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Brave New Normal

Brave New Normal

Casual observer fascinated by the seemingly mundane

Jason James

136 episodesENExplicit

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.

Episodes
136
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
1h 9m
Cadence
Weekly

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

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Ep. 127 - Ariel Delouya: A Former Canadian Diplomat on the Elbows Up Delusion

May 12, 20262h 1m

Ep. 126 - Bruce Pardy: The Path to Saving Canada

May 5, 20261h 14m

Ep. 125 - David Krayden: Mark Carney's Liberal Dictatorship

Apr 21, 20261h 14m

Ep. 124 - Col. Grant Newsham: China's Unrestricted War Against America

Apr 14, 20261h 35m

Ep. 123 - Sam Cooper: Mark Carney's China Labor Camp Conundrum

Apr 8, 20261h 6m

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

Apr 1, 20261h 8m

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

Mar 27, 202631 min

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

Mar 18, 20261h 12m

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

Mar 11, 20261h 6m

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

Mar 4, 20261h 17m

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

Feb 25, 20261h 45m

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

Feb 18, 20261h 48m

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

Feb 11, 20261h 9m

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

Feb 4, 20261h 9m

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

Jan 28, 20261h 3m

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

Jan 21, 20261h 4m

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

Jan 14, 20261h 32m

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

Jan 7, 202629 min

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

Dec 31, 20251h 31m

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

Dec 24, 20251h 50m
Jason James