The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Bakari Sellers is joined by Axios political reporter Hans Nichols to discuss how Senator John Thune’s leadership as majority leader compares to Mitch McConnell's (10:07), how realistic Donald Trump’s imperialistic plans (like taking over Greenland) are (15:20), and the prospects of the budget reconciliation bill (22:10). Plus, a comparison of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi as minority leaders (23:07).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Hans Nichols

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

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Bakari Sellers is joined by entrepreneur and CEO of the rideshare company Goldsainte Andre Powell to discuss policymakers' effects on small businesses (6:06), the founding and creation of Goldsainte (7:11), and what differentiates the rideshare platform from others (11:05)

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Andre Powell

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari Sellers moderates a panel at the Fillmore Minneapolis for the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL) joined by Natalie E. Hudson, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Camille M. Davidson, Dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Duchess Harris, Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives & Professor of American Studies at Macalester College.   

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Bakari Sellers is joined by CNN host Laura Coates to discuss what goes into preparing for her show on a daily basis (1:19) and her journey from the Department of Justice to network television (3:13). Then a reaction to ABC's settlement with Donald Trump (6:13 ), what to take from the last Trump administration to prepare for the next (13:14), and the fight to get George Floyd’s murderer released from prison (15:33). Plus, explaining human trafficking in relation to Diddy’s legal case (17:54).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Laura Coates

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari Sellers is joined by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to discuss her decision to dedicate her career to public policy (4:49), her action plan as the country prepares for the Trump administration (14:24), and the fellowship of Black attorneys general (18:59)

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Andrea Joy Campbell

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt 

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Bakari Sellers is joined by political strategist and commentator Fred Hicks to dig into the disconnect with democrats and Black voters (7:26), what Kamala Harris could have done differently (12:12), and the role culture wars played in the election (16:50).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Fred Hicks

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari Sellers is joined by Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster and founding partner at HIT Strategies, to discuss what the f--k happened in the 2024 election according to the data (1:07), the role that sexism played and didn’t play in the results (5:42), and what to do and expect in the lead-up to the next elections (14:09).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Terrance Woodbury

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari is joined by Axios political reporter Ursula Perano to talk about her early experiences in the muck of Florida politics (2:19) before they break down the new Senate majority leader, John Thune (4:00), and what will happen with Democrats in the Senate (9:18 ). Plus, what to expect from the newest members of Congress (12:08).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Ursula Perano

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari is joined by Maya King, Southeast politics reporter at The New York Times, to take a look at how the 2024 election played out in Georgia (1:34), the media strategies of the two presidential campaigns (8:38), and what the future may hold for some local Georgia politicians (12:49).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guest: Maya King

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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Bakari is joined by former White House official David Axelrod to break down what happened (1:37), how much to blame Joe Biden for the loss (3:45), and what posture should be taken to fight Trump (20:57). Then chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton joins to discuss what happened to Kamala Harris in North Carolina (41:09), criticism of the Democrats “abandoning the working class” (43:21), and navigating social issues in a less progressive state (49:17).

Host: Bakari Sellers

Guests: David Axelrod and Anderson Clayton

Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr.

Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt

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