The No Agenda Show, known for its skeptical deconstruction of mainstream media, released Episode 1891 titled "We Need Memes!" on August 2, 2026, with guest hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner at the helm. The episode, broadcast from FEMA Region 5 and the Connecticut shore, follows the recent passing of co-founder John C. Dvorak. The hosts opened with a tearful tribute from Australian listener Sarah Harris before diving into a two-hour analysis of the week's most spun stories.
One of the central topics was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s combative appearance on CNN, where he accused anchor Dana Bash of "press malpractice" over her coverage of COVID-era dissent. The show played a clip of Kennedy telling Bash: "I think it was absolute press malpractice. You weren't allowing your... Mr. Secretary, your job is a fierce skepticism toward authority. And you weren't doing that. You were beating up people who were dissenting." Bleidner praised the exchange, noting it was a rare moment when a cabinet member turned the tables on a broadcaster. O'Neill added that during the pandemic, disagreement was rebranded as disinformation, a pattern the show has long documented.
The hosts also scrutinized Senator Bernie Sanders' defense of his three homes, including a Lake Champlain property he called a "summer camp." They framed the controversy as a distraction from more substantive policy discussions, questioning why the media focused on Sanders' real estate rather than his legislative record.
In a segment on Trump Media's newly announced Truth Social API, O'Neill argued that the $100,000-per-month pricing was being misrepresented by Senator Chris Murphy and pundit David Pakman as "insider trading." Drawing on his technical background, O'Neill explained that high-frequency traders already pay for similar firehose access on platforms like X, and that the advantage is measured in milliseconds. He suggested the criticism was politically motivated rather than based on technical reality.
The episode also covered alleged Iranian cyberattacks on 30 Minnesota water treatment plants, with the hosts questioning the narrative's timing and sourcing. They also discussed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's leaked remarks about "paving the pathway for 2028" through memes and "primarying" Senator John Fetterman. El-Sayed reportedly said he would "put one ogre on a pike" to bring other Democrats into line, a comment the hosts analyzed as revealing the cynical use of internet culture in politics.
Clips from Bill Maher, Michael Savage, Dave Rubin, Stephen Miller, and Governor JB Pritzker rounded out the deconstruction, providing a cross-ideological look at how media narratives are shaped. The hosts consistently challenged political framing, urging listeners to question the motives behind the stories they consume.
The No Agenda Show, hosted by Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak, is a listener-supported podcast that offers an irreverent alternative to conventional news analysis. Episode 1891 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.
