In a first for the No Agenda Show, Adam Curry welcomed co-host Matt Long to sit across the desk in the same studio for Episode 1898, titled 'Goofy Foot,' released on August 27, 2026. Long, who hosts The Matt Long Show on Hill Country Patriot FM in Kerrville, Texas, and is a longtime Fredericksburg No Agenda meetup organizer, brought a boots-on-the-ground perspective to the week's most consequential news: the U.S. Supreme Court's emergency order allowing the Trump administration to proceed with restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The 6-3 ruling upholds a March 2026 executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service and Department of Homeland Security to build a citizenship-based voter database. Long, who also portrays Benjamin Franklin at Vacation Liberty School events, was blunt about mail-in ballots: 'Mail-in ballots, I think, are probably the most easiest way to steal an election and to get dishonest results.' The conversation also dissected responses from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who called the situation 'chaos and confusion,' and Arizona AG Kris Mayes, who defended her state's vote-by-mail system.
Beyond electoral law, the episode deconstructed a dense slate of media stories. The pair covered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's 'Operation Economic Outcast' targeting Iran, CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, President Trump's announcement of 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef, Canadian Premier Doug Ford's retaliatory tariff threats, and California's new Replacement Tire Efficiency Program approved by the California Energy Commission.
Long shared his path from unpaid legislative correspondent to paid radio host, offering insights into Texas mail-in ballot rules and the Secretary of State's new postmark guidance. Curry played an audio report from an anonymous regenerative Zoomer rancher in Northwest North Dakota, who explained the 11-year cattle market cycle and the divide between 'commodity cowboys' and regenerative operators like Cole at KNC.
The show also touched on Don Huffines and the Epstein ranch purchase, Nvidia's reported acquisition of Hugging Face, OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane's push for regulation of open-source models, the H-1B visa fee hike to $103,000, State Department revocation of B-1 and B-2 visas, the unraveling Eurovision Song Contest amid Israel boycotts, and a heartfelt tribute to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry.
Episode 1898 is available now wherever podcasts are heard. No Agenda, hosted by Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, is a listener-supported podcast known for its skeptical, independent look at mainstream media, politics, and culture, examining how stories are framed, repeated, amplified, or ignored.
