# Santa Tracker on The No Agenda Show

Santa Tracker comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2012 to December 2021.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** December 2012 – December 2021
- **Related topics:** [Norad](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/norad.md), [Healthcare.gov](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/healthcare-gov.md), [Joe Biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [Let's Go Brandon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/let-s-go-brandon.md), [Media Skepticism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-skepticism.md), [Michelle Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michelle-obama.md), [North Korea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/north-korea.md), [Oregon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oregon.md), [South Sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### NORAD Santa Tracker, Let's Go Brandon Incident

- **Episode:** [1411: Norgay](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1411-norgay.md)
- **Published:** 2021-12-26
- **Time:** 55:17–58:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1411-norgay/chapter/norad-santa-tracker-let-s-go-brandon-incident.md

During a NORAD Santa Tracker call, a parent from Oregon ended his conversation with President Biden by saying "Let's Go Brandon." The President responded by repeating the phrase, leading to widespread media coverage and debate over the appropriateness of the remark.

Keywords: [norad](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/norad.md), [joe biden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-biden.md), [let's go brandon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/let-s-go-brandon.md), [oregon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oregon.md), [santa tracker](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/santa-tracker.md)

### NORAD Santa Tracker, Michelle Obama, South Sudan

- **Episode:** [578: Blast Wave Accelerator](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/578-blast-wave-accelerator.md)
- **Published:** 2013-12-29
- **Time:** 28:52–33:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/578-blast-wave-accelerator/chapter/norad-santa-tracker-michelle-obama-south-sudan.md

First Lady Michelle Obama participated in the annual NORAD Santa Tracker program, answering phone calls from children on Christmas Eve. Transcripts reveal the First Lady informed children that Santa was flying over South Sudan and Rwanda. Observers contrasted the high technical performance of the Santa tracking website with the significant technical failures of the Healthcare.gov rollout.

Keywords: [norad](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/norad.md), [santa tracker](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/santa-tracker.md), [michelle obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michelle-obama.md), [south sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md), [healthcare.gov](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/healthcare-gov.md)

### NORAD Santa Tracker, Military Technology and Media Deception

- **Episode:** [473: Mac and Cheese](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/473-mac-and-cheese.md)
- **Published:** 2012-12-27
- **Time:** 11:50–15:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/473-mac-and-cheese/chapter/norad-santa-tracker-military-technology-and-media-deception.md

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) released its annual Santa tracker report, which a spokesperson compared to the technology used to track North Korean Taepodong missiles. The hosts argue that using military infrastructure to promote a fictional character trains the public to accept media lies and government-sanctioned misinformation.

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