Nancy Pelosi Brought a Teddy Bear to a Knife Fight w/ Dr. Peter Hotez

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🗓️ 1 October 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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J.D. Durkin tells talks to Molly Jong-Fast about how Democrats brought a stuffed animal to a knife fight, Dr. Peter Hotez joins to break down why MRNA vaccines won’t say save the world, and what might, and Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to imprisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, explains why Russia was never a democracy. If you haven't heard, every single week The New Abnormal does a special bonus episode for Beast Inside, the Daily Beast’s membership program. where Sometimes we interview Senators like Cory Booker or the folks who explain our world in media like Jim Acosta or Soledad O’Brien. Sometimes we just have fun and talk to our favorite comedians and actors like Busy Phillips or Billy Eichner and sometimes its just discussing the fuckery. You can get all of our episodes in your favorite podcast app of choice by becoming a Beast Inside member where you’ll support The Beast’s fearless journalism. Plus! You’ll also get full access to podcasts and articles. To become a member head to newabnormal.thedailybeast.com 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 everyone, this is Gabi Logan from the Midpoint with Gabi Logan, where I talk
0:05.6	candidly with well-known faces about their midlife challenges and expectations.
0:09.7	I'm currently sponsored by the upcoming movie I'm on a dance with somebody
0:13.5	where you can discover the untold story of Whitney Houston this Christmas,
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0:33.5	can't wait. Don't miss I want to dance with somebody only at Cinemas from Boxing
0:38.3	Day.
0:40.4	Hi I'm Molly John Fast and welcome to the Daily Beast, the new abnormal. I'm
0:46.6	a left-wing pundit and an editor at large at the Daily Beast. We're here to
0:50.8	have fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media,
0:55.0	politics and science that help make what's happening in the country and the
0:59.6	world clearer. Our world has been turned up to a down. On the new abnormal we'll
1:04.4	talk about the people who got us into this mess and figure out how to get
1:08.4	ourselves out of it. And I'm producer Jesse Cannon. I'm here to make sure things
1:12.2	don't go too far off the rails. Say we have an excellent episode. First we have
1:16.3	Dr. Peter Hotes who's going to talk to us about the latest with the coronavirus
1:19.7	and vaccine boosters. Then we'll talk to Leonard Volkov, chief of staff for
1:23.6	Lexi Navalis Campaign in Russia. And he's going to talk to us about what's
1:27.0	happening there. But first we have host of none of the above weeknight
1:31.2	sunshedder news, JD Durkin. Welcome to the new abnormal JD. Thanks for having me
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