How Chris Hayes Makes Sense of the “World-Historical Cataclysm”

May 11, 2020 12:14 PM

How Chris Hayes Makes Sense of the “World-Historical Cataclysm” — The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner interviews MSNBC's Chris Hayes on a wide range of topics, including the impact of COVID-19 on the informational value of cable news and the difficulties of bringing leftists and liberals together after a divisive Democratic primary.
posted by tonycpsu (3 comments total)

... I’ve been in periods where there’s very low exogenous audience interest, and very high exogenous audience interest.

Almost seems indubitably like a prototypical MiFi poster.

(actually one of the best on the media!)
posted by sammyo at 12:41 PM on May 11, 2020 [1 favorite]

Good to see someone come out of an interview with Chotiner looking better than when he went in. This is a good interview touching on a bunch of important subjects.

I've always liked the cut of Hayes' jib.
posted by Justinian at 2:47 PM on May 11, 2020 [6 favorites]

Hayes' podcast Why Is This Happening? is one of the most substantive ones I listen to. He's a good interviewer, clearly a deeply curious person, and the material covers a wide range of topics and information. It's not always optimistic, but it's pretty thoughtful and that in itself is kind of cheering.
posted by suelac at 10:21 AM on May 12, 2020 [2 favorites]