Episode 649 · Thursday, 4 September 2014

Scottish Do Over

A milestone birthday in Amsterdam provides the lens for deconstructing ISIS propaganda, NATO military maneuvers in the Baltics, and the looming threat of Title II net neutrality regulation.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 649

About this episode

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate Curry’s 50th birthday from a canal house in Amsterdam, marking the milestone with a deep dive into Dutch traditions and global security. The event at Mayer Manor, attended by an intelligence operative from Kandahar, featured the presentation of Department of State challenge coins and a 703rd Munitions Support Squadron coin representing nuclear assets at Volkel Air Base. This milestone serves as a backdrop for a critical analysis of the Scottish independence referendum and the rising influence of Nigel Farage and UKIP.

The geopolitical landscape shifts to the Middle East as the hosts scrutinize the Steven Sotloff beheading video, identifying the SITE Intelligence Group as a primary source with suspicious ties to the State of Qatar. Technical analysis suggests the use of green screens and artificial wind, while President Obama’s Estonia speech signals a NATO escalation via a new 5,000-troop rapid reaction force. Secondary reports cover Ayman al-Zawahiri’s expansion of Al-Qaeda into South Asia, the humanitarian crisis in Lampedusa, and the trial of Blackwater operatives involved in the Nisour Square massacre. Domestically, the Battle for the Net campaign is framed as a corporate power grab by the FCC to institutionalize cable monopolies under Title II regulation.

Personal moments punctuate the broadcast as Adam Curry recalls his MTV years working with the late Joan Rivers, whose recent viral comments about Michelle Obama preceded her passing. The show honors a massive wave of birthday donors, including the knighting of Sir Shannon Jarrio and Sir Jim Beverly Hills. Between discussions of single malt whiskey and the Fappening iCloud leaks, the duo maintains their signature value-for-value chemistry while preparing for a return to the Austin studio.


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CHAPTER 01 / 53 Discussion

Adam Curry, John C. Dvorak, 50th Birthday Celebration in Amsterdam

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 649 of the No Agenda show from Amsterdam, marking Curry's 50th birthday on September 4, 2014. Dvorak discusses a birthday newsletter he sent out which featured a photograph of Curry's tattoo. Curry describes his current living situation in a Wi-Fi enabled canal house in the Netherlands.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· amsterdam· 50th birthday· no agenda· gitmo nation

00:00 This is a big deal, your 50th birthday. So people wanted to chime in on it. Adam Curry John C. Dvorak September 4 2014 time for you get my nation media assassination episode 649 this is no agenda feeling fabulous at 50 and the Wi-Fi enabled canal house in the pipe in the heart of Amsterdam In The Morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley where It's September already? I am John C. Dvorak I know The Sun starting to go down already. Oh early yeah, well it's 6 a little after 6 p.m.. Here in the gate my nation lowlands bright dark no No, it stays stays like pretty until I don't know I think 830 Summer time it can be even later It can be 10 30 sometimes if I recall properly well Yeah, I'm waiting

01:01 For what? Oh, happy birthday. Thank you! Thank you. You know... I sent you a card To the house in Austin No no that was the mailing that went out. I don't know you probably never saw it Now i saw the yes, I saw the very inappropriate newsletter if that's what you're talking about for one thing to have you and Mickey in cahoots to photograph and then show my tattoo is I'm all over the map with yeah, very pasty. I'm all over the map with my sleeping here if this thing comes out I see like 4 in the morning or something and I Don't know what it's all over them at

01:47 It's not all over the map. I'm all over the map at the same time it always goes out! No, I am all over the map Oh that could be Yeah i'm all over the map...I'm still registered in the US you know so but I get my mail whenever it's a...I don't know uh But yes thank you thank you I'm now officially 50 years old and as you know The Dutch are very particular and very very serious about their birthdays and their birthday celebrations we've discussed this many times on the program oh yeah A couple things I would like to run through with you if that's okay Well, I want more compliments for the newsletter first. Come on! I think it's clear it was very good. It was very creative and completely untrue. Well that may or may not be but it was worth the price of admission. I can't encourage people enough to take these newsletters for the occasional humorous one. This wasn't this... yeah you were in rare form. It was 100% Dvorak. That was appreciated believe me it was appreciated

CHAPTER 02 / 53 Discussion

Dutch Birthday Calendar, Bathroom Traditions in the Netherlands

A discussion of the traditional Dutch birthday calendar reveals a custom where residents keep a physical calendar in the bathroom for guests to record their birthdays. This tradition is contrasted with modern social media notifications on platforms like Facebook. The practice serves as a social marker of friendship based on who is invited into the home.

netherlands· birthday calendar· dutch tradition· social media· facebook

02:46 I realize that the social media, which of course in combination with portable smartphones with cameras is an international health crisis. I realize it has destroyed a very important Dutch tradition... Which we may have never talked about! The birthday calendar The birthday what? The Dutch Birthday Calendar. Have you ever, have we ever talked about this? The Dutch Birthday Calendar? Mm-hmm! Yep It has been tradition as, for as long as I can remember. Although I'm not seeing it anymore with this you know your birthday appears on your Facebook and all your fake friends wish you happy birthday right? It's always been a tradition You go to someone's house in the Netherlands and in the bathroom there is a calendar And then it says Birthday Calendar! While you're doing your business you look at the calendar

03:43 And if you check to see if you're on the calendar, If not there's a little pen or pencil with it with a string and you add your name. Oh that's very interesting! No we have never talked about this I would have noticed Yeah and so of course whenever... That's actually very nice that's very that's actually I like that Yes What does is it creates an environment that if you're actually at somebody's house You must be friends enough and you must be friends To take a shit Take crap in their house Which is, you know awkward. Or if you take a pee, you probably could see the calendar that way and still write into it but now you've written into it because your friendly... yeah I like it! It's a great idea. And unfortunately seems this tradition has gone away

CHAPTER 03 / 53 Discussion

Facebook Birthday Notifications, Thwarting Social Media Protocols

Adam Curry explains a social experiment where he disabled his birthday notifications on Facebook to see which real-life friends would remember the date without a digital prompt. The discussion covers the social protocols of "liking" birthday wishes and the difference between genuine friends and automated social media acquaintances.

facebook· social media· adam curry· notifications· birthday protocol

04:28 I cannot recall being in it. Facebook is the birthday calendar on steroids? Well, and I came up with a trick this year which i'm very proud of I, um, I went back and looked and I did this just on time by the way. It was really nice. I was able to do this. But I went all the way back in this timeline crap and I saw that there was like, I think three or 400 people had wished me a happy birthday last year on Facebook. Okay? And you know, and of course the way this works is you be people wake up they door, they open up their Facebook and they look over to the right and it says, Oh, it's this so-and-so his birthday wish him her eight happy birthday click

05:07 Yes, I'd like to send a card and not even that you just say happy birthday post. Hey You have to like the happy birthdays Oh We'll get to the protocol And we'll get to the protocol in a moment. I actually did ask miss Mickey. I said what is protocol she said well Because you'll have so many You can't like every single one, so then at the end of the day you do a hey everybody thanks for wishing me a happy birthday. But of course I wanted to find a way to thwart this and fuck with everybody And I discovered that you can turn that notification off. There is a way and it's not, it's hard to find but if you Google around You get the information so that people will not see its Adam Curry's birthday today and I did that So my birth- Oh just a way to catch your real friends Well It gets better because...so only had like 35 Rea-and every single one of these people who wish me happy birthday I know in real life

06:09 or well enough within, you know like no agenda terms that we've conversed. It's not just a fake Facebook friend somewhere right? What's cool about it is that now everybody else who then stumbles across my timeline later will be like oh crap how could I have missed that?! I forgot to wish him happy birthday! Facebook didn't alert me and now they feel bad Oh, so your goal in life is to make people feel bad. It was on this day yes! Well good for you I think that's a noble... That was pretty good I encourage everyone to do this and i would like to mention... Well, I think what it was wasn't even make people feel bad. It was the point out the fact that they weren't your friend! Exactly if they were your friend, I'd be hanging on their calendar. Because you've been making a big fuss about this birthday. They would have known weeks ago that it was your birthday

07:03 So only my real friends said happy birthday on Facebook and I may, maybe Twitter. I'm sure Twitter does this crap now too because I got a lot of, a lot of Twitter. Does it say Adam is Adam Curry's birthday? No. Okay. All right. LinkedIn doesn't, I think you get a well, not on LinkedIn or not really. I don't know if they got any notifications from any service that was your birthday. Now here's something I would like to point out when you turn 50 which is It's an interesting age and I don't feel old or whatever, but... It is interesting though that you turn. Yes. The thing about turning. I became... what would the... Turning is yeah! What do we say? And I don't understand it personally why you turned 50. I think it's because you turn over the page of the calendar of the day you turned over

CHAPTER 04 / 53 Discussion

Turning 50, Dutch Abraham and Sarah Biblical Traditions

The hosts examine the cultural implications of turning 50, including the Dutch tradition of "seeing Abraham" for men and "seeing Sarah" for women. This biblical reference is often marked by the display of dolls or figures. Curry reflects on his health and lifestyle changes, such as quitting smoking, upon reaching this milestone.

abraham· sarah· dutch culture· 50th birthday· biblical tradition

07:56 So people, again I feel fresh and fit. I've stopped smoking but... Yeah you're in the best health of your life Yes! I have a significantly younger wife it couldn't get any better than that Not much better Unless you had to grow a second dick or something Working on it Here is a couple of birthday wishes. For some reason people don't realize how inappropriate the birthday wishes are when you turn this age. Time flies old man! That what somebody said? My sister said that on Facebook. Oh, geez! 50 and counting... to what?! To death? Counting to death- oh sorry, counting to the grave Here's one Half century instead of fifty years it sounds less Half century I disagree half century sounds ancient

08:59 But of course a lot of people would say, old man. Did you see Abraham yet? This is a Dutch thing I think we have talked about that where when you turn 50 a man sees Abraham and a woman sees Sarah. I don't know the genesis of this but often they will have little dolls of Abraham or Sarah when you turned fifty it's a biblical thing i'm not sure that the genesis of why some certain thing i'm sure of it yeah oh And then, it only gets better. Really? It only gets better? Let me check in with John C. Dvorak for a second here... John let me ask you after 50 does it only get better?! Not that I know of! Exactly. I see no zero evidence of this. Zero evidence of getting better. You get smarter, you're less of a slave but that's about it

CHAPTER 05 / 53 Discussion

50th Birthday Party, Mayer Manor Steampunk Venue

Adam Curry describes a surprise 50th birthday party organized by his wife, Miss Mickey, at the Mayer Manor in Amsterdam. The venue is described as a "steampunk" style manor built in 1881 on the site of a former monastery. Dvorak explains his absence from the event due to work commitments, though a "head on a stick" representation of him was present.

mayer manor· amsterdam· miss mickey· 50th birthday· steampunk

09:57 It doesn't seem any good, by the way. I've been very clear for since a year when Miss Mickey started asking me about my 50th birthday and I'm not one to celebrate my birthday...I don't think- I can't really remember a birthday party yeah when i was six? I remember one um but it might not have even have been my birthday anyway I'm not a big one on birthdays. It's also September 3rd is an awkward date, it's typically just before school starts so you don't really know your new classmates and then no one's in school everyone's on vacation or been some cases- So you can have a party? Yeah, you can't really have a party... And we moved a lot so it would be completely neighborhood so just didn't really work out that way. Just it's calendar thing

10:49 And of course I was very clear, and it's a joke but I really was clear. What do you want for your birthday? Hookers and blow please 50 is what I want Did she get any hookers and blow absolutely not yeah, of course that's bullcrap You're not gonna get it Of course not maybe if you were a 21 year old drug dealer you could have gotten yes But well, but of course those days are over. I got something much better And Miss Mickey has really been working on this for a year. She threw a 50th birthday party for me and the whole reason we're here in Gitmo Nation Lowlands is this, and the intent was people who I have grown up with...

11:25 I could do one in New York probably, but these are the people...I started very young with my career and pirate radio and hospital radio when i was 15. And so my boyhood friends are here and some of them had to come in from different parts of the world but she had set this up enough in advance There was one person missing that week. That was you actually to my mom She's dead and you yeah, you're not said but we did have we did have the appropriate John C Dvorak Head on a stick oh, that's so you're in the pictures

12:03 Void Zero joined us and he brought that. Yes, I like the head on a stick we had one of you in the Detroit area when i was doing meetups there and really when i think about it wasn't really doing you justice because they had on this thing was too small at ahead yeah this hit is also not really big enough especially for your head but its there you were on the table kind of yet would you have to stand? It was a... I'd be on the table probably anyway hold on one second just got open hol up don't move Don't move. Okay. All right, I'm back now. Um, now of course the reason you didn't come is because it's just for a party and you've been to 50th birthday parties and you know, it's great. And of course it was most of it was in Dutch there was uh, although most what I said wasn't English cause I had no idea what, but I don't even know what language I was speaking anymore. Well my Dutch is not that good. No. Yeah. It would have been great. And of course you do, you should be here. You're part of my life, but it's long trip

13:05 and I get we talked about it so i'm okay. We'll celebrate well no there's more than that, I mean I had uh... It's uh..I had work to do for the show. I have this special newsletter. So yes someone has a hold down the fort somebody had to continue them the marketing of The No Agenda Show on this side of the pond and they would've also created an awkward show today. Yeah, would have sucked it would have been very strange... You'd either be in a room there which never happened so I'd be in the hotel down the street yeah strange and it was still on this thing Skype would still suck you'd be down the street and Skype would still be shit sky would suck and then I wouldn't you know I wouldn't have enough material which I don't have anyway usually but sometimes I do all right so yeah no I mean it's okay I gave you a card

CHAPTER 06 / 53 Discussion

Agent Orange, John Kerry Challenge Coins, Nuclear Weapons

A member of the intelligence network known as Agent Orange attended the birthday party, traveling from Kandahar, Afghanistan. He presented Curry with challenge coins from the Department of State, including one signed by John Kerry. The gift included a coin from the 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, which maintains nuclear weapons at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands.

agent orange· john kerry· challenge coins· nuclear weapons· netherlands

13:53 Yes, thank you. It's highly appreciated and let me tell you what you missed. Oh this yeah a couple things you need to see so I knew nothing there were a couple names on the list that i had to approve or disapprove and I'd say just be setting everybody Obama show up. No no funny enough Invited do you know who did show up? No agent orange are from our intelligence network in The military he's nice. He flew in from Kandahar for the party and and left the same night on a C-17 back to Afghanistan. You gotta love it! And he was very specific to tell me that, on the base no agenda plays loudly

14:40 In the mess hall. They put the show on in the mess hall. What's a show in the mess hall? Yes! Is that to keep people from eating their meals or what's the point? Well yes, apparently when we start doing our Mohammed and Abdullah ISIS tariffs... There are actual spit takes of people spitting out their drink. They love us because they know that they're out there doing bullcrap for bullcrap reasons for bull crap people Yeah. And they so they love us for it and that's there was that was heartwarming. They love us to remind them what they're there for. They're screwed! And he gave me three new challenge coins Oh yeah, now you gonna hate me for this two of them Department of State one of them John F Carey it says it right there on the challenge coin with his signature

15:32 He even signed this challenge coin John F. Kerry and he has a Department of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, so those are nice that's a great little gift I've been gave me a good birthday gift And then he gave me said in case anyone ever Tries to say but there are no nuclear weapons in the Netherlands. He gave me the 703 months vocal air Air Force Base the Deter, assure, dissuade. And this is the 703 Daggers drawn drop the bomb and these are the guys who are maintaining the actual

16:15 Bombs the nuclear weapons in the silos here in the Netherlands, and there's a little picture Of a vest with a 703 on it and the vest is orange And on the vest where you'd have like an insignia. There's a little mushroom cloud This is I have to take a picture of this this is one of my favorite that this is one of my favorite challenge coins ever That's gem that it is total Jim daggers withdraw steady with daggers drawn This is this thing is this says Team America all over it alright Now, the party that Miss Mickey threw... The location. You have to take a look at this Google Mayor Manor M-A-Y-E-R-M-A-N-O-R Mayor Manor M-A-Y-E-R-M-A-N-O-R? Two words and you should get to Tumblr Mayor Manor or something Tumblr I'm just looking at the images to take a look

CHAPTER 07 / 53 Discussion

Mayer Manor History, St. Mary Monastery, Tobacco Firm

The history of Mayer Manor is detailed, noting its origins as the St. Mary Monastery for Franciscan nuns before being converted into a tobacco firm in 1908. The interior features old-fashioned operating theater lights and a copper tub. Curry discusses the aesthetic of the manor and the breakfast traditions he has adopted.

mayer manor· amsterdam city archives· monastery· tobacco· architecture

17:14 And there's a lot of nice images. You got little fireplaces in these rooms, you got crazy tubs... This was kind of sweet. Did we have a copper tub? Yeah well that was the suite upstairs where we stayed after the party! This place if you find the Tumblr page this is like this it's kind of like your walk into Hugo the movie It's very steampunk and... Yes looks steamy Very steamy I don't see the tumbler page Yeah, there it is. And if you go to like the history, you can see a tomb downstairs and all this very spooky place from 1817.

