Episode 1234 · Thursday, 16 April 2020

COVID KowTow

Global health authorities and media conglomerates face a reckoning as the White House investigates the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the financial ties binding the West to China.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1234

About this episode

Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci face scrutiny over shifting pandemic timelines and the push for a globalized vaccine response as the Wuhan Institute of Virology becomes the center of a federal investigation. President Donald Trump and Dr. Michael Pillsbury cite reports that U.S. agencies funded gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses in China, while the World Health Organization faces a total funding freeze from the White House over its rejection of early warnings from Taiwan.

Secondary developments include the closure of the Smithfield Foods pork plant in South Dakota, a facility owned by the Chinese firm Shuanghui International that represents a quarter of American production. In Italy, the Belt and Road Initiative is linked to high infection rates within the luxury goods manufacturing sector, while Bloomberg News faces allegations of killing investigative stories to protect Michael Bloomberg’s business interests in Beijing. Domestically, Dr. Annie Bukacek challenges CDC death certificate guidelines that allow for assumed COVID-19 fatalities, and Governor Andrew Cuomo dismisses vice-presidential speculation during a CNN appearance with his brother Chris Cuomo.

Technical glitches plague the official Joe Biden podcast as Stacey Abrams publicly lobbies for the running mate slot. The episode marks a milestone with the No Agenda 1234 value-for-value celebration, featuring a new anthem by Melissa Tallon and a peerage ceremony for listeners contributing their government stimulus checks to keep the broadcast independent.


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CHAPTER 23 / 34 Discussion

Peerage Ceremony and Listener Stories from Lockdown

During the episode's peerage ceremony, several listeners were granted titles of Knight or Dame for their financial support. Notes from donors included a report from a contractor in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and a professional musician in New York City describing the total collapse of the live performance industry due to COVID-19 restrictions.

knighthood· peerage· saudi arabia· new york· music industry· lockdown

1:44:46 It says sending a note, but there's no I couldn't find I couldn't find anything either so just sure we'll be getting it But just just since we don't have anything I got to give him a karma. It's got a hand that out. You've got karma Meanwhile, Sir Treb Scott of the ELB Express comes in with one, two, three, four, five, six. And he says, by my accounting, this donation brings me to Earl status, but I have yet to claim a protectorate. If the peerage committee approves Earl at large continues to seem appropriate for me. And I like the idea of Earl at large. So you get that. My accounting is below and he's got the thanks for the amygdala protecting deconstruction twice weekly on Thursdays.

1:45:25 Keep up the great work 73s. So I put Earl at large for his title change. Yeah, Earl at large. All right, got it done. Anonymous 123456. Anonymous no jingles no karma that's moves things along. Thank you. Baronet octane in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. Cambridgeshire. I said that. Do you know the way to Cambridgeshire? Yeah, I did say that. One, two, three, four, five, six. But this is now we're dealing with some serious donors. Dear podcast, I couldn't miss the perfect opportunity to make what was one of the most numerological special donation amounts that she even mentions in the best show in the universe. That is until you make it to show 234-2346. Sure. Hey John, how many cars does this ever have?

1:46:21 I'm down. So I will mention, I don't want to do it, you know, I don't want to let overdo it, but for you out there who like numbers, next show, Fibonacci. Well, this is also a Fibonacci. One, two, three, four is Fibonacci, is it not? One, one... Oh no, no, it is one, two, three, five is Fibonacci, you're right. Yeah, one, two, three, five. Yeah, four is out. Oh my God. Yeah, well, we'll see. There are many other interesting numbers before that. I'm excited to listen to the show 1618, the Golden Ratio Show. Keep that in mind. By my calculations, that will air sometime in 2024. Yeah. Just in time for President Ivanka.

