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The ReidOut with Joy Reid

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Joy Reid conducts one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers while addressing provocative political issues both inside and outside of the beltway. Reid, who is also a best-selling author and public speaker, joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor. Drawing from her decades-long experience in politics, passion for addressing the intersection of race, justice and culture, as well as her signature tenacious interviewing style, Reid kicks off MSNBC’s primetime lineup by delving into American politics as it unfolds.

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Joy Reid slams ruling of Trump-appointed judge that voids mask mandate on planes

April 20, 2022 01:18 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid slams the decision of a Donald Trump-appointed judge whose ruling just voided the mask mandate on planes. Her decision ignores or distorts the opinion of most medical experts and raises the danger of a surge in Covid-19 cases. But first, Joy and her guests analyze the second phase of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which is now fully underway. Plus on Tuesday, we learned how deeply entrenched the Oath Keepers were with the twice-impeached preside...

Zelenskyy says Russia has begun the battle for the Donbas

April 19, 2022 01:09 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with yet another escalation of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Late Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has begun an all-out offensive in the east. In his latest video, the Ukrainian leader said that the Russian military has begun the battle for the Donbas. Malcolm Nance, executive director of the Terror Asymmetrics Project, joins us from Ukraine, where he is fighting with the International Legion of Territorial Defense ...

Texts show Republican lawmakers' efforts to overturn the election

April 16, 2022 01:12 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with new details exposing the extent of some Republican lawmakers' efforts to overturn the election. Texas Congressman Chip Roy and Senator Mike Lee of Utah reportedly turned out to be early enthusiasts of the Big Lie, as shown in a series of damning text messages to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Next, we discuss the fact that Ukrainian officials have announced that more than 900 civilian bodies have been discovered in the region surr...

The Republican Party's outright war on women as anti-abortion laws spread

April 15, 2022 00:55 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the Republican Party's outright war on women. The conservative Supreme Court justices have made it clear that not only would they refuse to block extremist laws like the Texas bounty law, but that they are also on track to fulfilling one of the Christian right's most durable goals. Namely, gutting or just going all-in and overturning Roe v. Wade. Then we turn to the 50th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces may have handed Ru...

Trying to untangle another day of Russian disinformation

April 14, 2022 01:19 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid covers the arrest of Frank James, the man suspected of carrying out Tuesday's shooting spree on a Brooklyn subway. The 30-hour manhunt reportedly came to an end after James himself called the police tip line. Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York, who represents the district where the shooting took place, joins us on these developments. But first we bring you the latest on the war in Ukraine, where we are trying to untangle yet another day of Russian disinf...

NYC mayor calls Brooklyn subway shooting "not only a New York City problem"

April 13, 2022 01:05 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday in which a gunman shot at least 10 people during morning rush hour. We then take you to the live press conference during which officials provided an update on the New York City manhunt for the gunman, where a person of interest, Frank James, was named and a $50,000 reward was offered by authorities seeking information to assist in solving this crime. During the press conference, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said o...

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Joy Reid to discuss Covid cases ticking up

April 12, 2022 01:06 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the terrifying new face of Russian brutality in Ukraine. The brutal but faltering Russian offensive has a new commander: Army General Alexander Dvornikov, a veteran of Russia's atrocities in Chechnya, also known as the 'Butcher of Syria.' Next, we turn to the Jan. 6 committee having enough evidence for a criminal referral of Donald Trump, according to Vice Chair Liz Cheney. Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Joy to discuss Covid cases ticking up acro...

Putin's missiles wreak fresh destruction and horror

April 09, 2022 01:20 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a scene that feels like something out of World War II, as Putin's missiles wreak fresh destruction and horror. This occurred at a railway station in the Donetsk region, where scores of people, including children, are dead after two rockets hit, as thousands were trying to evacuate. Joy Reid and her guests analyze these chilling developments. Next, we discuss a leader of the Proud Boys, the right wing militia group that is accused of organizing t...

The historic Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court

April 08, 2022 01:13 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the historic Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a very important step towards her becoming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman in history on the U.S. Supreme Court. Next, we turn to the West's continued efforts to further isolate Russia amid growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine. The European Union has agreed to ban Russian coal, but is still divided on Russian oil and gas, which remains untouched. Joy and h...

