The Beat with Ari Melber

Protests erupt over Trump’s National Emergency “power grab”

0.00 - Protesters rally across the country to oppose Trump’s declaration of a National Emergency. 14.50 - Former FBI Acting Director, Andrew McCabe, is speaking out. 18.30 - In an unusual interview, McCabe says Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein was "counting votes" in the context of ousting Trump. 34.20 - 2020 contender, Governor Jay Inslee, joins Ari Melber. 39.50 - Democratic 2020 candidates are making their biggest show of force so far this weekend, campaigning in key early states like Iowa and New Hampshire.

Ret. Lt. Col to GOP: Confronting Trump is not Omaha Beach on D-Day

0.00 - Mueller makes a new push to sentence Manafort immediately, as the White House confirms Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was interviewed in the Mueller Probe. 14.45 - A judge rules against Roger Stone, implementing a partial gag order in his case. 21.45 - President Trump declares a National Emergency in a gambit to seize money for a border wall with Mexico. 32.30 - In an unusual move, a Democrat Senator goes to the Senate floor to lay out a theory that Trump is compromised by Russia. 37.10 - Plus, it's "Fallback Friday" featuring a Senator for the first time! Senator Richard Blumenthal and legendary comedian, Lizz Winstead, join Ari Melber.

Bonus: Extended interview with Royce da 5'9"

0.00 - In this bonus episode, listen to Ari Melber's extended conversation with legendary rapper and hip hop artist, Royce da 5'9", discussing his childhood, hip hop’s historic relationship with Trump, working with Eminem and why he believes his new song “Cocaine” is the “most important” on the album. 9.00 - Catch Ari Melber's break down of a job crisis within the Trump White House: proof that the Trump administration struggles to hire and keep White House employees.

Bonus episode: Women in Congress

In this exclusive podcast episode, listen to Ari Melber's midterms panel with 8 women candidates from both sides of the aisle running for Congress, plus more from his catch up with four of those candidates - three of whom are now starting their first terms in Congress!

Bonus episode: Trump gets destroyed over broken promise that Mexico would fund wall.

In this weekend bonus episode, listen to Ari Melber break down how Trump is violating his own campaign promise by shutting down the Government over border wall funding. Melber walks through how Trump promised that Mexico would pay for the wall and is now breaking his pledge and trying to pass on the bill to U.S. taxpayers. Melber also walks through how Trump’s entire career was built on selling the hoax of “something for nothing” and this same pattern is now being politicized through the border wall funding battle.

Exclusive: Ari, Maya Wiley, Nick Akerman holiday special

Listen to Ari Melber discuss how the Mueller probe progressed in 2018 and what will be the key issues in 2019 with friends of "The Beat", attorney Maya Wiley and Watergate Prosecutor Nick Akerman. Wiley and Akerman also talk about a whirlwind year of being regular guests on cable news as legal analysts. Wiley dishes on how getting recognized on the street in New York, being followed on Twitter by musician Vince Staples and having Cher call her a "queen" has made her kids respect her more!

Bonus episode: Full interview with Mueller witness Jerome Corsi

In this week's bonus episode, listen to Ari Melber's entire blockbuster interview with Jerome Corsi, a key witness in the Mueller probe and an associate of Roger Stone. Corsi admits to Melber that he lied to Congress, that he tried to get stolen Clinton emails back to the Trump campaign in 2016, that he “absolutely” intended to help the Trump campaign by doing so, that he told Roger Stone about John Podesta’s emails and that his lawyers are still communicating with Trump’s legal team “as if” there is a joint legal defense. Ari Melber also presses Corsi on being a leader of the “birther movement” which Ari describes as a “total and complete lie” and asks him whether he is auditioning for a Trump pardon by bringing the subject of pardons up during the interview.

