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2517 - Trump Administration Thuggery & The Coopting of the Military w/ Jeet Heer

Fri, 13 Jun 2025

It's Casual Friday, and it is so casual that we have pre-taped today's show Thursday evening in orde...

2517 - Trump's Showdown With SCOTUS And Protesters w/ Mark Joseph Stern

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

It's a Matt-jority top of the show today, with Sam joining a little later with an interview with Sla...

2516 - How Gaza Exposed The West’s Moral Rot; NYC’s Left-Wing Uprising w/ Omar El Akkad, Chi Ossé

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

It's an Emmajority Wednesday (I know, we're as confused as you are) and we have two great guests for...

2515 - Marines Deployed to LA to Defend Trump's Immigration Crackdown

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

It's Newsday Tuesday™ with the MR crew and we'll be digging into the Trump administration's deploy...

2514 - How The US Weaponized Global Economics w/ Eddie Fishman

Mon, 09 Jun 2025

It's Monday! At the top of the show we discuss the Trump administration's deployment of the national...

2513 - Trump & Elon Musk's Big Beautiful Breakup w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton

Fri, 06 Jun 2025

It's Casual Friday my friends, and boy do we have a lot to celebrate. Elon Musk and Donald Trump are...

2512 - AOC Endorses Zohran; Neocons Disrupt Trump's Iran Talks w/ Trita Parsi

Thu, 05 Jun 2025

Happy Emmajority Report Thursday to all who celebrate! As if that wasn't enough, it's also AOC endor...

2511 - Palantir's Role in Government Surveillance & Activists Disrupting ICE w/ Makena Kelly & Roberto Camacho

Wed, 04 Jun 2025

It's an Sam Solo Wednesday, and we have the latest on the Big Beautiful Bill inching its way through...

2510 - Senate Rushes to Meet TACO Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Deadline

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

It's Newsday Tuesday™ folks. We've got the latest Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, as well as Chuck Sch...

2509 - The Dystopian Future Being Pushed by Right-Wing Tech Oligarchs w/ Adam Becker

Mon, 02 Jun 2025

Welcome to the week people. Republican leaders are still trying to jam major cuts to Medicare, food ...

2508 - Trump's Fortunate Failures w/ David Dayen

Fri, 30 May 2025

We've made it to Casual Friday folks, so loosen that collar and tune in. First up, Trump is continui...

2507 - How Covid Radicalized American Politics w/ Taylor Lorenz

Thu, 29 May 2025

Happy Emmajority Report Thursday to all who celebrate. Trump's tariffs are halted by a court ruling,...

2506 - GENIUS Act w/ Luke Goldstein & UFCW Local 1445

Wed, 28 May 2025

We have The Lever's Luke Goldstein on today to talk about the GENIUS Act & its implications, includi...

2505 - House Passes Billionaire Enhancement Act

Tue, 27 May 2025

News Day Tuesday! More discussion of Trump's Big Billionaire Bill and the ongoing horror in Gaza bac...

2504 - Trump's Brutal Big Billionaire Bill w/ Ryan Grim

Fri, 23 May 2025

Ryan Grim joins us to unpack the brutal consequences of the GOP’s latest “Big, Beautiful Bill”...

2503 - Has Israel Already Lost?; Trump’s South Africa Obsession w/ David Hearst, Benjamin Fogel

Thu, 22 May 2025

It's a jam-packed Emma-jority Thursday folks. House Republicans have jammed through an abominable bu...

2502 - UnitedHealth's Greed; Nurses On Strike w/ George Joseph, Singrid Steinmetz

Wed, 21 May 2025

It's hump day and as it so happens technical hiccup day. But don't worry, we got some scotch tape an...

2501 - Trump Tries to Ram Though His 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Tue, 20 May 2025

It's Newsday Tuesday™ and Trump is on Capitol Hill trying to push his Big Beautiful Bill today. ...

2500 - Neoliberalism's Far-Right Evolution w/ Quinn Slobodian

Mon, 19 May 2025

First Emma and Sam check in on the latest on Israel and it's ongoing siege on Gaza. Netanyahu says t...

2499 - Trump's Birthright Citizenship Run-Around w/ Jeet Heer

Fri, 16 May 2025

We've made it to casual Friday folks! The Supreme Court had a field day yesterday with the Trump adm...

2498 - Latin America’s Hidden History; The AI Job Crisis Arrives w/ Greg Grandin, Brian Merchant

Thu, 15 May 2025

It's an Emma-jority Thursday and we got a great show for you. Emma talks to Historian and Author Gre...

2497 - Fight Over Republican Cuts to Medicaid & "Abundance" w/ Ezra Klein

Wed, 14 May 2025

Today Sam has his much-anticipated discussion with Ezra Klein about his book Abundance, tune in! Sam...

