollars or buy your donations just give us your cash So you have to look at this idea, are you looking at Chemonix? It's a commercial company. it is not a non-profit. This is what crazy! It is a for profit company chemonix dot com actually started by Dutch guy which and they just got a new CEO Susie Mudge Yeah I think Susie Mudge has

46:57 LinkedIn profile there for some Susie might looked at her obviously I didn't find she didn't have a wiki page no No, she's not very interesting. She's been in the organization for 20 years so she screwed her way to the top Yeah well it took her a long time Hello, misogynist no agenda for you everybody. Happy to be here once again

47:37 But this company is bad man This and they're just not doing their job. Not completing contracts the road the report is scathing Scathing anything is nowhere do you hear about this? No one was talking about it never heard of the company It's a good oh, no we have to I'm looking at Susie's picture flash by again I'm amazed only took her 20 Oh, man. But look at this whole thing has Hillary Clinton written all over it investing in women... In more ways than one if you take another look at Suzy Okay that's quite enough now I just wanted to be the topper as it were

48:21 I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen. It's it's one of those days so um but if someone say if you look at the board I didn't find any, there's a lot of people on this board. I didn't find anyone particularly interesting... I think the logo itself is weird! Yeah It's a very strange logo it's almost like a New World Order logo Yeah some sort of Illuminati logo Yeah it really is I'm not even an illuminati guy I'm the illuminati guy Look at that hold on a second dude Is there a page where its really big?

49:03 That logo is kind of creepy, isn't it? Oh actually here I can find it. Let me see... Can I open image a new tab hold on that'll work It's still small man that is some creepy crap! It's got like the... It has like a compass and what does the name Comonix mean? Please! Okay I got the logo if you type in Comonix International Logo and then go to images Yeah. Searching get some big ones yeah but it's just right it's a total Illuminati thing and I'd never heard of this company. And so they're being raked over the coals in this report, of course no one cares... Hey we got a good concert out of the deal! Bon Jovi performed remember that? Remember how cool that was that Clooney put that all together and Henry Switherspoon took your call?! And you really helped the people of Haiti not? Ugh yeah So we've been on that since when since it happened which was actually the day of it Yeah We immediately said this is bogative

CHAPTER 16 / 43 Discussion

NGO Culture, For-Profit Philanthropy, and Taxpayer Funding

The discussion critiques the "NGO culture" where for-profit companies like Chemonics receive vast sums of taxpayer money under the guise of international aid. The hosts argue that these organizations often prioritize high executive salaries and administrative paperwork over actual humanitarian results. They express frustration with the "hoity-toity" nature of modern philanthropy.

ngo· usaid· susie mudge· brightcove· philanthropy· tax dollars

50:03 Yeah, and what do we have just on Sunday? We talked about Heineken Has expanded their brewery in Haiti with 40 million dollars after a 15 million dollar down payment to the Clinton global initiative So incidents. Yes, I tried to connect if you if you google Chemonix Clinton there's a lot of stuff but I can't find any direct time. I can't find any Board might not be one not everything Yeah, I know. But this is USAID's getting this money! This is the main contractor for the United States government and they're screwing it up! USAID contractors... These guys must have some good sales people Oh yeah Why don't you play some uh go to our leadership team and play some of Suzy's videos Oh really? Play that one at the top Yeah, I want to hear it Hold on a second Our leadership team Just gotta go there And let's play our leadership team Alright Suzy What does she have to say Okay

51:05 Why is it not opening? Maybe it's just an arrow, it's not really a video. That would be funny! Well the arrow made my screen go dark so did that part right? Oh its Bright Cove, it's the worst. Yeah... My father was very passionate and worked in international development He exposed us to different parts of the world different cultures. Yeah Bright Cove exactly So I just knew from then on that somehow This is what we get. When I was in Peru!

52:02 You know, so the thing that gets me is this is not a non-profit. This is not an NGO This is a for profit company and they're screwing it up and no one is calling them to task That's the part that makes me angry I mean this whole NGO reason for this whole NGO culture that we have this whole everything's a nonprofit that I mean that It's so disgusting to me that we have built this entire universe of people pretending to fucking care And just collecting money from all these douchebag groups and it all comes from USAID, and it all comes from tax money one way or the other. Or from ripping people off with trinkets and tote bags and bullshit concerts

52:43 It's made this whole we have philanthropy is a great American institution, but it's become like a welfare state unto itself of all these hoity-toity bead wearing orange clothes wearing douchebags And meanwhile they're paying themselves 150 grand you know that just file the paperwork and Pisses me off. It really does I get ah you play the clip yeah, and you're right? I have to You know I read all those forms I'd read all the The form 990s And I see how I see how it works you know if you really want to help someone go out there and help somebody Yeah, this is gonna start a nonprofit

CHAPTER 17 / 43 Discussion

Dov Zakheim, Project for the New American Century, and Cholera

Dov Zakheim, a former Pentagon official and member of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), is linked to the board of Chemonics. The hosts discuss his history as a "fraud chief" and his ties to both neoliberal and neoconservative circles. They contrast the wealth of these contractors with the cholera outbreak in Haiti caused by UN peacekeepers.

dov zakheim· project for the new american century· pentagon· booz allen· cholera

53:30 and do this, and help the children, and help the poor children, help the black children, help the brown children, help the children, help the children, help the children. And it's just so insincere! Am I crazy John? Am i nuts about this?" No...I'm looking at the board of directors and that this guy Dove Zach Heim cropped up at the bottom, which I think is interesting. He's a senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Senior Fellow at CNA Corporation, former Undersecretary of Defense... Oh there you go! ...and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Defense. Dr. Zach Heim developed and managed departments that budgeted to negotiate five major defense agreements with the US. So there is government... Does he have a video?

54:15 I don't know he would be a board member and i don't think he's in the video of me. Of course not all the smart guys who are really running this show so there's your government tie-in okay what's the guy's name again? Dov D O V. DOV what's his last name? Zachheim, let me go back to it I'm looking at the videos. Zachheim I got it Z A K H E I M and then we'll cross reference that with Clinton that's my favorite search and let's see what pops up. Just put Clinton. Let's see This guys look like a bunch of lousy economic hitmen. Well, they're the ones that actually... Oh here you go. Letter to the President Project for the New American Century He was on that? Yeah, new American century guy. He was the Pentagon fraud chief. Oh well. Good work! So he worked in the Clinton administration. He was there as the fraud chief and after that he went to Booz Allen

55:19 This is... ugh, you know what this is? I wish I could find my jingles. Shadow Puppet Theater is what it is. Yeah! Totally Just bring them in here. It's this one. Shadow Puppet Theater! Just makes me sick and meanwhile you got hundreds of thousands of people with cholera Cholera Brought by the UN Brought by the UN blue helmets Cholera Well we can see more cholera coming up actually um Because I have tons Tons of groups for the new American century also has the chairman is William crystal so here you have a Clinton neoliberal in bed with the The neoconservatives which crystals one of their chief proponents and you end up with this crazy Situation that we put ourselves in neo-liberals Neoconservatives both into, you know all doing

CHAPTER 18 / 43 Discussion

Obama Brain Initiative, World Autism Awareness Day, and Pharma

President Obama's announcement of a $100 million initiative to map the human brain is analyzed as a boon for the pharmaceutical and insurance industries. The hosts note the timing of the announcement on World Autism Awareness Day and suggest the funding is a "starter crumb" for long-term corporate research. They argue the project is more about prescribing drugs than scientific discovery.

barack obama· brain initiative· autism· pharmaceutical industry· affordable care act

56:15 God's work which is lining their own pocket apparently. Yes! It's Gods work So something else happened this week that was so blatant and I can't wait we're having dinner with Mickey's boyfriend the brain surgeon at the end of the month and i can't wait to really drill him about this, so President Obama came out with... He drills something into us Someone has gotta get drilled into this relationship By the way, it's become quite a thing. Mickey has asked me to back off. Oh okay we won't. Because I was sitting next to his wife and had a lovely conversation but Mickey was at the other side of table so she said, my wife is going to shoot me! He said no... It's all in jest, it's all good fun. You're just kidding! Just kidding. Geez So President Obama already opened up to the pharmaceutical industry with the Affordable Care Act

57:10 and essentially carte blanche for prices to go insane on anything. You know that was one down, not content enough. We've got this war on crazy which we'll get back to in a moment where it is just going to be a bonanza again for the pharmaceutical industry and everything goes along with it for the insurance industry but no now we have to take our valuable resources of 100 million dollars and put into this bull crap thing for brain research And let's set it up with CBS, just as compromised as everybody else. It was the Louisiana Territory for John F Kennedy the moon well today is Bill Plant reports President Obama announced a mission to explore and map another frontier filled with mystery and possibility Oh yeah! He's the JFK of our time That's right exploring the brain he's calling it out gonna make it into big-ass deal and made a brain making a brain

58:15 So I did you see this thing? No. Oh, okay so let's just uh let's just get right to it. Let it rip yeah let her rip here the pertinent clip easy but think about what we could do once we do crack this code what can we do John what do you think once we crack the code if we crack the code what if we actually understood how our brain could work What could we do? What are the amazing... I mean, John... Levitate. We don't need airplanes anymore. We can levitate but we're gonna have to take your shoes off before you levitate just to make sure you're not harboring an IED. All those heavy shoes! You can't have an IED if you're going to levitate. So if I'm gonna put a hundred million dollars which is probably just like a starter

59:04 crumb. Oh no, that's just to get you half pregnant. Yeah which by the way happens on World Autism Awareness Day I'd like to point this out that world Autism Awareness Day was the same day that the president came out with this great initiative and right on the heels of that we have legislation going in to make sure a lot of this $100 million is going to be focused on autism research because if you really could figure out the brain, you're right. We could levitate. We could go beyond belief. We can truly go where no man has gone before but NO! No not our President

CHAPTER 19 / 43 Discussion

Prosthetic Limbs, Bioethics, and Prescribing Drugs

The hosts mock President Obama's rhetoric regarding the BRAIN Initiative, specifically his pronunciation of "prosthetic" and his claims about curing Parkinson's and epilepsy. They express skepticism over the "bioethics commission" and the partnership with the private sector, asserting that the ultimate goal is to expand the market for psychiatric medications.

barack obama· prosthetic limbs· bioethics· cdc· alzheimer's

59:47 Imagine if no family had to feel helpless watching a loved one disappear behind the mask of Parkinson's or struggle in the grip of epilepsy. Imagine if we could reverse traumatic brain injury, or PTSD for our veterans who are coming home? Debbie Downer! Where is the levitation bit?! Imagine...if someone with a prosthetic limb I love how he can't pronounce the word. Prosthetic. Pro-Prosthetic limb? He said pros... It's prosthetic, but he can't say it is pro... prosthetic? Says prosthetic. But he says prophetic

1:00:25 Imagine if someone with a prosthetic limb... God, prosthetic. Heil everybody! ...can now play the piano or throw up baseballs... And he can play the piano John it's gonna be a great world when we map this brain thing Well as anybody else because... Oh you losers all you sick losers The wiring from the brain to that prosthetic is Pathetic, pathetic the pathetic. And triggered by what's already happening Tell me something good man don't be a downer In the patients mind What if computers could respond to our thoughts? To our language barriers Yeah we need that Could come tumbling down Or if millions of Americans

