

Velshi
MSNBC
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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Jan 26, 2025 • 1h 28min
Retribution and National Security in the New Trump Era
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 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 • 1h 28min
The Reshaping of Justice for a New Trump Era
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 19, 2025 • 1h 22min
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 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. 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 • 39min
Preparing for What Donald Trump is Promising
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 11, 2025 • 56min
The First Convicted felon in the White House
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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 5, 2025 • 1h 21min
January 6 & the Transfer of Power
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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jan 4, 2025 • 39min
A Narrow Margin & A New Congress
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 29, 2024 • 1h 22min
Gearing Up for Hearings on Trump Cabinet Picks
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 28, 2024 • 1h 21min
Trump's Promises for Day 1
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dec 22, 2024 • 1h 21min
Republican Power Taking Shape
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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.