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The Joy Reid Show

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Politics, News

4.8 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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It is a jam-packed night tonight on The Joy Reid Show. Join us and our co-hosts, Wajahat Ali and Tiffany Cross, as we talk all things politics with the likes of Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Ayana Pressley, UofM Director of African and African American Studies Dr. Brian Kwoba, and the incredible Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Pfleger whose church we are broadcasting from tonight. GUEST SOCIALS: Wajahat Ali: X: @WajahatAli IG: @intawajahat Tiffany Cross: IG & X: @tiffanydcross Pre-order a copy of her book here: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/products/love-me-a-letter-to-black-women-in-a-toxic-country-career-and-relationship Rep. Pramila Jayapal: IG: @pramilajayapal X: @repjayapal Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: IG & X: @repjeffries Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Pfleger: Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/FrMichaelPfleger Personal FB: https://www.facebook.com/pastorpfleger Instagram: @pastorpfleger Rep. Ayanna Pressley: IG: @ayannapressley X: @RepPressley & @AyannaPressley Dr. Brian Kwoba: IG: @dr.kwoba Website: http://www.briankwoba.com Get a copy of his book here: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/products/hubert-harrison-forbidden-genius-of-black-radicalism THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Quince: Go to Quince.com/JOYREID for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! ZBIOTICS: Go to zbiotics.com/JOY and use the code "JOY" at checkout for 15% off. Plus, it's backed by a 100% Money-Back Guarantee, so there's no risk! Subscriptions are also available for maximum consistency. ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://pthefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	Okay.
0:36.4	Yeah. Yeah. Well, happy Friday, everybody.
0:45.2	Welcome to the Joy Reid Show.
0:47.3	As you can see, we are not in our normal location.
0:50.4	Coming to you live from beautiful Chicago, Illinois, one of our favorite, favorite, favorite cities.
0:58.9	We've got a packed show for you all tonight. We're going to do things just a little bit differently because we are on the road. I'm on the road.
1:05.8	And so tonight we are actually going to be joined by two co-hosts. We're bringing you two co-hosts in
1:11.4	Hour One, the great Wajahat Ali, our great friend of the show, and the proprietor of the
1:17.5	Left Hook is going to be in Hour One. And co-hosting with me in Hour Two is going to be our friend
1:22.2	Tiffany Cross, journalist, analyst, CNN Slayer, and author of the soon-to-be hit book, Love Me, a letter to
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