
Velshi
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Ep 250309The Battle to Hold the Line Against Trump’s Power Grab
Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) discuss the funding fight in Congress, the battle to hold the line against Trump’s power grab, and the continuing fight for civil rights in America To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250208Challenging Trump in Congress and the Courts
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) talks about challenging President Trump with “righteous incivility” while the courts are increasingly viewed as the last, best, clearest line of defense against presidential overreach. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250302Global Disarray and “Alternative Math” in the Trump Era
Europe prepares for a world without the U.S. as a reliable ally, Canada readies for Trump’s tariffs, and Republicans work toward slashing health and nutrition programs to pay for tax cuts To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250301Allies, Adversaries, and Who’s in Control
Trump takes Russia’s side, the White House seizes control over the press pool, and post-Roe America brings echoes of the real-life stories that inspired The Handmaid’s Tale To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250223Past & Prologue
How America’s foreign policy realignment under Donald Trump threatens to unravel decades of global alliances and what history tells us about what might come next To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250222Purges, Cuts, and Turnabouts
What’s behind an extraordinary series of late-night firings at the Pentagon, the truth about Republican cost-cutting, and what the new American administration’s reversal on Ukraine means for the war-torn country To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250216It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Even with both chambers of Congress at his disposal, Donald Trump continues to unilaterally bulldoze his way through government, consolidating power. At every turn the president flouts the proper channels and procedures necessary to accomplish his goals, and instead Trump chooses chaos. But it really doesn’t have to be this way. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250215Constitutional Questions and Political Pressure
The judicial branch is now under threat as the Trump administration continues its power grab in Washington and tests the limits of the president’s power. Will America’s system of checks and balances hold? To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250209Project 2025 Is Here
What the arch-conservative blueprint for governing looks like in real life, how the gutting of the federal workforce could hit Black workers hardest, and what happens when Big Tech coddles authoritarian leaders To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250208Balance of Power
How Elon Musk’s DOGE is amassing power and President Trump is making good on his promise to dismantle government. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250202Welcome to Donald Trump’s Trade War
U.S. trade partners retaliate for Trump’s tariffs, Trump’s FBI purge meets pushback, and a new era of American unseriousness on the global stage takes hold To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250201The Trump Purge
A new shock-wave of firings by the Trump administration, Day One of Trump’s new tariffs, and the state of the most endangered Trump cabinet nominations To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250126Retribution and National Security in the New Trump Era
The consequences of President Trump’s ongoing political retribution for America’s national security with Ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Bennie Thompson, and how wealth and power in the new Trump era is leading us down a path towards American oligarchy To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250125The Reshaping of Justice for a New Trump Era
How Donald Trump is reshaping justice in a new term, why we can’t assume his birthright citizenship gambit is doomed to fail, and what holding the line looks like now that he’s in office To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250121Trump’s Cabinet, the “tech-industrial complex,” and why the 1930s classic “The Grapes of Wrath” is still being banned
Former CIA Director John Brennan weighs in on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Nobel Prize-winner Maria Ressa shares crucial lessons for reporting on a government that’s hostile to the free press, and why this week’s selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” is still so relevant to American life and politics that it’s still being banned. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250112Preparing for What Donald Trump is Promising
How mixed-status families are planning for Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, how Trump’s pick for CIA is being received in the Senate, and the tech that could make wildfires detectable in minutes To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250111The First Convicted felon in the White House
The California wildfires are playing into a growing insurance crisis, Mark Zuckerberg is getting fact-checked on his motivations for ending fact-checking on Meta, what Donald Trump’s sentencing means, and a timely analysis of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic ‘Fahrenheit 451’ with author Lois Lowry and fascism expert Jason Stanley. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250105January 6 & the Transfer of Power
Donald Trump’s election win will be certified on January 6, 2025 - four years after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn his previous election loss. Congressman Jamie Raskin reflects on that dark day, the impeachment that followed, and “the struggle between authoritarian lies and democracy” that will continue into a second Trump term. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 250104A Narrow Margin & A New Congress
What Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrowest of margins means for a new Republican congress, the alarming details of an under-the-radar Chinese espionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. telecom companies; and the most underappreciated aspects of Jimmy Carter’s legacy as his state funeral begins in Georgia To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241229Gearing Up for Hearings on Trump Cabinet Picks
Previewing Trump’s cabinet confirmations with Rina Shah, Steve Benen, Philip Bump, Errin Haines; the problematic history of the death penalty with Bryan Stevenson; what we learned about the Black voting bloc in the 2024 campaign cycle with Basil Smikle and Quentin James; South Carolina’s proposed abortion bill with Mia McLeod and Melissa Murray; the discriminatory policies undermining black homeownership with Bernadette Atuahene; an interview with 13-year-old political influencer Knowa de Baraso To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241228Trump's Promises for Day 1
Previewing President-elect Trump’s first day back in office with April Ryan, Ameshia Cross, Jonathan Alter, Hugo Lowell; the year in Trump trials with Danny Cevallos; the push to exonerate Marcus Garvey with Rep. Barbara Lee; the importance of counting all pregnancy-related deaths in TX with state Rep. Donna Howard; how corporations are preparing for Trump with Adia Wingfield To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241222Republican Power Taking Shape
Republican Congressman Don Bacon pushes back on “hyperpartisanship” endorsed by Bannon, why Texas says it will not review pregnancy deaths from the two years after the state began banning abortion, a conversation with former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, and more. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241221Who’s the Boss?
