# Uganda on The No Agenda Show

Uganda comes up in 50 chapters across 45 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2008 to July 2026.

- **Chapters:** 50
- **Episodes:** 45
- **Discussed:** June 2008 – July 2026
- **Related topics:** [Joseph Kony](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joseph-kony.md), [Invisible Children](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/invisible-children.md), [Africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [Ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [Cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Kenya](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kenya.md), [Kony 2012](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kony-2012.md), [South Sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md), [Usaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usaid.md)

## Chapters 1–20 of 50

### Ebola Outbreak in Uganda, Bundibugyo Strain

- **Episode:** [1886: Cytoshitosis](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1886-cytoshitosis.md)
- **Published:** 2026-07-16
- **Time:** 20:03–21:04
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1886-cytoshitosis/chapter/ebola-outbreak-in-uganda-bundibugyo-strain.md

The CDC is monitoring a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in Uganda involving the Bundibugyo strain, which currently lacks a targeted vaccine. While the World Health Organization suggests cases may be underestimated due to contact tracing challenges, the risk to the United States remains low.

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### Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda

- **Episode:** [1869: Trollery](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1869-trollery.md)
- **Published:** 2026-05-17
- **Time:** 1:19:01–1:23:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1869-trollery/chapter/ebola-outbreak-in-drc-and-uganda.md

A new Ebola outbreak has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, resulting in at least 65 deaths and spreading into Uganda. The World Health Organization expressed concern because this specific strain currently has no approved vaccine or treatment. The outbreak is complicated by a security crisis involving rival militias and high population movement in gold mining border towns. This marks the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC since the virus was discovered in 1976.

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### USAID Dismantling, NPR Critique and Global Health

- **Episode:** [1829: Zoomerwaffen](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1829-zoomerwaffen.md)
- **Published:** 2025-12-28
- **Time:** 47:10–59:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1829-zoomerwaffen/chapter/usaid-dismantling-npr-critique-and-global-health.md

NPR reports on the Trump administration's dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), framing it as a "cataclysmic" blow to global health. The administration argues that USAID was a "woke" money-laundering operation for NGOs and has shifted to working directly with foreign governments and faith-based groups. Specific anecdotes from Nigeria and Uganda are used by NPR to illustrate the impact of the funding cuts.

Keywords: [usaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usaid.md), [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [marco rubio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/marco-rubio.md), [nigeria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nigeria.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [ngos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ngos.md), [foreign aid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/foreign-aid.md)

### Pentagon Press Restrictions, Pete Hegseth, and the Uganda Times

- **Episode:** [1801: Hate of Speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1801-hate-of-speech.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-21
- **Time:** 55:18–1:04:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1801-hate-of-speech/chapter/pentagon-press-restrictions-pete-hegseth-and-the-uganda-times.md

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has implemented new credentialing rules for journalists at the Pentagon, requiring them to sign pledges regarding the release of unclassified information. NPR and other outlets have denounced the measures as unconstitutional attacks on the freedom of the press. The discussion includes a humorous tangent about the state-owned "Uganda Times" and the decline of traditional investigative journalism.

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### Kilmar Obrego Garcia, Eswatini Deportation Case

- **Episode:** [1797: Death Buses](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1797-death-buses.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-07
- **Time:** 15:31–17:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1797-death-buses/chapter/kilmar-obrego-garcia-eswatini-deportation-case.md

ICE is reportedly attempting to deport Kilmar Obrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, to the nation of Eswatini after his lawyers claimed he feared persecution in 22 other countries, including Uganda. DHS officials expressed skepticism regarding the broad claims of fear across the entire Western Hemisphere. The hosts mock the legal maneuvering and the obscure choice of the destination country.

Keywords: kilmar obrego garcia, [ice](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ice.md), eswatini, [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [deportation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deportation.md), [dhs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dhs.md)

### Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Uganda Deportation Irony

- **Episode:** [1793: Retribution](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1793-retribution.md)
- **Published:** 2025-08-24
- **Time:** 7:06
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1793-retribution/chapter/kilmar-abrego-garcia-uganda-deportation-irony.md

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national previously held in a Tennessee jail, faces potential deportation to Uganda following a deal between Washington and Kampala. The arrangement specifically targets deportees with no criminal record, creating a situation where Garcia's refusal to plead guilty to human smuggling charges makes him eligible for the transfer. Legal representatives and activists have criticized the move as a farce following his initial mistaken deportation to El Salvador.

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### International Conflict Updates and USAID Criticism

- **Episode:** [1750: SPLESH!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1750-splesh.md)
- **Published:** 2025-03-27
- **Time:** 2:53:07–2:57:50
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1750-splesh/chapter/international-conflict-updates-and-usaid-criticism.md

The UN has warned that South Sudan is on the brink of civil war following the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. In Pakistan, separatist insurgents carried out coordinated attacks in Balochistan, resulting in multiple fatalities. Meanwhile, former African Union ambassador Arekana Chihombori-Quao criticized USAID and other NGOs, claiming they often serve to destabilize African governments rather than providing sustainable healthcare or education improvements.

