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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 PodcastHow Trump Made This Liberal Comedian Conservative
Michael Ian Black celebrates July 4th with Joanna Coles and explains his reluctant transformation into what he jokingly calls “a conservative”—thanks to Donald…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Brags About Insane Plot to Screw Musk: Wolff
Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to dissect the explosive feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump—two billionaires with their own media platforms and no off…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Young Men Who Elected Trump Are Turning on Him
John Della Volpe joins Joanna Coles to unpack why young voters—especially anxious, economically insecure young men—helped put Trump in office. Drawing on…
The Daily Beast PodcastTragic Real Reason Behind Bezos’ Gaudy Wedding
Liz Plank joins Joanna Coles for a scorching postmortem on the Venice wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez—a $50 million display of “confetti capitalism”…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Will Cheat to Stay in Power
Brian Tyler Cohen joins Joanna Coles for a dissection of the digital age’s political battleground. Cohen—solo creator of one of the largest progressive…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow Trump Will Torture Tulsi Gabbard for Iran Leak
Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles’s to unpack the latest twist in Trump’s Iran debacle—a truth bomb dropped by U.S. intelligence. Wolff, Trump biographer and…
The Daily Beast PodcastUnhinged Truth About Trump’s Iran F-Bomb: Wolff
Joanna Coles and Michael Wolff are back with a newsflash pod after President Trump dropped an unprecedented F-bomb on the White House lawn. Wolff—the author of…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Hegseth and Tulsi Make Trump More Dangerous
Former Obama chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Joanna Coles to unpack the stunning news that Donald Trump bombed Iran’s nuclear…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhat Trump Really Thinks About Tucker and Tulsi
Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to pull back the curtain on a White House in disarray. The author reveals how the president’s impromptu…
The Daily Beast PodcastSecrets of Trump’s Tarnished Gilded Age
Author Evan Osnos joins Joanna Coles to parse the twisted games the world's wealthiest play with and aboard their crazy expensive yachts. As tech billionaires…
The Daily Beast PodcastMAGA Civil War? Trump Can’t Find Iran on the Map!
James Carville joins Joanna Coles for a bracing tour through the foreign policy civil war inside MAGA—and why it could tear the coalition. As Israel and Iran…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump 'Reamed Out' Hegseth For Parade Fiasco
Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to discuss how the president's $45 million attempt at creating a "menacing" military parade backfired into a…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Is Most 'Impotent' President In A Lifetime
The Daily Beast’s David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to unpack the chaos behind Israel’s strike on Iran—and the confusion inside the the Trump administration's…
The Daily Beast PodcastParanoid Trump's Vile Racial Slur for Cuffed Sen.
Joanna Coles unpacks global chaos colliding with American absurdity: a California senator thrown to the ground, Israel striking Iran, and the man in charge of…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Sinister Source of Trump's Autocracy Playbook
Joanna Coles is joined by Russian and American Journalist M. Gessen, whose reporting from both Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America has made them a singular…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Is How We Beat Musk And Miller’s Cruel Plans
California governor Gavin Newsom tells Joanna Coles how he is going head-to-head with Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's cruelty and chaos—and why the country…
The Daily Beast PodcastElon Was Right: Trump is Compromised and Knows It
Joanna Coles is joined by Anthony Scaramucci, the infamously short-lived Trump first term White House communications director and longtime Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Musk Just Made Trump Really Paranoid about JD
Joanna Coles returns to dissect the latest turn in the Trump–Elon Musk war—and who better to decode the thoughts in Donald Trump's head than Michael Wolff…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Ignored Musk's Drug Spiral: Prof G
Joanna Coles welcomes Scott Galloway—the irreverent marketing professor, tech provocateur, and self-declared “really f***ing rich” man—to understand into the…
The Daily Beast PodcastWolff: Bannon is Tearing off Musk's Face for Trump
