# Secrecy on The No Agenda Show

Secrecy comes up in 8 chapters across 8 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2010 to March 2019.

- **Chapters:** 8
- **Episodes:** 8
- **Discussed:** September 2010 – March 2019
- **Related topics:** [Censorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/censorship.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [John F. Kennedy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-f-kennedy.md), [1963](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1963.md), [Bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [Chemtrails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chemtrails.md), [Classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [Cold War](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cold-war.md), [Communism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/communism.md), [Conspiracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/conspiracy.md)

## Chapters 1–8 of 8

### Content Moderators as First Responders, CIA Experiment Theory

- **Episode:** [1117: Composting People](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people.md)
- **Published:** 2019-03-03
- **Time:** 2:12:05–2:15:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1117-composting-people/chapter/content-moderators-as-first-responders-cia-experiment-theory.md

The Verge's Nilay Patel suggests that content moderators should be "valorized" similarly to police or firefighters for protecting the public from harmful content. The hosts speculate that the intense psychological pressure and secrecy requirements of the job could be part of a modern "CIA experiment" or "hyper-MKUltra" study.

Keywords: content moderators, [first responders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/first-responders.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [mkultra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mkultra.md), [trauma](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trauma.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [disability](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disability.md)

### Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 and Zero Point Energy

- **Episode:** [1063: Furternity](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1063-furternity.md)
- **Published:** 2018-08-30
- **Time:** 2:00:02–2:06:47
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1063-furternity/chapter/invention-secrecy-act-of-1951-and-zero-point-energy.md

The Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 allows the U.S. government to classify patents and prevent inventors from profiting if the technology is deemed a threat to national security. Over 5,000 inventions have reportedly been shelved under this act, leading to theories about the suppression of "zero point energy" and other disruptive technologies.

Keywords: invention secrecy act, [nsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nsa.md), [patent office](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/patent-office.md), [zero point energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zero-point-energy.md), [truman](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/truman.md), [constitution](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/constitution.md)

### JFK Secrecy Speech, Historical Context of Conspiracy

- **Episode:** [1002: Ras-Putin](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1002-ras-putin.md)
- **Published:** 2018-01-24
- **Time:** 39:15–42:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1002-ras-putin/chapter/jfk-secrecy-speech-historical-context-of-conspiracy.md

A historical recording of President John F. Kennedy's speech regarding the dangers of "excessive and unwarranted concealment" is played. While originally directed at the Cold War threat of a "monolithic and ruthless conspiracy," the speech is used to draw parallels to modern concerns about government transparency and the potential for official censorship.

Keywords: [john f. kennedy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-f-kennedy.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [censorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/censorship.md), [cold war](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cold-war.md), [conspiracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/conspiracy.md), [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md)

### General Michael Hayden, Millennials and Intelligence Leaks

- **Episode:** [910: Coin of the Realm](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/910-coin-of-the-realm.md)
- **Published:** 2017-03-09
- **Time:** 2:39:21–2:42:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/910-coin-of-the-realm/chapter/general-michael-hayden-millennials-and-intelligence-leaks.md

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden appeared on the BBC to blame "millennials" for the recent spate of intelligence leaks. Hayden argued that the younger generation has a different cultural understanding of loyalty and secrecy compared to his generation. The hosts counter that the issue lies with a lack of civics education rather than a generational defect.

Keywords: [michael hayden](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michael-hayden.md), [millennials](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/millennials.md), [bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [loyalty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/loyalty.md)

### End of Banking Secrecy and Dutch Tracking Systems

- **Episode:** [666: Slavery Enrollment Month](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/666-slavery-enrollment-month.md)
- **Published:** 2014-11-07
- **Time:** 2:47:10–2:54:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/666-slavery-enrollment-month/chapter/end-of-banking-secrecy-and-dutch-tracking-systems.md

Over 50 countries, including Switzerland, have signed an agreement to automatically exchange banking information by 2017 to end tax evasion. The hosts discuss the increasing difficulty of moving money internationally and share personal stories about the intrusive tracking of financial and physical movements in the Netherlands via RFID travel cards and phone positioning.

Keywords: banking secrecy, [switzerland](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/switzerland.md), [tax evasion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-evasion.md), [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [rfid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rfid.md), [tracking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tracking.md), [irs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/irs.md)

### Over-Classification, Government Secrecy Abuse

- **Episode:** [496: Shoot Look Shoot](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/496-shoot-look-shoot.md)
- **Published:** 2013-03-17
- **Time:** 2:38:38–2:43:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/496-shoot-look-shoot/chapter/over-classification-government-secrecy-abuse.md

Thomas Drake argues that the government uses the classification system to hide illegality, administrative waste, and fraud rather than to protect national security. He asserts that very little in government truly needs to be classified and that the system has become fundamentally corrupted to avoid public accountability.

Keywords: [classification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/classification.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [thomas drake](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/thomas-drake.md), [fraud](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fraud.md), [transparency](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transparency.md)

### JFK Secrecy Speech, Modern Surveillance State

- **Episode:** [304: Chimp in Heat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/304-chimp-in-heat.md)
- **Published:** 2011-05-15
- **Time:** 1:10:04–1:14:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/304-chimp-in-heat/chapter/jfk-secrecy-speech-modern-surveillance-state.md

A 1961 speech by President John F. Kennedy warned against the dangers of excessive secrecy and official censorship in a free society. Kennedy argued that the survival of the nation is of little value if its traditions of open dissent do not survive. While originally directed at the communist threat, the speech is now viewed as a warning against the modern expansion of intelligence agencies and the Department of Homeland Security.

Keywords: [john f. kennedy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-f-kennedy.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [censorship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/censorship.md), [communism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/communism.md), [surveillance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/surveillance.md), [1963](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/1963.md)

### US Code Chapter 9A, Weather Modification Reporting

- **Episode:** [231: Who's Retarded Now?](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/231-who-s-retarded-now.md)
- **Published:** 2010-09-02
- **Time:** 1:46:01–1:47:44
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/231-who-s-retarded-now/chapter/us-code-chapter-9a-weather-modification-reporting.md

Chapter 9A of the U.S. Code requires the reporting of weather modification activities to the Secretary of Commerce but allows for the withholding of confidential information from the public. This legal framework confirms the existence of active weather modification programs in the United States that can be kept secret for national security reasons.

Keywords: [weather modification](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/weather-modification.md), [us code](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/us-code.md), [secretary of commerce](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secretary-of-commerce.md), [secrecy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secrecy.md), [chemtrails](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chemtrails.md)

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