The ReidOut with Joy Reid
543 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsJoy 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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Dr. Anthony Fauci explains the new, shorter CDC quarantine guidelines
December 28, 2021 02:09 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBTiffany Cross in for Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the CDC releasing new guidelines shortening the recommended isolation and quarantine period for asymptomatic people with Covid-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and chief medical advisor to President Biden, joins The ReidOut to discuss. Then, as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection anniversary approaches, many believe that the riot was more than just a failed coup. Long before the Big Lie that inspired tha...
Joy Reid: House GOP is trying to throw all the sand it can into the Jan. 6 probe gears
December 24, 2021 01:54 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJoy Reid covers a lot in this episode of The ReidOut, including a stunning guilty verdict for the ex-Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. Kim Potter said she mistook her handgun for her taser. Jurors today found her guilty of first and second degree manslaughter. Rep. Karen Bass join Joy on this topic. But first we tackle the House GOP reportedly trying to throw all the sand they can into the gears of the Jan. 6 probe including Kevin McCarthy attempt...
Jan. 6 select committee expresses interest in Jim Jordan’s phone calls with Trump on Jan. 6
December 23, 2021 01:38 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBJoy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the explosive news that the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 has requested testimony from Rep. Jim Jordan. Then, we discuss how on Wednesday the FDA authorized the first Covid-19 anti-viral pill in the U.S., as Omicron spreads across the country. And, tragically, at least 50 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been murdered in America this year alone, and likely many more go unreported — or misreported. Bob the Drag Queen...
Joy Reid names Joe Manchin "The Absolute Worst" for obstructing bill that would help his state
December 22, 2021 01:41 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden addressing the nation as Omicron, now the dominant Covid variant in the U.S., surges across the nation. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins Joy Reid to discuss. We then turn to the select committee investigating Jan. 6 getting serious about accountability. They are now considering more criminal referrals, and not just for contempt of Congress. Then, Joy says of the U.S. senator also known as "Maserati Manchin," "For his b...
Joe Manchin is a millionaire out of touch with working families expert says
December 21, 2021 01:37 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBJonathan Capehart in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with COVID threatening to upend our holiday travel plans as the pandemic marches into its third year. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joins us on how she is leading her city through this crisis. Next, we analyze Sen. Joe Manchin doubling down on his startling admission on Sunday that he is done with the Build Back Better bill. Then, we turn to Donald Trump doing what he always does when the walls are closing in--he filed...
Legal expert: There's probable cause Jim Jordan committed a crime by forwarding that text to Mark Meadows
December 18, 2021 02:58 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rep. Jim Jordan's office admitting that he was one of the lawmakers whose texts to Mark Meadows were revealed this week. Joy Reid's guests explain why they believe his text is written confirmation that Jordan is a "traitor" who may have committed a crime. Next, a new report by the House Oversight Committee reveals damning new details about just how derelict and political Donald Trump's response to COIVD-19 really was. Plus, a new HBO documentary...
Report alleges Mark Meadows is far more responsible for the Big Lie than previously known
December 17, 2021 02:02 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the intensifying scrutiny on Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as he awaits potential charges of criminal contempt. There are now new reports alleging that he is far more responsible for the Big Lie than was previously known. Then, we discuss facing a winter tsunami of the delta and omicron variants. The Centers for Disease control is warning that deaths in the United States will soar by 73 percent, or more than fifteen-thousand ...
Elizabeth Warren to Elon Musk: The world's richest freeloader evidently has very thin skin
December 16, 2021 01:31 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on the Jan. 6 investigation following Wednesday's House contempt vote against Mark Meadows. Joy also speaks with Mary Trump about the pathology of people like Meadows who are seemingly willing to give up everything to show fealty to her uncle. Plus, Joy is also joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who today called for expanding the size of the Supreme Court in response to the court's extremism. Warren also responds to Elon Musk, wh...
Fox News hosts urged Trump to stop the Jan. 6 insurrection
December 15, 2021 02:09 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that within hours the House will likely vote to refer Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, a former Republican member of Congress, for charges of criminal contempt. Rep. Adam Schiff, who is part of the Jan. 6 select committee, joins Joy to discuss. Then, we examine how, no matter how they tried to downplay it, or blame "Antifa," the texts from many Fox News hosts during the Capitol insurrection illustrate that onl...
