On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, a tale of two Dons! One Don remains unfazed in the face of the threat of arrest levied against him by Pam Bondi. Meanwhile, the other Don... well he's continuing to wreck shop. Join us as we delve deep into both of these stories and what they mean for the future of the United States. Our guests tonight are Daniel Levy, Nana Gyamfi and Sherrilyn Ifill. GUEST SOCIALS: Daniel Levy: Substack: https://substack.com/@daniellevyzeteo Nana Gyamfi: IG: @attorneyn...
Jan 24, 2026•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, we lay out the threats to the Constitution and the solutions. Joining us are Dr Luke and Pastor Freddie Haynes, the latter of whom is running for Congress. Followed by Robbie Jones of PRRI in part two of our monthly segment on how to fight white, Christian, nationalism. --- GUEST SOCIALS: Uncle Luke: IG & X: @unclelukereal1 Rev. Freddie Haynes: IG: @fhunscripted FB,TT: @haynesforcongress haynesforcongress.com Robby Jones; https://www.whitetoolong.ne...
Jan 22, 2026•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's special episode of The Joy Reid Show, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day! Join us and our rainbow coalition of guests as we look at the America of then and now, and what could be if we fight for it. Our Guests tonight are Mark Thompson, Gyasi Ross, Emilia Gonzalez Avalos, Jolly Good Ginger, Representative Jayapal and Steve Schmidt. GUEST SOCIALS: Rev. Mark Thompson: @ministter on all socials Gyasi Ross: IG: BigIndianGyasi Facebook: GyasiRossAuthor Emilia Gonzalez Avalos: fb/ins...
Jan 20, 2026•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show we cover the ever growing horrors as ICE continues it's campaign of terror across the country. We also cover Trump’s manic attempts to annex Greenland. Our guests joining us tonight are Rolanda Watts, Angela Rye, former US ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford, Sherrilyn Ifill --- GUEST SOCIALS: Angela: IG @angelarye Rolanda Watts: IG & X - @rolondawatts Rufus Gifford IG, X & FB: @rufusgifford Substack: @rufusgifford1 --- AND THANK YOU TO OUR SPONS...
Jan 17, 2026•2 hr 5 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, ICE is escalating the chaos in Minnesota, in a display that looks not dissimilar to the slave catchers of the Jim Crow South. Americans are anxiously waiting to see if Congress will renew the subsidies on The Affordable Care Act. And Trump encourages protesting Iranians to take back their country by force.... ironic. Our guests for tonight's show are author and lawyer Leah Litman, Dr. Vin Gupta, and writer and activist Trita Parsi. --- SHOW NOTES: Leah ...
Jan 15, 2026•2 hr 3 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid show we continue our coverage of the shooting of Renee Good, including some shocking new insights that was broken by Lev Parnas on his Substack. Joy also responds to Stephen A Smith's latest attacks on both her and Jasmine Crockett. Interesting that he always has something to say about black women... Lastly making her debut appearance on TJRS our darling friend Tiffany Cross is here to discuss her latest book which. you can pre-order here: https://shop.thejoy...
Jan 13, 2026•2 hr 14 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show we focus in on the horrific murder of Minneapolis resident, 37-year-old Renee Good, by ICE agents this past Wednesday. We also take a look at the response by the Trump Regime and it's attempts to smear Good's character and exonerate her killer. We cover newly released footage of the murder and discuss where we are as a country that this, alongside the staggering 32 other killings by ICE so far, has been allowed to happen, and what it means going forward....
Jan 10, 2026•2 hr 5 min
On tonight's episode of TJRS we open with the horrific shooting of a Minnesota woman by ICE. We take a look at the ongoing situation in Venezuela, and the the Trump regime's growing taste for colonialist power. Joy also puts her professor hat back on to educate us on the ways in which the events unfolding right now aren't as unprecedented as they may seem. Our guests tonight are Katie Phang, Dr. Vin Gupta, and David Rothkopf. --- GUEST SOCIALS: Katie Phang: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kati...
Jan 08, 2026•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, we reflect upon the 5 year anniversary of the insurrection that took place on our nation's capital on January 6th, 2021. Our guests, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and Daniel Hodges all of whom were present on that faithful day defending our democracy, join us in that conversation. After that, Joy puts on her professors cap as she covers the current situation in Venezuela and reminds us that history has a funny way of repeating itself. We also sit down to ...
Jan 06, 2026•2 hr
oin us for the live coverage of the inauguration of Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City. Follow our guests here: @Dr_CMGreer (Twitter and Instagram) You can also listen to her on the FAQNYC podcast as well as the In the Thick Show podcast. --- SUBSCRIBE to never miss a moment!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoyReidShow?sub_confirmation=1 #JoyReidShow #JoyAnnReid #TheJoyReidShow #JoyReid #JoyReidYouTube ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, politica...
