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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 PodcastI’ve Seen Epstein Pics of Trump With Topless Girls
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to unpack Trump’s latest delusions of grandeur. This time, namely, his fantasy of winning a Nobel…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis is The Sinister Reason for Trump's Shutdown
Rep. Ro Khanna joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to reveal what he calls Washington’s most dangerous cover-up. The California congressman explains how the Epstein…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy MAGA's Falling Apart in Front of Trump: Wolff
Michael Wolff returns with Joanna Coles for a blistering look at the latest fractures inside Trump’s MAGA coalition. From Trump’s resurfacing of Epstein…
The Daily Beast PodcastI Know Why Trump Isn't The Man I Knew: Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles for a no-holds-barred look inside Trump’s turbulent second term. Trump's former first-term Communications…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump's Witchhunt is About to Meet This Reckoning
The Daily Beast’s must-read legal columnist Shan Wu joins the Beast’s Hugh Dougherty to dissect Trump’s shaky case against James Comey. Wu, a former federal…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Everyone Around Trump is Paranoid Now: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author of four books chronicling Trump, joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to reveal Trump’s madman plan for the government shutdown. Wolff explains…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Hid Sinister Message in Speech to Generals
Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling joins the Beast’s Hugh Dougherty to unpack the jaw-dropping spectacle at Quantico, where Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth…
The Daily Beast PodcastParanoid Trump Haunted by Epstein's Ghost: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author of "All or Nothing," joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to discuss how the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump's White House. Wolff…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Generals Really Say About Trump and Hegseth
David Rothkopf, the Daily Beast's unmissable columnist, lifts the lid on what's really going on at Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth's "pep rally" this week for…
The Daily Beast PodcastI Saw Trump's Brazen Cash for Pardons Scam: Lawyer
Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer joins the Daily Beast’s Joanna Coles to reveal how Donald Trump dismantled the Justice Department’s pardon process and…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Dems Finally Have Leverage Over Trump: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author of ‘All Or Nothing,’ joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to parse the looming threat of a government shutdown. Wolff outlines how Democrats…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump's Blatant Corruption Hurts Us All: Reich
Robert Reich, Co-founder of Inequality Media and President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to warn us that the U.S. is…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Just Proved He's an Idiot: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to examine a week where Trump’s world collides with scandal, faith, and science. From Epstein’s secret photo…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Trump's Rant About 'Hate' Tells Us: Swisher
Kara Swisher, veteran tech journalist and co-host of the 'Pivot' podcast, joins the Beast's Joanna Coles to unpack Trump’s sordid appearance at Charlie Kirk’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist
Dr. John Gartner, former Johns Hopkins professor and co-host of the podcast ‘Shrinking Trump,’ joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to deliver a chilling diagnosis…
The Daily Beast PodcastReal Reason ABC Bowed to Trump on Kimmel: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to explain why Donald Trump has chosen now to formalize his assault on the media. From the…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Raging at Epstein Ruining U.K. Visit: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff and the Beast’s Joanna Coles unpack the president’s awkward state visit to Britain. From King Charles’ white-tie dinner with…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump is Turning Kirk Tragedy into Power Grab
Star columnist David Rothkopf joins the Daily Beast’s Joanna Coles and Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty to discuss Trump’s week of cascading crises. From Kash…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Is Why Trump Lost It After Kirk Murder: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to unravel Donald Trump’s response to Charlie Kirk’s killing. They examine how Trump rushed to…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Fading Trump, 79, Just Keeps Losing: Rothkopf
The Daily Beast's unmissable columnist David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to dive into what he calls one of Donald Trump’s most chaotic weeks yet. The…
