Podcasts by Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

Why IS this happening? from 2023-12-13T15:42:00.397830

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...

AI: “An Exponential Disruption” with Kate Crawford (2023) from 2023-11-29T18:38:32.643859

Since Chris is just getting back from vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. You might be feeling that artificial intelligence is starting to seem a bit like magic. Our ...

BONUS: Prosecuting Donald Trump: The 2020 Election Indictment Read by Ali Velshi from 2023-11-29T18:38:32.642630

For the third time in 4 months Donald Trump has been indicted, twice at the federal level, but legal experts say this is the most serious one yet. MSNBC host Ali Velshi reads every word of the D...

The Care Economy with Ai-jen Poo (2023) from 2023-11-29T18:38:32.635308

Given the Labor Day holiday, we're republishing one of our favorite episodes. From the original description: Every day in the United States, 10,000 people turn 65, according to the UN Population...

The Case for Unconditional Cash Transfers with Jiaying Zhao from 2023-11-29T18:38:32.586324

You’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. Th...

Defending Democracy Amid Division with Adam Kinzinger from 2023-11-29T18:38:32.578673

“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...

The Origins of the Universe with Marcelo Gleiser from 2023-11-28T08:00

What 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 cultu...

WITHpod Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow from 2023-11-24T08:00

We 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 ...

PREVIEW: WITHpod Live with Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow from 2023-11-21T08:00

We 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 releas...

Life in the West Bank with Sari Bashi from 2023-11-14T10:15

It’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...

The Making of Joy Reid from 2023-10-31T07:00

We’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 tou...

"Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World” with Naomi Klein from 2023-10-24T07:00

We 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 e...

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop with Trymaine Lee, Imani Perry and Vic Mensa from 2023-10-17T07:00

We 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 thi...

Recovering Native Narratives and Data with Abigail Echo-Hawk from 2023-10-10T07:00

The 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, ...

BONUS: How to Win 2024: The “Kiddie Table” Debate from 2023-09-29T09:00

Debate 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 Presi...

Prosecuting Donald Trump with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord from 2023-09-26T07:00

We just got back from the first stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour. We’re thrilled to share a recording of our live event at the Texas Tribune Festival with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord, co-...

The Progressive Prosecutor Movement with Chesa Boudin from 2023-09-19T07:00

The United States is one of the most incarcerated nations in the world. But why does the U.S. have so many people in prison and what are the biggest drivers of mass incarceration? One way to und...

Introducing “How to Win 2024” from 2023-09-15T08:00

How do you win an unprecedented election that could see a criminally indicted ex-president take on the current Commander in Chief? How do you win crucial down-ballot races that will ultimately s...

Hot Labor Summer with Alex Press from 2023-09-12T07:00

It’s been a hot summer in more ways than one. From strikes in Hollywood to United Auto Workers voting in favor of strikes, the push for better working conditions isn’t showing signs of cooling down...

Answering Your Questions in Our #WITHpod Mailbag from 2023-08-29T07:00

We're thrilled to share our summer #WITHpod mailbag, which was originally hosted on Instagram Live. Join as Chris and producer Doni Holloway talk about the upcoming #WITHpod tour, go through you...

“The Heat Will Kill You First” with Jeff Goodell from 2023-08-22T07:00

This past July, Earth reached the hottest temperature since record-keeping began, according to the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. And the record-breaking temperatures are impac...

The “Existential” Climate Crisis with Bill McKibben from 2023-08-15T07:00

Much of Maui has been decimated following one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, wildfires are still ravaging Canada, ice in the arctic is melting rapidly, sea levels are rising and we’ve ...

Being “Irrepressible” with Little Rock Nine Member Minnijean Brown-Trickey (2023) from 2023-07-25T07:00

Since Chris is on vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. “I went because they didn’t want me there,” says Minnijean Brown-Trickey. It’s been more than 60 years since she...

Why IS this happening? from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.362428

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...

Separating Immigrant Families with Lee Gelernt from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.341759

The Trump administration is forcibly separating immigrant children from their parents, something they are hoping will deter immigrants from entering the country. It's sparked widespread outrage,...

Fracking Trump Country with Eliza Griswold from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.300237

What does it look like when fracking comes to town? For folks in poor rural areas, parts of Trump Country before we had Trump Country, fracking can mean opportunity, wealth, and autonomy for som...

Roe V. Wade's Final Hour? with Nancy Northup from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.278760

Are we on the precipice of one of the most destructive social reversals in the country’s history? President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice initiated a he...

America’s Role in the World’s Worst Crisis with Shireen Al-Adeimi from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.264038

The people of Yemen are experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, according to the United Nations. They are devastated by a war that the United States supports. Why is the U.S. i...

Women, Rage, and Power with Rebecca Traister from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.246526

Women are pissed. After the election of Donald Trump, the sustained fury of American women has been one of the defining features of his political backlash. From the immediate outpouring of rage ...

The Myths of the Ruling Class with Anand Giridharadas from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.092143

Will a ride-sharing app battle religious intolerance? Can a billionaire combat illiteracy by sending laptops to underfunded communities? Would a bank’s involvement in one of the largest financia...

BONUS: Midterm Watch with Daniel Nichanian from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.077644

It’s a bonus mini-episode of #WITHpod! Daniel Nichanian joins Chris to talk about what he has his eyes on ahead of election day. Read his much more extensive list at Whatsontheballot.com and fin...

The Trump Scheme to Rig the Census with Dale Ho from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.073445

In many cases the Trump Administration isn’t shy when it comes to undermining the Constitution of the United States. But while fights over things like the Muslim ban or ending birthright citizen...

The Information Crisis with David Roberts from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.060140

How can you be sure that the things you know are true… are actually true? We have access to more information than any humans in history but we can't process it on our own. In fact, almo...

The #WITHpod Mailbag (2018) from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.046961

You asked, Chris answered! In our inaugural mailbag episode, we talk about the organizing power of county fairs, why members of Congress contradict each other on Yemen, whether there’s any hope ...

Organizing in Trump Country with George Goehl from 2022-04-21T15:16:46.042372

How can Democrats win in deep red America? During the midterms, momentum behind progressive candidates in red states garnered national attention – Beto O’Rourke in Texas, Andrew Gillum in Florid...

Thick Descriptions with Tressie McMillan Cottom from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.997301

Why do we summarize things into ‘tweet length versions’? It requires the flattening of nuance and personality and information that we need to talk about complicated things. Whether it’s the 280 ...

The Uninhabitable Earth with David Wallace-Wells from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.975683

Is it too late for us? Scientists have spent decades sounding the alarm on the devastating effects of climate change. And for decades, society decided to do pretty much nothing about it. In fact...

