
How ‘The Daily Show’ Host Search Became Such a Disaster
In this week’s crossover episode between The New Abnormal and The Last Laugh, we break down how Hasan Minhaj’s “emotional truths” upended The Daily Show’s seemingly eternal search for a new host (or h...
22 Dec 202341min

Moms for Liberty Wants to Usher in an American Caste System
Moms for Liberty may have lost a few battles, but they’re still winning the culture war, Tamara Gilkes Borr, a U.S. policy correspondent at The Economist, says on this week’s episode of The New Abnorm...
19 Dec 202357min

Trump Is Hawking This Season’s Most Petty Gift for Christmas
The former president claims to be ridiculously wealthy but The New Abnormal team says his move to sell parts of the suit he wore in his Georgia mugshot wreaks of desperation. Plus! Danielle Moodie als...
17 Dec 202331min

Has Social Media Brainwashed You to Think the Economy’s Bad?
John Burn-Murdoch, a columnist and the chief data reporter for the Financial Times, joins The New Abnormal this week to unpack why people feel so bad about what is an objectively strong economy. Then,...
15 Dec 202355min

Elon Musk Isn’t Coming Back From the Far-Right Fever Swamps
The hosts talk with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) about his new bill, “End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023”—and why America needs a paradigm shift in the way it thinks about housing. Plus! A...
12 Dec 20231h

The Thing That Will Be the Final ‘Death Knell’ for Musk’s X
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 known as Twitter into the ground and is one step away from i...
10 Dec 202333min

No One Is Shedding a Tear for Kevin McCarthy
This week on The New Abnormal, hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy reflect on the downward spiral of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Plus! The Nation’s Elie Mystal stops by for a scary predict...
8 Dec 202358min

DeSantis’ Retreat Shows Moms for Liberty’s Influence Is Waning
Political strategist Michael Podhorzer stops by the podcast to “redirect some anxiety” about recent polls showing Donald Trump in a strong position for next year’s election. Plus! A conversation with ...
5 Dec 20231h 1min






















