No Agenda Episode 1875 Exposes AI Bubble Risks and California Vote Delays Amid Media Critique
The latest No Agenda podcast deconstructs California's mail-in ballot delays and AI economy risks, highlighting implications for election integrity and tech investment bubbles.
In a sweeping media deconstruction, Episode 1875 of the No Agenda Show, titled 'Sonic Thump' and published June 7, 2026, hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak dissect a chaotic news week, focusing on California's mail-in ballot delays and the risks of the AI economy. Broadcasting from the Texas Hill Country and Northern Silicon Valley, the duo dive into U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli's fraud investigations, President Trump's contentious interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, and the naming of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence.
The episode's deepest thread is the AI bubble. Curry walks through Google raising $80 billion partly to cover RSU cash-outs, Microsoft engineers 'token maxing' for promotions, and Cisco president Jeetu Patel pitching $200-per-week per-employee token costs across 90,000 workers. The hosts mock 'Jevons Paradox,' the 1865 economic principle now invoked by VCs to justify runaway AI spend, and flag a Stanford study, 'Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring,' showing resume scores persist for 330 days across employers. This analysis matters because it reveals how AI investment may be driven by speculative hype rather than sustainable returns, potentially leading to a market correction that could impact tech workers and investors.
California's vote count delays also come under scrutiny, with the state's 37-day mail-in counting window and SB 75's signature-verification rollback under Governor Gavin Newsom criticized. Xavier Becerra's front-runner status in the governor's race and Steve Hilton's frustration over the LA mayoral count are highlighted, alongside the Watson v. Republican National Committee case pending before the Supreme Court. These issues underscore ongoing concerns about election integrity and the potential for legal challenges that could affect future elections.
The hosts also roll tape on Trump telling Welker the press is crooked before walking off the Wisconsin barn set. 'They're crooked, just like you're crooked. Press is crooked,' the president says in the clip. Welker's on-camera tag blamed rain interruptions. Curry counters that historical precedent for personal attorneys running Justice runs from Edmund Randolph under Washington to Robert Kennedy under JFK, calling MSNBC analyst Ari Fleischer's framing 'bullcrap' aimed at low-IQ viewers. This exchange highlights the ongoing tension between media and political figures, and the public's need for critical media consumption.
Other topics include Pete Hegseth's D-Day speech in Normandy warning Europe about migration, the New World Screwworm outbreak roughly 100 miles southwest of San Antonio, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet, the Ebola facility controversy at Kenya's Lokichogio airbase, and an mpox smuggling case involving NIH researchers Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe. The episode is available at noagendashow.net.