Episodes

Vladimir Putin clarifies that a viral clip regarding the fate of traitors was a translation error, stating the Sergei Skripal matter is strictly the business of the Secret Service. Meanwhile, investigations into the Salisbury nerve agent attack reveal Skripal was a consultant for Christopher Steele, the author of the Trump-Russia dossier. These developments coincide with UK officials identifying the substance as Novichok despite a lack of definitive public analysis from Porton Down scientists. The Department of Homeland Security and New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth claim Russian hackers have accessed the US power grid, though critics argue the reporting is hyperbolic marketing for cybersecurity firms like CrowdStrike and Dragos. In Washington, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe just before his retirement, while White House aide Johnny McEntee was removed due to a significant gambling problem. Simultaneously, Peter Schweizer’s new book Secret Empires alleges that the families of Joe Biden and John Kerry secured a billion-dollar deal with the Bank of China through Seneca Global Advisors. Dr. Brian Wallace warns of a growing tech neck epidemic among children as the Senate moves to pass the SESTA-FOSTA bill, potentially ending broad internet immunity under Section 230. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct the branding of the mainstream media and the irony of the Florida International University bridge collapse. The episode concludes with the announcement of the Space Force and a look at the generational shift in aesthetics driven by Instagram-obsessed Gen Z consumers.

President Donald Trump officially designated space as a war-fighting domain, proposing the creation of a Space Force as a distinct military branch. This strategic shift coincides with NASA findings that astronaut Scott Kelly experienced permanent DNA alteration after a year aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, Austin police are investigating a series of package bombings that have killed two people, including Draylon Mason, as security tightens during the South by Southwest festival. In the wake of the Salisbury poisoning, Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats while U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley warned the UN Security Council of potential chemical attacks in New York. The UK government identified the nerve agent as Novichok, a Soviet-era substance, though questions remain regarding the speed of the Porton Down laboratory's identification. Domestically, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired via tweet, replaced by Mike Pompeo, as Gina Haspel faces scrutiny over her history with CIA black sites. Economic advisor Larry Kudlow joins the White House following Gary Cohn's exit, signaling a return to supply-side orthodoxy. Technical glitches and human error take center stage as a California teacher accidentally discharges a firearm in a classroom and United Airlines faces backlash for the death of a French Bulldog in an overhead bin. The hosts perform a knighting ceremony for donors Tim Lang and Madame Anonymous while deconstructing the BBC's new media literacy game for children. Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden shares his perspective on HPV-related throat cancer, and the show traces the history of Section 230 back to the 1995 Prodigy libel case.

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a historic summit with Kim Jong-un has sent shockwaves through the diplomatic community, with South Korean national security advisers confirming North Korea’s commitment to denuclearization. While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the White House navigate the logistics of this unprecedented meeting, media skeptics and pundits like Mark Shields suggest the administration is bypassing traditional military counsel from Jim Mattis and Joe Dunford. The potential for a Nobel Peace Prize looms over the negotiations as the President pivots his 2020 campaign strategy toward a Keep America Great platform. In Europe, Steve Bannon joined Marine Le Pen at the National Front congress in Lille, urging the party to embrace populist labels as a badge of honor following a significant anti-EU shift in the Italian elections. Meanwhile, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom warned of retaliatory 25% tariffs on Harley-Davidson motorcycles and Kentucky bourbon in response to new US steel and aluminum protections. Domestic manufacturers, including the last American producer of steel beer kegs, report that rising material costs may soon make local production uncompetitive against Chinese imports. Intelligence circles are also buzzing over John Kiriakou’s claims of a clandestine operation involving a suspicious motorcycle accident in Washington D.C., while deepfake AI technology begins to disrupt the digital landscape. Jordan Peterson observes a growing sense of cultural embarrassment in Amsterdam, a sentiment contrasted by the unique engineering of Dutch gravity-reservoir toilets and the debut of the PAL-V Liberty flying gyrocopter. Sir Sam and Sir Topher join the No Agenda roundtable through the value-for-value model, while the Baron of the DMV requests gambling karma. The show concludes with a breakdown of George Carlin’s proposal to repurpose golf courses for the homeless and a warning regarding the hallucinogenic side effects of the insomnia medication Belsomra.

