Topic: Casper Milquetoast

Adam Curry compares new *Meet the Press* host Chuck Todd to the 1920s cartoon character "Casper Milquetoast," a timid and weak figure. In an interview, Todd asks Obama if he is "exhausted," allowing the president to deliver a rehearsed speech about his global responsibilities regarding Ukraine, ISIS, and Ebola.

The discussion continues on the history of the Nobel Prize, mentioning Red Cross founder Henry Dunant and Alfred Nobel's guilt over inventing dynamite. Dvorak introduces the term "Milquetoast," explaining its origin from a Sinclair Lewis character.