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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 PodcastDonald Trump’s Actions to Young Staff Was’'Open Secret:’ Ex-Adviser
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of “The View” and former Trump White House director of Strategic Communication, talks…
The Daily Beast PodcastFlorida’s House Republicans Are Even Worse Behind the Scenes
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani shares what it’s like to be a Democrat in Florida’s Republican-led House, which…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Tucker Carlson Wanted to ‘Save the GOP’ Live On Air
The New Abnormal zeroes in on the former Fox News host’s plan to save right-wing politics and unite warring factions of the Republican Party. Hosted on Acast…
The Daily Beast PodcastDear Tucker Carlson, This Is How White Men Really Fight
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andly Levy and Danielle Moodie react to Tucker Carlson’s racist texts. Plus! AI expert stops by to talk about…
The Daily Beast PodcastTN Rep Gloria Johnson Rips Apart Huge Pro-Gun ‘Argument’
Almost-expelled Tennessee House Representative Gloria Johnson joins this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast to talk about what the last few weeks…
The Daily Beast PodcastIf Only Ted Cruz Cared About This Constituent Who Almost Died
Texas woman Amanda Zurawski ripped into Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, her state Senators, and other Republicans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last…
The Daily Beast PodcastThese Are the Five States Competing to Be the Biggest Trans Haters
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Erin Reed joins us to talk about the extreme measures taken by states targeting the trans community. Then, Volusia…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis May Have Been Tucker Carlson’s Biggest Mistake
It was a culmination of things that ultimately led to Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News, but according to Daily Beast senior media editor Andrew Kirell…
The Daily Beast PodcastInside Trumpworld Hero Ali Alexander’s Teen Sexting Scandal
For a party who likes to accuse Democrats and the LGBT community of corrupting children, the right has a few creeps in their own closet, including accused…
The Daily Beast PodcastRupert Murdoch Is Still a Billionaire. He Won.
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, NPR media reporter David Folkenflik talks about Fox News' settlement with Dominion. Plus! Moms Demand Action…
The Daily Beast PodcastClarence Thomas Is a ‘Grifting Faucet You Can’t Turn Off’
Clarence Thomas’s “grifting” faucet just won’t turn off, says an exasperated Danielle Moodie on this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast. It was…
The Daily Beast PodcastMAGA ‘Loser’ Wants It to Be Illegal for Women to Own Dogs
Far-right creeps say the darndest things and their soundbites played on this week’s bonus episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast for hosts Danielle…
The Daily Beast PodcastTucker Carlson Laid Down to Donald Trump During Humiliating Fox Interview
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Tucker Carlson’s humiliating Trump turnaround,. Plus! Rolling Stone culture writer Miles Klee talks to us about the…
The Daily Beast PodcastMichael Flynn’s Boomer Moment Got a Trump Prayer Call Hacked
Daily Beast contributing editor Diana Falzone walks co-host Andy Levy through a piece she published this week which uncovers who actually caused a Donald Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump and This Murdering KKK Cannibal Have a Lot in Common
Timothy Egan, author of A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them, joins Danielle on this bonus…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Prosecutors Need to Prove to Nail Trump With a Felony
Elie Honig joins this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast to explain how the 2024 election could impact the timeline for a Trump trial more than we…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Worst Thing That Can Happen If Trump Beats These Charges
No one knows what the future holds for Donald Trump and this indictment, but The Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter has a few ideas and came on the latest episode of…
The Daily Beast PodcastBetsy DeVos Is Still Making Moves to Destroy Public Schools
Betsy DeVos is no longer wreaking havoc as former President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, but even without the title, the Republican donor is still…
The Daily Beast PodcastYou Don’t Get More Reality TV Trash Than Donald Trump’s Indictment
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the latest in Donald Trump’s New York indictment. Plus! The Atlantic’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Ron DeSantis Is Counting On to Beat Trump
Will Ron DeSantis be as popular among the rest of the country as he is in Florida? Charlie Sykes, editor at large at The Bulwark, thinks not. But that isn’t…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Trump Learned About Manipulation From Pal Vince McMahon
The world of pro wrestling used to be sold as real. Viewers were told that the fights, the rivalries, and the storylines were all real-life, otherwise known as…
The Daily Beast PodcastDid Anyone Other Than Trump Say He Was Going to be Indicted?
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moddie discuss the latest in Donald Trump’s possible indictment. Plus! The Daily…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Arrest for Stormy Case Is ‘Beginning of the Fall’
MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang joins the show and gives co-host Danielle Moodie insight into why Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s indictment against…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Truth about Those ‘Classified’ Biden and Trump Docs
The right and the left seemed to have gotten super worked up about the classified documents found in the private homes of both President Joe Biden and former…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Conservative Author Bethany Mandel’s Viral Flub Taught Us About ‘Woke’
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan talk to us about this week’s viral moment surrounding conservative “woke” critic, Bethany…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow the Silicon Valley Bank Implosion Leads Back to Trump
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), a congressman representing New York’s 10th district and former lead counsel during Trump impeachment hearings, spells out the link…
The Daily Beast PodcastKimberly Guilfoyle Is Just Another ‘Grifting Ass Republican’
Just add Kimberly Guilfoyle to the long list of MAGA Republican grifters. Donald Trump Jr.’s fiance has a grift so bizarre that it’s funny, and hosts of The…
The Daily Beast PodcastTucker Carlson Went Too Far and Even Republicans Know it
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Matt Gertz talks about Tucker Carlson and the latest leaks in the Dominion…
The Daily Beast PodcastCapitol Police Officers Could Be the Key to Nailing Trump
It might take a little while longer (it’s already taking a while), but, according to Daily Beast investigations reporter Jose Pagliery on this episode of The…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Time Jimmy Carter Played White Supremacists for Fools
Former President Jimmy Carter wasn’t the most bubbly member of the government, a bit “prickly,” says Jonathan Alter, author of His Very Best Jimmy Carter, a…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe One Word Fox News Channel Needs to Drop
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik talks about Rupert Murdoch's recent deposition and the possible…
The Daily Beast PodcastTucker Carlson Thinks Ohio Train Tracks Are Anti-White
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson hinted at a new conspiracy theory to explain the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, co-hosts…
The Daily Beast PodcastHannity, ‘National Divorce’ Backer, Forgets He’s a New Yorker
TNA hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy listen to a clip of Sean Hannity interviewing with Marjorie Taylor Greene on this Sunday’s episode of the show and have…
The Daily Beast PodcastMan Who Lost Narrow Race to Lauren Boebert Plots Redemption Run
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Adam Frisch, who lost to Lauren Boebert in the 2022 midterms, explains how he will beat her next time. Plus, Balls…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis ‘Terrifying’ Court Case Could Change Abortion Access - Again
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mini Timmaraju, who is the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America talks about a court case that has implications for…
The Daily Beast PodcastInside QAnon’s Rise and How Trump Became It’s God Emperor
The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer takes Andy Levy from The New Abnormal through how QAnon has managed to evolve from a fringe group to now being more popular than…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe DOJ Is Coming for Donald Trump Quicker Than Ever
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner talks about Trump's latest legal jeopardy. Plus, The Lever’s Julia Rock gives…
The Daily Beast Podcast‘Anti-Woke’ Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy May Be The Next Big Right-Wing Star
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Daniel Lippman, a reporter at Politico, tells us all about the ‘CEO of Anti Woke Inc.’, who has his eyes on the…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Twitter Hearing Turned into a Dumpster Fire for GOP
Republicans on Capitol Hill last week were keen to score points against Democrats by pushing the narrative that the federal government was working with Twitter…
The Daily Beast PodcastAmerica Has Never Seen a House Speaker With a Limper Gavel
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, CNN Analyst and New York Daily News columnist S. E. Cupp describes what she saw at the State of the Union. Plus!…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Greatest Threat the United States Faces Is Coming From Within