Jan. 6 House panel recommends Trump former chief of staff Meadows face contempt of Congress charge
December 14, 2021 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.87 MBThe Jan. 6 House panel has recommended Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, face a contempt of Congress charge. The referral now moves to the full House where it is expected to come up for a vote as soon as Tuesday. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the proceedings, and what might come next. Jan. 6 select committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson also gives us his perspective from the halls of Congress.
Georgia election worker threatened after being falsely accused by Trump of rigging votes
December 11, 2021 01:46 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with a frightening display of intimidation, which is just one of the many threats that Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman received after being falsely accused by Donald Trump of rigging votes in the state against him. Next, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that abortion providers can challenge a Texas law that imposes a ban on abortions after six weeks, before many people even know they are pregnant. The court also ruled that the law will remain i...
Joy Reid: There is one party standing up for a government of the people, by the people and for the people
December 10, 2021 01:42 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on two legal setbacks for Donald Trump. Late Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled against his effort to withhold documents from the Jan. 6 committee. Plus, the New York attorney general is seeking a deposition from Trump early next month as part of her investigation into the Trump organization. Joy and her guests also explore what many see as the open hostility to democracy evident in today's Republican Party. Finally, In tonig...
Why some may see Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as a "degenerate sycophant"
December 09, 2021 01:56 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with why some may see Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as a "degenerate sycophant" who has apparently chosen not to stand up for truth, as he declared on Tuesday that he will no longer cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us to discuss. Plus, it has been nearly two weeks since the first video was publicly released of Rep. Lauren Boebert's Islamophobic comments suggesting that her colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar, ...
Rep. Ilhan Omar joins The ReidOut decrying Lauren Boebert's racist, anti-Muslim comments targeting her
December 08, 2021 01:57 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with reporting on a group known as the “Utah Voter Verification Project,” reportedly working on the latest front in the election fraud conspiracy movement. Plus, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Ret. joins us on new threats to Ukraine from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and how President Biden is handling things very differently than Donald Trump. Additionally, Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks out on Lauren Boebert's racist, anti-Muslim attacks on her. Finally, ...
Joy Reid calls out media entities ignoring the numerous threats to our American experiment
December 07, 2021 02:25 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a warning that despite numerous threats to our American experiment as a multiracial democracy, many in the media report that things are business as usual. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joins us on his viral media critique. Next, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over redistricting maps that they say explicitly discriminate against Latino and Black voters. Plus, the anti-choice crusade to control the wombs of women an...
Special Preview: New MSNBC Podcast
December 06, 2021 08:30 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MBMSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin gives a special preview of “American Radical,” MSNBC’s newest podcast, which he hosts. In this five-part original series, Ayman explores the story of Rosanne Boyland, a woman from his own hometown who became a foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in America and died at the Capitol on January 6th. Listen to the first episode and follow or subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/americanradical_feed
Joy Reid on the manhunt for the parents of the Oxford High School shooting suspect
December 04, 2021 01:43 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fugitive manhunt in Michigan for James and Jennifer Crumbley, who were set to be arraigned Friday afternoon on charges related to their son's shooting rampage at Oxford High School on Tuesday--but they never showed up. Next, Rep. Ilhan Omar has simply requested a public apology be made to her by Lauren Boebert for her racist and anti-Muslim remarks, but that seems to be too much for her according to reports. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of th...
Rep. Schiff: Justice Department should consider investigating the organizers and funders the Jan. 6 attack
December 03, 2021 02:23 - 44 minutes - 30.2 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of #TheReidOut with breaking news from New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state has five cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins Joy Reid on this and more. Plus, the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has already interviewed 250 witnesses according to its chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson. Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack, bring us hi...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls on Congress to protect abortion rights if the courts won't
December 02, 2021 01:44 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Wednesday in which they were asked to allow Mississippi to uphold a ban on abortions after 15 weeks. Listening to the oral arguments it became clear that all six conservative justices were either openly or implicitly interested in entertaining Mississippi's request. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins Joy to discuss. Next, the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 has voted unanimously to refer Jeffrey Clark f...
Joy Reid: The faction of the right defying COVID-fighting measures is a death cult
December 01, 2021 02:03 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republicans defying Covid-fighting measures. She observes, "How many more people have to die before we say what we've all known for some time. This faction of the right is a death cult." Next, we turn to the three appellate judges who heard arguments on Tuesday about whether Donald Trump can withhold White House records from the select committee investigating Jan. 6. It is no surprise that the panel of judges appeared skeptical of Trump’s ca...