Amazon Echo users report a series of unsettling technical anomalies as the Alexa voice assistant begins laughing spontaneously without prompts or responding with defiant phrases like "I’ll do it later." These glitches coincide with a new Wired Magazine report and Science Magazine study warning that San Francisco Bay Area flood risks are underestimated by 90 percent due to land subsidence. While climate scientists predict a real estate crisis for the region, local observations of mudflats near Highway 80 show no visible change in water levels since the late 19th century. In Washington, Hope Hicks testified before the House Intelligence Committee regarding a hack of her personal email accounts, while Gary Cohn resigned his post as chief economic advisor following a dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs. Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to Sacramento to file a federal lawsuit against California’s sanctuary state laws, prompting Governor Jerry Brown to accuse the administration of engaging in gutter politics. Meanwhile, the 90th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, hit an all-time ratings low as viewers tuned out of a broadcast dominated by inclusion riders and political commentary. Documentary filmmaker Grigory Rodchenkov also gained attention as Icarus took home an Oscar for exposing state-sponsored Russian doping. Kieran Hennessey receives a knighthood as the Knight of Munster during a high-energy value-for-value funding segment featuring a wave of $80.08 donations. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak break down the linguistic shift of Australian slang like "tradies" and "ambos" while tracking the mysterious social media disappearance of RT reporter Gayan Chichakyan. The session wraps with a look at the California high-speed rail cost overruns and a musical tribute to the West Oakland crime scene.

President Donald Trump triggered global trade alarms this week by announcing a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum. The sudden policy shift, reportedly sparked by internal White House friction following Hope Hicks' testimony, has sent shockwaves through the World Trade Organization and prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his nation’s trade surplus. While critics like Senator Ben Sasse label the move protectionist, proponents like Ben Stein argue that domestic metal production is a national security imperative for potential future conflicts. Technological and legal battles intensify as the Supreme Court hears arguments in the Microsoft Ireland case, weighing the implications of the CLOUD Act on international data privacy. Simultaneously, the House of Representatives passed SESTA-FOSTA legislation, a move that threatens the foundational liability protections of Section 230 for platforms like YouTube and Yelp. In the social sphere, Brad Parscale detailed how the Trump campaign utilized embedded staff from Facebook and Google to optimize digital outreach, while the FBI investigates allegations that Russian official Alexander Torshin used the NRA to funnel campaign funds. Further reports indicate that pedestrian fatalities have hit a 25-year high, potentially linked to smartphone distraction and the rise of high-potency marijuana. Cultural shifts take center stage as the 90th Academy Awards face scrutiny over "woke" voting trends and plagiarism allegations surrounding The Shape of Water. A new study in the National Academy of Sciences warns that routine ibuprofen use may cause compensated hypogonadism in men, prompting Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak to suggest a return to aspirin. The episode concludes with the formal knighting of Sir Benonymous, a donor who champions the efficiency of 1.5x playback speed in the modern podcast era.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigns following a closed-door congressional hearing where she admitted to telling white lies for President Donald Trump. The departure fuels speculation regarding a power struggle between Chief of Staff John Kelly and the duo of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Reports indicate Kushner and Ivanka have faced security clearance downgrades while Kelly consolidates military influence within the West Wing. In the wake of the Parkland shooting, President Trump surprised lawmakers by challenging the NRA and supporting universal background checks. Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for universal depression screening for children aged 12 and older, a move critics link to increased SSRI prescriptions. Internationally, a United Nations report claims North Korea is supplying chemical weapon components to Bashar al-Assad in Syria, while UK soldiers receive anthrax vaccinations in response to rising regional tensions. In New Zealand, authorities prepare to release a Korean strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease to cull invasive populations. Cultural oddities emerge as a recording of Ella Fitzgerald reveals a linguistic fractal in the word devosh. In Austin, the new central library becomes an unofficial homeless shelter, mirroring a national crisis that sees New York City librarians now carrying Narcan. The episode concludes with a knighting ceremony for Joseph Harrell and Martin Bills as the value-for-value model continues to fund the program without corporate interference.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller secures a guilty plea from Dutch attorney Alex Van Der Zwaan for lying to the FBI, while the House Intelligence Committee releases a contentious Democratic rebuttal memo. Representative Adam Schiff and Chairman Devin Nunes continue their public clash over the FISA warrant process and the origins of the Carter Page investigation. These developments coincide with new scrutiny of Paul Manafort’s lobbying history for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and the controversial Uranium One deal involving Rosatom and the Clinton Foundation. In Florida, Sheriff Scott Israel faces intense criticism after reports confirm the FBI and local deputies ignored dozens of red flags regarding Nikolas Cruz before the Parkland shooting. Whistleblowers reveal a systemic arrest-diversion policy in Broward County designed to suppress crime statistics in exchange for federal grants, effectively allowing felonies to go unpunished. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s use of video games like Call of Duty as recruitment tools comes to light via FOIA requests, and Senator Marco Rubio warns of Chinese influence through Confucius Institutes at American universities. James Vincent Carlson assumes the role of Executive Producer as the show deconstructs the QAnon phenomenon and Justin Trudeau’s wardrobe choices in India. The hosts grant baby-making karma to the audience while analyzing the linguistic shift of gun safety into a political euphemism. Sir Michael Moss joins the No Agenda knighthood during a ceremony marked by discussions on virtue signaling and the peculiar etymology of avocado windfalls.

