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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 PodcastMasha Gessen: The Problem Is Not Russian Interference. It’s That We Let It In.
President Donald Trump may be following Vladimir Putin’s Autocratic playbook closer than we all realize—and the Russian interference was just the tip of the…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Election ‘Coup’ Is More Like a Fake Orgasm
Does Donald Trump even know what a coup is? Doubtful, which is one of the reasons, in this episode of The New Abnormal, that co-hosts Rick Wilson and Molly…
The Daily Beast PodcastIvanka Trump Is Never, Ever Going To Be Forgiven
She may have been hoping to spend her days jet-setting between Davos and Aspen—when she wasn’t mingling with Manhattan’s gentry. But only the super rich get…
The Daily Beast PodcastCan Dems Keep It Together Long Enough to Beat McConnell?
Joe Biden is asking Americans to turn down the heat. Some of his strongest supporters are busy lighting one another on fire. Biden and Kamala Harris hadn’t…
The Daily Beast PodcastBONUS: Trump Wants Ivanka to Carry the Dynasty. But Jr. Speaks Dick Fluently.
“It’s all over but the crying,” says Rick Wilson in the second-ever The New Abnormal LIVE, alongside co-host Molly Jong-Fast, The Beast’s legal columnist Jay…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy the Trumpy Supreme Court Will Give Him the Finger
“Ever since RBG died, I've basically spent the last six weeks in existential terror,” Elie Mystal, The Nation’s justice correspondent, tells Molly Jong-Fast…
The Daily Beast Podcast‘We Won. And I Feel Like Shit’
James Carville, like the rest of us, is having some mixed emotions at the moment. After getting all kinds of polling data saying the Democrats were clean up…
The Daily Beast PodcastIt May Take This Long for Election Results to Be Official
This isn’t your typical election in any way. We may know who wins today, or at least this week, says Rick Wilson, but as far as getting those results…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Isn’t Playing 3-D Chess. He’s Eating the Checker.
Trump’s hype men like to say that he’s so smart. A tactical genius. Always 14 moves ahead of you libtards. Surely, the Trumpkins say, there’s a deep logic to…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Sharon Stone Worries Trump’s COVID Vaccine Won’t Be ‘Safe’
Sharon Stone doesn’t trust Trump one bit. In this members-only episode of The New Abnormal podcast, the actress sits down with host Molly Jong-Fast to chat…
The Daily Beast PodcastMueller Deputy: This Is Where the Special Counsel Came Up Short
Hindsight is always 2020, and in this case, Andrew Weissman is pretty sure where Mueller and team came up short. He was part of the team that investigated…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Mueller Deputy: This Is Where the Special Counsel Came Up Short
Hindsight is always 2020, and in this case, Andrew Weissman is pretty sure where Mueller and team came up short. He was part of the team that investigated…
The Daily Beast PodcastSharon Stone Worries Trump’s COVID Vaccine Won’t Be ‘Safe’
Sharon Stone doesn’t trust Trump one bit. In this members-only episode of The New Abnormal podcast, the actress sits down with host Molly Jong-Fast to chat…
The Daily Beast PodcastChill the Fuck Out. This Isn’t Another 2016, and Here’s Why
Molly Jong-Fast, like many of us, is nervous about the election. Sure, the polls look pretty decent for Biden; they looked good for Hillary, right? Not…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Lincoln Project’s Secret War Plan—Revealed!
Rick Wilson and his crew of Republican refugees have been getting in Trump’s head practically since the day they got together. But over the weekend, the…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Preet Bharara: There Could Be An ‘Avalanche of Revelations' If Trump Loses
Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York, joins “The New Abnormal” host Molly Jong-Fast to chat about the last presidential…
The Daily Beast PodcastPreet Bharara: There Could Be An ‘Avalanche of Revelations' If Trump Loses
Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York, joins “The New Abnormal” host Molly Jong-Fast to chat about the last presidential…
The Daily Beast PodcastFinal Debate Just Proves Trump ‘Can Lie in Different Gears’
On a special episode of The New Abnormal responding to the final presidential debate Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson are joined by GOP political consultant…
The Daily Beast PodcastSacha Baron Cohen on Borat, Trump and Risking His Life for Comedy
Comedy legend Sacha Baron Cohen goes deep on all of the crazy things that happened during the filming of his Showtime series ‘Who Is America?’—including truly…
The Daily Beast PodcastDoes Rudy Giuliani Have an Ounce of Pride Left?
