Mitch McConnell Is a ‘Spigot for Dark Money’ w/ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is not pleased with Mitch McConnell’s handling of dark money. He came on the pod to explain why he’s pinning the lack of dark money legislation on McConnell as well as what’s h...
22 Helmi 20221h 5min
What Made ‘Abolish the Police’ Activists Change Course
Gal Beckerman, editor at The Atlantic, explains why places like Twitter are no longer cutting it when it comes to social movements and makes the case with a story from the Black Lives Matter movement....
20 Helmi 202221min
The ‘Clown Car’ of Reasons That Trump Could Go Down
Donald Trump is closer to wearing an orange jumpsuit than he’s ever been. That’s what TrumpNation author Tim O’Brien thinks anyway. He came on this episode of The New Abnormal to share why he thinks t...
18 Helmi 202259min
Truckers Resurrect Bananas Theory About Trudeau’s Real Dad
Truckers part of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” have co-opted a conspiracy theory about Justin Trudeau’s biological father, which Canadian author and frequent New Abnormal guest Jeet Heer tells co-hos...
15 Helmi 202258min
The Time Trump Thought Palin Was ‘Hot’ and Stole Her Vibe
The first thing Donald Trump noticed about Sarah Palin was her looks according to New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters, the author of Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything T...
13 Helmi 202225min
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is on a Hot Streak of Stunning Stupidity
The TNA crew considers who in the GOP is really a moron and who’s just playing one. Plus, former Rep. Max Rose previews his rematch with Trump-loving Nicole Malliotakis, and the Beast’s Zachary Petriz...
11 Helmi 202250min
Ilhan Omar Breaks Down Congress’ ‘High School’ Cliques
In this episode of The New Abnormal, Rep. Ilhan Omar breaks down the toxic ‘high school’ cliques in Congress, defends progressives, and explains why she’s so disappointed in President Joe Biden. Plus,...
8 Helmi 20221h
How a Wall Street ‘Villian’ Set the Stage for Endless Global Chaos
Writer and filmmaker Rupert Russell and author of PRICE WARS explains how a move by longtime former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to deregulate the commodity markets in 1998 has caused decad...
6 Helmi 202221min
