Episodes first aired in 2024
Aired: 7/8/2024
Welcome to Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know. This week Hasan sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren to better understand why our politicians are so old, learn how someone as smart as her operates in a place as stupid as American politics, and discuss the new IRS website, which allows people to file their taxes for free.
Aired: 8/5/2024
Hasan nerds out on basketball with the LA Lakers’ new head coach, JJ Redick, but struggles to keep up with one of the biggest brains in the NBA.
Aired: 8/23/2024
At the DNC in Chicago, Hasan speaks with voting rights champion and Human IMDb, Stacey Abrams, to discuss Kamala Harris, Gaza protests, and the nerdiest way to burn a confederate flag. They also talk about her brand new podcast, Assembly Required.
Aired: 8/29/2024
The day after Bernie Sanders’ speech at the DNC, Hasan has some follow up questions for the Senator, like “What exactly did you mean by a ceasefire in Gaza?” and “What do I tell my friends who have given up on politics?” and “Do you ever feel like blowing your brains out?”
Aired: 8/30/2024
Hasan talks with America’s only sitting Black governor on “Progressive Patriotism,” how he became a Democrat with a Republican resume, and why we should replace the military with breakdancers.
Aired: 9/26/2024
Hasan talks to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan about why Wall Street hates her, whether she has access to Jeff Bezos’ text messages, and how to cancel his membership to Planet Fitness.
Aired: 10/10/2024
Hasan sits down with billionaire Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to ask him why he spent the budget of a Pixar movie just to get a government job, and whether the only way to beat a bad guy with a billion dollars is a good guy with a billion dollars.
Aired: 10/30/2024
Hasan talks with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about high-speed rail porn, Space X, and why a mile of subway costs ten times more than a Marvel movie.
Aired: 11/20/2024
Hasan sat down with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to talk about why you should visit London, why you shouldn’t visit Southport (if you’re Muslim), and to tackle perhaps the most important question in the world today: What exactly is a Piers Morgan?
Aired: 12/4/2024
Hasan talks to CNN host Fareed Zakaria about his role in the media, America’s role in the world, and completely forgets to mention his new book, “Age of Revolutions.”
Aired: 12/12/2024
Hasan talks to Wicked director Jon M. Chu about how Big Tech is eating Hollywood, his time as a YouTuber, and takes a moment to give him his flowers… literally.
Aired: 12/30/2024
To celebrate the end of our first season of HMDK, we put together some of our favorite moments. Enjoy the highlights, and watch out for season #2 coming soon!
