Shows / Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith Has Questions is a dynamic, apolitical podcast hosted by Shane Smith dedicated to getting to the bottom of prominent instances of misinformation and disinformation while revealing the fascinating fundamental truths (if there are any?) of the most interesting and convoluted social and political issues of our time. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4…
Episodes
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Midterm Machinations | Shane Smith Has Questions
For nonpartisan data on the 2026 midterm election, check out USAFacts election hub: https://usafacts.org/elections/ Subscribe to Shane Smith Has Questions for…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
How America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide” ft. Timothy Snyder | Shane Smith Has Questions
Historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder joins Shane Smith for a wide-ranging conversation about what he calls America’s “superpower suicide” and what…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
“I Don’t See Anybody in Charge Here” | w/Renée DiResta on AI, Election Interference & Propaganda | Shane Smith Has Questions
Renée DiResta has spent the past decade investigating how propaganda, foreign influence and conspiracy theories spread online. Now, as the midterms approach…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Trump’s Fight to Control the 2026 Midterms w/ Cisco Aguilar | Shane Smith Has Questions
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar just won a major Supreme Court fight against the Trump administration over its attempt to impose new federal…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
“Clipping Is the New Canvassing” | w/Adam Mockler | Shane Smith Has Questions
At 23, Adam Mockler has become one of the most prominent young voices in liberal political media, building an audience of millions through rapid-response…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Ben McKenzie Exposes Crypto’s Biggest Lies | Shane Smith Has Questions
Most people know Ben McKenzie from The O.C. Over the past several years, however, he has made an unlikely transformation into a serious crypto…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Lawsuit That Could Change American Elections | Lawrence Lessig | Shane Smith Has Questions
Can one lawsuit change the future of American elections? Why almost everyone misunderstands Citizens United The legal mistake Lessig says created Super PACs…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
When Politics Became Sports: Tim Miller on Trump, Media & America | Shane Smith Has Questions
When did politics stop being about solving problems and start becoming a team sport? Former Republican strategist and The Bulwark host Tim Miller joins Shane…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Sean Penn on Zelenskyy, El Chapo, and Seeing the World Up Close | Shane Smith Has Questions
Sean Penn has spent much of his life going places most people only experience through headlines — wartime Kyiv with Zelenskyy, Chávez's Venezuela, Castro's…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Reporting the Region: Inside Iran & Afghanistan | Gelareh Kiazand | SSHQ
For more than a decade, Gelareh Kiazand reported from some of the world's most complicated and misunderstood places. From covering life under the Taliban in…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Ken Burns: "There is No Them. There's Only Us." | Shane Smith Has Questions
Ken Burns has spent more than five decades telling America's story. From The Civil War and The Vietnam War to Baseball, Jazz, and The U.S. and the Holocaust…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Age of Disclosure: Who Actually Controls the UAP Secrets? | w/ Dan Farah | Shane Smith Has Questions
Who actually controls the biggest secret in modern history? For decades, UFOs were treated as conspiracy theories, fringe science, or tabloid fodder. Today…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
"Our Weapon Is AI" | Shane Smith & Andrew Callaghan Interview Iran's Viral Meme Warriors
Shane Smith and Andrew Callaghan sit down with the anonymous creator behind Explosive Media, the Iranian team whose AI-generated LEGO videos became one of the…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsThe AI Dilemma: War, Jobs, Power & Humanity | w/ Aza Raskin
What happens when artificial intelligence becomes more powerful than the institutions meant to govern it? Shane Smith sits down with Aza Raskin, co-founder of…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsAutonomous Warfare Has Arrived | African Lion 2026 Exclusive with Gen. Anderson & Lt. Gasparri
How is AI changing modern warfare? And are we already entering the age of autonomous war? Shane Smith and VICE News travel to Morocco for African Lion 2026 —…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsIran Speaks Out: Inside Tehran’s Response to Trump, Israel & War | Shane Smith Has Questions
As tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran continue to escalate, Shane Smith travels to Tehran for a rare interview with Esmail Baghaei…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
UFO Disclosure Has Started w/ Jeremy Corbell on Sleeping Dog
After the latest U.S. government release of UAP/UFO files, filmmaker and investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell returns to Shane Smith Has Questions for a…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsDon’t Let Iran Become Another Afghanistan w/ Former Inspector General John Sopko
What happens when America never learns the lessons of its longest wars? Former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko joins Shane…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
A Different Kind of Democrat on Fixing Government ft. Matt Mahan | Shane Smith Has Questions
