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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

POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and Co-Founder of Rappler & Author of “How To Stand Up To A Dictator” Maria Ressa, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Convention Michael Steele, Fmr. Senior advisor to fmr. Vice President Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Democracy Reporter at The Washington Post Matthew Brown, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Author of “T...

Dec 03, 20221 hr 27 minEp. 162

Honoring Native American Heritage Month

Ali Velshi is joined by Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Jeremy Duda, Journalist at Axios, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee Nation Author and Writer, Carol Leonnig, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, Tim O’Brien, Senior Colu...

Nov 27, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 161

THE WORLD’S ON FIRE

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Editor and Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, Fmr. Federal Prosecutor C ynthia Alksne, Host of the ‘Lost in Panama’ podcast Mariana Atencio, Politics Reporter at The New York Times Maya King, Host and Managing Editor of ‘#RolandMartinUnfiltered’ Roland S. Martin, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee, Host of ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat....

Nov 26, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 160

DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN THE SENATE

Ali Velshi is joined by Columnist & Editor, MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, host of "Politics Nation" on MSNBC Reverend Al Sharpton, Niece of Donald Trump & Host of ‘The Mary Trump Show’ podcast Mary Trump, Fmr. Republican Congressman & Host of ‘White Flag with Joe Walsh’ Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh , Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney & Host of ‘Mea Culpa’ podcast & Author of “REVENGE” Mi...

Nov 14, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 159

High Stakes Midterm Elections

Ali Velshi is joined by Jessica Boehm, Phoenix Reporter at Axios, Tara Setmayer, Senior Advisor at The Lincoln Project, Rep. Sharice Davids, (D) Kansas, Alencia Johnson, Founder & Chief Impact Officer at 1063 West Broad, Jill Filipovic, Journalist, Rep.-Elect Mike Lawler, (R) New York, Michael Shure, Political Journalist, Rep. Tom Malinowski, (D) New Jersey, Eugene Scott, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Jahana Hayes, (D) Connecticut, Rep-Elect Ruwa Romman, (D) Georgi...

Nov 12, 20222 hr 20 minEp. 158

2 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERMS

Ali Velshi is joined by Editor of The Maddow Blog & Author of “The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics” Steve Benen, Columnist & Editor of MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, Host of “Field Report with Paola Ramos” Paola Ramos, Campaign Manager for Protect Kentucky Access Rachel Sweet, NBC News’ Dasha Burns, NBC News’ Matt Bradley, NBC News’ Mark Murray, host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” Jonathan Capehart, Interim Executive Director & Deputy Dir...

Nov 07, 20221 hr 22 minEp. 157

Countdown to Midterms

Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Jocelyn Benson, (D) Michigan Secretary of State, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D- Wisconsin), Ernest Moniz, Co-Chair & CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Rep. Republican Congressman, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for European Affairs, Eddie Glaude, Jr., Professor and Chair, Dept. of African American Studies, Princeton University, and Reza Aslan, NYT Best-sel...

Nov 06, 20222 hr 4 minEp. 156

Special Edition of “Velshi Across America” From Michigan

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), Reza Aslan, Author of ‘An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Bakersville’, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D- Michigan), Kym L. Worthy, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, and Dr. Gregory Goyert, OBGYN based in Detroit. 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...

Oct 23, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 155

VELSHI ACROSS AMERICA: LIVE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Ali Velshi is live in Detroit, Michigan and is joined by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), NBC News Correspondent Cal Perry, Writer at Large with the New York Times Magazine & author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind” Robert Draper, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up f...

Oct 23, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 154

THE INTERVIEW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Federal Judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Editor of The Maddow Blog & Author of “The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics” Steve Benen, Founder of the “Me Too” Movement & author of “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke, Founder of Ukraine Children’s Action Project & Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Prepared...

Oct 16, 20221 hr 32 minEp. 153

A Letter to the Women of Iran

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Pence, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) New Jersey, Nicole Hockley, CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, Julia Boorstin, Senior Media & Tech Reporter at CNBC, Carol Leonnig,Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Parliament Member, and Alex Gino, Award-winning Author of ‘Melissa’. To list...

