Episodes

The National Security Agency and the White House issued rare denials following a Bloomberg report claiming the agency exploited the Heartbleed bug for two years to gather intelligence. Security firm Codenomicon and Google researcher Neel Mehta are credited with the discovery, yet the presence of former White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard A. Schmidt as Codenomicon’s chairman raises questions about the timing of the disclosure. Meanwhile, journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras returned to the United States to accept a journalism award, signaling a shift in their legal strategy as they seek to rebuild their domestic profiles through university speaking engagements. Medical experts including Dr. Russell Barkley are promoting a new diagnosis called Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT), which critics link to pharmaceutical interests like Eli Lilly seeking to expand the market for ADHD medications. In the search for flight MH370, technical discrepancies emerged regarding the DK120 underwater locator beacon, as official reports of frequency drift to 33.3 kilohertz contradict manufacturer specifications. In Nevada, the Bureau of Land Management standoff with rancher Cliven Bundy is scrutinized for potential links to a solar farm deal involving Senator Harry Reid and a Chinese energy firm. Additionally, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resigned following the Affordable Care Act rollout, with Sylvia Burwell of the Walmart Foundation named as her successor. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak analyze the rise of Cli-Fi, a literary genre focused on dystopian climate futures, while mocking the pseudo-intellectual jargon used by 3D-printed gun advocate Cody Wilson at the Oxford Union. The program features a Guess That Movie segment with clips from Ghostbusters and Death Wish 3, alongside a look at the unique lace doilies found in Tokyo taxis. Sir Jeffrey Gerlach is elevated to the rank of Viscount as the show maintains its value-for-value model despite a recent donation shortfall.

NASA has officially suspended most contact with the Russian Federation following the annexation of Crimea, though cooperation on the International Space Station remains a necessary exception. The internal directive prohibits travel, teleconferences, and even email correspondence between NASA employees and Russian government representatives. This geopolitical shift coincides with the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) pivoting its focus from property rights to the urgent export of liquid natural gas to Europe. In the financial sector, author Nomi Prins details the historical revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the White House, while Jim Rickards warns that the petrodollar is under threat from BRICS nations seeking IMF reform. Domestic policy remains contentious as Attorney General Eric Holder faces off with Representative Louie Gohmert over the Fast and Furious investigation, and President Obama marks National Equal Pay Day using disputed wage gap statistics. Meanwhile, the Smoking Gun identifies Al Sharpton as a former FBI informant known as CI-7, a claim Sharpton defends by framing his cooperation as a crusade against organized crime. Technological vulnerabilities take center stage with the discovery of the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL and the controversial appointment of Condoleezza Rice to the Dropbox board. The episode also features a knighting ceremony for producer Alex Zoglin following his successful 17,000-foot launch of a custom hobbyist rocket. From the satire of Mike Judge's Silicon Valley to the suspicious frequency discrepancies in the search for MH370, the narrative challenges mainstream media's scripted reality.

