No Agenda's Fill-In Hosts Tackle Trump Assassination Plot, WNBA Controversy, and More in Episode 1895

In the latest episode of the No Agenda Show, fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner take the helm for Episode 1895, titled "XY You're Out," delivering a week of media deconstruction from their respective locations near Chicago and the Connecticut shore. The episode, published on August 16, 2026, upholds the podcast's tradition of dissecting how stories are framed, amplified, or buried across mainstream outlets. The hosts dive into a wide array of stories, starting with an alleged Iranian plot against President Trump. They also examine a viral Blue's Clues political ad from Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, which pitches Medicare for All to what the hosts call "kidults." The irreverent tone remains, but the source clips do the heavy lifting. A notable segment covers reports that 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 points out that PBS NewsHour reported President Bill Clinton pulled the same maneuver in Islamabad in 2000, directly contradicting an MS NOW guest who claimed Clinton would never have done such a thing. The episode also features 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" is also discussed. One of the most striking segments is Caitlyn Jenner's blunt WNBA take, which the hosts replay and endorse 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," one host says. The segment also covers the backlash involving Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark. Deeper threads include 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 covers MS NOW's reporting on the USS Abraham Lincoln's 266-day deployment, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's pushback from Panama, and Victor Davis Hanson's analysis of why Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham have destabilized what he calls the league's "preferred obscurity and poverty." A boots-on-the-ground segment from Sir Darius Unity details data-center construction protocols, phone confiscation, and reported downtime losses. No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast built on media deconstruction and value-for-value support. Hosts Adam Curry and the late 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. Listen to this Episode