Episode 666 · Friday, 7 November 2014

Slavery Enrollment Month

National proclamations collide with global instability as the Pentagon issues domestic warnings and the commercial space race faces a catastrophic week of high-profile failures.

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About this episode

President Barack Obama designated November 2014 as National College Application Month, a move critics have rebranded as National Young People’s Slavery Enrollment Month due to the escalating burden of student debt. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency simultaneously issued a high-level security directive ordering U.S. military personnel to remove all service markings from their homes and vehicles. This advisory follows credible threats of ISIS-inspired attacks on domestic soil, mirroring the recent Parliament Hill shooting in Ottawa.

Boko Haram leader Abu Bakr Shekau released a video through Al Jazeera denying a ceasefire with the Nigerian government and claiming the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have been married off. In the aerospace sector, the Orbital Sciences Antares rocket was intentionally self-destructed by a range safety officer over Wallops Island, while Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suffered a fatal crash in the Mojave Desert. Meanwhile, China successfully recovered an experimental lunar spacecraft, and the European Central Bank slashed interest rates to zero as the Euro fell to 1.25 against the Dollar. Billionaire Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate campaign is pouring millions into midterm elections to combat climate skepticism, even as Weather Channel founder John Coleman appeared on CNN to label man-made global warming a political hoax.

Episode 666 features a custom Mark of the Beast musical opening to mark the milestone. The hosts deconstruct a Sherlock Holmes pronunciation gaffe regarding the word zoology and analyze the podcast renaissance through the lens of car technology. Technical segments cover the FTDI driver scandal where counterfeit chips were intentionally bricked and the IBM partnership with Twitter to feed the Watson analytics engine.


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CHAPTER 01 / 32 Discussion

Halloween Trick-or-Treating in Austin and Berkeley

The hosts compare their Halloween experiences in Austin, Texas, and Berkeley, California. One host describes moving into a new neighborhood characterized as "ghetto-ish" or "hipster-ish" where very few trick-or-treaters visited. They discuss the local dynamics of their respective neighborhoods, including the safety of living in "the hood" and the lack of doorbell activity on Halloween night.

austin· berkeley· halloween· trick-or-treating· neighborhood· ghetto· hipster

00:00 Beyond Stupendous! In the capital of Tombstar State, Austin Texas. Ah! The Beast is already playing tricks on me in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley where the beast is always at work in the Berkeley area I'm John C Dvorak. It's Crackpot and Buzzkill in the morning. In the morning to you and Hail Satan John. Hail Satan.

00:41 Bingo boom shakalaka hail Satan there we go episode 666 Are you recording because if you should just said hail Satan you probably turned it off my knobs I'm no, he screwed up the opening jingle. Just to let me know He was here always ready to mess with me Did you have a nice Halloween? You know, I'm on this hill and there's this dark street. Kids don't want to walk up to the spooky house on the hill! No they do not. Oh, I get it. Usually we get at least one or two kids early when the sun is still out but there was none this year. We're in a new neighborhood so... And the funny thing is that when they show up $100 bill

01:20 What do you think the word would get out, but no they give you and you give them $100 bill yeah? Chris 100 sure right from a big pile of stack Trick-or-treaters And then this is the pile sits in the in the cupboard if only they do if only they know stupid kids We're gonna new neighborhood which miss Mickey affectionately calls The Ghetto You're in the ghetto. Yeah Yeah, she went over that neighborhood before you moved if you recall on the Google Maps by driving around uh-huh and this is a nice area It's kind of hipsterish. No Exactly not oh no look hipster ish know it's ghetto ish. Let's got a lot of blacks live in there Mexicans

02:05 Yeah, we do on First Street. We got great food little Mexican places for sure yeah I always tell us that you want to live here No one breaks into their house in the ghetto You don't break into your neighbor's house when you're in the hood It's safe. Yeah, it's the other gangs when they come by this side stir up. It's where the crips come by yeah That's that when they do drive-bys that's when it's a little crazy Hmm I noticed something too crappy neighbor. I didn't realize you moved into a crappy neighborhood We're not getting enough Income from the show well, that's why we had to go cheaper. I told you listen. We it's cheaper here And we have a little pool

02:45 But what does that tell you? Is it a real pool or is just the hole in the backyard. It's kind of a pool. It's not heated, let's put it that way You don't need heated pool in Texas Oh yeah and the winter time you do this morning was 50 degrees outside Yeah I was getting chilly No you need a heated pool and you need a heater oh yeah its real Anyway, so we only had maybe six times a doorbell rang for trick-or-treat. And all nice you know but ain't it when you get the kids in the hood and then then and you're like oh It's the white people let's go to their house! You know when you hand out the bucket of candy he's like... I'm gonna take one or two

CHAPTER 02 / 32 Discussion

Adult Halloween Costumes and the 40-Year Economic Cycle

A discussion regarding the trend of provocative adult Halloween costumes leads to a theory about a 40-year economic cycle. Historical anecdotes from 1977 San Francisco and the 1930s are used to suggest that streetwalking increases during economic downturns. The conversation touches on European countries like Italy and the UK including prostitution in GDP figures and the perceived hypocrisy of feminist groups during the holiday.

halloween· costumes· 40-year cycle· hookers· san francisco· feminism· gdp

03:35 You just grab this, there's three kids and 18 hands. It's very amazing! Just take all the candy... yeah no shame But I noticed something and it was also sent to me in email one of our producers pointed this out That Halloween, I think we already discussed that. That I do not like this holiday... It's okay to say- No no you hate it! Why don't you just get to the point? Well I'm okay with the kids cute kids coming by and they have their costumes and trick or treat. I love that its fine but the parties has become this license for adults to get drunk and throw up. Thats all that is. Yeah you've complained about this before There's one other thing I want to point out

04:14 that it has become a celebration of sluts. Female costumes! This is true, this has been the trend. Well this makes sense to me because we're in the middle of a 40 year cycle and during this decade is when all the hookers uh... start to show but that but because of aids in law enforcement other mechanisms the hookers are not what they once were and others there's not so many During the last downturn, there were hookers all over San Francisco and Berkeley. And in fact in the East Bay some judge had said you can't arrest these hookers anymore for some reason he said this two years Berkeley I think it was like in 77 maybe Berkeley was

05:07 All hookers. Hundreds and hundreds of them. On the streets? Yes! Oh really?! Four on a corner, so there'd be like 16. One corner okay I'm telling you Really what year was this about 77 I missed all the good ones. I was 13, thanks." San Francisco was filled with hookers and there were just hundreds and hundreds of them many of them are just knockouts. And here's the punchline so they're interviewing some old-timer on one of the TV shows or radio shows About the 30s, which was another downturn period. He says well you were in the 30s What do you think about San Francisco compared to now? And he says well all I know is that in the thirties there were a lot more hookers Wow Well, there's hundreds and thousands of hookers how many hookers were there in the third it must have been just wall-to-wall All right

06:07 But now there's none, and so they have to make up for it I think societally. And of course you have the Craigslist, you have these other kinds of mechanisms where you can call girls...it says here all call girls now. So they...but the streetwalkers are an adornment to this culture when it's in a downturn. And since there are no street walkers, boom! Little girls dressed as whores. Well, I can't say I've seen a lot of...okay, so you believe that it is because of The Rise The four year cycle, we have the economic downturn. I'm sorry? 40 not 4. The 40 year cycle... Yes. Yeah of course that makes sense We have this economic downturn and

06:48 And it's because it is now a vocation practiced by more and more, although there are no official statistics. Unless you ask Italy and the UK and France who are adding that into their GDP... Hey we got hookers! This is true by the way. I know that well the Italians haven't done yet but they intend to Yeah, there's this talk of this which makes sense because that's what they would add 2 billion or something to trillion. Get their numbers up for the EU guys. Spike the numbers because of this it is a subconscious meme does this mean that these girls really are saying hey I want to make some money sailor? Or what do you think that means isn't that... That I don't know

07:35 I have no idea why this has to happen. Nobody wants to study this stuff! I do, but i just need to know where to start. You go back and google it, you got University of Texas right down the street walking distance. I cannot get into UT. No, no, I'd have to take all kinds of tests...I've no credits, I've no credentials, nothing. You might be surprised. If I had $150k they might let me in Well, whatever the case it does need to be studied. I think it does because my anecdotal version of the whole thing could be bogus. Oh but I'm telling you thousands little bo peep French made horny leprechauns. You name is a sexy Ebola nurse? Yeah yeah yeah exactly what is that and for women who at this simultaneously we have Of course this all

08:30 related to the upcoming midterm elections on Tuesday, when we have the media and feminist groups yelling about inequality and oh women only make 78 cents. Well I don't know in the hooker business i think men make less than women Oh, that's got to be changed. And but the idea there that it's okay to propagate this at the same time we'll say well no feminists women have to be equal and all this but then you go out and party and get drunk as a ho! I'm just pointing it out. I mean I'd rather see The Little Bo Peep than... You know? The Little Bo Peep? That's my favorite. Hello mister, do you have any candy? Uh-huh come on in. None of them came to my door No little bo peeps like

CHAPTER 03 / 32 Discussion

Presidential Proclamations for November 2014

President Barack Obama issued ten different proclamations for the month of November 2014, including National College Application Month and National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. The hosts criticize the college application initiative as "National Young People's Slavery Enrollment Month" due to the burden of student loans. Other designated observances mentioned include National Family Caregivers Month, Native American Heritage Month, and National Entrepreneurship Month.

barack obama· november· national adoption month· alzheimer's awareness· entrepreneurship· student loans· berkeley

09:19 I got Wendy Adams. Strangely appealing as well It is a new month and as you know whenever we have a new month in the United States our president likes to proclaim the month for something that we should be aware of Then it's like an awareness campaign Just when we thought rock-rock October couldn't get any busier, then we had so much in October We have one two three four five six seven eight nine ten 10 different proclamations for the month of November. No, October? No this is November we're in November already Yeah well you do it at the beginning of the month okay so there's ten all right would you like to hear the Proclamation? Of course who wouldn't by presidential proclamation yeah I never knew that this existed let me see if it actually mmm when this goes back well The president has declared November National College application month

10:21 During National College Application Month, we come together as a people of all nations to encourage all students to take control of their own destiny and join slavery and servitude by applying to continue their education beyond high school. And let them know that no matter where they come from or who they are, we can give you a cheap-ass loan that will hound you for the rest of your life! Get in line, slaves! Does it say that? Not exactly. He talks about there being opportunities and all that stuff, but yes this is the I would re-dub this National Young People's Slavery Enrollment Month because that's what it is...that is what it is! Could you be doing what you're doing today if you did not have your Berkeley college degree? Would you be where you are today do you think? No, I doubt it but that doesn't mean they should keep calling me

11:16 Who's calling you? David Berkley. We know you're an alumni and we'd like you to give us money. And my previous answer that was, well if you can afford to give Barack Obama $1 million dollars and be at the top of the list of all public institutions such as universities... as the biggest donor to Barack Obama's campaign, you don't need my money. That was for a while." And they go, oh yeah I understand and then they hang up and call back a month later. Now... You can afford to have Bill Maher give them a commencement, that guy is an idiot! I'll have nothing to do with ya'. They don't do a very good job of inculcating a sense of like Harvard in these other schools do. Darrell Bock Well but at Harvard they got pretty girls

12:06 Okay, there's a lot of pretty all the universe is that pretty yeah? But they're not the ones calling you for the money mm-hmm You can tell yes. You can onward with our With our list because the list is long this is also national Alzheimer's disease awareness month okay across our nation as many as five million Americans live with Alzheimer's uh Forgot what I was gonna say You know I was a bad joke. I can't help it that's if that's that's a very good job that gets a I Knew you were thinking of it, too Then it is national family caregivers month. I guess we had to What does the care? That's the same with Alzheimer same thing yeah well Let me see what his Alzheimer's each day courageous individuals step forward to help care for family members in need yes What'd you do for your family

12:59 Their quiet acts of selflessness and sacrifice, telling a story of love and devotion. Yeah that's what our country is about! Across our country parents and children siblings and spouses friends and neighbors heroically give themselves to support those in their lives affected by illness injury or disability. Well yeah so during National Family Caregivers Month we salute the people who play difficult and exhausting roles you know in the Netherlands They have a special subsidy if you're a grandmother or grandfather and you are watching after the kids while the parents are at work, there's a subsidy for that. You get money from the government. That's good. I think it's very good of this should do more with like cutting. It seems to me though if you were in this country and they offered that deal everyone would just be partying all the time and saying that the kids walking around his shitty diapers grandma and grandpa cracked up.

13:52 This month also National Native American Heritage Month. Each year our nation pauses to reflect upon the profound ways the first Americans... How is that different than Black History Month? Oh, this is for Native Americans! Oh I'm sorry. National Native American Heritage Month. Oh I'm sorry what was I thinking? These are the ones we killed off. Hey sorry about that here's a month take November. We're sorry. National Adoption Month They put that in November for obvious reasons, just to trigger the bullcrap thought about Thanksgiving and the nonsense it entails. Just like National Entrepreneurship Month! I don't know why that's in... Why do you think that's in November?

14:43 You know, people don't realize that these months you think like I remember it wasn't fire forest fire prevention month. That was one year one month out of the year probably was when it was probably in the fall and yet smoky the bear and then you'd force your mom to go into the Firehouse with all these hung a horny dudes and go get the smokey the bear kit. I'll never forget my mom Well, I've never heard this story. Yeah! Oh really? It was Smokey the Bear Forest Fire Prevention Month... You remember smoke it's actually not smoking. It's Smokey the Bear. We have to be proper not smoking. I saw Smokey bear at the Clallam County Fair or was it the other fair up in Washington State and there he was.

15:28 Myself with smoky the bears a matter of you guys posted in the next newsletter smokey bear Smokey bear Dvorak was smokey the bear smokie bear not smoking. Whatever yeah It was boiling out I'm gonna tell this story I mean don't tell the story all right well Let me finish I asked the guy in the suit if he was hot He said yes, and I realized there's a guy in it no um I was six my sister would have been four my younger sister would have been two and And my mom had a Buick station wagon. It was one of the first ones, second hand of course and it was one of those I'm trying to Google it. What's your oldest sister's name again? Tiffany. Does she ever listen to the show? Never. So Willow is our fan. Willow listens yeah and she was too. I think this might have been the Buick Roadmaster

16:22 In fact, I'm quite sure it had everything was electric. It had an electric window... Everything was electric which meant that pretty much nothing worked the windows wouldn't open or close. In the olden days electric stuff was very risky. Oh! It was crap and this is one of the first cars with it And then of course my dad had you know a newer car My mom got all the old clunkers for as long as I can remember. I don't think she ever had a new car Huh? Yeah so we're like oh smokey bear smokey smokey smokey, smokey, smokey, baby go to the mom mommy go to fire but I need a smokey back at Smokey Beckett and my was like really is it really yes? Yes. Well she parks the car you're four i'm six Tiffany's when you'd be kids when you first started becoming a chatterbox. Yeah, this is in the day When you could just leave your kids in the car with the windows rolled up and yeah You'd be worn but you wouldn't die and people wouldn't arrest you well You wouldn't get arrested But the windows wouldn't open anyway because it was electric And then you couldn't open the car because was electric The whole thing was screwy as we would say and my mom went in and I took a long time They must have been 20 minutes in my at least in my six-year old remembrance

17:24 And she came out and she kind of looked a bit disheveled. She's like, yeah that was fun! A lot of fire guys in there and my mom was hot. Can you just imagine? Hi I'm here to pick up some smoky bear kiddo. Why'd ya have me see that? Is it okay? So if my mom went in not happy...and she came out kind of...I'll never forget how she looked a little happier I do remember. It was just like a certificate and piece of paper. Had any of you ever seen a fire truck? You ever see a fire train? I told ya! Okay, you remember when Mickey got rescued by the fire guys when her car overheated and they had helicopters and police cut off the road... And then I go to pick her up and Mickey's in the firetruck?! Don't get me started

18:12 November, National Entrepreneurship Month 2014. America has always been a country of risk-takers and dreamers... He's a dreamer! Where anyone who is willing to work hard can turn a good idea into a thriving business and live the American Dream of just getting by like us here on the podcast Our spirit of ingenuity remains a powerful engine of growth creating jobs and bolstering our economy This month we recognize THE GRIT The grit and determination Of American investors What? Oh, and innovators I don't like that. So this is us, John! We are American innovators. Yeah, I would say this is true we're innovating as we speak. As we go along... we're innovating as we make it up. All right next Military Family Month of course this is very au courant as the Pentagon has warned all military families to

19:05 Remove any markings of you being a military family from your house. No, don't fly the flag! Don't have bumper stickers because ISIS is gonna kill you!" What? Yes! This is embarrassing what kind of wimps are we turning into? Let me read the article. It's super proud Who sent that declaration out should be drummed out of office The Pentagon Force Protection Agency Oh, that's another new one. Has sent out warnings to troops saying they should quote mask their identities and change their routines warning they risk attack by ISIS. How many? That must mean that there is a bunch of attacks what was the last soldier attacked in United States by ISIS

CHAPTER 04 / 32 Discussion

Pentagon Warnings to Military Families Regarding ISIS

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency issued a warning to U.S. military personnel and their families to mask their identities and remove military markings from their homes and vehicles. This advisory follows concerns over potential ISIS-inspired attacks similar to the Parliament Hill shooting in Ottawa. The hosts express frustration with the directive, viewing it as an insult to the courage of service members.

pentagon· isis· military families· force protection agency· terrorism· ottawa attack

18:12 November, National Entrepreneurship Month 2014. America has always been a country of risk-takers and dreamers... He's a dreamer! Where anyone who is willing to work hard can turn a good idea into a thriving business and live the American Dream of just getting by like us here on the podcast Our spirit of ingenuity remains a powerful engine of growth creating jobs and bolstering our economy This month we recognize THE GRIT The grit and determination Of American investors What? Oh, and innovators I don't like that. So this is us, John! We are American innovators. Yeah, I would say this is true we're innovating as we speak. As we go along... we're innovating as we make it up. All right next Military Family Month of course this is very au courant as the Pentagon has warned all military families to

19:05 Remove any markings of you being a military family from your house. No, don't fly the flag! Don't have bumper stickers because ISIS is gonna kill you!" What? Yes! This is embarrassing what kind of wimps are we turning into? Let me read the article. It's super proud Who sent that declaration out should be drummed out of office The Pentagon Force Protection Agency Oh, that's another new one. Has sent out warnings to troops saying they should quote mask their identities and change their routines warning they risk attack by ISIS. How many? That must mean that there is a bunch of attacks what was the last soldier attacked in United States by ISIS

19:47 Well, the police force was attacked with a hatchet and I guess that was ISIS. No, that guy was just a nut. Terrorists directed or inspired... Just asking to the question you didn't answer the question? I don't have an answer! So wait a minute, you're telling me nothing has actually happened and they want everyone to cower in the corner? Yes If i was a...I would be irked about this if I were a soldier. Terrorists directed or inspired Saved or created by ISIS. View members of US military and law enforcement officers as legitimate targets for attack, the memo warned adding that attacks could have little or no advance warning." That would make sense! This appears to stem from the Ottawa Parliament attack I guess that's where they're getting it from this is...I agree with you i find it insulting

20:37 Insulting I would like any here's what I want to do if you are a military family Member whatever you're walking around then You see me know that I'm packing heat and I will shoot any Isis person who is attacking you Yes, because apparently you folks in the military haven't got the gumption or guts to defend yourself fucking sad That's an insult of all of the highest portion it is And so there's no... Let's see if the actual proclamation has anything about that in it. I wouldn't be surprised, let me see. Disarming the American public? Yeah. Oh yeah. There you go. Let me see if there's any... I don't see any other news shows would discuss this at all now. No. It is of course National Diabetes Month! Well that's a plus. Thank goodness.

