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

May 25, 2025 • 40min
How The GOP Bill Could Lead to an Upward Transfer of Wealth
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), owner of Wise Mouth Lei Nichols, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Senior Editor of Slate Dahlia Lithwick

May 24, 2025 • 42min
Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration, Dissent, and Democracy
Ali Velshi is joined by host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, reproductive rights advocate Kaitlyn Kash

May 24, 2025 • 40min
Trump vs. The Rule of Law
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman, Sr. Fellow at the American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, author of “Fun Home” Alison Bechdel

May 24, 2025 • 40min
The White House’s Whirlwind Week
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), NBC News’ Matt Bradley, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History at Yale University Marci Shore

May 18, 2025 • 41min
The Danger of a New Normal
Ali Velshi is joined by co-founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, writer & editor of MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA)

May 18, 2025 • 40min
Authoritarian Window Dressing
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.

May 18, 2025 • 40min
Profit & the Presidency
Ali Velshi is joined by independent journalist Jim Acosta, co-founder of The Contrarian Norm Eisen, fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, fmr. assistant Watergate special prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, fmr. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade.

May 17, 2025 • 41min
Trump’s Economy, Republican Infighting, and What Comes Next
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, host of ‘Assembly Required’ podcast Stacey Abrams

May 17, 2025 • 41min
Public Office & Personal Gain
Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow Emeritus at American Enterprise Institute Norman Ornstein, fmr. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, author of ‘Last Night At The Telegraph Club’ Malinda Lo

May 17, 2025 • 40min
Big Beautiful Budget Blocked
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, NBC News Senior National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi