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Velshi

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Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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Episodes

Bills, Bills, Bills

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, author & historian Adam Tooze, children’s book author Brad Meltzer, political strategist Juanita Tolliver, The Washington Post opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin, and The New York Times’ Katie Benner. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by S...

Sep 29, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 63

The Biden Agenda Hangs in the Balance

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Ritchie Torres, Congresswoman Cori Bush, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, MSNBC's Hayes Brown, the author of "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive," Stephanie Land, Dr. Bernard Ashby, the Atlantic's Caitlin Dickerson, former Republican Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Facebook critic (and early investor) Roger McNamee, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and co-hosts of the Southlake podcast, Antonia Hylton and Mike Hixenbaugh To listen t...

Sep 26, 20211 hr 29 minEp. 62

The Fight Ahead

Anand Giridharadas, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Congressman Sean Casten, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, the Washington Post's Philip Bump, Center for Reproductive Rights President & CEO Nancy Northup, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, the New York Times' Katie Benner, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, Professor Dorothy Brown, and John Brown, a Missouri man who was evicted from his home and is traveling t...

Sep 19, 20211 hr 26 minEp. 61

Another Far-Right Rally

Mehdi Hasan, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Reps. Madeleine Dean and Stacey Plaskett, NBC's Ellison Barber, Julie Tsirkin, Garrett Haake, Antonia Hylton, and Brandy Zadrozny, MSNBC hosts Yasmin Vossoughian and Kendis Gibson, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, former adviser to Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, and author of the book "Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe," Roger McNamee. To liste...

Sep 18, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 60

The astroturfers coming after your rights

Maria Teresa Kumar, sitting in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, former presidential candidate Julian Castro, Mother Jones' Ari Berman, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, abortion rights activist and author Robin Marty, MSNBC Daily's Hayes Brown, The 19th's Errin Haines, Punchbowl News founder Anna Palmer, NBC's Antonia Hylton, captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team Somaya Faruqi, founder of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team Roya Mahboob, Executiv...

Sep 13, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 59

The New Abortion War

Ali Velshi is joined by President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup, Miriam Camero from RAICES, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman James Clyburn, New York Magazine senior correspondent Irin Carmon, the Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus, Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Penn State professor and scientist Michael Mann, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, and New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg. To listen to this ...

Sep 05, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 57

The March on Washington

Mehdi Hasan, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Woke Vote creator DeJuana Thompson, president of the African American Intellectual History Society Keisha Blain, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, NBC's Ali Arouzi and Josh Lederman, the New York Times' Helene Cooper, former interpreter and veteran Said Noor, and NBC's Antonia Hylton. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, si...

Aug 28, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 56

Bracing for Tropical Storm Henri

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Ritchie Torres, TX State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Obama Health Policy Director Dr. Kavita Patel, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance president Amy Hagstrom Miller, Abortion Access Front founder & CCO Lizz Winstead, “Shots at the Shop” director Dr. Stephen Thomas, Rev. Dr. William Barber, NewYorker.com executive news editor David Rohde, The Washington Post reporter Anne Gearan, editor-at-large of The...

Aug 23, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 55

"Move away from the microphone"

Mehdi Hasan, sitting in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congresswoman Susan Wild, Dr. Irwin Redlener, former White House aide Olivia Troye, NPR's Asma Khalid, the New York Times' Helene Cooper, photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Dr. Richina Bicette, the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, Afghanistan War veteran Kiyoshi Mino, journalist and author Spencer Ackerman, and former FBI agent Clint Watts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up fo...

Aug 21, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 54

Trump's Plot Unravels

Ali Velshi talks to Congressman Jason Crow, Senator Bob Casey, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Kelly Cobiella, human rights attorney Kimberley Motley, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan and Eugene Daniels, the Boston Globe's Kimberly Atkins Stohr, the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus, Dr. Kelechi Iheagwara, Travis County, Texas Judge Andy Brown, Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, ProPublica's Justin Elliott, NYU's Cristina Beltran, and NPR's Ray Suarez. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, s...

Aug 14, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 52

Subversion

Ali Velshi is joined by New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Dr. Howard Koh, The 19th’s Errin Haines, the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, early Facebook and Google investor Roger McNamee, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

Aug 09, 20211 hr 28 minEp. 51

The Coup That Could Have Been

Ali Velshi is joined by retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, the Rev. Dr. William Barber, Roland Martin, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Dr. Peter Hotez, Alachua County, FL school board chair Leanetta McNealy, Punchbowl News’ Anna Palmer, the Boston Globe’s Renee Graham, NY1’s Gloria Pazmino, and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podca...

Aug 07, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 50

Subpoena Power

Ali Velshi is joined by House Select Committe Member Rep. Pete Aguilar, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Mondaire Jones, NIH Director Francis Collins, NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid, historian Anne Applebaum, Dr. Ebony Hilton, MSNBC producer and blogger Steve Benen, Interim President and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute DeJuana Thompson, and MSNBC Dailey editor Hayes Brown. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. H...