1:47:10 What? We will be licensed by then. Unfortunately, I don't hold out much hope of Gitmo Nation East peso staying very strong as the virus progresses and we're actually really going to finally definitely absolutely Brexit 2024 maybe. Maybe. It's going to be delayed. I may struggle to afford Gitmo Nation West currency. Perhaps Bitcoin will be the mainstream by then. Who knows anyway. As always a huge thank you for doing what you do and keeping our amygdala Svelte, NJNK, Love and Light, Baronet Octane. Then we have Sir Dave, Duke of America's Heartland in the Arabian Peninsula, who I think is still in Riyadh. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from him, a consistent supporter of the show. Dearest Bhagwan and Reverend Moon,

1:47:58 In close, please find your cut of my contract completion bonus as I complete my year supporting the USA's military industrial complex here in Saudi Arabia. Eh, it's a living, he says. Since I'm stranded here in the kingdom, apparently there's some sort of worldwide epidemic, COVID or something? You should look into it. I went ahead and re-upped for a second contract. I figure being stuck here in Riyadh with a paycheck is far better than the alternative. Yeah. Which would be halalas and homeless, visa-less and roaming the streets, scrabbling for garbage with packs of feral dogs and dodging the police who now have checkpoints established to control the movement of citizens. Apparently, the checkpoints are because of various scrofulous scofflaws not obeying the rules.

1:48:47 If you need a pharmacy or have to go to hospital, you have to use the Saudi Red Crescent app that you must download to your device. These are all little asterisks he puts in the... You must download it. You have to find the closest place and apply for a permit to leave your home. Upon that being granted, you have five hours to go and return. I'd like to know if that's a digital thing or if you that comes on your phone That said I've got no room to complain typical of Western style compounds It has elements of a prison such as the five meter tall perimeter perimeter wall, but it's comfortable I get daily yard time and there are no gangs John you'll be happy to know that there are bicyclists who since they can't obstruct car traffic Voluntarily attempt to run over pedestrians as they whiz around the two kilometer perimeter

1:49:36 In any case, thanks for being there for me during this year as the cornerstone of my amygdala management program. In fact, my head's shrinking so much people think I have Zika. I just say, nope, I have no agenda. It's a rude Zika joke, but I like it. It's been a year to remember with highlights such as supper with Tina the Keeper and Adam and best of all my lovely Smoking hot wife's de-douching a couple of weeks ago as she joined our weird tribe. It only took five years I love you Dame Melody Welcome no jingles, but lots of goat karma for all producers and none for the douchebag. Sorry get with the program people Maybe we'll think about it. Thank you for your courage

1:50:12 Dave, Duke of America's heartland and the Arabian Peninsula. And thank you so much, Dave. You've got karma. Mark Worst is the next one, two, three, four. And he comes in with the amount that was optional. One, two, three, four. Halverson Holland. Hilverson. Very good. ITM, gents, I've been listening to the show since Adam got kicked off of Arrow FM. Arrow FM. Arrow FM. That's the station that burned to the ground, John. Yes, the station that you burned to the ground. Yet I have never contributed to the show, therefore I should be called out as a douchebag. I switched off my TV 18 years ago and advised everyone else to do the same. That and listening to the show for all those years, it kept me sane in this world filled with lame stream propaganda.

1:51:09 The excellent shows of the last couple of weeks have kept my smoking hot girlfriend and me sane. So to show you guys my gratitude, I decided to have her join the 1234 group. I shall make use of the coveted night ring to put it around her finger and make her an honest woman. She would like to be known as Dame of the Crystal Core. The leftover 23, you make a note of this so we know that she gets it. The leftover 234 would, I'd like to put away towards my own knighthood if this is possible. Of course it is. I would like to, you do the accounting, you can do it any way you want. I would like to request karma for, you might actually only give her 999.99 and have Adam throw the penny and you save a penny.

1:51:53 I would like to request karma for all NA producers and leave you all with the only sane advice I can give at this moment. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Now de-douche me. You've been de-douched. Thank you very much, Mark. And yeah, he's been with us from day one. So great to have you here. And we look forward to your soon-to-be honest woman at the roundtable a little bit later on. You've got karma. Another anonymous contributor from Philadelphia PA1234. I would like to keep me anonymous. I'd very much appreciate some stock and option trading karma. It would be more excited if you would read the following short quotation, quote,

1:52:41 Jake Truman doth you to understand that falseness and guile have reigned too long and truth has been set under a lock and falseness reigneth in every flock God doh botah for now is time You've got karma, whatever it takes John Best I could do. Randolph Muddy comes in at 1, 2, 3, 4. Thank you very much, Raleigh, North Carolina. I could not make it through this bat shit craziness without you two. I just want to say thanks. Also get NC people, North Carolinians, the citizens to stand up and protest next Tuesday, downtown Raleigh at 11 a.m.