Keywords: [south sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md), [pakistan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pakistan.md), [usaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usaid.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [ngos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ngos.md)

### China's Media Influence in Africa and Uganda Gold

- **Episode:** [1677: Donald Duck!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1677-donald-duck.md)
- **Published:** 2024-07-14
- **Time:** 2:04:34–2:08:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1677-donald-duck/chapter/china-s-media-influence-in-africa-and-uganda-gold.md

A report details China's expanding media presence in Africa, where state broadcaster Xinhua reaches millions and provides free content to local outlets. In related news, a massive gold discovery in Uganda valued at $13 trillion is discussed, with the hosts warning that pre-announcing such a find could lead to political instability.

Keywords: [china](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/china.md), [africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [xinhua](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/xinhua.md), [propaganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propaganda.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), gold discovery

### President Museveni on African Raw Material Exploitation

- **Episode:** [1577: Gerontocracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1577-gerontocracy.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-30
- **Time:** 1:02:39–1:05:30
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1577-gerontocracy/chapter/president-museveni-on-african-raw-material-exploitation.md

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni criticized the neocolonial economic structure that confines Africa to exporting raw materials while developed nations capture the majority of the value. Museveni noted that while the global coffee business is worth $460 billion, producing countries receive only $25 billion, with Germany earning more from coffee processing than the entire African continent. He urged Russia and China to support "value addition at the source" to transform African economies.

Keywords: yoweri museveni, [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), coffee industry, [neocolonialism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/neocolonialism.md), value addition, [germany](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/germany.md)

### African Geopolitics, Sudan Smuggling Routes, No Agenda Meetups

- **Episode:** [1576: Disease X](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1576-disease-x.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-27
- **Time:** 2:55:34–3:12:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1576-disease-x/chapter/african-geopolitics-sudan-smuggling-routes-no-agenda-meetups.md

A detailed report from a "boots on the ground" producer outlines the strategic importance of Uganda as a staging ground for Western proxy wars in Central Africa. The analysis links the historical Joseph Kony "Kony 2012" campaign to broader efforts to destabilize Sudan and secure smuggling routes. The segment also covers Vladimir Putin's offer of free grain to six African nations and provides a schedule for upcoming No Agenda listener meetups worldwide.

Keywords: [africa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/africa.md), [sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sudan.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [djibouti](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/djibouti.md), [joseph kony](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joseph-kony.md), [grain deal](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/grain-deal.md), [meetups](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/meetups.md)

### International Arms Dealing, C-130 Aircraft Sales to Uganda

- **Episode:** [1575: Numbers Station](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1575-numbers-station.md)
- **Published:** 2023-07-23
- **Time:** 58:33–1:02:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1575-numbers-station/chapter/international-arms-dealing-c-130-aircraft-sales-to-uganda.md

A legal representative for an international arms dealer describes the process of selling C-130 aircraft from the U.S. government to private dealers in Uganda. The aircraft are reportedly purchased by the United Nations or eventually diverted to Ukraine. The discussion highlights the complex logistics of global weapons transfers involving African intermediaries.

Keywords: [c-130](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-130.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), entebbe, [arms dealer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arms-dealer.md), [zelensky](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zelensky.md)

### Executive Producer Donations and Knighting Ceremony

- **Episode:** [1501: Under Salt](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt.md)
- **Published:** 2022-11-10
- **Time:** 2:11:57–2:32:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1501-under-salt/chapter/executive-producer-donations-and-knighting-ceremony.md

A significant number of high-tier donations are processed, including a $10,000 contribution from Mark Shanka and a $500 donation from a producer in Uganda. New knights and dames are inducted into the No Agenda Peerage, with titles such as "Sir Nitrogen Lord of Gases" and "Sir Mark of the Crossroads." The segment includes a "shameless ad" for Fizz Dispense, a manufacturer of nitrogen generators.

Keywords: [knighthood](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/knighthood.md), [donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [minnesota](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/minnesota.md), [pennsylvania](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pennsylvania.md), nitrogen generators

### Flu Season Warnings and Ebola Screenings

- **Episode:** [1493: Maiden America](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1493-maiden-america.md)
- **Published:** 2022-10-09
- **Time:** 1:16:37–1:20:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1493-maiden-america/chapter/flu-season-warnings-and-ebola-screenings.md

Health experts warn that the 2022 flu season could be exceptionally severe due to reduced natural immunity following years of masking and social distancing. The CDC is urging all individuals over six months old to receive flu vaccinations, with high-dose versions recommended for those over 65. Simultaneously, U.S. airports have begun screening travelers from Uganda due to an Ebola outbreak involving a strain for which there is currently no vaccine.

