The Daily Beast Podcast

It May Take This Long for Election Results to Be Official

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 result...

Trump Isn’t Playing 3-D Chess. He’s Eating the Checker.

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

TEASER: Sharon Stone Worries Trump’s COVID Vaccine Won’t Be ‘Safe’

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Mueller Deputy: This Is Where the Special Counsel Came Up Short

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 investig...

TEASER: Mueller Deputy: This Is Where the Special Counsel Came Up Short

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 investig...

Sharon Stone Worries Trump’s COVID Vaccine Won’t Be ‘Safe’

31 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Chill the Fuck Out. This Isn’t Another 2016, and Here’s Why

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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? No...

The Lincoln Project’s Secret War Plan—Revealed!

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

TEASER: Preet Bharara: There Could Be An ‘Avalanche of Revelations' If Trump Loses

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Preet Bharara: There Could Be An ‘Avalanche of Revelations' If Trump Loses

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Final Debate Just Proves Trump ‘Can Lie in Different Gears’

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 consu...

Sacha Baron Cohen on Borat, Trump and Risking His Life for Comedy

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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?’—i...

Does Rudy Giuliani Have an Ounce of Pride Left?

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. “...

Town Hall Sh*tshow Was a Truth Window into Trump

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Oct. 11 Member Bonus: Val Demings Says She Has a Plan to Stop Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ge...

Oct. 4 Member Bonus: Busy Phillips on Her Abortion and Embarrassing Louis Gohmert in Public

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Sep. 27 Member Bonus: Is Trump or Biden More Likely to Keel Over on Debate Night?

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Sep. 20 Member Bonus: The Real Reason Trump Won’t Stop Yelling About Mail-In Voting

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 u...

Sep. 13 Member Bonus: Will The Republican Party Ever Be the Same Again?

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This members-only episode was originally published on September 13, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse thin...

Sep. 6 Member Bonus: Lev Parnas: Trump’s Cronies Made Fun of Him Behind His Back

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 char...

Aug. 30 Member Bonus: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Aug. 23 Member Bonus: Trump Is Pushing Even the Quietest Celebs to Speak Out

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Aug. 16 Member Bonus: What the Fuck is Happening with the Mail?

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This members-only episode was originally published on August 16, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access.Delayed prescriptions, mailboxes b...

Aug. 9 Member Bonus: Jim Acosta: CNN Wanted Me to Have Bodyguards at Trump Rally

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

Aug. 2 Member Bonus: Why Cory Booker Won't Punch Trump in the Face

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 bi...

Cheat Sheet Podcast from The Daily Beast 10/14/20

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The juiciest stories in politics, pop culture and more -- fast.Get Subscribed today on your favorite podcast app: https://pods.link/j6cshnbpj3mm9 Host...

Trump Is Polluting the Planet With a Thousand Mini-Dons

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

TEASER: Val Demings Says She Has a Plan to Stop Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Affai...

Why Pence Is So Good at Being Evil

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Moll...

Kathy Griffin: Pence Is ‘Nothing But the Crap Under Trump’s Shoe’

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 g...

Should We Replace the Trump Administration With Chimpanzees?

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 presiden...

TEASER: Busy Phillips on Her Abortion and Embarrassing Louis Gohmert in Public

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bade...

Why Trump Can't Quit His Most Awful, Most Racist Fanboys

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

Trump Came Across As ‘A Total Assh*le’ In The First Debate

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Trump’s America Meets All ‘Four Threats’ To Democracy

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

TEASER: Is Trump or Biden More Likely to Keel Over on Debate Night?

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“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 a...

It’s Time to Thank Donald Trump for His Dictator Routine

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Mitch McConnell Is About to Punch America in the Penis

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

TEASER: The Real Reason Trump Won’t Stop Yelling About Mail-In Voting

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

How the Trump Campaign Lit a Billion Dollars on Fire

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ke...

Cheat Sheet Podcast from The Daily Beast

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The juiciest stories in politics, pop culture and more -- fast.Get Subscribed today on your favorite podcast app: https://pods.link/j6cshnbpj3mm9 Host...

Adam Scott: The Parks & Rec Cast Has Never Gotten Too Political—Until Now

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dems say that the Russians hacked into our political system to help Trump win. Trump and associates blame former President Barack Obama for the interf...

TEASER: Will The Republican Party Ever Be the Same Again?

