

Inside Trump's Head
The Daily Beast, Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles
Character is destiny and no character has defined or deformed the 21st century more than Donald Trump. In this new podcast series, the definitive Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins forces with the Daily Beast’s provocateur-in-chief Joanna Coles to crack open the psyche of the man the world can’t stop watching. Coles and Wolff balance candor with curiosity as they dissect Trump’s thoughts and actions and try to answer the ultimate question: what drives the most powerful man alive? This is the analysis no one else has the access, authority, or ambition to deliver. Ignore it at your peril.New episodes every Wednesday and Friday. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just sign up here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 14, 2024 • 59min
Adam Grant Disses Musk and Mar-a-Lago Madness
Organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant joins this week’s podcast to help unpack America’s political baggage, sharing leadership advice and coping strategies for the current moment. The Daily Beast’s executive editor Hugh Dougherty offers insight into the “patio power games” playing out at Mar-a-Lago as president-elect Donald Trump assembles his new administration—which may be filled with outlandish, cable TV personalities, but is ruled behind the scenes by a 67-year-old grandmother in aviator shades.Have a question or comment for us? Send us an email: beastpod@thedailybeast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 8, 2024 • 57min
Sam Bee on Biden's Big Fail, John Avlon on His Own
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, co-host Samantha Bee has some tough talk for Joe Biden and his team, while former Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon joins the podcast to discuss the lessons learnt from his own run for Congress. Comedian Michael Ian Black has news for everyone, while writer Nell Scovell explains why she’ll be “not looking at the news for the next four years.”Have a question or comment for us? Send us an email: beastpod@thedailybeast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 2024 • 1h 1min
How The Trump-Musk Bromance Ends: Michael Wolff
Journalist and author Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee on this week’s episode to offer insight into the jockeying egos on Donald’s Trump “manic” campaign—and that MSG rally. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker calls in from the Harris trail, and Daily Beast Special Correspondent Harry Lambert recaps party animal Jeff Bezos’ social calendar amid much turmoil at his newspaper, The Washington Post.Have a question or comment for us? Send us an email: beastpod@thedailybeast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 2024 • 49min
James Carville on Kamala and Trump on Joe Rogan
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee are joned by political strategist James Carville for intel—and an insider’s take—on the state of the presidential race. They speak with Daily Beast Special Correspondent Harry Lambert about media kingpin Joe Rogan as well as would-be political kingpin RKF Jr., and bemoan the state of “shrill” women in media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 2024 • 50min
John Oliver and Sam Bee's Lessons from Jon Stewart
On this week’s The Daily Beast Podcast, guest John Oliver and co-host Samantha Bee take a trip down late-night TV memory lane, sharing fun times and lessons learned from their time as correspondents on ‘The Daily Show.’ Joanna Coles and Sam then obsess over Kanye West’s sexploits as well as other, unrelated sex toys.The Beast has deleted a segment that appeared on the original edition of this podcast with award-winning journalist Michael Isikoff. It concerned payments, revealed in FEC records, that Republican strategist and operative Chris LaCivita’s LLC collected from the Trump campaign and related super PACs. The interview included references to a sum of money larger than the actual amount, which was $19.2 million. The Beast regrets the error. For clarity of listening the Beast is removing the entire segment. The Beast stands by its reporting on this subject, which appears elsewhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 1min
Sam Bee’s Menopause Rage and The Trumpy Tech Bros
This week, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee take on all things Melania Trump and discuss the latest Silicon Valley scoops with Jessica Lessin, CEO of tech and business mainstay The Information. Sam shares her “rage boil” experiences with menopause and Joanna recaps all the celeb sightings at the opening night of McNeal, Robert Downey Jr.’s new play on Broadway.Buy tickets for Sam’s show:https://www.ticketmaster.com/samantha-bee-tickets/artist/1582487?venueId=393226 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 2024 • 58min
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett: Pod Save and Survivor
Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee talk Survivor and that Tim Walz-JD Vance debate with Beasts of the Week, Pod Save America's Jon Lovett and Jon Favreau. Sam reveals her meet cute with George Clooney, and she and Coles obsess about the crazy downfall of New York Mayor Eric Adams and how Vladimir Putin keeps his love life under wraps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2024 • 53min
Kara Swisher Spills Her Silicon Valley Secrets
Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee go inside Silicon Valley and the world of podcasts with Beast of the Week, the legendary Kara Swisher—who spills her own secrets about money and power. And they download the news Beast-style with an eyebrow-raising revelation about Sean "Diddy" Combs, their verdict on Melania Trump's surprise new merch and what the VPs should really debate about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 2024 • 1min
The Daily Beast Podcast Trailer
The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the news it covers. Each week, co-hosts Joanna Coles (Chief Creative & Content Officer of The Daily Beast) and Samantha Bee (Full Frontal, The Daily Show) will navigate the latest in politics, pop culture, and everything in between. It will be like the best dinner party you’ve ever been to, just without any food. So actually it’s the worst dinner party, but the best conversation. Tune in every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.