17:55 The spot on which the manor resides was home to St. Mary Monastery figures. The monastery was a woman's convent of the third order, the Franciscans." The Third Order? Hmm... To this day remnants of the foundation cemetery of the monastery can be seen you have ghosts in that place. Oh yeah! In its current form the building was built in 1881 according to the Amsterdam City Archives and in 1908 Mr A Mayer applied for a building permit together with architect K Their property was converted into a tobacco firm. It must have some stench there, or actually good smell of fresh tobacco. The lighting was old school like really old-fashioned operating theater lights

18:41 You know the ones in the above. So, the ten club is where you were having your parties at? Yes and if you look at the bed and bath after the party well first she went down to the basement there was this whole club... Did you have to take a bath in public in front of everybody as part of that traditional? No no this was just before I got to use my lucky rubber so you had the come on come on! I've been carrying the lucky rubber with me for five years Come on I had it the lucky rubber So there's a tub in the middle of the room, which is a copper tub with this thing. It's modernized so if there's a plug right in the middle of the bottom behind it as a big shower and this whole you don't see everything but it was

19:26 Phenomenal. And of course, Mickey and everything the whole place the candles were all lit up to the ground because these candles I'm telling you it could happen women and candles. I don't get it so threat I think is just a threat look what we could feel that I can dump some kerosene in here at the place to go open flames It's a threat yes, it's a threat to men right? And you know we had they brought breakfast up this morning with no croissants I have a croissant before the show. In fact, I have taken to your system of an espresso and a bubbly water. That's exactly it! The reason is because you want little carbs before the show? Breakfast of champions. That carb energy... And maybe some jam on the croissant. Then you're ready to go. If he had bacon and eggs would be kind of low-key

CHAPTER 08 / 53 Discussion

Rene Froger Performance, Steven Tyler Video Archive

Dutch singer Rene Froger made a surprise appearance at the birthday party to perform for the guests. A 35-minute retrospective video produced by Katya featured footage of Curry's career, including clips with Steven Tyler. The event was kept secret from the Dutch gossip press despite the presence of various celebrities.

rene froger· steven tyler· amsterdam· addams family· operation iraqi sunrise

20:22 So we had 50 guests for my 50th birthday, and then my sisters were there. And Willow came in from Italy and of course the traditional singing songs about how stupid I am that was very nice...and then there was a surprise! Imagine Now this is the Dutch version, but I'll give you an example. Just imagine the following... My old buddy from the radio show we had here which was my old partner very successful show and he gets up in he starts talking about old days and kind of doing his speech and then he says well let me have a little surprise and imagine if i were

20:59 America and this word Vegas. And this would be the moment where Frank Sinatra came in to sing me a song. So we had the kind of the Dutch version of that, Rene Froeger I know some people he's known as Frank Sinatra but... He is of that stature in this country and he just walked in and sang a song for me then you know it was that was kind of on the level of holy crap everyone went what? You know what I mean? That was cool that, that did happen. Mickey made this all happen of course and it was just completely... the food she had a fruit de mer to start with which was fruit de mer mer mer there were mussels and clams and oysters and lobster and crab and shrimp and it's just stacked up three... I'll have pictures eventually she had a photographer too

21:56 And then she'd take the pictures. She's busy partying with me, but she had a photographer to do the whole thing. So and of course, you know, she has all these contacts here so she had she pulled out all those tops, all the favors everybody she knew is like You owe me And it was just, it was really lovely. Were the gossip rags there taking photos? No this is the nice thing about it that they were completely taken off guard! They had no idea... They're like what?! The next day they're like WHAT!? We didn't know!! Now no one knew about it because yeah It was star studded. Nobody stool pigeoned on you?

22:32 No, no. And then my creative partner Katya who I did the Addams Family reality show with and we also did the Operation Iraqi Sunrise when we went to Iraq with a radio show she had put together a 35 minute video because there's so much video of me just throughout all the years And it was, I was looking at things like there was me with Steven Tyler and I couldn't. I can't remember that. I can't remember you think proves your 50? I think he'd be hanging out with uh, you know, if they're hanging out with Steven Tyler, I'd remember, I can't remember this. It was, it was, I'm looking up to, Hey, I can die now is fine. I've done enough kill me. That should be the height of your life, but that's okay. Well that was just the middle of the video

CHAPTER 09 / 53 Discussion

Johnny Walker Platinum, Single Malt vs Blended Whiskey

The hosts discuss birthday gifts of alcohol, specifically Johnny Walker Platinum and Macallan Amber. Dvorak explains the difference between single malt and blended whiskeys, noting that Johnny Walker often blends spirits from various distilleries. They critique the marketing shift away from age statements on scotch bottles toward color-based branding.

johnny walker· whiskey· macallan· single malt· alcohol

23:28 And then of course we had asked everybody please, no presents. What? Well if you... it was kind of I got to schlep this stuff back so if you're going to give me something... You can't even ship it! So they gave me like the book the picture book before they before their gone This is a...you've probably heard of this This guy who weighs 20 pounds, this guy photographed all the tribes and peoples around the earth who are dying out. It's a beautiful book. And that's really an inappropriate gift to give someone who is traveling. Yeah, I would think! And they said it. Ha ha ha! A few figured out curry. The gift i like the most is like Johnny Walker Platinum stuff I can drink you know? That's great champagne lots of champagne how's that Johnny Walker platinum is that any good

24:21 Johnny Walker Platinum is a new invention and I don't know that it's available everywhere, and I've never had it. So let me take a look at it and tell you by... because they're actually pretty honest with their... Because I know the McAllen we learned, McCallan has stopped doing age... Their years on the bottle. They've now gone to McCallon Amber which... No that's not true Here in The Netherlands It Is Well could be there. These guys are target market Right and they no longer do McCown 12, which is about all we can afford and this oh We don't have 12. We've amber what yeah It's like five and seven and I'll be I would say it's a little good the Amber We haven't tried to not interest and it's more expensive than the twelve. Not interested well That's your gimmick that's how you do it That's when somebody knows what they're doing when they pull that off idea one of those cool cameras The was at the light row or?

25:14 You got a Lytro? Yeah. Why are you laughing? It's piece of crap. Oh, come on! That's a nice gadget gift. God... My lawyer my old lawyer came the guy who I think he sued my dad once for me this guy probably had to Lycro as a settlement This guy has no screw. He doesn't give a crap about anything but i wanted Mickey to meet all these people said there's only two people in the world need to call if there's a problem here's where here's guy number one You call Gijs, don't worry he'll take care of you. Thank you it was beautiful it was a lot of fun and I feel very loved and very taken care of and it was great! And uh... I don't think I ever want to do another birthday. It can only everyone the next one we're gonna do 60 65 people are going to be ugly if they're around they'll be dead or cranky or cranky who needs it?

26:07 Well, Mickey's will her 50 that'll do another one. She should she'll make you do when we know no No, I'm not gonna Do it? I'm not gonna do it. I do know I want to change my hair a little bit And I saw some good looks in the past a little shorter a little shorter well the platinum from what I can tell mm-hmm It's just an 18 blended. It would be good, but it wouldn't be the blue... Actually the thing is they had... Adamson- It sounds really expensive. Gardner- They don't have like this little... I'm on the Walker site and they must've either taken yeah no it's not gonna be cheap but they must have taken the green off the market that's interesting

26:47 Green, I know black. I know... No the green was a special like they had their own does it Johnny Walker owns a bunch of distilleries and all these different places to Lisker in place like that all these single Distilleries make single malts right and Johnny Walker owns them and they then there's just a you wouldn't know but they're over lot of them are owned by them And so they'll make the single malts and Johnny Walker makes these blended whiskeys, which means there's a bunch of neutral spirits in there because it's for people who think that single malt is too strong. It tastes like peat. Oh no! I can't drink this! Peat and moss So those guys don't drink the single malts They drink the blended whiskies like Johnny Walker

27:31 Well, anyway these single malt places often don't have even... I don't know. They got leftover stuff in barrels and Johnny Walker used to collect all that stuff and then put it in the bottle called Johnny Walker green And it was all just a mess of single malts It was delicious so it was just but it was all these different ones there wasn't anything distinctive about it in that regard well But it was tasty single malt that they produced and it was cheap. It was 15 years old I would just like to say that everyone who gave me alcohol, that is an appropriate gift for a 50th. Yeah! For you for sure You can drink it and then not have to carry it And I have to buy a suitcase I have to have a second suitcase to go back. Either that or I'd have to ship it, but shipping is the problem. It's not the alcohol. There are books and pictures... Anyway, there was a number of things that were the talk of the party people were talking about. We have to talk about Obama speech because this is Euroland now.

CHAPTER 10 / 53 Discussion

The Fappening, Celebrity iCloud Photo Leak Origins

The "Fappening" celebrity photo leak is discussed, with Curry suggesting the term originated from the Dutch website Geen Stijl. The term "fap" is identified as an onomatopoeia for masturbation. The segment covers the widespread dissemination of stolen private photos from Apple's iCloud service.

the fappening· icloud· jennifer lawrence· geen stijl· masturbation

28:33 There are a couple of things people are talking about and there's a lot of things people are not talking about But when you get to a party where, you know, people like I was going to the crazy conspiracy theorist guy. Let's have some fun Then you know then people loosen up once you put some alcohol in them but the fappening This is the they were talking a lot about the fappening here This happening yes the fappening okay, are you familiar with a fat white the fappening? Oh, you don't know about the fapping I Don't know about the fappening. Yes, you do the fappening is this so-called archive of stolen iPhone cloud iCloud video photos. Oh, yeah, of course! Of the celebrities right? I have the definitive collection of those pictures yes of course we discussed it on DHM plug and I said I don't care and so Horowitz...I don't know where he found them all and so he sent me if you don't have them no I'm done I am I have them

29:32 What was interesting as I perused through the American mainstream media, in fact, I believe the name fappening...I think that originated in the Netherlands. We don't use that term. That's exactly and it's being thrown about so cavalierly like everyone should know what it is. And here in the Netherlands, I think it was Geen Stijl Puntenel which is kind of a very rude jokey type site you know started as a blog and this you know they're funny these guys are funny they got some humor but always putting people down is the Dutch way and whenever they posted a picture of a hot chick

30:19 They would say, here's some FAP material. And FAP is from the sound of masturbation is fapping. It is? Well that that's how this word originated. Masturbation was the deal. I'm just telling you that this is funny when you now see... So it's a fappening because people are masturbating to these pictures or photos? Yes! Well they're pretty hard up let's put it that way. You've got the internet out there Well, the whole thing... I don't need pictures of these lame selfies. I have to say a couple things about this though. My left tit's a little bigger than my right. I wonder if the doctor can fix that and make my tits the same size? And this may be British as well, fapping, I don't know but I only know it from The Netherlands but it certainly is not an Americanism

CHAPTER 11 / 53 Discussion

Privacy Hypocrisy, Jennifer Lawrence, Government Surveillance

The hosts argue that the public outrage over celebrity photo leaks is hypocritical given the lack of concern regarding government surveillance. They discuss the legal consequences for hackers, such as Christopher Chaney, who was sentenced to prison for accessing celebrity emails. Curry posits that such leaks often serve as publicity tools for mainstream actresses.

jennifer lawrence· privacy· icloud· surveillance· fbi

31:13 And let's just get a couple things straight. This is bull crap set up, this is not like someone just stole all these last week. You know this has been collected over months and maybe years but now it's coming out and I have some ideas as to why... Okay well the person who was one of those stories oh okay and then there's a fuss being made now if you let me tell you what's going on here so we can kind of get back little understanding of what it is and they would you we have if you go to the talk shows and the and The pundits and all the rest of it. They're all going on and on about how as a felony It's gonna be or it should be are they're gonna have to change some law? Oh, yeah people have to go to jail these horrible gruesome A-holes these evil evil men who are doing this this is so horrible I cannot believe this was so sad for these women

32:09 This is what I'm reading. A bunch of exhibitionist women to begin with, or they wouldn't have those pictures there for? Hey look at this! What would you take a naked picture of yourself kind of like... let me see if my... You know this is by the way part of your longer exposition on selfies which occurred and is reiterated every so often by you that is some sort of screwiness to it. And you'd have to say, why would you take this picture? The only reason you have pictures on your phone is so you can show them to somebody. To send them already! When they get... when someone gets a hold of your phone and says, Can I use your phone or see your pictures? You take control and flip-flip-flip-flip Oh where did these pictures come from?! OH NO I DIDN'T MEAN TO SHOW YOU THOSE! HUUUH! HUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUH

32:58 The basis is, I sound a lot like Freddy the Fireball. Yeah there's a bull crap aspect to it. What's your thesis? Well there are couple of things but the first thing what blows me away which i believe might have something to do with it and im just looking at some of the articles okay so here we have TechCrunch A letter To Jennifer Lawrence While it's not, this is tech crunch. Well it's not exactly clear how your privacy was violated and your property was stolen there's apparently an underground ring of people who spend their precious lives perpetuating these kinds of actions collecting stolen private images of both famous and non-famous women to gawk at in online back channels quite frankly this is terrifying like excuse me? Excuse me

33:55 The government is looking at your naked pictures. It's there even cavalier by saying it was a, um, a, um, a police tool that the pervs here's the headline for the police tool that the pervs used to steal nude pics from Apple's iCloud and let me tell you a couple of things whoever I've been out there in tech Silicon Valley land is pretending that people give a crap about this They don't care. These girls are happy by the way, this is how you get a freaking career. This is Kim Kardashian. You get contracts... Because they can't do it overtly even though you'd like to. You're not going on Playboy because you actually lose money on that deal and then you can't do a sex tape unless you really know how to do a sex

34:44 tape and yeah very hard but that again is not good for the mainstream actress like a Jennifer Lawrence so we never get to see her naked and she won't do you know she does body doubles in the movies and the rest of it but and show you but this is opportunity gets a lot of free publicity where he's way all day yet where is the outrage about the government spying on your stuff. No, no, no. Or the TSA when they were like oh hold on pretty girl we gotta go to the machine again! No outrage... We don't care about that this is-we are now over the hump This is just proof it is proof that the international health crisis is no longer fixable You're sick you love it you deserve it whatever you get and you're pathetic

35:33 You're absolutely pathetic. And the way people are writing about, oh this is they should get 10 years... Well the guy who got the Jennifer Lawrence, let me see where is it? He gets ten years in jail! Scarlett Johansson that guy. Oh Charlotte, just Scarlett thing yeah. Ten years in prison! Why?! Because he violated the computer secrecy act or something. He should have paid him money! Yes, no no the guy is going to jail for 10 years because he illegally accessed the email... I didn't realize this she should be ashamed of herself Here it is prosecutor said Cheney illegally access the e-mail accounts which is what? Google does this

36:21 Except it's not illegal because you give them permission. Illegally access the email accounts of more than 50 people in the entertainment industry between November 2010 and October 2011, by the way... The British press including Pierce Moron We're hacking into people's voicemails. This guy is going to jail for 10 years! Christina Aguilera, whatever her name... Kunis, Scarlett Johansson agreed to have their identities made public with the hopes that the exposure about the case would provide awareness about online intrusion. Hello? You're being violated by your own government and these people are in on it I am convinced it's done Everything- It's more crackpot than I could even imagine

37:08 Well, that's a good point. This can't be real! You can't actually be sending these people... And just look at all the press John it's like the outrage this is so on this is so wrong so wrong um how about the whorish porn that these women are making hey I'm all for it but really you put it on your phone? You took a picture of your coos open with with a butt plug And someone else has got to go to jail for essentially, excuse me for using the word a public service? To you as well lady with the butt plug. This is great!

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Child Protective Services, Artistic Nudity, Social Media Privacy

A discussion on the inconsistency of privacy standards compares the treatment of celebrity leaks to the scrutiny faced by parents or photographers. They reference a story about a photographer investigated for taking artistic photos of his daughter. Curry encourages listeners to reconsider their use of Facebook and other social media platforms.

child protective services· privacy· facebook· photography· censorship

37:52 This is fantastic. This is the essence of privacy, this is the essence of a debate. Well this is a very Orwellian... I hate to use the word but I'm going too. Yeah yeah well It's a very Orwellian backward back thing kind of thing where it's just when you look at when you pull back and look at it objectively if you looked at it through the lens of history like from 100 years you would see how it's ludicrous. Although, the way it's going I mean you won't be able to even do that anymore which is you won't be able objectively look at anything. We had... When I sent out the newsletter we still get a lot of people- But let me just...I want to make one other point Well I'm just gonna say that people make the point that were the only ones and before you make your point okay were they only was actually go about making these points essentially where are they only

38:41 And it makes no sense to me. That's what is up, it's just baffling that why can we do this? Why...you know, it's just I don't know. Why can we do what? How can we discuss this like objectively with this thesis about the government? It's easy! A rule follower so if the rule is that we have to do it then I'll do it We follow the rules John, that how its done If you take a picture of your kid in the bathtub right and someone sees this on your phone, you get a knock at the door from the Child Protective Services. You take a picture of you with a butt plug... Selfie! Oh so sad! Where are we? What planet did I just land on?!

39:35 Yeah, we had that story about the photographer who had all these... Yeah. He took the pictures of his daughter and people... His daughter! And now it's a big... She is two years old and she just acting like a 2 year old jumping around naked. Now he has made a big expo and it's beautiful and I like what he has done where he framed the pictures and then some of the comments that people put next to it but this is how insane we are. We don't care if the government or Google, like its any different, there are not two sides of the same coin, they're reading your mail and scanning for nudie pics of children, okay fine. Or whatever bomb terrorist threat ISIS whoo cut your head off

40:13 But then when you post a picture, you take a beautiful shot of your child being a child. You are made out to be horrible. You're a pornographer. Your child...You're ruining this kid's life! But then you take a picture of your coos with a butt plug. You're sad because your privacy has been violated by these evil hackers I'm sorry check yourselves people get off Facebook stop all this crap Stop it My conclusion? Here it comes. Nothing's gonna change, don't get off Facebook because everyone is going to get on Facebook I am not on Facebook! Which is why which is why I want to invite you On the 20th of September because you're not on Facebook there is a pod show reunion Chris Beshears is putting it together in San Francisco and I'm coming out and your coming too You are my date Do I have to wear dress again? Wait until you see the butt plug

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Podshow 10-Year Reunion, Professional Podcasting History

Adam Curry announces an upcoming 10-year Podshow reunion in San Francisco organized by Chris Beshears. Dvorak reflects on his entry into professional podcasting, which began with him seeking a position at Podshow to learn the business. They discuss the evolution of the medium from early "netcasting" to its current state.

podshow· san francisco· chris beshears· leo laporte· podcasting

41:17 Who else is gonna be there besides Chris? It's the good crew. Okay, we'll see come on butlers if Butler comes out yeah Butler's of course butlers coming or his free food Of course free food for drink I don't think it's free actually um but no and You know I'm coming in for it because it seemed like the cool people are doing its a 10-year reunion John Can you believe at ten years huh all the good it did ya yeah Thanks Well, that's okay. It's something to do with it. You know what? It introduced me to you No, we knew each other before. Uh no I would not have no i would not have been in San Francisco and what we know would have not well yeah we knew each other from the CNET pilot a million years ago but I don't remember receiving a call from you until we met each other in the context of me being out there with Podshow yes true it's because uh yes I had to so I would say that this I had to look I had the basis for this was

42:18 Since I did have known you as an acquaintance, the basis was that I had determined...I just decided as a writer that I'm looking around saying this gig is fine but i can see the income. I expect a certain amount of money to to pay cash flow so I can pay the bills. Send kids to college and stuff? And Leo, of course, I was working with him all along even at TechTV. Yeah for many years right? For many many years. Yeah for many years and he had you know... He was the first guy I knew that started blogging and now he's podcasting. Oh no netcasting! Yeah netcasting. So he's podcasting and I'm thinking to myself

42:59 Geez, I should be podcasting. I need to learn about podcasting but not gonna just do it and I think this is important. I've always been the type that believes you really have to kind of in the business and kinda learn it the hard way by working professionally so I went to meet you to talk you into hiring me which I managed to accomplish. It was a scam. And so I got the position and then stayed there for as long as they kept me, but I learned from the...I really know what to do. You learn from the pro is what you did? The funny thing is that when you look back on what you're doing, well you have gear laden setup but

43:49 Decided at some point that this really not that hard to do this well because you're a professional you've done radio It's funny because you'd go from Not being able to do it and being kind of flustered You don't get anything and then once you get to the point where you know everything you just now you look back And you go, this is dumb. What's dumb? The podcasting like anything you can do anyone could just right now anybody out there could do it I But you can't do it because there's some... I can't explain, but this happened to me as a writer. When I was a professional writer working for InfoWorld as the editor, it was the copy editors that actually taught me how to write professionally. Okay but let's just hold on a second. So I can write, but I have never made nor do I think know how to make money writing.

