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Author: MS NOW, Ali Velshi

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Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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The importance of participating in protest and dissent in America; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) describes why he calls the SAVE America Act the ‘Steal the Election Act’; how President Trump is now eyeing Cuba for his next international misadventure. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Inside America’s affordable housing crisis and why a fix may not be so simple; a new report details how the U.S. is losing its standing as a liberal democracy; why the President gifting members of his cabinet ill-fitting shoes is a loyalty test and a humiliation ritual all at the same time 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Millions of Americans gear up for next weekend’s historic ‘No Kings' Day protest; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse weighs in on President Trump’s push to pass the SAVE America Act; a deep dive into all the products and goods affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
President Trump is running out of political solutions to his political problems, so he’s turning to voter suppression; how Americans are dealing with rising gas prices caused by the War with Iran, and what history tells us about oil price spikes; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) discusses the War with Iran; ‘Song of Solomon’ by Toni Morrison is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ali discusses all the ways in which President Trump’s brutal and pervasive immigration crackdown is still happening everyday with MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff; how a new Republican bill in Ohio would force the state to go full Handmaid’s Tale and track every pregnancy; Dr. Mehmet Oz turned artificial intelligence loose on Medicare in several states… and it’s going very badly. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Facing the consequences of his unpopular policies, an affordability crisis and an unwanted war, President Trump is placing all his bets on the SAVE Act ahead of the midterms; Rep. Madeleine Dean, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee weighs in on the war with Iran; how Democrats plan to keep up the pressure on the Dept. of Homeland Security and why Sen. Markwayne Mullin will fit right in with the rest of Trump’s inner circle. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
New reporting suggests President Trump knew of all the risks of going to war with Iran, but decided to do it anyway; Ali digs into new polling that shows Americans have serious doubts about the fairness of our elections; Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reacts to the Trump administration’s new investigation into his state’s 2020 election results; and, as the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth year, Ali reconnects with a former Ukrainian refugee he met in Poland at the start of the current war, in 2022. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Now with more than half of the measures in Project 2025 implemented by the Trump administration, The Heritage Foundation is now looking to roll back the rights of American women; The New York Times’ Maureen Farrell discusses her new reporting on Jared Kushner’s attempt to raise billions for his private equity firm from foreign governments, despite serving as an envoy for President Trump; and Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly makes the case for why she should be the next U.S. senator from Illinois. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reacts to new reporting that Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, but he chose to go to war anyway; Georgia Democrat Shawn Harris dishes on his bid to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House; former Republican Congressmen Joe Walsh and Charlie Dent weigh in on the new signs that Trump’s grip on power could be slipping. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Billionaire Boom

The Billionaire Boom

2026-03-1447:251

The Trump-era billionaire boom exposes the real divide in America: not right versus left, but the billionaires versus everyone else; more than a dozen pregnant teen migrants have been sent to a facility in South Texas where they can’t receive adequate prenatal care. A former Trump Administration official says "This is 100% and exclusively about abortion" and not about immigration; and Ben Rhodes digs into the sheer unpopularity of the Iran war and Pete Hegseth’s increasingly unhinged wartime rhetoric. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
As the U.S.-led strikes on Iran enter their third week, we’re getting a clearer picture of the human cost of this war; MS NOW’s Ines De La Cuetara reports on Israeli strikes triggering a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon; Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton discusses her bid for the U.S. Senate; author George M. Johnson returns to the “Velshi Banned Book Club” to discuss their upcoming memoir, “And If I Die Before I Wake” 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jumping into this war with Iran was not only incredibly expensive, but Ian Bremmer explains where the lack of strategy regarding oil in the region has backfired; with the Illinois Senate primary is days away, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins Ali to talk about the war with Iran and how the Trump Administration has leapfrogged Congress; MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin sits down for an exclusive interview with the Foreign Minister of Iran. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The rising resistance threatening to hold more of Trump’s problematic cabinet to account; Lev Parnas, former Trump ally, on why he’s now running for Congress as a Democrat; Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the scandal-plagued hearings that contributed to Kristi Noem’s ouster and which WH official could be next 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The alarming new reporting that the war with Iran is being pitched to American servicemembers as a new holy war; the latest on the intensifying strikes on Tehran as Iran reportedly gets closer to selecting a new Supreme Leader; how the Pentagon is using AI and why one tech company is standing up to the Trump Admin. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses the rising resistance in Congress against Trump’s cabinet; Rep. Lloyd Doggett explains the extreme cost of the war with Iran; TN State Rep. Justin Jones on the power of protest and the need for more action & organization 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
President Trump’s mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Rep. Robert Garcia discusses his work on the House Oversight Committee and Trump’s sacking of Kristi Noem; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; this week’s edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club discusses Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man In The High Castle.’ 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Holding Trump To Account

