The Michael Steele Podcast

By Michael Steele

What's The Michael Steele Podcast about?

Man of Steele is a podcast hosted by former Republican National Committee Chairman and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele. Each week, Michael moderates a barbershop style discussion about the key political and cultural issues of the day. Michael brings his experience as an MSNBC political analyst and from a lifetime in politics to a podcast which transcends traditional political boundaries in order to dig deep and find real solutions.

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Do You All Like The Color B...

11.07.2019

Turns out to Trump's chagrin, Virginia and Kentucky are fans of the color blue. Michael and Karine Jean-Pierre break down what happened in this week's election. Karine Jean-Pierre is the Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn and an NBC and ...

The Michael Steele Podcast episodes:

11.07.2019 Do You All Like The Color Blue? With Guest Karine Jean-Pierre Turns out to Trump's chagrin, Virginia and Kentucky are fans of the color blue. Michael and Karine Jean-Pierre break down what happened in this week's election. Karine Jean-Pierre is the Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn and an NBC and ...
11.01.2019 Hypocrisy Is Just An Overused Term At This Point. With Guest Rick Tyler Is the GOP's disingenuous stance on Trump hypocrisy or just good old-fashioned BS at this point? Michael discusses the latest on impeachment inquiry with Rick Tyler. Rick Tyler is Co-Founder of Foundry Strategies, a political,strategic, and communications consulting firm, was ...
10.22.2019 Have You Ever Seen A Person Who's Been Lynched, Numbn*t? With Guest John Kasich Really, Donald Trump? Comparing an impeachment inquiry to a lynching? Michael and John Kasich talk about the latest madness from the president and discuss how we can take matters into our own hands. Governor John Kasich finished his second term ...
10.18.2019 The Chief Nemesis To Donald Trump. With Guest Susan Page How did this week reveal who will assume the mantle of leader in the struggle against Donald Trump? Michael and Susan Page discuss the debate, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Bush, and the passing of Elijah Cummings. Susan Page is the Washington ...
10.11.2019 Trump's Dog Whistle To The Deranged. With Guest William Weld America is exhausted with Trump's lawbreaking - Michael and Bill Weld break down what needs to happen to bring our long national nightmare to an end. William Weld served two terms as Republican Governor of Massachusetts, ran for Vice President ...
10.08.2019 Everybody's Head is Up Their A** When It Comes to Trump. With Guest Mark Sanford So much of the GOP refuses to recognize the danger of Donald Trump. Michael and Republican presidential candidate Mark Sanford discuss why. Plus, what's the biggest issue voters should focus on aside from the Tweeter-In-Chief? Mark Sanford has twice represented ...
10.04.2019 Alyssa Milano, Ted Cruz, Diet Dr. Pepper, And A Panic Attack Michael continues his charmed existence as Alyssa Milano joins the podcast to discuss bipartisanship, reality TV news, and why Democrats and Republicans don't get together for dinner and drinks any more. Alyssa Milano is an actress, producer, author, and humanitarian. ...
09.27.2019 A Kick-You-In-The-N*ts, Uh-Oh, Bend Over, You're In Trouble Kind Of Situation. With Guest Phil Mudd After a whistleblower exposes Trump's corrupt call with the president of Ukraine, Nancy Pelosi moves forward with an impeachment inquiry, and all hell breaks loose. Michael and Phil Mudd break it all down. Phillip Mudd is the ex–deputy director of ...
09.19.2019 "The Guy Is Acting Nuts" With Guest Anthony Scaramucci The demagogue in the White House is getting more and more unbalanced. And if you think Trump is crazy now, wait until 2021 if he wins a second term. Michael and Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci discuss this and other nightmare ...
09.13.2019 Will Democrats Fall Into Trump's Trap? With Guest Ed Rendell Are Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and the rest ready for Trump next year? And will Democrats opt for impeachment? Michael talks with Ed Rendell and reveals all. Ed Rendell was the 45th governor of Pennsylvania. He's the former ...
