Episodes

Former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes died at age 77 following a fall in his Florida home, sparking a wave of political hit-list theories involving Sean Hannity and the late Seth Rich. The passing coincides with the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel, a move Judge Andrew Napolitano predicts will effectively silence James Comey as a witness in a criminal investigation. These developments arrive as the White House faces internal friction over President Trump frequently going off script during high-level diplomatic meetings. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy dismissed a leaked 2016 audio recording as a failed attempt at humor after he suggested Vladimir Putin was paying Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Professor Stephen Cohen identifies a fourth branch of government comprised of intelligence services that allegedly use leaks to sabotage presidential foreign policy. A 1991 declassified CIA report corroborates this by detailing a task force designed to influence news outlets and turn intelligence failures into public successes. Further scrutiny falls on the DNC staffer Seth Rich murder case, with detective Rod Wheeler claiming a link to WikiLeaks that remains stalled by the Washington D.C. mayor’s office. Representative Maxine Waters continues her public campaign for impeachment, urging millennials to stay woke while the media pushes historical parallels between the current administration and 20th-century tyrannies. In a lighter moment, the hosts address a debunked Stevie Wonder Atari ad and knight a listener as Sir Ewan of the Ramen Noodles. The episode concludes with a critique of the MP3 format’s supposed death and the cancellation of Tim Allen’s sitcom.

Portugal secured a historic victory at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv as the global community grappled with the fallout of the WannaCry ransomware attack. The malware, which utilized tools allegedly stolen from the National Security Agency by the Shadow Brokers, crippled the UK National Health Service and hit Russia's Interior Ministry. This intersection of geopolitical theater and digital warfare highlights the fragility of international infrastructure and the dangers of government-developed cyberweapons leaking to criminal actors. President Donald Trump signed a cybersecurity executive order mandating the NIST framework just as the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey triggered comparisons to the Watergate scandal. In the aftermath, media figures like Mika Brzezinski and Adam Schiff alleged a White House cover-up, while reports surfaced of Congressional interest in the 25th Amendment. Simultaneously, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo reinstating mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, reversing Obama-era reforms. This shift occurs as the gray death synthetic opioid crisis escalates in Indiana and U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne Division stage in Kuwait for a potential Afghanistan buildup. Cultural shifts take center stage through the rise of sologamy and self-marriage kits, alongside the bizarre trend of rental families in Japan. The Social Security Administration confirms Emma and Noah as the top baby names of 2017, while a host laments the fragility of an iPad Mini screen after a minor drop. The episode concludes with a look at the SiriusXM Beatles channel and a knighting ceremony for Sir Ewan of Ramen Noodles.

President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, sparking a media firestorm and conflicting reactions from political commentators. While CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin characterized the Rod Rosenstein memo as a pretext to stall the Russia investigation, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued the FBI operates on autopilot regardless of its leadership. The dismissal triggered live coverage of Comey’s private jet by Rachel Maddow and intense questioning of Democratic consistency by figures like Maxine Waters. Secondary developments include the return of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Kabul, which prompted a look into the historical ties between intelligence agencies and the global opium trade. In South Korea, the election of Moon Jae-in signaled a shift toward a less confrontational approach with Pyongyang. Meanwhile, German authorities arrested a military lieutenant for allegedly impersonating a refugee to frame immigrants for a planned terror attack. Domestic issues also surfaced as FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed rolling back Title II net neutrality regulations, leading to a flood of automated comments and a debate over the efficiency of current network engineering models. Distinctive moments include a technical crisis where the show’s primary domain expired during the live recording due to a declined credit card, forcing Adam Curry into a frantic PayPal renewal. The hosts also analyze the hypnotic structure of John Oliver’s comedy and conduct a formal knighting ceremony for Sir Kevin of Derbyshire and Sir Peter Boekelman.

