The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace

Episodes 63
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (3,263)
Since May 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Who are The Best People? They’re the most magnetic and engaging people in the room; the ones who know how to get that extra something out of every collaboration, connection, and endeavor. These people are the best at what they do and know how to bring out the best in others. Now, in an era of social and political upheaval, The Best People share lessons that we can all use. Listen as Nicolle Wallace seeks varied perspectives on how to keep reaching for truth, decency, and connection.

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Liz Oyer Won’t Be Bullied by Anyone — Even Trump

Jun 08, 2026 54m

Liz Oyer understands the transactional nature of the current Justice Department more than most. In March of 2025, she was fired from her position as the US Pardon Attorney for refusing to reinstate…

Bob Costas Steps Up to the Plate

Jun 01, 2026 46m

Bob Costas believes democracy is worth going to bat for. The legendary sportscaster and 12-time host of NBC’s Olympics coverage is no stranger to speaking up when the moment calls — which, as he…

Ben Rhodes: “The Best Speakers Build Movements”

May 25, 2026 54m

Ben Rhodes believes “we’ve lost the art of speaking to one another.” Amid the megaphone of social media sound bites and the ever-increasing coarseness of our politics, the speechwriter and former…

Ken Burns Knows We’ve Been Here Before

May 18, 2026 55m

Ken Burns thinks we’re going to make it. An award-winning documentarian, Ken’s celebrated career seeks to find humanity in our country’s imperfect story. He threads this idea through his…

Chris Hayes Makes His Curiosity the Antidote to Anxiety

May 11, 2026 55m

Chris Hayes’ antidote to anxiety is always curiosity. Whether on TV with "All In," on his podcast (aptly named “Why Is This Happening?”), or writing about our waning attention spans in his latest…

Introducing WITHpod: The AI End Game

May 05, 2026 1m Bonus

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Sarah Longwell Knows the Cheat Code to Politics

May 04, 2026 53m

Sarah Longwell listens to voters. As a GOP strategist and pollster who felt herself languishing in the wilderness as Trump 1.0 took root, she founded “The Bulwark” in 2019 with a stated mission “to…

Gov. Mikie Sherrill Runs New Jersey Like a Busy Mom

Apr 27, 2026 52m

Governor Mikie Sherill's best leadership lessons came from the Navy—and her kids. As a mom of four, the retired Navy helicopter pilot and former Congresswoman doesn’t have time to waste, and with…

Sherrilyn Ifill on Rebuilding Post-Trump: " It's Gotta Come Down to the Studs”

Apr 20, 2026 56m

Sherrilyn Ifill maintains that we need a cultural reset from the ground up. The renowned former head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Howard University law professor has been in the trenches of…

Kara Swisher on Death and Doritos

Apr 13, 2026 54m

Kara Swisher is always one of the smartest people in the room. A long-revered voice in tech and media, her trademark, B.S. free ability to pinpoint coming trends and predict fading technologies…

Best of the Best: Yes, Robert De Niro is Talking to You

Apr 06, 2026 40m

Last weekend the legendary actor spoke at a protest in New York City. “The concept of No Kings is a great rallying cry, and hugely successful, as millions of us have answered the call. I support this…

Alex Wagner: Trump’s MAGA Base is "Mad at Daddy"

Mar 30, 2026 48m

Alex Wagner is journalist to her core, forever on the hunt for the next story “bubbling up on the ground.” From her 2020 reporting for Showtime’s “The Circus” on right-wing militias intent on…

Julie K. Brown Continues to Break Open the Epstein Story

Mar 23, 2026 51m

When Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown first started digging into the story behind Jeffrey Epstein’s sweetheart plea deal back in 2018, she did not envision the firestorm that would…

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling Knows Leadership… And When It’s Lacking

Mar 16, 2026 55m

“ We anticipate your unit taking about fifty percent casualties.” This is what Retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling heard in an intelligence briefing at division headquarters before…

How Tig Notaro's "Laugh Hang" Got Her to the Oscars

Mar 09, 2026 50m

Tig Notaro is spectacularly funny. She’s also a fiercely dedicated friend. The Emmy and Grammy nominated comedian now adds “Oscar Nominee" to her impressive list of accomplishments for her work…

A Mayor, a Military Pro and a Professor on Affluence, Grievance and Greed

Mar 02, 2026 52m

After Nicolle's fiery conversation with Princeton Professor Dr. Eddie Glaude, former NOLA Mayor Mitch Landrieu, and The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols on "Deadline: White House" a few weeks back, it was…

Yes, Robert De Niro is Talking to You

Feb 23, 2026 40m

Robert De Niro commands every room he enters. His decades-long career and Academy Award winning performances have gifted the world some of its most beloved films, from instant classics like "The…

Scott Galloway Wants You to Resist and Unsubscribe

Feb 16, 2026 29m

Like many Americans, Scott Galloway was feeling powerless against the Trump administration's worst policy impulses. And then it hit him: knowing Trump responds only to changes in the market, why not…

Check Out a Preview for “Clock It”

Feb 12, 2026 5m Bonus

“MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to the liveliest and most informed groupchat in your feed. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are long-time political powerhouses. And they…

Rosie Perez is Still Doing the Right Thing

Feb 09, 2026 50m

Rosie Perez was a self-professed “college nerd” studying biochemistry when she landed her breakout role as Tina in Spike Lee’s iconic 1989 film “Do the Right Thing.” Since then, audiences have fallen…

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How many episodes does The Best People with Nicolle Wallace have?

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace has published 63 episodes since May 2025, covering topics in News, Society & Culture.

Is The Best People with Nicolle Wallace still active?

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 49m.

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