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- 446 - Stalling, Punting, and Reversing Course: A Week in Trumpworld
How Trump’s hot-and-cold approach to Iran, his back-and-forth on ICE raids, and GOP gridlock on his ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is causing chaos everywhere; why Trump’s ICE raids, detentions, and deportations are changing not just immigration in America but the meaning of U.S. citizenship; and how the celebration – and the struggle continued this Juneteenth, amid the president’s anti-DEI crusade.
Sat, 21 Jun 2025 - 41min - 445 - The Undecider-in-Chief
How MAGA infighting is leaving President Trump looking like The Undecider; the politicization of policing in America; and Kevin Henkes’ “Olive’s Ocean” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club
Sat, 21 Jun 2025 - 41min - 444 - The Chaos President
President Trump’s impulsiveness and growing infighting among MAGA delivers chaos to a delicate situation in the Middle East; how Trump’s ICE raids, detentions, and deportations are changing not just immigration in America but the meaning of American citizenship; and where the GOP is trying to overturn voter-approved ballot measures protecting abortion rights.
Sat, 21 Jun 2025 - 40min - 443 - Chain of Command
The high stakes question of what could happen if Donald Trump were able to wear down some of the features of the American military that make it a natural bulwark to authoritarian slide, what we’ve learned about the new resistance to the president after a massive day of protests, and what the military parade looks like up against the president’s record on the military.
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 - 41min - 442 - The Danger of a New Normal
Why it’s easy to become numb to authoritarian creep, the ways we’re seeing just such a creep in Donald Trump’s crackdown on Los Angeles protesters, and the massive impact of Trump administration cuts to programs you may not know you need.
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 - 39min - 441 - America’s Streets in Splitscreen
What we learned from a day of pomp and circumstance and protest, the true story of President Trump’s record on the military, and how recent ICE raids are coming to embody the same kind of cruelty that was a feature of the first Trump administration’s family separation policy.
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 - 40min - 440 - The Travel Ban Is Back
What President Trump’s latest travel ban is really about; why a Tea Party Republican just joined the Democratic Party; and what it means that President Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles against the wishes of state and local leaders.
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 - 40min - 439 - The Math isn’t Mathing for Donald Trump
Rep. Lloyd Doggett and fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent discuss the bogus accounting Republicans are using to sell Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’; Fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee addresses President Trump’s decision to deploy national guard troops to Los Angeles; and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos exposes the new Gilded Age that’s exploding into view.
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 - 40min - 438 - Trump Deploys National Guard to Los Angeles
The latest on the situation on the ground in Los Angeles after President Trump sent in the national guard following anti-ICE protests; Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones explains how to fight for democracy during the era of Trump 2.0; and a dangerous new chapter in the post-Roe era marked by imperiled emergency care and prosecuting of miscarriages.
Sun, 8 Jun 2025 - 41min - 437 - The Big, Beautiful Breakup
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.
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 - 41min - 436 - Holding Court
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’
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 - 41min - 435 - It’s a DOGE Eat DOGE World
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
Sat, 7 Jun 2025 - 39min - 433 - Power, Profit, and Pardons in the Trump Era
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.
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 - 41min - 432 - Trump’s Transactional America
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.
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 - 41min - 431 - Truth & Consequences in Trump’s America
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
Sun, 1 Jun 2025 - 38min - 430 - Our Roles in the Fight For Democracy
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.
Sat, 31 May 2025 - 41min - 429 - The State of Trump’s Economy
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.
Sat, 31 May 2025 - 39min - 428 - The People’s Guide to Securing Democracy
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?
Sat, 31 May 2025 - 40min - 426 - Trump’s Historic Upward Transfer of Wealth
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
Sun, 25 May 2025 - 40min - 425 - Trump vs. The Judiciary
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
Sun, 25 May 2025 - 40min - 424 - How The GOP Bill Could Lead to an Upward Transfer of Wealth
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
Sun, 25 May 2025 - 40min - 423 - Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration, Dissent, and Democracy
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
Sat, 24 May 2025 - 41min - 422 - Trump vs. The Rule of Law
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.
