Whew, the past few days have been a lot. Like you probably, Chris hasn’t slept much this past week. There’s... more

A lot of things will really change over the course of this week, no matter the election outcome. And with... more

Senator Brian Schatz joins WITHpod to discuss Vice President Harris, affordable housing concerns in the Aloha state, effects of climate... more

Journalist and author Paola Ramos joins WITHpod to discuss forces spearheading Latino support of far-right politics, the effects of radicalization... more

Symone Sanders-Townsend joins WITHpod to discuss how campaign political media strategy is crafted and her experience working closely with VP... more

Reintroducing “Kamala: Next in Line,” a podcast on the stories that shaped the life and politics of Vice President Kamala... more

It’s been one year since the devastating October 7th attacks by Hamas into Israel. It’s a truly awful anniversary to... more

Comprehensive border and immigration reform has eluded policymakers in the U.S. for decades. As global turmoil and conflict grows, questions... more

We’re getting closer and closer to the election. And a lot of weird stuff has been happening. Our guest this... more

A look at how Project 2025 could impact the future of our climate, presented in collaboration with MSNBC’s How to... more

We’re thrilled to share a mashup of our MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024 event that we recently held at the Brooklyn... more

North Carolina is one of the most interesting swing states in this election. Democrats have not won the Tar Heel... more

During this year’s DNC, President Biden reflected on numerous accomplishments and discussed his track record. One of the signature pieces... more

The Democratic national convention was a whole vibe this year. History was made during the electric four-day convention, which culminated... more

Could the answer to building a more just society lie in 50-year-old ideas? Our guest this week points to the... more

Chris just got back from vacation. It just so happened that he was way during one of the most remarkable... more

We’ve seen a wave of campaigns in school districts and municipalities across the country to ban literary works over the... more

There’s a lot of unprecedented things going on nowadays. And with everything going on, it can be tempting to distort... more

Why does it seem so hard to build big things nowadays? Our guest this week points out that no one... more

The Democratic Party coalition is a complicated one to say the least. A growing number of Democrats have called on... more

Another year, another pretty wild Supreme Court term. SCOTUS recently ended its term with a number of big decisions including... more

Could the future of libraries as we’ve known them be completely different? Our guests this week say so. Megapublishers are... more

Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a collection of policy proposals from The Heritage Foundation, a... more

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is one of the most interesting figures in Congress. You may have been introduced to her... more

We’re sharing another episode in our WITHpod 2024: The Stakes series, in which we choose specific areas of policy and... more

One of the most pressing challenges for candidates and campaigns today is how to win in a world where disinformation... more

Its been four years since the murder of George Floyd at the hands Minneapolis police officers and the unrest that... more

We’re back with another episode of our WITHpod 2024: The Stakes series, in which we choose specific areas of policy... more

This week, we’re sharing a recording of an event hosted at the Center for Brooklyn History where Chris interviewed author... more

We’re sharing another episode in our WITHpod 2024: The Stakes series, in which we choose specific areas of policy and... more

If you’ve been following the news at all, you’re aware that former president Donald Trump is on trial in a... more

It’s been a wild last year or so in tech. We’ve seen a marked rise in the development of artificial... more

We’re thrilled to share the second episode in our WITHpod 2024: The Stakes series, in which we choose specific areas... more

We’re excited to share the first conversation in our WITHpod 2024: The Stakes series. For the first time since 1892,... more

Our guest this week was thrown in jail and fired from his job after social media posts he made about... more

There’s so much discourse about polling and it seems like there’s a poll for nearly every political issue. At the... more

Why have attacks on gender become so pervasive, especially within right-wing movements? Our guest this week points out that “the... more

If you’ve been following the news, you’ve seen that this week the House passed a bill designed to force the... more

Our guest this week recently traveled down to the border to confront the so-called “Army of God” as part of... more

It can feel like the news industry is in a moment of crisis. Over 500 journalists were laid off from... more

Nuclear power contributes to nearly 20 percent of the electricity generated in America, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.... more

The Department of Justice, created in 1870, was initially formed in part to enforce Reconstruction era laws aimed at ensuring... more

2020 was undoubtedly one of the most consequential years in history. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with... more

Chris has spent a lot of time recently thinking about the arc of progress in America. In thinking about all... more

Just a few weeks ago, Chris and his family visited the Big Island of Hawaii. While there, he was completely... more

From unlocking our phones, to scanning our faces to board flights, facial recognition technology has become a ubiquitous part of... more

Armed conflict, increases in public debt and the climate crisis are just a few factors that will accelerate humanitarian crises... more

We just experienced the hottest year on record in 2023. But amid so much doom and gloom, last year was... more

Happy New Year! As our team returns from break, we're re-sharing another part of our "Future of" miniseries that originally... more

Happy holidays! As our team takes some time away for a break, we're re-sharing another part of our "Future of"... more