The Daily Beast PodcastTruth About Claim Trump Ratted Out Epstein: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff and the Beast’s Joanna Coles unearth Donald Trump’s bizarre entanglements with Jeffrey Epstein. From a birthday book signed by…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Is Sicker Than They’re Telling Us: Don Lemon
Independent journalist Don Lemon joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles for a wide-ranging conversation unpacking Trump’s health issues, the MAGA movement’s big…
The Daily Beast PodcastEpstein Made Me Dress Like a Sexy Nurse for Trump: Model
Australian model Cleo Glyde sits down with the Beast's Joanna Coles to share her extraordinary, unsettling memories of New York in the late 1980s and early…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Going off His Rocker as Judges Say No: Wolff
Trump chronicler Michael Wolff joins the Beast’s Joanna Coles to go inside the rage-filled White House where Trump is reacting to blows from judges—including…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis is How Trump Just Got Triply Humiliated
The Daily Beast’s brilliant columnist David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to examine Donald Trump’s disastrous week on the world stage. From being overheard on a…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Won't Tell Truth About His Health: Wolff
Donald Trump’s health is suddenly the biggest mystery in politics. After disappearing for more than three days, whispers about his wobbly legs and his puffy…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Won't Tell Truth About His Health: Wolff
Comedian and actor Matt Friend joins Joanna Coles for a sharp, funny look at Donald Trump’s complicated relationship with comedy. Friend shares his spot-on…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Ugly Scheme to Exploit RFK Jr.: Wolff
Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff jump in for an emergency podcast to unpack the twisted story of how Donald Trump brought Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into his…
The Daily Beast PodcastWill and Harry Could Take Feud to Diana’s Grave
Long-time British Royals Journalist and Author Tom Sykes, and Joanna Coles, revisit Princess Diana’s death and why he believes there was foul play. From her…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Sleazy Reason Trump Can’t Quit Ghislaine Maxwell
Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff dig into Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison interviews with Trump’s DOJ, Epstein’s lingering influence on Trump, and Trump’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Is The Real Danger to the Economy: Ruhle
MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle joins Joanna Coles to unpack Donald Trump’s power moves against the Federal Reserve's governors. From his campaign against Fed chairman…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhite House Raging at Trump Health Crisis: Wolff
Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff dig into the explosive Trump DOJ transcripts of Ghislaine Maxwell’s meeting with Todd Blanche and what they reveal about Jeffrey…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Learned to Lie and Twist Truth: Author
Jonathan Mahler, author of 'The Gods of New York', joins Joanna Coles to explore Donald Trump’s tabloid-fueled rise in the 1980s. From his feud with the Koch…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump's Vile Rants About 'Fat Black Women': Wolff
Michael Wolff, author of four bestselling books on Donald Trump, joins the Daily Beast’s executive editor, Hugh Doherty, to dissect the former president’s…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis is Why Trump Can't Shut Up and Listen: Wolff
Donald Trump doesn’t listen. He doesn’t read. He just talks. On ‘Inside Trump’s Head’, Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff explore why Trump embarks on endless…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Amanda Knox and Monica Lewinsky Survived Hell
Monica Lewinsky joins Joanna Coles for an unflinching look at the new Hulu limited series 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox'—and why the story we think we know…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump-Putin Meet Was Way Worse Than We Knew: Wolff
What really happened when Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin behind closed doors? In this episode of 'Inside Trump’s Head', cohosts Joanna Coles and Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump is so Epically Bad at Negotiations
John Bolton, Donald Trump's National Security Advisor who witnessed up close why he is so bad at making deals, joins Joanna Coles for an inside look at what…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump's Circle Drops F-Bomb Post Putin Meet: Wolff
Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles for a scathing examination of Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin—and the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump and Epstein Competed to Bed Princess Di