2496 - Trump Cashes In On US-Middle East 'Diplomacy' w/ Jeremy Scahill

Tue, 13 May 2025

Sam and Emma welcome Dropsite's Jeremy Scahill for the latest developments on the Trump administrati...

2495 - Decoding Trump's Tariffs & Inflation w/ Mark Blyth

Mon, 12 May 2025

In addition to Trump's erratic trade policies, Republicans are also working to defund vital programs...

2494 - Trump Tariff Failure Will Be Taken Out On Migrants w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton & David Feldman

Fri, 09 May 2025

It's a Sam-solo casual Friday and Digby is here to wrap up the week that was. Sam takes in the Fox N...

2493 - India-Pakistan's Dangerous Standoff Intensifies w/ Irfan Nooruddin

Thu, 08 May 2025

Trump is touting his trade deal with the U.K., which he bragged will lead to an increased influx in ...

2492 - Trump Builds Deportation Army; HHS Pushes Trans Conversion w/ Austin Kocher, Kellan Baker

Wed, 07 May 2025

It's an Emma-jority Wednesday and we've got 2 great guests for you. First though, Emma and Matt soak...

2491 - Trump's Multi-Pronged Assault on Immigrant's Rights w/ Naureen Shah

Tue, 06 May 2025

The ACLU's Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Equality Division joins Sam and Emma to discuss th...

2490 - Trump Tries to Justify the Impact of Tariffs w/ Todd Tucker

Mon, 05 May 2025

Donald Trump isn't sure that migrants are entitled to due process, or if he needs to uphold the Cons...

2489 - Mike Walz Out, Miller's Immigration Horror w/ Mehdi Hasan, Matt Lieb

Fri, 02 May 2025

Casual Friday is finally upon us! Sam and Emma take in the spectacle that was State Department spoke...

2488 - Mohsen Mahdawi Freed; Trump To Steal Debtor Wages? w/ Shezza Abboushi Dallal, Astra Taylor

Thu, 01 May 2025

It's an Emma-jority Report May Day, and we've got a jam-packed show for you. one of Mohsen Mahdawi's...

2487 - Economy Shrinks In Trump's First 100 Days; GOP War on Social Security w/ Martin O'Malley

Wed, 30 Apr 2025

The U.S. economy shrunk by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025 according to the Commerce Department. T...

2486 - Trump's Assault on the Regulatory State & Canada's Elections w/ Rohit Chopra & Luke Savage

Tue, 29 Apr 2025

It's Newsday Tuesday. Up top, Sam and Emma take in the White House's angry response to the news that...

2485 - Trump's Tariff Blowback & Battles In The Courts w/ Elie Mystal

Mon, 28 Apr 2025

It was a busy news weekend so it's a pretty jam-packed show today. First Emma and Sam take in the la...

2484 - Immigration Judge Arrested, Tariff Tizzy w/ Krystal Ball

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

We've made it to Friday folks. Krystal Ball will be here to break down the wild week that was. First...

2483 - Trump’s Memecoin Scam; Michigan Senate Race Heats Up w/ Jacob Silverman, Abdul El-Sayed

Thu, 24 Apr 2025

It's a jam-packed show for today's Emmajority Report, starting with some alarming news about the Tru...

2482 - Trump's Attack on the IRS & Tesla gets DOGE'd w/ Merici Vinton

Wed, 23 Apr 2025

Elon Musk's star is in retrograde following Tesla's abysmal earnings report. This as Trump continues...

2481 - The Cases That Could Break Up Google & Facebook + Trump's Pentagon Implosion

Tue, 22 Apr 2025

Newsday Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the latest news leaking out of the Pentagon, as well as Fox...

2480 - Evil & Stupid: Trump Regime's Weekend Round-Up

Mon, 21 Apr 2025

Sam is back from vacation and he and Emma have a lot of news to get through today. Pope Francis has ...

2479 - Winning on Immigration and Fighting Oligarchy w/ Rep. Greg Casar, Cody Johnston

Fri, 18 Apr 2025

It's casual Good Friday, and oh what a week it's been. Emma breaks down Senator Chris Van Hollen's m...

2478 - MAGA’s End-Times Fascism; RFK Jr’s War On Public Health w/ Naomi Klein, MarkAlain Déry

Thu, 17 Apr 2025

It's a busy Thursday here at MR HQ, and Emma dives right into the significance Judge James Boasberg...

2477 - Trump vs Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Alamo Workers Win Big w/ Anna Bower, NYC Alamo United

Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Halfway through Emma-jority week and we're still just getting started. We check in on a Chuck Grassl...