The continued fallout over Russian atrocities in Ukraine

April 07, 2022 01:37 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the continued fallout over Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Wednesday, the White House unveiled a severe, new round of punitive measures aimed squarely at Vladimir Putin's regime. Joy Reid and her panel discuss clear statements from Russian media signaling the probable intent of Russian leaders to commit genocide against the Ukrainian people. Next, we critique the GOP-led near total ban on abortion just passed in Oklahoma, as the conservative-domi...

World leaders condemn alleged atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine

April 05, 2022 01:17 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden again saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, joining world leaders in condemning the alleged atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. Next, with the massacre of innocent civilians in Bucha, Putin is again being accused of committing genocide. We discuss what it would take to actually convict and hold the Russian president accountable for his multiple war transgressions. Then we analyze how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackso...

Vice President Harris "experienced great joy" as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "cut through political gamesmanship"

April 02, 2022 01:35 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

In this very special edition of The ReidOut, Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewed in Greenville, Mississippi on Friday, where she traveled to highlight the Biden administration’s investment in small businesses. Vice President Harris traveled there soon after President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. The vice president is interviewed by Joy Reid about being responsive to the needs of all American communities, the crisis in Ukraine, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection...

The world is five full weeks into Putin's horrific war in Ukraine

April 01, 2022 01:30 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut commemorating that the world is five full weeks into Vladimir Putin's horrific war in Ukraine that is targeting civilians, killing 148 children so far, according to Ukraine's defense ministry. Joy Reid and her panel discuss what it could take to make Putin realize that he cannot achieve any of his goals by continuing this inhumane assault. Next, on Thursday Jared Kushner met virtually with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on...

The intense skepticism over Russia's pledge to scale back military operations in Kyiv

March 31, 2022 00:26 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the intense skepticism over Russia's pledge to scale back military operations in Kyiv. Despite their rhetoric during peace talks in Turkey, the shelling has continued. Next, we discuss a Russian TV host saying on Tuesday that Americans should change the regime in the U.S before its term expires, and to again help their "partner" Donald Trump to become president. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joins Joy on the former president's app...

Trump White House phone records show 7-hour gap on Jan. 6

March 30, 2022 01:46 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The Washington Post reporting on Tuesday, that "internal White House records from January sixth show a gap in Trump’s phone records of seven hours and 37 minutes, including the period when the Capitol was being violently assaulted." Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Next we turn to Ukraine, where Russia's deputy defense minister has announced that the Kremlin would sharply reduce its military activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv. A White House officia...

January 6 House committee holds two aides to the former president in contempt of Congress

March 29, 2022 01:40 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the fight to save democracy at home and abroad leading up to the moment in Washington, DC, when the House Select Committee on January 6th met to hold two aides to the former president in contempt of Congress. But first, Joy and her panel discuss the battle to defend democracy that continues in Ukraine, five weeks into Vladimir Putin's invasion. Ukraine's counteroffensive continues to hold the line, amid fresh concerns about the Russian dictator'...

President Joe Biden embarks on an emergency mission to Europe

March 26, 2022 01:30 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with one of the most high-stakes presidential trips in recent memory. President Joe Biden is embarking on an emergency mission to Europe, meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, and then heading to Poland--a country on the front lines of the humanitarian and military crisis in Ukraine. It is perhaps the most important moment in Biden's presidency so far, a moment that will punctuate world history for decades to come. Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Amb...

Western leaders continue to roll out measures to increase pressure on Putin

March 25, 2022 01:22 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the unified display of solidarity in Brussels, where Western leaders stood shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary series of summits hosted by NATO, the Group of Seven industrialized nations, and the European Union. Western leaders continue to roll out a series of measures to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, while avoiding steps that could lead to a wider war on the continent. Joy Reid and her panel discuss what could ...

Putin humiliated on the battlefield as his war on Ukraine enters its second month

March 24, 2022 00:48 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as the Senate wraps up a third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Republicans focused on dog whistle politics and offensive, false insinuations about her record, with Lindsey Graham and others resorting to interrupting, mansplaining and outright bullying. Through it all, Judge Jackson showed patience and resolve in defending her record. But before Joy covers this, we bring you news of Russian dictator...

