# Boob Tube on The No Agenda Show

Boob Tube comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2018 to June 2022.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** May 2018 – June 2022
- **Related topics:** [1930s Slang](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1930s-slang.md), [1960s](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1960s.md), [1970s](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1970s.md), [Critical Thinking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-thinking.md), [Education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [Internet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet.md), [Newspapers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/newspapers.md), [Threads](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/threads.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Boomer Slang and 1960s Terminology Test

- **Episode:** [1459: Wig Out](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1459-wig-out.md)
- **Published:** 2022-06-12
- **Time:** 2:27:45–2:32:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1459-wig-out/chapter/boomer-slang-and-1960s-terminology-test.md

A trivia segment tested knowledge of 1960s and 1970s slang terms, including "threads" for clothes, "boss" for something fine, and "the boob tube" for television. Other terms discussed included "wigged out," "square," and "kicks." The segment highlighted how many of these phrases have either disappeared or changed meanings in modern English.

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### Education System and the "Stupefied" Public

- **Episode:** [1213: Kung Flu](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1213-kung-flu.md)
- **Published:** 2020-02-06
- **Time:** 1:53:43–1:58:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1213-kung-flu/chapter/education-system-and-the-stupefied-public.md

The hosts argue that the modern education system and the transition from newspapers to television have "stupefied" the public. They discuss the lack of critical thinking skills that allowed The Independent to fall for a hoax. They characterize the internet as "television in network form" and lament the decline of competitive journalism.

Keywords: [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), [boob tube](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boob-tube.md), [newspapers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/newspapers.md), [internet](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet.md), [critical thinking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-thinking.md)

### Dirty 30s Slang and Cinder Dick

- **Episode:** [1031: Dog Dazer](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-07
- **Time:** 1:28:20–1:33:52
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer/chapter/dirty-30s-slang-and-cinder-dick.md

The "Dirty 30s" segment explores slang terms from the 1930s, including "Chicago overcoat" (coffin), "Chicago typewriter" (Thompson submachine gun), and "Cinder Dick" (railroad detective). Other terms discussed include "clip joint" and "crust" (to insult). The hosts also touch on the 1970s term "boob tube" for television.

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