CHAPTER 05 / 32 Discussion

Infrastructure Security Month and Episode 666 Introduction

The hosts acknowledge National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month before transitioning into the formal musical opening for episode 666. The segment features a custom "Mark of the Beast" themed song to commemorate the episode number.

infrastructure security· episode 666· mark of the beast· podcast intro

21:28 And then finally, a national critical infrastructure security and resilience month. You know that's a good one you know somethings coming up this is the this is the month it's our month to bring down the grid. We're actually overdue for something. We are way overdue to bring down the grid. Do something fun for awhile. The grid yeah So I was able to give us some news. Um, I got some news Oh what you got? I got some new I got some new first Can I play can I close to a Jay Leno thing my player song we got strong We had noose the new sauce it's for the market market the beast strong Okay hit it

22:18 I needed someone to assassinate the media swine Could not believe what I could hear The No Agenda show is in its seventh year Oh yeah! Satan! Mark of the Beasts You may not recognize this song, John. I do, I've heard it I'm happy to hear that. Hit it up! One, two... one, two! Wooo! The wild cards appear! There we go. Alright good. Oh we're celebrating today? Alright.

CHAPTER 06 / 32 Discussion

Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire and Claims Kidnapped Girls Married

Boko Haram leader Abu Bakr Shekau released a video denying a ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government. He claimed that the 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in April have been converted to Islam and married off. The report, sourced via Al Jazeera, contradicts previous government claims of a negotiated release.

boko haram· nigeria· chibok girls· islam· abu bakr shekau· al jazeera

23:04 Okay, you have some news. You said I do have some news just a couple of little items that are coming up That were kind of in the background is my favorite here and on this list they sent Is the boat you want we need to Boko Haram update because we apparently ourselves even reported false information In Nigeria Boko Haram says more than 200 girls kidnapped in April have been converted to Islam and are now married. Boko Haram has also denied agreeing to a ceasefire with the Nigerian government, Ahmed Idris reports. In the video that has broken many hearts it shows a man purported to be Abu Bakr Sheikh or leader of Boko Haram who says that more than 200 girls his group kidnapped in April have been converted to Islam and married off

23:52 Don't you know the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls have converted to Islam? They've now memorized two chapters of the Koran. He also denies agreeing to a ceasefire with the Nigerian government What negotiation we do not negotiate with anyone it is a lie, a lie We will not negotiate what is our business when negotiation Allah said we should not I think this is good news. Everything's solved! Yeah, yeah. Girls converted to Islam two pages of Quran good to go bingo boom shakalaka you're married It works How much? This wasn't even on real news what was this some French thing? This was on Al Jazeera Oh yeah well no one cares about this they forgot it but where's Michelle Obama should be out there outraged Yeah wheres Michelle Obama? They married them off this is crazy

CHAPTER 07 / 32 Discussion

Antares Rocket Self-Destruction and Ham Radio Satellites

An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket was intentionally self-destructed by a range safety officer shortly after launch from Wallops Island. The explosion resulted in the loss of two amateur radio satellites, causing disappointment in the ham radio community. The hosts discuss the accessibility of handheld Chinese radios for communicating via such satellites.

antares rocket· orbital sciences· wallops island· ham radio· satellites· self-destruct

24:43 Can her something she should be holding up a sign and posting on Twitter divorce our girls Good one. Yeah, something like that. I'll give you a bell ring tonight II is just nutty. Oh we had this part girl Something really interesting happened that I just always find well two things actually have them interesting when it comes to space and technology Of course we had this of this rocket that blew up the it actually didn't blow up they self-destructed it Did you know that? They've hit the self-destruct button. You were supposed to have shot bailed out and one of them I guess got killed? No, that...I'm talking about the rocket that exploded before we get to Oh no! I heard that too now i've heard two stories about it. I've heard this still sketchy but yeah somebody my understanding is somebody didn't they'd have enough coffee and he just kind of conked out and hit the self destruct button. I don't know. I'm not so sure about that That's what I heard The version I heard is something was not going well

25:38 And then they hit the self-destruct because you want that thing to blow up sooner rather than later. Bad news, there were two ham radio amateur radio satellites on that thing supposed to be a long... Yeah this sucks! That's why they did it! No fun for you hammies These ham radio satellites if you're ever interested in ham radio, but couldn't find a way or reasoning first of all you now buy the handheld Chinese two-band radios for 1995 It's five watts. You can jack them up to seven I think and

26:15 And they work. I mean, there are downsides... You can shoot five watts about ... You could use this five watt or you could shoot it up to one of these satellites and communicate and it's cool! Then you can communicate with other people who can see the satellite over vast distances. It's fun. Well yeah, it is fun. We had a one of our presenters- And in emergency, you might save someone's life That's the idea. One of our producers in Michigan has put up a balloon, I think I talked about it on the show. Oh my goodness those balloons have gone off sometimes they go on for months! Yeah he sent it up recently. Okay so then we did have The Virgin Crash Yes The Virgin Crash They decided to take three guys with experimental fuel and then the experimental fuel I guess... Well two things worked too well

CHAPTER 08 / 32 Discussion

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Crash and Commercial Space Flight Skepticism

Following the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in the Mojave Desert, author Joelle Glenn Brenner appeared on CNN to criticize the program's technology. She alleged that the engine was insufficient to reach space and that the project's outward enthusiasm did not match its technical reality. The hosts characterize the $250,000-per-ticket venture as an "extreme adventure scam" for the wealthy and compare it to Elon Musk's more successful rocket programs.

virgin galactic· richard branson· spaceshipone· mojave desert· cnn· joelle glenn brenner· elon musk

27:11 I'm always surprised, flummoxed may be closer to the truth but i'll just say surprised that you know in 1969 we had like a washing machine tumbler with a fire underneath it and we guys went to the moon and landed like in this thing This lunar module, they walked around. They jumped around they drove their golf cart But Richard Branson can't even get something above 50 thousand feet surprising to me But here's what happened live on CNN if I happen to walk into the studio Then I always have the DVR the DVR is always running so you can rewind it and there's this woman on Joel Glenn Brenner and Joelle I would guess Joelle Glenn Brenner

28:00 And she has, I guess she's written some other books about... industry, typical...maybe something about chocolate or I don't know, network security. She used to work for the Post, I believe, The Washington Post and she has been following Virgin specifically, Virgin's Spaceship One and of course there are about 700-800 people morons who have given Richard Branson tens of thousands of dollars to be the first on the space flight. 250 thousand dollars a ticket? Let me just quick side note In the Netherlands, they approached Mickey years ago and said hey would you please be the...

28:38 And it's very Dutch. And Miki says, yeah that sounds great but how much are you going to pay me? Well no...no...get lots of press and oh well then I can get a ride on the ship can't I? Well no..no..you have $250,000. But they're cheap bands so if you want to make money off them, you know what I mean? You don't need to be a big band or anything like that. It's just a lot cheaper than a gig. So there was this one guy who said he had a gig in New York City and he wanted to go bastards, and it's a scam. We've always said this is a scam. This is the same scam... It's no better than fly a Mirage in Vegas shoot a real machine gun in Vegas Yeah you can drive a Ferrari in Vegas

29:22 You can do all this. It's an extreme adventure scam for people who have too much money and you will never actually...you go in the vomit comet, you'll witness zero-g gravity by them letting you fall pretty much. They may even give you a throw in a parachute jump or something anything to keep your rich stupid ass happy while they hold on your $250,000 which you'll never see again Those extra trips are an additional money. It's not like it's built into your $250,000 and that guy over in Holland who runs the Dutch Formula One team who just sold his space freak fake space fake

29:59 I don't know who he sold it to, but the whole thing is fake phony baloney. And here's Joel... Fake phony baloney? Space fakes! Fake phony baloney. Here's Joel, because I don't believe that any of these guys can get anywhere and now there's this woman who was very upset because she got to know a lot of these people in the Mojave Desert very well as she was doing this writing or collecting information researching about this trip and about the whole project And as this is happening live, she kind of breaks down on CNN and starts saying stuff which by her own admission was probably not what Richard Branson would want on television. I have been working to share the story of Spaceship One in book form with the world

30:42 And of course, because of all my contacts with the folks who worked on Spaceship One I've kept up with everybody out in Mojave and have watched and followed the development of Virgin Galactic's program. The enthusiasm that has been shown outwardly by Verna Galactic and by Sir Richard certainly does not match at all with the technology behind the scenes. And there's a big gap there and has been for quite some time. And I will be documenting that, and it's a real problem. And I will tell you this as well that this engine that exploded today even if they had had a successful flight

31:47 And even if they had not stolen my friend's life, okay? Right. They would not have ever gotten anywhere near space with this engine. Okay? So I am here to say that they took this pilot's life And this engine still would not have gotten customers to space. Right, right! And I want people to know that now. Get her off the air! Put her on the moon! And I'm sure Virgin Galactic is going to be very unhappy with me for telling the truth. But it is time the truth be told

32:39 Because that is the truth. Okay! Right, right... And there's a guy with a dildo in his boot. We can pull all this scrounge of what we're hearing. Yes it was an aviation expert who has no pilot license or any actual aviation experience except for being paid to cover the aviation I thought that was pretty explosive Two-pointer phrase you know the point she misses is that if you do this right? You send people up in this jalopy The virgin jalopies tell them they were in space yeah It could be a 40 000 feet and kind of convince somebody in dark. Yeah, just darken the windows yeah

33:23 Yeah, a little LCD. You're in space! The point is you're supposed to have experience weightlessness for about six to ten seconds of $250,000. Just drop it nice and little bit that wouldn't take much I'm sorry? You can just drop it ya know? That's right Actually there was another piece to this a little shorter I believe quite clearly that the end man for a customers in space on Virgin Galactic at least anytime soon because they do not have another vehicle anywhere near completion. So, you know I don't see them at least being able to carry anybody into space in the next 10 years. Now is there one rocket?

34:23 I didn't know that. One jalopy, baby! One jalopy? And she says ten years... What is this?! How could we have shot these dudes into space and they landed on the moon 47 years ago or 40- how many years ago? Well yeah but on the other hand, I don't want to get into that Yeah i do On the other hand Elon Musk is doing fine shooting his rockets into the air This thing was just a scam from the get go He does- okay I mean Elon Musk could probably, if he took over this program he could send a little jalopy in the space and back. Sure! Well i'm ready for it. He's gonna send people to Mars now that's a bit much see his level of the scam is a little bigger. Over-the-top. You like this Branson guy because you know... Jalopy? Big but he's

35:10 Moon, space. You've always said he was just a front man anyway so... Well Branson is a front man! That's what I'm saying. Of course he is. I know people that would agree and they say they agree He's a front man for various interests around the world Lots of interesting interests. I'll say it you don't have to say it but I won't say it we'd been sworn to secrecy Yeah, there's some stuff you can't talk about because it but let's just take a word for it Take our word for the guy should ever do by the way don't take anybody's work for anything But our word you can say just look at Branson and figure it out for yourself. Look at that island He's got what's going on there?

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China Successfully Recovers Experimental Lunar Spacecraft

China successfully recovered an experimental spacecraft that completed a flight around the moon and returned to Earth. This mission serves as a test run for a planned unmanned lunar surface return trip in 2017. The hosts remark on the slow progress of lunar exploration compared to the technology available in modern smartphones.

china· moon· lunar mission· spacecraft· 2017· technology

35:48 However, meanwhile there is some actual space news. China has successfully recovered an experimental spacecraft that flew around the moon and back! It's a test run for the country's first unmanned return trip to the lunar surface that's due to take place in 2017 Wow okay I can't wait 50 years, 48 years later the Chinese are finally doing it with all their high tech and all the manufacturing. Look at the iPhone! The iPhone has a thousand times more technology than the first rockets and the one that went to the moon

36:24 That's what the Chinese are putting together and they can barely get some thing around the moon. Yeah, fine. They got it around? It wasn't barely! No...it was fine. They'll be landing a whole slew of people up there. They'd be putting up a moon base I guess Well it'll be interesting when they land there and the Israeli Moon Base opens up and says Yippee-ki-yay motherfuckers What you doing on my moon? Hey did you talk about the quantitative easing ending on the Dvorak Horowitz show? Well, he talked about a not really ending. Well okay that's what I want to know because i see all these reports like oh it's over and ended but is it...I don't..it doesn't look like it really is well here's the thing it's at Horowitz

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Quantitative Easing and European Central Bank Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve's official end to quantitative easing is analyzed, with a focus on how the reinvestment of bond interest maintains a level of ongoing stimulus. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has moved toward 0% interest rates to combat economic stagnation. The hosts note the dropping value of the Euro, which hit approximately 1.25 against the Dollar.

quantitative easing· federal reserve· bonds· european central bank· euro· interest rates

37:08 pointed this out, is that the way they did it...you have to remember they're putting $60-70 billion a month into this thing to keep the economy. Well everyone's aghast at this personally I think it's great and I have my reasons for because that reminds me of the...it keeps a massive depression from happening and I do believe this is true What part of the deal was that they were never gonna sell these bonds and so these bonds are there's just gonna let them expire But it's all along. They're paying interest and dividends, and you know they're and they take that money and reinvested into buying more bonds

37:46 And that's just part of the deal. So even when they stop buying officially, they're still buying because of all the money being generated by the bonds business and that's a minimum of I think $10 billion a month. But aren't they paying that interest to themselves? Is that how it works? That's kind of interesting yeah yes... And where does that interest money come from? It's like here Adam take a dollar oh thanks John here you take a dollar okay I made a dollar today! Sounds good to me I'm making money. Well, let's do this faster we can make even more money." So you're saying that the QE has not gone away it just dissolved down to about 10 billion? Well that's quite a cut... Well something like that. I don't know the numbers so i'm not going to say I know the numbers but the numbers are high and is continuing because of this reinvestment program if you think they've been putting 60-60-60 there's a lot they bought a lot of bonds so they could easily generate ten billion a month

38:42 But there's also talk about having to pump it up a little more on the side too. So, it does not...it's very iffy whether or not they are out or in and they don't try, you know? I don't know. Yeah! Is there an official word? We'd be in a massive depression if it wasn't for this. Well, just to stay on topic for a moment It seems like it's kind of unavoidable anyway with the way Europe is headed. Did I see that the European Central Bank now just has 0% interest, just zero? None nothing. They finally figured something was wrong. A couple of these banks jacked up interest rates during the downturn for some unknown reason and it has never been fully explained to keep things under control and now they're freaked and what happened was...I think there's an interesting phenomenon where you think

39:32 is beneficial in some ways, but in other ways it's not because all the different kinds of mechanisms. There's like the price of gold or oil... Which also means currency. All these things that are all variables and you start messing with the economy and the variables go crazy they go one way you don't know what you can predict it. And the thing that's happening I think is going to be non-stop because once it gets going I don't think they're gonna be able to reverse it. The euro is finally dropping Yeah, what are we now? 123 somewhere around there? Is that should be oh yeah, I saw one too Yeah, I think it is sevens last time my look let me take a line Euro price 125 I was close

40:12 125. It was 138 when we were there last. Yeah, this down and it's when it gets back you know one time I went to Europe in the like years ago and I thought was great... You came back broke? No! It was 80 cents This was a while ago. This is when it was at its lowest, and I don't want to sound like a dilettante but this is one of the rare times that I was actually in Paris and could afford to buy Bordeaux wine at a restaurant Because generally speaking, I don't know why it's cheaper in the United States than it is in France but it is. It's very expensive and so if you're...and this a tip for you travelers what you do is they always have good Chinon wines in all the top Paris restaurants and that's what you order. And a Chinon which is made with one of the grapes used in Bordeaux is usually owned by the restaurant many of these wineries and as outstanding product, Chinon,

CHAPTER 11 / 32 Discussion

Sherlock Holmes Pronunciation Gaffe and Zoology

A critique of a Sherlock Holmes television series focuses on the protagonist's incorrect pronunciation of the word "zoology." The host expresses annoyance that writers and network staff allowed the character to say "zoo-ology" instead of the correct "zo-ology."

