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Cheat Sheet Podcast from The Daily Beast

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The New Abnormal: Editor-at-large Molly Jong-Fast has fun, sharp conversations with some of the smartest people in media, politics, and science that help make what’s happening in the country and world clearer. 


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Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Tuesday, May 25, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The Biden administration may actually side with the Trump administration on a key issue; President Joe Biden wants to launch an investigation into Belarus’ plane hijacking; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to punish social media companies who punish political candidates; An Ohio man had a really weird way of trying to pay off a debt; Michigan nixes its COVID-19 mandate that got Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in trouble; Rick Santorum is...

May 25, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Monday, May 24, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Residents in Japan are upset that the Olympics are still happening; NYC’s mayor announces that public schools will be back in session in-person for the next school year; A leading activist in Britain is shot in the head; Hunters use pastries to bait bears; Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is being sued. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 24, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Monday, May 24, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: A mass shooting in Minneapolis sees at least two people dead and eight injured; A party went viral on TikTok, and now a lot of people have been arrested; The WHO is expected to determine the next steps in the investigation of COVID-19’s origin; Eating disorders increased during the course of the pandemic; Kevin Spacey is set to act in an Italian director’s film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 24, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Friday, May 21, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The ceasefire between Israel and Palestine didn’t last long; Members of the Capitol police are jumping ship; Seven nooses have been found over the course of a month at an Amazon construction site; Migrant centers accused of allowing abuse to happen to the immigrants being detained are closing up shop; A mass grave is discovered in El Salvador; A third accuser takes the stand against Danny Masterson; Donald Trump keeps making money off o...

May 21, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Friday, May 21, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: There will finally be a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine; Top-quality vaccines are hard to come by in developing countries; A man dies in police custody after officers dogpile on top of him; Chris Cuomo apologizes on air for his role in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sexual assault scandal; Possibly the largest van Gogh painting has been found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 21, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Thursday, May 20, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: A ceasefire may finally be on its way between Palestine and Israel; There’s no correlation between hearing loss and the coronavirus vaccine, a study finds; A mother allegedly chooses her boyfriend over her own child; People search the blackmarket for fake COVID-19 vax cards; Donald Trump uses his website as a diary as legal issues mount on his companies in New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 20, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Thursday, May 20, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The Capitol insurrection commission may not pass the Senate; President Joe Biden will have a summit with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in; A woman with dementia files a lawsuit over two cops who attacked her after she left a Walmart; An accuser says Danny Masterson routinely had sex with her while she was unconscious; Some border counties in Oregon want to move to Idaho instead; Kids’ incessant questions annoyed a hijacker so much that h...

May 20, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: President Joe Biden reportedly has a real conversation with Israel about its conflict with Palestine; India passes the United States’ record of most COVID-19-related deaths in a day; Women are afraid of ditching their masks for a reason that doesn’t have to do with the coronavirus; A legendary comedian passes away; Billy Porter reveals a 14-year diagnosis and his purpose in storytelling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

May 19, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The Trump Organization might be going down; Naturally, Donald Trump wants the probe into the Capitol insurrection to end; Actor Danny Masterson could face up to 45 years in jail if convicted of rape; GOP lawmakers throw a temper-tantrum on the House floor on Tuesday; The St. Louis lawyer you tried to intimidate Black Lives Matter protesters with his gun is back and he’s running for office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

May 19, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The World Economic Forum warns that African countries are at risk of being extra vulnerable to a COVID-19 surge; Rep. Kevin McCarthy makes excuses for Donald Trump; Judge says Robert Durst was “willfully absent” from his murder trial on Monday; Rep. Val Demings is over the Republican mess in the Senate; Andrew Giuliani really thinks he can be governor of New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 18, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: A former Gates Foundation staffer says Bill Gates wanted the Nobel Peace Prize “more than anything;” Abortion advocates are weary of President Biden’s fight for reproductive rights; Pandemic? No worries, the Olympic Games in Japan are still a thing; Rep. Matt Gaetz may land in even more trouble; The sexual abuse allegations against T.I. and Tiny get deeper; Kodak is under fire for potential insider trading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

