{"podcast":{"title":"Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast","slug":"why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709","podcast_index_feed_id":67709,"rss_url":"https://podcastfeeds.nbcnews.com/why-is-this-happening-with-chris-hayes","website_url":"https://www.ms.now/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bac1b529-5924-47d7-a26e-2bb1c59c1103/50804245-1abf-4570-8804-7f7d2865055c/3000x3000/ms-20now-20rebrand-with-20-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"MS NOW, Chris Hayes","episode_count":463,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T18:18:10.124078+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709"},"episode":{"title":"Andrew Tate’s “Empire of Abuse” with Heidi Blake","slug":"andrew-tate-s-empire-of-abuse-with-heidi-blake","published_at":"2026-06-30T20:33:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709/andrew-tate-s-empire-of-abuse-with-heidi-blake","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709","url":"https://www.ms.now/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/injector.simplecastaudio.com/59eb82e8-198b-4b11-b64a-c04a9083812d/episodes/6453e5e6-50e7-4552-8c48-7b11d940b7c9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59eb82e8-198b-4b11-b64a-c04a9083812d&awEpisodeId=6453e5e6-50e7-4552-8c48-7b11d940b7c9&feed=Ftpd36Dg","summary":"There’s so many scandals in this era. And one of the biggest ones has to do with highly controversial brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate who have built massive followings online as right wing anti-feminist, misogynistic and pro-patriarchal influencers. The two, who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and U.K., face multiple legal investigations related to allegations of human trafficking, rape, and organized crime, all of which they strongly deny. There’s a lot to unpack, a lot of which is reported in a piece titled, “Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse,” written by Heidi Blake, an investigative reporter at The New Yorker. She joins WITHpod to discuss her reporting. We should note that Andrew and Tristan Tate have denied any wrongdoing. This conversation includes discussion of alleged sexual assault and abuse.","meta_description":"There’s so many scandals in this era. And one of the biggest ones has to do with highly controversial brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate who have built mass…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709/episodes/andrew-tate-s-empire-of-abuse-with-heidi-blake/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-is-this-happening-the-chris-hayes-podcast-67709/andrew-tate-s-empire-of-abuse-with-heidi-blake.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}