Why Elon Musk’s expectation of gratitude is the most telling part of the Trump-Musk falling out; an on-the-ground report from UNICEF in Gaza; and author Téa Obreht discusses the classic novel “Animal Farm” in 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....
Jun 07, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25060712
How Donald Trump could build a more MAGA judiciary; what the math looks like when you add up Trump’s new steel tariffs; and Molly Jong-Fast discusses her new book ‘How To Lose Your Mother’ 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....
Jun 07, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25060711
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen weighs in on the explosive end to the Trump-Musk alliance; the story behind the USNS Harvey Milk and what it really means to be a warrior; fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink on why she resigned her post in protest and whether she’s considering a run for congress; and an on-the-ground report from UNICEF in Gaza 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 compan...
Jun 07, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25060710
President Trump is spending his second term remaking America’s system of politics and governance in his own image, where everything is a transaction; the latest on Ukraine’s major drone attack deep inside Russian territory; and how to survive Donald Trump’s chaos economy. 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...
Jun 01, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25060112
How Trump is remaking American governance in his image; how the president’s trade war is endangering a key piece of NATO’s air defense system; and what’s coming for a Supreme Court that empowered a president who seems bent on diminishing its own authority. 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...
Jun 01, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25060111
What happens when campaign promises meet reality; an introduction to the pediatrician who is challenging Sen. Lindsay Graham in South Carolina; and Donald Trump’s brain drain 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.
Jun 01, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25060110
What Americans can do to secure their democracy; President Trump declares a ceasefire is “very close” between Israel and Hamas; and the Velshi Banned Book Club features “Pride Puppy,” a children’s book by Robin Stevenson that is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case. 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...
May 31, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25053112
President Trump tests America’s democracy and the limits of its legal institutions; why Americans on the right see Hungary as a model to emulate; and deporting migrants proves lucrative for American companies with ties to the administration. 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....
May 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25053111
What Americans can do to secure their democracy; President Trump declares a ceasefire is “very close” between Israel and Hamas; and Elon Musk’s tenure in the U.S. government has come to an end, but is DOGE really done? 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....
May 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25053110
How the House GOP’s passage of President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ set up a massive upward transfer of wealth in America, why the actions we are seeing right now from the Supreme Court are more confusing than usual, and policing in America five years after the killing of George Floyd 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 ...
May 25, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25052512
Judge J. Michael Luttig discusses the impact President Trump’s attacks on the judiciary is having on American democracy. And what’s exactly at stake in Trump’s battle against Harvard and why it’s more than just a fight against an elite school 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....
May 25, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25052511
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) discusses how the passage of President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ sets the stage for a major upward transfer of wealth in America, how Trump’s tariffs and cuts at the Small Business Administration are squeezing small businesses nearly out of business, and why the action we are seeing from the Supreme Court is more confusing than usual To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
May 25, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052510
How President Trump’s apparent disregard of due process and attacks on immigrants are an attack on us all, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) discusses how Trump’s policies are harming American farmers, and with the criminalization of miscarriage and the decriminalization of clinic harassment happening side-by-side post-Roe America is getting scarier 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 24, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25052412
How President Trump’s sweeping and unprecedented deportation crackdowns have landed him in the middle of multiple lawsuits and why it’s an alarming window into his assault on due process and judicial review. What Trump’s relationship with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu means for the future of the War in Gaza, and the author of “Fun Home” Alison Bechdel joins for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium o...
May 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052411
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins to discuss this week’s threats to democracy from President Trump, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) talks about how Trump’s policies are harming American farmers, and Trump’s retribution presidency continues to expand. 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....
May 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25052410
What happens when the president is running a get-rich-quick scheme on the side; why Republicans’ plans to slash Medicaid would have consequences reaching far beyond even the 72 million Americans who rely on it for healthcare; and how the slash-and-burn approach to dismantling the government is having dire consequences for FEMA, heading into hurricane season. 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...
May 18, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051812
From banners of his face hanging outside a federal building to the military parade that just so happens to fall on his birthday, why we all need to pay attention to the authoritarian window dressings that are increasingly appearing around President Trump; plus a first-hand account of how Trump’s tariffs are hurting America’s small businesses. 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.a...
May 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051811
The danger of a new normal, where profiting from the presidency is routine; plus former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reveals what the slashing of Medicaid would really mean, not just for Americans who rely on it for healthcare but for all of us. 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....
May 18, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051810
What comes next in the budget battle now that members of President Trump’s own party blocked his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; why the damage of Trump’s chaotic tariff rollout can’t be undone; and Stacey Abrams discusses being targeted by Trump, being investigated by Republicans, and a new potential run for governor of 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 informat...
May 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051712
How Donald Trump’s return to the Middle East made him look less like the leader of a democracy and more like a visiting fellow monarch. Plus, a new photo-essay shows the desperation faced by millions suffering the consequences of Sudan’s civil war and the Trump administration’s cuts to humanitarian aid. And Malinda Lo, author of “Last Night At The Telegraph Club”, joins for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for M...
May 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051711
From tariff chaos to price hikes to a credit downgrade to the President’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ being blocked by members of his own party, how the practical impacts of Trump’s economic chaos is causing damage that can’t be undone 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....
May 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051710
Trumpism on the world stage, former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) discusses the power of speaking up to save democracy, and how the president’s economic policy chaos is exposing cracks in the GOP 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....
May 11, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25051112
With the White House arguing that the U.S. is “drastically over-regulated”, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair discusses the dangers of living in a world without regulations. Plus, why the Trump administration is threatening to arrest members of Congress. 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....
May 11, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051111
President Trump is heading to the MIddle East, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is in Switzerland negotiating a trade deal with China, as Trump’s budget throws the congressional GOP into chaos 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....
May 11, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25051110
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman gives her first-hand account of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest by federal authorities outside an ICE facility, how President Trump’s talk of dolls is code for austerity, and Valeria Luiselli discusses her book ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ in this week’s meeting of 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 abo...
May 10, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25051012
What happens when a real crisis unfolds in the new Trump era, with the civil service gutted and career experts run off? Plus, the cautionary tale of the NC state election that almost beat democracy. And the anti-abortion movement’s backdoor plot to target medication abortion. 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 10, 2025•33 min•Ep. 25051011
What the president really means when he says kids can make do with two dolls, why the arrest of the Newark mayor is a flashing red warning light, and how the administration exposed the real reason for its war against elite universities 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....
May 10, 2025•38 min•Ep. 25051010
The importance of courage when the only thing standing in the way of Donald Trump’s unraveling of democracy are the American people; how Trump’s crypto meme coin dinner is the latest sign of a new red flag to watch out for; the impact of Trump’s attacks on dissent, a pillar of American democracy 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 ...
May 04, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 250504
A torrent of terrible poll numbers show there’s already a lot to dislike about the Trump economy, and it’s going to get much worse; the dangerous philosophy that the Trump administration is increasingly using to claim the right to define parameters of war without congressional approval or due process; 100 days of Project 2025 promises kept; George M Johnson is back for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 250503
Brand new polling has bad news for President Trump’s signature policies, the CEO of Michigan Planned Parenthood describes the consequences of closing three clinics due to Trump’s funding cuts, and Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) discusses his visit to the Louisiana ICE facility where two detained international students are being held and the vital importance of due process in America To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted...
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 250427