Rick Wilson spent years working for Rudy Giuliani. He used to look up to his boss, the mayor. These days, he can barely look down without spitting. “The worst…
The Daily Beast PodcastTown Hall Sh*tshow Was a Truth Window into Trump
On the night of the duelling townhalls, Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson recorded a special episode of The New Abnormal as a desperate Trump delivered a wild…
The Daily Beast PodcastOct. 11 Member Bonus: Val Demings Says She Has a Plan to Stop Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
This members-only episode was originally published on October 11, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) helped get Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastOct. 4 Member Bonus: Busy Phillips on Her Abortion and Embarrassing Louis Gohmert in Public
This members-only episode was originally published on October 4, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Busy Phillips had an abortion when she was…
The Daily Beast PodcastSep. 27 Member Bonus: Is Trump or Biden More Likely to Keel Over on Debate Night?
This members-only episode was originally published on September 27, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. “People are dying, tens of thousands of…
The Daily Beast PodcastSep. 20 Member Bonus: The Real Reason Trump Won’t Stop Yelling About Mail-In Voting
This members-only episode was originally published on September 20, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. President Trump will not shut up about…
The Daily Beast PodcastSep. 13 Member Bonus: Will The Republican Party Ever Be the Same Again?
This members-only episode was originally published on September 13, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse thinks the…
The Daily Beast PodcastSep. 6 Member Bonus: Lev Parnas: Trump’s Cronies Made Fun of Him Behind His Back
This members-only episode was originally published on September 6, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Lev Parnas has been a major character in…
The Daily Beast PodcastAug. 30 Member Bonus: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration
This members-only episode was originally published on August 30, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Even a former member of Trump’s Department…
The Daily Beast PodcastAug. 23 Member Bonus: Trump Is Pushing Even the Quietest Celebs to Speak Out
This members-only episode was originally published on August 23, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Actor, comedian and activist Billy Eichner…
The Daily Beast PodcastAug. 16 Member Bonus: What the Fuck is Happening with the Mail?
This members-only episode was originally published on August 16, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Delayed prescriptions, mailboxes being…
The Daily Beast PodcastAug. 9 Member Bonus: Jim Acosta: CNN Wanted Me to Have Bodyguards at Trump Rally
This members-only episode was originally published on August 9, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. The job of a White House reporter is no…
The Daily Beast PodcastAug. 2 Member Bonus: Why Cory Booker Won't Punch Trump in the Face
This members-only episode was originally published on August 2, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access. Turns out, Sen. Cory Booker is a bigger…
The Daily Beast PodcastCheat Sheet Podcast from The Daily Beast 10/14/20
The juiciest stories in politics, pop culture and more -- fast. Get Subscribed today on your favorite podcast app: https://pods.link/j6cshnbpj3mm9 Hosted on…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Is Polluting the Planet With a Thousand Mini-Dons
It’s bad enough that we have to deal with one Donald Trump here in the U.S. of A. What’s worse, Mehdi Hasan explains on the latest episode of The New Abnormal…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Val Demings Says She Has a Plan to Stop Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) helped get Trump impeached, but now there's a new battle: his SCOTUS pick. She worked within the government’s Internal Affairs…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Pence Is So Good at Being Evil
Author and Daily Beast Editor-at-Large Goldie Taylor is, um, not exactly Mike Pence’s biggest fan. “He does things that boil me,” she tells Molly Jong-Fast on…
The Daily Beast PodcastKathy Griffin: Pence Is ‘Nothing But the Crap Under Trump’s Shoe’
Kathy Griffin joins Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson for a special episode of The New Abnormal recorded right after the vice presidential debate. The gang…
The Daily Beast PodcastShould We Replace the Trump Administration With Chimpanzees?