Are We a Democracy? with Astra Taylor from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.952383

Is democracy doomed? Actually, let’s take one step back: what came to your mind when you read the word ‘democracy’? It’s one of those words that on first glance seems easy enough to define but c...

Abolishing Prisons with Mariame Kaba from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.947839

What if we just got rid of prisons? The United States is the epicenter of mass incarceration – but exactly what is it we hope to get out of putting people in prisons? And whatever your answer is...

Debunking the Deficit Hysteria with Stephanie Kelton from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.889846

Should you be worried about the federal deficit? While campaigning, President Trump followed in the footsteps of his conservative predecessors by fear-mongering about the ballooning deficit but ...

Black Lives Matter with Alicia Garza from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.872806

“Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.” In July of 2013, Alicia Garza wrote these words in reaction to a jury’s acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Ma...

A History of Concentration Camps with Andrea Pitzer from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.855180

There’s been a heated national debate over what to call some of the migrant detention centers along the southern border. Are these facilities deserving of the label "concentration camps&quo...

The Case for Socialism with Bhaskar Sunkara from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.846951

Let’s talk about socialism. There’s a marked generational divide in the way people think about that word, what it means, and what it conjures. For those who were adults during the Cold War, soci...

This Land is Our Land with Suketu Mehta from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.792014

Migration is central to the human experience. For as long as we’ve been around, people have been moving from one place to another. Though it’s never been easier to get from point A to point B, t...

Trans Rights with Chase Strangio from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.774419

The Trump administration wants to legalize transgender discrimination in the workplace. This week’s conversation breaks down how we reached this point. From the ways our social system constructs...

LIVE: What Happened to Conservatism with Sen. Ted Cruz from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.751556

What is conservatism in the era of Trump? During the 2016 primaries, Senator Ted Cruz argued that he alone was the true conservative candidate, consistently attacking Donald Trump as a big gover...

Undermining Black Homeownership with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.747759

You’ve likely heard of redlining - the practice of systematizing discrimination based on where you live. You’ve probably even heard us talk about the ways its legacy continues to impact the upwa...

The Meaning of Life with Martin Hägglund from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.733299

Yeah, we’re going there. In one of our mailbag episodes, Chris Hayes joked about doing an hourlong meditation on mortality. Surprisingly, more than a few of you spoke up in favor of the idea, an...

EXCLUSIVE WITHpod Live New York Presale from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.683339

It's our New York City live show announcement! Listen for our special guest reveal and information about presale ticket access!
Presale begins 10am Wednesday November 6th and goes until 10...

The Meaning of Impeachment with Kate Shaw from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.672297

Now might be a good time to get acquainted with impeachment. In fact, we here at #WITHpod believe everyone should listen to an hour-long conversation with a person who is not only familiar with ...

Who Is Reality Winner? with Kerry Howley from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.649944

In the summer of 2017, a 25-year-old government contractor exposed detailed evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Reality Winner printed out classified US Intelligence documents...

The Frontlines of Addiction with Beth Macy from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.639395

This is an intimate portrait of what addiction looks like in America. From the board rooms of pharmaceutical companies to the living rooms across America, Beth Macy traces the path of devastatio...

Exile and Basketball with Enes Kanter from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.598753

Enes Kanter is a wanted man in his home country of Turkey. He’s long been a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and it’s come at a high cost. At 6′ 10″, Kanter also happens to...

The Last Great Pandemic with John M. Barry from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.578974

What did we learn from the last great pandemic? You don’t have to dig deep into the 1918 influenza before finding eerie similarities to today – be it the White House downplaying the severity of ...

Saving the Economy with Saule Omarova from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.571732

Are we doing enough to keep the economy alive through this crisis? So far, economic relief efforts have been messy, convoluted, and inequitably distributed. But while we talk about the steps tak...

Abolish the Electoral College with Jesse Wegman from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.557717

Who thought the Electoral College was a good idea? In two of the last five presidential elections, the candidate who lost the popular vote still managed to win the White House. So why are we sti...

8 minutes 46 seconds with Trymaine Lee from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.555183

If you listen to anyone about this time of rage and grief and action, make it Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Trymaine Lee. From his origins reporting on police and crime in Philadelphia to hi...

America on Drugs with Dr. Carl Hart from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.544812

Dr. Carl Hart wants to challenge the way you think about drugs. As a neuroscientist studying the effects drugs have on the brain, a lot of Dr. Hart's research undercuts some of the most pervasiv...

The Party of Trump with Stuart Stevens from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.532242

Did Donald Trump hijack the Republican party, or is he the party’s logical conclusion? Having spent decades as a political operative putting Republicans in office, Stuart Stevens argues it’s the...

America’s Right Turn with Rick Perlstein from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.474169

How did America’s modern conservative movement come to power? Historian and author Rick Perlstein’s prolific work has traced the arc of modern electoral politics, and specifically has laid out h...

Keeping a Restaurant Alive with Tony Bezsylko from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.471353

What does it take to keep a restaurant alive in the time of coronavirus? In March, restaurants across the country closed their doors in order to combat the spread of Covid-19. Left behind is an ...

Money, Democracy, and John Maynard Keynes with Zach Carter from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.451302

How do we stabilize an economic crisis? Years before we faced the Coronavirus pandemic and the economic crises of the 21st century, the theories of British born economist John Maynard Keynes hel...

Donate Now with Michael Whitney from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.436693

What is the deal with all those fundraising emails? The ones with increasingly dramatic subject lines and maybe a dash of emotional manipulation – they’re everywhere, but do they work? There’s a...

The Down-Ballot Democrats with Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.383690

What happened to the down-ballot Democrats? Going into election day, Democrats were expecting to pick up seats and expand their control of the House. Instead, they suffered consequential blows, ...

Your Local Disinformation with Davey Alba from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.378077

The local newspaper is dying. Across the country, newsrooms are either shuttering completely or struggling through massive staff layoffs. It's becoming increasingly clear that in the void left b...

Family, Legacy, and Bourbon with Wright Thompson from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.356895

What can bourbon teach us about legacy, nostalgia, and consumer trends? Pappy Van Winkle is some of the most coveted bourbon in the world, but it took three generations of labor and loss to reac...

The Filibuster’s Sordid Past and Present with Adam Jentleson from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.181323

Come on a journey with us, dear listener, as we learn the little-known origins of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s beloved obstruction tactic. Turns out, we owe the filibuster to the efforts of John C. Ca...

Whose Land with Rebecca Nagle from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.178582

Roughly 19 million acres of eastern Oklahoma hung in the balance in the summer of 2020. Before the Supreme Court was a case asking a question crucial to Native land rights - does the United Stat...

