# Cervantes on The No Agenda Show

Cervantes comes up in 4 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2015 to August 2024.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** March 2015 – August 2024
- **Related topics:** [Knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), [Boeing 777](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing-777.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Door-to-door](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/door-to-door.md), [Economics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/economics.md), [Insurance Fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-fraud.md), [Mh370](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mh370.md), [Roundtable](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/roundtable.md), [Shingles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shingles.md), [Signet Rings](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/signet-rings.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Door-to-Door Sales Scams, Insurance Fraud, Roof Replacement

- **Episode:** [1688: Impusted](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1688-impusted.md)
- **Published:** 2024-08-22
- **Time:** 2:09:07–2:15:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1688-impusted/chapter/door-to-door-sales-scams-insurance-fraud-roof-replacement.md

A listener report from "Cervantes" details a widespread door-to-door roofing scam where contractors convince homeowners to file insurance claims for minor storm damage to get full roof replacements. The hosts discuss how this practice drives up home insurance premiums for everyone and characterize it as a significant economic drain.

Keywords: [door-to-door](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/door-to-door.md), [insurance fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-fraud.md), roof replacement, [shingles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shingles.md), [economics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/economics.md), [cervantes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cervantes.md)

### Executive Producer Donations, Knighting of Cervantes

- **Episode:** [1649: Stay Alarmed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1649-stay-alarmed.md)
- **Published:** 2024-04-07
- **Time:** 1:28:40–1:33:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1649-stay-alarmed/chapter/executive-producer-donations-knighting-of-cervantes.md

Major donors were recognized, including Sir James from Dallas and Sven Granholm from Maine. Granholm was knighted with the name "Cervantes," a reference to satirical verse. Other contributors were thanked for their support during the host's birthday and wedding festivities, with the "Value for Value" philosophy reiterated as the primary funding mechanism for the program.

Keywords: sir james, sven granholm, [cervantes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cervantes.md), [knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), [donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md)

### Knighting Ceremony, Cervantes and Ace of Paints

- **Episode:** [1649: Stay Alarmed](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1649-stay-alarmed.md)
- **Published:** 2024-04-07
- **Time:** 2:48:27–2:50:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1649-stay-alarmed/chapter/knighting-ceremony-cervantes-and-ace-of-paints.md

A formal knighting ceremony was held for Sven Granholm (Sir Cervantes) and Christoph Eaton (Sir Ace of Paints). The new knights were welcomed to the "No Agenda Roundtable" with a traditional humorous list of rewards. The hosts reminded the new knights to provide their ring sizes for the delivery of their custom signet rings and certificates of authenticity.

Keywords: [cervantes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cervantes.md), ace of paints, [knighting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighting.md), [signet rings](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/signet-rings.md), [roundtable](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/roundtable.md)

### MH370 Search, Towelette Discovery in Western Australia

- **Episode:** [705: Lying Weasels](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/705-lying-weasels.md)
- **Published:** 2015-03-19
- **Time:** 1:07:52–1:08:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/705-lying-weasels/chapter/mh370-search-towelette-discovery-in-western-australia.md

A small, unopened towelette found on a beach in Cervantes, Western Australia, is being examined for potential links to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Experts suggest it is possible for such debris to drift hundreds of kilometers from the suspected crash site. The hosts mock the report as a sign of a "low news day" and the desperation for updates on the missing aircraft.

Keywords: [mh370](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mh370.md), [western australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/western-australia.md), [cervantes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cervantes.md), [boeing 777](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing-777.md), search zone, towelette

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