09.07.2019 Trump’s American Carnage. With Guest Tim Alberta. While Sharpie-gate continues to expose Trump’s hypersensitive ego, Michael talks with Tim Alberta about who’s winning the civil war in the Republican Party. Tim Alberta is chief political correspondent for POLITICO Magazine, covering Donald Trump’s presidency, Capitol Hill, the ideological ...
08.29.2019 Truth And Reconciliation. With Guest Joe Walsh Joe Walsh wants to be president. But does he know the difference between saying racist things and being a racist? Michael Steele confronts him about his incendiary past and the path he's chosen against Donald Trump in an explosive, personal ...
08.23.2019 The Chosen One Exposes His A**: With Guest Juan Williams After a week of Trump attacking Jewish voters, Denmark, and Juan Williams, could the Emperor have fewer clothes? Michael and Juan discuss the president calling Jews disloyal, his attempt to buy Greenland, and his Messianic tendencies. Juan Williams is an ...
08.16.2019 Did Evangelicals Sell Their Souls To Elect Trump? With Guest Ben Howe Did the evangelical Christians make a devil's bargain in order to elect Trump? Michael and Ben Howe discuss how Evangelicals have they cast away their values for 30 pieces of electoral silver. Ben Howe is the author of The Immoral ...
08.06.2019 Hail Hydra! America's White Nationalist Problem In The Wake of El Paso. With Guest Malcolm Nance After the El Paso shootings, is the US headed towards a resurgence of white nationalism? Or have we been there all along. Michael and Malcolm Nance discuss the shootings, how they fit into our nation's history of racism, and how ...
08.02.2019 Coming This Fall: Mueller Report TV? With Guest Cheri Jacobus Michael and Cheri Jacobus discuss an effort to produce a TV show highlighting the details of The Mueller Report. Cheri Jacobus is a nationally-recognized political strategist, pundit and writer. She is a long-time and frequent guest on CNN, MSNBC, FOX ...
08.02.2019 Crazy-Ass Tweets And The Democratic Debate. With Guest Angela Rye Michael and Angela Rye discuss this week's Democratic debates, who holds the progressive mantle, and the impact of Trump's twitter attack on Baltimore. Angela Rye is Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies and a CNN Political Commentator.
07.26.2019 Do Republicans Give A Sht Any More? With Guest Joy-Ann Reid How did Trump con America and does the GOP give a sht if he keeps on doing it? Michael and Joy-Ann Reid take up that subject as well as this week's Mueller hearings. Joy-Ann Reid is the host of "AM ...
07.17.2019 Fear And Loathing: Trump's Doubles Down On His Racist Tweets. With Guest Doug Heye Trump tells Congressional women of color to go back where they came from. And his base loves it. Michael talks about what this means for the future of the Republican Party with Doug Heye. Doug served in leading communications positions ...
07.11.2019 Nancy Pelosi Vs. Impeachment. With Guest Dean Obeidallah In this corner... Nancy Pelosi. And in this corner... impeaching Donald Trump! Michael Steele and Dean Obeidallah are in the booth, announcing one hell of a fight. Plus Obamacare, emoluments, and more! Dean Obeidallah is a lawyer turned writer and ...
07.04.2019 Tanks On The 4th Of July and The Humpty Dance - With Guest Chris Frates Michael talks why he's not going near downtown Washington D.C. this Independence Day and presidential nepotism at the G20 with. Chris Frates. Chris hosts the weekly, national SiriusXM radio show Politics Inside Out and the founder of The Storyline Company. ...
06.26.2019 Are The Dems Ready For Prime Time? With Guest Dennis Miller It's Democratic Debate Time? Who will shine? Who will fumble? And will Joe Biden continue to be plagued by his past? Michael talks it over with this week's guest, Emmy Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller. Miller was a cast member of ...
06.21.2019 Joe Biden: Is It Better To Be Woke Or To Win? With Guest Krystal Ball The Left hates Joe Biden. But he is their only chance to beat Trump? Michael talks it over with Krystal Ball and discusses who the best person to take back the White House might be. Krystal Ball co-hosts the daily ...
