Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know

How Democrats Abandoned the Working Class

August 12, 2026·1h 6m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Hasan sits down with More Perfect Union’s John Russell to discuss how the Democratic Party shifted their strategy away from the working class, what people often misunderstand about Trump voters, and the bipartisan coalition forming against AI data centers. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer/ Copywriter: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: NV Moore and Will FeinsteinAssistant Editor: Zae JordanTalent Coordinators: Tanya Somanader and Kori SchulmanExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. 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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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