Sat, 24 May 2025 - 40min - 421 - The White House’s Whirlwind Week
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.
Sat, 24 May 2025 - 40min - 420 - The Danger of a New Normal
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.
Sun, 18 May 2025 - 40min - 419 - Authoritarian Window Dressing
Ali Velshi is joined by Yale University Professor Jason Stanley, host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, owner of ‘Busy Baby’ Beth Benike, and MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin.
Sun, 18 May 2025 - 40min - 418 - Profit & the Presidency
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.
Sun, 18 May 2025 - 39min - 417 - Trump’s Economy, Republican Infighting, and What Comes Next
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.
Sat, 17 May 2025 - 41min - 416 - Public Office & Personal Gain
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.
Sat, 17 May 2025 - 41min - 415 - Big Beautiful Budget Blocked
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
Sat, 17 May 2025 - 40min - 414 - Trump’s Policy Chaos
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
Sun, 11 May 2025 - 40min - 413 - A World Without Regulation
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.
Sun, 11 May 2025 - 41min - 412 - Trumpism at Home and Abroad
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
Sun, 11 May 2025 - 40min - 411 - Arrests & Escalations
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
Sat, 10 May 2025 - 41min - 410 - The Real-World Danger of Trump 2.0
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.
Sat, 10 May 2025 - 33min - 409 - Pointless Austerity
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
Sat, 10 May 2025 - 38min - 408 - Courage & Dissent Could Save Democracy
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
Sun, 4 May 2025 - 2h 00min - 407 - Trump's Economy
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.
Sat, 3 May 2025 - 1h 51min - 406 - Trump’s Bad New Polling
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
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 - 1h 22min - 405 - Escalations, Crackdowns, and Churn on Day 96
The arrest of a Wisconsin judge marks a major escalation in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown as well as its posture toward the judiciary, and the churn within his cabinet continues
Sat, 26 Apr 2025 - 1h 21min - 404 - The Movement is Underway
Continued national protests with high turnout show there is an anti-Trump movement underway, but what can the Democratic Party do with it 19 months until the next federal election; Trump campaigned on a promise to make America affordable again, but he’s actually just making things worse; The Trump Administration is using surveillance technology from a private prison company to track immigrants, but this may only be just the beginning
Sun, 20 Apr 2025 - 1h 20min - 403 - How The Trump Admin. Is Avoiding The Courts
The Trump administration has proven time and time again that it is more interested — or perhaps more comfortable — in the court of public opinion rather than in the courts of law.
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 - 1h 23min - 402 - Trump’s Trade War & the United States’ Waning Influence
The impact President Trump’s tariffs are having on America’s global financial standing, and the consequences to Democracy after American law firms capitulate to Trump’s threats
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 - 1h 22min - 401 - Don’t Fall For Trump’s Tariff Trick
President Trump is packaging together a mixture of chaos and bunk and peddling it as 'the art of the deal', all while using the power of the presidency to order investigations into his perceived political enemies.
Sat, 12 Apr 2025 - 1h 21min - 400 - ‘Hands Off’ Protests & The New Resistance
How the resistance is evolving as President Trump’s approach to seizing power has adapted, what the Trump administration’s attacks on birth control mean for the future of women’s healthcare, and how decades of politicians and the Supreme Court eroding personal freedoms could play directly into Donald Trump's hands
Sun, 6 Apr 2025 - 1h 21min - 399 - This is the Economy on Trump’s Tariffs
The economic chaos being caused from Trump’s sweeping tariffs, what former President Obama says about Trump’s attacks on democratic values and our role as citizens in the fight to keep American democracy alive, and an important conversation with the lawyer for detained Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil.
Sat, 5 Apr 2025 - 1h 21min - 398 - The Seriousness of the Signal Chat Scandal
Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Madeleine Dean discuss the seriousness of the Signal chat scandal which President Trump has taken to calling a ‘witch hunt’, a former senior Social Security official explains why the program is in more danger than ever, and the cultural damage that will be done by the president’s targeting of American history.
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 - 1h 20min - 397 - Signal Chat Scandal & Trump v Courts Continues
New revelations shed light on the Trump administration’s Signal chat scandal; two law firms are fighting back against President Trump’s campaign of retribution; and Rep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to a college student being snatched off the streets of her district on the orders of the Trump administration.
