American Prestige
By Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.
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E262 - American Austerity in the Philippines w/ Lisandro Claudio
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Bonus - The New History of Capitalism: A Critique w/ Corey Robin (Preview)
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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News — US-Iran Hormuz Standoff, Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey Alliance, Israeli Settlers Besiege West Bank Community
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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E261 - The History of the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Democratic Foreign Policy Cartel w/ Matt Duss (Preview)
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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News — Gaza Disarmament Agreement Collapses, Ceuta Migrant Crisis, Iran Nears Hormuz Deal
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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E260 - Imperialist Realism w/ Danny Bessner
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Bonus - Ukraine's PR War w/ Mark Ames (Preview)
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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News — U.S.-Iran War Resumes, Sudanese Army Secures Kordofan Highway, Fujimori Takes Office in Peru
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/ Brad Simpson
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Real Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen (Preview)
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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News — Iran War Kills US Troops, US-Saudi Arabia Strike Nuclear Deal, Zelenskyy Fires Top General
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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E258 - How the New Deal Invented the National Security State w/ Andrew Preston
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Right Takes Higher Ed w/ Ann Manov (Preview)
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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News — U.S. Resumes Iran War, DRC Ebola Outbreak Surges, Burnham Becomes UK PM
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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E257 - The Need for Responsible AI w/ Robert Wright
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Bonus - Trump and the Religious Right w/ Matt Avery Sutton (Preview)
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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News - U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government, Sudan’s El-Obeid Braces for RSF Assault
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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AP x NonZero - Iran, Israel, and the Future of US Power w/ Robert Wright
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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E256 - Rome and Ancient Iran w/ Jake Nabel
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Bonus - A Left-Right Antiwar Alliance? w/ Curt Mills and Andrew Day (Preview)
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Bonus - How the British Empire Lost America w/ Andrew Shankman
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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E255 - The History of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ Sina Azodi
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Bonus - American Politics at the End of Trumpism w/ Aziz Rana (Preview)
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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News - Iran Talks Advance, Starmer Resigns, Israel Targets Children in Gaza
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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E254 - How Zionism Failed w/ Omer Bartov
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Bonus - Military Masculinity w/ Jasper Craven (Preview)
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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News - U.S.-Iran MoU Takes Effect, West Bank Settlement Expansion, Fujimori Leads Peru Election Count
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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E253 - Human Prehistory and How Societies Rise and Fall w/ Patrick Wyman
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Special - The Iran Ceasefire (June 2026) (Preview)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Bonus - The World Cup in 2026 America w/ David Roth and Tom Ley
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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News - U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire, Pentagon Raises Israeli Spy Threat, Jihadist-Rebel Alliance Pressures Mali
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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E252 - Hondurasgate and U.S. Power in Latin America w/ José Luis Granados Ceja
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Special - Iran Retaliates as Israel Escalates in Lebanon (Preview)
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Bonus - Political Capitalism and Trumpism w/ Dylan John Riley (Preview)
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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News - U.S.-Iran Escalation, Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign, CIA Feuds With Intelligence Chief w/ Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Unlocked: The China Consensus and Trump's Xi Meeting w/ Jake Werner
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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E251 - Disneyland: Cold War Factory w/ Roland Betancourt
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Special - U.S.-Iran Diplomacy and the War in Lebanon w/ Trita Parsi (Preview)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Bonus - Great Powers and the Multipolar World w/ Anusar Farooqui (Preview)
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May 31, 2026 |
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News - Israel Escalates Lebanon Strikes, Taiwan Arms Sale Stalls, Bolivia Protest Crackdown w/ Anthea Gordon
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May 29, 2026 |
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AP x NonZero - Trump’s Iran War Merry-Go-Round w/ Robert Wright
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May 29, 2026 |
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E250 - The Christian Right Weaponizing Scripture w/ John Fugelsang
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May 26, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Fallout From Ending USAID w/ Caitlin Tulloch (Preview)
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May 24, 2026 |
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News - Iran Talks Stall, Hezbollah Drones Limit IDF, Cuba Pretexts Build
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May 22, 2026 |
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E249 - Extraction Behind the Green Transition w/ Thea Riofrancos
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May 19, 2026 |
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Bonus - The China Consensus and Trump’s Xi Meeting w/ Jake Werner (Preview)
