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2 episodes with velshi banned book club
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Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by fmr. Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama Administration Ben Rhodes, Sr. Fellow on American Immigration Council Dara Lind, author of “We Are Home” Ray Suarez, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, NBC News International Correspondent Matt Brad ley, fmr. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, author of “Olive's Ocean” Kevin Henkes
Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, Senior Director at Brennan Center for Justice Faiza Patel, Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones, Lead Plaintiff in Texas Abortion Ban lawsuit Amanda Zurawski, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-FL), Staff Writer at The New Yorker Evan Osnos
Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer at The Atlantic Adam Serwer, President of National Immigration Law Center Kica Matos, fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), fmr. U.S. attorney Joyce Vance
Ali Velshi is joined by the creator of ‘The Real Michael Cohen' Michael Cohen, spokesperson for UNICEF James Elder, fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink
Ali Velshi is joined by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Amar, President & CEO of International Rescue Committee David Miliband, Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Michigan Justin Wolfers, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast
Ali Velshi is joined by host of ‘The Thom Hartmann Program' Thom Hartmann, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Contrarian Jennifer Rubin, Immigration Attorney Allen Orr, spokesperson for UNICEF James Elder, author Téa Obreht
Ali Velshi is joined by The Contrarian's Jennifer Rubin, Independent Journalist Jim Acosta, The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, the Migration and Technology Monitor's Petra Molnar, and NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow.
Ali Velshi is joined by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, and “Puppy Pride” author Robin Stevenson.
Ali Velshi is joined by Yale University History Professor Timothy Snyder, fmr. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast, SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), NBC News' Matt Bradley, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History at Yale University Marci Shore
Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman, Sr. Fellow at the American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, author of “Fun Home” Alison Bechdel
Ali Velshi is joined by host of SiriusXM's ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show' Dean Obeidallah, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, reproductive rights advocate Kaitlyn Kash
Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, NBC News Senior National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi
Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow Emeritus at American Enterprise Institute Norman Ornstein, fmr. Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, author of ‘Last Night At The Telegraph Club' Malinda Lo
Ali Velshi is joined by fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, host of ‘Assembly Required' podcast Stacey Abrams
Journalist Melissa Chan and cartoonist Badiucao created a highly accessible dystopian graphic novel that takes place in 2035. America has become proto-fascist and is at war with a techno-authoritarian regime in China. Chan and Badiucao join Ali Velshi for his latest installment of the Velshi Banned Book Club. "Serious topics about human rights and social issues needs to break into gamers, the geeks and the readers of comics," says Badiucao.
In 2013, a teenage boy lit the skirt of an agender teen asleep nearby on fire. They sustained major burns to their legs and the offending teen was charged as an adult -- over the wishes of the victim and their family. This true story is detailed in The 57 Bus by journalist Dashka Slater. With discrimination against trans persons becoming openly accepted in the U.S., Ali Velshi sits down with Slater in this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club.
Michele Norris is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Janai Nelson, Director of Social Security & Disability Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Kathleen Romig, Professor of International Affairs at UC-San Diego Barbara F. Walter, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University Martha S. Jones, Professor of U.S. History at Georgetown University Chandra Manning, and co-authors of ‘You Must Take Part In Revolution' Melissa Chan and Badiucao.
President Trump and his allies' increasingly contentious rhetoric towards America's judiciary is ramping up fears of an historic clash that could have dire consequences for democracy, while Trump's assault against the freedom and independence of America's colleges and universities is taking us down a dangerous path that will cost us all
Why Donald Trump is underwater on the economy, what's at stake as he slashes health research, and why more people aren't speaking out against creeping authoritarianism
Ali Velshi is joined by Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff, Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, Canada's Consul-General in New York Tom Clark, constitutional law and global health policy professor Michele Goodwin, two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, and Columbia Professor Rachel E. Adams.
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Douglas Brinkley, Janai Nelson, Lisa Rubin, Caroline Randall Williams, and Imani Perry.
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) talks about challenging President Trump with “righteous incivility” while the courts are increasingly viewed as the last, best, clearest line of defense against presidential overreach.
