By: Newsworthy.ai
August 17, 2026

Unveiling the Air Force One Decoy: A Closer Look at Iran Threats and WNBA Drama

No Agenda Show takes center stage as fill-in hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner helm Episode 1895, titled XY You're Out, published on August 16, 2026. Broadcasting from just outside Chicago and the Connecticut shore, the duo upholds the media deconstruction tradition set by Adam Curry and the late John C. Dvorak. They delve into a week marked by an alleged Iranian plot against President Trump, a viral Blue's Clues political ad, and a new cultural controversy within the WNBA.he tone stays irreverent, but the source clips do the heavy lifting.

Listeners get a wide sweep of stories mined from cable news, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and MSNBC (now MS NOW), including:

  • Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Blue's Clues cosplay ad pitching Medicare for All to what the hosts call "kidults"
  • 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
  • Chris Matthews resurfacing to warn moderate Democrats about the DSA, and AOC walking back "woke one" positions on ABC
  • New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher redefining shoplifting as "crimes of poverty"
  • Caitlyn Jenner's blunt WNBA take and the Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark backlash

The hosts lean on verbatim clips rather than commentary alone. On Jenner's WNBA position, they replay her line and endorse it 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." On the decoy plane story, O'Neill notes that PBS NewsHour reported President Bill Clinton pulled the same maneuver in Islamabad in 2000, directly contradicting an MS NOW guest who insisted Clinton would never have done such a thing.

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.

About No Agenda Show

No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast built on media deconstruction and value-for-value support. Hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak established the format of dissecting how stories are framed, amplified, or buried across mainstream outlets, government messaging, and Big Tech. The show blends sharp analysis, humor, listener contributions, and a refusal to accept official narratives at face value. Episode 1895, XY You're Out, is available now wherever podcasts are heard, along with meetup information and producer credits at the episode page.

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