Shutdown shenanigans, Chitown & Vance | The Joy Reid Show LIVE! Oct 08, 2025

On this episode, Joy talks shutdown politics with Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty, Democratic Strategist and Protect Our Care’s President Brad Woodhouse, and three directly impacted federal workers and union representatives Brent Barron, who reps workers at the Department of Labor, LeShanda Palmer, who reps workers at the TSA, and Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which is the largest union representing federal and D.C. government employees. In hour two of the show, Joy breaks down the Trump regime's war on blue cities and threats to unleash "plenary power" over the entire government, Pam Bondi's rude, lawless performance at the U.S. Senate, and the escalating occupation of Chicago. We meet Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzmán. Joy then unveils her 2016 interview with J.D. Vance on her MSNBC show AM Joy, and additional clips from his TED Talk the following year, that reveal how much his views have shifted. We end with a moment of joy: the debut of the new, four-member Native Land Pod, featuring Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, Andrew Gillum and the "Beyonce of the quad," Bakari Sellers. ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://thefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. © 2025 The Joy Reid Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices