Dave’s Garage — YouTube Channel
A genuine shout-out from Darren for Dave’s Garage, a YouTube channel run by a former Microsoft engineer credited with inventing Task Manager. Darren watches a couple videos…
Movies/TV
Gold Goats and Guns (Tom Luongo) — Again
Adam name-checked Tom Luongo’s Gold Goats and Guns again this episode: “Luongo understands this stuff like nobody else does. I’ll have to listen to his latest analysis.”…
Dana Brunetti’s TV Work — House of Cards
Dana Brunetti is widely credited with putting Netflix on the map as a real content platform with House of Cards. His origin story: a conversation with director…
Adam Curry’s Memoir — In the Works
Influenced by “The Kid Stays in the Picture” Adam is working on a memoir pulling together 20 years of stories from his own life, built in part…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
“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,…
“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].”…
“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…
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…
“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:…
“The Ranch” Starring Sam Elliott
The Netflix comedy The Ranch, starring Sam Elliott, came up as more than a passing namedrop: the host cited a scene where Elliott’s character, asked point-blank if…
Max Velocity Is Your Best Bet for Watching Storms Live
If you’re the type who watches the radar more than the TV during a bad storm, check out Max Velocity. It’s a live storm-chasing stream — actual…
Beard Meats Food Will Ruin Your Appetite (in a Good Way)
Beard Meats Food is exactly what it sounds like: a guy attempting absurd food challenges — think 4-pound burgers speared together with a sword, giant steaks, the…
Chasing Cardboard Is the Best Sports Card Show You’re Not Watching
Here’s one for you archivists… Not every good show lives on a streaming platform. Chasing Cardboard is a YouTube channel about people buying, selling, and hunting down…
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Trainwreck: Poop Cruise Is a Gross, Hilarious Watch
Darren brought up an old favorite on the show: Netflix’s Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, part of the Trainwreck true-disaster series. It covers the 2013 Carnival ship that lost…
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TV Show Tip: Get Gotti (Netflix)
Larry stumbled onto “Get Gotti” on Netflix and couldn’t stop talking about it. The docuseries covers the decade-plus manhunt for Gambino crime boss John Gotti, the “Teflon…