Jan 03, 2026•3 hr 29 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, we are ringing in the new year right! Zohran Mamdani has officially been sworn in as mayor of NYC and we sit down with our guests Wajahat Ali and Tamika Mallory to discuss this historic event. After that we return the alleged daycare center scams being run in Minnesota. There is a lot of false reporting being done to paint the state's Somali-American community as all being scammers, but Joy cuts through the not so concealed racism to get to the truth. I...
Jan 03, 2026•2 hr 4 min
On tonight's special end of year episode of The Joy Reid Show, we re-cap the top stories of 2025! Thank you to our sponsors: the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Quince. To support the Freedom From Religion Foundation go to ffrf.us/winter25 or text my first name, “JOY” to 511-511 before the year ends. To shop with Quince go to quince.com/JOYREID for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. --- ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, polit...
Dec 30, 2025•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's episode of the Joy Reid Show, it has been a very busy week in Trump's America. The Kash Patell FBI's bumbling incompetence is on full display. They've allegedly found the shooter responsible for the horrific attack on Brown's campus... six days later. But this has raised even more questions than it answers. Weirdo Erika Kirk decided to take a jab at Joy this week, and threatened her with a hug and a touch on the head. Gross. And Donald Trump is giving himself a couple of gifts for C...
Dec 20, 2025•2 hr 5 min
On tonight's episode of the Joy Reid Show, we unpack the wild, blunt interview White House chief of staff Susie Wiles gave Vanity Fair and the hapless mess that is the FBI under Podcast Kash Patel, even as the Brown University mass shooter remains at large. We also break down Trump's clear envy of the beloved late actor Rob Reiner, and the growing MAGA rift after he attacked him in death. We also premier our new monthly segment on countering white Christian nationalism with our guest, Robby Jone...
Dec 18, 2025•2 hr 3 min
Tonight on The Joy Reid Show, this past weekend has given us numerous tragedies. We cover the shootings at Brown University, and at a Hanukah party in Sydney, Australia. Our guest Abbas Alawieh, who is running for State Senate in Michigan, joins us to discuss his campaign, as well as to respond to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disturbing comments about the Australia shooting. On the subject of Islamophobia, we sit down with our partner in trolling the right: Wajahat Ali, who once a...
Dec 16, 2025•2 hr 3 min
On tonight's episode of the Joy Reid Show we discuss how the lies of the Trump regime may finally be catching up with them. Senator Graciela Guzman joins us to talk about ICE violating US law. Fox News crashes out about Jingle Bells of all things. And our soror, cousin, sister, friend, Jacque Reid crosses over from Reid This Reid That to discuss the Diddy documentary. All of this and more on this Friday night episode of TJRS. Support our sponsor - 120Life Go to 120Life.com and use my codes “JOY”...
Dec 13, 2025•2 hr 2 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show, Jasmine Crockett is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas, and Donald Trump is losing his mind. We sit down tonight to talk with Representative Crockett about the attacks on her character, her goals for if she is elected, and why a Democrat winning the Texas seat is actually not as far fetched as people think. We also discuss the Paramount/Skydance take over of CBS and how an anchor on the network seems to have benefited from calling a black journal...
Dec 11, 2025•2 hr 3 min
On this special Joy's birthday and TJRS six month birthday episode, we talk Trump's goofy "peace" medal from corrupt FIFA, Pete Hegseth's raging hypocrisy about war crimes and illegal orders, and Jasmine Crockett's soon-to-be Texas Senate bid. And Joy gets surprised by some very special guests throughout the show. Support our sponsors: To help girls in Africa stay in school by getting access to contraception, support MSI United States by texting “REID’ to 511-511 or go to msiunitedstates.org (te...
Dec 09, 2025•1 hr 58 min
On tonight's episode of TJRS, Friend of the show Adelita Grijalva releases a shocking video in which she is pepper sprayed by ICE in front of a restaurant she frequents for lunch. This makes Congresswoman Grijalva the latest lawmaker to be assaulted by America's gestapo. We also follow the story of the arrest of the man who allegedly planted pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC on the eve of the insurrection on January 5, 2021. Next: LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter and TJRS regular, ...
Dec 06, 2025•2 hr 1 min
On tonight's episode of TJRS we sit down with Representative Ilhan Omar as she responds to Donald Trump's racist, anti-Somali rant. We also sit down with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to talk about the Trump administration's war crimes in the Caribbean and ask whether she also sees war crimes in Gaza; followed by a conversation with Dr. John Gartner about Trump's clear cognitive decline. Shawn Harris, who is running for congress in the seat being vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, also ...
