Topic: Turkey Recipe

Adam Curry describes his migration away from Gmail toward a local MySQL database using a program called Mail Steward, which allows for near-instantaneous searching of 300,000 emails. The show concludes with the hosts sharing their Thanksgiving cooking plans, including recipes for yams and kosher turkeys. They sign off with their traditional "Soviet spy" and "Silicon Valley" personas.

A lengthy segment features the reading of producer donations and the granting of "karma" to listeners. In anticipation of Thanksgiving, the hosts discuss the merits of brining turkeys to prevent them from drying out. John C. Dvorak shares a specific recipe for candied yams involving garnet yams, butter, cream, and bourbon.