Donald Trump hosted a White House listening session on February 21, 2018, where Andrew Pollack and other families from Stoneman Douglas High School demanded immediate security upgrades. The media narrative focused heavily on the president's suggestion to arm highly trained teachers, while observers noted a distinct lack of visible emotion from some participants compared to previous tragedies. This event has accelerated a national debate over whether schools should adopt TSA-style checkpoints and total cell phone bans to prevent future mass casualty events. Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman point to cultural desensitization through first-person shooter video games and the 1997 legalization of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising as primary drivers of violence. While the FBI background check database (NICS) is legally required to purge successful purchase data daily to prevent a federal registry, student activists like David Hogg are being utilized by political organizations to influence the 2018 midterm elections. Simultaneously, the White House is exploring policy shifts that would flag specific individuals for gun bans based on mental health databases rather than banning specific weapon types for the general public. In lighter but equally strange news, Dr. Drew Pinsky predicts a bubonic plague outbreak in Los Angeles due to deteriorating sanitary conditions, while Omarosa Manigault Newman complains about the high cost of snacks on Air Force One. The show also tracks the curious discovery of George Washington’s hair in a 1793 almanac and the Dutch adoption of Black Friday as a successful experiment in global mind control.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and the Internet Research Agency for allegedly conspiring to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein confirmed the defendants utilized social media to promote discord, though the indictment clarifies that no Americans were knowingly involved and the final election results remained unaffected. The move has sparked a firestorm of media comparisons to Pearl Harbor, while critics point to the hypocrisy of historical U.S. meddling in foreign elections. In the wake of the Parkland shooting, the FBI faces intense scrutiny for failing to investigate a specific tip regarding Nikolas Cruz, despite a YouTube user alerting the bureau months prior. Florida Governor Rick Scott has called for the resignation of FBI Director Christopher Wray as the national gun control debate shifts toward AR-15 nomenclature and mental health registries. Meanwhile, former CIA Director James Woolsey suggests a strategy to bankrupt Vladimir Putin by flooding the market with U.S. energy exports, even as domestic fracking operations face financial risks from lower oil prices. Beyond the headlines, the episode explores the chemical properties of NAC as a hangover preventative and the bizarre history of Edith Wilson acting as the first female president following Woodrow Wilson's stroke. John C. Dvorak recounts a night of smoked Manhattans and rattlesnake sausage with Andrew Horowitz, while the crew considers the merits of a No Agenda branded codpiece. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak break down the latest in value-for-value support from the Knight of the RV.

