Can i stream rachel maddow podcasts through siriusxm, youtube, or the rachel maddow newsletter and what are the costs?

Checked on January 14, 2026
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Executive summary

Rachel Maddow’s podcasts are widely distributed across mainstream podcast platforms — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart, Audible and others — and can be streamed there in the usual podcast feeds [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. A paid option called “MS NOW Premium” (promoted on Apple Podcasts) offers ad-free access and extra content for $2.99/month or $29.99/year (with promotional trials) [1] [6]; the available reporting does not confirm SiriusXM carriage or a podcast streamable directly inside Rachel Maddow’s newsletter, and it is silent about YouTube-hosted podcast audio streams other than MS NOW video pages where episodes and video content appear [7] [8].

1. Where the podcasts are explicitly available and how listeners typically access them

The Rachel Maddow Show and the “Rachel Maddow Presents” series are listed on major podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart, Audible and a variety of podcast apps like Podbean and Radio.net, which publish the standard podcast feed that drops episodes after the MS NOW broadcast [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [9] [10]. Those listings indicate the normal distribution model — episodes posted to public podcast feeds so listeners can stream or download through their chosen app [2] [10]. The reporting consistently points listeners to these feeds as the default way to listen [1] [3].

2. The paid ad‑free option and its price

MS NOW promotes a premium subscription labeled “MS NOW Premium” or “MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts,” which the network markets as ad‑free access to the full suite of MS NOW podcasts, early access and exclusive bonus content; the promotional copy cited a three‑month free trial and a subscription price of $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after the trial [1] [6]. Multiple platform pages reiterate that the premium tier removes ads and provides extra episodes or early access as a subscriber benefit [1] [4] [5].

3. SiriusXM: no corroboration in the available reporting

None of the provided sources mention SiriusXM as a carriage partner for Rachel Maddow’s podcasts or for MS NOW audio streams; the source set lists standard podcast distributors and MS NOW/MSNBC web pages but contains no explicit reference to SiriusXM satellite or streaming channels [1] [2] [7] [8]. Because the reporting is silent, it cannot be asserted that SiriusXM carries the podcasts nor that any SiriusXM subscription would be necessary to reach them based on these sources.

4. YouTube and MS NOW video pages — video exists, but audio‑only streaming status unclear

MS NOW’s site and MSNBC pages present video content and promote watching or streaming Rachel Maddow online, and the MS NOW show page highlights video episodes and related podcast series [7] [8]. The sources demonstrate a video presence, but they do not document a definitive, YouTube‑hosted audio podcast feed or whether YouTube provides the same ad‑free premium podcast experience; therefore the reporting does not confirm a YouTube‑only audio streaming option or a distinct cost for YouTube distribution [7] [8].

5. The newsletter and newsletter streaming: not supported in the available reporting

One source mentions newsletters in the broader MSNBC site navigation, but none of the provided pages indicate that Rachel Maddow’s newsletter contains a built‑in audio player that streams full podcast episodes or that subscribing to a newsletter is a paid route to listen [8]. The evidence supports newsletters as editorial channels but does not document them as a delivery mechanism for podcast streaming or as an alternative paid access model in the material examined.

6. What listeners should infer about costs and where to go next

For listeners seeking to stream Rachel Maddow’s podcasts immediately, the practical path shown in the reporting is to use major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, iHeart, Audible, etc.), where episodes are available and where an optional MS NOW Premium subscription removes ads and provides extras for $2.99/month or $29.99/year after promotional trials [1] [6] [2] [3] [4] [5]. The reporting does not document SiriusXM carriage, a YouTube audio‑podcast payment tier, or newsletter‑based streaming, so those possibilities remain unconfirmed by the sources reviewed [7] [8].

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