The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW
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Jul 31, 2025 • 41min

Epstein Victim Family: Survivors Deserve Answers

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, July 31, and reports on the escalating Epstein uproar and mounting pressure on President Trump as the families of victims demand answers. Melber also reports on Trump’s self-imposed trade deadline that hits at midnight on the East Coast. Jason Johnson, Joan Walsh, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Jacob Soboroff join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 30, 2025 • 42min

New Signs Epstein Uproar Is Damaging Trump With Base

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, July 30, and reports on the Epstein scandal spiraling out of President Trump's control, increasing backlash to Trump's power grabs and Trump's escalating attacks on free speech. Gary Shteyngart, Geraldo Rivera and Asha Rangappa join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 29, 2025 • 42min

Trump Bombarded With Epstein Questions

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, July 29, and reports on President Trump's agenda being smothered by the torrent of Epstein developments, a bombshell out of Trump's Justice Department and Trump's battle with the free press. Andrew Bakaj, James Carville, Molly Jong-Fast and Julie K. Brown join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 29, 2025 • 41min

Trump Steams as Epstein Uproar Dominates WH, Media and MAGA

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, July 28, with reporting on the all-consuming Jeffrey Epstein scandal engulfing the Trump administration, a New York Times report on Hegseth clashing with top generals, growing turmoil inside Trump’s Justice Department and a major media merger raising alarms among free speech experts. Anna Gomez, Ankush Khardori, Mark Leibovich and Michelle Goldberg join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 25, 2025 • 42min

Storm of Revelations As Epstein Uproar Engulfs Trump

MSNBC's Antonia Hylton hosts "The Beat" on Friday, July 25, and reports on the Jeffrey Epstein whirlwind around Donald Trump, major developments in Trump’s power grab, and campus outrage nationwide as the Trump administration revs up its deportation agenda targeting student activists. Mahmoud Khalil, Frank Kendall, David Litt, Asha Rangappa and Tara Setmayer join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 25, 2025 • 35min

BONUS: Ari talks to Pusha T & Malice about Clipse, Pharrell & truth in hip hop

In this podcast extra, Rappers Pusha T and Malice join MSNBC’s Ari Melber for an extended interview, and open about reuniting as Clipse after 15 years, losing their parents, stepping inside the Obama White House, and how working with Pharrell and Kendrick Lamar shaped their ever-sharpening lyrical edge. Plus, listen to Melber's 2022 interview with Pharrell. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 24, 2025 • 42min

Epstein Uproar Engulfs Trump White House

MSNBC's Antonia Hylton joins "The Beat" on Thursday, July 24, and reports on the political crisis surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and its impact on President Trump and the administration. Hylton also covers protestors taking to the streets in Texas over state efforts for redistricting, and the unlikely source speaking out against those bending the knee to Donald Trump. Texas State Representative James Talarico, Michelle Norris, Barry Levine, Congresswoman Summer Lee, Joyce Vance and Norm Eisen join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 42min

WSJ: DOJ Told Trump His Name Is In Epstein Files

MSNBC's Antonia Hylton hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, July 23, and reports on The Wall Street Journal's bombshell report that the “Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is" in the Epstein files. Hylton also covers Stephen Colbert calling out Trump and Trump's budget that allocates over $37 billion per year to ICE. Michael Cohen joins the show, along with Brad Onishi, Rev. Al Sharpton, Emily Bazelon, and Catherine Christian. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 18, 2025 • 41min

Trump Files Libel Lawsuit Over New WSJ Report

MSNBC's Antonia Hylton hosts "The Beat" on Friday, July 18, and reports on multiple breaking news developments on Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, including Donald Trump filing a libel suit against the Wall Street Journal over its new Epstein reporting, and Trump's DOJ filing a motion to unseal grand jury testimony about Epstein. Kristy Greenberg, Lisa Rubin, Jelani Cobb, Will Sommer, Steve Inskeep and Pastor Darrell Scott join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Jul 18, 2025 • 41min

Trump Fails to Stem MAGA Fury Over Epstein

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, July 15, and reports on the MAGA meltdown and crisis of confidence among Donald Trump's base over the Epstein files and the economy. Plus, U-God and Jason Johnson join for the latest "Fallback" installment. Justin Wolfers, Maya Wiley and Molly Jong-Fast also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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