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MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.

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MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.

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English


Episodes
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Trump on Trail

4/28/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, State Rep. Gloria Johnson, (D) Tennessee, State Rep. Justin Jones, (D) Tennessee, Doug Jones, (D) Fmr. U.S. Senator for Alabama, Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist at the New York Times, Maulik Pancholy, Author of “The Best At It”, and Nate Hegyi, Host of ‘Outside in Radio’ podcast.

Duration:01:23:32

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Free Speech in America

4/27/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Prof. Mary Anne Franks, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk, author Ghassan Zeineddine, author James Frankie Thomas, MSNBC Legal Analysts Jill Wine-Banks and Charles Coleman Jr.

Duration:01:23:51

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THE WEEK AHEAD: TRUMP ON TRIAL

4/21/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, Producer for ‘Food, Inc. 2’ Michael Pollan, Producer for ‘Food, Inc. 2’ EricSchlosser, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, Senior Correspondent for Vox Ian Millhiser, International President of Association of Flight Attendants- CWA, AFL-CIO Sara Nelson, Professor at the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University Eddie Glaude Jr., Block Captain of 100 Block of East Colonial Street in Philadelphia MichelleBelser

Duration:01:26:23

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THE 2024 SPLITSCREEN

4/20/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Ukrainian Refugee Inna Tokareva, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Author of “The Best At It” & “Nikhil Out Loud” Maulik Pancholy

Duration:01:17:36

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THE TWO-TIERED JUSTICE SYSTEM

4/13/2024
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by former U.S. Attorney in MichiganBarbara McQuade, Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Editor-at-Large of The 19th Errin Haines, Political Analyst at SiriusXM Ameshia Cross, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, NBC News’ Josh Lederman, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, National Politics Reporter at Axios Sophia Cai, Author of “Bridge to Terabithia” Katherine Paterson

Duration:01:25:21

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TRUMP & THE BILLIONAIRES

4/7/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News’ Hala Gorani, President and Founder of J Street Jeremy Ben-Ami, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, NBC’s Maura Barrett, former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Alexander Vindman, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, NBC News’s Ali Vitali, President and Founder of INARA Arwa Damon, Associate Professor at Northeastern University Meredith Clark, Founding Member of Enid Social Justice Committee Connie Vickers

Duration:01:23:08

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THE DANGERS OF DONALD TRUMP

4/6/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson (D), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, former Israeli Vice Prime MinisterTzipi Livni, Author of “A Kids Book About Israel and Palestine” Reza Aslan

Duration:01:26:25

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TRUMP VS. THE RULE OF LAW

3/31/2024
Ali Velshi is joined byformer Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity Dr. Uché Blackstock, Medical Director and Co-Founder of GOODSTOCK Consulting Dr. Ebony Hilton, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar, MSNBC and Telemundo News Contributor Paola Ramos, Co-Director of The Food Security Agency at The University of Texas at Austin Dat Duong

Duration:01:25:33

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FURTHER DESCENT INTO AUTHORITARIANISM

3/30/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, former Assistant U.S. Attorney with the SDNY Gregory Diskant, Elected Alabama State Representative Marilyn Lands, Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Founder at Rilax Strategies Rina Shah, Investigative Reporter Caitlin Dickerson, Author of ‘Hunger’ Roxane Gay.

Duration:01:25:05

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TRUMP’S BIG LEGAL WEEK AHEAD

3/24/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents Peter Beinart, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, former President of American Immigration Lawyers Association Allen Orr, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Opinion Writer for Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Host of MSNBC’S ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Shanti Farms Bhakta Rizal, NBC News’ Ellison Barber

Duration:01:24:23

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TRUMP, TIKTOK, AND TRUTH SOCIAL

3/23/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by National Politics Reporter at Axios Sophia Cai, President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, President and CEO of International Rescue Committee David Miliband, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston, NBC’s Matt Bradley, Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, Author of “Boy Erased” Garrard Conley

Duration:01:28:47

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A PENCHANT FOR DICTATORS

3/17/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, Senior Correspondent at VOX Zack Beauchamp, Political Pollster and Communications Strategist Frank Luntz, MSNBC Host of ‘The Reid Out’ Joy Reid, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of the Administration of Justice at University of Pennsylvania Law School Kermit Roosevelt III, Professor of History at University of Illinois Leslie Reagan, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood North Central States Sarah Traxler

Duration:01:22:44

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BIG DECISIONS & NEW DELAYS

3/16/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Federal Criminal Defense & Appellate Attorney Amy Lee Copeland, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Pulitzer-Prize winning Investigative Reporter at The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Sunbox Majd Almashharawi, Lawyer at Sunbox Kamal Almashharawi, Fmr. Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Redmon, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Human Rights Activist Evgenia Kara-Murza, New York Times Bestselling Author of “American Street” Ibi Zoboi

Duration:01:24:13

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NATION AT AN INFLECTION POINT

3/10/2024
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Opinion Writer for Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Co-Host of “The Weekend” on MSNBC Michael Steele, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Political Analyst on SiriusXM Ameshia Cross, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D), Retired Police Captain for the Montgomery County Police Department Sonia Pruitt

Duration:01:26:34

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MARCH MADNESS

3/3/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Editor-at-Large for Jewish Currents Peter Beinart, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Editor-at-Large of The 19th* Errin Haines, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Creator, Executive Producer, and Co-Host of ‘The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth’ on Showtime Mark McKinnon, President & CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law Michael Waldman, Civil Rights Attorney Charles Coleman Jr., Co-Chair of the Consumer Advisory Board at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Warren Magee

Duration:01:26:36

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TRUMP ON TRIAL

3/2/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, President and Founder at Futuro Media Maria Hinojosa, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, former Manhattan Asstistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Executive Director of Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center Mary McCord, NBC News’ Guad Venegas, Senior Fellow for American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, Professor of Law & Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at University of Miami School of Law Caroline Corbin

Duration:01:27:21

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THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOP PRIMARY & MORE

2/25/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, Founder of Orange Ribbons for Jaime & Orange Ribbons for Gun Safety Fred Guttenberg, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Founder and CEO of For Women By Women PeriodCarrington Baker

Duration:01:22:48

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THE WAR IN UKRAINE SECOND ANNIVERSARY

2/24/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Ukrainian Parliament Member Lesia Vasylenko, Founder & Host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr, NBC News’ Garrett Haake, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty, Ukrainian Parliament Member Oleksiy Goncharenko Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Former Ukrainian refugee Nastia Shpot,Author of “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own” Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Duration:01:26:25

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UP NEXT IN TRUMP’S LEGAL TROUBLES

2/18/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), former director European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Author of “Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American” David Pepper, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Maya Wiley, former assistant U.S. Attorney with SDNY Joshua Naftalis, NBC News’ Molly Hunter, former Democratic Representative Max Rose, Director of Refugee and Forced Migration Program at the Department of Political Science at DePaul University Kathleen Arnold

Duration:01:25:00

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TRUMP FRAUD RULING

2/17/2024
Ali Velshi is joined by former Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, former Republican Congressman Charlie Dent, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Susanne Craig, former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Founding Partner & Washington Correspondent for Puck News Julia Ioffe, Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ George M. Johnson, 101-year-old Activist Grace Linn

Duration:01:31:18