# Corporate Donations on The No Agenda Show

Corporate Donations comes up in 8 chapters across 8 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2008 to February 2019.

- **Chapters:** 8
- **Episodes:** 8
- **Discussed:** November 2008 – February 2019
- **Related topics:** [Advertising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/advertising.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Al Sharpton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/al-sharpton.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Boeing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing.md), [Campaign Finance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/campaign-finance.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Connecticut](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/connecticut.md), [Corporate Media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-media.md)

## Chapters 1–8 of 8

### Al Sharpton, National Action Network Shakedowns

- **Episode:** [1111: Eleven Eleven](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1111-eleven-eleven.md)
- **Published:** 2019-02-11
- **Time:** 37:40–41:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1111-eleven-eleven/chapter/al-sharpton-national-action-network-shakedowns.md

Reverend Al Sharpton's involvement in Virginia politics is characterized as a "shakedown" business model. The segment alleges that Sharpton and his National Action Network (NAN) trade "absolution" for corporate or political donations following racial controversies. This tactic is compared to the historical practices of Jesse Jackson and the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences.

Keywords: [al sharpton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/al-sharpton.md), [national action network](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-action-network.md), [jesse jackson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jesse-jackson.md), [virginia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/virginia.md), [corporate donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-donations.md)

### Corporate Leverage, Fascism and Hitman Journalism

- **Episode:** [530: Boston Brakes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/530-boston-brakes.md)
- **Published:** 2013-07-14
- **Time:** 1:44:15–1:48:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/530-boston-brakes/chapter/corporate-leverage-fascism-and-hitman-journalism.md

The hosts argue that the government uses leaks to leverage Silicon Valley companies. They suggest Microsoft was targeted because it did not donate enough to the Obama campaign. By labeling companies as complicit in surveillance, the government forces them to "play ball" by its rules, using journalists like Greenwald as "hitmen."

Keywords: [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [fascism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fascism.md), [glenn greenwald](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/glenn-greenwald.md), [corporate donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-donations.md), [transparency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transparency.md)

### Public Broadcasting Model and the Rejection of Advertising

- **Episode:** [425: Understanding No Agenda](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/425-understanding-no-agenda.md)
- **Published:** 2012-07-12
- **Time:** 38:08–45:02
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/425-understanding-no-agenda/chapter/public-broadcasting-model-and-the-rejection-of-advertising.md

The hosts examine the financial model of No Agenda, comparing it to the direct support systems of PBS and NPR. They play a clip of an NPR executive admitting that "underwriting" is essentially advertising. Curry and Dvorak explain their decision to avoid advertisers to maintain editorial independence and prevent corporate influence from companies like Monsanto or Archer Daniels Midland.

Keywords: [pbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pbs.md), [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [paypal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/paypal.md), [donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [corporate underwriting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-underwriting.md), [monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md)

### Sir Upstart, First Corporate Knighthood Ceremony

- **Episode:** [343: ZomBin Laden](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/343-zombin-laden.md)
- **Published:** 2011-09-29
- **Time:** 1:53:17–1:58:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/343-zombin-laden/chapter/sir-upstart-first-corporate-knighthood-ceremony.md

In a first for the show, a corporation—Upstart Ventures—is granted a knighthood. The hosts discuss the legal fiction of corporate personhood before pronouncing "Sir Upstart" a Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable following a $1,000 collective donation from its employees.

Keywords: sir upstart, upstart ventures, [knight](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knight.md), [corporation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporation.md), [roundtable](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/roundtable.md), [donation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donation.md)

### No Agenda Donations, Corporate Media Payoffs

- **Episode:** [297: Obama's Clutch Car](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/297-obama-s-clutch-car.md)
- **Published:** 2011-04-21
- **Time:** 1:33:38–1:40:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/297-obama-s-clutch-car/chapter/no-agenda-donations-corporate-media-payoffs.md

The hosts thank various donors, including Dara and Stuart Gold, and discuss the "value-for-value" model of the show. They argue that advertisements from companies like GE and Boeing on mainstream news networks are not intended to sell products to consumers. Instead, these ads are characterized as "payoffs" to ensure the media outlets align with corporate and government agendas.

Keywords: [donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [ge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ge.md), [boeing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing.md), [corporate media](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-media.md), [advertising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/advertising.md)

### NPR Donation Drives, Public Radio Funding and Giving Levels

- **Episode:** [284: Study says... Duh!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/284-study-says-duh.md)
- **Published:** 2011-03-06
- **Time:** 24:42–28:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/284-study-says-duh/chapter/npr-donation-drives-public-radio-funding-and-giving-levels.md

National Public Radio (NPR) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are criticized for their aggressive donation drives and "giving level" terminology. Despite receiving government funding, these organizations utilize a "sold out" advertising model to drive up sponsorship prices. The hosts contrast this with the No Agenda value-for-value model.

Keywords: [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [cpb](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpb.md), [corporation for public broadcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporation-for-public-broadcasting.md), [donation drive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donation-drive.md), [advertising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/advertising.md), sponsorships

### Solitaire in Government, Supreme Court Corporate Spending

- **Episode:** [128: Coming Soon: The Cashless Society](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/128-coming-soon-the-cashless-society.md)
- **Published:** 2009-09-06
- **Time:** 1:27:33–1:30:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/128-coming-soon-the-cashless-society/chapter/solitaire-in-government-supreme-court-corporate-spending.md

A photograph from a budget meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, allegedly shows legislators playing solitaire and watching baseball on their laptops during a debate. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, featuring new Justice Sonia Sotomayor, is set to hear a case regarding corporate spending in federal elections. The ruling could potentially remove limits on direct corporate donations to political campaigns.

Keywords: [connecticut](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/connecticut.md), solitaire, [sonia sotomayor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sonia-sotomayor.md), [supreme court](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/supreme-court.md), [corporate donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-donations.md)

### Campaign Finance, Billion Dollar Election Costs

- **Episode:** [55: Obama Wins Now What?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/55-obama-wins-now-what.md)
- **Published:** 2008-11-05
- **Time:** 17:32–21:01
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/55-obama-wins-now-what/chapter/campaign-finance-billion-dollar-election-costs.md

Total spending for the 2008 election is estimated to exceed $1 billion, effectively ending the era of campaign finance reform. Discrepancies in reporting from CNN suggest even higher figures, leading to questions about the influence of Wall Street and large corporations on the political process.

Keywords: [campaign finance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/campaign-finance.md), [cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [wall street](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wall-street.md), [corporate donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corporate-donations.md), election spending

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