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The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the topics it covers. Hosted by Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer of the Daily Beast, each episode delivers the people and politics coverage you need—straight from the Daily Beast newsroom. Conversations have featured voices like John Oliver, Mary Trump, and Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside sharp, incisive takes each week from show regular David Rothkopf. It’s like the best dinner party you’ve ever been to, just…
Episodes
The Daily Beast PodcastEric Swalwell Says Kevin McCarthy’s MAGA Team Is a Bunch of Creeps
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell talks to us about Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s latest shocking…
The Daily Beast PodcastRight-Wingers in Congress Won’t Win Their Wacky Shutdown Fight
On this episode of The New Abnormal: Why Joe Biden is right to let Republicans shoot themselves in the foot during yet another idiotic shutdown fight. Plus! A…
The Daily Beast PodcastNot Crazy or a Nazi? Liberal Org Wants you for School Board
Run For Something has just pumped $10 million into electing left-leaning school board members. Co-founder Amanda Litman tells The New Abnormal the basic…
The Daily Beast PodcastIn Georgia, Donald Trump May Have Just Met His Match in Battle
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner talks about Donald Trump’s latest legal challenges. Then a talk with Freedom of…
The Daily Beast PodcastFar-Right Anti-Science Conspiracies Are Literally Killing Us
Dr. Peter Hotez joins The New Abnormal this week to discuss his new book, “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”—and why anti-vaccine conspiracies are so dangerous…
The Daily Beast PodcastGOP Keeps Embarrassing Itself Trying to Justify Biden Inquiry
This week’s episode of The New Abnormal highlights how Republicans are tying themselves up in knots while attempting to explain why we need an impeachment…
The Daily Beast PodcastLauren Boebert Proves the One Thing She Needs is Class
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie delve deep into the lack of class shown by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) this…
The Daily Beast PodcastMiddle America Gives Trump the Finger at Iowa Football Game
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, a reminder that the enemy of your enemy isn’t always your friend. Plus! A status check on the various groups…
The Daily Beast PodcastU.S. Leaders Ignored Warning Signs That Musk Would Help Putin
The Daily Beast columnist David Rothkopf tells The New Abnormal’s Danielle Moodie that U.S. politicians should rethink their support of Elon Musk after his…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Elon Musk Can Change the World With One Flick of a Switch
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are shocked by just how much control billionaire Elon Musk has over the world…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Contemplates Jailing Opponents Amid Legal Trouble
On this episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss how crazy it is that Donald Trump keeps talking about jailing his political…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Castrated Mad Hatter Murdered Lincoln’s Killer
Comedian Jesse Joyce tells The New Abnormal how his fascination with “the guy who cut his own balls off with a pair of scissors and then killed John Wilkes…
The Daily Beast PodcastIt’s Grotesque to Keep Putting Mitch McConnell Out There
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy and Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the ramifications of Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
The Daily Beast PodcastComparing Trump to Tupac and MLK is Offensive and Wrong
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, why Trump’s mugshot does nothing to endear him to the Black community—despite the insistence of a number of Fox…
The Daily Beast PodcastControversial Climate Solution May Cool Earth, but at What Cost?
Professor Ted Parson tells The New Abnormal how we already have the technology to help cool the Earth by 1 degree within years and why lawmakers are fearful of…
The Daily Beast PodcastVivek Ramaswamy Filled the Void Left by Trump at Republican Debate
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy and Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the fallout from the first Republican primary debate of the 2024…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Constitutional Clause Could Ruin Trump’s 2024 Plans
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Law Dork newsletter’s Chris Geidner tells co-host Andy Levy about a Constitutional amendment that could prevent Trump from…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy the Tucker Carlson Biography Sales Are So Pathetic
In this episode of The New Abnormal, Daily Beast editor Andrew Kirell gives an inside look at one of the right’s biggest grifts: inflating conservatives’…
The Daily Beast PodcastMary Trump’s Horror Prediction if a Republican Wins 2024
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mary Trump joins us to talk all about her uncle’s latest legal woes and her future predictions for both the…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Is the Only Thing That Will Shut Trump Up
Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick is noticing a tone change when it comes to how people are reacting to Donald Trump’s indictments. She describes this change…
The Daily Beast PodcastShould DeSantis Do Mushrooms to Become a Cooler Candidate?
