No Agenda
Political podcast
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No Agenda is a podcast co-created by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak. Since its launch, the show has been recorded twice weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and is primarily focused on deconstructing and critiquing mainstream news media.[1] Following Dvorak's death in July 2026, Curry announced that the podcast would continue, beginning with a memorial episode featuring stories and anecdotes from Dvorak's family and friends.[2]
| No Agenda | |
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| Genre | Comedy, Political Talk |
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| Hosted by | Adam Curry |
| Publication | |
| No. of episodes | 1,887 (as of July 23, 2026) |
| Original release | October 26, 2007 |
| Updates | Sunday and Thursday |
| License | CC BY 3.0 |
The show has no advertisers and instead subsists entirely on donations. There are no guidelines for the amount and frequency of contributions; instead, these are left to the discretion of the listener, a model called "value for value" by the show's hosts. The show also relies on its listeners—dubbed "producers"—to provide artwork and audio clips.[3]
In July 2016, the show won the Podcast Award for Best Podcast in the category "News & Politics."[4] In September 2013, the show was nominated for Podcast Awards in two categories, "People's Choice" and "Politics / News".[5] Talkers Magazine featured the podcast in their "Frontier Fifty", an alphabetically sorted list containing a "Selection of Outstanding Talk Media Webcasters".[6]
In December 2009, the show announced they had reached 450,000 listeners.[7] During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience in July 2021, Curry stated that No Agenda has 1–1.4 million listeners per episode.[8]
A primer has been produced for newer listeners, both as an introduction and a discussion of the show.[9]
History
No Agenda debuted in October 2007.[10][11] Its premise was that the co-founder (Curry) and then vice-president (Dvorak) of mevio (until Oct. 2012) would have an unfiltered dialogue. The impetus for starting the show, according to Curry, was a 4-minute phone call made to Dvorak saying that they "should do a show together." Little thought was given to what the show would be about, in fact only the name was agreed upon before the first show was recorded.[citation needed] The show discusses news, current events and conspiracy theories.[12]
The podcast does not accept advertising and is supported by the listeners to prevent conflicts of interest. Through this direct listener-supported model, those that contribute amounts above a predetermined level are referred to as executive producers.[3]
No Agenda was named to Talkers Magazine's Frontier Fifty list for 2011, a list of 'Outstanding Media Webcasters.'[6]
The show received five out of five microphones in review published by Podcast Magazine.[12]
In episode 1798 (“Adam & The Robot”, 11 September 2025), Curry briefly said he had “yesterday thought [he] would stop doing this show” during an on-air exchange with co-host John C. Dvorak, before continuing the program.[13]
No Agenda Social
No Agenda Social served as the flagship social media platform for the show until early 2024 when it was closed down.[14] A goal of this platform was to avoid the censorship, restrictions, and rules found on many "Big Tech" social media platforms.[15] It ran Mastodon software and was connected to a network of distributed social media platforms known as the Fediverse.[16]
