Manuka Gold Honey Products
Manuka Gold is a fellow No Agenda producer’s honey business, and they’re running a listener deal through Labor Day: spend $45+ at ManukaGold.com and get a free $25 pain relief gel, plus use code TREASURE for an extra 20% off. Larry got his address on the list live on air and is already hooked. Real manuka honey isn’t a gimmick, it’s the good stuff people use for wound care, sore joints, and just eating off a spoon. Worth checking out if you want to support a fellow producer and stock up on something legitimately useful.
Go to ManukaGold.com with code TREASURE for the 20% off deal.
[No Agenda #1894 2:21:21]
TV Show Tip: Get Gotti (Netflix)
Larry stumbled onto “Get Gotti” on Netflix and couldn’t stop talking about it. The docuseries covers the decade-plus manhunt for Gambino crime boss John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” who beat one indictment after another through the ’80s and ’90s. The good part: the FBI, NYPD, and the Organized Crime Task Force were all so hungry to be the agency that finally nailed him, they withheld intel from each other and slowed the whole case down. Great mob history, but also a solid case study in how turf wars sink investigations. Streaming now on Netflix.
“Get Gotti” is a Netflix Original docuseries, exclusive to streaming there. Watch it at netflix.com/title/81628150.
[No Agenda #1894 8:53]
NoAgendaFun.com Is Expanding Beyond No Agenda
I’ve been running this site as a No Agenda producer project site since 2010, pulling product tips, wine picks, movie and book recommendations straight from the show and sharing them here for fellow listeners. That’s been the whole mission for over fifteen years.
This summer we lost John C. Dvorak, and it hit harder than I expected. No Agenda isn’t going anywhere — Adam’s keeping it going, and the tips will keep coming, because that seems part of the show’s DNA. But John’s voice, his particular way of steering a Tip of the Day into a tangent about wine, gadgets, or nonsense, is something I’ll genuinely miss.
So I’m widening the net a little. Planet Rage, Unrelenting, and Just Two Good Old Boys aren’t strangers to this community — they’re part of the same No Agenda extended family, hosted by people who grew up in this ecosystem and talk the same language. Starting now, I’ll be pulling their tips and mentions too, right alongside No Agenda’s, because good recommendations from members and producers of the No Agenda tribe are still worthy and useful.
Hope you enjoy!
Dave
What Is Podcasting 2.0? (And Why No Agenda Keeps Telling You to Use It)
If you’ve listened to more than a couple episodes of No Agenda, you’ve heard it: “get a real podcast app.” That’s not just a running bit — it’s a genuine push toward something called Podcasting 2.0, an open-standard upgrade to how podcasts work, co-created by Adam Curry himself (yes, the same guy hosting the show) alongside developer Dave Jones. They run a companion podcast, also called Podcasting 2.0, where they build out new features for the RSS podcast standard in the open, live, most Fridays.
So what actually is it? Regular podcasts run on RSS — an open, decentralized format nobody controls, unlike Spotify or Apple. Podcasting 2.0 adds a set of new optional tags to that RSS feed: things like chapters, transcripts, live notifications, funding links, and — the big one — the ability to send tiny real-time payments (called “boosts” or “streaming sats”) directly to a podcast while you listen, using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. This is the technical backbone of what No Agenda calls “Value for Value” — no ads, no subscriptions, just listeners directly supporting the show with money, time, or talent.
