# Kpix on The No Agenda Show

Kpix comes up in 11 chapters across 9 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2009 to May 2024.

- **Chapters:** 11
- **Episodes:** 9
- **Discussed:** July 2009 – May 2024
- **Related topics:** [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [Oakland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oakland.md), [San Francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [Airport Security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/airport-security.md), [Alameda County](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda-county.md), [Artificial Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [Baseball](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/baseball.md), [Bay Bridge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bay-bridge.md), [Bruno Mars](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bruno-mars.md), [Budget Crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/budget-crisis.md)

## Chapters 1–11 of 11

### Obesity and Environmental Impact Reports

- **Episode:** [1663: Climate Change Special](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1663-climate-change-special.md)
- **Published:** 2024-05-23
- **Time:** 56:51–59:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1663-climate-change-special/chapter/obesity-and-environmental-impact-reports.md

A study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is highlighted, which links obesity to global warming by claiming heavier people consume more resources and drive more. The hosts discuss the potential for this narrative to lead to government intervention, citing instances in the UK where children were removed from homes due to obesity.

Keywords: [obesity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obesity.md), london school of hygiene and tropical medicine, [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [san francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), child services, [united kingdom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/united-kingdom.md)

### Uvalde School Shooting, Media Politicization and Local News Coverage

- **Episode:** [1454: Green Transition](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1454-green-transition.md)
- **Published:** 2022-05-26
- **Time:** 3:16–10:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1454-green-transition/chapter/uvalde-school-shooting-media-politicization-and-local-news-coverage.md

The media response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting is critiqued for immediate politicization rather than factual reporting. Analysis of local news coverage highlights a segment from KPIX where anchor Sarah Daunchy became visibly emotional while reading the names of victims, illustrating the professional challenges of reporting on tragedies.

Keywords: [uvalde](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uvalde.md), [texas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/texas.md), [school shooting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/school-shooting.md), sarah daunchy, [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [media deconstruction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-deconstruction.md)

### California COVID Testing Mania, KPIX Report

- **Episode:** [1411: Norgay](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1411-norgay.md)
- **Published:** 2021-12-26
- **Time:** 12:46–17:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1411-norgay/chapter/california-covid-testing-mania-kpix-report.md

A report from KPIX 5 highlights the "testing mania" in the San Francisco Bay Area, where drugstores are sold out of home kits and county sites are overwhelmed. Residents in Oakland and San Leandro expressed frustration over canceled holiday plans and the inability to find available testing slots before late December.

Keywords: [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [alameda county](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda-county.md), [oakland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oakland.md), [covid tests](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/covid-tests.md), [pharmacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pharmacy.md)

### Real Robotics and the Rise of AI Sex Dolls

- **Episode:** [1029: Batteries Not Included](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1029-batteries-not-included.md)
- **Published:** 2018-04-29
- **Time:** 1:07:35–1:12:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1029-batteries-not-included/chapter/real-robotics-and-the-rise-of-ai-sex-dolls.md

RealDoll has rebranded as Real Robotics, integrating AI and animatronics into their high-end sex dolls. A KPIX news report featured "Brick," a man who owns five dolls and is eager for an AI version that can "respond." The technology includes an app that allows users to customize a digital personality, which then syncs with the physical robot's head to simulate companionship.

Keywords: realdoll, real robotics, [artificial intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [sex robots](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sex-robots.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md)

### Female Anxiety Regarding Sex Robots and Companionship

- **Episode:** [1029: Batteries Not Included](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1029-batteries-not-included.md)
- **Published:** 2018-04-29
- **Time:** 1:12:40–1:18:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1029-batteries-not-included/chapter/female-anxiety-regarding-sex-robots-and-companionship.md

The segment explores the underlying anxiety women may feel regarding the development of sex robots. Unlike traditional sexual aids like vibrators, these robots are designed to simulate a submissive female partner that can be programmed by men. While the manufacturers claim the goal is to provide companionship for the "crushingly lonely" or the elderly, the primary market remains focused on hyper-sexualized female forms.