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie listen to some clips, which includes a right-winger who has a drug-related…
The Daily Beast PodcastOhio Is a Sign That Republicans Should Be Worried
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, how the latest Ohio election should be a wake-up call to Republicans. David Pepper, the former chairman of the Ohio…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Has No Reason to Believe He Will Face Consequences
The New Abnormal is back from vacation! And what a week to recap. A certain orange person named Donald Trump has been charged for alleged criming again and…
The Daily Beast PodcastYouTube’s Alt-Right Propaganda Is Gonna Get People ‘Killed’
Alex Winter has a warning about YouTube that he makes loud and clear in this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast. He breaks down for Andy how easy it…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Will Be the Least Memorable Republican Debater for 2024
New Abnormal hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy do another round of Q&A to kick off this episode, which includes who they think will be the biggest winners…
The Daily Beast PodcastAyn Rand Would Have Loathed Elon Musk’s Support of Trump
Would novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand have loathed Elon Musk? Philosopher and writer Wolfram Eilenberger, author of The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Country Music Establishment Doesn’t Care If It’s Racist
Country singer Jason Aldean’s song and video “Try That in a Small Town” has created backlash, with critics claiming the song promotes violence and anti-Black…
The Daily Beast PodcastThat Mitch McConnell Video Is F*cking Scary and Terrifying
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, why Mitch McConnell’s concerning press conference this week should be a wake up call to both sides of the political…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Is the Only Way Trump Will Lose His Base’s Support
Ron DeSantis thought he could win over the MAGA base and secure the 2024 nomination by being the smart, indictment-free version of Donald Trump, but judging by…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Unlocked a Whole New Level of Bullshitting in Iowa
Bullshitting is an art, and according to hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, Donald Trump proved he’s mastered it after they listened to a clip of him totally…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump, an ‘Authoritarian,’ Could Actually Win the Presidency
Donald Trump recently posted a video to his Truth Social account that hosts of The New Abnormal politics podcast, Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, say is a…
The Daily Beast PodcastMediocre White Men Love Trump. Nobody Likes DeSantis.
Things aren’t going so well for Meatball Ron [DeSantis], says Andy Levy in this episode of The New Abnormal. He and co-host Danielle Moodie unpack the ways…
The Daily Beast PodcastNick Fuentes Admits His Dream Wife Is 16 Years Old
Nick Fuentes knows the ideal age he’d like his future wife to be and, disgustingly, it’s sixteen. On this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast, hosts…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Mar-a-Lago Judge Aileen Cannon Faces Her Moment of Truth
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, former federal prosecutor and host of “Justice Matters” Glenn Kirschner talks about all the legal turmoil involving…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow RFK Jr. Supporters Are Trying to Spin The Anti-Vax Thing
Daily Beast politics reporter Ursula Perano shares more details about the anti-vax rhetoric she saw in RFK Jr.’s campaign-run Slack, including wild comparisons…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Become Trump’s VP
Daily Beast reporter Zach Petrizzo talks with co-host Andy Levy Marjorie Taylor Greene’s VP moves, her drama with fellow Rep. Lauren Boebert, and why Team…
The Daily Beast PodcastMoms for Liberty Loves DeSantis—but They’ll Never Vote for Him
On this week’s The New Abnormal, extremism expert Jared Holt recounts his trip to a Moms for Liberty conference—and why DeSantis just can’t get the MAGA…
The Daily Beast PodcastBen Franklin Was Probably As Annoying As Jordan Peterson
It’s Independence Day but hosts of The New Abnormal are not in a patriotic mood. Hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss last week’s “grifting ass” Supreme…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Obama’s Presidency Kicked Off Today’s White Violence
Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress, joins co-host Danielle Moodie in…
The Daily Beast PodcastWe’ll Be Talking About Justice Jackson Dissents for Decades
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie react to the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Affirmative Action. Joining the…
The Daily Beast PodcastThere’s a Reason We’re Seeing Videos of RFK Jr. Shirtless
Andy Levy, co-host of TNA, suspects there’s more to the 2024 presidential hopeful’s workout vids than just stupidity. He discusses his theory with co-host…
The Daily Beast PodcastMichael Ian Black Has Never Heard Trump Be Funny
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The Daily Beast PodcastFirst States to Enact Abortion Bans Have One Thing in Common
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, talks about where we stand one year after the overturning of…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat to Expect Next After Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Impeachment
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Texas Observer’s Special Investigative correspondent Steven Monacelli talks Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy SCOTUS’ Shock Voting Rights Call May Be Window Dressing
Author David Daley tells The New Abnormal that while the Supreme Court’s Alabama decision is a win for democracy it may be a PR move by conservative justices…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Happens to Docs Case if Donald Trump Wins 2024 U.S. Presidency?