Finding Truth in Doubt with Anna Deavere Smith from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.172557

Critically acclaimed playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith crafts groundbreaking art at the intersection of journalism and theater. Her explosive one-woman plays centered on the Los Angeles ...

One Year of Plague Living with Michelle Goldberg from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.167709

We have reached the point where we are hitting anniversary markers in this pandemic. It was just about this time a year ago when all of our lives completely changed. Businesses went dark, school...

Vaccines: How Do They Work? with Dr. Peter Hotez from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.154192

What happens in your body after you get a vaccine? The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines feels like the first positive mile marker in the pandemic but folks have a lot of questions – How were the...

The Premonition with Michael Lewis from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.141694

Back in 2019, a panel of health experts declared that of every country in the whole world, the United States was the most prepared for handling a pandemic. So what went wrong? Acclaimed author M...

How the Word is Passed with Clint Smith from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.134005

What we call history isn't a fixed thing; it's a narrative, contested and fought over, changing over time. Right now, the United States is in the midst of a massive historical battle over its ow...

Energy and Evolution with Herman Pontzer from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.099596

How does the human body take in and use energy? It is a simple question, but one that we still do not have a definitive answer to. This week Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Her...

"The Line"with Dan Taberski from 2022-04-21T15:16:45.093047

Dan Taberski is an expert at pulling on threads. His tireless curiosity and impeccable reporting resulted in a run of acclaimed investigative podcasts, including "Missing Richard Simmons", "Runn...

The Summer #WITHpod Mailbag from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.978942

Producer Tiffany Champion is back with a post-quarantine vibe check on the WITHpod inbox! In this backstage glimpse of the podcast, hear how Chris Hayes prepares for interviews, which recent epi...

Reforming Sexual Justice with Alexandra Brodsky from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.958670

Civil rights attorney and author Alexandra Brodsky has spent her entire career focusing closely on ways institutions can best address sexual harms. Her work is the subject of “Sexual Justice: Suppo...

Who was Marquis de Lafayette? with Mike Duncan from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.897247

Time for a fun one, America's favorite fighting Frenchman. You may have seen streets, parks, and subway stations that include the name Lafayette, but may not know much about the man other than the ...

Climate, Weather and Trust with Al Roker from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.881063

TV weathermen often show up as among the most trusted members of the media and almost no one on earth is as good at it or as well-known as Al Roker. Born to a working-class family in Queens, Roker ...

‘The Loneliest Americans’ with Jay Caspian Kang from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.876668

The Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965 lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigration to the United States. And while not necessarily appreciated at the time, it inaugurated a sea chan...

Not Too Old for TikTok with Hank Green from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.862046

Hank Green has been on the leading edge of online content creation for more than a decade. He and his brother John created VidCon, the world’s largest video conference and have steadily built a wil...

Democracy on a Knife’s Edge with Bart Gellman&Sherrilyn Ifill from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.848151

It’s a special edition of our podcast: our first crossover episode with All In with Chris Hayes, which airs at 8pm weekdays on MSNBC. We’re sharing two full conversations, portions of which aired ...

‘Gangsters of Capitalism’ with Jonathan Katz from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.787512

Smedley Butler was one of the most decorated warfighters in history. From an early age, “The Fighting Quaker” played a pivotal role in America’s path to global power. Yet in retirement, Butler tur...

The State of the Taliban with Anand Gopal from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.784883

Since the U.S. withdrew its final troop from Afghanistan last summer, U.S. coverage of the country has also precipitously declined, even as the country faces a dire humanitarian emergency. So we th...

Celebrating 200 #WITHpod Episodes! from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.781065

Join as you help us celebrate our 200th #WITHpod! In our recent Mailbag episode, we asked you all to send over clips sharing why you listen to WITHpod, where you listen and or what’s your favorite ...

‘White Space, Black Hood’ with Sheryll Cashin from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.765177

Residential segregation and unequal allocation of resources continues to play a profound role in areas of concentrated poverty, and conversely, high opportunity. Georgetown law professor Sheryll Ca...

Introducing the inaugural #WITHpod"Future of"miniseries from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.760311

So what comes next? We've just gone through a once-in-a-century pandemic that disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives. We're in the beginning of an energy transition unlike anything the industri...

The Future of Entertainment with Seth Meyers from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.747574

The ways we consume media have changed tremendously over the last decade. Shows with live audiences, perhaps more than any other type of program, had to pivot virtually almost overnight when the pa...

The True Origins of Putin’s War with Timothy Snyder from 2022-04-21T15:16:44.662543

‘Love Thy Neighbor’ with Collier Meyerson from 2022-04-19T07:00

The Crown Heights Riot took place thirty years ago following a car accident that killed a Black child in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. Over the course of four days, rioters, whose slo...

Introducing Tiffany Dover Is Dead* from 2022-04-18T09:00

As a bonus for Why Is This Happening? listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Truthers: Tiffany Dover Is Dead*, a new original podcast from NBC News about misinformation and conspiracy the...

What It's Like to Be Great at Something with Dirk Nowitzki from 2022-04-12T07:00

Seven-foot-tall Dirk Nowitzki is one of the greatest NBA players in history. Throughout his illustrious and landmark career, he’s redefined the sport through his signature moves, unique mindset and...

The Future of Energy with Jonah Goldman from 2022-03-29T07:00

Time is running out to reverse the damage done by climate change, according to a report released by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in February 2022. Preventing further de...

The Future of Friendship with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow from 2022-03-22T07:00

BFF connections have transformed rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. FaceTime calls, Zoom happy hours, voice memos, group chats and virtual game nights, in many cases, have reworked our in-person...

The Future of Innovation with Cathie Wood from 2022-03-15T07:00

What will be the next big thing? We've watched generations of technologies heralded only to then flop, while others were slept on and quietly took over the world. As always there are investors bett...

Treating Trans Youth with Dr. Izzy Lowell (2021) from 2022-02-22T08:00

Since Chris is on vacation this week, we’re revisiting and providing an update on our episode with Dr. Izzy Lowell, who runs Queer Med, a private clinic that specializes in providing accessible hea...

An Indoor Clean Air Act? with Linsey Marr from 2022-02-15T08:00

Sweeping public health acts for everything from clean water to the control of cholera have revolutionized modern life as we know it. The Clean Air Act, which sets standards for outdoor air, has bee...

The #WITHpod Mailbag from 2022-01-25T08:00

Time for our mailbag! Join as Chris and producers Tiffany Champion and Doni Holloway answer your questions and talk about what’s new on the pod. Chris also discusses which interview in 2021 stuck w...

#WITHpod&Strict Scrutiny Crossover from 2022-01-18T08:00

Late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said, “it’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.” With that in mind, we thought it would be good to do a gut check as 2022 promises to be one of t...