2476 - Constitutional Crisis Intensifies; How Weapons Sales Drive US Policy w/ Annelle Sheline

Tue, 15 Apr 2025

It's a Newsday Tuesday with Emma on the mic. She recaps the chilling spectacle that was the Bukele-T...

2475 - Trump’s Tariff Thrashing; Bukele Goes To Washington w/ Roberto Lovato

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

It's Monday, the first day of an Emma-jority week, so buckle up! First, Emma breaks down the latest ...

2474 - Trump Escalates Immigration Crackdown As SCOTUS Rules Against Him w/ Jeet Heer

Fri, 11 Apr 2025

It's Casual Friday (relatively speaking), and Sam and Emma start the show with some glimmers of goo...

2473 - Trump Folds; ICE Disappearances; Decoding Copaganda w/ Prem Thakker, Alec Karakatsanis

Thu, 10 Apr 2025

It’s Thursday! Emma welcomes Zeteo reporter Prem Thakker and “Copaganda” author Alec Karakatsa...

2472 - Trump's Middle East Gambles w/ Matt Duss

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

On today's show, Sam covers the chaos surrounding Donald Trump's tariffs and the administration's ef...

2471 - Ominous SCOTUS Ruling Bails Out Trump Deportations w/ Mark Joseph Stern

Tue, 08 Apr 2025

Slate Senior Writer Mark Joseph Stern joins to break down the latest news out of the Supreme Court a...

2470 - Recession Watch; Trump’s NLRB Firing Blocked w/ Matt Bruenig

Mon, 07 Apr 2025

Funday Monday! Today, Emma is joined by Matt Bruenig to talk about the state of the economy and trad...

2469 - Trump's Tariffs Melt The Stock Market w/ David Dayen

Fri, 04 Apr 2025

Happy Friday! Sam welcome David Dayen from The American Prospect and Organized Money podcast about T...

2468 - Trump's Terrible Tariffs; Israel Seizes Gaza Land; Tesla Sales Plummet w/ Omar Baddar, Paris Marx

Thu, 03 Apr 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! The guests will be political analyst Omar Baddar on Israel's ren...

2467 - Fighting Trump’s Power Grab w/ Robert Weissman, Rohan Grey

Wed, 02 Apr 2025

It's Wednesday! Sam and Emma are joined by Robert Weissman, co-president of the non-profit advocacy ...

2466 - Trump's Big Law Vendetta w/ Rachel Cohen

Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Sam and Emma are joined by Rachel Cohen, lawyer formerly of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, to...

2465 - Elon And Republicans Are Panicked Over Special Elections w/ Dave Weigel

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

It’s Monday! Sam and Emma are joined by Dave Weigel, politics writer at Semafor, author of the "...

2464 - Stephen Miller's Admin & Society Folding to Fascism w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton

Fri, 28 Mar 2025

It's Friday! Sam and Emma welcome Heather 'Digby' Parton back to the program for a look at another v...

2463 - Protesting For Palestine Under Trump; Mega Marcha 2025 w/ Noah Kulwin, Domingo Garcia

Thu, 27 Mar 2025

It's Thursday! Emma welcomes Noah Kulwin to discuss the ongoing protests against Israel. First, Emma...

2462 - Tesla Takedown Protests; Whole Foods Union Fight w/ Mase Veney, Joel Lava

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

It's Wednesday! Sam welcomes Joel Lava from Tesla Takedown and Mase Veney, an organizer from the Phi...

2461 - Trump Team's Signal Leak Fiasco

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

It's news day Tuesday, where Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day, including the...

2460 - Neoliberalism's Abundance Gambit w/ Paul Glastris

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

Sam and Emma welcome Paul Glastris, discussing his new piece 'The Meager Agenda of Abundance Liberal...

2459 - The GOP As Anti-Constitution & Humanizing Trans People w/ Jamelle Bouie & Laverne Cox

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

National Association of Letter Carriers strike THIS SUNDAY March 23rd. HELL NO to dismantling the Po...

2458 - Town Halls Continue To Erupt Against DOGE, America's Border Gestapo Continues Abductions

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

Emma is out today, but Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton will be here with the news! We talk Fetterman'...

2457 - Dems First Electoral Challenge & Schumer's Cratering Support w/ Ben Wikler & Ezra Levin

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, joins to discuss the critical Wisconsin Supr...

2456 - Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump's Illicit Deportations ft. Austin Kocher

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

It’s News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma are joined by Austin Kocher, political and legal geographer st...

2455 - Rubio's Lawless Deportations, Dems Blast Schumer

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through upda...

2454 - Schumer's Folly & Democratic Revolt w/ Jeet Heer

Fri, 14 Mar 2025

Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, ...

