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 202359min
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 5min
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 202338min
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 20231h 3min
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 6min
Newsom Demolished DeSantis Using the One Thing Republicans Hate
t was meant to be a debate showcasing the new faces of the major parties. But as The New Abnormal team points out, Gavin Newsom came armed with something Ron DeSantis wasn’t prepared for. Plus! Daniel...
3 Dec 202332min
The Vast Majority of American Voters Should Never See a Poll
This week on The New Abnormal, MSNBC political analyst and pollster Cornell Belcher talks the science of polls before we all start pulling our hair out. Then we talk to Radley Balko, publisher of Subs...
1 Dec 20231h 7min
The Media is Ignoring Trump’s Advanced Age at Our Peril
New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac joins The New Abnormal to unpack the civil war currently roiling OpenAI. Plus! A conversation with Democratic strategist Kurt Bardella about Joe Biden's c...
28 Nov 20231h 3min
