The latest episode of the No Agenda Show, titled “XY You're Out,” aired on August 16, 2026, with fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner at the helm. Broadcasting from just outside Chicago and the Connecticut shore, the duo continued the podcast's tradition of media deconstruction, a format established by Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak. The episode delved into a week marked by an alleged Iranian plot against President Trump, a viral Blue's Clues political ad, and a new cultural controversy within the WNBA.
Listeners were treated to a wide sweep of stories mined from cable news, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and MSNBC (now MS NOW). Among the highlights was Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Blue's Clues cosplay ad pitching Medicare for All to what the hosts called “kidults.” The ad, which drew attention for its unconventional approach, was dissected for its targeting of younger voters.
One of the most striking stories covered was the report that President Trump was smuggled off Air Force One in a catering truck after a NATO summit in Turkey, with the press left aboard as a decoy. The hosts leaned on verbatim clips rather than commentary alone, and O'Neill noted that PBS NewsHour reported President Bill Clinton pulled the same maneuver in Islamabad in 2000, directly contradicting an MS NOW guest who insisted Clinton would never have done such a thing. This segment underscored the show's focus on how stories are framed and whether they hold up to scrutiny.
The episode also featured Chris Matthews resurfacing to warn moderate Democrats about the DSA, and AOC walking back “woke one” positions on ABC. New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher's redefinition of shoplifting as “crimes of poverty” was also discussed, highlighting ongoing debates about criminal justice reform.
In sports, Caitlyn Jenner's blunt WNBA take sparked discussion. The hosts replayed her line and endorsed it on the spot: “XX, you're in. XY, you're out. It's simple. That's the catchphrase. Let's remember that. I might get that tattooed on myself.” This led to a deeper analysis of the Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark backlash, with Victor Davis Hanson weighing in on why these players have destabilized what he called the league's “preferred obscurity and poverty.”
Deeper threads included H.R. McMaster's CBS analysis of IRGC “pattern of life” videos targeting Barron Trump and Melania Trump, Rahm Emanuel positioning himself as a moderate against Gavin Newsom, and a Grimerica clip breaking down new Canadian hate-speech guidance that treats social-media boycotts of 2SLGBTQI+ organizations as potential bias incidents. The show also covered MS NOW's reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln's 266-day deployment, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pushback from Panama, and a boots-on-the-ground segment from Sir Darius Unity detailing data-center construction protocols, phone confiscation, and reported downtime losses.
Throughout the episode, the tone remained irreverent, but the source clips did the heavy lifting, allowing listeners to hear the original content and draw their own conclusions. The No Agenda Show, a long-running, listener-supported podcast, is built on media deconstruction and value-for-value support. Hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak established the format of dissecting how stories are framed, amplified, or buried across mainstream outlets, government messaging, and Big Tech. Episode 1895, “XY You're Out,” is available now wherever podcasts are heard, along with meetup information and producer credits at the episode page.
