# Packard Plant on The No Agenda Show

Packard Plant comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2014 to December 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2014 – December 2017
- **Related topics:** [Detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), [Ann Arbor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ann-arbor.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Hipsters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hipsters.md), [Michigan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michigan.md), [Real Estate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/real-estate.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Michigan Local 1 Invitation and Detroit Sightseeing

- **Episode:** [987: Kebab Panic!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/987-kebab-panic.md)
- **Published:** 2017-12-03
- **Time:** 1:13:57–1:16:50
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/987-kebab-panic/chapter/michigan-local-1-invitation-and-detroit-sightseeing.md

A formal invitation on parchment paper is delivered from the "Michigan Local 1" producer group, requesting a visit from the hosts. The discussion covers potential sightseeing locations in Detroit, such as the abandoned Packard plant and the old train station, while suggesting Ann Arbor as a better location for a formal meetup.

Keywords: [michigan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michigan.md), [detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), [ann arbor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ann-arbor.md), brandon toy, [packard plant](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/packard-plant.md)

### New No Agenda Brain Scientist Sir Don of Detroit

- **Episode:** [751: Funny Blow](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/751-funny-blow.md)
- **Published:** 2015-08-27
- **Time:** 59:42–1:06:19
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/751-funny-blow/chapter/new-no-agenda-brain-scientist-sir-don-of-detroit.md

Donald De Gracia, a professor at Wayne State University, contributes $1,010.10 to become the show's new resident brain scientist. De Gracia's letter critiques the "philosophical pygmies" of modern science and offers a more worldly perspective from Detroit. He is knighted as Sir Don, King of Blackness in Detroit.

Keywords: donald de gracia, wayne state university, [detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), brain scientist, science is religion, [packard plant](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/packard-plant.md)

### Detroit Real Estate and Global Donor Roll Call

- **Episode:** [642: Walking Bear](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/642-walking-bear.md)
- **Published:** 2014-08-10
- **Time:** 2:39:12–2:44:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/642-walking-bear/chapter/detroit-real-estate-and-global-donor-roll-call.md

A personal anecdote about touring the ruins of Detroit, specifically the massive Packard Plant, and the reality of "hipster" reinvestment versus total desolation. This is followed by a final roll call of donors from around the world, including Australia, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

Keywords: [detroit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/detroit.md), [real estate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/real-estate.md), [packard plant](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/packard-plant.md), [hipsters](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hipsters.md), [donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md)

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