Episodes

  • This Is the Most Extreme Presidential Ticket in American History

    This Is the Most Extreme Presidential Ticket in American History
    Jul 16 2024
    What does J.D. Vance offer beyond more of the absolute same? The New Abnormal is here to get to the bottom of it. Then, Rep. Jared Huffman joins The New Abnormal to get down to brass tacks as to what replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee would actually look like. Plus, a conversation with Professor Shawn Ginwright about his book The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves and what it means to react to this moment of crisis.

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    1 hr
  • Why Project 2025 Is Much Scarier Than Biden Being Re-Elected

    Why Project 2025 Is Much Scarier Than Biden Being Re-Elected
    Jul 14 2024
    The New Abnormal team says Americans are being distracted by talk about Biden’s age and are not focusing on the potentially dangerous consequences of Project 2025. Plus! Danielle Moodie speaks with Vox journalist Zach Beauchamp on his book The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World.

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    30 mins
  • If Dems Lose These States in November, They’re Screwed

    If Dems Lose These States in November, They’re Screwed
    Jul 12 2024
    This week on The New Abnormal, Aaron Kleinman, director of research for The States Project, spills on the key states we should be looking out for in the November elections. Plus! Investigative reporter at Wisconsin Watch and ProPublica, Phoebe Petrovic, joins us to break down her recent article surrounding how a militant anti-abortion activist is influencing Republican politics.

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    54 mins
  • Dems Should at Least TRY Gaslighting Their Way Out of Biden’s Age Crisis

    Dems Should at Least TRY Gaslighting Their Way Out of Biden’s Age Crisis
    Jul 9 2024

    With their current presidential candidate facing a crisis of confidence, Democratic politicians and liberal media figures have been casting about blindly for an alternative. It’s a fool’s errand, The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy agree. Then, CNN correspondent Elle Reeve shares some of the findings from her new book: Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics. Plus! A conversation with Samhita Mukhopadhyay about her recent book, The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning.



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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Why the MAGA Cult Votes for Trump and Against Its Interest

    Why the MAGA Cult Votes for Trump and Against Its Interest
    Jul 7 2024
    Professor Stephen J. Ducat tells The New Abnormal podcast how feeling like part of a tribe is giving Americans, especially those on the right-wing, a sense of belonging.

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    22 mins
  • Happy Birthday USA. Sorry for What the GOP Is Doing to You

    Happy Birthday USA. Sorry for What the GOP Is Doing to You
    Jul 5 2024

    Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie, co hosts of The New Abnormal, reflect on the past year in American history—and the craziest figures in American politics. Then, Defector editor David Roth and journalist Jeb Lund, the co-hosts of their own podcast called It’s Christmas Town, join the program for a special Fourth of July quiz show segment. Plus! A conversation with author Suzette Mullen about her new memoir, “The Only Way Through Is Out,” which chronicles her experience coming out as a lesbian late in life.



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    42 mins
  • Who’s on Top as Trump’s Veepstakes Reaches Its Zenith?

    Who’s on Top as Trump’s Veepstakes Reaches Its Zenith?
    Jul 2 2024
    The New Abnormal’s Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie place their bets for Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. Then Antonieta Cadiz, the deputy executive director of Climate power En Acción, joins the program to discuss how climate change is disproportionately affecting Latino communities. Plus! A conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Dartmouth professor Jeff Sharlet about his new book “The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War.”

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    49 mins
  • Trump Had His Own Brain Freeze Moment Like Biden This Week

    Trump Had His Own Brain Freeze Moment Like Biden This Week
    Jun 30 2024
    Biden’s frozen moment at the debate had many suggesting he drop out of the race. However, few are talking about Trump appearing to short circuit this week during an interview. Plus! Jay Willis, the Editor-in-Chief of Balls & Strikes, joins the podcast to break down all the decisions that the Supreme Court made this week.

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    28 mins