“We Need Memes!”: No Agenda’s Episode 1891 Takes on RFK, Bernie, and Trump’s Truth API
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In the wake of co-founder John C. Dvorak's passing, guest hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner carry on the No Agenda tradition in Episode 1891, titled “We Need Memes!” Broadcasting from FEMA Region 5 and the Connecticut shore, the pair open with a tearful tribute from Australian listener Sarah Harris before diving into a two-hour media deconstruction.
The episode takes on several of the week's most-spun stories, starting with RFK Jr.'s combative CNN appearance. Bleidner cheers the exchange, noting the rare moment a cabinet member turned the tables on a broadcaster. The verbatim clip captures Kennedy telling Dana Bash: “I think it was absolute press malpractice. You weren't allowing your... Mr. Secretary, your job is a fierce skepticism toward authority. And you weren't doing that. You were beating up people who were dissenting.” O'Neill adds that disagreement was rebranded as disinformation during the pandemic, a pattern the show has documented for years.
Next, the hosts dissect Bernie Sanders' real-estate empire, including a Lake Champlain “summer camp,” and challenge the framing around Trump Media's Truth API pricing. O'Neill, drawing on his technical background, argues that Senator Chris Murphy and pundit David Pakman are misrepresenting the API as “insider trading.” He explains that high-frequency traders already pay for similar firehose access on X, and the advantage measures in milliseconds.
The episode also covers alleged Iranian cyberattacks on 30 Minnesota water treatment plants and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's leaked remarks about “paving the pathway for 2028” through memes and “primarying” Senator John Fetterman. El-Sayed reportedly said he would “put one ogre on a pike” to bring other Democrats into line. Clips from Bill Maher, Michael Savage, Dave Rubin, Stephen Miller, and Governor JB Pritzker round out the deconstruction.
Throughout, the hosts refuse to let political framing pass unchallenged, offering the signature skeptical lens that No Agenda is known for. Episode 1891 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.