Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government’s catastrophically inadequate response, and the uncertainty that hangs over us all as a result, Chris decided to do something a little different this week. He wanted to revisit a conversation that feels extremely relevant and prescient right now given the state of the country. Prolific nonfiction author Michael Lewis, the man behind “The Big Short” and “Moneyball”, wrote an amazing account of what happens when the keys to the White House are handed over to people who have no idea what they’re doing. Now more than ever, it’s important to hear not only about the Trump administration’s attacks on crucial federal agencies, but also about what becomes of the dedicated civil servants trying to keep the government – and country – running.&nbsp; RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781324002642" target="_blank">The Fifth Risk</a> by Michael Lewis

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government’s catastrophically inadequate response, and the uncertainty that hangs over us all as a result, Chris decided to do something a little different this week. He wanted to revisit a conversation that feels extremely relevant and prescient right now given the state of the country. Prolific nonfiction author Michael Lewis, the man behind “The Big Short” and “Moneyball”, wrote an amazing account of what happens when the keys to the White House are handed over to people who have no idea what they’re doing. Now more than ever, it’s important to hear not only about the Trump administration’s attacks on crucial federal agencies, but also about what becomes of the dedicated civil servants trying to keep the government – and country – running.&nbsp;RELATED READING:The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes

REVISITED Breaking Government with Michael Lewis

In April of 1986 a nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the then Soviet Union. The fallout from the accident and the Soviet government’s response compounded into one of the worst manmade disasters of the nuclear era. In his masterful work of nonfiction, Midnight In Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham weaves together the stories of the individuals and systems that contributed to the creation of one of the worst disasters in human history. It is not only a sharp eyed and empathetic look at Chernobyl, but it is a particularly timely story about all the things that fall together to create disaster. RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501134630" target="_blank">Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster</a> by Adam Higginbotham<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780300078152" target="_blank">Seeing Like a State</a> by James C. Scott<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-and-blindness-authoritarianism/606922/" target="_blank">“How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism’s Fatal Flaw”</a> by&nbsp;Zeynep Tufekci

In April of 1986 a nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the then Soviet Union. The fallout from the accident and the Soviet government’s response compounded into one of the worst manmade disasters of the nuclear era. In his masterful work of nonfiction, Midnight In Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham weaves together the stories of the individuals and systems that contributed to the creation of one of the worst disasters in human history. It is not only a sharp eyed and empathetic look at Chernobyl, but it is a particularly timely story about all the things that fall together to create disaster.RELATED READING:Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam HigginbothamSeeing Like a State by James C. Scott“How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism’s Fatal Flaw” by&nbsp;Zeynep Tufekci

The Origins of a Disaster with Adam Higginbotham

Enes Kanter is a wanted man in his home country of Turkey. He’s long been a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and it’s come at a high cost. At 6′ 10″, Kanter also happens to play for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. How he came to sit at this intersection is a riveting story, one that involves an NBA draft at age 19, a failed coup d'état, and a system of retribution by the Turkish government that targets not only Kanter but the family he left behind.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/evening-uneven-professional-playing-field-howard-bryant-podcast-transcript-ncna1119676" target="_blank">The Uneven Playing Field with Howard Bryant</a> (Jan 24)

Enes Kanter is a wanted man in his home country of Turkey. He’s long been a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and it’s come at a high cost. At 6′ 10″, Kanter also happens to play for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. How he came to sit at this intersection is a riveting story, one that involves an NBA draft at age 19, a failed coup d'état, and a system of retribution by the Turkish government that targets not only Kanter but the family he left behind.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:The Uneven Playing Field with Howard Bryant (Jan 24)

Exile and Basketball with Enes Kanter

As a bonus for Why Is This Happening? listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Into America, a new podcast about politics, about policy, and the power that both have in shaping the lives of the American people. It is hosted by Trymaine Lee and features the journalists of NBC News.For the first episode, Trymaine heads to East New York, a community that experienced more stops than any other part of New York City under Former Mayor Bloomberg’s stop and frisk policy. In order to have a real shot at the Democratic nomination, Bloomberg needs the support of Black voters. Days before announcing his candidacy, Bloomberg apologized for the policing tactic. But will his past decision to champion the use of stop and frisk hurt his chances? Subscribe to Into America now: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/7BcTGqT3?sid=description" target="_blank">https://link.chtbl.com/7BcTGqT3?sid=description</a>&nbsp;

