6 chapters across the catalog
The hosts debate the merits of traditional internet forums versus modern platforms like Reddit. They also play a "Crazy 88" car commercial from New York cable television, which promises vehicle financing for $88 down and $88 a month, comparing its high-energy style to the famous "Crazy Eddie" ads.
Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the show by memorializing Bubba Martin, a long-time contributor and moderator of the Dvorak.org cage match who passed away on July 4th. The hosts discuss his history of providing detailed show notes for early episodes and his recurring health struggles. Technical difficulties with a new Skype interface interrupt the segment briefly before they return to the discussion.
No Agenda Production Tools and Email Management
The hosts discuss the difficulty of managing the high volume of listener emails between shows, which often reaches 500 messages. They express a need for a more structured production tool or a moderated forum to organize story links and sources. Adam Curry mentions he is working on a new system to streamline the "human resource" contributions.
Bubba Martin and No Agenda Show Notes
Bubba Martin receives credit for producing the show notes for the No Agenda podcast. His work is hosted at dvorak.org/cagematch, a site that currently attracts approximately half a million page views per month.
Show Notes, Metadata and Search Engine Optimization
Adam Curry praises the detailed show notes produced by a contributor named Bubba, hosted at Dvorak.org. They discuss the value of show notes as metadata that allows listeners to find specific topics or references from past episodes through search engines.
The "Cage Match" bulletin board system is identified as an independent entity within the Dvorak empire, managed by volunteers Bubba and Catherine. Adam Curry compares this community-driven model to his "Daily Source Code" listeners, who contribute songs and segments to the show.
