The Michael Steele Podcast

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Michael Steele Podcast 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.

  • 48 minutes 9 seconds
    Trump's Menagerie of Misfits (with John Fugelsang, Tara Setmayer & Symone Sanders-Townsend)
    Michael Steele is joined by John Fugelsang, Tara Setmayer and Symone Sanders-Townsend to discuss Trump's unqualified cabinet picks, the role media played in the 2024 election and how Elon Musk has replaced JD Vance as surrogate Vice President.

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    21 November 2024, 2:54 pm
  • 4 minutes 15 seconds
    A Moment of Clarity: Trump Cares More About Elon Musk than JD Vance
    Michael Steele and co-hosts of MSNBC's The Weekend discuss Elon Musk's prominent role in Trump's administration and the lack of JD Vance in the news.

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    20 November 2024, 6:54 pm
  • 15 minutes 20 seconds
    "Actually, Black Men Showed Up and Voted for the Black Lady"
    Michael Steele speaks with Elie Mystal about what makes 2024 different from 2016, how Black men did, in fact, show up for Kamala Harris (and white women didn't) and how much the Democratic party is reliant upon the volunteer labor of Black women.

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    16 November 2024, 4:42 pm
  • 55 minutes 57 seconds
    What to Expect from a Second Trump Term (with Elie Mystal)
    Michael Steele speaks with Elie Mystal roughly one week after the re-election of Donald Trump. They discuss what they anticipate from the next Trump term, what makes 2024 different from 2016, how Black men did, in fact, show up for Kamala Harris (and white women didn't) and how Merrick Garland failed to bring Trump to trial.

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    14 November 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 3 minutes 21 seconds
    A Moment of Clarity: "Anyone saying that needs to check themselves"
    Michael Steele challenges those who argue against elevating women and Black people post-election.

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    12 November 2024, 5:31 pm
  • 11 minutes 46 seconds
    How Elon Musk and RFK Jr. Will Influence Trump's Second Term
    This is an excerpt from the full episode, America Wanted Trump to Win (with Rick Wilson)

    Michael Steele speaks with Rick Wilson (Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project) about Trump's re-election and how Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will influence Trump's next term.

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    10 November 2024, 4:20 pm
  • 53 minutes 38 seconds
    America Wanted Trump to Win (with Rick Wilson)
    Michael Steele speaks with Rick Wilson (Republican strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project) about Trump's re-election. The pair discuss the factors that led to Trump winning and Kamala losing, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence on Trump's next term and what Trump in charge of all three branches of government would mean for the country.

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    7 November 2024, 4:42 pm
  • 12 minutes 42 seconds
    What It Means to be a Republican Voting for Kamala on Tuesday
    This is an excerpt from the full episode, "If His Own Former Staff Don't Support Him, Why Should You?" (with Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews)

    Michael is joined by Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews, two former Trump administration officials who are casting their vote for Kamala Harris this November. The conversation touches on the messages sent at the final Trump and Harris rallies and what it means to be a Republican voting Democrat this fall.
    4 November 2024, 1:54 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    "If His Own Former Staff Don't Support Him, Why Should You?" (with Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews)
    Welcome to the beauty shop. Michael is joined by Olivia Troye and Sarah Matthews, two former Trump administration officials who are casting their vote for Kamala Harris this November. The conversation touches on General John Kelly's recent comments about Trump, the messages sent at the final Trump and Harris rallies and what it means to be a Republican voting Democrat this fall.

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    2 November 2024, 2:39 pm
  • 15 minutes 46 seconds
    The Calculated Lies of Donald Trump
    This is an excerpt from the full episode "The Art of Political Lying (and Why Republicans Do It More) (with Bill Adair)"

    Michael Steele speaks with Bill Adair, Duke Professor and founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact about the epidemic of political lying and why Republicans do it more. Michael also discusses his time as RNC Chairman when he was asked to lie about the birtherism surrounding Former President Barack Obama.

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    Check out "BEYOND THE BIG LIE: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do it More, and How it Could Burn Down Our Democracy?" here:
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    27 October 2024, 7:17 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Art of Political Lying (and Why Republicans Do It More) (with Bill Adair)
    Michael Steele speaks with Bill Adair, Duke Professor and founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact about the epidemic of political lying, why Republicans do it more and how we can begin to make political lying unpopular and unacceptable. Michael also discusses his time as RNC Chairman when he was asked to lie about the birtherism surrounding Former President Barack Obama.

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    Check out "BEYOND THE BIG LIE: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do it More, and How it Could Burn Down Our Democracy?" here: 
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond-the-Big-Lie/Bill-Adair/9781668050705

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    24 October 2024, 1:33 pm
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