Season 2

1. Dean of Columbia Journalism School: Jelani Cobb

Hasan sits down with New Yorker writer and Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, Jelani Cobb, to talk about the TikTokification of news, the Hot Take Industrial Complex, and maybe the biggest threat to our youth today: Sesame Street.

2025-01-22 • 32 min

2. Why Didn't Pod Save America? with Jon Favreau

Hasan speaks with Jon Favreau about podcasting's influence on politics, The Resistance on life-support, and the question on everyone's mind who owns a Crooked Media Mother Earth is a MILF bucket hat...Why didn't Pod Save America?

2025-02-05 • 38 min

3. What's Wrong With The Democrats? with Senator Chris Murphy

Hasan sits down with his home state’s senator, Chris Murphy, to talk about why Democrats keep fumbling the ball, whether America is becoming an oligarchy (or already was one), and how broad Democrats should make their tent: All Lives Matter broad? Or like… R.Kelly broad?

2025-02-19 • 30 min

4. Halle Berry is Your New Sex Ed Teacher

Hasan sits down with screen legend Halle Berry to learn more about why she’s making menopause her passion, and to fill in some of his own knowledge gaps on it. There were a lot of gaps. It was pretty much all gaps.

2025-03-05 • 31 min

5. Michelle Buteau Can't Believe She Put on Lashes for This

Hasan sits down with his work/screen wife, Michelle Buteau, to talk about her journey, the difference between being bitter and being petty, and to take her down a subreddit rabbit hole that went to a very, very dark place (someone’s butthole).

2025-03-12 • 31 min

6. Am I Bad Dad? with Dr. Becky

Hasan sits down with parenting expert Dr. Becky to talk about the challenges of modern parenting, how to be “sturdy,” and the biggest question we’re all wondering: Is Hasan a sh*tty dad?

2025-03-19 • 33 min

7. John Leguizamo Killed a Lot of Acting Teachers

Hasan sits down with one of his creative heroes, John Leguizamo, to talk about his amazing career, what a psycho Christopher Columbus was, and his new film, Bob Trevino Likes It.

2025-03-28 • 38 min

8. Dumbasses for the Culture with the Deli Boys

Hasan sits down with 3 friends - Poorna Jagannathan, Asif Ali, and Saagar Shaikh - to talk about their new Hulu show Deli Boys, iconic moments in Brown Cinema, and what it was like to face off against one of the most intimidating villains in television history: Tan France.

2025-04-09 • 39 min

9. Rainn Wilson Announces His New Cult

Hasan talks to legendary TV weirdo Rainn Wilson about spirituality, ambition, and atheists. Featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of his lyrics to The Office theme song.

2025-04-16 • 42 min

10. How to Cook an Egg and/or Save the World with Chef Jose Andres

Hasan sits down with Chef Jose Andres to talk about World Central Kitchen, his new book Changing The Recipe, and a question he's struggled with as a husband, a father, and just as a human being: How do you cook an egg?

2025-04-23 • 53 min

11. Is Making Kids Famous Child Abuse? with Avan Jogia

Hasan sits down with Avan Jogia to talk about fame, nostalgia, and the pitfalls of kids TV, all part of his new book: "Autopsy of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob."

2025-04-30 • 48 min

12. A Very Watchable, Very Viral Interview with Mehdi Hasan

Hasan goes head to head with Mehdi Hasan and asks HIM the tough questions for once, like: Why did he really leave MSNBC? Why is he so addicted to clout? And most importantly - did he order the code red?

2025-05-07 • 45 min

13. The Republican Road to Hell with Tim Miller

Hasan sits down with former Republican political consultant and current Never Trumper Tim Miller to talk about MAGA's origin story, Sarah Palin, and why Republican politicians have such a humiliation kink.

2025-05-14 • 53 min

14. Why Ezra Klein Is So F***ing Angry (with Democrats)

Hasan sits down with superstar political podcaster Ezra Klein to talk about why he's so angry, what Democrats need to change, and his new book "Abundance."

