The No Agenda Show, a long-running podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, released episode 1887 titled 'The Stick Works' on July 19, 2026. In this nearly three-hour episode, the hosts deliver their signature media deconstruction of a turbulent news week, focusing on President Trump's primetime address alleging Chinese interference in the 2020 election, the refusal of major networks like ABC, NBC, and CNN to carry the speech live, and the release of unclassified CIA documents.
Curry and Dvorak examine the specific evidentiary claims advanced by Trump and cross-reference them against the source documents. Key threads include the alleged Chinese acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files, the Michigan Muskegon canvassing investigation, and DHS findings on 278,000 non-citizen registrations. Curry walks listeners through his line-by-line verification exercise, arguing that Trump's rhetoric sometimes outpaced the released documents while other claims held up. 'So I've done that as a public service,' Curry said, noting that claim number one—that China carried out the largest compromise of election data in history—was partially supported.
Dvorak counters with skepticism about the China framing, given Trump's recent Beijing overtures, and questions whether the Strait of Hormuz posture and shipbuilding push signal a broader geopolitical pivot. The episode also probes Secretary of State Marco Rubio's State Department forum on political terrorism, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's disclosure of a February 2024 assassination attempt by Ryan English, and Vice President JD Vance's Joe Rogan appearance targeting Brad Parscale and the Esther Project, a German PR operation allegedly funded by the Israeli government. Curry connects Parscale's FARA filings to Salem Radio Network.
The hosts then track the House vote where 103 Democrats, including Whip Katherine Clark, backed Thomas Massie's amendment to cut Israel aid, with notable figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Fetterman, and Governor Wes Moore weighing in. A long segment on AI chatbot failures features viral creator Husk and Databricks CEO commentary on GPU scarcity and the Kimi K3 model.
The significance of this episode lies in its meticulous fact-checking of a presidential address against primary source documents, a practice often missing in mainstream media coverage. By dissecting the gaps between Trump's claims and the underlying evidence, the show highlights the importance of independent media analysis in an era of polarized news consumption. The episode is available at the show's website and wherever podcasts are heard.
