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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]
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Rob Dew’s Reading Pick: “Highly Recommend” The Screwtape Letters
Working through a list of older books someone else had recommended to him, Rob Dew singled one out with a real, personal endorsement: “I highly recommend reading The Screwtape Letters. Highly recommend it. It’s definitely good.” He described C.S. Lewis’s classic — a senior demon writing letters of advice to his nephew — as “a really interesting little book,” and was notably more hesitant about several other, stranger titles on the same list (“I don’t know about this next one”). A clean, specific reading tip.
Amazon: Available — The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics).
Citation: [No Agenda #1901 1:34:16]
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Rob Dew’s Occult Book Rabbit Hole: Sha’ar HaGilgulim and the “Mark of Silence”
A guest on another podcast sent Rob down a rabbit hole of old, obscure books — and while he wasn’t fully endorsing this next one (“I don’t know about this next one”), he found it genuinely fascinating: what’s very likely Sha’ar HaGilgulim (Gate of Reincarnations), Rabbi Chaim Vital’s classic Kabbalistic text on reincarnation, garbled on air as “Shahar Haggilliam” and “Sharia Gilgum.” The clip covers the philtrum — that dimple under your nose — described as the “mark of silence,” left behind when the soul officially enters the body at a baby’s first breath. Rob’s own book habit turned up real finds too: None Dare Call It a Conspiracy and Ralph Nader’s Who Runs Congress?, picked up in an old bookstore’s conspiracy section.
Amazon: Available (unconfirmed exact edition): Sha’ar HaGilgulim — Gate of Reincarnations.
Citation: [No Agenda #1901 1:36:12]
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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 a genuine, unprompted compliment: “What’s interesting is that as much hate as he gets, he always, pretty much every movie that he directs is just awesome. It’s amazing. The Apocalypto, amazing movie. Whether it’s historically accurate all the way or not, it doesn’t matter.”
It’s incidental to a tabloid-controversy news item rather than a deliberate “go watch this” recommendation, but the praise itself is specific and genuine — worth a Quick Mention for Apocalypto fans and the curious alike.
Amazon: Available — Apocalypto (Blu-ray).
Citation: [No Agenda #1900 1:30:29]
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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 tip. If you’re going to New Orleans, a lot of people go to Bourbon Street… that’s probably not a good place to go anymore.”
Instead: “you cross Esplanade and you hit Frenchman. Now, Frenchmen is where the locals go to listen to music… there’s probably 10, 15 different bars there. Most of them are no cover… amazing musicians, all local, just kicking butt… If you’re sick of cover bands, go to Frenchmen street and you will get literally the best music in the French quarter. Hands down.”.
Search “Frenchmen Street New Orleans” for venue listings.
Citation: [No Agenda #1900 7:04]
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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 bought this thing called the truck duffel, which basically sits in the back of my truck bed. And it’s like a hermetically sealed waterproof rubber container almost. And we put all the gear in there. And we drove through two rainstorms. Didn’t get anything wet. It was amazing.”
Adam’s response left no ambiguity about whether this counts: “I get you, brother. That’s the tip of the day. Truck duffel. There it is.” It’s about as clean as a “Tip of the Day” gets — the show’s own host explicitly names it that, on air, in real time.
Amazon: TruckDuffle Truck Bed Storage Bag
Citation: [No Agenda #1900 10:34]
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Rob Dew’s Ethanol-Free Gas Tip: Fill Up at Buc-ee’s for Better Mileage
Talking truck fuel economy, Rob Dew gave a specific, personal tip: “If I ever go buy a Buc-ee’s, I get the no octane at all… it’s got no ethanol in it. It’s like the ethanol-free gas.” Rob clarified, he gets the no-ethanol gas. Asked if it makes a difference: “It feels like I have a…
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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,…
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Rob Dew’s Reading Pick: “Highly Recommend” The Screwtape Letters
Working through a list of older books someone else had recommended to him, Rob Dew singled one out with a real, personal endorsement: “I highly recommend reading The Screwtape Letters. Highly recommend it. It’s definitely good.” He described C.S. Lewis’s classic — a senior demon writing letters of advice to his nephew — as “a…
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Rob Dew’s Occult Book Rabbit Hole: Sha’ar HaGilgulim and the “Mark of Silence”
A guest on another podcast sent Rob down a rabbit hole of old, obscure books — and while he wasn’t fully endorsing this next one (“I don’t know about this next one”), he found it genuinely fascinating: what’s very likely Sha’ar HaGilgulim (Gate of Reincarnations), Rabbi Chaim Vital’s classic Kabbalistic text on reincarnation, garbled on…
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Rob Dew’s Ethanol-Free Gas Tip: Fill Up at Buc-ee’s for Better Mileage
Talking truck fuel economy, Rob Dew gave a specific, personal tip: “If I ever go buy a Buc-ee’s, I get the no octane at all… it’s got no ethanol in it. It’s like the ethanol-free gas.” Rob clarified, he gets the no-ethanol gas. Asked if it makes a difference: “It feels like I have a…
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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,…
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Rob Dew’s Reading Pick: “Highly Recommend” The Screwtape Letters
Working through a list of older books someone else had recommended to him, Rob Dew singled one out with a real, personal endorsement: “I highly recommend reading The Screwtape Letters. Highly recommend it. It’s definitely good.” He described C.S. Lewis’s classic — a senior demon writing letters of advice to his nephew — as “a…
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Rob Dew’s Occult Book Rabbit Hole: Sha’ar HaGilgulim and the “Mark of Silence”
A guest on another podcast sent Rob down a rabbit hole of old, obscure books — and while he wasn’t fully endorsing this next one (“I don’t know about this next one”), he found it genuinely fascinating: what’s very likely Sha’ar HaGilgulim (Gate of Reincarnations), Rabbi Chaim Vital’s classic Kabbalistic text on reincarnation, garbled on…