Fever Dreams

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By: The Daily Beast

Inside the right’s push to retake power, from the conspiracy-slingers to the MAGA acolytes to the straight-up grifters. Thought the Trump era was crazy? Wait ’til you hear what they have planned next. Hosted by Kelly Weill and Will Sommer. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miles Klee on The New Abnormal
05/24/2023

Rolling Stone's Mile Klee joins The New Abnormal to talk the myth of "go woke. go broke."

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Erin Reed On The New Abnormal
05/22/2023

Erin Reed joins the New Abnormal to talk the lastest in laws targeting transgender rights.

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Cindy Cohn On The New Abnormal
05/19/2023

The EFF's Cindy Cohn joins The New Abnormal to talk cyber security.

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Gary Marcus On The New Abnormal
05/17/2023

Gary Marcus joins The New Abnormal to discuss the dangers of AI.

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Will Sommer On The New Abnormal
05/15/2023

Will Sommer joins The Daily Beast's The New Abnormal to talk the America first movement.

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Kelly Weill On The New Abnormal
05/12/2023

The Daily Beast's Kelly Weill joins The New Abnormal to talk the reputation laundering of the Allen, TX mall shooter.

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A Fever Dreams Farewell feat. Asawin Suebsaeng
#112
05/10/2023

It’s the final episode of Fever Dreams. After sharing some of their favorite moments from the podcast’s years-long run, the hosts tackle the right-wing obfuscation of a mass shooter’s extremist history and a viral prank on the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

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Steven Crowder Exposed feat. Jason Wilson
#111
05/03/2023

Fever Dreams examines the recent headline-grabbing actions of right-wing media darling Steven Crowder, who was outed this week for allegedly exposing his genitals repeatedly to employees. Plus! The latest on Ammon Bundy’s latest brewing standoff attempt. 




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Tuckered Out feat. Sam Adler Bell
#110
04/26/2023

On this week’s Fever Dreams, a look at the ecosystem of grifters and gadflies who made a living appearing on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show—and what comes next for them. Plus! What is pronatalism, and why are all the Silicon Valley dudes talking about it?

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The Ali Allegations feat. Aaron Kleinman
#109
04/19/2023

Fever Dreams hosts Kelly Weill and Will Sommer examine a classic style of right-wing outrage—which never seems to back itself up with evidence. Plus! A conversation with Aaron Kleinman of the States Project about all the wacky, extreme characters inhabiting America’s state houses.

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