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joins Shane Smith for a raw conversation about why California feels broken and what it would actually take to fix it. They discuss…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The System Is Rigged And Everyone Knows It ft. Scott Galloway | Shane Smith Has Questions
Scott Galloway sits down with Shane Smith to talk through why the system feels off right now and why more people are starting to notice. They get into how…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Iran, Oil, and the Crisis Coming Next ft. Ian Bremmer | Shane Smith Has Questions
Ian Bremmer, one of the most connected geopolitical minds on the planet, sits down to explain the Iran crisis in brutally honest terms: why regime change was a…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Oil, War, and Global Power ft. Amos Hochstein | Shane Smith Has Questions
The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, and energy expert Amos Hochstein is calling this the single greatest energy crisis in global history bigger than…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Congress Isn’t Ready for AI ft. Senator Bernie Sanders I Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Senator Bernie Sanders for a conversation that cuts straight to the heart of America's biggest crisis artificial intelligence…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Venezuela After Maduro: Inside the First U.S. Visit with Shane Smith | Shane Has Questions
Shane Smith travels to Venezuela for a special episode of Shane Smith Has Questions, on the ground for the first meeting between U.S. Energy Secretary Chris…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Can AI Save America’s Broken Political System? ft. Andrew Yang | Shane Has Questions
Shane sits down with Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, Forward Party founder, and former presidential and mayoral candidate for a wide-open conversation about what…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Case That Could Take Down Super PACs & Stop Dark Money ft. Lawrence Lessig | Shane Has Questions
Harvard Law’s Lawrence Lessig, founder of Creative Commons and Equal Citizens, joins Shane for look at how money captured American politics and what it will…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsHow Maverick Carter Rewrote the Rules of Sports Media ft Maverick Carter | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane sits down with Maverick Carter, CEO of SpringHill Company, business partner to LeBron James, and one of the most influential figures in modern sports and…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
How Social Media Rewired Journalism ft. Aaron Parnas | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Aaron Parnas, the 26-year-old lawyer, journalist, and viral political commentator who’s redefining how Americans get their news…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Why Hollywood Lost Its Soul ft. Barry Diller | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Hollywood titan Barry Diller, the media mogul behind Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, QVC, Expedia, and IAC, for a sweeping…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Spiritual Crisis of Modern Intelligence ft. Sam Harris | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Sam Harris, philosopher, neuroscientist, and bestselling author for a deep conversation about artificial intelligence…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
How America Lost Faith in Everything ft. Chuck Todd | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with veteran journalist Chuck Todd, former Meet the Press moderator and current host of Sunday Night with Chuck Todd, in a deep dive on…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Rage Economy Is Destroying Us ft. Scott Galloway | Shane Smith Has Questions
Scott Galloway and Shane Smith dive into the growing tension in today’s society, exploring how economic instability, digital culture, and political unrest are…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Hidden Side of Psychedelic Research ft. Hamilton Morris | Shane Smith Has Questions
Psychedelics are reshaping medicine and culture. Ayahuasca ceremonies, ibogaine treatments, and ketamine clinics promise breakthroughs but raise hard questions…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Are We Headed for Global Chaos? ft. Ian Bremmer | Shane Smith Has Questions
Drone warfare is changing the battlefield fast. Cheap swarms can overwhelm defenses, strike deep, and create new security threats—from war zones to stadiums…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Addiction, Injuries & the Cost of Comedy ft. Johnny Knoxville | Shane Smith Has Questions
Johnny Knoxville sits down with Shane Smith to discuss the physical and emotional costs of his career. He reflects on the chaotic start of Jackass, the…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
What the U.S. Military Knows About UFOs ft. Jeremy Corbell
Shane sits down with investigative filmmaker and UFO researcher Jeremy Corbell to explore the most controversial and captivating subject of our time: Are we…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
How Psychiatry Lost Its Way ft. Phil Stutz | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane sits down with psychiatrist and bestselling author Phil Stutz to unpack the failures of modern psychiatry and why traditional methods often fall short…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Why Playing It Safe Kills Brands ft. Mike Cessario | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane sits down with Liquid Death Founder/CEO Mike Cessario to talk branding, politics, and the power of provocation. They dive into how Liquid Death turned…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Dark Side of Deterrence & Nuclear Science ft. Taylor Wilson | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane and nuclear-physics prodigy Taylor Wilson on the past, present, and future of atomic science, how Cold-War close calls, and today’s aging launch warning…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Quantum Chip That Might Change Everything ft. Julian Kelly | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Julian Kelly, Senior Director of Hardware at Google Quantum AI and architect of the groundbreaking Willow chip, to map out the next…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Inside the WILD World of Independent Journalism ft. Andrew Callaghan | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with Channel 5 and All Gas No Brakes founder Andrew Callaghan. They discuss Andrew’s hitchhiking origins, his first full-length interview…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Inside LA’s Wildfire Crisis & Political Fallout ft. Karen Bass | Shane Has Questions | Vice News