Dr. Fauci on the Omicron variant putting the world on edge
November 30, 2021 01:37 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The Reidout with the new Coronavirus variant--Omicron--that is putting the entire world on edge. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to President Biden, joins Joy with his advice. Next, we turn to the Supreme Court, which on Wednesday will hear arguments about the Mississippi law that prohibits nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Rep. Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Co...
Conviction of men who killed Ahmaud Arbery is positive, yet illuminates the system's flaws
November 25, 2021 01:55 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the verdict in one of the most important trials in recent American history: the conviction of three White Georgia men who chased down a Black man--Ahmaud Arbery--in their pickup trucks in what has been described as a modern-day lynching. Next, Joy and her panel try to determine how the Biden administration can better sell all the economic gains it has set into motion, because the American public in large part erroneously believes the economy is ...
Rep. Swalwell: After Trump we are trying to make America a democracy again
November 24, 2021 02:18 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the select committee on Jan. 6 issuing brand new subpoenas targeting the right-wing militias at the forefront of the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins The ReidOut to discuss. Plus, the judge in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing sent the jury home Tuesday night meaning there is no verdict so far. We discuss what could come next. Next, in a special "Absolute Worst," Joy Reid slams the lack of urgency from both Democratic and espec...
Video shows Alex Jones saying he was directed by White House to lead Jan. 6 march
November 23, 2021 02:03 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news from the Jan. 6 Select Committee, which has issued subpoenas to five more people involved in the planning of the so-called "Stop the Steal" rally, including Alex Jones and Roger Stone. Then, we acknowledge the lives of the three people who were shot when Kyle Rittenhouse crossed state lines into Kenosha and used an assault-style weapon equipped for war. Gaige Grosskreutz is the lone survivor. The two men fatally shot by Rittenhouse...
Joy Reid on the Rittenhouse verdict: This is what we expected to happen
November 20, 2021 01:50 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBJason Johnson in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the disturbing news that 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who crossed state lines and killed two human beings at a Black Lives Matter rally, was found not guilty of murder on all counts. Joy Reid joins this discussion as a special guest. Then, after months of wrangling and negotiation, House Democrats passed the landmark bill at the center of President Biden’s domestic agenda: the Build Back Better Act. Rep. Mondaire Jones, dep...
Joy Reid: If the GOP takes back the House it's going to be one giant revenge fantasy
November 19, 2021 01:41 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a description of our two political parties, which are like opposing parents--the Democrats being the responsible parent vs. the yolo parent, the Republicans. Next, Joy examines how after three days of jury deliberation, there is still no verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Meanwhile in Georgia, the defense for the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery rested its case today--but not before the prosecution got its chance to cross ...
Joy Reid: Some Republicans are using the threat of political violence to reach an extremist base
November 18, 2021 02:42 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the extraordinary scene that played out on the House floor on Wednesday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed Paul Gosar's stupid, violent anime fantasy video depicting him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and then turning a pair of knives on President Joe Biden. Rep. Nikema Williams joins Joy to discuss. Plus, Republicans apparently want you to believe the economy is not doing well. But in reality, unemployment is at its lowest point since before ...
Joy Reid: Two cases will tell us if armed, primarily white men can serve as judge, jury and executioner
November 17, 2021 03:03 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the two cases which will tell us where we are as a country--whether armed, primarily white men can continue to take matters into their own hands and serve as judge, jury and executioner legally under the law--the Ahmaud Arbery case and the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Next, while President Biden is out communicating about how his infrastructure bill being signed into law will benefit America, Democrats in Congress now have the challenge of mak...
Joy Reid: The Rittenhouse case is fundamentally about American vigilantism
November 12, 2021 02:52 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the conservatives launching an all-out war on books about Martin Luther King, Jr., the LGBTQ experience, and even seahorses. Then, Joy and her panel of experts discuss the trend of certain Republicans using violent language, apparently veiled threats, and aggressive behavior as part of their politics. Plus, The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper goes one-on-one with Joy about what it is like to interview staunch Trump supporters, misinformed conservati...
Malcolm Nance: The political wing of the GOP is coddling the people that attacked democracy
November 11, 2021 01:39 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the attacks on our democracy that are happening state by state. Joy and her panel discuss what is at stake. Next, our legal expert lends his in-depth analysis to the latest in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Next, we expose the truth about the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, ahead of the airing of, "In the Dark of the Valley," a documentary that premieres Sunday, November 14th at 10 pm ET on MSNBC. Finally, in "The Absolute Worst," Joy Reid cr...
