The Daily Beast Podcast
Episodes
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...