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The Daily Beast Podcast

The Nonexistent Afghanistan Plan That Might’ve Saved Biden’s Ass w/ Tim Miller

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🗓️ 31 August 2021

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MSNBC political analyst Tim Miller joins Molly Jong-Fast on this episode of The New Abnormal to discuss Biden’s weird, new callousness with Afghanistan and Matt Gaetz’ troll-y brother-in-law. Plus, Dr. Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former head of the DNC, has some strong words for the judge who is making people take horse medicine. 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, I'm Molly Jongfast and welcome to the Daily Beast, the new abnormal.

0:05.8

I'm a left-wing pundit and an editor at large at the Daily Beast.

0:09.6

We're here to have fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media,

0:14.7

politics, and science that help make what's happening in the country and the world clearer.

0:20.3

Our world has been turned up to a down.

0:22.5

On the new abnormal, we'll talk about the people who got us into this mess and figure out

0:27.0

how to get ourselves out of it.

0:29.2

I'm producer Jesse Cannon.

0:30.6

I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the rails.

0:33.6

Today we have an excellent show, former Vermont governor and former head of the DNC.

0:38.6

Howard Dean is going to join us to talk about COVID as well as how the Democrats win.

0:43.4

But first, we have writer at large at the Bullwork, host of Not My Party on Snapchat

0:47.9

and a political analyst at MSNBC.

0:50.5

Returning favorite, Tim Miller.

0:53.2

Welcome back to the new abnormal Tim Miller.

0:56.2

Hey Molly, I would rather be nowhere else than new and abnormal.

1:00.9

Well, we are happy to have you.

1:02.6

We got some complaints this weekend that new abnormal was not normal enough or abnormal enough.

1:09.2

So you called in the relief pitcher.

1:11.2

You called me out of the bullpen to bring the crazy.

1:14.0

That's right.

1:14.9

All right, I'm ready.

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