Episodes

  • The Man Who Coined The Insult Trump Hates Most

    The Man Who Coined The Insult Trump Hates Most
    May 8 2025
    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 Andersen, who edited Spy magazine in the 80s, dishes on how he went toe-to-toe with Trump when he was just a property developer—and skewered the millionaire's son from Queens every time. Andersen spills his theory of why Trump married Melania and reveals why the president couldn't bully Canada's new leader, Mark Carney, in the Oval Office. And Met Gala guest-turned-skeptic Joanna gives her thoughts on the celebrity night while Sam reveals what icon she has embroidered into her underwear.

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    29 mins
  • Why Prince Harry Says King’s Aides ‘Want Me Dead’

    Why Prince Harry Says King’s Aides ‘Want Me Dead’
    May 6 2025
    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. First she lifts the lid on what's really going on in the White House and Mar-a-Lago with the Beast's Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty and finds out who's been voted off the island, who's been pitted in a brutal head-to-head contest and why Warren Buffett just delivered a stinging rebuke with a personal sting in the tail. Then Coles turns to the Beast's European Editor-at-Large Tom Sykes for revelation after revelation about the British royals. Why is Prince Harry really pleading for reconciliation with his father, King Charles? And why is the California exile hinting that someone wants him dead like his mom, Princess Diana—and who exactly does he mean?

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    34 mins
  • The Daily Beast Podcast

    The Daily Beast Podcast
    May 5 2025

    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, every episode brings you more of the people, politics, and pop culture coverage you need straight from the Daily Beast newsroom. Amazing conversations have included Amber Ruffin, Tiffany Haddish, Mika Brzezinski, Don Lemon, John Oliver and more!


    New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.


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    1 min
  • Stephen Miller Rolls Out MAGA’s Indoctrination Plan for Kids

    Stephen Miller Rolls Out MAGA’s Indoctrination Plan for Kids
    May 4 2025
    On this 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 White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller rolls out MAGA’s indoctrination plan to protect children from “communists.” Levy quipped, “Is woke losing its power as a pejorative? Did they have to bring back communists like it's the 1950s or 1980s?”

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    27 mins
  • There’s One Looming Reason Why Trump Fired Waltz Not Hegseth

    There’s One Looming Reason Why Trump Fired Waltz Not Hegseth
    May 2 2025
    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 Pete Hegseth following several Signalgates. Plus, David Sarda, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, breaks down Trump’s chaotic first 100 days. Then, Media Matters for America’s senior fellow Matt Gertz examines MAGA’s media spinning of collapsing poll numbers.

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    59 mins
  • The Simple Signs That Show Trump’s ‘Dam Is Breaking’

    The Simple Signs That Show Trump’s ‘Dam Is Breaking’
    Apr 29 2025
    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 capitalize off the small wins showing that his “dam is breaking.” Then, Sarah Hinger, the deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Racial Justice Program, stops by to discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on DEI. Plus! Bible scholar Daniel McCLellan is here to talk about his new book, “The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues.”

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Time to Pull the Plug on Trump’s White House Press Pool

    Time to Pull the Plug on Trump’s White House Press Pool
    Apr 27 2025
    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 secretary Karoline Leavitt muddies the water with “new media.” Plus, Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein, reporters at The Lever, investigate how Trump's tariffs are helping corporations hike prices on consumers.

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    29 mins
  • Why CEOs Are Now Willing to Call ‘Bulls***’ to Trump’s Face

    Why CEOs Are Now Willing to Call ‘Bulls***’ to Trump’s Face
    Apr 25 2025
    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 this week, and why executives seem to be done with his tariff policies. Then, Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah stops by to discuss why she won’t back down after Columbia University canceled her course on race and media. Plus, Courtney Hagle, the research director at Media Matters, joins the podcast to talk about the state of pro-Trump media in a post-tariff climate.

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    1 hr and 6 mins