Strange Days with Fernand Amandi
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 302 ratingsStrange days have found us…Political commentator and electoral polling expert Fernand Amandi leads this discussion about news, politics, and culture. Frequent guests include prominent national reporters, former and current elected officials, opinion makers, filmmakers, and anyone else with their finger on the pulse of our nation during these unprecedented times in the age of Trump. A new episode every week coming to you from our studio in South Florida.
Strange Days is produced by Hannah Artman and Daniela Ferrera.
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Merry Impeachmas
December 19, 2019 22:27 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBThey impeached him, now what? 2019’s last #StrangeDaysPodcast features AEI’s Norm Ornstein + Washington Post’s Greg Sargent analyzing impeachment next steps.
If We Can Keep It
December 11, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBAre we at America's end? The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky untangles what imperiled the republic & assesses If We Can Keep It & Social Security expert & Sha Na Na legend Jon "Bowzer" Bauman tells the #StrangeDaysPodcast why Social Security Works and why Grease is still the word...
In Defense of Elitism
December 05, 2019 00:20 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBAn action packed, must-listen #StrangeDaysPodcast features Joel Stein making a strong case in Defense of Elitism, Eleanor Randolph, revealing “The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg” + Jonathan Safran Foer explaining why “We Are the Weather”
End the GOP
November 26, 2019 23:14 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBSurprise! We're hitting your playlists early this Thanksgiving week with two special interviews from the Miami Book Fair with Leonard Pitts Jr. and Kevin Kruse & Julian Zelizer. Listen, subscribe, leave a review, and enjoy the holiday!
They Don't Represent Us
November 21, 2019 00:04 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBWhat do we do now when it’s painfully obvious that they don’t represent us? Harvard scholar Larry Lessig outlines a pathway forward to #StrangeDaysPodcast + Author Tom LoBianco who has covered Mike Pence’s entire career explains what really drives him.
Yes We Can!
November 13, 2019 22:42 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBJust because Barack Obama isn’t President, doesn’t mean his influence has faded. Administration alum Chris Lu tells #StrangeDaysPodcast why he’s still hopeful + Obama Foundation CEO David Simas reveals how the Obamas are inspiring America’s next leaders.
Get Over That Quickly, the World is Messy
November 07, 2019 21:40 - 1 hour - 88 MBAre progressive purity tests undermining The Democrats ability to win elections and govern? Signal Boost Show host and CNN commentator Jess McIntosh tackles the question and Think Progress founder Judd Legum tells #StrangeDaysPodcast how we got in and get out of the Trump era.
The Cult of Trump
October 31, 2019 11:46 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBHappy Halloween, #StrangeDaysPodcast listeners!!! In this SPOOKY episode of the podcast we discuss one of the scariest topics of all: The Cult of Trump, with author Steven Hassan. A little later in the podcast, editor-in-chief of The Bulwark and prominent #NeverTrumper, Charlie Sykes gives us some Scary Advice on How to Survive Our Impeachment Nightmare. Buy Steve Hassan's book THE CULT OF TRUMP: https://amzn.to/2PzRysz Read Charlie Sykes latest article, DEAR GOP, SOME SCARY ADVICE ON HOW ...
Adapting to Adversity
October 24, 2019 14:26 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBMay Day, May Day, May Day! Yes folks, it's still October, but we're sending out a distress call out for the state of America. POLITICO's National Security Correspondent, Natasha Bertrand joins us to discuss the nightmare of the current administration and the Ukraine-gate impeachment probe. Later in the podcast, we talk to the great Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, about national security issues and all the ghouls and goblins in the Trump White House. PRE-ORDE...
Digital Civil Wars & Lying Charts
October 17, 2019 13:27 - 56 minutes - 77 MBBuckle up, #StrangeDaysPodcast listeners, because you're in for a ride! This week, we discussed impeachment and the fourth Democratic debate with one of the most ferocious political voices in the twitterverse, Democratic strategist, Peter Daou. Later in the podcast... You've heard of "fake news", but what about fake charts and graphs? Alberto Cairo, author of How Charts Lie, joins us to discuss how data can be manipulated and how you can learn to cut through the data deceit. Buy Peter Daou'...
Beware the Evangelicals
October 09, 2019 20:02 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB“BE WARNED: IF TRUMP IS IMPEACHED OR LOSES IN 2020, EVANGELICAL LEADERS ARE CALLING FOR THE OVERTHROW OF THE U.S GOVERNMENT” says our latest #StrangeDaysPodcast guest, Frank Schaeffer, son of the late theologian Francis Schaeffer, and author of Letter to Lucy: A Manifesto of Creative Redemption - In the Age of Trump, Fascism and Lies, and writer. Buy Letter to Lucy: https://amzn.to/2ogQgYx Read Frank’s Blog: https://frankschaefferblog.com/2019/10/be-warned-if-trump-is-impeached-or-loses-...