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has publicly accused the government of withholding military radar data regarding the disappearance of flight MH370. Ibrahim, a former Minister of Defense, suggests the silence from regional powers like Indonesia and the failure of Australia’s Jindalee radar to detect the aircraft point toward gross incompetence or a deliberate cover-up. Meanwhile, CNN ratings have doubled as network chief Jeff Zucker maintains around-the-clock coverage of the search, even as families like Sarah Bajc express skepticism over official narratives. In Washington, a State Department Inspector General report reveals $6 billion in contractor funding went missing during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. Clinton recently pivoted to a satellite appearance for a San Diego keynote to avoid protests from Benghazi victim mother Pat Smith. Simultaneously, former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell faced scrutiny for his Charlie Rose interview, which critics labeled a scripted attempt to distance the agency from the failed Benghazi protest narrative. In Europe, thousands of protesters in Brussels clashed with police over EU austerity measures, resulting in a lockdown of the U.S. embassy that went largely ignored by American mainstream media. John C. Dvorak celebrates his 62nd birthday alongside the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto as the show transitions to a new video vault auction inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan’s single-copy album gimmick. Adam Curry details the rise of corporate-sponsored STEM pipelines in Chicago schools while Sir Nutting is officially knighted into the No Agenda Round Table. The program concludes with an analysis of the Dutch Participation Society and the suspicious death of former ABN Amro CEO Jan Peter Schmittmann.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government face a digital uprising after implementing a nationwide block on Twitter following unfavorable court orders. While President Abdullah Gul has publicly broken ranks with the administration to oppose the total ban, citizens in Istanbul are bypassing state filters using Google DNS and the OpenNIC project. The unrest is further complicated by the New America Foundation and Emily Parker, whose State Department-linked funding suggests a coordinated effort by the U.S. government to foment street protests through digital diplomacy tools. State Department official Ronan Farrow recently appeared on The Colbert Report to detail his role in the Office of Global Youth Issues, a division he described as a policy shop for international revolutions. Farrow’s rapid ascent through Yale Law and the Obama administration is analyzed alongside the appointment of Rebecca Richards as the first NSA Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer. Meanwhile, John Podesta leads a White House big data review that critics argue is a public relations maneuver to mask ongoing Gmail exploitation and upstream data collection by the intelligence community. In the private sector, NPN Media continues to syndicate native advertising packages to local news stations under brands like No More TV, blurring the line between corporate interests and independent journalism. In a tense social gathering in Austin, a group of pro-administration O-Bots clashed with skeptics over the gender pay gap and the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The evening took a bizarre turn when a guest labeled HPV as slut cancer, highlighting the cultural friction within the liberal elite. The program also features a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Jonathan Denison and Sir Brett Mahoney, welcoming them to the No Agenda Roundtable with the traditional honors of whiskey and wet wipes.

Robert Kennedy Jr. appeared on The Ed Schultz Show to label corporate-funded scientists "biostitutes," specifically accusing the Koch brothers and Exxon of spending $500 million to deceive the public on climate change. Kennedy claimed that while Exxon publicly acknowledges environmental shifts, they secretly fund a denier movement to protect reserves that could destroy civilization. This rhetoric coincides with a strategic pivot by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from mitigation to adaptation, a shift critics describe as a maneuver to secure a $100 billion research fund. IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri and co-chair Christopher Field are promoting a new science of risk management, which the New York Times reports involved secret meetings in Yokohama to scrub specific funding figures from executive summaries. Meanwhile, California utilities like PG&E and Southern California Edison have begun issuing Climate Credits to customers, a move characterized as a government-led bribe to maintain support for industrial emission taxes. Internationally, President Xi Jinping concluded a European tour securing dairy deals with the Netherlands and expanding Daimler's presence in China, while Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Crimea to establish a new special economic zone with aggressive tax breaks for Russian investors. In a bizarre turn of events, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is linked to strategic pressure on the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the US 7th Fleet maintains a presence in the Malacca Strait. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak break down the "sealfee" protest against Ellen DeGeneres and the resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich following a targeted campaign by OkCupid. The duo also warns that the Amazon Fire TV remote functions as a persistent spy device within the home.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded digital crackdowns in Turkey, blocking YouTube following the leak of a high-level audio recording. The leaked audio allegedly captures senior Turkish ministers discussing a false flag operation involving a staged missile attack from Syria to justify military intervention. This provocation is reportedly designed to trigger NATO Article 5 and draw the United States into the Syrian conflict ahead of regional elections. President Barack Obama appeared on CBS News to characterize Vladimir Putin as a Cold War-era leader harboring grievances over the lost Soviet empire. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4278, the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes security personnel, weaponry, and increased funding for Radio Free Europe. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde are simultaneously pressuring Congress to approve 2010 IMF quota reforms. These reforms aim to transition the global financial system toward a multilateral model using Special Drawing Rights as a potential replacement for the U.S. dollar reserve status. In Europe, secessionist movements in the Veneto region and Sardinia are gaining momentum as citizens push back against crushing austerity measures imposed by the European Union. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak navigate technical difficulties from Austin and Silicon Valley while investigating the mysterious 'arson' of the fictional Club 33. The duo mocks CNN for identifying a suspicious object in the MH370 search as a dead jellyfish and performs a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Baz Von Batteau. The episode concludes with the Ukrainian Internet Party officially nominating Darth Vader for the presidency of Ukraine.

