# Sex Toys on The No Agenda Show

Sex Toys comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2009 to April 2016.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** May 2009 – April 2016
- **Related topics:** [Carcinogens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carcinogens.md), [Der Spiegel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/der-spiegel.md), [Gay Usa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gay-usa.md), [Gender Roles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gender-roles.md), [Germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [Green Party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-party.md), [Hollywood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hollywood.md), [Phthalates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/phthalates.md), [Solicitor General](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/solicitor-general.md), [Ted Cruz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ted-cruz.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Ted Cruz Sex Toy Ban, Texas Law History

- **Episode:** [819: non-binary person](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/819-non-binary-person.md)
- **Published:** 2016-04-24
- **Time:** 1:32:43–1:35:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/819-non-binary-person/chapter/ted-cruz-sex-toy-ban-texas-law-history.md

A segment from the show "Gay USA" is used to highlight Ted Cruz's past defense of a Texas law banning the sale of sex toys during his time as Solicitor General. The hosts discuss the irony of the law given the prevalence of large "sex toy warehouses" along Texas highways. They mock Cruz's legal position that there is "no right to personal sexual gratification."

Keywords: [ted cruz](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ted-cruz.md), [sex toys](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sex-toys.md), [texas law](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/texas-law.md), [gay usa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gay-usa.md), [solicitor general](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/solicitor-general.md)

### German Green Party and Toxic Dildos

- **Episode:** [318: Reckless & Provocative](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/318-reckless-provocative.md)
- **Published:** 2011-07-03
- **Time:** 2:03:11–2:05:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/318-reckless-provocative/chapter/german-green-party-and-toxic-dildos.md

The German Green Party is highlighting the presence of carcinogenic phthalates in sex toys as a consumer protection issue. According to Der Spiegel, these plasticizers are linked to hormone imbalances, diabetes, and infertility. The hosts mock the story as a desperate PR stunt by the Green Party to gain traction by linking sexual health to their environmental agenda.

Keywords: [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md), [green party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-party.md), [der spiegel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/der-spiegel.md), [phthalates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/phthalates.md), [carcinogens](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/carcinogens.md), [sex toys](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sex-toys.md)

### Cultural Shift and the Perceived Obsolescence of Men

- **Episode:** [232: Eating the Evidence](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/232-eating-the-evidence.md)
- **Published:** 2010-09-05
- **Time:** 1:59:09–2:01:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/232-eating-the-evidence/chapter/cultural-shift-and-the-perceived-obsolescence-of-men.md

The hosts discuss a perceived cultural trend where men are being portrayed as unnecessary in modern society. They cite the rise of sperm banks, Hollywood films about single motherhood, and an MIT study regarding the use of sex toys by female students. They suggest this is a cyclical theme in popular culture that gains traction during economic shifts.

Keywords: sperm banks, [sex toys](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sex-toys.md), mit study, popular culture, [gender roles](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gender-roles.md), [hollywood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hollywood.md)

### Jackhammer Sex Toy Fatality

- **Episode:** [97: Brain Damage](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/97-brain-damage.md)
- **Published:** 2009-05-14
- **Time:** 53:15–54:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/97-brain-damage/chapter/jackhammer-sex-toy-fatality.md

A brief news item reports on a woman who died after attempting to use a jackhammer as a sexual device. The hosts discuss the absurdity of the headline and the lack of necessary further detail.

Keywords: jackhammer, sex toy, accidental death, johnny green, news oddity

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