Topic: Kosher

The No Agenda show continues its "Value for Value" model, relying on listener contributions of time, talent, and treasure rather than corporate advertising. Producer Mike Riley provided the artwork for episode 1224, featuring a "kosher locust" theme in reference to recent news from Israel. The hosts highlighted the No Agenda Art Generator as a unique industry standard where album art changes for every episode based on community submissions.

A massive locust upsurge threatens East Africa, with swarms in South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya expected to grow 500-fold if not contained. The insects are destroying crops and livestock feed, though a lighthearted note mentions that some in Israel consider them a "crunchy kosher snack."

MSNBC and other media outlets shifted focus toward anti-Semitism in France following the attack on a kosher grocery store. Jamie Kirchick of the Foreign Policy Initiative appeared on several networks to argue that Islamists have been at war with Jews for decades. The segment highlights the use of prepared graphics and talking points to emphasize the dangers facing Jewish people in Europe.

Investigations into the Paris attacks revealed that Amedy Coulibaly likely obtained automatic weapons from a Belgian arms dealer who later surrendered to police. Coulibaly's accomplice, Hayat Boumeddiene, reportedly fled to Istanbul before disappearing into Syria. The segment details the logistics of the kosher market attack and the ongoing search for related suspects.

French authorities conduct a global search for Hayat Boumediene, who is suspected of involvement in the murder of a policewoman before potentially fleeing to Syria. Media coverage focuses on striking still graphics of Boumediene posing with a crossbow. Meanwhile, a recording of her common-law husband, Amedy Coulibaly, is released, in which he justifies his attack on a kosher supermarket as a response to Western military campaigns against Muslims.

Personal anecdotes regarding holiday preparations include a visit to the Glendale Galleria and observations of early Black Friday sales. One host describes purchasing a pre-brined bird from Kosher Valley after a local farm's heirloom turkeys died. The segment concludes with a plan to distribute leftover turkey sandwiches to the homeless population in Los Angeles.

A Canadian man stole a Cessna 172 and flew it into U.S. airspace, reportedly hoping to be shot down by fighter jets. Adam Curry explains his technical process for scraping headlines from Twitter news accounts and using an API to automatically transcode them into MP3 audio for his stream.