As a bonus for Why Is This Happening? listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Into America, a new podcast about politics, about policy, and the power that both have in shaping the lives of the American people. It is hosted by Trymaine Lee and features the journalists of NBC News.For the first episode, Trymaine heads to East New York, a community that experienced more stops than any other part of New York City under Former Mayor Bloomberg’s stop and frisk policy. In order to have a real shot at the Democratic nomination, Bloomberg needs the support of Black voters. Days before announcing his candidacy, Bloomberg apologized for the policing tactic. But will his past decision to champion the use of stop and frisk hurt his chances? Subscribe to Into America now: https://link.chtbl.com/7BcTGqT3?sid=description&nbsp;

BONUS: Introducing Into America

The future of our courts will be decided in the 2020 election. While the Trump administration grabs headlines with scandal after scandal, gaffe after gaffe, behind the scenes they are quietly chipping away at their central agenda of reshaping the courts. It’s a transformation happening at an historic rate, where one in four circuit judges is now a Trump appointee. They’ve already flipped the balance of the Supreme Court to a 5-4 conservative majority. If given another four years, Donald Trump would lock down the federal judiciary for decades to come. Senior legal correspondent for Slate Dahlia Lithwick has reported on all of this. From the President’s affinity for using the courts as a weapon to the changed dynamic of the Supreme Court in the wake Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Lithwick documents what the rule of law looks like in the Trump years. Listen as we discuss exactly what’s at stake this November. RELATED:<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/year-after-kavanaugh-cant-go-back-to-scotus.html" target="_blank">Why I Haven’t Gone Back to SCOTUS Since Kavanaugh</a> by Dahlia Lithwick<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/trump-lawyers-impeachment-defense-reshape-presidency-constitution.html" target="_blank">Trump’s Lawyers’ Impeachment Defense Will Reshape the Office of the President</a> by Dahlia Lithwick<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/opinion/trump-impeachment-trial.html" target="_blank">Why Trump's Lawyers Should Talk Like Lawyers</a> by Kate Shaw<a href="https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/research/cornell-law-review/upload/Shaw-final.pdf" target="_blank">SPEECH, INTENT, AND THE PRESIDENT</a>&nbsp;by Kate Shaw<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250201621" target="_blank">Plaintiff in Chief: A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3,500 Lawsuits</a> by James Zirin YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/understanding-meaning-impeachment-kate-shaw-podcast-transcript-ncna1095051" target="_blank">The Meaning of Impeachment with Kate Shaw</a> (Jan 6)<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/protecting-trans-rights-chase-strangio-podcast-transcript-ncna1049541" target="_blank">Trans Rights with Chase Strangio</a> (Sept 23, 2019)<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/analyzing-trump-s-assault-rule-law-kate-shaw-podcast-transcript-ncna876056" target="_blank">The Rule Of Law in the Era of Trump with Kate Shaw</a> (May 22, 2018)<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/fighting-dehumanizing-u-s-immigration-system-lee-gelernt-podcast-transcript-ncna880021" target="_blank">Separating Immigrant Families with Lee Gelernt </a>(June 5, 2018)

The future of our courts will be decided in the 2020 election. While the Trump administration grabs headlines with scandal after scandal, gaffe after gaffe, behind the scenes they are quietly chipping away at their central agenda of reshaping the courts. It’s a transformation happening at an historic rate, where one in four circuit judges is now a Trump appointee. They’ve already flipped the balance of the Supreme Court to a 5-4 conservative majority. If given another four years, Donald Trump would lock down the federal judiciary for decades to come. Senior legal correspondent for Slate Dahlia Lithwick has reported on all of this. From the President’s affinity for using the courts as a weapon to the changed dynamic of the Supreme Court in the wake Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Lithwick documents what the rule of law looks like in the Trump years. Listen as we discuss exactly what’s at stake this November.RELATED:Why I Haven’t Gone Back to SCOTUS Since Kavanaugh by Dahlia LithwickTrump’s Lawyers’ Impeachment Defense Will Reshape the Office of the President by Dahlia LithwickWhy Trump's Lawyers Should Talk Like Lawyers by Kate ShawSPEECH, INTENT, AND THE PRESIDENT&nbsp;by Kate ShawPlaintiff in Chief: A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3,500 Lawsuits by James ZirinYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEThe Meaning of Impeachment with Kate Shaw (Jan 6)Trans Rights with Chase Strangio (Sept 23, 2019)The Rule Of Law in the Era of Trump with Kate Shaw (May 22, 2018)Separating Immigrant Families with Lee Gelernt (June 5, 2018)