The Unthinkable with Jamie Raskin from 2022-01-11T08:00

Congressman Jamie Raskin’s life was forever changed on Dec. 31, 2020 when his 25-year-old son Tommy died by suicide. Raskin writes about the loss of his beloved middle child in “Unthinkable: Trauma...

Ask a Swole Woman with Casey Johnston from 2021-12-28T08:00

Fitness guru, writer and self-described “Swole Woman” Casey Johnston has written, “a lot of health content is focused on blowing smoke up you’re a** about jade eggs and vitamins and toxin-dispersin...

NFTs: WTF? with Kevin Roose from 2021-12-21T08:00

Non Fungible Tokens, known as NFTs, are the hottest craze in the cryptocurrency world. But what are they? With a multibillion-dollar market cap, why do people pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, ...

Introducing: Cooking Up a Storm with Al Roker from 2021-12-16T18:06:18.951566

As a bonus for you, TODAY’s Al Roker is sharing a special preview of his brand-new original podcast, Cooking Up a Storm with Al Roker.
Join Al as he whips up a complete Thanksgiving feast with ...

Chris Hayes previews a new MSNBC podcast from 2021-12-16T18:06:18.945545

In this special preview, Chris tells you why you can’t miss MSNBC’s newest podcast, “American Radical.” In this five-part original series, host Ayman Mohyeldin explores the story of Rosanne Boyland...

Statistically True with Kareem Carr from 2021-12-14T08:00

Statistics plays a role in virtually every facet of our lives. And throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard more stats than ever before, whether through headlines about Covid infection rates or vaccine...

Bringing News Inside Prisons with Lawrence Bartley from 2021-11-30T08:00

Lawrence Bartley was just 17-years-old when he was charged and sentenced to 27 years to life following a movie theater shoot-out. Gunfire erupted after the group that he was with exchanged insults ...

The Art of Filmmaking with Alex Gibney from 2021-11-23T08:00

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney has more than 100 credits as a producer, director and writer. Throughout his storied career, he’s been the driving force behind titles like “Enron: The Smartest ...

From Refugee to Congresswoman with Ilhan Omar from 2021-11-16T08:00

Representative Ilhan Omar was just eight years old when her life turned upside down. After an armed compound attack, her family fled Mogadishu, and ultimately ended up in a refugee camp in Kenya. I...

The Race to Become Socialist Mayor of Buffalo with India Walton from 2021-10-26T07:00

39-year-old India Walton found herself thrust into the national spotlight when she defeated four-term incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the June primary. It was an unusual win: Walton had neve...

‘The Invisible Child’ with Andrea Elliott from 2021-10-19T07:00

Life has been anything but easy for 20-year-old Dasani Coates. Named after the bottled water that signaled Brooklyn’s gentrification, her story has been featured in five front pages of the New York...

Inside China's High-Tech Penal Colony with Darren Byler from 2021-10-12T07:00

Since 2017, a high-tech form of colonization has been rapidly growing in Xinjiang, China. As many as 1.5 million Muslim Uyghurs have vanished into high-security camps and factories. The Chinese reg...

‘Dirty Work’ with Eyal Press from 2021-09-28T07:00

Note: Some listeners may find the sensitive content discussed in this episode disturbing. Who is complicit in some of society’s dirtiest work? If you grill a steak, someone somewhere had to butche...

The Ten Year War with Jonathan Cohn from 2021-09-21T07:00

In “The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage,” journalist Jonathan Cohn writes about the battle over healthcare and takes readers into the impetus for, history ...

The Electric Vehicle Revolution with Dana Hull from 2021-09-14T07:00

In President Biden's vision of a greener future, half of all new cars sold in 2030 will be electric. As fossil fuel usage continues to take a toll on the environment, the need for cleaner transp...

The War on Terror with Spencer Ackerman from 2021-08-31T07:00

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman joins to discuss catalysts for the War on Terror, inflection points, recent developments in Kabul, and the role of U.S. hegemony in continued glob...

Performance in a Pandemic with Ani DiFranco from 2021-08-24T07:00

Grammy award-winning musician Ani DiFranco joins for an enlightening conversation about her creative process, how she’s pivoted during the pandemic, and what’s enabled her to keep making music a...

Withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Impact of Global Corruption with Sarah Chayes from 2021-08-17T07:00

Note: This conversation was recorded on July 27th, 2021, before the latest news in Kabul. 
Recognized around the globe for her research on corruption, Sarah Chayes has seen her fair share o...

"Here, Right Matters"with Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from 2021-08-10T07:00

Locked Out with Justin Fox from 2021-07-27T07:00

Why is the housing market so hot right now? From the pandemic-induced influx of people working remotely to our collective obsession with cruising Zillow (it’s not just us, right?), Bloomberg Opi...

From Activist to Congress with Rep. Cori Bush from 2021-07-20T07:00

From her experience as a single mom trying to figure out how to pay her bills, to her time as a nurse working tirelessly for her patients, to her dedication as an activist marching for accountab...

Inside Palestine with Rashid Khalidi from 2021-07-13T07:00

What happens when the bombing stops? The unfortunate reality of American news coverage of Israel and Palestine is that it centers almost entirely on times of extreme violence, broadcasting drama...

Who's Flying the UFOs? with Gideon Lewis-Kraus from 2021-06-29T07:00

Alright, tell it to us straight - what's the deal with UFOs? In recent years, there's been a steady drip of reporting about UFOs that has penetrated mainstream culture, moving beyond The X-Files...

Listen: TODAY Show is now a podcast from 2021-06-28T20:45:35

As a bonus for Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes listeners, we’re sharing the first episode of the brand new TODAY podcast!

Join Savannah Guthrie & Hoda Kotb every morning for the l...

Educating the Internet with Natalie Wynn from 2021-06-22T07:00

You might think that nothing good happens on the Internet anymore. It's just an algorithmically driven continuous feed of rage, disinformation, and subterfuge. Natalie Wynn, known for her YouTub...

Fighting Back the Virus with Andy Slavitt from 2021-06-15T07:00

Here in the United States, things are closer to normal than they have been in a long time. Businesses have reopened, gatherings have started to resume, and COVID cases and deaths continue to fal...

Treating Trans Youth with Dr. Izzy Lowell from 2021-05-25T07:00

What is gender-affirming health care? Around the country, there’s a Republican campaign to legislate and regulate the lives of trans youth. The most destructive of these efforts would bar trans ...

A More Violent America with Patrick Sharkey from 2021-05-18T07:00

What causes violent crime rates to rise? It probably won’t surprise you to learn that 2020 was the deadliest year in American history but what you may not know is that 2020 also saw a staggering...

A Life in China with Te-Ping Chen from 2021-05-11T07:00

We largely hear about China in the news through the lens of what the Chinese government is doing, but it is a country with billions of people and a history thousands of years old. For as large a...

