# Dianetics on The No Agenda Show

Dianetics comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2009 to November 2014.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2009 – November 2014
- **Related topics:** [L. Ron Hubbard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/l-ron-hubbard.md), [Scientology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scientology.md), [Anonymous](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous.md), [Atlas Shrugged](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atlas-shrugged.md), [Austin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austin.md), [Ayn Rand](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ayn-rand.md), [Knights](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knights.md), [Tobacco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tobacco.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Science of Survival, L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology

- **Episode:** [672: Taboose](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/672-taboose.md)
- **Published:** 2014-11-23
- **Time:** 13:11–16:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/672-taboose/chapter/science-of-survival-l-ron-hubbard-and-scientology.md

A package from a No Agenda knight in Australia contained a copy of Science of Survival by L. Ron Hubbard along with a six-page handwritten letter. The book, written after Dianetics, focuses on human tonality and frequencies, prompting a discussion on the lost art of letter writing and the Church of Scientology's recruitment tactics.

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### Scientology in Austin, L. Ron Hubbard

- **Episode:** [489: Eat a Baseball](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/489-eat-a-baseball.md)
- **Published:** 2013-02-21
- **Time:** 53:56–56:15
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/489-eat-a-baseball/chapter/scientology-in-austin-l-ron-hubbard.md

A discussion about high-ranking Scientologists moving to Austin leads to a critique of L. Ron Hubbard's book Dianetics. The hosts question the transition from the book's concepts to a formal church structure. They also reference the group Anonymous and its history of attacking the Church of Scientology.

Keywords: [scientology](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/scientology.md), [l. ron hubbard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/l-ron-hubbard.md), [dianetics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dianetics.md), [austin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austin.md), [anonymous](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous.md)

### Dianetics Book Review, Ayn Rand and Personal Anecdotes

- **Episode:** [125: Breaking News: Ted Kennedy Is Dead](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/125-breaking-news-ted-kennedy-is-dead.md)
- **Published:** 2009-08-27
- **Time:** 22:29–24:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/125-breaking-news-ted-kennedy-is-dead/chapter/dianetics-book-review-ayn-rand-and-personal-anecdotes.md

The hosts discuss L. Ron Hubbard's book "Dianetics," noting that while the organization's practices are controversial, the book contains some logical observations about prenatal development. One host mentions reading Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" while another shares a story about being falsely accused of drug use in the press for smoking a tobacco roll-up.

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