No, seriously. After turning the Rose Garden into a superspreader party, after lying 143 ways to Sunday about the virus and 17 more about the president’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Busy Phillips on Her Abortion and Embarrassing Louis Gohmert in Public
Busy Phillips had an abortion when she was a teenager. It’s been known for a while, but given the uncertainty of Roe v. Wade after Justice Ruth Bader…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Can't Quit His Most Awful, Most Racist Fanboys
Donald Trump is now claiming he’s not a Proud Boys stan. But let’s get real. When he was on that debate stage the other night, shouting out that racist crew?…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Came Across As ‘A Total Assh*le’ In The First Debate
Former Republican operative Stuart Stevens joins Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson for a special episode of The New Abnormal on the night of the utterly chaotic…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s America Meets All ‘Four Threats’ To Democracy
President Donald Trump isn’t a threat to American democracy on a metaphorical level. He’s a threat to the country’s entire political structure, literally…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Is Trump or Biden More Likely to Keel Over on Debate Night?
“People are dying, tens of thousands of people are out of work, he’s embarrassing,” is not only the quote of the year from Philippe Reines but also sums up how…
The Daily Beast PodcastIt’s Time to Thank Donald Trump for His Dictator Routine
Most of us were horrified when Donald Trump hinted that he might not be willing to give up power. Rick Wilson was kind of appreciative. Trump has long flirted…
The Daily Beast PodcastMitch McConnell Is About to Punch America in the Penis
You know our politics are beyond fucked up when the showrunner of Veep says he can’t compete with real-life Washington. “I mean, we did a Supreme court…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: The Real Reason Trump Won’t Stop Yelling About Mail-In Voting
What you're about to hear is a teaser for our new bonus episodes we are doing for subscribers to Beast Inside, the Daily Beast's membership program. We have a…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow the Trump Campaign Lit a Billion Dollars on Fire
The Trump campaign raised more cash than just about any campaign in history—and it’s still broke, pulling TV ads in big states and slowing down key data…
The Daily Beast PodcastCheat Sheet Podcast from The Daily Beast
The juiciest stories in politics, pop culture and more -- fast. Get Subscribed today on your favorite podcast app: https://pods.link/j6cshnbpj3mm9 Hosted on…
The Daily Beast PodcastAdam Scott: The Parks & Rec Cast Has Never Gotten Too Political—Until Now
Dems say that the Russians hacked into our political system to help Trump win. Trump and associates blame former President Barack Obama for the interference…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Will The Republican Party Ever Be the Same Again?
What you're about to hear is a teaser for our new bonus episodes we are doing for subscribers to Beast Inside, the Daily Beast's membership program. We have a…
The Daily Beast PodcastHas Any American Killed More Americans Than Donald Trump??
So Donald Trump copped to it. He told Bob Woodward that he knew how deadly the virus was—and downplayed it anyway, encouraging MAGA nation to act as if…
The Daily Beast PodcastUNLOCKED: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration
As you’ve probably heard, we also run bonus episodes every Sunday that are only for Beast Inside members. As a small token of our gratitude, we’re sharing one…
The Daily Beast PodcastWho Is Trump’s Handler in Russia?
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who helped launch the Trump-Russia investigation, says the current occupant of the Oval Office “poses the greatest…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Lev Parnas: Trump’s Cronies Made Fun of Him Behind His Back
What you're about to hear is a teaser for our new bonus episodes we are doing for subscribers to Beast Inside, the Daily Beast's membership program. We have a…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Will Happen to Fox News When Rupert Murdoch Dies?
Everybody has got to die sometime, even the Great and Powerful Fox News giant Rupert Murdoch. But what will happen to the empire when papa ‘Doch finally does…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Jr. Loves Boats, Hates Rhinos and Is So-So on Democracy
Ike Barinholtz—of Eastbound and Down, Suicide Squad, and Mindy Project fame—loves, and I mean LOVES, Donald Trump Jr. It was a passion that grew white hot on…
The Daily Beast PodcastTEASER: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration
What you're about to hear is a teaser for our new bonus episodes we are doing for subscribers to Beast Inside, the Daily Beast's membership program. We have a…
The Daily Beast PodcastIvanka Is an Idiot but Unequivocally the Smartest Trump
It’s the last night of the Republican National Convention and former GOP operative Tim Miller joins Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast to break down what Rick…
The Daily Beast PodcastMary Trump on Whether ‘Despicable’ Ivanka Could Be New VP
Mary Trump, The New Abnormal’s favorite guest, is back for the third night of the Republican National Convention. Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast want to know…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Are These Crazy People at The RNC Saying What They’re Saying?
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum joined Molly-Jong Fast and Rick Wilson on a special edition of The New Abnormal for the second night of the…