# Bob Garfield on The No Agenda Show

Bob Garfield comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2017 to May 2021.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** January 2017 – May 2021
- **Related topics:** [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Brooke Gladstone](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brooke-gladstone.md), [Cody Wilson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cody-wilson.md), [Demi Lovato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/demi-lovato.md), [Ghost Guns](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ghost-guns.md), [Iheartradio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iheartradio.md), [On The Media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/on-the-media.md), [Wnyc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wnyc.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Media Firings, Matt Siegel and Bob Garfield

- **Episode:** [1348: Belching Freon](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1348-belching-freon.md)
- **Published:** 2021-05-20
- **Time:** 1:55:39–1:58:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1348-belching-freon/chapter/media-firings-matt-siegel-and-bob-garfield.md

Longtime Boston radio host Matt Siegel briefly quit his show after being told he could not joke about Demi Lovato's non-binary identity. Similarly, Bob Garfield was fired from WNYC's "On the Media" following investigations into his conduct during internal meetings, signaling a low tolerance for traditional media personalities in the current corporate climate.

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### Cody Wilson, Ghost Guns and NPR Interview

- **Episode:** [1059: Barrel Roll](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1059-barrel-roll.md)
- **Published:** 2018-08-13
- **Time:** 2:00:57–2:03:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1059-barrel-roll/chapter/cody-wilson-ghost-guns-and-npr-interview.md

Austin-based activist Cody Wilson, known for distributing 3D-printed "ghost gun" files, was interviewed by NPR's Bob Garfield. The interview turned contentious when Garfield asked Wilson if he feared being shot by one of his own plastic guns. Wilson dismissed the question as a "frustrated progressive" fantasy, asserting that his work disables the "nanny state."

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### On The Media Hosts Express "Suicidal Despondency"

- **Episode:** [896: Wall of Meat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/896-wall-of-meat.md)
- **Published:** 2017-01-19
- **Time:** 1:23:04–1:28:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/896-wall-of-meat/chapter/on-the-media-hosts-express-suicidal-despondency.md

Bob Garfield of NPR’s On The Media describes feeling "suicidal despondency" over the political climate. The show features author Rebecca Solnit reading from her book Hope in the Dark to provide encouragement to liberal listeners. The hosts contrast this "depressing" outlook with their own excitement for the upcoming news cycle.

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