The long-running media deconstruction podcast No Agenda delivered a guest-hosted episode on July 30, 2026, as regular hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak stepped aside due to a family bereavement. Darren O'Neill and Larry Blythner filled in for Episode 1890, titled "Flock Off!", bringing their own analytical flair to a week of headline-grabbing stories. The episode, available now wherever podcasts are heard, tackled Anthony Fauci's controversial Senate appearance, Elon Musk's AI predictions, and a growing bipartisan movement against Flock Safety's license plate cameras.
The centerpiece of the episode was Dr. Anthony Fauci's testimony before a Senate committee, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times. The hosts read verbatim passages from Fauci's approximately 1,100-page diary, which surfaced alongside the hearing, including entries about celebrities like Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand. Blythner did not mince words, calling the spectacle "the biggest, uh, comedic event in the history of United States government, no question about it." He argued that Fauci missed an opportunity for a Caesar's Palace residency by following his attorneys' advice instead of engaging with Senator Josh Hawley's questions, which included inquiries about the color of his tie and the carpet in front of him.
The episode also dissected Elon Musk's interview with The Economist, where he predicted that artificial intelligence would surpass human intelligence within five years, with a 10 to 20 percent chance of "killer robots." The hosts analyzed the implications of such a timeline, contrasting Musk's warnings with the rapid deployment of AI technologies across industries.
Another major topic was the bipartisan revolt against Flock Safety, a company that operates 120,000 license plate cameras across 49 states. The ACLU has joined right-leaning municipalities in Sedona, Arizona, and elsewhere in canceling contracts with the company. The hosts referenced the ACLU's Chad Marlowe, the tracking site dflock.org, and reporting from Sir Ryan Bemrose about antenna sensors that can harvest MAC addresses from passing phones. They contrasted Flock CEO Garrett Langley's TED Talk and his assertion that "safety should just be a right" with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's stance on incarceration, El Salvador's Bukele prison model, and Radley Balko's book "Rise of the Warrior Cop."
The episode also covered a McLaughlin poll on the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz strikes, and a WNBA controversy involving the Seattle Storm owner confronting two teenage Sophie Cunningham fans. In a lengthy segment, the hosts honored the late John C. Dvorak with tributes from producers around the world, plus knightings and meetup announcements from Coeur d'Alene to Calgary.
No Agenda is a listener-supported podcast known for its skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, and culture. This guest-hosted episode continues the show's tradition of questioning how stories are framed, amplified, or ignored across news outlets and government messaging.