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Monetizing Solo Podcasts, YouTube Makeup Tutorials

The difficulty of making money with solo podcasts is contrasted with the success of YouTube creators, particularly those in the makeup and beauty niche. Curry notes that his "Daily Source Code" does not generate direct revenue in the same way the conversational "No Agenda" format does. They conclude that the chemistry of a conversation is vital for the show's success.

monetization· youtube· daily source code· podcasting· revenue

44:38 You've always, you know...you basically been riding my coattails on audio podcasting. I mean you're really doing nothing! You couldn't do it by yourself? The video but what podcasts have you done by yourself? I do the DHM Plug Show By yourself Obama yeah, I've done tech tech five report. Yeah Wow yeah was true you made money off of that minutes a day I made sure she got your salary well it's fine I'm just telling you I could do I could do a standalone podcast I wouldn't want to true. I think they're boring yes I think people that just hook up their product and start yakking away blah blah blah blah yeah, I saw comic book

45:21 They're more like a comic book. I read a comic book the other day, let me tell you about it. Most bad podcasts end in the conversation about a comic book! Now yeah...I could do it Yeah I know but making money is hard. But I have never made money with a solo podcast Daily Source Code through Podshow but whenever I do Daily Source Code no one sends me money Like hey I do another show and I'm like thanks I don't know that the single standalone guy yakking into the microphone or into the camera and using a microphone off of a Logitech cam. Right. Uh, I don't know that any those guys make money although it seems that some of the women who do makeup tips and things like that... Well yeah they do make money They make YouTube money, gold internet money Yeah It's doable

46:19 I think you can make money. I don't think i could because, I don't think anybody would want to watch me yacking away by myself and I think the only reason this podcast works so well is because it's a conversation that people are listening in on no but I know I could do it now that's not what it You, this is... we are two talented mofos who are really working hard. No come on I'm gonna say it We make it look easy but we're- we got talent! We know what we're doing here. We have talent, we have history, we have uh... Here we go yeah We have humor? No I'm gonna say it. We have humor. We do have humor And we have The best podcast in the universe Don't care what you say and we have an opportunity

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Executive Producer Donations, Sir Shannon Jono of Perth

The show transitions to the donation segment, acknowledging executive producers for episode 649. Shannon Jono from Perth, Australia, is knighted following a $1,000.99 donation. The hosts play the No Agenda national anthem and discuss the high level of support coming from Western Australia.

perth· australia· executive producer· donation· knighthood

47:01 to thank people for their courage and say in the morning to you John C. Dvorak? Well that's interesting that you'd get to this a little sooner than normal because on the last couple of shows it seemed as if we were spending a lot of time talking about actual stories I'm not sure that people are going to like what we're saying. I wanted to break this before we get into some, come on! I only turned 50 once, people enjoy They want to hear a little bit of what I'm doing. I think that's true and now that the spreadsheets open And by the way, I do have more in from it we talked about the fappening come on We talked about some real issues and I've had more information From the intelligence network that we have here in the Netherlands so we do have Let me say in the morning Do you Adam curry in the morning all the ships at sea boots on the ground feeding their subs in the water? And also the dames and knights out there and in the morning to all of our human resources in the chat room really nice Really nice

47:53 chat room today. I don't know what it is, they're helpful today. Now they know that you're older and more powerful. Much much more powerful and in the morning to our artist Sir Nussbaum brought us the art for episode 648 thank you but the art has been we almost don't want to talk about the artists right now because we have such an abundance of fantastic well thought out art. We had a real problem picking their art It's problematic and i don't want people to be discouraged. There were three winners In there. Noagendaartgenerator.com, you should just visit this thing and just browse through it. I guarantee one or more times you'd be like, oh, that should make a t-shirt out of this which you can do! I know people who do this. Yeah Or I should frame this. Some of this is very framable We have a number of people to thank as executive producers and associate executive producers for show

48:47 649 the birthday show. Yeah, and let's start with another in a series of instant nights. This is the third in a row? I think it's the fifth. Oh man! Shannon Jono, this is really helping us through the summer. This is high and appreciated Yes It's very appreciative in our favorite place in Australia Perth Perth the most beautiful reason because we get more instant nights and contributors from Perth than any other part of Australia $1,000.99 and he says he's a longtime boner since show 219 thanks for producing the greatest podcast in the universe please play the no agenda national anthem which in this case we'll have to play on the spot right on you and they want some general good luck karma for himself and please keep up the great work Shannon from Perth

49:40 Western Australia, and do we don't have a special night name? And is it here's the question of course Shannon male Shannon's male I sent him an email immediately Because you knew this would come up. Yeah, I didn't want to dame Shannon. That would be so wrong here it comes Yes singing is permitted We are all charged up Human resources and servants in all lands and all ships at sea. From the east to west, down under to the lowlands and beyond We are happy and distracted slaves In our hypno-nation song

CHAPTER 16 / 53 Discussion

Ice Bucket Challenge, Sir Don Tomaso Di Toronto

Sir Don Tomaso Di Toronto donates to the show while publicly calling out his son, Emilio, for participating in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The father views the challenge as a "moral self-license" scam and demands his son pay back the donation money to be redirected to the No Agenda show.

ice bucket challenge· als· donation· toronto· douchebag

50:45 You've got karma. There you go Wow, nice that felt good Now we have a screwy one here from Sir Don Tomaso DiToronto who has been supporting for several weeks in a row as well as himself He's a member of the 649 club as of today Nice! He says apologizing for the long note but consider this a public service announcement Parents, please watch your children. I'm calling out my son Emilio who is a frequent listener to the No Agenda Show but has never donated as a douchebag. His son he's calling his son out as a douche bag Yeah, I thought that was odd. It's harsh! Now there are some problems here that we have to discuss As if that wasn't enough...I took my eye off him for just a second and while i wasn't looking he succumbed to the ice bucket challenge despite having heard your expert analysis on why this is just a feel-good scam A moral self license

51:38 Right, which is a little different. I explained the cold water was in it was in lieu of making a donation But he insisted that I make a donation to the ALS society and then in his name nonetheless He made me back! He made his dad make the donation? Yeah! Hold on a second... DOOSHBAG I'm therefore challenging him to pay me back the money he owes me, and i will donate it all to The No Agenda Show to get him started on the path of redemption and maybe knighthood. Yes! I am sure that I am not the only bad parent who let their child get into this mess... And I encourage any other listener who is expecting a ALS refund from their spawn to donate the full amount to The Best Podcasting Universe instead. I will not take my eye off him again.

52:27 You're an embarrassed mouth hitter from the north. Well, sir Don Tomasio de Toronto Thank you very much and it's nice to have another club member 649er you will be an executive producer And the sole member of the 649er Club that's great thank you We will continue with Dame Joan Daudifre in Morgantown, West Virginia. Your old stomping grounds $333 and 33 cents I'd like to wish a happy birthday to Adam on his big 5-0 and also my son Griffin who is turning 16 on September 6th? Oh, and he she wants a little LG why right there she says that okay

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TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, Dame Joan Daudifre

Dame Joan Daudifre from West Virginia seeks advice on why her Global Entry status is not triggering TSA PreCheck on her flight tickets. Adam Curry explains that the "Known Traveler Number" must be manually entered into airline booking systems. The hosts discuss the frustrations of airport security lines and the interview process for trusted traveler programs.

tsa precheck· global entry· trusted traveler· department of homeland security· west virginia

53:03 Next, Adam and Mickey. How did you get your global entry situation go so smoothly after filling out four applications online for the family paying down 140 bucks per application receiving approval? Alex both boys and I did a day trip all the way to fricking DC for this bullshit interview process three and a half hours one way The interviews lasted 15 minutes total we all got approved but the stupid cards have never worked for the pre-check Oh No No, oh no you don't use the card for the pre-check. You use your number and you enter that... uh.. you have a number, you have a slave number and I think it's on the card maybe? And when you book your tickets you need to enter that number as a trusted traveler whatever. You have to enter that in

53:51 Okay, so you have helped her enormously with this information. I'm guessing anyways because she still complains within the letter It's important to me since we often fly domestically and the trip to airport is easily an hour-and-a-half And I'm a nervous wreck if I'm not at the airport least two hours before the flight time just never knows I can see Dame Joanie being Nervous like that it makes a lot of sense yeah, I got security lines You never know how long the security line is gonna be which is true? And there's no way of finding out by the way Which is my pet peeve But I have to say that the cards worked beautifully for immigration coming back from France. No lines at all! I wish there was a car for frequent pat-down flyers that i could flash so i wouldn't have to stand there for 20 minutes which is essentially what you will get. That's the precheck, yeah. If the airport has it not all airports have TSA Pre True

54:37 A DC has got to have it. DC must have it." Well, she's not going...I don't think she's flying out of D.C., because she says- Oh, she's from Morgantown? Right. Yeah but you're right. Morgantown is where she's going because the D.C.'s three and a half hours away and she's driving an hour and a half so it's someplace closer. Anyway apparently now I'll have to go to the facts section of the HSA Global Entry website to try and straighten out the precheck issue but Adam straightened it out for ya'. And she needs a shot of karma and also she needs a de-douching because I feel dirty for not donating for awhile And I would like an L sharped in resist we much and a grand green wall done by Adam live Okay, and the karma I have jingles but one for Adam and Griffin's birthday. I can't take the Karma at later during the group jingle So she needs a she already got the LG why but she needs to resist We munch followed by a live grand green rubber and then a karma anything else am i missing anything do I have it all now? Okay what

55:29 I'm looking, i'm looking to see if there's anything else you want. D-douching? Oh d-douching of course we'll start with that You've been de-douched But resist we much We must and we will much about that be committed You've got karma. All right, Dame Joni you just take your number your approval number that you got the email from is actually they use that number I'm pretty sure it's on the card as well and you enter that in the when you book your tickets you can book and there's a either says trusted traveler or good slave rule follower citizen

56:13 Some field like that and Then it will yeah, I think I've seen this field Yeah And then then you get your pre-check on your ticket Then you know you're good to go and somewhere around the area put your birthday Yeah. You have to have all that crap on this stupid... I can actually, let me, I can take a look. Oh it's not on this. No, I can't take a look sorry wrong address. She'll find it now that she knows the looks for it she'll find it. She could email if she is having issues but this is a service we provide to our Knights and Dames Well you can see actually what she should do is not email you because he's probably flying in USA Airways or some crap and so she just call the airline and demand they tell her where to put his number

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Sir Wire of The Hidden Jewel, D-Dingo Music Mix

Sir James Piers and Gavin Bowden are recognized for their contributions to the show. Bowden, based in Sydney, requests a "D-Dingo" music mix and a "bingo boom-boom" celebration. The hosts perform the requested jingles and acknowledge the "value for value" support from the Australian audience.

sydney· australia· donation· d-dingo· bingo

56:52 That's what I would do. Sir James Piers in Parts Unknown sent 3333 with a small note, he says, complimented me for the newsletter and said he enjoyed the newsletter. Please forward my best birthday wishes to Adam you two are the best! And that is sir wire of The Hidden Jewel so we put that sir wire of The Hidden Jewel uh... gavin bowed it is the associate executive producer for show six forty nine two hundred dollars and thirty three cents in sydney australia today jen said was adam's impersonation of the house e prime minister but i did anything that you might release them all on the day my laugh out loud moment at work that made me realize why need to donate a guy who soon joined the illustrious ranks of the no agenda nights but until then please deduce me and can i

57:45 Also have a bingo boom-boom music mix. Yeah, and some swazant noof... Swazanth... Karma with a croissant Please give it the amazing work it was awesome and not weird at all Yes funny how many people come up to me and say wow this is not weird that you're so awesome To see in your amazing way people do this to me You've been de-douche'd D-Dingo! Boom boom shagalaga laga boom boop boop boom boom shagalaga boom boom You've got karma. Hell yeah! Hello, yeah? And that concludes our run. We only have one... I just hit the brakes

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Sunday Show Preview, Global Entry Travel Tips

Adam Curry confirms that the next show will be broadcast from Austin, Texas, following his return from the Netherlands. He promises to provide detailed information on his experience using Global Entry at U.S. customs. The hosts reiterate their "formula" for the show and dismiss the utility of Chromebooks.

austin· texas· travel tips· global entry· no agenda

58:31 This will be one to remind people we do have a show coming up shortly. I think it's on Sunday? Another one where I will be coming you from Gitmo Nation Lowlands, may I remind you that no matter... This'll be the last one from there right? The last one from here but no matter where we are in the world either of us or both of us sometimes different, we always always bring you the show And I believe that we still bring you the same quality, maybe even better with some extra international flair. Some information from local information which I have for you... Travel tips! Yes indeed

59:11 And this is...I believe this makes us the best podcast in the universe. I think that next week's Thursday show, where you'll be back in Austin Texas, you will have some interesting information about using all these things... Yes my global entry at first. The global entry coming back to United States should just as smooth a silk. Devorak.org slash N-A We also need you to continue to go out there and do very important work of propagating our formula Our formula is this, we go out, we hit people in the mouth Shut up slave! Hey chat room if you want to talk about Chromebooks F off Chromebooks? Yeah people just...there's a whole conversation about Chromebooks

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Scottish Independence Referendum, Nigel Farage, UKIP

The upcoming Scottish independence referendum on September 18th is analyzed. Curry reports on conversations with British guests who predict a narrow "yes" vote followed by a potential "do-over" referendum. The discussion touches on the rising influence of Nigel Farage and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in British politics.

scotland· referendum· nigel farage· ukip· independence

1:00:09 Trump books are the biggest scam ever. Yeah, well that's the conversation now Couple of things from the local information Intelligence network that need to be at least highlighted so not discussed one Scotland I had a scotland scotland had a couple of Brits at the party oh yeah they love this got my gangster friend by the way my gangster friend michelle is He says UKIP, he's all in. This is a guy...he runs strip joints and stuff and he says UKIP is going to be they will be in the next coalition there'll be no way around them. He said this isn't this is he feels the whole country is going completely to crap I've said this years ago

1:01:01 And I remember when we first started talking about Nigel Farage and we had, but we still get people saying the craziest man. Okay fine. You're full of crap that guy's a loser there's no chance he's ever going to go anywhere and i'll tell you why then they'd have their opinion and they would send us these long-winded notes and it was like well so you sound like you know what you're talking about but apparently looking back on it you didn't know what you were talking about exactly Now, we have the vote coming up on September 18th. They are in the so-called quiet period this is a very... Oh it's the eighteenth? I thought it was the eighth! No, I believe it was the eighteenth Would you check that for... I will? I believe its the eighteenth I thought it was... okay Scottish referendum date Maybe the 8th now let's check

1:01:48 But they have a quiet period in the UK whenever there's a vote or I guess, a referendum as well. They're not allowed to... The debates are over. There's no more politicking. Yeah, I'm getting the word that you said. No, you got it right. It says 18th. No more politicking and of course, I needed to get the scoop and this is one of my friends who was the Royalist as well. Do you remember we were in France? He has the house there then he when did with the Prince kid was born And they were all goo-goo ga-ga watching the door for hours or to open and here's the kid. He says, he really approaches from a historical perspective... He said this is the Braveheart moment for the Scots. They have been trying this independence thing for 400 years. But he says I think there will be a yes vote separate

1:02:48 by 2%, at which point there will be a do-over, which is traditional and then it will be a no vote. But he believes the first vote will be yes by a margin of 2%. It'll be too close. Like Ireland with the Lisbon Treaty, and it will be a do-over at probably that point everyone will go back and it'll be no but he said even if the Scots... At this point his feeling is they really... They've been trying this for so long and they have that braveheart kind of vibe And they don't give a crap about if they use the pound, the euro, the wampum. They just want to see if...they just want to do it and they have this opportunity and he really believes

1:03:34 that they are going to get the yes. But of course, you know it is we are in a globalist society and that will get turned back and there'll be some hanging Chad crap or whatever then everyone will get scared and... Well you already said this couple of shows ago. Which is why I always said it's wide so well he gave me 2% which I thought was a good percentage. He gave me real percentage. He said it would be that close but I like hearing from the publicatarian the I think that's what it's called when you run a pub Are you in a publicatarian? No, it wasn't. It's called... I think it was Publicatarian Publican Publican? Publican! No, I don't know what that is. Publican doesn't sound right. Yeah, Publican. And then you have to do them your republic Pelican. I don't know what he is. Pelican. Um yeah no I think there would be a possibility that they would just barely pass and then have second thoughts and go back and also when you do the re

1:04:36 the redo, it makes people go oh this sucks we're never gonna get there. We might as well just not vote and I think the voting numbers go way down and they get good yes gets through or no gets through because its rigged. Yeah of course its rigged. I hope they do split off and I would hope that doesn't happen to actually split off like you see what comes of it? Well it would be fantastic to watch and we have this good we need material now willow Was in from Italy and she's really running a very interesting life right now. She... Italy is so... Actually, Italy is really ahead of the game because

CHAPTER 21 / 53 Discussion

Lampedusa Migrant Crisis, Libya, Humanitarian Reporting

A report from Italy highlights the under-reported humanitarian crisis in Lampedusa, where thousands of migrants arrive daily from North Africa and Libya. The hosts criticize the lack of mainstream media coverage regarding the deaths of migrants at sea. They link the instability in the region to the 2011 military intervention in Libya.

lampedusa· italy· libya· migrants· humanitarian crisis

1:05:18 They don't trust you know, but you can't walk around chip and pin You know, you got to use cash in Italy the people don't trust it. They don't trust their government Of course with good reason they barely have internet in most places So there's no there's not a lot of not everyone has a smartphone that still bad bill if they have a phone they've smoke signals so they're very very wary very tinfoil Hattie and But the big problem that is every single day, and you don't hear about this in Europe. We don't hear about it in America It's not...it is the most I believe the most under-reported news Every single day and when you're in Italy of course it is the news and mainly newspapers Thousands she says thousands of people arrive from Libya and North Africa by boat to Lampedusa the island

1:06:12 And she said, it is out of control. Other countries like Malta are just saying no go away don't come here and the Italians are like we can't leave these people...and they're dying! They're drowning you know they're not making it like oh I can see the coast of Lampedusa which is the island off there in Italy and they decapsize, die. The huge boats sometimes also rubber dinghies thousands per day of this island which used to be a tourist destination is filled with dying filthy disease-ridden people who have nowhere to go. And Italy, they want to go to Holland and France and Britain but of course they can't because they have no papers. It is a humanitarian crisis which is not being discussed at all!

