American Prestige
By Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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Aug 29, 2025
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A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison about the United States and all the friends it's made along the way.
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News - Lula Wins Fourth Term, Serbian Students Defeat Ruling Party, U.S. Prepares to Escalate Iran War
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Oct 30, 2026 |
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E272 - Halloween Origins w/ Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters
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Oct 28, 2026 |
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Welcome to the Crusades: The Second Crusade - E2
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Welcome to the Crusades: The Second Crusade - E1
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Special - Lula's Victory in Brazil w/ Andre Pagliarini (Preview)
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Bonus - Ukraine and Modern Warfare w/ Anatol Lieven (Preview)
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Oct 26, 2026 |
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News - U.S. and Israel Plan Iran Strikes, Ansar Allah Hits Saudi Arabia, Mass Protests Sweep France
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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E271 - Muskism w/ Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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Bonus - Ethiopia and Eritrea on the Brink of War w/ Mohamed Kheir Omer (Preview)
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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News - Ethiopian Forces Near Eritrea, Israel Demolishes Southern Lebanon Towns, Two Commercial Ships Attacked Near Hormuz
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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Trailer - Welcome to the Crusades: The Second Crusade
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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E270 - The Political Power of Police Unions w/ Stuart Schrader
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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Bonus - Gaza’s Gravediggers (Part 1) w/ Norman Finkelstein (Preview)
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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News - War Breaks Out in Tigray, Brazil Elections, Houthi/Ansar Allah Attacks Hit Saudi Airports
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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E269 - Palestine Three Years After October 7 w/ Rashid Khalidi
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Israel Lobby’s Influence on American Politics w/ Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick (Preview)
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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News - U.S.-Iran Talks Stall, Russia Nuclear Warning, Brazil Election w/ Alex Jordan
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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E268 - A Modern History of Assassination w/ Simon Ball
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Struggle for Power in Libya w/ Wolfram Lacher (Preview)
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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News - Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Offers Hormuz Deal, Drones Near NATO Military Sites w/ Alex Jordan
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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E267 - Mutiny of the College-Educated Worker w/ Noam Scheiber
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Bonus - American Politics After the 2024 Vibe Shift w/ David Wallace-Wells (Preview)
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Unlocked: The War on Terror Comes to Comics w/ Spencer Ackerman
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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News - Houthis Escalate Red Sea Conflict, Pentagon Report on Iran War Costs, BRICS Summit Exposes Divisions
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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AP x NonZero - What’s Driving Dario? w/ Robert Wright
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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E266 - The Biden Administration’s Complicity in Gaza w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Bonus - The War on Terror Comes to Comics w/ Spencer Ackerman (Preview)
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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News - Canada-US Trade War Escalates, Houthis Seize Yemeni Port, Report Says Netanyahu Ignored 10/7 Warnings
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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RE-POST: Rescue 9/11 w/ Jim Lobe and Laila Ujayli
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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E265 - Texas’s Radical Roots w/ David Griscom
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Bonus - Trump and the End of History w/ Lee Jones (Preview)
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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News - U.S.-Iran Fighting Resumes, Trump Claims U.S. Stake in Venezuela's Oil, Israel Moves Toward Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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E264 - Democracy’s Elite Problem w/ Hugo Drochon
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism w/ Matt McManus (Preview)
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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News - New US Sanctions on Iran, Syrian Democratic Forces Dissolve, US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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E263 - North Korea’s Roots in Christianity w/ Jonathan Cheng
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Bonus - The Oligarch-Authoritarian Bargain w/ Christopher Hartwell (Preview)
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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News - Israel Strikes Syria, Trump Escalates the Economic War on Iran, Potential US-North Korea Diplomacy
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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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 |