No Agenda Episode 1871: Iran, Media Deconstruction, and 'Hatman'

Episode 1871 of No Agenda, titled 'Hatman,' published May 24, 2026, finds co-hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstructing a packed Memorial Day weekend news cycle. Broadcasting from the Gaylord Opryland 'biodome' in Nashville during the K-LOVE Music Awards, Curry, and Dvorak from northern Silicon Valley's 'Refinery Row,' dive into President Trump's Truth Social claim of a 'largely negotiated' deal with Iran, the ongoing CENTCOM blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and what Curry frames as a financial-not-military war driven by Lloyd's of London insurance pricing. The hosts also cover Secretary of State Marco Rubio's enriched-versus-highly-enriched uranium slip, Pakistan's army chief brokering talks in Tehran, reports that Iran is settling cargo-ship insurance payments in Bitcoin to dodge sanctions, the leaked DNC autopsy on Kamala Harris's 2024 loss, Rep. Thomas Massie's primary defeat, NYC Mayor Mamdani's new Twitch livestream, and a White House shooting involving Nasir Best.

The show's signature media deconstruction is on full display as Curry pushes back on BBC framing of the Iran talks, calling the Strait of Hormuz standoff 'theater of the highest order' and emphasizing it's a financial war: 'If Lloyd's of London won't insure, nobody — for whatever reason, no one wants to use the American reinsurers through DFC and Chubb.' Dvorak weighs in on the viral 'Mask-Gate' clip of retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward on Fox News, concluding it 'looks like bullcrap.' Deeper segments include declassified emails from former NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers to DNI James Clapper, CIA's John Brennan, and FBI's James Comey over the 2017 Russia attribution report — referred by AG Pam Bondi to a Fort Pierce grand jury overseen by Joe diGenova and Judge Aileen Cannon. The hosts examine Tulsi Gabbard's June 30 resignation amid her husband Abraham's bone cancer diagnosis, Dr. Deborah Birx's surprising defense of U.S. Ebola funding in the DRC, a new USCIS green-card memo requiring applicants to return home, the SpaceX S-1 filing, and Jeff Bezos's optimistic AI-and-jobs forecast.

About No Agenda Podcast: Hosted by podcasting pioneer Adam Curry and tech journalist John C. Dvorak, No Agenda is a twice-weekly, listener-supported value-for-value broadcast that has spent nearly 19 years dissecting how mainstream media frames, amplifies, or buries stories. Known for irreverent humor, deep clip analysis, and a global network of producer-contributors, the show offers a skeptical alternative to conventional news. Episode 1871, 'Hatman,' is available now wherever podcasts are heard, including modern Podcasting 2.0 apps.