April 30, 2026
Listen to the Trailer HERE
(New York – April 30, 2026) – MS NOW’s Chris Hayes, anchor of All In with Chris Hayes and host of the hit "Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast" will debut an all-new MS NOW Original podcast series, “The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress.” The series seeks to tackle the most important AI questions that often go unasked.
The first episode will be available across podcast platforms on Tuesday, May 5, with new episodes coming out weekly. Click here to listen to the trailer.
Each week, Hayes sits down with preeminent experts on AI and its effects to answer a wide-range of those unanswered questions to help listeners make sense of the technology in a time when its momentum feels unstoppable – all while taking into consideration what AI is, and what it isn’t.
“The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress” will feature in-depth conversations with experts, including: The Atlantic journalist Derek Thompson; professor at Wharton and New York Times bestselling author Ethan Mollick; professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and member of the Berkeley AI Research Group Alison Gopnik; former co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team at Google and co-founder of Black in AI Timnit Gebru; philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers; author, host of the “Better Offline” podcast and writer of the “Where's Your Ed At” newsletter, Ed Zitron; The New York Times journalist and author, Michael Pollan, and more.
New episodes of “The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress” will release weekly on Tuesdays across Apple, Spotify, and wherever listeners get their podcasts. The new series will also be available as a video series on YouTube. As part of MS NOW Premium, listeners can get ad-free listening plus bonus content. A subscriber-exclusive episode will come out on June 18.
Other chart-topping and award-winning MS NOW Original podcasts include: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order,” “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra,” “Rachel Maddow Presents: Bag Man,” “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast,” “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki,” “Clock It with Symone & Eugene,” “Main Justice with Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord,” and more. In 2025, MS NOW’s audio portfolio had more than 140 million total downloads.
MS NOW continues to lead the pack as one of the most influential news organizations on non-linear platforms, recording over 2.1 billion combined views across YouTube and TikTok year-to-date. MS NOW continues to record more views on YouTube than ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News combined.
In April, MS NOW delivered its fifth consecutive month of year-over-year growth in April, up 20% among total viewers and nearly 50% in the demo. MS NOW continues to have one of the most loyal and engaged audiences, reaching more than 32 million Americans each week on TV. Plus, the average MS NOW viewer watches the network for over nine hours each week.
The launch of “The AI End Game: Power, Profit, and Progress” is part of VERSANT’s continued investment in the network’s original programming, content, and non-linear offerings.
For more information, visit https://www.ms.now/podcasts.
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