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  • Doc Rivers Coaches Us Through This Moment

    October 19, 2026 · 44 min

    Doc Rivers knows ball. The former NBA player and title-winning coach (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks) believes that America is overdue for a true reckoning — and that the moment is now. “We're having more difficult…

  • Aaron Sorkin Thinks You Can Handle the Truth

    October 12, 2026 · 40 min

    Aaron Sorkin is acutely aware of the criticism that his work is too optimistic — and with “The Social Reckoning,” he’s doubling down. “I just like when an audience feels two inches taller than they did when they walked in,” he tells…

  • Michael Lewis Has a Warning About the State of Our Soul

    October 7, 2026 · 22 min

    If Michael Lewis has a superpower, it’s the ability to make anything — even the most esoteric subject — interesting. Now, one of the country’s biggest nonfiction writers is tackling Elon Musk, DOGE, his attempts to gut the federal…

  • Judge Esther Salas: This Country Has Given Us Too Much for Us to Abandon It

    October 5, 2026 · 46 min

    Judge Esther Salas knows what it’s like to overcome a dark moment. On July 19th, 2020, the U.S. district judge suffered a devastating loss: a man who had been a plaintiff in her court years prior murdered her only son and severely injured…

  • Anthony Scaramucci Says Trump Made All the Wrong Moves

    October 2, 2026 · 43 min

    Anthony Scaramucci has stories to tell. He joins Nicolle for this special episode as part of the new “Nicolle Wallace Presents: 92NY on MS NOW” series to discuss the roots of our political divisions: the uniquely American conditions that…

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  • Pete Buttigieg: We're in a "Make or Break" Moment

    September 28, 2026 · 50 min

    Pete Buttigieg thinks this is a “make-or-break” moment in American politics. As Americans continue to struggle economically and President Trump’s focus seems elsewhere, the former US Secretary of Transportation argues that the moments in…

  • Ted Boutrous Jr.: “Today was a Feel-Good Moment for the First Amendment”

    September 24, 2026 · 18 min

    Meet the man who just won the first round in one of the biggest First Amendment fights in years. Ted Boutrous Jr. has been the lawyer behind some of the cases that have made history in recent years: from the fight for marriage equality to…

  • John Heilemann: Trump will Pay at the Ballot Box

    September 21, 2026 · 48 min

    John Heilemann thinks it’s time for America to change the channel on President Trump. The “Impolitic” podcast host and chief political columnist at Puck sees the Commander for what he is: a “loser” for the Republican party using the White…

  • Dan Harris Wants Us to Stop Worrying Alone

    September 14, 2026 · 45 min

    Dan Harris knows that the most important fight is the one happening within. Reflecting on his journey of self-regulation, the former ABC anchor recalls a news report on Good Morning America on a warm June morning in 2004 where he — very…

  • Julia Curlee: “This is my Country, Too.”

    September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Julia Curlee brings stories of a remarkable career, recounting her time as a CIA analyst and as an intelligence briefer for Vice President Mike Pence. She begins, however, by talking about the most “unremarkable” aspects of her tenure: up…

  • Best of The Best: Chris Hayes Makes His Curiosity the Antidote to Anxiety

    August 31, 2026 · 57 min

    This week, we’re revisiting an episode we recorded back in May with MSNOW’s own Chris Hayes. Please enjoy! We’ll be back with a new episode next week. Chris Hayes’ antidote to anxiety is always curiosity. Whether on TV with "All In," on…

  • Tim Miller Thinks Trump is Losing His Grip

    August 24, 2026 · 48 min

    Tim Miller has some ideas about how Democrats can seize this moment as President Trump’s poll numbers continue to decline. A GOP strategist turned never-Trumper, the host of “The Bulwark Daily” podcast now commits himself to dispelling the…

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About the show

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.