Latest The chris hayes podcast Podcast Episodes
The Story of an Israeli Dissident with Meir Baruchin
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsOur guest this week was thrown in jail and fired from his job after social media posts he made about Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7th. Meir Baruchin, 62, is an Israeli history and civics teacher who was held in solitary confinement for four days after posts he made denouncing the war in Gaz...
The State of Polling with Nate Cohn
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsThere’s so much discourse about polling and it seems like there’s a poll for nearly every political issue. At the same time, polls often don’t successfully help us to predict the future, including election outcomes. What contributes to the mismatch between what we expect of them and what they act...
“Who’s Afraid of Gender?” with Judith Butler
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWhy have attacks on gender become so pervasive, especially within right-wing movements? Our guest this week points out that “the question of gender is fundamentally linked with the future of our democratic world.” Judith Butler is a philosopher, gender theorist and cultural critic. They are also...
BONUS: TikTok’s Uncertain Future with Jacob Ward
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - March 15, 2024 18:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsIf you’ve been following the news, you’ve seen that this week the House passed a bill designed to force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese parent company. If you’re confused about the ins and outs of this issue, we did an extensive exploration of it with NBC News technology correspondent Jacob W...
Confronting Christian Nationalism with Doug Pagitt
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsOur guest this week recently traveled down to the border to confront the so-called “Army of God” as part of a larger project of providing alternative ideologies to Christian nationalism. Doug Pagitt is a pastor, author and the executive director of Vote Common Good, an organization aimed at influ...
A Mediapocalypse? with Ben Smith
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsIt can feel like the news industry is in a moment of crisis. Over 500 journalists were laid off from news outlets in January 2024 alone, according to a report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. These layoffs are part of a broader trend of seismic changes within the media industr...
The Explosion in Green Tech with Jigar Shah
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsNuclear power contributes to nearly 20 percent of the electricity generated in America, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Enormous growth has occurred since the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, which allocated more money towards climate, and green energy subsidies than an...
Protecting Voting Rights with Eric Holder
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsThe Department of Justice, created in 1870, was initially formed in part to enforce Reconstruction era laws aimed at ensuring voting rights for formerly enslaved people. Yet, nearly 150 years later, voting access is still under attack. Eric Holder made history as the first black U.S. Attorney Gen...
2020: The Year Everything Changed with Eric Klinenberg
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - February 13, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratings2020 was undoubtedly one of the most consequential years in history. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with other cascading crises, can still be felt in almost every facet of our lives. Our guest this week points out that in order to heal, we must take time to reckon with what we...
Winning Progressive Change with Deepak Bhargava
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - February 06, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsEvery 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...
The Mystery and Miracle of Polynesia with Christina Thompson
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - January 30, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsJust a few weeks ago, Chris and his family visited the Big Island of Hawaii. While there, he was completely enthralled with learning more about how the first inhabitants got to such a remote place and surrounding areas. For more than a thousand years, Polynesians have called some of the most dist...
“Your Face Belongs to Us” with Kashmir Hill
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - January 23, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsFrom unlocking our phones, to scanning our faces to board flights, facial recognition technology has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. And while its implementation can make life easier, what are the ramifications of companies capturing and selling our biometric data? And do we really own o...
Creating Global Routes to Hope with David Miliband
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - January 16, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsArmed conflict, increases in public debt and the climate crisis are just a few factors that will accelerate humanitarian crises globally in 2024, according to the International Rescue Committee. Meanwhile, there’s a number of practical issues that have been raised by the high pace of migrants pre...
2023: A Turning Point for the Climate?
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - January 09, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe just experienced the hottest year on record in 2023. But amid so much doom and gloom, last year was also one of the best years ever for clean energy technology development and deployment. And while we’ve seen incredible strides towards a net zero emissions future, further innovation and policy...
The Future of Energy with Jonah Goldman (2022)
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - January 02, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsHappy New Year! As our team returns from break, we're re-sharing another part of our "Future of" miniseries that originally aired in March 2022. From the original description: Time is running out to reverse the damage done by climate change, according to a report released by the U.N. Intergovernm...
The Future of Friendship with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (2022)
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - December 26, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsHappy holidays! As our team takes some time away for a break, we're re-sharing another part of our "Future of" miniseries that originally aired in March 2022. From the original description: BFF connections have transformed rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. FaceTime calls, Zoom happy hours, vo...
