# Fast Company on The No Agenda Show

Fast Company comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2008 to November 2023.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** June 2008 – November 2023
- **Related topics:** [Africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [Bill Clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-clinton.md), [Bugs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bugs.md), [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [Customs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/customs.md), [Entomophagy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entomophagy.md), [Expiration Dates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/expiration-dates.md), [Fast Food](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fast-food.md), [Food Waste](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/food-waste.md), [Gulfstream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gulfstream.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Fast Food Industry, Sugar Companies and Market Speculation

- **Episode:** [1606: Food Noise](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1606-food-noise.md)
- **Published:** 2023-11-09
- **Time:** 45:34–47:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1606-food-noise/chapter/fast-food-industry-sugar-companies-and-market-speculation.md

A speculative debate on whether weight loss drugs will hurt the bottom line of candy and fast food companies. One host suggests the industry will fight back with negative studies, while the other argues that thin people may feel empowered to eat more sweets, potentially boosting sugar sales.

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### Eating Bugs and Food Expiration Labeling

- **Episode:** [810: Karmonious](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/810-karmonious.md)
- **Published:** 2016-03-24
- **Time:** 2:35:22–2:38:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/810-karmonious/chapter/eating-bugs-and-food-expiration-labeling.md

Fast Company magazine is promoting insects as the "food of the future," which the hosts view as a push toward "Depression-style" starvation diets. Meanwhile, California Assemblyman David Chu has introduced a bill to simplify food expiration labels to reduce the $215 billion in annual food waste. The hosts joke about the logistics of "bug counters" at high-end grocery stores like Whole Foods.

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### Corporate Jets, Fast Company Journalism

- **Episode:** [224: Let Them Eat Hot Pockets](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/224-let-them-eat-hot-pockets.md)
- **Published:** 2010-08-08
- **Time:** 27:20–32:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/224-let-them-eat-hot-pockets/chapter/corporate-jets-fast-company-journalism.md

The use of a corporate Gulfstream IV jet by Wyclef Jean is linked to his frequent travels and political connections. Journalist Jenara Nerenberg is criticized for a Fast Company article supporting Jean's candidacy, while the hosts question the transparency of Bill Clinton's Haiti-related foundations.

Keywords: [gulfstream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gulfstream.md), [wyclef jean](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wyclef-jean.md), jenara nerenberg, [fast company](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fast-company.md), [bill clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-clinton.md)

### China in Africa, Trade Tariffs, Resource Extraction

- **Episode:** [34: 200 Dollar Oil](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/34-200-dollar-oil.md)
- **Published:** 2008-06-06
- **Time:** 1:25:39–1:27:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/34-200-dollar-oil/chapter/china-in-africa-trade-tariffs-resource-extraction.md

A Fast Company article highlights China's aggressive expansion into Africa to secure natural resources. Beyond simple extraction, the strategy involves lopsided trade deals where Chinese vendors receive exemptions from local customs and taxes, often putting native African businesses out of competition while infrastructure projects remain unfinished.

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