CNN and major networks face mounting criticism for exploiting the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 tragedy to drive record-breaking primetime ratings. While anchor Don Lemon explores fringe social media theories involving black holes, former NTSB Chair James Hall suggests the aircraft may have been diverted via remote-controlled cyber warfare. Meanwhile, Israeli security officials have placed Tel Aviv on high alert, fearing the missing Boeing 777 could be utilized as a guided missile against high-rise targets. Geopolitical tensions escalate as Senator John McCain labels Russia a gas station masquerading as a country following the annexation of Crimea. At the Center for Strategic and International Studies, veteran diplomat Zbigniew Brzezinski outlined an escalation ladder for Ukraine that includes providing lethal military equipment to counter Vladimir Putin. Simultaneously, the FBI continues its six-week terror arrest cycle with the apprehension of Nicholas Michael Toussaint, a National Guard washout allegedly lured into a Los Angeles subway plot by undercover agents. Technical revelations from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board hearing confirm the NSA uses abouts collection to intercept American communications that merely mention foreign targets. In a lighter moment, the hosts recount a cringeworthy encounter with a Google Glass user in Austin and perform a formal knighting ceremony for David Varney and Elliot Gardner. The program concludes with a look at the Budweiser born-on date marketing origin story and the rise of the hall monitor syndrome in local American bureaucracy.

The U.S. Trade Representative launched a Section 301 investigation into Ukraine's intellectual property practices, targeting royalty collection and government software use just as the new leadership in Kiev takes power. This move coincides with the Crimea referendum, where voters face a choice between immediate Russian annexation or a temporary independence phase. Meanwhile, American industrial giants including PepsiCo and General Electric have warned Secretary of State John Kerry that aggressive sanctions against Vladimir Putin could trigger retaliatory seizures of U.S. corporate assets. Edward Snowden appeared via Google Hangout at South by Southwest, a move critics suggest served as a marketing vehicle for tech giants to rebrand data mining as privacy protection. In the media, Luke Harding released The Snowden Files amidst accusations of plagiarism from Glenn Greenwald, while Wired writer Steven Levy faced scrutiny for framing Silicon Valley titans as heroes against the NSA. Simultaneously, the U.S. Commerce Department announced plans to relinquish oversight of ICANN, sparking fears that the United Nations and ITU will eventually implement global internet censorship under a multi-stakeholder model. Weather Channel founder John Coleman challenged the global warming consensus, citing a lack of atmospheric warming since 1998 despite $22 billion in annual federal climate expenditures. The 600th episode celebration featured a global donor roll call, including Sir John Martinez of Garlic Belch and a knighthood ceremony for the No Agenda Round Table. Evie Poumpouras appeared on CNN to discuss the MH370 disappearance, offering a cynical psychological profile of the missing pilots.