Emmanuel Macron secures a decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the French presidential runoff, marking a win for globalist technocracy despite heavy security and reports of election meddling by Barack Obama. While PBS NewsHour highlights the economic struggles of the Yon Valley, the media narrative remains focused on the defeat of far-right populism. Heightened police presence across Paris and Nice underscores the tension surrounding this historic shift in European leadership. The U.S. House of Representatives passes the American Health Care Act, prompting a wave of political theater as Democrats taunt Republicans with songs of impending midterm losses. Analysis of Section 137 reveals specific language regarding pre-existing conditions that contradicts mainstream reporting of naked cruelty. Meanwhile, Charles Krauthammer predicts an inevitable move toward single-payer healthcare as public expectations shift. In the media landscape, Tucker Carlson deconstructs the meme that the press was secretly pro-Trump, while Fox News adopts a scripted opening format to stabilize ratings following the departure of Bill O'Reilly. John C. Dvorak celebrates the birth of his 9.9-pound grandson, sparking a look at the millennial trend of delayed naming and gender-neutral parenting. Adam Curry considers liquidating his collection of vintage tech to fund an upcoming No Agenda tour of Australia and New Zealand. The episode closes with a Kermit the Frog-style parody of the Russia-Trump collusion narrative and a deep dive into the linguistic origins of the term Latinx.

Hillary Clinton attributes her 2016 election loss to a combination of misogyny, Russian interference, and FBI Director James Comey during a high-priced appearance at a Women for Women International event. Speaking with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Clinton cited analyst Nate Silver to argue she was on track for victory until the October 28 letter regarding her email investigation. The event, which reportedly cost attendees $2,500 per person, featured Clinton labeling leaked documents as Russian WikiLeaks while dismissing Donald Trump’s social media presence as a national security diversion. Global tensions rise as Saudi Arabia joins the United Nations Women’s Rights Commission despite its record on gender equality, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for Japanese constitutional reform to counter North Korean threats. In the United States, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signaled a shift in foreign policy by decoupling American values from national security interests. Meanwhile, FBI Director James Comey testified that thousands of classified emails were found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, forwarded by Huma Abedin, though the bureau declined to pursue charges due to a lack of proven criminal intent. In the tech sector, the Silicon Valley housing crisis has forced Google employees to live in RVs on Mountain View streets to avoid monthly rents exceeding $4,000. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson draws criticism for a molecular analogy claiming every glass of water contains molecules that once passed through Abraham Lincoln’s kidneys. On the Mastodon social network, users debate the necessity of content warnings for images of macaroni and cheese to protect those with eating disorders. Executive Producer Vanessa Hamshire leads the donation roll as the show navigates the absurdity of modern celebrity culture and the TSA’s new warnings regarding truck rental security.

President Donald Trump skipped the White House Correspondents' Dinner to address a massive rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he defended his diplomatic strategy regarding Xi Jinping and North Korea. The move effectively bypassed traditional media gatekeepers like Jake Tapper and Brian Stelter, who used the weekend to warn of a post-truth world. Trump cited ongoing cooperation with China on coal shipments as the primary reason for delaying currency manipulation labels. Bill Nye faces intense scrutiny after appearing in a promotional video for Rayton Solar, a company utilizing the JOBS Act for public crowdfunding. Critics point to Nye’s five-million-dollar stake in the venture as evidence of scientific advocacy being used as a sales pitch. Meanwhile, the Fyre Festival disaster in the Bahamas exposed the fragility of influencer marketing as Billy McFarland and Ja Rule faced a total logistical collapse. In Europe, a German officer named Franco A. successfully posed as a Syrian refugee for months, highlighting severe vetting failures within the migration system. Adam Curry details the psychological hurdles of a minimalist move to Austin while John C. Dvorak warns of predatory golden eagles snatching neighborhood pets. The duo performs a formal knighting ceremony for Executive Producer Mike Heck and Sir Milton Van Der Sluijs to close out the broadcast.

The Trump administration appointed former Fox News host Heather Nauert as the State Department spokesperson, signaling a shift toward media-savvy diplomacy. While RT News and other outlets questioned her credentials by highlighting past lifestyle segments, the move aligns with a broader strategy of placing television personalities in key communication roles. Meanwhile, Google announced a significant retooling of its search algorithms to demote content labeled as hoaxes, sparking concerns that reporting functions will be weaponized by activists to suppress independent media. In Washington, Congressman Ken Buck detailed a pay-to-play system where committee assignments cost members between $450,000 and $1.2 million in party dues. This financial pressure forces representatives to prioritize fundraising from lobbyists over legislative duties. Internationally, Bulgarian journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva uncovered evidence of Bulgarian-made weapons in Al-Nusra Front warehouses in Syria, suggesting a complex trafficking route through Saudi Arabia. In France, the presidential runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen is being framed by media figures like Christiane Amanpour as a definitive clash between globalism and nationalism. Bill Nye faced significant backlash for his Netflix series, specifically a musical segment featuring Rachel Bloom that critics claim departs from traditional scientific inquiry. On the late-night circuit, Adam Schiff suggested the public needs to be inoculated against Russian tactics, a metaphor that left many observers confused. The program also acknowledges a generous $333.33 donation from a listener in Venezuela who compared the removal of American monuments to the socialist restructuring of their own country.

