Why Ezra Klein is So F***ing Angry (with Democrats)

Hasan sits down with superstar political podcaster Ezra Klein to talk about why he’s so angry, what Democrats need to change, and his new book “Abundance.”

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Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
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Cinematographer: Austin Morales
Producer: Kayla Feng
Associate Producer: Annie Fick
Editor: Zach Silberberg
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Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian and noted IBS sufferer 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, focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers.

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0:00- Cold Open
0:32- Opening Monologue
1:56- Ezra Klein Cursing Montage
4:45- Importance of emotion in journalism
6:40- The Right making cruelty a meme
9:25- The Left f**ing up governance
13:30- Personality Transplants in the Republican Party
18:40- Well Meaning Red Tape
25:33- Abundance of the Factors of Production
27:28- Everything Bagel Liberalism
31:22- Psychologically Polarization of Political Parties
33:47- Breaking Rules vs. Breaking Laws
40:33- Ezra Klein’s Glow Up