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The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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The New Abnormal hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie talk about why Columbia University and top law firm Paul Weiss shouldn’t have bent the knee to the Trump administration. Then, Emmy-nominated writer Ben Schwartz discusses his latest piece for The Nation on “The Not-So-Golden Age of MAGA Troll Comedy.”

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0:56.4	by comedian Grace Campbell, where guests talk about their best and worst party experiences.
1:01.8	Expect chaos and laughs with guests such as Joanne McNally and G.K. Barry.
1:06.1	Listen and subscribe to Late to the Party with Grace Campbell, wherever you get your podcast.
1:16.1	Thank you. subscribe to Lake to the Party with Grace Campbell, wherever you get your podcast. Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN-HLN guy, and current cable news conscientious
1:21.7	objector. I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
1:25.9	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist.
1:29.7	But today, I'm an unapologetic, woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
1:34.7	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off the rails.
1:39.3	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining people in politics,
1:44.8	media, and beyond. Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new
1:50.1	abnormal, and hopefully even make you laugh through the tears. What a great show we have for you
1:54.9	today. Emmy-nominated writer Ben Schwartz is here to discuss his latest piece for the nation,
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