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

Has Any American Killed More Americans Than Donald Trump??

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

UNLOCKED: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Who Is Trump’s Handler in Russia?

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who helped launch the Trump-Russia investigation, says the current occupant of the Oval Office “poses the greatest count...

TEASER: Lev Parnas: Trump’s Cronies Made Fun of Him Behind His Back

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

What Will Happen to Fox News When Rupert Murdoch Dies?

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 fin...

Trump Jr. Loves Boats, Hates Rhinos and Is So-So on Democracy

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

TEASER: Trump DHS Official: Of Course There Are Racists in the Administration

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

Ivanka Is an Idiot but Unequivocally the Smartest Trump

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

Mary Trump on Whether ‘Despicable’ Ivanka Could Be New VP

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 wa...

Why Are These Crazy People at The RNC Saying What They’re Saying?

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

White House Insider: Trump Wanted to 'Maim' Immigrants

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the first night of the Republican National Convention and Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast are joined by Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff...

TEASER: Trump Is Pushing Even the Quietest Celebs to Speak Out

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. A...

The Fall of Steve Bannon, the Gristle Icarus

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson team up with The Daily Beast’s senior White House cor...

Rockstar Obama Sure as Hell Triggered Trump

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s night three of the Democratic National Convention and The New Abnormal team are getting a little punchy. Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson are jo...

Why Mueller Dropped the Ball. Was He Corrupt or Incompetent?

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson were up late to fight crime after a “seamless” night two of the Democratic National Convention. Former Democratic ...

TEASER: What the Fuck is Happening with the Mail?

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

Blame Fox News For the Rise of QAnon

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the “secret sauce” of Fox News: “tell people who feel socially inferior that you're really the smart one. You're really informed, you kno...

Donald Trump Actually Did Us All One Big Favor

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kurt Andersen has been tooling on Donald Trump for decades—the Spy magazine co-founder once even tricked the Donald into cashing a check for 17 cent...

TEASER: Jim Acosta: CNN Wanted Me to Have Bodyguards at Trump Rally

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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. W...

The Yachts, the Private Jets, the Safaris: NRA Grift Exposed

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

National Rifle Association boss Wayne LaPierre rails against the elites trying to take real Americans’ guns Meanwhile, the NRA is taking gun-owners ...

TEASER: Why Cory Booker Won't Punch Trump in the Face

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 progr...

Trump Has Us on the Brink of a Social Civil War

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s two things that Rick Wilson loves the most in this world and that’s food and politics. On this episode of The New Abnormal, Taste the Nati...

Tammy Duckworth: Trying to Teach Kids During COVID Is FUBAR

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sen. Tammy Duckworth may be on Biden’s VP shortlist. But when it comes to childcare during the pandemic, she’s just as confused as the rest of us....

‘Pretty Close to a Hundred’ New Epstein Accusers

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald reporter who helped expose Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, joins The New Abnormal to talk about what’s next now that Gh...

Trump Has a Nuclear Arsenal—and Can Remember 5 Whole Words

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling comfy? Secure? Relatively unbothered by the state of the world? Then consider this: The President of the United States, who holds at his finge...

Mary Trump: What Really Shocked Me About My Family & the KKK

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Trump joins The New Abnormal with a giant barrel of tea to spill about her family. Her uncle Donald? “He was protected at every turn from his i...

Donald Trump Is America’s Abusive Dad

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary filmmaker Judd Apatow really liked Donald Trump—when he was on TV. “I watched [the Apprentice] all the time because I found it so hilari...

Biden-Palin 2020?

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden is so far ahead of Trump, James Carville jokes on the latest episode of The New Abnormal, that the former Vice President could win, even wit...

How Silicon Valley’s Sociopath CEOs Are Just Like Trump

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Recode co-founder Kara Swisher has this thing she likes to call the “prick to productivity ratio”—how big of a jerk a particular executive is, v...

The Trump Family’s Civil War Could Blow Us All Up

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Trump legal battles against her uncle might seem like a fun little political soap opera. It’s way more than that, Mary’s lawyer Ted Boutrous ...

Ben Stiller Dishes on Trump’s Obsession with Zoolander

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Stiller had no idea he was casting a future president when he grabbed Donald Trump and Melania for a quick cameo in Zoolander. But Trump apparentl...

