# Childhood on The No Agenda Show

Childhood comes up in 44 chapters across 43 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2008 to August 2026.

- **Chapters:** 44
- **Episodes:** 43
- **Discussed:** May 2008 – August 2026
- **Related topics:** [Parenting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/parenting.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Bullying](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bullying.md), [Benghazi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/benghazi.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Humor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/humor.md), [Labor Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-day.md), [Michelle Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michelle-obama.md), [National Preparedness Month](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-preparedness-month.md)

## Chapters 1–20 of 44

### Matt Long's Childhood, Missionary Work in Vienna

- **Episode:** [1898: Goofy Foot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1898-goofy-foot.md)
- **Published:** 2026-08-27
- **Time:** 1:52:41–1:55:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1898-goofy-foot/chapter/matt-long-s-childhood-missionary-work-in-vienna.md

Matt Long recounts his childhood moving from Texas to Vienna, Austria, where his father served as a missionary during the 1960s. He describes the cultural shock of returning to a small West Texas town at age 12 and recites a Dutch nursery rhyme he learned as a child.

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### Nostalgia for Pre-Digital Childhood, Tobacco Marketing and Rolling Cigarettes

- **Episode:** [1831: Donroe Doctrine](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1831-donroe-doctrine.md)
- **Published:** 2026-01-04
- **Time:** 1:48:51–1:53:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1831-donroe-doctrine/chapter/nostalgia-for-pre-digital-childhood-tobacco-marketing-and-rolling-cigarettes.md

The hosts reminisce about childhood before digital technology, mentioning candy cigarettes, playing cards in bicycle spokes, and 8mm film. The conversation shifts to personal histories with smoking, including rolling "Drum" tobacco and the cultural appeal of French "Galois" cigarettes. They dismiss the idea that tobacco companies made food more addictive, attributing the shift to general marketing expertise.

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### Long COVID Childhood Illness Claims, Disability Insurance

- **Episode:** [1805: Hamburger Wine](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1805-hamburger-wine.md)
- **Published:** 2025-10-05
- **Time:** 2:35:03–2:38:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1805-hamburger-wine/chapter/long-covid-childhood-illness-claims-disability-insurance.md

Advocates claim that Long COVID has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness in the United States. The discussion at the HHS roundtable focuses on the need for the FDA to rapidly approve treatments so that disabled Americans can qualify for insurance coverage. The hosts question the data behind these claims, particularly regarding the prevalence of the condition in children.

Keywords: [long covid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/long-covid.md), [asthma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/asthma.md), childhood illness, [disability](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disability.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md)

### Dr. Demetre Daskalakis Resignation, CDC Ideology Claims

- **Episode:** [1795: Dead Feathered](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1795-dead-feathered.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-31
- **Time:** 30:34–35:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1795-dead-feathered/chapter/dr-demetre-daskalakis-resignation-cdc-ideology-claims.md

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis resigned from the CDC, claiming that RFK Jr.'s policies are designed to hurt public health rather than improve it. In an interview with ABC News, Daskalakis argued that narrowing vaccine recommendations for children ignores data on hospitalizations. The hosts analyze the language used in the interview, suggesting the "designed to hurt" phrasing is a deliberate ideological attack on the new administration.

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### Childhood Development, Learning the Months

- **Episode:** [1794: Heroin Hotties](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1794-heroin-hotties.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-28
- **Time:** 1:13:46–1:15:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1794-heroin-hotties/chapter/childhood-development-learning-the-months.md

A personal anecdote about learning the months of the year through song at age six contrasts with modern parenting techniques. Some parents are now using Apple Watches as a "halfway" technology solution to track children without giving them full access to social media apps.

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### Childhood Identity and Gender Ideology

- **Episode:** [1788: chatJCD](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1788-chatjcd.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-07
- **Time:** 1:25:25–1:27:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1788-chatjcd/chapter/childhood-identity-and-gender-ideology.md

A listener's anecdote about a child pretending to be a dog or an actor named "Woodrop" serves as a critique of modern gender ideology. The argument is made that children's natural imaginative play is being misinterpreted by adults as a need for medical intervention or hormone therapy.

Keywords: [childhood development](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-development.md), [gender identity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gender-identity.md), [social contagion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-contagion.md), [parenting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/parenting.md)

### John Dvorak, 36th Anniversary, Childhood Roleplay

- **Episode:** [1684: No Guff](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1684-no-guff.md)
- **Published:** 2024-08-08
- **Time:** 27:35–30:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1684-no-guff/chapter/john-dvorak-36th-anniversary-childhood-roleplay.md

John Dvorak celebrates his 36th wedding anniversary with his wife, Mimi. The conversation shifts to an anecdote about Dvorak's son, JC, who as a child adopted various personas including a robot and a French maître d' named Jacques. This story is used to contrast natural childhood imagination with modern discussions on gender identity.