Oct 15, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 152

MIDTERMS AND DEMOCRACY, & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Senior International Correspondent Keir Simmons, Pulitzer Prize-winning National Political Reporter with The Washington Post Amy Gardner, Fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law Matthew Seligman, Author of ‘Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever’ Nomi Prins, Senior Editor at Slate & Host of the ‘Amicus’ podcast & Author of ‘LADY JUSTICE: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America’ Dahlia Lith...

Oct 09, 20221 hr 31 minEp. 151

Crude Awakening

Ali Velshi is joined by John Brennan, Former CIA Director, Rep. Sean Casten (D) Illinois, Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at Tuft’s The Fletcher School, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Joe Cirincione, National Security and Nuclear Expert, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, NSC Fmr. Director for European Affairs, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D) Florida, and Reshma Saujani, Founder a...

Oct 09, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 150

BACK AT IT

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Ukrainian Parliament Member Kira Rudik, Vice President of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace Amb. William B. Taylor, Fmr. Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Author of “LADY JUSTICE: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America” Dahlia Lithwick, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Susanne Craig, Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralJosh Shapiro, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE Mohamed El-Erian, President ...

Sep 25, 20221 hr 23 minEp. 149

The “Why” Behind all the Book Bans

Ali Velshi is joined by Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Sen. Tim Kaine (D- Virginia), Ray Suarez, Visiting Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai, Andy Campbell, Author, ‘We are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism’, Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney, Negar Mortazavi, Iranian-American journalist, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs at National Security Council, and Suzanne Nossel, CE...

Sep 24, 20221 hr 26 minEp. 148

All Eyes On Arizona

Ali Velshi is joined by Maj. (Ret.) John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at Madison Policy Forum, Charlie Crist, Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, Lara Setrakian, Co-Founder & CEO of News Deeply, Thelma Pannell-Dantzler, Mother of Phillip Pannell, Natacha Pannell, Sister of Phillip Pannell, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D) Vermont, and Secretary Katie Hobbs , Arizona Secretary of St...

Sep 19, 20221 hr 23 minEp. 147

Trump Associate Subpoenaed by Grand Jury

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Nancy Northup, President & CEO for Center for Reproductive Rights, Dara Lind, Immigration Reporter, Jacqueline Alemany, Congressional Investigations Reporter, Daniel S. Goldman, Former House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Stephanie Land, New York Times Best-Selling Author of ‘Maid’, and Sa...

Sep 18, 20221 hr 29 minEp. 146

THE STATE OF THE WORLD

Ali Velshi and Chris Jansing are joined by NBC News’ Rehema Ellis and Tom Llamas, Editor and Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, History Professor & Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Social Sciences at Boston University Arianne Chernock, Award-winning historian & NBC News Royal Contributor Suzannah Lipscomb, Executive Editor at Newyorker.com David Rohde, Justice Reporter for NBC News Digital Ryan Reilly, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee & Fmr. U.K....

Sep 13, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 145

THE END OF AN ERA

Ali Velshi and Chris Jansing are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning National Political Correspondent at The Washington Post Mary Jordan, Fmr. Royal Editor for ITV News & Author of “Queen Elizabeth II, A Celebration of Her Majesty’s 90thBirthday” Tim Ewart, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Correspondent for The New York Times Charlie Savage, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan & Professor at the University of Michigan Law SchoolBarbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. and Sweden & ...

Sep 10, 20221 hr 50 minEp. 144

A Never Before Aired Conversation with Margaret Atwood

Ali Velshi is joined by Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, Eddie Glaude, Jr. Professor and Chair of the Dept. of African American Studies at Princeton University, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University, Dr. Daniel James Baker, Executive Director of Lenox Hill Hospital, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Amb. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Rep. Raja Krishnam...

