Elon Musk Has Become the Very Thing He Hates Most
Media Matters President Angelo Carusone joins The New Abnormal to talk through his organization’s recent sparring with Elon Musk and his social media platform, X. Plus! A conversation with award-winni...
21 Nov 20231h 12min
How This Iconic Black Model Changed the Fashion Industry
Bethann Hardison broke barriers in the 1970s by appearing in the top fashion magazines. Her new documentary Invisible Beauty shows how she championed diversity for a new generation of Black models. Ho...
19 Nov 202333min
Why GOP Won’t Stop Tuberville’s Military Nominees Tantrum
Veteran Jason Kander tells The New Abnormal there are two main reasons why Republicans are afraid to take on Senator Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade. Plus, Andy Norma, founder of CIRCE, or the Co...
17 Nov 202358min
Trump’s Recent Rhetoric Is Just as Scary as It Seems
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman stops by the program to talk about Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—and why Congress should consider scrapping it entirely. D...
14 Nov 20231h 13min
The Rebels Who First Fought Big Tech Were on to Something
Tech columnist Brian Merchant tells The New Abnormal the Luddites got a bad rap following the Industrial Revolution but all they were trying to do was hold big tech to account. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
12 Nov 202337min
Biden’s Meeting With Xi Could Thaw ‘Deep Freeze’ With China
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi tells The New Abnormal that Joe Biden’s sit down with the Chinese President next week will be the first in almost a year and the best chance to ease increased Chinese a...
10 Nov 20231h 4min
Team Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Keep Its Wildest Plans Secret
Brian Kaylor, the president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, joins The New Abnormal to discuss new House Speaker Mike Johnson—and why he thinks the longtime religious activist should be classified as ...
7 Nov 20231h 7min
Why No One Cared About the War in Afghanistan Until We Lost
Marine combat photographer Miles Lagoze tells The New Abnormal why Americans were more concerned about the optics of exiting Afghanistan than the mission itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
5 Nov 202332min