A fatal drunk driving incident at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, involving a Prius that struck 23 people, led to an unexpected diplomatic proposal. During a meeting with the Dutch delegation and the Secretary of Economics from DC, an informal offer was made for a host to become the honorary consul to the Netherlands. This potential role includes an expense account and diplomatic license plates, highlighting the strange intersections of local tragedy and international relations. Questions persist regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as military radar reports from Kuala Lumpur remain suppressed. While the Pentagon utilizes global satellite tracking, the lack of crash evidence suggests the plane may have landed at a remote military airstrip rather than suffering a structural failure. Meanwhile, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and the Girl Scouts of America launched the Ban Bossy campaign to police language in leadership. Financial records for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation reveal that only $5,000 of $2.2 million in income was distributed as grants, with the majority of funds covering a $348,000 bus tour production. Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room continues to pressure the shipping industry toward a low-carbon economy, which critics view as a front for a universal carbon tax. Edward Snowden appeared at South by Southwest via a Google Hangout, a platform choice that drew sharp criticism from privacy advocates like Chris Soghoian. The segment captures the irony of using centralized cloud services to discuss NSA malware spoofing. In a lighter moment, the hosts critique the branding of listener-submitted art for the upcoming 600th episode, reminding the audience to adhere to the strict Crackpot and Buzzkill style guidelines.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 triggers global scrutiny of Boeing safety and the security failures of stolen passports. The investigation into the missing aircraft coincides with the controversial sentencing of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, while State Department officials Jen Psaki and Matt Lee face questions regarding U.S. interests in the region's political stability. German Chancellor Angela Merkel resists economic sanctions against Vladimir Putin as trade ties and energy dependence dictate Berlin's cautious response to the Ukraine crisis. Reports of Blackwater mercenaries in Donetsk and the secret transport of Ukrainian gold reserves to the United States circulate alongside warnings from Zbigniew Brzezinski regarding nuclear risks at Chernobyl. Meanwhile, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan warns that a shift toward a Gas Euro could dismantle the established petrodollar system. Liz Wall faces criticism for her high-profile resignation from RT America and subsequent media tour with Piers Morgan and Neil Cavuto. Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew are accused of using scare tactics to fund a legal defense against Personal Audio, while the hosts prepare for Lady Gaga's keynote at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.

Samsung reportedly paid $20 million for product integration during the 2014 Academy Awards, including the viral selfie taken by Ellen DeGeneres on a Galaxy Note 3. This erosion of the editorial divide highlights a growing trend of native advertising where corporate interests dictate media programming. The hosts contrast this corporate model with their listener-supported framework while mocking DeGeneres for tweeting backstage photos from an iPhone despite her Samsung sponsorship. RT anchors Abby Martin and Liz Wahl made headlines with on-air protests and resignations regarding Russia's military occupation of Crimea. Wahl appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper immediately following her departure, sparking theories of a coordinated State Department operation. Meanwhile, leaked audio between EU official Catherine Ashton and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet suggests snipers in Kiev may have targeted both police and protesters. Professor Stephen Cohen argues that 20 years of NATO expansion toward Russian borders triggered the current military confrontation, while the U.S. Department of Energy begins issuing natural gas export permits to counter Gazprom's influence. Matthew McConaughey caused a stir in Hollywood by thanking God during his Best Actor acceptance speech, a moment the hosts suggest made the industry audience visibly uncomfortable. John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry also find time to investigate a skunk infestation in Austin and review David Lynch's surrealist classic Eraserhead. The episode concludes with a look at the FDA approval of the powerful opioid Zohydro and the British royal family's depleted repair funds for Buckingham Palace.

The British intelligence agency GCHQ, in partnership with the NSA, intercepted millions of private webcam images from Yahoo users under a surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve. This massive data collection, which occurred between 2008 and 2010, captured significant amounts of undesirable nudity and was used to develop facial recognition capabilities. While intelligence officials claim the bulk collection was legal, the failure of Pierre Omidyar and The Intercept to break the story—which went to The Guardian instead—raises questions about the independence of billionaire-funded media outlets. In Ukraine, the autonomous Republic of Crimea has rescheduled its referendum for March 30 as local People's Militia units take control of Simferopol airport to block radicals from Kiev. Despite Western media reports of a Russian invasion, local volunteers claim they are guarding the region against fascist elements while Ukraine negotiates with Gazprom over a two-billion-dollar energy debt. Simultaneously, the FDA has approved Zohydro ER, a high-dose hydrocodone pill, despite an 11-2 rejection vote by its own advisory committee. Media coverage of the launch, including a controversial Forbes article by Melanie Haken, is being criticized as native advertising for a drug described as heroin in a pill. Sir Michael Allen, a conductor for the Long Island Railway, shares harrowing accounts of the public mental health crisis, including passengers throwing feces and threatening to blow up trains over lost iPods. The episode also features a cynical look at President Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative and the strange case of a listener survey conducted via Ukrainian webcam girls. From the collapse of the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange to the suspicious timing of Hillary Clinton health rumors, the analysis remains focused on de-douching the global news cycle.

Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized this week after experiencing sudden faintness and shortness of breath, sparking immediate speculation regarding the stability of the Department of Justice leadership. In Crimea, tensions escalate as Russian speakers in Simferopol challenge the new Kiev government while the Russian Black Sea Fleet redeploys hardware from Sochi to Sevastopol. These geopolitical shifts coincide with Ukraine facing $66 billion in maturing external debt and significant exposure to Russian creditors like Gazprom Bank. State Department official Victoria Nuland addressed the US-Ukraine Foundation, an entity backed by Chevron and ExxonMobil, just as Chevron secured a $10 billion fracking contract in the region. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced the kleptocracy of ousted President Yanukovych while UN Ambassador Samantha Power reported on the humanitarian crisis in Syria, where residents in Guta allegedly received religious dispensation to eat cats and dogs. Meanwhile, Mike Lofgren detailed the Anatomy of the Deep State, highlighting a $1.7 billion NSA facility in Utah and the complicity of Silicon Valley firms in domestic surveillance operations. In Egypt, illegal construction on the Nile Delta has claimed 20% of the nation's fertile farmland, threatening long-term food security. Education activist Peg Luksik warned that Common Core computer adaptive testing is designed to measure a child's threshold for behavior change rather than academic knowledge. The broadcast also noted the viral image of Benjamin Netanyahu’s finger casting a shadow mustache on Angela Merkel and the emergence of the Ottomania branding trend in Turkey. Sir Michael Allen was knighted as the Knight of the Railroad Conductors for his continued support of the program.

Vladimir Putin faces a strategic crisis in Ukraine as violent protests in Kiev threaten to shift NATO borders further east during the Sochi Olympics. Secretary of State John Kerry and the Obama administration are accused of driving a neocon agenda in the region while public figures like George Clooney and Vitali Klitschko frame the unrest for Western audiences. The standoff between President Viktor Yanukovych and pro-EU demonstrators suggests a return to Cold War-era geopolitics on the Russian border. In Venezuela, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez surrenders to the Maduro government to seek martyrdom, mirroring the instability seen in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security issues a shoe bomb terror alert for international flights, a move interpreted as a marketing tactic for expensive airport security hardware. In the United States, the FCC moves to regulate the internet following a court defeat, while Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $19 billion to secure its massive database of social relationships. Additional reports cover the sentencing of former Contra Costa Deputy Stephen Tanabe for a "Dirty DUI" entrapment scheme and General John Allen's admission regarding Afghanistan's trillion-dollar lithium deposits. Adam Curry recounts a high-level meeting at the Austin Club with former Iraq Inspector General Stuart Bowen where the price of a Texas senate seat was revealed to be $500,000. The hosts also perform a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Kurt and Sir Baz while debunking the "kale scam" and the rebranding of poor man's lettuce as a superfood. John C. Dvorak and Curry conclude with a look at the Pussy Riot whipping incident in Sochi, questioning the authenticity of the footage.

