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As The World Churns episodes

June 20, 2025 This Could Be Trump's Losing Deal
On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle unpack the MAGA infighting over Trump's push toward war with Iran and the public backlash to his immigration crackdown, including ICE raids in red states. Danielle speaks with investigative journalist and The Lever founder David Sirota about how billionaire donors are hijacking Democratic messaging and what Cuomo's mayoral campaign says about the party's direction. Then! Andy talks to Joshua Block, senior counsel with the ACLU’s LGBTQ and HIV Project, about the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
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1 hr 10 min
June 17, 2025 Trump's War On Blue States Will Fail
On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle unpack Trump’s pathetic military birthday parade, the massive No Kings Day protests, and the shocking assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman by a right-wing extremist. Andy talks with G. Elliott Morris about protest turnout, public opinion on the LA anti-ICE demonstrations, and why Democrats need to stop fearing activism. Then! Danielle speaks with Dr. Jonathan Metzl about America’s normalization of political violence, the NRA, and how Trump’s rhetoric is fueling real-world terror.
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1 hr 2 min
June 13, 2025 Freedom Is Canceled
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle dig into the Trump regime’s most deranged and dangerous moves yet, from gutting public health to threatening rule of law and militarizing the streets of Los Angeles. They expose how the administration is removing vaccine protections, ignoring court orders, and trying to turn the country into an authoritarian playground. Political scientist Norm Ornstein joins to explain why this moment is more dangerous than anything the United States has faced in modern history. Civil liberties attorney Jameel Jaffer breaks down what protesters and journalists need to know as the First Amendment is systematically undermined.
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1 hr 7 min
June 10, 2025 Fighting A Rigged Game
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle break down Trump’s lies about a so-called migrant invasion in Los Angeles and his authoritarian deployment of the National Guard. Then they dig into Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against Trump and the federal government's violent overreach. Chris Geidner of Law Dork joins to explain how the courts are being flooded with Trump-era lawsuits and how the Supreme Court keeps siding with the administration. Finally, Kate Barr of the Can’t Win Victory Fund lays out how Democrats can fight back in gerrymandered districts by being honest, local, and loud.
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1 hr 9 min
June 06, 2025 Why The Big Beautiful Bill Sucks!
On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle break down Trump’s new travel ban targeting mostly Black and brown countries and tear into a centrist Democrat gathering that spends more time bashing the left than confronting the right. Andy talks to SE Cupp about conservative media’s moral collapse and the Republican Party’s descent into authoritarianism. Then! MSNBC Daily editor James Downie joins to unpack Trump’s feud with Elon Musk and what their cult-leader clash says about the future of the GOP.
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1 hr 11 min
June 03, 2025 GOP Says Die Broke And Shut Up
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle unpack Trump’s latest fever dream that Joe Biden is a robotic clone, and Senator Joni Ernst’s glib defense of Medicaid cuts with a line that says it all — “we’re all going to die.” Messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio joins to explain why Democrats keep losing the narrative war and how they could win if they actually listened to voters. Jessa Crispin, author of What Is Wrong With Men, explores how Michael Douglas’s iconic 90s meltdown movies helped lay the groundwork for today’s whiny, grievance-fueled masculinity.
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1 hr 13 min
May 30, 2025 They Want You Sick and Stupid
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle dig into Trump’s authoritarian playbook and expose GOP attacks on public health. Former Senior Media Reporter at CNN Oliver Darcy joins us to talk about the media's complicity in disinformation. Then! Rolling Stone’s Asawin Suebsaeng breaks down a Democratic strategy to win back young men and why it might be doomed from the start.
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1 hr 8 min
May 27, 2025 Alpha Males and Beta Messaging
In Episode 7 of As the World Churns, Danielle and Andy break down a New York Times map showing Trump’s growing support and the Democrats’ shrinking base. They mark five years since George Floyd’s murder and call out the failure of DEI efforts and racial justice progress. Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff joins us to discuss the party's seemingly stagnant approach and why it seems like they have no real message. Then! David Roth, editor at Defector, and Jeb Lund, journalist and co-host of It’s Christmastown, skewer right-wing “manliness” obsessions, media illiteracy, and the Democratic Party’s doomed attempts to manufacture authenticity.
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1 hr 13 min
May 23, 2025 You Slept Through The Takeover
On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle unpack the House GOP’s so-called “big beautiful” budget and its devastating impact on working Americans. Then Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, Behavioral Scientist and CEO of North America for We Don't Have Time, joins us to talk about the economic costs of climate denial. Finally, Candace Rondeaux author of Putin’s Sledgehammer, is here to discuss the brutal legacy of Russia’s Wagner Group and the mercenary chaos it unleashed.
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1 hr 11 min
May 20, 2025 Is The Window To Fight Back Closing
In our latest episode Danielle and Andy unpack Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and two conflicting Supreme Court rulings on Trump’s immigration powers. Amol Sinha of the ACLU of New Jersey explains how the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka signals the growing crackdown on dissent. Then, Jared Yates Sexton joins us to break down the pace of Trump’s authoritarian agenda, the Democratic Party’s failure to respond, and what real resistance could look like.

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1 hr 9 min

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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…