Keywords: [flu shot](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/flu-shot.md), [cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [bivalent booster](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bivalent-booster.md)

### To Kill a Mockingbird Tweaks, Agency in Theater

- **Episode:** [1398: Gender Justice](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-11
- **Time:** 2:14:49–2:19:57
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1398-gender-justice/chapter/to-kill-a-mockingbird-tweaks-agency-in-theater.md

The Broadway production of *To Kill a Mockingbird* added a ghostly appearance of Tom Robinson to address "white savior complex" criticisms. In *The Book of Mormon*, a Ugandan woman now "scares off a warlord" instead of white missionaries to give her more "agency." The hosts mock the use of the word "agency" as a buzzword for empowerment over "Whitey."

Keywords: to kill a mockingbird, tom robinson, white savior complex, [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), agency, [empowerment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/empowerment.md)

### Bill Gates, COVAX, Global Vaccine Manufacturing

- **Episode:** [1371: Bald Nancy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1371-bald-nancy.md)
- **Published:** 2021-08-09
- **Time:** 42:02–46:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1371-bald-nancy/chapter/bill-gates-covax-global-vaccine-manufacturing.md

Bill Gates appears on CNN with Anderson Cooper to discuss pandemic preparedness and the potential to eradicate the flu and common cold using new vaccine tools. The segment also covers COVAX, the Gates-funded alliance aimed at providing vaccines to poor countries. Dr. Larry Brilliant, known for his work on smallpox eradication, argues for exporting vaccine manufacturing factories to prevent the importation of new variants.

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### East Africa Locust Plague, Kosher Crunchy Snacks

- **Episode:** [1224: CAPS](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1224-caps.md)
- **Published:** 2020-03-15
- **Time:** 2:56:23–3:02:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1224-caps/chapter/east-africa-locust-plague-kosher-crunchy-snacks.md

A massive locust upsurge threatens East Africa, with swarms in South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya expected to grow 500-fold if not contained. The insects are destroying crops and livestock feed, though a lighthearted note mentions that some in Israel consider them a "crunchy kosher snack."

Keywords: [locusts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/locusts.md), [south sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [kenya](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kenya.md), kosher

### Ebola Outbreak in Uganda, Ring Vaccination, CDC Involvement

- **Episode:** [1146: Googers](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1146-googers.md)
- **Published:** 2019-06-16
- **Time:** 2:33:34–2:37:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1146-googers/chapter/ebola-outbreak-in-uganda-ring-vaccination-cdc-involvement.md

Ebola has been detected in Uganda, moving from the Democratic Republic of Congo toward the capital, Kampala. The World Health Organization and the CDC have dispatched rapid response teams to implement "ring vaccination" using an experimental vaccine. The discussion expresses skepticism about the testing of vaccines on African populations and notes the strategic and military history of the CDC in the region.

Keywords: [ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [kampala](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kampala.md), [cdc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cdc.md), [who](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/who.md), [ring vaccination](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ring-vaccination.md)

### South Sudan Refugees, Bidi Bidi Camp, Whiteness Training

- **Episode:** [1084: Complex Instrument](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1084-complex-instrument.md)
- **Published:** 2018-11-10
- **Time:** 2:33:27–2:38:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1084-complex-instrument/chapter/south-sudan-refugees-bidi-bidi-camp-whiteness-training.md

A producer report from Uganda details the Bidi Bidi settlement, the world's largest refugee camp, housing over a million South Sudanese people. Meanwhile, at Humboldt State University, faculty were encouraged to attend a four-hour "Whiteness and Microaggressions" training. The workshop explores how "whiteness" shapes everyday interactions and systems of advantage, a concept the hosts characterize as a modern academic obsession.

Keywords: [south sudan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-sudan.md), [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), bidi bidi, humboldt state, [microaggressions](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microaggressions.md)

### Uganda Refugee Policy and Colbert Microaggression

- **Episode:** [1031: Dog Dazer](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer.md)
- **Published:** 2018-05-07
- **Time:** 2:57:08–3:00:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1031-dog-dazer/chapter/uganda-refugee-policy-and-colbert-microaggression.md

Mandy Patinkin praised the Ugandan government for its welcoming policy toward refugees, claiming they are "teaching us how to behave as human beings." Stephen Colbert appeared visibly irked by the comments, likely due to Uganda's controversial laws regarding LGBTQ rights. The hosts suggest Patinkin's talking points may be part of a new CIA-aligned narrative regarding East Africa.

Keywords: [uganda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/uganda.md), [refugees](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/refugees.md), mandy patinkin, [stephen colbert](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stephen-colbert.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [international rescue committee](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/international-rescue-committee.md)

### Rockefeller Foundation and Zika Virus Origins

- **Episode:** [796: Bomb Denmark](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/796-bomb-denmark.md)
- **Published:** 2016-02-05
- **Time:** 2:04:45–2:07:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/796-bomb-denmark/chapter/rockefeller-foundation-and-zika-virus-origins.md

The Zika virus was first registered with the ATCC in 1947 by the Rockefeller Foundation after being isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda. The hosts discuss the history of the ATCC as a microorganism clearinghouse. They also touch on the skepticism some pharmacists and nurses have toward annual flu vaccines.

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