Joanna Coles is back with an emergency podcast to reveal just what is going on with the Trump–Elon Musk blow-up—and who better to explain it than Michael…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Elon Threw The Epstein Bomb at Trump
Joanna Coles calls an emergency podcast for the biggest fall-out in political history: Donald Trump and Elon Musk. And it's the perfect guest to explain…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Real Story Behind Elon And Trump
Joanna Coles sits down with Michael Wolff, the best-selling biographer of Donald Trump who has become his definitive chronicler. Wolff reveals Trump's the real…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Trump Lackey Knows He Isn't Telling the Truth
Joanna Coles sits down with MSNBC’s own Stephanie Ruhle—seasoned financial journalist and host of The 11th Hour—for a sharply insightful breakdown of the…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis is What Trump is Really Planning for America
Joanna Coles welcomes back David Rothkopf, the seasoned national security expert and former Clinton official, for a no-holds-barred analysis of the Democrats'…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Truth About Barron Trump, Harvard and Melania
Joanna Coles welcomes back Michael Wolff, the bestselling author of “Fire & Fury” and “Siege,” to dissect the latest act of the Trump show—this time targeting…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Trashes The Media That Made Him Famous
Joanna Coles unpacks the maddening paradox of Donald Trump: a man who rages against the media while being entirely made by it. Joining her is former CNN senior…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Fat Shot Changed My Life, Cured My Depression
Joanna Coles talks with author and TV producer Daisy Goodwin about her injectable weight loss drug journey. Goodwin explains how she learned to stop worrying…
The Daily Beast PodcastJames Carville: Why Trump’s Smokescreen Will Fail
Joanna Coles sits down with legendary Democratic strategist James Carville, the “Ragin’ Cajun” who helped elect Bill Clinton and has never been shy about…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Will Destroy Every Member of His Cabinet
Anthony Scaramucci, the man famously fired by Donald Trump as his director of communications after just 11 days sits down with Joanna Coles to dish on why…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Not in Charge. This Is Who Really Is.
The Daily Beast’s brilliant columnist David Rothkopf tells Joanna Coles what’s really going on in the Oval Office. From dumbed-down intelligence briefings to…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Everything We Knew About Raising Kids Is Wrong
Joanna Coles talks with Susan Dominus, author of the new book, 'The Family Dynamic'. Dominus demystifies why certain families produce super successful…
The Daily Beast PodcastMichael Wolff: The Truth about Trump and Melania
Joanna Coles sits down with author Michael Wolff, the man whose bestsellers including "Fire & Fury" and "All or Nothing" are the definitive guide to Donald…
The Daily Beast PodcastHow I Sleep Better by Switching off the Trump Show
Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee sit down with ex-CNN White House correspondent Jessica Yellin who reveals how she copes with the doomscrolling chaos of Trump—by…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Man Who Coined The Insult Trump Hates Most
Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee sit down with the man who gave Donald Trump the insult which has got under his skin for decades: "Short-fingered vulgarian." Kurt…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Prince Harry Says King’s Aides ‘Want Me Dead’
The Daily Beast's Chief Content Officer Joanna Coles unpacks the two biggest reality shows of our time: Britain's royal family and Donald Trump's presidency…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe 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…
The Daily Beast PodcastStephen Miller Rolls Out MAGA’s Indoctrination Plan for Kids
On the final episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie react to President Donald Trump’s chaotic first 100 days of his second term as…
The Daily Beast PodcastThere’s One Looming Reason Why Trump Fired Waltz Not Hegseth
On this episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie theorize why Trump fired National Security Adviser Mike Waltz over Defense Secretary…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Simple Signs That Show Trump’s ‘Dam Is Breaking’
The New Abnormal host Danielle Moodie and guest host Jesse Cannon weigh in on President Donald Trump’s record-low polling and how the Democratic Party can…
The Daily Beast PodcastTime to Pull the Plug on Trump’s White House Press Pool
On this episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie think it might be time to close up shop on the White House press pool as press…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy CEOs Are Now Willing to Call ‘Bulls***’ to Trump’s Face