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, David Rothkopf, CEO of the Rothkopf Group and the host of the podcast Deep State Radio talks Trump and Putin. Then…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Mob Boss Tactic Trump Uses to Keep People From Flipping
When former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig says Donald Trump acts just like a mob boss, he’s not using hyperbole. Honig just released his new book…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe One Lie That Will Get George Santos in the End
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, The Daily Beast politics editor Matt Fuller talks to us about what could bring down George Santos, then Judd Legum…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Fulfilled Barr’s Bloodthirsty Death Penalty Dreams
Donald Trump and his former Attorney General Bill Barr were, and still are, out for blood, literally. In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast Rolling Stone…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Should Not Trust a VP Marjorie Taylor Greene
Can you imagine a Vice President Marjorie Taylor Greene? Hosts of The New Abnormal politics podcast Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy don’t want to, but they give…
The Daily Beast PodcastNothing Has Changed Since Sandy Hook and That’s a Damn Shame
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Gloria Pan, the Senior Vice President at Mom's Rising, talks about the recent mass shootings and what comes next…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Real Reason McCarthy Put Santos on the Science Committee
The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie laughed and then cried when she heard about Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy putting Rep. George Santos on the…
The Daily Beast PodcastThere Is Nothing Independent About Kyrsten Sinema
In this bonus episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie take jabs at Kyrsten Sinema and Ron DeSantis this week after listening to pretty…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe 87-Page Document That Should Have Sunk George Santos
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Robert Zimmerman, who lost in the general election to George Santos, describes exactly what happened. Then…
The Daily Beast PodcastButtigieg Could’ve Improved Airline Issues And Just…Didn’t
Pretty much everyone begged Pete Buttigieg to alleviate airline issues and better regulate the airlines like Southwest. He didn’t. David Sirota, founder and…
The Daily Beast PodcastTwo Reasons Vince McMahon Would Sell WWE to the Saudis
Abraham Riesman, author of Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, finds it totally bonkers that reinstated WWE board member Vince McMahon is so…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Lachlan Murdoch Is Even Scarier Than His Father Rupert
As 91-year-old Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch carves his final deals before heading to the big newsroom in the sky, the world’s focus is beginning to turn to…
The Daily Beast PodcastOne Theory for Why Bolsonaro Is In Florida
Despite Jair Bolsonaro https://www.thedailybeast.com/jair-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-to-hide-out-in-home-of-mma-fighter-in-florida, the former Brazilian president…
The Daily Beast PodcastGeorge Santos’ Sketchiness Isn’t Ending Any Time Soon
The more Daily Beast politics reporter Roger Sollenberger uncovers about “liar” George Santos—the latest being that his employed sister Tiffany Santos is being…
The Daily Beast PodcastKevin McCarthy Is Proof You Don’t Negotiate With Terrorists
Kevin McCarthy is being held hostage. Sorta. Kurt Bardella, a Los Angeles Times columnist and former House Oversights Committee staffer on the Republican side…
The Daily Beast Podcast2023 Will Finally Be the Year of Accountability for Donald Trump
This week, The New Abnormal is joined by Mary Trump, the author and podcast host who, yes, also happens to be a family member of the twice-impeached…
The Daily Beast PodcastProof that Republicans Know Exactly How Racist They Are
There are so many examples of revisionist history happening these days, particularly among conservatives, that historian and University of Princeton professor…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy It’s ‘Fine’ If Brett Kavanaugh and Matt Gaetz Hang Out
Should Supreme Court justices hang out with extremely partisan figures? Such as a holiday party for instance? That’s what The New Abnormal political podcast…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Most Absurd Republican Temper Tantrums This Year
Conservatives get angry over the darnedest things. From Lizzo playing a Founding Father’s flute to a gay PDA in a Disney movie, 2022 was a year full of…
The Daily Beast PodcastYour Fav Comedians Want You to Shut Up About Cancel Culture
If you’re an avid listener of The New Abnormal, you might have heard co-host Andy Levy ask his comedian guests a question: What do you think of when you hear…