
Velshi
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
Latest episodes

Jul 13, 2025 • 40min
Trump faces MAGA fallout
Ali Velshi is joined by Independent Journalist Jim Acosta, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Contrarian Jennifer Rubin, Founding Partner & Washington Correspondent at Puck News Julia Ioffe, Chief Washington Correspondent at KFF Health News Julie Rovner, Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Professor at The University of Pennsylvania Exequiel Hernandez

Jul 13, 2025 • 40min
How Trump’s Economy is Weakening the American Dollar
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Economics at Harvard University Kenneth Rogoff, Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law at Rice University Jim Blackburn, MSNBC Senior Reporter Brandy Zadrozny

Jul 13, 2025 • 41min
Trumpworld in Damage Control
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Founding Partner & Washington Correspondent at Puck News Julia Ioffe, Contributing Columnist for Zeteo John Harwood, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah

Jul 12, 2025 • 41min
An ICE buildup, a MAGA rift, and a crucial story about the Black experience
Ali Velshi is joined by Distinguished Professor of Democracy at University of Toronto Lucan Ahmad Way, fmr. U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), author of “This Is My America” Kim Johnson

Jul 12, 2025 • 40min
The Truth About Trump’s Trade Wars
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Michigan Justin Wolfers, Russian Opposition Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols

Jul 12, 2025 • 40min
America’s ICE Age
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at University of Toronto Jason Stanley, Investigative Journalist Radley Balko, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman

Jul 6, 2025 • 40min
The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Gimmick
Ali Velshi is joined by The Contrarian's Jennifer Rubin, Senior Fellow Emeritus at American Enterprise Institute Norman Ornstein, Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver, President & Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II.

Jul 6, 2025 • 50min
'The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom & Tyranny'
Ali Velshi is joined by former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), reproductive rights activist Amanda Zurawski, Georgetown Law Professor Michele Goodwin.

Jul 6, 2025 • 40min
Behind the GOP’s Accounting Gimmick
Ali Velshi is joined by University of Michigan economics professor Justin Wolfers, producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show' Steve Benen, NBC News correspondent Ryan Chandler, Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel.

Jul 5, 2025 • 41min
How the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Will Devastate Healthcare
Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, NBC’s Daniele Hamamdjian; longtime immigration reporter Ray Suarez, The Guardian’s Robert Tait