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Chris Hayes, host of MSNBC’sAll In with Chris Hayes, is taking his podcastWhy Is This Happening?on the road, taping in front of live audiences at iconic venues in Austin, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City in the coming months.
The topics of discussion will range from the challenges facing American democracy to the ongoing investigations into former PresidentDonald Trump.
MSNBC host Chris Hayes.Sipa via AP Image
The live format is something of a return to form for Hayes, who went to high school withLin-Manuel Mirandaanddirected theHamiltoncreator in his first stage show.
“We’ve absolutely loved doing live events over the years," Hayes told PEOPLE. “I’m still a theatre kid at heart and there really is nothing like the energy in a room with hundreds of people who are excited to be there.”
Hayes previously took hisWhy Is This Happening?podcast on the road in 2019 to interview newsmakers like Sen.Ted Cruz, playwright Tony Kushner, actor Jeremy Harris, investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and author Ibram X. Kendi.
In early 2020, he hosted live shows ofAll Inin three different states.
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Hayes began his television career as a guest host ofThe Rachel Maddow Showand other MSNBC programs before landing his own weekend show,Up with Chris Hayes, in 2011. In March 2013, he moved to primetime as the host of the weekday news and opinion showAll In with Chris Hayes.
Why Is This Happening?premiered in May 2018 and recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. New episodes are released each Tuesday wherever podcasts are available.
source: people.com
