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Velshi

MS NOW, Ali Velshiwww.ms.now
Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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U.S. AIRSTRIKES & MORE

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the U.S. Airstrikes in the Middle East, Black History Month, Immigration, 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.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 04, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 273

U.S. Strikes Back Against Iran-Backed Militias

U.S. Strikes Targets in Iraq & Syria, Primary Day in SC, the Velshi Banned Book Club 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.

Feb 03, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 272

THE TRIALS & CAMPAIGN OF DONALD J TRUMP

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, 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.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 28, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 271

$83.3 MILLION & MORE

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, the War in Ukraine, the Biden Administration’s natural gas decision, 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.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 27, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 270

Two Days Until the New Hampshire Primaries

NH Primaries kick off in two days, death toll Gaza surpasses 25K, the tale of two Republican parties. 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.

Jan 21, 20241 hr 25 minEp. 269

THE ALARMING STATE OF THE GOP PRIMARY & MORE

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the NH GOP Primary, the War in Ukraine, the fight to save the Government, 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.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 20, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 268

Countdown to Iowa

Journalists in Gaza, Record Heat, and Trump’s Potential Second Term 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.

Jan 14, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 267

The GOP Primary

Trump’s legal woes, the Suez Canal, and Taiwan election 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.

Jan 14, 20241 hr 25 minEp. 266

Perception vs. Reality

The Truth About Biden’s Economy, Protests Unfold Across Israel, the Double Standard Surrounding Claudine Gay’s ouster 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.

Jan 07, 20241 hr 37 minEp. 265

Three Years Since January 6th

The 14th Amendment, Heroes of January 6th, and Democracy in Danger 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.

Jan 06, 20241 hr 25 minEp. 264

A Year in Review

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Rep. Joe Walsh, Republican strategist Rina Shah, labor union president Sara Nelson, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, radio host Dean Obeidallah, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick, Vox’s Ian Millhiser, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplec...

Dec 31, 20231 hr 28 minEp. 263

Dodging Accountability

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by former Rep. David Jolly, The Bulwark’s Tim Miller, Watergate Assistant Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, independent journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Mini Timmaraju from Reproductive Freedom for All, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice, and criminal defense attorney Danny Cevallos. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on...

Dec 30, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 262

“Chapter F”

Ali Velshi is joined by Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Avner Gvaryahu, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, José Andrés, Co-Founder of the World Center Kitchen, and Elizabeth Price, Mother of Hisham Awartani To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, ...

Dec 24, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 261

Trump and the 14th Amendment

Ali Velshi is joined by Noah Bookbinder, President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Sarit Michaeli, International Advocacy Lead for B’Tselem, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow for the American Stagecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Bill Browder, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and Oleksiy Gon...

Dec 23, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 260

The Immigration Issue

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Leslie Reagan, Author of ‘When Abortion was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973’, Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter for NBC News, and Bill McKibben, Contributing Writer at The New Yorker To listen to this show and o...

Dec 17, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 259

America’s Immigration Debate

Ali is joined by Lisa Rubin , MSNBC Legal Analyst, Andrew Kirtzman , President of Kirtzman Strategies, Amb. William B. Taylor, Fmr. U.S Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Cook , Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East & Africa Studies at Council on Foreign Affairs, Michelle Goldberg , Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist at The New York Times, Robin Marty , Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center, Tara Palmeri , Senior Political Correspondent at Puck News, Melissa Redmon , Fmr. Ful...

Dec 16, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 258

Trump’s “Dictator For One Day” Threat

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, (D) Maryland, Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D) Maryland, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, (D) Texas, Caleb Silver, Editor-In-Chief at Investopedia, Erica Newland, Counsel at Protect Democracy, Franklin Foer, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Jeremy Ben-Ami, President & Founder at J Street, and Dr. Jamie Justice, Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on App...

Dec 10, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 257

What happens if Trump wins the White House again?

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Cohen, Principal at Crisis-X, Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Hanan Ashrawi, Fmr. Official Spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation to Middle East Peace Process, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Barton Gellman, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Diana Buttu, Fmr. Spokesperson at Palestine Liberation Organization, and Stephen Chbosky, Author of “T...

