In the latest episode of the No Agenda Show, hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak turned a critical eye on NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's $20 billion pitch for a permanent moon base, deeming the concept of a 'lunar economy' as an unintentional punchline. Broadcasting from the Texas Hill Country and Refinery Row, the duo on May 28, 2026, dissected a week of media noise, from Isaacman's helium-3 mining proposals to President Trump's twelfth televised cabinet meeting.
Curry's skepticism was palpable as he reacted to Isaacman's vision of extracting helium-3 for quantum computing fuel from the moon. 'Open the Straits, give me $3 gas, then we can talk about moon stuff,' Curry said. 'It's gonna be all the lunar economy.' Dvorak offered a meta-prediction contradicting Curry's expectation of a spectacular Artemis failure: 'Nothing blows up, nothing happens. Yak yak yak. They're gonna talk talk talk. Send a couple of robots up there, and one of them will stop working.'
The episode threaded together several running stories, including the Artemis timeline, the proposed 'orbital economy,' and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's awkward turn at the White House podium. The hosts also unpacked the new Trump Account savings app, the third Ebola media cycle in two years with CDC acting director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya requesting airport screening volunteers ahead of the FIFA World Cup, and teen takeover crackdowns in Polk County, Florida and Chicago, including proposals to charge parents.
Beyond space policy, the show delved into Marco Rubio's report on 20 third-country deportation agreements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's clawback of $29 billion in late-Biden disbursements including a contested $2 billion grant tied to Stacey Abrams, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's claim of $4 billion in new lease sale revenue from the Permian, Bakken, and Alaska's North Slope. Curry also reviewed 'Young Washington' by Wonder Network, analyzed the Texas Senate runoff, and noted a Sydney drone-show glitch as a potential attack vector.
The No Agenda Show, a long-running, listener-supported podcast hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, takes a skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, culture, and the forces shaping the daily news cycle. Known for its sharp commentary, humor, and media deconstruction, the show questions official narratives and rewards audience contributions through its value-for-value model. Episode 1872 is available now wherever podcasts are heard.