1:01:17 We're suddenly finding new jobs. Oh, if we map the brain millions of new jobs in these fields Jobs we haven't even dreamt up yet because we don't know how our brain works. We can't control the dreams We chose to invest in this project That's the future we're imagining. That's what we're hoping for. Okay, that's why the BRAIN Initiative is so absolutely important and that's why it's so important that we think about basic research generally as a driver of growth. Okay! So... It's so bad that he can't come up with- I mean this is so blatant this money is just gonna go into well let's find out where its going to go into. Project off the ground

1:01:58 I'm directing my bioethics commission to make sure all of the research is being done in a responsible way. Ah, being given to my buddies! And we're also partnering with the private sector the private sector you mean your buddies including leading companies and foundations and research institutions oh John we got to set up a company or a foundation or research institution. We gotta get us some of that dough! Do you think there's anything do we can still get a pittance? Or is it already divvied-up Oh, its been pre-divvied-ed To tap the nations brightest minds to help us reach our goal

1:02:37 And of course, none of this will be easy. No! If it was we'd already know everything there was about how the brain works and... No no no no no! Presumably my life would be simpler here. Could explain all kinds of things that go on in Washington We could prescribe something. Yeah there you go just like that's what it's about That's what you're aiming, your angling for the punchline Yep we prescribe something because that's what its about Obama About your buddies in the pharmaceutical industry so he can prescribe something Prescribe more! More drugs for the masses my friend And then of course here is... So the president

CHAPTER 20 / 43 Discussion

IBM Watson, ADHD Diagnosis, and Chuck Hagel's Rhetoric

The use of IBM's Watson computer in hospitals is discussed as a fulfillment of past predictions regarding medical expert systems. The hosts then pivot to a New York Times report on the rising rates of ADHD diagnoses in American children. They also highlight Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's sudden use of the word "bellicose" to describe North Korea, suggesting it is a coordinated talking point.

ibm watson· adhd· cdc· chuck hagel· bellicose

1:03:23 is going to tell you that it's very hard to predict things. Now, we predict things on this show all the time and I would say we have a reasonable ratio of success. Yeah because our predictions are completely off the wall and we nail it way often! So he's going to talk about a Red Book entry which we have discussed But the way he brought it to me just made me feel like, John you and I we could be president of the United States. We could be running this show because we can predict. Computers have become so small, so universal, so ubiquitous most of us can't imagine life without them or certainly my kids can't

1:04:05 And as a consequence million, please continue with the laughter in the background. That's good That's good your track is great Americans work in fields that didn't exist Before their parents were born Watson, the computer that won Jeopardy is now being used in hospitals across the country to diagnose diseases like cancer. Now we predicted that quite accurately I think after Watson won we said oh watch Watson is going to be a giant publicity stunt but listen That's how much progress has been made In my lifetime and many of yours That's how fast we can move when we make investments

1:04:47 But we can't predict. Oh? You know what that next big thing will be yeah, no We did we accurately predicted that very next big thing that you are now putting a hundred billion dollars into and by the way That whole thing was I kind of a make-good For a similar system that was doing exact same work in the 80's The medical expert systems that came out during our crazy little period there. It was between about 1980 and 85. Did that run on Rex? Yeah, Rex! I love Rex. I love bringing Rex up. Did it run alright? Always gets a laugh out of me for some reason! Anyway, of course the compromise media is on board! ADHD could be an even bigger problem than doctors and parents actually think it is. Analyzing data from the Centers for Disease Control The New York Times found nearly 20% of high school age boys and 11 percent of school kids overall have gotten

1:05:48 gotten a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Awesome, and of course we have the magic numbers researchers say by the year 2050 one person will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's every 33 seconds So now we know for sure this thing is a big joke. Yeah, they would cite that New York Times article because I read that article and the art of the gist Of the article was this is terrible that were we're giving all these drugs out Oh, yeah, it wasn't anti drug. I know he's I know but and they bring the guy on They bring the guy on but then you understand that that's not what the piece is about the CNN piece

1:06:30 No, apparently not. But they're blatant! They don't care...they'll take a piece of it- I think it was actually the guy who said that we've over diagnosed and we're over medicating kids Yeah he says these things are all bullcrap It's all overdone Right So he was put in the bad-I didn't bring the whole thing, its like 5 minutes of interview but he was put in the bad guys seat yeah but it's 1 in 50 now I'm telling you this is all compromised crap Crap Now it reminded me of something. Oh, I got one another clip here because you brought up something Obama said Yeah And it was using the couldn't pronounce...I found Hagel your buddy Hagel Chuck yeah, yep Chuck He was on the Talking about North Korea or something Was he on The View? No no he was again in the same setting with all the military guys oh okay and he uses the B word

CHAPTER 21 / 43 Discussion

Common Sense Laws, Gun Control, and Constitutional Debate

President Obama's use of the phrase "common sense laws" to describe gun control measures is analyzed as a linguistic tactic to bypass constitutional arguments. The hosts argue that the administration is attempting to frame opposition to background checks as "crazy talk" while ignoring the actual constraints placed on government by the founders.

barack obama· common sense· gun control· second amendment· aurora· newtown

1:07:30 Oh, can I roll? You know what the B word is? We're about to find out. And so as they have ratcheted up their bellicose dangerous rhetoric... Yeah, yeah. There's a couple of these going around but I love the B word. Some of the actions they've taken over last few weeks present a real and clear danger. Bellicose...I mean they really brought this word out of retirement. Have you heard that before this year? No! No! I never heard anyone use it or now everyone is using it And what's the other term everybody's using

1:08:08 would what common sense oh yeah common sense another I've heard that before but they're using no no it is it is constant did you see that did you see the president on the C spans there in Colorado and Colorado matter of fact but I didn't get any clips yes some of course I got clip Joe Garcia also made an important point age old that is whoever you are Joe good point Joe so if this bombs his joke Joe its on you the opponents of some of these common sense laws. Common sense laws! So we've now taken... Please pay attention to this people, We have taken constitutional laws and we are fighting them with common sense laws This is very important This is a positioning that's being embedded into your brain And I have a couple examples of this common sense It's only a matter of time until what's his name? Conan

1:09:05 Conan will do one of these pieces where everyone's talking common sense common sense common sense common sense common sense take long now They could probably yeah easy. I can do a melancholy second Friday bellicose bellicose yep ginned up ginned up Ginned up what does that mean jinned up? Is that a throwback to uh? bootlegging it kind of I know, I think the meaning of gin...I could look it up but I'm pretty sure the meaning is like kinda thrown together. No, I am looking at the meaning here ginned-up means drunk well I think that's where to stem from and so something that was ginned up was put together by a drunk or I think thats what he saying or too excite or enliven

1:09:55 To remove the seeds of cotton? To catch, to start. Okay...to start Clearly a synonym of begin This is old and cited in Wycliffe's Bible of 1382 Damn! I knew Barack was lying about his age but damn Alright so let's listen what was ginned up And that is that the opponents of some of these common sense laws Common sense Have ginned up Opponents Fears Among responsible gun owners responsible gonna that have nothing to do with what's being proposed nothing to do with the facts But feeds into this suspicion about government You hear some of these quotes. I need a gun take myself from the government Yeah, isn't that? Mmm kind of the whole part of it and listen people That's just crazy. This is crazy talk we can't do

1:11:02 background checks because the government's gonna come take my guns away. I love the pregnant pause You mean like what happened in Australia? Yes! The government is us Oh, oh These officials are elected by you Yes! The governments us We're the people And we're the people say no That's the whole point This is what drove me nuts We the people say, no we don't want whatever you're proposing these common sense laws that's obvious but he just keeps coming back with facts and common sense. They are elected by you I am elected by you I'm constrained as they are constrained Constrained? Constrained what is the exact does that mean against his will held back yeah but is it mean against your will No it doesn't mean against your will to compel by physical moral or circumstantial force

1:12:03 Yeah. To force by imposed stricture, restriction or limitation there is force in that he feels forced he does By a system that our founders put in place it's the government of and by and for the people That's right And so surely we can have a debate that's not based on the notion somehow that your elected representatives are trying to do something to you other than potentially prevent another group of families from grieving the way the families of Aurora or Newtown Or Columbine have grieved. No, I think we can have any conversation We want to we've got it get past Some other rhetoric that gets perpetuated why that breaks down thrust and and? Is so over-the-top always over-the-top John is over this over the top because what he doesn't agree with

CHAPTER 22 / 43 Discussion

Rural Iowa vs. Urban Chicago, Gun Ownership Logic

The hosts critique a story told by President Obama regarding his wife's visit to rural Iowa, where she supposedly understood why farmers would want guns for protection. They point out the logical inconsistency in the President's stance, questioning why self-defense is considered valid in Iowa but not in high-crime areas of urban Chicago.

barack obama· michelle obama· iowa· chicago· gun protection

1:13:12 Well it's funny because later on he actually says something like I guess it was only if you're white and we live in Iowa. It felt very racial to me And I told the story about two conversations that I had The first conversation was when Michelle came back from doing some campaigning out of rural Iowa Rural Iowa, is that code? Is that code for redneck? We were sitting at dinner That's racial code isn't it? Tell me I think so She had been You know, big county a lot of driving out there. A lot of farmland and she said you know I was living out in In a farm in Iowa And he never see how he gets that hick talk if I would live it on up from an hour It's so racial, you know, I was living out well in in a farm in Iowa I probably want to gun too Oh, oh, it's okay If you're out in the farm

1:14:11 that somebody just drives up in your driveway and shoots you. You're not home, you don't know who these people are and you don't know how long it's going to take for the sheriffs to respond I can see why you'd want some guns for protection What is the difference? Why is it okay to want some guns for protection in rural Iowa but not in urban Chicago Where people are getting shot left and right. Where it's actually, where people are coming up to your door... And you don't know who they are! You might want to protect yourself! This is what makes no sense to me It just- it's illogical Yet no one caught? No one questions him on this Of course not why would they? So what does Mark Kelly do? He's the astronaut Captain Kelly I'm sorry Captain Kelly

CHAPTER 23 / 43 Discussion

Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, and Background Check Staging

Captain Mark Kelly and his wife, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, are criticized for their roles as activists for gun control. The hosts describe a televised segment where Kelly buys a gun to demonstrate the ease of the process as "staged" and "bad acting." They argue that Kelly is using his wife's injury to push a political agenda involving universal background checks.

mark kelly· gabby giffords· gun control· background checks· nra

1:15:03 So Captain Kelly is a Gabby Giffords husband. Gabby Gifford's apparently shot and she seems perfectly normal, looks great but she can't talk! She talks like this now!! And I went back and watched some older videos of her and she always had a weird speech pattern not dissimilar to what she has now but it's like you know now against the brain injury... Actually why wasn't Gabby Giffords up there with President Obama During that brain award she should have been perfect Bring her up. We can help Gabby Giffords to walk and talk again that actually would have been a good I mean who what were they thinking those idiots perfect perfect now because they're on the gunbeat And he's thinking about this with some other situation that recently occurred where it was thinking Why don't they put somebody up this guy up there? Okay, I'll think of in a minute What are they thinking well interesting this Mark Kelly? I've been following him and now he went too far so he is he is replicates I mean they have