sherlock holmes· zoology· pronunciation· cbs· television writers

41:11 She know that's what I was always drinking and she's no good. Uh, but I have uh... I'd like to do one more topic before we've got a lot of thank yous today for yes we do should i do one with little agenda 21 just remember if I get to do one more yeah well why don't you go first mr. She known well I've got when here says GM in Russia oh genus General Motors okay I just want it I have a can I do a pet peeve kind of thing of course Okay, play the element. This is a teaser for the Sherlock Holmes series on I think it's NBC CBS not sure. Okay he says zoology. Well i'm good...I heard it

42:05 How can a guy that's supposed to be... Now here is what gets me. The word is zoology, it's not zoo-ology It's not Z O O O which would be Zoo. It's Zo, z o ology, zoology. Not that hard! Now how can this guy do the writers must should have said something? How can this guys was we educated Sherlock Holmes say zoology and how come nobody on the entire network spotted this gaff Because they're all idiots. Is that it? Yeah, that's all I got to say It's been a while since we've bitched about zoologists Used to catch this more often you're absolutely right well I was going yeah, if it was so subtle in there and yet You I didn't think he'd be attuned to it when I tried it was hard. I'll admit is hard hard to hear

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Tom Steyer and the NextGen Climate Campaign

Billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer and his NextGen Climate organization are spending heavily to make climate change a central issue in the 2014 midterm elections. Steyer's campaign targets seven key states, framing the issue as a choice between science and denial. The hosts compare Steyer's political spending to that of the Koch brothers.

tom steyer· nextgen climate· climate change· 2014 midterms· koch brothers· keystone xl

42:58 It is voting time in the United States of Gitmo Nation. It is, of course, time to put everything into whatever we can and pile on everything again to vote for Democrats but it's also this time of year when we have yet another report from the IPCC Intergovernmental Planetary Climate Change Panel of Starfleet Command And of course we need to then ratchet ramp up all that we can about climate change. Some very interesting pieces came across the telescreen, the first one is directly related to the vote on Tuesday now often we hear

43:41 We hear certainly Democrats blast the Republicans for being financed by Koch Brothers! And they're buying the whole country. The Koch brothers just pay everybody to deny science and climate, unfortunately we have never seen any of that money Tom Steyer, we talked about him a while ago has promised to be the yin to the Koch brothers yang. He is a billionaire American hedge fund manager but also a philanthropist and environmentalist he's of course formerly of Goldman Sachs so you know that he must be a Democrat

44:24 And in addition to that, he has a big hedge fund. So this is the guy you remember? He said hey I'm going to put up $1 billion if everybody else puts up $1 billion and I guess they got two billion dollars. I was gonna be all in on that! Yeah... I tried and here he is and I'll give him this. He's very good at speaking I cannot catch him on reading a prompter in this particular piece, but he is now doing his job. But i think it's a Hail Mary at least... Doing his job of saying if you don't want to die from climate change vote Democrat! 20 months ago we set out to change the American political dialogue around energy and climate change

45:06 We've worked on a number of campaigns across the country, raising awareness about the dangers of Keystone XL pipeline. Winning important victories in places like Virginia and Massachusetts and setting the stage to put climate change on the ballot in seven key states this November now as we enter the last few weeks leading up to election day our efforts are ramping up in earnest We're registering voters and opening field offices in states where there's a clear choice between the candidates And we've already seen a groundswell of support from voters across the country. We've heard from so many of you who are feeling the impacts of climate change firsthand Together, we're sending an unmistakable message to Washington Climate change is not just an important issue It's THE issue. Oh! Okay. We need leaders who will take it seriously

45:52 In Florida, I've met canvassers who won't sit idly by as sea levels rise. Love the music by the way doesn't that just inspire you like morning has broken there's a new dawn... I'm reaching for my checkbook! Over a dozen field offices across the state they're holding their elected officials accountable for denying science. Iowans are winning this fight is they always have on the ground They and thousands of others like them across the nation's science joined you in pledging their voices and their vote Every one of you owns a piece of this movie. Oh, the die is cast we cannot go back now He said at the outset that climate issues constitute the greatest challenge for our generation of America

CHAPTER 13 / 32 Discussion

Graham Nash on Morning Joe and Climate Deniers

Musician Graham Nash appeared on "Morning Joe" to discuss his concerns about global politics and climate change. Nash criticized climate change deniers, specifically mentioning the Koch brothers and questioning the impact of their wealth on future generations. The hosts mock the segment's "jam session" atmosphere between Nash and Joe Scarborough.

graham nash· morning joe· joe scarborough· climate change· koch brothers

46:37 The next few years are greatest opportunity for meaningful action to meet that challenge meat your efforts between now and November 4th will be Absolutely critical. That's right sure that our leaders give this issue the attention Yes leaders with your help I know we can get there text NextGen to nine zero nine blah blah blah, all right So there you go. There is the money being and I believe that he was largely responsible for the climate march in New York City, but Find it a lot of that yeah Then we have to go and this was somewhat disappointing Graham Nash You probably met Graham Nash Graham Nash of Graham Nash youngin yes of Nash Young and stillman Yeah Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Graham

47:30 Graham Nash, he was on the Morning Joe. Oh good! Makes so much sense doesn't it? And interestingly although I did not include that in this clip but he was playing along uh...the Morning Joe boy what's his name? Joe Scarborough yeah Joe who had a guitar sitting next to Graham Nash jamming. He's jammin' these guys. We should get there like- Hey if you want to become a musician like that and Just go become one that's almost like me harmonica like me. It's like me having Billy Joel in here and you jamming on harmonica No, no it would be better if he's doing piano man are you doing

48:09 It's like that and Graham Nash You gotta love the guy from the music and everything, but wow did the programming hit this guy hard in the head talk about politics? It's always been very important to you making a difference in the world. Where do you think Stan things stand in 2014 A lot of people are cynical Partisanship and peace is horrible. I think that the powers that be that run this world have us exactly where they want us. Yeah, they want everyone to just lie down shut up while we rob you. So far so good I

48:59 really stems from climate change. You know, and you know it's appalling how many climate change deniers there are in this world that are paid to make sure that the Koch brothers can still sell all the stuff to us. And I often wonder don't the Koch brothers have children? Don't they have grandchildren? Don't they know what they're doing in this quest for more money? They're already one of the richest families in the world! How much more do you need? The science is in! Science! But of course, this now comes to a head with the worst possible spokesman you could imagine for any. If you had anything you want to communicate to the world no matter what it is, nuke the gay whales, kill the Koch brothers, Tim Cook is gay and whatever you want to put out there... The guy you do not want portraying your message is Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon and the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report, emphasizing that human influence on the climate is clear. The report argues that the world is ill-prepared for climate risks and that climate action is compatible with economic growth. The hosts criticize Ban Ki-moon's delivery and the repetitive nature of the "science has spoken" rhetoric.

ban ki-moon· united nations· ipcc· climate change· science· synthesis report

50:10 the Secretary General of the United Nations. Because the guy can't speak English. You can't understand a word the guy's saying, but if you listen closely and here he is Am I right? It's crazy He has no what other way all he has to do is on the UN Secretary-General Do this whatever oh yeah This only job is really saying this is what we've decided and he can't even do that because I'm sorry Guy got no skills Okay, so they put him up there anyway as usual. Oh Bunky moon and by the way uncle Don is all in on bunky moon He met monkey was a guy I met bunky moon like I was surprised you liked them Yeah, though he was honored like guys are fucking nude alright well i'm seeing don uh in two weeks, so

51:00 I'll pick it. Yeah, well you'll be sounds like okay now it'd be fine It's just me Mickey Don and Megs our private little audience no nice where I'm finally going to say dude Just hook me up with with with Bobby Bobby Inman hook me up with Bobby and I don't and I'd money he said Bobby in man lives down But I don't want to hookup like Bobby might be wanting the hook. Oh, but just wanna who just wanna get talk to the guy We know about Bobby in his hookah. Yeah we got that okay? Here's monkey moon He does have what I think is a similar Tim Cook nice. Oh, I haven't thought about that too here Is what I believe is God my wife is sexy holy crap oh

51:39 She's walking. I just saw... Monkey Moon said this? Yes! He said, tell her to put some clothes on! You're getting pretty close to the point here. You're being disrespectful. Mickey stop interrupting the show! She walked by completely naked with a bear paddington hat on. Just put that in your imagination. So i think monkey moon put something in here, a line in this little speechlet That may be a show title. I'll see if you can catch it that's it comes towards the end The report we are launching today the IPCC is a fifth assessment was compiled by hundreds of scientists from around the world It is the most comprehensive appraisal of climate change ever taken this report offers

52:25 Three key messages. Three cheese, three cheese messages? Three cheeses John for the message get this guy off of that job! Human influence on the climate system is clear and clearly growing Oh clear and growing thanks for the scientific proof We must act quickly and decisively if we want to avoid increasingly destructive outcomes. Three, we have the means to limit climate change and build a better future." I just realized he has a mouth full of spit when he talks. Did you hear that?

53:07 I want to hear this because you keep interrupting and i won't be able to concentrate and catch, cause there's something in here that im supposed to catch. I'm going to be quiet now so now you can listen The report found that the world is largely very ill prepared for the risks of changing climate especially the poor and most vulnerable who have contributed least to this problem There is a myth which is shared unscientifically, uneconomically that climate action will cost heavily. But I'm telling you that inaction of climate action will cost much much more. This climate action and economic growth are two sides of just one coin

53:59 With this new synthetist report, science has spoken yet again with much more clarity and greater certainty. Come on! Didn't you hear it? Science has a-spoken Yeah I heard him say that... I think that's good. I like that no one said science has a-spoken. I like science has spoken Okay, I wasn't that impressed. You would like it science is no Yeah, well yeah, I appreciate the thought and not good you know as I listen to this guy You can have to really concentrate to hear some of these words Google Translator when he has trouble saying which is ironic Because it hasn't Ellen in our career a clearly

54:44 He has to change him up. He has to There's something there I keep thinking what is it that why are we all in on? What is the point ah where are we? Where's the money Oh, I tricked you. You walked right into it." Well maybe... Maybe not. You walked right into it. Maybe I didn't walk right into it! Maybe I did because I knew you wanted to say something. But that would mean we might be either A.) In cahoots? Ganging up on the listener? We're never in cahoots. That's what listeners should know about. Ganging up by discussing hey, I'll play this and then you say wait a minute where is the money coming from?!

55:23 Yeah, John Coleman was on CNN this morning. John Coleman who is that? John Coleman the founder of The Weather Channel we have played... Oh my right! He's the biggest climate denier there is and I kind of like this show on CNN it's called Now I don't know what it's good. It's a bit so it's kind of a meta show about media Which I like because it's you can everybody is doing that nowadays by the way, right? We started with PBS and on the media Yes, and then NPR everywhere. That's NPR on the media Yeah, I'm sorry in PR So this guy I forget his name reliable sources is the name of the show And it's great because you get to deconstruct the deconstruction show which is kind of funnier

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John Coleman vs. The Weather Channel on CNN

Weather Channel founder John Coleman appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" to argue that man-made global warming is a "hoax" and a political tool of the Democratic Party. Coleman claimed that government funding manipulates scientific consensus. In response, Weather Company CEO David Kenny distanced the brand from Coleman, stating his views are not scientifically based. The hosts analyze the media deconstruction and the ownership of The Weather Channel by NBCUniversal and private equity firms.

john coleman· the weather channel· cnn· reliable sources· climate skepticism· nbcuniversal

54:44 He has to change him up. He has to There's something there I keep thinking what is it that why are we all in on? What is the point ah where are we? Where's the money Oh, I tricked you. You walked right into it." Well maybe... Maybe not. You walked right into it. Maybe I didn't walk right into it! Maybe I did because I knew you wanted to say something. But that would mean we might be either A.) In cahoots? Ganging up on the listener? We're never in cahoots. That's what listeners should know about. Ganging up by discussing hey, I'll play this and then you say wait a minute where is the money coming from?!

55:23 Yeah, John Coleman was on CNN this morning. John Coleman who is that? John Coleman the founder of The Weather Channel we have played... Oh my right! He's the biggest climate denier there is and I kind of like this show on CNN it's called Now I don't know what it's good. It's a bit so it's kind of a meta show about media Which I like because it's you can everybody is doing that nowadays by the way, right? We started with PBS and on the media Yes, and then NPR everywhere. That's NPR on the media Yeah, I'm sorry in PR So this guy I forget his name reliable sources is the name of the show And it's great because you get to deconstruct the deconstruction show which is kind of funnier

56:08 So John Coleman is what happened here. Here's the prelude, John Coleman has consistently said climate change is bogus. Here is the real he's a scientist by the way but here's the real science it's not true It's a scab. It's a hoax and And the Weather Channel has now distanced themselves from him. From their own founder! They say he has nothing to do with the weather, because of course the Weather Channel did not... wait a minute Did not the Weather Channel get bought by the Rothschild's awhile ago? Remember that?! They got bought by somebody let me look it up. Yeah, Rothschild's. I don't think it was the Rothschild's. Yep, yeah, yep, I think it was.

56:50 A weather central, I'm sorry. Oh no that's weather central, I think that is Weather Channel hold on. Private company blah-da-blah-da-blah. Okay so they provide... Who owns the Weather Channel? Sister company to the Weather Channel The Weather Company is owned by a consortium made out of NBCUniversal Hello MSNBC! And private equity firms Blackstone Group and Bain Capital Yeah Rothschild You know, Weather Services International is the owner and that is a system. Yeah okay so yes a bunch of people... That's part of the weather channel companies Let me put it in this in these terms for you GWCC If you are able to report the weather but not necessarily predict the weather but if you can report the weather and get people ready for I don't know things like

57:44 Climate change and complete destruction of the planet. You may find that some of your other portfolio companies benefit, what do you think? Is that a fair assessment?" I would say that's the rationale for the whole thing in some way shape or form. Yeah! It makes sense to me. In United States of America everything is based on that simple premise. Yes. Predict the news and the future win valuable prizes John Coleman is and he's He gets this well you'll hear what he does here And then if you're still interested after the John Coleman bit which I think he will be because he just another fabulous appearance by this guy Because these are broadcaster, and he knows how to cut through it But he's also a scientist which of course is discredited in the whole intro but I cut all that off and after that Tom. I'm sorry What's his name David Kenny?

58:33 who is the CEO of Weather Services International, who own The Weather Channel comes in for a slight rebuttal. I'm sorry? You want to say it? I don't see where Weather Services International has anything to do with The Weather Channel companies. I see it here on the Wikipedia. Weather Central owner Weather Services International and they are sister company to The Weather Channel maybe I'm wrong doesn't matter It's a sister company Yeah that under the same umbrella Within the umbrella is the Weather Channel Company. Weather Central, yes. Owned by a consortium of NBCUniversal and Private Equity. Yes. So they're sister? Yeah, owned by the same company

59:10 Okay, are we good? Yeah. No, that's fine He is not they don't own the weather channels again. I'm sorry Weather Central It's like as if it's a hedge fund that owns them whether central alone the no agenda show She does and you better be shut up and listen to what she has to say which means listen to John Coleman It's nice to be on CNN hello all your viewers. I resent you calling me a denier That is a word meant to put me down. I'm a skeptic about climate change and I want to make it darn clear Mr. Kennedy is not a scientist, I am he's the CEO of The Weather Channel now i was the founder of The Weather Channel not the co-founder they also complete... oh and had the chyron up the whole lower third the whole time co-founder where he is the founder so discredit him the angel he said deniers and did you this is on CNN? This morning yeah And this is supposed to be one of those shows that deconstructs the media Yeah and what's funny

1:00:05 I almost expected this guy in his opening thing to say, hello CNN and all ships at sea. Didn't you almost hear him say that? It's nice to be on CNN. Hello to all your viewers. I resent you calling me a denier. That is a word meant to put me down. I'm a skeptic about climate change And I want to make it darn clear, Mr. Kennedy is not a scientist...I am! He's the CEO of The Weather Channel now. I was the founder of The Weather Channel, not the co-founder. And i'm glad you did because I am addicted to The Weather Channel. There's a lot of cable news. Stop talking now and hold on just a minute. And CNN has taken a very strong position on global warming that it is a consensus. Well, there is no consensus in science. Science isn't about vote. Science is about facts and if you get down to the hard cold facts, there's no question about it.

1:00:57 Climate change is not happening. There is no significant man-made global warming now, there hasn't been any in the past and there's no reason to expect any in the future. There's a whole lot of baloney and yes it has become a big political point at the Democratic Party and part of their platform I regret that its become political instead of scientific But the science is on my side. warming. What I do wonder is when you see the government, when you see NASA... The guy's saying one of the most explosive things he can say and this dude is like oh well I just wondered... And he said there is no global warming! There is no climate change! Good on ya good man. I like this Coleman guy. When you see other institutions say that 97% of climate scientists agree, do you think they're making it up?

1:02:04 What I don't understand is... Ah, here comes the answer to your question John. How you square that? Well that's a manipulated figure and let me explain it to you. The government puts out about two and half billion dollars directly for climate research every year It only gives that money to scientists who will produce scientific results that support the global warming hypothesis of the Democrat party opposition So, they don't have any choice. If you're going to get the money you've got to support their position therefore 97% of the scientific reports published support global warming Why? Because those are ones that government pays for and that's where the money is It's real simple but that doesn't mean it's right That doesn't make it true Hey! You crazy old kook What do you think you are a scientist How good is this guy

1:02:57 Well, he's been doing this long enough. His first videos were a number of years ago... Yeah we have. I think even before we started our show and they're still around if you search on the Google. And I think he's been to so many events and he has presented this position so much that he has already taken all the heat he can take. He has all the counter arguments because if he was ever caught off flat-footed, I'm sure he worked out a better solution. So he is one of those guys you would not debate against." Would you like to hear more about him? Oh, I love this guy.

