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04.16.2024
Patriots on Broadway with Michael Stuhlbarg | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, we welcome to the podcast, actor Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Call Me By Your Name, Boardwalk Empire) to discuss his role in the new Broadway play, Patriots, which portrays billionaire Boris Berezovsky’s (Stuhlbarg) relationship with...
04.13.2024
Larry David Was The Last Man | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jeet Heer and Daniel Bessner on Larry David. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
04.12.2024
US and Israel Await Iran Response, Mexican Embassy Raid in Ecuador, New Cold War Update | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek bring you stories from around the globe. This week: Iran warns of an imminent response to Israel bombing the IR’s embassy in Syria (0:31); Gaza ceasefire talks remain tenuous (6:15) while...
04.11.2024
Kara Swisher Shows Tech Journalism’s Flaws w/ Edward Ongweso Jr. | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher’s attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry’s narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism....
04.10.2024
Democrats vs. Billionaires, plus Hamas vs. Fatah | Start Making Sense
The issues and the language that win for Democrats: research shows it’s not just “jobs,” but attacking the rich. Bhaskar Sunkara, President of The Nation and author of The Socialist Manifesto, explains. Also: why did Hamas decide to provoke massive Israeli...
04.09.2024
The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 2 w/ Penny Von Eschen | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek again chat with Penny Von Eschen, William R. Kennan Jr. professor of American studies and professor of history at UVA, about her book Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder...
04.05.2024
IDF Kills More Aid Workers, IRGC Hit in Damascus, & a Moscow Terror Attack | American Prestige
On this week's news episode of American Prestige, Derek and Danny return with the news. This week: In Gaza, the IDF kills members of the World Central Kitchen organization (0:31), Biden follows up with Netanyahu (6:18), more reports on the...
04.04.2024
Deepfake Abuse is a Crisis w/ Kat Tenbarge | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Kat Tenbarge to discuss the proliferation of AI-generated, non-consensual sexual images, their impact on the victims, and the potential fallout for tech companies who helped make it...
04.03.2024
Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together; plus Blue Cities in Red States | Start Making Sense
Standing Together, Israel’s biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, is organizing against the war and for a Palestinian state. Sally Abed, one of the group’s founders, explains their vision, their strategy, and their recent actions. Also: Cities everywhere in America are Democratic, and...
04.02.2024
The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 1 w/ Penny Von Eschen | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, we chat with Penny Von Eschen, William R. Kennan Jr. professor of American Studies and professor of history at UVA, about her book Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989. In...
03.29.2024
Rethinking U.S. World Power w/ Michael Brenes and Stephen Wertheim | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Michael Brenes and Stephen discuss the new volume Danny and Michael edited, Rethinking U.S. World Power: Domestic Histories of U.S. Foreign Relations. They talk about the current tenor in DC around foreign policy, the degree to...
03.28.2024
What Elon Musk Won’t Tell You About Settling Mars w/ Zach Weinersmith | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Zach Weinersmith to discuss the impracticalities of space colonies some interested parties keep forgetting to mention. Zach Weinersmith co-wrote A City On Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should...
03.27.2024
Wages on The Ballot in Battleground States; Plus Cites With Ceasefire Resolutions | Start Making Sense
Minimum wage initiatives on the ballot in battleground states could mobilize potential Democratic voters who are unenthusiastic about Biden. Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage explains the strategy for Arizona, Michigan, and Ohio. Also: 100 American cities and towns have formally...
03.26.2024
Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with Michael G. Vann, professor of history at California State University, Sacramento, about Indonesia, which recently held an election resulting in Prabowo Subianto as president-elect. They discuss the country’s era...
03.24.2024
The Roots of Trump’s Dictator Fetish | The Time of Monsters
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jeet Heer talks to Jacob Heilbrunn about the American right’s long history of opposing democracy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.22.2024
Famine in Gaza and Sudan, Niger Kicks Out US Forces, Pakistan Airstrikes |. American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Antony Blinken plays the blues while Danny and Derek bring you the news. This week: in Gaza, famine sets in (0:29), U.S.-Israel tensions rise over a potential Rafah invasion (3:52), and more; Pakistan conducts airstrikes in...
03.21.2024