2025-05-21 • 44 min

15. Ronan Farrow on How The Trump Admin Could Spy on You

Hasan sits down with Pulitzer-winning journalist Ronan Farrow to talk about his HBO documentary on spyware tech, his new podcast “Not a Very Good Murderer,” and to exchange hair care tips with a fellow hair bro.

2025-05-28 • 49 min

16. Why Roy Wood Jr. Always Says Yes

Hasan sits down with his friend and old Daily Show co-correspondent Roy Wood Jr. to talk about his latest Hulu special "Lonely Flowers," his early days as a prank caller, and why he says yes to everything.

2025-06-04 • 46 min

17. Dads, Death & Popes with Mike Birbiglia

Hasan sits down with his friend and fellow standup Mike Birbiglia to talk about dads, death and popes.

2025-06-06 • 54 min

18. Cynthia Nixon Hasn’t Forgiven Andrew Cuomo

Hasan sits down with legendary actor and former candidate for New York governor Cynthia Nixon to talk about her old nemesis Andrew Cuomo, and her two hit HBO shows: And Just Like That and The Gilded Age. (Recorded March 19, 2025)

2025-06-11 • 47 min

19. Why are Women Obsessed with Murder? with Crime Junkie Ashley Flowers

Hasan sits down with true crime media mogul Ashley Flowers to discuss why women are so obsessed with true crime, whether she’d prefer to be stuck in a forest with a bear or a man, and her new novel, “The Missing Half.”

2025-06-13 • 42 min

20. Rahm Emanuel on How to Divide Republicans

Hasan sits down with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel to talk about where the Democrats need to go, whether he’s the guy to take them there, and to ask if he actually helped created AOC.

2025-06-18 • 45 min

21. Financial Literacy for Dummies (Like Me) with JL Collins

Hasan sits down with personal finance guru JL Collins to talk about his book “The Simple Path To Wealth,” why so many people are bad with money, and how to ignore all those overconfident posers in your Instagram reels (other than Hasan).

2025-06-20 • 59 min

22. Why War Doesn't Work with General Stanley McChrystal

Hasan sits down with 4-star General Stanley McChrystal to discuss how close we are to WW3, his new book “On Character,” and whether The Onion got it more right than the U.S. military.

2025-06-25 • 38 min

23. Why You Can't Pay Attention with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes

Hasan sits down with MSNBC's Chris Hayes to talk about his new book - "The Siren's Call: How Attention Became The World's Most Endangered Resource" - and why our rectangles of sadness are so irresistible while making us feel so shitty.

2025-07-02 • 55 min

24. Is New Jersey Going MAGA? with Governor Phil Murphy

Hasan sits down with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to talk about his state’s red shift, his fight against congestion pricing, and something a little less controversial… immigration

2025-07-04 • 46 min

25. When Will Democrats Get Mad? with Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Hasan sits down with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett to talk about why her message is resonating with so many Americans, to discuss some practical advice for protestors, and to ask her about the Trump administration's legal strategy, which amounts to "F--k you, make me."

2025-07-09 • 49 min

26. How Trump is Abusing the Military with Senator Tammy Duckworth

Hasan sits down with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth to talk about her least favorite draft dodger, how she maintains her respect for the military even when it's run by complete dumbasses, and whether soldiers should follow orders to shoot protestors. Spoiler alert: no.

2025-07-16 • 44 min

27. Is Political Violence Becoming Normal? With Arizona AG Kris Mayes

Hasan sits down with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to learn more about why she changed teams from the Republicans to the Democrats, what she thinks about the growing threats of violence towards politicians, and what her answer is to the central question behind every immigration debate: how many do we let in?

2025-07-18 • 40 min

28. Why AI is Overrated with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Hasan sits down with Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson to talk about the power of scientific literacy, the Trump administration’s attack on scientific institutions, and the future of AI.

2025-07-23 • 57 min

29. Enter the Method Man

Hasan sits down with hip hop legend Method Man to talk about getting older in a youth-focused genre, what really happened at the 1995 Source Awards, and his new career as an actor.

2025-07-25 • 44 min

30. America's Best Palestinian Comic - Mo Amer

Hasan sits down with Palestinian-American comic and close friend Mo Amer to talk about his incredible life story.

2025-07-30 • 52 min