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Why Is This Happening?

Every week on the podcast 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 Happening: The Chris Hayes Podcast 2023 Live Tour

WITHPod

WITHPod Live Tour

Chris Hayes is taking his podcast, "Why Is This Happening?," back on the road to live audiences across the country! Fans will have the opportunity to join Hayes and a lineup of special guests across politics, media, entertainment and activism for live podcast events in some of the most iconic venues in Austin, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City. Buy your tickets now!

Tour Dates & Tickets

19d ago

Recovering Native narratives and data with Abigail Echo-Hawk

Chris Hayes speaks with Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, about recovering the true story of indigenous people.
Abigail Echo-Hawk.
Abigail Echo-Hawk.
27d ago

Discussing the case for unconditional cash transfers with Jiaying Zhao

Chris Hayes speaks with researcher and professor Jiaying Zhao about what her study uncovered about the effectiveness of unconditional lump sum payments for reducing homelessness.
Canadian dollars
Canadian dollars
35d ago

Prosecuting Donald Trump with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord

Chris Hayes speaks with former federal prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord about former president Trump's growing legal issues.
Texas Tribune Festival with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord
Texas Tribune Festival with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord
41d ago

Discussing the progressive prosecutor movement with Chesa Boudin

Chris Hayes speaks with Chesa Boudin, former district attorney of San Francisco, about why the U.S. incarcerates so many people.
A gold-trimmed wooden judicial gavel.
A gold-trimmed wooden judicial gavel.
49d ago

Unpacking the hot labor summer with Alex Press

Chris Hayes speaks with Alex Press, staff writer at Jacobin, about the massive pushes for better working conditions this year.
SAG-AFTRA and WGA with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates from across the country and across industries for a national day of solidarity rally outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif
SAG-AFTRA and WGA with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates from across the country and across industries for a national day of solidarity rally outside of Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif
63d ago

Answering your questions in our #WITHpod mailbag

Chris Hayes and producer Doni Holloway co-host the #WITHpod mailbag on Instagram Live and answer questions, discuss feedback and talk about going on tour.
A banner image for the \"Why Is This Happening?\" podcast hosted by Chris Hayes.
A banner image for the \"Why Is This Happening?\" podcast hosted by Chris Hayes.
70d ago

"The Heat Will Kill You First" with Jeff Goodell

Chris Hayes speaks with author Jeff Goodell about the dire threat of rapidly rising global temperatures and the impact on every living thing.
Hot summer day and forty degrees Celsius on a thermometer. Thermometer in summer day shows high temperature degree with sun in background.
Hot summer day and forty degrees Celsius on a thermometer. Thermometer in summer day shows high temperature degree with sun in background.
77d ago

Unpacking the "existential" climate crisis with Bill McKibben

Chris Hayes speaks with environmentalist Bill McKibben about what can be done to save our planet.
A burnt out car in the driveway of a charred apartment complex in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 12, 2023.
A burnt out car in the driveway of a charred apartment complex in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 12, 2023.
84d ago

"A Moral Moment in America" with Sen. Raphael Warnock

Chris Hayes speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock about the state of American democracy.
Sen. Raphael Warnock
Sen. Raphael Warnock
91d ago

#WITHpod & 'Strict Scrutiny' crossover

Chris Hayes speaks with with "Strict Scrutiny" hosts Kate Shaw, Melissa Murray and Leah Litman about the latest and consequential Supreme Court term.
112d ago

Going from prison to politics with Yusef Salaam

Chris Hayes speaks with Yusef Salaam, exonerated Central Park Five member and Democratic nominee for a seat on the New York City Council, about turning his pain into purpose.
Yusef Salaam, member of the Exonerated Five, speaks during the Players Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 27, 2019.
Yusef Salaam, member of the Exonerated Five, speaks during the Players Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 27, 2019.