Venice gondolas sit stranded in mud as historic low tides drain the city's famous canals, yet the visual phenomenon remains largely absent from mainstream climate reporting. The Daily Mail and The Sun are among the few outlets documenting the sludge, which contradicts standard sea-level rise narratives. Meanwhile, a security breach at the National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade involving a black SUV and gunfire mirrors a 2015 incident at the same gate. Nicholas Cruz remains in custody following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Witness accounts from students suggest the possibility of a second shooter or a concurrent active shooter drill, while Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris pivot to gun control legislation. A 2012 ATF report reveals that over 190,000 firearms have been lost or stolen by law enforcement, fueling a black market for untraceable weapons. CBS News demonstrated this lack of oversight by assembling a functional 9mm ghost gun from an online kit in under three hours. In the corporate world, Unilever CMO Keith Weed announced a $9 billion pull-back from digital platforms like Google and Facebook that fail to ensure brand safety or protect children. Omarosa Manigault Newman targets Vice President Mike Pence on Celebrity Big Brother, labeling his religious views as extreme. Senator Dianne Feinstein faces scrutiny as archival footage from the 1990s reveals her previous hardline stance against illegal immigration in California. The program concludes with a musical parody titled The Snowflake Bunch, mocking the current state of outrage culture and political activism.

White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter and speechwriter David Sorenson resigned this week following domestic abuse allegations from former spouses Jenny Willoughby and Colbie Holderness. President Donald Trump defended Porter's character while media scrutiny intensified regarding the administration's security clearance protocols and Chief of Staff John Kelly's oversight. The fallout has sparked a broader debate on due process and the speed of executive terminations in the face of public accusations. Communications Director Hope Hicks faces scrutiny as a potential internal catalyst for these departures, with some observers labeling her a White House Black Widow due to her proximity to ousted officials like Corey Lewandowski. Meanwhile, Representative Jackie Speier led the House to pass the Congressional Accountability Act, which forces lawmakers to personally pay for sexual harassment settlements. In California, Me Too leader Christina Garcia faces her own misconduct investigation following claims by former staffer Daniel Fierro. Internationally, an Israeli F-16 was downed by Syrian air defenses after strikes on Iranian drone bases, highlighting escalating tensions over Golan Heights oil interests and the Gini Oil strategic board featuring Dick Cheney and Rupert Murdoch. Victoria Nuland revisited her infamous 2014 phone call during a Politico interview, inadvertently admitting to midwifing the Ukrainian government while blaming Russian intelligence for the leak. The episode also features a formal knighting ceremony for Insta-Baron Roger Colburn and a deep dive into the sensory science of obesity with author Rebecca Hertz. A final parody tribute honors the Spirit Airlines passenger allegedly instructed to flush her emotional support hamster.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer face intense scrutiny following an eight-hour filibuster and a massive $300 billion budget deal. While Pelosi struggled to articulate a defense for DACA recipients, Senate leadership secured a two-year spending agreement that significantly boosts military funding while drawing sharp rebukes from the House Freedom Caucus over national insolvency. The political theater coincides with President Donald Trump’s proposal for a $21 million military parade in Washington D.C., a move critics liken to authoritarian displays in North Korea. Market volatility surged as the VIX fear index doubled, marking a chaotic transition for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Analysts point to a perfect storm of algorithmic trading bots and a crash in Bitcoin prices as the primary drivers of the downturn. Simultaneously, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch sparked debate after Elon Musk sent a Tesla Roadster into orbit, with skeptics questioning the authenticity of the live stream. In the intelligence community, the transition of former officials like John Brennan and Josh Campbell to networks like NBC and CNN signals a new era of state-sponsored media analysis. John Perry Barlow, the legendary Grateful Dead lyricist and Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder, is remembered for his complex legacy following his recent passing. The show also captures the bizarre cultural shift in Philadelphia, where Super Bowl rioters were observed filming 360-degree selfies during convenience store lootings. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides a moment of levity with his viral correction of the word mankind to peoplekind during a public town hall.

