Joy-Ann Reid Returns to the Mic With New Podcast “The Joy Reid Show” - Because of Them We Can
- Joy Reid, former MSNBC anchor, had her show The ReidOut canceled in February 2025 amid a network-wide programming change.
- The cancellation followed tensions over Reid's social media use, which network executives tried to restrict due to lack of oversight.
- The ReidOut received an NAACP Image Award early in the year but was subsequently canceled and replaced by The Weeknight, a panel show featuring Symone Sanders Townsend and other hosts.
- Reid announced she will launch The Joy Reid Show on June 9 from Washington, D.C., a thrice-weekly YouTube podcast featuring news analysis and interactive sessions.
- This new project, produced by her own company co-founded with her husband Jason Reid, grants her full creative control and reflects a shift toward independent media.
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Joy-Ann Reid Returns to the Mic With New Podcast “The Joy Reid Show” - Because of Them We Can
She’s back and better than ever! When Joy-Ann Reid signed off from her primetime perch at MSNBC in February, she did so not with a goodbye, but with a promise: “We are not going to stop.” And she meant it. After being ousted in a network shakeup, the pioneering journalist and sharp-tongued truth-teller is taking her voice and vision into her own hands. On June 9th, Reid will launch “The Joy Reid Show,” a brand-new podcast and YouTube series crea…
Joy Reid says 'horrified' MSNBC bosses urged her to stay off social ...
Joy Reid says 'horrified' MSNBC bosses urged her to stay off social media before firing · American Wire News
Former MSNBC hatemonger Joy Reid revealed this week that her bosses at the network begged her to stay off social media in the days preceding her late February termination. Speaking with Katie Couric on her new podcast, “The Joy Reid Show,” Reid said her bosses were “horrified” by her social media posts, particularly her X posts. “Anytime I would tweet anything, I would get calls—I would get, ‘Please get off Twitter, we hate it,'” she said. “They…
Joy Reid rails against MSNBC for demanding silence before firing her
Joy Reid railed against her former employer, MSNBC, for ordering her not to use social media the way she wanted to. “Anytime I would tweet anything, I would get calls—I would get, ‘Please get off Twitter, we hate it,’” Reid said during an episode of Joy’s House on Substack. She claims it was her soc...
Joy Reid Calls Out MSNBC's Alleged Attempts To Silence Her
Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Fans of former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid were dismayed when her show, The ReidOut, was canceled by the network in February. But Reid spoke out about what she had to deal with from “horrified” network heads, including their attempts to prevent her from using social media. “Anytime I would tweet anything, I would get calls—I would get, ‘Please get off Twitter, we hate it,’” she said during an episode of her Substack show Joy…

Joy Reid Calls Out MSNBC’s Alleged Attempts To Silence Her
Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Fans of former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid were dismayed when her show, The ReidOut, was canceled by the network in February. But Reid spoke out about what she had to deal with from “horrified” network heads, including their attempts to prevent her from using social media. “Anytime I would tweet anything, I would get calls—I would get, ‘Please get off Twitter, we hate it,’” she said during an episode of her Substack show Joy…
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