What the TikTok Ban Reveals About US Tech Policy w/ Jacob Silverman | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the motivations behind the proposed TikTok ban and what the effort tells us about US tech policy. Jacob Silverman is a tech journalist...
03.20.2024
Jews Against AIPAC, plus Free Speech on Campus | Start Making Sense
In the campaign to end American funding for Israel’s war in Gaza, a key front is the fight against AIPAC. This week, more than a hundred prominent American Jews have joined in a statement opposing AIPAC and its efforts to defeat...
03.19.2024
Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti | American Prestige
On this episode of the American Prestige podcast, we speak with Jemima Pierre, professor of global race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia, about foreign intervention in Haiti—namely instances led...
03.18.2024
Farewell to Freakonomics | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Marshall Steinbaum on economics as a toxic discipline. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.15.2024
Biden's "Red Lines" for Gaza, Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities, US Leads Global Arms Sales | American Prestige
This week on American Prestige: Russia kicks off its presidential election (1:47); a Gaza humanitarian update (4:29) and Biden speaks on a Rafah invasion (11:24); more Israeli strikes in Lebanon (15:30); U.S. policy potentially shifts on DPRK/North Korea (17:17); in Sudan,...
03.14.2024
Silicon Valley Deserves Your Anger w/ Ed Zitron | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the public’s growing disillusionment with the tech industry as it pivoted to chasing profits instead of providing us with anything useful. Ed Zitron...
03.13.2024
What the Polls Get Wrong about Biden, plus Haiti in Turmoil | Start Making Sense
After gangs took over most of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, agreed to step aside. Long-time Haiti observer Amy Wilentz analyzes the forces at work shaping the country’s next steps. Also: the polls and the pollsters are missing the...
03.12.2024
Masters of the Air With John Orloff | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek welcome writer and co-executive producer John Orloff to the pod to discuss Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air miniseries. They go into John’s background, his work on HBO’s seminal Band of Brothers, the distinct horror...
03.10.2024
“Dune” and the Allegories of Empire | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion and Jeet Heer on Dune: Part Two, the science fiction epic with real world echoes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.08.2024
Haiti Gang Offensive, Sudan Crisis, Gaza | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek bring you news from around the world. This week: in Gaza, the U.S. makes airdrops while Biden announces a temporary port (0:30), some countries restore UNRWA funding (4:02), and more; a...
03.07.2024
Plastic Recycling Is a Scam, with Dharna Noor | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Dharna Noor to discuss widely-held misconceptions about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and how industry lobbies invented them to protect the market for plastic products. Dharna Noor...
03.06.2024
Biden After Super Tuesday, plus A Voting Rights Amendment | Start Making Sense
After Super Tuesday: John Nichols reports on the evidence of weaknesses of both Biden and Trump, as well as some signs of strength, in the wake of voting in primaries in 16 states. Also: Now is the time to add...
03.05.2024
Democracy and the Left Turn in Latin America | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with Gabriel Hetland, associate professor of Latin American, Caribbean, and Latina/o Studies and Sociology at the University at Albany, about his book Democracy on the Ground: Local Politics in Latin...
03.01.2024
Gaza City Massacre, Darfur Aid Crisis, And Sweden Joins NATO | American Prestige
On this News episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek work on leap days. This week: in Gaza, a massacre in Gaza City (0:29), ceasefire talks (5:20), and Netanyahu’s postwar plan (8:35); the U.S. and U.K. launch more joint airstrikes...
02.28.2024
Abortion could make Florida a swing state in 2024; plus ‘Ukrainians in Exile’ | Start Making Sense
An abortion rights amendment to Florida’s constitution has gotten enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Now it’s up to the state’s supreme court to decide whether people will get to vote on it, potentially transforming the electorate there...
02.27.2024
Christian Zionism With Daniel Hummel Pt 2 | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, hosts Danny Bessner and Derek Davison speak with Daniel Hummel, director for university engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Upper House. Hummel returns to the podcast to continue a conversation about Christian Zionism in the United States...
02.23.2024
Gaza War, Ansar Allah (Houthi) Attacks, Russia Advances in Ukraine | American Prestige
This week, on American Prestige: Danny and Derek are just the messengers. This week: in Gaza, ceasefire talks may be heating up again, America assesses the UNRWA allegations, and more (0:42); Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) militants potentially sink a cargo...
02.22.2024
How Foreverism Degrades Our Culture with Grafton Tanner | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Grafton Tanner to discuss the dangers and consequences of companies and politicians leveraging nostalgia for their own purposes. Grafton Tanner is the author of Foreverism. He also...
