The latest episode of the No Agenda podcast, episode 1901 titled 'Neighbor Narcs,' aired on September 6, 2026, with host Adam Curry broadcasting from Rotterdam and co-host Sir Deucifer (Rob Dew) filling in for the absent John C. Dvorak. The nearly three-hour show delved into the expansion of surveillance technology, the hype surrounding artificial intelligence, ongoing litigation over mail-in ballots, and a controversial Virginia prosecution that has sparked outrage among parenting advocates.
One of the primary topics was Signal Trace, a commercial add-on to Flock Safety camera poles that logs Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID, and hearing-aid signatures at locations such as Walmart parking lots. Curry and Dew discussed the privacy implications of this technology, which can track individuals' movements without their knowledge. They also highlighted the story of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where the city reportedly fought back against Flock Safety's attempt to sell the city its own traffic data.
The conversation shifted to the AI sector, with Curry—who has spent two years running open-source AI agents on his own Linux hardware—criticizing the doomsday narratives surrounding AI. He championed 'vibe coding,' the practice of using AI to program without traditional coding expertise, and recounted how he built a custom podcast playout system in 25 minutes using Claude Code on the Omarchy distribution. 'For the first time, anybody in the world can program a computer,' Curry said. Dew countered with a clip of MMA fighter Cole Johnson planning to fight a chimpanzee abroad, prompting Curry to exclaim, 'This guy's gonna die.'
The episode also examined the legal battles over mail-in ballots, focusing on Judge Indira Talwani's repeatedly overturned rulings blocking President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting. Dew unpacked an interview with Garland Favorito on Lindell TV analyzing Talwani's pattern of rulings, suggesting a potential judicial overreach. The hosts also touched on broader political developments, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Vice President J.D. Vance, and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as the Iran conflict entered its seventh month.
A significant portion of the show was dedicated to the case of Carrie Ann Parkinson, a Virginia mother sentenced to six months (suspended) and seven years on the state's child abuse registry for allowing her five-year-old son to walk half a mile in a gated community to collect goose feathers. The prosecution appears to contradict Governor Glenn Youngkin's 2023 free-range parenting law, and the hosts highlighted the potential chilling effect on parental independence.
Curry and Dew also touched on cultural topics, including a Tinfoil Hat Podcast segment with author J. Harmon discussing C.S. Lewis's 'The Screwtape Letters' and the 'Sharia Gilgamesh.' The episode, produced with listener support, is available now wherever podcasts are found.