Sep 05, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 143

The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

Ali Velshi is joined by Charlie Savage, Washington Correspondent at The New York Time, Barbara McQuade, Former U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Bradley P. Moss, Partner at Mark S. Zaid, P.C., Michael Kirk, Filmmaker, Lt. Gen. RusselHonoré, Former Commander for the Joint Task Force Katrina, Dr. David Priess, Former CIA Officer, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, D – U.S. Virgin Islands, Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, and Rina Shah...

Sep 04, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 142

RISK ASSESSMENT

Ali Velshi is joined by Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former RNC chairman Michael Steele, retired Maryland police captain Sonia Pruitt, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Princeton’s Eddie Glaude, The New Yorker’s David Rohde & Sheelah Kolhatkar, Charlie Savage of The New York Times, The Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin, Prof. Leslie Reagan, MSNBC anchor Lindsey Reiser and NBC News Correspondents Scott Cohn & Meagan Fitzgerald. To listen to this show and other ...

Aug 28, 20221 hr 22 minEp. 141

“PROBABLE CAUSE”

Ali Velshi is joined by Democratic Representative Stacey Plaskett, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, former CIA officer David Priess, Center for Reproductive Rights’ CEO Nancy Northup, author Ellen Hopkins, New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Brookings senior fellow Andre Perry, Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali, and CNBC’s Annie Nova. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Po...

Aug 28, 20221 hr 26 minEp. 140

Country Over Party

Ali Velshi is joined by Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter for NBC News Digital, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi,(D) Illinois, Nastya Shpot, Ukrainian high schooler, Ben Collins, Senior Reporter at NBC News, Julie Burkhart, Founder & President of Wellspring Health Access, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, Katie Benner, Justice Department Reporter at the New York Times, Rep. Don Bacon (R) Nebraska, Frank Luntz, Republican Political Stra...

Aug 21, 20221 hr 27 minEp. 139

Six Months in Ukraine

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, Evan McMullin, U.S. Senate Candidate for Utah, Rep. Spencer Wetmore (D) South Carolina, Akhil Reed Amar, Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Inna Sovsun, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Tim O’Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Non-resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center,...

Aug 21, 20221 hr 37 minEp. 138

FBI Raid Sparks Far-Right Rhetoric

Ali Velshi is joined by Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at the Wilson Center, Dr. David Priess, Fmr. CIA Officer, Caitlin Dickerson, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Matthieu Aikins, Pulitzer Prize-winning Contributing Writer at New York Times Magazine, Charlie Savage, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Correspondent at The New York Times, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Joanne Freeman, Award-winning Historian & Professor of History and American Studies ...

Aug 14, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 137

A SEARCH, WARRANTED

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. CIA John Brennan, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney Michael Cohen, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Nataliya Pipa, Deputy National Editor at The Washington Post Philip Rucker, National Security Attorney Bradley Moss, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D- WI), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, and NBC News’ Emily Ikeda. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

Aug 13, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 136

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the fight for Abortion rights, the Inflation Reduction Act, and more

Ali Velshi is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is joined by NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Law Professor at the University of California – Irvine Michele Goodwin, Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. David Hackney, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Wisconsin Attorney General (D) Josh Kaul, Editor of The Maddow Blog Steve Benen, Democratic Candidate for Kansas Attorney General Chris Mann, NYT Bestselling Author of ‘Speak’ Laurie Halse Anderson, and Molly Jong To listen to this show and...

Aug 07, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 135

Post-Roe in Action in Alabama

Ali Velshi is joined by Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Sen. Bob Casey, (D) Pennsylvania, Adm. James Stavridis, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones, (D) Alabama, Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at Washington Post, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

Aug 06, 20221 hr 33 minEp. 134

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on the January 6 Select Committee’s investigation and more

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Justice Department Reporter for The New York Times Katie Benner, Fmr. Chief Spokesperson for the DOJ Matthew Miller, Economics Reporter for the WSJ Amara Omeokwe, Fmr. Pence Senior Advisor Olivia Troye, Fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Politico National Correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, Rep. AdamKinzinger (R-IL), Co-Founder, Ukraine Children’s Action Project Dr. Irwin Redlener, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Scholar-in-Residence at the...

Jul 31, 20221 hr 29 minEp. 133
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