The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Bakari Sellers is joined by Axios political reporter Hans Nichols to discuss how Senator John Thune’s leadership as majority leader compares to Mitch McConnell's (10:07), how realistic Donald Trump’s imperialistic plans (like taking over Greenland) are (15:20), and the prospects of the budget reconciliation bill (22:10). Plus, a comparison of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi as min...

Bakari Sellers is joined by entrepreneur and CEO of the rideshare company Goldsainte Andre Powell to discuss policymakers' effects on small businesses (6:06), the founding and creation of Goldsainte (7:11), and what differentiates the rideshare platform from others (11:05) Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Andre Powell Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about you...

Bakari Sellers moderates a panel at the Fillmore Minneapolis for the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL) joined by Natalie E. Hudson, Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Camille M. Davidson, Dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Duchess Harris, Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Initiatives & Professor of American Studies at Macalester College.    Learn more a...

Bakari Sellers is joined by CNN host Laura Coates to discuss what goes into preparing for her show on a daily basis (1:19) and her journey from the Department of Justice to network television (3:13). Then a reaction to ABC's settlement with Donald Trump (6:13 ), what to take from the last Trump administration to prepare for the next (13:14), and the fight to get George Floyd’s murderer released fr...

Bakari Sellers is joined by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to discuss her decision to dedicate her career to public policy (4:49), her action plan as the country prepares for the Trump administration (14:24), and the fellowship of Black attorneys general (18:59) Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Andrea Joy Campbell Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt  Lea...

Bakari Sellers is joined by political strategist and commentator Fred Hicks to dig into the disconnect with democrats and Black voters (7:26), what Kamala Harris could have done differently (12:12), and the role culture wars played in the election (16:50). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Fred Hicks Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Bakari Sellers is joined by Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster and founding partner at HIT Strategies, to discuss what the f--k happened in the 2024 election according to the data (1:07), the role that sexism played and didn’t play in the results (5:42), and what to do and expect in the lead-up to the next elections (14:09). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Terrance Woodbury Producer: Donnie Beac...

Bakari is joined by Axios political reporter Ursula Perano to talk about her early experiences in the muck of Florida politics (2:19) before they break down the new Senate majority leader, John Thune (4:00), and what will happen with Democrats in the Senate (9:18 ). Plus, what to expect from the newest members of Congress (12:08). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Ursula Perano Producer: Donnie Beacham...

Bakari is joined by Maya King, Southeast politics reporter at The New York Times, to take a look at how the 2024 election played out in Georgia (1:34), the media strategies of the two presidential campaigns (8:38), and what the future may hold for some local Georgia politicians (12:49). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Maya King Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn mor...

Bakari is joined by former White House official David Axelrod to break down what happened (1:37), how much to blame Joe Biden for the loss (3:45), and what posture should be taken to fight Trump (20:57). Then chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party Anderson Clayton joins to discuss what happened to Kamala Harris in North Carolina (41:09), criticism of the Democrats “abandoning the working cla...

Bakari is joined by civil rights activist Gary Chambers to discuss where the Democrats went wrong in reaching Black voters in the Deep South (1:15), combating misinformation with new media (9:36), and James Carville’s criticism of the Democrats’ use of identity politics in the election (11:55). Then, conservative political strategist Shermichael Singleton joins to help explain Donald Trump’s victo...

Bakari is joined by writer, historian, and professor David Greenberg to discuss his new book ’John Lewis: A Life’ (2:37), Lewis’s time as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (5:42), and the 1986 race against his friend, Julian Bond, for an open congressional seat in Georgia (10:30). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: David Greenberg Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Learn more about...

Bakari is joined by senior program manager of the Aspen Citizenship and American Identity Program, Désirée Jones-Smith, to give insight on the work the program does (3:51), the importance of omniculturalism (9:14), and its role in the future depending on the outcome of the 2024 election (13:32) Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Désirée Jones-Smith Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod...

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Bakari is joined by comedian, director, and Peabody Award-winning producer W. Kamau Bell to discuss his new political ad, "Who’s Gonna Catch Your Kid?" (:59), Black men’s support of Kamala Harris (3:48), and masculinity in the election cycle (8:54). Plus, some insight into his Showtime docuseries, 'We Need to Talk About Cosby’ (15:00). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: W. Kamau Bell Producer: Donnie Bea...

Bakari is joined by British former intelligence officer Christopher Steele to discuss his career with the Secret Intelligence Service (:56), his new book, ‘Unredacted,’ and the so-called Steele dossier (6:00). Plus, a reaction to some of the latest intelligence news in the U.S. and abroad (12:59). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Christopher Steele Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarro...

Bakari Sellers is joined by businessman, TV personality, and part owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban to discuss the arc of his career (1:04), his transition to pharmaceuticals with his new business Cost Plus Drugs (4:34), and the challenge of raising good kids as a billionaire (13:19). Plus, where he stands on the electoral races in Texas and Massachusetts (15:34), why he supports Kamala Har...

Bakari Sellers is joined by Lt. Governor of Michigan Garlin Gilchrist II to discuss early voting turnout in the state’s biggest city, Detroit (1:19), expectations from Black men as a voting bloc (9:59), and the electoral outlook for the rest of the state (17:45).  Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more ab...

Bakari is joined by anchor and host of CNN NewsNight Abby Phillip to reflect on her experience hosting the show for the past year (2:58), Kamala Harris’ non-traditional media strategy (8:38), and Barack Obama’s comments towards Black male voters (13:01). Plus, a comparison of the media’s coverage of Trump’s gaffe’s and those of Biden (22:15).   Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Abby Phillip Producer: Do...

Bakari is joined by April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), to discuss the idea of building a modern day labor movement (4:54), dealing with the movement's historical and present relationship with race (6:29), and the state of college athletics and the future of collective bargaining in student athletics (8:30). Plus, her decision to endorse Kamala Harris for...

Bakari is joined by the Second Gentleman of the U.S. Doug Emhoff to discuss teaching law at Georgetown University while married to the Vice President (1:01), he and Kamala’s approach to starting a blended family (7:34), and his fight against anti-Semitism as the first Jewish principal in the White House (11:53). Plus, Emhoff gets into the role he envisions for himself as First Gentleman (14:26), a...

Bakari is joined by author and cofounder of Betches Media Sami Sage to discuss how she got the female led entertainment brand started when she was just 21 years old (3:11), and her new book ‘Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives’ (12:15). Plus, the big and small changes she thinks will help save democracy (19:40). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Sam...

Bakari is joined by Axios congressional reporter Stephen Neukam to talk about the state of swing-state Senate races (2:18), before digging into the Maryland race between Larry Hogan and Angela Alsobrooks (11:15). They then discuss the prospect of having more Black senators than ever and the potential impact of that on the Senate (13:39). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Stephen Neukam Producer: Donnie...

Bakari welcomes Mother Jones national voting rights correspondent Ari Berman to discuss protecting the vote in the face of new restrictions (3:22), whether proposed voting rights bills go far enough (10:11), and his most recent book ‘Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight to Resist It’ (13:32) Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Ari Berman Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr....

Bakari is joined by journalist and author of ‘Defectors’ Paola Ramos to discuss working in the Obama administration and for the Clinton campaign in 2016 (1:01). Then, they break down the appeal some Latinx voters have for the MAGA movement (5:58) and who’ll get their future support in the event of a Trump loss (15:47). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Paola Ramos Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Executive...