# Parrot on The No Agenda Show Parrot comes up in 8 chapters across 8 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2009 to February 2024. - **Chapters:** 8 - **Episodes:** 8 - **Discussed:** May 2009 – February 2024 - **Related topics:** [Amateur Radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amateur-radio.md), [Ham Radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ham-radio.md), [4k Tv](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/4k-tv.md), [Bcci](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bcci.md), [Birds Aren't Real](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birds-aren-t-real.md), [Cancel Culture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancel-culture.md), [Catchphrase](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/catchphrase.md), [Charlottesville](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charlottesville.md), [Emergency Communications](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emergency-communications.md), [John Brennan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-brennan.md) ## Chapters 1–8 of 8 ### Swearing Parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park - **Episode:** [1630: Potty Mouth Parrots](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1630-potty-mouth-parrots.md) - **Published:** 2024-02-01 - **Time:** 1:46:50–1:49:05 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1630-potty-mouth-parrots/chapter/swearing-parrots-at-lincolnshire-wildlife-park.md Officials at a British zoo are attempting to reform a group of eight African Grey parrots known for their extensive use of profanity. The birds were integrated with a larger flock of 92 non-swearing parrots in hopes they would adopt cleaner language. The hosts find humor in the story, jokingly linking it to the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory. Keywords: parrots, lincolnshire wildlife park, african grey, swearing, [birds aren't real](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birds-aren-t-real.md) ### Charlottesville Meetup, Band Politics - **Episode:** [1360: Magnetofection](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1360-magnetofection.md) - **Published:** 2021-07-01 - **Time:** 1:36:03–1:38:59 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1360-magnetofection/chapter/charlottesville-meetup-band-politics.md Jamie Booth from Virginia donates and announces a No Agenda meetup at the Lazy Parrot on July 17th. He mentions being kicked out of bands due to his political views, leading to a discussion about the high concentration of musicians and programmers in the No Agenda community. Keywords: [charlottesville](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charlottesville.md), [meetup](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/meetup.md), [musicians](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/musicians.md), [cancel culture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cancel-culture.md), lazy parrot ### Alan Parrot and the Safari Club Bin Laden Theory - **Episode:** [1287: School-ology](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1287-school-ology.md) - **Published:** 2020-10-23 - **Time:** 2:21:04–2:28:32 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1287-school-ology/chapter/alan-parrot-and-the-safari-club-bin-laden-theory.md Falconer Alan Parrot claims that Osama bin Laden was not killed in the 2011 Abbottabad raid but had been under house arrest in Iran for a decade. Parrot references the "Safari Club," an alternative CIA-like network formed in the 1970s to bypass congressional oversight, as being involved in the cover-up. He alleges that senior U.S. officials, including John Brennan, were aware of bin Laden's location long before the official raid. Keywords: alan parrot, [osama bin laden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/osama-bin-laden.md), safari club, [bcci](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bcci.md), [john brennan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-brennan.md) ### Ham Radio and North Korean Number Stations - **Episode:** [1038: End of an Era](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1038-end-of-an-era.md) - **Published:** 2018-06-06 - **Time:** 1:51:36–1:54:41 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1038-end-of-an-era/chapter/ham-radio-and-north-korean-number-stations.md The hosts, both licensed amateur radio operators, discuss the role of "hams" as a public service network of last resort during disasters. They play a clip from a North Korean number station known as "The Parrot," which broadcasts coded messages over shortwave radio. The segment explains the technical background of number stations and the hosts' own history with radio licensing and emergency preparedness. Keywords: [ham radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ham-radio.md), [number station](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/number-station.md), the parrot, [amateur radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amateur-radio.md), [emergency communications](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emergency-communications.md) ### Ham Radio and North Korean Number Stations - **Episode:** [922: Gut Punch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/922-gut-punch.md) - **Published:** 2017-04-20 - **Time:** 2:42:47–2:45:02 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/922-gut-punch/chapter/ham-radio-and-north-korean-number-stations.md The hosts, both licensed amateur radio operators, discuss the role of "hams" as a public service network of last resort. They play a recording of a North Korean "number station" known as "The Parrot," which broadcasts coded messages over shortwave radio. Keywords: [ham radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ham-radio.md), [number stations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/number-stations.md), [north korea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/north-korea.md), [parrot](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/parrot.md), [amateur radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amateur-radio.md) ### UltraFlix 4K Network and the Guard Bird Skylar - **Episode:** [642: Walking Bear](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/642-walking-bear.md) - **Published:** 2014-08-10 - **Time:** 1:42:15–1:47:01 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/642-walking-bear/chapter/ultraflix-4k-network-and-the-guard-bird-skylar.md A call to action for producers with video skills to create 15 and 30-second advertisements for the show to run on the UltraFlix 4K network. This is followed by a tangent about a "guard bird" named Skylar, a parrot that mimics voices and creates immense volume, leading to a discussion on the physics of bird vocal cords. Keywords: [ultraflix](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ultraflix.md), [4k tv](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/4k-tv.md), [parrot](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/parrot.md), skylar, [kickstarter](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kickstarter.md) ### Teaching the "Shut Up Slave" Catchphrase to a Parrot - **Episode:** [449: Deficit Pending](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/449-deficit-pending.md) - **Published:** 2012-10-04 - **Time:** 1:57:21–2:01:46 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/449-deficit-pending/chapter/teaching-the-shut-up-slave-catchphrase-to-a-parrot.md Adam Curry attempts to teach John C. Dvorak's parrot, Skylar, the show's "Shut Up Slave" catchphrase by shouting it through the Skype connection. Dvorak notes that his wife, Mimi, is the "crazy bird lady" and that the bird already makes various animal sounds. The segment concludes with the formal "knighting" of donors Adam Johnson, Frank Ajinsat, and Paul J. Sandowski into the No Agenda Roundtable. Keywords: skylar, [parrot](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/parrot.md), [mimi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mimi.md), [shut up slave](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/shut-up-slave.md), [catchphrase](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/catchphrase.md), [knighthood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighthood.md), [roundtable](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/roundtable.md) ### New Zealand Parrot Steals Tourist Passport - **Episode:** [100: A Squirrel Walks Into A Bar](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/100-a-squirrel-walks-into-a-bar.md) - **Published:** 2009-05-31 - **Time:** 43:30–44:13 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/100-a-squirrel-walks-into-a-bar/chapter/new-zealand-parrot-steals-tourist-passport.md A Kia parrot in the South Island of New Zealand stole a British tourist's passport and flew into the brush, leaving the traveler stranded. Replacing the document through the British High Commission in Wellington is expected to take six weeks and cost $250. Keywords: [new zealand](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-zealand.md), kia parrot, [passport](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/passport.md), [wellington](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wellington.md), british high commission --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)