When wildfires, homelessness, and immigration collide, Los Angeles becomes a focal point for America’s biggest debates. In this candid, hourlong sitdown, Shane…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Inside LA’s Fire Disaster & Political Chaos ft. Rick Caruso | Shane Has Questions
Rick Caruso breaks down the harsh realities behind LA’s wildfire devastation, exposing how political failures, broken systems, and poor leadership turned a…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
The Spiritual Journey Behind Creativity & Art ft. Rick Rubin | Shane Has Questions | Vice News
Rick Rubin dives deep into the essence of creativity, exploring its spiritual roots and the role of sensitivity in artistic expression. From his reflections on…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Jordan Peterson on Academia, the New Right, & Saving the West | Shane Has Questions
In this wide-ranging conversation, Shane Smith presses Dr. Jordan B. Peterson on everything from academia’s groupthink and campus protests to benzo withdrawal…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
ICE, Asylum, and Why the Border Crisis Isn’t What You Think
John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE under President Obama, explains why both Republican and Democratic leaders have struggled to manage the border, why…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
My Life as an Economic Hitman with John Perkins
John Perkins was once an economic hitman — a chief economist helping powerful corporations and governments entrap resource-rich countries in massive debt…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Who will win the Space Race? w/ Ashlee Vance & Jonathan McDowell | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with three of the brightest minds pushing humanity’s final frontier, space. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, author and space reporter…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
What are the Next Moves for the Left w/ Faiz Shakir | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane sits down with Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders' former campaign manager and executive director of More Perfect Union—to ask the question on everyone’s mind…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Stock Market Wipe Out Explained | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane dives deep into today’s economic turbulence with two of the most respected voices in the field: former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and global…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Bryan Johnson | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith and tech entrepreneur and biohacker Bryan Johnson—the mastermind behind the burgeoning “Don’t Die” movement and hit Netflix documentary— dissect…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Covid-19 Report Examined | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane Smith sits down with key figures from Congress and the scientific community to dissect the new, two-year House investigation into COVID-19. Congressman…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Marc Andreessen | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane and Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen unpack how a Chinese open-source AI breakthrough could mark a “Sputnik moment” for the West, why governments are…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Covid Lab Leak Theory Examined | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane does a deep dive on the bombshell Covid report with the man who chaired the committee, Congressman Brad Wenstrup. He gets alternate opinions from Dr…
- Shane Smith Has Questions
Can the Government Control the Weather? | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shot before the California disaster, Shane does a deep dive on weather modification and geo-engineering, the realities, the truths, and the Internet conspiracy…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsBrigham Buhler One on One | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane and ex Big Pharma rep turned advocate Brigham Buhler dissect the varying reactions of the United Health Care CEO tragedy in NYC, why people are so upset…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsTom Bilyeu One on One | Shane Smith Has Questions
Entrepreneur and podcaster Tom Bilyeu of Impact Theory and Shane on our algorithm-induced national divorce, the erosion of public trust giving rise to new…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsOne on One with Brianne Dressen | Shane Smith Has Questions
Shane has questions for Brianne Dressen, a Utah mother and former preschool teacher turned advocate, to discuss her life-changing experience as an AstraZeneca…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsShane Smith Has Questions | Destiny One On One
Shane sits down with Destiny, internet personality, live streamer, and political commentator. They discuss Destiny’s viral debates with public figures and his…
Shane Smith Has QuestionsShane Smith Has Questions | The Future of Immigration
Shane talks to border experts Todd Bensman and Nick Gillespie about what might happen in a Trump presidency moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices…