The Daily Beast Podcast

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Melora Hardin (The Office’s Jan Levinson) called surviving the LA fires “surreal,” recalling how her home was spared while friends lost everything. “This is the time you want to meet a neighbor who has a gun,” she said. Meanwhile, The Daily Beast’s David Gardner covered Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation as National Intelligence Director and Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. “Are we replacing ballet with military marching bands?” he joked. Trump wins The Super Bowl. Hardin reacted to John Krasinski’s Sexiest Man Alive title—“Sure!“—and teased, “Maybe I’d pop in,” for The Office reboot.

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Pod Save America’s Jon Lovett slammed the Democratic Party’s leadership void, telling Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee, “We haven’t made another figure with Barack Obama’s popularity. We are paying dearly for the fact that Joe Biden basically left the bully pulpit empty.” Praising Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as leaders who understand “this is about attention,” he criticized the party’s lack of vision, asking, “Once everybody can have healthcare, what’s the next thing?” In contrast, Trump, he said, “declares something that’s not happening must be stopped” and then “claims victory.” And Joanna offers her verdict on giggling Hillary Clinton and reports from the Trump show in Washington D.C.

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Don Lemon turns his fire on his old outlet CNN as he tells Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee, “They find ways to get rid of us for little things, for being a big mouth. Independent media is freedom. Viewers prefer my living room to a fancy studio.” The Live at Five YouTuber praises Michelle Obama for boycotting Trump’s inauguration, saying “Why normalize this behavior?” Joanna and Sam also dive into Trump’s cabinet picks with the Daily Beast’s Senior Political Correspondent Juliegrace Brufke, who watched Pete Hegseth’s heated Senate hearing and has the inside scoop on what else to expect. Daily Beast Executive Editor Hugh Dougherty has details of a bombshell investigation into Tulsi Gabbard’s spiritual guide with exclusive recordings of his homophobic remarks. And Sam and Joanna have inaugural fashion predictions for the Trump era as well as a heartfelt verdict on the LA wildfires: “trauma upon trauma.”

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Isaac Mizrahi, the former Project Runway host, explains how we are all going to dress in the Trump era–“There’s going to be no truth—just facework and hairpieces”–and delivers a cutting verdict on Melania Trump’s style. Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee have radically different takes conjoined-president Elon Musk: is he the “genius” America needs or “a rich madman on a micro-dosing bender?” Bee has thoughts about Pope Francis accusing nuns of having “vinegar faces,” saying, “Imagine telling them to smile more while they’re rinsing out his dirty socks.” And don’t miss Joanna’s version of Jessica Gunning’s Golden Globes speech.

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Sam Bee and Joanna Coles unpack the hunt for Luigi Mangione with the Daily Beast’s Harry Lambert—and the explosive public reaction to his alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Lambert explains how Mangione became a Robin Hood figure and his fandom only grew after he was caught munching on McDonald’s hash browns in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Also this week Sam reveals how Amy Schumer roasted Joanna with the aid of a bag of roasted vegetable chips at a glitzy New York gala for Comic Relief. And Beast of the Week is Saad Mohseni, a media mogul nicknamed the Rupert Murdoch of Afghanistan who explains his very surprising views of the Taliban and tells how music fans will risk being whipped to keep up with the latest hits under the extremist Islamic regime.

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan reflected on the surreal experience of performing at the Al Smith Dinner, describing Donald Trump’s unorthodox comedic style as “performing on his heels” and surprisingly “killing the entire time.” Gaffigan also joked about parenting his five kids: “Every Monday morning is kind of a surprise for them. Like, ’What? There’s school?’” Then, journalist Mary Ann Akers dissected Kash Patel’s controversial FBI nomination, noting his plan to create a “museum of the deep state” and his intent to use the FBI for political revenge. “He has a long enemies list,” she explained, “and it’s not just Democrats—it’s Republicans too.”

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