A suspect in the Borussia Dortmund team bus bombing attempted to profit from the attack by placing put options on the team’s stock, a maneuver dubbed the Terror Put. This incident highlights a disturbing intersection of market manipulation and violence, drawing comparisons to suspicious trading activity observed prior to the September 11 attacks. The suspect allegedly sought to net $1 million from the resulting price drop but was caught after purchasing a massive volume of options on the day of the explosion. In the United States, the media landscape shifts as Bill O’Reilly exits Fox News while organizations like Color of Change and Media Matters target Sean Hannity for a similar advertiser boycott. Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his company Asana reportedly provided $1.5 million to fuel these activist campaigns. Meanwhile, Bill Nye faces criticism for his interpretation of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution during the March for Science, where he claimed the government is mandated to fund specific scientific agendas. In San Francisco, a localized power outage exposed the vulnerabilities of the Internet of Things as electronic door locks failed, leaving residents and dog walkers stranded. Becky Beaver and other activists joined the March for Science in Austin, where children were filmed reacting to Bill Nye in what appeared to be a cult-like display. Todd Brink achieved knighthood as Sir Macaroni au Fromage following a significant contribution to the show’s value-for-value model. The episode concludes with a look at the reproducibility crisis in science, noting that Bayer Healthcare could only replicate 25% of major drug discovery studies.

Bill O'Reilly exited Fox News this week following a massive advertiser boycott and a series of sexual harassment allegations, marking the end of an era for the network's top-rated host. Dana Perino delivered a brief on-air eulogy for the O'Reilly Factor as the network pivots under pressure from the Year of the Fire Horse demographic shift. Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump secured several valuable trademarks from the Chinese government on the same day she dined with President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, raising immediate ethical concerns regarding White House conflicts of interest. In international developments, Prime Minister Theresa May called for a surprise snap election in the United Kingdom to consolidate power for Brexit negotiations, while French candidate Marine Le Pen faced a physical assault on stage during a Paris rally. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed victory in a referendum granting him sweeping constitutional powers, further dividing the nation's secular urban centers and conservative rural base. In the United States, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly warned that the domestic terror threat has metastasized beyond 9/11 levels, citing active FBI investigations in all fifty states and the risk of returning ISIS fighters with drone-bombing expertise. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak celebrate the show's 922nd outing by tracing the 1971 origins of the 420 holiday at San Rafael High School. The duo explores the technical oddities of North Korean number stations like The Parrot and offers a specific recommendation for the Frappin Chateau Fontpinot XO cognac found at Costco. Between knighting ceremonies for new Executive Producers, the hosts analyze the failure of the Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino and the rise of Portland's zombie trailer crisis.

The U.S. Air Force deployed a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, against an ISIS-K tunnel complex in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. General John Nicholson confirmed the strike targeted a subterranean network allegedly constructed by the CIA during the Soviet-Afghan War. This escalation coincides with the testing of an inert B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb and the deployment of a naval armada toward the Korean Peninsula as tensions with Kim Jong Un reach a fever pitch. In Berkeley, California, violent clashes erupted between anti-fascist groups and pro-Trump demonstrators, characterized by protesters throwing bagels and eggs during what observers described as live-action role playing. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed reports of chemical weapon use in Khan Sheikhoun as a fabrication, despite claims from the White Helmets and scrutiny of the Bana Alabed Twitter account. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moves toward a constitutional referendum to consolidate power within his 1,000-room presidential palace, while Hungary completes a second barbed-wire border fence to block the Western Balkan migrant route. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct the linguistic oddities of Easter Sunday and the German Lutheran origins of the Easter Hare. The duo examines the Dodge Challenger Demon’s 840-horsepower debut and the technical superiority of XLR connectors over USB microphones. The episode concludes with a comedic reflection on the "I Got Ants" audio mix and the ritual hazing of new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.

