Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow [1973 - ] has hosted the Emmy Award-winning “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC since 2008, where she offers her insights on the most pressing issues of the day, including deeply researched and thought-provoking opening monologues. The show aims to "[i]ncrease the amount of useful information in the world.”

Maddow is also the author of Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power (2012) and Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth (2019). She made history as the first openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States. In 2023, she expanded her media presence with the launch of her podcast, further engaging her audience in critical discussions and analysis