1:16:05 tattooed the talking points onto his ass. And I guess he either wants to become a politician, he wants to run for something or he's been promised something Or maybe he is just doing it for dear life...I don't know But when he... I think you nailed it! I'm gonna put in the red book He's gonna take her spot And it's funny because you'll hear a little clip in this, where he is talking to her. Now it's okay that she has this speech problem I guess its true...I mean..I hate to say but I have my doubts But why does he have to talk to her like she's retarded? I'm sorry people hate when I use the R word but In this case he really like isn't that right Gabby! Like she can't understand anything

1:16:54 I think she understands that she has some motor difficulties but not to be able to understand anything. The fast talking guy from the FedEx commercials back in the seventies, this is her husband and he's doing it like isn't that right dear? And he's like shaking his head like this is where you say yes! You know very very creepy anyway here he is with a talking points as he's trying to be a politician. Any bill that does not include a universal background check is a mistake It's the most common sense Thing that we can do common criminals and the mentally ill from having access to weapons, so I love the mentally ill He's really all over the mentally ill thing which of course you know. I am mentally ill I have an immental illness is called Tourette syndrome It isn't actual illness it's defined And no cure by the way should I have a gun yeah? I could have a tick in that just pull the trigger accidentally So maybe I'm good this kid dear dangerous system that we have right now We

1:17:50 We have 40% of all Americans who buy a gun, buy it without a background check. Which is now debunked to be not true It's more like 17%, and even the president has been called out on these bogative numbers But he is at least using the same bogative numbers and that's probably where most of the criminals in the mentally ill are going. Oh, it's a gun show! It is filled with criminals and mentally ill I mean we know from a poll that has been done with criminals in prison that over eighty percent of them get them through that loophole So it would be a mistake not to address the thing that 92% of... Oh, he's ratchet. I'll take your 9 out of 10 Americans and make it 9.2 out of ten Americans! American households support and 74 percent of NRA members support which is the universal background check And that by the way is true The NRA is not your friend They are douchebags They are NOT on your side You're being duped if you think they are really there to protect you

1:18:50 they're there to ease you into it. Right, well let's pick up on that because the main feature... This by the way is Fox which amazed me What is going to be in a Senate bill and what you are pushing and are pushing today He- he- what do you mean he's pushing a senate bill? What does- wha- why is he pushing- he's an astronaut! An astronaut! It was very easy to do, just like five minutes. Oh five minutes? You know that's what we gotta do is make sure everybody has to get a background check before buying again To make sure the criminals and the mentally ill can't get one Universal background checks Yes Did you hear that?! He's like talking to her like We have to make sure everyone gets a background check so criminals can't buy this right Gabby And she goes universal background check

1:19:54 Yeah, this is obviously staged. Yeah... For the camera and the guy's a bad actor that's what I think it is Captain Kelly what do you think that showed? That you're bad actors! What it shows return your SAG card immediately Well, you know we went in there my executive director and ours thinks oh this is where he fucks it up executives direct the director of our organization. Oh The director of the little movie you were making I mean the executive director of my Organization which is probably a movie and in five minutes and 36 seconds Is that time? It took to fill out one piece of paper You only have to fill out one side

CHAPTER 24 / 43 Discussion

Medical Records, Privacy Waivers, and Connecticut Gun Laws

The discussion explores how new gun laws in states like Connecticut require citizens to sign waivers of medical privacy to obtain "eligibility certificates" for firearms or ammunition. The hosts argue that the NRA and the government are collaborating to integrate mental health records into the NICS background check system, which they believe will discourage people from seeking psychiatric help.

medical privacy· connecticut· eligibility certificate· nics· jared loughner

1:20:35 and for it to be submitted to the National Institute Criminal Background Check System, and get an answer. Five minutes and 36 seconds." Yeah well so what's the big deal? It was a background check! Sounds like... wait hold on a second this sounds like progress I mean, you go right. It's like my Mimi was talking about this she's talking about she had to go into some computer system and it's like like my doctors have instituted one of these things it's impossible to use as horrible is a joke and then she says then she went to some other system in and you've had this happen I've had having you'd go there And they got all your records, it comes up really quick and snappy. It's not confusing what you're supposed to do and it's instant. It works like a champ! That is the goal of information technology. The fact that took as much as five minutes actually seems to me something to complain about. Not to say well should have taken forever I think this should have been piece of crap and I should've waited for months You are missing the point

1:21:37 Yeah, well the point is interestingly going to be made by your friends at Fox News who are on board with the program too of course getting their paychecks from the same Democrat parties. So what it shows you is that it's not the burden that the NRA leadership says what a background check is I mean its simple common sense thing we can do Common Sense! To make sure the criminals and mentally ill can't have access to firearms Well, let's talk about that because in Gabby's tragic case the shooter Jared Loeffner had been suspended from college. Yeah yeah it was the right guy. Because he was deemed to be a threat to himself and others He went to a gun store, he got a gun passed a background check So Chris is setting him up what was missing? What was missing from the background check Professor John C. Dvorak

1:22:32 I would assume his medical records or his crazy record. His crazy record, which by the way are not allowed to be divulged but maybe they should be And yet he was able then of course to go out and shoot Gabby and 18 other people...and the NRA says that the problem The problem with the background check is that the kind of mental health information, for instance in Lofner's case doesn't get passed on so it doesn't get to be part of the background check. Oh there's the NRA your friend going to help put the medical information into the background check It's so obvious and Fox is helping... It's still illegal so it's not gonna happen Well it's gonna happen! You're gonna divulge that voluntarily

1:23:17 Because you're not going to get your drugs. This is already passed in, I think Colorado passed this You have to have a... So they get your meds Yes, you gonna have to sign a waiver of the privacy laws that protect your medical records? yes! You'll get an eligibility certificate That's what, I'm sorry Connecticut now has this. You'll have an eligibility certificate that will allow you to buy guns or ammo. So what this'll do of course is keep anyone who's ever thinking of getting a gun from ever going to see it shrink, which may or may not be good thing. And I mean these days when... There are all these companies that if even if you go your doctor they're like oh could you please sign up with this company online and enter all your medical history?

CHAPTER 25 / 43 Discussion

Diana DeGette, Magazine Clips, and IRS Targeting

Congresswoman Diana DeGette is mocked for her comments suggesting that banning high-capacity magazines would work because the "bullets will have been shot" and the magazines cannot be reused. The hosts transition to a discussion about the IRS targeting small businesses and independent contractors, citing a Time Magazine article about the "tax gap" and under-reported income.

diana degette· high-capacity magazines· colorado· irs· small business

1:24:19 I'm like no. It's like you know, DrSupport dot com or whatever Like no? No i'm not gonna do that! Not going to put it on some third party thing between me and my doctor And I'll fill out a piece of paper and you can type in manually...No! Because I know where that leads Anyway, to wind up the war on crazy here is the craziest person of all Congresswoman Diana DeGette And this is a great piece of video where she's talking about banning the magazine clips, as she calls them. High capacity magazine clips

1:24:57 But her reasoning behind it is rather strange and I want you to listen with me, John. Just very briefly to your last question was the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you these are ammunition they're bullets so the people who have those now they're going to shoot them and if you ban in the future the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available. Oh, what an idiot! This is unbelievable. What a clown. This is like that woman who was on the Chamber of Commerce we had a clip of a couple years ago and said well I would think that the laws in Arizona really shouldn't be as harsh as they are because it's not a border state

1:25:52 It's like these people are this is a moron. Who is this woman? What's her name Congresswoman Diana DeGette D e G et d E g Et and she believes that these clips like they're not rechargeable or something You can't like put more bullets in there you buy them packed with bullets kind of like a candy bar And you use it when you shoot him then you got to make is it now you have to throw away Throw it away This is a mo- although she doesn't, she looks like an idiot. No offense lady but you don't look that bright Maybe she can work for uh... Trying to see where she's from And by the way Mr President this is the people we apparently chose She's a democrat Surprise

1:26:40 She's a new representative to Jefferson County. Jefferson County what? I don't know like if there is not a Jefferson County in every state, i don't know what it is Denver oh yeah there you go when I first heard that congressman Diana DeGette Denver would announce her bid to be re-elected the Congress in the first congressional district in the Columbine Library, oh Columbine area. My first thought was I thought that library and Cherry Creek was on Milwaukee not Columbine as it turned out I was right there is no Denver library on Columbine Street this is on her web page Diana DeGette's congresswoman's webpage goes on and on. It's degette dot house dot gov? Is that where it is

1:27:21 Well no, this is dianadijet.com Oh okay well she has her own website She also gets her own house website About Diana! About Colorado And she has an ad Free file oh that's for filing your taxes faster Hey by the way It is while you're stewing in that. I'm just telling the Denver people, get a clue you idiots! We really got to get rid of this. This is crazy. You really gotta get rid of these people so the um...I was watching a lot of C-SPAN and they had uh..the guy on from the IRS of course it's tax season

CHAPTER 26 / 43 Discussion

IRS Enforcement, Debt Cancellation, and Challenge Coins

The hosts discuss IRS enforcement strategies, including the use of third-party reporting (W-2s and 1099s) to ensure compliance. They warn listeners about the tax implications of debt cancellation on mortgages and the potential for the IRS to scrutinize small business bank accounts. A humorous aside mentions the possibility of the IRS auditing "challenge coins" and mac and cheese donations.

irs· w-2· 1099· debt cancellation· mortgage· challenge coins

1:28:06 Yeah. John and I are independent contractors, we have like we're doing business as right? So basically we just split up the money and then we file our individual taxes and we're kind of like a small business, right? Yeah but doing business has no agenda show. And so we pay our taxes and we are in a category that is targeted my friend, targeted with a capital T That's everybody. No, no we specifically are being targeted capital T and the IRS is out there putting it in our face get ready for it. People are paying that voluntarily what's needed though isn't enforcement presence by IRS so the taxpayers are confident that IRS is enforcing a law and their people's friends and neighbors are paying their fair share okay so just that's a setup here

1:29:05 He's saying we need enforcement, and by the way the IRS has guns they are armed. So that people can be sure their friends and neighbors are paying their fair share so this is a very... They want us to think on our friends and neighbors Oh yeah this is a very ugly thing this man is doing it's like hey you know do you think your neighbor? Here's a recent story from Time Magazine that $600 billion the IRS can't collect. It asks who owes the money the IRS is trying to get all, get a handle on and why? The single biggest contributor to the tax gap 84% of it are people who simply under-report their income. The biggest headache for the IRS is

1:29:45 collecting business income from the self-employed who must voluntarily report their earnings and may accidentally or on purpose omit items such as income received through bartering, debt cancellation. That debt cancellation by the way is crazy have you heard about this? If you get your debt cancelled on like your mortgage, that is... You get a 1099 in the mail. Thank you very much! That's now income and you have to pay taxes on it Yes I know that Or kick back That has been the case forever Yeah lot of people are kind of surprised by this Why is such an issue? We can guess as why money is hard to collect And what happens when IRS discovers someone under reporting? Get our guns we go in there

1:30:27 Mr. Curry, it's the IRS here! Open up! It's an interesting problem for IRS where there is information reporting Where third parties are reporting your income to IRS The compliance rate for that kind of income is very high So wage earners have very high compliance rates because the W-2 wage earners equal slave. Wage earner but IRS gets a copy of those slaves so wage earners have a copy of the w-2 with their income on it what are we then they know IRS knows, so the compliance rate there is very high and it's hard to make an error