Armies, Courts, and Police
October 02, 2019 22:26 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBConfused and overwhelmed by the deluge of impeachment news? Well you’re in luck, because Sarah Kendzior is here to break it all down on the #StrangeDayPodcast. Later on the podcast, we talk to the foremost experts on all things Koch with Professor Nancy MacLean and Kochland author, Christopher Leonard. Buy KOCHLAND here: https://amzn.to/2n0Qan2
Winners Take All
September 26, 2019 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBAre billionaire philanthropists change-agents or do they actually help preserve the plutocracy class? Winners Take All author Anand Giridharadas shares his provocative take on #StrangeDaysPodcast and Brian Rosenwald explains why conservatives dominate Talk Radio's America. Buy WINNERS TAKE ALL here: https://amzn.to/2lLvNcX Buy TALK RADIO'S AMERICA here: https://amzn.to/2mGiHho
Exfiltration of the Russian Family
September 12, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBRolf Mowatt-Larssen and Jeff Sharlet.
Where is the Red Line?
September 05, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBWhere is the Red Line? by Fernand Amandi
What Does It Mean To Be An American?
August 29, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBTaegan Goddard & David Maraniss
Bold Rage or Calm Stoicism?
August 15, 2019 22:07 - 1 hour - 117 MBThomas Nichols & Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
America's Reluctant Prince
August 08, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBAmerica's Reluctant Prince by Fernand Amandi
Punch Back Harder
July 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBAdam Jentleson and Julia Davis Read Adam Jentleson's The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump here: https://www.gq.com/story/democrats-impeaching-trump
The Tyrannical Mind of Donald Trump
July 11, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBDean Haycock and Simon Rosenberg https://amzn.to/2XT4vm4
The Man Who Sold America
June 28, 2019 23:13 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBHost of MSNBC's AM Joy and the author of the new Morrow / Harper Collins book, The Man Who Sold America
Siege: Trump Under Fire and Fury
June 20, 2019 16:32 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBMichael Wolff, Olga Lautman, and The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade. Please enjoy and leave a review! Buy Michael Wolff's latest book here: https://amzn.to/2IUS2Vh
To End a Presidency
June 06, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 70 MBLaurence Tribe, Marc Caputo, Michael Grunwald, and Katie Phang.
Chertoff and Mudd on Mueller
May 29, 2019 21:55 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBPhil Mudd and Michael Chertoff. Purchase Michael Chertoff's book Exploding Data here: https://amzn.to/2WtYDyN
Fight Like a Mother
May 23, 2019 13:45 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBShannon Watts and Ossian Ward Make sure to leave a review!
Will the Rule of Law Unchain Democracy?
May 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBNancy McLean. Barbara McQuade, Mimi Rocah. Make sure to leave a review!
What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country?
May 09, 2019 12:20 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBLea Black and Steve Almond
Land the Plane
May 02, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBCheri Jacobus and Julie Zebrak. Make sure to leave a review! Cheri Jacobus, 'Everybody is Wrong': https://www.thedailybeast.com/everybody-is-wrong-trump-impeachment-hearings-will-help-democrats
Figliuzzi and Mudd on the Mueller Report
April 18, 2019 16:35 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBFormer FBI Counter Intelligence Deputy, MSNBC's Frank Figliuzzi and Former FBI Counter Terrorism Deputy, CNN's Philip Mudd -both of whom worked closely for years with Special Counsel Robert Mueller - discuss their thoughts on the release of the redacted Mueller report.
Mueller's War
April 03, 2019 21:58 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBMueller biographer Garret Graff and comedian Ben Gleib Make sure to leave us a review!
The Barr Report
March 26, 2019 16:39 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBSurprise! We just couldn't wait til Thursday to get something out. Following the conclusion of the Mueller report, Fernand talks with MSNBC's Malcolm Nance and CNN's Phil Mudd about their reactions to Barr's summary of the report. After that, we bring on write Valerie Plame Wilson to talk about U.S. government agencies during the age of Trump. Enjoy and make sure to leave a review!
