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
Mentioned books
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.
25 snips
Mar 4, 2026 • 53min
What Trump Really Wants Out of Deadly War: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author and journalist known for books on Trump and media power, breaks down how Trump views war as spectacle and a chance to claim victory. Short takes explore optics, market panic, MAGA loyalty, and why Trump treats conflict like a produced TV narrative. The conversation traces his focus on winning, controlling the story, and the personal stakes he brings to crisis.
18 snips
Mar 3, 2026 • 54min
How Trump's War Has Triggered New Axis of Evil
David Rothkopf, columnist and founder of the DSR Network, gives compact foreign policy analysis. He traces an impulsive strike lacking congressional approval and a coherent NSC process. He connects the action to Netanyahu’s political calculations, regional escalation risks, oil shocks before the midterms, and the unlikely promise of regime-change democracy in Tehran.
17 snips
Mar 2, 2026 • 59min
Why Epstein Is Trump’s Defining Crime: Rothkopf
David Rothkopf, journalist and former Clinton administration official known for probing power networks, offers a brisk tour of the Epstein files. He connects Epstein to global elites, intelligence entanglements, missing evidence, and how privilege shields wrongdoing. The conversation traces trafficking mechanics, reputational fallout, and why this scandal reverberates through politics and inequality.
32 snips
Mar 1, 2026 • 1h 4min
Why Trump's War Is Only About Himself: Wolff
Michael Wolff, bestselling author and political commentator, offers sharp analysis of Trump’s Iran strikes and his ‘government of one’ decision-making. They probe why quick victories matter to him. The conversation also covers MAGA reactions, military limits of bombing-only campaigns, and tech-government tensions around AI and Pentagon deals.
22 snips
Feb 27, 2026 • 57min
Proof Trump, 79, Has Lost Grip on Reality: Wolff
Michael Wolff, author and media commentator known for insider books on American politics, breaks down Trump's growing disconnect from reality. He dissects the marathon State of the Union as showmanship over policy. They examine spectacle, speechwriting limits, Minneapolis fallout and risky Iran brinkmanship. Conversation also touches on Ukraine’s stakes and political damage control.
9 snips
Feb 26, 2026 • 1h 4min
How I Fear Trump Will Unleash ICE to Rig Midterms
Maura Healey, Massachusetts governor and former state attorney general who prosecuted trafficking and civil rights cases, warns about federal overreach and potential ICE intimidation of voters. She rips DOJ handling of the Epstein files, criticizes RFK Jr.’s vaccine stance, and outlines state efforts on housing, health, and protecting ballots ahead of 2026.
11 snips
Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 5min
Trump Threw Secret Situation Room Tantrum: Wolff
Michael Wolff, journalist and author known for insider White House reporting. He recounts a secret Situation Room tantrum and explores Trump’s aversion to paper trails. Conversation also covers the Epstein fallout in Britain, performative strength in Iran briefings, and chaos-as-cover tactics shaping loyalty and decision making.
10 snips
Feb 24, 2026 • 49min
How Trump Could Bury Any of His Goons' Crimes
Liz Oyer, former White House pardons attorney who tracks presidential clemency, exposes Trump’s “pardon economy.” She walks through eye-popping clemency cases, pay-for-access lobbying, wiped restitution, surprise on-the-spot pardons, and the political and legal fallout of transactional mercy.
