Episodes

  • Republicans Used to Love Outsourcing, Now Blame Unions

    Republicans Used to Love Outsourcing, Now Blame Unions
    Mar 9 2025

    As President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on tariffs roils the stock market, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick took to CNBC earlier this week to blame the outsourcing of American manufacturing on labor unions. Plus! TNA spoke with The New York Times’s David Enrich about Murder the Truth, a new book about New York Times Company v. Sullivan, a landmark Supreme Court ruling that guaranteed freedom of the press and has come under attack from oligarchs seeking to silence the media.





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    33 mins
  • Where Are the White People Standing Up to Trump?

    Where Are the White People Standing Up to Trump?
    Mar 7 2025
    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie question why it appears that only people of color are leading the Democratic Party’s fight against the Trump administration. Then, actor and filmmaker Alex Winter talks about “Tesla Takedown,” a movement targeting financial support for Elon Musk and his car brand. Plus, Deirdre Schifeling and Alexa Kolbi Molinas from the American Civil Liberties Union discuss how the organization is pushing back against the administration from legal battles to grassroots organizing.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Dems Completely Dropped the Ball During Trump’s Speech

    Dems Completely Dropped the Ball During Trump’s Speech
    Mar 5 2025

    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie react to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night—and flame the Democrats for failing to stage a cohesive protest of Trump’s speech.




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    16 mins
  • Marco Rubio Needs Body Language Work to Stay in Trumpworld

    Marco Rubio Needs Body Language Work to Stay in Trumpworld
    Mar 4 2025

    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie tear into President Donald Trump’s “toddler tantrum” in the Oval Office. Then, journalist Erin Reed talks about the Trump administration’s attacks on trans rights from federal erasure to military purges and immigration bans. Plus, Brooke Shuman and Eric Vasquez dive into a video they co produced for More Perfect Union detailing how Elon Musk’s Texas playbook explains the moves of the Department of Government Efficiency.



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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Elon Musk's DOGE Mistakes Will Cost Lives

    Elon Musk's DOGE Mistakes Will Cost Lives
    Mar 2 2025
    On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, Elon Musk admits DOGE “will make mistakes” as it weeds out government “waste,” but those mistakes could cost lives, warns co hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy. Plus! Imara Jones, journalist and CEO of TransLash Media, discusses the Trump administration's attacks on trans rights.

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    31 mins
  • Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Cards’ Have Russia Written All Over Them

    Trump’s $5M ‘Gold Cards’ Have Russia Written All Over Them
    Feb 28 2025

    On the latest episode of The New Abnormal, Trump is poised to recreate Russia’s oligarch system by putting a $5 million price tag on U.S. citizenship with his “gold card” visas. Plus! Mike Masnick, founder and editor of Techdirt, breaks down how Elon Musk's latest DOGE move mirrors his Twitter takeover. Then incoming Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden discusses how Democrats can turn the tables on Trump’s agenda.



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    1 hr
  • The Hidden Pattern Behind Trump’s Military Purge

    The Hidden Pattern Behind Trump’s Military Purge
    Feb 25 2025

    The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie are not surprised by the path the Trump administration has seemingly taken to overhaul the U.S. military, noting that an obvious pattern seems to be at play. Then, Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at The Nation and host of the Contempt of Court podcast, joins the show to discuss the legalities of President Donald Trump’s recent moves. Plus, journalist and New Republic contributing editor Meredith Shiner, stops by to dissect the Democratic Party’s current state of leadership.



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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Slays ‘King’ Trump in Rousing Speech

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Slays ‘King’ Trump in Rousing Speech
    Feb 23 2025
    On this episode of The New Abnormal, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slays “King” Trump in a rousing State of the State address that left some House Republicans heading for exits. Plus! New York Magazine senior writer Sarah Jones, author of “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass,” discusses the politicizing of poverty, suffering, and systemic failures laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    30 mins