# Mannequin Challenge on The No Agenda Show

Mannequin Challenge comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2016 to March 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** November 2016 – March 2017
- **Related topics:** [Depression](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/depression.md), [Ellen Degeneres](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ellen-degeneres.md), [Kentucky](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kentucky.md), [Medal Of Freedom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medal-of-freedom.md), [Regime Change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/regime-change.md), [Syria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syria.md), [Tom Hanks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tom-hanks.md), [Usaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usaid.md), [White Helmets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/white-helmets.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Steve Beshear Democratic Response Flub

- **Episode:** [908: Microbeads](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/908-microbeads.md)
- **Published:** 2017-03-02
- **Time:** 58:07–1:01:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/908-microbeads/chapter/steve-beshear-democratic-response-flub.md

Former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear delivered the Democratic response to Trump's address from a diner in Lexington. During the broadcast, Beshear mistakenly identified himself as a "proud Republican" before correcting himself to "Democrat," leading to online mockery regarding the production's "Mannequin Challenge" aesthetic.

Keywords: steve beshear, [kentucky](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kentucky.md), democratic response, [mannequin challenge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mannequin-challenge.md)

### White Helmets, Syrian Civil Defense Funding

- **Episode:** [883: Throne Sniffing](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/883-throne-sniffing.md)
- **Published:** 2016-12-04
- **Time:** 2:23:46–2:28:26
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/883-throne-sniffing/chapter/white-helmets-syrian-civil-defense-funding.md

The funding and legitimacy of the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, are questioned during a conference in Sweden. It is revealed that the group has received $23 million from USAID and $29 million from the British Foreign Service. The hosts also mention the "mannequin challenge" video produced by the group, which they claim proves the staged nature of some of their rescue footage.

Keywords: [white helmets](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/white-helmets.md), [syria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/syria.md), [usaid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usaid.md), [mannequin challenge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mannequin-challenge.md), [regime change](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/regime-change.md)

### Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Mannequin Challenge

- **Episode:** [880: Promise to Prosecute](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/880-promise-to-prosecute.md)
- **Published:** 2016-11-24
- **Time:** 3:07:16–3:12:01
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/880-promise-to-prosecute/chapter/presidential-medal-of-freedom-and-the-mannequin-challenge.md

President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to 21 recipients, including Ellen DeGeneres and Tom Hanks. The group participated in a "Mannequin Challenge" video at the White House. The hosts compare these viral "gimmicks" to fads from the Great Depression, such as pole-sitting or dance-athons, viewing them as symptoms of an economic downturn.

Keywords: [medal of freedom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/medal-of-freedom.md), [ellen degeneres](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ellen-degeneres.md), [tom hanks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tom-hanks.md), [mannequin challenge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mannequin-challenge.md), [depression](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/depression.md)

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