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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi brings you the “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the epidemic of book banning. In each episode, a different author of a banned book joins Ali—including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson, and more—to talk about why their work is being targeted and about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis and in the notion of reading as resistance. Read along with Ali and follow ...
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Mediaite presents Press Club, a podcast featuring conversations with the top figures in media and politics. Each week, Mediaite editor-in-chief Aidan McLaughlin sits down with the broadcasters, reporters, editors, and executives making the headlines. Guests will take listeners inside the news industry, reveal its secrets, and break down the forces shaping its trajectory. New episodes drop every Thursday.
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The Digital Insider with Sinan Aral, is dedicated to getting to the hard science behind the digital economy. MIT Professor, IDE Director, and author of “The Hype Machine," Sinan Aral, sits down with some of the most brilliant minds on the planet, including Nobel laureate, Maria Ressa, Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, NYU Professor and business guru, Scott Galloway, and broadcast news journalist and MSNBC host, Ali Velshi, to explore the latest trends in digital business and society. E ...
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“Pod Save America” cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama’s National Security Council. On “Pod Save the World,” he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest global developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there. New episodes every Wednesday. To get access to extended ad-free Pod Save The World episodes, sign up to be a Friends of ...
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A podcast that interviews leaders, influencers, and intellectuals to draw out their candid insights and timeless wisdom on important issues facing society today with thought-provoking questions that hit at the heart of a matter. Some of the previous guests, among others, include Hasan Minhaj, Karen Armstrong, Aasif Mandvi, and Jim Wallis. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/candidinsights/support
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**Winner of 2021 International Women's Podcast Awards for Best Business Podcast** Jumpstart your Creative Career with informal mentorship from successful creative entrepreneurs, across TV, film, music, literature, and beyond to turn your creative passion projects into full-time careers. Hear from experts, get inspired, and drive your creative career forward! Past guests include Jeff Friday, James Lopez, Maz Jobrani, Rizwan Manji, Stefon Bristol, Sarah Thawer, and Maaza Mengiste! Shereen Kass ...
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Tommy and Ben discuss the impact of Ukraine’s shocking military incursion into Russian territory, how the US and Israel are preparing for a possible retaliatory military strike by Iran and Hezbollah, how activists are trying to influence Kamala Harris’s position on Gaza, and the latest details on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and ceasefire neg…
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The Democratic Party continues to rally behind the Harris-Walz ticket, Inside Project 2025’s plans for the tax code, Donald Trump’s tax agenda for Project 2025, and How Georgia’s new state rule will impact the 2024 electionBy Ali Velshi, Fmr. Gov. Steve Bullock, Keith Ellison, Sara Tindall Ghazal, Dorothy Brown, Thom Hartmann, Molly Jong-Fast, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Anthony Doerr
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Ben and guest host Alyona Minkovski discuss how Harris’s pick of Tim Walz as a running mate represents a new generation of US foreign policy, the anticipation of an attack from Iran and Hezbollah in retaliation for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, and a historic prisoner exchange between the US and Russia that included journalists, dissidents, and an…
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with entrepreneur, presidential candidate and aspiring media mogul Vivek Ramaswamy. They discuss his acquisition of a stake in BuzzFeed, the 2024 race, his evolving views on Trump, stolen election lies, and why he thinks it's "problematic" for Democrats to call Trump and his movement weird.This episode was pr…
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Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, co-host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Executive Director and Founder of the James Madison Project Mark Zaid, host of ‘Mornings with Zerlina’ on SiriusXM Zerlina Maxwell, former Chief Media Advisor to…
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Tommy and Ben discuss Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to hold on to power after losing Sunday’s election, the political debate over whether the US should sanction Venezuela, and what Vice President Harris should do in the next 100 days to pass the “Commander-in-Chief test.” They also talk about the escalating war between Israel and He…
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Politico White House correspondent and Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels about the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. He reveals how her 2024 run got off the ground and what's next as she prepares to take on former President Donald Trump.This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wil…
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Ali Velshi hosts a special hour that goes inside Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for the next Republican presidency. Velshi will take viewers through the details of the plan, who’s behind it and how it’s tied to Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency.By David Pepper, Michele Goodwin, Elie Mystal, Melissa Murray, Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Townsend, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, union leader Sara Nelson, President and Founder of Futuro Media Maria Hinojosa, author Erik Larson, and a special report by NBC’s Trymaine LeeBy Ali Velshi, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Beschloss, Sara Nelson, Maria Hinojosa, Erik Larson, Trymaine Lee
