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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

Indictment Watch

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Lynsey Barron, Fmr. Asst. U.S. Attorney in Northern District of GA, Frank Luntz, Political Strategist & Pollster, A. Scott Bolden, White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney, Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Tess Bridgeman, Co-Editor-in-Chief at Just Security, and Maulik Pancholy, Author of ‘The Best At It’ To listen to this show and...

Jul 29, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 223

The True Victim of Trump’s Indictments

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Hon. Dick Gephardt, Fmr. House Majority Leader, Jerry Goldfeder, Director at Fordham Law School Voting Rights and Democracy Project, Prof.KimberléCrenshaw, Author of ‘#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence’, Matthew Seligman, Lawyer and Legal Scholar, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Sean O’Brien, President of Internation...

Jul 23, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 222

INCOMING INDICTMENTS & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, History Professor at Yale University Timothy Snyder, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, former RudyGuiliani Associate Lev Parnas, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University Imani Perry To listen to this ...

Jul 22, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 221

PERILOUS TIMES & THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants- CWA, AFL-CIO Sara Nelson, Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Colonel Jack Jacobs, former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Jeremy Butler, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, former Republican CongressmanJoe Walsh, President and CEO of The Wildlife Conservation Society Monica Medina, Senior Reporter for NBC News ...

Jul 16, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 220

THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF DONALD TRUMP

Ali Velshi is joined former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, SeniorColumnist for The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Leader of the Digital Threat Analysis Center at Microsoft Clint Watts, Vice President at the Centre for Information Resilience Nina Jankowicz, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Opinion Writer with Washington PostJennifer Rubin, NBC News’ Marissa Parra, President and CEO for Physicians for Re...

Jul 15, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 219

PRIMARY POLITICS & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by 2024 Presidential Candidate fmr. Rep. Will Hurd (R- TX), Staff Writer at The Atlantic Adam Harris, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), fmr. Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper, fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, NBC News Senior Executive Editor for National Security David Rohde, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann, Co-Host of ‘Déjà Newsw/ Rachel Maddow’ podcast Isaac D...

Jul 09, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 218

DONALD TRUMP’S HOUSE & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), Fmr. Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee, Vice-President Centre for Information Resilience Nina Jankowicz, Senior Politics Reporter at Axios Eugene Scott, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Co-Director of Breaking the Silence Avner Gvaryahu, Justice Corr...

Jul 08, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 217

The Future of the GOP

Michael Steele, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Fmr. Gov. MarkSanford, Fmr. Governor of South Carolina, Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founder & CEO at Advancing Health Equity, Dr. David J. Skorton, President & CEO at Association of American Medical Colleges, Rina Shah, Principal & Founder at Rilax Strategies, Tara Setmayer, Senior Advisor at Lincoln Project, April Ryan, White House Correspondent& Bureau Chief at The Grio, Jennifer Hor...

Jul 02, 20231 hr 20 minEp. 216

The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem

Michael Steel, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Judith Browne-Dianis, Executive Director at Advancement Project, Jeannie Suk Gersen, Contributing Writer at the New Yorker, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, Executive Director & Vice President for the Congressional Program at the Aspen Institute, Adam Harris, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University,...

Jul 01, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 215

ARMED REBELLION IN RUSSIA

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Richard Engel, Kelly Cobiella, Ali Arouzi, Matt Bodner, Director of Research at the Soufan Group Colin Clark, host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr, Commander inf the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mamuka Maulashvili, professor of International Affairs at The New School Nina Khrushcheva, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Adm. James Stavridis, fmr. Rep. Jane Harmon, President of the Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer To listen to this show and other M...

Jun 24, 20231 hr 36 minEp. 214

POLICING & POLITICS

Ali Velshi is joined by Civil Rights Attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, Democratic Strategist Peter Fenn, Fmr. Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Fmr. Gov. Bill Weld (R- MA), Attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, ‘The Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee, Author of “The Power Of One” Frances Haugen 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...

Jun 18, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 213

Trump’s Legal Woes

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Professor at University of Michigan Law School, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congresswoman, Juno Dawson, author of ‘This Book Is Gay’, Michael Steele, Former Chairman of the RNC, Charles F. Coleman, Jr., Civil Rights Attorney, Michael Waldman, President & CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and Soledad O’Brien, CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions. To listen to this show and other MS pod...

Jun 17, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 212

THE INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Garrett Haake, NBC News Ken Dilanian, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), National Security Attorney Bradley P. Moss, Staff Writer for The Atlantic David Graham, Senior Advisor for Lincoln Project Tara Setmayer, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) Yevgeny Vindman, former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by ...

Jun 11, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 211

THE INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Ken Dilanian, former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary McCord, Former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D–U.S. VI), former Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, former Representative Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY), White House Correspondent for The Independent Andrew Feinberg, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, form...

Jun 10, 20232 hr 9 minEp. 210

INVESTIGATIONS & RETRIBUTION

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Politics Reporter at Rolling Stone Asawin Suebsaeng, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Fatima Goss Graves, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, SeniorColumnist at The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, President and CEO of The Wildlife Conservation Society Monica Medina, Founder and Executive Director at IllumiNative Cryst...