1:03:48 It is not valid that my position is correct and we'll keep battling and we will prevail in time, but I don't know if it will do it in my lifetime. I hope viewers are googling the data you're sharing because I think it's skewed. I have to say that. No, it's not true! And I hope you will go to the websites that present papers that show none of this alarmism about ice and heat waves and droughts. None of it is happening. Is the Weather Channel part of the conspiracy? Well, The Weather Channel has bought into it that as I say if they've drunk the Kool-Aid

1:04:29 But so is all the media. That's no big surprise Let me read to you what the channel said this week for say yeah He screwed it up here by the way he screwed it up I think well, I think it should be a mistake The mistake was that the weather channels now owned By NBC Universal which owns MSNBC Which is a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party? Well, he said two things wrong first. He said There's no droughts happening that It's a mistake and he should, he should figure... But this is the way he said it. No, what he meant was there are no droughts as a result of global warming. And in fact we had the testimony on our show at one of the congressional hearings where the expert world expert on drought says it's more likely to have more drought with global cooling and that information of course was ignored by the idiot from Rhode Island White House who just blah whatever you said bull crap

1:05:22 And he's like a global warmest himself. I personally, and if anybody is in the DC area we can have a meet up...I want to go to Washington D.C., I want to into the bowels of Congress and look in those papers where all the investments are made and find out what White House owns." Oh yeah you could only do that in the basement! Yeah they tried to put it online but said no-no-no-no-we can't have this online but will keep information in the basement Yes Anyway, onward. I think they want you to go in there The other thing he did wrong is he didn't have the way- He said go look for the websites Come on, You gotta give a website name that was and that was another mistake

1:06:05 Yes, that's a big mistake. After you appeared on Fox... I have read the Webweather Channel statement and I think that... Well let me read it to the viewers then. Now after you appeared on Fox they did put out this statement distancing themselves from you. They said Mr. Coleman does have a place in our company history and we appreciate the contributions he made more than 30 years ago however we want to be clear John Coleman is no longer affiliated with our company how did you feel to see them disavow you in that way? Well no problem! You know that's all accurate And the statement that's on their website, which they reissued this week was written back in 2007. And that is a rather reasonable warmest statement it is not full of alarmism It is not full of the sky falling...it is pretty reasonable statement

1:06:47 It's not the programming they put on the TV that is not reasonable. And you know, when they put on their climate geeks those aren't scientists those are nuts! You sound like a man disappointed by the channel that you helped create Oh, I'm terribly disappointed. I created a channel to give people their weather tell them what the weather is now and what it's going to be where they live and in their region And keep them posted on the weather and serve a real purpose and that channel has been totally distorted and become Strange as it can be well John thank you for being here this morning sharing your views with us click

1:07:32 Thank you for letting me on gee somehow they cut out something there click Click and also he the guy this whoever the host of this media deconstruction show is Made again kind of demeaning by say saying helped create. Oh, yeah because he's He was the founder. He's the lone founder, he created it and he is not some loser that helped create. All subtle propaganda very well done for people who are all in they got a hook in their mouth they're being dragged ashore so you know die of too much air That is very similar

CHAPTER 16 / 32 Discussion

The Podcast Renaissance and the Role of Commuters

A New York Magazine article regarding the "Podcast Renaissance" attributes the medium's growth to the integration of technology in cars rather than the content itself. The hosts discuss the rise of NPR-style post-production in shows like "99% Invisible" and the shifting economics of podcast advertising. They express skepticism about the long-term viability of ad-supported networks for independent creators.

podcasting· new york magazine· npr· roman mars· cars· advertising· cpm

1:08:09 to New York Magazine. What's behind the great podcast Renaissance? Renaissance! Yes, this is a trend right now we're seeing a lot of podcasting articles it was all triggered by I think one thing it's one thing so just listen to the opening In 2001, Steve Jobs announced the original iPod a music player that would make it possible for people to carry their entire album collections in their pockets. Over the next few years, a genre of narrative audio that took the device's name—podcasting—became a thriving mini-industry. There were podcasts about politics, sports, literature and comedy. There were podcasts that sounded like NPR ones that sounded like Rush Limbaugh. Many lacked polish but most had an energy to them suited their audience as well.

1:08:54 than we jump to today. And it's all about this public radio exchange group of radio shows, who have raised money for radio shows... Yeah, of course there'll be podcasts and they did a very successful Kickstarter although I know this doesn't work. I had a whole company that did this? It doesn't really work! You don't need a network, you know. So the 99% Invisible is the show that with Roman Mars who was the hero of all radio... Yeah now! For some reason and he sounds like it sounds like a good classic NPR very dead room

1:09:32 You know, the exact same sort of microphone talk. Like you got to be working really tight and it's dead! It's got that dead sound and then there's a bunch of people reporting in its post-produced in such a way that it sounds just like an NPR show And it puts your right to sleep What's interesting about this article which makes no mention of Adam Curry or Dave Weiner Or other Hall Of Famers such as John C. Dvorak It goes right into the real reason that this article believes the economics are now compelling, saying that they're...although I have a hard time believing these numbers at all. That the cost, CPM, the cost per thousand has become interesting both for advertiser and for producers alike and but although at the end i think there is something very correct

1:10:26 As I talked to podcasters, they told me the biggest reason for the podcast Renaissance has nothing to do with the podcasts themselves or the advertisers funding them. It's actually about cars! Yes finally Someone has figured it out. Yes, it's about what? Well cars would they mean is it's about commuters who are Oh car to tears of the same old rehash I disagree with that They're not necessarily bored to tears their board there they hate the commercials I was but they didn't let me finish filled with commercial and by the way your podcast if you have it filled with commercials and the only way to really make it viable

1:11:06 To do it, to live unless you're doing it part time which is also possible. Just for yucks and juggles you're going to be filling up your podcast with advertising and people will just as annoyed by that or they'll just skip past them. Well fast forward works. Fast forward exactly. Most of the advertising is embedded. I got a note from the CEO Joyride? Have you heard about this Joyride app? Oh, I thought it was a sex toy. It might be now he wants to talk. I don't know if it seems like something you have does the joy right? No, I don't know anything about Joyride Yeah and what it does is it hopefully or is it's a little disappointing because it's the same thing as like oh well We'll organize your podcast for me in a podcatcher And it always has an NPR shows that all over the place. I'm fine Thank You whatever there's more to life than this American life

CHAPTER 17 / 32 Discussion

Weather Company CEO David Kenny Rebuttal

David Kenny, CEO of The Weather Company, provides a rebuttal to John Coleman's claims, asserting that the science of climate change is clear. Kenny emphasizes that Coleman has not been affiliated with the company for 31 years and expresses concern about the brand being associated with non-scientific viewpoints.

david kenny· the weather channel· climate change· science· nbcuniversal

1:12:03 I don't want to sound bitter because not really just a little. Would you like to hear the short rebuttal from the president of the weather companies? I don't know. Is it any good? I think it's funny to hear him trying to kind of struggle Oh, so we were you so we're okay So he switched from the discussion podcasting and going right toward donation image. Oh No, that's dumb You're right now. No, it's done is done since wait but since it sounds as though we have a douchebag involved

1:12:43 Yeah, that's a mouthful. It may develop into a handy transition? Is that what you're saying? I started thinking it might get him a segue in this What do you want people to know about John Coleman and his involvement in the Weather Channel in the past? What I want people to know is that the science is pretty clear about climate change We've had... It's pretty clear I'll agree with that. It's pretty clear, it's bogus.

1:13:21 But he hasn't been with us in 31 years, so he's not really speaking for the Weather Channel in any way today. Our position is really clear it's scientifically based and we've been on wavering on it for quite some time now Are you concerned that that he or others are using his title as co-founder in order to try to get attention of something that is misleading? That its inaccurate? I'm concerned whenever the discussion of climate change veers from the science. The science is really clear and I don't like our brand being associated with something that's not scientifically based

1:14:00 I think we can all be proud of our resumes, but i would prefer people use the credentials they have today not the credentials of three decades ago. So that makes me wonder if you've reached out to him and suggested that he not be using The Weather Channel name? Yeah, I try to be in touch but at the end of the day it's a free country people can speak freely and people can use their resumes and other people put those titles on them I actually don't think that's a fight worth having. What i care more about is that our viewers come to us, continue to trust us, continue to believe that we present to them a great understanding of the earth and how it works based on science and I care that the scientists in the world continue to partner with us Do people ever say to you that climate change is good for business? Good for The Weather Channel because it causes very scary storms that cause people to tune-in? Listen to that!

1:14:54 Two douchebags. Wow, climate- this is astonishing this guy. This is a terrible show Yeah! That's why I like it Listen at the end of the day we never like to see a loss of life or loss of lice We hate loss of lice property Safety is a really important mission So you know? I don't think we ever take any joy in serious storms It is true that there is more drought and more flood more extreme weather as the climate evolves. And that actually saddens us, I don't think we ever viewed it as good for business.

CHAPTER 18 / 32 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations and New Website Launch

The hosts acknowledge significant donations from producers in New Zealand and Cincinnati, including two $1,000 "Instant Knight" contributions. They also discuss the launch of the new No Agenda website, built using Drupal by Sir Paul Couture. Technical details of the site and its maintenance are mentioned alongside the "Value for Value" funding model.

donations· value for value· website· drupal· new zealand· cincinnati· hams

1:15:30 So sorry, we're so sorry. That's terrible. Well with that I will say happy Halloween belated happy 666 mark of the beast and in the morning to you and thank you for your courage John C Dvorak And in the morning do you Adam Curry? In the morning all ships at sea boots on their ground subs in the water feet in the air and all The dames and knights out there! In the morning too everyone in the chat room a little challenging today is one of our One of our sites is down, but people are able to find the stream anyway. That's good and the chat room so we still have... We got a good 862 people right now on the stream alone And in the morning to our artistes I think we had one artiste who had not used before that was leaving The Herd Yes! I believe he was new

1:16:19 And is the new no agenda? The new our generator is all up. It's got a lot of JavaScript my favorite I just tell stuff going on and it's a much prettier. Yeah, there's a couple of little things that could be... And I think he still working on some things the organizational aspect of it is not what I'd like but you'll feed back to Sir Paul I'm sure you'll know this is Sir Paul Couture who does this great job great job He's an artist himself and he does Drupal yeah and

1:16:58 I don't know if it's headless Drupal or not, but he does Drupal. And he has produced the original website was a great idea to begin with this website like five years ago now you decided to update it with the newest crap going on this website could easily cost $400,000 We got it for free. Or more! With maintenance, monthly maintenance for a headless Drupal. Nice Yes that's because we have good people who care about the truth So let's thank a few of them. In fact, the ones who gave us some extra an extra kick in the ass for today's show 666 nice Curiously nobody with six six no big game this one we got one but that was it Oh, that was your right? Remember oh That's right so I just Andre Smith who came in right there last minute or just actually after they'll and put him on the last one because he wanted I'm sure you want to double credit so but he's on the list again did which is where he should be but

1:18:00 Sergey Filopov in Auckland, New Zealand. So we have a New Zealander leading the way with $1,000 and he wants us to play...he doesn't have a lot of notes to read. Greetings from little old New Zealand long-time boner now a donor yes I'm fulfilling the end of the value for value model and would like to call out other boners out there for not donating As douchebags? Is that what he's asking for? Russian national that has been living in New Zealand pronounced Nezod. For 19 years and I've seen this country slowly but surely come into lockstep, lock step with the USA! Good work, Nezod! Your deconstruction of what is happening in Ukraine and your recent insights into Russian psyches

1:18:55 are beyond stupendous. Wow! BEYOND STUPENDOUS Wow, I gotta write that down. Yeah! Beyond not just stupendous No not just stupendous but BEYOND STUPENDOUS That's pretty cool We are beyond stupendous i'd like to extend an open invitation to the hot pocket store To come down to Australia and New Zealand Keep up the amazing work Thank you So he wants to play a de-douche because he wants a job karma and a pootin Okay You've been de-douched Jobs jobs jobs and jobs. Let's vote for job You've got karma I kind of nailed that Like throwing the Putin in there that kind of worked. I heard the putin mind the food good Thank you very much instant night Sergei insta night does he have a special name? He wants to be using didn't say insta nightness No, it'll be just instance tonight Sergey check it out me

1:19:53 Michael Underwood in Cincinnati, Ohio. Another Instant Night $1,000. In the morning, gentlemen from Cincinnati FEMA Region 5 I'd like to render my part in the Value for Value model for the best podcast in the universe and thank you too for your excellent analysis and hilarious banter. Your deconstructions of events have been spot on and are far superior to other shows, especially those that are super incumbent upon seeds and boner pills. I was out back in March when the annexation of Crimea by Russia was the provisional subject of the latest fear porn

1:20:28 I was hooked after experiencing my first episode show 595, Auto Mania and have subsequently exploited my involuntary social network disorder and propagated the formula whenever i can as a result. Excellent! I successfully hit my brother Corwin in the mouth This past September, episode 650. I like the way he references these moments in his life. Episode 653 The Evil Layer Cake Oh yeah that one got it. He made his second donation and called me out as a douchebag. Oh the gauntlet was thrown down! And my only prerogative was to seek vindication and become an instantite because I cannot call out my brother as a non-donating douchebag. I humbly request the de-douching, I'd also like to request two to the head NPR Ebola is gross and disgusting and a Dr Kiki it was worth it

1:21:21 Wow, okay. And fine it's a lot but it's an incident you know and again... And karma I guess. And the karma of course. Of course yeah. And finally if I'm not imposing on the clip time I would really use some home buying karma as my family and are looking to move to our first home early next year good idea? I will endeavor real estate is your best bet. Yep! I will endeavor not to let this donation become my moral self-licensing mechanism and we'll continue to donate in the future Good word I like it. Like it, yep! Most importantly, I would like to simply be titled Sir Metal Mike You got it Thank you very much metal mike this is great look forward to the ceremony later on in the show You've been de-douche'd It's scary and wretched and miserable it is gross It was worth it Ebola It was worth it

1:22:15 You've got karma. Loving the kiki! Account and was it probably showed up a week or two ago because I only picked the pull these down about once a month So he is actually a black knight. Mm-hmm Oh, oh okay James Cates. Yes, he's a So as of today, he's I have it like Sir James of Virginia and of Iceland black night. Yeah Right for sheen eyes aside guess I'm a knight and now and I have to pick my peerage tile so let's go with sir James Virginia Of Virginia in Iceland. I'm actually I'm a dual citizen I've never actually heard of a dual citizen from Iceland But it's good idea works for me shout out to the Andre Mikkelsen and a challenge to Baron Thomas Nussbaum For a meetup

1:23:14 Uh, doe. And then he says that he doesn't like Neelay Patel I would like a douchebag for Neelat or whatever his name is and a boom shakalaka now get the douchebag thing out That's good Shackalaka that's how we roll here's this thing Boom Shakalaka. That's how we roll little go yay and then uh He would like Milvson Maker's Mark for his thing, if you can add that to the list. Adam, great hair John nice beat down of Neelay okay when not really talking about other shows on our show. Send me info on ring size. You go to noagendanation.com slash rings if you get a knighthood and then there is form you fill out and you get your ring shortly thereafter

1:24:03 Okay, so I have it within 30 to 60 days. I got a boom shakalaka that's how we roll LG Y Boom shalaka, that's how we roll home and just put this over here hold on boom shalaka Lgy is all in the wrong place lgy then a that's how we roll karma anything else or is that? It sounds like it okay. I think I can do that let's give it a shot That's how we roll. And that's the story. You've got karma. Nice, nice, nice. Good. Got it. Daniel Hochstein in Surprise Arizona!

1:24:51 It's like truth or consequences New Mexico. It's an actual town, $333 and 33 cents. Dear John and Adam first congratulations on your first seven years that's quite an accomplishment the value for value delivered on the no agenda show is difficult to put a price on nevertheless attaches my donation for 333 dot three three about half of 666 sign of the beast which pushes me over the edge tonight hood Going forward, I'd like to be addressed as Sir Daniel or if that's taken you can be Sir Daniel. It could be taken. Sir Daniel of the High Desert which I like better. Please send my fellow ham 73s and some new business carmage for my business. I appreciate last week's mention of my tech business Media Technologies Consulting and our unique in-house promotion system for bars and restaurants Dynamic Edge

1:25:38 Just give me a second. Don was quite right, a system that delivers full local ad insertions during live TV commercials would be great product and in fact we had developed the system to provide just that. Unfortunately the cost of implementing the technology as turnkey service was and still is prohibitive. Prohibitive! If restaurants and bar owners want an affordable no hassle way to increase sales, get the results they're looking for. They should check out Dynamic Edge." And he goes on. Nice! Listeners go to www.getdigitalsigns.com and you can get a demo of it. Thank you, Sir Daniel. Okay? Nice. And they'll give 10% off if your know a general listener by the way. We have a couple of bar owners. Yeah sure we do.

CHAPTER 19 / 32 Discussion

Associate Executive Producer Credits and Listener Stories

A series of donations from Associate Executive Producers are read, including a contribution from Dame Francine Hardaway. Listeners share stories ranging from Ebola concerns in Dallas to an "embarrassing mom" anecdote from St. Louis. The segment also covers a No Agenda-themed wallet Kickstarter and a proposed "chip it" parody of the song "Whip It" regarding credit card security.

donations· ebola· kickstarter· ham radio· credit cards· minnesota· texas

1:26:23 Here we go. Now the associate executive producer at the top of the list is Sir Dame or Sir Dame? Sir Dame, Dame Francine Hardaway who I met the other day. Oh really! Is she at Costco? No she's at Costco $250 dollars and she's in Phoenix please use this to make me a producer show 666 She is lovely lovely lady Yes, she's great. And I just want to say it's pretty cool that she not only listens but supports the show because he's pretty much all in on all the things we think are bad and wrong is it's funny

1:26:59 She got Google Glass. She totally buys into all of the inequality for women and pack it into... I think we're a good counterbalance for her, no matter how she uses it. Yeah she's a techie nerd. Oh! And investor. She invests in all kinds of... yeah I think she's an angel investor. Oh well then she has to be a techie nerd. Very successful. You have to build on that stuff. She's a struggling successful angel investor but she does good work. She says show 666 is appropriate for this WB itch Now let me know when I move up in rank. I just know I'm close to 3k which makes would make her a bear and fairness We'll find out not to be left out Gene Natalia of Texas Earl of Texas in Frisco, I think he's an Austin two three three do my favorite donation one of them two three four five six

1:27:56 I wish to thank the No Agenda producers who have supported the Aluminum Wallet Kickstarter at bit.ly DM1-NA. I'll put that in the show notes again, we have these special no agenda versions Yeah by donating a special no agenda level they receive a limited edition no agenda wallet for their support We still have some available And on to Sir Otaku KF5SVR in Louisville, Texas. Two three four five six? Well a couple of friends of mine were enjoying chimay... I'm not sure actually how to pronounce that but it's Belgian ale and cigars at my house north of Dallas during the recent Ebola panic. Ended up on the topic of Ebola and the prepper of the group blurts out the theory that all

1:28:47 that all of screw-ups were on purpose to shine a bad light on privatized health care so that the government can declare national emergency and nationalize all healthcare due to the crisis. That's right, FEMA camps are next! In the immortal words of Rahm Emanuel never let a good crisis go to waste and now we're seeing more and more reports of Ebola popping up all over the nation I bet we're going to start to hear something along these lines soon We don't think so. Please send some Calypso Ebola karma my way to help keep the idiots at bay sitting in my hazmat suit in North Dallas, Sir Otaku.