Holding Trump To Account

2026-03-0744:591

President Trump’s administration hits an accountability inflection point; Rep. Adam Smith discusses what Congress should do to rein in Trump’s war of choice with Iran; the U.S. economy is shedding jobs,, as energy prices surge; Texas primary chaos fuels fears of voter suppression ahead of the midterms. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
President Trump’s mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses his new book ‘American Struggle.’ 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) shares the latest plans in Congress to address what she calls an “illegal and unconstitutional war” in Iran; Ali Velshi and Tom Nichols look at the lessons from two centuries of America pushing foreign regime change; plus - what we now know about the events that set the stage for this weekend’s attacks on Iran. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ali Velshi continues MS NOW’s special coverage of the joint United States & Israeli attacks on Iran; a history lesson on past American attempts at regime change; Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois says he believes the strikes against Iran are “illegal and unconstitutional”; and Ali explains the influence of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran. 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 pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Comments (24)

Veronika Fimbres

In the San Francisco Area, gas (I have to have Premium.) is $5.29 gallon/cash. Credit or debit are $5.39 gallon! Insane!

Mar 17th
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Chris S

Do we know that current employees who choose to take buyouts won't be replaced with Trump/Project 2025 loyalists? If so, how much money is really being saved? Will loyalty be more important than experience/knowledge in the field? All of this smells to high heaven.

Mar 9th
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Veronika Fimbres

https://peninsula360press.com/en/veronika-fimbres/ In honor of Black History Month!

Feb 14th
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Elizabeth H

The Lawrence tribe interview is traded but not included, and I absolutely am not just accepting that the swing states went to Trump and all Dems downballot.

Nov 10th
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Sharon Clayton

Someone needs to discuss the 2025 effects on farmers. No one is talking about something important in rural America.

Jul 29th
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Linnea Johnson

How about an in-depth comparison between cutbacks and underfunding of the FDA and an increase in the number of recalls? This is something ordinary people can understand. I have definitely noticed this trend, and it blows my mind. Sheep marching off a cliff comes to mind.

Jun 29th
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Steven Mechura

It's not Trump world that's too good. It should be trump's banana republic.

Jun 7th
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J Young

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Aug 4th
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John Walsh

Expose the Republicans taking blood money from the gun lobby.

Apr 2nd
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Veronika Fimbres

We need to have a uniform Federal and Statewide voting system! That system should be the STAR voting system! No more "run offs," "special elections" needed! https://youtube.com/shorts/Zy86WYmHvMk?feature=share

Jan 15th
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Judy Huelskamp

Disappointed - another weekend with no podcast stream of Velshi.

Jul 4th
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Veronika Fimbres

Ali, you keep saying there are only two choices. That is not true. There are viable third party candidates on the ballot. it is not a true Democracy if you discount or refuse to acknowledge them? There is more than a binary choice! Trumpublicans are not a real party, they are a racist cult that thrives on conspiracy theories and lies! That leaves Democrats that are betrayed by Manchin & Sinema, who are Trumpublicans in Democratic guise. The duopoly always acts like third parties are "spoilers," when the truth of it is, the duopolies are the spoilers! Trumpublicanshave no message or platforms, other than hate and the replacement theorists. The Democrats had some good ideas, but the took over and adopted our Green New Deal. Then as usual, polluted it by adding money & incentives to it! I used to be Democrat all my life, until 2003. It was then that I found out about the Green Party, joined and never looked back. It is the only International Party, and is in over 90+ Nations. The Green

May 22nd
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Audrey SIMPLE

Mr.Velshi, you may have set out to read the news, but after every episode you partake of, leaves me way more educated than when I came in...thank you.

Feb 5th
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skyscapes

Kudos for posting this so promptly.

Jan 8th
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skyscapes

Please post this weekend's podcasts. Who is responsible for this? Is it the programme production team or a central unit at the station. Weekend shows and Ari Melber often missed.

Jan 2nd
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skyscapes

Why are the podcasts so patchy for this? Please post regularly.

Dec 26th
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skyscapes

No Sunday episode again.

Oct 4th
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skyscapes

The podcast of the Sunday episode hasn't appeared. Keeps happening.

Sep 27th
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Neal Podrats

why do I have to wait a day for the feed?

Jul 11th
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Veronika Fimbres

Ali, When I was a boy in the Navy, my roommates and I told the Secretary of the Navy, that we were gay, and asked for an administrative discharge. when our Battalion received the request, we were told that "no one would know!" Everyone knew, and they told our friends to "unfriend" us. while awaing our discharge, I was "gang raped," on the Camp Pendleton base. Sodomized and bloody, I drove myself home. I couldn't tell anyone on base, not even the Commander, because the Battalion had betrayed us, and I didn't think I should tell the people who caused my rape to happen, and I didn't know who had participated in it. (the rape) It has taken years of therapy to even be able to talk about my Military Sexual Trauma, (MST) and PTSD. It is long overdue, that sexual assault, and MST, should be handled by Sexual Assault Professionals, not the crippled and unknowledgeable Military system! https://www.gp.org/fimbres_compassionate_candidate

Apr 25th
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