2453 - Trump’s McKinley Fixation; Free Mahmoud Khalil w/ David McWilliams, Lily Greenberg-Call

Thu, 13 Mar 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! Emma speaks with David McWilliams, Irish economist and writer, t...

2452 - DOE Slashed, Building A New Gaza Policy, & Demise Of Public Health w/ Tariq Habash; Dr. MarkAlain Dery

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Tariq Habash, former senior official at the Dept. of Education under ...

2451 - Cuomo’s Disgrace & Senate Dems Moment of Truth w/ Lindsey Boylan

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Lindsey Boylan, former government official, to discus...

2450 - Is Racism Over? Science Has The Answer w/ Dr. Keon West

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Dr. Keon West, visiting professor of political science at the ...

2449 - Trump's Tariffs Tantrum & Musk On The Outs? w/ Ryan Grim

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Happy Friday! Sam and Emma chat with Ryan Grim, reporter at and co-founder of Drop Site News, co-...

2448 - Is Trump Crashing The Economy?; NYC Organizes For Rent Freeze w/ Hal Singer, Cea Weaver

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Hal Singer, economics professor at the Universi...

2447 - Trump's Marathon Of Lies & Challenging Dem Leadership w/ Adam Green, Saikat Chakrabarti

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Co...

2446 -Ukraine, Tariffs, And The Assault On Social Security

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run th...

2445 - Great Power Competition Threatens All Of Us w/ Van Jackson

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Van Jackson, senior lecturer in international relations at Vic...

2444 - Trumps Authoritarian Gambit w/ Heather Digby Parton

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com an...

2443 - Trump & The Axis Of Aggressors; German Election Results w/ Trita Parsi, Hanno Hauenstein

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President at the Qu...

2442 - Legal Victories Vs. Trump, & The Headless DOGE w/ Chris Geidner

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Chris Geidner of the Law Dork newsletter on SubStack, to provide some...

2441 - GOP Sets Sights On Medicaid Cuts & the Fraudulence of "Waste, Fraud, & Abuse"

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

It's News Day Tuesday! Sam & Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma ...

2440 - Organizing & Protecting Workers In The Trump/Musk Era w/ Eric Blanc

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

Happy Monday! Sam speaks with Eric Blanc, assistant professor of Labor Studies & Employment Relation...

2439 - Voters Turn On GOP Reps; Do We Need A Democratic Tea Party? w/ Mike Figueredo, Van Lathan

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Mike Figueredo of the Humanist Report to round up the week in n...

2438 - Bolsonaro Charged In Coup Plot; Trump’s Shadowy ICE Raids w/ Brian Mier, Austin Kocher

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Brian Mier, pundit for Portuguese-language news...

2437 - ‘DOGE’ Plummets In Polls; Letter Carriers Reject Deal w/ Elizabeth Pancotti, Tyler Vasseur

Wed, 19 Feb 2025

It's Hump Day! Emma speaks with Elizabeth Pancotti, managing director of policy at the Groundwork Co...

2436 - Elon Musk’s Unhinged Social Security Lies; Can Crypto Crash Our Economy? w/ Molly White

Tue, 18 Feb 2025

It's News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with Molly White, crypto & tech researcher & critic, author at th...

2435 - Tenants Rise Up; Trump Boosts Liberals’ Chances In Canada w/ Tracy Rosenthal, Luke Savage

Mon, 17 Feb 2025

Happy Monday! Emma speaks with Tracy Rosenthal, writer and organizer, to discuss her recent book Abo...

2434 - Stunning DOJ Corruption Clearer Than Dem Response w/ Jeet Heer, Rahna Epting

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Happy Friday! And Valentine's Day! Sam and Emma speak with Jeet Heer, national affairs corresponden...

2433 - Trans Rights Under Trump; Inside The Manosphere w/ Katelyn Burns, Jamie Tahsin, Matt Shea

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Katelyn Burns, co-owner of The FlyTrap, columni...

2432 - Being A Federal Worker Under Attack w/ MT Snyder, Sam Bagenstos

Wed, 12 Feb 2025

It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with MT Snyder, Field Examiner at the NLRB and co-president of National L...

2431 - The AI Coup & Trump's CEO-Dictator Playbook w/ Gil Duran

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Gil Duran, journalist based in California, proprietor...

2430 - The Forceful History of Black Resistance w/ Kellie Carter Jackson

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Kellie Carter Jackson, associate professor of Africana Studies...

2429 - Federal Workers Stand Up To Elon & Trump; MAGA’s DEI Doxxing Campaign w/ Benjamin Dixon

Fri, 07 Feb 2025

It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Ben Dixon, host of the Benjamin Dixon Show, to discuss the week...

2428 - AI’s Economy of Alienation; Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan w/ Allison Pugh, Zachary Foster

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Allison J. Pugh, professor of sociology at Johns...