Joy Reid and her panel on day 2 of Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings

March 23, 2022 03:08 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MB

Joy Reid and her panel analyze day two of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

The emerging consensus that the war in Ukraine is reaching a stalemate

March 22, 2022 01:40 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the emerging consensus that the war in Ukraine is reaching a stalemate, if it has not already. Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, former member of Ukrainian Parliament, joins us to discuss. Next we discuss how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was incredibly poised throughout her opening Supreme Court confirmation hearing, some calling her the literal opposite of, in her temperament as well as her qualifications, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he went ...

Ukrainian cities face potentially fatal shortages of food, water, medicine

March 22, 2022 00:42 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest on the humanitarian disaster in Ukraine. The United Nations is raising concerns about the 6.5 million people who are internally displaced, and the 13 million people currently in regions hit hardest by the war in Ukraine. Cities like Mariupol and Sumy are facing what the UN describes as critical and potentially fatal shortages of food, water, and medicine. Joy Reid and her guests bring you their expert analysis of these developments an...

Russian soldiers besiege the Ukrainian capital

March 18, 2022 01:10 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the increasingly desperate situation in Mariupol as Russian soldiers besiege the Ukrainian capital. Then we discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger opening a Telegram channel to communicate with the Russian people. Igor Novikov, a former advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy joins The ReidOut on how battling Vladimir Putin is an information war, in addition to a military initiative. Plus, Joy Reid calls out the American companies still doing business in Russia...

Ukrainian MP: If you don't stop Putin in Ukraine he will go further

March 17, 2022 00:46 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden declaring that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. Oleksandra Ustinova, a member of Ukrainian Parliament, joins us and says about Putin, "If you don't stop him now in Ukraine, he will go further." Rep. Eric Swalwell also joins Joy Reid sharing his view that America should give Ukraine the jets it is requesting now. Journalist Terrell J. Starr also explains his experiences getting families out of Ukraine as Russia bombards major cit...

Samantha Power on Russia's relentless assault against Ukrainian civilians

March 16, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut covering Russia's relentless assault against Ukrainian civilians. Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID, tells The ReidOut, on the tactics of the Russian Federation, "When you intentionally strike civilians, it's a war crime... It is as dark as anything I have seen in my life and my career." Next, we bring you the latest on the Enrique Tarrio case, after a federal magistrate judge in Miami has ordered Tarrio to be held before trial after he was indi...

Russian airstrikes in west will cut off supplies from further west and the south expert says

March 15, 2022 01:10 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest on the military situation in Ukraine with our expert guest discussing how Russian airstrikes in the west are about cutting off the supplies coming in from further west and the south. Chef Ievgen Klopotenko, winner of Master Chef Ukraine, joins us on doing what Joy Reid calls "God's work of trying to feed people" as Russia continues to invade his nation. Next, we discuss the fact that Ukrainian refugees consist of so many women and chi...

Vladimir Putin’s army advances toward Kyiv

March 12, 2022 02:21 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with news of Vladimir Putin’s army advancing toward Kyiv, and apparently doubling down on taking the capital of Ukraine by opening up new fronts overnight. Next, we discuss President Biden calling for the U.S. to revoke Russia's “most favored nation” status, which would downgrade Russia as a trading partner and open the door to damaging new tariffs on Moscow. Then we examine the two things we have learned about Donald Trump from his campaign and his ...

Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine enters its third week on Thursday

March 11, 2022 02:17 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the civilian tragedy that continues to unfold as Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine enters its third week on Thursday. Maksym Borodin, a city council member in Mariupol, Ukraine, joins Joy to discuss. Plus, it is not just Ukrainians fleeing. We also analyze how Russians are leaving their own homeland before the new Iron Curtain fully descends on Russia due to Putin's war. We next turn to Western nations warning that Putin appears ready to commit ne...

The horrific realities of Putin's war of choice in Ukraine

March 10, 2022 02:07 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrific realities of Vladimir Putin's war of choice in Ukraine. The Pentagon explained Wednesday why the U.S does not support the Polish plan to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Warsaw for the first leg of her trip to meet with regional allies. Zhan Beleniuk, the sole Black MP in the Ukrainian Parliament and a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and his fellow MP Oleksandra Ustinova join us to discuss. The...

Special Preview: New Miniseries from “Why Is This Happening?”

