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Rachel Maddow: The Stories That Shape Us — Journalism, Courage, and Staying Human

Rachel Maddow: The Stories That Shape Us — Journalism, Courage, and Staying Human

Update: 2025-12-09

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Rachel Maddow joins us for a candid conversation about history and the fight for democracy. She traces her path from AIDS activism to journalism and explains how she learned to use stories to move hearts as well as minds. We also wrestle with PEPFAR, mass incarceration and Trump-era abuses, and we talk about protecting our own power and holding on to hope while we try to push this country forward. In the end, Rachel reminds us that telling the truth is its own form of power, and she challenges us to keep doing the work our moment demands.

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