The No Agenda Show released episode 1889, titled "Producer's Tribute to JCD," on July 26, 2026, as a listener-curated audio memorial to co-host John C. Dvorak, who passed away days earlier. Host Adam Curry devoted the Sunday broadcast to clips submitted by the show's global producer community, assembled through the PodHerd (formerly ClipGenie) platform. The nearly three-hour tribute includes laughter, tears, and vintage Dvorak, followed by an announcement on how the long-running independent podcast will move forward.
The tribute spans Dvorak's most memorable segments across nearly two decades of broadcasts. Threads include the recurring "John C. Dvorak Tip of the Day," covering wine (2015 Cru Beaujolais, Fleur de Sel, Retsina), food (Youssef's hummus, muscadine wine, fleur de sel), and tech. Other highlights include deconstructions of Victoria Nuland's "F the EU" Ukraine call, Ticketmaster vaccine passports, and Washington Post fact-checking, as well as Dvorak's theories on vasectomies, fractals, Marvin Minsky, and Seymour Rubinstein's shrink-wrap license origins. Signature bits include "Game, Set, Match, the Lizard People Win," fart-gate, and the "stay safe" retort.
Curry opens by describing the outpouring since Dvorak's passing, noting his name trended on X and that emails have overwhelmed his inbox. He recalls spending eight hours the day before assembling the tribute: "I spent about 8 hours yesterday putting this show together and it was amazing. These are your choices... I'd say 80% of what you guys sent in or selected on PodHerd Clip Genie, I completely forgotten about. Somewhere around 3 o'clock, I texted Tina. I said, I got to break open a bottle. I was laughing, crying, and I think you'll do the same."
The episode features Dvorak riffing on everything from Algerian Saharan crude oil to gasifier trucks, from Beaujolais vintages to Michael Clayton, from Ban Ki-moon and Yatsenyuk to Amy Klobuchar's dropped consonants. Producers contributed clips of Dvorak calling out ProPublica's Lydia DePillis, dissecting the 2,000 ex-DOJ letter, mocking the Washington Post's 16,241-item lie database, and predicting Ticketmaster would never implement vaccine passports. Special credit goes to Sir Deenonymous and Void Zero for infrastructure support, Dame Jennifer for animated segments, and Sir Chris in Australia for a closing musical tribute performed by the Grumpy Old Dames.
Curry announces a two-week hiatus before returning, with Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleitner filling in. No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak that takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle. Known for its sharp media deconstruction, humor, and value-for-value model, the show remains one of podcasting's most influential independent productions. Episode 1889 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.