1:29:33 Everybody now you've got karma. That's right a bring diarrhea he does mention the website no agenda Qs o party dot-com is that thing ready to go yet? I thought we were so well He says it's going to be January 30 through February 1st nice year, and that's right Go just for all you hams out there go to know how it works don't you yeah Yeah, I know how it works. Really? Yeah you try to get as many... make as much contact as you can Yes but the most important point the most important thing is if You actually have a QSO with John or Adam you get extra points No that'll be good yeah Okay so if you got a QSO with John... I'm getting on the old D-star If you got a QSO with John It will be 8 million points because no one ever has a QSO with John It's possible I'll make a point of going on a couple of times during the QSO party

1:30:25 David Roberts, Norristown, Pennsylvania. 23456 we got a lot of these today. That's good they're your favorite number people love you. KCD your chili recipe is the best I am making it on the fourth time today for the fourth time Adam i like you too oh thanks also swine flu is much funnier than ebola guess that's why it didn't stick It's still around still working on it things around yeah, okay now we go to the complicated part of everything Okay, oh boy. This means you have to get a note from the other desk Not really it means I have two guys have the notes I brought them over But but there are so many of them that I had don't have this one. I got to look at this is embarrassing mom Tricia Oh embarrassing mom Trisha

1:31:08 She actually wrote out a note, and then she typed out the same note so I could read it easier. Hey Mickey Could you bring me some Advil? Love thank you. Am i giving you a headache no It's not you okay embarrassing mom Tricia who I don't know that she wants us to mention her last name because she calls herself embarrassing mom Tricia in St.. Louis Get two three four five six and writes is it nice little notice actually a long note Thank you for your time and commitment to your podcast is highly entertaining and turning me into a fear fighter I am sending this donation from my husband Alan Peterson for his birthday. Oh got a pen Not on the list no of course it's not on the list You might want to give Alan Peterson The credit, I guess she wants to give him the credit for being the associate executive producer Allison Peterson wins his birthday November 3rd tomorrow

1:31:58 Uh-huh give him a producer status and steps toward knighthood, and how old will he sell in Peterson B? Doesn't say okay tomorrow is birth 29 really no well. Maybe I don't know I'm just asking don't get in order to me To hear about my post producer credit and steps or knighthood in order to prevent a future heart attack I'd like him to receive job karma His boss has been called brain damaged by others in his place of employment. It happens He also likes the child boom shakalaka and then you have to do a random pick Okay, child boom shakalaka

1:32:41 And a random pick. Okay, let's try it out. Right plus the karma. I'm gonna give this a shot. As a happy listener you've chosen happy embarrassment and happy embarrassing my children which all parents like to do by the way. It's just why would you have children if you don't like to embarrass them? Exactly that's what they're good for! That's exactly right. Yeah so funny I'd like to relate a funny story that relates back to previous show. My teenage daughter does not yet drive and needs...needs ride to work, she has a fellow male employee that would drive her many times saving me time. She however would not let me meet him after patiently going through the right for waiting for the right opportunity. By the way my wife put clothes on thanks John. It's cold there you said it was 50. The sunshine though

1:33:28 Well, that doesn't mean anything. It's sunshine here and it is cold. She was running late and while he was waiting outside in his car I quickly grabbed some homemade cookies and took them out to him! Now at least i can identify him in a lineup if needed As soon as I introduced myself and spoke to him for a few moments I hear this horrible screaming from the front door. I turn to look and see my daughter holding her arms out to the side Trying to stop the world I guess yelling. Oh my god. Oh, my god What have you done? What have you ruining my life so she comes running down the young man She sweetly I sweetly turned back to the young man and say nice to meet you have fun with that

1:34:12 Laughing all the way back to the door the next day. I asked my daughter if her friend liked his cookies surprisingly appreciated them and commented on my backside Okay, I thought my daughter relayed a negative comment about that body part thinking it was funny do her to her embarrass embarrassing Her I laughed turns out I misunderstand stood ad for an F fat ass became dat ass not knowing what What that meant, I had to ask upon hearing her explanation. Oh he likes my fat ass! That was extra points and a bonus to solidifying my mom title for the next few several days. The young man would say Stacy's mom to her sweet...Stacy's Mom To Her Sweet So here in FEMA Region 7 Embarrassing Mom is fighting the talk with vagina logic coming full circle

1:35:07 Okay, well I was long. I was hoping for a better punchline embarrassing mom but that's the story Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs Karma You nailed that one. I tried, well i had enough time to prepare it oh there's that girly laugh at the end pre-read the note i suppose there's the girly laugh we all love it yeah sir adam johnson in Plymouth minnesota nuts uh two one nine seven eight

1:35:59 Thank you for your courage and for seven years in the 666 episodes of The Best Podcast In Universe enclosing my humble donation of $6.66 times 33, if you'd be so kind I'd ask for some Climate Gate blended with two to the head and in the end followed by a little girl boom shaka laka keep up the great work! I will eagerly awaiting more episodes in many years to come sir Adam Johnson no agenda night of the Lobster Plymouth Minnesota P.S., for whatever reason, the song Whip It popped up into my head when you were talking about the new executive order on improving the government's credit card processing security and I thought of a line for a new alternative version of the song Chip it if you use a credit card you must chip it. Chip it good! Maybe one of our producers that likes doing music.

1:36:51 You've got karma Mixing it up. Yeah, no it's rolling a couple more we have three more yeah We have sir upper Decker and s gondito California $200 in eight cents hilarious you figure once he started the nine nine nine dot nine nine tread I should throw some extra pennies for the lads okay lads very much nice Jason Peterson in Kearney, Nebraska $200 sending my payments for iodide pills and seeds so I'm prepared for the Ebola zombies. Karma and it was worth it and her head is gone please. Okay let's see if we can do that. It was worth it! And her head is gone. You've got karma.

1:37:44 Yeah, that was not... I tried. I tried. I tried! Finally Jacob Barker in Sydney New South Wales $200 reading on the show is at your discretion thank you $200 consists of 77 dot 77 a mini sack of sevens hmm plus six six dot 6-6 and many bees 33 why not 22 24 because Fuck PayPal. Late on the 666 donation, sorry I hope this makes up for it for John pronunciation guide from my suburb Cremoney, cray as in computer, mo-ma-morney, morning as in mourning hearing John screw it up last time had me in tears laughing in the middle of a packed airplane okay so which goes how? Cray, craymorny, craymorney

CHAPTER 20 / 32 Discussion

Archive.org Preservation and Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant

The hosts thank PG Kelly for archiving the show on Archive.org, noting the importance of long-term preservation. A donation note from a Southwest Airlines flight attendant is read, offering the hosts free drinks on future flights. The segment concludes with a brief mention of Aeroflot's new low-cost carrier, "Victory."

archive.org· southwest airlines· flight attendants· podcast archive· donations

1:38:37 Right, Cramorty? What did I say? I don't know. Cramomy or something. Cramomay. Now, Cramomy... I want to thank all these folks these are great this helps us on the show 666 celebration really appreciate it we do have when we do produce your credits today everyone who donated 666 previously we have a special spreadsheet for that were going put them on as credits for producing this show so they get their double credits. And as Adam says, these are real credits I want to remind people to go to Dvorak dot org slash and a channel of org dot com slash N A and no generation in no agenda show both have buttons you can push on it. This is before the Thursday up or upcoming show next week. Two quick reminders Of course in the PR section of the show notes You'll have the aluminum wallet Kickstarter link also thank you to PG Kelly who has diligently been creating an archive at Archive Dot Org of The Best Podcast In The Universe

1:39:24 Which is good because archive.org and he has all the mp3s, it's one of those sites that maybe has a chance of surviving the Armageddon Right so there will actually be an all-time archive that it kind of has some charter to be kept around although I'm...and I want to make sure I am very happy of Noah Geninations Archive Eric we love your archive! And don't wanna get pissed off you know how goes right? You know he downloads over a terabyte, terabytes a month from archive stuff. Really? Yeah. Interesting. Of our stuff? Yeah. Huh! A lot of people go to the archive and listen to it. I just want Eric's Archive to continue. It's not going to stop but we do...

1:40:10 The archive.org does have a shot at surviving the Armageddon, 100 years from now I don't think Eric's going to be running No Agenda Nation 100 years from now. Of course thank you for all of your executive and social executive producer help remember to propagate the formula! Our formula is this we go out we hit people in the mouth I do have one note i want to read that was one of our donors from show uh well, I don't know is this sunday in october show but this guy left a note to be read on the first or the second and it's worth reading and he was a big donation of some sort

1:41:04 While listening to the show dated Sunday, October 5th I heard you guys end with a small shout out to my company Southwest Airlines. I would like to thank both of you and Adam for your endorsement of my company! I've been turned on your show back in February by my old pal Don in Reading and it's being my birthday on the 15th which is October 15th so it's time to pay up. I'm sending along a small check to pay you two back with promise for more in the near future. Thanks and keep it going here's the PS As a flight attendant for Southwest Airline, if I see one of you come on my flight the drinks will be on me! You know that most flight attendants never even see the other flight attendants more than once? There's so many and so many routes. It's always... Most don't know each other They rarely fly together Yeah when they do you can tell because they're in the back yacking all over the place Having sex in the bathroom They never come out

1:41:57 Yeah, so to speak. That's Todd. That's just the stewards that's just on my okay there you know and there we go I like I like Southwest because they You know you're gonna get a crappy ride nothing better And then you're gonna like it and that's it and sometimes they have the funny in-flight They have good prices very good price great boarding process love the boarding I loved them one thing is dynamite No wonder it's working um And well have lots of things I was thinking about I don't know if you want to do something before. A couple of interesting little tidbits, here's a little thing from Russia today on Aeroflot so just so you know. Sticking with aviation news. Russia's national carrier Aeroflot will name its new low-cost airline Victory The name is a symbol of defiance against Western sanctions over Ukraine but grounded the original version Good one! Victory

CHAPTER 21 / 32 Discussion

Russia Food Ban Profits and Ukraine Gas Debt

Russia's X5 Retail Group reported a 49% increase in profits despite the ongoing food ban on EU imports. Meanwhile, economist Michael Hudson explains how the EU is effectively being forced to pay Ukraine's gas debts to Russia to ensure their own energy security. The hosts discuss the role of the IMF and the impact of sanctions on European taxpayers.

russia· ukraine· european union· gas· imf· food ban· x5 retail group

1:42:56 There's a bunch of stuff going on in Russia. This is an interest, there's a thing... I just picked this clip up last night so I didn't get to look into it but there's some sort of a...I think this has something do with the EU too and this is off RT and this is about...this is some earnings reports with a cute little British girl And they're talking about one of the grocery store chains making money and they do some stock analysis. There might be some opportunities for investors, but right out the food ban is... What food ban are we talking about here? Oh no this tonne... The EU can't send their products. We know they can't send tomatoes and yeah there's lots of this. The EU is going to crap because they can't export their products to Russia big customer Yeah I think. Here's the clip Okay here we go

1:43:41 and talk about x5 because the retail group has posted a 49% increase in third quarter net profit. Russia's second largest supermarket group has done so by sticking to low prices, to ride out the food ban as a result of revenue forecast has been raised up 19 percent this year." Huh! So they're making money on this...on the ban? The big news that came out of uh Russia was they finally got a deal You hear about the deal? Tell me about the deal. Economics professor Michael Hudson from University of Missouri tells us why the EU is willing to help Ukraine pay its debts We don't have any money, we spent all our money on war Our export industry is collapsing and if we need gas will simply steal The gas that Russia's sending to Europe We're not going to starve, just take your gas And Putin said well

1:44:34 If they try to steal gas like they did a few years ago, we'll just turn off the gas and Europe won't get gas. So Europe realized that it wouldn't get the gas if it didn't step behind Ukraine and all of sudden Europe is having to pay for Ukraine's war. Europe has had to pay for the kleptocrats and for the whole mess in the Ukraine and this is not how they expected it to turn out This is how we expected it to turn out on our show. It's exactly what we thought was gonna happen, good work! Yeah... What? Europe has- Hey next time- It's a corrupt country I mean and the Europeans are embracing them. The Europeans don't even know they don't even realize because of the sanctions that

1:45:15 Quite honestly, the United States came up with imposed and said hey Europe get on board your taxes are now going to pay for gas for Ukraine. If you're okay with that fine just want you to know it I find it quite interesting. Yeah, the Ukraine gets away with getting their stuff for free! Well that's not entirely true because there will be... this is the second bunch of money and it's coming, I believe all of it or some of it is being transferred through and of course it's all SDRs, transferred through the IMF and this means there will be even stricter sanctions yes

1:45:57 The people of Ukraine, you will have gas to heat your home. Unfortunately your home will be a tent because people are going to... they're getting screwed in Ukraine. Ska-rood That's s k a ska rood Okay. Hey, how about this? I have a report then if you're gonna do this, but go on with your thing first because I've been thinking about this. About tech news? Yeah. You wanna kick it off... No no no! I wanna do the kind of the kicker. Couple pieces of news number one an announcement to...I didn't really see well surprise surprise I didn't see any news about this or any analysis

CHAPTER 22 / 32 Discussion

IBM and Twitter Partnership for Watson Analytics

IBM announced a landmark partnership with Twitter to integrate the social media platform's "firehose" of data into IBM's Watson analytics. CEO Ginni Rometty described data as a "new natural resource." The hosts criticize the move as marketing jargon and discuss IBM's financial struggles, including their reliance on share buybacks to bolster earnings per share.

ibm· twitter· watson· big data· ginni rometty· share buybacks· cloud computing

1:47:00 IBM has announced a landmark partnership with Twitter. And in this landmark partnership, have you heard about this? No! It wasn't on Ars Technica?! I didn't read it anywhere... I look at the tech news on a daily basis. 5x5? No. Twit? No. TNT? No one really? Amazing!! IBM, this is actually very funny in a meta kind of way. So I'm looking at this announcement and IBM now has a deal possibly with the reseller to sell the full-on fire hose of Twitter including their archive

1:47:47 to perform real-time analysis with their Watson technology. Oh God! Yes, then here's what so meta about it... So I'm looking at all because they have websites and I know how IBM operates that used to be a client of mine in fact the AS400 group was a client of mine if you can believe that then we had to build our website a long time ago And the part of this, and I think this is a very big deal for IBM if they can pull it off. I don't think they can because it seems like really just a big ball of marketing bullcrap. IBM experience one customer engagement solutions attract delight and maximize lifetime value of customers

1:48:31 Understand not only what your customers are doing, but why. Deliver real-time flow of insights and interactions at scale! Empower marketers, merchandisers, sales and service leaders to coordinate interactions to create ongoing customer client dialogues across channels Infuse that dialogue with real time and mobile capabilities Measure performance and predict outcomes To prioritize resources against the customers in moments that matter most to your business Are you sold yet? Wow. Are you sold, are you sold? This is the crock of crap pitch I've heard...the best I've heard in a month! The funny thing is that I realize that I'm kind of looking for information on how this works and then I'd really like to understand it but they must not be using their own system because they're not helping me. The website is not adapting to say oh Adam here's what you need let me go get someone to help you or take you to the right web page none of this

1:49:29 Shoot, I noticed that there was actual videos. That but it crashed No, I was...I noticed all of a sudden that they have video demos and i'll have to look for that next time But um but the I love that they're doing this Watson analysis Of tweets, but it's also It gives you food for thought about the value of the information we are creating that we are putting onto these social networks, particularly if you take into account that the Google flu season predictor turned out to be completely wrong. Seriously! The thing here...Google retools its flu prediction engine after getting it wrong

1:50:22 They're updating the giant, the search giant is updating flu trends its formula for making weekly predictions of the number of flu cases. It didn't work! What is the value? The same way Facebook is now turning it's user data into voter data experiments... Bless you did you sneeze yeah bless you And I would say it is time to go way short on IBM. What do you think? Well, that's funny you'd say that. This is one of Horowitz' pet little companies because what they've been doing... IBM has really been in the toilet for a long time but what they've been doing is share buybacks and they've been doing them to an extreme. Wait a minute when you buy back shares doesn't that increase the share price just by supply and demand or how does that work? For two things well it does mainly by changing your price-to-earnings ratio because it's all based on number of outstanding shares

1:51:20 And what importance is the price to earning ratio? I'm sorry, not price earnings but earnings per share. So if you have 10 shares and the company makes a buck that would be...the earnings for sure would be $0.10. But if you have one share and it makes the same buck then it will be a buck so it's ten times better sounding. But in fact, it's the same one buck. It's a buck here and there. And they're earning for sure by increasing earnings per share by buying back a bunch of stock is cheating.

1:52:03 But everybody does it, especially in certain markets. Didn't Apple do that for a while? They didn't... A huge... They did little bit, little bit because I think Carl Icahn wanted them to or something whatever the case. The IBM has been pulling a lot of trickery to keep everything looking good but it's apparent that this whole business model now they're selling off a lot of important things like their chip manufacturing and All these things that used to be basic science for them, they used to be the number one patent creator. I don't know how that's doing and yeah, you're right. Long-term IBM should be shorted.