Dec 09, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 256

Trump’s Legal Deluge

Ali Velshi is joined by Paul Butler, Professor at Georgetown School of Law, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at Washington Post, Asaf Zamir, Former Consul General of Israel in New York, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow at American Stagecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney, Rina Shah, Principal and Founder of Rilax Strategies, Rep. Summer Lee (D) Pennsylvania, and Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU. To listen to this show and other ...

Dec 03, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 255

Trump and January 6th

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Ronen Bergman, Staff Writer at The New York Times Magazine, Charles Blow, Writer & Executive Producer of ‘South to Black Power’, State Rep. Justin Jones (D) Tennessee, Michael Steele, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, and ...

Dec 02, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 254

3rd Hostage Swap

Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project, Rina Shah, Principal and Founder at Rilax Strategies, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) New York, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project, Tara Setmayer, Fmr. GOP Communications Director, Ameshia Cross, Political Analyst at SiriusXM, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow at American Stagecraft Program a...

Nov 26, 20231 hr 34 minEp. 253

Israel and Hamas Set to Swap Hostages

Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Anthony Coley, Fmr. Director of Public Affairs at the U.S. Dept of Justice, Danny Cevallos, Criminal Defense Attorney, Christopher O’Leary, Senior Vice-President at Global Operations at The Soufan Group, Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director of The Advancement Project National Office, Carol Anderson, Professor of African American Studies at Emory University, David A. Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) Texas, Noga Tarnopolsky, Indep...

Nov 25, 20231 hr 21 minEp. 252

Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Yale University’s Joanne Freeman, Zack Beauchamp of VOX, independent journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, political strategist Lauren Harper, Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Yale University’s Jason Stanley, Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Alisha Haridasani Gupta from The New York Times and Prof. Chris Bobel from the University of Massachusetts Boston To listen to this show and other MS pod...

Nov 19, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 251

The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Prof. Laurence Tribe, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School, Diana Buttu, Fmr. Palestine Liberation Organization Spokesperson for Negotiations Support Unit, Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU, Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate, Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, Noah Bookbinder, President & CEO for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, David Ignatius, ...

Nov 19, 20231 hr 28 minEp. 250

Democracy on the Ballot

Ali Velshi is joined by Steve Benen, Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project, Peter Beinart, Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of “the 1619 Project”, Norman Ornstein, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, Fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, Executive Director & Vice President of the Congressional Program at Aspen Institute, Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, Medical Director at MedGlobal, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writ...

Nov 12, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 249

Election Take-Aways

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Steele, Fmr. Chairman, Republican National Committee, Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory flr UN OCHA, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Fmr. Rep. David Jolly, Fmr. Florida Republican Congressman, Jonathan Allen, Senior National Politics Reporter at NBC News, Yonatan Zeigen, Son of Missing Israeli Peace Activist, and Dorit Rabinyan, Award...

Nov 11, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 248

Blinken Meets with Palestinian President

Ali Velshi is joined by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Majed Bamya, former federal judge Michael Luttig, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Washington Post Opinion Writer Jennifer Rubin, Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, NBC’s Josh Lederman, NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist & NBC”s Erin McLaughlin. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up...

Nov 05, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 247

Trump on the Trail while on Trial

Ali Velshi is joined by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, California Rep. Ro Khanna, Yale international law professor Oona Hathaway, Tufts University international law professor Tom Dannenbaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, New York Times Investigative Reporter Susanne Craig, NBC’s Ali Arouzi, NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald & NBC’s Josh Lederman 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...

Nov 04, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 246

Who Will Flip on Trump Next?

Guest host Charles Coleman is joined by Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Madeleine Dean, former Sen. Doug Jones, former RNC chair Michael Steele, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former GOP Communications Director Tara Setmayer, Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart, NBC’s Jay Gray, NBC’s Steve Patterson, and best-selling authors David Baldacci & Michael Connelly To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Appl...

Oct 29, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 245

The Path Forward

Ali Velshi is joined by David Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Amb. Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, Christopher O’Leary, Senior Vice-President of Global Operations at The Soufan Group, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Tzipi Livni, Fmr. Israeli Vice Prime Minister, and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) New York. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premi...

Oct 22, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 244
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