1:07:03 Which, by the way... Thank you Obama for bombing Libya. It gets... Yeah good work! It gets discussed when one of the boats overturns and all 500 people are killed that has been discussed. But then day after day thing that's going on that you just described is no it's not being discussed. Thousands she says thousands. Well why would we bother discussing that? uh well you make it after all there's isis wow he says we need a jingle or something for isis at the party of course this had just happened. We just had the second video, the second beheading video which of course we have in the show notes we have the original video which was five

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Steven Sotloff Beheading Video, SITE Intelligence Group

The hosts analyze the second ISIS beheading video featuring journalist Steven Sotloff. They question the authenticity of the footage, noting technical details like the placement of a lavalier microphone. The SITE Intelligence Group, led by Rita Katz, is identified as the primary source for these videos, which the hosts view with skepticism.

steven sotloff· isis· site intelligence group· rita katz· beheading

1:07:54 By site, we have discussed these people before. S-I-T-E this is the bull crab outfit that finds videos These are the guys that found... Didn't they find Bin Laden? Hold on a second I have it here They found... This is the Site Intelligence Group Nonprofit research organization They found the Bin Laden Just For Men Men for Beards video, 2007. And I have a little bit of background on this outfit but of course when you say to someone did you see the video? No! No no...I don't want to see that gore. Did you see the first one? No they took his head off didn't they? No and then i read this is an interesting article that came out

1:08:52 Just to show you, this comes back to the how everything is all in cahoots. This is from I think the Australian... Tech giants used Foley experience to halt spread of the Sotloff video! Tech giants? Let me quote from this A tech company's drafted plans to scrub the web after a grisly video showing the beheading of an American journalist by Islamic State militants and implemented them this week after his second killing, as Silicon Valley Insider said. Videos showing the death of James Foley last month ricocheted through social networks in what many feared was a propaganda coup for the extremists

1:09:34 The tech official said a YouTube video showing another beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff was deleted, slowing the spread of posts linking to it. According to Terms Of Service for many social media companies, the posting of threats and gratuitously violent content is cause for suspension The official who spoke only on condition of anonymity because companies are grappling with increasing pressure to impose more censorship on the web would not say whether the developments came at the request of governments or ordinary users. This is, it is so genius what is taking place and I hope when we're long gone someone has at least typed this up on some paper somewhere so can read a transcript of our show and maybe there's

1:10:24 I don't know. So, i hope there's some evidence of this and I put the original mp4 video on our server so you can download it and take a look at if you want which you should do This is the biggest bunch of crap! This is SO LAME Can you imagine when a guy is going to be beheaded that evil Islamic State extremists took the time to dress his lav microphone cable and put it under his shirt this time? I thought that was, that was a nice touch. What I did notice...I was watching the beginning of this where they had there's a little moment of a close-up Can we play the audio for...I'd like to play the audio but go ahead. But yeah let me just say please please please

CHAPTER 23 / 53 Discussion

Green Screen Analysis, ISIS Video Production

A technical critique of the Sotloff video suggests the use of green screen technology and artificial wind from fans. The hosts compare the production quality of these "official" videos to actual battlefield footage from ISIS. They argue that the mainstream media and the President are legitimizing potentially staged propaganda.

green screen· isis· video production· lighting· propaganda

1:11:13 I, having been to the NAB a number of times and there's certain hobbies that interest me. One of them is lighting and green screens And there was this guy from, he was a consultant and I guess one of the top green screen guys. And he was bitching and moaning about some of the mildest little gaffes that people would do. He said, I don't know how they can even get away with it and not get fired. And they looked fine to me but then I started fine tuning them. That is a green screen that these two people are behind so there's no desert behind them. Then to make matters worse, I believe because of the consistency

1:11:52 There was a big fan blowing on it. Oh yeah, oh yeah! I'm totally... This is the certain kind of wind and if it's normal winds its gusts you'd be there and then all of sudden your windy and then it's not. You think steady? Yeah Wind you think there'd be some sand kicking up or something like that and there's those right exactly cuz it was pretty windy They had this family aimed right at these two guys on a green screen And it's again we've we haven't been I think you under you link to any of this or not, but we have real ISIS beheadings. Oh, you could find those. They got the flags they got a bunch of ISIS stuff going on it's not some lone guy! It's a big knife and they cut it from the back with their right hand not a little pencil knife with their left hand. This is so phony and the mainstream is

1:12:41 Maybe picking up by because they keep saying if you know, they keep doing a size like well if true Allegedly the usually allegedly it's true. If it's legitimate John's done Johnny's F that the president legitimizes It the president is legitimizing this are you kidding me? Oh This is this is embarrassment to the country. The whole I said the prayers the President of the United States legitimizing this finally I want to say today the prayers the American people and are with the family of a devoted and courageous journalist, Steven Sotloff. Overnight our government determined that tragically Steven was taken from us in horrific act of violence

1:13:25 We cannot even begin to imagine the agony that everyone who loves Stephen is feeling right now, especially his mother, his father and younger sister. So today our country grieves with them like Jim Foley before him Steve's life stood in sharp contrasts to those who murdered him so brutally They make the absurd claim that they kill in the name of religion, but it was Stephen his friends say who deeply loved the Islamic world. His killers try to claim that they defend the oppressed but it was Stephen who traveled across the Middle East risking his life to tell this story of Muslim men and women demanding justice and dignity Whatever these murderers think they'll achieve by killing innocent Americans like Steven, they have already failed

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Obama Statement on Sotloff, Military Training of Rebels

President Obama's official statement on the death of Steven Sotloff is reviewed. The hosts contrast the President's focus on journalists with the lack of public recognition for soldiers killed in Afghanistan. They discuss allegations that U.S. military personnel previously trained the groups that evolved into ISIS.

barack obama· steven sotloff· syria· isis· military training

1:14:19 They failed because, like people around the world Americans are repulsed by their barbarism. We will not be intimidated and their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists." And those who make the mistake of harming Americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long, and justice will be served. So that was one minute and 40 seconds about a journalist. I never hear the president say... I'd like to think about the mother and the father and the family of Sergeant Christopher W. Mullally, 26th of Eureka California died in Gardez Afghanistan as a result of non-combat related incident. Sergeant First Class Matthew Leggett 39 of Ruskin Florida died in Kabul Afghanistan of injuries received when he was engaged by the enemy. Sergeant First Class Samuel Harrison 35 of Houston Texas died in Ghazni

1:15:15 Afghanistan, injuries sustained when his unit was engaged by enemy small arms fire. I hate this president for this! That's what I hate him for. I really despise him for doing this." Let's go back to the other thing with these two journalists... What do you think happened to these guys? Well, you think that they were... There's a couple of possibilities. One, they were embedded intelligence officers and this was an extraction. I have a picture from one of our producers who is in Syria dated just last week of Sotloff manning a big anti-aircraft gun on the back of what looks like an ISIS vehicle

1:15:58 I think this guy, but first of all let's make no mistake United States. I have Intel United States military personnel trained these guys. Generals were in on this, this is...this is no...I'm not lying, this is knowledge people know this and I think this guy he's either part of intelligence or but I don't think he's dead did you see that the head at the end with one eye closed and one eye open are you kidding me? Itm.im slash new head everybody if you want to see the mp4 itm dot im slash new head

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Sotloff Audio Analysis, Orange Jumpsuits, Message to Obama

The audio from the Sotloff video is analyzed, focusing on the specific script addressed to President Obama regarding his foreign policy in Iraq. The hosts note the symbolic use of orange jumpsuits, mirroring Guantanamo Bay attire, which they claim is uncharacteristic of standard ISIS videos. They suggest the video follows a scripted screenplay format.

steven sotloff· barack obama· guantanamo bay· orange jumpsuit· propaganda

1:16:39 And let me play the audio of a man who was about to have his head chopped off. We already know that he has seen his predecessor's head not get chopped off, and I love the sound effects they got now! This is called the second message in blood... some bullcrap like that. They've now got the flashing television screen effect that Anonymous used by the way I am Steven Joel Sotloff. I'm sure you know exactly who I am by now and why I am appearing before you So the how's the microphone? It's a lot of microphone, and it is they've dressed the cable underneath because I mean we might as well make it look good And he's reading the cue card and now this time for my message Obama

1:17:29 Your foreign policy of intervention in Iraq was supposed to be for the preservation of American lives and interests. So why is it that I'm having to pay the price of your interference with my life? Am I not an American citizen? You've spent billions of US taxpayers' dollars, and we've lost thousands of our troops in our previous fighting against the Islamic State. Where's the American people's interest in reigniting this war?" From what little I know about foreign policy, I remember a time when you could not win an election without promising to bring our troops back home from Iraq and from Afghanistan. And to close down Guantanamo." And why... They didn't put the foam thing on the lab? The fan was blowing up. Yeah, yeah, the fan is blowing.

1:18:24 Here you are now, Obama. Nearing the end of your term and having achieved none of the above." And whoever wrote this... First of all bad acting, bad writing, screenplay crap technical awards zero. "...deceivingly marching us, the American people..." I mean costume? The orange jumpsuit? Oh really?! This is how you... what it what is it are we supposed to really now think this is a prisoner because it's like a Guantanamo Bay thing? We have, we have. Watched a lot of Isis videos and we've seen a lot of stuff from Isis never an orange outfit, right? We have never seen the color orange in any situation into a blazing fire And by the way now they've switched this is a The love is no longer on the prisoner. Now. The love is on the man in black

1:19:23 So they switched the- Stop! Hold on a second. We're gonna switch that mic. I gotta ask you a question, John This is significantly different in that the script is Obama, Obama, Obama. This is something we cannot overlook. This is not just... We hate the West, we hate America. This is very specific saying Obama. I feel this is different. Oh yeah you're right that's a good point. I didn't pick up on that but you're right instead of debt to America it's debt to Obama kind of thing

1:20:14 This is about him, but only about him you're in your last year of your term Obama Obama Obama Wind I mean now he's cutting his head. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the screams and all the blood spurting Oh wait there's none of that All right, then they cut cut cut cut no blood spurt nothing And then we see the guy laying there with a photoshopped head in a picture for three seconds And then, now let's get the British guy. Now we have a Brit- because we have to scare everybody! So now we have the British prisoner... and we're gonna hold him up and alright... We take this opportunity to warn those governments who've entered this evil alliance of America against Islamic State To back off and leave our people alone. And there is like some direction there at the end Did you hear that? It was kind of hard to hear but it was like someone saying, and cut I can't hear listen again

CHAPTER 26 / 53 Discussion

SITE Intel Group, Qatar Connection, Tom Clancy Novels

An investigation into the SITE Intelligence Group reveals that its former Washington D.C. address was shared with the State of Qatar. The hosts suggest the organization is part of a psychological intelligence operation. They also reference Tom Clancy's novel "Executive Order" as a precursor to current geopolitical events involving a "United Islamic Republic."

site intel group· qatar· washington dc· tom clancy· psychological operations

1:21:15 Yeah, there's some mumbling going on back there. Now I don't think it was and... Cut! It's a wrap! That's a wrap everybody. Party! Get that guy back! Hey get up let's go Let's look at this site intelligence outfit Alright what's the URL? Let me see So they sell access to their intelligence, S-I-T-E group I guess it is. Let me see... It's siteintelgroup.com everybody! They have so if you look at for individual customers you could subscribe to the Jihadist Threat Monitoring Service or the White Supremacists Threat Monitoring Service. You give me a break people

1:22:09 And Site Intelligence Group is pleased to announce the launch of Insight on Terrorism and Extremism, a blog devoted to covering analyzing and commenting on extremism. Monitoring service for enterprise. Let's go look at full rapid full translations of primary source jihadist media and access to jihadist videos two-and-a-half thousand dollars per month if you want to get their intelligence So here's what's rather interesting about the site intelligence group And this, uh... I need to give some props to Brian the Gay Crusader who apparently has no gay work at all. What does that mean? Well he's always- He's not working on LGBTQQIAP issues anymore! It's just working on you know Who is?! Right well i think if ISIS had any brains it'd kill some gay people how many times do I have to say it? You know your suggestions fall on deaf ears But it's a good idea

1:23:10 Well, it is a good idea. Here's an interesting connection the current address The past address of site SITE the Site Intel Group was 4200 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Washington DC the current address It's 4938 Hampton Lane, Bethesda Maryland which is a strip mall. Both locations is a UPS store formerly mailboxes etc. So this is a mailbox PO box or it's a drop however in looking into the tenants of 4200 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest I stumbled onto other tenants

1:23:49 United States Department of State Telephone Directory of Chanceries, and you'll never guess who also operates at that address 4200 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest? The state of Qatar. Oh Qatar yep yep yep isn't it interesting that the woman the woman a co-founder of this outfit who found bin Laden Beards video in 2007 At the same time had offices in the same building as the state of Qatar But if you don't understand that this is an intelligence, probably a psychological intelligence operation then please. Tom Clancy novel a couple years ago came out Eric Rosenbaum writes us, novel Executive Order it's always fun to see what Clancy is doing the last month the news about ISIS has a familiar storyline so I dove back into the boxes with old books and i found The Executive Order Clancy novel in this novel there's a merge of countries Iran Iraq and its called UIR the Islamic United Islamic Republic

CHAPTER 27 / 53 Discussion

Al-Qaeda in India, Ayman al-Zawahiri, South Asia Jihad

Ayman al-Zawahiri announces the creation of a new Indian branch of Al-Qaeda aimed at uniting Muslims across South Asia, including Myanmar and Bangladesh. The hosts discuss the potential for radicalization in India, which has a massive Muslim population. They express skepticism about the timing and authenticity of the announcement.

al-qaeda· india· ayman al-zawahiri· south asia· jihad

1:24:51 The UIR makes a bid for superpower status by attacking Saudi Arabia. Following a series of Iranian-backed terrorist attacks, including the release of an Ebola strain... ...the United Islamic Republic declares war on both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait! Meanwhile China accidentally shoots down a Taiwanese airliner Yeah, that Clancy man. That guy's good. That guy is good! He's good man. You just gotta appreciate what he's doing. What he was doing? He's dead. I have... Of course i'm watching a lot of BBC over here and what we-I don't know if we mentioned on the show we were talking about another country that needs some taking down you remember what country that was

1:25:45 Besides Saudi Arabia yeah, I can't remember India Oh yeah, no India. Yeah we have to infect them with Ebola Other news because Al Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says that there is now an Indian branch of his group He says it will raise the flag of jihad across South Asia In a video statement Zawahiri said that the new force would break down national borders To unite the region's Muslims from India to Myanmar and Bangladesh There is a new branch of Al Qaeda A new branch opening a new branch in India This is a problem This is a problem. I don't think it's a...I think there is a problem. I think somebody is not, I think somebody is making an error here they think that the Islamic population of India which is huge its higher I think there are more Muslims in india than there are in Pakistan and the reason that their in India because they do like all that crap that goes on in pakistan which is sharia law you can't do this she cant' do that so they're very adamant uh...

CHAPTER 28 / 53 Discussion

ISIS Mexican Border Claims, Texas Defense, Bob Baer

The hosts dismiss reports that ISIS is operating on the Mexican border as a fear-mongering tactic. Curry jokes that Texans are "locked and loaded" and prepared for any such threat. They reference intelligence analyst Bob Baer's assessment that ISIS is a self-sustaining entity with control over oil fields and wheat production in Syria and Iraq.

mexico· texas· isis· border security· bob baer

1:26:47 radicalizable. So whatever we witness would probably be a real pile of bull crap. Oh yeah, oh yeah! Well it's coming... It's coming. Well I think there are other ways to go And of course everywhere we have reports that ISIS and the Islamic terrorist groups are operating on the Mexican border This is a thought mistake i want to give people The country partially terrorized by saying that ISIS is in Mexico, they're on the border and they're coming to kill you. Now you've heard this John. It's hilarious! Yeah now let me tell you something about the Mexican border I can't speak for Arizona but if there's...if you went into any even if you went into Austin and you said oh yeah have you heard about uh the ISIS coming in through the border through Texas to come and kill

1:27:47 Here's what you're gonna get. Bring it on, mofo! We are locked and loaded and armed in dangers and this is what we've been waiting for? We got tired of shooting cans like Mexicans, Puerto Ricans... No, we want some ISIS meat! Bring it on!! This is what you'll get. People forget taxes This is what Texas is bred for. We're ready for this! We want it, please come!" With your black outfit and your white Nikes and your Toyota... Come on! We'll ram right over you." Do people ever think about Texas as a state that has fought and fought and fought? And knows how to shoot? Yeah we got 50 calibers here. We're no joke.

1:28:34 Well, it's ludicrous because there is no ISIS coming in from the border. But even to write that is ludicrous? Well to even suggest that ISIS is a threat to the United States is ludicrous and I don't care if they're threatening us even though I know that isn't true. It's bull crap! They got no Air Force, they got no Navy, they've got no way of getting over here... What are you talking about?! They get 100 Americans with passports who will come over here and do what!? John What are you... how can you say that? You surely, you know Bob Baird. This is from Sunday show! ISIS is much bigger than the 10 to 15 thousand

1:29:14 people we keep hearing. They are being supported by the tribes in eastern Syria, by the tribes in Anbar province not all of them but some of them and by the Sunni middle class and this we're seeing a Sunni uprising and they may not share the ideology with ISIS but they're going to use them until I don't need them anymore and additionally they've seized gold They've got the oil fields around Deir ez-Zor. They've got wheat production, they control a large part of the Tigris River electricity generation refineries and I go on and on so they are self sustaining. Refineries! Self sustaining? Can i play you this clip this is Douglas Herbert who was until this moment was my favorite foreign correspondent at France Vancat

CHAPTER 29 / 53 Discussion

Douglas Herbert, France 24, Linguistic Analysis of "Basically"

Foreign correspondent Douglas Herbert's reporting on ISIS for France 24 is criticized for its repetitive use of the word "basically." The hosts interpret this linguistic tic as a sign that the reporter is reading a forced script he does not believe. They argue that such verbal fillers often indicate that the information being presented is "bullcrap."

douglas herbert· france 24· linguistics· isis· media analysis

1:30:05 And he was the one covering and got us, gave us the heads up on Crimea. As we've been saying all along... Sorry? So what I did when we got to be... He has now been taken off... Now he's in Paris again. He's been taken off the beat And put in the office and he now has a script to read which he can't do very well. He's mumbling, and so I clipped this first part is pretty straight then I stopped listening and just started putting in every time he said basically And he is now, he doesn't know what to say. It's bullcrap and he's just stumbling around with whatever this script is about ISIS being this big threat and it becomes a mishmash. Another man down. As we've been saying all along, this is a group that is... All are wrong by the way! Stop! He says as we've been saying all arong.