Happy holidays! As our team takes some time away for a break, we're re-sharing part of our "Future of" miniseries... more

Home schooling has become America’s fastest-growing form of education, according to a Washington Post analysis. This form of education, which... more

We're thrilled to share our holiday WITHpod mailbag, which was originally hosted on Instagram Live. Does Chris have a doppelganger?... more

What is the nature of existence? Why is there something rather than nothing? And what are our limits of knowledge?... more

We just wrapped up our fall 2023 national tour. We’ve so enjoyed taking WITHpod on the road and it’s been... more

We just wrapped up our fall 2023 WITHpod national tour. We couldn’t think of a better way to conclude than... more

It’s been over a month since Hamas' rampage in Southern Israel killed over a thousand Israeli men, women and children,... more

“You basically have one vote in 2024. Do you support democracy or do you not support democracy? And no other... more

We’re happy to share a recording of the second half of our double header WITHpod live program in Philadelphia, which... more

We are back from the third stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour and we’re thrilled to share a recording... more

We recently returned from Chicago, the second stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour, and we’re thrilled to share a... more

The murder rate for native women and girls living on reservations in the U.S. is ten times higher than the... more

You’d probably guess that a major factor contributing to homelessness is a lack of money. Yet, very few programs provide... more

Introducing “How to Win 2024,” a new MSNBC podcast hosted by Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri.

We just got back from the first stop on our fall 2023 WITHpod tour. We’re thrilled to share a recording... more

The United States is one of the most incarcerated nations in the world. But why does the U.S. have so... more

Political insiders Claire McCaskill and Jennifer Palmieri share their insights into this unprecedented election on “How to Win 2024,” a... more

It’s been a hot summer in more ways than one. From strikes in Hollywood to United Auto Workers voting in... more

Given the Labor Day holiday, we're republishing one of our favorite episodes. From the original description: Every day in the... more

We're thrilled to share our summer #WITHpod mailbag, which was originally hosted on Instagram Live. Join as Chris and producer... more

This past July, Earth reached the hottest temperature since record-keeping began, according to the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.... more

Much of Maui has been decimated following one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, wildfires are still ravaging Canada,... more

“We are naive if we think that we don't have to fight for [our democracy] every single day,” says Sen.... more

MSNBC host Ali Velshi reads the latest federal indictment against Donald Trump, charging him with 4 counts in connection with... more

Since Chris is just getting back from vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. You might be... more

Since Chris is on vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. “I went because they didn’t want... more

Another year, another pretty consequential Supreme Court term. SCOTUS recently ended its term with a number of big decisions including... more

Yusef Salaam was just 15 years old in 1989 when he, along with four other Black and Latino teenagers, were... more

You’ve probably encountered phishing emails or computer viruses. Or maybe one or more of your accounts has been hacked or... more

It’s been 28 years since the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. At 9:02 a.m.... more

Life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While... more

Not too long ago, Brandon Johnson was virtually unknown to many Chicagoans. Now, he’s the 57th mayor of America’s third-largest... more

MSNBC host Ali Velshi reads the entire 37-count federal indictment against Donald Trump.

We’ve experienced so much personal, social and economic disruption over the past few years. The pandemic reworked how we view... more

Every day in the United States, 10,000 people turn 65, according to the UN Population Division. We are about to... more

The Supreme Court has long had incredible authority to make decisions that affect millions of Americans. But in recent years,... more

We're republishing this episode, which was originally released in June of 2022. There are more guns than cars in the... more

You’ve probably encountered an advertisement for sports betting in one form or another. In the past few years, there’s been... more

TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the world, and now has over a billion users... more

Content warning: This episode contains occasional explicit sexual references and depictions of graphic events that some may find disturbing. Madame... more

You might be feeling that artificial intelligence is starting to seem a bit like magic. Our guest this week points... more

If you’ve been following international news, you’ve noticed the marked rise of protests and conflict in Israel. An unprecedentedly right-wing... more

State legislatures have significantly advanced a record number of attacks aimed at restricting LGBTQ+ rights this year. Our guest this... more

Silicon Valley Bank’s recent failure marked the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and the largest since the 2008 financial... more

There’s been a marked rise over the last decade of nationalist and authoritarian politics. Global freedom declined for a 17th... more

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act would’ve addressed racial profiling and use of deadly force, among other things. But... more

Even if the worst of the pandemic is over, some of the changes it foisted on our lives seem like... more

Since Chris was on vacation last week and given the wave of recent anti-trans legislation, we’re revisiting and providing an... more

Starting in 2016, U.S. diplomats and spies began reporting a wide range of mysterious and debilitating medical symptoms, first in... more

“I went because they didn’t want me there,” says Minnijean Brown-Trickey, our guest this week. It’s been more than 60... more

You’ve probably encountered an e-bike in some form or another. Maybe you’ve ridden one. Perhaps one has buzzed passed you... more

You’ve probably heard about what Florida governor Ron DeSantis is up to. One of the most controversial things he’s done... more

Last year's Super Bowl featured a who's who of celebrities hawking cryptocurrency and crypto platforms like FTX. In retrospect that... more

Hi #WITHpod listeners! We have a special bonus episode for you. In the “National Day of Racial Healing: An MSNBC... more

The history of lotteries spans over four millennia. The modern version of them arose out of a need for... more

Join as you help us celebrate our 250th #WITHpod! In our recent Mailbag episode, we asked you all to send... more

The language that is used to talk about immigrants in America is something that really bothers Chris. A common and... more

“My argument is because [right wing authoritarianism] is the central struggle of the day, we need the most effective, principled... more

The pandemic hasn’t raged within China the way it has in the rest of the world over the past few... more

We're thrilled to publish our second live WITHpod mailbag, which was originally hosted on Twitter Spaces earlier this month. Join... more

Gender norms, particularly related to child care, have shifted dramatically over the past few decades. Journalist Tim Lee, whose wife... more

It’s been 174 years since Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote “The Communist Manifesto.” How is it still relevant today... more

Coming out of Thanksgiving week, we thought it was a good time to reshare our first WITHpod episode all about... more

As the war intensifies in Ukraine, we thought it was time to revisit what’s going on there. Although the southern... more

What in the heck is going on at Twitter since Elon Musk took over? From growing concerns about disinformation on... more

Lots of results continue coming in from the 2022 midterms. Control of the House and the Senate is still undecided... more

Thousands of people continue to rally on the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian... more

To understand the partisanship and bitterness of American politics today, we have to consider what happened in 1994, points out... more

The Reconstruction era is a pivotal point in our nation’s history and often misconstrued. What many hoped to be a... more

Throughout history, the judicial system has employed many more men than women. “Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle... more

What more can we say? Rachel Maddow is incredible. Luckily for us, her decision to dial back from the nightly... more

Seth Rich was a young DNC staffer in Washington, DC who was tragically murdered early one morning in 2016. Our... more

With less than two months to the midterms, a lot is at stake for the future of American democracy. Understanding... more

Over the past few years, we’ve seen enormous shifts in the ideological and intellectual foundations of government policy. Trillions of... more

The United States hasn’t seen inflation like current levels since the late 1970s. The pandemic prompted unusually high levels of... more

Which school a child attends and with who has an enormous effect on their life trajectory. For decades, the question... more

The pandemic has transformed the way work is done. For many, gone are the days of dressing up, commuting to... more

The COVID pandemic has been going on for more than two years. Will it ever end? It’s a question that... more

We’re thrilled to publish our first live WITHpod mailbag, which was hosted on Twitter Spaces. Join as Chris and producer... more

Chris is wrapping up vacation this week, so WITHpod is sharing another favorite recent episode. From the original description: Seven-foot-tall Dirk... more

Chris is on vacation this week, so WITHpod is republishing another favorite episode. From the original description: Grammy award-winning musician Ani... more

Chris is on vacation this week, so WITHpod is sharing a favorite recent episode from our inaugural “Future Of” series.... more

Chris is on vacation this week, so we're sharing a favorite recent episode. Please note that this conversation was originally... more

From GPS systems, to weather forecasts, to the food we consume, the U.S. government plays a role in virtually every... more

It’s been a little over two years since the tragic murder of George Floyd, and what was arguably the largest... more

The Supreme Court currently has a majority of conservative judges, and it’s the most conservative court since the New Deal... more

While mental illness and substance abuse can be contributing factors for homelessness, lack of affordable housing is actually the number... more

More incidents of road rage. People are now smoking on the subway. Early 2021 saw the highest number of “unruly... more

Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse. For nearly the past year, Canadian journalist Connie Walker... more

“Identity politics” polarizes discourse about virtually every aspect of contemporary political life. But what exactly is it, and what role... more

There are more guns than cars in the United States. And studies show that gun sales go up following mass... more

Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World survey notes that liberalism has rapidly declined each year for the last 16... more

Who were the first people to migrate to the Americas? When did they arrive, and how? For centuries, those questions... more

Title 42, a decades old and rarely used public health order used to bar people with medical conditions from entering... more

“Forced labor is already unconstitutional and what is forced birth other than forcing a woman to labor against her will?”... more

Recovery from trauma and its emanations is a defining theme of this moment. Dr. Thomas Fisher has certainly seen his... more

Since Chris was on vacation last week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite WITHpod episodes. The conversation is also timely... more

The Crown Heights Riot took place thirty years ago following a car accident that killed a Black child in the... more

Seven-foot-tall Dirk Nowitzki is one of the greatest NBA players in history. Throughout his illustrious and landmark career, he’s redefined... more

This week, we’re bringing you a vital history lesson that might not have made it into your high school textbooks.... more