1:31:04 even involuntary error because you've got the number on the W-2. In situations where there is no information reporting, the noncompliance rate is very high and that's a problem area. One area is business income especially small business income it's not necessarily the case that small business people are any less honest but But we don't trust them. Information reporting on that income. Oh, the information reporting! You watch... They're coming for us. I mean you know the way you have to do this of course is to stay on the good side of these guys as you got it run everything defective what we do We run everything through one bank account so all the money that comes at all goes through there So you have a net deposit At the end of the year That actually makes sense and since it comes from PayPal you can actually audit it

1:31:56 and all the checks get deposited into that account too. People send us checks, Box 339 El Cerrito California 94530 That goes through that same account so it's not too complicated but then again its like Uh, the IRS comes pounding on the door and they go up and they look at your mantle And they say uh these challenge coins. Yeah! Did you declare them? Yeah! I have a lot of challenge coins don't you?! Hey! I see a mac n' cheese carton there 12! It's a box of Mac N Cheese! Did you declare that!? Did you declare your Mac N Cheese?? I don't know!! I'm gonna show my support by donating to KnowAgenda Imagine all the people who could do that Oh yeah that'd be fab

CHAPTER 27 / 43 Discussion

Listener Birthdays, Ham Radio, and St Kilda Hookers

A series of listener notes and donations are read, including a birthday wish for a friend of Ashley Hurst in Seattle. The hosts discuss ham radio call signs and a donation from a listener in Australia who compares the cost of the show to "St Kilda hookers." Technical difficulties with an Excel spreadsheet lead to a discussion about the show's production process and the need for continued financial support.

ashley hurst· ham radio· bitcoin· st kilda· australia· open office

1:32:43 Ashley Hurst our friend Ashley up in Seattle the fish she sent me another picture. Oh, she didn't send me a no She sent me it well because you know as I like pictures sent me picture of her In Alaska with a big-ass salmon on the boat She catches these that she goes out on the boat to do to catch salmon. Yeah hardcore and she's hot oh Yeah, she's pretty yeah She is and yeah, she probably eats well Seattle Washington 111 11 happy birthday to my friend Gus 4 for 2013. I feel bad that you didn't wish me a happy birthday No, no you you hi did that even you never want to celebrate your birthday? Oh

1:33:34 David Lane in parts of Virginia who sent us a long notice, he said he's glad that we found the No Agenda show and got a great deal out of it. At some point I would make something...I can't read his writing so I can...something? The discussion on rings and pins oh he sent us two pins and two ham radio challenge coins Yeah, and his donation was 100.73 73's my friend! 73 KG4 G1Y KF5 SLN here Kilo Fox 5 Shara Lima November GI Y wouldn't be G1 You know what? I'm gonna get LG Y I'm gonna get a vanity call LG Y? yeah little girl yay Little Girl Yay Yeah that would be good I'm just gonna keep mine Uh... I can never remember yours but of course you never use it

1:34:33 Kevin Johnson, six liquid natural gas. Very easy to remember and what is that in regular speak? I don't know. Kilo Juliet Lima November Gulf 6th anonymous in San Jose California 100 thanks a couple of notes about some stories on the show in regards to the crackdown on insanity if you end up voluntarily or involuntary committed to a mental institution, The first form they make you sign is a five-year ineligibility form to buy a firearm which is then sent to the DOJ It's good to know. Random comment, this donation is because of the funny reference to Spam House as spam whores. I was cracking up in the office and people thought i was losing it or a high. Or both! You know what he's not saying like thanks for deconstructing that incredible piece of North Korean intercontinental policy no thanks for saying whore

1:35:38 Thanks for deconstructing how the internet works, but I'm really giving you money because you made me laugh about the word whore. Jess Engstrom in Seattle Washington. My mom would be proud. 100 bucks. ITM the donation is in honor of his 32nd birthday we have him down on the list Eric Olson and Water Valley Mississippi another birthday Elizabeth Borozan in Tucson Arizona Uh, and she bitches about the rain stick. Oh yeah! She says hi all boys first you shake the rain sticks and it snows three inches in Tucson I'm gonna give you some more. I don't mind a little more for Texas too. This is a 7170. Uhhhhhh

1:36:24 Stephen Sorrell in Amarillo, Texas 69! 69 dudes! Right on time. Good one We have a few this time we got to use all 69 Paul Peter Peterman in Padiman no Pierdemon Pierdeman in Happard someplace or other uh... is a good riddance in germany i guess or someplace he says all of the old only rear ends missus slowly have to be young even nick tabin this is not german and what it does Well, let me read it then. Since you're stopping... Adam's great John's a jerk. That would be a Dutch approach. Dame Tanya in New York City. Hello Dame Tanya!

1:37:24 and she wishes me a happy birthday. At least somebody keeps up. That's nice. Wait... We'll do the birthday thing on Sunday for me Do we have a number that were supposed to donate for your birthday? I thought it was 60 bucks would be good Sir Rory Stone and just any amount of whatever you think how old do you think I am? There ya go. This is great, okay so it'll be the note you add is John's birthday and the number is age you think he really is

1:38:13 Great idea. I wish i'd thought of that. Int, 55. Double nickels on the sticks. Sir Rory Stone in Rapid City South Dakota 6969 Sir Michael Schumacher in Rachokungamunga 6969 and this closes our segment 69! 69, dudes! Thanks Scott Olson who becomes a knight today in San Diego California 56-33 Mr. Max Powers uh... in Redding California and that's the name he is going to use whether you like it or not 5555 also Andrew Redhill in Surrey

1:39:01 Oh no, he's in Red Hill Surrey. Call him Andrew Redhill. An old-fashioned way of naming people in England. Yeah where they're from that's right Edward Sheets yeah Andrew of Red Hill and you sheets and Brewerton New York Eric Williams and Guildford Surrey hey my old stomping grounds Guilford yeah Guildford Guilford Guilford says guild oh that's how it that's how you print you pronounce do I know if they pronounce stuff weird Sam Manor, Box Hill South Victoria and he fit double niggles on a dime. He says it's cheaper to support the show than a St Kilda hooker and less likely to leave me with venereal disease What does this St Kilda hooker look like? Are they good looking? Probably somewhere where there are a lot of hookers in Australia Well I'm gonna go... is St Kilda is a... let see what I get on images St Kilda Hooker Oh wow! Wooo! Image search

1:40:01 Image search! They're on the... but they're street walking hookers is what they are in St. Kilda, that's yeah That would be the that would be what he's talking about. That's our equivalent there you go if it's not thank you for saying the word whore Thank you for being cheaper than a whore this is great we're doing fantastic I like the one with the boots ooh There's one that's not so great well that would mean they're not all winners Awesome. Alright, I didn't know they had that in Australia. That's funny. Yeah Hold on a second Okay nevermind now I gotta get back to it okay We just got a couple more name Dame Naomi and the Lane Cove North parts unknown yeah 50 Jay Code the Cheney

1:40:58 in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania. Sir Greg Brunsell in Kenosha Wisconsin. Bean should be on here and he's not I have to figure out what happened or Alan Bean or sir Alan over here in Oakland but we'll credit him on Sunday okay Martin Volprecht and Berlin 50 and that will be the end of our segment of thanking everyone who individually helped us produce this show Yeah, and I really do appreciate this. And now that you know as we started off You know that you are an actual producer of the program There's tons of stuff that people contribute all the time We could not do the program without you not just the financial part

1:41:38 but the actual information you send us, the experts that you are that we get to lean on and these are not experts who gets some piece of paper written by CIA or DIA or God knows whatever. Yeah I agree hold on a second so I swear to god this just happened as I ran Brunsell and Volperght I scrolled back a little bit I mean it had those thing right in front Gilford I said Sam Manor. Then did I do Kevin Payne $50 and one cent? Oh there he is, yeah! Yeah they showed up They just showed up It's funny on mine too Really?! Yeah I see it now What the heck is wrong with this spreadsheet? I don't know So we can thank these other guys so Kevin Payne $50 and 1 cent Sir Alan Bean in Oakland Matthew Janiszewski

1:42:34 I think in Chicago. Gary Wiley and Squim Washington, local boy Naomi Harris which we got her and we got Jay and then we got Brunsell I believe and the Berlin boy so yeah that was strange oh are you using open office? No this is the real deal this is Excel whoa lavish Thank you very much, but seriously we do need the support to continue for the next 500 episodes at least so we can continue to do what we do which includes a lot of tedious watching of C-Span although I have to admit that I get a kick out it most of the time.

CHAPTER 28 / 43 Discussion

Knighting Ceremony, Peerage Rules, and Baron of Silicon Valley

The hosts conduct a formal knighting ceremony for Todd Brink and Scott Olsen, welcoming them to the No Agenda Roundtable. David Foley is named the Baron of Silicon Valley, and Janice Kang is promoted to Baronet. They joke about creating an "e-book" to define the complex rules of the show's peerage system.

knighting· todd brink· scott olsen· david foley· janice kang· peerage

1:43:20 We alternate nicely though. Sometimes you get on a big C-span kick and you take over, it's all good To support us simply go to devorak.org slash N A And also, please consider signing up for a monthly. If everybody would sign up for a monthly even a small one then we would really be out of the woods which we are not yet but that's okay let's uh oh no I don't want to do a sword yet lets hit the birthdays for a moment! All right, we screwed up on the sir AJ Rhystock We did not wish his daughter Katie a happy sixth birthday somehow that slipped through the cracks So Katie happy birthday from your uncle Adam and Uncle John. We love you. Happy birthday

1:44:03 Now we have some nightings, finally. And we're very proud to welcome these nights Round table of the no agendas John if you have Janice on that list I would assume but that's uh Yeah, but she's not a title. She's upping her title yeah. No. I've got listen if you want to do the The night okay, I just said that did it. I just wanna make sure we get Todd Frank is Scott also step forward gentlemen you two have joined the elite club of the Knights at the Noah's

1:44:54 Noah Jenna Roundtable. We got a couple of games here as well, which you might want to say hi to so please thank you for your support to the Noah Jenna podcasting event in the amount of $1,000 or more I hereby pronounce thee Sir Todd Knight of the Macaroni Au Fromage and Sir Scott Olsen both Knights of the Noah Jenna Roundtable gentlemen for you hookers and blow rim boys and charred lay hot pants and boots wenches to be with us we're gonna Rosa guys and sake vodka little bong hits and bourbon sparkling cider escorts and mutton and me And we congratulate David Foley with his brand new barony. He now becomes the Baron of Silicon Valley, so John... Somebody has to do it! It's a tough one he is up so he receives his Barony and black Dame Janice Kang becomes a Baronet and so she has no protector at the moment but she is a Black Baronet I guess

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CHAPTER 29 / 43 Discussion

San Onofre Nuclear Plant, Cloud Atlas, and Matrix Clues

Adam Curry presents a "second half of the show" theory involving the movie Cloud Atlas and the San Onofre nuclear plant in California. He suggests that the film contains clues about a potential "stunt" or event at the plant, similar to the Fukushima disaster. He also references a 9/11 expiration date on Neo's passport in The Matrix as evidence of cinematic predictive programming.