Dec 04, 2025•2 hr 18 min
On tonight's episode of The Joy Reid Show we discuss The United States' growing war hawk behavior towards Venezuela, Nigeria, and fisherman in the Caribbean, the details about the recent shooting of two national guardsmen that don't quite add up, Netanyahu's attempt to secure a pardon from his corruption trial, the on going Black Friday boycott and much much more. Our guests for the night are podcast host Lev Parnas, social and political commentator The Merc, Georgia State Representative Ruwa Ro...
Dec 02, 2025•2 hr 1 min
Tonight on TJRS: Trump tries to pardon some turkeys. The key word there being "tries" as it seems old Dementia Don was having a hard time staying on topic (though really, what else is new). Do you know what Donald Trump has successfully pardoned, though? Criminals! Specifically more than 1600 January 6ers, and more than 60 crooks and scammers, several of whom seem to be connected financially or politically to ... Donald Trump. Meanwhile there's trouble in MAGA land. It seems Candace Owens and Al...
Nov 27, 2025•2 hr 5 min
On tonight's episode of TJRS, in a welcome bit of good news, a federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio says the quiet part out loud, seeming to admit that the Trump "peace deal" for Ukraine was written by Putin himself. MTG continues to try and sell us her rebrand but, before you allow yourself to believe she's had some kind of come to Jesus, there's very compelling evidence that a...
Nov 25, 2025•2 hr 1 min
In tonight's bonus stream of TJRS we cover two bits of breaking news: Marjorie Taylor Green's surprise announcement that she's stepping down from Congress and the Supreme Court strikes down the court ruling that stayed the racist gerrymandering of the Texas electoral maps. ---- ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Aw...
Nov 22, 2025•1 hr 16 min
On tonight’s episode of TJRS, Donald Trump calls for the deaths of 6 military veteran members of the House and Senate. Their crime? The “Seditious” act… of making a PSA reminding fellow military troops that they need not obey unlawful orders; just like the Uniform Code of Military Justice states. We also discuss Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani’s visit to the White House and his masterful handling of 47 who in a shocking turn of events seems to be all gung ho for the man he called a “Communist threat”...
Nov 22, 2025•2 hr 1 min
On this episode, we celebrate the victory by Calvin Duncan, who appeared on the show last week to announce his run for Orleans County clerk of the court, following a long incarceration for a crime he did not commit. Next, Joy spoke with Eric Swalwell about the ongoing Epstein files catastrophe Donald Trump and his regime have created for themselves. We also spoke with Nadine Smith who laid our her vision as the new head of Color of Change (http://colorofchange.org/). In hour two, we tackle the h...
Nov 20, 2025•2 hr 4 min
On tonight’s episode of The Joy Reid Show, we are joined by Representative Adelita Grijalva to discuss the vote to release the Epstein Files, which passed the House, Senate and was signed by Donald Trump today, and right wing Georgia congresswoman Margorie Taylor Green’s seeming come to Jesus rebrand. To aid in this discussion we are joined by the fabulous Jennifer Welch, co-host of @ivehaditpodcast . In the second hour of the show we are joined by Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones to tal...
Nov 20, 2025•2 hr 8 min
On Friday's TJRS, Joy breaks down House Republicans' Epstein email dump, which happens to contain a lot of incriminating details that point to Epstein seeking to leverage his past relationship with Trump to boost his influence with world leaders. And she breaks down the strange timeline coincidences -- from Helsinki to a strange letter Epstein sent to himself and Michael Wolffe months before he died. We also talk about an important race in Mississippi on Saturday where a man who spent his 20s, 3...
Nov 15, 2025•2 hr 2 min
On this episode of The Joy Reid Show, Congress returns! And some Democrats get straight to business. We highlight two members who succinctly broke down the Republican menace: congressmen Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and The Big Neguse, Joe Neguse of Colorado. We discuss the Republican Party and their president's withholding of SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans to hold hungry people hostage to make healthcare costs skyrocket. And we talk about the resistance, and how it's building. We also ...
Nov 13, 2025•2 hr 4 min
In this profound and revealing special episode, Joy Reid sits down with CNN anchor Abby Phillip to discuss her new book, "A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power." They dive deep into the untold story of Reverend Jackson's groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns, exploring how his unapologetically progressive platform—championing Palestinian statehood, reparations, and economic justice—radically reshaped the Democratic Party. Phillip reveals how Jackso...
Nov 12, 2025•1 hr 7 min
