Episodes 729
Avg. Duration 1h 5m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (779)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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

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Democrats’ pathway to the Senate runs through red states

Jun 07, 2026 40m

Democrats see a narrow path to retake the Senate; New York congressional candidate Brad Lander discusses the Trump administration’s new policy to overwhelm immigration courts; Ali expresses final…

Accountability is coming for Trump

Jun 07, 2026 39m

Rep. Jamie Raskin demands Congress shut down President Trump’s “slush fund;” the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran teeters as both sides exchange fire in the Persian Gulf; fighting between Israel…

Democrats see a path to retake the Senate

Jun 07, 2026 41m

Ali breaks down Democrats’ path to retake the Senate; Defense Secretary Hegseth preventing Black and female officers from military promotions; Ali shares key moments from the Velshi Banned Book…

Trump installs himself in public life, as his public support slips

Jun 06, 2026 39m

President Trump keeps inserting himself in American public life, even, as his public support slips; Xavier Becerra takes the top stop in California’s governor race; the Supreme Court allows a…

The Birth Of America’s Culture Wars

Jun 06, 2026 42m

The history of America’s modern culture wars goes back to a Reagan-era union between moralist activists and Republican politics; both Russia and Ukraine intensify drone attacks on each other’s…

Trump pushes vanity projects, while his public support slips

Jun 06, 2026 39m

President Trump’s authoritarian plays to capture American public life gain momentum, as his public support slips; the Supreme Court allows a controversial congressional map in Alabama that lower…

California Dreaming: A Look at CA’s crucial upcoming primaries

May 31, 2026 47m

Growing scrutiny over the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. Allen Orr discusses the legality of the detention facility that’s being accused of substandard care for…

Power Hungry: Inside the Utility Cost Trap

May 31, 2026 38m

Velshi takes a deep dive into the broken system driving utility rate increases; protests erupt outside one of the nation’s most controversial ICE detention centers; and the story of a 14-year-old…

Bearing Witness to New Jersey’s Contentious Immigrant Detention Center

May 31, 2026 50m

Protests outside the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center in Newark, NJ have intensified over several days. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) discusses the lack of transparency over the…

Trump’s Texas Gamble

May 30, 2026 41m

The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty delves into President Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton in the senate primary in Texas and how it could come back to haunt him in the midterms; retired U.S.…

The Spread of AI Data Centers Triggers Voter Backlash

May 30, 2026 41m

An artificial intelligence insider warns the quick spread of the technology is “a red line we can't cross;” former Sen. Jon Tester comes from a family of Montana farmers and worries his generation…

Trump’s Setbacks Signal Blowback for the President

May 30, 2026 40m

Mark McKinnon has worked for political candidates and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, and he says this election cycle is “totally different;” former U.S. circuit court judge J. Michael Luttig…

Donald Trump’s Reign of Error

May 24, 2026 42m

How President Trump’s political retribution tour could come back to haunt him and Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections; fmr. Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms discusses her bid for…

The Collapse of the Civil Rights Era

May 24, 2026 40m

The rare bipartisan effort in Congress to fix America’s housing crisis; the latest on the potential agreement end the War with Iran; Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses the systematic effort to dismantle…

The Life and Times of an Unpopular President

May 24, 2026 39m

How Donald Trump’s midterm primary revenge tour could backfire on him in November; MS NOW’s inside look at what it will take to demine the Strait of Hormuz; and fmr. Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance…

Growing Outrage Over Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

May 23, 2026 40m

The growing GOP outrage over President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund and how it’s threatening to derail Trump and the GOP’s political agenda; Washington DC Metropolitan Police…

Citizens, United against ‘Citizens United’

May 23, 2026 40m

How Hawaii is employing a creative and potentially powerful new tool against corporate campaign spending in politics; why the CFTC is looking into suspiciously-timed oil trades around President…

Growing GOP Backlash To Trump’s $1.8B Settlement Fund

May 23, 2026 42m

The Trump administration is trying, and failing, to contain the fallout over the creation of President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund; Fmr. U.S Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn…

The True Cost of Trump’s Iran War

May 17, 2026 39m

Federal judges overwhelmingly rebuke ICE detention practices and breaches of due process; Democrats back independent candidate Dan Osborn for the U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska; the Trump…

Trump Is Funding Vanity Projects amid Domestic Cuts

May 17, 2026 41m

President Trump is funding expensive vanity projects in spite of an agenda that seeks to make big domestic cuts; what the UAE quitting OPEC means for the mighty oil cartel; Trump’s grip on the…

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Velshi has published 729 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Government, News.

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Velshi is currently highly active with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 1h 5m.

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