The Grey NATO – 358 – Final Notes Greatest Hits Of 2025
It’s the last episode of 2025, so Jason and James are looking back at the best Final Notes pick from the past year. From movies to documentaries, videos, and various bits and bobs – it’s the greatest hits of Jason and James’ recommendations from 2025.
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5:39 Gate of India (James misremembered this. The Vancouver restaurant is called “Raga” and has since closed).
7:25 Flighty
7:50 Costco Sashimi Prep
9:22 Acquired Podcast about Costco
10:25 Tudor Pelagos FXD
11:10 Rolex Explorer II
14:00 Jacques Lafitte Ferrari F40 (YouTube)
16:06 “Big Jim’s Big Boozy Bike Trip to Braemar” (BBC, YouTube)
17:24 “The Finisher: Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons” (Singletrack, YouTube)
18:33 “The Agency” (Showtime & Paramount+)
19:34 “Black Bag” (Soderbergh, 2025)
20:58 “10 Habits I Wish I Started 10 Years Ago” (Speeed, YouTube)
22:08 “Ill-Advised with Bill Nighy” (Apple link)
24:05 Adobe Project Indigo App
25:32 “The Bugatti Veyron Race - Jeremy vs Hammond and May” (BBC, YouTube)
28:56 Citizen Aqualand – An Underrated Legend In Military Service” (Ben Lowry, WOE)
30:05 “Atocha: Quest for Treasure” (National Geographic, 1986, YouTube)
31:18 “One Warm Line: The Legacy of Stan Rogers” (1988, Kensington TV, YouTube)
32:55 Vgate icar pro OBD2 bluetooth device + Car Scanner app
36:00 Notsu To-Do index card
37:49 “Midnight Run” (Brest, 1988)
39:41 “House of the Rising Sun (Cover)” (Brudi Brothers, YouTube)
41:11 “Testing 100 Years of Camping Gear” (Speeed, YouTube)
42:47 “Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching” (Owen Reiser, YouTube)
45:14 Compleat TGN
46:30 “The Shepherd” (Forsyth, Maitland, CBC)
“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” — Abraham Lincoln.