March 09, 2022 08:30 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MB

Listen to a special preview of the first episode of “Future Of” from MSNBC’s Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast. Seismic, and in some cases, irreversible changes have taken place since the dawn of the fossil fuel age. Compounded by a pandemic, these changes will continue to impact every facet of our lives. What’s in store for rapidly evolving areas like innovation, energy, and entertainment? How have the social media revolution and COVID crisis affected our personal relationships...

Ukraine still fights for its freedom nearly two weeks into Russia's unprovoked aggression

March 09, 2022 02:20 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ukraine still fighting for its freedom, nearly two weeks into Russia's unprovoked act of aggression. Then, we discuss how President Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States will ban all Russian oil imports, a move that will come at a severe cost to Russians and have ramifications in America as well. Rep. David Cicilline joins The ReidOut on this bold move. Plus, Vladimir Putin is flattening and destroying entire cities in Ukraine the wa...

Ukrainian president calls for boycott of Russian oil

March 08, 2022 01:34 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for additional international sanctions against Russia, including boycotting Russian oil. Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky joins us saying, "They expected they would be welcomed with bread and salt like in Crimea in 2014. Ukraine is a different country." Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman also had this to say about the apparent quandary over arming Ukraine with aircraft: "...

Russian forces continue to invade Ukraine from the north, east and south

March 05, 2022 02:03 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

Tiffany Cross sits in for Joy Reid for this episode of The ReidOut. We begin covering the situation in Ukraine, where it is increasingly dire as Russian forces continue their invasion from the north, east, and south. Former double agent Naveed Jamali joins us with his analysis. Then we turn our attention to the shocking news that Russian forces have seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, located in southern Ukraine. Tiffany and her panel discuss how the world narrowly escaped a nuc...

Zelenskyy addresses Putin: "Sit down with me"

March 04, 2022 03:21 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying directly to Vladimir Putin, "Sit down with me. What are you afraid of?" Plus, Putin spewed outrageous lies about the Ukrainian people, and insisted that his war is going according to plan in a rambling diatribe Thursday, even as the Russian army is reportedly plagued by poor morale. NBC's Keir Simmons has the latest developments. Finally, in this edition ...

Russia is bombarding Ukrainian towns and cities

March 03, 2022 01:41 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrifying development that Russia is now bombarding Ukrainian towns and cities. Joy is joined by a Ukrainian reporter on the ground there who tells The ReidOut that the Ukrainian people submitting to the Kremlin is "impossible." Next, we explore the New York City properties owned by Russian oligarchs among the many vast stores of wealth that the Department of Justice will target as the U.S. intensifies its response to Russia's invasion of U...

Zelenskyy tells the European Parliament: the Ukrainian people will not be broken

March 02, 2022 01:48 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's powerful speech to the European Parliament, in which he accused Vladimir Putin of war crimes, and said that the Ukrainian people will not be broken. Next, experts discuss reports of discrimination at some of Ukraine's borders, how Putin is likely to exploit these reports to create anti-Ukraine sentiment. Then, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, who is of Ukrainian descent, tells Joy that despite what looks like a botched inva...

U.S. and EU effectively cut off Russia from its war chest

March 01, 2022 02:22 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

U.S. and EU effectively cut off Russia from its war chest

Ukrainians leave their normal lives to defend their homeland against Russia

February 26, 2022 02:06 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut by inviting you to step into the shoes of the Ukrainian populace, as everyday people leave their normal lives to defend their families and homeland against Russia. Next, we speak to a member of Ukraine's Parliament, Kira Rudik, who describes asking for and learning to use a Kalashnikov rifle as part of the civilian, volunteer effort to defy Ukraine's Russian invaders. Then, we completely debunk the viral lie suggesting that Vladimir Putin would not h...

Ukrainian president declares "new Iron Curtain" has descended between Russia and world

February 25, 2022 01:49 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Joy Reid leads this special coverage of Russia waging war on Ukraine with Ukrainian President Zelensky today invoking the language of the Cold War, declaring that a "new Iron Curtain" has "closed Russia off from the civilized world." Meanwhile in Russia, protestors took to the streets after Vladimir Putin's rambling speech declaring war. Joy and her panel discuss the dissent against Putin. Next, we critique how President Biden has vowed to make Vladimir Putin a pariah on the international sta...

Why right-wing Trump loyalists praising Putin make America look weak

February 24, 2022 02:08 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the right-wing Trump loyalists praising Vladimir Putin--and why experts say this praise makes America look weak. Next, we unpack Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine, and what that could portend in what Malcolm Nance calls Putin's "asymmetrical warfare." Then, the president of Howard University, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick discusses how students are coping after this historically Black college received bomb threats in a nationwide pattern under i...