Stacking the Courts with Dahlia Lithwick

"What if you were a man, sort of?" In his new memoir, author Daniel M. Lavery remembers how, in the early days of his transition, he would say it was as if a demon ambushed him in the night, whispered this question into his ear, and then disappeared without another word. It was an immediate and instantaneous revelation, but also exceptionally vague on what was supposed to happen next. "Something That May Shock and Discredit You" (published under Daniel Mallory Ortberg - he got married!) is a sprawling collection of essays, pop culture pulls, comedic historical re-tellings, and personal reflections&nbsp;on Lavery's life as a transgender man.&nbsp;It is equal parts hilarious, poignant, weird and beautiful, jumping from the Rapture to transition to Mean Girls to sobriety and then over to Marcus Aurelius, for good measure. Together they form an evocative and personal look at Lavery's own journey, and what happens when you stop letting "I dare not" wait upon "I dare". RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781982105211" target="_blank">Something That May Shock and Discredit You</a>

"What if you were a man, sort of?" In his new memoir, author Daniel M. Lavery remembers how, in the early days of his transition, he would say it was as if a demon ambushed him in the night, whispered this question into his ear, and then disappeared without another word. It was an immediate and instantaneous revelation, but also exceptionally vague on what was supposed to happen next. "Something That May Shock and Discredit You" (published under Daniel Mallory Ortberg - he got married!) is a sprawling collection of essays, pop culture pulls, comedic historical re-tellings, and personal reflections&nbsp;on Lavery's life as a transgender man.&nbsp;It is equal parts hilarious, poignant, weird and beautiful, jumping from the Rapture to transition to Mean Girls to sobriety and then over to Marcus Aurelius, for good measure. Together they form an evocative and personal look at Lavery's own journey, and what happens when you stop letting "I dare not" wait upon "I dare".RELATED READING:Something That May Shock and Discredit You

Between God and Man with Daniel M. Lavery

Democrats can beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Another four years of a Trump White House is not a foregone conclusion. With nine months to go before the general election, there’s a tremendous amount of fear and uncertainty hanging over many of us about the future of the American republic. Amidst this fear, Democratic voters are deciding which candidate is best suited to run against the President. But a lot of the fights over who that person could be are actually fights over how to build a coalition of voters big enough to beat Donald Trump in the electoral college. In envisioning how to build that coalition, you have to look at the margins. If the solid-blue, never-Trump contingency make up the reliable core of the voting bloc, then the folks on the margins are key to solving the puzzle of 2020. Former Obama speechwriter and Crooked Media co-founder Jon Favreau spent time talking with members of this crucial group in four battleground states for the second season of his podcast, "The Wilderness". He joins to discuss what a winning coalition could look like.RELATED LINKS:<a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/the-wilderness/" target="_blank">The Wilderness</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781982116781?aff=simonsayscom" target="_blank">Politics is for Power</a> YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/organizing-trump-country-george-goehl-podcast-transcript-ncna956386" target="_blank">Organizing in Trump Country with George Goehl</a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-build-progressive-majority-dorian-warren-podcast-transcript-ncna985136" target="_blank">Building a Progressive Majority Dorian Warren</a>

Democrats can beat Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Another four years of a Trump White House is not a foregone conclusion. With nine months to go before the general election, there’s a tremendous amount of fear and uncertainty hanging over many of us about the future of the American republic. Amidst this fear, Democratic voters are deciding which candidate is best suited to run against the President. But a lot of the fights over who that person could be are actually fights over how to build a coalition of voters big enough to beat Donald Trump in the electoral college. In envisioning how to build that coalition, you have to look at the margins. If the solid-blue, never-Trump contingency make up the reliable core of the voting bloc, then the folks on the margins are key to solving the puzzle of 2020. Former Obama speechwriter and Crooked Media co-founder Jon Favreau spent time talking with members of this crucial group in four battleground states for the second season of his podcast, "The Wilderness". He joins to discuss what a winning coalition could look like.RELATED LINKS:The WildernessPolitics is for PowerYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:Organizing in Trump Country with George GoehlBuilding a Progressive Majority Dorian Warren

