Ali Velshi is joined by former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, former Republican consultant Shermichael Singleton, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, Pulitizer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett, president of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, author and attorney Hannibal B. Johnson, Tony Award-winning director and producer Bartlett Sher, and Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield. To...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 32
Ali Velshi is joined by California Senator Alex Padilla, Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin, California Representative Barbara Lee, former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker, Errin Haines from the 19th*, The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig, NBC’s Kelly Cobiella, and MSNBC Public Health Analyst Irwin Redlener. 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....
May 23, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 31
Ali Velshi is joined by Delaware Senator Tom Carper, U.S.V.I Representative Stacey Plaskett, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, Center for Reproductive Rights CEO Nancy Northup, Ronald Greene’s family lawyer Lee Merritt, award-winning humanitarian Hanan Ashrawi, Ronen Bergman from The New York Times Magazine, Katie Benner from The New York Times, NBC’s Richard Engel, MSNBC’s Hayes Brown, plus Anne Gearan, Jennifer Rubin & Eugene Scott from The Washington Post. To listen to this show and...
May 22, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 30
Ali Velshi is joined by a roundtable of citizens and leaders from the AAPI community for a powerful conversation about race and anti-Asian violence. Also joining the show: Congressman Bennie Thompson, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Jason Crow, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Andrew Garbarino, Academy Award-winning producer of the new documentary “Crime of the Century” Alex Gibney, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Was...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 29
Ali Velshi is joined by former governors Bill Weld and Christine Todd Whitman, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Avner Gvaryahu of Breaking the Silence, the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor, former senior Capitol HIll aide Rina Shah, Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute. To listen...
May 15, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 28
Ali Velshi is joined by author Michael Lewis, NIH Director Francis Collins, Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins, Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield, MSNBC Daily writer and editor Hayes Brown, and Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 27
Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Bob Casey, Senator Debbie Stabenow, White House Economic adviser Heather Boushey, former federal prosecutor with the Southern District of New York Kan Nawaday, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Commissioner with the Federal Election Commission Ellen Weintraub, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, The 19th Founder Errin Haines, and New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University professor Jelani Cobb. To listen to this show an...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 25
Ali Velshi is joined by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congresswoman Sharice Davids, former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Republican policy consultant Rina Shah, and The Washington Post’s Barkha Dutt. 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...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 24
Ali Velshi is joined by White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, NBC News Senior Reporter Brandy Zadrozny, Arizona Republic Reporter Jen Fifield, The 19th Founder Errin Haines, Rutgers Professor Brittney Cooper, Dr. Ala Stanford, and police officer Patrick Skinner. 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 ...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 23
Ali Velshi is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, Samaria Rice, Deborah Watts, L. Chris Stewart, former Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, St. Cloud, MN Police Chief Blair Anderson, Hayes Brown, and Fordham Professor Christina Greer. 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....
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 22
Ali Velshi is joined by civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, former Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Princeton professor Imani Perry, New York Times reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, NBC’s Jake Ward and Anna Schecter, San Francisco Fire Department community para-medicine chief Simon Pang, Errin Haines of The 19th, New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb, Yale professor Joanne Freeman, and Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild. To listen to this show and oth...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 21
Ali Velshi is joined by retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, Bloomberg columnist Bobby Ghosh, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Dr. Peter Hotez. 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....
Apr 17, 2021•40 min•Ep. 20
Ali Velshi is joined by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore, former homeland security adviser to VP Mike Pence - Olivia Troye, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, the first trans person elected to office in Arkansas - Evelyn Rios Stafford, award-winning civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, Roland Martin, PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, SiriusXM radio host Dean Obeidallah and MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin live from Guatemal...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 19
Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones, The New York Times justice reporter Katie Benner, criminal defense attorney Yodit Tewolde, Investopedia’s Caleb Silver, Sheelah Kolhatkar of The New Yorker, Errin Haines from the 19th*, and MSNBC’s Ali Arouzi & 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 ...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 18
Ali Velshi is joined by Georgia State Representative Erica Thomas, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, The 19th’s Errin Haines, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Post reporter Michael Scherer, former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, MSNBC’s Richard Lui, and Dax Valdes from Hollaback bystander training. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcas...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 17
Ali Velshi is joined by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia State Representative Donna McLeod, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Katie Benner and Carol Leonnig, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins, former prosecutor Yodit Tewolde, reporter and self-proclaimed infrastructure geek Jeremy Hobson, and Dr. Irwin Redlener. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. H...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 16
