The judicial branch is now under threat as the Trump administration continues its power grab in Washington and tests the limits of the president’s power. Will America’s system of checks and balances hold? 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 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 250215
What the arch-conservative blueprint for governing looks like in real life, how the gutting of the federal workforce could hit Black workers hardest, and what happens when Big Tech coddles authoritarian leaders 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 09, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 250209
How Elon Musk’s DOGE is amassing power and President Trump is making good on his promise to dismantle government. 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 08, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 250208
U.S. trade partners retaliate for Trump’s tariffs, Trump’s FBI purge meets pushback, and a new era of American unseriousness on the global stage takes hold 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 02, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 250202
A new shock-wave of firings by the Trump administration, Day One of Trump’s new tariffs, and the state of the most endangered Trump cabinet nominations 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 01, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 250201
The consequences of President Trump’s ongoing political retribution for America’s national security with Ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Bennie Thompson, and how wealth and power in the new Trump era is leading us down a path towards American oligarchy 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 26, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 250126
How Donald Trump is reshaping justice in a new term, why we can’t assume his birthright citizenship gambit is doomed to fail, and what holding the line looks like now that he’s in office 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 25, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 250125
Former CIA Director John Brennan weighs in on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Nobel Prize-winner Maria Ressa shares crucial lessons for reporting on a government that’s hostile to the free press, and why this week’s selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” is still so relevant to American life and politics that it’s still being banned. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Pr...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 250121
How mixed-status families are planning for Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, how Trump’s pick for CIA is being received in the Senate, and the tech that could make wildfires detectable in minutes 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 12, 2025•39 min•Ep. 250112
The California wildfires are playing into a growing insurance crisis, Mark Zuckerberg is getting fact-checked on his motivations for ending fact-checking on Meta, what Donald Trump’s sentencing means, and a timely analysis of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic ‘Fahrenheit 451’ with author Lois Lowry and fascism expert Jason Stanley. 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 f...
Jan 11, 2025•56 min•Ep. 250111
Donald Trump’s election win will be certified on January 6, 2025 - four years after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn his previous election loss. Congressman Jamie Raskin reflects on that dark day, the impeachment that followed, and “the struggle between authoritarian lies and democracy” that will continue into a second Trump 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 co...
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 250105
What Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrowest of margins means for a new Republican congress, the alarming details of an under-the-radar Chinese espionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. telecom companies; and the most underappreciated aspects of Jimmy Carter’s legacy as his state funeral begins in Georgia 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 collect...
Jan 04, 2025•39 min•Ep. 250104
Previewing Trump’s cabinet confirmations with Rina Shah, Steve Benen, Philip Bump, Errin Haines; the problematic history of the death penalty with Bryan Stevenson; what we learned about the Black voting bloc in the 2024 campaign cycle with Basil Smikle and Quentin James; South Carolina’s proposed abortion bill with Mia McLeod and Melissa Murray; the discriminatory policies undermining black homeownership with Bernadette Atuahene; an interview with 13-year-old political influencer Knowa de Baraso...
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 241229
Previewing President-elect Trump’s first day back in office with April Ryan, Ameshia Cross, Jonathan Alter, Hugo Lowell; the year in Trump trials with Danny Cevallos; the push to exonerate Marcus Garvey with Rep. Barbara Lee; the importance of counting all pregnancy-related deaths in TX with state Rep. Donna Howard; how corporations are preparing for Trump with Adia Wingfield To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplec...
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241228
Republican Congressman Don Bacon pushes back on “hyperpartisanship” endorsed by Bannon, why Texas says it will not review pregnancy deaths from the two years after the state began banning abortion, a conversation with former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, 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 advertisi...
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241222
The chaos of the Trump/Musk GOP, a new Democratic strategy for opposing Donald Trump, Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train,” 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.
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241221
Rick Wilson, Barbara McQuade, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Donald Trump’s latest administration picks, Rachel Barkow and Rep. Jim McGovern on presidential pardon power, Michele Goodwin and Marc Hearron on Republican efforts to expand the reach of state abortion bans, Imara Jones on what trans Americans are doing to prepare for another Trump administration, and Paola Ramos on Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241215
What President Biden’s pardons mean for Trump’s pardoning plans, an exit interview with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Nikole Hannah-Jones on the future of journalism in a new Trump era. 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....
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241214
What Kash Patel as FBI Director could mean for Trump’s retribution agenda and the rule of law, lessons on outlasting Trump’s strategic chaos, what’s behind corporate rollbacks of DEI initiatives 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....
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241201
What Donald Trump’s tariff threat would mean for American consumers, an alarming new salvo in the abortion wars, the story of a Louisiana librarian who was relentlessly targeted for speaking out against censorship, 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....
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241130
Lessons from the first successful pushback against the Trump agenda, what we’re getting wrong about the First Amendment and who it really protects, and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on what we can expect from a Trump cabinet that’s shaping up to be the opposite of a Team of Rivals. 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 pe...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 241124
Donald Trump tells on himself with cabinet picks that herald a Project 2025 agenda; who’s behind the well-funded effort to tear down the separation of church and state in America’s public school system; and Matt Gaetz’s new gig. 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....
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 241123
The story of how America became the kind of place where a pair of billionaires can be put in charge of slashing government spending, the truth about Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, and how Senate Republicans are faring against his pressure campaign to give up their constitutional duty of advice and consent 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 co...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241117
Lessons on standing up to an autocrat by someone who’s done it before, the Trump cabinet pick who warned that “the world is not ready” for him, and a roadmap for fighting censorship from Jodi Picoult 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....
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 241116
Why finding the path forward in a new Trump era requires a reckoning with America’s history, what’s behind the almost uniquely American problem of electing women presidents, and what governing will look like in Trump’s 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....
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 241110
Ali Velshi draws on American history – and his own family’s journey to democracy– to demonstrate that defeat can pave the way for triumph. 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.
Nov 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 241109
Rachel Maddow joins "Velshi" to share her closing argument about abortion ahead of Election Day, the latest NBC News poll shows Harris and Trump are tied, the fierce battle for swing states 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....
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 241103
Harris and Trump blitz swing states ahead of Election Day, the impact of protest votes on the election, how Trump mishandled the coronavirus pandemic 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.
Nov 02, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 241102
The latest on Decision 2024, with the candidates out on the trail 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.
Oct 27, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 241027
The latest on the White House race, the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, Iran retaliates against Israel, 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.
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 241026
