The No Agenda Show, a long-running independent podcast, released a special tribute episode on July 26, 2026, honoring co-host John C. Dvorak, who passed away days earlier. Episode 1889, titled "Producer's Tribute to JCD," was hosted by Adam Curry and featured clips selected by the show's global producer community through the PodHerd (formerly ClipGenie) platform. The nearly three-hour broadcast follows a family and friends remembrance on episode 1888 and includes laughter, tears, and vintage Dvorak, along with an announcement on the podcast's future.
Curry opened the episode by describing the outpouring since Dvorak's death, noting his name trended on X and that emails overwhelmed his inbox. He spent 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 most memorable segments across nearly two decades of broadcasts. Highlights include the recurring "John C. Dvorak Tip of the Day," covering topics such as wine (2015 Cru Beaujolais, Fleur de Sel, Retsina), food (Youssef's hummus, muscadine wine, fleur de sel), and tech. Producers contributed clips of Dvorak deconstructing Victoria Nuland's "F the EU" Ukraine call, Ticketmaster vaccine passports, and Washington Post fact-checking. His theories on vasectomies, fractals, Marvin Minsky, and Seymour Rubinstein's shrink-wrap license origins were also featured, along with signature bits including "Game, Set, Match, the Lizard People Win," fart-gate, and the "stay safe" retort.
The episode includes 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 also 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 also announced 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.
