In a deeply personal opening to Episode 1893 of the No Agenda Show, co-host Adam Curry phoned in from a San Francisco hotel room the day after the private memorial for the late John C. Dvorak. With fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner holding down the studio, Curry walked listeners through a weekend of closure, tribute, and community that stretched from Oakland to Tokyo to Fort Lauderdale. The episode, titled 'En Banc,' published August 9, 2026, balanced heartfelt remembrance with the show's signature media deconstruction.
Reflecting on Dvorak's legacy in tech journalism, Curry told listeners: "He wrote about how these products sucked because he felt they could be better. That really was a big part of his role in the world. And I really came to appreciate that hearing that yesterday." The Oakland service was attended by roughly 70 people, including Sir Mark and Dame Astrid flying in from Tokyo, Void Zero from the Netherlands, Eric the Shill from South Dakota, and eulogist Marty Higgins.
Beyond the memorial, the episode delivered the media analysis the show is known for. One thread was a D.C. Circuit Appeals Court 2-1 ruling blocking further construction on President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, compared across Fox, ABC, and CBS in the signature 3x3 segment. The hosts unpacked the court's use of 'en banc' review, with judges ruling that 'whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide.'
Another major story was a $567 million New Mexico judgment against Meta over child safety on Facebook and Instagram, a landmark decision with significant implications for social media regulation. The escalating WNBA controversy also drew attention after Clay Travis offered $10 million for a game pitting the Las Vegas Aces against a high school boys' team, sparking debate about gender and sports.
The hosts also discussed Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Medicaid comments alongside reporting on his wife's Ann Arbor practice, MindWorks Psychiatry. Bleidner detailed the strange saga of British academic Jason Arday, whose Simon and Schuster book 'Great and Unfortunate Things' drops August 11 amid allegations of fabricated credentials. O'Neill 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 episode closed with ten meetup reports from Albany, Austin, Perth, Hamilton, Wilmington, Sonoma, Denver, Snohomish, Memphis, and Central New Jersey, underscoring the show's global listener community. No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and 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 commentary, humor, and media deconstruction approach, the show offers an irreverent alternative to conventional news analysis. Episode 1893 is available now wherever podcasts are heard, and listeners are encouraged to use a Podcasting 2.0 app.