Popular Podcasting 2.0 apps worth trying:
- Fountain — probably the most popular Value4Value app; built around Lightning payments and clip-sharing, with a strong music discovery angle too
- TrueFans — created by Sam Sethi (also behind the Pod News Weekly Review), focused specifically on creator monetization
- Podverse — open source, no account required, available on iOS, Android, F-Droid, and web; solid all-around choice for chapters and transcripts
- AntennaPod — free, open source, Android-only, a longtime favorite for people who want a no-frills, no-account player
- Podcast Guru — lightweight, pulls straight from the open Podcast Index directory, supports transcripts and chapter art without requiring a login
Why bother switching from Apple Podcasts or Spotify? A few concrete benefits:
- Live notifications — get an actual push alert the moment a show like No Agenda goes live, instead of waiting for the app to eventually refresh
- Real chapters and clickable timestamps — jump straight to segments instead of scrubbing blindly
- Transcripts built in — no more hunting down a separate website
- Direct creator support — Value4Value means money goes straight to the show, not skimmed by a platform’s ad network first
- No lock-in — since it’s all open RSS, you can switch apps anytime without losing your subscriptions or history
Bottom line: if you’re only ever hearing about this stuff secondhand through a podcast, it’s worth actually experiencing what it’s for. Grab one of the apps above, and next time the show says “we’re live,” your phone will actually tell you.
[No Agenda — ongoing / referenced across many episodes, including #1893]
TV Tip: The West Wing
According to Adam Curry, this is a classic worth revisiting (or discovering for the first time): Aaron Sorkin’s political drama follows a fictional U.S. president and his White House staff through crises, idealism, and hard political realities. It won 26 Emmys across its seven seasons. Beyond the drama, it’s genuinely a fascinating look at how policy actually gets made — deals, tradeoffs, and all the stuff that never makes the news. Worth watching even decades later; the politics may be fictional, but the “how the sausage is made” parts still land.
Get The West Wing: The Complete Series on Amazon ?
[No Agenda #1892 1:24:47]
Product Tip: Yousef’s Hummus
Store-bought hummus is a mixed bag, but Yousef’s earns a nod as one of the better grab-and-go options — the kind you forget you bought and rediscover happily in the fridge. It won’t fully replace the deep, garlicky, slow-made hummus from an old-school Middle Eastern kitchen, but for a quick snack or party dip, it holds its own. Worth keeping stocked for last-minute guests or a lazy weeknight spread with pita and veggies. John Dvorak forgot where he got it, but we checked and it’s available in the San Francisco Bay Area at Whole Foods and Berkeley Bowl.
Not currently sold on Amazon — it’s a regional brand available via Instacart, Whole Foods, Berkeley Bowl and select grocers.
Manuka Gold Honey Products
Manuka Gold is a fellow No Agenda producer’s honey business, and they’re running a listener deal through Labor Day: spend $45+ at ManukaGold.com and get a free $25 pain relief gel, plus use code TREASURE for an extra 20% off. Larry got his address on the list live on air and is already hooked. Real…
TV Show Tip: Get Gotti (Netflix)
Larry stumbled onto “Get Gotti” on Netflix and couldn’t stop talking about it. The docuseries covers the decade-plus manhunt for Gambino crime boss John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” who beat one indictment after another through the ’80s and ’90s. The good part: the FBI, NYPD, and the Organized Crime Task Force were all so hungry…
NoAgendaFun.com Is Expanding Beyond No Agenda
I’ve been running this site as a No Agenda producer project site since 2010, pulling product tips, wine picks, movie and book recommendations straight from the show and sharing them here for fellow listeners. That’s been the whole mission for over fifteen years. This summer we lost John C. Dvorak, and it hit harder than…
Manuka Gold Honey Products
Manuka Gold is a fellow No Agenda producer’s honey business, and they’re running a listener deal through Labor Day: spend $45+ at ManukaGold.com and get a free $25 pain relief gel, plus use code TREASURE for an extra 20% off. Larry got his address on the list live on air and is already hooked. Real…
TV Show Tip: Get Gotti (Netflix)
Larry stumbled onto “Get Gotti” on Netflix and couldn’t stop talking about it. The docuseries covers the decade-plus manhunt for Gambino crime boss John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” who beat one indictment after another through the ’80s and ’90s. The good part: the FBI, NYPD, and the Organized Crime Task Force were all so hungry…
NoAgendaFun.com Is Expanding Beyond No Agenda
I’ve been running this site as a No Agenda producer project site since 2010, pulling product tips, wine picks, movie and book recommendations straight from the show and sharing them here for fellow listeners. That’s been the whole mission for over fifteen years. This summer we lost John C. Dvorak, and it hit harder than…