# Oss on The No Agenda Show

Oss comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2008 to January 2022.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2008 – January 2022
- **Related topics:** [Bicycles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bicycles.md), [Canada](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canada.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Fines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fines.md), [Legacy Of Ashes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legacy-of-ashes.md), [Netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [Pipeline](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pipeline.md), [Psychiatry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychiatry.md), [Tim Weiner](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tim-weiner.md), [Train Stations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/train-stations.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Psychological Profiling and OSS History

- **Episode:** [993: Let Them Speak #1](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/993-let-them-speak-1.md)
- **Published:** 2022-01-09
- **Time:** 38:00–42:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/993-let-them-speak-1/chapter/psychological-profiling-and-oss-history.md

Pieczenik discusses the history of psychological profiling in intelligence, tracing it back to the OSS and figures like Ruth Benedict. He explains how Benedict's analysis of the Japanese national character influenced General Douglas MacArthur's decision to retain Emperor Hirohito. Pieczenik views himself as the heir to this tradition of applying psychoanalytical theory to nation-state behavior.

Keywords: [oss](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oss.md), psychological profiling, ruth benedict, douglas macarthur, hirohito, [psychiatry](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/psychiatry.md)

### Bicycle Parking Fines and Jail in the Netherlands

- **Episode:** [283: Farsi Farce](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/283-farsi-farce.md)
- **Published:** 2011-03-03
- **Time:** 1:58:13–1:59:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/283-farsi-farce/chapter/bicycle-parking-fines-and-jail-in-the-netherlands.md

In the Dutch town of Oss, a new law imposes a maximum fine of 3,800 euros and up to three months in jail for parking a bicycle in non-approved spots, particularly around train stations. The hosts characterize this as an extreme measure of control over the local population's primary mode of transport.

Keywords: [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [bicycles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bicycles.md), [oss](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oss.md), [fines](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fines.md), [train stations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/train-stations.md)

### Legacy of Ashes, CIA History, Pipeline Sabotage

- **Episode:** [44: Probably a Super Delegate](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/44-probably-a-super-delegate.md)
- **Published:** 2008-08-23
- **Time:** 1:11:45–1:14:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/44-probably-a-super-delegate/chapter/legacy-of-ashes-cia-history-pipeline-sabotage.md

The book "Legacy of Ashes" by Tim Weiner is reviewed as a definitive and often humorous history of the CIA's failures and practical jokes. One anecdote describes the CIA sabotaging a Russian pipeline by providing a faulty controller through a Canadian front company, causing the pipeline to explode. The book is characterized as a juvenile but sad account of 50 years of ineffective and violent global interference.

Keywords: [legacy of ashes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legacy-of-ashes.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [oss](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oss.md), [tim weiner](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tim-weiner.md), [canada](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canada.md), [pipeline](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pipeline.md)

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