# This Week In Tech on The No Agenda Show

This Week In Tech comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2014 to October 2026.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2014 – October 2026
- **Related topics:** [Leo Laporte](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/leo-laporte.md), [Adam Curry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adam-curry.md), [Broadcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/broadcasting.md), [Coachella](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/coachella.md), [Dave Chappelle](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dave-chappelle.md), [John C Dvorak](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-c-dvorak.md), [Pc Magazine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pc-magazine.md), [Podcasting History](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting-history.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### No Agenda Origins and Relationship with This Week in Tech

- **Episode:** [1915: Off The Rails](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1915-off-the-rails.md)
- **Published:** 2026-10-25
- **Time:** 5:05–7:50
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1915-off-the-rails/chapter/no-agenda-origins-and-relationship-with-this-week-in-tech.md

The group discusses the early days of No Agenda and its strategic scheduling following Leo Laporte's This Week in Tech (TWiT). Adam Curry acknowledges that the show originally aimed to capture the audience already online for TWiT, often starting an hour after Leo's show ended. Jason Calacanis reflects on his own appearances on TWiT and the political polarization that has affected guest lineups in recent years.

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### The Origins of the John C. Dvorak Impersonation

- **Episode:** [1899: Asymmetric Intimacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1899-asymmetric-intimacy.md)
- **Published:** 2026-08-30
- **Time:** 1:12:12–1:16:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1899-asymmetric-intimacy/chapter/the-origins-of-the-john-c-dvorak-impersonation.md

Jason Calacanis reveals that his long-running impersonation of John C. Dvorak was actually based on the actor Edward G. Robinson's "Little Caesar" persona. He recounts how the bit started on "This Week in Tech" to annoy Dvorak and how Dave Chappelle's own Robinson impression influenced the performance. Curry and Calacanis reminisce about Dvorak's reaction to the "gangster" portrayal of his curmudgeonly personality.

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### This Week in Tech Critique and Coachella Commentary

- **Episode:** [611: Let's Get Social!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/611-let-s-get-social.md)
- **Published:** 2014-04-24
- **Time:** 43:22–46:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/611-let-s-get-social/chapter/this-week-in-tech-critique-and-coachella-commentary.md

John C. Dvorak critiques a recent appearance by Jill Duffy of PC Magazine on the "This Week in Tech" podcast. He mocks her lack of familiarity with the Coachella music festival and her tendency to look directly into the camera lens rather than engaging with the host. The segment includes a brief, bizarre tangent regarding Duffy's physical appearance.

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