06.12.2019 This Is Not My Party. With Guest George Will What has gone wrong with conservatism and how do we get it back on track? Michael speaks with George Will about why he walked away from the Republican Party and why there's hope for the future. George F. Will writes ...
05.03.2019 What The Hell Happened To Bill Barr? With Guest David Jolly Michael and guest David Jolly discuss Attorney General Bill Barr and his insane performance on Capitol Hill this week. Is it time for impeachment? And is Nancy Pelosi equal to this moment? Former Congressman David Jolly served in the U.S. ...
04.26.2019 Too Woke To Win? The Battle Over Biden With Guest Tiffany Cross Joe Biden makes it official - he's running for president. Michael jousts with Tiffany Cross about whether he's the best challenger to Donald Trump, the politics of race in America, and Tiffany's confrontation with Noah Rothman on MSNBC from earlier ...
04.18.2019 Will Millennials Save America? With Guest Steven Olikara Michael talks with guest Steven Olikara about the rising power of millennials in American politics, discusses the Mueller Report, and the 2020 election. Steven Olikara (@StevenOlikara) is the Founder & President of Millennial Action Project (MAP), the largest nonpartisan organization ...
04.12.2019 How Did The GOP Get It So Ass Backwards? With Guest Bill Kristol How did the GOP manage to get conservatism so ass backwards in so little time with the Trump Admiistration? Michael addresses that question, the Mueller Report grows up, and Trump's taxes. William Kristol is editor-at-large of The Bulwark. He was ...
04.05.2019 Did Bill Barr Screw The Pooch? With Guest Charlie Sykes Michael discusses the whether Attorney General General Bill Barr bungled the non- release of the Mueller Report, the demand for Trump's tax returns, and whether Joe Biden crossed the line with inappropriate touching. Charlie Sykes joins him for the conversation ...
03.29.2019 The Mueller Hangover with guest Danny Cevallos The Mueller Report is here and bringing with it disappointment to opponents of the president. But should we have been going down the Russiagate rabbit hole to begin with Michael talks about it with Danny Cevallos, attorney and the co-founder ...
03.22.2019 The Mueller Report Is Here! So What Now? With Guest Jill Wine-Banks The Mueller Report is here! The baby has arrived! Is it a boy? Is it a girl? And what's in that diaper? Michael talks with Jill Wine-Banks about what could be in store for the Trump Administration as a result ...
03.15.2019 Here's How Decent People Can Save America with guest Dr. Arthur Brooks Michael talks with Arthur Brooks about how love may be the answer to out political problems. Dr. Arthur C. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute. He has served as president since January 1, 2009. He is also the ...
03.08.2019 Standing Up To The Trump S**tshow Show with guest Evan McMullin Michael keeps it real about Trump's bizarre CPAC speech and talks with Evan McMullin about the fundamental reforms necessary for our republic in the era of Trump. McMullin is a former CIA Operative, 2016 independent conservative presidential candidate and Co-Founder ...
03.01.2019 Dopamine and Political Dopes with guest Michael Long How does dopamine affect our political viewpoints? Our smartphone addiction? Our sex lives? Michael speaks with Mike Long about these and many other questions. Michael Long is an accomplished writer, speechwriter, educator, and award-winning screenwriter and playwright. His new book, ...
02.22.2019 Is It Mueller Time? With Guest Sophia Nelson Michael discusses the impending wrap up of the Mueller report and Trump's continuing attacks on the press with Sophia Nelson, opinion writer with USA Today, the Daily Beast, Politico, and an MSNBC Commentator. She’s the author of the award-winning book ...
02.16.2019 Trump Hijacks The Constitution with guest Rick Wilson In the face of the most brazen hijacking of the #USConstitution, “Trump proves that everything Republicans ran on is either a lie or disposable”--@TheRickWilson on the latest episode of The Michael Steele Podcast
