In episode 1873 of the No Agenda Show, titled 'Supercycle,' hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak dissect a nationwide audit of autism treatment billing that reveals staggering increases in Medicaid spending. According to the audit, North Carolina alone saw an 11,000% spike in Medicaid spending on autism treatments, while Minnesota's Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy outlays surged roughly 51,000% since 2018. Curry provocatively questions the original autism epidemic narrative, suggesting it may have been 'the scam to begin with, an inside job before it even got to the Medicare and all of this money that was going to autism treatment.'
The episode also covers the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral, comparing coverage across ABC, CBS, and NBC in the show's signature 3x3 segment. Dvorak speculates about sabotage timed to SpaceX's S-1 filing, while Curry notes that the launch pad itself was destroyed. The hosts also observe a change in CBS's vocabulary, noting the replacement of the word 'glitch' with the century-old farming term 'haywire.'
Other topics include the collapse of the Freedom 250 concert led by Silicon Valley figure Keith Krach, with dropouts including Martina McBride, the Commodores, Bret Michaels, and Young MC. The episode also covers Joe Rogan's on-air apology after a Theo Von episode raised alarms about SSRIs and the discredited chemical imbalance theory, Texas AG Ken Paxton's push to classify Sharia law enforcement as a second-degree felony, and Jill Biden's CBS book tour and the response from Pod Save America.
A notable segment discusses Treasury Secretary Bessent's remarks at the Reagan National Economic Forum about a proposed $250 bill featuring President Trump, complete with a primer on seigniorage. Curry shares frustration using Anthropic's Claude Code agent to automate show credits and clip cutting, concluding the AI 'supercycle' touted by Armada CEO Dan Wright is overvalued. A boots-on-the-ground report from an independent Washington State gas station operator details two-week fuel contracts and hidden carbon-credit fees pressuring July 4 prices.
The episode underscores the hosts' commitment to deconstructing media narratives and questioning official accounts, from autism treatment funding to rocket failures and currency proposals.
