All In with Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes is one of those hosts who makes you feel smarter just by listening to him. All In publishes daily, with episodes running around 41 to 46 minutes each. Hayes covers the biggest political stories of the day with a commitment to accountability journalism that goes beyond surface-level commentary. He is genuinely interested in systems and structures -- how power works, who benefits, and who gets left behind. The format blends Hayes's own analysis with interviews featuring politicians, journalists, policy experts, and activists. He has a knack for asking the follow-up question that most interviewers skip, the one that gets past talking points and into actual substance. His guests range from Democratic legislators to investigative reporters to academics, and the conversations tend to be substantive rather than performative. Hayes came up through progressive media -- he started at The Nation and then moved to MSNBC -- and his perspective reflects that background. But he is also genuinely curious and willing to engage with complexity in ways that distinguish him from more predictable partisan commentators. He will spend time on a story about labor organizing or environmental regulation that other shows ignore entirely. With 253 episodes and a 4.5-star rating from over 5,100 reviews, the podcast version of his MSNBC show has found a strong audience. The premium tier offers ad-free listening for a few dollars a month.