The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Hosted by Lawrence O’Donnell and Jonathan Capehart · Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW
4.5from 7,449 ratings
- 666
- Episodes
- 649
- Transcribed
- 7,449
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 9B
- YouTube views
About The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Drawing upon his experience as a former chief of staff on the Senate Finance Committee and as an Emmy-winning executive producer and writer of ‘The West Wing,’ Lawrence O’Donnell examines the compelling and impactful political stories of the day. Join him every weeknight.
- Publisher
- Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Feb 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
649 of 666 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Black voters deliver in historic midterm after GOP attack on voting rights
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lawrence: Democrats tell Trump, ‘Enough is enough.' Trump sounds like he actually agrees with them.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lawrence: ‘The bad guys lost’ in the midterm elections
Inside a recent episode
Black voters deliver in historic midterm after GOP attack on voting rights
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Black women have been hit especially hard, facing disproportionately high layoffs and unemployment since January 2025. Republican-led redistricting efforts put many majority black congressional districts in jeopardy. And the Supreme Court's ruling in Louisiana v. Calais further dismantled the Voting Rights Act. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sarah Trone Garriott
- LaTosha Brown
- Trey Martinez Fischer
- Anderson Clayton
- Jake Johnson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 8,878,956,433
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 6,262 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,187 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell?
Lawrence O’Donnell and Jonathan Capehart host the show. Published by Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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