# Overtime on The No Agenda Show

Overtime comes up in 9 chapters across 9 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2011 to March 2025.

- **Chapters:** 9
- **Episodes:** 9
- **Discussed:** August 2011 – March 2025
- **Related topics:** [Labor Laws](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-laws.md), [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Astronauts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/astronauts.md), [Atherton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atherton.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Border Patrol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/border-patrol.md), [Chicago](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chicago.md), [Cpd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpd.md), [Elon Musk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elon-musk.md)

## Chapters 1–9 of 9

### Trump Offers to Pay Astronauts' Overtime

- **Episode:** [1749: Gynocracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1749-gynocracy.md)
- **Published:** 2025-03-23
- **Time:** 1:23:15–1:25:02
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1749-gynocracy/chapter/trump-offers-to-pay-astronauts-overtime.md

President Trump reacted to reports that two astronauts stranded in space received only a $5 daily per diem, offering to pay their $1,430 in overtime out of his own pocket. He also credited Elon Musk for providing the technology necessary to return the astronauts to Earth.

Keywords: [nasa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nasa.md), [astronauts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/astronauts.md), overtime pay, [elon musk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elon-musk.md), [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md)

### Trump Overtime Tax Proposal and Economic Policy

- **Episode:** [1695: Pronoun Journey](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1695-pronoun-journey.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-15
- **Time:** 1:08:37–1:10:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1695-pronoun-journey/chapter/trump-overtime-tax-proposal-and-economic-policy.md

Donald Trump proposed eliminating federal income tax on overtime pay, a policy intended to appeal to the working class. The discussion explores the potential impact on labor laws and whether companies would adjust base pay or overtime multipliers in response. The hosts contrast this with general calls for lower overall income taxes.

Keywords: [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [income tax](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/income-tax.md), [overtime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/overtime.md), [labor laws](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-laws.md), [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md)

### California 32-Hour Work Week Proposal

- **Episode:** [1442: Slime Mold](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1442-slime-mold.md)
- **Published:** 2022-04-14
- **Time:** 1:22:02–1:24:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1442-slime-mold/chapter/california-32-hour-work-week-proposal.md

California legislators are considering a bill to mandate a 32-hour work week for large companies, requiring overtime pay for any hours worked beyond that limit. Dvorak describes this as a "socialist trope" dating back to the FDR administration. The hosts view the proposal as virtue signaling that is unlikely to pass or be effectively implemented.

Keywords: [california](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), 32-hour work week, [labor laws](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-laws.md), [socialism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/socialism.md), [overtime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/overtime.md)

### Writers Guild Strike, May Day Protests, Working Families Flexibility Act

- **Episode:** [925: Barry's Choice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/925-barry-s-choice.md)
- **Published:** 2017-04-30
- **Time:** 2:28:19–2:34:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/925-barry-s-choice/chapter/writers-guild-strike-may-day-protests-working-families-flexibility-act.md

The Writers Guild of America faces a strike deadline over pay disputes in Hollywood. Meanwhile, May Day protests are planned against the "Working Families Flexibility Act," which would allow employers to offer comp time instead of overtime pay. The hosts argue the protests are primarily "anti-Trump" rallies rather than substantive debates on labor law.

Keywords: [writers guild](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/writers-guild.md), [hollywood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hollywood.md), [may day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/may-day.md), [trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trump.md), [overtime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/overtime.md), [labor laws](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/labor-laws.md)

### Dallas Police Department Staffing Crisis and Low Morale

- **Episode:** [841: Summer of Chaos](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/841-summer-of-chaos.md)
- **Published:** 2016-07-10
- **Time:** 21:28–24:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/841-summer-of-chaos/chapter/dallas-police-department-staffing-crisis-and-low-morale.md

The Dallas Police Department faces a significant retention crisis with over 40 officers quitting in a single month due to low morale and uncompetitive pay. Chief David Brown cites higher salaries in surrounding areas like Fort Worth as a primary reason for the exodus. The hosts discuss the "overtime scam" where underpaid officers rely on extra shifts to make a living wage.

Keywords: dallas police department, david brown, officer retention, police salaries, overtime scam

### Atherton California Charges for Presidential Security Costs

- **Episode:** [798: Dangerous Speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/798-dangerous-speech.md)
- **Published:** 2016-02-11
- **Time:** 2:46:40–2:50:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/798-dangerous-speech/chapter/atherton-california-charges-for-presidential-security-costs.md

The wealthy town of Atherton, California, implements a new policy requiring hosts of large-scale events, including presidential fundraisers, to pay for extra security and police overtime. The move comes after a previous visit by President Obama cost the town $10,000. For the latest visit, the fundraiser's organizer agreed to foot the bill for the 150 officers required.

Keywords: [atherton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/atherton.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [security costs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/security-costs.md), [fundraising](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fundraising.md), police overtime

### NYPD Security Measures, Overtime Scams

- **Episode:** [735: Zucchini Emoji](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/735-zucchini-emoji.md)
- **Published:** 2015-07-03
- **Time:** 35:08–40:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/735-zucchini-emoji/chapter/nypd-security-measures-overtime-scams.md

The NYPD is implementing extreme security measures for the July 4th holiday, including welding manhole covers and filling dump trucks with sand. Skeptics suggest these high-profile actions are "security theater" designed to justify massive police overtime payouts rather than addressing specific, credible threats.

Keywords: [nypd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nypd.md), [megyn kelly](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/megyn-kelly.md), [fox news](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fox-news.md), [security theater](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/security-theater.md), [overtime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/overtime.md)

### Chicago G20 Protests and Live Streamer Arrests

- **Episode:** [411: Seal Team 666](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/411-seal-team-666.md)
- **Published:** 2012-05-24
- **Time:** 2:32:53–2:37:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/411-seal-team-666/chapter/chicago-g20-protests-and-live-streamer-arrests.md

During the G20 protests in Chicago, police detained several independent "live streamers" at gunpoint, including Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange.org. The hosts suggest the massive police presence was a political "payoff" in the form of overtime for the Chicago Police Department. They discuss the need for decentralized streaming servers to protect footage from subpoenas.

Keywords: [chicago](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chicago.md), [g20](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/g20.md), [live streaming](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/live-streaming.md), we are change, [cpd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpd.md), police overtime

### Port Angeles Border Patrol Scandal, Government Overtime

- **Episode:** [327: Aromatic Poo](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/327-aromatic-poo.md)
- **Published:** 2011-08-04
- **Time:** 1:27:01–1:29:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/327-aromatic-poo/chapter/port-angeles-border-patrol-scandal-government-overtime.md

A whistleblower from the Border Patrol in Port Angeles, Washington, revealed that agents have little to do and frequently "phony up" overtime to collect government pay. The story, reported by the *Peninsula Daily News*, suggests a massive boondoggle in Homeland Security spending along the Canadian border.

Keywords: [port angeles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/port-angeles.md), [washington](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/washington.md), [border patrol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/border-patrol.md), [homeland security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeland-security.md), [whistleblower](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/whistleblower.md), [overtime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/overtime.md)

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