1:53:29 Hashtag reopen North Carolina or reopen NC. Oh, I didn't know Randy I would make a point to become a regular supporter. You guys are on point with your coverage of this. Yeah and Randy let us know how that goes. I really want it. Well, that'll be Tuesday So we have a show in between if this is happening everywhere John this people want to get back to work. They're tired of it They don't want in America. You can't do this I hear some states, oh yeah, it'll be June. Okay. June my ass. June my ass indeed. Thank you Randolph. And I will take Brian Lowe from Plano, Texas, just up the road. I've got to prep these jingles. He says, please de-douche me first of all. You've been de-douched.

1:54:17 If you would please call my son back us out as a douchebag. Then apply the extra $2.34 of this donation for him towards his own knighthood, but we'll make him send a donation personally to get deduced. I agree, Brian. Thank you very much. And Brian, of course, will be knighted today. I got hit in the mouth around three years ago by a fellow dude named Ben named Ben. What are the chances of that happening? After listening to a few shows consistently, I recommend three in a row to all those... I give a bloody lip to, I was hooked. Now in these uncertain times of need for knowledge and amygdala shrinkage, I look forward to these shows more than ever and I'm punching a lot of people in the mouth too. I figured I needed to take advantage of this angel number. Yeah, it's also an angel number. I was done waiting to have the extra money and musing about how to finalize a black knight out- oh, how to finagle a black knight out of the exchange via John's spam filter. Really?

1:55:17 Trying is being a black knight is nuts. It's not like something you go get the hack Although just using any term like any porn term will get you blocked from John spill filter I couldn't even wait for my birthday week Which is next week on the 22nd besides when when do you ever have an extra 1k lying around? That's boat maintenance money more importantly Is this is an extra 1k or just payback for the last three years and an investment in my future? Well, exactly. It's that. Anyway, can you knight me, sir, B-Low, knight of the landlocked drunken Texas pirates? I'd also like some car buying and stock investing karma because I need to get unlandlocked ASAP. For the roundtable, I'd really enjoy a deep LMIPA and a fat prime rib with raw horseradish

1:56:09 But that's not as likely to slide off the tongue as Adam would like so I'm good with hookers and blow no you'll get some deep lmi PA and a fat prime rib with raw horseradish I've I've I've ordered that and now I need to do is jingles. What do you need I need something? Hello, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm looking it says here. Oh you You might die I should have done this before, but I got it fixed. You might die, full load, two to the head, and juice. Oh, brother. Full load, you get a full load. I got the full load, but I just wanted to- You got the full load? You have the full load? You might die. I'm gonna give you the whole load to- Oh my gosh! Can you see that juice?

1:57:07 You've got karma. Yeah, we go and I'm gonna make sure that order came in from your deep L of IPA Okay, Thomas Lees comes up from Manchester the UK 680 home of what was once used to be called the Manchester Guardian For 10 years you have provided me with an invaluable resource of analysis and entertainment. I like the fact that these people have been listening for a decade and they're finally saying, you know, through the many ups and downs of life, you have always been there. We're very consistent. In the hysterical times of the RONA, we need you and your diligent work more than ever. You

1:57:46 Help keep us sane here in the UK as in many parts of the world We have allowed unprecedented restrictions to be placed upon our historic freedoms for what is a mild disease What is worse is that the public they never somebody pointed out? Nobody ever says, you know of a hundred people who catch it 98 of you will all live That's no fun No We have allowed unprecedented restrictions to be placed upon our historic freedoms for what is a mild disease. What is worse is that the public has been conditioned by the mainstream and social media to want the lockdown. That's right. And are highly supportive of the measures.