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May 17, 2026 |
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News - Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Ceasefire Breakdown, CIA Mexico Strike
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May 15, 2026 |
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E248 - Journalism in the Age of Oligarchy w/ David Sirota
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May 12, 2026 |
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Bonus - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mother of Failsons and Success Daughters w/ Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters (Preview)
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May 10, 2026 |
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Re-Post - Mother Mary’s Day w/ Eleanor Janega
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May 09, 2026 |
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News - Iran Talks Near Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand
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May 08, 2026 |
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E247 - Radical Liberalism w/ Alex Zakaras
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May 05, 2026 |
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Bonus - After the Liberal International Order w/ Judah Grunstein (Preview)
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May 03, 2026 |
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News - Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal
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May 01, 2026 |
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E246 - Cold War Liberal Empire w/ Daniel Bessner and Michael Brenes
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Bonus - AI and Silicon Valley Reactionaries w/ Becca Lewis (Preview)
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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News - Iran Ceasefire Amid Blockade Standoff, Japan Arms Exports Expand, CIA Operatives Die in Mexico
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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E245 - Israeli Annexation in the West Bank w/ Oren Ziv
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Bonus - Politics Without Power w/ Anton Jäger (Preview)
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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News - Lebanon Ceasefire, Orbán Loses Hungarian Election, Trump Prepares Cuba Incursion
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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AP x NonZero - Iran and the Demise of US Hegemony
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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E244 - The Party of Chaos w/ Paul Heideman
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Special - The State of the Ceasefire (Preview)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Bonus - Star Wars, Empire, and the Politics of The Phantom Menace w/ Daniel Immerwahr (Preview)
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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News - Israel Bombs Lebanon, Iran Halts Hormuz Traffic, Orban Faces Election Defeat
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Special - The Iran Ceasefire (Preview)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Why Marx Now? w/ Andrew Hartman
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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E243 - Europe, Iran, and the Transatlantic Relationship w/ Eldar Mamedov
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Unlocked: Cuba, Economic Warfare, and the Democratic Party w/ Hasan Piker
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Medievalist's Guide to Easter w/ Eleanor Janega (Preview)
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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News - Trump Extends Iran War, Israel Expands Lebanon Occupation, Russian Tanker Reaches Cuba
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Special - Cuba, Economic Warfare, and the Democratic Party w/ Hasan Piker (Preview)
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Marx Prestige, Episode 1: The Civil War and American Capitalism
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Special - Iran’s Strategy in This War w/ Sina Azodi
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Bonus - War Without Ideology w/ China Miéville and Richard Seymour (Preview)
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Special - Israel’s War on Lebanon w/ Afeef Nessouli
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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AP x Radio War Nerd (Preview)
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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News - Russia Drone Barrage in Ukraine, West Bank Settler Violence, U.S. Destroys Ecuador Dairy Farm
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Special - Iran War Update: Failed Diplomacy and Israeli Operations (Preview)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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E242 - Israel’s War Consensus and Permanent Conflict w/ Udi Greenberg
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Trailer: Marx Prestige
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Bonus - AI Targeting in Modern War w/ Sam Biddle (Preview)
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Special - Iran War: Strait of Hormuz, Regional Escalation, Casualty Figures (Preview)
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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News - Iran Assassinations Escalate, Israel Invades Southern Lebanon, U.S. Pressures Zambia Over Aid for Minerals
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Special - How the War on Iran Is Breaking the Gulf w/ Annelle Sheline
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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E241 - How Iran Turns Into a Ground War w/ Harrison Mann
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Special - Iran War Update: Kharg Island, Hormuz, and U.S. Escalation
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Bonus - Strategic Bombing, Air Power, and the War with Iran w/ Robert Pape (Preview)
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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UNLOCKED: Special - Geopolitics, the Military, and the War in Iran w/ Spencer Ackerman
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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News - Iran War Escalation and Hormuz Crisis, U.S. Minab School Bombing Fallout, Sudan Drone Warfare
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Special - International Law and the War on Iran w/ Maryam Jamshidi
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Special - Tehran Fuel Depot Strike, Mojtaba Khamenei Succession, Oil Market Chaos (Preview)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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E240 - Espionage and Empire in the Cold War w/ Alfred McCoy
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Bonus - A Kurdish Front in the Iran War? w/ Djene Bajalan (Preview)
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Special - War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
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Mar 07, 2026 |