GOP’s ‘Project 2025’ Plan May See the Rise of Dictator Trump
The Heritage Foundation’s extreme Presidential Transition Project proposes sweeping changes to government and packing the next GOP administration with extreme loyalists to Trump. Plus! Tech journalist and author of Blood in the Machine, Brian Merchant, talks to Andy Levy about the tech industry’s obsession with trying to create the dystopian futures portrayed in media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Touko 202430min
SCOTUS Silently Grinds Democracy Into Powder as Trump Distracts America
This week on The New Abnormal, author Dahlia Lithwick talks us through the recent developments at the Supreme Court. Plus! Journalist Judd Legum joins the show to discuss the right-wing’s weaponization of cancel culture and its implications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Touko 20241h 7min
The Women of Trumpworld May Have Blown Their Shot at VP
Semafor politics reporter Shelby Talcott joins The New Abnormal this week to discuss the state of the 2024 race. Plus! A conversation with author Joshua A. Douglas about his new book, “The Court v. the Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Touko 20241h 8min
Tucker Carlson Thinks Alex Jones Is a Supernatural Prophet
he former Fox News host went all woo woo during a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Plus! Danielle Moodie speaks with historian Federico Finchelstein about his new book The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy and how Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Touko 202429min
Trump’s Ties to Big Oil Just Got Even More Terrifying
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are shocked about what Trump said at a recent meeting with big oil executives. Plus! Legal expert Chris Geidner talks Trump’s latest legal woes. Also, Tara McGowan, the founder and publisher of Courier, joins the show to talk about modern media and the journalism business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Touko 20241h 9min
The Moment a Republican Says This, Tune Them Out
This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss the battle between the RNC and mail-in ballots—and the debate over what constitutes a democracy versus a republic. Then, author and historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat talks about one of Trump’s latest horrifying interviews. Plus! Author Arthur Goldwag on his new book and America’s susceptibility to conspiracies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Touko 20241h 3min
Fuentes: ‘I Totally See Myself Accidentally Killing My Wife’
Proud incel and misogynist Nick Fuentes disgustingly detailed how he would do it. Luckily for everyone, he remains desperately single. Plus! Academy, Emmy, and Peabody Award winning filmmakers, Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine, talk to Andy Levy about their chilling new documentary, The Sixth, which details six very personal and harrowing accounts from some of those people who lived through the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Touko 202430min
Trump’s Latest Interview With Time Magazine Is Also His Scariest to Date
Donald Trump gave a lengthy interview this week for a cover story in Time Magazine—and it sure scared The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy. Then, Rolling Stone politics reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez joins the program to discuss Trump’s terrifying rhetoric. Plus! Brothers and investigative reporters Brody Mullins and Luke Mullins stop by The New Abnormal to discuss their new book, “The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Touko 20241h
