The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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Local news busts Trump on empty economic promises

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When Donald Trump boasts that a new steel plant is already under construction in Iowa, who better to check the veracity of that claim than the people in Iowa who live whe

Oct 3
46 min

Trump meme coin hype sputters as his public approval tanks

Jen Psaki explains that Donald Trump is hosting another dinner in support of his cryptocurrency meme coin, ignoring the fact that his own followers took massive losses in

Oct 2
42 min

'Clown' Hegseth makes a fool of himself with fixation on superficial priorities

September 30, 2026 - Despite the increasingly dangerous global security environment, made even more dangerous by Donald Trump's inexplicable war on Iran and Pete Hegseth'

Oct 1
43 min

Smug GOP senator faceplants with humiliating 'gotcha' failure

Jen Psaki shares the events at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in which Republican Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had caught former special counsel Jack Smit

Sep 30
41 min

Trump's hypocrisy compounds his humiliation in sucking up to China's President Xi

September 25, 2026 - Jen Psaki holds Donald Trump's boasts about helping Republican candidates on the campaign trail up against the reality that he is being sent to safel

Sep 26
42 min

Psaki: Trump admiration for dictators seen in his attacks on media

September 24, 2026 - As Donald Trump ban on members of the media whose coverage he doesn't like continues to play out in court, Jen Psaki points out that the media model

Sep 25
41 min

How we know Donald Trump is freaking out about his disastrous poll numbers

September 23, 2026 - Jen Psaki points out that the last time Donald Trump lost his cool and tried to ban a member of the news media from the White House he had just been

Sep 24
41 min

Psaki lays waste to bogus GOP talking points on press freedom

While Donald Trump banning news organizations from the White House because he doesn't like their coverage is objectively inexcusable in the United States of America, Repu

Sep 23
41 min

Psaki: Trump can't hide by attacking the free press

Jen Psaki reviews the history of American presidents clashing with members of the press but still respecting their First Amendment role, and reports on Donald Trump's dec

Sep 19
40 min

Alarming new disclosures highlight dangers of A.I. as Trump turns his back on regulation

Jen Psaki looks at Republican candidates who have purged their campaign materials of mentions of Donald Trump or have avoided events with Trump or Trump officials. Some c

Sep 18
42 min

Fear of HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT sends Congress to early vacation

Jen Psaki explains how articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, filed by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, put House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans in an aw

Sep 17
41 min

Psaki: Trump does not sound like he knows what A.I. is

Jen Psaki shares videos of Donald Trump answering questions about artificial intelligence that suggest that he does not actually know what artificial intelligence is, tho

Sep 16
41 min

Another Trump prosecutor quits as another conspiracy theory fails

Jen Psaki shares reporting on the sudden departure of fervent Trump acolyte Joe DiGenova, who had been tasked with proving the existence of a grand conspiracy against Don

Sep 12
41 min

Trump makes himself a laughingstock with $5000 check pitch; even Fox News calls his bluff

Jen Psaki talks with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries about Donald Trump's "phony promise" to give every adult in America $5000 and why Trump is resorting to such

Sep 11
42 min

Trump invents excuses for his 'Trump-a-palooza' dud

Jen Psaki shares video of Donald Trump weirdly claiming to members of the media that many Republicans did not attend his midterm Republican convention in Texas because th

Sep 10
41 min

GOP talking points against 'crazy' lead to immediate embarrassment

Jen Psaki points out that Republicans should rethink their new talking points that 2026 is an election of common sense versus crazy when they are running so many candidat

Sep 9
41 min

Blame for Trump's Iran disaster, Hegseth's Pentagon chaos spreads to negligent Congress

Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore, a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Rep. Chris Deluzio, talk with Jen Psaki about how the House and Senate should be usi

Sep 4
41 min

Vance flounders in public spotlight trying to push Trump's Iran gaslighting

Jen Psaki looks at how JD Vance is trying to minimize Donald Trump's war against Iran even as there appears to be a new escalation of fighting and Pete Hegseth is reporte

Sep 4
42 min

Hegseth's Pentagon political purge draws attention to his incompetence, Trump's dereliction

Jen Psaki takes a closer look at how former weekend right-wing cable news host Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's defense secretary, is gutting the top tiers of the U.S. milita

Sep 2
42 min

'Get right with God.': Tech bros panic as post-Trump accountability comes into view

The tech executives who have debased themselves sucking up to Donald Trump and taken advantage of Trump's negligent regulatory attitude are not only feeling direct politi

Aug 29
41 min

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What listeners say

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Calm Rational Truth Backed by Actual Facts! Wow I miss the days when we could sit down with those that didn’t agree with us and have a conversation. Jen represents class, calm and intelligence which seems has been totally lost. Jen you are the only person I can listen to anymore to actually break down what’s going on in a way that is clear, succinct and factual - ie we can verify it! Unlike the stomach turning false boasting we are subjected to everyday. You are a light in these dark days! Please keep going - we are listening and you provide hope that kindness, intelligence, sensibility and collaboration for the people and democracy will return - hopefully soon! 🙏

campbca · Nov 2025

I am a Conservative and a Trump supporter, so the last thing I thought I'd ever be doing would be giving a podcast like this a five star rating. I am doing so for one reason: Despite the fact that I disagree with Jen on 99 percent of the issues, I can say something that I can't about most liberals, Democrats and others on the left in media or politics. Jen is genuine. She truly believes what she says. Seeing how emotional she got after the mass shooting in Minnesota truly cemented that for me. Whereas most on both sides immediately started the political debate (the left wanting to seize guns and the right wanting to protect their rights), Jen spoke from the point of view of the families, not just those there but as a Mom herself. Unlike every other host and pundit, she allowed herself to become emotional, and to show the sadness that everyone, whichever side of the issue you're on, feels. She showed that, though we may not agree on the solutions, we are all united in our grief and our anger. I admire the courage it took to be so genuine and not hold back the emotion. Whether you agree with her or not, you can always know that when you listen to this podcast, you can trust that Jen truly believes what she says. She's someone you can debate on the issues. I disagree with her, but I respect her.

superfan 2.0 · Aug 2025

An interesting podcast with a lively host, but the editing is terrible. How can a national broadcaster treat its podcast audience with such contempt? Adverts frequently cut off the host mid sentence or even mid-word, long silences are included that make a listener stop and check the podcast is still working, and rough edits sometimes even include behind the scenes communications with producers. Very sloppy. Amateur podcasters can do better than this. Embarrassing for a corporation like MSNBC.

JC3003 · May 2024

Jen is a great presenter for this subject matter. The range of commentators and guests from various parts of the political spectrum help at depth to what can easily be one sided stories. All in all a great show that I always look forward to hearing. It obvious that everyone involved works hard at making the best show possible. Except for whoever controls posting the podcast. The show being cut off due to weird ad break alignment is forgivable. Sometimes, that’s out of the show’s hands for technical reasons. What is fully in their control though is posting the correct show in the first place! Often, the Monday posting is a repeat of Sunday’s show, even though the title and description have changed. An occasional slip is almost inevitable, but lately it’s upwards of 50% of the time. Worse yet, the blunder isn’t corrected until around Thursday (if at all). I’m not sure if the person in charge is too busy or just doesn’t care. Whatever the reason, please fix it. The fans and everyone involved in production deserve better. Please & thank you.

S Gentry · Feb 2024

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