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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

354 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratings

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. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.

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Episodes

The Middle East with Dexter Filkins

May 15, 2018 07:01 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

What is happening in the Middle East? Chris Hayes sorts through the bewildering number of individual conflicts and key players to get to the heart of what’s unfolding in the Middle East. And, at the heart of it, is one big potentially world-war-starting kind of fight that helps explains them all. To understand the details of that fight, Chris turns to one of the best foreign reporters writing today – Dexter Filkins. He has covered the area extensively, knows the Middle East inside a...

The Middle East with Dexter Filkins

May 15, 2018 07:01 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MB

What is happening in the Middle East? Chris Hayes sorts through the bewildering number of individual conflicts and key players to get to the heart of what’s unfolding in the Middle East. And, at the heart of it, is one big potentially world-war-starting kind of fight that helps explains them all. To understand the details of that fight, Chris turns to one of the best foreign reporters writing today – Dexter Filkins. He has covered the area extensively, knows the Middle East inside and out, a...

The Personal is Political with Brittney Cooper

May 15, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

Talking about the politics of identity, particularly in the age of Donald Trump, can feel like you’re walking through a minefield. Whether it’s the President’s immigration policy or two black men arrested in a Starbucks, Chris Hayes argues that all the political debates we’re having are wrapped up in personal politics. But when it comes to confronting those personal politics and examining the power struggles that they invoke, conversations tend to get tense and defensive. Author and Professo...

Why IS this happening?

May 09, 2018 21:57 - 51 seconds - 1.25 MB

This podcast will help answer the BIG questions that keep Chris up at night. In this tumultuous time, the things we see play out on cable news every day are driven by big ideas, themes, and huge arcs of history. So, every week a new expert will help us better understand why this is (all) happening. Read more at NBCNews.com/whyisthishappening

Guests

Kate Shaw
3 Episodes
Adam Gopnik
2 Episodes
Dale Ho
2 Episodes
David Maraniss
2 Episodes
Ezra Klein
2 Episodes
James Verini
2 Episodes
Alicia Garza
1 Episode
Anand Giridharadas
1 Episode
Ben Collins
1 Episode
Brandy Zadrozny
1 Episode
Brittney Cooper
1 Episode
Chris Matthews
1 Episode
Deborah Lipstadt
1 Episode
Enes Kanter
1 Episode
Eric Klinenberg
1 Episode
Gabriel Zucman
1 Episode
Jon Favreau
1 Episode
Josie Duffy Rice
1 Episode
Mehdi Hasan
1 Episode
Michael Lewis
1 Episode
Naomi Klein
1 Episode
Salman Rushdie
1 Episode
Samantha Power
1 Episode
Sarah Jaffe
1 Episode
Suketu Mehta
1 Episode
Tony Kushner
1 Episode

Books

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