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Tommy and Ben discuss the international reaction to Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, and dive into what Kamala Harris’s foreign policy could look like based on her record in the Senate, experience during the Biden administration, and advisers. They also talk about Netanyahu’s visit to Washington and planned speech to Congress,…
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin sits down with CNN's chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju to talk about a raucous Republican National Convention. Raju, who also anchors "Inside Politics" on Sundays, spent the week in Milwaukee reporting on the ground of the convention, which came just days after an assassination attempt on former P…
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Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, NY Times columnist Charles Blow, SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), former FL State Attorney Monique WorrellBy Charles Coleman Jr., Jason Stanley, Charles Blow, Zerlina Maxwell, Robert Garcia, Monique Worrell, RNC, DNC
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The latest in the 2024 race, the Trump assassination attempt investigation, Trump and Vance head to their first rally togetherBy Ali Velshi, Charles Coleman Jr., Rina Shah, Michael Shure, Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., Kristy Greenberg, Rep. Hank Johnson, Michael Steele, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, David Pepper, Peter Parnell
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Tommy and Ben discuss the global reaction to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the rise of political violence around the world, Trump VP pick JD Vance’s views on foreign policy, and more low-lights from the RNC. They also talk about the conviction of Senator Robert Menendez on corruption charges, the last news from Gaza, Robert Kagame’s…
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with James Carville, the veteran Democratic strategist, about his calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race. Carville, who joined Press Club from a cruise ship in Alaska, speaks out about why he thinks Biden is done, what should happen next, and why he thinks a second Trump term woul…
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Tommy and Ben discuss the surprising French election results and debate whether Macron’s decision to call early elections was a success or failure, the Labour landslide in the UK, and how American politics loom large at this year’s NATO summit in Washington, DC. They also talk about the election of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in Iran and how a new …
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Nicholas Kristof, the veteran foreign correspondent and New York Times columnist, about his call for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race. Kristof has been supportive of the Biden administration, but argued in a piece published the night of the president's disastrous debate against D…
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with veteran media reporter Brian Stelter about the crisis at the Washington Post. Stelter breaks down his sprawling 9,000 word investigation of the Post just published in The Atlantic. He reveals what he found about the paper, and whether it can survive the turmoil.Plus: Stelter talks the 2024 elect…
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It’s been four years since President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump have gone head-to-head. And on Thursday night, the incumbent and the former president faced off in the first presidential debate of 2024. The debate was held in Atlanta and hosted by CNN. Listen to the full debate here and visit msnbc.com for more coverage in the lead …
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Ben is joined by guest host David Lammy, British MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary. They discuss the upcoming election in the UK on July 4th and how historic a Labour win by Keir Starmer would be, how to read into popular support for Nigel Farage and his far-right party, an election betting scandal from people within Rishi Sunak’s inner circle, and t…
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi, out now with a new book "Small Acts of Courage." They discuss the book, the stakes of the 2024 election, what a second Trump term means for journalists, the future of the news industry, and media coverage of Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza.Mediaite's Press Club has expanded into a sho…
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Ali Velshi is joined by former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Producer of The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, retired U.S. Army Colonel Eugene Vindman, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of PennsylvaniaAnthea Butler, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien, Opinion Writer…
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Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman, Senior Columnist at The Boston Globe Opinion Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Former Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama Administration Ben Rhodes, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly…
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Sahil interviews Sam Kabert -- a Silicon Valley's 40 under 40 honoree and best-selling author on mental health -- to discuss his insights on Emotions as Energy in Motion and the 90-Second Rule, his Journey to Success and Internal Struggles, Managing Work Stress, and Practical Solutions for Achieving Work-Life Balance. Kabert also shares his Six-Ste…
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Tommy and Ben discuss the “Peace Summit” held in Switzerland for the war in Ukraine and the glaring problem of Russia’s absence, Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years and why this growing alliance is a troubling development, and the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial next week in Russia on espionage ch…