1:31:00 Is he from the grand green while don't don't rob. No, he's I think this is just see throughout this thing I don't have all of the gaps But he keeps making these little gaps that try to undermine what he's trying it what they want him to say big and but He says all are wrong Yes, he says all are wrong. I listened to it a minute like about two or three times All are wrong That's pretty bad John when you say all are wrong Listened to all are wrong done right as we've been saying all along this That's great! By the way, I had coffee with someone the other day. A woman and she says she hates our show... well doesn't hate our show but she really hates it when we make fun of how people talk. Why? Yeah that's what i said why well you should make fun of how people talk Why?! What's wrong with that

1:31:50 It shows, it tells a lot about who they are and what's going on with their life. Its communication its words is very important to listen to what people are saying. She hasn't been she hasn't been... She's young she's young no she's awake but she's young As we've been saying all along this is a group that is even extreme by Al Qaeda standards al-Qaeda almost comes out looking moderate right? Right! Amnesty International has really denounced what it sees when it looks at this group as a systematic campaign, he uses the word systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out and these are amnesty's words on historic scale by ISIS. We have basically wave after boys anyone basically over the age of 12 basically a campaign to drive non-Muslims. What is happening? Basically you have Islamic State and what they are

1:32:36 basically at the root of it is they are slavishly devoted that's the only word for it. Slavish? That was basically the law of the land under those... Yeah listen you know our analysts will tell you, um, is basically saying they want to build regional alliances so basically their trying to get obviously truth in the matter is many Muslims basically there people who say Yes, it does not deserve clip of the day because it's you know. It's manufactured my shade Oh wow by the way yes I said oh, I said oh wow again. Yeah, yeah crap Basically, I said a lot. But anyway there you have it he's basically talking about basically... Which means to me was it all an indicator this is bullcrap? It's a lie yeah when you go off like that it's a lie! The truth of the matter he got down with too. He said that one too I heard that truth. Yeah but I'm concerned about the oh wow thing You should be

1:33:32 But it's not it's very subtle, but I'm concerned. Thank you for calling I have a new way. I have a new sounding device that I'll pull out maybe later And I'm still all for the shocking each other. I think that's I like this shocking thing That would stop me from saying what is my? Can't remember though. It stopped me in my tracks Oh my yeah, my comment when I say weird okay, but I wrote this down and we need to talk about this now It is very important for the future of this program and when it comes down to it, I think I can say that. When it comes down to it... That's a new one. When it comes down to it? When it comes down to brass tacks Have you ever had a brass tack? I've sat on one, I'm sure! But I'm sure someone put one in my chair once when I was kid A brass tack

CHAPTER 30 / 53 Discussion

Net Neutrality, Battle For The Net, September 10th Slowdown

The "Battle for the Net" campaign and the planned "Internet Slowdown" on September 10th are discussed. The hosts argue that net neutrality regulation is a "scam" designed to institutionalize large cable companies like Comcast. They warn that Title II regulation will lead to government control over "lawful content" and "lawful network traffic."

net neutrality· fcc· battle for the net· comcast· internet slowdown

1:34:28 September 10th is an interesting day, and this is the Throttle The Net Day. Oh! Okay yes we do have to talk about this I forgot to put it on my list of things to talk about This is why... This is the biggest crock ever BattleForTheNet.com Then you'll see. I'm reading it out, September 10th is the Internet Slowdown! Cable companies want to slow down and break your favorite sites for profit To fight back let's cover the web with symbolic loading icons to remind everyone what an internet without net neutrality would look like And drive record numbers of emails and calls to lawmakers Are You In?

1:35:19 No. The other side of this, there are two sides and this is the... This is I believe funded by Comcast. I'm pretty sure even though they say Comcast is bad, I believe they're funded by Comcast because Comcast Time Warner as they merged, they're the ones that benefit from being institutionalized as a commodity And regulated. And regulated because then there will be... By an FCC they own? Yes, now the other side of that is very poor marketing. Let's make this clear they will own the FCC and they will make it so the FCC rules against all the little guys every chance it gets. This is the biggest scam I can't imagine people falling for this. Are you in?! Let's look at the companies that are in on this

1:36:13 Let me see, there was... and they have all these loading. So this is fightforthefuture.org we've been following these guys for a while and the... let me see if I can find it here when you see all the organizations that are part of this bullcrap And by the way, it's been a very good campaign. People have taken this hook line and sinker... Hook line and sinker! They're all in there. Remember that we have read to you every single time we've looked at this is the mayors for net neutrality and everyone's all in on this to protect internet freedom. This will beget

1:36:57 Legal content, legal network traffic. I repeat, lawful! Lawful content and lawful network traffic This is what this is about. This is the true regulation and as you know hate speech is now illegal in Europe It is not lawful. I will be ridiculing unless we can get categorized as a comedy podcast. Maybe we'll get lucky, maybe but they're not going to go for that help me with this John battle for the net. I just want to see who is part of this? I see that fling boeing is all in on this and if all people carry Doctorow or Corey well then he's just got no sense. I have to think that he's just misguided. He certainly has no technical knowledge if he believes it let's just take it back one second

1:38:03 What it used to be was fast lanes. Why do you want someone else to have a fast lane? And now they've taken it and said, oh no, no, it's going to be slow! You're gonna get slow stuff. I know they changed it. Very slick but they have done a very good job Well I think the fast lane thing wasn't catching on enough So now they just need to call it the slow thing. Or, or there was actually did catch on well because I remember the twit people constantly talking about fast lanes and slows. I don't want to deal with fast lanes and slow lanes! I think maybe what it is that it jumped a shark. It was so successful Let me give you the companies and organizations who are in on this Companies These are companies who are for net neutrality They may have good intentions They may

CHAPTER 31 / 53 Discussion

Corporate Supporters of Net Neutrality, TechFreedom Counter-Campaign

A list of companies supporting net neutrality, including Tumblr, Reddit, and Etsy, is reviewed. The hosts express disappointment in the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for supporting the movement. They also mention "TechFreedom," a counter-campaign they claim is funded by Google, which opposes 1930s-style utility regulation for the internet.

tumblr· reddit· etsy· techfreedom· google· fcc

1:39:00 But this particular group, this battle for the net.com who are funded through five different hops of organizations is almost untraceable where their money's coming from These are the companies who are going to eventually leave you with only lawful content and lawful network traffic. Abmacus, Automatic that's WordPress BitTorrent BoingBoing Credo Mobile Cheeseburger Crowd Tilt by the way cheeseburger you're off the list bitches! You will be the first ones to go. Crowd Tilt Disconnect Etsy FARC Foursquare GSM Nation Kickstarter Meetup NameChamp

1:39:42 Pocket now private internet access, Quants Reddit start mail Thunder Clap Tumblr upward Tumblr Hello Tumblr Do you just want to kill yourself? Porn heaven upwardly Vimeo Holy mackerel. Tumblr? Yeah what's Yahoo now? Tumblr is out of business if this happens Oh yeah done gone Tumblr I'm gonna Tumblr is nothing but some of the most horrific porn imaginable. Fabulous, fabulous public service organizations Access American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Benton Foundation Center for Media Justice Color of Change Common Cause Consumers Union Demand Progress Electronic Frontier Foundation Where are you?

1:40:27 John Perry Barlow. Do you read my friend? Do you ever look at what these people are talking about? Do you understand the concept of lawful content, John Perry Barlow? Do you understand the concept of lawful network traffic? You're promoting this fight for the future which is this same outfit by the way free press action fund the same outfit Greenpeace yay move on.org has national Hispanic media coalition a Hasta La Vista Open Mic, Open Technology Institute. Hello George Soros! New America Foundation, Popular Resistance Public Knowledge and Voicers for the Internet Freedom Let's look at some people there are people here let see if we can find any people we know Brian Manning? No... We don't know him do we? I don't know any of these people on this People page I'd like to call someone out by name I don't anybody

1:41:25 There's nobody would put your name on there. There is a whole bunch of people, Doug Applegate do we know him? No Eli Altman I don't know any of these people are you looking at this and no I can't get to this page I don't what page are looking at it. I'm looking at home And if I start searching too hard because they got this page so Jeff Bridges stay go Jeff bridges Jeff Bridges What does he know about anything? Oh Jeff Bridges is on here let me see who else we have I'm just I'm drawing blanks in all these people who are these people Kevin, just Kevin. Doesn't it? Just Kevin! Thanks, Kevin! Is this people who sign up... maybe they have an open sign-up or something I don't know but I am very disappointed in the Electronic Frontier Foundation They should really know better Now there's a counter side to this and the counter side is tech freedom This now these guys oh They've come up with Don't break the dotnet Morons

1:42:27 Today, Tech Freedom officially launched Don't Break the .NET a grassroots petition campaign. Bullcrap! Paid for by Google urging the FCC not to impose 1930s style utility regulation on the internet subjecting broadband to Title II of the 1996 Telecom Act would trigger endless litigation cripple investment slow broadband deployment and upgrades and thus harm underserved communities They're also not this is Baron Soka Who got in that big fight on this week in law with? That other than that other guy from From the verge, you know I'm talking about yeah. I never saw it though. Never saw it that we played bit on the show Yeah So they're also not being truthful because they're just they're just paid for by You know

1:43:14 and this big foundation that Google puts money into. It's really disgusting to see this, and then just the rule-following morons who are all in on this with... Just read! Read the proposed rules! And tell me if you really want anyone to determine what lawful content is for you that you can receive on your internet? And then if you in good conscience can still put a slow down the net logo and link, and spam the FCC. That's what this is about it's about the comments of the FCC but I'm afraid my friends this is a done deal! It's fixed we're out! Good to go! No we're screwed and well of course Tumblr will be really screwed they are idiots that should say... This is sad

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Packet Equality Debate, Netflix Open Connect, Ben the Bolt Guy

In a role-playing segment, the hosts debate the technical reality of "packet equality." They explain that services like Netflix and Google use local caching appliances (Open Connect) within ISPs to speed up delivery, which inherently contradicts the idea that all packets travel the same path. They argue that true net neutrality would require removing these efficiency-boosting boxes.

netflix· open connect· akamai· packet equality· net neutrality

1:44:02 Well, here's what the I've been list obviously you know. I think we're like the only two guys and maybe Andrew or wait stop Do you think do you think the timing of the fappening has anything to do with this? Oh yeah Yeah, I think so too good one a good one just yeah, I just thought about it Besides the two of us and Orlowski, and maybe a few others that are either sys admins and know what they're talking about or deep network analysts. Any network admin knows this is bullcrap to start with but they don't have much of a voice But when you hear it being argued on one of the shows like any one of the twit broadcasts where they discuss this

1:44:43 and you bring up the lawful content thing, whoever it is. It doesn't have to be anybody in particular because everybody's all in on this. They all lament that yeah I know it says disconcertingly that says that but net neutrality so important because of then they have their rationale which is that all bits should be equal and here's one thing I think I would like to get into this debate again cause this what I'm throwing at people now Listen up, listen up people. I want you to be the promoting this... Can i be an all-in guy? You're the all in guy with all bits and packets are equal. Okay but what is my position in life what am I doing? Bro, your just a douchebag working at a company that really don't have much technical expertise. Well come on, come on! I gotta give me a like... You're CEO of a bolt company that makes bolts Yes okay thank you And you've heard it but keep up with

1:45:39 broadcast and you are going to argue that all packets have to be equal. I can't wait, i can't wait by the way my name is Ben, I run the Acme Bolt company yes ben! I am so looking forward right? To the iPhone 6 It's going to be so awesome, right? Let's get back on track here and talk about net neutrality. Oh yes hello! Yes oh you're a net neutrality oh wow do we need this I am so sick and tired of companies just getting the fast lane into stuff please i'm trying to sell bolts here just because some guy who has hollywood movies has more money now my website is gonna slow down

1:46:18 So you think that, what is your position? I'm the CEO of this company. No, I'm not talking about your position on net neutrality are you talking about packets being equal? You think everybody's got five... Yes! The essence excuse me Mr. Dvorak the essence of the internet was that everything is equal all It doesn't matter what you're doing, where you're coming from. This is how it was set up. This is what Tim Berners-Lee who I have met at a mixer...Tim Berners Lee meant this to be all things equal and may I point out Mr. Dvorak, Mr Smarty Pants? You were wrong about the mouse! Now let's take this net neutrality thing and look at these packets being equal process so you're telling me that for example if you didn't know this because you like YouTube

1:47:09 Netflix. Well, yeah most systems except Comcast I might add but in most systems they use what's called a Google Global Cash, and that is installed at the ISPs in the head office right there. Boom! Right with the main server. Hold on a second...CashMash all I know is we need to have our YouTube videos with our explanatory video showing how the bolts go into the nuts We need them to be equal equal I say to Netflix Why does Netflix get some kind of better deal than we do just because I have money just because we can't afford it. I feel that This is my these are human rights. It has a device

1:47:54 a network appliance that they give to free, to all the ISPs. To put in the office right by the servers hook right to the line so when you make a request for a Netflix movie it doesn't actually go to Netflix it goes right off the off the 100 terabytes that are sitting there and you get fed directly So what...so in terms of Yes, but I'm not listen. I don't stop you can what you're already made it full of yourself? I am Ben the bolt guy and I cannot afford to have some kind of device. I'm selling bolts here I use people to access my website quickly. I You know didn't even let me do my argument Ben I'm listening Here's the problem with packets being equal if you want to watch a movie from voodoo

1:48:45 And you want to watch a movie from Netflix. This is not part of the deal that they did with Comcast, because Comcast would not put these devices in. But if you have any other ISP, Netflix will have one of these devices because they're free! They give them to them free. It's got 100 terabyte drives and network appliances right there right there on the line. So when you request a movie from Netflix, it comes directly off this box straight to you. There's no packets coming from Netflix if you ask for a movie from Vudu that ISP has to go to voodoo and asked for the movie and move all the data all away did themselves And then to you this is not in equal packet situation There's no chance that packets are going to be equal if you have netflix throwing these devices out there by them

1:49:29 thousands and the same with the Google global cash. And Akamai has these things, everybody uses these things are used all over the place and they're selectively chosen by the various ISPs that this what you can do get rid of all these things which would just that would slow down the internet. Can I make? Can I respond now as Ben go ahead I, you are making my point for me. We cannot afford to put free boxes with more... we need these boxes need to go out! Net neutrality is about not letting anyone have any kind of advantage because we can't afford boxes so this should be illegal there should be no boxes from Netflix free or not because we can't afford it they can't afford it

1:50:16 I'm all on that actually would have to be the argument you'd have to take and this is what they will do John all these boxes in other words your YouTube's are gonna come through slow instead of fast everything is going to slow down it because you're gonna get rid of these box. These boxes are a way of speeding things up but if you looked at them objectively, I don't know...I've talked to a bunch of guys about this If you look at him objectively this is not packet equality Nobody talks about these boxes. No So the only problem with your argument, which I think needs a little refining is that it is on deaf ears. These people who are they thinking black people white people they're not thinking actual technology they're thinking American Indians getting shafted they're thinking yeah seriously it's like black people white people this is how they think of packet this would the general in America the population has been trained

1:51:15 to think in these terms. So you have two options, three options the way I see it You can try your argument which of course is correct! I mean i'm just being an idiot which you're going to run into The second one as you can say if you vote for net neutrality puppies will die that might work or douchebag nothing else is gonna work John they don't care they will not understand The internet is a magic box. It's a little fan thingy at the top of their screen, which has like a little reception thing and people have no idea where it comes from and as you pointed out astutely all of the revolution comes down to Netflix and Facebook and for however long we can do this show until we are taken off the air and or physically put into jail? Well there's that

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FCC Regulation, Airwaves vs Cable, Lawful Content

The hosts predict that the FCC's push for net neutrality is a power grab to ensure the agency's long-term relevance as traditional broadcasting declines. They suggest that once the internet is regulated like a utility, the government will begin cracking down on "unlawful" content, such as profanity or leaked photos, under the guise of public interest.

fcc· regulation· cable· censorship· net neutrality

1:52:21 Now, didn't we have a clip of the guy who invented the idea of net neutrality reneging on the way it's being handled? The guy says this is bullcrap what these people are talking about. This has got nothing to do with anything. This is a scam! And unfortunately I say that about too many things and so I'm like the guy who cries wolf. Yeah, the scam guy. I'm the scam guy. That's a scam! It is a scam, it's a scam to control and regulate the internet because the FCC at the end of the day know they look down the road... The broadcasting business is what they regulate that's what they regulate They regulate the airwaves to make sure people don't bump into each other To make sure there's not a bunch of interference between one frequency on another To make sure that the content that the public can freely download for download Can freely receive

1:53:11 from broadcast stations is not corrupted or communist propaganda, or people cussing a lot like you get on the internet. They are going to... they see down the road and say this is a dead-end job what else can we regulate? They tried to regulate cable they've been pushing and pushing and pushing to get them regulated cable because it gives them a lot of good stuff to do Crack down on people cussing mostly and maybe showing a tit that heaven forbid So they can get in there and do that. Well, they've been unsuccessful but they see this internet thing as a great possibility This will give them lifetime employment They can write regulations and keep people off the air and look out for communist propaganda Keep to be headings off the air

1:54:01 Do what it but promote the anti-putin movement they can get rid of podcast I make you get a license You're gonna get to get a life sense. Oh, yeah This is a setup yep if people do not see this well You will you get too luckily? You can say well. I told you so some years from now well well or what yeah um Now that I think about it, it makes total sense even the way that's being written by the Silicon Valley tech press who are usually ready to vilify anybody particularly TechCrunch or AlterCrunch or Uncrunch whatever Captain Crunch and it's all so sad. The privacy she put a dildo in her butt and now if its on the internet...I'm just so sad for her

1:54:49 This is perfect because that will be deemed unlawful content. It is, of course obtained illegally and unlawful And this is just, we know that lots of people are doing this. It's not just actors and actresses doing this obviously this has got to be some phenomenon that we are not a privy too and not a part of so this is why people are responding so heavily to it and this will be deemed illegal Not so much that you see legal for you to do it but people who expose this and make this available they will be shut down and people will be happy happy to vote for this Well, yes we can't have that. We can't have our butt plug photos exposed! No... And John the good news about all this when it comes around and when the regulations are in place and Tumblr is gone and you can't listen to this show but you know what?