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### Childhood Obesity Guidelines and Medicaid Funding

- **Episode:** [1616: Buying Quiet](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1616-buying-quiet.md)
- **Published:** 2023-12-17
- **Time:** 1:43:29–1:48:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1616-buying-quiet/chapter/childhood-obesity-guidelines-and-medicaid-funding.md

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are debating aggressive interventions for childhood obesity, including counseling for children as young as six. There is a significant push to have weight loss drugs and surgeries covered by Medicaid for low-income and minority communities.

Keywords: [childhood obesity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-obesity.md), [dr. celine gounder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dr-celine-gounder.md), [medicaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medicaid.md), weight loss surgery, aap

### James Lindsay on Queer Marxism and Psychological Stability

- **Episode:** [1559: COBALT](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt.md)
- **Published:** 2023-05-28
- **Time:** 1:01:48–1:07:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt/chapter/james-lindsay-on-queer-marxism-and-psychological-stability.md

Author James Lindsay explains the transition of Marxist tactics from class struggle to gender identity, specifically targeting the psychological stability of children. He argues that by destabilizing the traditional family and childhood innocence, activists create a generation of "permanent revolutionaries" who are dependent on the state and big pharma. The hosts discuss how this strategy aims to break down the conservative nature of a stable working class.

Keywords: [james lindsay](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/james-lindsay.md), [marxism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marxism.md), [black lives matter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-lives-matter.md), [queer theory](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/queer-theory.md), childhood innocence

### Gender Identity Laws, Childhood Roleplay Anecdotes

- **Episode:** [1539: Putinoids](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids.md)
- **Published:** 2023-03-19
- **Time:** 1:22:41–1:27:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1539-putinoids/chapter/gender-identity-laws-childhood-roleplay-anecdotes.md

A discussion on new gender identity laws and the use of pronouns in schools critiques the idea that children should determine their own gender identity. Personal anecdotes about children playing as "robots," "waiters," or "Power Rangers" are used to argue that childhood roleplay is normal and should not be medicalized. The hosts express concern over the rapid shift in cultural and legal standards regarding minors.

Keywords: [pronouns](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pronouns.md), [gender dysphoria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gender-dysphoria.md), [north dakota](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/north-dakota.md), [childhood development](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-development.md), [roleplay](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/roleplay.md), power rangers

### Man on the Street, Stupidity and the "Inca-Pinque" Trick

- **Episode:** [1488: Torture Telephone](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1488-torture-telephone.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-22
- **Time:** 56:50–1:02:44
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1488-torture-telephone/chapter/man-on-the-street-stupidity-and-the-inca-pinque-trick.md

A "man on the street" segment featuring a woman insisting that someone born 10 years ago would be 11 years old sparked a discussion on public ignorance. One host recounted a traumatic childhood experience in the Dutch school system where a teacher used a rhythmic reading trick ("Inca-Pinque") to humiliate him. The hosts debated whether these segments highlight genuine stupidity or are merely the result of manipulative trick questions.

Keywords: [man on the street](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/man-on-the-street.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md), trick questions, [childhood trauma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-trauma.md), dutch school

### Bill Gates on Childhood Mortality and Vaccines

- **Episode:** [1487: Si Senor](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1487-si-senor.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-18
- **Time:** 2:02:26–2:05:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1487-si-senor/chapter/bill-gates-on-childhood-mortality-and-vaccines.md

Bill Gates released a video discussing the reduction of childhood deaths under age five from 20 million in 1950 to under 5 million today. He emphasizes that 82% of these deaths are due to infectious diseases and advocates for expanded vaccine distribution and better sanitation in developing nations.

Keywords: [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), childhood mortality, [vaccines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccines.md), [infectious disease](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/infectious-disease.md), [global health](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/global-health.md)

### Personal Anecdotes on Names and Childhood Trauma

- **Episode:** [1389: Wigglesworth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1389-wigglesworth.md)
- **Published:** 2021-10-10
- **Time:** 1:14:22–1:16:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1389-wigglesworth/chapter/personal-anecdotes-on-names-and-childhood-trauma.md

A personal discussion explores the difficulties of growing up with certain names and the teasing that often accompanies them. One host recounts childhood experiences with Tourette's and a bad haircut, leading to long-term "PTSD" from peer interactions. The conversation serves as a brief personal aside before returning to news topics.

