The Beat with Ari Melber

2024 presidential candidate Cornel West discusses integrity, honesty, and decency in politics on The Beat with Ari Melber. Topics include dismantling the empire, military spending, and healthcare. Dr. West also emphasizes addressing social issues like white supremacy and shares a personal anecdote.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Wednesday, September 6, and reports on the first televised hearing in Trump’s RICO case, Donald Trump’s legal battles and Kevin McCarthy. Plus, Melber is joined by Bill Maher. Maya Wiley and Melissa Murray also join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Tuesday, September 5, and reports on Enrique Tarrio’s prison sentence, Donald Trump’s legal battles and the GOP’s “war on woke” failures. Chai Komanduri, David Kelley and Nick Quested join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MSNBC’s Jason Johnson hosts “The Beat” on Thursday, August 31, and reports on Donald Trump, hate crimes, Ron DeSantis and Clarence Thomas. Kristy Greenberg, Kurt Bardella, Elie Mystal, Meagan Burrows, Senator Shevrin Jones and Daryle Jenkins join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Wednesday, August 30, and reports on Donald Trump’s legal battles and the GOP’s ties to Trump. Maya Wiley, Jessica Roth and Michelle Goldberg join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Tuesday, August 29, and reports on Donald Trump’s legal battles, healthcare legislation and bond disparities. Plus, Grammy-winner Jon Batiste joins for the latest “Mavericks With Ari Melber” installment. Emily Bazelon and Dr. Zeke Emanuel also join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eugene Robinson, David Kelley, and Joyce Vance join Ari Melber to discuss Donald Trump's March 2024 trial and Mark Meadows' indictment in the Georgia Rico case. They also talk about defense claims, executive privilege, and a hate crime investigation in Jacksonville.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Friday, August 25, and reports on Donald Trump’s historic mugshot. Jason Johnson, Nick Akerman, Howard Dean and Ruth Ben-Ghiat join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Thursday, August 24, and reports on the latest in Donald Trump’s RICO case in Georgia and the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani. David Kelley, Maya Wiley, James Schultz and Leslie Caldwell join. 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 https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing the first episode of a new MSNBC podcast, “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the epidemic of book banning. In each episode, a different author of a banned book joins Ali Velshi—including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson and more—to talk about why their work is being targeted and about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis and in the notion of reading as resistance. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbc_fdlw 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.