The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the topics it covers. Hosted by Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer of the Daily Beast, each episode delivers the people and politics coverage you need—straight from the Daily Beast newsroom.
Conversations have featured voices like John Oliver, Mary Trump, and Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside sharp, incisive takes each week from show regular David Rothkopf.
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This Is Why Trump's Aides Endure his Endless Rage
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles take a revealing look inside Donald Trump’s world of flunkies, fear and humiliation, where cabinet officials, billionaires and tech titans
Oct 2 1 h 05 min
Why MAGA Candidate Dropped the Dime on Trump
Adam Mockler joins Joanna Coles on the Daily Beast Podcast to break down the chaos consuming Donald Trump’s Republican Party, from Ken Paxton blaming Trump for wrecking h
Oct 1 1 h 02 min
This Is Exactly What Humiliated Trump Will Do Next
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dig into what Donald Trump’s political future looks like as the midterms approach, from Republicans increasingly distancing themselves from
Sep 30 1 h 01 min
This Proves Trump Is About to Get His Bubble Burst
The Daily Beast's Chief Global Affairs Columnist predicts what is about to happen to Donald Trump: A bubble-bursting moment when he gets confronted with reality. He tells
Sep 29 1 h 10 min
This Is Exactly How Trump Broke Our America
Anand Giridharadas returns to the Daily Beast Podcast to discuss his new book, Man in the Mirror, and the three years he spent reporting on the fatal subway encounter bet
Sep 28 1 h 01 min
This Is How Idiot Trump Is Being Played by China
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles take a closer look at Donald Trump’s encounter with Xi Jinping and what China may have learned from a president they see as unusually susce
Sep 27 1 h 17 min
How Trump Just Got Humiliated by His Star Guest
Joanna Coles and Hugh Dougherty dig into Donald Trump’s extraordinary welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping, from the red-carpet spectacle and lavish state dinner to t
Sep 26 1 h 07 min
This Is Trump's Twisted New Fixation: Wolff
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles unpack Trump’s latest threats to “annihilate” Iran, including the bizarre White House effort to find him a new word after “obliterate” appa
Sep 25 59 min
I Know the Secret of Why Trump Truly Fears Putin
Luke Harding, author of the new book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest, speaks with Joanna Coles about the decades-long relationship between Donald Trump
Sep 24 51 min
Why Floundering Trump Will Sell Out on World Stage
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles return to dissect Donald Trump’s latest battle with the press, his launch of Trump TV, and the high-stakes arrival of Chinese President Xi
Sep 23 59 min
Why Pathological Trump Just Made a Major Blunder
David Rothkopf joins Joanna Coles to explore the latest chaos inside Trump’s White House, from the unprecedented standoff between the president and the White House press
Sep 22 1 h 01 min
I Know Exactly Why Trump's Base is Finally Turning
Terry Moran joins Joanna Coles on the Daily Beast Podcast to discuss his recent trip to Iowa, where voters are growing increasingly frustrated with Donald Trump over the
Sep 21 56 min
Why Trump’s Aides Are Finally Turning Against Him
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles dig into what may be the most revealing signs yet of a White House struggling to manage Donald Trump, as his own advisers begin publicly pu
Sep 20 1 h 05 min
Why Mitch McConnell Mystery is Getting Even Darker
Joanna Coles and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty discuss Mitch McConnell’s mysterious return to the Senate after 92 days away, the disturbing questions surrou
Sep 19 1 h 05 min
Why Trump’s Biggest Weakness Is About to Doom Him
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles examine Donald Trump's growing political troubles as rising prices, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and his own economic policies t
Sep 18 46 min
This Is How Blue Wave Dems Must Humiliate Trump
Steve Schmidt returns to the Daily Beast Podcast to discuss the mounting political and ethical scandals surrounding Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the president’s inner circ
Sep 17 52 min
This Is Why Cry-Baby Trump Is in Terminal Tantrum
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles look at Donald Trump’s escalating battles with the Supreme Court, the collapse of the Kennedy Center under his control, and his increasingl
Sep 16 1 h 02 min
This Is Trump's Most Jaw-Dropping Putin Scandal
Joanna Coles and David Rothkopf dive into Donald Trump’s bizarre trip to Ireland, from his increasingly public reliance on aide Natalie Harp to his stunning comments abou
Sep 15 52 min
I've Got the Names of the Very Worst Trump Cowards
Jacob Weisberg, author of the new book Profiles in Cowardice, speaks with Joanna Coles about the powerful Americans and institutions that once stood up to Donald Trump an
Sep 14 1 h 06 min
This Is How Trump Staged His Own Political Funeral
Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles unpack Donald Trump’s trip to Ireland, his apparent struggle to stay awake at a 9/11 memorial, and the increasingly conspicuous signs that
Sep 13 1 h 13 min
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I know that listening to behaviors and actions by Trump and his administration’s goons can be a bit much to handle so early to bedtime but I find Joanna and Michael, and the other host to be so incredibly insightful and fascinating. They have a way of bringing horrible news to actions and behaviors of all these terrible people more palatable.
Thank you for all your efforts and hard work!
RobSub · Aug 2026
Love the show, but I listen at night while trying to relax, and the commercials on the Sunday show are so much louder than your discussion that it almost made me stop listening. Hope you can get this fixed.
Lexie'smom2 · Aug 2026
I really enjoyed today's co-host Hugh — great accent, but I noticed some dips in his voice tone that made him hard to hear at times. If others have mentioned this too, maybe the sound engineer could smooth those out. Thanks for a great show!
— Lisa Morris
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Whisper walk · Aug 2026
This show is great when Joanna and Dougherty are on. They bring a lot of substantive content. Michael Wolff is insufferable with his arrogant insulting of Epstein victims, women reporters, and Obama, plus constant interruptions. More importantly, he’s not trustworthy given his sketchy journalistic history and attempts at financial deals with Epstein. Plus, when he does discuss the White House, to me it sounds like information from ten years ago rather than current information. 4 stars if someone more serious and substantive can replace him.
Cardinal4549 · Jul 2026
Great crew, great topics, great content. However, the episode I’m trying out is 35 minutes long. It started with 3 minutes of commercials with the volume jacked up quite a bit. Then I listened to 8 or so minutes of content. Then came another 6 solid minutes of commercials with the volume jacked up. I know it was 6 minutes because I had to hit the forward button 12 times to get back to the content. Wash, rinse, repeat. Over 50% ads? No thanks. Cranking up the volume on the ads is just extra-annoying and kind of insulting.
Mighty Unicorn · Dec 2024
I admit I listen to too many political podcasts that are left leaning but only this one makes me laugh at least once during the show. Some of the topics and stories I’ve heard before but I always tune in for that guaranteed laugh. Didn’t listen when Rick Wilson was co-host and wish I had. He is hands down my favorite pundit. No reflection on Andy Levy though. He is insightful and very funny too. Love the show and its slanted humor. ADDENDUM: the above was written when Molly was hosting with Andy. My rating has been reduced by half since Danielle joined the show. I know I’m not the only one that wishes she would not scream while talking, say “like” in almost every sentence and use the F word constantly. I have started fast forwarding through her interview segments. And I am considering only listening to the bonus episodes because she seems to keep a cooler head on those. For what it’s worth, find a better co-host for Andy, to whom I love listening.
Pattimom74 · Jun 2024
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