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Birthday Donations, Baron of Silicon Valley, Sacca 7s

A large volume of $50.33 birthday donations is processed. Sir JD, the Baron of Silicon Valley, is recognized for a $150.69 contribution. Other notable donors include Sir Mark in Tokyo and various "Sacca 7s" contributors. The hosts acknowledge the "value for value" support from listeners celebrating Curry's 50th birthday.

silicon valley· tokyo· sacca 7s· donation· executive producer

1:55:42 You will have redeemed yourself for the mouse business, my friend. Well, you know we have a birthday thing going on for today's show so we have like a hundred people that wish me happy Birthday and were gonna have to mention every one of them. Not 100 people Really? A hundred people no over a hundred No I'm looking at the list, that's not a hundred. You're a 100th birthday boy! It was a big deal your 50th birthday and so people wanted to chime in on it... I'm humbled! So let's start saying it, this is gonna be a longer segment than usual and we'll go over time a little bit at the end of the show as soon as we get into some other topics that are... This will also be illegal with net neutrality you're limited too many packets

1:56:39 That no agenda show we have to limit your packets. It's not just the priorities how long you ever go by law You can only buy law no more than two hours of packets All right, so let's start with sir JD in San Jose $150 and 69 cents. He's the baron of Silicon Valley Therefore we read a reasonable entry happy birthday swazz on no donations in honor of Adams 50th. Thank you That's right hundred and one hundred forty dollars plus ten I guess and the Swaz is swazzle enough And thank you and since he is a Baron a big big-time Baron We have to obey his requests hell yeah So he wants a

1:57:20 I don't know what he wants. Let's see, he wants a ding-ding-ding book of knowledge... What does he want? He just wants some dings! Okay, we'll ding for you. I gave him twice good anyway wishing you happy birthday from San Jose. Thank you sir. Brandon Fenton in Colorado Springs $100 and 66 cents this is the equivalent of two donations So he wants to thank us for providing the best podcast in the universe. I'm wishing you a happy birthday along with Mark Dyson, who missed 66 cents. Sir Mark just has 100 and he says great time to celebrate your birthday in true pre-crime fashion in Tokyo. In May? He turned 50 this month so here's a birthday donation without the need for water or ice! In may that when we celebrated Yeah thats right It was already in may No it wasn't in may yeah it was in may

1:58:15 50 plus 50 is 100. We celebrated together, here's to the next 50! You're a baron in Tokyo. David has it in Brooklyn New York $100 same thing happy birthday double fifties Christina Caldwell in Brisbane Australia was complimented for the centrifuge bit I listened...I listened to that bit back Comedy gold. But it's real, Bob Bear is actually saying stick him in the centrifuge. You should clip and replay it again. Bashar Osman and Harrow Middlesex $80.33

1:58:56 He's another 50-33 plus 30 for his 30th on the 5th. We have a birthday, we have birthdays lined up. Stephen McConnell 7777 to Sacca 7s Cortland Ohio Sir Mark Williams in Longmont Colorado 7774 This is our seventh birthday our Sacca 7s Mike Chover in Birmingham West Midlands 6969 And he says, my lovely husband shows his job interview. Okay we'll put a Job Karma at the end. Yeah we got deep ends. We have to do Job Karma and some F Cancer Karma. We've got a lot of that going on there. Andy Benz 6660 in St Louis. Happy birthday. Mac Tank La Jolla California 6660 James Frost in Lost Wages Nevada. 6660.

1:59:47 These are all the micro beast or mini beasts donations. Sterling Post Print Solution 6633, and he needs a carm at the end. Michael Ull in Atascadero California 6543 you're an entertaining light into dark boring repetitive drone-ish weird repetitive mediascape YouTube thingy value for value I'm drinking wine i'm feeling pretty good Daniel Torellio in Charleston, South Carolina 6450. Ivar van der Velde in Wageningen. Ivar van der Velde in Wageningen. Wageningen. Wageningen. Wageninging. Very good. And that's Double Nickels on the Dime Event Horizon Technologies in Bryant Texas which is

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IBM Endicott, Job Karma, Birthday Emails

Kim Colavo from Endicott, New York, sends a donation and a note, prompting a discussion about IBM's presence in the area. Curry shares a humorous anecdote about replying to a birthday email from a female friend by asking for "naked picture attachments." Job karma is requested for several listeners seeking employment.

ibm· endicott· job karma· email· birthday

2:00:44 I'm Kim. Birthday for his, we'll get to the birthday for his brother and best friend. We have a birthday list. Yeah? Kim Colavo in Endicott New York. Endicott! Endicott! It must be an IBMer. Yep. You have a note. There's a note you have a note. And guess what?! picture It's funny I got a so there were some some of our friends from Austin yeah like really really hot women and Hot women from Austin? Oh yeah, from the spin class like hot women. That's where you're going with it. Of course! Who sent me an email wishing me happy birthday and here was my reply Dear Karen thank you so much I really appreciate you wishing me happy birthday unfortunately the naked picture attachment didn't seem to come through please resend You put that... oh yeah And i told Mickey and she said pfff not gonna get anything loser

2:01:50 Guys, from IndyCar. All the small contribution of outstanding show podcast product whatever you want to call it not advertising congratulations on seven years of insights and left I need them both anyone some job karma at the end for his friends Todd and Paul got it So instead of calling him out as douchebags, he's giving him karma. That was very nice. Okay Kenneth Gross in Felton Pennsylvania 5055 Thomas Bissell in Reno He gives a happy birthday and jumped the line by coming in at 50-50 good one times smart Now we have all the people that I'm gonna name them with their

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Global Birthday Wishes, Netherlands to Australia

The hosts read a long list of $50.33 donations from listeners around the world, including supporters in Den Haag, Finland, Switzerland, and Australia. They note the strong participation from Germanic-speaking countries, which they attribute to the cultural importance of birthdays in those regions.

netherlands· finland· switzerland· germany· australia· birthday

2:02:27 town and name if they came in with, and it's a long list $50.33 which is what we requested this is the official birthday happy birthday Adam donation that being 50 years old 50 years jumping the shark old. Yeah, it's never and it's not being middle-aged by the way that means it assumes you go to gonna go to a hundred so I am I've this is just an audition I'm planning on going to 100 I'm gonna be really cranky yeah well yeah we all you might make 100 but it's gonna be as ahead in a head in the desert on a stick

2:03:05 Andre Klaus in Den Haag, Holland. Dean Ashton in Vasa, Finland. Sir D.H. Slammer 5033 also has a... he did send us some stuff. Sent us some wine. Oh nice! Oh cool! Andrei Schmidt in Luzern Switzerland. Nice! Joseph Green in Stevenson Beach California Kenneth Short in Tacoma Washington James Moore in San Pablo, California. Right up the street from me. Scott Thompson North Tonawanda New York Herb Lamb our buddy in Sugar Hill Georgia is always coming in Christopher Dolan in Berlin Connecticut Matthew Messer and Fair Oaks California Jim Zuckel Zucal in Los Angeles Cal Joe Kruger in Montgomery Alabama

2:03:59 Michael Dennis in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Robert Love in Orlando Florida Joe Jose. Oh yeah! Hey Joe Jose! I think it's Soheda in San Francisco, California. Day Melody Mann! Hey day melody at Parts Unknown 5033. Michael O'Grady Augusta Georgia Roger Boots? Boots. Roger Boots in Mechanicsville Iowa Brian Swearingen? Swearingen. Swearingen. Swearingen.

2:04:38 Kentucky. Andrew Powell in Aitkin, South Carolina is a longtime boner by the way millennial college student here wishing you happy birthday for all the hard work and millennials can I just say something? Yes! I feel loved what?! I feel loved yeah well you should feel loved Nicholas Ragucci I believe in Hanover Park, Illinois. Brian Leslie in Bremerton Washington Keith Brown and La Lago Vista Texas. I don't even know where the hell that is second mile productions Liberty Maine Robert Greer these are all 5033's Robert Greer in Chicxulub Pennsylvania Wait wait wait That can't be right Yes? It says Robert Greer

2:05:24 You know Robert Greer? We know the Greers in Shikshini, Pennsylvania. Yes we do! There they are wishing you a happy birthday Scott Waldherr in Rhinelander Wisconsin Michelle Graff in San Francisco over here Hey Michelle! Scott Ruddy It's Michael Greer I told you it was Michael Greer I said Michael Greer Who would I say? Robert. You said Robert, I heard you say Robert that's why it caught my eye like no this can't be Robert. Well i don't understand how that could happen unless I'm being banged with some sort of radius maybe they're banging me I don't know and I'm sorry. They put on the tinfoil here this will help. Scott Walder I said Michelle Graff

2:06:13 Chris Ruddy in New York City, Brian Benson in Tampa, Florida. Walton Vail Designs in Maple Ontario, John Adams in Stratford Connecticut, Nicholas Stowe your neighbor in Austin Texas, Michael Suchara in Chicago Chris Facer, I guess in Rye to New South Wales Australia Mark Mmeimer Heimerman in Appleton Wisconsin. We got a lot of Wisconsin listeners. I like that Tyler Oglesby be in West Columbia Texas a lot of Texans too Emmanuel Lossier hear that Isis we're ready for you Sorry, but a lot of Texans you hear that Isis were ready for you bring it on. Yeah sure they are yeah

2:07:05 Uh, Emmanuel Laussier. He by the way he says happy birthday you'll be raising a glass to your next 50 thank you from no agenda critic dot com by the agenda critic dot com this check that out while I'm doing this Jacob Barker in What is this? Cremome, Cremoney. What is a cremeau? New South Wales. I should just say New South Wales Christopher Dexter in Richland Washington Nicholas Prince Principi in Raleigh North Carolina Lucas Zoya Zoya Zoya I think Zua maybe he's in Munich Deutschland

2:07:51 Horse presence in Pacifica, California Pat Deary and Sarnia Ontario Canada Mark Hollenbach in Amsterdam 8-8 in Tonawanda New York Sir Michael Schumacher in Kelseyville, California Boris, Matt Bereslov Marinoff. Sir Boreslov Marinoff in Trabuco Canyon California Steve Curtis and Marietta Georgia Patrick

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US and Canadian Donors, Missoula to Alberta

The donation segment continues with a focus on North American listeners. Donors from Missoula, Montana; Enola, Pennsylvania; and various parts of Canada are recognized. Dame Monica in Alberta is highlighted for her contribution. The hosts express humility at the scale of the birthday response.

missoula· missouri· pennsylvania· virginia· alberta· canada

2:08:27 No, Stephen E. Taft. You missed Stephen E. I'm sorry, Stephen E. Taft in Marietta Georgia, sorry. And then Patrick Curtis was from Bristol. I'm just...I'm sorry. I'm just... Yeah. Bristol it's small. We're at the bottom of the spreadsheet and let me move it up a little bit so don't have to keep doing this. You're doing a great job John because it's coming through now It's like everyone that pops up as a surprise. Rob, okay we do Patrick No, do Patrick. Patrick... Waymeyer. Big X in the middle of his name. Patrick Waymeyer and Robbinsdale Minnesota Nuts. Rob Warren in Sunderland Tyne and Ware. Tyne and Ware? You can't. Richard Chow thank you! Richard Chow in Fullerton California John Heller in Missoula Montana. Missoula

2:09:18 David Hoffman in Enola, Pennsylvania. Robert Mueller our buddy in Chesapeake Virginia Not the Robert Mueller and the FBI guy right? Simon Bennett in Ipswich, Suffolk. And Willis in Washington DC." Finally somebody from Washington DC here. Jennifer Buchanan in Charleston South Carolina. Christopher Wolfe in Mooresville Indiana. Matthew Yackey in Denver California...Denver Colorado. Michael uh... asked for folk asphalt against arsonism is in berlin are do it's not all anonymous and her they know i a m daniel smith indiano album coincidence i think that's not kevin mclaughlin locust north carolina steve bottoms in reno nevada access the money to donate the frame

2:10:16 Johann Hacklin in Köln, Deutschland. We got a lot of Germans on this wishing you happy birthday like that. Well it's I believe it's related to the culture of birthdays in the Germanic speaking countries. Ah that could be. It's important School of Podcasting came through from Rocky River Ohio Dave Jackson yep Gregory Worley and Evington Virginia Becky Worley's husband Robin Clements in Utschest. Come on, that was funny! Yeah yeah it's killer. Redbird Sales in Mesa Arizona Scott Soltis in St Paul Minnesota Tilo Werner in Leipzig Deutschland

2:11:02 So it'd be Werner. Werner! Lee Zhang in Aberdeen City, UK Eric Wells in Vienna Austria Jeff Biesbisk What is this? BS Bachelor something Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute hold on a second You said Eric Wells in Vienna Yeah I know I got Eric Wells's in Jefferson Georgia sorry Eric There you go It's this other one This BS Matthias Dienelt But what is this BSC thing at the beginning, you think? In some... I believe. It's a Barron's... I don't know if he was a baron but okay onward. Maybe a real baron. Jeff Mincy in San Jose California Richard Gardner in San... San Jose Chicago Illinois Chicago You know what happens when you get something wrong people say John said He said my city wrong They sent it to me

2:12:00 Anybody, Jeff Mincy knows it's pronounced San Jose. Greg Meyer in Wynwood, Pennsylvania. Craig Meyer? What did I say? Greg! I didn't say Craig? No you said Greg. Oh... John are you okay?! I'm getting there! It's tough, I know it's hard but I've done this. James Plummer, Wiley Texas Christopher Walker not THE Christopher Walker In Hortonville Wisconsin Another Wisconsinite. This is again the German thing, I think you might be on to something. Robert Goschko in...because Wisconsin's all German. Also Dutch. And Norwegians apparently. Robert Goschko our buddy in Sherwood Park, Alberta, I think he says sir. Jason Daniels in Dallas Texas. Jason Fortune in Geneva Illinois. Tyler Sandberg in Gehring Nebraska.

2:12:56 One, two. Oh man I didn't even expect... Yeah yeah hold give me a second! I wasn't expecting it. I'm just sitting here on cruise control thinking John's got it covered. And in the red corner wearing the black trunks with gold trim he has a record of 33 wins zero losses and one draw Sir Stephen Pell's mockers in Belgium and France. He couldn't make it the Baron was missed he could not make it to the birthday He wasn't by all that's a shame you got a personal miss Mickey invitation everything couldn't make an unfortunately. Oh, well. I'm sad Jeffrey lent us

2:13:51 How am I pronouncing that? Let me see, where are we... L'Entius in Hellevoetsluis. Yep! In Hellevoetsluis it's the river, the small creek running through the hellish town. The Hellfoot lock actually Jeffrey Linschel, yeah okay. Richard Adams in Orem Utah Eric Grunewald in South Africa Giles Pavot in Paris alright! Wow finally there we go Hold on! Bonjour

2:14:32 Holy crap. We got one we got one Bring get the net Eric in Menasha, Wisconsin Dan Coleman and Dayton Ohio Stephen Boe in parts unknown Josh Mandel and Greenville South Carolina John Atwood and Cotter Arkansas Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nilsson in Sweden Gregory in Atherton, UK. Peebo in Maastricht and finally the last few Torben Pedersen in Sharpsburg Norway Christopher

2:15:16 Kiroga in Porter, Texas. Stephen Schwartz in Schertz, Texas and finally Harry Biglin in Kew Gardens New York and Monica Lansing Dame Monica if I'm not mistaken? Yes, I believe so. In Dayton Valley Alberta Canada where all the money is Oh! He said it he said it. I couldn't resist That's our group of official Wow Well thank you all very much I am humbled by your... By them coming out to play. Yes, and yeah, I'm speechless. Let me finish off with thank yous for the 50 more. Elizabeth Borazan in Tucson Arizona

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Final Birthday Shout-outs, Tom Schuring, Hookers & Blow Club

The final group of birthday donors is acknowledged, including Tom Schuring, the "official archivist" of Adam Curry. The hosts jokingly refer to the 50-year-old donors as members of the "Hookers & Blow Club." They conclude the segment by thanking everyone who contributed amounts under $50 for anonymity.

tom schuring· corpus christi· oklahoma city· birthday· hookers and blow

2:16:07 Also, these are all happy birthdays too but they're just different amounts. These are all from now on is $50 and then we're done." Michael Johnson in Ledyard, Connecticut James Burke in Richmond North Yorkshire UK Matthew Januszewski in Chicago Tom Schuring in Wheeler's Hill Victoria Australia Tom Schuring he is the clogwog he is the official archivist of Adam Curry Oh, nice. This is Stephen Flickin in Corpus Christi Texas. Callum Dugan in Parts Unknown $50. Greg Brunsell I believe maybe a sir? Sir Greg... No this is Greg sir. Greg yeah I believe so. Craig Denniston in Omaha and Sir Mark Tanner in Whittier California. Sir Brett Farrell in Oklahoma City and last but not least Jason

2:16:59 Deluzio in Chatsford, Pennsylvania. I do have a note from Craig Dennison who actually sent a very pretty card to you with the calico cat of no I say rainbow cat with a horn coming out the top of his head and this is very nice old hand it's a very nice the little card and it was all printed custom. Small donation for Adam's big day I'm hoping for a birthday shout out on 9-7 thank you to Sir Nussbaum for the birthday donation on episode 546 And I hope your day is great. Craig from Omaha, so I'll send you this card is very pleasant little... Well, but I'll pick it up on the 20th in the newsletter. I mentioned that if anyone has wants to send you a card, they post office box will be available for some card shout outs or the next show. I will pick it up personally then I have stuff I'm bringing free. I got all kinds of coins and chachkis and whatever been coming for a couple days. I'm coming. I'm coming.

