# Chris Hayes on The No Agenda Show

Chris Hayes comes up in 47 chapters across 45 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2014 to June 2026.

- **Chapters:** 47
- **Episodes:** 45
- **Discussed:** March 2014 – June 2026
- **Related topics:** [Msnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/msnbc.md), [Rachel Maddow](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rachel-maddow.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Michael Moore](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michael-moore.md), [Abortion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/abortion.md), [Climate Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-change.md), [Immigration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/immigration.md), [Journalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism.md), [Keith Ellison](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/keith-ellison.md), [Media Criticism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-criticism.md)

## Chapters 1–20 of 47

### Chris Hayes and the "Big Lie" Narrative in California

- **Episode:** [1876: Screwball](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1876-screwball.md)
- **Published:** 2026-06-11
- **Time:** 19:42–22:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1876-screwball/chapter/chris-hayes-and-the-big-lie-narrative-in-california.md

MSNOW host Chris Hayes addressed what he calls the return of the "Big Lie," specifically targeting Republican claims of election fraud in California. Hayes argues that these claims are preposterous and are being used to set the stage for invalidating the results of the upcoming November midterm elections.

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### Chris Hayes and Late Night Censorship Hypocrisy

- **Episode:** [1803: Drone Wall](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1803-drone-wall.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-28
- **Time:** 2:21:53–2:26:43
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1803-drone-wall/chapter/chris-hayes-and-late-night-censorship-hypocrisy.md

A supercut highlights the perceived hypocrisy of MSNBC's Chris Hayes and late-night hosts regarding media censorship. While these figures defended Jimmy Kimmel during a brief hiatus, they previously celebrated the permanent Twitter ban of Donald Trump and the firing of Tucker Carlson. The segment contrasts their "free speech" rhetoric with their support for deplatforming political opponents.

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### Chris Hayes on Trump Accountability, Proposed 35-Day Shutdown

- **Episode:** [1722: This Actually Happened!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1722-this-actually-happened.md)
- **Published:** 2024-12-19
- **Time:** 1:22:54–1:24:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1722-this-actually-happened/chapter/chris-hayes-on-trump-accountability-proposed-35-day-shutdown.md

MSNBC host Chris Hayes argued that President Trump's failures directly led to the deaths of Americans and would continue to do so. In local news, a mayor proposed a 35-day total shutdown of schools and businesses to "reset" public behavior. The plan aimed to transition the city into a lower-risk phase where masks and social distancing would be strictly maintained until a vaccine became available.

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### MSNBC History, Keith Olbermann Legacy

- **Episode:** [1714: Octocopter](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1714-octocopter.md)
- **Published:** 2024-11-21
- **Time:** 29:36–33:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1714-octocopter/chapter/msnbc-history-keith-olbermann-legacy.md

The history of MSNBC is traced from its origins as a Microsoft-backed technology channel to its transformation into a political commentary hub during the Bush administration. Keith Olbermann is credited with establishing the network's confrontational style and mentoring current stars like Rachel Maddow. The network's current value is questioned due to its heavy reliance on dwindling cable distribution and YouTube TV.

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### MSNBC, Chris Hayes, Climate Change Narrative

- **Episode:** [1702: Sloppin' Hopper](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1702-sloppin-hopper.md)
- **Published:** 2024-10-10
- **Time:** 8:45–13:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1702-sloppin-hopper/chapter/msnbc-chris-hayes-climate-change-narrative.md

MSNBC and other media outlets are criticized for aggressively linking recent hurricanes to human-driven climate change. Meteorologist John Morales became emotional on air while discussing the rapid intensification of Hurricane Milton, citing greenhouse gas injections as the cause. Critics argue that media reporting creates false scenarios by claiming storms are becoming more frequent, despite historical data showing similar events in 1916 and 2014.

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### FEMA Personnel Availability, Border Deployment, Chris Hayes Math

- **Episode:** [1702: Sloppin' Hopper](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1702-sloppin-hopper.md)
- **Published:** 2024-10-10
- **Time:** 13:16–15:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1702-sloppin-hopper/chapter/fema-personnel-availability-border-deployment-chris-hayes-math.md

Reports from the New York Times indicate that only 9% of FEMA personnel were available to respond to Hurricane Milton as of Monday morning. Speculation suggests that a significant portion of the agency's staff remains deployed to the U.S. southern border to assist with migrant processing. Additionally, MSNBC host Chris Hayes is criticized for claiming a two-degree Celsius temperature rise would make storms "twice as bad," a calculation dismissed as scientifically baseless.

