Episodios

  • 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 h y 7 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 h y 6 m
  • Pope Francis’ Criticism of Vance and Trump Was a ‘Breath of Fresh Ai

    Pope Francis’ Criticism of Vance and Trump Was a ‘Breath of Fresh Ai
    Apr 22 2025

    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 current

    climate. Then, Garrett Graff, publisher of Doomsday Scenario, joins the podcast to discuss his

    latest piece on how the Trump administration’s defiance of the courts impacts the rule of law.

    Plus, ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis stops by to talk about what a halt of data collection at

    the government means for climate change and more.

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    58 m
  • RFK Jr. Takes Action on His Most Dangerous Beliefs Yet

    RFK Jr. Takes Action on His Most Dangerous Beliefs Yet
    Apr 20 2025
    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 unpoetically about an “autism epidemic” during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services. “Everything he says is just wrong, and that has real-life repercussions because of the position that he's been given in this administration,” co-host Andy Levy said. Plus, science writer Adam Becker discusses his new book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity.

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    30 m
  • Karoline Leavitt’s Cross Necklace Is for Display Purposes Only

    Karoline Leavitt’s Cross Necklace Is for Display Purposes Only
    Apr 18 2025

    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 necklace is for display purposes only. “She violates the ninth commandment about not bearing false witness,” Levy said. Plus, MSNBC analyst and author Eddie Glaude, Jr., discusses how racism became America’s blindspot. Then legal scholar Andy Craig delves into how the Trump administration’s refusal to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia challenges the foundations of U.S law.


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    58 m
  • This Is the Exact Moment America Stopped Being a ‘Nation of Laws’

    This Is the Exact Moment America Stopped Being a ‘Nation of Laws’
    Apr 15 2025
    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 its view of the constitution. Then, Douglas Rushkoff, author of Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, joins the show to talk about all things tech bros. Plus! Formal federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner stops by to explain why America is in the midst of a constitutional crisis—and what to expect next.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Trump Suffers Another ‘They’re Eating the Dogs’ Moment

    Trump Suffers Another ‘They’re Eating the Dogs’ Moment
    Apr 13 2025
    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 producer Jesse Cannon. “It's giving, they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats,” added Cannon. Plus, Noliwe Rooks, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, explores the uneven effects of school integrations in her new book, Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children.

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    30 m
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