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I listen to No Agenda (JCD & Adam Curry) primarily for entertainment value. My gf and I spend quite a few minutes every week mocking their ignorance. The political stuff is blatantly biased and the faux naive outrage is annoying to the point that I skip most of it, especially the clips. The H1N1 coverage is actually rather an antidote to hysteria - they don't think it's as serious as all that - the hysteria more relates to untested vaccine.

Mostly, though, I just listen for the anecdotes that are actually grounded in personal experience. I don't take either of them seriously in the least. I'd be willing to bet that a significant fraction of their audience is similar (though no doubt there's a larger than average loony fringe too).



I'm in a similar situation. My favorite podcast is The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, which follows in the footsteps of Houdini and Sagan, applying critical thinking to life.

Still, even though No Agenda is basically the complete opposite, I just can't stop listening. There's something about it.

Also, Dvorak is a columnist, people, not a journalist. There is a difference.




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