The Leslie Marshall Show

Leslie is a guest of host Andrew Krystal as they discuss marijuana legalization on Sirius XM Canada's 'Krystal Nation.' Krystal's website is www. KrystalNation.com and his Twitter handle is @AndrewKrystal.

Leslie is joined by an old friend, former Fox News turned CNN host Alisyn Camerota as she's promoting her newest novel "Amanda Wakes Up." The semi-autobiographical novel features a young woman that may have just earned the job of her dreams, but finds a career in the media isn't exactly what she bargained for. The two discuss the difficulties of covering the news fairly in a hyper-partisan politic...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson) Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. Take Them Down – Removing Confederate Monuments Guest 1: North Carolina Assemb...

Leslie interviews Cliff Schecter and John Aravosis, hosts of the new 'UnPresidented Podcast.' The three are joined by callers as they discuss the new podcast, how they combine an insider's experience with an outsider's perspective, the best way to #Resist Trump, and more. You can listen to the new podcast at www. UnPresidentedPodcast.com and www. Patreon.com/UnPresidentedPodcast . Follow them on T...

Ed Chung guest hosts today's show. He is the Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform at American Progress. Below are the topics he discussed, along with the guests he was joined by. 1. What Steve Bannon departure means for Trump Administration going forward; Charlottesville Aftermath Guest 1: Kira Lerner, a Political Reporter for ThinkProgress Tweets: @Kira_Lerner Guest 2: Sam Fullwood, a Polit...

Leslie is joined by good friend of the show David Mark, Executive Editor at Morning Consult. Along with callers, they discuss the breaking news of Steve Bannon's firing from the Trump Administration. They also chat about Trump's disgusting response to the Charlottesville, Virginia tragedy where a thirty-two-year-old woman was killed after a car plowed into a crowd of counterprotesters gathered to...

In this hour, Leslie is joined by "Inside Scoop" host Mark Levine, a Virginia native and VA State Delegate. Not a day goes by where it seems President Trump fails to get the message right regarding last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, so Mark and Leslie break down the latest happenings. Is it a good sign high ranking Republican politicians have spoken out against him, or are they not going...

Today Leslie is joined by Political Strategist, and good friend, Brad Bannon. They discuss the fifth CEO leaving President Trump's manufacturing council in the wake of his response to the domestic terrorist attack by a white nationalist in Charlottesville, Virgnia this past weekend. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, pr...

Ed Chung delivers a tremendous hour in for Leslie live from Center for American Progress. He's joined for a full hour with two incredible guests, a mother and daughter duo committed to improving the lives of Americans reentering American life after internment. Laurin Hodge, President of Mission:Launch, is joined by her mother Teresa Hodge, Co-Founder of Mission:Launch. Their goals are to help rein...

Ed Chung guest hosts today's show. He is the Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform at American Progress. During the first half of the show, Ed was joined by Michael Madowitz, an Economist at American Progress. The two discussed the U.S. economy, jobs, and tax reform. Mike's Twitter handle is @mikemadowitz. During the second half of the show, Ed is joined by Lena Zwarensteyn and Daniel Goldber...

Michele Jawando is live from Center For American Progress, dissecting the Raise Act, and the threats it poses to responsible immigration policy. Joining her for segment one are two in studio guests: Anisha Singh, Campaign Manager of Legal Progress, Center for American Progress , and Lia Parada, Director of Government Affairs, Center for American Progress. Follow them on Twitter @laliaparada and @A...

It's a "Millenial Takeover" of the Leslie Marshall Show on Friday, August 4th, as Maggie Thompson of the Center for American Progress breaks down two major issues facing younger voters today. In her first block, she's joined by Will Hubbard, VP of Government Affairs for Student Veterans of America, Sean Marvin, Legal Director of Veterans Education Success, and Charlotte Hancock, program director o...

Michele Jawando, a regular Leslie Marshall fill-in host, breaks down two major issues facing men and women of color in this new administration. For the first block, Michele is joined by Thena Robinson Mock, Program Officer for Communities for Just Schools Fund, and Ian Millhiser, a Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress. They investigate the ramifications of a Department of Justice rollback...

In this hour Leslie speaks with President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing Scott Paul. They discuss the Trump administration's promises they've made to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US and whether or not the President is keeping good on those promises. A company called Foxconn announced it is bringing approximately 3,000 jobs to Wisconsin. The administration has highlighted this a...

Leslie is joined by Vien Truong, the new CEO of Dream Corps, which is a social justice accelerator that backs initiatives to close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all. Truong will oversee Green For All, #YesWeCode and #Cut50 initiatives at Dream Corps. She is a lawyer who is widely regarded as a top policy expert, progressive leader and strategist on economic development, workforce...

Leslie interviews Emily Gee, Health Economist for the Health Policy team at the Center for American Progress. They’re joined by callers as they discuss what the Senate GOP's successful 51-50 'motion to proceed' vote on Obamacare repeal means, and what happens next. Prior to joining American Progress, Emily Gee was at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she worked on implementat...

Leslie is joined in this hour by the Vice President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW) Fred Redmond. They discuss the Trump commission on voter fraud, which is led by Vice President Pence. As Fred points out, the group has been formed more for means of voter suppression than actual investigations into fraudulent voting. This investigation found its roots in the November 2016 election when then...

Leslie is joined by Armeena Khan, a Canadian-Pakistani actress and activist who strives to raise awareness on cyber bullying through her work and social media profiles. A victim of cyber bullying herself, Leslie and Armeena investigate some of the causes of cyber bullying, its impact on young women, and a path to prevention and reduction of tragedies caused due to endless cyber abuse. Armeena's th...

Our guest host during this hour is Maggie Thompson of 'Generation Progress', a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. (On Twitter: @maggiekthompson) Below are the topics she discussed, along with the guests she was joined by. 1. House Republicans want to slash Pell Grants in their new budget Guest: Sara Ga...

Ed Chung guest hosts today's show. He is the Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform at American Progress. The theme of today's show is 'protecting civil rights in the age of Trump.' Roy Austin, former Deputy Assistant to President Obama for the Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity, joins Ed for the first half hour of the show. The two discuss how the Trump administration is trying...

Michele Jawando is in for Leslie today, live from the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. For her first segment, she's joined by Billy Corriher, Deputy Director of Legal Progress at the CAP, Michael Zubrensky, Chief Counsel at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Eric Lesh, Fair Courts Project Director at Lamda Legal. They breakdown their concerns over the controve...

Leslie is rejoined by Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author. They discuss the implications of the news that Donald Trump Jr. received an email stating that the person he was meeting about damaging info. regarding Hillary Clinton was representing the Russian government. (And that after being notified of this, bringing Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort to the meeting) Nichola...

Leslie is joined by Jason Kander, President of Let America Vote. They discuss why the Trump administration’s sham ‘voter fraud’ commission is so dangerous, as well as what can be done to hold elected officials accountable who make it harder for Americans to vote. The website for 'Let America Vote' is www. LetAmericaVote.org and their Twitter handle is @LetAmericaVote. Jason's handle is @JasonKande...

Leslie is joined by Tom Conway, International Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW). The two discuss how and why American workers are seeking enforcement, not protection, when it comes to the damage caused by unfairly traded steel and aluminum imports. They also discuss how this problem is now putting America's ability to manufacture its own Air Force Jets at risk and what needs to be do...