JustWatch.com — Find Out Instantly If a Movie or Show Is Streaming Free
Gene’s fix for the “am I still paying to store something I could just stream” problem: justwatch.com. Look up any movie or TV series, and it tells…
Movies/TV
Landman — Billy Bob Thornton’s Taylor Sheridan Oil Drama
Gene’s real recommendation of the week: Landman, the Taylor Sheridan-produced oil-business drama starring Billy Bob Thornton. “Landman is hilarious. I went for Billy Bob, but I’m staying…
“Comrades” and “Stonks Park” — Full-Length AI-Generated Sitcom Parodies
Gene’s latest “AI video has arrived” discovery: full 15-minute, laugh-track sitcom episodes, entirely AI-generated. Comrades is a Friends parody where the roommates are Mao, Stalin, Che Guevara,…
The West Wing — Adam’s Rewatch Recommendation
Adam’s been rewatching The West Wing, the Aaron Sorkin political drama from the late ’90s/early 2000s starring Martin Sheen as fictional Democratic president Jed Bartlet — and…
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John Malecki’s YouTube Channel — For Anyone Wanting to Try a Live Edge Table
Ben’s dad has a sawmill and cut him some slabs, so Ben’s building his own live edge coffee and side table — and he’s been learning the…
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Wag the Dog — Still Holds Up, Says Dana Brunetti
Dana Brunetti, who’s produced everything from House of Cards to The Social Network, called out Wag the Dog as one of his all-time favorites during the show:…
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Odysseus: The Fall — A Feature Film Made by One Guy for Under $25,000
Dana and Adam dug into a CNBC segment about Odysseus: The Fall, a two-and-a-half-hour, fully AI-generated retelling of the Odyssey from Fountain 0’s Ash Koosha and Tom…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