02.21.2024
“Renters are the sleeping giants of LA politics,” plus the Hidden History of AIDS | Start Making Sense
A political battle is underway in Los Angeles, where landlords, multi-millionaires, and the police are trying to defeat the leading progressive on the city council. Their key issues are protection for renters and new taxes on mansions. Also on this episode...
02.20.2024
UFO Mythology with David Halperin | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with David Halperin, retired professor of Jewish studies at UNC Chapel Hill, about his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO. The group looks at the phenomenon of...
02.18.2024
From McCarthyism to Citizens United | The Time of Monsters
The mathematician Chandler Davis, who died in 2002 at age 96, was one of the notable victims of the second Red Scare. In 1960, Davis was sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to answer questions about his membership...
02.16.2024
The Gaza War, Pakistan Election, And Venezuela-Guyana Tensions | American Prestige
On this week's news episode of American Prestige: Global military spending reached new heights in 2023 (0:31); an update on Gaza (3:51); a major exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah (12:12); contentioius election results in Pakistan (14:38); reports of...
02.15.2024
How Interfaces Shape Our Relationship to Tech w/ Zachary Kaiser | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Zachary Kaiser is on the show with Paris Marx to discuss the power of tech interfaces, why data isn’t an accurate reflection of the world, and why we need to explore democratic...
02.14.2024
The Families that Made Fortunes Selling Opium, plus the News from Haiti | Start Making Sense
The blue-blood families that made fortunes in the opium trade: Amitav Ghosh recounts the origins of much of the wealth for the 19th century New England elite on this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast. He wrote the cover story for The...
02.13.2024
US Security Assistance to Africa w/ Elizabeth Shackelford | American Prestige
On this episode of American Prestige, Derek speaks with Elizabeth Shackelford, former U.S. diplomat and current foreign affairs columnist for The Chicago Tribune, about U.S. involvement across Africa. They talk about Elizabeth’s own history in Somalia and South Sudan, America’s understanding...
02.11.2024
The Democrats Embrace The Right on Immigration | The Time of Monsters
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion with Adam Johnson on the Democrats' failed border policy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.09.2024
US Strikes in Iraq and Syria, Sudan Humanitarian Disaster, Zelensky Fires Top General | American Prestige
On this week's News episode of American Prestige: the U.S. hits targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the American troops killed in Jordan (0:30); Israel refuses Hamas’ terms for a ceasefire as IDF troops enter Rafah (6:06); in...
02.08.2024
France’s Start-Up Nation Is a Neoliberal Hell w/ Nastasia Hadjadji | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Nastasia Hadjadji to discuss Emmanuel Macron’s plan to run France like a start-up, how that justified a further dismantling of France's welfare state, and how his desire...
02.07.2024
Jeff Merkley on a Ceasefire in Gaza, Sean Wilentz on Disqualifying Trump | Start Making Sense
Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is one of our leading progressives, and one of 5 Senators to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. He's on this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast to explain why, and to discuss his...
02.06.2024
The Queer State w/ Samuel Huneke | American Prestige
On this episode of the American Prestige, podcast, hosts Danny and Derek welcome back Samuel Huneke, assistant professor of history at George Mason University, to talk about his new book, A Queer Theory of the State. The group discusses the various notions...
02.04.2024
The Abortion Battle Needs A Fighting President | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan on Joe Biden’s need to embrace pro-choice politics. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.02.2024
Drone Strike on US Base, Gaza Ceasefire Talks, And Record US Weapons Sales | American Prestige
On this news episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek return with headlines from around the globe. This week: the ICJ decision on Israel (0:29), Israeli accusations of UNRWA (5:08), ceasefire talks (10:35), and Biden sanctions settlers (15:56); a U.S....
02.01.2024
What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor Pickard | Tech Won't Save Us
On this episode of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast, Paris Marx is joined by Victor Pickard to discuss the continued layoffs in news media, and how they are symptomatic of a deeper, structural crisis in journalism. Victor Pickard is...
01.31.2024
Heroes of the Left, Plus Healthcare for the Undocumented | Start Making Sense
The Nation’s annual Progressive Honor Roll features movement leaders who provide hope for 2024. John Nichols tells their stories. Also: California moved one step closer to universal healthcare on January 1, when it expanded coverage to all low-income residents, regardless...

