The Daily Beast Podcast
The Daily Beast, Joanna Coles
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.
It’s like the best dinner party you’ve ever been to, just without the food.
New episodes every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; early drops on YouTube.
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Conversations have featured voices like John Oliver, Mary Trump, and Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside sharp, incisive takes each week from show regular David Rothkopf.
It’s like the best dinner party you’ve ever been to, just without the food.
New episodes every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; early drops on YouTube.
If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just go to thedailybeast.com to sign up.
Episodes
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23 snips
Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 5min
I Know Why Trump and His Goons Are Toast
Steve Schmidt, former Bush and McCain operative turned outspoken critic of Trump, offers a blistering take. He discusses GOP panic over a potential war with Iran and how it could hurt Republicans. He unpacks the Kristi Noem ad scandal and why Trump turned on her. He also describes the cultlike rituals and optics binding Trump’s circle and the fractured future of MAGA.
9 snips
Mar 15, 2026 • 58min
Secrets of Trump West Wing’s Weirdest Operator
Michael Wolff, author and journalist known for incisive White House reporting, profiles Susie Wiles, the discreet power broker reshaping Trump’s orbit. He explores her Florida operative roots, how she quietly outmaneuvered rivals, her strategy for handling Trump’s aversion to bad news, and the disciplined West Wing operation she built while staying out of the spotlight.
23 snips
Mar 13, 2026 • 53min
Why Trump Insiders Fear He's Lost MAGA: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author and investigative journalist known for books on Trump and Murdoch, offers insider analysis. He unpacks impulsive decision-making around the Iran strikes. He describes internal MAGA backlash and infighting over war and immigration. He explores the push for a controversial voting law and speculates on distraction motives tied to other scandals.
14 snips
Mar 12, 2026 • 55min
I Know Secrets of Trump's Hold Over These Cowards
Ana Navarro, Republican strategist and outspoken commentator, brings sharp, insider perspective from Florida politics and national battlegrounds. She discusses how GOP figures flipped to back Trump, Pentagon photo ops and banned reporters, the Epstein scandal's silencing power, Kristi Noem's controversies, worries about Trump’s health and threats to democratic norms. Short, candid, and unfiltered.
18 snips
Mar 11, 2026 • 58min
I Know Why Trump's War Is in Disarray: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author and journalist known for his Trump reporting, dissects a presidency that treats war like a rally. He describes improvisation over planning, recycled theatrical threats, faltering advisers, and the political and regional risks of an undefined conflict. Short, sharp takes on media failures, Pentagon anxiety, and whether the spectacle itself is the strategy.
24 snips
Mar 10, 2026 • 52min
I Know Next Sick Trick Trump Has Up His Sleeve
Jake Auchincloss, U.S. Congressman and former Marine infantry officer, speaks as a moderate focused on national security, economics, and tech policy. He warns about threats to election integrity and criticizes current Iran strikes and Pentagon messaging. He discusses rebuilding a patriotic Democratic center, regulating Big Tech and TikTok, and calls for accountability around Epstein-related redactions.
27 snips
Mar 9, 2026 • 39min
I Know Why Royals Can Never Shake Epstein Scandal
Andrew Lownie, author and investigative writer on British royal affairs, discusses fresh revelations linking Prince Andrew to Jeffrey Epstein’s circle. He outlines alleged ties from secret flats to destroyed flight logs. Short, sharp takes cover national security worries, mysterious deaths, police interviews, and what it could mean for the future of the monarchy.
24 snips
Mar 8, 2026 • 58min
How Trump’s War Exposes His Lost Grip on Reality
Michael Wolff, author and commentator known for insider books on Trump, unpacks the president’s movie-like rhetoric and alarming war talk. Short takes explore his Truth Social self-soothing, confusing demands like “unconditional surrender,” global alarm at his messaging, cabinet chaos after Kristi Noem’s costly ad flop, and whether current crises mark a political turning point.
21 snips
Mar 6, 2026 • 58min
I Know Who's Really Influencing Trump's War: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author and journalist known for candid insider takes on presidential administrations, breaks down the chaos around Trump’s Iran conflict. He pinpoints an opaque strategy, Jared Kushner’s outsized influence and Gulf money angles. They also examine uneasy public performances by MAGA figures and the domestic political risks of rising gas prices and postwar profiteering.
18 snips
Mar 5, 2026 • 35min
I Know Why War Time Trump Is Out of His Depth
John Bolton, former U.S. National Security Advisor and hawkish diplomat, reflects on working with Donald Trump in high-stakes moments. He describes Trump’s briefings, discomfort in the Situation Room, decision reversals, influence from allies like Netanyahu, and risks from mixed messaging to Congress and partners. Bolton also critiques NSC process changes and unqualified envoys.