Bonus episode: Ari Melber and Lawrence O'Donnell on midterm blue wave

Listen to Ari Melber bust the myth of a "divided" electorate in this week's bonus episode, showing how the 2018 midterm election was the largest "blue wave" in 40 years. Lawrence O'Donnell also joins for this week's extra, to discuss America's growing Democracy deficit and how the media should never forgive itself for failing to adequately call out Trump's birther movement as a lie.

Bonus episode: Stories you may have missed this week

Ari Melber breaks down some of the most important stories from last week, including a bombshell "New York Times" report about President Trump is using a personal iPhone that has been hacked by Russian and Chinese spies (0.00). Next, is Ari's breakdown of how Obamacare is now apparently so successful, that Republicans are running on parts of it ahead of the midterms, even though they voted to repeal it (7.15). Finally, Ari's interview with lead MC of "The Roots", discussing criminal justice reform (15.15).

Exclusive: Extended interview with 50 Cent

This week's special bonus episode features Ari Melber's entire extended interview with legendary hip hop artist, 50 Cent, including more of the discussion that what aired on TV. Plus, a special behind-the-scenes conversation about young artists and his relationship with Tekashi69.

Exclusive extra: John Kerry and Will.i.am

Listen to more from Ari Melber's interviews with former Secretary of State, John Kerry and musician Will.i.am from "The Black Eyed Peas".

Bonus episode: Trump Supreme Court nominee's fiery hearings

Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, faced fiery hearings in Washington D.C. Listen to more of Ari Melber's reporting from Capitol Hill and analysis from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Legal Defense Fund's Sherrilyn Ifill, President of Naral, Ilsye Hogue and NPR's Nina Totenberg

Bonus episode: Steve Bannon's full interview with Ari Melber

In an exclusive interview, Steve Bannon sits down one-on-one with Ari Melber for his first ever interview on MSNBC. Bannon outlined, among other subjects: his new plans for the midterm elections and why he thinks impeachment is on the ballot; why he is critical of parts of the Trump administration’s economic program; his views of Bob Mueller and the Russia probe; his thoughts on Trump’s gender gap with women voters; and his opinion of the president’s response to the 2017 Charlottesville riot. During the interview, Bannon said for the first time that he has raised over $5 million for his midterm effort, confirmed he did sign an N.D.A. for Trump (but was not paid for it), and that it would be a problem if Donald Trump did know about the Trump Tower meeting in advance.

Extra extended interview: Trump "Art of the Deal" co-author, Tony Schwartz

In this bonus episode, listen exclusively to Ari Melber's extended interviews with Trump's "Art of the Deal" co-author Tony Schwartz, recorded as part of a new series on the show called "State of Mind", where we dig into deeper issues of emotion, mental health and happiness particularly as they intersect with politics.

Bonus episode: Ex-Fox analyst Ret. Col. Ralph Peters calls Trump a "slave" of Putin

In this bonus episode, listen to two interviews with Ret. Col. Ralph Peters, who has worked against the Russian military and who quit Fox News over its coverage of President Trump. Peters explains why he views Trump's actions at his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "treason" and examines the impact Fox News has had on being a "propaganda machine" for Trump.

Exclusive extra: Law & Order star Sam Waterston talks to Ari Melber about defending Mueller

In this podcast exclusive, hear Ari Melber's extended conversation with Law & Order star Sam Waterston, where they discussed Waterston's campaign to defend Special counsel Mueller and the Russia probe, how he's following in his father's footsteps by launching the effort and how he channelled what people want out of the justice system in the way he played his role.

Exclusive: Ari talks NFL protests, racism in the Trump era & music in an extended discussion with Hot 97 DJs Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez

In a special edition of “The Beat” Ari Melber speaks with hosts from Hot 97, the no. 1 hip hop radio in New York. The hosts debate the biggest stories in politics and hip hop, including Trump’s obsession with rap artists and how hip hop music responds to American issues like gun violence and criminal justice. Ebro breaks down the controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling during the national album, noting the acceptance of black men using “their bodies to entertain" but not to advocate for their communities.