Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

MS NOW, Chris Hayes

Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest.

Episodes

All In America with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

We’re sharing a bonus episode of Chris’ sit-down with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a special edition of “All In.” In this town hall special, held at the Bronx Children's Museum, they discuss how Mamdani has been able to speak to people on both sides politically, his vision for the city and what it could mean for bigger national ideas.

Apr 25

43 min

Crypto and The Golden Age of Scams with Ben McKenzie

Actor and director Ben McKenzie joins to discuss his new documentary “Everyone is Lying to You for Money.”

Apr 21

51 min

Will Trump & Co. Go After Cuba Next? with Jon Lee Anderson

Jon Lee Anderson, a staff writer at The New Yorker, joins WITHpod to discuss the Trump administration’s threats to Cuba, how the current U.S. relationship with Cuba compares to the past and more.

Apr 14

51 min

Fossil Fuels: A ‘Weapon of War’ with Antonia Juhasz

Investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz joins to discuss the impact the war in Iran is having on oil, why she says fossil fuels are being used as weapons of war and more.

Apr 7

54 min

The WNBA's "BIG Deal" with Tamika Tremaglio

Tamika Tremaglio, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, joins to discuss WNBA labor negotiations, why revenue sharing based on gross matters more than net, mental health pressures in the league and more.

Mar 31

51 min

'Longterm Disaster' in Iran with Robert Pape

Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, discusses the war in Iran, the lack of logistical consideration on the U.S. part and more.

Mar 24

54 min

What Trump’s Immigration Policy is Really Doing with David Bier

David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, joins WITHpod to discuss the ways in which legal paths to immigration have been interrupted, coalitional cross pressures and more.

Mar 17

56 min

How to Stop Dictators with Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox, joins WITHpod to discuss Democratic backsliding, the role of protests in stopping dictators and lessons that can be learned from Brazil, South Korea and Poland.

Mar 10

1 hr 6 min

Demystifying Anthropic and ClaudeAI with Gideon Lewis-Kraus

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, staff writer at The New Yorker, joins to discuss discuss how ClaudeAI works, automation’s threat to knowledge work and more.

Mar 3

1 hr 1 min

"America, América" with Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin, author of “America, América: A New History of the New World,” on a revolutionary concept of the “New World” and why we should rethink American and Latin American history.

Feb 24

59 min