Keywords: sex bots, elizabeth cook, [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [dildos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dildos.md), [loneliness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/loneliness.md), [elderly care](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elderly-care.md)

### Hip-Hop Representation and Local Broadcast Repeats

- **Episode:** [1004: Micro Livestock](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1004-micro-livestock.md)
- **Published:** 2018-02-04
- **Time:** 18:15–20:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1004-micro-livestock/chapter/hip-hop-representation-and-local-broadcast-repeats.md

The Guardian and other outlets criticized the Grammys for failing women and hip-hop despite a diverse field of nominees. In Northern California, KPIX reportedly replayed the entire broadcast immediately after the first airing, which the hosts suggest was a desperate move to recover from poor viewership.

Keywords: [hip-hop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hip-hop.md), [the guardian](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/the-guardian.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [san francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), melodrama, [bruno mars](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bruno-mars.md), [ratings](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ratings.md)

### Bay Bridge Woman and FBI Oakland Partnership

- **Episode:** [747: Heteronormative](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/747-heteronormative.md)
- **Published:** 2015-08-13
- **Time:** 3:11:02–3:14:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/747-heteronormative/chapter/bay-bridge-woman-and-fbi-oakland-partnership.md

Local news teasers in the Bay Area highlighted a woman who allegedly jumped off the Bay Bridge and hitchhiked on a dump truck. Additionally, the FBI is reportedly forming a new partnership with the Oakland Police Department to address rising crime rates.

Keywords: [bay bridge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bay-bridge.md), [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [oakland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oakland.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), news teasers

### TSA Identification, Costco Card Security Hack

- **Episode:** [486: Bondpocalypse](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/486-bondpocalypse.md)
- **Published:** 2013-02-10
- **Time:** 2:28:13–2:32:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/486-bondpocalypse/chapter/tsa-identification-costco-card-security-hack.md

An undercover investigation by KPIX 5 found that TSA agents at Bay Area airports would accept a Costco card as a valid form of identification. The discussion clarifies that while ID is not legally required to fly, travelers without it undergo more intensive screening.

Keywords: [tsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tsa.md), costco card, [airport security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/airport-security.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [identification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/identification.md)

### Robo-Signers, Wells Fargo, Inexperienced Foreclosure Workers

- **Episode:** [244: Form 990](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990.md)
- **Published:** 2010-10-17
- **Time:** 30:37–34:06
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990/chapter/robo-signers-wells-fargo-inexperienced-foreclosure-workers.md

An investigative report by KPIX highlights the use of "robo-signers" by major banks like Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase to process foreclosures. Inexperienced workers, including former fast-food employees and beauticians, were given executive titles to sign hundreds of legal affidavits daily without reviewing the documents. Wells Fargo maintains that its affidavits are accurate despite these procedural irregularities.

Keywords: [wells fargo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wells-fargo.md), robo-signing, [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [citigroup](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/citigroup.md), gmac

### Baseball Curveball Theory, Media Skepticism, Outro

- **Episode:** [244: Form 990](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990.md)
- **Published:** 2010-10-17
- **Time:** 2:00:24–2:03:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990/chapter/baseball-curveball-theory-media-skepticism-outro.md

A local news report on KPIX claiming that baseball curveballs are merely optical illusions was challenged on-air by the station's own anchors. The segment serves as an example of minor "loosening up" in the media where journalists occasionally question their own scripts. The episode concludes with a sign-off from Southern California and Silicon Valley.

Keywords: [baseball](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/baseball.md), curveball, [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md), [optical illusion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/optical-illusion.md), [southern california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/southern-california.md)

### California Marijuana Legalization, Television Ad Rejections

- **Episode:** [111: Atlas Shrugged](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged.md)
- **Published:** 2009-07-09
- **Time:** 16:25–19:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged/chapter/california-marijuana-legalization-television-ad-rejections.md

A new advocacy advertisement promotes legalizing and taxing marijuana to solve California's budget crisis, claiming it could fund 20,000 teachers. Several San Francisco Bay Area television stations, including KNTV and KGO, reportedly refused to air the ad. Supporters argue that marijuana is safer than alcohol and should be treated as a legitimate taxable crop.

Keywords: [marijuana legalization](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marijuana-legalization.md), [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [budget crisis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/budget-crisis.md), [television advertising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/television-advertising.md), [kpix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kpix.md)

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