Who are The Best People? They’re the people who are the best at what they do and know how to bring out the best in others. On her new podcast, Nicolle Wallace speaks to the people who inspire her. As a mom. As an American. Or sometimes just as a super fan. In the first episode, she sits down with actor Jason Bateman. His show “Smartless,” which he co-hosts with Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, is the podcast that inspired her to do her own. On this special preview, Bateman shares his journey into pod...
Jun 02, 2025•5 min
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Baltimore School of Law Kimberly Wehle, retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, candidate for U.S. Senator in South Carolina Annie Andrews, staff writer at The New Yorker John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar
Jun 01, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25060103
Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC Senior National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi, Associate Professor of International Affairs & Director of Graduate Studies at Georgia Tech Margaret Kosal, Senior Writer at Slate Mark Joseph Stern, fmr. U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance
Jun 01, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25060102
Ali Velshi is joined by co-host of ‘The Weekend’ on MSNBC Jonathan Capehart, fmr. Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, candidate for U.S. Senator in South Carolina Annie Andrews, staff writer at The Atlantic Adam Serwer,
Jun 01, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25060101
Ali Velshi is joined by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, and “Puppy Pride” author Robin Stevenson.
May 31, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25053103
Ali Velshi is joined by The Contrarian’s Jennifer Rubin, Independent Journalist Jim Acosta, The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum, the Migration and Technology Monitor’s Petra Molnar, and NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow.
May 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25053102
Ali Velshi is joined by Yale University History Professor Timothy Snyder, fmr. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast, SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah
May 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25053101
On her new podcast, “The Best People,” Nicolle Wallace sits down with the smartest, funniest, wisest people she knows. These are the people who are the best at what they do and use their success to help others. Hear from some of the biggest names in politics, sports, and entertainment; people such as Jason Bateman, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Doc Rivers, and Kara Swisher. New episodes drop on Mondays, beginning June 2nd. And you can sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts to get ear...
May 29, 2025•2 min
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Economics & Urban Policy at The New School Darrick Hamilton, producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Senior Editor of Slate Dahlia Lithwick, co-founder & CEO of Center for Policing Equity Phillip Atiba Solomon, retired Police Captain for the Montgomery County Police Department Sonia Pruitt
May 25, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25052503
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, Founding Director for the Center for the Study of Race & Democracy at University of Texas at Austin Peniel Joseph
May 25, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25052502
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), owner of Wise Mouth Lei Nichols, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Senior Editor of Slate Dahlia Lithwick
May 25, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052501
Ali Velshi is joined by host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, reproductive rights advocate Kaitlyn Kash
May 24, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25052403
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman, Sr. Fellow at the American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, author of “Fun Home” Alison Bechdel
May 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052402
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), NBC News’ Matt Bradley, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History at Yale University Marci Shore
May 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052401
Ali Velshi is joined by co-founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, writer & editor of MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA)
May 18, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051803
From banners of his face hanging outside a federal building to the military parade that just so happens to fall on his birthday, why we all need to pay attention to the authoritarian window dressings that are increasingly appearing around President Trump; plus a first-hand account of how Trump’s tariffs are hurting America’s small businesses.
May 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051802
Ali Velshi is joined by independent journalist Jim Acosta, co-founder of The Contrarian Norm Eisen, fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, fmr. assistant Watergate special prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, fmr. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade.
May 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051801
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, host of ‘Assembly Required’ podcast Stacey Abrams
May 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051703
Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow Emeritus at American Enterprise Institute Norman Ornstein, fmr. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, author of ‘Last Night At The Telegraph Club’ Malinda Lo
May 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051702
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, NBC News Senior National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi
May 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051701
Ali Velshi is joined by co-founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, Dean Obeidallah, fmr. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), fmr. Rep. Charles Dent (D-PA)
May 11, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051103
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, Immigration Attorney Allen Orr, and fmr. U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance
May 11, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051102
Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), fmr. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), geopolitical analyst Bobby Ghosh, and CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan
May 11, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051101
Ali Velshi is joined by University of Michigan Economics Professor Justin Wolfers, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), author of ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Valeria Luiselli
May 10, 2025•42 min•Ep. 2505103
Ali Velshi is joined by The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray
May 10, 2025•33 min•Ep. 2505102
Ali Velshi is joined by former Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), Yale University professor of philosophy Jason Stanley, The Atlantic Staff Writer Rose Horowitch, President of Wesleyan University Michael Roth
May 10, 2025•38 min•Ep. 2505101
Ali Velshi is joined by Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Contrarian Jennifer Rubin, Executive Director of Aspen Digital Vivian Schiller, Co-Founder of The Contrarian Norman Eisen, Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Eric Lipton, former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Rep. Jam...
May 04, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 250504
Ali Velshi is joined by Co-host of MSNBC’s “The Weekend: Primetime” Catherine Rampell, host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Law Professor at Columbia University Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co-hosts of MSNBC’s “The Weekend: Primetime” Ayman Mohyeldin and Antonia Hylton, Professor of Law at University of California Berkeley Law Daniel Farber, Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor of Eurasia Group Gerald Butts, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David Graham, Senior Correspondent at Vox Zack ...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 250503
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by The Contrarian co-founder Jennifer Rubin, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan Paula Thornton Greear, The Rachel Maddow Show’s Steve Benen, Hayes Brown, The Atlantic’s David Graham, Rina Shah, Harvard’s Imani Perry, Tracie Therence Ferrell, and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 250427
Charles Coleman, sitting in for Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern, Georgetown’s Michele Goodwin, Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Molly Jong-Fast, the ACLU’s Alanah Odoms, the Nation’s Ray Suarez, and MacMillan Publishers CEO Jon Yaged.
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 250426