May 18, 20216 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Monday, May 17, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: SCOTUS Says It Will Hear Abortion Case That Could Reverse Roe v. Wade, Cameo CEO Says Trump Is Free to Hawk Personal Video Messages on His Platform, Hundreds of India COVID-19 Victims Found Buried in Shallow Graves Along Ganges River, WarnerMedia to Merge With Discovery to Make Multibillion Mega-Company and Ex-Navy Lieutenant Says U.S. Pilots Have Seen UFOs Every Single Day for Years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

May 17, 20212 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Monday, May 17, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Bill Gates Admits to Affair That Triggered Microsoft Probe, Knife-Wielding Man Arrested After Chasing Wife Onto Child’s Sports Field, Suspected Arsonist Sought After Palisades Fire Forces Mandatory Evacuations, Uninformed Ricky Schroder Harangues Insanely Patient Costco Worker Over Masks, Elon Musk Crashes Bitcoin Again With Twitter Tesla Hint and Hawaii Cops Arrest Suspect Who Randomly Set Homeless Man on Fire. Hosted on Acas...

May 17, 20212 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Friday, May 14, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Democrats and Republicans finally come to agreement on a Capitol insurrection commission; Rep. Elise Stefanik takes Rep. Liz Cheney’s place; A California woman just washed her $26M dreams away; A Hummer catches on fire after the driver panic-buys way too much gas; Carole Baskin has apparently become the nation’s tiger point-person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 14, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Friday, May 14, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Rep. Liz Cheney calls out Fox News on Fox News; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says people will not go maskless in the House until GOP holdout members get the vax; A massage therapist has been banned from the Ohio State University; A former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player says his professional career was ruined after being assaulted by a coach; Kroger’s CEO personally raked in a lot of cash in 2020—despite how cheap he was with employees d...

May 14, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Thursday, May 13, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Two Climbers Have Already Died on Mount Everest This Year, Liz Cheney: Trump Must Be ‘Investigated Criminally’ Over MAGA Capitol Riot, Target Pulls Pokémon and Other Trading Cards After Grown Men Have Parking Lot Fight Over Them, ‘I Got One!’: New Bodycam Footage Shows Capitol Rioters’ Brutal Assault on Cop, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Chased AOC Around Congress Screaming About Terrorism, Says Report Hosted on Acast. See acast...

May 13, 20212 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Thursday, May 13, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Mystery Attacks on U.S. Diplomats Have Now Hit 130 People, Sotheby’s Sells a Physical Artwork for Cryptocurrency for the First Time, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Announces $5 Million Lottery for Vaccine Recipients, ‘Civil War,’ Rioting Spreads Through Israeli Cities After Gaza Airstrikes, Kids 12 and Over Line Up for COVID Vaccine After CDC Endorsement and Bill Gates Described Marriage to Melinda as ‘Loveless’ to Golf Pals. Hoste...

May 13, 20212 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The conflict between Palestine and Israel escalates; Rep. Liz Cheney is booted from her top 3 Republican position; Not all Republicans want to stay in the party of Trump; An independent international panel of experts say much of the crises of the pandemic could have been avoided; It’s up in the air on whether or not kids will be required to be vaccinated before school starts in the fall; The judge overseeing Derek Chauvin’s case says he...

May 12, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: A schoolmate has been charged in a 13-year-old girl’s death; Caitlyn Jenner cannot seem to keep her political priorities in order; Donald Trump returns to his war on windmills; A Nebraska woman refuses to mask up; Fears of a gas shortage leads to a woman and man fighting at pump; If you plan on getting cosmetic surgery, you probably should not rob a bank to finance it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

May 12, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Tuesday, May 11, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Caitlyn Jenner adds even more points to her list of being tone deaf; Sometimes, teenagers’ priorities are just a little off—like an 18-year-old who allegedly tried to kill her dad; Donald Trump’s new social-media website is trash; That tiger that was running loose in Houston is actually someone’s pet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Tuesday, May 11, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The CDC is expected to issue a COVID-19 vaccination recommendation for teenagers; Rep. Kevin McCarthy is stuck on booting Rep. Liz Cheney from her seat; A Black man convicted of murder by an all-white jury for a crime he didn’t do may finally be released from prison; Elon Musk may have been right about that Tesla car crash in Texas; A Florida investigation looks into why Jeffrey Epstein got special treament while in jail; The ...