Join the conversation by letting us know what you think about the episode!This month's selection is The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. Published in 2022, The Last White Man is the fifth novel by the British Pakistani novelist and consultant Mohsin Hamid. Written as an extended allegory, it tells the story of an unnamed town in an unnamed country whose white inhabitants have all begun to change skin color from pale to brown. The novel explores themes of race and whiteness as constructs, loss and mourning, and conspiracy theories. The Last White Man is a thought-provoking and, sometimes, uncomfortable read, but it's definitely worth your time. We couldn't find out exactly why this particular book was banned but there are several obvious reasons why book banners might be keen on banning it. Read the book before passing judgement. It's slightly more than 200 pages so it's a quick read, but it'll stay with you long after the final page. Mentioned in this episode: Velshi Banned Book Club: 'The Last White Man' by Mohsin Hamid - YouTubeSupport the showBe part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts about this episode, what you may have learned, how the conversation affected you. You can reach Raquel and Jennifer on IG @madnesscafepodcast or by email at madnesscafepodcast@gmail.com.Share the episode with a friend and have your own conversation. And don't forget to rate and review the show wherever you listen!Thanks!
Europe prepares for a world without the U.S. as a reliable ally, Canada readies for Trump's tariffs, and Republicans work toward slashing health and nutrition programs to pay for tax cuts
Trump takes Russia's side, the White House seizes control over the press pool, and post-Roe America brings echoes of the real-life stories that inspired The Handmaid's Tale
Volodymyr Vakulenko hid his journal beneath a tree in his yard. The pages detailed the Russian invasion of his home country, Ukraine. Vakulenko was afraid he would not live to see the manuscript published -- a fear that tragically came true. On this week's Velshi Banned Book Club, Ali Velshi speaks with Ukrainian author and journalist Yaruslov Trofimov, who wrote No Country For Love, which explores Russia's attempts to wipe out Ukrainian literature and history.
How America's foreign policy realignment under Donald Trump threatens to unravel decades of global alliances and what history tells us about what might come next
What's behind an extraordinary series of late-night firings at the Pentagon, the truth about Republican cost-cutting, and what the new American administration's reversal on Ukraine means for the war-torn country
Even with both chambers of Congress at his disposal, Donald Trump continues to unilaterally bulldoze his way through government, consolidating power. At every turn the president flouts the proper channels and procedures necessary to accomplish his goals, and instead Trump chooses chaos. But it really doesn't have to be this way.
The judicial branch is now under threat as the Trump administration continues its power grab in Washington and tests the limits of the president's power. Will America's system of checks and balances hold?
What the arch-conservative blueprint for governing looks like in real life, how the gutting of the federal workforce could hit Black workers hardest, and what happens when Big Tech coddles authoritarian leaders
How Elon Musk's DOGE is amassing power and President Trump is making good on his promise to dismantle government.
How Donald Trump is reshaping justice in a new term, why we can't assume his birthright citizenship gambit is doomed to fail, and what holding the line looks like now that he's in office
Former CIA Director John Brennan weighs in on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Nobel Prize-winner Maria Ressa shares crucial lessons for reporting on a government that's hostile to the free press, and why this week's selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club, John Steinbeck's “The Grapes of Wrath” is still so relevant to American life and politics that it's still being banned.
Donald Trump tells on himself with cabinet picks that herald a Project 2025 agenda; who's behind the well-funded effort to tear down the separation of church and state in America's public school system; and Matt Gaetz's new gig.
This episode of the Velshi Banned Book Club will confront the barrier to entry that surrounds poetry and tear it down by closely examining a masterclass in poetic storytelling: “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson. "Brown Girl Dreaming" follows Woodson's childhood split between segregated Greenville, South Carolina, and New York City. “Brown Girl Dreaming” is a beautiful look at childhood, identity, and racism in America. The Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, Woodson proves that poems tell more in a few turns of phrase than many novels tell us in an entire chapter.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows. Want more of Chris? Download and subscribe to his podcast, “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes podcast” wherever you get your podcasts.
MSNBC's Ali Velshi brings you a second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. Featuring critically acclaimed and culturally impactful literature – including work by Tim O'Brien, Roxane Gay, Lois Lowry, and Stephen Chbosky – the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club” puts the booking banning epidemic into necessary context. Read along with Ali Velshi and follow now to listen to the first two episodes on Thursday, September 12th . Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the week before it drops, ad-free listening, and bonus content: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdtw
MSNBC's Ali Velshi brings you a second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn't just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. Featuring critically acclaimed and culturally impactful literature – including work by Tim O'Brien, Roxane Gay, Lois Lowry, and Stephen Chbosky – the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club” puts the booking banning epidemic into necessary context. Read along with Ali Velshi and follow now to listen to the first two episodes on Thursday, September 12th . Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the week before it drops, ad-free listening, and bonus content: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdtw
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