The No Agenda NGO officially launches from Austin, Texas, as the program adopts the high-trust branding of non-governmental organizations to navigate the social landscape of FEMA Region 6. This shift occurs as the American Academy of Pediatrics and GLAAD push new social norms, from gender-neutral parenting to fifty new Facebook identity categories, which the hosts argue are data-harvesting tools for targeted advertising and government surveillance. Global tensions rise as Egypt secures a three-billion-dollar arms deal with Russia, funded by Saudi Arabia, effectively outmaneuvering U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders sees the United States plummet to 46th place. In the United Kingdom, severe flooding is linked to Environment Agency directives and Agenda 21, while The Lancet identifies fluoride as a developmental neurotoxin even as the American Dental Association recommends it for infants. A medical emergency at the Zack Theater during a performance of Sarah Ruhl's The Vibrator Play highlights the unpredictable nature of public life. The program honors the Kraut Brothers and Sir David Foley for their support of the value-for-value model, while Sir Mark Barron prepares for the Tokyo Marathon to aid Fukushima recovery. The episode concludes with a look at the BART police tasing of Robert Asbury, illustrating a growing demand for absolute compliance in modern law enforcement.

State Department official Victoria Nuland was caught on leaked audio using hipster slang like "deets" and "Yatz" while negotiating the political transition in Ukraine. This informal diplomacy coincides with a high-stakes, unsanctioned mission to North Korea by former CIA official Donald Gregg and the Pacific Century Institute. While the State Department distances itself from Gregg, his presence in Pyongyang suggests a back-channel attempt to secure the release of Kenneth Bae amid surprise invitations for family reunions at Panmunjom. Glenn Greenwald launched The Intercept with a report alleging the NSA uses metadata analysis as the primary driver for drone strike targeting. This "death by metadata" strategy is under fire as the Obama administration considers a lethal strike against an American citizen, Adam Gadahn, while bypassing judicial oversight. Meanwhile, General "Spider" Marks suggested on CNN that domestic drone use against figures like Timothy McVeigh would be intellectually consistent with overseas operations. In the corporate sector, Comcast announced a massive acquisition of Time Warner Cable, threatening to create a singular gatekeeper for American internet access. Journalist Jeremy Scahill revealed the macabre jargon of drone operators, where tracking a target is a "jackpot" and a kill is a "touchdown." The program also explores the "La Sape" movement in Congo, where men in designer suits create a culture of elegance amidst poverty. Finally, the hosts conduct a formal knighting ceremony for Barry Kruger, inducting him into the No Agenda Roundtable for his support of the value-for-value model.

Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Ambassador Jeffrey Pyatt appear in a leaked phone conversation coordinating the installation of specific opposition leaders within the Ukrainian government. The audio reveals a calculated US strategy to utilize the United Nations as political cover for maneuvering in the former Soviet sphere. This diplomatic breach, featuring Nuland’s dismissive comments toward the European Union, suggests a neoconservative effort to rubalize the region while the State Department attempts to downplay the fallout through evasive press briefings. NBC faces criticism for its heavily edited broadcast of the Sochi Winter Olympics, which removed International Olympic Committee remarks on diversity to accommodate corporate sponsors like Visa and McDonald’s. Former Olympic luger Samantha Retrosi compares the games to The Hunger Games, noting that US athletes often receive zero financial support while serving as unpaid spokespeople for Verizon. Meanwhile, a sophisticated sniper attack on a PG&E power substation in Silicon Valley and the suspicious death of an American Title Services CEO in Colorado raise questions about domestic security and infrastructure vulnerabilities. In Oman, a new $3 billion national railway project aims to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, stripping Iran of its strategic leverage over global shipping lanes. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak analyze the social friction of Austin dinner parties where guests express disdain for the working class and the childless-by-choice. The program acknowledges Sir John Harrison as the first member of the 600 Club and explores the history of reverse-engineered alien technology described by Colonel Philip J. Corso. From the intentional poisoning of alcohol during Prohibition to the addictive nature of Facebook as a digital drug, the hosts dissect the mechanisms of state and corporate control.

