Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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.

Website

Every guest on Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

371 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

—
Thomas Burke Jr
Battling the Darkness with Thomas Burke Jr. · Mar 2020

0 votes
—
Thomas Fisher
‘A Year of Healing and Heartbreak’ with Thomas Fisher · May 2022

0 votes
—
Thomas Saenz
Unpacking Title 42 with Thomas Saenz · May 2022

0 votes
—
Tim Mak
Life in Ukraine with Tim Mak · Dec 2025

0 votes
—
Timnit Gebru
The AI End Game: The Ethics of AI with Timnit Gebru · May 2026

0 votes
—
Tobias Barrington Wolff

0 votes
—
Tony Bezsylko
Keeping a Restaurant Alive with Tony Bezsylko · Sep 2020

0 votes
—
Trymaine Lee
The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America with Trymaine Lee · 4 episodes

0 votes
—
Yoni Appelbaum
The Stalled Engine of American Opportunity with Yoni Appelbaum · Feb 2025

0 votes
—
Yusef Salaam
From Prison to Politics with Yusef Salaam · Jul 2023

0 votes
—
Zack Beauchamp
How to Stop Dictators with Zack Beauchamp · 2 episodes

0 votes

Recent episodes

471 episodes from the feed, newest first.

Will The Sports Bubble Pop? With Pablo Torre
with Pablo Torre

Sep 2026
’The Nerd Reich’ with Gil Durán
with Gil Duran

Sep 2026
The AI End Game: Boom to Bust? with Ed Zitron
with Ed Zitron

Aug 2026
How to Stop Dictators with Zack Beauchamp
with Zack Beauchamp

Aug 2026
Fossil Fuels: A ‘Weapon of War’ with Antonia Juhasz
with Antonia Juhasz

Aug 2026
Where Do EVs Go From Here? with Patrick George
with Patrick George

Aug 2026
The 'Broken' U.S. Border with Ken Salazar
with Ken Salazar

Jul 2026
The Betting Craze with Bobby Allyn
with Bobby Allyn

Jul 2026
Soccer as a ‘Universal Language’ with Ayman Mohyeldin
with Ayman Mohyeldin

Jul 2026
Strict Scrutiny x WITHpod SCOTUS Review Crossover
Jul 2026
Andrew Tate’s “Empire of Abuse” with Heidi Blake
with Heidi Blake

Jun 2026
The ‘Hellish Cauldron’ of American Politics with Alex Wagner
with Alex Wagner

Jun 2026
The AI End Game: Is AI Alive? with Michael Pollan
with Michael Pollan

Jun 2026
The AI End Game: Boom to Bust? with Ed Zitron
with Ed Zitron

Jun 2026
The AI End Game: Is Your Chatbot Conscious? with David Chalmers
with David Chalmers

Jun 2026
The AI End Game: The Ethics of AI with Timnit Gebru
with Timnit Gebru

May 2026
AI and the Public Good with Ezra Klein
with Ezra Klein

May 2026
The AI End Game: Two-Year-Olds vs. AI with Alison Gopnik
with Alison Gopnik

May 2026
The AI End Game: How Work is Changing with Ethan Mollick
with Ethan Mollick

May 2026
The AI End Game: Who’s Leading the Way? with Derek Thompson
with Derek Thompson

May 2026
Introducing WITHpod: The AI End Game
Apr 2026
'Here Where We Live is Our Country' with Molly Crabapple
with Molly Crabapple

Apr 2026
All In America with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
with Zohran Mamdani

Apr 2026
Crypto and The Golden Age of Scams with Ben McKenzie
with Ben McKenzie

Apr 2026
Will Trump & Co. Go After Cuba Next? with Jon Lee Anderson
with Jon Lee Anderson

Apr 2026