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### Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, MSNBC, CBO Immigration Economic Projections

- **Episode:** [1632: King for a Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1632-king-for-a-day.md)
- **Published:** 2024-02-10
- **Time:** 2:43–7:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1632-king-for-a-day/chapter/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-msnbc-cbo-immigration-economic-projections.md

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on MSNBC with Chris Hayes to discuss the Congressional Budget Office's latest economic projections. The CBO estimates that immigration will increase the U.S. GDP by $7 trillion and reduce the federal deficit by $1 trillion over the next decade. Ocasio-Cortez characterizes immigration as an "economic blessing" necessary to support the aging baby boomer population and maintain social structural capacity.

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### Lewiston Maine Mass Shooting, Media Narrative Discrepancies

- **Episode:** [1602: Net Equity](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1602-net-equity.md)
- **Published:** 2023-10-26
- **Time:** 8:35–13:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1602-net-equity/chapter/lewiston-maine-mass-shooting-media-narrative-discrepancies.md

Reports on the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, highlight shifting casualty numbers and the specific locations targeted, including a bowling alley and a bar. A social media post by Vice President Kamala Harris calling for an assault weapons ban two days prior to the event is scrutinized as a potential coincidence or coordinated messaging. The segment also critiques the televised reactions of survivors, questioning the authenticity of certain witness accounts.

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### Chris Hayes and the Republican County Death Gap

- **Episode:** [1524: Climatarian](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1524-climatarian.md)
- **Published:** 2023-01-26
- **Time:** 54:36–56:09
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1524-climatarian/chapter/chris-hayes-and-the-republican-county-death-gap.md

MSNBC host Chris Hayes reported on a study showing that excess deaths in Republican-voting counties in Florida and Ohio are 150% higher than in Democratic counties since vaccines became available. The hosts mock Hayes's pronunciation of "vaccines" and his reliance on teleprompters.

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### Indianapolis Rape Case, Illegal Immigration Narrative

- **Episode:** [1468: Superwokes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1468-superwokes.md)
- **Published:** 2022-07-14
- **Time:** 2:48:28–2:50:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1468-superwokes/chapter/indianapolis-rape-case-illegal-immigration-narrative.md

The story of a 10-year-old girl who traveled from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion gained international attention. A suspect has been arrested and reportedly confessed; however, the hosts note that the perpetrator is an undocumented immigrant, a detail they claim is being downplayed by mainstream media outlets like MSNBC.

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### Free Russia Foundation, Putin Health Speculation

- **Episode:** [1451: Texas Balls](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1451-texas-balls.md)
- **Published:** 2022-05-15
- **Time:** 34:09–38:07
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1451-texas-balls/chapter/free-russia-foundation-putin-health-speculation.md

The Free Russia Foundation, a Washington-based NGO, is described as a regime-change organization operating in Kiev and Tbilisi. Michael D. Weiss appeared on MSNBC to discuss rumors that Vladimir Putin is terminally ill with blood cancer. The discussion explores whether these rumors are genuine intelligence or disinformation designed to make the Russian leader appear vulnerable to a coup.

Keywords: free russia foundation, michael d. weiss, [vladimir putin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vladimir-putin.md), blood cancer, [chris hayes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-hayes.md), [msnbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/msnbc.md)

### MSNBC Chris Hayes, Deaths of Anti-Vaccine Figures

- **Episode:** [1378: Yer Boy Amy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1378-yer-boy-amy.md)
- **Published:** 2021-09-02
- **Time:** 39:31–41:06
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1378-yer-boy-amy/chapter/msnbc-chris-hayes-deaths-of-anti-vaccine-figures.md

MSNBC's Chris Hayes reports on several conservative and anti-vaccine figures who have died from COVID-19, including radio host Mark Bernier and activist Caleb Wallace. Hayes also notes that attorney John Pierce, who represents January 6th defendants, was reportedly hospitalized on a ventilator. The reporting is criticized as being "sick" and "unconscionable" for focusing on the deaths of political opponents.

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### Chris Hayes, Antifa, and January 6th Commission

- **Episode:** [1341: Bunny Hugging](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1341-bunny-hugging.md)
- **Published:** 2021-04-25
- **Time:** 1:43:38–1:49:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1341-bunny-hugging/chapter/chris-hayes-antifa-and-january-6th-commission.md

The hosts play clips of MSNBC's Chris Hayes reacting to Donald Trump's suggestion that the January 6th Commission should investigate Antifa and Black Lives Matter. They mock Hayes's "whoa whoa whoa" vocalizations and discuss the media's framing of the Capitol riot investigation.