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 - 1h 21min - 396 - The Growing Resistance against Trump 2.0
Ali Velshi is joined by Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, Wisconsin Candidate for Congress Rebecca Cooke, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, Princeton sociology professor Matthew Desmond, Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN), independent journalist in Israel - Noga Tarnopolsky, author of “The Human Scale” Lawrence Wright & former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 - 1h 21min - 395 - Trump vs. The Courts, and What Comes Next
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist with The New York Times Nicholas Kristof, The Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, Renowned Presidential Historian Jon Meacham, fmr. Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, author of ‘The 57 Bus’ Dashka Slater
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 - 1h 22min - 394 - The Math Ain’t Mathin’
Ali Velshi is joined by Dr. Peter Hotez Co-Director for the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), first amendment scholar Mary Anne Franks, and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist John Harwood
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 - 1h 21min - 393 - With Friends Like These…
Ali Velshi is joined by Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff, Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, Canada’s Consul-General in New York Tom Clark, constitutional law and global health policy professor Michele Goodwin, two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, and Columbia Professor Rachel E. Adams.
Sat, 15 Mar 2025 - 1h 20min - 392 - The Battle to Hold the Line Against Trump’s Power Grab
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Douglas Brinkley, Janai Nelson, Lisa Rubin, Caroline Randall Williams, and Imani Perry.
Sun, 9 Mar 2025 - 1h 22min - 391 - Challenging Trump in Congress and the Courts
Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Rep. Al Green, fmr. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Judith Browne Dianis, Kate Shaw, Joyce Vance, Leah Litman, Barbara McQuade, Caleb Silver, Joanne Freeman, and Michele Goodman.
Sat, 8 Mar 2025 - 1h 23min - 390 - Global Disarray and “Alternative Math” in the Trump Era
Ali Velshi is joined by former Estonian President Toomas Ilves, Canadian Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae, Chris Hayes, Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, Edward Fishman, and Jim Acosta.
Sun, 2 Mar 2025 - 1h 23min - 389 - Allies, Adversaries, and Who’s in Control
Ali Velshi is joined by Alexander Vindman, Ben Rhodes, Garry Kasparov, April Ryan, Symone Sanders Townsend, Jessica Valenti, and Samira Ahmed.
Sat, 1 Mar 2025 - 1h 21min - 388 - Past & Prologue
Ali Velshi is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Anne Applebaum and Jon Meacham, former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, and Nastya Shpot, who was a 15-year-old Ukrainian refugee fleeing the Russian invasion when Ali first met her in Poland in 2022.
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 - 1h 22min - 387 - Purges, Cuts, and Turnabouts
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Brendan Boyle, former HHS Secretary and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, constitutional law professor Kermit Roosevelt III, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Yaroslav Trofimov.
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 - 1h 23min - 386 - It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Hon. Chrystia Freeland, candidate for Canadian Prime Minister, joins on the possible impact of tariffs and the relationship between the U.S. and Canada; Ivo Daalder, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, explores the NATO conference in Brussels this week; Harvard’s Steven Levitsky and Georgetown Law’s Victoria Nourse explain whether or not we’re in a Constitutional crisis and what happens next; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Fmr. Republican Congressman Joe Walsh join on the realities of Trump’s government so far; Georgetown Law’s Michele Goodwin explores the real-life “The Handmaid’s Tale” our country is facing; and Michigan Law School’s Barbara McQuade and NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat explain what ‘holding the line’ really means.
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 - 1h 25min - 385 - Constitutional Questions and Political Pressure
Laurence Tribe and Larry Summers discuss the Trump administration potential Constitutional overreach; inside the rift erupting at the DOJ following the Trump administration’s move to dismiss charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams; how Elon Musk and his business empire may be benefitting from DOGE's efforts to dismantle the government; fmr. VA Inspector General Michael Missal discusses the lawsuit he and his colleagues have filed against the Trump administration; Gillian Flynn, author of “Gone Girl”, is this week’s guest on the Velshi Banned Book Club
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 - 1h 26min - 384 - Project 2025 Is Here
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Tammy Baldwin discuss plans being floated in Congress to fight the Trump-Musk dismantling of the federal government; fmr. Education Secretary Arne Duncan explains what's at stake for America's children if the Department of Education is shut down; Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza offers a warning about what happens when big tech coddles dictators; Imani Perry and Errin Haines discuss why eviscerating the civil service could hit the Black community hardest.