Is Bitcoin for Real? with Joe Weisenthal from 2021-04-27T07:00

How does bitcoin work? Where did it come from, why does it exist, and will it ever be used for everyday purchases? Far from some passing fad, bitcoin has been around for more than a decade now a...

The Whiteness of Wealth with Dorothy A. Brown from 2021-04-20T07:00

Racial hierarchy in America is deeply embedded in big structural institutions. From housing to criminal justice to education, there’s decades of scholarly work and research dissecting the lastin...

The Endurance of Wikipedia with Katherine Maher from 2021-04-13T07:00

Wikipedia is not like a lot of our current internet. It’s not like sites like Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube that mines its users’ attention and tries to capture it through push notifications and...

Who Gets To Say with John McWhorter from 2021-03-30T07:00

Over the past few years a broader conversation around speech has intensified in the United States. It is a conversation about speech, taboo, social justice, power and hierarchy, penalty about wh...

One-Click America with Alec MacGillis from 2021-03-23T07:00

Amazon puts just about everything you might need one click away and over the last year, people have been turning to the tech giant more than ever. But all that frictionless efficiency comes at h...

Minimum Wage 101 with Arin Dube from 2021-03-16T07:00

What happens when you raise the minimum wage? The almost decade long push for a federal 15$ minimum wage made new noise in the last few weeks when Democrats tried to include it in the American R...

Powering the Grid with David Roberts from 2021-02-23T08:00

This conversation starts at Grid Talk 101 (what even is an energy grid) and ends at the fragility of modern life. That can only mean one thing – David Roberts is back. An energy and climate jour...

Modi’s “Arrogance of Power” and the Indian Farmers’ Protests with Rana Ayyub from 2021-02-16T08:00

A short while ago, you may have seen posts crossing your social media feeds from celebrities and activists like Rihanna or Greta Thunberg showing support for farmers in India. Right now, one of ...

13 Executions with Liliana Segura from 2021-01-26T08:00

Content warning: This episode discusses the recent federal executions and details the circumstances of some related crimes, including abuse, assault, rape, and murder.

For 17 years, the fe...

The End of RealDonaldTrump with Kara Swisher from 2021-01-19T08:00

We have a lot to get to with legendary tech journalist Kara Swisher this week: the deplatforming of President Trump, the conservative obsession with Section 230 (what even is Section 230), why P...

The Attack on the Capitol with Ta-Nehisi Coates from 2021-01-15T00:55:55

One day after the attack on the Capitol, Chris Hayes and author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat down to process what we witnessed as a nation and what it reveals about the fragility of American democracy.<...

The Foxconn Con with Josh Dzieza from 2020-12-29T08:00

In June 2018 Donald Trump posed with then Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou at a ground breaking ceremony for the new Foxconn facility in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin. To...

No Regrets with Rep. Max Rose from 2020-12-22T08:00

Congressman Max Rose says he has no regrets. Elected in the 2018 blue wave, he flipped New York’s conservative-leaning 11th district, which includes all of Staten Island and a corner of Brooklyn...

The Democratic Coalition After 2020 with David Shor from 2020-12-15T08:00

What were the shifts in the 2020 election? Why was the polling so off? How did the coalitions change? As the dust settles, and we can dive into official numbers, a clearer picture is forming of ...

The Problem with Political Hobbyism with Eitan Hersh from 2020-11-24T11:00

Has online activism and doomscrolling through twitter turned politics into just a hobby for people? At what point is it just a way to spend time rather than affect meaningful change? This week T...

How Red is Texas with Abby Livingston from 2020-11-17T08:00

Are Republicans losing their grip on Texas? Election night saw Democrats largely unable to build on the gains made in 2018 when an insurgent Beto O’Rourke ran a grassroots senate campaign that g...

What We Got Wrong with Zeynep Tufekci from 2020-11-10T08:00

The U.S. just surpassed 10 million confirmed cases of coronavirus as infection rates spike across the country. If you look at the charts tracking the reported cases, hospitalizations, and deaths...

Understanding the “Latino Vote” with Chuck Rocha from 2020-10-27T07:00

Why is Donald Trump doing better with Latino voters in 2020 than he was in 2016? The central tension in even asking that question is – who exactly are Latino voters? As campaign veteran Chuck Ro...

America's Isolation with Samantha Power from 2020-10-20T07:00

What does the world think of us right now? Former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power says it isn’t surprising that our standing in the world has dropped, but rather just how precipitous thos...

Avoiding Election Disaster with Edward Foley from 2020-10-13T10:00

We are just weeks away from an unprecedented election day. In order to vote safely during the pandemic, more people than ever are voting by mail or early in person, and early numbers point to a ...

FAQAnon with Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins from 2020-09-29T07:00

Here by popular demand – all your QAnon questions answered with two of the best reporters on the beat. Is QAnon a cult, a religion, a conspiracy theory, a state of mind? Who or what is Q? How di...

Necessary Struggle with Barbara Smith from 2020-09-22T07:00

Barbara Smith has been doing The Work for decades. Born into the era of Jim Crow, Smith joined the civil rights movement as a teenager in the 60s, volunteered at the Congress of Racial Equality ...

What Bush Left Behind with Robert Draper from 2020-09-15T07:00

Did we learn the right lessons from the Iraq war? Before we can answer that, we must understand why we went into Iraq in the first place. Author and journalist Robert Draper’s new book “To Start...

The Invisible Power Struggle with Leah Stokes from 2020-08-25T07:00

Whether it’s refrigerating your food or turning on the lights or connecting to the Internet, having access to power is what makes modern society possible. And yet, you likely have no choice in w...

REVISITED China's Secret Internment Camps with Rian Thum from 2020-08-18T07:00

Originally Aired April 2019

Did you know there are roughly one million people currently held in internment camps in China? One million people detained against their will, facing no crimina...

Caste in America with Isabel Wilkerson from 2020-08-11T07:00

Does the United States have a caste system? In her research on the Jim Crow South, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson found that the word ‘racism’ fell far short in ca...

REVISITED The Information Crisis with David Roberts from 2020-07-28T07:00

How did wearing a mask become a polarizing issue? If you’re paying close attention, the arguments against masks might sound familiar: denying the science, cherry-picking data, cries of infringin...

America’s Prophet of Freedom with David Blight from 2020-07-21T10:00

Who should we be building monuments to in America? Few figures have pushed for a truly fair and equal society in this country like Frederick Douglass. A man who saw the full promise of American ...

So You Want to Run for Office with Luke Hayes from 2020-07-14T07:00

How do you unseat a 16-term member of Congress? Ask Luke Hayes who is fresh off his role as campaign manager for Jamaal Bowman, a middle school principal poised to defeat New York Congressman El...

