Oscar-nominated producer Dana Brunetti made a rare public appearance on the No Agenda podcast episode 1903, titled "Non-Practicing," published September 13, 2026. Hosted by Adam Curry, the two-and-a-half-hour episode marked Brunetti's first podcast since leaving Los Angeles in 2019. The conversation paired Hollywood insider stories with a critical analysis of media narratives two days after the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Brunetti, known for executive producing films such as The Social Network, Captain Phillips, and the Fifty Shades franchise, as well as the series House of Cards, offered a candid look at his career and the industry's evolution. He recounted the pivotal Saturday-night call from director David Fincher that led to House of Cards being sold to Netflix. According to Brunetti, Netflix's Reed Hastings bought the show in the room for $100 million across two seasons, a move that signaled the streaming giant's entry into original content. Despite often being credited with pioneering streaming, Brunetti downplayed his role: "So everybody gives me credit for starting streaming and all that. It would have happened no matter what."
The episode's emotional core centered on 9/11. Brunetti, who was two blocks from Building 7 on the morning of the attacks, described filming the North Tower's hole from his rooftop before the second plane hit. He then evacuated over the bridge with his girlfriend, who was opening Issey Miyake's flagship store for Fashion Week. Curry revisited Senator Bob Graham's testimony and Megyn Kelly's reporting on the redacted 28 pages, while Brunetti connected the Adrian Lamo thread in his shelved documentary Hackers Wanted to Chelsea Manning's arrest. The segment also touched on Saudi Arabia's alleged role and widow Terri Strada's confrontation of presidents.
The AI discussion dissected what Brunetti and Curry characterized as a coordinated psyop. They cited warnings from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Greg Casar about AI posing an existential threat. The conversation also covered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's G7 remarks, Anthropic's accusations against Moonshot AI, and the Sanders-Hawley bill proposing 20-year prison sentences for building artificial superintelligence.
Other topics included the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, the Black holdout juror, and NBC 10 Boston's rapid opposition-research doxxing. The episode also analyzed the AfD's 43.8% showing in Saxony-Anhalt and Russia's new targeting of Ukrainian rail and fuel depots.
Brunetti's appearance on No Agenda underscores the podcast's role as a platform for alternative media analysis. By featuring a Hollywood insider willing to challenge mainstream narratives, the episode highlights the growing intersection of entertainment and independent journalism. The discussion of AI hype and 9/11 documents reflects ongoing public skepticism toward official accounts and tech industry messaging. As media consumption fragments, such long-form, listener-supported shows may increasingly shape public discourse, offering perspectives that traditional outlets often overlook.