Sun, 9 Feb 2025 - 1h 25min - 383 - Balance of Power
Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Rep. Gwen Moore, Joyce Vance, and fmr. RNC Chair Michael Steele discuss the dangers of President Trump and Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal government; plus the Velshi Banned Book Club features one of the student plaintiffs suing the state of Idaho over its book banning law.
Sat, 8 Feb 2025 - 1h 23min - 382 - Welcome to Donald Trump’s Trade War
Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Ryan Reilly, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Mehdi Hasan, Ravi Agrawal, Richard Cordray, and Randi Weingarten
Sun, 2 Feb 2025 - 1h 28min - 381 - The Trump Purge
Ali Velshi is joined by Joyce Vance, Tim Weiner, Tom Nichols, Anna Merlan, Eddie Glaude, Melissa Murray, and Christopher Paul Curtis
Sat, 1 Feb 2025 - 1h 22min - 380 - Retribution and National Security in the New Trump Era
Ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Bennie Thompson discuss what President Trump’s first week back in office means for American national security; inside the dangerous new efforts to undermine laws that were enacted to curb violence against abortion providers; what the rise of the new American oligarchy means for America's democracy and the working class; Peter Beinart on the future of the war in Gaza; Paula Ramos discusses her alarming conversation with a prominent member of the Proud Boys following his presidential pardon
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 - 1h 27min - 379 - The Reshaping of Justice for a New Trump Era
Barbara McQuade, Charles Coleman Jr., Joyce Vance and Elie Mystal on how justice is already being reshaped one week into Trump’s new term; inside the president’s late-night firing of federal agency Inspectors General; Attorneys General Keith Ellison and William Tong on fighting back against Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship; Jen Rubin on how to hold the line for democracy; and Manuel Munoz on his short story collection, “The Consequences” on the Velshi Banned Book Club.
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 - 1h 28min - 378 - Trump’s Cabinet, the “tech-industrial complex,” and why the 1930s classic “The Grapes of Wrath” is still being banned
Former CIA Director John Brennan and the Atlantic’s Tom Nichols on Trump’s top cabinet nominees, former Washington Governor Jay Inslee on the politicization of disaster relief, Maria Ressa on journalism in a new Trump era, Akbar Shahid Ahmed on the fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and Emily Danforth and Bruce Robbins on “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, this week’s selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club.
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 - 1h 21min - 377 - Preparing for What Donald Trump is Promising
Erika Andiola and Viviana Marquez share personal stories from when their own immigrant families were caught in the crosshairs of America’s broken immigration system ahead of a promised crackdown by Donald Trump; Pulitzer Prize-winner David Rhode previews Senate hearings for John Ratcliffe’s nomination to head the CIA; and Orange County, California Fire Chief Brian Fennessy explains how game-changing new tech could transform wildfire detection.
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 - 38min - 376 - The First Convicted felon in the White House
Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy on advanced fire-fighting and prevention technology; what’s next in Trump’s hush-money case with Melissa Murray and Lisa Rubin; the heads of PolitiFact and Snopes discuss what the end of Meta’s fact-checking program means for the spread of disinformation; Lois Lowry and Jason Stanley join the Velshi Banned Book Club to discuss Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 - 56min - 375 - January 6 & the Transfer of Power
Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI) on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on the new Republican congress, Sen. Gary Peters on what happens when a government is uninterested in accurate information in national security matters, Caleb Silver on why both President Biden and President-Elect Trump opposed the U.S. Steel deal, and Zeke Hernandez and Stuart Stevens on the immigration battle playing out in Republican politics.