The 2018 State of the Union address and the Grammy Awards collided this week, revealing a stark cultural divide in American media. While President Donald Trump claimed historic lows in minority unemployment and presented a 12-year path to citizenship for DACA recipients, the Grammy broadcast featured a pre-taped skit with Hillary Clinton reading from Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury. The awards show suffered significant ratings declines, which critics attribute to an aging production team led by Ken Ehrlich and a heavy reliance on anti-Trump political humor that alienated a broad segment of the viewing public. In Washington, Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Joe Manchin navigated a tense chamber where Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Cory Booker faced criticism for refusing to applaud popular economic statistics. Pelosi’s verbal stumbles and repetitive physical tics sparked concerns regarding her cognitive health, while Representative Joe Kennedy III’s Democratic response was marred by a makeup malfunction that appeared as drool. Meanwhile, the FBI Press Office issued a rare statement expressing grave concerns over the release of the Nunes memo, which alleges the FBI improperly used the Steele Dossier to obtain FISA warrants for surveillance on the Trump campaign. Beyond the political theater, the episode captures bizarre cultural shifts ranging from Nicole Kidman eating live hornworms in a Vanity Fair video to a woman attempting to board a United Airlines flight with an emotional support peacock. Technical failures also hit home as a Nest thermostat malfunctioned in the Austin studio, highlighting the unreliability of algorithmic smart home devices. The show concludes with a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Donald Earl of Mills and a deconstruction of a Virginia bill that could inadvertently criminalize internet users under outdated obscenity laws.

The release of the Devin Nunes memo has ignited a firestorm in Washington, pitting Representative Adam Schiff and House Democrats against Republican allegations of systemic FISA abuse. The document claims the Department of Justice and FBI relied on the Christopher Steele dossier—funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC—to secure surveillance warrants on Carter Page without disclosing the source's political origins. As the media narrative shifts from national security warnings to dismissals of a nothing burger, the fallout reveals a breakdown in the legal process at the highest levels of American intelligence. Representative Will Hurd details the mechanics of circular reporting, where unverified media leaks were used by the FBI to validate the very rumors they originated from. Beyond the Beltway, the FBI faces scrutiny for its 14-month delay in addressing the sexual abuse of athletes by Dr. Larry Nassar, while MSNBC contributor Donnie Deutsch characterizes the current administration as a dictatorship. Meanwhile, German automakers like Volkswagen face a backlash over diesel exhaust experiments on monkeys, and actress Uma Thurman comes forward with assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, implicating the Creative Artists Agency in a broader machinery of silence. In a moment of peak cultural saturation, Professor Jordan Peterson explains how he has successfully monetized social justice warriors through Patreon, earning upwards of $65,000 a month from the very protests meant to silence him. The show concludes with a look at the LGBTQK acronym's newest addition and a knighting ceremony for the Executive Producers who keep the value-for-value model alive. From the Keck Observatory’s mysterious missile footage to the racial equity mandates in Edina Public Schools, the landscape of 2018 is one of total institutional re-evaluation.

