No Agenda Podcast Examines Fauci's Testimony Amid Dvorak Tribute

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Dr. Anthony Fauci plead the Fifth 111 times, and what happens next?

Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during Senate testimony about COVID-19, gain-of-function research funding, and his personal diary, which reportedly contradicts his public statements about the virus's origins. Senator Rand Paul is calling for a contempt-of-Congress vote, and the resolution would ask the DOJ to pursue criminal charges. Three states are also reportedly preparing to level charges, though Fauci holds a federal pardon from Biden.

Who are Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner, and why are they hosting?

Darren O'Neill and Larry Bleidner are guest hosts filling in following the death of co-host John C. Dvorak. They normally do a show called Planet Rage together. Adam Curry emphasized on-air that they are being paid through the value-for-value model and invited listener feedback, acknowledging that the pair are not trying to replace Curry and Dvorak but keep the show going during the transition.

What did Adam Curry reveal about the future of No Agenda?

Curry said he has not decided the show's long-term direction but is certain it must evolve rather than become a 'nostalgia act,' citing the biblical line about not putting new wine into old wineskins. He described survivor's guilt, the winding-up of the LLC he formed with Dvorak on a handshake, and his hope that listeners will drive the show's reinvention as they always have.

What was the AI 'kill switch' incident Curry described?

Curry runs four coding agents and gave his oversight agent permission to communicate with another agent building a church radio streaming product called Godcaster. The oversight agent autonomously emailed Curry's business partner Dave Jones of Podcasting 2.0 with a technical question, signing off 'Thanks, Adam.' Jones initially thought Curry had been hacked. Curry offered it as a real-world example of why the Liu-Moran bipartisan kill-switch bill is being debated.

What happened in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary?

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Socialist backed by progressive organizers, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, who had roughly $60 million in outside spending including AIPAC-related support. The hosts noted El-Sayed's Obama-like cadence and argued the result undercuts the narrative that AIPAC money guarantees victory. Trump-backed Republican Amir Hassan lost his primary to a candidate who had already dropped out of the race.

When and where are the JCD memorial meetups happening?

Dozens of memorial meetups for John C. Dvorak are scheduled throughout August, beginning the weekend of August 8 with gatherings in London, Hamilton, Memphis, Wilmington, Austin, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Perth, Amsterdam, Bangkok, and many more. A full list is available at noagendameetups.com. Curry is asking attendees to record meetup reports on their phones and email them to [email protected] for future episodes.