# Bill Murray on The No Agenda Show

Bill Murray comes up in 6 chapters across 6 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2010 to December 2025.

- **Chapters:** 6
- **Episodes:** 6
- **Discussed:** December 2010 – December 2025
- **Related topics:** [Bill Gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Fox News](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fox-news.md), [Ihme](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ihme.md), [Msnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/msnbc.md), [Terrorism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/terrorism.md), [1988](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1988.md), [Anderson Cooper](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anderson-cooper.md), [Anthony Fauci](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anthony-fauci.md), [Bob Woodward](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bob-woodward.md)

## Chapters 1–6 of 6

### Scrooged Film, 1988 Media Satire vs Modern News

- **Episode:** [1828: No Agenda Christmas 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-25
- **Time:** 17:19–20:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025/chapter/scrooged-film-1988-media-satire-vs-modern-news.md

The hosts discuss the 1988 film *Scrooged* starring Bill Murray, focusing on a scene where a television executive creates a terrifying promo to scare viewers into watching a Christmas special. They observe that the fictional 1988 promo, which used imagery of terrorism and drugs to drive ratings, has become the standard operating procedure for modern cable news networks like CNN and Fox News.

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### Bob Woodward, Naval Intelligence, Gutfeld Critique

- **Episode:** [1745: Old Crone](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1745-old-crone.md)
- **Published:** 2025-03-09
- **Time:** 3:00:55–3:04:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1745-old-crone/chapter/bob-woodward-naval-intelligence-gutfeld-critique.md

A clip from Joe Rogan features Bill Murray questioning the accuracy of Bob Woodward's reporting. The hosts point out that Greg Gutfeld's coverage of the topic omitted the fact that Woodward was a Naval Intelligence officer, a detail they consider crucial to understanding his career at the Washington Post.

Keywords: [bob woodward](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bob-woodward.md), [naval intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/naval-intelligence.md), [greg gutfeld](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greg-gutfeld.md), [bill murray](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-murray.md), [watergate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/watergate.md)

### Chris Murray, IHME Model Assumptions and Social Distancing

- **Episode:** [1232: GuangoCast](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1232-guangocast.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-12
- **Time:** 11:58–15:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1232-guangocast/chapter/chris-murray-ihme-model-assumptions-and-social-distancing.md

Chris Murray of the IHME explains on CNN that his model's numbers are dropping because hospitals are admitting fewer people and using fewer ventilators than expected. He emphasizes that his projection of 60,000 deaths assumes social distancing remains in place through the first week of June. Bill Gates appears in a clip praising Dr. Fauci and the utility of these models for public awareness.

Keywords: chris murray, [ihme](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ihme.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [anderson cooper](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anderson-cooper.md), [ventilators](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ventilators.md), [icu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/icu.md), [social distancing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-distancing.md)

### Bill Gates, Christopher Murray and IHME Modeling

- **Episode:** [1230: Avocado Cartel](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1230-avocado-cartel.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-05
- **Time:** 24:00–29:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1230-avocado-cartel/chapter/bill-gates-christopher-murray-and-ihme-modeling.md

The White House task force has shifted its reliance from the discredited Imperial College model to data provided by Christopher Murray at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The IHME is funded primarily by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leading to concerns about the centralization of pandemic data. Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx have transitioned their public projections to align with these new Gates-funded supercomputer models.

Keywords: [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [anthony fauci](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anthony-fauci.md), christopher murray, [ihme](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ihme.md), [imperial college](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/imperial-college.md), [rhodes scholar](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rhodes-scholar.md)

### Movie Quiz, Ghostbusters, Death Wish 3

- **Episode:** [608: Cli-Fi®](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/608-cli-fi.md)
- **Published:** 2014-04-13
- **Time:** 1:30:17–1:32:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/608-cli-fi/chapter/movie-quiz-ghostbusters-death-wish-3.md

The hosts engage in a "Guess That Movie" segment, featuring a clip from "Ghostbusters" regarding "biblical proportions" of disaster. This is followed by a clip from "Death Wish 3" involving a jailhouse confrontation. The segment serves as a brief entertainment break while reinforcing themes of urban dystopia.

Keywords: [ghostbusters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ghostbusters.md), death wish 3, [movie quiz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/movie-quiz.md), [bill murray](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-murray.md), [charles bronson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charles-bronson.md)

### Scrooged Movie Analysis and Media Fear Tactics

- **Episode:** [264: Chatter on the Interwebs](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/264-chatter-on-the-interwebs.md)
- **Published:** 2010-12-26
- **Time:** 1:31–4:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/264-chatter-on-the-interwebs/chapter/scrooged-movie-analysis-and-media-fear-tactics.md

A review of the 1988 film "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray highlights a scene where a television executive uses terrifying promos to scare audiences into watching a Christmas special. The imagery of exploding airplanes and drug use in the fictional 1988 promo is compared to the modern news cycles of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. The segment notes how satirical fear-mongering from the 1980s has become a reality in contemporary media.

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