Sun, 5 Jan 2025 - 1h 20min - 374 - A Narrow Margin & A New Congress
Rep. Debbie Dingell and Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent on what Republican governance will look like; Samm Sacks on the threat posed by a sophisticated Chinese espionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. telecom companies; and Rep. Hank Johnson on the legacy of President Jimmy Carter
Sat, 4 Jan 2025 - 39min - 373 - Gearing Up for Hearings on Trump Cabinet Picks
What the future holds for Trump’s cabinet picks as Senate hearings near; inside the problematic history and racial disparities of the death penalty; the discriminatory policies that undermine black homeownership; an interview with a star 13-year-old political influencer.
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 372 - Trump's Promises for Day 1
What we should expect on President-elect Trump’s first day back in office; the year in Trump trials; the renewed effort to exonerate Marcus Garvey; the importance of counting all pregnancy-related deaths in TX; how corporations are preparing for Trump.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 371 - Republican Power Taking Shape
Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) on power dynamics in the Republican Party, David Miliband on the potential for Syrian refugees to return home, Jason Stanley and Melissa Murray on suppression of data as a tool of propaganda, Jennifer Rubin and Stuart Stevens on the shape of the new Republican majority, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on reports of discussions in Trumpworld about dismantling the FDIC, and Indira Lakshmanan and Zack Beauchamp on role of journalism in holding the line on democracy.
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 - 1h 20min - 370 - Who’s the Boss?
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Norm Ornstein and Michael Shure on the Republicans’ government shutdown showdown; Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa on holding up democracy against autocratic pressures; Congressman Wiley Nickel and historian Joanne Freeman on a true opposition party strategy for Democrats; CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the future of the agency; and author Paul Hawkins on her banned book, “The Girl on the Train.”
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 369 - Preparing for a New Trump Era
New Trump administration picks, the power of the pardon, Republican efforts to expand the reach of state abortion bans, inside Trump’s mass deportation plan, and more.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 368 - Halfway Between Election Day and Inauguration Day
David Graham, Jennifer Rubin, Rina Shaw, and Joyce Vance on President-Elect Trump’s pardoning plans; averting a government shutdown with Rep. Adam Smith; the Biden Administration’s plans for its final days in office with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm; what Trump’s pick to lead the Civil Rights division of the DOJ means for the future of the department; and the future of journalism in a new Trump era with Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 367 - How to Outlast Trump’s Chaos Strategy
Joyce Vance, Lisa Rubin, Carol Leonnig and Mary McCord on Trump’s pick of Kash Patel for FBI Director; Tom Nichols on avoiding exhaustion from Trump’s strategically-sown chaos; Roger McNamee and Mary Anne Franks on Australia’s social media ban for kids; Jennifer Piscopo and Adia Wingfield on corporate America’s rollback of DEI initiatives; and former Ambassador Michael McFaul on the war in Ukraine.
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - 1h 21min - 366 - The Cost of Another Trump Presidency
Ali discusses the threat posed by Trump’s potential trade wars with Ron Insana, Fred Hochberg, and fmr. Amb. Gary Locke; what’s coming in the new post-Roe Trump era with Robin Marty; the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire with Matt Bradley; the humanitarian crisis in Sudan with Eatizaz Yousif; and Amanda Jones joins the Velshi Banned Book Club
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 - 1h 20min - 365 - Finding the Guardrails in a New Trump Era
Rep. Stacey Plaskett and Olivia Troye on finding the guardrails in a new Trump era; Kathleen Sebelius on Donald Trump’s move to put vaccine skeptics in charge of public health; Mary Anne Franks on the myth of the First Amendment as a great equalizer, Gov. Jay Inslee on states taking over the climate crisis ahead of a new Trump term; and Doris Kerns Goodwin on how America has found light after its darkest days in the past.
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 - 1h 21min - 364 - Trump’s Cabinet and the Promise of Project 2025
Michael Steele, Joyce Vance, Jennifer Rubin, and Norm Ornsetin on Donald Trump’s post-election embrace of figures tied to Project 2025, NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Adm. James Stavridis on a new escalation from Vladimir Putin, Melissa Murray on the effort to chip away at the separation between church and state for America’s schoolchildren, former senior U.S. State Department advisor Aaron David Miller on shifting American politics around the war in Gaza, and author Becky Albertalli on her banned book “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.”
