American Prestige

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Danny and Derek welcome David Roth and Chris Thompson of Defector to the pod for a discussion of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger. They discuss the 2022 launch of LIV Golf, the initial competition between the two entities, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the antitrust questions surrounding the merger, what exactly LIV’s brand is, Saudia Arabia’s motives b…

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Danny and Derek welcome Luca Falciola, lecturer in history at Columbia University, to the pod for a discussion of the life and legacy of Silvio Berlusconi. They discuss his life as a property developer, his foray into politics, his terms as prime minister, his provocative behavior and how it was received in Italy, and more.

Check out Luca’s book Up Again…

We went out in the AP Eyewitness News van only to find we’re not a local news show. This week: low-key US-Iran talks in Oman (0:32), a cyber attack on US government servers (6:09), the price paid by civilians in the Sudan Conflict (7:21), the long-awaited Ukraine counteroffensive (13:14), the Nord Stream investigation (15:06), Sweden inching toward NATO membership (18:05), Colombia peace talks with the ELN (20:46), and a New Cold War update featuring the US rejoining UNESCO (24:01), the US pushing reform at the UN (26:37), and Anton Blinken visiting China (29:57).

Recorded Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Danny and Derek welcome back Kevin Klyman, researcher at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, for a discussion of the technology arms race between the US/EU and China. They discuss China’s role as the leading hi-tech manufacturer in the world, de-risking and export controls, the CHIPS and Science Act, the dynamic with Taiwan and its semiconductor industry, the advent of AI and quantum computing, and more.

Check out Kevin’s two recent pieces on the matter: "The EU joins Washington's campaign to contain China" in Just Security and "The US wants to make sure China can't catch up on quantum computing" in Foreign Policy!

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Danny welcomes back to the pod Terry Renaud, assistant instructional professor in social sciences at the University of Chicago, to continue the series on “new lefts”. This episode picks up during and after WWII in Germany, touching on the “inner exile” experienced by some German intellectuals during the Nazi regime, wartime intelligence work by leftist …

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail, nor wildfire smoke shall keep Danny and Derek from their appointed rounds…giving you the news. This week: a new study on disappearing Arctic ice (0:31), wildfires ravage Canada (3:43), Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia (5:58), a Sudan update (9:39), political progress in Libya (12:41), human rights concerns in Ethiopia (13:32), a Ukraine update (15:39), a “soft coup” open letter and progress in ELN talks in Colombia (21:28), a New Cold War update featuring maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait (24:33), Fiji suspending a law enforcement pact with China (26:12), and China putting a listening post in Cuba (27:50).

Recorded Thursday, June 8, 2023

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Danny and Derek welcome to the pod Terry Renaud, assistant instructional professor in social sciences at the University of Chicago, for a series on “new lefts”, from the antifascist 1920s to the anti-establishment 1960s. In this first episode, they discuss the forms of alternative left organizations, György Lukács, 1930s German anti-fascist group Neu Beginnen (New Beginning), sexual liberation and transgression of traditional forms, Neu Beginnen’s role in the Spanish Civil War, World War II’s effect on new leftism, and more.

Be sure to grab a copy of New Lefts: The Making of a Radical Tradition!

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Danny and Derek welcome to the pod Osita Nwanevu, columnist at The Guardian and contributing editor at The New Republic, to discuss the role of the media in politics. They discuss the disconnect between public opinion and policy, whether independent leftist media has a meaningful impact, the fetishization of manufacturing consent, how power in modern, A…

Danny is the wind beneath Derek’s wings as they soar through the news. This week: the Turkish presidential election run-off (0:30), new IAEA reports on Iran (4:04), an Afghanistan-Qatar meeting and clashes at the Afghanistan-Iran border (7:20), a DPRK satellite launch falls short (10:34), a Sudan update (13:04), a Russia-Ukraine update with border shelling and drone strikes inside Russia (16:11), unrest in Kosovo (18:04), and a New Cold War update featuring China refusing a defense minister meeting (21:27).

Recorded Thursday, June 1, 2023

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Derek speaks with Djene Bajalan, associate professor of history at Missouri State University, to recap what happened in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election run-off, the dynamics at play, what to expect moving forward, and more.

Check out Djene at This Is Revolution podcast and his new radio program at KSMU Talking History!

Recorded Tuesday, May 30, 20…