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Jul 2025
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Why We Can’t Focus - with MSNBC’s Chris ...

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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

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