Is rachel maddow currently hosting a podcast or only a TV show?
Executive summary
Rachel Maddow is currently active both on television and in podcasting: she hosts a weekly TV program that airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on MS NOW and also releases multiple podcast series under the “Rachel Maddow” / “Rachel Maddow Presents” banner, most recently a six-episode narrative podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, which premiered Dec. 1, 2025 [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. TV work: Maddow remains a weekly primetime voice
Rachel Maddow continues to host The Rachel Maddow Show on the rebranded MS NOW network, airing Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET; that TV hour is routinely repackaged into a podcast feed that drops shortly after the broadcast [1] [5]. Reporting notes she moved from a nightly to a weekly cadence in 2022 and now appears primarily on Mondays and during major events [6] [7].
2. Active podcast producer: narrative series and show feeds
Maddow is not “only” a TV host. She has produced multiple original narrative podcasts — Bag Man, Ultra (and Ultra: Season 2), Déjà News and now Burn Order — several of which hit #1 on Apple’s charts and have won journalism awards, with Burn Order debuting Dec. 1, 2025 as a six-episode series [2] [3] [8] [5] [9]. Her output spans both straight repackaging of her TV hour and standalone audio documentaries distributed across Apple, Spotify, iHeart and other platforms [1] [8] [10].
3. Burn Order: the new audio project and its rollout
Burn Order is explicitly billed as a six-episode narrative examining the U.S. executive order that targeted Japanese Americans in World War II; the first two episodes dropped Dec. 1, with weekly releases thereafter and premium early-access options on MS NOW/Apple Podcasts [3] [9] [4]. Coverage from outlets including Barrett Media and Parade frames Burn Order as Maddow’s first new podcast under MS NOW following the network’s rebrand [4] [6] [7].
4. Two kinds of “podcast”: video/audio feeds vs. longform series
Sources show two different podcast roles: (A) The Rachel Maddow Show feed, a podcastized version of the TV program that posts episodes after the Monday broadcast; and (B) separate longform “Rachel Maddow Presents” narrative series (Ultra, Burn Order, Bag Man, Déjà News) that are standalone productions with serialized release schedules and, in some cases, premium access [1] [5] [8] [2]. Both formats are actively in circulation according to MS NOW and platform listings [1] [11] [3].
5. Why people ask whether she’s “only” on TV
Confusion arises because Maddow reduced nightly TV duty in 2022 and increasingly devotes time to multi‑platform projects — podcasts and documentaries — while keeping a regular Monday broadcast slot and appearing for major news events [6] [7]. Some coverage emphasizes her role as “star talent” of the rebranded network while also highlighting her pivot to narrative audio, which can create the impression of a medium shift even as she retains a TV presence [6] [4].
6. What this means for audiences and for MS NOW’s strategy
MS NOW is cross-promoting Maddow across TV and audio: the network positions her as a marquee name in marketing for the rebrand and uses both the Monday TV hour and original podcasts to retain and monetize audiences (subscription early-access cited) [6] [4] [3]. That strategy makes Maddow a multiplatform content creator rather than exclusively a TV or podcast host [4] [3].
7. Limitations and unanswered items in reporting
Available sources document Maddow’s Monday TV show and multiple active podcasts, including Burn Order’s launch on Dec. 1, 2025, but they do not provide a precise weekly time allocation breakdown between TV and podcast production (not found in current reporting). Sources also do not state whether she plans to expand or reduce either portfolio going forward (not found in current reporting).
Sources: Listings and reporting on MS NOW, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and coverage of Burn Order and Maddow’s work [1] [2] [3] [8] [4] [6] [5] [9].