Dana Brunetti’s Movies — A Hollywood Producer’s Filmography
No Agenda producer and guest co-host Dana Brunetti walked Adam through his Hollywood career on episode 1903. Here’s the rundown, in the order he made them:
- Uncle Frank & Beyond the Sea — Early producing credits from 2002, named in passing with no story attached.
- The Sasquatch Gang — Dana’s first real feature — a small independent comedy made for about $2 million alongside the creators of Napoleon Dynamite.
- Mini’s First Time — The film behind Dana’s public Twitter dispute with Alec Baldwin over a casting-age controversy.
- 21 — Based on Ben Mezrich’s book “Bringing Down the House,” about the real MIT card-counting students. Opened number one two weekends running.
- Hackers Wanted — A documentary about hacker culture that shifted focus onto Adrian Lamo; Dana says it leaked online against his wishes and believes it indirectly led to Chelsea Manning’s arrest.
- The Social Network — Dana’s biggest hit, greenlit after he pitched the concept to studio executives on a call while, by his own admission, completely drunk.
- Captain Phillips — The Tom Hanks hijacking film; Dana cast Barkhad Abdi through an open call in Minnesota’s Somali community, landing him an Oscar nomination.
- The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy — All three films, which came together after a cold call while Dana was mid-shoot on Captain Phillips in London.
- Fanboys — A Star Wars-fan comedy caught up in a public falling-out with Harvey Weinstein, who Dana says “pretty much butchered” it.
- Gran Turismo — Dana’s most recent film, based on the racing game, mentioned only in passing.
- Young Washington — A recent film with Ben Kingsley and Kelsey Grammer, streaming now.
[No Agenda #1903 8:29–1:53:59]
GIMP 3 — Back to the Free Photoshop Alternative
After getting frustrated trying to build custom tier-list graphics in the newly-freeware Affinity suite, Gene went back to GIMP and found the latest version (3.x) picked up right where his old Photoshop muscle memory left off — a straightforward, no-cost image editor for basic graphics work.
[Unrelenting #204 1:59:43]
Joe Satriani’s Guitar-Face Lesson
In an old MTV story, Adam recalled interviewing guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, who offered him a “guitar lesson” that turned out to be about something other than technique: making the right face while you play. According to Adam, that’s half of what makes a guitarist look like a guitarist.
[No Agenda #1902 1:18:47]
Breeze — Open-Source AI Voice Cloning
Talking about AI-generated influencers, Darren named a specific open-source voice tool: “there’s also other platforms that will let you create voices, that there’s one called Breeze that’s an open source… I sent you one from, uh, also done on Breeze, was one of the very few that I put your voice in, and my voice in — the end result was way better than anything I had heard.”
Breeze – open-source AI voice-generation software.
Citation: [Planet Rage #234 38:29]
Netflix’s “Death of the Pastor’s Wife”
Darren mentioned a docuseries his wife had him watch: “my wife made me look at something on Netflix. It’s called the preacher’s wife, I guess, is trending very highly about some kook down in Myrtle Beach” — the Solid Rock Church pastor whose wife died by suicide after years of alleged abuse. The actual title is Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife, about Mica Miller and pastor John-Paul Miller.
Streaming on Netflix.
Citation: [Planet Rage #234 1:48:57]
Adam Built His Own Podcast Production Software With Omarchy Linux — in 25 Minutes
Adam described the free, open-source Linux setup his own studio runs on: “The install is Omarchy… You download it onto a USB stick, stick it in your computer… it kind of comes with these agents built in.” He used those built-in AI agents to build himself a custom playout system from scratch — multi-track player, cart wall, file browser, the works: “I did it maybe in 25 minutes.” He’s kept expanding it since, including a donation-spreadsheet reader that auto-loads the jingle someone requested straight into his player.
Official site: omarchy.org.
Citation: [No Agenda #1901 26:57]
Tip of the Day: ICON Tools From Harbor Freight Have a Lifetime Warranty
Guest co-host Dana Brunetti’s Tip of the Day: Harbor Freight’s in-house Icon Tools line comes with a lifetime guarantee, much like the old Sears Craftsman deal. Working on his ranch, he’s broken hole punches and chisels twice — both times he just walked the broken tool back to the counter and swapped it for a…
Dana Brunetti’s Movies — A Hollywood Producer’s Filmography
No Agenda producer and guest co-host Dana Brunetti walked Adam through his Hollywood career on episode 1903. Here’s the rundown, in the order he made them: [No Agenda #1903 8:29–1:53:59]
GIMP 3 — Back to the Free Photoshop Alternative
After getting frustrated trying to build custom tier-list graphics in the newly-freeware Affinity suite, Gene went back to GIMP and found the latest version (3.x) picked up right where his old Photoshop muscle memory left off — a straightforward, no-cost image editor for basic graphics work. gimp.org [Unrelenting #204 1:59:43]
Tip of the Day: ICON Tools From Harbor Freight Have a Lifetime Warranty
Guest co-host Dana Brunetti’s Tip of the Day: Harbor Freight’s in-house Icon Tools line comes with a lifetime guarantee, much like the old Sears Craftsman deal. Working on his ranch, he’s broken hole punches and chisels twice — both times he just walked the broken tool back to the counter and swapped it for a…
Dana Brunetti’s Movies — A Hollywood Producer’s Filmography
No Agenda producer and guest co-host Dana Brunetti walked Adam through his Hollywood career on episode 1903. Here’s the rundown, in the order he made them: [No Agenda #1903 8:29–1:53:59]
GIMP 3 — Back to the Free Photoshop Alternative
After getting frustrated trying to build custom tier-list graphics in the newly-freeware Affinity suite, Gene went back to GIMP and found the latest version (3.x) picked up right where his old Photoshop muscle memory left off — a straightforward, no-cost image editor for basic graphics work. gimp.org [Unrelenting #204 1:59:43]