President Biden imposes sanctions on Russian banks, elites

February 23, 2022 01:38 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that President Biden has imposed sanctions on Russian banks and elites. Daleep Singh, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, says President Biden could further extend the sanctions announced on Tuesday. Next, Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman joins The ReidOut on Donald Trump lauding Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. "It's deeply disturbing for the former president to bandwagon ...

Vladimir Putin tries to justify invading Ukraine in a rambling, fact-bending address

February 22, 2022 01:55 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to justify invading Ukraine in a rambling, fact-bending address. MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance joins Joy Reid from Ukraine saying, "This could be the single, largest land war since World War II." Next, attorney Harry Litman joins us to explain the case in which a judge has suggested that Donald Trump is to blame for Jan. 6, and is allowing a critical Jan. 6 lawsuit to proceed. Plus, this week's *DEMOCRACY DE...

Kim Potter being sentenced to two years in prison for killing Daunte Wright

February 19, 2022 01:54 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden stating that he is "convinced" Putin will invade Ukraine, followed by a ReidOut analysis of all the repercussions. Next, we discuss the National Archives retrieving 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago and confirming that classified information was in this trove. Then, legal expert Elie Mystal weighs in on Kim Potter being sentenced to two years in prison for killing Daunte Wright saying, "Judge Chu wants us to look a...

Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump ordered by judge to testify under oath

February 18, 2022 01:55 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that a judge has ruled that Donald Trump and his children Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump must testify under oath. Next we discuss the Russian threat in Europe, and how Russia has amassed huge amounts of troops on Ukraine's borders visible by commercial satellite according to reports, despite claiming that they are withdrawing. Then we are joined by Z’Kye Husain, the Black teenager who was pinned to the ground and handcuffed...

Why Democrats need to fight back against the GOP culture wars

February 17, 2022 02:27 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut outlining the reasons why Democrats need to fight back against the GOP culture wars. Next, our expert guests discuss how Democrats need to understand what is at stake in the midterms and beyond, if the radicalized arm of the GOP takes back the House. Plus, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins The ReidOut on the fact that many entities from states to music festivals are considering lifting some combination of testing, masking, and vaccination requi...

How many right-wing leaders prioritize banning books and masks over guns

February 16, 2022 02:10 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut shining a light on how many right-wing leaders prioritize banning books and masks over guns. Nicole Hockley, CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, joins us on the Sandy Hook lawsuit succeeding in holding a gunmaker accountable for irresponsible marketing via the award of a multi-million dollar settlement. Hockley lost her 6-year-old son Dylan in the Sandy Hook shooting. Plus, Rep. Ilhan Omar joins Joy on introducing legislation that proposes new restrictions on...

Super Bowl Halftime Show sparks odd right-wing freak out

February 15, 2022 02:04 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a recap of the Super Bowl halftime show and the related right-wing freak out. Then, we turn to the breaking news that the accounting firm that has represented for Donald Trump for years has said essentially, in the words of legal expert Paul Butler, "we're quitting you and you need to alert your banks and insurers and everybody else[.]" Plus, meet this week's Democracy Defender! Katie Paris, founder of Red Wine & Blue, an organization which is "...

Joy Reid: The Tea Party never died, lives on in MAGA movement and more

February 12, 2022 01:42 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the revelation that while the Tea Party is officially gone, it never actually died. Now that same, faux grassroots strategy is being applied to the anti-vax truckers in Canada. Next, musician, author and director Questlove joins us on directing a documentary on what many call the "Black Woodstock" -- ‘Summer of Soul’ streaming on Hulu. He tells Joy Reid, "Not many people count Black joy as an actual component in our stories." Then authors Wajahat Ali an...

White House records obtained by Jan. 6 committee show no phone calls for hours after Trump's speech

February 11, 2022 02:02 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that White House records obtained by the January 6th committee do not include any phone calls during an hours long period following Donald Trump's speech from the Ellipse. Next, Joy and her expert guest explain the truth about inflation. Then, U.S. Senate candidate for Louisiana Gary Chambers joins us on his latest campaign ad in which he burns the Confederate flag. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing his chest thumping...

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