In the latest episode of the No Agenda podcast, co-hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct a busy Memorial Day weekend news cycle, focusing on President Trump's claim of a 'largely negotiated' deal with Iran and the ongoing CENTCOM blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Curry, broadcasting from the Gaylord Opryland biodome in Nashville, framed the confrontation as a financial war driven by insurance pricing from Lloyd's of London, rather than a military conflict. 'This is theater of the highest order,' he said, adding, 'It's a financial war. I've said this from the beginning. If Lloyd's of London won't insure, nobody — for whatever reason, no one wants to use the American reinsurers through DFC and Chubb.'
The episode, titled 'Hatman,' also examined Secretary of State Marco Rubio's slip regarding enriched versus highly-enriched uranium, Pakistan's army chief brokering talks in Tehran, and reports that Iran is settling cargo-ship insurance payments in Bitcoin to dodge sanctions. The hosts dissected these developments as part of a broader media narrative, with Curry pushing back on BBC framing of the Iran talks.
Other segments covered the leaked DNC autopsy commissioned by Chair Ken Martin on Kamala Harris's 2024 loss, Rep. Thomas Massie's primary defeat analyzed through Victor Davis Hanson and Scott Jennings, and New York City Mayor Mamdani's new Twitch livestream 'Talk with the People.' The show also addressed a White House shooting involving Nasir Best and declassified emails from former NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers to DNI James Clapper, CIA's John Brennan, and FBI's James Comey over the 2017 Russia attribution report, referred by Attorney General Pam Bondi to a Fort Pierce grand jury overseen by Joe diGenova and Judge Aileen Cannon.
Dvorak weighed in on the viral 'Mask-Gate' clip of retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward on Fox News, concluding, 'This little anomaly here, it doesn't — it looks like bullcrap to me.' The hosts also examined Tulsi Gabbard's June 30 resignation amid her husband Abraham's bone cancer diagnosis, Dr. Deborah Birx's surprising defense of U.S. Ebola funding in the DRC, a new USCIS green-card memo requiring applicants to return home, the SpaceX S-1 filing, and Jeff Bezos's optimistic AI-and-jobs forecast.
The episode underscores the show's signature media deconstruction, offering skeptical takes on how mainstream outlets frame or bury stories. Curry and Dvorak, who have co-hosted the listener-supported broadcast for nearly 19 years, provide deep clip analysis and irreverent humor, appealing to a global network of producer-contributors. Episode 1871 is available wherever podcasts are heard, including modern Podcasting 2.0 apps.
