# Boston University on The No Agenda Show Boston University comes up in 7 chapters across 7 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2013 to December 2025. - **Chapters:** 7 - **Episodes:** 7 - **Discussed:** June 2013 – December 2025 - **Related topics:** [Blackface](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/blackface.md), [Boston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston.md), [1857](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1857.md), [Academia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/academia.md), [Alzheimer's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alzheimer-s.md), [Antibodies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antibodies.md), [Asymptomatic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/asymptomatic.md), [Brainwashing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brainwashing.md), [Dementia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dementia.md), [Electronic Warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-warfare.md) ## Chapters 1–7 of 7 ### Jingle Bells Controversy, Racial History Claims - **Episode:** [1828: No Agenda Christmas 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025.md) - **Published:** 2025-12-25 - **Time:** 41:36–43:17 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025/chapter/jingle-bells-controversy-racial-history-claims.md A Boston University theater historian, Kiana Hamill, claims that the song "Jingle Bells" has a problematic history rooted in 19th-century blackface minstrelsy. The research suggests the song's racist origins were systematically removed as it became a standard Christmas carol. The hosts dismiss the claim as a stretch intended to generate media attention. Keywords: jingle bells, kiana hamill, [boston university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston-university.md), [blackface](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/blackface.md), [1857](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1857.md), [racism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/racism.md) ### AI Alzheimer's Detection, Speech Pattern Analysis - **Episode:** [1672: Sand Battery](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery.md) - **Published:** 2024-06-27 - **Time:** 1:23:03–1:25:21 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1672-sand-battery/chapter/ai-alzheimer-s-detection-speech-pattern-analysis.md Boston University researchers developed an AI tool that analyzes speech patterns to predict the development of Alzheimer's with 80% accuracy. The hosts speculate that the timing of this story's release is a "plant" intended to draw associations with President Biden's cognitive health. Keywords: [alzheimer's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alzheimer-s.md), [boston university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston-university.md), [speech patterns](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/speech-patterns.md), [dementia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dementia.md), [medical ai](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medical-ai.md) ### Northeastern University Package Explosion Investigation - **Episode:** [1486: Truth Decay](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1486-truth-decay.md) - **Published:** 2022-09-15 - **Time:** 1:17:10–1:19:26 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1486-truth-decay/chapter/northeastern-university-package-explosion-investigation.md Federal investigators are looking into a reported package explosion at Northeastern University's virtual reality center. Inconsistencies in the employee's story have led authorities to question if the incident, which included a note criticizing Mark Zuckerberg, was staged. Keywords: [northeastern university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/northeastern-university.md), [boston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston.md), package bomb, [virtual reality](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/virtual-reality.md), [mark zuckerberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-zuckerberg.md) ### Boston Homeless Shelter Testing, Stanford Antibody Study - **Episode:** [1439: COVID Retrospective](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1439-covid-retrospective.md) - **Published:** 2022-04-03 - **Time:** 1:53:09–1:55:02 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1439-covid-retrospective/chapter/boston-homeless-shelter-testing-stanford-antibody-study.md Universal testing at a Boston homeless shelter revealed that 100% of those who tested positive were asymptomatic, challenging the effectiveness of only testing symptomatic individuals. Similarly, a Stanford University study in Santa Clara County found that antibody prevalence was 50 to 80 times higher than the number of confirmed cases, suggesting the virus was far more widespread than previously thought. Keywords: [boston](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston.md), [homeless](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeless.md), [asymptomatic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/asymptomatic.md), [stanford university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stanford-university.md), [santa clara](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/santa-clara.md), [antibodies](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antibodies.md) ### Boston University, Liberal Bias in Academia - **Episode:** [1112: El Valvador](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1112-el-valvador.md) - **Published:** 2019-02-15 - **Time:** 53:04–56:26 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1112-el-valvador/chapter/boston-university-liberal-bias-in-academia.md A student at Boston University provided a recording of a psychology professor delivering a profanity-laced critique of the Trump administration's immigration policies. The professor characterized the separation of families at the border as a "crime against humanity." The incident is cited as an example of liberal bias and political embedding in American universities. Keywords: [boston university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston-university.md), [trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trump.md), [immigration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/immigration.md), [psychology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychology.md), [brainwashing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brainwashing.md), [academia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/academia.md) ### Jingle Bells Racial History Controversy, Boston University Research - **Episode:** [992: Robo-Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/992-robo-trump.md) - **Published:** 2017-12-21 - **Time:** 8:53–11:19 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/992-robo-trump/chapter/jingle-bells-racial-history-controversy-boston-university-research.md A Boston University theater history professor, Kiana Hamill, claims that the classic Christmas carol "Jingle Bells" has a problematic history rooted in 19th-century blackface minstrelsy. The research suggests the song was originally performed to mock African Americans in Boston in 1857. The claim is met with skepticism regarding whether these origins were systematically removed from history. Keywords: jingle bells, kiana hamill, [boston university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston-university.md), [blackface](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/blackface.md), [minstrel shows](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/minstrel-shows.md) ### Joe Biden 2006 Surveillance Criticism, Electronic Warfare Degrees - **Episode:** [521: Techno Boondoggle](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/521-techno-boondoggle.md) - **Published:** 2013-06-13 - **Time:** 34:26–37:52 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/521-techno-boondoggle/chapter/joe-biden-2006-surveillance-criticism-electronic-warfare-degrees.md A 2006 clip of then-Senator Joe Biden shows him criticizing the George W. Bush administration's surveillance patterns as "intrusive" and unrelated to Al-Qaeda. Additionally, General Keith Alexander's academic credentials from Boston University in 1978 are questioned, specifically the existence of a Master's degree in "electronic warfare" during that era. Keywords: [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [keith alexander](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keith-alexander.md), [electronic warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/electronic-warfare.md), [boston university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boston-university.md), [george w. bush](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/george-w-bush.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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