What really connects Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Prince Andrew? In this explosive episode of Inside Trump’s Head cohosts Joanna Coles and Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Will Be Trump's Dark Legacy For America
Foreign policy insider David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles for a blistering deep-dive into Donald Trump’s high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska—and…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump's Twisted Move to Distract from Epstein
Welcome to the premiere of 'Inside Trump’s Head', a new twice-weekly deep dive from The Daily Beast into the most unpredictable, unsettling, and endlessly…
The Daily Beast PodcastSex Secrets of Trump, Epstein and Andrew Laid Bare
Bestselling royal biographer Andrew Lownie joins Joanna Coles for a blistering deep-dive into Prince Andrew’s life, scandals, and the shadowy alliances that…
The Daily Beast PodcastI Saw How Epstein Literally Made People Into Pawns
Michael Wolff, the best-selling author who was tapped by Jeffrey Epstein to write his biography spills the secrets of the pedophile—and of Donald Trump. Wolff…
The Daily Beast PodcastI Saw the Creepy Secrets of Epstein's Lairs: Wolff
Best-selling author Michael Wolff tells Joanna Coles what he saw inside Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous Manhattan townhouse and his lavish Paris apartment. From…
The Daily Beast Podcast‘Trump Brazenly Preyed on Me as Epstein Watched’
Stacey Williams, a Sports Illustrated model who briefly dated Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s tells Joanna Coles her story—and her astonishing encounters…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Rages About Claim He Killed Epstein: Wolff
Ghislaine Maxwell is moving jails, the President’s wagging the dog and Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins The Daily Beast’s Joanna Coles to explain the…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Everyone's Talking About Gwyneth Paltrow
Author Amy Odell joins host Joanna Coles for a sharp, funny, and deeply revealing conversation about the woman who launched a thousand jade eggs—Gwyneth…
The Daily Beast PodcastGhislaine's Life Is At Risk Behind Bars: Author
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julie K. Brown joins Joanna Coles to unpack the latest twist in the Epstein saga—why Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump's Epstein Scandal Can't Stop Won't Stop
Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to reveal the rising panic inside Trump’s inner circle as the Epstein scandal metastasizes. With Ghislaine Maxwell serving 20…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Mastermind Ghislaine Was Worse Than Epstein
Investigative reporter Tara Palmeri joins Joanna Coles to dig into the twisted saga of Ghislaine Maxwell—her crimes, her secrets, and why the Trump's Justice…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Corrupted The Presidency Into an ATM
David Frum joins Joanna Coles to unpack the jaw-dropping scale of Donald Trump’s presidential profiteering—from the $400 million Qatari plane to his so-called…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Creepy Trump Keeps Hiring Melania Look-alikes
Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to unpack Donald Trump’s ever-expanding harem of lookalike aides, surrogates, and “comfort blanket” women inside the…
The Daily Beast PodcastLame Duck Trump Can't Deny Epstein Shockers: Wolff
Michael Wolff joins Daily Beast Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty to unpack a new Wall Street Journal report that could spell real trouble for Donald Trump: a…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Creepy Epstein Tried to Keep His Crimes Secret
Tina Brown joins Daily Beast Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty to revisit the scandal she helped break wide open—Jeffrey Epstein—and how it now threatens to…
The Daily Beast PodcastNow Trump is Really Scared By Epstein: Wolff
Michael Wolff joins Daily Beast Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty to unpack the chaos of what may be the first lasting MAGA civil war—and why it centers on…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Putin Thinks Trump is 'F***ing Awesome': Author
Obama White House veteran David Litt joins Joanna Coles to talk about his new book about surviving the age of Trump—and what America's rivals really think…
The Daily Beast PodcastEpstein Sent This Ominous Note Just Before He Died
Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to unpack the surreal world of Jeffrey Epstein—from the salons of Manhattan’s elite to the shadowy corners of MAGA conspiracy…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump-Epstein Shutoff ‘Doesn't Smell Right:’ Mooch
Anthony Scaramucci joins Joanna Coles to unpack the official story behind Jeffrey Epstein's death and why Elon Musk has renewed his trolling of Donald Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastGhislaine May Be Helping FBI Expose Epstein Elites
Tara Palmeri joins Joanna Coles to unravel the dark machinery behind Jeffrey Epstein’s rise—from math teacher to multimillionaire mogul with ties to the FBI…