Keywords: adam, [names](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/names.md), [childhood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood.md), [ptsd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ptsd.md), [tourette's](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tourette-s.md)

### Pharmaceutical Drugging of Children, Ritalin and Prozac

- **Episode:** [1169: Hockeystick Hoax](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1169-hockeystick-hoax.md)
- **Published:** 2019-09-05
- **Time:** 1:56:45–2:01:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1169-hockeystick-hoax/chapter/pharmaceutical-drugging-of-children-ritalin-and-prozac.md

Former teacher Barbie Rivera shares her experience with the over-medication of children in the public school system, noting that her own son was labeled "mentally handicapped" in first grade. She describes seeing five-year-olds who have been on Prozac for half their lives and the "shell of a body" effect these drugs have on young children. Rivera now runs an accredited private school that focuses on drug-free education.

Keywords: [big pharma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/big-pharma.md), [ritalin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ritalin.md), [prozac](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prozac.md), [homeschooling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeschooling.md), [adhd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adhd.md), childhood medication

### Barbra Streisand, Childhood Trauma, Stepfather Secret

- **Episode:** [1083: The Zoomers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1083-the-zoomers.md)
- **Published:** 2018-11-05
- **Time:** 39:24–43:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1083-the-zoomers/chapter/barbra-streisand-childhood-trauma-stepfather-secret.md

Barbra Streisand revealed on Bill Maher's show that her hatred of liars stems from a childhood trauma involving her mother. Streisand recounted being sent to summer camp and returning to find a stranger in the car who turned out to be a stepfather she was never told about. The hosts suggest this psychological trauma is being triggered by Donald Trump's perceived lies, causing her current distress.

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### Why You Eat What You Eat, Sensory Cues, and Obesity

- **Episode:** [1007: Tactical Frustration](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1007-tactical-frustration.md)
- **Published:** 2018-02-11
- **Time:** 1:25:06–1:35:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1007-tactical-frustration/chapter/why-you-eat-what-you-eat-sensory-cues-and-obesity.md

Author Rebecca Hertz discusses her book "Why You Eat What You Eat," explaining how non-food odors like crayons can deter cravings while vanilla increases appetite. She notes that loud music in restaurants or engine noise on airplanes dampens the perception of sweet and salty tastes. The segment also references a study suggesting a high correlation between childhood sexual abuse and adult obesity as a subconscious defense mechanism.

Keywords: rebecca hertz, [sensory perception](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sensory-perception.md), [obesity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obesity.md), loud noise, airplane food, [childhood trauma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-trauma.md)

### Cap Guns, Rock Fights, and Ranch Hand Lubricant

- **Episode:** [985: Clip Job](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job.md)
- **Published:** 2017-11-26
- **Time:** 2:25:57–2:27:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job/chapter/cap-guns-rock-fights-and-ranch-hand-lubricant.md

The hosts reminisce about playing "Cowboys and Indians" with cap guns and having rock fights as children, noting that such activities would lead to school suspensions today. The conversation shifts to a squeaky mic stand, which Adam Curry plans to fix with a "pricey" synthetic lubricant called Ranch Hand.

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### Ben Carson's Childhood Anecdotes, Throwing Rocks at Cars

- **Episode:** [769: Electile Dysfuntion](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/769-electile-dysfuntion.md)
- **Published:** 2015-10-29
- **Time:** 38:21–40:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/769-electile-dysfuntion/chapter/ben-carson-s-childhood-anecdotes-throwing-rocks-at-cars.md

Ben Carson shares stories from his youth about being a troublemaker, including throwing rocks at cars to provoke angry drivers into chasing him. He describes his athletic ability to leap over ten-foot fences to escape the police, noting that this was in an era before law enforcement was as quick to use lethal force.

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### National Health Awareness Months and Pediatric Alcohol Warnings

- **Episode:** [753: Office of Suck It Up](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/753-office-of-suck-it-up.md)
- **Published:** 2015-09-03
- **Time:** 5:20–7:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/753-office-of-suck-it-up/chapter/national-health-awareness-months-and-pediatric-alcohol-warnings.md

September serves as the designated month for various health awareness campaigns, including alcohol and drug addiction recovery, childhood cancer, and prostate cancer. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance suggesting parents discuss alcohol dangers with children as young as nine.

Keywords: [american academy of pediatrics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-academy-of-pediatrics.md), [alcohol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alcohol.md), [childhood obesity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/childhood-obesity.md), [prostate cancer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/prostate-cancer.md), preparedness month

### Listener Donations and the "Polluted" Brown Egg Story

- **Episode:** [734: Peak Oil II](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/734-peak-oil-ii.md)
- **Published:** 2015-06-28
- **Time:** 2:03:26–2:07:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/734-peak-oil-ii/chapter/listener-donations-and-the-polluted-brown-egg-story.md

The hosts read letters from donors, including a request for travel karma for a trip to Tokyo. A humorous anecdote is shared about a mother's belief that brown eggs were "polluted" rather than simply coming from a different breed of chicken.

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