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The Nation Podcasts episodes:

Patriots on Broadway with Michael Stuhlbarg | American Prestige

Larry David Was The Last Man | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

US and Israel Await Iran Response, Mexican Embassy Raid in Ecuador, New Cold War Update | American Prestige

Kara Swisher Shows Tech Journalism’s Flaws w/ Edward Ongweso Jr. | Tech Won't Save Us

Democrats vs. Billionaires, plus Hamas vs. Fatah | Start Making Sense

The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 2 w/ Penny Von Eschen | American Prestige

IDF Kills More Aid Workers, IRGC Hit in Damascus, & a Moscow Terror Attack | American Prestige

Deepfake Abuse is a Crisis w/ Kat Tenbarge | Tech Won't Save Us

Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together; plus Blue Cities in Red States | Start Making Sense

The Cold War's Afterlife, Pt. 1 w/ Penny Von Eschen | American Prestige

Rethinking U.S. World Power w/ Michael Brenes and Stephen Wertheim | American Prestige

What Elon Musk Won’t Tell You About Settling Mars w/ Zach Weinersmith | Tech Won't Save Us

Wages on The Ballot in Battleground States; Plus Cites With Ceasefire Resolutions | Start Making Sense

Prabowo and the 2024 Indonesia General Election | American Prestige

The Roots of Trump’s Dictator Fetish | The Time of Monsters

Famine in Gaza and Sudan, Niger Kicks Out US Forces, Pakistan Airstrikes |. American Prestige

What the TikTok Ban Reveals About US Tech Policy w/ Jacob Silverman | Tech Won't Save Us

Jews Against AIPAC, plus Free Speech on Campus | Start Making Sense

Ariel Henry and Foreign Intervention in Haiti | American Prestige

Farewell to Freakonomics | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Biden's "Red Lines" for Gaza, Ukraine Hits Oil Facilities, US Leads Global Arms Sales | American Prestige

Silicon Valley Deserves Your Anger w/ Ed Zitron | Tech Won't Save Us

What the Polls Get Wrong about Biden, plus Haiti in Turmoil | Start Making Sense

Masters of the Air With John Orloff | American Prestige

“Dune” and the Allegories of Empire | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Haiti Gang Offensive, Sudan Crisis, Gaza | American Prestige

Plastic Recycling Is a Scam, with Dharna Noor | Tech Won't Save Us

Biden After Super Tuesday, plus A Voting Rights Amendment | Start Making Sense

Democracy and the Left Turn in Latin America | American Prestige

Gaza City Massacre, Darfur Aid Crisis, And Sweden Joins NATO | American Prestige

Abortion could make Florida a swing state in 2024; plus ‘Ukrainians in Exile’ | Start Making Sense

Christian Zionism With Daniel Hummel Pt 2 | American Prestige

Gaza War, Ansar Allah (Houthi) Attacks, Russia Advances in Ukraine | American Prestige

How Foreverism Degrades Our Culture with Grafton Tanner | Tech Won't Save Us

“Renters are the sleeping giants of LA politics,” plus the Hidden History of AIDS | Start Making Sense

UFO Mythology with David Halperin | American Prestige

From McCarthyism to Citizens United | The Time of Monsters

The Gaza War, Pakistan Election, And Venezuela-Guyana Tensions | American Prestige

How Interfaces Shape Our Relationship to Tech w/ Zachary Kaiser | Tech Won't Save Us

The Families that Made Fortunes Selling Opium, plus the News from Haiti | Start Making Sense

US Security Assistance to Africa w/ Elizabeth Shackelford | American Prestige

The Democrats Embrace The Right on Immigration | The Time of Monsters

US Strikes in Iraq and Syria, Sudan Humanitarian Disaster, Zelensky Fires Top General | American Prestige

France’s Start-Up Nation Is a Neoliberal Hell w/ Nastasia Hadjadji | Tech Won't Save Us

Jeff Merkley on a Ceasefire in Gaza, Sean Wilentz on Disqualifying Trump | Start Making Sense

The Queer State w/ Samuel Huneke | American Prestige

The Abortion Battle Needs A Fighting President | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Drone Strike on US Base, Gaza Ceasefire Talks, And Record US Weapons Sales | American Prestige

What’s Really Killing the News Media? w/ Victor Pickard | Tech Won't Save Us

Heroes of the Left, Plus Healthcare for the Undocumented | Start Making Sense