The Dutch intelligence service AIVD reportedly infiltrated the Russian hacking group Cozy Bear as early as 2014, providing the United States with critical evidence of interference. Adam Curry returns from Amsterdam with a Marconi Award for Lifetime Achievement, detailing travel complications with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and his acceptance speech before the Dutch broadcasting elite. Meanwhile, NBC News faces accusations of manipulating audio from President Donald Trump’s Davos speech to amplify crowd boos that were actually directed at the media. George Soros used his platform at the World Economic Forum to label the Trump administration a global danger while calling for heavy regulation of Facebook and Google as public monopolies. In the United States, Delta Airlines and other major carriers are tightening emotional support animal policies following an 84 percent spike in incidents involving maulings and unconventional pets. The New York Times reports that Hillary Clinton shielded advisor Burns Strider from sexual harassment allegations in 2008, a revelation surfacing as the Me Too movement shifts focus toward her potential 2020 ambitions. Billionaire Steve Wynn resigned from the RNC following misconduct reports, while Canadian politicians Patrick Brown and Kent Hehr faced similar resignations amid a wave of North American political scandals. Tennis player Tennys Sandgren confronted the media at the Australian Open for dehumanizing athletes over their social media follows. John Dvorak prepares a sorghum cooking report and discusses the rise of cashless restaurants in Seattle and New York. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to two minutes to midnight, coinciding with a bizarre activist video from Hillary Clinton.

The World Economic Forum in Davos faces a blizzard of controversy as Silvio Berlusconi returns to the global stage and Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff compares social media addiction to the tobacco industry. While Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni attempts to project stability, European leaders are increasingly focused on regulating cryptocurrency exchanges to curb money laundering. Meanwhile, Adam Curry reports from a mobile studio at Schiphol Airport, navigating technical hurdles to document the shifting geopolitical landscape. In Washington, Representatives John Ratcliffe and Trey Gowdy reveal FBI text messages referencing a secret society within the DOJ, while Joe DeGenova calls for a grand jury to investigate alleged evidence destruction. House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes pushes for the release of a classified FISA memo as mainstream outlets like ABC News and CNN pivot to reports of Kremlin-connected Russians at the 2017 inauguration. Tensions rise over the DACA deadline as media narratives conflate government funding dates with the March expiration to pressure the administration. Technical ingenuity takes center stage as Adam Curry describes MacGyvering a 12-volt power supply from 9-volt batteries and scotch tape. The episode also explores the bizarre reality of Hawaii Governor David Ige forgetting his Twitter password during a missile alert and the strange case of a five-foot tapeworm linked to salmon sushi. Executive Producers John and Kelly Rudder anchor the value-for-value model as the show dissects everything from shrinking Alpine goats to the linguistic framing of Vladimir Putin.

Actress Natalie Portman detailed her early career experiences with sexual terrorism at the 2018 Women’s March, recounting a rape fantasy sent to her at age thirteen. Director Rob Reiner joined the Los Angeles rally to label the Trump administration as fundamentally racist and sexist, while organizers in Washington D.C. focused on a March into Action campaign to register one million female voters. President Donald Trump countered the demonstrations via Twitter by highlighting record-low female unemployment rates and addressing the March for Life. The federal government entered a shutdown as Senate Democrats and the White House clashed over DACA and border security, leading Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to label the opposition as obstructionist losers. Representative Devin Nunes continues to push for the release of a controversial memo alleging FBI surveillance abuses involving the Steele Dossier and FISA warrants. In Syria, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to target Kurdish YPG forces in Afrin using F-16 fighter jets. Meanwhile, Cape Town, South Africa, prepares for Day Zero as dam levels drop below twenty percent, threatening to leave the city without running water. Other developments include Delta Airlines cracking down on emotional support animals and the arrest of a Dutch TV crew at Newark Airport for carrying a fake PVC pipe bomb. Nancy Pelosi utilized a thirteen-minute floor speech to discuss education spending while accidentally referencing martial law during a verbal slip. The show celebrates its one thousandth episode milestone with a massive archive torrent and a look at the etymology of the phrase get your goat. Guests and listeners explore the strange side effects of Tamiflu and the potential for a new adenovirus-based cocaine vaccine.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency faces scrutiny after a false missile alert revealed critical software vulnerabilities in the Everbridge interface. While officials blamed a single employee, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System lacks a basic cancellation template, and the underlying code was developed by a third-party team in China. This systemic failure coincides with the arrest of former CIA officer Jerry Chun-Shing Lee, who allegedly compromised the identities of dozens of American assets in Beijing. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a $38 billion tax repatriation payment following Republican reforms, while Google faces a whistleblower report detailing a hostile internal culture for conservative employees. In the media, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson confirmed President Donald Trump scored 30/30 on a Montreal Cognitive Assessment, despite CNN's Sanjay Gupta claiming a high calcium score indicates heart disease. Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is criticized for his rapid condemnation of a Toronto hijab-cutting incident that police later determined was a complete hoax. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the 1,000th episode of the No Agenda show by acknowledging a jar of 1,000 Canadian pennies sent via DHL. The hosts perform a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Andy Chan and Sir Daniel Eber while reflecting on the show's decade-long value-for-value model. A listener from Brooklyn seeks a therapist who is not stuck in Dimension B, and the Peerage Committee settles a dispute over the title Dame Love and Light.