1:52:39 But I'm not giving investment advice. No, neither am I but I think it is valuable technology news to look at this. It shows where Twitter is trying to expand and because they will make money on this deal. Twitter's licensing their information. I don't see the connection what is the point of this idiocy? Well let me read you from the blog Each day, Twitter uses the IBM Solutions Smarter Planet blog. He's Alistair Rennie, General Manager of IBM Business Analytics with a quote from CEO Ginni Romendy. Are you interested as tech leaders? Or would you rather talk about your iPhone 6 Plus? What would you rather do? Let's talk about the iPad and the glass it uses.

1:53:28 Each day, Twitter users press the button on about 500 million tweets. That's... that gets better! That tsunami of 140 character messages spans the range of human interest and activities from raves about recent purchases to exhortations to rally behind social causes Now for the first time, business leaders will be able to tap into the Twitter stream in powerful new ways to harvest insights that help them understand customer sentiment more deeply. Develop hit products and services and anticipate sudden shifts in moods and markets! That's because IBM and Twitter are combining forces to incorporate Twitter's rich data streams into IBM's cloud-based analytics.

1:54:11 Many people recognize the importance of data. The combination of information combined in structured databases with unstructured data gathered from websites, sensing devices and social media feeds IBM CEO Ginni Romney calls this the new natural resource comparable in impact to coal or iron or iron ore Fireable offense for that quote as far as I'm concerned What the F are you talking about? Wow. That's a beauty short Twitter, a short wall to short IBM and Twitter for that reason. Well, Twitter is this and it's that all right so I have uh i was look you know one of the things we have the no agenda stream just want to say one thing we have people in the chat room

1:55:03 Who are completely freaking out about this IBM thing. Why? IBM's fucking fine! 100 billion dollars in revenues, blahblahblahblahblahblahblah Oh fine whatever Is that that same guy who is always in the chat room That guy? A couple of them actually They've multiplied I work for IBM Microelectronics They're great awesome technology Yes they have great technology Awesome fabulous They're a services company That's what they've always made their money on and I believe they got their lunch stolen from them by cheap jack bull crap solutions called cloud, and they weren't ready for it. They were not marketing properly and the old adage of you never get fired for buying IBM...they lost that position! How? I don't know. It was marketing. It stands for your daddy's older cloud company

CHAPTER 23 / 32 Discussion

History of Apple and the Decline of Tech Reporting

The hosts deconstruct a "Two Techies" podcast segment about Steve Jobs, correcting historical inaccuracies regarding his departure from Apple in 1985. They highlight that under John Sculley, Apple's sales grew from $800 million to $8 billion. The discussion serves as a critique of modern tech reporting, which the hosts claim lacks editorial oversight and historical knowledge.

apple· steve jobs· john sculley· tech journalism· macintosh· next· 1985

1:55:56 They did not jump on the cloud quick enough. I'm sure that their products and solutions are great, but big data you're going to tell me that because they've got Twitter data now companies are gonna market to more effectively? No it's not gonna happen. It's not gonna happen! Only Amazon is the only company who gives me messages everywhere after i bought the product they said they're selling me the same damn product yeah that's genius That's big data You know he bought once he might buy again You use that as the front. Yeah, please all right Well we have this stream the no agenda stream which you want to populate with the podcast is a courtesy to keep so eventually when people drive around their car they They could just stream The stream on the radio instead of listening to a local station then that's in the future course now So I listen to a lot of podcasting well Let's see if these guys are any good so I ran into this old it's an old podcasts

1:56:51 This podcast took place when Steve Jobs died, and I was listening to it. It's called two techies It's out of England uh-huh well just display the intro to two techies And you'll get a feeling for what it's gonna be like when I roll out the clip. It's called W O Techies intro Oh, okay. Got it makes so much sense delivering high quality technology centric podcasts around the world This is munch tech TV taking a bite out of technology It's time to talk technology this is the two techies your number one source for the latest tech news of the week and

1:57:46 The two techies are queued up and ready now from studio 1a your host Jamie bunting and Darren Fisher Is this the bunting guy from Bunting no, that's mark Bundy. That's a different person He's not British first of all love this intro Isn't it great? We should be using that from studio 1a. Love it love it Great intro. All right, so I was let so I listened to it I've got the clip here that clip don't play it until I finish which is the two-checking step rise Apple Yes, sir poor now when I give you a little history of Apple that as well known Which is that Steve Jobs left Apple the first time? When they come he was doing about 800 million if company was turned over in 1985 That's one fact they get right in this little report coming up to John Scully

1:58:45 And because Steve wanted to... It was a pricing. They argued mostly about pricing and Steve wanted to do this and that, and he wanted to keep losing money. And Scully saw it differently and he talked the board into getting Steve giving him the CEO's job pushing Steve aside and then Steve quit. You know, in a huff because he thought this company was stolen from him. In the eight years of Scully's reign the company went from 800 million in sales to 8 billion. He essentially made the company grow tenfold.

1:59:21 Yeah, 10X. Not double it! He didn't double the sales he didn't triple the sales. He made the sales go 10x they had a flat moment in history at the eight-year mark and they fired Scully because they figured they could do better and that's when the company declined so Eight years after Steve was gone, it was the first decline in Apple's fortunes. And they had a series of Spindler and then another guy and the guy from National Semiconductor...and they kind of sunk the company and brought Steve back. Now that is something that- I did not know that! From the way I did see the Ashton Kutcher movie

2:00:00 From the way it was portrayed because if there is the Scully getting him fired you would think and I Maybe the movie portrays it differently, but I recall oh this was when it all screwed up. They they got sculley and screwed up I did not know about this 10x which And growing 20% year over year would be considered great for a public company. This was growing 100% year over year, for eight years. Pretty close. Yeah pretty good. But that's pretty good... Well it's not true. It wasn't on there? That's not true. It compounds but it was a lot. It was good and Scully was not the guy in so Apple was you know just on a skyrocketing during the Scully thing and it just

2:00:41 That's the fact. Scully fights against the kind of meme that he fucked up the company... He might have, but the numbers were good. The morale and products may have been shit but the numbers were good. There is no evidence that he fucked up the company He fights against a mystique that has been created, that as soon as Jobs left the company went to the toilet. How dare you speak evil of a dead man? I'm going to play this thing here which just propagates this bull crap and these are two techies with his great intro to their show talking to Eric Lanigan who is local or somewhere around here somewhere... Let me guess, is he a tech reporter?

2:01:27 He's a tech guy and he just goes along with this. He doesn't contradict any of it because this is the propagation of bullcrap, and you always talk about well gee I detect news as bad as crap...I realize now when i listen to this bullcrap, just blatant bullcrap that what happened in the Alt-Tech reporting is we lost the editors, the people that actually knew. That would take a podcast or somebody printed this article and say this is crap! You're gonna get fired if you write any more junk like it. Do a little research. We cannot publish this because its malarkey

2:02:10 But no, those editors are all gone and now we're all free for all. Everybody's saying what they want to get on the air and they shoot this shit and they sound like they know what they're talking about And this is what you get I'm gonna have to sideline you You are just taking this thing off the rails First off when Steve Jobs was fired from Apple back way back when It wasn't mid 70s? Oh but he was fired it was 85 85 sorry 85 Mid-70s I wanna stop this. Mid 70s and we didn't even have an apple! In fact, we did it was called a Granny Smith And we bite into it when we liked it. Hey is this Studio 1A? He went downhill. Quickly and still. Fastly enough he was fired because he had too good of vision wasn't it

2:03:03 Well, yeah he had a vision that others didn't agree with and they didn't share and He was extremely abrasive at that at that point in his life I think it took that it took that rejection of that failure for him to To soften up and be more manageable manager Yes Sorry what I've heard from When he was fired Apple's already on the downhill. I think I'm slightly that point and when they fight him They were on the extreme down here And I think At that point, it was just more of a conflict of interest. Steve Jobs wanted this and the company was afraid and whatnot but... Yeah I think Steve felt that the future was the Macintosh and he didn't understand even though the 1984 Mac was a commercial failure because it hardly had any software and too expensive for what it could do we know the Apple III was a failure, the Lisa was a failure

2:03:59 dumped those into landfills. They were way too expensive, and the Apple III broke and overheated because Steve insisted on it would have no fan. There were a couple of failures, some of the only and biggest failures of his life leading up to being fired. But I think he was always focused on the next product. He wasn't really thinking about the Macintosh in its current incarnation for that price. He was thinking about what it could become. And I think that board was not willing to wait around for that vision to come true naturally. Now with that in mind, when he was fired obviously the decline got quicker faster and I think the board just said right we're going downhill what's the worst can happen? We may as well just hire him again. Going downhill

2:04:53 Yeah, so that is pretty much the state of tech reporting. We know that we know it sucks Yes we know that and it's because there is nobody to say no you're wrong about everything You said I think this I think that I believe he did this and maybe was that it was going downhill It was going down hill when he was there And they got worse who was going really downhill when they fired him all of it is bullcrap It's funny because I get more tech news from the ham radio websites. Did you know about the FTDI chip problem? No, what's wrong with the FTDI chip? Well because you know about chips... You know FTDI, what the FTDI chip is? No i don't know what it is. The FTDI chip... Now I'm not a chip guy so I'd have to look and see exactly which one it is but the FTDI chip

CHAPTER 24 / 32 Discussion

FTDI Driver Scandal and Counterfeit Chip Bricking

The Scottish semiconductor company FTDI released a Windows driver update that intentionally "bricks" counterfeit USB controller chips by setting their hardware ID to zero. This scandal was primarily uncovered by the ham radio and software-defined radio (SDR) communities. The hosts criticize the lack of coverage in mainstream tech media for what they consider a significant hardware scandal.

ftdi· usb· chips· drivers· bricking· china· ham radio

2:05:44 is used for pretty much every USB connector. So when you, when you stick it in, it's a USB chip. It's a controller thing. Controller chip right? And they released an update to their driver because of course because the FTDI chip infrastructure has been around for so long there is a lot of fakes from China and China made me know that I want this team to take this shot. The FTDI which is future technologies devices international commonly known by its abbreviation Is a Scottish privately held semiconductor device company specializing in the USB technology? And yes, so a lot of boards, but a lot of computer boards. But the ham community figured out because all the SDR guys who making software to find radios

2:06:33 And the FTDI company released a driver that went in, that if it detected a counterfeit chip... ...it set the chips identifier to zero. Null! So that it was rendered ineffective and thats kind of like an EEPROM type thing It knows how to go in and program the chip and give it instruction which would make that USB controller unusable. Bricked! And this, I think this is a huge scandal. It doesn't seem to be on tech news so that's valuable deal with valuable technical. That's not about a phone display and then from the FBI FDDI chip have anything to do with phones? Yeah with retina no but i don't know what has retina you know and then finally uh i will give you this piece of information which also believe is important

CHAPTER 25 / 32 Discussion

FCC Net Neutrality Hybrid Proposal and Condé Nast Ownership

The FCC is reportedly considering a "hybrid" approach to net neutrality that would classify back-end internet services as common carriers while keeping retail services deregulated. The proposal, supported by the Mozilla Foundation, is criticized by the hosts as a way to favor big content providers like Netflix and Hulu. They also note that Ars Technica, which reported on the plan, is owned by Condé Nast.

fcc· net neutrality· mozilla foundation· ars technica· conde nast· common carrier

2:07:29 The FCC is reportedly close to reclassifying internet service providers as common carriers with a so-called hybrid approach. And I think this is worse than...and and, I think that you're going to see a lot of people all in great idea. So yeah I know they want the FCC coming in. This cracks me up because at the beginning of... But it's worse now, yeah. Well go ahead, at the beginning of this... At the beginning of all this debating we wanted anything but any government involvement whatsoever and then of course it boiled down to a bunch of monopolies taking over all the backbones and everything else. And now people are grousing about even though there is probably ways to... There's other

2:08:14 Well, I think it is the worst thing i've ever seen and i'm going to call out the Mozilla Foundation as a bunch of a-holes who should get back to making good software which, I'd have to say has been challenging for them because they... part of their proposal is in this and it is worse than anything you can imagine. I quote from Ars Technica who from their writing I would say in a way are endorsing the idea so I'll carefully say that The plan now under consideration separates broadband into two distinct services. A retail service in which consumers pay broadband providers for internet access and a back-end service in which broadband providers serve as the conduit for websites or edge providers to distribute content

2:09:05 The FCC would then classify the back-end service as a common carrier, giving the agency the ability to police any deals between content companies and broadband providers. WHAT THE FUCK?! Sorry! The emerging plan reflects proposals submitted by the Mozilla Foundation and the Center for Democracy & Technology, shill company though it departs from both in parts. The main advantage of the hybrid proposal, as opposed to full reclassifications to Title II is that it wouldn't require the FCC to reverse earlier decisions to deregulate broadband providers which were made in hopes of encouraging adoption and deployment of high-speed broadband. The authors of this new proposal believe that not having to justify reversing itself would put the FCC on firmer legal ground

2:10:00 Now, what comes up continuously in these conversations when they talk about the content being provided which would be under regulatory control. The only thing is like Facebook, Netflix, Hulu... It makes me cry. It makes me cry! How can you not see that this is intended to really shut out anything independent, anything that is not big Hollywood content? And as far as I can tell including the Mozilla Foundation shame on you...I read their proposal too

2:10:38 Shame on you! Look at the... Speaking of editors, would someone please look at every single piece of legislation proposed where it talks about the blocking of unlawful content. Unlawful network traffic if you don't see that You don't forget about it. They don't see it I'm done that's it That is all I have to say, it was good. Yeah play your little jingle That's it for tech news We got a lot of peeves today Well I am angry about this 666 makes people angry! I'm very mad with the Mozilla Foundation Why would these people ask for a hybrid? Hybrid... Hybrid today It's the stupidest thing but I cannot believe

2:11:23 Ars Technica, you are a... Are they owned by someone else who owns them? Or are they owned by some big company or something. Or they still independent? They probably got bought by somebody. Well let's find out! Who bought...? Ars Technica must be a big mainstream-owned thing. It could be Can't be any other way! Who owns Ars Technica? And Ars Technica of course is what everybody uses for their tech news Hey let's do a show What does Ars Technica say?! I'm not kidding. Let's see, Ars Technica owned by... Nobody asked. Condé Nast! Oh there you go of course! Condé Nast and Condé Rice they all love each other all on the same ball that's right Reddit wired yeah all these so-called great independent voices are fucking you It's Condé Nast which is actually I believe it's Future Pub or not future what was the name with that other guy? Glamour Magazine isn't that Condé Nast uh maybe

2:12:23 Advance, that's their parent company. Advance Publications they bought Condé Nast and all these companies are... Pwned! Yeah this is it's just all a scheme. It's a scheme Scheme or scam? We're the last scheme and scam. We were a little last we're the last of the independents That's right. We were the first and the last one lifetime The first in the left, we are the Native Americans of the internet Being killed by the white man here to rob us of our crop and our flock

CHAPTER 26 / 32 Discussion

Final Donations, Knighthood Ceremony, and Smiling Advice

The final block of producer donations is read, leading into a formal knighthood ceremony for several new knights and a new baron. The hosts also mock a "Good Morning America" segment that advises viewers to "fake it till they make it" by changing their posture and smiling to improve their mood.

donations· knighthood· peerage· good morning america· smiling· psychology

2:13:03 That's it for tech news. Do you have any more tech news? No, that said no more phones so I just had that one ride. Yeah, yeah think we're done. iPhone schmife phone! The way i see it the only good phone is a landline and the phone should be made out of Bakelite You know what I think its time to uh... I'm gonna show my support by donating to Knowagenda Imagine all the people who could do that Oh yeah that'd be fab Custer's last stand of the internet. Yeah, or something... Alright we got a lot of people to thank here today starting with Sir Paul Vela in Milton Keynes UK 146 also got a birthday thing there for him I would have donated for Thursday show but found myself without Internet access last week which is gonna get worse before it gets better and this takes him up to Dukedom Is he at Duke now? I think so yeah He'll be Sir Paul Baron Paul

2:14:06 We'd like to be the baron of my homeland, the Republic of Ireland. Well we can do that I think he's in there let me just check if we have that uh... we have that in the system I believe so Eric is pretty good with that stuff Okay and he's gonna get his birthday call out Yes yes Baron Paul of the United Kingdom yes you're good Oh by the way it also adds to the birthday list Get your pen, get your pen I got the pen Mimi Today? No on Tuesday I don't know if were going to be able to come man Oh, well. It's okay if you can't. She gonna be mad? Yeah! I'm sorry... Just send her an expensive gift

2:14:42 Stuart B. Rushing in Corvallis, Oregon 1-2-3-4-5 my no note Dame Bangbang or buddy Dame Bangbang $111.11 and she wants to say thanks for making it rain for the rain stick last week that's been over a year since it rained but it started raining Friday and continued with downpours on Saturday okay let the water soak in okay good that we just wanna make sure that works. Richard Riley in Loomis, California $100. Halfway to knighthood. Kalen Nistore in Northville Michigan 9999 9999 hello? I'm doing other things you know how big the administration of this show is so much... Got it done and he's going to be apparently some sort of a knight Sir Nisty I guess. Oh good sir Nisty. Sir Dennis Nutting

2:15:39 I came in and he did send in a note, which of course can't find when I need to find it. But it's gotta be here somewhere there is this just nothing you says hello again John and Adam is 8888 celebrate our eighth anniversary. He's got an anniversary going keep on producing the greatest podcast in the universe. Thank you we try! And he's in Hilo He did, or somebody I think he did send me pictures of the Hilo Airport. It's ruined. We know. I can go on with some airport stories as well to save it for later. Andrew McFarlane in Long Lack Ontario 8232 and we have a birthday there. Marcin Brezinski

2:16:27 Is it Brzezinski? I think so. Yeah, looks like a Brzezinski. A Brzezinski! Uh-huh And did cut. And this is a good note UK 7777 John unblock my email address you douchebag arson at brzezinski dot net ITM shout out to Jakub Wojciak Wojciech Wojciech Wojciech Okay, I don't feel so dirty now. You had me blocked on it but all of a sudden you were blocking me on the email. That was actually James in California City, California. I've been here all my life and never heard of California city. I challenge people to show where California city is 7666 and he's got a birthday.