Policing and Democracy with Brandon del Pozo from 2020-06-30T07:00

As protesters across the country continue to march in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a new scrutiny has been placed on our current policing system. Public sentiment has largely swung in ...

Where We Go Now with Sherrilyn Ifill from 2020-06-23T07:00

What are you prepared to dismantle? What are you prepared to build? As we witness this nationwide reckoning on racial disparities in America, these are the questions Sherrilyn Ifill, President o...

REVISITED: Abolishing Prisons with Mariame Kaba from 2020-06-16T07:00

If you want to understand the conversation around abolishing the police, you should start here. We can’t think of a better time for an encore presentation of this 2019 episode with Mariame Kaba ...

Being Michael Jordan with David Roth and Joel Anderson from 2020-05-26T07:00

What is the toll of becoming one of the most recognizable figures in the world? What are the downfalls of that level of fame? This week, we thought we'd try something a little different and disc...

Home From School with Dana Goldstein from 2020-05-19T07:00

What does education look like in the age of the coronavirus? What will it take for schools to reopen? The education system is in uncharted territory, with students isolated from their peers and ...

The Pandemic Behind Bars with Josie Duffy Rice from 2020-05-12T07:00

How is the pandemic playing out in jails and prisons? Insufficient health care, a lack of protective gear, and the fundamental inability to physically distance have created inescapable outbreaks...

The Cost of Division with Heather McGhee from 2020-04-28T07:00

Why are African Americans getting hit the hardest by the coronavirus? In part, this public health crisis is shining a light on the ramifications of policies and politics rooted in the legacy of ...

Solidarity in a Disaster with Rebecca Solnit from 2020-04-21T07:00

Something remarkable is happening. While we must be physically isolated, separated from the world and those we love, people are finding creative ways to reach out and foster community. From sewi...

Going Viral with Carl Bergstrom from 2020-04-14T07:00

There are still more questions than answers about COVID-19. While the impacts of the virus are felt in every corner of human life, there’s a desire to find a neat and clean explanation for how t...

Battling the Darkness with Thomas Burke Jr. from 2020-03-31T07:00

WARNING: This episode discusses violence in war, suicide, depression and drug use.

By the time he was 21-years-old, Thomas Burke Jr. had experienced enough trauma for a lifeti...

The Fight for Asylum with Bridget Cambria and Tobias Barrington Wolff from 2020-03-24T07:00

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, we know that there are marginalized groups that are exposed. Those migrants seeking asylum at the southern border are one of those exposed groups, and face e...

REVISITED Breaking Government with Michael Lewis from 2020-03-17T07:00

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government’s catastrophically inadequate response, and the uncertainty that hangs over us all as a result, Chris decided to do something a little dif...

The Origins of a Disaster with Adam Higginbotham from 2020-03-10T07:00

In April of 1986 a nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the then Soviet Union. The fallout from the accident and the Soviet government’s response compounded into one...

Stacking the Courts with Dahlia Lithwick from 2020-02-25T08:00

The future of our courts will be decided in the 2020 election. While the Trump administration grabs headlines with scandal after scandal, gaffe after gaffe, behind the scenes they are quietly ch...

Between God and Man with Daniel M. Lavery from 2020-02-18T08:00

"What if you were a man, sort of?" In his new memoir, author Daniel M. Lavery remembers how, in the early days of his transition, he would say it was as if a demon ambushed him in the night, whi...

The Gettable Voter with Jon Favreau from 2020-02-11T08:00

Democrats can beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Another four years of a Trump White House is not a foregone conclusion. With nine months to go before the general election, there’s a tremen...

Why We’re Polarized with Ezra Klein from 2020-01-28T08:00

The title says it all on this one, folks. What is it about the American political system that cultivated this deeply dysfunctional and polarized climate? Last year, we had Ezra Klein on the show...

The Uneven Playing Field with Howard Bryant from 2020-01-21T08:00

Professional sports are never more than an inch away from the deepest core of what's happening in America. They are an amazing crucible of politics and culture that manage to reflect the issues ...

Trump and Evangelicals with Mark Galli from 2020-01-14T08:00

Why do white evangelical Christians support President Trump? They delivered him 81% of their votes on election day and consistently give him higher favorability ratings than any other voting blo...

What Happened in the UK Election? with Sarah Jaffe from 2019-12-31T08:00

It’s hard not to make comparisons between the political landscapes of the US and the UK. In 2016 when the UK shocked the world with the Brexit vote, a lot of folks saw it as a bellwether for the...

The #WITHpod Mailbag (2019) from 2019-12-24T08:00

It's that time of year, friends! Come sit by the fire as Chris Hayes and producer Tiffany Champion tackle your questions from the WITHpod mailbag.

As promised, Listen

LIVE IN NYC: American Psychodrama with Tony Kushner and Jeremy O. Harris from 2019-12-17T08:00

In the final stop of our Fall tour, we invited playwrights Tony Kushner and Jeremy O. Harris to talk about all things spectacle, storytelling, and how they relate to this political moment. They ...

Understanding the Wealth Tax with Gabriel Zucman from 2019-12-10T08:00

Could a wealth tax help reduce the vast income and wealth inequality in the country? It’s an idea that not only has the backing of two Democratic primary frontrunners - Sen. Bernie Sanders and S...

Fighting ISIS with James Verini from 2019-11-26T08:00

How did Iraqi soldiers wrestle Mosul back from the grip of ISIS fighters? In the summer of 2014, at the height of their expansion, the terror group managed to take one of Iraq's largest cities i...

LIVE IN CHICAGO: The 400 Year Legacy with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi from 2019-11-19T08:00

In our third stop of the Fall tour, Nikole Hannah-Jones, the architect behind The 1619 Project, and Ibram Kendi, author of “How To Be an Antiracist”, join Chris Hayes to examine the 400 year leg...

Reckoning with Linda Hirshman from 2019-11-12T08:00

What came before the #MeToo movement? Acclaimed author Linda Hirshman's new book "Reckoning" traces 50 years of brave women, crucial court battles, and social awakenings that preceded ...

LIVE IN LA: Telling the Climate Story with Adam McKay and Omar El Akkad from 2019-10-29T07:00

Y'all - this is a good one. Trust us. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you reflect, it'll inspire...it might even give you that special WITHpod brand of existential crisis. Our second stop of th...

The Lockdown of Kashmir with Hafsa Kanjwal from 2019-10-22T07:00

Over the past few months communication coming in and out of Kashmir, the highly contested land between India and Pakistan, has been increasingly difficult. The Indian government lead by Prime Mi...