Politics expert predicts Paul Gosar will remain 'in good standing' with House GOP
November 10, 2021 01:34 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBJonathan Capehart in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the shocking news that Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar posted an altered clip of an anime video, showing him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and attacking President Biden. Our panel asks why House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is missing in action after a Republican lawmaker appeared to threaten the life of another member of Congress on social media, which Gosar denies. Plus, the January 6 Select Committee issu...
Politics expert: Republicans have decided they're not for democracy when they lose
November 09, 2021 01:59 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBJonathan Capehart fills in for Joy Reid as he leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news of the Jan. 6 committee releasing six new subpoenas, including one for Michael Flynn. Then, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, and Rep. Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, join us on President Biden's success in the passage of the infrastructure bill, and what the future holds for Build Back Better. MSNBC legal analyst Paul Butler joins The ReidO...
Rep. Khanna: Progressives have compromised. Now we have to come together.
November 06, 2021 01:04 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBRep. Khanna: Progressives have compromised. Now we have to come together.
Rep Jayapal: We're trusting President Biden is going to get 51 votes in the Senate
November 05, 2021 01:24 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump’s attorneys defending on Thursday his far-fetched claims of executive privilege in federal court in an attempt to withhold documents from the committee investigating Jan. 6. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us with her analysis of the ongoing probe into the Capitol insurrection. Then, we explore why a certain Republican was assisted in his gubernatorial victory on Tuesday night after vowing to banish African-American author Toni Morrison f...
Politics expert: Race and racism remain in American politics because they work
November 04, 2021 00:52 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBTiffany cross in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with her message that it is America who should be concerned, not just the Democrats, with the tactics that the Republican party has used to attract many of the the voters who are empowering it to do things such as engage in further voter suppression. Next, we analyze how on Wednesday Senate Democrats -- with the help of just one Republican, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski -- failed to pass the voting rights bill named after civil rights ...
Joy Reid on the looming threat to abortion rights in America
November 02, 2021 00:59 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the looming threat to abortion rights in America. Then, she and her guests analyze the strategy of GOP Virginia governor candidate Glenn Youngkin, who vows to ban critical race theory from schools "on day one"--even though this field of legal scholarship is not taught outside of law schools. Next, Jennifer Pinckney, survivor of the Charleston church massacre, also joins Joy after a multi-million dollar settlement was announced in response to a l...
Rep. Jayapal: Let's operate from a place of belief that we can do both bills
October 30, 2021 00:38 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBJoy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut discussing how the progressive agenda is being maintained in the Build Back Better bill, even after negotiations with moderate Democrats have resulted in reducing the scale of the plan. Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins us with the details. We also discuss Rupert Murdoch allowing elements of his media empire to spread Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, and the possible impact on our society. Plus, Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leading scholar of critical race theory, debun...
Newsom beat the recall effort because the pandemic was voters' number one issue
September 16, 2021 01:43 - 45 minutes - 31 MBJoy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut discussing why in part Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to beat the recall effort. According to exit polls, the most important issue for voters was the pandemic. Joy and her panel discuss the apparent GOP miscalculation that they can win big with an anti-vaccine, anti-mask platform. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, state Republicans -- in a breathtaking breech of privacy -- voted on Wednesday to subpoena Gov. Tom Wolf's administration for detailed records of e...
Joy Reid calls for conversation as Nicki Minaj's COVID tweets politicized by right wing
September 15, 2021 03:28 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this edition of The ReidOut podcast: Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj tweeting about a friend of a cousin in Trinidad who allegedly had a negative reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine was essentially the star making public her own vaccine deliberation--a better way to describe vaccine hesitancy, experts say--which is different from refusal. Joy Reid explains how the tweets of this major celebrity have been used by certain right wing figures to further politicize the pandemic, while what America really n...
Has the Republican Party organized itself around rejecting a life-saving vaccine?
September 14, 2021 00:52 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the apparent reality that this is the first time an entire, major political party has organized itself around opposition to a life-saving vaccine--the modern Republican Party. Plus, in just a few hours President Biden will hold his first rally with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Joy and her panel discuss the recall election that threatens to unseat the Democratic governor, possibly handing the state to his leading opponent, controversial conserva...
