No Agenda Show
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Long-running podcast that longtime listeners say got them through hard times, with well-done sound. Critics say it drifted toward conspiracy theories and polarized politics.
Long-running podcast that longtime listeners say got them through hard times, with well-done sound. Critics say it drifted toward conspiracy theories and polarized politics.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Owned for 18 years
Median of the 3 owners who said how long they have had it.
Each square is one year.
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long-time listeners since early years
“I used to love listening to him in early No Agenda talking about his takes on all sorts of worldly things”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “I've listened to basically every episode since 2008, and 95% of the time while falling asleep”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “Regular listener to the No Agenda podcast. Will miss that voice dearly.”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” - Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed”
- Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed”
Media deconstruction and independent analysis
“longstanding media deconstruction and analysis on the No Agenda show”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “Their podcast is one of the last bastion of independence”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Conspiracy theories and misinformation
“the No Agenda agenda increasingly drifted toward questioning well-established facts”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “Over time it became more and more of what I'd describe as a conspiracy podcast.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “I blame him for a lot of toxic ideas that he helped spread in his No Agenda show years”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” - Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed”
- Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed”
Polarized, biased political commentary
“I massively disagree with the politics of John and Adam and frankly find some of what they say to be hate speech”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “they became increasingly polarized and unmoving in their opinions”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “John C Dvorak – Legendary Tech Columnist and host of No Agenda has passed” “They now clearly have an agenda, and their coverage of recent ICE shootings was horribly biased.”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “John C. Dvorak – heart attack – in hospital”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| No Agenda ShowThis page | 15 | 5 | 75% | 2 | 18 yrs3 owners | — |
What people said
All 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I never heard of No Agenda until this Hacker News piece”
“I wouldn't say I particularly like the podcast these days, but in the mid 2010s, it got me through some rough times”
“I sampled their episodes over a number of years and the theme was the same.”
“Regular listener to the No Agenda podcast. Will miss that voice dearly.”
“every single time they were talking about some racist or conspiracy theory garbage”
“used to love NoAgenda (when they were still relatively politically neutral)”
“I never listened to his podcasts or read his substacks, but it sounds like many of those were just as good.”
“I really looked forward to the biweekly episodes”
“That show is hot garbage and would not be out of place on (the old) InfoWars.com.”
“up till last Sunday's excellent show”
“I blame him for a lot of toxic ideas that he helped spread in his No Agenda show years”
“I've listened to basically every episode since 2008, and 95% of the time while falling asleep”
“I massively disagree with the politics of John and Adam and frankly find some of what they say to be hate speech”
“they became increasingly polarized and unmoving in their opinions”
“longstanding media deconstruction and analysis on the No Agenda show”
“the No Agenda agenda increasingly drifted toward questioning well-established facts”
“Over time it became more and more of what I'd describe as a conspiracy podcast.”
“Their podcast is one of the last bastion of independence”
“I just decided that I didn't want to be worked up and angry about the world everyday of my life.”
“my outlook, my ideology, my perspective on life was partly formed by this man's words”
“I used to love listening to him in early No Agenda talking about his takes on all sorts of worldly things”
“the sound levels on it are incredibly well done”
“They now clearly have an agenda, and their coverage of recent ICE shootings was horribly biased.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.