Ali Velshi is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd family attorney L. Chris Stewart, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, American University Law Professor Jenny Roberts, and a special panel of Black leaders from Minneapolis who share their hopes and experiences leading up to the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign ...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 15
Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Angie Craig, former NRA lobbyist Richard Feldman, Andrea Young of the Georgia ACLU, Professor Christina Greer and Professor Cristina Beltran, Professor Dorothy A. Brown, Dr. Ani Nalbandian, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and award-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson. 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.c...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 14
Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, former Principle Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon, New Georgia Project CEO Nse Ufot, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Princeton Professor Imani Perry, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, former senior Capitol Hill aide Rina Shah, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Pro-Publica’s Dara Lind, Dr. Lipi Roy, and Hyattsville, Maryland police officer Edgar Andrickson-Franco. To listen to this show and other...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 13
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were already planning to visit Atlanta as part of their ‘Help is here’ tour promoting the just-passed Covid-19 relief bill. But after eight people in the Atlanta area – most of them Asian American women – were gunned down amid a wave of anti-Asian violence around the country, Biden and Harris turned their attention to the AAPI community where help is needed. Ali Velshi covers this story and much more as he’s joined by Congresswoman Judy Chu, C...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 12
Ali Velshi takes us back to the dark days when the rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccine gave us hope. The improbable journey the country has taken since then has seen drastically lower infection and death rates, a failed insurrection in Washington, and finally a transfer of power. Ali takes on this story and the rest of the week’s big headlines with Dr. Angela Chen, who diagnosed New York City’s first Covid case, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen who has been following the outbreak of hate crimes against Asia...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 11
Ali Velshi breaks down the historic American Rescue Plan, Republicans’ brazen new attacks on voting rights, the investigation that seems to be zeroing in on Donald Trump, and more. He’s joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), NIH Director Francis Collins, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, the New Yorker’s Sheela Kolhatkar, the Brennan Center’s Wendy Weiser, the New York Times’ Katie Benner, Brittney Cooper, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, George Floyd family attorney L. Chris Stewart, and Joyce Vance....
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 10
Ali Velshi hosts a special hour on a year in the Covid crisis – including a frank and moving conversation with hospital workers who share what life has been like on the frontlines of the battle against the virus. Plus one of President Biden’s top Covid advisors, Andy Slavitt on where the fight is going. And Dr. Ala Stanford and Dr. Camara Jones. Plus, everything you need to know about getting your covid relief funds, and why the SHE-cession is so much worse for women of color. To listen to this ...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 9
Ali Velshi checks in on the Senate’s marathon session to get President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill passed and rounds up the latest developments on the Capitol riot investigation – including new ties to the White House. Plus, a breakdown of Republican efforts to restrict access to the ballot – and why your vote could be in danger, even if you don’t live in a state where Republicans are pushing these new restrictions. Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Sherrod Bro...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 8
Besieged by investigations and lawsuits but beloved by his cult-like following, Donald Trump shows his face in public again. Ali Velshi discusses Trump’s hold over the Republican Party with the ex-president’s niece, Mary Trump. Plus, a sobering look at some of the hundreds of voter suppression measures being pushed by Republicans – as the very party embracing the Big Lie that the last election was rigged sets out rig the next election. And your vaccine questions answered. Ali is joined by Mary T...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 7
As the twice-impeached former president gets ready to show his face for the first time since slinking out of office in January, and amid developments in a number of investigations into his conduct in and out of office, Ali Velshi talks with Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen about what’s likely weighing on Trump privately and what we can expect to see in public this weekend. Ali is also joined by Congressman Jamaal Bowman and Senator Bob Casey to track the progress of the C...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 6
Ali Velshi talks with activists and ordinary Birmingham residents about growing up and living their lives in a city steeped in the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. He’s also joined by Rev. Dr. Carolyn McKinstry, who survived the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Brittney Cooper, Errin Haines, Andre Perry, Jelani Cobb, Congressman Mondaire Jones and more. Plus former impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett explains why she thinks new reporti...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 5
As Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tries to untangle himself from the web of poor choices and lies that led him to flee to Cancun during a statewide emergency, then slink back home, blaming the episode on his young children, Ali Velshi checks in with local and state officials who stuck around Texas to help their fellow citizens: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, and Mayors Michael Evans and Larry Wallace, Jr. Velshi is also joined by Congressman Bennie Thompson, who’s suing ...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 4
Guest-host Mehdi Hasan tackles the morning after Donald J. Trump’s historic second acquittal for high crimes and misdemeanors. He is joined by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH) as well as Professors Brittney Cooper, Christina Greer, and Carol Anderson, the Nation’s Elie Mystal 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.c...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 3
New reporting shows Donald Trump’s election lies have cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars as the countdown to his second impeachment trial begins. Plus details on the unspoken toll of the Capitol insurrection. Congressmen James Clyburn and Mondaire Jones and Congresswoman Maxine Waters join Ali Velshi to talk about impeachment, the fight for Covid relief and more. And New York Times columnist Charles Blow and famed anti-racist scholar Ibram X. Kendi discuss their new books – ...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 24 min
