# 538 on The No Agenda Show 538 comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2018 to February 2021. - **Chapters:** 3 - **Episodes:** 3 - **Discussed:** June 2018 – February 2021 - **Related topics:** [Nate Silver](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nate-silver.md), [Anonymous Sources](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous-sources.md), [Feedback Loop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/feedback-loop.md), [Hillary Clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [Journalism Ethics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism-ethics.md), [Media Bias](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-bias.md), [Medical Reporting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-reporting.md), [Moderna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moderna.md), [Stacey Abrams](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stacey-abrams.md), [Vaccine Side Effects](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine-side-effects.md) ## Chapters 1–3 of 3 ### Vaccine Side Effects and Lack of Reporting Feedback Loops - **Episode:** [1324: Yak Yak Vax](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1324-yak-yak-vax.md) - **Published:** 2021-02-25 - **Time:** 26:11–28:38 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1324-yak-yak-vax/chapter/vaccine-side-effects-and-lack-of-reporting-feedback-loops.md A host shares an anecdote about a family member who contracted COVID-19 with a high fever weeks after receiving a second Moderna shot. They highlight a report from 538.com regarding the lack of a formal feedback loop for citizens to report post-vaccination illness, suggesting the current monitoring systems are inadequate. Keywords: [moderna](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moderna.md), [538](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/538.md), [vaccine side effects](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine-side-effects.md), [feedback loop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/feedback-loop.md), [medical reporting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-reporting.md) ### Stacey Abrams' Presidential Ambitions and Hillary Clinton Rumors - **Episode:** [1213: Kung Flu](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1213-kung-flu.md) - **Published:** 2020-02-06 - **Time:** 50:15–52:39 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1213-kung-flu/chapter/stacey-abrams-presidential-ambitions-and-hillary-clinton-rumors.md Stacey Abrams tells Nate Silver of 538 that she plans to be president within the next 20 years. The hosts discuss the possibility of Hillary Clinton joining Joe Biden's ticket as a Vice Presidential candidate. They debate whether this "Occam's Razor" theory is a viable strategy for the Democratic establishment to regain power. Keywords: [stacey abrams](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stacey-abrams.md), [nate silver](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nate-silver.md), [538](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/538.md), [hillary clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [vice president](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vice-president.md) ### Nate Silver, Anonymous Source Reliability Claims - **Episode:** [1037: Bug Ramen](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1037-bug-ramen.md) - **Published:** 2018-06-03 - **Time:** 2:49:06–2:51:46 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1037-bug-ramen/chapter/nate-silver-anonymous-source-reliability-claims.md Nate Silver of 538 published a guide suggesting that anonymous sources "familiar with a person's thinking" are often reliable. This claim is criticized as a way to institutionalize psychic-style reporting in mainstream journalism, particularly in the New York Times and Washington Post. The hosts argue that such sourcing allows media organizations to print unverifiable claims without accountability. Keywords: [nate silver](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nate-silver.md), [538](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/538.md), [anonymous sources](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous-sources.md), [journalism ethics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism-ethics.md), [media bias](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-bias.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)