san onofre· cloud atlas· the matrix· 9/11· nuclear energy· fukushima

1:46:43 are the most visible and at times vulnerable elements of the sex trade. They're talked of rather than talk to with grainy images of women on the street corners held up as cautionary tales of lives and worlds gone wrong. I guess some professional photographer came in and went to as an artist-in-residence at some halfway house, And handed out cameras all these hookers. Yeah And they went out shot a bunch of pictures and then the course they don't show any of them But that's the age what do you expect anyway? That was that said that's it. That's what you got yeah um So there wasn't this is well Let me see if I can first let me do second half of the show stuff because people are requesting it and They feel that I'm lacking a little bit Are you gonna talk wait wait let me can I get kick big wild guests

1:47:28 You can try. Are you talking about the aliens that are the bodyguards of Obama? No, no... That was pretty funny he was a shapeshifter Yeah, shapeshifter yeah Now that was a couple weeks ago Nah And we know he's got shape shifters What am I going to do sit here and pound this? Michelle is a shapeshifter What? Michelle Obama Possibly possibly no I mean we know that diet No, we know that they're shapeshifters. We know that they employ them This is like this is not a new you were gonna do now. I mean this is what am I gonna say? No, I'm going to Point you in a direction You remember in the movie The Matrix Neo's passport had an expiration date was it expiration or his birthday of 9-11 you remember this oh

1:48:20 No, I do not know and so this times right? So now the same company that made The Matrix Had did the movie cloud atlas and Cloud Atlas has multiple clues And this is coming to me of course through my my networks My circles that I travel in of the conspiratorial kind not the kind they talk about on NBC That is training wheel conspiracy stuff you come to know agenda second half for the show for the real deal. Oh The real deal is San on a fray. Is that how you pronounce it? Santa no free Santa no free so Santa no, free they know this is the nuclear plant The sandy and no free in Santa no free which is near San Diego So they are I guess there's restarting one of the two plants to reactors for a test Now, you know, I'm very pro-nuclear I think but this is old technology and

1:49:21 and there are many clues in this Cloud Atlas movie which you may want to check out that point to an event at San Onofre. And then all of a sudden they start cranking these old reactors up for some test I'd say we have something coming, and there are many people with me. I thought it was Santa-onofri? No...I think it's Santa-onofri Then just some fun crap. You know what you're saying is you think they're gonna do something pull us? You say they're gonna pull a stunt Fukushima stunt yeah, yeah exactly a Fukushima would they be oh

CHAPTER 30 / 43 Discussion

Radiation and Public Health Project, Robert Alvarez, and Hypothyroidism

A report from the Radiation and Public Health Project claiming that Fukushima radiation caused hypothyroidism in West Coast infants is scrutinized. The hosts identify board member Robert Alvarez as a former Clinton administration official with a history of anti-nuclear activism. They argue the report is biased and designed to extort the nuclear industry rather than provide objective health data.

robert alvarez· fukushima· hypothyroidism· radiation· west coast· hawaii

1:50:11 Well, considering that the I think we still need to stick the knife all the way to the hilt in the nuclear industry in United States and we started a new reactor. This has to stop! All kinds of stories are out once again discrediting nuclear energy there's a new report oh my god this was so funny A new report by The Radiation and Public Health Project fine nonprofit registered in New Jersey, I think in Clifton New Jersey of all places or Cherry Grove or something and this is they're saying that it appears that children's radiation and public health what? It's um Radiation and Public Health Project Inc. And so they came out with a report which they claim is peer-reviewed

1:51:10 that Fukushima has sickened American infants on the west coast. It has sickened them! They have hypothermia. What? Yeah, oh yeah. Hypothermia because of Fukushima peer-reviewed report and of course I go looking at this outfit this nonprofit very very small and who is in there our friend Robert Alvarez remember him Robert Alvarez He was the head of the Department of Energy for Clinton, but he got fired after uh...he got busted for growing pot in his basement. Married to a huge anti-nuke lawyer who repped Karen Silkwood Remember we talked about him? Oh yeah So this douchebag is on the board so that you know and I mean please really this radiation they have hypothermia FACT!

1:51:57 Fact! Fact! Hypothermia? Not hypothermia, hypo... sorry. Hypothyroidism that's what I meant to say hypothermia. Hypothyroidism so you have hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism yeah and hypo is where your thyroid is working less And hyper is where it's overactive. And it's funny because if you have an overactive thyroid, they actually give you a radioactive iodine to slow it down so that... Yeah most radiation poisoning for people who don't know is the thyroid accumulates the radioactive iodine and which is essentially what I mean you can get poisoned from just cell damage but did with the minor stuff coming good as a thyroid attack

1:52:48 so that's why you take iodine supplements right to load up the thyroid with so much iodine is said the radioactive version comes by goes not now I'm full I'm full go someplace else and then you move it out right move on So here's how, you know just the language alone kind of lets you know that it is biased. Radioactive isotopes blasted from the failed reactors may have given kids born in Hawaii and along the American West Coast health disorders which if left untreated can lead to permanent mental and physical handicap Children born in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington between one week and 16 weeks after the meltdowns began in March 2011 were 28% more likely to suffer from congenital hypothyroidism than were kids born in those states during the same period one year earlier. Please? Really? 28 percent more likely... I mean it could be anything! It could be traveling through old TSA scanners for all I know

1:53:50 Yeah, it could be actually just a lot of possibilities. Which they don't test of course They're not you know they are Their entire mission according to their form 990 which I look at as a non-profit is To figure out what causes cancer but they only for some reason seem to focus on nuclear power plants make so much sense. I would guess that there and i wouldn't, I'm not going to say that these people are doing this but I know that a good way to make money is to set up some sort of an operation and then extort money from people you start to attack with reports. Oh yeah. This Jesse Jackson's way of doing it. He knows how to do that And then part of this all because

CHAPTER 31 / 43 Discussion

Shale Gas Hype, Bitcoin Volatility, and Finviz

The "shale gas boom" in America is questioned, with the hosts suggesting that fracking has not delivered the 100-year energy independence promised by the government. They also discuss the extreme volatility of Bitcoin, speculating that central banks are now "playing in the game" to destabilize the cryptocurrency. The financial website Finviz is recommended for tracking market data.

shale gas· fracking· bitcoin· central banks· gold· finviz

1:54:36 What you are hoping is this, you know this big liquid natural gas the shale gas the big boom we've got going on America There's more and more evidence that It doesn't seem to be for real. Have you been following these reports? No actually I have not yeah it's looking more like You know, it's guys like zero hedge but if you really look a little deeper it appears that You know, there was a lot of hype about the you know we're going to be the next Saudi Arabia and it will be energy independent. Meanwhile, we're still importing liquid natural gas but the fracking doesn't seem to have really delivered the goods Well, the fracking thing is sketchy for a lot of different reasons but I think

1:55:20 I'm not mistaken, once they really start tapping into North Dakota because there's known reserves up there of all kinds of gas and oil. And it's busy and all the prices for houses are way out in the business. Yeah but it's not going to be 100 years of free stuff like they're talking about. No, I think that the way this is played Is so we have all this anti-nuke, anti nuke and the president's all over gas gas gas. It's all everyone's like We got to do gas gases way cheap it's too cheap to produce Now you now is it if you want to ride the gas? If you wanna ride that sucker You gotta buy in now cuz that thing's gonna go up was it like 350 now for a Mega multitude of gas whatever they measured in let's take a look at what the price currently is a globulon

1:56:08 It's a globulon. A globulon of gas is about 350? I'm gonna guess... I'm gonna tell you in a second It's sitting at no it's up to 390. Yeah, they it's on its way this thing is gonna explode This is the new Bitcoin and crude oil is coming down as done at 92 90 mm-hmm people need to know gold is collapsing it's done Collapsing he said let obliterating go ahead lay some more words on it and The euro is down to a buck 29 which is Hanging in there. Bitcoin 132, what you told me to sell at 33. Good work! Get out now! No I sold yours at 33. I did. Fine, I don't care it's bull crap anyway. Of course it is bull crap but its working and this is fantastic You know what's happening? I'm going to tell you what I think is happening with bitcoin

1:57:08 Besides the fact that the mystical inventor of it is dead or in jail, or both. Because there's probably more than one guy I think the central banks are actually in the game now. I think they're going to tank this thing You know, there are some significant moves. This thing goes from 110 to 140 in a day then boom down to 130, boom down to 125, boom to 145 and this is... There's some guns playing in this and I think it's the central, the very central banks that this is supposed to circumvent are in it now and they're just gonna screw with everybody That's what I'd be doing Yeah no that's what I would do too

1:57:55 Okay, you want to see so I was just looking at these this page people want a good website If you want just look at a bunch of crazy stock stuff And it keeps you up to the second with the price of gold and all the rest of it The site is fin viz as in financial visible or something. It's FI and VI z comm and it's a great little snapshot Of what's going on? Finviz? But does it have Bitcoin in there as well? Finviz. Oh, finviz. No bitcoins. Really no bitcoin?! I could write to the guy and just ask him to put it on there

1:58:37 That'd be kind of cool. With a little animated gif of the guy laughing? There's gotta be a better one! How about the one with Kim Jong-un putting on the binoculars going, Doh?! You know what I'm talking about? So while we're doing this i am actually putting together A link for you because I do have an alien story for ya Yeah, hold on a second. Let me just get this set I want everyone to be able to see it so I'm just story let me see let Me get this let me get their sound effect right meanwhile Meanwhile let me play for you an actual recording of Chapel Hill the giant voice system at Chapel Hill Would you like to go the giant voice? Yes, oh this is a chapel hill I guess have a base there Chapel Hills that a famous base That was a treble

CHAPTER 32 / 43 Discussion

Chapel Hill Giant Voice, Angela Merkel, and Paparazzi

The hosts play a recording of the "Giant Voice" emergency broadcast system from a military base, which they describe as a glimpse into a dystopian future. They also share a link to a Portuguese website featuring paparazzi photos of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on vacation, noting her anger over the privacy intrusion.

chapel hill· giant voice· angela merkel· portugal· paparazzi

1:59:34 Seriously? I never heard Chapel Hill having a base, no. Oh come on! Well let's hear it. Book of Knowledge. Yeah of course that is what we are going to do. Consult the book of knowledge. Chapel Hill Air Force Base That would be a base. I think it is a base So they have a giant voice system and one our producers of course We have tons of people who work in military and intelligence Why did they call it intelligence by the way why didn't they just call it information They really have to hype themselves. And they recorded for us the giant voice system! Actual recording! Does it mean lunchtime? Here it comes... That's the all clear signal apparently. I like that line

2:01:06 Resume normal activity, citizen. Well they're not citizens so I didn't say that. Isn't that cool? Yeah! That's the future ladies and gentlemen. Alright aliens dot curry dot com An actual picture of an alien This is a Portuguese website Aliens are you going there? I'm just writing down something for the no go before the chat room does you'll lose out aliens not curry calm Go, go. Go go yeah, and I'm gonna type in fest like him get hurry up You're gonna lose out. You'll never get it. Yeah hit it. I'm hitting it there It is I got it. I got it just in time this a guy's butt And Angela Merkel They took these pictures on our vacation

2:01:51 How awesome is that? That's pretty awesome. And she's angry because that's only for the celebrities, she says you shouldn't be doing that to politicians Yeah they got her butt! She has her butt hanging out. She's shape-shifting I like it guys here's the English version in the cover of their white bathrobe Merkel took off a swimwear calmly and exposed her saggy and fat buttocks to the facets Whoops Awesome, right? Yeah. Very good. I thought you'd like it. Thank you very much. Meanwhile in Australia and we thought it was bad with the BBC A national inquiry into child sex abuse has opened in Australia With more than 5 thousand people expected to testify about abuse In places like churches sports clubs orphanages and detention centres

CHAPTER 33 / 43 Discussion

Australia Royal Commission, Child Sex Abuse, and Institutional Failure

A massive Royal Commission in Australia is investigating institutional child sex abuse, with estimates of up to 100,000 potential victims. The hosts discuss how the investigation has expanded beyond the Catholic Church to include sports clubs, schools, and detention centers. They compare the situation to the Penn State scandal and suggest that "elites" in various institutions protect each other.

australia· julia gillard· royal commission· child sex abuse· catholic church· penn state

2:02:50 What? Why was this not front page news everywhere, 5,000 people are going to testify. Oh no I'm sorry it's much more Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned Australians they'll be confronted with some very uncomfortable truths She said the Royal Commission now underway is an important moral moment for Australia. Well let's go live to the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney, Nick this doesn't go away it gets worse is Australia prepared for what's about to hit on this issue? Well, according to some child sexual abuse experts that I've been listening to this afternoon no. You mentioned a figure of 5,000 people expected to testify before this public inquiry they're called Royal Commissions here but child sex abuse experts saying the number could be nearer to 100,000 people. 100,000 people John?

