Meet the Team
Chance Seales
Host, "The Why"
Chance Seales hosts Newsy's evening show "The Why." He's led national coverage of presidents, Congress and the Supreme Court from Washington for broadcast companies like Nexstar and Media General, and worked at Newsy in its earliest days. Chance and his husband live in D.C. and are the (way too) proud dads of Bear and Peggy, the world's sweetest French bulldogs.
Recent Work
Dream Jobs: Michelin Star Chef
Dream Jobs: Speechwriter And Author
Dream Jobs: Podcaster
Dream Jobs: Art Consultant
Andrew Marantz On How Extremist Groups Recruit Using Social Media
The Traits That Once Predicted Who Would Be Elected To Congress
Dream Jobs: Musical Theater Actor
As Young People Experience New Kinds Of Media, It's Changing Libraries
Dream Jobs: Capitol Tour Guide
The Regional Dialects Of The Internet
To Help Suicidal Teens Recover, Doctors Appoint 'Caring Adults'
Dream Jobs: Bull Rider
'People Search Sites' Make Money Selling Access To Public Documents
Who Are The Kurdish People?
The Serious Study of Imaginary Friends
Dream Jobs: Fitness Influencer
Those That Dread Talking On The Phone
The Social Science Studies That Can't Be Replicated
How Judges Consider Gender In Sentencing
As Resale Markets Grow, So Has The Need For 'Authenticators'
Dream Jobs: STEM Teacher
Which Neighborhood You Grow Up In Can Predict Your Income As An Adult
The Origins Of The LGBTQIA+ Acronym
Examining Fairness In Cable News
Dream Jobs: Ship Captain
The Political And Predictive Power Of Dynamic Scoring
Why Experts Can't Rule Out The Possibility We Live In A Simulation
Dream Jobs: Literature Professor
When A Musician Dies, What Should Happen To Their Unreleased Work?
