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This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss Chudd Todd’s searing criticism of NBC. Then,... more
Matt Gertz from Media Matters for America tells The New Abnormal that Fox News’ handling of its exclusive Mike Pence... more
“The Washington Post” reporter Devlin Barrett joins The New Abnormal to discuss what happens next in the former president’s contentious... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodiediscuss a recent interview in which Donald Trump discusses... more
Donald Trump’s unfounded new claim that Hillary Clinton used acid to delete her emails shows the former president doesn’t quite... more
NewsNation contributor Kurt Bardella joins The New Abnormal to discuss the state of the 2024 presidential election—and the complete failure... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss Donald Trump’s Jimmy Kimmel Oscars diss. Then,... more
The New Abnormal breaks down Sen. Katie Britt’s disastrous State of the Union reply and why she should have spoken... more
MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner tells The New Abnormal that the former president could soon see his assets seized. Plus! Andy... more
Jose Pagliery, a political investigations reporter at The Daily Beast, joins the program to discuss Trump’s jam-packed court calendar. Plus,... more
Journalist Hamilton Nolan tells The New Abnormal why declining union membership has strengthened the Republican Party. Hosted on Acast. See... more
First on this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, a conversation with civil rights leader Bishop William Barber about the... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the positive news of Trump’s South Carolina... more
The New Abnormal breaks down the latest controversial idea from the Turning Point CEO. Plus! Danielle Moodie talks to Barbara Collura, the president... more
A recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court basically halted IVF treatments—and a new bill currently making the rounds in... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss why the $364 million fine in the... more
Brandon Wolf, national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign, tells The New Abnormal that MAGA Republicans are making LGBTQ... more
Did Trump and his team ever really believe the 2020 election was stolen? That’s the wrong question to ask, Talking... more
The Daily Beast political reporter Jake Lahut joins this week’s The New Abnormal podcast to discuss Nikki Haley’s dwindling shot... more
The Guardian Angels have been meting out vigilante justice on New York City streets since 1979. Last week the red-bereted... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the horrifying Supreme Court hearing today that... more
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the Senate’s proposed immigration border bill that... more
Donald Trump keeps using his relation to a famed MIT professor as proof of his intelligence. But as The New... more
This week on The New Abnormal, Samuel Dickman, the medical director at Planned Parenthood Montana, joins us to unpack a... more
This week on The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy discuss the week of horror that could flip... more
Reason Magazine’s senior editor, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, tells The New Abnormal why a bill by Oklahoma Senator Dusty Deevers that would... more
If Greg Abbott is going to use his National Guard troops to flout the U.S. Constitution, the president should do... more
This week on The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy discuss the end of Ron DeSantis’ 2024 dreams.... more
The former president’s latest rant about “debanking” and electric cars has left The New Abnormal team scratching their heads. Plus! Danielle... more
The former president has been ramping up the “spiritual” language he uses on the campaign trail, according to author and... more
On The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levydiscuss the problem with Trump’s newest slogan. Then, Frankie Miranda, the... more
Journalist Tina Nguyen tells The New Abnormal how her time inside America’s political right-wing showed her how it captures young... more
The Bulwark editor Jonathan Last tells The New Abnormal that if Chris Christie really believes that Donald Trump must be... more
Daily Beast media reporter Justin Baragona joins The New Abnormal to discuss how the news media is dealing with the... more
Constitutional law professor Michael Gerhardt tells The New Abnormal that a plain reading of the 14th Amendment would deny Donald... more
The Daily Beast’s senior political reporter Roger Sollenberger tells The New Abnormal why Trump’s lead in the polls compared with Biden is... more
The coming year is set to be a trying time for America, at least according to Bruce Hoffman and Jacob... more
Zander Moricz confronted the Moms for Liberty co-founder at a Sarasota town meeting who he said had once retweeted a... more
Media Matters’ Rapid Response Director Andrew Lawrence joins The New Abnormal to rank the most brain-dead right-wing “controversies” of the... more
In this week's episode host Danielle Moodie talks to Patrick Gaspard, the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action... more
The New Abnormal team says comments by white supremacist Nick Fuentes that Jewish people need to be given the death... more
In this week’s crossover episode between The New Abnormal and The Last Laugh, we break down how Hasan Minhaj’s “emotional... more
Moms for Liberty may have lost a few battles, but they’re still winning the culture war, Tamara Gilkes Borr, a... more
The former president claims to be ridiculously wealthy but The New Abnormal team says his move to sell parts of... more
John Burn-Murdoch, a columnist and the chief data reporter for the Financial Times, joins The New Abnormal this week to... more
