Why U.S. Should Brace For a Rise in Green Fascism
As the Supreme Court limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, David Roberts, author of climate newsletter, Volts, tells Molly Jong-Fast why America is...
5 Jul 202244min
Jerry Stahl Was Mistaken for ‘Kramer’ While at Auschwitz
Author Jerry Stahl didn’t know what his experience visiting Auschwitz would be like, but taking selfies with teenage strangers who had mistaken him for actor Michael Richards, who played Cosmo ‘Kramer...
3 Jul 202232min
GOP Knows It’s ‘Hanging On by a Thread’ in a Post-Roe World
The time for being squeamish about abortion is over. That’s what pro-choice advocate and author Ilyse Hogue tells The New Abnormal’s intrepid co-hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Andy Levy: “Roe is actually a...
1 Jul 202246min
Nancy Pelosi Is Gonna Need to Do Better than a Poem
In this episode of The New Abnormal, Leah Litman, an assistant professor at Michigan law school, breaks down one of AOC post-Roe ideas and co-host Andy Levy tears into Nancy Pelosi and her poem. Plus,...
28 Jun 202259min
This David Duchovny Theory on Aliens Makes a Lot of Sense
On this bonus episode of The New Abnormal, actor David Duchovny talks about his book, The Reservoir, what it was like playing a jerk version of himself alongside Sandra Oh in Netflix’s ‘The Chair’, an...
26 Jun 202231min
This Is How to Impeach a Supreme Court Justice
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 2024, eliminating the decades-long protected right to an abortion. New Abnormal co-host Molly Jong-Fast could not wait until the next episo...
24 Jun 202218min
Which (Alleged) Crime Did Matt Gaetz Want a Pardon For?
Former President Donald Trump was not lacking in pardon requests in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riots, according to new information revealed during the hearings on Thursday. Among those who asked for ...
24 Jun 202247min
Biden Told ‘Be Bold’ In Order to ‘Save the Republic’
Princeton University Professor of African American studies Eddie Glaude tells The New Abnormal’s Molly Jong-Fast why he warned the U.S. President that democracy could die unless he is willing to “go b...
21 Jun 202254min
