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The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

The Best People with Nicolle Wallace

MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace

Society And Culture, Politics, Society & Culture, Nicolle Wallace, Msnbc, Versant, News, Ms Now

4.53.3K Ratings

Overview

Who are The Best People? They’re the most magnetic and engaging people in the room; the ones who know how to get that extra something out of every collaboration, connection, and endeavor. These people are the best at what they do and know how to bring out the best in others. Now, in an era of social and political upheaval, The Best People share lessons that we can all use. Listen as Nicolle Wallace seeks varied perspectives on how to keep reaching for truth, decency, and connection.

63 Episodes

Bob Costas Steps Up to the Plate

Bob Costas believes that like in sports, certain things in politics are just common sense.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

Ben Rhodes: “The Best Speakers Build Movements”

Ben Rhodes understands how important the messenger is to the message. And looking at the speeches that defined our national identity can show us a way forward.

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

Ken Burns Knows We’ve Been Here Before

Ken Burns on the venality and virtue of America at 250.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

Chris Hayes Makes His Curiosity the Antidote to Anxiety

Chris Hayes knows that the superpower of the human species is that we can acclimate to anything. This includes the chaos of Trump and adapting artificial intelligence into our lives.

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

Introducing WITHpod: The AI End Game

AI – and coverage of it – is everywhere. But what is artificial intelligence, really, beyond the buzzword? Each week, in a special new miniseries - ‘The AI End Game’ - Chris Hayes is joined by preeminent experts on AI and its effects to help make sense of this revolutionary time in history.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

Sarah Longwell Knows the Cheat Code to Politics

Sarah Longwell is a “bulwark” against allowing democracy to crumble. And she’s got the data to show Americans how it's done.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

Gov. Mikie Sherrill Runs New Jersey Like a Busy Mom

From negotiating with toddlers to lifting the nuclear moratorium, Governor Mikie Sherill gets it done.

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Sherrilyn Ifill on Rebuilding Post-Trump: " It's Gotta Come Down to the Studs”

Sherrilyn Ifill is a civil rights litigation powerhouse, cross-examining the American culture climate to zero in on what it will take to rebuild what's been broken.

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Kara Swisher on Death and Doritos

Kara Swisher explains the freedom gained from accepting death as part of life. And she has a prescription for what’s ailing us: healthcare, community and connection.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

Best of the Best: Yes, Robert De Niro is Talking to You

Robert De Niro knows that courage is contagious. And he will not be intimidated by Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

Alex Wagner: Trump’s MAGA Base is "Mad at Daddy"

Alex Wagner on why MAGA is souring on Trump. And how Democrats can take a page from his carnival barker brand of politics.

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

Julie K. Brown Continues to Break Open the Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown broke the Epstein story wide open. And she’s still digging.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2026

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling Knows Leadership… And When It’s Lacking

Lieutenant General Mark Hertling is a leader and a father. He’s seen war firsthand and knows it should always be a last resort.

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2026

How Tig Notaro's "Laugh Hang" Got Her to the Oscars

Comedic superstar Tig Notaro on her documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” and the legacy of the poet Andrea Gibson.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2026

A Mayor, a Military Pro and a Professor on Affluence, Grievance and Greed

Eddie Glaude, Mitch Landrieu, and Tom Nichols on the erosion of the public good in Trump’s America.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2026

Yes, Robert De Niro is Talking to You

Robert De Niro knows that courage is contagious. And he will not be intimidated by Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2026

Scott Galloway Wants You to Resist and Unsubscribe

Scott Galloway on his economic strike campaign, ‘Resist and Unsubscribe.’

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2026

Check Out a Preview for “Clock It”

A preview of “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” – your invitation to Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels’s weekly groupchat.

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2026

Rosie Perez is Still Doing the Right Thing

Rosie Perez is scared just like the rest of us. But it doesn’t stop her from using her voice.

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2026

MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene

Introducing “Clock It,” a new podcast posted at the intersection of culture and politics from Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels.

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2026

Eric Holder: Institutions Have Failed Us, the American People Have Not

Obama’s Attorney General doesn’t mince words about much. Eric Holder on immigration, Minnesota, and midterms.

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2026

Amb. Susan Rice on Trump’s “Grand Theft Larceny"

Ambassador Susan Rice says Trump is exercising power without restraint and warns that the U.S. is committing “superpower suicide.”

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2026

Oliver Darcy on the Effects of a Steady Fox News Diet

Oliver Darcy keeps watch over the forces toxifying American media. And he’s ready for a reckoning.