2:03:47 What is going on there in Australia? Apparently a lot of... Buggery! A lot of buggery. That's frightening, man. That is- that's outrageous A hundred thousand? You can see how that shakes out. But it's sports clubs! Everything, it sounds like everything except the grocery store As the Royal Commission goes around the country hearing evidence It is thought many more people might come Which is one of the reasons why the head of the commission has said they're not going to be able to produce a report that has been asked by them by the Australian government By the deadline and thats the end of 2015 So they can't even write up all the cases for the next two years That's how rampant it is

2:04:30 We gotta chop some heads off people. This is gonna be such a difficult process, they want to hear from so many people and they want to give them the time to tell their stories that it's going take a lot longer than that. Nick what is now emerging about the moral compass of Australia? It's broken! It's spinning like Gilligan Island like The Minnow On so many issues like this Issues That's a big question. I mean, what led to this inquiry being set up in the first place last November was allegations directed against the Roman Catholic Church. So they actually concealed evidence of paedophile priests and that followed many years of allegations against the Catholic Church indeed the last Pope when he made a visit to Australia had to apologize to victims of child sex abuse but the fear is Nick that problem goes much wider than that

2:05:29 that there's been child sex abuse in other institutions, boarding schools orphanages, detention centers sports and recreational clubs so that's why this wide-ranging Royal Commission Equestrian facilities Here is the thing you know maybe the Roman Catholic Church thing in all areas was just a tip of the iceberg or distraction or lightning rod Because as we saw in Pennsylvania at Penn State, uh-huh with that guy there was no church related anything it was just a bunch of you know kids learning how to play football and having to deal with this pervert and And then it turns out then there's a lot of you know is a lot of evidence that there was numerous people involved or they arrested a couple of them. Then it's possible The judicial system as you pointed out in Holland and elsewhere has got this going on maybe the whole

2:06:20 Catholic thing is just a lightning rod to keep the real picture which is apparently in Australia, this has not ridden too many Catholics or that I know of. It's an Anglican country as far as I can tell it blew by rather quickly and they said wait a minute it's good it's just everywhere we had 100,000 people are gonna testify maybe it's just the cultural thing it's completely out of control well I think that it's probably the people who are supposed to protect the children, you know Child Protective Services. And Child Protective Services by the way is a really bunch of bad actors and especially in your state where they're notorious Really?

2:07:04 I didn't know that. Oh yeah, really? Texas and Child Protective Services is like a nasty operation. Check it out! Hey guys, I hear you guys suck can i come and talk to you Yeah, no it's disturbing but I mean we'll see what comes out. But yeah, I've been saying for years and years that it is the elites, it's the politicians there really is an echelon and you know... It's not like all of these decided let's be pedo-bear! No they hire each other they bring each other in this is nuts And then people who talk about them expose him get audited by the IRS

CHAPTER 34 / 43 Discussion

Rewards for Justice, Joseph Kony, and International Courts

The State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program has been expanded to offer $5 million for information leading to the arrest of foreign nationals accused of war crimes. While Joseph Kony is the public face of the program, the hosts argue the new legislation is actually designed to target individuals in Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They express concern over the use of "mixed or hybrid" international courts.

rewards for justice· barack obama· john kerry· joseph kony· lra· syria

2:07:49 That's what happens. You getting audited? God I hope not because if i am you're going down with me brother He has all the paperwork! I don't know, just get the check from John We'll send you copies of the paperwork So you know the Rewards for Justice system which is a fine program has been expanded It's been expanded. Good! Yeah, so apparently we can't just go and drone people anymore We have to set up rewards for them $5 million a pop And Ambassador Rapp... I don't know if he was ever an ambassador to a country

2:08:34 But he dropped by the State Department as you know I always watch the state department's little show there. They have every single day, the little press thing with Victoria And he told us about a new legislation that President Barack Obama put into place. It's signed into law on, I believe the 13th of January? But this was already set up in 2010 ready to go where we now are going to put out rewards on people who we think are criminals So, now this is a crappy recording because the State Department's video player is a piece of junk.

2:09:19 So the it stops and stutters so I had to like literally like yeah, cuz people are watching those videos. I crazy Yeah, I mean It's like they're please don't watch our videos They make it stop as much as possible C-SPAN has the same crap by the way here we go We're here today to announce the designation of additional fugitives for a reward, for which the reward can be paid under recent legislation to expand the State Department's long-standing war crimes rewards program. War Crimes Rewards Program? Okay! Now we're talking war criminals We are announcing today that the Secretary of State That would be John F. Kerry will offer up to five million dollars for information leading to the arrest Of who?! Who is number one on this list John

2:10:06 Come on Barack Obama the transfer or conviction of three. Yeah, sorry top leaders of the LRA the Lord's resistance army Joseph Kony and Dominic you see but this these are these guys are just for the PR for the program The program is much more interesting they actually believe those numbers As well as the leader of the Democratic forces for the liberation of Rwanda when we finally said as well as a leader the Democratic Party Debbie Wasserman Schultz wouldn't be funny if you said that they'd be cool known as the FDLR Sylvester mood it's Amora. Okay move on nine fugitives that had earlier been designated for the ICT are there were one day Yeah, oh bunch of acronyms But then he's gonna explain the program or remain on the list

2:10:53 Under this expanded program, the Secretary of State after interagency consultation and on notice to Congress... So okay so that means John F. Kerry the big lurch looking waterhead can go out and can put on a list... May designate individuals for whom rewards may be offered... Who can put up price on your head of five million dollars For information leading to their arrest transfer or conviction The designated individuals must be... Okay, here we go. Foreign nationals. Oh! What? We can't put Bush on there?! Oh crap. Accused by any international tribunal including mixed or hybrid courts Oh known as kangaroo courts. Mixed or hybrid court I love that. Administrative Courts, it's bull crap yeah against humanity genocide or war crimes this includes the International Criminal Court but also sorry that's a lead-in by the way

2:11:54 If there was... We don't recognize the International Criminal Court as a country, but now all of sudden we're kind of like... No no when it's for foreign nationals it's okay. It's just a foot in the door. Humanity genocide or war crimes this includes the International Criminal Court but also new mixed courts that may be established in places such as the Democratic Republic of Congo or for Syria Oh! That's what is about thank you for explaining that to the very end. It's like the guy who goes in to buy a porn book at a magazine store and he stacks up, you know Newsweek, New Republic, there are all these magazines and then he's got little porn mags. At the bottom there is like, you know, Juggs. Is that all you can think of really? Juggs? Fantastic! I don't know man maybe we're waiting for the bird flu to come in

CHAPTER 35 / 43 Discussion

H7N9 Bird Flu, Jim Rogers, and Agricultural Disaster

A new strain of bird flu, H7N9, has emerged in Shanghai, China, resulting in several deaths. The hosts play a clip of investor Jim Rogers warning about a global agricultural disaster due to low inventories and an aging farmer population. Rogers predicts that food prices will skyrocket this decade as production fails to meet consumption.

h7n9· bird flu· shanghai· jim rogers· agriculture· food prices

2:12:51 In China, two men are dead after being infected with a strain of bird flu never before seen in humans. It's called the H7N9 strain. Write it down! H-seven N nine We're upping the ante I'm taking your h1n1 and i'm upping you by six and eight And now china's national health commission is reporting A third person, a woman has also been infected she is in critical condition While each live in and around Shanghai, the World Health Organization says there's no sign they actually contracted the disease from each other. They got it from the pigs! It's time once again to break out those masks man if you want to sit on the plane it's gonna be awesome You want your seat

2:13:33 Yeah, I think that's going to be a good bit. I got a clip here. Here we're talking about downer news. We might as well play Jim Rogers this is one of his commentaries he's the investor who is a perpetual bear who has fled the country yeah he's fled the country thinks he'll go into hell in a handbasket doesn't want to be here and here he is talking about how we're gonna starve to death pretty soon yay! Finally Jim I know one of your other areas of focus is ag can you be a little more specific? Well, agriculture's been a disaster. We've produced less than we've consumed for 10 years now which means inventories are near historic lows You know we got very low inventory, we're running out of farmers The average age of farmers in America is 58 and Japan at 66 I mean farming has been a disaster for 30 years Prices have to go much higher Maybe not this year but certainly this decade But we're not going to have any food at any price Carl There aren't enough... Do you know anybody who became a farmer?

2:14:29 Probably not. They're making a lot fewer of them in this country at least that's for sure and we just got a taste of it with that drought uh... not too long ago. Mac & Cheese by Ayn Rand Love it! You can eat chemicals We're not going to run out anything Jim What's your problem? I've got mac and cheese cheap cheddar melted together How do you do it again honey say, you say better than I do Play it. Well, I want you to say it It's just cheap cheddar and cheap macaroni Melted together in this is horrible the chemical mess. It's not even cheese actually It's not its crap especially this powdered cheese. And I know I can't say it anymore The clip has got caught it cut it at his best

CHAPTER 36 / 43 Discussion

Chechnya Skyscraper Fire, 9/11 Comparisons

A luxury skyscraper in Chechnya caught fire and burned completely, which the hosts use to revisit debates about the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings on 9/11. They mock the official narrative of fire-induced collapses, noting that the Chechen building did not fall into its own footprint despite the extensive blaze.

chechnya· skyscraper· fire· 9/11· controlled demolition

2:15:18 You slaves can get used to mac and cheese, mac and cheese. Macaroni and cheddar melted together. Mac and cheese, mac and cheese, mac and cheese. Mad? You're soaking in it. By Anne Rand It's I-N, I-N. Yeah, I-N I am Ryan. I'm telling you so a luxury skyscraper in Chechnya burning completely on fire yeah completely on fire, I guess it's gonna fall down on itself completely in about eight seconds freefall

2:15:55 Yeah, that's exactly what will happen. It's funny because when you say that people like well yeah but your plane didn't hit it at 5,000 miles an hour I said yeah neither did After just a couple of hours that thing fell straight onto itself from fire. Yeah after somebody yelled pull it That never happened So Conrad Black of course is the Canadian publisher who got thrown in the US jail for doing, I don't know what crime he committed. I can't remember anymore. It was either tax fraud or a bevelment? Some scam

CHAPTER 37 / 43 Discussion

Conrad Black, Prison Smuggling, and Mail Fraud

Former media mogul Conrad Black, recently released from a US prison, discusses the "dehumanizing" nature of the American justice system. Black claims that contraband in prisons is smuggled in by corrupt guards rather than visitors, making glass partitions in visiting rooms unnecessary. The hosts recount Black's conviction for mail fraud and his ties to Chicago business interests.

conrad black· toronto· prison reform· smuggling· mail fraud· chicago

2:16:38 and so he uh... he's been bitter about it is out now and so you have every chance to get the bitches in loans about that the prison system i got two clips where he talked device magazine not on the uh... and we'll show yet this soon you know there's a connection there are the reason they talk to him but play these clips ended one of my actually have a comment on but the first one is conrad black on the prison justice system he founded up the whole system american says that we to be important and of course it's It's true. It sucks, it's very true but here is what he says. One person that I was a student of mine got 20 years one first offender driving a truck with marijuana in it. What are we coming to?

