# Machete on The No Agenda Show

Machete comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2010 to September 2025.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** September 2010 – September 2025
- **Related topics:** [Australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [Crime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime.md), [Dark Knight Rises](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dark-knight-rises.md), [Data Center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-center.md), [Flip Phones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/flip-phones.md), [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Gun Control](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gun-control.md), [Nancy Grace](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nancy-grace.md), [Racial Tension](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/racial-tension.md), [Retail Theft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/retail-theft.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### Victoria Machete Amnesty, Australian Weapon Bans

- **Episode:** [1796: Zeds](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1796-zeds.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-04
- **Time:** 1:29:34–1:31:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1796-zeds/chapter/victoria-machete-amnesty-australian-weapon-bans.md

The government of Victoria, Australia, has launched a machete amnesty program following a total ban on the blades. Residents have three months to surrender machetes at police stations without penalty. The initiative, sparked by a violent brawl at Northland, has been criticized for its $13 million cost and the likelihood that offenders will simply hide their weapons.

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### T-Mobile Store Security, Flip Phone Popularity

- **Episode:** [1191: No Sweat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1191-no-sweat.md)
- **Published:** 2019-11-21
- **Time:** 1:56:53–2:02:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1191-no-sweat/chapter/t-mobile-store-security-flip-phone-popularity.md

A visit to a T-Mobile store to purchase a flip phone reveals high security measures, including time-locked safes, due to frequent retail robberies. The store representative claimed that basic flip phones are "selling like hotcakes," though this claim is met with skepticism. The segment highlights the physical dangers faced by retail workers in mobile phone stores.

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### Podcast Production and Global News Updates

- **Episode:** [845: Kaine & Unable](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/845-kaine-unable.md)
- **Published:** 2016-07-24
- **Time:** 1:12:34–1:17:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/845-kaine-unable/chapter/podcast-production-and-global-news-updates.md

The hosts discussed the physical toll of producing long-form episodes during a heavy news cycle, including the coup in Turkey and the terror attack in Nice. Recent reports from Germany detailed a machete attack in Reutlingen near Stuttgart. A donor working at a Facebook data center in North Carolina requested more three-hour shows, despite the hosts' concerns about "running out of steam."

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### Gun Scares, Machete Attacks, Nancy Grace

- **Episode:** [434: Tripwire](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/434-tripwire.md)
- **Published:** 2012-08-12
- **Time:** 1:29:49–1:32:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/434-tripwire/chapter/gun-scares-machete-attacks-nancy-grace.md

A lawyer in New Haven, Connecticut, was charged with breach of peace for carrying a legal, holstered firearm into a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises." Meanwhile, a gruesome machete murder in California is highlighted to demonstrate that violent crime persists regardless of gun laws. Nancy Grace's sensationalist coverage of the machete attack is satirized for its dramatic production value.

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### Machete Movie Trailer, Racial Riot Concerns

- **Episode:** [231: Who's Retarded Now?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/231-who-s-retarded-now.md)
- **Published:** 2010-09-02
- **Time:** 1:38:40–1:41:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/231-who-s-retarded-now/chapter/machete-movie-trailer-racial-riot-concerns.md

The trailer for the film "Machete" is discussed for its graphic violence and potential to incite racial tension. The marketing for the movie utilizes extreme content warnings, including "strong bloody violence" and "nudity," to attract audiences to the Robert Rodriguez exploitation-style film.

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