Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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• The AI End Game: Is Your Chatbot Conscious? 02.06.2026 51min

  David Chalmers, one of the most preeminent philosophers and researchers in cognitive science, argues that nothing prevents machines from becoming truly conscious. Chalmers, who has studied the mind for decades, points out that there is a real possibility of AI creating a next stage of intelligence that is even capable of redesigning itself. He joins WITHpod to discuss what consciousness is and the possibility of AI systems becoming fully conscious.
• The AI End Game: The Ethics of AI with Timnit Gebru 26.05.2026 53min

  Timnit Gebru founded the Distributed AI Research Institute after her high-profile exit from Google’s Ethical AI team. She’s been a vocal critic of the systemic lack of diversity in learning models and the need for more inclusion in the space. Her view is that because AI so heavily relies on human input, it largely mirrors pervasive biases inherent in society. What needs to be done to change that? She joins WITHpod to discuss what, in her view, large language models are missing.
• AI and the Public Good with Ezra Klein 20.05.2026 30min

  We’re sharing a recording of Chris and the New York Times’ Ezra Klein’s discussion at the Center for American Progress 2026 CAP IDEAS conference.
• The AI End Game: Two-Year-Olds vs. AI with Alison Gopnik 19.05.2026 56min

  Tech billionaires love to claim that artificial intelligence is getting smarter by the day. But according to cognitive scientist and UC Berkeley professor Alison Gopnik, a typical two-year-old routinely outsmarts the most advanced AI models. She joins WITHpod to discuss how children vs. AI learn and why AI, in many cases, still falls behind human capabilities. 

• The AI End Game: How Work is Changing with Ethan Mollick 12.05.2026 47min

  Ethan Mollick, New York Times bestselling author and professor at Wharton, joins WITHpod to discuss the practical application, adoption, and transformative impact of AI on work.
• The AI End Game: Who’s Leading the Way? with Derek Thompson 05.05.2026 1t 1min

  The unified class project of billionaires is doing to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers. And artificial intelligence is only exacerbating this trend. Derek Thompson is a contributing writer for The Atlantic, co-author of “Abundance,” and has written extensively about the political power of the wealthy. He joins Chris Hayes to kick off our new special miniseries, The AI End Game: Power, Profit and Progress.
• Introducing WITHpod: The AI End Game 30.04.2026 1min

  We’re excited to announce a new special WITHpod series, "The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress." AI – and coverage of it – is everywhere. But what is artificial intelligence, really, beyond the buzzword? Each week, we’ll be joined by preeminent experts on AI and its effects to help make sense of this revolutionary time in history.
• 'Here Where We Live is Our Country' with Molly Crabapple 28.04.2026 58min

  Author and artist Molly Crabapple joins to discuss her latest New York Times Bestselling book “Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund."
• All In America with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani 25.04.2026 43min

  We’re sharing a bonus episode of Chris’ sit-down with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a special edition of “All In.” In this town hall special, held at the Bronx Children's Museum, they discuss how Mamdani has been able to speak to people on both sides politically, his vision for the city and what it could mean for bigger national ideas.
• Crypto and The Golden Age of Scams with Ben McKenzie 21.04.2026 51min

  Actor and director Ben McKenzie joins to discuss his new documentary “Everyone is Lying to You for Money.”
• Will Trump & Co. Go After Cuba Next? with Jon Lee Anderson 14.04.2026 51min

  Jon Lee Anderson, a staff writer at The New Yorker, joins WITHpod to discuss the Trump administration’s threats to Cuba, how the current U.S. relationship with Cuba compares to the past and more.
• Fossil Fuels: A ‘Weapon of War’ with Antonia Juhasz 07.04.2026 54min

  Investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz joins to discuss the impact the war in Iran is having on oil, why she says fossil fuels are being used as weapons of war and more.
• The WNBA's "BIG Deal" with Tamika Tremaglio 31.03.2026 51min

  Tamika Tremaglio, former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, joins to discuss WNBA labor negotiations, why revenue sharing based on gross matters more than net, mental health pressures in the league and more.
• 'Longterm Disaster' in Iran with Robert Pape 24.03.2026 54min

  Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, discusses the war in Iran, the lack of logistical consideration on the U.S. part and more.
• What Trump’s Immigration Policy is Really Doing with David Bier 17.03.2026 56min

  David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, joins WITHpod to discuss the ways in which legal paths to immigration have been interrupted, coalitional cross pressures and more.
• How to Stop Dictators with Zack Beauchamp 10.03.2026 1t 6min

  Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at Vox, joins WITHpod to discuss Democratic backsliding, the role of protests in stopping dictators and lessons that can be learned from Brazil, South Korea and Poland.
• Demystifying Anthropic and ClaudeAI with Gideon Lewis-Kraus 03.03.2026 1t 1min

  Gideon Lewis-Kraus, staff writer at The New Yorker, joins to discuss discuss how ClaudeAI works, automation’s threat to knowledge work and more.
• "America, América" with Greg Grandin 24.02.2026 59min

  Greg Grandin, author of “America, América: A New History of the New World,” on a revolutionary concept of the “New World” and why we should rethink American and Latin American history.
• Is This MeToo 2.0? with Rebecca Traister 17.02.2026 53min

  Rebecca Traister joins WITHpod to discuss the trajectory of MeToo, how this moment represents a recapitulation of the first MeToo movement and more.
• Check Out a Preview for “Clock It” 12.02.2026 5min

  A preview of “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” – your invitation to Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels’s weekly groupchat.