The chaos of the Trump/Musk GOP, a new Democratic strategy for opposing Donald Trump, Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train,” and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241215Preparing for a New Trump Era
Rick Wilson, Barbara McQuade, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Donald Trump’s latest administration picks, Rachel Barkow and Rep. Jim McGovern on presidential pardon power, Michele Goodwin and Marc Hearron on Republican efforts to expand the reach of state abortion bans, Imara Jones on what trans Americans are doing to prepare for another Trump administration, and Paola Ramos on Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241214Halfway Between Election Day and Inauguration Day
What President Biden’s pardons mean for Trump’s pardoning plans, an exit interview with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Nikole Hannah-Jones on the future of journalism in a new Trump era. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241201How to Outlast Trump’s Chaos Strategy
What Kash Patel as FBI Director could mean for Trump’s retribution agenda and the rule of law, lessons on outlasting Trump’s strategic chaos, what’s behind corporate rollbacks of DEI initiatives and more. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241130The Cost of Another Trump Presidency
What Donald Trump’s tariff threat would mean for American consumers, an alarming new salvo in the abortion wars, the story of a Louisiana librarian who was relentlessly targeted for speaking out against censorship, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241124Finding the Guardrails in a New Trump Era
Lessons from the first successful pushback against the Trump agenda, what we’re getting wrong about the First Amendment and who it really protects, and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on what we can expect from a Trump cabinet that’s shaping up to be the opposite of a Team of Rivals. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241123Trump’s Cabinet and the Promise of Project 2025
Donald Trump tells on himself with cabinet picks that herald a Project 2025 agenda; who’s behind the well-funded effort to tear down the separation of church and state in America’s public school system; and Matt Gaetz’s new gig. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241117America’s Billionaire Era
The story of how America became the kind of place where a pair of billionaires can be put in charge of slashing government spending, the truth about Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, and how Senate Republicans are faring against his pressure campaign to give up their constitutional duty of advice and consent To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241116Preparing for an Unchecked Trump
Lessons on standing up to an autocrat by someone who’s done it before, the Trump cabinet pick who warned that “the world is not ready” for him, and a roadmap for fighting censorship from Jodi Picoult To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241110Confronting Our Own History
Why finding the path forward in a new Trump era requires a reckoning with America’s history, what’s behind the almost uniquely American problem of electing women presidents, and what governing will look like in Trump’s second term To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241109Our Work Is Not Done
Ali Velshi draws on American history – and his own family’s journey to democracy– to demonstrate that defeat can pave the way for triumph. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241103Rachel Maddow’s Closing Argument on Abortion
Rachel Maddow joins "Velshi" to share her closing argument about abortion ahead of Election Day, the latest NBC News poll shows Harris and Trump are tied, the fierce battle for swing states To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241102The Final Countdown
Harris and Trump blitz swing states ahead of Election Day, the impact of protest votes on the election, how Trump mishandled the coronavirus pandemic To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 2410279 Days Until Election Day
The latest on Decision 2024, with the candidates out on the trail To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 24102610 Days Until Election Day
The latest on the White House race, the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, Iran retaliates against Israel, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 24102016 Days till Election Day
Ali Velshi reports live from Phoenix on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hitting the trail as we approach Election Day, Republican voters in Arizona speak out against the direction of the GOP, examining Trump’s claim that he hires “the best people” To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241019Velshi Across America: Arizona 2024
Ali Velshi discusses the presidential race that’s in a dead heat 17 days out, who Arizona voters will choose at the ballot box, and Trump’s totalitarian agenda to punish Democrats who oppose him To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241013Dead Heat
Ali Velshi reports on the latest NBC News poll showing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck-and-neck, a look back at Trump’s family separation policy, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s report on how the Trump Administration controlled the FBI’s investigation into Justice Brett Kavanaugh. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241012Campaign of Lies
Ali Velshi reports on Trump’s web of lies spun on the campaign trail, Harris’ attempt to close the gender-gap among voters, the rise in criminal prosecutions of pregnant women, the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241006HIGH-STAKES FINAL PUSH OF THE 2024 CAMPAIGN CYCLE
Ali Velshi reports the latest updates from the Harris and Trump campaigns, the Middle East, a new hurricane bound for Florida, and Project 2025’s plan to undermine our ability to measure climate risks To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 241005ONE MONTH UNTIL ELECTION DAY
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns battle for union support, more on why abortion is healthcare, and a deeper dive inside Project 2025’s plans to change our democracy into a monarchy To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240929Trump’s Tariff Threat
Trump’s misguided tariff Policy, Project 2025’s plan to expand the death penalty, the battle for swing states, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240928HEZBOLLAH LEADER KILLED
Israel kills leader of Hezbollah, Harris campaign focuses on immigration, Project 2025’s plan to Politicize USAID, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240922State of Play with 44 Days to Go
Ali Velshi reports on the subversive intent behind Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric, the underlying racism within the anti-abortion movement, and growing tensions in the Middle East To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240921Playbooks
Conservative strategy to scapegoat and divide voters ahead of the 2024 election, Project 2025’s plan to politicize the U.S Census, tensions escalate in the Middle East, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240915The Company You Keep
Ali Velshi reports on far-right figure Laura Loomer’s connections to the Trump campaign, the latest conservative lies about immigration and abortion, Project 2025’s threat to agriculture, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240914Policy vs. Propaganda
Ali Velshi reports on Kamala Harris’ post-debate strategy, Project 2025 seeks to ban medication abortion, conservative lies about abortion, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep 240908Countdown to the Harris-Trump Debate
Harris & Trump prepare for their first meeting on the debate stage, Inside Project 2025’s assault on LGBTQ+ Rights, Kentucky highway shooter remains at large, and more To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.