# Margaret Atwood on The No Agenda Show

Margaret Atwood comes up in 4 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2017 to August 2024.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** September 2017 – August 2024
- **Related topics:** [Hulu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hulu.md), [The Handmaid's Tale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/the-handmaid-s-tale.md), [Brainwashing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brainwashing.md), [Gilead](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gilead.md), [Handmaid's Tale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/handmaid-s-tale.md), [Ivf](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ivf.md), [Michelle Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michelle-obama.md), [Project 2025](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/project-2025.md), [Racism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/racism.md), [Social Engineering](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-engineering.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Michelle Obama IVF Claim, Handmaid's Tale Comparison

- **Episode:** [1688: Impusted](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1688-impusted.md)
- **Published:** 2024-08-22
- **Time:** 43:26–48:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1688-impusted/chapter/michelle-obama-ivf-claim-handmaid-s-tale-comparison.md

Adam Curry reacts to Michelle Obama's DNC claim that she used IVF to become a mother, questioning why this information is only surfacing now. The hosts discuss the frequent comparisons between Project 2025 and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale," with Dvorak reading the book's plot to demonstrate the lack of actual parallels.

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### The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood, Anti-Christian Themes

- **Episode:** [968: In the Saddle](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/968-in-the-saddle.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-28
- **Time:** 1:54:50–1:59:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/968-in-the-saddle/chapter/the-handmaid-s-tale-margaret-atwood-anti-christian-themes.md

The Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" is criticized as a "grim, humorless, and depressing" form of social brainwashing. Author Margaret Atwood is accused of using the story to foster ill will toward men and Christianity, particularly in the context of the Trump era. The series is noted for being mandatory reading in many high schools, influencing the political outlook of young female readers.

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### Handmaid's Tale Race Changes, Media Social Messaging, Hulu Production

- **Episode:** [968: In the Saddle](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/968-in-the-saddle.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-28
- **Time:** 1:59:57–2:02:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/968-in-the-saddle/chapter/handmaid-s-tale-race-changes-media-social-messaging-hulu-production.md

The television adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" reportedly removed the explicit racism present in Margaret Atwood's original book to focus exclusively on gender and religion. Critics argue this change was made to ensure the "dominant male" and "anti-religious" messages were not diluted by racial themes. The show's slow pacing and "unnatural" premise are cited as reasons for viewer fatigue.

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### The Handmaid's Tale Series, Dystopian Themes

- **Episode:** [967: dotard](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/967-dotard.md)
- **Published:** 2017-09-24
- **Time:** 9:04–14:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/967-dotard/chapter/the-handmaid-s-tale-series-dystopian-themes.md

The Handmaid's Tale television series depicts a dystopian future where environmental disasters and infertility lead to a totalitarian regime enslaving fertile women. Observations on the show's themes suggest it serves as a modern political allegory regarding gender roles and societal control.

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