In a deeply personal episode of the No Agenda Show, co-host Adam Curry paid tribute to the late John C. Dvorak, reflecting on the influential tech journalist's legacy during the show's 1893rd installment, titled 'En Banc.' The episode, released August 9, 2026, opens with Curry phoning in from a San Francisco hotel room the day after Dvorak's private memorial, which drew roughly 70 attendees, including Sir Mark and Dame Astrid from Tokyo, Void Zero from the Netherlands, and Eric the Shill from South Dakota. Eulogist Marty Higgins spoke at the Oakland service, and Curry shared his appreciation for Dvorak's unique approach to tech criticism.
"He wrote about how these products sucked because he felt they could be better," Curry told listeners. "That really was a big part of his role in the world. And I really came to appreciate that hearing that yesterday." Dvorak, who co-hosted No Agenda for years, was known for his sharp, independent reviews that challenged the tech industry. His impact on journalism was a central theme of the episode, with Curry and fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner underscoring how Dvorak's work inspired a generation of critics to hold products and companies to higher standards.
Beyond the memorial, the episode delivered the media deconstruction the show is famous for. A significant segment focused on a D.C. Circuit Appeals Court 2-1 ruling that blocked further construction on President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom. The court's decision, which invoked 'en banc' review, stated that "whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide." The hosts compared coverage across Fox, ABC, and CBS in the show's signature 3x3 segment, highlighting how different outlets framed the ruling.
Another major story was a $567 million New Mexico judgment against Meta over child safety on Facebook and Instagram, a landmark case with potential implications for social media regulation. The hosts also tackled the escalating WNBA controversy after Clay Travis offered $10 million for a game pitting the Las Vegas Aces against a high school boys' team, a proposal that sparked debate about gender and sports.
Political and medical ethics came under scrutiny with Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Medicaid comments alongside reporting on his wife's Ann Arbor practice, MindWorks Psychiatry. The episode also delved into the strange saga of British academic Jason Arday, whose book 'Great and Unfortunate Things' drops August 11 amid allegations of fabricated credentials, and highlighted Staten Island activist Scott LoBaido, who chartered a banner plane over New York City targeting Zohran Mamdani from his hospital bed days after open-heart surgery.
The show concluded with ten meetup reports from Albany, Austin, Perth, Hamilton, Wilmington, Sonoma, Denver, Snohomish, Memphis, and Central New Jersey, underscoring the global community that Dvorak helped build. No Agenda, a listener-supported podcast, continues to offer an irreverent alternative to conventional news analysis, and Episode 1893 is available now wherever podcasts are heard, with listeners encouraged to use a Podcasting 2.0 app.