The Gettable Voter with Jon Favreau

This is an intimate portrait of what addiction looks like in America. From the board rooms of pharmaceutical companies to the living rooms across America, Beth Macy traces the path of devastation wrought by opioids. Her latest book, “Dopesick” gives life to the urgency of the epidemic, illustrating just how woefully insufficient the national response has been to the scale of the crisis. She lays out the often-insurmountable barriers that stand between someone suffering and the treatment they need, and why stigma may be the biggest obstacle of them all.RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316551304" target="_blank">Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America</a> by Beth Macy<a href="https://projects.huffingtonpost.com/projects/dying-to-be-free-heroin-treatment#chapter-two" target="_blank">Dying to Be Free</a> by Jason Cherkis<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062854643" target="_blank">In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids</a> by Travis Rieder<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/my-friend-and-i-both-took-heroin-he-overdosed-why-was-i-charged-for-his-death/2019/11/26/33ca4826-d965-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html#click=https://t.co/DZYdxH6gtY" target="_blank">My friend and I both took heroin. He overdosed. Why was I charged with his death?</a> By Morgan GodvinYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/dying-whiteness-jonathan-metzl-podcast-transcript-ncna987671" target="_blank">Dying of Whiteness with Jonathan Metzl</a>

This is an intimate portrait of what addiction looks like in America. From the board rooms of pharmaceutical companies to the living rooms across America, Beth Macy traces the path of devastation wrought by opioids. Her latest book, “Dopesick” gives life to the urgency of the epidemic, illustrating just how woefully insufficient the national response has been to the scale of the crisis. She lays out the often-insurmountable barriers that stand between someone suffering and the treatment they need, and why stigma may be the biggest obstacle of them all.RELATED READING:Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth MacyDying to Be Free by Jason CherkisIn Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids by Travis RiederMy friend and I both took heroin. He overdosed. Why was I charged with his death? By Morgan GodvinYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:Dying of Whiteness with Jonathan Metzl

The Frontlines of Addiction with Beth Macy

The title says it all on this one, folks. What is it about the American political system that cultivated this deeply dysfunctional and polarized climate? Last year, we had Ezra Klein on the show to assess how bad things were in the Trump era (conclusion: not great). Now, Klein is back to discuss his new book "Why We're Polarized" which&nbsp;provides a systematic look at the deep structural defects in American democracy that are manifesting themselves in two coalitions that are increasingly at each other's throats.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781476700328" target="_blank">Why We're Polarized</a> by Ezra KleinYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/rise-white-identity-politics-didn-t-start-trump-explains-michael-ncna926191" target="_blank">White Identity Politics with Michael Tesler</a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/assessing-america-s-information-crisis-david-roberts-podcast-transcript-ncna943701" target="_blank">The Information Crisis with David Roberts</a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/how-bad-it-really-ezra-klein-evaluates-life-trump-era-ncna886496" target="_blank">How Bad Is It? with Ezra Klein</a>

The title says it all on this one, folks. What is it about the American political system that cultivated this deeply dysfunctional and polarized climate? Last year, we had Ezra Klein on the show to assess how bad things were in the Trump era (conclusion: not great). Now, Klein is back to discuss his new book "Why We're Polarized" which&nbsp;provides a systematic look at the deep structural defects in American democracy that are manifesting themselves in two coalitions that are increasingly at each other's throats.&nbsp;Why We're Polarized by Ezra KleinYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:White Identity Politics with Michael TeslerThe Information Crisis with David RobertsHow Bad Is It? with Ezra Klein

