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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. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.
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Guests: Jasmine Crockett, Michelle Goldberg, Brendan Buck, Justin Higgins, Dana Nessel As the world braces for the Trump tariffs, a look at the last time a country fooled around and found out. Then, another Democratic victory in the House as the Republican majority shrinks to a ninety-year low. Plus, the manifest unfitness of Trump's choice to head…
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It’s a given that any political party is going to have ideological factions around different issues. But what happens when the ostensible leader of a party has no real ideology? It’s a big question to consider in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election. Our guest this week has followed the inherent tensions, fissures and changes within the Republica…
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Guests: Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers, Adam Serwer, Ayman Mohyeldin The Trump Tax is a go. Tonight: Trump moves forward with his campaign promise to raise prices on Day One. Then: what's actually happening with the fentanyl crisis that Trump says tariffs will fix. Plus, trouble in MAGA-land as Trump's top aide is accused of trying to profit off …
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Guests: Michael Schaffer, David Jolly, Laura Basset, Antonio Delgado The fight over Trump's defense pick rages a day after the Gaetz withdrawal. Tonight: a brutal reality check for the so-called mandate—and the latest evidence that Trump's powers are not limitless. And AOC gives a clinic on how to respond to bigoted attacks on a new member of Congr…
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Guests: Faiz Shakir, Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Goldstein Tonight: the stunning, early defeat for the Trump-Vance administration—and the proof that political gravity does still exist. Then, the police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump's Pentagon pick is released. Plus, Linda McMahon and the Trump project to gut…
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Guests: John Brennan, Michael Schmidt, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Sen. Bernie Sanders New alarms over Donald Trump's choices to preserve national security. Tonight: former CIA director John Brennan on the high stakes of Trump's picks. Then, new details on the federal investigation of Matt Gaetz from the New York Times as Republicans block the release of th…
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Guests: Noah Bookbinder, Sahil Kapur, Alexi McCammond, Jamelle Bouie, Rep. Lloyd Doggett The Matt Gaetz backlash isn't going away. Tonight: the latest pushback on Donald Trump's radical pick for attorney general. Then, two weeks after the election putting all that "mandate" talk into context as the Trump margin shrinks. And Congressman Lloyd Dogget…
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The information environment is rapidly changing. And with more media sources at our disposal than ever before, we’re constantly navigating between online and IRL, or in real life spaces. How does that affect our understanding of the world around us, particularly in this unprecedented moment? Our guest this week has spent a lot of time thinking and …
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