The hosts talk with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) about his new bill, “End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act... more
Ed Zitron, CEO of media and public relations group EZPR, tells The New Abnormal’s Andy Levy that Elon Musk is driving the platform formally... more
This week on The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy reflect on the downward spiral of Kevin McCarthy... more
Political strategist Michael Podhorzer stops by the podcast to “redirect some anxiety” about recent polls showing Donald Trump in a... more
t was meant to be a debate showcasing the new faces of the major parties. But as The New Abnormal... more
This week on The New Abnormal, MSNBC political analyst and pollster Cornell Belcher talks the science of polls before we... more
New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac joins The New Abnormal to unpack the civil war currently roiling OpenAI. Plus!... more
Former Capitol Police Officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell tells The New Abnormal that democracy is on the ballot in the next... more
David Roth and Jeb Lund play the Thanksgiving edition of “America 20 Questions,” including answering how thankful they think Donald... more
Media Matters President Angelo Carusone joins The New Abnormal to talk through his organization’s recent sparring with Elon Musk and... more
Bethann Hardison broke barriers in the 1970s by appearing in the top fashion magazines. Her new documentary Invisible Beauty shows... more
Veteran Jason Kander tells The New Abnormal there are two main reasons why Republicans are afraid to take on Senator... more
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman stops by the program to talk about Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—and... more
Tech columnist Brian Merchant tells The New Abnormal the Luddites got a bad rap following the Industrial Revolution but all... more
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi tells The New Abnormal that Joe Biden’s sit down with the Chinese President next week will be... more
Brian Kaylor, the president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, joins The New Abnormal to discuss new House Speaker Mike Johnson—and why... more
Marine combat photographer Miles Lagoze tells The New Abnormal why Americans were more concerned about the optics of exiting Afghanistan... more
Michael Edison Hayden tells The New Abnormal why Chaya Raichik, the woman behind Libs of TikTok, is so dangerous and... more
The U.S. justice system is handling former President Donald Trump with kid gloves, The New Abnormal host Danielle Moodie says.... more
Matt Bennett, co-founder of national think-tank Third Way, tells The New Abnormal why a second Trump presidency would be a... more
This week on The New Abnormal, Semafor’s Washington Bureau Chief BenjySarlin tells us the who, what, and why that is... more
This week on The New Abnormal, Democratic strategist Kurt Bardella makes sense of the clown show that has become the... more
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Walter Hickey explains how movies and TV affect everything from our biology to our beliefs and... more
CNN commentator S.E. Cupp joins The New Abnormal to discuss her recent article about how the right is broken–and nothing... more
Trump’s legal team seems more concerned with leaving landmines in the court record than winning his New York fraud trial,... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy call out the former president for... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Republicans have been scrambling to figure out who they could dredge up... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, extremism and violent terrorism researcher Alexander Ritzman describes the new, male only... more
Author Jonathan Taplin tells The New Abnormal how Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen, are providing the... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, professor and author Jennifer Taub gives us all the details on Trump's... more
Don’t cry for Kevin—he knew what he was getting into when he took the job as House Speaker, The New... more
Aaron Kleinman, Director of Research for The States Project, tells The New Abnormal that if Republicans are able to win... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell talks to us about Colorado congresswoman Lauren... more
On this episode of The New Abnormal: Why Joe Biden is right to let Republicans shoot themselves in the foot... more
Run For Something has just pumped $10 million into electing left-leaning school board members. Co-founder Amanda Litman tells The New... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner talks about Donald Trump’s latest legal challenges.... more
Dr. Peter Hotez joins The New Abnormal this week to discuss his new book, “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”—and why... more
This week’s episode of The New Abnormal highlights how Republicans are tying themselves up in knots while attempting to explain... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie delve deep into the lack of... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, a reminder that the enemy of your enemy isn’t always your friend.... more
The Daily Beast columnist David Rothkopf tells The New Abnormal’s Danielle Moodie that U.S. politicians should rethink their support of... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are shocked by just how much... more
On this episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss how crazy it is that Donald... more
Comedian Jesse Joyce tells The New Abnormal how his fascination with “the guy who cut his own balls off with... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy and Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the ramifications of Republican... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, why Trump’s mugshot does nothing to endear him to the Black community—despite... more
Professor Ted Parson tells The New Abnormal how we already have the technology to help cool the Earth by 1... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy and Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the fallout from the... more
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Law Dork newsletter’s Chris Geidner tells co-host Andy Levy about a Constitutional amendment... more
In this episode of The New Abnormal, Daily Beast editor Andrew Kirell gives an inside look at one of the... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mary Trump joins us to talk all about her uncle’s latest legal... more
Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick is noticing a tone change when it comes to how people are reacting to Donald Trump’s indictments.... more
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie listen to some clips, which includes... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, how the latest Ohio election should be a wake-up call to Republicans.... more
The New Abnormal is back from vacation! And what a week to recap. A certain orange person named Donald Trump... more
Alex Winter has a warning about YouTube that he makes loud and clear in this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast.... more
New Abnormal hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy do another round of Q&A to kick off this episode, which includes... more
Would novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand have loathed Elon Musk? Philosopher and writer Wolfram Eilenberger, author of The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir,... more
Country singer Jason Aldean’s song and video “Try That in a Small Town” has created backlash, with critics claiming the... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, why Mitch McConnell’s concerning press conference this week should be a wake... more
Ron DeSantis thought he could win over the MAGA base and secure the 2024 nomination by being the smart, indictment-free... more
Bullshitting is an art, and according to hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, Donald Trump proved he’s mastered it after... more
Donald Trump recently posted a video to his Truth Social account that hosts of The New Abnormal politics podcast, Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, say... more
Things aren’t going so well for Meatball Ron [DeSantis], says Andy Levy in this episode of The New Abnormal. He and co-host Danielle... more
Nick Fuentes knows the ideal age he’d like his future wife to be and, disgustingly, it’s sixteen. On this episode... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, former federal prosecutor and host of “Justice Matters” Glenn Kirschner talks about... more
Daily Beast politics reporter Ursula Perano shares more details about the anti-vax rhetoric she saw in RFK Jr.’s campaign-run Slack,... more
Daily Beast reporter Zach Petrizzo talks with co-host Andy Levy Marjorie Taylor Greene’s VP moves, her drama with fellow Rep.... more
On this week’s The New Abnormal, extremism expert Jared Holt recounts his trip to a Moms for Liberty conference—and why... more
It’s Independence Day but hosts of The New Abnormal are not in a patriotic mood. Hosts Andy Levy and Danielle... more
Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress, joins co-host Danielle... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie react to the Supreme Court’s latest... more
Andy Levy, co-host of TNA, suspects there’s more to the 2024 presidential hopeful’s workout vids than just stupidity. He discusses... more
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On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, talks about where we stand... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Texas Observer’s Special Investigative correspondent Steven Monacelli talks Texas Attorney General Ken... more
Author David Daley tells The New Abnormal that while the Supreme Court’s Alabama decision is a win for democracy it... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, CNN Legal Analyst Elie Hoig joins the show to talk about Donald... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner joins us to talk about what’s next... more
In this bonus episode of The New Abnormal, Mo Ryan, author of ‘Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call... more
The orange skies must have been a premonition for the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted on... more
Washington Post reporter Ben Terris, author of The Big Break The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in... more
Eli Merritt, a political historian at Vanderbilt University and author of a book entitled Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy wonder what’s taking special counsel Jack... more
Things are pretty bleak for the LGBTQ+ community in Florida thanks to Ron DeSantis’ blitz of hate legislation. Pride celebrations... more
James Risen, author of The Last Honest Man: The CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, and the Kennedys―and One Senator’s Fight to... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, we’re joined by Jeb Lund and David Roth of the It's Christmas... more
Daily Beast congressional reporter Sam Brodey came on The New Abnormal politics podcast to talk through the ways that Trump’s default talk... more
Historian Joshua Zeitz, author of Lincoln’s God: How Faith Transformed a President and a Nation, joins this episode of The New Abnormal... more
Long Island native Zak Malamed is tired of Rep. George Santos’ shit. So tired of it that he decided to... more
Chasten Buttigieg is no stranger to hate. He joins this episode of The New Abnormal to share with Danielle more... more