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### Trump Administration Herd Immunity Strategy, Politico Emails, and Chris Hayes

- **Episode:** [1304: Ten Days of Darkness](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1304-ten-days-of-darkness.md)
- **Published:** 2020-12-19
- **Time:** 31:54–35:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1304-ten-days-of-darkness/chapter/trump-administration-herd-immunity-strategy-politico-emails-and-chris-hayes.md

Emails obtained by Politico suggest that a top Trump appointee advocated for an intentional strategy to allow the virus to spread to achieve herd immunity. MSNBC's Chris Hayes reported on the documents, framing the strategy as a "smoking gun" for the administration's pandemic management.

Keywords: [politico](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/politico.md), [chris hayes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-hayes.md), [herd immunity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/herd-immunity.md), [trump administration](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trump-administration.md), paul alexander

### Chris Hayes MSNBC Monologue, Donald Trump Death Claims

- **Episode:** [1256: White Tears](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1256-white-tears.md)
- **Published:** 2020-07-02
- **Time:** 3:17–5:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1256-white-tears/chapter/chris-hayes-msnbc-monologue-donald-trump-death-claims.md

MSNBC host Chris Hayes delivered a monologue claiming that Americans currently alive will be dead by fall due to the failures of President Donald Trump. The commentary asserts that the President is directly responsible for unfathomable numbers of American deaths. The narrative is contrasted with a "nine-car Zephyr" train sighting, used as a metaphor for a recovering economy.

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### Adam Schiff Claims Trump Incompetence Caused 50,000 Deaths

- **Episode:** [1237: Imbleachment](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1237-imbleachment.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-30
- **Time:** 49:22–51:34
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1237-imbleachment/chapter/adam-schiff-claims-trump-incompetence-caused-50-000-deaths.md

Representative Adam Schiff appears on MSNBC with Chris Hayes, asserting that 50,000 Americans died due to President Trump's incompetence and narcissism. Schiff compares Trump's interactions with governors to the Ukraine scandal, alleging that the President refuses to help those who do not praise him. The hosts dispute these claims, stating that Trump has consistently communicated with governors regardless of their political stance.

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### Bill Gates Criticizes Trump in Leaked Foundation Footage

- **Episode:** [1231: Mask QR Raid](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1231-mask-qr-raid.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-09
- **Time:** 42:52–47:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1231-mask-qr-raid/chapter/bill-gates-criticizes-trump-in-leaked-foundation-footage.md

Leaked footage from a Gates Foundation meeting shows Bill Gates mocking President Trump's intelligence and his interest in vaccine safety. Gates recounts meetings where he had to explain the difference between HIV and HPV to the president and discouraged Trump from forming a vaccine commission with Robert Kennedy Jr. Gates also expresses personal distaste for Trump's "creepy" comments regarding his daughter's appearance.

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### Chris Hayes Criticizes NBC Management Over Ronan Farrow

- **Episode:** [1182: Coupon Clipping](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1182-coupon-clipping.md)
- **Published:** 2019-10-20
- **Time:** 2:14:49–2:20:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1182-coupon-clipping/chapter/chris-hayes-criticizes-nbc-management-over-ronan-farrow.md

MSNBC host Chris Hayes delivered an on-air monologue criticizing his own network's management for failing to air Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein reporting. Hayes argued that the "path of least resistance" led NBC to protect powerful predators. While NBC News leadership denies the claims, Hayes noted that Farrow's story eventually won a Pulitzer Prize after being published by The New Yorker.

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### Donald Trump Minnesota Rally, New Stand-up Routine

- **Episode:** [1181: Solutioning](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1181-solutioning.md)
- **Published:** 2019-10-17
- **Time:** 24:05–29:51
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1181-solutioning/chapter/donald-trump-minnesota-rally-new-stand-up-routine.md

Donald Trump's recent campaign rally in Minneapolis is analyzed as a revamped "stand-up routine" featuring new material. Media critics, including Chris Hayes and Professor Fried, are heard criticizing the President's use of profanity, while the hosts argue his "foul-mouthed" style is part of his authentic appeal.

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### Pramila Jayapal and Chris Hayes on Trump Immigration Policy

- **Episode:** [1103: Act IX](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1103-act-ix.md)
- **Published:** 2019-01-15
- **Time:** 32:22–34:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1103-act-ix/chapter/pramila-jayapal-and-chris-hayes-on-trump-immigration-policy.md

Representative Pramila Jayapal appears on MSNBC with Chris Hayes to discuss the border wall, describing Donald Trump's insistence on the project as "existential." She claims Trump's goal is to end legal immigration and maintain a "pure" America. The hosts recount past negotiations involving DACA and the "Dreamers," arguing that Democrats were the ones who ultimately balked at a deal.

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