Shared Psychosis
March 21, 2019 21:55 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBDr. Bandy X. Lee, mental health expert, discusses the second edition of "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" and elections expert Jennifer Cohn weighs in on the our election security in this week’s episode of #StrangeDaysPodcast. Please enjoy and leave a review! Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content such as our interview with author Peter Biskind: www.patreon.com/strangedays Buy Dr. Lee’s Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: https://amzn.to/2YmWuDo
"He's Just Not Worth It"
March 13, 2019 21:49 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBAuthor and scholar Sarah Kendzior graces us with her presence again this week along with Watergate prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Nick Akerman. Enjoy and leave a review! Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content, such as my interview with author Peter Biskind: www.patreon.com/strangedays Buy Peter Biskind’s The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism: https://amzn.to/2NVEsDp
The Ambassador Who Told Trump, "No Mas"
March 07, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBHey, hey, hey! Natasha Bertrand of the Atlantic Magazine and former Ambassador to Panama John D. Feeley join us this week on the #StrangeDaysPodcast. Enjoy and leave a review! Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content: www.patreon.com/strangedays
A Racist, A Conman, and A Cheat
February 28, 2019 22:13 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBYes, the #CohenHearing was lit💥🔥💥, as #NeverTrumper Tim Miller explains on today's episode. Then we are joined by Camelot's End author Jon Ward and legendary Democratic wisemen Bob Shrum and Mike Abrams who share their hard earned lessons from the Carter vs. Kennedy 1980 Democratic Primary and how to avoid those mistakes in 2020. 👇Enjoy and leave a review! Buy Jon Ward’s Camelot’s End :Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party: https://amzn.to/2NAPAoO Become a Patre...
A Nation, Shattered and Gaslit
February 21, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBAmie Parnes, Senior Political Correspondent for The Hill, and Sarah Kendzior, author of The View from Flyover Country join us on this week’s femme-powered episode of #StrangeDaysPodcast. Enjoy, and leave a review! Buy Amie Parnes’ Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign: https://amzn.to/2U100Rk Buy Sarah Kendzior’s The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America: https://amzn.to/2EjwzEn Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content: ...
The Kleptocracy of America <3
February 14, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBFranklin Foer of the Atlantic Magazine, and CNN Legal Analyst Jennifer Taub join us this week on a special edition #ValentinesDay episode of #StrangeDaysPodcast. But we don’t stop there; we wrap the show with Fernand’s special valentine, the lovely Chenell Tannure, with some V-Day trivia. Stay tuned for a special guest appearance at the very end! Enjoy, and leave a review! Franklin Foer "Russian Style Kleptocracy is Infiltrating America": https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03...
Suicide of the West
February 07, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBJoin us this week on the Strange Days Podcast when we speak to Steven Lee Myers of the New York Times, based in Beijing, and Jonah Goldberg of the National Review, author of “Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Nationalism, Populism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy.” Listen! Enjoy! Tell a friend and leave a review if you like the show! Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content: www.patreon.com/strangedays Buy Jonah Goldberg’s “Suicide o...
It's Even Worse Than You Think
January 31, 2019 23:03 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThis week on #StrangeDays, we cover the crisis in Venezuela with WLRN (South Florida NPR station) Americas Editor Tim Padgett, who covers Latin America and the Caribbean, and Venezuelan-born South Florida political consultant Maurizio Passariello. After that, we return to our fascinating interviews from the #MiamiBookFair with Thomas Frank, author of Rendezvous from Oblivion, and Ben Fountain, author of Beautiful Country Burn Again. But WAIT! There’s more… David Cay Johnston, author of “It's ...
Will the Media Save us from Trump?
January 24, 2019 22:15 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBPlayboy political writer and CNN analyst Brian Karem joins us, along with Washington Post op-ed columnist Greg Sargent, for a blazing new episode of the #StrangeDaysPodcast. Enjoy and leave a review! Buy Greg Sargent’s Uncivil War: Taking Back Our Democracy in an Age of Trumpian Disinformation and Thunderdome Politics, https://amzn.to/2WgiHlx Become a Patreon subscriber to gain access to exclusive bonus content such as my interview with David Pearson, author of JFK and Bobby, Arnie and Jack...
The Trilogy of Treason
January 17, 2019 22:51 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBMalcolm Nance and David French, Billy Corben and Grant Stern. Please make sure to leave us a review!
The Trump Shutdown
January 09, 2019 23:48 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBFmr Rep. Carlos Curbelo join the M&M boys: Marc Caputo, Mike Grunwald, and finish with Dan Partland, director of the upcoming Kickstarter funded documentary "#UNFIT: Malignant Narcissism Comes to Washington D.C." Enjoy. If you like the show leave a review! Become a Patreon subscriber and gain access to exclusive bonus content, such as my interview with David Pearson, author of "JFK and Bobby, Arnie and Jack...and David!": www.patreon.com/strangedays