# Kickbacks on The No Agenda Show

Kickbacks comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2016 to September 2019.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** April 2016 – September 2019
- **Related topics:** [Big Pharma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/big-pharma.md), [Corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corruption.md), [Detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), [Dsp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dsp.md), [Ellen Degeneres](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ellen-degeneres.md), [Fentanyl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fentanyl.md), [Florida International University](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/florida-international-university.md), [Opioid Crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/opioid-crisis.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Drug Study Kickbacks for Educators, FIU Funding

- **Episode:** [1169: Hockeystick Hoax](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1169-hockeystick-hoax.md)
- **Published:** 2019-09-05
- **Time:** 2:01:13–2:05:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1169-hockeystick-hoax/chapter/drug-study-kickbacks-for-educators-fiu-funding.md

Barbie Rivera alleges that pharmaceutical companies and Florida International University offered financial incentives to school principals for enrolling children in drug studies. She claims she was offered $100 for student contact info, $500 for mental health checklists, and $5,000 for every child successfully placed on a new medication like Intuniv. The hosts express outrage at the potential for widespread corruption in the education system.

Keywords: drug studies, [florida international university](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/florida-international-university.md), intuniv, [kickbacks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kickbacks.md), school principals, [big pharma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/big-pharma.md)

### Insys Therapeutics Kickback Scheme, Fentanyl Pill Mill Doctors

- **Episode:** [1033: Swagger](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1033-swagger.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-18
- **Time:** 1:26:09–1:31:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1033-swagger/chapter/insys-therapeutics-kickback-scheme-fentanyl-pill-mill-doctors.md

Federal prosecutors have charged executives from Insys Therapeutics, including founder John Kapoor, for a scheme involving kickbacks to doctors who prescribed the fentanyl spray Subsys. The company allegedly used "speaker programs" and hired doctors' relatives as bribes to encourage off-label prescriptions. The lack of mainstream media coverage on this specific pharmaceutical scandal is noted.

Keywords: insys therapeutics, john kapoor, subsys, [fentanyl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fentanyl.md), [kickbacks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kickbacks.md), [opioid crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/opioid-crisis.md)

### Ad Agency Kickbacks, Media Buying Corruption

- **Episode:** [863: Quantum of Evidence](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/863-quantum-of-evidence.md)
- **Published:** 2016-09-25
- **Time:** 2:17:33–2:20:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/863-quantum-of-evidence/chapter/ad-agency-kickbacks-media-buying-corruption.md

The Association of National Advertisers discovered that major ad agencies are buying large blocks of media inventory and reselling them to clients at a hidden markup. This practice replaces the traditional 15% commission model with a less transparent and potentially corrupt system.

Keywords: advertising agencies, media buying, [kickbacks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kickbacks.md), association of national advertisers, [corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corruption.md)

### Detroit School Scandal and AI Audio Glitch

- **Episode:** [813: Clinton Condign](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/813-clinton-condign.md)
- **Published:** 2016-04-07
- **Time:** 2:28:15–2:31:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/813-clinton-condign/chapter/detroit-school-scandal-and-ai-audio-glitch.md

A corruption scandal in Detroit involves a dozen principals, including one previously featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, accused of taking kickbacks from a vendor. During the news report, an ABC correspondent appears to make a strange, high-pitched sound. The hosts debate whether this was a digital signal processing (DSP) error or evidence of an "AI glitch" in the broadcast.

Keywords: [detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), school scandal, [ellen degeneres](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ellen-degeneres.md), ronald alexander, [kickbacks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kickbacks.md), ai glitch, [dsp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dsp.md)

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