2:17:57 And you're supposed to say, well get some tissue. Thank you all very much... Eric Lander 06.50 It's not just illegal content forget it. I'm gonna start practicing now getting used to it. Dr. Justin Marchegiani Unlawful but use the correct vernacular–unlawful content. Not illegal, unlawful. But I think there is—I'm gonna have to talk to Eric, the constitutional lawyer. There has got to be a difference between illegal content and unlawful. There must be some significant difference. Don't you think? Yeah, yeah. No there's obviously some unlawful and illegal is different so there are some lawyers... Hey thank you all very much I am humbled and honored by what you have done for me it's beautiful! And these are the gifts that i can put in my suitcase thank you thank you so much Thank you everyone who came in with amounts under $50 usually for

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2:19:42 It's your birthday, birthday. October the 16th. David Hazan turns 50 this week and Sir Don Tommaso Di Toronto also 50. Wow! Welcome to the club! We'll just have to deem it the Hookers & Blow Club as far I'm concerned Of course, I celebrated my birthday Thank you all so much and happy birthday from your best buddies here at The Best Podcast in the Universe You know...I didn't sleep a lot

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Knighting Ceremony, Sir Shannon Jarrio, Sir Jim Beverly Hills

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak perform a formal knighting ceremony for Shannon Jarrio and Jim Sukal, both of whom contributed $1,000 or more. They are dubbed Sir Shannon Jarrio and Sir Jim Beverly Hills. The hosts recite the traditional list of "Knightly rewards" and thank the donors for their significant support.

knighthood· shannon jarrio· jim sukal· beverly hills· donation

2:20:27 And I didn't sleep a lot. Hello? Well, you're partying! Yeah, it was partying and... You having the time of your life Yes and i've had a wine You had a wine just right now Right now? Yeah during the show Drinking wine on this show, drinking alcohol while trying to do a complicated show like this I think yes, I'm sorry. I apologize. I'm just gonna be honest about it. I'm not gonna bullcrap you I want you to know where I don't drink anymore because you're going to go into the sheets to the wind like with two glasses of wine So don't drink more than one glass How about this sword? I got here? Oh? This is sharp thing Shannon Jerry I'll step forward along with Jim Sukal both of you have contributed to

2:21:14 the best podcast in the universe, amount of $1,000 or more and we could not be happier. Thank you for the support it really means a lot to us and we're happy to introduce you into The Table Of The Knights In The Dames and hereby pronouncing Sir Shannon Jarrio and Sir Jim Beverly Hills for you my friends! We've got Ocas & Blow, Renboys & Chardonnay, Root Beer & Legos, Ass Cream & Bear Fillings Girlfriend Experience & Good Bourbon Porn Stars & Pot Poppy Van Winkle Bourbons served with Oktoberfest Farlines 3 Geishas & Bucket Of Fried Chicken Wenches and beer or if you prefer we have of course the mutton and mead go to noahjennination.com slash rings Then Eric DeShill will hook you up, and make it all happen for ya bring it to you Thank You Wow I don't that's why I had a drink. I was just listening to some people like

2:22:03 You know, it's like I'm 50 and people love us. Me me! I think they love me. Yeah they love you if i'm... Well come on you've no when you celebrate your eighth wedding anniversary or eight 80th yeah we get responses yeah you're eighty was it? And I you know if I had my fifty that is a big deal and it's a good number it's easy for people to contribute everybody joined in you know I mean not everybody obviously but I mean a lot of the people who could did which A big deal. Yeah, in this day and age are you kidding me? 50 bucks! Yeah, well 50 bucks. Yeah it's a good number It's a great number They all get mentioned Let me read an email from Stan the Ukrainian We mention people and we will take the time out to mention them And read their notes...we read all of them I mean we don't read them out loud Yeah we read all of them Of course You know we aren't just like PBS they don't care Give em money Here is a tote bag shut up Tote bag get out Thanks! Tote Bag

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Stan the Ukrainian, Pro-Russian Allegations, RT Brainwashing

An email from "Stan the Ukrainian" in Canada criticizes the show for being "pro-Russian" and "brainwashed" by RT (Russia Today). The listener describes the horrors of the Russian invasion and calls Putin a "Nazi." The hosts deny being brainwashed and clarify that they do not watch RT frequently.

ukraine· russia· putin· canada· brainwashing

2:23:04 Stan the Ukrainian just to show you that we read all the notes it is pain But even more and more painful listening to your pro-russian show RT has really brainwashed you Ukraine, country I understand and love. The country speaking at it is TV Russian Ukrainian Romanian Hungarian Experiencing war attack from a country where only Russian language is allowed on TV Only pro-Putin speeches allowed Russian army invaded to democratic European Ukraine killing my ex compatriots humiliating publicly captured Ukrainian soldiers

2:23:42 Publishing YouTube how paratroopers from Russia and St. Petersburg pose on dead bodies of Ukrainian militaries, and you blind brainwashed can only see how Ukraine is doing wrong enough for today Putin is a Nazi in a murderer stop Putin from Stanislav the Ukrainian Okay He lives in Canada by the way Oh That guy they got the Canadian guy yeah, it's not a Ukraine he's not over there We don't have anybody over there. I just wanted to point out that we really are not brainwashed, it's not like we're sucking Putin... Yeah, we don't listen to Hartzee that much. No! Especially since they took all the hot chicks are quitting and that's no good however President Obama and i have a couple clips to play here I've done some work on this so at the party this was a big topic of conversation

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Obama Estonia Speech, NATO Rapid Reaction Force

President Obama's speech in Estonia is analyzed, specifically his promise of "boots on the ground" in the Baltic states. The hosts discuss NATO's plan to create a rapid reaction force of 4,000 to 5,000 troops capable of deploying within 48 hours. They view this as an aggressive escalation against Russia.

barack obama· estonia· nato· rapid reaction force· eastern europe

2:24:44 Because he had just come out, our president Barack Obama had come out and said... And he had this big speech in Estonia. There's a number of things that he was talking about I'll play it a little bit out-of-order This is what people at the party were talking about Remember they're in Europe And people understand the...not all, but I'd say most people they look at the map or they've traveled maybe they've driven a few hundred kilometers. They know where Estonia is or Latvia or you know couple of these other Baltic states They know where Ukraine is. They know where Poland is, where Germany is and they've learned this in their high school the grade school they've learned this so when you hear this The new initiative I proposed in Warsaw this spring includes several elements and we're working with Congress to get it done Here in the Baltics that would mean positioning more American equipment So its ready if needed It would mean more training And exercises between our militaries

2:25:43 And it would mean more US forces, including American boots on the ground continuously rotating through Estonia and Latvia and Lithuania. Let me tell you this was concerning to some of my guests It'd be concerning to me Yes! American boots on the ground When you say boots on the ground that's not just we're rotating people in We have our NATO forces No This sounds very aggressive And I personally apologize, I do not feel it appropriate for my president to speak that way to you Europeans. The BBC is all...I've been watching a lot of BBC. NATO is expected to agree plans to create a rapid reaction force of 5,000 troops which would be ready to deploy to Eastern Europe Now this is interesting the rapid... I have the same report but from the fan cat and there's 4,000 troops

2:26:39 Hold on, let me play your report here. May I play this out of sequence? Yes, please play. ...Eastern European members against possible Russian aggression comprised of some 4,000 troops that can deploy with just 48 hours notice... Okay stop. To be fair she said some Could have been 3,000. Could have been 5,000. She said some to deploy within 48 hours Let's play the British. Within 48 hours? Okay she's got that let's go back to the French It would be supported by logistics and equipment positioned close to Russia's borders. Okay. It's also spending at least 1.7 billion dollars Hold on! Hello Hey John were you still manufacturing some of that war stuff

2:27:24 I hear there's some money out there that we can sell into. Yep! The force intended to make NATO's commitment to collective defense more credible and enhance its deterrence. Okay, back to the British BBC... New unmanned spy planes or drones As we look at a digital age where the warfighter realizes both in his civilian life and in his duty life The importance of information technology He treats the computer as part of his weapon cache Yeah I also treat the computer is part of my weapons cache That he uses to employ against the enemy From a remote Norwegian airbase, NATO's been carrying out its biggest test yet of its ability to gather and share intelligence. And this is the nerve center where they're getting fed all that information either from satellites... What? I said eww! ...spy planes or drones or listening stations This sounds like a big bonanza if you're in the business of selling some kind of military equipment or cybercrack. ...on the ground

2:28:24 It's a kind of intelligent cell they'd need to track for example Russian military movements by Russian military movements We must track them. Is that in your French report? If approved the troops would mark a departure from efforts to find a diplomatic solution with Russia's Vladimir Putin Yes, yes On the border with Ukraine or to try and spot those missing schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria. Hold on a second, you've confused me! You're fixing metaphors here... I know this is very confusing. We're not gonna- NATO doesn't go look for Nigerian schoolgirls

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Digital Divide in Warfare, NATO Intelligence Sharing

A report on NATO's intelligence-gathering capabilities from a Norwegian airbase is reviewed. The hosts mock the use of buzzwords like "digital divide" and "the cloud" in the context of military operations. They question why NATO is only now attempting to establish common procedures for sharing intelligence between member nations.

nato· intelligence· drones· digital divide· warfare

2:29:00 That was someone I don't know that was just a throwaway line. Something cut and paste issue somebody It's it was a mistake and cranes Petro Poroshenko Negotiations to end the crisis have so far this is the French again fruitless fruitless The challenge is how to share all this information Especially when it involves different nations operating different systems Oh, yes They have Windows and we have OS X until Android vs. iPhone it just won't match! This trial aims to break down the digital divide The digital... I say put it in the cloud! This is a third meme Put it in the cloud! We got the missing girls, we got the digital divide And the- and the CLOUD! Technology to speak the same language The technology must speak the same language John What languages do we have? We have Node We have um what else do we- Node We have JSON

2:29:56 Well, clearly we can't all speak the same language. How about the frogs? Putin in a sense is cornered at this point because domestically he cannot accept defeat in Ukraine Maybe it has to speak Russian So... The only solution as I see it really is diplomatic however faint the hope for it is Oh who's this man go away We need more war material When NATO operation kicks off you don't know who's gonna show up You do not know what nations are going to be available What?! What is it? Is this like a general call, like... Who shows up. Let's see. Anybody available? Showing up man! Hey anybody available? Hey John! Hey John man! I'm in bed. Hey man wake up we need 5,000 men for NATO man who you got? Yeah do it tomorrow what's the rush? Who ya got? I don't know man, Putin. Put it into paper that its 48 hours to come

2:30:52 Is that 48 hours? I'm going back to bed. All right see you You don't know what capabilities are gonna bring and so the idea is to have a common set of Procedures a common set of processes, and then train all the individuals who are gonna potentially wait a minute You're telling me NATO which has been around since the white the 50s or 80s they haven't trained We haven't we don't have a set of common procedures This is a ripoff, man. They're ripping us off. It's BBC. The only thing... the new procedures, the rubble-ized procedures aren't in place. Oh that's true you make a point. So when they show up regardless of what nation they're from they can perform those roles the same. Ooh nice jet flyby!

2:31:38 The military believe all this intelligence will make targeting more accurate and limit collateral damage. Limit! Oh crap, I'm sorry Will only kill half your family Ultimately it's still about directing the use of lethal force whether from land air or sea Even in a digital age they'll still be using bombs and bullets Bombs and bullets i tell you alright so i just had to put okay now let's go to the present This was...I feel A very important speech, it really tipped the scales. And now I want to revisit for a moment that what happened in Ukraine... The basic facts there was an EU agreement

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Ukraine Crisis History, Victoria Nuland, Territorial Integrity

The hosts provide a summary of the 2014 Ukraine crisis, mentioning Victoria Nuland's leaked phone call and the role of neo-Nazi elements in the Maidan protests. They critique President Obama's assertion that borders cannot be redrawn "at the barrel of a gun," citing U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan as contradictions.

ukraine· victoria nuland· eu· maidan· territorial integrity

2:32:30 which was rescinded. The government of Ukraine was elected democratically, there were many monitors there everyone agreed it was all good it was safe was good to go but then they rejected with a big debt to Russia the European friendship agreement which I know is like...I don't know...it's like trading friendship rings And that was not okay. And then we had Victoria Nuland and her husband, Robert Kagan and the Kagans and McCain... ...and everybody's over there with a bunch of known neo-Nazis I'm not making this up! Then it got really hot and heavy and people were getting shot The SWAT team of Ukraine were getting picked off shot in the head

2:33:15 by sharpshooters. Oh, do you remember Catherine Ashton? The high representative known chin monster saying, oh whoa, they really had no idea that chop shoot. Well we should investigate that then we had Victoria Newland who said, We're going to put these guys in yats get him in fuck the EU I'm not gonna play the jingle so now we have... That is a good summary Summary right and then Poroshenko of the I'm sorry the president He ran away because they were trying to kill him. And then they freed the Princess Leia... And they freed his house! Yeah, okay so here is the president it was about a half hour long he's in Estonia on his way to speaking or being a part of the big NATO gathering in Wales

2:34:10 And here he is speaking about Ukraine. The Baltics have made our alliance stronger and your progress reflects a larger truth. Well, it's the Baltics but I think he's gonna...I have it labeled as Ukraine so it should be coming Because of the work of generations because we stood together in a great alliance because people across this continent have forged a European Union dedicated to cooperation and peace We've made historic progress towards the vision we share. A Europe that is whole and free, and at peace." Here we go! A Europe that is whole... Is free... And at peace I need to point out for time, I have removed every pause this guy puts in his speech. Oh well I'm sorry you had to go through that That takes hours. It-I spend a lot of time on this This guy has turned into the worst public speaker

2:35:05 Well, he's adding all this emphasis and he's at this big hall and there are all these elites sitting there. There is a lot of applause but I removed as much of the pauses which sometimes are three seconds in length like this one but this is important because he's talking about free and open and blah blah Europe that it's whole and free and at peace And yet...as we gather here today We know that this vision is threatened. Threatened? By Russia's aggression against Ukraine Okay, now this is heavy talk I think-I feel this to be very heavy It is a brazen assault on the territorial integrity of Ukraine A sovereign and independent European nation Which doesn't mean they're member of the EU but it's tricky language It challenges that most basic principles in our international system

2:35:53 The most basic of principles of our international system, please pay attention to what the President of the United States is saying here. That borders cannot be redrawn at the barrel of a gun... Unless you're in Iraq! That nations have the right to determine their own future... Unless you're in Iraq! It undermines an international order where the rights of peoples and nations are upheld, and can't simply be taken away by brute force. Unless you're in Iraq! And South Sudan! And North Korea...and Afghanistan...yeah we got a couple of them there. At stake in Ukraine This is why we stand with the people of Ukraine today. Yes! Slow clap! Yeah! Right on brother!

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Maidan Protests, Corrupt Regimes, Russian Combat Forces

President Obama's claim that the Maidan protests were led by "ordinary Ukrainians" rather than fascists is challenged by the hosts. They argue that the "corrupt regime" of Viktor Yanukovych was democratically elected. The segment also covers Obama's statements regarding the presence of Russian tanks and combat forces in Ukraine.

maidan· neo-nazis· barack obama· russia· tanks

2:36:36 We stand with them. Good, now let's talk about some facts this is where history is rewritten before your very eyes and I get bile in my throat from hearing these lies Now let's put to rest once and for all the distortions or outdated thinking. Outdated thinking, oh I like the way he does this good this is good out of the word distortion and outdated and now day thing so any so anything he says here is both yes outdated and distorted. Think about it now this is good no it's good the guy is good he's reading but he's good thinking that has caused this crisis

2:37:28 Our NATO alliance is not aimed against any other nation. Oh no! We're an alliance of democracies dedicated to our own collective defense. The protests in Ukraine on the Maidan were not led by neo-Nazis or fascists. I'm sorry, I must have my information wrong. They were led by ordinary Ukrainians. Men and women... young and old... men and grandmothers No one, no sharpshooters nowhere. No, no. Who were fed up with a corrupt regime? Oh yes! They were fed up with the corrupt regime... I'm sorry, a democratically elected regime or parliament and president with international monitors is just not a regime

2:38:15 This is very, very, very sad that this hopeful president we put so much hope in has resorted to this. You're just a Russian apologist. Well there's that... And who wanted to share the progress and prosperity they see in the rest of Europe Without paying their bill! They did not engage in an armed seizure of power After an agreement was brokered for constitutional reform The former president then abandoned his office. Because he was gonna be killed! You're right, they were gonna kill him! He had to run for it. They were gonna kill him And parliament endorsed new elections Which we have pushed up their front there with Victoria Nuland and with John McCain taking pictures with them and exactly what they said would be- And they headed the CIA roaming around the area Oh and there's that So that today Ukrainians have a new democratically elected president

2:39:10 Yes, new democratically elected president. Some more facts for you from our President And the Russian forces that have now moved into Ukraine are not on a humanitarian or peacekeeping mission? No! They're not trying to help anybody I think they're up to no good John what do you think Oh yeah definitely definitely No good There are Russian combat forces with Russian weapons in Russian tanks Unlike ISIS with American weapons and American tanks, and Toyotas built in America. Now these are the facts. Thank you very much! They're provable. Provable? With a YouTube video they're provable we have it on social media It's proof They're not subject to dispute Aha! Not subject to dispute Do you feel... do you want to dispute this Mr. Dvorak? No Not anymore right

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Article 5, Baltic States, NATO Collective Defense

The strategic importance of the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) as NATO members is discussed. Obama's reaffirmation of Article 5—that an attack on one is an attack on all—is highlighted. The hosts suggest that this commitment effectively surrounds Russia and sets the stage for potential conflict.

article 5· nato· estonia· lithuania· latvia· collective defense

2:40:05 Okay, now right on let us understand what is going to happen why this is taking place We have these three Baltic states if you look at them we have Estonia Lithuania and it's a lot via I think the three Baltic States Right. You need to look at the map people get your map and look at this And you'll see that D This is a very important way are now surrounding Russia of the way? We always wanted to and this of course these are NATO members, they're full-on NATO members so therefore Article 5 if you attack one you attack all and let's just make sure everybody hears this do not drive one LADA

2:40:43 automobile into any of these Baltic states or you have attacked and it will give us license to take our boots on the ground and counter-attack. And I say to the people Estonia, and the people in the Baltics today we are bound by our treaty alliance We have a solemn duty each other Article 5 is crystal clear An attack on one is an attack on all So if in such a moment you ever ask again who'll come to help? You'll know the answer The NATO alliance, including the armed forces of the United States of America right here present now.

2:41:35 Then he wraps it up with just a beautiful piece of work We must acknowledge the inherent dignity and human rights of every person because our democracies cannot truly succeed Until we root out bias and prejudice both from our institutions And from our hearts, we have to uphold a free press freedom of speech Because in the end lies misinformation are no match for truth We have to embrace open and inclusive societies because our countries are more successful Look, I was hung over but... Yeah you almost there with that one. Not as good as the other one but it's like I see what you spent your time on let's listen to Jack Matlock for a second Which one?

