Topic: Harper S Magazine

Journalist Rick MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine and author of Second Front, detailed the media's failure to vet the incubator story during the 1991 Gulf War. MacArthur highlighted how organizations like Amnesty International and major newspapers like the New York Daily News uncritically accepted the false narrative. The discussion characterized George H.W. Bush as a politician willing to utilize disinformation and ruthless tactics despite his public image of respectability.

Feminist writer Katie Roiphe faced intense online backlash before the publication of her Harper's Magazine article questioning the excesses of the Me Too movement. Roiphe compared the "Twitter feminists" to a mob and argued that silencing dissenting opinions within feminism mirrors the bullying tactics they claim to oppose.

Adam Curry shares a story about receiving prickly pear cactus fruit and a drawing from a young listener named Harper. He also mentions an old 1990 magazine cover featuring himself and a model, which a listener found on eBay. The hosts celebrate the "next generation" of No Agenda producers.