# Nimby on The No Agenda Show

Nimby comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2012 to November 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2012 – November 2019
- **Related topics:** [Affordable Housing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/affordable-housing.md), [Alan Graham](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alan-graham.md), [Alexandria Ocasio-cortez](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez.md), [Austin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austin.md), [Bpa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bpa.md), [China](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [Homelessness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homelessness.md), [Mobile Loaves And Fishes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mobile-loaves-and-fishes.md), [Queens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/queens.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Alan Graham, Community First Village

- **Episode:** [1175: Son of a Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1175-son-of-a-biden.md)
- **Published:** 2019-11-28
- **Time:** 2:14:59–2:19:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1175-son-of-a-biden/chapter/alan-graham-community-first-village.md

A host recounts an interview with Alan Graham, CEO of Mobile Loaves and Fishes, regarding the success of the Community First Village in housing the chronically homeless. Graham criticized the "NIMBY" (Not In My Backyard) attitude of Austin residents who support homeless solutions in theory but oppose them in their own neighborhoods.

Keywords: [alan graham](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alan-graham.md), [mobile loaves and fishes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mobile-loaves-and-fishes.md), [austin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austin.md), [homelessness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homelessness.md), [nimby](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nimby.md)

### Queens Homeless Shelter Protest, Not In My Backyard

- **Episode:** [1181: Solutioning](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1181-solutioning.md)
- **Published:** 2019-10-17
- **Time:** 1:35:08–1:36:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1181-solutioning/chapter/queens-homeless-shelter-protest-not-in-my-backyard.md

A Hispanic woman in Queens, New York, is recorded protesting a proposed homeless shelter in her neighborhood. She expresses safety concerns for her granddaughter and explicitly uses the "not in my backyard" (NIMBY) argument, which the hosts note is a sentiment shared by many taxpayers.

Keywords: [queens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/queens.md), [alexandria ocasio-cortez](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez.md), homeless shelter, [nimby](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nimby.md), [affordable housing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/affordable-housing.md)

### Ningbo China Protests, NIMBY Movement

- **Episode:** [456: Sell-ah-bretties](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/456-sell-ah-bretties.md)
- **Published:** 2012-10-28
- **Time:** 1:06:43–1:11:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/456-sell-ah-bretties/chapter/ningbo-china-protests-nimby-movement.md

Protests in Ningbo, China, involving over 1,000 people lead to the suspension of a petrochemical plant expansion. The facility was intended to produce paraxylene, a chemical used in plastic production linked to health defects. The hosts discuss the "NIMBY" (Not In My Backyard) movement's growth in China as citizens push back against industrial pollution.

Keywords: ningbo, [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [nimby](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nimby.md), petrochemical plant, paraxylene, [bpa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bpa.md)

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