“Pay The Man His Money” – MSNBC Pay War ERUPTS After Rachel Maddow’s SHOCKING $25M Payday

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🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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MSNBC's internal drama heats up as Lawrence O'Donnell fumes over Rachel Maddow’s $25M payday while working one day a week. The PBD Podcast dives into the numbers, view counts, and whether MSNBC is throwing money at the wrong face of the network.

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0:00.0	Rachel Maddow Pay fuels jealousy of Lawrence O'Donnell.
0:04.2	I want this thing to be a three to five minute clip.
0:06.0	I don't want it to be a long.
0:06.7	I just have one thing to say about this.
0:08.7	So Lawrence O'Donnell is pissed.
0:11.1	Just about two weeks ago, Rob, you played a clip of him saying this is day 51,
0:16.5	and I'm not quite sure I can go another whatever many days.
0:19.9	I don't know what it was, but you play this clip here.
0:22.2	Okay.
0:22.9	So is this the one?
0:24.4	Go ahead, Rob.
0:24.9	So that's Lawrence O'Donnell, right?
0:26.8	Yep.
0:27.1	Okay, played a clip.
0:28.3	Well, here's the thing.
0:30.3	This is day 52.
0:31.8	I thought it was day 92.
0:33.1	It turns out it's day 52, Rachel.
0:36.3	And I'm exhausted at day 52.
0:40.9	And so I'm going to take next week off.
0:45.1	And I'm telling you that now because I know you don't like it when I just drift away.
0:48.4	And I don't, but just taking next week off.
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