# Christmas Gifts on The No Agenda Show

Christmas Gifts comes up in 6 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2010 to December 2025.

- **Chapters:** 6
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** December 2010 – December 2025
- **Related topics:** [Mimi Dvorak](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mimi-dvorak.md), [Adam Curry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adam-curry.md), [Amsterdam](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amsterdam.md), [Champagne](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/champagne.md), [Christmas Lights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/christmas-lights.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Fire Hazard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fire-hazard.md), [John C Dvorak](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-c-dvorak.md), [Kazoo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kazoo.md), [Marijuana](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana.md)

## Chapters 1–6 of 6

### Hoverboard Fire Hazards, Marijuana Stocking Stuffers

- **Episode:** [1828: No Agenda Christmas 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-25
- **Time:** 29:07–32:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025/chapter/hoverboard-fire-hazards-marijuana-stocking-stuffers.md

The hosts discuss holiday safety, specifically the risk of hoverboards catching fire when parked under Christmas trees. They also reference a news report from Seattle regarding the popularity of marijuana as a stocking stuffer, including an $80 "comically large joint" that has become a top seller at local dispensaries.

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### Sinterklaas Traditions, Dutch Christmas Customs

- **Episode:** [1828: No Agenda Christmas 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-25
- **Time:** 34:55–38:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1828-no-agenda-christmas-2025/chapter/sinterklaas-traditions-dutch-christmas-customs.md

Adam Curry describes the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas, noting the character's thin appearance and red robes compared to the American Santa Claus. He explains the custom of drawing names for a gift exchange where presents are hidden in elaborate "surprises" (such as boxes of wood chips) and accompanied by anonymous poems. The segment also touches on neighborhood "house wars" involving competitive Christmas light displays.

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### Star Wars Diversity, Gift Giving Strategies, Dennis Goad

- **Episode:** [785: Hispandering](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/785-hispandering.md)
- **Published:** 2015-12-27
- **Time:** 1:52:56–1:57:35
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/785-hispandering/chapter/star-wars-diversity-gift-giving-strategies-dennis-goad.md

The hosts address a listener's comment about the lack of diversity in Star Wars, specifically the role of the black stormtrooper as a "sanitation engineer." John Dvorak shares a personal strategy for holiday gift-giving, suggesting that husbands should sit down with their wives to create a list. A donation from Shilah Brown for her husband Dennis is acknowledged with a "boom shakalaka" jingle.

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### Associate Executive Producer Credits and Holiday Wine Tips

- **Episode:** [569: 23 and Plea](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/569-23-and-plea.md)
- **Published:** 2013-11-28
- **Time:** 58:43–1:04:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/569-23-and-plea/chapter/associate-executive-producer-credits-and-holiday-wine-tips.md

The hosts read donations from Associate Executive Producers and discuss annoying Christmas gift ideas like the Otamatone or drum sets for children. John C. Dvorak provides wine recommendations for Thanksgiving, suggesting champagne, Beaujolais, or Pinot Noir over Cabernet, noting that champagne should be treated as a dinner wine.

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### No Agenda Christmas Gifts, Thunder Tube and Kazoo

- **Episode:** [473: Mac and Cheese](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/473-mac-and-cheese.md)
- **Published:** 2012-12-27
- **Time:** 2:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/473-mac-and-cheese/chapter/no-agenda-christmas-gifts-thunder-tube-and-kazoo.md

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the show from Amsterdam and Silicon Valley respectively. Dvorak describes receiving a "Thunder Tube" and a kazoo as Christmas gifts, while Curry discusses his current living situation in the "Gibbonation Lowlands" during his exile in the Netherlands.

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### Christmas Gifts, Back Scratchers, USB Record Players

- **Episode:** [265: Moon Base on Mars](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/265-moon-base-on-mars.md)
- **Published:** 2010-12-30
- **Time:** 1:34–3:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/265-moon-base-on-mars/chapter/christmas-gifts-back-scratchers-usb-record-players.md

A discussion regarding holiday gifts includes an anecdote about a bundle of "chore" gift certificates from a spouse that resulted in a back scratcher the following year. One host describes receiving a USB record player from his daughter, sparking a conversation about the nostalgia of plastic suitcase-style players and plans to play vinyl records.

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