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie weigh in on President Donald Trump’s big meeting with the CEOs of three of America’s biggest retailers…
The Daily Beast PodcastPope Francis’ Criticism of Vance and Trump Was a ‘Breath of Fresh Air
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie reflect on Pope Francis’ death at 88 and why the late pontiff was such a “breath of fresh air” in the…
The Daily Beast PodcastRFK Jr. Takes Action on His Most Dangerous Beliefs Yet
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a masterclass in gross incompetence as he waxes…
The Daily Beast PodcastKaroline Leavitt’s Cross Necklace Is for Display Purposes Only
On this episode of The New Abnormal, co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy are convinced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s signature cross…
The Daily Beast PodcastThis Is the Exact Moment America Stopped Being a ‘Nation of Laws’
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie think the Trump administration’s handling of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation is a bad omen for…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Suffers Another ‘They’re Eating the Dogs’ Moment
President Trump appears to conflate political asylum seekers with mental asylums—much to the chagrin of The New Abnormal hosts Danielle Moodie, Andy Levy, and…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Budget ‘Heist’ Is Robin Hood for Billionaires
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Republican math isn’t math-ing for hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy after the GOP-led House passed a budget framework…
The Daily Beast PodcastSpare Us the Crocodile Tears, Bill Ackman
The New Abnormal hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy say MAGA billionaires like Bill Ackman can’t act shocked by the Trump administration’s economic policies…
The Daily Beast PodcastLauren Boebert’s ‘Stone’ Gaffe Proves She’s Dumb as Rocks
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s attempt to throw sticks and stones embarrassingly backfires as she confuses filmmaker…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Did The One Thing That Could Unravel His MAGA Base
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Republican dissent against President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs has co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie…
The Daily Beast PodcastThere’s Only One Acceptable Response to Trump’s Talk of a Third Term
The New Abnormal host Andy Levy and guest host Jeb Lund think there’s only one way to respond to President Donald Trump’s talks of a third term and it isn’t…
The Daily Beast PodcastWhy Trump Thinks Jan 6ers Deserve Taxpayer Dollars
On this episode of The New Abnormal, President Donald Trump gives some very Trumpy reasons for why he wants to give pardoned January 6 rioters taxpayer…
The Daily Beast PodcastFox News Is Really Struggling to Spin the Signal Chat Leak
Fox News hosts are running out of ways to spin the massive Signal intelligence leak, Matt Gertz of Media Matters tells The New Abnormal hosts Danielle Moodie…
The Daily Beast PodcastThe Trump Administration Has Proven Its Strategy Works
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie talk about why Columbia University and top law firm Paul Weiss shouldn’t have bent the knee to the Trump…
The Daily Beast PodcastMarjorie Taylor Greene’s Reporter Beau Suggests Bonkers Kyle Rittenhouse Plan to Protect Tesla
As billionaire car manufacturer Elon Musk wields his chainsaw at federal agencies, protesters have wreaked havoc at Tesla dealerships around the country. Plus…
The Daily Beast PodcastMusk’s Echo Chamber Is So Deep He Thinks People Like Him
On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, an exploration of the way the world’s richest man has effectively “canceled himself.” Then, The Bulwark’s Will…
The Daily Beast Podcast‘Waste of Space’ Chuck Schumer Needs to Resign
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie think it’s time for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to resign after his shocking submission to House…
The Daily Beast PodcastMAGA OG Nick Fuentes Takes a Surprising Left Turn as a Trump Truther
On this episode of The New Abnormal, co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy are left scratching their heads over far-right political pundit Nick Fuentes’…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump Is Playing Russian Roulette
A planned rollback of environmental protections is yet another example of how the Trump administration is playing Russian roulette with American lives, warns…
The Daily Beast PodcastTrump’s Latest Move Officially Brings Autocracy to the U.S.
The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are alarmed by the arrest of Columbia student and pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil by ICE agents over…