2:17:18 Susie Lawson in Bristol, Tennessee 6669. Paul Boyer 6667 from parts unknown. Sebastian de Stigler... De Stichter. ...de Stichter. Frankfurt am Main aus Hessen Deutschland. Yes exactly as we speak. Eine Deutsche in Exile. He's a, oh he's a Dutch in exile. Yeah, Dutchie and exile is huh? John W Schumann in Madison Wisconsin 66 67 here's those 66 60 sixes the little beast Oh boy, yes I'm sorry Boy, the Buddha Buddha Buddha boy there where is it? I don't know where it is Here It Is it's got here somewhere and here we go has Got its Corner wearing the black trunks with gold

2:18:10 He has a record of 33 wins, zero losses and one draw. He is the Grand Duke of Belgium and France... Sir Steven von Kelsmacher! Huh. Good, just keep on keeping on 6666 Michael McGurk and Buzzards Bay Massachusetts nuts now that's the place I think i can move to yeah where you live? I live in buzzards bay. You have a note for me. If you read my location uh I'm kvmu adjacent

2:18:56 Can't believe I've been listening for 300 plus episodes. Good job! No, yeah but notes for Martinez and Will Machinis...Machinsky? Who's notes am i reading? I'm reading McGurk's. You have a McGurk note?! No, but Martinez. Okay here's Martinez let's start with her. Eleanor Martinez in Florence South Carolina. It's a loser but okay Uh, Eliezer. It's a guy. Sorry. Sorry Eliezer! It's a tough name and it's tough business. Yeah it is. Tough business. Here's my humble contribution to appease the beast. Please keep eviscerating the media on the No Agenda altar and eat its heart out while it still beats. Show them the true power of The Beast

2:19:46 To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse absolutely, to feed the mind with canned chatter." Okay? And would somebody somewhere put together Creepy Charlie Rose Amazing Head Is Gone Kiki Worth It... Yeah So soundboard I can't do it myself. I'll give you later okay Get us on board some other day we there's sound boards around yeah We do and Machinsky. They got a note from Machinsky I just stopped putting all the our jingles up from the show notes because other shows steal them and then start using that is the problem lockers People can't their own thing we are stuffs original

2:20:24 Congrats on the seventh anniversary. Initially I thought Adam had a screw loose, chemtrails and then some... oh come on that's stupid so i stopped listening. Uh-huh well of course chemtrails screw loose uh probably months later it was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand I set aside time to figure out why the bank statement should not match any checkbook. And, I needed some white noise since no agenda was still bookmarked. I clicked on your latest MP3 file John asked Adam who were the most famous people who died in the past year and John compared Adams list to a Time magazine article listing famous people who had died the preceding year. John decided

2:21:14 John decided Adam produced a superior list. I became so intrigued that i stopped doing my paperwork and got the time list, compared to what Adam came up with on the spot and realized the first impression about Adam might be a mistake! He's a genius!! And so I started listening again now I'm ready to be a donor. All right well I will cut my earlobe off and send it to you yeah well whatever anyway that's handwritten nice Lucas Zua in Munich, München Deutschland 6660. Ralph Mazzaro in Kirkland Washington home of Costco

2:21:50 6660. Trevor Owen, Los Angeles California same thing these are all 6660s we're gonna read them off one after another 888 in Tonawanda New York 6660 Scott Montgomery Sydney British Columbia cool place a birthday there Michael lot of birthdays today Michael Levin Brooklyn New York David Matkowski in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Christopher Dexter in Richland Washington Ben Hink in Orland Park Illinois Brandon Chrisham in Las Cruces New Mexico Cameron White in Portland Oregon Portlandia Michael Appenhag in Fugesta Sweden

2:22:40 I'm guessing. Nick Johannes in St Louis Park, Minnesota. Nuts! Woe to you O earth and sea for the devil sends the beast with wrath because he knows the time is short let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast for it is a human number its number is 666 keep up the good work I'm just reading his notes, nice notes. Michael Siegenthaler in Phoenix Arizona Craig Carver in Welland Ontario Canada Tim Connor or Conner in Edmonton Alberta Brian Ward in parts unknown Stuart Fawcett uh... in Liverpool Or Fawcett Fawcett, is that Bishop's Fawcett? Fawcett Bishop's Fawcett maybe and this way it's pronounced here usually Kenneth

2:23:34 Barry, Bear? I have to go with Bear. Beaverton, Oregon. Daniel L. Ehrlich in Bowlesburg, Pennsylvania. Richard Hillenbrand in New Woodstock, New York and that ends our 6660 people thank you very much. Go to Mark Meshie in Montgomery, Illinois. Double nickels on the dime along with Jesse Simonin parts unknown double niggles on the dime Dominic Cervelli III in Taylor Michigan 52 Sir Kevin Payne and Chantilly Virginia we know to get enough Virginia donors I have to say 5069 Melissa Simons in Taber

2:24:19 Tambourine. Tambourine, tambourine must be tambourine. My green tambourine. She had a birthday or something coming up in there and Queensland Australia. Sir Inside Jobs in Seattle Washington 5023 and finally the $50 donors are Stephen Milliken our buddy in Corpus Christi Greg Brunsell sir Greg sir Greg in Kenosha Wisconsin Leona Thompson in Timonium, Maryland 50 Richard there's a douchebag call out there which I think has been missed Okay, Mike Thompson this for Mike Thompsons 654th birthday on Halloween from his daughter or Leona Thompson. I would like to request some birthday karma for him he's a longtime listener but

2:25:09 Hasn't donated anything, so he is still a douchebag. DOUCHEBAG! When your daughter's calling you out man, it's time to think about things. That's bad! That's not good Richard Lolan lost wages, Nevada 50 and the anonymous lesbian finished up the group with 50. And of course she sent a nice little card. Yes, of course that she does and I love Joan. No, no, just not me anymore or she might. But I love Joan. This is kind of...I don't even know if I should read this note it's kinda sad. Oh! Without you two I don't know how I would get through each crappy day. Happy anniversary

2:25:48 So she has to brighten up. I'm going to just out of the blue, there's a clip that might help Her it's a blist and it is called the this was on good morning America. It's good advice This is GMA on smiling Also this morning if you all have heard the phrase fake it till you make it That is actually a good idea find that if you walk like a happy person upright posture your arm swing at your side You might actually feel happier. You can actually change your mood by simply changing your posture Remember the power pose? Yeah, that's right! Yes! You believe in how that works They say it changes your hormones. Yeah makes sense too

CHAPTER 27 / 32 Discussion

Fukushima Evacuation Deaths and Radiation Science

A letter from the group Scientists for Accurate Radiation Information (SARI) highlights that 1,600 people died due to the evacuation of Fukushima, rather than from radiation exposure itself. The scientists argue that radiation levels in the evacuated zones were low and that the displacement caused unnecessary fatalities. They are calling on international bodies like the WHO and IAEA to revise their evacuation protocols based on this data.

fukushima· radiation· evacuation· sari· japan· nuclear energy

2:26:34 Cortisol levels drop. You feel powerful, right? It makes sense. My mom always used to say perception is reality you know you sort of put that out there what you want and before you know it it's happening so I love that. Science supports that Lara! Yes it does Were they filling up until the commercial break? Is this the worst show in history?! Yeah, and you know what? This is the second show in a row where we're throwing this poop on the listening audience. Wow but there's good advice in there! Yes don't listen to Good Morning America clips it's shite Hey everybody, thank you so much for supporting us with The Little Beast, The Big Beast. Our executive producers, associate executive producers our 666 producers will all be listed on the website and everybody else under $150 who supports the program...thank you! Thank YOU! This is how we are able to bring you this I think good if not sometimes outstanding analysis media deconstruction and yes even tech news

2:27:38 And we will be here again on Thursday. So support us, will ya? We wrote the paper while I wrote it down. Ben Allen-Peterson celebrating tomorrow Andy McFarlane and Lacey say happy birthday Sir Richard Garrett of Melbourne House Thunder Bay Ontario will be 32 tomorrow Scott Montgomery says happy birthday to his brother Mark Mark, celebrating on the 4th. Rick Dolshinny 47 on the 5th James says happy birthday to the beautiful Marcy Celebrating in the 14th James will be celebrating his birthday on the 15th Dame Melissa Simons as we heard to her douchebag hubby

2:28:20 No, wait. That's not that's different. I'm sorry. Dame Melissa Simon is not to reduce right now her hobby is the Black Knight Sir Todd Simons it'll be his 33rd there we go. Bladed birthday sir Paul Bell will celebrate on the 31st of October Leona Thompson says happy birthday to our dad Mike will be 54 or was 54 yesterday and then finally a big happy birthday she's probably about 33 she's up there in Port Washington Port Angeles, Washington whatever. Almost in Canada Happy Birthday Mimi from all of your friends here and your hubby at the best podcast in the universe!

2:29:04 I got two things. I got a little piece of clothing, one of those infinite scarves that are so trendy and it's a big loopy thing. And then I got her some jewelry. Some very nice Indian rubies. Rubies? No, its Native American stuff. Diamonds perhaps?! Oh yes! Rubies! I got her a Ruby Necklace You've got pebbles that are painted blue. Honey its made by Native Americans. I can just see here like ah thanks. How about the new car you cheap bastard You know, you know that she wants that. She's got like a bunch of used cars and they work fine. Yeah if one doesn't work he use the other one! That's why he had a bunch of them. We congratulate Sir Paul Vela who became Baron Paul of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland although I think we have a Northern Ireland Baron somewhere who may have to share some of the peerage with

2:29:53 And yeah, I would like to call the following as we get your blade out for a second. I got mine here. Yeah! I would like Sergei Filipov to come up to the podium Michael Underwood James Cates Daniel Hochstein and Callan Nister if y'all please come up to the podium I would like to invite you into The illustrious club of the Knights and the Dames at the round table of the Noah Jeddah show and I hereby pronounce the KD Sergei Filopov, Sir Sergei. Sir Metal Mike! Sir James Black Knight of Virginia and of Iceland. Ah...Sir Daniel of the High Desert And Sir Nisty all of you here are knights at the no dinner round table for you we have hookers and molly root beer legos ass cream with bear fillings We got mushrooms and makers mark Cuban cigars and single malt scotch hookers and blow rent boys and chardonnay gaseous and sake vodka and vanilla and of course if you wanted mutton and mead AND

2:30:48 I was reading, uh, the book that you wrote about it. It's called The Real Life of Noah. And it's a really good book and it talks about how people are made out of their own DNA. So if you're interested in this book, go to noageneration.com slash rings pick up your ring is great and tweet it when you get the, hot rod, Suratomic Rod Adams blog. Okay? I think you and I know that the only real solution to a sustainable Earth is nuclear energy

2:31:30 I think we both agree on that. Yes, and of course the fear and lack of knowledge of radiation pretty much sends people into a tizzy of complete paralyzing fear over anything related to nuclear energy... Spooky! And as you know were still dying this horrific death from Fukushima There was a letter sent to the S-A-R-I, which is... I'm going to bring up their website now. Visit radiationeffects.org This is the Scientists for Accurate Radiation Information They did not know about this group and these are scientists

2:32:18 scientists from, I'll just go down the list. Georgetown University, Washington University, University of Illinois in Indiana, you serve at university, National Center for Nuclear Research, let's see US Army, be of course there's lots of consultants, nuclear waste partnership, Enercon Federal Service, but scientists after scientists after scientists... PhDs! The majority, majority PhDs. But can we argue with the science? I don't know. Can we? No, science has spoken! You cannot argue with science... You can't argue with science?! The president says so everyone says you cannot argue with science the sciences in but most importantly they sent a letter and they said we really need to talk about the disastrous consequences of the evacuation of Fukushima

2:33:12 To date, 1600 people have died from the evacuation away from a radiation zone that was so low in air and radiation that it was almost undetectable. Yet it was the actual evacuation... forget about the tsunami! That killed people but there's no radiation. The radiation deaths I think two guys who had their head in a puddle But 1600 people have been killed from the evacuation, from a place they did not need to be evacuated from. And they sent a letter to all these scientific advisory bodies ICRP and CRP UNSCEAR IAEA World Health Organization NAS to please implore them to follow the science from the scientists who know about this and stop making these mistakes

CHAPTER 28 / 32 Discussion

Tim Cook Coming Out and Hillary Clinton Theory

The hosts speculate on the timing of Apple CEO Tim Cook's public statement about his sexuality, suggesting it may be a preemptive move against government pressure regarding iPhone encryption or potential blackmail. This leads to a "crackpot" theory that other high-profile figures, including Hillary Clinton, may eventually make similar announcements to "soften the blow" for political reasons.

tim cook· hillary clinton· apple· encryption· blackmail· coming out

2:34:07 No one else will ever tell you about this. No! And, uh... You're not dying from Fukushima But there will be crazies out there who tell you Ehh, ya know, a little iodine and those pills Yeah man You need iodine to protect you and some boner pills to keep you happy I have an idea We were discussing Tim Cook's coming out, which Brian the Gay Crusader pointed out to me that Tim Cook has already done this in an article several years ago. You were right! I didn't realize it. Yeah no he keeps doing it And so why would he do this? One of our assertions... Oh, yes. That's the big question. One of our assertions was this is because he's under pressure from the government to remove encryption from the iPhone, to be a team player and we're not talking about that Team Cook! Maybe there was something coming out that he didn't want to be a big surprise it could have been embarrassing here's another thought

2:35:09 I believe. I could be wrong. It's just you or the gay crusader believing this? No, no this is me. The gay crusader told me it had already come out so if this further enhances... ...the thinking that there was reasoning behind this that we still have yet to figure out one assertion is There's some blackmail going on and he needed to get this out again So that the pictures of the leather whatever doesn't look too crazy He looks like a leather guy That might be! I have another idea And it's based on just hunch, gut feeling. Hunch! Which will bring us to the next story... Do you think it's possible that there is, I think possibly we will see a few more high profile coming out admissions or coming outs? Gays. Gays, lesbians...I believe that this is about to be the big thing for Hillary Clinton someone is going if someone is threatening her This is a good one! About her being in love with Anthony Weiner's wife

2:36:13 Uma Abedin, Uma Huma. And that we need more high profile people to say what's it to you? Soften the blow! What's it to ya?! You got an iPhone? You like gays. You can't hate the gays if you've got an iPhone. Vote for Hillary. Vote for Hillary if you've got an iPhone. What do you think? I think this may be it. This is crackpot at its best. There's nothing I can argue against it by the way quote of the day soften the blow quote of the day John very soft in the blow That somebody took me a while that took the chat room to repeat it before. I got it Good just try this good job you see there he goes again slip it oh He's here all week

2:37:05 uh it's not it's a good I can well something's up because there's no reason for him to do this again. Again, he said it's God's greatest gift yes which brings in the religious very strange because bringing the religious life itself would be a greater gift is bringing in the religious people because they need to vote for Hillary as a sodomite that's a crazy crazy sodomite I don't know. It is unusual, you're right and i have no explanation for it. Would you put in the book for me? I believe it's book worthy. The other thing was redbook worthy. So the book says that Hillary comes out before the election yes but probably a couple more high profile coming out okay after a series of outings

2:38:03 Self outings has to be self-outing studies. Yeah, you have to be the magazine self outings Okay, Adam right now let me get the yellow. Let me get the yellow markers highlighter Yes highlighted is good good good good. I'm all for it and all we got there is this mm-hmm All right, you're in alright. That's just a you'll see What do you think? Do you don't think that's a... I think it is a viable, I think it is a possibility. Let me see where this article is. Maybe I kept an article. Wait maybe its here. Let me just check. I think they're in for a big surprise if they can get away with Hillary being a lesbian

2:38:44 This is not going to fly. Well, it's probably this will have to be the death knell... They've tried everything else! We have to discredit this, we have to make it so she cannot really have any chance to run. Right you have- I do not put in past anybody in this race with the entire world at stake for running and ruining and rubilizing everything what's outing one dyke? Nothing. They don't care, nobody cares." By the way I said dyke and of course... You'll get some notes from me. Woman on woman love is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen except when the lesbian bed death happens that's sad so i'm sad about that all right i'll take that as you would have been fired for half this stuff you said on today's show yes

CHAPTER 29 / 32 Discussion

TV Script Messaging and Cyberbullying Legislation

The hosts discuss how advocacy groups work with Hollywood writers to insert specific political and social "memes" into television scripts. They use a clip from a drama series to illustrate how "bullying" is being reframed as a "cybercrime" to justify future internet regulation. They express concern that such narratives are used to build public support for FCC oversight of online content.

television· propaganda· cyberbullying· fcc· martin kaplan· free speech

2:39:36 It suits. Yeah, Adam we think you need a little vacation after you assign your name under this note. Yes the Rainbow Coalition agreement so you won't say that we made you sign this no rainbow coalition is for threatening to boycott our advertisers were really sorry just we are you really I'm sorry and you have to it's OK downtown Julie Brown will take over she'll be great with John Wubba wubba wubba you crackpots. Okay, I've got a... I gotta... this is kind of on little offbeat stuff So i have a clip that there's a little trick in this clip This is a clip from one of the TV shows that You Hate Me Playing but it brings out a very interesting because if the tv The thing you keep overlooking when you moan about this Is your clip Of how there are

2:40:36 pressure groups, mostly Democrats that go to Hollywood and have stuff slipped in to scripts. Which I clip...I want you to dig that clip up again and play it again not today. Okay? I think that's one of the most interesting clips you've ever produced Okay, I'll have to remember what it was but yeah okay now. I want you this would be like an ask Adam This is a this is a meme about Well if I never my can't ask because I got the whole thing here on the name of the clip But not even here's an example of using them the mainstream dramatic shows To create in the mind of the listener