Why We’re Polarized with Ezra Klein

Professional sports are never more than an inch away from the deepest core of what's happening in America. They are an amazing crucible of politics and culture that manage to reflect the issues we are working through as a country. And because these spaces are so integrated, particularly in football and basketball, racial politics quickly come to the foreground. This is the intersection ESPN writer Howard Bryant examines in his new book "Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field". In it, he explores what it means to be black in an industry hostile to blackness. Why isn't Colin Kaepernick playing in the NFL, why do football games have military flyovers, and when do opinions become dangerous? What is happening with the Houston Astros cheating scandal? And why should non-sports fans care about what happens to players with multi-million-dollar contracts? Howard Bryant has the answers.RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780807019559" target="_blank">Full Dissidence</a> by Howard Bryant<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307720467" target="_blank">Twilight of the Elites</a> by Chris Hayes

Professional sports are never more than an inch away from the deepest core of what's happening in America. They are an amazing crucible of politics and culture that manage to reflect the issues we are working through as a country. And because these spaces are so integrated, particularly in football and basketball, racial politics quickly come to the foreground. This is the intersection ESPN writer Howard Bryant examines in his new book "Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field". In it, he explores what it means to be black in an industry hostile to blackness. Why isn't Colin Kaepernick playing in the NFL, why do football games have military flyovers, and when do opinions become dangerous? What is happening with the Houston Astros cheating scandal? And why should non-sports fans care about what happens to players with multi-million-dollar contracts? Howard Bryant has the answers.RELATED READING:Full Dissidence by Howard BryantTwilight of the Elites by Chris Hayes

The Uneven Playing Field with Howard Bryant

Why do white evangelical Christians support President Trump? They delivered him 81% of their votes on election day and consistently give him higher favorability ratings than any other voting bloc. As former Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli puts it, white evangelicals elected Trump to be their champion. So these were the exact people Galli hoped were listening when he published a stunning op-ed titled “Trump Should Be Removed from Office”. It was a daring departure for the signature publication of white evangelicals and the piece immediately attracted huge amounts of attention. For Galli, the President had crossed a line and he felt it was time his community reckoned with that fact. But will they?RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be-removed-from-office.html" target="_blank">Trump Should Be Removed from Office</a> by Mark Galli<a href="http://amazon.com/Scandal-Evangelical-Mind-Mark-Noll/dp/0802841805" target="_blank">The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind</a>

Why do white evangelical Christians support President Trump? They delivered him 81% of their votes on election day and consistently give him higher favorability ratings than any other voting bloc. As former Christianity Today editor-in-chief Mark Galli puts it, white evangelicals elected Trump to be their champion. So these were the exact people Galli hoped were listening when he published a stunning op-ed titled “Trump Should Be Removed from Office”. It was a daring departure for the signature publication of white evangelicals and the piece immediately attracted huge amounts of attention. For Galli, the President had crossed a line and he felt it was time his community reckoned with that fact. But will they?RELATED READING:Trump Should Be Removed from Office by Mark GalliThe Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Trump and Evangelicals with Mark Galli

In the summer of 2017, a 25-year-old government contractor exposed detailed evidence of Russian interference&nbsp;in the 2016 election. Reality Winner printed out classified US Intelligence documents, hid the papers in her pantyhose as she left work, and then put them in the mail to The Intercept.&nbsp;The report they&nbsp;published&nbsp;was the first piece of concrete evidence&nbsp;shared with the public&nbsp;proving the United States possessed tangible evidence that Russians hackers attacked American voting systems. After The Intercept published the story, complete with scans of the original papers, authorities immediately traced the leak back to Reality Winner. She was arrested, denied bail, and is now serving 5 years in a federal prison. Kerry Howley wrote an in-depth profile of Reality Winner&nbsp;for New York Magazine&nbsp;and joins to share the compelling story of who Winner is, why she did it, and the severe treatment she's received at the hands of the United States government.RELATED:<a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/12/who-is-reality-winner.html" target="_blank">Who Is Reality Winner? </a>by Kerry Howley<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/secret-government/" target="_blank">The Secret Government</a> by Chris Hayes<a href="https://t.co/2qJNzswlZE?amp=1" target="_blank">http://StandwithReality.org</a>

