The No Agenda Show, a podcast renowned for its media deconstruction, released Episode 1895 titled "XY You're Out" on August 16, 2026, with fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner at the helm. Broadcasting from near Chicago and the Connecticut shore, the duo upheld the show's tradition of dissecting news framing across mainstream outlets, a format established by regular hosts Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak. The episode covered a range of stories, from an alleged Iranian assassination plot against President Trump to a cultural controversy in the WNBA, relying heavily on verbatim clips to let the source material speak for itself.
One of the most striking segments involved reports 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. O'Neill highlighted that PBS NewsHour had reported a similar maneuver by President Bill Clinton in Islamabad in 2000, directly contradicting an MSNBC (now MS NOW) guest who insisted such a tactic was unprecedented. This example illustrated the hosts' mission to expose inconsistencies in media narratives.
The episode also delved into the political sphere, featuring Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Blue's Clues-themed campaign ad promoting Medicare for All, which the hosts dubbed as targeting "kidults." Chris Matthews resurfaced to warn moderate Democrats about the Democratic Socialists of America, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walked back some of her more progressive positions on ABC. New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher's redefinition of shoplifting as "crimes of poverty" was also scrutinized.
In sports, the show played a clip of Caitlyn Jenner's blunt take on the WNBA's transgender debate, which the hosts endorsed. Jenner's line, "XX, you're in. XY, you're out. It's simple," was met with approval, with O'Neill joking about getting it tattooed. The discussion extended to the backlash involving Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark, with Victor Davis Hanson analyzing how their prominence has disrupted the league's "preferred obscurity and poverty."
International and defense matters were not overlooked. H.R. McMaster provided CBS analysis of IRGC "pattern of life" videos targeting Barron and Melania Trump. The MS NOW report on the USS Abraham Lincoln's 266-day deployment was covered, along with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pushback from Panama. A clip from the Grimerica podcast discussed new Canadian hate-speech guidance that could treat social-media boycotts of 2SLGBTQI+ organizations as potential bias incidents.
The episode concluded with a segment from Sir Darius Unity on data-center construction protocols, phone confiscation, and reported downtime losses. Throughout, the hosts maintained their irreverent tone while encouraging listeners to question official narratives. The No Agenda Show, a listener-supported podcast built on value-for-value support, continues to offer a unique perspective on how stories are shaped and spun. Episode 1895 is available now on podcast platforms, with meetup information and producer credits at the episode page.