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2026

Heather Cox Richardson: "This is Americans vs. Dictators"

Heather Cox Richardson explains the “Putinization” of America and the need for “We The People” to harness our inherent power.

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2026

Get Insider Access to MS NOW Podcasts

A special invitation from Rachel Maddow.

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2026

Best of The Best: Joan Baez is Calculating How Much She’s Willing to Risk

The legendary singer and activist says the world is scarier now. How’s she coping? By dancing with drag queens.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2026

Best of The Best: Rosie O'Donnell Did Not Become an Artist to be Liked

Rosie O’Donnell on Trump’s cacophony of chaos and the art of self-preservation.

Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2025

Marc Elias Urges Dems to Replace Nostalgia with Forward Progress

Marc Elias is an election litigation powerhouse. And he has no nostalgia for the legal and political norms Trump has flattened.

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2025

Leslie Jones Asks MAGA: Why Do You Want America to Suck?

Leslie Jones is a comedic powerhouse with a mind for politics. And she’s got words for complacent Americans.

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2025

Rachel Maddow Has Some Advice for Those Who Capitulate

Rachel Maddow has a singular talent for deciphering American history. She’s using the stories of our past to diagnose our present.

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2025

Claire Danes is “Tough and Nervous"

Claire Danes knows what it takes to realize a character. And how fun it is to take a ride in their shoes.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

Introducing "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order"

Rachel Maddow’s new podcast “Burn Order” drops 12/1. Listen to the trailer now!

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

Best of the Best: Jess Michaels Survived Epstein. Now She’s Speaking Up

Jess Michaels’ equilibrium was destroyed by Jeffrey Epstein. Now she and other survivors are demanding justice and accountability.

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2025

Heather Cox Richardson: "People are Starved for Facts"

Heather Cox Richardson sees an American realignment happening. And the return of human agency.

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

Scott Galloway Wants to Make America America Again

Scott Galloway thinks young men are paying for his privilege. He’s on a mission to change that.

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2025

“Pod Save America” Co-Hosts: Re-Humanization Needs to be a Goal Now

Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor see two paths Americans can take right now: “fighting or giving up.” They’re choosing to fight.

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2025

JB Pritzker on ICE Raids in Chicago: “People are Traumatized”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker believes “the foundations of our nation are being tested.”

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

Charlamagne Tha God: “We The People” Hasn’t Failed Us Yet

Charlamagne Tha God preaches speaking truth to power on both sides if we want to save our “fragile” Constitution.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

Preview of “The Blueprint” Season 2

Jen Psaki’s podcast “The Blueprint” is back with more on how the Dems can fight and win again! Listen to an excerpt now.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

Martin Sheen is the Most Presidential Man in the Room

Acting is Martin Sheen's profession, but activism "keeps him alive.”

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

Introducing Season 2 of “The Blueprint”

“The Blueprint with Jen Psaki” is back with another season on how the Democrats can fight and win again.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2025

Anthony Scaramucci Thinks Trump Has "Lost a Step"

Anthony Scaramucci knows his history. And he sees how President Trump has “lost a step” since his first term.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

Rosie O'Donnell Did Not Become an Artist to be Liked

Rosie O’Donnell on Trump’s cacophony of chaos and the art of self-preservation.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2025

Joan Baez is Calculating How Much She’s Willing to Risk

The legendary singer and activist says the world is scarier now. How’s she coping? By dancing with drag queens.

Transcribed - Published: 22 September 2025

Jess Michaels Survived Epstein. Now She’s Speaking Up

Jess Michaels’ equilibrium was destroyed by Jeffrey Epstein. Now she and other survivors are demanding justice and accountability.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Stacey Abrams’ Steps to Freedom and Power

Stacey Abrams shines a spotlight on Trump’s autocratic moves. And she’s ready for the fight.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2025

Ken Burns Believes in our American Experiment

Legendary documentarian Ken Burns’s new film on the American Revolution reminds us: history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

Transcribed - Published: 1 September 2025

Phil Rosenthal is Hungry… And Subversive

“Somebody Feed Phil” star Phil Rosenthal believes food is the great connector, laughter is the cement and if you can “open a mouth, you can open a mind”.

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2025

Jon Lovett: “This is not Policy Making. This is Vandalism”

Jon Lovett calls B.S. on Trump 2.0 and explains why the Epstein story should keep Trump up at night.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2025

Melissa Murray is the JLo of Law

Melissa Murray understands what's at stake with a conservative supermajority at the Supreme Court and how it is re-shaping our Democracy.

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2025

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