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie respond to an interview clip where... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of “The View” and former Trump White House... more
In this episode of The New Abnormal podcast, Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani shares what it’s like to be a Democrat... more
The New Abnormal zeroes in on the former Fox News host’s plan to save right-wing politics and unite warring factions... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andly Levy and Danielle Moodie react to Tucker Carlson’s racist texts.... more
Almost-expelled Tennessee House Representative Gloria Johnson joins this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast to talk about what the last few... more
Texas woman Amanda Zurawski ripped into Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, her state Senators, and other Republicans at a Senate... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Erin Reed joins us to talk about the extreme measures taken by... more
It was a culmination of things that ultimately led to Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News, but according to Daily... more
For a party who likes to accuse Democrats and the LGBT community of corrupting children, the right has a few... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, NPR media reporter David Folkenflik talks about Fox News' settlement with Dominion.... more
Clarence Thomas’s “grifting” faucet just won’t turn off, says an exasperated Danielle Moodie on this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast.... more
Far-right creeps say the darndest things and their soundbites played on this week’s bonus episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast for... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Tucker Carlson’s humiliating Trump turnaround,. Plus! Rolling Stone culture writer Miles Klee... more
Daily Beast contributing editor Diana Falzone walks co-host Andy Levy through a piece she published this week which uncovers who... more
Timothy Egan, author of A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman... more
Elie Honig joins this episode of The New Abnormal politics podcast to explain how the 2024 election could impact the... more
No one knows what the future holds for Donald Trump and this indictment, but The Bulwark’s Amanda Carpenter has a few ideas... more
Betsy DeVos is no longer wreaking havoc as former President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, but even without the title,... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the latest in Donald Trump’s... more
Will Ron DeSantis be as popular among the rest of the country as he is in Florida? Charlie Sykes, editor... more
The world of pro wrestling used to be sold as real. Viewers were told that the fights, the rivalries, and... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moddie discuss the latest in Donald Trump’s... more
MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang joins the show and gives co-host Danielle Moodie insight into why Manhattan District Attorney Alvin... more
The right and the left seemed to have gotten super worked up about the classified documents found in the private... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan talk to us about this week’s viral moment surrounding... more
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), a congressman representing New York’s 10th district and former lead counsel during Trump impeachment hearings, spells... more
Just add Kimberly Guilfoyle to the long list of MAGA Republican grifters. Donald Trump Jr.’s fiance has a grift so... more
On this episode of The New Abnormal, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, Matt Gertz talks about Tucker Carlson... more
It might take a little while longer (it’s already taking a while), but, according to Daily Beast investigations reporter Jose... more
Former President Jimmy Carter wasn’t the most bubbly member of the government, a bit “prickly,” says Jonathan Alter, author of His... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik talks about Rupert Murdoch's recent deposition and... more
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson hinted at a new conspiracy theory to explain the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and... more
TNA hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy listen to a clip of Sean Hannity interviewing with Marjorie Taylor Greene on... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Adam Frisch, who lost to Lauren Boebert in the 2022 midterms, explains... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Mini Timmaraju, who is the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America talks about... more
The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer takes Andy Levy from The New Abnormal through how QAnon has managed to evolve from... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner talks about Trump's latest legal jeopardy. Plus,... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Daniel Lippman, a reporter at Politico, tells us all about the ‘CEO... more
Republicans on Capitol Hill last week were keen to score points against Democrats by pushing the narrative that the federal government... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, CNN Analyst and New York Daily News columnist S. E. Cupp describes... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, David Rothkopf, CEO of the Rothkopf Group and the host of the... more
When former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig says Donald Trump acts just like a mob boss, he’s not using... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, The Daily Beast politics editor Matt Fuller talks to us about what... more
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner talks about Trump's latest legal jeopardy. Plus, The Lever’s... more