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.

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

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

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   Anne Helen Petersen

   ‘Out of Office’ with Anne Helen Petersen · Aug 2022

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   Ben Smith

   A Mediapocalypse? with Ben Smith · Mar 2024

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   Beth Macy

   Right-Wing Radicalization in a Fractured America with Beth Macy · 2 episodes

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   Casey Johnston

   Ask a Swole Woman with Casey Johnston (2021) · 2 episodes

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   Clint Smith

   How the Word is Passed with Clint Smith · Jun 2021

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   Connie Walker

   “Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s” with Connie Walker · Jun 2022

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   David Wallace-Wells

   The Uninhabitable Earth with David Wallace-Wells · Mar 2019

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   Gideon Lewis-Kraus

   Demystifying Anthropic and ClaudeAI with Gideon Lewis-Kraus · 2 episodes

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   Heidi Blake

   Andrew Tate’s “Empire of Abuse” with Heidi Blake · Jun 2026

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    Ian Coss

    “The Big Dig” with Ian Coss · Jul 2024

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    James Verini

    Fighting ISIS with James Verini · Nov 2019

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    Jeff Goodell

    “The Heat Will Kill You First” with Jeff Goodell · Aug 2023

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    Jia Tolentino

    “My Brain Finally Broke” with Jia Tolentino · 2 episodes

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    Joe Weisenthal

    The Narrative vs. Real Effects of This Economy with Joe Weisenthal · 2 episodes

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    Kashmir Hill

    “Your Face Belongs to Us” with Kashmir Hill · 2 episodes

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    Kevin Roose

    NFTs: WTF? with Kevin Roose · Dec 2021

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    Liliana Segura

    13 Executions with Liliana Segura · Jan 2021

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    McKay Coppins

    Conservatism in the Trump 2.0 Years with McKay Coppins · Nov 2024

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    Molly Crabapple

    'Here Where We Live is Our Country' with Molly Crabapple · Apr 2026

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    Nikole Hannah-Jones

    LIVE IN CHICAGO: The 400 Year Legacy with Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi · 2 episodes

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    Pablo Torre

    Will The Sports Bubble Pop? With Pablo Torre · Sep 2026

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    Rebecca Traister

    Is This MeToo 2.0? with Rebecca Traister · 2 episodes

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    Robert Samuels

    ‘His Name is George Floyd’ with Robert Samuels · Jul 2022

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    Tim Wu

    The Stakes for Antitrust with Timothy Wu · 2 episodes

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    Wright Thompson

    “The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi” with Wright Thompson · 2 episodes

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    Zeke Faux

    Crypto in Trump 2.0 with Zeke Faux · 2 episodes

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    Brian Schatz

    Talking Harris, Hawaii and More with Senator Brian Schatz · Oct 2024

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    David Chalmers

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

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    David Miliband

    Creating Global Routes to Hope with David Miliband · Jan 2024

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    Francis Fukuyama

    'Liberalism and Its Discontents’ with Francis Fukuyama · May 2022

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    Gil Duran

    ’The Nerd Reich’ with Gil Durán · Sep 2026

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    Hank Green

    Not Too Old for TikTok with Hank Green · Dec 2021

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    John Green

    Why ‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ with John Green · Apr 2025

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    Olga Khazan

    ‘Why People Are Acting So Weird’ with Olga Khazan · Jun 2022

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    Timothy Snyder

    The True Origins of Putin’s War with Timothy Snyder · Apr 2022

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    Tonya Evans

    WTH Happened with FTX? with Tonya Evans · Jan 2023

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    Zeynep Tufekci

    What We Got Wrong with Zeynep Tufekci · Nov 2020

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    Salman Rushdie

    Belonging & Unbelonging with Salman Rushdie · Oct 2019

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    Samantha Power

    America's Isolation with Samantha Power · 2 episodes

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    Adam Gopnik

    Defending Liberalism with Adam Gopnik · Jun 2019

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