On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle talk about the apparently low morale among ICE agents as Democrats introduce a bill that would require them to lose their masks. They also break down a federal judge's reason decision to block Trump's birthright citizenship order and how Kristi Noem delayed FEMA aid from arriving in Texas. Author and political scientist Jules Boykoff joins us to talk about how Trump is using the LA 2028 Olympic Games to supercharge ICE raids and override local control. Then! MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is here to talk about the collapsing rule of law under Trump's second administration and how, even with a complicit Supreme Court, justice still matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The America Party Is A Joke
On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle dig into the deadly flooding in Texas linked to the Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and expose how the DOJ now claims to have no Epstein client list, unraveling years of MAGA-fueled conspiracy. Media Director for Climate Central Tom Di Liberto joins to explain how climate denial and gutted weather services turned a preventable disaster into mass tragedy. Then! MSNBC’s Anthony Fisher talks with Andy about Elon Musk’s phony “America Party,” the myth of political homelessness, and why performative patriotism is destroying the real thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Freedom Dies On The Fourth
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle react to Donald Trump’s dystopian July 4th legislation that guts Medicaid, slashes SNAP, and pushes millions off healthcare.. They also call out the rise of migrant detention camps in Florida and Trump’s plans to expand them into full-blown concentration camps. Then! Negar Mortazavi, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and host of The Iran Podcast is here to tell Danielle all about Trump’s dangerous attacks on Iran, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and the erosion of American credibility abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We Were Never Protected
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle break down the Supreme Court’s gaslighting and the GOP’s cruel plan to gut Medicaid with their "Big Beautiful Bill". Danielle talks with Deputy Editor of Balls & Strikes Madiba Dennie about the Court’s attack on civil rights and birthright citizenship. Then! Essayist and critic Maris Kreizman joins Andy to tell us all about her new book "I Want to Burn This Place Down." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Empire Is Showing It's Cracks
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle break down Zoran Mamdani’s stunning mayoral primary win over Andrew Cuomo and the Islamophobic, billionaire-backed smear campaign that failed to stop him, then dig into the Supreme Court’s latest wave of deadly decisions, from denying rights to migrants and trans youth to opening the door for more political violence. Danielle speaks with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center about how grassroots organizers are preparing for a post-democracy future and why community power still matters. Then! Brandon Mancilla of UAW Region 9A joins to explain why his union broke with the political establishment to back Mamdani, and why labor is done waiting for crumbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the minds that brought you The New Abnormal– As the world seemingly spins out of control, Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie will be your navigators, and with the help of some of the country’s most brilliant minds, they’ll steer through the political turmoil and turbulence, looking for clearer skies ahead. The constant stream of daily chaos we’re experiencing requires an entirely new lens to process it through. Join Andy and Danielle along with 2 guests per episode to help make sense of the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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