2:17:21 Apart from not being quite so sanguinary, we're at the same level here as chopping off somebody's hand for taking a loaf of bread. Well look in a democracy the people are always right if that is what the Americans want they can have it but I don't think they know that is how their system works and I think if they knew they wouldn't approve of it They don't know anything. Maybe they okay yeah, so let's play clip two and then there's a it's kind of interesting because It apparently shows us that the system not only stinks But it probably is corrupt to the bone The rule as I understand it in this in this new legislation is to have a glass window

2:18:05 between the visitors and the people visiting. Well, this is a completely unnecessary and gratuitously dehumanizing thing to do! And the official explanation for it is to prevent smuggling... Well where we were there were complete body searches of everybody after every visit no matter how exalted the visitor you know Henry Kissinger came to see me Brian Mulroney came to see We had a strip search after that as if they were bringing contraband to me. But everyone goes through it, you can stop that completely there is a great deal of smuggling into these prisons and its all by corrupt prison officials correctional officers none of it goes through the visitor center nothing not one valium pill nothing but then ends up in the hands of prisoners yeah but then...but that isn't my point I mean you know in the words

2:19:02 best lawyers in our long proceedings. That was not my question The point is why are you segregating the prisoners from their visitors on the grounds of preventing the smuggling of contraband when no contraband has smuggled that way and it's all smuggled in by correctional officers? Yeah, he better hope he never has to go back to the big house He might be in some trouble My thinking is he's never going to come back into United States Was this interview even done in the United States? No, it was done at his house up in Toronto or someplace north. Oh okay well no he should stay out! What was he publisher of? He had a big outfit...big operations. Yeah just a bunch of magazines and newspapers and magazines and interesting We can look it up on the book of knowledge if you want to actually mention him I'm just curious but I guess he still has money so they basically threw him into the big house for tax fraud

2:19:55 I don't remember anymore. It was, I think it was that...I don't think it was taxed for...it might have been let's see Canadian born to British or UK peer he is a peer who? He's the Baron of Black. He's the Baron black of Cross Harbor Wow interesting so he was shareholder prosecute but it was some maybe securities fraud just pretty much his innocence shareholder initiated prosecution in the US United States of black be or black begin And it can do fraud just plain fraud and obstruction of justice Which is you know saying hey, you can talk to my lawyer? And then they throw that at ya since six and a half years Two the charges were overturned on appeal he was resentenced on the one remaining count of mail fraud which by the way

2:20:45 I'm sure he's all for closing down the post office. He was found guilty of diverting funds for personal benefit from money due to Hollinger International. What about Clinton? Well, he stole someone else's money, I'm telling you. He did something really bad. Ah Chicago! He's part of Chicago! They puked him out of Chicago Yeah that's what it looks like Alright well I got no sympathy for him Screw him Yeah well he doesn't send...He's not a contributor, he's not one of our nuts No and his middle name is Moffat I mean, please. Conrad Moffett Black also known as Baron Black of Cross Harbor PCOCCKCSG Do you remember when President Obama said this? I will promise you this that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time i am president it is the first thing I will do I will get our troops home We will bring an end to this war You can take that to the bank Crap That was not what I wanted to play

CHAPTER 38 / 43 Discussion

Civilian National Security Force, Secret Service, and Epi Intelligence

The hosts examine the creation of a "Ready Reserve Corps" under the Affordable Care Act, which they link to President Obama's earlier call for a civilian national security force. They discuss new federal frameworks that could allow Secret Service agents to arrest local sheriffs who refuse to enforce federal laws. The segment also highlights the "Epidemiological Intelligence Service" within the CDC.

secret service· affordable care act· cdc· ready reserve corps· sheriffs· epidemiology

2:21:45 I liked it though. I think it's a good one, just not the one that I was talking about. Okay... I'm sorry The one I was talking about is this one Sorry We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set We gotta have a civilian national security force That's just as powerful Just as strong Just as well funded Alright, so let me tell you a couple things that cuz you know he's coming. He's come in due on all of his promises here this The next four years are all about his legacy about it. You know the brain thing You know the more solar you know alternative gas were fantastic we are the world There's now a framework a federal framework being set up to

2:22:39 And I think Colorado and maybe Texas are the first ones that Secret Service agents, not just like the ones protecting the President but anyone who works for the U.S. Secret Service including uniformed division officers, physical security technicians and specialists and other quote unquote special officers will be allowed to arrest and remove an elected sheriff for refusing to enforce the law or if they're breaking the law. And this is significant because this doesn't really fall under the jurisdiction of the Secret Service who are really their main jurisdiction is counterfeiting money

2:23:22 Then they protect the president so they will they will be allowed and this is you know only one state But looks like a couple more coming. We'll be able to arrest elected sheriffs Who for instance would say, you know? Like oh I'm not gonna enforce some gun law that would be one example but perhaps even more interesting is and this just came out is the ready reserve Corps of And this was just signed into the Federal Register today. There may be a shootout, you know? What? Between one sheriff's department that has got a bunch of guys who see things their way... Oh yeah could be! ...and there may not even be bad actors they may be legitimate good guys and they'd have to have a shoot out with the Secret Service people it could be interesting

2:24:16 So as a part of the Affordable Care Act, and you know of course there were so many pages I think we talked about this but it you know there was so many things to talk about everything is now starting to kind of come due. This was signed by the president by virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution blah-de-blah-de-blah-de-blah... I hereby assign you to the functions at present under section 203 the Public Health Service act The Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service. Commissions issued under this delegation of authority may not be for a term longer than six months except for commissions that place officers in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemiology Epidemiological Epidemiological Epidemiological Intelligence Service

2:25:08 What's that? Well, I'm glad you asked Mr. Dvorak so first we have to look at the Ready Reserve Corps So the ready reserve corps if you want to go to their website it apparently is down today It is USPHS.gov and It was down all morning. Let me see us PHS.gov I was getting service unavailable all morning and I guess they didn't expect the news to hit so hard. Let me try www.usphs.gov, it doesn't look like it's working any... It is not working. Umm..I did a cached version and the Ready Reserve Core, here, is essentially... Did it open for you? Nope!

2:26:00 It's essentially officers who can be, who the Secretary of Health and Human Services can appoint deputize people to be on this ready reserve core. And you know this is when we have an epidemic or we have some other national health issue then she could basically see in this case Sebelius can deputize people to be cops be special ready reserve core and then you have the epidemic. Oh man, it's a hard one. Epidemio... Help me! Epidemiology is the core word you're trying to say? Epidemiological intelligence service I think if you can say epidemiological intelligence service You're on it Yeah, hired Here's your test Read this word And so this is part of this service that I think the president was talking about

2:26:59 You know, it's crazy that we just have this new force. I don't know if they're going to get guns but it seems like they might and he says that you can't appoint anyone into the Ready Reserve Corps longer than six months unless it's in the Centers for Disease Control and the Epidemiological Intelligence Service And then... Right? I guess, I don't know. Struggling so much with this word is distracting us! Sorry you're not helping very much well and then and then... It's called Epi. Epi all right there you go and um and then of course we still have the brown shirt system that uh oh by the way MSNBC Morning Joe and Mika

CHAPTER 39 / 43 Discussion

National Service, Mika Brzezinski, and The Draft

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are criticized for supporting the idea of mandatory national service for young adults. The hosts argue that "giving back" is already accomplished through high taxes and that mandatory service is a form of time-taxation. They suggest the ultimate goal is to bring back the military draft to support ongoing foreign wars.

mika brzezinski· morning joe· national service· the draft· afghanistan

2:27:54 The Brzezinski girl? They're all for it. They like this idea. Oh my gosh, I couldn't agree more! Send them off... Are you going, are you teaching the inner cities? You're going to the truly disadvantaged and your not just sitting in front of a... Hey! Everybody gives back. That's what a 1040 form does No no, you have to give back if it is service. That is exactly what your doing. This country were taxed to the hilt

2:28:37 and that is giving back. No, no you have to be... She's full of crap that woman. It was so as just she gave herself to be on TV to say this well Joe's in on it too. Computer watching SportsCenter and eating McDonalds not to sound like me. That's a fascinating idea We might win Reverend Al's award with that next year. Skermet the Frog? Who is this guy?! Eh, a bunch of douchebags. It doesn't matter... The frog! Huh!? Oh, Skermet the Frog? Skermet the Frog yeah. He is! Yeah he's a pundit Joe I mean it's an interesting idea not just uh- the idea of a period of national service The idea of a period of national service since we're all over 21 and don't give a crap. They won't be us that for sure we'll just go eating our mac n' cheese

2:29:26 Macaroni au fromage. That is performed at 18 to 21, whatever... that would be good for a lot of young men who are that age and having had raised a couple through that age myself that would be a good thing! A GOOD THING? Yeah, let's put them in Australian servers I hear they've got lots of fun and games extra-curricular activity. And St Kilda Nice callback. Very good! I'd like to perform my service and sing Kilda, please if you don't mind? So anyway this is getting out of hand people and it's not... by the way John it's not giving back they're taking the tax is taking its not giving back No but if your gonna say that you should give back there's another... now essentially a tax on your time You have to give two years

2:30:20 So that's your time, you only live so long. Now you gotta go do what? Pick up dirt by the road? What are you gonna be doing?! What is all these people going to be doing? Sitting around playing board games on their computer? Are they gonna put in uniforms and get shot at in Afghanistan so they become insane and can't buy a gun anymore? I mean exactly what is supposed to be going on here? They're gonna be busting sheriff departments? Yeah! Mika wants the draft! She's great She wants the draft back. Why? Why? When's there been a declared war that we need to draft We need to draft for all these guys that are going to Afghanistan To give back! Give back... We have to make a war so they can give back, give back what?! That'll be next it'd be like oh man I'm so happy that we got this national security force for everyone to give back now we need a war for them to give back too let's go start one For sure

CHAPTER 40 / 43 Discussion

Netherlands Economic Crisis, Cashless Society, and ING Bank

The Netherlands is facing a severe economic crisis with consumer debt reaching 250% of available income. The hosts report on technical glitches at ING Bank that left customers with zero balances and unable to use debit cards at supermarkets. They warn that this may be a "dry run" for a cashless society where the government can easily seize a percentage of private wealth.

netherlands· amsterdam· ing bank· cyprus· cashless society· consumer debt

2:31:16 Alright, Euroland just want to say hi to all the people in Gitmo Nation Lowlands officially now The Netherlands, what was the headline? Economic crisis hits the Netherlands. The Netherlands officially more in debt than any other country in Euro land. When did that happen? Consumer debt amounts to about 250% of available income Oh they're gonna screw the Dutch. People in Holland! People in Holland hear me! Take your money out of the bank immediately We gotta do the giant voice system Hold on. You got it. No, you can do it! I don't have... It wants the megaphone. Giant voice system here! People of Holland take your money out of the bank put in the mattress immediately!

