No Agenda Wayback Ep 10-19

No Agenda Episode 19: Show Me The Money!

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

The new Beijing airport terminal; we need a road trip with shopping.
Snooty sommeliers, from paint thinner to Grappa.
Akamai and Limelight patent suits - commenters are poorly informed.
John's CBS Marketwatch column and Adam's "live and die by Comscore clicks."
We rant on Google - they control both the buy and sell side. Is Google dying?
Why didn't Google, Yahoo or someone else hire this guy? Non-compete?
Reader feedback. What the ...
Why are we (possibly) censored in Dubai?
Text messages and SMS delivery.
Do bank CEOs tell the truth? Bank stocks are down by half.
I said this in 1912, and I'm right! (Just for clarification)
Do we still make anything in America?
U.S. still awarding govt. contracts overseas.
Story of the week - "skin privileged", deciphering other PC code words.
Podcasting monetization and "grantsmanship."

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No Agenda Episode 18: Volvo's Are Sexy

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Stairwells and bubble wrap
Let's go shooting!
More fun with the TSA - have you been to Nebraska?
Cheese with deep Ellen**
Can anyone make tea?
Adam's portable super sound mashup and his one man band (patent pending)
Campaign donations plus super delegates - Obama is in!
McCain wins - John's story and he's stickin' to it
Adam: Let's go buy some debt at auction
John: Debt - It's all Clinton's fault
Listener feedback
U.S. shoots down satellite
Follow-up on T-shirts and socks
Can you buy a real car?
Otto Diesel revs to 1000 rpm in his grave
Last week's Cranky Geeks with Leo and Adam
More cars - $50 to drive into London
John on global warming and wines
Bubba the Lovesponge gets creds

** [Ed., John means "Deep Ellum" (from Elm Street in downtown Dallas TX), Deep Ellen is a whole different deal]
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No Agenda Episode 17: Gold Toe Socks

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Recording on the edge of tech
Valentine's day - Dancing With The Stars
Let's go shopping in Manhattan
Es o si que es
How sharp are you?
Vacations in foreign places
John's philosophy for Cranky Geeks, and next week's guests
More recording tech and digital studios
The Barcelona Conference, history of Motorola

Andrew Orlowski, cell phones, The Register

Look out! John and Adam play with phony accents

From the Australian "outback" to a Google game show

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No Agenda Episode 16: Start Using Canteens

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Sell John a Mac? Good luck
Adam riles the Brits - wiretapping and protesting
Amsterdam! -or- Hookers and the non-tech news
John rants on Vegas
Water
Pimping out Chelsea and the news media
Amex black and blue
What do you want from a podcast?
Some delegates are just super

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No Agenda Episode 15: Hot Horse Meat and Hidden Salami

Sun, 3 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This episode's topics:

Frozen: spiked shoes and pigs
Davos - a rich persons ~~circle jerk~~ drinking club
More financial times, the exodus from UK to Switzerland, and taxes
Our rant on U.S. politics and the Pres. candidates
John's Superbowl prognostications (well, unless...)
More on Adam's travel adventures with cellphone broadcasts, the TSA and CBP
Hide the salami, and the wine, and the reindeer, and...
How to buy a jet with a TRS-100
Cool tales of "ancient" computers

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No Agenda Episode 14: Neelis Kroes is Hot

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

San Francisco floods - loads of commuting fun!
The red umbrella or the green umbrella?
Neo liberalism - what is it and who are they?
We need a podcast "wizard" to personalize downloads
Adam's trials at SFO airport (we'll see you heading for Gitmo next trip)
John's Mac Expo and archival CD experience
Political prognostications [Ed. don't miss this one]
Taxing the world, and how Sarbanes-Oxley is bad for biz
We rant on price fixing and cartels

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No Agenda Episode 13: Turned on by Esther Dyson

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0800

The Financial Times, Chinese money and world-wide tax laws
John: Why I'm not rich: penmanship! [Ed. Don't miss this segment!]
Adam on the 777 accident at Heathrow
Textra's Natalie del Conte comments about John
Our Twitter rant
Who is Esther Dyson and who is her sister?
The BBC vs. Washington Post
Can hackers shut down power companies?

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No Agenda Episode 12: Lawsuit Crazy

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Intro, Adam flies over the UK
Las Vegas and John's take on gambling
We talk about the junk at CES and malls
Rants and raves on counterfeit products
John on Vegas hotels - elevators and restaurants
What? France and Sarkozy?
John visits the Pinball Hall of Fame
Private jets and Tesla cars
Opinions on alternative fuels and demo cars
Lawsuits in UK and US - Curry vs. MTV
Are accents racist? What next?
What the... Reality shows
Tech: headphones
Is imitation of No Agenda really flattering?
The origin of "Dvorak"
Kids and security

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No Agenda Episode 11: 8 Pints of Lager please!

Sat, 5 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Storms in San Francisco and we're unprepared for this show
Flu epidemic in London leads to...
Hot chiles and food fun for John
More RIAA: Was the "If you rip a CD to your HDD, it's illegal" statement misquoted?
The new TSA "SPOT" program - you heard it on CM first!
We discuss the new sales figures, desktops vs. laptops
The origin of Al Qaeda, meaning "The Database," is from... the CIA?
How many pints for lunch? Cultural differences
Commercial aircraft and new onboard defense systems
What's a caucus? More political predictions.

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No Agenda Episode 10

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:00:00 -0800

This Episode's Topics:

Our holiday travels plus great food and wine
Pakistan conspiracy theories
Police entrapment, the Thought Crimes Bill and NFL football
"By and large" rant (you heard it on Cage Match first)
The future of VOIP
We discuss a new idea: the podcast blog (by and large)
Ron Paul, the writer's strike
Is the Internet really the Matrix? Adam predicts!

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