Fredericksburg, Texas (Newsworthy.ai) Monday Aug 3, 2026 @ 4:30 PM Central — Broadcasting from just outside Chicago in FEMA Region 5 and the Connecticut shore, Episode 1891 of the No Agenda Show, titled "We Need Memes!", published August 2, 2026, features guest hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner continuing to hold down the fort in the wake of co-founder John C. Dvorak's passing. The pair open with a tearful viral tribute from Australian listener Sarah Harris before diving headfirst into a two-hour media deconstruction spanning RFK Jr.'s combative CNN appearance, Bernie Sanders' real-estate empire, and Donald Trump's newly announced Truth Social API pricing.
The episode threads together several of the week's most-spun stories through the show's signature skeptical lens. Topic threads include:
- RFK Jr. accusing Dana Bash of "press malpractice" over COVID-era coverage
- Bernie Sanders defending three homes, including a Lake Champlain "summer camp"
- Trump Media's $100,000-per-month Truth API and Senator Chris Murphy's response
- Alleged Iranian cyberattacks on 30 Minnesota water treatment plants
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's plan to seed 2028 presidential "memes"
The hosts refuse to let political framing pass unchallenged. On RFK Jr.'s confrontation with CNN, Bleidner cheers the exchange, noting the rare moment a cabinet member turned the tables on a broadcaster. The verbatim clip captures 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.
O'Neill adds that disagreement was rebranded as disinformation during the pandemic, a pattern the show has documented for years.
Deeper analysis follows on Trump Media's Truth API, which O'Neill argues is being misrepresented by Senator Chris Murphy and pundit David Pakman as "insider trading." Drawing on his technical background, O'Neill explains that high-frequency traders already pay for similar firehose access on X, and that the advantage measures in milliseconds. The hosts also dissect Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed's leaked remarks about "paving the pathway for 2028" through memes and "primarying" Senator John Fetterman, with El-Sayed reportedly saying he would "put one ogre on a pike" to bring other Democrats into line. Clips from Bill Maher, Michael Savage, Dave Rubin, Stephen Miller and Governor JB Pritzker round out the deconstruction.
About No Agenda Show
No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak that takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle. Known for its sharp media deconstruction, humor, and value-for-value model, the show offers an irreverent alternative to conventional news analysis. Episode 1891 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner, and why are they hosting No Agenda?
Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner are guest hosts filling in following the passing of co-founder John C. Dvorak. Broadcasting from outside Chicago (FEMA Region 5) and the Connecticut shore, they explicitly state they are not trying to replace Adam Curry and John, telling listeners, 'we can never replace Adam and John, but we're Darren and Larry.' They also host a related show called Planet Rage.
Why do the hosts argue Trump's $100,000 Truth Social API isn't insider trading?
O'Neill, drawing on technical knowledge, explains the API delivers posts from the top 10 Truth Social accounts to paying clients only milliseconds faster than regular users, not minutes. He notes X offers a very similar API, and high-frequency trading firms use these firehoses because AI-driven trades can execute in fractions of a second. The information is public — just delivered a hair earlier.
What did RFK Jr. mean by 'press malpractice' in his exchange with Dana Bash?
Kennedy accused Bash and mainstream media of failing their duty of 'fierce skepticism toward authority' during COVID by marginalizing dissenting doctors and treating disagreement as disinformation. When Bash pushed back, Kennedy told her, 'You were beating up people who were dissenting,' prompting Bash to ask if he wanted to attack her or have a conversation. The hosts celebrated it as a rare cabinet-level pushback.
Why did the hosts title the episode 'We Need Memes!'?
The title comes from leaked remarks by Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who said his role is to 'offer sort of memes that people can pick up who are running for president to sound like we need them to sound' ahead of 2028. The hosts found it chilling that a Senate candidate openly framed political persuasion as meme-seeding rather than policy.
What's the story behind the Minnesota water treatment cyberattacks?
The FBI and EPA warned that roughly 30 Minnesota water systems, including Braham, Maple Plain and Plymouth, were hit by hackers who caused flooding, pressure loss and shut down wells. Officials suspect Iran-linked actors, though the hosts note the only cited evidence is that no ransom was demanded. Trump dismissed the Iran theory, quipping that badly-run Minnesota itself was to blame.
How does No Agenda's value-for-value model work for new listeners?
The show has no ads, no corporate sponsors and no paywall, running entirely on listener contributions of time, talent and treasure. Listeners can donate any amount at noagendadonations.com, create show artwork, spread the word, or use a Podcasting 2.0 app from podcastapps.com. Guest hosts Darren and Larry are compensated at whatever level Adam Curry and the Dvorak family deem appropriate — value-for-value in action.
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