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MSNBC
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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Dec 4, 2022 • 1h 26min
Days Away from the Georgia Runoff
Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU Professor, Maya King, New York Times Reporter, Maj. John Spencer, U.S. Army (Ret.), Amy Watson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor, Sonia Pruitt, Retired Captain with the Montgomery County Police Department, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D) Wisconsin, Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Opinion Writer, Toomas Ilves, Former President of Estonia, Karen Attiah, Washington Post Columnist, and Brandy Zadrozny,NBC Senior Reporter

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Dec 3, 2022 • 1h 27min
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and Co-Founder of Rappler & Author of “How To Stand Up To A Dictator” Maria Ressa, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Convention Michael Steele, Fmr. Senior advisor to fmr. Vice President Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Democracy Reporter at The Washington Post Matthew Brown, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Hag-Seed” Margaret Atwood.

Nov 27, 2022 • 1h 24min
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
Ali Velshi is joined by Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Jeremy Duda, Journalist at Axios, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee Nation Author and Writer, Carol Leonnig, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, Tim O’Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, and David Cay Johnston, Co-Founder of DCReport.org.

Nov 26, 2022 • 1h 28min
THE WORLD’S ON FIRE
Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Editor and Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, Fmr. Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Host of the ‘Lost in Panama’ podcast Mariana Atencio, Politics Reporter at The New York Times Maya King, Host and Managing Editor of ‘#RolandMartinUnfiltered’Roland S. Martin, Co-Founder of Elevation PartnersRoger McNamee, Host of ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 33min
DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN THE SENATE
Ali Velshi is joined by Columnist & Editor, MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, host of "Politics Nation" on MSNBC Reverend Al Sharpton, Niece of Donald Trump & Host of ‘The Mary Trump Show’ podcast Mary Trump, Fmr. Republican Congressman & Host of ‘White Flag with Joe Walsh’ Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh , Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney & Host of ‘Mea Culpa’ podcast & Author of “REVENGE” Michael Cohen, Nevada Secretary of State- Elect Cisco Aguilar (D), Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson (D), Investigative Reporter at Reckon News & author of “NO CHOICE” Becca Andrews, Research Fellow at Institute to End Mass Incarceration & Executive Director at Families United for Freedom Rachael Bedard, MD.

Nov 12, 2022 • 2h 20min
High Stakes Midterm Elections
Ali Velshi is joined by Jessica Boehm, Phoenix Reporter at Axios, Tara Setmayer, Senior Advisor at The Lincoln Project, Rep. Sharice Davids, (D) Kansas, Alencia Johnson, Founder & Chief Impact Officer at 1063 West Broad, Jill Filipovic, Journalist, Rep.-Elect Mike Lawler, (R) New York, Michael Shure, Political Journalist, Rep. Tom Malinowski, (D) New Jersey, Eugene Scott, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Jahana Hayes, (D) Connecticut, Rep-Elect Ruwa Romman, (D) Georgia, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU.

Nov 7, 2022 • 1h 22min
2 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERMS
Ali Velshi is joined by Editor of The Maddow Blog & Author of “The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics” Steve Benen, Columnist & Editor of MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, Host of “Field Report with Paola Ramos” Paola Ramos, Campaign Manager for Protect Kentucky Access Rachel Sweet, NBC News’ Dasha Burns, NBC News’ Matt Bradley, NBC News’ Mark Murray, host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” Jonathan Capehart, Interim Executive Director & Deputy Director of the ACLU of Kentucky Amber Duke, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D), Co-Hosts of the “Gaslit Nation” Podcast Andrea Chalupa & Sarah Kendzior.

Nov 6, 2022 • 2h 4min
Countdown to Midterms
Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Jocelyn Benson, (D) Michigan Secretary of State, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D- Wisconsin), Ernest Moniz, Co-Chair & CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Rep. Republican Congressman, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for European Affairs, Eddie Glaude, Jr., Professor and Chair, Dept. of African American Studies, Princeton University, and Reza Aslan, NYT Best-selling Author, ‘Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalism’.

Oct 23, 2022 • 1h 28min
Special Edition of “Velshi Across America” From Michigan
Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), Reza Aslan, Author of ‘An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Bakersville’, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D- Michigan), Kym L. Worthy, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, and Dr. Gregory Goyert, OBGYN based in Detroit.

Oct 23, 2022 • 1h 28min
VELSHI ACROSS AMERICA: LIVE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Ali Velshi is live in Detroit, Michigan and is joined by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), NBC News Correspondent Cal Perry, Writer at Large with the New York Times Magazine & author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind” Robert Draper, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-MI)