2:32:16 uh... no i have a back to you that all of the pleasure they tried the first place and really pushed them cashless society go ahead anyway secure jack he's had done it is not you really suck at the giant voice system well i think my message is good on the job People of Holland! Citizens, take your money out of the bank immediately. Especially the IMG Bank who seems to have a problem with their internet banking. This is not a drill they are screwing with your money Take it out by Bitcoin You may now resume normal activity Please continue to purchase

2:33:18 Yes, they keep going to the stores. So then they try to make us cashless in Holland is it do they still use a euro or is it all? If it's in a credit card if it's old debit stuff yeah you're screwed no there is no cash we've been through this No but I'm telling you there was set him up It was a setup here let's take the cash away from these people Tell and by the way these cards are so much more handy Let's take the cash away And then pull the rug out from under them and take 30% of whatever they have in this virtual universe Yeah, so following yesterday's discussion of on-the-brink The Dutch guy who made the announcement about Cyprus. Yeah well of course This whole thing is horrible! Dicell bloom yeah So the ING banking website the internet banking site

2:34:07 But people are getting zero balances, overdraft reports, incorrect balances. Oh I see but they flipped the switch too soon. Cards not working in the supermarket! You cannot pay with cash in the supermarket This is a dry run They have no idea Everyone's home is underwater Everybody's home was under water The debt 250% It's crazy. This thing is primed, it's gonna flip me... You might as well just break the dykes open and flood the place. Sounds to me like a buying opportunity to get this flat in Amsterdam. Anyway when it's like the movie or this TV series Revolution which is on here in the United States which our producer John... Did Stek send us this? No

CHAPTER 41 / 43 Discussion

Revolution TV Series, NCAA Final Four, and Detroit Vibes

A clip from the TV show Revolution mentions a "Governor Affleck" in California, which the hosts find amusing. They then pivot to the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, predicting that the University of Michigan will win the championship. They argue that a Michigan victory is "needed" to provide good vibes for the city of Detroit, which is currently under the control of emergency bankers.

revolution· ncaa· final four· michigan· louisville· detroit

2:34:59 Who sent us this? What?! Oh, you didn't-you didn't... Do you ever read your email? Yeah! One of our producers sent us this. Nice catch by the way A little clip from Revolution from uh..this week's episode. I didn't have choppers and soldiers before. I didn't have the resources. Maybe But honestly i couldn't make up my mind About? Whether you were worthy or had your head deeply up your own ass Most people don't talk to me. Most people don't have the power to hand you a continent I could have gone in Georgia or governor Affleck in California, but I chose you Governor Affleck and California really yeah, yeah, now I got that mail. I thought that was pretty funny Yeah, it's very cute so That's pretty much. I guess some stuff with nothing worth

2:36:16 Well, I have one thing which is out of my realm. It's away from my field Although I'm pretty sure that we have agreed on the central point being all sports professional sports are rigged Yeah, especially in the playoffs and highest levels yes so we have The final four the NCAA Final Four And I don't watch any basketball. I've met Shaq That's my basketball experience, I know Dennis Rodman plays with the Harlem Club Trotters Are they in the NCAA? Are they in the playoffs are they in the World Series of Basketball? Go on with your predictions Detroit Michigan will win or University of Michigan

2:37:09 They're in aren't they? Detroit and Michigan. Aren't they? Yeah, it's Michigan as far as I'm not mistaken It's Wichita State Michigan Louisville and who's the other ones at Kansas yeah, but isn't Michigan like is like a Cinderella story Like they never win anything No, no. Michigan wins all kinds of stuff but in basketball they haven't won much of late actually in football either But traditionally they're a powerhouse that wins a lot Yeah well they're gonna win because... why? Because they need it! Detroit City has been hijacked by bankers so they need some good vibes and we need to distract from the

2:37:51 the whipping that the people of Detroit are getting so I'm going to call Michigan as my bracket. Is that how you do it? You can't even do this right at all! Is that how you say it? No, it's a winner is gonna go... Michigan what your saying is gonna win the next game and go into the finals and then you said they're gonna win the championship They're gonna win the championship Yes Isn't that coming up isn't on your birthday No, no. There is a... Why do they call it March Madness if the finals are in April? Well that's- that is a blunder. They have to move the season around but because all the really good games are in March and then this just finally winds down to this one last game actually four, this final four and then you have them the final game which will be I'm pretty sure it'll be Michigan and Louisville now Louisville's the hands down best team period

2:38:47 So if Michigan wins in that playoff game, if they get that far. That would be a huge upset Huge upset Michigan for the win okay? I'm not actually can't I mean I think I mean Kentucky doesn't need anything with the other dudes Kentucky's fine nothing going on they got they got Rand Paul You know he's a superhero They don't need anything I would say that Yeah, it's true Rand Paul. Huh? I don't know I Based on our own theories. I would say everything you said is absolutely correct Michigan should get it But I'm thinking that this isn't since the team's not even in Detroit It's just a Ann Arbor or some one of those cities outside nowhere near it mm-hmm I don't think it would apply Okay, not apply. We'll see we shall see

CHAPTER 42 / 43 Discussion

Meat Industry Rebranding, Pork Chops, and SE Cupp

The National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff program are rebranding cheaper cuts of meat with more prestigious names, such as turning pork chops into "Porterhouse chops" and "Ribeye chops." The hosts also briefly mention a C-SPAN interview featuring MSNBC's SE Cupp and a "Millennial" guest who speaks about the "interdependent global world."

national pork board· beef checkoff· porterhouse chop· se cupp· msnbc

2:39:46 Um, and then I would like unless you have something. I'd like to leave you with one kind of question go Apparently the meat industry came together and they're changing all the names of cuts of meat Did you know this no on why? Well probably by the way, I've never said I haven't seen a porterhouse steak for years So he let's see what this is the National Pork Board and the beef Checkoff program whatever the hell that is

2:40:24 So here's what they're doing. They're trying to sell us cheaper cuts of meat with fancier sounding names I think you're right, so heres the... That's what it would be The pork chop will disappear The word pork chop Which i think is a mistake because that's great Pork chop is great Instead it will be porterhouse chops Ribeye chops and New York chops For pork The pork butt will become the Boston roast. Unless I'm humoring that... In the beef aisle, a boneless shoulder top blade steak will become a flat iron steak Oh they've already made that switch A beef underblade boneless steak will become a Denver steak Uh i think thats been in play for awhile in some places What's the other ones?

2:41:27 That's all I've got here on this report. I was hoping you would have heard about it You yeah, I mean you use this is kind of up your alley It is so why are they doing this? Well, I think for the for the pork guys to get people eat more pork Is there a root naming him after beef cuts and rice? So so you're right. He's kind of like and pork is cheaper than beef I would say is that generally true right okay, but I'd like a Boston roast please which is basically pigs ass No, it's actually a shoulder. I know just kidding but pork butt sounds like you know like a pig ass Yeah, no, so it's never been a good name now

2:42:06 Alright, well that was a disappointing end of the show. Sorry you buy a couple those butts and Slow roast them and then make pulled pork takes about 12 14 hours You have the best food your back John bring us back to greatness before we get out Totally cheap give me something great before we get out of here. I mean that sucked. I'm sorry Let's play Here's an interesting play Burstyn is so they had this as Se cup This woman who's on MSNBC. Yeah, she's kind of like the the token right-winger token right winger and she was on C-SPAN interviewing some Millennial kid who is just could not stop talking about himself And what he thinks to future is for Millennials? And it was pretty stupid but play that burst in cannot stop talking clip too much

2:42:58 How has growing up in the midst of what's essentially been a 10-year war, War on Terror. How is that shaped the millennial viewpoint? It's made this generation realize that we're part of an interdependent global world. This is really the first global generation cognizant of the rest of, of the world being deeply related to us it you may have been able to in some ways live under a rock in previous generations and be disconnected from the rest of the world and think about uh... you know america only or your country only but I think we recognize that and I think

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Millennial Viewpoints, Outro, and Sunday Show Preview

The show concludes with a critique of Millennial "globalist" rhetoric and a reminder of John C. Dvorak's upcoming birthday. The hosts sign off from their respective locations in Austin and Silicon Valley, promising more coverage of "Euroland" and the global economy on the following Sunday episode.

millennials· global generation· world war ii· adam curry· john c. dvorak

2:42:06 Alright, well that was a disappointing end of the show. Sorry you buy a couple those butts and Slow roast them and then make pulled pork takes about 12 14 hours You have the best food your back John bring us back to greatness before we get out Totally cheap give me something great before we get out of here. I mean that sucked. I'm sorry Let's play Here's an interesting play Burstyn is so they had this as Se cup This woman who's on MSNBC. Yeah, she's kind of like the the token right-winger token right winger and she was on C-SPAN interviewing some Millennial kid who is just could not stop talking about himself And what he thinks to future is for Millennials? And it was pretty stupid but play that burst in cannot stop talking clip too much

2:42:58 How has growing up in the midst of what's essentially been a 10-year war, War on Terror. How is that shaped the millennial viewpoint? It's made this generation realize that we're part of an interdependent global world. This is really the first global generation cognizant of the rest of, of the world being deeply related to us it you may have been able to in some ways live under a rock in previous generations and be disconnected from the rest of the world and think about uh... you know america only or your country only but I think we recognize that and I think

2:43:35 It's bullcrap. I mean, World War II was a... and in fact most of this globalization stuff began before World War 1 which is another thing that made us real He's full of shit! It was kind of okay. There wasn't an okay end I think, I think we'll end with this from the chat room. Brand new cuts of meat? The New York premium sausage is Anderson Cooper. I think that's a... I think that qualifies. That was terrible. Alright let's get out of here. Do have some cool stuff to talk about on Sunday which i'm working on so more Euroland stuff

2:44:16 Pretty nuts. We'll celebrate my birthday? We will celebrate John's birthday, oh yes reminder! If you want to congratulate John with a little birthday present make your donation amount the age you think he is Yeah there ya have it It's a trick And uh and you might wanna play Chuck Hagle makes a sound clip To play us out That was by far the best clip of the day But not worthy of the award Alright everybody, thank you so much for hanging with us.

2:45:07 Remember people, listen to the giant voice system. It knows all and sees all Coming to you from the Travis Heights hideout here in the capital of The Drone Star State Austin Tejas in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley where every day is happy everyone's happy That was not gonna work let me think From Northern Silicon Valley I am John C. DuVorak We'll talk again on Sunday right here on NO Agenda Think your a happy vegan I'll hear about this, i'm sure at a hearing next week but... ummm.... I think it's relevant to your question. In the morning! Hey citizen All clear, all clear, zoom northwest All clear, zoom northwest, all clear The best podcast in the universe

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