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 - 1h 21min - 363 - America’s Billionaire Era
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and former Obama aide Melody Barnes on Donald Trump’s campaign against Senate confirmation for his cabinet picks; Thom Hartmann and Jason Stanley on how the Supreme Court chipped away at the walls between money and politics; Masha Gessen on the “dark, unspoken promise” of a second Trump term; Ian Bremmer on Trump’s tariff plan; and Congressman-Elect Eugene Vindman (D-VA) on what a new Trump term will mean for the war in Ukraine.
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - 1h 21min - 362 - Preparing for an Unchecked Trump
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa on safeguarding free speech against autocracy, Ben Rhodes on how Trump’s cabinet picks would “wreck” federal agencies and remake government “in the image of MAGA,” and best-selling author Jodi Picoult on what we can all do to fight the rising tide of book bans.
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 - 1h 21min - 361 - Confronting Our Own History
Attorneys General Kris Mayes and William Tong go “on offense” ahead of a 2nd Trump term, Eddie Glaude and Imani Perry on American democracy and what’s ahead, and a historical lookback on women coming to power globally (except in America) with Jennifer Piscopo and Molly Jong-Fast.
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 - 1h 23min - 360 - Our Work Is Not Done
Ali Velshi is joined by presidential historian Jon Meacham, historian Tim Snyder, constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe, Center for Reproductive Rights President & CEO Nancy Northup, and journalist Chris Whipple.
Sat, 9 Nov 2024 - 1h 14min - 359 - Rachel Maddow’s Closing Argument on Abortion
Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Gov. Roy Cooper (D- NC), Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump, “The West Wing” actors Martin Sheen and Mary McCormack, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes
Sun, 3 Nov 2024 - 1h 25min - 358 - The Final Countdown
Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I- VT), “On Tyranny” author Timothy Snyder, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D-PA)
Sat, 2 Nov 2024 - 1h 32min - 357 - 9 Days Until Election Day
Ali Velshi is joined by Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Reporter for The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, former Executive Editor for The Washington Post Martin Baron, former Editor-at-Large Robert Kagan, former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to former VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 - 1h 34min - 356 - 10 Days Until Election Day
Ali Velshi is joined by former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, Status author Oliver Darcy, and NBC News International Correspondents Raf Sanchez & Matt Bradley
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 - 1h 23min - 355 - 16 Days till Election Day
Ali Velshi is joined by former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, Political Strategist and Commentator Rina Shah, founder of Engage, Rachel Pearson, and U.S Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Sun, 20 Oct 2024 - 1h 32min - 354 - Velshi Across America: Arizona 2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Former Republican Congressman, Joe Walsh, 3rd Term Republican Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles, Principal at Crisis-X, New York Times bestselling Author of, ‘REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics’, Michael Cohen, Reporter, Votebeat, Jen Fifield, Arizona Secretary of State, Secretary Adrian Fontes, Spokesperson, Arizona for Abortion Access (nonpartisan) and attorney, Chris Love, Award-winning Author of, ‘Forever’, Judy Blume, New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘All American Boys’, Jason Reynolds
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 - 1h 23min - 353 - Dead Heat
Ali Velshi is joined by Co-Founder of Elevation Partners and author of, ‘Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe’, Roger McNamee, MSNBC’s Molly Jong-Fast, (R) Rep. Chuck Edwards, NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff, Academy Award-winning Film Director of, “Separated” and New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘Believing Is Seeing’, Errol Morris, Staff Writer for The New Yorker and author of, ‘Black Edge’, Sheelah Kolhatkar, MSNBC Daily’s Hayes Brown, talk-show host of ‘The Thom Hartmann Program’ and NYT Bestselling Author of, ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Thom Hartmann, MSNBC Daily Columnist, Dean Obeidallah, (D) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sun, 13 Oct 2024 - 1h 32min - 352 - Campaign of Lies
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History at NYU and author of, ‘Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present’, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of, ‘Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy’, Dr. Tom Nichols, Distinguished Scholar of Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and author of 20+ books, including: ‘The End of Nature’, Bill McKibben, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and author of, ‘Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath’, Sir William “Bill” Browder, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D TX- 30), law professor and historian at UC Davis Law School and author of, ‘Roe: The History of a National Obsession’, Mary Ziegler, New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘The Message’, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 - 1h 21min - 351 - HIGH-STAKES FINAL PUSH OF THE 2024 CAMPAIGN CYCLE
