
Brave New Normal
Casual observer fascinated by the seemingly mundane
Jason James
Show overview
Brave New Normal has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 136 episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 59 min and 1h 22m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 57 episodes published. Published by Jason James.
From the publisher
Brave New Normal is a podcast hosted by Jason James. Every episode focuses on current events and interesting ideas emerging in the world of culture, politics and more. bravenewnormal.substack.com
Latest Episodes
View all 136 episodesEp. 127 - Ariel Delouya: A Former Canadian Diplomat on the Elbows Up Delusion
Ep. 126 - Bruce Pardy: The Path to Saving Canada
Ep. 125 - David Krayden: Mark Carney's Liberal Dictatorship
Ep. 124 - Col. Grant Newsham: China's Unrestricted War Against America
Ep. 123 - Sam Cooper: Mark Carney's China Labor Camp Conundrum

Ep. 122 - John Carpay (JCCF): Creating the Conditions for White Nationalism
John Carpay is an award winning constitutional lawyer and president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. We discuss the recent land rights agreement that hands title over Vancouver and BC’s lower mainland to the Musquem Band, how this creates the conditions for white nationalism, and the further impending dangers under Liberal hate speech bill C-9.Read more from the JCCF:https://jccf.caFollow the JCCF on X:https://x.com/JCCFCanadaFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Strange Cube - Murder, Minneapolis and Erika Kirk (Video Essay)
A video version of my essay, Strange Cube.Our lives are busy and many of us don’t have time to read. So if you missed my latest essay you can listen to it here in full with some added context and commentary at the end.Open the original essay and read along:https://bravenewnormal.substack.com/p/strange-cubeFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 121 - Leo Silva: Hunting the Deadliest Cartel in Mexico
Leo Silva is a retired DEA Special Agent, Group Supervisory Agent in Monterrey, Mexico, and author of the book Reign of Terror. We discuss his history leading a joint Mexican-American team tasked with hunting Mexico’s infamous Los Zetas Cartel, the evolution of the cartels into global empires, and the steps Trump is taking to end the terror of Latin American narco networks.Buy Leo’s Book, Reign of Terror:https://a.co/d/02zYQCpMFollow Leo on X:https://x.com/LXSilva1Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 120 - Sam Cooper: America First vs The New World Order
Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the underlying conflict behind Trump’s bombing campaign in Iran, the larger war between the America First and New World Order groups, and the Carney Liberals’ inability to send a clear message on who Canada’s allies are.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 119 - Soren Aldaco: Transgenderism and the Child Mutilation Machine
Soren Aldaco is a detransitioner and consultant on issues relating to gender identity who is currently suing the former healthcare providers that groomed her into transitioning from female to male at the age of 15 years old. We discuss her journey through transgenderism, the ways she was groomed by doctors and in online chat rooms, and the psychological conditions that lay the groundwork for predatory ideologies.Learn more from Soren:https://sorenaldaco.comFollow Soren on X:https://x.com/SorenAldacoFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 118 - James Lindsay: Mapping Communism and the Woke Right
James Lindsay is a mathematician, author and founder of New Discourses: a media platform dedicated to dissecting radical sociopolitical ideologies. We discuss the woke left’s roots in Maoist communism, how Marxism captured the west, and the outgrowth of radical leftism into what is now defined as the “woke right.”Follow New Discourses:https://newdiscourses.comFollow James on X:https://x.com/ConceptualJamesFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 117 - Yao Zhang: Warning from a China Dissident
Yao Zhang is a China-born anti-CCP commentator whose popular YouTube videos have made her the subject of attacks from the CCP. We discuss her experience growing up in communist China, the tactics the CCP have used to brainwash Chinese citizens, and the threat China poses to western democracies.Watch Yao on YouTube:https://youtube.com/@UCSL7fa2GLhniFzw1_4EwQLw Follow Yao on X:https://x.com/yaozhang02Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 116 - Sam Cooper: Canada Gets Epstein'd in China
Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the reported military coup against Xi Jinping in China, how it destabilizes Mark Carney and the Liberal’s trade partnership with China, and who Jeffrey Epstein really was.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 115 - Kris Eriksen: Canada's Suicidal Carney-val
Kris Eriksen is a political commentator, host of Nightcall discussions and co-host of the Philosopher, Stoic and the Teddy Bear podcast. We discuss the slow unraveling of Canada’s uniparty political establishment, Mark Carney’s continued antagonism of the Trump administration, and what the Liberal partnership with China means for Canada’s future as a sovereign nation.Watch Philosopher, Stoic and the Teddy Bear and follow Kris on X:https://x.com/KEriksenV2Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 114 - Ehsan Arjmand: Restoring Freedom in Iran
Ehsan Arjmand is an Iranian-born engineer, outspoken advocate for a free Iran, and host of the Chanteh podcast. We discuss his experience growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran, misconceptions about Iran and the uprising against the Khamenei regime, and the fight to overthrow their Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship.Watch the Chanteh Podcast:https://youtube.com/@UCvCbxRVG7kyB0uwSOK0eLnQ Follow Ehsan on X:https://x.com/ehs_arjFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 113 - Sam Cooper: Decapitating China in Venezuela and Iran
Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the reasoning behind Trump’s extraction of Maduro from Venezuela, the American interests in Iran and Greenland, and how the instability in Venezuela, Iran and Greenland all connect to China.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 112 - John-Paul Berg: Pulling Back the Curtain on Evil
John-Paul Berg is a political commentator and host of the Dumb the Wiser podcast. We discuss the final stages of the globalist takeover, the struggle to save the American empire from falling alongside Canada and the EU, and humanity’s turn toward God in troubling times.Watch Dumb the Wiser and follow John-Paul on X:https://x.com/SemperVeritasXFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 111 - New Year, Next Phase
For the first episode of 2026 I go solo to reintroduce myself to new listeners, recap the last two years of Brave New Normal and announce my plans for the next phase of this podcast—which includes some good news and some bad news.Follow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 110 - Elliot Daigneault (Right Call Podcast): Emasculation, Immigration and Culture Wars—Goodbye, 2025
Elliot Daigneault is a political commentator and co-host of The Right Call podcast. We discuss the feminization of Western men, the societal chaos caused by mass immigration into western nations, and how this all came to a climax in 2025, leading us into a newer, darker phase in 2026.Follow Elliot on Instagram:https://instagram.com/hrh_elliotListen to The Right Call podcast:https://youtube.com/@rightcallpodcastFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 109 - The Sam Cooper Carney-China Christmas Special
Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss Mark Carney’s history with China: his financial connections via the Bank of England, Bank of Canada and Brookfield Asset Management, his networks and memberships in globalist organizations like the World Economic Forum, and his election as Canadian Prime Minister that appears to have been partially assisted by Chinese propaganda and United Front Work Department influence schemes.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and audio streamers:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe