No Agenda's Guest Hosts Tackle Fauci's Fifth Amendment Stand, AI Warnings, and Flock Safety Backlash

The long-running media deconstruction podcast No Agenda continued its twice-weekly broadcast on July 30, 2026, with guest hosts Darren O'Neill and Larry Blythner stepping in for Adam Curry, who is on bereavement leave following the passing of co-host John C. Dvorak. Episode 1890, titled "Flock Off!" tackled a range of stories dominating the news cycle, from Anthony Fauci's dramatic Senate appearance to Elon Musk's latest AI warnings and a bipartisan revolt against Flock Safety cameras.

The episode opened with the hosts explaining how they were tapped to keep the show running without interruption, before diving into the day's top stories. The centerpiece was Fauci's testimony before a Senate committee, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times. The hosts read verbatim passages from Fauci's roughly 1,100-page diary, including entries about Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and a Kennedy Center evening with Joan Baez. Blythner did not mince words about the spectacle, calling it "the biggest, uh, comedic event in the history of United States government, no question about it." He argued that Fauci squandered a chance at a Caesar's Palace residency by listening to his six attorneys instead of answering Senator Josh Hawley's questions about the color of his tie and the carpet in front of him.

The conversation then shifted to Elon Musk's interview with The Economist, where he predicted that AI will exceed human intelligence within five years, with a 10 to 20 percent chance of "killer robots." The hosts dissected the implications of such a timeline, referencing the rapid pace of AI development and the societal risks.

Another key segment focused on Flock Safety, the license plate camera company that has faced growing opposition from both the ACLU and right-leaning municipalities. The hosts referenced the ACLU's Chad Marlowe, the dflock.org tracking site, and reporting from Sir Ryan Bemrose about antenna sensors capable of harvesting MAC addresses from passing phones. They contrasted CEO Garrett Langley's TED Talk pitch that "safety should just be a right" with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's stance on incarceration, El Salvador's Bukele prison model, and Radley Balko's book "Rise of the Warrior Cop." The episode highlighted how the ACLU has joined forces with Sedona, Arizona and other towns to cancel Flock Safety contracts, signaling a rare bipartisan consensus on privacy concerns.

The show also touched on a McLaughlin poll on the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz strikes, and a WNBA controversy involving the Seattle Storm owner confronting two teenage Sophie Cunningham fans. Throughout the episode, O'Neill and Blythner maintained the show's trademark clip-driven analysis, using audio clips to deconstruct how these stories were framed by the media.

In a lengthy donation segment, the hosts honored Dvorak with tributes from producers around the world, plus knightings and meetup announcements from Coeur d'Alene to Calgary. The episode is available now wherever podcasts are heard.