

The Beat with Ari Melber
Ari Melber, MS NOW
Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell you what's really happening. Real news, every night.
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May 1, 2024 • 41min
Trump loses contempt clash in rough court day
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday April 30, and reports on Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial. Veteran courtroom sketch artist Christine Cornell, who has been depicting Trump at his historic trial, joins Melber. Plus, Emily Bazelon and Duncan Levin also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 29, 2024 • 41min
New state charges for Trump's failed coup
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, April 29, and reports on new state charges for Donald Trump's failed coup, Trump's legal battles, and the White House Correspondents dinner. Plus, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joins The Beat. Tony Schwartz, Neal Katyal and Manny Arora also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 27, 2024 • 42min
Tabloid vet details secret plot at Trump trial
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, April 26, and reports on Donald Trump's legal battles, from his criminal trial to SCOTUS opening arguments. Joyce Vance, Jason Johnson, Michael Beschloss and Jay Mcinery join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 25, 2024 • 42min
SCOTUS case tests DOJ trial for Trump coup
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, April 25, and reports on takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s absolute immunity claims. Joyce Vance, Chai Komanduri, John Brennan, Emily Bazelon and Douglas Brinkley join to discuss. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 24, 2024 • 42min
Trump on defense as D.A. tells jury about receipts
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, April 24, and reports on the prosecution's case in Donald Trump's criminal trial. Melber also reports on Donald Trump's defense in his trial and the TikTok ban bill. Catherine Christian, Brian Wice, David Kelley and Emily Bazelon join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 23, 2024 • 41min
Tabloid publisher David Pecker testifies in Trump trial
MSNBC's Katie Phang hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, April 23, and reports on Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Maya Wiley, Joyce Vance, Lachlan Cartwright, Hugo Lowell and Molly Jong-Fast join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 19, 2024 • 42min
Judge says "trial is starting"
Legal experts Melissa Murray and Andrew Weissmann, along with former Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore, discuss the start of Donald Trump's criminal trial, prosecution's strategy involving hush money and campaign finance violations, jury selection, jurors' safety, media influence, and Michael Cohen's payment to Stormy Daniels' lawyer.

Apr 18, 2024 • 43min
Jury is seated in Trump trial
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, April 18, and reports on Donald Trump's criminal trial. Plus, Chef Mario Carbone joins Melber. Michael Steele, Rev. Al Sharpton and Catherine Christian also join. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 17, 2024 • 42min
Judge requires Trump to attend hush money trial
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, April 17, and reports on Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, GOP dysfunction, two major SCOTUS cases. Chai Komanduri, Margaret Carlson and Lance Fletcher join. Plus, Rapper Jeezy joins to discuss his new documentary "Hip-Hop and the White House." To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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Apr 17, 2024 • 1h 16min
Donald Trump's criminal trial: Ari Melber breakdown
In this podcast extra, MSNBC's Ari Melber breaks down the early days of Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial in New York. Plus, listen to Melber's previous interviews with former Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina and Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer Michael Avenatti. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS
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