3 chapters across the catalog
No Agenda Glossary, Community Crowdsourcing
The No Agenda Glossary website has been updated to allow user contributions for show-specific terminology and nicknames. Recent entries include definitions for media figures such as Chuck Todd, referred to as Chip Todd, and Anderson Cooper.
Boston Marathon Victim Scam and "Unneeded Wordage"
The hosts discuss the case of Joanna Lee, a woman who pleaded guilty to scamming $40,000 from Boston Marathon bombing victim funds despite not being injured. This leads into a new project: a "glossary of unneeded wordage" or "Slave Speak." The hosts list overused phrases like "at the end of the day," "fact of the matter," and "basically," which they believe are used to stall the brain before speaking.
No Agenda Glossary Project, Isolated Incident Phrase
Adam Curry proposes the "No Agenda Glossary Project" to track how the media uses or omits specific phrases to slant stories. He notes that the term "isolated incident" has been conspicuously absent from coverage of the Tucson shooting to maintain a narrative of widespread danger.