1:58:25 Indeed, some are even asking for it to be stricter or longer. Take a listen to Lord Sumption, former justice of our Supreme Court, for more UK content. He's got a link. I will check it out for possible clips. This donation finally makes me a knight. Oh, I don't think he's on the list. No, he's not. He's not. I'm putting him on now. Can I be known as Sir... We have a big list today. Yeah. Can I be known as Sir Tom of the County of Yorkshire, Yorkshire? If Sir Paul Vela, Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is content, if that's okay with him, actually the committee will, can take care of it too. Jingles please. The Hague protect their freedoms. Oh, we haven't played that for a while. Oh my goodness. That would actually be nice to play. Yeah. Don't be a denier and shut up slave.

1:59:19 That's a good one. Okay, Denier and Shut Up Slave. Okay, let's give it a shot. Intelligence work takes place within a strong legal framework. We operate under the rule of law and are accountable for it. In some countries, secret intelligence is used to control their people. In ours, it only exists to protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms. Protect their freedoms.

1:59:58 The science is in! Science! Shut up, slave! You've got karma. I like that. I hadn't heard that in a long time. No, I forgot all about... Well, I didn't forget about it. Anonymous Lesbian from New York is here again. Oh, hey. Hey, how's she doing? Well, she gave us $617.28 for the show and for her health. I don't think she's doing that well. Thank you for being my sanity lifeline, which you definitely would be in this time of collective hysteria. She's in New York, my God. There's no way I could have withstood this past month with my mental health intact without no agenda.

2:00:39 I decided to bump up my support. I have a subscription for show one, two, three, four because I need an epic dose of career karma. My donation of 617.28 is half a 1234.56. I could not pull the trigger on becoming a member of the 1234 club because there are three weeks ago my income vanished overnight. Oh wow. I used to make my living by performing music around the world and now everything, and I believe most of our artists are listening to our podcast. In the same boat. I would think so, unless they're just getting royalties from albums. I used to make my living by performing music around the world and now everything is canceled through September. You think just September? I expect that in the 12 to 24 months after that work will be very hard to come by if it exists at all.

2:01:29 I am normally engaged two years in advance by orchestras and four of the orchestras who engaged me in late 2021 have asked me not to announce the gig because they expect that they might have to be out of the business by then. John was right when he said, Broadway will eat it. All of my contacts have evoked their force majeure clause, which means nobody gets paid a cent. That's right, everybody's out, no harm no foul, except you're screwed. Yeah, the Forte Maggiore clause, which is very commonly used. It should be in everybody's contract, but what are you gonna do? No pay equals no pay. No play equals no pay, which is a term. Epic times, indeed, I know that everybody will be feeling the hit from corona hysteria, and I even think it is reasonable in lean times that a society should cut back on art and entertainment costs, but I refuse to even consider living in a world with no art.

2:02:30 We're in danger of having a cure for this problem that's worse than the damn virus. A society with no art, where humans are too scared to interact with each other. We can't survive like this, people! All caps. Thanks again to you both for guarding my reality so well. Can you ask the New York producers to try again for a meetup once we are allowed out of jail? I missed the last two because I was out of town working. No jingles, just a big ass karma, please. Oh man. Kisses and hugs, anonymous lesbian. I think those are kisses and hugs for you. She loves you, man. She's like, I'm a sideshow for her. She's an artist. She's got taste.

2:03:10 Thank you, Anonymous Lesbian, and we of course are going to give you a big ass karma. You've got karma. I hope things come together quicker than that. I really, really do. I mean, so much is broken. So much is broken. Yeah, I mean, I don't feel good about this, that donation. Matthew Schock in Farmington, Minnesota, 43210. Uh, I'd like to de-de-de-douching. Oh, so he did a reverse. That's kind of cute. You've been de-douched. Yeah.

2:03:49 That's cute. That's actually very cute. It would have been an idea. Yeah, I'd like a deducing the karma. This is my first time donating I've always tell people to support what you love or it will go away if you support it It won't go away. But if you don't support it, it will go away. He's right Yeah birthday shout out to AJ Boland whose birthday was yesterday April 15th got him on the list Yep up to great work and thank you for your sanity and thank you for your support Matthew. You've got karma We have extra boat apart for 2069 and he did send an email in which I did isolate And I sewed emailed everybody with a code for 20.69 what could it mean? What could it now? I gotta find a note which I don't make me roll it out you have it no I