

Velshi
MSNBC
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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Jul 27, 2025 • 58min
President Trump Is “Not In A Good Mood”
President Trump gives belligerent, rambling remarks in Scotland ahead of trade talks with the European Union; Mehdi Hasan talks about his viral debate with 20 far-right conservatives. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 27, 2025 • 39min
The Major Opening for a Movement Against Trump’s Authoritarian Creep
How the scandal over the Epstein files leaves a major opening for a movement against Trump’s authoritarian creep, and what past political protest movements tell us about what can work now; plus. how Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are impacting American consumers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 27, 2025 • 40min
Trump’s Tilting at Windmills
President Trump may be in Scotland, and Congress may be on vacation for the next month, but Democratic lawmakers, and some Republican ones too, are keeping up the pressure on this administration to release the Epstein files; plus the alarming pattern that’s emerging in Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military firing spree; and why Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead believes the ousting of Stephen Colbert is a warning shot to others Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 26, 2025 • 41min
Ordinary citizens are showing us how to fight an onslaught of radical book bans
President Trump is in Scotland, but can’t escape the political firestorm of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; what France’s recognition of Palestine means for the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza; And a special meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club featuring lessons from the frontlines in the battle against a radical onslaught of censorship and legislationtargeting librarians. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 26, 2025 • 43min
Donald Trump: “Don’t talk about Trump”
President Trump did not release the Epstein files this week, but he did do a lot of other stuff that he would very much like you to pay attention to instead. Why his distractions are not working - and what Democrats are doing to try to get ahold of the infamous Epstein ‘birthday book;’ Plus why the U.S. ambassador who watched Hungary’s authoritarian slide is raising alarms about Donald Trump’s vision for America. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 26, 2025 • 39min
Trump, Under Pressure
What’s behind the Justice Department's interviews with Epstein conspirator Ghislane Maxwell, why she was offered limited immunity to speak freely, and why it matters that the DOJ official who conducted the interviews with her has also served as Donald Trump’s own criminal defense attorney. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 20, 2025 • 42min
A new kind of nominee, a challenge to American influence, and finding power in struggle
Why dozens of former judges warn that Emil Bove is a “deeply inappropriate” pick for the federal bench; why America is losing ground to China on the world stage; and the case for continuing the struggle for a better America, through big and small acts of courage Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 20, 2025 • 40min
The News Cycle Donald Trump Can’t Control
Why President Trump still can’t control the Epstein files fallout; a renowned Israeli-American holocaust and genocide scholar weighs in on the war in Gaza; and how Trump’s deportation plan is eroding due process and targeting policies meant to protect children Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 20, 2025 • 40min
Bove & Beyond
Why the president’s nomination of Emil Bove to the federal bench marks a dangerous inflection point in Trump’s tearing down and rebuilding of the American judiciary; why the GOP’s cuts to public broadcasting will hit rural communities especially hard; and how China is moving to fill the gap as American influence wanes on the world stage Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 19, 2025 • 41min
A $10 billion lawsuit, another trade war price hike, and a “much less scary” socialist
What we can gather about President Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal based on who’s named in the suit; how Trump’s trade wars are driving up healthcare costs; and what the self-declared democratic socialist running for NYC mayor said to a roomful of business executives to cause them to say he is ‘much less scary’ than they previously imagined Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.