Woodrow Wilson and George Creel established the Committee on Public Information in 1917, creating a massive propaganda machine that served as the blueprint for modern media manipulation. This historical Ministry of Truth employed 75,000 people to manage news flow and enforce patriotism through the American Protective League, which conducted illegal slacker raids and searches. These tactics, later adopted by Joseph Goebbels in Nazi Germany, represent a fractal of social control that persists in the 40,000 public relations experts currently employed by the Pentagon. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer faced intense scrutiny following a gaffe regarding Adolf Hitler and chemical weapons during a briefing on the Syria conflict. While the media focused on Spicer’s use of the term Holocaust centers, the administration shifted its foreign policy toward a Globocop stance, dropping a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast on ISIS tunnels in Afghanistan. Tensions between Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner continue to simmer as Donald Trump negotiates NATO policy and monitors a naval armada moving toward North Korea. Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson emphasizes that the United States will prioritize the defeat of ISIS over immediate regime change in Syria, citing the chaos of the Libyan intervention as a cautionary tale. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak analyze the linguistic affectations of the academic elite, specifically mocking the use of the word succulent by Stanford professors. The program also highlights a Burger King advertisement that successfully hijacked Google Home devices to read Wikipedia entries. This episode features contributions from Dame Kathy Samunich and Baron Greg as the show transitions its community to the Mastodon-based No Agenda Social network.

The United States Navy launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airbase following a chemical attack, but conflicting reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense and CBS News suggest the strike may have been more theatrical than tactical. While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hailed the operation as a success, skeptics point to operational runways and the use of aging 1980s-era munitions as evidence of a scripted geopolitical maneuver. The timing of the strike during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Mar-a-Lago further fuels theories that the intervention served as a strategic signal to China and North Korea rather than a purely humanitarian response. Representative Thomas Massie questioned the intelligence behind the sarin gas narrative on CNN, while Senator Lindsey Graham called for a massive troop buildup in Kuwait to facilitate the removal of Bashar al-Assad. Internal White House friction intensified as Steve Bannon was removed from the National Security Council, signaling a shift toward the globalist influence of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Former CIA Director Michael Hayden admitted that the U.S. drone program now defaults to killing targets because detention has become politically and legally unviable. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton used the Women in the World Summit to criticize Vladimir Putin and hint at a potential run for Mayor of New York. Media personalities provided the week's most bizarre moments, from Carrie Bickmore’s emotional breakdown on Australian television to Bill O’Reilly’s repeated verbal gaffes regarding the Neil Gorsuch confirmation. Rapper Tip Harris sparked controversy on The View by insulting Omarosa’s appearance, and Senator John McCain struggled through a physical comedy routine with a malfunctioning lapel microphone. The episode concludes with an analysis of the decentralized social media platform Mastodon and a prank sign in Malibu mocking the city's sanctuary status.

The Trump administration faces a pivotal shift in foreign policy following a reported chemical weapons attack in Syria and a failed North Korean missile launch. President Donald Trump and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley have signaled a departure from the previous administration's red lines, while media outlets like CBS News and The View amplify calls for executive removal under the 25th Amendment. The sudden reversal on Bashar al-Assad’s status in Damascus raises questions about the timing of these atrocities and the influence of the National Security Council following the departure of Steve Bannon. Domestic intelligence scandals intensify as former National Security Advisor Susan Rice faces allegations of unmasking Trump associates. Analysis of Rice’s PBS NewsHour interview suggests deceptive body language, while her husband’s role as an ABC News executive producer draws scrutiny toward the network's favorable coverage. Meanwhile, Fox News faces a coordinated advertiser boycott targeting Bill O'Reilly, led by Media Matters and Representative Maxine Waters. In the corporate sector, Boeing secures a $3 billion deal with Iran, and Elon Musk unveils Neuralink, a venture aiming to merge human consciousness with artificial intelligence through brain implants. This episode features the knighting of Sir Lucas of Lost Bits and a deep dive into the "of course" filler word count. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak dissect the aesthetic choices of Jared Kushner’s Macintosh usage and pay tribute to the late Don Rickles. The hosts also explore the bizarre distinction between furries and pet play at a San Marcos university event.

The Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on Russian cyber warfare take center stage as former FBI agent Clint Watts and Professor Thomas Rid testify on the mechanics of foreign interference. Senator Marco Rubio reports targeted attacks on his campaign staff, while Senator Mark Warner alleges a massive troll farm operation influenced voters in key swing states. These claims of digital subversion are contrasted with the Russian Foreign Ministry’s own April Fool’s prank offering election interference services to the highest bidder. Legal scrutiny intensifies around Michael Flynn as his request for immunity sparks a debate over use versus transactional legal protections. Professor Stephen Cohen challenges the prevailing narrative of a Kremlin-directed hack, questioning the lack of forensic evidence and the intelligence community's moderate confidence levels. Meanwhile, Roger Stone defends his communications with Guccifer 2.0 during an appearance on Bill Maher, and the CDC faces renewed allegations regarding the cover-up of the Haiti cholera outbreak linked to UN peacekeepers. Cultural shifts and regulatory battles round out the report, from the UK’s millennial reinterpretation of George Orwell’s 1984 to the FCC’s move to overturn ISP privacy rules. Director Rob Reiner and Tavis Smiley question the President’s mental stability, while Vice President Mike Pence faces media mockery over his personal dining policies. The show concludes with a look at NATO’s recruitment of Russian-speaking extras for war games and the upcoming March Madness finals between Gonzaga and North Carolina.

President Donald Trump signed the Energy Independence and Economic Growth Executive Order this week, effectively dismantling the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and lifting the federal moratorium on coal leasing. The move, witnessed by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and various industry leaders, signals a pivot toward clean coal technology and domestic nuclear power. Critics like Al Gore and Brian Williams have challenged the administration's job statistics, while the White House website consolidated its RSS feeds to streamline policy proclamations. In London, Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered Article 50 to begin the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, a move celebrated by Nigel Farage and John Lydon. The European Council, led by Donald Tusk and Guy Verhofstadt, has threatened to veto trade deals if the rights of EU nationals are not secured. Meanwhile, the Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Richard Burr and Mark Warner, continues to investigate claims of Russian election meddling involving over 1,000 paid hackers. Former DNC chair Donna Brazile has labeled the leaks an act of war, echoing sentiments from Dick Cheney, while Evelyn Farkas admitted to urging colleagues to preserve intelligence on the Trump transition team. John C. Dvorak prepares for his 65th birthday as Adam Curry recounts a domestic mishap involving a leaking garbage disposal and a pair of lost socks. The program explores the linguistic shift toward person-friends and the mockery of podcasters on NCIS: Los Angeles. Sir Chris of the Low Earth Orbit joins the Round Table as the show deconstructs the latest media microaggressions and the rise of hypersonic missile technology.

China’s One Belt One Road initiative takes center stage as Xi Jinping expands a massive global infrastructure and trade strategy that remains largely ignored by Western media. While Canada joins the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr warns of growing Chinese influence over national ports and agricultural land. This economic integration signals a major shift in global power as the United States remains preoccupied with internal political investigations. Al Gore’s latest climate campaign faces scrutiny as his 100 percent renewable energy claims in Georgetown, Texas, are revealed to be a grid scam involving bankrupt firm SunEdison. Despite media promotion of Gore’s cinema verite sequel, the city reportedly lost $6 million on a deal that relies on the general Texas grid rather than actual green storage. Meanwhile, Senator John McCain and General Curtis Scaparrotti call for increased funding for the Russian Information Group to counter asymmetric warfare and propaganda across Europe. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak deconstruct the media’s alternate universes, from the failure of the Republican health care repeal to the arrest of an Israeli teenager for JCC bomb threats. The show highlights the absurdity of University of California microaggression lists and the return of Brian Williams as a critic of Devin Nunes. The episode concludes with a formal knighthood ceremony for producers Milton Cuevas and Timothy Kiernan under the value-for-value model.

Paul Manafort faces mounting legal pressure as an Associated Press investigation by Jeff Horowitz reveals a decade of secret work for Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska. Memos suggest Manafort proposed a political influence campaign to favor Vladimir Putin and undermine democratic movements in Ukraine. While the White House distances itself from these historical business dealings, rumors of an imminent indictment circulate throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes announced that the intelligence community widely disseminated incidental collection data regarding the Trump transition team, a move Representative Adam Schiff criticized as a breach of protocol. Former CIA agent Larry Johnson claims GCHQ utilized back-channels to bypass U.S. surveillance laws, while Bob Woodward characterized the unmasking of American citizens as a gross violation of privacy. Meanwhile, Senator Dianne Feinstein faced mockery for mispronouncing the Emoluments Clause during a legislative push against presidential conflicts of interest. Journalist Carl Bernstein appeared on CNN to accuse the administration of inventing conspiracies, though his delivery suggested a reliance on scripted talking points. Actor Tim Allen compared the current Hollywood political climate to 1930s Germany, citing intense pressure to conform to liberal orthodoxy. The program concludes with a look at the death of Chuck Barris, whose claims of being a CIA assassin were notably omitted from his official CBS obituary.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak reunite in person for the first time in two years, broadcasting from a mansion in Silicon Valley to analyze the escalating military buildup in the Middle East. Tensions between Israel and Syria have reached a breaking point following the deployment of Arrow anti-missile technology, while a surge of U.S. troops into Kuwait signals a potential shift in operations across Iraq and Afghanistan. The hosts contrast the muted media response to civilian casualties in Mosul with the previous international outcry over the siege of Aleppo. In Washington, Senators Lindsey Graham and Patrick Leahy lead a committee hearing on Russian election interference, proposing that cyberattacks on political parties be treated as a violation of NATO's Article 5. Former DNC chair Donna Brazile characterized the hacking of the Democratic National Committee as a physical military invasion during an appearance on The Daily Show, despite a lack of evidence regarding her claims of staff harassment. Meanwhile, the White House and GCHQ are locked in a rare public dispute after President Trump cited reports that British intelligence assisted the Obama administration in wiretapping Trump Tower, a claim the agency labeled as utterly ridiculous. Cultural and technical segments highlight the arrest of a man for sending a weaponized strobe GIF to Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald and the discovery of Uber’s Grayball software used to evade government regulators. Adam Curry recounts a bizarre incident in Holland where soul singer Percy Sledge nearly caught fire under stage lights, while John C. Dvorak details his failed attempts to bypass facial recognition systems in Portugal. The show concludes with a critique of Rachel Maddow’s release of Donald Trump’s 2005 tax returns, which revealed a thirty-eight million dollar tax payment that contradicted years of media speculation.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and journalist David K. Johnston are under fire for a heavily hyped broadcast revealing Donald Trump’s 2005 tax returns that ultimately portrayed the President as a successful, high-rate taxpayer. The segment, which featured Maddow using the phrase "Mazel Tov" to describe Trump’s $153 million income, has sparked theories that the White House may have leaked the documents themselves to embarrass the media. Representative Adam Schiff and other Democrats continue to push for a 9/11-style commission despite admitting a current lack of evidence regarding Russian collusion. In Europe, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party maintained its lead over Geert Wilders’ PVV, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ignited a diplomatic crisis by accusing the Netherlands of responsibility for the Srebrenica massacre. Marine Le Pen joined Nigel Farage on LBC to advocate for a French exit from the European Union, which she likened to a Soviet-style slave state. Meanwhile, the European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling allowing employers to ban visible religious symbols like Islamic headscarves, and Senator John McCain accused Rand Paul of working for Vladimir Putin during a heated NATO accession debate for Montenegro. Technological oddities and cultural shifts take center stage as Kellyanne Conway warns of microwave surveillance and developers repurpose dying shopping malls into 225-square-foot micro-apartments. Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak explore the origins of the phrase "piss poor" while knighted producers like Ben of the Apex and Thomas Moser provide the value-for-value support that keeps the show independent. The episode concludes with a look at the Challenger 604 wake turbulence incident and Disney’s struggle to release Beauty and the Beast in Malaysia over a controversial gay moment.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Michael Flynn dominate a week of geopolitical friction and media manipulation. While the BBC faces accusations of stripping Pruitt’s climate comments of their context, a major diplomatic crisis erupts as Turkey accuses German and Dutch officials of Nazi practices following the barring of political rallies. The fallout includes riots in Rotterdam and the retroactive registration of Michael Flynn as a foreign agent for his $530,000 lobbying contract with Turkish interests. Domestic tensions rise as former Congressman Dennis Kucinich reveals he was wiretapped in his own office, while the Awan brothers IT scandal involving House Democrats remains largely ignored by the New York Times. In South Korea, the Constitutional Court unanimously upholds the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over a bribery scandal involving Samsung. Meanwhile, the UN warns of a looming famine in Yemen caused by naval blockades as US Marines deploy to Syria for the Raqqa offensive. The travel industry reports a Trump Slump in flight searches, though Russian interest in US travel has surged by 54 percent according to Hopper data. John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry explore the linguistic history of Carter’s Little Liver Pills and the origins of bafflegab. The duo critiques the Tesla Model S as a high-priced toy plagued by range anxiety while Adam recounts his experience as an unrecognized Podfather at a South by Southwest Apple meetup. The show concludes with a look at CNN presenter Reza Aslan’s controversial segment featuring the consumption of a human brain in India.