May 11, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Monday, May 10, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: Violence has erupted in Old Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israelis; Nigeria could be the next COVID-country hotspot; The Trump administration tried to define “sex” as someone’s gender they’re assigned at birth—but that healthcare policy is getting kicked to the curb; No, Houston residents are not imagining things—a loose tiger was spotted cruising around a neighborhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 10, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Monday, May 10, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching at The Daily Beast: The U.S. may be approaching a world that maskless indoors; Gas prices could be pushed to more than $3 a gallon; A birthday party in Colorado Springs ends in gunfire; Mosques in the Virginia area have been urged to take caution after a recent attack; A former Elite modeling agency boss has been branded as a “sexual predator” by a former associate; after a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, Seth Rogan says his relat...

May 10, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Friday, May 7, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: The case of George Floyd’s death is not over; India has a severe shortage in oxygen, medical supplies, and hospital beds; Police send a warning to Grindr users in Atlanta; It seems as if nothing is going to happen in regards to Donald Trump’s hush-money payments to an adult film performer; A North Dakota teacher had their fifth grade class reenact George Floyd’s murder; A major cruise line turns down Florida business. Hosted o...

May 07, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Friday, May 7, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Melinda Gates was not a fan of Bill’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein; A “We Build the Wall” co-founder is in trouble for underreporting his income on his tax return; The People’s Church in Oregon is the state’s eighth-largest active workplace COVID-19 outbreak; An Ohio state senator tried to hide the fact that he was driving during a legislative Zoom meeting; The murder of an Iranian-born University of Nebraska student has be...

May 07, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Thursday, May 6, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis mocks voters on Fox News with new bill; Caitlyn Jenner shows just how out of touch she is in her run for California governor; Americans may be affected nationwide on the reversal of the CDC’s eviction moratorium; The Department of Justice is annoyed with an Arizona vote recount; A bar owner in California had a side hustle inside of his bar; A Colorado representative thinks it’s “endearing” to ca...

May 06, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Thursday, May 6, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: There’s a large piece of space litter floating above the earth’s atmosphere, and we don’t know where or when it will come crashing down; A man’s mother’s friend’s grandchild reveals that he participated in the Capitol insurrection; Josh Duggar is unable to see his own children without his wife present; Scientists say genetic research can point to whether an infant is at high risk of sudden death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

May 06, 20213 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Separated families are slowly being reunited; A New Jersey man is stranded in India during the surge in COVID-19 cases; The CDC says people still need to mask up and social distance—even if they’ve had the COVID-19 vaccine; Donald Trump is still not allowed back on Facebook; Derek Chauvin takes no accountability for his actions; The French border was accidentally shifted momentarily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

May 05, 20215 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Morning Edition: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: A Tennessee state rep makes a historically inaccurate statement during a debate; Sen. Rand Paul thinks he’s immune from COVID-19 since he’s already had the infection; Police say that have no evidence that the stabbing of two Asian women in San Francisco was a hate crime, but they’re not ruling it out; The PPP is running on fumes; A woman in Utah who went camping and vanished has survived mainly off of “grass, moss and water.” ...

May 05, 20214 min

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, Afternoon Edition: Tuesday, May 4, 2021

These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching right now: Pandora jewelers makes a big change; The Tree of Life Synagogue will get refurbished; The Biden administration plans its counterattack against anti-LGBTQ bills; A couple is caught for allegedly selling babies to crime rings in Europe; The European Commission says it’s O.K. to eat worms—we’ll still pass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 04, 20213 min
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