Aug 01, 20211 hr 23 minEp. 49

"Texas, you don't have a baby daddy named Voter Fraud"

Ali Velshi is joined by Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Congressman Hank Johnson, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, Dr. Rick Bright, Dr. Celine Gounder, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman. 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 p...

Jul 31, 20211 hr 29 minEp. 48

If One of Us is Chained, None of Are Free

Ali Velshi is joined by House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. David Cicilline, NC Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, The 19th* Editor-At-Large Errin Haines, Princeton University’s Eddie Glaude and NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard. 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...

Jul 25, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 47

Democracy’s Last Stand

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Barbara Lee, Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, virologist Dr. Rick Bright, political columnist Rami Khouri, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, activist Rev. Dr. William Barber, NBC News senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny, webseries host Roland Martin, and Roger McNamee, an early investor in Google and Facebook. 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 com...

Jul 24, 20211 hr 29 minEp. 46

Counting Down

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, NBC News Correspondent Tom Costello, NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba, and Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia. 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....

Jul 11, 202144 minEp. 45

The Big Lie Can Be Used Against You

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Congressman Jason Crow, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, Texas State Rep. Rhetta Bowers, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, former FBI Special Agent Clint Watts, Dr. Peter Hotez, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and Roger McNamee, an early investor in Google and Facebook. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted...

Jul 10, 20211 hr 32 minEp. 44

Hostile Witnesses

Ali Velshi is joined by Jennifer Weisselberg, Congressman Bennie Thompson, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Congressman Don Bacon, PBS Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, The Rachel Maddow Show producer Steve Benen, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center Fatima Goss Graves, and President and CEO of the National Constitution Center Jeff Rosen. To listen to this show and other MS p...

Jul 04, 20211 hr 32 minEp. 43

Trouble in Trumpworld

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, Senator Bob Casey, New York Times investigative reporter Susanne Craig, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, former federal prosecutor Kan Nawaday, The Advance Project's Judith Browne Dianis, Dr. Ala Stanford, civil rights attorney Kristen Gibbons Feden, and former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Host...

Jul 03, 20211 hr 27 minEp. 42

An extremely fragile trillion dollar deal

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Alex Padilla, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Congressman Andrew Garbarino, NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid, NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, the Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Pedro Luis Pedroso, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky, and the mayor of Surfside, FL, Charles Burkett. To listen t...

Jun 27, 20211 hr 28 minEp. 41

Party out of Power

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Tim Kaine, Representative Stacey Plaskett, Representative Jim Himes, Representative Charlie Crist, former Representative Barbara Comstock, Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson, and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. 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....

Jun 26, 20211 hr 29 minEp. 26

Tragedy and Mystery in Florida

Ali Velshi is joined by Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Florida Congressman Carlos Curbelo, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Surfside Commissioner Charles Kesl, structural engineer Joel Figueroa-Vallines, architect Kobi Karp, geophysics professor Shimon Wdowinski, former Miami-Dade fire chief Dave Downey, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy-Armstrong, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard, and NBC News National Reporter Deon Hampton. To listen to...

Jun 26, 20211 hr 29 minEp. 40

Battle for the Ballot

Ali Velshi is joined by Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Sharice Davids, NIH Director Francis Collins, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham, comedian and author D.L. Hughley, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, and the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb 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 infor...

Jun 20, 20211 hr 28 minEp. 39

Juneteenth

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Senator Mazie Hirono, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC Tehran Bureau Chief Ali Arouzi, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Rutgers Professor Brittney Cooper, and Roland Martin. 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...

Jun 19, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 38

Biden on the World Stage

Ali Velshi is joined by Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, Bloomberg columnist Bobby Ghosh, former spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Hagar Chemali, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, and Mississippi high school students Layla Temple and Ikeria Washington. 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.a...

Jun 13, 20211 hr 41 minEp. 37

Is America Back, Though?

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Peter Welch, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Washington Post columnist Max Boot, Gillian Tett of the Financial Times, The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, George Vrandenburg of Us Against Alzheimer's , and NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by ...

Jun 12, 20211 hr 31 minEp. 36

The Authoritarian Dream

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Jim Clyburn, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congressman French Hill, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Thomas Bollyky of the Council on Foreign Relations, the New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar, the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, founder of the Progress Network at New America Zachary Karabell, The 19th’s Errin Haines, NBC’s Jake Ward, and NBC’s Kerry Sanders. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for ...

Jun 06, 20211 hr 31 minEp. 35

The Insurrection Is Not Over

Ali Velshi is joined by former impeachment manager Rep. Stacey Plaskett, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Post reporter Philip Bump, New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, former federal prosecutor Kim Wehle, Investopedia’s Caleb Silver, the Atlantic’s Adam Serwer, and the one and only Bill Nye the Science Guy. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, s...

Jun 05, 20211 hr 27 minEp. 34

Block the Vote

Ali Velshi is joined by Texas State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez, Roland Martin, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, former Congresswoman Jane Harman, former Congressman Joe Walsh, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, and MSNBC Daily’s Hayes Brown. 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...

May 30, 20211 hr 33 minEp. 33
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