The National Football League faces scrutiny as Super Bowl XLVIII is designated a Level 1 National Security Event, triggering massive federal spending and a sniper presence at MetLife Stadium. Rudy Giuliani and UK Prime Minister David Cameron defend the expansion of surveillance metadata while Customs and Border Protection agents hunt down counterfeit merchandise. The hosts apply a socio-economic model to the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks matchup, suggesting a victory for the Pacific Northwest could pacify labor unrest following the Boeing machinist union disputes. NPR is accused of running native advertising for Kraft after a four-minute segment on a Velveeta shortage was traced back to the company’s own Tumblr page. Meanwhile, a cluster of three high-profile banker suicides coincides with Janet Yellen taking the helm at the Federal Reserve. Edward Snowden’s recent German television interview suggests he possesses compromising wiretap data on federal judges and President Obama, while the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board declares NSA surveillance unconstitutional in a report largely ignored by mainstream outlets. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak experiment with rain stick superstitions to end the California drought while critiquing the 'Stoner Bowl' media narrative. The duo performs a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Adriaan of the Netherlands and explores the bizarre history of transhumanist philosopher FM-2030. Between analyzing Kristen Bell’s performance in House of Lies and debunking Glenn Beck’s crack pipe stories, the program remains the primary source for deconstructing the Cheesepocalypse.

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards and the 2014 State of the Union address serve as the primary vehicles for a massive rollout of occult symbolism and executive overreach. Katy Perry’s performance of Dark Horse is identified as a pre-promotion for the Disney film Maleficent, while President Barack Obama’s use of wounded Army Ranger Cory Remsburg as a political prop draws sharp criticism. The administration’s pivot toward a pen-and-phone strategy signals a move to bypass Congress through Article 2 executive orders, specifically targeting federal contractor minimum wages. Venture capitalist Tom Perkins ignites a firestorm after comparing the demonization of the wealthy to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany during a Bloomberg interview. In the Senate, James Clapper and John Brennan face intense scrutiny over domestic spying under Executive Order 12333, while Senators Susan Collins and Barbara Mikulski repeatedly misidentify Edward Snowden as Edwin or Eric. Snowden’s interview with German network ARD confirms that the NSA conducts economic espionage against firms like Siemens and Mercedes, further straining the Eastern Partnership between the EU and Russia. Meanwhile, HSBC implements cash withdrawal restrictions in the UK, signaling instability within the fractional reserve banking system. John C. Dvorak recounts the mechanical failures of his 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II, specifically the porous rubber bellows that crippled the cruise control. Adam Curry experiences a series of technical glitches with his audio board while performing a rain stick ritual intended to end the California drought. The program concludes with a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Andrew Wilson and Sir Paul Dowd, who join the No Agenda roundtable as executive producers.

The Geneva 2 peace talks in Montreux have been characterized as a strategic bait-and-switch following the exclusion of Iran and the release of the Caesar Report. This document, featuring 55,000 images of alleged torture victims, was commissioned by the law firm Carter-Ruck and funded by the government of Qatar. The timing of this release suggests a coordinated propaganda effort by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and international partners to justify immediate regime change in Syria. In Turkey, the Secret Service was caught transporting weapons across the Syrian border, exposing a deep rift between Prime Minister Erdogan and the Gulen movement. Meanwhile, solar data from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory suggests the Sun is entering a Maunder Minimum phase, potentially triggering a mini ice age that contradicts the global warming narratives pushed by Al Gore and Senator Dianne Feinstein. In the United States, DEA agent James Capra faced scrutiny for his testimony on marijuana legalization, while HSBC escaped criminal prosecution for laundering Mexican cartel money by paying a two-billion-dollar fine. Digital media is also shifting as platforms like Nativo allow advertisers to bypass journalists and place branded content directly into the editorial wells of The New York Times and Forbes. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak break down the rise of dhimmitude in Europe and the legacy of the Theo van Gogh assassination. Between analyzing the Sochi Olympics fear-mongering and Hugh Laurie's Russian vodka boycott, the hosts explore why the American public remains pacified by Grand Theft Auto while Kiev burns. The show concludes with a look at the fashionable protesters of Bangkok and their two-thousand-dollar gold whistles.