# Tom Swift on The No Agenda Show

Tom Swift comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2009 to November 2023.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** January 2009 – November 2023
- **Related topics:** [Acronym](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/acronym.md), [Science Fiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/science-fiction.md), [Taser](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/taser.md), [British Parliament](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/british-parliament.md), [Huckleberry Finn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/huckleberry-finn.md), [Invention](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/invention.md), [Mark Twain](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-twain.md), [V For Vendetta](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/v-for-vendetta.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, Guy Fawkes Day

- **Episode:** [1605: Techno-douche](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1605-techno-douche.md)
- **Published:** 2023-11-05
- **Time:** 3:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1605-techno-douche/chapter/bobbsey-twins-tom-swift-guy-fawkes-day.md

The hosts open the program by discussing the literary history of the Bobbsey Twins and Tom Swift book series, noting the 1910 origins of the latter. They transition to the significance of November 5th, referencing the Gunpowder Plot against the British Parliament and its modern cultural depiction in the film V for Vendetta.

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### Taser Etymology and Tom Swift

- **Episode:** [985: Clip Job](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job.md)
- **Published:** 2017-11-26
- **Time:** 2:33:01–2:34:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/985-clip-job/chapter/taser-etymology-and-tom-swift.md

John C. Dvorak shares a "fun fact" that the name "Taser" is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle." The inventor, Jack Cover, named the device after his favorite childhood science fiction character, Tom Swift. Dvorak notes that he has read all the Tom Swift books, though he remains skeptical of some "reverse-engineered" etymologies.

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### Taser Etymology, Tom Swift Science Fiction

- **Episode:** [512: Club Sub](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/512-club-sub.md)
- **Published:** 2013-05-12
- **Time:** 51:30–53:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/512-club-sub/chapter/taser-etymology-tom-swift-science-fiction.md

The name "Taser" is an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle," named by inventor Jack Cover after his favorite science fiction character. The hosts debate the validity of this factoid, questioning if the name was reverse-engineered to fit the acronym.

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### Audio Book Production, Tom Swift and Dialect

- **Episode:** [67: Kennedy and the Body Count](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/67-kennedy-and-the-body-count.md)
- **Published:** 2009-01-24
- **Time:** 54:46–59:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/67-kennedy-and-the-body-count/chapter/audio-book-production-tom-swift-and-dialect.md

The challenges of recording audiobooks are discussed, including maintaining consistent intonation and dealing with historical texts written in dialect. The hosts explore the political correctness of reading Mark Twain or the Tom Swift series in their original forms and the availability of public domain works on Project Gutenberg.

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