The No Agenda Show, the long-running independent podcast hosted by Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak, released a special tribute episode on July 26, 2026, honoring Dvorak, who passed away days earlier. Episode 1889, titled "Producer's Tribute to JCD," is a listener-curated audio memorial featuring clips submitted by the show's global producer community through the PodHerd (formerly ClipGenie) platform. The episode follows Thursday's family and friends remembrance on episode 1888 and includes nearly three hours of laughter, tears, and vintage Dvorak, followed by an announcement on how the podcast will move forward.
Curry opens the episode 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 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 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. It also includes deconstructions of Victoria Nuland's "F the EU" Ukraine call, Ticketmaster vaccine passports, and Washington Post fact-checking. Dvorak's theories on vasectomies, fractals, Marvin Minsky, and Seymour Rubinstein's shrink-wrap license origins are featured, along with signature bits including "Game, Set, Match, the Lizard People Win," fart-gate, and the "stay safe" retort.
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. The No Agenda Show, known for its sharp media deconstruction, humor, and value-for-value model, remains one of podcasting's most influential independent productions. Episode 1889 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.
