Episodes

  • Right-Wing Group's Unbelievable New Tactic to Tackle DEI

    Right-Wing Group's Unbelievable New Tactic to Tackle DEI
    Feb 7 2025
    On this episode of The New Abnormal, the right-wing American Accountability Foundation is ushering in a “McCarthy-style” era with its diversity, equity, and inclusion “bureaucrat watch list.” Plus! Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, breaks down the Trump administration's attacks on public education, and Tax March executive director Maura Quint delves into the fight for tax justice.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Trump May Tank U.S. Economy Faster Than Any Other President

    Trump May Tank U.S. Economy Faster Than Any Other President
    Feb 4 2025

    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are not confident

    about Trump’s economy. Then, ProPublica investigative reporter, Mica Rosenberg, joins us to

    break down a recent piece, “ICE Enforcement Official Tapped to Lead Unaccompanied Migrant

    Children Office, Triggering Alarms.” Then journalist and author, Eoin Higgins is here to tell us

    about his new book, “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on

    the Left.”


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Sets Off Alarms During His Confirmation

    FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Sets Off Alarms During His Confirmation
    Feb 2 2025
    On this episode of The New Abnormal, could FBI director nominee Kash Patel be President Donald Trump’s most extreme cabinet appointment yet? During his confirmation hearing, senators grilled Patel over his intent to weaponize the FBI to “come after” conspirators “not just in government” but “in the media.” Plus! Cody Wofsy, deputy director of the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project, joins to discuss the ACLU’s lawsuit against Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship and the broader fight to protect immigrant rights.

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    31 mins
  • GOP Doubles Down on Trump’s DEI Blame Game Amid D.C. Crash Tragedy

    GOP Doubles Down on Trump’s DEI Blame Game Amid D.C. Crash Tragedy
    Jan 31 2025
    On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, President Donald Trump wasted no time finger-pointing as he addressed the mid-air crash between a passenger plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk that left 67 dead in Washington D.C.– and it appears he has the backing of his allies. Plus! Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee discusses Trump's flood of executive orders, legal battles ahead, and what Democrats can learn from past fights. Also, Religion News Service reporter Jack Jenkins delves into white Christian Nationalism’s influence on Trump’s project 2025 directives and the growing pushback from faith leaders.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • It Took Trump One Week to Turn on U.S. Allies

    It Took Trump One Week to Turn on U.S. Allies
    Jan 28 2025
    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are not surprised at Trump’s war of words with an American ally just one week into his presidency. Then, Trevor Timm, co-founder and the executive director of Freedom of the Press Foundation, joins the show to talk about Joe Biden's press freedom legacy and the threats to those freedoms we face under a second Trump administration. Plus! Journalist and author Jacob Silverman explores the growing influence of Saudi investments in U.S. tech and their ties to the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Rev. Mariann Budde Rattles Trump With Plea for ‘Mercy’

    Rev. Mariann Budde Rattles Trump With Plea for ‘Mercy’
    Jan 26 2025
    Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde rattles President Donald Trump during his big inauguration week by asking for “mercy.” During an inaugural prayer service on Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral, Budde addressed Trump in her sermon. “Mr. President, millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God in the name of our God. I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country. We're scared.” The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie called the address to the president Trump an “absolute profile in courage.” She added, “I know that MAGA loves to feed off people's fear and that's what gets them excited, but it is people like her that are modeling how you stand up to these people.” Plus! Political scientist Jules Boykoff, author of What Are the Olympics For?, explores the intersection between sports and politics.

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    39 mins
  • Billionaire Trump Sets Out a Tip Jar Like an Underpaid Barista

    Billionaire Trump Sets Out a Tip Jar Like an Underpaid Barista
    Jan 24 2025
    Labor reporter Hamilton Nolan joins the latest episode of The New Abnormal to discuss Trump’s cryptocurrency venture—and what it portends for the future of his presidency. Plus! A conversation with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, whose office filed a challenge to Trump’s executive order that would get rid of birthright citizenship in the United States.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Long List of Executive Orders

    Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Long List of Executive Orders
    Jan 21 2025
    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie look back on Donald’s Trump’s inauguration and the long list of executive orders he signed hours later. Then, Melissa Gira Grant, journalist, author, and senior editor at The New Republic, joins us to discuss the Laken Riley Act, a harsh immigration bill that could jail undocumented immigrants for minor arrests, even without charges.

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    1 hr and 6 mins