“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…
Movies/TV
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…
TV Tip: The West Wing
According to Adam Curry, this is a classic worth revisiting (or discovering for the first time): Aaron Sorkin’s political drama follows a fictional U.S. president and his…
Movie Tip: The President’s Analyst (1967)
A satirical Cold War-era spy comedy starring James Coburn that was written off as absurd fiction decades ago — and now plays as eerily prescient, according to…
Movie Tip: Michael Clayton
A George Clooney legal thriller that doesn’t get talked about enough. It follows a “fixer” at a big law firm and slowly unravels into something genuinely unsettling…
Euphoria on HBO
John Dvorak opend the show asking ‘what’s all the fuss about Euphoria?’ Adam bit and asked him what the fuss was, and Dvorak responded, “I don’t know…
Deutschland 83 – Over the Wall and Under the Gun
Associate Executive Producer, Julianna Lee has a show tip, Deutschland 83 (86 & 89, too). By coincedence (I think, not!) I picked up Deutswchalnd 83 on DVD…
‘Breakdown 1975’ on Netflix
Adam and Tina are thoroughly enjoying Netflix’s documentary, ‘Breakdown 1975′. Adam: And Tina and I were watching yesterday; we just came across it on Netflix, Breakdown 1975,…
Death By Lightning: Gilded Age Corruption and the Assassination of President James Garfield
While discussing the deep corruption in Minnesota, Adam recommended this new mini-series on Netflix called Death By Lightning. Gilded Age Corruption is the background in this show…
Marketing With Terror For The Holidays
During the No Agenda Christmas Special, Adam mentioned that this clip portrays how cable networks deploy scare tactics for ratings. In this scene from Scrooged, Bill Murray…
Game Show: The Floor
Adam brought up the big budget, Rob Lowe hosted game show, The Floor. The show has orgins from the Dutch production company, Endemol (Big Brother, Deal or…
Tip of the Day: The Manchurian Candidate
John Dvorak’s latest Tip of the Day is a longtime No Agenda Movie Pick, The Manchurian Candidate. Heck, we even use a still from this movie on…
Tip of the Day: Free Streaming From Tubi
“OK, this is a good one!” exclaimed John Dvorak. He’s talking about the streaming service Tubi, which has over 300 streaming channels. Dvorak points out it has…