2:41:18 negative kinds of connotations. There's a connotation clip called TV meme bullying. Every minute this is but a blip on the net continuum You know the problem with anonymity? There is no accountability It empowers cowards to become bullies just like this guy You know what Most bullies started out as victims themselves. Maybe this guy's lashing out on the internet because it was used against him He was a victim of cybercrime and Bill Garrett was a cyber cop It can't be a coincidence that the killer targeted him Okay, so here's what we've done here mm-hmm We have taking taken bullying

2:42:05 and made it a crime. Well, yes that would be free speech! Bullying is a crime. It's cybercrime. So this guy is a bully and he was bullied which means he was a victim of cybercrime thus illegal making crime bringing together the connection between bullying and criminal activity which of course This is unless you are physically striking or threatening someone in a certain manner, which would be assault. Which is part of assault and battery then you are merely exercising import judgment perhaps but free speech which has got to go wish will be unlawful content so when I say the Dykes and all this stuff unlawful content block that show take it off not allowed on our network

2:42:57 ISP no on the on the network network. Yes, unless of course we will be using the distributed hash tables and that's gonna be our backup but it's going to be Complicated and not as free as it used to be We will have to Jerry rigged the net but this is exactly what it is And this was what shows It was just a popular show, big number show. Right? Yeah it's sold out. So the clip you referred to was a series of clips actually about six clips and you were referring to Martin Kaplan of the...what was it? The Society by that guy who is still alive who we thought he was dead but can't remember

2:43:44 And I think I have a 20 second clip which explains this. So in the course of our work, this is uh... In two years 11 to 13 335 storylines that we worked on have been aired We've worked with 35 networks in the past four years 91 different television shows There's only one thing we can play after that clip That's right you pigs in human clothing we're done for how long do you think it'll take before? We are we surface on someone cybercrime radar and our get kicked off the air arrested banned Lawsuits sued I'm being sued or arrested arrested. I'm gonna rest it

2:44:53 Arrested for what? For a cyber crime, cyber bullying. I think that just the easiest way to do... well the easiest way to stop this is revelation of truth It's just buy us off. Not a bad idea I call on Get us out man save us what would it take 10 million we could split five each? I think five each five Yeah, five should be good and I'm done see if they're going through the rigmarole of costing the taxpayers money is yeah John Have you seen the latest castle in

2:45:29 This was a great episode. Finally, finally someone is taking these damn... I'm so sick and tired of the bullying that goes on in the social networks It has to stop! Children! We need to think about children Why can't they stop it? And I'll tell you right now how you fix it. We need legislation! We need legislation, just turn it over to the FCC That will be good... They know how to do things. F-C-C finally. Finally. The authority over the internet and they put a stop to it for example if they find somebody... If they find CBS $200k for Janet Jackson's nipple... $350 million. Good start

2:46:14 Sure, yeah it just more that down more of that back down on this stuff It's in the public you can't afford us going on there's people swearing Oh wearing on podcast taking the Lord's name in vain continuously Football we need to ban people with Tourette's from podcasts no Tourettes podcasters. That's probably a start I think that was I think that is our audition tape Hello Koch brothers So Russia today had a, I don't know if we've been following this on and off. We haven't following the fact that you cannot get a bank account if you're an American overseas but that's because they've been trying to get this... It's too much hassle for the banks there are too much compliance issues That may be ending with it This is on Russia Today This is the banking secrecy is over clip that is showing us the way forward Banking secrecy in its old form

2:47:10 form is obsolete. Those were the words by the German finance minister at the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, that was in Berlin this week where finance ministers from over 51 countries signed an agreement with the hope to end tax evasion for good. Now, at the moment anyone can open up a bank account in another country without having to inform the taxman in their own country but from September 2017 the countries who have signed up to this agreement will automatically exchange this information. Now another 30 countries pledged to join by 2018 and this includes Switzerland where millionaires and billionaires have been keeping their cash safe for well

CHAPTER 30 / 32 Discussion

End of Banking Secrecy and Dutch Tracking Systems

Over 50 countries, including Switzerland, have signed an agreement to automatically exchange banking information by 2017 to end tax evasion. The hosts discuss the increasing difficulty of moving money internationally and share personal stories about the intrusive tracking of financial and physical movements in the Netherlands via RFID travel cards and phone positioning.

banking secrecy· switzerland· tax evasion· netherlands· rfid· tracking· irs

2:46:14 Sure, yeah it just more that down more of that back down on this stuff It's in the public you can't afford us going on there's people swearing Oh wearing on podcast taking the Lord's name in vain continuously Football we need to ban people with Tourette's from podcasts no Tourettes podcasters. That's probably a start I think that was I think that is our audition tape Hello Koch brothers So Russia today had a, I don't know if we've been following this on and off. We haven't following the fact that you cannot get a bank account if you're an American overseas but that's because they've been trying to get this... It's too much hassle for the banks there are too much compliance issues That may be ending with it This is on Russia Today This is the banking secrecy is over clip that is showing us the way forward Banking secrecy in its old form

2:47:10 form is obsolete. Those were the words by the German finance minister at the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information, that was in Berlin this week where finance ministers from over 51 countries signed an agreement with the hope to end tax evasion for good. Now, at the moment anyone can open up a bank account in another country without having to inform the taxman in their own country but from September 2017 the countries who have signed up to this agreement will automatically exchange this information. Now another 30 countries pledged to join by 2018 and this includes Switzerland where millionaires and billionaires have been keeping their cash safe for well

2:47:54 around three centuries now. I thought Switzerland had to give it up too, they don't want to be given it up? No that's what he said then thats when Switzerland comes next in the second phase so in other words Switzerland is giving themselves an extra year or two yeah to clear everything out converted into gold and get out right to fix the books and get people out of there but this has been I don't know. It's just something you can't do anything about it. I receive a letter annually from ABN Amro, where I still have an account with maybe 130 euros in there and we use it to pay off cabs or politicians whatever we can then first of all just sending money to my own account? A wire transfer which you can't do from the mechanics bank I'll have you know. What

2:48:45 They don't even know how to receive a wire transfer. That depends on the branch, the Berkeley branch does wire transfers. Well we only use the Albany branch And they, it's like their head starts to spin. So you can do it with chase for $40 and but I, so I transferred some money over was mainly to pay. Did I tell you this story? To pay for my party, my birthday party had to pay the caterer that tell you this story No, no. So it was you know and I send this money over and I get text mails my phone is ringing Choppers are out. Be legal! What's going on? Do you have to call me?! Everything's locked out so i have to call in...I had to go through triple authentication of who I was where I lived what socks do I wear with a person not a machine because I had transferred money to Europe

2:49:41 I said, do you know who this is? Yeah. And what is it for? It says on the memo birthday party Adam Is that code for terrorist financing? It was unbelievable So to get it over, takes time. You go through that rigmarole and the end it costs $40 just insane probably because they know but you have to, you know, they got to get someone to them three people to check to see if it's okay a couple grand really. And then, you know so once it's in there then the Abenamro once a year says yeah we really don't...can we think about maybe look you can use another bank and they want to get rid of me. I've been with them for 30 years

2:50:29 You've been with the bank for 30 years and they want to get rid of you because it's a little extra paperwork. Well, also there is no money running through it which actually keeps them out of trouble but they still have to do an annual report of whatever I've done. Well this will all be automated now so that probably supposedly it's going to be automated which means you can probably keep an account there? Well... It's F'd Yes, no this is the whole world financial system is designed to enslave everybody. And I'd like to say... Spending it on a party for God's sake! Everybody who has got an iPhone 6 and is all jacked up and all hot and horny about your Apple Pay... You are stupid wait just wait oh let's finally get rid of cash okay

2:51:24 Fine, you will see I hope I'm dead before it happens because I don't want to be around when this comes down When they really subjugate everybody. It's happening in Holland They don't have cash almost nothing. It's all pin Yeah, pin and what's it poking pin or whatever they call? Running out of poke and pin the bingo poke and pin yeah You can't you can't get on the tree. You can't get on the tram Did I tell you the tram you have to check in and check out with your with your RFID enabled OV chip card which is the same as the oyster to ask Adam then you can ask him

2:52:03 Ask Adam, ask Adam. Duh! So you get on the tram or the bus... Yeah trams go all over the place. You hold up your card to the RFID reader goes whoop-whoop. Do you see at that point accepted? And then when you leave the tram or the train, the bus, you must check out to a stop the, uh, the meter for running. If you don't your card can run out actually and they'll say, Oh, but eight euros gone because it thinks you're on the train just dry riding by the mile. I guess he cabbed. You didn't get out of transportation. You did not get out that's right. But of course then just about everybody's card is, I mean, are you able to get an anonymous one for a fee of eight euros as you put? But you can only charge the card with your poking pin

2:52:53 So they connect the poke and pin to the travel card, even if it's an anonymous travel card. What is the point of that? Well it's not anonymous. It's not anonymous! That's the whole point. They are tracking your movement where you get on or off. And there's a very small step from connecting the poke and pin to the travel card just make the travel card the travel poke and pin. Poke and Pin & Go. This is good marketing. Poke and Pin & Go So, fine. It's all fine but I have actually been in position a long time ago where the IRS came to me...the Dutch IRS in this case, Belustingbeens and said you need to prove X Y & Z because we have tracked you through flight records You were on this helicopter that day We have your phone position going from Amsterdam to Schiphol East so we know that this was you

2:53:52 I'm talking 15 years ago. They could do this So good luck with that because you are guilty of something at all times forever Just look at the US code You're guilty of something somehow and they'll be in you know, it's just tap on step on the wrong toes And you're good to go That's all this is bogus Go read the Unabomber manifesto. You'll see how right he was and just don't blow anybody up not for that thing Okay Well, yeah. Well this is your thing that's why I couldn't get a hold of you yesterday Because I don't have it's if i'm not your phone you don't carry your phone and when you go and you leave the house nobody knows where You're going that's right. It was suspicious in itself my opinion If I was a law enforcement, i'd be watching your every move because he has no bug on your car That's a little thing a little tracking device on the back of it which is legal Uh-huh And I uh found out way so screw ya you could not get ahold of me. I know yeah

2:54:51 YouTube, two messages. One of actual ultra importance and then the newsletter both you could not get a hold of me and I apologize. I was off the air so this last newsletter by the way would recommend people go back and look at it because i think its one of the best pieces work ever done. Mickey was reading the newsletter in bed on the phone on her phone. Yeah, you can read it on the phone this one actually scaled properly I've been using this template on and off and occasionally you put something in there i don't know what code it is but it throws it off and says not gonna scale anymore just a big old giant mess so won't work on the phone but this one works on the phone this last one yeah she loooooooved the kitten picture best one ever. The kitten from hell yes best one ever

CHAPTER 31 / 32 Discussion

Eric Frein Capture and Poconos Manhunt

Following a seven-week manhunt, suspected trooper killer Eric Frein was captured by U.S. Marshals in the Poconos. Discrepancies emerged regarding Frein's facial injuries, with State Police claiming they occurred during his flight and a Marshal admitting they happened during the arrest on an asphalt runway. The hosts review "man on the street" interviews reflecting public support for the use of force during the capture.

eric frein· pennsylvania· poconos· us marshals· manhunt· police brutality

2:53:52 I'm talking 15 years ago. They could do this So good luck with that because you are guilty of something at all times forever Just look at the US code You're guilty of something somehow and they'll be in you know, it's just tap on step on the wrong toes And you're good to go That's all this is bogus Go read the Unabomber manifesto. You'll see how right he was and just don't blow anybody up not for that thing Okay Well, yeah. Well this is your thing that's why I couldn't get a hold of you yesterday Because I don't have it's if i'm not your phone you don't carry your phone and when you go and you leave the house nobody knows where You're going that's right. It was suspicious in itself my opinion If I was a law enforcement, i'd be watching your every move because he has no bug on your car That's a little thing a little tracking device on the back of it which is legal Uh-huh And I uh found out way so screw ya you could not get ahold of me. I know yeah

2:54:51 YouTube, two messages. One of actual ultra importance and then the newsletter both you could not get a hold of me and I apologize. I was off the air so this last newsletter by the way would recommend people go back and look at it because i think its one of the best pieces work ever done. Mickey was reading the newsletter in bed on the phone on her phone. Yeah, you can read it on the phone this one actually scaled properly I've been using this template on and off and occasionally you put something in there i don't know what code it is but it throws it off and says not gonna scale anymore just a big old giant mess so won't work on the phone but this one works on the phone this last one yeah she loooooooved the kitten picture best one ever. The kitten from hell yes best one ever

2:55:41 As we wind it down John, I do want to try and keep this under five hours for today We got a lot of post-production work to do with the 666 big beast. Yeah show notes everything Let's see Do you wanna? I mean I kept a lot of you I wanna pop we gotta talk about the guy in Pennsylvania because we have a contact now we do a guy Who's his buddy? Who is his friend and he tells us this whole thing is as complete. Let me summarize We'll talk about it more on another show because there's not going away This is the guy that would they were tracking down They had to shut down the city cuz I thought to kill everybody but in fact He was killed somebody who was apparently fooling around with his brother's wife or something There's another one of those love triangles turn huh mm-hmm, so the whole things a scam

2:56:24 and the crooked police department is out to get the guy. So, the U.S. Marshals which is a group by the way that needs to be looked into... The US Marshal's came into town they're supposed to track down fugitives these are the guys who shot Gary Weaver's wife and dog and somebody else. And his kid! His kid and nobody went to jail nobody got indicted nothing happened I have a clip from this Which includes my favorite man on the street. And as you'll see, there's a some discrepancy in what happened if you look at any of them his name is Frying right? They beat the crap out of him. Yeah they beat the crap out of the guy but his head somehow met the pavement I think was the exact... It's very unfortunate how his face met the pavement and then they go to Man On The Street

2:57:14 What do you think men on the street would say about the cops smashing someone's face? Oh, he deserved it man. After a seven week manhunt it was United States Marshals who found suspected trooper killer Eric Freen Scott Michelski was searching the abandoned Birchwood Resort near Tannersville when he found one of America's most wanted criminals He turned towards me identified myself as law enforcement I told him to get out of ground and he proned out We kept closing distance about five feet away. I said, who are you? What's your name and he said Eric Freen. The US Marshals said at that point Freen looked sad and defeated hours later the public got their first glimpse of free showing some injuries to his face state police say his face was that way when they got to the scene law enforcement He is it he has talked to us about some things that occurred to him while he made his way through the woods

2:58:08 and so forth over that 40 plus day period. But that was an injury that occurred to him at some point in his flight, but McCloskey has a different story. The marshal says Freen's facial injuries happened when he secured freeing on an asphalt runway. Sometimes when we take people into custody, take drastic measures, especially when he killed a fellow officer. We're messing around." Even after that US Marshal admitted that it was him that took Eric Friend's face to the asphalt people still had questions Newswatch 16 spoke to some people who live in the Poconos while some say they agree with what the marshal did others said it could have been a lot worse. That is the least they could have done and now he'll be brought to justice and thats what I was hoping for

2:58:53 I was hoping for a capture, not a kill. So i'm glad he wasn't killed Getting your face shoved to the ground is very small price to pay It's wrong but what he did was wrong but two wrongs don't make a right There's the American public, everybody. Well on the Poconos I mean you have to assume that this whole area from the sounds of this entire story for the way it began is a way in... Everyone screwing their friends' brothers and wives. They're only screwing each other at this point. Friends' brothers and there are bunches of deliverance to make. Yeah! Buncha rednecks up there bringing the marshals. It's not- Of course it's just not being reported properly fine fine fine fine The NSA

CHAPTER 32 / 32 Discussion

NSA Resignation and Show Outro

The show concludes with news of a high-ranking NSA official resigning amid reports of side businesses selling services to government contractors. The hosts offer final thoughts on Fukushima and the "Mark of the Beast" episode theme before playing out with music.

nsa· signals intelligence· fukushima· episode 666· mark of the beast

2:59:36 That assistant top dog, what's her name? Shay. We talked about her she had all these businesses on the side. All right businesswoman. Yeah she resigned yeah which of course the NSA said is a her departure was routine and long-planned of course if she's been National Security Agency's director of signals intelligence and had two little businesses on the side who was selling signal intelligence services to contractors who had contracts from the National Security Agency. Good work!

3:00:13 Okay, I'm good. I think I'm gonna had some drone fear porn from CBS and we do that later We can do it tomorrow. We can do everything not tomorrow will do a Thursday I got a lot of Ebola stuff still ah Actually a good one but let me says too long to see that's No, it's too long. That was as good um. I tell you what why don't we get out of here? This was the fun episode I enjoyed this immensely and let me say hail Satan Hail Hydra Yeah, which a lot of people would get I had no idea what you're talking about. That's what I figured that's what I figured That's why I said it that's very good. Hey all Hydra Thank you all for contributing to the mark of the beast episode with no agenda show I'll play us out with some Mark of the Beast tunage Since we all deserve that for sure and We shall return on Thursday 4 episodes 6 6 7 holy macaroni

3:01:13 Looking forward to more destruction for you all then. Or maybe just deconstruction, I don't know... Construction Coming to you from FEMA Region 6 here in the capital of the drone star state In the morning everybody! How's Satan? I'm Adam Curry And from Northern Silicon Valley, where now the sun is going up at a different time and it's in my eyes while I'm doing this show. There are all kinds of problems going on here in Northern Silicon Valley. We are here, hashtag America near our hashtag target soon. There's a need for rescue mission when the world is threatened and the world needs help it calls on America And that's the story...and her head is gone I felt alone I knew it wrong I needed someone to assassinate the media swine Could not believe what I could hear

3:02:38 The No Agenda Show is in its seventh year. Sex, sex, sex, oh no! Sex is going on... This I think could be one of the most important things that we don't know that we don't know right? There's there's the stuff you know you don't know and there's the stuff that you know that you know and there's the stuff that you don't know that you know

3:03:21 And, but the most destructive can be the study to paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld. The most destructive can be the stuff that you don't know that you don't know. Adios, mofo!