02.08.2019 The State Of The Union and The State Of Virginia with guest Matt Kibbe Michael discusses the State Of The Union Address and the scandals - racial and sexual - plaguing the leadership of the state of Virginia with guest Matt Kibbe. Matt Kibbe is the President and Chief Community Organizer at Free the ...
02.02.2019 Can We Have A National Popular Vote For President? With Guest Dr. John Koza Can we have a national popular vote for president? Michael talks with Dr. John Koza about how it might work. Dr. John Koza is lead author of the book Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan for Electing the President by ...
01.25.2019 Separation of Powers with Guest Daniella Gibbs Léger Michael speaks with Daniella Gibbs Léger, senior vice president for Communications and Strategy at American Progress about the battle between Trump and the Democrats, Trump and Pelosi, and between the executive and legislative branches of government.
01.18.2019 Camelot's End with guest Jon Ward This week, Michael speaks with journalist John Ward about the political fight in 1980 between President Jimmy Carter and Senator Ted Kennedy, the racism of Congressman Steve King, and the fast food in the White House. Jon Ward has written ...
01.11.2019 The Path To Partisanship with guest Steve Kornacki Shutdown, socialism, and shouting over the border wall: How did we get here? Michael talks with Steve Kornacki about the partisan history of Washington in the last generation. Steve Kornacki is a National Political Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. ...
12.31.2018 Steele Yourself For 2019 Michael looks back and the political roller coaster that was 2018 and looks forward to what 2019, which kicks off with a government shutdown, will look like. Fasten your seatbelts - it's going to be a bumpy year.
12.22.2018 Syria and Shutdown with guest A.B. Stoddard Michael speaks with A.B. Stoddard, associate editor and columnist at RealClearPolitics, about Trump's decision to pull out of Syria and the government shutdown.
12.13.2018 House Rules with guest Rep. Eric Swalwell Michael talks about the priorities of the new Democratic House, Nancy Pelosi, and the confrontation in the Oval Office over the border wall with Congressman Eric Swalwell, who represents California’s Fifteenth Congressional District, which includes a large part of the ...
12.08.2018 The Legacy Of 41, The Calumny Of 45 - with guests Mona Charen and Ellis Henican As a nation remembers George Herbert Walker Bush, Michael discusses his lasting legacy with Mona Charen and Ellis Henican and looks at new developments for Donald Trump in the Mueller investigation. Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist and a Senior ...
11.30.2018 Too Dumb To Fail with guest Matt Lewis With Michael Cohen's confession, Trump seems likely to take the GOP down yet another notch. Where will Pelosi lead the Dems? Michael discusses the situation with Matt Lewis. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political ...
11.22.2018 Pelosi and Prosecution with guest Rep. Donna Edwards Michael talks with former Congresswoman Donna Edwards about whether Nancy Pelosi should be the next Speaker of the House and the arrogance of office demonstrated by Donald Trump in requesting the prosecution of Hillary Clinton and James Comey.
11.09.2018 Midterms, Madness, and The Corrosion of Conservatism Michael discusses the midterms, Trump's insane post-election press conference, and the decline of the GOP with Max Boot. Boot is a historian, best-selling author, foreign-policy analyst, and columnist for the Washington Post. His latest book is The Corrosion of Conservatism: ...
10.26.2018 Live At Politicon! With Guests Bill Kristol, Shermichael Singleton, and Tara Setmayer Michael does the show at Politicon 2018 in Los Angeles and talks about the midterms and Trump voters with Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, Republican Strategist Shermichael Singleton, and CNN commentator Tara Setmayer.
10.18.2018 The Experts vs. The Idiots - with guest Tom Nichols Michael is joined by Tom Nichols to discuss why, in the era of Trump, everyone thinks they're an expert. Tom Nichols is a professor at the Naval War College and Harvard Extension AND a five-time Jeopardy! champion. His most recent ...

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