The No Agenda Show, a long-running independent podcast known for its skeptical take on media and culture, released a special tribute episode on July 26, 2026, honoring co-host John C. Dvorak, who died days earlier. Episode 1889, titled "Producer's Tribute to JCD," was curated by the show's global producer community using the PodHerd (formerly ClipGenie) platform. Host Adam Curry assembled nearly three hours of clips submitted by listeners, featuring Dvorak's most memorable segments across nearly two decades of broadcasts.
Curry opened the episode by describing the overwhelming response to Dvorak's passing, noting that his name trended on X and that his inbox was flooded with emails. He recalled spending eight hours assembling the tribute, saying, "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 tribute spans Dvorak's signature bits and recurring segments, including the "John C. Dvorak Tip of the Day" covering wine (2015 Cru Beaujolais, Fleur de Sel, Retsina), food (Youssef's hummus, muscadine wine), and tech. Clips feature his deconstructions of Victoria Nuland's "F the EU" Ukraine call, Ticketmaster vaccine passports, and Washington Post fact-checking. Other highlights include his theories on vasectomies, fractals, Marvin Minsky, and Seymour Rubinstein's shrink-wrap license origins, as well as bits like "Game, Set, Match, the Lizard People Win," fart-gate, and the "stay safe" retort.
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 announced a two-week hiatus before returning, with Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleitner filling in. The episode is available now wherever podcasts are heard. No Agenda is a listener-supported podcast that takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle.