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Jack Matlock, Superpower Illusions, Ukraine Neutrality

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Jack Matlock, appears in a clip from "Democracy Now!" to discuss the Ukraine situation. Matlock argues that Russia will continue to intervene as long as there is a prospect of Ukraine joining NATO. He describes Ukraine as a complex, artificially constructed state that requires internal agreement between its eastern and western regions.

jack matlock· soviet union· nato· kiev· diplomacy

2:42:53 The one that says sums up Ukraine situation this guy was the former ambassadors of this from the United States of the Soviet Union He's written a bunch of books on. This he is completely against all his crap, and he summarizes I've got two clips from him There's three there but one of them just an archive But the two clips are very good. One is that Jack Matlock sums up Ukraine, and the other one is what does Russia want? You can probably run them back to back. Joining us now is Jack Matlock served as U.S. ambassador to the former It's democracy now by the way which I love it your beat Democracy now is, I have just recently has really corrupted itself. And I've got a clip that kind of proves it. Do you want to do? I don't like the show at all. Let's do Matt Matlock first and then we'll bring down... Jack Matlock and then what Russia wants. Then we'll bring down Amy Goodman

2:43:44 Joining us now is Jack Matlock, served as U.S. ambassador to the former Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991, author of several books including Superpower Illusions—How Myths and False Ideologies Led America Astray and How To Return to Reality—as well as Reagan & Gorbachev—How The Cold War Ended. Ambassador Matlock, we welcome you to Democracy Now! What do you think is most important to understand what's happening in Ukraine today? Well, I think one of the most important things to understand is that practically speaking the Ukrainians and the Russians have to agree on what would be an acceptable way to proceed within Ukraine. Now that is a fact of the matter and one can you know... Fact of the matter? One wishes about

2:44:36 how impermissible it is for Russia to intervene. But the fact is they are going to intervene until they are certain that there is no prospect of Ukraine becoming a member of NATO." No, and that makes sense! And when she kind of reiterates this he repeats himself in a different kind of way and this is what does Russia want question? Oh I'm sorry had the wrong clip What does Russia want?

2:45:27 And the people who seized power in Kiev in February are openly and vehemently anti-Russian. Now, they may have a good reason for that but that view is not shared by the people in the East who don't necessarily want to be part of Russia But they also don't want a country which deprives them of free contact with Russia. And this is, in essence, a family fight. That's something we have to understand—we outsiders.

2:46:04 Ukraine is a very complex country, which has been put together rather artificially to be frank and without any real consultation of the Ukrainians as to where the borders were and so on. And to treat it as if it's some primordial unified state is simply incorrect." Yeah, he's right. Historically speaking this man is absolutely correct Yes and Obama is wrong And this whole thing is bullcrap and they're setting us up And this is obviously just another ploy to sell more arms and crap and it's gonna end the Russians aren't gonna put up with I think It's worse than that and I'm just going to go back to the simple fact that she said And here is

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Russian Economy, Sanctions, European Energy Crisis

President Obama's assessment of the Russian economy's decline due to sanctions is reviewed. The hosts argue that these actions are hurting European citizens more than Russians, particularly regarding energy prices and agricultural exports. They suggest a globalist strategy is at play to weaken both the Euro and Russia simultaneously.

russia· sanctions· ruble· energy· european union

2:47:02 This is the real bottom line what's going on here that some people see People who have run businesses, but the citizenry is not being told this they do not see it And President Obama did talk about this in his speech and make no mistake Russia is paying a price really capitalists fleeing Foreign investment is plummeting because investors know that today's Russia. Is a bad bet oh yeah given its behavior yep The Russian economy has slipped into recession. Its energy production, which is the engine of the Russian economy... Is pumping better than ever. ...is expected to drop. Oh, expected? Its credit rating is near junk status Who gives a crap so as ours! The ruble just fell to an all-time low. Wooo! In short Russia's actions in Ukraine are weakening Russia. Oh yeah! Russia's actions are hurting the Russian people Yes And it doesn't have to be this way. THE ACTIONS

2:47:54 are hurting the European people, people of Europe. You have new representation, you've got the crazy toots guy. You've got the crazy Italian chick and they apparently buy Hookline & Sinker, the entire media scenario. The American playbook and while your sitting there in Amsterdam, they come up to you and give you American memes which I find to be fascinating! I am going to tell you right now that I am so far out there, that I even see a...I'm thinking Putin's in on it. This is all about F the EU and it was not beyond the realm of globalist thinking that Russia and elements from Russia who happen to be in that region and elements from the Atlanticists

2:48:55 are both working to F the EU. If you don't think that it wouldn't be advantageous to both Russia and the United States, to screw the Euro, you're crazy! And what is happening right now is we're going into winter, you'll be paying very high energy prices... all of your dairy products are for boatin, your financial products are for boatin. Europe is on the brink of a huge disaster and guess what? We're going to make you kill each other! We're gonna do the same old trick and you get mad at the French or the Walloons, or the Belgians, or whatever. You're gonna have to get angry with each other and Russia and America are going be laughing at you! And it's sad and despicable what's going on but if you can't see this if you can't read your history books and see then you get what you deserve...or you deserve where you get. We're both yeah I'm doing I mean John I'm seeing this here

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Democracy Now! Reporting, Luhansk Siege, Satellite Phones

The hosts critique a "Democracy Now!" report on the siege of Luhansk, noting that the reporter was actually in Paris. They mock the claim that communications were cut, pointing out that professional reporters typically use satellite phones or ham radio in conflict zones. They view the reporting as lazy and disconnected from the ground reality.

democracy now· amy goodman· luhansk· paris· satellite phones

2:50:00 I'm really seeing it and no one, people aren't even talking. Oh we can't oh no... We can't really blame Russia yet because you know the results of the black box aren't in our prime minister told us to really slow down and wait until we have all the results if this is going to take years You're never going to get results. You are being fooled people! You're being fooled! I feel bad but it's okay All right, now that I'm done. Okay? I've said it. I've said it. I've said... I might have pieces- Okay well, I'm glad you're over there watching. Take democracy down for me will ya? Let me do a couple of democracy now down things first let's start with the bullcrap report on the Ukraine which is this one Is she actually saying The Ukraine or just Ukraine? I said The Ukraine okay I don't know if they do Democracy Now Bullcrap Report now I'll tell you You have to imagine this is going to be

2:51:01 I'll tell you what you're seeing after you play the—and I clipped it short, because I don't want the whole report. I just want to make a point. OK? From 87 to 91. Ole Savang, talk about the situation on the ground right now and describe the map of Ukraine for us where the crisis is. Well, it was—Luhansk is a city that has been under siege by the Ukrainian army for several weeks now. It's held by the separatist forces. So it is a place that's difficult to get into. All communications are cut and so we know less about what's going on in Luhansk than in other places. And that's part of the reason why we felt that it was so important to get there.

2:51:48 It ends with him saying, listen to the last part again where he says it was so difficult. He fumbles and says the truth here and I'm going to tell you why. Ok hold on a second, I just might as well play it over. I just want to hear, might as well play in context. 87-91 Ollie Savant talk about the situation on the ground right now and describe the map of Ukraine for us I want to make sure everyone's listening. It's easy to not—you've got to get the whole thing in context, describe the map of Ukraine for us. Where are the crises? Well, it was—Luhansk is a city that has been under siege by the Ukrainian army for several weeks now. It's held by the separatist forces. So it is a place that's difficult to get into. All communications are cut. And so we know less about what's going on in Luhansk than in other places. And that's part of the reason why we felt that it was so important to get there. An interesting thing was that when you—

2:52:45 Now the reason that's interesting is because this guy, if you look behind him on this visual. What would you imagine in a million years it was behind him? A map! The Eiffel Tower. He's in Paris Well, that's where all the best Ukrainian reporting comes from. And let me ask you a question it's so difficult to do all this crap because communications are cut have you ever heard of a satellite phone? Don't reporters routinely use those in areas like this did they take the satellite phone system down I missed that announcement. This is a satellite phone and you'll be fine you can get your reports out yeah easily So how about ham radio

CHAPTER 49 / 53 Discussion

Blackwater Trial, Nisour Square Massacre, Native Advertising

A report on the trial of four Blackwater operatives involved in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre is analyzed. The hosts suggest the segment is "native advertising" for a documentary titled "Blackwater's Youngest Victim." They question the details of the trial and the emotional testimony of the witnesses presented in the film.

blackwater· nisour square· baghdad· native advertising· democracy now

2:53:36 Actually, yes. Ham Radio you could get the reports out so okay well okay so this is bullcrap then I said this is terrible they got some guy in Paris living it up bitching and moaning about what's going on the Ukraine as though there was some sort of report We have—part of the news thing, I want to play something. This is The Democracy Now! out-of-context remarks. I just want to add a little tidbit to the end of this one. On Tuesday an Italian newspaper reported Putin had told outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso that he could take Ukraine's capital Kiev within two weeks if he wanted to. The Kremlin said the remark was taken out of context.

2:54:15 Okay, now they do that's it. They end that report right there and they go on why don't they do a little research and give us the context? This is...they got a big staff! The context, you know what the context was. He said why would we do that because if we wanted to we could take Kiev in two weeks? We could take this area if it was us. It's the rebels not us maybe supplying them. What he is saying is the same thing. Why would we shoot a plane out of the sky? We wouldn't want to do that! That sure was all part of it. Why wouldn't have to hide our soldiers as humanitarian aid? If we wanna go and they will kick your ass Right, and that would be the context. Now we get to this part here where this was the end for me it was like they talk about but they don't tell us any details there's a trial going on about some Blackwater guys

2:55:01 And we, she starts to report on it. She doesn't tell us where the trial is or who's the... no details of the trial but you get a little interesting twist at the end which turns out as far I can tell this entire report is native advertising for something let's listen to it Burrows will begin deliberating this week in the murder and manslaughter trial of four former Blackwater operatives allegedly involved in a 2007 massacre at Baghdad's Nisour Square. The suspects are charged with the deaths of 14 of 17 Iraqi civilians who died when their Water unit indiscriminately opened fire. The trial features testimony from witnesses who survived the attack and saw loved ones gunned down in closing arguments last week prosecutors said Blackwater guards had shot fleeing civilians and boasted of taking their lives Mr. Square is the highest profile deadly incident involving black water or any private war contractor the first witness to testify in the Blackwater trial was a man named Mohammed Kanaani he broke

2:56:01 broke down when describing how his 9-year-old son, Ali, was shot in the head while riding in the back seat of the family car. Kanani reportedly sobbed so uncontrollably when testifying that Judge Royce Lamberth temporarily dismissed the jury. The next day one juror said she'd been too haunted to sleep, causing the judge to excuse her from service. Well we turn now to a remarkable documentary that tells Mohammed and Ali Kanani's story It's called Blackwater's Youngest Victim. The film was created by Big Noise Films and Democracy Now! in association with The Nation magazine and the Nation Institute, shot by Rick Rowley, narrated by Jeremy Scahill. It begins with Mohammed Kanani recalling the day he lost his son.

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Jeremy Scahill Documentary, Mohammed Kanaani, Joan Rivers

The hosts critique the Jeremy Scahill documentary about Mohammed Kanaani, whose son was killed by Blackwater. They question the authenticity of Kanaani's story and the visual evidence shown in the film. The segment ends with the breaking news of comedian Joan Rivers' death at age 81.

jeremy scahill· blackwater· iraq· joan rivers· mtv

2:56:48 So they switch over from this news story to some crappy documentary that's just about this one guy. And so I have a very short clip of him talking, here is the clip of the Scahill Documentary is the name of it This guy he's very expensive looking He looks like he has got a shaved head, a douche bag goatee with the mustache goes around the mouth He's very slick, wearing an expensive suit And he's like an Iranian nightclub owner kind of look. And he's telling us a bull crap story about how he was personally greeting the soldiers, which nobody did that came in 2003 and it was a big deal. I'm thinking this is bull crap from the get go. This guy is an actor. This documentary they're promoting it. This is a promotion for the documentary to try to...I don't know. Do we know the name of said documentary? Well, it was called...

2:57:43 Actually, I'd have to look it up. I did know the name. I think she mentions it at the end of that report of hers. Play a little clip of this guy talking about... And by the way they showed B-roll of the family car where the kid was shot in the back seat? It's a Toyota truck! It has two seats and there is no backseat When US forces rolled into Baghdad in April of 2003, Mohammed proudly took his son to greet the men he called their liberators. The US military.

2:58:19 Mohammed was that rare personification of the neoconservative narrative about the U.S. invasion. The first day the American army entered Baghdad, I handed out juice and candy in the street to celebrate our liberation from Saddam. Before September 16th 2007, Mohammed had never heard of Blackwater now he thinks of them and that day every waking moment Anyway, I do have one little piece of additional information to that from my intelligence sources. In Ukraine over 600 contractors have been killed in this war which is Russians and most of them from Academy slash Blackwater now I had no proof I only have my intelligence sources but I would believe it

2:59:13 Something's up. I would believe that this documentary is a little thin and I didn't like the way they did it I just thought the whole thing was the sleazy report And then they plugged this documentary as because I guess that democracy now she said it It's one of the producers, so that's why Wiles would you do at the end? They gotta get their money back Mainstream media is either selling you a product They want you to go by or they're selling you another entertainment product There's nothing else going on Joe Jone Rivers died Oh, she did? Yeah. Just now? Uh... yeah it just came out the news. Yeah probably just now because I- she was... Yeah She had a uh..I guess I don't know She had an issue and stopped breathing. Yeah the no breathing cardiac arrest issue that old thing. That's not a good thing Well that sucks! At least it wasn't on your birthday No but you know

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Joan Rivers Tribute, Kia Optima Sales, Bob Woodward

Adam Curry shares personal memories of working with Joan Rivers at MTV, describing her as kind and professional. The hosts briefly mention a Kia Optima sales event before transitioning to a C-SPAN interview between Bob Woodward and John Dean regarding the concentration of power in the presidency.

joan rivers· kia· bob woodward· john dean· c-span

3:00:08 I like her. I work with her have you ever met her? No, I never did. I saw her stand up when she was a younger my real stand-up Good very good performer has to go on her show in New York the Joan Rivers show there's like no the MTV gossip expert She was always very kind. She was very nice. Oh, I feel bad about that how old was she 80? Yeah, I think she was I remember I remember I was on Back in the day when I was flying a Virgin upper class to San Francisco from London and she was on that man She looked 180 and she was really really walking slow, and she's kind of incognito She would not Joan Rivers like on John you know like she was on well Who's next we don't need three yeah now? There's gonna be two more. No we already had no those guys all accounts

3:01:08 What? We accounted for that, that last group. She was 81. Oh that's young...that's too young! 81, that's no good. That's just under the knife a lot, it adds years to you It hurts doesn't it yeah Sorry about that So I remember couple of shows ago I pointed out that crazy news report about the Kia Yes, yeah the hamster car. Yes, the Kia was kill people and people had their belts on and they all died Yeah, it was a hit job on the key as what it was. Yeah, I get up on the key It wasn't KPI X so I'm just recording casually on KPI x is a football game This is just this last weekend So play that KPIX advertise Nelson connecting twice for scores

3:01:58 At Kia's once a year sign in and drive it sales event, a simple signature can put you behind the wheel of a sporty new 2015 Optima LX. It's zero down and zero due at signing for qualified lessees but it's only available at your local Kia dealer through September 2nd. I'm watching, you know Woodruff our buddy who was the ex-CIA guy. Yeah you mean all the president's men? Not Woodruff, Woodward. Woodward oh okay, Woodward yes. Yeah Woodward the guy. He outlined his backgrounds carefully outlined in The Family of Secret books which was a good read but lot of people didn't like it but I thought it was great reading.

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John Dean and Bob Woodward, Michelle Obama Rumors

A clip from a C-SPAN book show features John Dean discussing national security and intelligence with Bob Woodward. The hosts then revisit a controversial clip of Joan Rivers making remarks about Michelle Obama being transgender, noting the timing of Rivers' death shortly after the comments went viral.

john dean· bob woodward· michelle obama· joan rivers· plastic surgery

3:02:53 So tell me if you don't think this is...he's interviewing John Dean about his new book. Who was John Dean? On the C-SPAN Book Show where they have an expert interviewing an expert, and tell me this kind of wasn't a zinger here that John Dean kinda throws at Woodward This is the Dean Woodward Zinger. Well I have two, I have a John Dean Woodward Zinger and I have a Dean Woodward Zinger Oh one's away file just ignore that one. Yeah the same. Political intelligence by whatever means they thought they might be able to do it and this was the mindset that came right from the top of the White House you know when presidents wear hats all their staff wear hats when presidents have fire

3:03:34 is in the fireplace, all the staff has a fire in their fireplace. President doesn't do that thing they don't do them and so it really comes from the top. And the concentration of power in the presidency is astounding? It is and This has largely been because Congress doesn't want to take these things on. Things that have to be done, look just take the area of intelligence which is an area in your national security you've dealt with for a long time. I thought that was subtle and blow me! Hey here's a tip here's no agenda tip

3:04:17 If you are ever going to have any kind of plastic surgery done or any kind of procedure, don't say this before you go in. And do you think that the country will see the first- The United States will see the first gay president? Or the first woman president? Well we already had it with Obama so let's just calm down Got it You know Michelle is a trans... I'm sorry she's a what?! A transgender! We all know Oh my gosh Yeah it was just a tip Just a note, you may wind up... I remember her saying this. You know we run it on the show when it came out? Yeah of course! Michelle Obama's a tramp she's transgender and all that thing. John let me tell you when we played this- Don't yeah that's not a good thing to go out and say It can get you dead Let me tell you when we played it We played this July 6th

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BBC Empire Service 1932, Show Outro, Sunday Preview

The show concludes with a historical clip from the 1932 launch of the BBC Empire Service, featuring a "brutally honest" introduction. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak sign off, confirming their next broadcast for Sunday. The episode ends with a birthday tribute to Curry and a final "in the morning" greeting.

bbc· empire service· 1932· adam curry· john c. dvorak

3:05:09 Yeah. So, it wasn't that long ago and now she's dead. Now she's dead! It took two months for the clip to get to the White House Well... Hey! Hey! Who am I now? That was my Michelle Obama impersonation Alright we gotta end this show Three hours I think we've done our job. I want you to play something as an outro after the sign off. You gotta play the BBC 1932 Honesty clip as part of the end-of-show clips. Beautiful, I'm happy to do that. Right? You know what i'm talking about. This was a clip done in 1932 when they were introducing some BBC services to Australia or Canada or someplace There's an intro and outro to the clip It's very funny

3:06:03 Guess that should do it. That should do yeah, that does it for me coming to you here from get my nation lowlands Morning everybody I'm Adam curry and by the way never heard any essential ease no I'm working on it And I was listening for him too because they have a new device that will sound alarm So you might be able to use that on Sunday? Maybe maybe I said my in-the-morning everything Anyway, I'm John C. I'm sorry. Oh, I'm sorry folks! I am so enthralled by the show that i forgot that I am supposed to sign out. I'm John C. Dvorak from Silicon Valley and we'll talk again on Sunday right here on No Agenda In December 1932 the BBC's Empire Service, the forerunner of the World Service began broadcasting across the world on shortwave radio from a transmitting station in Daventry in Northamptonshire

3:07:00 The opening programme on the new international service was delivered by a brutally honest wreath. Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this occasion is as significant as any in the 10 years of British broadcasting it is a significant occasion in the history of the British Empire As to programmes don't expect too much from the early days The programmes will neither be very interesting nor very good Happy birthday to Mr. Coolie! Boo Chocolata! Boo Chocolata! Thank you for taking the time to listen. The best podcast in the universe! Dvorak dot org slash N-A-W