Tip of the Day: Rob’s Truck Duffel
Describing a recent road trip with his band, guest co-host Rob Dew told Adam Curry about the gear-hauling product that saved the tour on episode 1900: “I…
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“Apocalypto, Amazing Movie” — A Real Compliment Buried in a Mel Gibson News Segment
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September 3, 2026
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Rob’s Real Travel Tip: Skip Bourbon Street, Go to Frenchmen Street
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September 3, 2026
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“Apocalypto, Amazing Movie” — A Real Compliment Buried in a Mel Gibson News Segment
During a news segment about Mel Gibson’s ASL-interpreter controversy on episode 1900, the conversation turned to his track record as a director; co-host Rob Dew gave Apocalypto…
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Rob’s Real Travel Tip: Skip Bourbon Street, Go to Frenchmen Street
Guest co-host Rob Dew, fresh off a New Orleans gig, gave Adam Curry a detailed, specifically framed recommendation on episode 1900: “I do have a good travel…
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K&C Cattle Hometown Meats Is How Adam Actually Sources His Beef
While walking through how commodity beef gets processed by the big four (JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef), Adam Curry contrasted that with his own supplier on…
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Rick Beato’s Channel Got a Mention for the Sean Lennon Interview
Adam Curry mentioned catching Sean Lennon on Rick Beato’s show during episode 1899, describing Beato as a guy who “has a studio and… has been recording and…
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Adam Genuinely Enjoys the All-In Podcast, Says So to Its Own Co-Host
Talking tariffs and trade with guest Jason Calacanis on episode 1899, Adam Curry offered up an unprompted compliment: “this is where we get into your wheelhouse because…
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“Operation Hail Mary” Got a Lukewarm But Real Thumbs-Up
Adam Curry mentioned watching the Ryan Gosling sci-fi film Operation Hail Mary on the flight to Rotterdam ahead of episode 1899: “Not bad. It’s 2.5 hours.” Mixed,…
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Adam’s “Passionate About” We Get to Do This, His Show With Pastor Jimmy
Adam Curry described his other show with Pastor Jimmy Pruitt with real enthusiasm on episode 1899: “I really love We Get to Do This that I do…
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“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Is a Big Bang Theory Spinoff Worth Watching
Gene went in skeptical — another spinoff from the Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men universe — and came out surprised: “It actually surprisingly is [good].”…
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The Swiftpoint Z3 Is the Mouse Darren Won’t Stop Recommending
Darren didn’t hedge on this one: “I will recommend that anyone that wants a good mouse, one of these.” He’s an original Kickstarter backer of the Swiftpoint…
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Ooma Is the Cheap Home Phone Service That “Just Works”
Darren’s genuine, low-key endorsement of his VoIP home phone provider: “it’s through Ooma, which is cheap, and it just works, and it has voicemail, and the voicemail…
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Breeze TTS 2 Is the Local Voice AI Worth Downloading Right Now
Darren spent the top of the show showing off Breeze TTS 2, a brand-new open-source text-to-speech model ported to run locally on Apple Silicon via MLX. The…
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Guadalupe Bank Got a Real “I Love Those Guys”
While complaining about ATMs being down elsewhere, Matt mentioned Guadalupe Bank as the one that still hands you cash the old-fashioned way, adding “they are real good”…
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Clear River Ice Cream, Bakery & Deli
Adam referenced a coffee meetup with Matt Long (episode 1898’s co-host) “at Clear River here on Main Street” while setting up the interview — a real spot:…
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“Hunt for Red October” Got a Real Compliment During a Tim Curry Retrospective
While running down Tim Curry’s filmography after news of his death, Adam specifically singled out Hunt for Red October — Curry played Doctor Petrov — with a…
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Dvorak’s COMDEX Chili Is Ben’s Go-To, Modifications and All
Episode 173 of Just Two Good Old Boys has a whole chapter on recipes, and one of them is a house favorite: John C. Dvorak’s COMDEX chili,…
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A Donor’s Favorite Movie Scene: Sling Blade’s “Ain’t Got No Gas in It”
A donor’s note read on air, from a self-described “huge Billy Bob Thornton fan,” called out a specific scene as the best moment in cinema, period: the…
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“The China Syndrome” – The Reason Nuclear Plants Stalled Out
While discussing data centers building their own nuclear power, Darren pointed to a specific reason so few U.S. nuclear plants have opened in the last 50 years:…
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Suits and Boots for Legal Help
A regular donor known as “Rob the constitutional lawyer” (a former JAG officer) was pointed to directly on air: “if you go to suitsandboots.com, you can get…
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Methylene Blue (and a Super Male Vitality Jab)
Adam needled guest host Rob Dew with “are you on super male vitality pills right now?” and Rob copped to something real instead: “I did take the…