Episode 1887 of the No Agenda Show, titled 'The Stick Works,' published July 19, 2026, features hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstructing a turbulent news week centered on President Trump’s primetime address alleging Chinese interference in the 2020 election. The episode, available at the show's website, examines the refusal of ABC, NBC, and CNN to carry the speech live and the release of unclassified CIA documents that Curry analyzed claim-by-claim.
Across nearly three hours, Curry and Dvorak cross-reference Trump’s evidentiary claims against the source documents. Key threads include the alleged Chinese acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files, the Michigan Muskegon canvassing investigation and DHS findings on 278,000 non-citizen registrations, Trump’s push for the SAVE Act to end mail-in ballot vulnerabilities, and reactions from John Brennan and Ty Cobb. Curry walks listeners through his line-by-line verification, arguing that Trump’s rhetoric sometimes outpaced the documents while other claims held up. Dvorak counters with skepticism about the China framing given Trump’s recent Beijing overtures.
The episode also probes Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s forum on political terrorism, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s disclosure of a February 2024 assassination attempt, and Vice President JD Vance’s Joe Rogan appearance targeting Brad Parscale and the Esther Project. Curry connects Parscale’s FARA filings to Salem Radio Network. The hosts track the House vote where 103 Democrats backed Thomas Massie’s amendment to cut Israel aid, with figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighing in. A segment on AI chatbot failures features creator Husk and Databricks CEO commentary on GPU scarcity and the Kimi K3 model.
This episode matters because it provides a rare, real-time fact-check of a presidential address using primary source documents, highlighting the gap between political rhetoric and evidence. It also underscores ongoing debates about election security, foreign interference, media bias, and the reliability of AI technologies. Curry and Dvorak’s analysis offers listeners a skeptical, independent perspective that challenges both mainstream narratives and partisan talking points.