Ali Velshi is joined by author of, ‘Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy’ and U.S Representative, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Justice Correspondent for The Nation and author of, ‘Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution’, Elie Mystal, MSNBC Legal Analyst and co-author of, ‘The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary’, Melissa Murray, Governor of Washington and co-author of, ‘Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean-Energy Economy’, Gov. Jay Inslee, Emmy-award Winning Executive Producer of, ‘United Shades of America’ and New York Times Bestselling Co-Author of, ‘Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book’, W. Kamau Bell, and Investigative Reporter with The New York Times, Susanne Craig
Sun, 6 Oct 2024 - 1h 20min - 350 - ONE MONTH UNTIL ELECTION DAY
Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC Political Analyst and author of ‘Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump’, Jennifer Rubin, Co-Author of, ‘How to Steal A Presidential Election’, Dr. Matthew Seligman, author of, ‘Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win’, Jessica Valenti, author of ‘Pardon Power: How The Pardon System Works - And Why’ (September 2024) and Professor of Law at University of Baltimore School of Law, Kimberly Wehle, Staff Writer for The Atlantic and author of, ‘Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy’, Dr. Tom Nichols, MSNBC Legal Correspondent, Lisa Rubin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at University of Pennsylvania and author, ‘Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis’, Professor Michael Mann, President of United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain
Sat, 5 Oct 2024 - 1h 23min - 349 - Trump’s Tariff Threat
Ali Velshi is joined by former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, former Federal Prosecutor Paul Butler, author Max Boot, the American Enterprise Institute’s Norman Ornstein, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst Melissa Murray, and NBC’s Matt Bradley.
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 - 1h 23min - 348 - HEZBOLLAH LEADER KILLED
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of, ‘Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future’, Dr. Jason Stanley, MSNBC Contributor and New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘Romney: A Reckoning’, McKay Coppins, lawyer, Sarah Elaine Harrison, President of Refugees International, Jeremy Konyndyk, Professor Emerita of Sociology at University of California, Berkeley and New York Times Bestselling Author, ‘Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right’, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Former Israeli Consul General in New York, Alon Pinkas, New York Times Bestselling & Award-winning Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’, George M. Johnson
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 - 1h 23min - 347 - State of Play with 44 Days to Go
Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, syndicated radio talk show host of, ‘The Thom Hartmann Program’ and New York Times Bestselling author of, ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Thom Hartmann, award-winning documentarian, Ken Burns, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law and award-winning author of, ‘Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood’, Dr. Michele Goodwin, Executive Director at The Yellowhammer Fund, Jenice Fountain, Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and award winning and bestselling author of, ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century ‘, Dr. Timothy Snyder, Editor-at-large at Jewish Currents and author of, "Beinart Notebook", Peter Beinart, MSNBC Daily Columnist and author of, ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 - 1h 23min - 346 - Playbooks
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History at NYU, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, President of the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism, Shikha Dalmia, Senior Editor at Bloomberg, Bobby Ghosh, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Maya Wiley, author of “Saving Democracy”, David Pepper, Founder & President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, author of “Uglies”, Scott Westerfeld
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 - 1h 24min - 345 - The Company You Keep
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author, ‘Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future’, Dr. Jason Stanley, MSNBC Daily Columnist and author of, ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah, host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Michael Steele, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- Michigan), Senior Correspondent for Vox and author of, ‘The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept The World’, Zack Beauchamp, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of, ‘We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For’, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, Dr. Spencer Glendon, Medical Director at WAWC Healthcare (formerly West Alabama Women’s Center) and Gynecologist, Dr. Leah Torres, and Professor of History at University of Illinois and author of, ‘Dangerous Pregnancies: Mothers, Disabilities, and Abortion in Modern America, Dr. Leslie Reagan
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 1h 25min
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