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Inside Trump's Head

Inside Trump's Head

By: The Daily Beast Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles
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Summary

 Character is destiny and no character has defined or deformed the 21st century more than Donald Trump. In this new podcast series, the definitive Trump biographer Michael Wolff joins forces with the Daily Beast’s provocateur-in-chief Joanna Coles to crack open the psyche of the man the world can’t stop watching. Coles and Wolff balance candor with curiosity as they dissect Trump’s thoughts and actions and try to answer the ultimate question: what drives the most powerful man alive? This is the analysis no one else has the access, authority, or ambition to deliver. Ignore it at your peril. New episodes every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday; early drops on YouTube. If you’re not already a subscriber to The Daily Beast, it’s easy! Just sign up here.The Daily Beast Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How Trump Is Exposing Own Psychotic State: Wolff

    How Trump Is Exposing Own Psychotic State: Wolff
    May 15 2026
    Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/dailybeast with promo code dailybeast. #ad Michael Wolff and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty unpack Trump’s chaotic China trip and the increasingly surreal inner workings of his orbit, from Xi Jinping visibly outmaneuvering a diminished Trump on the world stage to the bizarre cast of loyalists, tech billionaires, and media personalities surrounding him abroad. Wolff argues that Trump’s mental decline is no longer possible to ignore, pointing to his overnight Truth Social rants, escalating paranoia, and what aides privately fear is behavior spinning further out of control, while Dougherty details why even major media outlets are finally starting to acknowledge it. The conversation also turns to the growing instability inside the administration itself, including Kash Patel’s mounting controversies at the FBI, RFK Jr.’s increasingly alarming role in public health, and the quiet panic spreading among Trump insiders as scandals, firings, and public humiliations pile up behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • I Know Which Goon Trump Will Turn on Next: Wolff

    I Know Which Goon Trump Will Turn on Next: Wolff
    May 13 2026
    INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to https://incogni.com/beast #ad Michael Wolff and Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty trace the cracks spreading across Donald Trump’s world, from Wolff’s prediction that Marco Rubio is headed for a brutal fall after becoming too competent and too visible inside the administration, to Trump’s escalating crisis with Iran and a high-stakes trip to China that Wolff argues could end with America “giving away the store.” The conversation moves from inflation fears and the politics of populist collapse to why Trump’s obsession with spectacle may be colliding with geopolitical reality, before turning into a gripping deep dive on Wolff’s explosive new Jeffrey Epstein reporting, where he draws chilling parallels between Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump as two men obsessed with inventing myths about themselves. Along the way, they unpack Nigel Farage’s rise in the UK, Rupert Murdoch’s shadow influence, and why Wolff believes Trump remains dangerously incapable of listening, focusing, or handling the details of power even as the world’s biggest adversaries learn exactly how to play him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • Why Bizarre Melania Moves Have White House Alarmed

    Why Bizarre Melania Moves Have White House Alarmed
    May 10 2026
    Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hims.com/DAILYBEAST to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. #ad Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles unpack a strange new chapter in the Trump orbit as Melania Trump publishes a cliché-ridden Mother’s Day op-ed, sparking questions about whether the first lady is quietly building a business identity separate from Donald Trump himself. From Melania’s “strategic absences” and growing concerns within White House to Wolff’s update on his legal battle with the first lady, the discussion moves through media capitulation, Trump’s escalating attacks on ABC and the press, and a startling Virginia court decision that could reshape the 2026 midterms by giving Republicans a major structural advantage. The episode also explores Britain’s political upheaval under the rise of Nigel Farage, mounting fears that Trump can manipulate the electoral system despite worsening political headwinds, and the eerie details surrounding Epstein’s death and purported suicide note, which Wolff says sounded disturbingly Trumpian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
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Great insight, love Joanna’s enthusiasm and Wolff’s measured response. It probably doesn’t say great things about me when I admit that this awful topic is so entertaining!

Wolff, a man that should have shouted louder

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