
The Rachel Maddow Show airs Mondays at 9pm ET on MS NOW and drops shortly thereafter in this feed.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 404 | Founded | 18 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | News | |||

Rachel Maddow reports breaking news that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to use the U.S. Postal Service to subvert mail-in ballot voting. Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket and stalwart defender of U.S. elections in the Tr... more
Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump's shameful dedication to deporting immigrants has led him to betray Afghans who helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan and were promised protection in the U.S., leaving it to individual service members to push... more
Rachel Maddow examines the confusing mix of contradictory, impulsive decisions and petty tantrums that constitutes Donald Trump’s agenda. She notes that the result is an almost complete loss of U.S. allies around the world, and that only three states... more
Rachel Maddow looks at how a Trump-aligned Texas oil company appears to be trying to worm its way into drilling in Greenland, provoking a threatening response not only from Greenland residents and officials, but potentially from NATO ally Denmark.
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what’s the deal rachel. first we wait weeks to get a downloaded epi and when we do, tuesday the 25th of august, 2026 all the podcast is read out of news most of us already heard days before so why, why are you reading us news we already heard. disappointing and boring as hell.
Thank you for your commitment to in-depth news reporting and commentary. I have enjoyed your delivery and breakdown of these important issues and events.
Added August 25,2026:
Is this free podcast no longer being updated??
Rachel and her team are the best investigative reporters.
Please include even more stories on the impact of Trump and Republican trickle down economics.
Have hospitals closed? Do fewer people have health insurance? Have more people filed bankruptcy? Has the maternal mortality rate increased?
Are more children living in poverty? Was money removed from critical research such as cancer and infectious disease? Is there more disease?
While other media covers the political season like a horse race... more
I keep returning to Rachel Maddow's show because she makes good points and has excellent arguments. Then I unfollow for the same reason every time: I feel like I'm being talked to like a child. I don't need every point repeated two or three times.
This is the best show on MSNBC so of course they took it down to once a week and they posted long after all the other shows of the day to Podcasts It’s currently 8:30 AM on Tuesday and it’s still not posted I have already listened to all the other offerings of the day from MS NBC Please try harder!!!
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The program offers rigorous political commentary, often anchored in civil rights, government oversight, and democracy. It blends investigative reporting with live interviews from politicians, legal experts, and journalists, frequently connecting policy decisions to real-world impacts on communities. A notable strength is bringing complex issues—voting rights, regulatory agency behavior, and media accountability—into accessible conversations, with occasional deep dives into legal or constitutional topics. Potential listeners who value fact-based analysis, accountability journalism, and high-profile guest discussions will likely find it informative and timely, though some episodes emphasize critique and advocacy over neutral balance.
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