The Leslie Marshall Show

Never to shy away from a juicy topic, Leslie is joined today by her good friend Ashley Papa, a relationship and dating columnist for Zoosk.com. She just released her first novel ever, "Vixen Investigations: Mayoral Affairs," a story inspired from her own experiences as a young journalist in a big city. It's already opening to rave reviews, and is being recommended for fans of Sex and the City, and...

Michele Jawando, a regular guest host for Leslie, is live today from the Center for American Progress. In the first segment, she's joined by Sheryll Cashin, author of the book "Loving, Interracial Intimacy and the threat to White Supremacy," an expert on the legal battle to end laws against mixed race coupling. They discuss the impact and legacy of the seminal Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia...

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. Trump administration and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are considering strip...

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. Gun Violence Prevention Guest 1: Stasha Rhodes, Director of Advocacy for the Guns and Crime Policy team at American Progress Guest 2: Nico Bocour, State Legislative Manager, Americans for Responsible Solutions Tw...

Leslie is joined by Maura Calsyn, Managing Director of Health Policy at the Center for American Progress. Maura and Leslie dive deep into the latest complications related to the Senate's new healthcare reform bill, and how if signed into law, it could have devastating consequences for America's middle class and lower income earners. They also discuss the relative unpopularity of the bill as it's c...

Leslie is joined by Jeff Farmer, Director of Organizing for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, North America's strongest and most diverse labor union. They discuss XPO Port/Rail Drivers from Los Angeles to the US‐Mexico border striking over illegal job classification and corporate wage theft. The website for the XPO Exposed campaign is teamster.org/exposed and the Facebook page for the ca...

Mark Grimaldi, Executive Producer of The Leslie Marshall Show, guest hosts for Leslie during this interview. He's joined by Political Strategist Brad Bannon as they discuss: - The latest on Trumpcare, including Trump calling the House bill ‘mean’ and the Senate bill being shrouded in secrecy - Trump under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for obstruction of justice - Charles M. Blow’...

In today's episode, Leslie is joined by Andrew Patrick of The Coalition To Prevent Gun Violence, or CSGV. They break down the many complicated angles related to the Congressional shooting in Virginia, including how the shooter likely legally obtained his weapon, despite multiple past incidents of violence, including domestic violence. Andrew Patrick, along with the CSGV, advocate for responsible g...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. They discuss how despite President Trump talking about workforce development, his actions speak louder than his words. Specifically in the form of significant cuts to workforce development programs in...

Leslie is joined by Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). The two discuss President Trump’s move to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The USW is critical of Trump’s action given the overwhelming evidence of the impacts of climate change and the near universal support for the agreement by labor, environmental, and business leaders. President Ger...

Leslie is joined by two guests as they discuss the devastating ramifications that pulling out of the historic Paris Climate Accord will have on our planet, our economy, our international standing and our children. The first guest is John O’Grady, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Council of EPA Locals #238. O’Grady represents more than 9000 U.S. EPA emplo...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. They discuss how America’s trade policies, not automation and robotics, have led to more joblessness and inequality in the country. The website for the AAM is www. AmericanManufacturing.org and their T...

Leslie is joined by Fred Redmond, International Vice President (Human Affairs) for the USW. They discuss renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in a way that would benefit America and our workers, especially those who work in manufacturing. Fred explains why NAFTA has been a disaster for U.S. manufacturing and U.S. workers. He argues that any renegotiation of NAFTA must put...

Leslie is joined by Amie Parnes, senior White House correspondent for The Hill in Washington, where she covered Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and is now covering the Trump administration. The two discuss the bestseller that Amie co-authored entitled "SHATTERED: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign," which is available for purchase at Amazon.com and most major bookstores...

Leslie is joined by Maura Calsyn, Managing Director of Health Policy at American Progress. The two discuss the new CBO Score for the AHCA (Trumpcare) that passed the House earlier this month. Here are some of the main takeaways from the Congressional Budget Office on what would happen if the AHCA became the law of the land: • The bill would increase the projected number of people without health in...

Leslie is joined by callers, as well as Ian Millhiser, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice. He is the author of "Injustices: The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted." They discuss what it would take to impeach President Trump, as well as the latest news surrounding the investigations into collusi...

Michele L. Jawando and Igor Volsky guest host the show today. Michele is Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress and Igor is Vice President at the Center for American Progress and the Deputy Director for the CAP Action Fund. Below are the topics they discussed, along with the guests they were joined by. 1. Voting Rights Guest 1: Ari Berman, Senior Contributing Writer at The Nation m...

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two are joined by callers as they discuss the following: 1. AAM’s Infrastructure Week summary 2. Why does infrastructure keep getting pushed back by lawmakers? Where does it currently stand with th...

Leslie interviews Nicholas Wapshott, the Opinion Editor of Newsweek and an author. They’re joined by callers as they discuss President Trump’s ‘tweetstorm’ threatening former FBI Director Comey and suggesting canceling future press briefings. They also analyze Trump’s changing story as to why he fired Comey. Nicholas’s newest book is titled "The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and t...

Leslie is joined by Adrienne Watson, Deputy Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee and Head of their 'Trump War Room.' The two discuss the latest on the Trump-Russia story. This includes acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe rejecting White House assertions that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey, and that the bureau's probe into Russian election meddling was one of its...

Leslie is joined by callers as they discuss the news of "acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe rejecting assertions by the White House that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey and that the bureau's probe into Russian election meddling was one of its most minor concerns." (source: https://tinyurl.com/mvppnp8)

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two are joined by callers as they discuss the following: 1. Under what some assume as pressure from the Trump administration, Apple announced a $1 billion investment into advanced manufacturing. Wh...

Leslie is joined by callers as well as Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent at the HuffPost, longtime writer on social welfare and health care, and author of the 2007 book "Sick: The untold story of America's healthcare crisis." They discuss what it would mean for Americans in the AHCA becomes law, including how it would affect Americans with pre-existing conditions. They also discuss the...

During this hour 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 the contents of the AHCA 2.0 that narrowly passed the House today, how it would affect Americans with pre-existing conditions, and what’s next in the Senate. Prior to joining American Progress, Emily Gee was at the U.S. Department...