Did Trump Blow Off Some Sketchy Intel? Or Commit Treason?

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast have some thoughts on the matter in the latest episode of The New Abnormal. “It's not just treason. It's historic tr...

Is Agent Margaritaville On MySpace For Fascists?

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Digital soldiers. Agenta Margaritaville. Laura Ingraham. What do all these things have in common? They’re all part of the world of QAnon, where up i...

Does Henry Winkler Have an Antifa Membership?

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Henry Winkler Antifa rumors can finally be put to rest. In episode 19 of The New Abnormal, the Barry actor—who went viral this weekend for provi...

What the Hell Is John Bolton?

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Molly Jong-Fast, like the rest of us, is rather confused. On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, Rick Wilson and Molly try to puzzle through the m...

Can You Force Fox News To Be Less Racist?

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s so much packed into the latest edition of The New Abnormal, it’s hard to know where to start. Let’s see… Molly Jong-Fast heralds the r...

BONUS - Rep. Katie Porter on How Working Moms Are Wiping Congress' Ass

14 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! As a bonus for our listeners, we have released an interview with Congresswoman Katie Porter who represents California’s 45th District. She...

Will Bill Barr Go to Jail When This Is All Done?

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Attorney General Bill Barr was in on Trump’s scheme to bribe and lean on Ukraine’s president. He let his boss’ criminal cronies off the hook. Bu...

DC Mayor: We Had to ‘Defend Our Borders’ from Trump’s Troops

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trump sent in goons from the Bureau of Prisons, and National Guardsmen from as far away from Utah to take over her town. On the 15th episode of The Ne...

Are We All Trapped in Tom Cotton’s Authoritarian Wet Dream?

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsey Graham’s new, Trumpy bouffant. Bill Barr’s little authoritarians’ playbook. Tom Cotton’s statist masturbation.They’re all featured o...

Justice Is Not White Folks’ Possession to Give

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You might look at the way some of these cops are going after nonviolent protesters, and think it’s a one-of-a-kind horror. Princeton Prof. Eddie Gla...

How To Screw Up a Vice Presidential Pick

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Schmidt and Philippe Reines worked on the McCain/Palin and Clinton/Kaine campaigns. So they know a little something about sub-stellar Veep picks...

Julian Castro on Why Everyone Hates Ted Cruz

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, the former presidential candidate talks to Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson about Trump’s chances to take ...

Eric Swalwell: 'We Aren't Being Told the Truth About Russia'

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rep. Eric Swalwell brought the real talk on the latest episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL. He told Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson that he’s “afraid” A...

Why Michelle Malkin Is Den Mother of the Alt-Right Dipsh*ts

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, Rick Wilson explains why he’s avoiding sushi, tea, helicopters, and, perhaps, knives. Molly Jong-Fast won...

Adam Schiff on Bob Mueller’s Biggest Mistake

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the eighth episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, the House Intelligence Committee Chairman talks about the moment Devin Nunes went off the rails, Paul Manaf...

How George Conway Moved Into Donald Trump’s Head

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, Republican lawyer George Conway reveals to Rick Wilson and Molly-Jong-Fast what irks him the most about Donald Tr...

Gretchen Whitmer’s Chilling Call With the White House

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of THE NEW ABNORMAL, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast talk with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about the protesters who stormed the Michig...

Jared Kushner, Our First Android Vampire President

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of The New Abnormal, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast discuss Baby Trump’s high chair, his low-rent supervillain of a Treasury ...

BONUS - Extended Interview With The Atlantic's James Hamblin

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! As a bonus for our listeners, we have released an extended interview culled from our second episode of The New Abnormal with Dr. James Hambl...

What’s Next for Andrew Yang — And How to Stop the Trumpy Apocalypse

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The New Abnormal, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast talk to Andrew Yang about whether he’d take a gig in a Biden administration, an...

The White House's Racist Kool-Aid Man Episode

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the third episode of The New Abnormal, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast discuss goat blood, Donald Trump's 4th Filet o' Fish of the day, and how to ...

Mitch Antoinette and the Goldfish Brain

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of The New Abnormal, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast contemplate Mitch McConnell in a bodice, Judge Jeanine Pirro in a love...

Dope Fiend For The Dow Jones

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the first episode of The New Abnormal by The Daily Beast, Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast talk Trump, Tiger King, and why asking grandma to di...