In the summer of 2017, a 25-year-old government contractor exposed detailed evidence of Russian interference&nbsp;in the 2016 election. Reality Winner printed out classified US Intelligence documents, hid the papers in her pantyhose as she left work, and then put them in the mail to The Intercept.&nbsp;The report they&nbsp;published&nbsp;was the first piece of concrete evidence&nbsp;shared with the public&nbsp;proving the United States possessed tangible evidence that Russians hackers attacked American voting systems. After The Intercept published the story, complete with scans of the original papers, authorities immediately traced the leak back to Reality Winner. She was arrested, denied bail, and is now serving 5 years in a federal prison. Kerry Howley wrote an in-depth profile of Reality Winner&nbsp;for New York Magazine&nbsp;and joins to share the compelling story of who Winner is, why she did it, and the severe treatment she's received at the hands of the United States government.RELATED:Who Is Reality Winner? by Kerry HowleyThe Secret Government by Chris Hayeshttp://StandwithReality.org

Who Is Reality Winner? with Kerry Howley

It’s hard not to make comparisons between the political landscapes of the US and the UK. In 2016 when the UK shocked the world with the Brexit vote, a lot of folks saw it as a bellwether for the coming presidential election. If it could happen there, why couldn’t it happen here? And sure enough it did, kicking off three years of political turmoil. Now, as we prepare for the 2020 presidential election, has the UK provided us with another premonition? Earlier this month, voters turned out to deliver Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party a resounding victory while rejecting Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. So what happened and how closely should the US be reading into those results? Journalist Sarah Jaffe was embedded on the ground in the lead up to the election and joins to tell us what exactly went down.RELATED READING:<a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781568585369" target="_blank">Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt</a> by Sarah JaffeYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/connecting-trump-brexit-racial-grievance-mehdi-hasan-podcast-transcript-ncna904456" target="_blank">Trump, Brexit, and Racial Grievance with Mehdi Hasan</a> (Aug 28, 2018)

It’s hard not to make comparisons between the political landscapes of the US and the UK. In 2016 when the UK shocked the world with the Brexit vote, a lot of folks saw it as a bellwether for the coming presidential election. If it could happen there, why couldn’t it happen here? And sure enough it did, kicking off three years of political turmoil. Now, as we prepare for the 2020 presidential election, has the UK provided us with another premonition? Earlier this month, voters turned out to deliver Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party a resounding victory while rejecting Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party. So what happened and how closely should the US be reading into those results? Journalist Sarah Jaffe was embedded on the ground in the lead up to the election and joins to tell us what exactly went down.RELATED READING:Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt by Sarah JaffeYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:Trump, Brexit, and Racial Grievance with Mehdi Hasan (Aug 28, 2018)

What Happened in the UK Election? with Sarah Jaffe

It's that time of year, friends! Come sit by the fire as Chris Hayes and producer Tiffany Champion tackle your questions from the WITHpod mailbag.As promised, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YDpvMYk5jA" target="_blank">click here</a> for the sketch that inspired the secret santa gift.

It's that time of year, friends! Come sit by the fire as Chris Hayes and producer Tiffany Champion tackle your questions from the WITHpod mailbag.As promised, click here for the sketch that inspired the secret santa gift.

The #WITHpod Mailbag

In the final stop of our Fall tour, we invited playwrights Tony Kushner and Jeremy O. Harris to talk about all things spectacle, storytelling, and how they relate to this political moment. They are both artists who use their firm grounding in our own reality to give life to alternate worlds, ones full of drama and conflict and pathos. In this hour, they discuss the ways they hope their art echoes through time, what it means to make art in this moment, why Jeremy O. Harris thinks Donald Trump is actually a pretty uninteresting character, and so much more.&nbsp; Find tickets for <a href="https://publictheater.org/productions/season/1920/bright-room/" target="_blank">A Bright Room Called Day</a>Find tickets for <a href="https://slaveplaybroadway.com/tickets/" target="_blank">Slave Play</a>

In the final stop of our Fall tour, we invited playwrights Tony Kushner and Jeremy O. Harris to talk about all things spectacle, storytelling, and how they relate to this political moment. They are both artists who use their firm grounding in our own reality to give life to alternate worlds, ones full of drama and conflict and pathos. In this hour, they discuss the ways they hope their art echoes through time, what it means to make art in this moment, why Jeremy O. Harris thinks Donald Trump is actually a pretty uninteresting character, and so much more.&nbsp;Find tickets for A Bright Room Called DayFind tickets for Slave Play

LIVE IN NYC: American Psychodrama with Tony Kushner and Jeremy O. Harris

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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Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes

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