Why We Can’t Focus - 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. Sign up for Ground News at: groundnews.com/hasan Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Cinematographer: Austin Morales Producer: Kayla Feng Associate Producer: Annie Fick Editor: Zach Silberberg Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland New to HMDK? Start here: (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6linSnhLs0dd6APJS0_u12PLhQoRXD3) Follow us on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/hmdk) Follow us on TikTok - (https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj) Listen to our Podcast - (https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDoesntKnowYT) And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. 0:00- Cold Open 1:11- Monologue 2:10- Chris' chain poppin' 4:20- Why does being alive right now feel so shitty? 7:15- How is attention a commodity? 9:55- Why are we so susceptible to this? 11:54- Why are we so uncomfortable with silence? 19:02- Chris rediscovers Buddhism 21:24- Are Hasan and Chris a part of the problem? 24:03- How do you not let market incentives change what you want to do? 27:30- How much attention should we pay to the news? 30:59- Hasan and Chris talk Sacramento Kings 34:17- The paradox of the star and the fan 37:53- How do you out-troll a troll? 42:19- How do we return to normalcy? 45:18- Do your children have phones? 48:24- Reconciling kids’ safety with independence 51:34- Has the phone made things better? 53:49- Chris’ Screentime. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political interview