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Curry and Dvorak Deconstruct Eurovision, Trump-Xi Summit and Cuba Crisis

In Episode 1869, 'Trollery,' Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak dissect Bulgaria's surprise Eurovision win, Trump's Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, Cuba's energy collapse, an FDA shakeup over flavored vapes, and a new CBS profile claiming internet trolls share psychopathic traits.


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Episode 1869 of the No Agenda Show, titled 'Trollery,' hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, was published on May 17, 2026 and delivers the duo's signature media deconstruction across a packed news cycle. Broadcasting from the Texas Hill Country and California's Refinery Row, the hosts crack open everything from the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna to President Trump's first state visit to China of his second term, a CIA director's surprise landing in Havana, and a CBS News segment claiming internet trolls are drawn from the seven percent of the population with sociopathic traits.

The episode threads multiple breaking storylines into a single conversation, including:

Eurovision 2026 — Bulgaria Wins / Israel Runner-Up / UK Last

Eurovision 2026 — Bulgaria Wins / Israel Runner-Up / UK Last

Photo: Adam Curry & John C. Dvorak

“It's a coin-operated presidency, and they figured out very quickly that you put money in and you get stuff out.”

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  • Bulgaria's longshot Eurovision victory with singer Dora, plus mockery of the BBC World Service interview with 'WeeWee Blogs' founder William Lee Adams
  • Trump's Beijing summit with Xi Jinping, the Boeing jet deal, soybean purchases, and Kara Swisher's 'coin-operated presidency' framing on Pivot
  • Cuba's island-wide blackouts, CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Havana visit, and a $100 million aid offer routed through the Catholic Church
  • FDA Commissioner Marty McCary's clash with the White House over Replimune and flavored vape approvals from Glass

Curry and Dvorak take particular aim at how cable hosts handled the Beijing trip. After playing a Megyn Kelly interview with Glenn Greenwald and a Jen Psaki segment on MSNBC, Dvorak notes the convergence of legacy and alternative media talking points. On Trump's response to a reporter's question about gas prices and Iran, the president said flatly, 'I don't think about America's financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.' The hosts dissect how that clip was chopped and recycled across CNN, MSNBC and CNBC.

The deeper context runs through energy geopolitics and pharmaceutical influence. Energy Secretary Chris Wright tells CNBC that Chinese ships will begin sourcing oil from Texas, Louisiana and Alaska, while pipelines through Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey's Ceyhan terminal and potentially Jordan reduce the Strait of Hormuz's importance. On the domestic front, the hosts highlight Senator Bill Cassidy's primary loss in Louisiana, Judge Jeanine Pirro's new DC curfew prosecution policy under Code 22-811, a unanimous Supreme Court ruling expanding broker liability in trucking crashes, and the Africa CDC's reporting of 246 suspected Ebola cases in Congo's Ituri province. They also flag the federal terror case against Mohammed al-Sadi, accused of coordinating attacks tied to Kata'ib Hezbollah.

About No Agenda Show

No Agenda is a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak that takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle. Known for its sharp commentary, humor, and media deconstruction approach, the show examines how stories are framed, repeated, amplified or ignored across news outlets, government messaging, entertainment, and technology platforms. Episode 1869 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, and how did Curry and Dvorak react to the BBC's coverage?
Bulgaria's singer Dora won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, beating frontrunners Australia and Finland. Curry and Dvorak mocked the BBC World Service interview with William Lee Adams, founder of 'WeeWee Blogs,' over his overwrought descriptions of Australia's Delta Goodrum in 7,000 Swarovski crystals and his clinical framing of Dora's makeup-related anxiety as performance art.
What was the significance of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Cuba?
Ratcliffe landed in Havana during island-wide blackouts caused by oil shortages, delivering a message that the US wants to 'seriously engage on economic and security issues' only if Cuba makes fundamental changes. The hosts noted that sending a CIA director rather than Cuban-American Secretary of State Marco Rubio signals 'something's up,' and tied it to a $100 million aid offer routed through the Catholic Church.
Why did Curry and Dvorak argue FDA Commissioner Marty McCary was actually pushed out?
While headlines blamed McCary's delay in approving Glass's flavored vapes, the hosts pointed to his CNBC interview where he defended rejecting Replimune, a melanoma drug backed by BlackRock and promoted in nine Wall Street Journal opinion pieces. They argued the vape controversy was a pretext to oust him over the Replimune rejection, which tanked the stock to roughly $5 a share.
What did Trump say about gas prices and Iran, and how was the clip handled by media?
Asked whether Americans' financial situations motivated an Iran deal, Trump said, 'Not even a little bit... We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.' The hosts demonstrated how CNN's Kaitlin Collins played a truncated version, while Trump later told Brett Baier he 'totally cares' about people struggling to fill their gas tanks at $4.53 per gallon.
What Supreme Court ruling on trucking did the hosts highlight, and why does it matter?
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to allow a man who lost part of his leg to sue logistics broker C.H. Robinson, expanding broker liability for negligent hiring of unsafe motor carriers, including illegal alien drivers. Curry suggested this liability shift could eventually extend to autonomous trucks and possibly vaccine manufacturers, signaling a broader legal reckoning.
What did the CBS segment on internet trolls claim, and how did the hosts respond?
CBS contributor Arthur Brooks claimed trolls come disproportionately from the seven percent of the population with 'dark triad' traits — narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy — and that political activists on both sides share these characteristics. Curry and Dvorak embraced the label for their troll room of 1,681 listeners, framing the segment as an indirect attack on Trump dressed up as behavioral science.