# Huckleberry Finn on The No Agenda Show

Huckleberry Finn comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2009 to August 2017.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** January 2009 – August 2017
- **Related topics:** [Mark Twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), [Book Burning](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/book-burning.md), [Common Core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [Democracy Now](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy-now.md), [Drupal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drupal.md), [Free Speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/free-speech.md), [Identity Politics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/identity-politics.md), [Millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [New World Order](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-world-order.md), [Political Correctness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/political-correctness.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Identity Politics, Censorship of Classic Literature

- **Episode:** [954: Rasiss](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/954-rasiss.md)
- **Published:** 2017-08-11
- **Time:** 55:33–59:44
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/954-rasiss/chapter/identity-politics-censorship-of-classic-literature.md

The discussion explores the rise of identity politics and its influence on the Democratic Party, specifically regarding "fat millennials" and gender activists. Concerns are raised about "digital book burning" as classic works like Huckleberry Finn and the Hardy Boys are removed from reading lists due to modern sensitivities. The CEO of YouTube is criticized for her public comments about explaining the Google memo to her daughter.

Keywords: [identity politics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/identity-politics.md), [huckleberry finn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/huckleberry-finn.md), [mark twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), [book burning](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/book-burning.md), [millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [free speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/free-speech.md)

### Common Core, Huckleberry Finn, Pearson Education

- **Episode:** [572: Uptalking Dudes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/572-uptalking-dudes.md)
- **Published:** 2013-12-08
- **Time:** 2:05:15–2:08:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/572-uptalking-dudes/chapter/common-core-huckleberry-finn-pearson-education.md

Listener emails describe the impact of Common Core standards on literature and history curricula. One student shares an experience reading "Huckleberry Finn" and the controversy surrounding its language. Another report highlights a Pearson Education textbook that explicitly uses the phrase "New World Order" in a chapter title regarding 1990s history.

Keywords: [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [huckleberry finn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/huckleberry-finn.md), [mark twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), pearson education, [new world order](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-world-order.md)

### Cultural Marxism in Tech, Banning Master-Slave Terminology

- **Episode:** [570: Festival of Corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/570-festival-of-corruption.md)
- **Published:** 2013-12-01
- **Time:** 1:20:55–1:26:01
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/570-festival-of-corruption/chapter/cultural-marxism-in-tech-banning-master-slave-terminology.md

The hosts discuss the movement in the tech industry, specifically within the Drupal community, to replace the terms "master" and "slave" with "client-server" due to political correctness. They also touch on the removal of classic literature like Huckleberry Finn from school curricula because of its historical language.

Keywords: [drupal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drupal.md), master-slave, [political correctness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/political-correctness.md), [huckleberry finn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/huckleberry-finn.md), [mark twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), [democracy now](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy-now.md)

### Audio Book Production, Tom Swift and Dialect

- **Episode:** [67: Kennedy and the Body Count](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/67-kennedy-and-the-body-count.md)
- **Published:** 2009-01-24
- **Time:** 54:46–59:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/67-kennedy-and-the-body-count/chapter/audio-book-production-tom-swift-and-dialect.md

The challenges of recording audiobooks are discussed, including maintaining consistent intonation and dealing with historical texts written in dialect. The hosts explore the political correctness of reading Mark Twain or the Tom Swift series in their original forms and the availability of public domain works on Project Gutenberg.

Keywords: audio books, [tom swift](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tom-swift.md), [mark twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), project gutenberg, [huckleberry finn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/huckleberry-finn.md)

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