Despite ring wing meltdown, poll shows Americans favor Biden's COVID policies
September 11, 2021 00:45 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the collective sigh of relief that President Biden has announced far-reaching new federal requirements to compel the millions of still-unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, which was followed by a right wing meltdown. Then, Joy commemorates the September 11 attacks, saying "Even twenty years later, it hurts. And so this weekend, we'll remember. And hurt and try to heal again." Next, with the California recall vote just days away, there are ...
President Biden outlines aggressive attempt by federal government to contain COVID-19 surge
September 10, 2021 01:09 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden outlining the most aggressive attempt yet by the federal government to contain the latest COVID-19 surge. Plus, today Attorney General Merrick Marland announced that the Justice Department is suing the Lone Star State, arguing that its new abortion law violates Supreme Court precedent and is clearly and intentionally unconstitutional. Former Texas state senator Wendy Davis joins The ReidOut to discuss. Meanwhile, law enforcement ...
Joy Reid on the right wing fringe ultimately losing the culture wars
September 09, 2021 00:57 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBJoy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the right wing fringe that is desperate to go mainstream, while the culture wars are ultimately being won by those who want a multi-racial, pluralistic society. Next, Texas is hurtling towards a voter suppression election next year, and its bounty hunter abortion law has patients flocking to other states with overwhelmingly strained clinics. Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Joy Reid to discuss what is going on in Texas, and the need to protect women's...
Texas gov. slammed for signing voter suppression bill and strange defense of abortion law
September 08, 2021 00:36 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci on the latest in our ongoing COVID-19 nightmare. But first, she begins this program with U.S. school boards, which are now an emotional -- and sometimes dangerous -- battleground in the mask mandate war. She then welcomes experts guests on the stunning new comments Texas Governor Greg Abbott made about abortion and rape. Plus, she leads a discussion on the voter suppression bill he just signed into law. Then, Rep. Mondaire ...
Democratic pollster asks: Where is the cry on the left to literally say save our democracy?
September 04, 2021 00:48 - 43 minutes - 30 MBJoy Reid begins this special two-hour edition of The ReidOut with what is apparently the Republican long game in the party's likely quest for ultimate power, our expert guests say. Republicans have been flooding the election boards, school boards, and local, city, and county ranks for a long time. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the GOP geminating its tremendous base of political influence at the local level, and what Democrats must do to balance the scales. Then, in the eight months since the...
Barbara Boxer: "Wake up America. This is a full-throated overturning of Roe."
September 03, 2021 01:04 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut podcast with a big dose of existential dread. Much of New York and New Jersey are under water -- with more than 40 people dying from devastating floods Wednesday night. Will this finally be the moment that people start acknowledging just how bad the climate crisis is? Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to rage across the country -- with children's hospitals at capacity and pleading for help. And, in their second dead of night ruling in just over a week, a...
Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade
September 02, 2021 01:04 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the new, draconian abortion law that went into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court declined to take action. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us on this development saying, "Let's remember that 70% of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade as the law of the land... Congress could pass Roe v. Wade." Plus, millions of people are poised to lose their unemployment benefits on Monday, when federal pandemic policies expire after being extended twice. This comes just...
Rep. Swalwell slams those pushing America "towards fascism"
September 01, 2021 02:05 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBJoy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republicans who apparently continue to pour gasoline on the flames that led to Jan. 6. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, a Trump impeachment manager earlier this year, joins us to discuss the controversial statements of GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn and other prominent conservatives. Plus, today marks the first day in 7,268 days that our country is no longer fighting a war in Afghanistan. In a defiant tone on Tuesday, President Biden said he ref...
The final U.S. military plane has left Afghanistan
August 31, 2021 00:41 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBJoy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut just hours after the final U.S. military plane left Afghanistan. For the first time in two decades there are no U.S. troops there, bringing an end to the longest war in U.S. history. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a former Marine who commanded infantry in Afghanistan, joins us to discuss. Plus, 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana, Hurricane Ida slammed into the state with 150-mile-per-hour winds -- one of the strongest hurricanes...
Sen. Murphy: Biden had the courage to break with the military-industrial establishment
August 28, 2021 00:59 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBJoy Reid leads this episode The ReidOut with the U.S. on the cusp of ending the longest war in its history. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joins us to discuss. Then: for months before Capitol police officer Lt. Michael Byrd revealed his identity in an interview with NBC News, the former president and his allies had been relentlessly trying to out him. Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece and the author of “The Reckoning: Our Nation’s Traum...