A false ballistic missile alert transmitted via the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System sent Hawaii into a 38-minute panic on January 13, 2018. Governor David Ige and Administrator Vern Miyagi attributed the error to a manual mistake during a shift change, though the delay in retraction exposed critical failures in FEMA protocols. Representative Tulsi Gabbard provided the first credible public correction while local news outlets remained silent during the crisis. In Washington, Senator Dick Durbin and the White House clashed over alleged vulgar remarks made by Donald Trump regarding Haiti and African nations. The resulting media firestorm saw former CIA analyst Philip Mudd and strategist Ana Navarro trade barbs on CNN, while Representative Barbara Lee introduced a censure resolution. Meanwhile, musician Moby claimed the intelligence community recruited him to spread information regarding Russian collusion, and unsealed search warrants in the Las Vegas shooting investigation suggested the presence of an unidentified accomplice. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the 999th milestone of the show by knightings of new producers like Sir Gatekeeper and Baron Isaac of Altadena. The duo explores the history of Polish vodka, the dangers of the Tide Pod challenge, and the absurdity of a $6,500 Kohler smart toilet. John C. Dvorak declares a war on Tamiflu side effects while Adam Curry prepares to open a mystery 20-pound package from Scandinavia for the upcoming millennium episode.

President Donald Trump ignited a diplomatic firestorm after retweeting anti-Muslim videos from Jayda Fransen of the far-right group Britain First, drawing a rare public rebuke from Prime Minister Theresa May. The White House defended the move as a necessary spotlight on national security, even as the authenticity of the footage remains in question. Meanwhile, North Korea successfully launched the Hwasong-15 ICBM, reaching an altitude of 2,800 miles and demonstrating a theoretical strike range that includes Washington, D.C. In the wake of the Matt Lauer termination at NBC News, media organizations are grappling with a wave of sexual misconduct allegations involving high-profile figures like Garrison Keillor and Representative John Conyers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology for Canada's historical "Gay Purge," referencing the pseudo-scientific "fruit machine" used in the 1950s to identify LGBTQ2 individuals. In the financial sector, Bitcoin volatility reached new extremes as a CNBC live segment on Coinbase failed mid-broadcast, fueling concerns over the "Tethergate" liquidity crisis at Bitfinex. Additionally, Microsoft announced a massive redevelopment of its Redmond campus, featuring cricket fields designed for its expanding international workforce. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak break down the "spook" potential of the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry engagement, suggesting the royal union may have intelligence community ties. The duo also recounts a London meetup featuring a Star Wars set designer and laments the decline of traditional English carveries like Simpsons in the Strand. The episode concludes with a look at Dalhousie University's new emergency hijab kits and the mysterious lack of brand names in recent FDA warnings about poisonous dog treats.