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The Daily Beast Podcast

MAGA Mike Johnson Is Shameless in More Ways Than One

The Daily Beast Podcast

The Daily Beast

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4.68.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week on The New Abnormal, Semafor’s Washington Bureau Chief Benjy Sarlin tells us the who, what, and why that is the Republican Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson. Then, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner breaks down all the latest developments in the many legal troubles of Donald Trump. 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, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN HLN Guy and current cable news conscientious

0:05.1

objector.

0:06.1

I'm a former libertarian who now sits comfortably on the left.

0:08.8

Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist.

0:13.0

But today I'm an unapologetic woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.

0:17.8

And I'm producer Jesse Kettin, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the

0:21.8

rails.

0:22.8

We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining

0:26.9

people in politics, media, and beyond.

0:29.5

Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal, and hopefully

0:36.0

even make you laugh through the tears.

0:38.0

What an excellent show we have today.

0:40.0

Washington Bureau Chief for Simefor Benji Sarlin is here to tell us the who, what, and

0:44.6

why that is the Republican speaker of the house, Maga Mike Johnson.

0:49.0

Then we'll talk to MSNBC Legal Analyst, Gwen Kirschner, to break down all the latest

0:53.2

developments in the oh so many legal troubles of one Donald J. Trump.

0:58.8

First, let's have some fun.

1:01.1

So Andy, I don't know about you, but I miss the days when I didn't have such apprehension

1:07.4

every time my phone buzzed at any point during the day.

1:11.5

I miss being relaxed.

1:13.7

I miss my shoulders being down and not having a knot in my stomach.

1:18.6

And none of that is changing anytime soon as we have just experienced another mass shooting

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