Jun 04, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 209

THE GROWING GOP PRIMARY FIELD & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former Rep. Joe Walsh, President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Fmr. Rep. David Jolly, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, NBC’s Molly Hunter, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Just Security Tess Bridgeman, Author of ‘The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans Left’ Prof. Hassa...

Jun 03, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 208

DEBT CEILING DEAL

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, NBC’s Monica Alba, NBC’s Matt Bradley, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Fmr. Democratic Nominee for Texas Attorney General Rochelle Garza, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Fmr. Governor of Ohio (R) Fmr. Gov. John Kasich 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 ...

May 28, 20231 hr 39 minEp. 207

DEBT CEILING DEADLINE APPROACHING

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Ryan Nobles, NBC’s Monica Alba, NBC’s Molly Hunter, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), State Sen. Mia McLeod (I-SC), Director of Economic Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute Michael Strain, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Pulitzer Prize-winning Artist/Illustrator and Author of ‘Maus’ Art Spiegelman. To listen to t...

May 27, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 206

STANDOFF & SUMMIT

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), NBC’s Molly Hunter, Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Senior Editor at Politico Michael Schaffer, President & CEO at the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), State Sen. Megan Hunt (D-NE), NBC News Technology Correspondent Jake Ward, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by ...

May 22, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 205

LOSING ISSUES & RECKLESS GAMBLES

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), NBC’s Molly Hunter, Fmr. 9-term congresswoman from CA Jane Harman, Professor at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at University of California, San Francisco Dr. Katrina Kimport, Professor at University of California, Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Fmr. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, New York Times Best-Selling Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ George M. Johnson, Author of ‘Out of Darkness’ Ashley Hope...

May 20, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 204

THE POWER OF ONE, AND MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley CollegeKellie Carter Jackson, Founder & CEO of TransLash Media Imara Jones, Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC), Mexico Country Director of the International Rescue Committee Rafael A. Velasquez Garcia, Senior Editor at Slate Dahlia Lithwick, Fmr. SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg To listen to this show and other M...

May 15, 20231 hr 24 minEp. 203

LIES & ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julia Ainsley, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Chairman of the Republican National CommitteeMichael Steele, Senior Correspondent at Vox Zack Beauchamp, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Author of ‘They Called Us Enemy’ George Takei To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NO...

May 13, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 202

MASS SHOOTING IN TX & MORE

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Morgan Chesky, NBC’s Guad Venegas, NBC News National Security Analyst Clint Watts, CEO & Founder of Their Future Our Vote Dr. Annie Andrews, Staff Writer The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Senior Adviser of The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Ret. ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh, Fmr. Firearms Executive Ryan Busse, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Fmr. Secretary of Housing an...

May 07, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 201

AMERICA’S SPLIT-SCREEN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE & MORE

Ali Velshi is joined by Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC), former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman, NBC News’ George Solis, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele, Political Columnist for The Washington Post Karen Tumulty, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Jamila Perritt, Lead Plaintiff, Texas Abortion Ban lawsuit Am...

Apr 30, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 200

THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY & MORE

Velshi is joined by Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D), Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson (D), South Carolina State Senator Sandy Senn (R), Fmr. Florida Republican Congressman David Jolly, Republican StrategistRina Shah, Oklahoma State Rep. Ajay Pittman (D), California Assemblymember Alex Lee (D), former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza Evgenia Kara-Murza, Author of “Fates and Furies” Lauren Gr...

Apr 29, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 199

PRIMARY POLITICS & EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Ali Vitali, NBC’s Courtney Kube, NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald, Political Journalist Michael Shure, Professor and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University Danielle Allen, Executive Director at Texas Library Association Shirley Robinson, Governor of Washington Jay Inslee (D), Chairman & CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Howard Buffett, Professor at University of California at Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Law Professor and Histo...

Apr 23, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 198

SCOTUS STAY & MORE

Velshi is joined by Senior Correspondent at New York Magazine Irin Carmon, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Technical Lead for XPRIZE WildfireJay Stalnacker, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive RightsNancy Northup, SeniorColumnist at The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Mattei, Opinion Writer for The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Senio...

Apr 22, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 197

Time of Reckoning in the GOP

Sam Stein subs in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), actor John Leguizamo, Politico’s Kyle Cheney, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, GOP Strategist Rina Shah, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women’s Law Center. 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 informati...

Apr 16, 20231 hr 28 minEp. 196

THE FIGHT FOR ABORTION ACCESS

Maria Teresa Kumar subs in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Professor at University of California at Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Fmr. FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman, Visiting Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai Ray Suarez, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Political Strategist Shermichael Singleton, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Carol Lam, and a...

Apr 15, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 195

Republican Overreach

Ali Velshi is joined by Catherine Christian, Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, Carol Lam, Former Superior Court Judge in San Diego County, April Ryan, White House Correspondent & Bureau Chief at The Grio, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Cynthia Alksne, Former Federal Prosecutor, John O. Brennan, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, and Julia Alvarez, Author of ‘How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents’. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts w...

Apr 09, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 194
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