EXCLUSIVE WITHpod Live Chicago Presale from 2019-10-18T07:00

CHICAGO! We have a date, we have guests, and we have a SPECIAL PRESALE CODE!
Join us Tuesday, November 12th at the House of Blues Chicago with special guests Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram ...

Belonging&Unbelonging with Salman Rushdie from 2019-10-15T07:00

Listen for details on how to win tickets to our Los Angeles live show!
Salman Rushdie is a most singular figure. He’s authored 19 books, accrued countless awards, and spent about ...

Exclusive WITHpod Live Los Angeles Presale from 2019-09-26T07:00

Get your tickets today! Listen for details on how to get EXCLUSIVE presale access to tickets for our WITHpod Live event in Los Angeles happening Monday, October 21st with special guests Adam Mck...

Antisocial Media with Andrew Marantz from 2019-09-24T07:00

Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in some of the ugliest corners of the Internet. His goal: find out how trolls and  alt-right propagandists were able to so effectively turn social media...

The Education of an Idealist with Samantha Power from 2019-09-17T07:00

What was it like to be in the room for some of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the Obama administration? Samantha Power started as an outsider, a war correspondent who became ...

Facing Trauma with Jason Kander from 2019-09-10T07:00

How do you know when it’s time to ask for help? For former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, the moment came just as his political star was rising. October of 2018, in the final stages o...

College at Any Cost with Caitlin Zaloom from 2019-08-27T07:00

Why is it so expensive to go to college? Going to a four-year university and getting a bachelor’s degree is considered the most direct path to the middle class. At the same time, families in the...

Seeking Asylum with Luis Mancheno from 2019-08-20T07:00

What does it mean to apply for asylum? This is the story of one man, Luis Mancheno, and the events that unfolded in his home country of Ecuador that led him to seek refuge in the United States. ...

Holding Them Accountable with Rep. Katie Porter from 2019-08-13T07:00

Law professor Katie Porter never considered running for office. She worked under then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris and had Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a professor and mentor, but the i...

Fury in Puerto Rico with Julio Ricardo Varela from 2019-07-30T07:00

Last week the Governor of Puerto Rico resigned after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in two weeks of sustained protest. Leaked inappropriate texts between Gov. Ricardo Rossel...

The Climate Campaign with Gov. Jay Inslee from 2019-07-23T07:00

Gov. Jay Inslee is running a presidential campaign unlike any other. The Washington governor is basing his run on the fundamental organizing premise that the climate crisis is more important tha...

Building a Movement with Rev. Dr. William Barber II from 2019-07-16T07:00

How do you build a movement? How do you connect people across race and religion and identity in order to create a united coalition? This is the work of Rev. Dr. William Barber II, one of the bes...

From Red to Blue with Rep. Max Rose from 2019-06-25T07:00

After two years of a Donald Trump presidency, voters turned out in the 2018 midterms to deliver Democrats the House by a historic margin. That freshman class has its fair share of rabble-rousers...

Impeaching a President with Brenda Wineapple from 2019-06-18T07:00

Got impeachment on the mind? If you do, odds are there are two recent examples of the impeachment process you might be drawing from – Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. But what do you know about t...

Defending Liberalism with Adam Gopnik from 2019-06-11T07:00

Liberalism is the ordering principal of American government, and yet liberalism is embattled.  After the end of the Cold War, it was widely believed that liberal democracy would spread inexorabl...

The Anniversary #WITHpod Mailbag from 2019-05-28T07:00

We just celebrated our one year #WITHpod anniversary! What!? To mark the occasion, we put together a second mailbag episode with producer Tiffany Champion to answer your questions and reflect on...

A Family's Lost History During McCarthyism with David Maraniss from 2019-05-21T07:00

An era of paranoia, the pull of radical politics, the way in which an entire society can fall under the sway of a fever, and how that fever eventually breaks. These themes made up one of the dar...

The Roots of Anti-Semitism with Deborah Lipstadt from 2019-05-14T07:00

On the final day of Passover this year, a gunman walked into a synagogue outside of San Diego, killing one and injuring three more. Exactly six months earlier, a man entered the Tree of Life syn...

Breaking Government with Michael Lewis from 2019-04-30T07:00

What is the most devastating impact Donald Trump has had on the highest office? His lies and rhetoric and bigotry have all had a poisonous effect on our national discourse. But when it comes to ...

China's Secret Internment Camps with Rian Thum from 2019-04-23T07:00

Did you know there are roughly one million people currently held in internment camps in China? One million people detained against their will, facing no criminal charges, cut off from the outsid...

BONUS: The First Family of Opioids with Patrick Radden Keefe from 2019-04-18T07:00

If you trace the prescription opioid epidemic that is gripping the country to its source, you will find yourself at the feet of the Sackler family. Patrick Radden Keefe is back in a special bonu...

The Ghosts of a Dirty War with Patrick Radden Keefe from 2019-04-16T07:00

No war can last forever, and when peace comes, those who lived through the horror of violence and hatred have to find a way to live with each other. So it is in Northern Ireland, where since 199...

Dying of Whiteness with Jonathan Metzl from 2019-03-26T07:00

Life expectancy in America has gone down three years in a row. You might expect to see a decline in average life expectancy in the aftermath of war or famine – to witness it in an industrialized...

Building a Progressive Majority with Dorian Warren from 2019-03-19T07:00

There are a whole lot of people running for President. Already, the candidates are beginning their nationwide trek, pitching themselves to the Democratic base. Each campaign faces the same strug...

Rethinking Identity with Kwame Anthony Appiah from 2019-03-12T07:00

There’s a reason we keep revisiting identity on WITHpod. From Brittney Cooper to Alex Wagner to Michael Tesler to Amy Chua and on, it’s a topic worth circling back to because it’s one of the mos...

LIVE: The Democratic Response with Stacey Abrams from 2019-02-26T08:00

It’s our second live edition of WITHpod, featuring special guest Stacey Abrams! Just a heads up, this is one of those episodes that'll make you laugh out loud in public. A lot.

If you want...

Blocking Big Tech with Kashmir Hill from 2019-02-19T08:00

How soon after waking up do you check your phone? Do you compulsively refresh your Twitter feed? Can you find your way around without Google Maps? There are many obvious and tactile ways in whic...

Can We Tax the Rich? with Jesse Eisinger from 2019-02-12T08:00

**Listen for details on how to win tickets to our live WITHpod recording with Stacey Abrams!**

Why is it so hard to raise taxes on the rich? From freshmen firebrands to Presidential hopefu...

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Back to the Future of Transportation with Aaron Gordon from 2019-01-29T08:00

*We have a new live show on the calendar! Listen for details.*

If you care about battling climate change, then you might want to pay attention to the New York City subway system. We know t...

