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The Likely Reason Trump Won’t Denounce the Vaccine
Season 1 Episode 177
Co-hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Andy Levy discuss some new nicknames for the former first daughter, including Ivanka “I Tried” Trump, as well as the rea…
4 years, 4 months ago
Student Loans Were Created to Punish Poor People
Season 1
The pause on federal student loans, which about 46 million Americans have, is set to lift on January 31, 2022 and, despite advocates best efforts, Se…
4 years, 4 months ago
Will Liz Cheney or Mitch McConnell Save America from Russia?
Season 1
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic writer and author Twilight of Democracy makes the case for Liz Cheney or Mitch McConnell being the white knights of demo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ron Johnson’s Opponent Wants Inside Traders Out of Congress
Season 1
Is Ron Johnson the worst Senator? That’s what The New Abnormal co-host Molly Jong-Fast wants to know. Naturally, she asks Mandela Barnes, the Lieuten…
4 years, 4 months ago
Hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Andy Levy Answer 20 Hilariously Stupid Questions
Season 1
Andy Levy has officially joined The Daily Beast podcast family as the new co-host for The New Abnormal, alongside Twitter sweetheart Molly Jong-Fast.…
4 years, 4 months ago
Was This ‘Succession’ Line About Fascism The Best Yet?
Season 1
The Last Laugh podcast host Matt Wilstein joins The New Abnormal co-host Molly Jong-Fast and producer Jesse Cannon in a crossover episode to talk abo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Pfizer’s 5-Day COVID Pills Will Turn This Pandemic Around w/Dr. Eric Topol
Season 1 Episode 176
Dr. Eric Topol tells co-host Molly Jong-Fast how big of a game-changer Pfizer’s upcoming COVID pill pack could be, if Omicron will be the dominant st…
4 years, 5 months ago
Why Ending Cash Bail Won’t Increase Crime
Season 1
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Messenger, and author of “Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice,” jo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Gavin Newsom Trolled the Supreme Court’s Crazy Conservatives w/ Kurt Anderson
Season 1 Episode 175
Molly and Andy talk about what Gavin Newsom is hoping to accomplish, past lulz, by using Texas’s crazy anti-abortion vigilante law as the basis for h…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ben Shapiro and His Sister Are Secret Boomers
Season 1 Episode 174
Hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Andy Levy discuss a new conspiracy theory—Ben Shapiro and his little sister may be secret boomers— as well as the Republica…
4 years, 5 months ago