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Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Director of the Public Policy Program at the Roosevelt House Institute of Hunter College, Dr. Basil Smikle, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin, Department of Religious Studies’ Chair at University of Pennsylvania, Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Welles…
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Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Democratic Representative, Jasmine Crockett, President & CEO of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Michael Waldman, Democratic Representative, Sharice Davids, Justice Correspondent at The Nation, Elie Mystal, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History at NYU, …
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Alyssa Farah Griffin, former communications director in the Trump White House turned co-host of The View and CNN contributor. In a wide-ranging and at times personal conversation, they discuss her career, what she saw in the White House, why the GOP can't move on from Trump, and how a second Trump term w…
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Tommy and Ben discuss the success of far-right parties in the European Parliamentary elections and debate whether French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for snap elections in France is bold or disastrous. Then they talk about British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s shocking decision to skip a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the …
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with George Stephanopoulos about covering Trump and Biden, the upcoming debates, the media industry, and his new book "The Situation Room". Stephanopoulos is the host of Good Morning America and This Week on ABC News.Mediaite's Press Club has expanded into a show on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. The new show …
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Ali Velshi is joined by Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, Pulitzer-Prize winning Investigative Reporter, Caitlin Dickerson, Award-Winning Journalist, Paola Ramos, Senior Editor at Bloomberg, Bobby Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at Wilson Center, Jane Harman, Former U.S. Army Major for the Defense Intelligence Agency, Maj. H…
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Tommy and Ben discuss Biden’s ceasefire proposal and debate whether going public with the plan will pressure Hamas and Israel to accept it, they also try to understand why Democrats agreed to invite Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. Then they discuss global reactions to Trump’s guilty verdict, the debate over allowin…
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Ali Velshi is joined by Former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, former Special Assistant to Chief of Staff of the Department of Interior Lily Greenberg Call, former State Department Official Josh Paul, Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, Opinion Writer with Th…
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Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Senior Fellow at the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, Reporter with The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David Graham, Staff …
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Ben speaks to Jonas Gahr Store, the Prime Minister of Norway, who explains why he decided to formally recognize a Palestinian state alongside the leaders of Spain and Ireland. Then, Ben is joined by Fareed Zakaria to talk about the long term prospects for peace on multiple fronts like Israel and Palestine, Russia and Ukraine, and China and Taiwan. …
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When a judge in India dies of a heart attack, his passing barely makes the news. But when his niece approaches a journalist two years later, she shares a different story: that the circumstances around Judge Brijgopal Loya’s death have made his family doubt the official story. From Crooked Media and The Branch - Killing Justice investigates how one …
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Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund Tona Boyd, NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald, former President of the Alabama Library Association Matthew Layn…
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Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David A. Graham, Host of MSNBC’S ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Republican Political StrategistRina Shah, Professor of History and American Studies atYale University Joanne Freeman, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-…
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Ben and guest host Alyona Minkovski discuss the ICC’s application for arrest warrants against both Hamas and Netanyahu for war crimes, the mass exodus of civilians from Rafah, a US-Saudi pact supposedly being days away from being agreed to, and public rebukes against Netanyahu from members of his own war cabinet. They also talk about the Iranian pr…
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Ali Velshi is joined by President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, Senior Opinion Writer and Columnist for The Boston Globe Kimberly Atkins Stohr, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband, former Senator John Danforth (R-MO), former Representative Charle Dent (R-PA), Justice Correspond…
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Ben is joined by guest hosts Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, Editor of Foreign Affairs magazine and Rana Ayyub, global opinion columnist for the Washington Post. Ben and Dan discuss a regrouped Hamas in northern Gaza, Secretary Blinken calling out the Israelis for not having a long term plan, Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods, the struggle to define Americ…
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