BONUS: The Census Decision with Dale Ho from 2019-01-25T08:00

We have a Census update! When last we left you, Dale Ho was headed to court to argue against the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Now, Dale Ho is bac...

Amazon's Wish List with Stacy Mitchell from 2019-01-22T08:00

What does Amazon want from us? For consumers, Amazon can be a frictionless gateway to find everything from bed frames to dog food, baby clothes to award winning original tv series. There’s nothi...

Trade Wars with Lori Wallach from 2019-01-15T08:00

What was so bad about NAFTA? If you ask the President, it was one of the worst deals ever made. A common 2016 campaign riff was him promising to bring jobs back, get companies to return producti...

Revisiting The Rule of Law in the Era of Trump with Kate Shaw from 2018-12-25T09:00

Listen for a couple of WITHpod announcements!

Since his first day in office, Donald Trump has been testing the boundaries of the law on multiple fronts. From his open hostility towards the...

America’s (Bad) Reputation with Fmr. Secretary of State John Kerry from 2018-12-18T08:00

Will America’s reputation survive President Trump? A common trend underlying President Trump’s policy decisions is to undo whatever President Obama accomplished. For former Secretary of State Jo...

Politics and Violence with Joanne B. Freeman from 2018-12-11T08:00

Imagine what would happen if your Senator was beaten bloody on the Senate floor. Or if your Congressperson pulled a gun on a member of the opposition party. Our current political climate is ugly...

Live: A New Hope with Ta-Nehisi Coates from 2018-11-27T08:00

In our first ever live edition of WITHpod, Chris interviews one of the most important non-fiction writers in America - Ta-Nehisi Coates. His books and essays drive national conversations about i...

History and Scandal with Rachel Maddow from 2018-11-20T08:00

Listen to Rachel Maddow talk about her new podcast, what it’s like to be covering the news in this political moment, how we can use history to make sense of current events, and why are you even ...

Slavery’s Enduring Political Legacy with Maya Sen and Matthew Blackwell from 2018-11-13T08:00

What can soil tell us about election results? After every election, analysts pore over piles of data in order to better understand political trends. But what if a better place to search for answ...

White Identity Politics with Michael Tesler from 2018-10-30T07:00

Just one week left until the midterms and race and identity politics are playing a major role in the messaging of both parties. For Republicans, it comes in the shape of fear-mongering about the...

Medicare for All with Abdul El-Sayed from 2018-10-23T07:00

What would it mean to have Medicare for All? The issue of healthcare emerged as a key campaign fight in the coming midterm elections, with ads and debate questions centered on coverage of pre-ex...

Voter Suppression Past and Present with Carol Anderson from 2018-10-16T07:00

Why are Republicans so obsessed with voter fraud? Study after study finds no evidence of any large-scale voter fraud in the country, yet we keep hearing about necessary changes to voting systems...

Social Infrastructure Week with Eric Klinenberg from 2018-09-25T07:00

Can a library save your life? Could public parks help address crime and addiction in your neighborhood? Think about libraries and churches and crowded subway trains – they’re shared spaces that ...

Investigating the President with Nick Akerman from 2018-09-18T07:00

It’s time we talked about Watergate. The crime, the greed, the paranoia and the investigation; how does one of the most significant criminal conspiracies in the history of the American republic ...

The Left Wing of the Democratic Party with Sean McElwee from 2018-09-11T07:00

Can the Democratic Party keep up with the new left? The left-most wing of the party is growing and expanding, pushing platforms like Medicare for all, free college, and abolishing ICE. Though th...

Trump, Brexit, and Racial Grievance with Mehdi Hasan from 2018-08-28T07:00

Donald Trump’s victory wasn’t the only 2016 election result to shock the world. Just months earlier voters in the United Kingdom made history when they opted for Brexit, thereby initiating the w...

Why Trump's Corruption Matters with Zephyr Teachout from 2018-08-21T07:00

Is President Trump a symptom of a system of corruption, or is he the cause? The nation’s highest office is embroiled in scandal, some so brazen and shameless that it’s almost easy to grow numb t...

The Wicked Problem of Climate Change with Andrew Revkin from 2018-08-14T07:00

Why is it so hard to focus attention on the climate crisis? We know the damage we’re doing to the climate and we know why we’re doing it. We even know the obstacles to the solution (fossil fuel ...

School Segregation in 2018 with Nikole Hannah-Jones from 2018-07-31T07:00

Why are American schools resegregating? Over 60 years since the Brown v. Board of Education ruling forced schools to integrate, the nation is witnessing schools become increasingly segregated. S...

Our Real Estate Obsession with Giorgio Angelini from 2018-07-24T07:00

Why do you live where you live? Not just the state or the city but the block you walk down and the door you walk through every day. Having a space to call home is packaged as part of the ‘Americ...

"Futureface"with Alex Wagner from 2018-07-17T07:00

Why is everyone taking DNA tests to find out about their heritage? While Americans are fueling an industry selling them a story of global identity, the country’s President is spreading fear and ...

Ending Mass Incarceration with Larry Krasner from 2018-07-10T07:00

Have you heard about Larry Krasner? He’s a lefty progressive lawyer in Philadelphia that made his name by defending the underdogs, representing activists and suing police officers. Last year, he...

How Bad Is It? with Ezra Klein from 2018-06-26T07:00

Families are being ripped apart at the border, a Republican Congressman retweeted a Nazi sympathizer, and Trump White House officials are being protested with increasing regularity. It is feelin...

Destruction in Puerto Rico with Naomi Klein from 2018-06-19T07:00

How did Hurricane Maria evolve from a natural disaster into a human catastrophe in Puerto Rico? While the official death count remains at 64, a Harvard study suggests thousands were killed. Whil...

Political Tribalism with Amy Chua from 2018-06-12T07:00

There seems to be a lot of talk about this idea of political tribalism lately. Critiques that groups are increasingly insular not just around politics but about race or religion or any number of...

Who Broke the Internet? with Tim Wu from 2018-05-29T07:00

From the rise of fake news and the troll farms pumping it out to the harvesting of our Facebook data by groups like Cambridge Analytica, Chris Hayes knows the internet feels pretty crappy these ...

The Rule of Law in the Era of Trump with Kate Shaw from 2018-05-22T07:00

Since his first day in office, Donald Trump has been testing the boundaries of the law on multiple fronts. From his open hostility towards the investigation into his campaign’s involvement with ...

The Conservative Movement with Corey Robin from 2018-05-15T07:02

Is President Donald Trump a conservative? While other contemporary writers and thinkers may be quick to write the President off as an anomaly to the conservative movement, Corey Robin has anothe...

The Middle East with Dexter Filkins from 2018-05-15T07:01

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 Personal is Political with Brittney Cooper from 2018-05-15T07:00

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 me...