Adam Scott: The Parks & Rec Cast Has Never Gotten Too Political—Until Now

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🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Dems say that the Russians hacked into our political system to help Trump win. Trump and associates blame former President Barack Obama for the interference. But the truth is, both sides have it wrong. Filmmaker Alex Gibney (known for documentary films like “Enron and “Taxi to the Dark Side”) has been immersed in the world of foreign hacking, troll farms, and most importantly, what happened in 2016 for his upcoming docuseries “Agents of Chaos.” And he knows the real reason that the Kremlin came after our democracy. “It wasn't a ‘flip votes in order to give Trump the election’” kind of thing, he tells Rick Wilson and Molly Jong-Fast on this episode of The New Abnormal. It actually was all about Hillary. (“It's that kind of ruthless de-legitimizing of the rule of law and democracy that I think is ultimately the larger agenda here, both for Putin and for Trump.) Speaking of Trump and the 2020 election, Gibney says there’s definitely a lot more “scary” disinfo campaigns to come—and they’re “more sophisticated.” Is there anything we can do to fight it? Good news: Yes. Bad news: It’s on the Trump administration to take certain actions, and well, yeah. Then, actor Adam Scott joins the party (er, podcast) to talk about the just-announced Parks & Rec reunion in Wisconsin to support Democrats. (Leslie Knope, 2024) and why he is not gonna “stick to acting” despite ticking off the “shut-up-and-be-an-actor” Twitter trolls: “I think I'm just looking for ways to help out without being too gross and annoying. It's tough, because I'm frightened. I think a lot of people are.” Plus! Rick and Molly give Adam the special honor of his very own Fuck That Guy pick. And! The two discuss Roger Stone’s Civil War, QAnon’s own Jason Gelanis (who works for CITIGROUP!!) and whether Trump has secretly gotten the COVID vaccine. Want more? Become a Beast Inside member to enjoy a limited-run series of bonus interviews from The New Abnormal. Guests include Cory Booker, Jim Acosta, and more. Head to newabnormal.thedailybeast.com to join now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi folks, it's Rick Wilson and welcome to the Daily Beasts, the new abnormal.
0:04.6	Hi, I'm Molly Zhangfast, a left-wing pundit and editor at large at the Daily Beast.
0:09.7	I'm also an editor at the Daily Beast, a former Republican political strategist, best-selling
0:14.1	author and full-time troublemaker.
0:16.2	We're here to have fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media,
0:19.9	politics, business and science that help make what's happening in the country and the world
0:24.9	clear.
0:25.9	We try to keep Rick to the minimum number of F-bombs and try to keep our kids, pets and
0:31.8	other wildlife sounds from invading our respective bunkers.
0:35.0	Uh, Molly Zhangfast.
0:36.0	Yes, Rick Wilson.
0:37.0	Did you go to an indoor Trump rally this weekend?
0:40.2	No, I was going to ask if you had been doing indoor Trump rally this weekend or as they call
0:43.9	them COVID-Polusa.
0:45.7	I like to think of them as super spreader events.
0:48.1	Well, if it's a super spreader event, doesn't there have to be a very special guest?
0:51.5	Oh my god, I set you up for a bad joke.
0:53.5	You're seeing now.
0:55.5	Why do I do this?
0:57.6	Why, why, why?
0:59.6	I'm not making the joke.
1:01.2	You're so classy, I'm.
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