The Future of Entertainment with Seth Meyers (2022)
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - December 19, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsHappy holidays! As our team takes some time away for a break, we're re-sharing part of our "Future of" miniseries that originally aired in March 2022. From the original description: The ways we consume media have changed tremendously over the last decade. Shows with live audiences, perhaps more ...
“Homeschool Nation” with Laura Meckler
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - December 12, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsHome schooling has become America’s fastest-growing form of education, according to a Washington Post analysis. This form of education, which largely has roots within evangelical Christian households, has grown into a broader movement, especially since the pandemic. Laura Meckler is national educ...
WITHpod Live - Answering Your Questions
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - December 05, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe're thrilled to share our holiday WITHpod mailbag, which was originally hosted on Instagram Live. Does Chris have a doppelganger? What did he want to be when he grew up? What's his pitch for President Biden over Trump? Join as Chris Hayes and producer Doni Holloway reflect on the WITHpod nation...
The Origins of the Universe with Marcelo Gleiser
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - November 28, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWhat is the nature of existence? Why is there something rather than nothing? And what are our limits of knowledge? These are questions that have captured the imaginations of pretty much every culture that has ever existed. Our guest this week, Marcelo Gleiser, co-authored a fascinating New York T...
WITHpod Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - November 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe just wrapped up our fall 2023 national tour. We’ve so enjoyed taking WITHpod on the road and it’s been so good to hear feedback from so many of you. We couldn’t think of a better person to have for our tour culmination than the one and only Rachel Maddow. It was a fascinating conversation all ...
PREVIEW: WITHpod Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - November 21, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe just wrapped up our fall 2023 WITHpod national tour. We couldn’t think of a better way to conclude than with the one and only Rachel Maddow. If you’re a regular listener, you know that we release full episodes every Tuesday, but we’re doing something different this week. We are excited to shar...
Life in the West Bank with Sari Bashi
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - November 14, 2023 10:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsIt’s been over a month since Hamas' rampage in Southern Israel killed over a thousand Israeli men, women and children, and over a month of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza that has claimed 10,000 lives, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. In this episode, we’re focusing on the precipitating ...
Defending Democracy Amid Division with Adam Kinzinger
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - November 07, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratings“You basically have one vote in 2024. Do you support democracy or do you not support democracy? And no other issue in my mind matters,” says our guest this week. Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican congressman, found himself a pariah of sorts after he voted to impeach Donald Trump, following the ...
The Making of Joy Reid
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - October 31, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe’re happy to share a recording of the second half of our double header WITHpod live program in Philadelphia, which was recorded on October 16th. Our own Joy Reid joined us for the most recent tour stop to discuss her fascinating trajectory, including her years in Florida, which have given her u...
"Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World” with Naomi Klein
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - October 24, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe are back from the third stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour and we’re thrilled to share a recording of the first half of our event in Philadelphia. Stay tuned for the second half in next week’s episode. From widespread conspiracies, to AI generated content, to mistrust of vaccines magnified by ...
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop with Trymaine Lee, Imani Perry and Vic Mensa
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - October 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsWe recently returned from Chicago, the second stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour, and we’re thrilled to share a recording of the event. Hip-hop, which is being celebrated for 50 years of impact this year, has grown into a global phenomenon. The music genre, born out of a very specific set of cult...
Recovering Native Narratives and Data with Abigail Echo-Hawk
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - October 10, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsThe murder rate for native women and girls living on reservations in the U.S. is ten times higher than the national average for women, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice’s federal missing person database only logs a fraction of those cases. ...
The Case for Unconditional Cash Transfers with Jiaying Zhao
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - October 03, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsYou’d probably guess that a major factor contributing to homelessness is a lack of money. Yet, very few programs provide unconditional and lump sum cash to unhoused individuals as a solution. There are a number of barriers that have impeded the broad implementation of this type of assistance, wh...
BONUS: How to Win 2024: The “Kiddie Table” Debate
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast - September 29, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7.6K ratingsDebate guru Ron Klain joins Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri on their new podcast “How to Win 2024” to discuss the winners and losers of the 2nd GOP debate and what it could mean for President Biden’s re-election campaign. Plus, the House Republicans’ impeachment effort that voters want no...
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