No Agenda Show 1848 - "Podcaster Down!"
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Mar 5, 2026 Mimi Dvorak, John's wife and advocate, gives a personal hospital update and coordinates logistics. They revisit satirical 'exit strategy' ideas and riff on AI companions, product gags, and monetization schemes. Conversations jump from home defibrillators and alternative foods to publishing projects and AR podcasting. Mimi closes with surgery timing, thanks, and a donation reminder.
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Cheap Real Food Drives Plant Based Demand
- Startups are pushing plant-based fried eggs and investors pour billions into alternatives to real eggs.
- John C. Dvorak warns making real food expensive accelerates adoption of engineered substitutes.
AI Virtual Girlfriends Monetize Intimacy
- Adam Curry describes AI chatbots marketed as virtual girlfriends charging around $1 per minute and $60/hour, creating a new paid intimacy service.
- He and John debate monetization and ethical implications as a potential 'exit strategy'.
Tailored AI Personas Become Monetizable Products
- No Agenda experiments with making custom AI personas (Babe Jen) that repeat listener-tailored interests and can be monetized.
- Mimi demos a tailored AI voice that responds with political and lifestyle prompts.