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, CNN Legal Analyst Elie Hoig joins the show to talk about Donald Trump's recent legal jeopardy and just how much…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Mar-A-Lago Judge Should Have Recused Herself Yesterday
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner joins us to talk about what’s next in Trump’s bombshell indictment. Plus!…
The Daily Beast PodcastGovernor Kristi Noem Is Sad She Can’t Shop at Target
In this bonus episode of The New Abnormal, Mo Ryan, author of ‘Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood’, talks to co-host Andy Levy…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s New Indictment Is Truly Making America Great Again
The orange skies must have been a premonition for the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges. Hosts Danielle Moodie and…
The Daily Beast PodcastMatt Gaetz Doesn’t Want You to Know He Wears Unisex Blazers
Washington Post reporter Ben Terris, author of The Big Break The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Marjorie Taylor Greene Wish Could Start a Civil War
Eli Merritt, a political historian at Vanderbilt University and author of a book entitled Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Longer They Wait to Indict Donald Trump, the Harder It Gets
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy wonder what’s taking special counsel Jack Smith so long. Plus! The Daily Beast…
The Daily Beast PodcastPride Organizer Says Gay Floridians Are Leaving in Droves
Things are pretty bleak for the LGBTQ+ community in Florida thanks to Ron DeSantis’ blitz of hate legislation. Pride celebrations being cancelled just part of…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Gerald Ford’s Big Mouth Helped Uncover Insane CIA Abuses
James Risen, author of The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator’s Fight to Save Democracy, joins this episode of The…
The Daily Beast PodcastRon DeSantis Is So Clearly the Beta to Donald Trump’s Alpha
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, we’re joined by Jeb Lund and David Roth of the It's Christmas Town Podcast who talk all about Ron DeSantis entering…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Could Benefit from Pushing a Debt Default
Daily Beast congressional reporter Sam Brodey came on The New Abnormal politics podcast to talk through the ways that Trump’s default talk could screw…
The Daily Beast PodcastAbe Lincoln Wasn’t the Kind of Christian You Think He Was
Historian Joshua Zeitz, author of Lincoln’s God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation, joins this episode of The New Abnormal to walk co-host…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe 29-Year-Old Long Islander Coming for George Santos’ Seat
Long Island native Zak Malamed is tired of Rep. George Santos’ shit. So tired of it that he decided to run against the accused serial liar for his House seat…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Chasten Buttigieg Gets Revenge Against Right Wing Bigots
Chasten Buttigieg is no stranger to hate. He joins this episode of The New Abnormal to share with Danielle more about his upcoming memoir, “I Have Something to…
The Daily Beast PodcastGeorge Santos Is the ‘Inventing Anna’ of Congress
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie respond to an interview clip where George Santos calls himself “regular guy”…